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This study investigated the synergy between the residential indoor spatial configuration and the perception of use of the space by the occupants. This was done with the intention of fostering a better design for satisfaction having understood human condition and specific definition with their fundamental philosophy of communication with space. The primary data was sourced through the use of a questionnaire administered to the residents in the study area and further study utilised relevant text and publications on the subject matter.

In this paper we obtained a canonical local basis {J_i } ,i=1,2 of vector bundle V on the Standard Cliffordian Ka ̈hler Manifold (R^8,V). The paths of semispray on the Standard Cliffordian Ka ̈hler Manifold are in fact the solutions of Euler-Lagrange equations.

In the present paper, nanosized calcium copper titanate (CaCu3Ti4-xCoxO12, CCTCO, x=0.10) powders were synthesized by solid state route. The microstructure and dielectric properties of polycrystalline CCTO samples sintered at different temperatures were investigated. The results which obtained showed grain growth with increasing of sintering temperature. On other hand, dielectric constant of CCTCO sintered at 950 and 1000 °C showed frequency and temperature dependence in the range of 103 to 2.106 Hz, and gives values of 903 and 995 measured at room temperature and 103 Hz, respectively.

This paper reviews water electrolysis technolo-gies for hydrogen production and also surveys the state of the art of water electrolysis integration with renewable energies. First, attention is paid to the thermodynamic and electrochem-ical processes to better understand how electrolysis cells work and how they can be combined to build big electrolysis mod-ules.

OBJECTIVE: The development of associated febrile to lymphadenomegaly leads to several diagnostic hypotheses, among them the Kikushi-Fujimoto disease. METHOD: This review was set up by searching PubMed/Medline, Web of Science and Scopus database using the following key words:“Kikushi disease”, “Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease”, “histiocytic necrotizing”, “lymphadenitis”, “lymphadenopathy”. RESULTS: We report a case in a young patient with a fever associated with the emergence of adenomegalies and weight loss in two months, associated with hepatosplenomegaly.

The development of radioprotective agents has been a subject of intense research in view of their potential for use within a radiation environment, such as space exploration, radiotherapy and even nuclear war. Since no ideal, safe synthetic radioprotectors are available to date, the search for alternative sources, including plants, has been on-going for several decades. In the Traditional Indian system of medicine, several plants have been used to treat radiation-mediated ailments.

Homeopathy is a therapeutic method discovered by DrSamuel Hahnemann and is being practiced around the world. The validity of the science of homeopathy was questioned due to the lack of evidence of any material content in its ultra-high dilutions. The current paper as well as the earlier research papers of the author established the presence of large number of nanoparticles and quantum dots in all scales of dilutions of homeopathic drugs. The body of evidence presented are sufficient to establish the fact that homeopathy is not a placebo therapy but a nanomedicine.

This study aimed to analyze the chemical composition of the essential oil of Aloysia lycioides Cham, as well as to evaluate the antifungal, cytotoxic and modulatory activity of this oil against Candida species. The oil, analyzed by Multidimensional Gas Chromatography coupled with Mass Spectrometry had its antifungal activity determined for 12 Candida species according with Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI).

Wound infection at operated site called as surgical Site Infections (SSIs), is a nightmare for a surgeon. It results from bacterial contamination during or after a surgical procedure. A descriptive type of cross sectional study was done in Vinayaka Mission medical college to study the factors responsible for SSI. 140 patients belonging to different age groups and both sexes who were admitted for non traumatic abdominal surgery from july 2013 – September 2015, were included in the study. Data collected and analysed . The incidence of Surgical site infections (SSI) was noted to be 17.14%.

Acute postoperative pain is a disagreeable sensation related to tissue harm created during a surgical intervention, and is considered a major source of morbidity in patients already weakened by the underlying disease. For that, postoperative pain should be considered seriously, not exclusively because of how disagreeable it is, but also because, if deficiently managed, there is a possibility for the progression to chronic pain and its incumbent morbidity (Rathmell et al., 2006). Consequently, intentional actions should be taken to prophylactic ally treat the pain.