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Papers by Ankit Chauhan

International journal of research in engineering and technology, May 25, 2014

Small and medium scale enterprises have contributed in the growth of the country's economy. Being... more Small and medium scale enterprises have contributed in the growth of the country's economy. Being the suppliers for various components and sub assemblies to the large scale enterprises these companies are certainly required to continuously work towards the betterment of quality. There are various reasons why companies follow various Quality Management practices. ISO9001 and TQM are the most preferred out of them. TQM is about changing the entire working pattern and becoming more systematic in terms of everything which a company does. It also focuses on overall growth of the company with a special emphasis on the quality. Following TQM principles certainly bring good results in terms of productivity, reduction of rejection, cost reduction etc. It also helps in reducing gap between management and employees which in turn leads to several other benefits. This research paper is bringing out the facts about the positives derived by SMEs as a result of following TQM principles with the help of a survey of manufacturing companies.

Computational Materials Science

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia

Background: Procedural sedation required to improve the quality of Transthoracic Echocardiography... more Background: Procedural sedation required to improve the quality of Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE) in infants and children. The ideal drug and route for sedation in children should have a rapid and reliable onset, atraumatic, palatable with minimal side effects, and rapid recovery. So, the aim of our study to evaluate and compare the efficacy and safety of intranasal midazolam and intranasal dexmedetomidine in pediatric patients for sedation during TTE. Materials and Method: Hundred children under three year of age, belonging to the American Society of Anaesthesiologists class-I and II, scheduled for TTE were divided into two groups by standard randomization technique. Patients in group-M received intranasal midazolam 0.2 mg/kg, whereas patients in group-D received intranasal dexmedetomidine 2 μg/kg prior to TTE under an adequately monitored anesthesia care. Onset and duration of sedation, heart rate, oxygen saturation, sonographer's, and parent's satisfaction scores were recorded. Results: All patients were successfully sedated for TTE. The average onset time, sedation time, awakening time and total time for Group-M were 7.3, 18.8, 29.51, 51 min and group-D were 10.1, 14.2, 24.9, 46.3 min, respectively and all were statistically significant (P < 0.001). TTE scan time of Group-M is 8.84 min and Group-D is 9.18 min and was statistically significant. Sonographer's and Parent's average satisfaction score for Group-M was 9.88, 10 and for Group-D was 7.64, 8.76, respectively, which were statistically significant (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Intranasal midazolam and dexmedetomidine are safe and effective for sedation in TTE. Intranasal midazolam was found to be comparatively more effective in view of onset of action, sonographers, and parental satisfaction score, while sedation time, awakening time and total duration was significantly higher as compared to intranasal dexmedetomidine.

Materials Chemistry and Physics

March 2022

This work proposes the implementation of the idea of real-time human emotion recognition through ... more This work proposes the implementation of the idea of real-time human emotion recognition through digital image processing techniques using CNN. This work presents significant literacy calculations used in facial protestation for exact distinctive verification and acknowledgment that can effectively and capably see sentiments from the vibes of the client. The proposed model gives six probability values based on six different expressions. Large datasets are explored and investigated for training facial emotion recognition model. In support of this work, CNN using Deep learning model, OpenCV, Tensorflow, Keras, Pandas, and Numpy is used for digital computer vision procedures involved, and an lite experiment is conducted for various men and women of different age, race, and colour to descry their feelings and variations for different faces are found. This work is improved in 3 targets as face location, acknowledgment and feeling arrangement. Open CV library, and facial expression images...

Advanced Information Networking and Applications

The emergence of the Internet allows the enterprise to implement telework policy in order for the... more The emergence of the Internet allows the enterprise to implement telework policy in order for the employee to work and access company file anytime, anywhere. But it raises the challenge for the enterprise to enforce physical access control on enterprise’s files to the employee outside the enterprise network. One of the solutions for the enterprise to enforce physical access control of its files is implementing location-based access control (LBAC) model to allow the employee to access a file at the pre-determined location. We propose an extension of the LBAC model to include Internet-based location as an input for location constraint used for the access control decision and authorization where Internet-connected device is mapped into a physical location using the IP geolocation method. Our approach could be used as an alternative user’s location determination and location verification methods, especially for mobile devices with minimum self-geolocation capability. We implement our proposal into proof-of-concept enterprise cloud storage solution called CloudRAID for Business (CfB) by combining Internet-based geolocation service, delay-based measurement technique, and open source information. Our evaluation’s result shows that our implementation is able to grant user access control of the system once the user’s location is in the pre-determined location.

Nanoscale, 2022

A Meta-Nano Channel BioFET is demonstrated to decouple the electrostatics of the solution from th... more A Meta-Nano Channel BioFET is demonstrated to decouple the electrostatics of the solution from the electrodynamics of the FET such that the Debye screening length can be electrostatically tuned to enhance the sensor output signal.

2018 3rd IEEE International Conference on Recent Trends in Electronics, Information & Communication Technology (RTEICT), 2018

In Indian Railways everyday some of crime activity is happening. Security of passengers and their... more In Indian Railways everyday some of crime activity is happening. Security of passengers and their belongings is of paramount importance for Indian Railways. In case of any untoward incident of crime against passengers and their belongings matter can be reported to railway police station. In the proposed work, the working model of train based on solar power and automatic control by micro controller is implemented. By using solar power, environmental pollution can be reduced and train fuel consumption can reduced. If any mischievous activity happens against the passengers, they can send information to nearest railway police station by pressing a button located at each compartment. By using GPS we can track the current location of the train

Animal Biotechnology, 2020

Abstract This chapter highlights the rationale, potential, and implementation of multicellular tu... more Abstract This chapter highlights the rationale, potential, and implementation of multicellular tumor spheroids (MCTSs) in cancer research. MCTS is a three-dimensional in vitro model system that bridges the gap between two-dimensional monolayer cell cultures and an in vivo tumor tissue model system. Compared to monolayer cultures, MCTS resembles tumor tissue in terms of structural and functional properties and is suitable for studying metastasis, invasion, and therapeutic screening of drugs. Spheroid models are helpful in accelerating translational research in cancer biology and tissue engineering.

GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS, 2020

Background: Very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates are at high risk for morbidity and mortality. P... more Background: Very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates are at high risk for morbidity and mortality. Preterm birth is one of the major clinical problems in Obstetrics and Neonatology. Aim & Objective: To study morbidity and mortality pattern of VLBW neonates admitted to NICU at Department of Pediatrics, Civil hospital, Ahmedabad. Methodology: This cross-sectional prospective observational study was performed on all hospitalized VLBW neonates. Their course during hospitalization and relevant was documented in pre designed performa. Results: In the present study, out of 1748 neonates, 374 (21.39%) were VLBW with 69% males. Mean gestational age was 31.3±1.8 weeks; mean birth weight 1279±193 grams. Common morbidities in VLBW neonates are Neonatal jaundice, Probable sepsis, Apnea of prematurity and RDS. Mortality rate is improved with increasing gestational age and weight. Conclusion: Birth weight and mechanical ventilation are the 2 major factors responsible for mortality. A decline in the m...

This article explores the conceptual framework about metacognition. What metacognition is, what t... more This article explores the conceptual framework about metacognition. What metacognition is, what the metacognitive strategies, why it is important and how it develops in learners. This article argues that teachers need to help learner’s metacognitive awareness, and identify the factors which enhance metacognitive development. Metacognition is one’s ability to use prior knowledge to plan a strategy for approaching a learning task, take necessary steps to solving the problem, reflect on and evaluate results, and modify one’s approach as needed. It helps learners choose the appropriate tool for the task and plays a critical role in successful learning. Metacognitive thinking is a key element in the transfer of learning. The learner’s development of metacognitive skills is defined as Meta learning. Meta-teaching strategies can help mediate the metacognitive skills of learners and stimulate their metacognitive thinking.

Journal of emerging technologies and innovative research, 2017

Images are imitations of real world objects. Often an image is a two dimensional (2D) signal f(x,... more Images are imitations of real world objects. Often an image is a two dimensional (2D) signal f(x,y) represent the amplitude or intensity of the image. In the Transmission of images, they are corrupted by salt and pepper noise, due to faulty communications. Salt and Pepper noise is also known as Impulse noise. The intention of filtering is to eradicate the impulses so that the noise less image is fully enhanced with slightest signal distortion. The best-known and most commonly used nonlinear digital filters, based on order statistics are median filters, also known as Simple Median Filter (SMF). Median filters are recognized for their capability to remove impulse noise without damaging the edges. Median filters are recognized for their capability to remove impulse noise as well as preserve the edges. The operative removal of impulse often hints to images with blurred and distorted features. Ideally, the filtering should be applied only to corrupted pixels while leaving uncorrupted pix...

Scientific Reports, 2021

Exposure to Ionizing radiation (IR) poses a severe threat to human health. Therefore, there is an... more Exposure to Ionizing radiation (IR) poses a severe threat to human health. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop potent and safe radioprotective agents for radio-nuclear emergencies. Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) mediates its cytoprotective signaling against IR by phosphorylating membrane phospholipids to phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5 triphosphate, PIP3, that serve as a docking site for AKT. Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog on chromosome 10 (PTEN) antagonizes PI3K activity by dephosphorylating PIP3, thus suppressing PI3K/AKT signaling that could prevent IR induced cytotoxicity. The current study was undertaken to investigate the radioprotective potential of PTEN inhibitor (PTENi), bpV(HOpic). The cell cytotoxicity, proliferation index, and clonogenic survival assays were performed for assessing the radioprotective potential of bpV(HOpic). A safe dose of bpV(HOpic) was shown to be radioprotective in three radiosensitive tissue origin cells. Further, bpV(HOpic) significantly...

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2021

Background:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome C... more Background:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS CoV-2) was declared as a pandemic on March 11, 2020 by WHO. Laboratory diagnosis is essential not only for diagnosis and management but is also required for containment and mitigation strategies to prevent the transmission. Multiple ICMR- approved RT-PCR kits are currently available which are being used for diagnosis of COVID-19. This study was carried out with the aim to compare the Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive Predictive Value (PPV), Negative Predictive Value (NPV) and agreement of the eight different RT-PCR kits for the diagnosis of COVID-19 Methods:The study was performed in Department of Microbiology, ABVIMS & Dr RMLH, and New Delhi. A total of 45 nasopharyngeal and/or oropharyngeal swabs in VTM from suspected COVID-19 patients were received in the laboratory for RT-PCR. These samples were tested by 8 different ICMR approved RT-PCR kits with different gene targets. The com- parison was made with NIV, Pune COVID-19 RT-PCR kit. Sensitivity, Specificity, PPV and NPV were calculated for each kit. Agreement of different kits was evaluated using Kappa analysis. Results:The results of the 45 samples of suspected COVID-19 cases were recorded as per the cycle threshold (Ct) provid- ed in the kit insert. Of these, 15 samples detected both E and RdRp genes and 30 were negative for both the genes of SARS CoV-2 by NIV, Pune COVID-19 RT-PCR kit. 15 samples which were positive by NIV, Pune kit were positive by all oth- er kits. Three kits showed 100% agreement with NIV, Pune COVID-19 RT-PCR kit and 4 kits had agreement of 91%, 81% 75% and 66% respectively. Conclusions:The reporting should be carried as per manufacturer’s instruction. However, samples having Ct values ≥ 35 showed variable results with different RT- PCR kits;hence the results should be interpreted with caution.

International Journal of Indian Psychology, 2015

In all fields, especially education quality has an important matter. Total Quality Management as ... more In all fields, especially education quality has an important matter. Total Quality Management as a necessary element always has a direct influence on the human improvement. It can be also led to high commitment and sprit in work environment. However with the expansion of teacher education institutes the assurance of quality has been challenged which is the basic requirement in knowledge society. Due emergence of knowledge society the need of quality assurance has further multiplied its intensity. The application of quality assurance in industrial sector helps us designing quality assurance strategies for teacher education. i) Maintain ii) Enhancing iii) Ownership iv) Checking quality As a whole quality assurance in teacher education may be ensured by studying its customer than assuring quality at every stage because all these parts are interrelated.

Algorithmica, 2020

Large real-world networks typically follow a power-law degree distribution. To study such network... more Large real-world networks typically follow a power-law degree distribution. To study such networks, numerous random graph models have been proposed. However, real-world networks are not drawn at random. Therefore, Brach et al. (27th symposium on discrete algorithms (SODA), pp 1306–1325, 2016) introduced two natural deterministic conditions: (1) a power-law upper bound on the degree distribution (PLB-U) and (2) power-law neighborhoods, that is, the degree distribution of neighbors of each vertex is also upper bounded by a power law (PLB-N). They showed that many real-world networks satisfy both properties and exploit them to design faster algorithms for a number of classical graph problems. We complement their work by showing that some well-studied random graph models exhibit both of the mentioned PLB properties. PLB-U and PLB-N hold with high probability for Chung–Lu Random Graphs and Geometric Inhomogeneous Random Graphs and almost surely for Hyperbolic Random Graphs. As a conseque...

Nanoscale Advances, 2020

Broadband absorption of the solar radiation is important to various absorption-based devices. Enh... more Broadband absorption of the solar radiation is important to various absorption-based devices. Enhanced light trapping in arrays of light funnels is based on strong proximity effects.