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Analytical and experimental studies on improved performance high frequency multiphase synchronous DC-DC converter using SiC MOSFETs and coupled inductors
This article presents the analysis, practical implementation and experimental studies on a Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFET-based 2-phase interleaved synchronous Buck converter using both non-coupled and coupled i...
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Urban fire station location planning using predicted demand and service quality index
In this article, we propose a systematic approach for fire station location planning. We develop machine learning models, based on Random Forest and Extreme Gradient Boosting, for demand prediction and utilize...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Emotion Recognition Using Deep Learning in Pandemic with Real-time Email Alert
Emotion recognition is considered as one of the most vital and challenging studies in the domain of computer vision. Due to the ongoing pandemic the people’s emotional and mental state is getting affected due ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
COV-XDCNN: Deep Learning Model with External Filter for Detecting COVID-19 on Chest X-Rays
COVID-19 is a highly infective viral disease and it is observed that the newest strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has greater infectivity rate. Due to the present pandemic, the economy of the country, the mental...
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Open AccessInfection prevention preparedness and practices for female sterilization services within primary care facilities in Northern India
In 2014, 16 women died following female sterilization operations in Bilaspur, a district in central India. In addition to those 16 deaths, 70 women were hospitalized for critical conditions (Sharma, Lancet 384...
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Open AccessFamily planning counseling and its associations with modern contraceptive use, initiation, and continuation in rural Uttar Pradesh, India
We examine the association between the quality of family planning (FP) counseling received in past 24 months, and current modern contraceptive use, initiation, and continuation, among a sample of women in rura...
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Open AccessChoice of contraceptive methods in public and private facilities in rural India
Client-centric quality of care (QoC) in family planning (FP) services are imperative for contraceptive method adoption and continuation. Less is known about the choice of contraceptive method in India beyond r...
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Open AccessDiscordance in self-report and observation data on mistreatment of women by providers during childbirth in Uttar Pradesh, India
The study aims to assess the discordance between self-reported and observed measures of mistreatment of women during childbirth in public health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India, as well as correlates of the...
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Associations Between Mistreatment by a Provider during Childbirth and Maternal Health Complications in Uttar Pradesh, India
Objectives This study assesses associations between mistreatment by a provider during childbirth and maternal complications in Uttar Pradesh, India. Methods Cross-sectional survey data we...
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Open AccessDifferential effects of community health worker visits across social and economic groups in Uttar Pradesh, India: a link between social inequities and health disparities
Uttar Pradesh (UP) accounts for the largest number of neonatal deaths in India. This study explores potential socio-economic inequities in household-level contacts by community health workers (CHWs) and whethe...
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Counter-ion Effect on Micellization of Ionic Surfactants: A Comprehensive Understanding with Two Representatives, Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS) and Dodecyltrimethylammonium Bromide (DTAB)
Various micelle parameters viz., critical micelle concentration (CMC), counter-ion binding (β), aggregation number (N), hydrodynamic radius (R h), micelle zeta potential (ζ) and energetic paramete...