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A Summary of Smokeless Powder – An Explosive Used in Firearms and Artillery
Abstract: A smokeless powder is made from 68.2% insoluble nitrocellulose, 29.8% soluble nitrocellulose gelatinized with ether and 2% paraffin. Smokeless gunpowder made from gelatinized nitrocellulose mixed with ether and alcohol, it was passed through rollers to form thin sheets, which were cut with a guillotine to flakes of the desired size. The present paper discussed about the smokeless powder used as an explosive in firearms and artillery. Keywords: gunpowder, nitrocellulose, smokeless …
Published in International Journal of Energetic Materials · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 24–28 Read article
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An Outline of Gasoline – A Petroleum Product
Abstract: Petrol is short for petroleum, which is unprocessed crude or shale oil. This liquid contains hydrocarbons, and the carbon atoms in crude oil link together in chains of different lengths. Gasoline (American English) or petrol (British English) is a transparent, petroleum-derived liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in internal combustion engines. Gas is short for gasoline, a petroleum byproduct, which is what the fuel used in most internal …
Published in International Journal of Energetic Materials · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 19–23 Read article
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Synthesis and Production of Innovative Energetic Materials
Abstract: Energetic materials such as explosives, propellants and pyrotechnics are used world widely for civilian and military applications. There are research programs worldwide to develop pyrotechnics with reduced smoke and new explosives and propellants with higher performance or improved insensitivity to thermal or shock insults. In current years, the synthesis of energetic and heterocyclic compounds have received a great amount of interest. Heterocycles generally have a higher heat of formation, density, …
Published in International Journal of Energetic Materials · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 5–10 Read article
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Toxicity Evaluation for accumulation of nanoparticles in biological system
Abstract: Recent years have seen an unprecedented growth in the field of nanotechnology. The application of nanotechnology has risen and now has become a technical necessity in almost every technical field be it medical, therapeutic, cosmetics, agriculture, forensic, defence and many more still to come. Nanotechnology in pharmaceutical application typically involves encapsulation of any drug in “Nano” sized carrier ranging from metallic, polymeric, quantum dots, silicon based, polymeric micelles, liposomes and …
Published in International Journal of Applied Nanotechnology · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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Response Surface Optimization of the Medium Components for the Production of Exo-polysaccharide by Lactobacillus plantarum MTCC 2621
Abstract: This study was aimed to produce and purify the Exo-polysaccharides from the lactobacillus plantarum MTCC 2621 culture by using ethanol precipitation method by submerged fermentation. The culture showed the higher EPS and biomass yield by using suitable conditions. Lactobacillus plantarum MTCC 2621 showed EPS yield 3.3 g/l by glucose, 3.4g/l by organic nitrogen source, 3.1g/l by inorganic nitrogen source, 2.2g/l by 48 hours incubation time and 2.7g/l by using pH …
Published in International Journal of Industrial Biotechnology and Biomaterials · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 15–38 Read article
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Sero-prevalence of Hydatidosis Among Patients Visiting Neurological Department of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Abstract: Hydatidosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus remain as a considerable problem for public health and livestock economy in developing countries. A hospital based Screening of 80 neurological patients visiting neurology department of TUTH was carried out. Of the total studied samples 10 (12.5%) were found to have positive sero-prevalence towards E. granulosus (hydatidosis) using commercial indirect ELISA kit. The high rate of sero- prevalence was found among the dalit ethnic group …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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An Exploratory Study on Late Marriage Among Female Students Studying in Selected Colleges of Dera Bassi, District Mohali, Punjab
Abstract: Purposes: To assess the knowledge regarding health consequences of late marriage, to assess the attitude toward late marriage, to explore the factors leading to late marriage and to find the association between knowledge and attitude regarding late marriage among female students and their selected demographic variables. Materials and methods: A nonexperimental exploratory study was done by taking 150 female students selected by systematic random sampling technique in selected colleges of …
Published in International Journal of Obstetrics, Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 88–115 Read article
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A Study to Assess the Level of Knowledge on Selected Alternative and Complementary Modalities of Pain Relief During the First Stage of Labour Among the Staff Nurses in a View to Develop Health Education Booklet in Selected Maternity Hospitals, Amritsar
Abstract: Motherhood is one of life’s greatest blessings. But the mother also has to go through enormous pain during this process. Childbirth is a significant, though stressful event. Alternative and complementary modalities during delivery would lead to relaxation and consequently rapid and easy delivery. Midwives are the primary care takers throughout the process of labour. Hence, they should be educated about these modalities. The aim of study is to assess the …
Published in International Journal of Obstetrics, Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 79–87 Read article
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Ectopic Pregnancy, Sites of Implantation and Its Nursing Management
Abstract: An ectopic pregnancy is one in which the fertilized ovum is implanted and develops outside the normal uterine cavity. It is I in 100 of all pregnancies and é to 1 in 30 in high risk population arising in parallel with é number of cases of Chlamydia infection. The most common site is within fallopian tube 98%, in the distal Ampulla than in the proximal isthmus, followed by corneal 2% …
Published in International Journal of Obstetrics, Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 58–62 Read article
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Accidental Torsion in Educational Building due to Random Behavior of Live Load
Abstract: In this paper the shifting of center of mass in an educational building due to random variation in both intensity and position of live load has been calculated. The educational building comprises of various areas which are occupied with different magnitude of live load depending upon their use. These areas are imposed with suitable intensity of imposed load as per IS: 875 and for different positions of these loads the …
Published in International Journal of Structural Engineering and Analysis · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 17–21 Read article
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Quality of sleep among post menopausal women
Abstract: Background: Menopause is a time of major hormonal, physical and psychological change for women. Sleep disturbances are very common in menopausal women. Sleep disturbances among menopausal women have been ascribed to a number of factors e.g., normal physiological changes associated with aging, poor health perception, menopausal-related symptoms, nervousness, stress, mood symptoms (e.g. depression and anxiety), and co morbid chronic health issues. Besides these biological and chronobiological factors, socioeconomic, psychosocial, cultural, …
Published in International Journal of Obstetrics, Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 53–57 Read article
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A Study to Assess the Knowledge of Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis Regarding Their Dietary Management at Selected Hospitals of NCR and Delhi
Abstract: Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of patients undergoing hemodialysis regarding their dietary management. Method: The descriptive survey approach adopted for the study. The research design used was cross sectional design. The data was collected using purposive sampling technique from 50 adult patients undergoing hemodialysis of Salokaya Hemodialysis Centre, New Delhi and Paras Hospital, Gurugram. The tool developed for the data collection was a structured …
Published in International journal of Nursing Science Practice and Research · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 45–48 Read article
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A Descriptive Study to Assess the Growth Pattern of Adolescent Students of Selected School of Indore in the Year 2016–2017
Abstract: Adolescence is a stage which marks the developmental transition from childhood to adulthood, during this time many important social, economic, biological, and demographic events set the stage for adult life. The nature and quality of young people’s future lives, as well as a country’s future social and economic development, depend largely on how well adolescents navigate this transition. The present study is an effort to assess the growth and development …
Published in International journal of Nursing Science Practice and Research · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 49–56 Read article
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Innovations in Nursing
Abstract: Nurses are playing a vital role in providing quality of patient health care through the creative and innovative ideas based on observation at the bedside knowledge and practice. Nurses with the best ideas can use the space to create objects that will help the patient care. Nursing innovations is a fundamental source of progress for health care system around the world. Nurses work in all setting all setting with all …
Published in International journal of Nursing Science Practice and Research · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 30–33 Read article
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Frugal Innovations – Making Health Care Accessible, Affordable and Reliable
Abstract: As an exponentially growing population with an increasing life expectancy strains the medical care system worldwide, healthcare emerges as a major area of innovation. This is most prominent in emerging markets like India, where the cost of healthcare is as important a factor as the quality of the product or service being provided. India ranks the lowest globally in terms of percentage of GDP spent on healthcare—only 4% of its …
Published in International journal of Nursing Science Practice and Research · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 39–44 Read article
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Quality of Clinical Learning Environment and Supervision of Nursing Students
Abstract: A study was conducted to assess the quality of clinical learning environment and supervision among BSc nursing students of a selected college, Ernakulam. From two batches, a total of 99 samples were selected by total enumeration sampling fulfilling the inclusion criteria. Using the clinical learning experience and supervision scale, data was collected and analysed with descriptive and inferential statistics. The major findings were 73 % students reported that the quality …
Published in International journal of Nursing Science Practice and Research · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 57–62 Read article
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Taxonomy of learning and educational objectives in nursing Education
Abstract: Abstract One of the most widely used ways of organizing levels of expertise is according to Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. Bloom's Taxonomy uses a multi-tiered scale to express the level of expertise required to achieve each measurable student outcome. There are three taxonomies. Which of the three to use for a given measurable student outcome depends upon the original goal to which the measurable student outcome is connected. There …
Published in International journal of Nursing Science Practice and Research · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 34–38 Read article
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A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and Temper Tantrum Among Teachers Working in Selected Primary Schools, Tarn-Taran, Punjab
Abstract: The global burden of disease depicts that by the year 2020, childhood neuropsychiatric disorders will increase by more than 50% internationally to become one of the five most common causes of morbidity and disability among children. Identifying them early and treating them would reduce the burden of this disorder and may help in the better treatment of the co-morbid conditions in these patients. The research approach was used is quasi-experimental …
Published in International Journal of Immunological Nursing · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 8–16 Read article
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Assessment of the Knowledge and Attitude of Staff Nurses on Prevention and Control of Transmission of HIV/AIDS in Selected Government Hospitals Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Abstract: Background: HIV/AIDS has emerged as a major health problem and challenges to health services. It has grown to a size of pandemic affecting over 17 million persons all over the world. In parts of north east India, widespread drug users contributed to spread HIV infection, whilst a different pattern was seen in southern and western states with prevalence levels of 25 to 71% amongst sex workers in cities including New …
Published in International Journal of Immunological Nursing · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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Effect of Planned Teaching Programme Regarding Lifestyle Modifications to Prevent Cardiovascular Diseases Among Drivers at Sree Vidyanikethan Educational Trust (SVET), A. Rangampet – AP
Abstract: The aim of the present study was to assess the knowledge regarding lifestyle modifications among 30 drivers to prevent cardiovascular diseases. The comparison of pre- and posttest parameters showed significant improvement after administering Planned Teaching Programme. Thus it can be concluded that Planned Teaching is effective in increasing lifestyle modifications knowledge of drivers.
Published in International Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 1–6 Read article