bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward mucormycosis among patients discharged from a COVID-19 care tertiary center in South India: A questionnaire-based survey
Authors: Jayagayathri Rajagopalan , Ezhilvathani Namaskaram , Venkatesh Rengaraj
Published: July 2023

Purpose:

To study the awareness of mucormycosis among discharged inpatients after receiving treatment for COVID-19 infection at a tertiary COVID care center in south India.

Methods:

This was a telephone-based survey conducted using a questionnaire consisting of 38 questions in five sections in the month of June–July 2021. COVID-positive inpatients who had been admitted, treated, and discharged from a government medical college were contacted via phones, and their responses were directly entered into the Google Forms platform.

Results:

A total of 222 participants were included in the study. Among all the participants, a cumulative 66% of participants had some knowledge of mucormycosis and 98/222 (44%) did not have any idea of mucormycosis in spite of being admitted to the hospital. More than 40% of them reported that their prime source of information was through mass communication. Around 81% of the respondents were aware that it can occur after COVID-19 infection. Among them, only 25 knew that systemic steroids were the main risk factor. Sixty-four out of 124 knew that diabetes is a major risk factor. Fifty percent agreed that a vaccine for COVID can prevent mucormycosis.

Conclusion:

Such knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) studies give us an idea of the impact of the measures taken for educating the public. In this study, a cumulative 66% of participants had some knowledge of mucormycosis and 34.7% were diabetics who had better knowledge and practice scores than non-diabetics. Sixty-six point nine percent felt that it was possible to prevent this condition.
Non-pathologic components are associated with reduced visual acuity in myopes after spectacle correction
Authors: Gupta Akansha , Agarwal Pradeep , Sapra Himanshu , Sutar Samir , Chaurasiya Ritesh Kumar
Published: July 2023

Purpose:

To find the association between reduced best-corrected visual acuity and non-pathologic components after optical correction in individuals with low to high myopia.

Methods:

Myopic children under 16 years of age were reviewed using electronic medical records and the following data were extracted and recorded: participant's age, gender, uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), manifest refraction, and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA). Spherical equivalent and cylinder were classified into low, moderate, and high categories based on the magnitude range. Similarly, astigmatism was defined into with-the-rule, against-the-rule, and oblique based on the location of the steepest meridian. Reduced BCVA was defined when the decimal visual acuity was less than 0.66 (equivalent to Snellen's acuity of 6/9 or 20/30). Logistic regression was performed to test the factors associated with reduced visual acuity after optical correction in the absence of myopic pathologic changes. Statistical significance was considered if P < 0.05.

Results:

Overall 44.9% (N = 242/538) of myopes had reduced best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and none of the patients had pathologic myopic lesions. Using logistic regression, we found that high spherical refraction (OR 27.98, 95% CI 14.43–54.25, P < 0.001) and moderate spherical refraction (OR 5.52, 95% CI 2.56–11.91, P < 0.001) were significantly associated with reduced best corrected visual acuity despite any pathological lesions. Additionally, oblique and ATR astigmatism were associated with reduced visual acuity in myopic children with (OR 2.05, 95% CI 0.77–5.42) and (OR 1.59, 95% CI 0.82–3.08).

Conclusion:

Higher magnitude of refractive error components causes reduced visual acuity in the absence of pathologic changes.
Assessment of quality of life in glaucoma patients in a tertiary care center in Eastern India
Authors: Sen Saswati , Mishra Alpana , Das Matuli , Iyer Vanaja , Sethi Mehak
Published: July 2023

Purpose:

The aim of this study is to assess the quality of life (QOL) in glaucoma patients and find out the sociodemographic factors predicting QOL.

Methods:

A cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care center from August 2021 to February 2022. Subjects diagnosed with glaucoma for at least 6 months were enrolled. After taking informed consent, demographic details and detailed history were collected for all patients. Comprehensive eye examination (visual acuity, intraocular pressure, gonioscopy, fundoscopy, visual field assessment, ocular coherence tomogram assessment) was done for all and they were asked to fill the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. Data were collected and analyzed using SPSS 21.

Results:

One hundred and ninety-nine patients were recruited. Mean age of participants was 57.99 ± 10.76 years. Based on various domains and subgroups, QOL values were significant with respect to income (P = 0.016). Gender-wise QOL in females was lower than that of males with respect to all the domains (P = 0.001). While marital status affected both environmental and social domain, literacy affected only the social domain. A variation in intraocular pressure affected the QOL in the psychological domain. QOL was not significantly associated with the severity of the disease. Gender was the most predominant predictor out of all sociodemographic factors.

Conclusion:

Chronic diseases affect the QOL of individuals in many ways. Glaucoma being a chronic disease hampers patients’ vision irreversibly and by extension the various physical, social, and psychological aspects of the patient’s life as well. Hence, knowledge of the change in QOL it brings about can help plan the treatment, counseling, and management of these patients.
Comprehensive review of amblyopia: Types and management
Authors: Kaur Savleen , Sharda Shipra , Aggarwal Himshikha , Dadeya Subhash
Published: July 2023

The optimal method of treatment for a child depends on the patient’s age at the time of diagnosis, the onset and type of amblyopia, and the degree of compliance attainable. In deprivation amblyopia, the cause of visual impairment (e.g., cataract, ptosis) needs to be treated first, and then the disorder can be treated such as other types of amblyopia. Anisometropic amblyopia needs glasses first. In strabismic amblyopia, conventionally amblyopia should be treated first, and then strabismus corrected. Correction of strabismus will have little if any effect on the amblyopia, although the timing of surgery is controversial. Best outcomes are achieved if amblyopia is treated before the age of 7 years. The earlier the treatment, the more efficacious it is. In selected cases of bilateral amblyopia, the more defective eye must be given a competitive advantage over the comparatively good eye. Glasses alone can work when a refractive component is present, but occlusion might make the glasses work faster. The gold standard therapy for amblyopia remains occlusion of the better eye although penalization is also evidenced to achieve equal results. Pharmacotherapy has been shown to achieve suboptimal outcomes. Newer monocular and binocular therapies based on neural tasks and games are adjuncts to patching and can also be used in adults.
Unheard Voices of Pregnant Health Care Professionals during COVID-19 Pandemic? – A Qualitative Study
Authors: Sindhuri R , Mohan Reenaa , Surendran Pravin , Saranya R
Published: July 2023

Background:

Pregnant Health Care Professionals (HCPs), who serve as front-line warriors of COVID-19 will invariably experience a stressful pregnancy period. Ensuring their well-being during this COVID-19 pandemic period is a big challenge and guidelines or standard operating procedures (SOP) for the same are non-existent or are scarce.

Objectives:

To explore the challenges and experiences of pregnant HCPs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted among 19 pregnant HCPs (14 Doctors and 5 staff nurses) working in Pondicherry, who were selected using purposive sampling for in-depth interviews. After obtaining informed written consent, face-to-face interviews were conducted until the attainment of the point of saturation. Audio recordings of the interviews were transcribed in English. Transcripts were proofread and manually analyzed for content. Codes obtained from the analysis of transcripts were merged to form broad categories.

Results:

The majority 15 (78.9%) of HCPs belonged to the clinical department and had work experience from 2–4 years. The mean age of the respondents was 29.4 ± 3.6 years. Four broad categories (of challenges), namely, Personnel level (Fear of infection in workplace, Inadequate antenatal care), Family level (Family pressure to quit job, Guilt of spreading the infection to family members), society level (Criticism by neighbor for working, Stigma), and work level challenges (Fear of losing the job, Uncomfortable work environment) emerged from the study.

Conclusion and Recommendations:

Challenges faced by the pregnant HCPs due to their nature of work remain by and large not addressed. Hence, specific guidelines or SOPs addressing these issues of pregnant health care workers and their swift and strict implementation are the need of the hour.
Investigating the Effect of Welding Fume in Pulmonary Function of Welders in an Automobile Industry
Authors: Saadiani Elham , Hosseinkhani Zahra , Safari-Variani Ali
Published: July 2023

Context:

Respiratory exposure to welding fumes directly or indirectly, in the long run, can lead to systematic effects among welders.

Aims:

This study aimed to investigate respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function parameters among welders working in the automotive industry.

Material and Methods:

This cross-sectional study was performed among 2304 workers from two groups in the manufacturing and administrative staff (as exposure and control groups). Pulmonary function parameters and respiratory symptoms were collected through periodic spirometry examinations and a standard respiratory symptoms questionnaire. Exposure to welding fumes was obtained from the annual measurement data based on the NIOSH7300 method. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22 and linear and multiple regression statistical tests.

Results:

The mean age of the subjects in the case and control groups were 37.5 and 38.5 years, respectively. All the apparent symptoms of respiratory diseases (cough, sputum) in the welder’s group were more than in the control group. Also, there was a significant difference between the respiratory symptoms in the two groups (P < 0.001). The mean value of all spirometric parameters (FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, FEF25-75, PEF) in the case group (welders) was significantly lower than the control group.

Conclusion:

The results of this study revealed that the variables of age and work experience effectively reduce all spirometric parameters of welders. Also, regarding the effect of metal vapors, a significant relationship has been seen between Cu in welding fume and FEF25-75 and FEV1 spirometric parameters.
The Sero-Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Viruses in Municipal Waste Collectors in Southwest of Iran
Authors: Sarvari Jamal , Joharinia Negar , Shiri Alireza , Vali Atefeh , Beigzadeh Farshid , Davarpanah Mohammad Ali , Atapour Amir , Khoshbakht Rohollah , Jaberi Omid , Hosseini Seyed Younes
Published: July 2023

Aims:

The present study aimed to investigate the frequency of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) serological markers among waste collectors in the municipality of Shiraz city, southwest of Iran, 2018.

Settings and Design:

In this cross-sectional study, a total of 385 waste collectors from all 10 districts of Shiraz city, southwest of Iran were enrolled. A questionnaire was used to gather occupational and demographic information as well as awareness about viral hepatitis.

Methods and Material:

Their blood samples were collected, and the sera were investigated for the presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-HBs antibody, and anti-HCV antibody using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

Results:

All the participants were men with a mean age of 41 ± 8 years. Out of 385 participants, 6 (1.5%) subjects were positive for HBsAg, indicative of HBV infection. Moreover, 38 (9.9%) had a protective level of anti-HBs antibodies, while more than 90% had a low level of anti-HBs antibodies. All participants were negative for HCV antibodies.

Conclusion:

According to these findings, evaluation of HBsAg and anti-HBs levels is recommended in the healthy program of waste collector workers (WCWs). However, this occupation might not be a risk factor for the acquisition of HBV and especially HCV infections.
Identification of Serratia marcescens in a Mother'S Expressed Breast Milk
Authors: Navadifar Tahereh , Karam Saba , Emamie Amir , Darbandi Atieh
Published: July 2023

A 30-year-old female who underwent an emergency cesarean section reported that the breast pump tubing, infant's pacifier, and soiled diapers turned pinkish after 24 h. Serratia marcescens was isolated from the mother's breast milk, breast pump tubing, and infant's stool. This mother had no mastitis or fever symptoms but received antibiotic therapy due to endometriosis and urinary tract infection. The infant had abdominal cramps, heartburn, and frequent bowel movements; however, he was afebrile and received no antibiotics. After 3 months, this infant returned to breastfeeding as his diaper's pinkish color disappeared and the culture of the mother's breast milk was negative.
Treatment seeking behavior among patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)—A cross-sectional study from Northern India
Authors: Kaur Ishwarpreet , Singh Amarjeet , Suri Vanita , Kishore Kamal , Rana Satya Vati , Sahni Nancy , Bhattacharya Sudip
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND:

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) has now become a common problem among adolescent girls and young women in India. However, little is known about the treatment and satisfaction incurred from it. Our study aimed to assess the treatment-seeking behaviour among patients with PCOS.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

The cross-sectional study was carried out in gynecology OPD of PGIMER, Chandigarh. Women with PCOS, 275, visiting the gynecology OPD were included. The treatment-seeking behavior for PCOS was elucidated among cases using a questionnaire. This included parameters like healthcare consulted, preferred system of medicine, referral pattern, treatment efficacy, and expenses incurred. Univariate descriptive analysis was used to present the results.

RESULTS:

The majority (68%) of the study participants were less than 25 years of age. The average weight was 66.78 (±13.0) Kg. Half of the participants were students. More than 70% belonged to the upper or upper-middle class. The study participants were diagnosed with PCOS at an average age of 21.4 (±4.7) years. The minimum age reported at diagnosis was 11 years, and the maximum age of diagnosis was 36 years. Most respondents preferred Allopathic treatment followed by homeopathy and Ayurveda. Few also opted for other treatment choices like diet therapy, yoga & meditation, weight loss supplements, and home remedies. Treatment efficacy ranged between 17.3%-34.2%. The majority of respondents reported the treatment to be moderately expensive. Most respondents (58.91%) were hardly influenced, while 16% were quite influenced by PCOS medicine or treatment advertisements.

CONCLUSION:

PCOS patients opt for different treatment options but generally find the treatment less effective and expensive.
Nursing students' perceptions regarding well-being and healthy use of digital technology: A qualitative thematic analysis
Authors: Sahu Maya , Gandhi Sailaxmi , Sharma Manoj Kumar , Mehrotra Seema
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND:

The health and well-being of nursing students are of the utmost importance. Well-being is affected by many factors, ranging from day-to-day hassles to severe stressors in students' college lives. In addition to many other challenges, one new component is added with the advancement of technology, that is, the use of digital technology. The objectives of the study were to explore the perceptions of nursing students regarding well-being, its associated factors, digital technology usage and association between well-being and digital technology use.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

A qualitative descriptive design using focus group discussion (FGD) was adopted in this study. A purposive sampling technique was followed for selecting the participants. Five nursing colleges in the city of Bengaluru from Karnataka state (Central Government-1, State Government–2, and Private-2) were selected based on their willingness to allow their students to be a part of the study. Around 12–15 students from each college who might provide potentially rich data were invited to participate in the study. Six FGDs were conducted during June–August 2018 with a total of 80 participants. All the participants were informed about the study. Written informed consent was obtained. All FGDs were audio recorded, and audiotapes were transcribed. Thematic analysis was done using Atlas.ti software.

RESULTS:

The emerging themes were clustered under the following broad categories: understanding the concept of well-being and associated factors; understanding digital technology; ways to healthy use of digital technology; strategies to maintain well-being; and a felt need for professional help.

CONCLUSION:

This study provides an insight into the experiences of well-being, stress, and use of digital technology among undergraduate nursing students. The findings have led to elicit the components required to develop an intervention program that may help the undergraduate nursing students to enhance well-being as well as promote healthy use of digital technology.
Comparison of happiness in students of a public and private university in Peru
Authors: Aragón-Cruz Walker , Laura-Chauca Sonia , Gómez-Bailón Percy , Fuentes-López José , Barrientos-Paredes Katia , Bedoya-Gonzales María , Yucra-Mamani Yudi , Flores-Gutiérrez Claudia , Cossio-Bolaños Marco , Gomez-Campos Rossana
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND:

Happiness is a positive component of mental well-being. In young university students, it is linked to ideals in many areas, such as physical health, mental health, harmonious inter-personal relationships, academic performance, and professional success. The aim of the study was to compare the happiness of university students from a state and private university according to professional areas and age range.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

A descriptive cross-sectional study with selected 312 university students was conducted. The age range was from 17 to 32 years. The two professional areas surveyed were health sciences and engineering. Happiness was measured using a scale with 11 questions and four dimensions [1: Positive sense of life (three questions), 2: Satisfaction with life (three questions), 3: Personal fulfilment (two questions), and 4: Joy of living (three questions)]. The normality of the data was verified. Differences between sexes, areas, universities and ages were verified by t-test for independent samples. Differences between age ranges were verified by Anova.

RESULTS:

This study showed that there were no differences in happiness between EU and UP students when compared by gender, professional area, and age ranges.

CONCLUSIONS:

These results suggest that during the period of university studies, happiness values remain stable in both types of universities.
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy outcome with taxane-based versus non-taxane protocols in gastric cancer
Authors: Kianersi Shirin , Salari Sina , Rezvani Hamid , Araskhan Mohammad A. , Shirangi Alireza , Fathi Mohammad R. , Ghorbi Mahmoud D.
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND:

Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer worldwide. One of the chemotherapy agents, taxanes is important in increasing patients' survival. The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of taxane-based drugs versus non-taxanes in neoadjuvant chemotherapy in non-metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma (GA) in Iranian patients.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

In a historical cohort method, 65 patients between 18 and 75 years old who suffered from non-metastatic GA were included. Nineteen and 21 and 25 patients, had undergone DCF (docetaxel, cisplatin, 5fluorouracil) and FLOT (5fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, docetaxel) and FOLFOX6 (oxaliplatin, leucovorin, 5fluorouracil) regimens, respectively, between 2018 and 2021. Survival criteria consisting of progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), progression rate, and mortality rate were evaluated using the Kaplan–Meier method, in a three-year follow-up period.

RESULTS:

The majority of patients were male (72.3%), with a median age of 65 years. Most of the patients had lesions with tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) stage IIIb (27.7%) and poor differentiated pathological grade (49.2%). OS time had a significant correlation with the low TNM stage (P = 0.01), well-differentiated pathological grade (P = 0.005), and FLOT vs. FOLFOX protocol (20.3 vs. 12.2 months, respectively. P =0.04). FLOT regimen had significantly better OS survival vs. DCF regimen (20.3 vs. 15.4 months, respectively, P = 0.03). No significant correlation was observed between survival criteria and other factors like gender, age, past medical history, Karnofsky scale, and tumor location in the stomach. The taxane-based arm (sum of DSF and FLOT) had no superiority over the non-taxane arm in survival criteria.

CONCLUSION:

FLOT protocol, as a taxane-based regimen had better survival compared to FOLFOX protocol in neoadjuvant chemotherapy in gastric non-metastatic adenocarcinoma.
Quality of life and its relation with sleep habits of children with epilepsy from Eastern India
Authors: Joseph Hepsi Bai , Digal Malini , Benny Anna , Singh Dolly , Vijayan Lakshmi , Kaur Sukhsimran , Noshi Tumyir
Published: July 2023

BACKGROUND:

Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic disorders of the central nervous system. The quality of life of children with epilepsy is influenced by various factors including their sleep. To assess the quality of life and sleep habits among children with epilepsy and to determine the association of QOL and sleep habits, with sociodemographic and clinical variables.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

A cross-sectional study was carried out among 50 epileptic children aged 4–18 years, recruited using a convenient sampling technique from the IPDs and OPDs of the Paediatrics department of a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India. The data were collected using QOLCE-16 and CSHQ from parents of children with epilepsy. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as ANOVA and Pearson correlation test.

RESULTS:

The overall mean score of QOL was 50.78 ± 17.98, with the cognitive domain having the highest mean score of 65.50 ± 27.79 and the social domain having the lowest mean score of 29.87 ± 22.81. The overall mean sleep score was found to be 56.98 ± 8.13. Daytime sleepiness, parasomnias, and bedtime resistance were found to be frequent sleep problems in children with epilepsy. There was a significant negative correlation between QOL and sleep disturbances in children with epilepsy (r = −0.65, P ≤ 0.001).

CONCLUSION:

The QOL of children with epilepsy should be improved to reduce the effect of sleep problems. Epilepsy children should be treated appropriately with due focus on medication compliance as it was found to be one of the determinants in improving their QOL.
Orofacial digital syndrome type II (Mohr syndrome) with overlapping features of type IV and type VI
Authors: Goswami Suchetana
Published: July 2023

A 3-year-old girl with facial and oral features suggestive of orofacial digital syndrome Type II (Mohr syndrome) is reported. Panoramic radiograph indicated oligodontia with only two permanent first molar tooth buds present. She also presented meso-axial polydactyly of the left hand, a feature commonly observed in orofacial digital syndromes (OFDS) VI (Varadi Papp syndrome) and talipes equinus. Talipes equines or club foot deformity is characteristic of OFDS IV. Therefore, this patient showed overlapping features of OFDS II, IV, and VI.
Comparative evaluation of ingenious aerosol control box and high vacuum suction tip to control aerosol contamination during ultrasonic scaling in gingivitis patient with split-mouth technique: A clinicomicrobial study
Authors: Sapariya Hardik Kumar , Sethi Kunal S. , Mahale Swapna Arunkumar , Bhalerao Pallavi Vilas , Panzade Kiran Kailash , Jadhav Mallinath Govind
Published: July 2023

Objective:

The objective of the study was to check whether the ingenious aerosol control box is comparable to a high vacuum suction tip in controlling aerosol contamination during ultrasonic scaling in gingivitis patients.

Materials and Methods:

It is a clinical analytical research, this study was carried out on 30 sides (left/right) in 15 patients (split mouth) with biofilm-induced gingivitis (WWP 2017) patients undergoing ultrasonic scaling procedure for 15–20 min. Group A or test group (15 sides): ultrasonic scaling was done (on the left or right half of the mouth) with an ultrasonic scaler, along with ingenious aerosol box for 15–20 min. The patient was shifted to another operatory for remaining ultrasonic scaling of the other half of the mouth. Group B or control group (15 sides): ultrasonic scaling was done (on the left or right half of the mouth) with an ultrasonic scaler, along with a high vacuum suction tip for 15–20 min. On the operator’s chest, blood agar plates were positioned at 1 and 2 feet away from the operation area.

Results:

Mean colony-forming units per agar plate were significantly higher in the high vacuum suction tip group compared to the test group at patient’s chest, 1 foot distance and 2 feet distance.

Conclusion:

Using an aerosol box, health-care personnel performing ultrasonic scaling considerably reduced aerosol contamination in the operating room.
Surgical management of extracapsular condylar fracture of the mandible: Our method
Authors: Shende Nilesh Kevalanand , Chirde Ujwal , Puri Vinita , Ayyagari Pawan , Mewada Sohank
Published: July 2023

Introduction:

In face trauma, mandibular fractures are frequently seen, and 20%–60% are associated with condylar fracture. Conservative treatment has its limitations, whereas surgical treatment helps to achieve exact fragment positioning and hence mandibular ramus height and better radiologic result concerning resorption and pathologic changes to the condyle. This article describes our approach with modified Risdon incision.

Materials and Methods:

Patients admitted to our department with condylar fracture over a period of 4 years underwent clinical examination and radiological investigation. Out of the total 25 patients with condylar fractures, there were 20 extracapsular fractures involving the neck and subcondylar regions. The subcondylar fracture patients were treated with extended submandibular approach.

Results:

Out of twenty patients, two patients had isolated condyle fractures. The bilateral condylar fracture was found in two patients. Thirteen patients had fractures at the lower neck level and the remaining seven patients had a fracture at the subcondylar level. The undisplaced fracture was found in three patients, and a displaced fracture fragment was found in 12 patients, of which 4 patients had a medial override and 8 had a lateral override. The remaining five patients had a deviation of the proximal fracture fragment.

Conclusion:

Most of the low-neck and subcondylar fractures can be assessed using a posterior extension of submandibular incision and these fractures should be managed with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) to avoid complications associated with conservative management. ORIF can be managed with the use of proper retraction techniques such as reverse L retractor and the use of traction wire using simple stainless steel wires and appropriate mini-plates.
Expression of p120 – Catenin in oral squamous cell carcinoma and apparently normal mucosa adjacent to oral squamous cell carcinoma
Authors: Rajeev Aishwarya , Desai Karishma Madhusudan , Sinha Ramyani , Saxena Pallavi , Saikumar Katukuri
Published: July 2023

Most HNC cases and deaths are due to both individual predispositions linked to certain genetic characteristics, and lifestyle behaviors (tobacco and alcohol use) and secondary is an association with human papillomavirus (HPV). One of the important molecular event in carcinogenesis that could result in invasion and migration predisposing to malignant transformation is alteration in the cell adhesion such as p120 catenin. The loss of p120 catenin (p120) and/or its phosphorylation causes destabilization of E-cadherin; thus, it regulates cadherin stability and turnover which affects the cell adhesiveness and migratory capacity. Therefore, the present review will give the details of p120 is linked to the invasiveness and progression of various human epithelial many tumor types, including OSCCs.
An optimal autoconvolution inequality
Authors: White Ethan Patrick
Published: July 2023

Let
$\mathcal {F}$
denote the set of functions
$f \colon [-1/2,1/2] \to \mathbb {R}_{\geq 0}$
such that
$\int f = 1$
. We determine the value of
$\inf _{f \in \mathcal {F}} \| f \ast f \|_2^2$
up to a
$4 \cdot 10^{-6}$
error, thereby making progress on a problem asked by Ben Green. Furthermore, we prove that a unique minimizer exists. As a corollary, we obtain improvements on the maximum size of
$B_h[g]$
sets for
$(g,h) \in \{ (2,2),(3,2),(4,2),(1,3),(1,4)\}$
.
Improving the quality of light‐field data extracted from a hologram using deep learning
Authors: Park Dae‐youl , Park Joongki
Published: July 2023

We propose a method to suppress the speckle noise and blur effects of the light field extracted from a hologram using a deep‐learning technique. The light field can be extracted by bandpass filtering in the hologram's frequency domain. The extracted light field has reduced spatial resolution owing to the limited passband size of the bandpass filter and the blurring that occurs when the object is far from the hologram plane and also contains speckle noise caused by the random phase distribution of the three‐dimensional object surface. These limitations degrade the reconstruction quality of the hologram resynthesized using the extracted light field. In the proposed method, a deep‐learning model based on a generative adversarial network is designed to suppress speckle noise and blurring, resulting in improved quality of the light field extracted from the hologram. The model is trained using pairs of original two‐dimensional images and their corresponding light‐field data extracted from the complex field generated by the images. Validation of the proposed method is performed using light‐field data extracted from holograms of objects with single and multiple depths and mesh‐based computer‐generated holograms.
Exclusive Breastfeeding: Awareness and Utilization as a Method of Family Planning Among Nursing Mothers at Obio Cottage Hospital Port-Harcourt, Nigeria
Authors: West Lilly- , Buloala Ransome , Iruo Lawrence Ayah , Ezekiel Rosemary , Pepple Deborah Alawari
Published: July 2023

This study aimed at assessing the level of awareness and utilization of exclusive breastfeeding as a method of feeding and also for family planning; some other variables investigated as a by-product of the study are other methods of infant feeding and family planning used asides from exclusive breastfeeding. A hospital-based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted utilizing a population of 400 nursing mothers attending the immunization clinic at the Obio Cottage Hospital, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria. A sample of 200 breastfeeding mothers was obtained using the Taro-Yemen formula and Albert Bandura’s Self-Efficacy theory was reviewed and applied as the theory that guided the study. A total of four objectives were formulated and data was collected with a questionnaire developed and validated by the researchers. The reliability of the instrument was ensured by conducting test-retest reliability within a two-week interval: the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) was the statistic used in computing the correlation between the two sets of data. The correlation was found to be 0.74. On the other hand, frequencies and simple percentages were used in analyzing the research data. The research findings showed a high level of awareness (90.7%) and widespread utilization (81.6%) of exclusive breastfeeding, satisfying the first and second objectives. However, lower rates of awareness of exclusive breastfeeding as a method of family planning (51.7%) were observed with even lower utilization (40.2%), for the by-products of the study, there was an 18.4% use of other feeding methods including, breastfeeding and water or baby formula and baby formula only. Finally, 59.8% of respondents use other methods of family planning, predominantly condoms, and 28.8% do not use family planning.
"லியோ சிறுகதைகளில் காணப்படும் சமூக நலக்கூறுகள்"
Authors: யுவராஜ் மோ
Published: July 2023

தமிழில் நீதி இலக்கியங்கள் இருப்பதுப் போலவே சமஸ்கிருத இலக்கியங்களிலும் நீதி இலக்கியங்கள் உள்ளன. அவற்றுள் பர்த்ருஹரியின் நீதி சதகம் தமிழில் உள்ள அற இலக்கியங்களான திருக்குறள், நாலடியார்,ஆகியவற்றை எடுத்துகொண்டு இரு மொழி நூல்களில் உள்ள அற கருத்துகளை ஒப்பிட்டு கூறுவதாக இக்கட்டுரை அமைகிறது.
Development of Apparel Using Blocks of Phulkari Pattern
Authors: Ms. Chandani Singh  , Ms. Savita  , Dr. Monisha Singh  , Dr. Priyanka Kesarwani
Published: July 2023

India is truly a land of wonders blessed with a myriad of cultures, customs and religions. These cultures have given us some of the best art and craft forms. One such craft is the Indian embroidery, every region in India has its own style of embroidery. A diverse yet distinct testimony of our rich cultural heritage is Phulkari of Punjab. Phulkari is considered as an important part of the trousseau in Punjab. Traditionally Phulkari embroidery were done by hand on a special type of coarser fabric known as ‘khaddar’ with untwisted silk floss called ‘Pat’, but due to some of the reasons like, time consumption & tedious process of manufacturing, usage of coarse fabric, lack of skilled labour, etc., it is not spreading & growing at a broader range. Hence in the present study an attempt was made to develop blocks of phulkari motif for printing of apparels like saree, dupatta, blouse & skirt. The motifs were collected from various sources like internet, books, etc. Selected motifs were developed into blocks by professional artists. The developed Phulkari motifs used for placement on the apparels by using Corel draw software for visual evaluation. All the developed placement of designs were coded & judged by a panel of 30 members. Four most preferred designs from each apparel are selected for final product development. Developed products were evaluated by same panel of members and ranked the product according to obtaining scores. All the developed products were highly accepted & appreciated in the evaluation.
Fintech in India: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges in Andhra Pradesh
Authors: Dr Mandli Vijaykumar Yadav  , B.R. Spandana
Published: July 2023

This article discusses the recent growth of the Fintech industry in Andhra Pradesh, India, with over 120 start-ups focused on digital payments, lending, insurance, and wealth management. The state government has significantly promoted Fintech innovation and adoption through its Fintech Accelerator Program and partnerships with companies such as Paytm and Visa. The Fintech industry is expected to maintain its growth trajectory in 2023, with the government's support and a thriving start-up ecosystem contributing to this growth. A literature review of Fintech in India highlights the industry's rapid growth, particularly in digital payments and lending, and its potential to expand access to financial services for underserved segments of the population. The review also identifies regulatory challenges and lack of trust as barriers to Fintech adoption, the role of Fintech in promoting financial literacy and education, and its potential to address the credit gap in India.
DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF INDOOR AIR PURIFIER & HUMIDIFIER IN FOOD INDUSTRY
Authors: Gowtham M  , Karthick V  , Chandrupriyadharshaan C  , Pradeep AR  , Aravind M
Published: July 2023

In 2021, air pollution has gone beyond all limits. According to the WHO, 7 million people die annually as a result of air pollution. A whopping 91 percent of the world's population is now exposed to air pollution due to its wide distribution. This also implies that the air within your home is contaminated. In order to address this problem, we have developed a small air purifier that employs water as an air filter rather than pricey filters. Additionally, it functions as an air humidifier. The design and development of the next-generation indoor air purifier is the subject of this thesis. The project was carried out using a human-cantered design process, and a patient was the end outcome. The system uses two high performance, low noise centrifugal fans to draw air through a safety mesh. At the bottom of the purifier, there is a water tank through which the air is pushed and subsequently passed. Water catches dust, fungi, germs, and other contaminants, which causes the air it passes through to be automatically cleansed. If you suffer from asthma or another breathing difficulty, you may find a HEPA (sometimes defined as "high-efficiency particulate air," sometimes as "high-energy particulate arresting") air purifier (or a vacuum with a HEPA filter) well worth the investment.
ENGLISH EDUCATION IN BRITISH INDIA: THE STRATEGIC ADOPTION AND POSITIONING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SCHOOLS
Authors: Noreen Sumaira
Published: July 2023

This article analyses British ventures for English education in the Indian subcontinent which had signified the inevitable relevance of English language both for education policy and practice. Looking at the phenomena in pre-19th century context, English language was introduced in the subcontinent for the sake of training Indian interpreters who could also act as mediators between other Indians and the British officers of East India Company. During 19th century, after establishing their rule over the Indian subcontinent, English education was being used as a vehicle of colonial enlightenment. Those were times when English language was introduced as a taught subject side by side with vernacular subjects in schools. While early 20th century had witnessed demands for educational change from within and from without, English language had sustained its status as a compulsory taught subject in schools even as a part of the suggested revisions in education system of the subcontinent. Based on primary data evidence from the public record files of the then Ministry of Education and of Education Commissions, conferences, etc. comprising of British officers and educated Indian leaders, this article provides a significant insight into why and how the British official vision for strategising English language in the mainstream school education of the subcontinent was being carried out.
Prediction of Compressive Strength of Concrete containing Nanosized Cassava Peel Ash as partial Replacement of Cement using Artificial Neural Network
Authors: Nwa-David Chidobere D. , Onwuka David O. , Njoku Fidelis C.
Published: July 2023

The leaping impact of increased population and commercialization on global energy demand, has prompted more concern for sustainable development and strength evaluation of concrete structures. This study was carried out to improve the strength of concrete by adopting nanosized cassava peel ash (NCPA) as partial replacement of cement and to model its strength with artificial neural network (ANN). Data used for the model were obtained experimentally. At any percentage not exceeding 20 % NCPA replacement, the concrete is a suitable structural material. The neural network was adequately trained to capture the relationship between the compressive strength values of NCPA-concrete and their corresponding mix ratios at 7 days, 14 days, 28 days, 56 days, 90 days and 150days curing. A 6-10-1 network architecture was created. A total of four hundred (400) training data set were presented to the network. Two hundred and forty (240) of these were used for training the network, sixty (60) were used for validation, and another sixty (60) were used for testing the network's performance. After training the network, the output and targets had an R - value of 0.99909 which is very close to 1. This shows that the data used for training the network, have a good fit. The results obtained from the network are approximately the same as that obtained experimentally. The adequacy of the network was further tested using the Student’s T test. The calculated T-value (-0.11) for the compressive strength of NCPA-concrete was less than that from the T-table (2.04) at 95% confidence level, proving that the network predictions are reliable. This model is reliable, time-effective and accurate for strength prediction of nanosized concrete.
Effect of Saw Dust Ash and Rice Husk Ash on some Geotechnical Properties of Makurdi Burnt Clay Bricks
Authors: Iorliam Yala A. , Tile John T. , Ukya Jeremiah T.
Published: July 2023

The use of cheap and waste materials in bricks production have been encouraged as an alternative to industrial stabilizers due to high cost of cement or lime for production of stabilized bricks. This study looks at the potential of using wastes like saw dust ash (SDA) and rice husk ash (RHA) mixture in treatment of Makurdi clay for burnt bricks production and its subsequent assessment for structural building bricks. Makurdi clay was treated with SDA and RHA mixture, each at 0%, 2%, 4% and 6% respectively. The compressive strength of the burnt bricks increased from 9.40 MN/  for untreated brick to a maximum value of 11.29 MN/  for 2%SDA+2%RHA treated burnt bricks. Treatment with waste mixtures above this content resulted in decreased strength. The water absorption of 14.9% for untreated burnt brick increased to a value of 16.2 % for 2%SDA+2% RHA treated burnt brick. Treatment with higher waste mixture additions resulted in increased water absorption up to 19.4% for 6%SDA+6% RHA treated burnt brick. Energy Dispersion X-ray Spectrometer results showed the presence of calcium, silicate and aluminate as a cementitious compound in the 2%SDA+2%RHA treated burnt brick. The compressive strength value of 11.29 MN/  is greater than 10.3 MN/  which is the minimum value suitable for structural building bricks in grade negligible weather based on ASTM C62-99. Thus 2%SDA+2%RHA treated burnt brick from Makurdi clay is recommended for structural building bricks in grade negligible weather
POWER SUPPLY OF RESPONSIBLE GROUPS OF ELECTRIC RECEIVERS
Authors: Kravchenko Galina A. , Lvova Elvira L. , Stepanov Nikolai V.
Published: July 2023

Production sites that require increased reliability of energy supply should be protected from power supply interruptions, since an emergency shutdown of the power supply can lead to danger to people’s lives, a threat to the security of the state, disruption of a complex technological process and significant material damage.

The purpose of the study is to create a backup power supply system for an enterprise, using emergency and uninterrupted power supply sources, such as built-in batteries, uninterruptible power supplies, diesel generator stations, on the example of an oil refinery. In the event of an emergency, the sources used in a short time must ensure the normal operation of critical facilities (boiler house, water intake, computer system, fire extinguishing system, etc.) from backup power sources.

Materials and methods of research. When developing a technical solution for the power supply of an industrial enterprise, the authors were guided by the regulatory documents. The COMPASS software product was used in the construction of the schemes.

Results. The paper presents the power supply system of an oil refinery with the possibility of using a diesel generator station as a trouble-free power source. Diesel generator stations fully meet the reliability requirements for emergency maintenance of the network for more than 24 hours. To ensure uninterrupted power supply to consumers of a special group of the first category, inverter-battery systems are proposed as autonomous power sources.

An algorithm to provide backup power supply has been developed as a technical solution of practical interest in the design of power supply schemes for responsible groups of electrical receivers. The organization of automatic input of the reserve in case of power outages from the main inputs is presented.

Conclusions. The considered system of power supply from independent power sources using diesel generator sets and uninterruptible power supplies in combination with devices for automatic switching on of backup power makes it possible to increase the reliability of power supply to responsible consumers and prevent emergencies associated with power outages.
Penerapan Metode Principal Component Analysis (PCA) dan Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) dalam Memprediksi Prediksi Curah Hujan Harian
Authors: Musfiroh Musfiroh , Novitasari Dian Candra Rini , Intan Putroue Keumala , Wisnawa Gede Gangga
Published: July 2023

Since the last three years North Luwu has experienced frequent hydrological disasters in the form of floods and landslides. The disaster had a negative impact on the availability of clean water, failed to plant and even tended to reduce the quality of the harvest. Cocoa is one of the leading commodities of North Luwu Regency whose productivity has decreased due to the impact of climate change so that it will affect the sustainability of the local population's income. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to anticipate rainfall that will occur to prevent or reduce the risk of failure and loss. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) Method is used as feature extraction to find out the most influential variables and the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) method is used as a prediction method. Future rainfall is predicted using meteorological variables such as pressure, evaporation, maximum temperature, average humidity, and sunshine duration from 1 January 2017 to 30 September 2022. Based on the PCA results, 4 variables are obtained that have the most influence on rainfall, namely: variable evaporation, maximum temperature, average humidity, and length of sunlight. These variables are used as input to predict rainfall using LSTM. In this study using trial parameters, namely the number of hidden, batch size, and learn rate drop period. The best prediction results were obtained for MAPE of 0.0018 with the number of hidden, batch size and learn rate drop periods of 100, 32, and 50 respectively. The prediction results show very heavy rainfall occurring on August 28, 2021 of 101.9734 mm, 21 September 2021 of 108.6528 mm, and 5 April 2022 of 116.5510 mm. In this study PCA was able to increase accuracy in considering all parameters and choosing the most effective.
Penerapan Data Mining Dengan Mengimplementasikan Algoritma K-Means Dalam Proses Clustering Untuk Pengelompokan Mahasiswa Calon Penerima Beasiswa KIP
Authors: S Usanto
Published: July 2023

This research is about the grouping of prospective students who will receive KIP scholarships. Data mining is a conception or design made with the aim of finding an added value contained in a database that will be able to identify a useful knowledge information. In this study, the concept of data mining was applied to assist campuses in predicting students who will get KIP scholarships by implementing the K-MeansClustering Algorithm, where the K-MeansClustering algorithm can later group each data into clusters so that data that has the same characteristics will be grouped in the same cluster and vice versa if the data has different characteristics then it is grouped into another cluster. The results of this study are 3 cluster results which will be the final result, namely data received as scholarship recipients as many as 52 data, 32 data are grouped as recipient data which will be recommended to the next stage. while the remaining 16 data are grouped as data that is not accepted