Maternal health and child mortality in rural India

In this paper, the effect of maternal health on the under-five mortality has been examined. Third wave of micro-level National Family Health Survey 2005-06 data for rural India is used. Using various alternative measures of maternal health, the paper finds strong association between maternal health and child mortality. In particular, the effects of maternal height, weight, presence of any disease and anemia are found significant. Based on our findings, we argue that if the possible generational transfer of poor health from a mother to her child has to avoid, policies aimed at attaining the millennium development goal of reduced child mortality should be directed on improving the health of existing and future mothers.under-five mortality; maternal height; maternal weight; body mass index; anemia

Maternal health and child mortality in rural India

In this paper, the effect of maternal health on the under-five mortality has been examined. Third wave of micro-level National Family Health Survey 2005-06 data for rural India is used. Using various alternative measures of maternal health, the paper finds strong association between maternal health and child mortality. In particular, the effects of maternal height, weight, presence of any disease and anemia are found significant. Based on our findings, we argue that if the possible generational transfer of poor health from a mother to her child has to avoid, policies aimed at attaining the millennium development goal of reduced child mortality should be directed on improving the health of existing and future mothers.under-five mortality; maternal height; maternal weight; body mass index; anemia

Labor force participation among Indian elderly: does health matter?

The paper analyzes the effect of health status on labour force participation for aged Indians. The potential endogeneity in health and labour force participation has been taken care of by using full information maximum likelihood (FIML) and estimation results are compared with alternative two-stage methods. Results show that health has a significant and positive effect on labour force participation of the aged. In order to keep enough supply of elderly in the labour market, sufficient health care is necessary and hence more investment in this sector is imperative.self-reported health status; labour force participation; elderly; endogeneity; exogeneity; simultaneous equation model

Present status of acid mine drainage in caol mines of secl and its prevention

Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) is a very common environmental pollution problem which occurs worldwide in mining region. AMD forms when sulfide minerals in rocks are exposed to oxidizing condition in coal and metal mining, highway construction and other large scale excavations.. During mining, the exposed wall rocks come in contact with the oxygenated water, interaction between these causes generation of AMD. Bacterial activity also plays an important role in acid formation. Coal has a crucial role in meeting current needs and is a resource bridge to meet future goals. Through the enhancement of knowledge and technology the challenge is to apply the right technology in the most efficient and environment friendly way. The biggest environmental challenge facing the coal industry is the issue of greenhouse gases and acid rain. The aim of this project is to investigate the water quality parameter in relation to acid mine drainage for the Indian coal fields that includes possibilities for control, minimization and optimal feasibility for the implementation of control method. In Chhattisgarh region S.E.C.L., division of CIL plays a major role for coal extraction.The AMD management practices followed by SECL were not found adequate owing to the technological, environment and natural water resource management problems. Thus there is an urgent need of research regarding control and abatement of AMD. Depending upon site characteristics, so improved reliability and efficiency is required. An attempt is made to view the status of acid mine drainage in Indian coal mine and to study about its preventive measures is an issue of further research

Structural break, stability and demand for money in India

This paper attempts to take a meticulous look on stability of money demand in India Using annual data for period 1953-2007 and the Hansen (1992) and Gregory Hansen (1996) co-integration approaches with structural break. Results of the Gregory Hansen (1996) cointegration analysis show the presence of cointegration in demand for money, real GDP and nominal interest rate with structural break at 1965. Further, study also suggests for downward shift of about 0.33 % around 1965 in the demand for money function and put forward that demand for money is stable except for the period of 1975-1998.Money Demand; Cointegration with Structural Break; Stability; Choice of Monetary Instrument

Financial Innovation and Stability of Money Demand Function in Post–reform period in India

Innovation in financial sector, financial reforms and changes in the policy environment are the factors responsible for instability in the money demanded in an economy. The dawn of 1991 balance of payment crisis in India brought much needed reforms in the economy and financial sector and triggered financial innovation fueled with revolution in information technology world wide and in India. In this backdrop this paper attempts to take a meticulous look on stability of money demand in India with quarterly data for 1996–97:1–2009–10:3 period. Based on Gregory–Hansen (1996) method of co–integration estimation the analysis confirms that in contrast to most of the previous studies, money demand function in India is not stable in the post reform period.Financial Innovation, Money Demand, Co–integration with Structural Break, Stability

Shallow Deep Transitions of Neutral and Charged Donor States in Semiconductor Quantum Dots

We carry out a detailed investigation of neutral ($D^0$) and charged ($D^-$) impurity states of hydrogen-like donors in spherical semiconductor quantum dots. The investigation is carried out within the effective mass theory (EMT). We take recourse to local density approximation (LDA) and the Harbola-Sahni (HS) schemes for treating many-body effects. We experiment with a variety of confining potentials: square, harmonic and triangular. We observe that the donor level undergoes shallow to deep transition as the dot radius ($R$) is reduced. On further reduction of the dot radius it becomes shallow again. We term this non-monotonic behaviour \textbf{SHADES}. This suggests the possibility of carrier {\textbf{\textit{``freeze out''}}} for both $D^0$ and $D^-$. Further, our study of the optical gaps also reveals a {\textbf{SHADES}} transition.Comment: 19 pages, 8 figures, Revised Versio

Comparison of Three Dimensional Partially and Fully Depleted SOI MOSFET Characteristics Using Mathcad

In this Paper, comparison of three Dimensional characteristics between partially and fully depleted Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI MOSFET) is presented, this is done through 3D device modeling using mathcad, based on the numerical solution of three dimensional Poisson’s equation. Behavior of Various Parameters like Surface Potential, Threshold Voltage, Electric field and Drain current are presented in this paper

Open Access to essential health care information

Open Access publishing is a valuable resource for the synthesis and distribution of essential health care information. This article discusses the potential benefits of Open Access, specifically in terms of Low and Middle Income (LAMI) countries in which there is currently a lack of informed health care providers – mainly a consequence of poor availability to information. We propose that without copyright restrictions, Open Access facilitates distribution of the most relevant research and health care information. Furthermore, we suggest that the technology and infrastructure that has been put in place for Open Access could be used to publish download-able manuals, guides or basic handbooks created by healthcare providers in LAMI countries