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Generalized p-Transmuted Neutrosophic Distributions: Theory and its Applications
The study of neutrosophy offers a fresh approach for handling uncertain data with adaptability. This article explores the application of neutrosophic probability distribution in constructing a transmuted neutrosophic framework. Specifically, it introduces a generalized transmuted neutrosophic distribution. Building upon this generalization, quadratic and cubic transmuted distributions are developed and examined alongside certain lifetime distributions serving as foundational neutrosophic models. Additionally, an empirical investigation is conducted to assess the practicality and versatility of these distributions in real-world contexts. 2024, American Scientific Publishing Group (ASPG). All rights reserved. -
Forbidden Cravings: Exploring socio-cultural ramifications of food practices in Aamis
Food choices represent conscious affirmation and expression of personal, group, ethnic or national identity. Due to its multidimensional role, food that we rely on sustenance is often politicised and used as a tool to create conflict amongst and within diverse social groups. Assamese cuisine includes a rich platter of authentic food varieties, often limited to the north-eastern region. Although food consumption is a subjective experience, cultural taboos within a community might be acceptable practices in another culture, creating conflicting notions of food practices. The balance between the twin axis of culture and politics regarding food is disrupted when heterogeneous cultural patterns and opposing political notions are in discord. Similarly, the solidarity within a cultural group becomes hostile when the authority of the individual concerning food choices is not aligned with the authority of the social structure. This discord from a political and cultural standpoint is evident in the Assamese socio-cultural scenario. Taking Bhaskar Hazarika's Ravening/Aamis (2019) as a case study, this paper proposes to analyse the representational troupe of food, through a structuralist anthropological lens, with respect to food politics to understand socio-cultural ramifications of Assamese food patterns. 2022 Aesthetics Media Services. All rights reserved. -
Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial studies of novel Schiff bases and their complexes
Novel Schiff bases, Furan-2-carboxylic acid pyridin-4-ylmethyleneamide, and Thiophene-2-carboxylic acid 1H-indol-2-ylmethyleneamide and their mononuclear Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductance, UV-visible, FT-IR, 1H NMR and EPR spectroscopy. The complexes are non-electrolytes as evidenced from the molar conductance vaules. The ligands and their complexes have been tested for their antimicrobial activity against one gram positive bacteria, Bacillus subtilis, gram negative bacteria, Escherichia coli and fungi Candida albicans. It is found that metal complexes exhibited more activity than the free ligand. 2021 Scientific Publishers. All rights reserved. -
Young consumers' green marketing orientation: role of customer citizenship behaviour in determining real estate purchase intention in India
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess green marketing as an influential factor in the purchase of real estate. In this study, the consumer citizenship behaviour of young individuals will be studied with an assessment of real estate purchase intention, strategic green marketing orientation (GMO) and tactical GMO. Design/methodology/approach: The sample frame consists of young consumers from Indias metropolitan cities. The respondents were in the range of 18 to 35 years of age. These cities provide a high standard of living, more career options and better educational opportunities. Five separate sections of a standardised questionnaire were used, and a structural equation model was used to assess a total of 393 valid replies. Findings: Green marketing impacts the behaviour that influences the desire of young customer to buy green real estate. Research limitations/implications: As the focus of this study is primarily on major cities, future research may study similar behaviour in non-metropolitan cities. The study can also be conducted among consumers of other age groups. Originality/value: The originality, to the best of the authors knowledge, exists in examining how young consumers opinions about green marketing impact their intentions to purchase green houses and real estate in India. This study will be accessible to all parties involved in the housing and real estate industries. 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited. -
Effect of age and gender on dietary patterns, mindful eating, body image and confidence
The emergence of Diet Culture came into existence with the era of pop culture, which emphasized the idea of body improvement by embracing the portrayal of unrealistic beauty standards set by the thin-ideal media. This growing and trending culture gained its popularity in India with the COVID pandemic and the imposed lockdown, wherein the prevalence of obesity and binge eating resulted from counter-regulatory eating behaviors and restrictive food intake to a greater extent of skipping meals to achieve the desired body type. The present empirical investigation focuses on understanding the gender and age-based differences (between the ages 18 to 55) among Indian population on dietary patterns, body image, mindful eating and physical appearance confidence using 2 3 factorial design. The tools used were Eating Behavior Pattern Questionnaire (EBPQ) [43], Body Self- image Questionnaire (BSIQ) [40], Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ) [18] and Personal Evaluation Inventory (PEI) [44] were administered on a sample size of 120, selected using convenience sampling technique. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS Version 20.0. Results of the study reveal non-significant age and gender differences for mindful eating and appearance confidence. Significant age- differences were observed for Snacking and convenience F(2,114) = 6.22, p <.05; social dependence F(2,114) = 3.87, p <.05 and height dissatisfaction F(2,114) = 8.79, p <.05. And, significant gender differences were observed for Meal Skipping F(1,114) = 6.46, P <.05; snacking and convenience F(1,114) = 4.19, p <.05; fatness evaluation F(1,114) = 5.94, p <.05 and fitness evaluation F(1,114) = 5.33, p <.05. The only significant interaction effect observed was for social dependence dimension F(2, 114) = 3.96, p <.05. Thus, high exposure to social media and diet-related content contributed significantly to changing dietary patterns, and how they look, feel or perceive their body. 2023, BioMed Central Ltd., part of Springer Nature. -
Effect of Social Cognitive Skills Training (SCST) on Cognitive and Affective Theory of Mind in Adolescents
Social cognitive skills training (SCST) in a therapeutic setup can result in more positive outcomes when incorporated with psychotherapy, especially among adolescents with minor social-cognitive impairments, and it may result in multifarious benefits to mitigate their social-cognitive dysfunction. This research focuses on the effect of SCST on the cognitive and affective theory of mind for adolescents with low social cognition. Quasi-experimental research with a pre-test-post-test design was used. Edinburgh Social Cognition test (ESCoT) was used for pre-and post-testing one week before and post-SCST training. The significant findings reveal a positive impact of SCST on the affective theory of mind and cognitive theory of mind in the experimental group. No significant changes were found in the control group (waitlisted). The results help validate the SCST module to improve an adolescents cognitive and affective theory of mind in social cognition. Further implications are discussed. 2024, Institute for Human Rehabilitation. All rights reserved. -
THEORY OF MIND AS A UNIFYING CONSTRUCT OF RELIGIOUS COGNITION AND EUDAIMONIC WELL-BEING AMONG CHRISTIAN ADOLESCENTS
Theory of mind (ToM) is the ability of an individual to identify or predict others emotions, thoughts, and beliefs. In the context of religious cognition and eudaimonic well-being, ToM can be understood as the cognitive process through which individuals interpret and understand religious experiences, knowledge, behaviour, attitudes, and beliefs. These variables are known for sustained psychological and religious consistency in an individual's life. Eudaimonic well-being, on the other hand, refers to the long-lasting effects on individuals mental and spiritual health, enabling them to find purpose and meaning in life, depending on the individual, religion, and society. ToM is an emerging aspect of cognitive neuroscience, rapidly expanding its field to evolution, brain imaging, and religious cognition. The period of adolescence is when adolescents are put into a turbulence of terrible confusion about their identity, beliefs, and autonomy. A thorough understanding of ToM based on religious cognition will foster adolescents' spiritual and mental health. This article connects ToM to religious cognition and the eudaimonic well-being of adolescents in Christian traditions. We propose that ToM could illuminate the relationship between religious cognition and eudaimonic well-being and provide a deepened understanding of these variables in psycho-spiritual therapy. This article also reveals the healing role of ToM on religious cognition and eudaimonic well-being during adolescence and the importance of focusing on spiritual and mental health as developmental assets that can potentially influence them in the future. 2024 Journal of Dharma: Dharmaram Journal of Religions and Philosophies (DVK, Bangalore). -
Social-cognitive Skills Training on Interpersonal Understanding of Social Norms During Adolescence
Background: Social-cognitive skills training (SCST) in a therapeutic setup can result in more positive outcomes when incorporated with psychotherapy, especially among adolescents with minor social-cognitive impairments in their social interactions. It may result in multifarious benefits to mitigate their social-cognitive dysfunction. This study aimed to identify the effects of SCST on interpersonal understanding of social norms in adolescents with low social cognition. Methods: In this quasi-experimental research, 80 adolescents (1019 years) with low social cognition, no previous experience of skills training, and absence of any psychological disorders, especially those that affect their social-cognitive functioning, with assent from the participants and written informed consent from the parents/guardian and a score below 58 on the Need For Social-Cognition Scale, were included. They were randomly allocated into SCST or waitlist control group. SCST consists of 20 sessions with indoor activities, games, and discussions, and it has been arranged for 1 hour per 3 days a week for 3 months. Edinburgh social cognition test (ESCoT) was used to assess the degree of interpersonal understanding of social norms among adolescents as part of pre and posttests. Results: The Wilcoxon Sign Ranked Test showed that the interpersonal understanding of social norms after SCST is significantly higher than the interpersonal understanding of social norms SCST with a large effect size. The mean (standard deviation) scores in the ESCoT test improved significantly (P < 0.001) following [W = 0.001, P <.001, r = 1.000]. Conclusion: SCST effectively improves the interpersonal understanding of social norms, an essential developmental milestone during adolescence. It highlights the importance of focusing on mental health as a developmental asset that can influence social-cognitive development in the future. 2024 The Author(s). -
LANGUAGE CONTACT AND CHANGE: AN ANALYSIS OF HERITAGE KONKANI IN KERALA; [CONTACTE LINGSTIC I CANVI: UNA ANISI DEL PATRIMONI KONKANI A KERALA]; [CONTACTO LINGSTICO Y CAMBIO: UN ANISIS DEL PATRIMONIO KONKANI EN KERALA]
This paper analyses the extent of language contact induced change in the sound system of heritage Konkani community of Kerala, India. Heritage Konkanis, belonging to different castes namely Gowda Saraswat Brahmins (GSB), Saraswat non-brahmins, Konkan Sonars, Vaishya Vaniyar and Kudumbi, started migrating to Kerala in the late 13th century. The upper caste GSBs remained as a closed community until 20th century, which helped in the maintenance of their language. Linguistic data for the study was collected from 20 GSB youths of the age group 18-35 using Snowball sampling method. The analysis of the data shows loss of features such as aspiration and nasalization, which are inherent to Konkani. This indicates the vulnerable linguistic situation of the GSB community whose mother tongue exhibits linguistic variations, as a result of prolonged coexistence with the majority language, Malayalam. 2024 University of Barcelona. All rights reserved. -
Study of classical Be stars in open clusters older than 100 Myr
We performed the slitless spectroscopic survey to identify classical Be (CBe) stars in open clusters older than 100 Myr. Observing a sample of 71 open clusters, we identified 13 CBe stars in 11 open clusters, one of, which (TYC 2679-432-1) is a new detection. The 13 CBe stars show both H? in emission and IR excess, which confirm that they possess gaseous circumstellar discs. Two more CBe stars are found to exhibit H? in absorption for the first time, indicating that might be passing through disc-less episode presently. The spectral-type estimation is done for all these 15 stars and it is noticed that they belong to B0.5B8 type. Moreover, we found that the distribution of our sample is peaking near late B-types as expected. 2021, Indian Academy of Sciences. -
Indexing exoplanets with physical conditions potentially suitable for rock-dependent extremophiles
The search for different life forms elsewhere in the universe is a fascinating area of research in astrophysics and astrobiology. Currently, according to the NASA Exoplanet Archive database, 3876 exoplanets have been discovered. The Earth Similarity Index (ESI) is defined as the geometric mean of radius, density, escape velocity, and surface temperature and ranges from 0 (dissimilar to Earth) to 1 (similar to Earth). The ESI was created to index exoplanets on the basis of their similarity to Earth. In this paper, we examined rocky exoplanets whose physical conditions are potentially suitable for the survival of rock-dependent extremophiles, such as the cyanobacteria Chroococcidiopsis and the lichen Acarospora. The Rock Similarity Index (RSI) is first introduced and then applied to 1659 rocky exoplanets. The RSI represents a measure for Earth-like planets on which physical conditions are potentially suitable for rocky extremophiles that can survive in Earth-like extreme habitats (i.e., hot deserts and cold, frozen lands). 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. -
De novo synthesis of 2,2-bis(dimethylamino)-3-alkyl or benzyl 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one compounds
A new versatile and efficient strategy for the synthesis of 2,2-bis(dimethylamino)-3-alkyl or benzyl 2,3-dihydroquinazoline-4(1H)-one compounds has been developed by one-pot multicomponent reaction with isatoic anhydride, amines followed by in situ-generated Vilsmeier reagent. The reaction has also been studied with different amines and solvents. 2017 Taylor & Francis. -
A novel approach for the synthesis of functionalized hydroxylamino derivative of dihydroquinazolinones
A new metal-free and modular approach for the synthesis of various functionalized dihydroquinazolinones has been developed from isatoic anhydride, amines, 4-chloro-N-hydroxybenzimidoylchloride to yield up to 71%. The reaction has been screened in various bases, solvents at different temperatures. The substrate scope of the reaction has been studied with various amines and the possible reaction mechanism for this reaction has also been proposed. 2020, 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. -
A strong technique for solving the fractional model of multi-dimensional Schnakenberg reaction-diffusion system
In recent times, researchers have increasingly directed their focus toward Reaction-Diffusion models, attracted by their versatile applications across various scientific domains. Within these models, the Schnakenberg Reaction-Diffusion System (SRDS) has gained significant attention for its ability to explain intricate phenomena such as oscillatory behavior, limit cycles, pattern formations and diffusion in biochemistry. This paper specifically delves into the Fractional Schnakenberg Reaction Diffusion System (FSRDS), an extension of SRDS that incorporates principles of fractional calculus. This extension provides a more comprehensive framework for understanding complex dynamics. The unique aspect of this work lies in the innovative approach used to derive an analytical solution for FSRDS - the Residual Power Series Method with Laplace Transform (L.T.)/Laplace Residual Power series Method (LRPSM). By employing LRPSM and considering the provided initial conditions, our objective is to unveil an analytical solution for FSRDS. 2025 World Scientific Publishing Company. -
Impact of Globalization and Multinational Corporations on Farmer Suicides in India: An Overview, Effects, Strategies and Policies
The tragic rise of farmer suicides in India brought to light some of the high social and ecological costs associated with globalization and unsustainable agriculture. The study analyzes the impact of globalization and MNCs on farmer suicides and suggests strategies and policies. The crucial findings show regressive agricultural policies, output declines, insufficient credit support, private parties intervention, land fragmentation, and the high cost of cultivation due to the privatization of the seed sector that led to worst debt traps among other factors as major contributors to this turmoil. This research underlines the ongoing efforts in understanding and tackling these issues. 2023 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. -
A Pilot Study on Detection of Microplastics for Environmental Monitoring Using Inland Lakes as Ecological Indicators
The waterbodies of a city play a major role in its biodiversity and ecological well-being. The main aspect of this study was to select lakes close to urban areas that are affected due to garbage dumping or have wastewater treatment plants inlets in them and check for microplastics (MPs) presence in them. Seetharampalya and Puttenahalli lakes in Bangalore both showed the presence of microplastics in their water and bank sediment soil samples, which were segregated by the wet peroxide oxidation process. In scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis, the microplastics segregated from the water of Seetharampalya lake were found to be clumped and in clusters of uneven form and shape. Microplastics extracted from the soil of Seetharampalya lake were found to have sheet, like structures with occasional dumps or clusters. The microplastics sorted out from Puttenahalli lake water were uneven and had roughly rectangular structures. The soil microplastics recovered from Puttenahalli lake were found to be sheaths of globular masses. The energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis majorly showed presence of carbon and oxygen. In Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis, characteristic peaks at 719/cm and 1469/cm were observed. Similarly, in x-ray diffraction (XRD), the 26 values around 20 could be seen in all four samples. This is the first reported study of microplastics in these lakes of Bangalore. 2024 - Kalpana Corporation. -
Detrimental effects of microplastics in aquatic fauna on marine and freshwater environments A comprehensive review
The world is ever evolving and new technologies are popping up everywhere. New inventions and discoveries have created a better world, but not a sustainable one. The whole earth is drowning in various pollutants and garbage. Plastic pollution has garnered sufficient attention and there are various teams and organizations working toward cleaning our beaches, parks, and environment. However, all these actions will not suffice as plastics have trickled down into microplastics, which are posing a greater threat to our water systems and aquatic fauna. Several ongoing researches focus on marine microplastics, while only 13% of studies are on freshwater. Research on microplastics is now on the rise, with new strategies and restrictions being put into place to curb its accumulation in our marine and freshwater environments. In a recent study, microplastics were found to be present in human blood with. Out of 22 people tested, 17 test subjects had microplastics present in their blood. This review focuses on the adverse effects of microplastics in marine and freshwater ecosystems, with special focus on aquatic fauna. 2023 Jaikumar, et al. -
Impact of the operational parameters of a dual fuel engine operating on a blend of Water Hyacinth biodiesel and Mesua ferrea biodiesel with hydrogenA clean development mechanism
The study was conducted to uncover the emission, combustion, and performance features of the blend of Water Hyacinth biodiesel and Mesua Ferrea seed oil biodiesel with Hydrogen addition on a diesel engine in dual fuel. Pilot fuel is a blend of 50% Water Hyacinth biodiesel and 50% Mesua Ferrea seed oil biodiesel. A single-cylinder compression ignition engine was modified to operate on dual fuel mode with hydrogen. Variations of engine operating parameters such as injection timing, and engine load were performed. The study was conducted with three pilot fuel injection timings (23, 26, and 29bTDC) and variable engine loadings (20%100% with an increment of 20%) at an injection pressure of 200 bar and compression ratio of 18. The results indicated that the maximum brake thermal efficiency of 28.11% and a replacement of liquid fuel by 85% was obtained for the WHMF blend powered dual fuel diesel engine at pilot fuel injection timings of 26bTDC at 100% load. HC, CO, and smoke emissions are reduced with hydrogen due to faster combustion. On the other hand, there was a slight increase in NOx emissions noticed with hydrogen enrichment. 2024 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC -
RCBAM-CNN: Rebuild Convolution Block Attention Module-based Convolutional Neural Network for Lung Nodule Classification
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Pulmonary nodules, indicative of tumor growth, present significant diagnostic challenges due to their varying sizes and shapes. Computed Tomography (CT) is commonly used for lung cancer screening due to its high sensitivity and efficacy in detecting these nodules. However, differentiating between benign and malignant nodules can be difficult due to their overlapping characteristics. To address this challenge, we propose a Rebuild Convolution Block Attention Module-based Convolutional Neural Network (RCBAM-CNN) designed to accurately classify lung nodules from CT scans. The RCBAM-CNN integrates a Rebuild Convolution Block Attention Module (RCBAM), which includes reshaped layers and redefined spatial attention mechanisms to enhance the networks focus on relevant features while minimizing noise. The performance of the proposed method is evaluated using the LIDC-IDRI dataset. Data augmentation techniques, including rotation, rescaling, and both vertical and horizontal flips, are applied to improve the models robustness and generalization. Subsequently, U-Net is employed for precise image segmentation, ensuring accurate delineation of nodule regions. The proposed RCBAM-CNN demonstrates exceptional performance, achieving an accuracy of 99.72%, surpassing existing methods such as adaptive morphology with a Gabor Filter (GF) and Capsule Network-based CNN. This approach represents a significant advancement in lung nodule classification, offering improved diagnostic accuracy and reliability. 2024 River Publishers. -
Effective time context based collaborative filtering recommender system inspired by Gowers coefficient
The fast growth of Internet technology in recent times has led to a surge in the number of users and amount of information generated. This substantially contributes to the popularity of recommendation systems (RS), which provides personalized recommendations to users based on their interests. A RS assists the user in the decision-making process by suggesting a suitable product from various alternatives. The collaborative filtering (CF) technique of RS is the most prevalent because of its high accuracy in predicting users' interests. The efficacy of this technique mainly depends on the similarity calculation, determined by a similarity measure. However, the traditional and previously developed similarity measures in CF techniques are not able to adequately reveal the change in users' interests; therefore, an efficient measure considering time into context is proposed in this paper. The proposed method and the existing approaches are compared on the MovieLens-100k dataset, showing that the proposed method is more efficient than the comparable methods. Besides this, most of the CF approaches only focus on the historical preference of the users, but in real life, the people's preferences also change over time. Therefore, a time-based recommendation system using the proposed method is also developed in this paper. We implemented various time decay functions, i.e., exponential, convex, linear, power, etc., at various levels of the recommendation process, i.e., similarity computation, rating matrix, and prediction level. Experimental results over three real datasets (MovieLens-100k, Epinions, and Amazon Magazine Subscription) suggest that the power decay function outperforms other existing techniques when applied at the rating matrix level. 2022, The Author(s) under exclusive licence to The Society for Reliability Engineering, Quality and Operations Management (SREQOM), India and The Division of Operation and Maintenance, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden.