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The present cross-sectional study aimed to examine the extent to which self-esteem mediated the association between social support and psychological well-being. 300 college students from Uttar Pradesh took part in the present study. Participants were required to complete measures that assessed social support, self-esteem, and psychological well-being. Mediation analyses were performed to test the hypothesis. Findings revealed that self-esteem partially mediated the positive association between social support and psychological well-being. On the basis of the findings of the present study intervention programs should be planned, which aim to facilitate social support for people among college students, could look to focus on enhancing self-esteem as a means to encourage their psychological well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study was designed to explore the STR diversity and genomic history of the inhabitants of the most populous subdivision of the country. A set of 24 hypervariable autosomal STRs was used to estimate the genetic diversity within the studied population. A panel of 15 autosomal STRs, which is most common in the previously reported data sets, was used to estimate the genetic diversity between the studied population, and obtained unique relations were reported here. The genetic diversity and polymorphism among 636 individuals of different ethnic groups, residing in Bareilly, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, and Varanasi regions of Uttar Pradesh, India, was investigated. This investigation was carried out via 24 autosomal STRs. The 24 loci studied showed the highest value of combined power of discrimination (CPD = 1), combined power of exclusion (CPE = 0.99999999985), combined paternity index (CPI = 6.10 × 109) and lowest combined matching probability (CPM = 7.90 × 10−31). The studied population showed genetic closeness with the population of Uttarakhand, the Jats of Delhi,the Jat Sikh (Punjab), and the population of Rajasthan. Among the tested loci, SE33 and Penta E were found to be most useful in terms of the highest discrimination power, lowest matching probability, the highest power of exclusion, and highest polymorphism information content for the Uttar Pradesh population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the present study, the statistical forensic parameters were evaluated for the loci present in PowerPlex 21 autosomal and PowerPlex 23 Y-STR multiplex systems in 168 unrelated individuals living in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The combined discrimination power (CPD) and combined exclusion power (CPE) was 1 and 0.999999 respectively for all 20 autosomal STR loci. Penta E showed the greatest (0.980) and CSF1PO showed the lowest (0.855) power of discrimination in the studied population. The haplotype diversity for 23 Y-STR loci was observed to be 0.999. The study also presents the first global report on polymorphism on D1S1656, D6S1043 and D12S391 autosomal STR loci in the Indian population. The resulting data revealed that these STR multiplex systems are highly polymorphic and can be used for forensic purposes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Genetic portrait of population of Uttar Pradesh is drawn by analyzing autosomal and Y- STRs in 100 unrelated male individuals to establish parameters of forensic interest. Allele frequencies are reported for autosomal STRs. The examined autosomal STRs uncovered high combined power of exclusion (CPE) and combined power of discrimination (CPD). The haplotype diversity, discrimination capacity and matching probability for Y-STRs loci are also reported. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]