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K. P. Suresh , K. N. Sreenivas , B. Y. T. Arya , M. V. Ashok , Rajesh Mohan

Abstract

Psychogeriatric patients have a number of associated neurological conditions, many of them not apparent clinically. This survey looks at the usefulness of cranial CT scan to identify them and its clinical implications. 64 out of 398 (16%) referrals from the Department of Psychiatry for cranial CT scanning over a 20-month period belonged to patients aged 60 years and above. Over 12 per cent of all new registrations belonging to this age group during the period were advised CT scanning. The commonest indication was suspected organic etiology of the clinical presentation. 1/3 of the entire sample of patients showed a significant finding on the scan in the form of infarcts, subdural haematoma or space-occupying lesion. Nearly 27 per cent of the patients with functional psychiatric illnesses had a significant finding on the scan. In 31 per cent of patients the scan influenced the management. Hypertension and diabetes mellitus did not increase the probability of abnormal CT scan.

Keywords

Cranial CT Scan, Psycho Geriatrics

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A. H. M. Vijayalaxmi ¹, M. S. Rajalakshmi ¹, K. P. Suresh ²

Affiliations
1 Smt. V. H. D. Central Institute of Home Science Bangalore, Karnataka, IN
2 Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Adugodi, Bangalore, IN

Abstract

Adolescence is a challenging time of life, where the individual copes with an unprecedented rate of biological maturation and simultaneously face changes in his/her life in social, sexual, emotional and physical areas. Adolescents encounter new experiences on a daily basis. Such unfamiliar situations often result in new and possibly intense positive and negative emotional reactions. How successfully adolescents are able to cope with these environmental demands and emotions by effectively sizing up and flexibly dealing with problematic situations depends on their emotional intelligence in particular on the adaptability skills. Enhanced levels of adaptability indicate adolescents who can easily find good ways of dealing with everyday difficulties. Therefore the present study was taken up to assess the influence of an intervention program to nurture adaptability skills on the emotional intelligence of selected adolescents. The present study was earned out in IX phases. Atotal of 90 adolescents (both boys and girls)in the age group of l4-16years were identified for the study after they were administered the Bar-On emotional quotient inventory; youth version. These were further divided into experimental and control groups having 45 participants in each group. The experimental groups were exposed to an intervention programme on adaptability skills. The study concluded that, the intervention program had influenced the adaptability dimension of the respondents in the experimental group.

Keywords

Intervention Program, Adaptability Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Adolescents.

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D. Mythri ¹, M. S. Rajalakshmi ¹, K. P. Suresh ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development- Research Center, Smt. VHD Central Institute of Home Science, Bangalore, IN
2 NIVEDI,Yelahanka, Bangalore, IN

Abstract

The space and furnishings in an early learning centre should stimulate all aspects of children's development in a variety of ways, The way in which the environment is set up will influence how children respond to their environment and the kinds of activites they will engage in, and will thus influence their development. Space and Furnishings are one of the most vital consideration as it determines the comfort level of children as well as encourages their productivity and creativity in learning and growing. A meaningful environment has spaces with assigned purposes. In early learning centres space plays many different roles- it is to play, eat and sleep. It is also a place for children to belong and learn. A review of literature indicates that in the past ten years, there has been growing research and study into how the physical design of child care settings affects child development. Pre-school children are expected to sit about 30% of their time during school and teenagers, ages 13-18 years old, are expected to sit about 78% of their time. Sitting occupies a large percentage of waking hours at an age when the human body is still in growth (Dillon, 1976). Thus it becomes important to consider physical design of the early learning center, to ensure cognitive, social, and emotional development (e.g., size, density, privacy, well-defined activity settings, modified open-plan space, a variety of technical design features)In addition to meeting the needs of children, caregivers/teachers require space to implement programs and facilitate interactions with children. Although each child's development is unique to that child, age groups are often used to categorize developmental needs. To meet these needs, the use of activity space for each age group will be inherently different. In the present study 8 domains of space and Furnishings namely Indoor space, Furniture for routine care, play and learning, Furniture for relaxation and comfort, Room arrangement for play, Child-related Display, space for gross motor play, Gross motor equipment and space for privacy,were investigated in 10 different types of early leaning centers in Bangalore city.

Keywords

Space, Furnishing, Play, Early Childhood.

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S. S. Patil ¹, K. P. Suresh ¹, S. Saha ¹, A. Prajapati ¹, D. Hemadri ¹, P. Roy ¹

Affiliations
1 Indian Council of Agricultural Research - National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (ICARNIVEDI), PBNO-6450, Yelahanka, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the overall prevalence of classical swine fever (CSF) in pigs in India, through a systematic review and meta-analysis of published data.

Materials and Methods: Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture, India, Google Scholar, PubMed, annual reports of All India Coordinated Research Project on Animal Disease Monitoring and Surveillance,and All India Animal Disease database of NIVEDI (NADRES) were used for searching and retrieval of CSF prevalence data (seroprevalence, virus antigen, and virus nucleic acid detection) in India using a search strategy combining keywords and related database-specific subject terms from January 2011 to December 2015 in English only.

Results: A total of 22 data reports containing 6,158 samples size from 18 states of India were used for the quantitative synthesis, and overall 37% (95% confidence interval [CI]=0.24, 0.51) CSF prevalence in India was estimated. The data were classified into 4 different geographical zones of the country: 20% (95% CI=0.05, 0.55), 31% (95% CI=0.18, 0.47), 55% (95% CI=0.32, 0.76), and 34% (95% CI=0.14, 0.62). CSF prevalence was estimated in northern, eastern, western, and southern regions, respectively.

Conclusion: This study indicates that overall prevalence of CSF in India is much lower than individual published reports.

Keywords

Classical Swine Fever, India, Meta-Analysis, Pigs, Prevalence.

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