This study challenges the dominant tendency of civil society to negate international trade as such. The authors argue that it is necessary to frame differentiated trade rules based on levels of economic development, and also to shift from subsidies to shore up uncompetitive livelihoods to productivity-enhancing investments.Most importantly, the book ends with a case for trade unions, women's organizations and other civil society organizations to imagine and create themselves as being global -- in order to take up the challenge of strengthening global countervailing power to capital.
The book on "Essentials of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology" is designed to give a comprehensive understanding of the subject, starting from the basics. This book covers the entire spectrum of nanoscience and nanotechnology, making it an important resource for students of Materials Science and Engineering. It will serve as a go-to reference for all academics both in science and engineering areas. The basic approach of this book is to provide general principles and mechanisms that are relevant for understanding of the intriguing properties of all nanoscale materials. First five chapters provide an up-to-date insightful coverage to synthesis of nanomaterials, covering a large number of existing experimental procedures using physical, chemical and lithographic methods. An exclusive chapter has been added on biological synthesis of eco-friendly nanomaterials using bacteria, fungi, yeast, and plants. Individual chapters have been written to present different nanomaterial characterization techniques elaborately to provide information on the ensemble level and single nanopraticle level. This book is written in a clear pedagogic style with extensive examples and over 300 diagrams to illustrate key points. In addition to serving as a course text book for all levels of engineering and science students, this book will be an essential reference to students and researchers in Physics, Applied Physics, Chemistry, Material Science, Engineering, and Biological Sciences.
The volume contents aspects as crops i.e. Clusterbean, Mothbean, Cowpea, Horsegram, Mungbean, Rice bean, Indian bean, Winged bean and other minor pulses grown in arid and semi-arid regions.
Andragogical Interventions Higher Education in India Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Statement of the Problem 1.2 Research Objectives 1.3 Research Gaps 1.4 Research Questions 1.5 Scope of the Study 1.6 Significance of the Study 1.7 Organization of the Research Chapter 2 Context 2.1 Key Concepts of Flipped Learning Pedagogy and Its Evolvement 2.1.1 Historical Background 2.1.2 The Concept of Flipped Learning 2.1.3 Misconceptions about Flipped Learning 2.2 Theoretical Frameworks 2.3 Rising Interest in Flipped Learning Pedagogy 2.3.1 Research Studies on the Effects of Flipped Learning 2.3.2 Motivations to Apply Flipped Learning in Higher Education 2.3.3 Challenges and Barriers Faced in Flipped Learning 2.5 Pedagogical Framework and Course Design for Flipped Learning 2.6 Factors Impacting the Adoption of the Flipped Classroom 2.7 Strategies for Successful Implementation of Flipped Learning 2.8 Flipped Learning Use in Higher Education in India – Current Status and Challenges 2.9 Conceptual Framework of Flipped Learning in the Indian Context Chapter 3 Research Methodology 3.1 Research Design 3.1.1 Study Area 3.1.2 Data Sources 3.1.3 Rapid Appraisal Methodology 3.1.4 Questionnaire Survey 3.2 Unit of Analysis 3.3 Data Collection and Tools 3.3.1 Case Study of JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani, India 3.3.2 Interviews with Key Informants 3.3.3 Focus Group Discussion. 3.3.4 Questionnaire Survey, Sample Size, and Reliability Chapter 4 Findings and Analysis 4.1 Application of Flipped Learning Pedagogy in Higher Education in India 4.1.1 Findings and Observations from a Visit to a College in India . 4.1.2 Findings from the Interviews 4.1.3 Findings from the Focus Group Discussion 4.2 Key Drivers for the Adoption of Flipped Learning 4.2.1 Findings and Descriptive Analysis 4.2.1.1 Breakdown of Respondents 4.2.1.2 Awareness of Flipped Learning 4.2.1.3 Experience with Flipping a Course 4.2.1.4 Educator Perspective on Students in Flipped Learning 4.2.1.5 Institutional Support 4.2.1.6 Challenges to Flip Courses 4.2.1.7 The Indian Context 4.2.2 Factor Analysis 4.3 Challenges Faced in Adoption of Flipped Learning in Higher Education in India 4.3.1 Total Interpretative Structural Modeling 4.3.1.1 Methodology for Challenges Identification and Validation 4.3.2 TISM Methodology and Model Development 4.4 Framework for Effective Implementation of Flipped Learning in Higher Education in India Chapter 5 Conclusion 5.1 Findings and Recommendations 5.2 Conclusion 5.3 Policy Recommendations and Actions for Indian Higher Education Institutes 5.4 Future Research
Erstwhile Andhra Pradesh takes pride in its rich historical and cultural heritage. Its history can give an idea of the glorious past the state has witnessed. Andhra Pradesh, whose recorded history begins in the Vedic period. To gain an independent state based on linguistic identity and protect the interests of the Telugu-speaking people, Potti Sreeramulu fasted to death in 1952. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, commonly known as the Telangana Act, is an Act of the Indian Parliament that bifurcated the residuary Andhra Pradesh state as an outcome of the Telangana movement. However, even after Seven years of Andhra Pradesh of bifurcation on June 2, 2014, both Telangana and the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh continue to suffer bifurcation blues as most of the promises made by the Centre to both the states in the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014, remaining unfulfilled. In addition, there is no reconciliation spirit on agreeing to share water and other assets among the two States. The non-fulfilment of promises made and not a full implementation of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act-2014, problems of water sharing, assets sharing and political differences, it looks wise to suggest for Reunification of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana into a giant Telugu State with the name “UNITED TELUGU STATES OF INDIA (UTSIND)” with Hyderabad as its Capital City and Amaravathi as a second Capital City. Reunification of the two states solves all the problems they are facing. The book makes a case for forming the “UNITED TELUGU STATES OF INDIA (UTSIND)”, which will become the most developed South Indian State with its combined resources.
For more than a century, bioactive heterocycles have formed one of the largest areas of research in organic chemistry. They are important from a biological and industrial point of view as well as to the understanding of life processes and efforts to improve the quality of life. Heterogeneous Catalysis: A Versatile Tool for the Synthesis of Bioactive Heterocycles highlights the recent methodologies used in the synthesis of such bioactive systems and focuses on the role of heterogeneous catalysis in the design and synthesis of various biologically active heterocyclic compounds of pharmacological interest. Topics include: Synthetic protocols for the construction of heterocyclic systems employing silica-bound catalysts Recent advances in heterogeneous copper-catalyzed reactions for the synthesis of bioactive heterocycles Features of silica-based heterogeneous catalysts, such as abundance, ease of use, and stability Ultrasound as an effective tool for accelerating reactions Organic transformations catalyzed by nano-ZnO as a valuable heterogeneous catalyst Heterogeneous catalysts employed in the synthesis of coumarins Heterocyclizations in the presence of silver salts Home-made organometallic silica sources, known as silatranes Reflecting the focused studies currently conducted in these areas, the book also examines anticancer, antifungal, antibacterial, anti-HIV, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and many more biological activities of heterocyclic compounds. It is essential reading for postgraduate and research scholars in the fields of biochemistry, chemical biology, medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry.
The idea for a book on anorthosites came to me in January of 1986 while returning to Houston after holiday festivities in Dallas. The original idea was a review paper on anorthosites, but by the time I reached Houston, the subject material I contemplated induding was obviously too extensive for a single paper. The Director of the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Kevin Burke, was receptive to the idea of a book, and suggested that I contact Peter Wyllie, who serves as Editor of the Springer-Verlag series Minerals and Rocks. This effort, which I originally expected would take about a year, has taken nearly 6. I have many excuses- indolence, moving to another continent, other commitments, etc.-but the basic truth is that writing a book is much larger an undertaking than can be anticipated. Many people are aware of this, and I was duly forewarned. . But why write a book on anorthosites? This is a very good question, which I have considered from many angles. One rationale can be expressed in terms of a comparison between anorthosite and basalt. A first-order understanding of basalt genesis has been extant for many years. By contrast, there is little agreement about the origin of anorthosite. There are good reasons for studying and writing about basalt: it is the most abundant rock type on the Earth's surface, and is also plentiful on the surfaces of the other terrestrial planets.
This book provides a framework to understand the disregarded aspect of emerging market growth which is informal employment. Informal employment in unregistered enterprises or of workers without employment contracts or social protection contributions constitutes 88 per cent of employment in India and is a ubiquitous feature of the economy. A large proportion of informal employment (86 per cent) is self-employment and this category of employment has been neglected in the literature on work and development which has focused instead on wage employment that is a contract for work with another person or enterprise. Another striking feature of such economies which the book engages with is that, as they have liberalized, informal employment in the registered enterprises or formal part of the economy has grown. The informal sector has been analyzed by recourse to two major approaches. One is a public economics framework that underlines how informal enterprises evolve as they trade-off reduced access to public services such as contract enforcement with the payment of taxes and regulatory compliances. This book extends this literature by focusing on the access to formal sector credit and its potential for financing productive enterprises as a factor that is considered when an enterprise contemplates whether to incorporate or not. The second leg of the literature takes a labour perspective and emphasizes mandated labour costs such as hiring and firing costs, benefits, and minimum wages as considerations when deciding on whether to engage labour on a formal or informal basis. The book broadens this literature by taking into account how the human capital of workers and the monitoring costs of ensuring that workers are adhering to the terms of negotiated contracts inform the decision with regard to informality. The book will resonate with those academics and policy makers who are engaged with the conundrums of development.
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