Anita Choudhary

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal

Field experiments were conducted under loamy sand soil during rabi seasons of 2022-23 and 2023-24 at the Horticulture farm, S.K.N. College of Agriculture, Jobner. The experiment comprising seven treatments of nitrogen management through organic manure and inorganic fertilizer (100% RD of N through inorganic fertilizers, 75 % Inorganic fertilizers+...

Field experiments were conducted under loamy sand soil during rabi seasons of 2022-23 and 2023-24 at the Horticulture farm, S.K.N. College of Agriculture, Jobner. The experiment comprised of 28 treatment combinations of organic manures, inorganic fertilizer in main plot and 4 levels of foliar application through organic manures. The treatments with...

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that has both motor and non-motor symptoms. In the modern lifestyle, several risk factors exist for Parkinson’s disease some are stress, obesity, pesticides, and excess use of certain dairy products. Yoga is reported to improve both motor and non-motor symptoms in patients with PD...

Genetically Modified (GM) vegetables represent a significant advancement in agricultural biotechnology, offering potential solutions to challenges such as pest resistance, disease tolerance, and improved nutritional content. GM vegetables like Bt eggplant, which produces its own pest-resistant toxin, and virus-resistant papaya have demonstrated...

The adoption of high-tech horticulture practices is revolutionizing fruit crop production, offering solutions to enhance productivity, quality, and sustainability. Precision agriculture, utilizing GPS and remote sensing, enables targeted interventions for nutrient management and pest control, thereby improving efficiency and reducing environment...

Gene silencing is emerging as a revolutionary approach to improve horticulture crops, offering precise and targeted manipulation of plant traits to enhance productivity, quality, and resilience. This technique involves the down regulation or complete inhibition of specific gene expression through methods such as RNA interference (RNAi) and CRISP...

Advanced polyhouse techniques have revolutionized vegetable farming, offering a controlled environment that significantly enhances yield and quality. By precisely regulating temperature, humidity, and light, polyhouses create optimal growing conditions that mitigate the effects of external weather fluctuations. Automated irrigation systems, coup...

Urban rooftop vegetable farming represents an innovative approach to enhancing food security and sustainability in densely populated cities. Rooftop gardens offer a unique solution to the lack of available land in urban areas, providing opportunities for local food production and reducing the carbon footprint associated with transporting produce...

The present study was carried out during winter (rabi) seasons of 2020–21 and 2021–22 at Sri Karan Narendra College of Agriculture, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan to evaluate the impact of nitrogen management (organic and inorganic sources), biofertilizer and foliar spraying of nano-urea on yield, quality and storage attributes of garlic (Allium sativum...

Research is mandatory for the progression of the medical field. Research plays a pivotal role in diagnosing and treating the disease. Hence, it is necessary to train undergraduate students in research and academics. This will help to promote medical education standards too. The major discoveries contributed by the medical students include heparin,...

Background: Early Clinical Exposure (ECE) is a newer concept of teaching learning methodology which provides clinical perspective and relevance to learning of basic sciences. ECE also orients towards actual clinical scenarios and helps the medical students to correlate their theoretical knowledge with real life situations right from the first year...

Background: Decline in the cognitive functions is commonly observed in patients suffering with depression. Practicing yoga was reported to improve cognitive functions as well as manages depression. Aims and Objectives: The present study was undertaken to observe the effect of yoga practice on cognitive functions among the patients of depression....

Background: As there is an increase in mental health issues among medical students, it is mandatory to assess their mental health status. In our earlier studies, we observed differences in the scores of depression, anxiety, and stress between male and female students. Aims and Objectives: The present study was undertaken to assess depression, anxie...

Background: Decline in the cognitive functions is commonly observed in patients suffering with depression. Practicing yoga was reported to improve cognitive functions as well as manages depression. Aims and Objectives: The present study was undertaken to observe the effect of yoga practice on cognitive functions among the patients of depression. Ma...

Background: Regular practice of heartfulness meditation causes a balanced mental state and releases stress. Due to this action, meditation can improve the cognitive functions of individuals. Aims and Objectives: The study determines the effectiveness of 12 weeks of practice of heartfulness meditation on depression, anxiety, stress, and cognitive fu...

Background: Individual is considered as pre-hypertensive when the blood pressure is between 120 and 139/80–89 mmHg. There is an increase in the prevalence of pre-hypertension in Indian population. Hence, early diagnosis of pre-hypertension helps to prevent these diseases and increase the quantity and quality of life. Aims and Objectives: The presen...

Background: The studies on the assessment of Pupil to Limbus Diameter (PLD) ratio correlation with autonomic activity were sparse. Aims and Objectives: The study correlates the PLD ratio with the autonomic activity in hypertensive patients. Materials and Methods: One hundred participants both male and female were recruited for the study. The two-bo...

Background: The existing treatments for PD were associated with side effects and does not offer complete cure. Hence there is a need of alternative therapy which can prevent or delay the onset of PD with less or no side effects. Aim and objective: The overall objective of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of electrical vestibular ne...

Background: It was hypothesized that vestibular stimulation causes beneficial effects in hypertensive patients as so as in diabetic individuals. Aims and Objectives: The present study was undertaken to observe the effectiveness of 8 weeks of vestibular exercises on stress, sleep, and cognitive parameters in hypertensive patients. Materials and Me...

Background: Understanding the autonomic activity in the early hand helps to begin with effective treatment for the benefit of the individual with type 2 diabetes. Aims and Objectives: The present study was undertaken to observe the association of pupil-to-limbus diameter ratio with blood pressure and pulse rate in type 2 diabetic patients. Materi...

Background: It was hypothesized that electrical vestibular nerve stimulation (VeNs) was an effective therapy in the management of obesity. Aims and Objectives: The present pilot study was undertaken to observe the efficacy of 12-week electrical VeNs in the management of obesity. Materials and Methods: As this is a pilot study, a total of ten obese...

Background: It was explained that there are very few studies that exist in the literature that assessed the reaction time in young adults. Aims and Objectives: The primary objective of the present study was to assess and compare the auditory and visual reaction time among male and female young adults. The secondary objective was to compare auditory...

Background: Electrical vestibular nerve stimulation (VeNs) was simple, non-invasive, and can administer the stimulus in a controlled manner. The studies related to the application of electrical VeNs in the management of sleep and autonomic parameters were sparse in the Indian population. Aims and Objectives: The present study was undertaken to obse...

Objectives The present study was undertaken to observe the effectiveness of electrical vestibular stimulation on the range of motion (ROM) in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Methods The present study was a randomized controlled trial ( ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04450550). The study participants were assessed at three points of time...

Background: Research is essential for the progress of the medical field. The research base should be developed from the undergraduate level itself. Though there are efforts taken by universities to fund Undergraduate research, the involvement of students is not up to the mark.Objective: The present study was undertaken to observe the perceptions of...

Objectives The present study was undertaken to observe the effectiveness of electrical vestibular stimulation in improving cognitive functions in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Methods Randomized controlled trial ( ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04450550). 30 cases of PD, including both males and females were recruited in the study by conve...

Background: it is needed to assess the depression, anxiety, and stress in these individuals as a part of the intervention. Earlier studies in this area assessed only with less sample size. Objective: The present study was undertaken to assess depression, anxiety, and stress in the pre hypertensives with large sample size. Materials and methods: A t...

Background: Since years, a number of initiatives were taken to improve the teaching methodology in Medicaleducation.Objective: The present study was undertaken to emphasize the importance of LCD-based teaching over OHP andto increase teachers’ acceptability to LCD.Materials and methods: This study was carried out with 100- 125 students. The study i...

Introduction: Depression is the over-riding reason for disability and its global prevalence has been increasing in recent decades. Depression is a substantial contributor to the global disease burden and a crucial determinant of quality of life and survival. Aim: To determine the quality of life of patients with depression who received yoga interve...

Yoga was introduced to the MBBS curriculum on 12 June 2022. There is a need to obtain the perceptions of the students about this introduction of yoga training in their curriculum. The present study was undertaken to observe the effectiveness of 10 days of the Yoga program on reaction time and to obtain the perceptions of first-year MBBS students ab...

The orientation program gives information about the course curriculum, future opportunities, campus details and facilities available for students, various learning methods, coping with stress, and mental health. The present study was undertaken to observe the students’ knowledge and attitude and to obtain their feedback regarding the orientation pr...

Background: Garden pea is one of the most important legume crop which require proper crop management practices. Crop regulation is an important practices which enhancing the productivity of garden pea with higher economic return. This can be done by adopting proper application of PGRs. Therefore, the present study was designed to assess the effect...

Background: Dysfunction of the vestibular system was linked with the development of psychological and sleep disorders. Vertigo is one of the most common clinical syndromes with a five percent prevalence in the adult population. Aim and Objective: To determine the depression, anxiety, stress, and sleep in vertigo patients. Material and Methods: A to...

Introduction: Variation in blood pressure and heart rate is observed in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Pupil to Limbus Diameter (PDL) ratio is one of the emerging autonomic functions. The studies measuring the autonomic functions of Parkinson’s patients are sparse. Aim: To observe the correlation of the PLD ratio with blood pressure and pulse r...

Management of sleep and autonomic parameters are prime importance in diabetic patients. The present study was undertaken to observe the effectiveness of 8 weeks of vestibular exercise on sleep and autonomic parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes. A total of 30 participants were recruited for the study. After recruiting, the participants were r...

Studies related to vestibular exercises in the management of diabetes were sparse. Hence, the present study was undertaken to observe the effectiveness of 8 weeks of vestibular exercise on stress and cognitive parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes. A total of 30 participants were recruited for the study. After recruiting, the participants wer...

Background: It is hypothesized that electrical vestibular stimulation may be an effective adjunctive therapy in the management of Temporomandibular disorder (TMD). Aims and Objectives: The aim of the present study is to assess the effectiveness of electrical vestibular nerve stimulation (VeNS) in the management of pain in patients with temporomand...

Background: The existing treatments for Parkinson’s disease (PD) were associated with side effects and do not offer a complete cure. Hence, there is a need for an alternative therapy that can prevent or delay the onset of PD with less or no side effects. Our extensive review of literature has shown no studies to be existing so far in India regardin...

Background: The existing treatments for Parkinson’s disease (PD) were associated with side effects and do not offer a complete cure. Hence, there is a need for an alternative therapy that can prevent or delay the onset of PD with less or no side effects. Our extensive review of literature has shown no studies to be existing so far in India regardin...

Introduction: Variation in blood pressure and heart rate is observed in patients with parkinson’s disease. Pupil to Limbus Diameter (PDL) ratio is one of the emerging autonomic functions. The studies measuring the autonomic functions of parkinson’s patients are sparse. Aim: To observe the correlation of the PLD ratio with blood pressure and pulse r...

Publication in indexed journal specified by National Medical commission (NMC) is mandatory now a day for promotion of medical faculty in Medical colleges and dental colleges. As research is mandatory for progression of medical field NMC has taken this step. Many of medical teachers are very good at research. They might have knowledge about submissi...

Background: Vestibular stimulation was reported to inhibit the stress axis and brings individual stress to lower levels. This is very beneficial as the management of psychological factors is equivalently important in the management of peptic ulcers. Aims and Objectives: The present study was undertaken to observe the effectiveness of vestibular exe...

This study is set on the background of a randomized control trial (RCT) in which intervention was carried to observe the effects of yoga/light exercise on the improvement in health and well-being among the elderly population. A longitudinal qualitative study was conducted as part of RCT interventions to explore the experience of the elderly practic...

We are in amidst of a pandemic. While writing this letter, COVID- 19, which is a devastating pandemic on humankind, has already infected 6,311,980 all over the world and has led to the death of 374,847 people in our planet. Till now, there is no cure for this dreadful disease, but many vaccines are on pipeline, which need months for clinical tr...

Coronavirus disease COVID-19 is caused by the recently discovered corona virus that can spread between animals and humans. The outbreak of the corona virus was begun in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The most common symptoms are fever, tiredness, and dry cough. Some individuals also develop aches and pains, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throa...

Introduction Due to ageing populations worldwide, the burden of disability is increasing. It is therefore important to develop interventions that improve healthy ageing, reduce disability onset and enhance life quality. Physical activity can promote healthy ageing and help maintain independence, yet many older adults are inactive. Yoga is a form of...

This study aimed to assess the prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and its characteristics and risk factors in children with epilepsy at a tertiary medical center in New Delhi. Children with active epilepsy, aged 6 to 12 years, were assessed for ADHD using DSM-IV-TR criteria. Epilepsy and psychiatric characteristics, socio...

This cross sectional study assessed the prevalence of behavioral comorbidity and its association with epilepsy-related factors in children and adolescents with epilepsy. One hundred consecutive patients with active epilepsy, aged 6–16 years, were screened for behavioral comorbidity using the Child Behavior Checklist and those who qualified as havin...

Objective: To assess the prevalence of peripheral neuropathy in HIV infected children (>5 y) receiving stavudine-based combination anti-retroviral treatment (ART) for more than 3 mo in a cross-sectional study. Methods: History, detailed neurological examination and nerve conduction studies were performed. Results: Forty children [26 boys; medi...

Mitochondria are important intracellular organelles that are widely distributed and have a central role in metabolic activity. Production of adenosine triphosphate by oxidative phosphorylation, is the principal function of mitochondria. Defects of mitochondrial metabolism cause a wide range of human diseases. They may present as single or multisyst...

Objective: To assess the clinical spectrum and outcome of pediatric moyamoya disease (MMD) in Indian sub-continent. Methods: The authors retrospectively analysed data of 23 patients, diagnosed with pediatric moyamoya disease from a single center during the period of 1996-2011. Results: There were 18 boys and 5 girls. Mean age at onset of sympt...

Purpose: The objective of this randomized single blind (outcome assessor) controlled trial was to evaluate the efficacy of 4 weeks of modified constraint induced movement therapy (mCIMT) in improving upper limb function in 3-8 years old children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Methods: Thirty-one children were randomly assigned to receive the mC...

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Cysticercosis is a parasitic disease caused by infestation with the encysted larval stage of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. Disseminated cysticercosis is an exceptional expression of this disease characterized by high morbidity due to massive symptomatic parasite burden in the central nervous system, striated muscles, subcutaneous tissues and ot...

Poliomyelitis, though eradicated from most parts of the world, continues to occur in India. There is paucity of data on the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) changes in poliomyelitis. We report a 3(1/2)-year-old boy who presented with subacute onset flaccid paralysis and altered sensorium. Stool culture was positive for wild polio virus type 3. Magn...