Effect of yogic practices and aerobic training on percent body fat among college women

This study was designed to find out the effect of selected Yogic practice and Aerobic training on body composition (percent body fat) among College Women students. To achieve the purpose of the study, seventy five students were randomly selected from various departments of Annamalai University as subjects. All subjects were with normal and healthy bodies and their age ranged from eighteen to twenty two years (18-22). The selected subjects were divided into two experimental groups and one Control Group no step was taken to equate the group in any manner. Group I Control Group, Group II underwent Yogic Practices; Group III underwent Aerobic Training for three alternate days in a week for a period of Six weeks. The dependent variable selected for this study was percent body fat and it was measured by using skin fold caliber. All the subjects were tested prior and immediately after the experimental period on percent body fat. The obtained data from the experimental groups before and after the experimental period were statistically analyzed with dependent‘t’-test and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The result showed that percent body fat tends to decrease in both experimental groups yogic practice group and aerobic training group (p < 0.05). It is concluded that both are effective enough in reducing percent body fat in obese female subjects

Impact Of Covid 19 On Tamil Film Industry

Lakhs of workers are dependent on the film industry for their living either directly or indirectly. Since no shooting is taking place for three months now, they are struggling a lot. The commendable gesture of star actors and the workers’ unions has helped to some extent. Even as these workers are being provided basic rations from the contributions, their requirements are far from being met. All the workers may not get their work back after the restrictions are lifted. Producers will definitely try to reduce the production cost, leading to the loss of jobs. The post COVID-19 film industry would be totally different, with minimum stars and minimum workers. With production houses slowly shifting to digital platforms to release completed films, the industry is set to transform. This could again lead to massive job losses for lakhs of workers toiling behind the screen.

Information Technology: Impacts on Environment and Sustainable Development

In this modern world, Information Technology gives impacts on society, countries, economy, and environment. This paper discusses the positive, negative, direct and indirect impacts of IT on environmental issues. A strategy for sustainable development in ICT and its future demand are also proposed. Apart from that, a research was also done to find a quantitative indicator to show the relationship between demand in IT industry and impacts to the environment. By using a mathematical formula, an estimation of the effect to the environment can be found. By using the indicator, it is hoped that society and the IT industry will become more aware of their action to the environment

CONTINUITY OF CONDITION SPECTRUM AND ITS LEVEL SET IN BANACH ALGEBRA

For 0 < � < 1 and a Banach algebra element a, this thesis aims to establish the results related to continuity of condition spectrum and its level set correspondence at (�; a). Here we propose a method of study to achieve the continuity. We first identify the Banach algebras at which the interior of the level set of condition spectrum is empty and then we obtain the continuity results. This thesis consists of four chapters. Chapter 1 contains all the prerequisites which are crucial for the development of the thesis. In particular, this chapter has a quick review of the basic properties of spectrum, condition spectrum, upper and lower hemicontiuous correspondences. We also concentrate on analytic vector valued maps and generalized maximum modulus theorem for them. For an element a in A, Chapter 2 has the results related to interior of the level of set of the condition spectrum of a. At first, we focus on

Effect of specific drill training programme on playing ability among volleyball players

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of specific drill training programme on playing ability among volleyball players. To achieve the purpose of the study, thirty higher secondary school male volleyball players from Thanthai Periyar Govt Higher Secondary School, Karaikal Pondicherry were selected as subjects. The age of the subjects wasranged from 16-17years. They were divided into two equal groups. Each group consists of 15 subjects. Group-I was undergoing to specific volleyball fitness training for five days in a week for twelve weeks, Group –II acted as a control group (CG). They didn’t undergo for any specific training programme than the normal routine volleyball game. The playing ability was selected as the dependent variable and they were assessed by judges ratings. The data was collected before and after 12 weeks of training. The data was analysed by using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The level of significance was fixed at 0.05. The findings of the present study have strongly indicated that volleyball specific drill training group have a significant effect on playing ability of high school male volleyball players

IMPACT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS ON WOMEN’S WELL-BEING

The existing social cleavages based on class, caste, gender, religion, and ethnicity have differential impact on health. Our paper focuses on how health status reflects gender imbalance both in traditional and complex societies, in developing and developed countries. The correlation between gender and health status is intricate and contentious, thus our aim is to investigate it, highlighting why and where women’s social status is low, also their health conditions, compared to the male ones, and how they are threatened by a long series of social and environmental factors. In order to prove such assumption we use different case studies concerning malnutrition, complications with pregnancies and Sexual Transmitted Diseases (STDs), short and long-term consequences of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), as well as restricted access to modern health care. These issues affect women in different ways depending on their social and economic status, but also on the area where they live (developing/developed; rural/urban; and so on). Furthermore, they allow us to move from local to global in the age of globalisation and mediatisation. Our paper presents a range of data gathered mainly through secondary sources giving evidence of the fact that health risk factors are more gender biased against women

Happiness Audit Among Female Students in a Higher Education Institution, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India

Students can play an important role in improving and strengthening their society. During college, women gain vast amounts of knowledge and experience, and it also provides them with the best opportunity to prepare for their careers. Students are powerful human resources who are destined to decide the future of any country. In this modern era, the lives of students have become more competitive and they have become mere athletes in an academic race. There is an increased emphasis on measuring the talent of a student primarily through academic outcomes. The mental health of students is an important and necessary factor for achieving a better life, social welfare, and logical compatibility with life events. This fact must be given its due importance, but it is unfortunately completely ignored by manu institutions. From the above statements, it is clear that happiness plays a paramount role in the well-being of students. In this context, a happiness audit was conducted among female students pursuing higher education at Alagappa University in Karaikudi, India

Electrocardiographic findings in COVID-19 patients

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV2) has caused the global pandemic, COVID-19. Though predominantly a respiratory illness, cardiac manifestations of COVID-19 significantly contribute to mortality. We wanted to determine whether admission electrocardiographic (ECG) characteristics provide prognostic information in COVID-19.Methods: We performed a retrospective, cross-sectional observational study in a designated District COVID hospital. COVID-19 patient’s medical records were converted into an electronic database which included demographic data, clinical characteristics and electrocardiogram recorded at/near the time of admission. Primary outcome assessed was the occurrence of severe COVID-19.Results: Of 180 patients, the majority were males (67.8%) and aged 31-50 years (38.9%). The predominant comorbidity among patients who were discharged (non-severe COVID-19 disease) and those who got referred (severe COVID-19 disease) was hypertension (56.5% vs 43.3%), followed by diabetes mellitus (37.7% vs 36.7%). Fatigue (41.9%) and cough (18.5%) were the most frequent symptoms among non-severe cases. Of 32.8% of the patients with abnormal ECG, abnormal axis (25.5%), poor R wave progression (23.5%), T inversion (15.3%), left ventricular hypertrophy (12.2%) followed by ST segment depression (8.3%) were the frequent findings. Logistic regression analysis revealed that elderly patients (&gt;60 years) (β=2.276, OR=9.737, p=0.002), Heart rate (β=0.191, OR=1.211, p=0.045) and ST segment depression (β=9.986, OR=21725.39, p=0.022) showed statistically significant positive association with Severe COVID-19.Conclusions: ST segment abnormalities on admission ECG are markers of cardiac injury and may assist in prognostication of COVID-19. Early identification of these findings might play a crucial role in identifying patients likely to progress to severe COVID-19

A PACS alternative for transmitting DICOM images in a high latency environment

Picture Archiving and Communication System(PACS) is responsible for storing Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM) images fromradiology modalities into its database, images takes a lot of time to transfer to remote location through WAN due to large file size and slow transfer protocol. A PACS alternative system has been developed which performs basic functions of a generic PACS. Images directly from modalities are large in size by default transfer syntax of these images is Endian Explicit syntax. Changing this transfer syntax to lossless JPEG 2000 decreases the file size and because of lossless compression quality of image is still same as original image. These compressed images are then copied into Network Attached Storage working as PACS alternative. A series of test conducted in lab with multiple transfer protocol on Network Attached Storage (NAS) to find out which transfer protocol is faster under moderate speed and high latency network

Design, Development, and Validation of an Augmented Reality-Enabled Production Strategy Process

The Production Strategy Process (PSP) is an integral part of production planning and control as it defines how production processes are structured and designed and outlines how production will be executed. PSP involves massive information transfer and communication among project participants. While BIM can improve the flow of information, the paradox of designing 3D models in 2D space remains. This paradox indicates that new visualization technologies are needed to leverage the use of information in the PSP. As Industry 4.0, the fourth industrial revolution, continues to evolve, it is imperative that construction firms seek, find, and adopt new technologies. This research employed Augmented Reality (AR) as a new user interface in the PSP. The current state of practice of PSP was investigated and current challenges are identified. The opportunities to integrate AR were defined, and an AR-enabled future state was proposed. Next, an AR-enabled PSP prototype using the Microsoft HoloLens was implemented and validated on a real-world healthcare project. Usability testing was then conducted using a one-on-one protocol to validate the prototype with 20 participants. Surveys were the deployed to qualitatively assess the impact of integrating AR into PSP. The difference between the traditional PSP and the AR-enabled PSP was tested through a series of hypotheses comparing both processes. The results demonstrate that the AR-enabled PSP offers significant benefits over the Traditional PSP: improved collaboration, reduced miscommunication, increased quality and detection of errors, enhanced decision-making, better documentation, better information access, improved information flow, increased input accuracy, and increased integration of safety considerations. Additionally, the technology, software, and hardware were also evaluated, and, on average, the findings demonstrated the potential of AR in production planning