Isolation of new racemic sugar (D/L galacturonic acid) from leaves of Paederia foetida Linn.

New racemic sugars (D/L galacturonic acid) were isolate from the leaves of Paederia foetida Linn by the column chromatography. Identification of these isolated compound achieved by TLC, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, FTIR and Mass spectral data

Design and development of mild steel die for production of hip-bone joint

Failure of hip bone joint is commonly caused by injuries, arthritis or aging factor. Currently, Ti-6Al-4V alloy has been dominating for medical applications; with uses extending across many orthopedic, dental and maxillofacial devices as well as the cardiovascular products. The production technique with this material is not economical and thus, less expensive material and less expensive production procedure have been searching. Cobalt based biocompatible material has been started to use and casting technique are being employed to reduce the cost. In order to produce a typical hip-bone joint by casting process, a die or mould is required. This study includes the modification of design together with fabrication of a typical hip joint casting dies with mild steel for squeeze casting. The hip-bone joint design has been generated using CATIA V5 software. Two slabs mild steel dies were machined on Vertical Machining Center (VMC) using appropriate tools

Undergraduate Medical Education Sex- and Gender-based Education: An Institutional Audit and Integration Project

Background: While evidence-based medicine (EBM) supports the incorporation of Sex- and Gender-based Medicine (SGBM) into patient care, a significant gap exists in its translation to current undergraduate medical education (UME). Several studies assessing medical student and resident physician knowledge regarding SGBM demonstrate suboptimal awareness, knowledge base, and clinical incorporation. There is urgent need to evaluate UME under a SGBM-focused lens, to emphasize the existing SGBM content, and to identify additional opportunities for inclusion. Method: Lectures from two pre-clinical UME modules, ‘Cardiovascular’ (CV) and ‘Musculoskeletal/ Dermatology’ (MSK/Derm), at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine were subjected to a SGBM taskforce audit. Taskforce auditors were tasked with 1) assessing for pre-existing inclusion of SGBM as well as 2) opportunities for SGBM incorporation. Opportunities for inclusion were identified by a taskforce SGBM expert. Evidence-based SGBM material (e.g. slides) to fill the opportune gaps were subsequently created for module director consideration and ready incorporation. Post-audit follow-up of SGBM incorporation and uptake was completed for both modules. Results: Sixty-four lectures in the MSK/Derm and 23 CV lectures were reviewed by the SGBM audit taskforce. Approximately a third (36%) of all sessions included an element of pre-existing SGBM material (35% of CV; 36% MSK/Derm). Fourteen CV-specific SGBM opportunities were identified, and correlative SGBM inclusive material, was given to the CV module directors; thirteen of these were incorporated (92.8%). Nine MSK/Derm-specific SGBM opportunities were identified with correlative SGBM-inclusive material provided; two (22%) of these were incorporated. Conclusion: Inclusion of SGBM into medical school curriculum is important for comprehensive medical education and ultimately, for patient care. Identifying and collaborating on SGBM educational opportunities will be crucial for its timely uptake into the UME world. The creation of a dedicated taskforce which searches for inclusion opportunities across the curriculum is one approach to increase SGBM within UME.https://jdc.jefferson.edu/sexandgenderhealth/1031/thumbnail.jp

An Overview of Electricity Demand Forecasting Techniques

Load forecasts are extremely important for energy suppliers and other participants in electric energy generation, transmission, distribution and markets. Accurate models for electric power load forecasting are essential to the operation and planning of a utility company. Load forecasts are extremely important for energy suppliers and other participants in electric energy generation, transmission, distribution and markets. This paper presents a review of electricity demand forecasting techniques. The various types of methodologies and models are included in the literature. Load forecasting can be broadly divided into three categories: short-term forecasts which are usually from one hour to one week, medium forecasts which are usually from a week to a year, and long-term forecasts which are longer than a year.  Based on the various types of studies presented in these papers, the load forecasting techniques may be presented in three major groups: Traditional Forecasting technique, Modified Traditional Technique and Soft Computing Technique. Keywords: Electricity Demand, Forecasting Techniques, Soft Computing, Regression method, SVM

Smart Attendance Monitoring System Using Face Registering

Face recognition is one of the main branches of biometric verification as the face is the identity of an individual and it is utilized by many organizations to mark attendance of employees. Currently student attendance is recorded physically in the classroom by calling their unique ids, which utilizes more time and it is tedious to verify and identify each student if the number of students increases beyond normal range and it is tough to cross verify whether the authenticated students are actually responding. This project demonstrates a technique for attendance monitoring with facial recognition method by using two different algorithms one will be the existing algorithm such as Principal Component Analysis (PCA) algorithm and the other one is proposed by us which is Unconstrained FACE REGISTERING ALGORITHM. This method will automatically record the attendance of the scholars who are present in the classroom and it will also maintain a login and logout time of students and faculties and administration can easily access all the data of the students. However, it is difficult to estimate the outcome of facial recognition as most of the systems currently present have low detection rate and takes 20-100 images of a person for better identification. In this project attendance is marked by continuous observation which helps the system to improve and it also eliminates few features which affects the performance of the system that are different poses, light effects, partial occlusion etc. which helps the system to achieve better accuracy. This method will save approx 15-20 min of valuable class time and can be used to interact or clear doubts with teachers

Determinants of Users’ Satisfaction Regarding Mobile Operators in Bangladesh: An Exploratory Factor Analysis Approach on University Students

Customer satisfaction is an important issue in current marketing field. This paper basically prepared based on 444 respondents (University Students) to understand which factors make them most satisfied toward their using cell phone operator’s service. Five major cell phone operators (Grameenphone, Banglalink, Robi, Airtel, and Teletalk) have been picked up along with 28 service items (Such as call charge rate, network facility, various offers, balance transfer system etc.) The study is conducted by factor analysis to identify the major factors that influencing users’ satisfaction. The study attained 7 factors as-Various Offers, Charge Rate, Digital Services, Internet Services, Recharge Facilities, Network Coverage and Customer Care Services. The study reveals that users (University Students) have more emphasis on various offers. The findings confirmed that Various Offers, Charge Rate, Digital Services, Internet Services, Recharge Facilities, Network Coverage and customer Care Services contribute strongly to generating customer satisfaction. From the study cell phone operators of Bangladesh can get a specific view about the factors that directly influence customer satisfaction especially the University students’ demands. Keywords: Users’ Satisfaction, Cell Phone Operators, Factor Analysis, Banglades

CRITICAL FACTORS AFFECTING EMPLOYEES’ MOTIVATION AND PRODUCTIVITY IN BANGLADESHI SATELLITE TELEVISION CHANNELS

This examination attempts to distinguish the basic factors that effects on employee’s motivation and their productivity too in Bangladeshi satellite television channels. So as to improve crafted by an organization, managers and supervisors must offer consideration regarding the persuasive degree of its individuals. There are many contending hypotheses which endeavor to clarify the idea of inspiration at work. The information for the examination was gathered from 338 employees in a satellite television channel. The quantitative information examination uncovered there is a critical connection between employees’ motivation and their productivity. From the assimilated outcomes, the remuneration package, work preparing, great supervision, and workplace have all the earmarks of being among the most basic factors that influence employees' motivation and productivity in like manner in a satellite TV channels in Bangladesh. Article visualizations