A clinico-epidemiological profile of patients with influenza A H1N1 attending a tertiary care hospital in southern Rajasthan region of India

Background: Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae (the influenza viruses). Swine flu cases resurfaced in month of January 2015 in Southern region of India which are continuation of pandemic 2009. Aim of this study is to summaries the clinical and epidemiological factors associated with swine flu as well as to estimate the burden of Influenza A H1N1 (Swine Flu) cases.Methods: A complete data of all the patients visiting swine flu OPDs, swine flu wards and ICU were maintained for year 2015. Each patient visiting either the swine flu OPD or the swine flu ward, who was suspected clinically to be H1N1 positive were tested for real time PCR.Results: Out of 1247 samples tested for rt-PCR 491 (39.37%) cases were identified as positive for H1N1. Maximum swine positivity was seen in the age group of 16-30 year i.e. 147 (29.94%). Overall swine positivity was significantly (<0.001) higher in females than male and extremely statistically significant (p<0.0001) higher in rural areas than urban. Cough was the most common clinical symptoms affecting 469(95.52%) patients followed by fever (92.26%) and breathlessness 402(81.87%).Conclusions: Our study will help epidemiologist and clinician to identify epidemiological factors and clinical picture of swine flu

Clinical profile of patients of pyrexia with hepatic dysfunction in a tertiary care hospital in Southern Rajasthan region of India

Background: Pyrexia in association with hepatic dysfunction is commonly found in clinical practice with varied etiologies like malaria, dengue, typhoid, scrub typhus, viral hepatitis, etc. The liver is frequently involved in systemic infections, resulting in various types of abnormal liver function tests. It is very important to know the frequency and pattern of abnormal liver function tests in each infection for its appropriate management.Methods:  A complete data of all the patients admitted in medicine wards and medicine ICU from January to December 2018 were studied. One hundred and ten patients with fever with abnormal liver function tests were interviewed and presenting complaints were noted. Demographic data such as age and sex were noted. These patients underwent a thorough general physical examination and systemic examination. The findings were noted on a predesigned and pretested proforma. The selected patient underwent blood investigations related to liver functions.Results: Most of the patients were of age group of 21 to 50 years (65 patients), 67 patients (60.91%) were males and 43 (39.09%) were females. Malaria (25.45%) and dengue (26.36%) were major etiologies. Hepatomegaly (46.36%), icterus in (45.45%) and splenomegaly (42.73%) were most common clinical signs.Conclusions: Present study will help clinicians to identify etiological factors and clinical picture in patients of pyrexia with hepatic dysfunction

Prevention of cybercrimes in smart cities of India: from a citizen's perspective

YesPurpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors influencing the citizens of India to prevent cybercrimes in the proposed Smart Cities of India. Design/methodology/approach: A conceptual model has been developed for identifying factors preventing cybercrimes. The conceptual model was validated empirically with a sample size of 315 participants from India. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling with SPSS and AMOS softwares. Findings: The study reveals that the “awareness of cybercrimes” significantly influences the actual usage of technology to prevent cybercrimes in Smart Cities of India. The study reveals that government initiative (GI) and legal awareness are less influential in spreading of the awareness of cybercrimes (AOC) to the citizens of the proposed smart cities. Research limitations/implications: The conceptual model utilizes two constructs from the technology adoption model, namely, perceived usefulness and ease of use. The study employs other factors such as social media, word of mouth, GIs, legal awareness and organizations constituting entities spreading awareness from different related literature works. Thereby, a comprehensive theoretical conceptual model has been proposed which helps to identify the factors that may help in preventing cybercrimes. Practical implications: This study provides an insight to the policy maker to understand several factors influencing the AOC of the citizens of the proposed Smart Cities of India for the prevention of cybercrimes. Originality/value: There are few existing studies analyzing the effect of AOC to mitigate cybercrimes. Thus, this study offers a novel contribution

Water requirement and management for agricultural crops

136-139There is a very old story about bringing Ganga on the earth by King Bhagiratha. Besides quenching the thirst of millions of people of India, the holy and sacred water of Ganga is also used for the purpose of irrigation in most of the parts of India. In the past, the kings were also adopting the water conservation schemes to store rain water for future requirements. Hirakud dam in Odisha and Bhakra dam in Punjab are the evident examples of that time. The construction of these dams was reasonably useful for the irrigation purposes and the people call them as temples of India. It was a continuous process to construct the large and medium dams at different rivers in different parts of India. As India is a country of farmers, there is an urgent need of water for irrigation. On the other hand India has good rain water in monsoon period. During this study, the main emphasis of irrigation depends upon the kind of crops and need of water for such crops. Also the management of rain water will meet the requirements of different crops in India. The capacity of upper Ganga is 10500 cusec which meets most of the irrigation requirements of North Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. </span

Practice And Significance of Iron Folic Acid Supplementation in Post-Partum Women Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern Rajasthan

Background: The objective of the current study was to overlook the real picture of Iron Folic acid supplementation by establishing a rela- tionship between the practice of Iron Folic acid supplementation & the mean change in haemoglobin level antepartum and postpartum. Methods: Two hundred and ninety pregnant women were inter- viewed using a structured questionnaire at 6 weeks postpartum. Women who had Haemoglobin report done between 36-38 week of gestation period and agreed for Haemoglobin estimation at 6th week postpartum were included in study. The data were fed into SPSS ver- sion 16.0 and analyzed. Mean haemoglobin concentrations during the antepartum and postpartum periods were compared using the paired t-test. Results: The proportion of study subjects who were anemic at 36 weeks’ gestation was 64.48% and at 6 weeks postpartum was 90.68%. The mean haemoglobin at 36–38 weeks’ gestation was 10.28 ± 1.54 g/dL and at 6 weeks postpartum was 9.31±1.35 g/dL. Women taking IFA in antepartum period were 75.51% while women taking IFA in postpartum period were 11.03% only. Total 85.38% women were dropout in using IFA supplementation. Conclusion: Despite the better availability and coverage of maternal health facilities, attitude and practice towards IFA supplementation in postpartum women is significantly ignored

7th International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical Sciences and its Applications-2024: Abstract Book

This book presents the abstracts of the selected contributions to the 7th International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical Sciences and its Applications (RAMSA 2024), held on 29 February- 02 March 2024, by the Department of Mathematics, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India. RAMSA 2024 aims to assemble esteemed mathematicians, scientists, engineers, researchers from industry, and scholars, facilitating a platform for the exchange of ideas and discussions on recent advancements across various areas of mathematics. RAMSA-2024 provides an opportunity to delve into research findings and breakthroughs in mathematics, sciences, and engineering. This conference serves as a forum to address practical challenges encountered in different application domains and explore potential solutions. Conference Title: 7th International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical Sciences and its ApplicationsConference Acronym: RAMSA-2024Conference Date: 29 Feb-02 March 2024Conference Venue: Hybrid Mode (JIIT Noida &amp; Online)Conference Organizer: Department of Mathematics, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, Indi

7th International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical Sciences and its Applications-2024: Abstract Book

This book presents the abstracts of the selected contributions to the 7th International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical Sciences and its Applications (RAMSA 2024), held on 29 February- 02 March 2024, by the Department of Mathematics, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India. RAMSA 2024 aims to assemble esteemed mathematicians, scientists, engineers, researchers from industry, and scholars, facilitating a platform for the exchange of ideas and discussions on recent advancements across various areas of mathematics. RAMSA-2024 provides an opportunity to delve into research findings and breakthroughs in mathematics, sciences, and engineering. This conference serves as a forum to address practical challenges encountered in different application domains and explore potential solutions. Conference Title: 7th International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical Sciences and its ApplicationsConference Acronym: RAMSA-2024Conference Date: 29 Feb-02 March 2024Conference Venue: Hybrid Mode (JIIT Noida &amp; Online)Conference Organizer: Department of Mathematics, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, Indi