Age Related Changes in Hematological Values of Myanmar Local Puppies

The hematological parameters were used to monitor the health status and its components also changed according to the ages. However, there were no reports for this issues in Myanmar local dogs. Thus, this study was carried out to investigate the age-related changes on the hematological parameters of local puppies in Myanmar. Ten local puppies with the age of 2-3 month old were used in this experiment, which was lasted for 8 weeks.The daily clinical examinations were conducted throughout the entire experimental period for general health check-up. Haematological parameters (Total WBC count and its differential counts, and RBC, HCT, MCV, HGB, MCH, MCHC and platelets) were measured bi-weekly with Abacus Vet-5 automate haematology analyser. According to the results, the total WBC and eosinophil counts were not significantly different (P>0.05), while lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils and basophils were significantly different (P<0.05) with the aging of experimental animals. The values of RBC, HGB, HCT, MCV, MCH, MCHC and platelets were not significantly different (P>0.05) throughout the experimental periods. Thus, the age-related changes were observed on cell counts of lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils, basophils in Myanmar local puppies

Image Encryption based on AES Stream Cipher in Counter Mode

With the first evolution of digital data exchange, information security is becoming more important in data storage and transmission. Because of widely using images in industrial process, it is important to protect the confidential image data from unauthorized access. In this paper, we intend to develop software based image encryption system by applying AES in Counter Mode (AES-CTR) with an explicit initialization vector (IV). IV generation includes incrementing a counter for each packet and linear feedback shift registers (LFSRs). AES-CTR uses the AES block cipher to create stream cipher. AES-CTR uses the only AES encrypt operation for both encryption and decryption, making AES-CTR implementations smaller than implementations of many other AES modes. It is an attractive encryption algorithm for high-speed networking and improving the security of images from unauthorized access

Forecasting for Myanmar Currency Exchange Rates By using Back Propagation Neural Network

Nowadays, forecasting of exchange ratesplays an important role in internationaleconomics. Additional to basic economic andfinancial news, investors and traders employ intheir decision process technical tools to analyzethe transaction data.In this paper, the system based on neuralnetworks implemented for forecasting MyanmarCurrency exchange ratesusing artificial neuralnetwork. The system uses back-propagationalgorithm to train the exchange rates. Feedforward neural network is used to improve theefficiency of the back-propagation. MultilayerPerceptron (MLP) network is the mainarchitecture. Network architecture parametersespecially number of input and number of hiddenlayers are analyzed.System performance isevaluated in terms of Mean Absolute Error(MAE). Daily historical price data for currencypairs for the last three years are inputted to thesystem. The system is implemented usingprogramming language C#

Design and Implementation of an Automatic Solar Tracking System

Solar energy is available almost everywhere and solar power is very helpful in our everyday life. The plane of PV panel should always be normal to the incident solar rays to get maximum energy. The seasonal movement of the earth affects the radiation intensity received on the PV panel. Solar tracking systems can effectively improve energy efficiency of a solar PV panel. This research aimed to obtain maximum possible power from a solar panel all day long when the panel tracks the sun and rotates through the axis. This movement was achieved by installing a couple of servo motors with the solar panel that changes its direction according to the positioning of the sun. Arduino UNO with ATmega328p microcontrollers have been used for this purpose. It receives sensor output signal and controls servo motors according to the assigned program. One servo motor moves the panel vertically to upward and downward while the other moves the panel horizontally from left to right direction. Since the maximum solar ray is fallen down on the solar panel module, the maximum power output can be achieved from the module

Analysis on Malware Detection with Multi Classifiers on M0Droid and DroidScreening Datasets

The number of applications for smart mobiledevices is steadily growing with the continuousincrease in the utilization of these devices. theInstallation of malicious applications on smartdevices often arises the security vulnerabilities suchas seizure of personal information or the use of smartdevices in accordance with different purposes bycyber criminals. Therefore, the number of studies inorder to identify malware for mobile platforms hasincreased in recent years. In this study, permissionbasedmodel is used to detect the maliciousapplications on Android which is one of the mostwidely used mobile operating system. M0Droid andDroidScreening data sets have been analyzed usingthe Android application package files andpermission-based features extracted from these files.In our work, permission-based model which appliedpreviously across different data sets investigated toM0Droid and DroidScreening datasets and theexperimental results has been expanded. Whileobtaining results, feature set analyzed using differentclassification techniques. The results show thatpermission-based model is successful on M0Droidand DroidScreening data sets and Random Forestsoutperforms another method. When compared toM0Droid system model, it is obtained much bet terconclusions depend on success rate. Our approachprovides a method for automated static code analysisand malware detection with high accuracy andreduces smartphone malware analysis time

Checklist of Bird Species in Mandalay University Campus

A total of 36 bird species belonging to 26 families and 11 orders were recorded from Mandalay University Campus during the study period from June 2017 to May 2018. Among them, 34 species were terrestrial birds and two species were waterbirds. Of these, 11 orders, Passeriformes was the largest order containing 20 species (55.56%) and followed by order Columbiformes and Coraciiformes containing three species in each (8.33%), Psittaciformes and Cuculiformes, two species in each (5.56%), Anseriformes, Accipitriformes, Gruiformes, Strigiformes, Caprimulgiformes and Piciformes one species in each (2.78%), respectively. Two Myanmar’s endemic species of Pycnonotus blanfordi (Irrawaddy Bulbul) and Turdoides gularis (White- throated Babbler) were recorded in the Mandalay University Campus. Of these 36 species, two Winter Visitors of Lanius cristatus (Brown Shrike) and Motacilla alba (White Wagtail), one Near Threatened species of Psittacula eupatria (Alexandrine Parakeet), three migrant species of P. eupatria (Alexandrine Parakeet), Upupa epops (Common Hoopoe) and Passer flaveolus (Plain-backed Sparrow), and 26 residents species were recorded in the Mandalay University Campus. It is proof that Mandalay University Campus is a good habitat for long-term survival of birds including terrestrial and waterbirds

Drain and Transfer Characteristics of Al (6 mol %) Doped PbTiO3 Thin Film Transistor

Al doped PbTiO3 powder was firstly prepared by high temperature solid state reaction route. Structural and microstructural analysis were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM)). Fabrication process of a single-transistor type ferroelectric field effect transistor (1TFeFET) memory with PbTi(1-x)Al(x)O3 (PTA) films had been carried out. Electrical characteristics (drain & transfer) of all films were measured. According to the experimental results the laboratory-prepared transistors were utilized for 1T of NVFRAM

Serological Survey and Factors Associated with Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Domestic Goats in Myanmar

Goat farming is important for the livelihood of millions of rural people because it contributes to food security and creation of assets. However, infection of goats with Toxoplasma gondii could be a source of parasite transmission to humans. The information on T. gondii infection of goat was not reported yet in Myanmar. A total of 119 goat serum samples were collected from three cities in the central region of Myanmar for T. gondii antibody survey. With the occurrence value obtained in this first study, a second one, more complete, with larger number (162) of animals and properties, was carried out and the risk factors and prevalence were determined. In both studies the samples were analyzed by the LAT. Of these, 32 (11.4%) samples were showed to be positive. The infection was associated with the presence of cats at the farm (odds ratio [OR] = 4.66, 95% confidential interval [CI] = 1.03-21.06), farming with different animal species (sheep, cattle, and pigs) (OR = 4.33, 95% CI = 1.57-11.94), and farming without good management practices (OR = 0.23, 95% CI = 0.06-0.83). This is the first T. gondii prevalence study in goats in the country

Adverse Drug Reactions in Selected Wards of the Yangon General Hospital and Yangon Specialty Hospital During the First Quarter of 2019 : An Active Pharmacovigilance Study in Myanmar

Previous studies in Europe and the USA have reported a high prevalence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), but data on local ADRs in Myanmar are sparse. Our objective was to study ADRs in patients admitted to selected wards of Yangon General Hospital (YGH) and Yangon Specialty Hospital (YSH), Myanmar. This was a prospective observational study in three hospital wards during the first quarter of 2019. Suspected ADRs were carefully investigated in a face-to-face interview with each patient and via review of clinical records. Patients transferred to other wards or discharged were followed-up by the researchers until day 28 after admission. ADRs were divided into those that (1) led to the admission and (2) occurred during the hospital stay or after discharge (up to day 28 after admission). A total of 65 ADRs were identified, with 47 (29.4%) of 160 patients experiencing at least one ADR. Among these, 16 (24.6%) had led to hospital admission and 49 (75.4%) occurred in 31 patients during their hospital stay. Of 160 patients, 21 had taken at least one herbal remedy and six of these developed an ADR. Five ADR-drug associations (hypokalaemia with methylprednisolone, increased transaminase levels with standard antituberculosis drugs, upper gastrointestinal bleeding with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, constipation with tramadol, and increased transaminase levels with herbal remedies) represented 18 (27.7%) of the 65 ADRs in this study. According to the Schumock and Thornton preventability scale, more than half of these ADRs (35 [53.9%]) were preventable. The present study highlights the existence of ADRs among patients attending these hospitals. The implementation of active pharmacovigilance in hospitals could be a helpful first step to improving the awareness of unwanted effects of medicines and patient safety, as well as a way to strengthen the national pharmacovigilance system in countries such as Myanmar. The online version of this article (10.1007/s40801-020-00180-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users

Serological Survey and Factors Associated with Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Domestic Goats in Myanmar

Goat farming is important for the livelihood of millions of rural people because it contributes to food security and creation of assets. However, infection of goats with Toxoplasma gondii could be a source of parasite transmission to humans. The information on T. gondii infection of goat was not reported yet in Myanmar. A total of 119 goat serum samples were collected from three cities in the central region of Myanmar for T. gondii antibody survey. With the occurrence value obtained in this first study, a second one, more complete, with larger number (162) of animals and properties, was carried out and the risk factors and prevalence were determined. In both studies the samples were analyzed by the LAT. Of these, 32 (11.4%) samples were showed to be positive. The infection was associated with the presence of cats at the farm (odds ratio [OR] = 4.66, 95% confidential interval [CI] = 1.03-21.06), farming with different animal species (sheep, cattle, and pigs) (OR = 4.33, 95% CI = 1.57-11.94), and farming without good management practices (OR = 0.23, 95% CI = 0.06-0.83). This is the first T. gondii prevalence study in goats in the country