E-Hospital Management & Hospital Information System – Use of IOT

To operate successfully and efficiently, a healthcare institution needs high-quality data and information management. To say that many companies, organizations, or government agencies are critically dependent on the use of database systems for their success, especially in hospitals, would be an understatement. This work aims to develop an improved hospital information management system using an activity-based approach. This study presents an effective hospital information management system that can be used to handle patient information and its administration. This aims to solve the issues that the current hospital information system has with inappropriate data retention, erroneous reports, and time wastage when storing, processing, and retrieving information to increase the overall effectiveness of the medical facility. Express.JS, Mongo DB, React.JS, and Node.JS were used to create the system. The technology offers a crucial storage and retrieval platform for information in hospitals. Many tests have been carried on, and they are attached and discussed in the document

Habitat Selection in Dung Beetles (Family Scrabaeidae; Subfamily Scarabaeinae) in the Wasgomuwa National Park

A study was carried out to investigate habitat selection of dung beetles in terms of bothhabitat and dung types. The present study was considered necessary as information on theecology of dung beetles in the dry zone of Sri Lanka is lacking. A total of 125 pitfall trapswere set in five habitat types (dry-mixed evergreen forest, riverine forest, stream/river banks,scrubland and grassland) and using five types of mammalian dung (leopard, ungulate,elephant, bear and buffalo) as baits. The pitfall traps were laid in the morning and kept openfor 24 hrs. A two-way ANOVA was conducted to discern significant differences betweenspecies richness and abundance of dung beetles across habitats and dung types.A total of 455 individuals belonging to 22 species and 7 genera were recorded from the pitfalltraps. This included one endemic species. Significant differences in species richness wasapparent (P<0.05;F=3.34) between the different habitat types with the highest number ofspecies of dung beetles in the riverine habitat (20 species) and the lowest in stream/river bankhabitats (8 species). No significant differences were recorded with respect to abundanceacross the habitat types. However there was a trend that, from among the five habitats, thestream/river banks showed highest abundance whilst the scrubland had the lowest abundance.Considering preferences of dung types, significant differences were apparent for both speciesrichness (P<0.05; F=4.09) and abundance (P<0.05; F= 0.02). The highest species richnesswas supported by leopard dung (19 species) whilst the lowest number of species (11 speciesin each) was observed in both bear and ungulate dung. Highest abundance of dung beetleswas on bear dung whilst the lowest was on ungulate dung. Moreover some species wererestricted only to a few habitats or dung types (Onthophagus cervus only in riverine habitatand Onthophagus quedentatus only in buffalo dung).This study has for the first time revealed habitat and dung preferences among dung beetles inthe dry zone Sri Lanka. Such information would be essential for the maintenance of a healthypopulation of dung beetles, which in turn would benefit natural ecosystems because of theirinvaluable ecological services.

Cloning a new cytochrome P450 isoform (CYP356A1) from oyster Crassostrea gigas

Author Posting. © Elsevier B.V., 2008. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of Elsevier B.V. for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Marine Environmental Research 66 (2008): 15-18, doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2008.02.010.We have cloned the full-length cDNA of the first member of a new cytochrome P450 (CYP) family from the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas. This new CYP gene was obtained based on an initial 331 bp fragment previously identified among the list of the differentially expressed genes in oysters exposed to untreated domestic sewage. The full-length CYP has an open reading frame of 1500 bp and based on its deduced aminoacid sequence was classified as a member of a new subfamily, CYP356A1. A phylogenetic analysis showed that CYP356A1 is closely related to members of the CYP17 and CYP1 subfamilies. Semiquantitative RT-PCR was performed to analyze the CYP356A1 expression in different tissues of the oyster (digestive gland, gill, mantle and adductor muscle). Results showed slightly higher CYP356A1 expression in digestive gland and mantle, than the other tissues, indicating a possible role of the CYP356A1 in the xenobiotic biotransformation and/or steroid metabolism.This work was supported by CNPq-Universal to ACDB. ACDB is recipient of Productivity Fellowship from CNPq

Match internal load in youth elite soccer players is period, playing position and intermittent running capacity dependent

Aims: The aims of this study were: i) to verify whether player internal load (PIL) monitored via heart rate (HR) varies with game-time and playing position; ii) whether intermittent running capacity (IRC) is related to the maintenance of within-match PIL in elite youth (U-15) soccer players. Method: Twenty-one elite soccer players (14±0.5 yrs, 172±7 cm, 63±6 kg) had their heart rate monitored (beats/min) in five matches and were tested twice for IRC (Yo-YoIR2, distance [m]) over a seven-week competitive season. Percentage of maximal heart rate (%HRmax) and time spent (TS%) in five zones (Z1[96%]) were our PIL indexes. Data from three complete games in the same position of each player were analyzed and matches halves, time intervals (T1 to T6), and playing positions (fullbacks, central defenders and forwards [N=5 each], midfielders [N=6]) were compared, and the relationship between IRC and within-match PIL was determined. Results: PIL was higher in 1st (86±3%) than in the 2nd half (84±4%; p<.001). The 2nd half had more TS% in Z1 and Z2 (p<.05). PIL in T4 was the lowest (p<.01), and in T6, it was lower than T1 and T2 (p<.01). Fullbacks and midfielders showed higher PIL and higher TS% in Z4 (p<.05) than the other positional roles. The average IRC correlated with PIL in T6 (r=.56, p<.01) only. Conclusion: In conclusion, the internal load in elite youth (U-15) soccer players varies with game-time and playing position; and their IRC is related to the maintenance of within-match PIL

Causas de extracción dental en un centro de salud de la sierra de Zongolica

Introduction: the extraction of dental organs is one of the procedures that is most frequently performed in a dentistry office, several factors influence this to happen, it has been shown that tooth decay and periodontal diseases are the main causes of tooth loss. The procedure consists of separating the dental alveolus joint, which is made up of the gum, bone, tooth and periodontium, tearing the periodontium in its entirety. Objective: determine the causes of extraction of dental organs in the Dentistry service of a Health Center of the Sierra de Zongolica, in the period January 2015 to December 2019. Methodological strategies: descriptive and cross-sectional quantitative study, which included the extractions of dental organs that were carried out by the Dentistry service in a Health Center of the Sierra de Zongolica that belongs to the municipality of Astacinga. Results. 599 extractions were performed, 236 primary and 363 permanent in 483 users of which 305 were women, which represented 63.1%. Discussion: oral health as an integral part of general health is still far away, curative activity continues to be prioritized in the place of preventive activities, in the results it can be observed that people arrive late to a dental consultation with the diagnosis of retained tooth root. Conclusion: the first lower molars in the permanent dentition were the most affected while the upper anterior central incisors in the primary organs.Introducción: la extracción de órganos dentarios es uno de los procedimientos que se realiza con mayor frecuencia en un consultorio de Odontología, varios factores influyen en que esto suceda, se ha demostrado que la caries dental y enfermedades periodontales son las principales causas de pérdida de dientes. El procedimiento consiste en separar la articulación alveolo dentaria que está formada por encía, hueso, diente y periodonto desgarrando el periodonto en su totalidad. Objetivo: determinar las causas de extracción de órganos dentales en el servicio de Odontología de un Centro de Salud de la Sierra de Zongolica, en el periodo enero 2015 diciembre 2019. Estrategias metodológicas: estudio cuantitativo descriptivo y trasversal, que incluyó las extracciones de órganos dentales que se realizaron por el servicio de Odontología en un Centro de Salud de la Sierra de Zongolica que pertenece al municipio de Astacinga. Resultados: se realizaron 599 extracciones, 236 primarios y 363 permanentes en 483 usuarios de las que 305 fueron mujeres lo que representó el 63.1%. Discusión: la salud bucal como parte integral de la salud general aún se encuentra lejos, se sigue priorizando la actividad curativa en lugar de actividades preventivas, en los resultados se puede observar que las personas llegan tardíamente a consulta odontológica con el diagnóstico de raíz dental retenida. Conclusión: los primeros molares inferiores en la dentición permanente fueron los más afectado mientras que los incisivos centrales anteriores superiores en los órganos primarios