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The Rhetoric of Krishna versus the Counter-Rhetoric of Vyas: The Place of Commiseration in the Mahabharat
No full textIn the context of the mixed perception among scholars whether the Mahabharat is a pacifist or a militant text, this paper analyzes the rhetorical project of the epic to examine its position on violence. Highlighting the existence of two main arguments in the Mahabharat, this paper argues that the author has crafted a grand rhetorical project to question the dominant war ideology of the time that Krishna presents as the divine necessity. Historically, the emergence of Krishna—one of the major characters of the epic—as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu in Hindu tradition and the extraction and elevation of the Bhagavad Gita from the epic as an independent text have undermined the complexity of Vyas’ rhetoric. This paper places Krishna’s argument within the broad rhetorical scheme of the epic and demonstrates how Vyas has represented Krishna’s rhetoric of ‘just war’ only to illustrate its pitfalls. By directing his narrative lens to the devastating consequences of the war in the later parts of the epic, Vyas problematizes Krishna’s insistence on the need to suppress human emotions to attain a higher cognitive and ontological condition. What emerges is the difference between how Vyas and Krishna view the status of feeling: the scientist Krishna thinks that human emotions and individual lives are trivial, incidental instances in the cosmic game—something not worthy of a warrior’s concern; Vyas’ rhetoric, this paper argues, restores the significance of ordinary human emotions. It is a war—not human life and feeling—that arises as a futile enterprise in Vyas’ rhetoric
Parallel session 2b : Institutional management
No full textPresented Titles: An Exploration on the Overseas High-Level Talents Policy in China\u27s Double First-Class Universities in the Post-Epidemic Era [Author: Mian Lin] What Are the Challenges of the Mainland China Universities Encounter in Support of Psychological Adjustment of International Students Under the COVID-19? — a Preliminary Review of Controversial “Buddy Programme” [Author: Zeyu Kang] Effectiveness and Challenges in Engineering Education During COVID-19: A Case Study of Hong Kong [Authors: Anand Vyas; Chun-wah Leung; Wai-on Wong
Manufacturing of glass-fiber-reinforced dicyclopentadiene-matrix composites via frontal polymerization
No full textThe student, Sagar Ketan Vyas, accepted the attached license on 2020-03-05 at 10:28.A homogenized reaction-diffusion model is used to study the mechanism of frontal polymerization in glass-fiber-reinforced dicyclopentadiene-matrix composites by studying the effects of the material properties of the reinforcing phase on the velocity, temperature, and width of the reaction front. This model is also nondimensionalized and expressed in a general form in terms of two nondimensional parameters dependent on the material properties and cure kinetics of the composite system. The general nature of this formulation is exploited to generate a large dataset of reaction front velocities for resin chemistries that are similar to dicyclopentadiene (DCPD), which serves as the reference resin in this work. Finally, the homogenized reaction-diffusion model is used to investigate the temperature spike that occurs when two reaction fronts merge. A method to estimate the energy associated with the thermal spike is developed and applied to size a metal heat sink introduced to eliminate the thermal spike.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2022-05-01The student, Sagar Ketan Vyas, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2020-03-05 at 11:12.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2020-03-09 at 16:11.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #14886 on 2020-08-25 at 17:26:55Made available in DSpace on 2020-08-26T23:51:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 3
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Open distance learning for sustainable development in India
No full textOpen and distance learning (ODL) is considered a significant medium for sustainable development in the information age of advanced learning. India, which is considered as the case study for this article, is facing the challenges of knowledge and information upgrading. In order to meet the demands of globalisation for sustainable development, in 1985 the Government of India established the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) by an Act of Parliament at national level. The aim of this article is to establish a coalition between ODL and sustainable development for the social, economic, vocational and educational strengthening of communities. The article explores the implementation of ODL methodologies that are utilised to empower the rural masses and functionaries in rural India. The author acknowledges that education and training in a non-formal setting can be significant in providing development at grass-root levels; and that ODL methodologies may have the potential to meet the requirements of education for sustainable development (ESD). The article, holistically, suggests the futuristic model(s) of distance training as a transformed form of capacity building. There is a need for a developmental model of education that provides for quality education, and offers the possibility of sustainable development to learners, job seekers and society as a whole.http://millennium.nwu.ac.za/search~S4?/sProgressio/sprogressio/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/c8561230868&FF=sprogressio+online&1%2C1%2C%2C1%2C
ODL for sustainable development in India
No full textOpen and distance learning (ODL) is considered a significant medium for sustainable
development in the information age of advanced learning. India, which is considered
as the case study for this article, is facing the challenges of knowledge and information
upgrading. In order to meet the demands of globalisation for sustainable development,
in 1985 the Government of India established the Indira Gandhi National Open
University (IGNOU) by an Act of Parliament at national level.
The aim of this article is to establish a coalition between ODL and sustainable
development for the social, economic, vocational and educational strengthening of
communities. The article explores the implementation of ODL methodologies that
are utilised to empower the rural masses and functionaries in rural India. The author
acknowledges that education and training in a non-formal setting can be significant
in providing development at grass-root levels; and that ODL methodologies may have
the potential to meet the requirements of education for sustainable development (ESD).
The article, holistically, suggests the futuristic model(s) of distance training as a
transformed form of capacity building. There is a need for a developmental model of
education that provides for quality education, and offers the possibility of sustainable
development to learners, job seekers and society as a whol
A Carbon Footprint of Medical Faculties in B J Medical College, Ahmedabad City, Gujarat, India
No full textIntroduction: A Carbon footprint measures human consumption of natural resources in comparison to Earth's ecological capacity to regenerate them. It represents the human impact on the Earth in a clear manner.
Material & methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among faculty members of B.J Medical College & Hospital Ah- medabad, Gujarat, India. The study was conducted in month of June to October 2011. Study Participants included 125 medical doctors of different departments of the college and hospital inter- viewed by pre-designed and a pre-tested questionnaire. Coded data were analyzed in Epi info version 3.5.1. Percentages have been presented.
Results: Male: female ratio 56:44.Their carbon foot-print was poor because 88% of them didn’t use share-based vehicles or public transport. Only 5.6% had solar devices at home. Housing-footprint was good as 100% of them used water-saving-techniques at home. Use of elevator (40.6%) was found common. 62.4% never used or- ganic food. Goods & service foot-print was poor; only 13.6% didn’t use plastic bags on daily basis. 23.2% never bothered about usage of mobile phones, 12.8% were not interested in tree- plantation
An Outbreak of Staphylococcal Food Poisoning Occurs at Low Literacy Girl High School Rajpipala, Narmada District
No full textBackground Food borne diseases including food borne intoxication and infection are term applied a disease caused by agents that enter body through consumption of contaminated food. with increase in urbanization, industrialization, mass catering systems food borne diseases are on increase throughout the world.
Objectives: To investigate the food borne outbreak affecting 156 girl students studying in standard VII to XII of low literacy girl high school run by tribal subplan office, Rajpipala Narmada District.
Materials and Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted. The team members reviewed medical records and inter- viewed affected students, teachers, principal, food handlers & pa- trons of the food vendor.
Results: Out of 360, 156 students suffered from acute gastroenteritis (43.3% attack rate) during 9:00 am to 12:30 pm on 11th December 2017. Seventy-four (74) out of those 156 complained about vomiting, 14 had Headache & 66 were suffered from mild abdominal pain. There was no death reported. 10 student’s vomitus sample were col- lected and out of these six sample shows staphylococcal infection.
Conclusion: The possible source of infection is milk supplied as breakfast to the student
Black market premia, exchange rate unification, and inflation in sub-Saharan Africa
No full textIn countries where the black market premium on foreign exchange is exceptionally high, often more than 100 percent, lowering the black market rate to a level close to the market determined official rate will improve the balance of payments and increase exports. Floating the currency to depreciate the real exchange rate and make exports more competitive can raise inflation substantially, however, as governments replace the lost revenue from exports. Inflation will occur even if real government spending remains constant unless there are new taxes or spending cuts to compensate for the loss of implicit tax revenues. To avoid costly surges in inflation, exchange rate reform may have to proceed slowly, otherwise the depreciation is likely to meet with considerable political and social opposition as inflation rises. Once the government closes the spread between the official and black market rates, it faces a decision on whether to continue with a float permanently. Evidence from developing countries over the next few years should give some insights into this issue.Economic Stabilization,Environmental Economics&Policies,Markets and Market Access,Access to Markets,Economic Theory&Research
Prevalence Of Tobacco Consumption and Associated Factors Among Adolescent School Children of Ahmedabad
No full textBackground: In Ahmedabad city, proportion of students currently using any tobacco products was 14.5%. The study was conducted to find out the prevalence of current and ever used tobacco consumption among the adolescent school children and also factor associated with tobacco consumption
Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted among 2000 students (12-19 years) of class VIII to XII from 532 schools of Ahmedabad city 1st January 2011 to 31 December 2011.
Results: Prevalence of ever users of any tobacco products was 10.6%. Prevalence of current users of any tobacco products was 8.2%. The major factor found for initiating tobacco consumption among ever tobacco consumers was just for enjoyment & peer pressure (55%). Prevalence in students of Guajarati medium schools (12.1%) was higher than those who studied in English medium schools (7.9%).
Conclusion: Tobacco use is still important risk behaviour among adolescent students. Prevalence of using smokeless tobacco product was more than prevalence in smokers. Evident gender difference (male predominance) was also observed in tobacco use
Process Monitoring of Village Health and Nutrition Days (Mamta Days) In Navsari District, Gujarat, India
No full textBackground: Village Health and Nutrition Day (VHND) identified as an important tool to provide a unique platform at village level to deliver health and nutrition services to RMNCH+A programme beneficiaries.
Objectives: (1) to assess the availability of logistics and supplies at VHNDs and (2) to monitor the process of services at VHNDs.
Method: It was a cross-sectional study, in which 15 VHNDs selected from Navsari district by multi-stage random sampling method. Out of total 15 planned visits, 14 completed in a calendar year. Data analyzed using MS Excel software.
Results: All VHND sessions visited were as per the microplan, equipped with key staff , logistics and supplies like weighing scale, mamta card, and growth chart, vaccines (except BCG- not available at 20% sites), medicines and supplements were available at all sites. BP instrument, thermometer, hemoglobinometer and uristrix strips were available at 70-90% sessions. Immunization and growth monitoring, two main services of VHND were satisfactory at all sites. Skill of blood pressure measurement and Hb estimation was satisfactory where it was available. However, antenatal examination, nutrition counselling, family planning counselling and supportive supervision were deficient at majority sites
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