Investigating Awareness and Usage of Electronic Information Resources by the Engineering Students of NMIMS (Deemed to be University), Mumbai

During Covid-19 restrictions, electronic information resources have become a prominent source in the library. Most of the university academic activities heavily depend on electronic resources because they are easy to share, refer and communicate to the audience. This study investigates the awareness and usage of electronic information resources subscribed to by the university library. The well-designed online questionnaire helps to collect data from Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Integrated engineering programs. A total of 232 filled questionnaires were received for the study. The data analysis shows that 91.38 % of the respondents know that electronic resources are available in the library, and the internet speed (56.90 %) is a significant hindrance in using resources. The detailed analysis of this study was discussed, and suggestions were also given to improve the awareness and usage of electronic information resources.

Assessment of Antioxidant, Anti-Lipid Peroxidation, Antiglycation, Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Tyrosinase Properties of Dendrobium sulcatum Lindl

Dendrobium sulcatum Lindl or "Ueang Jampa-Nan” (Orchidaceae family) is widely dis-tributed in Thailand and Laos. It is classified in the genus Dendrobium, which is used in both traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine for health enhancement and anti-aging. The purpose of this study was to investigate the phytochemical constituents and bioefficacy of stems, leaves and flowers from D. sulcatum for cosmetic and cosmeceutical applications. Phenolic and flavonoid contents were tested for the phytochemical evaluation. The antioxidant (DPPH, FRAP and ABTS assays), anti-lipid peroxidation, antiglycation, anti-inflammatory and anti-tyrosinase properties were assessed for their bioefficacy. The results showed that the extracts of stem and leaf had higher total phenolic content than that of the flower, and the leaf extract had the highest flavonoid content. The antioxidant, anti-lipid peroxidation and anti-inflammatory activities of the extracts were greater in those from the stem and leaf compared with that of the flower. The leaf extract exhibited the greatest antiglycation property. The results of anti-tyrosinase analysis of the extracts showed that the leaf and flower exhibited potent activities with a percentage inhibition greater than 70% (at a concentration of 50 µg/mL). In conclusion, these findings suggest that the ethanolic extracts from different parts of D. sulcatum are promising sources of natural active ingredients for further cosmetic and cosmeceutical products.

Hotel owners' perception of tourism in India during the COVID-19 pandemic

PurposeThe paper aims to study hotel owners' perception of tourism in the five creative cities of India during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design/methodology/approachSemi-structured, in-depth interviews (N = 30) and participant observation were the methods used for collecting qualitative data. Data was analysed using content analysis.FindingsThe findings reveal the effect of tourism on the psyche of small and medium enterprise hotel owners. Factors contributing to this anxiety are unpreparedness for the crisis, cash flow problems, failure to be flexible in this crisis, inability to leverage hotel's location and lack of hygiene habits.Research limitations/implicationsThe research illustrated a systemic lack of knowledge and training in the unorganized hotel sector in India which if addressed, could assist the hotel owners and staff in building trust toward tourists and a positive attitude toward the crisis.Originality/valueAs the study analyses the unorganized hotel sector in the Indian context, it provides useful insights for the Indian Government and hospitality industry to foster trust and positivity in this sector during the COVID-19 pandemic which could significantly contribute to its revival and psychological recovery of its stakeholders.

Development of Zinc Gluconate Vitamin C Effervescent Tablet for Immunity Improvement and Management of COVID-19

PVP-K30 is an powerful binder for effervescent tablet and can be used each in moist granulation and in direct compression low relative humidity (maximum 25% or much less) and moderate to cool temperatures (25°C ) Inside the production regions are essential to save you granules or tablet from sticking, picking up moisture in the air which might also cause product degradation.1,2 The patient must take vitamin c supplement at the same time to will increase immunity and minimized the disease burden. The aim of this observe turned into to design broaden and evaluation of the effervescent tablet which comprise zinc gluconate and ascorbic acid (vitamin c aggregate.3,4 2. [...]the tablet had been dried in an oven with air move at 50°C for 1 hour after which packed in plastic tubes after cooling.5,6 Wet Granulation: According to table 1 mixture of sodium bicarbonate, citric acid passed through 35 mesh sieve much (< 0.5 mm) and mixed for 10 minutes. then 5% w/v PVP-K30 solution is isopropanol changed into added dropwise the usage of a pipette to the combination until an pasty mass formed. Were kept under compatibility study for temperature 400C. ±75 RH for period of two weeks. without any significant physical changes. [...]it is confirmed that all the active and inactive excipients which were kept under compatibility study are compatible with each other all these ingredients were selected and used in present work.9,10 Discussion: The IR spectrum of the Zinc gluconate was recorded and the IR spectra of zinc gluconate show functional group as per the structure.

History, Current scenario, future aspects and role in COVID 19

According to WHO, Pharmacovigilance (PV) is characterized as the science and exercises identifying with the recognition, appraisal, comprehension and anticipation of unfavourable impacts or some other medication related issue. In India it is tremendously necessary to focus the attentiveness of the medical community on the reporting of adverse drug reaction (ADR) and to make sure utmost welfare to the public health and their safety1. Some other objectives of Pharmacovigilance are:- To improve patient consideration and security according to the utilization of prescriptions and every premedical intercession, To improve general wellbeing and security corresponding to the utilization of medications, To add to the evaluation of advantage, hurt, adequacy, and hazard of meds, empowering their protected, objective and more successful use, To advance arrangement, schooling, and clinical preparing in Pharmacovigilance and its compelling correspondence to wellbeing experts and the general population9,13 Pharmacovigilance Program in India: History of PvPI: The idea of PV is moving from the past, because the hour of Charaka Samhita in 700 BC had admonished that fittingly saw, improperly coordinated medicine is somewhat of a poisonous substance and Vagbhatta a specialist tended to unfavorable occasion, reason, deferred ADRs to Ayurvedic Drugs' around 500 AD. Two zonal focuses - the South-West Zonal centre (situated in the Dept. of Clinical Pharmacology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai) and the North-East Zonal centre (situated in the Dept. of Pharmacology, AIIMS, New Delhi), gathered data from everywhere the country and send it to the Committee just as to the UMC in Sweden15.

Mortality in post-discharge COVID-19 patients from a tertiary care center - A follow-up study

COVID War Room;Cardiovascular Disease;Sudden Death;Post-Discharge;Case Fatality Rate INTRODUCTION The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), as first reported in Wuhan, China, in late December 2019,[1] had rapidly spread globally within a short period, and has now become a pandemic affecting more than 200 countries and territories. [...]Hon. Municipal Commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai guided setting up a novel concept of "COVID War Room" and "medical call center" within it to establish communication and alleviate apprehensions of the patients and relatives during the unprecedented surge of SARS-CoV-2 infections. Furthermore, due to the lockdown and the ongoing medical emergency, follow-up of the discharged patients of SARSCoV-2 infections was not satisfactory. Because of this, Hon. Additional Municipal Commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Director (Medical Education and Major Hospitals), and Dean planned to use the war room setup of our tertiary care center for telephonic follow-up in the patients who were treated successfully for COVID and discharged. Relatives who did not give consent and refused to provide any information, patients who took discharge against medical advice to either get quarantined at home and died at home or got admitted to another hospital and died in that hospital (suggestive of death directly due to COVID) and relatives or patients who could not be contacted because of wrong, invalid, or non-existing contact numbers were excluded from the data evaluation.

Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Telemedicine Society of India (TSI)

According to Telemedicine Guidelines 2020 – Govt of India, ‘it is doctor’s responsibilities to ensuring data privacy, ethics, and maintaining records of all the patients whose records are being collected during medical examination’. (3.7.1.2) The Registered Medical Practitioner would be required to fully abide by Indian Medical Council (Professional conduct, Etiquette, and Ethics) Regulations, 2002 and with the relevant provisions of the IT Act, Data protection and privacy laws or any applicable rules notified from time to time for protecting patient privacy and confidentiality and regarding the handling and transfer of such patient’s personal information. [...]it is essential that doctors and medical staff must be aware of simple security steps that can not only prevent a data breach but also prove ‘due diligence’ in case of such breaches. Following recommendations were given: (1) mandatory refresher course for all RMPs/nursing/record staff on an annual basis, (2) 10-min quiz and certification (may help in due-diligence claim too), (3) information security policy and audit of compliance for all clinical establishments, and (4) monthly awareness note on breach incidents of medical sector. 02.2 Telemedicine and its role in leveraging health care economy Moderator: Vimal Wakhlu -Past President, TSI Anoop Wadhawan Department of Commerce, Government of India Telemedicine has played a significant role in the Healthcare domain in 2020, when the world was battling the COVID-19 challenge.

Disease hotspots flourish when the city meets the country

City-nature conflict “Rural-to-urban migrants tend to land on the edges of cities, where there isn’t necessarily as much infrastructure and governance regimes to make those areas less at risk to infectious disease outbreaks,” says lead author Creighton Connolly, a senior lecturer in development studies and the global South at the University of Lincoln. During West Africa’s Ebola outbreak in 2014, the World Health Organization notes, the disease spilled over into cities after almost 40 years of outbreaks in central Africa that were largely confined to remote rural areas. [...]he says, density needs to increase through higher buildings in certain areas with one- or two-storey shacks, as cities will be unmanageable if they continue peripheral expansion.

Uncertainty-Aware Interpretable Deep Learning for Slum Mapping and Monitoring

Over a billion people live in slums, with poor sanitation, education, property rights and working conditions having a direct impact on current residents and future generations. Slum mapping is one of the key problems concerning slums. Policymakers need to delineate slum settlements to make informed decisions about infrastructure development and allocation of aid. A wide variety of machine learning and deep learning methods have been applied to multispectral satellite images to map slums with outstanding performance. Since the physical and visual manifestation of slums significantly varies with geographical region and comprehensive slum maps are rare, it is important to quantify the uncertainty of predictions for reliable and confident application of models to downstream tasks. In this study, we train a U-Net model with Monte Carlo Dropout (MCD) on 13-band Sentinel-2 images, allowing us to calculate pixelwise uncertainty in the predictions. The obtained outcomes show that the proposed model outperforms the previous state-of-the-art model, having both higher AUPRC and lower uncertainty when tested on unseen geographical regions of Mumbai using the regional testing framework introduced in this study. We also use SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) values to investigate how the different features contribute to our model’s predictions which indicate a certain shortwave infrared image band is a powerful feature for determining the locations of slums within images. With our results, we demonstrate the usefulness of including an uncertainty quantification approach in detecting slum area changes over time.

Relationship between Psychological Well-being, Resilience, Grit, and Optimism among College Students in Mumbai

College years are very important in an individual's life, however, as the complexity of the course increases, it brings in various challenges. Thus, this study aims to investigate the relationship between psychological well-being (PWB), resilience, grit, and optimism among college students in Mumbai. Employing purposive and snowball sampling techniques, Flourishing Scale (Diener, et al., 2009), Brief Resilience Scale (Smith, et al., 2008), Short Grit Scale (Duckworth & Quinn, 2009), and lastly, the Life Orientation Test-Revised (Scheier, Carver & Bridges, 1994) was administered. Correlational analysis (N = 95) indicated a positive link of PWB with resilience, grit, and optimism. Resilience was also positively correlated with grit and optimism. However, the relationship between grit and optimism was not found to be significant. The study assisted to fill the gap in the literature and can also help college institutions to incorporate practices for mental health hygiene of its students.

Learning in a Time of Corona: A Comparative Perspective on Mumbai & Houston

These unprecedented times of the COVID-19 pandemic have generated a variety of responses from national governments, local communities, and individuals. Using podcasting as a medium, this comparative educational project interviewed individuals living through and adapting to the unprecedented upheaval at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mumbai, India and Houston, USA. Using a decolonial lens, the podcasting project unpacks how similarities and differences in structures of privilege, prevailing ideologies, and sociopolitical contexts have influenced the experiences of people navigating this global challenge in two very different cities.This chapter reflects on findings from this project and builds on it further to explore the use of podcasting as methodology. The inclusion of diverse voices from contrasting contexts provides opportunities for polyvocality and democratic dialogue. Podcasting is a medium that allows for academic content to be presented in an accessible format for education practitioners and the general public, ultimately contributing to reducing gatekeeping in academia. With the goal of contributing to comparative research, this essay closes with a reflection on the dynamics of power in the production of new media from two highly different primarily English-speaking contexts, whilst striving to consistently retain the authenticity of each city.

Framing the Pandemic: An Examination of How WHO Guidelines Turned into Jain Religious Practices

This paper identifies and examines a Jain narrative that frames Jain tenets as being in line with some of the most impactful COVID-19 measures. It demonstrates how during the early stages of the pandemic (i.e., mid-March 2020 to January 2021), some Jains drew parallels between various Jain principles and the WHO guidelines, finding agreement, for instance, between the muhpattī (“face cloth”) and the public face mask and the dig-vrata (a Jain vow of restraint) and social distancing. This paper shows how some also viewed several unintentional consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic (such as not being able to go shopping during the lockdown) as being in line with Jain practices (here the practice of aparigraha or non-possessiveness). By means of an analysis of two Jain writings on the WHO guidelines, I demonstrate how some Jains framed several COVID-19 measures within a distinctive Jain worldview. I argue that the equation of Jain practices with the WHO guidelines should be understood within the ongoing universalization and scientization of Jainism, processes that present Jainism as a universal and scientific solution to global disasters, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Editorial: Bollywood, Politics and Power: An Introduction

Confronted with a second wave of COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi counselled Indians to stay home and show discipline, despite the fact that he had recently held an enormous political rally in West Bengal and refused to place restrictions on the Kumbh Mela pilgrimage, perhaps because such a move would not align with the government's openly Hindu nationalist leanings. Bollywood films have frequently served as a lightning rod for political and cultural issues, such as poverty, corruption, caste discrimination, gender inequality, anti-Muslim discrimination and the direct, human impact of Partition on Hindu-Muslim families (see Baneijee, 2016;Dudrah & Desai, 2008, Dwyer, 2014;Hirji, 2010;Mishra, 2002;Virdi, 2003). Symposium papers presented multidisciplinary perspectives on how religion, sexualities, caste, nation, and gender intersect in films to support and disseminate particular trajectories of cultural and political power that maintain the status quo in Indian society in the wake of post-1991 economic liberalization policies and the ever-increasing dominance of BJP-style Hindu nationalism. [...]as the focus of this special issue is the Indian film industry, we use India rather than South Asia to connote the geographical range of the analyses.

Rise of drug-resistant TB is hidden in plain sight

Dracula was an immigrant bearing a disease that polluted the blood of London residents;Arthur Conan Doyle might have been one of the first to recognize the spectre of drug resistance in tuberculosis, while researching a newspaper article. Better antibiotics to treat drugresistant tuberculosis in India are expensive and in limited supply. [...]2019, they were strictly rationed and available only to people who fitted a specific disease profile and lived near one of a handful of hospitals. Only chapters later does she clearly lay out a key rationale for this restricted access: that researchers were still conducting trials to evaluate the drug's possible toxic effects on the heart.

Development and Validation of HPLC Method for Quantification of Favipiravir in Tablet

Hplc method has been developed and validated for the quantification of Favipiravir in tablet formulation The chromatographic separation was achieved by using Luna® Phenomenex C8(150x4.6 mm,5µm) with the mobile phase comprising of water and methanol in the ratio of 95:5v/v. The flow rate was 1ml/min and the separated Favipiravir was detected at 229 nm. The retention time of Favipiravir was 4.3 minutes. The linearity data showed good linear relationship (r2= 0.9997) within the concentration range of 10-50 µg/ml. The method was successfully validated in accordance to the ICH guidelines and method was found to be sensitive, accurate, precise, and reproducible.

An Epidemic Spreading Simulation and Emergency Management Based on System Dynamics: A Case Study of China’s University Community

The spread of epidemics, especially COVID-19, is having a significant impact on the world. If an epidemic is not properly controlled at the beginning, it is likely to spread rapidly and widely through the coexistence relationship between natural and social systems. A university community is a special, micro-self-organized social system that is densely populated. However, university authorities in such an environment seem to be less cautious in the defence of an epidemic. Currently, there is almost no quantitative research on epidemic spreading and response strategies in universities. In this paper, a case study of a university community is considered for a simulation of an infection evolving after an epidemic outbreak based on the method of system dynamics of the three stages. The results show the following: (1) By improving the speed of the initial emergency response, the total number of patients can be effectively controlled. (2) A quarantine policy helps to slow down the evolution of infection. The higher the isolation ratio, the higher the cost;therefore, the isolation ratio should be optimized. (3) It is important to make emergency plans for controlling epidemic spreading and carry out emergency drills and assessments regularly. According to the results of this study, we suggest an emergency management framework for public health events in university communities.

A quantitative study on salient work-life balance challenge(s) influencing female information and communication technology professionals in a South African telecommunications organisation

Orientation: There have been numerous studies on women’s WLB in various industries in South Africa. This study is unique in that it investigates work-life balance among female ICT professionals in South Africa who work in a male-dominated Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) sector. Research purpose: The study aimed to investigate the salient WLB challenges influencing female ICT professionals in a South African telecommunications organisation. Motivation of the study: In male-dominated sectors, understanding the factors that influence women in combining work and family life is invaluable in gaining a competitive advantage by having a committed and diverse workforce and understanding how women cope with WLB challenges. Research approach/design and method: Data were collected using a quantitative approach employing a cross-sectional survey design from female Information Communications and Technology professionals ( n = 50). Cronbach’s alpha coefficients, Measure Central Tendency and Dispersion, and Exploratory Factor Analysis were used in analyzing the data. Main findings: The main findings indicated the challenges of the different age groups, with the age group 21–25 exhibiting the highest score for the ability to combine work and family roles successfully. Practical/managerial implications: This study may lead to practical applications to support human resource management practitioners towards comprehending the impact of work-life balance practices, either directly or indirectly, especially females. Contribution/value-add: This study will fill the unexplored area of improving work-life balance by highlighting a unique insight into how females cope with their work-life challenges in their chosen careers.

Exercises and visits

The two ays of maritime drills witnessed the three navies engaged in a various tactical exercises including naval manoeuvres and surface warfare drills. 6th Indo-France "EX SHAKTI2021" The Sixth Edition of Indo-France joint military exercise "Ex SHAKTI 2021" commenced at the Military School of Draguignan, France with an opening ceremony on 15 November 2021. French Navy's Chevalier Paul calls at Mumbai port To demonstrate the strength of Indo-French naval cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, a French air defence destroyer called at Mumbai naval port after taking part in a large-scale air and naval joint exercise off the coast of Maharashtra. The exercise is meant to enhance synergy and interoperability between Armed Forces of both the Nations in terms of understanding transnational terrorism both on land and at sea, conducting Counter Terrorism & Counter Insurgency Operations and sharing best military practices and experiences. Besides rigorous training, the joint military exercise also included cultural and sports activities to enhance defence cooperation and bilateral relations. INS Kesari, a Landing Ship Tank (Large) had undertaken similar mission in May/June 2020 to provide humanitarian and medical assistance to Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar and Comoros, including deployment of Medical Assistance Teams of the Indian Navy in multiple locations. Since May 2020, the Indian Navy has deployed ships to 15 Friendly Foreign Countries under SAGAR missions.

Assessing the Impact of Traffic Emissions on Fine Particulate Matter and Carbon Monoxide Levels in Hanoi through COVID-19 Social Distancing Periods

Hanoi, Vietnam, is usually ranked as one of the most polluted capital cities in terms of air quality, particularly PM2.5. However, there has not been enough data to determine the main source of this pollution. In this study, we utilized the rare opportunity of the COVID-19 social distancing to assess the contribution of traffic emission to PM2.5 and CO levels when traffic volume was reduced significantly in Hanoi. Hourly PM2.5 and CO concentrations were measured from nine urban and traffic monitoring stations during pre-, soft, hard, and post-social distancing periods. As a result, we observed large reductions in both PM2.5 and CO levels during social distancing periods. PM2.5 concentrations were 14–18% lower during the social distancing than before this period, while CO concentrations had a more considerable drop by 28–41%. It is known that meteorological conditions can have significant effects on the ambient levels of air pollutants. To overcome this challenge, weather normalized concentrations of those pollutants were estimated using the random forest model, a machine learning technique. The normalized weather concentrations showed smaller reductions by 7–10% for PM2.5 and 5–11% for CO, indicating the presence of favorable weather conditions for better air quality during the social distancing period. In further analysis, the apparent improvement of air quality in Hanoi during the social distancing period was in line with reducing traffic emissions while emissions from coal-fired power plants remained relatively stable.