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Environmental degradation and its impact on livelihood strategies in the urban fringle of Delhi
No full textEnvironmental degradation and its impact on livelihood strategies in the urban fringle of Delhi
No full textEnvironmental degradation and its impact on livelihood strategies in the urban fringle of Delhi
No full textProfessor R.B. Singh (1955-2021), an Icon of Indian Geography: A Passage on the Path of Lineage, Legacy and Liminality
Get PDFProfessor R.B. Singh (1955-2021) had been the first Indian Geographer to have the dual distinction of holding the position of the IGU Secretary General and ICSU Scientific Committee Member. He was the first Indian and second Asian Secretary General and Treasurer of the IGU (2018-2022). Professor Singh was a distinguished geographer of 21st Century India who had made distinct academic contributions over the last five decades, illustrated with publishing 16 books, 40 anthologies, and around 260 research papers. He has covered and profusely published researches in 11 fields—Environmental Studies, Geoecology; Land resources, Land use/ Land cover; Water issues, Hydrology; Disaster, Natural Hazard; Quality of Life, Livelihood; Climatic Change, Air Pollution study; Urban Environment, Health, and wellbeing; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); Environmental Monitoring; Geography, Development Studies R-U; Mountain Studies, Forestry, Tourism; and RS, GIS, Recent trends appraisal. He had supervised 39 PhD and 81 MPhil dissertations. This paper presents an appraisal of his life journey on the path of Lineage, Legacy and Liminality—a type of biographical highlights in the frame of his practising geography, while also emphasising various niches, distinctions, networks, and collaborative programmes
The role of vascular variability syndromes in developing a clinical prediction rule for the risk of cardio- and cerebro-vascular events: an overview
No full textMeter placement for distribution system state estimation: An ordinal optimization approach
No full textThis paper addresses the problem of meter placement for distribution system state estimation (DSSE). The approach taken is to seek a set of meter locations that minimizes the probability that the peak value of the relative errors in voltage magnitudes and angle estimates across the network exceeds a specified threshold. The proposed technique is based on ordinal optimization and employs exact calculations of the probabilities involved, rather than estimates of these probabilities as used in our earlier work. The use of ordinal optimization leads to a decrease in computational effort without compromising the quality of the solution. The benefits of the approach in terms of reduced estimation errors is illustrated by simulations involving a 95-bus UKGDS distribution network model. © 2006 IEEE.Abur A., 2004, POWER SYSTEM STATE E; [Anonymous], MATLAB STAT TOOLBOX; Gou B, 2001, IEEE T POWER SYST, V16, P819; HO YC, 1994, IEEE T AUTOMAT CONTR, V39, P1025; Ho Y.-C., 2007, ORDINAL OPTIMIZATION; Jabr RA, 2009, IET GENER TRANSM DIS, V3, P713, DOI 10.1049-iet-gtd.2009.0019; Lau TWE, 1997, J OPTIMIZ THEORY APP, V93, P455, DOI 10.1023-A:1022614327007; Lewis F. L., 1986, OPTIMAL ESTIMATION; Li K, 1996, IEEE T POWER SYST, V11, P911; MONTICELLI A, 1985, IEEE T POWER AP SYST, V104, P1035, DOI 10.1109-TPAS.1985.323453; Rakpenthai C, 2007, IEEE T POWER DELIVER, V22, P101, DOI 10.1109-TPWRD.2006.881425; Singh R, 2009, IEEE T POWER SYST, V24, P668, DOI 10.1109-TPWRS.2009.2016457; Singh R, 2009, IET GENER TRANSM DIS, V3, P666, DOI 10.1049-iet-gtd.2008.0485; UK Generic Distribution System, UK GENERIC DISTRIBUT; Wang HB, 2004, IEEE T POWER SYST, V19, P207, DOI 10.1109-TPWRS.2003.8214261712
Tradition and modernization in the agricultural development of a Tuscan marginal area: the role of advisory and extension services
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The Sikhs and caste : a study of the Sikh community in Leeds and Bradford
Get PDFThis thesis examines the persistence of caste among the Sikh
community in Leeds and, to some extent, in the neighbouring city of Bradford. The notion that the Sikhs are a casteless brotherhood is challenged in the context of a brief discussion of the Indian caste system, the function of caste in Punjabi society, and a comprehensive review of the writings by Sikh and non-Sikh authors concerning caste
practices among the Sikhs. The data for this study were collected by means of participant observation during the years 1980-1984. Their analysis demonstrates that caste continues to exist among Sikh migrants despite its rejection by the Sikh gurus. The Sikh community
in Leeds and Bradford is found to be comprised of several caste groups such as Jats, Ramgarhias, Bhatras, Jhirs, Julahas and others.
The significance of the arrival of Sikh families and children from India and East Africa is examined in order to understand the rapid development of caste-based gurdwaras and associations in Britain. A detailed study of two Sikh castes, i.e. the Ramgarhias and the Ravidasis, highlights that members of these caste groups take great pride in their caste identity manifested in the establishment of
their own biradari institutions in Britain.
The practice of caste endogamy and exogamy by the Sikhs is examined by analysing what role arranged marriage plays in perpetuating caste consciousness and caste solidarity. The capacity of caste for adaptation is demonstrated through the powers of the institution of biradari to modify traditional rules of got exogamy for the smooth
functioning of the institution of arranged marriage in Britain. Analysis of the life-cycle rituals provides new insights into the workings of caste, religion and the kinship system among the Sikhs. The role of the Sikh holy men is discussed to understand the quest for a living guru among the Sikhs. Comments are made on the role played by the gurdwaras in perpetuating Punjabi cultural traditions
among Sikh migrants, including the teaching of Punjabi to Sikh children.
A detailed examination of the existence and practices of caste institutions among the Sikhs in Leeds and Bradford leads to the conclusion that caste differences will persist in the internal organisation of the Sikhs in Britain
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