Basic human rights recognize the intrinsic value of freedom, only not for the value of freedom itself, but also for its instrumental role enabling an individual to choose a bundle of commodities and wellbeing. The role of food, a basic necessity of life, in fostering freedom is important, to say...

Flat slab system is being adopted in many buildings presently due to the advantage of reduced floor heights to meet the economical and architectural demands. Flat slab construction gives lesser floor-to-floor height for the same headroom. Generally, flat slab column system is designed in lower...

Recent participatory poverty assessments around the globe clearly document that children are the most vulnerable groups in society as they have little power or influence over the social processes that govern their lives and little ability to protect themselves from abuse (Narayan, et.al. 2000)....