Multimodel Response Assessment for Monthly Rainfall Distribution in Some Selected Indian Cities Using Best Fit Probability as a Tool [PDF]
We carry out a study of the statistical distribution of rainfall precipitation data for 20 cites in India. We have determined the best-fit probability distribution for these cities from the monthly precipitation data spanning 100 years of observations ...
Desai, Shantanu +2 more
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Communication in cross-cultural consultations in primary care in Europe: the case for improvement. The rationale for the RESTORE FP 7 project [PDF]
The purpose of this paper is to substantiate the importance of research about barriers and levers to the implementation of supports for cross-cultural communication in primary care settings in Europe.
Burns, N. +10 more
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The present study was undertaken to evaluate various methods of estimating evapotranspiration to predict water requirement of soybean and wheat crops for nine selected districts of Madhya Pradesh under vertisols.
RAMADHAR SINGH +2 more
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An assessment of remotely sensed environmental variables on Dengue epidemiology in Central India.
In recent decades, dengue has been expanding rapidly in the tropical cities. Even though environmental factors and landscape features profoundly impact dengue vector abundance and disease epidemiology, significant gaps exist in understanding the role of ...
Devojit Kumar Sarma +14 more
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Crip Life Amidst Debilitation: Medicalization, Survival, and the Bhopal Gas Leak
In a textbook horror-story of global capitalism, on December 3, 1984, the U.S owned Union Carbide pesticide factory spewed forty tons of lethal toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) on the city of Bhopal in India. Nearly 10,000 people died and 30,000 people were
Jiya S. Pandya
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Engineering psychology: Contribution to system safety [PDF]
There has been a growing interest in the area of engineering psychology. This article considers some of the major accidents which have occurred in recent years, and the contribution which engineering psychology makes to designing systems and enhancing ...
Noyes, J, Stanton, N A
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Industrial Accidents: are more Serious Events than Bhopal Possible?
Major accidents unfortunately occur with a certain frequency in industry. Sometimes these accidents are of truly catastrophic proportions. There naturally come to mind events such as the leak and subsequent release of a toxic cloud of methyl isocyanate ...
Arturo Trujillo
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This study presents the detrital zircon U–Pb ages of the Upper Bhander Sandstone from the Bhopal Inlier, Central India. The age spectra of Upper Bhander Sandstone show the dominance of a detrital zircon population between 1,500 and 1,900 Ma, a ...
Vandana Kumari +3 more
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Mental health of survivors of 1984 Bhopal disaster: A continuing challenge
Bhopal disaster is an important milestone in Indian Industrial Psychiatry. The disaster was not only the biggest industrial disaster but also one in which complex forces have joined hands to demy the mental health needs of the population.
R Srinivasa Murthy
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Coupled ethical-epistemic analysis of public health research and practice: categorizing variables to improve population health and equity [PDF]
The categorization of variables can stigmatize populations, which is ethically problematic and threatens the central purpose of public health: to improve population health and reduce health inequities. How social variables (e.g., behavioral risks for HIV)
Katikireddi, S. Vittal, Valles, Sean A.
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