012385   Maurya P;Singh M (Food and Nutrition Dep, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap Univ of Agriculure and Techn, Udaipur, Rajasthan, Email: poojamaurya88@gmail.com) : Incorporation of carrot powder with refined wheat flour for the preparation of bread and its evaluation. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 617-19.

Carrot is one of the important root vegetables rich in bioactive compounds like carotenoids and dietary fibres with appreciable levels of several other functional components having significant healthpromoting properties. Bread is major fermented and baked food products commonly consumed by large number of people. Carrots are nutritionally rich because it contains large amount of essential nutrients, which are helpful in growth, development and beneficial for preventing diseases. Incorporation of carrot powder with refined flour in bread increase the several nutrients; vitamins, especially vitamin A (β-carotene), fibre and minerals. Carrots offer an effective way to produce value added products. The objectives of incorporation of carrot powder with refined flour is to make low cost food and consumed by large no of people and also easily available and have many health benefits. In present study, a systematic approach was followed to develop and standardize the process for the preparation of carrot products. Sun drying method was selected to prepare carrot powder (for drying).Carrot powder incorporated food products was in percentage 10 per cent, 20 per cent and 30 per cent in refined flour 90 per cent, 80 per cent and 70 per cent making total percentage 100 per cent of each product and evaluated for sensory characteristics using nine point hedonic scale and numerical scoring method and crude fibre were also analysed.

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012384   Manoj Kumar;Prasad P (Home Science Food and Nutrition Dep, T.M. Bhagalpur Univ, Bhagalpur, Bihar, Email: manoj_kumar9210@yahoo.com) : Nutritional status of pre-school children of ICDS: an assessement using new W.H.O. growth standards. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 626-30.

India accounts for more than 3 out of every 10 stunted children in the world. Undernutrition is substantially higher in rural than in urban areas. Short birth intervals are associated with higher levels of undernutrition. More than half (54 %) of all deaths before age five years in India are related to malnutrition. To combat undernutrition in young children, the Government relies largely on the ICDS. Begun in 1975, the scheme provides health and nutrition education for mothers and young children, along with other services, such as supplementary nutrition, basic health and antenatal care, growth monitoring and promotion, preschool non-formal education, micronutrient supplementation and immunization. In 2008, the Government of India introduced the new WHO Growth standards through ICDS and NRHM. For the assessment of nutritional status, anthropometry measurement, WHO growth standards were used. The data were analysed according to New WHO Growth standards 2006 and compared to data of NFHS-3(2005-06). More than 60 per cent pre-school children of AWCs of Banka district were undernourished i.e. 68 per cent children underweight, 64 per cent stunted and 54 per cent wasted, which was more than ratio of India. The measurement of MUAC, BMI, HC, CC, showed that girls were 5-10 per cent more undernourished than boys. In General appearance 21 per cent children were thin whereas 48 per cent children sickly. Only 26 per cent children were getting adequate diet in which only 9 per cent children were getting balance diet, 74 per cent children were not getting adequate diet. Only 38 per cent children in AWCs were found to get benefit of Supplementary nutrition in which only 11 per cent AWCs maintained recommended norms of SNP of ICDS. To find the true picture and combat undernutrition the new WHO Growth chart standards in ICDS should be strictly implemented in proper way, then ensure the balance diet and improve the quality and quantity of supplementary nutrition.

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012383   Manhas S;Dogra A (Home Science P.G. Dep, Jammu Univ, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, Email: annpurnadogra@gmail.com) : Comparative study on nutritional status of ICDS pre-school children in urban and rural zone of Jammu. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 645-9.

The present research is an attempt to study the nutritional status of preschool children (3- 6 yrs) in urban and rural zone of Jammu district under ICDS project. A sample of 300 children was selected. The tool consisted of an anthropometric measurement (weight and height). Data of 300 children were analyzed with the help of WHO Anthropometric software. Z scores of malnutrition were calculated by this software. Further, the Z-score data of children obtained were systematically coded and tabulated according to exhaustive categories. Analysis of the data was done qualitatively and quantitatively using simple numbers and percentage and Chi square with the help of statistical software SPSS. The study indicated towards poor child feeding and caring practices for young children existing among families in Jammu district. The study also revealed towards the gender bias malnutrition in Jammu district as the girls were found to be more malnourished than boys. The study concluded for the fact that feeding practices have to be evaluated on larger scale for younger age group within the state and component of nutrition education for mother regarding unbiased child care and feeding practices has to be strongly analysed and implemented.

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012382   Madan P;Yadav N;Khambra K;Nisha Arya (Textile and Apparel Designing Dep, College of Home Science, C.C.S. Haryana Agricultural Univ, Hisar, Haryana, Email: priyamadan76@gmail.com) : Comparative study on wardrobe planning of college girls. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 623-5.

The present investigation was aimed to study the wardrobe planning among adolescent girls of Hisar and Gurgaon city. The study revealed that most of the girls preferred cotton clothes with mean score (2.70 and 2.80) from Hisar and Gurgaon, respectively. Purchasing of clothes is done mostly from fixed price shop and shopping malls with mean score of 2.18 and 2.12 from Hisar and Gurgaon, respectively. Majority of the respondents purchase clothes whenever there was a 'marriage in the family' and 'whenever required' with mean score of 2.68 and 2.77 from Hisar and Gurgaon, respectively. The important factors considered during clothing selection were colour combination with mean score 2.68 and 2.70 from Hisar and Gurgaon, respectively.

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012381   KavithaShree G G;Premlatha M R (Family Resource Management Dep, Home Science College and Research Institute (T.N.A.U.), Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Email: kavikarthikfsn@gmail.com) : Exercise vs dietary interventions in combating childhood obesity. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 452-5.

This study demonstrated the beneficial effect of a multidisciplinary dietary-behavioralphysical intervention on childhood obesity among totally selected 618 school children. Children were classified as group-I who received both education programme and fitness exercise(n=228- Long-term behavioral intervention) and group-II who were exposed only to education programme (n=390 Short-term behavioral intervention). It was found that 28.3 per cent were overweight and 7.9 per cent were obese as per International obesity task force (IOTF) standards at the beginning of study. The initial mean Body mass index (BMI) was 21.6±3.9 in group-I and 21.9±3.4 in group-II. The BMI reduced to 21.4±3.8 in group-I and 21.8±3.5 in groupII after six months at the first phase. After one year, the mean BMI of group-I reduced significantly to 20.8± 3.5 (P = 0.0001) due to long-term interventions, whereas the mean BMI of group-II increased after one year. There was significant reduction in Waist hip ratio from initial to final among group-I alone. There was no significant change in the pulse rate among both groups at the end of the study. After one year, among groupI children, 6.6 per cent with high blood pressure and 4.4 per cent who had low BP shifted to normal BP showing a significant change whereas there was no significant change in group-II. Peak expiratory flow rate improved significantly only in group-I. There was significant influence of fitness exercise intervention on the fitness level test scores among group-I after one year but there was no significant changes in group-II. Thus, the study revealed that only long-term combined multidisciplinary interventions can have positive influence in combating childhood obesity than short-term interventions.

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012380   Kamble R M;Patil M B (Home Science Dep, Rajaram College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, Email: rajkumarkable69@gmail.com) : Agewell programme awareness among elderly. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 694-9.

The elderly in India are a heterogeneous population with variations in morbidity across several dimensions, gender, location and socio-economic status in particular, as well as great diversity in cultures, religions and languages. The size of India's older adult population is greater than the total population of many developed and developing countries. The aging population is a sign of successful development in medical sciences and technology, living standards and education, but the elderly also raise unique social, economic and clinical challenges including a growing demand for increasingly complex healthcare services. In view of the increasing need for intervention in area of old age welfare, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India adopted 'National Policy on Older Persons' in January, 1999. The policy provides broad guidelines to State Governments for taking action for welfare of older persons in a proactive manner by devising their own policies and plans of action. However, this study has been designed to investigate the elderly knowledge about the agewell programme and to know about their attitude and practices towards Agewell Programme. Elderly among study area had average information about agewell programme and there is an urgent need of effective training at grassroot level.

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012379   Kamble R M;Patil M B (Home Science Dep, Rajaram College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, Email: rajkumarkable69@gmail.com) : Study on living status of elderly in western Maharashtra. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 594-7.

Geriatric population is increasing day by day due to many responsible factors. However, their change in nutritional and health status directly correlates with living status. Hence, the present investigation was taken into account to evaluate the socio-economic, health and psychological status of elderly from Western Maharashtra. A pilot study has been conducted to collect the data in Kolhapur, Sangli and Satara city. 60 elderly persons having the age above 60 years were interviewed using the self-structured questionnaire. The mean age of the study population was recorded as 66.5 years. Nearly 70 per cent elderly were found married and 90 per cent elderly noted literate. Most of the elderly have good familiar relationship and all of them received care, love, security in their family. Even if the elderly are depend upon the family members, they actively involved in decision making process of family. Major chronic health problem of elderly were reported as blood pressure (75 %), diabetes (30 %), heart disease (40 %). Elderly were found a positive attitude towards their elderly life and they didn't have feeling of loneliness. These indicators are quite satisfactory when compared with the elderly of other developed country.

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012378   Kalsy M;Srivastava S (Home Science Dep, Allahabad Univ, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, Email: kalsy.freesoul.manpreet@gmail.com) : Impact of design enrichment for figure problems of women. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 763-7.

The beautiful human body, is when it is in perfect hormonal health, and is also free from disease. Good taste in dress involves not only consideration of beauty but critical judgments of suitability and appropriateness. Clothes are a form of artistic expression. They create definite moods and feelings through personality of the garment. They can project such images as glamour, romance, casual, sporty, elegance and feminity. Well-fitted garments are important for women as it enhances appearance and contributes to a feeling of high self-esteem. Even into the 21st century, we have not achieved the goal of providing the same quality of fit for "everybody". Instead, we have dismissed the unique body and expect all bodies to fit into standard-sized garments. With the development of a mass customization model, the apparel industry has the opportunity of providing custom-fitted and designed garments for the individual. Most of the ready-made sector is designing garments for the perfect body shapes. There is need for specific designs of garments for women who have fat deposition in the abdominal area at the thigh, at the lower back, at the arms and also some-times they are heavy busted. These different body shapes challenge the designer to design in a way that could conceal the out of shape parts of the body and bring elegance to the dressing sense of obese women. The researchers have designed apparel, which are design specific as per the body shape of the consumer. The designing is done to conceal the deshaped body parts, and impart a good created image where all these defects are concealed.

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012377   Kale S;Naik S;Gaikwad R (Textiles and Apparel Designing Dep, College of Home Science, Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, Maharashtra, Email: sunnikale@rediffmail.com) : On field clothes and their care adopted by pesticide applicators. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 526-9.

A survey was conducted among 105 pesticide applicators from five villages of Parbhani district to elicit information about their clothing attributes and dress pattern, washing practices, washing method, storage place and clothing replacement approach for clothes used by them while spraying pesticide in field with the help of survey schedule and also by conducting field visits. Cent per cent respondents applied pesticides during seed treatment and plant protection while 30 per cent respondents used pesticide/ herbicides during soil preparation also. Cent per cent respondents bought pesticides whenever required and applied them by spraying with the help of high volume power sprayers. Eighty five per cent and 68 per cent pesticide applicators reported to wear Banyan and Pant, respectively while spraying pesticide in field. Head was covered by the shoulder-scarf/ scarf and 60 per cent pesticide applicators used plastic shoes while spraying pesticide in field. Sixty to eighty percent pesticide applicators reported that the housewives washed the on field clothes with soap and water by beating, rinsing and drying on clothes line. Cent per cent pesticide applicators opined that clothes had off odour due to pesticide on clothes. Sixty per cent pesticide applicators stated that they put field clothes on clothes-line after pesticide application while 40 per cent stored them in pesticide storage area.

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012376   Joglekar A;Bhoi S (Home Science Dep, Govt. G.N.A.P.G. College, Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh) : Study on personal hygiene of street food vendors of Raipur city. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 586-9.

Street food popularly known as ready to eat food is ubiquitous these days. The foods are prepared bad, sold at vending places. The present study aimed to observe the personal and environmental hygiene of the vendors and its surrounding. A total of 200 street food vendors were selected from different areas of Raipur city. Demographic profile of selected vendors, their personal hygiene and environmental hygiene were recorded using pre-formatted questionnaire. All the results were statistically analyzed using SPSS software. The result revealed that, 76 per cent vendors were found neat and clean. Only 3.5 per cent vendors were observed using gloves, where as we didn't find any vendor using head gear (cap). 74.5 per cent stalls were close to open drainage line, in 84 per cent cases there were insects around the stalls. Only 54 per cent stalls had open dust bins. It can be concluded, that personal hygiene of vendors and environment of the surrounding was unsatisfactory. Awareness programmes at regular intervals are the need of recent times for healthy society and clean environment.

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012375   Husain S;Singh M (Foods and Nutrition Dep, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap Univ of Agriculture and Tech, Udaipur, Rajasthan, Email: husain.shazia@gmail.com) : Comparitive study of perimenopausal and postmenopausal profile of working and non-working women. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 631-5.

Menopause, the end of a woman's child bearing years, is marked by the cessation of estrogen and progesterone production by the ovaries. Working and non- working status may also contribute to significant variations in nutritional status. The objective of study was to assess the nutritional status, nutrient intake and menopausal symptoms of perimenopausal and postmenopausal working and non- working women. The study was performed by pretested and predesigned questionnaire- cum- interview for a period of eight months on one hundred respondents in Varanasi of which fifty per cent were perimenopause and fifty per cent were postmenopause women and they both contained equal division of working and non- working samples. In perimenopausal women, normal BMI was found more in non-working (72%) women whereas in case of postmenopausal women, normal BMI was found more in working women as compared to non- working women (72% and 48%, respectively). The prevalence of central obesity according to waist hip ratio was found to be higher in non-working perimenopause women. Regarding dietary intake, it was found that there was very minimal difference in protein, iron, fibre and calcium intake among all the groups. The study revealed, varying nature of menopausal symptoms in all groups with hot flushes, fatigue, lack of energy, irritable nervous and anxiety symptom in perimenopausal women while rheumatic pains, fatigue, lack of energy, forgetfulness and sleep disturbances being more prevalent in postmenopausal women.

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012374   Hooda S;Khambra K;Yadav N (Home Science Dep, B.P.S. Women Univ, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, Email: santosh.hooda@yahoo.com) : Quality improvement of wool fabric using neem extract. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 570-4.

Herbal antimicrobial finish has been imparted to the wool fabric using methanolic neem extract by exhaust method. Finish was applied in tw/13o concentrations (3g/l and 5g/l) on grey as well as enzymatically scoured wool fabric and compared. The antimicrobial activity of the finish was accessed by quantitatively by AATCC-100 test method in terms of bacterial reduction. Effectiveness of finish was also accessed after washing the samples, using standard ISO: 6330-1984E with pre-determined number of washing cycles. Fabric strength and bending length was assessed using standard test method. It was observed that neem has been found effective against bacterial growth on wool fabric even after 20 washing cycles. neem treated scoured wool fabric showed very good antimicrobial activity than neem treated grey wool fabric. Tensile strength of treated sample was found to be lower than that of the untreated one. Fabric became stiffer after neem application and stiffness increased with increase in treatment concentration.

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012373   Gurwinder Kaur;Saggu H K (Apparel and Textile Science College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural Univ, Ludhiana, Punjab, Email: harsaggu@yahoo.co.in) : Preferences of mothers regarding Khadi draperies and bed linen for girls (8-11) years of age). Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 553-5.

The present study was undertaken in Ludhiana city. An interview schedule was administered for collecting data from 90 mothers of 30-35 years of age. The results of investigation revealed that majority of the respondents belonged to 34-35 years of age having school going children of 8-11 years of age. Majority of them belonged to nuclear families and had monthly income ranging between Rs.75001 to 100000. Pink, orange and red colours were most preferred for girls by the respondents. Mickey mouse, car, horse and peacock were the most liked cartoon, means of transport, animal and bird/insect motifs. Carrom and badminton motifs were the most liked indoor and outdoor games. Similarly potato, mango and rose motifs were the most liked vegetable, fruit and flower motifs by the children. The preferred motifs were developed into designs by using CAD (Corel Draw X4) software. Motifs were divided into nine categories viz., fruits, vegetables, animal, birds/ insects, indoor games, outdoor games, cartoons, transport and floral motifs for design development.

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012372   Gurupdesh Kaur;Parminder Kaur;Jaswal S (NO, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Moga, Punjab, Email: parmindersidhu@gmail.com) : Impact of child care strategies on health and nutritional status of children in peri-urban Punjab. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 539-43.

The present study was undertaken to assess the impact of child care strategies on health and nutritional status of children in Peri-urban Punjab. The sample consisted of 920 children (aged 1-3 years) belonging to low socio-economic status families. The sample was further sub-divided into two sub-samples namely children of working mothers (n=460) and children of non-working mothers (n=460). The sample of children of working mothers was further sub-divided on the basis of the various child-care strategies observed for the care of the child during working mother's absence. Accordingly, four child-care settings were observed namely care by grandparents (n=200), siblings (n=160), adults other than grandparents (n=45) and anganwadi workers (n=55). Anthropometric measurements i.e. body weight (kg) and height (cm), head and chest circumference (cm) were taken of each child to assess his/her physical development and nutritional status of the infants. Nutritional status was assessed as per Gomez and Waterlow's classification. The results revealed that the physical development outcomes of children cared by non working mothers were significantly better than children cared by working mothers. Prevalence of Grade-II malnutrition was higher in children of working mothers. Situation was worst in cases where children were cared by preteen siblings.

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012371   Gupta S;Verma S (NO, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh) : Emerging trends in adoption of home science technogies as perceived by farm women. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 603-6.

The study focuses on constraints affecting the adoption and transfer of home science technologies disseminated by the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) unit of CAZRI, Jodhpur to its women clientele. The study also ascertained the awareness and adoption levels of such introduced technologies. Majority of the respondents held favourable attitude towards the activities of KVK. Most of them have adopted the recommended home science technology. The study also identified factors responsible for the non-adoption of women farmers' related technologies. The three highest ranking constraining factors were revealed as; "Lack of resources and inputs", "Specialists are being used more as journalist than extension personnel" and "Lack of motivation". Reasons have been proffered for the relatively low technologies' adoption levels. Recommendations have also been made to enhance the technology adoption level. These include the necessity to introduce only socio- economically and culturally compatible technologies to KVK clientele, a wholesale focus on follow-up activities after initial group based technology introduction activities, and the attachment of a credit scheme to the KVK programme.

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012370   Goyal M;Rathore R;Dunkwal V (Food and Nutrition Dep, College of Home Science, S.K. Rajasthan Agricultural Univ, Bikaner, Rajasthan, Email: neetumiglani83@gmail.com) : Health profile of middle aged men and women residing in Bikaner city of Rajasthan. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 433-5.

A study was conducted on 100 middle aged each male and female subjects residing in urban areas of Bikaner city (Rajasthan). The results revealed that 54 per cent of the male subjects were preobese (BMI 26-29.99 kg/m^{2) and 83 per cent of them had almost normal WHR (0.96-0.98). Among female subjects majority (59%) of them were found to be obese with 27.18 to 28.09 kg/m2 BMI and 0.86 to 0.87 WHR. Blood pressure levels were found to be normal for both men and women. Majority of the male subjects (64%) had 12-13.9mg/dl haemoglobin levels but majorities (78%) of women were found anaemic (9.55 g/dl to 10.44 g/dl Hb). The mean blood glucose level of men and women was found to be 127.7 ± 19.19 mg/dl and 114.26 ± 14.0 mg/dl. In case of men most of the parameters of lipid profile (Total cholesterol, Triglycerides, HDL-C, VLDLC, TC/HDL ratio, LDL/HDL ratio) were above normal. Except triglycerides all the constituents of lipid profile in women were found to be within normal range. High prevalence of general obesity among both men and women and presence of anaemic condition in women emphasized urgent need for nutrition education amongst the subjects residing in the study area.}

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012369   Gir S;Mishra R;Sharma S (Human Development and Family Studies Dep, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap Univ of Agriculture and Techn, Udaipur, Rajasthan, Email: sophiagir2005@gmail.com) : Study on association between self-esteem and stress impact experienced by adolescents in physical dimension. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 506-10.

The present study was an attempt to explore the association between self-esteem and stress in adolescents residing within municipal limits of Udaipur city. The present sample consisted of 480 adolescents (240 boys and 240 girls), between the age range of 12 to 18 years having high or low self-esteem. A standardized self-esteem and stress inventory was used for the identification self-esteem and of adolescents. The findings of the present study revealed that high self-esteem was found to have low stress impact where as adolescents with low self-esteem experienced high stress in all major aspects of physical dimensions. As far as gender was concerned, adolescent girls experienced high stress as compared to boys in all aspects of physical dimensions. In context of age, late adolescent age years were crucial for boys to experience stress and its impact while on other hand early years were crucial for girls to experience impact of stress on physical dimensions. Mean, percentage and Chi-square were applied for the analysis of the data.

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012368   Gill J K;Sharma S (Family Resource Management Dep, College of Home Science, Punjab Agicultural Univ, Ludhiana, Punjab) : Assessment on indoor residential hazards and occurrence of accidents amongst the elderly. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 502-5.

In the present study it was that majority of the elderly women and men were living in double storied own houses and only 14 per cent were living in single storied houses, considered as safe for elderly. Majority of women (62%) and men (50%) faced 4-6 health related problems. For maximum number of women as well as men accidents took place in the bathroom due toe slipping. Second most accident prone area for women was kitchen and wet floor was the main reason for occurrence of accidents. Primary consequences of the accidents varied form simple pain and sprain to fractures and dislocation of joints. The study also found the relationship between age and feeling of safety at home i.e. as the age increases the feeling of safety decreases in the elderly.

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012367   Garg M;Kaushal R;Chanu B (Human Development Dep, College of Home Science, C.S.A. Univ of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh) : Awareness of beneficiaries about supplementary nutrition provided under ICDS programme. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 708-10.

Integrated Child Development Services are the largest programme running in the rural areas of India. It covers children, pregnant women and lactating mothers. The study aimed to investigate the awareness among the beneficiaries about the supplementary nutrition provided under this programme. For this purpose two blocks of Kanpur Dehat namely, Shivrajpur and Chaubepur were selected, from each block two village Aganwadi centres were selected randomly. A sample of 108 respondents comprising of pregnant women (36), lactating mothers (36) and mothers of 3-6 years old children (36) were taken for the study. The findings indicate that most of the beneficiaries were aware about different supplementary nutrition programme facilities provided by Anganwadi centre in different category (Pregnant women, lactating mothers, 3 to 6 child rearing mothers). But the level of awareness of beneficiaries was not equal.

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012366   Gandotra V (Clothing and Textiles Dep, College Home Science, Punjab Agricultural Univ, Ludhiana, Punjab) : Demand and production pattern of articles prepared in the boutiques run by women entrepreneurs in Punjab. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 560-2.

Clothes in the present times are a medium of expressing oneself and to present a better and more confident appearance to the society. People from upper and middle class society are availing services of boutiques as per their requirements. The present study was conducted on 200 respondents running boutiques from houses and shops in four cities of Punjab (Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Patiala). The respondents were selected purposively by using snowball sampling technique from selected cities. The relevant information regarding the demand pattern and product range of articles produced in boutiques run by women entrepreneurs was collected by an interview schedule. The information regarding the demand pattern and product range of articles produced in the boutiques was worked out. In boutiques operating from shops, demand of Salwar Kameez, Pyjami Kameez, Designer suits, Kurtis/tops and one piece dresses was at the highest level and at par, followed by Parallel suits, Harrem pants, Lehngas and Cholies, trousers and skirts the demand for which came out to be at the second level while Sarees and blouses, nighties/night suits was at the third position. In boutiques running from houses, the most demanded products came out to be Salwar -Kameez and Pyjami -Kameez, followed by Designer suits, Parallel suits, Harrem pants, Sarees and blouses, Kurtis/ tops and one piece dresses. The least demanded products came out to be Lehngas and Cholies, trousers, skirts and nighties/night suits. The demand of all types of article was collected by an interview schedule. The data were products, other than Salwar Kameez and Pyjami Kameez was significantly higher in shops than in houses.

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012365   Gandhi D;Babel S (Textile and Apparel Designing Dep, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap Univ of Agriculture and Techn, Udaipur, Rajasthan, Email: dollymogra@gmail.com) : Study on occupational stress of females working in boutiques of Udaipur. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 445-8.

A study on occupational stress of 80 female boutique workers was conducted in Udaipur district during 2012-13. Occupational stress was assessed by occupational stress scale developed by House et al. (1979). The results revealed that cutting, stitching, surface embellishment, closure attachment, ironing and finishing related works were performed by female workers. Majority of respondents' encountered moderate to high occupational stress and work load stress was counted highly followed by job vs. non-job category. Near half of respondents earned less than Rs. 5000 per month and 39 per cent were illiterate and 44 per cent worked for 8-10 hours per day. Some suggestive measures were also discussed to uplift the condition of female workers including restructuring ergonomically approved working area. Psychological, physical, social and economic security should be provided to workers in order to empowering their skills and maximize their potential through networking with supporting agencies.

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012364   Fatima A;Srivastava S (Home Science Dep, Allahabad Univ, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, Email: ammatul786@gmail.com) : Study on school bags of children. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 556-9.

This study investigated the weight of school bags and the factors related to school bag carriage students in two community schools in Allahabad completed with a questionnaire. Measurements of body weight and schoolbag weight were taken and completion of a daily body discomfort chart (BDC). According to the report of the survey mostly children carried a school bag weight ranged from 1.6-9.3 kg over the 5 days. A survey carried out on children's school bags of 9 years of age by the researchers, their mean height 4 inches (3ft 9inches) and average body weight 26 kg, it was observed that sometimes children arch their backs or lean forward causing them to develop poor posture as they grow. Wrong posture while bending and lifting can result in the rupture of the disc. It was found that mostly children carried a weight of 5 kg that was more than 15 per cent of their own body weight. The reported discomfort was higher for boys than girls.

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012363   Desai U V;Kamble R M (Home Science Dep, Rajaram College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, Email: rajkumarkamble69@gmail.com ) : Evaluation of nutritional status of elderly people residing in old age home and in their residence of Kolhapur city. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 575-9.

Ageing is a complex phenomenon that is accompanied by physiological, psychological and social changes contributing to declining health status. Today's busy work structure and the nuclear family cluster gave way to the growth of many old age homes which are all flooded. Old age home has given a moral support to many needy elderly people, but the big question arises about their psychological, nutritional and health status. The present investigation was designed to evaluate the nutritional status of elderly people residing in old age home and residing in selected residential zone of Kolhapur city. Difference in their nutritional status was compared. A total of 100 elderly people were included in the study. A pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect the information of study population. Socio-economic status, dietary intake pattern, anthropometric measurements and clinical examinations were the parameters used to evaluate the nutritional status of the selected subjects. The present study had shown that there was a significant difference in food intake pattern, nutrient intake pattern, anthropometric measurements and clinical assessment of residential zone elderly and elderly residing in old age home. A nutrient intake of residential zone elderly was much better than elderly residing in old age home when compared with RDA.

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012362   Deka M B;Saikia P;Saikia R M (Extension Education Dep, College of Home Science, Assam Agricultural Univ, Jorhat, Assam, Email: pompisaikia.aau@gmail.com) : Study of gender and livestock in Assam. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 750-3.

Livestock management plays a key role in improving the rural economy of Assam like other developing countries of the world. Both the genders participated in livestock rearing, production and management. Out of them, women's participation in above said sector is critical as compared to men. But their contribution and involvement is not well documented and not considered as a paid work. The present research study had been designed to determine gender role, responsibility, access and control in livestock management activities of Assam. A multistage random sampling along with purposive sampling technique was used for selection of respondents. The total size of the sample was 1800 respondents both male and female belonging to 900 households. Data were collected with the help of interview schedule by personal interview method. The result of the study showed that majority of the activities related to livestock management were well performed by women but men's complete access was higher than women.

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012361   Deepa Kumari;Agarwal S (NO, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Univ, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Email: dkumari664@gmail.com ) : Reasons of occupational stress in convenience store. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 533-5.

Convenience stores in India is credited to the India Economic Reforms in July1991 Convenience stores in India are still at a nascent stage but are headed for stupendous growth in the near future. The central government has ultimately realized the need to open up the India retail sector. The concept of "convenience stores" has changed in definition over time. Originally, convenience implied that something was functional, easy to use and labour saving. In modern times, the concept of convenience also began to imply the ability to control time. Convenience stores can be considered an embodiment of modern connotations of convenience. This study was carried the to study the reasons of occupational stress. This study was conductive on 120 respondents (90 male 30 female) who were selected purposively by random sampling of different conveniences store, Easy day, Spencer, Big Bazar, Vishal Magabat in Lucknow city. Statistical analysis was done by t-test square analysis.

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012360   Dave J;Shrivastava M (Textiles and Apparel Designing Dep, College of Home Science, Mahrana Pratap Univ of Agriculture nd Technol, Udaipur, Rajasthan, Email: dave.jaymala78@gmail.com) : Assessment of utilization of old clothes among working ladies. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 449-51.

There has also been an increasing interest in environmental sustainability in terms of reusing, recycling and repairing rather than throwing things away. This paper describes the awareness about the utilization of clothing amongst working women and to find out the ways to utilize the old clothing. The present study was done to assess the utilization of old clothes among working ladies. The present study was conducted on 30 women working in Government schools, colleges as lecturers and in private sector of Udaipur district. Interview method was used for data collection. Regarding awareness about utilization of old clothes, 80 per cent respondents were very well known. Cent per cent of the respondents gave various reasons to worn out the old clothing viz., clothing when not in fashion, fading of colour of the clothing, got bore by wearing, burning / tearing, damaged design / motif / pattern, not suitable for figure etc. All the respondents tried to suggest that old clothing can be used in making other apparels. Cent per cent respondents confessed by making any new product from the old clothing.

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012359   Dahiya P;Sehgal B (Family Resource Management Dep, College of Home Science, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural U, Hisar, Haryana) : Comparative study on drying practices of flours and spices. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 440-4.

The major share of the loss occurs during storage of surplus stock. Among the various causes of losses, the most important one is improper drying before storage. So, present study was conducted to compare the existing flours and spices drying practices with solar bed technology on the basis of temperature, moisture and infestation. In study it was found that in village most common practice of drying was found to be drying of food commodities on cloth. The temperature in solar bed was higher up to 75.66±2.30 and significantly higher and differed to direct storage and open exposure temperatre (CD = 4.88), moisture was also different in direct storage (2.34a±0.47), open storage(1.89a±0.67) and solar bed storage (1.02b±0.23) with CD value of 0.22 in case of semolina. No infestation was also found in solar bed drying practices. Other side in comparison, was done on open exposure and solar bed drying on the basis of temperature and time in killing insects, found that temperature was higher in solar bed drying and time in killing insect was less. It is concluded that more the thickness of two polythene sheets (black and transparent) higher the temperature in solar bed and hence less is the time of killing of insects in spices and flours.

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012358   Chayal K;Dhaka B L;Poonia M K;Bairwa R K (NO, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bundi, Rajasthan, Email: dhruv.apfe@gmail.com) : Improving nutritional security through kitchen gardening in rural areas. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 607-9.

Malnutrition is a serious nutritional problem in rural areas, resulting in different types of diseases, hampering physical growth and retarding brain development. For poor people households, vegetables and fruits are often the only source of micronutrients in the family diet. Homestead production of fruits and vegetables provides the poor people the direct access to important nutrients that may not be readily available or within their economic rich. Hence, kitchen gardening is an important strategy to improve household nutritional security. Present study was conducted in Bundi district of Rajasthan to quantify the impact of kitchen gardening to improve nutritional security of households in rural areas. The result suggests that kitchen gardening has proved a feasible livelihood strategy for resource poor people in terms of nutrient as well as calorie intake and economic performances.

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012357   Borah S;Baruah M (College of Home Science, Central Agricultural Univ, Tura, Meghalaya, Email: swapnali70@yahoo.com) : Health hazards of women workers involved in cashewnut industry. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 794-5.

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012356   Bisht D;Bakhshi R (Family Resource Management Dep, College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural Univ, Ludhiana, Punjab, Email: deepshelly@gmail.com) : Energy saving practices followed by rural and urban homemakers of Ludhiana district while cooking. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 413-16.

The world is fast heading towards energy crisis. So, we need to rapidly move into a policy to reduce energy needs. A shift to alternate energy use and renewable energy sources that are used judiciously and equitably would bring about environmental-friendly and sustainable lifestyles. So, the present investigation was planned to study the different energy saving practices which are followed by rural and urban homemakers of Ludhiana district. The study was conducted on 60 rural and 60 urban homemakers of Ludhiana and the results showed that most of the rural as well as urban respondents were using energy saving practices in their kitchen, such as using optimum quantity of water for cooking, using lid on pans to prevent heat loss, etc. As regards use of solar energy only 6.67 per cent of the urban respondents were using it for various purposes in their homes as against none of their rural counterparts.

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012355   Bhattacharyya N;Baruah M;Ali N F (Family Resource Management Dep, College of Home Science, Assam Agricultural Univ, Jorhat, Assam) : Ergonomic assessment of workers engaged in tea cultivation. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 580-5.

Tea is the most important plantation crop and the largest organized agro-based industry in India. This industry is highly labour intensive industry where both male and female workers are engaged. The present study was conducted in Jorhat district of Assam (India) to ergonomically assess around 150 workers engaged in different activities in tea garden. Majority of the male (81.9 %) and female (75 %) workers had ectomorph body type. Postural analysis showed that angle of deviation was highest during the digging activity for males whereas for females, it was found to be maximum during deep skiffing. The average working heart rate values was highest during digging for male and of the females deep skiffing was considered as moderately heavy. The grip strength of the male workers was found to be higher for both the hands than the grip strength of female workers. Data also revealed that majority of the workers both male (93.33%) and female (100%) were found to suffer from back pain. Hence, a continuous awkward standing posture, adverse environment and working conditions increased drudgery and decrease productivity of the workers.

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012354   Bhatia M;Mogra R (Foods and Nutrition Dep, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap Univ of Agriculture and Tech, Udaipur, Rajasthan, Email: bhatiameenakshi27@gmail.com) : Development and quality evaluation of instant iron rich weaning mix. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 563-5.

The present study aimed to prepare a weaning mix using malted pearl millet and malted wheat. To find out the acceptability of weaning mix sensory evaluation was done. The acceptability scores ranged between 7 to 8 for different sensory characteristics. Bulk density, wettability, water absorption capacity, swelling capacity, solubility was found to be 0.62 g/ ml, 14.33 seconds, 60%, 4 g per cent, 19.66, respectively. Proximate composition of weaning mix revealed 3.01 g/100 g, 11.66g/100 g, 2.51 g/100g, 2.51 g/100g, 0.41g/ 100g, 79.06 g/100g and 392 Kcal/100g for moisture, protein, fat, ash, fibre, carbohydrate and energy, respectively. Total iron content was found to be 6.93 mg/100 g and bio available iron was 5.66 mg/100 g. The per cent availability of iron was found 81.67 per cent. Phytic acid content was found to be 39.84 mg/100g while Vitamin C content of weaning mix was 11.77 mg/100g. The microbial count was also found in safer limit less than 50,000 per g of sample according to Indian Standard Value safe for consumption. Peroxide value was also found in safe limit no rancid taste was found during organoleptic evaluation of weaning mix at 0th day and 30th day of storage.

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012353   Baruah J;Deka B;Baruah K;Deka P (NO, Krshi Vigyan Kendra, Jorhat, Assam, Email: dbinapani@ymail.com) : Communication skills of rural adolescent girls of Jorhat district of Assam. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 715-17.

Communication is a two-way process. It is the meaningful exchange of information between two or a group of living creatures. The use of effective communication skills is an important social competency. An adolescent's level of maturity is closely related to levels of communication. Well-developed communication skills are essential skills for academic pursuits and for future life. Communication stands so deeply rooted in human behaviours and the structures of society. Communication skill is very much essential for village girls, because they are deprived part of population. One study was carried out on one hundred and fifty (150) girls within the age group of 10- 18 years from five (5) villages of Jorhat district of Assam. Villages were selected randomly from all the Developmental Blocks of Jorhat district of Assam. After collection of information, intervention programmes were arranged for these girls. Intervention programme included trainings in different areas, stories, lectures accompanied by charts, posters and other teaching aids were used for intervention. Slide shows were also arranged to impart information on different topics to improve their knowledge as well as communication skills. Their knowledge was assessed both before and after intervention. Significance difference was found between knowledge at pre and post-test in all the aspects.

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012352   Bangale J;Patnam V (Human Development and Family Studies Dep, College of Home Science, Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, Maharashtra, Email: jayabangale@yahoo.com) : Types of stress experienced by the youth and factors influencing it. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 636-40.

Two hundred undergraduate youth (female 110 and male 90) between the age group of 18- 23 yrs were selected from randomly chosen five colleges of Parbhani town of Marathwada region, Maharashtra state. The data were collected by personally interviewing the sample with open ended interview schedule and by administering on them Bisht Battery of Stress Scales (BBSS) and Socio-economic status scale. Irrespective of gender, more than half of the sample youth experienced high levels of academic, institutional, vocational, financial and achievement stress. On the whole, the female youth were found to have experienced more stress as compared to their counterparts male youth. Significant negative correlations were recorded between youth's socio- economic status of the family, types of parenting practices adopted for them, specialization in degree programme, academic achievement, types of family, kind of interpersonal relations with family, disciplinary styles adopted by the parents and interpersonal relations with peers, teachers and neighbours with different types of stress experienced by them. The results advocate that, there is a great need to provide supportive social network of family, peers, lecturers and neighbourers to youth for developing and maintaining good mental health in addition to training to them on relaxation strategies and techniques for combating stress and to empower them to lead quality life.

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012351   Bangale J;Naik A;Patnam V (Human Development and Family Studies Dep, College of Home Science, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, Maharashtra, Email: jayabangale@yahoo.com) : Age at menarche of rural girls and their experiences about it. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 668-70.

Two hundred rural teenage girls (15-17 yrs) who had attained menarche 2-4 yrs back were selected at random from the purposely chosen 8 villages of Omerga taluka of Osmanabad district (MS). The data were collected by personally interviewing the sample girls. The age at menarche of these girls was between 13yrs and 14 yrs. Significantly a higher percentage of the middle income group (MIG) girls were guided by their families about menstrual management as compared to their counter part girls in the low income group(LIG). Irrespective of the economic status, considerably a low percentage of the rural girls were recorded to have special support with regard to diet, relaxation in doing household chores and affectionate/social treatment. The findings advocate that there is a great need to educate rural girls about pubertal changes and how to cope up with them prior to attaining menarche in order to have comfortable and healthy life.

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012350   Babel S;Rajvanshi R (Textiles and Apparel Designing Dep, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap Univ of Agriculture and Techn, Udaipur, Rajasthan, Email: rajvanshi24@gmail.com) : Occupational health hazards faced by the spice grinding workers. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 518-21.

The objective of present investigation was to find out the existing clothing practices, protective measures used and physical problems faced by the spice grindingworkers. For this purpose, thirty respondents were purposively selected and structured interview schedule was used for data collection. Results revealed that majority of the respondents were wearing the Dhoti, Kurta and Pajama. No protective clothing was used. Physical problem faced were burning sensation on skin while cleaning and grinding chillies, eye irritation, watery nose, coughing and sneezing etc. Hence, the need arises to generate awareness among the spice grinding workers for the use of personal protective clothing to save themselves by various physical problems.

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012349   Agarwal S;Joshi J (Home Science Dep, Rajasthan Univ, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Email: jyjoshi@gmail.com) : Knowledge and practices regarding hygiene among homemakers of Makkasar village of Hanumangarh district. Asian J Home Sci 2013, 8(2), 711-14.

Poor hygiene practices and inadequate sanitary conditions play a major role in the increased burden of communicable diseases. This study evaluated the knowledge and practices regarding hygiene among homemakers of Makkasar Village of Rajasthan. Hundred homemakers were selected for the study as per systematic sampling method. The data were collected through structured interview scheduled. Majority 95 per cent of the respondents possessed good knowledge regarding personal hygiene whereas 65 per cent of the respondents apply it to practices. Need of purified water and maintenance of water resources was known to 85 per cent of respondents but again they did not have good practices. Regarding food hygiene, 89 per cent of the respondents had good knowledge of food hygiene whereas more than half 56 per cent of the respondents had good practices and 12 per cent of them were practicing food hygiene at poor level.

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011378   Swati Kumari;Paul V (Ethelind School of Home Science, SHIATS, , Allahabad-211 007) : Sensory and cost of all value added traditional snacks. Allahabad Fmr 2014, 69(2), 77-82.

The study was undertaken to determine the sensory evaluation of all the four products Gatta, Halwa, Burfi and Sev by incorporating til seeds, bajra flour and chickpea flour. The data obtained during the study was analysed statistically using analysis of variance and critical difference techniques. In gatta, T₄(10 percent til seeds, 10 percent bajra flour and 80 percent chickpea flour) was best in colour & appearance, taste & flavour, texture and overall acceptability. In halwa, T₂(10 percent till seed, 20 percent bajra flour and 70 percent chickpea flour) was best in colour & appearance, taste & flavour, texture and overall acceptability. In burfi, T₁(10 percent til seed, 70 percent bajra flour and 20 percent chickpea flour) was best in colour & appearance, taste & flavour, texture and overall acceptability. In sev, treatment T₂(l0 percent till seed, 20 percent bajra flour and 70 percent chickpea flour) was best in colour & appearance, taste & flavour, texture and overall acceptability. The cost of all the prepared products in Gatta, treatments T₁, T₂,T₃, T₄ were Rs. 11.37, Rs. 11.62, Rs. 11.32, Rs. 11.67. In Halwa, for the treatments T₁, T₂,T₃, T₄ cost were Rs. 17.40, Rs. 17.65, Rs. 17.35, Rs. 17.70. In Burfi, for treatments T₁, T₂,T₃, T₄ the cost was Rs. 17.40, Rs. 17.65, Rs. 17.35, Rs. 17.70 and in Sev, cost of treatments T₁, T₂,T₃, T₄ were Rs. 11.37, Rs. 11.62, Rs. 11.32, Rs. 11.67 respectively, Bajra flour, chickpea flour and til seeds flour incorporated products can enhance the nutrient intake of the community.

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011377   Shakti;Bhavna G;Virginia P;Dubey R P (Foods and Nutrition, Ethelind Schoo of Home Science, SHIATS, Allahabad-211 007) : Study on food preferences by school going children (4-6 years) and 7-9 years) in Allahabad District. Allahabad Fmr 2014, 69(2), 70-6.

Foods should be such that can be easily manipulated and handled as preschoolers are generally clumsy. A number of studies have described children's acceptance of a wider variety of foods as they are repeatedly exposed to them, even from very early in utero life or via breast milk after birth. The present study entitled "A study on food preferences by school going children (4-6 years) and (7-9 years) in Allahabad district" was conducted under the following heads: Selection of sample, Collection of data, Analysis of data Survey method was adoped in order to collect the data from the selected respondent with the help of pre tested standardized interview schedule. The children were interviewed during the period of study for the collection of required information schedule include the aspects which led to the fulfillment of the objective. Data obtained from food preference of children showed that vegetarian children were higher in comparison to non vegetarian children.

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011376   Salutagimath P C;Nithyashree D A (Extension and Communication Management Dep, College of Rural Home Science, Agricultural Sciences Univ, Dharwad-580 005, Email: spratibha210@gmail.com ) : Knowledge of stakeholders and beneficiaries about supplementary food provided in anganwadis. Karnataka J agric Sci 2014, 27(2), 213-18.

The research study was conducted in four villages of Dharwad district of Karnataka state during 2012-13 to know the knowledge of stakeholders and beneficiaries about supplementary food provided in anganwadis. Ex-post facto research design was employed in the present research study. A total of four villages from 2 talukas covering 160 stakeholders and 120 beneficiaries were randomly selected. Stakeholders were community people, parents and anganwadi teachers. Beneficiaries were adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers. Thus the total sample selected for the study was 280. The data was collected from the selected sample through personal interview with the help of pretested structured interview schedule. The collected data were tabulated and analyzed by using suitable statistical tools. The results showed that Anganwadi teachers had high knowledge regarding supplementary food provided by anganwadis as compared to beneficiaries and stakeholders. In case of beneficiaries age, education level, land holding, organizational participation and cosmopoliteness were positively and significantly related to knowledge level and in case of stakeholders it indicates that education level, organizational participation, extension participation and scientific orientation were positively and significantly related to knowledge level.

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011375   Rajinder Kaur;Preeti Kalia;Kumar N R;Kusum Harjai (Zoology Dep, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Email: preeti.kalia84@gmail.com) : Preliminary studies on different extracts of some honey bee products. J appl nat Sci 2013, 5(2), 420-2.

Aim of present study was to compare the phytochemical composition of different extracts of bee pollen, propolis and honey and to analyse the best solvent for maximum phytochemicals extraction. These preliminary studies are significant in locating the pharmacological bioactive compounds in different extracts of bee products. The tests showed greater number of constituents present in bee pollen and propolis as compared to honey. The concentration of these bioactive constituents was greater in ethanolic extract of propolis and water extract of bee pollen and honey. Ethanolic extract of propolis showed higher concentration of tannins and glycosides. Bee pollen had more concentration of saponins, flavonoids and proteins in water extract. Reducing sugars and carbohydrates were present in larger amount in water extract of honey. These studies will be useful to select the best solvent for honey, pollen and propolis for various research purposes.

011374   ™zyazicioglu N;Polat S (NO, Uludag University, School of Health, Bursa, Turkey, Email: nurcanozyazicioglu@yahoo.co) : Traditional practices frequently used for the newborn in Turkey: A literature review. Indian J Tradl Knowledge 2014, 13(3), 445-52.

Aim of this study is to identify some traditional practices used for the newborn babies in Turkey and to discuss the possible effects of these practices upon the health of the babies. The traditional care practices (salting, swaddling, holluk, starting breastfeeding late, practices against newborn jaundice, making the forties, etc.) reported to be most prevalent between January 2008 and October 2012 were examined. Possible risks of these practices were identified as follows: Hypernatremia due to salting the newborn, tetanus because of wrapping the newborn in holluk, hypoglycemia owing to starting breastfeeding late, hip dysplasia due to tight swaddling of the newborn, and kernicterus as a result of delaying the medical treatment of jaundice. Making the forties was regarded positive in terms of psychological relief but negative in terms of infection.

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011373   Mogra D (Textile and Apparel Designing Dep, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture an, Udaipur, Email: dollymogra@gmail.com) : An overview on floral diversity of Arawali forest: A potential source for natural dyes. J appl nat Sci 2013, 5(2), 516-21.

Study presents an overview on floral diversity and identifies Non-timber Forest Products (NTFP) that can be used as Natural Dye sources in textile sector. This was a descriptive study; Historical, as well as current data was collected through surveys and interviews. Individual and focus group interviews with tribal members were conducted to gather information regarding details of forest proximity. This collective study indicates that the Aravalli hill ranges constitute the most dominant hilly area of Rajasthan. Most of the forests are over the hilly areas i.e. in Udaipur, Rajasamand, Kota, Baran Sawai Madhopur, Chittorgarh, Sirohi, Bundi, Alwar, Jhalawar and Banswara districts, which make up for about 50 per cent of the forests of the state. Khakara, semal, rohida, gadha palash, mokha, marod phalli, davai, van gulab etc. are identified as red chroma, amaltash, awla, gundhi, babool etc.are identified as yellow and related chroma. Forests are major components of the earth's natural resources and they are increasingly critical to the welfare of the economy, environment, and population. Gum products, starch products, antimicrobial resources, paper industry products may be collected from hilly forest areas and can be easily adopted at cottage level for gainful employment of tribal women.

011372   Khulbe R K;Sood S;Sharma A;Agrawal P K;Bhatt J C (NO, Vivekanand Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan (Indian Council of Agr, Almora-263 601, Email: rkkhulbe@gmail.com) : Value addition and nutritional fortification of finger millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.] using bark of Gethi (Boehmeria regulosa Wedd.) tree. Indian J Tradl Knowledge 2014, 13(3), 519-24.

Finger millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.], an important coarse cereal of Indian Subcontinent and Africa, is devoid of gluten and, therefore, lacks the bread making quality of wheat. A traditional method of imparting finger millet the bread making quality of wheat using bark of a tree locally known as Gethi(Boehmeria regulosa Wedd.) and, the physical properties and nutritional composition of the barkare reported in the present study. The method has been found effective with other coarse cereals such as maize, sorghum, pearl millet and barnyard millet, and pseudo-cereals, viz. buckwheat and amaranth. Preliminary phytochemical analysis of the bark showed presence of appreciable amounts of phenolics, flavonoids and antioxidant activity, besides high viscosity. The bark is also rich in iron and zinc, signifying its potential efficacy in nutritional fortification of coarse cereals and pseudo-cereals apart from improving their bread making quality.

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011371   Joshi V;Solanki D (Home Science Extension and Communication Management Dep, College of Home Science, MPUAT, Udaipur (Rajasthan)) : Economic empowerment of tribal women through animal husbandry based enterprises. Allahabad Fmr 2014, 69(2), 90-6.

The study was conducted in six villages of Kherwada panchayat samiti of Udaipur District in Rajasthan covering 90 tribal women. Personal interview technique was used for collecting data from the respondents. Findings reveal that dairy, poultry and goat rearing enterprises were adopted by 8.89, 78.89 and 96.67 per cent women, respectively. The net profit earned from dairy, poultry and goat enterprises was Rs. 6560,9550,6987.5 to 2572.5 per year, respectively.

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011370   Gupta E;Dubey R P;Sinha J (Center of Food Technology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad) : Formulation of traditional Indian value added snack "Cheela". Allahabad Fmr 2014, 69(2), 97-105.

Micronutrient malnutrition poses a serious threat to the health of vulnerable groups of population. Low calorie traditional Indian snack (cheela) was prepared by incorporating edible dehydrated herbs, high in nutritional value and rich in micronutrients viz. lotus stem, mint, basil and drumstick leaves. These herbs were analyzed for proximate and mineral contents which were then incorporated into gram flour (besan) with one control (T_o) and four treatments T₁, T₂, T₃ and T₄ at different percent incorporation level of herbs using standard ingredients and methods of preparation. Estimated value of selected dehydrated herbs showed that moisture, fat, protein, carbohydrate, energy and fiber content ranges between 6.43-11.3g/l00g, 1.29-5.91g/l00g, 4.06g-27.06g/l00g, 38.1-61.13g/100g, 205-285 Kcal and 19.1-40.91g/l00g, while calcium and iron content ranges between 127.8 - 2112.5mg/l00g and 28.11 - 87.4mg/100g respectively. Significant difference (P≤0.05) in color, texture, flavor and taste between various treatment combinations was found due to addition of dehydrated herbs. Remarkable increase was observed in nutrients such as protein, fiber, calcium and iron in the prepared cheela compared to control. It can be concluded that incorporation of dehydrated herbs in various traditional food items can improve the nutritional quality of food products as well as add variety in the diet.

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011369   Gogoi P S;Sharma J;Das M D (Extension Education Dep, College of Home Science, AAU, Jorhat, Email: poreesaikia@gmail.com) : Existing practices of rural women related to environmental sanitation. Envir Conserv J 2014, 15(1-2), 161-9.

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011368   Gartaula G;Dhami B;Dhungana P K;Vaidya B N (NO, Golden Gate International College, Tribhuvan University, Dharan, Nepal, Email: g.gartaula@goldengate.edu.np) : Masular - A traditional fish product of Tharu community of Nepal. Indian J Tradl Knowledge 2014, 13(3), 490-5.

This paper focuses on the preparation and quality evaluation of Masular, a raditional food of Tharu community of Nepal. A survey was performed prior to product preparation. The proximate and microbiological analysis and yield and cost calculation of the final product was carried out. The moisture content, crude protein, crude fat, crude fiber, total ash, and carbohydrate content of Masular was found to be 10.12%, 41.51%, 13.97% , 4.77 %, 20.11% and 7.62%, respectively. The microbiological analysis of the product revealed the total plate count to be 9.6 ± 1.6x105 cfu/gm, Staphylococcus count to be 6 ± 1.5x105 cfu/gm and mold count to be 25 ± 1.2x102cfu/gm, and negative results for Salmonella and Shigella. Nutritionally rich Masular could be prepared at lower cost.

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010361   Venkatasubramanian C (Home Science Post Graduate Dep, Queen Marys College, Chennai) : Acceptability and nutrient analysis of products developed using jamun fruit (Syzygium cumini). Indian J Nutr Diet 2013, 50(7), 294-98.

The mean acceptability scores of all the jamun products were found to be maximum in trial C. Thus the five jamun products taken from trial C were considered to be a standard product. The nutrients such as energy, carbohydrate protein and iron were greatly enhanced in jamun jam, jamun squash, jamun tomato ketchup and jamun sweet chutney, in jamun pickle, the energy, protein, fat, crude fiber and iron were enhanced. Vitamin C was reduced in all the five products. Sensory evaluation of jamun jam, jamun pickle, jamun sweet chutney, jamun ketchup and jamun squash proved to be highly acceptable and the products prepared from jamun fruit have a high nutritional value and hence they can be developed into commercially acceptable products to ensure their availability throughout the year.

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010360   Saini S;Davar V (Home Science -Foods and Nutrition Dep, Kurukshetra Univ, Kurukshetra-136 119) : Preparation and organoleptic evaluation of calcium rich recipes. Indian J Nutr Diet 2013, 50(5), 195-9.

Study was undertaken with the main objective to formulate calcium rich recipes from locally available common foodstuffs other than dairy products. Five recipes namely: Khus khus coconut iadoo, til ladoo, idli, pancake and coconut burfi were formulated. Among the formulated recipes coconut burfi was having highest calcium content (573.4 mg/100g) followed by idli (542.5 mg/100g), khus khus coconut ladoo (518.8 mg/100g), pancakes (514,9 mg/100g) and til ladoo (514.18 mg/100g) respectively. The overall acceptability of all the recipes was equally good with marginal differences. It may be concluded from present study that these recipes ensure good availability of important mineral calcium at low cost. The formulated recipes not only have an edge over dairy products but also help a person to meet RDA of calcium. Further consumption of these recipes daily will prevent the risk of calcium deficiency in different stages of life.

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