Efficient incremental training using a novel NMT-SMT hybrid framework for translation of low-resource languages.

The data-hungry statistical machine translation (SMT) and neural machine translation (NMT) models offer state-of-the-art results for languages with abundant data resources. However, extensive research is imperative to make these models perform equally well for low-resource languages. This paper proposes a novel approach to integrate the best features of the NMT and SMT systems for improved translation performance of low-resource English-Tamil language pair.

Synthesis, and anti-cancer studies of phosphorylated derivatives of didanosine targeting MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell lines.

A series of new phosphorylated derivatives of didanosine were designed, synthesized and evaluated their anticancer effects on human breast cancer cells. Their binding affinities were evaluated against aromatase enzyme and the molecular docking studies demonstrated that , and exhibited high binding interactions than the parent molecule (ddI) and other derivatives; evaluated the aromatase enzyme inhibition. The cell viability, cell proliferation, lactate dehydrogenase showed potential anti-proliferative in dose dependent manner, these results were well correlated with hoesch stain and DNA fragmentation on MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell lines.

Heterogeneous catalyst SiO-LaCl·7HO: characterization and microwave-assisted green synthesis of α-aminophosphonates and their antimicrobial activity.

Silica-supported lanthanum (III) chloride (SiO-LaCl·7HO) was prepared and characterized by infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, scanning electron microscope, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and differential thermal analysis techniques. The catalytic activity of this silica-supported lanthanum (III) chloride was investigated in a one-pot three-component Kabachnik-Fields reaction. A library of new α-aminophosphonates was prepared employing various benzothiazole and thiadiazole amines, different substituted aldehydes and diethylphosphite under solvent-free conditions using conventional/microwave methods with good to excellent yields (85-97%).

Correlation between plantar foot temperature and diabetic neuropathy: a case study by using an infrared thermal imaging technique.

Background: Diabetic neuropathy consists of multiple clinical manifestations of which loss of sensation is most prominent. High temperatures under the foot coupled with reduced or complete loss of sensation can predispose the patient to foot ulceration. The aim of this study was to look at the correlation between plantar foot temperature and diabetic neuropathy using a noninvasive infrared thermal imaging technique.