S Chandrashekar

India and the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

Indias efforts in space have largely focused on civilian applications for meeting the development needs of the country in accordance with a mandate of peaceful use. The economic value to India from its space assets can be estimated at about

PEM in Relation to Birth Order and Birth Interval in Children Aged 1–6 Years in Urban Slums of Mysore City

40 billion. Much of the countrys vital infrastructure also depends crucially on space. These space assets are increasingly vulnerable to different forms of attack. Recent global developments may see an extension of an arms race into space. This may warrant a re-examination of Indias approach. Indian responses to these unfolding events have so far been muted and limited to technology demonstrations of some options. It is unlikely that India will allow international regimes to restrict its options in the domain of space, though what India does will be contingent on regional and global developments.

Mothers literacy status and its association with feeding practices and PEM among 1–5 year aged children in southern part of India, Mysore

An indirect source of disease transmission is contaminated dental casts. To disinfect dental cast number of methods are employed. Spraying a disinfectant looks more handy and convenient method of disinfecting the cast. However in the process some mechanical properties of the material of the cast may be affected that are not desired. In this study three commercially available spray disinfectant namely-Iodophor, Unidex and Lysol were used to see their effect on the compressive strength of Type III (dental stone) gypsum product. The results were compared and statistically analyzed by one way analysis of Variance and Bonferroni test. It was found that Unidex (2.09% Acid glutarladehyde) affected the compressive strength of the Type III (dental stone) gypsum product in terms of significantly decreasing the strength. Though other two spray disinfectants also affected the compressive strength but Iodophor (1.64% available iodine) caused statistically non significant decrease and Lysol (cresol with soap solution) caused non significant increase in the compressive strength.

An assessment of Pakistan's Ballistic Missile Programme: Technical and Strategic Capability

Abstract Objective To estimate the prevalence of PEM in children aged 1 to 5 years and to study the association of mothers educational status with feeding practices and nutritional status of children aged 1 to 5 years. Methods A cross sectional study of 600 children of 1–5 year age group in urban slums of Mysore city was carried out with cluster random sampling method. The data was collected by using a predesigned and pretested proforma. Assessment of the nutritional status was done by clinical examination and anthropometry. WHO child growth standards, 2006 reference data were used to classify malnutrition. Results Among 600 children examined, 285 (47.5%) were males and 315 (52.5%) were females. Exclusive breast feeding was given in 295 (49.2%) of children. Pre lacteal feeds and top milk feeds were given in 123 (20.5%) and 108 (18%) of children respectively. The prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting was observed to be 31.3%, 42.2% and 14.2% respectively. About 12.8% of mothers were illiterate and this was significantly associated with feeding practices and nutritional status of children. Conclusions Mothers literacy status plays important role in feeding practices of their children which inturn is an important factor in determining the nutritional status of child.