Network Analysis Using GIS Praveen Kumar Rai, Prince Kumar Singh, Abhishek Kumar Singh, Kshitij Mohan Department of Geography, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India ________________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract: Network Analysis helps in identifying optimum locations for services to be provided. In the present study, hospitals and r...

Headache is one of the most ubiquitous and frequent neurological disorders interfering with everyday life in all countries. India appears to be no exception. Objectives are to assess the prevalence of headache among adult population in urban area of Varanasi and to find out factors influencing the occurrence of headache. A community based cross sectional study was conducted among adult populati...

Urban growth identification, quantification, and the knowledge of rate and trends of growth helps in determining the changes associated with land use and land cover properties and in regional planning with better infrastructure in environmentally sound way. Spatial and temporal technologies such as Remote Sensing, Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) are very ...

Background: India is home to 253 million adolescents 10-19 years of age, among the largest cohorts globally. This age group comprises individuals in a transient phase life requiring nutrition, education, counselling and guidance ensure their development into healthy adults. Adolescent girls are most vulnerable population due different reasons especially anaemia. Anaemia major public health prob...

The variability of ionospheric response to the total solar eclipse of 22 July 2009 has been studied analyzing the GPS data recorded at the four Indian low-latitude stations Varanasi (100 % obscuration), Kanpur (95 % obscuration), Hyderabad (84 % obscuration) and Bangalore (72 % obscuration). The retrieved ionospheric vertical total electron content (VTEC) shows a significant reduction (reflecte...

This thesis details the design and construction of a rig for studying surface condensation and a rig for creating anodized metal oxides (AMOs). The condensation rig characterizes condensation for different surfaces; this is done with the use of known heat transfer principles to calculate characteristic heat fluxes and heat transfer coefficient values. Preliminary results have been shown to foll...

OBJECTIVES To study the spectrum of hematological manifestations and evaluate the relationship between various hematological manifestations and CD4 cell counts in a hospital-based cohort of HIV-infected adults in and around Varanasi, North India. MATERIALS-METHODS The clinical and hematological profiles of the patients attending the Infectious Disease Clinic, Varanasi, India were recorded. Th...