Low Power Skin Impedance Spectrometer

Non-invasive diagnosing is becoming a growing trend in the Medical Field, and as a result devices that do apply these non-invasive diagnoses must be developed. This project developed a medical device that measures the skin’s impedance and Phase accurately via Bluetooth graphs the results on a computer. The designed achieved is capable of measuring impedance from 200 to 3000 Ohms. This allows the project to be used for the following applications: BIA, pain sensing and diabetes diagnosis

Drones, UAVs, and RPAs

While UAVs have been around since World War One, they have been restricted to odd military uses until recently. Now UAVs, or drones, are becoming a more significant part of the modern world. This paper seeks to analyze the technical, domestic, international, and humanitarian ramifications of widespread UAV use as well as offer solutions to the problems inherent with this technology. Without these solutions, UAV misuse will hurt the potential benefits that UAVs offer and drive the public against them

Sero-epidemiological study of zoonotic bacterial abortifacient agents in small ruminants

Abortion is one of the leading causes of economic losses in the livestock industry worldwide. Chlamydia abortus, Coxiella burnetii, and Brucella spp. are the leading cause of late fetal loss in small ruminants. This study determined the seroprevalence of these agents in small ruminants in district Jhang. A total of 385 serum samples were taken from the sheep and goats from different flocks with a history of abortion and subjected to i-ELISA. Further, samples were analysed for liver enzymes and total serum protein using a semi-automated chemistry analyzer. The result of indirect commercial ELISA showed 13.0, 4.2 and 11.2% prevalence for Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia abortus, and Brucella spp., respectively. Values of different serum parameters (ALT, AST, and total protein) of seropositive animals were also determined. There was a significant rise in AST and ALT values of infected animals (p ≤ 0.05). Total protein decreased for all three infections, but a significant drop was noted in Brucella positive sheep serum samples. Various risk factors were studied. Binary logistic regression proved a significant role of ticks for coxiellosis and brucellosis. Age, parity, and species did not impact the prevalence of diseases studied