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PMP Peningkatan Kapasitas Pemasaran Usaha Batik Jumputan pada Kelompok Disabilitas Desa Bragolan, Kabupaten Purworejo
Authors: Nova Ari Pangesti  , Ahmad Muzaki  , Hesti Respatiningsih  , Dita Ayu Nur Saputri  , Nani Wahyuni  
Published: January 2024

Menurut Peraturan Daerah Kabupaten Purworejo Nomor 18 Tahun 2022 tentang Perlindungan dan Pemenuhan Hak-hak Penyandang Disabilitas agar semua desa bersama-sama mewujudkan desa inklusi. Kelompok Disabilitas Desa (KDD) “Karya Sejati” berada di Desa Bragolan, Kec. Purwodadi, Kab. Purworejo yang berjumlah 10 orang. Penyandang disabilitas berasal dari daerah yang kondisi ekonomi yang kurang mampu yang membutuhkan support agar kapasitas batik yang dihasilkan mengalami peningkatan baik dari segi jumlah varian dan kualitas. PMP ini bertujuan memberikan pendampingan dalam peningkatan kapasitas pemasaran usaha batik jumputan. Pelaksanaa program yang dilakukan untuk mengatasi permasalahan mitra ialah tahap analisis kebutuhan, tahap pelaksanaan (aspek produksi dan aspek pemasaran), tahap monitoring dan evaluasi, dan tahap penyusunan laporan. Hasil Program PMP yang diberikan terdiri dari 1 sesi edukasi PHBS K3S dan pemeriksaan kesehatan serta 3 sesi pelatihan yang terdiri dari Pelatihan Varian Batik Jumputan, Pelatihan Branding Usaha, dan Pelatihan Digital Marketing menunjukan peningkatan kesehatan KDD, varian produk, branding, digital marketing dan omset penjualan batik jumputan. Kesimpulan: Program PMP dapat meningkatkan kapasitas pemasaran usaha batik jumputan pada kelompok disabilitas.
Visual Evoked Potential in Diabetics – A Non-invasive Study
Authors: Harini S , Bhagya V  
Published: January 2024

Background
Prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increasing worldwide, more commonly due to improved lifestyle changes. It is particularly more common in developing countries. Involvement of peripheral, central & autonomic nervous systems are frequently encountered. Diabetes is associated with visual impairment, which if not detected early, can lead to early disability in patients. Visual evoked potential (VEP) is a non invasive method to assess visual pathway. Present study was done to evaluate impact of diabetes on central nervous system, particularly visual functions.
Aims and Objectives
To analyse visual evoked potential in diabetes and age matched controls.
Materials and Method
60 diabetics (NIDDM and IDDM) attending medical out patient department of Bapuji & Chigateri hospital, Davngere and 60 age matched controls selected randomly from general population were subjected to visual evoked potential. Parameters such as latencies of N70, P100 and N155, peak to peak amplitude of waves N70-P100 and P100-N155 were assessed and analyzed by using unpaired student T test for comparison between cases and controls and one way ANOVA for multiple group comparisons within diabetics based on duration of diabetes and fasting blood sugar levels.
Results
patients with diabetes mellitus have subclinical visual impairment as revealed by impaired visual evoked potential. Diabetics showed delayed latencies and reduced amplitude of various parameters of VEP. There was a positive correlation between prolongation of latencies and duration of diabetes and FBS levels.
Conclusion
present study correlates with earlier findings that visual pathway gets involved in diabetics even before the development of retinopathy which can be detected using VEP. Meticulous control of blood sugar levels is a must to prevent complications of diabetes, so that further damage can be prevented.
Prevalence and Causes of Stress in Newly Joined Medical and Dental Students Varies with Gender
Authors: Latha. G.S, Smriti Sinha  
Published: January 2024

Background
Acute stress is positive and enables a person to perform better but the chronic form is the silent killer. No one is shielded from stress but the stress in medical and dental students has increased by leaps and bounds, and the factors for it are different at different stages of this profession
Aim and Objectives
To determine the prevalence and causes of stress in newly joined medical and dental students and their gender variations
Material and Method
Cohen's perceived stress test to assess the prevalence of stress was used and the self-drafted questionnaire to assess the factors of stress was filled.
Results
92.8% of students were under moderate or high stress, and it is observed that Psychosocial stressors were the major cause compared to academic and health stressors and it was observed that the female students were affected significantly and the P value was < 0.01.
Conclusion
Interventions like counseling, yoga and meditation can be included to reduce the deleterious effect of stress and these can be gender based.
Influence of Practice on Auditory Reaction Time in Young Adults
Authors: Satyanath Reddy K, Krishan Bihari Verma  
Published: January 2024

Aim
The present study aimed to see the effect of practice, on Auditory Reaction Time (ART). Reaction is the purposeful voluntary movement to different stimuli. Auditory Reaction Time (ART) is time require to response to auditory stimuli.
Methodology
ART was measured by Inquisit lab (windows) released on in 2016 by millisecond software, Settle. During the ART test after variable time intervals the sound is placed for 30s to the participant through the speakers and subject has task to press the prescribed key as sound is played. All subjects were thoroughly acquainted with procedure. All subjects were analyzed before and after practice of task to know Auditory Reaction Time (ART). Reaction time was measured in two sessions. First include without practice of task and second was measured after practice of task. Result was statistically analyzed and recorded as Mean S.D. Student T-test was applied to check level of significance.
Result and Conclusion
In present study we found the ART was earlier and less after the practice of task. ART is decreased with practice. In daily life speed of reaction plays a large part to stay secure. Practice of ART is helpful for players, sportsmen, driving etc. it is helpful in protection of our body by responding from any harm.
Effect of Obesity on Electrocardiographic Parameters in Children : A Comparative Study
Authors: Sunitha M, Sonica, Suresh Y Bondade S, S.V Brid  
Published: January 2024

Background
Obesity is becoming a global epidemic in both adults and children and is the leading preventable cause of death worldwide due to cardiovascular disease. Obesity is closely associated with wide variety of Electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities including ischemic ECG observations.
Objectives
Present study was designed to assess the ECG changes in obese asymptomatic male childrens and to compare with that of normal male children group.
Materials and Method
Study was done in 50 apparently healthy obese male children between the age group of 5–18 years and 100 normal male children of the same age group.. A 12 lead ECG was recorded using computerized ECG machine and analysed for Heart rate, PR interval, QTc interval, QRS axis. Results were compared by Student's unpaired t test and analysed.
Results
Results in this study showed ECG variations which include significant increase in heart rate, prolongation of QTc interval and leftward shift of QRS axis in obese children group compared to non obese children. There was significant increase in PR interval in obese children compared to non obese group. However all the changes in ECG observed were within normal limits.
Conclusion
Variety of ECG changes occur even in asymptomatic obese children and obesity increases the risk for cardiovascular diseases, these ECG changes with respect to the baseline values should be known as early as possible so that early interventional measures could be taken to decrease the future risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Dyselectrolytaemia in Middle Aged Type II Diabetes Mellitus – A Harbinger of Cardiac Function Abnormalities
Authors: Siraj Ahmed Shirbadgi, Aftab Begum  
Published: January 2024

Background
Diabetes mellitus(DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder. The management of blood glucose and other modifiable risk factor is a key element in the multifactorial approach to prevent complications of diabetes and decreasing the mortality and morbidity.
Aim and Objective of the Study
To determine the serum electrolyte (sodium & potassium) in asymptomatic type II diabetic cases and with controls.
Materials and Method
Fifty type II DM cases aged between 30–55 years and fifty age and sex matched controls were selected from general population. Detailed physical and systemic examination was done. Ethical clearance and informed consent was taken. Estimation of Serum electrolytes (Sodium and Potassium) is done by Ion selective electrode method. Unpaired t-test was used to compare the parameters between type II DM cases & controls by using SPSS version 16. Level of significance was set at p<0.05.
Results
There was statistically significant increase in Serum potassium level among type II diabetics when compared to controls (p< 0.001)
Conclusion
There was significant increase in Serum potassium level among type II diabetics when compared to controls. Hence the screening tests such as estimation of serum electrolytes are strongly recommended at the time of diagnosis for proper interventions which could prevent the complications at an earlier date.
A Study of Magnesium Supplementation on Amplitudes of Sensory and Motor Nerves in Patients of Diabetic Neuropathy
Authors: Ashutosh Bhardwaj, Divya Hyanki, Richa Srivastav  
Published: January 2024

To Study the effect of magnesium supplementation on amplitudes of sensory and motor nerves in patients of diabetic neuropathy.
This study was conducted on 60 diabetic neuropathy patients attending the neurology o.p.d between february 2009 to august 2010. These patients were segregated into two groups. group I (n=30) receiving magnesium and metformin therapy for a period of 16 weeks. Group II (n=30) receiving only metformin therapy.
The blood samples were collected and analyzed for s. magnesium and fasting blood glucose at 0, 4, 8, 16 weeks, respectively. Measurement of amplitudes of sural and common peroneal nerves were done at 0, 4, 8, 16 weeks, respectively.
Average age of males in group I was 54.36±1.18yrs and of females was 53.09±1.47yrs and in group II was 55.94±1.62yrs and of females was 52.83±1.58yrs.
Mean baseline value for amplitude of sural nerve in group I was 4.90±0.34uV and after treatment values at 4, 8 and 16 weeks were 6.19±0.29, 7.56±0.34 and 9.64±0.59uV respectively. In Group II mean baseline value for amplitude of sural nerve was 5.13±0.50uV and after treatment values at 4, 8 and 16 weeks were 4.97+0.48, 4.85±0.51, 4.86+0.49uV respectively. Mean baseline value amplitude of common peroneal nerve in group I was 2.49±0.21mV and after treatment values at 4, 8 and 16 weeks were 3.31±0.23, 3.91+0.19 and 4.24±0.19mV respectively. In group II, mean baseline value for amplitude of common peroneal nerve was 2.58±0.25mV and after treatment values at 4, 8 and 16 weeks were 2.61±0.24, 2.64±0.24 and 2.77±0.24mV respectively.
Statistically significant difference was observed in group I, patients’ amplitudes of sural and common peroneal nerves, before and after treatment values at 16 weeks (p<0.05). Statistically insignificant difference was observed in group II patients before and after treatment values at 16 weeks (p>0.05). This study thus concludes that anti-diabetic therapy when combined with magnesium supplementation shows improvement in amplitudes of sensory and motor nerves.
Diabetes Mellitus and Cognition-A Non Invasive Study
Authors: Harini S, Bhagya V  
Published: January 2024

Background
Diabetes mellitus is increasing worldwide due to improved lifestyle modifications. Particularly more common in developing countries. Peripheral, central and autonomic neuropathy are the most common complications of diabetes mellitus, which if not detected early can lead to early disability. Event related potential P300 is a non invasive test to detect one of the higher functions of brain namely cognition. The present study was conducted to evaluate impact of diabetes mellitus and its duration on cognition.
Aims & Objectives
To investigate neurophysiological alterations of higher brain functions in patients with diabetes mellitus.
Materials & Method
Auditory P300 event related potentials were recorded in 60 diabetic patients (NIDDM & IDDM) attending medical out patient department of Bapuji & Chigateri hospital, Davangere, who had no evidence of stroke, dementia, or any other neurological illness. The P300 wave latencies in diabetic patients were compared with those in neurologically healthy control subjects, with consideration of duration of diabetes and analyzed by using unpaired student T test for comparison between cases and controls and one way ANOVA for multiple group comparisons within diabetics based on duration of diabetes.
Results
Diabetics had significantly longer P300 latencies and reduced P300 amplitudes than control subjects. There was a positive correlation between prolongation of latencies and duration of diabetes mellitus.
Conclusion
The present study suggests that diabetes does relate significantly to cognitive decline. ERP P300 can be a useful neurophysiological test to detect cognitive decline early in diabetics and also beneficial to the clinician for further management of the patient.
Heart Rate Variability Changes during Sahaja Yoga Meditation
Authors: Madhur S Rai, Yashoda R Kattimani, Sandeep U Rai, RS Inamdar  
Published: January 2024

Background & Objectives
Yoga and meditation is now widely accepted world wide as an effective tool to combat stress. Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is a noninvasive tool to measure sympathetic and parasympathetic function of the autonomic nervous system. Yoga, by modulating stress, has shown to decrease the activity of sympathetic component of autonomic nervous system and enhance parasympathetic component. Only few studies have compared HRV at baseline with HRV during or after single session of yoga. Thus, this study was undertaken with the objectives to compare HRV changes of Sahaja Yoga Meditators in resting state with their Meditation state and to compare these changes with HRV changes in the control group in resting and meditation mimicking state.
Method
A prospective randomized controlled study was conducted. The study group comprised of 30 randomly selected long term Sahaja yoga mediators and a control group of 30 subjects with no prior practice of any kind of meditation. HRV was recorded in both the groups in normal resting state, during meditation (yoga group) and with eyes closed (mimicking meditation in control group).
Results
Study showed decrease in LF (sympathetic activity) increase in HF (parasympathetic activity) and decrease in LF/HF ratio thus implying a more relaxed, parasympathetic dominant state, in the yoga group during meditation.
Conclusion
The study shows Sahaja Yoga meditation leads to a parasympathetic dominant (relaxed) state and thus can be used as an effective mind body technique to combat stress.
Study of Pattern of Dyslipidaemia among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Seeking Care in GMERS Medical College Patan, Gujarat, India
Authors: Dharmesh K. Patel, Nehal S. Patel  
Published: January 2024

Background
Patients with type-2 diabetes have increased risk of myocardial infarction associated with atherogenic dyslipidemia. The diabetic dyslipidemia is characterised by elevations of low density lipoproteins (LDL), triglycerides (TG) and decreased high density lipoproteins (HDL). Lipid particles in diabetic dyslipidemia patients are more atherogenic than in non-diabetic people. Therefore, lipid abnormalities in diabetes should be aggressively treated the at the earlier.
Objective
(a) To study the pattern of dyslipidemia in diabetic patients, and (b) To compare lipid profile among patients with poor glycaemic control and good glycaemic control patients. (c) To access cardiovascular risk status according to criteria of Adult treatment panel III of National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP).
Material & Method
The present study was carried out at GMERS medical college, Patan Gujarat during period from July 2018 to December 2018. All patient was advised for 12–14 hours overnight fasting and blood samples were collected on next morning before breakfast for lipid profile, FBS, PPBS, HbA1C. Cardiovascular risk status was evaluated according to the criteria of Adult treatment panel III of National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP).
Results
Out of 150 patients, 46 (30.6%) patients had good glycaemic control and 104 (69.4%) had poor glycaemic control. The patients with poor glycaemic control are at borderline to high cardiovascular risk status as determined by TG and LDL-C levels and serum cholesterol levels.
Conclusion
From the present study we can conclude that diabetic patients with poor glycaemic control are at higher cardiovascular risk according to serum cholesterol, LDL-C levels and TG levels. In addition to glycemic control, HbA1c can be utilized as a potential biomarker to predict dyslipidemia in type 2 diabetic patients
Improvement in Cardiovascular Status by Addition of Minimal amount of Raw Vegetables, Fruits and Sprouts in the Daily Diet
Authors: Shobha Kini, Rohini Bhadre  
Published: January 2024

Background and Objective
The aim of our study is to determine whether a small and sustainable increase in fruits, sprouts and raw vegetables in the daily diet can help to lower weight, blood pressure and improve physical endurance.
Method
Thirty members participated in this nutritional interventional study. BMI, blood pressure and distance covered in six minute walk test was measured and compared before and after the intervention of diet. The change in diet was acceptable and sustainable for twelve weeks.
Results
After a minimal change in diet the BMI and blood pressure decreased significantly. The distance covered in 6MWT also increased significantly.
Interpretation and Conclusion
An acceptable and sustainable increase of fruits, sprouts and raw vegetables in our daily diet reduces weight, blood pressure and improves physical endurance. Hence the risk of cardiovascular diseases reduces.
A Comparative Study of Pulmonary Function Tests Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Non-Diabetes
Authors: Shweta, A. Santa Kumari  
Published: January 2024

Background
Diabetes Mellitus still remains one of the foremost causes of Morbidity and Mortality in both the developing and developed nations. Diabetes Mellitus includes a heterogenous group of hyperglycemic disorders. The presence of extensive microvascular circulation and abundant connective tissue in lungs, raises the possibility that lung tissue could be a target organ in Type2 Diabetes Mellitus
Objective
To study the effects of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on lung function tests.
Materials and Method
80 male subjects, 40 Type 2 Diabetes-study group, 40 Healthy-controls selected from Vaishnavi Hospital, Hyderabad. Medspiror instrument was used to record lung functions. Following parameters were recorded: Forced vital capacity (FVC), Forced Expiratory Volume in 1st sec (FEV1), FEV1/FVC ratio, Forced Expiratory Flow in middle half of FVC (FEF 25–75%) and Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEF). Statistical analysis was done using unpaired t-test in windows stat 9.2 software.
Results
Study group showed statistically greater percentage reduction in FVC, FEV1, FEF 25–75% and PEF compared to control group.
Conclusion
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus may be a causative factor for derangement in lung functions due to altered connective tissue, thickening of basal lamina of alveolar membrane and capillary endothelium. All these factors are leading to Restrictive Lung disorder, which exacerbate with increasing blood sugar levels and duration of Type2 Diabetes Mellitus. Therefore lung is considered as a TARGET ORGAN in Type2Diabetes Mellitus.
(Micro)saccade-related potentials during face recognition: A study combining EEG, eye-tracking, and deconvolution modeling
Authors: Spiering Lisa , Dimigen Olaf 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Under natural viewing conditions, complex stimuli such as human faces are typically looked at several times in succession, implying that their recognition may unfold across multiple eye fixations. Although electrophysiological (EEG) experiments on face recognition typically prohibit eye movements, participants still execute frequent (micro)saccades on the face, each of which generates its own visuocortical response. This finding raises the question of whether the fixation-related potentials (FRPs) evoked by these tiny gaze shifts also contain psychologically valuable information about face processing. Here, we investigated this question by corecording EEG and eye movements in an experiment with emotional faces (happy, angry, neutral). Deconvolution modeling was used to separate the stimulus ERPs to face onset from the FRPs generated by subsequent microsaccades-induced refixations on the face. As expected, stimulus ERPs exhibited typical emotion effects, with a larger early posterior negativity (EPN) for happy/angry compared with neutral faces. Eye tracking confirmed that participants made small saccades in 98% of the trials, which were often aimed at the left eye of the stimulus face. However, while each saccade produced a strong response over visual areas, this response was unaffected by the face’s emotional expression, both for the first and for subsequent (micro)saccades. This finding suggests that the face’s affective content is rapidly evaluated after stimulus onset, leading to only a short-lived sensory enhancement by arousing stimuli that does not repeat itself during immediate refixations. Methodologically, our work demonstrates how eye tracking and deconvolution modeling can be used to extract several brain responses from each EEG trial, providing insights into neural processing at different latencies after stimulus onset.
Modeling Linear Polarization of the Didymos–Dimorphos System before and after the DART Impact
Authors: Penttilä Antti , Muinonen Karri , Granvik Mikael , Gray Zuri , Bagnulo Stefano , Kolokolova Ludmilla , Moreno Fernando 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
We analyze the polarization observations of the Didymos–Dimorphos system before and after the impact by the NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft on Dimorphos. We fit empirical polarization phase curve models and statistically confirm the discovery by Gray et al. about the degree of linear polarization of the system decreasing on the impact and remaining altered for at least 30 days post-impact. With numerical simulations of particles in the geometric optics domain, we estimate the dominant size of the particles either in the regolith of Didymos and Dimorphos or in the impact-driven ejecta cloud to be several hundred micrometers. The observed change between the pre-impact and post-impact systems indicates either a decrease in average particle size of some tens of micrometers or a decreased level of space weathering.