This was done using an advanced technique and the transplant was free in honour of the Rajkumar family, announced Dr Bhujang Shetty, chairman and managing director, Narayana Nethralaya
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** FMMCH staff Malini Margaret Menezes bestowed with National Florence Nightingale Nurses Award
** Names of 93 Rajyotsava awardees announced in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi
: Dakshina Kannada (DK) and Udupi districts on Saturday October 30 announced their respective lists of winners of this year’s district Rajyotsava awardees.
The awards will be presented on Monday November 1 during the Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations in the twin districts.
The categories include sports, art, medicine, folklore, theater, music (instruments), deity service, media, yoga, social service, and literature.
DK district administration announced the list of 58 achievers and organisations selected for the award.
** MRG Group subsidiary to invest in Mangaluru IT Park project
A world-class IT infrastructure in Mangaluru no longer seems like a distant dream. Trishul Buildtech and Infrastructures Private Limited (a subsidiary of MRG group) have signed an MoU with the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM), to develop the the IT Park in the district.
** HAL delivers 200th Gun Bay Door for Boeing Super Hornet
This partnership is a testimony to the world class capability of our industrial partners in the country’, Salil Gupte, the president of Boeing India, said.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Friday delivered the 200th gun bay door for Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet. HAL has been supplying the aero-structure to Boeing for the last 10 years.
“Our partnership with HAL is an example of our commitment to Atmanirbhar Bharat and to the growth of India’s aerospace and defence ecosystem. We see tremendous potential for India to contribute to the global aerospace industry as an industrial and technology partner. This partnership is a testimony to the world class capability of our industrial partners in the country”, Salil Gupte, the president of Boeing India, said.
** Public data now free for researchers in Karnataka
Karnataka is now giving free access of data from government departments, such as education and health to students for research purposes.
Karnataka is now giving free access of data from government departments, such as education and health to students for research purposes. The department of e-governance, is hosting an umbrella platform on its ‘Open Data Portal’, which will have a stream of raw data sets that researchers can use for every department. Anybody from the country, who is registered and authorised to do research can use this facility.
** CFTRI, KSOU hold meet on ‘Gut-Brain-Health’ connections
It was organised in connection with KSOU silver jubilee celebrations
The two-day International Conference on “Gut-Brain-Health: Connections” jointly organised by CSIR-CFTRI and the Karnataka State Open University here concluded on Friday. The conference was organised to explore how gut microbiota influences our mind and health and vice versa.
The conference was organised as a part of the silver jubilee celebrations of Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru.
** Device to monitor patients in real time launched
It automates time-consuming critical tasks thus improving the experience of patients
Honeywell Technology Solutions has developed a wearable device for real-time patient monitoring, and recording of vital signs data, which it said would help make routine tasks by healthcare professionals and caregivers a lot easier.
Called Real-Time Health Monitoring System (RTHMS), the device comprises a wrist-band that monitors SpO2 (oxygen saturation levels) and a disposable, wearable biosensor patch with a QR code placed on the patient’s chest, which records other vitals such as ECG, respiratory rate, heart rate, skin temperature, and posture of the patient. A caregiver can scan the QR code and monitor patients in real time or remotely on a dashboard placed at the nursing station, says the company.
** JNCASR-Bengaluru scientists devise way to convert carbon dioxide to methane without toxicity
Bengaluru scientists have devised a toxic-free method that converts the most common greenhouse gas (GHG) carbon dioxide (CO2) to methane (CH4) – known to be the cleanest fossil fuel – a process that can effectively help in reducing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels which is a major climate change concern.
The scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, achieved this using non-metal catalysts, unlike procedures that are in use, which are found to release toxic gases in the process.
In doing so, the scientists, led by Professor Tapas Kumar Maji from the Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit of JNCASR, have designed a cost-effective metal-free catalyst to achieve the conversion by absorption of visible light.
** IISc test can now detect adulteration in milk
Virkeshwar Kumar, a postdoctoral researcher, and Susmita Dash, an assistant professor at IISc, developed the method, and believe it can be revolutionary in its cost effectiveness, and the lack of equipment needed to conduct the test.
The method is able to detect when milk has been contaminated with water and urea, two of the most common contaminants in the dairy product. The team had found differences in the structure of evaporated, undiluted, diluted, and urea contaminated milk that led to the breakthrough.