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Objective: To study the level of awareness about the importance of various hygiene and sanitation practices on the health of the individuals and also to assess the burden of open defecation in the rural setting in Lucknow district and understand the various factors which lead to the practice of open defecation in the community. Methodology: It was a systematic random sampling where the list of all the households in both the villages was obtained from the ASHA and thus using systematic random sampling every 10th household was selected.

Osteoporosis is a disease defined as the accelerated loss of bone mass, affects more women than men in post-menopausal women. In dentistry the identification of the disease is essential when the patient undergoes dental implants. The Surgeon Dentist can be the first to detect the disease due to oral bone loss. Dental implants are intraosseous pins placed in the mandible and / or maxilla, and these may have bone loss in the presence of the disease. The aim of this study is to demonstrate through clinical case the influence of osteoporosis on bone loss of dental implants.

Organizational analysis is an essential process for every organization as it helps in understanding organization’s strengths & weakness and responding to emerging challenges & opportunities. Though the concept of organizational analysis and most of the related frameworks were developed considering the private sector, however its relevance has increased considerably, over the period, for Public sector organizations too. Existing frameworks used for organizational analysis of private sector organizations have certain limitations while analyzing the public-sector organizations.

Strategic Planning is an essential process for every organization as it helps in deciding future course of action. Though the concept of strategic planning and most of the related frameworks were developed considering the corporate sector however its relevance has increased considerably over the period in Public sector too. Perspective and emergent approach for strategic planning are two commonly used approaches for strategic planning in corporate sector. Both the approaches have its own advantages and limitations.

In Africa, urban agriculture plays an important role in food security. In the context of this agriculture, the composting of cattle mixed with litter is very often used because they induce good soil properties. Now, the question is to know the use of these excreta in their fresh state, as this practice is common in vegetable agrosystems of the town of Daloa. Thus, an experimental set-up on lettuce replicating the use of fresh bovine dung has been put in place. The results of the measurements and analyzes carried out on the crops showed an improvement in the yield of the lettuce.

Aim: The aim of the study is to assess the amelioration of soft dexterities among dental students by endorsing operator-assistant partnership in clinical dental practice. Materials and Methods: Soft dexterities are critical in periodic practice of clinical dentistry. Hence, it is fundamental to perceive exceptional dental education with legitimate progress if soft dexterities indoctrinated among students. This study is principally based on student’s response of working in operator-assistant pairs to revamp soft dexterities. Both positive and negative reverberations were collected.

Background: The likelihood of future progression to diabetes mellitus can be assessed using various indicators of insulin resistance. Waist circumference, body mass index (BMI) and waist hip ratio are routinely employed in estimating obesity, which in turn contributes to insulin resistance. Sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD), is measured with the patient in supine position, causing the subcutaneous fat to fall down towards either side, and hence leaving the harder visceral fat to be measured by SAD. Waist circumference, however, measures both subcutaneous and visceral fat.

Introduction: There is evidence that the impaired childhood growth and development that result from poor nutrition are linked to chronic disease in adulthood. Proper nutrition is a basic component of health, growth and development for maintaining health through-out life. So there is the need to assess the knowledge, attitude & practice among school aged children regarding the importance of micronutrients as they are at growing stage. Methodology: Analysis of the data was done in accordance with the objectives.

Under the framework of knowledge production function, this paper applies the multiple linear regression model in econometrics to solve the problem of the research and development and innovation in china, The results show that the input of human capital, the combination of universities and enterprises, the new product development of enterprises, and the research of institutional research have a positive effect on innovation output, The central and local governments should strengthen the cultivation of talents and human resources.

In this communication, we evaluate - gonal numbers and octahedral number by applying the initial value theorem in -Transforms.