Driver Assist System (DAS) to Prevent Road Accidents

Accidents occurring in traffic are increasing every day with the Statistics of 2015 reported, at least 10 people died and another 35 were injured when a bus fell into a ditch on February 4,2015 while travelling between the Indian cities of Pune and Satara. The risk that comes along with footboard travelling in buses has taken many lives. With accidents reported, 4 students travelling on footboard of an overcrowded bus were crashed to death fatally against a lorry on 10th December, 2012 at Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai. Footboard travelling in buses is dangerous and the event must be prevented by implementing a system with advanced technology that stops passengers from travelling in footboard. In typical Metropolitan buses doors are available to shut off after the passenger boards and disembark the bus. But this is not anti-tampered and so it causes the drivers to easily falsify it. The DAS features a system in which the microcontroller continuously monitors the output from the sensors placed in the footboard of the bus and stops the bus if a person stands on the footboard for more than the programmed time. The system also has advanced lane detection system and IR based driver fatigue identifying system. This system comprises of the distance reflective sensor that can prevents accidents by controlling vehicle speed. It also incorporates a LCD display of the passenger count and LED indication about seat availability to the commuters outside the bus. DOI: 10.17762/ijritcc2321-8169.150315

Neurocognitive function after chemo-radiotherapy for head and neck cancer prospective study

To assess and understand the impact of chemo-radiation in head and neck cancer on Neurocognitive function, and to determine the parameters to reduce treatment-related neurotoxicity. Neurocognitive function has been assessed with NIMHANS neuropsychological battery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients who received chemo radiation for head and neck cancers have been studied in two groups, one as study arm and other as control arm. Study was done exclusively for IMRT planning technique. Both the arm included cisplatin chemotherapy. Study arm included patients in which hippocampal region received radiation and the subsets included nasopharynx, hypopharynx, oropharynx and supraglottic larynx. The control arm had patients who did not receive dose to hippocampal region and the subsets included are tongue, buccal mucosa, lip and larynx. Initial assessment and patient were selected based on mini mental stateexamination. NIMHANS neuropsychological battery was used to assess the performance for each individual and this battery consists of 5 kinds of test in which each have different subsets. RESULTS: Neuropsychological assessment was done before the start of treatment and 12 weeks after completion of chemo radiation. It was found that in the control arm, the dose to the hippocampus was 12Gy to the hippocampus region. After neuropsychological assessment, it was found that cognitive impairment was present in 63-65% in study group for patients those who received >12Gy to the hippocampus and 36% for those who receive RT 10-12Gy. There was no significant variation in the control group. CONCLUSION: This study has shown that there is impairment in neurocognitive function of patients, receiving more than the tolerance dose to the hippocampus. It reflects that dose to hippocampus region plays an important factor in determining the memory of an individual

RESPONSE OF AN IDEOTYPE OF CLUSTER ONION (ALLIUM CEPA L. VAR. AGGREGATUM) TO FARM AND ANIMAL WASTES

In Tamilnadu, Ariyalur district contributes a major share of cluster onion production. An ideotype popular among the growers of this locality is preferred by consumers of entire state for its size, storability and taste. Hence the present investigation was carried out the in a farmer’s field at Vennallur located in Ariyalur District during 2017. The experiment was laid out with seven treatments in randomized block design. Each treatment was replicated thrice. The treatments included three kinds of practices adopted by the farmers of the tract and four others where bulky organic manures (Vermicompost, Poultry manure) and concentrated organic manures (Neem cake and Groundnut cake) were substituted on ‘N’ equivalent basis, along with biofertilizers (Azospirillum and Phosphobacteria) and foliar spray of Panchakavya (3%). All the four treatments with organic inputs (T4 to T7) gave better results, when compared to farmer’s practice (T1 and T2). Though T3 was the best, incorporation of Poultry manure+Neem cake (T6) and Poultry manure+Groundnut cake (T7) along with Biofertilizer+Panchakavya 3 % improved the yield significantly in order

Gut analysis using 16S rRNA for bacterial identification in the Pure Mysore and FC1xFC2 breeds of silkworm Bombyx mori

Silkworm Bombyx mori, a typical lepidoptera insect, is extremely important in agriculture with economic importance. Its short life cycle, clear genetic background, rich genetic resources, and a significant number of genes similar to humans made it famous for many scientific investigations. Two silkworm strains with one Multivoltine (Pure Mysore) and one Bivoltine (FC1xFC2) were considered for gut microbial profiling. The two strains were grouped into two groups namely Healthy and Unhealthy (starved) and were reared. The stage-specific gut tissues were collected for Gut bacteria culturing from two groups of both strains. Gut bacteria were isolated and cultured from all healthy and unhealthy considered groups. Genomic DNA was isolated for further 16S rRNA gene amplification. 16S rRNA gene sequence was determined by Sanger sequencing and the results were queried against the NCBI database. The Blast analysis revealed the predominant bacterial species in healthy and unhealthy groups of Pure Mysore and FC1xFC2. The Proteus sps, Proteus mirabilis, Flavobacterium sps, Pseudomonas, Bacillus licheniformis were disclosed through the 16S rRNA sequencing and few more gut bacteria belonging to Klebsiella and Enterobacter were revealed through the morphological and a biochemical characterization. The present study unveils the predominant existence of above bacterial species in the intestinal tract of multivoltine and bivoltine breeds of Bombyx mori. In recent times, clear knowledge of intestinal microbial diversity and their role in the host metabolism has gained interest for improvement in commercial sericulture. The focus on microbial profiling would pave insights on the insect-gut microbiome interaction and their role in a beneficial wa

A Medical Anthropological Study Of Illness Experience of Cancer Patients, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Cancer has now become a widely discussed and feared disease among the public in India. This study is a qualitative approach in order to understand the ways in which ordinary people, called ‘laymen’ by medical practitioners, understand and experience cancer. Based on in-depth interviews and observations among fifty informants drawn from the middle class and wealthy backgrounds at a private hospital in Hyderabad city. The study takes medical anthropology’s approach to disease and illness by examining cancer patients’ ‘illness narratives’ (Kleinman 1989).This study focuses on tracing the journey of the patients through their explanations for various issues related to cancer. The ‘illness narratives’ highlight the trauma that cancer patients undergo, particularly in the questions they ask about their own individual ‘selves’, and their social obligations. One should give space for the patients to express how they experience the impact of the disease and subsequent treatments such as chemotherapy on their body and changes in their food habits caused due to intake of medicines. These subjective insights can substantially contribute to improving the kind of care cancer patients receive, from family and the medical professionals. This research will also discuss issues of (lack of) compliance with medication and treatment, and access to alternative medical systems. An anthropological study of this nature can also complement research on cancer in fieldslike genetics. A discipline like medical anthropology, which deals with both biological and social aspects of the medical settings, is well suited to study diseases like cancer from multiple perspectives in hospital settings

Evaluation of leguminous vegetables as intercrops in pruned fields of jasmine (Jasminum sambac Ait.)

Investigations on intercropping of leguminous vegetables in a pruned field of jasmine (Jasminum sambac) carried out in a farmer's field at Keezakundalapadi (Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu), indicated that intercropping pruned jasmine with double rows of vegetable cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) fetched the highest equivalent yield of jasmine (5,393 kg ha-I), land equivalent ratio (1.99), net returns (Rs. 1,44,113 ha-I) and benefit-cost ratio (3:1). &nbsp

Correlation and path coefficient analysis in tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.)

A study carried out at Tamil N adu, India on the association of metric traits and floral concrete contents of nine ecotypes of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa) revealed that yield components like length of scape, length of spike, diameter of flower, number of scapes per plant and number of flowers per spike exhibited significant positive association with yield. These components were also positively intercorrelated among themselves. Path coefficient analysis indicated that length of scape, length of spike, number of scapes per plant, number of flowers per spike, vase life, longevity and floral concrete recovery had direct positive effect on flower yield, while diameter of flower had negative direct effect. Length of scape and length of spike were the strongest forces influencing yield. &nbsp