Life Sciences

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the extent of implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) and the academic achievement of pupils in primary schools in Kenya. The extent of implementation of TQM was assessed through a TQM principle namely reward and motivation. This study was conducted in Teso North sub-county which was purposively sampled due to low learning outcomes as compared to other sub-counties in Kenya.

In this work the optical properties of the poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly (styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT: PSS) on glass substrate as interlayer and the effect of temperaturevariation on the optical stability was investigated. Measurement of the transmittance, absorption, extinction coefficient, reflectance, and band gap energy are used to study the influence of annealing on the optical properties of PEDOT: PSS thin film. The thin film had 70% transmittance at 550 nm.It is deduced that as the annealing temperature increases there is increase in absorption of photon energy.

Silk industry in India presently provides gainful employment to an estimated five million persons in the downstream activities of mulberry and non-mulberry subsection. In this challenging scenario, more investment is required for seeding technology, building farmer level infrastructure and for empowering bivoltine sericulture industry. A large chunk of labour is employed in all the sericulture activities and the industry is a boon to the labour surplus countries like India. Sericulture also employs a sizable share of women labour.

Anticholinergic side effects of medications often misdiagnosed as cognitive function decline in the elderly. The study aims to explore the effectiveness of home medication reviews on reducing anticholinergic burden caused by medications with anticholinergic properties in elderly patients in Australia. The study was a qualitative, prospective, observational case-control study. Interviews at baseline and six-month were performed. Medications changes were theoretically possible to reduce the Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden score, but occasionally are impractical to implement.

A field experiment was carried out at the research farm of A. S. (PG) College, Lakhaoti, Bulandshahr, (U.P.) during winter 2009-10 and 2010-11. The soil of experimental field was sandy loam and slightly alkaline in reaction (pH 7.7). The treatments consisted of four irrigation schedules viz. I0- no irrigation, I1- one irrigation at pre-flowering, I2- one irrigation at pod filling, I3- two irrigations one each at pre-flowering and pod filling, three phosphorus levels viz. P0- control, P30- 30 kg P2O5 ha-1, P60- 60 kg P2O5 ha-1 and three sulphur levels viz.

The focus on this paper is to represent various schemes approved for development of agriculture by RB I and RRBs.Number of RRBs is running across India to fulfill this target. The scope of this paper is around RRB running in India especially in Himachal Pradesh (Himachal Pradesh Gramin bank). This paper includes the architecture of Credit system in India and performance charts of Himachal Pradesh Gramin bank during 2016-2017.

Ogi, a popular fermented cereal-based foods consumed as weaning foods by infants and as dietary staples for adults in west Africa is usually processed by natural fermentation, which takes up to 48h to produce. This is the first report of producing the maize gruel (ogi) in less than 5h, by pre-treatment of the maize grains before fermentation.

Vatarakta is Vata pradhana Tridoshaja Vyadhi, Rakta is main dushya.It is characterized by Aakhudanshvat Pida (Piercing Pain like rat bite) in joints. There are two types of Vatrakta- Uttana and Gambhira. Symptoms of Vatarakta is very similar to Gout, So Vatarakta can be very well correlated with Gout. Goutis one of the most common articular disease, which is caused by Hyperurecemia. It is characterized by severe pain, inflammation, tenderness and burning sensation in affected joints especially small joints of hands and feet.

Researches on the development of vegetative propagation techniques have been carried out on Pterocarpuserinaceus trees in Burkina Faso. The objective of the study is to develop low cost production techniques of plants by air layering. It is specifically to highlight the diameter of the branch, the positions of the layers on the branch and the frequencies of watering which optimize the rooting rate of the layers. Two trials were carried out in rainy seasons in Saria, Burkina Faso, on a 10-year-old P. erinaceus plantation, where the mean height was 10.7 ± 2.5 m.

The Cow urine has been used from ancient times for curing many ailments of human beings. It is important and essential part of Panchgavya Chikitsa. Difffernt Ayurvedic literature have mentioned its importance and uses for treatment of, Kushtha, Kandu, Udarrog, Colic, Abdominal tumour, Enlargement of the abdomen and Flatulence, for therapies such as decoction purgation, enema etc.