Enhancements to the frame virtual machine

The Enhanced Frame Package is a tool to build Expert Systems. It is a frame based system, that initially was developed in C-Prolog by LaMora S. Hiss at Rochester Institute of Technology in 1987 for her master\u27s thesis. It was enhanced in the current thsis to provide much larger expressive power andgreater ease of use. Several operators were modified/enhanced, and several new operators were added, while providing the user a balance of computational tractability, expressive power and consistency. Major concepts provided in the Enhanced Frame Package include - local consistency checking as opposed to global consistency checking and how the user can have the best of both options; the flexibility of loading a knowledge base file as a consistent system or as an inconsistent system; operations that work on working memory and operations that work on the original file in the working directory; the concept of a knowledge analyzer; the way one sees the human mind, knowledge and learning and its parallel in knowledge representation and the surrounding issues of consistency, expressive power and computational tractability

Factors influencing Community Healthcare Worker’s adoption of mobile health technology (mhealth): A case of sangini supportive supervision (sangini) app, Uttar Pradesh, India

Background: Community Health Workers (CHWs) are agents in delivering primary healthcare.  mhealth is being used to improve their performance. However, there are little evidences on factors influencing adoption of technology. Henceforth, sangini app was undertaken for analysis. Objective: To investigate factors of adoption of sangini app among users and non-users. Methods & statistical analysis: Constructs from Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Theory of Self-Efficacy (SE) were used as tools for study. The study used an experimental study design Kaushambi and Pratapgarh districts of Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India was selected as intervention and control groups respectively. The study sample consisted of CHWs i.e. 90 Sangini and 270 ASHAs. Two sample t test with equal variances and univariate regression analysis was applied. Results: TA and SE were predicators however; individual characters didn’t impact adoption of mhealth. Conclusion: There is need to comprehend factors influencing adoption of mhealth to improve performance of CHWs

Study on the behavior of blood in static magnetic field

The proposed work investigates the effects of static magnetic field on blood sample when exposed to non-uniform static magnetic field of 0.35 T.  The curves have been plotted between wavelength and transmittance T% with the help of spectrophotometer. Three sets of curves are obtained viz. before placing in magnetic field, after placing in magnetic field of 0.35 T for 20 min and then after 20 min of removing the field. The change in nature of these curves shows that there is an effect of magnetic field on blood. The most probable reasons for these changes are magnetization of blood and increase in energy of blood due to the magnetic field. Thus it can be concluded that the exposure to the magnetic field caused the effect

How benign is benign tertian malaria?

Objective: This retrospective study was conducted to determine the incidence of variouscomplications of Plasmodium vivax malaria based on review of case records.Methods: The case records of all confirmed cases of malaria over the period of one year (September2005–August 2006) were studied. Complete blood count, peripheral blood findings, liver and kidneyfunctions were reviewed. The results of rapid diagnostic test for malaria (OptiMAL test, DiamedAG, Switzerland) were correlated with the peripheral blood smear findings in the patients in whomit was requested. All abnormal results like a positive direct Coomb’s test were noted. Findingswere clinically correlated.Results: There were 265 confirmed cases by peripheral blood examination. Of these 221 were dueto Plasmodium vivax and 41 due to P. falciparum. Two cases had mixed infection and in one casethe species could not be identified as it showed only malarial pigment. The peak incidence ofmalaria was seen in September 2005 and August 2006. The complications in P. vivax werethrombocytopenia, biochemical evidence of hepatic dysfunction, renal damage, positive DCT anddeath due to ARDS. Thrombocytopenia was seen in 213 patients with counts < 20 x 103/μl in 13patients. Nine (4%) patients had serum bilirubin >3 mg/dl with normal liver enzymes. Liver enzymeswere elevated in 60 patients with seven patients showing liver enzymes level, three times the normal.Renal dysfunction was seen in 17 patients with serum creatinine ranging from 1.3–10.65 mg/dl.One patient went into acute renal failure following quinine therapy and showed red cell fragmentsin the peripheral blood. In two children DCT was positive with the peripheral smear showing RBCagglutinates around the parasitised RBC. There were three maternal deaths at about 32 weeksgestation due to ARDS. The peripheral blood smear in these patients showed WBC agglutinates.Conclusion: This paper is presented to highlight that P. vivax malaria though considered to be abenign entity can also have a severe and complicated course which is usually associated with P.falciparum malaria

A note on natural population levels of Phthirapteran species on sheep at district Rampur (U. P.), India

A look on the available literature indicated that population characteristics of Phthiraptera on Indian sheep deserved investigation. Two hundred sheep were sampled to reveal the population levels of phthirapteran species on sheep in the district Rampur (U.P.). Three phthirapteran species were recovered (Bovicola ovis Schrank, the facelouse, Linognathus ovillus Neumann and the foot louse of sheep, Linognathus pedalis Osborn). The prevalence to Phthiraptera on sheep was 26.5%, (n= 200) during 2007. The difference in the prevalence of Phthiraptera on two sexes of sheep was not found significant at 5% level. Likewise, the difference in the prevalence of phthirapteran species on young, adult and older sheep was also insignificant at 5% level. The prevalence and intensity of infestation of Phthiraptera were found significantly correlated (at 5% level) to mean monthly temperature. The correlation between prevalence and relative humidity was not found significant at 5% level. The present report provides first information on the population characteristics of phthirapteran ectoparasites infesting Indian sheep

Relationship between Stock Market and Macroeconomic Variables: A Study of Asian Emerging Economies and Developed Countries Economies

This paper examined the empirical relationships between stock market of Asian developing countries and the developed countries and the macroeconomic variable. The sample size included stock markets, of Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Pakistan and US, UK, Japan and Germany. This study is intended to be a useful contribution to the academician researcher and students in their study to understand the relationship. For that we have applied unit root test and OLS test. Keywords - stock market, GDP, inflation rate, exchange rat

Spaces of entire functions represented by vector valued Dirichlet series of two complex variables

Let Y be the space of all entire functions f : ℂ2 → E defined by the vector valued Dirichlet series, where E is a complex Banach algebra with the unit element. We study various topologies defined on the space Y and characterize continuous linear transformations on Y

Retrospective analytical study of total abdominal hyeterectomy for benign gynaecological conditions

Background: Hysterectomy, which is one of the most common surgeries performed on women, dates back to ancient time. This retrospective study was done to determine a baseline data on various indications for total abdominal hysterectomy for benign gynaecological conditions, most common presenting symptoms, and socio-economic status and their histopathology correlation.Methods: This retrospective study was performed in the department of Obstetrics and gynaecology, in collaboration with Department of Pathology, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal. Baseline data were collected from inpatient files and histopathology reports to determine the indication for surgery, pattern of gynaecological diseases, and distribution with respect to age, parity, rural, urban, socio-economic status and final histopathology correlation. Histopathology reports were collected from Department of Pathology.Results: Majority of women undergone TAH for benign gynaecological diseases were in age group of 40-49 years [n=341 (48.99% cases)], multi para and from urban areas (57.26%). most common indication for TAH is fibroid uterus [n=347 (49.85%)]. The most common mode of presentation is excessive prolonged frequent bleeding per vagina (58.14%). Most common histopathology reports of TAH were leiomyoma with chronic cervicitis {n=347 (49.78%)}.Conclusions: Majority of women undergoing for TAH for benign gynaecological conditions have great satisfaction as they got relieved from their complaints and very minimum post-operative complications, but their long term outcome are still debatable