Prediction of Conflicts in Transportation Services using Real-Time Data

Smart-cities are intended to provide the comfort and satisfaction of the citizens belonging to it. There has been so many advances in the Smart-cities but still some con?icts a?ect the smart-ness of the smart- city. The problem of traffic jams in Public Transportation Services like Bus, Trains, Tubes(Metros) due to various unpredictable Realtime con?icts resulting the overall satisfaction of the user. Also, the three parallel services being independent to one another have no communication because of their distinct nature. To overcome such con?icts this paper detects and defines the key issues in smart- city public transport systems. In fact the paper is focussing on the con?icts that arise among the public transport services with three distinct providers. To monitor these services working in smart-cities, a Watch-dog architecture has been used. The Watch-dog Architecture works on detection the con?icts and returns it to the admin user to take proper decision. The Realtime data aggregated from all the three services is integrated and processed to re?ect the Runtime con?icts arising in the public transport services. This Watchdog Architecture re?ects the result in percentage by focussing on a area where all the three services integrate to result a con?ict

Cuticular Biochemistry: Lambda-Cyhalothrin Induced Alterations in Mutant Drosophila Melanogaster

Derivatives of natural pyrethrum, synthetic pyrethroids, are well-established neurotoxins. However, they do interfere with the functioning of metabolic processes; the most important of these is chitin metabolism, a key process in the development of insects. Type II synthetic pyrethroid, lambda-cyhalothrin, when orally fed to Drosophila melanogaster revealed its efficacy in chitin synthesis modulation. Total proteins, glucosamine, N-acetylglucosamine, chitinase activity and chitin content exhibit significant changes in the final developmental stage, the adults. A reduction in chitin synthesis is suggestive of interference in polymerization process which is a must for cuticle formation. Involvement of lambda-cyhalothrin in chitin synthesis has been sought to be an additional mode of action, other than its neurotoxic nature

Cuticular Biochemistry: Lambda-Cyhalothrin Induced Alterations in Mutant Drosophila melanogaster

Derivatives of natural pyrethrum, synthetic pyrethroids, are well-established neurotoxins. However, they do interfere with the functioning of metabolic processes; the most important of these is chitin metabolism, a key process in the development of insects. Type II synthetic pyrethroid, lambda-cyhalothrin, when orally fed to Drosophila melanogaster revealed its efficacy in chitin synthesis modulation. Total proteins, glucosamine, N-acetylglucosamine, chitinase activity and chitin content exhibit significant changes in the final developmental stage, the adults. A reduction in chitin synthesis is suggestive of interference in polymerization process which is a must for cuticle formation. Involvement of lambda-cyhalothrin in chitin synthesis has been sought to be an additional mode of action, other than its neurotoxic nature

MULTI DRUG RESISTANCE PROFILE AND ANTIBIOFILM ACTIVITY OF GARLIC OIL ON STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ISOLATED FROM MILK OF CATTLE SUFFERING WITH MASTITIS

The present study was undertaken on 164 bovine milk samples (cow = 113 and Buffalo = 51) collected from various dairy farms in and around Rewa (Madhya Pradesh, India) and only 24 samples (6.83%) were found to be positive for mastitis when screened through California Mastitis Test (CMT). The prevalence of subclinical mastitis in cattle was 21%. All 17 isolates were phenotypically characterized by mannitol fermentation, biochemical tests (acetoin production by Voges-Proskauer test), beta-galactosidase test susceptibility to novobiocin (5 µ µµg disk), resistance to polymyxin B (300 µg disk). We also observed the biofilm formation ability of all the Staphylococcus aureus strains (n=17) by Congo Red Agar (CRA), Microtiter plate (using crystal violet), and light microscopy method, 90% sensitivity was seen through microtiter plate method. Antibiofilm activity of garlic oil was undertaken on positive isolates (3%, 2%, and 1% concentration) along with positive and negative control in every microtiter plate assay. Maximum inhibition was observed at 3% concentration with O.D values ranging from 0.021±0.007 to 0.291 ± 0.005 in all the samples with percent inhibition (50 to 60%). Multi-drug resistance profiles of biofilm-producing isolates were also undertaken against polymyxin, novobiocin, tetracyclines, cotrimoxazole, clindamycin, cefoxitin, and cefoperazone. Eighty-two (82) percent of isolates showed resistance against polymyxin, 52% against novobiocin and erythromycin, and all the isolates showed 100% sensitivity against tetracyclines and cefoxitin

HOW TO CRACK YOUR GENETIC CODE FROM ONE DROP OF SALIVA

Molecular genetics is without any doubt an important diagnostic tool in medicine and rapidly becoming more and more used in dentistry. Many common conditions in dentistry have a specific genetic background: not only craniofacial anomalies, but also root resorption, periodontitis, hypodontia. Numerous efficient tests for specific single nucleotide polymorphisms are available. However, sometimes the very first step – to obtain a specimen suitable for DNA analysis - may close the door to clarify genetic diagnosis and thus help with treatment planning, prognostic assessment, and counseling about prevention. An excellent source for DNA analysis is the buccal epithelial cells that exfoliate from the inner epithelial linings of the oral cavity

HOW TO CRACK YOUR GENETIC CODE FROM ONE DROP OF SALIVA

Molecular genetics is without any doubt an important diagnostic tool in medicine and rapidly becoming more and more used in dentistry. Many common conditions in dentistry have a specific genetic background: not only craniofacial anomalies, but also root resorption, periodontitis, hypodontia. Numerous efficient tests for specific single nucleotide polymorphisms are available. However, sometimes the very first step – to obtain a specimen suitable for DNA analysis - may close the door to clarify genetic diagnosis and thus help with treatment planning, prognostic assessment, and counseling about prevention. An excellent source for DNA analysis is the buccal epithelial cells that exfoliate from the inner epithelial linings of the oral cavity

Effect of Addition of Boron and Nitrogen on the Corrosion Resistance of Modified 9Cr-1Mo Ferritic Steel

AbstractElectrochemical noise (EN) studies were conducted on three different sets of modified 9Cr-1Mo steels containing different contents of nitrogen and boron in air-saturated 0.05M NaCl solution at 1Hz sampling frequency for 72h continuously, in order to study the metastable pitting corrosion behaviour of these steels. These specimens had different combinations of boron and nitrogen (60ppm boron and 110ppm nitrogen, 60B + 110N), (90ppm boron and 100ppm nitrogen, 90B + 100N) and (100ppm boron and 47ppm nitrogen, 100B + 47N) respectively, while base metal composition was same. Current signal analysis was carried out to know the total number of current transients as a function of current amplitude. The statistical parameter like σI was studied to indicate the extent of localized corrosion activity. It was observed that the total number of current transients was highest for the specimen with comparable concentrations of boron and nitrogen, 90B + 100N; also it showed highest number of high current transients, suggesting its tendency towards pitting corrosion. This is mainly due to the formation of boronitrides which reduces dissolved boron and nitrogen causing increased pitting corrosion activity. Low boron (60ppm) and high nitrogen specimen showed lowest number of high current transients, indicating improved passivation. The plots of σI as a function of time as well as cumulative probability (CP) vs. σI showed inferior pitting corrosion resistance for the former while the latter showed the least corrosion activity

Measurement of alpha-induced reaction cross-sections on

In the present study we have measured the excitation functions for the nuclear reactions $$^{nat}$$Mo($$\alpha$$,x)$$^{103}$$Ru, $$^{nat}$$Mo($$\alpha$$,x)$$^{97}$$Ru, $$^{nat}$$Mo($$\alpha$$,x)$$^{95}$$Ru, $$^{nat}$$Mo($$\alpha$$,x)$$^{96g}$$Tc, $$^{nat}$$Mo($$\alpha$$,x)$$^{95g}$$Tc and $$^{nat}$$Mo($$\alpha$$,x)$$^{94g}$$Tc in the energy range 9–32 MeV. We have used the stacked foil activation technique followed by the offline gamma-ray spectroscopy technique to measure the excitation functions. In this study we have also documented detailed uncertainty analysis for these nuclear reactions and their corresponding covariance matrix are also presented. The excitation functions are compared with the available experimental data from EXFOR data library and the theoretical prediction from TALYS nuclear reaction code

ASSOCIATION OF REDUCED FOLATE CARRIER ONE GENE 80AG POLYMORPHISM WITH NONSYNDROMIC CLEFT LIP AND PALATE

Mutations in folate pathway genes have been shown to be associated with several birth defects including neural tube defects, conotruncal heart defects, and nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate (NCLP). For the last decade, we studied polymorphisms of those genes in cleft populations. The Reduced Folate Carrier One gene (RFC1, also known as SLC19A1) encodes for a cellular surface transmembrane protein that provides transport of folate from diet through the cell membrane. Several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of the RFC1 gene exist and one common SNP in the RFC1 gene – 80AG has been studied in NCLP populations