Indicates how people change their fortunes through effective usage of micro finance in the state of Punjab (India). Book also invites attention of social workers, policy makers, regulators and providers of micro finance as there is ample opportunities for all of them to explore. This publication would help the bankers and financial intermediaries in rethinking and making strategies before disbursing funds. Author also warns about negative impacts of Blind Financing and insists on training inputs. NABARD, Social welfare department of Punjab/central Govt., Micro Finance Institutions, Banks,...

The aim of this research is to investigate the optimization process parameters for Metal inert gas welding (MIG). This investigation presents the influence of welding parameters like welding current, welding voltage, welding speed and gas flow rate on weld bead geometry of MS 5986 Fe 410 carbon steel sheets during welding. The GMA welding parameters are the most important factors affecting the quality, productivity and cost of welding. A mixture of argon-carbon dioxide was employed for shielding purposes. Taguchi Technique is applied to plan the experiments. An Orthogonal array, signal to...

The KAIZEN philosophy allows employees to problem-solve, to do quantitative analyses of their processes, and to implement improvements. As practiced for many years in Japan, KAIZEN includes not only continuous improvement, but also other ideas such as total quality control, small group activities, and just in time manufacturing. The aim is for improvement to reach new benchmarks with every problem that is solved. To consolidate the new benchmark, the improvement must be standardized. Continuous improvement (CI) as a collection of activities that constitute a process intended to achieve...

A series of 11 oxadiazole analogues were subjected to molecular properties prediction and drug likeness by Molinspiration and MolSoft software, lipophilicity and solubility parameters using ALOGPS 2.1 program. The compounds followed the Lipinski "Rule of five" were synthesized for antimicrobial screening as oral bioavailable drugs/leads. Further the structure of the synthesized compounds was confirmed by spectral analyses (IR, NMR and mass) and the compounds (4a-k) were evaluated for antibacterial and antifungal activities as per the standard protocol....