Missing Broken Needle During Caesarean Section

Breakage of the needle and missing while repairing the uterine wound during cesarean section is an uncommon event. Subsequently it was removed under fluoroscopic guidance on the 7th postoperative da

Association of Vitamin D Deficiency with Hypertension in Uninsured Women

Vitamin D deficiency is an epidemic in the United States. Uninsured women are at high risk due to a lower intake of vitamin D and limited sun exposure. We examined the association between vitamin D deficiency and hypertension in 96 uninsured women at a County Free Medical Clinic in urban Michigan. Questionnaires were used to obtain information about demographics, medical history including hypertension, and dietary habits. Measurements including blood pressure and serum 25(OH)D level were also collected. Prevalence of hypertension was higher in subjects with 25(OH)D less than 50nmol/l compared with others (85% vs. 27.3%, p = 0.014). For every 1 nmol/L decrease in serum 25(OH)D, there was an increase in the systolic and diastolic blood pressure by 0.20 (p =0.006) and 0.13 (p =0.003) mm of Hg respectively. These results demonstrate a high prevalence of hypertension in the vitamin D deficient, uninsured female population

Atomistic studies of thin film growth

We present here a summary of some recent techniques used for atomistic studies of thin film growth and morphological evolution. Specific attention is given to a new kinetic Monte Carlo technique in which the usage of unique labeling schemes of the environment of the diffusing entity allows the development of a closed data base of 49 single atom diffusion processes for periphery motion. The activation energy barriers and diffusion paths are calculated using reliable manybody interatomic potentials. The application of the technique to the diffusion of 2-dimensional Cu clusters on Cu(111) shows interesting trends in the diffusion rate and in the frequencies of the microscopic mechanisms which are responsible for the motion of the clusters, as a function of cluster size and temperature. The results are compared with those obtained from yet another novel kinetic Monte Carlo technique in which an open data base of the energetics and diffusion paths of microscopic processes is continuously updated as needed. Comparisons are made with experimental data where available

Perception and Response of Salaried Professionals towards Telemarketing of Financial Products

Marketers adopt many channels to reach out to their potential customers. Out of these various channels, Telemarketing is one of the most common channels used for marketing of products and services. Telemarketing in a traditional set up is usually done with the help of telemarketers; the modern telemarketing involves use of automated telephone calls, which is also referred to as interactive voice recorders. Telemarketing is an effective strategy to connect with existing customers and can also be used to target and attract potential customers. Telemarketing as a tool can also be helpful in collecting information about customer preference and disseminating valuable information related to products and services. Telemarketing is a popular marketing channel for financial products, but it can be difficult to generate leads and convert them into customers. This is especially true for salaried professionals in Bengaluru, who are often bombarded with telemarketing calls. This study investigates the perception and response towards telemarketing of financial products in Bengaluru. The study focuses on 110 salaried professionals, as they represent a large and important target market for financial institutions. The respondents have expressed discomfort as they receive telemarketing calls during working hours. They do not feel that telemarketing can help in building strong customer relationships. However, the respondents have responded positively to telemarketing calls and invested in financial products

Intricate Relationship between Memory and Attention

Memory and attention are viewed as important cognitive processes which we use in our daily routine. Attention is regarded as a prerequisite for memory. Memory involves three stages namely encoding, storage and retrieval. Attention is found to be important for encoding. The study was carried out with the aim of determining the relationship between memory and attention. 20 Participants in the age range of 18-30 years served as participants. In the first second tasks, the stimuli was presented orthographically and the task of the participants were asked to recall the items in the absence and presence of noise. In the third and fourth tasks, the participants were asked to recall one specific item (not told beforehand) and recall all items respectively. Statistical analysis revealed that there was no difference between task 1 and task 2 and significant difference was seen between task 3 and 4 respectively showing that attention and memory are related

Multi-Class Weather Classification Method using Multiple Weather Features and Supervised Learning

Traffic accidents are particularly serious on a rainy day, a dark night, an overcast and/or rainy night, afoggy day, and many other times with low visibility conditions. Present vision driver assistancesystems are designed to perform under good-natured weather conditions.Classification is amethodology to identify the type of optical characteristics for vision enhancement algorithms to makethem more efficient. To improve machine vision in bad weather situations, a multi-class weatherclassification method is presented based on multiple weather features and supervised learning. First,underlying visual features are extracted from multi-traffic scene images, and then the feature wasexpressed as an eight-dimensions feature matrix. Second, five supervised learning algorithms are usedto train classifiers. The analysis shows that extracted features can accurately describe the imagesemantics, and the classifiers have high recognition accuracy rate and adaptive ability. The proposedmethod provides the basis for further enhancing the detection of anterior vehicle detection duringnighttime illumination changes, as well as enhancing the driver’s field of vision on a foggy da

Comparison between two layer and three layer repair of episiotomy

Background: The study was done to compare the two layer episiotomy suturing and three layer episiotomy suturing with regard to time taken to suture, number of suture material required and complications at suturing site postnatally.Methods: This study was conducted in the Gynaecology and Obstetrics department of Karnataka Institute of Medical Science, Hubli, Karnataka, India from 1st March 2015 to 30th April 2015.Results: The two layered technique required lesser suture material and lesser time compared to the three layer techhnique.Conclusions: In our study two layer techniques took lesser time and lesser suture material than three layer technique

Organisational transformation through CRM implementation: a descriptive case study

CRM is becoming critical to organisations worldwide as global competition increases and technological innovations in communication continue to emerge. In this descriptive case study, we have investigated a utility provider &ndash; with a geographical monopoly, who has successfully implemented a complaint management system, as part of their CRM process transformation. We have applied the teleological process theory (Ven de Ven and Poole 1995) to describe the organisational change, based on our empirical research.<br /

METHOD DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF EPROSARTAN MESYLATE AND ITS IMPURITIES USING REVERSE PHASE HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY

Objective: Our main objective is to develop an accurate and precise RP-HPLC method for the determination of Eprosartan Mesylate and its impurities. Methods: A Develosil ODS UG-5; (150 × 4.6) mm; 5 µm column was used for the Separation of drugs by a mobile phase consisting of Buffer and Acetonitrile mixture in the gradient proportion. The flow rate maintained was 0.8 ml/min and the wavelength used for detection was 235 nm.Results: The linearity was observed in the range of 0.025-50µg/ml of spiked impurities in Eprosartan Mesylate, impurity 1 and impurity 2 with a correlation coefficient of 0.99927, 0.99910 and 0.99934 respectively. The mean percentage recoveries for LOQ, 50%, 80%, 100%, 150% and 200% accuracy were found to be 101.5±1.51, 107.0±1.7, 104.6±0.4, 102.8±0.36, 101.7±0.26 and 101.3±0.15 respectively for impurities in Eprosartan Mesylate, impurity 1 and impurity 2. Linearity, accuracy, precision and robustness parameters for the suggested method were estimated for validation.Conclusion: The developed method is uncomplicated, accurate, sensitive and precise for the determination of related substances in the Eprosartan Mesylate. The satisfying % recoveries and low % RSD Values confirmed the suitability of the developed method for the usual analysis of Eprosartan mesylate in pharmaceuticals