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Ignite the zeal of every student to learn English language in a heterogenous class

Our view of teaching the English language is essentially socio-constructivist. In India, the classrooms are generally heterogeneous. It has been a challenging experience for the teachers of the English language to tackle the problems in the heterogeneous classrooms. If we aspire to profit from heterogeneous groups; we need to believe that diversity is not a snag. It is an opportunity to know various perceptions and to enrich teaching. English teachers should be aware of the different interests and needs of the students to organize and to arrange activities accordingly. Humor can help teachers initiate a more relaxed learning environment which significantly lowers fear factor and allows quality learning to take place.

Published by: M. Sumathy Rajakumar

Author: M. Sumathy Rajakumar

Paper ID: V5I4-1214

Paper Status: published

Published: July 22, 2019

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Are management education professors aware and competent to use ICT for teaching and learning?

We are witnessing fast paced progress in the field of higher education with the help of ICT tools and techniques in several countries of the world. However, this is not the case in India, where we are still struggling with several issues and challenges in Higher education, specifically in Management education. The use of ICT in Business education is becoming essential in view of the increasing trends of innovative products and services being launched in the industry and businesses. It is an imperative for the management education institutions to try and keep pace with the technology and business requirements in terms of business knowledge and job skills for the management graduates. Falling behind in this critical effort will further widen the gaps in the employability of the graduates, eroding the reputation and credibility of the management education institutions. This paper, through research conducted among the management institutions in Karnataka state in India, studies the level of awareness and abilities among the faculty members of management institutions to undertake specific activities in teaching process, using ICT tools and technologies. The results indicate that while some of the faculty members are aware of the activities and are in a position to use ICT in teaching, some others are not able to do so. It is suggested that extensive training programmes and workshops should be conducted for faculty members before the institutions consider implementation of ICT effectively.

Published by: Shanath Kumar C., Dr. Suresh A. M.

Author: Shanath Kumar C.

Paper ID: V5I4-1203

Paper Status: published

Published: July 22, 2019

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A study to assess the effectiveness of planned health teaching on knowledge regarding the prevention of industrial hazards among the workers of selected industrial area in Gwalior city

The work environment exposes many workers to health hazards that contribute to injuries, respiratory diseases, cancer, musculoskeletal disorders, reproductive disorders, cardiovascular diseases, mental and neurological illnesses, eye damage and hearing loss, as well as to communicable diseases. The current global labor force stands at about 2600 million and is growing continuously. Approximately 75% of these working people are in developing countries. The officially registered working population constitutes 60–70% of the world's adult male and 30–60% of the world's adult female population. Each year, another 40 million people join the labor force, most of them in developing countries. Workplace environmental hazards are therefore a threat to a large proportion of the world population.

Published by: Taj Mohammed

Author: Taj Mohammed

Paper ID: V5I4-1164

Paper Status: published

Published: July 22, 2019

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Quality of life among cancer patients receiving treatment in the Regional Cancer Hospital, IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Cancer is characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of cancerous cells. It can be defined as a disease in which there is uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells by disregarding the normal rules of cell division. Normal cells are constantly providing signals that dictate whether the cell should divide, differentiate into another cell, or die Cancer cells develop a degree of autonomy from these signals, resulting in uncontrolled growth and proliferation. The aim of the study to assess the quality of life and improve the quality of life among cancer patients by distributing informational booklet. The descriptive research design was adopted to collect data from patients with cancer in Regional Cancer Hospital IGMC, Shimla, and using convenience sampling technique. Data was collected by the EORTC questionnaire. The pilot study findings showed that 70% of cancer patients have an average quality of life.30 % of cancer patients were below the average quality of life.

Published by: Pratibha Sharma, Kavita Verma, Sangeeta Sharma

Author: Pratibha Sharma

Paper ID: V5I4-1224

Paper Status: published

Published: July 22, 2019

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Use of Triaxial GeoGrids for subgrade stabilisation and pavement optimisation

Triaxial Geo Grids were first founded in the year of 2007 so as to enable civil engineers to stabilize granular layers subjected to dynamic and static loads. Triaxial geogrid is having a 360° isotropic tensile properties, wherein on laying off the geogrid the aggregates interlock within a triangular slot, for which the efficient deep fibers of the triaxial geogrids assists in confining the aggregate particles. This, in turn, stabilizes the layer and enhances the performance of the subgrade resulting in pavement optimization. Prior to surfacing in the global market triaxial geogrids were under six years of development with a focus on improving the performance under trafficking of the granular layers in which they were included. This involved the use of full-scale testing facilities such as the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) in the UK. This paper provides a general idea on the possibility to implement Triaxial Geogrids to form a mechanically stabilized layer (MSL) so as to save cost in term of material and construction effort especially in areas where the effective CBR of soil is found to be much below the permissible limit as per IRC specifications thereby extending the design life of the pavement structure. In addition, the proposed MSL would create a flexural stiff platform where the effects of the variable quality of support from the foundation soil can be smoothed out.

Published by: Sayan Mukherjee, Siddesh Pai

Author: Sayan Mukherjee

Paper ID: V5I4-1232

Paper Status: published

Published: July 20, 2019

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Online fault detection system for cooling tower in power plant by using PLC-SCADA

This paper provides a big approach for power plant automation system of Fault Detection in cooling towers on the basis of PLC and SCADA. The techniques and program which are used in this paper are helpful to detect the fault occurs inside the cooling tower of the thermal power plant. A cooling tower is also used for removing the heat from the condensate water which is flowing through the pipes of the tower so that it is called a heat removal system. Water to be cooled and then returned for use in recirculation through the system in the cooling tower. The New fault detection and fault finding system based on upcoming data from the detection sensors which are used for fault detection. In this system, a combination of PLC internal program and visualization of fault on SCADA window gives easy fault finding and clearing process. In this paper, there are two software used for finding the faulty condition (PLC - Allen Bradley- RS Logix 500 and SCADA- Wonderware Intouch .) RS Logix 500 uses ladder logic for finding the faults and Wonderware Intouch used to show faulty condition on the windows. This paper includes three types of failure of fault detection in cooling tower which are major caused in steam power Plant during operation. In this whole process SCADA is used for online visualization of faulty condition..

Published by: Abhijeet Raut, Swapnil Mohod

Author: Abhijeet Raut

Paper ID: V5I4-1230

Paper Status: published

Published: July 20, 2019

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