Associated plasma protein during the first trimester of pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes

Background: Newborns are perhaps the most vulnerable population the world over. Preterm or babies born too early, less than 37 weeks gestation, are particularly at risk. Objective of present study were to determine the strength of relationship between PAPP-A concentrations using our own reference range and rates of idiopathic preterm delivery.Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted on consecutive singleton pregnancies undergoing first-trimester screening for fetal Down syndrome between 11 weeks and 14 weeks of pregnancy.Results: 500 patients in first trimester of pregnancy were selected in this study. 400 patients were found to have normal levels and were followed up till delivery. 20 patients developed preterm labour. Out of 100 patients who had low PAPP-A level, 35 patients had developed preterm labour. 15 patients out of 400 normal patients developed foetal growth retardation, 13 out of 100 low patients had foetal growth retardation. 5 out 400 normal patients developed PIH and no still birth was seen in normal patients. 15 out of 100 low patients had PIH and 2 patients had still birth. Most of the patients had asymmetrical FGR which concludes that there might be increased utero-placental resistance because of foetal growth restriction.Conclusions: In the first trimester of pregnancy, PPP-A level is an important predictor of outcome of obstetrics. A low level of PAPP-A is useful in indicating the risk of pre-term delivery and chance of PIH development

E-Learning Tools and Technologies for Rural Development Community with special reference to training: Experiences of National Institute of Rural Development

The paper introduces various vital aspects of DLE, highlighting e-learning philosophy, tools and selection criteria for e-learning solutions. It presents a brief account of National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) initiatives that have been taken using ICT tools by for the training of personnel involved in rural development programmes of central and state governments

Changed Struggles and Unchanged Wars in Congregation Literature

The struggles we face in contemporary times are numerous. These are also the reaction of social changes. Today's society is witnessing the struggles of life such as the turmoil of urban life, atrocities against women, the plight of migrants due to declining agricultural production, caste - based social inequalities, the use of agricultural land to set up factories, the plight of people living in economically backward margins, unemployment and the problems of labor. It is time for everyone to consider that the struggle of the peasantry is questioning the future of the world. The history of yaanaikattiporadikkum by our ancient Tamil people will show the world about the prosperity of our country. The farmers who once offered food for the whole village are forced to beg for the next meal because the monsoon is gone and the value of the products, they produce is low. Due to the shortage of paddy, the expansion of roads, the setting up of factories and the exploitation of their lands, farmers have lost their livelihood and are in danger of migrating from where they live today. Although the battlefields faced by the agrarian elites in each period are different, the struggles remained the same no matter what. This article researches on the contemporary novels which deals with the plight of peasants who lost their lives at the hands of the ruling class

Estimation Of Hct Levels in Tobacco Smokers, Non - Tobacco Smokers, Raw Tobacco Chewers and Its Effects -A Study

Aim & Objective: The aim of the study was to to compare and correlate with HCT values levels in blood in all the groups i.e.., smokers, Raw tobacco chewers, passive smokers, controls. Methodology: The Methodology followed for preparing this work is mostly the primary and secondary data. The primary data for the study are collected through OPD Department of TRR Medical College and hospital and Camp patients. We have taken Mission Hb [Haemoglobin Testing system] Meter Instrument was used to estimate Hb and HCT values in patient blood, with a Pricking Finger method free flow blood was collected in a graduated capillary tube and gently blood was transferred on the Hb strip and the reading was noticed and documented. Results: when we compare the study subjects there was a increase in HCT Levels in the smokers and raw tobacco chewers when compared with passive smokers and healthy controls. Conclusion: In this study HCT level of all study subjected.e.,. comparison of HCT % levels between different study subject groups has gradually increased from control vs passive smoker’s vs raw tobacco chewer and higher in smokers showed significant P-Value have showed positive correlation as per annova test. As per our study done with per multiple comparison of hb% levels comparison between different study subject groups by post hoc test –bonferroni method analysis results were mixed and showed significant values

A Data mining study of ranking within social networks

Title from PDF of title page, viewed on August 27, 2014Thesis advisor: Dinakarpandian DeendayalVitaIncludes bibliographical references (pages 94-98)Thesis (M. S.)--School of Computing and Engineering. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2014Social networks have become very popular in the past few years and have become a significant part of our personal and professional lives. As the number of participants in social networks has grown, they have become a virtual space for exerting influence. Studies in sociology and marketing have stressed the vital role of influence for businesses to survive; organizations and businesses are constantly seeking to establish and expand their presence by exploiting social networks. This has led to an implicit competition for higher visibility and ranking within social networks. Ideally, the ranking of participants within social networks should mirror the real world. However, this may or may not be true because of different degrees of participation, overrepresentation due to self-promotion and the possibility of unreliable or false information. This thesis addresses the following related questions. What are appropriate measures for ranking participants in social networks? Does the ranking within networks mirror those based on traditional measures for ranking organizations? We use data mining and statistical analysis to evaluate several measures, including a new measure based on the H-index, for ranking participants within social networks against established benchmarks for university programs. We find that prominence within social networks correlates in general with prominence in the real world. We identify the best measures for predicting prominence in the real world, and perform preliminary outlier analysis. While the observations are not proven to be causal, they offer insights of potential value to social network marketingAbstract -- Approval page -- List of tables -- List of illustrations - Introduction -- Related work -- Ranking of users in social networks -- Reliability of social network user ranking -- Proposed methods of social network ranking -- Composite social network ranking -- Data mining study -- Conclusion and future work -- Reference

Management of Diabetes Mellitus among Elderly Men and Women-Impact of Intervention Programme

The present research aimed at studying the effect of an educational module as an intervention programme in the management of Diabetes Mellitus among the elderly with regard to the improvement in their knowledge, attitude and practices. The sample constituted 80 elderly of whom 40 were men and 40 were women in the age group of 65 to 76 years. Structured Interview Schedule (SIS) developed by the investigators on knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) with regard to diabetes was used for assessment. The module of educational programme was developed by the investigators for the benefit of diabetic people covering different aspects in the management of the disease. A repeated measure design was followed; accordingly, the sample were administered SIS to assess their initial KAP and they were provided intervention programme for a period of two months. Later, two months after the intervention, post assessment was conducted administering the same SIS. A comparison of pre and post test scores on KAP regarding diabetes was made. The statistical significance of mean difference in the scores was carried out using ‘t’ ratios. The findings revealed that both men and women respondents and the two age groups showed higher scores after intervention, on KAP regarding diabetes, than the pre intervention scores and individual differences in the score was also reduced considerably during post test

Software reusability development through NFL approach for identifying security based inner relationships of affecting factors

In component based software reusability development process, the software developers have to choose the best components which are self adaptive future to overcome the functional errors, framework mismatches, violation of user level privacy issues and data leakage feasibilities. The software developers can build high quality software applications by taking the consideration of the reusable components which are more suitable to provide high level data security and privacy. This paper has proposing the neural based fuzzy framework based approach to estimate the reusable components which are directly and indirectly involve the security and privacy to improve the quality of the software system. This approach has considered the twenty effecting factors and fifty three attribute matrices. It has formed with three stages of execution scenarios. The first stage has executed with eleven effecting factors and eighteen attribute matrices for identification of supporting software reusability components, the second stage has executed with four effecting factors and thirty five attribute matrices for identification of sub-internal relationships in terms of security-privacy, and the third stage has executed with eight effecting factors and six attribute matrices for identification of sub of sub-internal relationships in terms of security risk estimation. This analytical finding proposes a fuzzy logic model to evaluate the most feasible effecting factors that influence the enterprise level data security-privacy practices at real time environment

Effect of pregnancy induced hypertension on pregnancy outcome: a hospital based cross sectional study at a tertiary care hospital

Background: I Pregnancy induced hypertension causes intra uterine growth retardation, pre-mature delivery, intra uterine death of fetus, abruption placentae. It also causes increased morbidity and mortality among women. The objective of the present study is to observe the effect of pregnancy induced hypertension on pregnancy outcome.Methods: A hospital based cross sectional study was carried out to study the effect of pregnancy induced hypertension on pregnancy outcome for a period of two years from April 2004 to March 2006 at Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad. Results: The mean maternal age in group I was 22.9 years comparable to group II. The incidence of PIH was 10.7% among primipara compared to 9.1% among multi parous women. Mean gestational age at entry to the present study was comparable among both the groups. Mean gestational age at delivery was higher in normotensive women compared to women with PIH. The incidence of low birth weight was 70% among PIH group compared to only 16.7% in normotensive group and this difference was found to be statistically significant. The incidence of intra-uterine growth retardation (IUGR) was 70% among PIH group compared to only 16.7% in normotensive group and this difference was found to be statistically significant. The incidence of pre-term delivery was 70% among PIH group compared to only 16.7% in normotensive group and this difference was found to be statistically significant.Conclusions: T Pregnancy induced hypertension was positively associated with adverse outcome. Early diagnosis and proper management can help to overcome and tackle most of the adverse outcomes. 

Carbon Carbon Composites: An Overview .

Carbon carbon composites are a new class of engineering materials that are ceramic in nature but exhibit brittle to pseudoplastic behaviour. Carbon-carbon is a unique all-carbon composite with carbon fibre embeded in carbon matrix and is known as an inverse composite. Due to their excellent thermo-structural properties, carbon-carbon composites are used in specialised application like re-entry nose-tips, leading edges, rocket nozzles, and aircraft brake discs apart from several industrial and biomedical applications. The multidirectional carbon-carbon product technology is versatile and offers design flexibility. This paper describes the multidirectional preform and carbon-carbon process technology and research and development activities within the country. Carbon-carbon product experience at DRDL has also been discussed. Development of carbon-carbon brake discs process technology using the liquid impregnation process is described. Further the test results on material characterisation, thermal, mechanical and tribological properties are presented