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Cloud Based Application Development for Accessing Restaurant Information on Mobile Device using LBS
Over the past couple of years, the extent of the services provided on the
mobile devices has increased rapidly. A special class of service among them is
the Location Based Service(LBS) which depends on the geographical position of
the user to provide services to the end users. However, a mobile device is
still resource constrained, and some applications usually demand more resources
than a mobile device can a ord. To alleviate this, a mobile device should get
resources from an external source. One of such sources is cloud computing
platforms. We can predict that the mobile area will take on a boom with the
advent of this new concept. The aim of this paper is to exchange messages
between user and location service provider in mobile device accessing the cloud
by minimizing cost, data storage and processing power. Our main goal is to
provide dynamic location-based service and increase the information retrieve
accuracy especially on the limited mobile screen by accessing cloud
application. In this paper we present location based restaurant information
retrieval system and we have developed our application in Android.Comment: 11 pages, 10 figure
Ganglioneuroma Always A Histopathological Diagnosis
Neuroblastoma, ganglioneuroblastoma and ganglioneuroma arise from sympathetic tissue in the neck, posterior mediastinum, adrenal gland, retroperitoneum and pelvis Ganglioneuromas are commonly seen in childhood. They are highly differentiated benign tumors and are compatible with long-term disease free survival. Retroperitoneal localization is relatively frequent for these tumors. Due to its rarity and lack of specific radiological findings diagnosis is always postoperative. Here, we present a case of Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma which was undiagnosed before surgery
Death due to Positional Asphyxia – a Case Report
Background: Positional asphyxia is virtually always an accident and is associated with alcohol or drug intoxication. In positional asphyxia individuals do get trapped in restricted spaces.Case Report: We are presenting a case of 26-years old young adult male, who was intoxicated with alcohol, positioned himself in such a way that it led to his death due to positional asphyxia. Conclusion: The positional asphyxia has been defined as asphyxia caused due to unusual position of the body which interferes with the breathing and thus pulmonary ventilation The cases of positional asphyxia are difficult to diagnose because of the absence of any specific external findings.
Oxford: people and townscape
The purpose of this thesis is to shed light on the role of the urban configuration in bringing
Residents and Visitors into ‘common space’ and interface. The study focuses on the city
centre of Oxford, in South East England, which is a thriving hub of students, tourists and local
inhabitants. Through a historic review of Oxford, the report provides a context for
understanding the spatial aspects of the socio-economic processes prevalent through
centuries illustrating the emergent spatial pattern contributing to the city’s socio-spatial
organisation that we witness today. Space Syntax theories and methodology coupled with
on-site observations are implemented to evaluate the performance and social implication
embedded in the urban spaces.
The thesis discusses the urban configuration in the light of Hillier’s notion of ‘Centrality as a
process’ analysing the significance of the city’s growth in preserving life of Heritage and in
playing an active role in the city’s urban life. The spatio-functional analysis of the urban
framework supported by empirical data provides insights into the movement patterns of the
Resident group. The thesis also focuses in particular on the observation and analysis of the
movement pattern of the Tourist in conjunction with the street character and the afforded
visual fields. The analysis of co-presence follows the analysis of movement patterns as the
public urban spaces, from the convex spaces of transition to the convex spaces of stasis, are
studied and presented with respect to their roles in the construction of interfaces.
The report concludes that the spatial pattern of the city emergent from a prevailing trade
route, has systematically oriented itself to the micro-economic activity at the historic core in
effect bringing the city’s inhabitants into an interface. Further, the analysis of movement
patterns of tourists suggests that the visual fields afforded by the layout of the street structure
has a significant effect on tourist movement and behaviour whilst the spatial layout of the city
centre brings them into an interface with the Resident population
Effective nucleon mass and the nuclear caloric curve
Assuming a schematic form of the nucleon effective mass as a function of
nuclear excitation energy and mass, we provide a simple explanation for
understanding the experimentally observed mass dependence of the nuclear
caloric curve. It is observed that the excitation energy at which the caloric
curve enters into a plateau region, could be sensitive to the nuclear mass
evolution of the effective nucleon mass.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. C. Minor
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Oesophageal Leiomyoma: an Incidental Autopsy Finding in a Neglected Elderly Individual
Background: Elderly abuse is a prevalent entity in the Indian society. Apart from physical and verbal abuse, neglect is very commonly seen in families with disputes. Neglect as a form of elderly abuse rarely comes to light as many people are not forthcoming to disclose these aspects due to social stigma associated with it.Case Report: Here is a case of an elderly male who committed suicide to end his misery of unresolving dysphagia as stated in his death note.Conclusion: An oesophageal leiomyoma was incidental finding at autopsy which explained the symptoms mentioned in his death note which drove him to desperation to end his life
Case report of a new technique for with posterior cruciate ligament avulsion fractures treated with a mini transverse incision
Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is a strong stabilising ligament of the knee joint originating from posterior part of Intercondylar eminence oof tibia and attaches to the anterior part of medial surface of lateral condyle of femur. The PCL plays a major role in knee stabilization, and are statistically one of the rarest injuries around the knee. Due to the surrounding neurovascular elements in the popliteal space, very few open approaches to repair such injury were performed. The ‘‘safe transverse mini-incision approach’’ to PCL avulsion fracture is a simple approach, does not require exploration of the neurovascular elements, and produced satisfactory results in the majority of patients
Interpreting the sub-linear Kennicutt-Schmidt relationship: The case for diffuse molecular gas
Recent statistical analysis of two extragalactic observational surveys
strongly indicate a sublinear Kennicutt-Schmidt (KS) relationship between the
star formation rate (Sigsfr) and molecular gas surface density (Sigmol). Here,
we consider the consequences of these results in the context of common
assumptions, as well as observational support for a linear relationship between
Sigsfr and the surface density of dense gas. If the CO traced gas depletion
time (tau_mol) is constant, and if CO only traces star forming giant molecular
clouds (GMCs), then the physical properties of each GMC must vary, such as the
volume densities or star formation rates. Another possibility is that the
conversion between CO luminosity and Sigmol, the XCO factor, differs from
cloud-to-cloud. A more straightforward explanation is that CO permeates the
hierarchical ISM, including the filaments and lower density regions within
which GMCs are embedded. A number of independent observational results support
this description, with the diffuse gas comprising at least 30% of the total
molecular content. The CO bright diffuse gas can explain the sublinear KS
relationship, and consequently leads to an increasing tau_mol with Sigmol. If
Sigsfr linearly correlates with the dense gas surface density, a sublinear KS
relationship indicates that the fraction of diffuse gas fdiff grows with
Sigmol. In galaxies where Sigmol falls towards the outer disk, this description
suggests that fdiff also decreases radially.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures, to appear in MNRAS, comments welcom
Study of the bacterial flora of the upper respiratory tract of the dog and cat
The scarcity of information concerning the
normal bacterial flora of the mouth and upper
respiratory tract of the various domesticated animals
has been the subject of recent comment by Veterinary
Surgeons, arising out of ;queries regarding the
possible carrier rate amongst animals of organisms
pathogenic to those animals and also, in the case of
pet animals, as to the possibility of their carrying
and transmitting infections to their owners.
In 1941, Francis, While summarising the Public
Health Report on the study of the bacterial flora of
the nasopharynx of individuals of the population in
London and South-East England (Straker , Bedford,
Lovell and Rosher, 1939) , drew the attention of
veterinary research workers to the fact that there
had been no adequate investigation of the bacteria
normally present in the nasopharynx of any species of
domestic animals, or of the factors which affected
the carrier rate. He pointed out that a study of
such a nature would be of obvious value in several of
the respiratory diseases of domestic animals,
particularly of those affecting young animals kept
under intensive conditions. Bosworth (1947) Quoted
the need for an adequate survey of staphylococci in
dogs in normal health and sickness, Levi (1946)
thought that a detailed study of the normal inhabitants
of the nasopharynx of the cat would be of value
in interpreting bacteriological findings in cases of
"snuffies". much has been said in recent years
about the incidence of haemolytic streptococci. in
dogs and their pathogenicity (pilot, Bïiick, Davis and
Eastman, 1936; Hare and = ry, 1935; Stafseth, 1940;
Hare, 1946,; and Carside , 1947) , but the frequencies
of these organisms in relation to other possible
pathos, ens have not been studied.
Taking these factors into consideration, it was
decided to make a general survey of the various
organisms present in the upper respiratory tracts of
dog's and cats. These animals were chosen because of
the facilities available for the collection of material
(Clinical Department attached to the Royal (Dick)
Veterinary College, Edinburgh) , but an important
factor which weighed too in selecting these two species
of animals, was the Public Health aspect. It was
thought that the results of this investigation would
provide information as to whether or not these animals
were frequent carriers of human pathogens. In modern
society the dog and cat have become such household pets
that they are fairly considered as members of the
family, having free access practically to everything
and to every piece in their masters' homes, so that
if these animals harbour any of the human pathogens,
transmission to Human beings may be easily accomplished
Several reports regarding the high f'requency of
haemolytic streptococci in the throats of dogs,
stated above, repeated reports in the medical
literature of Pasteurella infection in man following
cat bites and, -in one instance, dog bite (napel and
Holm, 1930; Schenk, 1938; Allin, 1942; Allott et al,
1944; and Hansman and Tully, 1945), and the cases
recorded of tularaemia following cat bites (Smiles,
1931; Collins, 1933 -34) specially influenced this
aspect of the study
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