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Neha Joshi ¹, Anamika Rawat ¹, R. B. Subramanian ¹, K. S. Rao ¹

Affiliations
1 B. R. Doshi School of Biosciences, Sardar Patel Maidan, Vadtal Road, Post Box No. 39, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar-388120, Gujarat, IN

Abstract

We describe a DNA isolation procedure for chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) which is rapid and less expensive without involving ultra centrifugation or column purification steps. DNA preparation obtained from the present study was essentially suitable for PCR analysis which is one of the key steps in crop improvement programme through marker development and genetic engineering techniques. The yield of DNA ranged from 0.595- 5.550 μg/ml and the purity ratio was between 1.025- 2.010 indicating minimum levels of contaminating metabolites. The present protocol offers as a reliable, and consistent DNA isolation method for chickpea that yields large amount of pure&intact DNA.

Keywords

DNA Isolation, Cicer arietinum, PCR Analysis

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S. M. Shariq Abbas ¹, Neha Joshi ¹

Affiliations
1 Institute of Professional Excellence & Management, Ghaziabad, U.P., IN

Abstract

For employees in high pressure occupation like insurance and banking industry, discovering the equilibrium between life and work is an off-putting task. The present study tries to look at the awareness, attitude, perceived importance and formalization of the work-life balance (WLB) policies of employees in insurance and banking sector. In this research, stratified random sampling technique was applied and a sample size of 148 was taken; then the reliability statistics such Cronbach's alpha was used. Statistical techniques used to analyze data were descriptive statistics (Mean and Standard Deviation), chi square test, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and related procedures thereof like Multiple comparisons (Games-Howell test, Tukey HSD) and Levene Statistics for Test of Homogeneity of Variances. Findings suggest that employees perceive leave policies like maternity/paternity, and bereavement etc. as the most vital WLB policy. Also, the study finds that there were no formal procedures on work life balance policies in institutes. Income, gender and type of organization had statistically significant influence on the attitudes of employees towards implementation of these policies.

Keywords

Attitude, Work-Life Balance, Employees, Insurance Companies, Banks.

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Neha Joshi ¹, Deepak Gupta ¹

Affiliations
1 Computer Science & Engineering, NIT Arunachal Pradesh, Yupia 791112, IN

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Neha Joshi ¹, Deepika Vig ¹, Sarita Sain ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development & Family Studies, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Abstract

Developmental readiness plays an important role in early childhood period and it sets the basis for future development. It is multi-faceted concept comprised of physical, cognitive, socio-emotional and self-help skills of children. Thus developmental readiness of children assures smooth and successful transition to formal schooling. The purpose of the present study was to assess the developmental readiness of private school children. The total sample of the study comprised of 200 children (i.e., 100 rural & 100 urban) of class- I randomly selected from private schools of rural and urban area. Self-structured Developmental readiness checklist was used to assess its different components.The results revealed that most of the rural and urban children had high level of skills across all domains. Locale differences showed that both rural children showed significantly better skills across various domains of developmental readiness than urban children except in cognitive skills and fine motor skills. Implications o fresearch for practice are also discussed in the present study.

Keywords

Developmental Readiness, Cognitive Readiness, Gross and Fine Motor Readiness.

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Neha Joshi ¹, Seema Sharma ¹, Tejpreet Kaur Kang ¹, Inderjit Singh Grewal ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development & Family Studies, Statistic & Physics Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN
2 Department of Mathematics, Statistic & Physics Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Abstract

In this study, the effectiveness of a life skills-based intervention program to impede the degree of peer pressure among first-year undergraduate students was scrutinized. A sample of 60 students (30 males & 30 females) having low life skills were purposively identified for the study from five constituent colleges of Punjab Agricultural University enrolled in the academic session 2020-21. Research tools used were Life Skills Assessment Scale by Nair et al. (2010) and Peer Pressure Scale by Singh and Saini (2010). Data analysis was done by descriptive statistics (frequency & percentage) and inferential statistics (independent t-test, paired t-test & the Pearson correlation coefficient). Results showed non-significant gender difference in peer pressure has been reported among students. Significant effectiveness of enrichment programme on the status of peer pressure among freshman undergraduates had been reported that indicates the favorable effectiveness of the intervention. The correlation analysis revealed significantly negative relation of peer pressure to most of the dimensions of life skills.

Keywords

undergraduate students, peer pressure, life skills, intervention, effectiveness

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