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Comparing Kaniyan Koothu (Dramatic Dance) art with Marxist Theory
The Marxist type of materialism is a sociological study based on historical context. These include family, property, state, caste, religion, rituals, art, literature, classes, and social divisions. In a world of biodiversity, the environment in which humans live is extensive. Only men can speak of trades, religions, and castes. When it is accepted that history is for men, riots arise within religion itself. There are divisions, and some communities are oppressed. The oppressed tribes find God through KalaikKoothu and identify their races. Man-made art and literature operate with various techniques. Man is the one who creates the world according to himself. Divisions and rifts arose in society. Society gave way to ups and downs
Intravitreal triamcinolone and its effect on intraocular pressure
INTRODUCTION: Periocular and Orbital injections of long-acting corticosteroids are
being used to treat inflammatory conditions of the eye for many years.
However it has been suggested that peribulbar injection may not be adequate
to treat chronic ocular disease because their action is partly due to systemic
absorption of the drug and their effectiveness lasts only for a few days to
weeks. Intraocular administration has the potential to deliver steroids at high
local concentrations. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To study the effect of intravitreal triamcinolone on intraocular pressure in eyes with no preexisting evidence of glaucoma. INCLUSION CRITERIA:
Patients with progressive decrease in visual acuity due to
1. Exudative age related macular degeneration with
subfoveal neovascularisation
2. Diffuse diabetic macular edema
3. Macular edema due to central retinal vein occlusion,
branch retinal vein occlusion.
4. Cystoid macular edema following cataract surgery.
5. Macular edema following laser treatment.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
Patients with pre existing glaucoma and others like irregular cornea.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: It was a prospective consecutive non comparative interventional case
series study conducted in Aravind eye hospital and includes all patients with
diffuse diabetic macular edema, cystoid macular edema following cataract
surgery, macular edema due to central retinal vein occlusion ,branch retinal
vein occlusion, macular edema following laser treatment, exudative age
related macular degeneration with sub foveal neovascularisation.
Treatment was with intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide after obtaining
informed consent from all the patients. Intraocular pressure measured before
the procedure and after the procedure and at one month, three months and six
months by Goldman applanation tonometer. RESULTS: In the study group mean intraocular pressure increased significantly
(p=0.000) after the intravitreal triamcinolone injection from 15.03 ± 2.989 mm
Hg to 23.65 ± 11.226 mm Hg, during follow up. The mean rise in intraocular
pressure was 8.62 ± 10.647 mm Hg, with the proportion increase being
59.03%
Rise in intraocular pressure is defined as measurements outside the
normal range at least one IOP measurement higher than 21 mm Hg. Increased
IOP was observed in 31 patients in this series. Increase in IOP is defined as
the difference between maximal postoperative IOP and baseline IOP. Mean
increase in IOP for the entire study group was 8.62 ± 10.647 mm Hg. DISCUSSION: The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of intravitreal
triamcinolone on IOP and to find out the baseline characteristics that can
cause increase in IOP.
Variables that were analyzed in this study included age gender systemic
disease, ocular condition for which the drug was administered, baseline IOP.
Age proved to be an important determinant in the development of
increased intraocular pressure (p=0.005) increased IOP tend to occur in
younger age group than the older age group and persists for a longer time. At
the end of one month follow up 40% of the patients aged less than or equal to
45 years showed an increase in IOP. At the end of 3 months 50% had increase
in IOP, and at 6 months 30% had increase in IOP. The mean age of
triamcinolone responders in other studies were relatively high compared to
this study group. Though Jonas et al., found a tendency of increased IOP in
younger age group their mean age of triamcinolone responders was 71.3 ± 9.9
years which was very high compared to this study. Smithen et al., did not find
any correlation with age. LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY: 1. Small sample size.
Though there was significant variation with age and occurrence
of increased IOP, since the no. of patients were very less the results
could not be generalized and further studies are required to determine the
age limit for intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide.
2. Baseline IOP
Since baseline IOP was determined on a single measurement
taken by different persons at different time of time of the day which
might not reflect the true baseline IOP.
3. Follow up period
Follow up period was 6 months while intravitreal triamcinolone
might persist in the eye for more than 9 months.
CONCLUSION: A prospective study on 94 eyes after the administration of a single
dose of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide showed that
1. Incidence of IOP elevation was 33%
2. Mean time of increase of IOP was 2.9 months.
3. Incidence of ocular hypertension in 1st month was 24%
4. Age and baseline IOP could be the positive predictive factors.
5. 90% of the cases were controlled with medical therapy.
IOP elevation was transient and 90% of cases did not have optic nerve
head changes and elevated IOP was controlled with medications
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Moving Beyond Youth Prisons: Lessons from New York City’s Implementation of Close to Home
In the mid-1990s, New York’s youth prison system reflected the dominant paradigm across the country – a heavy reliance on incarceration for young people caught up in the juvenile justice system. During this time, roughly 3,800 youth convicted of crimes annually were sent to large facilities, operated either by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) or by private providers contracted by OCFS. These facilities were largely located in upstate New York, far from youths’ homes and communities, particularly for youth from New York City (Sickmund et al. 2017; New York State (NYS) Office of the State Comptroller 2001). Upon returning home from these placements, youth often felt disconnected, resulting in poor outcomes. A 2009 study indicated that by age 28, 71 percent of boys released from New York State’s juvenile placement system spent some time in an adult jail or prison (Coleman, Do Han Kim & Therese 2009).
Fast forward twenty years, and things in New York looked dramatically different. By 2016, New York City no longer sent any youth from its Family Court to state-operated youth prisons. Today, only around 100 New York City youth are placed from Family Court into any kind of residential facility, about a dozen of whom are in a locked facility. Not only are there dramatically fewer youth in residential placements, but those who do get placed now go to smaller, more home-like settings that attend to public safety without mirroring the punitive, correctional approaches embodied by previous youth prisons.
This case study outlines what happened in the intervening years to achieve these remarkable results. By sharing New York City’s story, we offer a roadmap for other jurisdictions looking to realign their juvenile justice systems, adapting the lessons learned about what worked and what did not to meet their specific circumstances
Prognóstico de exploração no Chat GPT com ética de inteligência artificial
Natural language processing innovations in the past few decades have made it feasible to synthesis and comprehend coherent text in a variety of ways, turning theoretical techniques into practical implementations. Both report summarizing software and sectors like content writers have been significantly impacted by the extensive Language-model. A huge language model, however, could show evidence of social prejudice, giving moral as well as environmental hazards from negligence, according to observations. Therefore, it is necessary to develop comprehensive guidelines for responsible LLM (Large Language Models). Despite the fact that numerous empirical investigations show that sophisticated large language models has very few ethical difficulties, there isn't a thorough investigation and consumers study of the legality of present large language model use. We use a qualitative study method on OpenAI's ChatGPT3 to solution-focus the real-world ethical risks in current large language models in order to further guide ongoing efforts on responsibly constructing ethical large language models. We carefully review ChatGPT3 from the four perspectives of bias and robustness. According to our stated opinions, we objectively benchmark ChatGPT3 on a number of sample datasets. In this work, it was found that a substantial fraction of principled problems are not solved by the current benchmarks; therefore new case examples were provided to support this. Additionally discussed were the importance of the findings regarding ChatGPT3's AI ethics, potential problems in the future, and helpful design considerations for big language models. This study may provide some guidance for future investigations into and mitigation of the ethical risks offered by technology in large Language Models applications.Las innovaciones en el procesamiento del lenguaje natural en las últimas décadas han hecho posible sintetizar y comprender textos coherentes en una variedad de formas, transformando las técnicas teóricas en implementaciones prácticas. Ambos informan que el software extenso y las industrias como la de los creadores de contenido se han visto significativamente afectadas por el modelo de lenguaje extensivo. Sin embargo, un modelo de lenguaje enorme podría mostrar evidencia de sesgo social, dando riesgos morales y ambientales por negligencia, según las observaciones. Por lo tanto, es necesario desarrollar lineamientos completos para los LLM (Modelos de Lenguaje Grandes) responsables. A pesar de que numerosas investigaciones empíricas muestran que los modelos sofisticados de lenguaje amplio tienen muy pocas dificultades éticas, no existe una investigación exhaustiva y un estudio del consumidor sobre la legalidad del uso actual de modelos de lenguaje amplio. Usamos un método de estudio cualitativo en ChatGPT3 de OpenAI para enfocarnos en resolver los riesgos éticos del mundo real en los modelos actuales de lenguaje amplio para guiar aún más los esfuerzos en curso en la construcción responsable de modelos éticos de lenguaje amplio. Analizamos cuidadosamente ChatGPT3 desde las cuatro perspectivas de sesgo y robustez. De acuerdo con nuestras opiniones expresadas, comparamos ChatGPT3 objetivamente en múltiples conjuntos de datos de muestra. En este trabajo se encontró que una fracción sustancial de los problemas de principios no son resueltos por los marcos actuales; por lo tanto, se han proporcionado nuevos ejemplos de casos para respaldar esto. Además, se discutió la importancia de los hallazgos sobre la ética de la IA de ChatGPT3, los problemas potenciales en el futuro y las consideraciones de diseño útiles para modelos de lenguaje grandes. Este estudio puede proporcionar algunas pautas para futuras investigaciones y mitigación de los riesgos éticos que ofrece la tecnología en grandes aplicaciones de Language Models.As inovações de processamento de linguagem natural nas últimas décadas tornaram possível sintetizar e compreender textos coerentes de várias maneiras, transformando técnicas teóricas em implementações práticas. Ambos relatam que softwares resumidos e setores como criadores de conteúdo foram significativamente afetados pelo extenso modelo de linguagem. Um enorme modelo de linguagem, no entanto, poderia mostrar evidências de preconceito social, dando riscos morais e ambientais por negligência, de acordo com as observações. Portanto, é necessário desenvolver diretrizes abrangentes para LLM (Large Language Models) responsáveis. Apesar do fato de numerosas investigações empíricas mostrarem que modelos sofisticados de linguagem ampla têm muito poucas dificuldades éticas, não há uma investigação completa e estudo de consumidores sobre a legalidade do uso atual de modelos de linguagem ampla. Usamos um método de estudo qualitativo no ChatGPT3 da OpenAI para focar na solução os riscos éticos do mundo real nos atuais modelos de linguagem ampla, a fim de orientar ainda mais os esforços contínuos na construção responsável de modelos éticos de linguagem ampla. Analisamos cuidadosamente o ChatGPT3 a partir das quatro perspectivas de viés e robustez. De acordo com nossas opiniões declaradas, comparamos objetivamente o ChatGPT3 em vários conjuntos de dados de amostra. Neste trabalho, constatou-se que uma fração substancial dos problemas de princípios não é resolvida pelos referenciais atuais; portanto, novos exemplos de casos foram fornecidos para apoiar isso. Além disso, foram discutidas a importância das descobertas sobre a ética de IA do ChatGPT3, possíveis problemas no futuro e considerações de design úteis para grandes modelos de linguagem. Este estudo pode fornecer algumas orientações para futuras investigações e mitigação dos riscos éticos oferecidos pela tecnologia em grandes aplicações de Modelos de Linguagem
Organosolv process for deconstruction of highly recalcitrant cotton stalks
Burning crop residues in a cotton fields adds to environmental pollution and it demands a sustainable solution. As an alternative to burning, cotton biomass can be fractionated into sugars which would not only mitigate the pollution concern but also bring value addition. Here, we propose a process for deconstruction of the highly recalcitrant cotton stalk using a combination of organic and mineral acid fractionation. It includes treatment with formic acid (67 wt. %) at a solid to liquid ratio of 1:4 for 30 min at 130°C. Subsequent treatment with 2% (w/w) nitric acid and de-esterification with 0.5 % (w/v) sodium carbonate resulted in delignification of about 89.01%. The enzymatic hydrolysis using 25 FPU of Cellic Ctec3 at a biomass load of 5% (w/v) gave a glucan yield of 68% in 48 h. This is one of the few studies on deconstruction of a highly recalcitrant biomass with high lignin content
Organosolv process for deconstruction of highly recalcitrant cotton stalks
64-71Burning crop residues in a cotton fields adds to environmental pollution and it demands a sustainable solution. As an alternative to burning, cotton biomass can be fractionated into sugars which would not only mitigate the pollution concern but also bring value addition. Here, we propose a process for deconstruction of the highly recalcitrant cotton stalk using a combination of organic and mineral acid fractionation. It includes treatment with formic acid (67 wt. %) at a solid to liquid ratio of 1:4 for 30 min at 130°C. Subsequent treatment with 2% (w/w) nitric acid and de-esterification with 0.5 % (w/v) sodium carbonate resulted in delignification of about 89.01%. The enzymatic hydrolysis using 25 FPU of Cellic Ctec3 at a biomass load of 5% (w/v) gave a glucan yield of 68% in 48 h. This is one of the few studies on deconstruction of a highly recalcitrant biomass with high lignin content
TRIBAL PLANTS AND THEIR INBORN ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES
The importance of medicinal plants in traditional health-care practices provides clues to new areas of research and in the biodiversity of conservation. Right from the beginning, the documentation of traditional knowledge, especially on the medicinal uses of plants, has provided many important drugs for the modern day. Even today, this area holds much more hidden treasure as almost 80% of the human population in developing countries depend on plant resources for health care. Keeping this in view, the present study was initiated to document the traditionally used tribal plants and their inborn antimicrobial activity which is enhanced on the synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles
Thanatophoric dysplasia: A case report with probable recurrence
Thanatophoric dysplasia (TD) is a congenital, sporadic, and the most lethal skeletal dysplasia caused by new mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 gene. At birth, it is characterized by shortening of the limbs (micromelia), small conical thorax, platyspondyly (flat vertebral bodies), and macrocephaly. TD is divided into two clinically defined subtypes: Type I and II which can be differentiated by the skull shape and femur morphology. Ultrasound examination in the second trimester is often straight forward in diagnosing the congenital anomaly. We report a case of preterm stillborn female baby with dysmorphic facies, macrocephaly, micromelia with short stubby fingers and deep skin creases, short limbs, narrow thorax, and protuberant abdomen delivered at our hospital to a 24-year-old multigravida mother with the previous history of first-trimester abortion. The antenatal ultrasound examination showed shortening of long bones with femur-shaped like a telephone receiver. Dysmorphic facial feature, skeletal abnormalities, and histopathological examination lead us to make the diagnosis of TD Type I. We report this case of TD in view of recurrence risk of around 1%, occurring mostly through autosomal dominant mode of inheritance, which may be the possibility in this case
Frequent Itemset Generation using Double Hashing Technique
AbstractIn data mining, frequent itemsets plays an important role which is used to identify the correlations among the fields of database.In this paper, we propose a new association rule mining algorithm called Double Hashing Based Frequent Itemsets, (DHBFI) in which hashing technology is used to store the database in vertical data format. This double hashing technique is mainly preferred for avoiding the major issues of hash collision and secondary clustering problem in frequent itemset generation. Hence this proposed hashing technique makes the computation easier, faster and more efficient.Also this algorithm eliminates unnecessary redundant scans in the database and candidate itemset generation which leads to less space and time complexity
3′-Benzyloxy-3-hydroxy-3,3′-bi-1H-indole-2,2′(3H,3′H)-dione monohydrate
In the title compound, C23H18N2O4·H2O, the two oxindole rings subtend a dihedral angle of 54.29 (5)°. The crystal structure is stabilized by intermolecular N—H⋯O, O—H⋯O and C—H⋯π interactions
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