: Culture Change in Tribal Bihar: Munda and Oraon . Sachchidananda.

Tribal Culture and the Islamic Awakening

Malnutrition and anemia in tribal pediatric population of Purnia district (Bihar).

INDIAN PEDIATRICS 181 VOLUME 43FEBRUARY 17, 2006 their participation is entirely voluntary. Going beyond their usual role, the EC/IRB should also take up the mantle of an educator, informing researchers about the ethical standards to be followed while conducting pediatric trials. Only with such affirmative actions would the EC/IRB be able to fulfill their mandated role of safeguarding the inter...

Socio-Economic Profile and Quality of Life of Selected Oraon Tribal Living in and Around Sambalpur Town, Orissa

The present research study elucidates some aspects of Quality of Life of Oraon, Sambalpur town of Orissa. Oraon is one of the most primitive tribals of Eastern India. A sum of 120 households comprising 552 individuals (60 native families of Charbhati and 60 migrant families living in and around Sambalpur town) of Sambalpur District, Orissa was selected purposely and interviewed through the help...

Traditional Knowledge and Nutritive Value of Indigenous Foods in the Oraon Tribal Community of Jharkhand: An Exploratory Cross-sectional Study

Traditional knowledge and nutritional value of indigenous foods of the Oraon tribal community in Jharkhand, India was explored. Focus group discussions were conducted with adult members to identify commonly consumed indigenous foods. Taxonomic classification and quantitative estimation of nutritive value were conducted in laboratories or utilized data from Indian food composition database. More...

Culture, change, and prediction.

Five studies studies that Chinese and Americans perceive change differently. Chinese anticipated more changes from an initial state than Americans did. When events were changing in a particular direction. Chinese were more likely than Americans to predict change in the direction of change. Moreover, for patterns with changing slopes, Chinese predicted greater change in the way slopes changed, i...