Techno-economic optimization of a new waste-to-energy plant for electricity, cooling, and desalinated water using various biomass for emission reduction.

A newly developed waste-to-energy system using a biomass combined energy system designed and taken into account for electricity generation, cooling, and freshwater production has been investigated and modeled in this project. The investigated system incorporates several different cycles, such as a biomass waste integrated gasifier-gas turbine cycle, a high-temperature fuel cell, a Rankine cycle, an absorption refrigeration system, and a flash distillation system for seawater desalination. The EES software is employed to perform a basic analysis of the system.

Techno-economic analysis and optimization of near-zero energy and emission neighborhoods using biomass waste.

The present study aims to simulate and design a near-Zero Energy neighborhood in one of the most significant industrial cities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. For this building, biomass wastes are used for energy production, and also energy storage is provided using a battery pack system. Additionally, the Fanger model is used to assess the passengers' thermal comfort, and information on hot water usage is given.

Ibuprofen-mediated reversal of fluconazole resistance in clinical isolates of Candida.

Introduction: In view of the increasing prevalence of invasive Candidiasis in today's health-care scenario and the emergence of fluconazole resistance among clinical isolates of Candida, we sought to determine if Ibuprofen could elicit a reversal of fluconazole resistance and thereby offer a potential therapeutic breakthrough in fluconazole-resistant Candidiasis.

Materials And Methods: We selected 69 clinical isolates of Candida, which demonstrated an MIC of >32 μg/ml for fluconazole, and subjected them to broth microdilution in presence and absence of Ibuprofen.

Results: Forty two of the 69 isolates (60.

Antibiotic overuse as a risk factor for candidemia in an Indian pediatric ICU.

Objective: To identify risk factors and mycological characteristics of candidemia in Pediatric ICU of a tertiary-care hospital.

Methods: Patients were screened for candidemia by blood culture. Recovered isolates were speciated and subjected to antifungal susceptibility testing.

Diagnostic defaulters: an overlooked aspect in the Indian Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program.

Introduction: The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) aims to achieve detection of 70% of new smear-positive patients in a community and to cure 85% of such patients. Though an elaborate recording and reporting system is in place to monitor the success of the program, no record of patients who do not complete the diagnostic process is currently maintained. The present study, performed in a tertiary care hospital, attempted to estimate the proportion of this group of patients, who were labeled "diagnostic defaulters.