Amidst this loss of status the American Baptist Mission (ABM) established a press in Sibsagar in 1846 leading to publications of an Assamese periodical (Orunodoi), the first Assamese grammar by Nathan Brown (1846), and the first Assamese-English dictionary by Miles Bronson (1863).[37] The ABM argued strongly with the EIC officials in an intense debate in the 1850s to reinstate Assamese.[42] Among the local personalities Anandaram Dhekial Phukan drew up an extensive catalog of medieval Assamese literature (among other works) and pioneered the effort among the natives to reinstate Assamese in Assam.[43] Though this effort was not immediately successful the administration eventually declared Assamese the official vernacular in 1873 on the eve of Assam becoming a Chief Commissioner's Province in 1874.[44]
In this study, an attempt was made to compare and correlate findings of a Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) survey carried out using WHO sampling methodology for school children and community survey by random sampling. The prevalence and intensity of STH in the age-group of 9-10 yrs reportedly represent community status. The results showed that the STH prevalence and intensity in the age-group of 9-10 years do represent community burden. However, more such surveys will have to be carried out to substantiate this statement.
Objectives Even though permanent teeth eruption time may vary, the tooth eruption stage represents a critical developmental milestone, which may help in the monitoring of the child's growing status towards adolescence. This paper aims to evaluate the relationship between the third molar eruption (TME) and investigate any possible association with the body mass index (BMI), which is used to monitor the growth of children and adolescents. Methods We included 1060 student participants aged 14 to 26 years from selected educational institutions in Assam for this study. We performed a conventional clinical dental examination to determine the stages of TME. Moreover, to calculate the individual height and weight, we have carried out a thorough physical examination to assess the BMI and rule out any visible congenital developmental anomalies. Result The overall mean age of the status of no eruption (NE), incomplete eruption (IE), and complete eruption (CE) categories of the third molar in the current research were 17.392.273, 18.672.282 and 20.332.566 years, respectively, and the difference in mean age was statistically significant (p-value
New Delhi - The state of Assam is diverse in regard to the various indigenous communities. While most enjoy the opportunities and representation that come with ST status, many are still fighting for the same. The Adivasi population, brought to the state by the Britishers to work as laborers, comes under the OBC category, limiting them from greater representation. To create awareness about the situation and to demand Scheduled Tribes status in the state, the All Adivasi Student Association of Assam organized a sit-in at Jantar Mantar on Friday, 8th December.
Important definition we used for morbidity status of the infants where there was no available medical records: Acute diarrhea: Infant was considered to be suffering from diarrhea if she/he passed liquid or watery stool more than three times a day or in case of young infants if the stools had changed from usual pattern and were many and watery (more watery than fecal matter) or a recent change in consistency or frequency of stool. Fever: Mother giving history of high temperature of the infants. Fever within 48 hours of taking immunization was not considered. Acute respiratory tract infection (ARI): An infant was considered to be suffering from ARI when she/he had running nose, cough with or without fever, fast breathing, and difficulty in breathing with or without chest in drawing during the recall period. Ear infection: History of discharge from ear and swelling or redness in and around the ear was taken as ear infection. Skin infection: An infant was considered to be suffering from skin disease if she/he had localized skin eruption (papule, pustule), itching, umbilical redness and draining pus. Eye infection: An infant was considered to be suffering from eye infection if mother gave history of reddening of eye, watering or discharge.
The aim of the present paper is to know the current status of various library services provided by different Under Graduate (U. G). College libraries of Barak valley, Southern Assam. The tremendous development in Information Communication Technology and their application in the various aspects of libraries have opened a new door for the libraries and users alike. In the age of Information Technology, there is a huge change in the methods and techniques of seeking the information and way of information dissemination on the other hand. The College Library System is a type of information system which is supposed to provide equity access to information and the world of knowledge to its user community. The seekers of knowledge and information are general public irrespective of their sex, caste, religion, age and wealth. Primary Mission of every library is not only to provide information and knowledge from its own resources but also from other institutions. But, unfortunately the College libraries of Assam are not fully automated, due to the lack of Library building space efficient IT infrastructure as well as insufficient and skilled library staffs. So college libraries of are not able to satisfy their users.
The present study was carried out during last quarter of year 2019. For that purpose, survey method has been adopted, which comprises of structured questionnaire filled up by college librarian / library in charge of different colleges and a set of users questionnaire responded by different users of the colleges. On the basis of filled up questionnaire received from the respondents, data has been analysed and tabulated using Microsoft Excel Software. For data analysis percentage technique, has been adopted. The paper highlights the important survey findings in respect of status of various library services provided by different U. G. College libraries of Barak valley of Assam.
The trajectory of six communities of Assam in demanding a Scheduled Tribe status is traced. The history of these tribes is elaborated upon and the struggles they have faced in claiming the ST status are adescribed along with detailing the operations of the various government committees that were formed to look into the matter.
The recently published National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5)[1], by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data, shows that Assam is lagging behind in reaching and fulfilling its target to achieve a malnutrition free society. NFHS is a large-scale Health and Nutrition survey carried out by the Government of India and executed by the International Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai. The survey covers a wide range of indicators vital to assess the Health and Nutrition status of a given population. The findings are disaggregated till the district level; thus, every state and districts have their own datasheets, which helps in understanding the state and district status better. The survey takes place every four years and the latest is the NFHS -5 (2019-20) published in December 2020. NFHS- 4 (2015-16) was published in the year 2016.
Assam already had a high prevalence of Anaemia among its population, mostly women. If we let the latest data speak, we can see that the overall status of Anaemia has increased manifolds in Assam. According to NFHS -4, the prevalence of anaemia among women was 46 percent, and now it increased to 67 percent as per NFHS -5. To put this into perspective we can say that, four years back 46 out of 100 women were anaemic and currently, 67 out of 100 women are anaemic. The current status of anaemia is equally bad for men and children as the percentage for men has increased from 23.5 percent (NFHS -4) to 39.6 percent (NFHS-5). For children, the percentage has increased to 68.4 (NFHS-5) percent from the previous 37.6 percent (NFHS-4).
Guwahati, August 02, 2023: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has accused the Central Government of breaking its promise to grant Scheduled Tribes (ST) status to the six communities of Assam, namely Koch-Rajbongshi, Tai-Ahom, Chutia, Moran, Matak and Tea Tribes.
A scientometric analysis of research publications in AssamUniversity (AU) has been presented in this paper. All publications publisheda few years from its establishment (established in 1994), i.e. 1998 to 2014period are used for the analysis. Different scientometric indicators havebeen calculated to give better insight of the research performance measuredin terms of quality as well as quantity. Moreover, collaboration at differentlevels such as among institution is investigated along with the status ofcollaboration at international level. The major research areas have been alsoidentified.
Assam University came into existence through Assam (Central)University Act, 1989. It was formally established in 1994, since then theUniversity is steadily becoming an excellent centre of learning. Drawing its230 plus faculty from many disciplines, from all over the country, theuniversity sustains a multidisciplinary approach to higher education. TheUniversity has sixteen Schools on major disciplines. There are 35 departmentsunder these Sixteen Schools [1]. As a central university it needs attentionof researchers to know how it is doing in research. For this purpose,Scientometric analysis has been chosen. Scientometric analysis is an emergingtechnique which deals with the study of measuring and analyzing science,technology and innovation [1]. The objective of the study is to perform ananalysis of overall research status of AU using standard scientometrictechniques. This work is not first of its kind and there are some works(Singh et al., 2015; Uddin & Singh, 2014a; Uddin & Singh, 2014b)which do a similar analysis of several institutions.
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