January 2016

The determinants of the adoption behaviour of women azolla (Azolla pinnata) farmers in Coochbehar District of West Bengal

Adoption behaviour may be reflected as the predisposition of the behaviour of an individual during the adoption process of any innovation. Here, in the present study, the respondents were women stakeholders selected through panchayat. The study analysed their adoption behaviour towards azolla cultivation because the scientific azolla cultivation has been taken up as the innovation in terms of which the adoption...

Author(s): V. Sarkar, A. Saha, K. Pradhan and A. Ghosh

January 2016

Femur neck insufficiency fracture in an adolescent associated with vitamin D deficiency

The study reports a case of 14-year-old female child who was not participating in any athletic activities, and presented with gradual onset of left side hip and groin pain since 8 months duration. Clinical and radiological evaluation showed medial-sided femur neck insufficiency fracture associated with vitamin D deficiency. Femur neck insufficiency fractures are rare entity in children; usually result from overuse...

Author(s): Omar Q. Samarah, Tareq M. Tareef, Fadi A. Al hadidi, and Azmy M. Al hadidy,