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7,7-Bis(1-cyclopropylcarbonylpiperazino)-8,8-dicyanoquinodimethane, a novel thermally stable fluorophore manifested PCE of 2.26%; ∼10 folds improvement than the plain standalone device, finding its suitability in flexible optoelectronic applications.

Background: Stroke is a condition in which Spasticity in the body musculature greatly affect the functional independence of the patients. Hold- Relax and Static Stretching is one of the useful treatment to reduce Spasticity. Aim: To find out the effect of Hold – Relax V/S Static Stretching on Elbow flexors muscle Spasticity in Stroke Patient Materials and Methods: 20 subjects were randomly allocated into two groups (Group A and Group B). For 10 subjects in Group A Control group was given Static Stretching with conventional rehab and Group B Experimental group was given Hold- Relax with conventional rehab. Treatment were given to 3 weeks 3 sets per sessions. The outcome measure used to assess the Spasticity before and after the intervention was Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS). Results and Discussion: The Hold-Relax group showed a significant reduction in Spasticity of Elbow flexors muscle, compared to the control group (p

Following stroke, patients lose functions of the motor, sensory and higher cognitive skills to various degrees which diminish their ability to balance effectively and make necessary postural adjustments. Circuit training was being used to improve balance in patients. Circuit training is a form of body conditioning that involves endurance training, resistance training, high intensity aerobic exercise and exercises performed in a circuit. Berg Balance Scale was used as an outcome measure. Method: It is an experimental study done in 20 stroke patients selected with the help of purposive sampling method. Patients were selected on the basis of inclusion criteria and were divided into two groups. Group A received circuit training and Group B received conventional training. Training was given for 3 session per week for 4 weeks. Pre and Post BBS was taken. Result: The study suggested that circuit training is more effective than conventional training in stroke patients. Conclusions: The study shows that there is effect of circuit training on balance in stroke patient Key words: Stroke, Balance, Circuit training, BBS, Conventional training.

Background: Pharmaceutical marketing activities are regarded as ethically challenging by most medical professionals. This study was planned to understand the extent of the interaction of pharmaceutical companies with healthcare providers & to determine the level of awareness about the ‘Medical Council of India (MCI) Code of Ethics’. Methods: A questionnaire based survey was conducted among 100 consultants and residents. The questionnaire mainly dealt with ethical issues about accepting free gifts, medicines and other sponsorships from pharmaceutical representatives, interactions and expectations from representatives of pharmaceutical companies by doctors and ascertaining among them the level of awareness about the MCI’s code of ethics. Results: 59.4% residents and 58.8% consultants do not consider small gifts (stationery/books/drug samples) as ethically problematic. 88% residents and 85% consultants felt that offers should be limited. 72% of consultants were aware of the revised MCI code of ethics as compared to 28% of residents. Conclusions: Most physicians do maintain a code of ethics with regards to accepting gifts and they felt that inexpensive gifts do not influence clinical judgment. Consultants were of the view that amended MCI code of ethics would not affect their clinical practice significantly.

Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) and error control coding techniques over binary extension fields require efficient computation of finite field multiplication. Polynomial basis and normal basis are widely used in binary fields. Since inversion can be computed by performing repeated multiplication and squaring can be computed by performing only one cyclic shift operation using normal basis, it is considered as more efficient than polynomial basis. This research paper presents hardware implementation and performance comparison of various normal basis multiplication methods in terms of space and time complexities.