High-resolution polarization imaging of the Fermi blazar 3C 279

Ever since the discovery by the Fermi mission that active galactic nuclei (AGN) produce copious amounts of high-energy emission, its origin has remained elusive. Using high-frequency radio interferometry (VLBI) polarization imaging, we could probe the magnetic field topology of the compact high-energy emission regions in blazars. A case study for the blazar 3C 279 reveals the presence of multiple g -ray emission regions. Pass 8 Fermi-Large Area Telescope (LAT) data are used to investigate the flux variations in the GeV regime; six g -ray flares were observed in the source during November 2013 to August 2014. We use the 43 GHz VLBI data to study the morphological changes in the jet. Ejection of a new component (NC2) during the first three g -ray flares suggests the VLBI core as the possible site of the high-energy emission. A delay between the last three flares and the ejection of a new component (NC3) indicates that highenergy emission in this case is located upstream of the 43 GHz core (closer to the black hole).Accepted manuscrip

Acceptance of postplacental intrauterine contraceptive device: recent increase in trend

Background: IUCD is a temporary method of contraception in use for many years. Our main objective is to find the acceptance of (postplacental intrauterine contraceptive device) PPIUCD in recent years.Methods: Retrospective Analysis was carried out to collect information regarding IUCD insertion in all women delivered at semi urban based medical college in Tamil Nadu from April 2014 to March 2016.Results: Total women delivered in our hospital were 20949 over a period of two years. Two year comparative study revealed significant increase in acceptance of PPIUCD insertion among primipara from 39.1% TO 68.9%. Acceptance of PPIUCD in primipara was 51.6% in first year (April 2014 to March 2015) to 87.8% in second year (April 2015 to March 2016).Most of the women were in the age group of 20 to 29 years (81.5%).Conclusions: The present study being retrospective analysis showed sudden increase in coverage rate of PPIUCD from 2014-2015 to 2015-2016. Though the patients were motivated in the same way throughout the period, training and motivation given to the staff nurses and duty doctors in the labour ward for PPIUCD insertion and daily review instead of weekly had brought the significant increase in the coverage. This clearly shows the role of service provider in the success of a national program though acceptor is always ready in most of the times

Case report on perioperative management of combined factor V and VIII deficiency in a patient with prolapse uterus

Combined factor V and factor VIII deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disorder with incidence of one in 10,00,000. We reported a case of seventy-one-year-old patient with third degree uterovaginal prolapse, diagnosed as combined factor V and VIII deficiency and the successful perioperative management during vaginal hysterectomy. With our experience in this, we conclude that for the patient's with factor V and VIII deficiency that the correction should be given for at least 2 weeks post operatively

A Novel Algorithm for Discovering Frequent Closures and Generators

The Important construction of many association rules needs the calculation of Frequent Closed Item Sets and Frequent Generator Item Sets (FCIS/FGIS). However, these two odd jobs are joined very rarely. Most of the existing methods apply level wise Breadth-First search. Though the Depth-First search depends on different characteristics of data, it is often better than others. Hence, in this paper it is named as FCFG algorithm that combines the Frequent closed item sets and frequent generators. This proposed algorithm (FCFG) extracts frequent itemsets (FIs) in a Depth-First search method. Then this algorithm extracts FCIS and FGIS from FIs by a level wise approach. Then it associates the generators to their closures. In FCFG algorithm, a generic technique is extended from an arbitrary FI-miner algorithm in order to support the generation of minimal non-redundant association rules. Experimental results indicate that FCFG algorithm performs better when compared with other level wise methods in most of the cases

A review of the epidemiology and control of brucellosis in Malaysia

The presence of brucellosis in large ruminants and pigs in Malaysia was confirmed by the isolation of Brucella abortus in 1950 and Brucella suis in 1963, respectively. Subsequently, brucellosis was detected in humans (1980), dogs (1982) and sheep(1991). The National Programme for 'The Area-wise Eradiction of Bovine Brucellosis 'which came into effect in 1979 had reduced the prevalence of bovine brucellosis in Malaysia from 3.3% in 1979 to 0.23% in 1988. It was then envisaged that by 1995 bovine brucellosis in Malaysia had been eradicted. However, the prevalance of brucellosis in cattle was reported to be high (<2%) again (Anon,2005). In the state of Pahang, there was a surge in prevalence from 0.2% in 1996 to 13% in 1998 but was brought down to 1.8% in 2005 by stringent testing, culling and vaccination. The success of the eradiction programme in the later phase proved to be difficult due to the remote geographical distribution of the animals, the extensive farming system being practised and the education and social status of the farmers. In the later phase of the programme, it was difficult to detect infected animals in the herds as the prevalence of infection was very low. It therefore, became necessary to test every animal so as not to miss the few inapparent carrier animals. For this, the enzymelinked immunosorbent assay was a useful test and was included, in addition to the Rose Bengal plate test (RPBT), to complement fixation test (CFT) and the Milk Ring Test (MRT)in the screening and diagnosis of brucellosis. Bacterial culture and isolation of suspected cases of bovine brucellosis (abortion, retained placenta) were additional measures undertaken to detect animals

(E)-4-Bromo-2-[(2,6-diisopropyl­phen­yl)imino­meth­yl]phenol

In the title compound, C19H22BrNO, the dihedral angle between the benzene rings is 76.17 (14)° and an intra­molecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bond with an S(6) graph-set motif is present. One methyl group is disordered over two sets of sites with site occupancies of 0.66 (3) and 0.34 (3). A weak inter­molecular C—H⋯π inter­action is observed in the crystal structure

A Protective Intelligent Assistance for Children to Safeguard from Sexual Abuse

One of the significant social issues winning in our nation is sexual misuse of kids. It is covered in mystery and there is connivance of hush around the whole subject. It is an ideal opportunity to perceive this issue and take therapeutic measures. Absence of experimental proof, subjective data on measurement of youngster mishandle, tyke's hotel ounce and disregard makes it hard to address this issue if kidnapping happens. To maintain a strategic distance from these disadvantages, the framework will be planned with biometric unique finger impression sensor for robotized check, interfaced with that uses GPS and SMS service found in shrewd cellular telephone including use of pinhole camera and siren. The planned framework will indentify to trap the paedophile with legitimate confirmations and the casualty can be safeguarded instantly after the risk

Concreting Workmanship in Indonesia Study Case: Padang City, West Sumatra, Indonesia

This research gives information about the practice of concreting work in Reinforced Concrete (RC) building project in Indonesia. The study area is Padang City, which has suffered severe damages due to September 2009 Earthquake. The target interviewee is 100 builders who are constructing RC buildings. This interview together with observation was conducted by directly visiting the construction sites. While collecting information about the main factors which contribute to RC building quality, e.g., concrete mixing, compaction, concrete placing and curing, the information about the profile of the builders have been collected.  The results show that the workers dominate the profile of builders in productive age with 30 years experiences on average. However, 90% of the builders yet experience any construction workshop. The concreting work, which is conducted by the builders, yet reaches the required standard. More than 50% of the builders produced concrete with the higher water-cement ratio, and almost 65% admitted that they add more water after concrete`s setting time is finished. There are 3common methods of concrete compaction which is used.  6% of the builders use a vibrator, 43% use the rodding method, 28% use hummer, and 8% choose to add more water to placed concrete to increase concrete workability. Meanwhile, more than 60% of the builders do not cure the placed concrete. The results show that construction practice that is conducted by the local builders is needed to be improved. The mistakes seem to be repeated over a generation since the source of learning of the builders is mainly from their senior builder (77.25%) and self-learning (2.5%). Only 7.5% that admitted they had experienced on construction workshop

Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Pemilihan Laptop untuk Kebutuhan Operasional dengan Metode Ahp (Studi Kasus: Direktorat Pembinaan Kursus dan Pelatihan Kemdikbud)

Laptop is a basic need for people, either for education or for business activities. However, choosing the right laptop according to customer needs, specifications of the laptop and the right price is not easy.One way to help the prospective buyer in order to determine a laptop that will be purchased in accordance with the requirements is the decision support system. Decision support system designed to support all stages of decision making ranging from identifying the problem, selecting the relevant data and determine the approach used in the decision making process to evaluate the alternatives that exist. The method used in this decision support system is AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) to assist in the selection of laptop. AHP is a method which is the main input of human perception. To complete this method, aided by application of Expert Choice 11

IMPACT OF CONTINUOUS PATIENT COUNSELLING ON KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICES AND MEDICATION ADHERENCE OF DIABETIC PATIENTS ATTENDING OUTPATIENT PHARMACY SERVICES

ABSTRACTObjective: The morbidity and morbidity associated with diabetes can be drastically reduced by the knowledge about diabetes mellitus and appropriateattitude toward the disease. A study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) and medication adherence patternsof diabetic patients and effect of pharmacist‑led patient education on KAP and medication adherence patterns in these patients.Methods: 400 diabetic patients of either sex, aged above 18 years were divided randomly into two groups of 200 each as control and the interventiongroups. At the baseline, patients in both the groups were assessed for KAP using KAP Questionnaire and medication adherence using MoriskyAdherence Questionnaire. Patients in the intervention group were counseled both verbally and by distribution of a patient education leaflets at baselineand at three consecutive follow‑ups (1st, 2nd, and 3 months), and patients in the control group were counseled both verbally and by distribution ofpatient education leaflets at the baseline and then on the follow‑up after 3 months. Both the groups were assessed repeatedly for KAP and medicationadherence using same questionnaires after each counseling sessions. The mean scores of KAP and medication adherence, and the fasting blood sugarlevels (FBS) at the baseline and on the follow‑up for control and the intervention groups were analyzed statistically using independent sample t‑testand Mann–Whitney U‑test.rdResults: Of 200 patients in each group, 178 females and 22 males in the intervention group (mean age 57.80±9.878 years) and 179 females and21 males in the control group (mean age 57.57±9.438 years). A statistically significant improvement in the mean KAP and adherence scores wasobserved from the baseline to the final follow‑up in both groups (p≤0.001). The increase in the KAP and medication adherence scores from baselineto the follow‑up in the intervention group was found to be significantly higher than the control group. There was a reduction in the mean FBS frombaseline to the follow‑up in both the groups but a statistically significant higher reduction in the mean FBS was found in the intervention group frombaseline to the final follow‑up when compared to the control group (p &lt; 0.001).Conclusion: A better KAP of diabetic patients about their disease can improve the medication adherence behavior which in turn can improve clinicaloutcomes. The patient education should be a continuous process, and patients should be assessed at every subsequent visit for medication adherenceto achieve better health outcome.Keywords: Diabetes, Adherence, Knowledge, attitude and practices, Patient education