How to increase the operational efficiency on dry vacuuming service in Spotless cleaning Hamilton?

This research is based on Spotless private limited company. The organisation has various services within it, but this research is concentrated on its cleaning service, to increase the operational efficiency of dry vacuuming by surveying thirty workers regarding organisation, and interviewing the supervisor. This involves both quantitative and qualitative research so is a mixed method. The results gave a new perspective to the research. Initially the research started with one problem and ended up dealing with three problems. The research findings are that there is a need • to increase the power and decrease the weight of vacuum machines. • to give regular follow up training for workers • to increase the number of permanent workers The recommendation to the company to increase operational efficiency on their dry vacuuming service are: first step, to give training to the employees. Second step, to buy new vacuum machines, which have good power and weigh less. Third step, the company should start recruiting new permanent workers. By doing all the steps the company can out-shine its competitors, and increase the operational efficiency in dry vacuuming services

INVESTIGATING RHEOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES TO MODEL AND PREDICT OPERATING CONDITIONS OF A SINGLE SCREW EXTRUDER WITH INTERNAL RESTRICTIONS

Understanding rheology of raw materials and the numerous transformations they undergo is an essential aspect of modeling and predicting extrusion conditions. Both off-line capillary rheometry and in-line extruder fed rheometry techniques have been used to model rheology of materials during extrusion. Investigations on use of an off-line capillary rheometer to model apparent viscosity of full fat soy flours revealed inability of the capillary rheometer to handle food/biological materials high in oil content (20%) at high temperature (80C) and low moisture content (15% wet basis). The lack shear degradation in the capillary rheometer also resulted in over-prediction of corn flour viscosities at high temperatures (80 to 120C), shear rates (1 to 100 s-1) and low moisture contents (35 to 40%). A novel two-opening die attached to a small scale extruder operating at 100 to 300 rpm was used to measure in-line viscosities of cornmeal at 32.5 to 37.5% moisture during extrusion. Comparison of off-line versus in-line cornmeal viscosities at similar conditions consistently indicated that for food/biological materials sensitive to shear degradation, in-line viscosities were lower. Pasting property measurement revealed differences in material transformation which could be used to explain differences between techniques. Mechanistic model for the small-scal

A comparative study on antioxidant activity and biochemical profile of exotic cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) clones

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Clinical presentations, management options and outcome in carcinoma of vulva.

INTRODUCTION : Carcinoma vulva is a relatively rare disease accounting for 4% of all gynecological malignancies in United States1. It constitutes 0.3% of all cancers affecting females and 1.3% of all gynecological malignancies in Chennai2. The vulva is the anatomic area immediately external to the vagina. It includes the labia and the perineum. The inguinofemoral nodes are the sites of regional spread. Tumor involvement of pelvic lymph nodes is considered distant metastasis. OBJECTIVE : Carcinoma of the vulva is a relatively rare disease accounting for 0.3% of all cancers affecting females and 1.3% of all gynecological malignancies in Chennai. Aim of the present study is to analyze the clinical presentations, treatment options, morbidity, failure pattern and survival for invasive carcinoma of vulva treated in our institution during a period of eight years and to compare our results with other published series. MATERIALS AND METHODS : Retrospective analysis of case records of 35 patients who underwent surgery for invasive carcinoma of the vulva from 2004 to 2011 in the Department of Surgical Oncology, Government Royapettah Hospital, Chennai. RESULTS : The mean and median age was 52.5 years and 55 years respectively (range 21-72). Labia majora was the predominant site of disease (80%). Twenty eight patients underwent Radical Vulvectomy with Nodal Dissection, 2 underwent Hemivulvectomy with Nodal Dissection, 2 underwent Simple Vulvectomy, 2 underwent Wide Local Excision and 1 underwent Wide Local Excision with Nodal Dissection. Lymphadenectomy was not done in 4 patients. With a median follow up of 26 months (range 2-67 months), 8 patients (22.9%) developed recurrence, of which one is systemic, 4 regional and 3 local. The estimated 5 year Overall Survival (OS) and Disease Free Survival (DFS) for all cases in our series using Kaplan- Meier analysis was 85.1% and 65.4% respectively. On univariate analysis using log rank test, advanced stage, lymph node positivity and lymph node positivity with extracapsular spread (ECS) significantly affected estimated 5 year overall survival. CONCLUSION : Carcinoma vulva, a relatively rare disease should better be managed in dedicated cancer centers where treatment can be tailored to individual patients with multidisciplinary cooperation. The median age in our series was 55 years which is well below the western world. Extracapsular nodal spread was observed as the strongest prognostic factor for survival in our series like other international series. Since there has been a dearth of reports about this disease from our country as well as other developing countries we urge the need for more studies from various centers and probably well designed multicentric studies keeping in mind the low prevalence of this disease

Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy Management in Stress among Computer Professionals

AIM: To find out the effectiveness of relaxation technique in stress among computer professionals. METHODS: A random of 60 subjects were collected computer professionals between the age group of 20-40 years STATE AND TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY SCALE was used before the treatment and also after 15 days of regular routine to asses the level of stress. Then relaxation technique was introduced and used as treatment. RESULTS: There is significant effectiveness after using relaxation technique in state anxiety among computer professionals. CONCLUSION: On the basis of this study it is concluded that the relaxation technique promotes significant effect in reducing both state and trait anxiety among computer professionals

Multilinear transference of Fourier and Schur multipliers acting on non-commutative LpL_p-spaces

Let $G$ be a locally compact unimodular group, and let $\phi$ be some function of $n$ variables on $G$. To such a $\phi$, one can associate a multilinear Fourier multiplier, which acts on some $n$-fold product of the non-commutative $L_p$-spaces of the group von Neumann algebra. One may also define an associated Schur multiplier, which acts on an $n$-fold product of Schatten classes $S_p(L_2(G))$. We generalize well-known transference results from the linear case to the multilinear case. In particular, we show that the so-called `multiplicatively bounded $(p_1,\ldots,p_n)$-norm' of a multilinear Schur multiplier is bounded above by the corresponding multiplicatively bounded norm of the Fourier multiplier, with equality whenever the group is amenable. Further, we prove that the bilinear Hilbert transform is not bounded as a vector valued map $L_{p_1}(\mathbb{R}, S_{p_1}) \times L_{p_2}(\mathbb{R}, S_{p_2}) \rightarrow L_{1}(\mathbb{R}, S_{1})$, whenever $p_1$ and $p_2$ are such that $\frac{1}{p_1} + \frac{1}{p_2} = 1$. A similar result holds for certain Calder\'on-Zygmund type operators. This is in contrast to the non-vector valued Euclidean case.Comment: v3 incorporates reviewer comments and suggestions. To appear in the Canadian Journal of Mathematic

A Study on Serum Fibrinogen as an Independent Predictor of Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE) in known Diabetic Coronary Artery Disease Patients

INTRODUCTION: Diabetes Mellitus is one of the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Its Prevalence is gearing up at a faster pace all over the world especially in developing countries like India. It is the most important risk factor in the pathogenesis of Acute Coronary syndrome. Coronary artery disease is one of the most common Macro vascular complications of Diabetes, especially Type 2 diabetes. It is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in diabetes. In addition, diabetic patients are likely to have Poor treatment outcome compared with non-Diabetic controls. Its occurrence is increasing in younger age group,causing premature coronary artery disease and premature death inflicting economic burden to the family and to the society. Recently studies are focussing on serum Fibrinogen and its role in the pathogenesis of Coronary artery disease in Diabetes. Fibrinogen being an acute phase reactant is also a pro-coagulant. It plays a major role in coagulation of blood. It has a significant role in Athero-thrombosis. Hence its role in adverse cardiac events in Diabetics and its prognostic value is currently the study of interest. AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. To determine the concentration of Fibrinogen in diabet ic CAD and its causal relationship to adverse cardiac events. 2. To ascertain serum fibrinogen‟spredictive value of major adverse cardiac events in Diabetic CAD. 3. To ascertain the prognostic value of serum fibrinogen in Diabetic patients presenting with subs equent major adverse cardiac events. 4. To evaluate the relation between serum Fibrinogen and other factors that cause adverse cardiac events. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Study site: Department of General Medicine, Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Chennai. Collaborating Departments: Department of Cardiology and Department of Medical Biochemistry. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Study Period: June 2012 to November 2012. Selection of study population: Inclusion criteria: Diabetic inpatients with past history or evidence of Coronary artery disease. Sample size: • Using the above mentioned criteria 50 subjects were Recruited. Sampling method: • Convenience sampling method was adopted. Exclusion Criteria: • Disseminated intravascular coagulation. • Pregnancy. • Liver disease. • Sepsis. • Drug abuse like OCP,Antifibrinolytic, hormones. • Dysfibrinogenemia. CONCLUSION: The summary of results obtained is as follows: The study included 50 diabetic patients with coronary artery disease. • Age varied from 44 to 78 years. • 52% of the patients suffered from major adverse cardiac events(recurrent angina and congestive cardiac failure). • Older patients had more severe forms of major adverse cardiac events. • There is no significance between gender of patients and severity of major adverse cardiac events. • Longer the duration of diabetes more severe the major adverse cardiac events. • Higher blood sugar levels and poorer glycemic control leads to severe major adverse cardiac events. • No correlation between mean serum fibrinogen level and age or gender of the patient. • Mean serum fibrinogen levels was significantly higher in patients with longer duration of diabetes, higher blood sugars and poor glycemic control. • Increase in severity of major adverse cardiac events correlates with increase in serum fibrinogen titres

MAGNETIC POLE REPULSIVE DAMPER (MPRD): A PROMISING SOLUTION FOR SEISMIC PROTECTION OF STRUCTURES

Owing to its high energy dissipation characteristics, the passive damper is an effective means of mitigating natural hazards for structures. In this study, a novel magnetic pole repulsive damper (MPRD), designed for reducing structural responses during natural hazards such as earthquakes, was developed and its performance was validated. The MPRD is an effective solution for seismic protection that works on the principle of magnetic repulsion and has a higher energy dissipation capacity than conventional dampers. The MPRD was fabricated using mild steel, neodymium magnets, and a set of helical springs. Two scaled reinforced concrete frames were tested using a 50 kN loading actuator. One frame was equipped with the MPRD, while the other served as a conventional frame for comparison. The frame with the MPRD showed reduced displacements. Compared with the conventional frame, that with the MPRD exhibited an increase in load of 40 % and an increase in energy dissipation of 6,44 %. Further, an increase in lateral stiffness, a 19,23 % increase in stiffness degradation, and changes in crack patterns were observed in the frame with MPRD compared to the conventional frame. The study\u27s success in validating the MPRD performance in reducing structural responses in moderate to high seismicity regions makes it a promising solution for building seismic protection.