Awareness of myopia amongst parents of school going children in a survey done in a tertiary care centre in Vidarbha region

Background: There is a increase in prevalence and burden of myopia in India, hence extent of myopia awareness among Indian parents is required to prepare future public health initiatives and interventions. Hence a survey was conducted. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the level of myopia awareness among a group of parents based in Vidarbha region of India. Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey, 150 parents with at least one child under the age of 16 years participated in the study. Age, gender, educational qualification and number of children were asked, the amount of time a child spends on his device, the acceptable distance between the eyes and device screen, the preventive measures of myopia and awareness of symptoms of myopia in their children were collected via a written questionnaire. Results: Eighty-three participants (55.33%) thought that the safe distance between device screen and eyes was less than 30cms. Fifteen 10% (15/150) participants were aware that outdoor activity and natural light has a preventive effect on myopia and onset and progression

DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING OF CORN SHELLING MACHINE

India depends on agriculture to drive the engine of its economic development. Corn has been cast in the lead role of this ongoing storyline of agriculture success, and without corn, the India farm sector would be just a shell of what is has now become. Corn is grown on small scale, corn’s price is growing day by day it has almost became the double of the price of the maize. Corn Sheller is a major problem of corn production, especially in India. The performance of the machine will be evaluated in terms of shelling efficiency, materialefficiency, etc. The project describes about the design of various components of corn shelling machine. Overall, this project involves process like design, fabrication and assembling of different components, etc. This project describes the design and development of motorized corn shelling machine

Design And Manufacturing Of Corn Shelling Machine

India depends on agriculture to drive the engine of its economic development. Corn has been cast in the lead role of this ongoing storyline of agriculture success, and without corn, the India farm sector would be just a shell of what is has now become. Corn is grown on small scale, corn's price is growing day by day it has almost became the double of the price of the maize. Corn Sheller is a major problem of corn production, especially in India. The performance of the machine will be evaluated in terms of shelling efficiency, materialefficiency, etc. The project describes about the design of various components of corn shelling machine. Overall, this project involves process like design, fabrication and assembling of different components, etc. This project describes the design and development of motorized corn shelling machine

Awareness of Myopia Amongst Parents of School Going Children in A Survey Done in A Tertiary Care Centre in Vidarbha Region

Background: There is a increase in prevalence and burden of myopia in India, hence extent of myopia awareness among Indian parents is required to prepare future public health initiatives and interventions. Hence a survey was conducted. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the level of myopia awareness among a group of parents based in Vidarbha region of India. Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey, 150 parents with at least one child under the age of 16 years participated in the study. Age, gender, educational qualification and number of children were asked, the amount of time a child spends on his device, the acceptable distance between the eyes and device screen, the preventive measures of myopia and awareness of symptoms of myopia in their children were collected via a written questionnaire. Results: Eighty-three participants (55.33%) thought that the safe distance between device screen and eyes was less than 30cms. Fifteen 10% (15/150) participants were aware that outdoor activity and natural light has a preventive effect on myopia and onset and progression

The split tibialis anterior muscle flap – A simple solution for longitudinal middle third tibial defects

Background: The tibialis anterior flap is an underused flap, mainly because it is not an expendable muscle and is small in size. Aim: To study the use of the tibialis anterior muscle flap for longitudinal middle third tibial defects. Materials and Methods: We have analysed the use of tibialis anterior flap in five patients by the function preservation technique. Results and Conclusion: Function preservation techniques used in the harvesting of this flap will be able to cover narrow and linear defects on middle third of tibia comfortably. Size and pliability of the muscle must be assessed before initiation of harvesting of the flap. Flap harvesting is initiated by a saggital split incision to preserve maximum blood supply to the muscle. Transverse incisions may be employed to obtain the desired reach of the flap. This flap is a simple alternative for linear wounds with small transverse dimensions on middle third of the leg, where the tibialis anterior muscle is uninjured

Quality of life and quality-adjusted time without toxicity in palliatively treated head-and-neck cancer patients

Background: Quality-adjusted time without toxicity (Q-TWiST) and quality of life (QOL) are indicators of benefit provided by different chemotherapy regimens. Methods: This was a prospective study, in which adult head-and-neck (H and N) cancer patients, treated with metronomic chemotherapy were enrolled. The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General H and N (FACT-G and H and N) version 4 pro formas were self-administered before the start of chemotherapy and then at 2, 4, and 6 months. FACT QOL and Q-TWiST analysis were then performed. Results: There was an improvement in the social well-being (P = 0.370), emotional well-being (P = 0.000), functional well-being (P = 0.000), H and N cancer subscale (P = 0.001), FACT H and N trial outcome index (P = 0.000), FACT G-total score (P = 0.000), and FACT H and N total score (P = 0.000) with palliative chemotherapy. The QTWiST value for a utility score of 0.25 for toxicity and relapse state was 145.93 days. Conclusion: Metronomic chemotherapy is associated with improvement in QOL and has a low duration of time spent in toxicity state