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To study the work culture among young entrepreneurs in selected districts of Garhwal and Kumaon regions of Uttarakhand
(G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2020-02) Pandey, Rohini; Sharma, Promila
Startups are key economic indicator of any country. Start- up do not only help in growth and development of a person but also fasten the development of country. Entrepreneurship not only promotes the economical aspect of society but also develop the social aspect. It enhances the money movement in a country, provides opportunities of employment, and eventually increases the GDP of the country. Therefore the present investigation was done to understand the work Culture of Startups in Uttarakhand State. The study included research on traits, challenges faced, work addiction, work stress among entrepreneurs of Uttarakhand and on the basis of investigation a book was created. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, descriptive cum action research design was planned. A total of 50 samples of entrepreneurs were selected from Uttrakhand via snowball sampling method. The results of investigation indicated highest percentage of entrepreneurs were highly competitive in nature and it was also found that Risk taking ability was moderate in majority of entrepreneurs. Challenges that were faced commonly by entrepreneurs of Uttarakhand were team formation and searching for idea to start business. However very less percentage of entrepreneurs had issues with infrastructure facilities. The results of WorkBAT (Spence & Robbins, 1992) scale in entrepreneurs of Uttrakhand revealed that majority of entrepreneurs were highly work addicted. It was also reported that because of work addiction, the work pressure of entrepreneurs of raising high. Entrepreneurs were seen to be situations facing with irritation in life hassles, irritation, anger. Thus considering all the problems and specially for the challenges faced by entrepreneurs a book was created consisting the experience and journey of successful startups and also guidelines for future entrepreneurs.
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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, Chhaya
Housing 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.
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Ergonomic assessment of architectural activities among architects in two districts of Uttrakhand
(G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2019-08) Dadwal, Mehak; Sharma, Promila
Architects, who works in the architectural studios, doing the different activities like site analysis, planning, designing, developing and inspect construction etc, in continuous sitting posture and spent most of the time on computer workstations therefore they are at high risk of musculoskeletal disorders. Architects majorly do the work on computers which is very much affecting their vision. Architects working in architectural studios withstand pressure and stress because of their long working hours. An occupational hazards includes headache, eye pain, lower back pain were majorly seen in the architects. Environmental conditions of the architectural studios are slightly below the average as it is mentioned that there were poor natural and artificial light, inadequate space, and noisy working area. A total 30 architects were selected from 2 districts of Uttrakhand for collection of descriptive and experimental data using interview schedule and experimental tables. It was found that architectural studios were not equipped with ergonomically designed workstation. Architects had to adjust themselves according to this workstation which led to musculoskeletal discomfort. Architects work for long duration of time in architectural studios in fixed positions, sometimes architects had to work overtime due to excessive load of work. It was also investigated from the study that their physical health status was deteriorating as they were working in poor sitting posture for long hour and hence used to face problems like lower back ache, neck pain and eye irritation, etc. It was also reported that there were inappropriate environmental parameters like lighting, temperature, sound etc. which caused physiological stress among architects, therefore hindering to their concentration on job and also lowering down the working capacity. The correlation coefficient values shows that visual acuity of architects was dependent on their age and had as significant relationship hence null hypothesis was rejected and alternate hypothesis was accepted. Similarly it was found that health prevalence of architects and job duration of architects had a significant relationship.
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A comparative study of physical fitness, personality traits, aggression behaviour and happiness level of sports and nonsports students
(G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2019-07) Smita; Kwatra, Seema
Physical fitness is the capacity to do prolong hard work and recover to same state of health in short duration of time. It develops health and well-being and it is crucial for cognitive development. Socialization and interaction with peers develop social and emotional skills. The physical fitness test was adopted for eliciting information pertaining to body mass index, physical fitness score, aerobic capacity (VO2 max) and grip strength (with the help of grip dynamometer to find out the change in grip strength). AAHPER test battery (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education and Recreation) was used for the study. This test consisted of six items used to assess the shoulder strength, muscular strength, agility, explosive strength of legs, speed and endurance. Big Five personality attributes scale developed by McCrae and Costa (1995) was used to determine the five personality traits- extraversion, neuroticism, openness to experience, agreeableness and conscientiousness. Buss and Perry aggression behaviour questionnaire (1992) was used to determine four factors of aggression i.e., physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger and hostility. Oxford Happiness Scale developed by Michael Argyle and Peter Hills (2002) was used. Descriptive as well as experimental research design was chosen for the study. The study was carried out in Nainital district and Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand. Purposive sampling design was used to select the study area. Thirty percent of the total sample was considered for the study by random sampling. It comprised of 96 respondents (48 sports and 48 non-sports) of age group 13-18 years. For comparing the difference between sports and non-sports category independent sample t-test was applied. For AAHPER test significant difference was found both among male and female respondents in all the six tests. Sports category performed better as compared to non-sports category. For personality traits significant difference was found between sport and non-sport respondents in all the personality traits as sports category respondents were higher for extraversion, openness to experiences, agreeableness and conscientiousness as compared to non-sports students. While non-sports category respondents scored higher in neuroticism. Aggression among sport and non-sport category was compared by using independent sample t-test. Significant difference was found between both the categories in 3 factors i.e., physical aggression, verbal aggression and anger but no significant difference was found in hostility between them. It was found that non-sports category respondents possess higher level of physical aggression, verbal aggression and anger as compared to sports category. There was a significant difference found between happiness level of sports and non-sports category. Results showed that happiness level of sports category was found to be more as compared to non-sports category. Based upon BMI score, PFI and aerobic capacity, sports category students outnumbers in comparison to non-sports category students.
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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 George
Students 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.
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Impact of stress among post graduate students of GBPUA&T, Pantnagar
(G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2019-07) Singh, Sangya; Vats, Aditi
The impact of stress was analysed among students who were pursuing Masters and Ph.D. College time is the best and most creative time for many of us. Students are highly guided by their mentors to set the stage for future action but at the same time e it is a very crucial stage. Today every individual suffers from stress, and it one way or the other influences their life. These critical years can also be crippled by depression, anxiety, moodiness and stress. Students are likely to experience a lot of stressors which include high expectations from parents, competition among peers, balancing a heavy workload, sense of being independent etc. a quantitative method was used in collection and analysis of the data. For this purpose, questionnaires were distributed to 120 respondents. Physiological and psychological problems due to stress were noted and it was seen that more than half of the population suffers from headaches, stomach problems, and sleep disturbances. Four stress scales were used for finding the impact of stress. Most prominent ill effect of stress was found as headaches, jaw clenching, or pain. Perceived level scale was used to know the perception level of the students. Academic stress scale was used to assess the academics related problems which led to stress in them and the major factor which caused stress was academic workload. Seven point students stress rating scale was used to analyze the different stress aspects namely physiological, emotional, social, examination and behavioral stress. Stress can however be managed by the implementation of stress management courses or techniques, and also by engaging in some extracurricular activities. It was revealed from the study that female students are more prone to stress as compared to their male counterparts. Correlation indicates that academic performance has positive impact stress among the respondents taken under consideration.
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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, Promila
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Assessment of livelihood security in disaster prone areas of Uttarakhand
(G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2018-06) Beri, Sulekha; Deepa Vinay
Uttarakhand is highly disaster prone state which witnesses earthquake, landslides, cloudburst, flash flooding, substantial rainfall and forest fire relatively consistently. Expanding event of all these catastrophic events is immensely affecting livelihood security. Therefore the present study was conducted to assess the livelihood security that refers to four subcomponents; viz. food, health, education and income security; focused directly on the constraints to household well-being. A Household Livelihood Security Assessment (HLSA) is an all encompassing and multi disciplinary approach which perceives that poor families normally endure in excess of one issue at a time and frequently need to make significant sacrifices to meet their essential needs. The purposive and random sampling technique was used to select 110 households located in a disaster prone area. The descriptive research design was selected. The data were collected with the help of precoded interview schedule. To measure livelihood security an index was adapted which identify constraints to households. The HHLS approach allowed a rapid look at actual community livelihood status and this immediate way to deal with respondent’s perception regarding climate change and natural disaster, food sources, water sanitation, health behavior, income generating activities etc. The purpose of the indicator was to provide a clear profile of the constraints to family or household livelihood security. To measure the livelihood security it was found that the food security index was having value 43.61 of the total score, 76.54 was calculated as health security index, nearly 83.63 was the value of education security index and income security index was found low i.e. 15 and by computed all these value the livelihood security index launched value 54.69 which is the indicator of secure livelihood but the only drawback is income insecurity. The index of Zimbabwe Household Livelihood Security Assessment, CARE (2009) by John Mazzeo was adapted for the comparison. The other findings indicate that absence of training programme on management of various households/farming exercises have been pinpointed by the majority of the families. For this, the concerned organizations should approach the bestow preparing on the said perspectives and revise their training course according to the need of the families from time to time. This study suggested that government should cater various plan and policies that may increased livelihood security more better.
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Assessment of consumer behavior towards plastic money in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand state
(G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2018-06) Mishra, Sakshi; Vats, Aditi
Today it is impossible to imagine modern bank operations, commercial transactions and other payments without using the plastic money. Plastic money is now gradually becoming the norm across the globe as more and more developed countries are opting for plastic money compared to cash as there are several inherent advantages. The study mainly focuses to attain general information on usage, preference and constraints faced by consumers in use of plastic money and to assess the knowledge with their perception and satisfaction level regarding plastic money. A descriptive research design was chosen in order to achieve the objectives of the study. The study was conducted in Metropolis mall, Rudrapur, Udham Singh Nagar District of Uttarakhand State. The pre coded interview schedule and two scales i.e. perception and satisfaction scale were used to congregate the required information. Total 120 respondents were selected using simple random sampling without replacement from which 60 were males and 60 were females. It was found that education, occupation and income level of consumers were the significant factors that decide knowledge regarding plastic money. Knowledge has an impact of consumer’s perception and satisfaction towards plastic money. Knowledge of the respondents was found to be good. They were aware about the benefits availed from using plastic money like anytime/anywhere access to money, convenience, online payments, easy to access, risk of loss or theft is minimized, saves cost of printing. While overall perception towards plastic money was good, respondent’s preferred plastic money as it is a secure way of transaction, eases complex purchases. Respondents had a good satisfaction level towards plastic money and they were satisfied from the benefits that they get from plastic money like access of money easily available anytime, facility to pay for utility bills, less risky, 24*7 facilities.

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