Language acquisition by distance education: an Australian survey     

Sylvia Williams  Pramod Sharma 《Distance Education》1988,9(1):127-146

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Current Scenario of Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Ostensibly Healthy Indian Population: A Hospital Based Retrospective Study     

Kirtikar Shukla  Shikha Sharma  Aditi Gupta  Arun Raizada  Kamini Vinayak 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2016,31(4):452-457

25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH) vit D] deficiency is a serious public health problem, particularly in the Indian sub-continent. The objective of the present study was to study the prevalence of 25(OH) vit D in different age groups. The data of 25(OH) vit D assay of 26,346 ostensibly healthy individuals, enrolled under executive health checkup at Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon, over a period of 3 years, were extracted from the hospital information system and reviewed extensively. 25(OH) vit D deficiency (VDD) was defined as 25(OH) vit D < 20 ng/ml, insufficiency (VDI) as 25(OH) vit D between 20 and 40 ng/ml and 25(OH) vit D sufficiency (VDS) as 25(OH) D > 40 ng/mL. 25(OH) vit D deficiency (VDD + VDI) was observed in 93 % of the subject population. Maximum number of the subjects belonged to the age group of 41–60 years. 59 % had frank 25(OH) vit D deficiency when cut off level was <20 ng/mL. Mean value of 25(OH) vit D in our subjects was 21.4 ± 14.4 ng/mL. Significant difference in 25(OH) vit D level was observed in between male and female subjects. Simultaneously 25(OH) vit D levels were significantly lower in the patient visited hospital in winter-spring season than the summer-autumn season (p > 0.001). Our study demonstrates a high prevalence of 25(OH) vit D deficiency in an ostensibly healthy Indian population. There is a need for redefining our reference ranges according to our population and extensively improving the status of vitamin D.  相似文献   

Study of serum lactate dehydrogenase in strangulated and non-strangulated intestinal obstruction     

D. S. Dhiman  N. K. Sarin  R. K. Sharma  J. R. Kanwar  R. M. Pathak  R. L. Gupta 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》1989,4(1):23-25

The present study has been conducted in 80 cases, out of which 28 were of strangulated and 52 of non-strangulated intestinal obstruction. It has been observed that serum lactate dehydrogenase of more than 300 I. U./litre in first 24 hours to 72 hours is highly suggestive of strangulated intestinal obstruction.  相似文献   

Effect of buspirone: An anxiolytic drug on blood glucose in humans     

S. K. Ojha  M. Nandave  C. Sharma 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2006,21(2):58-62

The present study investigated the effect of an antianxiety drug, buspirone on blood glucose and plasma insulin level concerning the role of 5-HT_1A receptors in blood glucose regulation in healthy humans. Twelve healthy male volunteers were administered single oral doses of buspirone (10 mg) or placebo, in a randomized, crossover way, followed by oral glucose load (75 gm in 200 ml) at reported T_max i.e. the time of peak plasma concentration of the respective administered drug. The blood samples were collected as predose, postdose and post oral glucose load at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 hr to investigate the effect of buspirone or placebo at basal blood glucose and plasma insulin level and after oral glucose load induced (postprandial) blood glucose and plasma insulin level. Blood glucose and plasma insulin concentrations were estimated by glucose hexokinase method and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method respectively. The concentration of blood glucose was significantly (p<0.05) decreased after oral glucose load following administration of buspirone in comparison with placebo however no significant change was observed in the fasting blood glucose and plasma insulin (fasting and oral glucose load induced) level. In conclusions, the present study findings show that buspirone produced a significant alteration in blood glucose level in healthy humans. In addition, study results also indicate that the involvement of serotonergic (5-HT, receptors) mechanism of blood glucose regulation in humans is different from animals.  相似文献   

Evaluation of environmental influences of Rock phosphate Mines: Water Quality and Serum Chemistry     

A. K. Pendse  Rajbaia  Kavita Sharma  Asha Mehta  P. P. Singh  C. Bordia 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》1994,9(2):91-95

Jhamarkotra is located a distance of 25 kms from Udaipur city. It has richest deposits of phosphorite ore (Rock phosphate) in our country. The mine has been under operation for the last several years. However, the effect of environmental influence have not been investigated. In the present study water analysis from 8 points of delivery in mine area along with pathological and biochemical parameters is reported. The water is relatively hard and has significantly high content of fluoride and chloride. The miners were divided into four groups on the basis of their exposure in the mining area. The group were; a) non exposed, b) indirectly exposed, c) transiently exposed and d) directly exposed. These were compared with controls. The results indicate that serum uric acid, GPT, alkaline phosphatase level were elevated in directly exposed miners.  相似文献   

In-service teachers’ attitudes,concerns, efficacy and intentions to teach in inclusive classrooms: an international comparison of Australian and Italian teachers     

Umesh Sharma  Paola Aiello  Erika Marie Pace  Penny Round  Pearl Subban 《欧洲特需教育杂志》2018,33(3):437-446

The paper examined whether in-service teachers from Australia to Italy differ in terms of their attitudes, concerns, efficacy beliefs and intentions to include learners with disabilities in their classrooms. An attempt was also made to determine predictors of the participants’ intentions to include learners with disabilities in their classrooms. Participants for the study consisted of 153 Australian and 156 Italian in-service teachers. Results revealed that Italian teachers had significantly more positive attitudes, lower degree of concerns and higher level of intentions to implement inclusion in their classrooms. In both countries, attitudes and efficacy emerged as significant predictors of participants’ intentions to include learners with disabilities in regular classrooms. Reasons that could explain differences in the teachers’ beliefs from the two countries are explained using historical-cultural and legal frameworks prevalent in Australia and Italy. Implications of the findings for policy-makers, university teachers and researchers are presented that may have relevance in guiding the implementation of inclusive education in Australia, Italy and beyond.  相似文献   

Mothers’ gendered aspirations for their children: a case study of Forbesganj,Bihar     

Garima Sharma 《Compare》2019,49(3):358-374

Current literature on parent aspirations has not empirically explored the factors that may lead to differences in aspirations among similar types of parents. Additionally, little is known about the gendered nature of these differences. In this study, we seek to understand factors shaping mothers’ aspirations in regards to education, marriage, and careers of their daughters and sons, and to explore why differences may be found for mothers from similar socioeconomic backgrounds. Using a case study approach, we conduct in-depth interviews with 28 mothers in the Indian town of Forbesganj, Bihar. We use a conceptual framework based on the capabilities approach, and draw on theories of social learning, or learning from one’s peers, through which to understand differences in aspirations. Findings suggest that mothers desire lives for their children that are different from their own, and that conceptions of such lives are influenced by exposure to role models in their communities.  相似文献   

Continuity of Care: Primary Caregiving in Singapore     

Ebbeck  Marjory  Yim  Hoi Yin Bonnie  Ho  Siew Yin  Sharma  Minushree 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2022,50(2):291-300

Early Childhood Education Journal - Child care centres in many developed countries have expanded exponentially due to the increased participation of women in the workforce. Consequently, children...  相似文献   

Automatic recommendation system based on hybrid filtering algorithm     

Sharma  Sunny  Rana  Vijay  Malhotra  Manisha 《Education and Information Technologies》2022,27(2):1523-1538

Education and Information Technologies - Web recommendation systems are ubiquitous in the world used to overcome the product overload on e-commerce websites. Among various filtering algorithms,...  相似文献   

Architectural Support for Context-Aware Mobile Learning Applications     

Kumar  Bimal Aklesh  Sharma  Bibhya  Nakagawa  Elisa Yumi 《Education and Information Technologies》2022,27(3):3723-3741

Education and Information Technologies - Context-aware mobile learning applications provide learning materials to suit the needs of individual learners. Despite several applications developed,...  相似文献