TELEVISED RELIGIOUS REALITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL ATTITUDES AMONG YOUTH

Among many crucial factors of personality, social attitude is considered among the prioritized ones. There are many contributors in the development of personality, however, televised religious realities seems very essential because of linkage to religion. Therefore, the research aimed to examine the relationship of televised religious realities with social attitude of youth. The methodology opted for the research was correlational. Population of the study was University students. There was total 607 respondents in the study. A self-developed questionnaire containing 16 items was developed. The analysis of the data revealed that televised religious realities correlate poorly with social attitude. Moreover, the results revealed that televised religious realities impact social attitudes poorly. The research implies that televised religious realities needs significant attention because of having relationship with social attitudes of youth

A novel idea of pseudo-code generator in quantum-dot cellular automata (QCA)

In present work, we have implemented the pseudo-code (PN-code) generator using quantum-dot cellular (QCA) technology. Simulation results are obtained from QCA designer software. The PN-code generation is of paramount importance for any secure communication system. The complex code generated is used to scramble incoming plain text. At the receiving end, the same code is generated and successfully used to decrypt the transmitted data. The algorithm for generating noise signal is quite simple. The simplicity of the circuit along with the complexity of the code generated makes the circuit attractive for secure message communication

Dosimetric comparative study of conformal radiation techniques in patients with glioblastoma multiforme

Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to determine whether patients diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) who underwent radiotherapy (RT) using intensity-modulated RT (IMRT) technique were benefitting from this highly conformal treatment in terms of doses received by planning target volume (PTV) and organs at risk (OARs) in comparison to three-dimensional conventional RT (3DCRT). Materials and Methods: Twelve patients treated with IMRT for GBM were selected for dosimetric comparison with 3DCRT. The prescribed dose was 60 Gy in 30 fractions and seven non-coplanner beams were used in IMRT to cover 95% of target volume. The irradiated patients of GBM were retrieved and replanned with 3DCRT techniques. Dosimetric comparison was done by performing two plans for the same patient; prescription dose and normal tissue constraints were identical for both plans. The dose–volume histograms of target volumes and OAR, dose conformity, and dose homogeneity with 3DCRT and IMRT planning were compared. Statistical analysis was performed to determine the differences. Results: The mean conformity index was 0.99 ± 0.001 for IMRT and 0.97 ± 0.002 for 3DCRT, P = 0.001. The mean homogeneity index was 1.03 ± 0.02 for IMRT and 1.06 ± 0.009 for 3DCRT, P = 0.003, which is statistically significant. The IMRT technique enables dose reduction of normal tissues including brainstem (Dmean by 33.78 ± 5.34 and Dmax 51.84 ± 4.43), optic chiasm (Dmean by 36.92 ± 1.99 and Dmax 44.61 ± 3.72), left optic nerve (Dmean by 28.97 ± 6.51 and Dmax 46.08 ± 10.58), right optic nerve (Dmean by 31.93 ± 11.68 and Dmax 44.63 ± 13.54), left eye (Dmean by 18.66 ± 8.92 and Dmax 37.43 ± 13.47), right eye (Dmean by 14.40 ± 4.87 and Dmax 40.37 ± 11.37), left lens (by Dmax 5.45 ± 1.85), and right lens (Dmax 5.07 ± 0.63). Conclusion: The IMRT provides a real dosimetric advantage, especially for normal brain tissue, and in terms of target coverage. It allows treatment of tumors while respecting OARs' dose constraints. The IMRT technique shows significant advantage in PTV coverage, dose homogeneity, and conformity. In IMRT, the coverage is better where PTV was overlapping with critical OARs

Optical and electrical characterization of Ni-doped orthoferrites thin films prepared by sol-gel process

International audienceThis paper presents a low-temperature route for producing RFe0.6Ni0.4O3 (where R = Pr, Nd and Sm) thin films by an aqueous inorganic sol-gel process. The films produced were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) for structural, four probes for electrical and UV-vis spectroscopy for optical properties. As-deposited films were amorphous and after annealing them at 650 °C, crystallinity appears and shows an orthorhombic structure. From UV-vis spectroscopy, variation in optical band gap and transmission is seen with change of rare-earth ions. From electrical resistivity measurement, semiconducting behavior is observed. The difference in activation energy is observed. This variation could be due to the orthorhombic distortion caused by size of rare-earth ion and which may impact the Fe-O-Fe or Fe-O-Ni or Ni-O-Ni bond angle, and hence affects the single particle band width in the present system