Gender-based comparison of nutritional status in tribal and non-tribal populations: a study in the Udaipur region

Background: It is imperative to examine the nutritional quality of adult populations, both tribal and non-tribal, in the Udaipur region of Rajasthan in order to comprehend the health dynamics of these societies. Tribal communities frequently encounter particular difficulties with regard to healthcare access, socioeconomic standing, and cultural customs that may have an impact on their nutritional well-being that is distinct from that of non-tribal communities. Methods: Our study group consisted of 300 tribals and 300 non tribals. The blood was tested to determine various nutritional parameters like minerals iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamins like vitamin, vitamin A, vitamin D, and vitamin B12. Results: Comparable levels of parameters like calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin A, and vitamin D3 were found in both non-tribal and tribal people, suggesting that both groups' nutritional statuses were generally similar. Non-tribal males and females exhibited significantly higher iron levels compared to their tribal counterparts. Both non-tribal males and females had considerably higher levels of vitamin C and B12 compared to tribal peers. Conclusions: The study highlights the differences in iron, vitamin C, and vitamin B12 levels that occur in the Udaipur region between non-tribal and tribal individuals

NUTRITIVE VALUE, ACCEPTABILITY, ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY AND STORAGE STABILITY OF HIBISCUS ROSA SINENSIS INCORPORATED READY TO EAT POWDERS

Objectives: Hibiscus rosa sinensis possess many properties and this plant may procured at large scale for providing herbal alternative to many diseases. The study was planned to prepare value added ready to eat powders by incorporation of Hibiscus rosa sinensis. The flowers of Hibiscus were processed and dried powder was incorporated into commonly prepared ready to powders namely Chutney powder, Avalose powder and Prawn powder at a ratio of 10%, 20% and 30% respectively. Methods: Organoleptic and quantitative analysis was screened in Hibiscus incorporated ready to eat foods. Results: Evaluation of organoleptic of the formulated powders showed that the incorporation of hibiscus at 10% was highly acceptable in terms of appearance, colour, flavour, texture and taste. The increase in nutrient content on incorporation of hibiscus at 10% was found to be 3.83 kcal,16.57 kcal and 0.25 kcal of energy; 0.24g, 1.18g and 0.58g of protein; 1.85g, 1.76g and 0.33g of fat in chutney powder, prawn powder and avalose powder respectively. The minerals were also increased by incorporating hibiscus at 10% which was found to be 4 mg, 12 mg and 1.06 mg of calcium; 8.02 mg, 14 mg and 8.22 mg of phosphorous; 0.8 mg 1.35 mg and 1.65 mg of iron; 4.33 mg, 5 mg and 18 mg of potassium and 0.6 mg, 1.2 mg and 0.5 mg of vitamin C in chutney powder, prawn powder and avalose powder respectively. Avalose powder had maximum phenolic content (1.04 mg/100g) compared with chutney powder (1.57 mg/100g) and prawn powder (1.04 mg/100g) and flavanoid content is high in chutney powder (2.96 mg/100g). The ready to eat powders had good shelf life at room temperature for a period of 30 d in LDPE. Conclusion: The incorporation of hibiscus at 10% was found to improve the nutrient content like energy, protein, fat, calcium, phosphorous, potassium, iron, vitamin c and antioxidant like total phenol and flavanoid. The shelf life of ready to eat powders stored in LDPE was good for 30 d. The bacterial growth was less in LDPE packaging

Conditional degradation of plasmodium calcineurin reveals functions in parasite colonization of both host and vector

Functional analysis of essential genes in the malarial parasite, Plasmodium, is hindered by lack of efficient strategies for conditional protein regulation. We report the development of a rapid, specific, and inducible chemical-genetic tool in the rodent malaria parasite, P. berghei, in which endogenous proteins engineered to contain the auxin-inducible degron (AID) are selectively degraded upon adding auxin. Application of AID to the calcium-regulated protein phosphatase, calcineurin, revealed functions in host and vector stages of parasite development. Whereas depletion of calcineurin in late-stage schizonts demonstrated its critical role in erythrocyte attachment and invasion in vivo, stage-specific depletion uncovered roles in gamete development, fertilization, and ookinete-to-oocyst and sporozoite-to-liver stage transitions. Furthermore, AID technology facilitated concurrent generation and phenotyping of transgenic lines, allowing multiple lines to be assessed simultaneously with significant reductions in animal use. This study highlights the broad applicability of AID for functional analysis of proteins across the Plasmodium life cycle

Policy resolution of shared data in online social networks

Online social networks have practically a go-to source for information divulging, social exchanges and finding new friends. The popularity of such sites is so profound that they are widely used by people belonging to different age groups and various regions. Widespread use of such sites has given rise to privacy and security issues. This paper proposes a set of rules to be incorporated to safeguard the privacy policies of related users while sharing information and other forms of media online. The proposed access control network takes into account the content sensitivity and confidence level of the accessor to resolve the conflicting privacy policies of the co-owners

Implementation of a three Phase Inverter with a Front End Diode Rectifier Using Average Model

As technology grows every day, the study of power systems has shifted its direction to power electronics to produce the most efficient energy conversion. Power electronics is the study of processing and controlling the flow of electric energy by supplying voltages and currents in a form that is suited for user loads. A power electronic system is any technical system which is an assembly of components such as AC to DC converters (rectifiers) and DC to AC converters (inverters), that are connected together to form a functioning machine or an operational procedure. The paper presents the implementation of a three phase inverter with a front end diode rectifier. The components are modeled separately using the state space average method

A Study to assess the Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching on Knowledge regarding Ill Effects of Plastic Usage among Homemaker s at K.P.Park, Chennai

INTRODUCTION: The global environment is changing day by day and now it has become challenge to living life forms due to very ugly fact that every nation is trying to develop their countries without taking into environmental impact of degradation. People are using plastic bag which ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY DANGEROUS PRODUCTS AND HARMFUL TO HEALTH. NEED FOR THE STUDY: The impact of plastics in their numerous desirable properties made diverse material properties of plastic such as resistance to chemicals and, ease of shaping and molding, has contributed to the development of high-volume manufacturing facilities enable of producing millions of tons of plastic products per year. Plastic waste in India is about 4.5 million tons a year and It take 500-1000 years to degrade. In future, there is already a strong global movement to ban plastic as it can cause damage, not just to the environment but also human beings. ObJectives: 1. To assess the pretest and posttest level of knowledge regarding ill effects of plastic usage among women homemakers at KP.Park. 2. To determine the effectiveness of the video assisted teaching on knowledge regarding ill effects of plastic usage among homemakers at K.P.Park. 3. To find out the association between post test knowledge level and selected demographic variables on knowledge regarding ill effects of plastic usage among homeworkers at K.P.Park. METHODOLOGY: Research approach : Quantitative research approach. Study Design : Pre experimental one group pre-test, post-test design. Study setting: Urban area K.P.Park, Chennai. Study Duration: 4 Weeks (18.11.16 – 20.12.16). Target population : The target population of the study were homemakers in K.P.Park, Chennai. Accessible Population: The accessible population of the study were homemakers belongs to age group 20-50 years. Sample Size: The sample consist of 100 homemakers at urban area (K.P.Park) at Chennai. Sampling technique : Non probability convienient sampling technique. DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURE: Formal permission was obtained from the city health officer. The investigator selected 100 samples by non probability convenient sampling technique. After obtaining informed and written consent approximately 8-10 samples were selected everyday A pre-test was conducted by using a structure questionnaire, followed by video assisted teaching program to the participants regarding ill effects of plastic usage. After 7 days post-test was conducted. DATA ANALYSIS: After the data collection the collected data was organized, tabulated, summarized and analysed, The data was analysed according to objectives of the study by descriptive statistics like Mean,Mode, Median,Standard deviation and inferential statistics like chi-square and paired t -test. RESULTS: The finding of the study revealed that video had improved the knowledge of homemakers regarding ill effects of plastic usage. Paired t- test; P value is 0.005.There is statistical significance in knowledge attainment on plastic shows effectiveness of the video assisted teaching. DISCUSSION: Hypothesis was proved by a statistical significance occurs in video assisted teaching programme. The chi square test shows that there is association between posttest knowledge and selected demographic variables. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Comparative study may be conducted to find out the similarities or differences between the knowledge and practices of urban and rural people. 2. Video Assisted Teaching programme on plastic use can be compared with other teaching Strategies. 3. A similar study can be done by using various teaching methods. CONCLUSION: The result study shows that Video assisted teaching was effective in improving the knowledge of homemakers on ill effects of plastic usage

Improved negative selection protocol for Plasmodium berghei in the rodent malarial model

An improved methodology is presented here for transgenic Plasmodium berghei lines that express the negative selectable marker yFCU (a bifunctional protein that combines yeast cytosine deaminase and uridyl phosphoribosyl transferase (UPRT)) and substitutes delivery of selection drug 5-fluorocytosine (5FC) by intraperitoneal injection for administration via the drinking water of the mice. The improved methodology is shown to be as effective, less labour-intensive, reduces animal handling and animal numbers required for successful selection thereby contributing to two of the "three Rs" of animal experimentation, namely refinement and reduction

SDLM: Source detection based local monitoring in wireless sensor networks

Security in wireless sensor networks is critical due to its way of open communication. Local monitoring is one of the powerful technique to secure the data and detect various malicious activities. In local monitoring, neighbour nodes observe the communication between current sender, current receiver and next hop receiver to detect the malicious activity. To make sensors power efficient, sleep-wake scheduling algorithms along with local monitoring are suggested in literature. Solutions in the literature do not address the problem if source node is malicious and do not consider unnecessary wake up of the nodes as malicious activity. This paper tries to achieve without assuming source node as honest and considers unnecessary wake up of the node as a malicious activity. Simulated the algorithm in NS-2 and performance analysis is discussed. Even with additional checks applied to detect malicious activities, analytical results show no degradation in the performance