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The study examines China's performance in science and technology (S&T) during 1997–2007, based on several parameters including the country's annual average growth rate, global publication share and rank, strong and weak subject areas (in terms of national priority, international collaborative share and global share), institutional profiles of select top institutions, the overall international collaboration profile and major collaborative partners, patterns of communication in national and international journals and characteristics of its top highly cited papers. The study also compares similarities of China's research profile with nineteen other top productive countries.

Children and adolescents facing mental health issues and disabilities require early identification and intervention for a brighter future. However, there is a pressing need for comprehensive resources that bring together the latest research, evidence-based practices, and multidisciplinary perspectives to address the diverse challenges in this field. This is where the Handbook of Research on Child and Adolescent Psychology Practices and Interventions steps in to offer an invaluable solution. This groundbreaking handbook aims to fill the gap in knowledge by presenting a wide range of topics, from affective disorders to global crises in child and adolescent mental health. With contributions from leading experts, practitioners, and researchers, the book offers multidimensional insights and evidence-based strategies to empower mental health practitioners, academicians, researchers, and students. The book not only emphasizes the importance of early screening, identification, assessment, diagnosis, and intervention, but also highlights the vital role of parents, caregivers, and teachers in the sustainable rehabilitation of children and adolescents. By equipping readers with drill practices and cognitive training programs tailored to the plasticity of young brains, this book lays the groundwork for positively changing the storyline of mental health issues and disabilities, even for the youngest patients. With its comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach, the Handbook of Research on Child and Adolescent Psychology Practices and Interventions serves as a cogent solution to the challenges faced in the field. By providing a wealth of evidence-based practices, cutting-edge research, and practical insights, this book empowers professionals and organizations to make a lasting impact on the mental well-being of children and adolescents. It is a must-have resource for anyone committed to improving the lives of young individuals and lessening the burden on caregivers

BACKGROUND: Behavioural issues occur with military person which unit people find as psychiatric illness and not addressed properly by non-psychiatric doctor of military hospital are then referred for evaluation and deciding whether person is fit for current work. AIMS: Socio demographic And Prevalence of Psychiatric Illnesses of Military Personal Admitted in a Non-Military Hospital METHODOLOGY: We had taken 32 subjects who were admitted after referral from either unit in charge of military troops or medical officer of military hospital for psychiatric evaluation and treatment RESULTS: Most of the cases are Hindu, undergraduate, either unmarried or living separate if married, of constable rank, referred mostly by unit in charge. Most common finding is NAD (no observable defect) followed by schizophrenia and depression. No significant co relation found in socio-demographic and service profile in NAD & those with psychiatric comorbidity CONCLUSION: Referrals from unit were based upon action of subject viewed as indiscipline and those from medical officer are based on concurrent disease or suspected psychiatric illness. Certain steps should be taken to address stress & psychiatric illness related aspect to military person

This article has four important goals. First, I want to ask why liberalization and market-friendly reforms failed to curb corruption in India. Indeed, confounding the predictions of most proponents of reform, corruption seems to have increased after the neoliberal reforms of 1991. Second, I aim to develop a typology in which the importance of particular sectors to corrupt practices is highlighted and explained. Third, I point out that India has failed to make the 'transition' historically seen in low-income countries as they develop. Nation-states have in the past moved from a system of vertical corruption - marked by the extraction of small sums from a large number of transactions with citizens in everyday life - to a system of horizontal corruption, in which governmental elites extract large sums in a small number of transactions from corporate and commercial bodies. Finally, I argue that anti-corruption movements cannot be understood without paying attention to the affective and emotional ties that bind citizens to the state. We have to take account of contradictory feelings about the state: cynicism about the state and popular anger against corruption on one side, and an attachment to popular sovereignty and patronage on the other. These contradictory sentiments will better enable us to understand the conjunctures that lead to effective institutional change.

© Copyright Cambridge University Press 2018. This article has four important goals. First, I want to ask why liberalization and market-friendly reforms failed to curb corruption in India. Indeed, confounding the predictions of most proponents of reform, corruption seems to have increased after the neoliberal reforms of 1991. Second, I aim to develop a typology in which the importance of particular sectors to corrupt practices is highlighted and explained. Third, I point out that India has failed to make the 'transition' historically seen in low-income countries as they develop. Nation-states have in the past moved from a system of vertical corruption - marked by the extraction of small sums from a large number of transactions with citizens in everyday life - to a system of horizontal corruption, in which governmental elites extract large sums in a small number of transactions from corporate and commercial bodies. Finally, I argue that anti-corruption movements cannot be understood without paying attention to the affective and emotional ties that bind citizens to the state. We have to take account of contradictory feelings about the state: cynicism about the state and popular anger against corruption on one side, and an attachment to popular sovereignty and patronage on the other. These contradictory sentiments will better enable us to understand the conjunctures that lead to effective institutional change.

Resolving conflict between agricultural livelihoods and wildlife conservation requires a sophisticated understanding of both wildlife ecology and human livelihood decision-making. This case study extends the literature on human-wildlife conflict in Africa by using a political ecology framework to understand how and why farmers in areas of high wildlife disturbance make their farming decisions, and how their strategies are affected by a broader socio-political context that includes, but is not restricted to, wildlife conservation policy. Specifically, this article chronicles the livelihood strategies of smallholder farmers in a village on the edge of Chobe National Park in northern Botswana. This is a place where the state has prioritized wildlife conservation but also supports residents' livelihoods. Because of disturbance from wildlife, especially elephants, protected under conservation law, agricultural production in Chobe is becoming increasingly challenging, even as the government increases its agricultural subsidies and support to small farmers. This results in unexpected farming strategies that reflect the interactive effects of conservation policy and other relevant macro-economic policies that structure the livelihood strategies of rural communities living near protected areas. Future human-wildlife conflict studies must take into account these multi-scalar and multi-dimensional dynamics in order to accurately explain the livelihood strategies of people living in wildlife-populated areas, so that appropriate conservation and development policies can be designed.Keywords: Botswana, wildlife conservation, rural livelihoods, human-wildlife conflict, political ecology

Examines the past failure of democratic socialism in postcolonial societies in Asia & Africa, which sought to integrate the best points of capitalism & communism, & assesses its future. The variants of democratic socialism developed in India & tropical Africa are compared. It is argued that the lack of socialist traditions & political liberalism in postcolonial societies has thwarted the growth of democratic values & led to authoritarian regimes. This is seen in the exploitation of religious, caste, & regional divisions by politicians in India & the establishment of a military elite in Africa. It is shown how pursuit of the welfare state in these countries has merely enhanced state power & left economic disparities unresolved. It is concluded that these societies have incorporated none of the socialist & democratic goals they sought to achieve, & will not succeed in the future. T. Arnold