Will mobile application technology help retail merchandising? Breakthrough innovation by FMCG companies
FMCG companies; Merchandisers; Mobile technology application; Retail merchandising
Forthe retail business to run successfully and to improve sales, the critical component is to display its products and services in a visually appealing manner. Retail merchandising assists the retailers to attract shoppers and influence their purchase. Often, the merchandising updates are not escalated up the hierarchy ladder as they are much dynamic and spontaneous in nature. Top manufacturing FMCG companies like HUL, ITC, etc. took up this challenge of modern trade merchandising by maintaining manpower in organized retail stores to tap the cutting edge of competitive advantage. The key challenges of these merchandisers include - maintaining overall shelf health, frequency and consistency of restocking, tracking the competition actions in the store, eliminating the conflicting signages, remove broken displays, and display compliances. These FMCG companies have adopted a breakthrough innovation of mobile applications to overcome these challenges. This study is novel and investigated the sales performance improvement through mobile application technology. The research was conducted in two parts. Part 1 included structural interviews (one-on-one) with retail store managers and FMCG sales representatives. The results disclosed eight major attributes as store trend, competition update, personnel management, stock availability, demand creation, in-store visibility, new products launch and promo packs, and share of shelf to improve sales performance. Part 2 examined the significance of these eight factors through quantitative study by considering FMCG merchandisers as respondents. The study identified that competition update, stock availability, personnel management, in-store visibility, and share of shelf were significant factors that impacted sales performance in retail merchandising by utilizing mobile technology applications. 2020, Associated Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd.. All rights reserved.
Indian Journal of Marketing, Vol-50, No. 12, pp. 24-39.
Associated Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Ravi S.S., GITAM (Deemed to be University), Endada Rushikonda Rd, Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam, 530 045, Andhra Pradesh, India; Bhagat S., School of Business and Management, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bannarghatta Road Campus, Bannerghatta Main Rd, Pai Layput, Hulimavu, Bengaluru, 560 076, Karnataka, India
Development and validation of gaming disorder and hazardous gaming scale (GDHGS) based on the WHO framework (ICD-11 criteria) of disordered gaming
Gaming disorder; Hazardous gaming; ICD- 11; Scale
This study aimed to develop and validate a brief psychometric scale for gaming disorder and hazardous gaming based on the WHO framework as defined in the ICD-11. The study was carried out among college students using face to face interview. A panel of mental health experts examined the face validity of the new Gaming Disorder and Hazardous Gaming Scale (GDHGS). An Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) using the principle component analysis (PCA) method with direct oblimin rotation on the five items of GDHGS was used for assessment of construct validity. The results of Kaiser Meyer Olkin (KMO) measure used for sampling adequacy and Bartlett's test (BT) of sphericity used to show the appropriateness of using factor analysis, confirmed the appropriateness of EFA for the present study sample. The factor analysis extracted single component with an eigenvalue of greater than one, which was further supported by the examination of scree plot. To examine the criterion related validity of the GDHGS, correlation between GDHGS and IGDS-SF scores was assessed. Spearman correlational analysis showed strong positive correlation of GDGHS score with IGDS-SF score (rs = 0.878, p < 0.01). Further, the sum of first four item score of GDHGS among participants diagnosed with GD (median: 15.00; IQR: 15.0015.75) was significantly greater than those without GD (median: 4.00; IQR: 3.006.50) according to the diagnostic interview based on the ICD-11 criteria (U = 0.000, p < 0.001). The internal consistency of GDHGS as measured by the Cronbach's alpha was 0.914. Further, the GDHGS did not have its reliability increased by removal of any of the five items included in the scale. Also, the threshold for significant floor and ceiling effect was not reached. In conclusion, GDHGS is a valid measurement scale for disorders involving gaming behaviour based on the ICD- 11 construct. 2020 Elsevier B.V.
Balhara Y.P.S.; Singh S.; Saini R.; Kattula D.; Chukkali S.; Bhargava R.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102348 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85089483326&doi=10.1016%2fj.ajp.2020.102348&partnerID=40&md5=6c4e3d1a55ed8006a69e8d8874166f83
Balhara Y.P.S., Behavioral Addictions Clinic (BAC), Department of Psychiatry, National Drug Dependence Treatment Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India; Singh S., National Drug Dependence Treatment Center and Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India; Saini R., National Drug Dependence Treatment Center and Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India; Kattula D., National Drug Dependence Treatment Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India; Chukkali S., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Ghaziabad, India; Bhargava R., Behavioral Addictions Clinic (BAC), Department of Psychiatry, National Drug Dependence Treatment Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
Secured and flexible user authentication protocol for wireless sensor network
Cryptography complexity; Random key generation; Secured protocol; User authentication; User hacking
Purpose: In wireless sensor network (WSN), user authentication plays as a vital role in which data sensing, as well as sharing, will be spoiled by hackers. To enhance user security, user authentication must be focused. Design/methodology/approach: In previous works, for secured authentication, Enhanced User Authentication Protocol (EUAP) is presented. On the other hand, the user free password generation is permitted in the previous technique. Findings: Here, password leakage may cause a malevolent user's contribution to the WSN environment. By presenting the Flexible and Secured User Authentication Protocol (FSUAP), this is solved in the presented technique in which secured as well as reliable sharing of data contents via unsecured wireless sensor devices was accomplished. Originality/value: The foremost objective of the present technique is to device the protocol that would verify the users beforehand letting them access the sensor devices situated in various sites. The use of a sensor device could be reduced in a significant way. Three-factor authentication protocols are presented in place of two-factor authentication protocol in the presented technique that could deal with and safeguard the environment from a brute force attack in an effective manner. 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited.
International Journal of Intelligent Unmanned Systems, Vol-8, No. 4, pp. 253-265.
Prabu P., Department of Computer Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; T S., Department of Computer Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India
Prob(E)abilities for enhanced research and interdisciplinarity: An exploration of innovative practices in english studies, languages, and media
An analysis of the history of research as well as contemporary trends in higher education in India reveals the predominance of scientific research. Public policies, developmental strategies, and market forces often determine the nature and output of research in humanities and social sciences. Research in literatures, languages, and media needs articulationa process that reveals the significant interdisciplinary interventions that can be brought to the process of research and highlights the need for purpose-driven research as research rather than need-based research for research. This paper offers a critical overview of the role of research in universities in India, contemporary approaches to research at the national level, and the need to engage in interdisciplinary, collaborative, and action-based research, especially in humanities and social sciences departments in universities across India. Further, the paper offers a few examples of interdisciplinary and collaborative research to highlight the need for a symbiotic approach to academic research. 2020 IUP. All Rights Reserved.
IUP Journal of English Studies, Vol-15, No. 4, pp. 142-147.
Murthy S.V., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), S G Palya, Bengaluru Karnataka, 560029, India; Rathi M.T., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), S G Palya, Bengaluru Karnataka, 560029, India
Celebrity endorsements the interplay between intellectual property law and the consumer protection act, 2019
2019; Celebrity Endorsement; Consumer Protection Act; Copyright Law; Hegelian Concept of Property; Merchandising Rights; Misleading Advertisements; Personality Rights; Right to Publicity
The ambit of Copyright law has expanded over time, leading to development of newer concepts such as, Personality Rights. These rights are vested in individuals who have acquired an identifiable persona in the eyes of the public. There are two important facets to personality rights-Right to Publicity &Right to Privacy. When such identifiable identities use their acquired celebrity status to promote goods and services of a company to attract more consumers, it can be understood as Celebrity Endorsements. This is the most common source of marketing used by major companies to increase sales and garner goodwill and reputation. However, this source of communicating necessary information to the public becomes dangerous when celebrities promote false or misleading advertisements. To counter such issues, the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 introduced provisions tohold celebrities endorsing such products or services to be liable for injury suffered by consumers. The Law mandates that in order to ensure that such misleading advertisements arent promoted, the celebrities must conduct due diligence of the products before endorsing them. However, the question remains that to what extent can celebrities, who are not directly involved in production or manufacturing, be held liable for exploiting their personality rights? This paper aims at addressing the newly created legal interlink between personality rights via celebrity endorsements and protection of consumer interests. 2020, National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources. All rights reserved.
Journal of Intellectual Property Rights, Vol-25, No. 6, pp. 173-179.
National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources
Arora D., School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Bengaluru Karnataka, 560 029, India
Examining the effect of explicit instruction on vocabulary learning and on receptive-productive gap: An experimental study
Explicit instruction; Productive vocabulary; Receptive vocabulary; Receptive-productive gap; Repeated exposure
This research study emphasized the importance of explicit instruction and repeated exposure to the target vocabulary for effective reception and production of new words among the second language learners of English. The purpose of the study was to examine the efficacy of the researcher- created supplementary for the prescribed set of vocabulary in the English language textbook. The study aimed to find out the amount of influence the explicit instruction and repeated exposure to the target vocabulary had on the nature of the receptive- productive gap. A total of sixty-two sixth grade students from a Government school in Tamil Nadu, India, participated in the experimental study which was conducted over a period of three months. The results of the study showed that the explicit instruction and repeated exposure to the target vocabulary had a significant amount of influence on vocabulary knowledge when compared to the conventional way of vocabulary instruction. In the conventional mode of vocabulary instruction, reception of vocabulary was found to have an average of 8% influence on the production knowledge, whereas in the case of the experimental group, it amounted up to 72%. This analysis showed that through explicit instruction and repeated exposure to the target vocabulary the receptive- productive gap is significantly reduced. 2020 JLLS and the Authors - Published by JLLS.
Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, Vol-16, No. 4, pp. 2040-2058.
https://doi.org/10.17263/JLLS.851033 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85099335040&doi=10.17263%2fJLLS.851033&partnerID=40&md5=728cf2e2717c4dcf5760d988a0b3ff6f
Vincy I.R., CHRIST, Deemed to be University, Bengaluru, India
05C12; 05C15; Chromatic number; Diameter; Eccentricity splitting graph; Girth
Let G = (V, E) be any connected graph with (Figure presented.) for all uj, uk ? Si if e(uj) = e(uk)(1 ? i ? t) with each | Si |? 2 and (Figure presented.). The eccentricity splitting graph of a graph denoted by ES(G) is obtained by taking a copy of G and adding vertices w 1, w 2, , wt such that wi is adjacent only to the vertices of Si for 1 ? i ? t. We initiate the study on eccentricity splitting graph ES(G) and examine its structural properties. We also analyze diameter, girth and chromatic number of eccentricity splitting graphs of certain classes of graphs. 2021 Taru Publications.
Journal of Discrete Mathematical Sciences and Cryptography, Vol-24, No. 1, pp. 183-194.
Baskar N., Department of Mathematics, Christ University (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India; Mangam T.A., Department of Mathematics, Christ University (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India; Acharya M., Department of Mathematics, Christ University (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India
Luminescence and energy storage characteristics of coke-based graphite oxide
Bandgap; Fluorescence; Graphite oxide sheets; Supercapacitor
The substantial escalation in both energy consumption and ecological crisis prompts the utilization of conventional pollution-causing energy resources towards a proficient mode of energy production and storage. The most polluting fossil fuel like coal possesses a highly ordered sp2 carbon clusters, that can be easily tailored into graphene derivatives promising for energy-related applications. However, the impact of crystallinity and quality of the precursor coke on the physicochemical characteristics of extracted carbon nanostructures need to be identified. Herein, we have prepared graphite oxide structures (GrO) from high-quality coal, coke via Improved Hummers' method eliminating the need for toxic NaNO3. The inherent defect states own by coke are also of high significance as it performs the role of various photoluminescence emission centers. The sp2 domains and different surface defects promote excitation independent and dependent luminescence substantiating the distinct multi-emission property of GrO. The extent of functionalization during the oxidation process has also significantly affected the thermal stability of the carbogenic structure. The symmetric galvanostatic charge-discharge curves and lower internal resistance present superior stability and fatser ion transport of as-synthesized GrO. A specific capacitance of 193F/g was obtained at 0.2A/g with excellent capacitance retention over 2500 cycles. The versatile attributes of the coke derived GrO validate its realizable optoelectronics and energy storage applications. 2020 Elsevier B.V.
Materials Chemistry and Physics, Vol-257
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2020.123854 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85091655298&doi=10.1016%2fj.matchemphys.2020.123854&partnerID=40&md5=4cd7aeec5247ca9a477740c598d2afdc
Thomas R., Nanocarbon Research Group, Materials Science Research Laboratory, Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India; Balachandran M., Nanocarbon Research Group, Materials Science Research Laboratory, Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India
PEVRM: Probabilistic Evolution Based Version Recommendation Model for Mobile Applications
matrix factorization; Mobile apps recommendation; probabilistic evolution based version recommendation model; probabilistic matrix factorization; version sensitive recommendation
Traditional recommendation approaches for the mobile Apps basically depend on the Apps related features. Now a days many users are in quench of Apps recommendation based on the version description. Earlier mobile Apps recommendation system do not handle the cold start problem and also lacks in time for recommending the related and latest version of Apps. To overcome this issues, a hybrid Apps recommendation framework which is considering the version of the mobile Apps is proposed. This novel framework named 'Probabilistic Evolution based Version Recommendation Model (PEVRM)' integrates the principles of Probabilistic Matrix Factorization (PMF) with Version Evolution Progress Model (VEPM). With the help this novel recommendation algorithm, the mobile users easily identify the specific Apps for particular task based on its version progression. At same time, this framework helps in resolving cold start problems of new users. Evaluations of this framework utilize a benchmark dataset, i.e., Apple's iTunes App Store3, for revealing its promising performance. 2013 IEEE.
Maheswari M.; Geetha S.; Selva Kumar S.; Karuppiah M.; Samanta D.; Park Y.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3053583 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85100500782&doi=10.1109%2fACCESS.2021.3053583&partnerID=40&md5=8347f42bdde3ddb865860ac876fa5501
Maheswari M., Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, 600119, India; Geetha S., School of Computer Science and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, 600127, India; Selva Kumar S., Department of Computer Science and Engineering, GKM College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai, 600063, India; Karuppiah M., Department of Computer Science and Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Delhi-NCR Campus, Ghaziabad, 201204, India; Samanta D., Department of Computer Science, CHRIST University, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Park Y., School of Computer Engineering, Keimyung University, Daegu, 42601, South Korea
COVID-19: Trend analysis for market arrival of green gram in India
ANN; ARIMA; Green Gram (moong); Market arrival; Pulses
The unprecedented crisis hovering over the world due to Covid-19 pandemic has structurally impacted every sector of the world economy. This paper attempts to study the impact of ongoing pandemic in the agricultural sector specific to pulses in India. This paper finds that there is a significantly negative impact of Covid-19 on the pulses market. The market arrival of pulses has declined in the recent period while market demand for pulses has increased, therefore, there exists a supply side shortage for pulses in the domestic economy of India. This paper suggests that Government of India (Agriculture Department) urgently needs to deal with this shortage in supply of domestic pulses in "mandis" (agricultural markets). In this paper market arrival for pulses particularly green gram (Moong whole) has been forecasted for the next few months in Indian Agricultural Markets with the forecasting techniques such as Auto Regressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) technique for pre and during pandemic period by using the arrival data in agriculture markets of India from Agmarknet. The results of this study using ARIMA models and ANNs have been compared to obtain the final conclusions with higher visibility in forecasting performance, which shows that there will be a sharp decline in market arrival with an average arrival of 494 quintals per day which can be maximized up to 623 quintals per day by stimulating the modal price at maximum possible point. Therefore, the urgent need of upscaling the technical efficiency of the farmers in different agro-climatic zones is needed to meet the domestic demand with domestic supply. 2020 DAV College. All rights reserved.
Saroha K.; Dagar V.; Jit P.; Alvarado R.; Mishra V.; Pahwa N.; Thakur J.; Demaria F.; Zakaria A.
International Journal of Agricultural and Statistical Sciences, Vol-16, pp. 1017-1031.
Saroha K., Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, New Delhi, 110007, India; Dagar V., Amity School of Economics, Amity University, Noida, 201 303, India, Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics (DSE), University of Delhi, New Delhi, 110 007, India; Jit P., Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics (DSE), University of Delhi, New Delhi, 110 007, India; Alvarado R., Carrera de Economia, Universidad Nacional de Loja, Loja, 110 150, Ecuador; Mishra V., Department of Economics, Christ University, Bangalore, 560 076, India; Pahwa N., Department of Economics and Cooperation, Mysore University, Mysore, 570 006, India; Thakur J., Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore, 560 098, India; Demaria F., National Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA-PB), Rome, 140 198, Italy; Zakaria A., Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University for Development Studies, Tamale, 1882, Ghana
Optical spectroscopy of Galactic field classical Be stars
Circumstellar matter; Stars: Emission-line, Be; Techniques: Spectroscopic
In this study, we analyse the emission lines of different species present in 118 Galactic field classical Be stars in the wavelength range of 3800-9000 We re-estimated the extinction parameter (AV) for our sample stars using the newly available data from Gaia DR2 and suggest that it is important to consider AV while measuring the Balmer decrement (i.e. D34 and D54) values in classical Be stars. Subsequently, we estimated the Balmer decrement values for 105 program stars and found that ?20 per cent of them show D34 ? 2.7, implying that their circumstellar disc are generally optically thick in nature. One program star, HD 60855 shows H? in absorption - indicative of disc-less phase. From our analysis, we found that in classical Be stars, H? emission equivalent width values are mostly lower than 40 which agrees with that present in literature. Moreover, we noticed that a threshold value of ?10of H? emission equivalent width is necessary for FeII emission to become visible. We also observed that emission line equivalent widths of H?, P14, FeII 5169, and OI 8446for our program stars tend to be more intense in earlier spectral types, peaking mostly near B1-B2. Furthermore, we explored various formation regions of Ca II emission lines around the circumstellar disc of classical Be stars. We suggest the possibility that Ca II triplet emission can originate either in the circumbinary disc or from the cooler outer regions of the disc, which might not be isothermal in nature. 2021 Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
Banerjee G.; Mathew B.; Paul K.T.; Subramaniam A.; Bhattacharyya S.; Anusha R.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol-500, No. 3, pp. 3926-3943.
https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa3469 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85098582782&doi=10.1093%2fmnras%2fstaa3469&partnerID=40&md5=66d344e599bd8f4a0a1e78c14f7e21a7
Banerjee G., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Main Road, Bangalore, 560029, India; Mathew B., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Main Road, Bangalore, 560029, India; Paul K.T., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Main Road, Bangalore, 560029, India; Subramaniam A., Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Koramangala, Bangalore, 560034, India; Bhattacharyya S., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Main Road, Bangalore, 560029, India; Anusha R., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Main Road, Bangalore, 560029, India
A new stepwise method for selection of input and output variables in data envelopment analysis
Commercial banks; Data envelopment analysis; Dimensionality; Stepwise method; Welchs statistic
Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is one of the widely accepted optimization technique uses to measure the relative efficiency of organizational units where multiple inputs and outputs are present. The significance of DEA results depends on the variables selected for DEA modelling. One of the main challenges in data envelopment analysis modelling is of identify the significant input and output variables for DEA modelling. In this study, we propose an enhanced stepwise method to identify the significant and insignificant input and output variable by reducing the iterations process in stepwise method. The statistical significance of the input and output variables evaluated using the statistical methods: Least significance difference (LSD), and Welchs statistics. The proposed method applied to the Indian banking sector and the results have shown that the proposed model significantly identified the significant and insignificant input and output variables with least loss of information. 2021 the author(s).
Subramanyam T.; Donthi R.; Satish Kumar V.; Amalanathan S.; Zalki M.
Journal of Mathematical and Computational Science, Vol-11, No. 1, pp. 703-715.
https://doi.org/10.28919/jmcs/5205 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85099542040&doi=10.28919%2fjmcs%2f5205&partnerID=40&md5=1efff3d4057f5ef1436b1534647d2502
Subramanyam T., Department of Mathematics & Statistics, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, 560054, India; Donthi R., Department of Mathematics, St. MARTINS Engineering College, Telangana, 500100, India; Satish Kumar V., Department of Computer Science, East Point College of Higher Education, Bangalore, 560049, India; Amalanathan S., Department of Business and Management, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, India; Zalki M., Department of Mathematics, REVA University, Bangalore, 560064, India
Synthesis and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of 2-Thiophenecarboxaldehyde Nicotinic Hydrazone and 2-Thiophenecarboxaldehyde Benzhydrazone
2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde benzhydrazone; 2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde nicotinic hydrazone; 2D NMR
Synthesis and NMR spectral studies of bidentate N and S heterocycles of 2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde nicotinic hydrazone and 2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde benzhydrazone have been carried out. The compounds, 2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde nicotinic hydrazone and 2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde benzhydrazone were synthesized by reacting stoichiometric quantities of nicotinic hydrazide and benzhydrazide with 2-thiophene carboxaldehyde in methanol in the presence of glacial acetic acid at refluxing temperature. Upon cooling the reaction mixture, the products were obtained as colorless solids. 1H, 13C, 1H-1H COSY, and 1H-13C HSQC experiments have been conducted to characterize the compounds. 2020 Malaysian Institute of Chemistry. All rights reserved.
Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, Vol-22, No. 4, pp. 62-71.
Vijayan J.G., Department of Chemistry, Christ University, Bengaluru-29, India
Green Bonds Driving Sustainable Transition in Asian Economies: The Case of India
Climate Finance; Environmental Finance; Green Bond; Green Financing; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
On September 25, 2015, 193 countries of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, signed the 2030 Agenda to work towards attaining 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and its associated 169 targets and 232 indicators. With one of the largest renewable energy programs, India is well-poised to be a role model for low-carbon transformation to other Asian countries. However, bridging the financing gap is critical to ensure that the country meets its SDG targets. Though the SDGs identified by the UN are broad-based and interdependent, for ease of analysis we have grouped them into five themes people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership based on existing UN models. This paper investigates the financing gap for green' projects linked to planet-related SDG targets in India. It builds an argument for utilizing green bonds as an instrument to bridge the gap. After establishing the potential of green bonds in raising the finance to meet India's planet-related SDG targets, we look at the current policy landscape and suggest recommendations for successful execution. The paper concludes that deepening of the corporate fixed income securities market and firming up guidelines in line with India's climate action plans are inevitable before green bonds can be considered a viable financing option. 2021. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. All rights reserved.
Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, Vol-8, No. 1, pp. 723-732.
Korea Distribution Science Association (KODISA)
https://doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2021.vol8.no1.723 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85099905664&doi=10.13106%2fjafeb.2021.vol8.no1.723&partnerID=40&md5=b71f54ef333f1ee16017ff212b5073db
PRAKASH N., Research Scholar, Department of Management, Symbiosis International University, India, Christ (Deemed to be University), India, Christ (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Bhavani Nagar, S.G. Palya, Bangalore, 560029, India; SETHI M., Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bangalore, India
Advanced hybrid SVPWM techniques for two level VSI
induction motor drives; multiple Division Active Vector (MDAVT); Pulse width modulated inverters
This paper brings an advanced class of hybrid SVPWM techniques for medium voltage drive applications with two-level inverter which employs multiple division of active vector time (MDAVT) switching sequences to reduce total harmonic distortion (THD) and switching loss. The proposed hybrid SVPWM techniques are categorised based on the principle of bus-clamping strategies. Multiple division active vector time (MDAVT) switching sequences are used in the proposed strategies. The newly developed MDAVT switching strategies produce PWM waveform for all odd and even pulse number and maintain the symmetry of the voltage waveform. This work compares different MDAVT switching sequences based on modulation index and location of the clamping position (zero vector changing angle) of a phase in a line cycle. The proposed techniques lead to the reduction in weighted total harmonic distortion of line voltage (Vwthd) as well as switching loss. The results point to the superior order of performance of the developed MDAVT sequences in the various ranges of operation of modulation index and power factor values. The superior harmonic performance and switching loss characteristics of the MDAVT PWM techniques over the conventional SVPWM is experimentally verifiedona415 V, 2 hp induction motor drive. 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Vivek G.; Nair M.D.; Biswas J.; Barai M.
International Journal of Electronics, Vol-108, No. 9, pp. 1439-1464.
Vivek G., Propulsion Control Engineer, Bombardier Transportation, Vadodara, Gujarat, India; Nair M.D., Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore, India; Biswas J., Department of Computer Science, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Barai M., Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT Calicut, Calicut, India
Isolation of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacillus cereus from Soil and Its Use as a Microbial Inoculant
Bacillus cereus; Bacterial inoculant; Growth promotion; PGPM; Phaseolus vulgaris
Modernization has introduced intensive agricultural practices wherein the pesticides play an important role both in stabilization and in increase of agricultural products. As a consequence, humans and members of other ecosystems are exposed to increased levels of compounds that have detrimental effects on their health, thereby signifying the importance of microbial inoculants. In order to achieve this goal 7 different bacterial species were initially screened for isolation of plant growth-promoting Bacillus sp. The isolate CUAMS116 was confirmed to be Bacillus cereus through biochemical and molecular characterization. The in vitro plant growth-promoting ability of the isolate was screened through standard tests. Different concentrations of bacterial inoculant (25%, 50%, 75%, 100%) were evaluated for its plant growth promotion ability using Phaseolus vulgaris L., under pot culture conditions. At the harvest stage, the mature control plants measured 16.53cm and mean treated plant height was measured to be 27.75cm, showing a maximum percentage increase in length of 67.87%. The results suggested that the B. cereus CUAMS116 isolated in this study can be extended as a PGPM through further field trials in other plants for improving crop yield and tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. 2020, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals.
Sebastian A.M.; Umesh M.; Priyanka K.; Preethi K.
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Vol-46, No. 1, pp. 151-161.
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-020-04895-8 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85090061744&doi=10.1007%2fs13369-020-04895-8&partnerID=40&md5=b97a8e9ded60ad1c71d5b5cbc7c3dadf
Sebastian A.M., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India; Umesh M., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India; Priyanka K., Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641105, Tamil Nadu, India; Preethi K., Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641105, Tamil Nadu, India
Biosynthesized AG nanoparticles: A promising pathway for bandgap tailoring
Bandgap tailoring; Biosynthesis; Nanocomposite; Silver nanoparticles
The unrivaled features and prospective applications promote graphene as a potent contender for next-generation nanodevices. But the realization of a tunable bandgap structure for zero-bandgap graphene at all times persists as a dilemma. In this work, a green approach is adopted for the bandgap modulation of graphene oxide (GO). The biosynthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were introduced into the graphene matrix, and hence the bandgap was tailored for the formation of a semiconductor composite. The bare GO that has got a bandgap of 3.41 eV was tuned to 2.33 eV on the addition of AgNPs. The preparation of AgNPs using fruit extract of cyanococcus make the process greener, safer, and cost-effective. This paper intends to open a new venture towards the environment safe synthesis of semiconductor nanocomposite necessitate for optoelectronic and photovoltaic technologies. 2020 by the authors.
Joy J.; Gurumurthy M.S.; Thomas R.; Balachandran M.
Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, Vol-11, No. 2, pp. 8875-8883.
https://doi.org/10.33263/BRIAC112.88758883 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85090981859&doi=10.33263%2fBRIAC112.88758883&partnerID=40&md5=194f65278c7d4580c9580dc4cfa816d4
Joy J., Department of Physics & Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Gurumurthy M.S., Department of Physics & Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Thomas R., Department of Physics & Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Balachandran M.
Spider Monkey Crow Optimization Algorithm with Deep Learning for Sentiment Classification and Information Retrieval
deep recurrent neural network; fuzzy K-nearest neighbours; information retrieval; Sentiment classification; SentiWordNet
The epidemic increase in online reviews' growth made the sentiment classification a fascinating domain in academic and industrial research. The reviews assist several domains, which is complicated to gather annotated training data. Several sentiment classification methodologies are devised for performing the sentiment analysis, but retrieval of information is not accurately performed, less effective, and less convergence speed. In this paper, we propose a sentiment paper proposes a sentiment classification model, namely Spider Monkey Crow Optimization algorithm (SMCA), for training the deep recurrent neural network (DeepRNN). In this method, the telecom review is employed to remove stop words and stemming to eliminate inappropriate data to minimize user's seeking time. Meanwhile, the feature extraction is performed using SentiWordNet to derive the sentiments from the reviews. The extracted SentiWordNet features and other features, like elongated words, punctuation, hashtag, and numerical values, are employed in the DeepRNN for classifying sentiments. To retrieve the required review, the Fuzzy K-Nearest neighbor (Fuzzy-KNN) is employed to retrieve the review based on a distance measure. With rigorous assessments and experimentation, it is observed that the proposed SMCA-based DeepRNN performs better in terms of accuracy of 97.7%, precision of 95.5%, recall of 94.6%, and F1-score 96.7%, respectively. 2013 IEEE.
Chugh A.; Sharma V.K.; Kumar S.; Nayyar A.; Qureshi B.; Bhatia M.K.; Jain C.
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3055507 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85100446997&doi=10.1109%2fACCESS.2021.3055507&partnerID=40&md5=5421afa26c8899d6b4ae87187b1fd302
Chugh A., Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University, Gurugram, 122413, India; Sharma V.K., Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jagannath University, Jaipur, 303901, India; Kumar S., Department of Computer Science and Engineering, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bangalore, 560074, India; Nayyar A., Graduate School, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Viet Nam, Faculty of Information Technology, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Viet Nam; Qureshi B., Department of Computer Science, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, 11586, Saudi Arabia; Bhatia M.K., Department of Computer Science, Jagan Institute of Management Studies, Delhi, 110085, India; Jain C., Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University, Gurugram, 122413, India
Identification and structure-activity relationship studies of small molecule inhibitors of the human cathepsin D
Cathepsin D, an aspartyl protease, is an attractive therapeutic target for various diseases, primarily cancer and osteoarthritis. However, despite several small molecule cathepsin D inhibitors being developed, that are highly potent, most of them show poor microsomal stability, which in turn limits their clinical translation. Herein, we describe the design, optimization and evaluation of a series of novel non-peptidic acylguanidine based small molecule inhibitors of cathepsin D. Optimization of our hit compound 1a (IC50 = 29 nM) led to the highly potent mono sulphonamide analogue 4b (IC50 = 4 nM), however with poor microsomal stability (HLM: 177 and MLM: 177 ?l/min/mg). To further improve the microsomal stability while retaining the potency, we carried out an extensive structureactivity relationship screen which led to the identification of our optimised lead 24e (IC50 = 45 nM), with an improved microsomal stability (HLM: 59.1 and MLM: 86.8 ?l/min/mg). Our efforts reveal that 24e could be a good starting point or potential candidate for further preclinical studies against diseases where Cathepsin D plays an important role. 2020 Elsevier Ltd
Goyal S.; Patel K.V.; Nagare Y.; Raykar D.B.; Raikar S.S.; Dolas A.; Khurana P.; Cyriac R.; Sarak S.; Gangar M.; Agarwal A.K.; Kulkarni A.
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, Vol-29
ISSN: 9680896; PubMed ID: 33271453; CODEN: BMECE
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2020.115879 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85096839622&doi=10.1016%2fj.bmc.2020.115879&partnerID=40&md5=cbc04b74b21b3986672c52d072669a3f
Goyal S., Aten Porus Lifesciences, Bangalore, 560068, India; Patel K.V., Aten Porus Lifesciences, Bangalore, 560068, India; Nagare Y., Aten Porus Lifesciences, Bangalore, 560068, India; Raykar D.B., Aten Porus Lifesciences, Bangalore, 560068, India; Raikar S.S., Aten Porus Lifesciences, Bangalore, 560068, India; Dolas A., Aten Porus Lifesciences, Bangalore, 560068, India; Khurana P., Aten Porus Lifesciences, Bangalore, 560068, India; Cyriac R., Aten Porus Lifesciences, Bangalore, 560068, India; Sarak S., Aten Porus Lifesciences, Bangalore, 560068, India; Gangar M., Aten Porus Lifesciences, Bangalore, 560068, India; Agarwal A.K., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Kulkarni A., Aten Porus Lifesciences, Bangalore, 560068, India, Avaliv Therapeutics, Naples, FL, United States
Flow of nanoliquid past a vertical plate with novel quadratic thermal radiation and quadratic Boussinesq approximation: Sensitivity analysis
Modified Buongiorno model; Nanofluid; Nonlinear Boussinesq approximation; Quadratic thermal radiation; Response surface methodology; Sensitivity analysis
The effects of quadratic thermal radiation and quadratic Boussinesq approximation are investigated on the heat transport of a 36 nm Al2O3 ? H2O nanofluid over a vertical plate. The modified Buongiorno model is used in the analysis that includes the effectual thermophysical properties of the nanofluid and the key slip mechanisms. Experimentally verified correlations are used for the thermophysical properties. The reduced nonlinear differential problem is solved numerically by the Finite Difference Method (FDM). Flow profiles are displayed and analyzed for changes in dimensionless parameters. Further, the heat transfer flux at the wall is analyzed for interactive impacts of the buoyancy ratio, Brownian random motion, and thermophoresis parameters using the face-centered Central Composite Design (CCD) of the Response Surface Methodology (RSM). A sensitivity analysis is carried out for the heat transfer flux of the nanoliquid. Quadratic thermal radiation was found to improve the temperature profile. Furthermore, the mechanisms of Brownian random motion and thermophoresis have a negative sensitivity towards the rate of heat transfer. In various thermal applications like solar collectors, the density variation in terms of temperature differences is significantly high. Such phenomena can be accurately modeled by utilizing the quadratic Boussinesq approximation and the novel quadratic thermal radiation aspect. 2020 Elsevier Ltd
International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol-120
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2020.105040 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85096471091&doi=10.1016%2fj.icheatmasstransfer.2020.105040&partnerID=40&md5=38f3e1586362ae23c467840a919c49d0
Mahanthesh B., Department of Mathematics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India; Mackolil J., Department of Mathematics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India