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The purpose of the study was to assess the peer acceptance of sensory challenged and non-disabled children in an inclusive education environment. A self structured tool developed by the investigator was used to assess the peer acceptance of sensory challenged and non-disabled children. Purposive sampling procedure was used to select the schools catering to the educational needs of both sensory challenged and non-disabled children attending inclusive schools in Bangalore city. 100 sensory challenged and 100 non-disabled children aged between 10-15 years were selected for the study. The research design included a quasi experimental design. Data collected was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The post assessment data revealed that the intervention programme had a positive influence on peer acceptance of sensory challenged and non-disabled children in an inclusive education environment.

Background of the study Health and illness underpin our everyday existence. Health allows us to live full lives and to function as social beings. Illness disrupts our lives, sometimes seriously. But health not only affects individuals, it also impacts upon society as a whole.The Children of today are the resources of the future. Preservation of their lives will always be a priority. Child health includes the care of the children from infancy to adolescence. Most of the children experience one or more episodes of illness. Many of them may be ill for short time and may not need hospitalization and some of them may need hospitalization and prolong treatment. Problem statement “A study to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding developmental delay among mothers of preschool children admitted at selected hospital Belgaum, Karnataka” The objectives of the study were 1. Assess the knowledge regarding developmental delay among the mothers of preschool children.. 2. Assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding developmental delay among mothers of preschool children. 3. To find out the association between the knowledge of mothers of preschool children with their socio demographic variables Hypothesis H1: There will be post test knowledge scores of preschool mothers are higher than the pre test knowledge scores H2: There will be significant association between pre test knowledge scores regarding developmental delay among mothers of preschool children with their selected demographic variables. At 0.05 level of significance Research Design A Pre-experimental research design Demographic variables Age of the mother, educational status of the mother, occupation of mother Research Setting The investigators selected 40 mothers of selected Hospital, Belgaum. Findings related to association between pre test knowledge scores regarding developmental delay among mothers of preschool children with their demographic variables. Study findings reveals that there is significant association between pre test knowledge score of the mothers and demographic variable like age of mother, educational status of mother, occupation of mother, (P<0.05). Hence H1 was accepted. Interpretation and conclusion The present study was consistent with the study conducted by rearing practices among migrate mothers, to assess the knowledge status of mother on upper respiratory tract infection. In this finding there was no significant association between knowledge and demographic variables like educational status of the mothers and number of children.45 Keywords Knowledge, developmental delay, Mothers of preschool children, Infant and Young Child Feeding(IYCF)

An analysis is carried out to study the parametric influences of thermal radiation and first order chemical reaction on a two dimensional unsteady heat and mass transfer flow of Newtonian viscous incompressible fluid past an oscillating plate with Soret effect. It is observed that, the temperature and the fluid velocity decrease due to increase in Peclet number (Pe), whereas the concentration as well as the velocity is found to decrease as mass transfer Peclet number ( ) increases. It is also seen that, the vorticity vector of fluid particles increases due to increase in frequency parameter and time but found to decrease as mass transfer Peclet number increases.

This study examines the level of computer self-efficacy among English language pre-service teachers at Umm Alqara University in Saudi Arabia. Data were collected through self-reported ratings on a 5-point Likert-type scale. “Computer Self Efficacy Scale and demographic information form were used as data collection tools. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics (means, standard deviations, and percentages), and independent t-test were used. The results of this study revealed that pre-service English teachers had a high level of computer self-efficacy with Mean score (M=3.70) and std. Deviation (SD=0.35). Also, the findings indicated that pre-service English teacher males’ scores are significantly higher than that of the females. In order to increase the level of self-efficacy, training programs should be provided to English language pre-service teachers during their professional development.

Green mussel (Perna viridis) was brought from Fort- Cochin Fish market to the laboratory was shucked and collected the meat. Mussel meat packed in the Tin Free Steel can (130gm in a can) and were thermally processed in an over pressure retort. Heat penetration characteristics, process time, nutritional and sensory quality parameters etc were analyzed. F0 value of the product was 8.79 when thermal processed at 121oc for 48.94 minutes. The processed product was commercially sterile. The present study was to find out the changes in the biochemical constituents of green mussel (Perna viridis) when thermally processed in brine in an over pressure retort. Texture attributes such as hardness, chewiness, springiness, and cohesiveness did not show any marked variation in the processed meat. Proximate composition canned mussel meat showed a slight decrease when compared with fresh meat sample.

Different varieties of groundnut, soybean, sesame, safflower and sunflower were collected from different parts of store houses and market places of Marathwada region of Maharashtra state. By using different agar media mycoflora associated with these oilseed varieties was isolated. It was found that, Ghungru variety of groundnut, KSL-441 variety of soybean, Se1B variety of sesame, Bhima variety of safflower and Kargil variety of sunflower showed maximum incidence of fungi. Rhizopus stolonifer, Fusarium oxysporum and Macrophomina phaseolina showed minimum growth in presence of Trichoderma harzianum. Growth of Rhizopus stolonifer, Penicillium chrysogenum and Curvularia lunata was retarded due to Trichoderma viride.

This research studies the surface modification of poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fabric that was induced by DC plasma discharge for nanosiliver treatments. At first, DC plasma discharge was employed systematically as a function of plasma device parameters under different operating conditions including different time, different current and different hydrostatic pressure employing chemically inert argon or nitrogen as a working gas. The optimization of the best of these parameters were performed by the measurements and evaluation of mechanical properties, air permeability and water absorbency, Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) and the surface morphological changes of pretreated polyester fabrics were observed by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) photographic analysis , Then the pretreated PET fabric with plasma by the best conditions are subjected to nanosilver treatment by two different silver concentrations .The antibacterial activity of plasma treated and /or nanosilver treated PET against gram positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aurous) and gram negative bacteria(Escherichia coli) were examined. The results obtained showed that both the hydrophilicity and antibacterial behaviours against gram positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aurous) and gram negative bacteria(Escherichia coli) were highly improved by the treatment of fabric by either individual or combined DC cold plasma or nanosilver treatments.

The goal of this research is Assessing the impact of organizational strategies on the performance of Bank Mellat in Tehran. To achieve the goal a descriptive survey model was applied. The research is based on practical objectives. To collect information from the library - field and a questionnaire was used. Strategy tools used in this research are Kaplan and Norton strategy standard questionnaire, job satisfaction by Barry Field and Ruth performance by Liu and Sin. The statistical community in this research include all Mellat bank employees in Tehran branches which count up to 3000 people. In order to identify the 379 people for the sample group the questionnaires were distributed though cluster sampling method, based on the Cochran formula. In order to determine the validity of the questionnaire a content validity method was applied and for and to determine the reliability of the questionnaire Cronbach's alpha coefficients was applied. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were applied for data analysis. The first main research hypothesis on the effect of Mellat bank strategy on the successful performance of the Tehran branches, was approved. The second main research hypothesis on the effect of Mellat bank strategy on quantified successful performance of the branches, was approved, The third main research hypothesis on the effect of Mellat bank strategy on qualified successful performance of the branches, was approved.

Emotional intelligence is increasingly recognized as a key leadership competency and an essential component of behavioral aspect of managing organizations. Research show that managers’ ability to recognize and control their emotions leads to increase in employees’ contribution to organization, commitment, productivity, and customers’ satisfaction. Thus, This research primarily aims to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and transformational and transactional leadership styles. To collect data, a questionnaire was distributed among high school teachers and Vizinger’s and Burk’s measures were used to analyze data. The results did not show a meaningful relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership styles.

This study is concerned about the relationship of water quality parameters and aquatic life standards in Munzur and Peri River, Turkey. The rivers were classified according to water quality standards and the parameters were revealed the natural living conditions of fish in subjected ecosystems. Water quality parameters such as temperature, pH, DO, BOD5, COD, total hardness ammonium, nitrate, nitrite, Total Nitrogen, medium-P, chloride, sulphate, potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, turbidity, water flow rate and biological parameters such as E. Coli, F. Strp., T. Coli of Munzur and Peri River were detected once per 3 months during 2008-2009. In terms of physicochemical parameters of Munzur and Peri River, both rivers can be classified as 1st class inland water according to the classification properties. In conclusion we revealed that Munzur and Peri Rivers are in good condition for aquatic life which is unique in this area. The natural of the area should be protected and saved for future generations.