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Animal Ethics and India: Understanding the Connection through the Capabilities Approach [PDF]

, 2017
This paper, unveiling the visionary short-sightedness of animal protection, argues for a just vision towards animals in India. Critically analysing the wide range of animal protections in India, the paper finds that in spite of such protections, animals ...
Chakraborty, Rhyddhi
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Peptic ulcer in Assam [PDF]

Gut, 1964
Big differences in the prevalence of peptic ulcer are known to exist in different parts of India. This paper reports a high incidence in Assam and records certain differences with peptic ulcers found in south India.
S L, MALHOTRA, C T, MAJUMDAR, P C, BARDOLOI   +2 more
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The Social Effects of the Economic Transformation in India (An Attempt at Measurement and Evaluation) [PDF]

, 2017
The empirical analysis of the trends in the said index proves that the rapid economic growth in India after the year 1991 has brought about substantial increases in the life expectancy of the inhabitants of the country and a diminishing of disparities in
Bywalec, Grzegorz
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A New Dawn? Statelessness and Assam

Groningen Journal of International Law, 2019
This article explores the ongoing crisis of statelessness that has been created because of a petition made by the people of Assam, India to update the electoral rolls in the state.
Regina Menachery Paulose
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The importance of trans-boundary conservation of the Asiatic Elephant Elephas maximus in Patharia Hills Reserve Forest, northeastern India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2019
The lives of Asiatic Elephants in the Patharia Hills Reserve Forest of Barak Valley, Assam are at risk. Due to serious anthropogenic pressures, human-elephant interactions have increased tremendously during recent decades.
Nazimur Rahman Talukdar, Parthankar Choudhury, Rofik Ahmed Barbhuiya   +2 more
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Home-based newborn care voucher initiative in Assam: An evaluation

Indian Journal of Public Health, 2020
Background: An innovative home-based newborn care (HBNC) voucher system has been introduced in Assam to improve home visits of accredited social health activists (ASHAs), make them more accountable, and empower the community.
Tushar Manohar Rane, Tulika Goswami Mahanta, Sridhar Prahlad Ryavanki, Bivash Gogoi, Manjit Boruah   +4 more
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Rise of Populism in Northeast India: A Case of Assam

Social Inclusion
A blend of historical and contemporary forces has shaped populism in India. The Congress government’s shortcomings (2004–2014), marked by dynastic politics and corruption, paved the way for the rise of populism, particularly under the Bharatiya Janata ...
Rakesh Mochahary, Loung Nathan K. K.
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Isolation, Identification and Characterization of an Indigenous Pigmented Yeast Isolated from Assam, North East, India

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
Carotenoids are a group of compounds that provide various health protective benefits. Several microbes, including yeasts, are known to produce such compounds as secondary metabolites and thus these yeasts can be utilized as microbial cell factories for ...
Jubanlak Mary Pohsnem, Bhaskar Jyoti Nath, Smita Sarma, Deep Prakash Parasar   +3 more
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SUBCLINICAL MASTITIS - ITS PREVALENCE, RISK ANALYSIS, AND ASSOCIATION WITH METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA) IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS OF ASSAM, INDIA [PDF]

Exploratory Animal and Medical Research
This study investigates the epidemiology of subclinical mastitis, focusing on prevalence, risk factors, bacterial pathogens, virulence factors, antimicrobial sensitivity, and detection of methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacterial ...
Suruj Protim Kakati, Girindra K. Saikia, Rajeev K. Sharma, Durlav P. Bora, Probodh Borah, Sophia M. Gogoi, Pankaj Deka, Pranab Konch, Nayanmoni Konwar, Syed A. Arif   +9 more
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A Cross-Sectional Study of Self-Esteem and Body Image Satisfaction among Primary School Teachers in Sonitpur, Assam

Annals of Indian Psychiatry
Background: Body image is a multidimensional dynamic construct that involves internal biological and psychological factors as well as external cultural and social determinants.
Indrajeet Banerjee, Fayaz Ahmad Paul, Mamata Rani Swain   +2 more
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