Understanding justice delivery system from the perspective of women litigants as victims of domestic violence in India

"The present study attempts to understand the justice delivery mechanism from the perspectives of women litigants specifically within the context of Section 498-A Indian Penal Code (IPC). This research work empirically examines and explores the process of women's resistance to the male dominion within the sphere of family and law. It is a part of the larger study being taken up by the Centre for Women Development Studies, New Delhi. This part of the study ventures specifically into narratives of women victims of violence involved in the process of litigation within the context of the law relating to domestic violence i.e. Section 498-A, IPC. It does not attempt to examine the judgments pronounced on the issue or try to read in between the lines of court records, rather it looks at the functioning of the Mahila Courts operational in Delhi from the perspective of women litigants in relation to the above law. The study examines the process of operation of law within the larger context and its implication on women. While exploring the individuals' endeavour for justice, it attempts to draw linkages between micro-level struggles with laws and policies at the macro-level, which affects daily lives of victims of violence. The study suggests that the justice delivery system does provide a platform for a woman to raise her concerns and a space to negotiate for her rights, yet, at the same time, it also acts to disqualify her claims and often ends up in re-victimizing the victim.

Medicinal plants of district Bijnor (U.P.) India with special reference to their folk medicinal uses

Present communication deals with the study of medicinal plant of Bisnor district (U.P.), India special reference to their folk medicinal uses

A Review Paper on Data Mining Techniques andAlgorithms

Data mining has made a great progress in recent year but the problem of missing data has remained a great challenge for data mining algorithms. It is an activity of extracting some useful knowledge from a large data base, by using any of its techniques.Data mining is used to discover knowledge out of data and presenting it in a form that is easily understood to humans. Data mining is the notion of all methods and techniques which allow analyzing very large data sets to extract and discover previously unknown structures and relations out of such huge heaps of details. This paper studied the classification and clustering techniques on the basis of algorithms which is used to predict previously unknown class of objects

Changing the Conversation from Avoiding Predatory Journals to Finding and Evaluating the Right Journal

Objective: Predatory publishing is a trending topic in academia. Librarians all over are having conversations with faculty on how to steer clear of predatory publishers. But helping avoid predatory journals doesn’t meet the goal of having an article published. Now is the time to explore changing the conversation from predatory publishing to finding and evaluating the right journal. Methods: Last year librarians went to departmental meetings to present a cautionary tale of the predatory publisher. Outlandish emails from predatory journals were shared, along with what to look for when determining whether or not a journal publisher is legitimate. But just knowing how to steer clear of the predators did not answer the question, “Which journal should I publish in?” To help faculty answer this question, the library held two hands on workshops for faculty, staff and residents. Librarians taught participants how to determine their goals and criteria for publishing, how to compare their article to the aim and scope of a journal and make a determination on whether or not the journal was the right fit for them. As participants answered the questions on the worksheet they built a list of criteria for selecting the right journal for their article. Results: Participants were able to find and evaluate journals for their manuscripts, while still steering clear of predatory publishers. Conclusions: In the “publish or perish” era, it is important for faculty members to publish in reputable journals, but it is equally important for them to find the best journal to meet their publishing goals. Librarians can move the conversation beyond predatory journals by giving faculty the tools and skills they need to find and evaluate the right journal