Anand District Of Gujarat Research Articles

PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES DUE TO HELMINTH INFESTATION IN GOATS IN ANAND DISTRICT OF GUJARAT

The present study describes the gross and histopathological lesion observed due to helminthic infestation by Paramphistomum, Trichuris, Trichostrongylus and Moniezia species in goats in Anand district of Gujarat. The gross lesions comprised mainly rumenitis with shortening of ruminal papillae, catarrhal enteritis with several mature and immature forms of the parasites found in rumen and intestine. Histopathological changes like shortening of rumen papillae, epithelial tissue hyperplasia, edema and fibroblastic proliferation in the sub-mucosa along with the infiltration of the inflammatory cells were observed due to Paramphistomum spp. The histopathological changes due to Trichuris spp. were petechial hemorrhages, necrosis at the tip of villi and proliferation of goblet cells along with the cellular infiltration predominantly lymphocytes, few eosinophils and occasionally macrophages. Also Trichostrongylus spp. and Moniezia spp. were associated with severe histopathological changes like thickening of intestinal wall, infiltration of eosinophils, chronic inflammatory cellular reactions with mucoid degeneration.

Consequences of ATMA Project and Related Constraints and Suggestions in Anand District of Gujarat in India

ATMA is a society of key stakeholders involved in agricultural activities for sustainable agricultural development in the district. It is a focal point for integrating research and extension activities and decentralizing day-to-day management of the public Agricultural Technology System (ATS). It is a registered society responsible for technology dissemination at the district level. As a society, it would be able to receive and expend project funds, entering into contracts and agreements and maintaining revolving accounts that can be used to collect fees and thereby recovering operating cost.

Self-Care Practices among Diabetic Patients in Anand District of Gujarat.

Background. Diabetes care requires a multipronged approach, wherein the patient has an important role to play. This study was undertaken to explore self-care practices of diabetic patients residing in Anand district of Gujarat. Methods. A cross-sectional study, involving 100 diabetic patients, was conducted in 2009-2010. Self-care practices in seven domains of physical activity, dietary practices, medication taking, monitoring of glucose, problem solving, foot care, and psychosocial adjustment were assessed using scores assigned to participants' responses. Results. The mean age was 60.9 (SD = 12.2) years and 57% were males. Majority (92%) were Hindus and were consulting private medical practitioners (71%). “Medication taking” was the domain with the best performance score (88.1%) and “problem solving” the worst (11.0%). The “psychosocial adjustment” of the participants was satisfactory (82.5%). Overall mean performance percentage score was 54.41%. Males had better performance scores as compared to females in areas of “physical activity,” “dietary practices,” and “problem solving.” Housewives had poorer performance scores. Total mean performance score was similar for patients on treatment from specialists and general practitioners. Conclusion. A self-care education program designed for this region should address the lacunae identified in various domains with a special emphasis on females.

DETERMINANTS OF GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS ON INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE - AN APPLICATION OF EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS

Target market criteria are very important concept to attract the customers and to enhance sales of products produced by the organizations. In the globalization era there is no cross boarder barrier for business and there is highly competitiveness to survive. Quality and prompt services are both equally important. The case study was carried out in the industrial estate in Anand district of Gujarat, India. Data was collected through a five point s Likert type summated rating scales of structured questionnaires from strongly disagree to strongly agree were adopted to identify underlying indicators. There are no compressive and empirical researches in the estate especially on the industrial performance and hence industrial productivity. Sophisticated statistical model as “Exploratory Factor Analysis” (EFA) has been used. The results show four factors extract from the analysis that together accounted 75.352 % of the total variance.

How does participatory irrigation management work? A study of selected water users' associations in Anand district of Gujarat, western India

Measuring the performance of water users' associations (WUAs) is a complex task. Literature associates a large number of parameters with their success and failure. This paper presents an in-depth study of two WUAs that are considered to be functioning well by the irrigation department in Anand, India. It discusses some new issues and innovations being tried out in Anand, namely: (1) incentives and disincentives for WUA membership; (2) outsourcing of irrigation service fees (ISF) collection by the WUAs; and (3) expansion of the scope of WUA activities beyond irrigation, with a potential impact on financial viability. The paper discusses degrees of success in WUAs in this context and tries to draw out lessons that may be widely replicable.