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Stress, Dietary Habit And Physical Activity Express Progression Of Metabolic Syndrome In Adult
Full text linkBackground: Metabolic syndrome is an array of disorders characterized by dyslipidemia (Increased TG, and decreased HDL level in circulation), high blood pressure, abdominal obesity and Insulin Resistance. As multiple factors are involved in the onset and progression of this syndrome, it is vital to consider and evaluate those multi-array risk factors independently and in association with chronic diseases.
Objective: To evaluate the risk factors which are associated for progression of metabolic syndrome in young adults.
Methodology: This case-control study was conducted among adults of University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan during January 2015 to December 2015. The participants of this study were aged between 16 to 25 years. They were divided into two groups, Control and metabolic syndrome (MetS) subjects. International Diabetes Federation Criteria was used to diagnose Metabolic Syndrome in participants. Fasting Blood sample was taken for Fasting plasma glucose, Fasting plasma insulin, High density Lipoprotein, Triglyceride and Cholesterol estimation. Homeostatic Model Assessment Calculator version 2.2 was used for better understanding of Beta cell Function and Insulin sensitivity. Stress score was determined by Holmes Rahe Life Stress Inventory Scale, while data on Physical Activity Level and Food Intake were recorded through well-defined questionnaire. For statistical analysis, Pearson Chi square Test of independence, Independent t-test and Binary logistic Regression were used. P-Value <0.05 were used as significant.
Result: Anthropometric indices including body mass index and waist circumference were found to be significantly different among groups (p-value <0.05). FPG, HDL, TG, VLDL and stress score were significantly high, while Percent Beta, Percent Sensitivity were significantly low in MetS subjects. SBP, DBP, Pulse pressure, Pulse Rate, FPI, HOMA-IR, CHO and LDL were found to be insignificant. Large number of patients were consuming moderate to High level of fat subsisting a sedentary lifestyle. Stress, sedentary life style and fat consumption were shown as significant risk. While FPI and SBP were insignificant predictor of TG and FPG in MetS patients.
Conclusion: The results of this study revealed that, young adults of Pakistani population are at high risk of MetS due to involvement of Stress, Sedentary style of living and high amount of fat consumption. According to IDF criteria fluctuation of WC, FPG, TG and HDL level were found in patients. Along with significantly high BMI, VLDL and low Percent Beta, Percent Sensitivity were found as dominant characters which were altered in youngadults with MetS. No significant changes were observed in SBP and DBP in our result
Measure the Symptoms Related to Pre-Menstrual Syndrome among Married and Unmarried Females during their Reproductive Life Span
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Objective: The study was aimed to estimate premenstrual syndrome and its consequent symptoms in married and unmarried females during menstrual phase, pre-ovulatory phase and post-ovulatory phase. Methodology: A cross sectional survey based study has been conducted in young females of 25-35 age groups. Participants were divided into two groups. Group A were with PMS and group B were healthy subjects. The evaluation of manifestations in all three phases was gathered by using PRISM calendar. The data was collected and stored and analyzed by applying Chi-square test by using SPSS v.22.0. Results: The result revealed that the severity was different among unmarried (55%) and married (50%) in all three phases of Menstrual cycle. Unmarried female shows their symptoms 54.5% in menstrual phase, 27.3%in post ovulatory phase and 18.2% in pre-ovulatory phase, while married females express 50%, 30%, and 20.0% respectively in all the three phases. The significant (p0.05). Constipation was additional significant factor present in married females. Discussion: The present study among unmarried females and married females revealed that premenstrual syndrome (PMS) differs in each of three groups. Women of reproductive age either married or unmarried showing significant symptoms of PMS, however different phases have different percentage among these two groups. Conclusion: According to our results, we concluded that in unmarried and married females, PMS were found frequently during menstrual phase and remaining two phases has no prevailing clinical manifestation.
Link: http://aeirc-edu.com/ojs14/index.php/IJEHSR/article/view/156/27
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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