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The corona virus disease (COVID-19) is a pandemic that facilitate a confrontation space for scientific and social existence of human frontiers. The rapid spread and mortality rate of COVID-19 and the preventive measures including social distancing and its impact on economy, developed an unprecedented consciousness around the globe. It has created an effect on the mental health of individuals employed across various sectors and is outlined in this study. There is currently an inadequate theoretical model that focuses on the comprehensive understanding of the psychology of preventive behaviour during the outbreak of pandemics. In this study, a transnational model is delineated for assessing the adoption of preventive behavioural practices associated with COVID-19 pandemic. It uses the components derived from the theories of situational awareness and health belief model and literatures related to impact of containment strategies on various sectors. The contribution includes policy recommendations that can be helpful for the healthcare professionals and government to control the disease spread.Copyright © 2022 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
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Background We present a unique case of a female who developed a large pericardial effusion (PEff) from a rare cause. Case A 36-year-old female with recent COVID-19 infection presented with acute dyspnea. She had undergone liposuction, rectus plication and breast augmentation two months ago. Heart rate was 90/min and blood pressure 86/57mmHg. CT angiogram of the chest revealed a massive PEff with tamponade. She had large right-sided pleural effusion also. She underwent ultrasound-guided pericardiocentesis with the removal of 950 milliliters of serosanguineous fluid. Follow-up echocardiogram showed re-accumulation of fluid. Due to the rapid onset of PEff, she underwent a pericardial window and bilateral chest tube placement. Decision-making Pleural and pericardial fluid analysis showed silicone-gel particles (Figure. 1). Pericardial biopsy showed nonspecific chronic inflammation. Autoimmune workup was unremarkable. Elevated ESR and CRP in the presence of embolized gel particles indicated foreign body reaction from silicone embolism. Plastic surgery advised implant removal. Silicone embolism is known to cause silicone thorax, pleural effusions, and anaplastic large cell lymphoma. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of PEff due to silicone embolism from breast implants. Conclusion Cardiologists should be aware of this rare but serious complication. Silicone embolism should be considered in the differential of PEff in patients with breast implants. [Formula presented]Copyright © 2023 American College of Cardiology Foundation
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Background Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is an extremely rare disorder. Case A 20-year-old, 36-week pregnant female (G1P0) presented with acute shortness of breath, sharp chest pain and fever. She was COVID-19 positive and required BiPAP. Echocardiogram showed 40% EF, dilated LV with global hypokinesis and moderate mitral regurgitation (MR). She was hypotensive and on oxygen despite diuresis, emergent cesarean and COVID-19 treatment. Left heart catheterization showed anomalous takeoff of the left main coronary artery (LCA) from the dilated pulmonary artery (PA) with coronary steal (Figure 1). She had ALCAPA repair with LIMA to LAD bypass grafting. Decision-making Differential diagnoses included peripartum cardiomyopathy, Covid-myocarditis, pulmonary embolism, and spontaneous coronary artery dissection. LHC was performed only when symptoms failed to improve and troponin kept rising. ALCAPA has two major clinical subtypes - Infantile type and adult type. Adult type presents as dyspnea, chest pain, reduced exercise ability, and sudden cardiac death. Despite having good RCA to LCA collaterals, adult patients can still have ongoing ischemia of the LV myocardium, causing ischemic MR, malignant ventricular dysrhythmias. Diagnosis was delayed due to pregnancy and COVID-19 infection. Conclusion ALCAPA is a lethal coronary disorder. Elevated troponin and dilated cardiomyopathy with acute MR should raise suspicion of ALCAPA in young adults. [Formula presented]Copyright © 2023 American College of Cardiology Foundation
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Estuarine aquaculture in the coastal belt plays a key role in food security, production and supply chain. In the current COVID scenario, an efficient, sustainable and contactless system is the need of the hour, to keep up with the rising demands for food. Estuarine aquaculture involves culturing of fish species in a controlled environment so as to meet the increased demands. This requires continuous monitoring of the controlled environment which results in a labor-intensive proposition at the site. To simplify the task of the aquaculture farmers, the proposed solution named as 'Estuarine-Star' ensures that the entire site of aquaculture is maintained autonomously without the presence of the farmer at the site. The system comprises of 5 underwater sensors connected in the form of a star placed at strategic points in the site. These strategically placed underwater sensors sense the environmental parameters and through edge computing take appropriate actions to maintain an optimal environment. The data is also stored on the cloud. Furthermore, a camera system captures the underwater view of the fishes to study and understand the behavior of the fishes. This will help in taking targeted actions when abnormality in parameters is detected. The system ensures optimal conditions for rearing of fish thereby providing sustainable and profitable growth for the farmers. The interactive application hosted on cloud makes use of real time parameters and live video for alert generation and recommendations. © 2021 IEEE.
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As computer science is evolving it can be used for a wide variety of things, for the scope of our research we look to track eye movements for the drowsiness and attentive detection of a person. The movements of eyes or feeling drowsiness can have many adverse effects on an individual, and even can lead to catastrophic situations. Eye Monitoring System for Drowsiness and Attentiveness Detection is developed for monitoring the drowsiness and attentiveness of any individual. A lot of drivers suffer from drowsiness while driving the cars, trucks and auto rickshaws. The reason for drowsiness can differ from person to person but feeling drowsy while driving can lead to various safety issues for the driver and other people on the road. A driver feels drowsiness during driving due to lack of sleep, tiredness and due to long travel driving. Drowsiness can also be felt by students in online classes and students tend not to be interested in online classes as there is no faculty keeping an eye on them since they are not in the classrooms physically. As covid-19 impacted education institutions the only way to fill the gap between the students and faculty is online classes, hence online classes are the only solution left. Not only in India but throughout the world online classes are used. A system for checking the attentiveness of students is an active area of research. Our aim is proposing a solution to detect the drowsiness of the driver while he is driving and inattentiveness of students in online class. The main purpose of this research paper is to detect drowsiness and attentiveness using different algorithms and techniques and use the one with best accuracy in our system. The techniques used are Euclidean and CNN. The paper also provides a comparison between these techniques. © 2021 IEEE.
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With the introduction of license agreements, there is no more ownership of the electronic resources, but an access based or subscription-based approach to the electronic resources came into existence. In this recent time of license agreements, the library professionals should have some legal skills. They should know the use of various terms used in license agreements like clauses, tenure, user rights etc. so that they can negotiate and communicate better with publishers and vendors and cater to the needs of the patrons. This study aims to find out the knowledge, attitude, and perception of librarians on license agreements, and to find out the most important aspects of license agreements which are considered by the librarians while signing license agreements. The required data for carrying out the study was collected through google forms in view of COVID-19 situation around. All librarians were confident in signing license agreements without any legal help and most of them give importance to all aspects of license agreements. However, there is need of awareness among the librarians with respect to user rights while signing the license agreements. © 2021, Library Philosophy and Practice. All Rights Reserved.
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Purpose: This paper discusses the need for government and healthcare organization to implement mobile phone-based solutions for healthcare during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. It also highlights the challenges and/or barriers to the rapid introduction, implementation and management of these and other innovative solutions to health service delivery during the current situation Design/methodology/approach: The data include both qualitative and quantitative, collected from the primary interview-based case study and questionnaire survey. It also uses insights from the general populations, healthcare professionals and health information technology developers to understand the role of a mobile health intervention in the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Findings: Healthcare professionals and health information technology developers are confident that the use of mobile health technology and applications has the ability to assist in monitoring and controlling the COVID-19 outbreak. The key advantages of using mobile phone technology are: increased awareness, improved assistance in tracking and testing casualties, improved assistance in seeking and scheduling health information and medical appointments, increased social distancing, improved overall productivity and quality of life. However, data demonstrated that lack of awareness and accessibility or unwillingness to use the technology, complex healthcare needs, application infrastructure, policies and a dearth of training and support are all barriers to successful implementation of this useful tool. Practical implications: This research has the potential to make a significant impact on government and healthcare policy through presenting a coherent argument for the importance of designing and deploying mobile health technology and applications for the general population. Originality/value: prior literature in this domain is inadequate in explaining the importance of mobile phone-based healthcare solutions for health service and during serious disease outbreaks and, in particular, within the Indian context. The findings of this study can be used by government and healthcare organizations to improve health governance during the current global pandemic. © 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited.