The Role Conception of A Deontological Code for Teachers ? A Study of its Role Performance

The role conception and role performance and their complete correspondence in the light of a Deontological code for the teachers form the theme of the present study. The field of ethics gives place to two approaches – Deontological and Teleological. The first deals with duties, actions and rules to be performed and adhere to them strictly and imperatively in their performance. The second concerns with their purpose or Teleology and, therefore, leans towards their evaluations. These two aspects of duties to be performed by professional teachers were exposed with the support of factual and theoretical studies undertaken by eminent researchers in the field of professional ethics in general and for in-service teachers in particular, enriching the area. Finally it was observed that moral and ethical issues in character education are slowly becoming important as a part of teacher education programs where role conception, role demands in relation to role performance are taking firm grounds in their complete correspondence with evaluations. It is proposed therefore that if one takes teaching as a career, one must be committed to it.  ‘Be’ a teacher, ‘Remain’ a teacher and ‘Make’ a teacher in his/her choice as a teacher in promotion of values and in the interest of progress of teacher education. Key Words: Deontology, Teleology, Role Conception, Role Performance, Moral Maturity

Developing Bicycle Serviceability Index (BSI) at mid-blocks for the roads carrying mixed traffic - case study of Delhi

Bicycles mid block movement in mixed traffic scenario is a complex phenomenon to be measured as vehicles having range of size and weight co exist on the same road without any separator. This study focuses on developing a bicycle serviceability index (BSI) for the traffic where bicycles are moving along with motorized vehicles without any separate track/lane- For present study, data have been collected at two locations in National Capital Region (NCR) capturing trap length of 10-20 meters. At both locations, videography has been carried out for 4 hours covering peak time. For data extraction, a grid of 0.5m×0.5m has been created on videotape. Data have been extracted to gather information regarding the location of bicycle on road (grid number), location and type of adjacent vehicle, flow, speed and space occupied by motorized and non-motorized vehicles at given point of time

Developing Bicycle Serviceability Index (BSI) at mid-blocks for the roads carrying mixed traffic - case study of Delhi

63-69Bicycles mid block movement in mixed traffic scenario is a complex phenomenon to be measured as vehicles having range of size and weight co exist on the same road without any separator. This study focuses on developing a bicycle serviceability index (BSI) for the traffic where bicycles are moving along with motorized vehicles without any separate track/lane- For present study, data have been collected at two locations in National Capital Region (NCR) capturing trap length of 10-20 meters. At both locations, videography has been carried out for 4 hours covering peak time. For data extraction, a grid of 0.5m×0.5m has been created on videotape. Data have been extracted to gather information regarding the location of bicycle on road (grid number), location and type of adjacent vehicle, flow, speed and space occupied by motorized and non-motorized vehicles at given point of time

COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF GABAPENTIN A CONVENTIONAL ANTICONVULSANT WITH CONVENTIONAL ANALGESIC TREMADOL IN VISCERAL PAIN MODEL OF RODENTS

Carabmazepine is an established drug for trigeminal neuralgia while gabapentin has been tried in postoperative pain but its effectiveness in visceral pain and when compared to conventional analgesics needs to be evaluated.The present study was planned to study the analgesic effects of gabapentin in animal pain model of visceral nociception like writhing test and to compare it with conventional analgesic tremadol. This study has been carried out for evaluation of role of gabapentin in visceral nociception in mice . In the writhing test, a significant reduction in number of writhes have been observed in pretreated groups of mice reflects antinociceptive efficacy of gabapentin in acetic acid induced visceral nociception   Key Words- writhing test, visceral nociception, tremadol, gabapenti

Bcl-2 21 and Ac-DEVD-CHO inhibit death of wheat microspores

Microspore cell death and low green plant production efficiency are an integral obstacle in the development of doubled haploid production in wheat. The aim of the current study was to determine the effect of anti-apoptotic recombinant human B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2△21) and caspase-3-inhibitor (Ac-DEVD-CHO) in microspore cell death in bread wheat cultivars AC Fielder and AC Andrew. Induction medium containing Bcl-2△21 and Ac-DEVD-CHO yielded a significantly higher number of viable microspores, embryo-like structures and total green plants in wheat cultivars AC Fielder and AC Andrew. Total peroxidase activity was lower in Bcl-2△21 treated microspore cultures at 96 h of treatment compared to control and Ac-DEVD-CHO. Electron paramagnetic resonance study of total microspore protein showed a different scavenging activity for Bcl-2△21 and Ac-DEVD-CHO. Bcl-2△21 scavenged approximately 50% hydroxyl radical (HO•) formed, whereas Ac-DEVD-CHO scavenged approximately 20% of HO•. Conversely, reduced caspase-3-like activities were detected in the presence of Bcl-2△21 and Ac-DEVD-CHO, supporting the involvement of Bcl-2△21 and Ac-DEVD-CHO in increasing microspore viability by reducing oxidative stress and caspase-3-like activity. Our results indicate that Bcl-2△21 and Ac-DEVD-CHO protects cells from cell death following different pathways. Bcl-2△21 prevents cell damage by detoxifying HO• and suppressing caspase-3-like activity, while Ac-DEVD-CHO inhibits the cell death pathways by modulating caspase-like activit

COMPARISON OF ANALGESIC EFFICACY OF ANTIEPILEPTIC GABAPENTIN WITH CONVENTIONAL ANALGESIC DICLOFENAC IN RAT EXPERIMENTAL MODELS

Some  Antiepileptic  drugs  have  been  shown  to  be  clinically  efficacious   in  treatment  of neuropathic  pain  and  are  being  used  by  clinician.  This  study  determined  the  analgesic  effect  of gabapentin  (A  novel  Anticonvulsant)  in  rats  in  different  types  of  acute  and  chronic  nociceptive test  like  Tail flick  and Formalin test   &  compared  its  potency  with  a conventional  non  opioid  analgesic  diclofenac.  Per oral administration of  gabapentin  produced  no  any  marked  effect  on  early phase  response  of  formalin  test  but  significantly  suppressed  the  late  phase  response.  In   tail  flick  test  gabapentin  produced  no  any  significant  analgesic  effect  while  diclofenac  produced   significant  reduction  of  pain  in tail  flick  test  as  well  as  in  both  phases  of  formalin  test.  Thus  we  have  observed  that  gabapentin   produced  antinociception  in  chronic  pain  as  second  phase  of  formalin  test  reflects  chronic  inflammatory  pain  while  diclofenac  produced  both  acute  and  chronic  type  of  antinociceptive  effect  as  it  significantly  suppressed  the  pain  in  both  tail  flick  and  formalin  test. Key Words: Gabapentin , diclofenac, nociception, formalin test, tailflick tes

TWO DIMENSIONAL VS THREE DIMENSIONAL VSP (VIRTUAL SURGICAL PLANNING) IN ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY - A REVIEW

Orthodontic treatment provides a solution for the improvement of teeth alignment, facial aesthetics, functional and periodontal problems. Deformities that cannot be corrected with orthodontic treatment alone are called dentofacial deformities. This is where growth modification or orthognathic surgery comes into play. It is carried out in adults having severe dentofacial deformities. In order to have a successful outcome in patients undergoing orthognathic surgery, a meticulous treatment planning is required. 2 dimensional analysis has been conventionally used for orthognathic surgery treatment planning and outcome prediction. 2D planning consists of clinical examination, impressions, occlusal records, cephalometric analysis, face bow transfer, model surgery on plaster cast and fabrication of occlusal splints.  But the attempt to recreate 3 dimensional structures through 2D tools is not extremely accurate, and has quite a few limitations, such as an ill fitting surgical splint. Hence over the years, 3 dimensional planning has been developed, in an attempt to make treatment prediction and outcomes for orthognathic surgery much more precise. Computer aided virtual surgical planning (VSP) offers an extremely accurate diagnosis, enhanced analysis of maxillofacial structures, and improved prectibability of post operative changes of hard and soft tissue