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Bharathi and the State of Malayalam
No full textMahakavi Bharathi, a multi-lingual poet, loved language, nationality, and culture. He was keen to end the differences between the people. He is the creator of the new world by throwing a spear of writing. He wiped out the thinking of "I" and planted the tradition of thinking "We". He spread the feeling that the human race is one despite differences in language. He did not think that his language was his race; he respected all living beings as a single group. Therefore, Bharathi looked into the problems of Malayalam-speaking people. Just as there was a 'Bharathidasan' in Pudhuchery, there was also a 'Dasan' (follower) for Bharathi in Kerala. The Dasan who tried to implement Bharati's ideological ideas was Krishnasamy Iyer. Although Bharathi had no knowledge of Malayalam, he understood the nature of the language very well. This article focuses on Bharathiyar's article focusing on ideological thoughts on the topics of caste problem, Theeyar society, Vivekananda thoughts, Renaissance thoughts, Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan, nature of Malayalam language, land environment, Raghava Shastri, Krishnasamy Iyer, etc
Bharathi an Idealist
No full textThe beginning of 19th century was a time of scientific and technological development and the development of education for a particular community. Bharathi, who celebrated international politics had phrased “Aagavendru ezhunthathu paaryugap puratchi” (Translation: O! See the glorifying revolution) about the Russian Revolution. Bharathi is also immersed in the idealism of taking the natural phenomenon to the divine level without clarifying it. It can be seen in his writings about myths in general. We can also observe several differences among his poems and prose. He had incorporated lesser vernacular words like Sanskrit in his prose in comparison to his poems. This is also one of the evidents to outlay that he had given more priority to the concept in particular. To define Bharathi as an idealist, there are several grounded concepts have clinched. For say, the political contexts, social contexts, the attraction towards the feudalist society, searching answers within himself and with the divine, experiences with his family and the knowledge which had driven from his life experiments were the main concepts of his writings rather than the scientific explanations. With this notion the present research article has aimed to limelight his idealism in particular
Evaluation of the Indian Migration Study Physical Activity Questionnaire (IMS-PAQ): a cross-sectional study.
No full textABSTRACT:
Socio-cultural differences for country-specific activities are rarely addressed in physical activity questionnaires. We examined the reliability and validity of the Indian Migration Study Physical Activity Questionnaire (IMS-PAQ) in urban and rural groups in India.
A sub-sample of IMS participants (n = 479) was used to examine short term (≤1 month [n = 158]) and long term (> 1 month [n = 321]) IMS-PAQ reliability for levels of total, sedentary, light and moderate/vigorous activity (MVPA) intensity using intraclass correlation (ICC) and kappa coefficients (k). Criterion validity (n = 157) was examined by comparing the IMS-PAQ to a uniaxial accelerometer (ACC) worn ≥4 days, via Spearman's rank correlations (ρ) and k, using Bland-Altman plots to check for systematic bias. Construct validity (n = 7,000) was established using linear regression, comparing IMS-PAQ against theoretical constructs associated with physical activity (PA): BMI [kg/m2], percent body fat and pulse rate.
IMS-PAQ reliability ranged from ICC 0.42-0.88 and k = 0.37-0.61 (≤1 month) and ICC 0.26 to 0.62; kappa 0.17 to 0.45 (> 1 month). Criterion validity was ρ = 0.18-0.48; k = 0.08-0.34. Light activity was underestimated and MVPA consistently and substantially overestimated for the IMS-PAQ vs. the accelerometer. Criterion validity was moderate for total activity and MVPA. Reliability and validity were comparable for urban and rural participants but lower in women than men. Increasing time spent in total activity or MVPA, and decreasing time in sedentary activity were associated with decreasing BMI, percent body fat and pulse rate, thereby demonstrating construct validity.
IMS-PAQ reliability and validity is similar to comparable self-reported instruments. It is an appropriate tool for ranking PA of individuals in India. Some refinements may be required for sedentary populations and women in India
Life in the Poems of Tribal Bharathi
No full textSuresh swamy, who writes under the pen name Pazhangudi Bharathi, belongs to the Kani tribal community. He was given the name Suryan at birth. His grandfather gave him the name Kattu Raja. He is the on ly one who writes poetry in the language of the tribal people. He handles the customs of the Kani people in Kanyakumari district in writing. It can be said that the written literature of the Kani. People begins with him. Pazhangudi Bharathi attempts to create literature similar to folk literature. His poems express the lifestyle aspects related to the forest and its events. The poems of Pazhangudi Bharathi, which attempt to establish the identity of the Kani people are authentic. In the early days, the songs of the Kani people were in the form of music. For example, one can mention the "saatruppaadal" which praises God. The meaning of these songs, which are played with a musical instrument called "Kokkarai" is not very clear but it is surprising and noteworthy that they contain the ancient Tamil of the primitive tribes. In the poems of Pazhangudi Bharathi, the wilderness is featured. His writing, which brings the ancient tribal people into the contemporary era through poetry is a notable work among the creations of the new generation of poets of the Kanyakumari region
A PROJECT REPORT ON EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCES TO BHARATHI CEMENT PVT, AT (NALLALINGAYAPALLI)
No full textThere are the reasons for the Employee job satisfaction at Bharathi Cement Corporation Private Ltd. The study of job satisfaction has a big impact on productivity, retention, and overall organizational effectiveness. The goal of this study is to investigate the complex relationship between job satisfaction such as motivation, work environment, leadership, organizational culture & pay. The study determines the main element that influence job satisfaction and examines the interact with by using a percentage analysis. So that employees for their participation and emphasize the importance of their feedback in making improvements within the company. So, employees are satisfied with their job satisfaction level in Bharathi Cement Pvt Ltd
Trials and tribulations of immigrants in Bharathi Mukherjee's Wife
No full textBharati Mukherjee is one of the most well known immigrant writers of America. Immigration is an amalgamated journey experience of oneself to another country. Migration separates one from their mother land towards an alien land, where it is marked by new culture and new adjustments. Bharathi Mukherjee's novel wife portrays an immigrant looking back to her mother country with pain and nostalgia. Bharathi Mukherjee had beautifully carved the shapes of the characters that even a normal reader feels the presence of their tribulations as the personal grievances. The present article focuses on the trials and tribulations experienced by the Indian woman migrating to alien lands after her marriage. Dimple, the female protagonist of Bharati Mukherjee's Wife, faces the problem of loss of culture and the quest for a new identity in the US
A Study about the Life of the Great Mahakavi Bharathi
No full textThere is no doubt that the name Mahakavi Bharathi is very popular among us Tamil people and other countries today. He was a master at breaking down grammatical definitions. He is a poet of song, a guardian of reason according to the wishes of the lay people, 'Pappa paattu Bharathi to toddlers, a poet of wisdom, and a thinker who has an indelible place in the mind in the name of mundaasu kavi. Bharthi was the one who voiced emotional thoughts to all the people of the world. Bharthi means extreme confidence, and the songs of Bharthi are like a mantra. It can bind us. It is knockable. His song is in such a way that it gives confidence so that one does not give up whenever one feels tired. Bharathiyar's devotion to the Vedas and the Upanishads was well known. This nation fully knows that the Mahakavi had an unwavering devotion to God, but before such devotion took root in him, he was engaged in an atheistic argument with his grandfather and won the debate. He was equal to him in performing so many miracles. Bharti was multilingual. He also compares Tamil with other languages he knows. He enjoys thinking that his mother tongue, Tamil, is the sweetest and best language. It is the story of an incomparable poet with a sense of nationalism and social Tamilness. This article presents the ideas of lifestyle, Tamil work, social work, and women's emancipation
Pathways towards reverse logistics adoption in Indian educational institutes: a challenging factors analysis
No full textReverse logistics (RL) has been proven to have a positive effect on addressing the issue of effectively utilizing resources. India has a population of over one billion people with most of it dominated by youth. Developing RL strategies and exposing it to students will encourage them to find ways to manage the limited resources available in our country. This study is focused on identifying the challenges of RL implementation in education institutes in India and finding the inter-relationship among them. The most crucial barrier to RL implementation in educational institutes is also sought in the process. We initially review the RL practices in the Indian sub-continent to examine the challenges of effectively implementing RL. We then identify the challenges of RL based on literature and discussions with experts from the education industry. The experts selected for this study include administrators from schools and universities in Kerala, India (South India). A survey was conducted in two phases. The Fuzzy-DEMATEL technique was applied to determine the inter-relationship between the challenges and obtain the causal diagram. Initially, 45 challenges were identified. Based on responses from experts from phase one of the survey, it was narrowed down to 29 crucial challenges. A pairwise comparison among the challenges was then done by experts in the education field. Finally, on the application of Fuzzy-DEMATEL, a causal diagram was generated to indicate the extent of influence of the RL challenges. Our findings indicate that educational institutions are faced with lack of awareness about reverse logistic, lack of responsibilities about environment, resistance to change, lack of supplies on supplier end, lack of knowledge, and no proper outlet for disposal in managing RL operations in educational institutes. The challenges identified in our study is unique to the Indian sub-continent and provides a result based on the current scenario of RL implementation in Indian educational institutes. The findings from our study indicate a unique perspective of RL implementation challenges. We analyzed 29 challenges to obtain our findings. Furthermore, we use Fuzzy-DEMATEL as our analysis tool to facilitate finding results. We present this as the uniqueness of our study from the available literature
cAMP: a multifaceted modulator of immune synapse assembly and T cell activation
No full textT Lymphocyte activation involves a substantial reorganization of the membranous and intracellular compartments. Signaling complexes assemble and dismantle in a highly ordered fashion in both compartments and orchestrate the activation of T cells with high sensitivity and specificity. TCR ligation leads to a short burst of cAMP production, which is centrally required for T cell activation; however, sustained elevations in intracellular cAMP concentrations are immunosuppressive. Emerging evidence of the existence of local cAMP pools gleaned from studies on other cell types suggests that cAMP compartmentalization may account, in part, for these opposing effects. Whereas cAMP compartmentalization has been identified as a central factor in the control of the cAMP-dependent processes in other cell types, this has, as yet, not been addressed in T lymphocytes. In this review, we discuss the role of cAMP in T cell activation and differentiation, with an emphasis on the effects mediated by the cAMP effectors, protein kinase A (PKA) and exchange protein activated by cAMP (EPAC)1, and on the regulatory proteins that may control the generation of local cAMP pools in T cells. We also present an overview of the available tools to image cAMP production at the subcellular level and discuss how bacterial adenylate cyclase (AC) toxins that are known to generate local cAMP pools can be exploited to address the role of cAMP compartmentalization in T cell activation
Ideal Membership Problem and a Majority Polymorphism over the Ternary Domain
No full textThe Ideal Membership Problem (IMP) asks if an input polynomial f ∈ [x₁,… ,x_n] with coefficients from a field belongs to an input ideal I ⊆ [x₁,… ,x_n]. It is a well-known fundamental problem with many important applications, though notoriously intractable in the general case. In this paper we consider the IMP for polynomial ideals encoding combinatorial problems and where the input polynomial f has degree at most d = O(1) (we call this problem IMP_d). Our main interest is in understanding when the inherent combinatorial structure of the ideals makes the IMP_d "hard" (NP-hard) or "easy" (polynomial time) to solve.
Such a dichotomy result between "hard" and "easy" IMPs was recently achieved for Constraint Satisfaction Problems over finite domains [Andrei A. Bulatov, 2017; Dmitriy Zhuk, 2017] (this is equivalent to IMP₀) and IMP_d for the Boolean domain [Mastrolilli, 2019], both based on the classification of the IMP through functions called polymorphisms. For the latter result, each polymorphism determined the complexity of the computation of a suitable Gröbner basis.
In this paper we consider a 3-element domain and a majority polymorphism (constraints under this polymorphism are a generalisation of the 2-SAT problem). By using properties of the majority polymorphism and assuming graded lexicographic ordering of monomials, we show that the reduced Gröbner basis of ideals whose varieties are closed under the majority polymorphism can be computed in polynomial time. This proves polynomial time solvability of the IMP_d for these constrained problems. We conjecture that this result can be extended to a general finite domain of size k = O(1). This is a first step towards the long term and challenging goal of generalizing the dichotomy results of solvability of the IMP_d for a finite domain
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