Volume-5, Issue-1, January 2019

Abstract

Academic stressors problems are important issues affecting student's learning. Approach coping strategy is effective tool in helping students to cope with their academic stressor's problems. This study was conducted on 300 students (150 males and 150 females) to find information about their academic stressors problems and compare the differences in response in strategy applied by males and females for the effective approach coping strategy to help them to cope with their academic stressor's problems. This study has done at Rajamagala University of Technology Thanyaburi, PathumTani Province, Thailand. This study applied the Approach Coping Strategy which contains 23 statements and the Factors Affecting Academic Stress Scale which contains 50 statements. The samples were randomly selected 300 undergraduate students from eight difference faculties; there were Agricultural Technology, Business Administration, Engineering, Fine and Applied Arts, Home Economics Technology, Liberal Arts, Science and Technology, and Technical Education. This study observed that out of 150 Thai male undergraduate students, 147 (98.00%) students expressed that they have problems in 'writing papers' whereas 135 (90.00%) Thai female students have problem in 'taken exams' (N = 150). The findings of interviews results found that 10 respondents who participated in this study, they practiced by using approach coping strategy when they faced academic stressors problems not before that

Keywords: Approach Coping Strategy, Academic Stressors Problems, Undergraduate Students, Factors Affecting Academic Stress.

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Keywords: Approach Coping Strategy, Academic Stressors Problems, Undergraduate Students, Factors Affecting Academic Stress.

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Psoriasis is a chronic, recurrent skin disorder characterized histological by cutaneous inflammation, increased epidermal proliferation, hyperkeratosis, angiogenesis, abnormal keratinization, shortened maturation time and parakeratosis. The recent success of vitamin D and its analogues in the treatment of psoriasis has generated extensive research into the role of vitamin D and calcium in this hyperproliferative skin disease. This study was conducted to determine the role of calcium serum level in patients suffering from psoriasis and its correlation with severity of psoriasis. This case control study was performed at outpatient department, in the Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, from June 2017 to December 2018, at JLN Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan. The study enrolled 400 subjects of either sex with different age groups. Group A (case) included 200 patients of chronic psoriasis of different age and sex and Group B (control) 200 matched healthy individual without psoriasis. It was observed in this study, 42 patients (21%) had hypocalcaemia, 152 patients (76%) had normocalcaemia and 6 patients (3%) had hypercalcaemia in cases group whereas in control group, 8 (4%) patients had hypocalcaemia, 189 (94.5%) patients had normocalcaemia and 3 (1.5%) patients had hypercalcaemia in the group B. Hypocalcaemia was more frequent in more severe kinds of psoriasis. It was concluded from this study that serum calcium levels were significantly lower in the patients with Psoriasis when compared with the controls. This study revealed hypocalcaemia was more frequent in more severe kinds of psoriasis. More studies are required to authentication of hypocalcaemia as etiology in psoriasis.

Keywords: Psoriasis, Serum calcium, Hypocalcaemia.

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Keywords: Psoriasis, Serum calcium, Hypocalcaemia.

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Leptospirosis and scrub typhus are zoonotic diseases with worldwide distribution. The spectra of clinical severity are wide for both diseases, ranging from mild to fatal. A diagnosis of coinfection with leptospirosis and scrub typhus can be difficult to make if the exposure history is overlooked but patients can die if not treated early. Here this case is with unusual presentation with coinfection of Leptospira and Scrub typhus, which was successfully treated.

Keywords: Leptospirosis, Scrub Typhus, Zoonosis.

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Keywords: Leptospirosis, Scrub Typhus, Zoonosis.

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Spasticity following spinal cord injury (SCI) is a common symptom which negatively affects quality of life. Despite its prevalence, spasticity as a syndrome in the SCI population is not always managed effectively because it has various presentations. Different drugs are used to manage spasticity. A prospective interventional study in 20 acute spinal cord injury patients has been done to find out the effect of various anti-spastic medications like Baclofen, Diazepam, Tizanidine, Gabapentine, on spasticity and results were measured clinically on Modified Ashworth scale (MAS), Penn Spasm Frequency scale (PSFS) and Hmax/Mmax ratio. Baclofen in dose range of 15-37.5 mg/day showed highly significant reduction in mean Hmax/Mmax ratio and significant reduction in mean PSFS. Although mean MAS also showed reduction, but this was non-significant.

Keywords: pinal Cord Injury, Spasticity, Anti-spastic Medications.

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Keywords: pinal Cord Injury, Spasticity, Anti-spastic Medications.

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Protein Energy Malnutrition is a public health problem in fewer than five children and mothers are mainly responsible for that. So this study was conducted to assess knowledge Attitude and Practices of mothers of fewer than five children regarding Protein Energy Malnutrition and its prevention. This study was conducted on 300 mothers of fewer than five children residing at Dhand Amer, Jaipur (Rajasthan) area. Data were collected by using structured interview questionnaire. Collected data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. It was found that 80% of mothers of fewer than five children had inadequate knowledge, 43.3% were having favorable attitude and only 10% were having good practices regarding prevention of PEM. So it was concluded from this study that mothers of fewer than five children had poor knowledge of PEM and were not much aware regarding prevention of PEM. It is suggested that IEC activities should be done in this area regarding PEM and its prevention.

Keywords: Mothers of Fewer than Five Children, Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM), Knowledge Attitude and Practices (KAP).

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Keywords: Mothers of Fewer than Five Children, Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM), Knowledge Attitude and Practices (KAP).