Project Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced that particulate matter (PM) now affects more people than any other pollutant. Here, we focus on PM less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) as they pose a greater risk to human health via respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. We focus on Delhi, India for three main reasons: 1) according to the WHO it is the most poll...

In Delhi, between 2008 and 2011, at seven monitoring stations, the daily average of particulates with diameter <2.5 mm (PM2.5) was 123 87 mg m 3 and particulates with diameter <10 mm (PM10) was 208 137 mg m 3. The bulk of the pollution is due to motorization, power generation, and construction activities. In this paper, we present a multi-pollutant emissions inventory for the National Capital T...

OBJECTIVE India's majority of patients-including those living with diabetes-seek healthcare in the private sector through out-of-pocket (OOP) payments. We studied access to insulin in the private-sector market of Delhi state, India. METHODS A modified World Health Organization/Health Action International (WHO/HAI) standard survey to assess insulin availability and prices, and qualitative inte...

A novel compact triple band slit cut circular patch antenna with superstrate is proposed; slits on the patch provide additional resonances. The superstrate (cover) of dielectric layer provides protection to printed circuit antenna from environmental hazards due to abnormal weather conditions. The slits add two resonances in the resonance of a circular patch to achieve triple band antenna for mu...

Delhiite‟s love affair with the automobile is becoming even more „passionate‟ and inspite of the authorities trying desperately hard, the traffic gridlock merely moves on to the next intersection. The complexity of the goals of New Delhi Transport System and its relationship with other Public and Private Organizations makes the managerial decision making regarding New Delhi Expressway System Pl...

This paper measures resource use efficiency of electricity generating plants in the United States under the SO2 trading regime. Resource use efficiency is defined as the product of technical efficiency and environmental efficiency, where the latter is the ratio of good output (electricity) to bad output (SO2) with reference to the best practice firm, i.e., one that is producing an optimal mix o...

Information relating to cancer incidence trends forms the scientific basis for the planning and organization of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer in a community. An attempt was here made to study the trends in the age adjusted incidence rates for the sites of head and neck cancers in Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Bhopal, and Barshi registry's populations. For carrying out trend...

OBJECTIVE To study the prevalence, consumption patterns and correlates of tobacco use among adolescent SZI children in Government schools in the National Capital territory of Delhi. METHODS Thirty schools in National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, India, were selected by two stage cluster random design and population proportionate to size sampling (PPS) methodology. A sample of 3,422 child...

Endosalpingiosis is a rare condition characterized by the presence of tubal epithelium outside the fallopian tube [1]. The most accepted pathogenesis for this condition is metaplastic change of the coelomic epithelium into tuballike epithelium [1]. Like endometriosis, endosalpingiosis is also classified as a lesion of secondary Mullerian system. It is a rare gynecological condition usually seen...

Groundwater variation can cause land-surface movement, which in turn significant and recurrent harm to infrastructure the water storage capacity of aquifers. The capital cities England (London) India (Delhi) are witnessing an ever-increasing population that has resulted excess pressure on groundwater resources. Thus, monitoring groundwater-induced land movement both these is very important term...