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Talk at DIPR

20.2.08 Gave lecture on Discriminant function analysis at DIPR. I started from Kolkata to Delhi by Kingfisher airlines. 21.2.08 Gave lecture on Correspondence analysis at DIPR. I started from Delhi to Kolkata by Deccan airlines.

VAT Indian express

Can music soothe the mayhem in your mind? Yes, says this therapist Font Size - -A +A Express news service Posted online: Monday , February 18, 2008 at 12:32:30 Updated: Monday , February 18, 2008 at 12:51:21 Print Email To Editor Post Comments http://www.expressi ndia.com/ latest-news/ Can-music- soothe-the- mayhem-in- your-mind- Yes-says- this-therapist/ 274239/ Kolkata, February 17 Can music soothe the mayhem in your mind? One of the earliest pioneers of a non-invasive healing therapy — vibrio acoustic therapy—Olav Skille was in Kolkata to create awareness about the treatment on Sunday. For the uninitiated, vibrio acoustics is all about treating psychological conditions with the use of music and/or sound vibrations. Skille’s approach on vibrio acoustics narrows down the approach to giving “low frequency vibrations”, music or no music. The vibrations are generated through transducers built into a bed or chair. “All you have to do is to just lie down and enjoy for 23 minutes. At the e

Saraswati pujo

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We are today celebrating Saraswati pujo, the Goddess of learning.

IAAP, 2008, 7-9 th February

Overall, the program is running well under the leadership of Dr. Jayanti Basu. In the inauguration at National Library, some speakers pointed at use of statistics in writing research papers. Simple qualitative data analysis is not sufficient as it fails to assess multivariate properties of research decisions. Dr. Madhabi Chatterjee of US presented a nice model where in we can use nested properties of psychological variables. She proposed such model during therapy or interventions. I added difference in the nested properties of pre during and post intervention periods. Those who are using cognitive behaviour therapy can use this model. Recently, I published one article on this issue but not nested properties using box-plot analysis. The reference is given below: Dutta Roy, D. (2008). Assessing Validity of Web-Based Computer Adaptive Training Modules, Journal Of The Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, Vol. 34, No.1, January, 127-136. For last few months, I am thinking to organize one