The aim of this study is to explore the differences in job-related stress, if any, between public and private sector employees, based on ten role stressors. It also examines the role of demographic variables on the stress levels of both public and private sector groups. Our methodology entails a survey of 182 public and 120 private sector employees in Uttar Pradesh, India, whose responses are m...

BACKGROUND In 2009, enhanced poliovirus surveillance was established in polio-endemic areas of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, India, to assess poliovirus infection in older individuals. METHODS In Uttar Pradesh, stool specimens from asymptomatic household and neighborhood contacts of patients with laboratory-confirmed polio were tested for polioviruses. In Bihar, in community-based surveillance, ch...

Address for correspondence Veena Maheshwari Professor and Chairperson J.N Medical College, A.M.U, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh-202001 Email id: [email protected] Mobile No.: +91 9837366552 Asian Journal of Medical and Clinical Sciences Case Report

Address for Correspondence: Prof. Dr. Suniti Raj Mishra, Professor & Head, Department of Anatomy, G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. E-Mail: [email protected] Background: The human cadaver is the chief member of the department of anatomy in any medical school or a college, who draws the maximum attention, love, care and regard and so needs to be preserved well. Embalmin...

This paper deals with medicinal plants of Gopeshwar-Tungnath region of Chamoli district of Uttar Pradesh based on the exploration. In all, 45 species are enumerated in this study.

Phytochemical quantification and analysis of antimicrobial activities of Acacia nilotica from 12 different locations in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh were performed against E. coli, P. aeruginosa, S. aureus and B. subtilis. Our data suggests that out of all eight phytochemicals tested, bark of the plant contained variety of compounds in comparison to leaves. Out of our 12 samples, alm...

Filariasis is a major health problem in tropical countries, including India. The disease is endemic all over India, especially in Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Gujarat. A heavy parasitic load may appear in the blood, urine with chyle, and at times in scrotal aspirates. It is very unusual to find microfilaria in thyroid aspirate. Here, we presen...

Indoor radon and thoron have been measured in the houses ofMoradabad District, Uttar Pradesh India, by means of solid state nuclear trackdetectors. Radon, an invisible radioactive gas, occurs naturally in indooratmospheres and along with thoron is the most important contribution of humanexposure to natural sources. Radon exists in soil gas building materials and indooratmosphere to name but a f...

Of 199 fungal cultures isolated from some of the common cereals collected from different parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, 70 produced toxic metabolites. Of the 70 fungi isolated, 59 produced toxins which caused visible lesions in livers, kidneys, and spleens but did not cause mortality. Toxicity, graded in terms of the mortality rate and the extent of lesions in livers, kidneys, and s...

Aim: Outbreak of bovine brucellosis in buffaloes aborted in a village Mahuan of District Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh is described. Materials and Methods: A total of 15 serum samples were collected from a aborted buffaloes. All the sera samples were tested by serological tests, Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT) and Standard Tube Agglutination Test (STAT). Results: Clinical history of the condition compl...