Research Projects Completed:

1. Comparative study of neurocognitive functions in Deaf & normal hearing subjects of age 8 to 18 years. –        Dr. Manjusha Kawale
2. Comparison of neuromotor skills in smokers & non-smokers between the ages of 25-60 years to study the effect of smoking. – Dr. Shivani Agrawal
3. Comparative study of effect of air pollution on pulmonary function test in taxi drivers and train drivers. –      Dr. Aritra Sanyal
4. Comparative study of body composition of male patient with type -2 diabetes in age group of 30-50 yr on basis of duration of disease. – Dr. Advait Patil.

Publications in last 3 Years:

PUBLICATIONS– 2014 – 15

• J.V.Gadkari – ‘The efficacy of cooper protocol dance aerobics in causing physiological changes in the endurance capacity of middle aged women’ in International Journal of basic & applied obstetrics-and-gynaecology Vol.3(1) 2014.
• Lalit Nikam – ‘Cardiovascular response to exercise in normal weight and overweight students’ in IJBAMR February 2015.
• Agrawal A, Athavale A, Shenvi D N, Kirtikar S. et. al. Comparative study of mechanical lung function measurements in COPD patients: A pilot study. IJPP. 2014; 58 (5): 94-95.
• Sharad Patel – ‘Interrelationship of various factors and risk of coronary heart diseases in young adults’ in International Journal of Recent Trends in Science and Technology, Vol.14, Issue2, March 2015.
• Sharad Patel – ‘Cyclic fluctuation of bleeding time and clotting time in various phases of menstrual cycle’ in National Journal of obstetrics-and-gynaecology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Vol.5, Issue-15, 2015.
• Manish Dhadse – ‘Effect if anulomVilomPranayam on Human Visual reaction time in Indian population aged 18-22 years, in IJBAP, 2015.
• Borse L J, Dr. ModakHK.– ‘Effect of body weight on peak expiratory flow rate in the first yearmedical college male students’. Int J Health Sci Res. 2014; 4(6):62-70.

PUBLICATIONS-2015-16

1. Books: –

• Dr MuniraHirkani& Dr. Dandekar S. Contributed a chapter, “Large group Teaching: Lecture as a teaching tool” in the book The Art of Teaching medical students, 3rd edition, 2015; 135-145 Elsevier publication.

1. International publications: –

• Sulaxane Y.D., Patel S. G. Interrelationship of various factors and risk of coronary heart disease in young adults. Int. J. of recent trends in science & technology, vol. 14, issue 2, pg 416-419 march 2015.

1. National publications: –

• Sulaxane Y.D., Patel S. G. Cyclic fluctuation of bleeding time & clotting time in various phases of menstrual cycle. Nation J. of obstetrics-and-gynaecology Pharmacy & pharmacology, vol. 5, issue 15, march 2015.
• Patil D. N. Impact of disturbed circadian rhythm in call center workers. Research J. Of Pharmaceutical, Biological & Chemical sciences Jul-Aug 2015 (6)(4) pg 1763-1766.
• Mankar S., Shenvi D.N., Hegde G. Promotion of stair climbing exercise in medical students to acheive physical fitness with students’s normal routine. International journal of health sciences & research ISSN 254-259 vol. 5, issue 9, sept 2015
• Modak H K., Borse L J. Use of computer-assisted teaching with animal simulator in experimental obstetrics-and-gynaecology for the first year MBBS students. NJBMS – Volume 6, Issue 2, October – December 2015 pages 68-71.
• Anita Agarwal co-published a research paper titled – “Effect of anion channel blockers on L-arginine action in spermatozoa from asthenospermic men” in the International Journal ‘Andrologia’ , February 2010, volume 41, pages 1-7.

PUBLICATIONS-2016-17

1. 1. Books: –

• DrMuniraHirkanicontributed a chapter “Postgraduater Seminar: Honing your teaching skills.” In the book Essential skills for postgraduates in Dentistry by Sabda Ram, Richard Pereera.

1. International publications: –

• Effect of four months yoga training on handgrip strength and handgrip endurance in children at Nagpur. International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health 2016, 5- (11).

1. National publications: –

• DrJeetendra Yogi, DrMuniraHirkani. Effect of sleep deprivation on audio-visual reaction time in resident doctors – a measure of task performance. Indian Journal of Basic and Applied Medical Research; March2016: Vol-5, Issue-2; 29-35.
• Bhirud B, Chandan L, Chawla A. Do congenitally blind individuals have better haptic object perception compared to blind folded sighted individuals. Indian Journal of obstetrics-and-gynaecology & Pharmacology 2016; 60(3): 230-34.
• George Savina, ChandanLalita. Is physical fitness of working women netter than home makers? Indian Journal of Basic & Applied Medical Research, June 2016; vol-5, issue 3: 629-36.
• ChandanLalita, GulhaneSonali, BorseLaxmikant. Altered cardiovascular reactivity in childrens of hypertensive parents. National Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2016 Vol -6. Issue 4: 151-56.
• Bhirud B, Chandan Lalita. Comparative study of simple auditory reaction time in blind & blind folded sighted individuals. National Journal of obstetrics-and-gynaecology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology,online first, article 55, August 6, 2016.
• TejaswiniSonawane, N.V.Mishra. Study of effects of yoga and pranayama on human reaction time and certain physiological parameters in normal and hypertensive subjects. National Journalof obstetrics-and-gynaecology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, May 2016; issue 4, print 2320-4672.

• Comparative study of mechanical lung function tests in COPD patients. – Dr Anita Agrawal

3^rd year post graduate students:

• A comparative study of cardiovascular autonomic reactivity in normal subjects and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in a tertiary care centre. – Dr. Ramakrishna Umesh Kamath
• Correlation of body fat percentage with cardio-metabolic risk factors in indian adults with normal body mass index – Dr. MeghanaBaburao Kate
• Evaluation of body composition and its correlation with vo2 max in obese and non-obese young staff of tertiary centre – Dr. Anjali Baliram Kale
• A comparative study of haemoglobin concentration in Indiannon- vegetarian and vegetarian population of aged 18 to 40 years – Dr. Ayaz Ahmad Momin

2^nd year post graduate students:

• Effect of Isometric hand grip exercise on cardiovascular responses in Normal weight and Overweight Indian population aged 18-35 yrs – Dr. Shefali U. Adhikari
• A study of the effects of food group frequency and physical activity on various anthropometric indices in elementary school children. – Dr. Amretha Nambiar
• A study of different recovery protocols of heart rate recovery and its comparison between physically active and sedentary males after sub maximal exercise. – Dr. Varun Gupta