Volume-5, Issue-5

September-October, 2019

Research Paper

1. Vendor base management of FMCG companies: A comparative study

It is historically known that the cost-cutting corner of any organization is its supply-chain and logistics department. Whereas the marketing department brings in the revenue, it is the supply-chain operations that directly impact the bottom line of firms. A crucial part of every supply chain is the vendors and the relationships firms have with them, especially in the era of Vendor Managed Inventory. In this paper, we have analyzed the supply-chains of three companies in the FMCG industry in India from the vendor management perspective and have also talked about the impact of GST on various components of supply-chain like warehousing, logistics, and distribution.

Published by: Pranay Siroya, Chinmey Akotkar, Shivam SharmaResearch Area: Supply Chain Management

Organisation: Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, KarnatakaKeywords: Vendor-management, Supply chain, Inventory, FMCG, GST, Sourcing, India

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2. Organizational determinants of jobsatisfaction

Satisfaction is the act of fulfilling a need, desire, appetite or the feeling gained from such fulfillment. Satisfaction means you have had enough. It is a multifaceted construct with a variety of definitions and related concepts that has been studied in a variety of disciplines for many years until now. Many theories and articles of interest to managers, social psychologist, and scholars focus on satisfaction because most people spend their life for work and understanding of the factors that increase satisfaction, is important to improve the well-being of individuals in this facet of the living (Porter, 1985). This paper reflects the summary of descriptive research conducted to study the organizational determinants of job satisfaction. The respondents are 160 female employees working at selected garment factories in Bangalore.

Published by: Siddamma P. V., Dr. Subramanya B. S.Research Area: HRM

Organisation: Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil NaduKeywords: Organizational Determinants, Job satisfaction, Productivity, Commitment, Culture

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3. A study on the competitive advantage of 5PL logistics based on case study and literature review

The rapid implementation of RFID and related innovations in the SCM sector pushed the supply chain system into a new level of upgradation in a short span of time. Even Though the RFID technology ages back to the second World War era, the potential of this technology came into the mainstream of supply chain management just a decade ago. Our study mainly focuses on how and why 5PL logistics emerged to its current situation and what makes it stand out from the other four systems. In this study, we have reviewed three Articles for literature review and a real-life case study of a 5PL logistics providing company which is ‘ 5PL logistics solutions ‘ based on Abu Dhabi, UAE. The literature review talks about the different applications of 5PL logistics and the recent surge created on the supply chain and logistics system by the entry of 5PL logistics. The case study, on the other hand, describes how 5PL logistics are carried out practically in a 5PL company and what precautions, regulations, and parameters need to be followed is included. The rapid innovation happening in technology-aided with highly open economies with a forward view of global integration is firing up the manufacturing and service sectors, thus creating huge opportunities and responsibilities for logistics and supply chain industry.

Published by: Vijay Sebastian, Nithin Jhon, Aiswarya R.Research Area: Logistics and Supply Chain

Organisation: Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, KarnatakaKeywords: 1PL, 2PL, 3PL, 4PL, 5PL, Logistics, Supply chain, Technology, RFID, GPS, 5PL Logistics solutions

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4. A study on the effects of Brexit on the Supply Chain Management of the automobile industry

The automobile industry in the United Kingdom has been running successfully for the past several years. The booming industry has created several jobs in the local market and has secured the place of London as one of the most highly developed and opportunity-rich economies present in the European Union. Such growth was possible due to the regulations and policies that the United Kingdom shared with other Member Nations. With the looming decision of Brexit in the political environment, how would such a decision affect the automobile industry? This article considers the short-run impacts, foreign direct investments and the nature of the trading relationship with the European Union in the future. It also provides some concluding thoughts and provides details on the necessary steps required to support the automobile industry.

Published by: Gautam Sharma, Sriram Padmanabhuni, Rishabh SarkarResearch Area: Supply Chain

Organisation: Christ (Deemed To Be University), Bengaluru, KarnatakaKeywords: Concept of Supply Chain Management, History of the European Union, Benefits of The European Union to the automobile industry of London, Reasons behind the cause of Brexit, Effect of Brexit on the Supply Chain Management of the automobile industry

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5. Design and CFD analysis of axial flow viscous fluid pump

Each year all over the globe, from infants to adults millions of patients are diagnosed with heart failure. Heart related diseases are increasing at a fast pace around the world but the limited number of donor's hearts are available. These results in the high demand for Mechanical Circulatory Support System (MCSS).There are two different options that may be an Artificial Heart or a ventricular assist device (VAD). This Thesis takes the advantages of axial flow pumps to design a VAD and to conduct a numerous case studies on the different shapes and sizes. The CFD based design study has been done to examine the outputs of the needy parameters primarily the mass flow rate, pressure rise for the scope of the independent parameter that is a rotating speed of VAD.

Published by: Sankranthi Harinarayana, Dr. A. PurushothamResearch Area: Mechanical Engineering

Organisation: Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology, Hyderabad, TelanganaKeywords: Ventricular assist devices, Axial flow pump, H-Q Curves

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6. Comparison between image encryption algorithms for wireless sensor

Devices used in the Wireless Sensor Network are very small and compact in size, and this technology is expected to connect billions of devices in the future. Wireless Sensor Network used in IoT is expected to generate heaps of data and security can be a great threat. Due to its compactness, resource constraints and low powered it is difficult to use conventional encryption algorithms because of expensive computation, complexity and power used in encryption and it also requires many rounds to encrypt, leads to wasting of constrained energy of the WSN devices. In this paper, a comparison is proposed between two lightweight encryption algorithms based on Feistel structure named Secure Force (SF) and Secure Internet of Things (SIT) implemented by using a simple architecture that only consists of simple mathematical operation (AND, OR, XOR, XNOR, Shifting, Swapping). This can reduce the load on encoder because complex key expansion process is only carried at the decoder. Confusion and diffusion of the image matrix, and different substitution and permutation techniques are also included to increase the complexity of the cipher. The proposed comparison helps us to evaluate which algorithm is better in terms of architecture, time complexity, flexibility, and security.

Published by: Kakshak PorwalResearch Area: Computer Science

Organisation: Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil NaduKeywords: IoT (Internet of Things), WSN (Wireless Sensor Networks), SIT (Secure IoT), SF (Secure Force), Feistel Networks

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7. Just In Time (JIT) system in Supply Chain Management and Toyota production

the theme of this paper is to justify the effectiveness of Just in time system in supply chain management and how the company can benefit from this strategy for its supply chain operations. The automobile company Toyota tried to understand the limitations and drawbacks of Henry’s just in time system with more focus given on the company employees. The effectiveness and success of this inventory management system are influenced by the companies which have implemented this strategy in their supply chain operations. HP has proved to be one of the leading companies which have benefitted a lot from the Just in time strategy by sticking to its employee-based objectives. The research paper has given us an insight about the effective uses of this strategy and we have studied about a lot of companies which have really benefitted from Just in Time system and conclude that to manage your supply chain operations a company must consider Just in time in their future operations.

Published by: Digvijay Singh Rathore, Anil ChaudharyResearch Area: Inventory Management

Organisation: Christ (Deemed To Be University), Bengaluru, KarnatakaKeywords: Retain, Dynamic, Effective, Supply Chain

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8. Analytical method validation of Cypermethrin and Quinalphos Emulsion Concentrate (EC) Formulation by Reverse Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography (R-HPLC)

The Quinalphos and Cypermethrin molecules are being used alone and a combination as an effective insecticide successfully in the agriculture and domestic area of application. Both the molecules (Quinalphos and Cypermethrin) being used large quantity in the environmental application and the residue of these insecticide has to be controlled by applying a required quantity with in dissipation time of these molecules. These molecules are also toxic to humans and animals hence the lowest concentration also has to be detected for monitoring and controlling purpose. A simple HPLC analytical method; in a single run both the molecule was detected at 0.4mg/L concentration. With the Apollo Silica 5µ (250 mm × 4.6 mm) HPLC column; acetonitrile and water as a mobile phase with ration of 80:20 (volume/volume) at 1.5 ml/min. flow rate. The detection wavelength is 316 nm for Quinalphos and 278nm for Cypermethrin were detected by the PDA detector of Shimadzu LC2030 model HPLC. The results of the analysis deliver that the proposed RP-HPLC method is simple, rapid, precise and accurate, which is useful for the identification and quantifications of these molecules interims of validation parameters viz., separation, system suitability, System Precision and linearity in a simple HPLC analysis.

Published by: K. Ayyavoo, Dr. C. TamilselvanResearch Area: Analytical Method Development

Organisation: Bioscience Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil NaduKeywords: Quinalphos and Cypermethrin, HPLC analysis, Validated method, SANCO 3030/99 Rev.4, ICH Guideline

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9. Design and manufacturing of Valve lapping machine

Automobile maintenance could be a major space within the trade of automobile and additionally a significant financial gain to the business. In present, combustion engine maintenance is explicit as an important section in automobile maintenance and also the Valve Lapping method that's subjected during this thesis is finished throughout IC engine maintenance. this way employed in most automobile maintenance businesses for Valve lapping method aren't effective and consume heaps of operating hours.’ Valve lapping Machine’ for combustion Engine could be a machine designed to beat these issues by minimizing the human involvement within the method. The thesis consists of the background in coming up with the machine, methodologies used, results obtained by knowledge analysis so as to optimize the planning and style of the valve lapping machine. lapping is a ma-chinning method within which 2 surfaces area unit rubbed alongside associate abrasive between them, by hand movement or employing a machine. this could take 2 forms. the primary style of lapping(traditionally referred to as grinding), involves rubbing a brittle material like glass against a surface like iron or glass itself (also referred to as the "lap" or grinding tool) with associate abrasive like aluminium oxide, jeweller's ,rouge, optician's rouge, emery, carbide, diamond, etc., between them. The lapping machine Stellite as associate abrasive has been developed and it's been determined that the time needed for getting a particular surface compared to standard methodology is a smaller amount. A lapping machine with suction is developed the suction is connected to the valve manifold that's in grips with the cylinder seat because of the mechanism of rotation in the dextral and anticlockwise direction the operation of lapping is performed. The rotation motion is provided by the utilization of Cam and Follower. A programming board referred to as Arduino is employed to realize the required motion at a specific measure. a correct comparison is formed with manual operations and it's been found that the machine becomes profitable once a breakeven purpose of forty-eight days. The time needed for the lapping of 3-cylinder head Stellite as abrasive is concerning forty-five minutes wherever because it takes concerning an hour for lapping while not using Stellite. roughly ten Cylinder heads are lapped. so, productivity is improved by Stellite as abrasive.

Published by: Saurabh Bhalerao, Shreyas Mehta, Pushkar Mansabdar, Tushar HardeResearch Area: Mechanical Engineering

Organisation: Sinhgad Institute of Technology and Science, Pune, MaharashtraKeywords: Engine valves. Cylinder head

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10. The metabolic syndrome: Its prevalence and risk factors among policemen of Patiala, Punjab

Metabolic syndrome is characterized by a cluster of conditions, including hyperglycaemia, abdominal obesity, dyslipidaemia, and high blood pressure. The prevalence of this syndrome has varied markedly between different studies because of the lack of internationally agreed-upon criteria for its definition. Definitions of the syndrome have been proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1999, the U.S. IIIrd Report of National Cholesterol Education Program, Adult Treatment Panel (ATP III) in 2001, and the International Diabetes Federation in 2005 (IDF). Objectives of this paper include: To determine the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and risk factors in the policemen. To find out the association of sociodemographic variables with risk factors and Metabolic Syndrome. To find out the association between the risk factors and Metabolic Syndrome. Material and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted amongst 155 policemen of Patiala; two types of data collection were done based on annual health reports (2017-18) and Structured Questionnaire. A Non-Probability Quota sampling was used to select respondents based on three criteria: Population group was Policemen, more than 40years of males having their Annual health reports (2017-18). Results: The prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome was 71%, abdominal obesity (97%), high triglycerides (66.5%), low HDL cholesterol (33.5%), high BP (73%), Fasting glucose more than >110mg/dl (31.60%), alcohol consumption (84%), non-vegetarian (93.5%) and severe stress (73%) among the policemen. The binary logistic analysis showed the significant relationship between the risk factors and metabolic syndrome, risk factors including clinical parameters, individual medical history of low HDL cholesterol; diabetes; food preference, physical activity during working hours. The current study found that the majority of the policemen are vulnerable to metabolic syndrome and associated risk factors were responsible for developing it.

Published by: Ritika Masih, Suchpreet Kaur, Dr. N. L.Gupta, Dr. Neelam Kaur, Dr. Davinder SinghResearch Area: Public Health

Organisation: Eternal University, Sirmour, Himachal PradeshKeywords: Metabolic Syndrome, Prevalence, Pattern, Policemen, Risk factors

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11. The impact of technology on the evolution of warehouse management and smart warehouses

The article focuses on the evolution of warehouse management and how technology has played its part in this process. The concept of smart warehouses is discussed along with various technologies that different companies can implement in their warehouses. Through this article, we have tried to show how various problems such as costs, wastage of goods and time are reduced and a sustainable supply chain is created as a result of automated warehouses ensuring eco-friendly warehouses across the world.

Published by: Akash Jhawar, Nayzak Safar, Donovan RodriguesResearch Area: Supply Chain Management

Organisation: Christ (Deemed to be) University, Bannerghatta, Bangalore, KarnatakaKeywords: Smart warehouse, Technologies, Inventory management, Robots, Warehouse

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12. Elimination of specular reflection

Detection of highlights is a prominent issue in computer vision, graphics and image processing. Applications that require object properties’ measurement or rendering are affected by specular reflection since the models assume matte diffusing surfaces most of the time. Hence, detection, and sometimes removal, of specular reflection (highlights) in an image may be critical. Proposed work takes the help of global color information of an image to effectively recover specular and diffuse reflection. We take help of a dichromatic reflection model to get insights into specular and diffuse reflection. To detect illumination chromaticity (specular reflection regions) we have effectively used a k-means algorithm. Pixels in an image are spread over the entire image and their distances to the illumination chromaticity give the number of specular reflection components. With such non-local overall information from these color lines, our method can effectively separate specular and diffuse reflection components using the repaint() method. We have taken the help of the Imglib2 library.

Published by: Samruddhi Patil, Chaya JadhavResearch Area: Image Processing

Organisation: Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Technology, Pimpri, Pune, MaharashtraKeywords: Diffuse reflection, Specular reflection, Illumination chromaticity, Global color information

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13. A study to explore the dietary patterns and related knowledge among antenatal women attending Kamla Nehru Hospital Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), with a view to develop an informational booklet

Pregnancy is a highly demanding period for nutrition demand, this period includes the taking of additional intake of nutritious foods which results in weight gain of about 10-12kg during pregnancy. Foods rich in Fiber like whole grains pulses, proteins and water should be taken during pregnancy. Objective: The study aimed to determine the dietary patterns and related knowledge among primigravida women of 1st trimester (1-12 weeks) during pregnancy. Methods: The study adopted an exploratory survey design that was conducted at O.P.D Kamla Nehru Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh in the month of February-March 2019. A total of 400 primigravida women of 1st trimester (1-12 weeks) were selected by purposive sampling technique and after collecting the data from the subjects Informational booklets were given to the subjects, the dietary patterns and related knowledge during pregnancy was assessed by using Self-structured questionnaire and interview technique was used to collect data. Result: Data analysis was done with descriptive and inferential statistics. Frequency and percentage were used to analyze the socio-demographic profile of the subjects. Mean and Standard Deviation was used to analyze the dietary patterns of Primigravida women of 1st trimester (1-12 weeks).A chi-square test was used to find the association between the knowledge regarding dietary patterns with the selected socio-demographic variables.28 close-ended questions were asked from the 400 subjects. 57% of the study subjects have good dietary patterns, 42.3% have average dietary patterns and 0.7% has poor dietary patterns. The majority of (61.3%) antenatal women had Moderate knowledge, (11.7%) had adequate knowledge and (27%) had inadequate knowledge regarding diet during the antenatal period. The significant association found between knowledge score of that antenatal women's Sources of information regarding diet (0.031*) were found significant with other socio-demographic variables. No other significant association was found with other socio-demographic variables. Conclusion: The results of the present study reveal that there is a lack of knowledge and practices among primigravida women of 1st trimester (1-12 weeks) during pregnancy hence women's knowledge needs to shift the care at the earliest to prevent further complications during pregnancy.

Published by: Nomita Chauhan, Viji M.Research Area: Nursing

Organisation: Eternal University, Sirmour, Himachal PradeshKeywords: Antenatal Women, Knowledge, Informational Booklet

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14. A comprehensive survey on IoT networking

This paper rummages into the stirring world of Internet of Things (IoT), which in recent years has soared in popularity and practical applications. Today it connects diverse devices of various forms from all across the planet into a sophisticated yet unified system. IoT is revolutionizing modern lives with all its features and implementations across many multiple domains like healthcare, broadcasting, safety, etc. However, with the rise of IoT, it has also raised apprehensions about the networks which need to evolve as they are the pivots of IoT devices. IoT devices can be prone to network attacks due to a lack of proper protocols for managing the IoT devices, jeopardizing crucial data. This survey thus aims to summarize the working of IoT across networks, looking into its working and components, its current challenges and limitations, the security and privacy concerns plus its countermeasures.

Published by: Anirban Mukherjee, Aditya SinghResearch Area: Computer Science

Organisation: Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil NaduKeywords: ARP, BIOS, ETSI, IoT, DNSNA, MAC, MIRM, UpnP

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15. Greedy algorithm

This research will help you go the through all the greedy algorithm and how greedy algorithm approaches on different kind of problems and give the optimal solution at a particular instant of step. We will go through different Greedy problems like making change problem, minimal spanning tree problems and knapsack problem in detail and help you clear out how this method work.

Published by: Kishan SenjaliyaResearch Area: Computer Engineering

Organisation: G. H. Patel College of Engineering and Technology, Anand, GujaratKeywords: Greedy Algorithm, Fractional Knapsack, Making change problem, Huffman code, Computer science

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16. Isolation of bacteria from agricultural soil and screening it for PGPR traits

Rhizobacteria owning multiple plant growth-promoting activities were isolated from the rhizospheric soils of plants flourishing in a semi-arid region. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacterial (PGPR) strains were segregated and screened for their plant growth-promoting activities like phosphate solubilization, production of indole- acetic acid, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide (HCN). Bacteria that colonize plant roots and promote plant growth are referred to as plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). PGPR is highly assorted and in this review, we focus on rhizobacteria as biocontrol agents. PGPR can affect growth directly or indirectly. Direct promotion of plant growth by PGPR involves both providing plants with a compound synthesized by the bacterium or helping the uptake of certain nutrients from the environment; while mechanisms of biological control by which rhizobacteria can support plant growth indirectly, i.e., by decreasing the level of disease, include antibiosis, induction of systemic resistance, and struggle for nutrients and niches.

Published by: Mohd. Faraz Khan, Hina KhanResearch Area: Environmental Engineering

Organisation: Indian Institute of Technology, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, JharkhandKeywords: PGPR, Nutrients, Biological fertilizers, Phosphate, Solubilization

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17. Gauge repeatability and reproducability study in a mechanical workshop

Organizational success depends upon the reliable measurement system that is being used in the organization and also the workers' efficiency in measuring the object. Gauge repeatability and reproducibility (GRR) study is used to assess the measurement system and the workers' efficiency in measuring the instruments. This paper demonstrates the application of GRR study in a Mechanical workshop, where measurement (External diameter) of 5 different objects is measured with the measuring instrument (Vernier Caliper) by 3 different operators. Using Minitab, the GRR study is done. Finally, the findings of the study are stated in the conclusion.

Published by: V. Chaithanya Raam, M. S. Amrish, S. Naveen Kumar, R. Jayashruthi, Arul V.Research Area: Six Sigma

Organisation: Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil NaduKeywords: MSA: Measurement System, Vernier Caliper, GRR: Gauge Repeatability and Reproducibility, Minitab, Quality Control, Measurement Reliability

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18. Effective project management by using controlling tool EVA by tracking project through MSP

The infrastructure sector plays an important role in the growth and development of the Indian economy. Nearly, 9% of India’s GDP is spent on Infrastructure services. Indian Construction and real estate sector is the second largest employer after agriculture and is expected to add 32 million jobs to the existing 45 million in the next five years. So, for management of the technical project is becoming a challenge to professional engineers. Thus, it becomes difficult rather impossible to manage such kind of large infrastructure projects manually. Here comes the need for Microsoft Project which is a management tool and helps to resolve the problems and complete the project efficiently. Earned value analysis which helps to evaluate the project performance through MSP.

Published by: Arihant Ajit Adake, Amruta Ajit Lakade, A. K. GuptaResearch Area: Project Management

Organisation: D. Y. Patil College of Engineering and Technology, Kolhapur, MaharashtraKeywords: EVA, MSP, Project management

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19. A cross sectional study of Oxygen Saturation (SPo2) of Amarnath Yatris at the Amarnath Holy Cave with a pulse oximeter

Introduction: Many of Hindu devotees undergo an annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave. During ascent for Amarnath Yatra in the mountains they experience multiple environmental stressors, but the stress unique to high altitudes is the hypoxia. Oxygen saturation is defined as the fraction of oxygen-saturated hemoglobin relative to total hemoglobin in the blood. The present study was designed with the aim to assess oxygen saturation of Amarnath Yatris at the holy Amarnath cave. Material and Methods: A total of 75 subjects of both male and female of different age groups were taken. An informed consent was taken from each subject before the cross sectional study. Peripheral Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) was measured with pulse oximetry process. Result: There was a significant decrease in Peripheral Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) in females was more than male Yatris with a mean of 67.7% as compared to 76%. Conclusion: In the study, there was a significant decrease in Peripheral Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) in all the subjects at the height of the Amarnath cave. Keywords: Peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2), Amarnath Yatris, pulse oximeter, hypoxia, high altitude.

Published by: Dr. Rajendra Kumar, Dr. Ashok Kumar DeoResearch Area: Medical Physiology

Organisation: Narayan Medical College and Hospital, Jamuhar, Sasaram, BiharKeywords: Peripheral Oxygen Saturation (Spo2), Amarnath Yatris, Pulse Oximeter, Hypoxia, High Altitude.

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20. Innovative form of articulated long span truss adopting folded mechanism technique

Retractable roofs have become a popular feature in sports stadiums, in recent years. However, they allow a building to becomes more flexible in its use when it has used throughout time. This paper reviews the current technologies of retractable roofs. These structures can be seen throughout the world. Structural features closing and opening features to determine, what is appropriate for the particular building, its included in designing retractable/deployable systems. Common issues for designing these structures are summarized. Such roofs are also used in residences, commercial buildings, swim centers, etc. so study will be limited only to the retractable roof of stadiums. The paper will conclude with the case studies of two roofs, one being the reliant stadium and the other being the Amsterdam arena.

Published by: Saloni PatidarResearch Area: Architecture

Organisation: School of Architecture IPS Academy, Indore, Madhya PradeshKeywords: Stadium, Sports hall, Retractable roof, Deployable system, Super columns, Super truss, Uni-system, Cost-efficient

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21. Rainfall prediction using modified linear regression

Analytics usually involves finding out past historical knowledge to analysis potential trends. atmospheric phenomenon is that the state of the atmosphere at a given time in terms of weather variables like precipitation, cloud conditions, temperature, etc., the prevailing models use data processing techniques to predict the precipitation. the most disadvantage of those systems is that it doesn't offer associate estimates of the expected precipitation. The system calculates the average of values and perceives the state of the atmosphere, which doesn't yield estimate results. This paper represents a mathematical methodology referred to as regression to predict the precipitation in varied districts in the southern states of Bharat. The regression methodology is changed to get the foremost optimum error proportion by iterating and adding some proportion of error to the input values. This methodology provides an associate estimate of precipitation exploitation different atmospherical parameters like average temperature and inclementness to predict the precipitation. The regression is applied to the set of knowledge and also the coefficients area unit accustomed predict the precipitation supported the corresponding values of the parameters. the most advantage of this model is that this model estimates the precipitation supported the previous correlation between the various atmospherical parameters. Thus, associate estimate price of what the precipitation may well be at a given period and place will be found simply.

Published by: Aniket DixitResearch Area: Machine Learning,Linear Regression

Organisation: Jaipur Engineering College and Research Center, Jaipur, RajasthanKeywords: Linear regression, Machine learning, Predictive modeling

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22. Monitoring and controlling tool for project management

Construction industries are facing challenges day by day .the industry contributes to the growth of our company to a large extent.one of the main problem that the industry faces is project delay. this can be caused due to various reasons like a deviation from the initial plan, scarcity of resources, poor planning, poor execution, etc. This causes the project to go over the expected budget and fails to complete within the scheduled time. The construction itself becomes costlier Amidst all these challenges it is very crucial to improve the performance of a project with respect to Schedule and Cost. Earned Value Analysis is an important tool in analyzing the performance of any construction project. It measures the project progress and helps in identifying the critical activities thereby bringing the project on schedule. The Earned Value Analysis (EVA) is a very effective tool in measuring the progress of contractors in external projects. Computation of earned value can be part of audit activity, or it can be integrated into the progress monitoring system.

Published by: Shrirang Krishnat Mane, Pratik R. Barad, Vishwajeet S. Kadam, Amruta A. Lakade, Abhay M. Joshi, A. K. GuptaResearch Area: Project Management

Organisation: D. Y. Patil College of Engineering and Technology, Kolhapur, MaharashtraKeywords: Progress of project., Earned Value Analysis

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23. EVA- A performance appraisal Project Management Tool

Efficient Management of projects in construction industries is becoming a challenge with the passing time. Many project managers manage their project performance by comparing planned to actual results. Earned Value Analysis is not only a planning tool but controlling tool which is used during the execution phase of project to check if the project is ahead or behind the schedule and if it is over budget or under budget. Earned Value Analysis can track project at any stage and helps the remaining project. So, it gives an idea about the approximation of the project to the project managers or the respective firm.

Published by: Duhita U. Paithankar, Gaurav G. Jadhav, Sangram S. Patil, Amruta A. Lakade, Abhay. M. Joshi, A. K. GuptaResearch Area: Civil Engineering

Organisation: D. Y. Patil College of Engineering and Technology, Kolhapur, MaharashtraKeywords: Earned Value Analysis, Controlling tool

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24. Prevalence and risk factors of non -communicable disease among population attending medical camp organized by Ayush Healthcare in Bakhtawarpur, Delhi

An unhealthy lifestyle that includes exposure of an individual to risk factors such as smoking and alcohol with lack of physical activity and hereditary characteristics of some diseases may lead to non communicable disease which is currently the leading cause of preventable death and disability in India and the four major identified non communicable disease(NCDs) are diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease(heart attacks and strokes) and cancer. NCDs are the leading cause of death, accounting for over 60% of all mortality cases in India placing them ahead of communicable disease, Maternal, prenatal and nutritional conditions (WHO 2014). India being the populous country of about 1.3 billion, contributes more than 2/3rd of total death due to NCDs (WHO, 2014; united nation statistics division). Methods-A cross-sectional study was carried out in July 2019 in the population above 30 years of age attending the medical check-up camp organized by Ayush Healthcare, BakhtawarPur, Delhi. A quantitative approach was used to assess the population. Sample Size was 50 and used a convenient sampling technique. Data collection tool was CBAC form of NPCDCS containing 6 parameters to assess population under having the risk of NCDs & clinical examination was done using BP apparatus, Glucometer, height and weight measurement. The method of data collection was the Clinical examination and interview technique. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 21.0. Conclusion-Prevalence of risk of NCD using CBAC was found to be significantly associated with family history (P= 0.001 ODR=14) ,physical activity (P=0.003, ODR=15.1 ) and smoking (P=0.02) , RBS (P =0.002, ODR=10.6), systolic BP (P=0.04 ODR=5). When Clinical parameters were used to identify the risk of having NCD, it was found that variable like sex (P=0.03 ODR=0.2), family history (P=0.01, ODR=9.5) , waist measurement (P=0.02) , BMI (P=0.01 ODR=0.69) , RBS (P=0.02 ODR=0.69) Systolic BP (P<0.001 , ODR=0.47) and diastolic BP (P<0.001, ODR = 0.56) were statistically associated with risk of NCD.

Published by: Komal Preet, Suchpreet Kaur, Dr. Neelam Kaur, Dr. Davinder SinghResearch Area: Public Health

Organisation: Eternal University, Sirmaur, Himachal PradeshKeywords: Non-communicable disease, Prevalence, Clinical parameter, Risk factors, Community-based assessment checklist

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25. Prevalence of depression among elderly people in old age homes, Chandigarh

In India, there has been a considerable increase in the elderly population. According to census 2011, there are nearly 104 million elderly persons in India. A systemic review reported a median prevalence of 21.9% for depression among the elderly in India. Amongst the elderly population due to factors such as chronic illness loneliness and financial dependence they are more prone to depression as compared to other populations. OBJECTIVES- To assess the prevalence of depression among elderly people residing in the old age home in Chandigarh and its association with socio-demographic variables. METHODS- Three old age homes were selected randomly out of which 50 elderly people were selected through a convenient sampling technique. GDS was applied in all the individuals to assess the depression prevalence. RESULTS- This study showed that males were having more severe depression as compared to females. Mild depression was greater among females. There was a significant association of religion (p=0.05) and sex (p = 0.01) with depression. Those who were financially dependent had greater depression as compared to those who were financially independent. CONCLUSION- Depressive disorder was highly prevalent among the elderly population residing in the old age homes.

Published by: Nitika Kaushal, Suchpreet Kaur, Dr. Neelam Kaur, Dr. Davinder SinghResearch Area: Public Health

Organisation: Eternal University, Sirmaur, Himachal PradeshKeywords: Depression, Elderly, Old age homes

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26. Origin of cratering features on meteorites surface

Cratering features are observed on the surface of planetary bodies and on their moon’s surface, small size cratering features are observed on the surface of moons, asteroids, meteoroids, and meteorites. To investigate in detail the formation or the cause or origin of small size cratering features on the surface of meteorites, five iron meteorites namely Sikhote Alline – 1 No., Campo-del Cielo – 2 No., unknown iron meteorites – 3 Nos and a stony meteorite Chelyabinsk were undertaken with respect to earth rocks. From the studies conducted, it is concluded that the cratering features observed on meteorites are from the time our present solar system came into existence, it may either be pre-solar dust, present solar dust or fragments from the supernova explosion. This paper reports or documents a detail study to search the cause or origin of small size cratering features on the meteorite surface, which is one of the most important characteristic feature in recognizing a meteorite from a terrestrial rock.

Published by: Raju D. Jadhav, Harishchandra B. MaliResearch Area: Maharashtra

Organisation: Independent ResearcherKeywords: Meteorites, Meteoroids, Asteroids, Cratering features, Small size craters

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27. Formulation of two special types of standard cubic congruence of composite modulus

In this paper, two special types of standard cubic congruence of composite modulus are formulated successfully. The first congruence has exactly four incongruent solutions while the second one has twelve incongruent solutions. The formulation is tested and verified true by solving different suitable examples. A simple and easy formula is established. Formulation is the merit of the paper.

Published by: B. M. RoyResearch Area: Mathematics

Organisation: Jagat Arts Commerce Indraben Hariharbhai Patel Science College, Goregaon, MaharashtraKeywords: Cubic congruence, Composite modulus, Formulation, Incongruent solutions

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28. Venture capital trends in India

Venture capital as always been a game-changer for industrial development from Rothchild to soft bank venture capital companies have been a very huge investing agents for new-age startups in India from the early 2000s as seen a dramatic increase in the way venture capital has invested. Venture capital investments have also been influenced by changing economic situations like a slowdown in the economy, change in the regulations, government incentives, etc. Investments in venture capital have also seen changes in the sector where investments are drawn.

Published by: M. R. Nitish, Sunitha B. K., Anchal D. V., Spatika B. K.Research Area: Business

Organisation: Center for Management Studies, Jain (Deemed to be) University, Bangalore, KarnatakaKeywords: Venture capital, Investors, Changing trends

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29. Therapaeutic effectiveness of Amukkara Kizhangu Pattru for low back pain

Withania somnifera, Dunal (Solanaceae) has long been used as a herb in Siddha and other indigenous medicine and has received intense attention in recent years for its analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and chemopreventive properties. The present study focuses on the effect of the fresh root of W. somnifera in the management of pain in degenerative disorders of lumbar region(lower back). A clinical trial was conducted with 20 samples and they were selected on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. The fresh root of amukkura kizangu (Withania somnifera) is pulverized and gomiyam (Cow urine) is added to it. This medley is heated in woodfire and applied for 12 consecutive days in the region of pain. As amukkura possesses both anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity, application of herbal poultice on the painful area of the skin works by the mechanism of transdermal route of absorption. Pain was assessed before and after the study using back pain functional scale (BPFS). Significant changes in the score was observed which indicates a dramatic incline from a severity score of 20 – 30 to a better score of 35-50 out of total score 60. Thus amukkura kizangu pattru(poultice) was found to be more effective in management of pain in degenerative disorders(Arthritis) of lumbar region.

Published by: C. Deepika, R. Elamathi, Dr. R. Deebiga, Dr. S. MathukumarResearch Area: Siddha

Organisation: Sri Sairam Siddha Medical College and Research Centre, Chennai, Tamil NaduKeywords: Withania somnifera, Cow urine, Poultice, Anti-inflammatory, Analgesic, Degenerative disorder

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30. A review on detoxification methodologies in Siddha – A traditional Indian system of medicine

Siddha System is one of the oldest system practiced in South India especially in Tamil Nadu. Now a days Traditional system are highly encouraged by the public for treating diseases. But the major claim against the system is toxic nature of minerals and metals are used by the traditional medicines. Siddhar’s who are the inventors of Siddha medicines not only provide the medicinal preparation for treating diseases. They also mentioned the detoxification methodologies for purifying the ingredients of the medicinal preparations not only the metals and minerals even plants they mention it. Purification and Preparation procedure will done as per the literature evidence is the only opportunity to break the claim that higher order medicines are toxic nature. And acceptance of Siddha system of medicine around the world is possible. This article is a finger print review study for availability of many purification methodogies in Siddha system of medicine.

Published by: K. Dharshini, R. Sathish Adithya, R. Sangeetha, A. Poongavi, S. MathukumarResearch Area: Siddha Medicine

Organisation: Sri Sairam Siddha Medical College and Research CentreKeywords: Detoxification, Purification, Siddha system of medicine, Higher-order medicine, Traditional medicine

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31. Emotional intelligence among adolescent boys

Adolescents go through emotional ups and downs all the time due to change of hormones and for them life without much experience might seem overwhelming and at this juncture, a young adult can feel misguided. Emotional intelligence refers to the capacity of recognizing our own feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves, and for managing emotions well in us and in our relationships Emotional Intelligence is highly important in a teen’s development. There is considerable evidence pointing to its positive role in helping students deal with stress, develop relationships, and handle the transitions facing them. Present study aims to findout the emotional intelligence among adolescent boys, using random sampling technique 120 (60 urban and 60 rural) adolescent boys were taken. An exploratory design was used for the study. Emotional intelligence test developed by Dr.Ekta Sharma(2011)is used to measure emotional intelligence of students. The obtained result of the study revealed there is no significant difference among adolescent boys on emotional intelligence

Published by: Sowmyashree K. N., Dr. Sreenivas M.Research Area: Psychology

Organisation: Bangalore University, Bengaluru, KarnatakaKeywords: Emotional intelligence, Adolescence, Rural and Urban

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32. Resisting SBZ attack patterns by a reliable trust model in Vehicular Ad Hoc Network (VANET)

Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) have the probable to convert the way people travel through the formation of a safe interoperable wireless communications network that contains buses, cars, traffic signals, cell phones, and other devices. However, VANETs are susceptible to security threats due to growing reliance on computing, communication, and control technologies. The sole security and privacy challenges modeled by VANETs include integrity, no repudiation, confidentiality, real-time operational constraints/demands, access control, privacy protection, and availability. In this paper, we recommend that the new trust management scheme mainly focuses on the Traffic Estimation and Prediction System which generally provides the predictive information needed for proactive traffic control and traveler information. In VANETs singular vehicles can help each other's find assets and build up dependability under profoundly powerful conditions; without any unified trust expert to determine the precision and unwavering quality of data aggregated in a distributed manner we present a new trust management system for such networks. The trustworthiness of VANETs could be upgraded by addressing holistically both node trust, which is defined as how trustworthy the nodes in VANETs are and data trust, which is defined as the assessment of whether or not and to what extent the reported traffic data are trustworthy. To make this trust-based system robust we include a way of dealing with false ratings. More specifically a reliable trust model is proposed which can resist the SBZ attack patterns by using the cloud watch mechanism which can exclude potential lies. The effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed scheme are validated through extensive experiments. The proposed trust management theme is applicable to a wide range of VANET applications to improve traffic safety, mobility, and environmental protection with enhanced trustworthiness.

Published by: Selvarani B., Rahin Batcha R.Research Area: VANET

Organisation: Independent ResearcherKeywords: Vehicular Ad hoc Networks (VANETs), Security, Trust management, SBZ, Cloud watch mechanism

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33. A study on China-U.S. trade war

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the on-going China-US trade war, similar to the Thucydides Trap in terms of competing for global economic dominance. It analyzes what the US attempts to achieve through the trade war and why China has been refusing the reciprocal trade relations urged by President Trump. It also identifies social and economic changes in American society, which motivate President Trump to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese goods. It emphasizes that the trade war is asymmetric and China will definitely suffer more losses than the US if the trade war escalates further. At the end of the paper, it suggests that to avoid the devastating result of the Thucydides Trap, China should further open its domestic market to American companies and actively pursue negotiations with the US for resolving the dispute. If trade tensions between the United States and certain trading partners escalate into a full-blown trade war, what should developing countries do? Using a global, general equilibrium model, this paper first simulates the effects of an increase in U.S. tariffs on imports from all regions to about 30 percent (the average non-Most Favored Nation tariff currently applied to imports and retaliation in kind by major trading partners- the European Union, China, Mexico, Canada, and Japan. The paper then considers four possible responses by developing countries to this trade war: (i) join the trade war; (ii) do nothing; (iii) pursue regional trade agreements with all regions outside the United States; and (iv) option (iii) and unilaterally liberalize tariffs on imports from the United States. The results show that joining the trade war is the worst option for developing countries (twice as bad as doing nothing) while forming RTAs with non-U.S. regions and liberalizing tariffs on U.S. imports (“turning the other cheek”) is the best. The reason is that a trade war between the United States and its major trading partners creates opportunities for developing countries to increase their exports to these markets. Liberalizing tariffs increases developing countries’ competitiveness, enabling them to capitalize on these opportunities.

Published by: Dr. Varsha Agarwal, Ayush Munjal, Tamanna Jain, Kishan KhodbhayaResearch Area: Finance

Organisation: Center for Management Studies, Jain (Deemed to be) University, Bangalore, KarnatakaKeywords: Trade war, Export and import, Trade disputes, Developing countries

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34. Prediction of Indoor PM2.5 concentrations using Support Vector Regression

Studies have found that exposure to elevated levels of PM2.5 concentrations, both in the long term and short term, has adverse health effects. The risk of exposure in the indoor microenvironment is higher compared to that of outdoor because people spend a significant amount of their time indoors. Therefore to mitigate the health risks, it becomes essential to maintain indoor PM2.5 levels. To do so, keeping an eye on the future expected concentrations is equally important as monitoring the current PM2.5 levels. This paper talks about the development of one such model that enables us to predict the indoor PM2.5 concentrations using Support Vector Regression. Upon development the model showed a very high value of R-square (0.98) and while testing it yielded a very low error (3.78%).

Published by: Satya Sundar PatraResearch Area: Environmental Engineering

Organisation: Indian Institutes of Technology, Chennai, Tamil NaduKeywords: Indoor PM2.5, PM2.5 Prediction, Support Vector Regression (SVR), Low-cost sensor

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35. Design, analysis and manufacturing of flexible and functional stirrup and steel profile bundle-tie manufacturing machine

Manufacturing process costs can be reduced by providing the mechanization of labor-intensive works such as construction and logistic operations in profile rolling. Although there are certain manual and semi-automatic machines available for the production of stirrups on constructions, using of physical strengths can not be eliminated, and these machines can not be used effectively for the production of steel profile bundle tie. In this study, it is aimed to design, analyze and manufacture of a functional machine based on hydraulic and automation system which has the flexibility to perform not only the production of bundle tie used in the transporting processes of the hot rolled steel profiles but also the stirrups used in construction sectors. The required process times for material feeding - straightening, bending, cutting and twisting operations were calculated. In line with the calculations, drive and transport mechanisms were designed and the motor-reducer pair was selected and the hydraulic cylinders and hydraulic power unit were dimensioned by using numerical engineering calculations. In order to validate the torque requirements of the motor-reducer groups which are calculated by using numerical engineering calculation methods, finite element method supported bending analyzes are performed and torque-time curves were obtained and the drive systems of the designed mechanisms are verified. Stress-time diagrams of Grade-75 rods, which are the raw material of bundle-tie production, are also obtained during the validation of the drive systems by finite element method supported analyzes. The bending regions of the bars were examined on the basis of the stress-strain diagram and the plastic forming capabilities of the process are evaluated. By this means, applying of excessive plastic deformation of the workpiece is prevented and optimizing of the final product's mechanical behavior is provided. By using the data obtained within the scope of the study, a flexible and functional structured machine was designed and manufactured which can perform many kinds of plastic deformation processes successfully.

Published by: Ilter Kilerci, Burak Onder, Aytac BassulluResearch Area: Mechanical Engineering

Organisation: Independent ResearcherKeywords: Flexible manufacturing system, Straightening, Bending, Tying, FEA Analysis

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36. A review on various approaches of remote sensing based satellite image classification

Image Classification is the process that has been done for extraction of valuable regions from the image. In this paper various approaches have been discussed that has been used for process of image classification. Supervised image classification and unsupervised image classification has been widely used for classification process. Classification has the major advantage that provides information about the various regions that are scattered over the satellite image. This has been used for prediction of percentage of various regions under different maps. Supervised classification approaches are based on machine learning algorithms that have been used for different types of prediction and decision making processes. On the basis of various approaches that have been discussed in this paper one can predict best approach for image classification process.

Published by: Roseleen Sahota, Dr. Harish KundraResearch Area: Computer Science Engineering

Organisation: Rayat Bahra Group of Institutions, Ropar, PunjabKeywords: Image classification, SVM, Near Neighbor Based, PSO, BAT, MDC, Membrane Computing

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37. A study on the effect of block-chain and cryptocurrency on the financial industry

Blockchains and Cryptocurrencies have become what some may call a buzz words, however very few understand what the words mean. Individually, Bloch-chain is this new, upcoming and disrupting technology that at its most basic level, is literally just a chain of digital blocks. We all must have heard the continuous chants “block-chain is a distributed, decentralized, public ledger."- FORTNEY Jun 25, 2019. Investopedia. Luckily, it’ just that. Nothing as complicated as you may have believed. Cryptocurrency, on the other hand, is this asset that runs on a blockchain, it is designed to work as a currency. Which is to say It uses cryptography to secure and verify transactions as well as to control the creation of new units of a particular cryptocurrency. Together, they can do anything from voting to insurance payments. We are already seeing multitudes of companies forming their own blockchains and cryptocurrencies. It is something people are willing to put a lot of money behind without a lot of surety of purpose, which is rare. –Fortney Investopedia. There are very few things that 100% of the people agree on, while this statement is true we must take into account how nothing has divided the financial industry quite so successfully. Some calling it a bubble. It has created overnight billionaires and as created a lot of employment over the years. It is also the cause of the loss of money and potentially millions of jobs in the future. - From Branson, Facebook Co-founders, Cuban to endorsing it to O’Leary, Dalio. In this research paper we aim to find out how these technologies have found such a strong foothold in the media, why it may seem scary (for the lack of a better word) to legalize these two purely disrupting and genius technologies, and how is it going to impact the industry in the coming years that truly runs the world, finance.

Published by: Dr. Varsha Agarwal, Simran Singh, Tanmoy Saha, Sofi Eshan AhmadResearch Area: Finance

Organisation: Center for Management Studies, Jain (Deemed to be) University, Bangalore, KarnatakaKeywords: Blockchain and auditing, Impact of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain

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38. A review on various approaches of data hiding for secure data transmission

Steganography is the field of image processing that has been used from ancient times for secure data transmission. In the process of Steganography secret information has been embedded in a signal so that that can be transmitted through a transmission channel under secure manner. In this paper various types of steganography and approaches have been used for data hiding. This paper comprises different approaches for image, video as well as for data hiding in audio signals. By studying these different approaches for data hiding in different types of signals, we observe that video steganography is the best medium for large data transmission and security. Video file contains a number of frames so that data can be easily hidden behind these frames. In this paper, various approaches for audio and video steganography that provide minimum distortion has been discussed.

Published by: Mamta, Urvashi SharmaResearch Area: Computer Science Engineering

Organisation: Rayat Bahra Group of Institutions, Ropar, PunjabKeywords: LSB, Echo hiding, MSB hiding, Phase coding, JPEG

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39. Customer satisfaction towards Honda Activa: A study in Jabalpur City

At the time of innovation of two-wheelers and its commercialization, it could not be imagined that the two-wheelers would also be designed and commercialized for women also. But the innovations and technological upgradations made it possible and a new thought emerged in the industry for designing the two-wheelers by which women (so-called half of a population) can be attracted to it. Nowadays, without geared two-wheelers are in keen demand for both male and female as it is easy to ride and handle. The study has been done to assess the customers’ satisfaction level about Honda Activa in Jabalpur city. The study is based on primary data which has been gathered through a structured questionnaire from 200 respondents of Jabalpur city. A convenience sampling technique has been used in this study to collect the data. The demographical representation of the respondents has shown through percentage analysis whereas, the satisfaction level of the respondents with Honda Activa has been analyzed by the researcher through Likert scale technique, mean and ranking methods. Influencing factors that affect in buying decision of the bike has been analyzed by the chi-square test. Assessing high customer value would always lead to high customer loyalty.

Published by: Saif Ul Haque, Dr. C. P. GujarResearch Area: Business Management

Organisation: Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramoday Vishwavidyalaya, Chitrakoot, Satna, Madhya PradeshKeywords: Customer satisfaction, Influencing factors, Two-wheeler

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40. Artificial Intelligence and its associated application in medical field

Prediction is a crucial facet within the medical domain. This paper encourages the utilization of Artificial Intelligence for prediction in medical life as technological support. There's a powerful impact upon all activities because of health, and human consultants should have the power to choose the adequate treatment which is able to be the evolution of the patient throughout the treatment. Since the mechanisms of AI have many advantages that are appropriate for this, it assists human intelligence in decision-making/prediction. The preciseness of mathematics and also the power of current technologies are the two robust qualities used in the system when they are combined to produce positive options as a result.

Published by: Pooja GundagurtiResearch Area: Artificial Intelligence

Organisation: Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, KarnatakaKeywords: Artificial Intelligence, Prediction, Human intelligence

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41. A study of women empowerment through self help groups with special reference to ASMITA a SHG by Jindal Stainless Limited

Most of the Indian population i.e. 23.6% or about 276 million people are below the poverty line with below $1.25per day purchasing power. As most of the people of India still reside in a rural area with a lack of facilities. Most of the CSR activities done create support to these rural communities and urban poor to develop economically. The major credit for women empowerment in rural areas should be given to SHG’s which not only provide employment opportunities but also provide skill development. Majorly this SHG’s are started either by Governmental Organizations or Non-Governmental Organization. Some of the SHG’s are started and support by Corporates through their CSR activities which majorly focus on women empowerment as it’s a need for the power to empower women in the country. At Jindal Stainless Limited. (JSL) CSR activities are taken as opportunities to give back to society in every way possible. JSL through its various CSR projects which mainly includes: a) Health Care b) Education and Vocational Training c) Women Empowerment and d) Rural Development Their other project also focuses on preservation of art and culture, Human rights, Disaster Management etc. Our project mainly aimed at women empowerment through Self-Help Groups i.e. SHG’s. ASMITA and SAHAJA are the major projects focused on women empowerment by JSL. The research focuses on the impact and growth of women in ASMITA. This research is mostly based on a depth interview done on convenience bases. To know the socio-economic condition of women residing and working in SHG’s i.e. in ASMITA. This research helps to know various aspect especially of SHG’s on the life of women who are a part of it. It helps us to understand the need and impact of these SHG’s on the life of participating women.

Published by: Nisha GujarResearch Area: Corporate Social Responsibility

Organisation: MIT, World Peace University, Pune, MaharashtraKeywords: Corporate Social Responsibility, Self-help groups, Asmita, NGO

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42. A review on integrating intrusion detection model using classifiers and chi-square feature selection

With the increasing use of IT technologies for maintaining the information, there is huge need for stronger intrusion detection mechanisms. The old usages like firewalls are not much so effective there are few new techniques that are used for the detection of intrusions. The various techniques of Intrusion Detection have been studied briefly. The main aim of this paper is to increase the accuracy with maximum and decrease with fewer false alarms. Also concern about reducing the disadvantages of the present IDS for large data. The intrusions enter the systems without any allowances to replicate files and running pirated software’s on their own to access systems and takes the very much confidential data like sensitive information. Intrusion detection can take care of the systems and if something suspicious happens the prompt will be given and monitored.

Published by: Rayees Ahmad Sheikh, Abhishek BhardwajResearch Area: Intrusion Detection

Organisation: CT Group of Institutions, Jalandhar, PunjabKeywords: Intrusion detection, Chi-square

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43. A Study of CSR as an antipoverty instrument

This paper mentions the comparative study of various CSR activities of a few of the top companies in India and their fight against poverty in the country. This research is based on how CSR can be used to eliminate poverty, what the scope of the project is, and the contribution of the companies in developing the poor local communities. The aim of this study is to start to fill the gap in our understanding of how, when and through what means the business can help to reduce poverty while recognizing the equally powerful potential of the business community to exacerbate poverty. Taking particular CSR initiatives as a starting point, we seek to look at the broader developmental footprint of business-as-usual strategies, as well as those which fall under the banner of CSR, to gain a fuller picture of how business is implicated in the development process. This paper focuses on the type and nature of the CSR activities of MNCs in their attempt to eliminate poverty.

Published by: Manjiri SononeResearch Area: Corporate Social Responsibility

Organisation: MIT, World Peace University, Pune, MaharashtraKeywords: Corporate Social Responsibility, Poverty reduction, MNCs, Poverty line

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44. Hybrid model for customer behavioural mining

Data mining is the study of data and the utility of software techniques for finding patterns and regularities in sets of data. The main reason behind the paper is to examine the exhibition of an existing client in order to the churning prediction to actualize bunching with the characterization expectation model including weighted K-means clustering with the Neural system. To assess and break down the exhibition based on exactness, accuracy, review, root means square mistake and to analyze the presentation of the proposed strategy with the current cross breed strategies. For this reason, numerous algorithms have been proposed to anticipate churning clients. In the proposed work, Decision Tree and Neural systems are utilized to break down the examples from the dataset and to hybrid the model for customer behavioral mining. As per the current system, both the K-means and Neural system have been utilized either independently or with the other mix too. It was seen that every procedure will give better outcomes. However, the issue that has been engaged in the investigation is to upgrade the k-implies calculation. A weighted K-means is used to improve the exactness of the classifier and utilized to distinguish agitate clients and compelling promoting systems. Now, these days customers for seeking satisfaction shifts from one homogeneous product to another termed as customer churning which is proposed through various techniques through this paper.

Published by: Aabid Ud Din Wani, Prince VermaResearch Area: Data Mining

Organisation: CT Institute of Engineering Management and Technology, Lambri, PunjabKeywords: Data mining, Clustering, K-mean, Customer churning

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45. Carrying out District Need Assessment (DNA) of Aurangabad district and identifying the needs based on secondary data source

District Need Assessment Jankidevi Bajaj Gram Vikas Sanstha (JBGVS) is a Bajaj Auto powered NGO that has been involved in implementing Integrated Rural Development Programs (IRDP) in villages with the objective of improving the quality of people’s lives. JBGVS works in selected villages of 5 districts namely, Pune, Aurangabad, Wardha districts of Maharashtra; Sikar district of Rajasthan and Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand. For JBGVS, needs assessment for a district is important because it will help the organization in understanding the needs that are preventing the district from reaching near its ideal condition/state in terms of availability of resources and stable overall development of the community. Need assessment is a series of activities that can help the researchers at all levels to find, perceive and solve the issues prevailing in that region. It is defined as the structured scrutiny of the gap that exists between the current and the desired state. It is the most important step in order to bring about an effective social change. The main motto of district need assessment is to help the researchers to identify and prioritize the needs that the region has to address to improve its conditions and perform. Suitable, well planned and implemented need assessment projects is important to execute successful philanthropic projects, community development, and natural calamity response. An in-depth need assessment study will contribute to planning, monitoring & evaluation as well as project responsibility. It is a key step in the project planning life cycle.

Published by: Sugandha BetawarResearch Area: Corporate Social Responsibility

Organisation: MIT, World Peace University, Pune, MaharashtraKeywords: District Need Assessment, Rural Development, Community development, Gap analysis.

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46. Study on the impact of CSR initiatives on the life of beneficiaries in and around Jindal Stainless Hisar

JSHL a leading steel manufacturing company operating since 1970, in Hisar Haryana. The company has started social welfare activity for people in Hisar and nearby villages to give back some value they are taking from society. Under this social initiative of company three projects are running in the betterment of people in Hisar as CSR activity which is 1. Smart Class 2. Stainless skill training institute 3. Agriculture development project These CSR initiatives are undertaking in Hisar for many years and to know the development of these projects its impact assessment is necessary to find out whether the purpose of projects is achieved or not. Hence “Study on the Impact of CSR Initiatives on the Life of Beneficiaries in and around Jindal Stainless Hisar Limited” study is conducted. The study has one clear objective to understand and analyze the impact of CSR initiatives undertaken by JHSL in the form of surveys & case studies. Major focused areas for impact assessment were Agriculture Development Project, Smart Class Project, and Stainless Skill Training Institute. The methodology for the project included continual interaction with all the stakeholders viz. the training centers, teachers/students in Defense Public School and SSTI, farmers from villages that registered themselves with Agriculture Development Project. CSR of JSHL is working very intensively to bring a good change in society and for its betterment having a holistic approach in different subjects like Health, Education, Women Empowerment, and Save the Girl Child, Agriculture Development, Safe Drinking Water and Skill Development. It has created a nice image and goodwill of the organization in the mind of people of Hisar. This will help the organization to grow themselves and nation too.

Published by: Vrushabha Gore, Dr. Samrudhi NavaleResearch Area: Corporate Social Responsibility

Organisation: MIT-World Peace University, Pune, MaharashtraKeywords: CSR, Agriculture development, Skill development

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47. Indexing, reviewing and publishing – Being a public intellectual

This paper discusses the concept of indexing and its importance for a researcher. A study of various indexing agencies, indexing parameters and the different review methods followed by these agencies. The paper would attempt to assess the review methods, indexing agencies, and the parameters. In addition to this, it would suggest methods to share knowledge with the common people so that the responsibility of being a public intellectual is also fulfilled.

Published by: Divya RoseResearch Area: Humanities

Organisation: Christ (Deemed To Be University), Bengaluru, KarnatakaKeywords: Index, Indexing, Indexing agencies, Indexing parameters, Review methods, Publishing, Peer-Review, Open and closed-access journals, Public intellectual

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48. Customer satisfaction towards the application of modern technology: A case study of Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank in Jaunpur district

This analysis is based on primary data and carried out on customer satisfaction regarding internet technology with special reference to Kashi Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank which is the one of the RRBs in Jaunpur district of U.P. The sample size of the study is 100 and convenience sampling method was used to collect the data. The appropriate statistical tools were applied in this study such as mean score, chi-square and percentage analysis for getting appropriate results. SMS alert, user-friendly ATM services and mobile application with modern features like NEFT/ IMPS/RTGS, cheque request, Bill payments for various services which were considered by the majority of the respondents. Most of the customers are found satisfied with SMS Alert, 24 hours helpline, etc. Due to lack of awareness customers don’t use frequently some banking services like mobile ATM facility, Internet technology, and RTGS, etc.

Published by: Ishu Srivastava, Dr. C. P. GujarResearch Area: Rural Management

Organisation: Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramoday Vishwavidyalaya, Chitrakoot, Satna, Madhya PradeshKeywords: Customer Satisfaction, RRBs, Banking services

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49. Automatic power generation using rain water harvesting and solar energy

Over the years of the rising population, practices that increase demand for water supply and electricity have grown in industries as well as in the expansion of agriculture. Monsoon is still the main hope and the source of our agriculture. In this perception, water-saving has become a necessity for mankind. Rainwater harvesting is a way to capture rainwater at the time of the downpour, store the water above the ground or download the underground water and use it later. Presently, rainwater harvesting is being carried out by the method of using the pathway at rooftops. But, the accumulation of dry leaves and microbial contamination in the rainwater pathway blocks the outlet and degrades the quality of water. The above-mentioned problem will be addressed in the present investigation, which aims to design an automated rainwater pathway, thereby enabling the collection of pure water. This system will make use of a mechanism that will be actuated by a rain gutter which is actuated by a servo motor, controlled by a rain sensor.

Published by: Rashmi V. Patil, Nikhil S. Mhetre, Ashitosh A. Varkale, Pramod P. DaradeResearch Area: Electronics And Telecommunication

Organisation: Sinhgad Academy of Engineering, Pune, MaharashtraKeywords: Rain gutter, Rain sensor, Level sensor, LCD, DC motor, Solar panel, Battery, ARM processor

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50. Effect of cognition on work perception of working and non-working women

Cognition is the mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses. It is in essence, the ability to perceive and react, process and understand, store and retrieve information, make decisions and produce appropriate responses. Intelligence plays a very determining role in the adjustment of an individual. An individual with higher intelligence is more likely to perceive his environment more accurately and respond properly to the stimuli present there and thus making his adjustment to the environment in a better way than does individual of lesser intelligence. The present study investigated the effect of cognition/ intelligence on all aspects of work perception of working & non-working women of Muzaffarpur District by applying incidental cum purposive sample on 240 women, half of them were working and the rest half were non-working (housewife). The result indicated that working women were found superior in intelligence and better in work orientation

Published by: Dr. Laxmi Rani, Sangita Kumari, Ritika Riya SinhaResearch Area: Social Psychology

Organisation: MSKB College, B.R.A.B.U, Muzaffarpur, BiharKeywords: Cognition, Intelligence, Work orientation, Work perception

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51. Smart cultivation system for better farming practices

Smart cultivation system for better farming practices is intended to create an automated IOT based system that helps ease the process of cultivating plants. This is a low-cost method and an effective solution to determine various factors such as moisture, temperature, and humidity which influence the growth of plants. For the agricultural sector, the use of proper methods of cultivation and irrigation plays a significant role in determining the quality of the crops. The main aim is to maximize the benefits of proper cultivation methods whilst reducing spoilage of crops and wastage of water. This system brings into play the Arduino UNO boards, MCU units, two low-cost sensors connected over a common server to collect the necessary data.

Published by: Sneha PullanoorResearch Area: Electrical, Computer Engineering

Organisation: Independent ResearcherKeywords: Soil Moisture, Irrigation, IoT, Temperature, Arduino, Humidity

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52. A study on impact of SAHAJA a CSR initiative of Jindal stainless limited, Jajpur Orissa

Half of the population constitutes women and girls still, there are various issues that women and girls are facing regarding education, health, and participation of workforce. Around 355 million women and girls menstruating inspite of growing nation there are areas where women faces significant barriers to a comfortable and dignified experience with menstrual hygiene awareness and management. Menstrual hygiene education for women is necessary before their first period and 71% of girls in India report no knowledge about menstruation and even people still thinks that menstruation is a sensitive topic, not to talk about especially in public. There are families who cannot afford to buy sanitary napkins. The present Research paper aimed to study the awareness of Menstrual hygiene in the local areas of Jajpur, Orissa. Women and girls lack access to sanitary materials and pads which are necessary to maintain the menstrual hygiene management. Every Women has a right to have sanitary protection but women out there uses unsanitized cloth during and it is due to following reasons:- • Unaffordability • Misinformation and myths The results of the study indicates the positive and significant improvement over menstrual hygiene with time and efforts of SHGs like SAHAJA. Now what actually needed is to accelerate the efforts in order to make affordable and accessible to all the women of all the rural as well as urban areas with cost effective strategy through education, information, and Health awareness.

Published by: Satvika GuptaResearch Area: Corporate Social Responsibility

Organisation: MIT World Peace University, Pune, MaharashtraKeywords: Menstrual hygiene management, Sanitary protection, SHG, Health awareness

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53. Lean manufacturing of NI-MO powder from piston rings plasma spray coating process

This research aims at examining the feasibility of reusing the waste plasma spray coating powder that is collected during the plasma spray coating on piston rings. This coating process is used to improve the properties, wear resistance, corrosion resistance and provide protection against the high working temperature of piston rings. During the coating process apart from the powder-coated on the substrate, there is plenty of wastage that occurs in the plasma chamber. Our research mainly aims at reusing this waste powder without compromising the quality of a piston ring. Resource management was the main aim of this research, as a waste powder from the spraying process is reused and experimentation like x-ray fluorescence analysis, twisting fatigue, exfoliation, and microstructure analysis test has to be undertaken to analyze the piston rings to check its properties.

Published by: Vadivel M., Sanjay V., Manikanda Yuvaraj G.Research Area: Materials Science

Organisation: Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil NaduKeywords: Plasma spray process, Ni-Mo powder, Xrf, Exfoliation, Micrograph, Piston rings

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