Development and validation of an ama instrument for assessing the disease activity on the basis of constitutional features in Amavata (Rheumatoid Arthritis).

Background: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), having a striking clinical resemblance to amavata in traditional Indian medicine (Ayurveda) presents an opportunity to look at disease from two different healthcare perspectives. This differential information may potentially supplement one system with the knowledge of the other for optimal application. This study is the first of its kind, where Ayurvedic concepts of amavata have been adopted to enhance the knowledge about RA where optimal care is still beyond the common reach.

Impact of Yoga Nidra on menstrual abnormalities in females of reproductive age.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to observe the effect of Yoga Nidra practice on hormone levels in patients who had menstrual irregularities.

Design: The study was a randomized controlled trial.

Settings/location: The study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Medical University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India.

Microhabitat distribution of some monogenoideans, parasitizing the gills of Wallago attu (Bl. and Sch., 1801) and their seasonal variation.

The parasitic microhabitat distribution of the monogenoideans Thaparocleidus wallagonoius Jain, 1952, Mizelleus indicus Jain, 1957and T. gomtius Jain, 1957 parasitizing the gills of a fresh-water demersal Wallago attu and their seasonal variations were investigated in the present study. The microhabitat preferences of these species were observed.

Classification of hard core and petty criminals using anthropometric measurements.

The purpose of the present study was to compare the somatometric measurements among hard core criminals, petty criminals and community people. Using standard anthropometric procedures, somatometric dimensions were studied on 250 subjects each from the three groups: (i) experimental (hard core criminal) group, (ii) control-I (petty criminal) group, and (iii) control-II (community people) group. Univariate analysis of variance was used for making comparisons of somatometric measurements between these groups in the univariate case.