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Avishek Majumder and Shruti Datt on May 12, 2017 6 Comments
Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is the most commonly used program for this purpose (Coelli, 2008). Tim Coelli from of University of New England (Centre for Efficiency and Productivity Analysis, Department of Econometrics, Australia) had uploaded the program in DOS based command which is in a zipped format along with guidelines on how to use it.
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Anamika and Shruti Datt on April 18, 2017 No Comments
Insect sting can cause allergic response which results in pain, itching, redness and swelling. Furthermore, people allergic to stinging venom can cause more serious reaction i.e. anaphylaxis (Bernstein et al., 2011; Department of Health, 2016).
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Anamika and Shruti Datt on April 13, 2017 No Comments
Occupational allergy is an allergic reaction caused when exposed to allergenic substance found at work place. This can be both indoor or outdoor. It is an important public health issue due to its high prevalence and socio-economic burden.
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Anamika and Shruti Datt on March 14, 2017 1 Comment
Food allergy is an allergic reaction which is instigated with consumption of food which contains certain proteins, which can overreact with the immune system.
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Anamika, Chandrika Kapagunta and Shruti Datt on February 17, 2017 No Comments
Asthma is an anti-inflammatory chronic disease which affects the lungs. It mainly affects the airway linings which swells and the muscles encircling the airway tightening causes the airway narrow.
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Anamika and Shruti Datt on February 15, 2017 No Comments
When the ocular surface is exposed to allergen, it results in the inflammation of conjunctiva (inside of eyelid covering the eyeball) and cornea leading to allergic conjunctivitis also known as pink eyes. The prevalence of the allergic conjunctivitis is found more in summer and spring (Høvding, 2008).
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Anamika and Shruti Datt on January 29, 2017 No Comments
Allergic rhinitis is a group of symptoms leading to nasal congestion, itching and inflammation. The symptoms occur when the subject is allergic to dust, mite, pollen (Seidman et al., 2015).