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Book Review by Hardev Singh Virk - Science and Sikhism : Conflict and Coherence (Book Author: Dr. D. P. Singh)
No full textDr. D P Singh is a prolific writer in many areas of Science, Religion and Literature. He came into my contact almost four decades back when he started his teaching career in Shivalik College, Nangal. In my note published on the blurb of this book, I wrote: " I expect his forthcoming book" Science and Sikhism : Conflict or Coherence" will prove to be a landmark in the area of Science-Religion Dialogue, with special reference to Sikh religion". I can declare without an iota of doubt that DP has more than justified my claim on his book.
The title of the book is followed by a note "Anthology of Essays on various Concepts in Sri Guru Granth Sahib" which may be considered as a sub-title to the book. Nearly a dozen titles have appeared in the global market projecting scientific vision of Sikh Gurus enshrined in the holy pages of Sri Guru Granth Sahib but there is no rival to this volume in my view till date. The coverage of topics by DP Singh is very exhaustive. All Chapters of the book open with an appropriate quotation from Science, Religion or Literature.
The book is dedicated to "Inquisitive Human Spirit" which is displayed by the author throughout this volume. The dedication is followed by the famous quote of Freeman Dyson, the renowned Physicist: "Science and religion are two windows that people look through, trying to understand the big universe outside, trying to understand why we are here. The two windows give different views, but they look out at the same universe. Both views are one-sided, neither is complete. Both leave out essential features of the real world. And both are worthy of respect". Surprisingly, Dyson is contradicted as SGGS and Science are compatible in their world-view and there is no conflict but harmony between these two
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A Path to Truthful Living (A Way of Life based on Guru Nanak's Panj Khand of Jap Hymns) AUTHOR: Dr. D. P. Singh; REVIEWER: Dr. H.S. Virk
No full textDr. D.P. Singh is a brilliant Physicist by training, a practicing Gursikh, and a dedicated researcher of Science and Sikhism. I was wondering how a physicist would justify his new venture as the Director of the Centre for Understanding Sikhism? After reading his half a dozen books on the Sikh religion, I am fully satisfied and testify that DP Singh is one of the best Sikh theologians in the Sikh world. He has not only imbibed the spirit of Sikhi based on the core principles of the Sikh scripture, Sri Guru Granth Sahib, but also interpreted its message for Sikhs in general and Sikh Youth in particular using scientific methodology. Dr. Bhai Harbans Lal, a celebrated Scientist and a Theologian himself, mentions briefly in the introduction that DP Singh deems it necessary to give a background of the contents of this book before the discussion of the main theme. He presents the main topics under discussion by DP Singh and elaborates on the social and cultural background in which Guru Nanak launched his revolutionary mission to reform society, which was riven by the decadent religiosity of his times. The author explains the purpose of writing “A Path to Truthful Living” in his Foreword: “This book is not a mere intellectual exercise or a scholarly treatise. It is a heartfelt exploration of Guru Nanak’s timeless teachings, presented in a way that seeks to touch the very core of our being”. The author further elaborates the central theme of his book: “The Panj Khands are five distinct domains of existence described by Guru Nanak in his profound compositions. Through the exploration of the Dharam Khand (Domain of Righteousness), Gyan Khand (Domain of Knowledge), Saram Khand (Domain of Endeavour), Karam Khand (Domain of Grace), and Sach Khand (Domain of Truth), we are encouraged to reflect on the nature of our thoughts, actions, and beliefs”
Book Review: "Mystic Echoes: Stories Rooted in Sikh Spiritual Realms" (Book Author: Dr. Devinder Pal Singh; Book Reviewer: Prof. Hardev Singh Virk)
No full textDr. Devinder Pal (DP) Singh joined the Physics Department in 1983 as an Ad-hoc Lecturer to teach Physics and complete his doctorate degree in Physics (Acoustics). I found him as a dedicated teacher and researcher. Upon moving to Canada as an immigrant, he initiated a new venture, the “Center for Understanding Sikhism”. A similar organization, the “Institute for Understanding Sikhism,” was established in 1999 by Dr. D. S. Chahal in Montreal. I was perplexed as to why a hardcore physicist was meddling in Sikhism. My curiosity was satisfied after reviewing his book, “Science and Sikhism: Conflict or Coherence.” I started rating him as one of the greatest exponents of Sikhism (Sikhi) in the modern age.
The Foreword “A Sacred Mirror: Seeing Ourselves Through Sikh Narratives” is by Bhai Harbans Lal, Ph.D., D. Litt (Hons). Bhai Lal appreciates the technique used by D. P. Singh: “It brings the living essence of Gurbani into our day-to-day existence. These are not abstract theological exercises, nor are they simply nostalgic tales of rural life. Instead, they are powerful spiritual parables, immersive narratives that reveal how the universal truths embedded in Sikh teachings manifest in the hearts, struggles, and transformations of everyday people”.
The author introduces his UNIQUE work in the Preface “Bridging the Temporal and the Timeless” as follows: “The stories in Mystic Echoes: Stories Rooted in Sikh Spiritual Realms emerge from the convergence of profound spiritual reflection, lived experience, and the enduring resonance of Sikh philosophy. They are not merely works of fiction, but narrative expressions of spiritual truths rooted in the teachings of the Sikh Gurus”. Further, D. P. Singh explains the relevance and importance of chosen topics: “Each story in Mystic Echoes is an attempt to explore a specific spiritual theme from within the Sikh tradition: Naam (Divine Name), Hukam (Divine Order), Haumai (Ego), Maya (Worldly Illusion), Raza (Divine Will), Sunn (Primal Void), Sahaj (Equilibrium), Bhaau and Bhae (Devotional Love and Reverent Fear), Nadar (Grace), Wismad (Wondrous Bliss), Anhad Naad (Unstruck Melody), Chautha Pad (Fourth State), Dasam Duar (Tenth Gate), Panj Tat (Five classical elements), and Daya (Compassion) among others
Ultrastructure of sertoli cells in cryptorchid goats
No full textPT: J; CR: AMAT P, 1985, J ANDROL, V6, P1 CHEMES HE, 1979, BIOL REPROD, V21, P241 CHEVALIER M, 1978, ANN BIOL ANIM BIOCH, V18, P1279 CLEGG EJ, 1963, J ENDOCRINOL, V26, P567 EZEASOR DN, 1985, J ANAT, V141, P27 EZEASOR DN, 1987, AM J VET RES, V48, P1736 HADZISELIMOVIC F, 1980, CLIN ANDROLOGY DESCE, V3, P163 HATIER R, 1980, ANAT EMBRYOL, V160, P11 JONES TM, 1977, ANAT REC, V189, P1 KERR JB, 1975, J REPROD FERTIL, V43, P1 KERR JB, 1979, BIOL REPROD, V21, P823 KOFF WC, 1988, SCIENCE, V241, P426 ROSS MH, 1975, ANAT REC, V183, P267 SCHULZE C, 1976, ANDROLOGIA, V8, P167 SINGH A, 1981, PATHOLOGY, V13, P487 SINGH A, 1989, DEV ULTRASTRUCTURE R, P159 SKINNER MK, 1985, J CELL BIOL, V100, P1941 TOYAMA Y, 1975, CELL TISSUE RES, V158, P205 TRAN D, 1982, ENDOCRINOLOGY, V111, P1562 VANVORSTENBOSCH CJ, 1984, BIOL REPROD, V31, P565; NR: 20; TC: 3; J9: ARCH ANDROLOGY; PG: 10; GA: AM133Source type: Electronic(1
Book Review: "Mystic Echoes: Stories Rooted in Sikh Spiritual Realms" (Book Author: Dr. Devinder Pal Singh; Book Reviewer: Prof. Hardev Singh Virk)
No full textDr. Devinder Pal (DP) Singh joined the Physics Department in 1983 as an Ad-hoc Lecturer to teach Physics and complete his doctorate degree in Physics (Acoustics). I found him as a dedicated teacher and researcher. Upon moving to Canada as an immigrant, he initiated a new venture, the “Center for Understanding Sikhism”. A similar organization, the “Institute for Understanding Sikhism,” was established in 1999 by Dr. D. S. Chahal in Montreal. I was perplexed as to why a hardcore physicist was meddling in Sikhism. My curiosity was satisfied after reviewing his book, “Science and Sikhism: Conflict or Coherence.” I started rating him as one of the greatest exponents of Sikhism (Sikhi) in the modern age.
The Foreword “A Sacred Mirror: Seeing Ourselves Through Sikh Narratives” is by Bhai Harbans Lal, Ph.D., D. Litt (Hons). Bhai Lal appreciates the technique used by D. P. Singh: “It brings the living essence of Gurbani into our day-to-day existence. These are not abstract theological exercises, nor are they simply nostalgic tales of rural life. Instead, they are powerful spiritual parables, immersive narratives that reveal how the universal truths embedded in Sikh teachings manifest in the hearts, struggles, and transformations of everyday people”.
The author introduces his UNIQUE work in the Preface “Bridging the Temporal and the Timeless” as follows: “The stories in Mystic Echoes: Stories Rooted in Sikh Spiritual Realms emerge from the convergence of profound spiritual reflection, lived experience, and the enduring resonance of Sikh philosophy. They are not merely works of fiction, but narrative expressions of spiritual truths rooted in the teachings of the Sikh Gurus”. Further, D. P. Singh explains the relevance and importance of chosen topics: “Each story in Mystic Echoes is an attempt to explore a specific spiritual theme from within the Sikh tradition: Naam (Divine Name), Hukam (Divine Order), Haumai (Ego), Maya (Worldly Illusion), Raza (Divine Will), Sunn (Primal Void), Sahaj (Equilibrium), Bhaau and Bhae (Devotional Love and Reverent Fear), Nadar (Grace), Wismad (Wondrous Bliss), Anhad Naad (Unstruck Melody), Chautha Pad (Fourth State), Dasam Duar (Tenth Gate), Panj Tat (Five classical elements), and Daya (Compassion) among others
Do women still lack the ‘right’ kind of human capital for directorships on the FTSE 100 corporate boards?
No full textSiri Terjesen, Val Singh and Susan Vinnicombe INTRODUCTION In FTSE 1001 company boards, only one in 30 executive directors is female, and overall, women comprise just over 11 per cent of FTSE 100 directors (Sealy et al., 2007). This number is substantially less than in Norway and Slovenia (22 per cent and 16 per cent respectively in 2006) and higher than in Japan and Italy (0.2 per cent and 2 per cent respectively in 2006) (Terjesen and Singh, 2008). Human capital theory (Becker, 1964) provides an obvious basis for understanding the continued exclusion of women from corporate boardrooms. It is linked with resource dependency theory (Pfeffer and Salancik, 1978). Human capital theory suggests that, given an increasingly uncertain business environment, boards should be composed of individuals who can provide access to a breadth of resources. Critical resources include access to prestige and legitimacy, financial capital, and functional and geographic market knowledge. During the 1990s, surveys of chief executives and chairmen in several countries reported that women were generally perceived to lack the qualifications and experience required from directors (Ragins et al., 1998; Catalyst/Opportunity Now, 2000). Thus, a human capital-based argument was used to explain women’s absence from boardrooms, whether or not the women lacked human capital in reality. In this chapter, we use human capital theory to explain recent appointments of new female as well as new male directors. Although previous studies examined the human capital of entire boards or of existing directors, we have little knowledge about..
Liver ultrastructure in pigs fed various oils
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Conference held in Memory of U. N. Singh
No full textFrom the Contents: A. Lambert: Weighted shifts and composition operators on L2; - A.S.Cavaretta/A.Sharma: Variation diminishing properties and convexityfor the tensor product Bernstein operator; - B.P. Duggal: A note on generalised commutativity theorems in the Schatten norm; - B.S.Yadav/D.Singh/S.Agrawal: De Branges Modules in H2(Ck) of the torus; - D. Sarason: Weak compactness of holomorphic composition operators on H1; - H.Helson/J.E.McCarthy: Continuity of seminorms; - J.A. Siddiqui: Maximal ideals in local Carleman algebras; - J.G. Klunie: Convergence of polynomials with restricted zeros; - J.P. Kahane: On a theorem of Polya; - U.N. Singh: The Carleman-Fourier transform and its applications; - W. Zelasko: Extending seminorms in locally pseudoconvex algebras
Medical data security for bioengineers Advances in bioinformatics and biomedical engineering book series./ Butta Singh, Barjinder Singh Saini, Dilbag Singh, Anukul Pandey, [editors].
No full textIncludes bibliographical references."This book examines the issues facing medical data security in healthcare systems and applications. It also explores the advancements in engineering applications to healthcare technologies, biomedical information security and data privacy, and cloud computing technologies in healthcare"--Provided by publisherAdvancements in data security and privacy techniques used in IoT based hospital applications / Ankita Tiwari, Raghuvendra Tripathi -- Engineering solutions for the future of modern medicine / Surendar Aravindhan, Kavitha M, Synthesishub -- Optimization techniques for the multilevel thresholding of the medical images / Taranjit Kaur, Barjinder Saini -- Bernoulli's chaotic map based 2D ECG image steganography : a medical data security approach / Anukul Pandey, Barjinder Saini, Butta Singh, Neetu Sood -- Cloud computing technologies in healthcare : importance of cloud in e-healthcare / R. Suganya, Sujatha S. -- Techniques for biomedical data security / Harminder Kaur, Sharvan Kumar Pahuja -- An IWT based blend of cryptography and steganography for securing confidential data in biomedical signals / Neetika Soni, D. Indu Saini, Butta Singh -- Changes in physiological dynamics of EEG during meditation using Wavelet families / Neha Gupta -- Compression of biomedical images using compressive sensing / Meenakshi Sood, Charu, Urvashi, Shruti Jain -- Electrocardiogram beat classification using BAT optimized fuzzy KNN classifier / Atul Kumar Verma, Indu Saini, Barjinder Singh Saini.1 online resourc
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