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Nandini Agarwal ¹, V K Deshpande , D A Biswas ², Rashmi Babbar ³

Affiliations
1 Senior Resident,Department of Physiology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
2 Head of Department of Physiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, Wardha
3 Head of Department, Department of Physiology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

Abstract

Background: Diabetes mellitus is metabolic disorder of multiple etiologies characterized by chronic hyperglycemia with disturbances of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism resulting from defects of insulin secretion, insulin action or both. The study was conducted with an aim to evaluate the effect of type II Diabetes mellitus on auditory brainstem response and conduction velocity of median nerve(motor component) and sural nerve (sensory component) and to correlate between auditory neuropathy and peripheral neuropathy due to type II Diabetes mellitus. The present study was undertaken in the Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Sawangi(Meghe) Wardha. It was a cross sectional case control study and a total of 100 subjects were studied out of which 50 were diabetics and 50 were age and sex matched controls. Effective nerve stimulation was obtained by the stimulus duration of 50μs to 1000μs and 0-100mA. Supramaximal stimulation (10-30% more than the current)was given. Electrode impedence was kept below 5k. BAEPs were recorded with the help of a computerized evoked potential recording system by monoaural stimulation and all the parameters have been compared at 70dBnHL stimulus intensityThe duration of diabetes in the study group with mean+S.D. is 6.92+2.08 years. There was no statistical significant difference in mean age and gender between the control group andstudygroup We founded increase in latency of waveV and interpeak latency III-V. There was decreased conduction velocity in median nerve and sural nerve of upper limb and lower limbfor motor nerve and sensory nerve respectively

Keywords

Diabetes Mellitus, Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potential, Nerve Conduction Velocity

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Shivani Agarwal ¹, Navpreet Mann Dhillon ¹, Rashmi Babbar ¹

Affiliations
1 Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

Abstract

Introduction: Over the past decades, self-concept has been extensively studied in relation to academic achievement. However, there is little agreement about the causal ordering of these constructs. This paper seeks to address the issue of causal relations between self-concept and academic achievement in young Indian students

Material and Method: Participants were 17-19 yrs old students of both sexes preparing for All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) and enrolled with reputed coaching classes in Delhi. Self-concept was measured twice over a period of one year using Self Description Questionnaire III (SDQ III). Qualifying AIPMT 2012 was taken as a measure of academic achievement.

Findings: The authors found no statistically significant differences in the self-concept scores of students, before and after qualifying AIPMT. Similarly there were no significant differences in the before and after self-concept scores of students who could not qualify AIPMT and pursued alternative courses. However, before appearing for AIPMT, those who eventually qualified had statistically significant higher scores on most scales of SDQ III.

Conclusion: Prior self-concept strongly influences subsequent academic achievement. However, neither academic achievement improves prior self-concept nor failure deteriorates prior self-concept.

 

Keywords

Self-Concept, Academic Achievement

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Simran Kaur ¹, Nandini Agarwal ², Rashmi Babbar ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Physiology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research , New Delhi, IN
2 Department of Physiology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, IN

Abstract

Stress can be defined as a phenomenon that occurs when people feel they are unable to manage the demands placed on them . It occurs when the demands of a situation outweighs the body's ability to cope with it. Experimental evidence for an association between a propensity for lethal arrhythmias and signs of either increased sympathetic or reduced vagal activity has encouraged the development of quantitative markers of autonomic activity. Heart rate variability (HRV) represents one of the most promising such markers.Mind-body medicine is the most widely used domain of complementary and alternative medicine for treatment of medical conditions. Examples of mind- body medicine include meditation, yoga, relaxation, visual imagery, biofeedback, cognitive- behavioral therapies, support groups, tai chi and spirituality.

Keywords

Stress, Heart Rate Variability, Mind Body Medicine

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