Garima Malik – författare

The Microbiome and Cancer Treatment: Overcoming Resistance and Enhancing Efficacy delves into the intricate relationship between the microbiome and cancer treatment, highlighting the microbiome's critical role in drug resistance and therapeutic efficacy. The book's chapters are meticulously organized to provide a deep understanding of how the microbiome interacts with the immune system and influences cancer development and response to therapies. This book opens new avenues for investigation by providing a better understanding of the mechanisms of resistance and the role of microbiome alterations in chemoresistance.Sections also address the complex "chicken-or-egg" relationship between microbiome alterations and chemoresistance. A diverse blend of chapters foster interdisciplinary collaboration across fields such as immunology, microbiology, oncology, and pharmacology, promoting holistic approaches to cancer treatment. Readers will benefit by gaining awareness and a better understanding of how the microbiome impacts health, particularly in the context of cancer, leading to more informed health choices.Fosters a comprehensive understanding of the microbiome's role in cancer treatment, encouraging collaboration among researchers and healthcare professionals to develop holistic and innovative therapeutic strategiesProvides practical insights into microbiome-based strategies to overcome chemoresistance, such as the use of probiotics and prebiotics in cancer therapyExplores how modulating the gut microbiome can enhance the efficacy of immunotherapies, offering actionable knowledge for the development of personalized and more effective cancer treatments

The unprecedented expansion of higher education in India and the proliferation of providers in turn have posed enormous challenges to equity, quality and financing of the sector. The India Higher Education Report 2015 traces the evolution of higher education and discusses the key role of committees and commissions whose reports and recommendations form the backdrop of contemporary developments. Authoritative and comprehensive, the volume examines a range of themes including equity, financing, employment, quality, and governance. It also engages with new and recent data as well as current issues and debates.The volume will be an important resource for academics, policy makers, civil society organisations, media and those concerned with higher education. It will also be useful to scholars and researchers of public policy, sociology and economics.

India is facing significant changes in the governance structure and management practices in higher education. This book explores the evolving governance structures and management practices in higher education in India, focusing on the governance systems and processes in central universities, state universities, and their affiliated colleges. At independence, higher education in India was entirely managed by the public sector, with the government actively involved in planning, funding, and managing institutions. Following the fiscal crisis of the 1980s, many public institutions diversified their funding sources. This shift also led to the rise of self-financed public and private institutions, enabling decision-making at the institutional level. The governance of higher education has undergone a significant transition from the post-independence period to the post-globalization era. This book explores three aspects - government-university relations, internal university dynamics, and university-college relationships, tracing how these have evolved over time. It examines governance aspects and financing issues related to National Education Policy 2020 that are related to Governance and Financing of Multidisciplinary Higher Education, New Managerialism in Higher Education Governance and Managing Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) and Curriculum Reforms in Higher Education.This rich study will be of interest to both policymakers and researchers working on education, higher education, management and governance in education, education policy & politics, governance, federalism and sociology of education. It will also be a source material for university departments, research institutions in education and social sciences, research scholars and university teachers and research students.

This book delves into how India's National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 envisions multidisciplinary higher education as a transformative approach to equip learners with diverse perspectives and skills to address complex global challenges. Tracing the evolution of multidisciplinary higher education from ancient centres of learning such as Takshashila and Nalanda to modern specialized institutions, it advocates for a return to holistic learning.Unlike narrow disciplinary silos, multidisciplinary higher education integrates insights from diverse fields, blends methods and approaches to create innovative solutions, and transcends traditional boundaries to address real-world challenges. The book offers a comprehensive analysis of multidisciplinary higher education across five critical themes: foundational principles, global and local perspectives, governance and leadership, skill development and technology integration, and teacher professional development. Written by leading academicians, researchers, and policymakers, it combines theoretical frameworks with empirical evidence to demonstrate how multidisciplinary higher education institutions can drive innovation, enhance problem-solving capabilities, and strengthen India’s position in the global knowledge economy.Essential for researchers, academics, and policymakers, this book serves as a roadmap for reimagining higher education to meet 21st-century challenges while honouring India’s rich educational heritage. It will be of interest to those working in education, public policy, the social sciences, the sociology of education, and higher education research.

The unprecedented expansion of higher education in India and the proliferation of providers in turn have posed enormous challenges to equity, quality and financing of the sector. The India Higher Education Report 2015 traces the evolution of higher education and discusses the key role of committees and commissions whose reports and recommendations form the backdrop of contemporary developments. Authoritative and comprehensive, the volume examines a range of themes including equity, financing, employment, quality, and governance. It also engages with new and recent data as well as current issues and debates.The volume will be an important resource for academics, policy makers, civil society organisations, media and those concerned with higher education. It will also be useful to scholars and researchers of public policy, sociology and economics.

It elaborates on topics such as institutional autonomy in higher education, accountability in higher education institutions, the influence of diversity in university functioning, equilibrium in governance, quality in the Indian agricultural university system, leadership in higher education and the effect of financing on institutional governance.