Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan- A Successful Scheme of Education in India

The study attempted to know the performance and progress of students enrolled at NFE centers and also available infrastructure and human resources of center in Delhi.   In the study 80 students were selected from four centers. The entire study was conducted in 2 phases. In first phase Standard Procedure for the standardization of Achievement Test, Administration of the Standardized tests on a sample of 80 Students was carried out. In second phase the final data was collected on a sample of 80 students. Findings of the study reveal that the learners studied at the center having adequate facilities 86.50 % marks in math and Hindi and who were studied at  the center having Inadequate learning facilities had less academic achievement (73.60%) than adequate learning centres. The centres which  provide more facilities included learning teaching materials (Level wise text book, Work sheet, Charts, Models, Play materials and toys, Primary science and mathematics kit, Maps and globe, Low cost or zero cost learning materials), basic infrastructural facilities etc., performance of learners  was found better than fewer Inadequate-learning Center. The relationship between teacher’s behaviors on academic achievement of the students, Correlation of Hindi with Math is 0.60, Hindi with Teachers is 0.70 and Math with Teachers is 0.41which positively and highly correlated. Keywords: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Achievemen

Teaching Excellence and Innovative Practices: A Case Study of National Awardee Teachers of India

AIM: The study intended to identify the contributions of the National awardee teachers to the teaching learning process through their teaching excellence and innovative practices which can act as exemplary model for the entire teaching community. METHOD: Attempts has been made to carry out a qualitative study where two selected cases are based on exemplary model. The researcher selected the National Awardee teachers who are given recognition by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development ( MHRD) and are nationally accepted as the best or outstanding teacher in his area of work. The sampling was purposive with the sample size as two. TOOLS: Non-standardized tools – questionnaire and interview; developed by the researcher were used for the study. Findings of the study reveal that whatever maybe the innovative practice it is very important how that practice is implemented to groom and nurture the talent and potential of the learners. FINDINGF: The National awardee teachers emphasized that there should be use of critical pedagogy with the aim being holistic development of the learners. Along with constant reflection and self-evaluation by teachers, their social activeness also plays an important role in their professional development. Keywords : Teaching excellence, innovative practices, National Awardee Teacher

A Study on the Role of School Curriculum and Teachers in Inculcation of Values among Elementary School Students

Aim: The present study has been able to analyse the different methods applied for enlightening values by English teacher and NCERT English textbook of class VII. Apart from this, school curriculum which includes cultural activities on national and international events. Methodology: Seventh grade English textbook of NCERT was reviewed and analysed extensively to comprehend values in elementary students. Furthermore Qualitative method has been used in study to interviewed 24 teachers of government and private schools to know their teaching strategies and activities organized by school at national as well as international level to impart values.Findings: The findings of the study discovered that some of the strategies adopted by teachers are unable to inculcate values in students at elementary level because of their improper pre-service training as NCERT text book has most of the values relevant for elementary students. Questionnaire for teachers manifest that incapability of teachers in consequence of school work load hinders to organize activities inside and outside the school. Moreover, schools shortcoming to provide single value education teacher to every particular level has also one of the difficulty in inculcation of values. Keywords: Values in English NCERT textbook, role of English literature in enlightening values

PREPARE AND EVALUATE MUCOADHESIVE FORMULATIONS OF LAMIVUDINE WITH BETTER CONTROLLED/ SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE PROFILE

The aim of present study was to formulate & evaluate the mucoadhesive sustained release formulations of lamivudine and to fulfill this aim, two mucoadhesive formulations Gels and Tablets were prepared by using three different polymers: HPMC K15, poloxamer 407 & carbopol 934. Three mucoadhesive gel and nine tablet formulations were prepared and evaluated for various parameters. All three gels were able to give sustained release up to 12 hours. Tablet formulations, F1 to F5 failed to fulfill the aim. Only F6, F7, F8 & F9 formulations were selected, as all gave sustained release up to 12 hours, except F6, which gave sustained release profile only till 7 hours. From the drug release plots, it was concluded that the type of polymer and concentration of polymer have distinct effect on in vitro drug release profile and all the formulations follow first order mechanism with anomalous diffusion or non-fickian diffusion, except carbopol gel and poloxamer tablets. Carbopol gel follows zero order release rate with super case II transport and poloxamer tablets (F6) follow higuchi with non-fickian diffusion. It is concluded that mucoadhesive formulations of lamivudine can be prepared for sustaining its release. And the successful outcome of the present study also encourage for further studies to assess the ability of the mucoadhesive formulations of lamivudine in providing an effective sustained and safe therapy for AIDS

Isolation of Stem rot Disease Causing Organism of Brinjal and their in-vitro Inhibition with Fungicides and Bio-control Agents

Abstract Different strains of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum were isolated from the diseased samples collected from different hosts and locations. Among the 14 isolates, 12 isolates colonies covered the entire Petri plates within 96 hours but, two isolates from fababean and yellow mustard showed slow colony growth within 96 hours. All isolates produced sclerotia which were varied in number, but the fenugreek isolate produced maximum (43) number of sclerotia and lambs quarter isolate produced minimum number of sclerotia (12) on PDA medium. To examine inhibitory effect of fungicide on the mycelial growth of the pathogen, 9 fungicides were tested in vitro against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, of those carbendazim, carboxin, topsin-M and carbendazim+ mancozeb (SAAF) were found most effective and inhibited the mycelial growth of pathogen up to 100 per cent at 0.05%, 0.1%, and 0.2% concentration. The effect of different bioagents viz., Trichoderma harzianum, T. viride, T. koningii, T. atroviride, T. longibraciatum, Aspergillus niger, Chaetomium globosome and Penicillium notatum in inhibiting the growth of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum was studied through -Dual Culture Technique‖. The data showed that among the eight biocontrol agent six were fond effective. The maximum inhibition was found by T. harzianum causing 70.82% inhibition of mycelial growth of the pathogen S. sclerotiorum

Thrombocytopenia in malaria: who cares?

Despite not being a criterion for severe malaria, thrombocytopenia is one of the most common complications of both Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum malaria. In a systematic review of the literature, platelet counts under 150,000/mm³ ranged from 24-94% in patients with acute malaria and this frequency was not different between the two major species that affected humans. Minor bleeding is mentioned in case reports of patients with P. vivax infection and may be explained by medullary compensation with the release of mega platelets in the peripheral circulation by megakaryocytes, thus maintaining a good primary haemostasis. The speculated mechanisms leading to thrombocytopenia are: coagulation disturbances, splenomegaly, bone marrow alterations, antibody-mediated platelet destruction, oxidative stress and the role of platelets as cofactors in triggering severe malaria. Data from experimental models are presented and, despite not being rare, there is no clear recommendation on the adequate management of this haematological complication. In most cases, a conservative approach is adopted and platelet counts usually revert to normal ranges a few days after efficacious antimalarial treatment. More studies are needed to specifically clarify if thrombocytopenia is the cause or consequence of the clinical disease spectrum

Variations in adolescent cybercrime awareness concerning geographical location and parental relationships

This paper investigates the adolescents’ importance of parental relationships in preventing them from cybercrime victimization. In addition, the role of locality in the level of internet addiction is studied.  A sample comprised of 360 students of age group 15-17 years, pursuing their studies in 13 CBSE schools of New Delhi was selected randomly. These selected students were in classes XI and XII. The internet addiction and the satisfaction level of parental relationships were analyzed to understand the adolescents’ online behaviors. The mean, SD, and standard error measures of several factors were analyzed. Findings reveal that there exists a significant difference in internet addiction between urban and rural adolescents. The findings also confirmed that 84.75 % of cyber-victimized adolescents have a dissatisfied parental relationship

Pharmacological Modeling and Study for Antidiabetic Activity of Praecitrullus fistulosus Leaves Extracts

Phytochemical and pharmacological investigations of leaves of Praecitrullus fistulosus for the antidiabetic activity have been done in our research work encompassed in depth and systematic screening of plant leaves and further extraction, characterization and bioevaluation. The research was envisaged for antidiabetic activity of different extracts procured by successive extraction methods and to find out or isolate the most possible active compounds from the active extracts showing the best activity. The antidiabetic activity of all extracts has been evaluated by STZ induced diabetes. The isolated compounds have been evaluated by in-vitro and in-vivo models. The alcohol soluble extractives values were found to be higher than water soluble extractive value. Alcohol being a moderately non polar solvent, able to extract polar and non-polar components yields higher extractive value. The ethanol extract shows significant enhancement in glucose tolerance in glucose fed hyperglycemic normal rats and produced a marked decrease in blood glucose levels at 200 mg/kg and 400 mg/kg body weight in streptozotocin-diabetic rats after 21 days treatment. Keywords: Praecitrullus fistulosus, Streptozotocin and Glibenclamide, diabetes, Pharmacological Evaluatio

Isolation of Stem rot Disease Causing Organism of Brinjal and their in-vitro Inhibition with Fungicides and Bio-control Agents

Different strains of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum were isolated from the diseased samples collected from different hosts and locations. Among the 14 isolates, 12 isolates colonies covered the entire Petri plates within 96 hours but, two isolates from fababean and yellow mustard showed slow colony growth within 96 hours. All isolates produced sclerotia which were varied in number, but the fenugreek isolate produced maximum (43) number of sclerotia and lambs quarter isolate produced minimum number of sclerotia (12) on PDA medium. To examine inhibitory effect of fungicide on the mycelial growth of the pathogen, 9 fungicides were tested in vitro against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, of those carbendazim, carboxin, topsin-M and carbendazim+ mancozeb (SAAF) were found most effective and inhibited the mycelial growth of pathogen up to 100 per cent at 0.05%, 0.1%, and 0.2% concentration. The effect of different bioagents viz., Trichoderma harzianum, T. viride, T. koningii, T. atroviride, T. longibraciatum, Aspergillus niger, Chaetomium globosome and Penicillium notatum in inhibiting the growth of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum was studied through “Dual Culture Technique”. The data showed that among the eight biocontrol agent six were fond effective. The maximum inhibition was found by T. harzianum causing 70.82% inhibition of mycelial growth of the pathogen S. sclerotiorum