ALBAR-H: Load Balancing Around Holes in Wireless Sensor Networks

In wireless sensor networks the formation of hole is inevitable because of the structure of the sensor networks. When a hole is formed reliability is decreased. With the formation of holes in sensor networks Quality of service decreases eventually. Network Coverage is an important factor to detect a specified area. In order to maintain the coverage quality of the sensor networks, we propose a light weight protocol, ALBAR-H which is a variant of ALBA-R mechanism to detect localization errors in the sensor networks. In this algorithm , healing is performed with the nodes which are located at a right distance from the hole. Performance results through ns2 show that ALBAR-H shows a better performance by finding the localization errors. DOI: 10.17762/ijritcc2321-8169.150713

Dynamic Response of Dam-Layer System to Earthquake Excitations

An extensive database of ‘free-field’ strong motion records, from rock sites all over the world, of significant strong motion (peak ground acceleration ≥ 0.1 g) has been utilised to identify the dynamic characteristics of a typical dam-layer system. Linear elastic analysis is used to calculate the response of the dam and spectra of average seismic coefficients are presented. Attenuation relationships for the response accelerations along the height of the dam are also presented and the two methods are compared. A rigid-block model is used to calculate the earthquake-induced displacements on the body of the dam, to be used as a check on safety of earth dams under seismic loading

Wave-Atom and Cycle-Spinning-Based Noise Reduction in Mammography Images

Image denoising is crucial in medical image processing. Digital mammography depends significantly on de-noising for computer-aided-detection of malignant cells like Microcalcifications. In this work, we proposed an unique hybrid approach to reduce Gaussian noise in digital mammograms by combining the wave-atom translation and cycle spinning methods. Pictures denoised by thresholding of coefficients would produce pseudo-Gibbs events because wave atoms are not translationally invariant. Circular motion is applied to keep away the artefacts. Experimental results clearly establish that the method is effective at filtering out background noise while maintaining the integrity of edges and enhancing picture quality. Mini-Mias pictures with variable quantities of Gaussian Noise are used to evaluate and analyse the performance using peak signal-to-noise ratio and structural similarity index.  The provided technique outperforms several current filters in terms of evaluated results of peak signal-to-noise ratio and structural similarity index

Evolutionary dynamics on strongly correlated fitness landscapes

We study the evolutionary dynamics of a maladapted population of self-replicating sequences on strongly correlated fitness landscapes. Each sequence is assumed to be composed of blocks of equal length and its fitness is given by a linear combination of four independent block fitnesses. A mutation affects the fitness contribution of a single block leaving the other blocks unchanged and hence inducing correlations between the parent and mutant fitness. On such strongly correlated fitness landscapes, we calculate the dynamical properties like the number of jumps in the most populated sequence and the temporal distribution of the last jump which is shown to exhibit a inverse square dependence as in evolution on uncorrelated fitness landscapes. We also obtain exact results for the distribution of records and extremes for correlated random variables

Cor triloculare biventriculare with left superior vena cava

Cor triloculare biventriculare is a rare congenital malformation of the heart in which there is a complete absence of the atrial septum. It is usually associated with other anomalies like complete atrioventricular canal defect, polysplenic syndrome, isolated dextrocardia, Ellis-van Creveld syndrome, or persistent left superior vena cava. We report a case of a stillborn male foetus of 35 weeks gestation with common atrium, complete atrioventricular canal defect, and persistent left superior vena cava. The possible embryological basis and clinical implication of this variation are discussed. (Folia Morphol 2011; 70, 2: 135–138

Battery Lifetime Extension Using Super capacitors in Small-Scale Wind-Energy System with fuzzy logic control

Because of the variable attributes of renewable era, batteries utilized as a part of renewable-force frameworks can experience numerous unpredictable, incomplete charge/release cycles. This study shows a technique for enhancing battery lifetime in a little scale remote-zone wind-power framework by the utilization of a battery/super capacitor half breed vitality stockpiling framework. An agent element model of the general framework, consolidating practical wind-speed and load power varieties has been produced

A CLINICAL STUDY TO STANDARDIZE THE PROCEDURE OF DHANYAMLA DHARA AND TO ASSESS ITS EFFICACY IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

In this era of globalization and standardization there is a dire need to arrive at a consensus in the approach to the treatment of the diseases in Ayurveda. It is an essential tool not only for proper understanding of the pathology, appropriate diagnosis, and treatment, but also for scientific documentation and generation evidence for global acceptance and appreciation among the scientific community. Classics clearly demarcate the effects of Sweda as an operative and as a pre-operative/post-operative (or both procedures). Considering the therapeutic importance of one such Swedana modality, study was attempted on standardization of the procedure of Dhanyamla dhara, a form of Parisheka sweda. Based on the references in the classics, the data collected through questionnaires and personal interviews a protocol was developed and it was clinically tested in the disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis. The study was carried out in the Department of Panchakarma, Government Ayurveda College, Tripunithura. Patients diagnosed of Rheumatoid Arthritis (As per American College of Rheumatology revised criteria 1987) under the age group of 16-60 years were selected according to the inclusion criteria and were admitted to the IP Unit. Assessment was done by using clinical parameters (objective and subjective) before treatment and after treatment. The results were statistically analyzed using the most appropriate statistical tests. Significant results were noted in all the clinical parameters such as joint pain, joint swelling, tenderness, general functional capacity signifying the effectiveness of Dhanyamla dhara in improving the clinical features and quality of patients life

Quality of life of alcohol dependent patients attending a deaddiction centre in Kannur district

Background: Quality of life (QOL) is individuals' perceptions of their position in life. QOL of alcohol dependent patients is an area that has received relatively less attention compared to other alcohol related problems.Methods: A deaddiction centre based cross sectional study was done on 370 individuals using a predesigned questionnaire during the period of 2012-2013. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 17. Spearman’s rank correlation test was used to find association between the study variables.Results: The mean age of the study subjects was 38.08±8.46 years. The mean duration of drinking was 12.62±7.47 years. The overall score of the QOL and the perceived health in alcohol dependent patients was 3.19±0.89 and 3.01±0.98 respectively. The mean of the transformed scores of physical, psychological, social and environmental domains are 69.12±12.82, 57.84±12.81, 58.52±17.05, 68.62±10.23 respectively. Statistical analysis of age with physical, environmental and social domains showed a significant negative correlation; literacy status with QOL, perceived health, physical, psychological, social and environmental domains showed a significant positive correlation; socio economic status with QOL and psychological domain showed a significant positive correlation; duration of drinking with QOL, perceived health, physical and psychological domain showed a significant negative correlation.Conclusions: Harm from alcohol use is a major public health problem. Reducing the level of social and health harms from alcohol requires preparation and planning

Secure Efficient On-Demand Insider Attacks Multicast Routing Protocol in Wireless Networks

Wireless multicast routing send and receives the data source to destination. High error rates, unfixed and changeable self of the signal power and broadcast change with time and environment regularly result in not effective links. These services more weak to internal attacks coming from compromised nodes that behave randomly to disrupt the network, also referred to as Inside attacks. Our method ensures that as long as a fault-free path exists between two node or multi nodes in multicast group they can communicate reliably even if an destroy majority of the network acts in a complex mode. Multicast Group is the link on different Multicast Group’s Group Leader in multi hops networks