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Cultures of caste and rural development in the social network of a south Indian village [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Cultures of caste in much of rural India have become entangled with institutions of rural development. In community-driven development, emphasis on “local resource persons” and “community spokespersons” has created new opportunities for brokerage and ...
Baviskar A.   +18 more
core   +4 more sources

The aryans and the ancient system of caste [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Over the last century or two, the dominant accounts of the caste system have looked for its roots in the ancient history of India. More precisely scholars have linked the origin of the caste system to the invasion of a Sanskrit speaking people, the ...
Keppens, Marianne
core   +2 more sources

Population stratification and genetic association studies in South Asia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Population stratification and its influence on genetic association studies is a controversial topic. Although it has been suggested that stratification is unlikely to bias the results of association studies conducted in developed countries, convincing ...
Bittles, A.H.
core   +3 more sources

Sex Ratio and Sexual Dimorphism in \u3ci\u3eFormica Exsectoides\u3c/i\u3e, the Allegheny Mound Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
We excavated 66 mounds from 6 populations of Formica exsectoides in Michigan jack pine, collecting sexual caste pupae for sex ratio estimates and measurement of dimorphism.
Bristow, C. M, Rowe, H. C
core   +2 more sources

Earnings Inequality in India: Has the Rise of Caste and Religion Based Politics in India had an Impact? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Since 1989, there has been a sharp increase in the role of caste and religion in determining political fortunes at both state and federal levels in India.
Manisha Chakrabarty, Sumon Kumar Bhaumik
core   +3 more sources

Supporting adolescent girls to stay in school, reduce child marriage and reduce entry into sex work as HIV risk prevention in north Karnataka, India: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND: Low caste adolescent girls living in rural northern Karnataka are at increased risk of school drop-out, child marriage, and entry into sex-work, which enhances their vulnerability to HIV, early pregnancy and adverse maternal and child health ...
Beattie, Tara S   +12 more
core   +2 more sources

Hair casts

open access: yesIndian Dermatology Online Journal, 2014
Hair casts or pseudonits are circumferential concretions, which cover the hair shaft in such a way that, it could be easily removed. They are thin, cylindrical, and elongated in length. We present an unusual case of an 8-year-old girl presenting with hair casts. Occurrence of these is unusual, and they may have varied associations.
Sweta S Parmar   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Cast syndrome [PDF]

open access: yesOxford Medical Case Reports, 2019
Cast syndrome, commonly known as superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction caused by compression of third part of duodenum from narrowing of the angle between superior mesenteric artery and abdominal aorta resulting in symptoms of duodenal outflow obstruction.
Madhu, Badireddy   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Maadhuri Hireker: Education, Emancipation, and an Ambedkarite-Buddhist Woman’s Journey from India to the UK

open access: yesCaste
This article presents a transnational oral history of Maadhuri Hireker (b. 1940), a first-generation educated Ambedkarite woman whose life traverses rural Maharashtra, the historic moment of Buddhist conversion in 1956, and the institutionalization of ...
GAURAV J. PATHANIA, Sat Pal Muman
doaj   +1 more source

Mandible composition and properties in two selected praying mantises (Insecta, Mantodea)

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Insects process their food with their cuticle‐based mouthparts. These feeding structures reflect their diversity and can, in some cases, showcase adaptations in material composition, mechanical properties, and shape to suit their specific dietary preferences.
Malo Roze   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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