According to reports, there were 40,000 tigers in India a century ago. The country is home to 40% of the world's tigers, with 23 tiger reserves in 17 states. The 2006 count found a steep fall in India's tiger population to 1,411 from 3,642 animals in a federal census in 2002. Poaching and urbanisation are blamed for the decline in tiger numbers in the country.
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is a group of laboratory tests that measure chemicals in the fluid that surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord. The tests may look for proteins, sugar (glucose), and other substances. A sample of CSF is needed. A lumbar puncture, also called a spinal tap, is the most common way to collect this sample. Less common ways to take a fluid sample include: 1  Cisternal puncture.  Removal of CSF from a tube that is already in the CSF, such as a shunt, ventricular drain, or pain pump.
The multi-stage fitness test, also known as the pacer test or the beep test, is a series of stages that have different tasks sometimes used by sports and coaches and trainers to estimate an athlete's VO2 max. The most common variation of the multi-stage fitness test is the FitnessGram/Cooper PACER test, a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues. The test is especially useful for players of sports such as rugby, association football, Australian rule