Christ University

About: Christ University is a education organization based out in Bengaluru, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Computer science & Convection. The organization has 2267 authors who have published 2715 publications receiving 14575 citations. The organization is also known as: Christ College & Christ University.

Strategies to Recruit the Next Generation of Nursing Leadership Talent.

Abstract: Objective The purpose of this study was to explore how generational differences contribute to challenges in recruiting the next generation of talent into nursing administration roles. Background The current workforce is aging. Nursing administrative roles, which for the purpose of this study are defined as nurse managers, are increasingly difficult to fill with leaders from upcoming Generations X and Y. Methods A descriptive, nonexperimental study was undertaken using a convenience sample. An electronic survey was distributed to explore the impact a set of interventions would have on recruiting into nursing administration roles. Then differences between generations were analyzed. Results Respondents indicated 45% of the interventions have a moderate to high impact on their consideration for a position in administration. Statistical significance between generations was identified on 4 interventions related to work-life harmony. Conclusions Fiscally conservative interventions exist to assist hospital administrators with succession planning among nurse managers. When recruiting Generations X and Y candidates, interventions supporting work-life harmony should be emphasized.

Stable copper nanoparticles as potential antibacterial agent against aquaculture pathogens and human fibroblast cell viability

Abstract: The developments of green nanotechnology are generating interest of researchers towards synthesis of copper nanoparticles due to their increasing application towards the biomedical field. The utilization of phytochemicals in plant extracts have become a valuable trend in the synthesis of nanoparticles as they possess dual nature of reducing and stabilizing agents. In this work a simple and rapid biosynthesis route for producing stable fenugreek copper nanoparticles (FCuNPs) using Trigonella foenum-graecum is demonstrated and assessed its antibacterial activity against gram negative Vibrio species. The characterization of synthesized FCuNPs was carried out using UV–vis spectrophotometer and the SPR of FCuNPs is observed at 350 nm. TEM, HRTEM –SAED analysis was done to evaluate the morphology and size of FCuNPs. FTIR spectra of both the plant extract and FCuNPs were recorded in order to study the interaction of phytochemicals with FCuNPs. The antibacterial activity of biosynthesized FCuNPs was tested against V. vulnificus, V. harveyi and V. parahaemolyticus using agar well diffusion technique. Since this method of synthesizing copper nanoparticles does not involve any harmful chemicals, the FCuNPs produced are more biocompatible and were used to evaluate human skin fibroblast cell line by Alamar Blue reduction assay. The outcomes of this report will surely provide a new path in the field of nanotechnology and nano medicine where there is a significant need of antibacterial and cell viability studies. Hence, FCuNPs can be powerful therapeutic materials in numerous biomedical applications, which are to be discovered in the near prospective.

A study of pulsation & rotation in a sample of A-K type stars in the Kepler field

Abstract: We present the results of time-series photometric analysis of 15106 A-K type stars observed by the Kepler space mission. We identified 513 new rotational variables and measured their starspot rotation periods as a function of spectral type and discuss the distribution of their amplitudes. We examined the well-established period-color relationship that applies to stars of spectral types F5-K for all of these rotational variables and, interestingly, found that a similar period-color relationship appears to extend to stars of spectral types A7 to early-F too. This result is not consistent with the very foundation of the period-color relationship. We have characterized 350 new non-radial pulsating variables such as A- and F-type candidate $\delta $ Scuti, $\gamma $ Doradus and hybrid stars, which increases the known candidate non-radial pulsators in the Kepler field significantly, by ∼20%. The relationship between two recently constructed observables, $\mathit{Energy}$ and $\mathit{Efficiency}$ , was also studied for the large sample of non-radial pulsators, which shows that the distribution in the logarithm of $\mathit{Energy}$ ( $\log (\mathit{En})$ ) can be used as a potential tool to distinguish between the non-radial pulsators, to some extent. Through visual inspection of the light curves and their corresponding frequency spectra, we found 23 new candidate red giant solar-like oscillators not previously reported in the literature. The basic physical parameters such as masses, radii and luminosities of these solar-like oscillators were also derived using asteroseismic relations.