An Invitro study to evaluate the Krimighna Karma (Antimicrobial Activity) of Dugdhika Patra (Euphorbia hirta Linn.) against Staphyloccus aureus

Background: Today’s world’s mortality rate depends on the infectious diseases and accounts for about 50% of all deaths. Deadly diseases of this century were mainly caused by bacterial infections. Biologically important plants were discovered by evaluation of ethnopharmacological data and they are locally populated with immediate therapeutic action. The recognition of any of the Dravya is through its Karma (Action). The Karma is mainly explained with the help of Rasa Panchaka in science of Ayurveda. Krimighna Karma is one such Karma which is responsible for the destruction of the Krimi. The plant Dugdhika is widely used in traditional medicine to cure various diseases, especially gastrointestinal disorders, respiratory disorders and skin disorders. Aim: To evaluate the Krimighna Karma of Dugdhika Patra Swarasa against Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Materials and Methods: In this study, Dugdhika Patra (Euphorbia hirta Linn.) Swarasa was evaluated for its antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus bacteria using well diffusion method. Observations and Results: The zone of inhibition was observed through agar well diffusion method. Swarasa had shown maximum Zone of inhibition (9mm) for Staphylococcus aureus bacteria when dispensed directly and moderate zone of inhibition (6mm) with diluted concentration after 24 hours of incubation period when compared to control group but not as that of standard group. These findings established the potential of Dugdhika Patra Swarasa has effective antibacterial agent against Staphylococcus aureus. However, further studies are needed to evaluate the active compounds and probable medicinal benefits in humans by clinical trials

An Implementation of Polyglot Voice Supervise Home Device Using Raspberry Pi

Most of us tend to enjoy the ease of living by doing the bare minimum. The same applies while operating the devices at home by just a few touches or by using our voice in the preferred language. A smart home is an Internet of Things (IoT) platform that uses the internet to control the devices at our home, and this technology has grown enormously over the past few years encouraging new ideas. And with that thought, this system will be implementing Home Automation with Raspberry Pi and Google Assistant by controlling the appliances like lights, fans, air conditioners, temperature sensors, and more, in any preferred language.  Platforms like If This Then That (IFTTT), Adafruit, Message Queueing Telemetry Transport (MQTT), and Raspberry Pi IO are used to connect the hardware with the software that is a common path for devices that are connected to the Relay module and the Google Assistant. The IFTTT platforms are easily available on our smartphones or a website that makes it easy for us to access different devices at different parts of the house or anywhere. Home automation minimizes the manual switching  ON/OFF of the appliances whilst being controlled by the commands that are given by the users. This project builds an automation system that uses the range of Wifi or Bluetooth, which is easily accessible by the users to connect their devices and control them by voice through Google Assistant. This makes it easy for the users to access their devices wherever they are.  Home automation comes as an advantage for older people and especially the physically disabled. The main objective of this proposed project is to provide a comfortable and a digitalized environment to use the day-to-day appliances with added security

MALIGNANCIES IN CHILDHOOD: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

BACKGROUND Barring malnutrition and infection, cancer is the most common cause of death in children below the age of 14 years of age. Malignancies are coming into greater focus because of the preventive measures being taken for the former. In general, the features of malignancy in children differ greatly from neoplasm in adults. Tissues which are developing and growing are more likely to undergo neoplastic transformation. Hence, high incidence of embryonic cancers in children. Today, the diagnosis of cancer particularly in children is still regarded as in some circles as death sentences for the malignant disease is second only to trauma and infectious diseases as a killer in children above the age of one year. Hence, early diagnosis and confirmation by haematological and histopathological methods are crucial in early diagnosis and treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was undertaken to evaluate the incidence and morphological features of malignant neoplasm occurring in children. The present study is a retrospective study undertaken in the Department of Pathology, JJM Medical College, Davangere, over a period of three years, i.e., March 1994-February 1997. The material was obtained from paediatric patients aged from 0-14 years admitted to Chigateri General Hospital, Bapuji Child Health Institute attached to JJM Medical College, Davangere, and Hospitals and nursing homes in and around Davangere. RESULTS 1. This study presents an observation on the paediatric malignancies in relation to age, sex and incidence and in the clinical and morphological findings. 2. The malignant tumours in paediatric age group are less common and they form about 10.90% of malignant tumours occurring at all ages. 3. These tumours show a slight male preponderance compared to females in the ratio of 1.2:1. 4. 38.75% of the tumours were encountered in children below the age of 5 years. Most of the tumours (61.25%) occurred between 6-14 years indicating a higher incidence with increasing growth. 5. The commonest tumours in the order of frequency were leukaemia’s (38.75%), lymphomas (16.25%), retinoblastoma (8.75%), Wilms tumour (6.25%) and Ewing’s tumour (6.25%). CONCLUSION The malignancies in the childhood are a commonest cause of death in the west after the accidents whereas in India it is the next common causes of death after malnutrition and infections. As the embryonic tumours have good prognosis if diagnosed early and treated if it suggested that the antenatal data regarding the aetiological factors and screening of children of such parents for the possible childhood tumours will help us to control and treat the childhood tumours well in advance

Embedded System to Prevent Traffic Congestion by Creating Traffic Light Delays

Increase of vehicles has been created traffic congestion and traffic jams which is a serious threat for the ambulance to reach its destinations in time. We as engineers have to consider this serious problem and duty to make an easy go for the ambulance during emergency. In a solution to solve this threat to prevent further threat to lives we are going to systemize the sensors which optimizes the traffic light operated by microcontroller which is powered by solar panel. This system reduces the traffic jam and congestion up to certain extent. Microcontroller used here is 89S52 which belongs to MCS-51 family. IR Transmitter and Receiver are placed on either side of the road. When vehicle passes in between IR Transmitter and Receiver, IR System is activated. IR System is controlled by microcontroller and t counts the number of vehicle passing on the road and keeps in memory. When vehicle count exceeds the limit microcontroller create the traffic light delays. Based on vehicle count, microcontroller defines different ranges for traffic light delays and update accordingly. At user pre-defined recording interval it records the vehicle count on a real time base. This recorded data is used to analyze traffic conditions in future. This data could be downloaded through communication between the microcontroller and the computer which is done by the computer administrator (access the traffic condition) on a central computer station access the traffic condition and reduce the congestion by creating traffic light delays

Assessing the carbon emission in concrete production in Ready-Mix Concrete (RMC) Plants

Sustainability represents a critical challenge in the construction industry as it is the major contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with over 40% of the world’s energy-related CO2 emissions originating from the construction and operation of buildings. This research aims to assess the carbon emissions associated with concrete production in Ready-Mix Concrete (RMC) plants by analyzing type and production specifics, focusing on energy consumption and the types of energy utilized for production. A literature review was conducted to delineate CO2 emitted during concrete production. A total of 13 RMC Plants from the Bangalore region is selected as case studies, and their operational emissions are determined. The study’s results illustrate that concrete production was high in March, April, and May compared to other months in the year. It is observed that plants older than 10 years have higher carbon emissions per cubic meter than newer plants. Also, the plants 100% dependent on electricity as an energy source have a higher carbon emission per cubic meter of concrete produced