Publications by authors named "Biswaranjan Mistri"
Background: The risk of a woman dying as a result of pregnancy or childbirth during her lifetime is about one in six in the poorest parts of the world.
Objectives: The present study aims to determine prevalence of maternal risk and the influencing variables among ever-married women belonging to the reproductive age group (15-49) of Birbhum district, West Bengal.
Methods: A cohort-based retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out among the sample of 229 respondents through a purposive stratified random sampling method and a pre-designed semi-structured questionnaire.
The study attempted to evaluate the agricultural soil quality using the Soil Quality Index (SQI) model in two Community Development Blocks, Ausgram-II and Memari-II of Purba Bardhaman District. Total 104 soil samples were collected (0-20 cm depth) from each Block to analyse 13 parameters (bulk density, soil porosity, soil aggregate stability, water holding capacity, infiltration rate, available nitrogen, available phosphorous, available potassium, soil pH, soil organic carbon, electrical conductivity, soil respiration and microbial biomass carbon) in this study. The Integrated Quality Index (IQI) was applied using the weighted additive approach and non-linear scoring technique to retain the Minimum Data Set (MDS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA healthy soil is crucial for food security, but human activities, particularly industrialization, are degrading the soil's quality. This study aims to assess and compare the Soil Quality Index (SQI) at three industrial sites: the iron and steel industry, the open cast coal mining industry, and the brick kiln industry, along with a control field. To measure the SQI, the weighted additive method was applied to the nine selected physico-chemical properties of soil: soil temperature, soil moisture, Bulk Density, pH, N, P, K, OC, and EC.
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- - The Indian Sundarban region is highly vulnerable to tropical cyclones, leading to severe impacts like flooding and saline water intrusion, which threaten local livelihoods and necessitate effective mitigation strategies based on grassroots information.
- - A study was conducted to evaluate inter-village differences in cyclone vulnerability by assessing physical and social vulnerabilities as well as mitigation capacities through geospatial and quantitative analysis, including remote sensing and local socio-economic data.
- - Findings indicate that about 18% of the population in southern and eastern areas of the Matla-Bidya inter-estuarine area face extreme vulnerability, while 51% of residents in 46% of villages experience high to moderate vulnerability, contrasting with lower vulnerability in northern villages due to better resilience and