CARDIAC AUTONOMIC FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES IMPROVES WITH PRACTICE OF COMPREHENSIVE YOGIC BREATHING PROGRAM

Cardiac autonomic function in patients with diabetes improves with practice of comprehensive yogic breathing program

Background: The aim of this study was to observe the effect comprehensive yogic breathing (Sudarshan Kriya Yoga [SKY] and Pranayam) had on cardiac autonomic functions in patients with diabetes.Materials and Methods: This is a prospective randomized controlled intervention trial.Cardiac autonomic functions were assessed in 64 Dining Bench diabetics.

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Effect and mechanism of the improvement of coastal silt soil by application of organic fertilizer and gravel combined with Sesbania cannabina cultivation

Jiangsu Province of China has a large area of coastal silt soil (CSS) with poor permeability, high salinity, and poor nutrients, which brings great difficulties to the development and utilization of coastal zones, so that needs to be improved as a matter of urgency.In this study, river-sand, serpentine, and organic fertilizer were used as additives

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Density-dependence of nestling immune function and physiological condition in semi-precocial colonial bird: a cross-fostering experiment

Abstract Background Nesting in large aggregations provides several important advantages for colonially breeding birds.However, it also imposes certain costs, associated with facilitated pathogen transmission and social stress.The cost-benefit ratio is not similar for all the birds in a colony and it might be mediated by nest density.To investigate

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Estimated impact of replacing sitting with standing at work on indicators of body composition: Cross-sectional and longitudinal findings using isotemporal substitution analysis on data from the Take a Stand! study.

The purpose was to examine and compare the effects of replacing time spent sitting with standing at work on fat-free mass, fat mass and waist circumference using isotemporal substitution.Analyses were conducted on work hours on both cross-sectional and longitudinal data.The study included 223 persons from an intervention study aimed at reducing sit

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