scholarly journals PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL ADDICTION THROUGH AYURVEDA – A REVIEW ARTICLE

2020 ◽  
Vol 08 (11) ◽  
pp. 5111-5114
Author(s):  
Vishnupriya. M ◽  
Anita Sharma ◽  
Sasmita Tripathy
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Alcohol Abuse Prevention ◽  
Proactive Approach ◽  
The Past ◽  
Disease Agent ◽  
Harmful Use ◽  
Harmful Use Of Alcohol

Addiction is the repeated involvement with a substance or activity, despite the substantial harm it now causes, because that involvement was pleasurable and or valuable. Alcohol is commonly abused due to easy access and the lack of stigma around binge drinking. According to WHO, globally 3.3 million deaths every year result from harmful use of alcohol. Over the past 30-40 years, increasing percentages of young people have started to drink alcoholic beverages, their alcohol consumption has increased in quantity and frequency and the age at which drinking starts has declined. Alcoholism is considered as a disease and al-cohol a disease agent, which causes intoxication, cirrhosis, gastritis, pancreatitis etc. It is also an important aetiologic factor in suicide, accidents and injuries. Beyond health consequences, the harmful use of alcohol brings significant social and economic losses to individuals, society at large. Alcoholism prevention is a proactive approach to avoid the adverse effects of alcohol abuse. Prevention should be directed towards developing a healthier lifestyles and mental stability. Ayurveda laid its basement over prevention and main-taining health through right-diet, lifestyles and thinking. It gives emphasis for both body and mind and ex-plained Aahara, Sadvritta, Achara Rasayana, Yoga etc through which one can attain stability of both body and mind. From an early stage of life, if one follows these, can master their minds, guide his life and never be a victim of any kind of Addiction.

Policy Implications of the WHO Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol

2011 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Health Impact ◽  
Community Action ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
World Health ◽  
Supporting Evidence ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Minimum Age ◽  
Harmful Use ◽  
Harmful Use Of Alcohol

Aims: To describe the supporting evidence and policy implications of the 10 target areas of the WHO strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol. Methods: Based on published systematic reviews of the literature and publications of the World Health Organization, the supporting evidence and policy implications of the 10 target areas are described. Findings: There is evidence to support action in each of the 10 target areas: leadership, awareness and commitment; health services’ response; community action; drink-driving policies; availability of alcohol; marketing of alcoholic beverages; pricing policies; reducing the negative consequences of intoxication; reducing the public health impact of illegal and informal alcohol; and monitoring and surveillance. Conclusions: The following policy measures have the strongest evidence: increasing alcohol taxes; government monopolies for the retail sale of alcohol; restricting the density of outlets and the days and hours of sale; increasing the minimum age of purchase; lowering the legal BAC levels for driving; introducing random breath-testing for driving; implementing widespread brief advice for hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption; and ensuring treatment for alcohol use disorders. There is reasonable evidence to support the introduction of a minimum price per gram of alcohol; restricting the volume of commercial communications; and enforcing the restrictions of sales to intoxicated and under-age people.

scholarly journals A study of substance abuse among male engineering students staying at hostels in a township near Kolkata

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 3304
Author(s):  
Kingsuk Sarkar ◽  
Suman Kumar Roy ◽  
Ritesh Singh
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Tobacco Product ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
The Past ◽  
Academic Pressure ◽  
High Level ◽  
Substance Involvement

Background: Substance is being more common during college days, due to academic pressure, peer group effects, popularity and easy access to common substances. Men are more likely to engage in substance abuse. This was supposed to be more common in hostels. A study was carried out among male engineering students staying at hostels - with aims to find out the magnitude of substance abuse, to assess the potential risk of different substances abused and to find out a comparison between these two groups.Methods: Study was carried out with the help of two part questionnaire, one part containing alcohol, smoking and substance involvement screening test 8 item screening tool proposed by WHO (WHO-ASSIST). Other part contained socio demographic information. First 50 students, in each two colleges were enrolled in the study after getting their consent.Results: Ever use of tobacco product was found to be 66.0% and 22.0%, of alcoholic beverages: 72.0% and 26.0%, of cannabis: 46.0% and 14.0% - for students of government and private engineering college respectively. In the past 3 months, tobacco (36.0%) followed by cannabis (12.0%) were found to be the most commonly abused substances in government engineering college students while both (6.0%) cannabis and tobacco were the commonest substances of daily abuse among private engineering college students.Conclusions: High level of substance abuse was found to be present among male engineering students staying at hostels with higher level found among students of government engineering college. 

scholarly journals Suicidal Ideation and Attempt among Alcohol use Disorder Patients Attending Addiction Clinic at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Major Depressive Disorder ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorder ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
The Past ◽  
Specialized Hospital ◽  
Harmful Use ◽  
Harmful Use Of Alcohol

Background: Alcohol is one of commonly used psychoactive substances. Harmful use of alcohol results in a cluster of behavioral and physical symptoms known as Alcohol use disorder. WHO suggests that harmful use of alcohol to be an individual risk factor for suicidal behavior, accounting for 25-50% of all suicides linked to alcohol and other substance. Many studies were done on alcohol and suicidal ideation and attempt. Most of these studies suggest that alcohol have association with suicidal ideation and attempt. But there are studies with no association between alcohol use disorder and suicidal ideation and attempt. Objective: To assess the prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempt among alcohol use disorder patients attending addiction clinic at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital (AMSH). It also determines the association of alcohol use disorder and suicidal ideation and attempt. Method: This was a hospital based cross-sectional study, that include 120 patients of age above and equal 18 years. Data were collected by using ASSIST 3.1 (Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test), to assess alcohol use disorder, CSSRS (Colombia suicide severity rating scale) to assesssuicidal ideation and attempt, and PHQ-9 (patient health questioners-9) to assess the depression and severity of depressive symptoms. Chi square and binary logistic regression was used to assess factor relation. Result: The overall prevalence of suicide ideation and attempt among alcohol use disorder patients was 30.6% for the past month and 31.7% for past year of time of data collection. Suicide attempt was 14.9% and 13.3% respectively. Older age was associated significantly with suicidal ideation and attempt (X2 =6.128, P=0.047). Alcohol use disorder had no association with suicidal ideation and attempt for both past month (OR = 0.827; 95% CI 0.116, 5.914) (P = 0.850) and the past year (OR=1.360; 95% CI 0.122,15.165) (P=0.803) of data collection. Major depressive disorder was significantly associated with alcohol use disorder (P=0.047). Conclusion: Suicide ideation and attempt was significantly associated with advancement of age among alcohol use disorder patients. Alcohol use disorder has no association with suicide ideation and attempt among the respondents. Alcohol use disorder and major depressive disorder was significantly associated with and could lead to suicidal ideation and attempt indirectly. Recommendation: Further researches on alcohol use disorder, depression and suicide are necessary to assess the relationship each character.

‘Higher then to her no bookes doe reach’

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha Vandrei
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Contemporary Philosophy ◽  
James I ◽  
Historical Method ◽  
The Past ◽  
Classical World ◽  
Material Evidence ◽  
Do So

This chapter and the following both draw the reader into seventeenth-century understandings of the past, and of Boudica in particular, and makes clear that in a time before disciplines, writers of ‘history’ were erudite commentators, immersed in political thought, the classical world, and contemporary ideas, as well as in drama, poetry, and the law. Chapter 1 shows the subtleties of Boudica’s place in history at this early stage by giving sustained attention to the work of Edmund Bolton (1574/5–c.1634), the first person to analyse the written and material evidence for Boudica’s deeds, and the last to do so in depth before the later nineteenth century. Bolton’s distaste for contemporary philosophy and his loyalty to James I were highly influential in determining the way the antiquary approached Boudica and her rebellion; but equally important was Bolton’s deep understanding of historical method and the strictures this placed on his interpretive latitude.

scholarly journals UAV Forensics: DJI Mini 2 Case Study

Drones ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Miloš Stanković ◽  
Mohammad Meraj Mirza ◽  
Umit Karabiyik
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Federal Aviation Administration ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Personally Identifiable Information ◽  
Multiple Devices ◽  
Forensic Tools ◽  
Recreational Use

Rapid technology advancements, especially in the past decade, have allowed off-the-shelf unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that weigh less than 250 g to become available for recreational use by the general population. Many well-known manufacturers (e.g., DJI) are now focusing on this segment of UAVs, and the new DJI Mini 2 drone is one of many that falls under this category, which enables easy access to be purchased and used without any Part 107 certification and Remote ID registration. The versatility of drones and drone models is appealing for customers, but they pose many challenges to forensic tools and digital forensics investigators due to numerous hardware and software variations. In addition, different devices can be associated and used for controlling these drones (e.g., Android and iOS smartphones). Moreover, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the adoption of Remote ID is not going to be required for people without the 107 certifications for this segment at least until 2023, which creates finding personally identifiable information a necessity in these types of investigations. In this research, we conducted a comprehensive investigation of DJI Mini 2 and its data stored across multiple devices (e.g., SD cards and mobile devices) that are associated with the drone. The aim of this paper is to (1) create several criminal-like scenarios, (2) acquire and analyze the created scenarios using leading forensics software (e.g., Cellebrite and Magnet Axiom) that are commonly used by law enforcement agencies, (3) and present findings associated with potential criminal activities.

scholarly journals Integration of early disease-resistance phenotyping, histological characterization, and transcriptome sequencing reveals insights into downy mildew resistance in impatiens

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ze Peng ◽  
Yanhong He ◽  
Saroj Parajuli ◽  
Qian You ◽  
Weining Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disease Resistance ◽  
Downy Mildew ◽  
Transcriptome Sequencing ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Potential Candidate ◽  
Early Disease ◽  
True Leaf ◽  
Cotyledon Stage ◽  
Wide Range

AbstractDowny mildew (DM), caused by obligate parasitic oomycetes, is a destructive disease for a wide range of crops worldwide. Recent outbreaks of impatiens downy mildew (IDM) in many countries have caused huge economic losses. A system to reveal plant–pathogen interactions in the early stage of infection and quickly assess resistance/susceptibility of plants to DM is desired. In this study, we established an early and rapid system to achieve these goals using impatiens as a model. Thirty-two cultivars of Impatiens walleriana and I. hawkeri were evaluated for their responses to IDM at cotyledon, first/second pair of true leaf, and mature plant stages. All I. walleriana cultivars were highly susceptible to IDM. While all I. hawkeri cultivars were resistant to IDM starting at the first true leaf stage, many (14/16) were susceptible to IDM at the cotyledon stage. Two cultivars showed resistance even at the cotyledon stage. Histological characterization showed that the resistance mechanism of the I. hawkeri cultivars resembles that in grapevine and type II resistance in sunflower. By integrating full-length transcriptome sequencing (Iso-Seq) and RNA-Seq, we constructed the first reference transcriptome for Impatiens comprised of 48,758 sequences with an N50 length of 2060 bp. Comparative transcriptome and qRT-PCR analyses revealed strong candidate genes for IDM resistance, including three resistance genes orthologous to the sunflower gene RGC203, a potential candidate associated with DM resistance. Our approach of integrating early disease-resistance phenotyping, histological characterization, and transcriptome analysis lay a solid foundation to improve DM resistance in impatiens and may provide a model for other crops.

scholarly journals Early Detection of Encroaching Woody Juniperus virginiana and Its Classification in Multi-Species Forest Using UAS Imagery and Semantic Segmentation Algorithms

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1975
Author(s):  
Lin Wang ◽  
Yuzhen Zhou ◽  
Qiao Hu ◽  
Zhenghong Tang ◽  
Yufeng Ge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Detection ◽  
Early Development ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Semantic Segmentation ◽  
Development Stage ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Juniperus Virginiana ◽  
Segmentation Algorithms

Woody plant encroachment into grasslands ecosystems causes significantly ecological destruction and economic losses. Effective and efficient management largely benefits from accurate and timely detection of encroaching species at an early development stage. Recent advances in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) enabled easier access to ultra-high spatial resolution images at a centimeter level, together with the latest machine learning based image segmentation algorithms, making it possible to detect small-sized individuals of target species at early development stage and identify them when mixed with other species. However, few studies have investigated the optimal practical spatial resolution of early encroaching species detection. Hence, we investigated the performance of four popular semantic segmentation algorithms (decision tree, DT; random forest, RF; AlexNet; and ResNet) on a multi-species forest classification case with UAS-collected RGB images in original and down-sampled coarser spatial resolutions. The objective of this study was to explore the optimal segmentation algorithm and spatial resolution for eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana, ERC) early detection and its classification within a multi-species forest context. To be specific, firstly, we implemented and compared the performance of the four semantic segmentation algorithms with images in the original spatial resolution (0.694 cm). The highest overall accuracy was 0.918 achieved by ResNet with a mean interaction over union at 85.0%. Secondly, we evaluated the performance of ResNet algorithm with images in down-sampled spatial resolutions (1 cm to 5 cm with 0.5 cm interval). When applied on the down-sampled images, ERC segmentation performance decreased with decreasing spatial resolution, especially for those images coarser than 3 cm spatial resolution. The UAS together with the state-of-the-art semantic segmentation algorithms provides a promising tool for early-stage detection and localization of ERC and the development of effective management strategies for mixed-species forest management.

scholarly journals Kaleidoscope

2017 ◽  
Vol 210 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek K. Tracy ◽  
Dan W. Joyce ◽  
Sukhwinder S. Shergill
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Prevalence ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Proactive Approach ◽  
The Past ◽  
Quitting Smoking ◽  
Stop Smoking Services ◽  
General Practices ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
To Receive ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Quitting smoking isn't easy, even with the advent of e-cigarettes. The NHS Stop Smoking Services (SSSs) were established in 2000, and have shown superior results to nicotine replacement alone, but are characterised by low, and dropping, attendance rates. Beneath the highlight figure of a halving of UK smoking prevalence over the past 40 years lies a direct £6 billion cost to the NHS and 80000 deaths each year, as well as recent concern that clinical commissioning groups are not renewing service funding. Given that the ‘health belief model’ is based upon a trigger changing behaviour, what will encourage attendance at SSSs, especially with evidence that smokers underestimate their own personal risk? Gilbert et al randomised over 4000 smokers across almost 100 general practices to receive either a standard generic advertisement of the SSS clinic, or an individually tailored risk letter and invitation to a no-commitment introductory SSS session. The hosting general practitioners (GPs) and SSS advisors were masked to the allocation. The personalised letter more than doubled the odds of attending the SSS, showing that a more proactive approach can help engagement. Interestingly, the intervention was more effective with men, who are typically less likely to attend and set quit dates.

Accessibility of Internet Based Electronic Resources: A Content Analysis of Public and Private University Library Websites in Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-33
Author(s):  
Shamima Yesmin .
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Private University ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
University Library ◽  
Library Websites ◽  
The University

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the websites of university libraries to ascertain that libraries are effectively utilizing their respective websites to provide easy access to all electronic resources available in the library. The objective was also to a represent a comparative analysis between public and private university library websites regarding the presence of electronic resources with their easy access via the internet. For the purpose of this study, a research instrument in the form of comprehensive checklist of eighteen e-resources was developed to evaluate their accessibility in the websites of public and private university libraries. Twenty university library websites, comprised of ten top-ranked public and ten top-ranked private universities in Bangladesh, were studied for data collection using content analysis method. The findings demonstrate that the presence of e-resources on selected university library websites is still in its early stage, but it has been growing rapidly. The private university library websites are ahead of public university libraries in terms of the integration of web-resources. It is hoped that the findings of this paper will serve to assist the University librarians and other similar institutions in choosing, selecting and acquiring the most appropriate format of information resources, and making these available to their websites, which will both satisfy the needs of their library users and fit within their library budget.

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