scholarly journals Information Sources Utilization among Potato Farmers in North East India

2022 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-49
Author(s):  
Rajib Das ◽  
◽  
K. K. Jha
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
North East India ◽  
Related Information ◽  
North East ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Informal Information ◽  
User Friendly

Information technology has transformed many other aspects of human endeavor and has helped create systems for responding to a wide range of societal needs. The benefits of pertinent farm related information in empowering farmer are significant and remain to be exploited. Potato is one of the most important crops grown successfully in North East India but farmers have limited access to the updated information. A research study was undertaken in four major potato growing states of NE including Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura with a sample of 480 farmers. It was found that potato farmers preferred to utilize informal information sources more than formal as well as the mass media sources with respect to using inputs and taking pertinent decisions with respect to sustainable potato cultivation. Farmers urgently require timely and reliable sources of information for taking important farm management decisions. Therefore, it is recommended to popularize the strategic use of mass media including user friendly ICT tools for better and faster outreach to the target farmers.

Effect of rodents on seed fate of five hornbill-dispersed tree species in a tropical forest in north-east India

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 507-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nandini Velho ◽  
Aparajita Datta ◽  
Kavita Isvaran
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Seed Fate ◽  
Seed Survival ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Dysoxylum Binectariferum ◽  
Seed Fates

Abstract:Hornbills are important dispersers of a wide range of tree species. Many of these species bear fruits with large, lipid-rich seeds that could attract terrestrial rodents. Rodents have multiple effects on seed fates, many of which remain poorly understood in the Palaeotropics. The role of terrestrial rodents was investigated by tracking seed fate of five hornbill-dispersed tree species in a tropical forest in north-east India. Seeds were marked inside and outside of exclosures below 6–12 parent fruiting trees (undispersed seed rain) and six hornbill nest trees (a post-dispersal site). Rodent visitors and seed removal were monitored using camera traps. Our findings suggest that several rodent species, especially two species of porcupine were major on-site seed predators. Scatter-hoarding was rare (1.4%). Seeds at hornbill nest trees had lower survival compared with parent fruiting trees, indicating that clumped dispersal by hornbills may not necessarily improve seed survival. Seed survival in the presence and absence of rodents varied with tree species. Some species (e.g. Polyalthia simiarum) showed no difference, others (e.g. Dysoxylum binectariferum) experienced up to a 64% decrease in survival in the presence of rodents. The differing magnitude of seed predation by rodents can have significant consequences at the seed establishment stage.

scholarly journals Skin color variation: A study on Eastern and North East India

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-16
Author(s):  
Sumit Maitra ◽  
Diptendu Chatterjee ◽  
Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Skin Pigmentation ◽  
Color Space ◽  
Color Variation ◽  
Phenotypic Traits ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Skin pigmentation is one of the most variable phenotypic traits and most noticeable of human polymorphisms. Skin pigmentation in humans is largely determined by the quantity and distribution of the pigment melanin. The literature review on skin color variation revealed a few works on skin pigmentation variation has been conducted in India from Southern, Western and Northern part. Aims and Objectives: To best of the knowledge, the present discourse is the first attempt to understand skin color variation from Eastern and North Eastern part of India among three populations. Materials and Methods: The present study consisted of 312 participants from Chakma and Tripuri groups of Tripura, North East India, and participants from Bengalee Hindu caste population from West Bengal. Skin color was measured by Konica Minolta CR-10 spectrophotometer which measures and quantifies the colors with a 3D color space (CIELAB) color space created by 3 axes. All the skin color measurements from each participant were taken from unexposed (underarm) left and right to get a mean and exposed (forehead) to sunlight. Results: The distribution of skin color variation among the three populations demonstrated significant (p<0.05) difference in lightness for unexposed and exposed indicating lightness in unexposed area. Furthermore, the present study revealed significant difference (p<0.05) in skin color among the ethnic groups across the body location and all three attributes (lightness, redness and yellowness). Conclusion: Generally, skin color variation may be elucidated by two main factors: individual differences in lightness and yellowness and by and large due to ethnicity, where diversity in redness is due to primarily due to different body locations. Variation in lightness have more characteristic probability. The present study first time reports the wide range of quantitative skin color variation among the three ethnic groups from Eastern and North East India and highest yellowness (b*) among the population from North East India.

scholarly journals INTERNAL R&D AND EXTERNAL INFORMATION IN KNOWLEDGE-INTENSIVE BUSINESS SERVICE INNOVATION: COMPLEMENTS, SUBSTITUTES OR INDEPENDENT?

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 2255-2276 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Doloreux ◽  
Richard Shearmur ◽  
Mercedes Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Information Sources ◽  
External Information ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Business Services ◽  
Knowledge Intensive Business Services ◽  
Related Information ◽  
External Sources ◽  
Logistic Regressions ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
Knowledge Intensive Business Service

This paper analyses the effect of internal R&amp;D and of external sources of information on the innovation performance of Knowledge intensive business services (KIBS). The analysis is based on an establishment-level survey covering the period of 2011–2014 in Canada (Quebec). In order to determine the influence of different external information sources on innovation and the extent to which internal R&amp;D and the use of external information sources are related to innovation, a series of logistic regressions are performed on four different measures of innovation. The results show that KIBS innovation is positively connected to market-related information sources (but not to research and academic sources), that KIBS innovation is positively associated with the performance of R&amp;D, and that there are no synergies associated with the combined performance of R&amp;D and external information gathering: their effects are independent and additive. These results share some similarities, but also some important differences, with those that have been obtained from the study of R&amp;D and external information sourcing in manufacturing establishments.

A Review of Institutional and Developmental Issues in North-East India

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-218
Author(s):  
Nicodim Basumatary ◽  
Bhagirathi Panda
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Institutional Factors ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Developmental Issues ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
North Eastern

Developmental issues of the North-Eastern States of India cannot be studied inisolation without accounting for the varied politico-socio-economic and institutional factors. This study covers a wide range of the socio-political issues and developmental gaps in the North-Eastern Region (NER) of India. It presents a broader picture and gives an understanding of the issues of governance and development prevailing in this region. Many issues pertain to paucity of developmental outcomes, ethnicity, demand for statehood, insurgency, absence of rule of law, corruption and so on, suggesting state’s ineffectiveness and people’s incompetence to take development to the front stage. An effort has also been made to trace the literature that deals with these issues.

scholarly journals Learning about COVID-19: a qualitative interview study of Australians’ use of information sources

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Lupton ◽  
Sophie Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Information Sources ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Qualitative Interview Study ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
High Level ◽  
Use Of Information Sources ◽  
Facebook Advertising ◽  
Key Events

Abstract Background A multitude of information sources are available to publics when novel infectious diseases first emerge. In this paper, we adopt a qualitative approach to investigate how Australians learnt about the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 and what sources of information they had found most useful and valuable during the early months of the pandemic. Methods In-depth semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with a diverse group of 40 Australian adults in mid-2020 about their experiences of the COVID-19 crisis. Participants were recruited through Facebook advertising. Detailed case studies were created for each participant, providing the basis of a thematic analysis which focused on the participants’ responses to the questions about COVID-19-related information sources. Results Diverse sources of COVID-19-related information, including traditional media, online media and in-person interactions, were actively accessed, appraised and engaged with by participants. There was a high level of interest in COVID-19 information as people grappled with uncertainty, anxiety and feeling overwhelmed. Certain key events or experiences made people become aware that the outbreak was threatening Australia and potentially themselves. Most people demonstrated keen awareness that misinformation was rife in news outlets and social media sites and that they were taking steps to determine the accuracy of information. High trust was placed in health experts, scientists and government sources to provide reliable information. Also important to participants were informal discussions with friends and family members who were experts or working in relevant fields, as well as engaging in-person in interactions and hearing from friends and family who lived overseas about what COVID-19 conditions were like there. Conclusion A constantly changing news environment raises challenges for effective communication of risk and containment advice. People can become confused, distressed and overwhelmed by the plethora of information sources and fast-changing news environment. On the other hand, seeking out information can provide reassurance and comfort in response to anxiety and uncertainty. Clarity and consistency in risk messaging is important, as is responding quickly to changes in information and misinformation. Further research should seek to identify any changes in use of and trust in information sources as time goes by.

Providing practitioner-specific outcomes is associated with higher patient satisfaction with information about prostate cancer treatment

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 6106-6106
Author(s):  
S. M. Gilbert ◽  
M. G. Sanda ◽  
R. L. Dunn ◽  
T. Greenfield ◽  
L. Hembroff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Treatment Quality ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Satisfaction With Treatment ◽  
Types Of Information

6106 Background: After being diagnosed with prostate cancer, patients must assimilate abundant cancer related information. Satisfaction with Information (SWI) is a patient’s cognitive evaluation of information sources used to understand and select therapy. We sought to describe sources of information used by prostate cancer patients and to identify factors associated with SWI. Methods: 1,072 men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer have enrolled in the prospective, multi-center PRostate cancer Outcomes and Satisfaction with Treatment Quality Assessment (PROST-QA) study. Reports of source(s) of information were documented prior to treatment (radical prostatectomy, external radiation, brachytherapy or combination). The validated SWI domain of the Service Satisfaction Scale-Cancer (SSS-Ca) was completed by patients 2 months following treatment. Relationships between socio-economic factors, demographics, cancer severity, and types of information sources and satisfaction (SWI) were evaluated with multivariate regression. Results: Sources of information endorsed by patients varied by race ( Table ), education, and study site. The most helpful sources of information were description of treatment by a physician (32.8%), books and internet (18.3% each), family/friends (16.6%) and pamphlets/brochures (11.4%). In bivariate analysis internet use was negatively associated with SWI (p=0.025). In multivariable models patient age (p=0.005) and information provided by the physician regarding their own outcomes (p=0.01) were independently associated with SWI. Conclusions: Although a variety of informational sources were endorsed by patients, only printed results for physician’s own patients was associated with SWI. Because SWI is a function of both experiences and expectations, providing patients with a treating physician’s results may improve satisfaction by enhancing concordance of expectations and outcomes. [Table: see text] [Table: see text]

scholarly journals Paraneoplastic dermatomyositis: a case report from North-East India

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 705
Author(s):  
Nandakishore Thokchom ◽  
Nandita Bhattacharjee ◽  
Linda Kongbam ◽  
Erika Salam
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma ◽  
Muscle Weakness ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Autoimmune Myopathy ◽  
Indian Male ◽  
Carcinoma Ovary

<p>Dermatomyositis is a rare autoimmune myopathy with distinctive cutaneous changes. It has been associated with a wide range of malignancies like carcinoma ovary, lung, breast, gastrointestinal tract and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The malignancy can be concurrent or can occur before or after the onset of myositis. We report a case of dermatomyositis in a 63-year-old Indian male with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The characteristic cutaneous features and muscle weakness developed concomitantly with the onset of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.</p>

scholarly journals The Effect of Sino-Indian War, 1962 on Ethnic Communities of Arunachal Pradesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-182
Author(s):  
Fauzia Farmin Sayeda ◽  
Barnali Sarma
Keyword(s):  
Careful Analysis ◽  
The State ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
Indian Government ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Indian War ◽  
The Government

The study is an attempt to analyse the socio-economic consequences of Sino-Indian war of 1962 on the ethnic communities of North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA), the present state of Arunachal Pradesh, geospatially located in North-East India. A careful analysis of the pre-independent history of the region suggests that both Ahoms and British rulers followed a policy of non-interference in the region as it was predominantly a tribal area. After independence, the Indian Government also followed the policy of minimal governance. The vital issues of infrastructure were also not given much emphasis until the war of 1962. As the Government realised the strategic importance of the state, a significant change in government policy can be witnessed. Apart from initiating development in infrastructure of the state, efforts were also made to nationalise the frontier. The present research aims to document the socio-economic changes brought by the war, using a critical analysis of a wide range of sources.

Population dynamics of earthworms and their activity in forest ecosystems of North-east India

1991 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuneera Bhadauria ◽  
P. S. Ramakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Monsoon Season ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Sacred Grove ◽  
Forest Types ◽  
Forest Stands ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Earthworm Populations ◽  
Earthworm Activity

ABSTRACTA comparative analysis of earthworm populations in seral Khasi pine forest represented byPinus kesiya5- and 35-year old stands, and a climax broad-leaved mixed forest represented by a sacred grove was done at altitudes of 1500 m in Meghalaya in north-east India.Tonoscolax horaiioccurred under all forest types whereasAmynthas diffringensandEulyphoeus feslivuswere confined to pine forest stands only.Perionyxsp. andDrawida assamensiswere restricted to the sacred grove.T. horaiihad larger numbers in all three different forest types. This species offers possibilities of vermicullurc for biologically improving soil fertility in manmade ecosystems because of its wide range of tolerance.Generally earthworm populations were more active during the monsoon season;A. diffringenswas however, more active during the winter, thereby conferring an advantage on this species as it was enabled to avoid competition during the monsoon season when other species dominate. Earthworm activity was generally higher in the sacred grove than in the pine forest stands. Population size was significantly correlated with soil moisture, temperature and pH. Wormcasts had a higher pH and nutrient status than the soil.In the highly leached soils of the humid tropics where there is a large concentration of fine root biomass in the surface soil layers, earthworm activity is beneficial because it helps incorporate detritus into the mineral soil rapidly and locally concentrates nutrients in the surface layers.

Empowering women with information: An investigation of rural desert women’s information behaviour in Pakistan

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 601-611
Author(s):  
Muhammad Asif Naveed ◽  
Ayesha Suhaib
Keyword(s):  
Information Acquisition ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Information Behaviour ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Child Education ◽  
Informal Information ◽  
Close Relatives ◽  
Interview Questionnaire

This study investigated the information behaviour of rural desert women residing in Hafizwala village from the Bahawalnagar district, Pakistan. Data were collected from adult females using an interview questionnaire. Face to face interviews with each female were conducted by visiting their houses. The rural desert women required information mainly on health (self and family), child education, religion, pregnancy related issues, cattle and poultry care, water purification. They perceived political, agricultural, nutritional, housekeeping, and current affaires related information as important. These respondents relied heavily on informal information sources such as family members, close relatives, and friends in information acquisition. Inaccessibility, illiteracy, lack of awareness, poor economic conditions, cultural restrictions, and language or communication barriers were the primary barriers in acquiring everyday information. These results are useful in planning need-based information delivery system for desert communities in Pakistan as well as other developing countries in Africa and Asia.

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