Application of pesticides in the paddy fields has deleterious effects on non-target organisms including cyanobacteria which are photosynthesizing and nitrogen fixing micro-organisms contributing significantly towards soil fertility and crop yield. Pesticide contamination in the paddy fields has manifested into a serious global environmental concern. To study the effect of one such pesticide, th...

Significant variations in infection, testing, and mortality rates have exposed key differences the initial COVID-19 response by Indian states. At onset of pandemic, states like Gujarat, known for its large economic output, suffered high case fatality rates, a disorganized response, poor access to healthcare. In contrast, Kerala, less industrialized state on India’s southwestern coast, experienc...

Business Strategies are formulated based on an understanding of customer needs. This requires development of a strategy to understand customer behaviour and buying patterns, both current and future. This involves understanding, first how an organization currently understands customer needs and second predicting future trends to drive growth. This article focuses on purchase trend of customer, w...

BACKGROUND India leads all nations in numbers of maternal deaths, with poor, rural women contributing disproportionately to the high maternal mortality ratio. In 2005, India launched the world's largest conditional cash transfer scheme, Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), to increase poor women's access to institutional delivery, anticipating that facility-based birthing would decrease deaths. Indian...

An Analysis of Opinion Mining Research Works Based on Language, Writing Style and Feature Selection Parameters Jasleen Kaur Assistant Professor Research Scholar Shroff S. R. Rotary Institute of Chemical Technology Uka Tarsadia University, Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India Bardoli, Gujarat, India [email protected] Dr.Jatinderkumar R. Saini Associate Professor Research Supervisor Narmada College of C...

Abstract The Thar Desert is located at the confluence of Sindh, Gujarat, and Rajasthan. region’s folklore refers to desert as a sea through which cast warriors, merchants, adventurers traveled. Oral histories connect it with business subsistence exchanges. These tell crossing Rann Kutch (i.e., into India from Pakistan). They illustrate strong connection between Tharparkar (in Pakistani province...

Background: Dental caries is a chronic disease with multi factorial etiology and pathogenesis and is the most prevalent unmet health care need of children. Aim & Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of dental caries in preschool children aged 3-5 years in Narmada, Gujarat. Material And Methods: A cross sectional community based study on the prevalence of dental caries a...

Background: Leishmaniasis is a major public health problem causing significant morbidity and mortality in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It presents mainly in three clinical forms, of which visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the most severe form. Recent outbreaks of VL in India and the epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) make VL a re-emerging problem in India1. Outbreaks and epidemics o...

AIM The present study was undertaken to understand the zoonotic importance of canine scabies and dermatophytosis with special reference to the knowledge level of dog owners in urban areas of Gujarat. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was carried out in randomly selected 120 dog owners of 3 urban cities (viz., Ahmedabad, Anand and Vadodara) of Gujarat state, India. Dog owners (i.e., respondents)...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of the Chiranjeevi Yojana programme, a public-private partnership to improve maternal and neonatal health in Gujarat, India. METHODS A household survey (n = 5597 households) was conducted in Gujarat to collect retrospective data on births within the preceding 5 years. In an observational study using a difference-in-differences design, the relationship between ...