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V. Anitha , P. K. Muraleedharan , K. V. Santheep

Abstract

The Traditional Bamboo Dependent (TBDs) community produce traditional bamboo products for their subsistence as well as for meeting the local seasonal demand. Bamboo based production activities of TBDs involve four stages, viz., collection of raw materials, processing, production and marketing. The raw material requirement of the bamboo dependents is mainly sourced from the private depots, home gardens and forest. Production is a highly time consuming laborious activity. A market analysis of the bamboo products highlights that the opportunity cost is greater than the earned benefit and the community is under-paid even during the peak period of sales. Plastic and rubber industry offer various substitutes to the bamboo products of TBDs and pose a threat to the existence of these environment-friendly products in the long run. The paper highlights that for ensuring the sustainable development of the sector, the apt strategy would be long-term market development, product-education, product diversification, introduction of modern technology and expansion of market.

Keywords

Traditional Bamboo Dependents, Opportunity Cost, Market and Bamboo Products

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P. K. Muraleedharan , V. Anitha , K. Sreelakshmi , T. D. Simon

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The National Housing Policy announced by the Government of India in 1994, emphasised the construction of low cost houses with locally available materials. In this context, bamboo as a construction material, assumes greater significance. Bamboo has been used traditionally by various sections of society in Kerala since times immemorial. Of late, there has been a significant decline in the number of bamboo houses in the State. An attempt was made in this study to assess the socio-economic factors contributing to the non-preference of bamboo as a coustruction material. The study is based on sample survey conducted among 180 households with bamboo houses. Although bamboos are available in plenty, the housing sector experiences severe shortage of the same as the pulp and paper industry purchases bamboos by offering higher prices. About 95 per cent of the selected households preferred tiled bamboo houses to thatched ones because of durability and low maintenance cost. Low income of the people and non-availability of good quality bamboos constitute two major constraints in the promotion of bamboo houses.

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T. G. Shanower ¹, V. Anitha ¹, V. R. Bhagwat ¹, H. Dreyer ²

Affiliations
1 Crop Protection Division, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru 502 324, Andhra Pradesh, IN
2 International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Plant Health Management Division, B.P. 08-0932, Cotonou, BJ

Abstract

Clavigralla spp. (Hemiptera: Coreidae) eggs are laid in
clusters. Field collections at International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) over three seasons from 1992-93 to 1994-95 showed that cluster size ranges from 2 to 62 eggs with a mean of 17.7 eggs. A majority of egg clusters (72%) contained between 7 and 24 eggs. Gryon clavigrallae Mineo (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) parasitized up to 69 per cent of eggs and up to 100 per cent of egg clusters each season. Overall, more than 39 per cent of Clavigralla spp. eggs were parasitized by G. clavigrallae. The percentage of egg clusters parasitized and the percentage of eggs parasitized in a cluster were positively correlated with the size of the egg cluster. The percentage of eggs and egg clusters parasitized by G. clavigrallae increased through the season.

Keywords

Clavigralla spp., Egg Cluster Size, Egg Parasitoids, Gryon clavigrallae.

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V. Anitha ¹, Patricia Trueman ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Science, Anna Adarsh College for Women, Chennai - 600040, IN
2 Department of Biotechnology, Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chennai - 600 101, IN

Abstract

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in india in the 21^st century a ffecting five per cent of the country's s population'. Many people are over nourished now, than in the past, because the life style of many people has changed. Hence, more people are obese and are associated with various health risks.

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M. A. Snehalatha ¹, V. Anitha ¹

Affiliations
1 Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), N.O Campus, Begumpet, Hyderabad, IN

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The Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) is the flagship sanitation programme of Government of India to reach the Millennium Development Goals. But this programme has not yet achieved its set targets. This paper raises some key research questions like will India and Andhra Pradesh achieve the Millennium Development Goal of Sanitation ?Are the TSC targets realistic? What is the coverage and usage status of the sanitation facilities? etc. Analysis of field data reveals that Andhra Pradesh has achieved a coverage status of 60 per cent but the usage of toilets by households is alarmingly low. The major challenges include insufficient fund allocations as compared to water, lack of effective strategies for demand creation, no or low expenditure on the IEC components etc. For taking the TSC in a mission mode there is an immediate need to restructure and strengthen the Village Water and Sanitation Committees (VWSCs) and the Panchayats by decentralising powers and finances. The Government should focus on public-private partnerships that can accelerate solutions and enhance service provision. Proper steps are to be taken for demand generation through mass awareness campaigns using the local media, mobile networks and creative advertisements, keeping the principles of human dignity, quality of life, shame and fame and finally the environmental safety at household and community level as central focus. Demand generation, capacity building and IEC strategies have to become the integral part of the system using the Non- Government Organisations (NGOs) or local resource persons or centres. Further, massive programmes like TSC require intense community support and involvement, hence building community vision beyond construction is essential to sustain the sanitation behaviour change.

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Suma Arun Dev ¹, Saju K. Michael ¹, V. Anitha ¹, M. Feroze ²

Affiliations
1 Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur 680 653, IN
2 Human Pathology Department, Government Medical College, Thrissur 680 596, IN

Abstract

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive genetic blood disorder due to single nucleotide mutation (GAG > GTG) in the beta globin gene. In SCD patients, the red blood cells (RBCs) become sickle-shaped in the deoxygenated state. The sickle haemoglobin (HbS) has an amino acid substitution at the sixth position of the β-globin chain (p.Glu6Val). Among the wide spectrum of illnesses observed in sickle cell anaemia patients, who are homozygous for the mutant gene, the most important is chronic anaemia with an extremely low haemoglobin concentration and frequent episodes of sickle cell crisis. SCD was detected for the first time in India in 1952 in an Irula boy of Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu and then in eastern India.

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T. Sasi Vardhan ¹, V. Anitha ², S. P. Anand Raj ¹, C. V. P. R. Prasad ¹

Affiliations
1 Dept. of CSE, MRECW, Hyderabad, Telangana, IN
2 Dept. of CSE, BVRIT, Narsapur, Medak, Telangana, IN

Abstract

Agile software development has rapidly gained a lot of interest in the field of software engineering. Agile software development, despite its novelty, is an important domain of research within software engineering discipline. Agile software development methods have caught the attention of software engineers and researchers worldwide. Scientific research is yet scarce, there has been little detailed reporting of the usage, penetration and success of agile methodologies in traditional, professional software development organizations. Agile development focuses on cross functional teams empowered to make decisions, versus big hierarchies and splitting by function. The field is relatively nascent and research is in its initial stages.

Keywords

Agile Methodologies, Agile Software Development, Software Engineering.

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T. Sasi Vardhan ¹, C. S. R. Prabhu ², V. Anitha ³

Affiliations
1 Dept. of CSE, UOT, Jaipur, Rajasthan, IN
2 NIC, Hyderabad, Telangana, IN
3 Dept. of CSE, BVRIT, Narsapur, Telangana, IN

Abstract

This paper proposes an agile model-based systems engineering (SE) methodology to engineer the contemporary large, complex, and interdisciplinary systems of systems. This paper introduces the reader the background of Big Data Analytics and how efficiently Agile methodology can be applied to achieve the business goal. The journal focus on giving background of Big Data and how using Agile practices such as iterative, incremental, and evolutionary style of development can be applied for Big Data Analytics. This methodology brings in the advantage of involving business community during development and continuous delivery of working user features. The Agile uses a universal and intuitive SE base process, reducing the complexity and intricacy of the base methods, emphasizing the agile principles such as continuous communication, feedback and stakeholders’ involvement, short iterations, and rapid response, and rousing the utilization of a coherent system model developed through the benchmark systems graphical modeling languages. The Agile methodology also includes a supporting graphical tool that aims to be an agile instrument to be used by systems engineers in a model-based development environment.

Keywords

Agile, Big Data Analytics, Big Data, Data Analyst, Model-based System Engineering (MBSE), Software Engineering.

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