Distorted and Victimized Lives of Women in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid's Tale

This study intends to evaluate Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale from the viewpoint of feminist theorist Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex, which offers a more nuanced perspective on sexuality and gender. Beauvoir's philosophy centres on the societal systems of oppression that designate women as ‘Other’ to a male reputation. According to her, femininity is something that society imposes on women, and feminism cannot be reduced to a basic biological statement. According to her, ‘Other’ best reflects the primary social function of a woman. She disputes the vocabulary that defines women based on their biology and asserts that biology is the primary cause of women's subjugation in patriarchal societies. She believes that sexuality contributes to the subjugation and exploitation of women. According to Beauvoir, the prostitution business and the heterosexual lifestyle are the two most visible instances of women's exploitation. Clearly, she rejects the notion that heterosexuality is the norm in sexual encounters. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how Atwood employs conjecture to examine feminist issues in The Handmaid's Tale, such as women's identity loss, subordination in a patriarchal society, and exploitation in a consumer culture where the female body is considered an object. In her novel, Atwood examines issues pertaining to the subjugation of women, such as gender inequality and the flaws of the patriarchal system

PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OFADAPTIVE MULTIPLE QUEUING DISCIPLINES (AMQD) FORVOIPROUTING IN RANDOM WAY POINT MOBILITY MODEL OVER MANET SCENARIO

In Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET), QOS (Quality of Services) in VOIP application plays anextremelysignificantresponsibility. Queuing disciplinesis anissue of concentratedconversation and research in the wireless network field for development of packets from dissimilar traffic flow for dispensation at anexactnode.Hence Mobility takes an important rolein networks to evaluate the presentation of AMQD with different Codec's for voice Over Internet. VOIPis arisingaccepted Internet application toprovidehigh-quality services through Mobile Adhoc Network (MANET).Based on the analysis and assessment of different mobility models such as Random Waypoint Models, Reference point group models,Manhattan Mobility models , it is pointing out that this network also facea lot of challenges on QOS issueupon the node movement of different mobility. The QoS issues such as packet loss, less throughput, more delay, jitter issues and high energy consumption, Combine these issues together with mobility models, in this paper the researcherestimate the performance of various VOIP codec with Adaptive Multiple Queuing Disciplines (AMQD) namely, IAE3, DBPQ, CBCRTQ over MANET. Simulation and GUI experiments demonstrate thecomparative analysis of different queuing in quality of services parameter

Scanning Electron Probe Microanalysis

Scanning electron probe microanalysis has grown over the pastthree decades into a powerful technique for the microchemicalcharacterisation of materials. This paper describes the principles andvarious features of a typical microanalyser, and illustrates its uniquecapabilities in the study of materials by means of selected case histories

Methyl 4-(3-eth­oxy-4-hydroxy­phen­yl)-6-methyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetra­hydro­pyrimidine-5-carboxyl­ate monohydrate

In the title compound, C15H18N2O5·H2O, the pyrimidine ring adopts a flattened-boat conformation. The eth­oxy group attached to the benzene ring is in an extended conformation. The oxopyrimidine mol­ecules are linked into centrosymmetric R 2 2(20) dimers by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The dimers are linked by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a two-dimensional network parallel to the bc plane. Adjacent networks are cross-linked via N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds involving the water mol­ecules

Electronic Theses and Dissertations and Academia: A Preliminary Study From India

This paper outlines the current state of doctoral theses collections in India, their usage, problems with access, and the academic and research community’s attitude towards digital archiving and electronic publishing in Indian universities

Electronic Theses and Dissertations and Academia: A Preliminary Study From India

This paper outlines the current state of doctoral theses collections in India, their usage, problems with access, and the academic and research community’s attitude towards digital archiving and electronic publishing in Indian universities

Analysis of SPWM Technique for Solar Inverter

Reactive power control is necessary to maintain power system stable. In a three phase grid connected PV system, the inverter should regulate the reactive power. Low Voltage Ride Through has to be done to ensure the system stability in fault conditions. Fault current has to be limited. In this paper, we propose a control strategy for grid connected solar PV inverter. The system study is done under LVRT condition. The strategy is based on current loop under single axis dq rotating coordinate system. Grid connected PV systems has a three phase inverter fed by DC-DC converter which will take care of maximum power point. In this project, a 100kW PV system is studied. The entire system is simulated and analysed using MATLAB Simulink software

1,1′-[4-(4-Methoxy­phen­yl)-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydro­pyridine-3,5-di­yl]diethanone

In the title compound, C18H21NO3, which belongs to the family of calcium channel blockers, the dihydropyridine ring assumes a flattened boat conformation. The two carbonyl units adopt a synperiplanar conformation with respect to the double bonds in the dihydro­pyridine ring. The methoxy­phenyl ring is almost perpendicular to the prydine ring [dihedral angle = 89.01 (7)°]. In the crystal, the mol­ecules are connected by inter­molecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds

Evaluation of chemopreventive effect of Fumaria indica against N-nitrosodiethylamine and CCl4-induced hepatocellular carcinoma in Wistar rats

AbstractObjectiveTo investigation the chemopreventive potential of Fumaria indica (F. indica) extract (FIE) on N-nitrosodiethylamine and CCl4-induced hepatocarcinogenesis in Wistar rats.MethodsThe experimental animals were divided into six groups (n=6). Hepatocellular carcinoma was induced by single intraperitoneal injection of N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) in normal saline at a dose of 200 mg/kg body weight followed by weekly subcutaneous injections of CCl4(3 mL/kg/week) for 6 weeks, as the promoter of carcinogenic effect. After administration of the carcinogen, 200 and 400 mg/kg of FIE were administered orally once a day throughout the study. At the end of 20 weeks, the body weight, liver weight and relative liver weight were measured. The percentage of nodule incidence and liver cancer markers such as aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), γ-glutamyl transferase (γ-GT), total bilirubin level (TBL), α-feto protein (AFP) and carcinoembryonic antigen were estimated along with histopathological investigation in experimental groups of rats.ResultsObtained results demonstrated that the cotreatment with FIE significantly prevented the decrease of the body weight and also increased in relative liver weight caused by NDEA. The treatment with FIE significantly reduced the nodule incidence and nodule multiplicity in the rats after NDEA administration. The levels of liver cancer markers such as AST, ALT, ALP, γ-glutamyl transferase, TBL, AFP and carcinoembryonic antigen were substantially increased by NDEA treatment. However, FIE treatment significantly reduced the liver injury and restored the entire liver cancer markers. Histological observations of liver tissues too correlated with the biochemical observations.ConclusionsThese finding powerfully supports that F. indica exert chemopreventive effect by suppressing the tumor burden and restoring the activities of hepatic cancer marker enzymes on NDEA and CCl4-induced hepatocarcinogenesis in Wistar rats

An Efficient Score level Multimodal Biometric System using ECG and Fingerprint

Biometric system is a security system that uses human’s unique traits to identify and authenticate the user. Biometrics refers to biological traits of a human that are often categorized as physiological traits like fingerprint, iris, face and behavioral characteristics like signature style, voice and typing rhythm. The Biological signals like Electrocardiography (ECG), Electromyography(EMG), and Electroencephalography (EEG) have not been explored to biometric applications as their scope was limited to medical applications only. Recent survey suggests that these biological signals can be explored as a part of the biometric application. The main objective of this paper is to explore the possibility of using the ECG as a part of multimodal biometric. ECG has lower accuracy but fusing it with a traditional biometric like fingerprint yields a higher accuracy rate and it is really difficult to spoof the system. The proposed multimodal biometrics system has an accuracy of 98% with the false acceptance rate of 2% and almost 0% of false rejection rate