Awareness and Attitude towards Plagiarism among Post Graduate Students and Research Scholars of Select Social Sciences Departments of Kurukshetra University and Panjab University, Chandigarh

This study explores the awareness and attitude towards plagiarism among postgraduate students and research scholars of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (KU) and Panjab University, Chandigarh (PU). The findings of the questionnaire based study reveal that 53.64% of KU and 79.9% respondents of PU were acquainted with the term plagiarism. More than 41% respondents became aware of this term in their present university and more than half of the total respondents came to know about this concept during last one year. Only 23.97% had attended plagiarism awareness programmes. The understanding and attitude towards plagiarism needs greater attention. Maximum 88.35% respondents considered ‘Using someone’s ideas/words without acknowledging his/her’ as plagiarism while 48.63% did not consider ‘Helping your friend/classmate write a paper that must be submitted by him/her as an assignment’ as plagiarism. The main reason of plagiarism was lack of proper understanding of the concept and therefore it is suggested that awareness programmes on plagiarism and training programmes on methods of citation should be conducted

Hydrobiological Studies Of Keerat Sagar Pond At Mahoba District Of U.P., India

The hydrobiological studies of keerat Sagar pond at Mahoba district of U.P. by using physiochemical parameters The samples were collected throughout the year from December 2021 to November 2022 and various parameters such as temperature, turbidity ,pH, carbonate, bicarbonate, total alkalineity, chloride , DO and free CO2 were analysed from the pond. The results obtained from all the parameters indicate that all the factors were within the permissible limits and the pond is suitable for fisheries

Skin Prick Test in Naso-Bronchial Allergies: A Cross Sectional Study

Allergy is defined as an overreaction of the immune system in response to the ingestion of certain foreign chemicals. The disease has been found to be more prevalent in males with predilection towards young adults who are less than 40 years of age. Indoor, outdoor or occupational agents are the most common classification for aero-allergens.  “Skin Prick Test (SPT)” is the most definite and reliable methodology for diagnosing various allergic diseases which are mediated by IgE, in a patient with Naso-Bronchial allergies. Material and Methods: Cross sectional study was conducted on 120 patients with Naso-Bronchial allergy. Detailed clinical history, examination was done and SPT was performed using 25 allergens.” Results: It was observed that insects were the most common allergen followed by mites, pollens and food respectively. Animal dander was the least common allergen. Amongst insects, Cockroach was the most common. Conclusion: On the basis of this study, we conclude that skin prick test is one of the most reliable, easily accessible and diagnostic test to detect IgE mediated allergic reactions.

Global polarization of Λ and Λ hyperons in Pb-Pb collisions at √ s N N = 2.76 and 5.02 TeV

The global polarization of Λ and Λ hyperons is measured for Pb-Pb collisions at √sNN = 2.76 and 5.02 TeV recorded with the ALICE at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The results are reported differentially as a function of collision centrality and hyperon’s transverse momentum (pT ) for the range of centrality 5–50%, 0.5 < pT < 5 GeV/c, and rapidity |y| < 0.5. The hyperon global polarization averaged for Pb-Pb collisions at √sNN = 2.76 and 5.02 TeV is found to be consistent with zero, ⟨PH⟩(%)≈0.01±0.06(stat.)±0.03(syst.) in the collision centrality range 15–50%, where the largest signal is expected. The results are compatible with expectations based on an extrapolation from measurements at lower collision energies at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, hydrodynamical model calculations, and empirical estimates based on collision energy dependence of directed flow, all of which predict the global polarization values at LHC energies of the order of 0.01%