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Childhood Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Two Tertiary Hospitals in South-South Nigeria

Background: As in adults, there is a high burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in children and this is often associated with a high mortality rate, however, little emphasis is being paid to NCDs in children. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the burden, pattern and mortality associated with NCD among children admitted into the Paediatric wards of two tertiary centres in South-South Nigeria. Methods: This was a retrospective study carried out in two tertiary hospitals in South-South Nigeria. Medical/admission records of all patients with Non communicable diseases (NCDs) were retrieved. Information obtained included patient's age, sex, date of admission, final diagnosis, date of discharge and hospital outcome. Total number of admissions and deaths within the study period were also obtained. The diagnoses were classified according to pathologic and systematic derangement. Obtained data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0 and presented in frequency tables and charts while chi square and Fischers exact test were used to compare categorical variables. Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05. Original Research Article Paul and Duru; ACRI, 20(1): 13-23, 2020; Article no.ACRI. 55168 14 Results: A total of 4,167 patients were hospitalized over the study period, out of which 897 had NCDs giving a prevalence rate of 21.52%. Of the NCDs, 570 (63.55%) were males while 327 (36.45%) were females giving a male female ratio of 1.74:1. Haematology, Oncology (Cancers), Nephrology, Neurology and Cardiology disorders were the five common NCDs and constituted about three quatre (74.47%) of all NCDs. Among the five common NCDs, haematology, oncology and nephrology disorders were commoner in the older children while cardiac, and neurologic disorders were more prevalent in younger children. This distribution was not statistically significant (X = 1.67, p = 0.9800). Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) was the prevalent Haematological disease constituting 176 (95.1%) of all haematological cases. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, Nephrotic syndrome, Seizure disorder and Ventricular septal defect were the prevalent cancers, Nephrology, neurology and cardiac disorders and constituted 50 (27.6%), 39 (28.7%), 33 (40.74%), 21 (25.0), of the diseases respectively. A total of 112 deaths occurred in the Paediatric wards over the study period, 35 (31.25%) of these deaths were caused by NCDs and patients with Cancers constituted 60% (21/35) of all deaths. More deaths occurred among the adolescents; however, this was not statistically significant. (chi square = 21.99, p=0.1081). Conclusion: There is a high burden and high mortality of NCDs in children in our environment. The common pattern of NCDs were Haematology, Oncology (Cancers), Nephrology, Neurology and cardiology diseases. Improved health education, early cancer screening and availability of cancer and prenatal diagnosis of SCA screening tools, premarital genotype counselling and screening and legislation to support families with NCDs is advocated.
Infantile Batten Disease: Effective Therapy and Novel Model

Shyng C, Nelvagal H, Dearborn JT, Cooper JD, Sands MS. A new and effective target for Infantile Batten Disease. Batten Disease Support and Research Association Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. July 2016. Poster Presentation. Shyng C, Nelvagal HR, Dearborn JT, Cooper JD, Sands MS. Therapeutic Efficacy of Intracranial and Intrathecal AAV2/9-PPT1 in Infantile Batten Disease. 19 th American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., USA, 2016. Oral Presentation. Shyng C, Macauley SL, Sands MS. Cell-specific expression of Palmitoyl-protein thioesterase-1: utilizing a novel method to study Infantile Batten disease. 14th International Conference on Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Cordoba, Argentina, 2014. Podium Presentation. Shyng C, Macauley SL, Cooper JD, Pekny M, Sands MS. Neuroinflammation in Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis. Astrocytes in Health and Neurodegenerative Disease: Joint Biochemical Society/British Neuroscience Association Focused Meeting. Institute of Child Health, London, UK. April 2014. Abstract. Macauley SL, Roberts MS, Augner DP, Pearse Y, Wong AM, Shyng C, Cooper JD, Sands MS. A small molecule anti-inflammatory enhances the therapeutic effects of AAV-mediated CNSdirected gene therapy for infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses. 13th International Conference on Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses, London, England, 2012. Podium Presentation. Shyng C, Macauley SL, Roberts MS, Cooper JD, Watterson DM, Wozniak DF, Sands MS. Combination Therapies dramatically improve the biochemical, histological, and clinical features of Infantile Batten Disease. Batten Disease Support and Research Association Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. July 2012. Poster Presentation. Academic and Professional Honors 2016 Meritorious Abstract Travel Award to the 19 th American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., USA, 2016 2014 Award for Best Talk at 2014 Washington University School of Medicine Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences Molecular and Cellular Biology Program Retreat 2014 Travel Award to the 14th International Conference on Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Cordoba, Argentina, 2014. Professional Organizations American Society of Cell and Gene Therapy 111 Associate Member (2016-present) Volunteer/Leadership Activities: St. Louis Pick-Up Soccer (over 2,000 members) Community and Game Organizer, 2011-present St. Louis Undergraduate Research Symposium Judge, 2012 Division of Biology and Biological Sciences Student Advisory Committee (2010-2012) Graduate Student Senate DBBS Senator (2011-2012) Future Educators Co-chair (2011-2012) Missouri Junior Science and Humanities Symposium Judge, 2011 College of Arts and Sciences Student Council Treasurer, Fall 2009, resigned (early graduation) Executive Editor of APEX, Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Journal, 2008-09 Secretary, 2008-09
Demand for Malaysian Higher Education among ASEAN Countries: An Income Classifcation based Analysis

In 2009, Malaysia was ranked as the world’s 11th higher education exporter. However, only 2% of international students enrolled in Malaysia for the same year. In addressing the problem, this research proposes an analysis of Malaysia’s higher education demand from a macro perspective. This is important in getting a holistic view on the international demand for the country’s higher education industry, as well as complementing existing micro-researches which specialize in individual demand. All importers (ASEAN countries) have been classified based on the World Bank’s income classification, namely low-income, lower-middle-income, upper-middle-income and high-income. Three variables namely per capita income, consumer price index and physical distance are used in describing the demand. The findings of the study prove that different income classification results in different demand. The identification of high-potential importing countries is essential in achieving a total of 200,000 international enrolments by 2020, as outlined in the Malaysia economic transformation program.
A Comparative Approach to the Theory of Psychopraxia

The theory of psychopraxia is described most fully in the so-called psychopraxia monograph (see Thalbourne, 2004). The term “psychopraxia” is derived from two Greek words: psyche, which means “soul,” “mind,” or “self,” and praxia, from which we get our word “practice” (derived from prattein, meaning “to accomplish” or “bring about”). Psychopraxia theory attempts to unify normal and paranormal psychology as well as motor action and cognition so that the conceptual distinction between (i) ESP and PK and (ii) normal information-acquisition and normal motor control might be eliminated, since, for example, both sides of the dichotomy are instances of action. The theory emphasizes four fundamental aspects of action, whether that action occurs endosomatically (within the body) or exosomatically (outside the body):
International Perspectives on Spinal Cord Injury

ISBN 978 92 4 156466 3 “Spinal cord injury need not be a death sentence. But this requires e ective emergency response and proper rehabilitation services, which are currently not available to the majority of people in the world. Once we have ensured survival, then the next step is to promote the human rights of people with spinal cord injury, alongside other persons with disabilities. All this is as much about awareness as it is about resources. I welcome this important report, because it will contribute to improved understanding and therefore better practice. ”
Mantle Convection in Terrestrial Planets

All the rocky planets in our Solar System, including the Earth, initially formed much hotter than their surroundings and have since been cooling to space for billions of years. The resulting heat released from planetary interiors powers convective flow in the mantle. The mantle is often the most voluminous and/or stiffest part of a planet, and therefore acts as the bottleneck for heat transport, thus dictating the rate at which a planet cools. Mantle flow drives geological activity that modifies planetary surfaces through processes such as volcanism, orogenesis, and rifting. On Earth, the major convective currents in the mantle are identified as hot upwellings like mantle plumes, cold sinking slabs and the motion of tectonic plates at the surface. On other terrestrial planets in our Solar System, mantle flow is mostly concealed beneath a rocky surface that remains stagnant for relatively long periods of time. Even though such planetary surfaces do not participate in convective circulation, they deform in response to the underlying mantle currents, forming geological features such as coronae, volcanic lava flows and wrinkle ridges. Moreover, the exchange of material between the interior and surface, for example through melting and volcanism, is a consequence of mantle circulation, and continuously modifies the composition of the mantle and the overlying crust. Mantle convection governs the geological activity and the thermal and chemical evolution of terrestrial planets, and understanding the physical processes of convection helps us reconstruct histories of planets over billions of years after their formation.
On-Farm Comparative Study of Productive and Reproductive Performance of Crossbred (Friesian with Local Zebu) and Local Cows in Walmera District of Oromia Regional State

The study was conducted in Walmera district of Oromia Regional State to evaluate on-farm productive and reproductive performance of crossbred and local dairy cows. Eleven target kebeles were purposively selected (two kebeles from Holleta town and nine from rural areas) on the basis of dairy production potential and viability. The data required for the current study were collected from 102 sampled dairy producers using semistructured questionnaire; and key informant interview, focused group discussion and personal observations were also parts of data collection methods. All the generated data were analyzed using SPSS (Version 21) and SAS. The current result showed that 2.02±0.8, 7.18±1.47 and 11.55±2.3 litters were the average daily milk produced from local, 50% Holstein Friesian (HF) and above 50% Holstein Friesian (HF) (high-grade) cows, respectively. Lactation length (LL) for local, 50% HF and high-grade dairy cows were 6.11±2.33, 8.62±1.41 and 9.31±1.2 months, respectively. The study result also revealed that 15.03±1.08, 14.84± 1.2 and 14.04±1.04`months were the calving interval and 42.23±7.4, 29.02±5.43 and 22.69±3.98 months were the age at first service (AFS), respectively for local, 50% Holstein Friesian (HF) and above 50% Holstein Friesian (HF) (high-grade) dairy cows, respectively. Age at first calving (AFC) was 51.73±6.97, 38.14±5.27 and 31.75±4.8 months for local, 50% Holstein Friesian (HF) and above 50% Holstein Friesian (HF) (high-grade) cows, respectively. It could be concluded from the present result that on-farm production and reproduction performance of all type of crossbred and local dairy cows found in the study area were relatively poor comparing the recommended standards. This might be due to poor dairy husbandry practiced by dairy producers in the study area. Therefore, the dairy sector of the study area planned technical and institutional interference on provision of advanced dairy husbandry practices to enhance productive and reproductive performance of both crossbred and local dairy cows and thereby improve the livelihood of the dairy producers in the study area.
Universuum of Institutional Development for Post Production Offshore Platform Decommissioning in Indonesia

The objectives of the study are to review current institutional condition for post-production offshore platform decommissioning in Indonesia and to provide an institutional development analysis by applying universuum of institutional development model. This study is one of qualitative research that synthesized data from documentation through literature study. The output of the study is a comparison matrix between universuum of institutional development model and institutional development of post-production offshore platform decommissioning in Indonesia.
Knowledge, attitude and practice of oral hygiene habits among patients with dental implants in chennai

Aim: To find the knowledge ,attitude and practice of oral hygiene habits among patients with dental implants in Chennai. Background: A dental implant (also known as an endosseous implant or fixture) is a surgical component that interfaces with the bone of the jaw or skull to support a dental prosthesis such as a crown, bridge, denture, facial prosthesis or to act as an orthodontic anchor.In the modern soceity,implants have become more popular and convenient for better aesthetics. Inorder to have a successful implant proper oral hygiene and practices must be followed.Proper instructions should be given by the dentist and must be followed by the patient without fail.Proper heeding to oral hygiene practices helps to prolong the life of implants Materials and method: A self formulated questionnaire was distributed to hundred out patients from Saveetha Dental College who have dental implants.The data collected was then analysed to produce graphs and pie charts . Result: From the data obtained,it is found that 100% of the implant patients have had advice on oral hygiene habits from their dentists and 53% use mouthwash regularly while only 8% floss their teeth.63% use soft type of brushes and 64% brush for more than 2 mins.74% visit their dentists regularly for check ups. Conclusion: From the study, we can conclude that knowledge about oral hygiene awareness is adequate among the patients but the practice on oral hygiene ha found to be moderate. Therefore, more education on oral hygiene habits must be made clear and should make sure the patient follows the practice for increasing the life of the implant.
Fiery Fevers - An Epidemiological Evaluation and Management Strategies Experience from a Community Based Day Care Centre

Telangana has a long association with fiery fevers caused by mosquito bites. It is in fact in Telangana that Sir Ronald Ross discovered the malarial parasite in mosquito’s gut in the month of August 1897 for which he was later awarded Nobel Prize in 1902. Malaria has been high on the differential diagnosis in patients presenting with fever in this region. However, over the last two decades there has been an increased incidence of mosquito borne viral diseases with India becoming endemic for Dengue and Chikungunya. The prevalence of these has been on a rise and Telangana region has been no exception. An unpredictable and sudden outbreak of fever cases prevailed from August to October 2019 in Hyderabad, most of them were viral fevers and among them Dengue emerged as a major toll, to a lesser extent Chikungunya and others. Objective of this study is to present a clear and comprehensive picture of the prevailing causes of such a fever outbreak in this specified time frame in our Diagnostics and Day care centre. Serum samples were collected from all fever cases and sent to laboratory and analysed according to the following criteria –age, gender, presenting complaints, lab evaluation etc. The results have been interpretated in the form of tables, figures and graphs reflecting the predominant cause of fevers. The study showed that majority of the cases were in the age group 20–30 years with a male predilection and significant number of patients showed leucopenia and thrombocytopenia even in non dengue and non chikungungya patients. This sudden emergence is being attributed to sparkling vector transmission due to an incessant rainfall during this time inhabiting breeders in stagnant waters. It also reemphasizes the need for regular public health maintenance programmes including removing of stagnant water, mosquito control, regular public awareness camps. Need of the hour would be for both governmental and nongovernmental agencies to work in coordination to reduce the disease burden.
A Review Of Visual Inertial Odometry For Object Tracking And Measurement

: This paper aims to explore the use of Visual Inertial Odometry (VIO) for tracking and measurement. The evolution of VIO is first discussed, followed by the overview of monocular Visual Odometry (VO) and the Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). Next, the related measurement approaches and the use of VIO for measurement have also been discussed. Visual Inertial Odometry is the combination of IMU in the VO system in which the visual information and inertial measurements are combined to achieve an accurate measurement. The algorithm of VO system contains four components, which are camera calibration algorithm, the feature tracker algorithm (usually the KLT algorithm), the rigid motion estimation algorithm, and the algorithm that matches a description of the features points (typically RANSAC algorithm). The IMU is the combination of accelerometer, gyroscopes and magnetometer that measures the linear and angular motion. To fuse the visual and inertial measurements data, there are two different approaches based on when and how they were fused. Tightly coupled and loosely coupled are the approaches for when the measurements are fused, while filtering and optimization based are the approaches for how they were fused. Studies on related measurement approaches can be summarized as three methods which are using the time-of-flight camera, dual cameras (stereovision), or the single camera known as monovision. This review shows that the technique that utilizes the VIO to get visual information and inertial motion has been used widely for measurement lately especially for the field related to Augmented Reality.
An association between the depressive disorder and cognitive deterioration in elderly subjects in three Peruvian cities

Citar como: Vilchez-Cornejo J, Soriano-Moreno A, SaldañaCabanillas D, Acevedo-Villar TH, Bendezú-Saravia P, OcampoPortocarrero B, et al. Trastorno depresivo y deterioro cognitivo en ancianos peruanos de tres regiones. Acta Med Peru. 2017;34(4):266-72 Jennifer Vilchez-Cornejo1,a, Anderson Soriano-Moreno2,a, David SaldañaCabanillas2,a, Tania H. Acevedo-Villar3,a, Paola Bendezú-Saravia3,a, Benggi Ocampo-Portocarrero1,a, Luis Enrique Ciudad-Fernández4,b
Hesitant q-rung orthopair fuzzy aggregation operators with their applications in multi-criteria decision making

The aim of this manuscript is to present a new concept of hesitant q-rung orthopair fuzzy sets (Hq-ROFSs) by combining the concept of the q-ROFSs as well as Hesitant fuzzy sets. The proposed concept is the generalization of the fuzzy sets, intuitionistic fuzzy sets, hesitant fuzzy sets, and Pythagorean fuzzy sets as well as intuitionistic hesitant fuzzy sets (IHFSs) and hesitant Pythagorean fuzzy sets (HPFSs). Furthermore some basic operational laws of hesitant q-rung orthopair fuzzy have been investigated. The score and accuracy functions are de(cid:12)ned which play a vital role in decision making process for making comparison between the hesitant q-rung orthopair fuzzy numbers (Hq-ROFNs). Under the Hq-ROF environment, Hq-ROF weighted averaging (Hq-ROFWA) and Hq-ROF weighted geometric (Hq-ROFWG) operators are introduced and various properties of these aggregation operators are studied. Additionaly, a numerical application shows that how the proposed operators are utilized to solve multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) problems in which experts added their optimistic and pessimistic preferences. Finally the analysis of proposed method with other methods is presented which show that the method presented in this paper is more (cid:13)exible and superior than existing methods.
Isolation and Identification of Pathogenic Bacteria Associated with Diseased Fish Cirrhinus mrigala (Ham) in Glass Aquarium

Aquaculture products can anchorage several pathogenic bacterial species, which are known as part of the micro-flora of the environment. The pathogenic bacteria associated with fish can be transmitted to humans as a food source or by handling. The aim of this study was to isolate and identify pathogenic bacteria associated with diseased fish in aquarium. Sampling was carried out under aseptic conditions following standard protocol. Bacterial growth was obtained on different growth media. Total 26 bacterial species were isolated and identified on the basis of cultural, morphological, staining reactions and biochemical analysis. Of the 26 bacterial species, Escherichia coli was the most common bacterium accounting 34.62% (n=09) followed by Aeromonas salmonicida 30.77% (n=08), Staphylococcus aureus 23.07% (n=06) and Salmonella typhi 11.54% (n=03). The isolation of pathogenic bacterial species from fish samples may represent high risk for development of lethal infections in humans utilizing such contaminated/diseased fish as a food source. In summary, the present study has revealed the presence of pathogenic bacterial species in diseased aqua fish. It is therefore suggested to take authentic measures to limit the access of bacterial pathogens in fish acquirams.
Design of a 4 ps radiation hardened TDC with an improved interpolation technique

This paper presents a radiation tolerant single-shot time-to-digital converter (TDC) with a resolution of 4 ps, fabricated in a 65 nm Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology. To achieve the low resolution, the delay elements are implemented using a new interlocked interpolation technique to reduce the Differential Non-Linearity (DNL) and Integral Non-Linearity (INL) error. The delay line is placed inside a Delay Locked Look (DLL) to compensate for Process, Voltage and Temperature (PVT) variations- and variations due to ionizing radiation.
SCORAD III: Randomized noninferiority phase III trial of single-dose radiotherapy (RT) compared to multifraction RT in patients (pts) with metastatic spinal canal compression (SCC).

LBA10004Background: SCC is a common complication of metastatic cancer. Most pts receive RT to improve neurological function and mobility and to relieve pain. There is no standard schedule (RT ranges from single dose 8Gy to 40Gy in 20 fractions). SCORAD III was conducted to show whether a single fraction is as effective as multifraction RT without compromising patient outcomes. Methods: Pts from 43 UK and 4 Australian sites were randomized (1:1) to receive external beam spinal canal RT as a single dose of 8Gy or 20Gy in 5 fractions; stratified by RT center, ambulatory status (AS), site of primary, and presence or absence of nonskeletal metastases. Eligible pts had spinal cord or cauda equina (C1-S2) compression confirmed by MRI/CT scan, treatable within a single radiation field, life expectancy >8 weeks (wks), no previous RT to the same area. Primary endpoint was AS at wk 8: graded 1 (full function) to 4 (no/flicker motor power). The noninferiority margin was 11% for comparing the proportion of patients wi.