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Pragya Sahare ¹, Vikas Kumar Sharma ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Clinical Psychology, Dev Sanskriti University, Haridwar, Uttrakhand, IN

Abstract

Cancer is often a life-threatening disease. In women, breast cancer is the most leading cause of death. The incidence of breast cancer is rising in India and is now the second most common cancer diagnosed in women after cervical cancer. Diagnosis of breast cancer results a variety of cognitive impairments in patients as well as her family. The increasing use of aggressive treatment method works as a catalyst to promote the mal adjustment and reduce the quality of life in cancer patients. Like all chronic illnesses breast cancer also involves series of threats and difficulties, which further lead to the development of mental problems in the patients. To effectively control these mental troubles during conventional cancer treatment without any side effects, a novel non-pharmacological intervention, Spiritually Augmented Cognitive Restructuring (SACR), labeled as SACR has been introduced in this research. SACR, as clear by the name, is a cognitive model to restructure or modify the negative core beliefs of a patient through spiritual teachings or activities. The objective of this research is to theoretically explore the possible efficiency of SACR in the control of mental disturbances with special reference to breast cancer patients. For execution of this purpose some concerned books, published researches and obtained literature after internet search on PubMed, Medline etc. were reviewed. A theoretical foundation explained in such researches or scientific texts was presented in this article. This research article suggests that spirituality in clinical setting may influence the efficacy of cognitive therapy model. Cognitive model with spirituality may be more effective in management of mood disturbances in life threatening disease, at least in breast cancer patients, by improving their spiritual understanding about life. With this study, we are able to introduce a new form of psychological treatment in the field of psycho-oncology.

Keywords

Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cognitive Restructuring, Spirituality, Malignancy.

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Dinesh Singh ¹, K. Kumar ¹, Vikas Kumar Sharma ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Fruit Science, University of Horticulture & Forestry, Nauni, Solan - 173230, IN

Abstract

Nature and magnitude of genetic diversity was assessed in 170 wild raspberry genotypes based on eight quantitative characteristics, viz., fruit weight, fruit length, fruit breadth, TSS, acidity, reducing sugars, non-reducing sugars and Vitamin C. A survey was conducted in three north-western Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu&Kashmir and Uttarakhand. The species was found to be distributed between 760 and 1950m AMSL, 30°10'159" to 33°04'693"N and 74°44'076" to 78°25'681"E. The non-hierarchical cluster analysis resulted in 12 clusters of genotypes. The cluster pattern did not exhibit any interrelation between geographical isolation and genetic diversity. Of the 170 genotypes, 31 fell in Cluster XII, 27 in Cluster V, 19 in Cluster I, 17 in Cluster IX, 16 in Cluster VIII, 15 in Cluster XI, 13 in Cluster II, 12 in Cluster VII, 10 in Cluster III, six in Cluster X, three in Cluster VI and one genotype in Cluster IV. Genotypes falling under Clusters III, VI , VI can be used as parents in hybridization programmes for improving important traits like TSS, fruit weight and acidity respectively.

Keywords

Raspberry, Genetic Diversity, Cluster Analysis.

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Dinesh Singh ¹, K. Kumar ¹, Vikas Kumar Sharma ¹, Mohar Singh ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Fruit Breeding and Genetic Resources, Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Nauni, Solan-173 230 (HP), IN

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out in various districts of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu&Kashmir and Uttarakhand States falling under north-western Himalayan region of India. As a result of sustained exploration, 170 wild raspberry genotypes were marked and studied for berry quality attributes. Variation ranged from 0.25 g-0.93 g for berry weight. Berry length varied between 6.31 mm and 14.46 mm, while, berry breadth was 7.02 mm to 15.91 mm. Variation in Total Soluble Solids (TSS) in berry ranged between 9.6oB and 18.6oB whereas, acidity in berries ranged between 1.02 and 1.72%. The range of variation was 2-4.90% for reducing sugars, 4.2° - 11.6° for non-reducing sugars and 2.4- 5.2 mg/100 g for ascorbic acid. Berry weight had significant and positive correlation with its length and its breadth. Berry length exhibited positively significant correlation with berry breadth.

Keywords

Raspberry, Variation, Heritability, Berry Quality, Correlation.

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