ROLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN SKILL INDIA

Education is one of the most powerful instruments for reducing poverty and inequality in a country likeIndia. It is the key to enhanceIndia’s competitiveness in the global economy.  The linkage between higher education and national development is so strong that it has been widely believed that the nation does well so long as everything is well with the institutions of higher learning. In fact skilled manpower and a steady supply of knowledgeable and trained workforce are the prerequisites for rapid industrial and economic growth. Indiahas gradually evolved as a knowledge-based economy due to availability of capable, flexible and qualified human capital.Indiahas immense opportunities to position itself on the world globe, thanks to the rising influence of globalization.  However, there is a need to further develop and empower the human capital to ensureIndia’s global competitiveness. Indiais an agro based country with wealthy natural resources.  This is where our Indian Higher Education and Scientific Research should concentrate on and give importance to these aspects while developing the curriculum in Indian Universities.  The academic programs in Higher Education should therefore include scientific and technological methods and procedures to develop rural economy, exploiting the natural resources available in plenty in the ruralIndia.  Higher Education should offer programs for the empowerment of rural youth, men and women.  This approach will transform Indian population as effective human resources empowering them will knowledge and skill.Indian Industry and policy makers have realized the fact that India is facing a skill and knowledge crisis, giving rise to the formation of the National Policy on Skills Development. The policy envisions the establishment of a National Skill Development Initiative which will empower all individuals through improved skills, knowledge, nationally and internationally recognized qualifications to gain access to decent employment and ensure India’s competitiveness in the global market.  In the year 2008, a Coordinated Action on Skill Development with three-tier institutional structure consisting of PM’s National Council, National Skill Development Coordination Board (NSDCB) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) was created, which laid the institutional foundations for a more proactive role of public and private sector interactions and interfaces for harnessing the benefits of the demographic dividend

Management of false wire worm, Gonocephalum beetle (Tenebrionidae: coleoptera) in chickpea raised under residual moisture conditions

False wire worm, Gonocephalum indicum, incidence was observed for the first time in severe form in Rabi 2008-09 on chickpea, confined to saline tracts of Vidarbha (MS). Gonocephalum adults inflicts injury near collar region of chickpea resulting in collapsing and drying of plants translating into re-sowing of crop due to poor plantstand. Field study revealed 5.8 – 32.3% damaged plants with lowest damage in Module 9 (Seed treatment with clothianidin 2 gm/kg seed + spaying of chlorpyriphos 2 ml/liter water 20 days after crop emergence), Module 10 (Application of phorate granules 10 kg/ha at sowing + spraying of chlorpyriphos 2 ml/liter water 20 days after crop emergence) and Module 11(Seed treatment with clothianidin 2 gm/kg seed + application of clothianidin granules 200 gm/ha 20 days after crop emergence) with 5.8, 6.2 and 8.7% affected plants. The % drying of plants due to injury was in the range of 4.3 – 21.6 % with lowest in Module 11, Module 10 and Module 9 with 4.3, 6.0 and 6.2 % drying of plants, respectively. Superiority of Module 9 (20.4 q/ha) and Module 11 (19.7 q/ha) was evident in yield, whereas, lowest yield was observed in control plot (13.2 q/ha). Module 9 and Module 11 registered higher net returns of Rs. 13887 and Rs. 9948 per ha, respectively, whereas, Module 9 and Module 10 had highest ICBR of 1: 6.0 indicating the suitability of modules in terms of bioefficacy and cost effectiveness for the management of Gonocephalum in problematic area

Load Balancing Factor of DAG Based BNP Scheduling Algorithms

Effective scheduling of applications is crucial for achieving optimal performance in uniform computing environments. The scheduling problem is known to be NP-complete in both general and specific cases. Given its paramount importance, various BNP algorithms, including HLFET, MCP, ETF, and DLS, have been extensively explored, primarily designed for parallel processing systems. This study evaluates the performance of these four algorithms utilizing a Direct/Arbitrary Task Graph (DAG) comprising 11 tasks, focusing on key performance parameters such as efficiency and load balancing. The MCP algorithm demonstrates superior efficiency, while HLFET excels in terms of load balancing

Assessment of haemodynamic stability with intubating dose of intravenous rocuronium bromide versus vecuronium bromide in predominantly stenotic valvular cardiac surgery patients

Background: In the purely or predominantly mitral stenotic heart surgeries, the principal haemodynamic goals are to maintain a sinus rhythm and avoiding tachycardia. Thus rapid airway control and hemodynamic stability are vital for successful anaesthetic management of patients undergoing the cardiac surgeries. In such patients, muscle relaxants play a pivotal role for achieving good hemodynamic stability. Hence, this study was conducted to evaluate the hemodynamic stability of rocuronium bromide i.v. vecuronium bromide.Methods: The study conducted was randomized prospective double blind study in 60 adult patients (30 in each group) undergoing elective cardiac valvular surgery. Each group received either intubating dose of Rocuronium (0.6 mg/kg body weight) or intubating dose vecuronium (0.1 mg/kg body weight) intravenously after receiving sedation and analgesia. Hemodynamic parameters like heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure and central venous pressure were recorded at baseline 10 minutes after sedation /analgesia at induction, laryngoscopy and at  intubation. Any side effects during intubation were noted.Results: Intubating doses of either Rocuronium or vecuronium are not associated with any haemodynamic adverse effects. Also there were no statistically significant (p<0.05) differences between both these groups, in any of the variables at any time.Conclusions: The present study showed that Rocuronium had maintained excellent cardiovascular stability for the dose given to the patient. There was no statistically significant increase in heart rate, systolic, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressure after administration of Rocuronium as compared to vecuronium in the study.

Patient Diagnosis System Using Evolutionary Computation

Hospital management and business processes in hospitals have changed importantly over the past twenty years, as did the use of hospital information systems. In order to manage, search, and display patient information more efficiently, we define a patient information package . It is a set of a patients medical information from each visit. By means of patient information package s , both patient - oriented and problem - oriented query strategies, which are most frequently used in daily clinical practice and medical education, can be accommodated. As the symptoms of the patients were entered into the system and the system will run diagnosis system and gives result about the diseases he is suffering from. It also suggests the medicine for the particular di sease from which the patient is suffering to doctor

A Review: Enhancement of Degraded Video

We gift Associate in Nursing example-based approach to general improvement of degraded video frames. the tactic depends on building a lexicon with non-degraded elements of the video and to use such a lexicon to boost the degraded elements. The image degradation should originate from a “repeatable” method, in order that the lexicon image patches (blocks) ar equally degraded, so originating a lexicon with degraded blocks and their residues (differences in between degraded and original blocks). Once a match is found between a degraded block within the video and a degraded block within the lexicon, the associated residue of the latter is soft-added to the block of the previous. the tactic could be a generalization of the tactic for example-based super-resolution

A study of comparing single dose granisetron with combination of granisetron with dexamethasone in preventing postoperative nausea vomiting in laparoscopic cholecystectomies

Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) remains a vexing problem despite of advances in anaesthesia care. PONV is distressing adverse effect after anaesthesia and surgery, resulting in significant morbidity due to acute discomfort associated with emetic symptoms and longer stays in the recovery room or unexpected hospital admission in ambulatory settings.Methods: A prospective, randomized, double blind comparative study was conducted to compare the efficacy and adverse effects of injection granisetron 40µg/kg as a single dose and injection granisetron in two different doses (20µg/kg and 40µg/kg) in combination with dexamethasone 160µg/kg for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing general anaesthesia for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.Results: Nausea and vomiting were observed postoperatively at 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 24 consecutive hours after patient responded to verbal commands. Intensity of nausea graded verbally with an eleven point score (0-10) with those patients who scored their nausea as zero were termed nausea free, and 10 being most severe. Nausea scores when patient complains of nausea & if patient demand rescue antiemetic for nausea was noted down along with adverse effects if any. The data was analysed by ANOVA followed by unpaired‘t’ test, Chi-square/Fischer exact test or Kruskal Wallis Test.Conclusions: Granisetron as a single agent in dose 40µg/kg is effective as prophylactic antiemetic in preventing PONV in laparoscopic cholecystectomy whereas addition of dexamethasone 160µg/kg to granisetron significantly increases antiemetic efficacy of the granisetron in both the doses i.e. 20µg/kg and 40µg/kg without increasing any side effect. Granisetron 40µg//kg+injection dexamethasone 160µg/kg is best for antiemetic prophylaxis in highly emetogenic surgeries like laparoscopic cholecystectomy.  Granisetron 20µg/kg + injection dexamethasone can be cost effective alternative for routine antiemetic prophylaxis compared to granisetron 40µg//kg and granisetron 40µg//kg+ injection dexamethasone for all patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Reviews on Agro Sense Precision Agriculture Using Wireless Sensor Networks

Precision Farming is that the conjunction of a replacement management perspective with the new and rising data and communicat ions technologies resulting in higher yields and lower prices within the running of enormous scale industrial agricultural fields. It guarantees higher yields and lower input prices by time period and automatic observation of web site specific environmental and soil conditions victimisation completely different sensors and thereby up crop management, reducing waste and labou r prices. Wireless sensing element networking is gaining quality for managing exactitude agriculture through time period observation of agricultural parameters and weather conditions. Cheap simulation tools exist for evaluating giant scale sensing element networks; however, they fail to capture sensible aspects of wireless communication. Reality test - beds bring out actual challenges and vital aspects associated with large - scale readying of sensing element networks. During this paper, we have a tendency to g ift a test bed implementation of a wireless sensing element network for automatic and time period observation of soil and environmental parameters influencing crop yield. The paper describes the system design, physical setu p, sensing element node hardware and software package for time period observation and management of agri - parameters through a straightforward graphical interface. The paper presents sensible problems and technical challenges together with the mixing of sensors, placement of se nsors in out of doors setting, energy management theme and actual power consumption rates

Toxicological studies on Helicoverpa armigera in pigeonpea growing in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, India

Insecticide resistance level in pigeonpea pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) to technical grade insecticides collected from major pigeonpea growing districts of Vidarbha viz., Akola, Amravati, Buldhana, Yavatmal and Washim was worked out. LDP indicated LD50 of Cypermethrin in the range of 1.402 to 9.209 ppm with maximum in Yavatmal (9.209 ppm); LD90 within range of 6.021 to 18.427 ppm. LD50 of Quinalphos in the range of 1.303 to 4.789 ppm with maximum in Yavatmal (4.789 ppm); LD90 within range of 3.150 to 14.194 ppm.LD50 of Methomyl in the range of 1.297 to 3.792 ppm with maximum in Yavatmal (3.792 ppm); LD90 within range of 4.993 to 16.737 ppm.LD50 of Indoxacarb in the range of 0.521 to 2.709 ppm with maximum in Yavatmal (2.709 ppm); LD90 within range of 2.819 to 20.947 ppm.LD50 of Spinosad in the range of 0.713 to 2.408 ppm with maximum in Buldhana (2.408 ppm); LD90 within range of 6.413 to 18.349 ppm. The resistance level is visibly high in cypermethrin, moderate to indoxacarb, quinalphos, spinosad and low to methomyl; Yavatmal and Washim strains expressed higher resistance level to cypermethrin, quinalphos and methomyl, whereas Yavatmal and Buldhana strains expressed higher resistance level to indoxacarb and spinosad. The investigation will help to track resistence level in Helicoverpa armigera to different groups of insecticides

Impact of Bt transgenic cottons and insecticides on target and non-target insect pests, natural enemies and seedcotton yield in India

Genetically engineered cottons expressing ä-endotoxins from Bacillus thuringiensis have been adopted on a largescale worldwide. Therefore, we studied the efficacy of Bt cottons for the management of bollworms, their effects on nontarget insects, and seedcotton yield under insecticide protected and unprotected conditions. Helicoverpa armigera and Earias vittella damage was significantly lower in Bt than in non-Bt cottons, while no significant differences were observed in egg-laying by H. armigera. The populations of major non-target sucking insect pests such as Amrasca biguttula biguttula, Bemisia tabaci, Aphis gossypii, Oxycarenus laetus, Dysdercus koenigii and Nezara viridula and the generalist predators, viz Cheilomenes sexmaculatus, Chrysopa spp., and spiders did not differ significantly between Bt and non-Bt cottons. Insecticide application resulted in resurgence of cotton aphid and whitefly, possibly because of elimination of natural enemies or better growth of plants uder protected conditions. Abundance of bollworms, non-target pests, and generalist predators was significantly greater before insecticide sprays than after insecticide application, except in a few cases. Bollworm damage was lower and seedcotton yields higher in Bt than in non-Bt cottons. The present studies indicated that Bt cotton hybrids are effective for the management of bollworms and yield more, and do not have any adverse effects on the abundance of generalist predators