Blowing the lid off! Bottle-directed, extractive foraging strategies in synurbic bonnet macaques Macaca radiata in southern India by Arijit Pal, Santanu Mahato, Jean-Baptiste Leca, Jean-Baptiste Leca, Anindya Sinha, Anindya Sinha, Anindya Sinha

“…We video-recorded the manipulation of partially filled plastic bottles and the extraction of liquid across four groups of bonnet macaques in southern India. Two socio-demographic factors – age class and group membership – and one environmental factor – food provisioning – were identified as major determinants of inter-individual variation in the performance of sophisticated manipulative techniques and in bottle-opening success. …”
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Arc-related Alaskan type magmatism: evidence from pyroxenites associated with the Pakkanadu alkaline-ultramafic complex, Southern India by Jiten Pattnaik, Jiten Pattnaik, Ankur Ashutosh, P. A. Janaarthanan, Fanus Viljoen, Rajesh K. Srivastava, Henriette Ueckermann

“…Petrological and major-trace element mineral chemistry studies have been carried out on pyroxenites from the Pakkanadu alkaline-ultramafic complex from the southern India to understand their origin and nature of magma responsible for ultramafic magmatism in the area. …”
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Role of acidic fluids in Earth’s deep lithosphere: Insights from the Neoarchean magmatic roots of the Nilgiri Block, southern India by Vinod O. Samuel, M. Santosh, M. Santosh, Yirang Jang, Sanghoon Kwon

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Oral myiasis - a case report with clinical, radiographic and entomological findings from Puducherry Union Territory, Southern India by Neetu Punhani, M Jonathan Daniel, R Srinivasan

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Prevalence of Impulsive Behaviour among Students in a Medical College: A Cross-sectional Study from Southern India by Karthikeyan Kulothungan, K Nawin Jai Vignesh, M Tamilarasan, JV Gnanagurubharan

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Mantle Cell Lymphoma: An Immunomorphologic Study with SOX11 from a Tertiary Care Cancer Centre in Southern India by SHANKARANAND S BHARATNUR, CHENNAGIRI S PREMALATA, PRASHANT KUMAR, MC SURESH BABU, KC LAKSHMAIAH

“…Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive study which was conducted at a tertiary care cancer centre in Southern India over a period of five years from January 2013 to December 2017. …”
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Cultural dimensions of sacred forests in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hot Spot, Southern India and its implications for biodiversity protection by Ankur Patwardhan, Pooja Ghate, Monali Mhaskar, Amit Bansude

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A Pilot Study of Electrocardiographic Features in Patients with Obesity from a Tertiary Care Centre in Southern India (Electron) by Aditya John Binu, Sirish Chandra Srinath, Kripa Elizabeth Cherian, John Roshan Jacob, Thomas V. Paul, Nitin Kapoor

“…<b>Methodology:</b> This observational cross-sectional analysed ECG changes in patients with obesity at a tertiary care centre in southern India. <b>Results:</b> One hundred and fifty adult patients with a mean (SD) BMI of 39.9 (6.7) kg/m² were recruited in the study after excluding those with comorbidities (diabetes mellitus, systemic hypertension) or on chronic medications (ACE inhibitors). …”
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Changing Trend of Clinical and Epidemiological Profile of Lung Cancer – Experience from a Tertiary Care Centre in Southern India by Manoj Kumar Panigrahi, Vinod Kumar Saka, Venugopal Jaganathan, Mathanraj Sinnassamy, Narendra Kumar Narahari

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Interhemispheric Asymmetry of Lateral Sulcus and its Significance in Adult Human Brains: A Cadaveric Study from Southern India by S Valli, S Kanmani Velarasan

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Frequency, distribution, and immunomorphologic characteristics of peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified in a tertiary care center in Southern India by Archana Lakshmanan, Deeksha Sikri, Sushama Patil, Ann Kurian, S Annapurneswari, Sheila Nair

“…This study was undertaken to ascertain the frequency and to assess the morphologic and immunophenotypic characteristics of PTCL, NOS over a period of 5 years in a tertiary care referral center in Southern India. Materials and Methods: Slides and blocks of all PTCL, NOS were retrieved, and a detailed morphologic and immunophenotypic study using a wide panel of antibodies was done. …”
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The effect of social determinants of health on severity of microbial keratitis presentation at a tertiary eye care hospital in Southern India by Anvesh Annadanam, Patrice M Hicks, Ming-Chen Lu, Mercy Pawar, Prabhleen Kochar, Suvitha Selvaraj, Dhanya Kuppuraj, Chetan Rathod, Rekha Sravya Muppala, Smriti Gaur, Abinaya Krishnan, S R Sumithra, Maria A Woodward, N Venkatesh Prajna

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Exploring farmers’ communication pattern and satisfaction regarding the adoption of Agromet advisory services in semi-arid regions of southern India by Jagriti Rohit, S. K. Bal, C. N. Anshida Beevi, K. Nagasree, K. Ravi Shankar, G. Nirmala, Pushpanjali, Josily Samuel, V. Girija Veni, R. Nagarjuna Kumar, Prabhat Kumar Pankaj, Mathyam Prabhakar, Vinod Kumar Singh

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All-Male Groups in Asian Elephants: A Novel, Adaptive Social Strategy in Increasingly Anthropogenic Landscapes of Southern India by Nishant Srinivasaiah, Vinod Kumar, Srinivas Vaidyanathan, Raman Sukumar, Anindya Sinha

“…These novel, large all-male associations, may constitute a unique life history strategy for male elephants in the high-risk but resource-rich production landscapes of southern India. This may be especially true for the adolescent males, which seemed to effectively improve their body condition by increasingly exploiting anthropogenic resources when in all-male groups. …”
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Quality-of-life among elderly with untreated fracture of neck of femur: A community based study from southern India by John D Prasad, Asha K Varghese, Dimple Jamkhandi, Arup Chakraborty, P S Rakesh, Vinod J Abraham

“…The objective of the current study is to assess the quality-of-life (QOL) of elderly (>60 years) with untreated hip fractures in a rural developmental block in Southern India. Methodology: Twenty-one elderly with an untreated fracture neck of femur were identified with the help of community level health workers. …”
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Self Care and Medication Adherence among Type 2 Diabetics in Puducherry, Southern India: A Hospital Based Study by Arulmozhi S., Mahalakshmy T.

“…Materials and Methods: This descriptive study involved 150 inpatients of Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital (SMVMCH), a teaching hospital in Puducherry, southern India. Subjects who had type 2 DM for more than 1 month were included in the study, irrespective of their diagnoses at admission. …”
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Prevalence of Haemoglobin Variants and Haemoglobinopathies in a Single Paediatric Centre in Southern India: A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study by B VINODH KUMAR, Pramila kadiyala, Menaka Shanthi Kandasamy, P Pon mala, Papathi Sadago, C Ravichandran

“…This study was conducted in a Government Paediatric tertiary care hospital in Southern India for patients who had any clinical or familial suspicion of haemoglobinopathies. …”
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Intraspecific variation in protein pattern of red scorpion (Mesobuthus tamulus, coconsis, pocock) venoms from Western and Southern India by R. V. Badhe, A. B. Thomas, S. L. Harer, A. D. Deshpande, N. Salvi, A. Waghmare

“…This suggests the existence of genetic variation among the different strains of red scorpion in western and southern India. The antiserum produced by Haffkine Biopharmaceuticals Corporation Ltd. completely neutralized proteins of venoms from all the regions studied.…”
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Pre-hypertension and Hypertension in School Children Aged 8 to 17 Years in Southern India: A Community Based Study by Diksha Rai, K Amita, Vijay S Shankar

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Morphometric Analysis of Proximal End of Femur: A Cross-sectional Study at a Tertiary Care Center in Southern India by Rathija Sreekumar

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