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Diagnosis and care of pediatric hearing loss

Hearing loss and deafness can develop during infancy or childhood or adolescence or during old age. Congenital hearing loss is relatively frequent and has serious negative consequences if it is not diagnosed and treated. Worldwide 360 million people living with disabling hearing loss. In this 32 million of these are children (<15 years of age). Children whose hearing loss is > 90 dB are considered deaf for the purposes of educational placement.

Participatory evaluation of desert banana varieties in dello-menna district of bale zone, South Eastern Ethiopia

Participatory evaluation of seven desert banana varieties were carried out in Dello Menna district of Bale zone, South Eastern Ethiopia. The purpose of the study was to test the adaptability of different banana varieties in the study area. The study was undertaken in four sites, with treatments arranged in randomized complete block design with three replications. Both agronomic data and farmers preferences toward the varieties were collected and analyzed using Genestat statistical software and matrix ranking respectively.

Effects of season and agro-ecology on nutritional quality of foliages of multipurpose trees and shrubs: perceptions and measurements for global importance

The productivity of livestock in Ethiopia is low due to scarcity and fluctuating quantity and quality of feed resources. Identify and use of new potential feed resources such as indigenous fodder trees and shrubs (IFTS) could bridge the gap.  The present study was aimed to identify and evaluate agro-ecological and seasonal variations of nutrients as well as to estimate potential biomass yield of IFTS collected from low and mid altitude of Gambella region, south-western of Ethiopia.

Assessment of the effectiveness of linkages between the main actors in extension delivery system in delta State, Nigeria

The study was designed to test the effectiveness of the linkages between the main actors in the extension delivery system in Delta State. The study sampled 120 farmers. Two cells were selected from five extension blocks making a total of 10 cells and six each from contact and non contact farmers were randomly selected from each of the ten cells. All the 81 extension Administration operating in the Delta North ADP zone were sampled, while Ten (10) administrators were randomly sampled from two innovation centres at five per centre. Descriptive statistical tools were employed in the study.

A study of copper sorption in soils as influenced by soil characteristics using a laboratory column leaching technique

Decisions on containment of potential Cu toxicity require an understanding of its behaviour in the soil. Two experiments arranged in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD), with four replications, were carried out separately, to assess the distribution of Cu. The treatments were 0.00, 12.33, 18.50 and 24.70 g/m2. Two different soils, Gleyic Arenosol (Nta series) and Eutric/Dysteric Gleysol(Temang series) were used for the studies. The study showed Cu sorption increased with increasing soil organic matter (SOM) content.

Assessing the relationship between demographic variable and role stress on women entrepreneurs: An analytical study in Jaipur

Assessing the Relationship between Demographic Variable and Role Stress on Women Entrepreneurs: An Analytical study in Jaipur" The entrepreneur in the modern sense is the self starter and doer of a business who has well thought out and built his own enterprise or enterprises. In common parlance almost anyone who starts an enterprise, an industry or even a shop is called

Fashion information sources used by college-going boys during different stages of fashion adoption

Survey method was conducted to study the fashion information sources used by college-going boys in the age group of 20-25 years, consisting of 75 each urban and rural background and selected randomly from five colleges of Ludhiana city.  The statistical analysis of data revealed that maximum number of respondents were in the age group of 22-24 years (65.33%), pursuing B.Tech. degree programme (36.67%) and had their school education from private schools (55.33%).

Analysis on non performing loan: Empirical evidence at revolving fund managemement institution for cooperatives, micro, small, and medium enterprises under the ministry of cooperatives and small and medium enterprises republic of Indonesia

Revolving Fund Management Institution For Cooperatives, Micro, Small, And Medium Enterprises (LPDB-KUMKM/Lembaga Pengelola Dana Bergulir Koperasi Usaha Mikro, Kecil, dan Menengah) is a Microfinance institution in Indonesia supported by Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Republic of Indonesia. This study aims to provide ajn overview of credit/revolving fund of LPDB to businesses located in the area of Indonesia, analyzing the characteristics of the debtors in LPDB, and analyzes the determinants of bad loans to debtors in LPDB.