We have created a low-cost and easy to make phantom for abscess identification using point-of-care ultrasound. The phantom also allows needle tracking and abscess aspiration using ultrasound guidance.

Foodborne pathogens comprise microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria and parasites that can be transmitted by food and affect public health worldwide. The most common viruses transmitted via food are hepatitis A virus and Norwalk-like caliciviruses. Also, the most common bacteria involved in foodborne illnesses are Campylobacter jejuni, Clostridium perfringens, Salmonella spp, Escherichia...

The species Ainsliaea fulvipes Jeffrey et W. Sm. (Asteraceae) erstwhile considered as endemic to China is reported here first time from Zemithang, Arunachal Pradesh (India). Detailed descriptions, along with habitat photographs are provided facilitate its easy identification.

Declaration All sentences or passages quoted in this dissertation from other people's work have been specifically acknowledged by clear cross-referencing to author, work and page(s). I understand that failure to do these amounts to plagiarism and will be considered grounds for failure in this dissertation and the degree examination as a whole. Abstract Norman Fenton states in his book Software ...

HIV replication assays are important tools for HIV drug discovery efforts. Here, we present a full HIV replication system (EASY-HIT) for the identification and analysis of HIV inhibitors. This technology is based on adherently growing HIV-susceptible cells, with a stable fluorescent reporter gene activated by HIV Tat and Rev. A fluorescence-based assay was designed that measures HIV infection b...

The causes of fever of unknown origin (FUO) are changing because advances in clinical practice and diagnostics have facilitated the identification of some infections. A variety of bacterial infections can cause FUO, and these can be divided into those that are easy to identify using culture and those that require serological or molecular tests for identification. A number of viral, parasitic an...

This paper presents a methodology for identifying variable-structure models of magneto-rheological dampers (MRDs) that are structurally simple, easy to estimate and well suited for model-based control. Linear-in-the-parameters NARX models are adopted, and an identification method is developed based on the minimisation of the simulation error. Both the model structure and the parameters are sele...

SolanumdiphyllumL. (Solanaceae) is a perennial shrubreported here for the first timewas formerly seen in different districts of Gujaratstate like Morbi, Gir-Somnath, and Baroda. A brief description species along withflowring fruiting period, remarks photographs are provided easy identification species.