Rupseh Dudhe *, Pramod Kumar Sharma, Prabhakar Verma, Anshu Chaudhary a Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Meerut Institute of Engineering & Technology, NH-58, Baghpat Bypass Crossing, Meerut (U. P.), India250005. Vishveshwarya Institute of Medical Science Dadri, Gautambudh Nagar (U.P.) India-203207. Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), India248007. NIMS University, S...

Out of 410 clinically diagnosed cases of superficial mycoses encountered during 1985 - 87, direct KOH mounts were positive in 250 (62.19%) cases and the cultures were positive in 123 (30.00%) cases. The organisms isolated included Trichophyton rubrum (36.58%). T. simii (32.52%), T.mentagrophytes (12.19%), C.tropicum (8.13%), Microsporum gypseum (6.50%), Epidermophyton floccossum (2.43%), T. vio...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Rajasthan is one of the dengue endemic states of India. Very few studies have been published on entomological aspects of dengue in this state. Owing to water scarcity, inhabitants in desert areas overstore domestic water which leads to the persistence of dengue vectors within the domestic premises. Area specific knowledge on breeding, key containers and seasonal rhythms ...

This hospital-based study reports the results of antenatal screening for thalassemia in pregnant women visiting a hospital in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. Eighty-eight (5.9%) of 1500 women screened for thalassemia had thalassemia trait. Twenty at-risk couples were identified and two fetuses were detected to be having thalassemia major.

Citation: Singh MB, Fotedar R (2015) Studies on the Nutritional Status of School Age Children in Drought Affected Desert Environment of Western Rajasthan, India. J Nutr Health Sci 2(2): 202. doi: 10.15744/23939060.2.202 Volume 2 | Issue 2 Journal of Nutrition and Health Sciences

This paper highlights the Thar Desert and its ecosystem. The work reviews and presents the natural condition of the Thar Desert within Rajasthan State. The diversity of the vegetation and of higher animals is discussed on the basis of earlier works and surveys. Major problems and conservation issues are presented along with their possible solutions. Recommendations are made for the protection o...

1School of Biological Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar, India 2Centre for Advanced Studies in Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India 3Division of Reproductive Biology, Maternal and Child Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India 4Department of Molecular Biology, National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Indian Council of Medical R...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Despite various efforts by the Government of India, utilization of antenatal care (ANC) services continues to be low among women from rural areas particularly those belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. The present study was undertaken to examine the factors associated with the utilization of ANC services among women in four States including Rajasthan, Odisha, Chhattisgarh ...

OBJECTIVE To establish a laboratory iodization quality assurance system to support small-scale salt production facilities in India and to assess the level of agreement for the internal quality assurance (IQA) and external quality assurance (EQA) protocols. DESIGN Operational research. The IQA and EQA programme was established in the year 2008. Agreement between field laboratories and the refe...

The role of good management practices in organizations has recently been emphasized. Do the same principles also apply in government organizations, even the most bureaucratic and hierarchical of them? And can skilled, motivated managers identify how to improve these practices, or is there a role for outsiders to help them in this task? Two unique large-scale randomized trials conducted in colla...