22 research outputs found

    EFFICIENCY GAIN OF REDUCED RIPPLE CURRENT WITH ZVS DC-DC CONVERTER

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    The force era market, has indicated clear development. Be that as it may, a high voltage and productivity increase is key for the power module and PV board and for different machines. The high step 鈥搖p converter in the proposed converter gives swell free information current. The full scaffold converter gives high voltage pick up. An APWM Full Bridge Boost converter are generally utilized as a part of utilization where the yield voltage is extensively higher than the info voltage. Zero Voltage Switching(ZVS )is commonly executed in the switches.ZVS APWM DC-DC Full extension converter that does not have any downsides of that different converters of this sort have, for example, entangled auxillary circuit,. increased current anxiety in the primary force switches and the heap subordinate ZVS operation. In this proposed strategy an interleaved procedure of Boost and Full Bridge converter is used..The diverse methods of operation of MOSFET has been talked about.. Besides converter has high proficiency due to delicate exchanging operation in switches. A 24V information voltage, 350V yield voltage, and 168W yield power reproduction circuit of the proposed converter has been executed and its effectiveness is up to 87.5%

    a descriptive study on familiarity with, adherence to and trust in the WHO preventive measures

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    Background Risk communication is a key component of public health interventions during an outbreak. As the coronavirus pandemic unfolded in late 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) was at the forefront in the development of risk communication strategies. The WHO introduced a range of activities with the purpose of enabling the public to avail verified and timely information on COVID-19 prevention behaviors. Given the various WHO activities to protect the public health during COVID-19, it is important to investigate the extent of familiarity and uptake of the WHO recommendations among the public during the first wave of the pandemic. Methods To do this, we conducted a large-scale Pan-European survey covering around 7500 individuals that are representative of populations from seven European countries, collected online during April 2-April 15, 2020. We use descriptive statistics including proportions and correlations and graphical representations such as bar charts to analyze and display the data. Results Our findings suggest that information from the WHO in the context of COVID-19 is well trusted and acted upon by the public. Overall familiarity and adherence were quite high in most countries. Adherence was higher for social distancing recommendations compared to hygiene measures. Familiarity and adherence were higher among older, female, and highly educated respondents. However, country level heterogeneities were observed in the level of trust in information from the WHO, with countries severely affected by the pandemic reporting lower levels of trust. Conclusion Our findings call for efforts from health authorities to get regular feedback from the public on their familiarity and compliance with recommendations for preventive measures at all stages of the pandemic, to further develop and adapt risk communication as the pandemic evolves.publishersversionpublishe

    Synthesis and Characterization of Symmetrically versus Unsymmetrically Proton-Bridged Hexa-Iron Clusters

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    Syntheses and magnetic and structural characterization of hexa-iron complexes of derivatized salicylaldoximes are discussed. Complexation of Fe(BF4)2路6H2O with each ligand (H2 L1 and H4 L2) in a methanolic-pyridine solution resulted in hexa-iron compounds (C1 and C2, respectively), which each contain two near-parallel metal triangles of [Fe3-渭3-O], linked by six fluoride bridges and stabilized by a hydrogen-bonded proton between the 渭3-O groups. Within each metal triangle of C2, Fe(III) ions are connected via the amine "straps" of (H4 L2-2H). Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility and M枚ssbauer data of C1 and C2 indicate the presence of dominant antiferromagnetic interactions between the high-spin (S = 5/2) Fe(III) centers. For C1, two quadrupole doublets are observed at room temperature and 5 K, consistent with structural data from which discrete but disordered [Fe3-渭3-O] and [Fe3-渭3-OH] species were inferred. For C2, a single sharp quadrupole doublet with splitting intermediate between those determined for C1 was observed, consistent with the symmetric [Fe3-渭3-O路路路H路路路渭3-O-Fe3] species inferred crystallographically from the very short 渭3-O路路路渭3-O separation. The differences in the physical properties of the complexes, as seen in the M枚ssbauer, X-ray, and magnetic data, are attributed to the conformational flexibility imparted by the nature of the linkages between the closely related ligands

    Development, in-vitro characterization and ex-vivo permeation study of metronidazole loaded mucoadhesive ethosomal gel for the local treatment of oral cavity infection

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    The present study deals with the formulation, characterization of Metronidazole loaded ethosomal gel for treating oral infection.  The ethosomal system of Metronidazole comprises of 2-5% phospholipids, 20-50% ethanol, 10% of propylene glycol, 10% of cholesterol and 10% v/v aqueous phase. Cold method was applied to develop ethosome. The prepared Metronidazole loaded ethosome was evaluated for vesicle size, entrapment efficiency,The Optimized Ethosome formulation was converted in to ethosomal gel. The gel further evaluated for pH, Drug content, mucoadhesive strength and ex-vivo permeation study. The vesicle size of ethosome formulation MEF8 showed the lowest value of   324卤1.32 碌m. Formulation MEF8 showed the maximum entrapment efficiency of 86.11卤0.11%. The mucoadhesive gel MEG8 formulated from optimized ethosome showed the maximum drug release 99.35% in 12 hr and ex-vivo oral mucosa permeation for MEG8 was found to be 1200碌g/ml at 30minutes as compared to the pure drug
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