Mother Of Invention Research Articles

The importance of scientific inventions for sustainable development, in the Islamic context

Fulfillment of necessity is due to inventions, as it is called “Necessity is the mother of invention.” A series of inventions has been going on since the time of Adam (peace be upon him). Development and innovation are inseparable. It is also difficult to meet basic needs without taking advantage of inventions. Allah has subdued the earth and the sky, the sun and the moon, the wind and the clouds so that everything in the universe has been subjugated to man and opened the door to research and invention which will benefit him as much as he can progress. Make it a home, otherwise, humiliation and destitution are its destiny. Allah repeatedly invited the man to meditate so that he could benefit from them by contemplating things. By inviting man to reflect and by commanding him to define his limits, he said that if you want to take full advantage of nature's industrialization, do not go beyond this realm, otherwise, you will make destruction your destiny instead of progress.

Trouble Every Day

In November and December 1966, the young, predominantly white rock audience on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles battled police over curfew and loitering laws. Both the Strip’s protesters and their critics associated these “Sunset Strip riots” with the Watts uprising of 1965, when Black residents of South Los Angeles resisted police brutality and economic exploitation. White bohemians claimed solidarity with, or perhaps merely appropriated, the moral imperatives of Black protest, while Black critics argued that the mild oppression faced by white teenagers on the Strip was irrelevant to the serious, systemic abuses inflicted on Black communities such as Watts. Yet the Sunset Strip protests also led white activists to consider questions of privilege and authenticity and to make sincere attempts to support Black movements. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention’s “Trouble Every Day” and “Plastic People,” songs that critically address Watts and the Sunset Strip, respectively, exemplify the complex interplay among political radicalism, racial identity, and musical creativity in the growing counterculture surrounding rock. In the Black Lives Matter era, when many white musicians and their audiences seek to be effective allies in Black struggles, the “Sunset Strip riots” can serve as both inspiration and cautionary tale.

Necessity is the Mother of Invention: A Remote Molecular Bioinformatics Practical Course in the COVID-19 Era.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many challenges to human beings, related to not only health and way of life but also teaching because of the interruption of the standard training at universities imposed by lockdowns. Concerning the latter, the academic community had to reinvent itself, in many ways, to carry on with prepandemic education. This article focuses on the use of modern technology and software to create a virtual, highly interactive classroom where a remote but still hands-on course on molecular bioinformatics can be taught, motivating the university students and helping them learn the course contents without significant compromises imposed by successive lockdowns. We implemented such a virtual hands-on molecular bioinformatics course in the second semester of the 2020/2021 academic year. Furthermore, we compared the learning outcomes with those for the earlier editions of the same course in the pre-COVID-19 era, in which the more traditional teaching method was used where all teaching was delivered with physically present lecturers. The virtual classroom proposed here allowed the students to develop skills close to, although slightly below, those obtained with physically present learning.

Necessity Is the Mother of Invention: How Making Mitral Exposure Easier During Minimally Invasive Surgery Can Improve Adoption Rates

Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery comes in many different forms. Although the adoption rate for minimally invasive mitral surgery in the United States had increased to 30% by 2018, it is still very low compared with other European countries.1 Dissecting the reasons for a low adoption rate compared with other specialties’ minimally invasive techniques, such as robotic prostatectomy, reveals it is not just about the instruments or the optics equipment used. The learning curve for minimally invasive mitral surgery can be steep, and 1 major reason for this is inadequate exposure or “setup.” In surgery, technique is “king” but exposure is “queen,” and the anterior annular–to–posterior leaflet stitch for traction technique described by Peña and colleagues in this issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery2 is a tool every minimally invasive mitral surgeon should master.

Basis of Selecting Research Topic: An Analytical Study

Between Scientific study and successful solution of the problem is a perfect research process. The present article expresses the importance of how to identify the problem, the source, features, standard and delimitation. The necessity is the mother of invention or research. The researcher acquires knowledge in the field chosen for research and have to conducts meaningful research for results prove to be very useful in the society. In any sector or field there are many types of research topics have different sources are available for different research topics. Any research is done to clarify theoretical issues but sometimes carry out research to understand or add a theory or idea in a practical way or to examine its flaws; sometimes research is being conducted to find out the reasons for the discrepancy; Research to correct improper use of faulty statistical methods; Research carried out to correct a faulty research method; Research to solve real questions or problems. Research conducted in a scientific manner becomes very specific and important.

Comparison of kriging and least-squares collocation – Revisited

Abstract The well-known to physical geodesists method of least-squares collocation and the geostatistical method of kriging probably known to the broader audience are compared. Both methods are rooted in Wiener–Kolmogorov’s (W–K) prediction theory; but, since necessity is the mother of invention, the W–K foundations have been extended to satisfy the needs of particular applications. The paper presents a link or rather an equivalence of the two methods as far as their basic forms are considered (specialization to geodetic boundary-value problems, covariance propagation between functionals and nonlinear geostatistical methods are excluded from this comparison). Only scalar random fields (univariate case) and the assumption of a second-order structure of a random function are considered. Due to the equivalence of their basic formulas, both techniques share the same advantages and disadvantages. The paper also shows the difference as to the predicted values and prediction variances in case of exact and filtered (noise reduction) prediction models. This theoretical comparison of the methods has practical implications because of readily available geostatistical software that, in local as well as global applications, can be used for predictive problems occurring in geodesy and surveying.

Necessity is the mother of invention: Virtual campus conversations on antiracism during the pandemic and beyond

Drawing on theories of antiracist pedagogy, pandemic pedagogy, and racial identity development, this article demonstrates the benefits of campus-wide virtual conversations, arguing that they provide students in particular with salient opportunities to synthesize antiracist theory and praxis while further developing their racial identities. Using data from two such campus conversations, “Antiracism, Intersectionality, and Empowerment” and “Racial Trauma and White Fragility,” we offer a series of effective strategies, lessons learned, and preliminary antiracist outcomes. We suggest that campus-wide virtual forums on antiracism assist in building the interracial, intergenerational, and interdisciplinary coalitions necessary to begin to institutionalize antiracist praxis in a predominantly white university setting.

Invention sharing is the mother of developmental biology.

Here we release Part 2 of this special issue, following Part 1 in October. In the preface of Part 1, we proposed the title “Invention sharing is the mother of developmental biology” as a novel adage in place of the classic one by Jonathan Swift, "Necessity is the mother of invention", to promote the formation of research platforms for comparative evolutionary developmental biology (Ogino et al., 2021). To further convince researchers of this title, Part 2 releases two method articles and two protocols as follows. Yamanaka et al. (2022) established culture and microinjection methods for embryos of false clownfish, one of the most popular anemonefish, and demonstrated the effectiveness of RNA injection into the yolk sac as a convenient misexpression tool. These methods are expected to open the way for reverse genetics in this and related anemonefish species, and may reveal the molecular mechanisms of sex change and brilliant color pattern formation. Tagami et al. (2022) showed that RNA interference (RNAi) effectively suppresses zygotic β-catenin activity after the mid-blastula transition (MBT) in the Xenopus embryo. In contrast with other model animals, the RNAi technique had not been successfully applied in Xenopus due to the lack of an essential component of the RISC complex, Argonaute2 (Ago2), at stages earlier than the MBT. However, this study revives it as a tool for gene knock-down in later stages. Tokanai et al. (2022) provide an easy and rapid staining protocol for confocal microscopic observation and reconstruction of three-dimensional images of echinoderm (sea lily, sea urchin, and sand dollar) larvae and juveniles. This protocol uses Nile blue and benzyl alcohol/benzyl benzoate (BABB) to obtain strong and stable fluorescent staining signals and clear opaque backgrounds, which could be applicable to other organisms with untransparent tissues. Hiraga et al. (2022) provide a high-throughput screening protocol for CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing in a nematode Pristionchus pacificus. The use of co-injection markers that induce a certain “roller” phenotype and fluorescent protein expression allow researchers to perform quick visual screening of desired mutants and comparative studies with Caenorhabditis elegans. We hope the above articles convince the readers that sharing methods and protocols among researchers using different organisms would move science forward by inspiring new ambitious ideas and exciting collaborations.

Hospital-at-home changes landscape for acute care, offers unique opportunities for pharmacists

They say that necessity is the mother of invention—an adage that has been borne out in the pandemic. While the hospital-at-home model was not invented during the pandemic, COVID-19 has prompted health care facilities to launch programs that may have been in the works for years. A November 2020 waiver that CMS issued, which allows hospitals to provide acute fee-for-service care outside of the confines of brick-and-mortar medical centers, was the final push hospitals needed to realize these plans.

AUTHOR REPLY

We echo the editorial comments made regarding our original article and applaud the ingenuity demonstrated by urology programs while transitioning to a virtual application cycle amidst a pandemic. Indeed, necessity is the mother of invention. The Society of Academic Urologists announced that the 2021-2022 cycle will again be virtual, but how will the lessons learned during the pandemic shape the future of the urology match?

Reviews

Books: Making economic progress in an inclusive way: Clare Thomson reviews ‘Mother of Invention’ by Katrine Marçal. Beyond The Boundaries of Conventional Physics: Peter Main reviews ‘The Science of Can and Can’t’ by Chiara Marletto Relativity and Trains: Peter Main reviews ‘Reimagining Time’ by Tanya and Jeffrey BubRuth Wiltsher reviews ‘Mr Shaha’s Marvellous Machines, Adventures in Making Round the Kitchen Table’ by Alom Shaha and Emily RobertsonJohn Kinchin reviews ‘The Greatest Adventure: A History of Human Space Exploration’ by Colin BurgessAnn-Marie Pendrill reviews ‘Teaching High-School Physics: Interacting with Physics Students’ by Carl J Wenning and Rebecca E. Vieyra

Optimizing developmental outcomes by setting smart goals individualized home program for children with disabilities during COVID-19

Background: The recent flare-up of the COVID-19 pandemic has posed a huge danger to the lives and prosperity of millions of individuals around the world. The weakest segments of society are being missed in this largescale crisis. As the world opens up from lockdowns and enters an unprecedented condition of uncertainty, or what many have called "the new normal", it bodes well to ponder what are the lessons learnt. Understanding such risks and assessing the socioeconomic impact of the pandemic are key to shaping a response that considers the needs of all children. The Covid pandemic presents a phenomenal chance for the families of children with disabilities to act in fortitude and transform this emergency into a force to accomplish the objectives and enhance result for their children. Methods: Children and young adults in the age group 1-21 years were part of this program. A total of 261 participants have undertaken the services provided by LRF staff during the year long period from Jan -Dec 2020. Results: In this article, we feature the home management programs that were setup by the staff at Latika Roy Foundation (LRF) during the pandemic for families of children with disabilities. Families of children with disabilities worked hard during the lockdown and their children showed improved outcomes by the individualised home programs that were set for each child attending the online services Conclusion: The pandemic led to shift from regular services to online mode of service and displayed clearly that necessity is the mother of invention. When accessibility to essential services was difficult, children with disabilities and their parents were the high-risk group for various physical and mental health issues and needed appropriate guidance and support. As the world navigates the pandemic the LRF staff continued to work for the most vulnerable sections of society fostering the idea of practice and participation. KEY WORDS: Pandemic, the new normal, families of children with disabilities, online services.

Invention sharing is the mother of developmental biology.

Invention sharing is the mother of developmental biology.

LCP as supracutaneous plate vs IMLN tibia for open grade 1 and Ⅱ distal tibial fractures. A comparison study (RCT) on Functional outcome between a conventional method and a Novel technique

Introduction Orthopaedics is an ever evolving branch. Especially for fractures that have controversies in management options, recent advances are being done. Open distal tibial fractures belong to these groups of difficult, yet very common injuries. As the necessity is the mother of invention, for such a common injury a common plate-LCP was used supracutaneously for better biological fixation and shorter duration of surgery. We have compared the results of IMLN nailing vs supracutaneous plating for open distal tibial fractures. Material and methods The patients who had Gustilo and Anderson type 1 and 2 # of distal tibia were enrolled in this study. They were randomized into 2 groups. In one group (IMLN) intramedullary locking nail and in another group Supracutaneous plating was done (SCP). Duration of clicnal and radiological union was calculated. Functional outcome in both groups was measured in AOFSAS score, Knee Society Score (KSS),Lower extremity functional scoring (LEFS) and Ketenjian and Shelton Criteria modified by Yokoyama. Any complications were charted. Results 100 % fracture union was seen in both cases. Intra operative blood loss was 165 ml and was more in IMLN group than SCP group (100) ml. LEFS at 1 year was 90 in SCP group whereas it was 80 in IMLN group. AOFAS score was similar in both groups showing good functional outcome around ankle joint. Knee society score was statistically better in SCP group (82) whereas in IMLN group it was 70. Incidence of infection and surgical duration was similar in both groups.Due to need for removal in some cases duration of stay was more in IMLN. Conclusion Patients in SCP Group had lesser incidence of persistent pain or other chronic symptoms and were happier (better LEFS score, better Yokahama scoring) than their counterparts with interlocking nail. Using locking plate in a supracutaneous mode is a very simple, easy, rapid, reliable and effective method for management of open tibial fractures in adults, especially in terms of patient satisfaction and can be considered as an effective alternative to nailing in selected patients.

COVID-19 and its Impact on Education

All of us know that COVID-19 outbreak has brought the world in a standstill. Nobody had imagined such a Pandemic threatening the whole world. Even the most powerful countries are helpless in such a critical situation. This Pandemic has badly affected every group and section of society. We are in a limbo, trying to decide what to do next, how to move ahead. Man is shocked socially, psychologically, economically and so on. This crisis has left everyone in the lurch. Students are uncertain about their future. Youth are afraid of Unemployment. Education system is affected greatly due to sudden closure of institutions. Initially neither teachers nor students were mentally prepared to face such a lockdown situation. Everyone was confused at continuity of teaching-learning process. But necessity is the mother of invention. We chose on-line method of teaching / through social media to continue teaching –learning process. However, the on-line education was already present but it was not in vogue before this COVID-19 lockdown. Every teacher was not techno-savvy, he was techno-shy but situations have forced us to adopt on-line system. It is said that every tragedy brings some opportunities also. One must learn lesson in the present scenario and mentally prepared for future also. This Pandemic has developed culture of on-line education, work from home. But use of technology has both silver and dark sides. Technology has occurred as a fillip to continue our learning process, we are moving towards information-rich society, on the contrary we have become slave of technology and affecting our health also.

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Post Pandemic Online Health Care Education: Challenges and Opportunities

COVID-19 and subsequent declaration of lockdown, produced unforeseen crisis in the lives of people. As the world in recent years has not confronted a pandemic, there was chaos in various fields including educational sector. The educational sector in low and middle income countries like India were relying more on traditional face to face learning in almost all areas and healthcare education was not an exclusion. Post Lockdown created a challenging situation for healthcare education as the pandemic came in the midst of regular intensive academic and practical training. As rightly said “Necessity is the mother of Invention”, the faculty started “out of the box thinking” to reach the students at home. The era of the use of online, social media and videoconferencing platforms for teaching and knowledge transmissions started gaining momentum in India. But it has its own advantages, shortcomings and challenges.

Automated Railway gate control system using Arduino and Ultrasonic sensors

In a country like India, which has a population of about 1.39 Billion depends on its Transportation for its daily living. Transportation plays a main role in India’s Economic Development and more than 35% of the lives of people in India depends on its transportation.Railways is the most popular and highly used transportation in India. It is the most effective mode of transportation not only in India, but also all over the World. As like its usage it also leads to a high number of accidents. Like road accidents, there are more accidents happening at railway crossings due to the unmanned level crossings and the carelessness of the road users. According to the National Crime Records Bureau [NCRB], the rate of level crossing accidents is 20% up in 2019 than 2018. However there will be an increase in the percentage of accidents every year but the percentage in the last two years has increased drastically. There were 1788 level crossing accidents in 2019, which include 1762 deaths. “Necessity is the mother of Invention” as like this saying the is a simple system, which automatically closes the level crossing gates during the train’s arrival and then the gates are opened automatically when the train passes by. In our system we have used ultrasonic sensors for detecting the departure and arrival of the trains. As soon as the sensor senses the train’s arrival it sends a message to the Arduino which will switch on the buzzer, so that the road users will know that the train is nearer, and after that the servo motor which is attached to the gates will close them and it will be opened after the train passes by. And then the buzzer will also be turned off. This is automated, highly effective and cheap. Our system will eliminate the manpower used at the level crossings.

Neurology and Telemedicine: The Way Forward

Objective: During the coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) times, we have all learned to appreciate the advantages of communicating with each other on the digital or virtual format. This included both social, commercial and professional settings. This was necessitated through the restrictions on direct physical contact mandated by the pandemic. Through innovations and adaptations, the practice of medicine has also changed with telemedicine, triggered by ‘necessity is the mother of invention’ concept being embraced by both patients and physicians. Neurology, traditionally seen as a complex speciality and the preserve of a couple of thousand practising neurologists in the country, has opened itself up to the telemedicine or tele-neurology format very easily in the anecdotal and a few pilot studies conducted globally and in India. Design: Despite the initial misgivings and anticipation of patient reluctance to adopt this technology, the real-world experience has been, to the contrary, where both young and old patients have readily embraced the new medium and cooperated with the neurologists to improve their care, which would otherwise have been severely restricted in the COVID-19 times. The neurologists have also adapted to the new way of working to deliver optimum diagnosis and care plans. Outcome measures: There have been technical glitches (in form of internet connectivity, smartphone hardware and software problems and lighting and camera angle and image stabilization issues to name a few), which have been reduced with practice and innovation. Feedback from neurologists, patients, and their carers via regular audits and questionnaires are being circulated, and practice parameters are being improved (IFNR survey- Ref 5). The contribution of national regulatory agencies, such as the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), and stakeholders, such as the Telemedicine Society of India (TSI), has been phenomenal to facilitate the tele-neurology practice and make it safe for all stakeholders. Results: In a country of 1.37 billion population and only 2,500 accredited neurologists, there is a need for tele-neurology to be able to serve patients living in remote areas in mountains and coastal areas, and also in poorly connected areas on the plains. This becomes paramount for patients requiring specialised acute neurological care and to improve access, which now becomes a practical feasibility on the digital format to bring neurology to the doorsteps of the people. Follow-up care of patients, epidemiological studies of various neurological chronic illnesses and their audit will become realities cutting down on costs and time to access quality neurological care using the digital format for 21st-century India. Conclusions: Tele-neurology is no longer a vision, but a reality precipitated by the pandemic, the needs and aspirations of the Indian population, and the technological infrastructure India has achieved in the last 20 years.

Quality and Effectiveness of Online Medical Education During COVID-19 Outbreak

Introduction: Necessity is the mother of invention, is not only an English language proverb but it has been proved several times in several ways, and recently it has been proved during this COVID-19 outbreak that online medical education has erupted as one of the inventions during these stressful situations as a necessity. In these difficult situations, universities seek to deliver medical education through various new methods or modalities, to ensure the continuous learning of medical students. Novel ways of online teaching should be considered in new medical curriculum development, as well as methods of delivering lectures and practical skills for medical students. In this pandemic situations, medical faculty administrators also had to improvise to make an adjustment, from the formerly class-based lecture to online lecture. This study aimed to measure the perception of medical students regarding the quality and effectiveness of online medical education during COVID-19 Pandemic. Materials and Methods: This study was held in Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad, from April 2020 to August 2020. This is a cross-sectional survey done by using an electronic questionnaire which was based on the result of previously conducted lectures, practical, and small group discussions. It is carefully checked for validation and reliability before considering it for a study. Questionnaires were made on Google Forms and then this e-questionnaire was sent via WhatsApp to all of students. All the data were collected, tabulated, and analyzed. Results: Three hundred and ninety-nine number of students responded to the electronic survey conducted via WhatsApp. Students' perception about the effectiveness and quality of medical online education revealed few supportive and few inhibitory factors. Conclusions: Data obtained in this study can be used as a valuable input to judge the effectiveness and utility of the online methodology in the future.