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IIT-Delhi developing Smart Monitoring System for persons working at height

Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi are developing a Smart Monitoring System (SMS) to detect and alert workers about unsafe conditions while working at height. Karam Safety Private Limited (KSPL), one of the leading global fall protection companies, and FITT, an industry interface organisation at IIT Delhi, recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this regard. "Falls from a height are one of the main causes of serious and fatal workplace accidents. Most of these accidents occur when a worker is wearing the safety gear but forgets to connect it to the anchor point either due to habit or in a hurry to complete work. In order to monitor whether the safety procedure is followed by the worker on height we have proposed an SMS," said Husain Kanchwala, Professor at Centre for Automotive Research and Tribology (CART), IIT Delhi. "If the worker has not connected the safety gear while working at height, the system will alert the user by audible warning ala

Global researchers to decode new heart health using Apple Watch, says Apple

Apple has armed global researchers with Apple Watch devices to help explore new frontiers in heart health, the company said on Wednesday

Nissan, Renault to invest Rs 5,300 cr in India to make 6 new models

Alliance announces country plan to increase production, scale up research and shift to carbon-neutral manufacturing

Centre plans to roll out research-linked incentive scheme for pharma sector

In the Union Budget 2023-24, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had hinted at fostering a research-driven climate in the pharma sector in India

Budget 2023: IIT Madras to get Rs 242 cr for research on lab grown diamonds

This research will be focused on driving indigenization of the LGD manufacturing process

ChatGPT can't be credited as an author on research papers: Springer Nature

According to Springer Nature, the world's largest academic publisher, softwares like ChatGPT can't be credited as an author in papers published in its journals

Researchers suggest green veggies good for health of blood vessels

Some of our least favourite vegetables may really be the best for preventing serious blood vessel damage, according to recent studies

Delhi govt to study jeans dyeing, washing units' impact on environment

The Delhi government will study the environmental impact of units engaged in dyeing or washing of garments and metal surface treatment activities such as electroplating and phosphating. According to officials, effluents from such small scale units operating in non-conforming and residential areas in Delhi flow directly into the Yamuna, increasing its pollution load. Most of these units operate without permission and effluent treatment plants. Their effluents have high concentrations of ammonia and phosphates, one of the primary reasons behind the thick foam on the river water. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has called for proposals from academic institutions in this regard by February 28. According to a notice on the DPCC website, the study will ascertain how much water is being used by these units and the capacity of the treatment plants and water bodies in their areas. Activities such as dyeing or washing of jeans and other garments or metal surface treatment -- ..

Researchers find effective drug to treat autoimmune ITP blood disorder

According to findings from the ADVANCE IV clinical trial, patients taking efgartigimod, a medication being studied for use to treat chronic primary ITP, showed greater improvement in platelet counts

Experimental cancer therapy shows 73% success rate in trials: Study

Researchers found that a novel treatment that induces the immune system to eradicate bone marrow cancer cells was effective in as many as 73 per cent of patients in two clinical studies

Research shows how SARS-CoV-2 virus creates severe Covid-19 causing toxin

According to a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, the SARS-CoV-2 virus may create a viral toxin that causes severe Covid-19 infections

GDP may print at 5.8% in Q2 due to weak manufacturing: SBI research

Citing a weak manufacturing sector coupled with the steep margin compression, SBI Research has pencilled in the country's GDP growth for the second quarter at 5.8 per cent, down 30 basis points from average estimates. The government will release the official numbers on November 30. In a report on Monday, SBI Research headed by Soumya Kanti Ghosh said corporate results, operating profit of companies, excluding banking and financial sector, degrew by 14 per cent in Q2FY23 as against 35 per cent growth in Q2FY22, though the top line continued to grow at a healthier pace. Net sales grew by 28 per cent, while bottom line was down by around 23 per cent from the year ago period. Further, corporate margin seems to be under pressure, as reflected in results of around 3,000 listed entities, excluding banking and financial sector, due to higher input costs with declining operating margins, from 17.7 per cent in Q1FY22 to 10.9 per cent in Q2FY23. Given this and the wide divergence in market ..

Research shows migraines caused by alterations in metabolite levels

Migraines are a pain in the head and in the hip pocket, but newly discovered genetic causes by QUT researchers could lead the way to new preventative drugs and therapies

Gene controlling social behaviour may hold key to understand autism: Study

A new animal study has identified a gene essential for the early development of basic social behaviours

IIT-Delhi research reveals brain abnormalities in long Covid patients

A team of researchers at IIT Delhi used a special type of MRI to uncover brain changes in patients up to six months after they recovered from Covid-19

COP27: Scientific research crucial to accelerate delivery for mitigation

COP27's second thematic day focused on the importance of scientific developments and research to solve the catastrophic long-term problems that the world is facing as a result of climate change

Children aged 8 or younger face higher risk of monkeypox: Researchers

Children aged 8 years or younger should be considered a group at high risk for more severe monkeypox disease, researchers report.

Neanderthals might have been carnivores, new research by CNRS finds

The findings of a new study led by a CNRS researcher, for the first time, used zinc isotope analysis to determine the position of Neanderthals in the food chain

Research suggests livers can stay functional for over 100 years

According to researchers from the University of Texas (UT) there is a small, but growing, subset of livers that have been transplanted and have a cumulative age of more than 100 years.

Sadness, loneliness speed up ageing faster than smoking: Research

A study found that the onset of molecular damage makes age-related weakness and serious diseases worse. Some people age more quickly than others due to their molecular processes being more intensive.Fortunately, employing computational models of ageing can help identify the accelerated rate of ageing before its devastating effects become apparent (ageing clocks). These models can be used to generate anti-ageing treatments for both individuals and populations.A study found that the onset of molecular damage makes age-related weakness and serious diseases worse. Some people age more quickly than others due to their molecular processes being more intensive.Fortunately, employing computational models of ageing can help identify the accelerated rate of ageing before its devastating effects become apparent (ageing clocks). These models can be used to generate anti-ageing treatments for both individuals and populations.The authors of the article concluded that the psychological aspect of ...