The morphology of ELF hiss events observed at low-latitude ground station Varanasi (L = 1.07, geomagnetic latitude 14°55¢N) are reported, which consist of two types: (1) events which propagated in ducted mode along the geomagnetic ®eld line corresponding to observing station Varanasi and (2) events which propagated in ducted mode along higher L-values (L = 4±6), after reaching the lower edge of...

People are not just spread unevenly across the Earth’s surface; they also differ along many demographic and socioeconomic lines that affect their accessibility to health care services with far reaching policy and planning implications. The main objective of this paper is to estimate the utilization pattern of health care services in the Varanasi district of India. Primary data pertaining to the...

Varanasi is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities of the world, and one of the most important Hindu pilgrimage sites. Despite this importance, very little information exits on the cities flora in general, and medicinal species found within its limit in particular. Traditional medicine plays a large role in Indian society. The presented study attempted to investigate if traditional pla...

We present here the whole-genome sequences of Listeria monocytogenes from Ganges River water, agricultural soil, and human clinical samples from Varanasi, India, which will be used for a comparative analysis.

BACKGROUND Primary gastrointestinal system malignancies constitute approximately 2% of pediatric neoplasm and of these; colorectal carcinoma is the second most common malignancy. This is one of the rarer diseases in children. AIM We reviewed our records to study the clinical features, outcome and the follow-up of this condition with evaluation of the prognostic factors. SETTINGS AND DESIGN ...

A survey of Cannabis users reveal that long-term use of the drug does not produce any harmful effect. The findings of this scientific study is reported here minutely.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The objective of the study was to find the prevalence and spectrum of hypertension in a rural area of Varanasi, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a cross sectional study carried on 3600 subjects > or = 30 years of age and residents of three villages around Varanasi. The period of study was from April 2002 to January 2003. RESULTS The overall prevalence of hypertensio...