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The impact of climate change and natural disasters on the development of post traumatic stress disorder in child and adolescent population
IntroductionMajor traumatic natural disasters have occurred worldwide. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been the most common psychiatric disorder discussed by the studies addressing the psychological sequelae of adolescents after traumatic natural disasters. In this study we have studied the impacts of natural disaster yash cyclone that took place in West Bengal on the development of PTSD; factors related to the development of PTSD; predisposing, precipitating, and perpetuating factors related to the development of PTSD.ObjectivesTo assess the incidence and prevalence of ptsd amongst survivors of natural disaster yash cyclone in a rural hamlet of West Bengal.MethodsIn this study ,200 survivors from Yash cyclone who belonged to Child and Adolescent age group were randomly selected .PCL 5 Scale was used to collect data and assess the incidence and prevalence of PTSD , standardized Bengali versions of the questionnaire was used in our study.ResultsThere is statistical correlation between post traumatic stress disorder and subjects exposed to climate change events such as cyclone Yash.Initial research suggests that a PCL-5 cut-off score between 31-33 is indicative of probable PTSD across samples.In our study the mean pcl 5 value from the data assessment is 70.67 with standard deviation of 4.61.Further assessment by linear regression analyses shows that female subjects are more prone to post traumatic stress disorder and higher income groups are more susceptible to ptsd.As shown by higher values as per the pcl 5 scale.ConclusionsOur study clearly demonstrates the impact of climate change and natural disasters on the mental health status of people living in disaster prone areas especially the child and adolescent population. Our study group was child and adolescent population between 10 to 15 years.The psychologist and volunteers had to collect data in disaster affected zone , yet they collected data which gave a clear cut findings and a very clear statement on climate change and mental health. The values are very high and consistent in most subjects across all twenty domains.It is our opinion that Mental health support should be provided for all victims of climate change and natural disaster calamities such as cyclone and earthquake.Disclosure of InterestNone Declared
An Explorative Study to Assess the Suicidal Risk Amongst Infertile Patients
IntroductionThis given study was designed to qualitatively and quantitatively examine the Psychosocial – emotional consequences of infertility on female infertile patients . Suicidal risk amongst infertile patients was a incidental yet significant finding with 25 percent of the study population reporting a positive result by the MINI scale. There are very few studies conducted in the Indian context that analyses the psychosocial aspects of infertility and the impact of ART treatment on the quality of life.The finding in our study indicates that both infertility and stress associated with ART treatment contributes to psychological turmoil namely depression , anxiety, psychopathology and quality of life impairment in addition to suicidal ideation and suicidal risk.ObjectivesAimsTo assess the psychosocial impact of infertility amongst female infertile patients including suicidal risk/ suicidal ideation in the given study population.MethodsA total of 300 women attending the Obstetrics and Gynecology out patients department of a tertiary hospital in Kolkata, India were selected by simple random sampling. 100 fertile women attending the routine ante natal clinic were selected as cases and 100 infertile women seeking fertility treatment were selected as controls. 100 women didn’t follow up with the study. The following questionnaires were administered to both case and control group- BAI, BDI, SCL-90-R, SF-36, MINI and socio demographic proforma ; by trained clinic psychologist .The raw scores & adjusted scores were analysed statistically by SPSS using the following tests, independent t test, chi square test and Z test.ResultsThe results of the MINI scale indicate that up to 25% of the infertile cohort suffer from suicidal risk/ suicidal ideation which is statistically significant in comparison to the control group.The other psychosocial parameters are also statistically significant in the case in comparison to the control population.ConclusionsAlthough the psychosocial impact of infertility has been well researched and documented. Few studies have been conducted globally which assess suicidal risk amongst infertile patients.Our results corroborate earlier studies such as the Danish administrative population-based registry study by Trille Kristina Kjaer et al which found a causative link between infertility and suicidal risk.Further research is needed in this directionDisclosure of InterestNone Declared
A magma ocean origin to divergent redox evolutions of rocky planetary bodies and early atmospheres
Magma oceans were once ubiquitous in the early solar system, setting up the initial conditions for different evolutionary paths of planetary bodies. In particular, the redox conditions of magma oceans may have profound influence on the redox state of subsequently formed mantles and the overlying atmospheres. The relevant redox buffering reactions, however, remain poorly constrained. Using first-principles simulations combined with thermodynamic modeling, we show that magma oceans of Earth, Mars, and the Moon are likely characterized with a vertical gradient in oxygen fugacity with deeper magma oceans invoking more oxidizing surface conditions. This redox zonation may be the major cause for the Earth’s upper mantle being more oxidized than Mars’ and the Moon’s. These contrasting redox profiles also suggest that Earth’s early atmosphere was dominated by CO 2 and H 2 O, in contrast to those enriched in H 2 O and H 2 for Mars, and H 2 and CO for the Moon. Applying first-principles molecular dynamic simulations and thermodynamic modelling, the authors suggest a vertical oxygen fugacity gradient in magma oceans of Earth, Mars, and the Moon. Consequently, the study proposes larger planets like Earth to have stronger oxidized upper mantles than smaller bodies such as Mars or the Moon.
Depression and suicidality amongst infertile women: a hidden pandemic?
IntroductionThe psychosocial impact of infertility has been well researched and documented. However very little research has been conducted to assess the causative relationship between infertility and serious psychiatric illness such as suicide.We conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate suicidal risk ( suicidal ideation/ suicide attempts) amongst 100 infertile women undergoing infertility treatment at an IVF Centre based in Kolkata, India. Allied parameters such as depression, anxiety, quality of life were also studied.ObjectivesThe goal of the presence study was to assess the suicidal risk ( suicidal ideation / attempted suicide ) amongst infertile women undergoing infertility/ ART treatment. And to examine the possible etiological factors behind increased levels of suicidal risk amongst infertile women.MethodsMini International Neuropsychiatric Interview was administered to 100 female patient’s undergoing IVF treatment and 100 control patient’s , visiting an IVF Centre based in Kolkata. Chi square test, independent t test and Z test used for statistical analysis.ResultsAccording to the results obtained by assessment of MINI scale , the prevalence of major depressive disorder (50 % ) followed by Dysthymia (25%) was documented among infertile group while suicidality at 15% were significantly higher than other disorder (Z = 3.80, p> .001). No such cases of suicidality or Dysthymia was found among patients of control group. (fertile group).ConclusionsRoutine screening of suicidal risk and depression should be conducted for all patients undergoing IVF treatment. Infertility specialists should recognize psychiatric morbidity amongst infertile patients for subsequent referral and treatment.DisclosureNo significant relationships.
An explorative study to assess the psychosocial impact of infertility on female Infertile Patients
IntroductionThe primary aim of our study was to assess the psychoscial impact of infertility amongst female infertile patients. We selected infertile women visiting the gynaecological OPD of R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital - one of the busiest and most reputed government hospitals in eastern India. Most of the research on psychological aspects on infertility has been done in the developed rich nations of the world, our study is one of the very few to have been conducted in a developing nation like India.ObjectivesIncidence of depression , psychopathology and anxiety in female infertile patients in comparison to control fertile group. Impairment in quality of life Impact of other variable factorsMethodsSource of data : RGK Medical College, Kolkata, IndiaSampling technique : Consecutive Random SamplingTools for data collection: Beck’s Depression Inventory, Beck’s Anxiety Inventory, SF36, SCL 90, Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, Self Reporting Questionnaire, Socio Demographic Proforma.Data Analysis: The data was collected and analyzed by means of descriptive and inferential statistics.Inferential statistics- Data analyzed by using SPSS. The relationship between continuous and binary explanatory variables with SF36, SCL 90, BDI and BAI scores were assessed using unpaired t test.ResultsStatistical analysis by independent t test shows significant increased levels of depression, anxiety, significant difference in psychopathology and quality of life in the 2 study groups.ConclusionsInfertility has a significant impact on psychosocial well being of infertile patients, Greater collaboration is required between psychiatrists, psychologists and infertility specialists to assist infertile couples.DisclosureNo significant relationships.
Insights into magma ocean dynamics from the transport properties of basaltic melt
The viscosity of magma plays a crucial role in the dynamics of the Earth: from the crystallization of a magma ocean during its initial stages to modern-day volcanic processes. However, the pressure-dependence behavior of viscosity at high pressure remains controversial. In this study, we report the results of first-principles molecular dynamics simulations of basaltic melt to show that the melt viscosity increases upon compression along each isotherm for the entire lower mantle after showing minima at ~6 GPa. However, elevated temperatures of the magma ocean translate to a narrow range of viscosity, i.e., 0.01–0.03 Pa.s. This low viscosity implies that the crystallization of the magma ocean could be complete within a few million years. These results also suggest that the crystallization of the magma ocean is likely to be fractional, thus supporting the hypothesis that present-day mantle heterogeneities could have been generated during the early crystallization of the primitive mantle. The viscosity of magma plays a crucial role in the dynamics of planet Earth. In this study, the authors show how transport properties of basaltic melt can give us insights into magma ocean dynamics.
AUTOMATIC FLOOD DETECTION FROM SENTINEL-1 DATA USING DEEP LEARNING ARCHITECTURES
Floods are the most frequent, costliest natural disasters having devastating consequences on people, infrastructure, and the ecosystem. During flood events near real-time satellite imagery has proven to be an efficient management tool for disaster management authorities. However one of the challenges is accurate classification and segmentation of flooded water. The generalization ability of binary segmentation using threshold split-based method, is limited due to the effects of backscatter, geographical area, and time of image collection. Recent advancements in deep learning algorithms for image segmentation has demonstrated excellent potential for improving flood detection. However, there have been limited studies in this domain due to the lack of large scale labeled flood event dataset. In this paper, we present two deep learning approaches, first using a UNet and second, using a Feature Pyramid Network (FPN), both based on a backbone of EfficientNet-B7, by leveraging publicly available Sentinel-1 dataset provided jointly by NASA Interagency Implementation and Advanced Concepts Team, and IEEE GRSS Earth Science Informatics Technical Committee. The dataset covers flood events from Nebraska, North Alabama, Bangladesh, Red River North, and Florence. The performances of both networks were evaluated with multiple training, testing, and validation. During testing, the UNet model achieved the meanIOU score of 75.06% and the FPN model achieved the meanIOU score of 75.76%.
The Psychosocial Impact of Climate Change and natural disasters
IntroductionIn this study we have studied the impacts of natural disaster yash on the development of PTSD in a rural hamlet of West Bengal.ObjectivesCorrelation of natural calamity and trauma ie post traumatic stress disorder in exposed population.MethodsSetting of the study was a relief camp operated for victims of climate change and natural disasters ie cyclone yash 2021.Tool for data collection - PCL 5 questionnaires, socio demographic pro forma, data was analyzed by using statistical SPSS.ResultsAnalysis shows that there is statistical correlation between post traumatic stress disorder and subjects exposed to climate change events such as cyclone Yash.PCL-5 cut-off score between 31-33 is indicative.ConclusionsOur study clearly demonstrates the impact of climate change and natural disasters on the development of post traumatic stress disorder in the study group.Disclosure of InterestNone Declared
Double strand RNA delivery system for plant-sap-feeding insects
Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-mediated gene silencing, also known as RNA interference (RNAi), has been a breakthrough technology for functional genomic studies and represents a potential tool for the management of insect pests. Since the inception of RNAi numerous studies documented successful introduction of exogenously synthesized dsRNA or siRNA into an organism triggering highly efficient gene silencing through the degradation of endogenous RNA homologous to the presented siRNA. Managing hemipteran insect pests, especially Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), is critical to food productivity. BMSB was recently introduced into North America where it is both an invasive agricultural pest of high value specialty, row, and staple crops, as well as an indoor nuisance pest. RNAi technology may serve as a viable tool to manage this voracious pest, but delivery of dsRNA to piercing-sucking insects has posed a tremendous challenge. Effective and practical use of RNAi as molecular biopesticides for biocontrol of insects like BMSB in the environment requires that dsRNAs be delivered in vivo through ingestion. Therefore, the key challenge for molecular biologists in developing insect-specific molecular biopesticides is to find effective and reliable methods for practical delivery of stable dsRNAs such as through oral ingestion. Here demonstrated is a reliable delivery system of effective insect-specific dsRNAs through oral feeding through a new delivery system to induce a significant decrease in expression of targeted genes such as JHAMT and Vg. This state-of-the-art delivery method overcomes environmental delivery challenges so that RNAi is induced through insect-specific dsRNAs orally delivered to hemipteran and other insect pests.
The histological analysis of the coronary medial thickness: Implications for percutaneous coronary intervention
A deeper understanding of coronary medial thickness is important for coronary intervention because media thickness can limit the safety and effectiveness of interventional techniques. However, there is a paucity of detailed data on human coronary medial thickness so far. We investigated the thickness of the media by histologic analysis. A total of 230 sections from 10 individuals from the CVPath autopsy registry who died from non-coronary deaths were evaluated. We performed pathological analysis on 13 segments of the following primary vessels from coronary arteries: the left main trunk, proximal left anterior descending artery (LAD), mid LAD, distal LAD, proximal left circumflex artery (LCX), mid LCX, distal LCX, proximal right coronary artery (RCA), mid RCA, and the distal RCA. The following side branches were also evaluated: diagonal, obtuse margin, and posterior descending artery branches. The average age of the studied individuals was 60.4±12.3 years. The median medial thickness for all sections was 0.202 (0.149-0.263) mm. The median medial thickness of the main branches was significantly higher compared to that of the side branches (p<0.001). Although the medial thicknesses of the main branch of LAD and LCX were significantly decreased from proximal to distal segments (p = 0.010, p = 0.006, respectively), the medial thickness of the main branch of RCA was not significantly decreased from proximal to distal (p = 0.170). The thickness of the media was positively correlated with vessel diameter, while it was negatively correlated with luminal narrowing (p<0.001 and p<0.001, respectively). The human coronary arteries demonstrate variation in medial thickness which tends to vary depending upon an epicardial coronary artery itself, as well as its segments and branches. Understanding these variations in medial thickness can be useful for both the interventionalists and interventional product development teams.