Social Media and Wellbeing

This psychology thesis paper investigates the existing body of scientific literature surrounding the effects of social media on the wellbeing of adolescents and adults ages 18-29. The current body of scientific literature supports the overall finding that social media has a negative impact not only on mental health, but on physical health. There are also key findings showing the impact of social media on other facets of life such as sleep patterns, social interactions, and physical activity. Current intervention therapies need to be revisited and the DSM categorization of social media addiction needs to be investigated further

Talent Management Practices in Banks- A study of opinion and views of Bank Officers

The present paper deals with opinion of the officers regarding various talent management practices  adopted by the bank. In this paper the authors have analyzed the views of the officers regarding talent management practices and how they respond to such talent management practices. The paper throws light on present status of talent management practices and reforms needed in the prevailing talent management practices

A cross-sectional, multi-centric, epidemiology study to determine the prevalence of insomnia and related sleep habits in Indian hypertensive patients

Background: Hypertension is a leading risk factor affecting mortality and disability-adjusted life years worldwide. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of insomnia, co-morbid medical conditions, lifestyle attributes, related sleep habits and sleep quality among Indian hypertensive patients.Methods: Adults (≥18 years) with newly diagnosed or known history of hypertension, willing to participate were enrolled in this cross-sectional, epidemiological study. Several variables including lifestyle attributes, sleep habits, quality, medications, demographics, medical/surgical history and other details pertaining to hypertension were analyzed. Insomnia was assessed by Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) in patients not identified in the past one month.Results: All the 657 enrolled patients completed the study (mean age: 55.4±11.61 years; men: 53.7%; women: 46.3%). Prevalence of insomnia among hypertensive population was approximately 47.2% (n=310; 95% CI: 43.4, 51.0). Number of patients newly diagnosed with insomnia by AIS scale was higher compared with patients already diagnosed with insomnia (34.9% [95% CI: 31.2, 38.5] vs. 12.3% [95% CI: 9.81, 14.8]). Common medical conditions associated with hypertension were diabetes mellitus (61.1%) and dyslipidemia (28.3%). More than half of the hypertensive patients with insomnia had sleep-related problems once or twice a week. Further, the daytime impact of insufficient sleep on wellbeing and functioning was markedly decreased in insomniac patients.Conclusions: Prevalence of insomnia among patients suffering from hypertension was higher than that reported in general Indian population in various studies. Present study shows that about 75% insomniac cases were undiagnosed, indicating that insomnia diagnosis may have been missed in a large proportion of hypertensive patients

Employee Reponses to Training Programmes in Banks

The present paper deals with the responses of bank employees towards the training programmes. In this paper,the authors have discussed how the employees respond to training programmesorganized by the banks for the improvement of their skills, abilities. The paper also analyses the merits and demerits of the training programmes as perceived by the bank employees

Comparison of Commercial and Locally Identified Yeast Strains in Relation to Young Wine Quality of Cabernet Sauvignon

The present study was conducted to evaluate the fermentation efficiency of locally identified yeast strains againstthe commercial yeast preparations in the case of Cabernet Sauvignon wines. For this purpose, must of CabernetSauvignon was inoculated separately with three each of commercial (KIV 1116, EC 1118 and Premier Cuvee) andlocally identified (RS1, RS2 and RS3) yeast strains. The physicochemical parameters of wines made with these twogroups of yeast strains showed significant differences during fermentation. The pH values ranged from 3.40 to 3.55,which fall in the agreeable limit. The minimum alcohol content, i.e. 10.32%, was found in the wine with maximumreducing sugars. Wine made from the inoculation of strain EC 1118 contained 11.06% alcohol. The anthocyanincontent differed significantly among all the yeast strains. The maximum anthocyanin content was found in wineprepared from RS1 (15.70 g/l). Maximum colour intensity (14.66) was observed in the RS2 yeast strain. The winesmade from locally identified yeast strains contained more antioxidant reducing power (FRAP) than commerciallyavailable yeast strains. Significant differences were noted among the yeast strains in relation to FRAP values. Thelocally identified yeast strains were found to be on par with commercial yeast strains. These strains can be used forfurther studies on other important varieties

Influence of Rootstocks on Growth Yield and Fruit Composition of Thompson Seedless Grapes Grown in the Pune Region of India

The use of rootstocks is gaining importance in Indian viticulture due to problems associated with abiotic stresses,such as drought and salinity, and also to improve scion characteristics. Thompson Seedless is the only commercialcultivar grown for both fresh consumption and raisin making. Dog Ridge was the only popular rootstock usedby grape growers prior to late 1990s. But this rootstock was known to induce more vigour in scions, resulting inreduced bud fruitfulness and thereby fruit yield. To identify alternate rootstocks suitable for Thompson Seedless, astudy was initiated in the National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune, India during the year 2001. Five rootstockswith own rooted vines were evaluated in this study. During the initial years, Thompson Seedless grafted on DogRidge produced the highest yield, with good quality fruit. Over the years we could observe uneven bud sprouting,gaps on the cordon due to dead wood formation, and reduced yield in vines grafted on Dog Ridge rootstocks. Incontrast, Thompson Seedless grafted on 110R performed well in terms of moderate vigour, increased fruitfulnessand consistently higher yield. Dog Ridge and St. George produced a lower yield, owing to increased vigour measuredin terms of pruning weight, total shoot length and cane diameter. Rootstocks 110R, 1103P and 99R are also known toincrease water-use efficiency during critical growth stages of fruit bud differentiation and full bloom. No significantinfluence of rootstocks was observed for most of the fruit composition parameters. Larger and bolder berries wereproduced on Dog ridge and 110R rootstock, while they were the smallest on own rooted vines

One dimensional cellular automata-The totalistic approach

The topic of cellular automata has many interesting and wide ranging applications to real life problems emerging from areas such as image processing, cryptography, neural networks, developing electronic devices and modelling biological systems. In fact cellular automata can be a powerful tool for modelling many kinds of systems. In the March 2018 issue of At Right Angles we had introduced the basic ideas which form the foundation of the Elementary Cellular Automata (ECA) as defined by Stephen Wolfram. The reader is urged to go through the article before reading this. The topic of Cellular Automata lends itself to interesting investigations which are well within the reach of high school students. We had illustrated the simple and yet powerful ideas in the previous article where we had described and analysed the behaviour of the 256 ECAs. In this article we shall provide a brief recap for the first time reader before moving on to the concept of Totalistic Cellular Automata

The elementary cellular automata a journey into the computational world

“It's always seemed like a big mystery how nature, seemingly so effortlessly, manages to produce so much that seems to us so complex.” – Stephan Wolfram The topic of cellular automata has many interesting and wide-ranging applications to real life problems emerging from areas such as image processing, cryptography, neural networks, developing electronic devices to modelling biological systems

2-(4-Phenyl-3H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2-yl)phenol

In the title compound, C21H16N2O, the dihedral angle between the pendant aromatic rings is 74.2–(1)°.. The conformation is stabilized by an intramolecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bond

Bis{1-[(o-tol­yl)imino­meth­yl]-2-naphthol­ato}copper(II)

In the title complex, [Cu(C18H14NO)2], the CuII ion lies on a crystallographic inversion centre and is bonded to the O- and N-donor atoms of the two bidentate chelate 1-[(o-tol­yl)imino­meth­yl]-2-naphtho­late ligands in a trans arrangement. The distorted square-planar geometry about CuII has normal dimensions, with Cu—O = 1.8881 (15) Å and Cu—N = 1.9804 (17) Å