Pediatric Rotavirus Gastroenteritis: A 2 year Analysis to Understand Current Prevalence in Mumbai by Vidya Nerurkar, Vipulmati Dhole, Nimmi Kothari, Simi Bhatia

“…The importance of rapid diagnosis of rotavirus infection has also been stressed upon, to initiate prompt rehydration therapy and prevent unnecessary use of antibiotics .We undertook a retrospective analysis of 327 paediatric stool specimens to understand the current prevalence and seasonal distribution of cases in Mumbai and its surrounding areas. Overall Rotavirus positivity rate was 37.9 %, with peak positivity in winter seasons. …”
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Patterns of use and perceptions of harm of smokeless tobacco in Navi Mumbai, India and Dhaka, Bangladesh by Seema Mutti, Jessica L Reid, Prakash C Gupta, Mangesh S Pednekar, Gauri Dhumal, Nigar Nargis, AKM Ghulam Hussain, David Hammond

“…Objectives: The current study examined comparative patterns of use and perceptions of harm for different smokeless tobacco products among adults and youth in Navi Mumbai, India, and Dhaka, Bangladesh. Methods: Face-to-face interviews were conducted on tablets with adult (19 years and older) smokeless tobacco users and youth (16–18 years) users and non-users in Navi Mumbai (n = 1002), and Dhaka (n = 1081). …”
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IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT THROUGH PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT IN MUMBAI METROPOLITAN REGION by Sanjay RODE

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Saksenaea vasiformis Causing Cutaneous Zygomycosis: An Experience from Tertiary Care Hospital in Mumbai by Shashir Wasudeorao Wanjare, Sulmaz Fayaz Reshi, Preeti Rajiv Mehta

“…Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted at the Department of Microbiology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai. All the diagnosed cases of cutaneous zygomycosis caused by Saksenaea vasiformis during the period 2010-2017 were included in the study. …”
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ANALYSING URBAN SPRAWL OF THE MUMBAI METROPOLITAN REGION USING REMOTE SENSING AND SOCIOECONOMIC DATA by S. Y. Bhatia, G. R. Patil, K. M. Buddhiraju

“…The present study uses Landsat data from 1999, 2009 and 2019 and socioeconomic data to study the urban sprawl characteristic of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) over two decades. …”
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THE SOCIO ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES OF SLUMS IN MUMBAI METROPOLITAN REGION by Sanjay RODE

“…But public health care policies are ineffective in slums of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. It has affected on birth weight, infant and child mortality and malnutrition. …”
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Heavy metal contamination in seafood of two suburban areas of Mumbai (West Coast) of India by G.V. Zodape

“…Fish samples namely Escuolosa thoracata, Carcharhinus limbatus, Ilisha filigera, Johnius sina and Sardinella longiceps (Goregaon market) and Megalaspis cordyla, Ilisha filigera, Harpadon nehereus, Coilia dussumieri and Lepturacanthus lepturus  (Borovali market) were collected directly from the two suburban markets (Goregaon and Borivali markets) of Mumbai coast.  In the present study, the level of Zn in fishes from Goregaon and Borivali market was found above the tolerable limits, while the concentration of Fe in different species of fishes was found quite high as also reported in earlier literature. …”
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Marketing tobacco at the point of sale: a survey of 675 tobacco shops in Mumbai, India by Tshering Bhutia, Abhiram Mehendale, Narayan Lad, Rajashree Kadam

“…However, little research has explored the POS advertisement environment in Mumbai. Methods A survey was conducted to document POS advertisements at 675 tobacco shops in Mumbai in 2015. …”
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Flood hazard analysis in Mumbai using geospatial and multi-criteria decision-making techniques by Yash Parshottambhai Solanki, Vijendra Kumar, Kul Vaibhav Sharma, Arpan Deshmukh, Deepak Kumar Tiwari

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Financing capital expenditure through municipal bond market in Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation by Sanjay Rode

“…It has resulted into either shortfall or low quality infrastructure services to people. The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation is developed as modern municipal corporation. …”
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Assessment of Spatial Ambient Concentration of NH3 and its Health Impact for Mumbai City by Awkash Kumar, Rashmi S. Patil, Anil Kumar Dikshit, Rakesh Kumar

“…Local Concentration–Response (C-R) coefficient for Mumbai was used to assess health impact for ammonia. 3.4 and 6.8 Million people were exposed by phlegm and other chest illness respectively in Mumbai city. …”
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Testing the efficacy of a school-based tobacco and supari cessation intervention in Mumbai, India by Himanshu Gupte, Gauri Mandal, Tshering Bhutia, Leni Chaudhuri, Nilesh Chatterjee

“…Background Tobacco and supari (areca nut or betel nut) use has been reported with a high prevalence among students in secondary schools in Mumbai, India. Supari, which is classified as carcinogenic, is one of the most widely consumed addictive substances in India after nicotine, ethanol and caffeine. …”
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Leprosy trends at a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai, India, from 2008 to 2015 by Thirumugam Muthuvel, Petros Isaakidis, Hemant Deepak Shewade, Lucy Kattuppara, Rajbir Singh, Srinivas Govindarajulu

“…Design: Retrospective descriptive study was conducted involving a record review of new patients with leprosy registered in Vimala Dermatological Centre, Mumbai. Results: A total of 578 new leprosy cases were registered in the hospital during 2008–2015. …”
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Development of indicators for patient care and monitoring standards for secondary health care services of Mumbai. by Seema S Malik, Roshni Cynthia D'Souza, Pramod Mukund Pashte, Smita Manohar Satoskar, Remilda Joyce D'Souza

“…The expanding suburban secondary health care delivery facilities of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai are an important part of the healthcare backbone of Mumbai and therefore the quality of care delivered here needed standardization.The project was completed over a period of one year from Jan to Dec, 2013 and implemented in three phases. …”
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Intersectionality in intractable dirty work: how Mumbai ragpickers make meaning of their work and lives by Shepherd, DA, Maitlis, S, Parida, V, Wincent, J, Lawrence, TB

“…Our study of meaning making in the face of intractable dirty work examines ragpickers in Mumbai, India, who handle and dispose of garbage, and are further tainted by belonging to the lowest caste in Indian society, and living in slums. …”

Mobile English language learning for youth empowerment: an action research study in Dharavi, Mumbai by Hakimi, L

“…This thesis sets out the study of collaborative attempts to design and implement a mobile English language learning resource in partnership with a Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Dharavi, Mumbai. Through three iterative action research cycles, conducted in a participatory manner with NGO leaders, teachers and students, this study investigates how the use of a mobile learning resource can provide a sustainable means of enhancing the learning of disadvantaged young adult participants enrolled on the NGO’s Youth Empowerment Program.…”

Understanding the Role of Representations of Human-Leopard Conflict in Mumbai through Media-Content Analysis by Bhatia, S, Athreya, V, Grenyer, R, Macdonald, D

“…Our results also suggest the print mass media in Mumbai could be an influential conduit for content that diminishes HWC. …”

Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus (Aves: Passeriformes: Sylviidae) in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Maharashtra - a rare record for peninsular India by Parvish Pandya, Vikrant Choursiya, Jyoti James

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Frontiere urbane e volti velati. <i>Istanbul</i> di Orhan Pamuk e <i>Maximum City</i> di Suketu Mehta by Elvira Godono

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Chawls : popular dwellings in Bombay by Shah, Mayank.

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