HEP Outreach, Inreach, and Web 2.0

I report on current usage of multimedia and social networking "Web 2.0" tools for Education and Outreach in high-energy physics, and discuss their potential for internal communication within large worldwide collaborations, such as those of the LHC. Following a brief description of the history of Web 2.0 development, I present a survey of the most popular sites and describe their usage in HEP to disseminate information to students and the general public. I then discuss the potential of certain specific tools, such as document and multimedia sharing sites, for boosting the speed and effectiveness of information exchange within the collaborations. I conclude with a brief discussion of the successes and failures of these tools, and make suggestions for improved usage in the future.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/90828/1/1742-6596_331_8_082003.pd

A Study of Adenosine Deaminase Level in Patients with Pleural Effusion

"Introduction: Pleural fluid is an abnormal collection of fluid in the pleural cavity. Tuberculosis is a major health problem in India and globally and it is a second most common cause of death from infectious diseases. Present study is to find out the role of Adenosine Deaminase level and its diagnostic utility in patients with pleural effusion. Methods: This study includes 100 patients admitted in SCL General hospital and VS General Hospital Ahmedabad from September 2012 to July 2014 which was diagnosed as having pleural effusion. Result: Pleural fluid ADA level of the study group ranged from 51 -145 IU/L with a mean of 76.38+- 21.33IU/L and (P value of < 0.0001) was statistically significant. Sensitivity and Specificity of the test was found 95% and 100% respectively. Conclusion: All patients with TB pleural effusion had elevated ADA levels in pleural fluid. In this study there was a statistical significant association P value (<0.0001) of ADA levels. This pleural fluid ADA estimation seems to have the potential for being one of the reliable tests for the diagnosis of TB pleural effusion which is adequately sensitive and specific and easy to perform. " [Natl J Community Med 2016; 7(1.000): 41-43