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Swertia chirayita, an endangered medicinal plant of Himalayas, is under constant threat of over-exploitation. In our study, it was propagated under in-vitro conditions. The established shoots of Swertia chirayita were multiplied on MS medium fortified with different growth regulators showing maximum 79.29% multiplication with BAP (1.50 mg/l), KIN (0.10 mg/l) and NAA (0.20 mg/l). With progressive sub-culturing, an increase in a number of microshoots per explant (16.53) along with highest microshoot length (6.94 cm) was found. While, the highest 82.14% rooting, 6.26 maximum number of roots per shoot and 3.23cm maximum root length was observed on half strength MS medium fortified with IBA (1.50 mg/l) and activated charcoal (0.02%). The maximum survival rate of 63.31% was obtained in potting mixture of cocopeat and sand (1: 1). Genetic fidelity of in-vitro propagated plants was assessed using RAPD and ISSR markers which confirmed the potential of micropropagation protocol for its mass propagation and conservation.

Knee Osteoarthritis is most common form of arthropathy. Osteoarthritis is the common condition characterized by progressive damage to the articular cartilage and the presenting features are joint pain, tenderness and decreased ROM. Risk factors are multifactorial and include older age, female gender, obesity, previous joint injury, genetics and muscle weakness. Knee OA affects 33% of normal individuals above the age of 65 years. The main objective of this review was to determine the role of proprioceptive exercises in knee osteoarthritis. Also summarization of all evaluated work is done in various studies. Various studies have been taken from google scholar, pub med, etc. that includes their role of proprioceptive exercises in knee osteoarthritis. The selection of study, extraction of data and clinical relevance and the assessment of methodological quality were performed independently. Therefore on basis of included articles the results are laid down. Various studies which show the influence of knee osteoarthritis on joint proprioception are used. This literature review has shown that influence of proprioceptive exercises for knee osteoarthritis. Future studies should be focussed on assessment of effectiveness for the home-based proprioceptive exercise programme for knee osteoarthritis.

Background: Cervical cancer has a major impact on woman's lives worldwide and one in every five women suffering from cervical cancer belongs to India. Objectives: 1) To study the magnitude of reproductive tract illness among the women 2) To assess awareness about symptoms, risk factors causes, treatment , prevention and knowledge of screening Pap smear and HPV Vaccine of Cervical Cancer among the female. Materials and Method: A total of 464 women attending at UHTC Multan nagar Meerut for reproductive tract morbidity , Out of them, 325 females patients of age group > 15 , who had at least one complaint regarding reproductive tract morbidity and to know the awareness regarding cervical cancer were selected for the study. Results: In this study, women were suffering various reproductive illness and knowledge about symptoms , causes , risk factors , treatment and prevention of cervical cancer was poor among the women. Conclusion: There is a need to sensitize women through awareness campaigns to undergo cervical screening at regular intervals.