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We all can agree at one point: the COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive and unanticipated impact on all the lives of all tourists. The global tourism and hospitalityindustry has been heavily damaged, but the societal impact cannot be overlooked. Consumer behavior, and ultimately consumer spending, has been and will continue to change, and company planning must adapt to these new realities. The major findings of this edited book in the contexts of tourism, destination recovery and crisis management thus have value for the industry and for researchers seeking to understand these changes. Chapter 1 analyses evolution of tourism and hospitality during times of crisis and how these businesses might rebound. Academics in the field of tourism and hospitality can use this collection to understand the most recent studies on crises and recovery. The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on tourism and hospitality was examined in several published pieces. The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022. -
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Digital data produced through data-processing algorithms has fundamental advantages of transportability, proficiency, and accuracy; but on the other hand, the data thus produced brings in several redundancies. To solve this challenging problem with data transmission in network surroundings, research on information security and forensics provides efficient solutions that can shield the privacy, reliability, and accessibility of digital information from malicious intentions. Despite two decades of rigorous research, multicarrier communications still suffer from high complexity and low convergence, which have an immense practical impact. It is also more challenging to ensure proper transmission of multimodal data. Novel techniques have been proposed that can effectively abate these problems and provide good symbol error rate performance. The singularity expansion method provides a superior way to identify targets. This type of method may be useful for addressing contemporary problems faced by radar and antenna researchers. 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. -
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Concurrent design, modeling and analysis of Microelectromechanical Systems products - Design for 'X' abilities
In this paper, we present the need for concurrent engineering in Microelectromechanical System (MEMS) device and product development. MEMS system is considered as six subsystems: micromachined element design subsystem, microelectronics circuit design subsystem, fabrication subsystem, packaging subsystem, materials subsystem and environment subsystem. Design for 'X' abilities is addressed by considering six subsystems/abilities. A concurrent model is developed using graph theory to show the interaction between subsystems. This work utilizes the advantages of the graph theoretic approach to consider all design aspects together in a single methodology with the help of a multinomial defined using matrix algebra. The design index developed using the proposed methodology shows the interaction among the subsystems and indicates whether the overall design is acceptable or not, by considering all the aspects related to micromachined element design, microelectronics circuit design, fabrication, packaging, materials, environment etc. A MEMS based RF power sensor is designed and the proposed methodology is explained. Simulated results of the RF MEMS power sensor are presented to validate the proposed methodology. A power sensor with VSWR of 1.08002 is reported. 2012 Bentham Science Publishers. -
Conducting Polymers: A Versatile Material for Biomedical Applications
Conducting polymers (CPs) are organic polymers with metallic conductivity or semiconducting properties which have drawn considerable attention globally. They are versatile materials because of their excellent environmental stability, electrical conductivity, economic importance as well as optical and electronic properties. CPs are interesting because they can be functionalized in several ways and the chemical properties are fine-tuned by incorporating new functionalities, making them more suitable in biomedical and other applications. They act as appropriate mediums of biomolecules and can be employed to improve the speed, stability, and sensitivity of various biomedical devices. They can transit between conducting and semiconducting states and have the ability to change mechanical properties by regulated doping, chemical modifications, etc. In this paper, we review the potential biomedical uses of conducting polymers such as smart textiles, bioactuators, hydrogels, and the use of CPs in neural prosthetic devices. 2022 Wiley-VCH GmbH. -
Conducting polymers: A versatile material for biomedical applications /
ChemistrySelect, Vol.7, Issue 42, ISSN No: 2365-6549.
Conducting polymers (CPs) are organic polymers with metallic conductivity or semiconducting properties which have drawn considerable attention globally. They are versatile materials because of their excellent environmental stability, electrical conductivity, economic importance as well as optical and electronic properties. CPs are interesting because they can be functionalized in several ways and the chemical properties are fine-tuned by incorporating new functionalities, making them more suitable in biomedical and other applications. -
Conductivity/Electrochemical Study of Polyvinyl pyrrolidone-Poly(vinyl alcohol)/I3? Thin Film Electrolyte for Integrated Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells and Supercapacitors
Abstract: The current era focuses not only on producing solar energy but also preserving it for future use. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) and supercapacitors (SC) are such energy-based devices. DSSCs capture the solar energy and SCs store this captured energy. A natural anthocyanin dye extracted from Garcinia indica (kokum fruit) was used in the DSSCs. SnO2, one of the promising electrode materials for DSSC, was synthesized via a microwave technique. Blend polymer electrolytes (BPE) were prepared through a solution casting technique. A polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) blend with varying concentrations of potassium iodide, along with iodine dopant, was prepared as a BPE electrolyte composition. The best of the PVA-PVP/KI composition was chosen using Nyquist plots of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Varying the temperature, the dielectric and conductivity study of the chosen composition was studied in detail. A fast/single-step synthesis technique, namely a laser-engraved approach, was used for few-layer graphene synthesis. This graphene serves as a common platform for the DSSC-SC integrated device: as a counter electrode in DSSC and graphene-graphene symmetric electrode in SC. A DSSC-SC integrated device was fabricated and characterized using various analytical and microscopy techniques. The integrated device showed a 0.42 fill factor and 0.56% efficiency. The discharge time for integrated DSSC-SC cells was found to be increased threefold. Graphical Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.] 2020, The Author(s). -
CONFIDENTIAL TRAINING AND INFERENCE USING SECURE MULTI-PARTY COMPUTATION ON VERTICALLY PARTITIONED DATASET
Digitalization across all spheres of life has given rise to issues like data ownership and privacy. Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning (PPML), an active area of research, aims to preserve privacy for machine learning (ML) stakeholders like data owners, ML model owners, and inference users. The Paper, CoTraIn-VPD, proposes private ML inference and training of models for vertically partitioned datasets with Secure Multi-Party Computation (SPMC) and Differential Privacy (DP) techniques. The proposed approach addresses complications linked with the privacy of various ML stakeholders dealing with vertically portioned datasets. This technique is implemented in Python using open-source libraries such as SyMPC (SMPC functions), PyDP (DP aggregations), and CrypTen (secure and private training). The paper uses information privacy measures, including mutual information and KL-Divergence, across different privacy budgets to empirically demonstrate privacy preservation with high ML accuracy and minimal performance cost. 2023 SCPE. -
Configuration of Streamlines of a Rotating Fluid Flows with Variable Viscosity
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Conflict and Coexistence of Human Rights: An Exploratory Study with Reference to Intellectual Property Rights
Human rights and Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) have developed independently. Human rights are inalienable rights associated with human dignity while IPRs are the rights with the goal of promoting innovations and the interests of select communities to further economic and technological growth. The economic and personal interests of the individual have received prime attention under the international intellectual property law. Economic growth is given priority over human rights in the international criteria for IPRs in global trade. Whereas, it has a significant impact on the implementation of human rights for both individuals and communities, including the rights to adequate food, health, environment, and education. IPRs are gravely at odds with human rights, even though a connection between the two rights can be found in General Comment No. 17 on Article 15(1)(c) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). According to the UDHR, intellectual property is a human right in and of itself, but its enforcement often infringes other human rights. In light of the above perspective, the authors explore the interrelationship between IPRs and human rights and also analyze the evolving IPRs, in different fields of its application, causing adversarial impacts on several other human rights. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025. -
Confrontations faced by women in higher education institutions and strategies to overcome the anomalies in the mid-career
Women do succeed in higher positions in the higher education system but only to a certain point, and many women are really motivated by the traditional academic values such as passion to the discipline, pursuit of knowledge, good working environment, and flexibility. Women in higher education .spend the majority of their life at the mid-career stage. Some of them feel wedged, undervalued, and find no motivation to go forward in their mid-career. Hence, the mid-career stage is very much important with women academicians, and they feel there is little support or mentoring. Hence, the mid-career period is increasingly difficult to navigate. Women encounter enormous obstacles in their academic career, including unequal task distribution and balancing caring responsibilities to name a few. The aim of this chapter is to discuss in detail the challenges and obstacles faced by women in their mid-career in higher education and a few strategies to overcome the encounters. 2022, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Confronting an undefined crime
For the BJP-led NDA, maintaining traditional family values is crucial, and these values are deeply intertwined with belief systems where marriage is viewed as a sacred institution. -
Congestion Avoidance in Vehicular Ad Hoc Network MAC Layer Using Harmony SearchModified Laying Chicken Algorithm (HS-MLCA)
To address congestion in the MAC layer and enhance overall performance, the HS-MLCA is proposed. This algorithm incorporates the principles of both Harmony Search and Laying Chicken Algorithm to optimize resource allocation and congestion control. At the MAC layer, HS-MLCA offers several advantages over traditional congestion control schemes. Firstly, it leverages the Harmony Search algorithm, which is known for its ability to exploit the best outcomes in search processes. By exploring the solution space and exploiting promising regions, HS-MLCA optimizes resource allocation in the MAC layer. The integration of the Laying Chicken Algorithm (LCA) further enhances performance by improving convergence speed and solution accuracy. This hybrid approach leverages the strengths of both Harmony Search (HS) and LCA, resulting in more efficient and effective resource management. The Laying Chicken Algorithm simulates the behavior of laying hens in terms of resource allocation and competition. This approach contributes to provide the solution in quality and convergence speed, as the algorithm adapts to the dynamic nature of the MAC layer and the varying traffic conditions in VANETs. By combining the strengths of Harmony Search and Laying Chicken Algorithm, HS-MLCA offers improved performance in terms of congestion control in the MAC layer. It optimizes resource allocation, minimizes collisions and packet loss, reduces delay, and enhances overall network efficiency. These improvements ultimately lead to better quality of service, increased network capacity, and enhanced user experience in VANETs. It is worth noting that the specific performance improvements and benefits of HS-MLCA may vary depending on the implementation details, network conditions, and the specific VANET scenario. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024. -
Congestion management approaches in deregulated power system an illustrative approach
In deregulated power system with competitive electricity market environment, the provision of strategic bidding option to the market participants and its consequences are open up new challenging tasks to the system operator. The market economic efficiency is mainly dependent on transmission system support. The inability of transmission system support to drive market cleared schedule is known as congestion and which is not desirable. The remedial actions to relieve congestion in the transmission system known as congestion relief approaches and are differ in various markets around the world. The objective of this paper is to illustrate some of the technical and non-technical approaches using simple case studies. 2016 SERSC. -
Conjugate of estradiol and applications thereof /
Patent Number: US 10 , 054 , 602 B2, Applicant: Christ University.
The present invention relates to conjugate of 17-β estradiol with an analog of indocyanine green dye for the detection of cancers. The invention also provides a method of preparation of the conjugate and method of detection of cancer cells. -
Conjugate of estradiol and applications thereof /
Patent Number: US 10 , 054 , 602 B2, Applicant: Christ University.
The present invention relates to conjugate of 17-β estradiol with an analog of indocyanine green dye for the detection of cancers. The invention also provides a method of preparation of the conjugate and method of detection of cancer cells. -
Conjugate of Estradiol and applications thereof /
Patent Number: 201641013646, Applicant: Christ University. -
Conjugate of Estradiol and applications thereof /
Patent Number: 201641013646, Applicant: Christ University.