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Review on multi storey building foundation strength against various soil properties and seismic force

The foundation stability for different types of multi-storied building is becoming one of the most important areas of study since last few years. But unfortunately, there are many factors associated with the stability of the foundation are yet to be discovered. However it has been seen that many have attempted to establish the correlation between different coefficients and factors associated with beams and column failure, but only a few research works have been considered the failure against seismic force. There are only a few numbers of research evidence available which indicate that the analysis of the stability against seismic force is one the most important parameter in this regard. In this work, a detailed study related to the different factors associated with the building foundation as well as their effect and correlation with the seismic forces has been done. From the study, it has been found that the deep foundation provides better resistance than the shallow foundation against seismic force.

Published by: Sangitika Nandi, Anshul Garg

Author: Sangitika Nandi

Paper ID: V5I2-1936

Paper Status: published

Published: April 18, 2019

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Role of Benzydamine mouthwash in radiation induced oral mucositis- Single blind randomized control study

The aim of this paper is to determine the effect of Benzydamine in addition to normal saline mouthwash and compare it with normal saline mouthwash only, in reducing radiation/chemoirradiation induced oral mucositis in patients with Head and Neck malignancies. An open-label single-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted. Arm A - Radiotherapy/ Chemoirradiation who were randomized to receive Benzydamine mouth wash and normal saline mouth wash. Arm B - Radiotherapy/Chemoirradiation who were randomized to receive normal saline mouthwash only. Forty patients were accrued in the trial, 20 in the control arm and 20 in study arm. All patients completed the treatment protocol except 4 patients in the control group who discontinued treatment after 4 to 5 weeks. A number of patients in control vs. study arm of Chemo irradiation group were 14 vs. 13 and in Radiotherapy group 6 vs. 7 patients. The occurrence of Grade 3 mucositis was less in the control arm 30% vs. 40% but the onset was later among patients in the study arm (week 3). In the Chemo irradiation group requirement for analgesic (92.8% vs. 53.8%), topical anaesthetic (35.7% vs. 7.6% - significant), occurrence of mouth pain (28.5% vs. 15.3%) and Ryles tube feeding (28.5%vs15.3%) were less in the study arm and also tolerated more number of cycles of concurrent chemotherapy (76% vs. 14% p= 0.036). A number of patients having a break in treatment (0% vs. 42.8% -significant) and occurrence of oral thrush (16% vs. 28.5%) were more in study arm of Radiotherapy only group but the number of patients included was small (6 vs. 7). Nausea and vomiting was the predominant complaint in study arm probably induced by the study mouth wash. The occurrence of dryness of oral mucosa and throat was more in study arm of the chemo-irradiation group but less in radiotherapy only group. Overall the addition of Benzydamine mouth wash to normal saline mouthwash along with oral care protocol during treatment did not show significant benefit. But there seems to be some benefit with the use of study mouth wash in the chemo-irradiation group only. Since the sample size is small will need to do the study with larger numbers to document statistically significant benefit

Published by: Dr. V. Srinivasan, Dr. S. Ashok Kumar, Dr. P. Anandhi

Author: Dr. V. Srinivasan

Paper ID: V5I2-1921

Paper Status: published

Published: April 18, 2019

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Implementation of automatic solar tracking and cleaning system

With the growing requirement of electricity and concern for the environmental impact of fossil fuels, implementation of eco-friendly energy sources like solar power is rising. The solar PV modules are generally employed in dust environments which is the case in tropical countries like India. The dust gets accumulated on the front surface of the module and blocks incident light from the sun. The power output reduces as much as by 30% if the module is not cleaned for a month. Accumulation of dust on even one panel in an array reduces their efficiency in energy generation considerably and need to keep the panel surface as clean as possible. In this paper, we designed a system which not only tracks sun but also clean module automatically. This mechanism required an LDR for tracking the sun. While cleaning the solar panels, a mechanism consists of sliding brushes has been developed. In terms of daily energy generation, the present tracking -cum cleaning scheme provides about 30% more energy output as compared to the stationary PV module. This paper gives an idea about the combination of tracking and cleaning system.

Published by: M. L. Thorat, Rutuja Walimbe, Aishwarya Patil, Dhananjay Kulkarni, Supriya Thorat

Author: M. L. Thorat

Paper ID: V5I2-1938

Paper Status: published

Published: April 18, 2019

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Manual applicator road marking machine: A review

This paper summarizes the ongoing researches about the road marking and devices used in road marking. Road marking machines are widely used for marking purpose essential for road safety and traffic control. Various types of road marking devices as fully automatic road marking machine, semi-automatic road marking machine, manual road marking machine, etc. are available in the market. Automation in road marking has evolved and developed with time but mostly in India, manual applicator road marking machine has a great impact in road marking operations due to its size, ease and lower cost. Various types of materials such as thermoplastic, traffic paints, epoxy, etc. are used as marking materials by calculating desirable properties. Horizontal, vertical and straight line marking is possible by manual applicator road marking machine.

Published by: Ashish Bhaiswar, Vishal Francis, Laukik Raut

Author: Ashish Bhaiswar

Paper ID: V5I2-1980

Paper Status: published

Published: April 18, 2019

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Contamination of refrigerator is a threat for infections

Food that we eat may be perishable, semi-perishable and non-perishable. People generally use the refrigerator to store the perishable and semi-perishable food items. But during long time preservations without recalling may lead to the development of microbial contamination. Raw vegetables and fruits also play a major role in the spread of bacteria, fungi, and parasites. This may further lead to foodborne illness which is a threat to human infections. Cross contamination is also possible between the contaminated foods and fresh foods. Proper cleaning and maintenance reduce the bacteria as well as fungal load. Therefore, the monitoring of microbiota in the refrigerator is important for food safety.

Published by: Dr. Ch. Lalitha

Author: Dr. Ch. Lalitha

Paper ID: V5I2-1901

Paper Status: published

Published: April 18, 2019

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Enhancement of throughput of DEEC routing protocol in WSN

A WSN is composed of a large number of sensor nodes which consist of sensing, data processing, and communication capabilities. Fault-free and trustworthy data transfer amongst source and destination is the challenges in WSN. The energy efficiency in WSN is a key essential element for improved communication. It is believed that 70% of the energy is used up in data transmission only. The lifespan of the WSN diminishes due to additional energy consumption. Routing protocols as long as providing an optimum data transmission route as of sensor nodes to sink node to save energy of nodes in the system network. Data collection shows a significant part in energy preservation of sensor network. In wireless sensor network energy is mostly used up for three purposes – signal processing, data transmission, and hardware operation. To make the most of the network lifespan data transmission is augmented by applying energy-efficient and reliable routing protocols. The protocols have more traffic overhead and more energy consumption. This thesis proposed enhanced energy efficiency in DEEC routing protocol. The experiment results represented that it also reduced the traffic of the WSN and increases the overall system performance.

Published by: Suraj Soni, Balram Yadav

Author: Suraj Soni

Paper ID: V5I2-1950

Paper Status: published

Published: April 18, 2019

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