Implementation of Raspberry Pi Based Inteli Glove for Gesture to Voice Translation with Location Intimation for Deaf and Blind People

Communication plays an important role for human beings. Communication is treated as a life skill. This paper helps in improving the communication with the deaf and dumb using flex sensor technology. A device is developed that can translate different signs including Indian sign language to text as well as voice format. The people who are communicating with deaf and dumb may not understand their signs and expressions. Hence, an approach has been created and modified to hear the gesture based communication. It will be very helpful to them for conveying their thoughts to others.In the proposed system, RF module is used for transmitting and receiving the information and raspberry pi as a processor, GPS module is also used for blind people to identify their location. The entire framework has been executed, customized, cased and tried with great outcomes

Digitalna katastarska izmjera za identifikaciju prisvajanja zemljišta primjenom prostornih tehnologija

Digital Cadastral Surveying is the need of present and future generations. The invention of Computer has revamped the face of the world dynamically. Every day in our life is digitalised and with out computers the world could not perform efficiently. The Computers, Satellite images, Aerial digital images could be efficaciously used in the creation of new experimental methodologies for Cadastral Surveying. Land records are obtained by Cadastral Surveying, which in turn provides the cornerstone for Land Use Planning. Land Use planning is influenced by many factors directly and indirectly. Land encroachment is found to be one of the direct factors affecting Land Use Planning. The Land Encroachments are identified by digitisation and overlaying analysis using standard GIS software, GPS Equipments for obtaining Ground Control Points, with Satellite images and Aerial images combined with conventional land records available with the Government Authority. Disquisition of Land encroachment is undertaken in this paper, to find the encroachment and its types. The problems involved in the encroachments, their detrimental effects on country’s growth are considered while formation of methodology to the serve the purpose of its creation. Pros and Cons of the technology is known from the work and explained. This is a Research application requiring hybridization of technologies to obtain high quality spatial surveying products.Digitalna katastarska izmjera potreba je sadašnjih i budućih generacija. Pojava računala promijenila je u dinamičkom smislu cijeli svijet. Bez digitalnih uređaja i bez računala svijet ne može učinkovito funkcionirati. Računala, satelitske i zračne digitalne snimke mogu se učinkovito upotrebljavati u kreiranju novih eksperimentalnih metoda katastarske izmjere. Podaci u zemljišnim knjigama dobiveni su katastarskom izmjerom, što nam osigurava temeljne podatke za planiranje i upotrebu zemljišta. Planiranje upotrebe zemljišta pod utjecajem je brojnih čimbenika, izravno i neizravno. Prisvajanje zemljišta moguće je identificirati digitalizacijom i razlikovnom analizom pomoću standardnih GIS softvera, uz upotrebu GPS uređaja, satelitskih i aerofotogrametrijskih snimki u kombinaciji s uobičajenim podacima iz zemljišnih knjiga. Rasprava u ovom radu provodi se u svrhu otkrivanja vrsta i tipova prisvajanja zemljišta. Razmatraju se problemi koji nastaju zbog prisvajanja te njihovi štetni utjecaji na državu koja ima tendenciju rasta i širenja, kao i definiranje metodologije koja služi njezinom stvaranju. Prednosti i nedostaci takve tehnologije objašnjeni su u radu. Primjena istraživanja zahtijeva hibridnu tehnologiju za dobivanje visoko kvalitetnih rezultata

Preliminary Analysis of Two Medicinal Plants against causative organism of Bovine Mastitis

ABSTRACT   Bovine Mastitis is an intramammary infection which is most common among the dairy cattle and continues to be the most costly disease to the dairy farmers. Presently, antibiotics are used for treatment of mastitis leading to the development of antibiotic resistant strains and consumer health problem. The present study investigates in vitro antibacterial activity of two medicinal plants namely Cymbopogon citratus and Punica granatum L against causative organisms of bovine mastitis. Aqueous and methanol extracts of two plants were investigated by agar well-diffusion method. Methanol and aqueous extracts of Cymbopogon citrates and Punica granatum L.  were found to possess potency against infectious pathogens Staphylococcus aureus, Coagulase negative Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus uberis and Escherichia coli isolated locally from clinical and sub clinical samples of Mastitis from Karnataka region whereas .Phytochemical screening of the plants revealed mainly the presence of alkaloids, tannin, saponin, terpenoids and falvonoids. Keywords: Cymbopogon citratus, Punica granatum L, Aqueous extracts, methanol extracts, phytochemical screening, antibacterial activit

Information Management Behaviour of Rice Farmers under Collective Farming in Kerala

The study was conducted in Kannur district of Kerala State, to assess the information management behaviour of rice farmers under the collective farming project of Kudumbashree mission. Expost facto research design was followed for the study. A sample of 120 farmers was selected by using proportionate sampling procedure and information was gathered and analyzed. The results showed that majority of the women rice farmers belonged to medium category of information management behavior

Impact of BCG vaccination on tuberculin surveys to estimate the annual risk of tuberculosis infection in south India

Background & objectives: Annual risk of tuberculosis infection (ARTI) computed from prevalence of infection measures the extent of tuberculosis transmission in the community and it is used to monitor the tuberculosis control programme. This is usually derived from tuberculin surveys among children not vaccinated with BCG. This study explores whether the estimated ARTI among BCG vaccinated children is comparable to that of unvaccinated children. Methods: Three tuberculin surveys were undertaken among children aged <10 yr as part of assessing the impact of DOTS implemented in Tiruvallur district, south India. The prevalence of infection was estimated using the anti-mode method among vaccinated and unvaccinated children. The ARTI was computed separately and compared in all the three surveys. Results: The prevalence of infection among unvaccinated and vaccinated children in the first survey were 7.8 per cent (95% CI: 7.1-8.6) and 7.9 per cent (95% CI: 7.1-8.8) respectively (ARTI was estimated to be 1.6 per cent in both groups) and the difference was not statistically significant. The corresponding figures for children test read in the second and third surveys were 6.9 per cent (95% CI: 6.2-7.6) and 6.8 per cent (6.0-7.5) and; 6.0 per cent (5.2-6.7) and 6.0 per cent (5.5-6.5) respectively. The computed ARTI was respectively 1.4 and 1.2 per cent among unvaccinated children in the second and third surveys; and 1.4 and 1.2 per cent among vaccinated children in the second and third rounds. Interpretation & conclusion: There was no difference in the infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis among vaccinated and unvaccinated children. BCG vaccinated children may thus be included for estimation of infection to assess the extent of transmission in the community as well as for monitoring purpose

Breakthrough Studies of Methyl Salicylate and DMMP Mixed in Methyl Salicylate with Pressure Swing Adsorption Composed of 13X Molecular Sieves

A test procedure for pressure swing adsorption (PSA) was established and elucidated for the air purification using methyl salicylate (MeS) and 5% (v/v) dimethyl methyl phosphonate (DMMP) in MeS containing air stream as feed. The effect of feed flow rate was studied by varying the flow from 5 lpm to 20 lpm, for both the molecules at 25 oC and 4 kg/cm2. The results revealed that the flow rate had a significant influence on the breakthrough time. A method was developed for the determination of feed, purge, and dry air composition, by the solvent extraction method using the XAD-2 and the average concentrations reported. The 13X molecular sieves were characterised for its structural and textural properties such as BET- SA, XRD, and FT-IR. The temperature programmed desorption of DMMP and MeS on 13X clearly demonstrated that it was easily regenerated at ~320 °C after prolonged field operation of PSA. The PSA results obtained with PSA composed molecular sieves appeared to give promising technology for air purification and specifically to the chemical warfare agents simulants

Impact of improved treatment success on the prevalence of TB in a rural community based on active surveillance.

Objective: To study the impact of improved treatment outcome of a cohort of patients treated under DOTS strategy on the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in the community. Design: The data from TB register of one Tuberculosis Unit (TU) in Tiruvallur district of Tamilnadu, and two TB disease surveys conducted in the same area during 1999-2003 were analysed. The successful treatment outcome was compared to the prevalence of TB in the subsequent cohort. Results: The proportion of patients who completed treatment successfully was 75.3% in the first cohort period. This higher proportion of treatment success among patients treated under DOTS in the first cohort period (1999-2001) compared to the 51-55% reported during SCC, resulted in a lower prevalence of smear-positive cases, irrespective of culture results observed in the survey conducted during 2001-2003 compared to that in the survey conducted during 1999-2001 (252 vs. 323 per 100,000; annual decline of 9%). Similarly, a decline in culture-positive cases, irrespective of smear results, was also observed (443 vs. 605; annual decline 11%). Conclusion: The higher proportion of successful completion of treatment after DOTS implementation was associated with a substantial decline in the prevalence of TB. These findings showed that we are in the direction towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

Status of Re-registered Petients for Tuberculosis Treatment Under DOTS Programme

Objective: To assess the proportion of patients re-registered after default, failure or successful treatment, completion and evaluate their treatment outcome. Setting: Tuberculosis patients diagnosed were registered for treatment under DOTS in rural area, South India. Patients reregistered during 1999-2004 identified from the TB register were considered for analysis. Results: Among 273 Category-I patients ‘defaulted’ 23% and among 112 ‘failure’ cases 68% were re-registered. After ‘successful treatment completion’ of 1796 cases 6.5% were re-registered as relapse. Corresponding figures for Category II were 20% of 281 defaulters; 23% of 60 failures; 12.9% of 302 ‘successful treatment completion’ patients. Among patients re-registered as ‘default’, subsequent default was also high (57% vs 37%). Failure in Category II treatment was similar among patients who were re-registered for Category II and initially registered in it for treatment. Median delay for reregistration was >200 days for ‘defaulters’ and 18 days for ‘failures’. Conclusion: Our findings emphasise the need for continuing motivation and prompt defaulter retrieval action to reduce default at all stages of treatment. ‘Defaulters’ need to be contacted so that they can be started on treatment without delay. Patients declared as ‘successful treatment completion’ should be encouraged to report if chest symptoms recur

DESIGN AND RETRENCHMENT OF HIGH RAISE BUILDING WITH SHEAR WALLS

Shear wall surface systems are just one of one of the most frequently utilized side tons standing up to systems in skyscrapers. Shear wall surfaces have really high in aircraft tightness as well as toughness, which can be utilized to concurrently stand up to big straight lots and also assistance gravity tons, making them fairly helpful in numerous architectural design applications. There are great deals of literary works offered to make and also evaluate the shear wall surface. Nonetheless, the choice concerning the place of shear wall surface in multi-storey structure is very little talked about in any kind of literary works. In this paper, as a result, major emphasis is to establish the option for shear wall surface area in multi-storey structure. In this research, a G+ 10 storied strengthened concrete (RC) structure with differing ground incline as 0º, 5º, 10º, 15º and also 20º without shear wall surfaces and also including shear wall surfaces symmetrically in strategy and also at outer edges have actually been thought about for the evaluation. Structures are made according to IS 456:2000 and also later on based on quake tons. The modelling and also evaluation of the structure has actually been lugged by Liner Static, Linear Dynamic evaluation (Response Spectrum and also Linear Time History evaluation) making use of framework evaluation device SAP 2000. The primary goal is to comprehend the behavior of the structure on sloping ground for the impact of differing elevation of the column in lower floor and also different placements of shear wall surfaces as well as to examine the performance of shear wall surface on sloping ground

Sputum examination at 2-months into continuation phase - How much does it contribute to define treatment outcome?

Objective: To assess the usefulness of sputum examination at 2-months into Continuation Phase (CP) to declare treatment outcome. Methodology: It is a retrospective study conducted in one tuberculosis unit, Tiruvallur district of Tamilnadu among smear positive patients treated with Category I and Category II regimens from May, 1999 – December, 2003. Results: Sputum was collected at 2-months into CP from 70% of 1551 Category I and 74% of 292 Category II patients declared cure, failed or treatment completed. Result at 2-months CP was used for giving outcome in 112 (10.3%) of 1088 Category I patients and 37 (17%) of 217 Category II patients. Conclusion: In practice, sputum needs to be collected for 7.8% of the patients with smear positive at the end of Intensive Phase. By doing so, there will be a delay of 1 month for 3.6% of the patients in declaring ‘failure’. By deferring the sputum examination at 2 months into CP, workload of laboratory technicians can be reduced by about 30%