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Effectiveness of origami on hospitalized anxiety among children

Play is vital for a child’s sensory, motor and cognitive development. Play is a diversional activity which reduces stress in children. Hospitalized children will regress with the skills that they had previously mastered. This concept helps to minimize the emotional trauma to the children and their parents for better adjustment during hospital stay. The study was quantitative research with an evaluative approach. The study was conducted in Pediatric ward of Sree Mookambika Medical College Hospital. Data collection period was one month. Population was hospitalized children. Samples were, children admitted in Pediatric ward, aged between 6-12 years. Purposive sampling technique was used to allocate children into experimental and control group. Sample size was 40 (20 children in each experimental and Control group). The tools used for data collection were demographic variables and Hospitalized Anxiety Assessment Checklist. The findings shows that, 18 (90%) children in the experimental group and 17 (85%) children in the control group had mild level of anxiety during post-test as when compared with the Pre-test. There is statistically significant difference between the pre-test and post-test level of hospitalized anxiety among experimental group and control group (p<0.05 level). There is statistically significant association between hospitalized anxiety and the selected demographic variables such as age and care taker of the child in experimental group and care taker of the child in control group.

Published by: Christy Susan Mathew, Daly Christabel H.

Author: Christy Susan Mathew

Paper ID: V3I8-1174

Paper Status: published

Published: August 30, 2018

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Arterial Ischemic Stroke due to deficient Protein C and MTHFR 1298 mutation with implications of diazoxide use in a Neonate with refractory hypoglycemia

Stroke in neonates as compared to adults has complex and multifactorial etiology. We present a case of Neonatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke diagnosed on Diffusion-weighted MRI. Laboratory finding was suggestive of Protein C deficiency with mutant heterozygous sequence observed in 1298 position of MTHFR gene. Oral aspirin and folic acid were started. The baby was discharged on full feeds with subsequent follow-up visits advised for routine and neurological assessment. In this neonate, the combined effect of both Protein C deficiency and Heterozygous MTHFR 1298 gene mutation posed a risk of developing NAIS. And, also the use of diazoxide for refractory hypoglycaemia in this neonate may have potentiated the risk of thrombus formation and hence a stroke.

Published by: Dr. Harjot Bajaj, Dr. Saroja Balan, Vineet Bhushan Gupta, Vidya Gupta

Author: Dr. Harjot Bajaj

Paper ID: V3I9-1138

Paper Status: published

Published: August 30, 2018

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Kurt Vonnegut a Post Modern- Genius excelling in Black humor

Kurt Vonnegut is a postmodern marvel. His heart-wrenching novel Slaughter house-5 is about World War II and its horrors, and how Kurt Vonnegut uses black humor to circumvent the tragic horror of war is the main theme of this article. It is an attempt to show that Kurt Vonnegut is a postmodern scribe employing all forms of satire especially grotesque humor which puts horror and humor side by side. This article tries to show that Kurt Vonnegut with his postmodern philosophy uses the conventional satirical tools like parody, irony and burlesque and the unconventional instruments like the black humor and Metalanguage. This article emphasizes his perspective on the ills of modern warfare and the socio-political injustices that are heaped upon the meek and the un-protesting common man on the street. We understand post structuralism and postmodernism are in fact two sides of a new critical literary thought. This article tries to show that Kurt Vonnegut may have a change of heart from being a mute spectator to man`s suffering to a difficult kind of literature which will have something to say against the destabilizing forces of nature. In this article, it is highlighted that the reader has a greater role to play in the text than the author himself as postulated by Barthe as ‘the death of the author.’

Published by: Kavya M., Dr. Ann Thomas

Author: Kavya M.

Paper ID: V3I8-1173

Paper Status: published

Published: August 28, 2018

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A study on implementation of six sigma process in industry

This work is based on the study on Implementation of Six Sigma Process in Industry. Six Sigma is the one of the most powerful management tool used to achieve process excellence. It has been successful in many western companies; most of them are fortune 500 companies like GE, Motorola, and Ford. As Jack Welch, Ex- CEO of GE said, “Six Sigma is the most important initiative GE has ever undertaken. It is the part of the genetic code of our future leadership”, Six Sigma is now started becoming an important & popular tool to remove variation & to reduce defects from product, process & service. All over world organizations are implementing process excellence initiatives like Six Sigma to improve process & product quality. History of these process initiatives shows that the implementation of these initiatives is successful only in a few organizations. Many organizations in India are also implementing Six Sigma to Improve Business Processes. But geographical, cultural & work environmental differences influences this implementation process. An implementation strategy developed for Indian work environment will increase the effectiveness of Six Sigma in Indian Organizations. For this, a Six Sigma Implementation model exclusively developed for Indian Organizations considering the experiences of representative organizations is required. By using this model effectiveness of Six Sigma implementation in Indian Organizations will increase. The objective of this research is to develop a model for implementation of Six Sigma in Indian organizations. In this study, an emphasis is given on human angle in context with Indian Culture and work environment because experience shows that for implementation of any new initiatives in organizations, the success of implementation depends on soft skills of people of organizations. This is an exploratory research. The research methodology incorporated qualitative & quantitative research instruments. A comparison is done between various process excellence initiatives. An integrated methodology using the tools, techniques, and skills from lean principles and Six Sigma is necessary to optimize the business process. Lean focuses on process speed, and Six Sigma focuses on process quality. This combination is very useful for Indian organizations and used while developing the Implementation model in this research. In this research models developed are Indian organization and SIX SIGMA application, Implementation and Project and operation management through SIX SIGMA model. Validation of the model is done by comparing the internal customer satisfaction survey before and after implementing the model. Extensive data is gathered for this and analyzed. A full study from the particular organization is taken to check Six Sigma model implementation model. Best of the both lean and Six Sigma methodology is used while developing these models. These models can be effectively used to reduce the cycle time of the business process.

Published by: Gourav Kolhe, Vipul Upadhayay, Yogesh Ladhe

Author: Gourav Kolhe

Paper ID: V3I8-1168

Paper Status: published

Published: August 22, 2018

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Replacement of sand by marble dust and furnace slag in pavement quality concrete of rigid pavement

The demand for usage of industrial by-products and wastes in road pavements is increasing and becoming more important. Government policies and public awareness are also contributing to the enhancement of both this demand and utilization. Various slags such as blast furnace and steel slag have been widely used in road pavements. Therefore, it could be possible to prevent the environmental pollution and to consume fewer natural resources as well through its utilization in increasing demand for road construction. The present study aims at developing pavement quality concrete mixtures incorporating marble dust and furnace slag as a partial fine aggregate replacement material. In this study, the use of marble dust and furnace slag by replacing sand in pavement quality concrete of rigid pavement s are reported and the effect on the slab thickness of PQC pavement for the achieved strength of the concrete mixtures incorporating marble dust and furnace slag has also been studied. The study shows that the marble dust cab be effectively replaced sand up to 15% and furnace slag can be used up to 20% as replacement of sand in PQC. The maximum flexural strength is achieved for the mix containing 10% marble dust and 10% furnace slag as partial replacements of sand. The flexural strength increase is significant for mixes containing marble dust and furnace slag, with a combination up to certain limits of 25 to 30% in development of pavement quality concrete.

Published by: Mubasir Baseer Zargar, Dr. Rakesh Gupta

Author: Mubasir Baseer Zargar

Paper ID: V3I8-1166

Paper Status: published

Published: August 21, 2018

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Implementing the solar PV system in a pharmaceutical industry

Solar Energy a clean renewable resource with zero emission, has got the tremendous potential for energy which can be harnessed using a variety of devices. With recent developments in the solar energy field, solar energy systems are easily available for industrial and domestic use with the added advantage of minimum maintenance and cost. Solar energy could be made financially viable with incentives and rebates offered by the government. Most of the developed countries, as well as developing countries, are switching over to solar energy as one of the prime renewable energy sources. It is an important source of renewable energy and its technologies are broadly characterized as either passive solar or active solar depending on how they capture and distribute solar energy or convert it into solar power so as to minimize cost. Active solar techniques focus on the use of photovoltaic systems, concentrated solar power and solar water heating to harness the energy and use it efficiently. Passive solar techniques mainly focus on orienting a building to the Sun, selecting materials with favorable thermal mass or light dispersing properties, and designing spaces that naturally circulate air. This paper analyses the economic feasibility of investments in industrial PV systems. On Implementing the Solar PV system, highly encouraging results have been obtained.

Published by: Piyush Jain, S. C. Solanki, Ravi Nagaich, Pavan Jain

Author: Piyush Jain

Paper ID: V3I8-1167

Paper Status: published

Published: August 20, 2018

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A study on the organizational effectiveness and academic achievement of secondary schools in Assam

The present study is an attempt to find out the relationship between organizational effectiveness and academic achievement. To study organizational effectiveness, descriptive survey method was used. A total of 100 (50 from government aided and 50 privately managed) teachers of the secondary school were taken as the sample on the basis of the purposive random sampling method. School Effectiveness Questionnaire (SEQ) developed by Baldwin et al. (1993) was used to collect the data. Karl Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient test was used to analyze the data. The findings of the study were i) There is a significant relationship between Organizational Effectiveness and Academic Achievement of secondary schools in Assam ii) There is a significant relationship between Organizational Effectiveness and Academic Achievement of Government aided secondary schools in Assam iii) There is significant relationship between Organizational Effectiveness and Academic Achievement of private secondary schools in Assam.

Published by: Bindia Bhuyan

Author: Bindia Bhuyan

Paper ID: V3I8-1163

Paper Status: published

Published: August 18, 2018

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A study on customer preference on the dairy products in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu

India, one of the developing economies where agriculture is a predominant occupation of the large number of masses. Agriculture in India is a gamble of monsoon. Though it provides employment to nearly 50% of population, the farmers are in plightful situations. The farmers are poor and debt ridden. They commit suicides as unable to cope up the adversaries of man and the nature. In such a scenario they need to have another option of earning. Dairy provide the way to come out from the adverse situations. In the present research article efforts are made to highlight the dairy business as one of the promising allied sector of agriculture.

Published by: Abinaya K, Santhi A

Author: Abinaya K

Paper ID: V3I8-1162

Paper Status: published

Published: August 18, 2018

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Using single walled nanotubes as battery electrodes and new methods to manufacture them

Pollution caused by vehicles has been a concern for a long time. Electric vehicles are considered a popular alternative, but the implicit pollution caused during the manufacture of their Li-ion batteries by the mining of graphite (to make electrodes) is ignored. Moreover, these batteries don't satisfy our requirement of power storage in EVs. Carbon nanotubes, which have exceptional strength and conductivity as an electrode material, have the potential to serve as the alternative. To implement CNT electrodes, we only need to find a better mechanism to manufacture them. In this paper, I explore the properties of carbon nanotubes as an electrode material for Li-ion batteries and some newly developed ways to manufacture them.

Published by: Abhinav Agarwal

Author: Abhinav Agarwal

Paper ID: V3I8-1161

Paper Status: published

Published: August 16, 2018

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A study on problem faced by patients in private hospitals

This research study investigates various problems that are faced by patients in Private Hospitals, Ramanathapuram Taluk. Under the elaborated dimensional analyses, the study aims to identify the lack of facilities in private hospitals that adversely affect a patient’s health. A comprehensive survey was made of the hospitals situated in the research area through structured interview schedule in order to record the perception of respondents regarding health & financial problems in private hospitals. A sample of 250 respondent particularly patients were randomly selected in the Private hospitals. The data has been statistically verified in the KS (Kolmogorov Smirnov) test. It has been found that the problem faced by the patients in private hospitals on the basis of facilities and treatment provided by the health sector. This study suggests that the proper attention of provision of sound infrastructure, usage of medical equipment and cost consumed by the private hospitals.

Published by: Ratha K, Lakshmi P

Author: Ratha K

Paper ID: V3I8-1159

Paper Status: published

Published: August 14, 2018

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