Publications by authors named "Sathishbabu Murugaiyan"
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- The study investigates the impact of internet addiction (IA) on sleep quality among school children in Pondicherry, focusing on students from grades six to ten with over a year of internet access.
- Data was collected from 350 students using Young's Internet Addiction Test and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, revealing that a higher percentage of adolescents exhibited moderate IA compared to children.
- The findings indicate a significant relationship between IA and poor sleep quality in adolescents, emphasizing the need for awareness and regulation of internet use to promote better sleep hygiene.
Introduction As insulin resistance metabolically affects the body mass index (BMI), obese asthma children have more severe diseases than children with normal body mass index. A low level of vitamin B12 (Vit B12) is a known atherogenic factor by increasing the homocysteine level and therefore promotes cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Limited studies have evaluated the role of serum B12 and insulin resistance among poorly controlled asthma in children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is forcing the medical educators to innovate and embrace online education and assessment platform. One of the most significant challenges we are facing is the formative assessment of practical skills in the undergraduate medical biochemistry education. We have designed the electronic objectively structured practical examination to facilitate the formative assessment.
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