Effectiveness of art-based health education on anemia and health literacy among pregnant women in Western Nepal: A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: As Nepalese pregnant women vary widely in literacy levels and cultural backgrounds and are reluctant to make decisions about their health, general interventions are insufficient to improve maternal anemia. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of "face-to-face health education using educational material created using pictures, photos, and nomograms" in reducing anemia and improving health literacy.

Methods: A total of 156 Nepalese pregnant women with hemoglobin (Hb) levels below 11.

[Social Determinants of Anemia and Overweight/Obesity among Pregnant Women in Nepal].

Objectives: To identify the complex factors associated with anemia and overweight/obesity in pregnant Nepali women.

Methods: This study was conducted with 609 pregnant women who visited the Western Regional Hospital in Pokhara, Nepal, for maternal health checkups. We assessed their nutritional status on the basis of their responses to a questionnaire (socio-economic, demographic and health information using the Nepali version of the 14-item Health Literacy Scale), hemoglobin levels and body mass index (BMI).

Microwave Assisted Hydrothermal Synthesis and Structural Characterization of TiO2 Nanotubes.

This paper reports the microwave hydrothermal synthesis of TiO2 nanotubes and their characterization. Structural properties of the as synthesized materials were investigated by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Raman Spectroscopy. Results revealed that the TiO2 nanotubes consists of different layers of titanates (Na2Ti4O9, H2Ti5O11 x H2O, ZnTiO3).

Microwave Induced Morphology Evolution of Bismuth Tungstate Photocatalyst: Evaulation of Phocatalytic Activity Under Visible Light.

Bismuth tungstate photocatalyst was synthesized by facile microwave hydrothermal method and the morphology evolution was investigated under wide range of microwave irradiation time. Structural, morphological, compositional and optical properties were analyzed by means of X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Raman Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-Vis DRS) methods. Photocatalytic activity was performed by the decomposition of Rhodamine B (Rh B) under visible light irradiation.

Synthesis of g-C3N4/NaTaO3 Hybrid Composite Photocatalysts and Their Photocatalytic Activity Under Simulated Solar Light Irradiation.

This Paper reports the photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4/NaTaO3 hybrid composite photocatalysts synthesized by ball-mill method. The g-C3N4 and NaTaO3 were individually prepared by Solid state reaction and microwave hydrothermal process, respectively. The g-C3N4/NaTaO3 composite showed the enhanced photocatalytic activity for degradation of rhodamine B dye (Rh.

Sonochemical synthesis of solar-light-driven Ag°-PbMoO4 photocatalyst.

Ag°-PbMoO4 photocatalysts were synthesized by facile sonochemical method with different mol.% of Ag nanoparticles dispersed on the surface of PbMoO4. The synthesized powders were characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Spectroscopy, X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (UV-vis DRS) to investigate the crystal structure, morphology, chemical composition, and optical properties of the photocatalyst.