Role of Dietary Zinc as a Nutritional Immunomodulator

Goswami, T.K.,Bhar, R.,Jadhav, S.E.,Joardar, S.N.,Ram, G.C. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2005 Animal Bioscience Vol.18 No.3

Zinc is ubiquitous in all living cells. Structural and catalytic properties of cellular enzymes are zinc dependent. Zinc deficiency leads to a variety of pathological abnormalities with immune impairment. It is an established fact that nutritional status contributes to overall immune response of individuals. Outcome of zinc deficiency on immune system is so drastic that it is difficult to conceive at the first instance. Zinc supplementation has been advocated to prevent diarrheal disease in children with poor nutritional status. The bioavailability of zinc depends upon its sources. Moreover it varies between monogastrics and ruminants. Controversy still prevails between inorganic and organic sources of zinc with respect to their superiority in bioavailability. Zinc exerts immunostimulatory effects in various laboratory and farm animals. Animals having congenital zinc deficiency diseases like A46 lethal trait usually die due to impairment of the immune system unless treated with zinc. The immune mechanism of zinc and its effect on animals and man are discussed. Zinc has been considered as extremely safe at higher therapeutic doses, but does not provide any beneficial effect but rather may cause immunosuppression. More recently, zinc has been prescribed for immunodeficient hosts, to modulate the immune system so that to a certain extent it can combat against opportunistic pathogens.

Two-Step Rate Distortion Optimization Algorithm for High Efficiency Video Coding

Goswami, Kalyan,Lee, Dae Yeol,Kim, Jongho,Jeong, Seyoon,Kim, Hui Yong,Kim, Byung-Gyu Korea Multimedia Society 2017 The journal of multimedia information system Vol.4 No.4

High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) is the newest video coding standard for improvement in video data compression. This new standard provides a significant improvement in picture quality, especially for high-resolution videos. A quadtree-based structure is created for the encoding and decoding processes and the rate-distortion (RD) cost is calculated for all possible dimensions of coding units in the quadtree. To get the best combination of the block an optimization process is performed in the encoder, called rate distortion optimization (RDO). In this work we are proposing a novel approach to enhance the overall RDO process of HEVC encoder. The proposed algorithm is performed in two steps. In the first step, like HEVC, it performs general rate distortion optimization. The second step is an extra checking where a SSIM based cost is evaluated. Moreover, a fast SSIM (FSSIM) calculation technique is also proposed in this paper.

Lying by telling the truth – the risks of deception by paltering and hypocrisy in corporate social responsibilities context

Goswami Saheli,Jaiswal Geetika 한국마케팅과학회 2023 Journal of Global Fashion Marketing Vol.14 No.4

This research investigated how fashion corporations’ paltering- based deceptive marketing, specifically related to corporate social responsibility (CSR), might influence consumers. Specifically, it investigated if it evokes hypocrisy perceptions to influence consu- mers’ purchase decisions and how the mediating roles of consu- mer-corporation-relationship and consumer-based corporate- reputation can explain such influences. Using a two-factor online experiment (paltering x message replications), data were collected from 252 US consumers. PROCESS results indicated that CSR- paltering positively evoked hypocrisy and, in turn, dampened con- sumer-corporation-relationship and corporate-reputation. Such hypocrisy significantly reduced purchase-intentions, but only when mediated through consumer-corporation-relationship. No significant negative relationships between deception and pur- chase-intentions were observed when mediated by hypocrisy alone or combined with corporate-reputation. Additionally, palter- ing directly influenced relational and reputational evaluations. The novelty of this research lies in its focus on paltering-based decep- tion, prevalent within the fashion industry, and how technically true yet misleading CSR marketing influences consumers. This study also responds to the urgent scholarly calls for investigating deception’s role in consumers’ hypocrisy and adds how this new type of decep- tion is also an attributing factor. Further, it provides corporations insight into how CSR paltering, despite its technically true informa- tion, can damage consumers’ relational and reputational attach- ments and their behavioral intentions if discovered.

Application of drum compost and vermicompost to improve soil health, growth, and yield parameters for tomato and cabbage plants

Goswami, Linee,Nath, Anil,Sutradhar, Sweety,Bhattacharya, Satya Sundar,Kalamdhad, Ajay,Vellingiri, Kowsalya,Kim, Ki-Hyun Elsevier 2017 Journal of environmental management Vol.200 No.-

<P>Utilization of different types of solid wastes through composting is important for environmental sustainability and restoring soil quality. Although drum composting is an efficient technology, the possibility of heavy metal contamination restricts its large-scale use. In this research, a field experiment was conducted to evaluate the impact of water hyacinth drum compost (DC) and traditional vermicompost (VC) on soil quality and crop growth in an agro-ecosystem cultivated intensively with tomato and cabbage as test crops. A substantial improvement in soil health was observed with respect to nutrient availability, physical stability, and microbial diversity due to the application of drum compost and traditional vermicompost. Moreover, soil organic carbon was enriched through increased humic and fulvic acid carbon. Interestingly, heavy metal contamination was less significant in vermicompost-treated soils than in those receiving the other treatments. The use of VC and DC in combination with recommended chemical fertilization effectively stimulated crop growth, yield, product quality, and storage longevity for both tomato and cabbage. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</P>

FIXED-POINT THEOREMS FOR (𝜙, 𝜓, 𝛽)-GERAGHTY CONTRACTION TYPE MAPPINGS IN PARTIALLY ORDERED FUZZY METRIC SPACES WITH APPLICATIONS

Goswami, Nilakshi,Patir, Bijoy The Kangwon-Kyungki Mathematical Society 2022 한국수학논문집 Vol.30 No.2

In this paper, we prove some fixed-point theorems in partially ordered fuzzy metric spaces for (𝜙, 𝜓, 𝛽)-Geraghty contraction type mappings which are generalization of mappings with Geraghty contraction type condition. Application of the derived results are shown in proving the existence of unique solution to some boundary value problems.

Fast algorithm for the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) encoder using texture analysis

Goswami, K.,Lee, J.H.,Kim, B.G. Elsevier science 2016 Information sciences Vol.364 No.-

<P>High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) is the newest video coding standard for improvement in video data compression. However, the important challenge of the encoding complexity of HEVC is addressed in a new way. For a natural video sequence, a large number of coding blocks are generally skipped in nature. These need not be transmitted and can be generated in the decoder side using reference pictures. An early skip detection technique for HEVC is proposed based on identification of motionless and homogeneous texture-based regions in a video sequence. Entropy is considered as a feature for analysis of coding unit (CU) texture. An entropy difference between coding units is calculated for identification of motionless and homogeneous regions in a video sequence. Complex texture-based regions are generally encoded as asymmetric motion partitioning (AMP) processing units. An early non-AMP detection technique is also proposed for non-skipped coding blocks using the entropy value of a coding unit. The proposed technique achieved a 40% encoding time reduction, compared with the conventional HEVC encoder, with a negligible degradation in video quality. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</P>

Fast video encoding algorithm for efficient social media service

Goswami, Kalyan,Kim, Byung-Gyu,Lee, Jeong-Bae,Jun, Dong-San,Choi, Jin Soo Springer-Verlag 2015 MULTIMEDIA TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS Vol.74 No.14

Investigating the direct and indirect effects of perceived corporate hypocrisy on turnover intentions

Goswami Saheli,Bhaduri Gargi 한국마케팅과학회 2021 Journal of Global Fashion Marketing Vol.12 No.3

Perceived corporate hypocrisy, a perception of corporations claiming to have a virtuous character that they do not really possess, is a growing concern for US businesses. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of retail employees’ perceived corporate hypocrisy (PCH) related to corporations’ moral responsibility efforts on their work-related behaviors, namely turnover intentions, mediated by their lack of trust and poor attitude towards the corporation. An online self-reported survey was conducted using 520 adult US retail employees. The study results revealed that PCH positively impacted employee turnover intention, participants’ lack of trust in the corporation as well their less favorable attitude towards the same. Also, both lack of trust and less favorable attitude mediated the relation between PCH and turnover intention. The study provides implications for corporations and indicates that given employees are irreplaceable resources to the corporation and can act as creators of competitive advantages, it is essential that corporations take initiatives to align their moral values with those of their employees or risk losing them.

Randomized controlled trial to compare oral analgesic requirements and patient satisfaction in using oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs versus benzydamine hydrochloride oral rinses after mandibular third molar extraction: a pilot study

Goswami, Devalina,Jain, Gaurav,Mohod, Mangesh,Baidya, Dalim Kumar,Bhutia, Ongkila,Roychoudhury, Ajoy The Korean Dental Society of Anesthsiology 2018 Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Vol.18 No.1

Background: Third molar extraction is associated with considerable pain and discomfort, which is mostly managed with oral analgesic medication. We assessed the analgesic effect of benzydamine hydrochloride, a topical analgesic oral rinse, for controlling postoperative pain following third molar extraction. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted in 40 patients divided into two groups, for extraction of fully erupted third molar. Groups A received benzydamine hydrochloride mouthwash and group B received normal saline gargle with oral ibuprofen and paracetamol. Oral ibuprofen and paracetamol was the rescue analgesic drug in group A. Patients were evaluated on the $3^{rd}$ and $7^{th}$ post-operative days (POD) for pain using the visual analogue score (VAS), trismus, total number of analgesics consumed, and satisfaction level of patients. Results: The VAS in groups A and B on POD3 and POD7 was $4.55{\pm}2.54$ and $3.95{\pm}1.8$, and $1.2{\pm}1.64$ and $0.95{\pm}1.14$, respectively and was statistically insignificant. The number of analgesics consumed in groups A and B on POD3 ($5.25{\pm}2.22$ and $6.05{\pm}2.43$) was not statistically different from that consumed on POD7 ($9.15{\pm}5.93$ and $10.65{\pm}6.46$). The p values for trismus on POD3 and POD7 were 0.609 and 0.490, respectively and those for patient satisfaction level on POD3 and POD7 were 0.283 and 0.217, respectively. Conclusions: Benzydamine hydrochloride oral rinses do not significantly reduce intake of oral analgesics and are inadequate for pain relief following mandibular third molar extraction.

Unusual chromosomal features in a child with gradual disappearance of right ulna (mono ostolic osteolysis)

Goswami, Hit K.,Shrivastava, Nirhhay,Gopal, Shiv Kumar,Sharna, Sanjay,Chandorkar, Manoj,Lee, In-Hwan,Chang, Sung-Ik Korean Society of Medical Genetics 1997 대한의학유전학회지 Vol.1 No.1

A nine month old male child presenting degenerating right ulna (massive osteolysis) has been followed up for two years. The bone completely disappeared due to abscesses on the right forearm and without orthopedic or haematological complications. Repeated lymphocyte cultures showed somatic pairing (mostly chromosome pair 5), end to end association involving chromosome 14, 21, 21 and 16, and satellite enlargement in a high proportion of cells with an otherwise normal 46,XY karyotype. These observations are compared with 13 other types of orthopaedic patients, and we opine that cumulative picture of chromosomal aberrations appears to correspond with the present rare anomaly "Mono Ostolic Osteolysis" involving right ulna. None of the controls or any other orthopaedic anomaly studied hereunder exhibits this chromosomal picture.