816 research outputs found
A Review on Impact Analysis of Accident Using AI
In recent years, road collisions have become a global problem and have been classified as the 10th leading cause of death in the world. Due to the large number of road losses consistently, it has become a major problem in Bangladesh. It is totally unacceptable and sad to allow a citizen to kill in a road accident. The purpose is to show you how to extract logical data from a raw database and visualize it. The results show that hourly planning, day-to-day intelligence, lunar intelligence and year-round planning allow you to look at how road accidents change over time. Two types of road accidents have oc-curred in particular, and data analysis of road accidents have led to conclusions that will help reduce the number of accidents
Task irrelevant external cues can influence language selection in voluntary object naming: evidence from Hindi-English bilinguals
We examined if external cues such as other agents’ actions can influence the choice of language
during voluntary and cued object naming in bilinguals in three experiments. Hindi–
English bilinguals first saw a cartoon waving at a color patch. They were then asked to either
name a picture in the language of their choice (voluntary block) or to name in the instructed
language (cued block). The colors waved at by the cartoon were also the colors used as language
cues (Hindi or English). We compared the influence of the cartoon’s choice of color
on naming when speakers had to indicate their choice explicitly before naming (Experiment
1) as opposed to when they named directly on seeing the pictures (Experiment 2 and 3).
Results showed that participants chose the language indicated by the cartoon greater number
of times (Experiment 1 and 3). Speakers also switched significantly to the language
primed by the cartoon greater number of times (Experiment 1 and 2). These results suggest
that choices leading to voluntary action, as in the case of object naming can be influenced
significantly by external non-linguistic cues. Importantly, these symbolic influences can work
even when other agents are merely indicating their choices and are not interlocutors in bilingual
communicatio
MEDA- AN IMPORTANT MEMBER OF ASTAVARGA IS SUFFERING FROM IDENTIFICATION AND STANDARDIZATION
Meda is one of the most important plants included in Astavarga. This plant is used in variety of Ayurvedic formulations such as Cyavanprasa. Dried underground parts (rhizomes) of this plant are used for medicinal purpose. This plant is claimed to possess rejuvenating, health promoting, immune system strengthening, anti-oxidant and cell regenerating properties. Also claimed to promote body fat, healing fractures, control fever, abdominal thirst, diabetic condition, seminal weakness, and as a cure for Vata, Pitta and Rakta dosa. The demand of this herb is increasing day by day but due to scarcity of this plant in wild, unaware about authentic botanical source, non-existing cultivation practices there is widespread problem of adulteration or substitution with other plants. The poor quality of raw material affect the quality of end product formed. So by taking into account the above situation this systematic review/ metadata analysis has conducted to find out adulteration in Meda
BECOMING MEN: SOUTH ASIAN UNACCOMPANIED MINORS’ TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD IN GREECE
Background: The influx of irregular migrants in Greece in 2015-2016 brought rising numbers of unaccompanied minors (UAMs), or children traveling without adult family members. In Greece, accommodation facilities for children aim to protect UAMs from exploitation. However, since most UAMs are older adolescent males, they are only eligible for these accommodation facilities for short periods. This study examines the role played by accommodation facilities in male UAMs’ transition to adulthood in Greece.
Methods: Forty-four migrant youth who arrived in Greece as UAMs and were 18-21 years old at the time of the study were recruited for in-depth interviews. A trajectory approach was utilized to capture how UAMs’ journeys coincided with their development as adolescents. Life history calendars were constructed alongside in-depth interviews to understand changes in living situations along youths’ trajectories. Interviews were analyzed thematically.
Findings: UAMs who entered Greece through the islands were typically placed in specialized accommodation facilities without understanding why there were held there and for how long. UAMs who entered Greece through its land borders were often homeless and had to advocate for their placement in shelters. Among the latter group, younger UAMs were deemed more vulnerable and prioritized for shelter, whereas who were 17 years and some months old often aged out of eligibility before they could be placed. Among those who were placed in shelters, UAMs who perceived NGO staff to be supportive tended to have future plans that involved social and economic participation in Greece, whereas those who deemed NGO staff to be unsupportive intended to leave Greece, even if it mean giving up asylee status to become irregular migrants again.
Conclusion: The brief time that UAMs were placed in accommodation facilities significantly shaped their experiences in adulthood. For those who were placed in shelters, the perceived supportiveness of NGO staff enabled youth to move out of marginalized, exploitative underground economies and participate in Greek society. Youth who were not placed in accommodation facilities remained dependent on underground economies for survival, while youth who were placed but felt that staff weren’t supportive intended to pursue onwards migration and possibly return to underground economies
The association of anthropometric measures and osteoarthritis knee in non‐obese subjects: a cross sectional study
OBJECTIVE: Body mass index (BMI) and knee osteoarthritis have a strong association, but other anthropometric measures lack such associations. To date, no study has evaluated non-obese knee osteoarthritis to negate the systemic and metabolic effects of obesity. This study examines the validity of the contention that BMI and other anthropometric measures have a significant relationship with knee osteoarthritis. METHODS: In total, 180 subjects with a diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis were recruited and classified according to Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grades. Body mass index, mid-upper arm circumference, waist-hip ratio and triceps-skinfold thickness were recorded by standard procedures. Osteoarthritis outcome scores (WOMAC) were evaluated. RESULTS: (1) In both genders, the BMI was significantly higher for KL grade 4 than for grade 2; triceps-skinfold thickness was positively correlated with the joint space width of the tibial medial compartment. (2) In males, triceps-skinfold thickness significantly increased as the KL grades moved from 2 to 4; the significantly higher BMI found in varus aligned knees was positively correlated with WOMAC scores. (3) In females, the waist-hip ratio was significantly higher for KL grade 4 than for grade 2; a significant correlation was found between BMI and WOMAC scores. The waist-hip ratio was significantly associated with varus aligned knees and it positively correlated with WOMAC scores and with the joint space width of the tibial medial compartment. The mid-upper arm circumference demonstrated no correlation with knee osteoarthritis. CONCLUS'ON: This study validates the contention that BMI and other anthropometric measures have a significant association with knee osteoarthritis. Contrary to common belief, the triceps-skinfold thickness (peripheral fat) in males and the waist-hip ratio (central fat) in females were more strongly associated with knee osteoarthritis than BMI
Advances in Rapid Detection and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests: A Review
The rise of antibiotic resistance is an emerging problem of the millennium. Clinical microbiology plays an important role in combating the problem by facilitating diagnostics and therapeutics thus managing infection in patients. Diagnostic failures are a major limiting factor during bacterial infection that causes inappropriate use of antibiotics, delay in start up of treatment and decrease in the survival rate during septic conditions. Thus rapid and reliable detection is highly relevant during such bacterial infections and also at the time of disease outbreak as many such pathogens can be used as biothreat agents or bioweapons affecting human health and posing risk to national security. This review highlights the importance of various methods for fast pathogen detection and antimicrobial susceptibility determination. These methods have the potential to provide very precise and rapid ways for bacterial screening and identifying the correct antibiotics to cure infectio
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