PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AMONG FLOOD-AFFECTED ADULTS IN A PANCHAYAT IN ERNAKULAM DISTRICT IN KERALA

Prevalence and factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder among flood-affected adults in a panchayat in Ernakulam district in Kerala

Floods affected the state of Kerala following unusually heavy rainfall during the monsoon season in August 2018.Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the most common and debilitating psychological disorder among victims of floods or any other massive disaster.This study aimed to determine the prevalence and the factors associated with Post-Traum

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Role of band alignment at the transparent front contact/emitter interface in the performance of wide bandgap thin film solar cells

Recent numerical modeling and experimental work have shown that appropriate conduction band alignment at the emitter/absorber interface is critically important for high efficiency CdTe solar cells.To date, sophie allport bee curtains however, the properties of the transparent conducting oxide (TCO)/emitter interface have not been thoroughly investi

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A new method, with application, for analysis of the impacts on flood risk of widely distributed enhanced hillslope storage

Enhanced hillslope storage is utilised in natural flood management in order to retain overland storm run-off and to reduce connectivity between fast surface flow pathways and the channel.Examples include excavated ponds, deepened or bunded accumulation areas, and gullies and ephemeral channels blocked with wooden barriers or debris dams.The perform

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Promoting pollinating insects in intensive agricultural matrices: field-scale experimental manipulation of hay-meadow mowing regimes and its effects on bees.

Bees are a key component of biodiversity as they ensure a crucial ecosystem service: pollination.This ecosystem service is nowadays threatened, because bees suffer from agricultural intensification.Yet, bees rarely benefit from luau thank you cards the measures established to promote biodiversity in farmland, such as agri-environment schemes (AES).

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