Publications by authors named "Pushpa D"

Social media networking is a prominent topic in real life, particularly at the current moment. The impact of comments has been investigated in several studies. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are just a few of the social media networks that are used to broadcast different news worldwide.

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  • Quantitative resistance in plants is controlled by many genes and is long-lasting, but the specific processes involved are not well understood, particularly in relation to secondary cell wall thickening.* -
  • The study highlights the role of the StWRKY1 transcription factor in potato plants during infection by the pathogen Phytophthora infestans, showing its involvement in regulating genes that strengthen the secondary cell wall through the phenylpropanoid pathway.* -
  • Silencing StWRKY1 in resistant potato varieties led to decreased resistance against late blight by increasing pathogen growth and lowering key metabolites, emphasizing its critical function in reinforcing cell wall defenses.*
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Introduction: This study planned to compare immediate cardiovascular effects of different yoga asanas in healthy young volunteers.

Materials And Methods: Heart rate (HR), systolic pressure (SP), and diastolic pressure (DP), blood pressure (BP), were recorded using the non invasive blood pressure (NIBP) apparatus in 22 healthy young subjects, before and after the performance of Dhanurasana (DA), Vakrasana (VA) (both sides), Janusirasasana (JSA) (both sides), Matsyasana and Shavasana for 30 s. HR and BP were further recorded during supine recovery at 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 min.

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Background: Recent studies have reported the differential physiological and psychological effects of yogic uninostril breathing (UNB) and alternate nostril breathing (ANB) techniques. This study aims to determine differential effects of these techniques on reaction time (RT), heart rate (HR), and blood pressure (BP).

Materials And Methods: Twenty yoga-trained subjects came to the lab on six different days and RT, HR, and BP were recorded randomly before and after nine rounds of right UNB (surya nadi [SN]), left UNB (chandra nadi [CN]), right initiated ANB (surya bhedana [SB]), left initiated ANB (chandra bhedana [CB]), nadi shuddhi (NS), and normal breathing (NB).

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Suryanamaskar (SN), a yogic technique is composed of dynamic muscular movements synchronised with deep rhythmic breathing. As it may have influence on CNS, this study planned to investigate immediate effects of SN on reaction time (RT) and heart rate (HR). 21 female volunteers attending yoga classes were recruited for study group and 19 female volunteers not participating in yoga were recruited as external-controls.

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Late blight is a serious economic threat to potato crop, sometimes leading to complete crop loss. The resistance in potato to late blight can be qualitative or quantitative in nature. Qualitative resistance is not durable.

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