Future growth in biotechnology in the developing countries

Genome ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 1042-1045 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Riazuddin ◽  
Anwar Nasim
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developing World ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Expert Advice ◽  
Developed Country ◽  
International Agencies ◽  
Local Setting ◽  
The People ◽  
Regional Basis

Conditions in developing countries are nowhere near what they should be to reap the benefits of modern biotechnology. Be that as it may, there are possibilities in which intelligent thinking and rational planning by the people concerned, combined with input from international agencies and national centres of excellence, can lead to potential economic gains. One possibility is the establishment of collaborative research on a regional basis to tackle common problems and to train each other's manpower in acquired skills. Similarity of circumstances would make these programmes more relevant and cost effective. To ensure the success of joint programmes in the local setting, foreign input in the form of finances, provision of critical laboratory materials, and expert advice in the selection of technically solvable problems becomes inevitable. Thus participation by the developed-country agencies and laboratories in the developing countries presents a purposeful pooling of efforts that will sow the seeds for sustainable development of the developing world. Given that, new technology would prove a boon and a blessing for humanity in general and for the developing world in particular.Key words: biotechnology, developing countries.

scholarly journals Issues of research ethics and clinical ethics in developing world, possible solution: a way forward

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 12-15
Author(s):  
Muhammad Waseem Khan ◽  
Imrana Niaz Sultana ◽  
Afrasiab Khan
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Research Ethics ◽  
Medical Technology ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Developed Country ◽  
Do No Harm ◽  
Study Participants

Research plays a pivotal role in the progress of inventions in medicines and medical technology. It is noticed that researchers from developing world or multinational companies are interested to conduct their research studies in developing countries, in doing so sometimes it is noticed that rather benefiting the participants it causes significant harm to the research study participants of developing countries. Ethical lapses in research can significantly harm human subjects. In research ethics the basic aim of ethics is distinguishing between right and wrong, to recognize the wrong doings and try to avoid them from harming research subjects in any research study whether that is done in developing country or developed country. It must follow the principle of non malefiecence or do no harm. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bioethics.v3i3.12559 Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics 2012; 3(3):12-15

scholarly journals A Study of Dermatoglyphic Patterns of Fingers in Patients with Myocardial Infarction

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 8160-8167
Author(s):  
Arunkumar K R ◽  
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Delhiraj U ◽  
Dhanalakshmi V ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Middle Finger ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Ridge Count ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The People ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: The myocardial infarction (MI), the most common manifestation of coronary artery disease remains as a major cause of mortality in both developed and developing countries. The people without known major risk factors can be screened for MI with a simple and cost-effective tool which will be helpful in developing countries to reduce the mortality. Dermatoglyphic patterns in clinical conditions have been studied so far and their relationship is established in the literature. Dermatoglyphics has been considered as a diagnostic tool in many diseases with genetic bases. Hence this study is conducted to analyse the correlation between dermatoglyphic features and MI, so that dermatoglyphics may be used as screening tool for MI. Materials and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 150 MI patients diagnosed with ECG or coronary angiography who were admitted in the Institute of cardiology, Madras Medical College, Chennai after obtaining clearance from Institutional ethics committee. 150 healthy consented volunteers were included as controls. The finger prints from both groups were taken by ink method and type of fingerprint patterns and total finger ridge count (TFRC) and absolute finger ridge count (AFRC) were studied. The correlation of the findings between cases and controls were analysed with t-test and Chi-square test using SPSS 13.0. Results: The frequency of loop, arch and whorls is 54.9%, 8.3% and 36.8% respectively in MI as compared to 59.4%, 13.2% and 27.4% respectively in controls. The frequency of whorls is increased in thumb, middle finger and little finger of both hands of the MI patients when compared with controls with statistically significant difference (p<0.005). The mean value of TFRC and AFRC is increased in cases than controls and statistically significant difference was observed for AFRC. Conclusion: Thus, our study has indicated the specific fingerprint patterns in MI and we hope this knowledge can be used for screening the people without known risk factors for MI. KEY WORDS: Fingerprint, Dermatoglyphics, Myocardial infarction, early diagnosis.

An Appreciation of the Contribution of NIR to Agriculture

1998 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graeme D. Batten
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Nir Spectroscopy ◽  
Fibre Production ◽  
World Population ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Technology And Innovation ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Natural Resource Base

As the 20th century ends the world population approaches 6 billion people and is expected to increase to 8 billion by the year 2020. It is the responsibility of agriculture to provide food and fibre for all these people. Application of existing technology and innovation of new technology will be essential if agricultural scientists are to achieve this enormous task. In the 40 years to the present NIR spectroscopy has made major contributions to food and fibre production, and to the assessment of food quality and potential end-uses of produce. As NIR scientists we must strive to make contributions which help agriculture meet the challenge to feed and clothe the people of the world. The major challenge for NIR scientists in agriculture is maintaining sustainable yields, whilst reducing wastage and damage to the natural resource base. To have the greatest impact NIR-based technologies must be made available in developing countries at affordable prices. These challenges will involve developing and promoting options that are acceptable politically, sociologically and economically. NIR technology will provide the greatest benefits to feeding and clothing the world's people if there is closer interaction with plant breeders, agronomists, environmentalists, food processors and marketers.

Farmer Field Days and Demonstrator Selection for Increasing Technology Adoption

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-41
Author(s):  
Kyle Emerick ◽  
Manzoor H. Dar
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Developing World ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Agricultural Technology ◽  
The World ◽  
Selection For

Inadequate learning is an oft-cited friction impeding the adoption of improved agricultural technology in the developing world. We provide experimental evidence that farmer field days — an approach used throughout the world where farmers meet, learn about new technology, and observe its performance — alleviate learning frictions and increase adoption of an improved seed by 40 percent. Further analysis demonstrates that these field days are both cost effective and more impactful for poorer farmers. In contrast, we find no evidence that selecting the first adopters of new technology via participatory village meetings has any effect on future adoption.

Teletinnitus Program at the VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Constance Hilory Tomberlin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Care System

There are a multitude of reasons that a teletinnitus program can be beneficial, not only to the patients, but also within the hospital and audiology department. The ability to use technology for the purpose of tinnitus management allows for improved appointment access for all patients, especially those who live at a distance, has been shown to be more cost effective when the patients travel is otherwise monetarily compensated, and allows for multiple patient's to be seen in the same time slots, allowing for greater access to the clinic for the patients wishing to be seen in-house. There is also the patient's excitement in being part of a new technology-based program. The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (GCVHCS) saw the potential benefits of incorporating a teletinnitus program and began implementation in 2013. There were a few hurdles to work through during the beginning organizational process and the initial execution of the program. Since the establishment of the Teletinnitus program, the GCVHCS has seen an enhancement in patient care, reduction in travel compensation, improvement in clinic utilization, clinic availability, the genuine excitement of the use of a new healthcare media amongst staff and patients, and overall patient satisfaction.

E-Insurance :A Platform For Insurance Penetration In India

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (6) ◽  
pp. 90-93
Author(s):  
L. Terina Grazy ◽  
Dr.G. Parimalarani
Keyword(s):  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Online Marketing ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
The People ◽  
Cost Effective Approach ◽  
Time And Energy ◽  
Work Done

E-commerce is a part of Internet Marketing. The arrival of Internet made the world very simple and dynamic in all the areas. Internet is the growing business as a result most of the people are using it in their day to day life. E-commerce is attractive and efficient way for both buyers and sellesr as it reduce cost, time and energy for the buyer. No surprise the insurance sector has become quite active within the internet sphere. Most insurance companies are offering policies to be brought online and also the portals for paying premiums. It actually saves from hassles involved in going to an insurance office and spend hours to get the insurance work done. Insurance has become an important and crucial aspect of life. Online insurance is the best and most cost effective approach of taking the insurance deal. This paper focused on influence of online marketing on the insurance industry in India, usage of internet in India , the internet penetration in India and the online sale of insurance product by the insurance sector.

The Importance of Being Defunct (Presidential Address)

1985 ◽  
Vol 24 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 211-234
Author(s):  
Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Development Economics ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Presidential Address ◽  
Great Expectations ◽  
Founding Fathers

For development economists these arc the days of great expectations. Development economics as a discipline, born only three decades ago, has come to stay, notwithstanding the threats to its existence issued openly by such friends as Schultz [63], Bauer [2], Little [44], and Lal [39]. New theoretical constructs have been devised and novel empirical studies done to comprehend better the forces of change in developing countries. While of late there may not have been great festivity in the realm of ideas, the force of circumstances has widened the problem canvas of development economics and has opened up new vistas for economists to explore- much beyond the expectations of its founding fathers. Also notwithstanding the great diversity in the experience of individual countries, development economists may legitimately draw some comfort from the thought that their ideas have changed the developing world for the better.

Analysis and Design of Environmental Protection and Energy Saving in Modern Society Building

2014 ◽  
Vol 908 ◽  
pp. 355-358
Author(s):  
Jie Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Modern Architecture ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
The People ◽  
Development Direction ◽  
Design Requirements

With the development of economy and the improvement of people's living level, improving living conditions and public buildings, architectural design requirements are also constantly improved. Modern architecture should consider not only beautiful and comfortable, but also take into account the design individuality, while taking into consideration the people-oriented design concept of environmental protection and energy saving. This also makes the environmental friendly and energy-saving building is the development direction of future architecture. This paper analyzes the modern architecture of the ecological and environmental protection, gives the method to realize the construction of energy-saving environmental protection design and the use of new materials, new equipment and new technology of the existing.

scholarly journals Advances in Environmental Detection and Clinical Diagnostic Tests for Legionella Species

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajeshwari Vittal ◽  
Juliet Roshini Mohan Raj ◽  
Ballamoole Krishna Kumar ◽  
Indrani Karunasagar
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
Diagnostic Tests ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Detection Techniques ◽  
Conventional Culture ◽  
Legionella Species ◽  
Mild Fever

Abstract Legionella is a fastidious organism that is difficult to culture in the lab but is widely distributed in environmental, domestic, and hospital settings. The clinical manifestations due to Legionella infections range from mild fever to fatal pneumonia and multiorgan pathologies. Legionella outbreaks though prevalent globally are not reported in developing countries due to difficulties in isolating this organism and the lack of simple diagnostic protocols. Here, we review the literature from across countries to present various methods used to detect Legionella from environmental and clinical samples. We compare the sensitivity and the specificity of the conventional culture-based assays with the recent methods and discuss approaches to develop better detection and diagnostic tests. With better cost-effective detection techniques and regular monitoring of the susceptible sites, which may harbor Legionella colonies, most of the Legionella infections can be prevented. As a result, considerable burden, caused by Legionella infections, on the healthcare system, in especially economically weaker countries, can be mitigated.

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