In Search of Belonging in a Grade 6-8 Public School in Western Canada

Systemic racism and oppressive practices within and outside British Columbia institutions are negatively impacting students’ sense of belonging in schools. The Metro School District (MSD, a pseudonym) and BC Ministry of Education (BCMoE) have responded with the district equity plan and the K-12 Anti-Racism Action Plan, respectively, to address this issue. However, a gap remains between their goals and the current reality of creating inclusive school environments. Valley Middle School (VMS, a pseudonym) has seen instances of racism and exclusion affecting students and teachers from minoritized backgrounds, including myself as a Sikh, South Asian principal. My Dissertation-in-Practice (DiP) focuses on bridging this gap and fostering a sense of belonging for all students through inclusive school practices. Applying transformational, transformative, and culturally responsive leadership, informed by critical and postmodern lenses, aims to address equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization (EDID). Using Nadler and Tushman’s Congruence Model, I assessed the organization’s readiness for change, revealing a low readiness level across work, culture, structure, and people. Consequently, my DiP emphasizes developing teacher capacity in culturally responsive teaching and promoting change grounded in the ethics of care, critique, and justice. Implementing frameworks like Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model and Deming’s PDSA Cycle provide a structure for this change process, fostering a greater sense of belonging for all students

Agricultural geography of Hissar district

The basic data contained in the present work have an intrinsic value as the vast amount of first hand unpublished information which remains buried in the departmental records and exists in the minds of the officers have been brought to light with cartographic and statistical techniques. There is a need of such information to be made available in a consolidated form for future planning based on the past experiences.Three main approaches to the geographical study of subsistence agriculture can be suggested, namely an ecological approach, the land utilization approach, and a statistical approach (McMaster, 1962) . Statistical approaches are adopted in the present study. These contribute to a good understanding of agriculture and yield direct illuminative and quantitative information of cropping and changes. The present work is confined to the areal framework of assessment circles and a large number of sample villages. Such works depend upon the availability, accessibility, duration, consistency in recording and the reliability of official records. Those who helped in the collection of the returns are acknowledged on page i. At the beginning of each part in introduction wherever necessary, the sources, the systems of recording and the validity and use of the data are mentioned. Hissar has an unusually large and significant body of detailed statistical information on agriculture, rainfall, irrigation and population available at the local offices. The consistency in the boundaries of the component areal units and the homogeneity in the systems of land records over area and time are worth mention. It was decided to conduct the present study upon the unpublished estimates of the assessment circles and sample villages.Intimate personal contacts with Hisser since 1950 helped considerably to conduct the systematic land-use analysis. The estimates are collected from the primary source personally. Opportunities were taken wherever possible to interview the local inhabitants and the migrants to gather the relevant information to synthesize with the statistical analysis.Any statistical approach is limited by the quality of the official information upon which it is erected. It must be said that the present Hissar acreage statistics for each crop season, rainfall figures and census records are efficiently, officially documented with a considerable breakdown for the period of study: 1950 to 1962. The methods of handling the returns are exhibited at appropriate places in the text.In the analysis and summary of the data all clerical work has been checked more than twice. The collection and computation of data have been done from the revenue records for a period of twelve years for all the assessment circles and a large number of sample villages based on systematic grid pattern which offset the disadvantage of mistakes and limitations if any in the data. While great care has been taken to avoid errors, still it is scarcely to be expected that all have been avoided, and if any are discovered by the reader, the writer would greatly appreciate having his attention called to them. Calculations are quite large and complicated ones and carried to two to three decimals. Thereafter, in certain cases, the figures were rounded.The correlation of field observations and data have been demonstrated. The essential matter so derived is presented in the graphs, diagrams and distribution maps, after boiling down of a large body of data to a thesis size. Most of the maps are choropleth maps in which regional differences in the importance of particular elements are shown by the differences in the density of shading. The choice of the class interval is a compromise of three ideals, the quartile method, the selection of values which group areas with similar physical, economic and human characteristics and the production of a map which is effectively comprehended. It is hoped that such maps themselves will be a challenge to produce more adequate explanations.No detailed work has previously been published which depicts the geographical investigation of the agriculture of Hissar based on the all areal components. The District Gazetter (1915), the Settlement Reports (1875 to 1915) and the Economic Inquiries (1937 to 1962) are the only official documents covering agriculture in a very generalised form. It indicates the scope which existed for further geographical inquiry of Hissar.Contemporaneously agricultural economics has gained new life from the logical analysis of systematically collected data which strongly equipped the writer for the study of composition, practices and changes of agriculture in Hissar. These further endeavour to calculate the carrying capacity of the land on the basis of land -use and production, the economic density and the changes in economic density by computing the returns into standard nutrition and production units and to ascertain the volume and combination of change in the various aspects of land -use as detailed in the Appendices: I and II respectively. The proposed logical outline of the work is as follows:-Parts I, II and III attempt to deal with the physical, economic and demographic bases of farming respectively.Parts IV, V and VI try to relate the agricultural problems to the prevailing physical, economic and social conditions, emphasizing their impulse on the land -use during the 1950's.Finally, in Part VII, the analysis of the component areal units is integrated to derive agricultural regions on a statistical basis and the findings have been brought together for the use of the irrigation and agriculture personnels for future developments.It is hoped, too, that this arrangement will ease the task of such readers as have not a very detailed knowledge of the physical and socio- economic geography influencing the agricultural geography of Hissar

Pregnancies complicated by maternal osteogenesis imperfecta type III: a case report and review of literature.

The restrictive lung disease can be exacerbated by growing fundus in women with osteogenesis imperfecta type III. Regional anesthesia can be performed in these women. Mode of delivery for women with osteogenesis imperfecta type III is generally cesarean delivery. Neonatal outcomes are complicated due to indicated preterm deliveries

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF EROSIVE WEAR ON THE HIGH CHROME CAST IRON IMPELLER OF SLURRY DISPOSAL PUMP USING RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY

Erosive wear occurs on the impeller and volute casing of the slurry disposal pump due to the impact of the ash particles on the impeller with a high velocity. Due to erosive wear, pump life become very short. The service life of centrifugal pump, handling slurry can be increased by reducing the erosive wear. In the present work, the experimental investigation of erosive wear has been carried out on the high speed slurry erosion tester to understand the effects of the ash concentration in slurry, rotational speed of the pump impeller and ash particle size on erosive wear. The erosive wear behaviour of high chrome cast iron was investigated by Response surface methodology (RSM). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for statistical analysis and the modeled values for the response were obtained with the help of modeled equation. The result shows that the ash concentration in slurry and kinetic energy of the moving particles highly contributes to erosive wear of pump impeller as compared to the ash particle size

Combat Role for Women in the Indian Armed Forces

Introduction The woman is participating in the every field with the men in the modern age In the armed forces also women is performing different duties The current study will evaluate the role of the Indian women in the armed forces especially in the combat role The study also investigates the perception of the officials and physiologists of the armed forces about the same Research Methodology The study is primary in the nature A sample size of 108 has been selected for the study Systematic random sampling has used for the selection of the sample For the analysis of the data descriptive statistics correlation regression factor analysis and T test has been used Findings Most of the respondents agreed that women can effectively participate in the armed forces as the combat role The findings also reveal that women is physically and mentally fit to perform in the combat role in the armed forces Originality This paper is original in nature ans the study is highly called fo

Effects of Tribological Parameters on Slurry Erosion Behaviour of Uncoated and Coated Materials: A Review

This paper describes the pioneering work of various researchers in the field of slurry erosion behaviour of uncoated and coated materials in various industrial applications. The present study is focused on the slurry erosion behaviour of ash slurry disposal system of thermal power plants. The key components such as impeller and casing of ash slurry disposal pumps in thermal power plants experience this phenomenon of wear. Tribological parameters such as solid particle concentration, impact velocity of erodent on the target surface, impact angle, erodent particle size and shape, hardness of the striking particles and target material, etc. are responsible for slurry erosion. The research results show that the influence of tribological parameters on the slurry erosion is found to be significant and need to be evaluated and analyzed properly. The slurry erosion can be minimized by proper selection of materials and/or by providing the suitable protective coating on the material which can enhance the surface properties

A comparative study of efficacy of tadalafil and alfuzosin regimens in patients of benign prostate hyperplasia

Background: Aim of the study was to compare efficacy of Tadalafil and Alfuzosin regimens in patients of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia.Methods: It was a comparative, prospective, observational, non-invasive, parallel and randomised study conducted at the Outpatient Department of Urology, Rajindra Hospital, Patiala. 60 patients diagnosed with Benign Prostate Hyperplasia along with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, out which, 30 patients, consuming Tadalafil and 30 patients consuming Alfuzosin were considered. History regarding the concerned disease and the compliance of treatment was taken. Symptom scores were assessed with the help of International Prostate Symptom Score, Quality of Lifestyle Score and Erectile Dysfunction Score. Physical examination consisting of Focused Neurological Examination along with Digital Rectal Examination were conducted. Parameters like Renal Function Test, Urine analysis, Ultrasound of Prostate and uroflowmetry were also considered.Results: The mean age selected for study was 64 years for Tadalafil and Alfuzosin group. The mean level of IPS Score, Qol Score and ED Score at the first day of inclusion of patients were 23.96±4.49, 4±0.78, and 25.33±4.02 respectively for Tadalafil group and regarding Alfuzosin group they were 25.23±4.84, 3.56±0.81, and 26.1±4.04 respectively. Follow ups were conducted at 15 days, 1 month and 3 months for both the groups which were found to be statistically significant after 3 months and Alfuzosin showed a favourable result.Conclusions: Alfuzosin 10mg given at daily dose was found to have higher efficacy than Tadalafil (5mg)

A comparative analysis of retrospective records of antibiotic usage in patients before and after surgery in a tertiary care government hospital in Delhi

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is major problem in most of countries worldwide. Antimicrobial Stewardship program (AMSP) encourages both government and private hospitals in country to bring out guidelines regarding antimicrobial usage and hospital infection control (HIC). However, it is still in nascent stage.  A retrospective study to generate lacking data about usage of antibiotics in inpatient settings in a government hospital. Methods: Retrospective records of antibiotic usage in adult patients before and after surgery admitted in department of surgery, LHMC and Smt. Sucheta Kriplani hospital, New Delhi. The prescribed doses were converted to a number as per WHO defined daily dose (DDD) of each antibiotic and presented as per ATC/DDD methodology. Results: The records of 121 patients admitted between June 2021 to February 2022 were retrieved. Ceftriaxone, was the leading choice of antibiotic both pre and post operatively, while co-amoxyclav was second most preferred antimicrobial. Mean ± SD for DDD pre-op and post-op was 3.345±1.602 with p<0.001 which was highly significant. Mean ± SD for average duration of stay pre-op and post-op was 3.041±1.179 with p<0.01 which was significant. Only 16 patients had complications before, during or after the procedure which prolonged their stay in hospital. There were no procedure related deaths till last follow up.  Conclusions: Guidelines for selection of proper antimicrobial usage in peri-operative period were not consistent. We advocate evidence-based pre-operative and post-operative antibiotic prophylaxis practices and rational antibiotic usage depending on prevailing antibiogram