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Birth Interval And Childhood Undernutrition: Evidence From A Large Scale Survey In India, Holendro Singh Chungkham, Harihar Sahoo, Strong P. Marbaniang Dec 2020

Birth Interval And Childhood Undernutrition: Evidence From A Large Scale Survey In India, Holendro Singh Chungkham, Harihar Sahoo, Strong P. Marbaniang

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Background: The study of birth interval is important for maternal and child health. The long birth interval is favorable for maternal, child health, and nutritional outcomes. The present study is an attempt to explore the relationship between birth intervals and poor nutritional condition of children under five years of age in India. Methods: The unit of analysis is children under five years of age in India. The data come from the fourth round of Indian National Family Health Survey, 2015–2016. Bivariate and logistic regression model were used to explore the relationship between birth intervals and the poor nutritional status of …


A Revision Of The Pelomedusoid Turtle Jainemys Pisdurensis From The Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Lameta Formation Of India, Walter G. Joyce, Saswati Bandyopadhyay Jan 2020

A Revision Of The Pelomedusoid Turtle Jainemys Pisdurensis From The Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Lameta Formation Of India, Walter G. Joyce, Saswati Bandyopadhyay

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Background: Jainemys pisdurensis comb. nov. is an extinct pleurodiran turtle from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of India, previously referred to Carteremys and Shweboemys. The holotype, an eroded skull, had been collected near the village of Pisdura, south of Nagpur, in Maharashtra State, while all referred shell material originates from coeval sediments exposed at the nearby village of Dongargaon. Initial estimates believed this turtle to either be an early representative of Podocnemididae or a basal representative of Pelomedusoides. Methods: We here figure and describe all specimens that had previously been referred to Jainemys pisdurensis comb. nov. We furthermore re-evaluate the validity …