{"title":"Work stress and health as predictors of organizational commitment in railway employees","authors":"Saurabh Tiwari, A. Shukla, Sushma Pandey","doi":"10.5958/0976-1748.2015.00006.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1748.2015.00006.5","url":null,"abstract":"Objective of present study is to extend the existing body of knowledge on the relationship between work stress, ill health and employees ’organizational commitment in context of Railway Organizations in India. A total of 300 railway male personnel (age ranging from 26 to 55 years), were randomly selected from N.E. Railway, Gorakhpur district Uttar Pradesh. Work Stress Profile was used to assess the level of work stress in respondents. Further, organizational commitment was measured with the help of the Organizational Commitment Scale. Further, CMI Health Questionnaire was used to assess physical and psychological health status of respondents. Correlational and Stepwise Multiple Regression Analyses (SMRA) were done. Results revealed direct links among work stress, health and organizational commitment. Work stress was found negatively correlated with organizational commitment. More specifically objective work stress, feeling of interpersonal work stress and job interest were found to be negatively associated with affective, normative and overall commitment. Physical condition was inversely linked with affective, normative commitment and overall commitment. Apart from this, physical and psychological illness was found negatively associated with different dimensions of organizational commitment. Regression results proved, affective commitment was explained maximum negatively by stress related to physical condition and interpersonal work stress. Moreover stress related to physical condition was the significant predictor of normative commitment and overall organizational commitment. Despite this, affective commitment, continuance commitment, normative commitment and overall commitment were explained maximum negatively by physical illness followed by psychological illness.","PeriodicalId":308947,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research: THE BEDE ATHENÆUM","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134193173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Isolation and Screening of Potential Cellulase Free-Xylanase Producing Bacterial Strains from Cow Dung","authors":"S. Pathania, N. Sharma, S. Handa","doi":"10.5958/0976-1748.2017.00022.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1748.2017.00022.4","url":null,"abstract":"Research on xylanase has markedly increased due to its potential applications in pulping and bleaching processes using cellulose free preparations, textile processes, enzymatic saccharification of lignocellulosic materials and waste treatment. The objective of present study was to isolate and screen potential microbes from cow dung with respect to cellulase free xylanase production. Twelve isolates were obtained from cow dung with different frequencies of occurrence. Among the different culture isolates, the selection of selective isolate was done depending upon the clear zone formation on xylan agar medium. Submerged fermentation was done with the selective isolates to identify the cellulase free xylanase stains at pH 7.0 and at temperature 37°C. Bacillus sp. X6 was capable of producing xylanase of 15.32 IU/ml using basal salt medium under submerged fermentation","PeriodicalId":308947,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research: THE BEDE ATHENÆUM","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133023636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The relationship of positive and negative perfectionism with burnout in athletes","authors":"Damanjit Sandhu, Haroon Shafiq, Shubhdip Kaur","doi":"10.5958/0976-1748.2015.00001.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1748.2015.00001.6","url":null,"abstract":"The present investigation aimed to study the \"The relationship of positive and negative perfectionism with burnout in athletes\". Athlete burnout was studied is relation to Positive And Negative Perfectionism. The sample for this study comprised 100 athletes (both males and females, age group 18–20 years) enrolled in various higher educational institutes of Punjab. The subjects were administered Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ; Raedeke & Smith, 2001)and Positive And Negative Perfectionism Scale (PANPS; Terry-Short, Owens, Slade, & Dewe, 1995). Pearsons ’Product Moment Correlational Analysis revealed that positive perfectionism is inversely correlated with various dimensions of athlete burnout (reduced sense of accomplishment, Physical exhaustion and devaluation). Negative perfectionism has been found to be positively correlated with various dimensions of athlete burnout (reduced sense of accomplishment, physical exhaustion and devaluation). The results have been discussed in the light of previous literature on athlete burnout.","PeriodicalId":308947,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research: THE BEDE ATHENÆUM","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116713034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Saccharification of Carbohydrates in Microalgal Biomass by Enzymatic Pretreatment-An Integral Approach for Bioethanol Production","authors":"Poonam Sharma, N. Sharma","doi":"10.5958/0976-1748.2017.00017.0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1748.2017.00017.0","url":null,"abstract":"Fermentation of carbohydrates to produce bioethanol is one of the pathways to produce biofuels from microalgae. This is comprised of complex and energy consuming process. Cell wall disruption and hydrolysis are two of the stages that must be carried out, since most carbohydrates are entrapped within the cell wall or intracellularly as energy storage in the form of starch. Microwave pretreatment is a pretreatment method used as it causes rapid alignment and realignment of dipoles in a polar solvent, resulting in heat generation, which can alter cell wall structures and opens up the complex cell wall structure for further action of enzymes. Then enzymatic pretreatment performed on microalgal species to disrupt and break down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars, as a prerequisite step to produce bioethanol. In the present study, effect of microwave pretreatment on microlagal biomass was studied which was further accompanied by a mixture of different inhouse enzymes (cellulase: amylase: xylanase: pectinase) for enzymatic hydrolysis of microalgae. The best conditions for microwave pretreatment included 300 watts for 60 seconds with enzymatic ratio (5: 3: 1: 1) resulting in reducing sugar yield of 122.88 mg/g of biomass. The results obtained proved the effectiveness of microwave pretreatment with enzymatic hydrolysis to enhance complex carbohydrates break down into simple sugars in bioethanol production process from microalgal biomass.","PeriodicalId":308947,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research: THE BEDE ATHENÆUM","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117000464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exercise for health and longevity can stress overrule and spell disaster","authors":"Shonali Sud","doi":"10.5958/0976-1748.2015.00023.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1748.2015.00023.5","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the role of physical activity by way of exercise that mediates in the form of a preventive measure for combating stress regardless of age and gender. Stress is becoming the number one health hazard and many diseases are born of stress. Exercise however is an effective measure to reduce it. In the present investigation both males (n=152, between 18–70 years) and females (n=135, between 17–60 years) show differences in their exercise habits. Females in comparison to males show a marginally higher inclination to engage in physical exercise and this is directly associated with their level of efficacy. The major finding indicates that efficacious females are placed on a perfect normal distribution so far as exercise habits are concerned. Very few efficacious females show a low or a very high desire to exercise. For males exercise is to a great extent a stress buster. This study therefore is a pointer towards the fact that exercise habits could still be a gendered phenomenon in the country.","PeriodicalId":308947,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research: THE BEDE ATHENÆUM","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115162776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Psychology of Poverty: The Economicsof Happiness","authors":"K. Sahoo, Archana Bhagat","doi":"10.5958/0976-1748.2016.00011.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1748.2016.00011.4","url":null,"abstract":"There is a greater readiness to incorporate the contributions of psychology for a new intellectual epitome which can bring forth an alternative development paradigm because both researchers and practitioners now recognize the central importance of psychological issues in economic development. However, we now recognize that material wealth does not necessarily bring equal development. These experiences have led to the realization that national development involves changes in attitudes, values, gender roles, and social relations. A fundamentally important psychological concept central to national development is that of motivation and psychological wellbeing, defined as directed action. In the context of developing societies, a logical next step toward faster national development would seem to be to design programs that get people to think in individualistic terms, in order to increase their personal motivation. Over the years the volume of research relating to poverty has grown. But unfortunately, Indian psychological research in this area has had very little impact on the policies and programmes for the poor's happiness. Further, the gap between research and application remains formidable in the absence of any clear conceptual framework and theoretical perspective. This paper tries to highlight the psychological reasons behind poverty which are the main obstacles for national growth and economic development of happiness.","PeriodicalId":308947,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research: THE BEDE ATHENÆUM","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123417524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Daily hassles, pandemic and coping mechanisms: Case of women domestic workers in India","authors":"J. Antony","doi":"10.5958/0976-1748.2023.00007.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1748.2023.00007.3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":308947,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research: THE BEDE ATHENÆUM","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123505844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using Butterflies to Measure Biodiversity Health and Ecotourism in Thana Plaun","authors":"B. John","doi":"10.5958/0976-1748.2017.00024.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1748.2017.00024.8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":308947,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research: THE BEDE ATHENÆUM","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129981502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Isolation and Screening of Potential Probiotic Strains from a Traditional Fermented Food Matrice-Chhurpi of North East India","authors":"J. Bajwa, N. Sharma","doi":"10.5958/0976-1748.2017.00012.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1748.2017.00012.1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":308947,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research: THE BEDE ATHENÆUM","volume":"126 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124534174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relative Study of Public Sector Banks with Private Sector and Foreign Banks","authors":"Unnatti Chauhan","doi":"10.5958/0976-1748.2014.00008.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1748.2014.00008.3","url":null,"abstract":"A well developed, organized and viable banking system is necessary for developing economies so that it can act as a catalyst to economic growth. The importance of banking institutions is felt more in the developing economies like India, as these economies usually run short of capital and the task of mobilization of resources lies with such institutions. The banking sector has been significantly globalized with the initiation of the Economic Reforms in India. Thus it becomes imperative to examine the relative performance of the banks in the post reform period. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the relative performance of Public Sector Banks with respect to the Private Sector Banks and Foreign Banks in India. The Public Sector Banks are the most vital segment of the Indian Banking System. On the basis of various parameters, paper finds that the Private Sector Banks and Foreign Banks have performed better than the Public sector banks. The performance of the Public Sector Banks during the post-reform era is not inferior as is often heard, instead it is fair to suggest that Public Sector Banks are catching up with the Private Sector Banks and Foreign Banks. At the end, the present paper explores the future opportunities and suggests some strategies that how the Public Sector Banks can make their presence effective in the Indian and Global market.","PeriodicalId":308947,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research: THE BEDE ATHENÆUM","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129887280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}