*Corresponding authors: Rastogi RP, Post-Graduate Department of Biosciences, UGC-Centre of Advanced Study, Sardar Patel University, Vadtal Road, Satellite Campus, Bakrol, Anand, Gujarat 388 315, India, Tel: +91 02692 229380; Fax: +91 02692 237258; E-mail: [email protected] Madamwar D, Post-Graduate Department of Biosciences, UGC-Centre of Advanced Study, Sardar Patel University, Vadtal...

This article examines the causes of urban earthquake vulnerability in Gujarat, based on the case study of Ahmedabad city which was affected in the 2001, Gujarat earthquake. This paper argues that the non-compliance of regulations which causes urban vulnerability cannot be corrected merely by additional regulations or increased enforcement. An enabling environment of compliance of regulations ca...

AUTHORS Mara G. FREIRE / CICECO, CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO, CAMPUS UNIVERSITÁRIO DE SANTIAGO, AVEIRO Dibyendu MONDAL / CICECO, CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO, CAMPUS UNIVERSITÁRIO DE SANTIAGO, AVEIRO Mukesh SHARMA / CICECO, CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO, CAMPUS UNIVERSITÁRIO DE SANTIAGO, AVEIRO Maria QUENTAL / CICECO, CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF...

BACKGROUND Two decades after the launch of the Safe Motherhood campaign, India still accounts for at least a quarter of maternal death globally. Gujarat is one of the most economically developed states of India, but progress in the social sector has not been commensurate with economic growth. The purpose of this study was to use district-level data to gain a better understanding of equity in ac...

BACKGROUND To address inadequate coverage of oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc supplements for the treatment of diarrhea among children under-five, the Diarrhea Alleviation through Zinc and ORS Treatment (DAZT) program was carried out from 2011-2013 in Gujarat and from 2011-2014 in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. The program focused on improving the diarrhea treatment practices of public and pri...

INTRODUCTION The Government of Gujarat has for the past couple of decades continuously initiated several interventions to improve access to care for pregnant and delivering women within the state. Data from the last District Family Heath survey in Gujarat in 2007-2008 show that 56.4% of women had institutional deliveries and 71.5% had at least one antenatal check-up, indicating that challenges ...

BACKGROUND India has the greatest burden of diarrhea in children under 5 years globally. The Diarrhea Alleviation through zinc and oral rehydration salts (ORS) Therapy program (2010-2014) sought to improve access to and utilization of zinc and ORS among children 2-59 months in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh (UP), India, through public and private sector delivery channels. In this analysis, we presen...

A pentatomid bug,Degonetus serratus (Distant) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) was found infesting on teak plants during a field visit to forest areas of Tapi district, South Gujarat, The infestation sporadic along the river side plantation. This paper presents first report occurrence D. and its from Gujarat.

Address for correspondence: Dr Bhagyesh Shah, Chief Intensivist, CIMS Hospital, Off Science City Road, Sola, Ahmedabad – 380060, Gujarat, India Email: [email protected] Between November 2014 and April 2015, India experienced a severe outbreak of influenza A(H1N1)pdm.1 The state of Gujarat was especially affected. Between 1 January and 22 February 2015, there were 3107 reported A(H1N1)pdm...

chicken anemia virus was detected by pcr in tissue samples collected from poultry flocks in gujarat,india. the vp1, vp2 and vp3 gene sequences of cav from anand, gujarat were obtained after cloning thepcr products in pdrive cloning vector. nucleotide sequence alignment with other cav sequencesdemonstrated overall identity of 95-98.8%, 98.8-99.8% and 98.8-100% for vp1, vp2 and vp3 regions,respec...