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महामारी से लड़ने में मदद कर रहे IISc और IIT के स्टूडेंट्स; बनाए गोकोरोनागो, CORONTINE और संपर्क-ओ-मीटर जैसे ऐप, बताएगा कहीं संक्रमित या संदिग्धों के साथ यात्रा तो नहीं की

कोरोना से लड़ने के लिए स्वास्थ्य कर्मियों के अलावा साइंस और टेक्नोलॉजी से जुड़े देश के उच्च संस्थान भी एकजुट होकर काम कर रहे हैं। एक तरफ भारत सरकार ने आरोग्य सेतु जैसे कोरोना ट्रैकिंग ऐप लॉन्च किया वहीं दूसरी ओर इंडियन इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ साइंस (आईआईएससी) और इंडियन इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ टेक्नोलॉजी (आईआईटी) जैसे संस्थानों ने मिलकर 'गो कोरोना गो' और 'संपर्क-ओ-मीटर' जैसे ऐप्सतैयार किएहैं, जो कोरोना से बचने और सतर्क रहनेमें लोगों की मदद कर रहेहैं।

गो कोरोना गो ऐप

गो कोरोना गो ऐप को आईआईएससी ने डेवलप किया है, जो पता लगाता है कि कहीं यूजर ने कोरोना संक्रमितों या संदिग्धों के साथ यात्रा या रास्ता पार तो नहीं किया। ऐप इस काम के लिए स्मार्टफोन के जीपीएस और ब्लूटूथ के अलावा नेमपिछली कन्वर्सेशन को इस्तेमाल करता है। आईआईएससी के फैकल्टी मेंबर तारुण रंभा ने बताया कि ऐप दूर के संपर्कों के लिए संक्रमित होने की संभावना को समझने के लिए बैकएंड में टेम्परेरी नेटवर्क एनालिटिक्स का इस्तेमाल करता है। इससे यह बीमारी फैलने और सबसे ज्यादा जोखिम वाले लोगों की पहचान करता है। उन्होंने आगे बताया कि ऐप आईसोलेशन और प्रॉक्जिमिटी स्कोर अलर्ट देता है साथ ही सोशल डिस्टेंसिंग बढ़ने में भी मदद करता है। इसमें जियो-फेसिंग फीचर भी है जो खासतौर से उन लोगों के लिए जो खुद को क्वारैंटाइन किए हुए हैं। इसके अलावा ये उन लक्षणों के बारे में भी बताता है जिससे संक्रमित होने की संभावना हो सकती है।

संपर्क-ओ-मीटर ऐप
रंभा ने बताया आईआईटी रोपड़ के ए.बी. टेक स्टूडेंट्स ने संपर्क-ओ-मीटर बनाई है। ऐप मैप के जरिए उन जगहों की जानकारी मुहैया कराता है, जहां कोरोना से संक्रमित होने की सबसे ज्यादा संभावना है। यह ऐप कई सारे मापदंड़ों के आधार पर रिस्क स्कोर जारी कर यूजर को एहतियाती उपाय करने के लिए अलर्ट करता है जिसमें सेल्फ आइसोलेट और डॉक्टर से परामर्श लेने शामिल है।

कोरोनटाइन (CORONTINE) ऐप
आईआईटी मुंबई के स्टूडेंट्स ने मिलकर भी कोरोनटाइन ऐप डिजाइन की है। ऐप क्वारैंटाइन जोन छोड़ने पर संदिग्ध व्यक्ति को ट्रैक करने में मदद करेगा, जो कई लोगों को संक्रमित कर सकता है। इसे ऐप को ऑथोराइज्ड एजेंसी द्वारा संदिग्ध व्यक्ति के फोन में इंस्टॉल किया जाएगा। ऐप समय समय पर यूजर की जीपीएस लोकेशन की जानकारी सुपरविजन कर रही एजेंसी के सर्वर पर पहुंचाती रहेगी। जैसे ही संदिग्ध जियो फेसिंग किए गए क्वारैंटाइन जोन को छोड़ेगा, यह तुरंत उसे ऑटो डिटेक्ट कर लेगा।

आईआईटी दिल्ली के छात्रों ने भी ऐसी ऐप तैयार की है, जो ऐसे लोगों को ट्रैक करने में मदद करेगी जो कोविड-19 पॉजीटिव कें संपर्क में आए हैं। यह ब्लूटूथ की मदद से काम करता है। ऐप उन यूजर्स को अलर्ट करेगी जो बीते दिनों में संक्रमितों के नजदीक गए हों।

आईआईटी रुड़की ने भी ऐसी ऐप तैयार किया है। इससे संदिग्धों की निगरानी की जा सकती है साथ ही उनके आसपास जियो-फेसिंग तैयार की जा सकती है। जिसे ही क्वारैंटाइन पर्सन इस जियो फेसिंग को तोड़गा, ऐप तुरंत सिस्टम को अलर्ट कर देगा। जीपीएस के काम न करने की स्थिति में यह एसएमएस के जरिए अलर्ट करता है।



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सांस लेने और बोलने की आवाज से कोरोना के लक्षणों की पहचान होगी, IISc बेंगलुरु के शोधकर्ताओं बना रहे टूल, डॉक्टर्स-नर्स संक्रमित होने से बचेंगे

कोरोना को हराने के लिए देश के उच्च शिक्षा संस्थान भी सरकार का बखूबी मदद कर रहे हैं। यह कोशिशें भी की जा रही है कि लोगों की जान बचाने में लगे डॉक्टर्स और नर्सों को भी संक्रमित होने से बचाया जा सके। इसी को देखते हुए इंडियन इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ साइंस (IISc) के शोधकर्ताओं ऐसा टूल को डिजाइन कर रहे हैं, जो सांस, खांसी और बोलने की आवाज को पहचान कर कोरोना के लक्षणों की पहचान करेगा। मान्यता मिल जाने पर इस टूल से वर्तमान टेस्टिंग प्रोसेस से तेज टेस्टिंग की जा सकेगा साथ ही इलाज के दौरान स्वास्थ्य कर्मियों के संक्रमित होने के खतरे को भी कम किया जा सकेगा।

ध्वानि-विज्ञान की मदद से बनाया जा रहा टूल

आठ सदसीय शोधकर्ताओं की टीम ने बोली और आवाज से कोरोना की पहचान करने वाले इस प्रोजेक्ट का नाम कोसवारा (Coswara) रखा है. इसमें ध्वनि-विज्ञान के जरिए लक्षणों की पहचान करने का दावा किया जा रहा है। शोधकर्ताओं के मुताबिक, महामारी काफी तेजी से फैल रही है। ऐसे में सरल, कम लागत और तेजी से टेस्टिंग करने वाले कम्पोनेंट का होना बेहद जरूरी है। कोरोना का सबसे प्रमूख लक्षण है श्वास संबंधित परेशानियां होना है। ऐसे में इस प्रोजेक्ट में ध्वानि-विज्ञान के जरिए लक्षणों का पता लगाया जाएगा जिसके लिए मरीज की सांस लेने की आवाज, खांसने की आवाज और बोलने और गणना करने की आवाजों की रिकॉर्डिंग की जाएगी। इस पूरी रिकॉर्डिंग प्रोसेस में सिर्फ 5 मिनट का समय लगेगा।

मरीज की अन्य जानकारियां भी इकट्ठा करेगा

रिकॉर्डिंग के साथ यह टूल मरीज के हेल्थ स्टेट्स को भी रिकॉर्ड करेगा जिसमें उसकी उम्र, जेंडर और लोकेशन की जानकारी शामिल होंगी। इस ऑडियो डेटा को दुनिया के अन्य शोधकर्ताओं के साथ भी साझा किया जाएगा ताकि सिग्नल प्रोसेसिग और मशीन लर्निंग के जरिए वे भी इस तरह का डायग्नोस्टिक टूल तैयार कर सके।



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