Life Sciences

The water quality of rivers and water bodies are not as per the norms and the main reason for this, is poor sewage, domestic waste and industrial effluents in the city. Physico-Chemical and Biological characteristics of the water of river Ramganga were studied and tested by collecting five different samples from five different sites in winter season and to observe the change in the quality of water in winter season by discharged through untreated sewage, domestic waste and industrial wastes etc. which increases the water pollution in river.

The fish haematology is a vital source to know the health status of the fish. Now until much literature on several sides of haematopatho physio-biology is achievable on most of the vital freshwater fishes in India. The goal of this study to calibrate haematological study of Clarius batrachus. In this perusal, the calculated values were compared between male and female Clarias batrachus as well as a comparison between winter, summer and rainy seasons.

This research work is non-experimental quantitative, cross-sectional description aims to determine the prevalence of mobbing in the nursing staff of a private health institution of the City of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. As well as determine the main aggressor agent of mobbing. The sample is composed of 44 nurses obtained under a non-probabilistic design for convenience, who agreed to participate in the application of the 60-item Heinz Leymann (mobbing) questionnaire. Respecting the code of ethics, under informed consent. Analyzing the results with the statistical program SPSS version 22.

A cross-sectional study of the descriptive type carried out in a Long Stay Institution for the Elderly located in the south of. Aiming to evaluate the nutritional status of institutionalized elderly and to correlate the anthropometric variables with the Mini Nutritional Assessment. The mean age of the sample was 79.5 years, with a predominance of females, with more than 1 year of institutionalization and singles. Greater values of Body Mass Index, arm girth, triceps skin fold thickness, and waist circumference were found among men and women in the younger age group.

In banana tree plantations, leaf yellowing was noticed by producers. With the aim of making the etiology of banana tree chlorosis so as to contribute to the improvement of banana tree yield, the distribution of the disease in plantations was observed. The phytosanitary status of infected banana tree plantations was assessed by calculating the prevalence of leaf chlorosis. The characteristic symptoms of banana treeleaf chlorosis were described. Sampling was done in order to isolate the causative agent.

In order to examine effect of nitrogen and phosphorus levels on the plant growth and curd yield of cauliflower, the trial was laid out in a three replicated randomized complete block design, using six nitrogen and phosphorous (NP) levels. The treatments including T1=Control, T2=50 - 50 kg ha-1, T3=75 - 60 kg ha-1, T4=100-70 kg ha-1, T5=125-80 kg ha-1, T6=150-90 kg ha-1 and T7=175-100 kg ha-1 were applied in the present study. The results showed that all the growth and yield traits of cauliflower were significantly affected by nitrogen and phosphorus levels.

The present study providing data on circulating TSH, T3 and T4 concentration of Caucasian snake in the active seasons• The parameters of body length and weight were measured in the Caucasian male vipers (n=24) from Lar area in Tehran province• The serum levels of the TSH, T4 and T3 hormones were measured in the October- November, of 2014, by ELISA in the wave length of 450 nm• The results show that the mean values of the body length and weight of the male Caucasian vipers were 43•2 2.3cm and 427•5 45 g respectively• The circulating TSH, T4 and T3 concentration were higher during per-hiberna

Teenage pregnancy today is a widely acknowledged common public health problem worldwide, whereas the problems presented by the pregnant unwed teenagers are among the most difficult and perplexing issues faced by those who work in the fields of health, education and social services. Society is immune to teenage pregnancy and it affects every society-developed and developing alike. There is a growing awareness that early child bearing has multiple consequences in terms of maternal health, child health and over all well-being of society.

Objective: To understand the reasons that led graduates of the Undergraduate Nursing Course to choose the profession. Method: Qualitative study with theoretical and methodological reference of the Social Phenomenology of Alfred Schütz. Ten graduates from a private institution in the interior of São Paulo State participated. Data collection was performed between February and March of 2013, through audio recorded interviews. The statements were numbered from one to ten, analyzed individually and globally.

This work has the purpose of analyzing the formation of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) in the Northeast of Brazil (NEB) in some cities of the state of Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte. The UHI is a climatic phenomenon that occurs from the elevation of the temperature of an urban region compared to the rural region. Heat conduction is higher in the urban environment because of the physical properties of building materials, which consequently contribute to the increase in temperature contrast in relation to areas with more vegetation.