COMPARISON OF LIPID PROFILE BETWEEN MIDDLE AGED YOGA PRACTITIONERS AND NON PRACTITIONERS

The purpose of the study was to compare the “Lipid Profile between Middle Aged Yoga Practitioners and Non-practitioners. Method: The study was conducted on 60 (N=60) middle aged male people from the Rishikesh, Uttarakhand India, age ranging from 40 to 45 years. Out of 60, the 30 subjects were practicing different types of Yogic exercises like Asana and Shatkarmas and remaining 30 subjects were not practicing any types of yogic exercises. The necessary data on lipid profile (Total blood Cholesterol, Triglycerides, High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) and Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL)) were collected by administration of laboratory tests. The tests were administered after giving them instruction and taking consent from the subjects. Lipid profile test were taken place after 8 to 10 hours of fasting. It was hypothesized that there would be significant difference of lipid profile between Middle Aged Yoga Practitioners and Non-practitioners. The data collected on each lipid profile parameters (Total blood Cholesterol, Triglycerides, High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) and Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL)) was analyzed by independent “t” test. The level of significance for testing the hypothesis was set at 0.05. P < 0.05. Findings: The mean values and standard deviation of total blood Cholesterol of Yoga Practitioners and Non-practitioners were 181.43±13.91 mg/dl and 271.06±18.56 mg/dl respectively. The analysis of the data shows significant difference of total blood Cholesterol between Yoga Practitioners and Non-practitioners (tcal=21.15>ttab=2.009). In case of Triglycerides, the mean and standard deviation of Triglycerides level of Yoga Practitioners and Non-practitioners were 141.30±5.72 mg/dl and 299.63±14.48 mg/dl respectively. The analysis of the data showed significant difference of Triglycerides level between Yoga Practitioners and Non-practitioners (tcal=10.90>ttab=2.009). The mean and standard deviation of High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) level of Yoga Practitioners and Non-practitioners were 61.47±2.29 mg/dl and 34.97±2.91 mg/dl respectively. The analysis of the data showed significant difference of High Density Lipoprotein level between Yoga Practitioners and Non-practitioners (tcal=39.25>ttab=2.009). The mean and standard deviation of Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) level of Yoga Practitioners and Non-practitioners were 116.20±12.57 mg/dl and 161.23±7.28 mg/dl respectively. The analysis of the data showed significant difference of Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) between Yoga Practitioners and Non-practitioners (tcal=16.98>ttab=2.009). The result showed that yoga Practitioners have better lipid profile as compare to non- Practitioners. Regular yoga practices decrease the risk of coronary heart diseases.  Article visualizations

Prevalence of Hepatitis A Virus and Hepatitis E Virus in Western Thar Region

Introduction: Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) and Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) pose major health problems in India. Both viruses are enterically transmitted, resulting in Acute Viral Hepatitis (AVH) in developing countries. This study was done to determine prevalence of HAV and HEV and their co-infection in patients presenting with AVH in a tertiary care hospital. Aim: To determine the prevalence of HAV and HEV and their co-infection among patients attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Jodhpur presenting with symptoms of acute hepatitis. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study of one year duration was conducted in the Department of Microbiology, Dr S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur. A non random sampling of 174 patients presenting with AVH was considered in the study. On the basis of history, serum samples were analyzed for IgM anti-HAV and IgM anti-HEV for the detection of HAV and HEV, respectively using commercially available ELISA kits. Data collected was analysed by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 11 and p-value <0.05 was considered significant. Results: The seroprevalence of HAV and HEV positive patients were 13.79% and 4.02%, respectively. The seroprevalence of both HAV and HEV in patients with AVH was 1.15%. The prevalence of HAV and HEV among males (58.3% and 41.6%) was higher than in females (7.97% and 14.28%). Conclusion: The prevalence of HAV is higher than that of HEV but screening of HEV should be done as there are cases of coinfections. In this region of country, these data will play a role in planning of vaccination strategies and for better sanitation programme in future

Valuing Cultural Services of the Kailash Sacred Landscape for Sustainable Management

Hindu Kush Himalaya is home to many cultural and religious sites. The literature on the valuation of cultural sites in the mountain terrains is thin. Hence, their development and sustainability are often ignored. Using primary survey data from three different sites in the Kailash Sacred Landscape of India and Nepal, the cultural value of religious sites to the visitors and households living in the surrounding areas was estimated using a modified travel cost method. As visitors travel by foot and offer donations at the religious sites, the estimations account for these aspects in travel cost calculations. For the sample sites, the per year average use value of cultural services was estimated to be USD 2.9 million. Excluding the use value to the outside visitors, the annual estimated use value of cultural services to the approximately 200,000 households of the entire KSL area, which covers 31,252 km2, is over USD 22.6 million, which is over 7% and 15% of the per capita income of Indian and Nepali households, respectively, indicating the importance of the natural-cultural environments in rural livelihoods. The estimated values will help planners manage these cultural sites sustainably for improving the livelihoods of the people living in the area

Abstracts of International Conference on Innovations in Business Management

This book contains abstracts of the various research ideas of the academic community and practitioners of management presented at the International Conference on Innovations in Business Management (ICIBM 2020). The researchers have contributed toward various themes of the conference such as sustainable economy, supply chain, women-empowerment, export-import, microfinance, government policies, etc. We strongly believe that it will open up further scope for in-depth research in various disciplines of business management. Best wishes to the participants to have detailed discussions on the above-said wide range of areas. Conference Title: International Conference on Innovations in Business ManagementConference Acronym: ICIBM 2020Conference Date: 16-17 January 2020Conference Location: ICFAI University, Dehradun, IndiaConference Organizers: ICFAI Business School, ICFAI University, Dehradun, India &amp; University of Derby, United Kingdo