Smart Aquaponics with Integration of AI and IoT for Yield Enhancement through Real-Time Monitoring and Decision Support

Technological advancements have become the key factor for major changes and upgradations in numerous industries and domain. Agriculture is no exception, technology stacks like IoT and AI are being integrated into agriculture up to a large extent starting from best crop prediction to crop health analysis, nutrient analysis to yield prediction. The intervention of technology is even more prominent in various smart agriculture methods including aquaponics, hydroponics, etc. Aquaponics is a sustainable method of agriculture, that combines aquaculture (fish farming) with hydroponics. This innovative system allows for the cultivation of fish and plants simultaneously, enabling a symbiotic relationship that enhances nutrient recycling. To lead the way for smart aquaponics, as technology continues to advance, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) holds immense potential for transforming traditional aquaponics into smart aquaponics. By harnessing real-time monitoring and decision support, AI and IoT can revolutionize various aspects of aquaponics that includes a major paradigm shift in agriculture, promising increased productivity, reduced resource usage, and improved environmental conservation. This article explores the transformative potential of leveraging AI and IoT technologies in aquaponics systems for yield enhancement, sustainability, and overall efficiency

Case report of vulval/labial leiomyoma - A rare pathological entity

Leiomyomas are benign smooth muscle tumors. They can develop anywhere in the body, but the most common site is the uterinemyometrium. The vulval leiomyomas are rare in occurrence and are uncommon. We report a case of a 33-year-old woman whopresented with a painless vulval mass for 3 years. The histopathological examination following its surgical removal was indicativeof leiomyoma which was positive for smooth muscle actin

Study of crop yield distributions and crop insurance

Thesis (M. Eng. in Logistics)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2006.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 52-53).Agriculture is a business fraught with risk. Crop production depends on climatic, geographical, biological, political, and economic factors, which introduce risks that are quantifiable given the appropriate mathematical and statistical methodologies. Accurate information about the nature of historical crop yields is an important modeling input that helps farmers, agribusinesses, and governmental bodies in managing risk and establishing the proper policies for such things as crop insurance. Explicitly or implicitly, nearly all farm decisions relate in some way to the expectation of crop yield. Historically, crop yields are assumed to be normally distributed for a statistical population and for a sample within a crop year. This thesis examines the assumption of normality of crop yields using data collected from India involving sugarcane and soybeans. The null hypothesis (crop yields are normally distributed) was tested using the Lilliefors method combined with intensive qualitative analysis of the data. Results show that in all cases considered in this thesis, crop yields are not normally distributed.(cont.) This result has important implications for managing risk involving sugarcane and soybeans grown in India. The last section of this thesis examines the impact of crop yield non normality on various insurance programs, which typically assume that all crop yields are normally distributed and that the probability of crop failure can be calculated given available data.by Narsi Reddy Gayam.M.Eng.in Logistic

Massive Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Following LAMS (Lumen-Apposing Metal Stent) Placement

Pancreatic pseudocyst is a common complication of pancreatitis. Pseudocysts may require decompression when they become painful, infected, or start compressing surrounding organs. Decompression is achieved by endoscopic cystogastrostomy. Recently, the use of lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS) for cystogastrostomy has gained popularity due to ease of use and high technical success. LAMS has a wider lumen, which allows for direct endoscopic necrosectomy in the cases of walled-off necrosis. Our patient is a 30-year-old male who presented with massive hematemesis and dizziness. He had a history of chronic alcohol-induced pancreatitis. Three weeks before the presentation, he underwent a cystogastrostomy with LAMS placement to treat a 10-cm walled-off necrosis. Urgent computed tomography (CT) scan did not reveal any acute finding suggestive of bleeding. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed blood protruding from the LAMS with a large clot formation. Attempts to stop bleeding were unsuccessful. He underwent CT angiography of the abdomen. CT angiography showed a bleeding pseudoaneurysm (PA) believed to be a complication of the LAMS. Subsequently, multiple coils were placed in the splenic artery near the PA. The patient continued to improve without a further drop in hemoglobin and was eventually discharged. PA formation and subsequent rupture is a rare delayed complication of LAMS. It may lead to massive gastrointestinal bleeding with a high mortality rate. Diagnostic delays have resulted in increased mortality by 60%. In this article, we present a case of massive gastrointestinal bleeding due to a ruptured splenic artery PA presenting as a delayed complication of LAMS

Direct-Acting Antivirals in Chronic Hepatitis C Infection with Liver Cirrhosis

Chronic hepatitis C infection is a common cause of liver morbidity and mortality across the world, in part due to complications including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The advent of Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy has the potential to change the outcome of HCV infection in the vast majority of patients. Unfortunately, the chronic nature of HCV infection means that many patients requiring direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy have already developed compensated cirrhosis. This chapter reviews the importance of DAAs in the treatment of HCV infection, particularly in patients with existing compensated cirrhosis. Both efficacy and safety are discussed as essential endpoints of DAA therapy. Decompensated cirrhosis, treatment failures, vitamin-D deficiency, HIV co-infection, and ethnic differences in the context of treatment response are also discussed in this chapter

Nature Quotes

Recent days an increasing number of mobile applications and its uploading of photos/images shows that normal in every mobile application, so here is the latest idea we come up with an image/photo uploading with some quotation display on top of the image/photo from the selection of predefined feature quote data bank, and also we can add some user defined inspirational quotes to data bank for further usage and this will be like displaying of photos in slide show manner based on user setup. In this paper, we present an automatic approach that first aligns the photos and displays to the user based on random manner and this will also set up the display of quote and background sequentially, randomly, or fixed on certain one they selected. A user interactive application that can process addition or modification to the feature data bank like photos uploading and quotes changing. Also user can set the speed limit to the slide show to display background and its feature quote and this we are developing with both the versions of android and IOS environments

Liver Assist Devices for Liver Failure

Historically, mortality rates for liver failure have been high, regardless of the type. With new advancements in liver transplantation (LTx), 1-year survival rates have improved up to 95% in most recent estimates. While some patients may live past the critical period, the majority of patients do not survive the interval period for awaiting LTx or liver regeneration. The function of the liver to detoxify and correct several biochemical parameters has been achieved to some extent through artificial liver support technology, although constant innovations are still being developed for the most optimal liver support device. The complex function of the liver makes it challenging since it does not only detoxify toxic by-products but also participates in numerous other synthetic and metabolic functions of the body. Liver support systems are divided into an artificial liver assist device (ALD) and a bioartificial liver assist device (BLD). ALDs include molecular adsorbent recirculating system (MARS), Prometheus, single-pass albumin dialysis, and selective plasma filtration therapy. These devices work as a blood purification system of the liver. On the other hand, BLD has hepatic cell lines incorporated in its equipment, which aims to function as a complex biological liver system providing support to its biochemical processes. Several clinical and randomized trials have conflicting results on the survival of the patients with acute liver failure (ALF), and the ideal liver support system still seems a far-off goal

Atypical polypoid adenomyoma with extensive morular metaplasia - Case report

Atypical polypoid adenomyoma (APA) is a rare and benign endometrial polypoid lesion. APA was found in a 38-year-old woman who presented with excessive vaginal bleeding. Histopathological examination of the polyp was consistent with “APA” with extensive morular metaplasia. Immunohistochemical marker CD10 was done to establish the diagnosis of morular metaplasia. Morular metaplasia is dissimilar to squamous metaplasia. It is sometimes misreported as adenosquamous carcinoma. This case illustrates the significance of morular metaplasia as a differential diagnosis