Address for correspondence: Dr Bhagyesh Shah, Chief Intensivist, CIMS Hospital, Off Science City Road, Sola, Ahmedabad – 380060, Gujarat, India Email: [email protected] Between November 2014 and April 2015, India experienced a severe outbreak of influenza A(H1N1)pdm.1 The state of Gujarat was especially affected. Between 1 January and 22 February 2015, there were 3107 reported A(H1N1)pdm...

We present a model of communication in a packetswitched nehvork called continuous-media (CM) dissemination, which is the distribution of digital audio, video, and other periodic time-correlated data streams, from a source to multiple receivers. This model is similar io that of a Cable TV system. We discuss an important design principle, the Principle of Loose Coupling between a source and multi...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The adenoid pad has been considered a reservoir for bacteria in the pathogenesis of otitis media with effusion. This study aimed to characterize the middle ear microbiota in children with otitis media with effusion and establish whether a correlation exists between the middle ear and adenoid microbiota. STUDY DESIGN Prospective, controlled study. METHODS Middle ear asp...

Introduction. Otitis media with effusion is a common pediatric disease whose diagnosis is based on pneumatic otoscopy, pure-tone audiometry, and tympanometry. The aim of this study was to evaluate transiently evoked otoacoustic emissions in the diagnosis of otitis media with effusion as compared to tympanometry. Patients and Methods. 38 children with bilateral otitis media with effusion were st...

This paper describes topics pertaining to the session, "Social Media Mining for Public Health Monitoring and Surveillance," at the Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing (PSB) 2016. In addition to summarizing the content of the session, this paper also surveys recent research on using social media data to study public health. The survey is organized into sections describing recent progress in public...

This evidence-based report reviews the evidence on the natural history of otitis media with effusion (OME), the impact of otitis media on long-term speech and language development and on hearing, and the operating characteristics of various methods of diagnosing otitis media with effusion. OME is defined as “fluid in the middle ear without signs or symptoms of ear infection.” The evidence compi...

A classification of otitis media is proposed and the histopathological changes of otitis media with effusion are reviewed post mortem on two temporal bones. A case of adhesive otitis media is observed on temporal bone slides. The clinical and therapeutic aspect are examined and treatment guidelines are proposed.

A prospective study was conducted of the effects of adenoidectomy and adenotonsillectomy on established otitis media with effusion unresponsive to medical treatment. The operations were performed at random with a controlled no surgery group on a cohort of 103 children with the condition and the results assessed six weeks, three months, six months, nine months, and one year later. After adenoide...

This document specifies an application-level protocol (i.e., payload type) for application launch tools using the Real-Time Protocol for Distributed Interactive Media (RTP/I). RTP/I defines a standardized framing for the transmission of application data and provides protocol mechanisms that are universally needed for the class of distributed interactive media. An application launch tool is used...