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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Diseases in South Asians: Scrutinizing Traditional Risk Factors and Newly Recognized Risk Factors Sarcopenia and Osteopenia/Osteoporosis
One of the primary reasons for complications and death worldwide are cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), with a death toll of approximately 18 million per year. CVDs include cardiomyopathy, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, heart attack, hearth failure, etc. Over 80% of the CVD mortality is recorded from lower and middle-income countries. Records from the past decade have highlighted the increase of CVDs among the South Asian populations, and the prime purpose of the review is to jot down the reasons for the steep spike in CVDs. Studies analyzing the causative factors for the increase of CVDs in South Asians are still to be verified. Apart from known predisposing and lifestyle factors, other emerging risk factors associated with CVDs, namely the musculoskeletal diseases sarcopenia and osteopenia, should be tracked to tackle research gaps in upcoming analyses. This requires loads of scientific efforts. With proper monitoring, the raising alarm that the CVD burden generates can be reduced. This review discusses the already established signs and recognizes important clues to the emerging etiology of CVDs in the Asian population and prevention measures to keep it at bay. 2023 Elsevier Inc. -
Dietary nutrients and their control of the redox bioenergetic networks as therapeutics in redox dysfunctions sustained pathologies
Electrons exchange amongst the chemical species in an organism is a pivotal concomitant activity carried out by individual cells for basic cellular processes and continuously contribute towards the maintenance of bioenergetic networks plus physiological attributes like cell growth, phenotypic differences and nutritional adaptations. Humans exchange matter and energy via complex connections of metabolic pathways (redox reactions) amongst cells being a thermodynamically open system. Usually, these reactions are the real lifeline and driving forces of health and disease in the living entity. Many shreds of evidence support the secondary role of reactive species in the cellular process of control apoptosis and proliferation. Disrupted redox mechanisms are seen in malaises, like degenerative and metabolic disorders, cancerous cells. This review targets the importance of redox reactions in the body's normal functioning and the effects of its alterations in cells to obtain a better understanding. Understanding the redox dynamics in a pathological state can provide an opportunity for cure or diagnosis at the earlier stage and serve as an essential biomarker to predict in advance to give personalized therapy. Understanding redox metabolism can also highlight the use of naturally available antioxidant in the form of diet. 2021 Elsevier Ltd -
Platelets to surrogate lung inflammation in COVID-19 patients
The neoteric severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been jeopardizing the world with the symptoms of seasonal flu. The virus contagion predicted to have been originated from Wuhan, China has by far trapped 4,198,418 cases from 212 countries in the world with two international conveyances with 284,102 deaths as of 11 May 2020 (10:18 GMT). Researchers around the globe have indulged in deciphering viral mode in the body for devising a cure. Affirmations from autopsies and preliminary findings on SARS-CoV-2 hypothesized on viral pathogenesis within the host, for instance, source of inflammation in lungs and pneumonia. This hypothesis assigns the platelets as agents of infection after viral entry. Presently, curbing infection to stall the spread of SARS-CoV-2 is the prima facie intervention employed, worldwide. However, public health authorities must monitor the state of affairs scrupulously, as the deeper our understanding of this novel virus and its associated outbreak, the better we can deal with it. Knowing this idea might be far-fetched, yet this postulate would serve as the groundwork for the present situation. 2020 Elsevier Ltd -
Genotoxic repercussion of high-intensity radiation (x-rays) on hospital radiographers
Recent technological advances in the medical field have increased the plausibility of exposing humans to high-intensity wavelength radiations like x-rays and gamma rays while diagnosing or treating specific medical maladies. These radiations induce nucleotide changes and chromosomal alterations in the exposed population, intentionally or accidentally. A radiological investigation is regularly used in identifying the disease, especially by the technicians working in intensive care units. The current study observes the genetic damages like chromosomal abnormalities (CA) in clinicians who are occupationally exposed to high-intensity radiations (x-rays) at their workplaces using universal cytogenetic tools like micronucleus assay (MN), sister chromatid exchange and comet assay. The study was conducted between 100 exposed practitioners from the abdominal scanning, chest scanning, cranial and orthopedic or bone scanning department and age-matched healthy controls. We observed a slightly higher rate of MN and CA (p <.05) in orthopedic and chest department practitioners than in other departments concerning increasing age and duration of exposure at work. Our results emphasize taking extra precautionary measures in clinical and hospital radiation laboratories to protect the practitioners. 2022 The Authors. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Environmental Mutagen Society. -
Opportunistic mycoses in COVID-19 patients/survivors: Epidemic inside a pandemic
Being considered minor vexations, fungal infections hinder the life of about 15% of the world population superficially, with rare threats to life in case of invasive sepsis. A significant rise in the intrusive mycoses due to machiavellian fungal species is observed over the years due to increased pathology and fatality in people battling life-threatening diseases. Individuals undergoing therapy with immune suppressive drugs plus recovering from viral infections have shown to develop fungal sepsis as secondary infections while recovering or after. Currently, the whole world is fighting against the fright of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and corticosteroids being the primitive therapeutic to combat the COVID-19 inflammation, leads to an immune-compromised state, thereby allowing the not so harmful fungi to violate the immune barrier and flourish in the host. A wide range of fungal co-infection is observed in the survivors and patients of COVID-19. Fungal species of Candida, Aspergillus and Mucorales, are burdening the lives of COVID-19 patients/survivors in the form of Yellow/Green, White and Black fungus. This is the first article of its kind to assemble note on fungal infections seen in the current human health scenario till date and provides a strong message to the clinicians, researchers and physicians around the world non-pathological fungus should not be dismissed as contaminants, they can quell immunocompromised hosts. 2021 -
Fate of AI for Smart City Services in India: A Qualitative Study
With the rollout of the smart city initiative in India, this study explores potential risks and opportunities in adopting artificial intelligence (AI) for citizen services. The study deploys expert interview technique, and the data collected from various sources are analyzed using qualitative analysis. It was found that AI implementation needs a critical examination of various socio-technological factors to avoid any undesirable impacts on citizens. Fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics (FATE) play an important role during the design and execution of AI-based systems. This study provides vital insights into AI implications to smart city managers, citizen groups, and policymakers while delivering promised smart city experience. The study has social implications in terms of ensuring that proper guidelines are developed for using AI technology for citizen services, thereby bridging the ever-critical trust gap between citizens and city administration. Copyright 2022, IGI Global. -
Diseased Leaf Identification Using Bag-of-Features and Sigmoidal Spider Monkey Optimization
Agricultural products decide the economy of a country like India. The agricultural business has the involvement of a large population. The quality and quantity of agricultural products highly depend on environmental conditions and facilities provided to farmers. Timely and efficient detection of diseases in plants and crops is one of the most critical issues that affect crop production. Therefore, it is highly desirable to develop some cheap and easy-to-handle automated plant disease detection systems for the timely treatment of plants. Leaves are considered a primary source of information about the health of plants. In the case of plants, the disease may be easily visualized and identified by observing its effect on leaves. Therefore, this paper introduces a bag-of-features in sigmoidal spider monkey optimization to identify a diseased leaf, separating the diseased leaf from a healthy leaf. The investigational outcomes show the superiority of the anticipated technique in contrast to other meta-heuristic-based systems. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd 2024. -
Prediction and modeling of mechanical properties of concrete modified with ceramic waste using artificial neural network and regression model
Over two centuries, concrete has been crucial to building. Thus, eco-friendly concrete is being developed. Emulating these tangible traits has recently gained popularity. Ceramic waste concretes mechanical properties were modeled in this study. Ceramic waste percentages ranged from 5 to 20%. Compressive and tensile concrete strengths were modeled. To predict concrete hardness, regression modeling and artificial neural network (ANN) were used. Model performance was evaluated using prediction coefficients and root-mean-square error (RMSE). ANN models outperformed linear prediction with a coefficient for determination (R2) of 0.97. ANN models achieved root-mean-square errors (RMSEs) of 1.22MPa, 1.21MPa, and 1.022MPa after 7, 14, and 28days of retraining, respectively. Linear regression model showed RMSE values of 1.21, 1.32, and 1.27MPa at 7, 14, and 28days, respectively. In determining the compressive and tensile strength, the R2 was 0.70, meanwhile the ANN model achieved 0.87. Given its accuracy in predicting the strength qualities of ceramics cement and structural stiffness, the ANN model presents a promising tool for representing various types of concrete. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag London Ltd., part of Springer Nature 2024. -
Analysis of Statistical and Deep Learning Techniques for Temperature Forecasting
In the field of meteorology, temperature forecasting is a significant task as it has been a key factor in industrial, agricultural, renewable energy, and other sectors. High accuracy in temperature forecasting is needed for decision-making in advance. Since temperature varies over time and has been studied to have non-trivial long-range correlation, non-linear behavior, and seasonal variability, it is important to implement an appropriate methodology to forecast accurately. In this paper, we have reviewed the performance of statistical approaches such as AR and ARIMA with RNN, LSTM, GRU, and LSTM-RNN Deep Learning models. The models were tested for short-term temperature forecasting for a period of 48 hours. Among the statistical models, the AR model showed notable performance with a r2 score of 0.955 for triennial 1 and for the same, the Deep Learning models also performed nearly equal to that of the statistical models and thus hybrid LSTM-RNN model was tested. The hybrid model obtained the highest r2 score of 0.960. The difference in RMSE, MAE and r2 scores are not significantly different for both Statistical and Vanilla Deep Learning approaches. However, the hybrid model provided a better r2 score, and LIME explanations have been generated for the same in order to understand the dependencies over a point forecast. Based on the reviewed results, it can be concluded that for short-term forecasting, both Statistical and Deep Learning models perform nearly equally. 2024 Bentham Science Publishers. -
Enhancements of women's entrepreneurship: A theme-based study
Woman entrepreneurs are defined as a group of women who initiate, organize, and run a business concern, from a situation where a woman was not even allowed to get out of their home, to today, running most of the successful brands of the world, contributing a major part to the economic growth, and breaking the stereotypes by providing a reality check to the male dominance. There has been a wide range of public policies enrolled out to facilitate and encourage the growth of women's entrepreneurship. A few such policies from India have proved to be successful, which will be outlined in this book chapter. From the past times of not gaining adequate recognition for their support, women have emerged successful in overcoming hardships such as lack of visibility, lack of training and educative support about public policies provided by governments to women entrepreneurs, fewer opportunities, and walking out of the social stigma. 2023, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Cognitive marketing and purchase decision with reference to pop up and banner advertisements
The aim of this research paper is to employ a mixed research approach and to check how the past data differs from the present and hence it uses an argument mapping to find the reality using focus group. Since genders have different opinion on pop-up and banner advertisements, two focus groups, one group consisting the female gender and the other focus group consisting the male respondents have been taken for the data collection. Small sample has been used for the argument mapping (N=45/Male) and (N=47/Female). A series of steps has been conducted in the argument mapping and relevant maps have been developed for drawing inference. It is found that, male have no patience to deal with the pop-up and banner advertisements but women are keener and patient enough to make the best use of these advertisements. On the other hand a questionnaire was framed from the variables found from the literature review and the same was distributed to both the genders and it was found collectively that though pop-up advertisements and banner advertisements are useful in some way, it is always considered to be a negative aspect. Misleading advertisements, data security scam are a few negative aspects of such advertisements and hence, there are a lot of ugly truth behind pop up and banner advertisements. The mixed research approach (triangulation) between the quantitative and qualitative is a new initiative taken by the researchers in this research and holds originality of the study. 2018 Academic Research Publishing Group. -
Analysis of Routing Protocols in MANET Networks
The scientific article is a review and comparative analysis of routing protocols for MANETs. The study examines the main protocols connected to mobile ad hoc networks such as B.A.T.M.A.N, BMX7, OLSRv1, Babel and provides a detailed analysis of their characteristics, advantages and disadvantages. To empirically evaluate performance, tests were carried out in a network simulator. The results of the study allow us to draw conclusions about the effectiveness and reliability of each of the monitoring protocols under various operating conditions of MANET. This article is a valuable contribution to the field of MANET research and can be used in the development of new technologies and solutions for mobile wireless networks. The work is relevant and practically significant because it helps researchers and engineers make informed decisions when choosing the optimal routing protocol in MANET networks. The results obtained can be useful in the design of mobile applications, emergency communication systems, transport management and other areas where the efficient operation of wireless networks is important. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024. -
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Representation of moral crisis and social order across cultures An analysis of three texts goldings lord of the flies camus s the plague and U R Ananthamurthy s samskara
The growth of human civilization has always been accompanied by unexpected turns and twists caused by individuals and communities exhibiting inexplicable behavior. For every effort of greatness, there has been an equal amount of meanness and debauchery making the humankind more and more inscrutable. Human beings have defied all definitions about themselves and still go about with a perplexing image of both noble and brutal. They create a social order to ensure a newlinecohesive existence but end up breaking it, unable to face the moral crisis caused by the extreme turn of events. This study attempts to see the staging of human recovery from such situations through the fictional narratives of three writers belonging to three cultures and the crises faced by those societies, through a study of The Plague (1947 ) by the French writer, Albert Camus (1913 -1960 ), Lord of the Flies (1954) by the English writer, William Golding (1911 1993) newlineand Samskara (1965) by the Indian writer, U. R. Ananthamurthy (1932 - newline2014). newlineNo society or culture has escaped the throes of crisis be it moral, social, political or otherwise. The crisis that may be surmountable in one culture may shake the foundation of another. Of all the crises prevalent in society, one of the major causes for concern in the eyes of the participants newlineof the New Dialogue is moral crisis . Studies undertaken across the globe have thrown up the alarming fact that this is a crisis which could jolt the social order with its amoral way of thinking. America s moral integrity has been eroded by an anything goes culture abetted by the moral permissiveness of contemporary liberalism. The concern that the waning of tradition is giving way to moral confusion and anarchy is shared the world over including China and India despite their strong traditions. The reasons could be aplenty-ranging from the outbreak of wars, outbreak of epidemics and even crumbling of societies under the burden of orthodoxy of religion and caste. -
From knowledge tradition to knowledge economy : Positive interludes in India higher education /
International Journal Of Educational Planning & Administration, Vol.5, Issue 1, pp.19-23, ISSN No: 2249-3093. -
U.R Ananthamurthy - A man more sinned against than sinning? /
Indian Literature, Vol.59, Issue 6, pp.138-147, ISSN No: 0019-5804. -
Unopened windows: European existentialism and Indian classrooms /
International Journal Of English Language Literature and humanities, Vol.3, Issue 9, pp.434-440, ISSN No: 2321-7065. -
Crisis and Man: Literary Responses Across Cultures
Journal of Business Management & Social Sciences Research, Vol-1 (3), pp. 29-31. ISSN-2319-5614 -
Countering educational disruptions through an inclusive approach: Bridging the digital divide in distance education
The COVID-19 pandemic has created havoc across the globe, irrespective of governments, industries, and societies. The education sector is one of the most extensively affected by the global health crisis, manifesting expansive negative consequences to learners from various age groups and socioeconomic statuses. Despite the predicaments posed by the pandemic, academic institutions continue to provide education through a distance learning approach. However, the educational disruptions have underscored the lack of digital resources and competencies, excluding poor and unconnected students. Likewise, transitioning to remote education exposed the digital divide and inequalities that have been neglected for a long time. If the ultimate objective is to provide distance education, it is vital to devise solutions to problems faced by underprivileged students. This chapter investigates these challenges that impede the successful adoption of distance education and offers strategies to counter the disruptions as it seems apparent that online education is here to stay. 2022, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Epilepsy Detection Using Supervised Learning Algorithms
In the current scenario, people are suffering and isolated by themselves by seizure detection and prediction in epilepsy. Also, it is highly essential that it needs to be identified through wearable devices. Researchers discussed this issue and outlined future developments in this field, suggesting that Machine Learning (ML) techniques could radically change how we diagnose and manage patients with epilepsy. However, as data availability has increased, Deep Learning (DL) techniques have become the most cutting-edge approach to adopt and use with wearable devices. On the other hand, large amounts of data are needed to train DL models, making overfitting problematic. DL models are created with open-source toolboxes and Python, allowing researchers to create automated systems and broaden computational accessibility. This work thoroughly overviews deep learning (DL) methods and neuroimaging modalities for automated epileptic seizure identification. It covers several MRI and EEG techniques for epileptic seizure diagnosis and treatment programmes designed to treat these seizures. The study also covers the difficulties in precise detection, the benefits and drawbacks of DL-based strategies, potential DL models and upcoming research in this area. 2024 IEEE.