Web Conference Summarization Through a System of Flags

In today’s world, we are always trying to find new ways to advance. This era has given rise to a global, distributed workforce since technology has allowed people to access and communicate with individuals all over the world. With the rise of remote workers, the need for quality communication tools has risen significantly. These communication tools come in many forms, and web-conference apps are among the most prominent for the task. Developing a system to automatically summarize the web-conference will save companies time and money, leading to more efficient meetings. Current approaches to summarizing multi-speaker web-conferences tend to yield poor or incoherent results, since conversations do not flow in the same manner that monologues or well-structured articles do. This thesis proposes a system of flags used to extract information from sentences, where the flags are fed into Machine Learning models to determine the importance of the the sentence with which they are associated. The system of flags shows promise for multi-speaker conference summaries

Caries risk profile of 12 year old school children in an Indian city using Cariogram

Objectives: The present study was conducted with an aim to assess the caries profile of 12 year old Indian children using Cariogram. Study design: Hundred children were interviewed to record any illness, oral hygiene practices and fluoride exposure after obtaining a three day diet diary. Examination was done to record plaque and dental caries status. Stimulated saliva was collected and salivary flow rate, salivary buffering capacity, Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus were assessed. The information obtained was scored and Cariogram was created. Differences between mean decayed, missing and filled teeth ( DMFT) and Cariogram risk groups were assessed using ANOVA. Spearman Correlation coefficients were used to explore correlation among Cariogram scores and individual variables. Results: It was found that 21, 45, 21 and 13 children had 0-20%, 21-40%, 41-60% and 61-100% chance of avoiding caries respectively in future. Significant correlation was observed between cariogram score and DMFT, diet content, diet frequency, plaque scores, Streptococcus mutans counts and fluoride programme. Conclusions: Cariogram model can identify the caries-related factors that could be the reasons for the estimated future caries risk, and therefore help the dentist to plan appropriate preventive measures

Evaluation of knowledge, experience and perceptions about medical emergencies amongst dental graduates (Interns) of Belgaum City, India

Introduction: Medical emergencies can occur frequently in dental setting. Effective management of an emergency situation in the dental office is ultimately the dentist's responsibility. The lack of training and inability to cope with medical emergencies can lead to tragic consequences and sometimes legal action. For this reason, all health professionals including dentists must be well prepared to attend to medical emergencies. Providing basic life support [BLS] is dentist's most important contribution until definitive treatment for a medical emergency can be given. Hence the study is aimed to assess the dental graduates (Interns) knowledge, skills and competency regarding dentistry-medical emergency interface. Methodology: Data were collected from 105 Interns of two dental colleges of Belgaum City using a structured questionnaire consisting of 7 item questionnaire (6 closed and 1 open ended). Results: Overall in all the years, syncope / faint was seen by 40.9% of the respondents, 37.1% with hypoglycemic attacks, allergic reactions by 17.1%, epileptic attacks by 7.6%, asthmatic attacks by 4.5% and angina 0.9%. The frequencies of the emergencies encountered were once or even more. Knowledge of the presence of drugs and equipments in the emergency drug kit and the confidence in regard to use them was low. Medical emergencies training were undertaken by 42% respondents, but in varying degrees. There was a desire for further medical emergencies training by majority of respondents. Conclusion: The study showed that syncope is the commonest medical emergency event. Dental graduates had a superficial knowledge of medical emergencies, drugs and equipments. Emphasis is placed on the need for more medical emergencies training to be offered, to increase knowledge and confidence of dental graduates (Interns) in the management of medical emergencie

Life History Traits of Talicada nyseus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Butterfly Under Laboratory Conditions

The butterfly Talicada nyseus G. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) is abundant in India and Sri Lanka (Karunaratne, et al., 2002). In India, this butterfly is chiefly found in the peninsular area, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab and foothills of the Himalayas (Singh, 2005). The host plants of this butterfly include Kalanchoe spp. (Saxifragales: Crassulaceae). Adult Talicada nyseus feed on nectar of surrounding flowering plants but are also reported to feed on lichens (Karunaratne, et al., 2002). Recently it has been discovered that Talicada nyseus is infected with maternally inherited Wolbachia bacteria (Ankola, et al., 2011; Salunke, et al., 2012) and exhibits a female biased sex ratio (Ankola, et al., 2011). It is suspected that the presence of the female biased sex ratio in this butterfly is caused by its endosybiont Wolbachia. As an endosymbiont, Wolbachia is known to cause female biased sex ratio in butterfly hosts by inducing two distinct reproductive anomalies: feminization of genetic males (Hiroki et al., 2004) and male killing (Jigginset al., 2001; Charlat et al., 2005). It is essential to record scientific data regarding the life history traits of Talicada nyseus naturally infected with Wolbachia. In the present report life history traits of Talicada nyseus which harbor Wolbachia infection were studied under controlled conditions. The individual Talicada nyseus specimens used for the study were collected from a laboratory reared population which was previously confirmed to be heavily infected with Wolbachia. Five individual mated pairs were used separately for the present study. The life cycle was analyzed at 28.09 ± 0.564° C. The data collected were statistically analyzed by paired t-test with the help of SPSS 7.5. Wolbachia infection in this butterfly was previously documented by Ankola etal. (2011). The fecundity of Talicada nyseus was found to be ranging from 61.6± 12.08 to 66.4 ± 17.75 (Table 1). The fecundity data obtained from the present study is in agreement with our previous report (Ankola et al., 2011). More than 95% hatchability was recorded during the present investigation indicating that there might not be male-killing induced by Wolbachia in Talicada nyseus (Jiggins et al., 2000; Charlat et al., 2007). The hatching time required for eggs ranged from 7.4 ± 1.83 to 9.6 ± 2.71 (Table 1). Furthermore, the time required for th

Assessment of oral health status and tobacco-related habits among the employees of North-West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC), Belagavi City - A Cross-Sectional Study

Introduction: Transport workers have a very haphazard and incongruent schedule which makes it difficult for them to follow proper oral hygiene practices. The prevalence of tobacco habits is also found to be high due to their long periods of work and constant stress. This study aimed to assess the oral health status and tobacco habits of the government bus drivers and conductors of NWKRTC, Belagavi City, Karnataka.  Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 451 Government Bus drivers and other employees of NWKRTC who gave consent for the study. WHO Oral Health Assessment Form 2013 was used to record the oral health status and a self-designed, validated questionnaire was employed for recording the oral hygiene practices and tobacco-related habits. Descriptive statistics and Chi-Square was used for statistical analysis.    Results: The mean age of the employees of NWKRTC is 43.55 years and there are 414 males as compared to only 37 females. The mean DMFT score was 5.55±3.08. 228 of them had some kind of tobacco habit with guthka (25.9 percent) being the most prevalent one. 57 employees had manifestations of leukoplakia and OSMF. There was an association between tobacco habits and oral mucosal lesions as well as the DMFT score. Conclusion: The Oral Health Status of the Government employees of NWKRTC is poor. It is further compounded by the high prevalence of tobacco habits and associated lesions and it is a problem that needs to be addressed immediately

Dental caries, oral hygiene status and treatment needs of fishermen and non-fishermen population in South Goa, India

Background: Occupation plays a major role in the well-being of an individual and has an influence on oralhealth. Fishing is one such occupation that entails a lot of physical labour and encourages habits thatlead to poor oral health. Therefore, it is critical to shed light on the oral health of this isolated populationto improve their quality of life by various means. The aim of the study was to assess and compare theprevalence of dental caries, oral hygiene status and treatment needs of fisherman and non-fishermanpopulation in South Goa, India.Materials and methods: Study design was cross-sectional in nature. After a pilot study, multi-stage randomsampling technique was employed and 400 study participants were recruited. World Health OrganizationOral Health Assessment Form (1997) and Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified (OHI-S) were used to record thestudy variables. Inter-examiner reliability assessed using Kappa statistics were found to be 90% and 88%,respectively. The data was analysed using descriptive analysis, Chi-square test, Mann-Whitney U test,Kruskal-Wallis test, and linear and logistic regression analysis.Results: Fishermen had significantly higher caries prevalence (82%) and poor oral hygiene (46%) than non--fishermen. Extraction (42.2%) and pulp care (23.6%) were the highest treatment need among fishermen.They were 2.08 times more prone to dental caries than non-fishermen. Fishermen who used a toothbrushwere 4.5 times less susceptible to caries. The dependence of caries prevalence and OHI-S score on occupation,oral hygiene aid and age were 14% and 25.8%, respectively.Conclusions: Fishermen in South Goa had high caries prevalence, poor oral hygiene status and they requiredextensive dental treatment when compared to non-fishermen

Prevalence of dental caries, oral hygiene status and treatment needs among seafarers and trainee sailors in the state of Goa, India: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Background: The fixed regimen and strict dietary habits of seafarers and trainee sailors, make them susceptible to several oral diseases. The aim of the study was to assess prevalence of dental caries, oral hygiene status and treatment needs among seafarers and trainee sailors in the state of Goa. Materials and methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out from January 2023 to March 2023. After a pilot study, convenience sampling technique was employed to recruit 261 participants. The investigators were standardized and calibrated to record World Health Organization Oral Health Assessment Form (1997) and Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified (OHI-S) which were instrumented in the study. Intra-examiner and inter-examiner reliability scores were recorded using kappa statistics (0.81, 0.83) and (0.83, 0.85), respectively. The data was analysed using descriptive analysis, chi-square test, Mann- -Whitney U test and multivariate linear regression analysis at statistical significance (p ≤ 0.05). Results: The mean ages of seafarers (n = 133) and trainee sailors (n = 128) were 36.41 ± 6.40, and 25.36 ± 7.39, respectively. The prevalence of dental caries among seafarers and trainee sailors was determined to be 59% and 78%, respectively (p = 0.01). The mean OHI-S score of seafarers (1.31 ± 0.68) and trainee sailors (1.53 ± 0.82) was statistically significant (p = 0.015). Conclusions: Seafarers and trainee sailors demonstrated high caries prevalence and poor oral hygiene status due to their distinctive lifestyle, representing a vulnerable community in terms of oral health