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From automation to optimization: Exploring the effects of al on supply chain management
Automation and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping modern business operations. This evolution has historical roots, with a growing emphasis on efficiency and cost reduction. AI's transformative role in supply chain optimization is evident through key technologies and applications, which empower businesses to make data-driven decisions, enhance customer experiences, and reduce costs. Real-world examples illustrate how companies leverage AI to streamline operations and deliver products and services with precision. 2024, IGI Global. -
From bean to brain: Coffee, gray matter, and neuroprotection in neurological disorders spectrum
Coffee is a popular drink enjoyed around the world, and scientists are very interested in studying how it affects the human brain. This chapter looks at lots of different studies to understand how drinking coffee might change the brain and help protect it from neurodegenerative disorders especially like schizophrenia. With the help of available literature a link between the coffee mechanism and neurodegenerative disorders is established in this chapter. Researchers have found that drinking coffee can change the size of certain parts of the brain that control things like thinking and mood. Scientists also study how coffee's ingredients, especially caffeine, can change how the brain works. They think these changes could help protect the brain from diseases. This chapter focuses on how coffee might affect people with schizophrenia as hallucination is caused during and after excess consumption of caffeine. There's still a lot we don't know, but researchers are learning more by studying how different people's brains respond to coffee over time. Overall, this chapter shows that studying coffee and the brain could lead to new ways to help people with brain disorders. This study also draws ideas for future research and ways to help people stay healthy. 2024 Elsevier B.V. -
From Beans to Business: A Rise of Coffee Preneurs in Kodagu, Karnataka
Coffee is the world's third most consumed beverage after water and tea. India stands at the 7th position as the largest coffee exporter globally, with a significant contribution of 72.5% from Karnataka and 33% from Kodagu alone. This region plays a crucial role in the country's coffee industry, making it a vital component of India's economy, and 80% of the residents of Kodagu rely on coffee cultivation for their livelihood. Coffee farming is considered an annual crop that requires the generated income to be cycled to the subsequent year's coffee cultivation. Planters face numerous challenges during their production, which forces them to sell or convert their agricultural lands into concrete lands (buildings) or convert them into resorts, thereby changing their occupation, which makes coffee sustainability questionable. Therefore, coffee farmers have recently adopted an entrepreneurial approach to augment their income sources and support their livelihoods and occupations. This study aims to assess the key drivers of coffee farmers opting for entrepreneurial activities to assist coffee farming in Kodagu, Karnataka. This study has revealed that additional income, passion for farming, business skills, available resources, opportunity, satisfaction, innovation, creativity, unfair market prices, education, and socialising platforms are the key determining factors for coffee farmers to choose entrepreneurship. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025. -
From commitments to actions: Towards impactful, decisive, and resolute impact investment
The many threats of climate change make it important for us as a society to prioritize sustainability and build a greener economy. While there may be initial costs associated with implementing environmentally friendly practices, the long-term benefits are immeasurable. Impact investments have the potential to generate significant profits and also allow investors to support innovative solutions aimed at addressing many ecological challenges. This study analyses the policies that are necessary for facilitating transformative investments while striving towards low GHG emissions, climate-resilient development, and conserving biodiversity along with essential ecosystem services. The authors delve into the efforts made by the Asian Development Bank towards climate change financing and its impact investments, exploring their strategies until March 2023 with an understanding of how these efforts have impacted the environment and also various economic sectors across Asia, and analyse ADB's investment approaches to gain insights on how they are achieving SDGs through their climate finance initiatives. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
From data to decisions: Harnessing AI and big data for advanced business analytics
This chapter focuses on the idea of business analytics through AI and aims to address how AI has emerged as a powerful force in augmenting and replacing traditional human-computer interactions in the realm of business analytics. AI-powered analytics can uncover hidden patterns, detect anomalies, and automate decision-making processes, significantly augmenting the efficiency and accuracy of data analysis. Thus, the purpose of this chapter is two-fold. First, the chapter sheds light on business analytics, big data, and big data analytics through AI. It delves into the theories of machine and deep learning and their synergy with big data analytics. Secondly, the authors analyze a case study to substantiate our theory. ML-based prediction models using stock market data are developed to underline the significance of adopting AI-driven approaches for business analytics. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
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From knowledge tradition to knowledge economy : Positive interludes in India higher education /
International Journal Of Educational Planning & Administration, Vol.5, Issue 1, pp.19-23, ISSN No: 2249-3093. -
From maximum force to the field equations of general relativity and implications
There are at least two ways to deduce Einstein's field equations from the principle of maximum force c4/4G or from the equivalent principle of maximum power c5/4G. Tests in gravitational wave astronomy, cosmology, and numerical gravitation confirm the two principles. Apparent paradoxes about the limits can all be resolved. Several related bounds arise. The limits illuminate the beauty, consistency and simplicity of general relativity from an unusual perspective. 2022 World Scientific Publishing Company. -
From Namaskara to Annyeong Questioning Where I Belong
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From Oklahoma to the hateful eight: Rise and fall of 70mm film format /
There is a constant debate in the industry whether it should stick to the latest trends in digital technology or slowly bring back the film formats that are going obsolete, purely due to the uncanny myths that surround it. Film formats are being promoted by well-known auteurs, addressing the common misconceptions such as cost, look and quality of the recordings made. -
From physical to digital: what drives generation Z for mobile commerce adoption?
Purpose: This study aims to identify factors affecting generation Z as the early adopters of mobile commerce (m-commerce). The research seeks to explore their behavioral intention to adopt m-commerce in India with consideration of gender differences while providing empirical validation for the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Design/methodology/approach: In this study, a modified TPB model has been used to explain generation Zs intention to adopt m-commerce. The proposed model was tested using a survey method with a sample of 245 students from a private university in Northern India. Subgroup analysis was performed to find gender differences in the process of adopting m-commerce. Findings: All three independent constructs have a positive influence on the behavioral intention of generation Z to adopt m-commerce. Further, the male subgroup has a lower beta value for attitude and higher beta value for subjective norm in comparison to the female subgroup. For perceived behavioral control, no significant difference in beta value across gender could be established. Practical implications: A better understanding of generation Z behavioral intentions will be of great use to telecom companies, marketers and electronic commerce companies to formulate strategies to expedite the use of m-commerce. As gender plays an important role in attitude and subjective norms, companies are advised to target their communication tactics in accordance to gender. Originality/value: To the best of the authors knowledge, this study is one of the first to test TPB and generation Z association in the context of m-commerce adoption in India. Data regarding the difference between the two genders has also shed light on the uniqueness of the context. 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited. -
From resistance to readiness: Leveraging neuroscience perspectives for successful change management in the manufacturing sector
Change initiatives often encounter resistance from employees, impeding successful implementation. Leveraging insights from neuroscience can provide valuable guidance in navigating this resistance and promoting readiness for change. Social experiences in a work environment affect the brain positively or negatively. By understanding the brain's response to change, change managers can create a supportive environment and communicate accordingly. This study examines the impact of social experiences on readiness to change among employees in the manufacturing sector from a neuroscience perspective. SCARF is a neuroscience-based model that evaluates five dimensions of social experiences such as status, certainty, autonomy, relatedness, and fairness. This quantitative study is based on data collected from different manufacturing organisations. The results of this study provide insights into how change managers can address these social domains to promote successful change initiatives and improve employee readiness to change. 2023 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
From Text to Action: NLP Techniques for Washing Machine Manual Processing
This scientific research study focuses on the advancements in Natural Language Processing (NLP) driven by large-scale parallel corpora and presents a comprehensive methodology for creating a parallel, multilingual corpus using NLP techniques and semantic technologies, with a particular focus on washing machine manuals. The study highlights the significant progress made in NLP through the utilization of large-scale parallel corpora and advanced NLP techniques. The successful creation of a parallel, multilingual corpus for washing machine manuals, coupled with the integration of semantic technologies and ontology modeling, demonstrates the broad applicability and potential of NLP in diverse domains.The research covers various aspects, including text extraction, segmentation, and the development of specialized pipelines for question-answering, translation, and text summarization tailored for washing machine manuals. Translation experiments using fine-tuned models demonstrated the feasibility of providing washing machine manuals in local languages, expanding accessibility and understanding for users worldwide. Additionally, the study explored text summarization using a powerful transformer-based model, which exhibited remarkable proficiency in generating concise and coherent summaries from complex input texts. The implementation of a question-answering pipeline showcased the effectiveness of various language models in handling question-answering tasks with high accuracy and effectiveness.Additionally, the article discusses the processes of data collection, information preparation, ontology creation, alignment strategies, and text analytics. Furthermore, the study addresses the challenges and potential future developments in this field, offering insights into the promising applications of NLP in the context of washing machine manuals. 2024 Elsevier B.V.. All rights reserved. -
From the homestead to centerstage: A journey of empowerment; [De la granja al centro de escena: Un viaje de empoderamiento]
The Kerala Model of Development has been widely acclaimed for its contribution in generating favourable social indices at par with Scandinavia. The central issue to the development in almost all underdeveloped and developing countries is the empowerment of women constituents. In Kerala, the story of empowerment of women is not just economic, but psychological too. Under Article 243(D) of the Constitution of India, there is a mandate to provide 50% reservation for women in Local Self-Government Institutions (LSGIs). This constitutional amendment is regarded as a path-breaking move to empower women at the grassroots level. This article portrays the impact of government interventions for ensuring the participation of women in decision-making as well as in the power structure in LSGIs. The researcher(s) used multiple case study design and adopted purposive sampling. The data was collected through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions were used for triangulation. The finding of the study shows that how the women are empowered though various government interventions such as Kudumbashree (the name of Keralas Poverty Eradication Mission), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (the job guarantee scheme in India), Accredited Social Health Activist Scheme (a scheme of National Rural Health Mission) and Local Self-Government Institutions. 2020, Hipatia Editorial. All rights reserved. -
From the local to the global: the journey of Suguna Foods
Learning outcomes: On completion of this case study, students will be able to understand collaboration and synergy between farmers and organisations through value creation, like fundraising, based on the comprehension of the resource-based theory; understand the overview and concept of the value chain and supply chain management in the agribusiness to reduce costs of inventories; understand the concept of segmentation and positioning to increase revenue for organisations by leveraging existing resources human and financial; and understand the branding strategy to create a sustainable competitive advantage for Suguna Foods. Case overview/synopsis: Suguna was started by two brothers, B. Soundararajan and G.B. Sundararajan, to help other farmers. Suguna, with just 200 broilers in 1984, grew to be the number 1 poultry company across India. Soundararajan was a pioneer and innovator who started contract farming in India in 1991. This model helped both the farmers and the company to became successful. The farmers always struggled to pay the cost of feed and other materials, as credit was not readily and easily available from financial institutions. Suguna helped farmers by providing feed, medicines, etc., free of cost in return for the good rearing of chickens. Because of the success of this venture, they decided to continue with it. Today, Suguna is a successful company that sells chicken, eggs and processed meat. They modernised the retail chain to supply consumers with fresh, healthy and hygienic meat. Sugunas vision was to Energize rural India by helping farmers succeed. They helped over 40,000 farmers from 15,000+ villages in 18+ Indian states. Although the growth helped both farmers and Suguna, the increased cost of raw materials for Suguna and increased input costs/power costs for farmers had to be tackled on a war footing so that both could have good income despite the increased inflation. Moreover, the retail price of live chicken was more or less stagnant in the past five years, especially after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Complexity academic level: This case can be used as the basis for a 90-min class discussion. This case study is suitable for use in an master of business administration course module or in an executive education program on developing an understanding of value creation in the business model in a rural market and also how the supply chain works. This case study can also be used to teach pricing, segmentation in marketing and supply chain perspectives and decision-making skills. Supplementary materials: Teaching notes are available for educators only. Subject code: CSS8: Marketing. 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited. -
From Waste to Strength: Unveiling the Mechanical Properties of Peanut-Shell-Based Polymer Composites
Peanut-shell-based polymer composites have gained significant attention as sustainable and cost-effective materials with potential applications as food packaging films, ceiling tiles, insulation panels, supercapacitors, and electrodes in various industries like the packaging industry, construction, furniture, and electronics. This review article presents a systematic roadmap of the mechanical properties of peanut-shell-based polymer composites, analyzing the influence of factors such as filler content, surface modification techniques, interfacial adhesion, and processing methods. Through an extensive literature review, we highlight the mechanical properties of peanut-shell-based polymer composites. Furthermore, challenges and ongoing research efforts in this field are discussed. This comprehensive review provides valuable insights for researchers, industry professionals, and policymakers, promoting the development and utilization of peanut-shell-based polymer composites for various applications. 2023 by the authors. -
Front-End Security Analysis forCloud-Based Data Backup Application Using Cybersecurity Tools
In this challenging, demanding, daunting, and competitive business world, the rise, and growth of cybercrimes are very high. With the proliferation of Cloud Computing techniques, usually in industrial arenas, business information and important clients data are stored and managed using cloud platforms. Application programs are developed to handle such valuable information assets of the organizations. Cloud backups are provided for these client data where security is the most concerning aspect. There are many vulnerabilities in the current scenario where intruders can cause havoc. Destruction of the product can happen by exploiting vulnerabilities that can put the company and the product in jeopardy. It may create a bad impression about the organization among the customers, competitors, and the public world. This paper shows the work done by a cyber security team whose main objective is to run vulnerability analysis and mitigate threats on an application that backs up the clients data to the cloud. Cyber Security is an important aspect in all types of businesses because it protects all categories of data such as fragile data, private information, intellectual property data, and other data including governmental and industrial information systems from theft and damage which concludes in huge financial loss and loss of client data. 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. -
Frontline medical professionals in distress - Doctor heal thyself
Covid has changed our lives in many ways. People are scared to even step out of their houses, but health care workers have no option but to continue to work and care for the sick. Health care workers play a vital role in providing care to the infected persons, working beyond their capacities and risking their own lives. There is a lot of stress involved in the medical profession, and the pandemic made it worse. Each frontline health worker is at risk of getting infected with Covid during work and carrying it to their families, causing a lot of anxiety and mental health issues among the health care workers. According to a recent by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than half of public health workers have reported symptoms of at least one mental health condition like depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the recent past. A recent study among 422 doctors revealed 63.5% symptoms of depression, and 45% symptoms of stress, among frontline COVID-19 doctors. Physicians who perceived organizational problems related to procedural and informational justice were exposed to high levels of occupational stress. Every physician should have a personal doctor, and he or she has to seek suitable help as needed. The health care workers' stress is mainly associated with work stress as they are expected to work on a war footing and get very little time to spend with their families. There is a need to set up good psychiatric care for the medical professionals in the hospitals. The administrators of the hospitals should frequently check on the health and well-being of their employees. This article attempts to provide strategies to hospital administrators to help medical professionals reduce their stress levels. 2022 -
Fruit Waste as Sustainable Resources for Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production
Production of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) using commercially available carbon sources like glucose or sucrose makes the bioprocess economically nonviable, thereby hindering its commercialization. As an alternative to this issue, inexpensive and easily available agro-industrial wastes are now being exploited as feedstock for PHA production. Fruit wastes are generally discarded as they are considered to be the non-product leftovers which do not have any economic value when compared with the cost of their collection and recovery steps for reuse. But through the use of appropriate technological applications, these wastes can be converted to valuable by-products, which can increase the value of the products much higher than the cost associated with recovery steps. By recycling and reprocessing the fruit wastes, they can be channeled into many applications, and thereby the amount of fruit wastes discharged into the environment can be completely reduced along with their detrimental effects. Large amounts of fruit wastes are produced by fruit-based industries. The waste products can be both solids and liquids, and these wastes are of high nutritional and biomass values for microorganism; thus their addition to waterbodies can make them highly polluted (high BOD or COD). These fruit-based wastes still have a promising potential for bioconversion into products of commercial importance or can be successfully exploited as cheap raw materials for industrial production of commercially important metabolites. This chapter deals with the strategies for production of PHA from fruit waste substrates, extraction and characterization of PHA, and their applications in diverse sectors. The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021. -
Frustration Tolerance among Indian Youth: Exploring its relationship with Gratitude and Self Awareness
Introduction: For any person, adulthood is a difficult era of life filled with uncontrollable frustrations. The move from adolescence to young adulthood has reverberation as it marks a shift from adolescent's dependency to the chores and independence of young adulthood (Boll, 2017). Upon review, it was found that many researchers have established the effects of frustration, however, there is little research and evidence-based practice utilizing positive psychology interventions to target low frustration tolerance in youth. A vast body of research have established the positive consequences of gratitude and self awareness in one's life. The present study aims to explore the relationship between gratitude, self awareness and frustration tolerance among young adults. Methodology: Participants were selected through purposive sampling method. Data were collected from 167 young Indian adults (Females-94, Males-73) aged 19-35 years. Participants completed the three inventories measuring the variables of interest using the online survey forms. Data were analyzed by the SPSS software using descriptive analysis, correlation coefficients, and linear regression. Results: Findings show no significant relationship between gratitude and frustration tolerance (r=-0.071). However, there is a significant positive correlation of self awareness with frustration tolerance (r=0.271). The regression model showed that 7.3% of variance in frustration tolerance can be predicted by self awareness. Conclusion: Thus, self-awareness can be viewed as one of the important factors that impact frustration tolerance. The findings are consistent with previous research that has shown that self-awareness has important effects on performance, and emotions. Future implications are discussed. 2022 RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FOR ALL.