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ThesisItem Open Access Assessment of architects’ knowledge regarding the housing bye-laws of residential buildings at Bareilly Mahanagar(G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2009-06) Saxena, Rakhi; Shukla, ChhayaHousing bye-laws are the formulation of adequate housing. Housing bye-laws are essential for harmonious, respectable and peaceful living thereby to promote a healthy, happy, and brotherly environment among all residential buildings. In general housing structure is built by somebody else (architect) and used by somebody else. So, a lot of considerations are required for adequate housing. There is a huge gap between bye-laws given by various government agencies and their practical applications at the time of construction. One of the major reasons behind that may be architects’ knowledge level regarding the housing Bye-Laws. The need was felt to assess the knowledge level of architects’ regarding housing bye-laws of residential buildings. The snow ball sampling technique with combination of purposive and random sampling technique design was used to select the respondents. A total sample of 70 architects from Bareilly Mahanagar, Uttar Pradesh. The descriptive data was collected with the help of interview schedule through personal interview method in Bareilly Mahanagar of Uttar Pradesh. The collected data was tabulated and analyzed with the help of subjective (Frequencies, percentage and mean) and relational statistics (Chi-square test) were calculated. It was concluded that the overall knowledge level regarding housing bye-laws of residential buildings at Bareilly Mahanagar was average for majority of respondents. The knowledge level pertaining specifically to technical terminology was found excellent to outstanding. Contrary to this majority of respondents were found to have below average knowledge level with regard to bye-laws related with construction of building. The knowledge level pertaining bye-laws related with safety of building was found average to good of majority of respondents. There were found a lot of deviation in housing bye-laws at the time of construction of residential buildings. Customer interest and customer choice along with financial limitations were the major factors responsible for these deviations. Deviations were found in terms of additions and deletions in doorways, windows and shelves of various areas of residential buildings. Financial factors along with value and belief of customer werefound the major limitations in implementation of housing bye-laws. Statistical analysis resulted in no association among architects’ knowledge and their age, present job experience and educational qualification.ThesisItem Open Access Impact of study area features of selected resident female students of GB Pant University on their academic performance, perceived stress and satisfaction(G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2005-06) Joshi, Poonam; Rachel GeorgeStudents in higher education are at crucial stage in life. The goal of an achievement oriented scholar would be to excel in studies and emerge competent and confident to face the challenges lying in the job market and make a mark in life. A major facilitator apart from demand driven curriculum and competent educators or faculty, is the environment and the quality of study area/work area available to the students to perform in a stress free and satisfactory condition. Until recent times ergonomists have tried to improve industrial situation by improving the conditions of work, but workstations in residential and non-commercial buildings like hostels have been neglected to a great extent. Present investigation was done to gain insight into the study related activities of 150 female students in hostels of G.B. Pant University, posture adopted while performing different activities, physical and environmental features, selected anthropometric measurements as well as extent of stress and satisfaction perceived by them in their study area. Results of the study showed that mainly ten study activities were performed by students and there is variation between adopted and preferred postures while performing different activities. Maximum average duration was found in case of sustained reading i.e. 2 hours and 13 minutes. Majority of students changed their postures with fifteen minutes in all work place i.e. study tables and chair, cot and floor. Environmental parameters except illumination (temperature, humidity, noise level, air velocity) were within recommended values. According to the sample of students most inappropriate part of infrastructure facility was found to be „chair back‟ with the least score of 1.1 and „mid back‟ was found to be major pain area while working on study table and chair and cot with the highest score of 4.0 and „legs‟ and „shoulder‟ in the case of working at floor with the highest score of 2.38 and 2 respectively. Students perceived „feeling of sleepiness‟ and „difficulty in concentrated study‟ as manifestation of stress with the highest mean score of 3.2 in both cases in a five point scale. „No cushioning in seat‟ was found a factor for dissatisfaction. Statistical analysis showed that there was found significant negative correlation between appropriateness of study area features and perceived stress level as well as postural discomfort and satisfaction perceived by students and positive correlation between appropriateness of study area features and satisfaction level perceived by students.ThesisItem Open Access Ergonomic assessment of manual material handling task of workers: A case study at Uttaranchal Seeds and Tarai Development Corporation Limited Pantnagar(G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2004-06) Dhyani, Vijay Shree; Sharma, PromilaThesisItem Open Access Impact of packaging material on health and environment: A study in Gadarpur block of Uttarakhand(G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2013-06) Kesarwani, Kirti; Vats, AditiThesisItem Open Access Assessment of occupational health hazards among tea factory workers(G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2016-06) Gayathri Devi, M.; Vats, AditiThesisItem Open Access An analytical approach to study health and safety measures among rural elderly in Uttarakhand(G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2016-01) Sandhya Rani; Sharma, PromilaThesisItem Open Access To study physical qualifications of workers in hospitality and tourism industry in the Kumaun region of Uttarakhand(G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2016-03) Mehra, Neha; Sharma, PromilaThesisItem Open Access Assessment of occupational health hazards among tea factory workers(G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2016-06) Gayathri Devi, M.; Vats, Aditi