Some aspects of protein metabolism in the skeletal muscles of frog (Rana cyanophlictis) during cold acclimation

In spite of great evidence of increased protein synthesis during cold acclimation in many poikilotherms, little is known about protein turnover rates during thermal stress. Studies on protein levels and its catabolism in the different skeletal muscles of Rana cyanophlictis revealed muscle specific compensation to temperature. The variability in the adaptation of different muscles is attributed to trophic influences of the nervous system primarily and secondarily to acclimation. © 1979, Indian Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

A comparative analysis of serum lipid profile between normotensive and hypertensive pregnant women

Background: The pregnancy results in the development of the placenta which is characterized by the hormonal changes in the women body, which results in the alteration of lipid profile, diabetic state of the pregnant mothers and many others. Objective of this study was to compare the of serum lipid profile between normotensive and hypertensive pregnant women.Methods: A hospital based cross sectional study was conducted by the department of OBG, Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hassan from July 2018 to December 2018. A total of 6 months the study was conducted. A total of 50 pregnant mothers who were more than 20 weeks of gestation and suffering from Preeclampsia were include in the study group and 50 Pregnant mothers who were more than 20 weeks of gestation and normotensive were included in the controls.Results: Majority of the study subjects in both the groups were less than 25 years of age. The mean age of mothers in study group was 23.19 years and 24.19 years in the control group. The mean HDL level was more among the normotensive group than the pre eclamptic group and the p value was found to be statistically insignificant. The VLDL, LDL and triglyceride level was more in the pre eclamptic group than the normotensive group and the association was also found to be statistically significant.Conclusions: Hormonal changes in pregnancy results in physiological Hyperlipidemia, in conditions like pre-eclampsia triglyceride are elevated more than the normal rise seen in normal pregnancy. Increased lipid profile with raised TG, VLDL, LDL levels leads to the development of Preeclampsia by increasing the oxidative stress and the endothelial dysfunction

Study on effectiveness of Siravyadha in comparison with Siravyadha followed by Yashada Lepa in Vicharchika w.s.r. to Eczema

Vicharchika is one among 11 Kshudra Kushta and it is one among the Astamahagada as said by our Acharyas. This can be co-related to Eczema of contemporary science. Eczema is an inflammatory reaction of skin characterized by dry skin, itching, red to brownish grey patches and painful vesicles. In Ayurveda, management of Kushta includes Shodhana based on Dosha Praadhaanyata followed by Shamanoushadas which include Abhyanga, Parisheka and Lepa. On the other hand, contemporary Medical science, use of oral anti-histamines, oral and topical corticosteroids which reduces local inflammation, itching and lichenification, but show significant adverse effects. It is told that Vicharchika (Kushta) is a Rakta Pradoshaja Vikaara and Siravyadha is an effective modality in treating Rakta Dushti. Yashada Lepa is said to cure Vicharchika in a short duration. The present study, “Study on effectiveness of Siravyadha in comparison with Siravyadha followed by Yashada Lepa in Vicharchika w.s.r. to eczema.” was conducted in SJIIM Hospital, Bengaluru with 40 patients randomly allotted into 2 groups namely - Group A and Group B. Assessment was done based on subjective parameters like (Itching, pain, discharge, discoloration and dryness) and objective parameters like (area and lichenification). Observation was done before and after treatment. Assessment of Itching, Pain, discharge, discoloration, dryness, Area, and intensity of the lesion and lichenification in Group-A showed 80%, 75%, 60%, 68%, 88.89%,65.38% and 80.76% improvement and in Group-B showed 90.9%, 90%, 100%, 81.25%, 85.71%, 80.76% and 100% respectively. Statistical analysis revealed that Siravyadha followed by Yashada Lepa is more effective compared to only Siravyadha

Bounds on Energy and Laplacian Energy of Graphs

Let G be simple graph with n vertices and m edges. The energy E(G) of G, denotedby E(G), is dened to be the sum of the absolute values of the eigenvalues of G. Inthis paper, we present two new upper bounds for energy of a graph, one in terms ofm,n and another in terms of largest absolute eigenvalue and the smallest absoluteeigenvalue. The paper also contains upper bounds for Laplacian energy of graph

Qos Provisioning for Energy Efficiency in Mobile Ad-Hoc Network

In mobile ad-hoc networks Quality of Service QoS of a multicast routing protocol is one of the most key performance metrics Slotconditions and network topology frequently change Topology dynamic and in order to achieve a certain level of QoS complexalgorithms and protocols are needed Network graph conditionsare neglected during the design of aexisting multicast protocol However vulnerability against network graph errors can severely affect theperformance of a multicast protocol To address this here the author proposesanenergy efficient network graph pre-processing approach to enable traffic engineering and enhance the performance of energy efficiency in terms of network efficiency by QoSprovisioning to cater the multicast routing issue in MANETS In this approach prioritized admission control PAC scheme is implemented to improvise D2D Device to Device communications into cellular network to overcome the limitations of MANET

Role of Jaloukaavacharana followed by Kaasisaadi Taila application in thrombosed Haemorrhoids – A Case Study

Haemorrhoids are the most common among ano-rectal diseases which affect millions of people around the world. Arshas is a Vyadhi which make a person suffer just like he suffers from his enemies.  Thrombosed haemorrhoids is a condition with acute swelling at the anal verge which is extremely painful and possibly occur due to high venous pressure. Though the disease is within the limits of management, it has its own complications like inflammation and thrombosis, by which a patient gets severe pain. Prior to surgical treatment of hemorrhoids, associated conditions like inflammation, strangulation, thrombosis need to be managed. Leech therapy followed by Kaasisaadi Taila application is found to be effective in reducing pain and acute swelling. In thrombosed piles, leech application has shown thrombolytic action, which contributes in re-establishment of circulation. It is observed in the study that, pain and other inflammatory changes have been reduced after leech application due to antimicrobial and mucolytic properties of leech followed by Kaasisaadi Taila which shrinkens the haemorrhoidal mass. This treatment is found to be effective in patients suffering with thrombosed haemorrhoids

Structure and vibrational spectra of carbon clusters in SiC

The electronic, structural and vibrational properties of small carbon interstitial and antisite clusters are investigated by ab initio methods in 3C and 4H-SiC. The defects possess sizable dissociation energies and may be formed via condensation of carbon interstitials, e.g. generated in the course of ion implantation. All considered defect complexes possess localized vibrational modes (LVM's) well above the SiC bulk phonon spectrum. In particular, the compact antisite clusters exhibit high-frequency LVM's up to 250meV. The isotope shifts resulting from a_{13}C enrichment are analyzed. In the light of these results, the photoluminescence centers D_{II} and P-U are discussed. The dicarbon antisite is identified as a plausible key ingredient of the D_{II}-center, whereas the carbon split-interstitial is a likely origin of the P-T centers. The comparison of the calculated and observed high-frequency modes suggests that the U-center is also a carbon-antisite based defect.Comment: 15 pages, 6 figures, accepted by Phys. Rev.