Attempts were made to study temporal variation in monthly, seasonal and annual rainfall over Kerala, India, during the period from 1871 to 2005. Longterm changes in rainfall determined by Man-Kendall rank statistics and linear trend. The analysis revealed significant decrease in southwest monsoon rainfall while increase in post-monsoon season over the State of Kerala which is popularly known as...

In India, outbreaks of dengue fever (DF)/dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) have been reported in various parts of the country during the past four decades[1]. Aedes aegypti is the only vector that has so far been implicated in dengue transmission[1,2], even though Aedes albopictus is known to be present in some of the peri-urban and rural areas [2]. Recently, a survey was carried out in the Kozhi...

This case study describes the first detection of classical swine fever (CSF) in Kerala state, India. Two cases of acute mortality in small-scale pig farming units were investigated. In both cases, affected pigs had been maintained on uncooked waste and were not vaccinated against CSF. Anorexia, hyperaemia of the ears, pyrexia, and convulsions were the primary clinical signs observed in both cas...

In this article we shall present an overview of the development of calculus in Indian mathematical tradition. The article is divided naturally into two parts. In the first part we shall discuss the developments during what may be called the classical period, starting with the work of Āryabhat.a (c. 499 CE) and extending up to the work Nārāyan. a Pan.d. ita (c. 1350). The work of the Kerala Scho...

Tribes are the aboriginal inhabitants of our country who have been living in alife based on the natural environment and have cultural patterns congenial to their physical and social environment. They are the poorest; most marginalized, oppressed, and deprived people in the country. India has the second largest tribal population in the world after Africa( Richard Scaria et.al 2013).Though Kerala...

This study observes and interprets the spatio-temporal variation in oxygen hydrogen isotopic composition (δ18O, δD) of shallow groundwater Southwestern Coastal state India, Kerala, terms seasonally varying rainfall, physiography, hydrogeological settings this region. identifies effective recharge sources their relative contributions provides first-order estimates submarine discharge by interpre...

Background: Ischemic Heart Disease has been increasing in the Middle East and North Africa. Hypertension is an important modifiable risk factor of IHD and play an important role in the epidemic of IHD. Hypertension is responsible for about 45% of IHD mortality and affects more than one billion people around the world. Objective: This study aims to quantify the population attributable fraction...

Authors Dr. Priya R, Dr. Sapna C. M. , Dr. Rakesh R. Rajan Dept. of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry, Kerala, India Corresponding Author Dr. Priya R Dept. of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry AIMS Ponekkara P. O., Kochi, Kerala, India – 682041 Email: [email protected] ORCID: 0000-0002-2825-5131 Abstract As with every aspect of ...

*Dr. Govindans Hospital, Convent Road, Thiruvananthapuram – 695 001 Received: 15.12.2011; Revised: 08.05.2012; Accepted: 08.05.2012 Y w s i s a d i s e a s e c a u s e d b y T r e p o n e m a p a l l i d u m s u b s p . pertenue, a spirochaete closely related to Treponema pallidum, the causative agent of syphilis. It is one of the non-venereal treponematoses, the others being pinta and endemic ...