Browse Items (9795 total)
Sort by:
-
Perceived Reality of Self and Others with Two Childhood Trauma Survivors - An Idiographic Case Study
Impacts of childhood trauma can be crucial in understanding personality traits and psychological distress. However, it could be hard to predict if these individuals develop posttraumatic stress or growth. Several quantitative research studies have concluded the connections between childhood trauma and psychopathology or maladaptive personality traits. Various researchers have discovered the negative consequences of early childhood trauma and its long-term effects which may be rudimentary in understanding the causation of life-long psychological and medical deficiencies. This has been very elementary in understanding trait patterns and psychopathology for outcome generalizability and implementing prevention and intervention models. However, these studies still fail to spotlight the importance of the lived experiences of trauma survivors. Nevertheless, the present study is an idiographic single-case study research design used in the exploration of the lived experiences and perceived reality of self and others with two childhood trauma survivors. The Electrochemical Society -
Perceived stress among information technology professionals in India during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Information Technology (IT) industry in India is an integral part of the nations economy. The COVID-19 pandemic is a cause of disquietude and is probably the gravest challenge encountered by the IT industry at present. Although the IT industry has contributed to varied sectors globally amid the crisis, IT professionals encounter a profusion of mental health challenges. Despite this, there have as yet been limited studies focusing on the mental health impact on IT professionals during this period. This study strives to explore the role of socio-demographic factors on perceived stress and to examine the association between gratitude and perceived stress among IT professionals in India during the pandemic. Data from 219 participants were included for analysis in this cross-sectional, correlational study. Findings suggest that there exists a significant difference in perceived stress based on gender, marital status, and parental status. Furthermore, the results demonstrate a significant negative association between gratitude and perceived stress. The study contributes to the field of cognitive ergonomics and broadens the theoretical knowledge base of perceived stress based on socio-demographic elements. Findings also have positive implications for organisational psychologists as they suggest that encouraging a focus on gratitude could aid in lower perceived stress. 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. -
Perceived stress and fatigue in software developers: Examining the benefits of gratitude
Software development demands creativity and adept problem-solving skills. However, long-term stress and fatigue might impede these skills in software developers. From the perspective of positive psychology, this cross-sectional study investigated the effects of gratitude, age, and gender on stress and fatigue in 421 participants, 244 males (58 %) and 177 females (42 %), aged between 21 and 57 years (M = 36.20; SD = 7.56). The tools employed included the multi-component gratitude measure, perceived stress scale and fatigue assessment scale. Multiple linear regressions confirmed the beneficial effects of gratitude, and they indicated higher levels of perceived stress and fatigue in women and younger professionals. These findings have positive implications for organisational psychologists, as they signify the favourable impacts of gratitude in mitigating stress and fatigue in software developers. The authors recommend that organisational practitioners should focus on enhancing the professionals' well-being by strategizing and implementing gratitude training programmes. 2022 Elsevier Ltd -
Perception about inventory management and control at quick service restaurants
India's quick service restaurant market has expanded significantly in recent years. For small-scale QSRs, inventory management continues to be an essential challenge. Inventory management enhances the efficiency of business operations by influencing the stockpile and supply of essential products and materials. The research aims to highlight the importance of inventory control and management in QSRs. Primary data was collected from 120 operational QSRs in Bangalore in Karnataka and 30 from Kottayam in Kerala. It was found that most of the respondents felt that proper inventory management and control could help to improve their service quality and help to reduce costs. It has been found that the factors service, savings, and risk have a strong positive correlation with inventory cost. Several techniques and strategies like techniques for cooking with no waste, menu planning with fewer ingredients, networks for local sourcing, matching demand and supply through seasonal planning have been identified to increase the performance of QSRs. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Perception and Practices of EdTech Platform: A Sentiment Analysis
Virtual and digital learning being the new normal, pandemic outburst and unexpected disruption in the functioning of educational services have paved way for online learning services. Considering the fast-Track growth of the education technology (EdTech) industry, in order to sustain, it is imperative for the industry to understand the underlying issues by capturing the end users' perception. The primary purpose of this research is to examine the perception of users towards EdTech platforms A sample of 600 reviews regarding three major EdTech platforms were scraped from MouthShut.com as textual data and analysed using lexicon-based method. The polarity of the sentiments pertaining to the reviews of different platforms was analysed using sentiment analysis. Furthermore, the topic modelling on the reviews was performed using natural language programming. The results revealed a positive sentiment of users towards the EdTech services and platforms. The most influential factors are faculty expertise, interface user-friendliness, syllabus, and pricing model. Our findings help EdTech service providers to understand which factors are driving this dramatic shift in student behaviour so they may develop better strategies to attract and retain consumers. Despite the rise in EdTech platform popularity, this is the first study to investigate perception of EdTech users comprehensively. 2022 IEEE. -
Perception of Climate Finance: An Empirical Approach
Climate finance is an alternative financing source in which private and public at domestic and global levels invest their funds to support mitigation of and adapt to present and upcoming climate change. It is an enormous challenge since it is incredibly susceptible to climate impact. The main challenge lies in identifying risks of climate change, appropriate response measures, and prioritizing them to control climate change. The paper aims to determine the perception of climate finance among the public while assessing India's current situation concerning climate change. A well-structured questionnaire was prepared, and data were collected from 253 respondents in Chennai city from December 2020 to February 2021 using a convenience sampling method. A chi-square tool was used to examine the association between the demographic profiles of the respondents and the respondents' perception of climate change-related activities. Type of family, age, and number of family members are significantly associated with most statements connected to the perception of climate finance. The majority of the respondents had insufficient knowledge about climate change policies. Forty-two per cent of the respondents believed that the investment made in climate finance is used effectively for sustainable development. It explores the present scenario of climate finance in India during the Covid 19 pandemic period. The study results will be helpful to the social investment companies, and the regulators frame suitable strategic policies. 2022 by authors, all rights reserved. -
Perception of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Testing the ActorObserver Bias
Entrepreneurial ecosystem is the interacting socio-economic environment that facilitates entrepreneurs to start and develop their enterprises. A vibrant and supportive entrepreneurial ecosystem is necessary for the start-up and growth of an enterprise. The entrepreneurial action would largely depend on the perception of entrepreneurs about the ecosystem. In this context, a study was designed to understand the perceptions of actors (entrepreneurs) and observers (non-entrepreneurs) on various components of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Data for this study were collected from 296 entrepreneurs and 315 non-entrepreneurs from India, who responded to a 77-item questionnaire by giving their ratings of various aspects of the ecosystem on a 5-point scale. Findings of the study showed that perceptions of the entrepreneurial ecosystem were significantly different for most of the subgroups. Most notable among these differences was those between entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs, where the mean scores on all dimensions were found to be significantly higher for non-entrepreneurs than for entrepreneurs except for entrepreneurial capability which was found to be higher for entrepreneurs. Hence, the hypothesis of actorobserver bias in the perceptions of entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs is supported. 2019 SAGE Publications. -
Perception of information and communication technology tools among small and medium enterprises in Bengaluru
The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector is a critically important sector. Despite its large contribution to the economy of the country, SMEs are not in a good position in terms of finance, technology and markets at present. The major problem faced by SME?s in India is the adoption of technology. The basic aim of this study is to evaluate the Information and Communication Tools (ICT) adoption by SME?s in India. For the study, a survey consisting of a self-administered questionnaire was conducted. The study utilized correlation and regression analysis. The findings prove that the institutional pressures have no significant influence on the advantages of ICT adoption, Challenges of ICT adoption and Awareness of different government schemes. Benefits of ICT adoption has moderate influence on Challenges of ICT adoption. The study showcases the factors that motivate entrepreneurs, firm owners to adopt ICT, and the challenges that an SME will face for ICT adoption. 2020, Institute of Advanced Scientific Research, Inc.. All rights reserved. -
Perception of online adult education in different countries
Adult education has gained immense popularity during a pandemic. Adult learners are able to meet their educational requirements through online education. Adult learners also prefer online education due to convenience and self-learning interests. Online education also poses challenges and discomfort to online learners. Statistics indicate a higher dropout rate among adult online learners due to various factors. This chapter focuses on the significant challenges adult online learners face and has identified tools, strategies, and techniques to empower and motivate them. This chapter will also help us to understand how tools and techniques, such as information and communication technology, allow us to increase the number of such learners in different countries. Information and communication technology tools are used in developed and developing countries to encourage and motivate adult learners to improve their education virtually at their convenience. 2023, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Perception to Control: End-to-End Autonomous Driving Systems
End-to-end autonomous driving systems have garnered a lot of attention in recent years, and researchers have been exploring different ways to make them work. In this paper, we provide an overview of the field with a focus on the two main types of systems: those that use only RGB images and those that use a combination of multiple modalities. We review the literature in each area, highlighting the strengths and limitations of each approach. We also discuss the challenges of integrating these systems into a complete end-to-end autonomous driving pipeline, including issues related to perception, decision-making, and control. Lastly, we identify areas where more research is needed to make autonomous driving systems work better and be safer. Overall, this paper provides a comprehensive look at the current state-of-the-art in end-to-end autonomous driving, with a focus on the technical challenges and opportunities for future research. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024. -
Perception vs. reality: Analysing the nexus between financial literacy and fintech adoption
Fintech has revolutionized the financial services sector, fundamentally transforming how individuals and businesses manage their finances. However, effective and responsible utilization of these innovative services may require a certain degree of financial competence. To explore this possibility, this study investigates the nexus between financial literacy and fintech usage in the Indian context, considering two distinct measures of financial literacy. Primary data were collected conveniently from 391 respondents through a cross-sectional survey. Probit regression was applied to analyze the relationship between the two dimensions of financial literacy and the adoption of fintech services across three segments: mobile banking, mobile payments, and digital lending. The findings reveal a positive relationship between individuals subjectively perceived financial literacy and their propensity to use all three fintech services. Conversely, objectively measured financial literacy demonstrates a positive association only with the likelihood of using mobile banking. The study also identifies demographic characteristics as contributing factors to variations in fintech adoption. The studys findings hold value for policymakers and fintech service providers, as they underscore the importance of enhancing individuals subjective perceptions of their financial abilities to promote wider adoption of fintech services. Shamli Prabhakaran, Mynavathi L., 2023. -
Perceptions towards Financial Literacy in India
The International Journals Research Journal of Social Science & Management Vol.2, No.9, pp.61-69 ISSUE No. 2251-1571 -
Perceptive VM Allocation in Cloud Data Centers for Effective Resource Management
Virtual Machine allocation in cloud computing centers has become an important research area. Efficient VM allocation can reduce power consumption and average response time which can benefit both the end users as well as the cloud vendors. This work presents a perceptive priority aware VM allocation policy named P-PAVA algorithm, which takes into account the priority of an application along with its compute, memory and bandwidth requirement. The algorithm performs allocation of the applications based on the priority it gets using a machine learning based prediction model. Furthermore, to reduce the overhead of the allocation algorithm, parallelization is employed before assigning various workloads. To achieve this, the algorithm employs the First fit technique as a baseline for the requests allocation with a criteria as low priority. When compared to the state of the art algorithm for VM allocation for priority aware applications, P-PAVA performs better on several criteria such as average response time, execution time and power consumption. 2021 IEEE. -
Perceptual gap among corporate world, academics and students: Personal qualities and employability competencies of students
Personal qualities and employability competencies influence how an individual interacts with others. Employers value employability skills because they are linked to how employees get along with co-workers and customers, job performance, and career success of the employee. Hence personal qualities and employability competencies are considered as one of the essential components for an individuals career development. This study aims to understand the perceptual gap among the corporate world, business school academics and business school students. This study is quantitative in nature and primary data was collected through survey method. The primary data was collected from 377 Master of Business Administration (MBA) students, 276 Business School faculties and 98 managers representing 100 different companies in Bangalore, India. Three different questionnaires were prepared for three groups. All three sets of respondents were asked to rate their perception towards the requirement of personal qualities and skill/competencies required at the workplace in an entry-level job. The study highlights that there is a significant difference in the perception of students, business school faculty and managers towards listed personal qualities and competencies. These perceptual differences result in different types of costs to the company in terms of time, money and energy. The results will help the business schools to develop an innovative business curriculum that can fill the current industry needs. 2019, University of Malaya. All rights reserved. -
Perceptual gap among corporate world, academics and students: Personal qualities and employability competencies of students /
Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Management, Vol.8, Issue 1, pp.1-17, ISSN No:2289-4489. -
Perceptual span in reading Aksharic Kannada
Perceptual span, the effective visual field in reading covered in a single fixation, varies across orthographies. The perceptual span for reading English covers 34-character spaces to the left of fixation and around 1415-character spaces to the right of the fixation while for Chinese it is one character space to the left and 3-character spaces to the right of the fixation. In the present study, we estimated the perceptual span for Kannada, a major South Indian language written in akshara (abugida type) using the gaze-contingent moving window paradigm. We recorded eye movements from skilled Kannada readers when they read sentences in different window sizes and compared the eye movement measures with that of full-length sentence reading. Results showed that the perceptual span for Kannada covers one akshara to the left and 6-akshara to the right of the fixation. Future studies need to establish whether all Akshara orthographies show a similar percentual span. 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. -
Perfectionism and self-compassion among emerging adults: The role of disciplining experiences
Although the influence of disciplining experiences on a variety of personality factors has been studied, there is less clarity on how disciplining experiences influence the traits of perfectionism and self-compassion in individuals. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between different domains of perfectionism and self-compassion, as well as the influence of specific aspects of disciplining experiences, such as parental warmth and punishment experiences, on perfectionism and self-compassion. In this study, a quantitative cross-sectional correlational design was used. A total of 220 Indian emerging adults from the city of Bangalore were surveyed via convenience sampling. The following scales were administered: Disciplining Experiences Measure, Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, and Self-Compassion Scale. The results showed that (1) Self Compassion has a significant positive relationship with Perfectionism; (2) Punishment experience has an influence on Other-oriented and Socially Prescribed Perfectionism; (3) Disciplining Helped positively predicted Self-oriented Perfectionism; and (4) Parental Warmth positively predicted Self-compassion in individuals. The findings contribute to the literature emphasizing the influence of disciplining experiences on ones self and personality, as well as the potential benefits of self-compassion-based interventions. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2023. -
Performance analysis and interpretation using data visualization
The matrix plot library (Matplotlib) is a unique feature in python that helps in the visualization of data via entering certain dataset and codes. It is a portable two-dimension of plot and images are mainly focused on visualizing scientific, technical, and financial data. These matrix plots are performing with the help of python programming and various user interface applications. Most familiar versions of joint photographic and supportable picture graphics are used for the picture visualization. These additional features include the various navigation processes, pages with the line, as well as images. The financial charts of open source website are used for tables and mathematical texts. The library is based on numerical python arrays, giving us visual access to massive quantities of data in readily consumable graphics. The problem statement here delves further into the functions of this feature, which will aid in a better understanding of Python's involvement in the data visualization. 2023 Scrivener Publishing LLC. -
Performance analysis of alternating minimization based low complexity detection for MIMO communication system
Several antennas are used for sending and receiving in large MIMO (Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output) devices and assist in enhanced performances of wireless communication systems. One important component of Large MIMO systems is that MIMO detectors are placed at receiver ends, whose functions are to regain symbols broadcasts from multiple antennas. In this paper, novelAMLCD (Alternating Minimizationbased Low Complexity Detections) method is proposed in which AMs (Alternating Minimizations) are applied in initial stages to detect signals. Soft value generation is used for the second stage to estimate the signals. Finally, the more optimal estimated signal value will be chosen by applying the MPSOs (Modified Particle Swarm Optimizations). The system's functions are evaluated using CPMs (Continuous Phase Modulations) and channels AWGNs (Additive White Gaussian Noises). According to the results obtained, the suggested AMLCD method with modulations of CPMs outperform known methods using QAMs (Quadrature Amplitude Modulations) under multiple antennas in terms of BERs (Bit Error Rates). The AMLCD method also reduces the time complexity and computational complexity compared to the existing methods. 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. -
Performance analysis of antenna with different substrate materials at 60 GHz
With a tremendous demand on data rate and bandwidth utilization in RF communication systems, current research studies leads to explore the millimeter-wave unlicensed 57-64 GHz bandwidth of electromagnetic spectrum. This high frequency band is not channelized for long distance communication. However, it could be efficiently utilized for indoor and short range digital communication transmission systems for enhanced data rate and bandwidth utilization. This paper focused on designing antenna that utilizes 60 GHz frequency which falls under this spectrum by using different substrate materials such as like RT Duroid, FR4 Epoxy, Rogers RO3010 and GaAs for Rectangular Microstrip Antenna (RMSA). This research paper presents a detailed analysis on performance parameters comparison like gain, VSWR, return loss & radiation pattern analysis for the 60 GHz antenna designed with substrate materials having different properties. 2017 IEEE.