Academic literature on the topic 'United Western Bank (Maharashtra, India)'

Background: Hypertension, the “silent killer” - is a modern day’s epidemic and is becoming a public health emergency worldwide, especially in the developing countries. Sedentary life-style and stress are important risk factors for hypertension. The job of bank employees is both sedentary in nature and accompanies high levels of mental stress, thereby at a higher risk of developing hypertension. Hence the present study was conducted to study the prevalence and risk factors of hypertension among the bank employees in Western Maharashtra.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during January 2014 to December 2015 to assess the prevalence and risk factors of hypertension among the bank employees in Western Maharashtra. By using multistage sampling method, total 340 bank employees from 40 branches were included in the study after fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria. After all ethical considerations, the data were collected by using pre-designed, pre-tested and semi-structured questionnaire and then analysed using MS Excel, SPSS-22 and Primer of Biostatistics.Results: Overall prevalence of hypertension was 39.7% and that of pre-hypertension was 41.8% among the study population. Socio-demographic factors like age, male gender, family history of hypertension, mode of travel, physical activity, overweight, years of service, intake of coffee and smoking had shown significant association with hypertension.Conclusions: Prevalence of hypertension was found as significantly higher in bank employees than the general population of India. Among the non-hypertensives large part was pre-hypertensives which are also at high risk of developing hypertension in the future.

AbstractIndia is gradually changing its course from decades of inward-looking economics and strong anti-Western foreign policies. It has become more pragmatic, seeing important economic benefits from globalization, and some political benefits of working with the United States to achieve New Delhi's great-power aspirations. Despite these changes, I argue that India's deep-seated anti-colonial nationalism and commitment to strategic autonomy continues to form the core of Indian identity. This makes India's commitment to Western-dominated multilateral institutions and Western norms, such as humanitarian intervention, partial and instrumental. Thus, while Indian foreign-policy discourse shows little sign of seeking to fully challenge the U.S.-led international order beyond largely reformist measures of building parallel institutions such as the New Development Bank, India will continue to strongly resist Western actions that weaken sovereignty norms.

In this piece I look at the BRICS bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) as rivals of the West, united more by circumstance than by intent. It emerged as a seemingly innocuous banker’s gimmick referring to the ‘emerging market’ potential of the countries thus thrown together, but due to the aggressive Western response to independent policies, the BRICS have slowly moved towards solidifying their cohesion. Comprising half the world’s population, the bloc on the eve of the financial crisis of 2008 was closing in on the West. In Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms, China’s GDP was three-quarters the size of the US economy, and India no. 4 behind Japan, whilst Brazil and Russia were catching up with the main EU states (Armijo 2007: 12). The 2008 financial collapse in the West contracted China’s export markets and speculation that the BRICS were passé, was rife (Sharma, 2012: 6). However, China and India soon recovered, surpassing the US and Japan, respectively, whilst Russia and Brazil are trailing just behind Germany (World Bank 2016).This (uneven) recovery of the BRICS bloc in turn has provoked an even less benevolent response, increasingly amounting to a straightforward confrontation policy. My argument is that once the crisis forcedChina, the bloc’s locomotive, to slow down and the global commodity boom ended, a Western strategy of isolating it from the other BRICS ensued. This is most obvious in the case of the NATO siege on Russia.

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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Stemphylium vesicarium (Wallr.) E.G. Simmons. Dothideomycetes: Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae. Hosts: many, including Allium spp., asparagus (Asparagus officinalis), pear (Pyrus sp.), barley (Hordeum vulgare), sunflower (Helianthus annuus). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Africa (Ethiopia, Egypt, Kenya, Libya, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia, Zambia), Asia (Bhutan, Bangladesh, China, Hainan, Yunnan, India, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Hokkaido, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Korea Republic, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates), Europe (Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, England), North America (Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, USA, Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin), Oceania (Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, Vanuatu), South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Goiás, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela).

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (= M. perforatus( DeLotto), Phenacoccus glomeratus Green) [Hemiptera: Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae] Hibiscus mealybug. Attacks cotton, Hibiscus spp., Boehmeria, mulberry, jute and grapevine. Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma, China, Hongkong, India, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Kampuchea, Laos, Malaysia, Malaya, Maldive Islands, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, AFRICA, Benin, Burkina, Faso, Cameroon, Central African, Republic Chad, Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Zaire, AUSTRALASIA, and PACIFIC ISLANDS, Australia, Northern, Territory, Queensland, Western Australia, Papua New Guinea.

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae Attacks cotton (Gossypium spp.), Hibiscus spp., Boehmeria, mulberry (Morus spp.), jute (Corchorus spp.), grapevine (Vitis spp.) and many other plants. Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Guangdong, Shanxi, Yunnan, Hong Kong, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Java, Nusa Tenggara, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Lao, Lebanon, Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, AFRICA, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Kenya, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Zaire, CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN, British Virgin Islands, Grenada, Netherlands Antilles, St Kitts-Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States Virgin Islands, SOUTH AMERICA, Guyana, OCEANIA, Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu.

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Penicillium digitatum (Pers.) Sacc. Ascomycota: Eurotiales. Hosts: Citrus spp. and crab apple (Malus sylvestris). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, UK), Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hong Kong, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang), India (Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, West Bengal), Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Korea Democratic People's Republic, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Turkey, Vietnam, Yemen), Africa (Egypt, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zimbabwe), North America (Mexico, USA (California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Oklahoma, Washington)), Central America and Caribbean (Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, El Salvador, Panama, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands), South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Venezuela), and Oceania (American Samoa, Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia), Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea).

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Therioaphis trifolii (Monell). Hemiptera: Aphididae (yellow clover aphid, spotted alfalfa aphid). Attacks lucerne and other species of Medicago, some species of Melilotus and Trifolium. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Sicily, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia, Africa, Canary Islands, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Asia, China, India, Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Republic, Australasia and Pacific Islands, Australia, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, New Zealand, North America, Canada, Alberta, Manitoba, USA, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Central America, Mexico, South America, Chile.

Abstract A description is provided for Lichtheimia corymbifer [Mycocladus corymbifer]. Details of its geographical distribution (Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sudan, Zambia, Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Quebec), USA (Illinois, Maryland, New York, South Dakota, Wisconsin), Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Afghanistan, India (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, West Bengal), Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Australia (Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia), New Zealand, Bahamas, Belgium, Channel Islands, Cyprus, France, Germany, Great Britain, Wales, Irish Republic, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland) and hosts (including Bos taurus, Bubalus bubalis, Cavia porcellus, Cheiroptera, Diacrisia obliqua [Spilarctia obliqua], duck, Epilachna vigintioctopunctata, Equus caballus, Gallus gallus, goat, grey kangaroo, Homo sapiens, Isoptera, lizard, Mythimna separata, Nilaparvata lugens, Odontotermes, okapi [Okapia johnstoni], Pyrilla perpusilla, Sus) are given.