298 research outputs found
Teaching emotional literacy
No full textEmotional literacy is an important skill that needs to be
developed alongside traditional skills such as reading,
writing and the new literacies of the 21st century such as
computer, visual and social literacy. It is only very recently that the value of emotional education to academic
achievement is being understood and accepted within the
education systems. According to the author emotional
education should begin in the early childhood years so as
to be as effective as possible through partnership approach.
The approaches to emotion education include verbal approaches, such as acknowledgement, empathy, questioning and discussion; proactive approaches such as modeling and taking action; and using arts to explore feelings and emotion expression. The author explores the importance of emotional literacy as the definition of literacy gradually expanded encompassing children who were having trouble regulating their negative feelings and are prolle to anger, frustration etc
Approximation of functions
No full textMaster of Science- MathematicsIn this report, we review the different types of continuity of functions and relation between them. We also describe the convergence of sequence and series and various definitions related to approximation theory, which are important for the convergence point of view. We discuss the basic theme of approximating functions by polynomial functions. Then, we study some properties and convergence behaviour of the Bernstein polynomials. The B`ezier curve and its properties have also been introduced. Lastly, we obtain the B`ezier variant of the certain Genuine hybrid operators and discuss their approximation behaviour
Concentration gradients probed in microfluidics by gate-array electrolyte organic transistor
No full textWe propose a device architecture termed gate-array electrolyte gated organic transistor (GA-EGOFET) that quantitatively measures the solute concentration gradient created in a spatially inhomogeneous solution, for instance a (biological) fluid. The integrated H-cell microfluidics yields a diffusive concentration profile along the microfluidics channel according to the flow rate of the input streams. We demonstrate this concept by monitoring the formation of self-assembly monolayers (SAMs) on top of an array of parallel Au gate electrodes exposed to a different local concentration of alkanethiols. The deposition rate and the coverage both increase from the entrance towards the H-cell end. The voltage change at each gate is transduced in the transfer curve acquired with the specific gate electrode. For short chain length SAMs (n = 3), the trend of the current hints to a diffusion-limited surface reaction. For longer thiols (n = 6, 9), instead, the slower surface diffusion or incorporation in the more stable and compact SAM yields a current that is independent of the longitudinal gradient. The microfluidics/GA-EGOFET platform is viable for constructing dose curves in reproducible manner and for validating different electrode functionalization strategies where the deposition rates are different at each substrate site
the Law
No full textWomen’s mental health has received inadequate attention from the lawmakers, implementers and interpreters in India, more so in the arena of criminal law. Law is an important tool to address gender inequalities that exist in the field of mental health. Against this backdrop, the paper discusses gendered aspects of mental health and the law, with a particular focus on female criminality and criminal law’s treatment of women accused of heinous offences. The article undertakes the analysis primarily through a critical examination of judgments delivered by the High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. In the first part of the paper, the contours of law and state responsibility vis-à-vis women’s mental health are laid out, and analysed. In the second part, the paper focuses on criminal law, and its treatment of women, both as victims and accused. This lays the foundation for the paper to critically examine two defences in criminal law, which exonerate the accused or mitigate the criminal responsibility, in its application to women: (a) the defence of ‘unsoundness of mind’/legal insanity, and its relation to women who were undergoing Premenstrual Stress Syndrome (PMS) at the time of commission of the criminal offence; and (b) the partial defence of ‘grave and sudden provocation’ and its application to women accused who committed heinous offences while facing the Battered Woman Syndrome. Drawing upon a combination of medical research, theories and analysis in the field of psychology, and jurisprudence around the world, analysed through a feminist perspective, the paper critiques recent judgments of the higher judiciary in India on both issues. While the attempt of Indian courts to infuse a gender perspective into the criminal law defenses is a positive step, the paper advocates caution, to avoid gender stereotyping of accused women. It also calls for a more active conversation between relevant actors in the fields of criminal law, mental health, forensic sciences and gender studies, in order that a holistic perspective can be developed towards criminal responsibility of women facing mental health challenge
SiC particle dispersion in nanocrystalline Ni matrix: Restriction to thermal grain growth and its effect on mechanical properties
No full textDesigning for transparent intentions in AI powered energy systems
No full textThe development of intelligent systems has created enormous opportunities to improve and change human lives. These systems are heavily reliant and driven by data and algorithms to achieve optimal user experiences for myriad users. However, these data-driven products/services are multi-dimensional and multifaceted and do not necessarily have the same meaning and value to all its users. Different users may have different intentions of use for the system. Each user could also define different goals that they may want to achieve using the system. Additionally, what goals the organization has for the users might not align with what the end users what for themselves. These differences in intentions are called as multi-intentionality. In such scenarios, traditional design enforces the idea of simplifying interfaces that frame or dictate certain intentions of use for people. But this can be considered a sensitive issue because the end-users are unaware of these other potentially conflicting intentions. This creates an increase in tension between intelligent systems and the needs of end-users but also a sense of mistrust. Hence, there is a need to create a sense of legibility to the users on the behavior of these systems and the other intentions of use in order to enable trust. In this project, a way to help users sustainably consume energy is explored through the lens of multi-intentionality. The main aim of the research is to explore the meaning of intentions and multi-intentionality in the given context. Following this, the goal becomes to concretely represent the multi-intentionality into something more tangible for the users and applicable to the real-world context. The initial research resulted in identifying intention profiles for users, the intentionality gap, and the need to capture intentions that is required in order to bring more legibility and transparency to a system that the user might interact with. Through multiple iterations, a digital interface is created that through various communication data, data visualizations and recommendation designs tries to bridge the gap of intentionality between the two stakeholders (user and energy provider). By capturing intentions, portraying the tradeoffs of user choices, showcasing their energy use, presenting their energy profile with respect to their goals, designing transparent recommendations an effective proposal to bridge the gap between intentions is made. The designs were made with concrete thinking on how it could be applied to a real world problem and were validated through tests with users.Design for Interactio
Family Business Conflicts : Impact on Family Climate, Psychological Stress and Business Performance
No full textFamily businesses are an important institution in any economy, as they contribute to the economic development of the nation, provide employment and support the needs of the society. Unresolved conflicts in a family business can hamper the economic growth, bring distress to the family and the people employed in the family business. Studies on conflicts have been a fascinating area for researchers.Studies on conflict range from intrapersonal to interpersonal, among nations, among trade unions and even among different interest groups. What is more alluring is to study conflicts in a family business, for they exhibit a uniqueinteraction among blood relations working together in a commercialenterprise. In the Indian context, understanding of conflicts is minimalas they are either ignored or suppressed. Its prominence is seen only atthe last phase when conflicts are manifested openly leading to disruption.There is a need to study conflicts in initial and middle phases in order to avert suchhuge losses. In this study the main methods included were chronological development of conflicts through case studies and cross sectional survey of 90 family businesses.
System’s theory was used to study the nature of conflicts in family business. The family and business features were included in the study to provide a better understanding of conflict in family businesses. Studies have identified different conflicts like succession conflict, relationship conflict, work-family conflict and others. These studies have focused on uni dimensional or two dimensional perspective of conflicts. Conflicts do not occur in isolation and thus there was a need for a multi-dimensional perspective on conflicts in family business.This would in turn ensure better conflict management and resolution techniques. The multi-dimensional model included individual, familyand business characteristics to study their influence on different conflicts in family business. The model also examined how conflicts impact the individual, family and business at different levels. Thus variableslike family climate, psychological stress and business performance were included. There were six major conflicts relevant to family business that were identified and studied. They were, succession management and planning conflict, relationship conflict, process conflict, role conflict and work family conflict.To capture the different conflicts, the Family Business Issues (FBI) scale was developed. It was found that family business owners experienced different types of conflicts in varying degrees.
The majorcontributions of the study are the development and standardization of ameasure called Family Business Issues Scale.This is useful to identify the areas that require attention with respect to conflict management for family businesses.It canbe used as a screening tool by consultants and practitioners working with family businesses. Family Business Performance questionnaire was constructed to capture the perceived business performance of the family businesses. Perceived Stress Scale, a standardized measure was used to capture the psychological stress among family business owners. These measures were used to capture the variables under study. Regression models werebuilt to test the hypothesis. Results of the survey were compared with descriptive longitudinal case studies. Triangulation of data from the empirical study from90 family business respondents and 4 case studies led to better understanding of nature and growth of conflicts.The results suggest that conflicts in family business occur in varying degrees, they work in a combination with family, business and individual characteristics. The sector of business, family type, type of business and generation do play significant roles in combination with conflicts to impact the family and business. The study highlights the strong influence the family systemsand business systems have on each other.The findings of the study can be a guide to researchers,theorists and consultants.
The thesis proceeds in the following order, chapter one provides introduction to the concepts referred to in the study. Chapter two provides review of literature on conflicts in family business, types of conflicts, its impact on the individual, family and business. Chapter three explains the objectives, conceptual model, methodology, sample description, hypothesis developed for the study. Chapter four provides details about conflicts in family business and its antecedents and discusses ANOVA and Tukey’s results for the variables under study. It also provides information about questionnaire development and factor analysis results. Chapter five explains the regression models built to test the impact of family business conflicts on psychological stress, family climate and business performance.Chapter six provides details of the in depth case studies of four family business owners, themes that emerged, triangulation of results using the survey and case studies. Chapter seven deals with conclusions, suggestions, limitations and
scope for future study. Implications of this study for research and practice are also discussed
Introduction of recombinant antigens against Jembrana Disease Virus into plants
No full textJembrana disease virus (JDV) is a bovine lentivirus that causes an acute severe disease syndrome in banteng cattle (Bos javanicus) in Indonesia. In order to develop a vaccine, JDV capsid (CA) protein together with transactivator of transcription (Tat) have been produced and expressed in a microbial system with limited success, but surface unit glycoprotein (SU) is difficult to produce in E.coli as it requires glycosylation and post-translational modification. In an approach to overcome the limitations of a microbial antigen expression system, in this study, JDV fused CA-Tat and SU regions were introduced into tobacco plants and analysed for protein expression.
Plants have considerable potential for the production of biopharmaceutical proteins and peptides because they are readily transformed and can provide a cheap and reliable source of recombinant proteins. The protein synthesis pathway is highly conserved between plants and animals. Plant-derived biopharmaceuticals can also be scaled up for mass production, and are potentially safer, that is, they are not liable to be contaminated by mammalian viruses compared with products derived from animals or animal cell lines. The overall benefits are the range of recombinant proteins that can be produced in plants and the flexibility that is allowed in the engineering of new pharmaceutical proteins, which can be designed with plant expression in mind.
The aim of this work was to use transgenic tobacco lines as a system for production of recombinant antigens for JDV. CA-Tat and SU region of JDV genome were successfully cloned into the plant transformation vector and introduced into tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) using Agrobacterium mediated plant transformation. Transgenic plants (T0 and T1) were successfully generated. A total of 12 T0 plant for CA-Tat and 21 for SU were obtained. Transgenic tobacco plants (T1) were examined by PCR, SDS/PAGE, western blotting, dot-blot and semi-quantitative reverse transcriptase (RT) PCR. RT-PCR analysis confirmed the presence of mRNA of the inserted gene in all the transgenic plant lines tested. However, using western blotting and Dot-blot, no protein expression was observed in the transgenic plants. Lack of protein expression might result from several factors, including difference in codon usage between the animal virus and plant cells, post-transcriptional and post-translational processing between plants and animals, or rapid degradation of any protein product if produced.
Another objective undertaken in parallel with this work was to study the potential of porcine circovirus (PCV) rep gene promoter to act as a novel promoter in plants, and which could provide freedom to operate. To achieve this aim, an expression construct was created containing the PCV promoter in frame with a gus gene, and 9 transformed tobacco lines (T0) were generated. Histochemical and fluorometric GUS assays were carried out to check the expression in transformed plants. Out of 9 transgenic lines, two of the PCV promoter-GUS lines showed a slightly higher level, but not statistically significant, GUS activity in leaves compared to untransformed plants and one line showed a slightly higher level of GUS activity in root tissues compared to a CaMV35S-gus positive control line. These results suggest that further study of this promoter, modifying its sequence more towards those present in plant nanoviruses, might lead to higher levels of expression of genes linked to this promoter
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