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Covaxin - Third Phase The Newspaper of SRMIST For private circulation only Volume 14 Number 3 Covaxin - Third Phase Dr.P.Sathyanarayanan, Pro - Chancellor (Academics) at the Media event. (Story P.3) 2 2020 | Spectrum | Volume 14 Number 3 7th International Conference on Business Research STAFF WRITTER Care indexed journals and SRM Business Horizon Journal. On the An international conference first day of conference, papers was held in the SRM institute were presented by professionals, of science and technology scholars and industrialists with recently hosted by Department 100 plus participants. “The of Commerce with resource department of commerce did persons from all over the world. not want the pandemic to affect The inauguration was done our academic schedule or our by the renowned IRS official annual events so we have taken Mr. Nanda Kumar. The chief SRMIST’s Deputy Registrar & Director of SRM IHM Dr. Antony Ashok Kumar, this step of conducting our guest gave his insights about Authorcafe’s Consultant Sales and Strategy Punit Dhandhania & Senior Vice President (HR) international conference in a Shubha Kasiviswesaran, SRMIST’s Registrar Dr. N. Sethuraman, Pro Vice Chancellor (E&T) the current business system virtual mode. With the support Dr. C. Muthamizhchelvan and Joint Director (Research) Dr. SRS. Prabaharan at the MoU signing. and research options and how of all our faculties we were the pandemic has affected the able to conduct the conference SRM signs MoU with AuthorCafé for enhanced teachers and students. Apart successfully” commented, the from him various other officials Organiser of the Conference. research writing, management and communication with various designation joined the virtual conference and gave The 2 day conference intended STAFF WRITTER Dr. N. Sethuraman, Pro Vice “We are very excited to have their views and ideas. The to give an idea about the area of business research by categorizing Chancellor (Engineering been selected by SRMIST for conference was scheduled for the research theme into different SRM Institute of Science and Technology) Dr. C. implementation of our product to 4 sessions in 2 days which was sub heads like finance, pandemic and Technology (SRMIST), Muthamizhchelvan, Deputy automate their academic content completely held virtually. The organizers received 180 plus and commerce, marketing, Kattankulathur has signed an Registrar & Director of SRM publishing program. SRM has research papers of which 20 human resource etc. and papers MoU with AuthorCafé India Pvt. Institute of Hotel Management been a pioneer in many fields and papers were from international were strictly categorized in a Ltd, a knowledge management Dr. Antony Ashok Kumar, Joint once again they have shown a platform for research content Director (Research) Dr. SRS. delegates. The selected papers manner they synced with the path for making Indian research will be published in Scopus, UGC conference theme. that facilitates academia in the Prabaharan among others. more impactful on the global creation, collaboration, review, This MoU will benefit SRMIST stage.” Punit Dhandhania said, dissemination, and administration with the enhanced productivity “This is a Cloud-based research of research content such as of research writing through writing platform, accessed from reports, theses, dissertations, automated & streamlined anywhere on the Internet. We The Careless Use of and grant proposals. workflow; make Theses content need our system to adapt to the AuthorCafé was represented searchable, discoverable, citable writer and not the other way Mental Health Terms by its President Dr. Shanthi and showcase their institutional around.” Krishnamoorthy, Senior Vice research output; and enable them PRIYANKA R President (HR) Mrs. Shubha to onboard/launch SRMIST’s own Dr. C. Muthamizhchelvan said, “SRMIST is a comprehensive Mental illness is a real Kasiviswesaran, Consultant journal. Dr. SRS. Prabaharan gave Disturbed, depressed, retard, Sales and Strategy Mr. Punit a brief introduction to AuthorCafé university. Our approach is and psychotic. These are some problem that changes Dhandhania and Product Manager and how SRMIST would benefit interdisciplinary research and words people incorporate into the way an individual Mr. Neelanjan Sinha. SRMIST from it. Speaking at the event, such tools will help our university their daily life without realizing thinks, feels, and acts. It was represented by Registrar Dr. Shanthi Krishnamoorthy said, in the long run.” what they really mean. “When affects them physically, we are tossing about these words to describe other behaviours, psychologically and Haruki Murakami: Japan’s it can make people who have emotionally, and threatens these disorders feel very their social well-being. diminished, and can trivialise Unconventional Literary Genius mental health,” says Scott Bea, a clinical psychologist at the EASHA NAIR Norwegian Wood (1987) was Center of Behavioural Health named after a Beatles song. He at Cleveland Clinic. With works that range from was initially notorious amongst Mental illness is a real problem coming-of-age stories about Japanese literary critics for that changes the way an individual teenage protagonists to accounts defying the conventions of thinks, feels, and acts. It affects of people who were victims to Japanese literature. While many them physically, psychologically Tokyo’s devastating gas attacks, authors from the country took a and emotionally, and threatens Words have power Haruki Murakami has quite the patriotic stand in their writing, their social well-being. These unusual roster when compared to casually in conversation without Murakami unabashedly let his terms aren’t for casual descriptions other Japanese au thors. The realizing the ramifications that western influences shine in his Haruki Murakami of emotions or personality traits. 71-year-old novelist is widely they may have. It is essential works. He broke free from the For people who are already regarded as one of the pioneers to no sense, yet his stories flow to be considerate of the ones shell of a ‘Japanese author’ by carrying the burden of coping in modern contemporary fiction beautifully and instil a longing living with a mental illness by making his works truly globalised with an illness, stigma is an and is one of the best-selling for more. Such is the genius of using appropriate terms. This and accessible to readers across unfair addition. It may prevent authors hailing from the Land Murakami, who is considered will ensure that they do not feel the ocean. Often, Murakami does them from seeking help or even of The Rising Sun. a strong candidate for a Nobel their conditions are trivialised, not care to elaborate details in his prize by many. While he cites worse, trigger the condition. These and the words describing their Murakami is famously known stories and settles with a surreal the thought of winning the prize words are not applicable in any behaviours are not used without for constantly incorporating music and open-ended finale. Given as something that would muddle situation or to any individual thought. Words have the power into his works and many of his how he dabbles in the genre of his resolve as a writer, there is outside a discussion about mental to make or break, and that is a novels are named after songs. For magical realism, many of the no doubt that he has set himself health, and neurodivergence. thought that must always be example, the bestselling book events in his stories make little apart as a literary savant They should never be included borne in mind. 2020 | Spectrum | Volume 14 Number 3 3 Prof Ashutosh Sharma on Convergence of multiple disciplines to address future challenges STAFF WRITTER which as a result of sustainable knowledge, can address major SRM University-AP, Andhra challenges.” Urging everyone Pradesh invited Prof Ashutosh to do their individual job well, Sharma, Secretary, Department of Prof Sharma informed that Science and Technology (DST), capacity of learning is the most Government of India to deliver prized possession. He said, the University Distinguished “Capacity to adapt to change, Lecture. Prof K Hema Chandra learn new things, and lifelong Reddy, Chairman, Andhra learning is paramount to thrive. Pradesh State Council Of Higher The convergence of multiple Education, Prof V S Rao, Vice- disciplines has an instrumental Chancellor, Prof D Narayana role in solving crucial problems. Rao, Pro Vice-Chancellor, faculty Our education system must members, and more than 700 have parallel structures for participants attended the lecture multidisciplinary knowledge SRM hospital launches on “Art of Science in the Time creation and research. We should of Virus and Beyond: The Brave be crossing borders of knowledge New World”. For the first time, and expanding the boundaries third phase f COVAXIN SRM AP presented welcome of disciplines.” bouquet and virtual memento Prof Sharma suggested the to Prof. Ashutosh Sharma. The scientific community to become trial; Seeks volunteers virtual avatars were created by self-reliant. He said, “Quality, SRM AP students who used relevance, and appropriate applications developed by them direction of knowledge will STAFF WRITTER Investigator for COVAXIN Dr. the human volunteer,” said Dr.Lt such as character creator and lead the world. Coupled with Satyajit Mahopatra along with Col Dr. A. Ravi Kumar, Pro bundle software. Further, Prof it, cultural aspects such as “SRM Medical College Dr. Melvin George. Vice Chancellor (Medical and D Narayana Rao extended the Hospital and Research Centre Health Sciences). self-confidence, and self- “Any person above 18 years warmest welcome to the guests (SRM MCHRC), Kattankulathur respect makes up the art of of age and had not suffered Indian Council for Medical and commenced the programme. has successfully completed science.” Emphasizing on the COVID19 illness in the past Research (ICMR) is collaborating He informed, “DST has taken two phases of human testing importance of collaboration, Prof can participate as a volunteer with Bharat Biotech, Hyderabad up the daunting task of making of the COVAXIN trial and the Sharma concluded, “Covid 19 in this trial. Pregnant women in the development of COVAXIN.
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