An Ecofeminist Study of Alice Walker: The Color Purple

This paper describes the contribution of Alice Walker's novel The Color Purple to the seminal ideas of ecological conscience and environmental protection, using schemes that intertwine ecocriticism with feminist criticism. The methodology involves the discourses on the images of women and nature in The Color Purple, the association between the oppression of women and the exploitation of nature by male dominance, enslaving the female and nature in the commercial market. Through an ecofeminist lens, this paper finds that Alice Walker infuses her novel with a theme of feminine and natural liberation from domination and violence. Alice Walker foresees the establishment of symbiosis, in which there is no male oppression or environment exploitation. Keywords: domination, ecofeminism, ecological conscience, male oppression, interconnectedness

Boehmians of type S and their Fourier transforms

Function spaces of type S are introduced and investigated in the literature. They are also applied to study the Cauchy problem. In this paper we shall extend the concept of these spaces to the context of Boehmian spaces and study the Fourier transform theory on these spaces. These spaces enable us to combine the theory of Fourier transform on these function spaces as well as their dual spaces

Life in Hiding: Censorship Challenges faced by Salman Rushdie and Perumal Murugan

Salman Rushdie and Perumal Murugan have made significant literary contributions to modern Indian Literature. The study focuses on the authors’ post-traumatic mental conditions and societal anxiety. Controversies were prompted by Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses (1988) and Murugan’s One Part Woman (2010). Due to their literary career, the writers were forced to leave their hometowns involuntarily into exile also underwent self-censorship and self-exile. This paper examines the societal worries that the authors experienced regarding the books, which were published after the controversies surrounding their censored and banned works. The study distinguishes the implication of censorship and writers’ freedom of expression in the contemporary era of Indian literature. The diverse mental state of the authors during enforced self-imposed quarantine and global pandemic lockdown are interrogated. The paper focuses on the authors’ physical and psychological problems caused by opposers’ conservative views towards their writings. The paper also details the authors’ resilience amid political, and social pressure

An Exploration on Evolution in the Teaching and Learning System

When the whole world is going through a pandemic, a global shift in the teaching-learning system has become a necessary measure. The physical classroom lectures are replaced by the virtual classroom lectures with the help of technology and resources. But was this shift really required? How will this change affect the lives of the students and the teachers? Is it beneficial for the learners or one should resist the technological changes? Researchers and analysts opines this global pandemic as an opportunity for the students to learn new and extra skills which would give their careers a thrust start, yet some analysts believe that this new and advanced pedagogy is robbing the students off of their moral and ethical conduct. Online education is both a boon and a bane, where it is proved to be advantageous it also carries along with it its own disadvantages. For students suffering from poverty, it is a great opportunity as it cuts the costs and time of travel and the fees for the courses. It is comparatively less as compared to the offline courses but while it is beneficial for these students we must also consider the fact that some of these learners might be the first-generation learners and might not have the same resources or opportunities or knowledge as others. If efficiently used online education can prove to be very beneficial, a student has to be determined, motivated and dedicated when it comes to attending classes which are not supervised. This paper intends to explore the role of ICT’s in the teaching-learning system and its impact on the skills, patience, determination level and working ability in an individual

REVIEW ON SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF A COSMETIC PRODUCT

Cosmetics can be defined as, substances which are intended to be applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance without affecting the body's structure or functions†according to USFDA. This review encompasses a brief description of the process of safety assessment of a cosmetic product. There is no significant systemic absorption of cosmetics by penetration through skin, but some products are intended to apply on the mucous membranes or skin surrounding the mucous membranes which may result in significant systemic absorption on continuous use. Serious health hazards have not been observed mostly, but in some cases, lead to severe reactions like, allergy, irritation, comedogenicity, genotoxicity, photosensitivity etc. At the same time, long terms effects of usage of cosmetics are still unknown as the products are used repeatedly over a long period of time. Hence, safety evaluation of a cosmetic product is the most prominent step before release of the product into the market. There are no specific safety regulations for cosmetics, but the safety of the product is the responsibility of the manufacturer. The article explains about different organizations that are responsible for the safety of the cosmetic products before they are released into the market in different countries and also about the Product Information File (PIF). The safety of a cosmetic product both at industrial level and finished product level are explained. The different tests deployed for the safety assessment of a cosmetic product are also explained

A Comparative study on the Efficacy of Topical Autohemotherapy Versus Topical Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma in Chronic Venous Ulcers

BACKGROUND: Chronic venous ulcers, the most common cause of lower limb ulceration is emerging as a major public health challenge with morbidity and significant impact on the quality of life. Wound healing in these patients is a complex process which is regulated by the interaction between various cell types, extracellular matrix, cytokines and growth factors. Topical autohemotherapy and topical autologous platelet rich plasma (PRP) are simple office based procedure which helps in enhancing the wound healing. AIM OF THE STUDY: To compare the efficacy of topical autohemotherapy and topical autologous platelet rich plasma in the healing of chronic leg ulcers due to venous stasis by estimating the change in the ulcer area and volume after treatment. METHODOLOGY: 36 patients with 40 venous ulcers were randomly divided into two group and each group was treated with topical autohemotherapy and autologous PRP respectively and treatment outcome was measured by percentage of improvement in area and volume of the ulcer. RESULTS: 18 patients with 22 ulcers were treated with autohemotherapy and 18 patients with 18 ulcers were treated with PRP. The median age of the patients was 49.5 years. 34 were males and 2 were females. The mean duration of the ulcers was 4.23 months. The percentage of improvement in the mean area at the end of six weeks following treatment with autohemotherapy and autologous platelet rich plasma was 88.4% and 85% respectively (p=0.45). The percentage of improvement in the mean volume at the end of six weeks following treatment with autohemotherapy and autologous platelet rich plasma was 97.9 % and 88.4% respectively (p=0.1). CONCLUSIONS: Both topical autohemotherapy and topical autologous PRP are safe, office based procedures in treating chronic venous ulcers, Topical autohemotherapy is a simpler, cost effective, less time consuming procedure and does not require sophisticated equipment and hence may be considered as a primary treatment modality in the management of chronic venous ulcers in resource poor settings

Petri Net Based Reliable Work Flow Framework for Nephrology Unit in Hospital Environment

The 21st century has witnessed a revolution in Biology and Medicine that has radically changed the way health, diagnosis, prognosis, etc., of a disease is monitored nowadays. Accordingly, hospital redesign, workforce planning and scheduling, patient flow, performance management, disease monitoring, and health care technology assessment need to be modeled efficiently. Mathematical modeling and computer simulation techniques have been shown to be increasingly valuable in providing useful information to aid planning and management. Petri Net (PN) is considered as a powerful model since it combines well-defined mathematical theory with a graphical representation which reflects the dynamic behavior of systems of interest. Due to dynamic characteristics, it is found to be more suitable for modeling Hospital Management System (HMS). In this paper, a Petri net model-based reliable workflow framework for Nephrology unit in hospital environment is proposed to track the movement of patients in the unit. The key objective of the proposed reliable workflow framework is to provide a well-organized health care unit to reduce the waiting time of the resource/ patient. The performance of the proposed Petri net model-based reliable workflow framework is simulated and validated through reachability graph using HPSim tool. The proposed Petri net workflow framework for the Nephrology unit can be used to deliver highly efficient and reliable healthcare services

Sensing Vibrations using Quantum Geometry of Electrons

Magnetic field emerging from the geometric curvature of quantum structure of electrons in a crystal bends electronic trajectory causing anomalous linear and nonlinear electrical Hall effects that have been observed in low symmetry crystals with narrow electronic band gap. We present first-principles theoretical analysis to show that dynamical lowering of crystal symmetry by lattice vibrations results in oscillations in the quantum geometry of electrons which have observable nonlinear Hall signatures. Using these, we introduce a vibrational spectroscopy based on Geometry of Quantum Electronic Structure (GQuES) making specific predictions for the transport and radiative GQuES spectra of 2D materials. As the crystal symmetry is commonly lowered by dynamical fields, GQuES is applicable to a wide range of materials and excitations spanning sub-GHz, THz and infrared frequencies