4 research outputs found
An ANFIS model-based approach to investigate the effect of lockdown due to COVID-19 on public health
During the first and second quarters of the year 2020, most of the countries had implemented complete or partial lockdown policies to slow down the transmission of the COVID-19. To cultivate the effect of lockdown due to COVID-19 on public health, we have collected the data of six primary parameters, namely systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, insomnia, cholesterol, and respiratory distress of 200 randomly chosen people from a municipality region of West Bengal, India before and after lockdown. With the help of these data and Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS), we have formulated a model that has established that lockdown due to COVID-19 has negligible impacts on the individuals with better health condition but has significant effects on the health conditions to those populations who have poor health
Eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids enriched polyunsaturated fatty acids from the coastal marine fish of Bay of Bengal and their therapeutic value
1194-1203Eicosapentaenoic
acid (EPA)/docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) enriched polyunsaturated fatty acids
(PUFA) significantly present in marine fish oil emerge as preventive agents for
combating many health problems specially in chronic or metabolic disorders. The
fish in the coastal area of Bay of Bengal has remained unexplored with respect
to EPA/DHA enriched PUFA content in its oils, although it may be a potential
source in harnessing the health benefit. In this study, seven varieties of the
coastal fish were analysed for the content of EPA/DHA. The one locally known as
lotte, (Harpadon nehereus) though has
low content of total lipids, was found to have high EPA/DHA in its oil. The
phospholipids rich fraction was extracted from the total fish oil. The EPA/DHA
enriched PUFA was isolated to investigate the potential use for health
benefits. EPA/DHA is found to act as protective agent against mercury poisoning
studied in cell culture as well as in animal mode. It is found to be highly
preventive in diabetes. The lotte is available in the coastal area of Bay of
Bengal adjoining West Bengal, India in large
scale and it is the first report showing EPA/DHA enriched PUFA in these fish
oil that can be availed to harness in important health benefits