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Nutrition and Health are important issue and form a triangle with population There is hardly any book alike present one which deals with population nutrition and health of any region This book is focused on central Indian perspective which is again an important region as it is identified as backward or lagging behind in demographic indicators Students and researchers always face problem in finding and compilation of the material on the issues Here is an effort in this book to present materials of different sources There are compilation of districtpopulation wise data on nutrition BMI health indicators decadal growth infant mortality rate crude birth rate sex ratio and literacy etc The way of presentation has given equal emphasis The data along with diagrammes would really be useful for larger group of readers The book can be used as reference book as well as textbook In designing its content the need of students appearing in the examinations of  UPSC Union Public Service Commission and different state PSCs was kept in mind beside that it would also be useful for preparation of UGC-NET examinationIt is expected that it would be beneficial for larger walk of people viz students of anthropology biology demography economics geography political science population studies sociology medicine public health health management etc Today corporate world is more conscious about such kind of study for implementation of their own agenda and programme and they can also use its findings and estimates and even they can sponsor similar studies at broader perspectives No doubt it will be useful for planners and policy makers of government setup The health indicators set for districts can be useful for district authorities and state governments Ministry of Health of state and union government can use this book as landmark to generate similar information about other populationdistrict and region.…

Condition: New. pp. xxiv + 489.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: New. ISBN: 9789386223722.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Dermatoglyphic features are unaffected by environment and no development changes observed except for increased in size and growth of the ridges with the growth of hands. Individual finger and palm print vary from individual to individual with no exception of even identical twins. Dermatoglyphics offer a reliable means of criminal identification, disputed paternity, association with diseases, population variability, inheritance, sexual dimorphism and twin diagnosis. This commemorative volume is edited by Dr. Dipak Kumar Adak and Dr. Anand Murti Mishra to pay homage to their teacher, Dr. Ramesh Chaube (30.07. 1943-28.11.2014), Retired Professor, Department of Anthropology, Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. Late Prof. Chaube devoted his life in advancement of research in the field of dermatoglyphics. Among some noteworthy contributions, he developed a research methodology for the classification of palmar creases in the year 1971, which was accepted internationally and till date it has been in use all over the world. This volume consists of twenty-five chapters contributed by distinguished scientists in the fields of medical science, population biology and anthropology. It has three sections. First section focused on methodological perspectives of dermatoglyphics, which consists of six articles. Contributed research papers are on asymmetry and diversity in dermatoglyphics traits, inbreeding effects on finger ridge counts, micro-evolutionary trend and classificatory variation in dermatoglyphics, formulation of bracelet creases and incidence of monomorphic finger patterns. The second section consists of five articles on clinical aspects of dermatoglyphics. The authors have reported finger ridge count and atd angle in E-B-thalassaemia patients, palmar ridge counts in autistic patients, simian crease and Sydney line in diabetic mellitus patients, dermatoglyphic main line in Turner's syndrome and palmar flexion creases in mouth cancer patients. (jacket).…