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Prominence of radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) has been investigated and shown to have high precision and predictive value. Improvement of the quality care for patients could be obtained by decreasing the radiation dose and increasing the image quality. The objective of this work is quantitative evaluation of the injected dose in MPI. 32 patients were categorized into 4 groups; each group received a different radiant dose. Image quality indices (Heart/Background (H/B), Heart/Lung (H/P) and Heart/Liver (H/L)) ratios and cardiac ejection fraction (EF%) were determined. It was observed from the images, that there is no substantial alteration in image quality among the groups. It was concluded that the most optimal dose providing the best image is the lowest one.

Bullying is a multifaceted relationship problem among children, associated with many psychosocial complications for perpetrators and victims. It affects the psychosocial and mental well-being and can disrupt the bullied's physical, social, emotional and cognitive development. Bullying is a problem that begins at an early age and continues into adulthood. Victims of bullying often carry traces of their trauma throughout their lives. If the child is bullied, parents must know the laws passed to combat bullying in India to stifle bullying in the bud. Bullying is one of the forms of violent behaviour among school-going and out-of-school children, which has become a universal phenomenon. Often practisedin the absence and in the presence of adult members who do not interfere, bullying has long been considered an inevitable and, in some ways, uncontrollable part of growth. Bullying can affect a school's social environment, creating a climate of fear amongstudents, impairing their learning ability and leading to other antisocial behaviours. Many ways to reduce bullying depend on children who know that what they are doing is called bullying and that this is not an acceptable way to behave because of its consequences for victims and other children. Anti-bullying interventions require a combination of scaffolding and social architecture to provide comprehensive support and change the social dynamics that allow bullying. From an empirical point of view, we could perhaps reduce the burden of these relationship problems in the lives of children and young people. In this paper, we explored the bullying phenomenon and suggested possible interventions to reduce the problem in and outside school settings

The economy of the small border regions like Barak Valley in Assam is characterised by unemployment, lack of large industries, urban migration, unorganised labour, and a financially disadvantaged population. In order to become more resilient against such challenges and avoid extreme poverty, it is crucial to look out for small business opportunities across the border. It will lead to increased economic stability and income for the people of this region. The recent COVID-19 pandemic-induced loss of jobs and employment, coupled with recurrent floods, have all resulted in limited cross-border movement of people, commodities, and services. It has also adversely damaged informal cross-border commerce and traders (Krainara, & Routray, 2015). Additionally, the entrepreneurial efforts of the local business community to improve the trading climate have been hampered by its lack of capacity building and an inability to access other institutional support mechanisms offered by the government.

Advertising was transformed into an utterly new level after the invention of television advertising. After 2000s we saw a change from the traditional advertising including radio, newspapers, etc. to the online advertising. Redundant stereotypes can be created in the same fashion as males and females are portrayed in advertisements. Commercials often envisage the perfection of the physical beauty of females as a concept for male viewing pleasure. Women are classified as loving mothers, emotional wives, or girlfriends within the domestic boundary. This study analysed the changing landscapes of women as portrayed in TV advertisements in India. The study primarily focused on female portrayal in television advertisements pre and post 2000 and examines the role portrayal of women in both commercial and non-commercial adverts across two time periods.

Witch-hunting has been practised in various parts of the world and still in some countries. In India, witchcraft followed by witch-hunting cases is reported from many parts, including northeastern states. In Assam, the practice of witchcraft and witch-hunting is reported from a majority of districts and different tribal groups; which Rabha community is found to be one such group in which the mentioned practices are deep-rooted to the extent that this is considered one of the traditional acts. Very few studies conducted on witch-hunting among Rabha communities presented that the practice has scores of dimensions, in which a patriarchal mindset and socio-economic reasons were found to be the significant ones. Several cases of witch-hunting indicated that land grabbing and sexual favours are some major causes whenever the victim is a woman, hence, making this gender-based violence. Illiteracy and superstition were found to be other grounds for witch-hunting in the remotest part of Assam. Though the state has enacted anti-witching legislation, cases of witch-hunting resurfaced even after. Through this paper, we have tried to understand the gripping picture of witch-hunting in its entirety. The paper is descriptive and based on secondary sources that looked into the practice of witch-hunting from various dimensions and tried to know about the Rabha community of Assam. The paper critically analysed the existing antiwitch-hunting law and proposed evidence-based measures to curb the menace of witch-hunting.

Outcome of the National Seminar held at IIM Kashipur (India), funded by the National Commission for Women, Govt of India. Following objectives of the Seminar were achieved: 1. Generated awareness among students across disciplines. 2. Participation of both academia and Industry delegate to gather a common perspective. Seminar report submitted to the commission.

This report is the outcome of a research project funded by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). The aim of the project was to look at the relations between disasters and development at one hand and roles and responses of the state, civil society and media on the other. It also aimed to explore the possible model for participatory, environment-friendly and sustainable development in the hilly districts of Uttarakhand. Project delivered a Model for Disaster Communication Strategy for Uttarakhand.

Education policies worldwide are increasingly being realigned to the economic prosperity, vertical mobility and social citizenship of the people. Human capital theorists have long underlined the need for investment in building productive human capital in any organisation or a society. Our educational policies developed at the national level are often driven by some overarching goals. Such a top-down approach in implementing those policies on the ground, especially in a specific region like North East India, needs a bottom-up restructuring. There is an urgent need to re-examine our education policies at the regional level to provide an environment where individuals can utilise their education and training to gain employment, improve their living standards, and contribute to the social development of the area.

This report is the outcome of a research project funded by Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India under the Plan Scheme for Action Research and Studies on Judicial Reforms to promote research and studies on the issues related to the National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms

Intellection- A Bi-annual Interdisciplinary Peer-Reviewed Research Journal Volume: X No 1, 2022 ISSN: 2319-8192 Published by: Barak Education Society A K Lane, Opp.Vivekananda Co-operative Society Hailakandi Road, P.O. Meherpur Silchar 788015 Assam India Tel: +91 9401425431, 9435072786, 9435370812

The Indian constitution and various laws enacted by India strongly support women rights and gender equality. However, without proper awareness about their rights and constitutional safeguards, the situation remains crucial even the case of women who have entered the portals of higher education in spite of all barriers. Against this backdrop and the Indian socio-cultural context, this paper seeks to explore the current level of awareness among students about their rights, their perception on gender based discrimination and explore the possibility using English Language Teaching (ELT) programmes for gender sensitisation through integration of the Gender contents in the language teaching discourse within the existing curriculum. A survey was conducted on the present status of India’s educated women’s awareness of their rights as seen through a representative sample of educated girl students in post-graduate programmes in a PostGraduate College and a professional institution of national importance in the state of Uttarakhand, India. The results shows that there is an urgent need for Women Rights Education perspective in our language educational program specially in the arena of English Language Teaching (ELT) and prevalent classic text based methods are not sufficient for gender related topics that focus on social equality

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Intellection, the peer-reviewed bi-annual inter-disciplinary research journal,containing good quality research papers from academicians, scholars, and researchers. The journal was started in 2013 by the Barak Education Society.

“Building Capacities on Environmental Assessment in South Asia” - Final Project Completion Report. The World Bank selected the Indian Institute of Management Kashipur (IIM KASHIPUR) as a lead agency to implement a project entitled, ‘ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT CAPACITY BUILDING IN SOUTH ASIA.' This is a project supported by the World Bank (Contract No. 7172245 dated 21 July 2014) to increase the capabilities of the primary decision makers and planners on environmental projects, environmental regulators and local agencies, project implementers, financiers, academia, NGOs and community groups to make prudent decisions on environmental appraisal processes.