Pollinator dependency, pollen limitation and pollinator visitation rates to six vegetable crops in southern India by Priya Davidar, Saranya Arwen Carr

“…We investigated levels of pollinator dependency and pollinator visitation rates to flowers of six vegetable crops: brinjal (aubergine), tomato, chilli pepper (Solanaceae), okra (Malvaceae), bitter and snake gourds (Cucurbitaceae) in six small family farms in the Coimbatore region of southern India. We tested the null hypothesis that fruit set in these crops would be independent of pollinators. …”
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Road kill of animals by highway traffic in the tropical forests of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, southern India by N. Baskaran, D. Boominathan

“…We evaluated the road kill of vertebrate fauna by vehicular traffic on highways at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, southern India. In a fortnight’s survey over 248km across three public roads and opportunistic sampling method, a minimum of 180 road kills belonging to 40 species of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals were recorded between December 1998 and March 1999. …”
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On the breeding of the Slaty-legged Crake (Aves: Rallidae: Rallina eurizonoides) in Nilambur, Kerala, southern India by M. Divin Murukesh, Peroth Balakrishnan

“…<p>The first sighting and breeding of the rare Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides (Aves: Rallidae) from Nilambur, Kerala, southern India is provided. The clutch size was seven eggs and three chicks fledged out of it. …”
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A Retrospective Study of Paediatric Dengue Cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern India by Padmanabhan P Athira, Ozhiparambil A Jagan, Padma Umadevi, Komaravolu Pragnatha, P Menon Veena

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Genome analysis of rice-blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae field isolates from southern India by Malali Gowda, Meghana D. Shirke, H.B. Mahesh, Pinal Chandarana, Anantharamanan Rajamani, Bharat B. Chattoo

“…Here, we report the analysis of genome architecture and sequence variation of two field isolates, B157 and MG01, of the blast fungus from southern India. The 40 Mb genome of B157 and 43 Mb genome of MG01 contained 11,344 and 11,733 predicted genes, respectively. …”
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Recovery of Hematite from Banded Hematite Quartzite of Southern India by Magnetic Separation and Reverse Flotation by Aspari Kumara Swamy, Suresh Nikkam, Sharath Kumar Palthur

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Antiretroviral Therapy under the National Program: Experience of a Single Large Centre in Southern India by Alice Joan Mathuram, Suvir Singh, O Cherian Abraham, Anand Zachariah, Priscilla Rupali, George M Varghese, Rajiv Karthik, Peace Clarence

“…Aim: This study was done to evaluate the outcomes of ability to return to work, lost to follow up rates, treatment failure and drug toxicity requiring regimen change from the ART centre located in Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, which is a large tertiary care centre attached to an academic Infectious Disease and medical unit in Southern India. Materials and Methods: A prospective longitudinal follow up study on patients enrolled in the NACO ART centre at a large tertiary care hospital in Southern India between April 2008 and April 2012 were followed up for a minimum of two years. …”
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Ranger survey reveals conservation issues across Protected and outside Protected Areas in southern India by David Milda, T. Ramesh, Riddhika Kalle, V. Gayathri, M. Thanikodi

“…We conducted a semi-structured questionnaire survey with the Forest Range Officers (FROs) belonging to nine PAs and seven outside PAs across the Western and Eastern Ghats part of Tamil Nadu State, southern India. We collected information on the human-wildlife interactions, mitigation measures carried out, poaching incidents, and availability of manpower and resources. …”
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Coprological survey of gastrointestinal parasitism in captive wildlife of three zoological parks located in southern India by P RAMADEVI, R VENU

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Tectono-Thermal History of the Neoarchean Balehonnur Shear Zone, Western Dharwar Craton (Southern India) by B. Tarun Kumar, M. Jayananda, P. Nasipuri, Martin Guitreau, K. R. Aadhiseshan, S. V. Balaji Manasa Rao, T. Tarun Thomas, M. Satyanarayanan

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RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF PACKED RED BLOOD CELL TRANSFUSION IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITALIN SOUTHERN INDIA by Murali Krishna Bogi1, Sudhir Kumar Vujhini2, Kandukuri Mahesh Kumar1, Shanthi Bonagiri,3

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Gastrointestinal Parasites of Non-descript Goats (capra hircus) in Semi-Arid Zone of Southern India by Jayakumar Devadharshini, Cattavarayane Mathivathani, Siddhartha Sankar Das

“… The current study was conducted to know the occurrence of gastrointestinal parasitism in two semi-intensive goat farms owned by small-scale farmers of Puducherry, a semi-arid zone of Southern India. The primary aim of this study was to identify the gastrointestinal parasites in non-descript goats of selected farms in Puducherry, a semi-arid zone of Southern India. …”
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Regionalization of flow duration curves for catchments in southern India using a hierarchical cluster approach by Chandrashekarayya G. Hiremath, Lakshman Nandagiri

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Prevalence of Mrsa Nasal Carriage in Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern India by Kalpana George, Jasmine Kulapurathu Abdulkader, Madhan Sugumar, Girija Kalarikkal Rajagopal

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Epidemiology and outcomes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Experience from a regional cancer center in Southern India by Rudresha Antapura Haleshappa, Aditi Harsh Thanky, Lakshmaiah Kuntegowdanahalli, Govind Babu Kanakasetty, Lokanatha Dasappa, Linu Jacob

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The contribution of reproductive ill-health to the overall burden of perceived illness among women in southern India by Bhatia Jagdish, Cleland John

“…OBJECTIVE: To investigate women's perceptions of the overall burden of illness among a sample of women in southern India. METHODS: A community-based sample of 421 young married women in a subdistrict about 70 kilometres from Bangalore, Karnataka State, India, were interviewed monthly for one year. …”
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Post-COVID-19 Invasive Fungal Sinusitis: A Case Series from Southern India by Madhavi S. Hullur, R. Bharathi, R. Bindu Madhavi, Arvind Natarajan, H.S. Brindha, S.M. Azeem Mohiyuddin, R. Kalyani, Anil Kumar Sakalecha, Bukke Ravindra Naik, K.N. Shashidhar

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Assessment of iron status in regular blood donors in a tertiary care hospital in Southern India by Joy Anju, Basavarajegowda Abhishekh, Basu Debdatta, Zachariah Bobby, Murali Sharan

“…STUDY SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This was a prospective cross-sectional study on regular blood donors, defined as those who have donated at least 3 times, the last donation being within the last 12 months and continues to donate at least once a year, at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Southern India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The complete blood count (CBC) was performed on the Sysmex coulter, and the red cell indices were calculated. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with effective helmet use among motorcyclists in Mysuru City of Southern India by Naveen Kikkeri Hanumantha Setty, Gautham Melur Sukumar, Sumanth Mallikarjun Majgi, Akhil Dhanesh Goel, Prem Prakash Sharma, Manasa Brahmanandam Anand

“…This study estimates the prevalence and factors associated with effective helmet use among motorcyclists in Mysuru, a tier II city in Southern India. Methods Cross-sectional road side observational study of 3499 motorcyclists (2134 motorcycle riders and 1365 pillion riders) at four traffic intersections was done followed by interview of random sample of 129 of the above riders. …”
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Neoproterozoic Mafic Magmatism in Nagercoil Block, Southern India and Its Implications on the Gondwana Collisional Orogeny by S. Sajna, J. K. Tomson, J. Amal Dev, Nilanjana Sorcar, T. Vijaya Kumar

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