Neotenic Representations in Gerald Durrell’s Works

Neoteny refers to a set of infant-like characteristics which, if present in even adult non-human animals, are found endearing by humans and activates nurturing responses in them. These features are large eyes, short limbs, a  large head compared to the body, upright posture and a generally rounded configuration etc. Konrad Lorenz calls these features collectively as ‘child schema.’ In culture industries, toy and doll-makers, as well as cartoon film-makers, exploit this tendency of their consumers to increase their sales by representing animals neotenically. It is a process of deliberate juvenilization.  Though a form of anthropocentric representation, Gerald  Durrell has shown in his works how neoteny can be used ecocentrically to change human attitudes towards neglected and so-called  ‘ugly’  creatures.  Combined often with anthropomorphism, neoteny becomes a  potent tool in  Durrell’s hands to fight anthropocentrism and promote ecocentrism

Ancient India and Inclusive Education

Ancient India thus remains a flexible and still fully unexplored terrain that cannot be simplistically branded as rigid and casteist or apathetic to women when it comes to equality in education and inclusion in society. Again various evidence shows that it would be wrong to assume that ancient Indic traditions were outright supporter of women’s education and holistic inclusion. The culture in ancient India and the evolving trends were volatile and chequered and calls for more intensive and extensive studies. This paper aims at exploring the ambiguous developments related to the education of the so called lower castes and how the age old theory of a rigid caste system and rigid norms against inclusion of women in India, that gave rise to social exclusion is practically not absolute and remains a grey zone to be brought under the scanner. In fact this paper attempts to bring to the forefront the instances that reveal that ancient India was more inclusive in philosophy and practice than its western counterparts

Challenges in managing pubic ramus fractures Routine Computed Tomography for all pubic ramus fractures- Is there a role?

Posterior pelvic ring injury (PPRI) can be often overlooked if solely based on plain radiographs. There is paucity of literature correlating between pubic ramus fracture and concomitant PPRI in elderly patients

Investigating Employee Green Behavior through Perceived Organizational Support for the Environment in the Hotel Industry: A Moderated-Mediation Analysis

Purpose - This study investigates the role of perceived organizational support for the environment (POS-E) on employee green behavior (EGB). It also examines the mediating role of employee environmental commitment (EEC) and green work climate (GWC), as well as the moderating role of employee green awareness. Method - Data were collected from 247 hotel employees located at Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh applying convenient sampling. Data were analyzed using the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique and SPSS. Results - Findings reveal that POS-E positively influences EGB while EEC and GWC fully mediate the association between POS-E and EGB. Findings also show that POS-E on EEC and GWC is more significant when employees have greater ecological awareness. Implications - The findings imply that the hospitality firms’ ecological POS can improve employee green behavior. Empayees’ ecological awareness also plays an important role in such behavior. Originality – The study contributes to the existing literature in the context of the hospitality industry by filling up the gap in exploring the mechanism through which POS influences employee behavior

An application of design of experiments approach to statistically model and optimize performance parameters of a single cylinder four-stroke diesel engine

This paper investigates the application of design of experiments to enhance the performance characteristics such as indicated thermal power and mechanical efficiency of a four-stroke diesel engine with single cylinder. The dependent response variables are examined by varying the independent variables namely engine speed from 1421 to 1435 rpm, load from 18 to 28 kg and fuel flow rate from 2.5 to 3 kg/h. The influence of the input parameters and their interactions on the response functions are quantified using mathematical models. Statistical analysis comprising of analysis of variance, residuals, Pareto and normal probability are used for validating the models and obtaining relevant parameters. Engine load is proved to be the most significant factor influencing the indicated thermal power while fuel flow rate considerably impacts the mechanical efficiency. The optimum settings of the input variables are determined to be engine speed of 1435 rpm, load 28 kg and fuel flow rate 2.5 kg/h. The indicated thermal power is maximized to 27.3025 kW whereas mechanical efficiency have been increased to 80.0775 percent with the optimum settings

Artificial System for Prediction of Studentas Academic Success from Tertiary Level in Bangladesh

Every year a large scale of students in Bangladesh enrol in different Universities in order to pursue higher studies With the aim to build up a prosperous career these students begin their academic phase at the University with great expectation and enthusiasm However among all these enthusiastic and hopeful bright students many seem to become successful in their academic career and found to pursue the higher education beyond the undergraduate level The main purpose of this research is to develop a dynamic academic success prediction model for universities institutes and colleges In this work we first apply chi square test to separate factors such as gender financial condition and dropping year to classify the successful from unsuccessful students The main purpose of applying it is feature selection to data Degree of freedom is used to P-value Probability value for best predicators of dependent variable Then we have classify the data using the latest data mining technique Support Vector Machines SVM SVM helped the data set to be properly design and manipulated After being processed data we used the MATH LAB for depiction of resultant data into figure After being separation of factors we have had examined by using data mining techniques Classification and Regression Tree CART and Bayes theorem using knowledge base Proposition logic is used for designing knowledge base Bayes theorem will perform the prediction by collecting the information from knowledge Base Here we have considered most important factors to classify the successful students over unsuccessful students are gender financial condition and dropping year We also consider the sociodemographic variables such as age gender ethnicity education work status and disability and study environment that may inflounce persistence or academic success of students at university level We have collected real data from Chittagong University Bangladesh from numerous students Finally by mining th

Covariates of Neonatal and Post-Neonatal Mortality in Bangladesh

This paper investigates covariates of neonatal and post-neonatal mortality in Bangladesh The study uses the data extracted from the 2007 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey BDHS Multivariate proportional hazards models are employed to study the determinants of neonatal and post-neonatal mortality The results show that father s education place of residence housing materials number of children under five years of age and previous death of sibling have significant influence on neonatal mortality The findings also indicate that mother s education toilet facility number of children under five and breastfeeding have significant effect on post-neonatal mortality in Banglades

Exploration of the Portrayal of Yudhishthir in Select Revisionist Texts

Several revisionist writers in today’s time are projecting characters from our great epics, The Ramayana and The Mahabharatato bring out the various nuances in their personalities from a contemporary context. Yudhishthir is one of the most eminent and righteous characters in the Mahabharata. His representation is quite different from the ordinary kshatriya man. Popular for his righteous nature, he is the only one who reaches heaven with his body as only souls are permitted to enter in the heaven. Yudhishthir was the combination of the qualities of God and human. This paper looks into the complex strains in his character as portrayed in some of the select texts by revisionist writers like Pratibha Ray in Yajnaseni, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni in The Palace of Illusions, M. Veerappa Moily in The Flaming Tresses of Draupadi, Kavita Kane in Karna’s Wife, Devdutt Pattanaik in Jaya and Thakur K.B.P. Sinha in Draupadi: The Abandoned Queen

Mapping Knowledge Hierarchy on Digital Library from 2007-2017: A comparative study of India, China and United States

Purpose: This study aims to provide a comparative analysis on knowledge hierarchy taking into account countries such as India, China and United States of America on digital library perspective research from 2007 to 2017. Methodology: This study covers articles published in the Web of Science database where 242 articles were taken into consideration and further analysis was done for the stipulated time period. Findings: The research trend of digital library in India consists of 15 core topics and other specific areas, China with 15 core areas as well for the same time period and U.S.A showed 17 core topics for research in digital library topic. The countries most researchable areas as well as related researchable areas has been analysed here. The growth of digital libraries in these countries are highlighted with appropriate diagram. Originality: Here the articles were extracted from Web of Science database for obtaining necessary findings. Major highlighted topics of India were digital library architecture/infrastructure (20.58%), whereas digital library services (11.76%) was the most researchable area of China and USA emphasised more on digital library collections (19.74%)

Cultural Control Systems in the Context of New Public Management: An In-depth Case Study of an Australian Public Sector Organization

The main purpose of this study is to explore cultural control systems in the context of New Public Management (NPM) initiatives in Australia. A Government Department in the Australian Capital Territory was selected for the investigation. The selected department has adopted NPM initiatives in recent years and demonstrates considerable improvements in performance. This study used qualitative research methods. In this study, data collection involved a triangulation approach and the data sources were organizational documents, interviews and observations. As cultural control systems are socially constructed, Giddens’ structuration theory was adopted in this research to obtain a better understanding of human actions and to explore how these control devices are implicated in the wider social context. The research confirmed that implementation of cultural control systems in the selected organization is the functions of NPM in the key areas of human resources management like code of conduct, duty statement, communication and consultation, workplace diversity, group rewards and recognition etc. These findings are consistent with the view that changes to the Australian public sector promoted a culture of performance.Keywords: Cultural Control Systems, Public Sector Reforms, New Public Management (NPM), Australian Public Sector, Structuration Theory