Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

About: Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management is a education organization based out in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Computer science & Heat transfer. The organization has 3392 authors who have published 4043 publications receiving 29139 citations. The organization is also known as: GITAM & GITAM College.

Performance enhancements of cognitive radionetworks using the improved fuzzy logic

Abstract: The rapid increase in the mobile device and the different types of wireless communication has led to the necessity of the extra spectrum allocation for the proper transmission of the information. Since the additional spectrum allocation for every network involved in the data transmission is a strenuous process, the efficient management of the spectrum allocation is preferred. The cognitive radio technology does a befitting service in the managing the allocation of the spectrum efficiently by providing the vacant spaces of the licensed users to the secondary users and vacating the secondary users when the licensed user request for the spectrum. This results in the deterioration in the performance of the secondary users due to the immediate evacuating. The conventional methods in the deciding the channel switching remains unsuitable for the cognitive radio network, so to have an effective decision on switching and selecting the channel the paper put forth the improved fuzzy logic that relies on the decision (IFDSS-GA) support system to handle both the switching of the channels and genetic algorithm to select the proper spectrum for conveyance. The evaluation of the proposed approach using the network simulator -2 determines the competency the IFDSS in terms of the throughput and switching rate.

Multi-objective optimization of electrical discharge machining of PH17-4 stainless steel with surfactant-mixed and graphite powder–mixed dielectric using Taguchi-data envelopment analysis–based ranking method

Abstract: Electrical discharge machining is commonly used in manufacturing industry to make dies of complex cavities. This work investigates electric discharge machining of PH17-4 stainless steel when both graphite powder–mixed and surfactant-mixed dielectric fluid were used during electrical discharge machining. Taguchi method is used for conducting experiments with L9 orthogonal array by choosing electrical discharge machining process parameters, namely, peak current, surfactant concentration and graphite powder concentration. The process performance characteristics of electrical discharge machining such as material removal rate, surface roughness and tool wear rate are chosen for this study. The purpose of this work is to find significance of process parameters on performance characteristics and also get an optimal combination of these parameters using Taguchi-data envelopment analysis–based ranking multi-response optimization method.

Profiles of multidrug-resistant organisms among patients with bacteremia in intensive care units: an international ID-IRI survey

Abstract: Evaluating trends in antibiotic resistance is a requisite. The study aimed to analyze the profile of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) among hospitalized patients with bacteremia in intensive care units (ICUs) in a large geographical area. This is a 1-month cross-sectional survey for blood-borne pathogens in 57 ICUs from 24 countries with different income levels: lower-middle-income (LMI), upper-middle-income (UMI), and high-income (HI) countries. Multidrug-resistant (MDR), extensively drug-resistant (XDR), or pan-drug-resistant isolates were searched. Logistic regression analysis determined resistance predictors among MDROs. Community-acquired infections were comparable to hospital-acquired infections particularly in LMI (94/202; 46.5% vs 108/202; 53.5%). Although MDR (65.1%; 502/771) and XDR (4.9%; 38/771) were common, no pan-drug-resistant isolate was recovered. In total, 32.1% of MDR were Klebsiella pneumoniae, and 55.3% of XDR were Acinetobacter baumannii. The highest MDR and XDR rates were in UMI and LMI, respectively, with no XDR revealed from HI. Predictors of MDR acquisition were male gender (OR, 12.11; 95% CI, 3.025-15.585) and the hospital-acquired origin of bacteremia (OR, 2.643; 95%CI, 1.462-3.894), and XDR acquisition was due to bacteremia in UMI (OR, 3.344; 95%CI, 1.189-5.626) and admission to medical-surgical ICUs (OR, 1.481; 95% CI, 1.076-2.037). We confirm the urgent need to expand stewardship activities to community settings especially in LMI, with more paid attention to the drugs with a higher potential for resistance. Empowering microbiology laboratories and reports to direct prescribing decisions should be prioritized. Supporting stewardship in ICUs, the mixed medical-surgical ones in particular, is warranted.