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This book delves into the critical area of oral health education specifically tailored for visually impaired children. Recognizing the unique challenges these children face, the book presents a comprehensive framework for assessing and improving oral health education within this demographic.The initial sections focus on understanding the specific needs and barriers that visually impaired children encounter regarding oral health. It highlights the lack of accessible educational materials, limited awareness among caregivers, and the need for specialized teaching methodologies. Building upon this foundation, the book outlines a systematic assessment model designed to evaluate existing oral health education programs. This model takes into account sensory learning modalities, tactile materials, audio instructions, and interactive techniques catered to the visually impaired. It emphasizes the importance of multisensory approaches to reinforce oral hygiene practices effectively.Moreover, the book introduces innovative strategies and tools for educators, healthcare professionals, and caregivers working with visually impaired children.

Management with "Sustainable Smiles." This comprehensive guide navigates the historical perspective, definitions, classifications, and categorizations, providing a profound understanding of waste generation, segregation, and the entire lifecycle from collection to transportation. Delving into state-of-the-art waste treatment technologies and final disposal, the book emphasizes sustainable practices and the compelling rationale for responsible biomedical waste management. Tailored for dentistry, it addresses unique challenges, underscores the need for personnel training, and draws insights from a comprehensive literature review. Offering a practical dimension, the guide presents a state-wise analysis of common biomedical waste management treatment facilities in India. "Sustainable Smiles" not only educates but inspires a collective commitment to responsible biomedical waste management, ensuring a greener and healthier future in dental practices.

The lack of transfer of technology from research system to the client system is the main problem in increasing agricultural production in the developing world. Still there is a wide gap between attained technical know-how and its utilization in the field of common farmers. The present rate of agricultural production can be doubled if the available groundnut production technologies are brought to bear with production process and programme. This require the steady flow of information from the scientist to the millions of farmers. Moreover, inputs are needed to be used scientifically. This is possible through the demonstration as it is an important and appropriate extension method which make it possible to disseminate technology to the user farmers. Keeping this fact in view with the government of India launched frontline demonstration programme for oilseed crop under auspicious of oilseed mission. It has played significant role in increasing the knowledge and adoption of recommended groundnut production technologies by the groundnut growers. Considering this, the present investigation is entitled as the book is suggesting in the title.

The book delves into an extensive research study carried out at the Wheat Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, during Rabi 2018-19, focusing on the genetic dynamics of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The experiment, employing a randomized block design with two replications, thoroughly explores genetic variability, correlation coefficients, path coefficient analysis, selection indices, and genetic divergence, centering on key agronomic traits. Notable findings include significant genetic variations among wheat genotypes, with traits like grain weight per main spike, biological yield, and 1000-grain weight displaying substantial levels of both genotypic and phenotypic coefficient of variation. The study identifies promising genotypes, such as JAU-2018-17, JAU-2018-18, and JAU-2018-19, for superior grain yield and yield-contributing characteristics. Correlation and path coefficient analyses underscore the pivotal role of biological yield and 1000-grain weight in directly influencing grain yield. The book also emphasizes the efficiency of selection indices based on biological yield and harvest index.

Our current volume of edited book on ¿Current Trends in Management Practices¿ pinpointed several issues on management practices from various disciplines. This edited book addresses different approaches of management practices on entrepreneurship, social responsibility & sustainability. To identify the rudimentary necessities of various research scholars, students, and instructors this book will be very much useful for their academic and research purposes. This edited book contains six chapters articulated on currents trends of management practices which provides a comprehensive idea on various topics of practices such as Role of Green HRM for Organizational Sustainability; A Case Study on MDH and Uniqueness of Hindu Business Model; A Study on Investors Perception towards Mutual Funds investment with special reference to Kolar and Chikkaballapur District; Impact of Micrönance on the Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs in India; Mindful Money Matters: Consumer Consciousness in the Era of Green Banking Practices; Roles & Responsibilities of Entrepreneurs. For all interest groups, we anticipate that this edited volume will be able to address the research challenges.

Speech signal processing and feature extraction is the initial stage of any speech recognition system. It is through this component that the system views the speech signal itself. Speech processing is the process of extracting important information from a speech signal and reducing noise and unwanted information is called feature extraction. Basic operation of feature extraction involves spectral analysis, parametric transformation and statistical modeling.

Green Chemistry or environmentally benign chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances. Hydrazone, a derivative of aldehyde and ketones plays a key role in medicinal chemistry and is reported for various biological activities such as antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anticancer, antifungal, and antioxidant. There are various synthesis methods for hydrazone derivatives like stirring, reflux, and microwave irradiation. This study reported the microwave-assisted synthesis of hydrazone derivatives of isoindole with good yields in a few minutes. The prepared derivatives of isoindole were characterized by spectral techniques and also showed excellent antimicrobial activity against selected bacteria and fungi.

Innowacionnaq transformaciq harakteristik äkosistemy i infrastruktury umnogo ob#ekta nedwizhimosti w razwituü kombinirowannuü nadsistemu s wzaimoswqzannymi podsistemami on¿lajn kontrolq w rezhime real'nogo wremeni modulej änergoobespecheniq i wodopodgotowki;Nadsistema wklüchaet w sebq predwaritel'nyj analiz dolgosrochnyh prognozow razwitiq dannoj oblasti tehniki, ispol'zowanie rezul'tatow analiza dlq formirowaniq processa integracii 44 kommercheskih sistemnyh kriteriew ocenki umnogo ob#ekta nedwizhimosti s sistemami 40 + 10 kriteriew i sposobow polucheniq ideal'nogo konechnogo rezul'tata po kwalifikacii Teorii i Algoritma resheniq izobretatel'skih zadach;Specifika dizajna i logistiki stroitel'stwa äkosistemy umnogo ob#ekta ili komplexa nedwizhimosti i ego innowacionnyh komponentow äkosistemy kak awtonomnoj nadsistemy i whodqschih awtonomnyh innowacionnyh podsistem infrastruktury, obespechiwaüschih ego maximal'nuü äkonomicheskuü äffektiwnost' i äkologicheskuü chistotu processow stroitel'stwa i äxpluatacii, pri maximal'noj äkonomii änergii i drugih resursow.

This book ¿A study on Health and Nutritional Status of Lodha tribal women in Mayurbhanj district of Odishä¿ examined the nutritional status of three hundred Lodha tribal women in four blocks of the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. Lodha is a minor tribe of the Mayurbhanj district and there is a lack of research work on the socio-economic status, health, and nutritional status, and morbidity status of Lodha tribal women. All the selected respondents belonged to 18-45 years of age group as well as non-pregnant and non-lactating Lodha tribal women. The questionnaire cum interview method was devised to elicit information directly from the respondents. The collected data were interpreted and analyzed through statistical software such as SPSS 21.0, Excel 20.0, and MSTAT-C. All the respondents belonged to the Hindu religion and particularly vulnerable tribal groups. Most of the Lodha women lived in their home (89.3%) in a nuclear family (80.7%). The study indicates that 86% of the Lodha tribal women were coming under the lower class (V) whereas 13% belonged to upper lower class (IV) but only 1% was from lower middle class (II).

This book deals with the issue of 'farm readiness' among the agricultural graduates. With the increase in number of agricultural graduates every year, the employment opportunities have gradually reduced. In such case, taking up farming as a profession is a better option for them being graduates in agriculture. But, many people regard agriculture as a non-professional and less profitable career. So, the present book intends to know the actual aspirations and perception of agricultural graduates in taking up agriculture as a profession after their graduation. It also reveals about the suggestions given by the graduates which further helps in overcoming the constraints faced by them in taking up farming as an occupation.

The evolution of each aspect in technology is rich in historical events, case studies, experience from elderly researchers and technicians. In itself, technology never meant goodness for the community. The need for such notions of ¿goodness¿, ¿doing things right¿, ¿being fair¿, ¿avoid suffering of people, animals and environment¿ must continue into the modern world with emerging technologies, despite the increase of technological powers and sophistication in people¿s hands, across so many countries and in all facets of life. There is therefore an academic and philosophical need for assessing and well-delimiting the facets of ethics into the re-fashioned societal set-up and technological dependencies. The focus of this manuscript will be geared towards ¿Extending The Right to Choose in The Technology Erä. The technology focussed here is ICT technologies and its related sub-fields including emerging technologies. This research remains inherently a continuity work of vision and opinion. Such opinions may differ from other researchers, but formulating varied opinions will ultimately enrich the field of Ethics in the Emerging Technology era.

Tooth loss can be effectively and consistently treated with dental implants. The prognosis of a dental implant depends on a plethora of factors. Long-term dental implant failures are still documented, despite the excellent survival rates. These events result in implant removals and further financial and health consequences. While extrinsic variables that increase implant success rates have been well studied, little is known about how hereditary factors affect this issue. This book gives an insight into the genetic factors that might contribute to implant failure and facts to keep in mind while rehabilitating an edentulous patient with dental implants.

Sugarcane is a long duration crop for cultivation. In response to the challenges posed by a growing global population and escalating food demand, various strategies have been globally implemented to enhance land use efficiency. One particularly promising method is intercropping, which not only amplifies crop productivity but also aligns with environmentally friendly practices. Intercropping entails cultivating two or more crops simultaneously on the same land, optimizing the use of natural resources. This approach synergizes the effects of different crops, contributing to the establishment of sustainable crop production systems worldwide. During the initial growth stages of sugarcane, its slow rate allows for the cultivation of additional crops in the exposed areas beneath the leaf canopy. An effective strategy proposed to bolster sugarcane farming in Bangladesh involves transplanting sugarcane at a 100 cm distance in single rows with two rows of chillis plants, is suggested as a profitable intercropping technique. This method not only optimizes land utilization but also demonstrates potential for fostering sustainable and efficient crop production practices on a global scale.

In this monograph, the theoretical aspects of the export potential and the factors affecting its development, the main models of the development of the country's export potential are studied, the features of the organization and implementation of the financial mechanism for increasing and stimulating the export potential in the country, the financial support of the country's export potential. The analysis of the effectiveness of the support mechanism and the mechanism of encouraging exporting enterprises through taxes is presented. Also, the international experience of financial incentives for exporting enterprises was studied, and promising directions for increasing the country's export potential through financial means were determined. The monograph can be used by academic staff, researchers, students of economic education, graduate students, teachers, as well as all readers who are interested in the processes of fundamental socio-economic reforms carried out in our country.

In conclusion, the "myths of psychology" refer to common misconceptions and stereotypes about the field of psychology that can lead to misunderstandings and misinformation. These myths often stem from media portrayals and pop culture representations of psychological concepts and practices. One common myth is that psychotherapy is only for people with severe mental health issues, when in reality, it can be beneficial for anyone seeking personal growth and self-improvement. Additionally, the concept of psychotherapy encompasses a wide range of approaches and techniques, and it is important to find the right fit for each individual's unique needs and goals. Overall, understanding and debunking these myths can help individuals make informed decisions about their mental health and well-being.

The clinical success and longevity of endosteal dental implants are controlled, in a large part, by the mechanical milieu within which they function. The occlusion is a critical component of such a mechanical environment. Occlusion is not defined solely as the nature of occlusal contact between opposing teeth but more broadly refers to the dynamic relation between the teeth, the neuromuscular system, the TMJ and their interactive relationship on the craniofacial environment. ¿Implant protected occlusion¿ refer to an occlusal scheme that is often uniquely specific to the restoration of endosteal implant prosthesis.There are various considerations for following the implant protected occlusion (IPO) scheme that should be judiciously implemented before restoration which are as follows: elimination of premature occlusal contacts, mutually protected articulation, controlling the occlusal table width, provision of adequate surface area to sustain load transmitted to the prosthesis, implant body orientation, influence of load direction, timing of loading, parafunctional activity, occlusal material, implant crown contour , design of the prosthesis should favour the weakest arch.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (DRONE) are used across the world for civilian, commercial, as well as military applications. In fact, Drone Industry Insights (a commercial drone market consultancy in Germany) has identified "237 ways that drones revolutionize business" and released a 151-page report consisting of 237 applications and 37 real-life case studies throughout 15 industries including agriculture, energy, construction, and mining. A micro air vehicle (MAV), or micro aerial vehicle, is a class of man-portable miniature UAVs whose size enables them to be used in low altitude, close-in support operations. Modern MAVs can be as small as 5 centimeters. Development is driven by commercial, research, government, and military purposes; with insect-sized aircraft reportedly expected in the future. The small craft allows remote observation of hazardous environments inaccessible to ground vehicles. MAVs have been built for hobby purpose such as aerial robotics contests and aerial photography.

Due to being located in a dry and semi-arid climate, Iran is facing the risk of water crisis in the coming years. Therefore, in order to deal with it, it is necessary to be more sensitive to the types of water consumption. Among these uses is virtual water. The water used in the production process of goods is called virtual water, a part of which is kept in the product. Virtual water trade occurs when goods are imported into global markets. Virtual water trading is expected to reduce water consumption at the national and international levels due to more efficient and specialized use of water. Today, the concept of virtual water is one of the most important issues in water resource management. In this study, the compatibility status of the concept of virtual water in Iran has been investigated. Water is one of the most important components needed for the continuation of life. Excessive consumption of this element has caused irreparable damage to water resources and the agricultural industry has taken the largest volume of water consumption.

This study is part of a research project carried out under the R&D program regulated by the Brazilian National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL), which developed two smart greenhouses for the protected cultivation of banana and orchid seedlings. The greenhouses feature control and automation systems, bioclimatic architecture and strategies and power systems (artificial lighting system, artificial heating system, evaporative cooling system and photovoltaic system). A sensor network monitors internal environmental variables, and an automatic weather station monitors external environmental variables. A computer system based on artificial intelligence is responsible for the autonomous control of the greenhouses. This article presented the development, application and analysis of power systems applied to smart greenhouses. The power systems were defined using computer modeling and simulation tools. The proposed systems were installed in two prototype smart greenhouses located in Alpestre/RS and Santa Rosa do Sul/SC, southern Brazil.

Albeit it was not fully understood when we were caught off-guard with the first-known outbreak of SARS in 2002 in Guangzhou, PRC, the structural similarity of its Spike 2 protein to HIV-1 was confirmed two years later, contrary to the original symptomatic naming scheme. In the first Questions of COVID-19 book, I have expressed my doubts on the virus corresponding better to the negative-sense paramyxovirus instead of the positive-sense, single-stranded coronavirus; for whatever the academic debates are worth, I don¿t have to argue for the recognition on the autoimmune disease nature of the wrongfully labeled COVID-19.Global phenomena require global explanations, even when single-country analyses can provide the most lucid causal picture. In the second volume of the book series, I don¿t mean to dig again too much into the crimes behind the institutional derogations in public health, nor into the mass psychology impacts that deny us of the truths, but some pragmatic solutions for me to offer with the clinical trial interventions.

We know that matter exists in any one of the three states namely solid, liquid and gas. At the atomic level, these states of matter are distinguished from each other in terms of the nature of bonding among their atoms or molecules. Due to the unique nature of their atomic or molecular bonding, solids, liquids and gases possess characteristics macroscopic properties. In this book, we will study some of these properties of matter such as surface tension, viscosity, and elasticity. These properties have wide-ranging applications in engineering, industry, and even in our day-to-day lives such as twisting couples, cantilevers, the flow of liquid, the law of hydrostatic pressure, filter pump, surface tension, etc. This book also helps to create interest among the readers to know the magic of matter.

Delve into the groundbreaking realm of sustainable agriculture with "Fly Ash as a Soil Ameliorating Agent." This comprehensive guide navigates the unexplored territories of utilising fly ash, a byproduct of coal combustion, to revolutionise soil enhancement practices. Authored by experts at the intersection of environmental science and agriculture, this book unravels the untapped potential of fly ash as a transformative agent for soil health.

High-Resolution (HR) images play an important role in many image applications, such as remote sensing, medical diagnosis, surveillance video and pattern recognition. Super Resolution (SR) is an efficient method to obtain a High Resolution (HR) output from one of its Low Resolution (LR) versions. Nowadays, the deep learning algorithms are used to obtain super resolution images. In this book, a new super resolution model for image reconstruction based on the deep learning algorithms is presented.

The book provides a succinct overview of several collagen diseases including Ehler-Danlos syndrome, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Stickler's syndrome, Alport's syndrome, Epidermolysis bullosa, Marfan syndrome, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Scleroderma, Oral Submucous fibrosis, Scurvy, and a few rare ones like Knobloch's syndrome, Bethlem's myopathy, and chondrodysplasia revising collagen's structure, biosynthesis, genetic regulation of biosynthesis, types, degradation, and staining characteristics along with.

The recent exponential growth in information technologies and digital cameras has resulted in a rapid influx of digital images. High-resolution digital cameras generate images that require substantial data storage and communication time for storage and transmission. In the healthcare sector, medical imaging modalities like MRI and computer tomography contribute significantly to the vast number of images used for diagnosis. The escalating demand for extensive storage capacity and efficient communication bandwidth has led to the development of image compression techniques. These techniques aim to represent images in a compact form, reducing data volume during storage or transmission across networks. Fractal Image Compression (FIC) stands out as an effective technique. Despite FIC's ability to create highly compressed files that decompose rapidly, challenges exist. The trade-off between compression and decompression times, influenced by a minimum speed constraint, results in longer compression times. To address these issues, this book investigates various metaheuristic algorithms' performance to enhance the compression efficiency of FIC.

Growing of flowers and gardening have been practiced in India for many centuries. Use of flowers which has been largely limited to offering in temple is becoming an integral part of social, cultural and religious activities. Among different flowers, rose has a unique place and however, growing flowers on commercial base is a recent trade, rose growing has become one of the most profitable agro-based industries. Today, the cultivation of rose is recognized as a lucrative profession with potential of higher returns per unit area than the most of field and even some horticulture crops.However, for realization of potential of this crop, farmers should adopt scientific rose cultivation, for which it is of prime importance that they should first inculcate positive attitude towards rose cultivation. This fact led the researcher to make investigation in the direction of developing the scale and measuring the attitude of farmers towards rose cultivation. Further, rose cultivators might be facing many constraints because of which they could not exploit fully the potential of this crop.

Fusarium wilt is one of the major destroyer diseases. Wilts are a major threat for agriculture. Looking to the importance of this disease and losses caused every year in South Gujarat, this problem is selected. Wilt of pointed gourd is a serious fungal disease caused by Fusarium solani. The control of fungal diseases is mainly based on chemical control. However, any use of chemical pesticides is not advisable for the diseases transmitted by the soil due to their high cost and low efficiency. Here, the necessary information for suitable management measure to reduce crop losses increase production of pointed gourd and analysis on following objectives:1. Symptomatology, isolation, purification, identification and proving pathogenicity of the wilt inducing fungus.2. Evaluation of different phyto extracts against Fusarium solani in vitro.3. Evaluation of different fungicides against Fusarium solani in vitro.4. Bio-efficacy of different biocontrol agents (BCA) against Fusarium solani in vitro.5. Evaluation of most efficient fungicides and biocontrol agents under pot condition.

In tomato, where pest management plays an important role in harvesting its maximum potential, numbers of insecticide applications though increases the yield, but are economical up to a certain extent. The increased insecticide applications coupled with high cost result in escalation of cost of cultivation which further makes the crop uneconomical due to non-remunerative price of the crop produce. Their massive overuse and frequent misuse has led to the problems of three Rsviz.; resistance of pesticides, resurgence of pest and residues as well as toxicity hazards to non-target animals. The present study was planned and undertaken to evaluate efficacy and economics of various insecticides such as imidacloprid, spinosad, acetamiprid, clothianidin, thiacloprid, dinotefuran, difenthiuron, flonicamid and dimethoate for the management of major sucking pests of tomato viz; whitefly, aphid, jassid and thrips.Looking to the importance of sucking pest, viz; B. Tabaci, A.gossypii, A. bigutulabigutula and T.tabaciand,S.dorsalison tomato crop, the following aspects were studied during the course of investigation.

Geomorphology is a branch of natural geography that examines how different natural forms are formed on the surface of the earth and follows the changes resulting from the internal and external factors of the earth on these forms in order to explain their behavior and predict its future. Geomorphology is the science of identifying the shapes and unevenness of the earth. This word is derived from the Greek language and is composed of three components: Geo, which means earth, morpho, which means shape (shape), and Logos, which means identification. Geomorphology can be defined as the systematic and interdisciplinary study of the earth's landforms and their landscapes, as well as the internal and external processes of the earth that create and change the forms. Geomorphology is a branch of natural geography that investigates how different natural forms are formed on the surface of the earth and follows the changes resulting from the internal and external factors of the earth on these forms in order to explain their behavior and predict their future.

This book describes a low-cost, portable system with wireless transmissioncapabilities for the acquisition, processing, storing, and visualization in real-time of the electrical activity of the heart to a PC. Implementation of this system would be beneficial to all involved in the use of electrocardiography as access to, and movement of, the patient would not be impeded by the physical constraints imposed by the cables. The PC is equipped with software allowing the received ECG signals to be saved, analyzed, and sent by email to another part of the world.