Assessment of Sustainable Biodiesel Feedstock in Rajasthan

Biodiesel is being explored as prospective alternate for conventional high pollutant fuels obtained from crude oils. The use of biodiesel will not only reduce the burden on the foreign exchange by reducing the imports of oil, but will also be a less polluting renewable sources of energy for the protection of the environment and fulfilling the future energy needs. The use of biodiesel has grown considerably during last few years. Rajasthan is a largest state of India and huge wasteland area is available for plantation of biodiesel feedstock. In the present paper attempted has been made to assess the potential of sustainable biodiesel feedstock and production of biodiesel in Rajasthan

Coverage and Connectivity Aware Neural Network Based Energy Efficient Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks

There are many challenges when designing and deploying wireless sensor networks (WSNs). One of the key challenges is how to make full use of the limited energy to prolong the lifetime of the network, because energy is a valuable resource in WSNs. The status of energy consumption should be continuously monitored after network deployment. In this paper, we propose coverage and connectivity aware neural network based energy efficient routing in WSN with the objective of maximizing the network lifetime. In the proposed scheme, the problem is formulated as linear programming (LP) with coverage and connectivity aware constraints. Cluster head selection is proposed using adaptive learning in neural networks followed by coverage and connectivity aware routing with data transmission. The proposed scheme is compared with existing schemes with respect to the parameters such as number of alive nodes, packet delivery fraction, and node residual energy. The simulation results show that the proposed scheme can be used in wide area of applications in WSNs.Comment: 16 Pages, JGraph-Hoc Journa

A Technical Road Map from System Verilog to UVM

As the fabrication technology is advancing more logic is being placed on a silicon die which makes verification more challenging task than ever. More than 70% of the design cycle is used for verification. To improve the time to market we need a reusable verification environment that detects all functional errors and avoid re-spin. Universal verification methodology was introduced to fulfill these goals. UVM is well structured, reusable with little or no modifications, do not interfere with the device under test (DUT) and gives the speed of verification. UVM is supported by all major simulator vendors, which was not in earlier methodologies. This methodology provides a standard unified solution that compiles on all tools. This paper introduces the advantages of UVM over System Verilog, basic terminologies used in UVM and a simple functional verification environment construction using UVM DOI: 10.17762/ijritcc2321-8169.15038

Case study on reimbursement process and settlement of bills of patients treated under package charges in super speciality public hospital

Background: In the Government hospitals, because of constraints of resources, patients are often asked to buy certain items required for their treatment procedure. There is an inadvertent delay in bill reimbursement process due to the cumbersome procedure, which causes dissatisfaction among patients. Thus, it was highly imperative to reduce the reimbursement time and improve the level of patient satisfaction by improving quality of services. The present study depicts modifications initiated to reduce causes of delay and improve patient satisfaction.Methods: Process mapping was done for different procedures which are carried out under package system at Cardio Neuroscience Centre. All the available documents were analysed from Operation theatre, Wards, ICU, Billing section, Account office, OPD area etc. and Interviews were taken from consultants, nursing staff, staff working at Billing section, Account office etc. to identify causes of delay.Results: The study helped in improvement in efficiency by 60% percent and reduces the number of resources by 10 percent.Conclusions: The study helped to increase productivity gains and improve accuracy

Effect of prenap coffee on daytime sleepiness in university students

Background: Daytime sleepiness impairs academic performance in college students. Napping is a counter to daytime sleepiness, but often causes sleep inertia on waking up. Caffeine absorption from beverages peaks 30 minutes after their ingestion presenting a window of opportunity to have a short nap such that the time of waking up is in synchrony with onset of action of caffeine; thereby abolishing post-nap inertia and achieving synergistic mitigation of fatigue.Objective of this study to assess effect of nap, coffee, ‘coffee and nap’ and ‘wakeful break without coffee’ on daytime sleepiness using Psychomotor Vigilance Tests (PVTs) and Karolinska Sleepiness Scale (KSS) score.Methods: After Institutional Review Board clearance, 10 subjects (aged 19-21 years) were selected using their Epworth Sleepiness Scale score (ESS >5) and called to the study site 8 times on different days to be exposed to these four conditions twice - only coffee (standardized), only nap (30min), coffee immediately followed by 30min nap, wakeful break (30min) without coffee or nap. Pre and post scores were recorded for electronic PVT (Reaction Time and Motor Responsiveness) and KSS for each attempt.Results: Test outcome was associated with intervention used (p=0.00001). ‘Nap only’ group was associated with deterioration in outcomes (p=0.00001), accounting for highest percentage (41%) of all deteriorated test outcomes. ‘Coffee only’ group was associated with improvement in test scores (p=0.00001), responsible for highest share (38.8%) of all improved test outcomes. ‘Nap only’ and ‘Coffee-nap’ group showed improvement in 11.67% and 21.67% of outcomes respectively. Conclusions: Pre-nap coffee is a proactive counter-measure to post nap sleep inertia

Design of Ka-Band Low Noise Amplifier Using CMOS Technology

In this paper, design of a Low Noise Amplifier is undertaken for higher frequency bands, particularly Ka-band. The designed LNA can be used in satellite transponders for the mentioned frequency band. Generally LNAs are the first block in a transponder and are very sophisticated in trems of noise performance. A common-source topology along with source degeneration is used to achieve low noise figure and linearity with high gain. The use of CMOS technology provides new applications in designing this amplifier. It offers designs at lower cost, reduced power consumption and higher levels of integration. Proposed circuit achieves a maximum gain of 23dB with a relatively low noise figure of 2.9dB. This system can work in Deep-Space region as part of a satellite transponder

Antenatally diagnosed upper moiety hydronephrosis in a child with ectopic ureter: A case report

An ectopic ureter is any ureter, single or duplex, that does not enter the trigonal area of the bladder. In a duplex system, the ectopic ureter is inevitably the upper pole ureter. In males, the ectopic ureter always enters the urogenital system above the external sphincter. The majority of ectopic ureters are detected through prenatal ultrasound imaging, even if the specific diagnosis is not made until after birth. Radionuclide renal imaging remains the gold standard for renal functional assessment, and this is usually best provided by dimercaptosuccinic acid imaging. The goals of therapy are the preservation of renal function; elimination of infection, obstruction, and reflux; and maintenance of urinary continence. We report a case of a 6-month-old male child presenting with urinary tract infection. The child was diagnosed to have had a cystic dilatation of the right upper moiety on antenatal ultrasonography imaging

Lodra Sevyadi Agada in Lootha Visha Chikitsa - A Review

There are numerous number of Agada formulations widely practised by Visha Vaidyas. Lodra Sevyadi Agada is one of the practically used medicine in the treatment of Lootha Visha (spider poisoning). This formulation is explained in two literatures namely Ashtanga Hridaya Keeta Visha Adhyaya and Prayoga Samuchayam by Kochunni Thamburan. It comprises of 10 ingredients and can be administered for Pana (internal administration), Nasya (nasal instillation) and Anjana (collirium). The internal administration of Lodra Sevyadi Agadam in Kashaya form is clinically practiced in the present era. This paper is an attempt to make a review on the formulaton Lodra Sevyadi Agada