Research Article 10.5281/zenodo.21856204

Assessment of Health Outcomes Associated with Oral Contraceptive Pill Use Among Rural Women in Pataspur II Block

Moumita Samanta, Mahasin Mondal

Oral contraceptives, also known as birth control tablets/pills, are medicines that stop pregnancy. About 75% of married women who use contraception in the research location Pataspur-II block area, (Purba Medinipur district) reported they prefer the combined hormonal pill with estrogen and…...

Review Article 10.5281/zenodo.21862078

Face Recognition Systems: A Comprehensive Review of Techniques, Applications, Challenges, and Future Trends

Sunil Deshpande

Biometric systems are automated technologies that identify or verify individuals based on their unique physiological or behavioural characteristics, such as fingerprints, iris patterns, voice, gait, and facial features. Among these biometric modalities, face recognition has emerged as one of the…...

Case Report 10.5281/zenodo.21852173

Vildagliptin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report with Pharmacovigilance Perspective

Rahul Garg

Vildagliptin, a Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor widely used in type 2 diabetes mellitus, is generally considered well-tolerated. We report a case of a 62-year-old woman who developed progressive, isolated thrombocytopenia approximately ten months after initiating vildagliptin 50 mg…...

Research Article 10.5281/zenodo.21860321

Machine Learning-Based Classification of Tuberculosis Using Whole-Blood Gene Expression Profiles: A Multi Cohort Transcriptomic Study with SHAP-Based Interpretability

Adeel Asghar

Background: Tuberculosis diagnosis remains a practical challenge in high-burden settings, where available tests have well-known limitations around sensitivity, cost, and turnaround time. Whole blood gene expression profiling offers a non-sputum-based alternative approach, but…...

Research Article 10.5281/zenodo.21860443

Comparative Study of Modified Boey’s Score and Mannheim Peritonitis Index in Predicting Outcome of Perforated Peptic Ulcer with Diffuse Peritonitis

Adeel Asghar

Background: Perforated Peptic Ulcer (PPU) complicated with diffuse peritonitis despite all advances of diagnosis and surgical care. The timely and precise identification of prognosis is one of the most key issues to optimize peri-operative management. In this study, the Modified…...

Research Article 10.5281/zenodo.21852543

Clinico-Hematological Profile of Megaloblastic Anemia at a Tertiary Care Center in North India: A Cross-Sectional Study

Rahul Garg

Background: Megaloblastic anemia (MA) remains a prevalent yet underdiagnosed nutritional disorder in India, particularly among vegetarian populations. Despite its treatability, patients often present late with multisystem involvement.

Objective: To…...

Review Article 10.5281/zenodo.21845554

Urolithiasis Revisited: An Updated Comprehensive Review with Case Illustrations

Jyothi Basini, Gandla Sai Rohitha, Lalini Deva, et al.

Urolithiasis is the most prevalent global urological disorder characterized by the formation of urinary calculi resulting from super saturation and crystallization of minerals such as calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate, uric acid, struvite and cystine. Its incidence varies significantly across…...

Research Article 10.5281/zenodo.21856297

Cardiac Structural Alterations in Patients with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD): A Cross-Sectional Analysis at a Tertiary Care Center

Rahul Garg

Background: Metabolic dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) is increasingly recognized as a systemic cardiometabolic disorder. Data on subclinical cardiac alterations from tertiary care centers in South Asia remain…...

Research Article 10.5281/zenodo.21846023

The Piezoelectric Crystal Hypothesis: Towards the Development of Environmentally Integrated Electromagnetic Energy Architectures

Alan Peter Garfoot

Section I: Introduction, Historical Context and the Evolution of Distributed Energy Paradigms

The history of technological civilisation may be interpreted as a progressive refinement in humanity's capacity to access, transform and distribute energy. From the controlled…...