THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN FOSTERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION: INSIGHTS FROM DR. BHAVNA AMBUDKAR
Background: Dr. Bhavna, an experienced leader in education and innovation, has held various leadership positions, including head of department, dean of alumni relations, and president of the institutions innovation council. She has been instrumental in initiating the alumni cell at her previous organization and establishing world-class state-of-the-art laboratories in collaboration with the automotive sector. Aims: Dr. Bhavna's efforts aim to create an ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship within the institute and beyond, encouraging learners to consider entrepreneurship as a career option and fostering innovation in the electronics manufacturing domain. Methods: Dr. Bhavna's approach involves raising awareness about innovation and entrepreneurship among learners, fostering collaborations between academia and industry, and establishing world-class state-of-the-art laboratories to bridge the gap between academia and industry. Results: Dr. Bhavna's efforts have resulted in a strong alumni network, with graduates across the globe contributing to various domains and positions. She has also established world-class laboratories in collaboration with the automotive sector, fostering innovation and startups in the electronics manufacturing domain. Discussions: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology plays a significant role in initiating innovations and startups in the electronics manufacturing domain. They have generated a separate vertical for startups, which poses challenges to innovators. If a solution is validated, the ministry handholds the innovators, incubates their ideas, funds them, and helps them reach the market at the national and international levels. Conclusions: Dr. Bhavna's vision and efforts toward fostering an ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship within the institute and beyond are commendable. Her experience and achievements in various leadership roles, including as the head of the department and president of the institutions innovation council, have added significant value to her professional and personal life.
Read Article MOLECULAR MODELING, REACTIVITY PARAMETERS, AND SPECTROCHEMIC STUDIES OF e-CAPROLACTAM AND o-PHENANTROLINE
Background: Recently, research has been carried out to improve the efficiency of electronic devices in general. With the commercial search for consolidated materials and the growth in demand with monitoring of costs, research has sought to minimize these effects with the replacement or functionalization of other substances, which may be applied at lower costs without compromising operating yields already achieved. Objective: This work aimed to obtain molecular modeling and reactivity parameters of -caprolactam and o-phenanthroline to evaluate the interaction capacity in the formation of molecular systems. Conductance measurements were taken to observe the electrolytic behavior. Infrared and UV-visible spectra were recorded to characterize vibrational transitions and evaluate spectrochemical properties. Methods: The WebLab program was used to obtain structural data and calculate reactivity parameters. Conductance was obtained in QUIMIS Q-405 equipment. IR spectra were recorded on PERKIN ELMER FRONTIER equipment. UV-vis spectra were recorded in a SHIMADZU equipment 200 – 1000 nm range to record the main transitions. Results and Discussions: Electron donor atoms are centered mainly on oxygen and nitrogen, respectively, which are sterically more favorable. The behavior was non-electrolyte. Groups with vibrational transitions sensitive to chemical interactions are comprised of C=N, C-N, and C=O bonds. The parameter indicates transitions in the 190 – 300 nm region and the near-infrared, and the oscillator strength is typical of molecules used as dyes and sensitizers in optical light-emitting systems or light-to-electricity converters. Conclusions: We observed that these ligands have a donor capacity for the formation of complex systems that meet the need for electron transfer in optical pumping devices for the intensification of transitions or radiation converters, which can also be applied in radiation-to-electricity converter systems.
Read ArticleCOMPARATIVE STUDY ON ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF SALVIA NEMOROSA L. FROM TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS
In order to investigate the antioxidant activity of Salvia nemorosa L. collected from Ahar and Urmia regionsin Iran at different growth stages, aerial parts of sage after collecting were dried, and for measurement, the abilityof scavenge DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl-hydrate) radical in different concentrations (0.025, 0.05, 0.07,0.1, 0.2, 0.04 and 0.6) of methanolic extracts were prepared. The result showed that the ability to scavenge DPPHradical and amount of inhibition percent of vegetative stage leaves, flowering stage leaves, and flowers increasedwith increasing concentrations of methanolic extracts from 0.25 to 0.6 mg/mL. In the region of Urmia, the highestamount of DPPH inhibition there was in vegetative stage leaves, and the lowest amount of DPPH inhibition wasseen in flowers. In Ahar regions, unlike the Urmia region, the highest amount of DPPH inhibition there was inflowers, but the lowest of DPPH inhibition was seen in flowering stage leaves. Also, the content of inhibition ofDPPH in Ahar and Urmia regions similarly increased between two phenological stages (vegetative stage leaves,flowering stage leaves, and flowers) in 0.4 mg/mL and 0.6 mg/mL concentrations.
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