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INFLUENCE OF AGE, SOCIOECONOMIC AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS ON MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS OF FEMALE PADDY THRESHING WORKERS

2016-12-27T00:36:47Z

Title: INFLUENCE OF AGE, SOCIOECONOMIC AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS ON MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS OF FEMALE PADDY THRESHING WORKERS Authors: Dhara, Prakash C; Mahata, Hiranmoy; Maity, Payel; Banerjee, Monalisha; Chatterjee, Mousumi; Pal, Amitava Abstract: Female workers in India actively participate in different agricultural jobs. Work related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) are common among them. The main aim of the present investigation was to evaluate the prevalence of MSD in relation to their age, socioeconomic and nutritional status. For the study 82 female workers engaged in paddy threshing were selected at random from the different villages of different districts in West Bengal state. Socioeconomic Status (SES) was evaluated by modified Kuppuswami Scale. The MSDs of the female threshers were evaluated by the modified Nordic questionnaire method. The Perceived Discomfort Rating (PDR) was assessed during work by a 10-point subjective scale. The nutritional status of the workers was determined by cut-off values of Body Mass Index (BMI) prescribed by WHO. The results revealed that the subjects of upper-lower socioeconomic class had higher prevalence of MSDs than that of the lower-middle class. The MSD was the most prevalent in thigh, knee, shoulder and lower back of the female workers and high values of PDR was noted in those segments. It was noted that the occurrence of MSDs was significantly different (P<0.01) in most of the body segments in under- and over-nourished females than that of normal weight counterparts. The higher rate of MSDs and discomfort in different segments of the workers was observed in younger age group (20-35 years.) which might be due to lesser experience and skill in young age than that of the middle age group (36-45 years.). It was concluded that the socioeconomic status, BMI and age of the female threshing workers might be influencing factors for the occurrence of MSDs.

AN APPROACH TO MANAGING LEUCORRHOEA BY LIFE STYLE MODIFICATION AND HOME REMEDIES

2016-12-27T00:36:46Z

Title: AN APPROACH TO MANAGING LEUCORRHOEA BY LIFE STYLE MODIFICATION AND HOME REMEDIES Authors: Chattopadhyay, Sandip; Sahu, Anusree Sankar; Dolai, Durgapada; Sinha, Nirmalya Kumar; Perveen, Hasina; Khatun, Shamima; Maity, Moulima; Maiti, Smarajit Abstract: Present study was conducted on the married rural women of Paschim Medinipur District with the age group of 18 to 45 years old who were suffering from leucorrhoea. Impact of modification of life style such as sanitation, cleanliness in pre and post coital time etc. and drinking of decoction of teafenugreek seed and ladies finger twice a day for fifteen days separately was noticed. It was observed that there was an improvement in their leucorrhoeal episode following the above modification. The group supplied with ladies finger had shown a greater percentage of improvement with respect to other groups.

SURVEY AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SEEDLINGS OF SOME BROADLEAF WEEDS OCCURRING ALONG ROAD-SIDES IN BALURGHAT TOWN IN DAKSHINDINAJPUR DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL

2016-12-27T00:36:46Z

Title: SURVEY AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SEEDLINGS OF SOME BROADLEAF WEEDS OCCURRING ALONG ROAD-SIDES IN BALURGHAT TOWN IN DAKSHINDINAJPUR DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL Authors: Kamilya, P; Das, Ajoy; Das, Ayan Abstract: Seedlings of sixty weed taxa of Magnoliopsida belonging to twenty four families have been investigated from different road-sides in Balurghat Town, Dakshindinajpur. Qualitative traits of the seedlings have been emphasized for the construction of artificial key for their proper identification in the field. Interdependence of qualitative traits used in the key has been evaluated through Principal Component Analysis (PCA) following Varimax method. Conservation of some of these species through seedlings has been emphasized considering their multifarious importance.

MORPHO - ANATOMICAL STUDIES OF CYPSELAS IN THE TRIBE SENECIONEAE(ASTERACEAE)

2016-12-27T00:36:46Z

Title: MORPHO - ANATOMICAL STUDIES OF CYPSELAS IN THE TRIBE SENECIONEAE(ASTERACEAE) Authors: Mukherjee, Sobhan Kr; Bar, Radharaman Abstract: Senecioneae is one of the unique tribes recognized by Cassini among the 43 tribes of Asteraceae. Present study is based on the morpho-anatomical characters of cypsela among one species each ofBarkleyanthus [Barkleyanthussalicifolius (Kunth) H. Robinson & Brettell], Packera [Packeradimorphophylla (Greene) W. A. Weber & Á. Löve] and Senecio (Senecioelegans L.)under the tribe Senecioneae. Morphological characters like apical part of the cypsela, surface hairs, structure of carpopodium, pappus bristles type and anatomical features such as pericarpic tissue arrangement, testal layers and endosperm are taxonomically significant. The studied characters has important role in isolation of taxa at species level. An artificial key is provided on the basis of macromorpho-anatomical features of cypselas for identification of the studied species. The objective of the present study is to analyse the detailed morpho-anatomical structures of the cypselas and also to show the relationships among them.