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ThesisItem Open Access Evaluation of toxicity of cholecalciferol against Bandicota bengalensis(Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2014) Sumanpreet Kaur; Singla, NeenaIn present study, mature Bandicota bengalensis of both sexes were live trapped from crop fields and commensal situations in and around Ludhiana. After acclimatization, healthy rats of both sexes were weighed and divided into groups of five rats each. During treatment, different groups of female rats were administered single oral doses of cholecalciferol @ 20, 30, 40, 50, 80, 100, 130, 150 and 200 mg/kg bw and male rats @ 20, 30, 40, 50, 80, 100 and 150 mg/kg bw. Rats of untreated control groups were administered 1mL of the vehicle only. The least tolerated dose of cholecalciferol causing 100% mortality within 3-7 days in male and within 3-11 days in female rats was found to be 50 mg/kg bw. The LD50 value of cholecalciferol in male and female rats was determined as 30.93 and 34.94 mg/kg bw, respectively. Post-treatment food consumption by both male and female rats was significantly low from pre-treatment food consumption at all the doses tested. The level of calcium and phosphorus in serum of male and female rats after 48 h of treatment was found increased significantly at all the doses tested with highest increase at 50 mg/kg bw. Histopathological study of different tissues (heart, liver, lungs, kidneys, stomach, spleen, ovaries and testes) of treated and untreated rats revealed lymphomononuclear cell infiltration in response to toxicity of cholecalciferol along with cellular degeneration and mineralization. Present study suggests the use of cholecalciferol as a rodenticide for managing population of B. bengalensis in crop fields and premises.ThesisItem Open Access Relationship of dietary diversity with energy and iron status among pregnant women(Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2018) Sumanpreet Kaur; Harpreet KaurA study was conducted to assess the relationship of dietary diversity with energy and iron status among pregnant women. A total of 120 pregnant women from the three trimesters attending antenatal clinic from the rural areas of Khanna were purposively selected. On the basis of trimesters, the subjects were divided into three groups; group I (1st trimester), group II (2nd trimester) and group III (3rd trimester). The findings revealed that dietary intake of various food groups namely cereals, pulses, green leafy vegetables, roots and tubers, other vegetables, fruits and milk and milk products was inadequate. However, the intake of sugar and jaggery and fats and oils was more than adequate. The mean daily intake of energy, protein, carbohydrates, riboflavin, niacin, b-carotene, calcium, iron , folic acid and zinc was inadequate. The anemia was prevalent among 82 % of subjects with majority of subjects lying in group II. Moreover, it was found that anthropometric measurements viz. weight gain and BMI showed a significant (p<0.05) positive relation with energy intake. Among the hematological parameters namely red blood cell count, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration were had a positive (p<0.01) relation with energy intake. Similarly iron status had a direct relation with energy intake also with protein, fat and vitamin C. The mean dietary diversity score of pregnant women of group I, group II and group III was 8.71, 7.98 and 8.32, respectively. Whereas, the mean food variety score of the subjects of group I was 20.34, group II was 21.89 and group III was 21.52. The factors namely self educational level, family income and hemoglobin level showed a significant (p<0.01) relationship with dietary diversity score. Moreover, family income and red blood cell count were significantly (p<0.01) related with food variety score. The study concluded that energy intake directly affects the iron status of pregnant women. Based on the results of the study, it is recommended that self employment should be encouraged among the women so that their economic status and ultimately their purchasing power is raised which would help in the improvement of their nutritional status and to combat nutritional problems like anaemia.ThesisItem Embargo Spiritual intelligence as a correlate of life satisfaction among post-graduate students(Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2022) Sumanpreet Kaur; Sharma, SeemaThe present study entitled “Spiritual intelligence as a correlate of life satisfaction among postgraduate students” was undertaken to assess the correlation between spiritual intelligence and life satisfaction of rural and urban post-graduate students of district Ludhiana aged between 23-24 years. The total sample comprised of 220 post-graduate students from rural and urban colleges of Ludhiana. Random sampling was employed to draw sample from different colleges which were equally distributed over the locale (110 rural colleges and 110 urban colleges) and gender (110 males and 110 females). A self structured personal information sheet, Sixfold Spiritual Intelligence Scale (Kaur 2017) and Life Satisfaction Scale (Singh and Joseph 2015) were used to collect the relevant information from the respondents. Results revealed that non-significant locale difference exists in all dimensions of spiritual intelligence with rural respondents performed better at medium and high level across different dimensions of spiritual intelligence as compared to urban respondents. Gender based differences revealed non-significant gender differences in mean score of overall spiritual intelligence with female respondents having better overall spiritual intelligence in comparison to their counterpart. In terms of life satisfaction also rural respondents were more satisfied with their life as compared to urban respondents and similarly gender wise females were more satisfied with their life than males. Correlation analysis proved that all the dimensions of spiritual intelligence were positively correlated with life satisfaction.