Millets - Neglected Cereal with High Potential in Health Benefits in Malnutrition

In a world grappling with malnutrition, millets emerge as unsung heroes, offering a beacon of hope for improved global health. This chapter delves into the treasure trove of millets, revealing their often-overlooked potential as a nutritional powerhouse. Millets, a diverse group of cereal grains, hold the promise of mitigating malnutrition on a global scale. Firstly, we explore the exceptional nutritional value of millets, demonstrating how they pack a punch with essential vitamins, minerals, and dietary fiber. A comparative analysis with other grains underscores their superiority in providing a balanced diet. We then uncover the diverse varieties of millets and their suitability for various regions and climates, making them an adaptable and sustainable choice for farmers worldwide. Millet farming techniques, including their resilience to adverse conditions, are discussed, shedding light on their role in food security. The health implications of millet consumption are another focus, revealing their potential in preventing chronic diseases and improving overall well-being. Case studies underscore the tangible impact of millet-based interventions on malnutrition reduction. However, challenges persist, such as limited awareness and policy support. Nonetheless, millets hold immense promise for enhancing global health and nutrition. This chapter advocates for the integration of millets into our diets, promoting sustainable agriculture, and addressing malnutrition's root causes. As we delve into the world of millets, we find not only a neglected cereal but a beacon of hope for a healthier, more sustainable future

Classification of Facial Expressions based on Transitions Derived from Third Order Neighborhood LBP

The present paper extended the LBP transitions derived from second-order neighbourhood on to third order neighbourhood LBP (TN-LBP) and derived transitions on Trapezoid patterns for facial expression classification. The TN-LBP forms four Trapezoid Patterns (TP) i.e. top left, bottom right and top right, bottom left. So far no researcher carried out work on classification problem based on transitions on third-order neighborhood LBP. The present paper derived transitions on the two reciprocal 201C;Trapezoids of TN-LBP (T-TN-LBP) i.e. top left vs. bottom right. Each of these Trapezoids on TN-LBP will have five pixies and each of them will have 25 i.e 32 patterns. The present paper derived transitions on two symmetric T-TN-LBP. Based on this, facial expression recognition algorithm is built. The proposed approach is compared with the existing methods

Smart Wall Painting System

The objective of this paper is to outline a smart wall painting system for little and medium scale operations. These days robots are broadly utilized as a part of relatively every application like medicinal application, amusement, military, production lines vehicle businesses, and so on. However, the utilization of robot is as yet not generally utilized as a part of constructional work. Robots are fundamentally design to build speed and maximize accuracy of construction field work. The basic point of the paper is to design, develop and actualize Remote Operated Wall Painting Machine which helps for accomplishing painting hardware requiring little to no effort because of which the sketch work can be effectively done proficiently and in particular at extremely ostensible cost. The painting machine keeps away from coordinate contact of chemicals which can be harmful to the human painters, for example, eye, skin and respiratory system issues.. Besides that the idea of painting method that requires rehashed work time and hand rising make it physical torment, and exertion devouring. Moreover, it would offer the chance to decrease or take out human introduction to troublesome and dangerous worked system conditions, which would take care of a large portion of the issues associated with security when numerous activities happen in the meantime. This machine is is easy to operate and no need of labour required to operate effectively. At the point when development specialists and robots are appropriately coordinated in building tasks,the entire development process can be better overseen and savings in human work and timing are acquired as an outcome. wall painting is a redundant, debilitating and risky process which makes it a perfect case for automation. Painting had been mechanized in car industry however not yet for the development business. There is a strong requirement for a portable robot that can move to paint walls of buildings. In this paper, the conceptual plan of a an autonomous wall painting robot is portrayed comprising of an arm that sweeps the dividers vertically and is fitted on a versatile robot base to give the lateral feed movement to cover the painting area. The design objective is to fulfill the criteria of straight forwardness, low weight, ease and quick painting time. Ultrasonic sensors are fitted on the arm and the portable base to alter as far as possible and move in the room territory. A control system is intended to direct the arm movement and plan the versatile base movement

Investigating concordance in diabetes diagnosis between primary care charts (electronic medical records) and health administrative data: a retrospective cohort study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Electronic medical records contain valuable clinical information not readily available elsewhere. Accordingly, they hold important potential for contributing to and enhancing chronic disease registries with the goal of improving chronic disease management; however a standard for diagnoses of conditions such as diabetes remains to be developed. The purpose of this study was to establish a validated electronic medical record definition for diabetes.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We constructed a retrospective cohort using health administrative data from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences Ontario Diabetes Database linked with electronic medical records from the Deliver Primary Healthcare Information Project using data from 1 April 2006 - 31 March 2008 (N = 19,443). We systematically examined eight definitions for diabetes diagnosis, both established and proposed.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The definition that identified the highest number of patients with diabetes (N = 2,180) while limiting to those with the highest probability of having diabetes was: individuals with ≥2 abnormal plasma glucose tests, or diabetes on the problem list, or insulin prescription, or ≥2 oral anti-diabetic agents, or HbA1c ≥6.5%. Compared to the Ontario Diabetes Database, this definition identified 13% more patients while maintaining good sensitivity (75%) and specificity (98%).</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>This study establishes the feasibility of developing an electronic medical record standard definition of diabetes and validates an algorithm for use in this context. While the algorithm may need to be tailored to fit available data in different electronic medical records, it contributes to the establishment of validated disease registries with the goal of enhancing research, and enabling quality improvement in clinical care and patient self-management.</p

Investigation of Process Parameters Optimization in Die -Sinking Edm to Improve Process Performance Using Taguchi Technique

Abstract: Electrical discharge machining (EDM) is a well-established machining option fo

Clinical study of teenage pregnancy and its outcome

Aim and Objectives: To assess the quantum of problem of teenage pregnancy. To ascertain the different risk factors associated with teenage pregnancy. Materials and methods: It is a prospective controlled assessment of obstetric behaviour and outcome of teenage pregnancies over a period of four month. Results: Emergency / unbooked admissions are more in teenagers 61.8% than in adult group 42.7%. Number of late teens are more than early teens. Predominant group distributed based on age is between 20-25 years teenagers comprising of 9.53%. Teenage pregnant woman have a low literacy percentage than the control group. More number of teenage mothers (64%) are from rural areas when compared to the control group (43.6%) which is statistically significant. In the present study it is evident from the above table that teenage pregnancies are predominantly more common in lower socio economic group which is statistically significantly different from the control group. As such there is no statistically significant difference in age at menarche in between two groups. The incidence of Eclampsia is 6.4% as against 1.8% in Adults. Incidence of PET also considerably high in teenagers. The incidence of severe anemia is more in teenagers than in adults. Mod anemia is also high in teenagers when compared to the adults. Mild anemia is common in both groups. 27.7% of teenage pregnants were less than 40 kgs of weight at term. Incidence of LSCS is less in teenagers when compared to the adult group. In teenage pregnancy the perinatal mortality is 9.9% than of adults is 3.6% only. Intrauterine growth retardation is more in teenage pregnancy 42.7% when compared with control group 21.8%. Big babies are less in teenage pregnancy 0.9% when compared with control group 4.5%. From the above study it is statistically evident that the prematurity is more common in teenage pregnancy without antinatal care. Inspite of antenatal care there are an certain case 11.8% which are premature in contrary to 2.7% in control group