55 research outputs found
Notice of Violation of IEEE Publication Principles: Remote patient monitoring system for rural population using ultra low power embedded system
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Prevalence and factors associated with diabetes-related distress among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a South Indian secondary care hospital
No full textBackground: Diabetes related distress (DRD), though well known, is under-recognized in the Indian subcontinent. Existing literature is mostly from tertiary or teaching hospitals located in urban areas. The prevalence and determinants of DRD among non-urban settings is not well known. This study aims to fill this knowledge gap by investigating the same among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in a South Indian secondary care hospital.
Methods: 227 consecutive patients with T2DM were administered pre-validated diabetes distress scale questionnaire and their responses documented. The prevalence of distress in each of the four domains and as a whole was measured and the association with various factors were identified using appropriate statistical methods.
Results: 165 (72.7%), 164 (72.2%), 176 (77.5%) and 155 (68.3%) of patients experienced emotional distress, physician-related distress, regimen-related distress and interpersonal distress respectively. Overall, 165 (72.7%) had clinically significant diabetes-related distress in the study. Occurrence of hypoglycemic episodes (p 0.02), having high body mass index (BMI) (p 0.03) and non-adherence to a diet plan (p 0.03) were associated with increased distress in various domains.
Conclusions: Three out of four (165/227; 72.7%) adult patients living with T2DM reported experiencing DRD, a significantly higher prevalence than shown in previous studies. This highlights the need to incorporate DRD screening and management as part of routine care of T2DM. Prevalence of DRD was higher among patients who experienced hypoglycemia episodes in the month prior to the assessment. Scrupulous avoidance of hypoglycemia may help to reduce DRD among patients living with T2DM
Synthesis and Characterization of Recycled-TiC Reinforced AlZnMgCu Powder Metallurgy Composites
No full textRecycling’s value in conserving scarce resources, avoiding environmental damage to the land, and reducing energy consumption is well known. This research aims to develop a composite that uses recycled reinforcement that was formed through an in situ method to build confidence in the usage of recycled materials. Thus, in connection with defense and aerospace industry applications, aluminum composite alloys receive more interest due to their light weight and high strength with improved mechanical properties; therefore, this research focuses on the fabrication of in situ-developed recycled TiC (r-TiC)-reinforced AlZnMgCu composites, i.e., new recycled materials. Experiments were conducted to determine the synthesized composites’ microstructural, mechanical, tribological, and corrosion properties. The microstructural study showed that r-TiC was distributed uniformly along the grain boundaries until the addition of 12% r-TiC. However, the accumulation of reinforcements began at 14% r-TiC addition and became more aggregated with subsequent increases in the percentage addition of r-TiC. The mechanical and tribological tests showed that the composite with 14% r-TiC was superior to all other compositions, with 60% improved mechanical qualities and the lowest wear rate of 0.0007 mm3/m. Composites containing 2% r-TiC showed the best corrosion resistance, an increase of 22% over AlZnMgCu, without reinforcement
Super Fibonacci Graceful Labeling of Some Special Class of Graphs
No full textAbstract: A Smarandache-Fibonacci Triple is a sequence S(n), n ≥ 0 such that S(n) = S(n − 1) + S(n − 2), where S(n) is the Smarandache function for integers n ≥ 0. Certainly, it is a generalization of Fibonacci sequence. A Fibonacci graceful labeling and a super Fibonacci graceful labeling on graphs were introduced by Kathiresan and Amutha in 2006. Generally, let G be a (p,q)-graph and S(n)|n ≥ 0 a Smarandache-Fibonacci Triple. An bijection f: V (G) → {S(0), S(1), S(2),..., S(q)} is said to be a super Smarandache-Fibonacci graceful graph if the induced edge labeling f ∗ (uv) = |f(u) − f(v) | is a bijection onto the set {S(1), S(2),..., S(q)}. Particularly, if S(n), n ≥ 0 is just the Fibonacci sequence Fi, i ≥ 0, such a graph is called a super Fibonacci graceful graph. In this paper, we show that some special class of graphs namely F t n, C t n and S t m,n are super fibonacci graceful graphs
Super Fibonacci Graceful Labeling
No full textAbstract: A Smarandache-Fibonacci Triple is a sequence S(n), n ≥ 0 such that S(n) = S(n−1)+S(n−2), where S(n) is the Smarandache function for integers n ≥ 0. Certainly, it is a generalization of Fibonacci sequence. A Fibonacci graceful labeling and a super Fibonacci graceful labeling on graphs were introduced by Kathiresan and Amutha in 2006. Generally, let G be a (p,q)-graph and {S(n)|n ≥ 0} a Smarandache-Fibonacci Triple. An bijection f: V (G) → {S(0), S(1), S(2),..., S(q)} is said to be a super Smarandache-Fibonacci graceful graph if the induced edge labeling f ∗ (uv) = |f(u) − f(v) | is a bijection onto the set {S(1), S(2),..., S(q)}. Particularly, if S(n), n ≥ 0 is just the Fibonacci sequence Fi, i ≥ 0, such a graph is called a super Fibonacci graceful graph. In this paper, we construct new types of graphs namely Fn ⊕ K + 1,m, Cn ⊕ Pm, K1,n ⊘ K1,2, Fn ⊕ Pm and Cn ⊕ K1,m and we prove that these graphs are super Fibonacci graceful graphs
Super Fibonacci Graceful Labeling
No full textApproaching topics such as Smarandache-Fibonacci triple, graceful labeling, Fibonacci graceful labeling, super Smarandache-Fibonacci graceful graph, super Fibonacci graceful graph
Super Fibonacci Graceful Labeling of Some Special Class of Graphs
No full textA Fibonacci graceful labeling and a super Fibonacci graceful labeling on graphs were introduced by Kathiresan and Amutha in 2006
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