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Experimental study on the replacement of coarse aggregates with recycled hospital plastic waste in paver blocks

This paper aims to study the possibility of using recycled hospital plastic waste as a replacement of coarse aggregates in the manufacturing of paver blocks. Use of concrete paver block in road pavements is more common, which is a better option when compared to bitumen and gravel. The use of waste plastic in concrete pavement block is one of the solution to the environment and ecological issues associated with the use of plastics and the disposal of plastic waste from the hospital industry. This project aims to reduce the unit weight, cost of the block, and also to reduce the environmental pollution arising due to the disposal of hospital plastic. Here, various percentages of plastics were replaced for coarse aggregates in concrete, and the properties were found.

Published by: Athira M. Binu, Amrutha S. Vinod, Sethuraj P., Akil S.

Author: Athira M. Binu

Paper ID: V4I6-1138

Paper Status: published

Published: June 17, 2019

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Analysis of change in mechanical properties and microstructure of steel specimen under PWHT

In this work, we have analyzed the effect of heat treatment on the properties of steel specimens before and after welding under various heat treatment processes. Specimens were subjected to heat treatment in an electric muffle furnace. Heat treatment temperature, soaking time and cooling rate were selected as per phase diagram of specimen material. Specimens (before and after welding) were tested for mechanical properties before and after heat treatment. Different heat treatment processes compared with respect to their effect on the properties of single and welded specimens.

Published by: Sourav Kumar

Author: Sourav Kumar

Paper ID: V4I5-1152

Paper Status: published

Published: June 5, 2019

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SMS security for Andriod platform by using RSA

The users of mobile based on Android were increasing every day. Mobile phone users send and receive a simple text message by using Short Message Service (SMS). When a user sends any confidential data through the message it is very difficult to protect it. SMS does not provide a secure medium. Information about every aspect of our lives needs to be kept secure from attackers and transfer safely over an insecure channel. Cryptography provides security services that enhance the security of data processing systems and transfers of information. Encryption, hiding or covering data provides data confidentiality. Asymmetric key cryptography algorithm RSA is used for encryption and decryption of the message. The user can obtain security of text message using RSA. In this system, the RSA algorithm is used for providing a secure medium on the mobile platform.

Published by: Thandar Myint

Author: Thandar Myint

Paper ID: V4I5-1146

Paper Status: published

Published: May 31, 2019

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Sexual harassment in organizations: An investigation of the #Me Too movement in India

Sexual harassment has been and still continues to be a major issue across countries and different industries. It does not matter whether the workplace is a construction site with daily wage earners or an MNC where people come from highly qualified backgrounds. Often employees face low job satisfaction and high attrition because of such unwanted incidents. An insecure and hostile work environment is created by Sexual Harassment, which hampers the person’s work efficiency by adversely affecting their social and economic growth. Safety of people is of grave concern and a lot has been written and talked about it. But these conversations have always been a hush hush one. Majority of this harassment takes place because the victims prefer not to report and because people do not come forward to help the victims. The paper aims at highlighting different legal implications of sexual harassment along with the present situation of sexual harassment at the workplace.

Published by: Tumpa Dey

Author: Tumpa Dey

Paper ID: V4I5-1143

Paper Status: published

Published: May 20, 2019

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Safeguarding identity with change: An analysis of the LGBT community

The issues regarding the LGBT community has been debated for a long and it has a great significance in the contemporary world. These paper aims have an analysis of the LGBT community and the issues faced by them. The term LGBT comprises of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender. Initially, this paper describes the composition of the LGBT community. A global perspective as well as an India perspective, and the analysis of the landmark judgment for decriminalizing Section 377 has been provided. The core of the paper lies with the connection of human rights with sexual orientation and gender identity.

Published by: Parvathy V.

Author: Parvathy V.

Paper ID: V4I5-1147

Paper Status: published

Published: May 16, 2019

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The role of tribal women in Panchayat Raj System in Chitradurga Taluk of Chitradurga District- A study

Abstract: The Village Panchayat or elected council had large powers, both executive and judicial. The land was distributed by this panchayat. In the time of the Rigveda (1700 BC), evidence suggests that self-governing village bodies called 'sabhas' existed. The panchayat was destroyed by the East India Company when it was granted the office of Diwan in 1765 in Bengal by the Mughal Emperor. The Royal Commission on Decentralization (1907) under the chairmanship of C.E.H. Hobhouse recognized the importance of panchayat at the village level. At least in part to provide the Gandhiji goal of direct political participation of people at the grass root level, in 1956, the National Development Council appointed a committee under Balwant Rai Mehta, which submitted its report in 1957 in which it recommended. The 73rd Amendment to the Constitution enacted in 1992 added a new part-IX to the Constitution. It also added a new XI schedule containing a list of 29 functional items for Panchyat and made statutory provisions for the establishment, empowerment, and functioning of Panchayat Raj institutions. Some provisions of this amendment are binding on the States, while others have been left to be decided by respective State Legislatures at their discretion

Published by: L. Nagarajappa, Dr. R. G. Chidananda

Author: L. Nagarajappa

Paper ID: V4I5-1150

Paper Status: published

Published: May 16, 2019

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Usage of consortia and electronic information resources by the students and faculty members in engineering college libraries

The present study dealt with the consortia and electronic information resources used by the students and faculty members in engineering college libraries of Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. A total number of 1900 questionnaires were distributed and 1216 filled-in questionnaires were received. The study found that the majority of the respondents (85.8%) are aware of AICTE-INDEST Consortia. The study found that the majority of (76.1%) are frequently using AICTE-INDEST Consortia electronic information resources. The study also found that the majority (79.2%) of are accessing e-journals from AICTE-INDEST IEEE/IET Online (IEL) Database.

Published by: Mythili Rajyalakshmi

Author: Mythili Rajyalakshmi

Paper ID: V4I5-1149

Paper Status: published

Published: May 15, 2019

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Post-harvest crop management system using IoT and AI

With the fast pace of modern lifestyle, there is an increase in demand for perishable food (fruits and vegetables) in marts and retail groceries. The increasing demand leads to higher profit; meanwhile, large quantities and a wider variety of food items impose further challenges on the management of the food supply chains. All of these factors can lead to a significant amount of shortage of food items and a substantial retail loss. The recent development of tracing and tracking technologies, which facilitate effective monitoring of the inventory level and product quality continuously, can greatly improve the performance of the food supply chain and reduce spoilage waste. This work aims to develop a highly cost-effective system for food supply chain management system and connect our farmers with this technology through the internet. It will monitor the foods (crops) stored in the supply chain inventories using IoT and AI and provide status about their quality (state of deterioration) and estimate stock value/price based on it. We prove the existence of optimality for the design of the perishable food supply chain. We gave the single-item supply chain problem searching algorithm to produce the optimal allocation of shelf space among these items for practical implementation. Finally, we provide numerical examples to demonstrate the effectiveness of our solution.

Published by: Chanchal Kumar Mishra, Chakshu

Author: Chanchal Kumar Mishra

Paper ID: V4I5-1144

Paper Status: published

Published: May 10, 2019

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Key factors for strategic investment projects in the agricultural sector in Iraq: Success and failure

This paper aims to find out the critical factors for Strategic Investment Projects In the agricultural Sector in Iraq It also aims to develop the strategies and means required to overcome the major difficulties that come in the course of failure in order to achieve futuristic project success. The paper adopts a quantitative analysis that applied to the data of the unsuccessful and slowing down projects that are issued by the Iraqi Ministry of Planning/ Ministry of Agriculture/ Federal Financial Control Bureau in 2017. depending on qualitative analysis the analysis shows that various fundamental factors have contributed to the increase in failure instances all over Iraq and these include financial reasons, financial allocations and discrepancy of funding sources, which are considered as the most important reasons behind the failure and success of projects.

Published by: Dr. Mohammed Hussein Manhal Al-Iessa, Dr. Waleed Abbas Jebur Al - Daamee, Dr. Hider Hamode Ali

Author: Dr. Mohammed Hussein Manhal Al-Iessa

Paper ID: V4I5-1145

Paper Status: published

Published: May 10, 2019

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The impact of significant factors of digital leadership on gamification marketing strategy

An organization that has a better understanding of customer experience creates offerings promise greater value-in-use than similar competing offerings, which enable the most innovative organizations in the world to outperform their competitors. Therefore, they are looking for employing modern concepts in marketing with research based on success factors. Therefore, this study aims to identify the effect of significant factors of digital leadership on gamification marketing strategy. This study was applied in Iraq. A conceptual model was developed to explain the relationship between the variables. The measurement scale examined the basic factors (digital culture, digital insights, digital competence, digital strategy) and their effect in gamification marketing strategy in order to identify the relationships between the variables, the study reached the conclusion that there is a great positive importance to the use of digital leadership factors in gamification marketing strategy.

Published by: Yousef Hichaim Sultan, Karar Saleh Suhail

Author: Yousef Hichaim Sultan

Paper ID: V4I5-1141

Paper Status: published

Published: May 8, 2019

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