A century of trends in adult human height

Being taller is associated with enhanced longevity, and higher education and earnings. We reanalysed 1472 population-based studies, with measurement of height on more than 18.6 million participants to estimate mean height for people born between 1896 and 1996 in 200 countries. The largest gain in adult height over the past century has occurred in South Korean women and Iranian men, who became 20.2 cm (95% credible interval 17.5-22.7) and 16.5 cm (13.3-19.7) taller, respectively. In contrast, there was little change in adult height in some sub-Saharan African countries and in South Asia over the century of analysis. The tallest people over these 100 years are men born in the Netherlands in the last quarter of 20th century, whose average heights surpassed 182.5 cm, and the shortest were women born in Guatemala in 1896 (140.3 cm; 135.8-144.8). The height differential between the tallest and shortest populations was 19-20 cm a century ago, and has remained the same for women and increased for men a century later despite substantial changes in the ranking of countries

The Scope of Public Policy under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

In this paper, the author examines the true meaning of the term public policy under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, for the purpose of setting aside arbitral awards. The author surveys contrasting judicial decisions and defends the much-maligned decision of the Supreme Court of India in ONGC v. Saw Pipes

Opening the Pandora\u27s Box: An Analysis of the Supreme Court\u27s Decision in S.B.P. v. Patel Engineering

Criticizing the controversial Supreme Court ruling that the power of the court to appoint an arbitrator is a judicial power, the author believes that the decision is an incorrect reading of section n1 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and amounts to judicial legislation. This ruling amplifies the need for judicial and legislative clarification on the power of the court to appoint an arbitrator, so as to fulfil the objectives of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act

Reconstruction Of Thumb By Distraction - A Case Report

A simple, excellent, practical & effective method of Reconstruction of thumb is described in this distraction technique. Reconstructed thumb is of near normal, colour, texture, sensation, stability, aesthetics, and function wise

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Not AvailableAn experiment on effect of intercropping system and fertility levels on yield and profitability of fennel was conducted at NRCSS, Ajmer during rabi season of 2003-04.The experiment consisting four levels of fertilizers (75 kg N+30 kg P2O5,90 kg N+40 kg P2O5,105 kg N+50 kg P2O5,120 kg N+50kg P2O5 per ha ) and six levels of intercropping system viz. fennel+ radish (1:1), fennel+ radish (1:2), fennel + radish (2:2),fennel+ carrot (1:1), fennel + carrot (1:2), fennel + carrot (2:2) was conducted in factorial randomized block design with three replications. Application of increasing levels of fertilizers significantly increased fennel yield, carrot/ radish yield, fennel equivalent yield, gross return, net return and BCR and highest yield and economic return was obtained with the application of 120 kg N + 50 kg P2O5 ha-10-. The fennel based intercropping system in association of carrot with all ratios resulted higher yield and profitability as compared with radish at respective intercropping ratio. The highest fennel yield (17.35 q ha-1), fennel equivalent yield (26.42 q ha-1) gross return (Rs 66050/- ha-1), net return (Rs 38584/- ha-1) and BCR (1.40) was obtained in 1:1 intercropping ratio of fennel and carrot followed by with 1:2 ratio. Thus, sowing of fennel and carrot in 1:1 ratio with application of 120 kg N +50 kg P2O5 is best for realizing the higher system productivity and profitabilityNot Availabl