November 2014

  1. Salamatu Umar Aliyu, Jamilu Tijjani Ahmad, Adetoyeje Y. Oyeyemi
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    The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between BMI and BP (SBP and DBP) among university students in Maiduguri, Nigeria. A sample of convenience was used to recruit participants for this study. Data on gender, height, weight, BMI and BP were obtained using a researcher-developed data form. Blood pressure, height and weight of the participants were measured using standardised procedures. A total of 351 students participated in this study out of which 248 (70.7%) were males and 103 (29.3%) were females with mean height, weight and BMI of 1.70±0.07m, 67.01±12.78kg and 1.71±0.45kg/m2 respectively. The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures were 122.86±14.02mmHg and 82.17±9.69mmHg respectively. The study revealed a significant correlation between BMI and BP (SBP and DBP) among the participants (p<0.01). Significant correlation between BMI and BP (SBP and DBP) was recorded among male participants, while there was no significant correlation between BMI and BP (SBP and DBP) among female participants. In conclusion, the study found a significant relationship between BMI and BP among the participants. There is a need for Students to be enlightened on the adverse health effects associated with high BMI and high blood pressure.

    Pub. Date: November 30, 2014
    Paper No:
    047
  2. Hora Krishna samanta
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    In this paper is to generalised the Asplund inequalities on lipschitz functions in Fuzzy normed linear spaces. 1991 AMS SUBJECT CLASSIFICATION CODES: 49J15, secondary 49J20, 93c15, 93c20.

    Pub. Date: November 30, 2014
    Paper No:
    048
  3. Pallav Kaushik Deshpande, Anupam Kumar Pathak and Ragini Gothalwal
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    Andrographis paniculata Nees, a well-known plant of Indian and Chinese traditional system of medicines, commonly known as Kalmegh has drawn attention of researchers in recent times. Andrographolide, the principal bioactive phytoconstituent of the plant has shown credible anticancer, anti-inflammatory, angiogenic, antivenom, antidiabetic, antimalarial potentially in various investigations around the globe. This review contains brief discussion about active constituent and pharmacological activity of plant Andrographis paniculata.

    Pub. Date: November 30, 2014
    Paper No:
    051
  4. Chittibabu, B.
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    The aim of this study was to compare explosive power and sprinting performance between rural and urban elementary school boys and girls in tamilnadu. The sample consisted of 3000 (1500 urban and 1500 rural; Age 10.3 ± 0.42 years) boys and 3000 (1500 urban and 1500 rural; Age 10.3 ± 0.43 years) girls with no medical history of disease. Volunteers were recruited randomly from selected schools in ten municipal corporations of Tamilnadu. Urban and rural schools were selected randomly. The explosive power measured through vertical jump test and sprinting performance through 40 meters sprint were conducted on both boys and girls of rural and urban area elementary school. Independent-samples t tests revealed that explosive power and sprinting performance (p < 0.05) was significantly higher in boys living in rural settings compared to their urban counterparts. In girls, explosive power and sprinting performance was found to be significantly better (p < 0.05) in the rural children than urban. It is concluded that the place of residence has clear impact on explosive power and sprinting performance in 12 year old school children in tamilnadu.

    Pub. Date: November 30, 2014
    Paper No:
    071