Comparison of Structural, Electrical and Thermoelectric Properties of Vacuum Evaporated SnTe Films of Varied Thickness.

As a key type of promising thermoelectric (TE) material -type Tin Telluride (SnTe) vacuum evaporated thin films synthesized at room temperature (RT) on a glass substrate, report a significant enhancement in the figure of merit (ZT) value. The thicknesses of the nanostructured thin films were kept about 145 nm and 275 nm. High-resolution X-ray diffraction (HRXRD) outlines the polycrystalline nature in both thin films.

Comparison of clinical and cost-effectiveness of two strategies using mobile digital x-ray to detect pulmonary tuberculosis in rural India.

Background: Medanta - The Medicity, a multi-super specialty corporate hospital in Gurugram, Haryana launched a "TB-Free Haryana" Campaign; mobile van equipped with a digital CXR machine to screen patients with presumptive Tuberculosis (TB).

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to assess the (1) yield and cost analysis of two strategies using mobile digital x-ray to detect Pulmonary TB in rural Haryana.

Methods: An observational study was conducted on all individuals screened by either of the two case finding strategies using a mobile x-ray unit (MXU) mounted on a mobile van in District Mewat, Haryana during Jan-March 2016.