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Influence of foreign institutional investments on Indian economy /
Zenth International Journal Of Multidisciplinary Research, Vol.6, Issue 1, pp.106-109, ISSN: 2231-5780. -
Influence of grandparents on the emotional intelligence of early adolescents in Kerala
Children find unique acceptance in their relationships with grandparents, which benefits them emotionally and mentally. The presence of grandparents in the family can be a source of great support for other family members, especially children and adolescents. They are often role models, playmates and mentors for younger generations. The aim of the study is to compare emotional intelligence of adolescents with regard to the influence of grandparents through a quantitative research design. The sample taken for this research comprised of 427 adolescents of VIII to XII standards, among which 278 were from nuclear families and 149 from three generation families. They belonged to ten different government aided urban state syllabus English medium schools in Kerala. Mangal Emotional Intelligence Inventory was used to yield the total score and four dimensional scores in areas of Intrapersonal awareness, Interpersonal awareness, Intrapersonal management and Interpersonal management in adolescents. An independent sample t-test between two types of families indicated that grandparents have an influence on the emotional intelligence of adolescents. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology. -
Influence of heat treatment and reinforcements on tensile characteristics of aluminium aa 5083/silicon carbide/fly ash composites
The effect of reinforcements and thermal exposure on the tensile properties of aluminium AA 5083silicon carbide (SiC)fly ash composites were studied in the present work. The specimens were fabricated with varying wt.% of fly ash and silicon carbide and subjected to T6 thermal cycle conditions to enhance the properties through precipitation hardening. The analyses of the microstructure and the elemental distribution were carried out using scanning electron microscopic (SEM) images and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The composite specimens thus subjected to thermal treatment exhibit uniform distribution of the reinforcements, and the energy dispersive spectrum exhibit the presence of Al, Si, Mg, O elements, along with the traces of few other elements. The effects of reinforcements and heat treatment on the tensile properties were investigated through a set of scientifically designed experimental trials. From the investigations, it is observed that the tensile and yield strength increases up to 160?C, beyond which there is a slight reduction in the tensile and yield strength with an increase in temperature (i.e., 200?C). Additionally, the % elongation of the composites decreases substantially with the inclusion of the reinforcements and thermal exposure, leading to an increase in stiffness and elastic modulus of the specimens. The improvement in the strength and elastic modulus of the composites is attributed to a number of factors, i.e., the diffusion mechanism, composition of the reinforcements, heat treatment temperatures, and grain refinement. Further, the optimisation studies and ANN modelling validated the experimental outcomes and provided the training models for the test data with the correlation coefficients for interpolating the results for different sets of parameters, thereby facilitating the fabrication of hybrid composite components for various automotive and aerospace applications. 2021 by the authors. -
Influence of heat treatment on the tensile and hardness characteristics of friction stir weld joints of dissimilar aluminium alloys
Friction stir welding (FSW) is a solid-state low energy input welding technique. Most capable of joining very high strength alloys, which are finding wide range of applications in automobile and aerospace components. The current research focuses on the influence of post weld heat treatment on mechanical properties of friction stir weld joints of AA 7075 and AA 5052 dissimilar aluminum alloys. The trial experiments have been carried out using design of experiments (L16 Orthogonal Array) and the optimized process parameters have been selected based on the maximum hardness and the corresponding ultimate tensile strength (UTS). Further, the friction stir welding is accomplished with optimized process parameters (L9 Experimental trial) viz., the feed rate of 100?mm/min, tool rotational speed of 1200?rpm, tool offset of (-) 0.5?mm and using a cylindrical taper pin tool profile. The post heat treatment has been carried out on the friction stir weld joints obtained using the optimized parameters and the mechanical properties of the L9 Heat Treated (L9 - HT) and L9 - Non Heat Treated (L9 - NHT) specimens have been compared. The results shows that the post heat treated weld joints have higher micro hardness and tensile strength compared to the non-heat-treated weld joints. This is majorly attributed to recrystallization and elimination of voids due to the change in the microstructure of the weld joint. 2022 Author(s). -
Influence of higher-order modes on ferroconvection
Using Fourier representations, an elaborate study of regular cellular-convective and chaotic motions in a ferrofluid is made. Investigation is made on the adequacy or otherwise of the minimal mode in studying such motions. Higher-order modes are also considered by adding modes (vertical/horizontal/combined extension). For higher modes, the extensions yield a dynamical system of order greater than three. The characteristic features of extended ferromagnetic-Lorenz models are analyzed using the largest Lyapunov exponent(LE), second largest LE, bifurcation diagram, and phase-space plots. The effect of additional modes on critical modal-Rayleigh (infinitesimal and finite-amplitude ones) numbers and the Rayleigh number at which transition to chaos occurs are examined to report features of ferroconvection hitherto unseen in previous studies. As both horizontal and vertical modes are increased, our findings infer that the dynamical system displays advanced onset of regular convection and delayed chaotic motion. Vigorous-chaotic motion is seen on adding vertical modes, whereas on adding horizontal modes, intense chaos appears with decreased intensity for large values of the scaled Rayleigh number. Most important finding from the study is that as modes are increased (vertical/horizontal), the transition from regular to chaotic motion is greatly modified and leads the system to a hyper-chaotic state. Conventionally, the chaotic or hyper-chaotic state is intermittent with a periodic/quasi-periodic state but it can be retained in the chaotic or hyper-chaotic state by considering moderate values of the Prandtl number and/or by bringing in the ferromagnetic effect. 2022 Author(s). -
Influence of HRM practices on organizational commitment: A study among software professionals in India
Although organizational commitment has been discussed frequently in organizational psychology for almost four decades, few studies have involved software professionals. A study in India reveals that HRM practices such as employee-friendly work environment, career development, developmentoriented appraisal, and comprehensive training show a significant positive relationship with organizational commitment. The study's results emphasize the role of such HRD variables as inculcating and enhancing organizational commitment, and suggest that HRD practitioners and researchers should further develop commitment-oriented organization policies. Copyright 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. -
Influence of human resource management (HRM) practices in job satisfacton and career developemt /
Patent Number: 202141048060, Applicant: Arumugam Ranjith.
In any organization, human resources are the most important resource for gaining a competitive advantage. Managing human resources is extremely difficult in comparison to managing technology or capital; therefore, a company's human resource management system must be effective. When it comes to human resource management, it's critical to have a solid system in place as well as solid practices. A human resource management practice is anything that an organization does to manage a group of human resources and ensure that resources are used effectively. -
Influence of hydrothermal synthesis conditions on lattice defects in cerium oxide
Cerium oxide makes one of the most promising materials for chemical transformations in environmental and energy applications. Herein, the influence of hydrothermal conditions on the physico-chemical characteristics of cerium oxide prepared from salt solution via ammonia precipitation is analyzed. The systems are well characterized using SEM, TEM, XRD analysis, photoluminescence spectra, Raman spectra, TPR study. and XPS analysis. Normal aqueous conditions lead to particles of size ~8 ?nm, with truncated octahedral geometry, closer to spheroid shape (RT-Ce) bound by {111} and {100} planes. Elevated temperature facilitated preferential exposed {100} plane bounded cubic ceria structures of size ~15 ?nm (HT-Ce), which are stabilized by more number of anion vacancies. Low temperature synthesis yielded smaller sized particles with less crystallinity and higher surface area, when compared to hydrothermal route. Lattice defects, represented in terms of Ce3+ ions and associated lattice oxygen vacancies are seen in higher amounts in ceria synthesised via hydrothermal path, as supported by various characterization results. CeO2 achieved via hydrothermal path exhibited higher catalytic oxidation activity, which is examined using a model oxidation reaction, vis., CO oxidation. The enhanced activity of HT-Ce is explained through the defect structure induced facile redox shift in the system. 2021 Elsevier Inc. -
Influence of manufacturing process on distribution of MWCNT in aluminium alloy matrix and its effect on microhardness
Nano composites are finding increased focus and their influence on improving the matrix properties are very attractive. But the success is fully dependent on the uniform distribution and dispersion of nano reinforcements in the matrix. Manufacturing process was found to have greater role in distribution of the reinforcements. The liquid processing and solid processing like SPS and hot coining found to have different effect on the matrix due to the nature of reinforcements. Current study focussed on the microstructure study using Back scattered images and the microhardness with and without reinforcements. MWCNT was occupying the particle boundary. Hot coining was found to distribute MWCNT on the particle surface as well as on the particle boundary. Clustering was absent and resulted in improved hardness in comparison with casting as well as spark plasma sintering. 2018 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. -
Influence of media messages on voters behaviour, a study on people's perception of the Loksabha election 2014 /
Including, all private, public, regional and national news media there are more than 100 news, channels are available in India. Compare to previous Loksabha elections; on the 16thLoksabha election the role of media was exceptional. On Loksabha election 2014, the effect of media messages and the news representation was very much visible. -
Influence of Mindfulness on Game Addiction-Mediating Role of Emotional Control
In the past few decades, online games have become immensely popular among the younger generation thus leading to online game addiction. Previous researches acknowledge that mindfulness or present-focused awareness may reduce addiction. Moreover, addiction is found to have an impact on the propensity to respond to the situations in the environment in a way that is acceptable to all the people (emotional control). The present study attempts to study the influence of mindfulness and emotional control on game addiction. For this, 187 college students were selected through the Simple Random Sampling method. Personal Profile Sheet, The Online Game Addiction Scale, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) and The Emotional Control Questionnaire, with four dimensions of Rehearsal, Emotional Inhibition, Aggression Control and Benign control were used to collect the data. The study found a significant gender difference in the level of game addiction where boys being more addicted to online games than girls. Mindfulness shows a significant negative influence over Game Addiction. Among the four dimensions of emotional control, the two dimensions viz., rehearsal and benign control show mediation effect between mindfulness and game addiction. However, the mediating role of emotional inhibition and aggression control was not significantly demonstrative. The Author(s) 2024. -
Influence of nano ?-Al2O3 as sintering aid on the microstructure of spray dried and sintered ?-Al2O3 ceramics
Alpha Alumina (?-Al2O3) has traditionally been sintered to near theoretical density by employing variations in raw material properties, particle sizes, grinding methods, compaction pressures, sintering aids or minor quantities of additives and sintering temperatures. All these parameters directly influence the grain growth morphology and microstructure of the sintered alumina ceramic characteristics. Growth of large grained microstructure facilitated by fine grinding of raw material and coalescence of the grains enhanced by dopant additions are well researched. The maximum sintered density and strength of the fired body could be attained through large grained microstructure which include near spheroidal grains. Most of the final sintering is accomplished via additions of suitable aids which also may be promoted by liquid-phase sintering which is considered highly advantageous compared to solid-state sintering for products in many defense applications. In this paper the influence of nano ?-Al2O3 (<100 nm particle size) as sintering aid to obtain the desired microstructure in sintered micron sized (1 to 5 m) ?-Al2O3 is being reported. 1.0 and 1.5 wt% nano ?- Al2O3 powder were spray dried with 99.0 and 98.5% ?-Al2O3 powder respectively, with polyvinyl alcohol binder, compacted into 10 mm dia and 5 mm thick pellets and sintered at 1450 C with 3 h soak time. In addition to the two different sintering aid additive percentages, other variables included are spray dried powders removed from (i) chamber and (ii) cyclone. The sintered ceramics were characterized for bulk density and fracture surface microstructure via SEM analysis. Nano alumina as sintering aid exhibited significant influence that included generation of microstructure with porosity, precipitation or liquid phase sintering. The study was limited to establishing the definitive role played by nano alumina to influence the sintering of micron alumina. 2022 -
Influence of non-linear thermal radiation on the dynamics of homogeneous and heterogeneous chemical reactions between the cone and the disk
Purpose: The current work presents a theoretical framework to boost heat transmission in a ternary hybrid nanofluid with homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions in the conical gap between the cone and disk apparatus. Furthermore, the impacts of non-linear thermal radiation on the ternary hybrid nanofluid composed of white graphene, diamond, and titanium dioxide dispersed in water are analyzed. Originality/value: The combination of cone and disk systems is crucial for designing efficient heat exchange devices in the field of biomedical science for various purposes. For instance, in medical devices, the cone-disk apparatus is used to study the flow and heat transfer characteristics for better design and functionality. Hence, a sincere attempt has been made to study the impact of homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions on the nanofluid flow between the cone and disk in the presence of non-linear thermal radiation. Design/methodology/approach: The mathematical model's governing equations are partial differential equations (PDEs) which are then transformed into non-linear ordinary differential equations through appropriate similarity transformations. These transformed resultant equations are approximated by the Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg fourth/fifth order (RKF45) technique. The influence of essential aspects on the flow field, heat, and mass transfer rates was analyzed using a graphical representation. Findings: The interesting part of this research is to discuss the power of parameters in three cases, namely, (1) rotating cone/disk, (2) rotating cone/stationary disk, and (3) stationary cone/rotating disk. Furthermore, the thermal variation of the fluid is analyzed by an artificial neural network with the help of the Levenberg-Marquardt backpropagation algorithm. The regression analysis, mean square error, and error histogram of the neural network are analyzed using this algorithm. From the graph, it is perceived that the flow field climbed up significantly with an increase in the values of radiation parameters in all cases. Also, it is noticed that temperature upsurges significantly by upward values of solid volume fraction of the nanoparticles (?). 2024 the author(s), published by De Gruyter. -
Influence of organization ethos on research competence of teachers in higher education institutions
The standards of research depend on the maintenance and coordination of research activities that are conducted by the teachers in higher education institutions. The flexibility in ordinances and statutes empowers the higher education institutions to frame the guidelines that empower the research competence of the teachers. This descriptive research has collected the data from 451 regular teachers of higher education institutions from different areas of discipline for the research. The results of the study show that there is a significant difference in measures of the perceptions of the teachers towards the relationship between organization ethos and research competence in higher education institutions. The study indicates the practical and academic importance for teachers to enhance research performance of higher education institutions. 2024, Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science. All rights reserved. -
Influence of Parenting Style on Loneliness in Young Children
This study aimed to understand the influence of parenting style on loneliness in young children. The sample consisted of 60 children among which 30 are lonely and 30 nonlonely children. 30 parents and 15 teachers of the lonely children were also selected for the in-depth interview. Purposive sampling technique was used to obtain the sample. The study uses Childrens loneliness questionnaire to identify children who are lonely and a structured interview to gather data from parents and teachers regarding their perception of childs loneliness. Chi square was used to identify the parenting style of the lonely children. Following an exploratory analysis of the data obtained, it was found that a considerable number of children feel lonely at very young age. The present study also found positive relationship between parenting style and childs feelings of loneliness. The result shows the evidence that loneliness is prevalent among children in this generation but the amount of awareness parents and teachers have about this issue is very low. This could be because of perception among parents and teachers that children of younger age do not experience loneliness. -
Influence of Perceived autonomy Support and Personality Traits on Accountability of Higher Secondary School Teachers
The term Accountability, has its origin in ethics. It deals with proper behaviour, newlinebeing responsible for one s actions towards other people and agencies. It has synonyms such as transparency, liability, answerability, and expectations of account newlinegiving (Levitt et al., 2008). Every teacher must respect each student, despite of their newlinebackground, race, gender and provide ample support to achieve excellence. The teacher must teach with highest standards without bias, teacher s primary concern must be students academic excellence, and finally teacher is expected to keep up the highest level of professionalism by being respectful to parents, colleagues, and students (College, 2011). Perceived autonomy support refers to the belief of teachers that administrators or principals consider them as competent, to have freedom of choice and the experience of belongingness and supporting environment. Perceived Autonomy Support has its root in Self-determination theory founded on three core psychological needs such as competence, autonomy, and relatedness (Deci et al.,1985). Personality trait refers to a combination of characteristics that are innate as well as characteristics that are developed due to specific life experiences. John et al., (2010) have summarized all the human personality traits under the umbrella term, the Big Five (openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, neuroticism, and agreeableness). This study examines the relationship among the three major variables such as Accountability of Teachers, Perceived Autonomy Support and Personality Traits. newlineFurther it explores whether Perceived Autonomy Support and Personality Traits have newlineany significant impact on Accountability of Higher Secondary School Teachers. Thirdly it identifies significance of Accountability, Perceived Autonomy Support and Personality Traits and its components across Type of schools, Gender, Age, Marital Status, Teaching Experience, Educational Qualifications and Subjects. -
Influence of perceived equity, job enrichment, and burnout among educators in Indian private universities on job satisfaction and the desire to quit
The desire to quit converts into actual attrition if left unaddressed. Additionally, employees job satisfaction strongly influences their desire to stay or leave. Several individual and organizational factors affect job satisfaction levels, all of which must be thoroughly analyzed to curb both the desire to quit and attrition. The current study tests a model associating perceived equity, job enrichment, and burnout with job satisfaction and the desire to quit of educators employed in private universities in India. Data were collected from 272 university faculty members using five scales, namely, job enrichment, perceived equity, employee burnout, job satisfaction, and intention to leave, and were analyzed using AMOS 17. The initial fitness results failed to support the hypothesized framework, but a revised framework yielded a good fit for the data. Results show that perceived equity has a positive influence on job satisfaction (Hypothesis 2), job enrichment positively affects job satisfaction (Hypothesis 3), burnout negatively influences job satisfaction (Hypothesis 4), and job satisfaction negatively affects the desire to leave (Hypothesis 1). Perceived equity, burnout, and job satisfaction were found to mediate the association between job enrichment and the desire to leave. The results indicate that private universities must focus on job satisfaction to reduce employees desire to quit, thereby reducing the attrition level, which is currently a severe problem with both financial and non-financial consequences to universities. From the results, it can be seen that job enrichment has acted as a mediator to influence employees job satisfaction. Future research can explore HR practices contributing to high job enrichment, and this study would have considerable practical implications. Copyright 2022 Annamalai. -
Influence of Planting Methods on Growth, Yield and Storage of Onion (Allium cepa L.) var. Bhima Shakti
Background: Successful crop production in any crop depends on the good agronomic practices. Being a commercial crop, onion needs good attention during the crop growth stages, most of the times, in onion cultivation farmers follow broadcasting method which leads to the wastage of seeds, seedling mortality and poor germination and it will affect the total yield and productivity. Methods: To identify the best planting method an investigation on performance of seed drill versus transplanted onion was conducted at University of Agricultural Sciences, Main Agriculture Research Station, Dharwad. Result: Results indicated that, T3- (Transplanting) performed superior for all the vegetative and yield parameters studied. Plant height 55.57 cm, leaf number (7.86, 8.29 and 8.08 in pooled), Leaf width (1.03 cm, 0.99 cm pooled 1.01 cm). Total yield: (21.97 t/ha, 22.05 t/ha and 22.01 t/ha), marketable yield (20.74 t/ha 20.95 t/ha and 20.85 t/ha), bulb weight (64.00 g, 53.00 g and 53.90 g in pooled, analysis). From this, it can be concluded that transplanting of onion was better compared to other methods. (2024), (Agricultural Research Communication Centre). All rights reserved.