Women Journalists Working Conditions and Their Suitability in the Media

Going through the historical accounts of the press in India, though the women entered the journalistic profession in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, they did not played an important role in designing and reshaping it. Today there are several women editors, columnists and television anchors. In the last decade, more women have entered the profession, and many have equal access to all beats, blurring the ‘traditional male area’ line considerably. In this context, a study was conducted to know the working conditions and their suitability in the media. The study was conducted in Chennai. A Sample of 60 respondents was selected randomly by using purposive random samplingtechnique. The sample frame for the study includes both male and female journalists of print and electronic media. The respondents comprised of editors, sub- editors, reporters, programme executives and free lancers in both print and electronic media. The data was obtained using the questionnaire and it was analyzed using percentage analysis method. The findings reveals that women journalists are encouraged and given freedom to organize their work and do not face major discrimination in their working spot on the basis of gender and they are also given decision – making position in the media and their positions in the media is satisfactory. Regarding, importance given for women issues in the media, both men and women journalist consider women issues as one of the important issue and women issues are portrayed adequately in the media

Biotransformation of eugenol and isoeugenol to vanillin by Aspergillus Niger

Eugenol and isoeugenol are main chemical components of clove oil. These both chemical compounds are phenyipropene, the class of phenylpropanoids chemical compounds. Clove oil extracted from the leaves, stem, and buds of clove tree Syzygium aromaticum. It has clear to pale yellow oily liquid and used widely as an herbal drug. Eugenol and isoeugenol can produce vanillin by biosynthesis process. Vanillin is flavoring agent used extensively in food and perfume industry. Since consumer request on vanillin increasing, the study aim on producing vanillin compound by biosynthesis using Aspergillus niger. The objectives of the study are to learn the techniques of preparing the culture for growth of Aspergillus niger and to carry out biotransformation of eugenol and isoeugenol using Aspergillus niger. Methodology involves were culture growth of fungus, cultivation, inoculum development and analysis of compounds. The biotransformation process using Aspergillus niger is to change the eugenol and isoeugenol into vanillin compounds. All the compounds formed characterized by chromatographic technique using Gas chromatography-Flame Ionization Detector (GC-FID) and Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)

THE POWER OF THE DUKE IN “MY LAST DUCHESS”

In Robert Browning's "My final Duchess," a portrait of the selfish and electricity loving Duke of Ferrara is painted for us. although the duke's monologue appears at the surface to be approximately his past due wife, a close studying will display that the mention of his closing duchess is simply a side notice in his self-critical speech. Browning makes use of the dramatic monologue shape very skillfully to reveal us the controlling, jealous, and arrogant traits the duke possessed with out ever bringing up them explicitly

A Study on Satire in Vairamuthu Poems

Literature is all that is written in broad terms. Literary that delights the learned. Science literature is literature that gives knowledge primarily to the learned Linguistic history. There is no doubt that the meaning of the word 'Aṅkatam', which means sweet taste of fig buds in certain places in the literature, is the correct technique of saying 'Aṅkatam' which is still in use from the Sangam period to the present day. First of all, in today's world, crimes and grievances are indirectly ridiculed and ridiculed without any counter-opinions. Human society may have made great strides in understanding science. Why even set foot on the moon. Yet, the basic human feeling is one that stays with the mind forever with humor. When Mahatma Gandhi spoke about such humor, he once said that if there was no humor I would have committed suicide sometime in my life. Humor occupies an important and prominent place not only in individual human life but also in the film literature of life

Proverbs in Pillai Thamizh (A genre in Tamil Literature)

Proverbs is an archaic language and it is rich in simplicity, antiquity and sweetness. Proverbs are in use since ancient times itself. Earlier proverbs are used by the people on daily basis to express their culture. Proverbs are the result of people’s experience. Proverbs are used on daily basis because of its clarity, brevity and relevance. Tholkappiyam, is an ancient grammar text here the author defines proverbs as, it is nothing but a two-line sentence which gives the perfect meaning. Proverbs are used by all people in their day to day life. Human life, their feelings and knowledge are the central theme in proverbs. Proverbs can be considered to be the best in oral literature. Proverbs helps people to develop their intellectual and thinking power. Therefore, Tamil proverbs are considered as the encyclopedia of Tamil people. This article explains the importance of proverbs in ‘Pillai Thamizh’

A study of serum copeptin level in Acute Myocardial Infarction

INTRODUCTION: Acute Myocardial Infarction is the well known cause for morbidity and mortality in the world wide. AMI is a clinical cardiac event due to prolonged myocardial ischemia and necrosis. Myocardial ischemia defines reduced oxygen and nutrient supply to the cardiac myocytes due to decreased perfusion. The diagnosis is done by symptoms, signs and electrocardiogram findings, but in some patients, it is not possible. Rapid diagnosis of these patients helps to direct further management. Early diagnosis leads to proper treatment in time and also it prevents complications, thereby improving patients outcome. Cardiac biomarkers namely, Cardiac Troponin and CK-MB are available for detection of myocardial necrosis. These markers are released only after myocardial necrosis occurs. Delay in release of these markers affects the management. Therefore, cardiac markers with pathophysiology independent of myocardial necrosis might improve rapid diagnosis of AMI. COPEPTIN (CT-pro-vasopressin) is a new recently tested bio marker of acute endogenous (haemodynamic) stress. COPEPTIN is 39 amino acids glycopeptide and secreted with arginine vasopressin (AVP) and it is released from the hypothalamus together in stoichiometric pattern from stimulation of AVP release. The present study aims to evaluate the serum levels of COPEPTIN as an early marker in AMI, since AMI is an acute stress condition. AIM OF THE STUDY: To estimate the serum level of COPEPTIN in patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction within four hours of onset of chest pain. OBJECTIVES: 1. To correlate the S.COPEPTIN level with S.CK-MB. 2. To evaluate the correlation between S.COPEPTIN and other several known risk factors for AMI such as Random Blood Sugar, Blood.Urea, S.Creatinine and Lipid profile (S.Total Cholesterol, S.Triglycerides, S.HDL-C, S.LDL-C, S.VLDL). 3. To prove the use of S.COPEPTIN as an early marker of AMI. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted in Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur. 50 patients with symptoms of Acute Myocardial Infarction presented within 4 hrs of onset of pain in the casuality with ECG findings correlated and were taken as subjects.50 age and sex matched controls were taken as control group. The following parameters were estimated immediately after the serum separation. 1. Serum COPEPTIN, 2. Serum Creatine Kinase-MB, 3. Random Blood Sugar, 4. Blood Urea, 5. Serum Creatinine, 6. S.Total Cholesterol, 7. S.Triglycerides, 8. S.HDL cholesterol, CALCULATED PARAMETERS: 1. Body Mass Index:(BMI) = Weight in Kg/(Height in meters), 2. S.Very Low Density Lipoprotein = TGL/5, 3. S.Low Density Lipoprotein = T.Chol – (LDL +VLDL). ESTIMATION OF SERUM COPEPTIN: Serum COPEPTIN was measured in all the samples within one month of collecting the samples by Sandwich Enzyme – Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (ELISA). RESULTS: A total of 100 participants were included in the study. Out of these, 50 were grouped under control and 50 were under cases. The serum value of Copeptin, S.CK-MB, Random blood sugar, B.Urea,S.Creatinine,S. Total Cholesterol, S.HDL and S.TGL were estimated for all the samples in both the groups. BMI, S.VLDL, and S.LDL were calculated. In this study,the mean value of serum COPEPTIN (62.5 + 46.44 ng/L ) was significantly higher than that of healthy controls (34.8 + 13.4 ng/L).The mean S.CK-MB (16.08 + 10.71) level in the study group was significantly higher than in control group (9.68 + 3.86 ). But , CK-MB did not increase significantly as S. COPEPTIN increased in the early hours of AMI. Pearson correlation analysis also showed significant correlation between S.COPEPTIN with S.CK-MB. The mean S.total cholesterol level in the study group (201.5 ± 34.9) was higher than the control group (179.8 ± 14.5 ) which was statistically significant. The mean serum HDL-C which is lower in the study group compared to the control group (34.7± 3.4 versus 38.4 ± 5.7) which was statistically significant (p < 0.0001). The mean values of S.LDL-C, S.VLDL, and S.TGL are also significantly increased in the study group than the control group. This study shows that serum levels of COPEPTIN are high in patients with AMI at very early stage. CONCLUSION: COPEPTIN is a new bio marker of acute endogenous (haemodynamic) stress. In AMI, which is an acute stressful state, S.COPEPTIN level rises. Measurement of S.COPEPTIN helps to diagnose AMI in Emergency Department before the onset of necrosis.. Measuring S.COPEPTIN along with ECG and other markers improves the diagnostic sensitivity of the method. S.COPEPTIN can be used as a novel early marker in patients with AMI. Hence, earlier diagnosis helps in reducing the morbidity and mortality from AMI

Vairamuthu's Love for the Creatures Shown in the Kallikattu Ithikasam

Love is something that can be in everyone's heart. Even omniscient animals are bound by love. Only love can identify a rational human being. A thing can create and destroy. Love has the power to execute all things. Yes, a word that rules the world Love is exchanged by many different kinds of human beings. Such human beings are nurtured by virtues. The love between human beings starts and rises worldwide. Similarly, human beings love other living beings as well. The purpose of this article is to explore how the status quo of love is shown in the Cactus Epic. Man is a social animal. Sociologists want to show human beings as human beings. This situation does not show human beings as human beings but as animals.&nbsp; The reason for this is the changes that can take place in the context of time and the transition from the human condition to the animal. It is understood that there is no such thing as love.&nbsp; If love is in the state of a man forever he will not become an animal.&nbsp; Love in life is the foundation of life that carries us to the end of our lives with discipline

MARVELL’S “TO HIS COY MISTRESS” THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE ME AND IMAGERY

This paper is basically an elaborate examination of Andrew Marvell's acclaimed sonnet "To His Coy Mistress". This paper underlines the unimportance of deciphering an abstract book by detaching it from the memoir of its writer and the conditions of its age. On this premise, the paper contends that the libertine speaker in Marvell's sonnet doesn't communicate the writer's perspectives about the subject of actual love however speaks to the liberal materialistic mentalities of the Seventeenth century in England toward the male/female issues. Marvell's genuine voice shows up in the sonnet looking like the traditionalist strict implications which contradict the indulgent themes of the sonnet confounding subject and symbolism and subverting the significant contention of the sonnet. The paper represents that Marvell wears the cover of gratification trying to attempt his hands in the indulgent subject or the contemporary carpe-diem themes which are at chances with Marvell's otherworldly perspectives. Overall, the paper plans to give a verse by-refrain investigation, trailed by a reference section which delineates some critical expressive issues which in their turn uphold the contention of the paper that a sonnet is

PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF KAMALADAS POETY

This paper minutely scrutinizes the poems of Kamala Das which mirror the story of ladies subjugation, as a person needs, to preserve alive the myth of his superiority which results in bias in opposition to women in of lifestyles. In the eye of Kamala Das, even the act of intercourse itself has the male as aggressor and girls as recipient. numerous poems of Kamala Das factors to the implicit gender bias which affects the lives of women in all spheres of existence, everywhere in the international i.e. their status in society, schooling, careers, protection and peculiarly very life inside the society. Kamala Das yearns in the course of her lifestyles for true love and affection. She has been immensely frank and dauntless in expressing her physical wishes and for this she is severely criticized. Shared to stand on her personal and express flawlessly her physical need. Dance of the Eunuchs, one of the most great poems of Kamala Das, has successfully reflected the psychological country of poet as it could be tested on the lines of abjection idea evolved by using Julia Kristeva. Das poems mirror her sensualism main to spiritualism in the Radha Krishna portrayal

The Oral Contraceptive Pill: An Analysis Of The Portrayal Of The Pill On Pharmaceutical Websites

Internet Direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising (DTCPA) continues to be an important, popular and rising platform for pharmaceutical companies to market their products to consumers. The purpose of this study was to determine how traditional oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) are portrayed on the pharmaceutical websites during Internet DTCPA. This study also looked to see how women’s bodies and the process of menstruation were medicalized on these websites. Eight traditional OCP websites were analyzed using a qualitative content analysis. The findings suggest that website characteristics such as color, slogans, consumer incentives, images and videos are created in a strategic manner to show consumers about the positive and fail-proof aspects of the OCPs. Benefits such as pregnancy prevention, menstrual management and low amount of hormones took priority over the risks/side-effects of OCPs on the websites. The only risks/side-effects that were emphasized on the websites were the warnings given to smokers who might be using the OCPs or will begin to use the OCPs. Medicalization was also present during the Internet DTCPA of traditional OCPs. The results demonstrate that menstruation is defined through a symptomatic lens on the websites as being heavy, long, unpredictable and painful. Treatment of menstruation is encouraged to achieve main benchmarks such as a shorter period, a lighter period and a more predicable period. The role of doctors continues to be that of experts who will provide women with treatments using the OCPs to manage their menstrual cycles