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A Comparative Study of Suicide Tendency among Students in Relation to Gender and Residential area
Authors: Prof. Jayesh N. Bhalala
Published: September 2020

The goal of the present study was to note the effect of the gender (Male/ Female) and residential area (Rural/ Urban) on the suicide tendency of students. In view to above purpose the sample of 120 was selected by random sampling method. Suicide tendency Inventory standardized by Dr. G. R. Meghnathi (2002) Among the Students of Rajkot city and from its rural areas, was referred to have data regarding their suicide tendency and all the tow individual factors, obtained information was statistically analyzed by‘t’-test effects were discovered. According to the results show that there is significant difference existed between male and female students, ‘t’-value 1.96 has been found significant at 0.05 level. So we concluded that female students showed higher level of suicide tendency then male students. Showed significant effect of area on suicide tendency. The‘t’-value 3.39 has been found significant at 0.01 level. So we concluded that urban students showed higher level of suicide tendency then rural students.
Learning Resources Management Strategies and Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students
Authors: Oli Ahmed  , Dr. Mahfuza Khanam
Published: September 2020

The present study was designed to investigate the relationship between learning resources management strategies and academic achievement. And also to find out the differences between high and low achievers, gender differences, and differences between science and humanities students. To conduct the study, 100 students from class IX and class X were selected purposively. The translated Bangla version (Khanam & Ahmed, 2014) of the ‘Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire’ (Pintrich, Smith, Garcia, & McKeachie, 1991) was administered to collect data. Students’ academic achievement was measured by their last academic results. Findings revealed that academic achievement was significantly correlated with time and study environment management, effort management, and seeking help from qualified others. High achievers were differed from low achievers in using time and study environment management, effort management, peer learning, and seeking help from qualified others. No gender differences exited in learning resources management strategies. Science group students were significantly differed from humanities’ students in time and study environment management, and peer learning.
An assessment of Adjustment Neuroticism among Cardiac patients
Authors: Dr. Thiyam Kiran Singh  , Roderick Monteiro
Published: September 2020

A heart-disease is a lifelong sickness, an irreversible condition that patients have to endure for life. The present study aims at assessing the adjustment–neuroticism of cardiac patients. A total sample of 60 out of which 33 chronic and 27 acute onset cardiac illness were collected from Vintage Hospital, Goa using Personal Data-Sheet and Adjustment-Neuroticism Dimensional Inventory. The result found chronic onset of their cardiac illness have more overall  maladjustment  when compare with acute cardiac illness and as well as most of the domains of adjustment namely ; Self Esteem – Self Inferiority, Nauturality – Obsessiveness, Independence – Dependence and Innocence – Guilt except calmness and anxiety. So it can be concluded from this study that chronic onsets of cardiac illness have more maladjustment when compare with acute onset of cardiac illness.
Attitude of College Going Youth towards Research in Tamilnadu
Authors: Dr. M. Suresh Kumar  , Mr. David Paul  , Mr. Vaskar Mutum  , Mr. Allwin Prabu
Published: September 2020

The present study aims to know the attitude of youth towards research in Thiruvannamalai district of Tamilnadu. The investigators adopted normative survey as a research method and adopted simple random sampling technique to draw 300 samples from various colleges. The findings of the study reveal that youth are having favourable attitude towards research and the research interest of urban area youth is better than the rural area youth
Role of Self Concept on Adjustment among Middle Aged Women
Authors: Pragati Dixit
Published: September 2020

The purpose of the study was to determine the role of self concept on adjustment among middle aged women. Self concept is the way people think about themselves including their abilities, physical features, goals and social roles. Adjustment refers to the process by which an individual makes an adequate relationship with his environment and satisfies his needs. M.R. Rastogi’s Self Concept Scale and Global Adjustment Inventory of Psy-com services was used for obtaining data. The sample consisted of 120 married women with age range 30- 45 years selected by means of purposive random technique of sampling. Regression analysis and t-test was used to analyze data. Results indicated that self concept influences adjustment of women positively.
Culture and Intelligence
Authors: Shabnam
Published: September 2020

This paper discusses the relationship between culture and intelligence. This paper mainly describes that intelligence cannot fully or even meaningfully be understood outside its cultural context. Behavior that is considered intelligent in one culture may be considered unintelligent in another culture, and so on. Moreover, people in different cultures have different implicit theories of intelligence, so may not even mean the same thing by the word. The relationships between different aspects of intelligence can vary across cultures, with correlations that are positive in one setting proving to be negative in another. The paper opens with a general discussion of issues regarding the relationship between the two concepts. It then describes the theory of successful intelligence, which also supports interface between culture and intelligence.
Self-Efficacy as a Predictor of Life Satisfaction among Undergraduate Students
Authors: Masaud Ansari  , Dr. Kr. Sajid Ali Khan
Published: September 2020

In the present investigation an attempt was made to study the Self-efficacy, as a predictor of Life satisfaction among undergraduate students. A sample of 120 under-graduate students from Faculty of Social Science, AMU, Aligarh was drawn by using purposive sampling technique. General Self-Efficacy Scale–Hindi Version (GSE-H) developed by Jerusalem & Schwarzer (1992) and Satisfaction with life Scale developed by Diener, Emmons, Larsen, and Griffen (1985) were administered. For the data analyses Simple Linear Regression was applied. The findings of the present study showed that Self-efficacy and Life Satisfaction significantly correlated with each other and Self-Efficacy had its significant impact on Life Satisfaction among under-graduate students.
The Effect of Marital Locus of Control on Marital Adjustment of Couples
Authors: Dr. Javnika Sheth
Published: September 2020

Internal control refers to the perception of an event as contingent upon one’s own behavior, capacities or one’s relatively permanent characteristics. External control, on the other hand, indicates that a positive or negative reinforcement following some action of the individual is perceived as not being entirely contingent upon his or her own action but the result of chance, fate, or luck or it may be perceived as under the control of powerful others and unpredictable because of the complexity of forces surrounding the individual (Anastasi, 1988). If we believe that we are the cause of most events, we have a highly internal locus of control. If we believe that most events in our life are caused by luck, fate or powerful others, we have a highly external locus of control. (Morgan et.al.1986).
Loneliness, Depression and Sociability in Old Age
Authors: Sisodia Devendra Singh
Published: September 2020

The elderly population is large in general and growing due to advancement of health care education. These people are faced with numerous physical, psychological and social role changes that challenge their sense of self and capacity to live happily. Many people experience loneliness and depression in old age, either as a result of living alone or due to lack of close family ties and reduced connections with their culture of origin, which results in an inability to actively participate in the community activities. With advancing age, it is inevitable that people lose connection with their friendship networks and that they find it more difficult to initiate new friendships and to belong to new networks. The present study was conducted to investigate the relationships among depression, loneliness and sociability in elderly people. This study was carried out on 55 elderly people (both men and women). The tools used were Beck Depression Inventory, UCLA Loneliness Scale and Sociability Scale by Eysenck. Results revealed a significant relationship between depression and loneliness. Most of the elderly people were found to be average in the dimension of sociability and preferred remaining engaged in social interactions. The implications of the study are discussed in the article.
Mental Retardation an Overview
Authors: Dr. Thiyam Kiran Singh  , Arya Arvind
Published: September 2020

There are limited numbers of studies which have evaluated mental retardation in a complete way. This article reviews the existing literature and electronic searches available regarding mental retardation. This article deals with mental retardation, definitions, types, brain defects causing retardation, some organic syndromes associated with retardation, screening tools used and a brief view on treatment methods used by Psychologist.
A study of resilience and social problem solving in urban Indian adolescents
Authors: Bhawna Sharma
Published: September 2020

This paper investigates the relation between resilience and social problem solving among Indian adolescent boys and girls from a north Indian urban area. With the advent of information technology tools, multinational brands and privatisation of higher education in India, there has been a surge in the ambitions of the millennial Indian youth. This has also resulted in extreme competition, failure and non resilient outcomes for many. This study was conducted to find the level of correlation between resilience and social problem solving skills. The study revealed that adolescents high on resilience were significantly better on social problem solving skills, superior positive orientation towards problems in general and a rational approach towards solving them as well. Since resilience is a dynamic construct, problem solving training can be used to enhance resilience in adolescents facing mental health issues arising out of the typical urban Indian milieu.
Mental health of Hindu and Muslim people in Ahmedabad
Authors: Meghna Gajjar  , Dr. S. M. Kaji
Published: September 2020

The present study examined the effects of mental health of Hindu and Muslim people in Ahmedabad. The sample consisted of 120 people out of which 60 were Hindu and 60 were Muslim. For this purpose of investigation „Mental Health Analysis Inventory‟ by A. B. Jansari, HarkantBadami, Charulata Badami was used. The data obtained were analyzed thought‟ test to know the mean difference between the two groups. The result shows that there is no significant difference in the mental health of Hindu and Muslim people and Hindu male-female. There is significant difference in the mental health of Muslim male and female at 0.05 Levels.
Role of Parental Attitude in Development of Aggressive Behavior among Adolescents
Authors: Dr. Fareeda Shaheen
Published: September 2020

Purpose of the present investigation was to study the role of parental attitude in development of aggressive behavior among adolescents. The sample comprised of 200 (100 male and 100 female) undergraduate students of Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh. Parent-Child Relation Questionnaire (PCRQ) (Singh, 1984) was used for measuring parental attitude and Aggression Questionnaire (Buss & Perry, 1992) was used for measuring adolescents aggression. Pearson Product-Moment Correlation and t-test were used for analyzing the data. Result revealed that there was significant negative correlation between positive parental attitude and aggression. It was also found that there was significant positive correlation between negative parental attitude and aggression. When gender differences was conducted on same sample, it was found that in father‟s attitude, female students scored significantly higher on only one positive dimension of father‟s attitude i.e. disciplining out of three positive dimensions (i.e. loving, protecting and disciplining) in comparison to male students, while male students scored significantly higher on only one negative dimension of father‟s attitude i.e. punishing out of three negative dimensions (i.e. dominating, rejecting, and punishing) in comparison to female students. Similarly, in mother‟s attitude, the results revealed that female students also scored significantly higher on two positive dimension of mother‟s attitude (i.e. loving and disciplining) out of three positive dimensions in comparison to male students. The results also showed that male students scored significantly higher on all three negative dimension of mother‟s attitude in comparison to female students. Further it was found that male students scored significantly higher on all four dimensions of aggression (i.e. physical, verbal, anger and hostility) in comparison to female students.
Impact of PTSD on Quality of Life and Subjective Well-Being of Peoples in Tsunami Affected Area at Pondicherry: A Comparative Study
Authors: Neethu. P. S  , Abdul Rafeeque T. C
Published: September 2020

On December 26, 2004, a massive undersea earthquake off the west coast of Northern Sumatra in Indonesia with a Richter-scale magnitude of 9.0 caused a giant tsunami that devastated the shorelines of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and several other countries. In India the tsunami severely affected the coastal regions of the eastern state of Tamil Nadu, the union territory of Pondicherry, and the western state of Kerala. The tsunami had a huge human, physical, economic and social impact. Natural disasters like this have a negative impact on individuals‘ mental health. Not only do disaster survivors have an increased risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Norris FH, 2002) and other mental ailments (McFarlane AC, Papay P, 1992), but their quality of life may also be curtailed (Chou FH,2004; Heo JH, 2008; Tsai KY et al, 2007). The purpose of study was to analyze the impact of PTSD on quality of life and subjective well-being of peoples in tsunami affected area at Pondicherry through a comparison between affected and unaffected population. Sample of the present study include 260 subjects, 130 tsunami victims (F=60 & M=70) and 130 unaffected people (F=60 & M=70) aged between 25-40 years, who has been identified through the Posttraumatic Disorder Check List PCL (Weathers et al, 1993) from Pondicherry, India. That who are having the history of psychiatry disorders and who had death or other traumas in family in last 1 year is excluded from the victims group. Subjective wellbeing inventory (Diener et al, 1985) and WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) were used to collecting data. The study found that there is significant difference between PTSD victims and unaffected people in quality of life and subjective well-being. PTSD had influenced in quality of life and subjective well-being of peoples of Pondicherry.
Social Adjustment of College Students in Relation to Gender
Authors: Shruti A. Suthar
Published: September 2020

The present investigation is to find out the difference in the social adjustment of college students with regard to their gender. The total random sample consisted 100 (50 Male and 50 Female) college students belonged from various colleges of Mehsana city. ‘Social Adjustment Inventory’ developed by R. C. Deva (1990) was administered as a tool for the study. The obtained data were analyzed by using ‘t’-Test. The result shows that there is no significant mean difference in Social Maturity and Social Adjustment of male and female college students. There is significant mean difference in Emotional Adjustment of the college students in relation to their gender.
Conflict Management Styles of Female Androgynous Supervisor and Subordinate
Authors: Nehal B. Solanki
Published: September 2020

The recent trends and challenges have brought dramatic changes in terms of creating virtual workplaces for both men and women. The present study aims to investigate feminine androgynous supervisors and subordinates who belong to rural and urban area and their differences in conflict management styles in work setting, research was conducted on the differences between status, residential area and preferred conflict management strategies. Identify the differences between androgynous female supervisor and subordinates and their adopted to resolve interpersonal conflict. The sample consisted of 220 Organizational androgynous female employees selected randomly from various branches of Rajkot districts. The Bem‟s Sex Role Orientation (BSRO) inventory adapted in Indian setting by Rao, Gupta and Murthy was used to measure gender role. Rahim‟s Organization Conflict Inventory (ROCI-II) was used to measure Conflict management style. The study reflects that significant effect between supervisor and subordinates conflict management styles and there was significant interactional effect of status and residential area.
Psychosocial Development of Patients with Disorder of Sexual Development vis-à-vis Hypospadias
Authors: Dr. Ratika Samtani
Published: September 2020

This article refers to the psychological consequences of hypospadias, a male congenital abnormality of the urethra. Hypospadias is defined as an abnormal opening of the urethra on the underside of the penis and is a frequently found malformation with an incidence of 1 per 300 males. The article reviews the research relating to the psychosocial aspects of Hypospadias and the outcome of surgery on psychosocial development of the affected. Due to the fact that hypospadias is a psychological condition as well as a physical one, this paper discusses the influence of the condition on the patient’s psychosocial and psychosexual development. The review highlights that severity of hypospadias influences a more negative genital appraisal and increased behavioral problems. It can be suggested that early identification of Hypospadias and surgery at birth may generate a better surgical outcome and sound psychosocial and psychosexual development
Mobile Phone Addiction and Loneliness among Teenagers
Authors: Dr. Mrunal Bhardwaj  , Miss. Sode Jaimala Ashok
Published: September 2020

The aim of this study is to analyse mobile phone addiction & loneliness among. Survey research is used for this study. To collect data; personal information form, mobile phone addiction scale, and -loneliness scale were applied for 40 students who are from different colleges in Mumbai city. To analyze these data; correlation, t test were calculated. Results revealed that mobile phone addiction was significantly associated with loneliness (r=.456) Furthermore, no significant gender differences were found in terms of loneliness and mobile phone addiction.
Future Perspective of Psychometric Assessment in Screening of Locomotive Drivers for High Speed Train Operation on Indian Railways
Authors: Vishnu Kumar
Published: September 2020

Train operation at higher speed necessitates attentiveness, alertness and ability to respond promptly with precision and promptness for taking prudent decisions under dynamic situation of train driving. Proficiency and competence of locomotive drivers, their acumen and expertise to formulate strategies for dealing with the varying situations associated with operation of trains involve manifestation of specific cognitive, psychomotor and behavioural abilities, in absence of which their reliability becomes safety critical. Deployment of proficient drivers possessing appropriate attribute and apposite aptitude can be ensured through an efficient psychometric assessment and the process of assessment becomes crucial in minimizing safety critical risk factors and ensuring efficiency and safety in high speed train operation.
Effects of Happiness on Mental Health
Authors: Dr. Gopal Chandra Mahakud  , Ritika Yadav
Published: September 2020

The concept of mental health comprised to the health conditions of people without suffering any mental or psychological problem such as stress, depression, anxiety and other form of psychic disorders. In this regard it can be said that no one is free from and psychological, psycho-physical and psycho-social disorders from which we can derive that no one mentally healthy. But the concept of mental health defined free from the disorders those are prolonged and panic in nature. As the concept of mental health is subjective in nature, it varies from person to person. Besides free from the disorders, a person should pose some of the other positive characteristics to deal with the society effectively. Marry (1958) stated that, a person can be considered mentally healthy with the following characteristics such as (a) Positive attitudes toward himself/herself; (b) Realization of own potentialities through action; (c); Unification of in personality; (d) Degree of independence of social influences; (e) observations of the world around; and (f) Positive adapts to everyday life. Briefly, it can be said that positive mental health of the person make able to an individual to stand on his own two feet without making undue demands or impositions of others. In this regard the role of happiness in day to day life can make the individual more skilled to fight with different mental disorders. The present article is intended to find out the effects of happiness in day to day life in a social situation to deal with different mental disorders to make the individual mentally healthy and prosperous in life.
The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Reducing the Anxiety of Female Teenagers of Tehran City
Authors: Melody Shahab
Published: September 2020

The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the “Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)” in reducing symptoms of anxiety in adolescent girls in Tehran. 30 girls of 14 and 18 years of age, who were referrers to the Ertebat ,Hamdardi ,Movaffaghiat Psychology Center of Tehran because of symptoms of anxiety, were selected and randomly assigned to a test group and a control group each one including 15 patients. The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Protocol of 12 sessions were conducted on the experimental group. The control group received no intervention. The research method used in the study was the pretest- posttest semi-experimental method with the control group. To measure the symptoms of anxiety in the study, the dass-42 questionnaires were used and to analyze the data the SPANQVA test was applied. The data analysis results indicated the effectiveness of the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in reducing the adolescent girls’ symptoms of anxiety. The results indicate that the improvement of psychological flexibility which is the major component of the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy has a considerable effect on the dependent variable.
Self-Concept in Relation to Achievement Motivation of High School Students
Authors: Ayesha Khan  , Dr Shah Alam
Published: September 2020

The purpose of this investigation was to find out the significant relationship between Self-concept and achievement motivation of high school students and also tried to measure the self-concept and achievement motivation in relation to gender. For the purpose of the present study 400 (200 boys, 200 girls) students of high school were selected randomly from four different schools of Aligarh (UP) within the age range of 16-17 years. To assess the self concept of high school students Self-Concept Questionnaire developed by Dr. R. K. Saraswat (1984) was used which provides six dimensions viz. physical, social, intellectual, moral, educational, and temperamental as well as a total self-concept score. The achievement motivation of high school students was measured by the Achievement Motivation (n-Ach) Scale developed by Dr. Pratibha Deo and Asha Mohan (1985). Pearson’s product moment co-efficient correlation was applied to investigate the relationship between self-concept and achievement motivation; t-test was applied to see the differences between mean scores of girls and boys on self-concept and achievement motivation. One of the findings of the study showed a significant positive correlation existed between self concept and achievement motivation of high school students. Another finding of the study revealed that there was no significant gender differences existed on total self-concept, physical self-concept, intellectual self-concept, educational self-concept and temperamental self-concept. Furthermore it was found that girls and boys differed significantly on social self-concept and moral self-concept.
Effect of Social Stories on Social Skills of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Authors: Anu Aggarwal  , Babita Prusty
Published: September 2020

The research titled “Effect of Social Stories on social skills of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder” was aimed to study that how Social Stories as an intervention affect the social skills of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In the study a sample of 4 children with Autism Spectrum Disorder ranging from 4-8 years of age was taken using purposive sampling. The tool used to assess the social skills was Childhood Autism Rating Scale, Second Edition – Standard Version (CARS2-ST). The data was collected using Pre-Post Research Design and then analyzed using t-test as the statistical tool. There was significant difference between the scores of pre intervention and post intervention by Social Stories. The results hence generated proved that social skills including relating to people, adaptation to change, visual response, listening response and verbal communication can be enhanced and supported by the Social Stories.
Gibson’s Ecological Theory of Development and Affordances: A Brief Review
Authors: Mina Khatibi  , Razieh Sheikholeslami
Published: September 2020

This review describes the key ideas of the influential psychologist Eleanor J. Gibson, developed over 70 years of research with infants, children, adults, and a wide range of nonhuman species. Gibson’s ecological approach to perceptual learning and development describes how perception—extracting meaningful information from the environment to guide actions adaptively—improves with experience, the acquisition of new means of exploration, and the development of new perception-action systems (Adolph and Kretch).
The Gibson’s ecological theory is a theory of human development that was created by American psychologist Eleanor J. Gibson during the 1960s and 1970s. Gibson emphasized the importance of environment and context in learning. Perception is important because it allows humans to adapt to their environment. Gibson stated that children learn to detect information that specifies objects, events, and layouts in the world that they can use for their daily activities (Miller, 2002).
Effectiveness of the Art of Living YES+ Programme on College Students
Authors: Sweta Sharadkumar Chauhan
Published: September 2020

During Examination sports and entrance tests Peer Pressure is very much common. It is experienced in human relations too. So how can we cope with everything? The Art of Living YES+(The Youth Empowerment Seminar) programme is a life skills programme. It is composed of three modules: Healthy Body, Healthy Mind and Healthy Lifestyle. The Art of Living YES+ Programme is based on- Sudarshan Kriya, Meditation and breathing techniques, Techniques for mental focus and concentration, Techniques for overcoming fear and anxiety, Interactive process, team games, Food awareness, Group discussions, Learning through fun and games, service to others, confidence building and leadership. The researcher developed a rating scale for measuring YES+ programme. Post test only experimental group design was used in this research. The students of IRMA (Institute of Rural Management), Anand made the population for the study. For content analysis X2 was found out and interpretation is derived from the result. College students have shown positive tendency about YES+ programme. It is suggested that such progammes can be implemented on various groups at colleges and in higher education to enhance the positive life skills and better living and life style.
Burnout in Science Teachers
Authors: Rajeev Deswal  , Savita
Published: September 2020

The burnout is seen in almost all the profession such as nursing, teaching etc. This paper focuses on the burnout of science teachers in Haryana. And determine the likely factors that are associated with this phenomenon. It explored the different causal factors for burnout to study the problems in Indian context. All the teachers mentioned apathy is the major cause of teacher burnout. The student apathy produces stress on the teacher and develops burnout symptoms. The other area involving teacher burnout was that of administration, lack of respect, changes in student behavior were also contributing teacher burnout. Other factors causing burnout are Nepotism/Politics, paper work, overcrowded classes, and workload, Athletics over Academics, Serious nature and lack of resources or infrastructure. Thus overload of stress directly leads to teacher burnout.
Internet Addiction a Comparative Study between Undergraduate Students of India and Malaysia
Authors: Dr. Ramyashilpa. D. Nayak
Published: September 2020

Modern day life is truing towards more and more devices and internet fever is just spreading like wild fire. For young people the life is just meaningless without internet, for some it’s just like oxygen without which it’s impossible for them to survive. According to the researches that have been carried out few years back Internet addiction is a psychological disorder proposed for inclusion in DSM-V (the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth revision), which was scheduled for publication in 2011. Korean researchers are developing a standard psychological tool called the K-scale to diagnose Internet addiction and measure its severity. According to Dr. Jerald Block, who recommends Internet addiction for inclusion in the manual, the proposed disorder exhibits four common characteristics of addiction: Excessive use, which may be accompanied by impaired sense of the passage of time and/or neglecting basic drives (such as hunger or the need for sleep).Withdrawal (when prevented from going online), which may be manifested as anger, tension or depression, Tolerance which in the case of internet addiction may be indicated by longer use or a perceived need for upgrades or new software. Negative consequences to the behavior, which may include arguments, fatigue, problems at school or work, lying, lack of achievement and social isolation. According to research from Stanford University School of Medicine in Silicon Valley in 2006one in eight people in the U.S. is addicted to the Internet. The typical Internet addict is “a single, college-educated, white male in his 30s, who spends approximately 30 hours a week on non-essential computer use.” 14 percent of study respondents had difficulty abstaining for several days. 5.9 percent admitted that their Internet use impacted their relationships. 8.2 percent admitted that they used the Internet to escape reality. 3.7 percent were preoccupied by thoughts of going online when offline. In the present research an effort is made to understand the addiction effect among undergraduate students of India and Malaysia. The objective in the present research is to provide better intervention to the students if any students have high level of internet addiction. It has been hypothesized that compared to Indian students Malaysian students will significantly have high Internet addiction than Indian students. To assess the level of internet addiction among the undergraduate students Internet Addiction Test (IAT) by Dr. Kimberly Youngis used. The sample for the research has been chosen from USM-KLE International Medical College Belagavi and KLE Institute of Nursing Sciences Belagavi. The total sample includes 200 undergraduate students from India and Malaysia (100-Indian students and 100 Malaysian students’ male and female); the age of the students is between 18 to 23 years.
Comparing Occupational Stress Level in Employees of Public and Private Sectors along Age and Gender
Authors: Dr. Samita Samaiya
Published: September 2020

In today’s uncertain economy, the best performing employers know that taking their employees’ pulse and linking it in to their business goals will help organizations succeed and put them at a competitive advantage. On the other side, due to today’s competitive era, role of employees in any organization, are more complex and this complexity may increase their level of stress in their lives, in the organization. The present study was aimed to focus to measure level of occupational stress in employees of two different types of business communities called public and private sector organizations. For the present study, total sample was taken as 240 employees from public and private sector organizations. The age range of employees was 22 years to 41 years. Educational level of employees was minimum graduation. Middle managerial level employees were the sample of the study. Incidental sampling technique was used to collect data through standardized self report inventory, Occupational Stress Index (OSI). The results showed that employees of public and private sectors significantly not found differ in their occupational stress level. Impact of age and gender was also not found on occupational stress.
The State of Women in Police in India and the Discrimination Faced By Them
Authors: Suvarna Joshi
Published: September 2020

Women Police have now become an integral part of the police reforms in almost all countries of the world, including India .However, the current situation of women in policing is a development of specific historical circumstances .The situation of women police with regards to their status, function, role and the obstacles they face during their job. The study seeks to look at the Gender Issue in the Police by understanding the role and perception of the police by the women employed as police, by the men who work along with these women police and by the public/society in general and hence understanding gender issues from the women’s perspective, men’s perspective and by the society’s perspective by taking a sample of 25 female (Police Gazzetted and Non Gazzetted officers), 20 male officers and 20 public members. The study also aims at understanding the women police from a sociological point of view by looking at their backgrounds, intent to join the police force and their perception of the current state of women in police The method used is the questionnaire method followed by interview of the candidates. The results show that there is a prevailing gender bias against the women with regards to their job, status, function and role and the bias exists in the perception of the female officers, male officers as well as the society .The study also make recommendations to overcome this gender difference.
Relationship between Spiritual Well-being and Quality of Life among Chronically Ill Individuals
Authors: Kanwal Shahbaz  , Dr. Kiran Shahbaz
Published: September 2020

The study was aimed to find the relationship between Spiritual Wellbeing and Quality of Life among chronically ill individuals. Likewise, relationship between demographic variables with Quality of Life and Spiritual Wellbeing were also reconnoitered. Non probability purposive sampling technique was used with chronically ill patients of 15yrs to 80yrs. For measuring spiritual wellbeing Urdu version of “Spiritual Wellness Inventory” (SWI-URDU) (Hanif, 2010) was used. Alternatively, for the measurement of Quality of life WHO Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHO-QOL-BREF) was used. A sample of 200 chronically ill patients were taken from four different hospitals of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Reliabilities of both the instruments were computed as 0.90 for SWI and 0.74 for WHO-QOL-BREF. Findings show that quality of life and Spiritual wellbeing is positively related among chronically ill individuals. Males found to score high on spiritual wellbeing than females. Individuals with less education are more spiritually inclined as compared to individuals with high education. Quality of life was scored high by individuals with higher education as compared to less education. Married individuals were having better quality of life than unmarried, separated widow and divorced. Patients with middle socio-economic status were having better quality of life than higher and lower. Quality of life was high among individuals with better monthly income than those who have low and middle monthly incomes. Spiritual well being is higher in middle adolescents (15-17) than in late (18-20) adolescents. The current research can be implemented in designing the intervention plans for the betterment of chronically ill patients. It may also help us to develop an insight that each patient with same disease but in different age group and socio-economic status has different needs and plans of treatment and care.
Evaluasi Keberhasilan Guru SD dalam Penyampaian Materi Geometri Berdasarkan Model Van Hiele Sesuai K-13 Di Kabupaten Asahan
Authors: Mapilindo Mapilindo , Rahmayanti Sri , Atikahi Wan Nurul
Published: September 2020

Geometri menempati posisi khusus dalam kurikulum matematika sekolah, karena banyaknya konsep yang termuat di dalamnya dan aplikasinya dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Pada dasarnya geometri mempunyai peluang yang lebih besar untuk dipahami siswa dibandingkan dengan cabang matematika yang lain, namun bukti- bukti di lapangan menunjukkan  bahwa  hasil  belajar  geometri  masih  rendah. Maka itu penelitian ini bertujuan  untuk  mengevaluasi  hasil  pembelajaran  matematika materi  geometri menggunakan teori Van Hile yang diterapkan guru sesaui kurikulum 2013. Metode penelitian yaitu deskriptif dengan cara pengambilan  sampel  dilakukan     dengan  menggunakan  metode  pengambilan sampel secara purposive (purposive sampling) yang bersumber dari populasi penelitian. Pengambilan sampel berdasarkanpada daerah tempat guru mengajar. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dengan penerapam tahap pembelajaran Van Hiele dapat membantu siswa SD dalam memahami konsep dasar geometri sesuai kurikulum 2013.
Fast Restoration of a Broad-Spectrum SARS-Cov Therapeutic Antibody for SARS-Cov-2
Authors: Zhang Sara , Young Mike , Pan Jason
Published: September 2020

The rapid spread of SARS-Cov-2 remains a major threat for public health and global economy, both preventative and therapeutic solutions are therefore urgently needed. Through the use of epitope-guided antibody design, we successfully restored a broad-spectrum SARS-Cov therapeutic antibody for SARS-Cov-2. Compared to the precursor antibody CR3022, the newly designed antibody NOVOAB-20 binds to SARS-Cov-2 receptor binding domain (RBD) with a more than 10-fold higher affinity. Because this antibody targets a highly conserved epitope and the mutations on SARS-Cov-2 known so far are all not in this region, it also has the potential to block future SARS-Cov-2 mutants. As a fully humanized antibody, NOVOAB-20 is a promising candidate to be developed as potential therapeutics for SARS-Cov-2, either as monotherapy or in combination with other neutralizing antibodies targeting different epitopes (e.g. the ACE2 binding site).
On the Polymorph-Selective Role of Hydrogen Bonding and π - π Stacking in Para-Aminobenzoic Acid Solutions
Authors: Bobrovs Raitis , Drunka Laura , Auzins Andrievis Auseklis , Jaudzems Kristaps , Salvalaglio Matteo
Published: September 2020

Understanding molecular self-association in solution is vital for uncovering polymorph- selective crystal nucleation pathways. In this paper, we combine solution NMR spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations to shed light on the structural and dynamical features of para-aminobenzoic acid (pABA) in solution, and on their role in pABA crystals nucleation. pABA is known to yield different crystal forms (α, and β) depending on solvent choice and su- persaturation conditions. NMR reveals that dominant interactions stabilising pABA oligomers are markedly solvent-dependent: in organic solvents, hydrogen bonds dominate, while water promotes π - π stacking. Despite this clear preference, both types of interactions contribute to the variety of self-associated species in all solvents considered. MD simulations support this observation and show that pABA oligomers are short-lived and display a fluxional character, therefore indicating that the growth unit involved in pABA crystallisation is likely to be a single molecule. Nevertheless, we note that the interactions dominating in pABA oligomers are indicative of the polymorph obtained from precipitation. In water, at low pABA concen- trations - conditions that are known to yield crystals of the β form - carboxylic-carboxylic hydrogen bonds are exclusively asymmetric. At higher pABA concentration conditions in which the crystallisation is known to yield the α form - a small but statistically significant fraction of symmetric carboxylic-carboxylic hydrogen-bonded dimers is present. We interpret the presence of these interactions in solvated pABA oligomers as indicative of the fact that a simultaneous and complete desolvation of two carboxylic groups, necessary to form the sym- metric hydrogen-bonded dimer typical of the α crystal form, is accessible, therefore directing the nucleation pathway towards the nucleation of α-pABA.
A Promising Strategy Against SARS-CoV-2 Infected Patients: Antisense Therapy
Authors: Cubuk Hasan
Published: September 2020

As of July 25-2020, 643,412 people in more than 215 countries have been victims of the new type of coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Thereby, there is a huge effort to develop a strategy to treat, and or prevent people from SARS-CoV-2 infection. Those efforts could be mainly categorized as drug repurposing, anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies from people who recovered, and vaccines. However, there is currently no specific treatment available against SARS-CoV-2 infected patients. That`s why many new approaches and ideas are still studied every day for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients. Antisense therapy is one of these promising approaches to target SARS-CoV-2 genomic RNA specifically and inhibit its activity upon incorrect viral RNA processing. In this study, antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) candidates targeting SARS-CoV-2 genomic RNA were designed. High-scored ASOs with a high potential to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication and transcription by inducing cleavage of the viral genomic were determined among ASO candidates. For the future, those promising ASOs can be synthesized followed by required modifications and test on SARS-CoV-2 infected Vero cells to screen their efficacy for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients.
Correlation of age and gender with the site of occurrence of oral squamous cell carcinoma
Authors: Casilda Sushanthi L  , Hannah R  , Pratibha Ramani  , Gheena S  , Abilasha Ramasubramaniam
Published: September 2020

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most occurring cancer of the oral cavity showing changes based on-site, sex, age and habits of the population. The purpose of the study is to correlate the occurrence of oral squamous cell carcinoma at specific anatomical sites with age and gender. The present study is a retrospective study, including data from June 2019 to April 2020. Data of 50 OSCC patients including age, gender, site of the lesion, the onset of symptoms, treatment done, were collected, tabulated and then statistically analyzed. Results revealed that buccal mucosa was the most common site of occurrence in males (61.50%): Correlation of gender with the location of oscc was statistically not significant with a p-value higher than 0.05. Regarding the association of age with a site of oscc occurrence, buccal mucosa was the common site of involvement in individuals below 50 years of age (54.50%), followed by tongue 23.50% and 21% in above 50 years of age. Correlation of age with the site of oscc occurrence was statistically insignificant (p>0.05). Within the limits of the study, it can be concluded that the site of occurrence of OSCC is more governed by habits involved than age and gender itself. But an investigation involving a larger population would give a more comprehensive outcome.
Association between osteoarthritis of knee joint with gender, diabetes and work related diseases in middle aged and old aged population - A survey
Authors: Moulishree Ramesh  , Karthik Ganesh Mohanraj  , Don K R
Published: September 2020

Osteoarthritis is a common musculoskeletal disorder where thinning of cartilage fibers occurs in the joints which causes stiffness, pain, and impairment. Diabetes is a metabolic disorder where the blood sugar level is not maintained properly at normal range. Knee joint osteoarthritis is one of the commonest arthritis. Age is said to be an essential risk factor for diabetes and arthritis. A well-structured set of self-evaluable questionnaires were circulated among the south Indian population. The data was collected by the survey planet link, the questions were verified by the institutional review board and the data was collected and analyzed. The variables were randomized to reduce bias. The data collected were manipulated and statistically analyzed. The awareness level and the suggestions regarding the relation between age, gender, diabetes, and knee joint arthritis were questioned and the opinions discussed. It was found that about 61.9% of the population suffers from osteoarthritic conditions. 46.4% of the population are sure and 43.3% population somewhat believe that onset of osteoarthritis is due to their diabetic condition. About 25.8% sure and 34% somewhat agree with the other risk factors of osteoarthritis. 43.3% of the population strongly agrees, 23.7% agree that obesity is a risk factor for both diabetes and osteoarthritis. About 47.4% of the populations are sure about the association between osteoarthritis and diabetes. The response shows that there is a relation between osteoarthritis and diabetes. So further studies should be made over the relation between diabetes and knee joint osteoarthritis among the middle and old aged population and the mechanism behind it and spread awareness about the same.
Association of Tobacco Habits With Severity of Gingivitis Among 18-35-Year-Old's Attending A Private Dental College In Chennai - A Retrospective Study
Authors: Lalitha Rani Chellappa  , Jayashri Prabakar
Published: September 2020

Gingivitis is a reversible periodontal disease which does not destruct the supporting tissues. Studies have shown the relationship of smoking with gingivitis. There is no solid evidence of the same parameters in the Chennai area. Therefore, the focus of the current study is to find the interrelation between tobacco habit with the severity of gingivitis among 18-35-year-old adults attending a private college in Chennai.This retrospective study included all gingivitis index recorded patients in the age of 18-35-year-old adults. The data was obtained from the patient records in the college from June 2019 to March 2020 and examined by 2 examiners. Gingival index (1967) was used to measure the severity of the gingivitis. Descriptive statistics were expressed by means of frequency and percentage, chi-square was done to assess the association between age, tobacco use and gingivitis. Pearson correlation tests were done to identify the relationship of tobacco use and severity of gingivitis. In the present study with a sample size of 997, 62.19% males and 37.81% females were present. Prevalence of tobacco users in the study population was 25.77%. 52.66% had mild gingivitis, 40.92% had moderate and 6.42% had severe gingivitis. A significant positive correlation was observed between tobacco use and severity of gingivitis using Pearson correlation statistical test. With the results of the current study, it can be presumed that the severity of gingivitis was found to be more among tobacco users.