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R. B. Nerli ¹, Tanmaya Metgud ¹, M. B. Hiremath ¹, Ajay Guntaka ¹, Shivagouda Patil ¹, Vikram Prabha ¹

Affiliations
1 Dept. of Urology, KLE University’s JN Medical College & KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital & MRC, Belgaum 590 010, IN

Abstract

The high incidence of renal disorders/diseases in Canacona tuluk of Goa in India has been a matter of great concern. We analyzed the pattern of genitourinary problems in patients attending a free medical camp organised by the Department of Urology, KLES Kidney Foundation at Canacona. 298 patients attended the camp, which included 166 males and 132 females. 40.9% had urolithiasis, 12.9% had chronic renal failure and 12.8% had LUTS secondary to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. There is a high prevalence of renal disorders among the inhabitants of Canacona taluk. These disorders include urolithiasis and chronic renal failure.

Keywords

Health Monitoring, Urolithiasis, Renal Disorders, Mycotoxins, India

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P. K. Shetty ¹, M. B. Hiremath ², M. Murugan ¹, K. G. Sreeja ¹

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1 School of Natural Sciences and Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore- 560 012, IN
2 KLES Kidney Foundation, Belgaum- 590010, IN

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This article presents results of an analysis of higher education and research scenario in ten state universities of India during 2000 to 2006. Calcutta University ranked first in terms of published research articles, on an average 664 articles in a year in peer reviewed national and international journals. Similarly Madras, Panjab, Rajasthan, Mysore, Gauhati, Pune, Mumbai, Patna and Sikkim Manipal Universities published 600, 582, 538, 328.33, 221, 184.33, 112.5, 47 and 5 articles respectively. The ratio of number of faculty to research publication varied from 1:0.05 to 1:1.9 in the selected universities. University of Madras, Panjab, Rajasthan and Calcutta have ratio more than 1:1. University of Madras received the maximum research funds of 41.46 crore rupees and ranked first among the selected ten universities. Considering the overall performance of universities in our analysis, Calcutta University and Madras University captured the first two places respectively.

Keywords

Indian University, Scientometrics, Research, Higher Education, Technometrics, Research Funding

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M. V. Jali ¹, M. B. Hiremath ¹

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1 KLES Diabetes Centre, KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital & Medical Res. Centre, Belgaum- 590010, Karnataka, IN

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P. K. Shetty ¹, M. B. Hiremath ¹, M. Murugan ¹

Affiliations
1 School of Natural Sciences and Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore 560012, IN

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Organic farming is the form of crop growing that relies on techniques like crop rotation, green compost, manure and biological pest control. This study was an initial attempt to know the status of organic farming in pesticide use predominant 28 districts in 12 Indian states. Doctors, pesticide vendors and agricultural officers of regions were interviewed to study the status of organic farming in the selected areas. Data were collected through pre-tested schedules by trained field investigators. A total of 1577 samples from 290 randomly selected villages were keyed in to Visual Basic front end in MS Access data base. In this study only 3% of the respondents across the country reported that they had practiced organic farming only, whereas 51% of respondents practiced chemical farming and 46% of respondents had taken up both organic and chemical farming. Appropriate research and extension services need to be developed to make available to farmers all the relevant information on organic farming.

Keywords

Organic Farming, Pesticide, Fertiliser

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P. K. Shetty ¹, K. Manorama ¹, M. Murugan ¹, M. B. Hiremath ²

Affiliations
1 School of Natural Sciences and Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Studies Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore 560 012, Karnataka, IN
2 PG Department of Studies in Biotechnology & Microbiology, Karnatak University, Dharwad 580003, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

There are myriad innovations that have been part of agricultural transformation in India. This paper discusses various innovations and technological breakthroughs that took place in Indian agriculture during the British period and afterwards. Some of the innovations occurred inadvertently that are believed to have had higher impact on food production and livelihood security. Food security being India's major concern under changing climatic scenario, the reasons for slow down in food grain production in recent past have been looked into with a major emphasis on rice and wheat crops and the possible solutions for overcoming this slow down have been discussed.

Keywords

Agriculture, Food Production, Innovations, Institutional Dynamics, Policies, Sustainability

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M. B. Hiremath ¹, B. B. Kaliwal ¹

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1 Reproductive Toxicology Laboratory, Post-graduate Department of Studies in Biotechnology and Microbiology, Karnataka University, Dharwad 580 003, IN

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Endosulfan, a chlorinated pesticide was administered orally to virgin mice at an effective dose of 4 mg/kg body weight/day for days 5, 10, 20 and 30 to examine its durational effect on estrous cycle, follicular kinetics and biochemical constituents in mice.

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M. B. Hiremath ¹, Shridhar C. Ghagane ², R. B. Nerli ²

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1 Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Karnatak University, Dharwad 580 003, IN
2 Urinary Bio-markers Research Centre, KLES Kidney Foundation, KLE Academy of Higher Education & Research (Deemed-to-be-University), Belgaum 590 010, IN

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