Happiness has been investigated in various ways in the literature. It has been studied by many researchers from different aspects. The aim of the research is to determine the happiness scores of university students and relation of their socio-demographic characteristics. The population of our research is consisted of students (health management, social services, nursing departments) of Konya NecmettinErbakan University, Faculty of Health Sciences studying in the academic year 2014-2015. A total of 176 (84%) questionnaires, from the students who agreed to participate in the research, were included foranalysis. Questionnaire technique has been used in our research. The survey consisted of 9 questions determining the socio demographic characteristics of students and 8 questions of Oxford Happiness Questionnaire-Short Form (OHQ- SF). The findings obtained in this study have been assessed using SPSS statistical software. Descriptive statistical methods (frequency, mean, standard deviation), T-test andOnewayAnova testswere used in comparison of quantitative data.The results were evaluated at 95% confidence range and significance at p<0.05 level. When results were examined, statistically significant findings were achieved between the socio-demographic characteristics and total happiness scores of students.In the study, statistically no significant difference was found when the happiness scores of students were compared as per their parents’ educational levels and departments. The happiness average of the students in the second class was higher than students in the first class. There was no relationship between the income status perceptions and happiness scores of students. The highest happiness score belonged to health management students. It wasfound that the average happiness scores of students whose parents are illiterate and primary school graduates are higher than the students whose parents are high school and university graduates.

AIM: To report a successful intrastromal injection of amphotericin B 5mg/L in a refractory fungal keratitis.METHODS: An interventional case report RESULTS: A 48-year-old lady presented with history of redness of the right eye for one week duration followed by decrease in vision and corneal opacity for two days. There was no histow of trauma or foreign body. Examination revealed visual acuity of 6/16 with pinhole of 6/12 of the right eye. The conjunctiva was injected with minimal eye discharge. There was a full thickness stromal abscess at the paracentral area of the cornea. It was irregular,feathery margin with few satellite lesions. There was no epithelial defect noted. Hypopyon level was also seen.The left eye was normal. A presumptive diagnosis of fungal keratitis was entertained. Despite three weeks of intensive treatment with topical amphotericin B every 2 hours and natamycin every 4 hours and antibiotic cover,the lesion showed no sign of resolution. It grew larger and a new focal lesion of stromal abscess appeared at the 12 o'clock position. We decided to proceed with an intrastromal injection of amphotericin B 5mg/L in lieu of therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty. The size of the ulcer was substantially reduced with total disappearance of hypopyon. There was no ocular toxicity observed following the intervention. Patient regained her normal visual acuity of 6/6 after 2 months of intervention.CONCLUSION: An intrastromal injection of amphotericin B 5mg/L provides an alternative method of treating refractory fungal keratitis. It is also shown to be an effective and safe procedure with promising results.

Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections are among the sexually transmitted diseases known to increase the risk for human immunodeficiency virus infection. Serum samples from 34 consenting AIDS patients which attended the Government-approved Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) Facility at the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), Abuja between April 2005 and March 2006 were screened by enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for the presence of anti-CT antibodies using ImmunoComb® Chlamydia Bivalent IgG Test kit (Orgenics, Israel). Anti-CT antibodies were detected in ten (29.4%) of the thirty-four patients tested. The detection rate was higher among the females (33.3%) than the males (23.1%). Patients of the age group 31-45 years had the highest detection of anti-C. trachomatis antibodies, followed by those of age group 16-30 years. The result of the present study suggests the presence of anti-CT antibodies in AIDS patients, and reinforces the need for routine screening for anti-CT antibodies as a necessary intervention to reduce the burden of chlamydial diseases and to reduce the risk of HIV and its spread in Nigeria. The outcome of this study also provides justification for the possible inclusion of anti-chlamydial agents in the National AIDS Management Plan to treat associated C.trachomatis infections.

Ultrasonography (US) is the first-line modality for the evaluation of vascular pathology. Although well-established for many diseases, US has inherent limitations that can occasionally hinder an accurate diagnosis. The value of US was improved by the introduction of microbubbles as ultrasonographic contrast agents (UCAs) and the emergence of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS), following the introduction of second-generation UCAs and the emergence of modern contrast-specific techniques. CEUS offers valuable information about vascular disease, both on a macrovascular and a microvascular level, with well-established applications for carotid disease, post-interventional follow-up of abdominal aortic aneurysms, and the assessment of portal vein thrombosis. The purpose of this review is to discuss the principles of CEUS and to present an overview of its vascular applications.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the association between maternal pre-pregnancy underweight and the risk of small-forgestational-age (SGA) birth among Asian Americans compared with non-Hispanic (NH) whites. Methods: Using 2014-2018 birth data, we categorized maternal underweight and SGA according to severity. Bivariate analyses were performed to examine the demographics and maternal body mass index (BMI). Adjusted logistic regression models were used to analyze the association between maternal BMI and SGA among Asian Americans compared with NH-Whites. Results: In Asian Americans, the likelihood of SGA birth was higher among underweight mothers than among mothers with a normal BMI (odds ratio [OR], 1.37; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.30-1.46). We observed that as the severity of maternal underweight increased, the adjusted odds of SGA increased. Underweight Asian American mothers were more likely to give birth to SGA infants than underweight NH-White mothers (OR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.28-1.44). Conclusion This study shows the association between maternal underweight and SGA birth among Asian Americans, supporting the development of culture-sensitive interventions addressing the impact of weight on pregnancy.