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Digital Image Processing
Full text linkDigital image processing is the use of a digital computer to process a digital image using an algorithm. As a subcategory or area of digital signal processing, digital image processing has many advantages over analog image processing. It allows a much wider range of algorithms to be applied to the input data and can avoid problems such as noise accumulation and distortion during processing. This review article provides a comprehensive literature review of various image processing techniques along with a brief introduction to digital image processing that defines its scope and importance, thereby highlighting the importance of its use in the field of electronic engineering applications that are used in today\u27s commercial and industrial scenarios. It takes into consideration the research work done by various leading scholars in the field of electronic engineering and also the description of various software tools like MATLAB which is used for the practical implementation of the given problem lying in its domain
Stress Management and Coping Strategies for Quantity Surveyors in Sri Lanka in the 21st Century
Full text linkThe construction industry is one of the most traditional fields which has a much higher competitiveness and complexity. These factors promote several unhealthy work practices and procedures. Quantity Surveyors are considered one of the most important stakeholders in the construction industry. Due to their duties and responsibilities associated throughout the entire life cycle of the construction project they are suffering from more work stresses than the other professionals in the industry. There are previous studies that are conducted regarding the factors affecting the work balance, and job satisfaction of Quantity Surveyors and various types of workplace-related stress, stress-causing factors and different coping mechanisms. In this paper, the researcher uses the qualitative approach to identify and discuss the long-term effectiveness of stress coping mechanisms. Furthermore, it is more focused on the Sri Lankan Quantity Surveyors. Thus this research has identified 35 long-term effective stress coping mechanisms that are used by Sri Lankan Quantity Surveyors.
Keywords – Construction Industry, Stress Coping Strategies, Sri Lankan Quantity Surveyors, Effective Stress managemen
Minimise Cost Overrun Using Sustainable Construction Materials in Sri Lankan Construction Industry
Full text linkA successful construction project is determined when it is completed within the expected budget and time, ensuring the required levels of quality and safety. For a project to be successful, it is essential to plan properly and have a reliable monitoring system in place. Furthermore, the building construction sector has a negative impact on the environment by generating waste, increasing carbon emissions, polluting the air and water, and accelerating climate change. This study intends to investigate cost overrun prevention strategies in Sri Lanka using sustainable building materials. Accordingly, a mixed-method research approach was selected, and an e-based closed-ended questionnaire survey and semi-structured
expert interviews were carried out to collect data from construction industry professionals. In the questionnaire survey, a total of 80 construction industry experts were selected from different job categories as the respondents, and 53 responses were received with a response rate of 66.25%. On the other hand, 10 construction professionals participated in the semi-structured interview. The study has identified 15 factors that significantly impact cost overrun in the Sri Lankan building construction sector based on the mean weight ratings. The study found that using sustainable alternatives to natural resources at a lower cost is preferable. The most workable solutions to control the identified critical factors were determined to be new policies for sustainable construction, new financial frameworks for importing sustainable materials, new construction methods and technologies associated with sustainable materials and controlling the monopoly of sustainable material suppliers or manufacturers
Responsibilities and limitations of the Resident Welfare Associations (RWA) in India.
Full text linkA Resident Welfare Association (RWA) is a Non-governmental organization representing the interests of the residents of a specific urban or semi-urban locality in India. Resident Welfare Association is not an official government body, and illegal housing localities in India can form RWAs to represent citizen interests. Each residential colony has its own resident welfare association (RWA). Its primary objective is to work toward the common good of all residents in a given area, as the name suggests. At the same time, it is governed by roles and responsibilities to ensure its efficient operation. RWAs are typically registered under cooperative societies acts; it requires groups to have a minimum of fifteen members from a given area, or under the Apartment Owners Act of the state as an association of apartment owners or under Societies Registration Act (central Act or state Act), it needs minimum ten members. RWAs are being created in any apartment for better coordination, living style, and harmony among the residents. Sustain social connection is always a priority but not at the cost of discipline. Due to various reasons, the clubs and special interest groups sometimes create problems for the normal functioning of the RWAs. Many issues and conflicts are reported due to the absence of the basic standard operating system of the RWA governance. The Residents Welfare Association of the high-rise buildings of the smart cities is evolving, and there is no clear-cut guideline for the RWA governance from the government. So it is essential to conduct a deep study for the effective functioning of the Residents Welfare Association in India. The essence of the study is to identify the roles, responsibilities, limitations, and challenges of the Residents Welfare Association in India
Dr. Poonam Jindal
No full textDr. Poonam Jindal is a post-graduate of the Master of Human Resources Development. She has done her doctoral degree (PHD) on the Impact of Talent management practices on Succession Planning in Leadership roles from Pune University.
She has various certifications from L&D, Diversity and Inclusion, Advance Research to Nutrition, and Yoga. She has a diploma in Training and Development from ISTD, a Diploma in Counselling, and a Diploma in Transactional Analysis from SAATA. She has earned certification in advanced research from IIMK and IIMA.
She has published over 15 national and international research articles and paper presentations and edited five books as a researcher. She visits various management institutions as a guest lecturer to share her knowledge, and she has worked as a professor for more than a decade and was teaching HRM, OB, Compensation management, and L&D. She has received multiple awards for her work in the area of Diversity and Inclusion for her current Organisation. She has also received CII Rising Star of HR. She has 15 years of experience working in various organizations at various levels as an Academician and HR and L&OD professional. And currently working as Head India– DEI and L&OD at Western Digital Corporation and a National Council member of the Indian Society for Training and Development – Hyderabad Chapter.https://www.interscience.in/mentors/1103/thumbnail.jp
Prof. Emeritus Dr. Miroslav Rebernik
No full textProf. Dr. Miroslav Rebernik is Professor Emeritus of Business Economics and Entrepreneurship at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Maribor, where he was Head of the Department of Entrepreneurship and Business Economics and Head of the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management for many years. He was a visiting professor at Portland State University and received a Fulbright Research Fellowship at Babson College. He was the long-time head of the programme committee of the International Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation PODIM, co-founder of Venture Factory - the business incubator of the University of Maribor and actively involved in the Start-up Slovenia Initiative and European start-up community. For a long period of time, he was a member of the European Commission\u27s SME Policy Relevant Research Expert Group and since 2014 he is also an honorary member of the European Network for Social and Economic Research. From 2004-2015, he led the Entrepreneurship for an Innovative Society research programme. From 2002 till 2022 he led the research team of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Slovenia and for two decades the research team of the Slovenian Entrepreneurship Observatory. He has actively participated in almost 100 domestic and foreign professional and scientific conferences, authored several books and chapters in numerous monographs published domestically and internationally, chaired numerous international conferences in the country and abroad and edited their proceedings. His bibliography includes over 900 entries.https://www.interscience.in/mentors/1105/thumbnail.jp
Dr. J. Krithika
No full textDr. J. Krithika is holding her two PhD degrees from Management and Entrepreneurship. She is a passionate teacher and researcher, working as a professor at the Department of HRM, Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship, Chennai. She published around 50 research articles in reputed journals and she is an assistant editor for the UGC care journal Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship . She have 20 Years of experience as faculty in MBA department of affiliated institutions of Anna University, Visvesvaraya Technological University and Bangalore University. One Year of experience as Business development officer in a start-up. She had received award for International Excellence in Teaching and Research Award from Global learner’s academy of development, Year 2020. She had published one book with an ISBN no (edited book volume), thirty-seven papers in International journals, two book chapters & ten papers in International conference proceedings and Paper presented in eighteen International conferences. She is an active Member in curriculum committee for the HR, Marketing and General Management subjects.https://www.interscience.in/mentors/1113/thumbnail.jp
A REVIEW ON BASE DRAG REDUCTION METHODS
Full text linkIn this project-based learning we are going to know about how the base drag are acting on an object to automobile and aircrafts and it deals with the equations of the drag in fluid dynamics and aerodynamics, and we come to know that what steps are we going to follow how to overcome the drag in vehicles. Reducing base drag of two dimensional and axisymmetric bodies having a blunt base. These methods include splitter plates, both thin and thick, splitter wedges, base bleed. boat-tailing and various types of serrated trailing edges. These methods include splitter plates, both thin and thick, splitter wedges, base bleed, boat-tailing and various types of serrated trailing edges. The effectiveness of the various devices in reducing base drag is shown and compared. In some cases, their influence on the lift of an airfoil is also indicated. Axisymmetric bodies, e.g., missiles, often have a blunt base. The corresponding base drag usually is an appreciable part of the total drag and, if the base drag is not reduced by suitable means, can remarkably reduce the overall performance of the system. Under most circumstances it is desirable to have as small a base drag as possible. Therefore, during the last 25 years many methods for reducing base drag have been developed. Often the periodic lift forces inducing vibrations also decrease if the base drag is reduced. By making CFD analysis also we can predefine the drag on the airfoil and automobile. There are various drag reduction method existing in the present world of transport vehicles and airplane. In general, the dynamics of the system subjected to both internal and external flow concurrently is similar to that with just one of the two flows. It would be of practical importance if it were possible to determine an equivalent flow which would have the same dynamical effect on a given beam as the two flows simultaneously
Aerodynamics of cricket ball
Full text linkThis paper describes experiments performed on stationary cricket ball to determine the aerodynamic forces acting on the ball over a range of bowling speeds. Co-efficient of drag was measured directly and it was found for the stationary ball. At air velocities above 112kmph, the drag coefficient increased with increasing air speed being weakly influenced by the vertical seam angle. Roughening one side of the ball increased the side force but delayed until a marginally higher velocity was reached. When bowler was applied to the smooth ball, the side force increased almost linearly but there was no resultant lift force. The development of the measured drag are discussed in terms of boundary layer flo
Multi-criteria Contractor Selection Framework for Indian Construction Projects
Full text linkIn this paper contractor selection practice in India has been analyzed in detail to find out the gaps in the prevailing system & also compared with the selection systems outside India. This study aims to develop a multi-criteria contractor selection framework that can incorporate multiple evaluation criteria along with the relative weightage.
In this study, it has been identified that in India, as per the guidelines the contractor selection in the case of most popular Design Bid Build (DBB) projects is done based on Least Cost Selection (LCS) only. In LCS, the final selection is based on cost or bid price only. In some cases, Quality & Cost Based Selection (QCBS) is applied for contractor selection. However, QCBS is mainly used for consultant selection or selection of service providers. On the other hand, in many other counties, there are systems that follow multiple criteria for contractor selection to ensure the overall performance of the contractor. Hence, in India, there is a need for a structured, multi-criteria contractor selection system. The system should cater to the objective of contractor selection in the case of DBB projects & also should be responsive to the present need for selection based on multiple criteria