Combination of Music and Aromatherapy to Improve the Efficiency of Motor Functions and Speech in Patients Paralyzed From Stroke.

With the rapid development of medical technology, millions of dollars are being spent on discovering innovative methods of treating fatal diseases such as stroke that may also result in temporary paralysis. Physiotherapy treatments aimed at restoring brain function in patients paralyzed following a stroke is subjective to the patient and does not guarantee complete rehabilitation. While many practitioners have attempted to employ complementary and alternative methods of treatment such as massage therapy, acupuncture therapy, siddha, and marma therapy, none of them proved to be equally as effective as physiotherapy. However, prior studies support the notion that aromatherapy used in combination with music therapy showed promising results. Aromatherapy, defined as using extracted oils from plants and herbs to naturally treat the body through oral or skin absorption, has been effective in halting the process of apoptosis, or programmed cell death in cells. The inhibition of apoptosis may be principal in delaying the degeneration of brain cells. Music therapy, on the other hand, uses a process known as entrainment to access a paralyzed brain for rhythmic perception. These two processes are connected through transduction, which elaborates the relationship between the olfactory and auditory system that improves the efficiency of memory retention through familiar scents and sounds. Using aromatherapy in combination with music therapy is more effective because it is a self-paced treatment that does not require the administration of a trained professional. This alternative treatment for paralyzed stroke patients will be applicable to the general public if administered in reasonable doses under appropriate conditions.https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/uresposters/1196/thumbnail.jp

Bright blue emissions on UV-excitation of LaBO3 (B=In, Ga, Al) perovskite structured phosphors for commercial solid-state lighting applications

Bright blue photoluminescence (PL) was obtained from Bi3+-activated LaBO3 (B = In, Ga, Al) perovskite nanophosphors. A cost-effective and low-temperature chemical route was employed for preparing Bi3+ doped LaBO3 (B=In, Ga, Al) which were then annealed at 1000 °C. The phase formation, morphological studies and luminescent properties of the as-prepared samples were performed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), photoluminescence and optical absorption spectroscopy. Comparison of emission intensities, lifetime studies, energy band gaps and color purity of all samples (pure and Bi3+ doped) were investigated for promising applications in UV light-emitting diodes, variable frequency drive (VFD), field emission display (FED), and other photoelectric fields

A morphomertic study of dry human typical thoracic vertebral body in coastal region, Andhra Pradesh

Background: The frequent surgical interventions of the thoracic spine are more common due to a wide array of traumatic, degenerative, and neoplastic diseases. For successful surgical management of these conditions, detailed anatomical knowledge of the thoracic vertebrae is required. Previous studies in the past about morphometry of thoracic vertebrae mainly focused on pedicle diameters and their angulations. The vertebral body was not studied particularly in the coastal region, Andhra Pradesh which is the reason the present study has given importance to the morphometry of the vertebral body. Aim was to measure the various parameters of the vertebral body in typical thoracic vertebrae.Methods: 82 dry human typical thoracic vertebrae from the department of anatomy, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam were studied for the various morphometric parameters.Results: The antero posterior distance of the vertebral body in typical thoracic vertebrae ranged from 14.5-27.5 mm with a mean of 21.77 mm. The vertebral body superior transverse diameter ranged from 18.1-38.7 mm with a mean of 28.22 mm. The vertebral body inferior transverse diameter ranged from 22.6-41.2 mm with a mean of 31.3 mm. The anterior height of the body ranged from 10.2-24.1 mm with a mean of 18.17 mm. The right and left lateral height of the body ranged from 9.0-24.7 mm with a mean of 18.4 mm.Conclusions: The results provide information for more accurate modelling and design of vertebral body implants and instrumentations for the Indian population

EFFECT OF C-GLYCOSYL FLAVONE FROM URGINEA INDICA ON ANTIBIOTIC INDUCED MICROBIAL CELL DEATH

Objective: The aim of the present study was to isolate and characterize C-glycosyl flavone from Urgenia. indica bulb and to evaluate its effect on microbial cell growth.Methods: Methanolic extract of U. indica bulb was prepared using Soxhlation. Isolation was performed using silica gel column chromatography, and characterization was done based on IR, NMR and mass spectral data. The effect of C-glycosyl flavone was evaluated on microbial growth inhibition C-glycosyl flavone in terms of cytotoxicity, cell membrane damage, and cell death.Results: The results indicates that O-glycosyl flavanone (5,41-di hydroxyl-31-methoxy-7-O-[(α-L-rhamnosyl-(1[11]1-6[11])-β-D-glucopyranosyl)] flavanone), O-glycosyl flavone (5,41-dihydroxy-31-methoxy-7-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl flavone) and C-glycosyl flavone (5,7-dihydroxy-2-[41-hydroxy-31-(methoxymethyl) phenyl]-6-C-β-glucopyranosyl flavones) showed significantly sensitivity against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Rhizopus oryzae and Aspergillus niger. Synergism of C-glycosyl flavone on antibacterial activity of ciprofloxacin with the FIC index of 0.3 against S. aureus and 0.5 against B. subtilis. Antifungal activity of clotrimazole with the FIC index 0.3 against R. oryzae and 0.48 against A. niger. C-glycosyl flavone increased the ciprofloxacin-induced cytotoxicity from 63 to 91% against S. aureus and 56 to 89% against B. subtilis, whereas clotrimazole is induced cytotoxicity from 36 to 49% against R. oryzae and 23 to 41% against A. niger. C-glycosyl flavone increased the ciprofloxacin-induced cell death in S. aureus and B. subtilis and clotrimazole induced cell death in R. oryzae and A. niger as evident by propidium iodide staining, Tunel positive cells, and cytoplasmic membrane damage.Conclusion: The present investigation provides scientific and rationalism for the folkloric use of U. indica as an antimicrobial agent.Keywords: Antimicrobial, Synergism, Cytotoxicity, Cytoplasmic membrane damage and cell deathÂ

High‐speed, high‐resolution methodology for portable universal radar target‐echo simulator

In this paper, digital parallelization and fractional delay-based novel methods are proposed for the realization of high bandwidth, high-resolution Ku-band radar target simulator with 2.5 GHz intermediate frequency. High bandwidth waveform from radar is sampled by high-speed Analog to Digital Converter, and samples are parallelized in Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) to work at the nominal clock frequency. In Digital RF Memory-based target simulator, for finer range resolution, the FPGA clock frequency needs to be increased, which leads to increased system design complexity. The finer range resolution is accomplished without altering the system clock frequency using variable fractional delay filters and the digital parallelization methodology is proposed in this paper. The maximum target range that can be simulated is 20 km. As a result, memory requirements, computational complexity, and power dissipation are reduced. Finally, simulation and implementation results are presented. © 2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC

Bridging the gap between ab initio simulations and experiments through EIS

We have developed an analytical solution to compute the impedance spectra using ab initio parameters such as total Gibbs free energy change for the electron transfer reaction, reorganization energy, activation energy, and occupied energy levels in the electrode. The impedance model is developed to relate DFT computed parameters to experiments using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) using the analytical solution of the Marcus-Hush-Chidsey (MHC) reaction rate theory developed by Zeng et al. (Y. Zeng, R.B. Smith, P. Bai, M.Z. Bazant, “Simple formula for Marcus–Hush–Chidsey kinetics”, J. Electroanal. Chem. 735 (2014) 77–83.). Next, we compare the reaction rates computed by Butler-Volmer and MHC theory and impedance responses using the two reaction models. Finally, we provide a few analytical predictions of our analytical model using the MHC theory

Scaling Implicit Bias Analysis across Transformer-Based Language Models through Embedding Association Test and Prompt Engineering

In the evolving field of machine learning, deploying fair and transparent models remains a formidable challenge. This study builds on earlier research, demonstrating that neural architectures exhibit inherent biases by analyzing a broad spectrum of transformer-based language models from base to x-large configurations. This article investigates movie reviews for genre-based bias, which leverages the Word Embedding Association Test (WEAT), revealing that scaling models up tends to mitigate bias, with larger models showing up to a 29% reduction in prejudice. Alternatively, this study also underscores the effectiveness of prompt-based learning, a facet of prompt engineering, as a practical approach to bias mitigation, as this technique reduces genre bias in reviews by more than 37% on average. This suggests that the refinement of development practices should include the strategic use of prompts in shaping model outputs, highlighting the crucial role of ethical AI integration to weave fairness seamlessly into the core functionality of transformer models. Despite the basic nature of the prompts employed in this research, this highlights the possibility of embracing structured prompt engineering to create AI systems that are ethical, equitable, and more responsible for their actions

Effect of Spacing and Biofertilizer on Yield and Economic of Black Gram (Vigna mungo L.)

A field experiment was carried out during zaid season of 2021 at crop research farm of SHUATS, Prayagraj to study about the Effect of Spacing and Biofertilizer on growth and yield of Black gram (Vigna mungo L.) The experiment was laid out in randomized block design by keeping three spacing levels, i.e. S - (20 x 10 cm), S2 – (25 x 10 cm) and S3 – (30 x 10 cm) and Biofertilizers i.e. PSB and Rhizobium and which was replicated three. Results revealed that spacing of 30 x 10 cm + Rhizobium , PSB  recorded significantly higher in plant height (43.88 cm), number of branches per plant  (6.81),  number of nodules per plant (25.84), number of pods per plant (37.30), number of seeds per pod (7.51) test weight (37.73 g), grain yield (836 kg/ha) and stover yield (2144 kg/ha) and plant dry weight (6.77 g/plant), crop growth rate results are  showed in 20 x 10 cm + Rhizobium + PSB. However, net returns (54550.00 INR/ha) and B:C ratio (2.62) was also obtained with the application of spacing 30 x 10 cm + Rhizobium + PSB. Therefore I concluded that spacing of 30 cm x 10 cm + Rhizobium + PSB was produced more grains (836 kg/ha) and economic effect (2.62)