Workplace Spirituality and Leadership-Inspirations from The Bhagwad Gita

Workplace spirituality involves the effort to find one’s ultimate purpose in life, to develop a strong connection to co-workers and other people associated with work, and to have consistency (or alignment) between one’s core beliefs and the values of their organization For the purpose of this paper workplace spirituality is being considered as having three important dimensions in any organization; namely; the individual, the group and the organization. Workplace spirituality at the individual level means meaningful work for the employees, at the group level, a sense of community and at the organizational level, an alignment with the organizations values and goals respectively. The Bhagwad Gita is a text that is relevant across all cultures and religions as it urges a philosophy of life which if followed leads to ultimate peace and sublime bliss and a stress free life. Each Chapter of The Bhagwad Gita may be interpreted as a sutra of leadership and if practiced will enable leadership at three levels namely, individual (being aware and having control of one’s mind and thoughts), at the team/group level (idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individualized consideration), and finally at the organizational level (managing the organizational environment and culture to align personal and professional goals, have a deep sense of duty and to accept responsibility of action

Is There a Relationship Between Limited English Proficiency (LEP), Medication Adherence Behaviors, and Adverse Asthma Outcomes in Hispanic Adults with Moderate to Severe Persistent Asthma?

The effects of LEP are well documented in the literature. LEP decreases medication adherence, causes ineffective communication between patients and providers, and reduces health outcomes. Asthma is known to be misdiagnosed and under-treated in Hispanic adults. There are discrepancies in the literature about the effects of LEP in Hispanic adults with persistent asthma. The purpose of this study was to determine if the presence of LEP is associated with medication adherence behaviors and adverse asthma outcomes in Hispanic adults with moderate to severe persistent asthma. Hispanic adults with LEP were assessed for asthma outcomes and medication adherence behaviors. The results of this study revealed that there is no correlation between the level of English proficiency, asthma outcomes, and medication adherence behaviors in Hispanic adults with LEP. These findings are a fundamental step towards mitigating the current gaps in the literature. With the Hispanic population on the rise, further research is needed to develop effective interventions that will advance the delivery of asthma care and relieve the burdens of asthma management in Hispanic adults struggling with LEP

Electrolytes for sodium ion batteries: A short review

113-119Synthesis routes and ion conduction phenomenon in sodium ion conducting solid electrolytes have been reported in the present chapter. The different experimental and theoretical tools have been explained for preparation and ion conduction mechanism of solid electrolytes. The working principle of some polymer electrolyte based conductors has been explained

Electrolytes for sodium ion batteries: A short review

Synthesis routes and ion conduction phenomenon in sodium ion conducting solid electrolytes have been reported in the present chapter. The different experimental and theoretical tools have been explained for preparation and ion conduction mechanism of solid electrolytes. The working principle of some polymer electrolyte based conductors has been explained

Silver ion conducting nanocomposite polymer electrolytes: Ion transport and battery fabrication

Ion transport characterization studies on a new Ag+ ion conducting (poly-ethylene oxide) PEO-based nanocomposite electrolytes (NCPEs): (1-x) [30PEO:70(0.75AgI:0.25AgCl)] + x SiO2, where 0<x<20 wt.%, have ben reported. A novel hot-press/ solvent free technique has been used for the formation of the present NCPE films. Nano-size (~ 8 nm) SiO2 particles have been dispersed as a second dispersoid in to the first phase host matrix: [30PEO:70(0.75AgI:0.25AgCl)], identified as the highest conducting polymer electrolyte composition. A conductivity enhancement of more two orders that of the pure polymer-electrolyte host could be achieved in the nano-composite polymer electrolyte composition: 95[30PEO:70(0.75AgI:0.25AgCl)] + 5SiO2 (σ ~ 6.2 × 10-5 S.cm-1) and this has been referred to as optimum conducting composition (OCC). Polymer-salt/ nano-filler complexations have been explained with the help of XRD, DSC and TGA analysis. To explain the ion transport characterization various ionic transport parameters viz. conductivity (σ), ionic mobility (μ), mobile ion concentration (n), ionic transference number (tion) etc. have been determined at room temperature and the temperature dependent conductivity measurements have also been carried out to evaluate the activation energy (Ea). A new Ag+ ion conducting solid state polymer battery have been fabricated and studied the cell parameters at room temperature

Fishing massive black hole binaries with THAMES

Hierarchical mergers in a dense environment are one of the primary formation channels of intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) binary system. We expect that the resulting massive binary system will exhibit mass asymmetry. The emitted gravitational-wave (GW) carry significant contribution from higher-order modes and hence complex waveform morphology due to superposition of different modes. Further, IMBH binaries exhibit lower merger frequency and shorter signal duration in the LIGO detector which increases the risk of them being misclassified as short-duration noisy glitches. Deep learning algorithms can be trained to discriminate noisy glitches from short GW transients. We present the $\mathtt{THAMES}$ -- a deep-learning-based end-to-end signal detection algorithm for GW signals from quasi-circular nearly edge-on, mass asymmetric IMBH binaries in advanced GW detectors. Our study shows that it outperforms matched-filter based $\mathtt{PyCBC}$ searches for higher mass asymmetric, nearly edge-on IMBH binaries. The maximum gain in the sensitive volume-time product for mass ratio $q \in (5, 10)$ is by a factor of 5.24 (2.92) against $\mathtt{PyCBC-IMBH}$ ($\mathtt{PyCBC-HM}$) search at a false alarm rate of 1 in 100 years. Compared to the broad $\mathtt{PyCBC}$ search this factor is $\sim100$ for the $q \in (10,18)$. One of the reasons for this leap in volumetric sensitivity is its ability to discriminate between signals with complex waveform morphology and noisy transients, clearly demonstrating the potential of deep learning algorithms in probing into complex signal morphology in the field of gravitational wave astronomy. With the current training set, $\mathtt{THAMES}$ slightly underperforms with respect to $\mathtt{PyCBC}$-based searches targeting intermediate-mass black hole binaries with mass ratio $q \in (5, 10)$ and detector frame total mass $M_T(1+z) \in (100,200)~M_\odot$.Comment: 21 pages, 19 figure

Unmasking noise transients masquerading as intermediate-mass black hole binaries

In the first three observation runs, ground-based gravitational wave (GW) detectors have observed close to 100 compact binary coalescence (CBC) events. The GW detection rates for CBCs are expected to increase with improvements in the sensitivity of the International Gravitational-Wave Observatory Network (IGWN). However, with improved sensitivity, non-Gaussian instrumental transients or ``glitches'' are expected to adversely affect GW searches and characterisation algorithms. The most detrimental effect is due to short-duration glitches, which mimic the morphology of short-duration GW transients, in particular Intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) binaries. They can be easily misidentified as astrophysical signals by current searches, and if included in astrophysical analyses, glitches mislabelled as IMBH binaries can affect IMBH population studies. In this work, we introduce a new similarity metric that quantifies the consistency of astrophysical parameters across the detector network and helps to distinguish between IMBH binaries and short-duration, loud glitches which mimic such binaries. We develop this method using a simulated set of IMBH binary signals and a collection of noise transients identified during the third observing run of the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo detectors.Comment: 11 pages, 7 figures, 1 tabl

Investigation of long term stability in metal hydrides

It is apparent from the literature and the results of this study that cyclic degradation of AB(5) type metal hydrides varies widely according to the details of how the specimens are cycled. The Rapid Cycle Apparatus (RCA) used produced less degradation in 5000 to 10000 cycles than earlier work with a Slow Cycle Apparatus (SCA) produced in 1500 cycles. Evidence is presented that the 453 K (356 F) Thermal Aging (TA) time spent in the saturated condition causes hydride degradation. But increasing the cooling (saturation) period in the RCA did not greatly increase the rate of degradation. It appears that TA type degradation is secondary at low temperatures to another degradation mechanism. If rapid cycles are less damaging than slow cycles when the saturation time is equal, the rate of hydriding/dehydriding may be an important factor. The peak temperatures in the RCA were about 30 C lower than the SCA. The difference in peak cycle temperatures (125 C in the SCA, 95 C in RCA) cannot explain the differences in degradation. TA type degradation is similar to cyclic degradation in that nickel peaks and line broadening are observed in X ray diffraction patterns after either form of degradation