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The present study is an attempt to determine the carbon stock and carbon sequestration potential of forest growing stocks around a thermal power plant near Bilaspur smart city in Chhattisgarh, Central India. The non-destructive sampling method is used to estimate above-ground biomass and below-ground biomass. The height and diameter at breast height (DBH) is measured for each individual tree. The allometric equation was made for estimation of carbon storage of tree species. 35 tree species were recorded around the national thermal power plant at a radius of 30 km in four different directions (east, west, north, and south). The results revealed that Ficus benghalensis was the species that found the maximum amount of carbon storage, followed by Ficus religiosa. According to the present study, the allometric models developed can further estimate carbon stocks in forest vegetation in and around National Thermal Power Corporation power plants, and other tropical deciduous forests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: We have established a multicenter international consortium to better understand the natural history of acute pancreatitis (AP) worldwide and to develop a platform for future randomized clinical trials., Methods: The AP patient registry to examine novel therapies in clinical experience (APPRENTICE) was formed in July 2014. Detailed web-based questionnaires were then developed to prospectively capture information on demographics, etiology, pancreatitis history, comorbidities, risk factors, severity biomarkers, severity indices, health-care utilization, management strategies, and outcomes of AP patients., Results: Between November 2015 and September 2016, a total of 20 sites (8 in the United States, 5 in Europe, 3 in South America, 2 in Mexico and 2 in India) prospectively enrolled 509 AP patients. All data were entered into the REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) database by participating centers and systematically reviewed by the coordinating site (University of Pittsburgh). The approaches and methodology are described in detail, along with an interim report on the demographic results., Conclusion: APPRENTICE, an international collaboration of tertiary AP centers throughout the world, has demonstrated the feasibility of building a large, prospective, multicenter patient registry to study AP. Analysis of the collected data may provide a greater understanding of AP and APPRENTICE will serve as a future platform for randomized clinical trials., Competing Interests: None