Archives-November 2017

It is observed that formal training given on basic communication skills (CS) during medical undergraduate years can help to develop better doctor patient relationship throughout the clinical practice. Developing communication skills was felt as a need through formal training as well as in assessment, hence Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India, incorporated it in curriculum. To sensitize and train third year BDS students for communication skills and evaluate the module through their feedback. 55 third year BDS students were sensitized for communication skills through a module. The module was divided into four important aspects; 1) Components and barriers of effective CS while dealing with patients2) Training for effective communication viva voce examination 3) communicating effectively with different types of patients, 4) Improve Prescription writing as communication skill Knowledge gained by the participants through the module was statistically analyzed by comparing pre and post test results. At the end module was evaluated by the feedback obtained from students. Wilcoxon signed rank test used for comparison of responses before and after the implementation of module, showed highly significant differences. 98% students wrote in the feedback that the module was a key to learn nuances in routine clinical practice and guide to communicate well in viva. Sensitizing and training third year BDS students for communication skills was effective and would remain as an important component of University curriculum.

 Demonetisation, a commendable step taken by Modi government which is withdrawal of a particular currency from its circulation so as to curb the black money and to create the cashless transactions across the country. Terrorist funding, money laundering, counterfeit currency notes and black money being the specific most reasons behind the move of demonetisation. For the first time, demonetisation came into picture in 1946, and in 1978 for the second time and this is the third time in India . Demonetisation lead to various identifiable challenges faced by the general public. This paper elucidates the impact of demonetisation on the availability of the finances by the government and throwing light on the pros and cons of demonetisation.

Aging is a natural and continuous irreversible changing process. In this generalized progressive impairment of function occurs which result in loss of adaptive response to stress. Elders aged 85 and older are more vulnerable to stress and depression than other age groups. Laughter yoga is indeed the best medicine to be prescribed for the seniors to keep them in good cheer. Pre Experimental study design was used for this study. By using convenience sampling method 50 elderly clients for an old age home in Panipat was selected for the study. The data was collected by using Perceived Stress Scale (Sheldon Cohen, 1983). Data analysis was done by means of descriptive and inferential statistics. During Pre – Test Majority of the Samples 36 (72.00%) were having low level stress. Samples with Medium Stress were 14 (28.00%) None of the sample was with high stress. In Post – Test Samples with Low stress was 43 (86.00%). Samples with Medium Stress were 6 (12.00%). Only one sample was relatively free of stress. None of the sample has High Stress. Laughter yoga therapy was effective in relieving stress,‘t’ test value was 2.962 and the “P” Value was 0.0047. None of the demographic variables was associated with stress. Laughter Yoga therapy helps in reducing stress in elderly clients and generate positive attitude and doing this together in a group also helps to boost self – esteem and overcome feelings of insecurity.

Today Medical science gives us quick relief but not the guarantee of health. For health guarantee, we need to approach holistic health care. The Indian traditional medicine has rich scientific heritage of healing humans. The system of medicines which are considered to be Indian in origin; or the systems of medicine which are practised abroad and got assimilated in to Indian culture are known as Indian Systems of Medicine. Nowadays, there is a drastic change in the use of medicine from modern medicine to Traditional system of medicine due to their adverse drug events. It is observed that the regulator is focused more on modern medicine than on AYUSH products. While international standards for good manufacturing practices (GMP) have been prescribed by the WHO for herbal medicines, AYUSH regulations was still short of international standards such as the GMP. Although, over the years the Department of AYUSH has taken several initiatives to streamline regulations regarding labelling, packaging, improving quality of formulations through maintenance of GMP requirements, setting up testing facilities, inspections, etc. We need to travel far ahead to ensure the availability of quality-assured drugs for consumption or trial. However, in the absence of proper standards, guidelines and regulatory mechanism, the industry has failed to gain credibility and make a mark in global markets.

The aim of the present article is to investigate the notion of ambivalent identity in Wole Soyinka’s 1960 play, A Dance of the Forests. The central question of the study is: how does the main character behave when he is confronted with a different culture? To answer the question, the research does a postcolonial reading of Soyinka’s A Dance of the Forests. First, an introduction to postcolonialism, Soyinka’s literary career, various views on the ambivalent identity and a summary of the play are presented, and then the concept of ambivalent identity is explored in Demoke’s conduct. The research reveals that Demoke expresses definite ambivalence throughout the play. The article concludes that Demoke feels connected to the past and present, good and evil, creation and destruction at the same time.

Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) play a major role in controlling the load flow in the power system. In this paper, reactive power control is performed with STATCOM based on the fuzzy controller. The purpose of using the fuzzy controller is to improve the STATCOM performance for continuous and fast reactive power control. The performance of the STATCOM based fuzzy controller in a 14-bus test system with simulation is evaluated by MATLAB/SIMULINK software. Also, a control component to limit STATCOM's reactive power at level of nominal power is used to prevent damage. The simulation results will show the optimal performance of the fuzzy controller and the limiter.

Development planning in the urban areas in Kenya has taken a paradigm shift over the past decade and more so after the enactment of the new constitution in 2010. This study sought to investigate the influence of stakeholder involvement on the implementation of urban strategic development plans (USDP) in Kenya. The study was carried out in Kapsabet town, Nandi County. A sample size of 118 respondents was obtained from a population of 170 using Krejcie and Morgan method. They mainly came from the county Departments of Planning Infrastructure Development, Devolved Units & Special Programmes. Others were professionals and stakeholders in the town. Proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used to select the respondents. Questionnaires were used to collect data and the return rate was 95.8%. This study used both quantitative and qualitative methods of data analysis. The study also adopted a descriptive analysis where descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation were used to describe the basic features of the data and to provide simple summaries about the sample and the measures. The study found out that majority (58.4%) of respondents believed that stakeholder communication has got a positive influence on the implementation of USDP. In addition, majority (55.8%) of the respondents support stakeholder training as a way of achieving success in the implementation of USDP. Similarly, it is important to be accountable to the stakeholders in the implementation of the strategic development plan as 61% of the respondents attested to its importance.. The research findings and recommendations are useful in assisting the town managers, the Nandi County Government and all the stakeholders to take measures geared towards enhancing the implementation of urban strategic development plan and the realization of the vision and mission statements of the town.

Organization culture is a set of values that defines what the organization stands for, how it works and what things or activities it considers important. The primary aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of organizational culture on employee satisfaction with respective to Pearl Beverages Limited, Guntur. . Percentage score analysis has been applied to meet the primary aim of this study. The paper argues that organizational culture significantly influences employee satisfaction and performance

Rural marketing determines the carrying out of business activities bringing in the flow of goods from urban sectors to the rural regions of the country as well as the marketing of various products manufactured by the non-agricultural workers from rural to urban areas. The predominantly rural character of India’s national economy is reflected in the very high proportion of its population living in rural area’With more than 700 million people living in rural areas, in some 5,80,000 villages, about two—third of its workforce was engaged in agriculture and allied activities with a contribution of 29 percent of India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), India’s economy is predominantly rural in character. India’s economy can be thought of as comprising of two main sectors, namely, the Rural Sector and the Urban Sector. The Rural sector is composed of two main sub sectors i.e. the agricultural sub sector and the non— agricultural sub sector For the past decade, business visionaries have argued that these people, dubbed the “Base of the Pyramid”, make up an enormous, untapped market. Some of the world's biggest, savviest corporations have aimed to address their basic needs — by selling them everything from clean water to electricity and from FMCG to consumer durables. “Improving the lives of billions of people at the bottom of the economic pyramid is a noble endeavour. It can also be a profitable one.” C.K. Prahlad. The paper studies the changing scenario of Indian rural markets and implies some suggestions in improving the marketing strategy in rural selling and market promotion. This paper is an attempt to provide some mettle solutions to these challenges as it studies and follows some successful rural marketing strategies of modern times. This is particular in context of rural sales strategies rural promotion mix.

Water is a key feature in universe. Primary productivity gives information related the amount of energy available to support bioactivities of a system. The productivity of a small desert pond Sansolav was studied by the light-and-dark bottle method and by following the natural changes in carbon dioxide and oxygen.