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Differences in perceptions of employees towards knowledge management strategies in selected information technology companies in Bangalore
In older days, knowledge was passed verbally from one person to another. The industrial revolution changed the scenario and the emergence of factories and industries paved the need for systematic knowledge and it became more and more specialized as time passed. Since then, there has been an exponential growth in scientific and practical knowledge. In the twenty-first century, this process has taken rapid speed due to the improvements in information and communication technologies. Employees of the organizations have a varied opinion towards practicing knowledge management strategies in an organization. Some employees consider knowledge management as an opportunity and a few others like a burden. This article focuses on identifying and analyzing the differences in perceptions of employees towards knowledge management strategies in selected Information Technology companies in Bangalore. 2020 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved. -
Differential Approach of Bioremediation by Sclerotium rolfsii Towards Textile Dye
Synthetic dyes are extensively used in various industries and are one of the major contaminants of industrial effluents. Dyes being xenobiotic, carcinogenic, and toxic there is need for their effective removal and detoxification to conserve water resources. Tremendous research has been carried out to identify potent microorganisms that facilitate bioremediation of these harmful dyes. A static batch culture has proved white rot fungi Sclerotium.rolfsii as an efficient catalyst in bioremediation of textile dyes and to compare their efficiency in decolourisation of two different azo dyes. Studies revealed the organism employ different remedial approach to cationic dye (Malachite green) and anionic dyes (Rose Bengal). Decolourisation of malachite green was a gradual with degradation and bio-transformation to colourless, non-toxic by products while Decolourisation of rose Bengal was quick process of biosorption. S.rolfsii exhibited 89% of decolourisation of malachite green dyes at higher concentration of 900mg/L while 96% for rose Bengal at 900mg/L. The mechanism of dye decolourisation was proposed using the UV Vis spectrophotometry, FTIR, XRD, HPLC and SEM. Microbial toxicity studies confirmed the dye metabolites of degraded malachite green was less toxic compared to original dye. Com- prehensively studies illustrate the sustained application of S. rolfsii as model organism for bioremediation of complex industrial effluents due to its differential bio remedial approach can potentially decolourise or remove various dyes. 2023, Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy. All rights reserved. -
Differential Laccase Production among Diverse Fungal Endophytes in Aquatic Plants of Hulimavu Lake in Bangalore, India
The ability of plants to acclimatise and thrive in stressed environments can be attributed, in part, to the reserve of endophytic fungi that they harbour, that help enhance physiological and immunological defence and tolerance to various biotic and abiotic stressors. The present work has focussed on screening laccase producing endophytic fungi residing in different aquatic plants isolated from Hulimavu Lake, Bengaluru. This lake is well known for its water pollution contributed by anthropogenic factors. Survival of plants in this lake can hence be associated with their rich repertoire of endophytic fungi that enhance host plant defence towards stressors. Upon isolation and culturing of endophytic fungi, qualitative laccase detection using laccase specific growth media and quantitative laccase estimation using ABTS (2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)) substrate were performed. Differential production rates were observed for the laccase enzyme by different endophytic fungi; production rates also varied between fungi isolated from different parts like node, stem, root and leaf of the same plant species too. Phylogenetic analysis of fungal isolates with highest laccase production was performed and the species was found to be Cladosporium tenuissimum. Even the crude extract of this strain displayed laccase production of 42.16U/L, as revealed by ABTS assay. Hence this strain is a promising candidate for optimization studies for utilisation in the domain of bioremediation and industrial applications. The Author(s) 2023. -
Differential query execution on privacy preserving data distributed over hybrid cloud
Hybrid cloud is proposed as a solution for ensuring security and privacy for data outsourced to cloud. Hybrid cloud uses a mix of both private and public cloud with distribution of sensitive information to private cloud and insensitive information to public cloud. Though data distributed over multi storage provides enhanced security and privacy, query performance is distorted. This work proposes a privacy preserving data distribution with goal of ensuring reduced query latency for data distributed over hybrid clouds without any compromise to the security and privacy. The proposed solution also provides different queries results for the query depending on the access control provided to the users. 2022 Scrivener Publishing LLC. -
Digital awakening religious communication in a virtual world
This paper explores the religious presence and possibilities in the virtual world. An analysis of communication progress leads to the present scenario of new media environment. Based on the idea of revelation and a system of autopoiesis, religion appears like a closed communicator. Religion's communication needs to be placed within the context of evolving new media environment. Basing on McLuhan's theory of extension, religious narratives need new forms of presence in the digital world. When it comes to diffusion of innovation (Everett Rogers) the state of religion appears precarious. From a communication perspective adoption of innovation by religion can come under the category of 'laggards' and 'luddites'. The transference of religion's presence from the real to the virtual demands new innovative and participatory models to serve the digital natives. 2015 Journal of Dharma: Dharmaram Journal of Religions and Philosophies (DVK, Bangalore), ISSN: 0253-7222. -
Digital education for a resilient new normal using artificial intelligenceapplications, challenges, and way forward
As society and technology advance to meet Industry 4.0 requirements, the educational system has also undergone many transformative changes in the past decade. Education is regarded as one of the most important tools for developing individuals, families, businesses, and the economy. New digital technologies are making a great revolution by transforming all aspects of education in teaching, learning, assessment, and feedback. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the proliferation of digital education and its replacement of traditional education in the educational system. The developments in artificial intelligence (AI) are indispensable in all sectors, including education. AI-integrated learning helps management, teachers, students, parents, and other stakeholders gain insight into their performance to impact the process positively. This chapter aims to throw light on the emerging need and technologies used for digital education and to examine the role of AI in education with examples from the perspectives of teaching, learning, and assessment in the new normal. The application of AI in education and its effectiveness is explored through six publicly available datasets along with strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, challenges, and the future of digital education. This chapter discusses several examples and benefits of AI applications that enhance the educational experience and also emphasizes the need to align it with technology and curriculum to achieve the intended learning outcomes. 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. -
Digital educational neuropsychology: Challenges and opportunities
This chapter introduces the various facets of digital educational neuropsychology. It begins by explaining digital educational neuropsychology and the current practices in digital neuropsychology. It then explains the opportunities and the challenges faced by neuropsychology in digitization of neuropsychology education, training, assessment, and rehabilitation and how it can be improved. The challenges in the implementation of digital educational neuropsychology in terms of access and equity; validity and reliability of digital assessments; training and professional development; variability in the perceptual, motor, and cognitive demands across different devices; and the rapid changes in technology are explained elaborately. A full discussion on opportunities including enhancement of digital education using neuropsychological techniques, neuroscience experimental techniques, in tandem with behavioural measures is provided. Further, the importance of collaborative effort from professionals is required to build more effective strategies for digital education is emphasized. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Digital filter architectures for multi-standard wireless transceivers
This paper addresses on two different architectures of digital decimation filter design of a multi-standard RF transceivers. Instead of using single stage decimation filter network, the filters are implemented in multiple stages using FPGA to optimize the area and power. The proposed decimation filter architectures reflect the considerable reduction in area & power consumption without degradation of performance. The filter coefficients are derived from MATLAB , the filter architectures are implemented and tested using Xilinx SPARTAN FPGA . The Xilinx ISE 9.2i tool is used for logic synthesis and the Xpower analysis tool is used for estimating the power consumption. First, the types of decimation filter architectures are tested and implemented using conventional binary number system. Then the different encoding scheme i.e. Canonic Signed Digit (CSD) representation is used for filter coefficients and then the architecture performance is tested .The results of CSD based architecture shows a considerable reduction in the area & power against the conventional number system based filter design implementation. -
Digital financial inclusion: A payoff of financial technology and digital finance uprising in India
Technological inventions and innovations paved a way for upheaval in the financial market. New technologies such as the internet, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, biometric identification, and blockchain technology brought new financial technologies (Fintechs) namely Unified Payment Interface, Immediate Payment System, and Mobile Money into existence. As a result of the development of Fintechs, digital finance companies and digital financial services and products emerged and got well-liked among the people because of their convenient, speedy, simple, and user-friendly functions. In fact, digital finance companies work a mile further, in the name of digital financial inclusion, by serving excluded, marginalized, neglected individuals and Small and Medium Enterprises through their innovative, affordable, quality, and speedy digital financial services and products. This article focuses on Fintechs, digital finance, and their role in digital financial inclusion in India using the existing sources of the World Bank, Reserve Bank of India, National Payment Corporation of India, and United Nations Organizations. IJSTR 2019. -
Digital Financial Inclusion: Strategic Issues and Imperatives
The present paper provides insights on digital financial inclusion. Digital financial inclusion means making financial services accessible through technology intervention, i.e. via internet, mobile network, cards, digital wallets, etc. The objective of digital financial inclusion is to bring underserved and financially excluded population under the formal banking network. As per Global Findex, Financial Inclusion (adults holding bank accounts) in India has increased from 35% in 2011 to 80% in 2017. Indeed, there has been a speedy improvement in the financial inclusion index, wherein the role of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PJDY) launched by the Government of India in 2014 has been phenomenal. Later, in the year 2016 demonetization further accelerated the process. Despite, all these concentrated efforts and policies a large section of the population still remains unbanked. With the rise in internet and smartphone users, there will be a significant increase in digital transactions in the coming years. To achieve full financial inclusion and to make the desired benefits reach unserved population there is a need to increase financial and digital literacy among masses. The paper starts with a discussion on Evolution of Digital Financial Inclusion (DFI) in India, followed by the benefits of DFI and challenges specific to India. It ends with some suggestions which can increase the pace of DFI in the country. The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021. -
Digital financial literacy among adults in India: measurement and validation
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has considerably promoted the usage of Digital Financial Services (DFS) in India. Therefore, exploring the various determinants influencing the DFS users is crucial for the DFS providers to understand their customers better. This study aims to identify, measure, and validate the determinants of Digital Financial Literacy (DFL) from the Indian adults who use Digital Financial Services. A sample of 384 adult DFS users from India was surveyed using a self-administered questionnaire in 2021. A multidimensional scale was developed to measure the Digital Financial Literacy in this study. The results exhibit that Digital Knowledge, Financial Knowledge, Knowledge of DFS, Awareness of Digital Finance Risk, Digital Finance Risk Control, Knowledge of Customer Right, Product Suitability, Product Quality, Gendered Social Norm, Practical Application of Knowledge and Skill, Self-determination to use the Knowledge and Skill and Decision Making are the determinants of DFL among the adults in India. Further, the users of DFS without DFL will face numerous challenges such as inability to com-plete the transaction, financial loss and privacy breach, etc. Hence, the study concludes that DFL is prerequisite to use DFS effectively. 2022 The Author(s). This open access article is distributed under a Creative. -
Digital financial literacy and its impact on financial behaviors: A systematic review
The dependence on digital financial technologies influences financial behaviors among people. This systematic review aims to identify and understand the variables interplay between digital financial literacy and financial behavior. The systematic literature review uses the PRISMA systematic review guidelines to identify and screen the literature. The results show there is a positive significant relation between digital financial literacy and financial behaviors. It was found that there are minimal studies on the variables interplaying between digital financial literacy and financial behavior. The interplaying variables identified are financial self-efficacy, financial confidence, self-control, financial autonomy, financial capability, psychological biases and digital, financial socialization, and socio-economic and demographic factors. This review develops a framework for future exploration explaining the relationship between digital financial literacy and financial behavior identifying financial wellbeing as the outcome. 2024 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Digital Forensics Chain of Custody Using Blockchain
In todays world, Digital Forensics is a crucial subject with much scope as data storage becomes more decentralised. The collection and preservation of digital media is a topic of concern across the Cyber Security and Digital Forensics field. With Cloud Infrastructure and other technologies, data is not permanently stored in one place and gathering and analysing it can become a headache for Forensic Investigators. Blockchain, however, works as a decentralised, distributed peer-to-peer network and thus can be considered a suitable solution for the mentioned problems. With the help of a blockchain network and Smart Contracts, Digital Forensics can be significantly improved to adapt to modern digital architecture. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024. -
Digital Forensics Investigation for Attacks on Artificial Intelligence
The new research approaches are needed to be adopted to deal with security threats in AI based systems. This research is aimed at investigating the Artificial Intelligence (AI) attacks that are malicious by design. It also deals with conceptualization of the problem and strategies for attacks on Artificial Intelligence (AI) using Digital Forensic tools. A specific class of problems in Adversarial attacks are tampering of Images for computational processing in applications of Digital Photography, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition (Facial Mapping algorithms). State-of-the-art developments in forensics such as 1. Application of end-to-end Neural Network Training pipeline for image rendering and provenance analysis, 2. Deep-fake image analysis using frequency methods, wavelet analysis & tools like - Amped Authenticate, 3. Capsule networks for detecting forged images 4. Information transformation for Feature extraction via Image Forensic tools such as EXIF-SC, Splice Radar, Noiseprint 5. Application of generative adversarial Networks (GAN) based models as anti-Image Forensics [8], will be studied in great detail and a new research approach will be designed incorporating these advancements for utility of Digital Forensics. The Electrochemical Society -
Digital Game Addiction and Children
Nowadays the usage of digital games has increased a lot. Console games, PC games, and online games are all examples of digital games. Aside from these, it has been observed that digital games are also played with portable technologies such as mobile phones and tablets. Childrens play equipment, play habits, and play perceptions have all changed as a result of these changes. As a result, digital games have a significant influence on children. This chapter focuses on the effects of digital games on children and how children became addicted to digital games. It also discusses how to avoid overusing digital games. It also explains the meaning of digital games and discusses their history and future. 2023, IGI Global. -
Digital Gender Gap, Gender Equality and National Institutional Freedom: A Dynamic Panel Analysis
While digital gender gap is a growing field of research in Information Systems (IS), there remains a dearth of research focusing on it. The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between the digital gender gap in mobile and internet usage and gender equality. Additionally, this study also examines the impact of national institutional freedoms on the aforementioned relationship. Utilizing the theoretical framework of intersecting inequalities and building upon existing literature on the gender digital divide, this study aims to explore the associations between disparities in mobile and internet usage, gender equality, and the extent of national institutional freedoms encompassing economic, political, and media domains. In pursuit of this objective, we undertake a dynamic panel data analysis using publicly accessible archival data at the country level. The results indicate that national institutions have a significant impact on the relationship between the digital gender gap in internet and mobile phone usage and gender equality. The discussion encompasses the significance of our findings for both study and practice. 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. -
Digital image correlation (DIC) for measuring strain in brick masonry specimen using Ncorr open source 2D MATLAB program
This micro-article is focused on the application of DIC in measuring strain for a 2D structural element like brick masonry specimen. Conventional techniques of strain measurements involve devices like strain gauges, LVDTs, dial gauges and extensometers. Even though Commercial DIC packages are available and have been widely used to perform DIC, these setups are quite expensive. In this study a simple DSLR camera along with Ncorr, an open source 2D MATLAB program is used to perform the DIC. Results have also been obtained experimentally by using conventional measuring devices and compared with that of DIC. The results obtained through DIC is well in agreement with that of experiments, and the difference in strain at failure was observed to be 4.7%. Furthermore, the results of this study should encourage researchers to adopt this technique in studies of behaviour and structural health monitoring of brick masonry specimens. 2019 The Authors -
Digital lending: Is it alternative lending revolution?
Digital lending is new and emerging area in the field of lending or credit. Lending through digital platform, right from receipt of loan application to disbursement of loans, is known as digital lending. Digital lending gains momentum as a result of employing new technologies, new credit scoring algorithms and inclusive approach. This article focuses on framework, working mechanism and growth of digital lending in India. 2019 IJSTR. -
Digital lending: Is it alternative lending revolution? /
International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, Vol.8, Issue 10, pp.599-601, ISSN No: 2277-8616. -
Digital loneliness: A hidden epidemic in the digital health landscape
In an era of accelerated digital transformation in healthcare, this chapter examines the overlooked but crucial issue of digital isolation. Even though the digital age has brought us closer together than ever before, a paradoxical sense of isolation and emotional distance has emerged. This chapter examines digital loneliness's concept, causes, and effects, highlighting its profound impact on mental health and well-being. It extends its focus to vulnerable populations, such as older adults, infants, and people with disabilities, and addresses their unique challenges. Through user-centered design, bridging the digital divide, and personalization, this chapter promotes inclusiveness and accessibility in digital health. It also suggests adopting emerging technologies responsibly and integrating mental health support. The chapter concludes by emphasizing the significance of empathy and inclusivity in realizing the full potential of digital health for all. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved.