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Introduction: Now a day's Obesity has become pandemic concern globally and the prevention of later stage obesity will require elimination and management of childhood obesity. Childhood obesity and overweight are linked with hypertension, dyslipidemia and decreased metabolism of glucose that ultimately affects our quality of life and physical health and further can lead to increment in the risk of early disease and death. Aims and Objectives: The current investigation was conducted to find out the prevalence of overweight and obesity in school going adolescents. Material and Method: The present study was a cross-sectional, school-based study conducted in four urban schools of Patna from June, 2019 to, February 2020 with sample size of 660 adolescents (380 boys and 280 girls). The study design was approved by the institutional ethical committee. Three schools accepted our proposal out of 5 schools selected through systematic random sampling. A predesigned and pretested questionnaire was used to collect data on sociodemographic, dietary intake, physical activity and anthropometric measurements. Result and Discussions: The pervasiveness of overweight and obesity was found to be 18.18%(120) and 10.9% (72), respectively in our study. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 11.3% and 5.5%, respectively among the males. Males are more affectionate to Non Vegan-compared to females where the number of vegetarian supersedes the animal eater. Calories deficiency is 71.2% in the whole population on the other hand overeating was seen more in male candidates than females. More than 20% of the population was found to dine out once or more than once a week. Fast food intake found to be ingested in 44.6% population once or twice a week on the other hand there is a huge population of 37.8% who are consuming 3-5 times a week. Mehta et al. revealed the predominance of obesity and overweight as 5.3% and 15.2%, respectively in his cross-sectional study which was directed in schools of Delhi. Sharma et al demonstrated that 6.4% school children are obese in Delhi. Conclusions: The current study suggests that juvenile overweight and obesity is a issue of serious concern in urban community as well as all over. We can prevent this epidemic by doing lifestyle modifications and spreading awareness among people. To achieve this appropriate health education training and awareness program should be imparted to guardians, school authority and children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The aim of the study is to assess the prevalence of anxiety and depression among the urban Indian population during the period of national lockdown imposed by the government of India to combat the COVID-19 pandemic Method: Total 278 participants were participated in an online, cross-sectional survey. Anxiety and depression was assessed. Gender, age, occupation and average time spent on gathering information on COVID-19 was assessed. Results: less than 30 years of age and students showed higher prevalence of depression. Participants spending more than three hours on COVID-19 information showed that 18.2%, 42.4% and 37.9% were mildly, moderately and severely affected by anxiety symptoms, respectively and 19.7%, 47% and 24.2% were mildly, moderately and severely affected with depression. Further, more than three hours of time spent on COVID-19 showed strong association with mild, moderate and severe anxiety (p<0.001) as well as mild, moderate and severe depression (p≤0.01). Conclusions: Participants, less than 30 years of age and students were found more likely to have anxiety and depression symptoms. Participants who have been spending more than three hours on COVID-19 information were strongly affected with mild, moderate and severe anxiety as well as depression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: A sudden invasion of COVID-19 globally has not only creating fatality but also leading to intolerable psychological pressure in the students as well as other groups. To cope up with this deadly situation many countries declare to be in quarantine and lockdown targeting to limit the transmission. All these situations were creating a lot of curiosity and concern in every individual. This pandemic has increased the level of anxiety and stress in the students. Objectives: This study was aimed to assess the level of stress in students among the Indian population. Method and Materials: For this an online survey was done using the perceived stress scale (PSS) questionnaire. A total of 475 responses were received from different universities through Google forms which were distributed to them by the various social media platforms. Results: Out of 475 responses 58.6% were male and 41.4% were female. The stress levels identified in students were mostly moderate and high stress with 53.6% and 35.4%. Conclusion: The students were preoccupied with the feelings of COVID-19. COVID-19 is creating various types of mental health problems initialling with stress, anxiety, distress insomnia, etc. The thoughts have become so intense that there is a need to intensify the situation. Students as well as people are in need to deal with their stress. This is a need of an hour. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Myristica fragrans Houtt., the source of very important spice 'nutmeg' used world over is native to India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Southeast Asia. Phytochemical investigation of M. fragrans stem bark led to the isolation of bis-aryl dimethyl tetrahydrofuran lignans, such as grandisin [(7S,8S,7′S,8′S)-3,3′,4,4′,5,5′-hexamethoxy-7,7′,8,8′-lignan] and (7S,8S,7′R,8′R)-3,3′,4,4′,5,5′-hexamethoxy-7,7′,8,8′-lignan along with important lignans and neolignans, licarinA, licarin B, odoratisol A, (2S, 3R)-7-methoxy-3-methyl-5-((E)-prop-1-enyl)-2-(5-methoxy,3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran, elemicin, fragransin B1, raphidecursinol B, erythro-(7S,8R)-Δ8′-4,7-dihydroxy-3,5,3′-trimethoxy-8-O-4′-neolignan, erythro-(7S,8R)-Δ8′-7-hydroxy-3,4,3′,5′-tetramethoxy-8-O-4′-neolignan, surinamensin.and β-sitosterol. Structures of the 12 compounds isolated were unambiguously identified by various spectroscopic methods. The former two compounds were isolated from M. fragrans for the first time. Furthermore, the X-ray crystal structure of odoratisol A is reported in this paper for the first time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information on a species' distribution, abundance, and habitat requirements is important for formalizing a comprehensive management and conservation strategy. This becomes an even higher priority when the distribution of a species lies largely outside demarcated protected areas for wildlife. We used line transect distance sampling to estimate the density of an arboreal, nocturnal, and threatened primate, the slender loris ( Loris lyddekerianus lyddekerianus) across diverse habitat types including both reserve forests and production landscapes in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Abundance estimates varied from 0.16 individuals/ha in Devrayandurga State Forest to 2.57 individulas/ha in Ippadi State Forest, with the mean density estimate being highest in the Forest Division of Tumkur, at 165 individuals/km. Based on density estimates for the survey regions, their current habitat status, and perceived threats, we identify Ippadi, Ujjani, Devrayandurga, and Savanadurga state forests as priority areas for conservation of the slender loris. We propose that these areas be declared protected. The required management intervention is preventing further degradation of the habitat and enhancing canopy contiguity to facilitate loris movement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Many plants are used in Ayurveda for the treatment of tuberculosis. Our aim was to examine if these plants possess any specific molecule that inhibits Mycobacterium tuberculosis. One of them, Kaempferia galanga, yielded an anti-TB molecule, ethyl p-methoxycinnamate (EPMC). By resazurin microtitre assay (REMA), EPMC was shown to inhibit M. tuberculosis H37Ra, H37Rv, drug susceptible and multidrug resistant (MDR) clinical isolates (MIC 0.242–0.485mM). No cross resistance was observed to any standard anti-TB drugs in the MDR strains. The compound did not inhibit any prototype bacteria tested. EPMC seems to be a potential anti-TB lead molecule. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]