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The Efficacy of Chlorhexidine Gel as an Adjunctive Treatment for Patient with Chronic Periodontitis

Background: chronic Periodontitis is considered to be an inflammatory disease and is characterized by the damaging the connective tissue and supporting bone due to secondary infection by periodontal bacteria. Chlorhexidine has been used in the dental practice as an excellent antiplaque agent. Chlorhexidine not only exhibits special property of substantivity, it also possesses a broad antimicrobial spectrum which makes its use in wide variety of oral disorders. Virtually all disciplines of dentistry make use of this material in different formulations like mouth wash, gel, spray, varnish, and restorative material. Aims of study : The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of locally delivered Chlorhexidine gel as an adjunctive therapy to scaling and root planing in treatment of chronic periodontitis. Material and methods : five patients with chronic periodontitis were selected. Pocket depth between 4 and 6 mm was selected and the patient had two sites on his mouth (splitting mouth). A total of 17 control sites were scaled and root planed and 17 test sites were scaled and root planed and Chlorhexidine gel was added. The clinical parameters, probing depth (PD), clinical attachment level (CAL), plaque index (PI) and bleeding on probing (BOP), gingival index were recorded at baseline, 1 week, 2 weeks and 4 weeks. Results : From baseline to a period of 4 weeks, significant difference was found between test and control group for PD, CAL, PI and BOP. Conclusions : Subgingival injection of Chlorhexidine gel adjunct with scaling and root planing appeared to cause significant improvement compared with scaling and root planing alone in persons with chronic periodontitis.
Character Association and Path Analysis for Yield and Quality Traits in Quality Protein Maize (Zea mays L.)

This is mainly attributed to the fact that majority of zein (seed storage protein of maize) fraction which is completely devoid of lysine and tryptophan is the primary cause of poor protein quality in maize because of which its biological value and net protein utilization was less. With the increased consumption as staple food, efforts were made to develop the nutrient rich corns by improving the lysine and tryptophan contents Correlation studies indicated that ear height, ear length, ear girth, Number of kernel rows per ear, Number of kernels per row, 100 kernel weight, Shelling percentage, Crude protein content, tryptophan and lysine contents exhibited significantly positive correlations with grain yield. Path coefficient analysis indicated that ASI, KPR Crude Protein, 100 kernel weight exerted at the highest positive direct effects both at genotypic and phenotypic levels and hence these traits play an important role in generating the high yielding genotypes through breeding programmes. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 08 (2019) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Physical, nutritional and psychological states interfere with health related quality of life of institutionalized elderly

Purpose Nursing home elders experience many problems that may influence their quality of life, in example of cognitive, mental, nutritional and physical disabilities. Concerning about elders’ wellbeing may help them living with dignity. This study aimed to investigate factors associated with Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of institutionalized elders in a capital city of Brazilian Northeast. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with 193 institutionalized elders living in the metropolitan region of João Pessoa (Brazil). The following variables were tested regarding their association with the elders’ HRQoL: Socio-demographic characteristics; Performance of daily-living activities, Frailty status, Cognitive status, Nutritional status, Self-perception of oral health and Depression status. Hierarchical multiple linear and logistic regressions analyses were performed in order to assess the impact of each independent variable on HRQoL, considering a significance level of 5%. Results The mean (SD) and the median of HRQoL of institutionalized elders were 62.69(15.24) and 62, respectively. Elderly were mostly (72.02%) female, being those with 80 years and over the more frequent (54.92%). Dependence on daily activities (OR=2.06, 95%CI=1.32-3.23), frailty (OR=1.68, 95%CI=1.15-2.45) and depression (OR=2.22, 95%CI=1.51-3.27) were statistically associated with poor HRQoL (p<0.05). Other variables have no significance within the adjusted model. Conclusions Dependent, frail and depressed institutionalized elderly presented a greater chance to have a worse HRQoL. It is necessary to plan and implement actions that would reduce the factors associated with the low quality of life of institutionalized elderly.
The European New Car Assessment Programme

The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) provides consumers with a realistic and independent assessment of the safety performance of some of the most popular cars sold in Europe. The organisation has an important influence on vehicle designs, leading to fewer traffic deaths on European roads. Established in 1997, Euro NCAP is a non-profit international association independent of the automotive industry. It is backed by seven European governments (France, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, and the Catalonia region of Spain); consumer groups through International Consumer Research and Testing organisation; European motoring clubs through the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA Region 1, ADAC and ACI); and UK insurers through the Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre (Thatcham). Euro NCAP's headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium, close to the European Commission and Parliament. Testing of vehicles is carried out at seven accredited laboratories located in six Member States of the European Union: ADAC, BASt, CSI, IDIADA, Thatcham (with MIRA) and TASS. Over the last 17 years, Euro NCAP has tested more than 500 vehicles, including superminis, small and large family cars, executive cars, MPVs, SUVs, pick-ups, roadsters and vans. Language: en
Total quality maintenance: An approach for continuous reduction in costs of quality products

Discusses the importance of total quality maintenance (TQMain), considering that the common thread in achieving and maintaining high overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is the availability of improved manufacturing processes capable of producing quality products without interruption. Implementing just‐in‐time (JIT) philosophy demands healthy processes. Any interruption of the line caused by any equipment malfunction or failure will result in a major disruption of output or even line or factory shutdown. Thus, an effective maintenance programme should be evolved to provide the required availability of machinery and output quality. A new concept of condition‐based maintenance, total quality maintenance, is presented. It aims to maintain not only machinery but all the elements constituting a manufacturing process, e.g. production/ operation, environmental condition, personnel, methods, material, quality control. TQMain is a result of establishing a common database through integrating the maintenance program with other plant programs to form an overall plant information technology system. Identifying and “eliminating” quality deviations and failure causes at early stages, and extensive use of data feedback are the suggested tools to accomplish continuous improvements and to assure high quality products.
Further development of in-service suspension testing for heavy vehicles

Road authorities regard heavy vehicles (HVs) with road friendly suspensions (RFS) favourably. Accordingly, in Australia, RFS-equipped heavy vehicles (HVs) are allowed to carry more mass under certain conditions, such as the higher mass limits (HML) schemes, in each State. Two measurements used to show that heavy vehicle suspensions are road friendly are the damping ratio and the damped free vibration (natural) frequency. Normally these are found by expensive laboratory testing where a truck is mounted on a frame and subjected to calibrated jolts and vibrations. Two low-cost processes for testing heavy vehicle suspensions for in-service testing of RFS have been documented. They comprised methods where a truck was driven on typical roads and a method involving driving a heavy vehicle over a pipe. The signals induced by the on-road test were then analysed to derive the damped natural frequency of the body bounce. This paper describes the testing and results of an expanded testing programme and expands greatly on the results of previous test programmes. The expanded test programme comprised two measurement regimes made up of a combination of semi-permanent on-board systems and temporarily attached transducers. These systems recorded data during pipe tests, a stepdown test and on-road excitations. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E216058.
The reengineering revolution? : critical studies of corporate change

The Reengineering Revolution? - David Knights and Hugh Willmott An Introduction Now Where Were We? - Keith Grint and Peter Case BPR Lotus-Eaters and Corporate Amnesia Dedicated Followers of Fashion - Matthew Jones and Richard Thwaites BPR and the Public Sector 'Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made of' - Darren McCabe and David Knights BPR Up against the Wall of Functionalism, Hierarchy and Specialization Reengineering the Food Chains - Jenifer Frances and Elizabeth Garnsey A Systems Perspective on UK Supermarkets and BPR Business Process Re-Engineering and 'The New Organization' - S[sl]oren Peter Gunge What about the Workers? - Gregor Gall BPR, Trade Unions and the Emiseration of Labour BPR and TQM - Minhaela Kelemen, Paul Forrester and John Hassard Divergence or Convergence? Reengineering and the Search for Business Salvation - Robin Fincham
A state of the art media box

Today media centers are often cluttered with multiple devices each controlled by their own remote control. It is often hard and/or painful to manage and utilize these devices, especially for inexperienced users. Simstream wants to build an innovative smart-TV that as much as possible centralizes functions and controls. Operating the system should be intuitive and simple, yet experienced users should have access to more advanced operations.This requires acquiring several inputs as well as integrating the communication devices that are necessary to control the attached external devices. Whenever possible, we want to efficiently process every input while minimizing latencies. As a result, we want all the frequent operation to be as quick and lightweight as possible in order to provide a high quality user experience even under high system loads.This project takes advantage of the widespread availability of touchscreen mobile devices in order to provide an innovative means of control over the television, with remote control mobile applications running on an user’s familiar device. A remote controller will also be sold together with the television, and this remote controller will also have a touchscreen, and will propose the same capabilities as the remote control mobile applications.Finally, this platform will be open to third-party applications, and as a result this thesis project developed a software development kit which is designed to be easy and familiar enough for developers to adopt it and create applications with it. Applications will be developed together with an interface displayed on the remote controllers, in order to tailor the remote control interface to what is currently displayed on the television screen
Multidimensional Poverty and Natural Disasters in Argentina (1970–2010)

ABSTRACT This paper studies the effect of multiple natural disasters occurred in the different districts of Argentina between 1970 and 2010 on their multidimensional poverty, as measured by a Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) comprising five core dimensions of well-being: housing, basic services, standard of living, education and employment. The paper uses household microdata of the last census, and natural disasters registry from the DesInventar database. We find that natural disasters significantly increase the MPI and, while the magnitude of the impact found is moderate, effects are persistent, especially in dimensions related to infrastructure and long-term investments. We find that on average, extensive disasters are more harmful than intensive ones, although the latter do have significant impacts on sanitation infrastructure. We also find that hydrological disasters are the ones with significant impact. Finally, natural disasters have greater effect on the poorer districts of the country, corresponding to the northeast region.
Brownfields Redevelopment and the Quest for Sustainability

Concerns over urban blight, environmental degradation, climate change, inner-city unemployment, and a host of other socio-economic and environmental problems have forced policy makers, planners, and others interested in the future of our planet to take a closer look at ways to foster more sustainable urban development.Drawing on the author's extensive research, this book examines the role that brownfields redevelopment is playing and can play in our quest for sustainability, focusing primarily on efforts in the US and Canada to build better places for urban dwellers to live, work, and play. It commences by reviewing the nature and scope of the brownfields problem and puts it into a sustainability context, both theoretically and in terms of real costs and benefits. The book then looks at how brownfields are being used as spaces for developing an array of residential, recreational, and employment-oriented projects that have breathed new life into the urban environment. For a more sustainable future, however, the author argues that more still needs to be done to connect sustainability objectives and processes to redevelopment efforts.This is a study of the nature of urban brownfields redevelopment in North America over the last two decades. It outlines the reasons behind the emerging success of recent brownfields redevelopment. It critically examines how affected stakeholders have overcome the numerous challenges facing brownfields redevelopment.
Labyrinth Seal Analysis. Volume 3. Analytical and Experimental Development of a Design Model for Labyrinth Seals

Abstract : A thorough review of the literature concerning labyrinth seals was conducted and the significant geometric and aerodynamic parameters influencing leakage were identified. An extensive data base was accumulated from published and in-house experimental results as the foundation for the development of a design model for labyrinth seals. Full-size two-dimensional seal geometries were tested to extend the data range in key areas. The empirically based model was developed using statistical methods to define correlating equations based the seal parameters. Comparison of the resulting model to experimental data revealed an accuracy of + or - 5%. Flow visualization studies yielded qualitative descriptions of the internal flow fields and loss mechanisms at work in both straight and stepped labyrinth seals. Measurement of pressures and temperatures in the seal cavities provided data for comparison with theoretical predictions. Hot-wire anemometer data for internal velocity profiles were in qualitative agreement with the Navier-Stokes analyses. Volume I summarizes the labyrinth seal analysis model. Volume II presents the user's manual for the analysis model computer code. Volume III contains the experimental results and summarizes the design model based on these empirical data. Volume IV presents the user's manual for the design model computer code. Keywords: Rotating seals, Contactless seals, Gas path seals, Interstage seals, Air leakage in gas turbines.
Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam

Invariably, armies are accused of preparing to fight the previous war. In "Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife", Lieutenant Colonel John A. Nagl - a veteran of both Operation Desert Storm and the current conflict in Iraq - considers the now-crucial question of how armies adapt to changing circumstances during the course of conflicts for which they are initially unprepared. Through the use of archival sources and interviews with participants in both engagements, Nagl compares the development of counterinsurgency doctrine and practice in the Malayan Emergency from 1948 to 1960 with what developed in the Vietnam War from 1950 to 1975. In examining these two events, Nagl - the subject of a recent New York Times Magazine cover story by Peter Maass - argues that organizational culture is key to the ability to learn from unanticipated conditions, a variable which explains why the British army successfully conducted counterinsurgency in Malaya but why the American army failed to do so in Vietnam, treating the war instead as a conventional conflict. Nagl concludes that the British army, because of its role as a colonial police force and the organizational characteristics created by its history and national culture, was better able to quickly learn and apply the lessons of counterinsurgency during the course of the Malayan Emergency. With a new preface reflecting on the author's combat experience in Iraq, "Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife" is a timely examination of the lessons of previous counterinsurgency campaigns that will be hailed by both military leaders and interested civilians.
2007 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey: Driver Education and Graduated Driver Licensing

The Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey (MVOSS) is a national telephone survey administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on a periodic basis to obtain data on attitudes, knowledge, and self-reported behavior primarily in areas of occupant protection. The sample is composed of randomly selected people 16 and older residing in the 50 States and the District of Columbia. People 16 to 39 are over-sampled to obtain more seat belt nonusers and more adults with children who should be using child restraints. The survey was first administered in 1994 and has been conducted five times since then. The most recent survey took place from January 9 to April 30, 2007. This Research Note summarizes selected results from the 2007 MVOSS. It focuses primarily on information collected regarding driver education and graduated driver licensing. This was a new module introduced in 2007. The data are weighted to yield national estimates.
RADAR PAVEMENT THICKNESS EVALUATIONS FOR VARYING BASE CONDITIONS

Accurate knowledge of pavement layer thicknesses is important in many aspects of pavement management. Often this information is unknown, and records are inaccurate, out of data, or difficult to access. To date, the only method for obtaining pavement layer data has been core sampling. That is time-consuming, labor intensive, intrusive to traffic, and limited in coverage. This study investigated the capability of ground-penetrating radar to provide accurate subsurface pavement profile information. Eleven sites were selected to represent the population of pavement types present in Kansas, with a particular emphasis on variations in base type and road history. The radar results show substantial variations in pavement thickness within each 1,000-ft test section, and in general, higher values of pavement thickness than were reported in available records. These predictions, when correlated with data from 73 ground truth cores, show an accuracy of plus or minus 5% to 10%, depending on the treatment of the data. The asphalt thicknesses in this study ranged from 2.5 to 20 in. The radar data were analyzed automatically using software that operated directly on the raw radar waveforms. This software is based on an electromagnetic model of the pavement layer structure. The resulting predictions were correlated with core samples obtained in cooperation with the Kansas Department of Transportation. The results show that a radar system that combines air-launch horn antenna equipment with appropriate software can provide an effective alternative to coring for pavement thickness measurements. In addition, this system provides more information to the agency, is cost competitive, and is safer to use because it does not require lane closures.
SOME TRAFFIC PARAMETERS AT SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS

FUNCTIONS THAT ARE USEFUL FOR THE EFFECTIVE DESIGN OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING ARE DEVELOPED. INTERSECTION CAPACITY IS A FUNCTION OF STARTING DELAY AND VEHICLE SPACING, FOR WHICH SPECIFIC MEASURES ARE GIVEN. EQUIVALENCIES FOR TRUCK TURNING, FOR RIGHT TURNING, AND FOR OPPOSING LEFT TURNING VEHICLES WERE MEASURED FOR COMPARISON TO THE ABOVE HIGHWAY PARAMETERS. AN EXPRESSION FOR AMBER USED EFFECTIVELY AS GREEN IS DERIVED, AS A FUNCTION OF APPROACH SPEED.
Collapse Temperature of Steel Structures

French fire safety rules allow the theoretical proof of fire stability of structures. The CTICM established a method which includes two parts: critical temperature calculation; and heating calculation. The first part, based on plastic design, is the subject of this paper. Comparisons are given between experimental critical temperature and calculated temperature, for statically determined and undetermined beams with variable condition of heating. The problem of restrained expansion of columns is also considered.
Are all thermometers equal? A study of three infrared thermometers to detect fever in an African outpatient clinic

Infrared thermometry has certain advantages over traditional oral thermometry including quick, non-invasive administration and an absence of required consumables. This study compared the performance of tympanic, temporal artery and forehead contactless thermometers with traditional oral electronic thermometer in measuring temperature in outpatients in a Nigerian secondary care hospital. A convenience sample of 100 male and 100 female adult patients (Mean age= 38.46 years, SD= 16.33 years) were recruited from a secondary care hospital in Kano, Nigeria. Temperature measurements were taken from each patient using the tympanic, temporal artery and contactless thermometers and oral electronic thermometer. Data was analyzed to assess bias and limits using scatterplots and Bland-Altman charts while sensitivity analysis was done using ROC curves. The tympanic and temporal artery thermometers systematically gave higher temperature readings compared to the oral electronic thermometer. Contactless thermometer gave lower readings compared to the oral electronic thermometer. Temporal artery thermometer had the highest sensitivity (88%) and specificity (88%) among the three infrared thermometers. Contactless thermometer showed a low sensitivity of 13% to detect fever greater than 38C. Our study shows that replacing oral thermometers with infrared thermometers must be done with caution despite the associated convenience and cost savings.