- Volume 10, Number 2 (2023)
"2-CONNECTED RELAY NODE PLACEMENT: A COMPETITIVE APPROACH TO IMPROVING NETWORK CONNECTIVITY IN WSNS"
C L Hwang
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have become an integral part of various industries and applications. However, frequent link interruptions and network unreliability caused by electromagnetic interferences may lead to high delay and packet loss, posing a challenge in achieving high reliability and stability in WSNs. In this paper, we propose an algorithm called Improved Cover-based 2-Connected Node Placement (IC2NP) to solve the Delay Constrained Relay Node Placement (DCRNP) problem in WSNs. The algorithm aims to build at least two node-disjoint paths meeting the hop constraint between each sensor and the sink by deploying certain relay nodes (RNs). IC2NP provides a feasible...
DEMODICOSIS IN A GERMAN SHEPHERD: A TALE OF SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT AND RECOVERY
S. Joshi Rajendra
Demodicosis is a common, inflammatory parasitic skin disease of dogs caused by the excessive multiplication of the mite, Demodex spp, within the hair follicles and sebaceous glands. The disease has three forms: localized, juvenile-onset generalized, and adult-onset generalized demodicosis. Successful management of this disease requires prolonged therapy due to its cell-mediated immunosuppressive nature. This case report presents a male German shepherd dog aged 1.5 years which presented with severe exudative skin lesions over the body surface. Laboratory examination of the dog's skin scraping revealed the presence of Demodex canis mite and spindle-shaped eggs of D. canis, leading to the diagnosis...