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The Status of Women in Poomani’s Novel ‘Piragu’
Women are the torchbearers who uplift the family and are the guiding stars of society in the world. The path that these women traverse is rough, because the distinction between male and female, which does not exist in any other species, has grown abundantly in the human race. In today's society, it is considered progressive thinking to eliminate the gender differences that have been created in the present, remove the restrictions implemented on women who have been enslaved for a long time, give them priority, and give them a voice for themselves. This idea is deeply rooted today, widely spoken, and gaining significant importance. It is no overstatement to say that this thought arose out of the need of the hour. Novelists, no matter how famous and highly educated they may be, tend to write in accumulation without clear thinking or proper interpretation only when writing about the status of women. The superiority or inferiority of women is a finite concept, and women are advancing in many fields today. But at the same time, it is a fact that in many families, women are subjected to various forms of harassment and continue to face many incidents of harassment as women are not educated in society. As such, the purpose of this article is to find out how the women found in Poomani's novels in spite of their travel in many dimensions, the background of their life style is depressing, as they face many tragedies on a daily basis in order to set up their lives properly
A Comparative Study of Intrathecal Dexmedetomidine and Clonidine as an Adjuvant to Intrathecal Bupivacaine in Elective Lower Limb Surgeries
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Uncontrolled postoperative pain may produce a range of detrimental acute and chronic effects. Spinal anaesthesia provided by bupivacaine may be too short for providing postoperative analgesia. This study is conducted to evaluate the efficacy of intrathecal dexmedetomidine and intrathecal clonidine as an adjuvant to hyperbaric bupivacaine with regards to the onset and duration of sensory and motor blockade, as well as postoperative analgesia and adverse effects.
METHODOLOGY:
Ninety patients aged 20-60 years were randomly divided into three groups each group consisting of 30 patients of either sex belonging to ASA class I and II posted for elective lower limb surgeries were given spinal anaesthesia using bupivacaine 0.5%, hyperbaric15mg with either normal saline 0.5 ml (group B) or 50 μg of preservative free clonidine (group C) or 5μg of preservative free dexmedetomidine (group D).Total volume of the injected solution was 3.5ml in all three groups.
Assessment of the sensory and motor blockade were done at the end of each minute till the maximum level achieved. Measurement of blood pressure, pulse rate, respiratory rate and arterial oxygen saturation were obtained.
Postoperatively the patients were observed for the duration of analgesia, time taken for complete regression of sensory blockade to S1 and time taken for complete recovery of motor power.
RESULTS:
Our results showed a statistically highly significant prolongation of sensory and motor blockade, time taken for sensory regression by two segments and postoperative analgesia in the dexmedetomidine and clonidine group compared to the control group. In dexmedetomidine group seven out of thirty patients, in clonidine group seven out of thirty patients and in control group two out of thirty patients developed hypotension. In dexmedetomidine group five out of thirty patients, in clonidine group four out of thirty patients and in control group one out of thirty patients developed bradycardia.
INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSION:
Hence, it is concluded from our study that dexmedetomidine in the dose of 5 μg or clonidine in the dose of 50 μg when added to the bupivacaine 0.5% hyperbaric prolongs the duration of sensory and motor blockade, time taken for sensory regression by two segments and duration of post-operative analgesia
Psychology Aspects in the Chapter Friendship in Naaladiyar’s poem
Behaviour varies from human to human. A man or any other living being are judged based on behaviour. In that sense, literature is an explanation of human behaviour and their character. Literary works psychologically teaches us about how to make good friendship and whom to reject and accept. This article explores the psychological aspects in the chapter Friendship of Naaladiyar’s poem
Binge Eating Pattern Among School Students
Binge eating disorder is when a person eats an excessive amount of food, losing control over what and how much is eaten, followed by feelings of guilt, shame or disgust. Factors like stress, food restriction, presence of palatable foods and environmental conditioning may also lead to binge in individuals. Early assessment and more extensive and suitable treatment may prevent more severe disorders. The main aim of this survey was to analyze binge-eating patterns among school students.Questionnaire was prepared and administered to 102 participants through a survey planet – an online survey. The study participants were people of age between 13-17. Data was collected from the link and was represented in the pie chart form. 31.2% binge eat more than 3 times a day, 32.3% binge eat more than 5 times a day, 19.4% binge eat more than 7 times a day. Stress, depression, negative feelings are some of the reasons, which influences binge eating, which is very common among school students. 48% consume more than normal level of calorie a day, 37.8% consume normal level of calorie, 13.3% consume less than normal level of calorie per day. Consumption of spicy food and junk food is also related to binge eating. Individuals with binge eating disorder experience impaired functioning in both social life and at home. From the survey, it was evident that binge eating is common among school students as the majority (32.3%) of them eat more than 5 times a day for which depression and hunger is the major cause
A decentralized paradigm for resource-aware computing in wireless Ad hoc networks
A key factor limiting the democratisation of networked systems is the lack of trust, particularly in the wake of data-intensive applications that work on sensitive and private data, which requires providing strong network security guarantees via encryption and authentication algorithms, as well as rethinking algorithms to compute on the network peripheries without moving data. In many security and privacy-critical domains such as Home Automation IoT networks, AUV networks etc., the existence of a centralized privileged node leads to a vulnerability for leakage of sensitive information. In this paper, we have proposed a decentralized networking architecture that adopts collaborative processing techniques and operates within the tradeoff between network security and performance. We have investigated the design and sustainability of autonomous decentralized systems and evaluated the efficiency of the proposed scheme with the help of extensive simulation tools
Knowledge, Attitude And Perception Of Ropivacaine Usage In Prosthodontics
Introduction
The success of a minor oral procedure relies on the efficiency of the local anaesthetic and the dexterity of
the operator. Local anaesthetic with an extended duration of action, good analgesia, and negligible
toxicity is an optimal choice. A common standard option is 2% lignocaine hydrochloride with adrenaline
(1:80,000). However, lignocaine is not recommended for long procedures or in patients with
cardiovascular compromise.Various clinical trials have suggested other options, one of which is
ropivacaine.The aim of the survey was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of ropivacaine in
prosthodontics.
Materials and methods
An online questionnaire based cross-sectional study was conducted during 1st July to 12th July 2021,
among undergraduate and postgraduate dental students of Saveetha Dental College. An online
questionnaire survey which consisted of 17 questions, was circulated among the dental practitioners
(n=100) within the city based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study and the response was
subjected to analysis.
Results
According to the survey 88.89% of the participants are aware that Ropivacaine falls under long acting
amide link. According to the survey 55% of the participants think lidocaine is the most commonly used
Local anaesthesia followed by ropivacaine 35%. About 92 % of the participants think Ropivacaine is
better than bupivacaine due to its less lipophilic and have a significantly higher threshold CNS toxicity.
According to the survey 85% of the participants think 14 minutes is the half life of ropivacaine followed
by 2mins, 10mins, 4mins. Ropivacaine can be used in long prosthodontics procedures like FPD.
According to the survey 58% know the commercial name of ropivacaine whereas 31% don’t know the
commercial name.
Conclusion: Within the limitations of the study, the participants are aware of ropivacaine.Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences,
Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Universit
Fruits And Vegetables Consumption Among Dental Students in Private Dental Colleges
The objective of this study was to assess the consumption of fruits and vegetables among dental
students. This is a cross sectional questionnaire survey conducted among dental students in various
private dental colleges. A convenience sampling method was used for the study. A total of
107students have responded to the survey. Participants have been randomly enrolled in the online
survey through a survey planet. A validated questionnaire consists of 20 closed ended and yes/ no
questions distributed to assess their consumption of fruits and vegetables in their regular life. The
responses have been taken and were analysed. The results were expressed as pie charts. 93.4% of the
participants said yes to liking for having fruits and 6.6% of them said no . The study concluded that
there is an optimum consumption of the fruits by the dental students and they were aware of the
benefits of including fruits in their diet
Awareness about inhalation general anaesthetics among dental students
Introduction: General anesthesia is a state of medically induced coma or unconsciousness. General
anaesthetics are drugs that render a patient unresponsive and unconscious, so that the patient is
unaware of surgery and does not move or feel pain while it's being carried out. The anaesthetic agent
is administered through an intravenous line or the anaesthetic agent may be inhaled through a
breathing mask or tube. Inhalation anesthetics are also known to be found in two forms, gaseous
anesthetics and the volatile anaesthetics. The volatile anesthetics are liquids at room temperature and
need vapourizers to make it suitable for the inhalation purposes.
Aim:The present study aimed to assess the knowledge and awareness on inhalation anaesthesia
among dental students.
Materials and Methods: The present study is an online based survey conducted among the dental
students.The participants were from 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th years of BDS. Questionnaires were
prepared and distributed among dental students through an online link from the survey planet.
Results and Discussion: About 62% of the students were well aware of inhalation general
anaesthesia. 55% of the students were aware of nitrous oxide as inhalation general anesthetics. From
the results of the survey it is clear that most of the dental students were well aware of inhalation
general anaesthesia and also had proper knowledge about its complications
Interaction of amino acids with glycyl-glycine transport in the mammalian intestine
In order to investigate a possible interaction between free amino acids and dipeptides during their mucosal uptake in man and monkey, perfusion studies in vivo and uptake studiesin vitro using labelled and non-labelled dipeptides and amino acids have been carried out. In contrast to the observations of other workers, inhibition of glycyl-glycine uptake was observed with free leucine and methioninc but not with glycine, proline, hydroxyproline or alanine. Leucine and methionine caused inhibition of cytosol glycyl-glycine hydrolase activity, while glycine had no effect. The dipeptide uptake and dipeptide hydrolysis by cytosol enzyme was competitively inhibited by leucine. Although brush border glycyl-glycine hydrolase was also inhibited by leucine, the inhibition was noncompetitive. These data indicate that a few free amino acids can interact with dipeptides during uptake. This interaction might occur either at the transport step or at the stage of intracellular dipeptide hydrolysis
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