3D Printing: The Dawn of a New Era in Manufacturing

Printing is a process for reproducing text and images, typically with ink on paper using a print press.3D printing is method of converting a virtual 3D model into a physical object from a digital file. It is achieved using Additive Process, where an object is created by laying down successive layers of material until the entire object is created.3D printing could revolutionize and reshape the world. Advances in 3D printing technology can significantly change and improve the manufacturing world with effects on energy use, waste reduction, customization, product availability, medicine, art, construction and science. By using this technology it becomes easier to transmit designs for new objects around the world

Geography, generalisability, and susceptibility in clinical trials

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A Study on The Effect of Sic on Mechanical Properties of Carbon/Banana Peduncle Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites

Nowadays the position of natural fibers in the world fiber is stable, growing in the area of their application, not only in textiles but also in more eco-friendly composites. This work is focused on study of the effect of  SiC as filler material on the banana peduncle/Carbon fibers reinforced hybrid composites. Four different laminates are fabricated by varying the matrix composition (BP, BP+SiC, carbon+BP, Carbon+BP+SiC ). The alkaline treatment with 6% NaoH of the BP fibers improves the specific strength and binding properties. The filler added composites laminates shows higher mechanical properties. From the results, it is seen that mechanical properties like Tensile, Flexural, ILSS, Impact and hardness are improved by 89, 75, 99, 68 and 64% by the addition of the SiC to the banana peduncle/Carbon fiber composite laminate

Internet-based cattle health monitoring system using raspberry Pi

Cattle farming is one of the major branches of agriculture. People who grew and monitor cattle often don’t have just a few of them. Instead, they have many numbers of cows, horses, oxen, etc. When the number of cattle increases, it becomes tougher for the one who maintains the cattle to check up on their health individually. To resolve this issue, this study aims the development of an IoT system that is capable of monitoring the temperature and heartbeat rate of the sensor periodically. This is achieved using sensors like temperature sensors, heartbeat rate sensors, etc. It also uses software like ThingSpeak, Rasbian OS, etc. The temperature of the cattle is measured with a temperature sensor and transmitted to the raspberry pi. The heart rate sensor also sends data about the cattle's heartbeat rate to the pi. The GPS sends the cattle's latitude and longitude to the module. The information is then sent to the ThingSpeak software. The data collected by the sensors is displayed by ThingSpeak software. The data includes the temperature of the cow, the heartbeat rate of the cattle, and the latitude and longitude details of the cow

Treatment delayed is treatment denied: A review of late burn care in patients presenting with post burn contractures to a tertiary hospital

Background: The primary care of a burn victim focuses on the resuscitation. The burns wound draws the attention, with interest of the provider as well as the patient waning after the healing of the wound. “Late burn care” is an important part of burns management that, if delayed, results in the formation of contractures. Simple methods suh as early skin grafting, splintage, and physical therapy prevent the development of these debilitating contractures. Despite this, postburns contractures are a common sequelae. Aims and Objectives: The aim of this paper is to identify the lacunae in late primary care, provided to patients presenting to us with postburn contractures. Materials: A review of all patients admitted with postburns contractures from January 2016 to December 2018, was done. Results: A total of 427 patients were admitted in this period out of which 254 responded for the interviews. The epidemiology of postburn contractures has been described. The lacunae in late primary burn care have been identified. Conclusion: Critical contracture areas are areas, which although innocuous in terms of body surface area burnt, have a high propensity to form contractures and require special care. Public health programs, effective in combating diseases like polio and tuberculosis, can also help preventing burn contractures. Spreading awareness about the basic tenets of contracture prevention will drastically reduce the burden of burn contractures

Awareness of oral medicine specialty among medical practitioners in and around Tirupati: A survey

Aims and Objectives: To assess and create awareness of oral medicine specialty among medical practitioners, and to assess the volume of oral medicine clinical cases that they come across in their routine practice and to whom they refer them to. Materials and Methods: Printed and validated questionnaires were given to a sample of 100 medical practitioners of different specialties personally in and around Tirupati and the results were analyzed. Results: Sixty-nine percent of medical practitioners were not aware of oral medicine specialty and only 31% were aware of it. Frequent incidence of oral manifestation of systemic diseases, occasional incidence of facial and TMJ pain, oral mucosal lesions, and rare incidence of salivary gland disorders were noted in their routine practice. Oral manifestation of systemic diseases and oral mucosal lesions were frequently being referred to a general dentist and not to any specific specialty. TMJ and facial pain were referred to an ENT specialist and salivary gland problems to a general surgeon commonly. Conclusion: It is time to reiterate and spread the awareness among the medical professionals about oral medicine speciality in diagnosis and management of many oral ailments. Proper diagnosis and medical management should be the preferred line of therapy for any ailment