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PREVALENCE OF JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS IN DHEMAJI DISTRICT OF ASSAM [PDF]
, 2015 Japanese encephalitis (JE) is the viral disease caused by Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) transmitted to human by Culex mosquitoes. As per WHO, annually 10,000–15,000 people die due to JEV in worldwide.
Malakar, Mridul
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Social Factors and Lack of Awareness Affecting the High Maternal Mortality in Northeast-India
Indian Journal of Community MedicineMaternal mortality is a crisis worldwide. In 2017, globally 810 women succumbed to pregnancy and childbirth-related complications every day. Despite India reporting a progressive decline in maternal mortality, it accounted for 12% of the world’s total ...
Aniruddha Jakharia +2 more
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‘Fine Men from Afar’: Cricket and Empire on the Home Front
History, EarlyView.Abstract During the Second World War, contrary to enduring images of bombardment and scarcity, people on Britain's ‘Home Front’ continued to take part in a broad array of sporting activities. Cricket played a more significant role in the wartime sporting landscape than many historians have previously recognized.
Michael Collins
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Women and agricultural livelihood in hills of Assam [PDF]
Women are the integral part of society and their contribution to agriculture sector is worth mentioning. But they remain as an invisible worker. The present study emphasizes on the role of women in hill agriculture in Assam.
Gogoi, Nijara, Das, Daisy
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Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalObjective: This study investigated the prevalence and determinants of substance use and psychological distress amongst adolescents living in the slum areas of Dibrugarh, Assam.
Munpi Mayurakshi Mahanta +4 more
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines how socio‐political constructions of rental markets create housing vulnerabilities for subaltern renters. Going beyond the typical focus on occupancy claims in slums, I study rent and racialization in Indian cities through the experiences of Northeastern migrant women living in Bengaluru.
Meghna Mohandas
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Is land‐use deregulation enough to deliver housing?: The case of institutional frictions in India
Real Estate Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper examines whether land use deregulation increases housing supply in the presence of additional institutional frictions, such as ill‐defined property rights. India's urban land ceiling (ULC) laws, which put limits on individual ownership of private vacant land in the largest cities, were repealed during the 2000s.
Arnab Dutta +2 more
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A study on Hydroelectric and Irrigation potential of Dikhow river, Assam [PDF]
, 2017 Hydropower as a form of renewable resource is very essential in the sustainable development of a country. On the basis of various studies made on Dikhow a perennial river of length of 255.8 km using GIS and Remote sensing an attempt has been made to ...
Mazumdar, Mriganka +2 more
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Journal of Vector Borne DiseasesBackground & objectives: Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a re-emerging vector-borne zoonotic disease with a significant public health impact in India. JE is endemic in several Indian states, including Assam, which consistently reports high burden of human ...
Mukul Gupta +3 more
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Caste criminalisation in South India and permanent migration to Fiji, 1903–1927
Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Does the official criminalisation of a group lead to permanent out‐migration? In the early 20th century, British officials in south India designated multiple castes as inherently criminal under the Criminal Tribes Act (CTA). The CTA required police registration and could force entire groups into special settlements.
Alexander Persaud
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