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S. Rajashree ¹, S. Kaushik ², K. Ravi Varman ²

Affiliations
1 Department of CSE & IT, CIT, Coimbatore, IN
2 CIT, Coimbatore, IN

Abstract

Technology has transformed the world in all walks of human life. However, lock and key based conventional locking systems have not been completely replaced by smart access control systems due to higher costs and complexity. So, the goal is to create a smart, user-friendly locking system which uses widespread and evolving wireless technologies. "Bluetooth&Nfc Enabled Contactless Access Control System" focuses on exploiting the full potentials of NFC (Near Field Communication) and Bluetooth for implementing an automated door locking/unlocking System, which can be locked or unlocked by holding tiny NFC tags near it. Additionally, the proposed access control system can be controlled by an android app, which is also to be developed. Such an access control system will be a boon not only to the common man, but also for differently-abled people.

Keywords

Access Control System, Bluetooth, Door Lock, Android, NFC.

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Ritu ¹, Lali Yadav ¹, S. Kaushik ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education and Communication Management, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Women constitute about half of the world population and represent more than 40.0 per cent of the global labour force, 43.0 per cent of the agricultural workforce. Female farmers receive 5.0 percent of all agricultural extension services worldwide. The rural women in most parts of the developing world carry a majority of the responsibilities for the production of food for household subsistence as well as for the market. They produce, gather, and process a wide variety of food and are found to play vital role in environmental management and development too. This paper intends to place a particular emphasis on the entrepreneurial attributes and relationship with independents variables and to enhance capacity building of women in diversified floricultural agriculture activities for entrepreneurship. Hisar district of Haryana was selected purposively having State Agriculture University and other State and Central institutions pertaining to agriculture and allied areas. A sample of 200 respondents was selected from four villages namely Mangali, Kaimri, Rawalwas, and Shapur. Results revealed that majority of the respondents reported high category for ability to motive other (57.5%), Self-confidence (55.0%), Skill competence (57.0%) and foresightedness (47.0%) for personal competencies, launching competencies, commitment competencies and managerial competencies, respectively. Significant gain in knowledge of the respondents was observed for all the ten components about floriculture diversified agricultural activities for capacity building of the respondents.

Keywords

Women, Capacity Building, Entrepreneur, Attribute Diversified, Agriculture.

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Ritu ¹, Lali Yadav ¹, S. Kaushik ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education and Communication Management, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

In Indian context, women are major producers of food in terms of value, volume and number of hours worked. Nearly 78.0 per cent of women are engaged in agriculture as compared to 63.0 per cent of all economically active men. Almost 50.0 per cent of rural female workers are classified as agricultural labourers and 37.0 per cent as cultivators. About 70.0 per cent of farm work was performed by the women. Though they participate in a variety of economic activities yet their potential is still underutilized as most of their work remains unpaid and never measured in socio-economic and technological terms. In this study efforts have been made to recognize the entrepreneurial attributes and to enhance capacity building of women in medicinal and aromatic plants activities in diversified agriculture for entrepreneurship. Hisar district of Haryana was selected purposively having State Agriculture University and other State and Central institutions pertaining to agriculture and allied areas. A sample of 200 respondents was selected from four villages namely Mangali, Kaimri, Rawalwas and Shapur. Results revealed that majority of the respondents reported high category for Creativity (57.5%), Self-confidence (53.5.0%), Change proneness (47.0%) and Rationality in thinking (46.50%) for personal competencies, launching competencies, commitment competencies and managerial competencies, respectively. Significant gain in knowledge of the respondents was observed for all the ten components about medicinal and aromatic plants diversified agricultural activities for capacity building of the respondents.

Keywords

Women, Capacity Building, Entrepreneur, Attribute Diversified, Agriculture.

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S. Kaushik ¹, Shagun Narang ¹, Shivangi Khattar ¹, Arushi Chatterjee ¹, Ambikesh Sharma ¹, Akhilesh Nair ¹, Akash Saxena ¹

Affiliations
1 You're Wonderful Project, New Delhi, IN

Abstract

The present study was aimed at assessing the perception of common people on mental illnesses. For the purpose of the study a mixed method design was used. A questionnaire was developed consisting of objective as well as subjective questions. It was built on three factors related to the attitude towards mental illness, namely, authoritarianism, benevolence, and social restrictiveness, which were based on two standardized scales namely CAMI (Cohen, 2010) and OMI (Cohen & Struening, 1962). The data was collected from 422 participants from all over India. Cronbach's alphas were calculated to assess the internal consistency of the dimensions. Further, independent samples t-test was conducted to assess the significance of gender differences across the dimensions and content analysis was conducted to analyse the subjective questions. The results indicated that males had significantly higher authoritarian attitudes towards the mentally ill than females. However, for the other two dimensions no gender differences were discovered. The content analysis of qualitative data revealed that the picture is not entirely bleak as there exists some familiarity with and awareness about mental health and the contingent issues, but there is still immense scope in increasing the sensitisation towards mental health awareness. Hence, this domain demands more research.

Keywords

Perception, Mental Illness, Authoritarianism, Benevolence, Social Restrictiveness and Sensitisation.

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Sanya Dhawan ¹, S. Kaushik ¹, Arushi Chatterjee ¹, Shivangi Khattar ¹, Akhilesh Nair ¹, Akash Saxena ¹, Ambikesh Sharma ¹

Affiliations
1 You're Wonderful Project, New Delhi, IN

Abstract

The present study was aimed at initiating a conversation about the importance of mental health among school children. This project has been founded with the aim to equip 6th-8th graders with the knowledge of common mental health issues through the process of: a) creating awareness, b) encouraging acceptance, c) ensuring prevention and d) assisting with cure. For this study , a qualitative design was used. A questionnaire was developed that aimed at identifying the gaps between the current SPEAK module (the module curated by the Y ou're Wonderful Project; to deliver workshops around mental health awareness amongst the school students) and the needs of the school children. The data was collected from 106 participants. The participants were recruited as volunteers for the SPEAK program who would deliver workshops in different schools across Delhi-NCR,they came from different backgrounds like Psychology, English, History, among others, and were adults between the ages of 18-45. The qualitative data collected from the participants was analysed using content analysis. Effort was made to extract the major issues faced by the school children as listed by the participants. The results indicated that the major themes identified as per the school workshops by the volunteers delivering the workshops were bullying, issues related to exam, anxiety related to academic issues, and issues related to family . In addition, more information on how to better conduct the workshop and engage with the students, was also noted during this process. This study is a pilot study that will further help to understand how to ensure the effectiveness of the SPEAK program, as well as conduct more enhanced workshops around mental health awareness among school students.

Keywords

School, Mental Health, Children, Adolescents, Sensitization, Mental Disorder.

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