Rajasevasakta V. Subrahmanya Iyer, of Mysore, India

Studies on Radon at Mysore City, India

Humans are continuously exposed to ionizing radiation from natural sources. The main contributors to natural radiation are high-energy cosmic radiation and radioactive nuclides that originate in the earth’s crust. Rn, a decay product of Ra, originates from the naturally occurring U decay series. Rn, the only gas in the U decay series, is chemically inert, but is radioactive and exposure to it a...

Evolution of phenylthiocarbamide taster trait in Mysore, South India

BACKGROUND The ability to taste phenylthiocarbamide (PTC), a bitter chemical has long been known to be a heritable trait, which is being widely used for both genetic and anthropological studies. The frequency of taster and non-taster allele is found to vary in different populations. AIMS AND OBJECTIVE To investigate the frequency of taster trait in Mysore, South India. MATERIALS AND METHODS...

Lakshmi Iyer Research Statement

My research fields are development economics and political economy. One strand of my research focuses on the role of property rights institutions — the laws, rules and norms that govern how property is allocated, how property can be transferred, and how property is secured. The second strand focuses on political institutions: the constraints and rules governing policy makers, and the representa...

Prevalence and Correlates of Primary Infertility in Mysore, India

Study of gamma exposure rate in Mysore and Chamaraj Nagar district, Karnataka, India

Background: Humans beings are continuously exposed to ionizing radiation from natural sources. The main contributors to natural radiation are high-energy cosmic radiation and radioactive nuclides that originates in the earth’s crust. Exposure to high levels of radiation can cause serious health effects. In this study an attempt has been made to monitor the levels of environmental back...