Composition Formulas of Bessel-Struve Kernel Function

The object of this paper is to study and develop the generalized fractional calculus operators involving Appell’s function F3(·) due to Marichev-Saigo-Maeda. Here, we establish the generalized fractional calculus formulas involving Bessel-Struve kernel function Sαλz,  λ,z∈C to obtain the results in terms of generalized Wright functions. The representations of Bessel-Struve kernel function in terms of exponential function and its relation with Bessel and Struve function are also discussed. The pathway integral representations of Bessel-Struve kernel function are also given in this study

A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Holistic Needs Assessment Questionnaire in a Supportive and Palliative Care Service

Context. At present, there is no widely used systematic, evidence-based holistic approach to assessment of patients’ supportive and palliative care needs. Objectives To determine whether the use of a holistic needs assessment questionnaire, SPARC, will lead to improved health care outcomes for patients referred to a palliative care service. Methods This was an open, pragmatic, randomized controlled trial. Patients (N=182) referred to the palliative care service were randomized to receive SPARC at baseline (n=87) or after a period of two weeks (waiting list control n=95). Primary outcome measure: difference in score between MYCAW patient-nominated concern 1 on the patient self-scoring visual analogue scale at baseline and the two-week follow-up. Secondary outcomes: difference in scores in the MYCAW, EQ-5D, and PEI scores at weeks 2, 4 and 6. Results There was a significant association between change in MYCAW score and whether the patients were in the intervention or control group (χ2trend = 5.51; df = 1; P = 0.019). A higher proportion of patients in the control group had an improvement in MYCAW score from baseline to week 2: Control: 34 of 70 (48.6%) vs. Intervention: 19 of 66 (28.8%). There were no significant differences (no detectable effect) between the control and intervention groups in the scores for EQ5D and PEI at 2-, 4-, or 6-week follow-up. Conclusion This trial result identifies a potential negative effect of SPARC in specialist palliative care services, raising questions that standardized holistic needs assessment questionnaires may be counterproductive if not integrated with a clinical assessment that informs the care plan

Consumer Preseptcon of the Community Pharmacut and Community Pharmacy Services in Tirur City

AIM: This study aimed to determine the perception of Tirur consumers of the community pharmacist and of the services offered from community pharmacies. OBJECTIVES: To find the time interval of visit in the pharmacy, To find how long the consumer wait to place the prescription and to get the drug, To find how the consumer identify the pharmacist, To find out the satisfaction of the consumer from the pharmacist, To find out the pharmacist consumer relation ship, To find out the dealing efficiency of the pharmacist, To find out the pharmacist knowledge and ability towards patient counseling. CONCLUSION: Tirur city consumers have a positive overall perception of community pharmacists and of the services offered from community pharmacies that is comparable to most studies in Europe and the USA. Patient satisfaction can be reliably measured by surveys structured around the principles of pharmaceutical care. The introduction of patient counseling into routine community pharmacy operations can improves patient satisfaction, especially when accompanied by formal consultations about their medical conditions This study will provide guiding information about the population perception, views and satisfaction with pharmacist performance as health care provider in the community pharmacy setting, this study reveals the image and professional performance of community pharmacist among the consumers. Patient shows better satisfaction perception and appreciation of the pharmacist role in the health care team. Extra efforts should be paid to improve the clinical skills of the Community pharmacist. According to the survey Consumers have an average perception and was very or fairly satisfied about knowledge and ability to answer questions and pharmacist interest in patient health , whether consumer satisfied with provision of explanation of pharmacist about how medication work. This means pharmacist should be able to advice guide direct and persuade the patient to comply correct use of drugs. Community pharmacist should equip themselves with appropriate knowledge and competencies in order to tender efficient and outstanding pharmaceutical health care. Community pharmacist need to be able to reach out of patient, assess their hesitations and promptly offer solution which was appreciated by the patients as the survey indicated. They should play a proactive role in becoming an effective and indispensable part of health care. Community pharmacist today are involved in a wide variety of professional activities which may be considered as either product or patient oriented. Community pharmacist can play an important role in patient counseling and should be able to give basic drug information in terms of appropriate drug usage, side effect, and drug-drug and drug food interaction. This study generates opinion and view of performance is crucial to improve the quality of current services, evaluating the need for new services and enhancing communication and expectations between two sides. this study also provide a baseline before implementing new strategies or clinical service to measure patients views about pharmacist’s role in health care team and even improve patients adherence to medication. This study provides guiding information about the population perception, views and satisfaction with pharmacist performance as health care provider in the community pharmacy setting, this study reveals the image and professional performance of community pharmacist among the consumers. Patient shows better satisfaction perception and appreciation of the pharmacist role in the health care team

Chaetotaxy of three nymphal instars of an ischnoceran louse, Aegypoecus perspicuus (Phthiraptera: Insecta)

The present study on three nymphal instars of Aegypoecus perspicuus indicated that these differ from each other not only an size, abdominal segmentation, chitinization but also in the number of setae occurring on head, thorax and abdomen. The study also supplements informations regarding the morphological features and chaetotaxy of three nymphal instars of A. perspicuus, occurring on Neophron percnopterus. The diagnostic features of three nymphal instars have also been discussed

Mode-division-multiplexing of multiple Bessel-Gaussian beams carrying orbital-angular-momentum for obstruction-tolerant free-space optical and millimetre-wave communication links

We experimentally investigate the potential of using ‘self-healing’ Bessel-Gaussian beams carrying orbital-angular-momentum to overcome limitations in obstructed free-space optical and 28-GHz millimetre-wave communication links. We multiplex and transmit two beams (l = +1 and +3) over 1.4 metres in both the optical and millimetre-wave domains. Each optical beam carried 50-Gbaud quadrature-phase-shift-keyed data, and each millimetre-wave beam carried 1-Gbaud 16-quadrature-amplitude-modulated data. In both types of links, opaque disks of different sizes are used to obstruct the beams at different transverse positions. We observe self-healing after the obstructions, and assess crosstalk and power penalty when data is transmitted. Moreover, we show that Bessel-Gaussian orbital-angular-momentum beams are more tolerant to obstructions than non-Bessel orbital-angular-momentum beams. For example, when obstructions that are 1 and 0.44 the size of the l = +1 beam, are placed at beam centre, optical and millimetre-wave Bessel-Gaussian beams show ~6 dB and ~8 dB reduction in crosstalk, respectively

Soil Biological Activity Contributing to Phosphorus Availability in Vertisols under Long-Term Organic and Conventional Agricultural Management

Mobilization of unavailable phosphorus (P) to plant available P is a prerequisite to sustain crop productivity. Although most of the agricultural soils have sufficient amounts of phosphorus, low availability of native soil P remains a key limiting factor to increasing crop productivity. Solubilization and mineralization of applied and native P to plant available form is mediated through a number of biological and biochemical processes that are strongly influenced by soil carbon/organic matter, besides other biotic and abiotic factors. Soils rich in organic matter are expected to have higher P availability potentially due to higher biological activity. In conventional agricultural systems mineral fertilizers are used to supply P for plant growth, whereas organic systems largely rely on inputs of organic origin. The soils under organic management are supposed to be biologically more active and thus possess a higher capability to mobilize native or applied P. In this study we compared biological activity in soil of a long-term farming systems comparison field trial in vertisols under a subtropical (semi-arid) environment. Soil samples were collected from plots under 7 years of organic and conventional management at five different time points in soybean (Glycine max) -wheat (Triticum aestivum) crop sequence including the crop growth stages of reproductive significance. Upon analysis of various soil biological properties such as dehydrogenase, β-glucosidase, acid and alkaline phosphatase activities, microbial respiration, substrate induced respiration, soil microbial biomass carbon, organically managed soils were found to be biologically more active particularly at R2 stage in soybean and panicle initiation stage in wheat. We also determined the synergies between these biological parameters by using the methodology of principle component analysis. At all sampling points, P availability in organic and conventional systems was comparable. Our findings clearly indicate that owing to higher biological activity, organic systems possess equal capabilities of supplying P for crop growth as are conventional systems with inputs of mineral P fertilizers