49 research outputs found
Worlding in Victorian children's literature: Reading colours in selected texts
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This paper attempts to discuss and analyse colour in Victorian children’s literature, with a specific axis to addressing systems of inequality and subjugation, including wielding a postcolonial lens. I propose to do that by borrowing a concept from the postcolonial theory laid down by Spivak, the theory of worlding[1]. It refers to how the colonised space is refashioned and remodelled for the native by the coloniser. Although the native is familiar with their birthplace, the refashioning works through processes such as cartography, travelling, and writing. A similar process happens through pedagogy as well, which continues as an invisible form of colonisation. Children’s narratives have always been a strong weapon for worlding, as I try to illustrate through the paper.
Worlding is an appropriate concept to be applied to the genre of children’s literature, as the space has been designed and historically used for constructing the child’s world. Many critics have already made the observation that children’s literature is similar to colonisation, including Jaqueline Rose[2] and Perry Nodleman[3].
Key words: Colour studies, Victorian age, gender, race, imperialism.
[1] Spivak, Rani of Sirmur.
[2] Rose, The Case of Peter Pan or The Impossibility of Children’s Fiction, 1993.
[3] Perry Nodelman, “Decoding the Images : Illustration and Picture Books”, Peter Hunt, ed., Understanding Children’s Literature, cit., pp. 69-80.This paper attempts to discuss and analyse colour in Victorian children’s literature, with a specific axis to addressing systems of inequality and subjugation, including wielding a postcolonial lens. I propose to do that by borrowing a concept from the postcolonial theory laid down by Spivak, the theory of worlding. It refers to how the colonised space is refashioned and remodelled for the native by the coloniser. Although the native is familiar with their birthplace, the refashioning works through processes such as cartography, travelling, and writing. A similar process happens through pedagogy as well, which continues as an invisible form of colonisation. Children’s narratives have always been a strong weapon for worlding, as I try to illustrate through the paper. Worlding is an appropriate concept to be applied to the genre of children’s literature, as the space has been designed and historically used for constructing the child’s world. Through inspecting selected narratives of Victorian children’s fiction, I look at the role of colour in the process of worlding, and how it manifests as different experiences for the genders.
Keywords: colour studies, Victorian age, gender, race, imperialism
A Study on Occupational Stress among Railway Employees with Special Reference to Thrissur Railway Station
No full textIndian railway is one of the income generating industries in India. The industry is a success because of its efficient staff. They are valuable assets of the industry and the key to success. The employees in the Indian railway are experiencing a tremendous amount of pressure at the work place. Increased workloads, overtime, hostile work environment and shift work are just a few causes of stressful working conditions. In such a situation it is necessary to study the occupational stress of railway employees because if not controlled, it can affect the person’s family or social life, health, performance etc. hence in the study an attempt has been made to find out the major sources and causes of stress and gather knowledge about the techniques to lower stress. The results of the study show that the employees are facing stressful situations in their work place and they are well aware of the techniques to lower stress.</jats:p
Assessment of the anaerobic biodegradability of bitumen fume condensate wastewater by mesophilic AnMBR
No full textCertain industrial wastewaters have posed a challenge to water treatment systems because of their composition. The bitumen from the reclaimed asphalt process is heated by the BAM Infra Asfalt and produces fumes, which are usually sent to the air filters and then out through the chimney. To recover the heat lost through the fume, it is condensed. The bitumen fume condensate contains aromatic hydrocarbons of petroleum origin and this poses a threat to health and the environment. The removal of these compounds by anaerobic biodegradation was assessed with a mesophilic anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR). The bitumen condensate contained over 800 compounds, out of which some were p-cresol, o-cresol and 2-napthalenemethanol. The inhibition to the methanogenic activity and toxicity to the biomass of this wastewater on three different inocula were studied under batch-test conditions. A phenol-degrading sludge was less inhibited (IC50= 870 mg CODbitumen/L) and more resistant to the toxicity than granular sludge from a petrochemical wastewater treatment plant (IC50= 187 mg CODbitumen/L) and a municipal sludge (sludge from a municipal wastewater treatment plant, IC50= 127 mg CODbitumen/L). In continuous operation, the bitumen condensate was degraded efficiently with 89%±12% (S.D)COD removal from the influent of the AnMBR. Maximum organic conversion rate of the bitumen condensate was 26.0 mg COD/g VSS.d. This research demonstrated the efficiency of AnMBR technology to degrade bitumen condensate. Further research must be done to improve the organic conversion rate and optimise the technology for large scale implementation.BioxtremeCivil Engineering | Environmental Engineerin
Cytotoxic assessment of aqueous extracts of Heliotropium keralense Sivar. & Manilal on Allium cepa root tip cells
No full textHeliotropium keralense Sivar. & Manilal is an endangered medicinal plant native to the Indian state of Kerala. Cytotoxic effects of aqueous extracts of leaves, stems, and roots of H. keralense were evaluated using Allium cepa L. root tip method. Allium cepa bulbs were exposed to extracts of different parts of the plant for 24 hours. Compared to the negative control, a significant decrease in the length, root number and mitotic index of Allium cepa was observed with 5 to 25% aqueous extracts of H. keralense. Chromosomal abnormalities such as single, double, and multiple lesions in interphase, single and double lesions in prophase, diagonal metaphase, diagonal anaphase, bridged anaphase, strap-shaped nuclei, giant cells and chromosome loops are identified in positive control and treatments. The highest percentage of chromosomal aberration was observed in the (95.18±2.07%) positive control and 25% (71.76±7.46%) leaf extract. The analysis showed that the aqueous plant parts of H. keralense had antimitotic and cytotoxic effects. This study shows that Heliotropium keralense contains strong cytotoxic substances that can cause chromosomal aberrations
Phytochemical Investigation and Traditional Usage of Muyalcheviyan/Shashasruthi (Emelia sonchifolia Linn.)
No full textIntroduction: Muyalcheviyan, a lesser-known but highly revered plant in Ayurveda, has garnered attention for its medicinal properties and therapeutic potential. Despite its limited mention in mainstream herbal literature, its efficacy in traditional Ayurvedic treatments underscores the need for comprehensive research and documentation. Materials and Methods: This article aims to provide an overview of its Physicochemical and Phytochemical analysis, pharmacological properties, microbial limit test and its relevance in contemporary and traditional herbal medicine. All the specified analysis were done according to Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India standards. Results: Phytochemical analysis showed the presence of tannins, alkaloids, flavonoids, proteins etc. The physicochemical analysis revealed all the parameters under the mentioned range. Discussion: Phytochemical, physicochemical, traditional uses and microbial limit test were discussed in the article
Microwave assisted synthesis of graphene oxide - MnO2 nanocomposites for electrochemical supercapacitors
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MPC-Based Virtual Inertia Control of Islanded Microgrid Load Frequency Control and DoS Attack Vulnerability Analysis
No full textThe aim of the work is to design a model predictive control (MPC)-based auxiliary (virtual inertia (VI)) controller for the load frequency control (LFC) of a non-linear microgrid under high renewable energy source (RES) penetration and system inertia parameter variation. Microgrid systems equipped with nondispatchable RESs like wind and solar power generation units can create frequency instability in addition to the frequency deviation induced by the load changes. This resulting frequency variation is difficult to be handled by the available primary and secondary controls. Hence, in addition to the primary and secondary LFCs, an MPC-based auxiliary control strategy is proposed for the microgrid LFC system. Further, the proposed control strategy is compared with other different control schemes to confirm the efficacy of the proposed control method. In addition, the impact of denial of service (DoS) attack in microgrid LFC system with different control schemes is analyzed to understand the system's vulnerability to DoS attack. 2022 IEEE.ACKNOWLEDGMENT This work was supported by the National Priorities Research Program under Grant 11S-1125-170027 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation).Scopus2-s2.0-8513089825
An author-specific-model-based authorship analysis using psycholinguistic aspects and style word patterns
No full textHallmarking Author Style from Short Texts by Multi-Classifier Using Enhanced Feature Set
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