Quantification of Rotavirus Diarrheal Risk Due to Hydroclimatic Extremes Over South Asia: Prospects of Satellite‐Based Observations in Detecting Outbreaks
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DOI: 10.1002/2017gh000101
Abstract: Abstract Rotavirus is the most common cause of diarrheal disease among children under 5. Especially in South Asia, rotavirus remains the leading cause of mortality in children due to diarrhea. As climatic extremes and safe… read more here.
Keywords: quantification rotavirus; disease; south asia; rotavirus ... See more keywords
Interdecadal variation of summer monsoon over the southern part of South Asia in mid-1990s
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DOI: 10.1002/joc.5071
Abstract: The time-series of South Asian summer monsoon index for 1974–2013 showed distinct interdecadal variation thereby revealing a characteristic of reduction in the index since 1994. Thus, this study analysed mean differences between 1995–2013 period and… read more here.
Keywords: sea; southern part; part south; south asia ... See more keywords
Video Anthology of Movement Disorders Due to Infections in South Asia
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DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.13275
Abstract: South Asia, encompassing many populous countries including India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, is home to a wide variety of infectious diseases several of which are disproportionately prevalent, endemic or distinctive to the region. These result in… read more here.
Keywords: video anthology; movement; south asia; anthology movement ... See more keywords
Socioeconomic patterning of chronic conditions and behavioral risk factors in rural South Asia: a multi-site cross-sectional study
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-017-1019-9
Abstract: ObjectivesOur aim was to examine relationships between markers of socioeconomic status and chronic disease risks in rural South Asia to understand the etiology of chronic diseases in the region and identify high-risk populations.MethodsWe examined data… read more here.
Keywords: chronic conditions; study; risk factors; south asia ... See more keywords
Contrasting regional and global climate simulations over South Asia
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DOI: 10.1007/s00382-020-05146-0
Abstract: Two ensembles of climate simulations, one global and one regional, are used to investigate model errors and projected climate change in seasonal mean temperature and precipitation over South Asia. The global ensemble includes ten global… read more here.
Keywords: rca4; precipitation; climate; south asia ... See more keywords
Statistical analysis of active fire remote sensing data: examples from South Asia
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-021-09354-x
Abstract: Active fires emit aerosols and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. In this paper, the behavior of active fires over a period of 1 year in Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka is studied using spatial statistics.… read more here.
Keywords: statistical analysis; south asia; remote sensing; model ... See more keywords
Application of a bias-corrected meta-frontier approach and an endogenous switching regression to analyze the technical efficiency of conservation tillage for wheat in South Asia
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DOI: 10.1007/s11123-018-0525-y
Abstract: Conservation tillage (CT) options are among the most rapidly spreading land preparation and crop establishment techniques globally. In South Asia, CT has spread dramatically over the last decade, a result of strong policy support and… read more here.
Keywords: south asia; tillage; meta frontier; technical efficiency ... See more keywords
Will South Asia Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030? Learning from the MDGs Experience
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DOI: 10.1007/s11205-020-02423-7
Abstract: This paper contributes to the debate on the Sustainable Development Goals progress by evaluating the MDGs achievements in South Asia and the policy and institutional challenges deriving from such experience. Using cross-country regressions and aggregate… read more here.
Keywords: development; experience; education; south asia ... See more keywords
Socio-economic, macroeconomic, demographic, and environmental variables as determinants of child mortality in South Asia
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06988-w
Abstract: The study empirically examines the effects of socio-economic (human capital), macroeconomic (per capita GDP), demographic (fertility rate, urbanization), and environmental variables (carbon emissions) on child mortality in South Asia. For empirical analysis, panel cointegration technique… read more here.
Keywords: child mortality; mortality south; south asia; mortality ... See more keywords
Energy-GDP-exports nexus and energy conservation: evidence from Pakistan and South Asia
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08932-9
Abstract: This study has employed aggregate energy augmented production framework utilizing the gross domestic product (GDP), labor input, capital stock, energy, and export over the years from 1980 to 2014 on annual time series of the… read more here.
Keywords: energy conservation; pakistan south; south asia; energy ... See more keywords
Economic Impact of Diabetes in South Asia: the Magnitude of the Problem
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DOI: 10.1007/s11892-019-1146-1
Abstract: Purpose of ReviewTo critically assess and identify gaps in the current literature on the economic impact of diabetes in South Asia.Recent FindingsThe total annual (direct medical and non-medical and indirect) costs for diabetes care in… read more here.
Keywords: economic impact; south asia; impact diabetes; diabetes south ... See more keywords