Steroid drugs for external use can relieve inflammation but cannot kill bacteria. Topical steroids have been used for about 50 years and their introduction was a milestone in dermatology. Steroids led to the adverse reaction such as skin irritation, blackness, pimples, redness, skin eruption etc. According to the constituents of marketed cream which are mentioned on the label there is no any information about steroidal constituents in preparation. In present investigation, by applying chemical test in marketed preparation and in pure steroidal preparation, an attempt was made to evaluate the presence of steroid in various marketed topical preparation. Adverse reaction produced by the marketed topical preparation led to the starting of this research work and evaluated different marketed preparation for the presence of steroid. Salkowaski reaction, Liberman Bruched reaction, Liberman reaction had been applied to test the presence of steroid. From this research it can concluded that many marketed preparation which promises instant fairness, glowing, brighten skin have a dreadfully negative side and show serious side effect on the skin due to presence of steroid

With the development of internet, people became rapidly familiar with the e-commerce concepts and tended to shop online rather than personally visit stores. Online shopping refers to electronic commerce which allows consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the internet using a web browser. Even though internet usage in Sri Lanka is very high, online shopping is not much accepted in Sri Lanka yet. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the factors which may influence online shopping and consumers’ attitude on online shopping. The quantitative survey method was conducted by distributing the questionnaires to western province people of Sri Lanka as the population. 500 people were selected to distribute the questionnaire from the districts of Gampaha, Colombo, and Kalutara to collect the data. 350 questionnaires were collected. Close-ended questions with 5 point Likert Scale was used throughout the study. The data was interpreted using analytical tool SPSS. The Multiple Regression Model was used as the key analysis tool. The study found that the consumer life style and vendor/service product characteristics significantly affecting to consumer attitude on online shopping and those two predictors showed negative relationship towards the consumer attitude on online shopping. The other two predictors (previous online shopping experience and website quality) showed positive but insignificant relationship towards consumer attitude on online shopping in western province of Sri Lanka. Hence, policy makers should pay attention to those factors and should try to minimize the negative attitude regarding online shopping in Sri Lanka. In this study, the impact to the attitude regarding online shopping by using four independent factors was found out. Therefore, future researcher can increase the research scope by adding factors such as online shopping intention and consumer online shopping behavior additionally to the four dimensions.

The paper is enclosed with the idea of helping people who are not capable of operating their limbs due to any accidents occurred in their past life. It implies theoretically, knowledge gained out of studying our field related articles. Mind readings as well as remote communication have their unique fingerprint in various fields such as educational, self-regulation, production, marketing, security, games and also in entertainment. It enables a mutual understanding between the user and the surrounding systems. Here in this paper we discuss about brain waves (Biosignals) which are recorded using Electrode Encephalography (EEG), and the brain computer interface process used in gaming are the two valuable sources to create our typing using the Biosignals generated during thinking particular alphabets. We hope that this paper will be much helpful to the people who are physically challenged with writing disabilities can put up their words comfortably using this idea

The prevalence of Polycystic Ovarian syndrome is very common nowadays. In this syndrome there is marked decrease in the female characters with irregular or no menstruation, excess hairs on face, chest, stomach, thumbs, or toes, decrease in breast size, hair loss, acne, depression, weight gain, pelvic pain and infertility. It affects mainly the females of reproductive age. If left untreated, may result in infertility and even uterine cancer. Very little is known about status of lipid profile in this syndrome so the objective of the study was to compare lipid Profile in women suffering from polycystic ovarian syndrome and healthy women. The study comprised of 200 women of same reproductive age. Out of which 100 were healthy women and 100 were women suffering from polycystic ovarian syndrome. Lipid Profile was tested on auto analyzer by available commercial kits. Student t test were applied to determine difference between the two. SPSS software 20.0 was used for statistical analysis. We found the women suffering from polycystic ovarian syndrome had dyslipidemia as comparison to healthy women. This shows that dyslipidemia can be a risk factor for developing polycystic ovarian syndrome

Pain is the most common complaint from patients undergoing prostate biopsy. With the increase in patients requiring prostate biopsy following massive screening for prostate cancer, more men would therefore complain about pain. Observing that the perception of pain varies amongst patients, we set out to find the influence of these factors on pain experienced during prostate biopsy. We also sought the incidence of complications which may arise from this procedure. A total of 132 patients scheduled for transrectal prostate biopsy were randomly assigned to two groups. All patients had 20 mls of 2% lidocaine gel administered per rectum10 minutes before transrectal ultrasound probe insertion. The severity of pain during the procedure was assessed using the 10-point numerical rating scale. A weak positive correlation was found between the prostate volume and level of pain perceived by patients (r = 0.084) & (r = 0.339). Pre-biopsy anxiety was found to have no influence on pain. There was moderate correlation (r=0.497) between pain and age of participants during needle insertion, whereas a weak correlation(r=0.173) was found between the latter and pain perceived during probe insertion. Age was found to be the only predictor of level of pain on regression analysis (P = 0.016).Post biopsy, 25% of patients had haematuria while 12% complained of rectal bleeding. Haematospermia and fever were seen in 5.5% and 0.8% of patients respectively. Increasing age was found to influence pain perceived during transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy. Haematuria and rectal bleeding were found to be the most common complications following TRUS-guided biopsy of the prostate

With the intention of selecting plants for use as a fungicide, a study was conducted on the invitro activity of 10 medicinal plants in the Kisangani area. The activity of 3 types of extracts (concentrated crude, ethanolic and ethereal) was tested on 3 phytopathogenic strains (Alternaria alternata, Alternaria solani and Fusarium sp.). The method of inhibition of mycelial growth on solid medium (PDA) in Petri dishes was used to study the activity of extracts of medicinal plants towards strains. 9 plants showed satisfactory activity for at least one type of extract on at least one of the fungal strains. However, the statistical evaluation concluded a lack of significant difference between the different extracts, and highly significant differences between different plants. Alchornea cordifolia is the only plant that has shown no efficacy on all fungal strains tested.

PCR technique was used for the detection of S. typhi and compared to conventional culture results to identify S. typhi and determine the relative sensitivity and specificity of these methods. From 254 blood specimens were collected from typhoid fever patients ,207(84.48%) isolated bacteria were obtained and isolated from three groups of patients, group Ι was positive of PCR and blood culture, group ΙΙ was positive of blood culture but it was negative of PCR, and group ΙΙΙ was positive for intracellular bacteria isolatingو methods when it’s negative for blood culture and then compared result with typical Salmonella enterica serovar typhi strain taken from central health laboratory However, 203 (94.4%) isolates were observed positive to nested PCR and 168 (78.1%) was observed positivity by bacteriological and serological methods to identify of isolated bacteria from typhoid patients’ blood. When the more specific tests were evaluated in the diagnosis and identify of isolated bacteria that were positive by any of the two tests employed (n = 207), the nested PCR resulted in a relative sensitivity of 98.06% and specificity of 100% when compared with bacteriological and serological methods.

The most important human need to be fulfilled through consumption activities as a culinary tour, this is of course the basic needs or basic needs, but human needs continue to grow in line with the development of the times and increased revenue received. Students as human beings are demanding in some things in buying food. Students as culinary tourists who demand everything in buying food, both from the quality of food products and the price of food and consumer satisfaction. The current development of food needs with a variety of shapes and flavors bought by many students, therefore various types of forms and taste of food has been offered by many economic actors engaged in culinary tourism. In enjoying a meal or meal, every student has a different way of fulfilling it, it can be by choosing a restaurant with an appropriate service and feeling satisfied after he sacrificed some money. The problems that exist in students today still have complaints about the quality of food products, prices and satisfaction. Foods that want to eat well but banged the price is expensive, on the contrary with cheap prices the students do not get good food products, so satisfaction is not found. With conditions like this, students whether to accept the existing conditions, this is what becomes interesting to study. This study will examine the culinary tours conducted by students. This study aims to determine whether there is influence of food prices purchased by students on the quality of food products and customer satisfaction among students. Tourist satisfaction as a culinary tourism consumer will be formed if the restaurant can provide quality services. Quality of service has a close relationship with student satisfaction. Quality provides an impetus to consumers to forge strong bonds with the company. Thus the company can increase consumer satisfaction by minimizing or negating the unpleasant consumer experience. The population in this study were students in West Jakarta, Indonesia. The questionnaire used multivariate variables. The sample used is Non Probability Sampling technique, the type of method used is purposive sampling. Variable measurements were performed using Likert Scale 1 - 5. Data were collected on tabulated, processed and analyzed as many as 231 questionnaires

Introduction: Both tobacco smoking and tuberculosis are major global public health problems. Tobacco smoking has been linked as a risk factor for TB. This study was aimed to find the association between smoking and pulmonary TB. Materials and methods: Pulmonary TB patients aged between 17 and 85 years were enrolled over a period of 9 months. All patients had two consecutive sputum smears examined for the presence of acid –fast bacilli (AFB) using Fluorescence Microscopy technique at the initiation of treatment and repeated as per recommendations of the RNCTP. Response was determined in terms of sputum conversion at the end of intensive phase and final treatment outcomes. Results: Out of total of 124 current smokers, a very high number of patients 83(66.7%)were found to have a high load of TB bacilli(3+), these smokers with sputum 3+ grade showed less response to TB drug treatment. Out of 83 patients, only 15 patients (18.7%) showed smear conversion at the end of intensive treatment. 45 patients who had cavitary disease , 30 (66%)patients had cleared at the end of IP and 15 patients showed persistence of cavitation in smokers while 76% of non smokers showed clearance of cavity(P<0.05). Cure rate among smokers, ex smokers and non smokers were 52.5%, 78% and 84%, respectively. Conclusion: Smokers during initial presentation, as well as at end of the treatment indicate more radiological findings, cavitary disease, and worse sputum AFB smear grading. Smokers also had a poorer outcome in terms of treatment success rate as compared to non smokers. This was largely due to high percentage of default rate among smokers implying treatment adherence issues among smokers as a main confounder to treatment success. Focus needs to be made to reduce defaulters which are more common among smokers

The purpose of this research is to determine the perceptions of practitioners, auditors, scholars, and students on Islamic banking and conventional banking in Palu City. This research is a qualitative research with a phenomenological approach. This research was conducted in Palu City. Informant in this research amounted to nine (9) people, consists of four people as practitioners, two students, two representatives of scholars, and one representative from the Financial Services Authority (OJK) Central Sulawesi. The results of the research are very clear awareness that from the aspect of business mechanism and object, namely anti usury and anti gambling, investment aspects namely halal while in conventional banking that is not anti usury and anti gambling, and investment can be halal or haram. Student information states that the emphasis of the concept of Islamic banks namely Islamic banking activities in accordance with the principles of Islamic law, which are based on the Qur'an and hadith. There is an awareness that the products produced by Islamic banks in addition to the form or name of the product, which are needed to be considered are the Islamic principles used by the product concerned in the contract (agreement), and not just the name of the product as conventional bank products. The research conclusions are the essence and characteristics of Islamic banks are different from conventional banks, and Islamic banks encourage people to transact non-usury or not contrary to Islamic teachings

Plastic synthetic is widely used in various purposes, ranging from household to industrial purposes. However, in spite of its superior, conventional plastic has several weaknesses, which the plastic waste can pollute the environment. It is important reason for replacing the use of conventional plastic with degradable plastics. Biodegradable plastic is a plastic that can be decomposed naturally by bacteria. The biodegradable plastic can be made from agricultural products such as cellulose and starch. Biodegradable plastic in this report was made from starch of purple taro tuber (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) and chitosan. The materials was perform using variables i.e. temperature, times and ratio of chitosan and starch. The mechanical and physical properties of biodegradable plastic were investigated by tensile strength testing, plastic degradation test by soaking in EM4 (Effective Microorganism) solution, and Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) was used to identify the chemical structure in biodegradable plastics. The specimens of the research were made by using starch of purple taro tuber with a weight of 10 g, 100 ml of 0.5% acetic acid, 2.5 ml of glycerin, a ratio of starch and chitosan of 0.075, with a temperature of 80 ºC, stirring speed of 300 rpm and a processing time of 75 minute. The result of the research showed a tensile strength of 2.32 MPa with elongation of 44.62%. The biodegradable plastic from the starch of purple taro tuber and chitosan can be degraded with the of EM4 solution until of 35 days. The investigated by using FTIR showed chemical structures of OH phenolic alcohols, C=O carbonyls, and CO esters, that can be easy decomposed. Thus, the plastic from the starch of purple taro tuber is environmentally friendly plastic.

Diabetes mellitus and thyroid diseases are the two most common endocrinopathies encountered in clinical practice. Thyroid hormone abnormalities are frequently associated with diabetes and remain unidentified. Thyroid dysfunction could negatively impact Diabetes and its complications. Thyroid hormone replacement is associated with a decrease in Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) level. The present study was undertaken to study association between thyroid profile and glycated Haemoglobin (HbA1c) in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients. A case control study was done at Shri Krishna Hospital in Karamsad city .100 cases of Type 2 Diabetes mellitus and 100 healthy controls were taken. Blood samples were collected and analyzed for thyroid profile, HbA1c, Fasting Blood Sugar and Renal Function Test. We found that there was a positive correlation between TSH (Thyroid stimulating hormone) and HbA1c levels, and a negative correlation between Thyroid hormones [Triiodothyronine (T3) & Thyroxine (T4)] and Glycated Haemoglobin (HbA1c) in cases of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. There is a significant decrease in TT3 (Total Triiodothyronine) and TT4 (Total Thyroxine) and significantly increased TSH in cases of Diabetes mellitus as compare to healthy Controls. We found that out of 100 cases of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, 31% patients showed thyroid disorders. There is a high prevalence of thyroid disorders in Diabetic patients. If not diagnosed early, it could negatively affect diabetes and its complications. Therefore, routine screening of thyroid profile in diabetic patients is advisable to improve quality of life and reduce morbidity rate.

Introduction: Peruvian food is diverse and has established itself as a fundamental part of the country's tourist offer, but we have not found in the literature the concentration of restaurants in Peruvian territories. Aim and Objectives: The objective was: a) to know the territories where the catering and hotel companies are located and b) to know the size of these companies. Materials and methods: This is a cross-sectional, observational and retrospective study. We use the International Standard Industrial Classification version 3.0 and the database of the Peruvian Ministry of Production regarding the classification of companies from January-December 2015. Results: In 2015, the Ministry of Production of Peru registered 3700 restaurants and 545 hotels. 3054 (82%) restaurants were located in Lima, 74 (2.0%) in Callao, 61 (1.6%) in Lambayeque, 49 (1.3%) in Cusco and Ancash. 363 (66.6%) hotels were located in Lima, 16 (1.3%) in Apurímac, 15 (2.8%) in Junín, 14 (2.6%) in Cusco and La Libertad. Due to the size of the company, we found 3671 (%) and 542 (99.45%) microenterprises corresponding to restaurants and hotels. Conclusions: It is necessary to promote and improve the registration of business economic units dedicated to gastronomy and hotels, as well as to continue promoting the formalization and improvement of the quality of service of companies within the country.

The present study was undertaken to investigate the variations of anthropometric indices, inflammatory oxidative stress and anti-oxidant markers in subjects with metabolic syndrome (MetS) compared to their age & sex-matched controls, and to evaluate the correlations, if any of the anthropometric indices with the pro-oxidant state in subjects with MetS. One hundred and fifty-three subjects with MetS and one hundred and fifty-five controls were recruited for the study according to the NCEP ATP III (National cholesterol education program – Adult treatment panel III) criteria for MetS. Anthropometric characteristics of all subjects were recorded using clinical Proforma. Blood samples were collected after taking informed written consent from subjects. Plasma glucose, lipid profile analysis, malondialdehyde (MDA), total antioxidant capacity and C reactive protein (CRP) was estimated in all blood samples. This study clearly indicates that obesity measured by anthropometric measurements including BMI and WC were increased in MetS patients as compared to controls. Inflammatory marker CRP was found to be significantly high in patients with metabolic syndrome. The oxidative stress as assessed by serum MDA was significantly higher, whereas total antioxidant capacity (TAOC) was lower in MetS patients than that of age & sex matched controls

Painting is recognized as the mainstay for preventing corrosion of structural components or systems and decorating objects. Paint is a heterogeneous liquid solution of many solid components that is daily needed to be blended in large quantities to requisite homogeneities and properties in many industries and units before application to ensure consistencies in the desired paintwork qualities and reliable effective corrosion protection at economical costs. Efficient and fast mixing of paint is done by mechanical agitation. Mechanical agitation also removes the drudgery of human folk in blending large quantities of paint and reduces exposure time of personnel to some paints that are toxic. No universal system till now has been found valid for agitating paint and other fluid quantities in different container sizes and shapes. For optimal functionality, efficiency, productivity, reliability, and economy agitators are usually not mass-produced and kept in storage but designed and developed to meet individual customer’s requirements. Design specifications of agitators for mixing paint can be different from those of other liquid solutions for the same mixing quantities due to distinctiveness of paint properties such as viscosity, density, segmentation level, and environmental susceptibility. In this paper, some previous revolutionary works on means of agitating fluids are reviewed to provide a compendium of basic concepts that need to be understood for meaningful advancements in designs of mechanical agitators to optimally meet various paint mixing requirements with given equipment sizes and shapes. The review showed that the required mixing quantity per unit time, shape and size of paint container, impeller size and rotational speed, shaft strength, powering system, agitation time, and, structural anchorage system for the container are the basic design parameters for the agitators. These parameters along with basic considerations such as: ease of operation, operational efficiency and integrity, reduction of agitation time, cost reduction, reliability, durability, safety, reduction of paint exposure time to environment, ease of paint pouring in and out of containers and, easy means of loading heavy paint containers in place and unloading them were seen to be crucial in advancing the agitator designs.