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Blood Donor Selection Profile an Important Tool for Blood Safety: An Institutional Experience 献血者选择档案是血液安全的重要工具：机构经验

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-29 DOI: 10.4103/amhs.amhs_186_23

S. Khetrapal, Pushpa Bisht, Z. Jairajpuri, S. Rana, S. Jetley

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A Rare Case of Dentigerous Cyst in a 1-day-old Neonate 1 天大新生儿牙畸形囊肿的罕见病例

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.4103/amhs.amhs_153_23

Gaurav Bansal, Priyanka Bansal

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A Retrospective Study on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Adolescent Pregnancies at a Referral Hospital in Bengaluru 关于班加罗尔一家转诊医院少女怀孕的产妇和新生儿结局的回顾性研究

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.4103/amhs.amhs_243_23

Ramegowda Chethana, Divyarajan Vinitha Kiruffi, K. S. Seema, A. H. Shivalingaiah

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Seroprevalence Study of Dengue at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Jaipur, Rajasthan 拉贾斯坦邦斋浦尔一家三级医院的登革热血清流行率研究

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.4103/amhs.amhs_244_23

Ashina Singla, Afreen Ali, Himanshi Galav, V. Mamoria

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Choosing the Right Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; Gender –Specific Approach 选择合适的血管紧张素转换酶抑制剂；针对不同性别的方法

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.4103/amhs.amhs_226_23

Neena Elsa Varghese, K. Jegaveerapandi, Goutham Yerrakula

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Carotid Cavernous Fistula – Radiological Features 颈动脉海绵瘘 - 影像学特征

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.4103/amhs.amhs_255_23

S. Sheetal, Nikhil Gladson, Chandana Ram, Joel Varghese Sujan

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Baxter’s Nerve Entrapment: The Missing Nerve 巴克斯特的神经禁锢术失踪的神经

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.4103/amhs.amhs_273_23

Shivani Choudhary, A. Sathe, D. Kumar

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Effect of Virtual Reality Therapy with Brain Gym Exercises for Sleep-deprived Individuals: A Randomized Clinical Trial 虚拟现实疗法与脑健身操对睡眠不足者的影响：随机临床试验

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-09 DOI: 10.4103/amhs.amhs_149_23

Ms. Marissa De Souza Eremita, J. Chitra

{"title":"Effect of Virtual Reality Therapy with Brain Gym Exercises for Sleep-deprived Individuals: A Randomized Clinical Trial","authors":"Ms. Marissa De Souza Eremita, J. Chitra","doi":"10.4103/amhs.amhs_149_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/amhs.amhs_149_23","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Sleep deprivation refers to getting less than the required amount of sleep, which for adults range between 7 and 9 h per night and can be caused due to social and biological factors. Virtual reality therapy (VRT) allows individuals to experience a computer-generated virtual environment so that they can be exposed to stimuli that imitate real-world experiences and have been used in other psychological conditions with positive outcomes. Brain Gym (BG) is a kinesiology program that engages the participant in a number of activities that teach the body how to comprehend the primary behavior and coordinate the brain and body.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 A randomized clinical trial was performed by screening 51 samples, from which 32 individuals were recruited, using purposive sampling, based on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) which was used as the inclusion criteria. VRT session was for 15 min and BG exercises were given thrice a week for 4 weeks. The PSQI and Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) were used as the outcome measures and were assessed after the intervention. The Shapiro–Wilk test, paired t-test, and independent sample t-test were used for the statistical analysis of the data.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 There was a significant difference between the pre- and postscores of the PSQI of Group A (Pre – 7.00 ± 1.55; Post – 6.31 ± 2.06; P = 0.029) and Group B (Pre – 8.44 ± 2.63; Post – 6.19 ± 2.97; P = 0.001), although Group B showed a better improvement, based on the effect size (1.06) and Group B (Pre – 7.13 ± 2.58; Post – 5.63 ± 2.60) showed a significant difference in the pre- and postvalues of the AIS (P = 0.011).\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 The study concluded that VRT and BG exercises were effective interventions, although BG exercises were shown to be more effective than the virtual reality intervention.\u0000","PeriodicalId":8296,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139788516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Candiduria in the Critically Ill: A Gray Zone for the Microbiologist and Clinician Alike! 重症患者的念珠菌病：微生物学家和临床医生的灰色地带！

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-09 DOI: 10.4103/amhs.amhs_194_23

Ekadashi Rajni, Ayushi Jorwal, Tanisha Jain

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Candiduria in the Critically Ill: A Gray Zone for the Microbiologist and Clinician Alike! 重症患者的念珠菌病：微生物学家和临床医生的灰色地带！

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences Pub Date : 2024-02-09 DOI: 10.4103/amhs.amhs_194_23

Ekadashi Rajni, Ayushi Jorwal, Tanisha Jain

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