Tourism in Nepal has flourished over the past two decades, making it one of top global destinations for visit. Its abundant wildlife, stunning trekking routes, snow-fed rivers, picturesque lakes, and warm-hearted locals have been contributing perpetually to appeal local tourists. With rise digital economy, tourism is experiencing modern advancements. This study aims analyze perceptions resident...

R egular exercise is encouraged in patients with type 1 diabetes (1) and, indeed, the American Diabetes Association states that people with type 1 diabetes should be able to partake “in all forms of physical activity consistent with an individual’s desires and goals” (2). In keeping with this philosophy, increasing numbers of people with type 1 diabetes now participate in extreme forms of physi...

(5′-GTGGAGCAAATGCAGGACA ACCGAATGCAG-3 ′;5 ′-AGCAA AT G C A G G A C A A C C G A AT GCAGAAGG-3′) in the csp gene of Pkpah-1. Furthermore, the alignment showed 21 variable sites between the genes. Phylogenetic analysis based on SSU rRNA sequences indicated that Pkpah-1 and Pkprk-1 formed a cluster, which was more related to P. knowlesi isolates from Thailand than to isolates from Sarawak, a Malays...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES The "Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra" is an annual congregation in which the devotees trek a difficult route of around 40 km to reach to a cave at a height of approximately 14,000 feet at Pahalgam in the State of Jammu & Kashmir, India. These trekkers are subjected to stress and strain of the long mountainous route and difficult security scenario as a result of which they are pro...

The talk will focus on three topics of our investigations of red blood cells (RBCs). (i) The identification and characterization of a so far unknown K(Na)/H exchanger in the RBC membrane. We investigated the so-called low ionic strength (LIS) effect on the residual K and Na fluxes of RBCs. This effect was under investigation for about 100 years. On the basis of experimental data as well as theo...

Postural control and joint position sense are essential for safely undertaking leisure and professional activities, particularly at high altitude. We tested whether exposure to a 12-day trek with a gradual ascent to high altitude impairs postural control and joint position sense. This was a repeated measures observational study of 12 military service personnel (28±4 years). Postural control (sw...

Introduction: Many countries endemic for the rabies virus are popular tourist destinations for travelers from developed countries. This study was designed to assess the level of awareness of rabies in a sample of travelers attending a travel medicine clinic and to assess whether the rabies-specific information provided verbally should be reinforced into a written form before th...