OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal
Volume 4, Issue 3 (2014)
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A Study on Employability Potential of Engineering Students Studying in Rural Engineering Colleges and Its Relation with their Vocabulary and Language Skills
Abstract: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Students of the rural colleges including newly started self-financing engineering institutions in rural areas face a number of problems. English being the mode of language used for coaching is their second language and not their mother tongue and they are not used to learning it or using it in their day to day activities. Many students who do well in their …
Published in OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Medicinal Plants: An Alternative Source for Antimicrobials Against Emerging Pathogens
Abstract: The Tagetes erecta an extensively used medicinal plant is a small shrub, which grows up to 1–2 mm. The present study was aimed to investigate the antibacterial activity of this common locally available plant. Antimicrobial activity of three confined densities of crude extracts (cold aqueous, hot aqueous and methanol extracts) of medicinal plant Tagetes erecta leaves and flowers was evaluated by disk diffusion method against seven different pathogenic species of …
Published in OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 12–20 Read article
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Renewable Immunity: A Support to Humanity
Abstract: The “survival to the fittest” paradigm is invariably weighted w.r.t. competitiveness. This fitness is therefore constantly interacting both with the living races, and the dynamic nature, more than living –albeit in a complex way. While the former appear to tame nature, the fact is that latter demonstrates the superiority from time to time, in which the former attempt to truce with. The latter quality is called immunity especially when it …
Published in OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 21–29 Read article
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Teaching LSRW in Rural Engineering Colleges of Tamil Nadu—Where We Are? Where We have to be? —An Insight into Teaching Language Courses Effectively for Regional Medium Students
Abstract: In the announced list of rank holders of Anna University, many rural colleges have made their mark and continuously outperforming their city counterparts. While the top ten colleges of the city always have the highest number of university rank holders, many engineering colleges in other districts and rural areas boast of at least 20 university rank holders each. At least 12 colleges from rural areas like Dindigul, Sivakasi, Nagerkoil and …
Published in OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 30–35 Read article
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The Impact of Motivation on Workers Productivity in Hospitality Establishments
Abstract: Labour, as a factor of production differs from all other factors in that, it is human and rational. For this reason, it needs to be differently treated. It needs to be encouraged loved, induced or motivated. When this is not adequately done, the result is poor performance and low productivity. This study has investigated the impact of adequate motivation on worker productivity in hospitality industry with particular reference to some …
Published in OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 36–42 Read article
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Cynodon Dactylon: Antimicrobial Potential of Crude Extract as Valuable Medicinal Plant
Abstract: Cynodon dactylon (Poacae) is a well known traditional plant used as a folk remedy in treatment of many symptoms and diseases like cramps, measles, tumors, wounds, warts, fever and rheumatic affections. In this study, the antimicrobial activity of the plant crude extract from three different extraction (hot and cold aqueous extraction, methanol extraction) was investigated against some of the gram positive bacteria (Staphylococcus epidermidis, Bacillus cereus) and gram negative bacteria …
Published in OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 6–11 Read article