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Enhancing Educational Access and Equality: The Significance of Scholarship Schemes for Students from Marginalized Communities in Higher Education

Considering the study conducted in North Maharashtra, this research delves into the challenges arising from diminishing public budgets for education juxtaposed against the escalating need for additional resources. Many countries, including India, are now exploring alternative strategies for subsidizing higher education, particularly to support students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. One prominent mechanism in this regard is the provision of scholarship schemes. Scholarship schemes have been integral to India's educational landscape since 1961. This paper critically analyzes 24 scholarship schemes administered by the central government, shedding light on the private expenditure incurred by students pursuing higher education. The study unveils several noteworthy observations:1. The Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) for higher education across all categories stands at 26.3%. However, when excluding students from Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), the GER for other categories rises significantly to 28.25%. 2. Means-based scholarship schemes exhibit a lower share compared to means cum merit and merit-based scholarship programs. 3. Students bear a substantial private expenditure, with over 65% allocated to course fees. Surprisingly, only 46% of the scholarship schemes encompass both course fees and maintenance costs. 4. While the average private expenditure on maintenance costs for general degree courses amounts to ₹7,078, and for technical/professional degree courses, it rises to ₹17,769, 70% of the scholarship schemes provide maintenance amounts below ₹5,000. 1 Research Scholar, KBCNMU, Jalgaon, E-Mail ID- arund.patil@raisoni.net, G H Raisoni Institute of Engineering and Business Management, Jalgaon 2 Research Supervisor, E-Mail ID - nilmawarke3@gmail.com , Associate Professor at Godawari Institute of Management and Research,Jalgaon The study concludes that the current scholarship schemes contribute minimally to the efficiency or equity of the higher education system in India. Addressing the existing gaps in Indian scholarship schemes requires strategic policy adjustments: 1. The government should prioritize means-based scholarships over merit-based ones. 2. Scholarship amounts for both course fees and maintenance costs should be periodically revised every five years.3. A greater number of scholarship schemes should encompass coverage for students' course fees. By implementing these policy changes, the government can enhance the efficacy and inclusivity of scholarship schemes, ensuring a more equitable higher education landscape in India. Keywords: Higher Education, Scholarship Scheme, Central Government, Deprived Section, Gross Enrollment Ratio, Course Fees, etc.

In India, most principal investigators have run very few trials over the years.

In the past, clinical trials run in India have been the subject of criticism. Among other steps to improve the trial ecosystem, for some time the government limited the number of trials that a Principal Investigator (PI) could run to three at a time. We were interested to know how many trials PIs in India tend to run at a time. We accessed the 52,149 trial records hosted by the Clinical Trials Registry-India in April 2023. Of these, we shortlisted trials that had run in India, were interventional, and involved certain interventions such as drug, biological etc. We used multiple parameters, such as email ID, phone number etc. to determine whether one name always represented the same PI and whether two names corresponded to the same PI. We then determined how many trials each PI had run. We found that 3,916 unique PI names were associated with 6,665 trials. Of these, 2,963 (75.7%) PIs had run a single study. Only 251 (6.4%) had run more than three trials. A mere 14 PIs had run 20 or more trials. The 14 PIs were affiliated with local pharma companies (6), local or global contract research organizations (4), multinational pharma companies (3) and the Central Council for Research in Homeopathy (1). The maximum number of trials run by a single PI was 108. Of these, the largest number run in a single year, 2022, was 53. Each PI name needs to be connected to a unique ID that does not change with time, so that it is easier to track the number of trials that a given PI has run. The number of studies run by a given PI at a given time must not be excessive and needs to be monitored more actively. The government needs to consider whether a cap on the number of trials that a PI runs at a time is required and what infrastructure needs to be in place to facilitate higher numbers of trials. Trial registry records need to be updated more regularly. Other countries may wish to do likewise.

Exploring Factors that Influence Learners’ Interest in Writing-Based Activities in an EFL Classroom

Exploring Factors that Influence Learners’ Interest in Writing-Based Activities in an EFL Classroom 1-Maria Bhutto BS English Linguistic student, Department of Linguistics & Social Sciences, Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University Sukkur maria3.20en006@bnbwu.edu.pk Rafique Ahmed Lakhan, Lecturer Department of Linguistics & Social Sciences, Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University Sukkur rafique.ahned@bnbwu.edu.pk 3 Asadullah Balouch Designation: Lecturer, Department of English, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Nawabshah Email ID: asadullahbalouch@sbbusba.edu.pk Corresponding Author: Rafique Ahmed Lakhan Abstract: This study aims to identify the factors that influence learners’ interest in writing-based activities in an EFL classroom. Learners’ interest level varies; this research also aims to investigate the attitudes, preferences, and perceptions of learners in various writing tasks in an EFL classroom. And to what extent do these attitudes impact their performance in EFL writing activities. This research has explored attitudes of BS English students of Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University, Sukkur. The qualitative research method was used to find the data. 15 semi-structured interviews were conducted. After analyzing the data, research found factors that influence learners’ interest are the types of writing activity, they are engaged in; the relevance and clarity of a topic; teachers’ support, constructive feedback and appreciation; and the learning environment in which the activities are incorporated. English is not a native language of interviewees, learners found writing activities beneficial as well as challengeable. This research is limited in an EFL context. Furthermore, it can also be conducted on a variety of tasks in various contexts in order to find out the variation in learners and for an effective learning environment.

E-COMMERCE CHATBOT USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

As we know that time is money, and each company needs to deploy an Artificially Intelligent system in order to interact with the customers. The same functionality is served by the Chatbot. It is a human designed but artificially trained system which is used to give an ease to the human interaction. By deploying this Chatbot to the website main purpose served would be to collect the database of maximum customers visiting our website every day. This database thus received would serve as the medium of interaction between the food outlet and the customers. Customers will also feel convenient in ordering with a more interactive platform rather than manual ordering. Thus, this will lead to generate an enhanced number of customers and thus we could lead to get details example phone number and email id of various customers and directly interact with them with a decreased human assistance. Keywords: Chatbot, AI-Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cloud System.

An Intelligent Vehicle Breakdown Assistance Management Services

In today's fast-paced world, vehicle breakdowns can occur unexpectedly, causing inconvenience and disruption to such individuals' daily routines. Prompt assistance failure, during such situations is crucial to ensure the safety and location. The admin interface allows authorize and well-being of vehicle owners and passengers. Personnel to log in and access a list of problematic to address this need, this project aims to develop a comprehensive vehicle breakdown management both customers and administrators. The system facilitates customers to register their details securely by providing support. Essential information such as username, password, phone number, and email ID. their vehicle details, including vehicle name, date, vehicle number, and the nature of the problem, as oil leakage, breakdown, puncture, engine vehicles reported by customers with their current GPS location.

Students’ Perception about the Influence of Medical Education on Medical Students in Anatomy Department

Introduction: Medical education has both positive and negative impact on the medical student. Initially the subject of anatomy and later other disciplines create mental and emotional stress for many students. Nevertheless, medical education is imperative in developing highly professional doctors. Aims and Objectives: This research is aimed to study the effect of medical education on the personality and behavior of 2nd year medical students in Anatomy Department. Place and Duration of study: This study was conducted at the Anatomy Department of Azra Naheed Medical College Lahore (Dec 2022-March 2023). Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 62 medical students 2nd year MBBS An electronic google form was developed which consisted of 20 questions to study the student’s perception about influence of medical education. The form was posted in the official class Whatsapp group. To avoid potential contamination bias, google form was designed so that one participant could fill the form once by using only email ID assigned by medical college administration. Data was collected and analyzed by Python programming language (Version: 3.10), Pandas and Scikit- learn. Results: Recent research showed that 87% of medical students felt that medical education has great impact on their personality moreover 80% students realized that they became emotionally intelligent during life in medical college. 95% of students agreed that a lot of stress is induced by medical education in their lives and 80% students raised the bad impact of medical education such as health issues and improper routine life. 75.8% of students thought that education in medical college polished their personality. Moreover 79% of students felt that medical education has a positive impact on their life. Conclusion: It was concluded that medical education has positive and negative effects on the personality of medical students. It is the students’ perception that their mental, physical & social health is badly affected. Medical students feel that empathy, humanity, dignity & emotional intelligence are the positive changes in their personality. The role of faculty members is also appreciated by the students.

Use behaviour of academic social networking sites in research communication: a structural equation model

PurposeThe current study seeks to investigate, why and how faculty members of Indian central universities are using academic social networking sites (ASNs) for research communication and information dissemination, as well as validate and update the results of previous scholarship in this area. To achieve this, the paper uses structural equation model (SEM).Design/methodology/approachA simple random sampling method was adopted. Online survey was conducted using a well-designed questionnaire circulated via email id among 3384 faculty members of Indian Central Universities. A SEM was designed and tested with International Business Machines (IBM) Amos. Apart from this, Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 22 and Microsoft Excel 2010 were also used for data screening and analysis.FindingsThe study explores that most of the respondents are in favour of using the ASNs/tools for their professional activities. The study also found that a large chunk of the respondents used ASNs tools during day time. Apart from it, more number of faculty members used ASNs in research work than general purpose. No significant differences were found among the disciplines in use behaviour of ASNs in scholarly communication. Three hypotheses have been accepted while two were rejected in this study.Research limitations/implicationsThe study was confined to the twelve central universities, and only 312 valid responses were taken into consideration in this study.Originality/valueThe paper demonstrates the faculty members’ use behaviour of ASNs in their research communication. The study also contributes new knowledge to methodological discussions as it is the first known study to employ SEM to interpret scholarly use of ASNs by faculty members of Indian central universities.

Importance and Need of Medical Entomology and Medical Entomologist in Public Health

Article Type: Editorial Importance and Need of Medical Entomology and Medical Entomologist in Public Health Year: 2023; Volume: 3; Issue: 3; Page No: 1 – 2 Author: Jayanthi Sureshbabu Affiliation: Editor-In-Chief, International Journal of Medical Sciences and Nursing Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India and Former Lecturer in Medical Entomology, Department of Community Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalapet, Pondicherry, India. Email ID: Editor-in-chief@ijmsnr.com How to cite this article: Sureshbabu J. Importance and Need of Medical Entomology and Medical Entomologist in Public Health. Int J Med Sci and Nurs Res 2023;3(3):1–2. Article Summary: Submitted: 20-July-2023; Revised: 18-August-2023; Accepted: 05-September-2023; Published: 30-September-2023

Load Demand Response Controller

Abstract: This project aims to design a system which helps electricity consumers to monitor and control their electrical loads. In this system, the energy meter is connected to an optocoupler which provides optical isolation and transfers electrical signals between the energy meter and Arduino UNO. This system has a step-down transformer and Regulated Power Supply (RPS) to provide supply to Arduino UNO and to the loads through electromagnetic relays. The electromagnetic relays act like a switch for the operation of the loads. The system is enabled with an Arduino UNO which acts like a control device. A Wi-Fi module ESP8266 is used to link the Arduino UNO to the internet. All of the data is processed by Arduino, and the Wi-Fi module communicates the energy consumption values to the Blynk application. Through Blynk application, the energy consumption values and load turn on/turn off options are available. From the Blynk application, relays can be operated as switches. The energy consumption is calculated by the Arduino UNO and when the peak load consumption is reached, the Wi-Fi module will send an email to the consumer’s email id notifying them to turn off the unwanted loads.

Empowering Women Through Timbaktu Collective

Empowering Women Through Timbaktu Collective Dr.G.Ramamohan Reddy The basic activity is formation of Self¬ Help Groups (SHGs) which is the organizational base for the eco¬nomic activities of women. These groups are federated at the Mandal level as MATCS (Mutually Aided Thrift Cooperative Societies)-Adisakthi MATCS in CK Palli Mandal, Ananthasakthi MATCS in Roddam Mandal, and Mahilasakthi MATCS in Ramagiri mandal. Taking these fur¬ther, a federation of the Societies has been formalized as the Mahasakthi network. The network focuses on improved governance of the Societies and approaches to solv¬ing broader social issues faced by the members. The work of the Societies takes place chiefly through thrift (sangha) meetings that happen weekly. Each Society runs a legal aid and counseling cell in their respective Mandal for helping members resolve family and other social issues that often need legal support. In this paper an attempt is made to analyze the impact of Timbaktu promoted SHGs on sample respondents. Before analyzing various impacts an attempt is made to present socio- economic background of respondents, which have far reaching impact on various impacts. Academic Consultant, Department of Political Science & Public Administration, Sri Krishna Devaraya University, Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh. Mobile No: 9849587835, Email Id: srinivasreddysku@gmail.com.

Factors influencing employee performance and their impact on productivity: A study of commercial banks in Bangladesh

Employees are the most valuable part of every organization in the world, and the success of the organization depends on how well its employees do their jobs. Nowadays, commercial banks in Bangladesh are growing overwhelmingly, so the competition is enhancing one bank to another. Employee performance at the firm level and workplace productivity has not been empirically studied in the context of Bangladesh. The purpose of this study is to find out the variables that affect how well employees at banking institutions in Bangladesh do their jobs. People who worked in private banks in Bangladesh were the focus of this study and the final sample size was 250. The sample size was suitable for quantitative regression analysis. The questionnaire was sent to the e-mail ids of employees, and the questionnaires were adopted from the previous studies. To test the model and hypothesis, SPSS is used to analyze collected data in this study. The regression analysis was duly run with using the SPSS 26.0 version. The study shows that competence, compensation, leadership, and motivation have a big and good effect on how well employees do their jobs in regard to private commercial banks in Bangladesh. So, bank authorities should identify the factors influencing the improvement of the performance of bank employees, and they need to focus on employee productivity-enhancing activities.

Livestock Development Polices During the Five Year Plans in India

Livestock plays a vital role in rural life and economy even today. In fact, animal husbandry and agriculture are twin occupations, which are practiced by the rural households since ancient times. Livestock rearing being ‘a way of life’ in rural areas and with more than 70 per cent of the people relying on the above activities, it forms the backbone of the rural economy. In fact, combination of livestock rearing and crop production enables fuller utilization of farm by-products, conserves soil fertility and increase the household income. It provides employment especially self- employment and the most valuable supplementary income to the vast majority of rural households, majority of who are small marginal farmers and landless laborers. Key Words: Livestock, rearing, backbone, fertility, marginal farmers *Academic Consultant Department of Economics & Applied Economics, Sri Krishna Devaraya University, Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh. Mobile No: Mobile No: 7989919154, Email Id: akuletiramamohana@gmail.com. **Academic Consultant Department of Economics & Applied Economics, Sri Krishna Devaraya University, Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh. Mobile No: 9381008210, Email Id: sinuptp123@gmail.com ***Professor, Head of the Department of Economics & Applied Economics, Sri Krishna Devarya University, Anahtapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, Mobile No: 9490801113, Email Id: gvnsku1962@gmail.com.

Explication and Standardization of Ongoing Hospital Formulary in a Tertiary Care Referral Hospital, Perinthalmanna, Kerala

Dilip Chandrasekhar, Ashmy Pradeep, Fahmidha Sherin, Farsana and Fathimath Jusaira Author informationArticle notesCopyright and License information Department of Pharmacy Practice, Al-Shifa College of Pharmacy, Perinthalmanna, Kerala, INDIA Corresponding author. Correspondence: Dr. Dilip Chandrasekhar Head of Department, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Al-Shifa College of Pharmacy, Perinthalmanna-679325, Kerala, INDIA. Email id: dillu7@gmail.com Received 06 October 2022; Revised

Design Synthesis, Molecular Docking, and in vitro Anticancer and Antibacterial Evaluation of Novel 2-(9- chloro-2,3-dimethyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-benzo [7] annulen-8-yl)-3-thiazolidin-4one

Mohd Afroz and G Shiva Kumar Author informationArticle notesCopyright and License information Corresponding author. Correspondence: Mohd Afroz Research Scholar, GITAM School of Pharmacy, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Sangareddy, Hyderabad-502329 Telangana, INDIA. Email id: mohdafroz1992@gmail.com Received 12 April 2022; Revised 18 November 2022; Accepted 22 December 2022. Copyright ©2023 Author(s) This is an open access

India on the Path to Universal Health Coverage-Progress Compared with Other Emerging Economies of BRICS and ASEAN-5

Meenu Grover Sharma and Harvinder Popli Author informationArticle notesCopiyright and License information Corresponding author. Correspondence: Ms. Meenu Grover Sharma School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, Pushpvihar Sector 3, 110017, New Delhi, INDIA. Email id: meenugrover14@gmail.com Received 05 November 2022; Revised 18 December 2022; Accepted 01 January 2023. Copyright ©2023 Author(s) This

Causes of higher levels of stress among students in higher education who used eLearning platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic

BackgroundThis work aims to study the levels of stress among students using e-learning platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic in higher education institutions. The major factors of higher-level stress among the student community focused on this study are: Changes in academic environment, family, social, personal, health and cognitive. Objectivethe objective of this research the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) procedure was used to explore the relationship and its impact on various levels of stress. ResultsData were collected by using a total of 1,000 email IDs of students that were made available by teachers from 12 Indian higher education institutions where they were enrolled and by using a random number method. With this procedure, a total of 800 email IDs were selected. The results drawn from this research are that students experienced more stress due to sudden changes in the academic environment, family, and personal factors. The stress levels of cognitive and social were found to be equally distributed among higher education students, but less than academic environment, family and personal. This research intends to fill the gap of short-term individual psychological changes that occur after the outbreak. ConclusionPolicy-makers can take note of the current study’s observations in continuing their fight against COVID-19 pandemic by improving the stability for student risk groups.

Alternative care takers for children of health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic in Kashmir valley: a cross sectional study

Background: COVID-19 pandemic forced health care workers to seek alternatives of child care due to strong standard operating procedures (SOPs). Informal child care workers include patrilineal, matrilineal, immediate family members, neighbours, friends and housemaids. The present study tried to explore and highlight the role of Informal child care workers in alternative spaces. Methods: The present study aimed to reveal new facts about COVD-19 pandemic, its implications in relation to the alternative child care spaces available to the children of health workers in the valley of Kashmir. Total sample size constituted 100 respondents including doctors, Para medicals and other supportive staff chosen through snowball sampling technique. For data collection, a structured questionnaire was constructed and sent to respondents through different social media platforms like Facebook, e-mail ids and WhatsApp. Results: In the study majority of dual career families especially health workers working as frontline COVID warriors in the valley of Kashmir reported that their children were taken care either by alternative care takers mostly patrilocal or matrilocal family members. Conclusions: The study reveals that dual career families of Kashmir prefer largely female members as alternative care takers as compared to male members. The immediate family members are the most preferable choice of Alternative care followed by housemaids.

Ayurvedic management of Eka Kushta w.s.r to Psoriasis: A Case study

ABSTRACT:
 Eka Kushta is a type of Kshudra Kushta occurring mainly due to imbalance of Vata and Kapha Doshas, resembling Psoriasis in its clinical manifestations. Psoriasis is one of the most common dermatologic diseases, affecting up to 2% of world population. Childhood psoriasis is relatively common with prevalence of 1-3% of general population. Psoriasis is an immune mediated disease clinically characterized by erythematous, sharply demarcated papules and rounded plaques covered by silvery scales. The most commonly involved areas are the elbows, gluteal cleft, knees and scalp. In Ayurveda various treatment modalities have been described in the management of Eka kushta which includes Shodana and Shamana. Hence, in the present case report a 8 year male child who came to Kaumarabhritya Out Patient Department presenting with symptoms of Eka kushta on elbows, knees, hands and feet, was treated with Shodana chikitsai.e, Virechana followed by Vasti and Shamana chikitsa i.e internal medication. The symptoms were assessed with the help PASI score at pre and post therapy, and the results were noted. After treatment satisfactory results were observed.
 Key words :Eka kushta, Psoriasis, PASI Score, Shodana chikitsa, Shamana chikitsa
 Corresponding Author:
 M.Avinash Reddy,
 PG Scholar,
 Department of Kaumarabhritya,
 S.V. Ayurvedic College, Tirupati,
 Andhra Pradesh. India.
 Email Id: reddyavinash771@gmail.com

Statistical Significance, Effect Size and Confidence Intervals

Article Type: Editorial Title: Statistical Significance, Effect Size and Confidence Intervals Year: 2022; Volume: 2; Issue: 4; Page No: 3–4 Author: Karuthan Chinna https://doi.org/10.55349/ijmsnr.20222434 Affiliation: Professor, Faculty of Business and Management, UCSI University, Malaysia. Email ID: karuthan@ucsiuniversity.edu.my Phone

Stigma experienced by people living with HIV who are on methadone maintenance treatment and have symptoms of common mental disorders in Hanoi, Vietnam: a qualitative study

BackgroundStigma around human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), injection drug use (IDU), and mental health disorders can be co-occurring and have different impacts on the well-being of people living with HIV (PWH) who use drugs and have mental health disorders. This stigma can come from society, health professionals, and internalized stigma. A person who has more than one health condition can experience overlapping health-related stigma and levels of stigma which can prevent them from receiving necessary support and healthcare, serving to intensify their experience with stigma. This study investigates HIV, drug use, and mental health stigmas in three dimensions (social, internalized, and professional) around PWH on methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) who have common mental disorders (CMDs) including depression, anxiety, and stress-related disorders in Hanoi, Vietnam.Please check and confirm whether corresponding author's email id is correctly identified.The cooresponding author's email is correctMethodsWe conducted semi-structured, in-depth interviews (IDIs) (n = 21) and two focus group discussions (FGDs) (n = 10) with PWH receiving MMT who have CMD symptoms, their family members, clinic health care providers, and clinic directors. We applied thematic analysis using NVIVO software version 12.0, with themes based on IDI and FGD guides and emergent themes from interview transcripts.ResultsThe study found evidence of different stigmas towards HIV, IDU, and CMDs from the community, family, health care providers, and participants themselves. Community and family members were physically and emotionally distant from patients due to societal stigma around illicit drug use and fears of acquiring HIV. Participants often conflated stigmas around drug use and HIV, referring to these stigmas interchangeably. The internalized stigma around having HIV and injecting drugs made PWH on MMT hesitant to seek support for CMDs. These stigmas compounded to negatively impact participants’ health.ConclusionsStrategies to reduce stigma affecting PWH on MMT should concurrently address stigmas around HIV, drug addiction, and mental health. Future studies could explore approaches to address internalized stigma to improve self-esteem, mental health, and capacities to cope with stigma for PWH on MMT.Trial registration: NCT04790201, available at clinicaltrials.gov.