Gulbarga City Research Articles

Higher Education, Policy, Research and Community development: A case study of Muslim female college students at Gulbarga city

In our national perception, education is essential for all; this is fundamental to our all-round development, material and spiritual. Education has an acculturating role. It refines sensitivities and perception that contribute to national cohesion, a scientific temper and independence of mind and spirit. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial and religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace. Since religion is one phase of people ’s culture groups of this type may be classified with ethnic minorities. Thus, Hindu are minorities in Pakistan, Muslim in India protestants in Italy, and Roman Catholics in the United States. Thus, the minorities, group of people who are held together by ties of common descent, physical characteristics, tradition, custom, language or religion or any combination of these and who in relation to some other group with which they are associated, occupy a subordinate status, receive differential treatment, and are excluded from full participation in the life and culture of the society of which they are a part. In the present work, an attempt has made to mirror the social and higher educational status of Muslim women by selecting Research topic Higher Education, policy Research and community development, A case study of Muslim female college students at Gulbarga city.

Effects of Education on Women's empowerment among Muslim Women, "A case study of Muslim female college students at Gulbarga city."

Effects of Education on Women's empowerment among Muslim Women, "A case study of Muslim female college students at Gulbarga city."

Evidence of laboratory confirmed cases of dengue with c hikungunya co infection in 2019 at GIMS, Kalaburagi, India

: Dengue with Chikungunya co infection is an emerging epidemic illness in the tropical countries. Incidence of both the illness is the key to taking early preventive and treatment modalities. : The present study aims to describe the incidence of Dengue with Chikungunya co infection in Kalaburagi district based on variables such as age, gender and clinical features. : It is a hospital based cross sectional observational study conducted in Government General Hospital in Kalaburagi district part of Hyderabad Karnataka region. The study was conducted at GIMS-VRDL, Department of Microbiology, Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalaburagi, Karnataka and data was analysed using Microsoft excel.Out of the total 5134 serum samples Dengue seropositive cases were 884, and Chikungunya seropositive cases were 591 and Dengue with Chikungunya co infection was 207. The percentage positivity of Dengue for the year 2019 was found to be 17.2% whereas for Chikungunya was 11.5%. 26% of the total co infected suspected cases were seropositive for Dengue with Chikungunya co infection. The average age distribution of dengue seropositive cases and that of Dengue with Chikungunya co infection was found to between 18 - 34 and 14 – 38 years respectively. Considering a p value of 0.5 there was no statistically significant difference seen in gender distribution emphasising on considering both male and female patients equally. The Dengue seropositive cases showed fever and myalgia as their primary symptoms followed by headache chills rashes and abdominal pain whereas Dengue with Chikungunya co infection cases presented with fever with arthalgia and chills as their primary symptom followed by headache, vomiting and nausea. 84% of Dengue positive cases reported to GGH were from Gulbarga city main and later followed by nearby talukas like Sedam (1%) Jewargi (1%), Afzalpur (4%), Aland (3%), Chincholi (4%), Chitapur (3%). Dengue with Chikungunya co infection seropositive cases, 88% reported from Kalaburagi city main, followed by Jewargi (2%), Sedam (2%), Chincholi (3%), Afzalpur (2%), Aland (2%), and Chitapur (1%). There were no reported casualties due to dengue during the study. : Dengue and Chikungunya are the two most important arboviral infections in the South East Asian subcontinent. India being hyper endemic with both these viral infections, diagnosis of a single viral outbreak is insufficient. Kalaburagi district of Karnataka experienced 4 outbreaks of Chikungunya in the last quarter of 2019. Also as compared to the previous two years 2018 (17.5%) and 2017 (15%) there has been an increase in positive cases as well as percentage positivity in Dengue with Chikungunya co infection in the year 2019 (26%). Diagnosis of both the illness is the need of the hour to help treat the patients and to guide the treating physician for early and appropriate primary care.

Assessment of effect of osteoarthritis of knee on the activities of daily living and treatment seeking behaviour of patients at Kalaburagi, Gulbarga city of Karnataka

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is estimated to be the fourth leading cause of disability in most of the countries. It is the most frequent joint disease with a prevalence of 22% to 39% in India. The objectives of the study were to assess the effect of OA of knee on activities of daily living using Western Ontario and McMasters University Osteoarthritis (WOMAC) index and treatment seeking behaviour of patient with OA of knee.Methods: Convenience sampling was used to find out patients of OA from 15th April to 1st June 2016 with cross-section type of study design. Data was collected and analyzed using MS Excel 2000.Results: In this study 16% of participants in underweight category and 79% participants in overweight category reported moderate to very severe pain on visual analogue score (VAS). Treatment seeking behaviour was quite poor in lower socio-economic class (SEC) as compared to upper SEC. 20.34% participants had extreme pain while walking. 9.74% participants experienced extreme level of morning stiffness while 18.72% had extreme difficulty while ascending stairs. 14.87% experienced extreme difficulty during getting standing position from sitting position.Conclusions: Moderate to severe pain on VAS was more common in overweight group compared to underweight group. Treatment seeking behaviour was quite poor in lower SEC as compared to upper SEC. 20.34% participants had extreme pain while walking. 14.87% experienced extreme difficulty during getting standing position from sitting position.

Role of green space in urban planning: Outlook towards smart cities

The challenges that urbanisation pose is multi-faceted. Land allocation priorities to urban green cover are usually neglected or readily negotiated in the countries that are in transition. Urbanisation devoid of urban green can cause many social and physical impacts on its residents. Hence, locally suitable Green Index should be devised and incorporated in the urban planning of cities, in spite of the size of the city. This analysis is to showcase the green index for the planning of smart cities. The devised green index is verified in the real-world context of Gulbarga city, India, thereby understanding the practicality of this index. The results show scope for alternative green cover, where ever the green index is low. This technique presents intra-city green cover pattern analysis. Such analysis emphasises to reserve the space for green in urban planning for well-being in totality. The aspect of Land Surface Temperature (LST) analysis and correlating the same with the amount of green cover further enhances the process of promoting green cities. The assessment of per capita green space with the standards of World Health Organisation (WHO) identified the scope of greenery initiatives in various parts of the city.

Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of e. Coli isolates from clinical samples of gulbarga city, India

Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of e. Coli isolates from clinical samples of gulbarga city, India

Effects of Computer Usage on Eyesight in Gulbarga city

Introduction: Computers are used in a broad range of occupations and their use is increasing. Many computer operators’ experience various eye and vision related symptoms and ocular discomfort. Methods: To know the effects of computer usage on eyesight and its prevalence, a cross sectional study was conducted in Gulbarga city covering 4 Engineering colleges i.e. among 319 third year computer engineering students and 79 teaching staff for 1year from January 2011 to December 2011. The study population were interviewed using pre-designed and pretested pro-form and Snellen’s chart was used to measure visual acuity. Results: Amongst study subjects low vision were more common among those, who rests their eyes sometimes (right eye-9.1%, left eye-9.4%) and least among those, who rest their eyes always (right eye-2.3%, left eye- 2.5%). Conclusion: In our study low vision were more common among those, who rests their eyes sometimes. Vision problems can be reduced by appropriate adjustment and placement of the computer and good preventive vision care habits. Keywords: Computer related eye problems, Computer vision syndrome, Visual problem

Assessment of musculoskeletal disorders by standardized nordic questionnaire among computer engineering students and teaching staff of Gulbarga city

Background: Computer work has generated a new genre of occupational health problems like Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI). Computer overuse have resulted in an epidemic of injuries of the hands, arms and shoulders causing pain and stiffness in various regions of the body like neck, lower back and wrist etc. The objective of the study was to find the prevalence of Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among computer engineering students and teaching-staff in Gulbarga city. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done among the 319 third-year students and 79 teaching-staffs of computer science department of all 4 engineering colleges in Gulbarga from January2011 to December2011. The study-subjects were interviewed using pre-designed and pretested proforma including Standardized Nordic Questionnaire. Appropriate statistical tests are applied. Results: Out of 398 study subjects majority (75.37%) were 20-22 years age studying B.E Computer science. The most disabling MSDs affecting study subjects were upper back 67 (16.83%), lower back 64 (16.08%), neck 51 (12.81%) and wrists/hand 34 (8.54%) which was statistically significant (χ²= 53.14, 64.514, 9.452, p<0.001). Conclusions: Majority of study subjects (31.16%) suffered at least 1 disabling episode of MSDs causing poor classroom performance which can be prevented by multidisciplinary approach. Implications by multidisciplinary approach RSI symptoms could be reduced by 40%.

Awareness and Satisfaction about Employees’ State Insurance Scheme among the Beneficiaries of Gulbarga City

Awareness and Satisfaction about Employees’ State Insurance Scheme among the Beneficiaries of Gulbarga City

Acute Respiratory Infections among Under-Five Age Group Children at Urban Slums of Gulbarga City: A Longitudinal Study.

Among all illness, Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) account for 30-60% of paediatric outpatient attendance and 20-30% of hospital admissions. To study the morbidity pattern of ARI among under-five-age group children and to assess the determinants. A longitudinal cohort study was conducted for a one year period, comprising a cumulative sample of 400 children from 3 urban slums of Gulbarga city. History of nasal discharge, cough, fever, sore throat, breathing difficulty, any discharge from ear alone or in combination, was used in the recognition of an ARI episode. Respiratory rate >60/minute (<2 month infants), >50(2-11 months) and >40(1-5 years) in a child with cough, cold or fever singly or in combination was considered the criteria for recognition of pneumonia. Out of the 400 surveyed, ARI was detected among 109 children giving an incidence of 27.25%. Among these, Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (URTI) was found among 19.25% and Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI) among 8%. ARI was observed among 38.04% of infants, 37.84% of 2-3-year-old children, 36.87% of boys, 40.43% of children born to illiterate father's, 35.77% of SES class IV & 40.79% of SES class V, and 41.89% of children with family history of respiratory illness. All these data were found to be statistically significant. High rates of ARI were also observed among 41.36% of children living in households with firewood fuel usage, 35.04% of children with pets in the household, 34.82% of children with delayed milestones, 53.85% of children with grade IV and 66.67% of children with grade V malnutrition. More episodes occurred during winter months of the year (Oct - Jan). During the follow-up phase of study done on a cohort of 112 children for a period of one year, an attack rate of 3.27 episodes/child/year was observed. Community education programs should focus on addressing specific issues viz. identification of respiratory illness, simple case management, proper immunization practices, breast feeding of infants & nutrition of child and reduction of domestic air pollution.

A Study on Locus of Control among College Students of Gulbarga City

The current study focuses on locus of control and the difference in it among different demographic variables such as gender (male and female), course of study (science and arts) and locality (urban and rural) among college students. It is a promising area of inquiry. The age of college students is the age of developing their personality and is a critical context for studying personality. The study was conducted on 171 college student of Gulbarga city who were selected by a random sampling method (lottery method). The questionnaire consisted of personal data sheet, and Rotter’s locus of control scale. Descriptive Statistics and non-parametric statistics as Mann-Witney test (U) were used to analyze the data. The results could not find significant difference on locus of control among males &amp; females, science &amp; arts and urban &amp; rural college students.

Peak expiratory flow rate among workers engaged in stone crushing units surrounding, Gulbarga city

Background: A periodic measurement of lung functions would be a guiding principle to detect the lung abnormalities in the early stages and among lung function tests, peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) is useful. The industrial workers are subjected to illness suffered not only of those of fellow citizens but are also subjected to certain illness due to mainly their work environment which is peculiar to each work place or industry. The objective of the study was aimed at the PEFR of workers in stone crushing units, Gulbarga city. The authors were also aimed at the study of the factors influencing PEFR of the workers and to suggest the various measures for the improvement in the health status of the workers.Methods: The study was undertaken among the workers engaged in stone crushing units and related respiratory ailment among workers based on PEFR in stone crushing units surrounding Gulbarga city, Karnataka, India. The study sample comprised a total of 150 workers examined.Results: The result of the study showed that 51 (34%) workers with less than 400 L/min PEFR having signs and symptoms like breathlessness and cough were as 99 (66%) workers with PEFR 400-600 L/min were normal. The study also shows that there is highly significant association between lung function parameter (PEFR) with duration of exposure.Conclusions: The result indicated the need to increase awareness among the workers regarding the dust generated by crushing units.

Remote Sensing Based Vegetation Indices Analysis to Improve Water Resources Management in Urban Environment

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is estimated from Landsat 8 sensor acquired in December 2014 to drive the different water-related indices like as NDVI and its derivatives. Different vegetation indices (VIs) have been extracted exclusively. The temperature-vegetation index (TVX) space was constructed to investigate the influence of land changes over LST. In this paper, the effect of urban heat island is analyzed using the Landsat TM data in 2009 as a case study in Gulbarga City. The standard algorithms were applied to retrieve the land surface temperature (LST). The spatial pattern of LST in the study area is retrieved to characterize their local effects on urban heat island. In addition, the correlation between LST and the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), the normalized difference build-up index (NDBI) is analyzed to explore the impacts of the green land and the build-up land on the urban heat island. The changes of Land surface temperature were related to many factors, including changes in land use, land surface parameters, seasonal variation, climatic condition and economic development, etc. The result showed that the land use change was an important driver for LST increase in the TVX space migrated from the dense-vegetation low temperature condition to the sparse vegetation-high temperature condition. The results showed that the interconnections between different VIs vary. Findings from the current work conducted are anticipated to contribute decisively toward an inclusive VIs assessment of its overall verification. It can be utilized for a multitude of water management applications since it is a valuable indicator of the surface moisture and evapotranspiration: the assessment of agricultural and urban water consumption; the negotiation and monitoring of water and alternative water management practices.

Improving the Slum Planning Through Geospatial Decision Support System

Abstract. In India, a number of schemes and programmes have been launched from time to time in order to promote integrated city development and to enable the slum dwellers to gain access to the basic services. Despite the use of geospatial technologies in planning, the local, state and central governments have only been partially successful in dealing with these problems. The study on existing policies and programmes also proved that when the government is the sole provider or mediator, GIS can become a tool of coercion rather than participatory decision-making. It has also been observed that local level administrators who have adopted Geospatial technology for local planning continue to base decision-making on existing political processes. In this juncture, geospatial decision support system (GSDSS) can provide a framework for integrating database management systems with analytical models, graphical display, tabular reporting capabilities and the expert knowledge of decision makers. This assists decision-makers to generate and evaluate alternative solutions to spatial problems. During this process, decision-makers undertake a process of decision research - producing a large number of possible decision alternatives and provide opportunities to involve the community in decision making. The objective is to help decision makers and planners to find solutions through a quantitative spatial evaluation and verification process. The study investigates the options for slum development in a formal framework of RAY (Rajiv Awas Yojana), an ambitious program of Indian Government for slum development. The software modules for realizing the GSDSS were developed using the ArcGIS and Community -VIZ software for Gulbarga city.

Development of Urban Green Belts - A Super Future for Ecological Balance, Gulbarga City, Karnataka

Green belt land is an open space around bigger cities. The main purpose of the green belt is to protect the land from urban sprawl, and maintain the designated area for forestry, agriculture as well as to provide habitat to wildlife. Green belt offers a number of benefits for population. Areas that are designated as green belt must not be built upon, however, that does not mean that no buildings can be erected in green belt. GREENBELT is a policy and land use designation used in land use/land cover planning. Green belt policy may not work well in all areas and has been a subject of criticism; however, its advantages by far outweigh its disadvantages. The Green belt land covers about 2% of total geographical area in Gulbarga city of Karnataka state. They do not solve the problem related to low forest cover in the Gulbarga District but they significantly improve air quality and help combat a number of environmental problems. During the data collection (43%) of respondents both knew that Green Belts surround city, and valued Green Belts as places to enjoy quiet recreation It is confirmed that Green Belt policy has been highly effective in eco-friendship relation. Green Belts have a role to play in achieving positive land use objectives. The concept of Green Belt also has strong support amongst the general public, even if they do not always understand the full details of the planning policy. These areas could take on an even greater significance in the face of climate.

Development of Urban Green Belts - A Super Future for Ecological Balance, Gulbarga City, Karnataka

Green belt land is an open space around bigger cities. The main purpose of the green belt is to protect the land from urban sprawl, and maintain the designated area for forestry, agriculture as well as to provide habitat to wildlife. Green belt offers a number of benefits for population. Areas that are designated as green belt must not be built upon, however, that does not mean that no buildings can be erected in green belt. GREENBELT is a policy and land use designation used in land use/land cover planning. Green belt policy may not work well in all areas and has been a subject of criticism; however, its advantages by far outweigh its disadvantages. The Green belt land covers about 2% of total geographical area in Gulbarga city of Karnataka state. They do not solve the problem related to low forest cover in the Gulbarga District but they significantly improve air quality and help combat a number of environmental problems. During the data collection (43%) of respondents both knew that Green Belts surround city, and valued Green Belts as places to enjoy quiet recreation It is confirmed that Green Belt policy has been highly effective in eco-friendship relation. Green Belts have a role to play in achieving positive land use objectives. The concept of Green Belt also has strong support amongst the general public, even if they do not always understand the full details of the planning policy. These areas could take on an even greater significance in the face of climate.

Urbanization Impact on Avifauna Population and its Status in Gulbarga City, Karnataka, India

The avifauna of Gulbarga city was studied for a period of one year. Gulbarga city has got one reservoirs in the heart of the city, the Shree Sharnabasveshwar Lake. The city has well protected by greenery, Gulbarga University Campus, Kapnoor (Industrial area). During the study of three different transects lines, 30 plants species and 42 birds species were observed, in which 35 are resident species, 6 winter migrant and 1 summer migrant respectively. Highest population of Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) and Blue Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) was recorded in this study. The visitors include White-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus), Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) which are found in the study area. According to status of birds maximum (average) numbers of birds were found in highly urbanized area when compared to industrial area, but species wise variation was high in low urbanized compared to that of highly urbanized area.

A Study on Usage Pattern of Credit Cards in Gulbarga City

Application of Technology has transformed very lifestyle of the people and the entire world is dependent on it. In service sectors like banking, education, health, retailing, etc. technology has become the main player. Integration of banking services with the technology has given rise for new ‘technology-driven’ services, apart from enhancing overall efficiency of the banking industry in serving customers. Credit card facility of bank combines technology with the flow of credit and serves the spontaneous needs of mobile customers of the contemporary days instantaneously. The study makes an attempt to know the usage pattern of credit cards by the customers, in economically developing Gulbarga city of Northern-Karnataka, to derive results for use of credit card issuing banks and credit availing customers, to make credit card facility more meaningful and user-friendly. The research study is based on primary data and necessary statistical tools have been applied in deriving the results.

A Study of Pedestrian Injuries and Fatalities in Road Traffic Accidents in and around Gulbarga City

Vehicular accidents have assumed the proportion of an epidemic and are one of the important causes of mortality in all age groups and in all countries. Among all type of road user's pedestrian is one of the most vulnerable groups to get most fatal injuries in road traffic accidents. Most common deaths in road traffic accidents were among the pedestrians.

Impact of Television Health Programmes on Women: A Study on Gulbarga Television Viewers

An attempt has been made to explore and study the consumption pattern in regards to the health programmes on television for women ages above 20. The study also include women’s rationale for watching health-related shows, their perception of the situations portrayed on these shows and also the impact on them based on the sample of 120 respondents in selected areas of Gulbarga city of Karnataka state. The results are discussed and have been observed the types of television programmes are viewed, popularity of different channels and their contents among women and the opinion of health programmes among viewers. The objective of research was to understand the relationship between viewer motives for watching television and interpersonal relationship perceptions. The interpersonal relationship perceptions that were examined included: attachment styles, love styles, and Machiavellianism. This research used both quantitative surveys and focus group interviews as data. The quantitative data analysis produced support of genre specific media effects. First, motives were examined in relation to the television. Watching for positive outcomes was positively related to television viewing and watching for interpersonal outcomes was negatively related. Second, the relationship between television exposure and relationship perceptions was examined. Respondents discussed how health programmes on television made them to be aware of their health condition and also how to remedy for common disease including personal health care. Finally, respondents agreed that health programmes are very helpful for providing information and remedies about certain common disease.