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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the zoonotic virus answerable for the current global health crisis is ringing its dangerous bells on its post disease status. COVID-19 is causing multiple organ damage probably with its entry site. Insulin-Dependent Diabetes (IDDM) also known as Type I Diabetes is a multifactorial disease that typically occurs as a result of the interaction of genetic, environmental and immunologic factors.The mechanisms behind the development of Diabetes and associated consequences are complicated. The morphological mass of Insulin producing β-cells in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans and the functional status determine plasma Insulin levels. Insufficient Insulin levels may develop as a result of a lack of β-cell function resulting in hyperglycemia and Diabetes. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor, the binding agent which allows Corona virus to enter and migrate to various organs such as lungs, heart, liver, pancreas, and kidneys is assumed to be responsible for this damage. The over expression of ACE2 receptor on pancreatic endocrine cells paves a way for extensive damage to Islets of Langerhans causing Insulin resistance and deficiency. Another common assumption among the researchers and health care professionals are the dreadful relationship shared by viruses and Diabetes which can exacerbate or provoke autoimmunity leading to β-cell auto-oxidation. The metabolic complications like Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyper osmolar hyperglycemia are predominantly seen in various regions of the world in people with Pre-Diabetes and non-diabetics. However, this review explored the probable truth behind COVID-19 induced new-onset Diabetes mellitus and its complications.
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Educational institutions worldwide continue to improve their teaching and learning activities in almost all the facets of the profession. Upon the declaration of COVID 19 as a pandemic, learning activities were abruptly shifted from the in-person to virtual classroom activities. The transition required changes in the strategies and methods/styles of teaching. Despite the success in most of the activities, classroom interactions and assessments of students' work emerged as areas that deserve more attention. The objective of this study is to develop a pilot project aimed at maintaining acceptable and secured levels of interactions and assessments. The setting for this study includes virtual classroom interactions, peer level tutoring sessions, and formative assessments. To improve the interactions, efficacious assessment methods deploying incremental levels of thinking were used. This requires a third-party program for embedding questions on prerecorded lectures. The questions were then randomized and assigned to the subjects. The use of hierarchical randomization of multiple-choice questions for the short quizzes resulted in reduction of cheating. The performance of the students in the four sections of a calculus course used for this project improved by 17%. For complete eradication of cheating, the midterm was returned from online back to the traditional classrooms. Such move will include the final exam in mid-December. © 2020 IEEE.
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Introduction-Oxygen level present in the human body is a measure that shows the amount of Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) present in Red Blood Cells (RBC). It is as essential to check blood oxygen level as checking the body temperature level for wellbeing concerns. Particularly during the current circumstance when the viral infection and its outbreak is way normal. The recent episode of destructive infections like COVID-19, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Ebola, Lassa Fever, Zika Virus, Yellow Fever, and latest Influenza A [H3N2 and H1N2]warns us to stay ready for forthcoming virus attacks.[1] It is apparent from ongoing researches that the immune system of our body is likewise demonstrated by the SpO2 levels. All in all, we can say that the blood oxygen level is the non-intrusive method of recognizing the resistance capacity of an individual against the virus attack [2]. Oxygen level degradation is one of the major lethal explanations behind the passings of deaths in the recent COVID-19 cases. It was taught to ceaselessly screen the blood SpO2 level, as blood oxygen loss is generally not distinguished. Till the patient arrives at the emergency clinic, they normally breakdown due to lack of oxygen and respiration problems. Our paper proposes the Heart Beat and SpO2 sensor [Max 30100/30102] interfacing to check the immunity level of individuals. The framework is associated with an ESP8266 based IoT module to screen the body parameters like SpO2 and Heartbeat, live on the web. It very well may be profoundly valuable for the specialists to screen their patients from various wards of clinics as well as from any edge of the world. In our country, whereas of now, there is a shortage of doctors, this framework can assist with arriving at their patients remotely. This gadget can be a deliverer for individuals to get unaffected from a late flare-up of infections as the majority of individuals even get infected by different patients in hospitals too. © 2021, Universitatea de Vest Vasile Goldis din Arad. All rights reserved.