Is There A Relationship between the Facial and Nasal Height of the Ikwerre People?
Sonny Clement Okoseimiema, John Nwolim Paul
Page Numbers : 59-64
DOI : 10.36348/sijap.2021.v04i5.001
Background: Facial parameters such as facial, nasal, maxillary, mandibular and oro-facial change with age and are dependent on variations in the dimensions of the skeleton, development of muscles, sex and fat content and distribution in the body which are under the influence of climate, diet, health etc. these factors are important determinants of growth and development. Ethnicity is a variable that affects craniofacial dimensions. This study was done to determine whether there is a relationship between the facial height and nasal height of the Ikwerre people, establish a regression formula for predicting the facial height of the Ikwerre people using either nasal height or mandibular height and to examine if there are ethnic or racial differences when comparing the result in this study and previous studies. Materials and Methods: The study was cross-sectional that included males and females of the Ikwerre ethnicity of Rivers state of Nigeria. A total of 1,038 subjects comprising males (585) and females (453) aged between 5 – 45years were used for this study. The parents and grandparents were all from Ikwerre ethnic group. Each subject sat on a comfortable sitting position and then their facial measurements were taken including; facial height, nasal height, mandibular height, maxillary height and orofacial height. Results and Discussions: The facial height, nasal height, mandibular height, maxillary height and oro-facial height were measured using digital caliper and the results obtained showed that the males had mean facial height of 102.11± 9.07mm, nasal height of 37.07 ± 13.30mm, mandibular height of 45.10 ± 7.39mm, maxillary height of 20.85 ± 13.02mm, and oro-facial height of 65.91 ± 15.16mm while the females had mean facial height of 98.15 ± 6.96mm, nasal height of 36.65 ± 5.054mm, mandibular height of 41.43 ± 5.50mm, maxillary height of 19.43 ± 3.09mm, and oro-facial height of 60.86 ± 6.80mm. The result of the study showed that there is a progressive increase in the mean value of the facial height and nasal height with increase in age. This implies that there is an increase in the facial parameters with advancing age. This finding could be associated with natural growth and proportional body size increase i.e. facial growth. Conclusion: There is a relationship between the facial height and nasal height of the Ikwerre people which was seen as a positive correlation between the facial height and nasal height. It implies that for any increase in facial height, there is a resultant increase in nasal height amongst the Ikwerre people.
Review Article
April 30, 2021
Bacterial and Viral Pathogens, Molecular Mechanisms and Cellular Toxicity
Iqra Kanwal, Sana Riaz, Faisal Nadeem, Saba Manzoor, Abdul Jabbar, Aneeza Shafqat, Mudssar Aslam
Page Numbers : 44-49
DOI : 10.36348/sijap.2021.v04i04.001
Viruses as pathogens have ability to replicate in the particular host in order to damage their organs. Some bacterial pathogens cause lethal diseases associated with metabolisms. Bacteria also increase the rate of infection due to antibiotic resistance. There is need to design such drugs that control the specific targets of bacterial strains. Streptococcus type also causes the diseases associated with medical conditions such as pneumonia. Shigella as well as Salmonella also causing the diseases in food and food products. Pseudomonas syringae as one of the bacterial pathogens that attacks on the leaves as well as different parts of plants that finally damaged to whole plant. S. pneumoniae is the pathogenic bacterial strain that causes severe inflammation in the lungs by damaging to the lungs. E. coli as the type of bacterial pathogen that enter into the intestine of the human. It particularly stays here and multiplies to increase its infection to damage the specific parts of intestine. Chikungunya virus is spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. The most common symptoms of infection are fever and joint pain. The DENV genome is about 11000 bases of positive-sense, single stranded RNA (ssRNA) that codes for three structural proteins. At present, CYD-TDV or Dengvaxia® is the only approved vaccine, but potent inhibitors are currently under development.
Original Research Article
April 30, 2021
Impact of ‘Buy Zimbabwe’ Campaign on Capacity Utilisation for Manufacturing Companies in Zimbabwe
Dr. Fainos Chinjova, Mr. Blessing Scott
Page Numbers : 50-58
DOI : 10.36348/sijap.2021.v04i04.002
Many countries, irrespective of the country's level of economic status, seek to initiate macroeconomic policies towards achieving better economic performance in order to advance level of business activities and economic growth. In order to achieve this, various policy strategies and interventions are applied in the process, although the outcomes are always different. While some of these policy interventions have culminated in the desired outcomes, others falter on the platter of ineptness. This article investigated the impact of the ‘Buy Zimbabwe’ campaign initiative on the performance of the manufacturing sector through capacity utilisation since its introduction by the Government of Zimbabwe in 2011. The study used a positivism research philosophy because epistemologically, it allowed the researcher to focus on discovering observable and measurable facts. The explanatory and analytical research design was used to gather the data. A sample size of 21 companies was put into strata composed of 8 companies in the first stratum and the other 13 companies in the second stratum. Data was collected from primary sources through structured interviews with managers of manufacturing companies. The key findings are that the ‘Buy Zimbabwe ’initiative had very little impact on capacity utilisation of manufacturing companies in Zimbabwe. The main challenges that limited the adoption of ‘Buy Zimbabwe’ campaign are shortage of raw materials, low demand, ageing equipment, low investment in the manufacturing sector, persistent foreign currency shortages, liquidity crisis, and poor access to finance. The study recommended that the Government of Zimbabwe should create an enabling economic, political, social and legal environment that is conducive for ‘Buy Zimbabwe’ initiative to produce the desired results as an import substitution.
Original Research Article
March 30, 2021
To Evaluate the effect of OM Mantra Chanting along with Anulom Vilom Pranayama on Medical and Paramedical Students
Bittoo Kumar Surlya, Dr. Manila Jain
Page Numbers : 38-43
DOI : 10.36348/sijap.2021.v04i03.005
Introduction: Mantra: In its most rudimentary form, a mantra is made of syllables which exert their influence by means of sound (vibrations). As one would have personally experienced, different syllables have different vibration patterns which affect different parts of the body. Material and Methods: This is prospective and observational study. Inclusion Criteria: Males and females with Age group 20–30 years old. Exclusion Criteria: Significant cardiovascular and respiratory systems complications, Thyroid disorders, Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, Addiction to alcohol and Smoker. Results: In the pre-intervention, study group had a mean HR value of 73.46±2.78, which has been decreased to 67.36±2.66 in the post intervention, which was found to be highly significant (P=<0.003). Similarly, the control group had a mean HR value of 74.12±2.35 which has been decreased to 73.24±3.21, the decrease was not statistically significant (P=0.064). In the post intervention, study group had a mean heart rate (67.36±2.66) and control group had a mean heart rate (73.24±3.21) the change in the HR in the two groups differed. Whereas study group had greater decrease in HR compared to control group. Which was found to be highly significant (P=0.002). Conclusion: To summarize, our study demonstrates that pranayama practice is effective in reducing perceived stress but significant benefit on physiological parameters is seen in only study subjects practicing pranayama.
Original Research Article
March 15, 2021
A Cross Sectional Study of Sleep Pattern among First Year Medical Students
Dr. Shashiraj HK, Dr. Kavitha BS, Dr. Arifuddin MK
Page Numbers : 24-26
DOI : 10.36348/sijap.2021.v04i03.001
Background: The sleep pattern of students varies between the types of professional students (4). Medical students are a group of people in the general population who are vulnerable to poor sleep due to their long and demanding academic assignments and clinical duties including working overnight which is challenging and demanding. Sleep disturbances are known to affect the quality of work and academic performance of the students. In the last decade the rapid diffusion of gadgets especially smart phones among students and the cultural changes as led to the change in the sleep pattern of young adults. Objectives: To study the sleep pattern among first year MBBS students and to assess factors influencing sleep. Methodology: A cross sectional study was carried out among first year medical students. A self structured questionnaire was administered to all the 130 students after explaining the nature and purpose of the study. Informed consent was taken and the confidentiality was maintained during the process of this survey. The responses were analyzed using Microsoft excel and Epi Info 7. Results: 68.46% of students reported to have sleep duration of less than 6 hrs. 93.84% students of the study population agree that use of mobile phones and laptops were affecting their sleep pattern. 64.61% of the study population reported sleep latency of 30-90 min. 78.46% of study population reported waking up for 1-2 times from sleep and 55.38% reported that it takes 10-20 min for them to return to sleep after waking up.
Original Research Article
March 15, 2021
Morningness- Eveningness Preferences among First Year Medical Students
Dr. Arifuddin MK, Dr. Shashiraj HK, Dr. Kavitha BS
Page Numbers : 32-34
DOI : 10.36348/sijap.2021.v04i03.003
Background: Morningness and eveningness is a phenomenon which looks at the differences among individuals regarding their diurnal preferences, sleep-wake pattern of activity, and alertness in evening or morning. Morning chronotypes are known to exhibit better physical and mental health, greater self esteem and academic performance. Evening chronotypes has been to be associated with several mental disorders, infection prone and have poor sleep quality. Students of Medicine have an average of sleep duration of 6 hrs per day in contrast to 8 hrs of sleep which is seen in other groups. Objectives: To study the morningness eveningness preferences among first year medical students. Methodology: With the approval of Institutional ethical committee this cross sectional study was carried out among 130 first year medical students. Informed consent was taken and the British version of the Horne and Ostberg questionnaire was administered. Confidentiality was maintained and the recorded responses were analyzed using Microsoft excel and Epi Info 7. Results: 34.61% (45) of the study population belong to moderate evening category and 13.07% (17) to definite evening category. Ours study also reveals that 9.23% (12) belong to neither of the morning or evening categories. Our results also show that 26.15% (34) belong to definite morning types and 16.92% (22) belong to moderate morning types. Conclusion: Our study shows that the study population which is first year MBBS students show more inclination towards eveningness. Scheduling of academic activities based on the chronotypes will help the students to improve upon their academic performance.
Original Research Article
March 15, 2021
A Cross Sectional Study of Perception of First Year Medical Students Students on Different Teaching Methods
Dr. Shashiraj HK, Dr. Kavitha BS, Dr. Arifuddin MK
Page Numbers : 35-37
DOI : 10.36348/sijap.2021.v04i03.004
Background: Chalk board teaching as a medium of instruction in classroom is one of the most commonly used methods in lectures. In the recent past there is increased use of power point presentations which is now one of the most popular methods of delivering the lectures using electronic devices. In medical colleges chalk board teaching and PPT–based lectures are being used extensively and there is also a debate wherein the teaching faculty are divided in their opinion regarding the superiority of traditional chalk and talk method and PPT-based lectures. Objectives: To estimate the preferences of first year medical students between traditional chalk and talk lectures and PPT-based lectures. To assess the student perceptions about traditional chalk and talk lectures and PPT-based lectures. Methodology: A cross sectional study was carried out among 130 first year medical students of 2015-16 batches belonging to Sri Siddhartha Medical College Tumkur, Karnataka. A self structured questionnaire was administered to the study population and preferences of the students were estimated in percentage. Results: 66.15% (86) of the student preferred the traditional chalk and talk method over PPT-based lectures. 8.46% (11) of the students preferred PPT-based lectures as a mode of teaching method citing that this technique offers them better quality of diagrams, pictures and sequence of images. 25.38% (33) of students preferred the use of both the methods in the lecture wherein they feel that usage of black board to explain the key concept along with PPT-based lectures as a better method of teaching.
