Developing and Promoting a Nuclear Security Curriculum at Amity University, India: Beginnings, Successes and Challenges

Amity University is one of India’s leading research- and innovation-driven private universities. The Amity Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (AINST), established in 2009, contribute to Amity’s mission to promote national development through philanthropy, education and research. Very recently, courses related to nuclear security and security culture have been added to the existing AINST curriculum. The purpose of introducing this course was to enhance the understanding of technical, policy, and regulatory challenges associated with nuclear security and to create a nuclear security culture among relevant local institutions. This paper describes the process involved in establishing nuclear security as an elective course in the Engineering and Technology Domain for undergraduate-level and postgraduate-level engineering students at the Institute, discusses both challenges faced in these early stages as well as achievements and successes, and outlines future plans for the program

Machine learning for IoT-based smart farming

Agriculture balances food requirements for mankind, and the supply of essential raw materials for many industries is the fundamental occupation in India. Smart farming allows analyzing the growth of crops and the parameters which influence crop growth and supports farmers in their activities, it is more profitable and reduces irrigation wastages. The proposed model is a smart farming system that analyzes the influence of parameters on crop growth and predicts the soil condition using a machine learning algorithm. Temperature, Ph, humidity, gas, and water level are the few most essential parameters to determine the quantity of water required and to find hazardous gas in any agriculture field. This system comprises temperature, pH, humidity, smoke detector, and water level sensor, deployed in an agricultural field, sends data through a microprocessor, developing an IoT device with cloud. In this study, we present a model that predicts soil series with regard to land type and, in accordance with the prediction, suggests appropriate crops. For soil land classification and crop prediction application is developed using KNN algorithms. Three steps are necessary for its implementation: the first is data collecting using sensors placed in an agricultural field, the second is data cleaning and storage, and the third is predictive processing utilizing the ML technique. The results obtained through the algorithms are sent to the cloud, which helps in decision-making in advance

Impact of covid 19 on Libraries: a selective review of literature

Education is the unstoppable procedure. Covid 19 has effected in every sectors. Education sector has been badly affected. Almost all educational institutes has been closed during pandemic. Library is also a part of an educational institution. In the present study authors studied the corona positive and negative effects of corona that had an impact on libraries. For the study author used descriptive research method. Data was collected from various article, webinar, and reports etc. Authors found the positive effects on libraries like digitization, remote access service, use social media and connect too many people etc. Negative impacts are decreasing use of print resources, financial crises, impact on health and many more

An RFID Enabled Authentication System for Transaction and Abridgement of ATM Card Blocking and unblocking Intricacies

In the modern world, everything has become online and work gets completed in a quick span of time. The flexibility of credit and debit card transactions has led to increase in number of users and also has cautioned us on security risks. The prevailing complications associated with blocking and unblocking of ATM cards involves a tedious interactive processes. In order to overcome the blocking intricacies and transaction liabilities, a three level authentication scheme involving IMEI, One-time password and Graphical pattern is used with the help of RFID (Radio Frequency Authentication). Here OTP is transmitted from mobile to ATM system which is achieved by Bluetooth. The implementation of this takes the help of RFID card, RFID reader housed in ATM, Microcontroller and Bluetooth. The proposed system is thus cost effective which also ensures faster transactions and blocking/unblocking along with tight security

Study Techniques of Mining Frequent Item

For every sector there is generation of large amount of data, it’s very difficult and time taking to search frequent Item-set. Now a days Frequent Item set mining is the challenging task in data mining. There are distinctive parts of Data mining incorporates seeking, gathering, sifting and examination the information. With the assistance of this method, we can break down the information and after that convert that information into important data. This helps the business to take accurate and better decisions in an organization. The Aim of this paper to study different algorithm of frequent item set

(Re)memorando contextos indígenas e o ensino de ciências naturais para aldeias

Cette étude prend appui sur mes origines multiculturelles, grâce auxquelles j'ai vécu et expérimenté des moments précieux où ma mère me racontait ce qui m'a fait comprendre les stratégies historiques des "invasions" d'autres peuples dans les territoires indigènes pour "éduquer" les gens dans les villages. Les histoires de vie des peuples indigènes montrent des connaissances qui peuvent être utilisées comme contenus à enseigner dans les espaces scolaires. Ainsi, l'objectif de cette étude est d'articuler les informations sur la vie dans le village avec les contenus des sciences naturelles dans l'enseignement fondamental initial, avec l'objectif de présenter une proposition de contenu suggestif et de ressources didactiques qui puissent faciliter des apprentissages significatifsau village. Pour ce faire, a été réalisée une recherche documentaire sur le site web du Ministère de l'Éducation: Lois, Décrets, Programme national curriculaire, Directives et règlements portant sur la question indigène et le droit à une éducation de qualité pour tous, quelles que soient les racines culturelles. Ces documents ont été choisis compte tenu des aspects juridiques et normatifs qui régissent l'éducation scolaire indigène au Brésil. L'analyse montre que les dits documents ont cherché à réparer les dommages résultant de l'absence d'une politique publique de respect pour les territoires indigènes et d'offre d´éducation scolaire pour les peuples indigènes, avec l'ídée d'une renaissance in locus, à partir de la Constitution fédérale de 1988. Elle met en évidence que le contenu des sciences naturelles peut être développé en classe sur la base des aspects de la nature présents dans le contexte du village, avec une attitude pédagogique problématisant la réalité concrète dans les territoires indigènes.O presente estudo busca (re) lembrar minhas origens multiculturais em que vivenciei e experienciei momentos valiosos dos relatos de minha genitora como uma forma de entender as estratégias históricas das “invasões” de outros povos em territórios indígenas para “educar” povos nas aldeias. As histórias de vida de povos indígenas revelam saberes que podem ser utilizados enquanto conteúdo a ser utilizado em espaços escolares. Assim, o foco desse estudo é articular informação da vivencia na aldeia em conexão com os conteúdos de ciências naturais no ensino fundamental inicial, a serem utilizados em aldeias na possibilidade de apresentar uma proposta sugestiva de conteúdos e recursos didáticos que possam facilitar aprendizagens significativas. Para tanto, realizou-se pesquisa documental em site do Ministério da Educação, Leis, Decretos, Proposta Curricular Nacional, Diretrizes e normativas que tratam da questão indígena enquanto direito à educação escolar de qualidade para todos, independentemente da raiz cultural. Foram escolhidos esses documentos tendo em vista os aspectos legais e normativos que ancoram a educação escolar indígena no Brasil. Os referidos documentos evidenciam que esses procuraram reparar danos decorridos da falta de uma política pública de respeito aos territórios indígenas, bem como na oferta de educação escolar para os povos indígenas para um renascimento in locus, a parti da Constituição Federal de 1988. Evidencias que o conteúdo de ciências naturais pode ser desenvolvido em sala de aula com base nos aspectos da natureza presente no contexto da aldeia enquanto uma atitude pedagógica problematizadora da realidade concreta em territórios indígenas

A Pilot Study on Anti-Diabetic Effect of Vestibular Stimulation in Alloxan Induced Diabetic Model of Wistar Albino Rats

ABSTRACT The present study was undertaken to observe efficacy of vestibular stimulation in diabetes care. Diabetes was induced in the rats by injecting alloxan intraperitonially (I.P) in a single dose of 150mg/kg of body weight. Vestibular stimulation was performed for 60 days by caloric vestibular stimulation, by instilling warm (40 o c) and cold water (30 o c) into the external auditory meatus for group 3 and 4 respectively. The temperature difference sets up convection currents in the endolymph, with consequent motion of the cupula. Blood glucose estimation was performed by using one touch glucometer. In our pilot study we didn't observe significant effect of hot water vestibular stimulation on blood glucose levels . However cold water vestibular stimulation significantly decreased blood glucose levels on 30 th and 40 th day in alloxan induced diabetes rats. Cold water vestibular stimulation may be effective for diabetic patients. Major limitation of our study was low sample size. Hence we suggest further detailed study with more parameters to explode the effectiveness of vestibular stimulation in diabetic care

Use of Mobile Health in Infant and Young Child Nutrition: A Formative Study in Rural Maharashtra

Undernutrition is a major public health problem for under 5 years of age children in India. Approximately 41% and 21% of under 5 years of age children are stunted and wasted respectively. Despite the known importance of age appropriate infant and young child feeding practices for child nutrition, the rates of these practices remain poor in India. The major determinants for inappropriate IYCF practices are beliefs and knowledge of parents and caregivers. These can be effectively addressed through counselling by mobile Health technology as mobile phones are widely available and have a high penetration across the country. This formative research explored the perceptions of caregivers regarding infant feeding practices, feasibility of mobile phone for counselling and targeted messaging to mothers on appropriate infant feeding. We conducted in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and key informant interviews. The data were translated, transcribed and analysed using a thematic approach. We found that rural households have at least one mobile phone with good network connectivity. Utilizing mobile phones for counselling was found to be acceptable in the community, provided that the advice given is affordable, tailored to their cultural beliefs and socio-economic status