Central University of Kerala

About: Central University of Kerala is a education organization based out in Kāsaragod, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Catalysis. The organization has 556 authors who have published 881 publications receiving 7474 citations.

A study of q-contiguous function relations

Abstract: In 1812, Gauss obtained fifteen contiguous functions rela- tions. Later on, 1847, Henie gave their q-analogue. Recently, good progress has been done in finding more contiguous functions relations by employing results due to Gauss. In 1999, Cho et al. have obtained 24 new and interesting contiguous functions relations with the help of Gauss's 15 contiguous relations. In fact, such type of 72 relations exists and therefore the rest 48 contiguous functions relations have very recently been obtained by Rakha et al.. Thus, the paper is in continuation of the paper (16) published in Com- puter & Mathematics with Applications 61 (2011), 620-629. In this paper, first we obtained 15 q-contiguous functions relations due to He- nie by following a different method and then with the help of these 15 q-contiguous functions relations, we obtain 72 new and interesting q- contiguous functions relations. These q-contiguous functions relations have wide applications.

Malnutrition among community dwelling older adults in a rural block area of South India.

Abstract: Background Kerala state has highest proportion of older adults in India. There is paucity of information on burden of malnutrition (under-nutrition) among them in the state. This study aimed to measure prevalence and associated factors of malnutrition among older adults in a rural community of Kerala. Methods A community based cross-sectional study was conducted in 2018, among randomly selected 245 older persons (age ≥ 60 years) across rural area of Nemom block panchayath in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. Nutritional status was determined by Mini Nutritional Assessment tool. Other components of the interviewer-administered questionnaire were Barthel Index, Geriatric Depression Scale-15, socio-demography, morbidity and substance abuse details. Chi Square test and binary logistic regression were done appropriately. Results Prevalence of malnutrition was 14.3% (95% CI - 9.9% to 18.7%) and 44.1% (95% CI - 37.9% to 50.3%) were at risk of malnutrition. Older-old (70-79 years), oldest-old (≥80 years), unmarried or widowed, those with chewing and swallowing difficulties, those who screened positive for depression and those who had higher grade of dependency in any activities of daily living were more likely to be malnourished (p < 0.05). Older-old age (aOR - 3.358), depression (aOR - 4.859) and higher grade of dependency in activities of daily living (aOR - 2.940) were the attributes independently associated with malnutrition after adjusting for other factors. Conclusions The older persons in the rural area of Kerala had high burden of malnutrition. Older-old, dependent and depressed individuals are more likely to be affected.