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An open label, single arm prospective clinical study on the effectiveness of Pugaarimeda Kashaya in Madhumeha (Diabetes Mellitus Type 2)
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most common non-communicable diseases globally. It is characterized by multiple metabolic disorders that results in hyperglycemia. Diabetes mellitus type-2 (DM2) is the most common type accounting almost 90% of cases of DM. Madhumeha on the basis of similar etiology, signs and symptoms can be co-related with Diabetes mellitus type-2. It is also described by the term Kshoudrameha or Ojomeha. Pugaarimeda Kashaya with Madhu as Anupana is mentioned in Brihat Nighantu Ratnakara in the management of Madhumeha. Objective: To clinically evaluate the effectiveness of Pugaarimeda Kashaya in Madhumeha (Diabetes mellitus type-2). Materials and Methods: Among 31 registered subjects, 28 of them completed the course of treatment. They were administered with Pugaarimeda Kashaya orally 100ml per day (50ml twice daily before food) with Anupana of Madhu 5ml for a period of 30 days. Blood and urine glucose test was done on 1st, 31st day of study initiation. For Statistical analysis subjective parameters were assessed by Cochran’s Q test followed by McNemar test and objective parameters were assessed by Paired sample T Test. Results: There was statistically significant improvement observed in the signs and symptoms of Madhumeha with blood and urine glucose levels. (p<0.05) Conclusion: Pugaarimeda Kashaya was found effective in the management of Madhumeha
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
The 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
“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
We 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
Critical analysis of Jalodara (Ascites) - A Review
Ascites is a gastroenterological term for an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity that exceeds 25ml. Ascitic fluid can accumulate as a transudate or an exudate, this is secondary diseases to such as portal hypertention, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and liver cirrhosis. Hence it is considered as one of the leading cause of death in the developing countries. Here Ascites has been understood as Jalodara. Udara is manifested because of Rasa Dhatu portion which gets extravesated from Kosta, Grahanyadi gets collected in Udara being influenced by Prakupita Vata the disease is called as Jalodara. For Dosha Nirharana Nitya Virechana, and other oral Ayurvedic medications are used as a mode of treatment. This paper throws an insight to the understanding and management of Ascites under the heading of Jalodara and also highlights the role of Nitya Virechana in the management of Jalodara
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
We 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
Critical analysis of Siravyadhana in pain management of Raktavrutavataja Gridhrasi – A Case Study
Gridhrasi is a major and common disease among Vatavyadhis. It is such a condition which hampers the quality of life of individual and affect the day to day activities. Raktaavarana to Vata causes Shoola and Daha in a patient of Gridhrasi. Removing the Raktaavarana should be the prime concern in this case. A case of Raktavrutavataja Gridhrasi treated successfully with Siravyadhana is presented here
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
We 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
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