In the bustling realm of education, certain institutions have emerged as iconic hubs of intellectual rigor and unparalleled prestige. Among these, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) shine brightly, revered as beacons of academic excellence and incubators of future leaders. These institutions, known for their rigorous curriculum and highachieving students, have long been associated with the pursuit of technical and managerial mastery. Yet, as our understanding of education and personal growth expands, it becomes increasingly apparent that knowledge transcends the boundaries of any particular domain. Education is not confined to textbooks and lecture halls alone but extends far beyond to encompass the multidimensional facets of human existence. This book, "What They Do Not Teach at IITs and IIMs," seeks to bridge the gap between conventional education and the profound wisdom offered by psychologists, neurologists, and the popular authors. It invites readers to explore the untrodden paths of selfawareness, emotional intelligence, and personal development, crucial aspects that are often overlooked in traditional academic settings. In a world driven by rapid technological advancements and the relentless pursuit of success, it is essential to pause and reflect on the true purpose of education. While technical skills and managerial acumen undoubtedly play a pivotal role, they are only a fraction of the expansive mosaic that shapes a wellrounded individual. By delving into the realms of psychology, neuroscience, and timeless philosophical wisdom, we embark on a transformative journey that can enhance our understanding of ourselves and others, enriching our lives in unimaginable ways.
This review volume presents both basic and applied aspects of diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMS). The term DMS applies generally to semiconductors in which a fraction of its constituent ions are replaced by magnetic ions. This book is only the second to review DMS materials. It presents a detailed treatment of the current state of knowledge of the established properties of DMS in the form of single crystals, quantum wells and superlattices. It also brings together recent work on new DMS materials and presents discussions on a wide range of possible DMS applications.
Corruption and inefficiency in the bureaucracy are endemic. Recently, the compulsory retirement of some senior bureaucrats has been in, often ill-informed, news. Compulsory Retirement sets out to clear misconceptions, inquire into myths, and allay fears on compulsory retirement. It is hoped that it will be found useful not only by Government officers but also by those in the public sector and autonomous bodies, as well as the legal fraternity.
Preface Microbial biotechnology and food biotechnology are important disciplines of biotechnology. Microbes are known for their beneficial as well as harmful role in human life. In harmful aspect, microbes are known to spoil the food and causing diseases to humans. In beneficial, microbes play important role in various food developments. A large number of microbes based products and processes are part of continuously expanding food industry. Microbes are well known for their primary and secondary metabolites that have industrial importance particularly in food industry. This book has been designed and written for UG/PG students of Biotechnology, Microbiology, Food Science & Technology, Dairy Technology and related disciplines along with the students preparing for various competitive exams. The content has been designed according to the syllabus of UG/ PG programs. This book will help the readers for instant knowledge gain on the written topics. The book is useful for examination point of view. The topics have been written in concise and easy understandable form. The content of book has been distributed in five sections including (1) Microorganisms and Food, (2) Microbial Food Products, (3) Novel Foods and Ingredients, (4) Food Packaging: Roles and Materials, and (5) Microbial Enzymes in Food Processing Industry. Sample questions and suggested readings have also been given for each section. Broadly, the book covers the relations of microbes with food, food spoilage, food borne microbial diseases, fermented foods, dairy products and novel foods (SCP, water binding agents, microbial polysaccharides, etc.). The book also covered the role of food packaging, packaging materials and their applications. Microbial products are of biological origin and considered safe as compared to synthetic and chemical formulations. The book also focuses on microbial development of food along with novel foods and ingredients. This book covers microbial enzymes along with their perspectives in food industry. We hope, this book will be helpful for quick revisions at the time of examinations and also for conceptual knowledge to the beginners in the area. We will try our best to update and improve the book content as and when required by students. Dr. Mukesh Yadav Dr. Nirmala Sehrawat
This book of diploma in pharmacy for exit exam has been written for students of diploma in pharmacy students keeping in mind specific requirements of the PharmacyCouncil of India (PCI), Education Regulation - 2022. The book covers MCQs of the entire syllabus as per new PCI norms. This book containing MCQs in different subjects including pharmaceutics, pharmacology, pharmacognosy, pharmaceutical jurisprudence, drug store and business management, hospital and clinical pharmacy, pharmaceutical chemistry and biochemistry
The book is designed to highlight the utility of supramolecular systems in diverse areas such as sensing of ionic and molecular analytes, aggregation, artificial molecular machines, biology, and medicine. The synthetic chemistry of a diverse set of supramolecules encompassing various supramolecular interactions involved in driving macrocyclic architectures is discussed. Attempts have been made to cover unique features of macrocycles viz. control over shape, size, and valency along with supramolecular interactions, which direct complex supramolecular systems. The book also provides a discussion on the similarity between macrocyclic host-guest systems and biomolecules, which lay the foundation of building modern artificial molecular motors and switches like protein machines for application in diverse areas. The authors hope that the book will appeal to a wider audience of students and researchers in academics and/or industries.
The protocols and standards for networking are numerous and complex. Multivendor internetworking, crucial to present day users, requires a grasp of these protocols and standards. Data and Computer Communications: Networking and Internetworking, a comprehensive text/reference, brings clarity to all of the complex issues involved in networking activi
This book is an attempt to present those essential principles and present day practice necessary to solution of the problems of water collection, water purification, water distribution, waste water collection, treatment and disposal, solid waste management , Air and Noise pollution. This book is generally subdivided into 5 sections i.e. Water supply engineering, waste water engineering, Municipal Solid waste, Noise pollution and Air pollution. A large portion of the material presented in this book has been derived from the work of others . Their contribution is greatly acknowledged. The recommendations of various Indian Standards on the subject, along with those of manual on Water supply and treatment, manual on Sewerage and Sewage Treatment prepared by the Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation under the ministry of Urban development have been closely followed.
Innovation is the key to success in any business, and is the only way to surpass competition. An innovative concept can lead to the development of a new product. This comprehensive book explains how an innovative idea or a concept, if executed properly, can create the best product in the market. The book presents a framework for a new product development, laying emphasis on generic concepts and processes, which are useful and profitable for small and large organizations including the multinationals. The book highlights the innovation theories that are helping service sector companies to prosper and excel in their fields. It also provides a mathematical formula for students to calculate sales-estimation of first-time-sales of a new product. The Ten Case Studies on real-life products from the Indian market enrich the text and enable students to fully understand innovative techniques that help increase the potential and market value of an established product.
This monograph presents a comprehensive study of portfolio optimization, an important area of quantitative finance. Considering that the information available in financial markets is incomplete and that the markets are affected by vagueness and ambiguity, the monograph deals with fuzzy portfolio optimization models. At first, the book makes the reader familiar with basic concepts, including the classical mean–variance portfolio analysis. Then, it introduces advanced optimization techniques and applies them for the development of various multi-criteria portfolio optimization models in an uncertain environment. The models are developed considering both the financial and non-financial criteria of investment decision making, and the inputs from the investment experts. The utility of these models in practice is then demonstrated using numerical illustrations based on real-world data, which were collected from one of the premier stock exchanges in India. The book addresses both academics and professionals pursuing advanced research and/or engaged in practical issues in the rapidly evolving field of portfolio optimization.
This book describes various aspects of technical textiles and materials, emerging technologies, plant by-products, ultrafine fibers, functional fibers, and fabrics, covering the entire spectrum of technical textiles. It covers the fundamental aspects of emerging technology, materials, and processes. It also discusses various futuristic potential nanofibrous material spun via needleless technology and their inherent properties utilized for creating functional applications in the field of technical textiles. Features: Covers the fundamentals of technical fibers and their processing technologies. Explores natural fibers from agro-residue for high-value technical textiles. Presents up-to-date summary of technical textiles and associated technology. Highlights research and development studies data translated into product-oriented research and practical applications. Identifies the coloring ability of prevailing and new sources of pigments from bioresources. The book is aimed at researchers, professionals, and graduate students in textile and industrial engineering, materials science, and engineering, including apparel engineering.
We are all concerned about sexual harassment at workplace. The law on such a serious issue calls for a deeper understanding. More so, we need clarity about the procedure of conducting inquiry in cases of sexual harassment, so that guilty do not get away due to procedural infirmities. This book examines provisions of The Sexual Harassment of Women At Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition And Redressal) Act, 2013, and procedure for inquiry in the light of the case-laws, both Indian and foreign, service rules and the government instructions on the subject. It therefore fulfils a long-felt need. The book will be found useful by government officers, executives of the public sector undertakings, banks, autonomous bodies, as also the legal fraternity.
This book summarizes the latest research trends in phytophenolic therapy for the management of diabetes. It discusses the various mechanisms of action of phytophenolics present in food, fruits and plants that can be used to control/reverse diabetic conditions. Further, it addresses the synergistic interactions of phytophenolics with anti-diabetic drugs, as understanding them can yield valuable insights for complementary and alternative medicine. In closing, it discusses the important aspects of nanotechnology-based targeted delivery and improving the bioavailability of phenolic phytochemicals, two major areas of research in phytotherapy of diabetes.
It is a matter of great modesty for me that I have been able to present all these stories before the readers in the form of a book. The credit of the same I would like to give to my dear mother who always inspired me to do something different. All the stories are based on my personal experience or the incidents witnessed by me. I have tried to touch on all the aspects of Indian culture and beliefs of Indian people, giving some lessons to one and all. Some stories deal with the importance of relations between a teacher and a student; some with the kindness to be shown to animals, not to be selfish; some with the cruelty of nature when a person becomes helpless; some with the festivals as part of Indian culture and religious beliefs; some with the humanity which is the only religion of the world; some with cruelty of off-springs against parents; some with the cunningness of shrewd women; some with heart’s feelings of the young, and some with the helplessness of the elderly people. Some essays deal with fostering brotherhood among people, and some with the boldness leading to the inculcation of patriotic feelings. There is much more in the book expressed in a very simple and lucid, but impressive language of day-to-day use. I hope you will enjoy reading the stories again and again, dealing with different human colours-- your own colours, and mine also. I hope that your moral support will encourage me to go ahead some more steps towards writing.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Data Warehousing and Knowledge Discovery, DaWaK 2003, held in Prague, Czech Republic in September 2003. The 41 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from more than 130 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on data cubes and queries, multidimensional data models, Web warehousing, change detection, Web mining and association rules, association rules and decision trees, clustering, association rule mining, data analysis and discovery, ontologies and improving data quality, queries and data patterns, improving database query engines, and sampling and vector classification.
Electrocoagulation Based Treatment of Water and Wastewater is a concise presentation of different real-life applications on electrocoagulation treatment process involved in the removal of harmful contaminants from both drinking and industrial wastewater.. The first few chapters of the book focus on the global scenario of water purification, its types, and characteristics along with different water treatment processes including the electrocoagulation technique. Electrocoagulation Based Treatment of Water and Wastewater explains both the foundational information and state-of-the-art topics involved in the treatment of water and wastewater using electrocoagulation and its hybrid techniques in an easy-to-understand manner. The experimental studies conducted across the globe, along withtheir associated challenges and the possible solutions, are explored, , starting from the basics and gradually progressing towards the advanced level of the subject. In an organized manner, the book addresses both the standalone and hybrid electrocoagulation-based techniques established for water and wastewater treatment in real life applications. The readers of this book will acquire an in-depth knowledge in the field of drinking and industrial wastewater treatment from its basics to the current research accomplishments. Focuses on the global scenario of water purification, its types, and characteristics along with different water treatment processes, including the electrocoagulation techniques Reviews current treatment techniques for the remediation of drinking water and wastewater Provides real-life applications on the treatment of drinking and industrial wastewater across the globe via standalone and hybrid electrocoagulation techniques Features techno-economic and environmental analysis, along with challenges and future recommendations related to electrocoagulation and its hybrid-based techniques
In Every Country Today, We Confront A Host Of Stubborn Problems: Violent Crime, Drug Abuse, Budgetary Constraints, Crumbling Roads, Traffic Congestion, Pollution. Every Community Is Facing Serious Problems. The Problems Differ From Place To Place. But, The Most Serious Problem Of All, However Is Different, It Is The Inadequacy Of The Institutional Mechanisms We Rely On For Making Public Decisions. Government, Our Biggest Institutional Mechanism, Has Failed To Generate Effective Public Responses To The Problems Troubling Us.Anyone Who Tries To Re-Think Government Is Embarking On A Truly Daunting Process, Because Government Is Such A Complex, Multi-Faceted Institution With So Many Relationships And Responsibilities; From Defense To Commerce, Civic Order And Public Health, To Name Just A Few. As Citizens, We All Know That Our Worst Nightmare About Relationship With Government Is To Be Lost In A Bureaucratic Maze; Shuffled From Place To Place, Waiting Hours In Long Queues, Unable To Find Or Learn Anything. Books Have Been Written And Movies Made About These Nightmares.How Do We Solve These Problems? It Is Not Easy. Without Studying Success, It Is Hard To Devise Real Solutions. For Years, The Government Has Studied Failure, And For Years, Failure Has Endured. So The Approach Has To Be Different. We Have To Look For Success. We Have To Search Organizations That Produce Results, Satisfy Customers, And Increased Productivity. We Have To Study The Organizations That Constantly Learn, Innovate And Improve. It Is Not Difficult To Find Effective, Entrepreneurial Public Organizations. The Book Is Full Of Examples Of Such Organizations.In Last Decades Several Governments Have Been Reinventing Themselves, From Australia To Great Britain, Singapore To Sweden, The Netherlands To New Zealand. Everywhere The Need Of Information Age Societies Are Colliding With The Limits Of Industrial Era Government. Britain Has Called It New Public Management Usa Has Named It Reinvention Initiative. Whatever Be The Name, The Movement To Reinvent Government Is Driven By Absolute Necessity. Governments, All Over The World, Have Reached The Same Conclusion: Government Is Broken, And It Is Time To Fix It. The Time Has Come To Set The House In Order. The Administrative Management Of The Government Needs Overhauling.The Book Is About Studying Success In This Reinvention Movement And Exploring Common Characteristics Of Success. This Book Lays Out The Strategies That Have Proven The Most Effective And Describes How The World S Most Successful Re-Inventors Have Used Them.Our Governments Are In Trouble. They Have Lost Their Sense Of Mission; They Have Lost Their Ethic Of Public Service; And, Most Importantly, They Have Lost The Faith Of The People. We Can No Larger Afford To Pay More For And Get Less From Our Government. The Answer For Every Problem Cannot Always Be Another Program Or More Money. It Is Time To Radically Change The Way The Government Operates To Shift From Top-Down Bureaucracy To Entrepreneurial Government That Empowers Citizens And Communities To Change Our Country From The Bottom Up. The Vision The Book Seeks Is That Of A Government That Works For People, Cleared Of Useless Bureaucracy And Waste And Freed From Red Tape And Senseless Rules.
Beginning with an introduction to the basic anatomy of the liver and biliary tract, this book discusses the peri-operative management of different disorders and conditions that may affect the liver and ultimately lead to hepatic failure, for example, alcoholic liver disease, hepatorenal syndrome, endocrine dysfunction and liver disease in pregnancy. Rare hepatobiliary diseases with significant morbidity are discussed, as are future prospects such as a liver support system with the potential to revolutionise the management of end stage liver disease.
Genitourinary Imaging - A Case Based Approach is a user friendly, portable guide that offers a comprehensive coverage of the subspecialty with an emphasis on all modalities. As subspecialty practice has become the norm in radiology, it becomes increasingly important to keep abreast of the latest information within the specialty that one is practising. The case based nature of this book, with modality independent content, allows the reader to assimilate practice specific information with ease. Full color images with tabular salient points, imaging algorithms and evidence based criterion support the text. Key points provide succinct explanations of the disease and an appropriate differential diagnosis, as well as providing a brief description of therapy and prognosis. Genitourinary Imaging - A Case Based Approach is aimed at residents and training and practicing genitourinary radiologists.
This book entitled, “Advances in Animal Biotechnology,” is a compilation of state-of-the-art in the field of Animal Biotechnology including fishery, that are not sheltered in depth in earlier publications. It offers an update on avant-garde technologies and advances in key aspects of genetic engineering, metagenomics, assisted reproduction, animal genomics, biotechnology in veterinary health, as well as the role of gut and marine microbial ecosystems in livestock and industrial development. The book is divided broadly into five different sections, viz., Gut Microbiome and Nutritional Biotechnology, Assisted Reproduction Biotechnology, Livestock Genomics, Health Biotechnology, and Animal Biotechnology in Global Perspective. The book covers the syllabi of Animal Biotechnology courses in various universities, academia and competitive examinations at various levels. Researchers, Continuing Graduates, and Academicians, Research Institutions, and Biotech Companies will be benefited from this valuable compilation of research. Its broad spectrum makes this work a valuable resource for professionals, researchers, academics and students in the field of veterinary and animal production as well as the biotechnology industry.
This Book Is Immensely Useful For Police Inforcement, Academicians, Researchers And Scholars, Criminologists, Sociologists, Students And All Those Who Are Interested Int He Study Of Police Training And Development.
This completely new and updated issue covers the most important topics in male pelvic imaging. Among the articles in this issue are discussions of Imaging of prostate cancer, the scrotum, male pelvic trauma, pelvic nodal imaging, penile imaging, MRI of the bladder, Imaging and male infertility, and trus prostate.
Improve your imaging interpretation skills for the most commonly encountered surgical conditions The goals of Acute Care Surgery: Imaging Essentials for Rapid Diagnosis is help acute care surgeons, general surgeons, and surgical trainees develop the skills necessary to efficiently work up and diagnose critical surgical disease. This unique text opens with practical guidelines for understanding and interpreting the key imaging modalities employed in acute care surgery. In-depth discussions of acute surgical conditions follow, with emphasis on workup, diagnosis, and imaging pattern recognition. Each clinical chapter opens with a case scenario, followed by detailed discussion of pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management, and includes multiple annotated examples of ultrasound, plain film, CT, and MRI findings. Acute Care Surgery: Imaging Essentials for Rapid Diagnosis follows a logical systems-based organization, consisting of: Radiology Basics Abdomen Chest Soft Tissue Trauma Acute Care Surgery: Imaging Essentials for Rapid Diagnosis also provides expert guidance on how to select the correct imaging modality for the most efficient diagnosis and treatment. This text will aid trainees and surgeons to hone the skills they need to manage acute surgical patients when expediency matters most.
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