Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) way to enhance standard of Primary Education

Technology and ICT have been drivers that have re-engineered our society and commerce in recent years. The creative use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in primary education has the capacity to increase the quality of stakeholder's lives by enhancing teaching and learning. This needs a shift within the delivery and pedagogy employed in the present primary education system. The aim of this paper is to put forth benefits of Information and Communication technologies (ICT) in standards of primary education.. In this context, individual teachers have exploited the potential of ICT to complement their own pedagogical practices, and to extend their children's learning. The Primary School Curriculum promotes the use of ICT to enhance teaching and learning across the curriculum. The curriculum integrates ICT into the teaching and learning process and provides children with opportunities to use modern technology to enhance their live

Analytical Study of the Documents Contributed by the VNMKV University Library to the Krishikosh Repository

The goal of this study is to know the status of the documents that VNMKV University library has uploaded to the ICAR\u27s Krishikosh repository. According to the statistics, VNMKV University library uploaded the most thesis materials for M. Sc. (80.34 %) degree course related thesis documents followed by Ph.D. (9.68 %) and M. Tech. (3.36% ) degree courses respectively. Thesis-type documents were discovered to be the most prevalent (99.01%), followed by Other Publications (0.60%.) and Reports (0.38 %) . It was observed that 51 subject wise thesis documents were uploaded on krishikosh by University library among that Agronomy department having highest thesis documents (10.11 %) followed by Plant Pathology (9.06 %) and Agricultural Entomology (8.56%) respectively

Effect of fillers and fire retardant compounds on hydroxy terminated polybutadiene based insulators

A series of polyurethane compositions have been formulated using hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene as polymeric binder and carbon black as a major filler. Various binder-to-filler ratios of the formulations were evaluated to get calendered sheets. The formulations have been characterised for pot-life and rollability and the calendered sheets for mechanical and thermal properties, bUm rate, glass transition temperature, shore hardness and density . The different fillers tried were varieties of carbon black as a major filler; metal oxides, silicates and organic compounds; and fire retardants, such as zinc borate, sodium metaborate, ammonium dihydrogen phosphate and antimony trioxide. The structure and morphology of the fillers have been correlated with the properties. The optimised composition has been evaluated in an end-burning motor, as an insulator for case-bonded application, using a typical composite propellant. The results of interface bonding between the propellant and the insulator have also been presented

ESTIMATION OF TOTAL PHENOL IN SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS OF MARATHWADA REGION IN MAHARASHTRA

An  attempt  has  been  made  here  to  investigate  occurrence  of  total  phenol in  the leaves , bark  and  wood   of  Butea monosperma ­Lam, Madhuca  indica Gmel,  Mimusops elengi Linn and Syzygium cumini Linn. are medicinally important plants of Marathwada region in Maharashtra. Comparative  account  of  total  phenol  content  of  leaves ,bark and wood of  four  species  revealed  that , Madhuca  indica were  rich  ( range 2.156  to 4.410  mg / g dry wt. )  than Butea monosperma (range 1.987 to 4.138 mg / g dry wt.) ­, Mimusops elengi (range 2.601 to 3.438 mg / g dry wt.)  and Syzygium cumini (range 1.621 to 3.330  mg / g dry wt. )  in all seasons. Key words:  Total Phenol, Medicinal Plants, Marathwada region

Study of interleukin-6 levels in early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis

Background:Neonatal septicemia is one of the commonest causes of neonatal mortality and morbidity. Interleukin-6 Levels appears to be one of the most promising candidate cytokine for early diagnosis of neonatal septicaemia. The aim and objectives of this study was to study the role of IL-6 levels as an early marker for diagnosis of neonatal sepsis and to compare IL-6 levels with other septic markers.  Methods:This is a hospital based prospective study to evaluate the efficacy of IL-6 as an early diagnostic marker of neonatal sepsis. Eighty neonates, delivered in the hospital, having risk factors for neonatal sepsis, along with those coming to hospital with signs and symptoms of sepsis up to 28 days of life (as study group ) along with normal new-borns admitted to the postnatal ward without high risk factors (control group) were enrolled for this study.Results:IL-6 Levels has shown maximum sensitivity of 95.83%, specificity of 87.50%, positive predictive value of 92%, negative predictive value of 93.33% and accuracy of 92.50 %. E. coli was the most common organism responsible for sepsis. CRP was reported to be highly sensitive (84.21%), and  CBC was highly specific (75.00%), IT ratio has sensitivity of 62.5% and specificity of 56.25% while micro-ESR has shown sensitivity of 50.0% and specificity of 62.5%. Out of 80 cases, blood culture (BacTalert) showed growth in 48 cases in study group while two cases in control group. Thus blood culture positivity was 60%.Conclusion:IL-6 test has maximum sensitivity as well as specificity in comparison with other septic markers. Blood culture is the gold standard for the diagnosis of septicemia. CRP is most sensitive while CBC is most specific marker in neonatal sepsis.

Managing Patients With Heart Failure: A Qualitative Study of Multidisciplinary Teams With Specialist Heart Failure Nurses

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions and experiences of health care clinicians working in multidisciplinary teams that include specialist heart failure nurses when caring for the management of heart failure patients. METHODS We used a qualitative in-depth interview study nested in a broader ethnographic study of unplanned admissions in heart failure patients (HoldFAST). We interviewed 24 health care clinicians across primary, secondary, and community care in 3 locations in the Midlands, South Central, and South West of England. RESULTS Within a framework of the role and contribution of the heart failure specialist nurse, our study identified 2 thematic areas that the clinicians agreed still represent particular challenges when working with heart failure patients. The first was communication with patients, in particular explaining the diagnosis and helping patients to understand the condition. The participants recognized that such communication was most effective when they had a long-term relationship with patients and families and that the specialist nurse played an important part in achieving this relationship. The second was communication within the team. Multidisciplinary input was especially needed because of the complexity of many patients and issues around medications, and the participants believed the specialist nurse may facilitate team communication. CONCLUSIONS The study highlights the role of specialist heart failure nurses in delivering education tailored to patients and facilitating better liaison among all clinicians, particularly when dealing with the management of comorbidities and drug regimens. The way in which specialist nurses were able to be caseworkers for their patients was perceived as a method of ensuring coordination and continuity of care

Polyurethane Based Inhibition for High Flame Temperature Nitramine Based Composite Modified Double Base propellant

The findings for polypropylene glycol (PPG) and hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB)-based inhibition systems are reported. These findings established that the inhibition system comprising HTPB-IPDI-IDP binder and Sb/sub 2/O/sub 3/-C black filler is most suitable for advanced nitramine-based composite modified double-base propellants in terms of mechanical properties and processibility. The promising composition was characterised for glass-transition behaviour and propellant-inhibition bond strength. Propellant grains inhibited with selected formulations were subjected to static evaluation at extreme temperatures and limited aging studies to obtain data of practical value