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Role of emotional intelligence in services marketing – an empirical study with reference to commercial banks in Odisha

This paper focuses on the relationship between service orientation and emotional intelligence (EI) in banking sector. Emotional intelligence is very crucial across all service sectors, particularly banks. Banks compete in the market place with undifferentiated products and the quality of service encounter is the factor that gives it a distinct marketing edge, resulting in better financial performance, competitive advantage, customer satisfaction, market share and customer loyalty.

Alcohol consumption by users in the family health strategy

Objective: to analyze alcohol consumption among users of a family health strategy. Method: descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach. Data collection was conducted from a sociodemographic questionnaire and the AUDIT, with 199 registered users at the health family strategy. Data were analyzed with the aid of the STATA/SE 12.0. Chi-Square and Fisher’s exact tests were used to verify the association of variables. The study was approved by the Ethics in Research Committee of the Federal University of Pernambuco.

Stress scoring with physical behavior and its social variables

Regular practice of physical exercises promote several beneficial effects to the human being, however, the action of that one as a therapeutic resource to stress has been much discussed. Thus, the present study has aimed to evaluate the association of socioeconomic levels and being physically active with stress. This is an exploratory research with a quantitative approach, carried out in a country town, in a sample composed by 779 respondents.

Assessment of pedestrian movement scenario and strategies to improve pedestrian movement in mysore city

Nowadays according to increase number of vehicle and population in cities, traffic volume has increased sharply especially in centre area. Traffic volume has become an important issue in mobility pattern in the Central core of Mysore, as a famous city in India (city of palaces). Pedestrian movement is one of the considerable factors in urban planning and design, security of transportation system, flexibility of movement pattern. Since the Mysore is Hosts a significant population of tourists, it is necessary that pay more attention to pedestrian movement especially in central part of city.

The search for self-reliance: women, education, theatre and development

In Mundemba city, many parents wanted their daughters to acquire western education beyond primary school level, or learn a skill, such as hairstylist, thus, be financially independent, accompanied with self-esteem. However, poverty prevented these parents from sponsoring their daughters in schools or in workshops. Hence, many girls dropped out from primary and secondary schools. On noticing the problem, some women in Mundemba city who had special skills created ‘Women Center’ with the intention of training drops out in various skills. After graduation, they were to find jobs.

A study of research attitude and stream differences among post graduate students with respect to use and non-use of internet

The purpose of the present study was to compare the attitude towards research of Internet-users and Internet non-user university students on the basis of their stream differences. The sample of 600 post graduate students (300 Internet-users and 300 Internet non-users) were selected through simple random sampling technique from various departments of three faculties (faculty of Science, faculty of Social science and faculty of Arts) of University of Kashmir, (J&K)INDIA. Attitude towards Research Scale by Vishal Sood and Y. K. Sharma used to collect the data.

Relationships of sirt1 and 8-ohdg with resilience, depression and cognition in the elderly

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship of serum levels of SIRT1 and 8-OHdG with the psychological variables of resilience, depression and cognitive performance. The study design was quantitative and transversal. Data analyzed from 160 participants of both sexes, aged 60 to 79 years, using the following instruments: SIRT1, 8-OHdG, Resilience Scale, Geriatric Depression Scale and Mini Mental State Examination by the Mann Whitney tests for mean comparison, Spearman correlation and multiple linear regression using the stepwise method.

Influence of demographic aging on economic development of the republic of srpska (bosnia and herzegovina)

The subject of this research are demographic changes that were notably determined by changes in economic, social, cultural, health, technical and technological development of the Republic of Srpska. The aim of this research is to define necessary concepts for comprehension of demographic aging process and to explore the trend of demographic movements in the Republic of Srpska. The contribution of research is consisted of ascertaining the economic and social consequences of demographic processes. Demographic movements in the Republic of Srpska have been extremely negative for a long time.

A clinical study to standardise dose of uttara basti with ashwagandhadi ghrita in premature ejaculation

According to caraka samhita uttara basti dosage is Ardha pala matra of sneha i.e.25ml and According to sushruta samhita uttara basti dosage is prakuncha which is equal to one pala i.e.50ml of sneha. 12 Male patients suffering from symptoms of premature ejaculation (Shukragata vata) were selected from O.P.D and I.P.D. of Sri Dharmasthala Manjnatheshwara College of Ayurveda and Hospital, Hassan, fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria. On clinical study, it was found that the Uttara basti dosage i.e.