Performance of a Farmer Interest Group in Tamil Nadu

Outbreak of dengue in Tamil Nadu, India

Dengue is known in India since 1940s, but the disease is very limited in its spread. Dengue is becoming rampant in many states of southern India. As of now, no specific treatments (therapies) or vaccines are available against the disease. The people of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, where the dengue incidences are increasing, perceive this spurt as due to poor rainfall and power supply. We attempte...

Participation of Team Atmosphere in Team Effectiveness of Non Banking Financing Company in Tamil Nadu

Creating an effective team environment is vital to succeed. More often than not there’s no opportunity for personality clashes, team members can’t be picky about which clients they prefer to deal with them. The present study is an empirical study consists of 60 samples out of 120 working employees to the tune of 50 per cent of the population. Both the Primary and ...

HLA Antigens in Nadars a Native Dravidian Caste Group of Tamil Nadu, South India

One hundred and thirty seven unrelated Nadar individuals residing in Tamil Nadu, (South India) were studied for HLA A, B, C and DR locus antigen profiles. The allele frequencies of HLA A9, B5, Cw4, Cw7, DR2 and DR6 were increased while frequencies of HLA A10, B8, B16, B46, B78, Cw5, Cw9 and DR9 were decreased in the Nadars. The gene frequencies of HLA A1, A3, A28, B5, B17, B37, Cw4, Cw5, DR1, D...

Spotted fevers & typhus fever in Tamil Nadu.

Areca nut use in rural Tamil Nadu: a growing threat.

BACKGROUND Areca nut is the fourth main psychoactive substance in the world. In India, tobacco is added to the quid and the commercially manufactured nonperishable forms of betel quid (pan masala or gutkha) are on the rise in the market. OBJECTIVE To find out the prevalence of areca nut among the rural residents of Sriperambudur Taluk. SETTINGS AND DESIGN A community-based survey using pre-...