^Sohjarang is a Khasi village in the jungle 12 miles west of the Shillong-Gauhati Road. It consists of 29 houses and 161 inhabitants. The main village has 24 houses clustered on the slopes of a hill and a smaller part consists of 5 houses on a neighbouring hill. This portion is referred to as U. Pher's village. The people of Nongsier are related to families in Sohjarang and, though ten miles se...

Cyber security is an important aspect of National Security and the safekeeping of a Nation's constituency and resources. In South Africa, the focus on cyber security is especially prominent since many geographical regions are incorporated into the global village in an attempt to bridge the digital divide. This article reflects on current research and implementation done in South Africa with reg...

© 2006 Society of Rural Physicians of Canada Can J Rural Med 2006; 11 (4) O nce upon a time there was a little farming village in the valley, not far from a castle on the hill. The people in the village liked to help each other. The local healers were considered a part of their village “family.” One day, as medical knowledge and technology developed, they all decided that they could best help t...

The advent of various wireless technologies have revolutionized the communication infrastructure and consequently changed the entire world into a global village. Use of wireless technology has also been made for transmission of electric power wirelessly. It increases the portability of power systems and integrates the communication technologies and electric power to the same platform. This pape...

Nowadays, internet has changed the world into a global village. Social Media has reduced the gaps among the individuals. Previously communication was a time consuming and expensive task between the people. Social Media has earned fame because it is a cheaper and faster communication provider. Besides, social media has allowed us to reduce the gaps of physical distance, it also generates and pre...

Hereditary hemolytic disorders are important public health challenges in India. They cause a high degree of morbidity, mortality and fetal wastage in vulnerable communities. Tradition-bound-psychosocial influences are detrimental to the process of prevention. This study was designed to create awareness, motivate, and sensitize two major vulnerable tribal communities: Bhuyan and Kharia for hemog...

Six villages in Boko Health Zone, Bandundu Province, DRC, were studied with 4588 people, 144 konzo cases and konzo prevalences of 2.0-5.2%. Konzo incidence is increasing rapidly in this area. Food consumption scores were obtained from the households with konzo and the mean % malnutrition calculated for each village. Urine samples were obtained from 50 school children from each village and % hig...

Empirical evidence has shown that off-farm non-agricultural (OFNA) employment offers a major pathway from poverty for rural populations. However, the pattern of participation in these activities is heterogeneous across categories of individuals and poorly understood. We explore the role of spillovers from peers on an individual’s participation in formal and informal OFNA employment using villag...

389 Indian Journal of Nephrology Sep 2016 / Vol 26 / Issue 5 Mission) Guyana, South America. The village is home to approximately 200 people of mainly Arawak descent, where there is no health care.[1] The approximately 740,000 people living in the country is made up out of Amerindians (5.3%), Blacks (30.5%), East Indians (51.4%), Chinese (0.2%), White (2.1%), and Mixed (10%).[1] Population mix ...