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Total and sequentially extracted fractions (exchangeable, bound to carbonate, bound to iron and manganese oxides, bound to organic matter and residual) of eight heavy metals (Cu, Mn, Zn, Ni, Fe, Cr, Cd and Pb) were estimated in rhizosphere sediment along with their accumulation in roots and leaves of Phoenix paludosa plants at Dhamra estuary. The Cu, Mn, Zn, Ni, Fe, Cr, Cd and Pb content in rhizosphere sediments were 162.2, 563.3, 289.1, 228.8, 31,524.3, 475.5, 8.5 and 256.8 mg/kg, respectively. For almost all the heavy metals, sequential extraction estimation showed residual>bound to iron and manganese>bound to organic matter>bound to carbonate>exchangeable fractions. Exceptionally very high residual Cr (77.36%) and organic matter-bound Cd fraction (41.10%) highlighted the sedimentary mine run-off and industrial activities as their main source of pollution, respectively. Phoenix paludosa exhibited maximum bio-concentration (0.34), bio-accumulation (0.51) and translocation (0.50) factor for Cd. The primary results revealed the phyto-accumulation behaviour of different heavy metals in Phoenix paludosa and showed its relatively higher remediation potential for Cd and Cr pollution. In view of the above facts, heavy metals-polluted estuarine sites can be remediated through afforestation of Phoenix paludosa plant species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present research entitled "development and quality analysis of ICT material on mushroom cultivation" was undertaken with the objectives to collect relevant material and develop a video on mushroom cultivation and to assess the effectiveness of the developed video. The script of the documentary on Mushroom Cultivation was written in Hindi language so that villagers could be benefited. According to the story board clippings for the video were shoot. Voiceover on Mushroom Cultivation was done in studio after the shooting process and Cyber Link Power Director Software was used during the editing process of documentary. The study was conducted during the year 2018 in Makino School of continuing and non-formal education -shuats. A close ended evaluation schedule was prepared to evaluate the developed video. Fifty respondents were selected purposively for the evaluation of the developed video. Data was analyzed by using suitable statistical tools like frequency, percentage and one way ANOVA. One way ANOVA was used to find out the effectiveness of the video. Ninety percents of staff s and students were aware about the parameters of the video and less by the farmers (70%). The video parameters were divided into six numbers, title of the video, duration, quality of voice, quality of picture, digital effects and subject matter of the video. From the tabulated value (3.48), overall results for six parameters were found. The first parameter, title of the video found significant result with calculated value 5.68. Likewise for duration calculated value is 14. 20 and tabulated value is 3.48 and digital effect parameters, results were found significant . For parameters quality of voice calculated value is 7.78 and tabulated value 3.48, quality of picture, results were found significant with calculated values 23.16 and tabulated value 3.48 respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present research entitled "Development of ICT material (video) on vermicomposting" was undertaken with the objectives to collect relevant material and develop a video on vermicomposting and to assess the effectiveness of the developed video on target groups. The script of the documentary on vermicomposting was written in Hindi language so that farmers could be benefited. According to the story board clippings for the video were shoot. Voiceover on vermicomposting was done in studio after the shooting process and Cyber Link Power Director software was used during the editing process of documentary. The study was conducted during the year 2018 in Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh. A close ended evaluation schedule was prepared to evaluate the developed video. Fifty respondents were selected purposively for the evaluation of the developed video. Data was analyzed by using suitable statistical tools like frequency, percentage and one way ANOVA. One way ANOVA was used to find out the effectiveness of the video. The first parameter, title of the video found significant with calculated value 4.58. Likewise for duration and digital effect parameters, results were found significant with calculated values 11.46 and 16.13 respectively, which were higher than tabulated value of f (3.48). For parameters quality of voice and quality of subject matter, results were found significant with calculated values 10.29 and 8.93 respectively. The last parameter was quality of picture, in which result was found non-significant with calculated value 3.38. The cost of the video on vermicomposting is calculated to be Rs. 150.00. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper describes meaning of leadership in terms of context, situation and organizational structure. It focuses on Transformational leadership and its impact on organizational and employee variables. The paper also suggests possible interventions for improving leadership effectiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]