A Covert Kidnapping Alert and Location Identifier (CKALI)

Kidnapping is the taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment and confinement without legal authority. This paper reports a complete research work in kidnapping emergency alert situations. The authors were able to program a microcontroller incorporating a trigger activated GSM/GPS module to report via the GSM communication network (using SMS messaging) to a monitoring center, giving the exact position of the point where the kidnapping took place, and the route taken by the kidnappers and the victim. All the components are miniaturized using advanced very large scale integration techniques, and embedded in a belt which can be worn as a regular clothing accessory. This device (CKALI) will allow fast response and rescue of kidnapped victims; thereby saving lives and money. The paper reports its experimental results, and gives appropriate conclusions and recommendations

Type 1 Diabetes Genetic Risk Score Differentiates Subgroups of Ketosis-Prone Diabetes

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether genetic risk for type 1 diabetes (T1D) differentiates the four Aβ subgroups of ketosis-prone diabetes (KPD), where A+ and A- define the presence or absence of islet autoantibodies and β+ and β- define the presence or absence of β-cell function. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We compared T1D genetic risk scores (GRSs) of patients with KPD across subgroups, race/ethnicity, β-cell function, and glycemia. RESULTS: Among 426 patients with KPD (54% Hispanic, 31% African American, 11% White), rank order of GRS was A+β- > A+β+ = A-β- > A-β+. GRS of A+β- KPD was lower than that of a T1D cohort, and GRS of A-β+ KPD was higher than that of a type 2 diabetes cohort. GRS was lowest among African American patients, with a similar distribution across KPD subgroups. CONCLUSIONS: T1D genetic risk delineates etiologic differences among KPD subgroups. Patients with A+β- KPD have the highest and those with A-β+ KPD the lowest GRS.Accepted version, submitted versionThe article is available via Open Access. Click on the 'Additional link' above to access the full-text