815 research outputs found
Dayal Kaur Khalsa: The art of remembering
No full textIn the space of three years in the late eighties, Dayal Kaur Khalsa wrote and illustrated a series of picture books that constitute a visual (auto)biography. In these books, Khalsa explores the meaning and reliability of memory, and the importance of family context in life history. By evoking popular culture and its artifacts in her illustrations, Khalsaprovides afully realised, time-specific world for her character May to inhabit. Furthermore, through the device of self- referential visual quotations, by means of which characters and settings reappear from book to book, Khalsa creates a form of "visual intertextuality" unique in the canon of Canadian picture books.Peer reviewedfinal article publishe
Rupi Kaur: Women’s Writing Tradition in Translation
No full textThis paper will present a brief background of the author, Rupi Kaur, and her artistic work, focusing in her poetry. The book approached is Honey and Milk, and it will be analysed though the feminist criticism theory of Elaine Showalter in order to discuss the poetry of Kaur in the context of the third phase of women’s writing. To achieve that, this paper will discuss some selected poetry and some details about the translation of the book to the Portuguese Brazilian language and the rewriting entailed in the process of translation
Determination and potential importance of diterpene (kaur-16-ene) emitted from dominant coniferous trees in Japan
No full textReactive volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are known to affect atmospheric chemistry. Biogenic VOCs (BVOCs) have a significant impact on regional air quality due to their large emission rates and high reactivities. Diterpenes (most particularly, kaur-16-ene) were detected in all of the 205 enclosure air samples collected over multiple seasons at two different sites from Cryptomeria japonica and Chamaecyparis obtusa trees, the dominant coniferous trees in Japan,. The emission rate of kaur-16-ene, was determined to be from 0.01 to 7.1 μg dwg^[-1] h^[-1] (average: 0.61 μg dwg^[-1] h^[-1]) employing branch enclosure measurements using adsorbent sampling followed by solid phase-liquid extraction techniques. The emission rate was comparable to that of monoterpenes, which is known major BVOC emissions, collected from the same branches. In addition, total emission of kaur-16-ene at 30℃ was estimated to exceed that of total anthropogenic VOC emissions
AmpC β-lactamases producing Gram-negative clinical isolates from a tertiary care hospital
No full textIntroduction: AmpC βlactamases are clinically significant since these confer resistance to cephamycins as well as other extended-spectrum cephalosporins and are not affected by βlactamase inhibitors. Objectives: This prospective study was planned to detect AmpC producers among Gram-negative clinical isolates and to compare drug resistance in AmpC and non-AmpC producers. Materials and Methods: In this 1-year prospective study, all Gram.negative isolates were identified by colony characteristics, Gram.staining, biochemical reactions as per standard procedures. Antimicrobial susceptibility was done by as per Clinical and Laboratory standards Institute guidelines. The AmpC was detected by AmpC disc test. Results: Of 2100 samples received, 581 samples showed growth of Gram-negative isolates. Monomicrobial growth was seen in 79.8% and polymicrobial in 20.1%. There were 711 Gram-negative isolates. Of which Acinetobacter baumannii (32.5%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (29.2%), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (22.3%) were common. Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern showed increased sensitivity toward carbapenems, polymixin B, and tigecycline. AmpC- β-lactamase production was seen in 13.3% isolates and AmpC producers showed high resistance to various antimicrobial agents as compared to non-AmpC producers. Conclusion: Majority of Gram-negative isolates were multidrug resistant and AmpC production was seen in 13.3% isolates. A. baumannii and K.pneumoniae showed maximal AmpC production. AmpC testing is therefore recommended as a mandatory test in a hospital set up
A randomized control study comparing outcomes in student nurses who utilize video during simulation debriefing as compared to those who utilize traditional debriefing
No full textClinical placement sites for nursing students have become limited around the country. An alternative teaching strategy must be employed to allow for students to gain valuable knowledge and skills. High fidelity human patient simulation is one such strategy that allows students to safely practice nursing interventions in a controlled environment using a scenario. Students participate in groups and may be video recorded for replay during the debriefing session, the most essential learning element of the simulation session. Students watching a video recording of their participation in the scenario allow them to reflect on their own actions to identify their own strengths and weaknesses. The research question for this study was the following: what are the effects of video assisted debriefing as compared to traditional oral debriefing on student outcomes (clinical judgment, self-confidence, learner satisfaction scores with simulation and learner satisfaction scores with the simulation facilitator) of associate degree nursing students in their second year of nursing school? A randomized control design was employed to test the research question using a sample of 74 students. Students were randomized into either a video assisted debriefing group and an oral assisted debriefing group. The debriefing sessions were structured for each group with the only difference being the video assisted debriefing group watched the recording of their videotaped simulation session. Results included higher self-reported clinical judgment, learner satisfaction scores with the simulation, and learner satisfaction with the debriefing facilitator. Findings from this study support the use of video assisted debriefing as compared to traditional oral assisted debriefing after a simulation session. Debriefing should be a highly structured part of simulation allowing for students to learn and develop important cognitive and behavioral skills. Video debriefing is an important component of simulation that allows for improved student outcomes.Ph. D.Includes bibliographical referencesIncludes vitaby Tresa Kaur Dusa
Antipsychotics - a key line treatment for various psychotic symptoms
No full text‘Psychosis’ is the state of mental disorder characterized by loss of contact with reality followed by delusions, hallucinations, disorganised thoughts etc. which mainly occurs because of the imbalance of neurotransmitters like dopamine, serotonin or glutamate. About 5-8% of people suffer from mental disorders in the whole world. In the earlier time it was difficult to treat such psychotic patients. So, when antipsychotics came in the market the treatment of such serious mental conditions became possible. Mainly two categories of antipsychotics are prescribed, out of which second generation are commonly prescribed because of their less adverse effects
Test Data Compression Using Adaptive Block Merging with Eight Coding Run-Length Technique
No full textWith the increase in the complexity, the amount of test data on chip is increasing rapidly. This increases the possibility of manufacturing imperfections at deep sub-micron level. Due to increase in test data volume, the amount of memory required to store huge test set data is increased. This puts constraints on ATE memory to store test data. One of the approaches to address this issue is the use of BIST, but for this, (intellectual property) IP core should be BIST ready. This rise in test data volume leads to an increase in test application time. So, there is a requirement to reduce the test data. If the test data is compacted then the ATE memory required to store the test patterns decreases. This will reduce the requirement of external hardware of memory to support ATE.
Thesis report consists of the study of several test data compression schemes. Various Code based techniques have been studied, such as, Run-length based (Golomb code, FDR, EFDR and AFDR), Statistical code based (Selective Huffman and Optimal Huffman) and Dictionary based (Bitmask and dictionary selection) compression schemes. A new Modified BM-8C test compaction scheme has been proposed based on the block merging and eight coded technique. ABMEC is compared with the existing techniques based on the compression ratio and test application time. When applied to the various benchmark circuits, ABM8C technique improves the compression ratio and reduces the test application time. This decreases the memory requirement of ATE to store the test patterns. It also reduces the dependency of cores to the BIST ready
Bioconversion of Different Carbohydrate Substrates to Ethanol and Acetic Acid
No full textBioconversion of different carbohydrate substrates to ethanol and acetic acid was studied in glucose, fructose, jaggery, grape juice, kinnow pulp juice, sugarcane juice and apple juice by inoculating Saccharomyces cerevisiae G. Maximum ethanol production of 8.72% was observed with sugarcane juice followed by grape juice which was found to be 7.92%. After wine production, sugarcane wine and grape wine were further used for production of vinegar using Acetobacter aceti NRRL 746 with titrable acidity of 4.1 and 4.5, respectively after 25 days of incubation. Treated and untreated mixed agricultural waste was also used as substrate for the production of ethanol using cellulose degrading bacterial strain N11 and S. cerevisiae G via simultaneous saccharification and fermentation. Ethanol production was observed over a period of 7 days and the maximum ethanol production (0.3%) was observed in case of acid pretreatment followed by alkali pretreated mixed agricultural waste which was found to be 0.1%. Acid pretreated agricultural waste biomass was found to be promising substrate for ethanol production
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