EFFECT OF DAUHRUDAVASTHA (DESIRES DURING PREGNANCY) ON FETAL DEVELOPMENT

Life begins with conception even nine months prior to the delivery. Entire gestational period is important for achievement of healthy baby along with prevention of complications during pregnancy. Dauhrudavastha is the special concept of Ayurveda affecting fetal growth. It is the period during which pregnant woman (Dauhrudini) expresses dietary and behavioural desires. These longings are desires of fetus, fulfillment of which is beneficial for proper gestation, whereas non fulfillment or ignorance causes various developmental anomalies. In present clinical study, impact of fulfillment of longings of Garbhini (pregnant woman) on fetal growth is assessed. For this, 60 pregnant women were selected. They were grouped on the basis of questionnaire especially prepared for case study. 30 pregnant women who developed Dauhrudavastha and longings were attended and fulfilled registered in group A. Group B involves 30 pregnant women whose longings were ignored. Entire gestational period (up to delivery) is observed during ANC check up. After delivery, gestational ages of neonates were assessed by examining physical and neurological parameters. On comparison of Dauhrudavastha and neonatal examination, it was found that 80% neonates of group A having appropriate at term gestational age. Only 23.33% neonates of group B were having appropriate at term gestational age. The study suggests that along with nutritional support, attention should be given to Dauhrudavastha as it affect fetal growth

To establish the reference range of glycated hemoglobin

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) has emerged as a major healthcare problem in India. There were an estimated 40 million persons with DM in India in 2007 and this number is predicted to rise to almost 70 million by 2025. It is estimated that every fifth person with diabetes will be an Indian. The objective of the present investigation was to establish the reference range for glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) in healthy non-diabetic subjects in our hospital laboratory and compare it with the values reported by standard laboratories.Methods: The study was conducted in the Department of Biochemistry, MMIMSR, Mullana (Ambala, Haryana). Total number of subjects was 50 (25 males, 25 females), aged 30 to 70 years. 2 ml of blood was collected from antecubital vein under aseptic conditions from each subject and put in EDTA vials. Hemolysed blood was estimated by semiautoanalyzer for HbA1C.Results: In females, the levels were 6.50 ± 0.74 % while in males the levels were 6.27 ± 0.94 %. The overall range in females was 4.8 - 7.56 % while in males it was 4.2 to 7.56 %. The values were comparable (p>0.05) with those reported by standard laboratories, e.g. Dr. Lal PathLabs (<6%), Charak diagnostic (4.5-6.3%) and Mayo Clinic (6.5-7%). Conclusion: Our laboratory levels of HbA1C are comparable with the reference range of different laboratories and hence suitable to be used as cut-offs while interpreting the results of patients with DM.

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TADAGJAL (ARTIFICIAL LAKE WATER) AND HANSODAKA (NATURALLY PURIFIED WATER IN SHARAD RITU) FROM THE SAME TADAG WITH RESPECT TO CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Ayurveda is an ancient science dealing with attaining health and curing diseases of ill. Good health makes our life happy. For that one has to take Wholesome of food which includes pure water also. We should always use the pure water to maintain health. Our Rishis have mentioned regarding Hansodaka in Samhitas. Hansodaka is purified water in Sharad ritu by natural resources like Sunrays, Moonrays and an additional effects of Agasti star rays at night and Kalprabhav of Sharad ritu. This Hansodaka is pure water and ideal for drinking purpose. So to check this statement of our Rishis, efforts are made here to compare such Hansodaka and simple Tadagjal in view of chemical properties, considering W.H.O. guideline in present era. Aims and Objective: To compare chemical properties of Simple Tadagjal and Hansodaka to check its suitability for drinking purpose. Materials and Methods: Total four samples were collected. Two were Simple Tadadjal and Two were Hansodaka. All Water samples were analyzed in standard laboratory for chemical properties. Reports were collected and analyzed. Results and Conclusion: Hansodaka is better than simple Tadagjal with respect to chemical properties. It may be due to combine effect of sunrays, moon rays and Agasti star rays in Sharad ritu. But Hansodaka is not suitable for drinking purpose as per W.H.O. guideline. it may be due to increased population, pollution, industrialization in present era as compared to ancient era. Hence we can say water purification by other methods is must in present era

Dynamics of Hot QCD Matter -- Current Status and Developments

The discovery and characterization of hot and dense QCD matter, known as Quark Gluon Plasma (QGP), remains the most international collaborative effort and synergy between theorists and experimentalists in modern nuclear physics to date. The experimentalists around the world not only collect an unprecedented amount of data in heavy-ion collisions, at Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in New York, USA, and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland but also analyze these data to unravel the mystery of this new phase of matter that filled a few microseconds old universe, just after the Big Bang. In the meantime, advancements in theoretical works and computing capability extend our wisdom about the hot-dense QCD matter and its dynamics through mathematical equations. The exchange of ideas between experimentalists and theoreticians is crucial for the progress of our knowledge. The motivation of this first conference named "HOT QCD Matter 2022" is to bring the community together to have a discourse on this topic. In this article, there are 36 sections discussing various topics in the field of relativistic heavy-ion collisions and related phenomena that cover a snapshot of the current experimental observations and theoretical progress. This article begins with the theoretical overview of relativistic spin-hydrodynamics in the presence of the external magnetic field, followed by the Lattice QCD results on heavy quarks in QGP, and finally, it ends with an overview of experiment results.Comment: Compilation of the contributions (148 pages) as presented in the `Hot QCD Matter 2022 conference', held from May 12 to 14, 2022, jointly organized by IIT Goa & Goa University, Goa, Indi

Metabolic Syndrome: A Comparative Study of Definitions In North Indian Subjects

INTRODUCTION: The term “Metabolic Syndrome” is applied to a group of modifiable risk factors in an individual and if not identified at earliest may ultimately increase the risk of developing CVD and T2DM. AIM: Our aim was to compare the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in 200 North Indian subjects using three international definitions i.e. NCEP-ATPIII, IDF and modified NCEP ATP III. MATERIALS &amp; METHODS:The study was conducted in the Department of Biochemistry, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala in 200 subjects of the age group 20-60 years, attending the OPD. The subjects were selected by simple random sampling method for the duration of 6 months from the month of January 2011 to June 2011. RESULTS: Out of 200 subjects, who participated in the study, 102 were females and 98 were males. MS was diagnosed in 34.5%, 36% &amp; 43%,&nbsp; according to NCEP ATP III, IDF and modified NCEP ATP III definition; respectively. Gender wise distribution came out to be 40.8%, 37.7% and 48.9% in males, according to NCEP ATP III, IDF and modified NCEP ATP III definition; respectively. In females it was 28.4%, 34.3%, and 38.2% according to NCEP ATP III, IDF and modified NCEP ATP III definition; respectively. CONCLUSION: Our study clearly provided the evidence that modified NCEP ATP III definition provides better markers other than two definitions in the identification of MS. So, early diagnosis and appropriate intervention may help in the reduction of morbidity and mortality arising due to the complications of metabolic syndrome. &nbsp

Estimating Serum Phosphate levels and correcting them may predict and/or check disease progression in acidosis: An ICU study

Phosphate is of vital importance in various critical metabolic processes as well as in formation of the structure of vital compounds. It is the primary intracellular anion which is involved in creation of high energy nucleotides involved in energy transfer. We analyzed its essential biochemical role in maintenance of acid-base balance, ventilation and oxygenation status and attempted to study the levels of phosphate and arterial blood gas measurements as well as find the correlation between the two. 100 adult patients of both sexes, admitted in the ICUs of Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (MMIMSR), were taken and their serum inorganic phosphate and arterial blood gas measurements were taken. After collection and analysis of data it was seen that mean values of all four parameters showed insignificant gender-wise or age-wise variations. However, it was observed that in cases of acidosis, serum phosphate and pH were positively and significantly correlated (p&lt; 0.05). This could be primarily attributed to the effect of acidosis on the sodium-phosphate cotransporters and NAD metabolism. Although mean levels of phosphate in alkalosis were also lower than in the normal group no correlation could be found between phosphate and pH in these cases. Thus, we postulate that any reduction of phosphate in ICU patients hints strongly at an underlying acid-base imbalance and if the patient is acidotic, the phosphate levels may be taken as indicators of the depth of acidosis almost as an adjunct to ABG. Thus, reductions observed on serial measurements of phosphate in such patients may indicate worsening acidosis and suitable interventions (including possible phosphate supplementation in addition to bicarbonate) tailored accordingly to improve the ventilation and acid base-status

Conceptual Study of Yakruta as a Mulasthana of Raktavaha Strotasa with Special Reference to Liver Functions

Ayurveda believes that human body is structured with different srotasa which are basic and fundamental parts. These srotasas are very closely associated with their respective mulasthana. These mulasthana are very important from treatmental and prognostic aspect as its involvement in the formation, examination and control over the bhavapadartha flowing through the srotasa. The rakta dhatu (blood) which is also referred as fourth dosha by Ayurveda, is one of the important functional element of body of which formation, transformation and conduction is carried out by raktavaha srotas.The yakruta (liver) is advocated as the mulasthana of raktavaha srotas. The modern science especially has mentioned the cardiovascular system for blood circulation and the liver as metabolic gland and an integral part of digestive system. Most of the blood related concepts like haemopoesis, storage and blood constituents are rooted in liver. In present research paper, the relationship between yakruta and blood components is studied. Also an attempt has been made to find out the reasons for mentioning the yakruta (liver) as mulasthana of raktavaha srotas