Manipal University

About: Manipal University is a education organization based out in Manipal, Karnataka, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Health care. The organization has 9525 authors who have published 11207 publications receiving 110687 citations.

Correlation of Serum Homocysteine Levels with the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease

Abstract: Coronary artery disease (CAD) has become the most common cause of mortality in the entire world. Homocysteine is implicated as an early atherosclerotic promoter. We studied the relationship between levels of serum homocysteine with severity of coronary artery disease. Total of 70 subjects who scheduled for coronary angiogram consented to participate in this study. In all the patients Gensini scoring system was used to assess the severity of CAD. Venous samples were taken from the patients in fasting state before angiography. Homocysteine levels in patients were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbant method and were compared with respective Genseni scores of participants. Fasting serum homocysteine levels in CAD patients were significantly higher than patients without coronary artery disease (p < 0.001). Also Homocyseine levels correlated significantly with increasing severity of CAD (p < 0.001). Serum homocysteine levels correlated well with the severity of CAD.

Variations in the Quality of Tuberculosis Care in Urban India: A Cross-Sectional, Standardized Patient Study in Two Cities

Abstract: India has the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB). Although most patients with TB in India seek care from the private sector, there is limited evidence on quality of TB care or its correlates. Following our validation study on the standardized patient (SP) method for TB, the authors utilized SPs to examine quality of adult TB care among health providers with different qualifications in two Indian cities. During 2014-2017, pilot programs engaged the private health sector to improve TB management in Mumbai and Patna. Using ANOVA, the authors assessed variation in correct management and quality outcomes across (a) cities, (b) qualifications, and (c) case scenarios. Quality of TB care is suboptimal and variable in urban India's private health sector. Addressing this is critical for India's plans to end TB by 2025. For the first time, the authors have rich measures on representative levels of care quality from two cities, which can inform private-sector TB interventions and quality-improvement efforts.

A review on the synthesis of hydroxyapatite, its composites and adsorptive removal of pollutants from wastewater

Abstract: In the current study, the synthesis of hydroxyapatite (HAP) and its composite by various techniques, are abridged highlighting the eco-friendly technique – a green synthesis that involves the use of eco-friendly solvents like water and precursor substitution by waste resources. Magnetic HAP plays a major role in the HAP composites because of the ease of recovery and reuse. This study also emphasizes the prowess of the adsorption technique for the removal of various pollutants such as heavy metals, dyes, and emerging pollutants. A detailed adsorption mechanism is explained to understand the possible reactions taking place between the adsorbent and the adsorbate. Recent literature regarding the adsorption of various environmental pollutants by HAP and its composites are reported to support the efficiency of the adsorption process.

Formal Verification of OAuth 2.0 Using Alloy Framework

Abstract: Over the past few years, the paradigm of social networking has grown to such a degree that social networking websites have evolved into full-fledged platforms, catering to a wide range of consumer interests. The near-ubiquity of Internet access has facilitated the proliferation of users that indulge in social networking. However, this wide spread usage of the Internet and social networking in particular brings with it the need to design and implement a plethora of security enhancing and privacy preserving protocols and standards. Several protocols and security mechanisms have been proposed to ensure primary security features such as confidentiality, integrity, authenticity and non repudiation. However, ensuring the correctness of these protocols is crucial in ensuring user confidence in system security. Therefore, these protocols need to be verified in some formal sense that involves an exhaustive examination of the protocol flow and its state transitions. In this paper, we formalize OAuth, an authentication standard which has found wide acceptance in the Internet community. We formalize the protocol using a method called knowledge flow analysis, using the Alloy modeling language for specification and the Alloy Analyzer for verification. We show how the Alloy Analyzer successfully discovers the known security vulnerability in OAuth.