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Objective: The study was designed to examine the association between the personality traits and adjustment level of medical students
Method: 190 medical students from Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad participated in this study through purposive convenient sampling technique. Personality traits were measured through Gordon Personal Inventory [GPI] and Gordon Personal Profile [GPP], while adjustment and mal adjustment was assessed through Rotter's Incomplete Sentences Blanks [RISB]. The results were obtained through chi square statistics on SPSS version 17
Results: Results showed that out of 190 medical students 173 students [91%] were well adjusted. While 17 students [9%] obtained RISB scores above the cutoff point hence they were labeled as mal adjusted. Hypothesis testing with Chi square test has shown statistically significant differences in the scores on the trait of responsibility, cautiousness, personal relationship and vigor among adjusted and mal adjusted medical students. Mal adjusted students were seen associated with below average scores on all previously mentioned traits
Conclusion: The traits of responsibility, cautiousness, personal relationship and vigor are crucial for the adjustment in the society. So the parents and teachers should play their part in improving the fabric of the society by the means of building and emphasizing upon the sense of responsibility, cautious behavior, balance in personal relationships, and vigor in daily tasks among their children and students so that they may become well-adjusted in the society
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Background: One of the most effective 2nd line scabicidal agent lindane [gamma -HCH] is still used in many countries. It is moderately hazardous and causes severe physiological dysfunction in various organ systems
Method: The effects of [gamma -HCH] on hair growth of male orytolagus Cuniculus Rabbit was studied in variable doses of 5,10,15 and 25mg/kg body weight for short term [up to 14 days] and also long term [up to 30 days] exposure. In addition general conditions and also some hematoenzymatic parameters were recorded in unexposed and exposed [treated] animals
Results: There was gradual increase in loss of hair with increasing dose of Lindane. With 5mg/kg body weight mild hair loss in neck and trunk, 10mg/kg body weight mild patchy loss of hair in neck and trunk region, 15 mg/kg body weight marked patchy loss of hair in neck region and moderate patchy loss of hair in trunk region, 20mg/kg body weight patches of almost complete loss of hair all over the body was observed. In addition, dose and time related anorexia, diarrhea, behavioral changes [weakness, restlessness, excitement and hyperactivity], bleeding tendency [observed while taking blood] and enzymatic changes [significantly increased serum alkaline phosphatase and SGPT] were also observed
Conclusion: The pharmacological use of gamma -HCH, even as a 2nd line scabicidal agent should be strictly banned owing to its toxic effect on various systems of body
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Objective: To compare membranous with endochondral bone graft in orbital floor reconstruction in terms of donor site hematoma and correction of postoperative diplopia
Study Design: Randomized clinical trial
Place and duration of study: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King Edward Medical University / Mayo Hospital Lahore. One year from 01-07-09 to 30-06-10
Material and Method: 58 patients clinically and radiographically having defect in the orbital floor due to trauma were included in the study. According to the treatment, patients were randomly divided into two groups by lottery method. Group A [29 patients] received the membranous bone graft from calvariumand Group B [29 patients] received the endochondral bone graft from anterior iliac crest. The variables to be analyzed were donor site hematoma and post-operative diplopia
Results: Group A consisted of 29 patients [mean age 30.31years + 11.41] and Group B consisted of 29 patients [mean age 29.6 years + 9.05]. Donor site hematoma developed in 3 [10.3%] patients in Group A and in 9 [31.0%] patients in Group B. In Group A, postoperative diplopia persisted in 2 [6.9%] patients and in Group B, it persisted in 5 [17.2%] patients. Chi-Square test was used to compare the variables in both groups and the results were statistically significant for donor site hematoma [p value: 0.026] but insignificant for postoperative diplopia [p value: 0.113]
Conclusion: Membranous bone graft is better than endochondral bone graft in terms of donor site hematoma. When it comes to the correction of postoperative diplopia, there is no difference between two types of bone graft