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The Broken Mirror: A Lacanian Perspective on John Trengove’s Film Inxeba (The Wound)
Authors: Andrews Grant
Published: September 2019

John Trengove’s film Inxeba (The Wound) was met with public outcry as it represented the sacred tradition of ulwaluko (“initiation”). The film was effectively banned in mainstream South African cinemas following a ruling by the Film and Publication Board (FPB) to assign a rating of X18 to the film. Many rights groups and activists were troubled by the FPB’s decision and argued that the outcry against the film was due to homophobic reactions to the representation of same-sex sexualities within hypermasculine Xhosa spaces. However, this paper argues for a more nuanced reading of the protests against the film, taking into account the symbolic aggression that the act of “truth-telling” in the film seemed to enact on traditional Xhosa people. I analyse the controversy by using ideas from Lacanian psychoanalysis as it relates to film study. I explore the film itself as analogous to Lacan’s concept of the mirror, creating tension between subject (in this case, traditional South Africans) and the image, or the representation of black individuals and cultural practices in the film. Additionally, I explore the radical alterity of the Other in the film, the seat of revulsion, threat and hostility, represented simultaneously by the queer characters and at times by constructs and images of whiteness, the whiteness of the director of the film and the whiteness represented in the text which is seen as threatening to Xhosa culture and values. I argue that the reactions to the film speak to deep psychic tensions in South Africa in terms of culture, sexuality and representation, and I explore how the controversy constitutes a pivotal moment in rethinking and reconfiguring South African queer representations, particularly concerning black subjects.
uMBD: A Materials-Ready Dispersion Correction that Uniformly Treats Metallic, Ionic, Covalent, and van der Waals Bonding
Authors: Kim Minho , kim won june , Gould Tim , Lee Eok Kyun , Lebègue Sébastien , Kim Hyungjun
Published: September 2019

Materials design increasingly relies on first-principles calculations for screening important candidates and for understanding quantum mechanisms. Density functional theory (DFT) is by far the most popular first-principles approach due to its efficiency and accuracy. However, to accurately predict structures and thermodynamics, DFT must be paired with a van der Waals (vdW) dispersion correction. Therefore, such corrections have been the subject of intense scrutiny in recent years. Despite significant successes in organic molecules, no existing model can adequately cover the full range of common materials, from metals to ionic solids, hampering the applications of DFT for modern problems such as battery design. Here, we introduce a universally optimized vdW-corrected DFT method that demonstrates an unbiased reliability for predicting molecular, layered, ionic, metallic, and hybrid materials without incurring a large computational overhead. We use our method to accurately predict the intercalation potentials of layered electrode materials of a Li-ion battery system – a problem for which the existing state-of-the-art methods fail. Thus, we envisage broad use of our method in the design of chemo-physical processes of new materials.
Hooking Together Sigmoidal Monomers into Supramolecular Polymers
Authors: Carini Marco , Marongiu Mauro , Strutyński Karol , Saeki Akinori , Melle-Franco Manuel , Mateo-Alonso Aurelio
Published: September 2019

Supramolecular polymers have a lot of potential in the development of new materials because of their inherent recyclability and their self-healing and stimuli-responsive properties. Supramolecular conductive polymers are generally obtained by the assembly of individual disk-like π-conjugated molecules into columnar arrays that provide an optimal channel for electronic transport. We report a new approach to prepare supramolecular polymers by hooking together sigmoidal monomers into 1D arrays of π-stacked anthracene and acridine units, which give rise to micrometer-sized fibrils that show pseudoconductivities in line with other conducting materials. This approach paves the way for the design of new supramolecular polymers constituted by acene derivatives with enhanced excitonic and electronic transporting properties.
Electrochemistry-Enabled Ir-Catalyzed Vinylic C−H Functionalization
Authors: Yang Qi-Liang , Xing Yi-Kang , Wang Xiang-Yang , Ma Hong-Xing , Weng Xin-Jun , Yang Xiang , Guo Hai-Ming , mei tian-sheng
Published: September 2019

Synergistic use of electrochemistry and organometallic catalysis has emerged as a powerful tool for site-selective C–H functionalization, yet this type of transformation has thus far mainly been limited to arene C–H functionalization. Herein, we report the development of electrochemical vinylic C–H functionalization of acrylic acids with alkynes. In this reaction an iridium catalyst enables C–H/O–H functionalization for alkyne annulation, affording a-pyrones with good to excellent yields in an undivided cell. Preliminary mechanistic studies show that anodic oxidation is crucial for releasing the product and regeneration of a Ir(III) intermediate from a diene-Ir(I)complex, which is a coordinatively saturated, 18-electron complex. Importantly, common chemical oxidants such as Ag(I) or Cu(II) did not give significant amounts of the desired product in the absence of electrical current under otherwise identical conditions.
Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide into Selective Hydrocarbon Using Isomorphic Atomic Substitution in Stable Copper Oxide
Authors: Nellaiappan Subramanian , Kumar Ritesh , Shivakumara C. , Irusta Silvia , Hachtel Jordan A. , Idrobo Juan-Carlos , Singh Abhishek Kumar , Tiwary Chandra Sekhar , Sharma Dr Sudhanshu
Published: September 2019

The conversion of carbon dioxide into selective hydrocarbons is vital for green energy generation. Due to the chemical instability and lower activity, environmentally stable transition metal oxides (e.g. CuO) are unpopular for CO2 electroreduction catalysis. Here, we demonstrate substitution of Cu with isomorphic atom i.e. Ni in the CuO and utilize it for improving the hydrocarbon selectivity by 4 times as compared to pristine CuO. Hydrocarbon formation is achieved at the lowest possible applied potential (-0.2 V RHE). This gives the overpotential of about 0.37 V for methane and 0.28 V for ethylene, the lowest ever reported. Employing the ionic interaction between Ni and Cu, this catalyst suppresses the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) to improve the hydrocarbon selectivity prominently. It is observed that current normalized by the BET surface area gives 15 to 20 times enhancement in the case of Ni substituted CuO compared to undoped CuO. The in situ experiments indicate that Ni doped CuO prefers CO pathways compared to formate resulting into high hydrocarbon selectivity. The experimental observation is further supported by DFT studies, which reveals that the CO molecule is stabilized on Cu0.9375Ni0.0625O surface rather than the CHO intermediate, in comparison to the pristine CuO surface.
Directed Evolution of P450 Fatty Acid Decarboxylases via High-Throughput Screening Towards Improved Catalytic Activity
Authors: Xu Huifang , Liang Weinan , Ning Linlin , Jiang Yuanyuan , Yang Wenxia , Wang Cong , Qi Feifei , Ma Li , Du Lei , Fourage Laurent , Zhou Yongjin J. , Li Shengying
Published: September 2019

P450 fatty acid decarboxylases (FADCs) have recently been attracting considerable attention owing to their one-step direct production of industrially important 1-alkenes from biologically abundant feedstock free fatty acids under mild conditions. However, attempts to improve the catalytic activity of FADCs have met with little success. Protein engineering has been limited to selected residues and small mutant libraries due to lack of an effective high-throughput screening (HTS) method. Here, we devise a catalase-deficient Escherichia coli host strain and report an HTS approach based on colorimetric detection of H2O2-consumption activity of FADCs. Directed evolution enabled by this method has led to effective identification for the first time of improved FADC variants for medium-chain 1-alkene production from both DNA shuffling and random mutagenesis libraries. Advantageously, this screening method can be extended to other enzymes that stoichiometrically utilize H2O2 as co-substrate.
Potassium Pre-Inserted K1.04Mn8O16 Cathode Materials for Aqueous Li-Ion and Na-Ion Hybrid Capacitors
Authors: Zhang Yamin , Chen Lina , Hao Chongyang , Zheng Xiaowen , Guo Yixuan , Chen Long , Lai Kangrong , Zhang Yinghe , Ci Lijie
Published: September 2019

For the applications of aqueous Li-ion hybrid capacitors and Na-ion hybrid capacitors, potassium ions are pre-inserted into MnO2 tunnel structure, the as-prepared K1.04Mn8O16 materials consist of nanoparticles and nanorods were prepared by facile high-temperature solid-state reaction. The as-prepared materials were well studied andthey show outstanding electrochemical behavior. We assembled hybrid supercapacitors with commercial activated carbon (YEC-8A) as anode and K1.04Mn8O16 as cathode. It has high energy densities and power densities. Li-ion capacitors reach a high energy density of 127.61 Wh kg-1 at the power density of 99.86 W kg-1 and Na-ion capacitor obtains 170.96 Wh kg-1 at 133.79 W kg-1. In addition, the hybrid supercapacitors demonstrate excellent cycling performance which maintain 97 % capacitance retention for Li-ion capacitor and 85 % for Na-ion capacitor after 10,000 cycles.
Boosting the Rate and Cycling Performance of β-LixV2O5 Nanorods for Li Ion Battery by Electrode Surface Decoration
Authors: Wang Panpan , Du Yue , Zhang Baoyou , Yao Yanxin , Xiao Yuchen , Ci Lijie , Xu Chengyan , Zhen Liang
Published: September 2019

The β-phase lithium vanadium oxide bronze (β-LixV2O5) with high theoretic specific capacity up to 440 mAh g-1 is considered as promising cathode materials, however, their practical application is hindered by its poor ionic and electronic conductivity, resulting in unsatisfied cyclic stability and rate capability. Herein, we report the surface decoration of β-LixV2O5 cathode using both reduced oxide graphene and ionic conductor LaPO4, which significantly promotes the electronic transfer and Li+ diffusion rate, respectively. As a result, the rGO/LaPO4/LixV2O5 composite exhibits excellent electrochemical performance in terms of high reversible specific capacity of 275.7 mAh g-1 with high capacity retention of 84.1% after 100 cycles at a current density of 60 mA g-1, and acceptable specific capacity of 170.3 mAh g-1 at high current density of 400 mA g-1. The cycled electrode is also analyzed by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, ex-situ X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope, providing further insights into the improvement of electrochemical performance. Our results provide an effective approach to boost the electrochemical properties of lithium vanadates for practical application in lithium ion batteries.
Rapid Crystallization and Kinetic Freezing of Site-Disorder in the Lithium Superionic Argyrodite Li6PS5Br
Authors: Gautam Ajay , Sadowski Marcel , Prinz Nils , Eickhoff Henrik , Minafra Nicolo , Ghidiu Michael , Culver Sean , Albe Karsten , Fässler Thomas , Zobel Mirijam , Zeier Wolfgang
Published: September 2019

Lithium argyrodite superionic conductors are currently being investigated as solid electrolytes for all-solid-state batteries. Recently, in the lithium argyrodite Li6PS5X (X = Cl, Br, I), a site-disorder between the anionsS2–and X–has been observed, which strongly affects the ionic transport and appears to be a function of the halide present. In this work, we show how such disorder in Li6PS5Br can be engineered viathe synthesis method. By comparing fast cooling (i.e. quenching) to more slowly cooled samples, we find that anion site-disorder is higher at elevated temperatures, and that fast cooling can be used to kinetically trap the desired disorder, leading to higher ionic conductivities as shown by impedance spectroscopy in combination with ab-initiomolecular dynamics. Furthermore, we observe that after milling, a crystalline lithium argyrodite can be obtained within one minute of heat treatment. This rapid crystallization highlights the reactive nature of mechanical milling and shows that long reaction times with high energy consumption are not needed in this class of materials. The fact that site-disorder induced viaquenching is beneficial for ionic transport provides an additional approach for the optimization and design of lithium superionic conductors.
Maritime—Aquatic; Territorial—Territoriality: Tracing Michael N. Pearson’s Work on the Sea
Authors: Mukherjee Rila
Published: September 2019

This essay traces Michael Pearson’s work from writing maritime history to a more inclusive oceanic history, and also his later interest in water histories. It evokes Michael’s nostalgic remembering of the littoral and his condemnation of the territorialisation of the shore and the seas from the 1990s that changed its nature radically. It argues that Michael’s notion of territoriality remains unfinished because he ignored the flows of global capital that re-ordered territoriality.
Of Ports and Portugal: Keywords in Honour of Michael Pearson
Authors: Gupta Pamila
Published: September 2019

This article will track my own intellectual engagement with Michael Pearson’s wide-ranging scholarship (on topics that range from ports to Portugal) over a twenty-year span (1995-2015). Similar to Pearson, I began my academic career as a Goa (Indo-Portuguese) specialist and moved onto studying the Indian Ocean as a point of connection and comparison across aquatic terrains. I will take up certain “keywords” as a vocabulary of culture and society (following Raymond Williams, 1976) specific to Pearson’s oeuvre in order to show my conceptual development through his scholarship, and his important contributions to historiography and historical studies. Keywords will range from “corruption, corsairs and crowds” in 16th -17th century Portuguese India, to “ports, islands, the monsoon, and a whiff of the ozone” in the Indian Ocean world, and lastly to “hippies and tourism” in postcolonial Goa.
Michael Pearson: A Bibliography
Authors: JIOWS Editors of the
Published: September 2019

Since the late 1960s, Michael Pearson’s work has been at the forefront of thestudy of the Indian Ocean World. Pearson’s unparalleled contribution to thefield has long been recognized by his pears. In 1981, the famed historian ofGoa, Teotonio R. de Souza, wrote in an introduction to one of Pearson’s booksthat it ‘will stand out as the best effort on the part of a non-Indian historianto do justice to the Indian component of Indo-Portuguese history.’ In 2004,Pearson spoke to this acclaim in an interview with Frederick Noronha, a journalist-publisher based in Goa. He said: ‘Certainly this is what I have wantedto achieve when I write about the Portuguese in India: to locate them in theIndian context in which they operated and by which they were constrained.This is a deliberate attempt to counter the triumphalism, and even racism, ofmuch Portuguese writing on their empire.’ But Pearson’s influence was notlimited to Goa and the coastal western India. Across nearly four decades ofwork, Pearson was always a leader in developing the longue durée approach tostudying the Indian Ocean World.To honor this influence, the editors of the Journal of Indian Ocean WorldStudies have compiled an exhaustive bibliography of Michael Pearson’s work.They have also appended short descriptions to some of his most importanttexts. Limited space meant that abstracts could not be attached to each reference. The editors decided that where they existed, abstracts written by Pearson or his co-editors would be prioritized. They then selected some of his works without abstracts to write their own abstracts or mini reviews (indicated with **). Particular prominence has been given to some of his earlier, lesser-known works. The intention was to use the space to reflect the diversity of Pearson’s research, while highlighting some of its core themes.
Temporary Shelters for the Homeless in Delhi: A Study-based Reflection
Authors: Bhatt Sanjai
Published: September 2019

Temporary Shelters for the Homeless in Delhi: A Study-based Reflection
Socio-Economic and Health Conditions of Some Major Tribes in Andhra Pradesh
Authors: Babu K.S.
Published: September 2019

Socio-Economic and Health Conditions of Some Major Tribes in Andhra Pradesh
Sex Identity vs. Sexual Orientation: Understanding Transgender Category in India
Authors: Prakash L.T. Om
Published: September 2019

Sex Identity vs. Sexual Orientation: Understanding Transgender Category in India
Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) Interventions in India: A Grassroots Level Perspective
Authors: Dwivedi Ritesh
Published: September 2019

Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) Interventions in India: A Grassroots Level Perspective
Trapped: Stories from Puppets of Patriarchy (Documentary) Produced and Directed by Nairruti Jani, Florida Gulf Coast University, 2012, 34 minutes (Color)
Authors: Mohan Brij
Published: September 2019

Trapped: Stories from Puppets of Patriarchy (Documentary) Produced and Directed by Nairruti Jani, Florida Gulf Coast University, 2012, 34 minutes (Color)
Advancing Global Social Policy Knowledge and Practice Through the Use of Films
Authors: Wichinsky Lillian
Published: September 2019

Advancing Global Social Policy Knowledge and Practice Through the Use of Films
Too Close for Comfort: Canada, the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, and the North American Colo(u)r Line
Authors: McKercher Asa
Published: September 2019

Too Close for Comfort: Canada, the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, and the North American Colo(u)r Line
Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America
Authors: Cottrol Robert J.
Published: September 2019

Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America
The F Street Mess: How Southern Senators Rewrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Authors: Karp Matthew
Published: September 2019

The F Street Mess: How Southern Senators Rewrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Civil War and Agrarian Unrest: The Confederate South and Southern Italy
Authors: Escott Paul D.
Published: September 2019

Civil War and Agrarian Unrest: The Confederate South and Southern Italy
The Civil War and the Transformation of American Citizenship
Authors: Green Michael
Published: September 2019

The Civil War and the Transformation of American Citizenship
Keep the Days: Reading the Civil War Diaries of Southern Women
Authors: Zboray Mary Saracino
Published: September 2019

Keep the Days: Reading the Civil War Diaries of Southern Women
The Subaltern Speak- A Study On The Culture Of The Arunachalis With Special Reference To Mamang Dai’s The Legends Of Pensam
Authors: Dumenil Ms. Cheryl Antonette , Davis Dr. Cheryl
Published: September 2019

North- East India is an under veiled region with an awe-inspiring landscape, different groups of ethnic people, their culture and heritage. Contemporary writers from this region aspire towards a vision outside the tapered ethnic channel, and they represent a shared history. In their writings, the cultural memory is showcased, and the intensity of feeling overflows the labour of technique and craft. Mamang Dai presents a rare glimpse into the ecology, culture, life of the tribal people and history of the land of the dawn-lit mountains, Arunachal Pradesh, through her novel The Legends of Pensam. The word ‘Pensam’ in the title means ‘in-between’,  but it may also be interpreted as ‘the hidden spaces of the heart’. This is a small world where anything can happen. Being adherents of the animistic faith, the tribes here believe in co-existence with the natural world along with the presence of spirits in their forests and rivers. This paper attempts to draw an insight into the culture and gender of the Arunachalis with special reference to The Legends of Pensam by Mamang Dai.
Arms Technology and Disarmament
Authors: Singh Dr.Kamaljit
Published: September 2019

In 19th and 20th century many scientific and technological developments have occurred in many fields. The positive developments have proved very beneficial for humankind. But the advent of science and technology in the field of armaments have resulted in the invention of weapons of mass destruction. The nuclear weapons, the chemical weapons, the biological weapons, the missiles and conventional weapons development and improvement have created many problems of destructive nature. The new emerging technologies have made the situation worst for mankind. The United Nations General Assembly has made many attempts to protect the world and convert the destructive measures to peaceful measures so that humanity can benefit from it. The need of the time is to develop new scientific and technological devices to destroy the existing weapons of mass destruction and save the mankind, and these technologies should be developed for peaceful purposes.
Weapons and guns in Bukhara Khanate in the period of Sheybanid’s dynasty
Authors: Turginovich Zamonov Akbar
Published: September 2019

This paper gives scientific analyses about fire arms – cannons, tufangs and zarbzans, which were introduced in Bukhara Khanate in XVI century and the mechanisms and role of use of such weapons. The article is based on translated sources, published studies and previously in the years of independence.
Guilt and Redemption : A Critical Study of the Kite Runner by Khalid Housseini
Authors: Sujata
Published: September 2019

The literature of Afghanistan speaks the voice of every violated soul either it is male or female. Specially, it speaks the voice of violence, taking place towards every male, female and child. Violence is not only a harsh threat to our life but it blocks our happiness. Violence totally kills our ambition, and simultaneously our every future positivity by which we can face the bold incidents coming in front of us. Actually violence has no clear cut definition and explanation. A process of creative fiction has always been a segment of the creative evolution of the society itself. Afghan fiction has also the same segment and immersed in the social and political milieu. In the tumultuous era of past three or more decades and especially after 1979, there is change of patterns and subjectivity of Afghan writers. These writers have almost created a body of a literature that is homeless in every respect and the almost literature is produced largely by the diasporas creative souls of Afghanistan.  These writers due to the miserable condition left the country and now living in foreign lands. The phases of different type of war and violence have affected Afghanistan and inflicted so much harm on the country. This harm was to such extent that the social life of common people along with their customs and traditions are completely in disorder and a state of disarray. So Afghan writers worked for the improvements and every Afghan artist became so much conscious and keen to preserve and worked for the recreation of Afghanistan’s post. It is quite natural Afghan writers blend their fiction in their memory of time they lived in the country to and their highly emotional and experiences in Afghanistan. Afghan writers, haunted strongly by memories, and they prefer talking about only Afghanistan. They rarely talks about their plight as exiled and refuge in the host country like U.S.A and France. The diverse area of study finds its face in the faithful exploration of day to day life exclusively from the perspective of the common victimized Afghan. This study presents a sequence and execution of violence as well as guilt and redemption in the novel the Kite Runner by Khalid Housseini.
The Interplay between Eros and Thanatos in Julian Barnes’ The Sense of an Ending
Authors: Singh Dr M. S. Xavier Pradheep
Published: September 2019

The classical Freudian psychoanalysis enunciates the idea that the dual instincts, Eros and Thanatos, determine the phenomena of life. This paper attempts to analyse how these two instincts fight each other and how their interaction determines the course of the lives of the characters in the Booker-winning novel, The Sense of an Ending, by Julian Barnes. The analysis reveals that Thanatos dominates in the novel, often leading the characters to aggression, violence, self-destruction, and death.
Cities of Hope and Despair: Shattered expectations in Dattani' s 'Seven steps Around the Fire'
Authors: Mehdi Zeba , Kumar Dr Shravan
Published: September 2019

The present paper aims at the portrayal of shattered expectations of the marginalised class. Dattani is a man of fine intellect who prefers to highlight the plight of the oppressed ones. His plays tackle the plays that generally discuss the tabooed subjects efficiently. Dattani’s plays deal with the lives of urban class. The cities of hope turn out to be the disastrous places where the victims only suffer in the hands of the established and powerful people of the society. The paper also intends to portray the arbitrary nature of the oppressor. The plays project the power in full strength over a common man. The target of the paper is to depict the silent social voices that often do their best in the deterioration of the lives of those who come under the scrutiny of the privileged class. The paper however aims at the basic human instinct that hopes for betterment but gets nothing more than humiliation. Dattani shows that education has not improved the basic nature of a man, who has to choose between barbarism and humanity; however he chooses the first one.
Transportation means on the caravan roads of the late middle ages
Authors: Ugli Ergashev Jahongir Yunus
Published: September 2019

In the following article the info is given on the means of the transport used in the caravan routes in the trade-economic relations of khanate of Bukhara with neighboring countries in medieval times. Included there, the starting of domestication and usage of horse drawn vehicles, camels, donkeys and others, the capacity of daily load of camels, horses, donkeys which were core of caravans, their daily distance, the necessary tasks in the incidents occurred in caravan routes (injuries, bruises, contagious diseases) the stopping regulation of caravans (sand storm, in heat and frost) is thoroughly analyzed.
Contextualisation Of Conflicts Between Tradition And Modernity In Orhan Pamuk’s My Name Is Red
Authors: Ezhugnayiru A.
Published: September 2019

Orhan Pamuk’s fictional world is stacked up with ambiguities and peculiarities of need. His books are stacked up with the challenges of adherence to the custom of the East and the progression of the West. His books portray the propelled Turkey got between the arrangement to transform into a typical and westernized state and the draw of Islamic fundamentalist who try to keep up the Turkish culture. In My Name Is Red, Pamuk reintroduces Ottoman social history and Islamic style into popular culture through various storytellers. In My Name is Red Pamuk endeavors to set the discourse between the conventionalist driving forces of Turkey and the Modernists rolling. The conventionalist driving forces request that a craftsman should not fall prey for the money. All through the novel Pamuk endeavors to research the differentiations among East and West with the help of the miniatures. His works are the mix of Eastern and Western systems, events and styles through which he endeavors to go between these two universes.
Ideological Manifestations: An Analysis of Alexander William Kinglake’s Journey to Ottoman Syria
Authors: Jneidy Lama Jamal Eddin
Published: September 2019

This paper will look into A. W. Kinglake’s travel book Eothen (First published in 1844) focusing on the episodes of his journey concerning Greater Syria in particular in an attempt to critique it as a work of pure ideology whereby the region is portrayed as a lawless jungle dominated by oppression and violence taking into consideration the socio-political environment of the country at the time. It is a contextual reading of the text as an endeavour to point out to the author’s failure in capturing the entirety of Syria’s reality and in giving it justice by focusing on transient situations and magnifying them while ignoring all that is positive. Constructed upon the extremity of a utopic/dystopic society, that is of West and East, Eothen does not manifest any form of positive cross-cultural encounter. On the contrary, it affirms the separation between a European progressive civilized self and a degenerate other.
Entrepreneurship Problems and its remedies for Rural Villages in India
Authors: N Dileep , Bhavani
Published: September 2019

India’s most of the population lives in rural villages, approximately 73%  (SandeepSaxena) of the population held up with agriculture and associated works as their main stream of income resources. The Countries economic development and financial growth fundamentally depends on the rural area and their living standards of rural population. Entrepreneurship in rural areas is one of the utmost important initiate towards economic development of county and its constituencies. Rural Entrepreneurship facilitates to uses the scarce resources in most effective manner thus increasing profits and rural livelihood. Due to lack of educational knowledge gap most of the rural entrepreneurs are unaware of the innovative development techniques and modern marketing methods etc. The main problem faced by rural entrepreneurs is raw materials and financial investments. Commonly rural entrepreneurs face the strange problems like, lack of training and development programs, fear of risk, and lack of experience in business, illiteracy, limited market scope and competition from the city entrepreneurs.
Aftermath Effect Of GST On Consumer Purchasing Power
Authors: Thowseaf S. , Millath M. Ayisha , Ali K. Malik
Published: September 2019

Tax is an important source of income for the country. It is through tax; country strengthens its defense system, infrastructure, and government. Hence, tax system plays a predominant role in developing country’s economy. The complication in taxation system and liberty for taxpayers are key factors generating loopholes for corruption. GST is superior taxation system over VAT but, if neither properly implemented nor scrutinized according to the economy, it is people residing get affected.  GST taxation system is capable of increasing legal transaction, reducing corruption and complexity that exists in current taxation. India is 166th country to adopt GST and GST taxation slab in India is 0%, 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%.  Although average Tax levied is 14.8750% in India, it is 28% tax that is levied for most of the commodities, which are directly or indirectly used in everyday life of common individuals. Despite, GST being favorable to distributor in-terms of profit and government to attain tax by increasing legal transaction through invoice. It is noted that for the same percentage of taxation, the amount does not vary for VAT and GST. The tax slab decreased for 71 commodities and no change in 21 commodities; there has been an increase in tax slab for 60 commodities. 26% taxation was levied for most commodities considered was currently levied by 28% taxation which is greater than before. It was found that average tax percentage reduced was calculated to be 6.07143. The average tax percentage increase was calculated to be 4.7833 percentage for the considered commodities. The overall tax average tax percentage is estimated to be 14.8750% which does not have a significant difference concerning tax levied before GST, which was calculated to be 15.7829% for considered commodities. Therefore, the consumer purchasing power and overall living standard of the individual in India will remain almost same.
Influencers of Employee turnover in Bank industry
Authors: Pillai Sindhu .S. , Mathew Dr. Rincy .V.
Published: September 2019

Employee turnover is a crucial issue for banking organizations as it is regarded with more workers quitting the banks. It is a  tough task for all HR professionals. The employee turnover is the proportion of employees who depart from organization during a specified period. Therefore employee turnover in the organizations or companies has been a topic of interest in both academicians and industry. In this regard this paper is an effort to understand what are the major influencers of employee turnover in banking sector of  Chidambaram Taluk.
Work-Life balance of employees in Hyundai Motors India Limited, Chennai
Authors: Santhanalaxmi K. , Chandramohan Dr. S.
Published: September 2019

In today’s world, organizations started designing strategies for maintaining the work-life balance of their employees. It is necessary for both the employers and employees of the organisation. Employees are one of the important assets of the organisation; hence the business organisations have the sole responsibility of protecting their employees from mental and physical stress. This issue is complicated and problematic as it will vary from individual. WLB is one of the key approaches for improving the productivity of the organisation and also employee retention. This paper revolves around the study of work-life balance of employees in Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL), Chennai to improve the productivity and employee retention. The questionnaires are collected from the employees of the industry and tools like Chi-square, ANOVA, and Correlation have been applied for the analysis.
Empirical Study On Attributes Leading To Satisfaction Among Bank Customer
Authors: Veeralakshmi Ms.U.Sakthi , Venkatesan Dr.G.
Published: September 2019

This research aims at measuring the service quality in public and private banking sector and identifying its relationship to customer satisfaction and behavioral intention. The study was conducted among 500 bank customers by using revised SERVQUAL instrument with 26 items. Behavioral intention of the customers was measured by using the behavioral intention battery. The researcher has used a seven point likert scaling to measure the expected and perceived service quality (performance) and the behavioral intention of the customer. The instrument was selected as the most reliable device to measure the difference-score conceptualization. It is used to evaluate service gap between expectation and perception of service quality. Modifications are made on the SERVQUAL instrument to make it specific to the Banking sector. Questions were added to the instrument like Seating space for waiting (Tangibility), Parking space in the Bank (Tangibility), Variety of products / schemes available (Tangibility), Banks sincere steps to handling Grievances of the customers (Responsiveness). The findings of the study revealed that the customer’s perception (performance) is lower than expectation of the service quality rendered by banks. Responsiveness and Assurance SQ dimensions were the most important dimensions in service quality scored less SQ gap. The study concluded that the individual service quality dimensions have a positive impact on Overall Satisfaction.
Skill Cognizance Of Women Graduates Towards Digital Entrepreneurship In Tamilnadu State, India
Authors: Chandrasekar Dr. K.
Published: September 2019

Women entrepreneurs play a key role in any economy. Women entrepreneurs who prove to be successful in taking on the risks of start-ups are rewarded with profits, fame and continued growth opportunities. Digital entrepreneurship is the process of designing, launching and running a new business, which is predominant in online and cashless transactions, and paperless administration. Digital entrepreneurship has been described as the "capacity and willingness to develop, organize and manage a online business venture along with any of its risks in order to make a profit”. While definitions of entrepreneurship typically focus on the launching and running of businesses, due to the high risks involved in launching a start-up, a significant proportion of start-up businesses have to close due to "lack of funding, bad business decisions, an economic crisis, lack of market demand or a combination of all of these. Digital entrepreneurship refers to an individual’s ability to turn ideas into action with less resources and more business volume, through technology mode. It includes creativity, innovation and risk taking, as well as the ability to plan and manage projects in order to achieve objectives. This supports everyone in day to-day life at home and in society, makes employees more aware of the context of their work and better able to seize opportunities, and it provides a foundation for entrepreneurs to establish a social or commercial activity.

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Role Of Visual Merchandise Elements In A Mall Environment
Authors: Selvabaskar Dr.S. , Sivagami Dr.K.G.Prasanna , Nigama Dr.K. , Alamelu Dr.R.
Published: September 2019

Visual merchandising in apparel retail stores is gaining its own importance in presentation and selling of merchandise. It influences the customer to a greater extent especially in shopping malls where people do window shopping. The main objective of this paper is to highlight various Visual Merchandising (VM) trends observed in shopping malls with reference to apparel retail and the related perception of the shoppers.
A Pragmatic Scrutiny On The Coeval Issues And Prospects Of Agricultural Marketing In India
Authors: Ravindran K. , Kumar R.Venkatesh , Karthikeyan M.
Published: September 2019

Agriculture continues to remain the main and only source of livelihood for many in India. Though this very important sector has undergone several changes both structurally and functionally but the people dependent on the same have not been able to develop and get benefits from the same. When analyzed the reasons are improper and slow marketing techniques of the agricultural production as it is not just the production that matters but also making the production reach the ultimate customers that counts. The perishable nature of agricultural produce and no availability of proper storage space make it very essential to come up with proper marketing techniques to get benefits from the same.
The Effects of Exercise Commitment Facilitated by Service Quality of Smartphone Exercise Applications on Continued Exercise Intention
Authors: Seok Boo-Gil , Park Hyun-Suk
Published: September 2019

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of exercise commitment facilitated by service quality of smartphone exercise Apps on continued exercise intention and provide primary data for developing and/or improving smartphone exercise Apps.
A Study on the Effect of Successful Factors of Establishment on Business Performance and Youth Start-upFirms' Competence
Authors: Kim Seok-Soo , YooYou Yen-
Published: September 2019

This study is to investigate the competence and success factors of entrepreneurs who have influence on business performance for young entrepreneurs and provide factors that increase the business success rate.

Methods/Statistical analysis: The survey was conducted by CEO of technology-based young entrepreneurs who were under 39 years old. The number of people surveyed was 330, and the number of questionnaires was 205, which was 62.1%. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 22 and Smart PLS 3.0. The measurement and the structural model were analyzed to evaluate the significance and suitability of the path coefficients between the variables.
Organization Vision recognition by members of auto parts companies A Study on the Effects of Organization Change - Based on motivational mediated effect -
Authors: Lee Sang choo , You Yen-Yoo
Published: September 2019

The purpose of this study is to establish empirically that the organizational vision of the members of an automotive parts company plays a role in organizational change, and the motivation of the employees in relation to these variables

Methods/Statistical analysis:

Total 224 questionnaires are used for analysis.  The survey method was conducted in the form of a survey.The survey items consisted of 17 questions, including five demographic questions (gender, educational background, age, job title, number of years of service) and measurements were made using the Likert5 point scale.In the form of empirical analysis, the STSS22 and AMOS22 programs were used to analyze technical statistics, factors, reliability, and measurement models, and the mediated effect test was performed using the structural formula model analysis.
Study of the Portfolio Sensitivity of Combined Assets of Real Estate Indirect Investment Products
Authors: Choi Suk-Hyun , Kim Jong-Jin
Published: September 2019

This study constructed combined REITs and real estate funds in traditional portfolios and analyzed the inclusion ratio of efficient real estate indirect investment products through sensitivity analysis of profits and risks by input ratio.

Methods/Statistical analysis: To measure the rate of profits and risks of the composite asset portfolio, Minimum Variance Portfolio and Optimal Risky Portfolio were drawn through mean-variance and sensitivity analysis was conducted on changes in the rates of risks and profits by the increase of the weight of real estate indirect investment products. Concrete variables consisted of KRX BOND, KOSPI, and Office (Seoul) Price Index; REITs TRUS Y7 in operation was used as the products; and real estate funds were set by combining HanwhaLasal Global Real Estate Funds.
Job Satisfaction Of Private And Government School Teachers In Thanjavur City
Authors: R SIVAGAMI. , D UMAMAHESWARI.
Published: September 2019

The sustainability of any organisation depends on the retention of its employees which in turn depends on their satisfaction level.  In this study the researcher had investigated the satisfaction levels of private and government school teachers handling primary children. For this research, 50 Government school teachers and 50 Private school teachers, totally 100 teachers, from different schools in Thanjavur city were examined. This study compares the satisfaction levels of the private and government school teachers based on ten variables which are found to influence them. This study also reveals that the demographic factors such as age, qualification, gender, marital status and work experience makes no difference in the job satisfaction levels of teachers.  Ten factors such as Opportunity to advance professionally, Income, Recognition, Job Security, Colleagues, Working Conditions, Respect, Personal growth, Management and Immediate supervisor were considered to measure the job satisfaction and it is proved that the job security is the most significant factor among the ten factors which influences job satisfaction.
Work life Balance of Healthcare Professionals in Punjab
Authors: Singh Dr Inderpal , Rana Dr. Sushendra Kumar MisraIrina
Published: September 2019

Today, Work-Life balance is an important issue existing in everyone’s life and cannot be ignored. So, to face this scorching fact everybody should be familiar with its various aspects to live life in a balanced way. The study was conducted on healthcare professionals of Punjab. The sample size was 500. Convenient sampling technique was used to collect the data.The objective stated that how mental and physical; health of the doctors and staff was affected by working in night shift. For statistical analysis chi – square and factor analysis was used.
Msmes Intertemporal Evaluation- India And Madhya Pradesh
Authors: SURJAN SAPNA , SANDEEPSRIVASTAVA
Published: September 2019

— Micro small and medium enterprises (MSME) are playing a vital role in the growth of Indian economy and are considered to be the engine of growth. Since independence, Government of India has recognized the contribution of small scale units in promoting balanced and equitable growth of the country. In order to ascertain the ground realities, for formulating effective policies / programmes to uplift the MSME sector, Govt. of India has conducted four periodical census. This study attempts to analyse the comprehensive database given in periodical census of MSME sector in providing an intertemporal picture of industrialization by capturing the magnitude and direction of change in the number of working units, investment, employment and production. Finally, the paper embarks on to compare the trend of change in the magnitude and direction in the vital parameters of MSMEs, happened in India vis a vis Madhya Pradesh.
Impact Of People Management Practices On Turnover Intentions Of Employees –An Empirical Study In Select Service Sector Organizations
Authors: Bindu Dr. G. Hima , Srikanth Dr. V.
Published: September 2019

There has been a long standing interest in the study of human resource management practices among the researchers. This interest is partly because of the hypothesized relationship that exists between these practices and organizational outcomes such as employee satisfaction on one hand and employee turnover on the other. Research on contribution of people management practices to employee turnover intentions had been of great interest to the researchers and academicians alike because employee turnover is proved to be a costly expense and can negatively impact the bottom line of the organizations. This paper explores to identify the impact of human resource management practices on employee turnover intentions. The study was carried out in select service sector organization based at Hyderabad. The paper empirically examines the impact of human resource management practices on employee turnover intentions. The information gathered from 205 specialists and isolated for unfazed quality (Chronbach, 1952) and they saw to be genuinely obvious. The information is then introduced to descend into sin appraisal to consider the effect of individuals the overseers rehearses on the turnover wants for the specialists. The results establish that the people management practices negatively impact employee turnover intentions.
Waitresses in an Emerging City of North East India: Status, Challenges and Perceptions
Authors: Hazarika Daisy Rani , Lahkar Biman
Published: September 2019

Restaurant business has been an integral part of any urban economy. Like in any other sector, women form a major portion of the workforce in this business also. Although women’s participation in restaurant business is not quite a recent phenomenon, yet the many facets of issues and challenges that women face in their workplaces still remains a problem that demands immediate solution. These issues and challenges however take various forms and may vary depending upon the variability of the place, culture or nature. Using various qualitative techniques, this paper attempts to explore the status and challenges women table servers experience in restaurants that are located in an emerging city. Dibrugarh, in the state of Assam, is an emerging city located in the North East of India. Added to the intricacies of an emerging city, Dibrugarh also has its own uniqueness of nature, culture and society, which adds to the complexities of a city in formation. In such a scenario, it also becomes pertinent to examine the perception of the people of the city on women table servers who are on a mission to be independent and self reliant. This paper finds that women, braving many issues and challenges, are slowly but steadily curving a niche for themselves in restaurant business in this part of the country.
BP Koirala Jail Diary
Authors: BP Koirala
Published: September 2019

BP Koirala Jail Diary
Society in Nepal From Tradition to Transition
Authors: B.C. Upreti
Published: September 2019

Society in Nepal From Tradition to Transition
Nepalese Diaspora How they matter in Education and Knowledge Translation
Authors: Dhakal Pramod
Published: September 2019

Nepalese Diaspora How they matter in Education and Knowledge Translation
The Peak of Shivapuri
Authors: Sharma Sharada
Published: September 2019

The Peak of Shivapuri
About myself and what I have been up to ...
Authors: Faiz Faiz Ahmed
Published: September 2019

Thank you very much for inviting me over. I asked Pasha what he wanted me to talk about. He said, 'about yourself and what you have been up to'. In a way, that came as a relief, which means I did not have to prepare a discourse.