Recognizable proof of WSSV envelope proteins associated with shrimp diseases
White spot disorder infection (WSSV) is a significant shrimp microbe causing huge financial misfortunes. While trying to recognize the envelope proteins associated with infection contamination, antisera against six WSSV envelope proteins were utilized in balance measures led in vivo. The results showed that the infectious disease could be fundamentally postponed or killed by antibodies against three WSSV envelope proteins (VP68, VP281, and VP466). This balance was additionally affirmed by quantitative PCR. It very well may be inferred that the viral envelope proteins VP68, VP281, and VP466 assumed parts in WSSV disease to shrimp.
Published by: Divyanshu Bhatt, R. Rajeshwari, Ketham Giri Babu, Sai Mounika Muramulla
Author: Divyanshu Bhatt
Paper ID: V8I1-1390
Paper Status: published
Published: February 8, 2022
Traumas of armed conflict: a case study of child soldiers in Uganda
Children are the most endangered victims of intractable conflicts. Wherein almost 50 million children have been victim to forced displacement from their families and homes and are subjected to exploitation, forced labor as well as recruitment in the armed forces. The deployment of children as soldiers in armed conflict to commit acts of violence is a grave violation of Human Rights. Mostly these Children are recruited to wage battles and to carry out acts of violence. While the rest of them are engaged as cooks, messengers, porters, spies, and sexual slaves. It was in the year 2017 that the ‘List of Shame’ published by the UN Secretary-General include Afghanistan, Myanmar, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen whereby the state forces are involved in the recruitment of child soldiers. While in countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo and Myanmar nonstate actors such as Mai Mai Natura and Kachin Independence Army recruit children as soldiers respectively. According to the United Nations List of Shame, almost 43 state forces train and recruit Child Soldiers and almost 56 nonstate actors are involved in the recruitment of child soldiers. Over the span of the last five decades Uganda has undergone one of the deadliest civil wars in human history within the African continent. In this context what needs to be noted is the fact that Northern Uganda has witnessed civil war at the dawn of 1980 marked by the displacement of almost 4,00,000 people from their homes. With the establishment of Lord’s Republican Army by Joseph Kony in the year 1987 there was an unprecedented increase in the acts of violence marked by, a series of bombings taking place in Kampala. Most of the children fell prey to this civil unrest serving either as porters or fighters to Lord’s Republican Army and Allied Democratic forces. Thus, this paper seeks to examine the psychological impact and the reintegration process of Child Soldiers of Uganda.
Published by: Dr. Gauri Narain Mathur
Author: Dr. Gauri Narain Mathur
Paper ID: V8I1-1383
Paper Status: published
Published: February 8, 2022
Intra-Cavitary Brachytherapy practice in COVID times: A prospective analysis of time durations of various procedural steps in the practice
Background and purpose During the COVID19 pandemic many radiotherapy centers have found it difficult to continue with their brachytherapy program. The apprehension was that the brachytherapy procedures may become unacceptably cumbersome, unsafe, and time-consuming under the prevailing pandemic. We undertook the present study to estimate and analyze the time durations of various steps during the high dose rate (HDR) intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT) procedure for carcinoma cervix while adhering to the safety protocols. Material and methods The study was conducted at a government-run hospital from Jan till Apr 2021. We prospectively estimated the time durations of each step of the HDR-ICBT procedure starting from the time a patient was taken into the operation theater till sent to the ward. Institutional safety protocols were followed. A total of 70 consecutive ICBT procedures involving 18 patients were included in the study. In all 1048 time-duration measurements were done. Results The average time-durations were 24 minutes, 54 minutes, 54 minutes, 63 minutes, and 26 minutes for induction of spinal epidural anesthesia, completion of brachytherapy applicator placement, CT/MRI imaging and patient transport to the brachytherapy room, completion of planning and execution of treatment, and for applicator removal, respectively. The average time duration for the entire brachytherapy procedure till the patient reached to ward was 4 hrs. Conclusion The average time of four hours for completion of an HDR-ICBT procedure with Covid-19 restrictions is reasonable and has scope for further reduction. Radiotherapy centers having adequate logistic and related support may, therefore, consider continuing with their ICBT program during the pandemic.
Published by: Ashok Kumar, M. K. Semwal, Nikhil Thakur, Rajhans, Manish Sandhu, Bhanu Prakash, Prabhjeet Singh Bhatla, Roshan Sharma, Manish Kumar, Nilima Mishra
Author: Ashok Kumar
Paper ID: V8I1-1363
Paper Status: published
Published: February 7, 2022
Integration of digital devices and data streaming by Network Slicing Methods in IoT in 5G networks – A review
The IoT has a large scale of integration of Digital devices in various fields of Engineering & Technology. It Provides effective communication of sensing the objects which are placed remotely. The Integration of devices is playing a major role in data transfer effectively with Accuracy, Data Integrity & Latency while making the network safely. Especially in smart devices connectivity is the emerging trend in IoT which will be focused on 5G networks. In this paper, the proposed study will be very supportive of effective utilization of devices & provide more secure & QoS services while communication among any devices through a common network
Published by: Dr. Velumani P. S.
Author: Dr. Velumani P. S.
Paper ID: V8I1-1362
Paper Status: published
Published: February 7, 2022
Academic Achievement on Psychological Stress of Higher Secondary Students in relation to Gender and Locality of Students
Students in higher secondary education settings face a wide range of ongoing stressors related to academic demands. Previous research indicates that academic-related stress can reduce academic achievement, decrease motivation and increase the risk of school dropout. This data demonstrates that academic achievement is a significant source of stress to students. The objective of the study was to find out whether there is any significant difference between psychological stress and its dimensions with respect to gender and locality of students. Approximately 188 students as samples were taken for the study. The sample was delimited to higher secondary students Chengalpattu district is taken for the study. The descriptive survey method was used in this study. The investigator used the Psychological Stress Scale which was developed by (Rangasami P, 2018).To find out the academic achievement, the researcher prepared a self-made standardized tool. This study used percentage analysis, ‘t-test, and correlation using the SPSS package for analyzing the data. The findings of the study are that (i) majority of the higher secondary students have a moderate level of academic performance with reference to background variables (ii) therebetween boys and girls in their psychological stress and its dimensions such as depression, perceived stress, self-esteem, and academic achievement. (iii) there is a significant difference between students' locality is rural and urban with respect to academic achievement. (iv) there is a significant positive correlation exist between psychological stress and its dimensions such as depression, perceived stress, self-esteem, and academic achievement of higher secondary students with respect to gender.
Published by: N. Ramachandran, Dr. M. Manivannan
Author: N. Ramachandran
Paper ID: V8I1-1281
Paper Status: published
Published: February 4, 2022
Design and simulation of body wearable antenna
The fast development of wearable low power devices has increased the requirement of WBAN implementations. Also, there is a need to reduce the device dimensions and improve power consumption. It is also important to work on flexible antennae that may be integrated into a wide variety of applications. This paper mainly deals with remote monitoring of the elderly and athletes that affects their activities by not blending with their routine. So the main objective is to design an antenna that would be comfortable for them. A literature review on existing antenna was made and a wearable antenna is designed with size optimization. The antenna is designed using ANSYS High-Frequency Structural Simulator (HFSS) that works at an operating frequency of the ISM band(2.45 GHz). A rectangular patch made up of a Perfect Electrical Conductor (PEC) is used as a radiating patch and the ground is also made with a Perfect Electrical Conductor (PEC). The substrate material used is polyester with a relative permeability of 3.27 and a loss tangent of 0.00786. The size of the antenna is 40mm*34mm*1.51mm which is optimized. The properties such as gain(3.57 dB), directivity(3.62 dB), VSWR(1.47), reflection coefficient (-11.78 dB) are studied for the designed antenna.
Published by: Sahaya Reshma J., Shravya R, Pavithra R, Shanthi M
Author: Sahaya Reshma J.
Paper ID: V8I1-1204
Paper Status: published
Published: February 3, 2022
