Elders Being Happy and the Influencing Factors in Shivamogga, Karnataka, India

Outbreak of Kyasanur Forest Disease in Shivamogga, Karnataka State, India, during 2015

KFD was initially restricted to 5 districts, Shivamogga, Chikkamagalore, Uttara kannada, Dakshina kannada and Udupi, but Chamarajanagara, District of Karnataka state also reported for KFD during 2012-13 [4]. Usually, KFD cases were reported from December May and there will be around 100-500 infections on an average every year [2]. Hence, the present work was conducted to study the epidemiologic...

Factors influencing the general well-being of low-income Korean immigrant elders.

This study explores factors that influence the general well-being (anxiety, depression, positive well-being, self-control, vitality, and general health) of low-income Korean immigrant elders by interviewing 206 older adults living in Los Angeles County and Orange County, California. Ordinary least squares regression results reveal that lack of English proficiency and longer residence in the Uni...

Study on factors influencing the adoption of drip irrigation by farmers in humid tropical Kerala, India

Adoption of drip irrigation in Kerala State of India is very low and potential exists toincrease its adoption in the State. A field survey was conducted in two districts to determine themajor factors influencing farmers’ adoption of drip irrigation and to draw conclusions that willhelp in developing policy and institutional interventions to encourage the adoption. The resultsindicated that adop...

proficiency level and factors fostering reticence in efl learners

according to cheng (1999), in recent esl/efl literature, asian (especially east asian) learners of english as a foreign/second language have been arguably reported as reticent and passive learners. the most common allegations are that these students are reluctant to participate in classroom discourse; they are unwilling to give responses; they do not ask questions; and they are passive and over...

Being right or being happy: pilot study

Maternal and congenital syphilis in Karnataka, India.

Screening women for syphilis during pregnancy and providing proper treatment are the cornerstones of congenital syphilis prevention. During 2008-2011, 6,221 pregnant women were screened for syphilis using the Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) and Treponema Pallidum Hemagglutination (TPHA) tests at R.L. Jalappa Hospital, Kolar, Karnataka, India. The seroprevalence of syphilis during pregnancy ranged fro...