Study of the red cell indices, hemogram and platelet variations in anaemic (

Background: Anemia is not a disease but it is the expression of underlying diseases and from the treatment point of view, it is necessary to identify the cause of anemia. The definition of anemia is as decrease in the number of red blood cells or the decreased percentage of hemoglobin in the blood. Anemia is such an important issue affecting a large population in India as well as worldwide, Hence, the present study was conducted to evaluate the red cell indices, haemogram and study the relation of platelet count with anaemia in anaemic (<10gm%) patients by automatic cell counter in Vikhe Patil Medical hospital.Methods: It was a prospective cross-sectional study. The sample size of research project was 100 patients, included according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria.Results: In present study, equal numbers of patients suffer from macrocytic normochromic anemia and hyperchromic anemia, that is, 8 patients of each. Out of 100 patients, 61% patients showed decreased platelet count. Maximum percentage of anaemic patients showed decreased platelet count in the range of 2.5-1.5 lakhs. Least percentage of patients (16%) showed platelet count less than 0.5 lakhs/cmm3.Conclusions: Screening for anaemia, treatment of anaemic women, and availability and use of food fortification (wheat flour with iron and folic acid), milk, sugar and salt with iron to build long term iron stores remains the key to reduce anemia in adolescent and pregnant women. Consumption of cheap iron-rich foodstuffs should be promoted. Effective poverty alleviation and hookworm prevention programs are also important

Online Information Review - Journal of Information Science: A Scientometric Study

The paper presents a Scientometric analysis of 264 articles, published in 5 volumes, 30 issues, during the year 2005- 2009 of the International journal “Online Information Review’’. The results indicate that in all the years under the coverage of the study, the year 2009 shows the maximum number of contributions. In 5th issue 2008 is found to be extraordinary with 16 items-the highest number among the issue contains. Majority of the articles are contributed by Single authors. Among single authored contributions, Peter Jasco affiliated to University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA is found to be highest scorer whose contribution is to be found in every issue. India ranks 11 with a meager Percentage. Average number of citation per article is 53.36 and average number of pages per article ranges to 16.59

The number of privately treated tuberculosis cases in India: an estimation from drug sales data

Background Understanding the amount of tuberculosis managed by the private sector in India is crucial to understanding the true burden of the disease in the country, and thus globally. In the absence of quality surveillance data on privately treated patients, commercial drug sales data offer an empirical foundation for disease burden estimation. Methods We used a large, nationally representative commercial dataset on sales of 189 anti-tuberculosis products available in India to calculate the amount of anti-tuberculosis treatment in the private sector in 2013–14. We corrected estimates using validation studies that audited prescriptions against tuberculosis diagnosis, and estimated uncertainty using Monte Carlo simulation. To address implications for numbers of patients with tuberculosis, we explored varying assumptions for average duration of tuberculosis treatment and accuracy of private diagnosis. Findings There were 17·793 million patient-months (95% credible interval 16·709 million to 19·841 million) of anti-tuberculosis treatment in the private sector in 2014, twice as many as the public sector. If 40–60% of private-sector tuberculosis diagnoses are correct, and if private-sector tuberculosis treatment lasts on average 2–6 months, this implies that 1·19–5·34 million tuberculosis cases were treated in the private sector in 2014 alone. The midpoint of these ranges yields an estimate of 2·2 million cases, two to three times higher than currently assumed. Interpretation India's private sector is treating an enormous number of patients for tuberculosis, appreciably higher than has been previously recognised. Accordingly, there is a re-doubled need to address this burden and to strengthen surveillance. Tuberculosis burden estimates in India and worldwide require revision

Online Information Review - Journal of Information Science: A Scientometric Study

The paper presents a Scientometric analysis of 264 articles, published in 5 volumes, 30 issues, during the year 2005- 2009 of the International journal “Online Information Review’’. The results indicate that in all the years under the coverage of the study, the year 2009 shows the maximum number of contributions. In 5th issue 2008 is found to be extraordinary with 16 items-the highest number among the issue contains. Majority of the articles are contributed by Single authors. Among single authored contributions, Peter Jasco affiliated to University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA is found to be highest scorer whose contribution is to be found in every issue. India ranks 11 with a meager Percentage. Average number of citation per article is 53.36 and average number of pages per article ranges to 16.59

Performance Evaluation of Differential Evolution Algorithm Using CEC 2010 Test Suite Problems

Differential evolution algorithm (DE) is a novel parallel direct search evolutionary algorithm. Here we measure the performance of differential evolution algorithm on CEC 2010 test suite problems. It has found that the performance of standard differential evolution algorithm depend upon the value of decision parameters I,e parameter setting and DE require more explorative strategy during population evolution for large dimension problem

Using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) in SAP Fiori

This article presents a case study that was carried out in two companies that have implemented SAP Fiori. The As-Is and To-Be description of the process in which SAP Fiori was implemented was performed. The advantages and disadvantages of using SAP Fiori were also identified. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) has been used in order to understand the aspects that most influence users to consider SAP Fiori as an added value, and how it optimizes the tasks of users. TAM has two variables that will influence the acceptance of a technology, which are: perceived ease of use and perceived utility.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio

Bottom-up or top-down: unit cost estimation of tuberculosis diagnostic tests in India.

SETTING: Of 18 sites that participated in an implementation study of the Xpert® MTB/RIF assay in India, we selected five microscopy centres and two reference laboratories. OBJECTIVE: To obtain unit costs of diagnostic tests for tuberculosis (TB) and drug-resistant TB. DESIGN: Laboratories were purposely selected to capture regional variations and different laboratory types. Both bottom-up and the top-down methods were used to estimate unit costs. RESULTS: At the microscopy centres, mean bottom-up unit costs were respectively US$0.83 (range US$0.60-US$1.10) and US$12.29 (US$11.61-US$12.89) for sputum smear microscopy and Xpert. At the reference laboratories, mean unit costs were US$1.69 for the decontamination procedure, US$9.83 for a solid culture, US$11.06 for a liquid culture, US$29.88 for a drug susceptibility test, and US$18.18 for a line-probe assay. Top-down mean unit cost estimates were higher for all tests, and for sputum smear microscopy and Xpert these increased to respectively US$1.51 and US$13.58. The difference between bottom-up and top-down estimates was greatest for tests performed at the reference laboratories. CONCLUSION: These unit costs for TB diagnostics can be used to estimate resource requirements and cost-effectiveness in India, taking into account geographical location, laboratory type and capacity utilisation