Women Liberation Politics Explained in Kaalakkanavu – Modern Drama

Ideas like Women’s Liberation, Women’s rights, Women’s Development, Feminism, Women’s Law, Equality for women, resistance against male chauvinism are sounding all over the world. Women are voicing everyday to attain her independent space. But her voices are chocked by male chauvinistic voices. Even after all her voices for liberation, her revolutionary history has been denied and dissembled. Women’s history of liberation has been constructed by men here. Periyarist and Feminist researcher V. Geetha has collected Women’s history and she has written this as a play under the title of “KAALAKKANAVU”.  Professor A. Mangai direct this play and she published this text as a book. This research paper has been pertaining to women liberation thoughts highlighted in this kaalakkanavu modern Drama

Magneto-convection of water-based nanofluids inside an enclosure having uniform heat generation and various thermal boundaries

AbstractInvestigation of two-dimensional steady laminar magneto-convection heat transfer of (Ag,TiO2) water based nanofluids with variable properties inside a heat generating square enclosure having different thermal boundaries is done numerically in this paper. The governing equations are solved utilizing the finite volume method with power-law scheme and SIMPLE algorithm is used for handling the pressure-velocity coupling. The algorithm and the computer code have been also compared with numerical results in order to verify and validate the model. By using the developed fortran code, the effects of Hartmann number, heat generation (or absorption), Reyleigh number and solid volume fraction on the flow and thermal fields and heat transfer inside the enclosure are studied. Results are demonstrated in the form of streamlines, isotherms and average Nusselt number

Obstetric outcome in pregnancies with borderline versus normal amniotic fluid index

Background: Amniotic fluid is an indicator of placental function on the fetal development. It is regulated by several systems, including transmembraneous pathway, fetal production (fetal urine and lung fluid) and uptake (fetal swallowing), and the balance of fluid movement via osmotic gradients. The amniotic fluid index is the most commonly used method of measuring amniotic fluid. An AFI between 5 to 8 cms is borderline oligohydraminos. To compare the fetal and maternal outcome in pregnancies with borderline amniotic fluid index (5 to 8 cms) and normal AFI.Methods: This prospective cohort study was carried out on 94 pregnant patients attending the antenatal clinic of MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna between January 1st and December 31st 2016. Women with a singleton pregnancy in the third trimester were enrolled into the study. Of these 47 cases were in the normal AFI group and 47 cases in the borderline group. Adequate information was obtained from the patient’s medical record and the groups were compared on maternal and fetal complications.Results: The study results showed that more cases with borderline AFI had their non stress test to be nonreactive (59.6% versus 23.4%) and was associated with more fetal heart rate abnormalities (51% versus 17%). The number of meconium stained amniotic fluid (48.9% versus 19.1%) and caesarean deliveries (51.1% versus 21.2%) were also more among the borderline group.Conclusions: Findings indicated that there are more adverse fetal and maternal outcome among the borderline AFI group

A comparative study of the effect of body mass index on pregnancy outcomes in normal and overweight women

Background: Maternal obesity has been reported as a risk factor for various antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum and neonatal complications. Increasing rates of overweight among pregnant women are a significant public health concern with various implications for prenatal care and supervision of delivery. Therefore, the present study is to determine the adverse materno-fetal outcome in primigravid overweight and obese women delivering singleton babies.Methods: A prospective comparative study was conducted for a year at IMCH, Medical College, Calicut. Primigravid women with a singleton uncomplicated pregnancy with cephalic presentation at ≥37 weeks of gestation with accurate information regarding height and weight recorded at the booking visit were included in the study. Comparisons were made between 100 women with BMI >25 and 200 women with BMI 18.5-24.9. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 16.0. Data was analysed by Pearson Chi square test and Fisher’s exact test.Results: Overweight mothers are at increased risk quoted as relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of adverse materno-fetal outcomes. Gestational hypertension RR 2.39 (CI 1.65-3.47), Gestational diabetes RR 2.67(CI 0.95-7.48), induction of labour RR 2.35 (CI 1.4-3.95), Cesarean section RR 5.73 (CI 3.76-8.73), macrosomia RR 14 (CI 1.75-112.23), NICU admissions RR 4.51(CI 2.61-7.84),perineal lacerations RR 4.72 (CI 1.15-20.4), wound infection RR 2.97 (CI 1.06-8.41), and prolonged hospital stay.Conclusions: It is clearly evident from the study that maternal overweight and obesity is associated with adverse materno-fetal outcome

A Novel Hybrid K-Means and GMM Machine Learning Model for Breast Cancer Detection

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among a large number of women worldwide. It may be challenging for radiologists to diagnose and treat breast cancer. Consequently, primary care improves disease prevention and death. Early detection increases treatment options and saves life, which is the major target of this research. This research indicates the versatility of the methodology by integrating contemporary segmentation approaches with machine learning methods, which are developing areas of research. In the pre-processing process, an adaptive median filter is utilized for noise removal, enhancement of image quality, conservation of edges, and smoothing. This research makes a significant contribution by proposing a new parameter for evaluating K-means and a Gaussian mixture model (GMM) performance. A hybrid combination of segmentation and detection was applied to breast cancer. The proposed technique is significant for classifying benign and malignant tumors. The simulated results are discussed and evaluated to determine the competence of this method for the early diagnosis of breast cancer. This method allows medical experts to recognize breast cancer at a faster rate and provide higher accuracy. An ANOVA test was used to determine the multi-variant analysis and prediction rate for the proposed method

A Novel Image Annotation Method Using Tag Ranking System

Number of mechanized images are growing which are open in online media for picture matching and recuperation picture clarification applications are having influence. Yet existing strategies like substance based picture recovery and furthermore tag based image recovery systems are accepting more open door to physically stamp the picture and having limitations. Multitag course of action is moreover central issue. It requires unlimited pictures with spotless and finish remarks keeping the choosing goal to take in a dependable model for tag prediction. Proposing a novel system of tag positioning with network recuperation which positions the tag and put those tags in sliding solicitation considering significance to the given picture. For tag expectation A Ranking based Multi-association Tensor Factorization model is proposed. The matrix is molded by conglomerating desire models with different tags. Finally proposed structure is best for tag ranking and which beats the multitag grouping Problems

Detecting mycobacteraemia for diagnosing tuberculosis

Background & objectives: In human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected persons with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), sputum may not always show acid fast bacilli (AFB). Moreover, in most cases of suspected extrapulmonary TB (irrespective of HIV status) mycobacteria-containing material is not readily available for investigation. This study evaluated whether blood culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteraemia (mycobacteraemia) help in diagnosing TB in such cases. Methods: A total of 93 consecutive subjects with a clinical diagnosis of tuberculosis with or without laboratory confirmation, 42 with and 38 without coexisting HIV infection, and 13 patients with HIV infection without clinical evidence of TB were enrolled. Mycobacterial blood cultures were done using lysis centrifugation technique followed by subculturing onto the modified Lowenstein-Jenson medium (LJ-1) and Selective Kirchner's medium followed by subculturing onto the modified Lowenstein- Jenson medium (LJ-2, LJ-3). Results: Of the 15 (16.2%) subjects with evidence of mycobacteremia in 4 (26.7%) blood was the first/ only source of diagnosing TB. Among 80 patients with clinical diagnosis of TB whether supported by laboratory tests or not, 14 (17.5%) had mycobacteraemia. Among the 21 HIV infected patients with laboratory proven TB, 9 (43%) had mycobacteraemia. Interpretation & conclusion: Blood culture appears to be a useful additional test to diagnose TB in personss with HIV infection. In patients without HIV infection, but with clinical picture compatible with TB, blood culture for mycobacteraemia may occasionally help in the diagnosis. We recommend the use of the lysis centrifugation technique followed by direct smear of the sediment along with inoculation of the sediment into both modified Lowenstein-Jenson medium and the Selective Kirchner's medium with subsequent subculturing onto the modified Lowenstein-Jenson medium for mycobacterial blood culture for detecting mycobacteraemia

Genetic diversity and evidence for acquired antimicrobial resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis at a large hospital in South India

AbstractObjectives: To assess genetic diversity and drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates collected at Christian Medical College Hospital (CMCH), Vellore, India, between July 1995 and May 1996.Materials and Methods: Isolates were subjected to IS6110-based restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis and tested for resistance to isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, streptomycin, and pyrazinamide, and DNA from selected strains was sequenced in regions associated with drug resistance.Results: One hundred and one M. tuberculosis isolates were collected from 87 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Charts of 69 patients were reviewed for history of tuberculosis illness and treatment. DNA from 29 strains was sequenced in katG, rpoB, and gyrA, and sometimes pncA regions. Analysis by RFLP revealed a high degree of genetic diversity, with no identifiable clusters of infection. Of the strains tested, 51 % were resistant to at least one antibiotic, and 43% were resistant to more than one drug. There was a high rate of resistance observed in patients whose charts indicated a history of improperly administered tuberculosis treatment, whereas little drug resistance was observed in patients never previously treated for tuberculosis. Sequencing of genes associated with drug resistance revealed several previously unreported mutations in resistant strains.Conclusions: This analysis suggests that the cases of tuberculosis in the sample are largely reactivation of long-standing infections and that the drug resistance among patients in CMCH is largely acquired or secondary rather than attributable to the spread of drug-resistant strains