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Smart building using IoT
Get PDFWith the growing urbanization that is taking place in every major city in the world, most people are opting to relocate to communities without gates. Therefore, there is a need to develop an android app that will monitor people's activities and times so as to give them safety in this fast-altering world. This application will keep track of all the activities happening in the building and will also make daily activities easy and fast such as by providing guest code verification, daily helps registration, parcel monitoring and etc. In today's technology department, the user expects automation that makes a particular task easier, safer and more effective. The idea is to upgrade our old-style garden irrigation structure to an automatic intelligent system by means of Internet of Things (IoT) features. In this program, we have used a soil moisture sensor, a temperature sensor and a moisture sensor installed in the root zone. We have proposed to create an application that will send a notification about fraud at the gate and the owner will inspect it. The automation of garden irrigation will be supervised by a public guard and secretary
Accountability of Riau province government in handling violence for women and children
Get PDFThe problem of violence against women and children has become a global problem at the national and international levels. Due to the increasing number of cases of violence against women and children, the government is required to improve services for victims of violence against women and children. To improve these services, the central government through the ministry of women's and children's protection issued the Minister of Women's and Children's Empowerment Regulation Number 4 of 2018 concerning the establishment of UPTD for the Protection of Women and Children in the regions. Gaps, including: lack of budget, coordination between stakeholders involved, infrastructure, and human resources involved, so that performance still requires improvement in facing challenges for future improvements. By using descriptive qualitative research, the researcher describes Accountability in handling victims of violence for women and children. In addition, it also describes some of the main obstacles faced by this institution, including budget problems, facilities, personnel, victim disclosure, and community support
Association of serum vitamin d level with diabetic polyneuropathy in rural population of central India
Get PDFTo evaluate association of serum Vitamin D level and development of polyneuropathy. This was a case -control study and the study was conducted on an outpatient basis. Fifty-five subjects were recruited from the Medicine OPD of UPUMS Saifai. All subjects had type-2 diabetes (male and female, 40-60 years old). The Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (15-point questionnaire) was used to identify patients with neuropathy (score > 7/15). 20 patients did not have neuropathy and were designated the control group. 35 patients did have neuropathy (“study group”) and these patients underwent a detailed quantitative neuropathy evaluation by a neurologist using the 46-point Michigan Diabetic Neuropathy Scale (MDNS) and nerve conduction studies. We measured the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS) chromatography in all patients. These values were compared between the control and study group, and were correlated with the detailed neuropathy score in the study group. Patients with diabetic polyneuropathy had a lower mean serum 25- hydroxyvitamin D level (16. 41 ng/ml with the SD of: 2.026) in comparison to the controls (38.76 ng/ml with the SD of 5.483)
Assessment of stress, anxiety and depression during COVID-19 among dental students of Bhubaneswar City, Odisha
Get PDFIntroduction: Covid-19 began in Wuhan, China in the month of December 2019 and over a period of time, the infection outspread across the world in a rapid pace.It has put the entire world's population at risk of infection, which is a huge source of worry, particularly for vulnerable populations like dental students.This study is aimed for the assessment of stress, anxiety and depression during Covid 19 on dental college students of Bhubaneswar city. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, questionnaire survey conducted over the internet. It administered 222 students. The students were assessed by a proforma containing demographic details and DASS 21. Statistical analysis was done using the SPSS version 26.0 using Chi square test. Results: In our study females were 57.7% (n=128) and 42.3% (n=94) were males In the study maximum number of participants were found to be in the age range of 19-22 with 48.6% (n=108) followed by age range of 23-26 with 46.8% (n=104).The mean Age of the study population is 22.75±1.937 and the mean score of depression, stress and anxiety was 19.66±10.923, 20.43±10.330 and 15.14±9.263 respectively
Knowledge, attitude and practice of oral health and endodontic procedures among paramedical, engineering and nursing professionals
Get PDFIntroduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the level of oral health knowledge, attitude, and practise among engineering, paramedical, and nursing staffs, as well as the factors that influence them. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted using voluntarily filled questionnaires which was circulated among 342 study participants.The recorded data were analyzed using the SPSS version 26. The descriptive statistics included computation of percentages, means and standard deviation. The statistical tests applied for the analysis were, Chi-square test and One Way ANOVA. The Confidence Level and the Level of Significance were set at 95% and 5%, respectively. Results: The response rate was 95.4%. More than half (69.1%) of the professionals and other staff members participating in the study were females. While comparing the scores of the three groups among education levels attitude section and practice section was found to be statistically significant (p=0.05). The difference in scores in the practice domain when compared with gender was found to be statistically significant (p=0.004). Conclusion: It is concluded that paramedical personnel, engineering, and nursing professionals had significantly less understanding of oral health and endodontic operations. However, all of the groups practised appropriate dental hygiene
Risk factors for autoimmune hemolytic anemia in children with transfusion-dependent thalassemia at a tertiary referral hospital: A cross-sectional study
Get PDFRepeated transfusions of children with transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT) save their lives while causing complications such as the development of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA). Studies regarding this matter have not yet been extensively reviewed. Therefore, we aim to assess the risk factors of developing AIHA in children with TDT
The antimicrobial effect of silver nanoparticles coated with silica against human pathogenic bacteria and fungi
Get PDFThe antibacterial property of silver (Ag) has been known since ancient time. It is reported in the literature that silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) exhibit improved antibacterial and antifungal properties in comparison to silver ions of equivalent metallic Ag concentration.A simple method has been used based on solenoid soles for the synthesis of nanoparticles of silver coated on silica. AgNPs were compared positively with silver nitrate solution and ampicillin standard antibiotics at a concentration of 50μg / mL (Table 1 and 2). AgNPs mentioned in the silica activity exhibited more than standard silver nitrate and antibiotics. AgNPs were fairly toxic to Salmonella sp., Neisseria sp., Klebsiella sp., and Pseudomonas sp. with an inhibition zone 21, 24, 16, 23 mm respectively. AgNPs exhibited strong antifungal activity against fungal strains (Candida sp., Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus flavus) in different concentrations such as 30-50 and 60 μg/ml were examined for antifungal activity. AgNPs revealed the highest antifungal activity with the inhibition zone 26, 25 and 22 mm respectively. Results of the present study prevealed that AgNPs have a remarkable potential as antimicrobial agent in treating infectious diseases
Determination of deferasirox (anti-thalassemia drug) in serum and urine: cyclic voltammetry study
Get PDFThe purpose of this project is to examine cyclic voltammetry (CV) analytical technique for anti_thalassemia drug of deferasirox by modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on glassy carbon electrod (GCE) was described. The electrochemical performance of deferasirox was studied by cyclic voltammetry technique. The ability of the electrode for the determination of deferasirox under Optimize condition in pH 13.8~14, scan rate 100mv/s, temperature 30 0C and interference that have been studied. Where found the results that calibration curve of deferasirox was linear in the concentrations 13.4×10-4-2.6×10-2 M, its detection limit was 8.46×10-11 M and LOQ was 2.82×10-10 M. The enthalpy ∆H was calculated to be (6.736 kJ. mol-1), and the entropy can be calculated to be (213.8 J. K‐1 mol‐1). The area of electrode was calculated to be 0.314 cm2 and also the diffusion coefficient was 3.154×10-4 cm2sec-1. RSD% for bulk and form was less than 0.3% while serum and urine less than 2.5% and recovery in all close to 100.1%. The voltammogram for deferasirox give irreversible process with diffusion– controlled process. Finally, this technique has been applied for deferasirox on pharmaceutical formulations and biological samples (serum and urine)
The prevalence of hepatitis D in CHB patients in Baghdad city and its correlation with fibrosis
Get PDFThe aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of hepatitis D for chronic hepatitis B patients and to assess the degree of cirrhosis of hepatocytes. A study of 240 patients with CHB was studied in the laboratories of the Gastrointestinal Hospital, Dubai and Sama Dubai Specialized Medical Laboratories / Baghdad. Confirmatory examinations were conducted for them by conducting HBsAg test to ensure that they are infected with the viruses, HCV and HIV to ensure that there is no viral interference, and HDV IgG test was conducted by ELISA device to identify the male infected was (5) (31.2%) and the females was (11) (68.7%.( The results of fibrosis of the patients with hepatitis D viral showed different stages according to the severity of the infection, where it showed (S1). One infection with (6.25%) and the results of fibrosis (4.0) E(KPa), while (S2) the number of patients was (5) (21.25% ) and the incision of fibrosis ranged between (7.0 - 8.1) E(KPa), the (S3) showed the number of patients (6) (37.5%) and severity of fibrosis (8.4 -10.1) E(KPa), while (S4) which is considered to have severe fibrosis, showed (4) (25%) (12.1-16.1)
Cord blood bilirubin level as a predictor of development of pathological hyperbilirubinemia in newborns
Get PDFBackground: Early discharge of healthy term newborns after delivery has become a common practice because of medical and social reasons and economic constraints. Thus, the recognition, follow-up, and early treatment of jaundice has become more difficult as a result of earlier discharge. This study is done to know the cut-off value of cord blood bilirubin and establish correlation between cord blood bilirubin level and development of significant neonatal hyperbilirubinemia without having significant risk factors and its treatment modality and outcome. Methods: This prospective study performed on 150 eligible term newborns born to mothers with ‘A’ Positive, ‘B’ Positive and ‘AB’ Positive blood group. Cord blood was collected from healthy term newborns delivered by caesarean section for total serum bilirubin and blood group. Serum bilirubin estimation was repeated at 72 hrs after birth by peripheral venous blood Results: Subjects were categorized into hyperbilirubinemia and non-hyperbilirubinemia newborns. Babies with serum bilirubin level of ≥17mg/dl after 72 hrs of life were considered for phototherapy and it is taken as significant hyperbilirubinemia in the present study