Traditional Kabaddi Vs Techno Kabaddi

Life of every man is ridden by two horses – tradition and technology. The fight in every mind whether to follow tradition or to enjoy the user-friendliness of technology is always evident. In the phase of life’s betterment man is mostly driven by technology. Every test on a traditional practice results in a new technology. That was the ultimate cause of western games to reach the peak in recent years. This article has discussed the traditional heritage of India’s very own sport Kabaddi in line with technology for the game to reach the Olympic podium. Conclusion: Reaching the Olympic podium is possible by winning over the popularity contest. The more the popularity the more are the fan followers. The recent rule changes and advancement in technology has escalated Kabaddi facilitating popularity. Another important avenue is that at least 50 affiliated countries should systematically play the game setting up professional associations. When all these fall in place the Olympic podium will be at a one-step reach

A Study on Interdisciplinary Theories Regarding Maritime Nautical Literature

Maritime or (Nautical literature) was ruling the period during the 18th century which was followed by 19th-century writers. These novels depict the effects on the environment, society and economy of the people. In this study, it is observed that the concept approach towards the Interdisciplinary theory with connection to the people’s thoughts regarding the sea, their religious or holistic approaches, and the gender description given to describe the sea were correlated with some famous nautical novel with notable incidents or theories to prove that the attributes of plots might be different but the themes relating to such sea novels/aquatic novels are more or less similar to each other and they serve some standard settings and motifs on the whole. The study reveals that maritime novels where written in distinctive plots but the themes are more or less focused on masculinity (gender roles) and heroism, social hierarchies and the psychological and holistic transformation during their hard existence in the sea. Ethical approach, the symbolism of sea and the gender roles are used in this regard of research dealing with interdisciplinary theory

Terrorism From Within: An Economic Model of Terrorism

In this paper, we develop and explore the implications of an economic model that links the incidence of terrorism in a country to the economic circumstances facing that country. We briefly sketch out a theory, in the spirit of Tornell (1998), that describes terrorist activities as being initiated by groups that are unhappy with the current economic status quo, yet unable to bring about drastic political and institutional changes that can improve their situation. Such groups with limited access to opportunity may find it rational to engage in terrorist activities. The result is then a pattern of reduced economic activity and increased terrorism. In contrast, an alternative environment can emerge where access to economic resources is more abundant and terrorism is reduced. Our empirical results are consistent with the theory. We find that for democratic, high income countries, economic contractions (i.e. recessions) can provide the spark for increased probabilities of terrorist activities.Growth; Terrorism; Political Economy

IN VITRO ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTICANCER ACTIVITIES OF ETHANOLIC FRUITS EXTRACT OF Ziziphus jujube Mill.

Objective: Antioxidant and anticancer studies of the ethanolic fruit extract of Ziziphus jujuba were aimed at detecting the phytochemicals and ascertain the antioxidant and anticancer activities using in vitro experimental models. Materials and Methods: In this study, physiochemical parameters were carried out, and the content of phytoorganic constituents such as total carbohydrates, fats, proteins, crude fibers, and flavonoids was determined. Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) has been used for detecting the phytochemicals, and 10 different concentrations have been screened for their antioxidant and anticancer activities. Results: Ethanolic fruit extract of Z. jujuba revealed the presence of caffeic acid hexoside dimer, chlorogenic acid, and triterpenoid derivative by LC–MS analysis. The extract exhibited the maximum antioxidant activity of 25.32% at 10 mg/ml in 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl free radical scavenging assays, which are comparable to that of standard butylated hydroxytoluene. High concentration (10 mg/ml) of the extract revealed anticancer efficacy up to 40.36% by MTT assay, which is equivalent to the action of 5-flurouracil. Conclusion: The ethanolic fruit extract of Z. jujuba might possess antioxidant and anticancer activities owing to the occurrence of bioactive compounds

PREVALENCE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME AND ITS COMPONENTS IN WOMEN WITH SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM

Objective: Thyroid dysfunction was found to be more common among women with metabolic syndrome. A cross-sectional analysis showed that subjects with subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) had high prevalence of cardiovascular disease than euthyroid subjects. The objective of the current study is to evaluate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk factors among subclinical  hypothyroid subjects. Methods:  Thirty untreated subclinical hypothyroid women and thirty normal healthy subjects were recruited for the study. Fasting blood samples were collected for lipid profile, glucose and insulin level estimation. Results: Fasting plasma glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL-cholesterol were found to be significantly increased in SH patients Both systolic and diastolic blood pressures were higher in the patient group. 43.3 percent of the SH patients were found to satisfy the criteria for metabolic syndrome. Conclusion: In our study, subclinical hypothyroidism is significantly associated with metabolic syndrome and its components. Whether this association might be translated into a compounded cardiovascular risk needs to be evaluated by further studies.Key Words: Subclinical hypothyroidism, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular risk

Physiological parameters response to the Influence of traditional Badaga dance on school students

This study was designed to investigate the influence of traditional badaga dance on physiological parameters of school students. To achieve the purpose of the study 30 school students were selected from The Nilgiris district. The subjects was randomly assigned to two equal groups (n=15). Group- I underwent traditional badaga dance (TBDG) and group - II was acted as control group (CG). The traditional badaga dance was given to the experimental group for 3 days per week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) for the period of eight weeks. The control group was not given any sort of training except their regular routine work. The physiological parameters vital capacity (tested by wet spirometer) and resting pulse rate (tested at radial pulse) were assessed before and after the training period. The data collected from the subjects were statistically analyzed using‘t’ test to find out whether significant mean difference existed at 0.05 level of confidence. The result of vital capacity and resting pulse rate speculated significant improvement due to traditional badaga dance with the limitations of diet, climate, life style status and previous training. The results of the present study are in confirmatory with the findings of. Thus it is concluded that traditional Badaga dance significantly improves vital capacity and resting pulse rate of school students

Convolutional Gated Recurrent Neural Network Based Automatic Detection and Classification of Brain Tumor using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) might be a problematic assignment for tumor fluctuation and complexity because of brain image classification. This work presents the brain tumor classification system using Convolutional Gated Recurrent Neural Network (CGRNN) algorithm based on MRI images. The proposed tumor recognition framework comprises of four stages, to be specific preprocessing, feature extraction, segmentation and classification. Extraction of identified tumor framework features was accomplished utilizing Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM) strategy. At long last, the Convolutional Gated Recurrent Neural Network Classifier has been created to perceive various kinds of brain disease. The proposed framework can be effective in grouping these models and reacting to any variation from the abnormality. The entire framework is isolated into different types of phases: the Learning/Training Phase and the Recognition/Test Phase. A CGRNN classifier under the scholarly ideal separation measurements is utilized to decide the chance of every pixel having a place with the foreground (tumor) and the background. MATLAB software is used in the development of the simulation of the proposed system. The suggested method's simulation results show that the analysis of brain tumours is stable. It shows that the proposed brain tumor classifications are superior to those from brain MRIs than existing brain tumor classifications. The overall accuracy of the proposed system is 98.45%

Comparitive Study of Lipoprotein (a) Level in Type 2 Diabetics and Non Diabetics with Acute Coronary Syndrome

AIM AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To compare the level of lipoprotein (a) level in type 2 diabetics and non diabetics in association with acute coronary syndrome. 2. To assess whether lipoprotein (a) level is increased in type 2 diabetics when compared to non diabetics. METHODOLOGY: Fifty type 2 diabetic patients and fifty non diabetic patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome were selected after matching forage and sex, during the study period between july 2014 to September 2014. Lipoprotein(a)was studied in these patients. SOURCE OF DATA: Patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome in cardiac ICU, government Rajaji Madurai medical college, Madurai, during the study period of July 2014 to September 2014. Sample Size: 100 cases. Duration Of Study: July 2014 to September 2014. Inclusion Criteria: Patients with angina, occurring at rest (CCS class IV) of duration more than 30 minutes, but within 24 hours from onset of angina were included in the study. Among them, fifty patients had type 2 diabetes. Fifty age and sex matched non diabetic were included as the other group. Diabetes was ruled out in non diabetic group with fasting and 2-hr post prandial blood glucose measurement. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Severe hypothyroidism, 2. Treatment history of taking oral contraceptive pills, 3. Type1 diabetes, 4. Renal failure. CONCLUSION: Type-2 diabetic patients have higher level of Lp(a) level during acute coronary syndrome when compared to non diabetic group. So, the type-2 diabetic patients have nearly 2 fold risk of having high Lp(a) level than non diabetic group. Elevated Lp(a) in type -2 diabetic patients contribute to the accelerated atherogenic / prothrombotic state, causing major adverse cardiac events. SUMMARY: 1. Serum Lp(a) level is high in type -2 diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome when compared to non diabetic patients. 2. Mean serum Lp(a) in present study was 27.62±12.8mg/dl. The value of Lp(a) varies from 7mg/dl to 60mg/dl. 3. Triglycerides, total cholesterol and LDL were significantly higher in patients with type -2 diabetics and acute coronary syndrome compared to non diabetic patients. 4. HDL cholesterol levels were significantly lower in patients with type - 2 diabetic patients when compared to non diabetic group with acute coronary syndrome

A Study on Vali Azhal Keel Vayu (வளி அழல் கீல் வாயு)

AIM AND OBJECTIVES: AIM: Rheumatoid Arthritis is not only a polyarthritis, and the name Rheumatoid disease is preferable since it directs attention to whole patient and not just the joints. Vali azhal keel vayu is a disease which causes so much suffering because of the tendency of crippling without killing. Most of the patients are unable to do their day today activities independently. The mean age of onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis is 40 years. Hence it affects the people in their active period of their life. Since about majority of the clinical outcomes in today's medical world pertain to musculoskeletal disorders, lot of interest has been developed in this field. Complete remedy for this disease has not yet been arrived at all. Here this study was carried out with an intention to formulate an ideal treatment for the Vali azhal keel Vayu. They are 1. To relive symptomps including fatigue, pain, swelling and stiffness. 2. To prevent joint destruction, loss of joint function, deformity and disability. 3. To preserve quality of life. This being a preliminary endeavor by the author, as if it would be a helping hand to the sufferers. With this view, the dissertation subject was under taken. OBJECTIVES: 1. To study the clinical cause of the disease Vali azhal keel vayu with observation on the Aetiology, Pathology, Diagnosis, Prognosis, complications and treatment by making use of Siddha aspect. 2. To expose the unique diagnostic method mentioned by siddhars, to know how the disease Vali azhal keel vayu alters the normal conditions of the body under the topic Mukkutram, Poripulangal, Ezhu Udal Kattukal and Envagai Thervugal. 3. To know the extend of correlation of Aetiology, classification, signs and symptoms of Vali azhal keel vayu in Siddha Aspect with Rheumatoid Arthritis in modern medicine. 4. To have detailed clinical investigaion. 5. To have a clinical trial on Vali azhal keel vayu with Mega Soolai veekathukku Chooranam as internal medicine and Arkaathi thylam as external medicine. 6. To evaluate the biochemical and pharmacological effects of trial medicine. 7. To use modern parameters to confirm and prognosis of the disease. The author had chosen the disease Vali azhal keel vayu for the dissertation subject because it is one of the disorder which affects the individuals in higher incidence. It's increased occurrence in recent times is due to stress, strain and abnormal dietary habits. The inscriptions mentioned in the siddha literature about this disease and therapeutics impressed the author very much. The disease is correlated with rheumatoid Arthritis as mentioned in modern medicine. The author diagnosed the disease by using siddha parameters like Envagai Thervugal, Kaalam, thinai, Mukkutra Verupadugal and modern parameters like laboratory investigations. 40 patients in either sex had been selected by the author both as in inpatients (20) and out patients (20) and they were administered with the trial medicines. 1. Mega Soolai Veekathukku Chooranam 1gm thrice a day (Internal). 2. Arkaathi Thylam - External Application 3. The trial medicines are subjected to biochemical and pharmacological analysis. SUMMARY: The disease Vali azhal keel vayu correlates with the Rheumatoid Arthiritis in modern medicine. The aetiology, pathology, pathogenesis, clinical features, course and prognosis of the disease were collected from numerous literatures both in siddha system as well as modern medicine. About 50 cases were treated as In-patient and Out-patient cases in post graduate department of sirappu maruthuvam, Government siddha medical college, palayamkottai. The diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis was based on the criteria mentioned in American Rheumatoid Association and Graded according to the CECIL Textbook of medicine. After through evaluation of history, clinical findings and laboratory results, Envagai thervugal were used for the diagnostic purpose. The diagnosing criteria mainly the morning stiffness, joint pain,swelling and restriction to walk are noted for the clinical accessment of the prognosis. The present study was chosen with an eager to treat Vali azhal keel vayu with the Mega Soolai Veekathukku chooranam internally and Arkaathi thylam externally. The efficacies of the medicines Mega soolai veekathakku chooranam and Arkaathi thylam were studied during the course of this research. Clinically marked reduction of pain and swelling in the joints along with an improvement to do their day to day activities, were observed while treated with the trial medicine. No signs of complications were reported. Laboratory investigations were encouraging after the treatment. Clinically the drugs were free from adverse effects. The pharmacological analysis of Mega Soolai Veekathuku chooranam • Significant acute anti inflammatory action. • Moderate chronic anti inflammatory action. • Significant anti pyretic action. • Significant analgesic action. Arkaathi Thylam Significant acute anti inflammatory action Biochemical analysis of the trial drug shows the presence of sulphate, ferrous, reducing sugar, Tannic acid, unsaturated compound. With the above studies the management of the disease brought by viraeshanam with vellai ennai 15ml at early morning in empty stomach with warm water before the administration of trial drug. Thokkanam was done to all patients after the application of external oil and then advised to take hot water fomentation. All patients were advised to take complete bed rest before the subsidement of the inflammation. Yoga and regular simple exercise were advised to follow up. CONCLUSION: In this research the treatment of Vali azha keel vayu with Mega soolai veekathakku chooranam and Arkaathi thylam showed moderate improvement clinically. Hereby the author concluded that the treatment with Mega soolai veekathakku chooranam and Arkaathi thylam showed remarkable improvement. It will be very effective in the point of efficacy, safety and low cost in the treatment of Vali azhal keel vayu

The Impact Of Voter Initiatives On Economic Activity

Recent studies have claimed that states with initiatives systems of legislation use this more direct from of democracy to improve productive resource allocation. This paper compares the economic performance of states with initiatives to states that do not have initiatives. We first construct a simple growth model to identify the channel through which initiatives play an important role in determining economic activity; we then test the implications of this model using data for the 48 contiguous United States over the years 1969-1986. Our findings suggest that states with initiative systems waste between 20 to 30 percent fewer resources than do non-initiative states resulting in better economic performance in terms of higher GDP growth and faster convergence