this study attempts to examine the operational efficiency of thirty-two microfinance institutions in india. operational efficiency in microfinance institutions refers to how well microfinance institutions allocate the input resources. since the study is an exploratory nature, therefore, the data are collected from mix market on annual basis. it covers the seven-year period ranging from 2005-06 ...

1 Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology Evaluation of genetic diversity in Magnaporthegrisea populations adapted to finger millet using simple sequence repeats (SSRs) markers T. Kiran Babu, Rajan Sharma, H.D. Upadhyaya, P.N. Reddy, S. Deshpande, S. Senthilvel, N.D.R.K. Sarma, R.P. Thakur Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500030, Andhra Pradesh,...

The present paper reports the variability of PTC taste sensitivity among eight endogamous tribal populations inhabiting the Eastern Ghats of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh. It was compared with the genetic diversity of PTC taste sensitivity among tribal and caste populations of Andhra Pradesh. The tribal and caste groups present a relatively high genetic diversity, of which a major proportion is ...

1Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Suite 1038 AAC, 600 South Paulina, Chicago, IL 60612, USA 2Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India 3Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR 97329-3098, USA 4Department of Neurology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Panjagutta, Hyderabad, ...

Traditionally, the distribution of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes in India has been characterized by widespread prevalence of ancestral lineages (TbD1+ strains and variants) in the south and the modern forms (TbD1(-) CAS and variants) predominating in the north of India. The pattern was, however, not clearly known in the south-central region such as Hyderabad and the rest of the state...

Slow molecular processes in a nematic liquid crystal confined to random porous network formed by aerosil particles M. Rajeswari a , S. Dhara a , K. Venu b , V.S.S. Sastry a & R. Dabrowski c a School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, Andhra Pradesh, India b Soctronics Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad 500 034, Andhra Pradesh, India c Institute of Chemistry, Military Universi...

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a serious socioeconomic and public health problem due to its morbid condition, social stigma and considerable economic loss. In order to eliminate transmission and to prevent disability due to LF by the year 2015, sixteen districts of Andhra Pradesh have been under mass drug administration (MDA) programme, covering 54 million population with annual single dose of di...

BACKGROUND The scientific evidence base in support of population-wide salt reduction is strong, but current high-quality data about salt intake levels in India are mostly absent. This project sought to estimate daily salt consumption levels in selected communities of Delhi and Haryana in north India and Andhra Pradesh in south India. METHODS AND RESULTS In this study, 24-hour urine samples we...

By giving the impoverished and marginalised segments of society access to financial services, microfinance institutions (MFIs) have become a potent tool for advancing women's emancipation. This study intends investigate part MFIs play in empowering women Indian state Uttar Pradesh (U.P.). The examines how affect economic, social, political empowerment women, among other aspects empowerment. Add...

Epidemiological survey of cervical cancer in Andhra Pradesh Abstract To evaluate the epidemiological survey and the prevalence of cervical cancer in Andhra Pradesh, India. The incidence of cervical cancer data were extracted from Medical Colleges and its associated hospitals from 2009 to 2012. Amongst all the surveyed cases (6,971) 29.5% are cervical cancer cases with 28.1% of stage I, II and 7...