OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of rotavirus diarrhea among hospitalized children less than 5 years of age in Kerala State and to determine the circulating strains of rotavirus in Kerala. DESIGN Multicenter, cross-sectional study. SETTING Eight representative hospitals in Kunnathunadu Thaluk, Ernakulam district, Kerala. PARTICIPANTS Children in the age group under 5 years. METHODS ...

Deep-sea shrimp fishery operations in Kerala were initiated since 1999 with high landings which subsequently dropped considerably. The present study assesses the different problems faced by trawloperators in deep-sea shrimp fishing operations. High operational cost, high risk and efforts, lack of skilled and trained manpower, low market price realisation, abundance of discards, poor quality of ...

Present study was carried out at the research farm of ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala during 3 summer seasons 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2018–19 to assess crop water requirement upland taro (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott) arrive a suitable irrigation schedule under humid tropical conditions Kerala. The experiment conducted in randomized block design (RBD), with...

of the Paper Information Technology (IT) has got tremendous potential for enhancing the operational efficiency of banks and strengthening their risk management capability, particularly credit risk management. Taking the case of Old Private sector Banks (OPBs) in Kerala state, this paper seeks to analyse the role of IT in improving their net interest margin (NIM) and non-interest margin (NOM), t...

Memecylon clarkeanum Cogn., a vulnerable species, is reported as new record for Karnataka from primeval sacred forest, Rameshwara Devarakadu of Hulkodu village in the region Sharavathi river basin, Sagar taluk, Shivamogga district, central Western Ghats. The present discovery highlights importance groves conserving rare, endangered and endemic flora. Prior to this, species was India Kerala 2012...

Background: Kerala has become a success and model for the country, especially in increasing life expectancy as well reducing infant maternal mortalities. But there is wider demographic epidemiological transition happened, which lead to higher morbidity rates style diseases. Considering health basic need necessity, this scenario of unregulated healthcare market, it essential that along with publ...

India’s female employment and labour force participation have been declining since the mid-2000s. Kerala, traditionally its best-performing state on these indicators, has done worse than the country as a whole. This article examines the shifts that occurred in Kerala’s female employment and participation between 2004 and 2012, by household income level, age group, level of education and occupat...

Background: Adolescence lays the foundation for future health. Anaemia among adolescent girls has become a significant public health issue. The state of Kerala few reported studies in this regard. current study was conducted to determine prevalence anaemia rural area central and find out factors associated with them.Methods: A cross sectional 194 Tholur panchayath Thrissur district, Kerala. par...