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Transforming technical education: Initiatives for implementing faculty training

The teaching and learning ecosystem is undergoing a massive transformation, hence it is increasingly becoming challenging for the faculty to effectively interact and teach students. With rapid changes, evolution, and augmentation in technology, the undergraduate courses are predominantly diversified with emphasis on specialization. As a matter of fact, the prominence of technology as a part of human education cannot be denied. From the ancient days when technology was just going through its teething phase, till today, when most students are equipped with several portable technological devices at any given time, technology continues to drive educational competence to newer intellectual levels. The methods for all domains of education are also altering, newer ones are introduced while older ones being obsolete. This paper reviews the various aspects of training needs for faculty engaged in technical education. It concludes that today’s scenario demands technical faculties, with leadership qualities, enhanced soft-skills, able to face work pressures and new challenges, all this along with their domain knowledge as well as interdisciplinary exposure. This necessitates strategic initiatives for implementing faculty training and will surely enable us to witness a superior standard in technical education in the immediate future.

Published by: Dr. Debajyoti Mukhopadhyay, Dr. Mousumi Bhattacharjee James

Author: Dr. Debajyoti Mukhopadhyay

Paper ID: V5I3-1928

Paper Status: published

Published: June 19, 2019

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Impact of training and capacity building programme for the upliftment of women self help group members, in rural areas of Himachal Pradesh: A review of studies

Women constitute nearly half of India's population and play an important role in the social and economic development of the nation. But their role is marginalized in the context of national development. For, no country can sustain its development if it does not utilize properly its women as a productive resource. Women empowerment is regarded as a necessary condition to stabilize and in turn to have a sustainability of the development process. Empowerment of women includes higher literacy level and education for women, better health care, equal ownership of productive resources and more participation in economic and commercial sectors, improved standard of living and acquiring self-reliance, self-esteem, and self-confidence.

Published by: Ajay Kumar

Author: Ajay Kumar

Paper ID: V5I3-1884

Paper Status: published

Published: June 19, 2019

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Modelling and control of DStatcom using modified DSOGI -SRF Control algorithm

This paper proposes to design and control of three-phase distribution static compensator (DSTATCOM) for mitigating power quality problems at the distribution level. The current related power quality issues such as excess reactive power, harmonics and unbalancing of load are taken into consideration. Control based on double second order generalized integrator synchronous reference frame (DSOGI-SRF) theory is developed for generating reference supply currents. Three phases voltage source converter (VSC) with self-support DC bus is used as DSTATCOM. Switching pulses for VSC are generated using hysteresis current control. This system is developed with MATLAB environment using SIMULINK and Sim Power System (SPS) tools.

Published by: Swati Rana, Ankit kumar, Saurabh tiwari

Author: Swati Rana

Paper ID: V5I3-1945

Paper Status: published

Published: June 19, 2019

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MINI: Multidimensional Integrated Neural Interface

Data science today, have reached up to great heights and it has achieved many milestones with great innovation and ideas. On the basis of that have come with an idea where it’s a help to mankind. In today’s world with such a growing technology we have many people with different disabilities in them but with the help of technology, they are able to recover it to a great extent. Increasing the level of technologies alternately put an effect on the increase of its uses in the real world which helps the human being in various aspects. With such hope, to help mankind we have come up with an idea where we can help the people who cannot speak due to various reasons. So, we can come up with a technology where it will help them to express their feelings to the world without speaking.

Published by: Juned Javed Kadri

Author: Juned Javed Kadri

Paper ID: V5I3-1935

Paper Status: published

Published: June 19, 2019

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Mesenteric fibromatosis mimicking GIST and presenting as a rare cause intestinal obstruction in a 1 year old boy: A rare case report

Mesenteric Fibromatosis (MF) is a rare myofibroproliferative tumour that may present as a common clinical entity like intestinal obstruction or abdominal mass. They are exceedingly rare in the pediatric population. They often mimic Gastrointestinal Stroma Tumours (GIST) in their presentation, imaging and even histological features. Here we present the case of a one year, 9 months old boy who had a right hemicolectomy for an obstructing ascending colon tumour whose initial histological analysis was suggestive of GIST. A repeat analysis including Immunohistochemistry staining confirmed the diagnosis of MF. No further treatment was given and the child is asymptomatic one year later. MF though rare may present as common clinical entities and tends to mimic MF. Detailed analysis is required to distinguish it from GIST as the prognosis and treatment may differ significantly.

Published by: Alex E. Elobu, Vianney Kweyamba, Ushma Wartikar, Brijesh Kumar, Rakesh Rai

Author: Alex E. Elobu

Paper ID: V5I3-1682

Paper Status: published

Published: June 19, 2019

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Experimental analysis of free convective heat transfer through micro channels with different configuration

The microchannel heat sinks play a very important role in the functioning of the microelectronic components. In this paper, the focus is on the convective heat transfer performance of the microchannels with different diameters and configurations. The heat transfer performance is a function of surface area available for the heat transfer and the heat transfer coefficient of the heat carrying medium. It is highly desirable to understand the fluid flow and the heat transfer characteristics of a buoyancy-induced micro pump and micro heat exchanger in microfluidic and thermal systems. In this study, we experimentally investigate the fully developed natural convection in an open-ended vertical cylindrical microchannel with asymmetric wall temperature distributions. The experiments were conducted in both horizontal and vertical orientations. Results reveal that in most of the natural convection situations, the volume flow rate at the micro scale is higher than that at the macro scale. It is, therefore, concluded that the temperature jump condition induced by the effects of rarefaction and fluid-wall interaction plays an important role in slip-flow natural convection and heat transfer rates are higher than vertical configurations the evaluated experimental results are compared with available literature and graphically noted.

Published by: G. Srinivasa Rao

Author: G. Srinivasa Rao

Paper ID: V5I3-1916

Paper Status: published

Published: June 19, 2019

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