Thursday 12 March 2015

Taslima Khatun, Murshida Yasmin, Mariam Begum, Sadeka Banu Akhi, Shaheen Ahmed, Liaquat Ali receive Frederick Banting Research Award-2015 in Nutrition




Breaking News: Taslima Khatun, Murshida Yasmin, Mariam Begum, Sadeka Banu Akhi, Shaheen Ahmed, Liaquat Ali receive Frederick Banting Research Award-2015 in Nutrition

Taslima Khatun, Murshida Yasmin, Mariam Begum, Sadeka Banu Akhi, Shaheen Ahmed, Liaquat Ali receive Frederick Banting Research Award-2015 in Nutrition


12 March, 2015, Bangladesh, USA NEWS CORP

The Frederick Banting Research Award-2015 in Nutrition goes to Taslima Khatun, Murshida Yasmin, Mariam Begum, Sadeka Banu Akhi, Shaheen Ahmed, Liaquat Ali from Bangladesh. This is an excellent global opportunity to recognize the meritorious efforts by individual and organization. The research findings were published on world’s prestigious Journal for Nutrition. Background: A total of 2.4 million men and women are employed in Garment industries of Bangladesh. Among them a remarkable number is lean and thin. Aims and objective: accordingly, the present study was aimed to find out the anthropometric status and dietary practices in adult of garments labors. Materials and Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted on 317 garment workers. All anthropometric data were collected by standard techniques. Dietary intake was taken by 24hr recall method and nutrient content of each food item was estimated. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS windows 16. Results: Among the participants 26% male and 41% female were underweighted, 18% male and 8% female were over weighted and only 4% male and 2% female were obese. According to the measurement of Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) of the participants 24% male and 35% female were undernourished. So far as skinfolds are concerned, man also had significantly greater mean values than women for all skinfolds. Significant association was found between Body Mass Index (BMI) and energy intake (r = 0.616, p= <0.001) of the garment labor. Conclusion: All of the garments labors nutritional status and dietary intake pattern is not satisfactory. The present study reveals female workers (41%) are more underweight than male workers (26%). Using other anthropometric parameters also found that female workers are more undernourished than male workers which classify by MUAC and skin fold caliper. Mean intake of energy, carbohydrate, protein were below than the recommended dietary allowance and it is high in female workers. This study shows that intake of various nutrients of a majority of the subjects are lower than RDA. There was a significant association was found between Body Mass Index (BMI) and energy intake (r = 0.616, p= <0.001) of the study respondents. The present study reveals a need for a comprehensive intervention programme to improve the overall nutritional status of this segment of the population. Providing free or price-subsidized food during work hours would be a further step towards improving their nutritional status. Return in enhanced productivity, and long-term social benefit of their improved health from giving a good meal would outweigh cost of taking such beneficial steps. Female workers are more undernourished than male workers. Mean intake of energy, carbohydrate, protein were below than the recommended dietary allowance and it is more prevalent in female workers. Positive association was found between dietary pattern and nutritional status. Large number of subjects should have been included in the study. Limited parameters were used to measured nutritional status. In case of interview regarding past information, recall bias may be present in the dietary history. Food should be supplied for the workers during their working period in industries. Only better nourishment can ensure a better service in a whole. They thank to Govt. Home Economics College and Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS) to provide the financial support to conduct this research work. The authors declare that they have no competing interests. TK Contributed her intellectual ability to conception and design of the research, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the article, revising it critically for important intellectual content, and final approval of the version to be published; MY Contributed her intellectual ability to conception and design of the research, interpretation of data, and data collection; MB Contributed her intellectual ability to conception and design of the research; SBA contributed her intellectual ability to conception and design of the research; SA Contributed her intellectual ability to conception and design of the research; LA Contributed his intellectual ability to conception and design of the research, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the article and final approval of the version to be published; All of the above authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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K. Devi and S. Karunakaran receive Helen Adams Keller Research Award- 2015 in Tuberculosis




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K. Devi and S. Karunakaran receive Helen Adams Keller Research Award- 2015 in Tuberculosis


12 March, 2015, India, USA NEWS CORP

Much awaited award was announced this week. Finally India wins Helen Adams Keller Research Award- 2015 in Tuberculosis. Thousands of nominations from several countries were received for international competition. The noble work is screened which distinguish from the rest, in different aspects of the Tuberculosis. The award is introduced to highlight excellent think tanks on global platform. The research findings were published on world’s prestigious The Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis. Research question: Whether modular teaching method can serve as an effective method to train medical officers in Revised National tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP). Methods: Cross sectional study was undertaken among 30 medical officers in Cuddalore district. Modular teaching was used to train medical officers to teach “RNTCP” by experts trained in RNTCP. To evaluate their individual performances both pretest and post test was conducted and in addition feedback was also elicited. Results: The overall performance was encouraging as there was significant difference between the pretest and post test scores and percentages (p<0.005). Conclusion: Modular teaching was successfully used to train medical officers in Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) in Cuddalore district. Modular teaching was successfully used to train medical officers in RNTCP. The performance and participation of the students were very much encouraging. The medical officers found the modular teaching to be very interesting and useful learning tool. Some of the medical officers suggested that such method to be employed to update their knowledge in future. Modular teaching was successfully used to train medical officers in RNTCP. There was a significant difference in pretest and posttest scores of the medical officers. Some of the medical officers suggested that such method to be employed to update their knowledge in RNTCP. Modular training was tested for its effectiveness. It could have been compared with standard lectures used to train medical offcers. Regular training and refreshment training needs to be conducted for effective implementation of RNTCP programe. Modular teaching can be used to train medical officers in RNTCP in future as well. Regular training and refreshment training needs to be conducted for effective implementation of RNTCP programe. Author expresses his deep gratitude to District TB Officer for having considered me as a resource person to train the medical officers in RNTCP. All also express his gratitude to all the staffs of DTC for making necessary arrangement to conduct the training. Last but not the least I would like to thank all the medical officers who participated in the study.
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Neeta Basumatary, Vipin Parkash, Ajit Kumar Tamuli, Ankur Jyoti Saikia and Robindra Teron receive George Bentham Research Award-2015 in Biodiversity




Breaking News: Neeta Basumatary, Vipin Parkash, Ajit Kumar Tamuli, Ankur Jyoti Saikia and Robindra Teron receive George Bentham Research Award-2015 in Biodiversity

Neeta Basumatary, Vipin Parkash, Ajit Kumar Tamuli, Ankur Jyoti Saikia and Robindra Teron receive George Bentham Research Award-2015 in Biodiversity


12 March, 2015, India, USA NEWS CORP

The George Bentham Research Award-2015 in Biodiversity goes to Neeta Basumatary, Vipin Parkash, Ajit Kumar Tamuli, Ankur Jyoti Saikia and Robindra Teron from India. This is an excellent global opportunity to recognize the meritorious efforts by individual and organization. The research findings were published on world’s prestigious The Journal of Biodiversity. Arbuscular mycorrhizal distribution, diversity and species richness were analysed in five different rubber plantation sites i.e. Manja, Hidim-Teron Gaon, Samelangso, Diphu and Bakalia of Karbi Anglong district, Assam, India and their variation with age was evaluated. The results showed that among the three types of root colonizations, only hyphal and vesicular colonizations were present in roots; mycorrhizal colonization in roots was profuse and scanty in low and high age plantation groups. Almost 40 species with 5 genera were identified; Glomus species were found highly abundant. The maximum species richness, diversity index and similarity index were observed in Manja and minimum in Diphu plantation sites respectively. Similar was the case with dissimilarity index, although index of similarity illustrated a reverse pattern. The nutrients especially nitrogen and potassium were having no variation with increasing elevation at the various plantation sites. Precisely, the soil nutrient status depleted and AM population dwindled with increasing plantation age. Since, it is an exotic plant species, introduced in Karbi Anglong district of Assam has well suitability for plantation in the region due to its compatibility with endomycorrhizal fungi and other microbes which are beneficial for rubber plantation, are having future scope for such types of studies. Mycorrhizal colonization recorded in Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A. Juss.) Müll. Arg., was higher than the earlier reports. Amongst the three types of root infection/colonization, only hyphal and vesicular colonization were present, while arbuscular colonization was absent. Mycorrhizal colonization in roots was profuse in low age group and scanty at high age group of plantations. Abundance, diversity and richness suggest that Glomus species is most preferred by the target host plant, which may possibly favour host plant nutrition and growth. Out of the studied physic-chemical parameters, electrical conductivity and moisture content increased with the increase in age group but pH and organic carbon (%) were observed in decreasing trend in all studied plantation sites. No any change in availability of nutrients especially nitrogen and potassium was observed with increasing elevation at the various plantation sites. Increase in pH and elevation were observed to individually influence AM spore numbers up to a critical value; although age increment gradually diminished AM diversity and population in the plantation sites. Anthropogenic pressure and disturbances affect the distribution and diversity of AM fungi which are otherwise helpful to plantation crop. Adoption of cover cropping in rubber plantation may influence soil AM fungal diversity and richness as in the case of Manja plantation, under this study. Due to frequent anti-social activities of extremists belonging to the study site, survey and sample collection of other plantation plots could not be done. The AM spore distribution and diversity wasn’t correlated with the latex yield per plant/ plantation area. Further survey of rubber plantation sites in non-studied districts of Assam, India must be taken up. Apart from rubber monocultures, Rubber plant under intercropping systems in other parts of the state, if any must also be evaluated for endomycorrhizal colonization and soil nutrient availability status. The people should be made aware about the beneficial microbial population and activity in the rhizosphere of rubber plantation. Keeping in mind, the deteriorating nutrient status and dwindling AM population with increase in age, intercropping or cover cropping may be preferred rather than monocultures in plantation stands. NB did survey of plantation site/s, collection of rhizospheric soil and roots, laboratory investigation and manuscript preparation. VP supervised NB in laboratory investigation, statistical analyses and manuscript preparation. AKT and RT assisted NB in plantation site/s survey of plant and collection of rhizospheric soil and roots. AJS assisted NB in laboratory investigation, statistical analyses and manuscript preparation. The Authors declare that they have no significant competing financial, professional or personal interests that might have influenced the performance or presentation of the work described in this manuscript.

Ankur Jyoti Saikia is Technical Assistant. He is affiliated to Mycology and Soil Microbiology Laboratory, Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat- 785001, Assam, India. He has been conferred with Fellow, IASR.


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