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Assessing global perceptions of India: Policy implications drawn from foreign tourism narratives
This study scrutinizes Indias growing appeal as a tourist destination, accentuated by government initiatives and innovative tourism policies like the e-visa program, Incredible India Campaign 2.0 and digital advancements in the travel sector. With the diminishing impact of COVID-19, there is a noticeable surge in various forms of tourism inbound, outbound and domestic. The primary focus is to understand the driving factors behind the choice of India as a destination for inbound tourists. This research delves into these motivations, providing a global perspective on Indias attractiveness. A mixed-method approach was employed, utilizing convenience sampling for data collection. The quantitative analysis was based on a survey, informed by a literature review, comprising 390 respondents from 10 diverse Indian destinations. Additionally, 25 qualitative interviews were conducted, aiming to enrich and triangulate the quantitative findings. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) revealed five predominant motivations among inbound tourists: culinary interests, spiritual pursuits, budget-consciousness, cultural curiosity and natural allure. These findings were substantiated through thematic analysis. The outcomes have significant practical ramifications for destination managers and tourism policy developers in India. By understanding these key motivators, they can devise targeted strategies for enhancing the appeal of India to these specific tourist segments. This study not only aids in refining tourism promotion efforts but also contributes to the academic discourse on tourist motivation offering a fresh international perspective on Indias image as a tourist destination. by the author, licensee University of Lodz Lodz University Press, Lodz, Poland. -
Machine Learning Based Optimal Feature Selection for Pediatric Ultrasound Kidney Images Using Binary Coati Optimization
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) one of the most dangerous illnesses. Early detection is vital for improving survival rates and underscoring the need for an intelligent classifier to differentiate between normal and abnormal kidney ultrasound images. Features extracted from an image have a significant impact on classification accuracy. In this study, we present a Binary Coati optimization algorithm (BCOA) for feature selection in CKD, which focuses on reducing the high dimensionality features extracted from ultrasound images, including GLCM, GLRLM, GLSZM, GLDM, NGTDM, and first order, by employing BCOA-S shaped and BCOA-V shaped transfer functions that convert BCOA from a continuous search space to a binary form, which helps in the selection of optimal features to improve the classification performance while reducing the feature dimensionality. The reduced feature was evaluated using six machine-learning classifiers: Random Forest, Support Vector Machine, Decision tree, K-nearest Neighbor, XG-boost, and Nae Bayes. The efficiency of the proposed framework was assessed based on accuracy, precision, recall, specificity, f1 score and AUC curve. BCOA-V outperformed in terms of accuracy, precision, recall, specificity, F1 score and AUC curve by 99%,100%,97%,100%, 98%, and 98%, respectively. This makes it a superior choice for CKD diagnosis and is a valuable tool for feature selection in medical diagnosis. (2024), (Intelligent Network and Systems Society). All rights reserved. -
Optimizing Kidney Ultrasound images through Pre-Processing Filters
Medical image processing and analysis have greatly advanced in the past decade, significantly contributing to the diagnosis of various diseases.However, It is crucial to address the need for effective data management in the medical field due to the significant rise in data generation and storage. It necessitates the exploration of compression methods as a means of achieving efficient data handling. Consideration should be given to image processing approaches to minimize redundancy. Ultrasound imaging has gained importance in recent years, but the presence of artifacts in ultrasound images has complicated diagnoses. An evaluation has been performed to identify appropriate Pre-processing techniques for kidney images before extracting kidney features. Observing the sensitivity and calculating the PSNR and MSE of the filtered image are used to assess the applied methods. The results indicate that the median filter is ideal for image quality enhancement, while the Sobel filter is highly effective in detecting kidney edges. 2023 IEEE. -
Transforming Pediatric Healthcare with CKD using AI: A Systematic Mapping
Artificial intelligence has been used on a much larger scale, from self-driving cars to biometrics. The daily lifestyle of civilization has changed dramatically due to scientific growth. AI has been pushed to a wide range of applications rather than limited to certain areas and has benefited the health industry, resulting in improved outcomes. Heuristics, support vector machines, artificial neural networks, and natural language processing are some of the AI approaches employed. Kidney diseases and treatment can be challenging, especially when working with youngsters. Children with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) experience a wide range of symptoms classified as either transitory or nosologic. Some of its traits influence not only during childhood but also during adulthood in the long run. This study will focus on strategies utilized to identify, predict, and categorize the impacts of pediatric kidney disorders in terms of aetiology, clinical features, and medicines that might assist children in transition to adulthood smoothly. 2023 IEEE. -
Recent trends in photocatalytic water splitting using titania based ternary photocatalysts-A review
Hydrogen is considered as an ideal fuel, and its use has several advantages. While several methods are available for producing hydrogen, photocatalytic water splitting using semiconductor-based photocatalysts is one of the better methods. Among the various semiconductors, titania, having many desirable properties, is a widely explored photocatalyst material to fabricate ternary heterojunctions. Preventing the recombination of photoexcited charge carriers, reducing the band gap, and enhancing the migration of charges are steps needed to improve the efficiency of the photocatalysts. Various modifications have been made to the structural and chemical properties of the photocatalysts. While innovative synthetic protocols can bring about the desired changes, incorporating metal oxides and noble metals with varied morphologies into titania leads to multijunction photocatalysts. Structural modifications to titania include incorporation of various nanostructured materials, noble metal nanoparticles, transition metal chalcogenides, polymer materials, semiconductors like g-C3N4, quantum dots, etc. 2022 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC -
The Preservative Technology in the Inventory Model for the Deteriorating Items with Weibull Deterioration Rate
An EOQ model for perishable items is presented in this study. The deterioration rate is controlled by preservative technology. This technology only enhances the life of perishable items. So, retailers invested in this technology to get extra revenue. The Weibull deterioration rate is considered for the ramp type demand. Shortages consider partially backlogged, and discount is provided to loyal customers. The concavity of the profit function is discussed analytically. Numerical examples support the solution procedure; then, Sensitivity analysis is applied to accomplish the most sensitive variable. 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. -
A study of Autoregressive Model Using Time Series Analysis through Python
A Time-series investigation is a simple technique for dividing information from reconsideration perceptions on a solitary unit or individual at ordinary stretches over countless perceptions. Timeseries examination can be considered to be the model of longitudinal plans. The most widely used method is focused on a class of Auto-Regressive Moving Average (ARMA) models. ARMA models could examine various examination questions, including fundamental cycle analysis, intercession analysis, and long-term therapy impact analysis. The model ID process, the meanings of essential concepts, and the factual assessment of boundaries are all depicted as specialized components of ARMA models. To explain the models, Multiunit time-series plans, multivariate time-series analysis, the consideration of variables, and the study of examples of intra-individual contrasts across time are all ongoing improvements to ARMA demonstrating techniques. [1] 2022 IEEE. -
IoT in schools: Revolutionizing education through smart technology
The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly transforming various sectors, and education is no exception. This chapter explores the potential and applications of IoT technology in the education sector, shedding light on how it can revolutionize teaching, learning, and overall school management. By seamlessly integrating smart devices and applications into the classroom environment, IoT creates an interconnected and efficient learning ecosystem. The discussion covers the current state of IoT adoption in education, highlighting the benefits, challenges, and future prospects of this technological integration. 2025 selection and editorial matter, Adesh Kumar, Surajit Mondal, Gaurav Verma, and Prashant Mani; individual chapters, the contributors. -
HAPPINESS INDEX OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS TOWARDS ONLINE LEARNING IN INDIA
World Happiness Index generally indicates the level of happiness and satisfaction among the residents in a given country. Since we all know that worldwide new ecosystem of online education has evolved there are many countries which have done pretty well with respect to adopting of technology in the education others have been lacking behind and hence causing more inequality in the online education space. To understand the students' perception and satisfaction regarding the online learning this study was conducted to assess the relationships of the happiness index (HI) and related parameters which were retrieved from existing literatures and self-prepared parameters. Accordingly, the world happiness index signifies a direct relationship with the social economic development factors leading to the general well-being of individuals and societies that include the full development of healthcare, politics, and higher employment. The question arises has the online learning lived up to its potential? The Indian Education System is heterogeneous comprising of private and public universities. The study was on conducted in the National Capital Region of India, (NCR). The data was collected from various types of universities' students irrespective of the gender, caste, creed and religion. The study aims to understand the perception of the students and challenges faced by them during the online learning. It is very important to know the views of the students along with teachers to get the true ground reality of online learning in India. Since the pandemic have hit overall the world education sector was hit too. All the educational institutions were closed for about nearly 1.5 years. There was drastic shift in the paradigm from traditional learning to the online learning. To understand the students' perception data is being collected from around 268 students of the Delhi NCR region. The study is quantitative. The questionnaire was distributed to the both Government and Private Universities to understand students' satisfaction regarding online learning. The data was being analyzed in the graph form. The study says the future of online learning is possible provided students have access to devices and better connectivity. 2022 Zeitschrift fur Psychologie / Journal of Psychology.All rights reserved. -
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An Analysis Conducted Retrospectively on the Use: Artificial Intelligence in the Detection of Uterine Fibroid
The most frequent benign pelvic tumors in women of age of conception are uterine fibroids, sometimes referred to as leiomyomas. Ultrasonography is presently the first imaging modality utilized as clinical identification of uterine fibroids since it has a high degree of specificity and sensitivity and is less expensive and more widely accessible than CT and MRI examination. However, certain issues with ultrasound based uterine fibroid diagnosis persist. The main problem is the misunderstanding of pelvic and adnexal masses, as well as subplasmic and large fibroids. The specificity of fibroid detection is impacted by the existing absence of standardized image capture views and the variations in performance amongst various ultrasound machines. Furthermore, the proficiency and expertise of ultra sonographers determines the accuracy of the ultrasound diagnosis of uterine fibroids. In this work, we created a Deep convolutional neural networks (DCNN) model that automatically identifies fibroids in the uterus in ultrasound pictures, distinguishes between their presence and absence, and has been internally as well as externally validated in order to increase the reliability of the ultrasound examinations for uterine fibroids. Additionally, we investigated whether Deep convolutional neural networks model may help junior ultrasound practitioners perform better diagnostically by comparing it to eight ultrasound practitioners at different levels of experience. 2024 IEEE. -
Multi-class SVM based network intrusion detection with attribute selection using infinite feature selection technique
An intrusion detection mechanism is a software program or a device that monitors the network and provides information about any suspicious activity. This paper proposes a multi-class support vector machine (SVM) based network intrusion detection using an infinite feature selection technique for identifying suspicious activity. Single and multiple classifiers generally have high complexity. To overcome all the limitations of single and multiple classifiers, we used a multi-class classifier using an infinite feature selection technique, which performed well with multiple classes and gave better results than other classifiers in terms of accuracy, precision, recall, and f_score. Infinite feature selection is a graph-based filtering approach that analyses subsets of features as routes in a graph. We used a standard dataset, namely the UNSW_NB15 data set generated by the IXIA perfect-storm tool in the Australian Centre for Cyber Security. This dataset has a total of nine types of attacks and 49 features. The comparative analysis of the manuscript work is done against eight different techniques, namely, hybrid intrusion detection system (HIDS), C5, one-class support vector machine, and others. The proposed work gave better simulation results using the 2015a Matlab simulator. 2021 Taru Publications. -
Artificial intelligence: A new model for online proctoring in education
As a result of technological advancements, society is becoming increasingly computerized. Massive open online courses and other forms of remote instruction continue to grow in popularity and reach. COVID-19's global impact has boosted the demand for similar courses by a factor of ten. The ability to successfully assign distant online examinations is a crucial limiting factor in this next stage of education's adaptability. Human proctoring is now the most frequent method of evaluation, which involves either forcing test takers to visit an examination centre or watching them visually and audibly throughout tests via a webcam. However, such approaches are time-consuming and expensive. In this paper, we provide a multimedia solution for semi-automated proctoring that does not require any extra gear other than the student's computer's webcam and microphone. The system continuously monitors and analyses the user based on gaze detection, lip movement, the number of individuals in the room, and mobile phone detection, and captures audio in real time through the microphone and transforms it to text for assessment using speech recognition. Access the words gathered by speech recognition and match them for keywords with the questions being asked for higher accuracy using Natural Language Processing. If any inconsistencies are discovered, they are reported to the proctor, who can investigate and take appropriate action. Extensive experimental findings illustrate the correctness, resilience, and efficiency of our online exam proctoring system, as well as how it allows a single proctor to simultaneously monitor several test takers. 2023 Author(s). -
Cryptographic key distribution using artificial intelligence for data security and location privacy in VANET
Location privacy & data security in VANET are now becoming most important in todays paradigm of information age. Unauthorized access to location information of vehicles may pose a significant security threat, thus it is necessary to secure this information from intruders. In proposed work, Artificial intelligence based RF range approximation is used with multi key controlled cryptography for enhancement of location privacy and data security in service location protocol of VANETS. 2022 Taru Publications. -
Transmit Range Adjustment Using Artificial Intelligence for Enhancement of Location Privacy and Data Security in Service Location Protocol of VANET
IoT or the internet of things is the talk of the town topic being researched in the field of information technology for more than decade. It is being in deployment stage in various developing economics, to enable driverless automobiles in the field of VANET. It helps in preventing crashes and provides urgent medical assistance in emergency case. Data security and location privacy are becoming of most importance in present IT scenario. Unauthorized access to location information of vehicles may pose a significant security threat. So, it is necessary to secure the location information of the vehicle. The proposed work aims at enhancement of location privacy data security in service location protocol of VANET'S. The primary techniques to be employed include artificial intelligence-based RF range approximation for transmission range adjustment and receive RF strength based distance estimation for trusted node location perimeters approximation, dynamic adjustment of silence period of OBU (on based unit) in conjunction with radio/RF interrupt. The unauthorized access to location information of vehicles and need of its privacy is the motivation for this work. 2022 Shivkant Kaushik et al. -
Respiratory Motion Prediction of Lung Tumor Using Artificial Intelligence
Managing respiratory motion in radiotherapy for lung cancer presents a formidable and newlinepersistent challenge. The inherent dynamic movement triggered by respiration introduces a notable degree of uncertainty in target delineation, impacting the precision of image-guided radiotherapy. Overlooking the impact of respiratory motion can lead to the emergence of artifacts in images during image acquisition, resulting in inaccuracies in tissue delineation. Moreover, the motion between treatment fractions can induce blurriness in the dose distribution within the treatment process, thereby introducing geometric and dosimetric uncertainties. Additionally, inter-fraction motion can result in the displacement of the distribution of administered doses. Given these complexities, the precise prediction of tumor motion holds the utmost importance in newlineelevating the quality of treatment administration and minimizing radiation exposure to healthy tissues neighboring the pertinent organ during radiotherapy. Nonetheless, achieving the desired level of precision in dose administration remains a formidable task due to the inherent variations in internal patient anatomy across varying time scales and magnitudes. While notable advancements have been witnessed in radiotherapy, attributed to innovations like image guidance tools, which have streamlined treatments, the challenge of accommodating lung tumor motion remains critical, particularly in cases related to newlineradiotherapeutic intervention. Substantial limitations endure despite integrating respiratory-gated techniques in radiation oncology to manage lung tumor motion. Moreover, lung cancer prognosis remains low, irrespective of the recent advancements in radiotherapy. The practice of expanding newlinetreatment margins from the Clinical Treatment Volume (CTV) to encompass the Planning newlineTreatment Volume (PTV) has been adopted as a strategy to amplify treatment outcomes. newlineHowever, this strategy necessitates a trade-off, as it inevitably exposes larger volumes of healthy tissues to radiation. -
Analysis of native advertising on buzzfeed and its impact on the brand image of 7 companies /
In today's world, the social web space has become a competitive platform for companies engaged in a plethora of activities to promote and sell their products and, more importantly, create a brand image. In tandem with the rapid development that has been observed in social media, the advertising industry has also evolved to accommodate the needs of the internet. Native advertising has emerged as a viable and lucrative alternative for companies to communicate with their audiences. -
Green Synthesized ZnO Nanoparticles as Biodiesel Blends and their Effect on the Performance and Emission of Greenhouse Gases
Pollution and global warming are a few of the many reasons for environmental problems, due to industrial wastes and greenhouse gases, hence there are efforts to bring down such emissions to reduce pollution and combat global warming. In the present study, zinc oxide nanoparticles are green synthesized using cow dung as fuel, through combustion. Synthesized material was characterized by FTIR, XRD, UV, and FESEM. The as-prepared ZnO-GS NPs were employed as a transesterification catalyst for the preparation of biodiesel from discarded cooking oil. The biodiesel obtained is termed D-COME (discarded cooking oil methyl ester), which is blended with 20% commercial diesel (B20). Additionally, this blend, i.e., B20, is further blended with varying amounts of as-prepared ZnO-GS NPs, in order to ascertain its effects on the quality of emissions of various greenhouse gases such as hydrocarbons, COx, NOx. Moreover, the brake thermal efficiency (BTHE) and brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) were studied for their blends. The blend (B20) with 30 mg of ZnO-GS, i.e., B20-30, displays the best performance and reduced emissions. Comparative studies revealed that the ZnO-GS NPs are as efficient as the ZnO-C NPs, indicating that the green synthetic approach employed does not affect the efficiency of the ZnO NPs. 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. -
Covert Conditioning for Persistent Aggressive Behaviors: A Case Illustration
In psychotherapy practice and training, single case study design plays an indispensable role by effectively articulating the application of textbook knowledge, thereby bridging the gap between theory and practice. This article, on similar lines, illustrates one such successful example of the application of the classical behavioral technique of covert conditioning modified with a component of verbal challenging. A woman in her late-thirties reported with long-standing seemingly-resistant-to-treat symptoms of aggressive behavior of beating children. The client had a total of 10 daily sessions of 6090 minutes each. By the end of one week, she reported not beating children in this period. She felt extremely relieved because it had happened for the first time in 10 years. The intensity of anger had decreased drastically, and she was not shouting any longer. She had to discontinue sessions abruptly due to unavoidable circumstances. Although she was suggested to follow up the intensive sessions again, she was not able to do it due to feasibility issues. The improvement was maintained on follow-up visits after two weeks, four weeks, and three months. 2021 The Author(s). -
Engaged institution model: A faculty perspective
This paper attempts to build the engaged institution model from faculty perspective. Data was collected from 200 faculty members across disciplines, who were engaged in community engagement and social responsibility activities in one or the other ways. On analysis of the data, it was found that Instruction and Research, Facilitator, Scholarship factors contribute towards community engagement activities in higher educational institutions and that these factors contribute towards Faculty engagement, Student engagement and Community Engagement. All these factors create Engagement institution model. This work has an implications on theory, practice and policy. Service learning, as a pedagogical tool if implemented in HEIs can effectively bring all the influencing factors together and can help in creating an engaged institution. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved.