Power Wheelchair Canopy

Some power wheelchair users can not drive and independently hold an umbrella at the time because they do not have much upper body strength. Therefore, users are unprotected from the rain and are getting soaking wet. One of the members of this group is in a wheelchair and faces this problem. He has previously searched for something to protect him from rain, but could not found something he could independently use. What users need is a powered umbrella that attaches to their power wheelchair. There is no such umbrella available in the market. In this project, the solution to this problem will be designed and built in the form of an umbrella for his wheelchair. Exploration of various methods of rain protect will be explored. Calculations will be performed to verify that everything will work when assembled. The prototype will then be built. Assuming there will be some issues, as there always seem to be, several iterations of the prototype will be built. This is assuming that there will still be money left in the budget to complete these other iterations. It is also desired to make it inexpensive. This will allow power wheelchair users all over the world to purchase it for themselves. In order to achieve this, the project will lean heavily on the 3-D printing capabilities that the University of Akron has to offer

Irisin in Adolescent Type 1 Diabetic Patients and its Relation to Diabetes Control and Atherosclerosis

AIM: The objective of this was to determine the role of irisin in adolescent type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients. METHODS: This study was conducted on 65 patients with T1D and 50 healthy individuals as control group. Serum irisin, glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), lipid profile, oxidized low-density lipoprotein (OxLDL), urinary albumin/creatinine ratio; carotid intimal medial thickness (cIMT), and aortic intimal medial thickness (aIMT) were evaluated for all participant. RESULTS: HbA1c, lipid profile, albumin/creatinine ratio, OxLDL, irisin, aIMT and cIMT were significantly higher in diabetic patients. Irisin had a positive correlation with age of diabetic patients, onset of diabetes, mid arm circumference, waist/height ratio, body mass index, HbA1c, and cIMT. CONCLUSION: Irisin is a marker for detection of diabetes control and early detection of subclinical atherosclerosis. Irisin had a relation with obesity

Impact of Different Concentrations of Zinc and Cadmium Chloride on Micro Algae Chroococcus Minutus

Abstract: In the present investigation the effect of different concentrations of zinc and cadmium chloride (ZnCl 2 and CdCl 2 ) on one of the Cyanophyta "Chroococcus minutus" isolated from ponds in Sana'a Yemen was evaluated. The two heavy metals adversely affected cell division; however the protein and glucose contents of the cells were slightly affected. They caused destruction of chlorophyll a as the result obtained by measuring the optical density and the chlorophyll content. These observations were interpreted in terms of the action of metals on the reduction and oxidation steps in the biosynthesis pathway of pigments

Echinococcal cyst of the pancreas with Cystopancreatic duct fistula successfully treated by partial cystectomy and Cystogastrostomy

The primary pancreatic hydatid (echinococcal) cyst is extremely rare with a reported incidence of <1%. Owing to its rareness and a considerable overlap of imaging features, a preoperative diagnosis is usually difficult. The dilemma in confirming this benign diagnosis has often questioned the extent of radical pancreatic resection. The involvement of pancreatic duct (cystopancreatic duct fistula) further complicates the management of such cystic lesions. In this report, we present a case of isolated hydatid cyst of the pancreatic body and tail communicating with the pancreatic duct. Cystogastrostomy preceded by partial cystectomy in the same setting has never been reported to date. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and follow‑up showed no evidence of cyst recurrence or dissemination. We consider this a safe surgical option in longstanding large cysts, especially if a cystopancreatic fistula is detected beforehand. The success of such a procedure however may rely on the size and thickness of the cyst wall to support this anastomosis.Keywords: Echinococcal cyst pancreas cystogastrostomy, Hydatid pancreas cystogastrostom

Electrocardiography as a predictor of left main or three-vessel disease in patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome

Introduction: Acute coronary syndrome remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It will continue to rise as the prevalence of patients with obesity and diabetes increases. Patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome had a bad prognosis in patients with left main ± three vessel diseases, so early identification of these patients by electrocardiography if ST segment elevation in lead aVR ⩾0.5 m and maximal QRS duration of ⩾90 ms is important for the selection of optimal treatment. Materials and methods: The study was designed as a multicenter cross-sectional study that was conducted on 150 patients presenting with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes, 80 patients had non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction and 70 patients had unstable angina in the period between January 2009 till January 2010. All patients had full history, clinical examination, laboratory investigations including lipid profile, blood glucose, cardiac Troponin T and renal function, also electrocardiography and coronary angiography was done to prove the diagnosis. ECG was analyzed to assess the degree of ST segment elevation in aVR, ST segment depression in other leads and the maximal QRS was analyzed. Coronary angiography was done to all patients with detection of the presence of left main 50% stenosis at least with or without other three significant coronary vessels showing 70% stenosis or more to be included in 67 patients in group I. Group II include 83 patients with normal coronaries or significant stenosis in one or two vessels. Results: Left main coronary stenosis with or without three significant coronary vessel stenosis occurs in 67 patients (44.7%) in group I vs. 83 patients (55.3%) in group II (i.e. without left main disease or three vessel disease). The mean age of the patients 59 ± 9 years which was not significant in both the groups (P > 0.05). The following also were not significant gender, smoking, dyslipidemia, renal impairment, hypertension and positive family history. Diabetes was considered significant in 44 patients (65.7%) in group I in comparison to 34 patients (41%) in group II (P  90 ms in the admission ECG was significant in group I in 45 patients (67.2%) vs. 16 patients (19.3%) in group II (P < 0.001). Conclusion: ST-segment elevation in lead aVR ⩾0.5 mm and QRS duration ⩾90 ms are good electrocardiographic predictors of left main or three vessel disease in patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome

SecureFalcon: The Next Cyber Reasoning System for Cyber Security

Software vulnerabilities leading to various detriments such as crashes, data loss, and security breaches, significantly hinder the quality, affecting the market adoption of software applications and systems. Although traditional methods such as automated software testing, fault localization, and repair have been intensively studied, static analysis tools are most commonly used and have an inherent false positives rate, posing a solid challenge to developer productivity. Large Language Models (LLMs) offer a promising solution to these persistent issues. Among these, FalconLLM has shown substantial potential in identifying intricate patterns and complex vulnerabilities, hence crucial in software vulnerability detection. In this paper, for the first time, FalconLLM is being fine-tuned for cybersecurity applications, thus introducing SecureFalcon, an innovative model architecture built upon FalconLLM. SecureFalcon is trained to differentiate between vulnerable and non-vulnerable C code samples. We build a new training dataset, FormAI, constructed thanks to Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and formal verification to evaluate its performance. SecureFalcon achieved an impressive 94% accuracy rate in detecting software vulnerabilities, emphasizing its significant potential to redefine software vulnerability detection methods in cybersecurity

A rare case of marginal zone lymphoma in a 15-year old ataxia telangiectasia patient with massive bone marrow involvement and a challenging nodal diagnosis

This is a report of a very rare case of marginal zone lymphoma in a 15-years old male with Ataxia Telangiectasia. Besides being a rare diagnosis within the pediatric age group, this case exhibited a true challenge not only from diagnostic point of view but also regarding management plans. Marginal zone lymphoma is an indolent disease in which transformation is extremely rare particularly the pediatric subtype. However, there isn't enough data regarding marginal zone lymphoma in a sitting of immunodeficiency conditions had been published so far. The case described here showed some features pointing to more aggressive disease with massive bone marrow involvement and areas of focal transformation unlike the subtle pattern of infiltration that is usually seen in cases of marginal zone lymphoma. Another interesting finding in our case is the presence of a clone of CD4/CD8 double positive T-cells of moderate size (12%) with restricted expansion of Vb1 region. The significance of this clone is uncertain as it could be a transient reactive clone or a pre-malignant one. Keywords: Ataxia telangiectasia, Marginal zone lymphoma, Low grade lymphom