Volume 04, Issued 02, May 2018

Abstract - This paper focuses on getting an insight on behaviour of individual investors across preferred investment avenues and the pattern of investment decisions with respect to Ahmedabad city. One can list several factors that affect the choice of investment avenues like the safety of principal amount, liquidity, income stability, and the kind of return it can provide.

Also, the spread of investment options available like Fixed deposits, Government Securities, Corporate Bonds, Insurance policies, Real estates, Commodities, Shares and MFs, Chit Funds and Gold and Silver make it even more tricky for the individual investors. Investors have to carefully choose across all these options depending on their risk appetite and other factors like liquidity and time frame involved.

Abstract - The growing complexity of financial markets have raised the importance of financial literacy in India. Financial literacy can increase economic and social participation, increase competition and market efficiency in the financial services sector, and also reduce intervention of regulators. According to survey conducted by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services 2014, in India, around 76 per cent of its adult population, does not understand the basic financial concepts.

Financial literacy is poor as compared to the rest of the world (S&P,2014). In India, RBI, SEBI, banks, NGOs and other private organisations has been actively engaged in development of financial literacy progarmmes in order to improve financial literacy in India. The objectives of this study are to study the concept of financial literacy, factors affecting financial literacy and initiatives taken by SEBI in spreading financial literacy in India.

Abstract - Both India and China are the fastest growing economies in the world. This paper throws light on the present status of India China bilateral trade. The bilateral trade between India and China has reached 84.44 billion USD in 2017. However the trade deficit between both the countries has been raised by 219% in a decade from 16 billion USD in 2006-07 to 51 billion USD IN 2016-17.

The drivers of bilateral trade include opportunities of investment linkage between both the countries, progress made by both the countries in past decade and relative competitive advantages they have while working together in global arena. The paper delineates the recommendations to increase bilateral trade between India and China which mainly focuses on leveraging the competitive advantages possessed by both the countries while working in tandem with each other.

Abstract - Researchers have been examining the field of Impulse Buying Behaviour for over six decades (Clover, 1950; Stern, 1962; Rook, 1987; Peck & Childers, 2006; Wells, Parboteeah & Valacich, 2011). The purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed account of consumers’ Impulse Buying Behaviour of fashion apparel and its relationship with the various factors that influence this behaviour.

It gives an overview of several related aspects ranging from internal impulse triggers such as hedonic consumption tendency and fashion involvement, to external cues such as in-store environment and website design. A wide range of journal databases and academic publications have been referenced in order to review the works of various researchers and compile the literature in the field of Apparel Impulse Buying Behaviour.

Abstract - Ultrasonography (USG) is one of the best imaging modalities for early detection of malignancy in the thyroid gland. Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) plays an important role in classifying thyroid nodules. This paper proposes a classification of thyroid ultrasound images by using some texture features. Image processing is a technique that can be applied on medical images for detecting abnormalities such as tumors.

Due to risk of malignancy, detecting and diagnosing of cold nodules in thyroid gland are important. Image Enhancement (forming colorful image in to gray image, Gaussian filter), Histogram Equalization and feature extraction to determine cold thyroid nodules automatically with high accuracy. Keywords: Morphological operation, Gaussian Filter, Histogram equalization, GLCM, SVM classifier.

Abstract - As of late Environmental Pollution has turns out to be excessively achieved lifted levels which is influencing water, air and soil and are of highly worry for people and other living life forms. Because of the fast development of urbanization and promotion the issue of natural solid waste administration or trash winds up broad basic. Thus it is important to discovering powerful, Eco-accommodating and perhaps minimal effort instruments to relieve the contamination.

is important to discovering powerful, Eco-accommodating and perhaps minimal effort instruments to relieve the contamination and to tidy up and reestablish dirtied condition. As, the enzymes assumes imperative part to impetuses and ready to change an assortment of mixes including natural poisons. Eco enzyme is the aged item which is produced using organic products, fruit peeled waste, vegetables waste and brown sugar. By comprehension above ideas and components this review is made for concentrate different utilization of Eco-enzyme in environmental field as an Eco friendly material.

Abstract - The present Mobile Ad hoc Networks known to be (MANETs) develop into well-liked matter for researchers, and typical studies have been prepared to lift introduction of ad hoc networks. In the MANET nodes are bargain to promote packets for each other impart more distant than to their scope of transmission. The mobile node is conveying through each other without some kind of foundation.

MANET is an alluring technology for some applications, for example, protect and strategic tasks, because of the adaptability gave by their dynamic infrastructure. In this propose work we created Black hole attack on DSR (dynamic source routing) protocol, and for avoidance and detection we initially we performed the trust calculation of the nodes in the network which established the secure path for the transmission of data from source to destination.

Abstract - Good and services Tax (GST) Act has radically reshaped Indian economy. This Act has been considered as a biggest indirect tax amended so far which was long anticipated and certainly guarantee to create independent platform for all goods and services offered in India. The objective of this study is to analyse the significant effect of GST system in Retailers business with reference to Coimbatore District.

Presumably, GST system have created uneasiness among various sectors in Indian economy. The case of retail sector is predominant effect as it generate wide employment opportunities in rural and urban sector and also enables large volume of transactions. As per global scenario, India is considered to be highest in terms of per capita retail space and the fifth largest preferred retail destination.

Abstract - Water pollution has been one of the major topics in the environmental issue of urban India. Pashan Lake and Manas Lake is an important lake in Pune city which attracts migratory birds. Deforestation on nearby hills has caused heavy siltation resulting in decreasing the depth of the lake. The surface water quality of Pashan Lake is severely degraded due to the pollution from surrounding areas directly entering the water.

Eight surface sampling points are selected to evaluate the water quality. The study presents the physicochemical characteristics of the lake water and suggests the means to improve the water quality through eco remediation measures for restoration. Water analysis are done for the parameters like pH, Dissolved oxygen (DO), Biochemical oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical oxygen Demand (COD), Alkalinity , Electrical Conductivity.

Abstract - The tax on goods and services (GST) is one of the most important tax reforms in India after 70 years of independence. The earlier tax structure is very complex and to overcome these complexities the govt of India constantly changed our taxation system and Goods and Services Tax (GST) is the latest changes of our existing taxation system. To main reason behind the implementation of the GST is to smoothening and transparent of our existing taxation system.

It is a much-awaited issue since 2006 because of the lots of political issues but after passing of the 101st Constitutional Amendment of the GST Act, the highly expected taxation system GST comes to the reality on 1st July 2017. The present paper is designed specifically to provide an in-depth knowledge of GST and what will be the changes after implementation of the GST and its impact on the major sectors of the economy and society at all.

Abstract - Water pollution has been one of the major topics in the environmental issue of urban India. Pashan Lake and Manas Lake is an important lake in Pune city which attracts migratory birds. Deforestation on nearby hills has caused heavy siltation resulting in decrease in the depth of the lake. The surface water quality of Pashan Lake is severely degraded due to the pollution from surrounding areas directly entering the water.

Eight surface sampling points are selected to evaluate the water quality. The study presents the physicochemical characteristics of the lake water and suggests the means to improve the water quality through eco remediation measures for restoration. Water analysis are done for the parameters like pH, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Alkalinity , Electrical Conductivity for testing the suitability for drinking, agricultural purposes.

Abstract - Rapid population growth, urbanization and industrial growth have led to severe problem of plastic waste management. We mostly use plastic in the form of water bottles, cold drink etc. The amount of use of the plastic bottles in this form is very large. These plastic bottles if properly dumped are easy to distinguish and then recycle, so there is a need of a bottle sorting system to ease this.

We can see many people sorting these plastic bottles manually, though it gives accuracy its very time consuming and hence an automated system has to take the position of manual sorting process. Due to increasing rate plastic waste bottles automatic systems must come into action. If these bottles are not sorted within time it might be burned which will increase pollution. From the study it is formulate that an automated plastic bottle waste identification model can overcome.

Abstract - The particulate reinforced aluminum metal matrix composites have unprecedented properties thereby increase their applications in the different fields such as aerospace, automotive, defense etc. But poor machinability of such materials resists their applications. The poor machinability because of high tool wear, poor surface finish, built-up-edge formation etc.

that were identified by the various researchers when Al-metal matrix composites were machined by any well known conventional machining processes. Keeping in view, this study is focused on experimental investigation during WEDM of fabricated hybrid Al/(10wt.% SiC + 3wt.% Gr + 3wt.% Fe2O3)-MMC. The effects of WEDM control parameters such as peak current (IP), pulse-on time (Ton), pulse-off, time (Toff), wire feed (WF) and wire tension (WT) on machined surface.

Abstract - The advancement of any economy relies upon solid investment funds and appropriate portion of capital for the formative exercises of any nation. The decrease of extra cash or increment in per-capita pay will add to reserve funds. The roads of speculation and the speculators' sentiment in view of their inclinations differ from individual to individual. Liquidity and security assume a noteworthy part in the speculation choice.

charge exclusion and different components are likewise thought about. Aside from the above elements, there are statistic factors which impact the choice on venture. This paper talks about the elements which influence the speculation conduct of people in Gwalior City. Keyword: Investment Behavior, Investment Avenues, Risk.

Abstract - Progressive collapse is the spread of an initial local failure from element to element, eventually resulting in the collapse of an entire structure or disproportionately large part of it. The slew of high profile engineering calamities in the past decades has demonstrated the disastrous consequences of progressive collapse. This study is focused on investigating the response of the structures after the sudden column loss design scenarios.

Critical columns are identified based on Demand Capacity Ratios (DCR). A reinforced concrete G+12 framed structure is analyzed for linear dynamic analysis according to General Services Administration (2016) guidelines and the critical columns are re-designed. Based on the response of the structure after the sudden column loss design scenario, various design parameters such as bending moment, axial force and DCRs are determined.

Abstract - The scaling down of CMOS transistor requires replacement of conventional silicon dioxide (SiO2) layer with high K material for gate. In this current work mixed oxide of (Ta2O5)87.5 and (TiO2)12.5 is chosen as alternative to SiO2. Capacitance, Fixed charges, Interface state density and Leakage current of that film is calculated. P-type single crystal silicon <100> is selected as substrate and DC reactive magnetron sputtering method with combination of Ta and Ti.

metal targets to deposit thin film. Oxygen is used as reactive gas along with Argon. The thickness of deposited film is in the range of 300±10 nm with substrate temperature 6000C. Agilent make 4284 A L-C-R meter along with Karlsuss wafer probe station is used for C-V measurement and Agilent 4155 model is used for I-V measurement. MOS capacitor has been fabricated with Aluminium as top electrode to perform bi-directional CV and IV analysis.

Abstract - The extant research attempts to answer research questions from both previous literatures and present empirical analysis. The researcher considers this work unique and relevant for the following reasons. Firstly, determination of investor perception index to analyse the satisfaction level of both retail and domestic institutional investor; and to know who is more positively perceived towards effectiveness.

regulatory measures against fraudulent activities; Secondly, determination of regulatory performance index based on 25 Investor Protection regulatory measures existing in Indian securities law for parallel effort to investigates that whether those measures are in practice or simply a law on book and to analyse whether performance of one regulatory measure effect on another one.

Abstract - This paper proposes a Prototype Automated Storage System to pick up the parts from preset pickup point located at the end of ramp using robotic arm. The size of individual part is identified by making use of Part Identification System and subsequently placed into a suitable compartment of Storage System. Part Identification System, Robot Arm and Storage System are integrated and controlled by programming the microcontroller.

Keywords - Robotic arm, Part Identification System, Microcontroller, Automated Storage System.

Abstract - Water is wasted by many ways .Using water for washing cloth is one of the common way of wasting water. We know that nitrate and phosphate are main harmful content in the detergent. So it is necessary to treat wastewater generated after cloth washing and reuse it for various purposes. There are various methods and treatment available for removing nitrate and phosphate.

Also different type of agar is also useful in wastewater treatment. Agar, more correctly known as agar-agar, has been used in the East for several hundred years and certainly since the seventeenth century. Agar is traditionally claimed to have been discovered by Tarazaemon Minoya in 1658 in Japan. Agar is useful in the various industries and also agar is very strong content.

Abstract - In this fast mobile technology environment the necessity of developing mobile learning methodologies is considered to be important since the usage and accessibility is much significant forever. Mobile learning or M-learning provides learning process through handheld devices such as tablets and table computers and iPods, smart phones, etc., The impact of mobile devices in teaching learning process gives a better opportunity.

to enhance the skills of children and it removes all the barriers. This research work gives importance to next generation learning ideas and suggestions to examine the socio cultural and novel mobile learning experiences. Experimental strategies are applied to set of students from kinder garden students to various grades of students for the duration of six months from May 2017 to December 2017.

Abstract - Metals are used in manufacturing of fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites which help in improving the durability and toughness of the composite.In this paper,the metals aluminium and copper,in the form of fine powder are mixed with resin. This mix is applied to fabricate a particulate hybrid laminar composite material. The Mechanical properties- tensile modulus (TM) , tensile strength (TS), flexural modulus (FS).

flexural strength (FS), Inter laminar shear strength (ILSS), hardness and electrical properties-surface resistivity(SR), volume resistivity (VR) and di-electric constant are studied by using different percentages of metal powders. It is found that the mechanical properties are increased upto 15% proportion of filler addition, after that it started decreasing. Where as the electrical properties are increasing as the proportionts of filler meterials.

Abstract - Building cracks are one kind of universal problem that occur in any type of concrete structure. It is most important to understand the causes and preventive measures to be taken. A Crack is to be affects the building artistic and destroys the wall integrity, affects the structure safety and reduce the durability of concrete. Some wrong steps are during construction and some unavoidable reasons are to be form different types of cracks.

are appeared on structure; they are to be classified into structural and non-structural cracks. Structural cracks are due to incorrect design, faulty construction, poor quality& material, over loading which of these may endanger the safety of structures. Non-structural cracks are due to elastic deformation, thermal movement, creep, vegetation, chemical reaction etc. In concrete, cracks can’t be prevented entirely but they can be control.

Abstract - The objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of adding different percentage of sodium hydroxide on the engineering properties of nearby clayey soil. In the present study, the amount of sodium hydroxide is taken as 2%,4%,6%,8%,10%, by weight of the soil as soil stabilizer for the investigation purposes. From the present study it is found that 6% of sodium hydroxide is optimum for reducing the optimum moisture content (OMC) of the soil.

the value of OMC reduces from 15.4% to 9.87%. After further addition of sodium hydroxide, the OMC starts increasing which is not good for the clayey soil, also from the investigation it is found that the maximum dry density (MDD) of the natural soil increases upto 5% to 6% of sodium hydroxide and after that MDD starts decreasing. The value of maximum dry density(MDD) increases from 1.72g/cc to 1.91g/cc. After addition of sodium hydroxide, the value of UCS increases.

Abstract - Soil stabilisation is the process by which strength properties of soil can be improved with the use of adding some materials like Lime, NaOH, polypropylene etc. There is a rapid increase in waste quantity of plastic fiber materials, these waste plastic fiber materials are generally dumped or thrown, which may deteriorate the ecology and environment, because these are non-biodegradable fiber materials.

Among these, one of the waste fiber materials are polypropylene fiber materials. In this present work polypropylene fiber has been used as ingredients for soil stabilisation. The soil has been replaced by the polypropylene fiber in certain percentages and tests have been performed. The soil was replaced with varying proportions of polypropylene fiber to find out the optimum quantity of polypropylene fiber.

Abstract - Diversity of phonetic realization is an important issue has been identified in speech recognition research. For most of literate languages, phonemes and letters in their scripts have varying degrees of correspondence. A given letter which is parallel across various languages may have different degrees of divergence in its phonetic realization in these languages.

Hence in this paper we present speech recognition performance of rhotic class words of Malyalam language. Keywords: Automatic speech recognition , Malayalam, rhotic class words.

Abstract - Concrete blocks containing rice husk ash should be promoted as a new construction material to replace the existing blocks in market. Properties of the material used must be better understood first to obtain the desired concrete block.This paper summarizes the research work on the properties of Rice Husk Ash (RHA) when used as partial replacement for Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) in concrete.

OPC was replaced with RHA by weight at 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25%. 0% replacement served as the control. The Compaction factor, compressive strength, water absorption, moisture movement and modulus of elasticity were investigated. Preliminary analysis of the constituent materials of the ordinary Portland cement and Rice Husk Ash concrete blocks were conducted to confirm their suitability for block making.

Abstract - Bricks are the commonly used construction material used around the world. The cost of clay increases day by day. An alternate method to decrease the quantity of clay is by adding the waste materials. GGBS is a byproduct from iron industry. GGBS was added in 4%, 8%, 12%, 16%. Laterite soil is a soil type with high clay content. . It also contains minerals like kaolinite and illite.. To improve the properties of clay bricks.

laterite soil is also added in 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%. 15 % of lateriate soil added to clay bricks was found as optimum percentage. To the optimum percentage of Laterite soil GGBS were added in varing percentages. Compressive strength, water absorption, efflorescence and thermal conductivity were analysed. 8% GGBS, and 15% laterite soil were separately added to clay.

Abstract - This study aims to find out the service quality gaps about the police services or police department. It seeks to study the difference between the image perceptions of police after call on 100 number helpline number and call on 100 number helpline number. To collect the data questionnaire had been developed on the brand personality factors.

The data collected has been analyzed using SPSS software and for mean difference used to calculate the gap difference between the expectation and perception of service provided by police department . The study provides an insight into which factors are more important when public receiving services of police department and calling on helpline number 100. Keywords- Brand image, Services, Sincerity, Excitement, Competence, sophistication and Ruggedness.

Abstract - The development of country depends on the amount of power production. Thermal power plant plays a major roe in power production. In thermal power plant steam turbine is one of the essential components and it produces rotational work which is important for production. Limited primary energy resources and awareness of environmental pollution has led to ever increasing endeavor to develop new steam turbine power plants with the highest possible efficiencies.

Even small step increase in efficiency can result in major saving for the customer. As overall cycle efficiency is strongly dependent on steam turbine performance the efforts are directed primarily towards improvement in reducing the losses. The principle of steam turbine is steam energy is converted mechanical work by expansion through the turbine. The expansion takes place through a series of fixed blades (nozzles) and moving blades.

Abstract - The study aims to investigate how training effects the understanding of Outcome Based (OBE) concept among faculty members of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The population for the present study were Faculty Members from HEIs in the state of Rajasthan. Data of faculty members was collected through structured close ended questionnaire. The questionnaire framed consisted of 47 questions on various aspects of OBE concept like-Program level outcomes.

Course Level outcomes, Pedagogy, Assessment & Constructivist Alignment. The responses were measured on a 5 point Likert scale. A pre & post study was done on faculty group from various institutions. The faculty members were assessed on their knowledge of OBE concept. After the first assessment a training on the concept was provided to these faculty members and they were assessed again on their understanding.

Abstract - The purpose of this paper for the notion of (1,2)*- β g‴ -interior is defined and some of its basic properties are studied. Also we introduce the concept of (1,2)*- β g‴ - closure in bitopological spaces using the notion of (1,2)*- β g‴ -closed sets, and we obtain some related results. For any A ⊆ X, it is proved that the complement of (1,2)*- β g‴ -interior of A is the (1,2)*- β g‴ -closure of the complement of A..

The purpose of this paper for the notion of (1,2)*- β g‴ -interior is defined and some of its basic properties are studied. Also we introduce the concept of (1,2)*- β g‴ - closure in bitopological spaces using the notion of (1,2)*- β g‴ -closed sets, and we obtain some related results. For any A ⊆ X, it is proved that the complement of (1,2)*- β g‴ -interior of A is the (1,2)*- β g‴ -closure of the complement of A..

Abstract - Densities ’ρ’, Ultrasonic speeds of sound‘u’of binary mixtures of Propiophenone with2-Methoxy Ethanol, 2-Ethoxy Ethanol and 2-Butoxy Ethanol were measured over the entire composition range at T = 303.15 to 318.15K at atmospheric pressure 0.1MPa.

Experimental data has been used to calculate the deviation in isentropic compressibility &the excess isentropic compressibility and their results were fitted with the Redlich Kister equation to estimate the binary coefficients and standard deviation between experimental and calculated data.

Abstract - Due to the increase in dependency in non-renewable energy resources, there has been studies and interest in using a cleaner and more eco-friendly approach to consuming energy. One of the methods in obtaining clean energy is the utilization of hydrogen. Hydrogen is an abundant element on Earth and stands out from the rest of the renewable forms of energy. Hydrogen is the fuel of the future.

Hydrogen is an energy carrier that can be used in internal combustion engines or fuel cells producing virtually no greenhouse gas emissions when combusted with oxygen. The only significant emission is water vapor. Hydrogen production and storage is currently undergoing extensive research. Hydrogen can be used as the primary fuel in an internal combustion engine or in a fuel cell.

Abstract - The Municipal solid waste in Nashik city has been observed to be increasing day by day due to heavy urbanization, industrialization, growth in population density and income. The growth of households, industries, commercial units such as hotels, theatres, restaurants, malls and other infrastructures are increasing at greater level; however Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has joined hands with Mailhem Ikos Environment Pvt. Ltd.

(France-based)/ naming the facility in Nashik city as Nashik Waste Management (NWM) for collection ,segregation, processing, O&M of Nashik Waste Management. NMC has also made Partners with GIZ (German-based) recently and have installed a Biomethanation plant of 30 TPD especially for biodegradable waste from hotels, restaurants and other such units, but it is not under the scope of NWM. The solid waste collected in Nashik.

Abstract - Array synthesis using evolutionary computing algorithms involves in determining the appropriate non-uniform distribution of current excitation on each element of the array. However, implementation of the non-uniform distribution is a cumbersome task. Recently, the time modulation(TM) of the uniform current distribution is capable of providing excellent desired radiation features with ease.

This paper thoroughly revised the latest and contemporary research in the field of time modulation schemes managed by the evolutionary computing tools for the synthesis of various types of antenna arrays. Keywords —Antenna arrays, time modulation, uniform distribution, evolutionary algorithms, non-uniform amplitudes.

Abstract - Financial inclusion has emerged as an important development goal at national and international level. Financial inclusion officially started in India in 2005, with a pilot project in Mangalam in Puducherry. It became the first village to achieve 100% financial inclusion. Financial inclusion is a structured strategy to extract a growth which is coupled with equivalent opportunities, constituting of economic, social, institutional and political dimensions.

But it is still a stubborn challenge in size and scope, although, is of great deal in terms of social and business opportunities. This research article is an attempt to comprehend how financial inclusion is profitable in India wherein problems like financial and digital illiteracy rule. With the introduction of right reforms and revolutionary approach (financial and digital literacy, appropriate financial services) by Reserve Bank of India.

Abstract - The last half decade has witnessed a remarkable resurgence of attention among practitioners and scholars to understanding the ability of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to address many problems. While significant advances have been made, assessing the forms, types and impacts on intended objectives is impeded by the conflation of distinct phenomena, which has created misunderstandings about why firms support CSR.

the implications of this support, or lack thereof, for the potential effectiveness of innovative policy options. Despite a dramatic increase in CSR research in recent years, little is known about how and why companies invest in some CSR practices but not others, or how such choices are affected by the cultural, socioeconomic, and competitive contexts in which companies operate.

Abstract - Data accumulated in the virtual servers is notably increasing with timely manner. Security of the stored statistics leads to the serious concern. As corporate generate more data in day to day, the same data may be stored into the servers in multiple times which may occupy large storage space. Data storing multiple times in servers may lead to enormous storage of data. The retrieval of data also gets difficult.

This may even affect the workload and latency of the servers. With the security as the main concern, data generally uploaded in encryption form. The retrieval of data is also in an encrypted format until the key is produced to decrypt the data to plain text. As the statistics stored in the cloud is in an encrypted format, the files that are uploading to servers are not identified for whether the file consists of similar data or the one of kind information.

Abstract - The present study identified the importance of quantitative analysis of the drainage characteristics of Asan River watershed for water resource management and development using geospatial approach. The study watershed has been classified into twelve sub-watersheds (namely W1, W2, W3…etc) with sixth order stream. The maximum and minimum elevations in the area were found to be 2200m and 381m respectively.

The drainage density (Dd) of the study area varies from 2.43 to 4.14 km/km2. Toposheets (SoI), SRTM DEM and satellite image-based different hydrological evaluation such as drainage network, topographic parameters were evaluated and interpreted for the study area. All the extracted morphometric parameters (linear, areal and relief aspects) has been prepared through the use of Remote Sensing and GIS software.

Abstract - We have studied and analyzed the performance of Binary Phase Shift Keying signal over Rayleigh and Rician faded channel. Specifically we have introduced an adjacent channel interference caused by a tone processed with a cubic non linearity by raising an adjacent channel tone to the third power and experimented the performance variation of the DPLL based receiver structure of different order.

A bit error rate performance is evaluated for two different types of channel with band limitted BPSK signal corrupted by arbitrary number of asynchronous Rayleigh and Rician-faded signals in presence of co-channel interfering signals.or the special case, performance analysis have been made for the proposed system for dealing with Rayleigh and Rician fading for different numbers of paths interfering signals in an interference limited environment.

Abstract - This paper attempts to find the relationship between commodity market and equity market in India. This Paper takes into account the commodity indices such as MCX AGRI, MCX METAL, MCX ENERGY and MCX COMDEX. The NIFTY 50 index has been used to represent the equity market in India. The period of the study is from 01/04/2013 to 31/03/2018. The relationship between commodity and stock market is examined using various econometric tools.

The stationarity of the variables are checked using Augmented Dickey Fuller Test. After confirming stationarity in the order of one, the Johansen’s cointegration test is applied to analyse the long run relationship between the variables. The Granger causality test revealed that nifty leads and Comdex and Metal indices lags. All other indices are found to have no lead lag relationship between each other.

Abstract - The purpose of this paper is to identify the various factors affecting financial literacy of the individual in the north region of India. To attain the objectives of the study, both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed. Judgemental sampling method was used in collecting the data. The data were collected from 542 respondents from the states of Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.

The study used a questionnaire developed by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD, 2015). The results of this study comprises of step wise regression analysis. There were seven independent variables such as age, gender, marital status, education, occupation, income, area of residence and one dependent variable, i.e., financial literacy. The results of this study indicate that the gender, income, occupation and education.

Abstract - Industrial waste is the major contributor in air, water and land pollution through the world especially in the developing and developed nations where the industrialization is the need of hour. Ceramic waste is one such industrial waste which is discharge from a numbers of industries viz. electronic, construction, defense, medicine industries etc. In addition to this due to increase demand of machine and safety measures especially.

hilly areas a new form of concrete is introduced in the field of construction is known as Self-compacting concrete (SCC). This new form of concrete has many benefits with respect to conventional concrete. One of the major advantages is that it settles down under its own weight and it does not need any vibrator for its compaction. This type of concrete provides good quality of surface finishing.

Abstract - The emergence of multilevel inverter has been increase since the last decade. The effort of the researchers and industry has led to a rapid development of different multilevel inverter topologies and modulation techniques. These new types of inverter are suitable for high voltage and high power application due to their ability to synthesis waveforms with better harmonic spectrum.

Numerous topology have been introduced and widely studied for utility and drive application. In addition,a new E-type topology was introduced in this paper.`Each module produce 13 levels with four unequal dc source and 10 switches. Also this module is able to create negative level without any additional circuit. MATLAB simulation and practical results are presented to validate the e-type module good performance.

Abstract - The motivation for this project came from the countries where economy is based on agriculture and the climatic conditions lead to lack of rains & scarcity of water . Irrigation is moreover the backbone of Agricultural industry .Due to inadequate knowledge of proper utilization of water resource.

lots of water is wastage in the application of irrigation system.So to overcome this problem , it is necessary to make the system automate with the help of modern technology like "Internet Of Things".

Abstract - In the modern world, Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) has become one of the most severe complication prevalent among diabetic patients and it can lead to impairment of vision and even blindness. Due to increasing amounts of suger in the body, the walls of blood vessels become damaged and because of this Microaneurysms, Hemorrhages, Hard Exudates, Cotton wool spots are starts to developing at various phases of retinopathy.

This project is a novel method for automatic detection of bright lesions in color fundus images. First, it begins with a pre-processing stage for resizing, contrast enhancement and denoising. Second, all regional minima with sufficient contrast are segmented. Third, from segmented regions all the dynamic shape features are extracted. Finally, a Random Forest classifies the images into normal and abnormal images.

Abstract - Modern cryptography algorithms are based on the basic process of the one-way functions in which large integer numbers are factorized into the prime numbers, which is said to be UNCONTROLLABLE. These are prone to the advancement in computing field and mathematics to reverse the basic process of one-way functions.

Quantum Cryptography is one of the latest and advanced cryptography technique, which is different from all other cryptography techniques and is more secure. The main objective of this research is to understand the working of Quantum Cryptography and the issues associated with it.

Signcryption is another cryptographic methodology which gives confirmation and encryption all the while in a solitary sensible advance. The point is to decrease the expense of mark then encryption approach. This expense incorporates computational expense what's more, correspondence cost. Besides some Signcryption plans depend on RSA while some depend on elliptic bend. This paper gives a basic audit of the signcryption plans dependent on elliptic bends.