A critical understanding of Hridroga Nidanas and its present relevance

The global burden of diseases is changing from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases these days. Among them cardiovascular disease is one which is tremendously increasing in this era. Accounting for 17.3 million deaths per year worldwide. Life style modifications like high caloric intake, alcohol consumption, smoking and stress are the risk factors for cardiovascular disease.  In Ayurveda all those disease come under the heading of “Hridroga”. Acharya Bhela has mentioned   Hridaya as Shirohridaya and Urohridaya. Urohridaya has been accepted in correspondence to circulation of Rasa and Rakta .As for any disease to manifest Nidanas are needed hence understanding   them is important because Nidanaparivarjana is the first line of treatment for any disease. Nidanas such as Vega Dharana, Ushnatikshna Ahara, Chinta and Abhighata leads to manifestation of Hridroga. Along with that Hridaya being mula of Rasavaha and Pranavaha Srotas Mula, Dusthi of those also lead to Hridroga. As there are different sets of Nidanas being explained in classics there is a need for critical understanding hence the present write up is aimed to provide an insight into the concept of Nidanas based on classical references and allied modern literature

Crafting Conscious Employee Engagement through Wellbeing: A Key Differentiator to Long-Term Organizational Success within the Hospitality Industry

Discussions on pandemics that hit the human race have dominated the scientific research world, on the contrary, due to the developments in technology and globalisation the work environment has evolved into a complex space and for this reason, there is a wide research gap on how the workforce can get back to normal or cope with an ever-changing pandemic phenomenon. The objectives of the current paper are aligned to identify the impact of Covid-19 on different levels of the employees’ life, to analyse the effect on mental health and wellbeing, and to formulate a relationship between mindful employee engagement and its impact on organisational success. The current scenario requires the employees to continue working from home for the businesses to sustain themselves in the future. By reviewing 20 research articles, an understanding is developed of the remote-work model and its positive and negative impacts on employees as well as organisations. Using a semi-structured questionnaire to interview service industry professionals, data has been gathered. Using a semi-structured analysis the authors aim to illustrate the pandemic’s effects from the employees’ perspective. The researchers found three significant findings: loyalty to self-preservation, mindfulness to address mental health and improve performance and success of organisations during the pandemic depends on a purpose-driven culture

インド国におけるゴマ遺伝資源の探索収集

We made a field study and collection of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) in India from September 23 to October 18, 1992. India is thought to be one of the most important places for the genetic diversity of S. indicum. The itinerary and the trip route are shown in Table 1 and Fig. 1, respectively. We collected a total of 185 seed samples, of which 163 were those of S. indicum and its relatives (Table 2). The collection trip was started from South India to North India. Morphological variation of S. indicum was rather small in the Deccan Plateau of South India so far as observed. The so-called tropical type, which was characterized by tri-lobed leaves on the lower nodes, a single capsule per leaf axis, two carpels per capsule and branching habit on higher nodes, was commonly grown there. Plants with uni-lobed leaves or those having four carpels per capsule were rarely found admixed in the fields. The seed color varied as black, dark brown, brownish white and white. Local farmers in some villages near Raichur, Karnataka informed us that they grew two distinct types of black seeded sesame : a usual type and a bitter type. They used the bitter sesame for a medicinal purpose as well as for oil extraction. In North India, S. indicum plants having different morphological characteristics were usually found mixed even in a small field. We observed alternately or oppositely fruited plants having one or three capsules per axis, and those of branching or non-branching types. A few plants which had semi-wild or weedy traits were also collected in a village near Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. They had small fruits and the upper carpel of each fruit was easily dehiscing. It became clear through the interviews to the local farmers that S. indicum was widely used as a material for various food preparations rather than an oil source. For example, it is cooked for sweets, stuffing, topping, seasoning and so on. As an oil crop, sesame has been replaced by sunflower and soybean, since its productivity is lower. Local cultivars of this crop are, however, still grown often on a small scale, because of its importance in the traditional food habit in India

Design and implementation of a PokéHub mobile app

The Pokémon Trading Card Game (hereafter referred to as PTCG) is one of the most popular trading card games in the world, with over 34 billion cards produced since its conception. Since the introduction of the base set of cards in Japan in 1996, the game has grown exponentially to include almost a hundred expansion sets, as well as an online client to play the game [1]. The cards are enjoyed in two main ways: Collecting the cards and playing the card game. This Final Year Project outlines the conception and implementation of the PokéHub app: A companion app to the PTCG, which aims to be a central hub for the fans of the PTCG. It includes features for players and collectors alike. The app was created using Flutter and Firebase. Various Flutter widgets were used to realize the app interface. Firebase was used for two main purposes: Cloud Firestore, which was used as the database of the app, along with Firebase Auth, which was used to handle user login and account creation. Users can view a complete database of all Pokémon cards printed to date, while also being able to add specific cards to their collection or wish list. This allows users to track their collections and keep track of card prices in their wish list. Players can utilize the deck builder feature, allowing them to save their deck lists, as well as share them with friends through social network apps. This report starts with an introduction explaining the motivations and objectives of this project, as well as the existing solutions and the tools used in the project. Following this, the body of the report discusses how the app was designed and implemented. Finally, the report concludes with details about how the app was tested, what results were obtained, as well as the problems and challenges faced during development.Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Increased Vancomycin Resistance Exhibited By Staphylococcus Aureus Grown Together With Candida Albicans within Mixed Species Biofilms

Biofilms are multicellular communities of microorganisms that characteristically attach to some surface, produce and encase themselves within a thick polysaccharide matrix, and resist physical insults and treatment with anti-microbial drugs. The studies described here focus on characterizing the physical interactions between a bacterium (Staphylococcus aureus) and fungus (Candida albicans) in the context of a mixed biofilm. Both of these organisms are common human pathogens that cause a variety of human disease. Previous findings in our lab have suggested that C. albicans and S. aureus interact with one another and alter the other’s ability to attach and grow within a biofilm. Current studies are aimed at determining whether this interaction also affects their ability to resist physical insults or treatment with antibiotics. As a start to this, mixed biofilms and pure biofilms containing C. albicans were subjected to strong agitation and the amount of detachment from the surface was measured. The pure biofilms were shown to detach more readily than did mixed biofilms, suggesting that mixed biofilms are structurally more stable than pure biofilms. Similarly, pure C. albicans biofilms appear to naturally release very large cellular aggregates during the course of growth when compared to mixed biofilms. Furthermore, C. albicans appeared to confer S. aureus with increased resistance to the antibiotic vancomycin. In contrast, S. aureus did not exhibit increased resistance to a different antibiotic (rifampin) in similar conditions, suggesting that the increased vancomycin resistance may be due to some specific biochemical or genetic modification of S. aureus by C. albicans

Collecting Chickpea Germplasm in Northeastern Maharashtra, India

Information is presented on 106 seed samples of chickpea germplasm [Cicer arietinum] collected by the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (New Delhi) and ICRISAT in February and March 1994. The collecting mission was undertaken to salvage threatened landraces, achieve a better representation of Maharashtra in the world chickpea germplasm and record agricultural practices