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Estimating the effect of hormonal contraceptive use on anemia: A cross-sectional comparative analysis of 46 Demographic and Health Surveys Open

C. Sudhakar Reddy · 2025

Background Anemia is a significant health concern for women in low- and middle-income countries. Hormonal contraceptives, which can reduce heavy menstrual bleeding and prevent pregnancy and its resulting blood loss, are an underexplored op…

Tropical dry woodland loss in India since 1880 and its relation to current megafauna distributions Open

Tamanna Kalam, Matthias Baumann, Florian Pötzschner, C. Sudhakar Reddy, Arash Ghoddousi , et al. · 2025

Tropical dry woodlands provide ecosystem services to hundreds of millions of people and support high biodiversity. Despite their importance, many dry woodlands are under high and rising human pressure, including in India, where they provid…

Influence of row arrangement and fertilizer levels on quality parameters and land equivalent ratio of pearlmillet and cowpea intercropping Open

C. Sudhakar Reddy, RM Pankhaniya, Chaudhri Karuna M, Patel Krutika Subodh · 2025

Assessing groundwater integrity: Insights into non-point source pollution patterns in the Palar River basin Open

S. P. Dange, Kumaraguru Arumugam, C. Sudhakar Reddy, Julie Ladel, Sai Saraswathi Vijayaraghavalu · 2025

Ecological Patterns and Composition of Plant Diversity in Grasslands of Deccan Plateau, India Open

S. Nagaraju, Amit Diwakar Pandey, Ravi Kiran Arigela, C. Sudhakar Reddy · 2025

Aims: The study investigates plant diversity and ecological patterns in the grasslands of Vikarabad district, Deccan Plateau, India, using quantitative and multivariate methods. Study Design: A total of 81 quadrats (1 m × 1 m) were laid ac…

A clinical study to assess the efficacy of Rhus Toxicodendron in post chikungunya arthralgia Open

C. Sudhakar Reddy · 2025

Variability in the causes of maternal deaths and the Three-Delays Framework: An observational ecological study across 23 African countries. Open

Francis G. Muriithi, Charles Ameh, Ruth Gakuo W, C. Sudhakar Reddy, Adam Devall , et al. · 2025

Assessing Groundwater Integrity: Insights into Non-Point Source Pollution Patterns in the Palar River Basin Open

S. P. Dange, A.K. Kumaraguru, C. Sudhakar Reddy, Julie Ladel, S Saraswathi · 2025

Urban Transformation of Authoritarian Spaces within the Framework of Urban Planning Open

C. Sudhakar Reddy, Shafiya Taj · 2024

The modern history of Albania has undergone through different epochs of totalitarian regimes, which have influenced in different ways the urban texture of the cities. Today there is an emergent need for Conservation and wise management of …

Regeneration Status of Pterocarpus santalinus L.f. (Red Sanders) Dominated Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest of Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh, India Open

Pendela Surath Kumar, C. Sudhakar Reddy, Swapnendu Pattanaik, M. S. Reddy · 2024

Tropical dry deciduous forest regeneration dynamics are essential markers of biodiversity and ecological health. This study assesses the regeneration state of tree species in the Rajampet range, identifying a variety of patterns impacted b…

Remote Sensing-based Assessment of Vegetation Cover Changes in Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park, Tamil Nadu, India Open

Nithya S.P., R. Manikandan, C. Sudhakar Reddy, C. Murugan, W. Arisdason · 2024

Monitoring the changes in island vegetation is crucial to understand the global ecological processes as well as to design effective conservation strategies. Globally, remote sensing has emerged as a powerful technology to assess vegetation…

An actor-centered, scalable land system typology for addressing biodiversity loss in the world’s tropical dry woodlands Open

Marie Pratzer, Patrick Meyfroidt, Marina Antongiovanni, Roxana Aragón, Germán Baldi , et al. · 2024

A comparative analysis of machine learning techniques for aboveground biomass estimation: A case study of the Western Ghats, India Open

Kurian Ayushi, Kanda Naveen Babu, Narayanan Ayyappan, Jaishanker R. Nair, Athira Kakkara , et al. · 2024

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A Robust CNN Framework for Change Detection Analysis From Bitemporal Remote Sensing Images Open

N Sravya, Khyati Bhaduka, Shyam Lal, J. Nalini, C. Sudhakar Reddy · 2024

Deep learning (DL) algorithms are currently the most effective methods for change detection (CD) from high-resolution multispectral (MS) remote-sensing (RS) images. Because a variety of satellites are able to provide a lot of data, it is n…

Biodiversity data synthesis on trees of Indian Himalayan Region: Policy and management implications Open

Sajad Ahmad Wani, Muzamil Ahmad Mugal, Firdous Ahmad Dar, C. Sudhakar Reddy, Irfan Rashid , et al. · 2023

The recent adoption of Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework requires empirical synthesis of biodiversity data spanning across broad biogeographic scales to inform conservation policy and management. Although the availability and …

Characterization of Tropical forests at community level-Spectra Vs. Phenology Vs. Structure Open

Jayant Singhal, Ankur Rajwadi, Gulzar Malek, Padamnabhi S. Nagar, G. Rajashekar , et al. · 2023

Since the inception of satellite remote sensing as a technology, characterization of forests has been one of the major application of it. Characterization of forests at Species level is essential for sustainable management of biodiversity.…

Supervise and Apprehension of Students Presence using RFID Open

A.Vijaya Krishna, S. Ramacharan, C. Sudhakar Reddy, B. Vijay Kumar · 2023

Student attendance is now recognised as one of the most important variables or issues that represent academic accomplishments and performance at any university, as opposed to more time-consuming and wasteful methods. Differing programmed d…

Deciphering Tropical Tree Communities Using Earth Observation Data and Machine Learning Open

Rahul Bodh, Hitendra Padalia, Divesh Pangtey, Ishwari Datt, Subrata Nandy , et al. · 2023

Pelatantheria insectifera (Rchb.f.) Ridl. (Orchidaceae): a new generic record for Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India Open

V. Ashok Kumar, P. Janaki Rao, J. Prakasa Rao, S. B. Padal, C. Sudhakar Reddy · 2022

The monopodial orchid Pelatantheria insectifera is reported here as a new generic record for the state of Andhra Pradesh (India). Further, detailed diagnostic description, colour photo plates for easy identification and note on ecology wer…

Advancing Global Biodiversity Governance: Recommendations for Strengthening the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework Open

Priya Priyadarshini, Amit Kumar Bundela, Alexandros Gasparatos, Lindsay C. Stringer, Shalini Dhyani , et al. · 2022

Taxonomic estimates of climbing plants in India: how many species are out there? Open

Vivek Pandi, Kanda Naveen Babu, Munisamy Anbarashan, C. Sudhakar Reddy, Jishnu Borgohain , et al. · 2022

We present the first-ever attempt to estimate the taxonomic diversity of climbing plants in India, following the recent APG IV classification. We used more than 100 published and unpublished sources spanning more than a century to compile …

Exploring the nexus between Indian forestry and the Sustainable Development Goals Open

Giribabu Dandabathula, C. Sudhakar Reddy, Sonali Ghosh, Padmapriya Balakrishnan, Chandra Shekhar Jha · 2021

Forests are considered as a sacred asset in India and have guided the way of living throughout its history. Indian forests not only accommodate the myriad species but also act as a survival support system to the communities that depended o…

Tracking forest loss and fragmentation between 1930 and 2020 in Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) range in Nepal Open

Ashok Kumar Ram, Nabin Kumar Yadav, Pem Narayan Kandel, Samrat Mondol, Bivash Pandav , et al. · 2021

MODIS NDVI Multi-Temporal Analysis Confirms Farmer Perceptions on Seasonality Variations Affecting Apple Orchards in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh Open

Himangana Gupta, Lakhvinder Kaur, Mahbooba Asra, Ram Avtar, C. Sudhakar Reddy · 2021

Apple cultivation in the Kinnaur district of the northern Indian State of Himachal Pradesh faces challenges from climatic changes and developmental activities. Farmers in the neighboring districts have already faced a major loss of livelih…

Tracking Forest Loss and Fragmentation During 1930–2020 in Asian Elephant (Elephas Maximus) Habitats in Nepal Open

Ashok Kumar Ram, Nabin Kumar Yadav, Pem Narayan Kandel, Samrat Mondol, Bivash Pandav , et al. · 2021

Forest cover is the primary determinant of elephant distribution, thus, understanding forest loss and fragmentation is crucial for elephant conservation. We assessed deforestation and patterns of forest fragmentation during 1930–2020 in Ch…

Dehazing of Satellite Images using Adaptive Black Widow Optimization-based framework Open

Shilpa Suresh, Ragesh Rajan M, Jagalingam Pushparaj, C S Asha, Shyam Lal , et al. · 2021

Haze is a common atmospheric disturbance that adversely affects the quality of optical data, thus often restricting their usability. Since these effects are inherent in the process of spaceborne Earth sensing, it is important to develop ef…

Assessment of Carbon Stock at Tree Level Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning Vs. Traditional Methods in Tropical Forest, India Open

Jayant Singhal, Gaurav Srivastava, C. Sudhakar Reddy, G. Rajashekar, Chandra Jha , et al. · 2021

Accurate assessment of carbon stock of trees is essential to model carbon dynamics in the forest ecosystem. Estimation of carbon stock at regional level involves successive quantitative modeling at various scales. While developments in air…

A census of pteridophytes in Eastern Ghats, India Open

Kishore Kumar Mandal, Truptirekha Kar, Chiranjibi Pattanaik, C. Sudhakar Reddy · 2020

The present study focused on pteridophytes of the Eastern Ghats, India.A census of pteridophytes distributed in different states of the Eastern Ghats was prepared based on taxonomic literature, herbaria and field studies.Altogether, 184 sp…

Combating Open Defecation through Community-led Sanitation Open

Giribabu Dandabathula, Pankaj Bharadwaj, Rutvik Sitiraju, Mithilesh Burra, Peddineni Prasada Rao , et al. · 2019

This article discusses how the practice of open defecation influences the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations (UN) and accepted by all countries. Unfortunately, the practice of open defecation still exists. Publi…

Characterization of Species Diversity and Forest Health using AVIRIS-NG Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data Open

C. S. Jha, Rakesh, Jayant Singhal, C. Sudhakar Reddy, G. Rajashekar , et al. · 2019

Species diversity and vegetation healthare two critical components to be monitored for sustainable forest management and conservation of biodiversity.The present study characterizes species dominance and α-diversity of a forest for the sel…

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