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Chandrakundam pond is one of the significant holistic faith ponds in Bhimavaram Town, Andhra Pradesh, India. In the present study aim is to assess the quality of Chandrakundam pond water for determining whether its suitability for drinking purposes otherwise sea water intrusion. For present study the Chandrakundam pond water samples were collected seasonally, pre-monsoon and monsoon during the year of 2013 from four different sampling stations.

The Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANETs) is a dynamic network in which collection of mobile nodes forming a temporary network without any infrastructure, centralized access point, or central administration. It allows wireless nodes to communicate with each other in the absence of any centralized support. In this kind of scenario any node can move from place to another in an arbitrary manner and hence topology gets change very frequently. Because of this dynamic geographical arrangement the link instability and node mobility make routing a core issue in MANETs.

Hydrological data of Kothuwatari sub-watershed comprising an area of 2793 hectares of the Tilaiya dam catchment of Upper Damodor valley, located in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand State (India) were analyzed to study the geomorphological response for estimation of direct runoff by using Geomorphological Instantaneous Unit Hydrogroph (GIUH) model. GIUH model was based on storm basis incorporating geomorphological parameters with the hydrological characteristics of the watershed.

Verticillium dahliae Kleb., the cause of Verticillium wilt is a major threat, which is known as “cancer” in cotton. However, currently available conventional fungicides are less effective due to its long persistency as mycelia and microsclerotia. The objective of the present study was to find out the optimum and most effective treatment for the suppression of this drastic disease. Ten modern fungicides alone and in combination with butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and sodium alginate (SA) were tested under laboratory conditions.

Mango Malformation Diseases (MMD) is one of the serious threats, causing tremendous economic losses every year to mango growers/contractors. In the current study, six fungi were isolated from primary and secondary tissues of malformed parts of the inflorescence. The fungi identified as Fusarium nivale, F. oxysporum, F. moniliforme, F. semitectum, Alternaria alternata and Aspergillus niger. F. nivale was isolated predominantly from the diseased samples collected from Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad, Tando Allah Yar and Sanghar districts. F.

It is well known that Bihar is one of the demographic backward state having relatively high rates of poverty and malnutrition, and this has been suggested as the reason for the high fertility and infant mortality observed across the district. However, the study attempt to examine spatial-temporal change in infant mortality and its determinants in Bihar. The district level estimates of IMR manifests that all districts have still high infant mortality. The infant mortality is higher in rural areas than that of urban areas over the period.

Two hundred and twenty two water samples were collected from August 2008 to April 2009, which including 49 samples from 13 water purification plants in Basrah governorate (13 samples prior entering to the plants, 13 from precipitation, 10 from filtration tanks and 13 samples from the water coming out of these plants). Furthermore 127 samples of tap water were collected from 18 districts around Basrah governorate. Also 46 samples were collected from tankers which supplying Reverse Osmosis (RO) in 19 different places and from five RO water supplying plants in the governorate.

For legislators, the digital age creates two major changes. On one hand, they can now connect directly with their voters without mediators such as TV or newspapers, but on the other hand, their actions become increasingly transparent. Are legislators adjusting to the new era? What does the public think? Most importantly, does the transparency that the digital era facilitates affect the accountability of legislators? Using questionnaires, we asked both Israeli voters and legislators about their perceptions regarding channels of communication and accountability.

Feedback from students is universally accepted to be a useful method in improving the quality of Medical education. The main objective of this study was to determine the Medical student’s perceptions regarding the teaching evaluation process of Medical teachers at private medical college Institute of Medical Sciences Narketpally. Methods: In this cross sectional study, questionnaires were distributed to 150 medical students of 5th semester students; Data was collected using an instrument which comprised 11 items rated on a 5 point Likert scale and four questionnaires with multiple options.

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is considered a public health problem and is a major cause of death and disability among young adults. There is lack of regular epidemiological monitoring of TBI in India. Hence we have made an effort to present epidemiology and outcome of TBI from Manipur. Materials and methods: Patients with acute brain injury were included in the study. Based on the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), patients were divided into mild (13-15), moderate (9-12) and severe (<9) head injury.