10 results on '"Abdul Hamid Rather"'
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2. An assessment of tourists’ risk perceptions visiting conflict zones: A study of the Kashmir Valley
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Ashaq Hussain Najar, Abdul Hamid Rather, and Mudasir Ahmad Mir
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risk ,safety ,security ,crises ,kashmir ,india ,Hospitality industry. Hotels, clubs, restaurants, etc. Food service ,TX901-946.5 ,Business ,HF5001-6182 - Abstract
The notion of a tourist destination risk perception study has gained considerable prominence over the past decade. The issue of safety and security for some destinations has become a major apprehension for policy makers and legislators as well as for marketing and business people. These concerns are magnified in the case of destinations that are under perpetual threat and affected by geo-political unrest and acts of terror. For such volatile destinations, assessment and understanding of tourist risk perception might assist in the formulation of marketing strategies that will consider the various dimensions of risk perceptions and that will mitigate some of the psychological barriers to travel. Therefore, it is important to know the multi- dimensional risk perception of domestic tourists towards destinations like Kashmir and to understand the impact of identified dimensions of perceived risk on overall risk perception. A quantitative method has been adopted in this study and the final outcomes are an extension in the conceptual framework of risk.
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- 2020
3. To Evaluate the Effectiveness of TBTS – A Novel Device to do Self-Stretching of Gastroc-Soleus Muscle in Patients with Equinus Deformity
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Tufail Muzaffar, Abdul Hamid Rather, Kaleem Ul Haque, and Sheikh Javeed Ahmad
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active stretching ,contracture deformity ,muscle disorder ,muscle spasticity ,passive stretching ,Medicine - Abstract
Introduction: Various methods have been used for management of equinus deformity. However, stretching gastroc-soleus muscle and achilles tendon is a difficult task. It is labour intensive, which makes the provision of treatment difficult for many patients. Aim: To study the effectiveness of Tension Bar Tendon Stretch (TBTS) compared to conventional stretching in patients with equinus deformity in terms of improvement in equinus angle and spasticity. Materials and Methods: A prospective randomised case control study was done on 16 patients of both the sexes in the age group four years to 56 years. Patients were stratified based on presence or absence of spasticity. Patients were further randomly allotted to the study or control group. Study group received stretching with TBTS in addition to the conventional rehabilitation programme. Patients were assessed in terms of improvement in equinus deformity and spasticity (modified Ashworth scale). These indices were measured at 0 month (pretreatment), 1 month (post-treatment), and 6 months (follow up). Results: Equinus deformity in patients with spastic equinus changed from 22.4° to 12° in study group while in control group change was from 21° to 17°. The difference was statistically significant with p-value of 0.001. Non-spastic (post accidental) changed from 30° to 15° in study group while in control group change was from 31° to 23° with p-value of 0.001. Modified Ashworth Score (MAS) was assessed only in spastic equinus, while in study group MAS changed from 2.8 to 1.5 and MAS change was 2.6 to 2 in control group; this difference after six months of therapy was statistically significant with a p-value of 0.001. Conclusion: TBTS can be an effective tool in rehabilitation of patients having equinus deformity; it provides an effective and patient controlled stretching and no need for a physical therapist. TBTS is a novel but simple instrument that can be made locally by the patient or the family.
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- 2017
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4. Chronic low back pain and treatment with microwave diathermy
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Sheikh Javeed Ahmad, Velayat N Buchh, Ajaz Nabi Koul, and Abdul Hamid Rather
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Chronic low back pain ,microwave diathermy ,conventional treatment ,Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,RC346-429 - Abstract
Clinical trial of 100 patients of chronic low back ache was conducted in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Soura a Tertiary care hospital for period of two year from January 2010 to January 2012 to find out effect of Microwave diathermy (MWD). All patients were treated with Microwave diathermy along with conventional treatment. The results were compared and student′s ′t′ test was applied to see the level of significance. A significant improvement after treatment (P=0.000) was found. The present study suggests that short wave diathermy is effective for the treatment of patients with chronic low back pain.
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- 2013
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5. Efficacy of ascorbic acid, citric acid, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, and 4-hexylresorcinol as inhibitors of enzymatic browning in osmo-dehydrated fresh cut kiwis
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Tahiya Qadri, Abdul Hamid Rather, Syed Zameer Hussain, Tashooq Ahmad Bhat, Bazila Naseer, and Nowsheen Nazir
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biology ,Water activity ,Chemistry ,General Chemical Engineering ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid ,Calcium ,biology.organism_classification ,Ascorbic acid ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Kiwi ,Browning ,Food science ,Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality ,Citric acid ,Food Science ,4-Hexylresorcinol - Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of osmo-dehydration using four anti-browning agents (ascorbic acid (AA), citric acid (CA), EDTA and 4-Hexylresorcinol (4-HR) on physico-chemical, color and browning phenomenon in commonly consumed fresh cut kiwis (var. Hayward) of Kashmir region. Osmo-dehydration was carried out using 60 % glucose + 1 % calcium chloride solution under ambient conditions and concentration of anti-browning agents- ascorbic acid, citric acid, EDTA and 4-HR were varied between 0.5 and 2.5 %, 0.5–1.5 %, 0.25–1.25 and 0.01–0.05 %, respectively, using central composite rotatable design. Browning index, polyphenol oxidase activity, and yellowness (b*) were significantly (p
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- 2021
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6. Visualization of flow control using ion wind on impinging jet
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Abdul Hamid Rather, Deepali, Kannan Budda Thiagarajan, and Nikhil Gaur
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Ion wind ,Flow control (fluid) ,Materials science ,business.industry ,Active flow control ,Jet impingement ,Aerospace engineering ,business ,Visualization ,Ion - Abstract
The present study provides visualization outcomes for an “ion wind” interacted impinging jet and checking the feasibility of commercially available ion generator as an active flow control device. The in-house developed jet impingement facility and smoke based visualization technique were used to study the phenomenon. The results showed a prominent effect of ion wind on the low subsonic impinging jet.
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- 2020
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7. Feasibility study of ion generator for flow control
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Kannan Budda Thiagarajan, Abdul Hamid Rather, and Nikhil Gaur
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Flow control (data) ,Work (thermodynamics) ,Generator (computer programming) ,Materials science ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Flow (psychology) ,Reynolds number ,Mechanics ,Ion ,Physics::Fluid Dynamics ,Ion wind ,symbols.namesake ,symbols ,Entrainment (chronobiology) - Abstract
The present work is about the feasibility study of a negative ion generator for flow control. The experimentations were carried out on a jet impingement facility using the smoke visualization method. The results showed a significant effect of the ion wind on the downstream free jet. The significant outcomes were the change in the length of the potential core along with the entrainment width and subsequent flow characteristics analyzed at different Reynolds numbers.
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- 2020
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8. Design and development of impinging jet facility for flow visualization studies
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B. T. Kannan and Abdul Hamid Rather
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Flow visualization ,Jet (fluid) ,Materials science ,business.industry ,Aerospace engineering ,business - Abstract
Smoke flow visualization is employed to investigate the behavior of a round jet issuing from a straight tube and impinging on a flat plate or bodies mounted on a support. Smoke jet impingement facility is a tool used in aerodynamic research to provide information about the behavior of a round jet of smoke impinging on a model. The smoke impingement jet facility utilizes smoke as seeding for scattering towards visualization. In this study, an impingement jet facility is designed and fabricated that ought to be of low price and straightforward to use. This project aims to offer educators and students an economical means to demonstrate flow impingement over completely different objects employing an easy variety of construction. This work utilizes a smoke generator that can produce good quality smoke and have sufficient density to be visible. The application of this smoke jet impingement jet facility over several test visualization techniques is that it produces high-quality visualizations. The facility has proven to be an economic addition in supporting other research projects and is anticipated to be a valuable ‘hands-on’ addition to existing aerospace laboratory teaching.
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- 2020
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9. Chronic low back pain and treatment with microwave diathermy
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Velayat N Buchh, Ajaz Nabi Koul, Sheikh Javeed Ahmad, and Abdul Hamid Rather
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medicine.medical_specialty ,conventional treatment ,business.industry ,Short wave diathermy ,Conventional treatment ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering ,lcsh:RC346-429 ,Surgery ,Chronic low back pain ,Clinical trial ,Microwave diathermy ,Statistical significance ,Physical therapy ,Medicine ,business ,microwave diathermy ,Low back ,After treatment ,lcsh:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system - Abstract
Clinical trial of 100 patients of chronic low back ache was conducted in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Soura a Tertiary care hospital for period of two year from January 2010 to January 2012 to find out effect of Microwave diathermy (MWD). All patients were treated with Microwave diathermy along with conventional treatment. The results were compared and student's 't' test was applied to see the level of significance. A significant improvement after treatment (P=0.000) was found. The present study suggests that short wave diathermy is effective for the treatment of patients with chronic low back pain.
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- 2013
10. A Prospective Study of Physical Therapy in Facial Nerve Paralysis: Experience at a Multispeciality Hospital of Kashmir
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Abdul Hamid Rather and Sheikh Javeed Ahmad
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Weakness ,Palsy ,Massage ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Facial nerve ,Surgery ,Facial muscles ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Electrotherapy ,medicine ,Physical therapy ,Paralysis ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Prospective cohort study - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Bell's palsy is an acute weakness of seventh cranial nerve leading to loss of movement on one side of the face. It usually recovers of its own without treatment in most of the patients but not all. Physical therapy in the form of electrotherapy, massage and facial exercises is used as adjuvant to hasten recovery. OBJECTIVES: To analyze the role of physiotherapy in the form of electrotherapy in patients with peripheral facial paralysis attending multispecialty hospital in Kashmir. METHODS: A prospective study was carried out on 50 patients of facial nerve paralysis attending OPD between Jan 2009 and Jan 2010. All of the patients were subjected to medical treatment. The patients were put to Physical Therapy in the form of electrotherapy followed by facial exercises. All patients received electrotherapy to the paralyzed facial muscles for a period of 2 weeks but some were given extended doses for 4 weeks. 20 patients presented for the treatment in the first week, 12 in second week and 18 presented after three weeks or later. RESULTS: Fifty patients (30 female, 20 male) of facial nerve paralysis were included. Time span between medical diagnosis and physical therapy was from 1 week to 4 weeks. Patients were assessed at 4 weeks, 2 months and 6 months after the treatment. Out of 20 patients who presented in 1st week and received steroids and electrotherapy 19(95%) had fully recovered except for one case that was irregular for treatment. Out of 12 Patients who presented in 2nd week of illness, 8(66.6%) patients had full recovery and partial recovery in rest of 4 (33.4%) patients. Eighteen patients (100%) who presented in third week onwards of illness had partial recovery. CONCLUSION: Physiotherapy in the form of electrotherapy and facial exercises has a effective role in the early management of peripheral facial palarlysis. JMS 2012;15(2):145-48
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- 2012
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