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Management of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy through Panchakarma
Full text linkDiabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a prevalent complication of diabetes mellitus, particularly among individuals with prolonged diabetes. Affecting nearly 50% of diabetic patients, DPN leads to considerable morbidity. It primarily presents as burning, tingling, and numbness in the extremities due to chronic hyperglycemia-induced nerve damage. In Ayurveda, diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is recognized as a complication (Upadrava) associated with Madhumeha (Diabetes Mellitus) as it manifests as a secondary condition stemming from prolonged and uncontrolled diabetes. A 52-year-old female patient diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus and exhibiting symptoms of DPN- such as burning sensations, tingling, and numbness in the extremities- underwent a comprehensive Ayurvedic treatment regimen including Abhyanga, Takra dhara, Virechana and Basti. The integrative therapeutic approach led to a notable alleviation of her symptoms and a substantial enhancement in her overall quality of life. This outcome underscores the potential efficacy of combining traditional Ayurvedic treatments with conventional care in the management of diabetic peripheral neuropathy
From Pain to Power: Efficacy of Panchakarma in Vataja Gridhrasi with Padabhramsha
Full text linkGridhrasi is a painful neurological disorder characterized by radiating pain, stiffness, and impaired mobility, often correlated with lumbar radiculopathy in contemporary terms. Padabhramsha (foot drop) represents a serious complication arising from aggravated Vata dosha, often triggered by trauma or excessive exertion. This case report presents a 53-year-old female patient with low back pain radiating to the right lower limb, associated with foot drop, following trauma and physical strain. She was also a known case of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and hypothyroidism. A comprehensive Panchakarma protocol was designed, including Sarvanga Abhyanga, Parisheka, Shashtikashali Pinda Sweda, dry cupping, and Mustadi Yapana Basti administered in Kala Basti pattern. Treatment outcomes were assessed using clinical parameters such as muscle strength, gait improvement, and SLR test. Significant improvements were noted in pain relief, muscle power (Tibialis anterior and EHL from 1/5 to 2/5), and mobility (step count improved from 8 to 12 steps in 10 seconds). This case highlights the potential of Brimhana Chikitsa and classical Panchakarma therapies in managing Vataja Gridhrasi with Padabhramsha, even in the presence of metabolic comorbidities. Early Ayurvedic intervention, when tailored to the individual Samprapti, can play a pivotal role in functional recovery and quality of life enhancement
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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