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ఉత్తర్ప్రదేశ్ జౌన్పుర్లో రైతులు 10 కిలోల ముల్లంగి పండిస్తున్నారు.
10 కిలోల ముల్లంగి పండిస్తున్న జౌన్పుర్ రైతులు
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Published : Mar 2, 2019, 5:57 AM IST
ముల్లంగి అంటే తెలియనివారుండరు. మన మార్కెట్లలో ఎక్కువగా కనిపించే ముల్లంగి కేవలం వంద, రెండు వందల గ్రాములు ఉంటుంది.. మరీ పెద్దదైతే ఓ కిలో వరకు ఉండొచ్చు. కానీ ఉత్తర్ప్రదేశ్లోని జౌన్పుర్ రైతులు సుమారు 10 కిలోల ముల్లంగిని పండిస్తున్నారు. ఒక్కోటి 10 కేజీలుండటం ఇక్కడి మట్టి ప్రత్యేకతగా చెప్పుకుంటున్నారు.
ముల్లంగి సాగు చేసిన నాలుగు నెల్లలోనే పది కిలోల వరకు పెరుగుతుందని రైతులు పేర్కొంటున్నారు. భారీ స్థాయిలో ఉండే ఈ ముల్లంగితో జౌన్పుర్ పేరు ఎంతో ప్రాచుర్యం పొందిందని స్థానికులు అంటున్నారు.
" దీని బరువు పది కిలోలు ఉంటుంది. నాలుగు నెలల్లోనే గరిష్ఠస్థాయికి పెరుగుతుంది. జౌన్పుర్లోనే ఇలా సాధ్యమవుతుంది. ఇక్కడి మట్టి ప్రత్యేకత అది. మేము దీనినే ఎక్కువగా తింటాం.''
-స్థానిక రైతు, జౌన్పుర్
10 కిలోల ముల్లంగి పండిస్తున్న జౌన్పుర్ రైతులు ముల్లంగి అంటే తెలియనివారుండరు. మన మార్కెట్లలో ఎక్కువగా కనిపించే ముల్లంగి కేవలం వంద, రెండు వందల గ్రాములు ఉంటుంది.. మరీ పెద్దదైతే ఓ కిలో వరకు ఉండొచ్చు. కానీ ఉత్తర్ప్రదేశ్లోని జౌన్పుర్ రైతులు సుమారు 10 కిలోల ముల్లంగిని పండిస్తున్నారు. ఒక్కోటి 10 కేజీలుండటం ఇక్కడి మట్టి ప్రత్యేకతగా చెప్పుకుంటున్నారు.
ముల్లంగి సాగు చేసిన నాలుగు నెల్లలోనే పది కిలోల వరకు పెరుగుతుందని రైతులు పేర్కొంటున్నారు. భారీ స్థాయిలో ఉండే ఈ ముల్లంగితో జౌన్పుర్ పేరు ఎంతో ప్రాచుర్యం పొందిందని స్థానికులు అంటున్నారు.
" దీని బరువు పది కిలోలు ఉంటుంది. నాలుగు నెలల్లోనే గరిష్ఠస్థాయికి పెరుగుతుంది. జౌన్పుర్లోనే ఇలా సాధ్యమవుతుంది. ఇక్కడి మట్టి ప్రత్యేకత అది. మేము దీనినే ఎక్కువగా తింటాం.''
-స్థానిక రైతు, జౌన్పుర్
US BABY SENSORS
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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SHOTLIST:
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Chicago - 27 February 2019
1. Close of premature baby Genesis Flores being held by her mother and drinking milk
2. Mid of mother Theodora Flores holding premature baby Genesis as she drinks from a bottle
3. Various of a nurse's hands as she puts sensors on Genesis' foot and chest
4. Various of traditional 'fully wired' hospital room of Genesis' twin sister Jenessa (who is sicker than her sister and not using the sensors)
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Chicago - 25 January 2019
5. Various of Dr. Amy Paller holding a baby in the NICU at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
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Chicago - 27 February 2019
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Amy Paller, Northwestern Medicine paediatric dermatologist:
"If you've ever walked into a neonatal intensive care unit, what you'll notice first is that mass of wires that surrounds the babies. And if they're very small babies, that mass can be greater than the size of the baby. And that means a problem. First of all, you can think about the poor babies. They're tethered to a bed. They can barely move. But for healthcare personnel, the doctor, for example, has to get through those wires to be able to evaluate the baby. The nurse has to deal with the wires to be able to turn the baby or to change the diaper (nappy). And for parents, it's a huge dilemma, because that mass of wires creates a barrier between themselves and the baby. They can stand there, but they're so worried about disrupting all of these wires that are so important in monitoring the baby."
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Chicago - 25 January 2019
7. Various close shots of the sensor in a lab
8. SOUNDBITE (English) John Rogers, Northwestern University bioengineer: (edits throughout soundbite)
"The goal was to show that these devices could operate in a completely non-invasive way simultaneously on babies that were being monitored in the conventional manner, so that we have two separate streams of data - conventional data and data coming off of these new skin-like devices (he's holding one) so we can do a precise quantitative comparison to validate the precision and the accuracy and the reliability of these sensors compared to the clinical standard being used today."
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Chicago - 27 February 2019
9. Mid of baby Genesis in crib
10. Mid of nurse checking the vital signs of fully wired baby Jenessa
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Amy Paller, Northwestern Medicine paediatric dermatologist:
"We've had the opportunity to evaluate almost 90 babies now, keeping on the wired devices side by side with our wireless devices. And the accuracy is terrific. We have no concerns that we're able to capture the respiratory rate, the heart rate, the temperature, the blood pressure and oxygen saturation. All of which is now what's captured by the wired devices."
12. Close of monitor
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Theodora Flores, mom of premature twins:
"It just makes it so much easier not having to deal with wires and trying to make sure I don't pull anything and hurt her."
14. Wide of Theodora near Genesis' crib
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Theodora Flores, mom of premature twins:
"It's really amazing because I can move freely with her a little bit more."
16. Mid of Theodora burping Genesis
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Amy Paller, Northwestern Medicine paediatric dermatologist:
"It's been shown without any doubt that skin to skin contact reduces mortality, reduces the risk of infections and sepsis, helps a baby to be able to gain that all important weight."
18. Close of Genesis with mother Theodora
LEAD IN :
Peep into any hospital's premature baby unit, and you'll see tiny newborns covered in wired monitors.
But the life-saving equipment blocks parents from cuddling their babies, and can tear at fragile skin.
Now U.S. researchers have created tiny skin-like wireless sensors that may finally cut those cords.
STORYLINE:
Nearly 300,000 U.S. newborns wind up in neonatal intensive care units each year, because they were born prematurely or with serious health problems.
It's crucially important to track their heartbeat, breathing and other vital signs so health providers can spot any problems.
That means sticky electrodes tethered by wires to a variety of beeping monitors that surround the incubator.
The nest of wires impedes skin-to-skin contact with a parent.
Dr. Amy Paller, a Northwestern paediatric dermatologist, says that can prevent premature babies from thriving, and makes it harder to breast feed.
"If you've ever walked into a neonatal intensive care unit, what you'll notice first is that mass of wires that surrounds the babies. And if they're very small babies, that mass can be greater than the size of the baby. And that means a problem. First of all, you can think about the poor babies. They're tethered to a bed. They can barely move. But for healthcare personnel, the doctor, for example, has to get through those wires to be able to evaluate the baby. The nurse has to deal with the wires to be able to turn the baby or to change the diaper. And for parents, it's a huge dilemma, because that mass of wires creates a barrier between themselves and the baby. They can stand there, but they're so worried about disrupting all of these wires that are so important in monitoring the baby."
And no matter how carefully doctors and nurses remove the electrodes, the youngest babies, whose skin isn't fully developed, are prone to scarring.
Now researchers have created tiny skin-like wireless sensors that may finally cut those cords.
Going wireless in the NICU is a lot harder than, say, measuring heart rate with a FitBit.
First comes choosing the right materials. The team has developed ultra thin sensors made of a flexible silicone that moves like skin and clings without needing any strong adhesive.
Then the researchers embedded the sensors with spring-like electronics that flex as the body moves.
They are made with materials that, unlike today's NICU monitors, don't interfere with the X-rays or MRI scans the babies might need.
To keep them lightweight, they don't need batteries either. Under the crib mattress sits a transmitter that keeps the sensors charged wirelessly, while simultaneously receiving all the sensors' measurements.
Replacing today's standard monitoring takes just two sensors - one made for the chest, and one to wrap around a foot - that work together.
For example, the chest sensor measures heartbeat as the chest contracts, while the foot sensor records blood pressure, negating the need for a bruising blood pressure cuff.
John Rogers,a Northwestern University bioengineer says they work just as well.
"The goal was to show that these devices could operate in a completely non-invasive way simultaneously on babies that were being monitored in the conventional manner, so that we have two separate streams of data - conventional data and data coming off of these new skin-like devices (he's holding one) so we can do a precise quantitative comparison to validate the precision and the accuracy and the reliability of these sensors compared to the clinical standard being used today."
The studies are continuing and the sensors now have been used on about 80 babies with similar results and no sign of skin trouble.
Theodora Flores, is the mother of premature twins in the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. She's delighted with the results on baby Genesis.
"It's really amazing because I can move freely with her a little bit more," she says.
Dr. Amy Paller, Northwestern Medicine paediatric dermatologist says contact between mother and baby is crucial.
"It's been shown without any doubt that skin to skin contact reduces mortality, reduces the risk of infections and sepsis, helps a baby to be able to gain that all important weight," she says.
But many more tests would be required for the US Food and Drug Administration to approve the wireless sensors.
And bioengineer John Rogers claims the greatest need is in developing countries that can't afford today's wired monitoring even for premature babies.
With funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Save the Children, Rogers is preparing for a pilot trial of the wireless sensors in Zambia in April, with the goal of testing up to 20,000 sensors in India, Pakistan and Zambia by the end of the year.
It's estimated the new sensors could be made for about $10 to $15 each.
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