Health and Wellbeing of the Nepalese population: Access and experiences of health and social care services in the UK

To date there has been very little research on the health and well-being of Nepali citizens living int the UK. This mixed-methods study is crucial as the NHS and social services have minimal awareness of the specific health and related social care needs of the UK Nepali community compared to other larger Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities. Therefore, this study aims to identify health and social care needs to promote positive health and wellbeing for the Nepali population in the UK. It also assesses health inequalities amongst the Nepali population focusing on the need for national level prioritisation to reduce these inequalities experienced by the broader UK Nepali population using NHS services

The systematic literature review process: a simple guide for public health and allied health students

YesA literature review is a key part of all academic research that informs researchers of the existing body of knowledge. Reviews conducted systematically are becoming more appealing to the researcher about two reasons. Firstly, they are robust, strong, comprehensive and reproducible and can appropriately serve the background review of any primary research. Secondly, they are qualified to be a stand-alone piece of academic work that contributes to the scientific body of knowledge. Although researchers and students in higher education who wish to write their dissertations are informed about the need for generating a literature review for primary research, when it comes to conducting a full systematic review, they may have some confusion and doubt on the distinction between a traditional literature review and a systematic review. This paper aims to clarify what a systematic review entails and take the readers' attention through the practical steps in conducting a systematic review. So, more of a practical step-by-step guide, rather than theoretical discussion of content, has been included. This paper would benefit early-career researchers, undergraduate students and many post-graduate students who wish to write their papers or dissertations based on a systematic review

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Not AvailableA study was conducted to identify multinutrient deficient zones of Lakhimpur district of Assam. The surface soil samples (3610 nos.) were collected from the district by grid sampling method at one km interval. The soil properties studied were organic carbon (OC), available N, P, K, Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu. The point attributes for the soil parameters studied were interpolated using spline interpolation technique in ArcGIS 10.0 to generate the spatial distribution map for each of the soil parameters. The generated spatial distribution maps of eight soil parameters were reclassified into high, medium and low nutrient status areas. In order to identify the multinutrient deficient zones, the layers of soil parameter were integrated. It was found that simply intersecting/overlaying the layers/surfaces would result in numerous and meaningless polygons and hence a new methodology was adopted to integrate the information from all the layers into a single multinutrient layer. The multinutrient map was developed by integrating each of the reclassified soil parameter layers using a set of decision rules in a raster environment. Based on the multinutrient layer, the study area was divided into low, medium and high priority areas. The multinutrient map of the study area showed that 24% of the total study area was under high priority class requiring immediate nutrient management intervention. The majority of the study area fell under medium priority class (74%) and only 2% of the study area came under low priority class. The information generated from the study indicated that appropriate intervention with respect to nutrient management is necessary for the sustainable agricultural development in this region.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableThe present investigation characterizes different forms of soil acidity in surface soils along an altitudinal sequence of Nagaland state of India and their relationship with soil properties. One hundred surface soil samples were collected from four distinct landforms viz., highly dissected high hills (>2000 m above mean sea level, MSL) with very steep slopes (>33%) (HDHH), medium and lower hill ranges (1000-2000 m above MSL) with steep slopes (15-33%) (MLH), moderately dissected piedmonts (500-1000 m above MSL) with moderately steep slopes (10-15%) (MDP) and inter-hill valleys (<500 m above MSL) with gentle slopes (3-5%) (IHV). The soils had dominance of pH dependent acidity followed by exchangeable acidity in all the landforms. Significant correlation was observed between organic carbon (OC) and pH dependent acidity (r = 0.83* * ) and exchangeable aluminium percentage and exchangeable acidity (r = 0.91* * ). High OC content in hills and piedmonts due to abundant forest vegetation is likely to generate more variable charges and responsible for high pH dependent acidity, whereas, high aluminium saturation in soil due to rapid weathering of aluminium rich parent material is responsible for exchangeable acidity. The exchangeable aluminium percentage appeared to be a reliable indicator of soil acidity.Not Availabl