This study was conducted to examine how faculty development programs impact on turn over intentions of faculty working in business schools in Kerala state which is approved by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). This study also aims to evaluate the relationship between demographic variables of faculty and staying intentions of teaching faculty. Data in this empirical and exploratory study came from responses to scheduled questionnaire and follow-up interviews of 113 faculty members. Turnover intention period of faculty or attrition rate are dependent on Faculty Development Program in business Schools. Married female faculties are willing to continue their job more number of years than married male faculties in institution. Ideal and qualified faculty is the resource of great worth which will ultimately improve the institutional standards in terms of quality and productivity. Every business school strives to recruit qualified faculty who can only produce highly competent and socially responsible students. Therefore, it is crucial for business schools to retain the talented faculty by equipping them with number of training and development programs as and when it is needed. Feedback and results of this study can better serve as a resource for decision making about effective talent management practices for administrators of business schools and policy makers. Findings of this study provide data and information that will bring down faculty turnover ratio in business schools.

This study is set out to present a syntactic analysis of ambiguous structures the headlines of political news reports in selected newspapers in Nigeria. The analysis aims at presenting what could be described as linguistic features of the ambiguous structures and as well determining the causes of the ambiguities. A total number of ten ambiguous structures taken from selected newspapers were analysed syntactically using the theory and sub theories of X-Bar syntax. An attempt is also made to categorize and characterise the ambiguities into types as revealed by the theory of syntax used. It was found out that most of the ambiguous structures were made ambiguous through the deletion or omission of certain sentential elements. The study concludes that, ambiguity, though a linguistic phenomenon, could be used deliberately and creatively by a writer as an instrument of humour and aesthetics in language use.

The current study is aim to explore the relationship between the Employee performance management system and knowledge management practices in academicians of Saudi Arabian Education sector. Using of EPMS is become cotemporary tool in Saudi education system however use of EPMS effects on employees’ Knowledge management practices is still sparse yet. In the light, this current study entails to highlights issues related knowledge management and employees performance. The data were collected from the academician of Saudi Arabian education sector by applying cross sectional data sampling technique. The results were drawn by utilization of PLS-SEM technique. The findings of study concluded that there is consistent and significant relationship between dimension of knowledge management and EPMS. In the last limitations and future recommendations is drawn.

The main practitioner of indigenous healing and cure depends from culture to culture. Among most of the tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, the shaman/priest is the main functionary. The priest is the centre of indigenous rite, rituals and social memory. Indigenous healing systems face challenges from multiple fronts in the contemporary world. This article is devoted to portray a short sketch of a priest (Nyibb) who belongs to Galo tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. Through the lived experiences of the priest, a brief exposition of the contemporary relevance of indigenous system of cure and healing through rituals and religion in general is made.

The aimed of this work, was improved the stability of the chitosanase enzyme by immobilization with different natural carriers to enhance the economic of industrial biocatalytic process. It was used in preparation of biological active chitooligosaccharides. Pepper chitosanase extracted from (Capsiuum annuum) leaves was immobilized by four different immobilization methods with chitosan, DEAE-cellulose and sodium alginate. The resulted immobilized chitosanases were compared with respect to their immobilization efficiency, reusability and storage stability. Immobilization of chitosanase improved their enzymatic activity. They were 105, 83.8 and 65.2 U/g for immobilized chitosanase with entrapment, covalent and ionic binding methods, respectively. Immobilized chitosanase by covalent and ionic binding exhibited good reusability more than by entrapment method. Generally, the immobilized chitosanases showed better storage stability than that of the free one. The amount chitooligosaccharides produced by using immobilized chitosanase by ionic binding, covalent binding and entrapment methods was higher than that by adsorption method and also more than produced by free one. From a economical point of view, good reusability and storage stability are of the most important feature for the industrial application as biocatalytic.

The aim of this study was to analyze the influences of Perceived Organizational Support, Affective Commitment and Organizational Citizenship Behavior regarding to the Employee Performance which conducted in Nur Medinah Intermedia enterprise, thereby providing benefits in academic literature and provide information prior to the making decisions. By using primary data which colleted by distributing questionnaires to 86 respondence and through field research as well. The study was conducted by analyzing through correlation and regression. Results of hypothesis testing indicated that; There was positive and significant influences between Perceived Organizational Support to the Affective Commitment. There is a positive and significant impact with a high degree of influence between Perceived Organizational Support to the Organizational Citizenship Behavior. There is a positive and significant between Affective Commitment and Organizational Citizenship Behavior. There is a positive and significant influences between Employee Performance to the Perceived Organizational Support. There is a positive and significant influences between the Employee Performance to the Affective Commitment. There is positive and significant correlation between Organizational Citizenship Behavior to the Employee Performance.

This research aims to analyze the partial effect of Perceived Usefulness on Attitude toward Using, Perceived Ease of Use on Attitude toward Using, Perceived Trust on Attitude toward Using and the simultaneous influence of Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and Perceived Trust on Attitude Toward Using. The population of this research is regular customers of Ikens Group wholesalers who have downloaded and installed Ikens wholesale mobile apps which spread throughout Indonesia and currently have 320 subscribers. The number of samples is determined by using Slovin formula at 5% error rate which is 178. The quantitative analysis method is by using equation analysis of multiple linear regressions followed by simultaneous test (F-test), partial hypothesis testing (t-test), and determination analysis (R Square) with a 5-percent alpha (0.05). Before the regression test, data quality and classical assumption tests were performed first. The tool for analysis is by using IBM SPSS Statistics software version 23 for Mac. The result of this research shows that the Perceived Usefulness has a strong effect on the partial Attitude Toward Using, the Perceived Ease of Use has an moderate effect on the partial Attitude Toward Using, the Perceived Trust has a strong effect on the Attitude Toward Using, as well as the simultaneous Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and Perceived Trust influence the Attitude Toward Using of mobile application (m-Commerce) Ikens Group Jakarta, Indonesia.

Many renewable energy-based systems are being used to increase the utilization of renewable energy as they have huge potential nowadays; the investigation of the utilization of fuel cells and solar energy in cars are important where the investigation and understanding of the technical aspects are crucial such as how the flow of electrons creates direct electric current in both fuel cells and photovoltaic systems. In this article, a prototype of a car used hydrogen produced on board by analyzing water. This hydrogen used to operate a fuel cell that generates electricity capable to run a car. The characteristic curves of the fuel cell were measured and evaluated. The results show that this type of cars can be promising in the next few years.

The roots of Ipomea involucrate (IP) and Rauvolfia vomitoria (RV) and the leaves of Milletia aboensis (MA) are reportedly used for the treatment of mental illness. This study investigated the anticonvulsant potentials of these plants. Ethanolic crude extracts of IP and RV (50, 100, and 200 mg/kg bw, ip) and MA (100, 200, and 400 mg/kg bw, ip) were administered to respective groups of mice (n=6). The positive control group received 30mg/kg bw, ip of Carbamazepine, while negative control group received 1% DMSO (vehicle). After 30 min, epilepsy was induced by injection of 4-Aminopyrydine (4-AP) (15mg/kg bw ip). They were observed for the next 30min. The ability of the extracts to delay the onset of trembling, hindlimb extension, seizure, and protect from death as compared to the untreated group was taken as a sign of anticonvulsant activity. Ethanolic crude extracts of MA, RV and IP possess anticonvulsant potencies in the order -MA>RV>IP; with MA protecting two-thirds of animals against death from 4-AP-induced seizures. The plant extracts have the potentials of tackling generalized tonic-clonic and partial seizures. MA and RV may exert their effects by acting on ion channels while IP is most likely to act via other mechanisms

The aim of the study was to determine the antibacterial activity of pure Bacopa monnieri extract on periodontopathogenic bacteria; Porphyromonas gingivalis(Pg), Prevotella intermedia (Pi), Fusobacteria nucleatum (Fn) & Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa). The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBC) and Time kill curve assay were performed to assess the antibacterial effect of both ethanolic and aqueous extract of pure bacopa monnieri against periodontopathogenic bacteria by serial dilution method and colony forming units respectively. MIC values of ethanolic extract were in a range of 25-100 µg/ml for Pi, Fn and Pg and Aa showed a value of 0.8 µg/ml whereas the MIC values of aqueous extracts were in a range of 50-100 µg/ml and that of Aa was 0.4 µg/ml. The time kill curve showed a fast and sharp antibacterial activity of the ethanolic extract over Pi, Fn and Aa at baseline (0 min) whereas Pg showed no growth of colonies at 2 hours.The ethanolic and aqueous extract of Bacopa monnieri exhibited durable antibacterial activity on common periodontogenic bacteria.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease characterized by progressive loss and damage of articular cartilage. Increased collagenase activity has a direct impact in the cleavage of type II collagen in osteoarthritis. Somatic mutations such as non-synonymous single nucleotide variants (nsSNVs) in coding regions have a role in the pathogenesis of a number of diseases including OA. Matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP-13) is a critical target gene in the progression of osteoarthritis. Liver injury and regeneration have both been linked to MMP-13 gene expression. Analysis of MMP-13 gene was conducted using online bioinformatics tool, COSMIC and nsSNVs contributing to possible accumulation events that leads to osteoarthritic phenotypes were identified. The most frequently occurring missense mutation was found to be p.T280M; threonine to methionine that showed gain in function. Moreover, to get insight into the effect of mutation on protein structure and drug binding, MMP-13 three-dimensional structure was analyzed through COSMIC 3D. Structural analyses revealed amino acid substitutions located in hemopexin (HPX) domain. Hemopexin domains are thought to be required in the activation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) via increased activation of pro enzyme and thus, increased collagen hydrolysis. Therefore, there may be a possibility to modify enzyme activity through antagonist molecules targeted to such alternative enzyme domains. For this reason possible drug binding sites were also identified using COSMIC 3D. An understanding of the mechanisms of activation of procollagenases is important to prevent cartilage destruction and could be utilized for the rational design of novel MMP-13 inhibitors.

In the State of Qatar, the intense and rapid urban development based on hosting upcoming mega events, as envisioned by Qatar‟s National Vision (QNV- 2030), have raised concern about community stability as it faces modernization in both physical and social aspects. A declining sense of community amid has been associated with interactions within urban amenities and form that trigger social problems, diminish a community‟s well-being and delay development. The integration of a community within the urban physical realm contributes to the development of sustainable communities. The research study aims to identify major urban concepts that contribute to resilience in both socio economic and demographic context. Qualitative community sustainability is investigated in Al-Wakrah city neighborhood through site visits, observation and interviews in order to establish a measure for urban characteristics that are catalysts for sustainable community development in future urban planning decisions.

This study was designed for comparative evaluation of phytochemical, proximate, vitamins and mineral nutrient composition of leaf, stem, and root of two medicinal plants- Ipomea involucrata (IP) and Milletia aboensis (MA) - used for the treatment of mental illness in Southern Nigeria. Result of phytochemical screening reveals the presence of alkaloids, saponins, cardiac glycosides, deoxy sugars and resins in all parts of both plants while flavonoids, anthraquinones tannins, terpenes and steroids were unevenly distributed. Organic matter content of all parts of IP and MA fell within a narrow range or 90-99 %. Crude fat was significantly higher (p ˂ 0.05) in both stem and roots than leaves of IP, whereas in MA it was significantly higher (p ˂ 0.05) in leaves than stem and root. Crude protein content of stem and root of IP were similar and about double (and significantly higher (p ˂ 0.05)) than that of the leaves whereas for MA, similar value for leaves was significantly higher than those for stem and root. Vitamins A and E, Fe, Mg, P, Na, K, and Ca, were found in appreciable amounts in all parts of IP and MA. The result of this study has provided both phytochemical and nutritional evidence for the pharmacological roles assigned for the plants and a guide for effective combination of respective plant parts in treatment. It recommends the use of the whole plant of IP for maximum benefit

The Fibonacci sequence is famous because it’s have amazing and great properties. In this study, we prove some of the interesting properties which include the relations between Fibonacci numbers and (9, 19, 29). And we found a lot of connections between them.

This study, which examines the productivity of Lagoon cattle farms located on the islands at risk of flooding in the municipality of Sô-Ava in the Oueme river valley in southern Benin, took place between November and December 2016. It concerns 95 farms of bovine Lagoon distributed on the various islands of the Municipality. These operations have a total of 2496 head of Lagoon cattle herds. It aims to compare the demographic parameters obtained on the different islands during the last year and that of 2010 where the island experienced a flood. Data were collected from a 12-month retrospective survey (12MO). The annual demographic parameters (annual rate, calving, abortion, stillbirth, mortality, annual net growth, annual exploitation rate and annual rate of multiplication) were calculated and analyzed under software R3.3.2. Thanks to the t12mo package. Except for the mortality rate, there were no significant changes in reproductive rates (p> 0.05) regardless of the herd of residence of the herds. The annual mortality rate was significantly higher (p <0.05) on the Dekanmey, Houedo and Sô-Ava islands compared to that of the Ahomey Lokpo island (0.124, 0.142, 0.113, vs 0.071an-1). The year had a significant effect on the demographic parameters (p <0.05) as well as on the overall demographic indicators obtained. Implementation of a resilient model to climate shocks would be an incentive for the sustainable management of these farms.