Short-term leprosy forecasting from an expert opinion survey. by Michael S Deiner, Lee Worden, Alex Rittel, Sarah F Ackley, Fengchen Liu, Laura Blum, James C Scott, Thomas M Lietman, Travis C Porco

“…Experts were asked to forecast the next year of reported cases for the world, for the top three countries, and for selected states and territories of India. A total of 103 respondents answered at least one forecasting question. …”
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“First responder” bike ambulance service in India: An innovative concept by the provider end by Mahendra M Reddy, Bijaya Nanda Naik, Kalaiselvi Selvaraj, Srikanta Kanungo, Manisha Verma, Anuvarshini Ramalingam

“…The bike ambulance service has been started in few cities across few states/union territories in India, but it has a long way to go. …”
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Explaining Within- vs Between-Population Variation in Child Anthropometry and Hemoglobin Measures in India: A Multilevel Analysis of the National Family Health Survey 2015–2016 by Justin Rodgers, Rockli Kim, S. V. Subramanian

“…Substantial heterogeneity was observed in the magnitude of within-population variation, and the fraction explained, in child anthropometry and hemoglobin measures across the 36 states/union territories of India. Conclusions: Policies and interventions aimed at reducing between-population inequalities in child undernutrition may require a different set of components than those concerned with within-population inequalities. …”
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New distribution records of some wild crop relatives from India by K. Pradheep, R. S. Rathi, K. Joseph John, S. M. Sultan, B. Abraham, Anjula Pandey, E. Roshini Nayar, S. P. Ahlawat, Rita Gupta

“…Field surveys across various parts of the country coupled with an analysis of literature and examination of herbarium specimens revealed the natural distribution of six wild relatives of crop species in various states/union territories of India, viz., Cajanus scarabaeoides (from Lakshadweep), Cucumis javanicus (from Meghalaya), Hystrix duthiei (from Jammu & Kashmir), Luffa echinata (from Haryana) and Trichosanthes pilosa (from Andhra Pradesh), which have not been reported earlier from these states.  …”
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Evaluation of Madras Diabetes Research Foundation-Indian Diabetes Risk Score in detecting undiagnosed diabetes in the Indian population: Results from the Indian Council of Medical... by Mohan Deepa, Nirmal Elangovan, Ulagamathesan Venkatesan, Hiranya Kumar Das, Lobsang Jampa, Prabha Adhikari, Prashant P Joshi, Richard O Budnah, Vizolie Suokhrie, Mary John, Karma Jigme Tobgay, Radhakrishnan Subashini, Rajendra Pradeepa, Ranjit Mohan Anjana, Viswanathan Mohan, Tanvir Kaur, Rupinder Singh Dhaliwal

“…Methods: Data were acquired from the Indian Council of Medical Research–INdia DIABetes (ICMR–INDIAB) study, a large national survey that included both urban and rural populations from 30 states/union territories in India. Stratified multistage design was followed to obtain a sample of 113,043 individuals (94.2% response rate). …”
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Methodology of Niyantrita Madhumeha Bharata Abhiyaan- 2017, a nationwide multicentric trial on the effect of a validated culturally acceptable lifestyle intervention for primary pr... by R Nagarathna, S K Rajesh, S Amit, S Patil, A Anand, H R Nagendra

“…Materials and Methods: Screening for Indian Diabetes Risk score(IDRS) was conducted in randomly selected clusters in all 7 zones (65 districts from 29 states/union territories) of India. This was followed by detailed assessments in those with known diabetes and high risk (≥60) on IDRS. …”
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Diversity, distribution and drivers of alien flora in the Indian Himalayan region by Sajad Ahmad Wani, Rameez Ahmad, Ruquia Gulzar, Irfan Rashid, Akhtar Hussain Malik, Irfan Rashid, Anzar Ahmad Khuroo

“…Here, we aimed to investigate the diversity, distribution, and drivers of alien flora in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), a region spread across 12 states/union territories in India. We developed a comprehensive checklist on alien flora of IHR based on review of 141 studies published during the years 1934 to 2022, and further disentangled the key environmental (average annual rainfall, total area, protected area, forest area, total plant richness) and socioeconomic (total population, traffic length) drivers that better explain regional alien and naturalized plant richness. …”
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Prevalence of Diabetes and Its Determinants in the Young Adults Indian Population-Call for Yoga Intervention by Raghuram Nagarathna, Parul Bali, Akshay Anand, Vinod Srivastava, Suchitra Patil, Guruprasad Sharma, Krishna Manasa, Viraaj Pannu, Amit Singh, Hongasandra R. Nagendra

“…The new evolving lifestyle is not only affecting people’s health but also mounting the monetary burden on a developing country such as India.AimWe aimed to collect information regarding the prevalence of risk of diabetes in young adults (<35 years) in the 29 most populous states and union territories (7 zones) of India, using a validated questionnaire.MethodsA user-friendly questionnaire-based survey using a mobile application was conducted on all adults in the 29 most populous states/union territories of India, after obtaining ethical clearance for the study. …”
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An Assessment of Gross State Domestic Product at Constant (2011-12) Prices in India from 2011 to 2017 by SRINIVASAN Dr. S

“…Results It helps to take remedial measure to increase the GSDP and formulate policies for improvement of the state/union territories of India. …”
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