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The scientific community was always intrigued by the indoor air quality in dental offices. The unexpected emergence of the COVID pandemic has put greater challenges on dental professionals. Shortly after the declaration of coronavirus as a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020, the American Dental Association abstained the dental society from providing routine dental procedures. An evidence-based review of the literature was conducted electronically using three databases, PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar between January 2005 to December 2021. Three articles were selected for the qualitative analysis out of 41 screened articles from the databases. The evidence suggests that there is a significant reduction in aerosol generation with laser when compared to conventional treatment modalities. Laser-assisted treatment procedures bring the dentist and patients a step closer to providing safe dental treatments and reducing the risk of transmission of disease.
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Recent days have changed tremendously, and rules are strictly being deployed to maintain social distancing, avoid crowding and frequent hand washing. Frequent washing of hands using our domestic water by a mass crowd result in water wastage which is a huge loss for our society. A better solution to sanitize the hands with reduced water wastage is attempted in this study. With technological advancements in engineering, several solutions and cope-up methods are being given to combat the spread of COVID-19 in this pandemic era. As an attempt, this study develops a Fog based Contactless Handwash kit which uses the Mis Spray method to sanitize the hands. The mist consists of water vapour and herbal sanitizer which is skin-friendly to humans. This kit is suggested to be deployed in public places to avoid the spreading of the virus since it is in a complete contactless manner. It is developed with an Atmega based microcontroller, NodeMCu,ultrasonic sensor and mist spray module economically. The outcomes of the developed handwash kit serve to optimally favour the preventing behaviour in this pandemic time. This study gives way for further research studies on the automatic sanitizing methods to combat the spread of the virus and its variants. © 2022 IEEE.
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Introduction: Few studies have explored the correlations between personality traits and mental health during the outbreak period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Students' academic success, interpersonal interactions, and propensity for mental illnesses are all impacted by their sleep quality. One of the recognised elements influencing a person's sleep design is their personality. Medical students' personality and academic success are both negatively impacted by poor sleep quality. Aim(s): The current research looked into the connection between personality traits and sleep quality among medical students in Post Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown in Erode, Tamil Nadu. Material(s) and Method(s): 288 undergraduate medical students participated in a cross-sectional study that was performed on an institutional level. Structured questionnaires that were administered by interviewers were used to gather the data. Medical students learning in Erode had their personality and sleep quality evaluated using the NEO personality inventory (NEO-PI) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Result(s): 226 (78.5%) of the 288 medical students said they had poor sleep. The results of our study demonstrate a significant correlation between neuroticism and the global PSQI score (P< 0.05). Students who slept poorly scored more highly on the neuroticism scale. The findings show that, among students during the COVID-19 outbreak, personality characteristics were risk factors for psychological disorders. Our findings might serve as a guide for those conducting psychological disorder screenings. Conclusion(s): In the Post Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown, medical students who don't get enough sleep become neurotic. Medical students' mental health and academic success are impacted by COVID-19. The findings show that, among students during the COVID-19 outbreak, personality characteristics were risk factors for psychological disorders. Future research on these personality traits may help to better understand how sleep disorders affect academic achievement.Copyright © 2023, Dr Yashwant Research Labs Pvt Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Introduction: SARS-CoV-2 virus causes a pneumonia that was identified through fever, dyspnoea, and acute respiratory symptoms and named COVID-19. This disease exacerbates in a number of patients and causes pulmonary edema, multi-organ failure, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Prevalence of ARDS among COVID-19 patients has been reported to be up to 17%. In the absence of effective targeted therapies for COVID-19, optimisation of supportive care is essential. micro vascular thrombi, Lung injury with features of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) appears to be the principal characteristic of severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 infection Among treatment methods for management of ARDS patients, prone position can be used as an adjuvant therapy for improving ventilation in these patients Aim : To find out the beneficial effects of prone position ventilation in COVID-19 patients ARDS. Presently, no published trials investigate the effectiveness of prone positioning in awake patients with typical ARDS Material and methods: Patients admitted in various tertiary care COVID-19 hospitals in coimbatore are taken for study. totally 300 patients on ventilators, invasive and non invasive ventilation are taken for study. Study period 1 st March 2020 to 28 th February 2021.