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The terracotta art owe a very ancient lineage and bear a long tradition of excellence and unique craftsmanship. Bankura has a rich cultural heritage of handloom industry and handicrafts. It is world famous for Baluchari textile, conch shell carving, bell metal engraving and exquisite terracotta temples. The ethnicity, emblematic design depicting mythological folk-tales, rural life styles represents a culmination of artistic expressions. Though this craft is enjoying a ready market both at home and abroad, there are some grey areas demanding immediate attention.

Immediate loading protocols for the implants were developed to reduce the time required for healing phase, avoid second surgical procedures and provide a functional provisional prosthesis. Immediate loading requires recording impression soon after placing implants and fabrication of the provisional prosthesis.

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the world’s deadliest cancers and considered as the second main cause of cancer-related mortalities. Therefore, the discovery of effective and safe drugs for chemoprevention and treatment of HCC is of great importance. This study aimed to investigate the potential anticancer activity of celery seed oil (CSO).The serum tumour marker AFP and liver enzymes ALT, AST, γ-GT,ALP, TB,as well as final body weight and liver index are valuable references, widely used in animal studies to diagnose and monitor the development of hepatocarcinogenesis.

The study is about an effort encompassed to uplift the marginalized and poor sections of the society through helping their women to realize their potential and become the sustainable agents of change. National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) carries a belief of women being a multi-potential creation with better managerial skills, thus the study is an attempt to unravel the positive impact which the Mission had on the lives of poor in general and women in specific.

The seasonal variations of physico-chemical parameters were studied during July 2014 to June 2015 in the Agniar estuary (Lat.10° 20' N Long.79° 23’E ) Adirampattinam southeast coast of India. The atmospheric and water temperature ranged from 28.8ºC °C to 35.2°C and 26°C to 31.4°C respectively. The pH ranged between 7.3 and 8.6. The DO was ranged from 3.8 to 7.3 ml/l. Salinity fluctuated between 1.5‰ and 33.8‰. The DO was found to be low in summer and high during monsoon season. Similarly temperature, pH and salinity were low during monsoon and high during summer season.

The seasonal variations of heavy metal distribution were studied during July 2014 to June 2015 in the Agniar estuary (Lat.10° 20' N Long.79° 23’E) Adirampattinam southeast coast of India. The range of distribution of copper in the estuarine water and sediments are found to be 3.8 to11.6 µg/g and 33.3- 41.1 µg/g respectively. In both water and sediment maximum concentration of copper was observed in November 2014. The minimum concentration of copper was observed during March 2015 in water and June 2015 in sediments.

For several decades, international development has focused on to helping rural communities in Africa attain economic development. The Millennium Villages Promise is a community-based Development strategy designed to facilitate the attainment of Millennium Development Goals in target sectors of education, agriculture, health, and infrastructure. The aim of this study was on how the relationship between exogenous and internal organizations had impacted community networks and how interventions would be sustained in Sauri.

Understanding the connotation and principles of ecological compensation in water source reserve areas is the basis and guarantee for establishing and improving the ecological compensation mechanism of water source reserve areas. This paper firstly reviews the three stages of ecological compensation research progress. Based on the review, using the theory of externality, the ecological environment system of water source reserve areas is then analyzed.

Background: Population aging is observed world-wide. As per Census 2011, elderly constitutes 7.4% population of India. It is expected to increase to 19% in 2050. The geriatric assessment is a multidimensional, multidisciplinary assessment designed to evaluate an older person's functional ability
Objectives: to determine the functional status of elderly using Katz ADL index and to determine the association of level of ADL with selected  demographic variables 

The aim of the study is to find out the relationship between academic achievementand parental encouragement of high school students with reference to Gender and Locality of the student.