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InclusiVision: Exploring Deep Learning Techniques for Enhanced Audio Description Generation
The rise of technology has facilitated access to entertainment media in various formats like audio, images, videos, and memes. This diverse multimedia landscape, however, poses challenges for visually impaired individuals who primarily rely on auditory means and cannot consume the visual content freely available today. InclusiVision addresses this challenge by introducing audio descriptions (AD) generated through advanced technology for images and short videos. These narrated verbal descriptions provide details about visual elements such as people, objects, colors, and settings, making the content more accessible and comprehensible for the visually impaired. To enhance accessibility, InclusiVision offers two essential phases: the Image Description phase, which generates short audio descriptions for images, and the Video Description phase, which employs algorithms to narrate key visual aspects in short videos. Both the image and video captioning generate short captions explaining key points of the visuals. It employs basic encoder-decoder modeling to help achieve the task. Hence, the primary objective of InclusiVision is to promote accessibility and inclusivity in entertainment and educational media by providing contextually relevant audio descriptions. 2026, Bentham Books imprint. -
Income Inequality in Globalization Context: Evidence from Global Data
This paper empirically investigates the relative effectiveness of economic globalization, trade openness, and financial openness on income inequality in low-, middle-, and high-income countries for the panel data over the period from 1991 to 2020 by endogenizing economic growth, urbanization, agriculture, industry, and service sectors value-added as % of GDP as control variables in income inequality function. The results emanating from the panel pooled mean group-autoregressive distributed lag (PMG-ARDL) test provide evidence of a significant long-run relationship among the variables. Interestingly, economic globalization reduces income inequality for high- and middle-income countries and increases it in low-income countries. On the other hand, trade openness reduces income inequality in high- and middle-income countries but increases it for low-income countries. In contrast, financial openness lessens income inequality in low-income countries but increases it for middle- and high-income countries. We find that urbanization increases income inequality in low-, middle- and high-income countries. We also find that economic growth decreases (increases) income inequality in high (middle and low)-income countries. Moreover, it is found that industrial and service sectors output decrease (increases) income inequality in high (middle and low)-income countries, whereas agricultural output improves (deteriorates) income distribution in middle- and low- (high) income countries. In light of these findings, we suggest that the governments of low-income countries need to focus more on improving the level of globalization and trade openness to improve their economic conditions in long run. Both high- and middle-income countries should also improve their financial openness so that effective utilization of overseas finance will flourish their overall economy. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2023. -
Incorporating the metaverse into the green banking revolution: Spearheading the implementation of eco-friendly financial practices
This study aims to explore the awareness and perceptions of green banking among bankers and customers in rural and semi-urban areas of India. A structured questionnaire was employed to gather information from 807 customers and 200 officials of selected commercial banks, utilizing the snowball sampling method. The study utilized chi-square and factor analysis techniques. The chi-square test results revealed an association between educational status and the customer's opinion regarding green banks. Factor analysis derived three key factors influencing the adoption of green banking: convenience and environmental sustainability, financial and technological advantages, and customer retention and prestige. The findings indicate that green banking services provide more benefits to its customers than traditional banking. 2024, IGI Global. -
Increasing involvement of artificial intelligence in healthcare with special reference to strokes /
International Journal of Emerging Technologies And Innovative Research, Vol.5, Issue 6, pp.746-751, ISSN No. 2349-5162. -
Increasing underutilised data in India: Opportunities and challenges
India, a country with a population of 1.33 billion has observed a substantial increase in the number of smart phones and internet users. This increase in internet users has not only changed the way Indian spend their time but has also led to generation of huge chunks of structured and unstructured data in India. In todays world where data of consumers is significant, this rise of internet users in India can change the game. This study focuses on how this increase in underutilised data in India, especially unstructured data can provide various opportunities and challenges to businesses, government and healthcare sectors in India. 2019 SERSC. -
Increasing usage of indirect advertisements and its effects /
Advertising is not at all a new term for the contemporary world. Brands have been using advertisements for the promotion and popularity. As an industry which needs a lot of creativity, advertising industry had undergone a lot of changes. According to the time and trend advertising industry found various changes and practised it. Here the researcher is trying to find out the latest trend in the advertising industry. -
INCREDIBLE INDIA TVC AND YOUTH TODAY
The paper deals with the television commercial of Incredible India. It studies whether these advertisements can be used to generate goodwill for the country. Incredible India advertisements are a rare combination of extraordinary words, music and visual. It is an initiative by the Government of India to promote tourism. They are small snippets capturing India at its best. The advertisement frequency is low. But if strategically used can prove beneficial in creating benevolence towards the country. The paper throws light on the negative treatment given to news by todays broadcast media. It analyzes whether the effect of it can be countered by the portrayal of beautiful India in the ??Incredible India advertisements. It studies if the result of viewing this advertisement can lead to overlooking of the flaws of our country. It specially tries to look into the effect that it might have on the youth. The methodology used for this study is experiment based. The researcher initially showed the respondents five television commercials and then followed it by distributing questionnaires which would help learn the consequences of viewing the advertisement. The limitation of the paper was the lack of journals, articles or related materials on the concerned topic. Nevertheless, considering all materials that were present, the research gave a holistic prospective to the advertising campaigns and its effect on the youth. -
Inculcation of On- Campus Pet Companionship as an Animal- Assisted Therapeutic Intervention for the Psychological Well- Being of College Students
Research on developing coping strategies and therapeutic interventions is crucial for college students due to the seemingly unavoidable stressors they face as young adults. This chapter proposes the inclusion of on- campus pet companionship in higher educational institutions as an intervention to enhance distress tolerance, psychological resilience, and better- coping strategies among college students. It acknowledges existing research on pet companionship's positive effects on well- being while addressing the concerns about potential negative impacts. The study aims to explore the potential effects of pet companionship on college students, discuss methods for introducing on- campus pet companionship, and identify cost- effective and feasible approaches for implementation. 2024 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Ind as convergence and its impact on value relevance of accounting variables
This study investigates the correlation between accounting variables and stock prices in India from 2011 to 2022, emphasizing the impact of the Convergence of Ind AS with IFRS. Specifically, it explores how this convergence influences the value relevance of accounting data using the Ohlson Model. Beyond established vari-ables like Earnings per Share (EPS) and Book Value (BPS), the analysis introduces additional factors such as Dividend per Share (DPS) and Research and Development (R&D). Employing Ohlsons Pricing Model (1995), the research assesses the rela-tionship between these accounting variables and stock prices for 47 consistently listed firms in the NIFTY 500 index. Results show that DPS and R&D enhance the value relevance of the Ohlson Model, with the adjusted upper R squaredupper R squared increasing from 0.2 in 2011 to 0.6 in 2022. While overall value relevance improves after Ind AS convergence, BPS remains consistent when controlling for EPS. The Author(s). -
Independent partial domination
For p ? (0, 1], a set S ? V is said to p-dominate or par-tially dominate a graph G = (V, E) if|N[S]| |V | ? p. The minimum cardinality among all p-dominating sets is called the p-domination number and it is denoted by ?p(G). Analogously, the independent partial domination (ip(G)) is introduced and studied here independently and in re-lation with the classical domination. Further, the partial independent set and the partial independence number ?p(G) are defined and some of their properties are pre-sented. Finally, the partial domination chain is established as ?p(G) ? ip(G) ? ?p(G) ? ?p(G). L. Philo Nithya et al. -
Indexing exoplanets with physical conditions potentially suitable for rock-dependent extremophiles
The search for different life forms elsewhere in the universe is a fascinating area of research in astrophysics and astrobiology. Currently, according to the NASA Exoplanet Archive database, 3876 exoplanets have been discovered. The Earth Similarity Index (ESI) is defined as the geometric mean of radius, density, escape velocity, and surface temperature and ranges from 0 (dissimilar to Earth) to 1 (similar to Earth). The ESI was created to index exoplanets on the basis of their similarity to Earth. In this paper, we examined rocky exoplanets whose physical conditions are potentially suitable for the survival of rock-dependent extremophiles, such as the cyanobacteria Chroococcidiopsis and the lichen Acarospora. The Rock Similarity Index (RSI) is first introduced and then applied to 1659 rocky exoplanets. The RSI represents a measure for Earth-like planets on which physical conditions are potentially suitable for rocky extremophiles that can survive in Earth-like extreme habitats (i.e., hot deserts and cold, frozen lands). 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. -
Indexing of exoplanets in search for potential habitability: application to Mars-like worlds
Study of exoplanets is one of the main goals of present research in planetary sciences and astrobiology. Analysis of huge planetary data from space missions such as CoRoT and Kepler is directed ultimately at finding a planet similar to Earththe Earths twin, and answering the question of potential exo-habitability. The Earth Similarity Index (ESI) is a first step in this quest, ranging from1 (Earth) to0 (totally dissimilar to Earth). It was defined for the four physical parameters of a planet: radius, density, escape velocity and surface temperature. The ESI is further sub-divided into interior ESI (geometrical mean of radius and density) and surface ESI (geometrical mean of escape velocity and surface temperature). The challenge here is to determine which exoplanet parameter(s) is important in finding this similarity; how exactly the individual parameters entering the interior ESI and surface ESI are contributing to the global ESI. Since the surface temperature entering surface ESI is a non-observable quantity, it is difficult to determine its value. Using the known data for the Solar System objects, we established the calibration relation between surface and equilibrium temperatures to devise an effective way to estimate the value of the surface temperature of exoplanets. ESI is a first step in determining potential exo-habitability that may not be very similar to a terrestrial life. A new approach, called Mars Similarity Index (MSI), is introduced to identify planets that may be habitable to the extreme forms of life. MSI is defined in the range between 1 (present Mars) and 0 (dissimilar to present Mars) and uses the same physical parameters as ESI. We are interested in Mars-like planets to search for planets that may host the extreme life forms, such as the ones living in extreme environments on Earth; for example, methane on Mars may be a product of the methane-specific extremophile life form metabolism. 2017, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. -
INDIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA IN A CHANGING WORLD: Exploring Relationship Prospects for a Sustainable Future
This book presents a comprehensive analysis of Indias relationship with the Southeast Asian nations in the context of the changing dynamics of international relations and the emergence of Indo-Pacific as the theatre of world politics. It covers a wide range of themes, from strategic to political, economic, diplomatic and security aspects, and assesses how Indias redefining of its role in world politics unfolds through its posture towards the Southeast Asian region. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of Asian studies, both South Asian and Southeast Asian studies, and politics and international relations. It will also be useful for public policy analysts and think tanks and policymakers. 2025 selection and editorial matter, Shailza Singh, Philip Varghese, Shalini Balaiah and Sarish Sebastian. -
India as a climate leader in the indo-pacific: challenges and opportunities
The non-traditional security threats in the form of incessant floods, cyclones, and all-time rising sea levels in the Indo-Pacific region call for an integrated and constructive response led by a climate leader. Climate change is seen way beyond the lens of a mere environmental catastrophe having the potential to destabilize a nations economy and polity. The global state and non-state actors have acknowledged climate change to be an alarming global security threat. However, the failure of collective management of the climate crisis has mandated a responsible climate leader to monitor the mitigation efforts. In the context of initiatives like the National Solar Mission that envisages India to be a global leader in solar energy, the paper intends to weigh the possibilities for Indias role as a cogent climate leader in the Indo-Pacific region. It seeks to evaluate Indias climate leadership based on its green policies and assistance to Indo-Pacific countries. 2024 Indian Ocean Research Group. -
India Gate - New Delhi
It is the 9th Gold Replica of the series of 25. It features India gate stamp. -
India Gateway Program: Transformational learning opportunities in an international context
Internationalisation is increasingly important in the social work curriculum. With globalisation and international resettlement, social workers require competencies to work locally with diverse populations as well as overseas. Study abroad experiences are used to enhance international content, cultural sensitivity and self-awareness in curricula. This article evaluates an Australian study tour focussing on students perspectives. Indications are that it was effective in enhancing cultural sensitivity, understanding of factors contributing to inequity, the lived experience of poverty, personal growth and professional identity. For students, it was a valued and transformational learning experience. 2015, The Author(s) 2015. -
INDIA-CHINA RELATIONS AS PORTRAYED IN INDIAN NEWSPAPER (THE TIMES OF INDIA)
Newspapers have been the primary source of information in the Indian sub-continent for decades. They often reflect how the nation is progressing and the information carried by them educates the readers. India and China are emerging super-powers and being neighbours neither of them can afford to ignore the other. A newspaper is expected to report objectively, regardless of the political relationship a nation shares with its neighbour. The research aims to see how Indo-China relations are reflected in the largest selling English daily newspaper in India, The Times of India. -
India-Maldives Development Partnership: Promises and Possibilities
Indias approach towards Development Partnership with the external world has been inclusive, humanistic, unconditional, comprehensive and futuristic. India-Maldives Development Partnership has to be seen in the context of India-Maldives relations that have been described as close, cordial and multi-dimensional. The Maldives undoubtedly occupies a very special place in Indias Neighborhood First policy. Indias development partnership with the Maldives goes with the `SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) vision of the Government of India. The partnership is characterised by transparency and as per the needs and priorities of the Maldivians. It touches every facet of the development of the Maldives to enhance stability and prosperity of the atoll state. Involving about US$ 3 billion in terms of grants, loans, budgetary support, capacity building and training assistance, the development partnership support is intended to reach the beneficiaries directly via the local councils. However, there are various challenges in the process of implementation of the projects under the development partnership. Yet, the future of the partnership looks promising. The main objective of the paper is to answer the following questions: What is the context of development partnership between India and Maldives? In what manner India has extended development assistance to its neighbour? Are there any challenges in the process of rendering such assistance? What is the way forward? 2024 Indian Council of World Affairs. -
India's Consumer Protection Bill 2015: Redefining notions of liability
The legislative validation of the concepts of product liability and unfair contractual terms through the Consumer Protection Bill (CPB) paves the way for attuning Indian consumer laws with the global wavelength. Though the Indian judiciary has dealt with issues concerning product liability and unfair contractual terms, legal certainty has remained elusive, necessitating predictability. The extension of consumer protection to the domain of e-commerce further reformulates the existing notion of liability and the prevalent impunity. This paper analyses the manner in which the CPB redefines the notions of liability and the existent lacunae that need to be remedied. The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.