140 research outputs found
Do Labor Intensive Industries Generate Employment? Evidence from firm level survey in India
No full textThis study attempts to address the issue of declining labour intensity in Indias organized manufacturing in order to understand the constraints on employment generation in the labour intensive sectors. Using primary survey data covering 252 labour intensive manufacturing-exporting firms across five sectorsapparel, leather, gems and jewellery, sports goods, and bicycles for 2005-06 an attempt is made to find out the factors which constrain employment generation in labour intensive firms. The study shows several constraints in the path of employment generation in labour intensive sectorsnon-availability of trained skilled workers, infrastructure bottlenecks, low levels of investment, labour rules and regulations, and a noncompetitive export orientation. The study suggests a set of policy initiatives to improve the employment potential of these sectors.Indian Organized Manufacturing, Labor Intensity, Employment Growth, Skilled workforce, Wage Structure, Export status, Machinery Usage, Labor laws, South Asia
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Torchestra : reducing interactive trac delays over Tor
No full textTor is an onion routing network that protects users' privacy by relaying traffic through a series of nodes that run Tor software. As a consequence of the anonymity that it provides, Tor is used for many purposes on the internet including interactive traffic as well as for bulk file downloads. Such bulk downloads cause delays for interactive traffic as all traffic between a pair of Tor nodes goes over a single connection. The resulting delays discourage people from using Tor for normal web activity. We propose a potential solution to this problem called Torchestra which separates interactive and bulk traffic onto two separate TCP connections between any pair of nodes. We classify a circuit as carrying either type of traffic based on the Exponentially Weighted Moving Average of its number of cells. We evaluate our proposal by simulating traffic using several methods and show that Torchestra provides up to 32% reduction in delays for interactive traffic compared to the Tor traffic prioritization scheme of Tang and Goldberg and up to 40% decrease in delays when compared to unprioritized To
Low frequency dielectric dispersion study of PVC-PPy blends in dilute solution of different solvents
No full textStudy of temperature dependent electrical properties of Se80-xTe20Bix (x = 0, 3, 6) glasses
No full textASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF WHOLE BODY AND REGIONAL SOFT TISSUE COMPOSITION ON BONE STRENGTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN FEMALES.
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The impact of grocery store podcasts in the delivery of nutrition education to improve shopping behaviors, particularly the purchase of omega-3 rich foods
No full textOmega-3 (n-3) fatty acids are important nutrients and are deficient in the American diet. Therefore increasing the intake of n-3s is a public health goal. Research has suggested that because people eat what they buy, point-of-purchase interventions may have the potential to help consumers make healthy food choices. A study of existing literature revealed that these interventions have not used newer technological means, have many limitations, and have failed to assess long-term shopping behavior change. The research presented in this dissertation aims to test use of, and long-term effects of, new technology (i.e., podcasts) as a means of delivering nutrition education at the grocery store to interested consumers while they shop. A single-group, repeated-measures, mixed-methods study design was employed to determine if listening to a podcast about n-3s while grocery shopping increased shoppers’ awareness about, and purchases of, seafood and other foods rich in n-3s. Constructs from the Theory of Reasoned Action were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the podcasts. A secondary data analysis of participant food purchase data was done to examine the long-term effects of podcast exposure over the six months following the intervention (as compared to the six months prior). As a result of exposure to the podcasts TRA constructs improved, knowledge about n-3s increased and misconceptions were reduced. In addition, both long-term (six months post-intervention) and short-term purchases (day of the intervention) of n-3 rich food item purchases increased. These findings suggest that podcasts may be an effective means to communicate nutrition education messages at the point of purchase, to those who indicate an interest in the subject.Ph. D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Deepika Bangi
Effect of Fe substitution for Ti on the structural and magnetic properties of half-metallic ferromagnet Co2TiSn
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