February 2021

  1. Ashok Kumar Biswas, Laboni Roy Barman and Anupama Roy Barman
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    Many food recovery agencies depend on donated food, and its safety is critical for the health of vulnerable populations. A food safety curriculum was developed for agency volunteers of the Munshigong, Gazaria District. Examples of topics in the curriculum included: personal hygiene, food storage, transporting food safely, and HACCP. Food Safety Knowledge Pre- and Posttests (20 questions) were identical, and validity and reliability were established prior to use. Paired t-tests were performed to determine the effectiveness of the curriculum (n=190). A Food Safety Practices Survey (10 questions) demonstrating attitudes and behaviors regarding food safety practices in the agency and the home was given with the Food Safety Knowledge Posttest. The heading on the survey was, "After the food safety training today, I plan to," and possible responses were "already doing, "yes," or "no." A Food Safety Practices Delayed Survey was administered by mail to participants 3-6 months following the food safety training. The Food Safety Practices Delayed Survey was similar to the Food Safety Practices Survey except there were four possible answer choices-- "always," "most of the time," "sometimes," and "never." Food Safety Knowledge Posttest scores (19.0 ± 0.1) were significantly (p<0.000) greater than Food Safety Knowledge Pretest scores (16.6 ± 0.2). Food Safety Practices Survey results indicated that participants were already using proper food safety practices (5.8 ± 0.2), or that they plan to use appropriate food safety practices (4.0 ± 0.2). On the Food Safety Practices Delayed Survey (n=82), participants indicated that they "always" (8.8 ± 0.2) or "most of the time" (0.8 ± 0.1) follow proper food safety practices. Results demonstrated the food safety curriculum was used successfully to improve food safety knowledge. Food Safety Practices Survey results indicated that most food recovery agency personnel and staff were already using proper food safety practices in their agency or at home. In addition, the results from the Food Safety Practices Delayed Survey showed the participants retained the knowledge from the food safety training, and a majority was "always" following proper food safety practices.

    Pub. Date: February 28, 2021
    Paper No:
    3536
  2. Ashok Kumar Biswas, Laboni Roy Barman and Anupama Roy Barman
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    Breast cancer in woman is a major health burden of world wide. It is the most common cause of cancer death among women in high recourse and low recourse countries. Recent global cancer statistics indicate that breast cancer incidence is rising faster in populations of developing countries. The incidence of breast cancer in Bangladesh seems to be very high. As we do not have any cancer registry with relevant data about age, sex, marital status, different types of cancers, diagnostic & treatment status and survival & mortality rate of cancer patients. So it is challenging to say the exact situation in Bangladesh. A cross-sectional study was conducted among the nurses of Dhaka City Corporation (mohammadpur Slum) of Bangladesh. Knowledge plays an important role in the improvement of health-seeking behavior. Not only that Knowledge might dramatically improve the attitude, disbelieve conception and consequently enhance screening practice. That’s why, to reduce the number of deaths from breast cancer, there was a shift in emphasis from breast self- Examination to breast awareness, several studies also shows that knowledge woman are more likely to adhere to recommended breast cancer screening in Bangladesh, still Communicable and chronic diseases are the major health issues and all the efforts and chronic and recourses are engaged into it.

    Pub. Date: February 28, 2021
    Paper No:
    3537
  3. Mogilevskyy S. Yu, Gudzenko K.A. and Ziablitsev S.V.
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    Background: The common mechanisms of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and glaucoma optic neuropathy (GON) in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) justify the need to study possible clinical variants of their combination. Objective: to study the clinical features of the combination of POAG and DR in diabetes mellitus2 and their mutual influence on the progression of diseases by stages. Material and Methods: 301 patients with diabetes mellitus 2 and POAG were examined, 164 patients who had diabetes mellitus2 and DR but did not have POAG; 81 patients who had POAG but no diabetes mellitus and 103 patients who had neither diabetes mellitus nor POAG. A total of 649 patients (649 eyes) were examined. The stage of DR was established according to the classification of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (2002); stage POAG – for the classification of perimetric changes by stages of glaucoma. MedStat and MedCalc v.15.1 (MedCalc Software bvba) were used for statistical research. Results. Among patients with a combination of DR and POAG, 42.9% initially developed diabetes mellitus, which was joined by POAG after 1-7 years. Another 57.1% of patients first developed POAG, and later (after 1-8 years) – diabetes mellitus2. The vast majority of patients with diabetes mellitus2 and POAG (79.1%) had stage II and III POAG. Stage IV POAG had 14.6% of patients who initially developed POAG with a disease duration of 10 to 30 years (average 20.5±0.8 years). Among patients with diabetes mellitus and POAG, the proportion of normotensive glaucoma (NTG) was 18.6%. All of these patients had stage II or III. The calculation of the progression index in relation to the stage of the disease to its duration showed, that the burden of POAG development of diabetes mellitus does not accelerate the progression of either GON or DR. With the development of POAG in patients with diabetes mellitus, the progression of GON significantly (2.8 times) accelerated. Conclusion. Thus, the clinical features of the combination of POAG and DR in diabetes mellitus and the phenomenon of mutual burdening of their course have been established.

    Pub. Date: February 28, 2021
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    3540
  4. Dipannita Saharia, M.A. and Marami Goswami, PhD
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    People use many ways to cope with stress. Students also use different strategies to cope with stress. Examination stress is the most common stress that students experience naturally. The level of this stress among higher secondary students is comparatively high because this stage is the most crucial stage of education in India as it determines the future path of the students. The present study is an attempt to find out the coping strategies used by the higher secondary students and to investigate whether there are any differences in the coping strategies of the students in respect to their gender and locality. 200 higher secondary final year students have taken as sample for this study. Stratified random sampling technique was used to collect the sample and descriptive research design has been used for this study. Results show no gender wise difference in coping strategies of the students, but significant difference has been found in emotion focused coping of the students in respect to their locality. Emotion focused coping is significantly higher for the students of rural area than the students who are from urban area. However, no locality wise difference has been found in problem focused coping of the students.

    Pub. Date: February 28, 2021
    Paper No:
    3549
  5. Dr. Ankita
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    Varuna (Cratevanurvala Buch-Ham.) belongs to the family Capparaceae is used therapeutically for various ailments since ancient times. It is considered to be one of the holly and sacred trees in India. Varuna has bitter (Tikta) , astringent (Kashaya) taste (Rasa), its Vipaka is Katu with Ushna Veerya. It alleviates Kapha, vatadoshas, but aggravates pitta dosha mainly due to ushnaveerya. Varuna is one such plant which is being used in ‘Ayurveda’ mainly for the management of Urolithiasis (Ashmarighana ) , Diuretic action (mutrajana ).In deed it has many other actions as well. The review basically emphasize on the documentation of Varuna as a whole to have a proper understanding of its action not only in terms of its action on urinary system but also on other areas as well thus providing a comprehensive data for researcher to excel themselves in exploring various aspects of Varuna for its therapeutic use.

    Pub. Date: February 28, 2021
    Paper No:
    3554
  6. Abdoul Hafizou RABE, Laila El HAJOUBI, Fatima SALEK, Fatima. ZAOUI and Hicham BENYAHIA
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    Introduction: The purpose of this study was to systematically reviewthe stability of maxillary incisors after class III malocclusion surgery. Objective: Our study aimed to evaluate the stability of maxillary incisors after class III malocclusion surgery through a systematic review. Materials and methods: An electronic search of databases retrieved 189 publications concerning our topic. Following the application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, four studies remained. Among other data, treatment methods, outcome measures during treatment, and time at follow-up were all extracted from the relevant articles. A subjective assessment of study quality was performed. The heterogeneity of the samples and treatment methods refrained us from performing a meta-analysis. Results: One hundred and sixty-seven patients with class III malocclusion underwent orthognathic surgery, seventy-eight of them benefited a bimaxillary surgery. Concerning the maxillary incisor stability, the studies suggest that performing the First Approach of the surgery is as stable as the conventional approach one. Conclusions: To evaluate the real stability of the maxillary incisor, further research with longer follow-up periods is required.

    Pub. Date: February 28, 2021
    Paper No:
    3556
  7. Raghishma, P.M.
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    Environment is an un avoidable part of human life. The are Vedas gives various references in the environmental protection, ecological balance, weather cycles, rainfall phenomena, hydrologic cycle, etc. The protection of the environment was understood to be closely related to the protection of the heavens and earth. Many of the Ṛgvedic hymns therefore vividly describe the Heaven and Earth together. The Ṛgveda venerates deities like Mitra, Varuṇa, Indra, Maruts and Ᾱditya, that are responsible for maintaining the requisite balance in the functioning of all entities of Nature, whether, mountains, heaven, earth and lakes, the waters and the forests. The Vedic Seers have recognised that the changes caused due to indiscreet human activities could result in imbalances in seasons, rainfall patterns, crops and atmosphere and degrade the quality of water, air, and earth resources. There are many Ṛgvedic hymns are seeking the blessings of the Pañca mahābhūta or five gross elements of Nature: Akāsa, Vāyu, Agni, Ᾱpāḥ, and Prithvi. The People were careful to refrain from activities that could cause harm to Nature's bounties. It was understood that the well-being of Mother Earth depended on the preservation and sustenance of the environment.

    Pub. Date: February 28, 2021
    Paper No:
    3562