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Research paper thumbnail of Effect of Core Stabilization Program and Conventional Therapy in the Management of Patients with Recurrent Low Back Pain

Physiotherapy and occupational therapy journal, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of A Study on the Effectiveness of Bobath Approach Versus Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (Cimt) to Improve the Arm Motor Function and the Hand Dexterity Function in Post Stroke Patients

International journal of physiotherapy and research, Feb 28, 2015

Objective: To compare the effects of the Bobath Therapy and Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy o... more Objective: To compare the effects of the Bobath Therapy and Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy on arm motor function and hand dexterity function among stroke patients with a high level of function on the affected side. Materials and Methods: Study has conducted at the Outpatient physiotherapy department of a stroke unit. With a total of 30 patients were conveniently recruited and then randomized to Bobath Concept group and constraintinduced movement therapy group. Intervention included were the Bobath Concept group was treated for 1.5 hours per day during 5 consecutive weekdays for 4 weeks whereas the constraint-induced movement therapy group received training for 2 hours per day during 5 consecutive weekdays for 3 weeks. Outcome measures by the Wolf Motor Function Test, and Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test. Results: The two groups were found to be homogeneous based on demographic variables and baseline measurements. There were no significant differences in Wolf Motor Function Test at post test (p = 0.861) and at follow up (p = 0.395). There is a significant improvement in JTHFT in both the groups with sight better improvement in group B (except writing components post test p=0.752and checkers at post test p=0.197 and follow up p=0.167)) as compared to Group A. Conclusions: Bobath therapy and the Constraint-induced movement therapy have similar efficiencies in improving arm motor function in the paretic arm among stroke patients with a high level of function. Constraint-induced movement therapy seems to be slightly more efficient than the Bobath Concept in improving hand dexterity function.

Research paper thumbnail of Understanding the physiological and biophysical response of urban roadside plantations for assessing adaptation and mitigation mechanisms toward vehicular emissions

Research paper thumbnail of An Exploratory State-wise EducationEmployability-Employment Index for India

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Energy efficient hierarchical routing protocols and simulation environment for wireless senssor networks

2017 International Conference on Trends in Electronics and Informatics (ICEI), 2017

Energy consumption varies with the routing protocols used, whereby the selection of these protoco... more Energy consumption varies with the routing protocols used, whereby the selection of these protocols depends on the application in the wireless sensor networks. The other objective is to achieve a longer life of nodes and to make the communication among nodes and the Base Station economical. In this paper, we discuss various hierarchical routing protocols such as LEACH, TEEN, HEED and PEGASIS based on different parameters like energy consumption, throughput and packet dropping ratio along with the different simulation environment used for emulation and simulating the wireless sensor network scenarios viz NS-2, NS-3, OMNeT++, MATLAB, QualNet and TOSSIM.

Research paper thumbnail of Allelopathic effect of leaf leachate of Melia composita Willd on the growth of Mustard

International Journal of Chemical Studies, 2019

The present study was conducted at seed technology laboratory of Forest Research institute, Dehra... more The present study was conducted at seed technology laboratory of Forest Research institute, Dehradun for understanding the inhibitory effect of leaf leachetes of Melia composita on growth and germination of Mustard crop under the laboratory conditions. For the study we have prepared the leaf leachate of five different concentrations namely 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% and 100%. From the data it has been observed that there is not significant effect of different concentration levels of leaf leachates of Melia composita on germination percentage, root length and shoot length of Mustard crop. It can grow as the combination of wheat and Melia composita in agroforestry system.

Research paper thumbnail of Indicator-based vulnerability assessment of forest ecosystem in the Indian Western Himalayas: An analytical hierarchy process integrated approach

Ecological Indicators, 2021

Understanding the vulnerability of forests and its associated factors is crucial for the sustaina... more Understanding the vulnerability of forests and its associated factors is crucial for the sustainable management of forested landscapes. The assessment of vulnerability of forests in the Indian Western Himalayan (IWH) region comprising the states of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), Himachal Pradesh (HP) and Uttarakhand (UK) was done using six indicators of vulnerability in the form of biological richness index, disturbance index, forest canopy density, fire point intensity and forest extraction intensity of fringe forests. We express this assessment as the "indicatorbased vulnerability". The indicators were allocated weights by multi criteria analysis using analytical hierarchy process. The spatial extent of all of the selected indicators was mapped for the IWH region at a pixel resolution of 24 m and was integrated to find out the vulnerability for each pixel in a GIS environment. The study area was divided into 172 grids of size 0.5 • , equivalent to the grid size of available climatic projections, out of which 67 grids were identified as the forest grids. The grids that have at least 5% forest cover were designated as the forest grids and the vulnerability assessment was done only for these grids. The final representation of vulnerability across forested grids of the IWH was done at a spatial resolution of 5' and 0.5 • to categorise as low, medium, high and very high class. It was observed that the highest concentration of "very high" and "high" vulnerable grids of 5' size lies in the state of UK, comprising 32 and 31%, respectively. The aggregated values at 0.5 • indicate that most of the grids of UK fall under very high vulnerability except for the few uppermost and lowermost grids falling under other categories. In J&K, most of the 5' grids fall under low vulnerability (41%), while medium, high and very high categories are 27, 25 and 7%, respectively. Similarly, out of total 28 grids of size 0.5 • , only one grid is categorized as very high vulnerable, while 11 grids fall under high vulnerability. In HP, none of the grids of either size is categorized as very high vulnerable. It was observed that most of the high and very high vulnerable grids in the IWH are in the lower altitudes while higher altitudes have lesser magnitude of vulnerability. Forests occurring at a higher elevation such as the Alpine forests (dry, moist and sub-alpine) is the least vulnerable forests compared to other forest type groups of the IWH.

Research paper thumbnail of A Study on the Effectiveness of Bobath Approach Versus Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (Cimt) to Improve the Arm Motor Function and the Hand Dexterity Function in Post Stroke Patients

International Journal of Physiotherapy and Research, 2015

Objective: To compare the effects of the Bobath Therapy and Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy o... more Objective: To compare the effects of the Bobath Therapy and Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy on arm motor function and hand dexterity function among stroke patients with a high level of function on the affected side. Materials and Methods: Study has conducted at the Outpatient physiotherapy department of a stroke unit. With a total of 30 patients were conveniently recruited and then randomized to Bobath Concept group and constraintinduced movement therapy group. Intervention included were the Bobath Concept group was treated for 1.5 hours per day during 5 consecutive weekdays for 4 weeks whereas the constraint-induced movement therapy group received training for 2 hours per day during 5 consecutive weekdays for 3 weeks. Outcome measures by the Wolf Motor Function Test, and Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test. Results: The two groups were found to be homogeneous based on demographic variables and baseline measurements. There were no significant differences in Wolf Motor Function Test at post test (p = 0.861) and at follow up (p = 0.395). There is a significant improvement in JTHFT in both the groups with sight better improvement in group B (except writing components post test p=0.752and checkers at post test p=0.197 and follow up p=0.167)) as compared to Group A. Conclusions: Bobath therapy and the Constraint-induced movement therapy have similar efficiencies in improving arm motor function in the paretic arm among stroke patients with a high level of function. Constraint-induced movement therapy seems to be slightly more efficient than the Bobath Concept in improving hand dexterity function.

Research paper thumbnail of Barriers to innovation and their impact on innovation in Indian MSMEs

International Journal of Research, Innovation and Commercialisation

This study aims to identify and analyse the main barriers of innovative performance of Indian MSM... more This study aims to identify and analyse the main barriers of innovative performance of Indian MSMEs through empirical analysis. The barriers to innovation make the innovation process difficult, which further influences its performance. Data from Indian National Innovation Survey (INIS) (2014) conducted by the National Science and Technology Management Information System (NSTMIS) Division of Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India was used for this evaluation. In INIS, dynamics of innovation and knowledge is captured through innovation indicators. The methods used in this study are descriptive statistics, correlation and regression. The results provide the significance of each barrier in innovation process. More than this study finds correlation between these barriers and innovation potentiality of firms. The analysis suggests that there are many barriers which influence the innovation potential of Indian MSMEs. The most important barriers identified are - high finance and apparent uncertainties in market. This study also shows that most of the barriers co-exist in the firms and highly dependent on each other.

Research paper thumbnail of Effect of Core Stabilization Program and Conventional Therapy in the Management of Patients with Recurrent Low Back Pain

Physiotherapy and occupational therapy journal, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of A Study on the Effectiveness of Bobath Approach Versus Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (Cimt) to Improve the Arm Motor Function and the Hand Dexterity Function in Post Stroke Patients

International journal of physiotherapy and research, Feb 28, 2015

Objective: To compare the effects of the Bobath Therapy and Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy o... more Objective: To compare the effects of the Bobath Therapy and Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy on arm motor function and hand dexterity function among stroke patients with a high level of function on the affected side. Materials and Methods: Study has conducted at the Outpatient physiotherapy department of a stroke unit. With a total of 30 patients were conveniently recruited and then randomized to Bobath Concept group and constraintinduced movement therapy group. Intervention included were the Bobath Concept group was treated for 1.5 hours per day during 5 consecutive weekdays for 4 weeks whereas the constraint-induced movement therapy group received training for 2 hours per day during 5 consecutive weekdays for 3 weeks. Outcome measures by the Wolf Motor Function Test, and Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test. Results: The two groups were found to be homogeneous based on demographic variables and baseline measurements. There were no significant differences in Wolf Motor Function Test at post test (p = 0.861) and at follow up (p = 0.395). There is a significant improvement in JTHFT in both the groups with sight better improvement in group B (except writing components post test p=0.752and checkers at post test p=0.197 and follow up p=0.167)) as compared to Group A. Conclusions: Bobath therapy and the Constraint-induced movement therapy have similar efficiencies in improving arm motor function in the paretic arm among stroke patients with a high level of function. Constraint-induced movement therapy seems to be slightly more efficient than the Bobath Concept in improving hand dexterity function.

Research paper thumbnail of Understanding the physiological and biophysical response of urban roadside plantations for assessing adaptation and mitigation mechanisms toward vehicular emissions

Research paper thumbnail of An Exploratory State-wise EducationEmployability-Employment Index for India

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Energy efficient hierarchical routing protocols and simulation environment for wireless senssor networks

2017 International Conference on Trends in Electronics and Informatics (ICEI), 2017

Energy consumption varies with the routing protocols used, whereby the selection of these protoco... more Energy consumption varies with the routing protocols used, whereby the selection of these protocols depends on the application in the wireless sensor networks. The other objective is to achieve a longer life of nodes and to make the communication among nodes and the Base Station economical. In this paper, we discuss various hierarchical routing protocols such as LEACH, TEEN, HEED and PEGASIS based on different parameters like energy consumption, throughput and packet dropping ratio along with the different simulation environment used for emulation and simulating the wireless sensor network scenarios viz NS-2, NS-3, OMNeT++, MATLAB, QualNet and TOSSIM.

Research paper thumbnail of Allelopathic effect of leaf leachate of Melia composita Willd on the growth of Mustard

International Journal of Chemical Studies, 2019

The present study was conducted at seed technology laboratory of Forest Research institute, Dehra... more The present study was conducted at seed technology laboratory of Forest Research institute, Dehradun for understanding the inhibitory effect of leaf leachetes of Melia composita on growth and germination of Mustard crop under the laboratory conditions. For the study we have prepared the leaf leachate of five different concentrations namely 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% and 100%. From the data it has been observed that there is not significant effect of different concentration levels of leaf leachates of Melia composita on germination percentage, root length and shoot length of Mustard crop. It can grow as the combination of wheat and Melia composita in agroforestry system.

Research paper thumbnail of Indicator-based vulnerability assessment of forest ecosystem in the Indian Western Himalayas: An analytical hierarchy process integrated approach

Ecological Indicators, 2021

Understanding the vulnerability of forests and its associated factors is crucial for the sustaina... more Understanding the vulnerability of forests and its associated factors is crucial for the sustainable management of forested landscapes. The assessment of vulnerability of forests in the Indian Western Himalayan (IWH) region comprising the states of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), Himachal Pradesh (HP) and Uttarakhand (UK) was done using six indicators of vulnerability in the form of biological richness index, disturbance index, forest canopy density, fire point intensity and forest extraction intensity of fringe forests. We express this assessment as the "indicatorbased vulnerability". The indicators were allocated weights by multi criteria analysis using analytical hierarchy process. The spatial extent of all of the selected indicators was mapped for the IWH region at a pixel resolution of 24 m and was integrated to find out the vulnerability for each pixel in a GIS environment. The study area was divided into 172 grids of size 0.5 • , equivalent to the grid size of available climatic projections, out of which 67 grids were identified as the forest grids. The grids that have at least 5% forest cover were designated as the forest grids and the vulnerability assessment was done only for these grids. The final representation of vulnerability across forested grids of the IWH was done at a spatial resolution of 5' and 0.5 • to categorise as low, medium, high and very high class. It was observed that the highest concentration of "very high" and "high" vulnerable grids of 5' size lies in the state of UK, comprising 32 and 31%, respectively. The aggregated values at 0.5 • indicate that most of the grids of UK fall under very high vulnerability except for the few uppermost and lowermost grids falling under other categories. In J&K, most of the 5' grids fall under low vulnerability (41%), while medium, high and very high categories are 27, 25 and 7%, respectively. Similarly, out of total 28 grids of size 0.5 • , only one grid is categorized as very high vulnerable, while 11 grids fall under high vulnerability. In HP, none of the grids of either size is categorized as very high vulnerable. It was observed that most of the high and very high vulnerable grids in the IWH are in the lower altitudes while higher altitudes have lesser magnitude of vulnerability. Forests occurring at a higher elevation such as the Alpine forests (dry, moist and sub-alpine) is the least vulnerable forests compared to other forest type groups of the IWH.

Research paper thumbnail of A Study on the Effectiveness of Bobath Approach Versus Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (Cimt) to Improve the Arm Motor Function and the Hand Dexterity Function in Post Stroke Patients

International Journal of Physiotherapy and Research, 2015

Objective: To compare the effects of the Bobath Therapy and Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy o... more Objective: To compare the effects of the Bobath Therapy and Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy on arm motor function and hand dexterity function among stroke patients with a high level of function on the affected side. Materials and Methods: Study has conducted at the Outpatient physiotherapy department of a stroke unit. With a total of 30 patients were conveniently recruited and then randomized to Bobath Concept group and constraintinduced movement therapy group. Intervention included were the Bobath Concept group was treated for 1.5 hours per day during 5 consecutive weekdays for 4 weeks whereas the constraint-induced movement therapy group received training for 2 hours per day during 5 consecutive weekdays for 3 weeks. Outcome measures by the Wolf Motor Function Test, and Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test. Results: The two groups were found to be homogeneous based on demographic variables and baseline measurements. There were no significant differences in Wolf Motor Function Test at post test (p = 0.861) and at follow up (p = 0.395). There is a significant improvement in JTHFT in both the groups with sight better improvement in group B (except writing components post test p=0.752and checkers at post test p=0.197 and follow up p=0.167)) as compared to Group A. Conclusions: Bobath therapy and the Constraint-induced movement therapy have similar efficiencies in improving arm motor function in the paretic arm among stroke patients with a high level of function. Constraint-induced movement therapy seems to be slightly more efficient than the Bobath Concept in improving hand dexterity function.

Research paper thumbnail of Barriers to innovation and their impact on innovation in Indian MSMEs

International Journal of Research, Innovation and Commercialisation

This study aims to identify and analyse the main barriers of innovative performance of Indian MSM... more This study aims to identify and analyse the main barriers of innovative performance of Indian MSMEs through empirical analysis. The barriers to innovation make the innovation process difficult, which further influences its performance. Data from Indian National Innovation Survey (INIS) (2014) conducted by the National Science and Technology Management Information System (NSTMIS) Division of Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India was used for this evaluation. In INIS, dynamics of innovation and knowledge is captured through innovation indicators. The methods used in this study are descriptive statistics, correlation and regression. The results provide the significance of each barrier in innovation process. More than this study finds correlation between these barriers and innovation potentiality of firms. The analysis suggests that there are many barriers which influence the innovation potential of Indian MSMEs. The most important barriers identified are - high finance and apparent uncertainties in market. This study also shows that most of the barriers co-exist in the firms and highly dependent on each other.