Digital Competence Among Research Scholars In Relation To Their Academic Achievement And Selected Demographic Variables

In the present study digital competence and academic achievement of 100 research scholars of various streams of Punjabi University, Patiala were studied. Teachers' Digital Competence Scale by Ramkrishna (2017) was used to collect the data pertaining to the digital competence of research scholars and one demographic data sheet developed by the investigators was used to collect information about gender, stream of study, experience of research work and academic achievement. Gathered data were analyzed by using the statistical techniques. The results show that the level of digital competence of research scholars has various levels and no research scholar possess high level of digital competence. Academic achievement of research scholars has also various levels. There is no significant difference in digital competence of research scholars with regard to gender and research experience. There is significant difference in digital competence of research scholars with regard to stream of study. Research scholars from the stream of education and languages are less competent in digitalization as compared to the research scholars from the stream of engineering, management & science. Moreover, the high academic achievers are more digitally competent as compared to low academic achievers. Further, there is significant and positive relationship between digital competence and academic achievement. So we conclude that the high digital competence enhance the academic achievement.

Association of condylar angle with incisal wear and myofunctional therapy – Original Research

Introduction: In any normal dentition there is stable relationship between the morphology of the occlusal facets and the movement of the condyles. Change in one of these are compensated by reactive adaptation of another. In the present study, the relation between the incisal wear facets and the condylar inclination were evaluated by checking the changes in condylar angle measurements in patients with incisal wear and those without it. The effect of myofunctional therapy on condylar angle and its correlation pre and post treatment was also established. Materials and Methods: The case group included 50 patients with incisal wear (attrited mandibular incisors) and the control group included 50 patients without incisal wear. 44 samples were taken to evaluate the changes in condylar angle pre and post myofunctional therapy. The posterior slope of articular eminence was marked in the lateral cephalogram and the horizontal condylar angle was drawn by tangent method. Results and Conclusion: The steepness of the condylar angle was found, directly proportional to the mandibular incisal wear. There was decrease in the values of condylar angle in patients after treatment with myofunctional therapy when compared with the pre-treatment values.