INTRODUCTION Despite continuing efforts to promote skilled institutional delivery, eight women die every hour in India due to causes related to pregnancy and child birth. The objectives of this study were to assess the prevalence and the determinants of institutional delivery by skilled birth attendants in a rural population in Andhra Pradesh, India. METHODS This cross-sectional study used da...

According to the United Nations (UN), in 2002 almost one-fifth of the world population (i e, 1.3 billion people) was living in extreme poverty, earning less than one dollar a day. In recent public debates microfinance has been mentioned as an important instrument to combat poverty. Therefore, microfinance has received a lot of attention, both from policy-makers as well as in academic circles. E...

evaluating existing flexible pavement condition is a pre-requisite to choose improvement technique that has to be adopted to enhance its quality. to evaluate existing pavements, non-destructive testing methods are desirable. benkelman beam and 5th wheel bump integrator are used to conduct non-destructive tests like deflection and roughness surveys on the existing pavement of 4 lane divided carr...

1.Dept. of Veterinary Anatomy, NTR.College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram – 521 102, Krishna (Dt), Andhra Pradesh, India. Ph:+91-9666636767, Fax:+91-8676-252335 2.Dept. of Veterinary Anatomy, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. 3. Dept. of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. * E-mail of the corresponding author: nkbraju@gm...

Received on: 5/3/13 Accepted after Revision: 8/10/13 1,3,4Senior Professor and Head, 2Senior Lecturer, 5Professor 1Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Hi-tech Dental College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India 2,3,5Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Narayana Dental College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India 4Department of Orthodontics, KVG Dental Colle...

We report here the 5.58-Mb draft genome of Pseudomonas putida strain KG-4 obtained from the oil fields of the Krishna-Godavari basin, Andhra Pradesh, India. The genome sequence is expected to facilitate identification and understanding of genes associated with hydrocarbon metabolism, which can help in developing strategies for managing oil spills and bioremediation.

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, IA 52246, USA 2Centre for Translational Cancer Research, IBT, Texas A&M HSC, Houston, TX 77030, USA 3Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500037, India 4Centre for Genetic Diseases and Molecular Medicine, Central Universi...

This paper presents the Medical Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh based on the results of Medico - Ethno - Botanical exploration undertaken during the last fourteen years (1971 - 72 till the end of 1984). In all, 117 well known medicinal plants widely used in Ayurveda, Siddha and other systems of Medicine are enumerated here.

The paper deals with the folk-lore use of 26 antidiabetic plant species occurring in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. The methods of preparation and dose of administration of crude drugs as suggested by tribal and non - tribal herbalists are recorded in the study. Also the known chemical constituents(s) of these plants are included in the communication.