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Anthropomorphic machines are coming...

Do you prefer robos with human like emotional behavior ? recognizing human emotions is one step and expressing human like emotions is another step in evolution of robots!  scientists, have designed a program that enables a computer to recognize facial expressions of six basic emotions.it is surely not long before they will acquire similarly advanced capacities for expressing emotions, and perhaps even for feeling them. In the future, it may be humans who are seen by computers as emotionally illiterate, not vice versa.   scientists have proposed dozens of possible uses for emotional machines, including the following: Artificial interviewers that train you how to do well in job interviews by giving you feedback on your body language. NURSING and home attendant and helper are also some useful prospectives of emotional robos.  ● Affective voice synthesisers that allow people with speech problems not just to speak, but to speak in genuinely emotional ways ● Frustrat

Thread & Needles (primer on suturing for interns)

              Equipment required for suturing ·          Sterile Gloves ·          Suture Kit ·          Standard kits include needle holders, forceps (ideally toothed) & scissors ·          Skin preparation ·          Povidone-iodine or chlorhexidine ·          Appropriate suture (size/material/needle) ·          Saline – remember all wounds should be washed before closure ·          Sterile drapes/sheets ·          Sharps Bin ·          Gauze ·          Dressing Materials (many simple wounds closed with sutures may not require a dressing) ·          Local anaesthetic ·          With or without adrenaline (eg 1% Lidocaine with 1:200000 adrenaline) ·          Good lighting   Contraindications to suturing ·          Do not close actively infected or grossly contaminated wounds ·          Animal bites ·          These are likely to require operative washout +/- debridement – always discuss with plastics/maxillo-facial surgeons (see  Bites ) ·  

Health Insurance Statistics 2023

  Top Health Insurance Statistics Of 2023              Do we really care about our health insurance coverage until something unfortunate happens to us or anyone in our family? Do we really acknowledge the importance of a health insurance policy and how it can save us against medical emergencies which could otherwise drain all our finances?    Forbes Advisor India has collated most up-to-date statistics and facts on health insurance in India which reveals a lot about this $12.86 billion industry. Overview: The Healthcare System in India Healthcare is one of the largest sectors of the Indian economy, in terms of both generation of revenue and employment. The overall healthcare sector is rising at a pace due to its growing coverage, better services, and increasing expenditure by public as well private players. Even under the Union Budget 2023-24, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has been allocated INR 89,155 crore, a surge of 3.43% compared to INR 86,200.65 crore in 2021-