Profile and Causes of Low Vision and Blindness in Children from Two Schools for the Blind in Tamil Nadu, Southern India by Deepa John, Padma Paul, Lekha Abraham, Malavika Babu, Visalakshi Peravali, Thomas Kuriakose

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Retrospective analysis on distribution and antifungal susceptibility profile of Candida in clinical samples: a study from Southern India by Umamaheshwari S., M. N. Sumana

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A preliminary checklist of odonates in Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) campus, Thrissur District, Kerala, southern India by C.K. Adarsh, K.S. Aneesh, P.O. Nameer

“…A study was conducted to document the species diversity of Odonata (Insecta) of the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) campus, Thrissur, Kerala, southern India. A total of 52 species including 36 species of Anisoptera (dragonflies) and 16 species of Zygoptera (damselflies) were recorded during the one year long study. …”
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The cost-effectiveness of tuberculosis preventive therapy for HIV-infected individuals in southern India: a trial-based analysis. by Mai T Pho, Soumya Swaminathan, Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, Elena Losina, C Ponnuraja, Lauren M Uhler, Callie A Scott, Kenneth H Mayer, Kenneth A Freedberg, Rochelle P Walensky

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Biochemical composition of seven species of cyanobacteria isolated from different aquatic habitats of Western Ghats, Southern India by Karanth Rama Rajeshwari, Madaiah Rajashekhar

“…The species namely, Oscillatoria acuminata from petrochemical refinery, O. calcuttensis from dairy effluent and O. foreaui from a sewage drain located in the Western Ghats of Southern India under laboratory culture conditions. The biochemical constituents were analyzed in terms of total carbohydrates, total protein, total free amino acid, total lipid, fatty acid and mineral contents. …”
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Profile of substance use among patients attending De-addiction centres in a coastal city of southern India. by Nithin Kumar, Tanuj Kanchan, Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan, Rekha Thapar, Prasanna Mithra, Vaman Kulkarni, Mohan Kumar Papanna, Ramesh Holla, Saran Sarathy

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“Development” definitions of internally displaced people and the government: A study of the Chenchu tribe in the Nallamala forest of southern India by Malavika Jinka Ramamurthy, David M. Hoffman

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Retrospective Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance in Streptococcus spp. from HIV Patients (2012–2017) from Southern India by Chinnambedu Ravichandran Swathirajan, Marimuthu Ragavan Rameshkumar, Sunil Suhas Solomon, Ramachandran Vignesh, Pachamuthu Balakrishnan

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Home ranges, directionality and the influence of moon phases on the movement ecology of Indian flying fox males in southern India by Baheerathan Murugavel, Sripathi Kandula, Hema Somanathan, Almut Kelber

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Prospective cohort study of exposure to tobacco imagery in popular films and smoking uptake among children in southern India by Muralidhar M. Kulkarni, Asha Kamath, Veena G. Kamath, Sarah Lewis, Ilze Bogdanovica, Manpreet Bains, Jo Cranwell, Andrew Fogarty, Monika Arora, Gaurang P. Nazar, Kirthinath Ballal, Ashwath K. Naik, Rohith Bhagawath, John Britton

“…We report a prospective cohort study of incident smoking in relation to exposure to film tobacco imagery and anti-tobacco messaging in a cohort of children in southern India. <h4>Methods</h4> We carried out a one-year longitudinal follow up questionnaire survey in 2018 of a cohort of 39,282 students in grades 6, 7 and 8 (aged between 10 and 15 years) in schools in the Udupi district of Karnataka State in India who participated in a 2017 cross-sectional study of exposure to smoking in films and ever smoking status. …”
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Loss to follow-up after initial screening for cervical cancer: A qualitative exploration of barriers in Southern India by E Vidhubala, Hemant Deepak Shewade, K Niraimathi, Amol R Dongre, Ramaswamy Gomathi, S Ramkumar, Mahadevan B Sankar

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Diagnostic and treatment delay among new pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Southern India: A cross-sectional study by Arjun Balasubramnian, Paul T Francis, K Leelamoni, P S Rakesh, Jishnu Sathees Lalu

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Plerixafor use in autologous hematopoietic stem cell mobilization: Experience from a single center in Southern India by Soumya Das, Smita Kayal, Biswajit Dubashi, Abhishekh Basavarajegowda, Nanda Kishore Pasupala, Rajendra Kulkarni, Krishnappa Dhanraju, Chinmaya Kumar Pani

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Seroprevalence of Human Papillomavirus Infection among Female Sex Workers in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern India by Dorairaj Kalpanaraj, Chandrasekaran Rajasekaran, Rengan Selvi, Murugan Duraivel

“…Stanley Medical College, a tertiary care hospital in Chennai, Southern India. The serum was separated after 5 mL of blood was drawn to test for the presence of HPV 16 and 18, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and syphilis. …”
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Self-assertiveness and Perceived Parenting Style among Medical Students in Southern India: A Cross-sectional Study by Meera George, Neethu George, Dharmaraj Rock Britto

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Smear Conversion, Treatment Outcomes and the Time of Default in Registered Tuberculosis Patients on RNTCP DOTS in Puducherry, Southern India by Kavita Vasudevan, Niranjana Jayakumar, Dhivyalakshmi Gnanasekaran

“…Objectives: This study describes the achievements under RNTCP in terms of conversion rates, treatment outcomes and pattern of time of default in patients on directly observed shortcourse treatment for Tuberculosis in Puducherry, Southern India. Settings: Retrospective cohort study; Tuberculosis Unit in District Tuberculosis Centre, Puducherry, India. …”
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Porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome on natural infection of Porcine Circovirus Type-2 in pigs in Kerala, southern India by Jessil Joseph, Dhanush Krishna Balakrishnan Nair, R. Anoopraj, P. M. Priya, Chintu Ravishankar, K.S. Prasanna

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A Study on Microbial Flora on Skin of Health Care Providers in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern India by Mathavi Sureshkumar, R Suriyapraba, R Indra Priyadharsini

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Prevalence of groundnut dry root rot (Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid.) and its pathogenic variability in Southern India by Prince Jayasimha Pamala, Prince Jayasimha Pamala, R. Sarada Jayalakshmi, K. Vemana, G. Mohan Naidu, Rajeev K. Varshney, Hari Kishan Sudini

“…The present study aims to conduct a holistic survey to assess the prevalence and incidence of dry root rot of groundnut in major groundnut growing regions of Southern India, viz., Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. …”
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Treatment Compliance among Patients with Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Coastal Population of Southern India by Chythra R Rao, Veena G Kamath, Avinash Shetty, Asha Kamath

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