The mass usage of traditional fossil energy has adversely affected the environment on a global scale, such as environmental pollution and greenhouse effect. Meanwhile, there has been a growing demand for energy with the development of society. Since traditional fossil energy is not renewable, it is faced with the problem of energy shortage. Solar energy and hydrogen energy are promising, and ph...

Background Diabetes is emerging as a major health care problem especially in developing countries. Adhering to the WHO indicators and judicious use of anti-diabetic drugs will be a promising step in health care system. Objective To analyse the prescribing pattern of anti-diabetic drugs in a tertiary care hospital. Materials and Methods A retrospective, cross-sectional study was done for six mon...

Department of Management Studies, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry605 014, India Abstract It is very difficult for all the companies to retain their existing employees. Retaining the talents is the toughest assignment to the HR managers given by the Organizations. Due to more opportunities in all corners of the world, a dynamic employee does not want to stay in a single station. Employee Tur...

Mathematical models of transmission dynamics of infectious diseases provide a useful tool for investigating the impact of community based control measures. Previously, we used a dynamic (constant force-of-infection) model for lymphatic filariasis to describe observed patterns of infection and disease in endemic communities. In this paper, we expand the model to examine the effects of control op...

1. Hamele M, Poss WB, Sweney J. Disaster preparedness, pediatric considerations in primary blast injury, chemical, and biological terrorism. World J Crit Care Med. 2014;3:15-23. 2. Adhisivam B, Srinivasan S, Soudarssanane MB, Deepak Amalnath S, Nirmal Kumar A. Feeding of infants and young children in tsunami affected villages in Pondicherry. Indian Pediatr. 2006; 43:724-7. 3. Pfefferbaum B, Var...

The study was conducted to identify the problems related to feeding of children post tsunami in four villages in Pondicherry. Data were collected from 100 randomly chosen families who had an infant or a young child below 3 years of age during Tsunami. Informants were the mothers. In the population studied, 30% mothers did not exclusively breast feed for 6 months; 58% bottle fed their children a...

The activities of the growing population in Pondicherry urban agglomeration, with increasing industries have exerted an enormous pressure on its fragile environment. The lack of proper drainage and improper liquid and solid waste management has led to the breakdown of sanitary facilities. This has created conditions conducive to the proliferation of many disease vectors. The risk of infection w...