Validity and Reliability of the Kannada Version of the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire-Short Form by B. Sapna, D. S. Gazala Sulthana

“…Objective: The aim of this study was to translate the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire-Short Form (PSDQ-SF) in Kannada language and check its validity and reliability. …”
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Groundwater utilization and its environmental sustainability in coastal aquifers of Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka, India by M C Jayaprakash, Ekaputra Rinaldi, Channabasappa K.

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Evaluation of Foramen Magnum for Sex Determination among the Population of Dakshina Kannada District: A Retrospective CBCT Study by Junaid Ahmed, null Namrata, Nanditha Sujir, Nandita Shenoy, Archana M., Srikant Natarajan

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Assessment of groundwater potential zones using geospatial techniques in Mangalore Taluk, Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka, India by Eka Putri Elsa, Hamidi Masyhuri, M Shet Suraj, S A Swapna

“…Present study, for assessment of groundwater availability in Mangalore taluk, Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka state, shows various groundwater potential zones delineated using remote sensing and GIS techniques. …”
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Impact of Perinatal Death Auditing: Outcomes of An Interventional Study on Perinatal Death Auditing in Two Districts of Karnataka State, India by Harsha Kumar HN, Shantaram B Baliga, Pralhad Kushtagi, Nutan Kamath, Suchetha S Rao

“…Results: Number of reported perinatal deaths decreased in Koppal District (from 325 to 301) as compared with Dakshina Kannada (from 223 to 221). Improvements in: 1]. Documentation of care provided 2] Assertion of preventability by the doctors 3] Infrastructure &facilities were observed in backward district of Koppal as compared to developed district of Dakshina Kannada. …”
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Vertical and Horizontal Proportions of the Face and their Correlation to Phi in a South Indian Population by Crystal R. Soans, Karishma A. Mathew, M. Subramanya Ravi, K. Gauthami, Shalin Shersha

“…Results: In males and females of the Dakshina Kannada, a statistically significant correlation was seen between all the horizontal and vertical facial proportions and phi (p < 0.05). …”
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Development and Validation of Patient Information Leaflet for Schizophrenia by C. G. Deepak, Juno Jerold Joel, Shrinivasa Undaru Bhat

“…The BALD scores of 29 (English) and 26 (Malayalam and Kannada) represent the PIL good layout and design. …”
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The fundamentals of Indian personality: An investigation of the big five by Tanisha Shetty, Nitha Thomas, Ravindra Neelakanthappa Munoli

“…Methods and Material: 400 community participants (200 women) from diverse socio economic backgrounds were recruited for the study and were assessed on either an English or Kannada version of the BFI-2-S. The reliability of the translated version of BFI-2-S was established. …”
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Effect of Reablement Strategies targeting Sarcopenia (ReStart-S) on sarcopenic older adults residing in long term care settings: A protocol for cluster randomized trial by Prabal Kumar, Shashikiran Umakanth, Olivier Bruyère, Girish N

“…The primary outcome will be grip strength, and the secondary outcomes will include a short physical performance battery, muscle mass, C-terminal agrin fragment, and quality of life as assessed through the sarcopenia and quality of life-Kannada version questionnaire. The outcomes will be measured at week 0, week 6, week 12, and week 18. …”
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Attributes of cognitive impairment in patients on maintenance hemodialysis – A cohort study by Geet Gaurav, Deepa Sanjeev Sajjanar, G. V. Naregal, Sanjeev L. Sajjanar

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: The MoCA examination was administered to all patients in Kannada using the original form SPSS 22.0, developed by SPSS Inc. in Chicago, IL, USA, and was utilized for conducting statistical analyses. …”
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Impact of patient compliance with inhaler therapy on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease severity: a rural tertiary care perspective by Nandakishore K. S., Preethiraj Ballal, Anirudha Katipalla, Shruthi Rai P., Supreetha T., Dixith T., Sanjay Srinivas, Shree Dhanusha, Pramod Pujar, Sushmitha Sudeesh, Vignesh T. M.

“…Methods In our cross-sectional observational study conducted in the rural medical college hospital in Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka, 69 subjects with COPD were evaluated for the compliance of inhaler usage, and the morbidity related to the disease was assessed with number of hospital visits in the past 6 months. …”
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Impact of Implementing Structured Compensatory Methods on Knowledge and Awareness of Cognitive Dysfunction Management Among Neurological Disorder Patients in Vijayapur Hospitals by Nelson Vijaykumar, Aleyamma Varghese

“…A one-group pre-test post-test design was employed with participants being adults literate in Kannada or English and hospitalized for neurological conditions. …”
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