816 research outputs found
Supplementary_Materials – Supplemental material for Childhood maltreatment and its mental health consequences among Indian adolescents with a history of child work
No full textSupplemental material, Supplementary_Materials for Childhood maltreatment and its mental health consequences among Indian adolescents with a history of child work by Rakesh Pandey, Shulka Gupta, Aakanksha Upadhyay, Rajendra Prasad Gupta, Meenakshi Shukla, Ramesh Chandra Mishra, Yogesh Kumar Arya, Tushar Singh, Shanta Niraula, Jennifer Yun Fai Lau and Veena Kumari in Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry</p
Application of Mobile Technology in the Libraries: A Way Forward in Library Services During Covid-19 Pandemic
No full textThis paper discusses the present scenario of mobile communication technology and its future aspects in libraries. Discussed the use of the application of mobile technology by the Libraries in the Covid period and its use in accessing library resources and services through Mobile applications. Mobile SMS Reference Services, Library Marketing are also discussed along with the special services on mobile for disabilities and the advantages of mobile technology in libraries
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No full textNot AvailableSearch; Personalize: Your alerts; Your baskets; Your searches. Your alerts; Your baskets; Your searches. login. login. Home > Management of early blight disease of tomato cv 'Kashi Amrit' through fungicides, bioagents and cultural practices in India. World Vegetable Center. Information; Usage statistics; Files; Holdings. Record Details. Title: Management of early blight disease of tomato cv 'Kashi Amrit' through fungicides, bioagents and cultural practices in India. Author(s): Kumar, V. Gupta, RC Singh, PC Pandey, KK Kumar, R. Rai, AB Rai, M. Publication date: 2007. Subject(s): TOMATOES EARLY BLIGHT PLANT DISEASES FUNGICIDES PLANT DISEASE CONTROL DISEASE RESISTANCE ALTERNARIA SOLANI ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA GROWTH India IN …Not Availabl
Financial inclusion, Its determinants and impact on economic growth: an empirical study of India with Reference to BRICS economies
No full textDesire for a financially inclusive economy has been the foremost priority; however, the
road to achieve financial inclusion is not so easy. This research is an attempt to identify
the determinants of financial inclusion. Indian economy has been treading on the path of
financial inclusiveness. This study tries to analyse financial inclusion by collecting data
through a questionnaire to examine the status and relation of determinants of financial
inclusion with Economic growth. In the later part an effort is made to examine financial
inclusion in BRICs economies, using secondary data. This will help in presenting a true
and holistic picture of financial inclusion in India in relation to other BRICS economies
and also help to create a model associating determinants of financial inclusion with
economic growth. The first step to increase financial inclusion is to increase the access to financial services.
Hence, the first determinant of financial inclusion considered in this study is access to
financial services. A five-point Likert scale has been employed for assessing the relation
among determinants of financial inclusion and economic growth. Usage, Digitalisation
and FinTech are included as important dimensions of access to financial services. Any
effort towards financial inclusion will be incomplete without considering financial
initiatives. Hence, another important determinant of financial inclusion considered is
financial initiatives. Financial initiatives cover two important dimensions, viz. financial
Policy and financial schemes. The third important determinant of financial inclusion
considered in the study is financial literacy. Financial literacy covers two dimensions,
Financial Inclusion Awareness and Financial Inclusion competency. Financial Inclusion
awareness focuses on primary knowledge and deeper understanding and knowledge is
covered through competency. The study examines the relation among determinants of
financial inclusion and economic growth. The research also examines the mediation of
financial literacy among Access to financial services and economic growth. For financial
initiatives a direct relation is observed with economic growth. Moreover, adequate research has not been done for examining relation among
determinants of financial inclusion in BRICS economies. Initially for comparing
financial inclusion of India with Brazil, Russia, China and South African’ economies, the
variables included are: i) the number of depositors and ii) ATM/user iii) Broad Money;iv) Bank Branches; v) Domestic Credit to Private Sector; vi) Internet Users; vii)
Inflation; viii) Exchange Rate. Results depict that cross section random model is good fit
when using GDP as the dependent variable and also in case of GDP/Capita too. The
results support that determinants of financial inclusion assist in enhancing economic
growth. The study thus, presents a holistic view of financial inclusion status in India and
financial inclusion in BRICS economies. The results will help focus on certain
determinants like institutional credit, increasing depositors and increasing awareness
through certain macro-indicators like inflation rate and exchange rate. These results are
important for policy makers and practitioners
Fungal metabolites as a natural source of herbicide: a novel approach of weed management: Ajay Kumar Singh* and Akhilesh Kumar Pandey Mycological Research Laboratory, Department of Biological Science Rani Durgawati University, Jabalpur-482001, Madhya Pradesh. India *Corresponding Author: Dr Ajay Kumar Singh [email protected]
No full textWeeds are undesirable vegetation directly or indirectly inferring with human welfare. Conventional methods of weed control have failed due to one or other reason. Herbicide-resistant weeds are the main problem in weed control due to the number of weed biotypes resistant to herbicides that constantly increases by the continuous use of the same products for years. Development of alternative weed control methods is needed to help decrease reliance on herbicide use. Biological weed control is an alternative option for weed problems, particularly in agriculture and forestry. It is based on the use of natural enemies, particularly insects and pathogens to control weeds, as a sustainable, low cost and more environmentally acceptable method of weed control. One of the approaches to biological weed control using fungal phytotoxin applied in similar ways to conventional herbicides. Fungal phytotoxins are natural secondary metabolites produced by plant pathogenic fungi during host–pathogen interactions. They have received considerable particular attention for elucidating disease etiology, and consequently to design strategies for disease control. Due to wide differences in their chemical structures, these toxic metabolites have different ecological and environmental roles and mechanisms of action. This review aims at summarizing the studies on the possible use of fungal phytotoxin as a lucrative, novel source of secondary phytotoxic herbicidal compounds for management of broad spectrum, noxious and pernicious weeds
Evaluation and analysis of impact of subsidies on small scale renewable energy technologies dissemination: a case study of Nepal
No full textThe report has analysed the status of rural electrification using renewable energy technologies (RETs) and the current subsidy delivery modality of RETs in Nepal. As the Government of Nepal is subsidizing small scale renewable energy projects, it is important to evaluate and analyse the programme to make sure that a programme is running in an effective and efficient way while reaching the target group.
During the course of the research, primary information collected from the field has been compiled using appropriate tools/software (such as MS Office) and analyzed. Different sets of questionnaires were prepared, targeting different personnel ranging from the users’ level to the government policy level. The field survey methods include field observations of RETs installations and operations along with interviews with selected users on a random sampling basis to identify barriers to subsidy delivery and possible measures to overcome these barriers; to determine user satisfaction level and time period for subsidy delivery mechanisms.
The report started with the country background information and the rationale behind the study. This is followed by the literature review and information on the current status of small scale RETs in the country. Next it deals with the organizational structure and current subsidy delivery modality of RETs in the country. The evaluation of the effectiveness of the subsidy with the current subsidy delivery modality has been analyzed based on six parameters; Targets and Achievements, Impact of RETs, Subsidy Delivery System Efficiency, Transparency, Sustainability and Effectiveness.
The research shows that the subsidized government program has been successful in achieving its goal to provide basic energy services in rural areas through RETs in terms of its quantitative target. Although the subsidized program is successful in electrifying the rural communities via RETs, the poorest of the poor families are still excluded from the subsidy. The program seems to benefit more the rich and upper middle class families rather than the poor families for which the subsidy was intended. The high capital cost and long subsidy delivery process are the main important reasons for this failure. The author has proposed a new modality which might overcome the time barriers and bureaucratic process in the subsidy delivery mechanism and will decrease the lead time. This will in turn help to reduce the operational cost of the private companies and will encourage more players to enter the market, increase competition and result in lower system costs.
After identifying gaps in the current subsidy delivery modality, the project report ends with the recommendation of a new modality improving the current modality and filling the gaps identified. As this study has some limitations, as described in chapter one, the scope of further works has been listed at the end
Mapping 50 Years of Small Group Research Through Small Group Research
No full textThis is the Accepted Manuscript version of Emich, K. J., Kumar, S., Lu, L., Norder, K., & Pandey, N. (2020). Mapping 50 Years of Small Group Research Through Small Group Research. Small Group Research, 51(6), 659–699. https://doi.org/10.1177/1046496420934541. This article was originally published in Small Group Research. The version of record is available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/1046496420934541. © The Author(s) 2020.At its 50-year milestone, we assess the Small Group Research (SGR) corpus to reflect on the development of group research over the past half century. To do this, we examine the evolution of the corpus’s context and content. We examine its context by assessing its impact, which journals it communicates with, and the internationality of its authors. We examine its content—the topics discussed in its articles—using keyword clustering and co-occurrence network analysis. We identify 10 research communities and track their relationships over the four editorial periods associated with the SGR corpus (lagged 2 years for influence): 1970–1981, 1982–1991, 1992–2010, and 2011–2019. Our analyses indicate that the global and local study of group dynamics has fluctuated over time and that phenomenologically based topics connect theoretical topics and stimulate theoretical development. We also provide three criteria to identify communities and topics of group research most likely to benefit from future integration.The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article
Peg Biology: Deciphering the Molecular Regulations Involved During Peanut Peg Development
No full textPeanut or groundnut is one of the most important legume crops with high protein and oil content. The high nutritional qualities of peanut and its multiple usage have made it an indispensable component of our daily life, in both confectionary and therapeutic food industries. Given the socio-economic significance of peanut, understanding its developmental biology is important in providing a molecular framework to support breeding activities. In peanut, the formation and directional growth of a specialized reproductive organ called a peg, or gynophore, is especially relevant in genetic improvement. Several studies have indicated that peanut yield can be improved by improving reproductive traits including peg development. Therefore, we aim to identify unifying principles for the genetic control, underpinning molecular and physiological basis of peg development for devising appropriate strategy for peg improvement. This review discusses the current understanding of the molecular aspects of peanut peg development citing several studies explaining the key mechanisms. Deciphering and integrating recent transcriptomic, proteomic, and miRNA-regulomic studies provide a new perspective for understanding the regulatory events of peg development that participate in pod formation and thus control yield
Exploring the genetic variability for root traits in mung bean under salinity stress
No full textMung bean (Vigna radiata L.) holds significant importance as a pulse crop contributing to food and nutritional security. It is mainly cultivated in South Asia. Mung bean productivity is hampered by different abiotic stresses, particularly salinity. Salinity is a serious constraint that restricts the growth and development of mung bean. Identification and utilization of novel sources of variation for key stress tolerance traits is required in mung bean improvement breeding. A diverse set of thirty mung bean accessions were evaluated at the seedling stage for their response towards salinity stress using hydroponic culture with two treatments: control (0 mM NaCl), and salt stress (200 mM NaCl). The genotypes revealed significant variations for the fresh weight, dry weight, shoot length, surface area, and root volume. Also the root traits; root volume, root length, root surface area, and tip number were correlated to biomass under salinity stress. The salt tolerance index varied from 0.38 to 0.91, considering the seedling vigour. Four (PUSA0971, EC937886, IC282531, IC623909) genotypes were found promising for salinity tolerance based on seedling vigour and root traits. Identified genotypes may be validated in field conditions for their further use as trait donors to develop mung bean varieties with enhanced salt tolerance
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