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A Critical Study of the Autobiographical Elements in the Fictional Works of R. K. Narayan
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Transforming health professionals' education
No full textBozorgmehr K, Narayan L, Radhakrishna R. Transforming health professionals' education. The Lancet. 2011;377(9773): 1237
Separable Spatio-Temporal Models of Functional Connectivity
No full textPresented at the symposium on Critical Perspectives on Time Varying Models for BOLD Functional Connectivity at OHBM 2018Citation: Narayan, Manjari (2018): Separable Spatio-Temporal Models of Functional Connectivity. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.6619256@article{Narayan-OHBM2018,author = "Manjari Narayan",title = "{Separable Spatio-Temporal Models of Functional Connectivity}",year = "2018",month = "6",url = "https://figshare.com/articles/Separable_Spatio-Temporal_Models_of_Functional_Connectivity/6619256",doi = "10.6084/m9.figshare.6619256"}Contact: [email protected]</div
Exploring humor in situations and characters: an analysis of r.k. Narayan\u27s selected works
No full textThis paper delves into the nuanced expression of humor within both situations and characters in the select works of R.K. Narayan, a renowned Indian author celebrated for his wit and keen observations of everyday life. Through a comprehensive analysis of Narayan\u27s selected works, this study aims to uncover the multifaceted layers of humor present in his narratives. By examining the intricate interplay between situational comedy and the portrayal of diverse characters, ranging from ordinary individuals to eccentric personalities, this analysis seeks to elucidate how Narayan masterfully employs humor to both entertain and offer incisive commentary on the human condition. Furthermore, through close examination of specific literary techniques, such as irony, satire, and absurdity, this paper seeks to highlight the enduring relevance and universal appeal of Narayan\u27s comedic genius. Ultimately, this exploration not only contributes to a deeper understanding of Narayan\u27s literary craftsmanship but also underscores the significance of humor as a potent tool for storytelling and social critique
Familial Crisis in the Novels of R. K. Narayan
No full textR. K. Narayan is an award winning author of more than a dozen novels and short stories, instead of these, he is popularly known for his Malgudi Days. He was born on 10th Oct. 1906 in Madras British India (now Chennai Tamil Nadu, India). His full name was Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanswami. The life of R.K Narayan is reflected in all his works. The life of middle-class Indian society is the focus of his most of the novels, and each main character goes through a crisis and transformation of some sort, maybe it is an identity or spiritual one. It is important to note that R. K. Narayan wrote solely on his own experiences as a middle-class Brahmin of the fairly high caste-a privileged position that was not the norm of India
A Rare Case of Meningitis: Can Cellulosimicrobium cellulans Cause Meningitis in a Non-immunocompromised Person?
No full text© Copyright 2024 Narayan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY 4.0., which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.Infections with Gram-positive soil-dwelling bacterium are sporadic. Rarely, do patients with indwelling medical devices or those who suffer from immunosuppression get infected by this pathogen. However, based on routine clinical and laboratory procedures, it is hard to distinguish between the meningitis caused by and that from other bacteria. Here, we report a unique case of infection in a 37-year-old immunocompetent man presenting with meningitis associated with encephalopathy and headache. He presented with severe headaches, altered sensorium, reduced sleep, photophobia, and restlessness, with a feeling of impending doom, but with no neck rigidity and fever. Trans-axial T1 and T2/FLAIR head MRI showed diffused cerebral edema, with bilateral high frontoparietal sulcal enhancement, hyperintensity along the right posterior insula-temporal region, and left parietal deep white matter. Lumbar puncture CSF examination indicated bacterial meningitis, and was identified on culture. The patient was administered intravenous ceftriaxone for seven days and dexamethasone for three days. A follow-up lumbar puncture CSF examination showed no signs of the pathogen, indicating its eradication. To our knowledge, this is the first case of causing meningitis in an otherwise healthy man with no history of indwelling medical devices or immunosuppression. This rare case of meningitis suggests that can infect healthy humans and cause meningitis
Other-languagedness in Stories by R.K. Narayan, Saadat Hassan Manto, and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
No full textIn her article Other-languagedness in Stories by R.K. Narayan, Saadat Hassan Manto, and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Biljana Djorić Francuski examines, within a comparative framework, the concepts of otherness and other-languagedness as expressed in three short stories by authors from separate but interconnected cultures: an Indian English writer, Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan; a Pakistani writer, Saadat Hassan Manto; and a writer of European origins who lived in and wrote about India, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. The author analyzes, within the context of the (post)colonial discourse, the instances of misunderstanding resulting from binary oppositions between the interlocutors, due to their mutual otherness
Computational Complexity of Graph Partition under Vertex-Compaction to an Irreflexive Hexagon
No full textIn this paper, we solve a long-standing graph partition problem under vertex-compaction that has been of interest since about 1999. The graph partition problem that we consider in this paper is to decide whether or not it is possible to partition the vertices of a graph into six distinct non-empty sets A, B, C, D, E, and F, such that the vertices in each set are independent, i.e., there is no edge within any set, and an edge is possible but not necessary only between the pairs of sets A and B, B and C, C and D, D and E, E and F, and F and A, and there is no edge between any other pair of sets. We study the problem as the vertex-compaction problem for an irreflexive hexagon (6-cycle). Determining the computational complexity of this problem has been a long-standing problem of interest since about 1999, especially after the results of open problems obtained by the author on a related compaction problem appeared in 1999. We show in this paper that the vertex-compaction problem for an irreflexive hexagon is NP-complete. Our proof can be extended for larger even irreflexive cycles, showing that the vertex-compaction problem for an irreflexive even k-cycle is NP-complete, for all even k \geq 6
Seleção de contos de R. K. Narayan: reflexões sobre uma proposta de tradução
No full textR. K. Narayan é um nome marcante na literatura de expressão inglesa. Originário da Índia, embora escrevendo em língua inglesa, este autor conseguiu criar um mundo imaginário, centrado numa cidade ficcional, mas tipicamente indiana. Nas suas histórias, encontramos astrólogos, encantadores de serpentes, crianças destemidas, eremitas – uma multiplicidade de personagens que cativam o leitor, através de uma combinação única de realismo e fantasia, de sabedoria e humor.
Não obstante o apelo óbvio da escrita de Narayan, em Portugal não há ainda traduções das obras deste escritor, pelo que nos propusemos selecionar alguns dos seus contos para tradução. Este trabalho de projeto procura, portanto, explicitar as principais questões levantadas durante esse processo de tradução, fazendo o devido enquadramento teórico, quer em termos da teoria da tradução (no geral e, especificamente, no que toca à tradução literária), quer em termos da contextualização do autor, no âmbito das literaturas pós-coloniais de expressão inglesa; ABSTRACT:R. K. Narayan é um nome marcante na literatura de expressão inglesa. Originário da Índia, embora escrevendo em língua inglesa, este autor conseguiu criar um mundo imaginário, centrado numa cidade ficcional, mas tipicamente indiana. Nas suas histórias, encontramos astrólogos, encantadores de serpentes, crianças destemidas, eremitas – uma multiplicidade de personagens que cativam o leitor, através de uma combinação única de realismo e fantasia, de sabedoria e humor.
Não obstante o apelo óbvio da escrita de Narayan, em Portugal não há ainda traduções das obras deste escritor, pelo que nos propusemos selecionar alguns dos seus contos para tradução. Este trabalho de projeto procura, portanto, explicitar as principais questões levantadas durante esse processo de tradução, fazendo o devido enquadramento teórico, quer em termos da teoria da tradução (no geral e, especificamente, no que toca à tradução literária), quer em termos da contextualização do autor, no âmbito das literaturas pós-coloniais de expressão inglesa; ABSTRACT:R. K. Narayan is a significant name for English literature. Born in India, but writing in English, this author succeeded in creating an imaginary world, centered on a fictional, typically Indian, little town. Going through his tales, we come across astrologers, snake charmers, high-spirited children, hermits – a variety of characters who captivate the reader, through a unique blend of reality and folklore, wisdom and humor.
Despite the noticeable appeal of Narayan’s stories, none of his work is yet translated into Portuguese; hence, we have decided to select and translate some of his short-stories. This project, therefore, aims to clarify the main issues arising from that translation process, offering the necessary theoretical frames (concerning translation theory in general, and particularly literary translation), as well as contextualization of the author within post-colonial English literatures
Thermodynamic balancing of the humidification dehumidification desalination system by mass extraction and injection
No full textHumidification dehumidification (HDH) is a promising technology for small scale seawater desalination and has received widespread attention in recent years. The biggest roadblock to commercialization of this technology is its relatively high energy consumption. In this paper, we propose thermodynamic balancing of the humidifier or the dehumidifier through mass extraction and injection as a potential means of reducing the energy consumption of these systems. Balancing minimizes the entropy generation caused by imbalance in driving temperature and concentration differences. We outline a procedure to model the system, using on-design component variables, such that continuous or discrete extraction and-or injection of air from the humidifier to the dehumidifier or vice versa can be analyzed. We present an extraction profile (mass flow rate ratio versus non-dimensional position) in the dehumidifier and the humidifier for attaining close to complete thermodynamic reversibility in an HDH system with a 100percent effective humidifier and dehumidifier. Further, we have examined in detail the effect of having finite-sized systems, of balancing the humidifier versus the dehumidifier, and that of the number of extractions. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Bejan A., 1996, ENTROPY GENERATION M; Bourouni K., 2001, DESALINATION, V137; Brendel T., 2003, THESIS RUHR U BOCHUM; Brendel T., 2003, German Patent, Patent No. [#DE10215079 (A1), 10215079]; Grune W., 1961, M AM SOC MECH ENG NE; Hou S., 2008, DESALINATION, V222, P5728; Hyland R.W., 1983, ASHRAE T, V89-IIa, P520; Lemmon E.W., 2007, STANDARD REFERENCE D; McGovern R.K., APPL ENERGY IN PRESS; Miller J.A., 2011, THESIS MIT; Mistry KH, 2011, INT J THERM SCI, V50, P779, DOI 10.1016-j.ijthermalsci.2010.12.013; Muller-Holst H, 2007, NATO SCI PEACE SECUR, P215, DOI 10.1007-978-1-4020-5508-9_16; Muller-Holst H., 2002, THESIS TU BERLIN; Narayan G. P., 2012, THESIS MIT; Narayan G. P., 2011, P ASME JSME 8 THERM; Narayan GP, 2010, DESALIN WATER TREAT, V16, P339, DOI 10.5004-dwt.2010.1078; Narayan G.P., 2010, FRONTIERS HEAT MASS, V1, P1; Narayan GP, 2010, RENEW SUST ENERG REV, V14, P1187, DOI 10.1016-j.rser.2009.11.014; Narayan GP, 2012, ENERGY, V37, P482, DOI 10.1016-j.energy.2011.11.007; Narayan GP, 2010, INT J THERM SCI, V49, P2057, DOI 10.1016-j.ijthermalsci.2010.04.024; Schlickum T., 2007, European Patent, Patent No. [EP 1770068 A2, 1770068]; Shah R.K., 2003, FUNDAMENTALS HEAT EX; Sharqawy MH, 2010, DESALIN WATER TREAT, V16, P354, DOI 10.5004-dwt.2010.1079; Thiel GP, 2012, INT J HEAT MASS TRAN, V55, P5133, DOI 10.1016-j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.05.014; Wagner W, 2002, J PHYS CHEM REF DATA, V31, P387, DOI 10.1063-1.1461829; Wessel D.J., 2001, ASHRAE FUNDAMENTALS, V2001; YOUNIS MA, 1993, DESALINATION, V94, P11, DOI 10.1016-0011-9164(93)80151-C; Zamen M, 2011, CHEM ENGINEER TRANS, V25, P1091, DOI 10.3303-CET1125182118
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