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Indu ¹, Narendra Kumar ², Anant Kumar ³, Mamta Kumari ⁴

Affiliations
1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Geku Upper Siang, A.P., IN
2 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jairampur, Changlang, A.P., IN
3 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Auraiya, U.P., IN
4 Department of Home Science, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, Bihar, IN

Abstract

The present study was conducted on randomly selected 100 pre-school children of Pansalwa village of Beldaur block of Khagaria district of Bihar. Gomez as well as Waterlow's classification and MUAC value were used as tools to assess per cent prevalence of malnutrition among children. An equal per cent (33%) of children had been assessed as 'normal' according to Gomez as well as Waterlow's classification. A major per cent (55%) of children was categorized under 'Mild Malnutrition' grade, whereas, 12 per cent children were moderately malnourished according to Gomez classification. According to Waterlow's classification 77 per cent children were assessed as stunted. MUAC value put on records 37 per children under normal, 56 per cent under moderate and 7 per cent under severe malnutrition category.

Keywords

Prevalence, Malnutrition, Gomez Classification, Waterlow’s Classification, Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC)

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Rubi Verma ¹, Mamta Kumari ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Child Development, Kamla Nehru Institute of Physical and Social Sciences, Sultanpur (U.P.), IN
2 Department of Human Development, Ethelind School of Home Science, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad (U.P.), IN

Abstract

Anxiety is a common condition noticed in people of all age groups. It may be caused by a physical condition, mental condition, effects of drugs or due to a combination of these. The concept of anxiety is characterized most commonly or a diffused, unpleasant vague sense of comprehension, often accompanied by autonomic symptoms such as headache, perspiration, palpitation tightness of the chest, mild stomach discomfort, and restlessness, indicated by an inability to sit or stand still for a long time. (Sadock and Sadock, 2007). The study aimed to assess the anxiety level of college going students across gender. Two colleges namely, Kamla Nehru Institute of Physical and Social Sciences College and Ganpat Sahay college were selected from Sultanpur city. For the collection of information, 60 students were selected randomly from that college. These 60 college going students were divided into two categories in which 30 boys and 30 girls were included. The questionnaire schedule was used to elicit the general information pertaining to respondents. For specific information, Sinha's Comprehensive Anxiety test (1971) developed by A.K.P. Sinha and L.N.K. Sinha was used in this study. The results were carried out through the frequency and percentage method. The findings of study concluded that most of the respondents (63.33%) had extremely high anxiety.

Keywords

Anxiety, College Students, Anxiety Test.

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Mamta Kumari ¹, Vimi Singh ¹

Affiliations
1 P.G. Department of Home Science, S.M.College, T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bahgalpur (Bihar), IN

Abstract

Background and Objective: Diverse role of women lead towards negligence of their health and thus, scarcity of time and life style is driving towards unhealthy nutritional practices. Today processed food have an important position in the kitchen, therefore, in the present scenario these practices lead to obesity related diseases. The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of obesity and factor related to obesity risk in women of Bhagalpur due to unhealthy nutritional practices. Methodology: This community based study was conducted in the town of Bhagalpur (Bihar) in year 2010, 500 women aged 20 to 59 years old were included in the study. Data was collected using a questionnaire cum interview method. The questionnaire consisted of questions on socio - demographic (age, religion, education level, occupation, monthly income, marital status) gynaecological history, general dietary pattern and nutritional practices. In the present study BMI was used as main indicator of the degree of overweight and obesity among women. Results: The study finds that 40 per cent female was overweight whose BMI was 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m² and 25 per cent was obese whose BMI was 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m². Economic condition was positively co- related with the prevalence of over overweight and obesity. Work status of women does not show any clear relationship with overweight and obesity. Studies showed that higher BMI was clearly an important determinant of different disease, such 41 per cent suffering from diabetes, cardio-vascular, hypertension, thyroidism and arthritis. 21 per cent has heart disease and hypertension, 18 per cent heart disease, hypertension, thyroidism and arthritis, 12 per cent diabetes, heart disease and 8 per cent suffering from other diseases.

Keywords

Diverse Role Anthropometric, BMI, Life Style, Physical Exercise.

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Vimi Singh ¹, Mamta Kumari ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Home Science, S.M. College (T.M.B.U.) BHAGALPUR (BIHAR), IN
2 Department of Home Science, T.M.B.U., BHAGALPUR (BIHAR), IN

Abstract

Currently, the city is undergoing rapid socio-economic demographic nutritional and health transition. Although Bhagalpur has not yet overcome the problems of poverty, under nutrition and communicable diseases, it is increasingly facing additional challenges related to diseases of over-nutrition that results from urbanization and economic betterment. The purpose of the study was to describe, - the nutrition transition in Bhagalpur in term of double burden of malnutrition; - to create a better picture of both extremes under nutrition (Anaemia_ and over nutrition (related disease). Methodology : This paper conducted a study on 200 women of age belonging to 20 to 50 years because this is more venerable age. 100 women of age belonging to 20 to 50 years because this is more venerable age. 100 women from each groups were selected. To know the impact of under nutrition blood hemoglobin level was tested and assessed on who scale, for the second case to study height and weight was assessed. Result : The study finds that 51 per cent and 21 per cent in age of 20 to 30 years 25 per cent and 21 per cent and 21 per cent were in age of 30 to 40 years and 24 per cent and 35 per cent in age of 40 to 50 years was found in the case of under nutrition and over nutrition, respectively. According to WHO threshold, it was found, 25 per cent case of moderate, 16.16 per cent severe 10 per cent border line and 9 per cent less than 6Hb/g/Dl. (Total 60 % Anemic). It was remarkable to see that only 40 per cent cases were normal. On the other half of the study we found that 44 per cent women were overweight, / Obesity. Conclusion : This study found that the town is now facing dual burden of malnutrition that clearly draw a picture of health transition.

Keywords

Dual Burden, Obesity, Anemia, Women Health.

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Mamta Kumari ¹, Vimi Singh ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Home Science, Sunderwati Mahila College, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur (Bihar), IN

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The Govt. and non-Govt. organizations throughout the world has realized the importance of Breast feeding under the scheme of 'Health Care for All' and particularly through protection and promotion of Breast feeding. To the practice of Breast feeding is an universal process in recent years. There has been a global decline in the number of Breast feeding mothers. The present investigations was an attempt to evaluate the prevalence of Breast feeding practices in relation to their awareness, knowledge, income, source of knowledge and reason behind Breast feeding. The present study was to spot the variations of child rearing and awareness regarding the feeding practices in the Bhagalpur town - Raionale : (1) to evaluate their awareness and knowledge. (2) to assess the knowledge according to age, income and source of knowledge. Methodology: This study was conducted in different wards of Bhagalpur town. It was Hindu dominated but Muslims respondent were also present, in which slum population was also considered. Total number of 500 subjects were selected, but 96 schedule were rejected due to incomplete answers. Therefore only 404 cases were studied by the researcher. Data were analysed statistically according to the need. Tools for the study - Interview schedule was used for the study. Result : 52.94 per cent subjects in between age group of 21 to 25 yrs. belonged to middle income group. 2.04 per cent respondent belonged to the age group of 30 to 40 yrs. were higher income group. 81.18 per cent respondent's source of knowledge regarding Breast feeding was from neighbours and relatives. Only 4.47 per cent got the knowledge through medical advisor. 40.50 per cent respondents belonging to higher income group showed the reasons behind Breast feeding were healthy way. 32.7 per cent respondents belonging to lower income group highlighted about the natural and enough secretion of milk was the main reason. Some reason was followed by 29.16 per cent women belonging to middle income group.

Keywords

Income, Breast Feeding, Knowledge, Practices.

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Mamta Kumari ¹, N. P. Singh ², Goutam Ranjan ³

Affiliations
1 Bariatu, Ranchi, Jharkhand, IN
2 Department of Zoology, M. S. College, Motihari, Jharkhand, IN
3 Department of Zoology, T. R. M. Campus, Birganj, NP

Abstract

Haematological studies of Cyprinus carpio in the present work include the erythrocyte count, haemoglobin concentration and haematocrit value or packed cell volume of blood, and subsequently absolute values of M.C.V., M.C.H. and MCHC were calculated by the respective formulae. The major effects of nickel on the blood parameters are concerned with total count of RBC, their size and differential count of WBC. The significance of the present study is concerned with metallic pollution of major rivers of Jharkhand state.

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Vineet Kumar ¹, Mamta Kumari ², S. K. Saha ²

Affiliations
1 Indian Institute Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, IN
2 Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (ISRO), 4, Kalidas Road, Dehradun 248 001, IN

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The present study distinguishes the growing areas of basmati and non-basmati rice types using polarimetric target decomposition technique on temporal Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data. Multi-temporal quad-pol RADARSAT-2 data of part of the Indo-Gangetic plains were acquired to analyse the contribution of different scattering components (double bounce, singe bounce and volume scattering) at various crop growth stages of both rice types. A decision tree-based framework has been proposed to segregate both rice types and other major land use-land cover classes by capturing the temporal variations in different scattering components. Both rice types were separated in the study area with user's accuracy of 85.19% and 82.93% for non-basmati and basmati rice respectively.

Keywords

Basmati Rice, Decision-Tree Classifier, Polarimetric Target Decomposition, Synthetic Aperture Radar.

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Sandhya Morwal ¹, Shweta Anand ², Mamta Kumari ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Navania, Vallabhnagar, Udaipur (Rajasthan), IN
2 Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Navania, Vallabhnagar, Udaipur (Rajasthan), IN
3 Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Navania, Vallabhnagar, Udaipur (Rajasthan), IN

Abstract

Colic is one of the most common problems in equine management. Colic is a term used to describe a symptom of abdominal pain. In veterinary terms "colic" simply means, abdominal pain. Equine colic can be divide into two major type according to its origin. A colic case should be managed medically or surgically depends on severity of pain, involvements of system. The purpose of this article is to discuss the different cause, types, clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment of colic.

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Parveen Sharma ¹, Mamta Kumari ¹, Vidyasagar ¹, Pardeep Kumar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Vegetable Science and Floriculture, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, IN

Abstract

An experiment was conducted in factorial randomized block design with three replications during spring-summer season 2013 at Experimental Farm, Department of Vegetable Science and Floriculture, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur to standardize the best time of stigma receptivity and optimum fruit load in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) The data indicated that for hybrid seed production of tomato under polyhouse conditions, the pollination carried out between 9.00 to 10.00 am and retaining fruit load of 20 fruits per plant, exhibited higher fruit set (65.1%), average fruit weight (64.2g), 1000-seed weight (4.20g), average seed weight per fruit (0.17g), fruit yield per plant (1496.7g), seed yield per plant (4.54g) and seed quality parameters such as germination (91.7%) and seedling vigour index (1943) as compared to the pollinations done before and after this time and retaining fruit load of 25 or 30 fruits per plant.

Keywords

Tomato, Emasculation, Pollination Time, Stigma Receptivity, Seed Quality.

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