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The Ambiguous Ecologies of Agri‐Alternatives: Exploring the Calculus of Social Reproduction in Rural India

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper advances scholarship on agri‐alternatives by probing the gap between romanticised narratives of how alternative farming transitions ought to be and the actual practices farmers enact in their fields. Focusing on moments when such alternatives encounter on‐the‐ground realities, we propose ambiguous ecologies as a lens to explore the ...
Arianna Tozzi, Enid Still
wiley   +1 more source

Pacemakers-”an infernal machine that interferes with the will of god”

open access: yesAnnals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2020
Praveen Kerala Varma
doaj   +1 more source

Emergence of West Nile virus infection in Kerala, South India: A case of concern

open access: yesJournal of Vector Borne Diseases
West Nile virus (WNV) infection is emerging as a disease of public health concern in Kerala state, India with recurring outbreaks since 2011. With its tropical climate, biodiversity hot spots of Western ghats, forest cover, plenty of water bodies and ...
Sonia Thankachy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Capital–Labour–State Dynamics of Herbicide Adoption in Rainfed India

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper engages debates around the capital–labour–state dynamics of agrarian transitions to address the oft‐studied but still little‐understood question of why farmers adopt herbicides when they do. Over the last several years, smallholder farmers in India have begun using the herbicide bispyribac sodium at breakneck speeds, particularly in
Carly Nichols, Nidhi Kumari
wiley   +1 more source

Rhetorics of Counternationalism: The Limitations of Digital Anti‐Hindutva in Combating Right‐Wing Extremism

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How are online discourses in subissues within counternationalist movements constructed? This study better understands what comprises digital counternationalist dissent against right‐wing nationalism, finding that right‐wing nationalism's success can also be explained through limitations in counternationalist discourse.
Mohammad Amaan Siddiqui
wiley   +1 more source

Child Immunization during COVID-19: A Mixed Methods Case Study of Pathanamthitta District, Kerala

open access: yesIndian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: Child immunization is a critical public health intervention to reduce the risk of infectious diseases. However, emergencies from disease, calamity, or conflict significantly disrupt the provision of immunization services through the primary ...
Liz M. Kuriakose
doaj   +1 more source

Severity of Betel Quid Use Disorders (BUD) Among Adult Indian Betel Quid Chewers

open access: yesOral Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Oral cancer is a major public health problem in India, with the highest number of cases and deaths in the world, and Betel Quid (BQ) chewing is responsible for almost 50% of cases. BQ Use Disorder (BUD) prevalence and severity have never been investigated among Indian BQ chewers.
Stefano Petti   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating multiple medications: A cross-sectional study of elderly polypharmacy in Thrissur district

open access: yesJournal of Geriatric Mental Health
Objective: The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of polypharmacy and identify associated factors among the elderly population in Thrissur district, Kerala. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a selected ward in Thrissur
Amitha Suresh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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