E-government for Improving Performance of Power Sector in India

The present paper endeavors to evaluate the impact of e-government applications in basic infrastructure and public utilities for which a model is developed to show that e-government has its roots in democratic values where the two reinforce each other. The model is then tested in the power sector in India using qualitative analysis. A comparative analysis of two players in the power sector, one from public sector and other from private has been made to derive conclusions and draw recommendations. Combination of research tools such as, structured survey, unstructured interviews, observations and secondary source study have been used. A major finding is that the public sector player should speed up the implementation of e-government in its operations especially to improve user-interface and to ensure competitiveness

Spatial distribution of solid waste disposal sites in Allahabad city, Uttar Pradesh, India using GIS approach

The present investigation was conducted to study the spatial distribution of solid waste disposal sites in Allahabad city, Uttar Pradesh, India using GIS approach. In this investigation site determination for the transfer of strong waste is performed utilizing geographical information system (GIS), the analytical hierarchy process (AHP), and remote detecting strategies for the Allahabad city. In GIS, every single possible prerequisite are at first indicated, spatial information coordinated and overlaid and in view of the last yield got appropriate naturally kindhearted destinations for squander transfer are recognized. Analytical hierarchy process give a deliberate way to deal with evaluating and incorporating the effects of different variables, including a few levels for surveying and coordinating the effects of different components, including a few levels dependent and free, qualitative and quantitative data. Remote Sensing pictures and Survey of India topomaps were utilized to extricate data on badlands and other lands utilize highlights, geography, hydro-geomorphology, seepage, street systems and slant of the region. Various tools and software’s were used for the study like Arc GIS 10.1 LIS III image, SRTM DATA, ERDAS imagine etc. The results of the present study indicated that maps of land use cover/land use change/ satellite imageries and GIS tool were benefited for characterizing appropriate plans and methodologies for effective solid waste management plan in metropolitan cities. Therefore, GIS tools, satellite imageries, maps must be considered for the implementation of solid waste management policies

Choroidal osteoma with choroidal neovascular membrane: Successful treatment with intravitreal bevacizumab

An otherwise healthy 27-year-old woman presented with complaints of sudden painless blurred vision in the right eye for one week. On examination, visual acuity was 20/30 in the right eye and 20/20 in left eye. Fundus examination OS was normal, but OD demonstrated an elevated, opaque, yellowish parapapillary choroidal lesion with grayish membrane associated with minimal subretinal fluid, suggestive of a choroidal neovascular membrane in the center. B-scan ultrasonography revealed findings consistent with a choroidal osteoma. Fundus fluorescein angiography of the right eye revealed a relatively well defined area of hyperfluorescence that increased in size and intensity in the later phases, suggestive of active extrafoveal choroidal neovascular membrane. Optical coherence tomography confirmed the extrafoveal choroidal neovascular membrane with subfoveal fluid. She was treated with intravitreal bevacizumab OD. At the two-week visit, vision OD improved to 20/20. Fluorescein angiography and optical coherence tomography revealed a resolved choroidal neovascular membrane. Intravitreal bevacizumab may be an effective alternative in the management of choroidal neovascular membrane secondary to choroidal osteoma

Psychological Foundations of the Cleanliness Initiative in Ahmedabad City of India

Spitting on the roads of and littering around a city in India have been of concern to national leaders and civil servants since the pre-independence years It was unsurprising therefore that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan SBA as a nation-wide cleanliness campaign on October 2 2014 at Rajghat New Delhi The cleanliness initiative by the Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner i dissuades spitting on the roads and littering around the city ii collects fines from those whose photos are captured by CCTV cameras and iii invites active participation of all residents of Ahmedabad in the cleanliness drive The authors present psychological foundations of this initiative arguing that all residents ought to hold the offender and anyone else associated with such an offense as accountable Further they raise four new issues with the current cleanliness drive and offer suggestions for how to resolve the

North South Asymmetry of Different Solar Activity Features During Solar Cycle 23

A study on North South (NS) asymmetry of different solar activity features (DSAF) such as solar proton events, solar active prominences, H alpha flare index, soft X ray flares, monthly mean sunspot area and monthly mean sunspot number were carried out from 1996 to 2008. It is found in our result that solar cycle 23 is magnetically weak compared to solar cycle 22. Study shows the Southern dominance of DSAF during the time period of study. During the rising phase of the cycle the numbers of DSAF approximately equal on the North and South Hemisphere. However, these activities tend to shift from Northern Hemisphere to Southern Hemisphere in between year 1998 to 1999. The statistical significance of the asymmetry time series using a chi square test of goodness of fit indicates that in most of the cases the asymmetry is highly significant, i.e., the asymmetry is a real feature in the NS distribution of DSAF.Comment: In this manuscript total 19 pages including 7 figures and 3 table

Structured Review of Research Methodologies Applied in Internet Banking

Internet banking has been studied for about last two decades. This study conducts a review of the research techniques used in internet banking domain for last fifteen years (2002 to 2017). The research papers were selected from various reputed databases and subjected to content analysis before inclusion. The study will enable the researchers and bankers to understand the rigor of analysis, choose appropriate research technique and further develop methodologies for conducting research in the field of internet banking. Keywords: Internet banking, sampling methods, survey instrument, data analysis technique

STUDY OF GENETIC VARIATION, HERITABILITY AND CORRELATION IN VEGETABLE PEA (PISUM SATIVUM L.)

Twenty six genotypes of garden pea were evaluated for magnitude of Genetic variability, heritability, genetic advance and correlation for eleven yield contributing traits at V.R.C., GBPUAT, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand. The phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV) was invariably higher than their corresponding genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV) for most of the characters. High genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV) as well as phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV) was observed for plant height (25.94 and 25.58), pod yield per plant (25.28 and 25.32), number of pods per plant (21.89 and 24.22) and pod yield per hectare (20.34 & 20.62). High heritability with high genetic advance in percent of mean was observed for plant height (99, 53.36), total soluble solids (99, 53.36) and pod yield per plant (99, 51.99), which indicate that these traits were under additive gene control and selection for genotypic and phenotypic improvement for these traits would be effective. Correlation studies revealed that significant association of yield per hectare with pod yield per plant (0.84, 0.82), total soluble solids (0.72, 0.70), number of pods per plant (0.74, 0.62), and days to 50% flowering (0.67, 0.65) at genotypic and phenotypic level (GCV and PCV) respectively

Predicting Fault-prone Software Module Using Data Mining Technique and Fuzzy Logic

This paper discusses a new model towards reliability and quality improvement of software systems by predicting fault-prone module before testing. Model utilizes the classification capability of data mining techniques and knowledge stored in software metrics to classify the software module as fault-prone or not fault-prone. A decision tree is constructed using ID3 algorithm for existing project data in order to gain information for the purpose of decision making whether a particular module id fault-prone or not. The gained information is converted into fuzzy rules and integrated with fuzzy inference system to predict fault-prone or not fault-prone software module for target data. The model is also able to predict fault-proneness degree of faulty module. The goal is to help software manager to concentrate their testing efforts to fault-prone modules in order to improve the reliability and quality of the software system. We used NASA projects data set from the PROMOSE repository to validate the predictive accuracy of the model