Health Care and Opportunity

Tens of millions of Americans experience barriers to accessing appropriate health care, and many more face inequitable, lower-quality care that carries a heavy human and economic toll. Inequality in health care affects all Americans, both directly and indirectly, as inadequate health care limits opportunity for those who face health challenges and weakens their ability to participate in the economic and social life of the nation

Optimized Anomaly based Risk Reduction using PCA based Genetic Classifier

Security risk analysis is the thrust area for the information based world The researchers in this field deployed numerous techniques to overcome the information security oriented problem In this paper the researcher tried for a approach of using anomaly detection for the risk reduction The hub initiative for this work is that the anomalies are the deviation which could increase the percentage of risk The anomaly detection is guided by the PCA and the genetic based multi class classifier is used The classification is induced by the decision tree approach were the genetic algorithm is set out for the optimization in the process of finding the nodes of the tree The proposed approach is evaluated with the bench mark on PCA based ANN classifier The proposed approach outperforms the existing one The results are demonstrate

Properties of Single Bamboo Fibers Isolated by Different Chemical Methods

The objective of this study was to investigate the properties of single Cizhu bamboo fibers isolated by four chemical methods, with and without ultrasonic treatment. Properties tested were static contact angle, lumen size, and mechanical properties (tensile strength, modulus of elasticity [MOE], and elongation) of fibers macerated by four methods: nitric acid and potassium chlorate, sodium hypochlorite (NaClO), hydrogen peroxide and glacial acetic acid (H2O2 + HAc), and sodium hydroxide. The results showed that the maceration time was different among the four methods. Ultrasonic treatment significantly affected the contact angle of all treatments with the exception of H2O2 + HAc. Lumen sizes treated by NaClO were different but cross-sectional area and cell wall area were similar for all other treatments, with and without ultrasonic treatment. Differences in mechanical properties were found among chemicals whereas elongation was similar for all solutions. Ultrasonic treatment accelerated the maceration rate, thus decreasing treatment time and contact angle of single fibers, but had no effect on cell wall area. Tensile strength and MOE were each affected in one solution by ultrasonic treatment, but those effects were within the range of the other solutions

Decision making in inventory control by using artificial neural networks

The purpose of this work is to increase the sales of a store devoted to the purchase and sale of soft drinks, even though the store's inventory is overstocked. This occurs as a result of the business's lack of an effective management system that controls product ordering. Additionally, there is no analysis of future sales owing to the variations that may occur because of unforeseen occurrences. The main criterion was that the proprietors of the business submit monthly records from 2017 to July 2019. To accomplish this objective completely, we used the Monte Carlo simulation method to obtain data from August to December 2019; and neural networks to obtain data for all monthly periods in the years 2020, 2021, and 2022, which enabled us to generate records of demand and stock for each of the products. Finally, it was shown that the application of neural networks enables the solution of vehicle control issues, resulting in a maximization of more than 22% of sales, thus achieving the goal and giving an optimum solution to the company

Using Electronic Interaction as an Educational Support Tool in Higher Education: Students’ Perception on using M-Learning and the Lecturers’ Reflections

Teaching and learning in higher education must be transformed to give support to the new generation of “digital native†students. Students depend on their mobile phones to do almost everything. The purpose of this research is to determine the perception of students on using mobile phones as an educational supporting tool and discusses higher education challenges and benefits of using electronic communication as an educational supporting tool. Most students use their mobile phones daily and they enjoy the technology that mobile phones offer them. The research was conducted at Vaal University of Technology (VUT) Ekurhuleni Campus. The findings of the research indicate that electronic communication will have a positive impact. Currently, more students have access to mobile phones than computers. Mobile phones can thus be considered an enabling technology in supporting learning and teaching. This research has provided a basis for VUT and other higher learning institutions’ academic leaders to start the discussion and the possibility of introducing the use of m-learning in adult education. With the increasing use of electronic communication, the traditional teaching approach and interaction between the lecturer and student(s) is changing and the adoption of friendly electronic communication has become more important

Cooperative Diversity based WBAN by using STBC

This paper is focused towards a cooperative diversity-based wireless body area network (WBAN) by using Alamouti?s space-time block code (STBC) with rotational precoding scheme along with Max-Min and Harmonic Mean relay selection procedure. The considered WBAN model is served for healthcare service in order to mitigate the undesired effects of WBAN due to high path loss and fading as well as to keep a low transmit power while meeting to the desired WBAN quality of services

Elite Politics in the States: A Study of Bahawalpur Muslim League (1925-1947)

Historically, geographically and politically, the former princely state of Bahawalpur has remained a unique administrative unit for about 227 years in the Indian Sub- Continent. It had not been only a vital part of the Sub-Continent as a prosperous and welfare state, but it also possessed a separate glorious history. At the time of partition of the Sub-Continent in 1947, it was enjoying the status of a sovereign State. It affiliated with the new born country of Pakistan in October, 1947. In 1951, it was given provincial autonomy and in 1955, when One-Unit came into existence, the State with its provincial autonomy was merged and dissolved into West Pakistan. In the 20th century the impact of political movements had been tremendous and this factor also influenced Bahawalpur State and the semi-political parties interacted politically with the local public. When the resolution of Pakistan was passed in Lahore on 23 March, 1940, the rising awareness of independence was quite evident among the Muslims of the Sub-Continent. This excitement and passion, with the passage of time, was converted into an overflow of freedom. The ideology of Pakistan was materialized at a terrific speed and within a short span of time through the untiring efforts of the students, who had graduated from Muslim University Aligarh or who incidentally sought their education from Lahore. Meanwhile a new leadership took over the reigns of the state in its hands. These semi-political parties were representing the Muslim League. The youth came forward through the platform of Muslim League to proceed further, but Muslim League had to face serious problems in Bahawalpur state to carry out its political activities. Some nationalist elements and powerful political leaders of that time tried to hamper the progress of Muslim League. They did not allow the re-organization of Muslim League and opposed the affiliation of Bahawalpur State with Pakistan. So, we can see how the Muslim League’s leaders managed all such issues. The solution of these issues has been critically mentioned in this article. An effort also has been made through this article to highlight the new political leadership who achieved all the objectives of this area for the new generation. No doubt these objectives were acquired through constant struggle, courage and concentration. Basic and secondary sources have been utilized for the preparation of this articl

Consequences of Beaver, Castor canadensis, Flooding on a Small Shore Fen in Southwestern Quebec

We describe the changes in a small peatland in Gatineau Park, Quebec, between 1878 and 2004. We correlate these changes with water levels and Beaver activity during this period. A shore fen persisted until 1980 under a regime of relatively stable water levels interspersed with episodes of somewhat higher water that killed encroaching trees. Significantly higher water levels in the early 1980s transformed the fen into a shallow water wetland containing a few partially-floating fragments of the fen. In 2003 a beaver dam collapse lowered the water level dramatically, exposing the peat surface and making it available for colonization by existing aquatic and shoreline communities. If maintaining the fen had been part of the Park’s beaver control program, water levels should have been allowed to fluctuate in order to control tree growth but not permitted to rise high enough or for long enough to drown the fen

The pancreatic-polypeptide family of peptides: their role in the brain-gut axis

In this volume of Biomedical Reviews, Rogers and Hermann present an interesting model for the regulation of gastrointestinal function by two peptides, neuropeptide Y (NPY), and peptide YY (PYY), both of which belong to a related group of peptides known as the pancreatic polypeptide (PP)-fold family of peptides. In this review, largely of their own innovative work, they develop the hypothesis that PYY, acting as a humoral (hormonal) agent, may be a major inhibitory factor in the regulation of the upper gastrointestinal tract. In contrast, NPY would appear to be a major excitatory transmitter. How can two structurally homologous peptides produce such divergent actions?Biomedical Reviews 1997; 8: 70-72

Growth of Additive Manufacturing Due to Global Pandemic and its Effect on Supply Chain Management

Additive manufacturing is a revolutionary technology because of its ability to creates objects by adding material layer by layer rather than removing material from a block or by moulding procedure. Additive manufacturing has been around for more than three decades but still, traditional manufacturing is the dominant method for manufacturing. COVID-19 pandemic has been a torment globally and has brought distress and instability to the global economy. Due to this, the manufacturing sectors are badly affected. In this time of crisis, additive manufacturing has played a major role. This paper discusses the upsurge of Additive manufacturing due global COVID-19 pandemic and its worldwide impact on supply chain management