EFFECT OF SIMPLIFIED KUNDALINI YOGA WITH AND WITHOUT VARMA APPLICATION ON SELECTED PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLE OF SELF CONFIDENCE AMONG COLLEGE GIRLS SUFFERING WITH MENSTRUAL PROBLEM

 ABSTRACT :            The purpose of the present experiment is to find out the Effect of Simplified Kundalini Yoga with and without Varma application on selected Psychological variables of Self-Confidence among college girls suffering with menstrual problem. To achieve the purpose of study, 45 girls suffering with menstrual problem subjects were selected at random from Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu aged between 18 to 23 years. Experiment Groups I & II underwent training for 12 weeks. The control group was kept in active rest. The pre test and post test were conducted before and after the training for all three groups. The data collected from the groups before and after the training period were statistically analyzed by using Analysis of Co-Variance (ANCOVA) to determine the significant difference and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the study showed that the Self-Confidence was significantly increased as result of Simplified Kundalini Yoga with Varma application. The conclusion was that the Simplified Kundalini Yoga with Varma application helped to increase Self-Confidence among college girls suffering with menstrual problem. KEY WORDS: Simplified Kundalini Yoga, Varma application, Self-Confidence, Menstrual problem.Â

Clinicopathological study of soft tissue tumours in a tertiary care hospital in south India

Background: Soft tissue tumours are more diverse and heterogenous group of rare tumours. Soft tissue Sarcomas comprise <1% of adult cancers which pose a great challenge in diagnosis and treatment. The aim of the study is to study and compare the incidence and to evaluate the type, sex predilection, anatomical location and size of all soft tissue tumours.Methods: A prospective study of all soft tissue tumours reported in department of Pathology, Thanjavur Medical College Hospital from July 2012 to June 2014 was done. Soft tissue tumours, irrespective of the age, sex, size of the tumor, anatomical location was included in the study. Data collected include age, gender, presenting symptoms, site and size of neoplasms. Histopathological evaluation with haematoxylin and eosin staining under Light microscopy was done to make pathological diagnosis.Results: A total of 331 soft tissue tumour specimens were analysed, out of which 289 were benign (87.3%), 29 malignant (8.8%) and 13 intermediate (3.9%). Soft tissue sarcomas accounted for 1.4% of total malignancies. Upper limb is the most common site for soft tissue neoplasm. Benign soft tissue tumours had their peak incidence between 30-50 years, while malignant soft tissue tumours were more common after 50 years of life. Lipoma is the commonest benign soft tissue tumour and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour is the commonest malignant sarcoma.Conclusions: Soft tissue neoplasms are tumours that have a spectrum of histological types. The histopathological features of these neoplasms help in deciding the treatment modality.

Conformations and dynamics of active star polymers

We study conformations and dynamics of active star polymers. The analysis shows that active star polymers stretching behaviour is quite different from that of active linear chains. The visual inspection of conformations and bond-bond correlations reveal a better coordination for the alignment and coordination of bonds for the star polymers than for the linear counterparts. The architecture substantially affects the chain extension transition at high values of active force. The scaling laws for the shape factor and the arm asphericity ratio established for the passive star polymers coincide with the passive case for active force values below the transition. For the values above the transition range the scaling of these quantities switches to different values.Comment: 14 pages, 17 figure

FORMULATION AND NUTRIENT ANALYSIS OF STEVIA (STEVIA REBAUDIANA) INCORPORATED VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS

Objectives: To incorporate the stevia in the value added products like jam, Ice cream and chocolates and conduct organoleptic evaluation of the stevia incorporated value added products and to analyse the nutrient contents of the stevia incorporated prepared items. To create awareness of the beneficial effects of the Stevia to the diabetic patients. Methods: This study we incorporated the stevia in many value added products like chocolate, ice cream, cake, jam and milk shake. The Organoleptic evaluation was conducted and the results were tabulated. The nutrients like energy, protein, fat, calcium, phosphorous, iron, carbohydrate, dietary fibre, Vitamin C were analyzed using standard methods. The Physico-chemical constituents like moisture, ash, acid insoluble ash, and total sugar were analyzed using standard methods. The mean and standard deviation was used for the statistical analysis. Results: The sensory evaluation of Stevia incorporated mixed fruit jam and chocolate got less marks when compared to the control sample. Stevia incorporated chocolate cake got maximum marks when compared to the control sample. The energy and the carbohydrate was very low for the stevia incorporated mixed fruit jam, Chocolate Cake, Chocolate and Chocolate Ice Cream when compared to the control sample. Protein and fat of Stevia incorporated mixed fruit jam. Chocolate Cake, Chocolate and Chocolate Ice Cream have maximum value when compared to the control. Conclusion: It is very useful to prepare many sweets for the diabetic patients with the incorporation of stevia. The supplementation and evaluation of blood glucose levels for diabetic patients will be used to generate new views in future research. So as a nutritionist, we have to create the awareness about the benefits of Stevia to the community

PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING, FUNCTIONAL GROUPS AND ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF LEAF EXTRACT OF IPOMOEA OBSCURA (L) KER-GAWL

Objective: The aim of the study was to find out the phytochemical constituents, and to evaluate the functional group and elemental analysis of ethanol leaf extract of Ipomoea obscura (L.). Methods: The secondary metabolites was analyzed for various extracts by using standard techniques. The metabolic activites can be measured by using FTIR and SEM-EDX. Results: Phytochemical screening revealed the presence of alkaloids, glycosides, steroids, terpenoids, flavonoids, saponins and fatty acid and lipids in the extract. FTIR was used to identify various functional groups. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with an energy dispersive X- ray spectrometer (EDX) showed the presence of calcium, magnesium, silicon, chloride, oxygen and potassium in ethanol leaf extract. Conclusion: The results suggested that the ethanol leaf extracts of Ipomoea obscura (L.) showed the presence of most of the secondary metabolites, functional groups and trace elements

The angst of the Dehumanized: Ubuntu for Solidarity

This article attempts to delve into the multiple forms of violence experienced by South African women, within the theoretical framework of the ecological model of abuse proposed by Lori L. Heise (1998). The objective of the article is to explore how the communitarian dimension of ubuntu is absent when the womenfolk is in question. Their existence itself appears to be insignificant compared to their counterparts. Ubuntu cannot be lived or practiced while some are excluded from this concept. Gender inequality and inequitable status of existence cannot be part of ubuntu, as “I am, because you are” or the meaning of ubuntu cannot be fully experienced in such unbalanced circumstances. The violence against women by members of the same community and family is quite alarming. It is evident in such instances that women are commodified for the benefit of men due to their patriarchal nature. The subtle ways in which patriarchy operates, silence women and make them incapable of standing for their rights or resisting the oppression. The article thus discusses the oppressive social systems that exist in South Africa and their implications for the practical living of ubuntu

Persistence behaviour of heat and momentum fluxes in convective surface layer turbulence

The characterization of heat and momentum fluxes in wall-bounded turbulence is of paramount importance for a plethora of applications, ranging from engineering to Earth sciences. However, how the turbulent structures associated with velocity and temperature fluctuations interact to produce the emergent flux signatures, is not evident till date. In this work, we investigate this fundamental issue by studying the switching patterns of intermittently occurring turbulent fluctuations from one state to another, a phenomenon called persistence. We discover that the persistence patterns for heat and momentum fluxes are widely different. Moreover, we uncover power-law scaling and length scales of turbulent motions that cause this behavior. Furthermore, by separating the phases and amplitudes of flux events, we explain the origin and differences between heat and momentum transfer efficiencies in convective turbulence. Our findings provide new understanding on the connection between flow organization and flux generation mechanisms, two cornerstones of turbulence research

Humoral Immune Response in Tuberculous Pleuritis

Tuberculous pleuritis is a good human model to understand the local and protective immune response against tuberculosis, due to the self-limitedness of the disease. Although the cellular immune response has been well characterised in tuberculous pleurisy, much less is known about the humoral immune response operating at the site of infection. To understand the humoral immune response, B cells were enumerated in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and pleural fluid mononuclear cells (PFMC) of tuberculous (TP) and non-tuberculous pleuritis patients (NTP). The levels of IgG, IgA and IgM antibodies for PPD, culture filtrate (CF) and sonicate antigens (Son Ag) were assessed in plasma (BL) and pleural fluid (PF) and a western blot was carried out with the CF antigen. The percentage of CD19+B-cells was similar in PBMC and PFMC of TP patients but was significantly lower in PFMCs of NTP patients. The IgG levels for PPD and CF antigens were higher in PF of TP than NTP patients. The antigen recognition patterns did not differ in plasma and pleural fluid of the same patient in both groups pointing out the passive diffusion of the plasma to the pleura. The antigens 25, 31, 33, 70, 110, 124 and 132 kDa were recognized exclusively by the TP patients. Thus our study showed that the local humoral response in TP did not differ from the systemic response. However, the humoral response differed in TP patients when compared to NTP patients