POTENTIAL ANALYSIS OF RAINFALL-INDEXED INSURANCE IN ROMANIA

One of the key factors affecting the crop output is the rainfall volume. For this reason, insurance plans based on the rainfall deviation of the mean have been advanced. This paper provides prospects of rainfall-indexed insurance in Romania considering the tradeoff between moral hazard and basis risks. The reasonability of rainfall-indexed insurance will be judged first. The basic parameters will then be determined and the effectiveness will be measured. Finally, microfinance programs combined with indexed insurance will be advanced to deal with the basis risk problems, which also are the goals for further studyRisk and Uncertainty,

Predicting and Recovering Link Failure Localization Using Competitive Swarm Optimization for DSR Protocol in MANET

Portable impromptu organization is a self-putting together, major construction-less, independent remote versatile hub that exists without even a trace of a determined base station or government association. MANET requires no extraordinary foundation as the organization is unique. Multicasting is an urgent issue in correspondence organizations. Multicast is one of the effective methods in MANET. In multicasting, information parcels from one hub are communicated to a bunch of recipient hubs all at once, at a similar time. In this research work, Failure Node Detection and Efficient Node Localization in a MANET situation are proposed. Localization in MANET is a main area that attracts significant research interest. Localization is a method to determine the nodes’ location in the communication network. A novel routing algorithm, which is used for Predicting and Recovering Link Failure Localization using a Genetic Algorithm with Competitive Swarm Optimization (PRLFL-GACSO) Algorithm is proposed in this study to calculate and recover link failure in MANET. The process of link failure detection is accomplished using mathematical modelling of the genetic algorithm and the routing is attained using the Competitive Swarm optimization technique. The result proposed MANET method makes use of the CSO algorithm, which facilitates a well-organized packet transfer from the source node to the destination node and enhances DSR routing performance. Based on node movement, link value, and endwise delay, the optimal route is found. The main benefit of the PRLFL-GACSO Algorithm is it achieves multiple optimal solutions over global information. Further, premature convergence is avoided using Competitive Swarm Optimization (CSO). The suggested work is measured based on the Ns simulator. The presentation metrix are PDR, endwise delay, power consumption, hit ratio, etc. The presentation of the proposed method is almost 4% and 5% greater than the present TEA-MDRP, RSTA-AOMDV, and RMQS-ua methods. After, the suggested method attains greater performance for detecting and recovering link failure. In future work, the hybrid multiway routing protocols are presented to provide link failure and route breakages and liability tolerance at the time of node failure, and it also increases the worth of service aspects, respectively

Automatic Control for Home Applications using IoT

Smart home has become more and more popular in recent years. Due to the rapid development in the field of the Automation industry, human life is becoming more advanced and better in all aspects. In the present scenario, Automated systems are being preferred over the non-automated system. With the rapid growth in the number of consumers using the internet over the past years, the Internet has become an important part of life, and IoT is the newest and emerging internet technology. Internet of things plays an important role in human life as well as in the educational field because they are able to provide information and complete the given tasks while we are busy doing some other work. In this project, a prototype and implementation of Smart Home Automation with Wi-Fi technology are demonstrated. ESP8266 is used as a Wi-Fi technology. The proposed system consists of a hardware interface and software interface. In the hardware interface, the integration of ESP8266 Wi-Fi technology for controlling home appliances, door lock and unlock and sensors is manifested, and an application is provided for controlling to multiple users of home, with smart phones, tablets, and laptops. This system is one of the best methods for controlling home devices with ease with multiple users and one of the best methods for an energy management system. The access to the whole system is given by its admin only to different users. This system is also expandable for controlling various appliances used at home and also for the security and safety purpose of the home through sensors as long as it exists on Wi-Fi network coverage

Three Dimensional Echocardiography a Novel Technique for Rheumatic Mitral Valve Stenosis Evaluation.

INTRODUCTION : Mitral stenosis is characterized by restriction of blood flow from the left atrium (LA) to the left ventricle (LV) as a result of a narrowed mitral passage. It is an acquired valvular defect; it is usually a consequence of rheumatic heart disease, though cases of congenital mitral stenosis are occasionally encountered. The fundamental treatment for rheumatic mitral stenosis2 is to increase the mitral valve area (MVA) by means of percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy or by surgical valve replacement. In order to establish the time of surgery and an optimal management, it is essential to make an appropriate and accurate assessment of its severity. At present, the invasive measurement of the mitral valve area is based on the Gorlin formula. This method has been used as the invasive reference method to assess the severity of the rheumatic mitral stenosis. However, it is an invasive method that may result in complications and inaccuracies. Recently, 3DFull volume Planimetry has become an available technique in many echocardiography labs, providing numerous advantages in the assessment of valvular disease. AIM OF THE STUDY : Our aim was to assess which echo cardio graphic method has the best agreement with the mitral valve area (MVA) invasively evaluated by the Gorlin's formula. We had to evaluate the feasibility and reproducibility of Three-dimensional echocardiography for the estimation of MVA and the Wilkins score in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis. CONCLUSION : Trans thoracic 3D echocardiography offered visualization of the entire mitral valve apparatus, and allowed en face views of the mitral funnel orifice, from which accurate measurements of the MVA can be made pre- PTMC. It was also a very suitable technique for monitoring both the efficacy of the PTMC procedure (commissural splitting, MVA before and after), as well as its complications (leaflet tearing and mitral regurgitation) with a better accuracy compared to 2D planimetry and pressure half-time derived-MVA. 3D Full volume Planimetry9 allowed a different and superior evaluation of the mitral valve apparatus, improving the ability to obtain an accurate measurement of the MVA. Hence, Trans thoracic 3D Echocardiography is a feasible and accurate technique for measuring MVA in patients with Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis, in Pre, Intra and Post PTMC states compared to the Pressure half-time method, PISA and 2D echo planimetry

Review Study on Larvicidal and Mosquito Repellent Activity of Volatile Oils Isolated from Medicinal Plants

Mosquito is a vector for serious human diseases like dengue fever, hemaorrhagic dengue fever and chikungunya, .yellow fever, malaria, filaria and encephalitis among these dengue, hemaorrhagic dengue and chikungunya are highly endemic diseases in Southeast Asian and African countries, causing millions of deaths each and every year. Mosquito repellents thus play a major role in preventing man-mosquito contact and there by minimize the chance of infections and its adverse effects. The development of resistance to chemical insecticides, results rebounding vectorial capacity. Synthetic repellents are chemicals which used worldwide for protection against mosquito-borne diseases and it adversely affects the environment by contaminating water, soil and air. There is an urgent need to find alternatives to the synthetic insecticides. Plants are rich source of alternative agents for control of mosquitoes and its vectors. Extracts and isolated compounds from different plant families have been evaluated for their promising larvicidal and mosquito repellent activities. Literature has documented that essential oils and extracts have been traditionally used as effective repellents. The essential oils whose repellent activities have been demonstrated, as well as the importance of the synergistic effects among their components are the main focus of this review study. Essential oils are volatile mixtures of hydrocarbons with a diversity of functional groups, and their repellent activity has been linked to the presence of monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes. The present review study focused the larvicidal potential and mosquito repellent activity of different volatile oils of medicinal plants. From an economical point of view synthetic chemical is still more frequently used as repellents than essential oils; these essential oils have the potential to provide efficient and can be used as a cheap, eco-friendly, safer for humans and the environment and also efficient alternative to the chemical larvicides

Towards ontology-driven navigation of the lipid bibliosphere

10.1186/1471-2105-9-S1-S5BMC Bioinformatics9SUPPL. 1BBMI