Risk Factors and Symptoms of Uterine Prolapse: Reality of Nepali Women

Abha Sharma,Jing Ping Zhang 숙명여자대학교 아시아여성연구원 2014 Asian Women Vol.30 No.1

The aim of the review was to explore the risk factors and symptoms of uterine prolapse (UP) experienced by Nepali women. The literature review was completed by making use of Pub med, Google Scholar, and Medscape. The prevalence of uterine prolapse was found to be in the range of 10?40%. The grass root causes of UP in Nepal are poverty, illiteracy and male dominated social structure. These causes gender based discrimination, inaccessibility to health services, poor nutrition, early marriage, early pregnancy, multi parity in the need of son, work load during pregnancy and postnatal period, domestic violence, home deliveries, lack of awareness about UP, shyness to explain about reproductive health related problems which in turn leads to uterine prolapse. Women suffering from UP start experiencing a variety of physical symptoms like back ache, difficulty in standing, sitting and walking, difficulty in lifting, vaginal foul smelling discharge/ itching, sore or ulcer in protrusion of tissue, painful intercourse, burning micturition, urinary incontinence, difficulty in passing stool, etc. The psycho?social dimension of life is also affected by having UP. These symptoms affects almost every aspect of women’s daily living hence creating role limitation, physical limitations, social limitations, personal limitations and also psychology of sufferer. All of these finally have direct impact on the quality of life of the women.

Analysis on Vegetation Phenology Characteristics of Landslide - Focused on Manaslu Conservation Area, Gorkha District of Nepal -

Abhas Maskey,Jong Hoon Park,Seung Gyu Jeong 한국인간·식물·환경학회 2016 인간식물환경학회지 Vol.19 No.1

This paper presents a study to identify the relationship between vegetation phenology and landslide using remote sensing to access landslide prone areas in an event of an earthquake. A landslide triggered after the April 2015 earthquake in Manaslu Conservation Area in Gorkha District of Nepal was used as a study site. The method proposed in the paper uses pre- and post-event LANDSAT8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) images and uses Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) for understanding the correlation between vegetation phenology of the study site to the landslide. Comparative study of the result shows lower NDVI mean value after the earthquake and shows that a slope with NDVI mean value lower than 0.247 could be landslide prone. Implication of the result, if confirmed, could aid in identifying landslide prone areas and implementing mitigation programs to either re-vegetate the slope or relocate residents directly under threat.

Diminishing Procedural Boundaries in International Arbitration

Abha Pareek 한국중재학회 2013 중재연구 Vol.23 No.4

The surge of cross border trade and transactions has seen international arbitration fast emerging as the preferred mode of dispute resolution. This phenomenon is especially remarkable in the Asian region. The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”)aspires to contribute to this growth as one of the leading arbitral institutions. The objective of this article is to provide an insight into the key features of SIAC Rules. This article has been divided into two parts; the first part discusses how the SIAC Rules are helpful in building bridges in international arbitration between the common law and civil law systems. We have attempted to throw light on how the SIAC Rules may be tailored by the parties to bring about a harmonization in the common law and civil law practices in the conduct of the arbitration proceedings. In the second part of the article, we discuss the two most popular procedures introduced in the SIAC Rules in 2010 i.e. ‘Emergency Arbitration’ and ‘Expedited procedures’. The emergency arbitration provisions enable a party to obtain order(s)/award for urgent interim relief(s) upon commencement of arbitral proceedings but pending the constitution of the main Tribunal. The expedited Procedure provisions give parties the option of having their disputes determined in six (6) months from the date of the constitution of the tribunal.

Computational fluid dynamics modeling of high temperature air combustion in an heat recovery steam generator boiler

Abhas Khoshhal,Masoud Rahimi,Afshar Ghahramani,Ammar Abdulaziz Alsairafi 한국화학공학회 2011 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.28 No.5

This paper reports a numerical study on the possibility of using high temperature air combustion (HiTAC)technique in the heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) boiler of the Fajr Petrochemical Complex, Iran. For this purpose a theoretical fuel nozzle which operates in HiTAC mode of combustion has been installed and modeled using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique. By aim of establishing an efficient heat transfer rate to the boiler’s tubes, the proper nozzle location and an optimum mass flow rate of fuel have been found. The results show that by using this modification it is possible to increase the steam temperature up to 37 percent.

On-Board Computer Hardware Design using ARM Cortex M4 Processors

Abhas Maskey(압하스),Ji Hyun Park(박지현),Vishnu Anand Muruganandan(비슈누),In-Seuck Jeung(정인석) 한국항공우주학회 2016 한국항공우주학회 학술발표회 논문집 Vol.2016 No.4

Seoul National University is developing an On-Board Computer (OBC) based on ARM Cortex M4 processors from STMicroelectronics. The microcontroller (MCU) has the capacity to run at 180㎒ maximum frequency, has a Floating Point Unit (FPU) and has a performance of 225DMIPS. The nominal power consumption while all peripherals are activated is 323.4㎽ and can has low power modes to conserve power. The processor is supported by a flight tested STM32F405RG processor as a node for in-orbit firmware update and fault detection. The OBC also features as the Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS), and has an 8MB SDRAM for dynamic data while supporting 8MB of flash memory and backup of 4GB memory through microSD card. The ADCS can drive up to 4 magnetorquers (MTQs). The OBC has a flexible design and the same design has been applied for imaging payload.

SNUSAT Mission and System for CanSat Competition Korea 2014

Abhas Maskey,Ju Hyeon Kim,Hee Jae Gwon,Ji Hyun Park,Jae Young Lim,In-Seuck Jeung 한국항공우주학회 2014 한국항공우주학회 학술발표회 논문집 Vol.2014 No.11

Seoul National University’s small satellite group, the SNUSAT, participated in SaTRec’s annual CanSat Competition Korea 2014. In an attempt to differentiate from previous missions in the past and to incorporate more complexity in the design and development process, SNUSAT group for this year decided to take panoramic 360° images for search and rescue operations. This paper discusses the mission and system development while remarking on the hurdles and challenges the group had to face on the road to the final competition.

Breaking Bad News: Patient Preferences and the Role of Family Members when Delivering a Cancer Diagnosis

Rao, Abha,Sunil, Bhuvana,Ekstrand, Maria,Heylen, Elsa,Raju, Girish,Shet, Arun Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2016 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.17 No.4

Background: Western physicians tend to favour complete disclosure of a cancer diagnosis to the patient, while non-Western physicians tend to limit disclosure and include families in the process; the latter approach is prevalent in clinical oncology practice in India. Few studies, however, have examined patient preferences with respect to disclosure or the role of family members in the process. Materials and Methods: Structured interviews were conducted with patients (N=127) in the medical oncology clinic of a tertiary referral hospital in Bangalore, India. Results: Patients ranged in age from 18-88 (M=52) and were mostly male (59%). Most patients (72%) wanted disclosure of the diagnosis cancer, a preference significantly associated with higher education and English proficiency. A majority wanted their families to be involved in the process. Patients who had wanted and not wanted disclosure differed with respect to their preferences regarding the particulars of disclosure (timing, approach, individuals involved, role of family members). Almost all patients wanted more information concerning their condition, about immediate medical issues such as treatments or side effects, rather than long-term or non-medical issues. Conclusions: While most cancer patients wanted disclosure of their disease, a smaller group wished that their cancer diagnosis had not been disclosed to them. Regardless of this difference in desire for disclosure, both groups sought similar specific information regarding their cancer and largely favoured involvement of close family in decision making. Additional studies evaluating the influence of factors such as disease stage or family relationships could help guide physicians when breaking bad news.

Diminishing Procedural Boundaries in International Arbitration

Pareek, Abha The Korean Association of Arbitration Studies 2013 중재연구 Vol.23 No.4

The surge of cross border trade and transactions has seen international arbitration fast emerging as the preferred mode of dispute resolution. This phenomenon is especially remarkable in the Asian region. The Singapore International Arbitration Centre ("SIAC") aspires to contribute to this growth as one of the leading arbitral institutions. The objective of this article is to provide an insight into the key features of SIAC Rules. This article has been divided into two parts; the first part discusses how the SIAC Rules are helpful in building bridges in international arbitration between the common law and civil law systems. We have attempted to throw light on how the SIAC Rules may be tailored by the parties to bring about a harmonization in the common law and civil law practices in the conduct of the arbitration proceedings. In the second part of the article, we discuss the two most popular procedures introduced in the SIAC Rules in 2010 i.e. 'Emergency Arbitration' and 'Expedited procedures'. The emergency arbitration provisions enable a party to obtain order(s)/award for urgent interim relief(s) upon commencement of arbitral proceedings but pending the constitution of the main Tribunal. The expedited Procedure provisions give parties the option of having their disputes determined in six (6) months from the date of the constitution of the tribunal.

Performance Assessment of Tuning Methods for PID Controller Parameter used for Position Control of DC Motor

Husain Ahmed,Dr. Abha Rajoriya 보안공학연구지원센터 2014 International Journal of u- and e- Service, Scienc Vol.7 No.5

In this paper, a comparison is made for tuning methods of PID controller to improve the performance of the position control system of DC motor. Firstly, the PID controller is tuned using conventional Ziegler –Nichols method and then by using Simulink Response Optimization tool box available in MATLAB software. Further, Fuzzy gain scheduling of PID controller is investigated in which fuzzy rules are utilized on-line to adapt the PID controller parameters based on the error and its first time derivative. The result shows that the gain scheduling scheme for DC motor position control system have presented superior performance compared to other methods.

In-vitro Studies on Copper Nanoparticles and Nano-hydroxyapatite Infused Biopolymeric Composite Scaffolds for Bone Bioengineering Applications

Shikha Kumari,Abha Mishra,Divakar Singh,Chenzhong Li,Pradeep Srivastava 한국생물공학회 2023 Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering Vol.28 No.1

This research study deals with the development of copper nanoparticles (CN) and nano-hydroxyapatite (nHAP) infused chitosan (C) and gelatin (G) based nanocomposite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering applications. Human-origin osteoblast cells (MG-63) were seeded over the scaffolds to investigate the novel biomimetic extracellular matrix system. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed an average pore size between 100-146 μm for all the C-G-nHAP-CN based scaffolds. The in-vitro degradation study showed 74-83% degradation for CN-based scaffolds. For 0.03% CN based scaffold degradation rate (84%) was very close to the control scaffold. Swelling ratio was highest for the chitosan scaffold and it was in the range between 5.25-5.93 mg/mL for other scaffolds. Compressive moduli were highest for 0.03% CN scaffold (3.32 MPa) which was relatively very high in comparison to C-G-nHAP scaffold with 2.4 MPa strength in a wet state. Stress-strain graphs also show the maximum displacement by 0.03% CN scaffold. The functional and structural analysis for the scaffolds showed the presence of nHAP in the scaffold and CN peaks within the composite structure. Differential scanning colorimetry testing showed reduced crystallinity in CN-based scaffolds with a melting temperature of 320ºC. Their 2D cell behaviour in the Electrical Cell Impedance System (ECIS) study showed maximum cell spreading and growth in 0.02% CN-based scaffold. The cell-seeded composite was tested for 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazolyl-2)-2,5- diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT), 4,6-diamidino-2- phenylindole (DAPI), and acridine orange and propidium iodide (AOPI) assay for testing its cytocompatibility for MG-63 cell line. Cell proliferation and cell spreading was observed by SEM in all the CN-based scaffolds. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity was highest in 0.03% CN scaffold with 2.0 optical density (OD) value. Alizarin Red Stain (ARS) staining was performed to support this study. It can be statistically depicted that nHAP and 0.03% CNbased scaffold could be potential biomaterial for minor to severe bone-related tissue regeneration applications.