Various physico-chemical characteristics of the River Yamuna flowing in Haryana through Delhi were studied in the summer (April 1998) and winter (Jan.-Feb. 1999). Ecological parameters like dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, nitrate (NO3-), sulfate (SO4(2-)), and phosphate (PO4(3-)), were analyzed and compared with standard permissible limits to assess the best-designated use of the river water for var...

This study evaluates the human health risks in Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT Delhi) in terms of mortality and morbidity due to air pollution. The spreadsheet model, Risk of Mortality/Morbidity due to Air Pollution (Ri–MAP) was used to evaluate the direct health impacts of various criteria air pollutants present in various districts of NCT Delhi during the period 1991 to 2010....

Anil Kumar Tomar, Sanjay Kumar, Shivani Chhillar, Arumugam Kumaresan, Sarman Singh, Savita Yadav* Department of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India Theriogenology Lab, Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132001, India Department of Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi...

The seasonality of influenza in the tropics complicates vaccination timing. We investigated influenza seasonality in northern India and found influenza positivity peaked in Srinagar (34.09°N) in January-March but peaked in New Delhi (28.66°N) in July-September. Srinagar should consider influenza vaccination in October-November, but New Delhi should vaccinate in May-June.

One hundred five Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates from the Delhi area were typed by spoligotyping; 45 patterns were identified. Comparison with an international spoligotype database showed type 26, Delhi type (22%), type 54 (12%), and type 1, Beijing type (8%), as the most common. Eighteen spoligotypes did not match any existing database pattern.

M. Sami, 2 Parampreet Singh, and Shinji Tsujikawa Centre for Theoretical Physics, Jamia Millia, New Delhi-110025, India Department of Physics, Jamia Millia, New Delhi-110025, India Institute for Gravitational Physics and Geometry, Physics Department, Penn State, University Park, PA 16802, U.S.A. Department of Physics, Gunma National College of Technology, Gunma 371-8530, Japan (Dated: May 23, 2...

Ulaganathan Mabalirajan, Jyotirmoi Aich, Geeta Devi Leishangthem, Surendra Kumar Sharma, Amit Kumar Dinda, and Balaram Ghosh Molecular Immunogenetics Laboratory, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi; and Division of Renal Pathology, Department of Pathology, and Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Science...

Anuradha Chowdhary, Shallu Kathuria, Kshitij Agarwal, Jacques F. Meis Departments of Medical Mycology and Pulmonary Medicine, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India; Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University, Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands; Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmege...

Raj Senani, Kasim Karam Abdalla, Data Ram Bhaskar Division of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Delhi, India Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Received May 26, 2011; revised July ...

OBJECTIVE India is experiencing increased consumption of sugar-sweetened carbonated drinks, consumption that may be associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity. The aim of the study was to determine the availability, price and quantity sold of 'Pepsi' and 'Coca Cola' in their 'regular' and 'diet' forms in Delhi and London. DESIGN A questionnaire about the availability, price...