Thirty Days Has September: A Daring Dramatization of Child Abuse
Author: Dr. Rajneesh Pandey
Abstract
It very difficult for any writer to raise such social and psychological perversions in their writings. Mahesh Dattani is such a daring writer who raises this issue very seriously and unhesitatingly in his plays specially in Thirty Days Has September. Almost every religion has its own observations regarding sexual relations and that certainly do not allow sex with blood relatives and innocent children. Every society too has defined illicit relations which violets the established rules and regulation. the main action and climax of the play shockingly reveal how the crime of incestuous relation is done by the same person who exploits mother and her daughter Mala. The message of the play is very clear that the boasting of the glorious history of our country, the so called social, economic and scientific development do not mean anything if the people do not have the courage to face and accept the bitter reality of incest which, unfortunately, has become the hidden part of our so called modern society. Any problem can be solved if the problem is accepted and addressed honestly. The problem of child abuse needs to be addressed very sincerely with top priority because children are the future of any nation and society. If they are not protected to bloom then even God cannot and must not save the nation. It is the need of hour to teach our children that silence against and surrender before any exploitation is the greatest sin.
Comparative Study of the Efficacy of Barleria Prionitis Leaf Extracts Against Bacteria
Authors: Swati Paul, Dibyajyoti Saha
Abstract
Bacterial infections are one of the prominent causes of health problems, physical disabilities and mortalities around the world. Symptoms and complications associated with bacterial infections such as fever, chills, headache, nausea, vomiting and organ failures affect patient’s life severely. Medicinal plants are a rich source of antimicrobial agents and provide a safer and cost effective way of treating bacterial infections. We report in this work for the first time, the potent antibacterial activity of different leaf extracts of Barleria prionotis L. The objectives of this study were to examine the antibacterial effect using different extract [petroleum ether (40o-60o), chloroform, ethanol (70%)] and column fraction of Barleria prionitis Linn (Acanthaceae) leaf and to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the different Barleria prionitis Linn (Acanthaceae) leaf extract and column fraction. S. typhi (Ty 2-59) [Chloroform extract, Column fraction]; V. cholerae (DN-6) [Column fraction]; V. cholerae (793) [Chloroform extract]; V. cholerae (813) [Chloroform extract, Column fraction]; M. luteus (ATCC-9341) [Chloroform extract, Column fraction]; L. sporogenus [Chloroform extract] and Citrobacter [Chloroform extract, Column fraction] were inhibited at 5mg/ml level. B. subtils (PI-6633) [Pet. ether extract] inhibited at 3.33mg/ml level. B. cereus (PI-11778) [Column fraction] and Providencia [Chloroform extract, Column fraction] were inhibited at 50mg/ml level.
RFID Based Parking System
Authors: Rashmi A, Sandhya J, MyvizhiSelvi V, Lakshmi G
Abstract
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is wideutilized invaried applications admireattending system, following system, observation system or parking system. Currently, the present parking system uses manual entrance through watcher to access the premise. Therefore, the corporateought torent security guard to observe the premise. In addition, the safety guards want to screen all motion of car or individualthat input or depart the premise. As a result, unauthorized car or individual can without difficultyget admission to the building. To cope with this problem, we proposed a parking gadgetthe usage of RFID erathat couldscreencar’s motion that input or depart the uniqueplace or locationthrough scanning the RFID tag. The potential benefit is it can improve security for both security guards and users. Besides that, this parking system can facilitate access control for users and improve traffic flow during peaks period. There are five modules in the proposed parking systems which are user registration, vehicle registration, RFID tag, staff and report generation .
Effect of Yogic Practices on Study Skills and Assertiveness Among Adolescent Girls
Author: Dr. A. S. Selvam
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of Yogic Practices on Study Skills and Assertiveness among Adolescent Girls. It was hypothesized that there would be a significantly improved on Study Skills and Assertiveness among Adolescent Girls due to Yogic Practices group than the control group.To achieve the purpose of the study investigator selected 30 Adolescent Girls were randomly selected from Chennai district. Their age ranges from 12 to 17 years. The subjects were divided into two equal groups namely, experimental group and control group. After analyzing the various factors associated with the presented study. Selected psychological variables - Study Skills was measured using measured using Study Skills questionnaire developed by M. Kanchana and Assertivenesswas measured through measured using Assertiveness questionnaire developed by Rathus. The selected subjects underwent eight weeks Yogic Practices from Monday to Friday every week. The collected data were Analysed statistically by analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) test and 0.05 was fixed as the level of significance. It was concluded that significant Improved in the Study Skills and Assertiveness due to effect of eight weeks training of Yogic Practices when compared to control group among Adolescent Girls.