scholarly journals Alternative to jobless growth? All-India context and a case of participatory development scheme from rural Tamil Nadu

Geografie ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 115 (3) ◽  
pp. 330-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Novotný ◽  
Nallan Ramachandran
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Participatory Development ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Urban Amenities ◽  
Jobless Growth ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The Masses ◽  
Everyday Living

The article outlines some of the problems, challenges, and prospects in relation to contemporary Indian development with a special focus on rural India. The paper seeks to contrast traditional modernization views on development assuming progressive structural transformation through industrialization with Indian reality by stressing the importance of the enhancement of employment, and more generally livelihood, opportunities for the masses of underutilized labor. In addition to a brief discussion of the context at the all-India level, the case of a rural region in central eastern Tamil Nadu is examined to provide a picture of the everyday living conditions of local villagers and to indicate some of the problems and uncertainties they are typically confronted with. The rural development project called Periyar PURA (Providing Urban Amenities to Rural Areas) is then discussed which attempts to present a model of how to tackle some of these problems.

Impact of Elected Women Representatives of Panchayati Raj in Physical and Financial and Business Assets Development of Rural Women: A Study among the Rural Women’s of Tiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu[1]

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (24) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalaichelvi Sivaraman ◽  
Rengasamy Stalin
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Panchayati Raj

This research paper is the part of Research Project entitled “Impact of Elected Women Representatives in the Life and Livelihood of the Women in Rural Areas: With Special Reference to Tiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu” funded by University of Madras under UGC-UPE Scheme.The 73rd and 74th amendments of the Constitution of India were made by the government to strengthen the position of women and to create a local-level legal foundation for direct democracy for women in both rural and urban areas. The representation for women in local bodies through reservation policies amendment in Constitution of India has stimulated the political participation of women in rural areas. However, when it’s comes to the argument of whether the women reservation in Panchayati Raj helps or benefits to the life and livelihood development of women as a group? The answer is hypothetical because the studies related to the impact of women representatives of Panchayati Raj in the life and livelihood development of women was very less. Therefore, to fill the gap in existing literature, the present study was conducted among the rural women of Tiruvannamalai district to assess the impact of elected women representatives in the physical and financial and business development of the women in rural areas. The findings revealed that during the last five years because of the women representation in their village Panjayati Raj, the Physical Asset of the rural women were increased or developed moderately (55.8%) and Highly (23.4%) and the Financial and Business Asset of the rural women were increased or developed moderately (60.4%) and Highly (18.7%).

scholarly journals Awareness, treatment, control, and determinants of dyslipidemia among adults in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sampson Opoku ◽  
Yong Gan ◽  
Emmanuel Addo Yobo ◽  
David Tenkorang-Twum ◽  
Wei Yue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Blood Cholesterol ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Final Report ◽  
General Obesity ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Chinese Adults ◽  
Treatment Control ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression

AbstractEffective management of dyslipidemia is important. This study aimed to determine the awareness, treatment, control, and determinants of dyslipidemia in middle-aged and older Chinese adults in China. Using data from the 2015 China National Stroke Screening and Prevention Project (CNSSPP), a nationally representative sample of 135,403 Chinese adults aged 40 years or more were included in this analysis. Dyslipidemia was defined by the Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults final report (NCEP-ATP III) and the 2016 Chinese guidelines for the management of dyslipidemia in adults. Models were constructed to adjust for subjects’ characteristics with bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses. Overall, 51.1% of the subjects were women. Sixty-four percent were aware of their condition, of whom 18.9% received treatment, and of whom 7.2% had adequately controlled dyslipidemia. Dyslipidemia treatment was higher in men from rural areas than their urban counterparts. The multivariable logistic regression models revealed that women, urban residents, and general obesity were positively related to awareness. Women, married respondents, and current drinkers had higher odds of treatment. Age group, overweight, general obesity, urban residence, and women were independent determinants of control. Dyslipidemia awareness rate was moderately high, but treatment and control rates were low. Results can be used to develop policies and health promotion strategies with special focus on middle-aged and older adults.

An Analytical Model for the Interaction of Mass Inclusions in Heterogeneous (HG) Blankets

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Wagner ◽  
M. E. Johnson ◽  
K. Idrisi ◽  
D. P. Bartylla
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Layer ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Control Device ◽  
Effective Stiffness ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Dynamic Vibration Absorber ◽  
Low Frequencies ◽  
Dynamic Vibration ◽  
The Masses

The heterogeneous (HG) blanket is a passive treatment used to reduce the low frequency transmission of sound through partitions. HG blankets, glued onto a structure, consist of an elastic medium with embedded mass inhomogeneities that mechanically replicate a mass-spring-damper system to reduce efficient radiating structural modes at low frequencies. The elastic layer typically used has sound absorption properties to create a noise control device with a wide bandwidth of performance. The natural frequency of an embedded dynamic vibration absorber is determined by the mass of the inhomogeneity as well as by its effective stiffness due to the interaction of the mass inclusion with the elastic layer. A novel analytical approach has been developed to describe in detail the interaction of the mass inclusions with the elastic layer and the interaction between the masses by evaluating special elastomechanical concepts. The effective stiffness is predicted by the analytical approach based on the shape of the mass inclusions as well as on the thickness and material properties of the layer. The experimental validation is included and a simplified direct equation to calculate the effective stiffness of a HG blanket is proposed. Furthermore, the stress field inside the elastic material will be evaluated with focus on the stresses at the base to assess the modeling of one or more masses placed on top of the elastic layer as dynamic vibration absorbers. Finally, the interaction between two (or more) masses placed onto the same layer is studied with special focus on the coupling of the masses at low distances between them.

Effect of Digital Pedagogy in Ierventions in Rural Areas

2021 ◽  
pp. 227-240
Author(s):  
Sona Ahuja ◽  
Diksha Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning System ◽  
School Students ◽  
Digital Pedagogy ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Teaching Learning

The present study provides a description of the model of interactive digital pedagogy for remote areas and its impact on pedagogical satisfaction and academic achievement of students. This pedagogical intervention was designed to enrich and supplement the teaching-learning experience in remote and underprivileged schools through the use of technology. An interactive online teaching-learning system was set-up using a digital pedagogy. 150 school students and 80 prospective teachers from three higher secondary schools of Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu participated in the study. Pedagogical satisfaction and academic achievement of the school students who studied in this set-up were examined. The results revealed that active learning, technological competence and learner autonomy were enhanced in an online environment when compared to an offline environment.

scholarly journals Analysis of Nutrient Security Prospects in Rural Tamil Nadu: Nutrient Availability, Nutrient Consumption Status and Way to Attain Nutrient Security

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 10-22
Author(s):  
S. Appasmandri ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Availability ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Nutrient Status ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
Nutrient Consumption ◽  
Tamil Nadu State ◽  
Availability Assessment

Among the basic needs of life, food possesses ahead of everyone else as it nourishes us and able to stand which leads further activity. Tamil Nadu state is self-sufficient in food production and Nutrient availability assessment also shows the same but the consumption pattern shows inverse pattern to availability because consumption is directly related with income, education, taste and preference, cultural, ethical and etc. Food consumption patterns of rural Tamil Nadu shows that high demand of Public Distribution System (PDS) observed in earlier and gradually decreased over year. Vitamin Thiamine is coming under severe inequality category in rural areas of Tamil Nadu for both 61st and 68 rounds. Goal programming was effectively optimised the nutrient requirement with least cost and optimised to higher level of nutrient status.

scholarly journals The Theology of Struggle

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-92
Author(s):  
Lisa Asedillo
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Popular Education ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
New Creation ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Collective Commitment ◽  
Sacramental Vision ◽  
The Masses ◽  
Popular Writing ◽  
New Social Order

This article explores writing and scholarship on the theology of struggle developed by Protestants and Catholics in the Philippines during the 1970s-90s. Its focus is on popular writing—including pamphlets, liturgical resources, newsletters, magazines, newspaper articles, conference briefings, songs, popular education and workshop modules, and recorded talks—as well as scholarly arguments that articulate the biblical, theological, and ethical components of the theology of struggle as understood by Christians who were immersed in Philippine people’s movements for sovereignty and democracy. These materials were produced by Christians who were directly involved in the everyday struggles of the poor. At the same time, the theology of struggle also projects a “sacramental” vision and collective commitment towards a new social order where the suffering of the masses is met with eschatological, proleptic justice—the new heaven and the new earth, where old things have passed away and the new creation has come. It is within the struggle against those who deal unjustly that spirituality becomes a “sacrament”—a point and a place in time where God is encountered and where God’s redeeming love and grace for the world is experienced.

scholarly journals The Party Building Leads the Innovative Exploration of Grassroots Governance in Rural Pastoral Areas under the Concept of Co-governance

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 125-131
Author(s):  
Dengpeng  Jing
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Grassroots Organizations ◽  
Party Organization ◽  
Party Organizations ◽  
Party Building ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
The Masses ◽  
The Relationship

With the rapid development of society and economy, grassroots organizations in rural pastoral areas are an important part of party building, shouldering the mission of implementing party policies, and playing an important role in leading herdsmen to fight poverty and realize basic modernization in rural areas. The mission and responsibilities of grassroots party organizations in rural and pastoral areas are undergoing profound changes. Strengthening the construction of grassroots party organizations in rural and pastoral areas will help promote the relationship between the party and the masses, cadres and the masses in rural and pastoral areas, and promote the establishment of party organizations in rural and pastoral areas. At present, grassroots party building in rural pastoral areas is facing new challenges, such as insufficient party organization building, and unclear power boundaries between party organizations and villagers’ autonomous organizations. Only by accelerating the construction of infrastructure and public services in rural pastoral areas and doing a good job in the construction of rural grassroots party organizations can improve the level of party building in rural pastoral areas and promote the basic modernization of rural areas.

scholarly journals A study on prevalence of alcohol consumption among higher secondary school students in Theni district, Tamil Nadu

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 226
Author(s):  
Shankareswari S. ◽  
Jayapriya B. ◽  
Sandeep K. ◽  
Lourdu Jafrin A.
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Based ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Validated Questionnaire

Background: Studies show that in India, the health loss from alcohol will grow larger, unless effective interventions are implemented. Initiation of alcohol intake starts from a very early age and is higher in rural areas. The best way to reduce alcoholism is prevention rather than curing the already addicted persons. For this we need to know the magnitude of this problem. This study is aimed at estimating the prevalence, identifying the causative and contributing factors of alcoholism among higher secondary school children of Theni district.Methods: A self-administered validated questionnaire was given to the male school students of 15 to 17 years (XI and XII students) to assess the prevalence and pattern of alcohol use among them. The questionnaire was prepared with reference from the global school-based student health survey (GSHS), the alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) questionnaire and the cut-annoyed-guilty- eye (CAGE) questionnaire. Data analysis was done using software OpenEpi, Version 3.Results: A total of 500 students were analyzed with a response rate of 94% (n=470). The overall prevalence of alcohol use was found to be 31.06%. Nearly 70% had the possibility of alcoholism and should be investigated further for severity of alcohol use, 30% had impaired control over drinking almost daily and 17% had injury or injured someone because of drinking.Conclusions: The mean age of initiation of alcohol consumption is decreasing and the number of alcohol consumers is increasing.

scholarly journals Risk factor assessment and screening for diabetes in field practice area of a private medical college in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 2670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sathish Dev ◽  
Timsi Jain ◽  
Sivaprakasam P. ◽  
Dinesh Raja
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
World Health ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Diabetes Status ◽  
Field Practice

Background: Diabetes, which was known to be an epidemic in the urban areas, has been found to be increasing rapidly in the rural areas too as a result of the socioeconomic transitions. Diabetes is no longer only a disease of the elderly but is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality affecting youth and middle aged people.Methods: Screening camp for diabetes was conducted by the Department of Community Medicine in three different areas in the field practice area of Saveetha Medical College and Hospital viz. Thirumazhisai, Kuthambakkam and Velavedu in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu on 7th April 2016 as a part of World Health Day 2016 celebration. Data was collected using a predesigned interview schedule. Descriptive statistics was calculated using rates, ratios & proportions. Univariate analysis was done using Chi square test to find the association between various factors and diabetes status. A parsimonious regression model was developed to find the predictor variables for diabetes.Results: A total of 188 people aged above 18 years attended the screening camps. Majority of the camp attendees were females (62.2%). Proportion of people having diabetes (already diagnosed plus newly screened) was found to be 18.1% out of which 3.2% were screened positive for diabetes. On regression analysis, Intake of alcohol and perceived stress were found to be significantly associated with diabetes (p<0.05).Conclusions: This study highlights a significant burden of undiagnosed cases of diabetes in the community. This indicates the need for systematic screening and awareness programs to identify the undiagnosed cases in the community and offer early life style modifications, treatment and regular follow up to such individuals.

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