Anharmonic oscillators and the null bootstrap

We employ the technique of perturbative analytic null bootstrap to obtain the energy eigenvalues and ladder operators of the sextic anharmonic oscillator up to second order in the coupling. We confirm our results by deriving the same from traditional perturbation theory. We further perform the bootstrap approach on non-Hermitian PT symmetric Hamiltonians, focusing on the shifted harmonic oscillator and the celebrated cubic anharmonic oscillator.Comment: v2:references added, minor changes in the presentation at a few place

Tubulo- lobular carcinoma: a rare mixed invasive carcinoma of breast

Tubulo-lobular carcinoma is a rare variant of invasive carcinoma of breast, exhibiting the features of both tubular and lobular component. It accounts for about 1% of mammary carcinomas. Study report a case of 39-year-old female with lump in the left breast for 6 months. Histopathologically it was diagnosed as tubulo-lobular carcinoma of breast. Hence histopathology plays an important role in diagnosis and treatment of mammary carcinomas

EFFECT OF SLEEP DEPRIVATION ON REMINISCENCE AND APPREHENSION BEHAVIOR IN WISTAR ALBINO RATS

Objective: The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of paradoxical sleep deprivation (SD) on learning and memory impairment and anxiety-like behavior in female Wistar albino rats. Methods: Eight-arm radial maze, open-field test, and light and dark test were used to assess the animals learning and memory and anxiety-like behavior. Results: SD associated with weaker learning and memory and increased anxiety- and depressive-like behavior in animals. Conclusion: Animals were exposed to SD showed learning and memory impairment and also exhibited increased anxiety- and depressive-like behavior when compared to control animals

A study to assess the quality of life of schizophrenic patients attending outpatient department of mental health centre, Trivandrum, Kerala

A study to assess the quality of life of schizophrenic patients attending outpatient department of mental health centre, Trivandrum, Kerala. OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the quality of life of schizophrenic patients. 2. To determine the relationship between quality of life with the socio demographic variables such as age, sex, marital status, education, occupation, type of family, place of residence, duration of illness and treatment. 3. To prepare a health education module for the schizophrenic patients. The conceptual frame work used for this study was based on Roy’s adaptation model. Reviewing the literature of the related study the researcher selected the conceptual frame work. The research design adopted for the study was non experimental descriptive survey design. The sample consists of 80 schizophrenia patients attending outpatient department of mental health centre, Trivandrum, Kerala. Convenient sampling was used for the selection of the samples. Quality of life inventory was used to assess the quality of life of the patients. The tool consists of two sections Section I -the demographic variables Section II- the modified quality of life inventory. The reliability of the tool was r = 0.95 MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE SYUDY: FINDINGS RELATED TO DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES: ❖ Among 80 subjects 36 (45%) were in the age group of 31-40 yrs, 25 (31.25%) were in the age group of 41-50 yrs, 16 (20%) were in the age group of 20-30 yrs, and 3 (3.75%) were in the age group more than 50 yrs. ❖ Among 80 subjects, 50 (63%) were males, and 30 (37%) were females. ❖ Among 80 subjects 39 (49%) were Christians, 33 (41%) were Hindus, and 8 (10%) were Muslims. Among 80 subjects 52 (65%) were unmarried and 14 (17.5%) were married, and 14 (17.5%) were widow/divorced. ❖ Among 80 subjects 43 (54%) were illiterate, 20 (25%) were having primary school education, 13 (16%) were having high school education, 4 (5%) were graduates. ❖ Among 80 subjects 42 (52.5%) were unemployed, 32 (40%) of the samples were cooli workers, and 6 (7.5%) of the samples were private employees, none of the samples were government employees. ❖ Among 80 the subjects 39 (49%) belongs to the joint family, 23 (29%) of the subjects belongs to single parent family, 18 (22%) of the subjects belongs to nuclear family. ❖ In this study subjects 64 (80%) were from the rural area, and 16 (20%) from the urban area. ❖ In this study subjects 61(76%) were having illness for less than 15years, and 19 (24%) subjects were having illness for more than 15 years. ❖ Among the 80 subjects 69 (86%) were taking treatment for less than 15 years, 11 (14%) were taking treatment for more than 15 years. ❖ Among 80 subjects 47 (59%) were not taking correct follow up, and 33 (41%) of the subjects were taking correct follow up. FINDINGS RELATED TO QUALITY OF LIFE OF SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS. The overall quality of life was divided into three categories for easy interpretation as, if the score was less than 65% it was rated as fair level of quality of life, if the score was between 65-85% it was rated as satisfactory level of quality of life, and if the score is more than 85% it was rated as good quality of life. • In this study the data shows that subjects 67(84%) were having fair level of quality of life, 10 (12%) of the subjects were having satisfactory level of quality of life, and 3(4%) of them having good quality of life. • The overall quality of life score of schizophrenic patients were 39.58%, with the standard deviation of 32.24 which implies that the patients were having fair quality of life. FINDINGS RELATED TO QUALITY OF LIFE OF SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS IN DIFFERENT DOMAINS: • In this study among 80 patients most of the samples were having fair level of quality of life. • The data shows that in physical domain 64(80%) of the samples were having fair level of quality of life, 11(13.75%) of the samples were having satisfactory level of quality of life, 5(6.25%) of the samples were having good quality of life. • The data shows that in psychological domain 65 (81.25%) of the samples were having fair level of quality of life, 12 (15%) of the samples were having satisfactory level of quality of life, 3(3.75%) of the samlpes were having good quality of life. • The data shows that in social domain 73(91.25%) of the samples were having fair level of quality of life, 6(7.5%) of the samples were having satisfactory level of quality of life, 1(1.25%) of the samples was having good quality of life. • The data shows that in environmental/occupational domain 65(81.25%) of the samples were having fair level of quality of life, 11(13.75%) of the samples were having satisfactory level of quality of life, 4 (5%) of the samples were having good quality of life. FINDINGS RELATED TO ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES. • This study shows that the quality of life was associated with the marital status, education, occupation, family type, place and correct follow up. • The data shows that there was no association with the age, sex, religion and the duration of the illness and the treatment. RECOMMENDATIONS: ♣ The study can be replicated with a large sample there by findings can be generalized to a large population. ♣ The study can be conducted with some interventions to improve quality of life of schizophrenia patients for a long duration. ♣ A comparative study can be conducted with the quality of life of other mental disorder patients and schizophrenia patients. ♣ A comparative study can be done on quality of life of the schizophrenia patients residing in rural and urban area. ♣ The study can be done on the caregiver’s attitude to improve the quality of life of schizophrenia patients. ♣ A comparative study can be done on quality of life among female and male schizophrenia patients. ♣ A comparative study can be done on quality of life among schizophrenia patients who were employed and unemployed

Counseling During Maternal and Infant Health Visits and Postpartum Contraceptive Use in Uttar Pradesh, India

Postpartum family planning is a compelling concern of global significance due to its salience to unplanned pregnancies, and to maternal and infant health in developing countries. Yet, women face the highest level of unmet need for contraception in the year following a birth. A cost-effective way to inform women about their risk of becoming pregnant after the birth of a child is to integrate family planning counseling and services with maternal and infant health services

PMSG Based Stand Alone Wind Power System with Sensorless MPPT

ABSTRACT: In this paper, analyzing the operation of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG) based stand alone wind power system with Sensorless Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) and a system for storing energy during wind speed and load variations. In standalone system, power, balance and power quality require the energy storage system. In conventional systems, MPPT depends on wind turbine parameters such as wind speed measurement and turbine generator speed. The proposed wind turbine and energy storage system supplies and delivers the power absorbed by the connected loads. Thus the resulting system has low cost and higher reliability. In order to obtain the maximum power point tracking, the duty cycle of DC-DC boost converter switch controlled by the measurement of DC current and DC voltage. Initially, the complete representation of entire system consists of PMSG, the boost converter and the storage system is achieved. Simulation results investigate the good performance of the proposed approach with the help of MATLAB/SIMULINK

Sex composition and its impact on future childbearing: a longitudinal study from urban Uttar Pradesh

Abstract Background The sex composition of existing children has been shown to influence childbearing decision-making and behaviors of women and couples. One aspect of this influence is the preference for sons. In India, where son preference is deeply entrenched, research has normally focused on rural areas using cross-sectional data. However, urban areas in India are rapidly changing, with profound implications for childbearing patterns. Yet, evidence on the effect of the sex composition of current children on subsequent childbearing intentions and behavior in urban areas is scant. In this study, we analyze the impact of sex composition of children on subsequent (1) parity progression, (2) contraceptive use, and (3) desire for another child. Methods We analyze prospective data from women over a four year period in urban Uttar Pradesh using discrete-time event history logistic regression models to analyze parity progression from the first to second parity, second to third parity, and third to fourth parity. We also use logistic regression models to analyze contraceptive use and desire for another child. Results Relative to women with no daughters, women with no sons had significantly higher odds of progressing to the next birth (parity 1 – aOR: 1.31; CI: 1.04–1.66; parity 2 – aOR: 4.65; CI: 3.11–6.93; parity 3 – aOR:3.45; CI: 1.83–6.52), as well as reduced odds of using contraception (parity 2 – aOR:.58; CI: .44–.76; parity 3 – aOR: .58; CI: .35–.98). Relative to women with two or more sons, women with two or more daughters had significantly higher odds of wanting to have another child (parity 1 – aOR: 1.33; CI: 1.06–1.67; parity 2 – aOR: 3.96; CI: 2.45–6.41; parity 3–4.89; CI: 2.22–10.77). Conclusions Our study demonstrates the pervasiveness of son preference in urban areas of Uttar Pradesh. We discuss these findings for future programmatic strategies to mitigate son preference in urban settings

The role of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-a level in the first trimester of pregnancy and clinical outcome in an urban referral centre

Background: Estimation of serum PAPP-A levels studied predictability for adverse perinatal outcome. This case control study tries to establish the association between low PAPP-A levels among the pregnant woman and adverse maternal foetal outcome.Methods: This is an case-control study during 2017-2018 in the women delivered at Department of OBG at Mehta Hospitals. Women delivered in the labour room  had a first trimester screening of PAPP-A level were explained, taken informed consent, questionnaire which include detailed antenatal history, mode of delivery and baby data.  Depending upon outcome, the subjects are classified as case group or control group, out of the study sample of 264 subjects, 88 patients who had complications were taken as cases and 176 patients with no complications taken as control were undertaken.Results: Low PAPP-A level (<0.5 MoM) showed high incidence of PIH and preeclampsia, followed by IUGR and Preterm. PAPP-A level >0.5 MoM, normal outcome is more than the adverse outcome. The difference in the PAPP-A levels is statistically significant. In women with low PAPP A level, low birth weight found statistically significant when compared with <0.5 PAPP A level. The sensitivity of PAPP A levels in identifying the complicated outcomes was 17.04%.The specificity was 98.85%. The positive predictive value of predicting the complications was 88.23% and negative predictive value of 70.44%.Conclusions: The low PAPP-A levels confirmed during first trimester of pregnancy is associated with adverse maternal and foetal outcome such as PIH, preeclampsia, preterm, IUGR and LBW

Brucellosis in Wayanad Tribal Goat Population: A Preliminary Serological Survey

Caprine brucellosis is an endemic disease and is present in many countries. It causes heavy losses in goats and is transmissible to man. The study aimed at determining the seroprevalence of caprine brucellosis for the first time by serological tests in Wayanad district of Kerala, where goat rearing is the main occupation among tribal women. A total of 24 sera were positive by the RBPT with a seroprevalence of 5.7%. Upon STAT testing of all the 420 sera, 18 out of 24 samples (4.3%) showed presence of Brucella antibodies. Considering sensitivity, specificity and ease in performing the test, it is suggested that a combination of RBPT and STAT can be used in the diagnosis of caprine brucellosis in order to control and eradicate the disease

Encrypted Network Traffic Classification and Resource Allocation with Deep Learning in Software Defined Network

The climate has changed absolutely in every area in just a few years as digitized, making high-speed internet service a significant need in the future. Future Internet is supposed to face exponential growth in traffic, and highly complicated infrastructure, threatening to make conventional NTC approaches unreliable and even counterproductive. In recent days, AI Stimulated state-of-the-art breakthroughs with the ability to tackle extensive and multifarious challenges, and the network community is initiated by considering the NTC prototype from legacy rule-based towards a novel AI-based. Design and execution are applied to interdisciplinary become more essential. A smart home network supports various applications and smart devices within the proposed work, including e-health devices, regular computing devices, and home automation devices. Many devices accessible through the Internet by Home GateWay for Congestion (HGC) in a smart home. Throughout this paper, a Software-Defined Network Home GateWay for Congestion (SDNHGC) architecture for improved management of remote smart home networks and protection of the significant networks SDN controller. It enables effective network capacity regulation, focused on real-time traffic analysis and core network resource allocation. It cannot control the Network in dispersed smart homes. Our innovative SDNHGC expands power across the connectivity network, a smart home network enabling improved end-to-end monitoring of networks. The planned SDNHGC directly will gain centralized device identification by classifying traffic through a smart home network. Several of the current traffic classifications approach, checking deep packets, cannot have this real-time device knowledge for encrypted data to solve this issue