Totopara in West Bengal shelters one of India’s most remote and culturally distinct indigenous groups, the Toto. This ethnographic study explores how pregnancy and maternal care are practiced within the community, revealing an intricate interplay between ancestral traditions and emerging biomedical …
This paper presents a novel approach to improve the accuracy of rate of penetration (ROP) predictions, addressing a critical need for reducing drilling costs and optimizing performance, particularly in geothermal well drilling. The proposed framework employs least-square regression on field data, co …
Background: Pneumonia is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children under-five years. It was estimated that pneumonia kills 900,000 children under-five years each year worldwide. Approximately 172 deaths per 1,000 live births occurs in sub-Saharan African countries, with pneumonia bein …
