639 research outputs found
A simple depressed skull fracture in an old man with Paget disease: forensic implications in a rare case
No full textDetermined to die! Ability to act following multiple self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head. The cook county office of medical examiner experience (2005-2012) and review of literature
No full textCases of multiple (considered 2+) self-inflicted gunshot wounds are a rarity and require careful examination of the scene of
occurrence; thorough consideration of the decedent’s psychiatric, medical, and social histories; and accurate postmortem documentation of the
gunshot wounds. We present a series of four cases of multiple self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s
Office between 2005 and 2012 including the first case report of suicide involving eight gunshot wounds to the head. In addition, a
review of the literature concerning multiple self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head is performed. The majority of reported cases document
two gunshot entrance wound defects. Temporal regions are the most common affected regions (especially the right and left temples). Determining
the capability to act following a gunshot wound to the head is necessary in crime scene reconstruction and in differentiation between homicide
and suicide
Barilius kamjongensis Arunkumar & Thoibi & Jajo 2023, sp. n.
No full textBarilius kamjongensis sp. n. (fig. 1) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 61794FCD-7D88-4B2E-B541-1B9CC4326D14 Material. Type. Holotype: 125/NH/ MUM, 27.II.2021, 24°86´N & 94°50´E, 101.1 mm SL, 111.7 mm TL, Taret-lok at Lunbung, Kamjong District, Manipur, India, Coll. Ersilia Jajo & her party. Paratypes: 125/NH/ MUM, 5 exs, 75.5–97.2 mm SL, 96.5–121.6 mm TL, data as for holotype. Diagnosis. Barilius kamjongensis sp. n. differs from its congeners based on the following combination of characters: presence of 2 pairs of barbels, 16–19 predorsal scales, 12–15 lateral body bars, inter-bars wider than bars, 40–43 perforated lateral line scales, 7.5/2.5 lateral line transverse scales, dorsal-fin without a distinct transverse blue-black band, origin of dorsal-fin closed to base of caudal-fin, not equidistant from the middle of eye and base of caudal-fin and far behind the vertical through the origin of pelvic-fin, pectoral-fin shorter than head length, pelvic-fin origin far in front of dorsal-fin origin, caudal-fin unequal lobes, body depth at dorsal-fin origin 22.8–26.6 % SL, caudal peduncle depth depth 8.5–10.3 % SL, predorsal length 55.8–57.7 % SL, head length 23.4–25.4 % SL, head length at occiput 12.5–18.4 % SL and 75.7–77.8 % HL, narrow head 10.4–12.7 % SL, eye diameter 6.4–7.9 % SL and 26.0–33.6 % HL respectively. See detailed comparison in the Discussion below. Description. Morphometric data are shown in table 1 and table 2. Body shape is shown in fig. 1. Body laterally compressed, ventral profile slightly rounded Post dorsal region in a slanted straight line. Head length usually longer and larger than head depth. Snout tip nearby blunt. Mouth gape below anterior margin of eye and mouth upturned, upper and lower jaws more or less same in length. Dentary tubercles of row developed and shown in fig. 2. Snout slightly longer than eye diameter. Inter-orbital region slightly convex. Nares located closed to eyes than tip of snout. Dorsal margin of eye never reaches to the dorsal profile of head and its lower margin never reaches to the level of angle of mouth. Origin of dorsal-fin closed to the base of caudal-fin, not equidistant from the middle of eye and base of caudal-fin but equal to the post-orbit and base of caudal-fin. Tip end of dorsal-fin straight, with posterior tip surpassing vertical through posterior base of anal-fin. Dorsalfin with ii, 7 rays. Pectoral-fin shorter than head length and often reaching base of pelvicfin. Pectoral-fin with i, 11 rays. Pelvic-fin origin far in front of dorsal-fin origin, its tip not reaching origin of anal-fin. Pelvic-fin with I, 7–8 rays Pectoral and pelvic-fins with lobate axial scales. Anal-fin originated far behind vertical through the last posterior origin of dorsal-fin ray with ii, 10 rays. Caudal-fin unequal, lower lobe longer than upper lobe and ii, 8+8. Ii rays. Circumpeduncular scales 14. Colouration. In fresh specimen, dorsal and dorso-lateral surfaces of head and body faintly greyish green, ventral portion anterior to pelvic-fin origin silver coloured. Belly creamy to light golden yellowish. Lateral body with 12–15 dark blue bars and not touched lateral line scales. Pectoral, pelvic and anal-fins are light orange in colour. Caudal-fin edge yellowish with blackish upper and lower lobe margins. Local Name. ‘Ngapaila’ in Tangkhul language and ‘Ngawa’ in Manipuri language. D i s t r i b u t i o n a n d h a b i t a t. Barilius kamjongensis sp. n. is presently known only the Taret-lok River, Kamjong District of Manipur (fig. 3–4). Taret-Lok River is originated from Nungshit-Haibi, then it joins the Nungjaopokpi River, southern part of Sita village, Tengnoupal District and flows through Tuyungbi at Yongkhun village which mainly dominated by Maring tribe and then joined to the Maklang River at Nambasi. There are three main hill streams of Nambasi viz., Lungbung, Kartangtak and Lungkuna which are the main hill stream fishing centres of the Taret-lok River of Kamjong District of Manipur. B. kamjongensis sp. n. is associated with the following fish species viz., Garna moyonkhulleni, Neolissochilus hexagonolepis, Poropuntius burtoni, Schistura reticulata, Glyptothorax chivomensis and Amblyceps sp. E t y m o l o g y. The species is named after the Kamjong District of Manipur from where it was collected.Published as part of Arunkumar, L., Thoibi, M. & Jajo, E., 2023, Barilius Kamjongensis, A New Bariliine Fish Species (Danionidae, Danioninae) From The Chindwin Basin Of Manipur, India, pp. 65-74 in Zoodiversity 57 (1) on pages 66-70, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2023.01.065, http://zenodo.org/record/784129
A simple depressed skull fracture in an old man with paget disease: forensic implications in a rare case
No full textExperimental Enhancement of Heat Transfer Analysis on Heat Pipe using SiO2 and TiO2 Nano Fluid
No full textThis paper describes the enhancement of thermal performance of heat pipe using SiO2 and TiO2 nano fliuds. The experimentation explains about the effects of heat pipe inclination and heat input on the thermal efficiency and thermal resistance. Heat pipe is an advance type of heat exchanger which transfers huge amount of heat due to the effect of capillary action and phase change heat transfer principle. Recent developments in the heat pipe with high thermal conductivity through nano fluids. This paper reviews, influence of various factors such as heat pipe tilt angle, charged amount of working fluid, nanoparticles type, size, mass volume fraction and its effect on the improvement of thermal efficiency, heat transfer capacity and reduction in thermal resistance. The nano fluid preparation and the analysis of its thermal characteristics also have been reviewed. Arunkumar. G | Dr. P. Navaneetha Krishnan | Dr. T. Senthil Kumar "Experimental Enhancement of Heat Transfer Analysis on Heat Pipe using SiO2 and TiO2 Nano Fluid" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-4 , June 2018, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd13094.pd
CONSUMPTION OF ANTIBIOTICS AS SELF-MEDICATION FROM OVER-THE-COUNTER PURCHASE: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ARUNKUMAR
No full textObjective: The primary objective of this study is to find the reasons behind the practice of self-medication (SM) by the people with over-the-counter (OTC) drugs which are usually available in all medical stores. Methods: This article presents an empirical view of SM practice with OTC drugs. The research design of the study is descriptive, and the population of the study is customers who buy OTC drugs. The target population of this research is the common public who are all having the possibility to consume OTC drugs ever. The sampling technique used for this study is a systematic random sampling, and the sample size is 144. An instrument used for collecting data is a self-administered questionnaire and personal interview with the pharmacists. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: The study results that most of the OTC customers consider SM is not a good practice, even though they practice SM of antibiotics in certain circumstances, due to reasons such as time-saving, convenience, cost saving, avoid waiting time to consult a doctor, easy and quick availability of antibiotics in neighbourhood drug stores, etc. Conclusion: The study concludes the reasons behind the SM practice and some remedies to overcome OTC drug-related problems from SM.Â
CONSUMPTION OF ANTIBIOTICS AS SELF-MEDICATION FROM OVER-THE-COUNTER PURCHASE: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ARUNKUMAR
No full textObjective: The primary objective of this study is to find the reasons behind the practice of self-medication (SM) by the people with over-the-counter (OTC) drugs which are usually available in all medical stores. Methods: This article presents an empirical view of SM practice with OTC drugs. The research design of the study is descriptive, and the population of the study is customers who buy OTC drugs. The target population of this research is the common public who are all having the possibility to consume OTC drugs ever. The sampling technique used for this study is a systematic random sampling, and the sample size is 144. An instrument used for collecting data is a self-administered questionnaire and personal interview with the pharmacists. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: The study results that most of the OTC customers consider SM is not a good practice, even though they practice SM of antibiotics in certain circumstances, due to reasons such as time-saving, convenience, cost saving, avoid waiting time to consult a doctor, easy and quick availability of antibiotics in neighbourhood drug stores, etc. Conclusion: The study concludes the reasons behind the SM practice and some remedies to overcome OTC drug-related problems from SM. </jats:p
Evolution of the G protein-coupled receptor signaling system : Genomic and phylogenetic analyses
No full textSignal transduction pathways mediated by G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and their intracellular coupling partners, the heterotrimeric G proteins, are crucial for several physiological functions in eukaryotes, including humans. This thesis describes a broad genomic survey and extensive comparative phylogenetic analysis of GPCR and G protein families from a wide selection of eukaryotes. A robust mining of GPCR families in fungal genomes (Paper I) provides the first evidence that homologs of the mammalian families of GPCRs, including Rhodopsin, Adhesion, Glutamate and Frizzled are present in Fungi. These findings further support the hypothesis that all main GPCR families share a common origin. Moreover, we clarified the evolutionary hierarchy by showing for the first time that Rhodopsin family members are found outside metazoan lineages. We also characterized the GPCR superfamily in two important model organisms (Amphimedon queenslandica and Saccoglossus kowalevskii) that belong to different metazoan phyla and which differ greatly in morphological characteristics. Curation of the GPCR superfamily (Paper II) in Amphimedon queenslandica (an important model to understand evolution of animal multicellularity) reveals the presence of four of the five GRAFS families and several other GPCR gene families. However, we find that the sponge GPCR subset is divergent from GPCRs in other studied bilaterian and eumetazoan lineages. Mapping of the GPCR superfamily (Paper III) in a hemichordate Saccoglossus kowalevskii (an essential model to understand the evolution of the chordate body plan) revealed the presence of all major GPCR GRAFS families. We find that S. kowalevskii encodes local expansions of peptide and somatostatin- like GPCRs. Furthermore, we delineate the overall evolutionary hierarchy of vertebrate-like G protein families (Paper IV) and provide a comparative perspective with GPCR repertoires. The study also maps the individual gene gain/loss events of G proteins across holozoans with more expanded invertebrate taxon sampling than earlier reports. In addition, Paper V describes a broad survey of nematode chemosensory GPCR families and provides insights into the evolutionary events that shaped the GPCR mediated chemosensory system in protostomes. Overall, our findings further illustrate the evolutionary hierarchy and the diversity of the major components of the G protein-coupled receptor signaling system in eukaryotes
Groups with maximum vertex degree commuting graphs
No full textLet be a group and be its center. We associate a commuting graph
, whose vertex set is and two distinct vertices
are adjacent if they commute. We say that is strong star free
if the star graph is not a subgraph of . In this paper, we
characterize all strong star free commuting graphs. As a byproduct, we
classify all strong claw-free graphs. Also, we prove that the set of all
non-abelian groups whose commuting graph is strong star free is finite.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figures. To appear in Indian Journal of Pure and Applied
Mathematic
Experimental Investigation on Mineral Content of Fly Bottom Ash and Strength Characteristics of Fly Bottom Ash Bricks - A Review
No full textThis investigation is to study the mineral contents of fly bottom ash. After many years of research in sustainable construction materials, the quality of producing construction materials has significantly improved. And the replacement of ordinary cement with fly bottom ash has showed several improvements such as strength and other characteristics. During the production of ordinary cement, CO2 emissions are very high and energy consumption is also very high. Due to limited resources of nature, it has to be reconsidered to use the ordinary cement. The advancement of technologies has led to significantly promote the use of fly bottom ash in ordinary cement in order to improve the quality of construction materials. The fly ash is been used for zeolite synthesis, synthetization of organic geo polymer and in manufacturing of construction materials. Arunkumar. G | Jai Kumaresh. B | Arokia Jerome. D | Parameswaran. P | Rajkumar. T "Experimental Investigation on Mineral Content of Fly Bottom Ash and Strength Characteristics of Fly Bottom Ash Bricks - A Review" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-1 , December 2018, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd19064.pd
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