It’s a saying “The early we start, the early we attain good health”. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely absence of disease Fitness is an ability to execute daily functional activities with optimal performance, endurance, and strength to manage minimalist of disease, fatigue, stress and reduced sedentary behavior. In the modern era with advancement in technology, erosion of physical activity has drastically led to retardation in health and fitness. Hoods of luxurious and competition among students for scores/grades and professionals for promotions/incentives/benefits have deviated people from concentrating towards their health and putting it secondary. In 2016, across the globe, prevalence of physical inactivity was estimated at 27.5%, among adult population. To support further, in June 2018, WHO reported, 1 in five adults, and 4 of five adolescents to pose reduced physical activity. In the current ongoing pandemic era this scenario has been further negatively impacting the society to suffer from psychosocial, financial and economic loss, contributing to lack of physical activity. Health benefits of physical activity are not limited only to improved cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness, bone and cardiometabolic health, and positive effects on weight status, but it also boosts mental health and social health. Acknowledging the significance and urgency of decreasing insufficient physical activity globally, WHO endorsed a Global Action Plan on Physical Activity (GAPPA) at the World Health Assembly in 2018, wherein the member countries agreed to reach a new target of 15% relative reduction in insufficient physical activity among adolescents by 2030.

Fear of spread of the COVID-19, disciplinary lockdown, and delay in getting back to the normal routine of education centers is affecting the academic performance of the students, as they are facing difficulties to cope up with the new mode of learning. The purpose of this study was to look out for the challenges faced in learning during the lockdown and if they were raising the mental stress in students. A self-structured questionnaire including 10 questions formed through Google forms and validated using online Delphi method was forwarded to the students from different colleges and universities of Haryana and Punjab regions of North India. Out of a total of 844 student participants, 631 (74.8%) students were facing difficulty in studies. Whereas 744 (88.2%) students felt that they may encounter the loss of studies during the lockdown. The study found that most of the students are facing difficulties in the study during the lockdown which is increasing the mental stress.

Coronavirus disease or COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 has triggered a respiratory tract infection claiming more than 3 lakh lives worldwide with 4.5 million cases and still counting. This is the worst hit of the 21st century which has made it to be announced as a pandemic by WHO on March 11, 2020. It is not possible at the time to comment if the virus has appeared all of a sudden or its gradual emerging in a short or long time with information passed lately. However, the virus has adjourned the life of humans in almost every aspect with most of the countries, including India announcing nationwide lockdowns. The news of progress over medicine or vaccine over days is no doubt giving hope to the stressed-out humanity which is being striked out again by some higher health officials warning that the coronavirus may never go away. Such news is always creating panic and claiming mental peace, building more stress in individuals. Amidst all these crisis, there is a field which took everyone’s attention, that is the education of the students. However, Indians are always known to emerge out stronger in challenges, so did they, when it was the matter of future of the students. Although Indian education system is not much familiar to such measures, it was the call and need of the situation to clasp to a different mode of education effectively and efficiently. Even with this much dedication, there seem to be some points on which the education system is breaking down gradually without the awareness of many. This article has focused on a few of such challenges imposed by the COVID-19 lockdown on the education system in India.

Background: The present study was conceptualized as a pilot study to examine the effects of a 3-week program consisting of strain/counterstrain technique (SCST), phonophoresis, heat therapy, and stretching exercises on pain and functions in patients with temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD). Methods: Seven participants (mean age 25.85 years) diagnosed with TMD having pain in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) area with decreased jaw opening were recruited for the study. Treatment interventions consisting of SCST, phonophoresis (ultrasound gel mixed with diclofenac gel), heat therapy, and stretching (mouth-opening) exercises were performed 3 days a week for 3 weeks. SCST was performed on the masseter, medial, and lateral pterygoid muscles. No control group was present in the study. Results: Paired samples t test revealed a significant difference in numerical pain rating scale (NPRS) (decreased by 50%, P < .001) and jaw functional limitation scale (JFLS) (reduced by 59.58%, P < .001) scores after 3 weeks of intervention. A large effect size (Cohen d = −3.00 for NPRS and −3.16 for JFLS) was observed for both variables. No correlation (R = 0) was found between the baseline values of NPRS and JFLS. Conclusion: A 3-week program consisting of SCST, phonophoresis, heat therapy, and stretching exercises was effective in reducing the pain and improving the functions related to TMJ in patients suffering from TMD. However, a randomized controlled trial is needed to reach a definite conclusion.

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Vehicle theft and vandalism is unfortunately an extremely common problem. As our world is modernizing, the ways of thefts are also changing and are becoming more and more sophisticated. Our project features an anti-theft system for wheels and rims. Moreover, the overheating and further bursting of the wheels has also been a major issue which has been worked over in this project.

INTRODUCTION: Lumbar Canal Stenosis (LCS) is known as the well-established reason for pain and depleted walking capacity in patients with manifestations of paresthesia and pain in the lower back, gluteal region, posterior thigh, and legs which are termed as ‘Neurogenic Claudication’ (NC). Manual therapy combined with canal enlargement exercises and conventional physiotherapy may be considered in eradicating pain and NC symptoms, hence improving the quality of life. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Patients with LCS with canal diameter 8-12 mm at the level of L4 and below will be recruited for this study. Through the Block randomization method, they will be randomized into two interventional groups: Manual Therapy & Canal Enlargement (MTCE) (n=16) and Conventional Physiotherapy (Cp) (n=16) groups. MTCE group will receive manual therapy and canal enlargement exercises, while the Cp group will receive only conventional physiotherapy. Both interventional groups will receive 3 days of treatment per week for 4 weeks. Modified Oswestry Disability questionnaire (MODI), Antero-Posterior (AP) canal diameter, Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), and Claudication Distance (CD) will be used for the evaluation. In addition, modified Oswestry Disability Index, AP canal Diameter, NPRS, Claudication distance, an SLR will be measured at baseline and post-intervention. DISCUSSION: The results of this research will dictate the applicability of manual therapy with an exercise protocol of canal enlargement exercises on pain and functional disability in patients with LCS.

ng/mL (clinics A, B, and C) and 131 to 150 ng/mL (clinic D). Rivaroxaban's correlation between the anti-FXa assay and PT ranged from r50.91 to r50.73, but PT was still within normal limits when with rivaroxaban concentrations of 91 to 110 ng/mL (clinic A), 51 to 70 ng/mL (clinic B), and 171 to 190 ng/mL (clinic D). Overall, the slopes of the regression lines were relatively small, showing that the PTT and APTT were not particularly responsive to DOAC concentration. This observational study was limited by not using gold standard methods to assess DOAC concentrations and that the laboratories were spread across four different facilities, allowing for variability in reagents and coagulometers used.