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Authors: M. A. C. Salfiya Ummah, Siong Choy Chong, Ali Khatibi, S.M. Ferdous Azam Human Capital and Business Growth among Muslim Women Entrepreneurs in the Eastern Paper Title: Province of Sri Lanka Abstract: Human capital (HC) is regarded as an essential resource in predicting the growth of any business venture, which encompasses the continued existence of women owned or led business entities. Researching on the capability of HC of Muslim women entrepreneurs (MWEs)has since become a topic for discussion as Muslim women face inimitable challenges than the non-MWEs. This study aims to look at the impact of HC on business growth of MWEs in the Eastern region of Sri Lanka (EPSL). HC was measured using the dimensions of business education, business experience and business skills. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 280 MWEs who are engaged with their district chamber of commerce in the Eastern province using simple random sampling technique. Structural Equation Modeling with AMOS and SPSS 23.0 was used as the data analysis technique. The structural model showed that business experience and business skills had significant and positive relationships with business growth of MWEs, whereas business education did not significantly influence their business growth. In most of the families in the conservative Muslim community, females are often not permitted go out themselves alone and mix with their counterparts alone. Further, many families even do not allow their female children to pursue higher education and prefer them to go for early marriage instead. This situation can be observed in Sri Lankan Muslim families especially in the Eastern Province where the majority come from rural areas. MWEs, trade chambers and decision-making authorities may use this finding to gain insights and to develop strategies on HC to facilitate business growth of Sri Lankan MWEs.

Keyword: human capital, business education, business experience, business skills, business growth, Muslim women entrepreneurs. References: 1. Alam, S.S., Jani, M.F.M.& Omar, N.A. (2011). An empirical study of success factors of women entrepreneurs in Southern region in Malaysia. International Journal of Economics and Finance, 3(2),166-175. 2. Al-Sadi. R., Belwal, R. & Al-Badi, R. (2011). Women entrepreneurship in the Al-Batinah region of Oman: An identification for barriers. Journal of International Women Studies, 12(3),58-75. 3. Annual Report, Department of Census and Statistics (DCS), Sri Lanka (2018). 4. Baluku, M.M., Kikoma, I.F., Bantu C. & Otto, K. (2018). Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, 8(26), 1-25. 1. 5. Baum, J. & Locke, E.A., & Smith, K. (2001). A multi-dimensional model of venture growth. Academy of Management Journal. 44(2), 292-303. 6. Dangi, N.&Ritika (2014). Women entrepreneurship and growth and performance of MSMEs in India. International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Management Studies, 2(4),174-182. 1-7 7. Davidson, P. & Honig, B. (2003). The role of social and human capital among nascent entrepreneurs. Journal of Small Business Venturing, 18,301-331. 8. Dharmaratne, K.L.B.G. (2012). Impact of individual factors on the business performance of women entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka. Sabaragamuwa University Journal, 11(1), 139-165. 9. Forbes, D.P. (2005). Managerial determinants of decision speed in new ventures. Strategic Management Journal, 26(4),355-366. 10. Gundry, L.&Welsch, H.P.(2001). The ambitious entrepreneur: High growth strategies of women owned enterprises. Journal of Business Venturing, 16(5),453-470. 11. Hair, J.F., Black, W.C., Barry, B.J.& Anderson, R.E. (2010). Multivariate Data Analysis, 7thEd.,Prentice Hall, New Jersey. 12. Ilhaamie. A.G.A., Arni, B.S., Rosmawani, C.H.& Al-Banna, M.H. (2014).Challenges of Muslim women entrepreneurship. International Journal of Management and Technology, 5(6),428-433. 13. Itani, H.Sidani, M.Y.&Balbaki, I. (2009). UAE female entrepreneurs: Motivations and frustrations.Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: An International Journal, 30(5),409-424. 14. Jiang, C.X., Monica, A. & Guo, C. (2012). Growth of women-owned businesses: The effect of intangible resource and social competence in women-owned businesses. Journal of Business Diversity, 12(1), 47-71. 15. Kor, Y.Y., Mahoney, J.T. & Michael, S.C. (2007). Resources, capabilities and entrepreneurial perceptions. Journal of Management Studies, 44(7),1187-1212. 16. Lerner M., Brush C. &Hisrich, R. (1997). Israeli women entrepreneurs: An examination of factors affecting performance. Journal of Business Venturing, 12,315-337. 17. Maharati, Y. & Nazemi (2012). Entrepreneurial Drivers, Organizational functions and success of Iranian entrepreneurs. Advances in Management and Applied Economics. 2(2), 147-177. 18. Mathew, V. (2010). Women entrepreneurship in Middle East: Understanding barriers and use of IT for entrepreneurship development. International Entrepreneurship Management Journal, 6, 163-181. 19. McElwee, G. & Al-Riyami, R. (2003). Women entrepreneurs in Oman: Some barriers to success. Career Development International, 8(7),339-346. 20. McIntosh, J.C. & Islam, S. (2010). Beyond the veil: The influence of female entrepreneurship in a conservative Muslim context. International Management Review, 6(1), 103-109. 21. Nayeam, R.N. (2006). Islamic Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of KSA. Unpublished PhD thesis, King Fahad University. 22. Omwenga, J.Q., Mukulu, E.& Kanali, C. (2013). Towards improving the performance of women entrepreneurs in SMEs in Nairobicounty, Kenya:Policyrecommendations. International Journal of Business and Social Science, 4(9),312-316. 23. Ramana, C.V., Aryasr, A.R. & Nagayyo, D. (2008). Entrepreneurial success in SMEs on financial and non-financial parameters. The ICFAI University Journal of Entrepreneurship Development, 1(2), 32-48. 24. Rauch, A., Frese, M., Utsch, A. (2005). Effect of human capital and long-term human resource developmentand utilisation of employment growth of small scale businesses: A causal analysis. EntrepreneurshipTheory and Practice, 681-698. 25. Rehman, S. & Roomi, M.A. (2012). Gender and work-life balance: A phenomenological study of women entrepreneurs in Pakistan.

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 19(2),209-228. 26. Sarker, S. &Palit, M. (2014). Determinants of success factors of women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh- A study based on Khulna region. Business and Economic Research,4(2), 237-250. 27. Schneider, K. (2017). Entrepreneurial competencies of women entrepreneurs of micro and small enterprises. Science Journal of Education, 5(6), 252-261. 28. Shamailan, A. (2014). Female entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia: A comparison of barriers and motivations: Moving from disenfranchisement to empowerment. Elite Research Journal of Education and Review, 2(2),6-21. 29. Shane, S. & Venkatraman, S. (2000). The promise of entrepreneurship as a field of research. Academy of Management Review,25, 217- 226. 30. SME Policy Framework. Ministry of Industry and Commerce (2014). 31. Swati, P. (2018). Constrained faced by women entrepreneurs in developing countries: Review andranking.Gender in Management: An International Journal. 33(4), 315-331. 32. Ullah, M.M., Mohamed, T. & Yousuf, F. (2013). Women entrepreneurship: Islamic perspective, European Journal of Business Management, 5(11),253-269. Authors: Mohamed Majeed Mashroofa, Mazuki Jusoh, Karuthan Chinna Influence of Attitudinal belief on e-learning behavior among academics in state universities of Sri Paper Title: Lanka Abstract: The objective of this paper is to investigate the influence of attitudinal belief of “Decomposed Theory of Planned Behavior” (DTPB) on actual e-learning behavior among university academics in Sri Lanka. The study applied a quantitative method by using questionnaire to collect data among university academics. Explorative and Confirmatory Factor analysis was used to examine the reliability and validity. And this study carried out Structural Equation Modeling to assess model fit and through path analysis, the association between variables was investigated. The study resulted that perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, compatibility, attitude, behavioural intentions and actual behaviour met the indices for model fit. The findings showed perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use associated with attitude while compatibility is not. Attitude significantly and positively associated with behavioural intention. While behavioural intention positively associated with the actual usage this mediates the relationship between attitude and actual behaviour. The e- learning usage of academicians will help to enhance the quality of higher education system in Sri Lanka as well as to magnify the number of university intake as the country seeks to achieve its vision to be “the knowledge hub in the region and a leader in higher education in Asia by 2020”. Though the e-learning adoption studies are growing trend of education and system researchers as evidenced by extant literature, studies on attitude and intention of academicians especially in an emerging economy like Sri Lanka is still lacking. This study attempts to establish the attitudinal factors that contributes actual e-learning behavior of academicians.

Keyword: Attitude, Perceived ease of use, Perceived usefulness, E-learning behaviour, Intention, Higher Education, Sri Lanka, Decomposed Theory of Planned Behaviour (DTPB). References: 1. Ajjan, H. & Hardshorne, R.(2008), “Investigating faculty decisions to about web 2.0 technologies: theory and empirical test”, Internet 2. and Higher Education, Vol. 11, pp.71-80. 2. Edumadze, J.K.E. (2019), E-Learning At The University Of Cape Coast, Ghana-Are Our Distance Education Students Technologically Ready? The Online Journal of Distance Education and e-Learning, 7(2), 70-81, Retrieved from www.tojdel.net 3. 3.Ganguly, P. (2010). Teaching and Learning of Anatomy in the 21st Century: Direction and the Strategies. The Open Medical 8-14 Education Journal, 3, 5-10. 4. Mbengo, P. (2014). E-learning adoption by lecturers in selected Zimbabwe State Universities: An application of technology acceptance model. Journal of Business Administration and Education, 6(1), 15-33. 5. Santos, L. M. R. & Okazaki, S. (2015), “Planned e –learning adoption and occupational socialization in Brazilian higher education”, Studies in Higher Education, Vol.1 No. 21, available at: http:// dx.doi.org / 10.1080 / 03075079.2015.1007940 6. Suraweera, N., Liew, C., & Cranefield, J. (2014). Introduction of E-Learning in Information Management (IM) Education in Sri Lanka :The Influence of Social and Cultural Factors. Annual International Conference on Education & e-Learning. doi:10.5176/2251- 1814_EeL14.29 7. Tarhini, A., Hone, K. and Liu, X. (2015), “A Cross –cultural examination of the impact of social, organizational and individual factors on educational technology acceptance between British and Lebanese university students”, British Journal of Educational Technology, Vol.46 No.4, pp 739-755., available at: doi: 10.111/ bjet.12169 8. Tarhini, A., Hone, K., Liu, X., Tarhini, T.(2017) Examining the moderating effect of individual-level cultural values on users’ acceptance of e-learning in developing countries: a structural equation modelling of an extended technology acceptance model, Interactive Learning Environments, 25:3, 306-328, DOI: 10.1080/10494820.2015.1122635 9. 9.Taylor, S. & Todd, P.A. (1995a). Understanding Information Technology usage: a test of competing models. Information systems Research.6 (2), 144-176. 10. Taylor, S. & Todd, P. (1995b).Decomposition and crossover effects in the theory of planned behavior: A study of consumer adoption intentions. International Journal of Research in Marketing.12, 137-155. 11. Thowfeek, M.H & Hussin, H. (2008).Instructors’ Perspective on E –Learning Adoption in Sri Lanka : A preliminary Investigation.6, 124 -129. Retrieved from http://ibimapublishing.com / journals / CIBIMA / volume6 / v6n. 12. Ndubisi, N. O. (2004), “Factors influencing e- learning adoption intention: examining the determinant structure of the decomposed theory of planned behavior constructs”, proceedings of HERDSA conference, pp. 251-262, available at : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265240354 13. Ratnapala, S. (2014). Adopting E- Learning for University Education in Sri Lanka –Peradeniya Perspective. Proceedings of the Peradeniya University, (p. 105). Retrieved from http://www.pdn.ac.lk/ipurse/2014/proceeding_book/ED/105.pdf 14. Venkatesh, V., Morris, M. Davis, G.B. & Davis, F.B. (2003), “User Acceptance of technology toward a unified view”, MIS Quarterly, Vol. 27 No.3, pp.425-478. 15. Venkatesh, V.& Davis, F. D. (2000), "A theoretical extension of the technology acceptance model: Four longitudinal field studies", Management Science, Vol. 46, No.2, available at:186–204, doi:10.1287/mnsc.46.2.186.11926

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Paper Title: An Examination in IFS and IVIFS based on Various Distance Measure Abstract: There are many distance measure in Fuzzy such as Hamming, Normalized Hamming, Euclidean, Normalized Euclidean, Geometric, Normalized Geometric, Hausdroff’s etc… we discussed, the comparison between IFS and IVIFS based on various distance measure is explored. IFS is converted into IVIFS in various steps. The distance between IFS and IVIFS are also compared.

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Authors: Nur Faakihin Ahmad Pauzi, Rusni Hassan, Safinar Mohd Salleh, Syed Ahmed Salman Methodology on the Trend of Underlying Shariah Contracts and Legal Disputes of Decided Islamic Paper Title: Banking Cases in Malaysia Abstract: The general reflection of certainty and predictability in the decisions of the courts could be traced from the trend of decided Islamic Banking cases itself. Some studies highlighted the trend in decided Islamic Banking cases but not in detail, with a limited scope of discussion and did not cover the current and the latest decided cases. The objective of this paper is to provide a comprehensive analysis on the decided Islamic Banking cases in Malaysia of year 1987 to 2018 in order to find out the trend of underlying Shariah contract and legal disputes. The method employed in this study is the legal research through the analysis decided Islamic Banking cases in Malaysia. This paper highlights the underlying Shariah contracts that attract numerous judicial consideration and legal disputes in different phases of development in Islamic Banking cases. The diversification underlying Shariah contract and the complexity of legal issues could be traced in the more recent decided Islamic Banking cases. Moreover, the findings contribute to the enhancement of disputes resolution outcomes through court process and improvise the Shariah compliance and legal risk management of Islamic Banking Institutions. 25. Keyword: Trend, Islamic Banking, Cases, Underlying Shariah Contracts, Legal disputes References: 1. Bank Bhd v Zulkifli bin Abdullah [2006] 3 MLJ 67 2. Amanah Raya Capital v Hairuddin&Ors [2012] 5 CLJ 651 3. Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Bhd v Brampton Holdings Sdn Bhd [2015] 4 CLJ 635 4. Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd v Aquasix Corp SdnBhd&Ors [2014] 3 MLJ 812 5. Bank IslamMalaysia Berhad v PasarayaPeladangSdnBhd [2004] 7 MLJ 355 6. Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad v Adnan Bin Omar [1994] 3 CLJ 735 7. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd v Kong Sun Enterprise Sdn Bhd & others [2012] 10 MLJ 665 8. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd&Ors v Redha Resources SdnBhd&Ors [2017] 2 MLJ 686 9. Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd v Lim Kok Hoe & Anor and other appeals [2009] 6 MLJ 839 4. 10. Bank Negara Malaysia. (2011). Financial Sector Blueprint 2011-2020 Strengthening Our Future, LXIX(4), 1–198. https://doi.org/10.1080/00346764.2011.592329 11. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). (2013). Guideline on Ibra’ (Rebate) for Sale-Based Financing,2013 (November 2011), 21. 12. BIMB. (2013). Application of Shariah Contracts in Bank Islam’s Products and Services. Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad. 19-24 13. Central Bank of Malaysia Act (2009) 14. Contract Act 1950 15. Dato' Haji Nik Mahmud Bin Daud v Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad [1996] 4 MLJ 295Federal Constitution of Malaysia 16. Hilal, N., Noor, F. M., &Shuib, M. S. (2017). Issues in Bay ’ Bithaman Al-Ajil Islamic Home Finance (“BBA”) in Abandoned Housing Projects In Malaysia : An Examination of cases. Journal of Law, Policy and Globalization, 57(February), 122–132. 17. Hasan, Z, &Asutay, M. (2011). An analysis of the courts’ decisions on islamic finance disputes. ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance, 3(2), 41–71. Retrieved from http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2089817 18. Hassan, R. (2011). The Establishment of Muamalah court in malaysia: AnQverview of Issues andChallenges. IIUM Law Journal, Special Ed(December 2011). 19. Hasshan, H. (2017). Islamic Finance Litigation In Malaysia: An Overview. CLG Law Legal NetworkSeries, 1(LNS(A)xxix), 1–9. 20. Islamic Financial Services Act (2013) 21. KamujaHartamasSdnBhd (formerly known as Aras SuasanaSdnBhd) v Bank Kerjasama Rakyat MalaysiaBhd [2017] 3 MLJ 668 22. Mohd Alias bin Ibrahim v RHB Bank Bhd& Anor [2011] 3 MLJ 26 23. Malayan Banking Berhad v Robiah Binti Endot [2011] 1 LNS 1499 24. Mohamad, A. H., & Trakic, A. (2013). Granting of Ibra ’ by Islamic Banks in Malaysia : A Matter ofDiscretion or Obligation? Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, (9). 25. Markom, R., Pitchay, S. A., Zainol, Z. A., Rahim, A. A., &Merican, R. M. A. R. (2013). Adjudication of Islamic banking and finance cases in the civil courts of Malaysia. European Journal of Law and Economics, 36(1), 1–34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10657 011-9249-4 26. National Land Code (1965) 27. Nurrachimi, R., Mohamed, H., & Nazah, N. (2013). Dispute between Bank and Customer in Bai Bithaman Ajil (BBA). Case in Malaysia. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (MPRA), (10679).Retrieved from https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/43991 28. Pripih Permata Sdn Bhd v Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd [2015] 6 CLJ 135 29. Rules of Court 2012 30. Tan Sri Abdul Khalid bin Ibrahim v Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd and another suit [2009] 6 MLJ 416TahanSteel Corp Sdn Bhd v Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd [2012] 2 MLJ 314 31. Zakaria, A. (2013). a Judicial Perspective on Islamic. IIUM Law Journal, 21(2), 143–182. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17506200710779521 5. Authors: S. Venu Madhava Sarma, R.Sunil Kumar, T.V. Pradeep Kumar

Paper Title: Complete Regular Fuzzy Graphs Abstract: In this paper, some properties of complete degree and complete regular fuzzy graphs are discussed. They are illustrated through various examples. It is proved that every fuzzy graph is an induced subgraph of a complete regular fuzzy graph. The procedure described in the proof is illustrated through an example. Also the complete degree of a vertex in fuzzy graphsformed by the operation Union in terms of the complete degree of vertices in the given fuzzy graphs for some particular cases are obtained. Using them, their complete regular property is studied.

Keyword: graphsformed, subgraph , property References: 1. P.Bhattacharya, Some Remarks on Fuzzy Graphs, Pattern Recognition Letter, 6(1987), 297-302. 2. John N.Modeson, Premch and S.Nair, Fuzzy Graphs and Fuzzy ypergraphs, Physica-verlag, Heidelberg, (2000). 3. L.A.Zadeh, Fuzzy Sets, Inform. Control., 8(1965), 338-53. 4. J.N.Mordeson and C.S.Peng, Operations on Fuzzy Graphs, Inform. Sci., 79(1994), 159-170. 5. A.Nagoorgani and M.BasheerAhamed, Order and Size in Fuzzy Graph, Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences,22E(1)(2003), 145-148. 6. A.Nagoorgani and K.Radha, Some Sequences in Fuzzy Graphs, Far East Journal of Applied Mathematics, 31(3)(2008),321-335. 7. A.Nagoorgani and K.Radha, On Regular Fuzzy Graphs, Journal of Physical Sciences, 12(2008), 33-40. 8. A.Nagoorgani and K.Radha, The Degree of a vertex in some fuzzy graphs, International Journal of Algorithms, Com-puting and 25-29 Mathematics, 3(2009). 9. A.Rosenfeld, Fuzzy Graphs, In: L. A. Zadeh, K.S. Fu, M. Shimura, Eds., Fuzzy sets and Their Applications, Academic Press, (1975), 77-95. 10. K.Radha and M.Vijaya, The Total Degree of a vertex in some fuzzy graphs, Jamal Academic Research Journal :AnInterdisciplinary, special issue, (2014), 160-168. 11. A.Nagoorgani and B.FathimaKani, Degree of a vertex in Alpha, Beta, Gamma Product of Fuzzy Graphs, Jamal Aca-demic Research Journal : An Interdisciplinary, special issue, (2014), 104-114. 12. K.Radha and M.Vijaya, Totally Regular Property of Cartesian Product of two fuzzy graphs, Jamal Academic Research Journal : An Interdisciplinary, special issue, (2015), 647-652. 13. K.Radha and M.Vijaya, Totally Regular Property of Composition of two fuzzy graphs", International journal of Pure and Applied Mathematical Sciences, 8(1)(2015), 87-100. 14. K.Radha and M.Vijaya, Totally Regular Property of the join of two fuzzy graphs, International journal of Fuzzy Math- ematicalArchieve, 8(1)(2015), 9-17. 15. K.Radha and M.Vijaya, Totally Regular Property of Alpha Product of two fuzzy graphs, International Journal of Multi- disciplinary Research and Development, 3(4)(2016), 125-130. 16. K.Radha and M.Vijaya, Totally Regular Property of Conjunction of two fuzzy graphs, Jamal Academic Research journal: An Interdisciplinary, special issue, (2016), 157-163. 17. K.Radha and M.Vijaya, Regular and totally regular property of disjunction of two fuzzy graphs, International Journalof Multidisciplinary Research and Development, 4(4)(2017), 63-71. Authors: Yusuf Mehdi, Shravan Kumar English Language Anxiety and its impact on the Communicative Performance of the Learners w.r.t Paper Title: the Students of B-Schools in Delhi NCR, India Abstract: English is the co-official language of India and the diversified nature of the country makes it imperative for the people to know English language even to communicate within the country. There are more than 30 regional languages spoken in India and English has become a kind of link language. In addition to this, English, in India, is required to get good jobs and promotions. This demand makes the students anxious and leads to English Language anxiety. In the Indian context, English also determines, to a large extent, the status of the people. People who speak good English are considered more educated and intelligent. English Language anxiety has a very debilitating effect on the performance of the students especially in spoken English. When the students are not able to perform well in terms of speaking; they become more anxious and lose confidence. This lack of confidence further sways them away from language learning. It has been observed that such students start refraining from even participating in conversations and discussions. The present paper aims at investigating the relationship between English language anxiety and the communicative performance of the learners. Finally, the 6. study will make pedagogical recommendations in order to alleviate the English language anxiety of the students 30-41 Keyword: Language Anxiety; Foreign Language; Second Language, Performance; Communication Skills. References: 1. Aida, Y. (1994). Examination of Horwitz, Horwitz, and Cope's construct of foreign language anxiety: The case of students of Japanese. The modern language journal, 78(2), 155-168. 2. Bailey, K. M. (1983). Competitiveness and anxiety in adult second language learning: Looking at and through the diary studies. Classroom oriented research in second language acquisition, 67-102. 3. Brown, H. D. (2000). Principles of language learning and teaching. 4. Burns, A. (2000). Genre and genre-based teaching. In Routledge encyclopedia of language teaching and learning (pp. 234-238). Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group. 5. Dictionary, M. W. (2002). Merriam-Webster. On-line at http://www. mw. com/home. htm. 6. Frantzen, D., & Magnan, S. S. (2005). Anxiety and the true beginner—false beginner dynamic in beginning French and Spanish classes. Foreign Language Annals, 38(2), 171-186. 7. Gregersen, T. S. (2003). To err is human: A reminder to teachers of language‐anxious students. Foreign Language Annals, 36(1), 25-32.

8. Hashimoto, Y. (2002). Motivation and willingness to communicate as predictors of reported L2 use: The Japanese ESL context. Second language studies, 20(2), 29-70. 9. Horwitz, E. K. (2010). Foreign and second language anxiety. Language Teaching, 43(2), 154-167. 10. Horwitz, E. K., Horwitz, M. B., & Cope, J. (1986). Foreign language classroom anxiety. The Modern language journal, 70(2), 125-132. 11. Horwitz, E. K. (1986). Preliminary evidence for the reliability and validity of a foreign language anxiety scale. Tesol Quarterly, 20(3), 559-562. 12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_with_official_status_in_India#Official_languages_of_the_Union 13. MacIntyre, P. D. (1999). Language anxiety: A review of the research for language teachers. Affect in foreign language and second language learning: A practical guide to creating a low-anxiety classroom atmosphere, 24, 41. 14. MacIntyre, P. D., & Gardner, R. C. (1991). Investigating language class anxiety using the focused essay technique. The Modern Language Journal, 75(3), 296-304. 15. Masani, Z. (2012). English or Hinglish—Which will India choose. BBC News, 27. 16. Campbell, C. M., & Ortiz, J. (1991). Helping students overcome foreign language anxiety: A foreign language anxiety workshop. Language anxiety: From theory and research to classroom implications, 153-168. 17. Paee, R. B., & Misieng, J. (2012). Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale: A Comparison of Three Models. Universiti Malaysia . 18. Phillips, E. M. (1992). The effects of language anxiety on students' oral test performance and attitudes. The modern language journal, 76(1), 14-26. 19. Saito, Y., & Samimy, K. K. (1996). Foreign language anxiety and language performance: A study of learner anxiety in beginning, intermediate, and advanced‐level college students of Japanese. Foreign Language Annals, 29(2), 239-249. 20. Spielmann, G., & Radnofsky, M. L. (2001). Learning language under tension: New directions from a qualitative study. The Modern Language Journal, 85(2), 259-278. 21. Na, Z. (2007). A study of high school students’ English learning anxiety. The Asian EFL Journal, 9(3), 22-34. Authors: Suo Yan Mei, Zarima Binti Mohd Zakari, Suo Yan Ju, Mikail Ibrahim The Perception of Lecturers in Malaysia toward Implementation of Cooperative Learning Method Paper Title: to Teach Arabic Abstract: This research aims to investigate the Perception of lecturers in Malaysia toward implement of cooperative learning in the Arabic class. A total of 30 lecturers were randomly selected from 3 Malaysian universities; namely UPSI, IIUM, and USIM and self-reported instruments were distributed for data collection. The data were collected using questionnaire consisted 17 questions that relate with 3 Dimensions such as interaction and skill that digested from cooperative learning items were used as independent predictors while performance in Arabic class . The result of this research showed that the lecturers from 3 universities in Malaysia had positive responses toward the implementation of Cooperative Learning approach to teach Arabic 7. Language.

Keyword: Perception, Cooperative learning Approach, Teaching Arabic. 42-46 References: 1. Slavin, R. Cooperative learning and student achievement. In R. Slavin (Ed.), School and classroom organization New Jersey, Lawrence Erlbaum, 2009, pp. 129-156. 2. Slavin, R. Cooperative learning and academic achievement: Why do groupwork? Anales De Psicologia, 30, 2014, pp785-791. 3. Slavin, R. Effective programmes in reading and mathematics: Evidence from the Best Evidence Encyclopedia. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 24, pp383-391, 2013. 4. Coelho, E. Learning together in the multicultural classroom. Markham, Ontario, Pippin Publishing Limited, 1994. 5. Kagan, S . Cooperative Learning. San Clemente, CA, Kagan Publishing, 1994. 6. Richards, J. C., & Rodgers, T. S.. Approaches and methods in language teaching. Boston, MA, Cambridge University Press, 2001. 7. Kagan, S. Cooperative Learning. San Clemente, CA, Kagan Publishing,1994. Authors: Mohini Ghotekar, Utkarsha Phacharney

Paper Title: Reduction of Ionosphere Error in GPS for Location Identity Abstract: The Global Positioning System (GPS) has moved toward becoming an amazing tool for ionospheric contemplates. The accuracy of coordination data for the Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver by the GPS monitoring station ought to be expanded. The accuracy can be expanded by deciding the sources of the disturbances that have been delivered by all of ionospheric impacts. The ionospheric delay within the propagation of GPS signal is one among the primary sources of error in GPS precise positioning. The objective of this survey paper is to identify the common factors that affect the accuracy of GPS and identify an effective method which could mitigate or overcome most of those factors. The main objective is the improvement of the 8. measurement accuracy by this correction of ionosphere delay. 47-53 Keyword: GPS, Klobuchar model, Ne-Quick, Ray Tracing, TEC, GNSS References: 1. Katarzyna Stepniak, Pawel Wielgosz and Jacek Paziewski, “Accuracy analysis of the Klobuchar ionosphere model transmitted by the GPS system,” 9th Conference Environmental Engineering, 2014 2. Norsuzila Ya’acob, Mardina Abdullah and Mahamod Ismail, “Ionospheric Modelling: Improving the Accuracy of Differential GPS (dGPS) in Equatorial Regions,” IEEE, 2007 3. Suzila Ya’acob, Mahamod Ismail and Mardina Abdullah, “Investigation of the GPS Signals Ionospheric Correction: Ionospheric TEC Prediction over Equatorial,” 2007 IEEE International Conference on Telecommunications and Malaysia International Conference on Communications, 14-17 May 2007

4. Shiladitya Sen and Jason Rife, “Reduction of Ionosphere Divergence Error in GPS Code Measurement Smoothing by Use of a Non-Linear Process,” pp- 312-320, 2008 5. Rui Zhang, Wei-wei Song, Yi-bin Yao, Chuang Shi, Yi-dong Lou and Wen-ting Yi, “Modeling regional ionospheric delay with ground-based BeiDou and GPS observations in China,” Springer, 19 November 2013 6. Loredana Perrone, Angelo De Santis, Cristoforo Abbattista, Lucilla Alfonsi, “Ionospheric anomalies detected by ionosonde and possibly related to crustal earthquakes in Greece,” Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union, 2018. 7. Ashish Kumar Shukla, Saurabh Das, Atul P. Shukla, Vilas S. Palsule, “Approach for near-real-time 8. prediction of ionospheric delay using Klobuchar-like coefficients for Indian region,” IET , Vol. 7, Iss. 1, pp. 67–74, 2013 9. Zhen Liu, Hyung-Sup Jung and Zhong Lu, “Single Frequency Ionospheric Error Correction using Coefficient generated from regional Ionosperic Data for IRNSS,” Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics, Vol. 42, pp. 125-130, June 2013 10. Fang Zhou Xue-zhi Yang, Guang-caiSunandMeng-dao Xing, “Ionosphere Correction Algorithm for P-band Spaceborne SAR Imaging,” IEEE, pp. 717-719, 2015 11. WeihuaL uo, Zhizhao Liu and Min Li, “A preliminary evaluation of the performance of multiple ionospheric models in low- and mid-latitude regions of China in 2010–2011,” Springer, 20 June 2013 12. Renato Filjar, Tomislav Kos and Ivan Markezic, “GPS Ionospheric Error Correction Models,” 48th International Symposium ELMAR-2006, 07-09 June 2006 13. Zhen Liu, Hyung-Sup Jung and Zhong Lu, “Joint Correction of Ionosphere Noise and Orbital Error in L-Band SAR Interferometry of Interseismic Deformation in Southern California,” IEEE Transactions On Geoscience And Remote Sensing, VOL. 52, NO. 6, June 2014 14. Alessandro Settimi, Michael Pezzopane, Marco Pietrella, Carlo Scotto, Silvio Bianchi, James A. Baskaradas, “Correction’s method of the electron density model in ionosphere by ray tracing techniques,” Advances in Space Research 55, pp.1630–1639, 2015 15. Mardina Abdullah, Hal J. Strangeway, David M.A. Walsh, “Improved Ionospheric Error Correction for differential GPS,” 2003 Asia-Pacific Conference on Applied Electromagnetic, pp. 83-87, 2003 16. Jinghua LI and Guanyi MA, “Variation of single-frequency GPS Positioning Errors at Taiwan based on Klobuchar ionosphere model,” IEEE, 2014 17. Guo Ying, and Cheng Pengfei, “Inversion of Geomagnetic North-Pole Using GPS Signal and KlobucharIonospheric Algorithm,” IEEE, pp. 1741-1743, 2011 18. D. Venkata Ratnam, J. R. K. Kumar Dabbakuti, and N. V. V. N. J. Sri Lakshmi, “Improvement of Indian-Regional KlobucharIonospheric Model Parameters for Single-Frequency GNSS Users,” IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE, 2018 19. Ashraf Farah, “NeQuick2 model for single-frequency ionospheric delay mitigation,” Journal of Geomatics, Vol. 10 No. 2 October 2016 20. Liu Lilong, Wen Hongyan and Liu Bin, “Mitigation of Systematic Errors of GPS Positioning Based on Wavelet Denoise,” 2010 Second WRI Global Congress on Intelligent Systems, pp. 253-255, 2010 21. Jin Kyu Choi, Sang Hyun Park, Deuk Jae Cho, and Ki YeolSeo, “Correction Error Generation Algorithm for Differential Positioning Performance Analysis of Navigation Equipment,” International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems 2008 Oct. 14-17, 2008 22. Nao Akiyama, Toshiyuki Tanaka and Masashi Yonekawa, “Improvement of GPS positioning accuracy by ionosphere delay correction,” SICE Annual Conference 2007 Sept. 17-20, 2007 23. H. Munekane, “A semi-analytical estimation of the effect of second-order ionospheric correction on the GPS positioning,” Geophys. J. Int. 163, pp. 10–17, 2005 24. Jun Hao and ShuxiaGuo, “The Study of Dual Frequency Ionospheric Error Correction Method and Accuracy Analysis Based on GPS,” 14-16 Sept. 2011 25. Salvatore Gaglione, Antonio Angrisano, CiroGioia, Anna Innac and Salvatore Troisi, “Nequick Galileo Version Model: Assessment if a Proposed Version in Operational Scenario,” IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, pp. 3611 – 3614, 2015 Authors: Sampada Gulavnai, Rajashri Patil

Paper Title: Deep Learning for Image Based Mango Leaf Disease Detection Abstract: Among world’s mango producing countries, India ranks first and account 50% of the world’s mango production. The mango fruit is popular because of its wide range of adaptability, high nutritional value, different variety, delicious taste and excellent flavor. The fruit contains vitamin A and vitamin C in a rich extent. The crop is prone to diseases like powdery mildew, anthracnose, die back, blight, red rust, sooty mould, etc. Disorders may also impact the plant in the absence of effective case and control measures. These include change of form, biennial bearing, fall of fruit, black top, clustering, etc. The farmer must consult and take professional support for the prevention / control of diseases and crop disorder. New techniques of detecting mango disease are required to promote better control to avoid this crisis. By considering this, paper describes 9. image recognition which provides cost effective and scalable disease detection technology. Paper further describes new deep learning models which give an opportunity for easy deployment of this technology. By considering a dataset of mango disease, pictures are taken from Konkan area in India. Transfer learning 54-56 technique is used to train a profound Convolutionary Neural Network (CNN) to recognize 91% accuracy.

Keyword: Crop, Mango, Neural Network, deep learning, Image Recognition, Convolutionary Neural Network (CNN). References: 1. Mango Leaf Diseases Identification Using Convolutional Neural Network S. Arivazhagan1, S.Vineth Ligi2 Center for Image Processing and Pattern Recognition, Department of ECE,1,2Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi. August 4, 2018 2. http://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-andbiological-sciences/plant- diseases 3. Plant Disease Detection Using Neural Network: A REVIEW JETIR1902C27 Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR) www.jetir.org 151

4. Gibson, D., Burghardt, T., Campbell, N., and Canagarajah, N. (2015). “Towards automating visual in-field monitoring of crop health,” in IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), 2015 (Quebec City, QC: IEEE), 3906– 3910. 5. Siricharoen, P., Scotney, B.,Morrow, P., and Parr, G. (2016). “A lightweight mobile system for crop disease diagnosis,” in International Conference Image Analysis and Recognition, (Póvoa de Varzim: Springer), 783–791. 6. Dubey, S. R., and Jalal, A. S. (2014). Adapted approach for fruit disease identification using images. arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.4930 7. Mohanty, S. P., Hughes, D. P., and Salathé, M. (2016). Using deep learning for image-based plant disease detection. Front. Plant Sci. 7:1419. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01419 8. Open CV Based Disease Identification of Mango Leaves Jayaprakash Sethupathy #1, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amrita Coimbatore, India – 6410351 [email protected], [email protected] 9. Szegedy, C., Vanhoucke, V., Ioffe, S., Shlens, J., andWojna, Z. (2016). “Rethinking the inception architecture for computer vision,” in Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (Las Vegas), 2818–2826. 10. Karpathy, A., Toderici, G., Shetty, S., Leung, T., Sukthankar, R., and Fei- Fei, L. (2014). “Large-scale video classification with convolutional neural networks,” in Proceedings of the IEEE conference on Computer Vision and Pattern ecognition (Columbus), 1725–1732. Authors: Pooja Choudhary, Preeti Yadav An Examination to Measure the Satisfaction Level of Faculty towards Work Life Balance Practices Paper Title: of Private and Public Universities of Delhi/NCR Region Abstract: Study aims to measure the satisfaction level of the Female Faculty towards the work life balance practices prevailing in their universities. Researcher has used both the primary and secondary data. Secondary data related to the work life balance studies, higher education system of India, universities and its types, and knowledge about the research methodology, has been used in the study. Primary data is collected in the form of perception of female faculty members towards the work life balance in public and private universities of Delhi/NCR. Total sample size was 602 female faculty members. It was found that in public universities, majority of the female faculty were found to be satisfied towards all the work life balance practices except; Facility of yoga and other clubs to cope up stress and career break for the specific purpose such as for higher education. In private universities, majority of the female faculty were found to be dissatisfied towards all the work life balance practices. Hence, female faculty working in public universities were found to be more satisfied than female faculty working in private universities.

Keyword: Work life balance, work life balance practices, faculty members, female, India, higher education system, women, universities, workplace, and stress. References: 1. Alison, A. Rife and Rosaile, J. Hall (2015), “Work-Life Balance”, SIOP White Paper Series White Paper Series, 2015, pp. 1-10. 2. Deline and Raya (2013), “A Study on Work Life Balance in Working Women”, International Journal of Commerce, Business and Management, Vol. 2, Issue 5, October 2013, pp. 209-221. 3. International Labour Office (2011), “Work life Balance”, Policy Development Section: Employment and Social Protection Segment, 10. 312th Session, Geneva, November 2011, pp. 1-21. 4. Lyle, C. A. (2012), “Examination of the Employee Work-Life Balance with in Healthy Organizational Cultures”, Thesis submitted with Gonzaga University, December 2012, pp. 1-56. 5. Mari, S. and O.M. HajaMohideen (2015),”A Study of Work-life Balance among the College Teachers in Pudukkottai and Thanjavur 57-64 Districts”, International Journal of Innovative Science, Engineering & Technology, Vol. 2, Issue 7, July 2015, pp. 127-133. 6. Madipelli, S, Sarma, V. S. and Chinnappaiah, Y. (2013), “Factors Causing Work-Life Imbalance”, The Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, Vo. 48, No. 4, 2013, pp. 621-633. 7. M. Monika (2015), “A Study on Work Life Balance at State Bank of Mysore”, International Journal of in Multidisciplinary and Academic Research, Vol. 4, No. 3, June 2015, pp. 1-15. 8. Maya, Sahana and Bagali, M.M. (2014), “An Empirical Investigation on Work Life Balance among Working Mothers: Emerging HRM Interventions”, International Journal of Business and Administration Research Review, Vol. 1, Issue 5, April-June 2015, pp. 166-178. 9. Paryani, Sneha (2014), “Study of Work-Life Balance of Faculties of engineering and Management Institutes with Special Reference to Mumbai and Pune Regions”, Thesis submitted to D. Y. Patil University, Navi Mumbai, 2014, pp. 1-191. 10. Pookaiyaudom, G. (2015), “Assessing Different Perceptions towards the Importance of a Work-Life Balance: A Comparable Study between Thai and International Programme Students”, Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 174, February 2015, pp. 267- 274. 11. Saleh, H. B. (2015),”Work-Life Balance (WLB) Relationship with Employees Satisfaction: An Evidence from Malaysia Higher Education Institution”, International Journal of Science Commerce and Humanities, Vol. 3, NO. 2, March 2015, pp. 50-55. 12. Shiels, R. S. (2014), “Changes in Work-Life Balance over Time: Implications for Job and Family Satisfaction”, Thesis submitted with the school of applied psychology, Griffith University, May 2014, pp. 1-273. 13. Stella, OjoIbiyinka, SalauOdunayo Paul and Falola Hezekiah Olubusayo (2014), “Work-life Balance Practices in Nigeria: A Comparison of Three Sectors, Journal of Competitiveness, Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2014, pp. 3-14. 14. Skinner, Natalie and Janine Chapman (2013), “Work Life Balance and Family Friendly Policies”, Evidence Base, Issue 4, 2013, pp. 1- 25. 15. Sugana, G. and Franco, C. E. (2017), “A Study on Work Life Balance of Nursing Staff Working in Private Hospitals in Palayamkottai”, International Journal of Research Granthaalayah, Vol. 5, Issue 8, SE, August 2017, pp. 72-75. 16. Rani, S., Kamalabhan et al., (2011), “Work/Life Balance Reflection on Employee Satisfaction”, Serbian Journal of Management, Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2011, pp. 85-96. 17. Reddy, N. K. and Vranda, M. N. (2011), “work-life Balance among Married Women Employees”, Indian Journal of Training and Development, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2011, pp. 1-11. Khatijah Omar, Siti Nor Adawiyah Azzahra Kamaruddin, Md Khairul Azwan Md Razali, Authors: Norhayati Ab Manaf, Nor Hayati Sa'at, Muhammad Abi Sofian Abdul Halim & Hazman Samsudin 11. Paper Title: Well-Being and Personality of the Indegenous Community in Sungai Sayap,

Abstract: Well-being is an essential element of life among people from all walks of life and the indigenous people communities are of no exception despite the fact that they still depend on nature and not entirely in the current state of modernity. This study will identify the level of well-being and the type of personality of Orang Asli community in Sungai Sayap, Terengganu. The data for this study were obtained from 20 respondents representing 65% of the Orang Asli community in Sungai Sayap. Descriptive and correlation analysis were performed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS Version 20). The study found that there is a significant relationship between well-being and personality among Indigenous people (Orang Asli) in Sungai Sayap, Terengganu. The findings of this study are expected to help the responsible parties to ensure that the well-being of the Indigenous people is taken care of and proper attention to the factors affecting the well-being of Indigenous people is given priority especially in planning social intervention efforts to further enhance the well-being of the Indigenous people in Terengganu, Malaysia.

Keyword: Indigenous People, Nature, Personality, Sustainability, Terengganu, Well-Being. References:

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Health Continuum Scale: An Exploratory Study. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 35,165-171. Authors: Pooja Choudhary, Preeti Yadav An Examination to Measure the Work Life Balance among Female Faculty Working In Private and Paper Title: Public Universities of Delhi/NCR Region Abstract: The study aims to find out the differences in work life balance among Female Faculty working in public and private universities of Delhi/NCR. Researcher has framed an instrument to measure the work life balance among female faculty based on review of literature that was used to collect primary data. Method of data collection was personal and face to face interaction with faculty members. Total sample size of the study was 602 female faculty members. It was found from the study that that the female faculties working in the public universities are more balanced in their work and personal life while, the female faculties working in private universities were found to be less balanced towards their work and life.

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Paper Title: Consumers’ Profiles and Behaviours towards the Intention to Use Water Filters Technology Abstract: Water pollution has drawn a lot of attention from all around the world. Reported studies indicated that many of the consumers prefer to use a water filter while others use boiled or bottled water for everyday consumption. This study aims to examine consumer’s intention towards the use of water filters in Malaysia. A convenience sampling method was employed and the data were collected through an online survey from consumers who were aged 18 and above. The results indicated that Malaysian consumers have a high level of intention towards the use of water filters. Respondents of different marital status, ethnicity, religion, and level of education group were found to perform similar levels of intention to consume filtered water. However, there were significant differences in the intention to use a water filter by gender, age, and monthly household income.

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Kubor on the importance of entrepreneurial concepts as a healthy practice in their business. Using AIDA Model, this study covers Malay traders in Rantau Panjang and Pengkalan Kubor as respondents. This study conducted a structured interview to measure the respondents’ perception in terms of their way of thinking, attitude and entrepreneurial culture. The findings of this study showed that their entrepreneurial perspective focuses on the level of observation and interest, and they are less likely to improve their entrepreneurial desire as an entrepreneur. In fact, this finding also shows that entrepreneurial thinking, attitudes and culture are decreasing. This shows that most Malay traders on the Malaysia - Thailand border are small traders that still have to deal with market competition and unsystematic business chains, causing them to be bounded with smuggling activities in their businesses. In conclusion, this study shows that there are still many Malay traders on the border that lack of understanding of entrepreneurial concepts in their business as discussed earlier by entrepreneurial thinkers and researchers.

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17. Authors: Aakanksha Uppal, Ms.Barkha Kakkar, Dr.Yashmita Awasthi

Paper Title: An Examination of green HR practices and its impact on environmental sustainability Abstract: After the starting of industrialization in case of manufacturing, the concerned management and even the researchers are looking forward to incorporate some amount of automation so that the human effort can be minimized and the saved energy can be used for innovation and other important tasks. In the present scenario, all over the world the level of automation is highest in all the manufacturing units and it has distorted the very balance of our ecosystem and environment. As and when the respective agencies were able to see and feel it, the damage was done. From the last three decades many of the agencies, which are the well-wishers of both the parties i.e. the manufacturers and the environment protectors. The process started from protecting the emission of harmful gases in the environment and then at the second level strategies were formulated to change the system at the ground level where such events may not occur. Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) Practices is again another such initiative, this may not show a major turnaround but then again the collective efforts will be appreciated in the future. This present paper is focused on the implementation of GHRM practices in the manufacturing units. Some amount of secondary data is being evaluated and analysis is based on primary data. Primary data is taken from the respondents working in HR departments of the sampled companies. SPSS Ver. 20.0 is considered for the analysis of data.

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Paper Title: Stochastic Embedded Probit Regressive Reweight Boost Classifier for Software Quality Examination Abstract: In software development, Software quality analysis plays a considerable process. Through the software testing, the quality analysis is performed for efficient prediction of defects in the code. Due to the complicated structure of software projects, code examination has become a demanding issue that has to be addressed at the initial stage of testing for achieving the quality improved results. In order to resolve these issues, the Stochastic Gaussian Neighbor Embedding based Probit Regressive Reweight Boost Classification (SGNE-PRRBC) is introduced for accurate quality prediction system through code examination proficient system. The SGNE-PRRBC technique considers the number of program files as input for software quality analysis through feature selection and classification. Initially, the number of program files is taken from the 19. dataset (DS). After collecting the files, the Gaussian distributive stochastic neighbor embedding technique choose the features (i.e. code metrics) based on the distance similarity. With the assist of Pearson correlative probit regressed reweight boost technique, the classification of program files is performed. The boosting 111-120 algorithm creates ‘m’ number of weak classifiers i.e. Pearson correlative probit regression to categorize the input program files as normal or defected through analyze the source codes and chosen metrics. After that, the weak learners results are combined into strong through minimizing the out of sample error with gradient descent function. This enhances the accuracy of quality prediction and lessens the false positive rate (FPR). Experimental analysis is performed with various metrics namely accuracy, FPR and computation time (CT) with number of program files. Experimental results evident that the SGNE-PRRBC technique achieves better performance in terms of accuracy, CT and FPR as compared to the conventional methods.

Keyword: Software quality analysis, software testing, software metrics, Gaussian distributive stochastic

neighbor embedding technique, feature selection, Pearson correlative probit regressed reweight boosting, classification. References:

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20. Divya Tomar and Sonali Agarwal, “Prediction of Defective Software Modules UsingClass Imbalance Learning”, Applied

Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, Volume 2016, January 2016, Pages 1-12 Authors: D. Dhanasekar, M. Selvam, P. Amrutha Relationship between Corporate Social Performance, Corporate Financial Performance and Paper Title: Financial Risk in Indian Firms Abstract: This study examines the relationship between Corporate Social Performance and Corporate Financial Performance and Financial Risk of BSE top 10 companies in India. The variables of Corporate Social Performance and Financial Performance and Financial Risk were used in this study. There was positive relationship between Corporate Social Performance, Corporate Financial Performance and Financial Risk, at Bajaj Finance Ltd, Reliance Industries Ltd, Bajaj Auto Ltd, State Bank of India, Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Asian Paints Ltd and Bharathi Airtel Ltd. The novelty of the study is that the analysis of this study focuses on CSP, CFP and Financial Risk in respect of Indian firms.

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Authors: Ramya S Gowda, Suma. V Preliminary Data Examination on Effort Estimation of Resources Needed to Upload Content on Paper Title: Learning Management System (LMS) Abstract: Effort Estimation has been a challenging part of e-Learning due to the growing change in technology. E-Learning industry has to meet dynamic requirements of the customer. Content development has to undergo various stages during its development. During the process, initial SLA (Service Level Agreement) varies frequently and there exists several problems in content delivery. Scope Creep is the result of dynamic expectations from the clients without any limitation to the time. This affect the delivery of the product as the resources that were allocated to the development of the product were according to the initial SLA. This paper discusses about parameters that affect the estimation along with resource requirement computation. The paper further focuses on traditional effort estimation technique while analyzing the scope creep life cycle for e- Learning project. The Investigation is made by considering one of the leading middle level e-Learning organization. The case-study and the statistical analysis are carried out on the data which is collected from the company. From the analysis, amount of resource required to handle the dynamic data can be estimated.

Keyword: Effort, Estimation, E-learning, SLA, Computation. References: 1. Ramya S Gowda, V. Suma, “A Comparative Analysis of Traditional Education System Vs. e-Learning” 2017 International Conference on Innovative Mechanisms for Industry Applications (ICIMIA 2017), Published by IEEE Computer. 2. Ramya S Gowda, V.Suma. ‘Review on Various Effort Estimation Techniques’, 2017 National Conference on Innovative Practices in Engineering, Sciences and Management – NCIPESM-2017, Journal published and organized by Jupiter Publications Consortium association with National Foundation For Entrepreneurship Development (NFED), Tamilnadu, India. 3. P.K. Suri, & Pallavi Ranjan. (2012), “Comparative Analysis of Software Effort Estimation Techniques”, International Journal of Computer Applications (0975 – 8887), Volume 48– No.21. 4. K. Lakshmi Madhuri, Suma V, “Implication of Scope Creep in Software Projects”, National Conference On Emerging Research in Technology Of Modern Computing, Applications and Networking”, Bangalore, December 27th – 28th 2013. 5. K. Lakshmi Madhuri, Suma V, “Introduction of scope creep life cycle for effective scope creep management in software industries”, International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Vol. 27, No. 4, 2017. 6. Heikkila, V.T., Paasivaara, M., Rautiainen, K., Lassenius, C., Toivola, T. and Jarvinen, J. (2015) ‘Operational release planning in large – scale scrum with multiple stakeholders – a longitudinal case study at F – secure corporation’, Information and Software Technology, Vol. 57, No. 1, pp.116–140. 7. Madhuri, K.L., Suma, V. and Nair, T.R.G. (2013) ‘Factors influencing project success during software development process an 21. analysis’, International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, Vol. 4, No. 8, pp.21–26. 8. Ferreira, S., Collofello, J., Shunk, G.M. and Ferreira, S. (2009) ‘Understanding the effects of requirements volatility in software engineering by using analytical modeling and software process simulation’, The Journal of Systems and Software, Vol. 82, No. 10, pp.1568–1577. 129-135 9. Heikkila, V.T., Paasivaara, M., Rautiainen, K., Lassenius, C., Toivola, T. and Jarvinen, J. (2015) ‘Operational release planning in large – scale scrum with multiple stakeholders – a longitudinal case study at F – secure corporation’, Information and Software Technology, Vol. 57, No. 1, pp.116–140. 10. Mirza, M.N., Pourzolfaghar, Z. and Shahnazari, M. (2013) ‘Significance of scope in project success’, Procedia Technology, Science Direct, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp.722–729. 11. Qureshia, A.J., Gerickeb, K. and Blessingb, L. (2014) ‘Stages in product lifecycle: trans-disciplinary design context’, Procedia CIRP 21, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp.224–229. 12. Howard, T.J, Culley, S.J. and Dekoninck, E. (2008) ‘Describing the creative design process by the integration of engineering design and cognitive psychology literature’, Des. Stud., Vol. 29, No. 2, pp.160–180. 13. Rashmi, N. and Suma, V.(2014) ‘Defect detection efficiency of the combined approach’, ICT and Critical Infrastructure: Proceedings of the 48th Annual Convention of Computer Society of India, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Vol. 249, No. 1, pp.485–490. 14. Azadeh, A., Eydi, A., Raoofi, Z. and Rafiei, H. (2014) ‘Optimisation of net profit with uncertain inputs in manufacturing environments by integration of neural networks, genetic algorithm and fuzzy regression’, Int. J. Industrial and Systems Engineering, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp.88–101. 15. Wolf, M., Pant, R., Chomkhamsri, K., Sala, S. and Pennington. 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Toader (2009) ‘Traditional Education Vs. e-Learning in the vision of Romanian business students’, Int. J. Education And Information Technologies, Vol. 3, Issue 1. 20. Gennaro Costagliola, Andrea De Lucia, Filomena Ferrucci, Carmine Gravino, Giuseppe Scanniello (2008) ‘Assessing the usability of a visual tool for the definition of e-Learning processes’, Journal of Visual Languages Computing, Vol. 19, Issue 6, December 2008, Pages 721-737. 21. Ramya S Gowda, Suma V (2017), ‘Analysis of E-learning Effectiveness In Higher Education’ International Conference on Intelligent Sustainable Systems (ICISS 2017), organized by SCAD Institute of Technology, Palladam, India. Published by IEEE Xplore, Conference dates 7-8, December 2017. 22. Dereli, T. and Durmusoglu, A. (2010) ‘An integrated framework for new product development using who-when-where-why-what-how (5W1H), theory of inventive problem solving, and patent information – a case study’, Int. J. 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Оleg M. ZAGURSKІY, Petro I. YUKHYMENKO, Tetyana V. SOKOLSKA, Igor M. PASKA, Authors: Viktoria I. LOBUNETS, Tatуana P. ZHYTNYK, Оlena B. ZHARIKOVA Paper Title: Management Models and Evaluation of Reputation Risks Abstract: The article justifies the necessity to develop an analytical basis, management models and assessment of reputational risks. The complexity of the analysis of this category of risks associated with the presence of parameters that differentiate reputational risk from a number of other risks. The effective management of reputational risk requires constant increase of transparency in reporting, which helps to strengthen the trust of stakeholders by providing reliable, timely and representative information about business. The reputational risks can be identified by two main corporate reporting functions: first, it corrects the expectations of stakeholders, showing how accurate the previous estimates were provided, for the second allows managing further information expectations. Modeling the level of reputational risk and the magnitude of losses after risk event is an effective tool for taking management decisions by risk management units. Existing methods for the analysis do not take into account the whole range of factors and do not allow to comprehensively assess the consequences of reducing / losing business reputation of banking institutions. The paper proposes a comprehensive methodology for assessment the level of reputational risks and the size of losses of banking institutions, that allows to combine an expert assessments and a statistical information about incurred losses (loss values), and also proposes the modeling of cause-effect relationships. This model based on the Bayesian belief network and Theory of Fuzzy Sets. The advantage of such approach is on the possibility to evaluate the probability of some risk events based on the Bayesian theorem, that is, only on expert knowledge, and others based on empirical data on losses, if their 22. volume sufficient for modeling purposes.

136-141 Keyword: business reputation, expert evaluation, information, reputational risk, stakeholders. References: 1. Beaudoin J.-P., L`opinion, c`est combein? Pour une économie de l’opinion Paris, Village Mondial, 2005. 2. Dowling G. Creating Corporate Reputations: Identity, Image, and Performance Oxford University Press, USA, 2002. 3. Fishburn Р. Utility Theory Management Science, 1968, Vol. 14, No. 5. 335-378. 4. Fombrun C.J. Reputation: Realizing Value from the Corporate Image Harvard Business School Press, 1996. 5. Heckerman D. A Tutorial on Learning with Bayesian Networks. In Learning in Graphical Models, M. Jordan, ed. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1999. 6. Honey G. A short guide to reputation risk Gower Publishing Ltd., 2009. 7. International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. 2006 URL: https://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs128.pdf. 8. Jackson K.T. Building Reputational Capital: Strategies for Integrity and Fair Play that Improve the Bottom Line Oxford University Press, 2004. 9. Jensen, F.V. Bayesian Networks and Decision Graphs NY: SpringerVerlag, 2001. 10. Klewes J., Wreschniok R. Reputation Capital: Building and Maintaining Springer, 2009. 11. Lemke G.Je. Sekrety kommercheskoj razvedki Moskva.: Os'-89, 2008. 12. Mills E., Study: eBay sellers gaming the reputation system? [Electronic resource]. – Access mode: http://news.cnet.com/8301- 10784_3-6149491-7.html. 13. Pearl, J. Probabilistic Reasoning in Expert Systems: Networks of Plausible Inference San Francisco: Morgan Kaufmann, 1988. 14. Yager, R. Families of OWA Operators Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 59, 1993. 125-148. 15. Zadeh L. Toward a theory of fuzzy information granulation and its centrality in human reasoning and fuzzy logic. Fuzzy sets and systems, 1997. Vol. 90, No. 2. 111-127. 16. Zagurskіy О. The essence of reputation risks and their management in the banking sector Financial and credit activity: problems of theory and practice 2017. Т 2. Vol. 23. 38-44. Authors: Brighton.A.Rose, V.Chanthiramathi

Paper Title: The Question of Existence: Revisiting Black Women in Go Tell it on the Mountain Abstract: Women had been always at the receiving end of the society and she is forced to cater to the needs of the society she is part of. Existing as an individual with the basic rights and freedom is the bigger question for women as she is always an object of oppression in almost all the society, in particular the ‘Patriarchal society’, in which she is expected to be under the control of a man and tender to the needs of the man and those around him without question. Racism along with Sexism in America ensured the suppression of black women and the 23. white women to a certain extent. The research paper titled ‘The Question of Existence: Revisiting Black Women in Go Tell it on the Mountain’ makes an study on the state of the blacks in general and attempts an in depth analysis on the state of black women in America in the 1920s and the various forms of oppression they endured, 142-146 from physical to psychological oppression, from skinning to caning to the violence that they have to be victims even after a very long time is studied in this paper.

Keyword: Racism, Sexism, Patriarchy, Existentialism, Blacks, Oppression. References: 1. Baldwin, James. Go Tell It to the Mountain. Grosset & Dunlap, 1953.

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Authors: Preeti Yadav, Samra Sultana

Paper Title: Relationship between Gender and Stress among the Staff Members of Educational Institutions Abstract: Stress is a topical subject. It has assumed great significance in the present day world. Today, modern man is afflicted with stresses of various kinds. The origin of these stresses may be found in several types of frustrations, conflicts or pressures of the modern day life pattern. As the stress may emanate from either of these roots, personal experiences of stress differ. Role is the expectation of works from a person in respect of the social system and his own expectations. For better results the role has to be evaluated, shared with others and if these role expectations conflict with each other, it creates stress in role’s position. Researchers working on the increasing complexity of organizations have recognized the potential of conflict and stress in the performance of organizational roles. This paper is an effort by the researcher to know about the link relationship of gender and level of stress in staff members of educational institutions.

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Authors: Elham Mohammed Thabit A. ALSADI, Nidhal K. El Abbadi

Paper Title: Scrutiny of Methods for Image Detection and Recognition of Different Species of Animals Abstract: Animal detection-based study is useful in many real-life applications. Techniques involved in animal detection are useful in observing the locomotive behavior of the engaged animal and in result it prevent harmful interruption of animals in residential areas. There are some branches of research in animal detection. Some of these branches will therefore be discussed in this journal. Humans have developed many algorithms and techniques to gain a better understanding of animal behaviour. Therefore, for early preventive measures, these technologies can also serve as a warning system for humans from encroachment of dangerous wild animals. 25. Such tasks can be reduced to three main branches, namely animal detection, tracking and recognition. Through these papers, new approaches for study and a variety of technologies/algorithms implemented in the past are 151-160 identified and appropriate ways for solving the research gaps are suggested to fill the gap.

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Authors: Shruti Shrivastava, Vineeta Prasad

Paper Title: Importance of Effective Communication Strategies to Improve Workplace Communication!!! Abstract: This paper discusses the importance of effective workplace communication for a professional business graduate aspiring to join the industry. Communicating at workplace is a skill, and can be developed by training on specific strategies used in the communication process. Previous studies have highlighted the importance of skill to communicate effectively and its impact on the employability of engineering students. The secondary data review done by the researcher asserted on the need for training the students on skillful communication while they are in their education years. This will support in their work preparedness, and help them in making productive discussions at workplace. This paper describes the detailed process of a pilot study conducted by the researcher on 102 professional business undergraduates to assess them on their effective communication skills and train them on their preparedness for workplace communication. A pre and posttest method was used to study their responses. The pretest responses highlighted that there were evident gaps in their speaking skills. The researcher devised some communication intervention/strategies that can be used to communicate effectively at workplace with each other. She introduced this intervention to a group of 51 business undergraduate students which were a part of the Experiment group, and trained them on these strategies. A pre and posttest assessment method was used to map the improvement. The results show a significant improvement (more than 45%) in the effective communication style of the Experimental group in understanding the communication strategies which added to the work preparedness for these students. This paper is an attempt to discuss the experiment and describe strategies to improve workplace communication between two/more members of an organization thereby enhancing productive business communication.

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27. Authors: Murali. S, Saravana Kumar S, Dhanalakshmi

Factors Influencing Selection of Major Specialization with Special Reference to Mba Students at Paper Title: Ramaiah Institute of Management Studies, Bangalore Abstract: MBA has almost become a necessity for top management positions of the organization. It has become one of the most significant qualifications in today's world corporate section. The right selection of a B- School is crucial, but the choice of proper specialization in MBA is the most important. The decision about the specialization is very vital just like a decision about buying a new house, car or investing money in the right business to maximize profits. The selection of specialization regulates the academic of discipline, environmental influences and the interest in the field of the student. This school of thought helps to come with the main the objective of this Research Paper, "A Case Study on Factors Influencing Selection of Major Specialization with Special Reference to MBA Students at Ramaiah Institute of Management Studies, Bangalore" The research paper examines about 25 factors that influence a student before considering the specialization in MBA. Convenience Sampling is used for this study. The data was analysed using SPSS The research results were mentioned to know "Factors Influencing Selection of Major Specialization with Special Reference to MBA Institutes in Bangalore." thru’ SPSS. Finally, managerial implications have been suggested to provide useful information to the online apparel retailers. The research paper finally presents with factor analysis & conclusions for future researchers

Keyword: MBA, MBA Specialization, Factor Analysis, MBA Institutions, B-School. References:

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Paper Title: Buying Predilection of Buyers towards Branded Mobile Phones Devices Abstract: Despite the rapidly growing competition in the present market situation, there is a necessity of 28. realizing the significance of buyers purchasing behaviour and it is terribly applicable to analyse the drivers which is related to consumer predilection. This research investigates and analyses the predilection towards mobile phones. In this paper consider four factors which are impacting on buyers predilection namely media 178-186 exposure, mobile predilection factors, mobile features and purchasing mode of the buyers. To achieve the study objective, the researcher has taken 227 sample sizes from the selected area of research by using the convenience method. A stratured survey was utilized to collect the data and analyzed through the use of Analysis of variance,

pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis by the use of statistical package 23.0. From the results, media exposure variable statistical influenced on the buying predilection; mobile predilection factors brand name and price of mobiles have good strength of association with buyers predilection, mobile features Processor power, camera and style and design significant impact on buyers predilection towards branded mobile phones and most of the buyers purchasing their mobile handset through offline purchasing mode. It was clear that each variables of mobile predilection factors and mobile features among all acted as a motivational power that impact on buying predilection of buyers towards branded mobile phones.

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Paper Title: Seven Steps Around the Fire: A World of Illusion Abstract: The paper aims at discussing the prevailing hollowness in the lives of the characters. The ray of hope gets broken by the brutal realities of the society. The characters of the play do not realise that the world has never changed; it's the same one that believes in curbing the high flights of the people. The truth, hope, and loyalty fall flat before the treacherous society. The present paper intends to highlight human psyche that is the result of every kind of insanity. The paper also focuses on the futility of various developments that have not brought about any change in the lives of the neglected people. The present paper is an effort to delineate the prevailing illusionary society. The paper deals with the fact that being happy and contented becomes an illusion for the marginalized sections of the society and the foundation of inequality lies deep in the hearts of people, that 30. seem rather impossible to tackle with.

Keyword: Marginalised; Transgender; Submission; Brutality; Social Ills. 193-196 References: 1. , Beena. Mahesh Dattani's Plays: A New Horizon in Indian Theatre. Book Enclave, 2008. Agrawal, Beena, Dattani’s Theatrical Art and the Tradition of Indian Theatre, appeared in The Dramatic World of Mahesh Dattani A Critical Exploration, Amarnath Prasad, Sarup Book Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2009. 2. Coles Editorial Board, Dictionary of Literary Terms. New Delhi: Rama Brothers Educational Publishers, 2001. 3. Dattani, M. (2000). Preface.Collected Plays (Vol. 1). Penguin UK. 4. Dattani Mahesh, “An Invisible Observer-a profile by Anita Nair”, (‘An Unveiling of a Playwright in Three Acts.’) The Gentleman. May 2001. 5. http://www.anitanair.net/profiles/profile-mahesh-dattani-htm, accession date 2-1-11, Time 23. 15 pm 6. Dattani, M. (2000). Seven Steps Around the Fire. Collected Plays. Vol, 1, 1-42. Nicoll, Allardyce, Quoted in Agrawal, Beena, Mahesh Daatani’s Plays A New Horizan in Indian Theatre. Jaipur: Book Enclave, 2008.

Authors: Atirah Binti Sahidon, Rusni Hassan, Shamsuddin Abdullah, Syed Ahmed Salman Integration of Shari’ah Governance Framework in Human Resource Management Practice in Paper Title: Malaysia Abstract: The discussion on Shari`ah governance has gained significant attention and concerns in the Islamic finance industry. The Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM) introduced the Shari`ah Governance Framework for Islamic Financial Institutions (SGF) in 2010 for the purpose of promoting effective and good Shari`ah governance practices of Islamic Financial Institutions. The IFIs are expected to integrate necessary elements of good Shari’ah governance structure and processes in order to sustain their business in this complex environment as well as to ensure effective implementation of SGF through effective Human Resources Management (HRM). Many studies have been done on the Shariah governance aspects, processes and its effectiveness but not on the impact of HRM in SGF implementation. Therefore, the present study examines the SGF from HRM perspective particularly on the integration between SGF and HRM. It approached the topic from the perspective of job design and description through a literature review and a survey of professionals from the Shari`ah Division and HR Division of different types of IFIs in Malaysia. The data were collected from the literature review and survey responses from 78 respondents from different IFIs. The study found seven HRM scopes highlighted in the framework and found that the respondents’ general understanding of SGF implementation and HRM practices was satisfactory. Remarkably, it is also found that theIFIs have effectively used their HRM practices from the job design and description perspective as a tool to manage their key Shari`ah governance organs. Several limitations and recommendations were also presented to further enhance SGF implementation from this perspective.

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Paper Title: Organizational Structure and Financial Resource Management of Universities Abstract: Organizational structure refers to the established pattern of relationship among the parts of an organization. Financial management is directly concerned with finance of any organization. For achieving the 32. organizational goals of a university finance is an integral part of management which depends on great deals of institutional policies. The sample of this study comprises of two universities i.e. Gauhati University as state university and Tezpur University as central university. Secondary sources were used as tools for data collection. 206-212 The result derived indicated that there was a difference between state and central university regarding organizational structure and financial resource management.

Keyword: Resource, Financial Management, Organizational Structure. References: 1. Aggarwal,S.N. (2000) “School Organization, Administration and Management”, New Delhi: Doaba House. 2. AISHR Report, 2017-18. 3. Carnegice Commission on Higher Education 1982. 4. Chandrasri, S (2003) “Financing of University Education in Srilanka”, PhD thesis, University of Colombo. 5. Gonzale,Johnson and Lundy, (2006) Social capital and organizational structure in Colombian enterprises Research Workshop on collective Action and market access for smallholders, 2-5 oct., Colombia. 6. Hyderabad R.L. and Hundekar, S.G.(2005) “Financing the higher : Challenges and strategies”, University news, 42(52), Dec.27-Jan. 02. 7. https:/ www.mindmeister.com>financial management. 8. https:/ www.wisedomjobs.com 9. https:/ www.scribed.com > definition of Financial Management.docx. 10. Mukharji, S.N.(1962) “Administration of Education in India”, Baroda: Acharya Book Depot. 11. Sarkar, Rezaur. Rahman (2018) “Organizational commitment of college teachers in relation to occupational stress and job burnout”, PhD thesis, Gauhati University. 12. Singh, D.P.(2015) “Promoting Holistic Education for Individual and Institutional Excellence”, University News 53(20), May18-24. 13. The Gauhati University Act 1947, Statutes and Ordinance, Gauhati University Press, Gawahati. 14. The Tezpur University Act 2003, Statutes and Ordinance, Tezpur University , Tezpur. 15. Talukdar, Dipankar.(2010) “University administration in North East India with special reference to Gauhati University and North East Hill University”, Thesis - Gauhati University of Guwahati. 16. Weston and Brigham (1992) “Essentials of Managerial Finance”, 10th edition, Fort Worth :Dryden Press, also see in https:/trove.nla.gov.au/work/8901618. 17. www.ugc.ac.in 18. www.yourarticlelibrary.com > organization: meaning, definition, concept and characteristics. 19. Ibid Authors: Nahid Rauf, Md. Moneef Ahmad, Mohd. Junaid Ahmad, Mohd. Ajmal Identification of Problem and Measuring the Satisfaction of Customer from Services- An Paper Title: Examination on Hitachi Abstract: This analysis paper directional to the objectives of understanding the issues related to Hitachi from the dealer’s perspective and measure satisfaction of shoppers from the services provided. This involves Associate in the Nursing understanding of issues of shoppers so organize its technologies, products, services and alternative business resources to figure to attain innovation and deliver solutions to those problems. To know the market conditions and customers expect it's necessary to induce to grasp the issues facing the one United Nations agency is facing it and to figure on an equivalent. As my study is on the point of deciding the gaps that area unit directly or indirectly affects the market share of the whole. The study conjointly talks concerning the customer’s satisfaction and dealer’s perspective towards the whole and also the improvement areas. The aim wasn't solely to search out the problems and improvement areas however to search out the ways that to resolve the problems and to figure for an equivalent. The analysis style used was beta and descriptive style with the assistance of structured questionnaires to know the dealer’s perspective and also the customer’s perspective. The 2 major gaps found were Service and promoting of product. The problems faced in Services were major relating to the time taken to unravel issues that makes the client disgruntled. In promoting, major concern space is relating to the GTM (Go to market) team which incorporates MO (Merchandising officers) no correct visits to stores and dealer’s discontent relating to their irregular visits and handling of problems by them. alternative problems were the distribution of POS (Point of sale) materials not on correct time and HPC’s (Hitachi profile communicators) information problems relating to the merchandise For services, the main areas to figure on 33. installation and replacement problems The strategies to figure on the development areas are: ought to work on the KRA’s (Key responsibility areas) for MO’s to figure for the merchandise coaching of HPC’s to attach with the shoppers through layman’s terms ACC. 213-219

Keyword: Consumer durables, Service aspects, chi-square, cross-tabulation, Dealers prospective. References: 1. Bernardi R A (1994), Validating research results when Cronbach‟s Alpha is below .70: A Methodological procedure, Educational and Psychological Measurement, 54(3), pp 766-775. 2. Krishnaswami O R, Ranganatham M (2007), Methodology of Research in Social Sciences, Hyderabad: Himalaya Publishing House, pp 338-339. 3. Hair J F, Anderson R E, Tatham R L, Black W C (1998), Multivariate data analysis, 5 ed, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc. 4. AkanshaAnchaliya, EktaChitnis, Ira Bapna, GitanjaliShrivastava (2012), “Job Satisfaction of bank employees – A comparative study of Public and private sector”, ed. 5. Ritu Sinha, R.S.Ghosh, Svetlana Tatuskar, ShwetaMaheswari, Ensisage 2020: Emerging Business Practices, pp 86-102. 6. Srivastava (2008), “Changing retail scene in India”, International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, Vol. 36, No.9, pp 714-721. 7. Sinha Piyush Kumar and Dwarika Prasad Uniyal (2005), “Using Observation Research for Segmenting Shoppers”, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Research, Vol. 12, pp. 35 – 48. 8. Jain, R. and Bagdare, S. (2009), “Determinants of Customer Experience in New Format Retail Stores”, Journal of Marketing & Communication, Vol 5, No 2, pp 34-44. 9. T. W. Anderson, An Introduction to Multivariate Statistical Analysis, Wiley, New York, 1958.http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/multivariate analysis.html#ixzz2dv3rLx2Y. 10. Anderson, E, Mittal,V., 2000, “Strengthening the Satisfaction-Profit Chain”, Journal of Service Research, Vol.32, pp.107-121. 11. Andrew Griffiths., 2007,”101 Ways to Really Satisfy Your Customer,” Viva Books Private Ltd, India

12. Frederick F Reich held 1996, “The loyalty effect” Boston bani and Company, Harvard Business School Press. 13. Hansemark and Albinson, 2004, “Customer Satisfaction and Retention: The Experiences of Individual Employees, Managing Service Quality”, 14(1), pp. 40-57. 14. Mcllroy and Barnett, 2000,”Building Customer Relationships Management Applications affect Customer Satisfaction”, Journal of Marketing, 69 (October), pp.201-207. 15. Vance Christensen,2006, “Customer Experience: Customer Satisfaction versus Customer Loyalty”, April 10, TMCnet, Amae software 16. Victoria Seitz, Nabil Razzouk, David Michael Wells, 2010, "The Importance of Brand Equity on Purchasing Consumer Durables: An Analysis of Home Air-conditioning systems", Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol. 27 Issue: 3, pp.236 – 242. 17. YongjuJeong, Yongsung Lee, 2010, "A study on the customer satisfaction and customer loyalty of furniture purchaser in online shop", Asian Journal on Quality, Vol. 11 Issue: 2, pp.146 – 156. Authors: Jayant Kumar Panigrahi, Pragyan Ranjan Gharai, Biswajit Das, Ipseeta Satpathy Policy Challenges and Impact of Global Rankings, Accreditations in Transforming University Paper Title: Systems to Value Creation Centres Abstract: Dynamics in the higher education, internalisation and global economic turmoil drastically influences the research outcomes with implications to the global ranking of higher education institutions (HEIs) and the universities. National education policies and the ranking of higher education institutions (HEIs) are entwined and mutually influence each other. In recent times, the global ranking by various organisations like QS, THE, and government agencies become proxy to conclude the excellence of a university. National Global, regional and national socio-economic-political concerns are influencing the functioning of universities with respect to international student recruitments. International student admissions also greatly contribute to the funds for the university and economy of the nations, simultaneously. This research paper is an investigative study of value creation in the university education systems and the impact of ranking and higher education policies. In this paper, authors have highlighted a couple of key points. First of all, the universities have to acclimatize as per the global rankings standards and reinforce to become value creation centers, with more responsible towards the demands of society. The authors have highlighted about the convolution and challenges universities are facing and measures to deal with. The conscientious approach to the facades of new knowledge areas in the new global socio-economic milieu gives a tangible and relevance to the execution of responsible research and innovation with value co-creation in university systems.

Keyword: university systems, HEIs, RRI, global ranking, education policy, value co-creation References: 1. Ahrweiler, P., Pyka, A. & Gilbert, N. (2011) A New Model for University-Industry Links in Knowledge based economies. Journal of Production Innovation Management, 28, 218-235. 2. Hutaibat, KA (2011). Value Chain for Strategic Management Accounting in Higher Education, International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 6, No. 11, pp. 206-218 3. Sarmah, C. K., & Hazarika, J. (2015). Educational Gender Gap in Assam: A Statistical Analysis. BEST: International Journal of 34. Humanities, Arts, Medicine and Sciences, 3(11), 125-129. 4. Banerjee, S., Wahl, M.F. and Panigrahi, J.K. (2018) Technology, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer: a Value Chain perspective, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology. 9(1), pp. 1145-1161. 5. Cooper, R., & Kaplan, R. S. (1992, September). Activity-based systems: Measuring the costs of resource usage. Accounting Horizons, 220-224 1-13. 6. Jackson, N., & Lund, H. (2000). Benchmarking for higher education. Milton Keynes: Open University Press. 7. Donelan, J. G., & Kaplan, E. A. (1998, March-April), Value chain analysis: A strategic approach to cost management. Journal of Cost Management, 7-15. 8. Etzkowitz, H. (2002). The triple helix of university-industry-government: Implications for policy and evaluation Report 2002:11. Stockholm: SISTER Swedish Institute for Studies in Educations. 9. Sumadsad, C., & Tuazon, A. (2016). Gender and Development (GAD) Awareness in a Higher Education Institution. International Journal of Educational Science and Research (IJESR), 6(3). 10. Filippetti, A. and Savona, M. (2017) University - industry linkages and academic engagements: individual behaviours and firms’ barriers. Introduction to the special section. Journal of Technology Transfer, 42 (4). pp. 719-729. 11. Gharai, P.R., Panigrahi, J.K., Satpathy,I. And Das,B. (2019) Value Creation through Agile Social Entrepreneurs toward Sustainable Development for Generation Next: A Unified Empirical Case Analysis, International Journal of Public Sector Performance Management. (in press) 12. Gilbert, A. D. (2001). The idea of a university: Enterprise or academy. Manning Clark Symposium. Retrieved December 18, 2003, from http://www.unimelb.edu.au/vc/present/manning clark.pdf 13. Hattie, J., & Marsh, H. W. (2002). The relationship between research and teaching: A meta-analysis. Review of Educational Research, 66(4), 507-542. 14. Ouada Jamoussi, H. B., & Makhlouf, E. M. (2018). School Performance and the Education Systems' Efficiency: An International Comparison Based on OECD PISA Surveys. International Journal of Human Resources Management (IJHRM) ISSN (P), 2319-4936. 15. Hewitt-dundas, N. (2012) Research intensity and knowledge transfer activity in UK universities, Research Policy, 41:2, 262-275 16. Hazelkorn, E. (2008) Globalisation, Internationalisation and Rankings, International Higher Education, No. 53, 8-10 17. Aiyer, M., Panigrahi, J.K., Das, B. and Neurgaonkar, S. (2019) Cross-Functional Process Framework for Customer Experience and Customer Relationship Management: Reinventing a Dimension Mix to Value Co-creation. Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems 10(9), 2545- 2550. 18. Hughes, A. (2010) The Multi-faceted Role of Universities. ESRC Society Now, summer -2010 Issue 7, In Focus: p.8. 19. Jackson, G. B. (2000). University of Phoenix: A new model for tertiary education in developing countries? TechKnowLogia, 2(1), 34- 37. 20. Katz, Y. (2017). Social Media Is Powerful, but Can It Change Policies of Institutionalized Organizations Such as the Israeli Army?. International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (IJHSS), 6(6), 29-34. 21. Lusch, R. F., Vargo, S. L. & Tanniru, M. (2010) Service, value networks and learning. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 38, 19-31.

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Paper Title: The Influence of Intellectual Capital on Firms Performance of Indian Automobile Industry Abstract: The aim of the paper was to investigate, the effect of intellectual capital on the financial performance of automobile companies in India. The required information was gathered from Indian automobile companies, between 2009 and 2018 and the (MVAIC) was employed for measuring the intellectual capital. Indian automobile firms efficiently utilized their IC. MVAIC created the effect on financial performance of sample firms. The contribution of IC to financial performance has been consistently recorded in the firms’ performance of Indian automobile companies. The present research would provide the knowledge on IC to academicians and managers, by highlighting its contributions to value creation of sample firms. The results would help the stakeholders and policymakers, in emerging automobile industry in India, by properly reallocating intellectual resources for effective use.

Keyword: Automobile Industry, Modified Value Added Intellectual Coefficient, and Financial Performance. References: 1. Ahangar, (2011). The relationship between intellectual capital and financial performance: An empirical investigation in an Iranian company. African journal of business management, 5(1), 88-95. 2. Appuhami, (2007). The impact of intellectual capital on investors’ capital gains on shares: an empirical investigation of Thai banking, finance and insurance sector. International Management Review, 3(2), 14-25. 3. Bharathi Kamath, (2008). Intellectual capital and corporate performance in Indian pharmaceutical industry. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 9(4), 684-704. 4. Bollen, Vergauwen, and Schnieders, (2005). Linking intellectual capital and intellectual property to company performance. Management Decision, 43(9), 1161-1185. 5. Bramhandkar, Erickson, and Applebee, (2007). Intellectual capital and organizational performance: An empirical study of the pharmaceutical industry. In ECKM2007-Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Knowledge Management: ECKM (p. 147). Academic Conferences Limited. 6. Canibano, Garcia‐Ayuso and Sanchez, (1999a), “The value relevance and managerial implications of intangibles: a literature review”, paper presented at the International Symposium Measuring and Reporting Intellectual Capital: Experiences, Issues and 35. Prospects, June, Amsterdam. 7. Chen, (2005). Intellectual capital performance of commercial banks in Malaysia. Journal of intellectual capital, 6(3), 385-396. 8. Chen Cheng, and Hwang, (2005). An empirical investigation of the relationship between intellectual capital and firms’ market value and financial performance. Journal of intellectual capital, 6(2), 159-176. 225-231 9. Choudhury, (2010). Performance impact of intellectual capital: a study of Indian IT sector. International journal of business and management, 5(9), 72 10. Clarke, Seng and Whiting, (2011). Intellectual capital and firm performance in Australia. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 12(4), 505-530. 11. Dženopoljac, Janoševic, and Bontis, (2016). Intellectual capital and financial performance in the Serbian ICT industry. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 17(2), 373-396. 12. Edvinsson and Malone, (1997), Intellectual Capital: The Proven Way to Establish Your Company’s Real Value by Measuring Its Hidden Brain Power, Piatkus, London. 13. Kaplan and David, (1996). Norton. 1996. The balanced scorecard: translating strategy into action. 14. Keong Choong, (2008). Intellectual capital: definitions, categorization and reporting models. Journal of intellectual capital, 9(4), 609-638. 15. Makki and Lodhi (2009). Impact of intellectual capital on return on investment in Pakistani corporate sector. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 3(3), 2995-3007. 16. Maria Morariu, (2014). Intellectual capital performance in the case of Romanian public companies. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 15(3), 392-410. 17. Mondal and Ghosh, (2015). A Study on Effectiveness of Investment in Intellectual Capital of Indian Knowledge Companies. International Journal of Business Analytics and Intelligence, 3(2), 65. 18. Mouritsen, Larsen and Bukh (2001). Intellectual capital and the ‘capable firm’: narrating, visualising and numbering for managing knowledge. Accounting, organizations and society, 26(7-8), 735-762. 19. Murugesan Vadivel Chinnadurai and Dhamotharan, (2018). Intellectual Capital: Its Effect on Financial Performance of Indian Private Sector Banks. 20. Nadeem, Gan, and Nguyen, (2017). Does intellectual capital efficiency improve firm performance in BRICS economies? A dynamic panel estimation. Measuring Business Excellence, 21(1), 65-85. 21. Nazari, and Herremans, (2007). Extended VAIC model: measuring intellectual capital components. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 8(4), 595-609. 22. Pew Tan, Plowman, and Hancock, (2007). Intellectual capital and financial returns of companies. Journal of Intellectual capital, 8(1), 76-95. 23. Roos, Edvinsson, and Dragonetti, (1997). Intellectual capital: Navigating the new business landscape. Springer. 24. Smriti and Das, (2018). The impact of intellectual capital on firm performance: a study of Indian firms listed in COSPI. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 19(5), 935-964. 25. Steward, Intellectual Capital, Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, New York 1997

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Paper Title: India in the Global Chaotic Economic Order Abstract: India after going through the reforms in 1991 was eluded to feel that it is going through the transformation as if it would be globalized. India which toed the State-controlled tenets even when the pace of globalization was increasing, but it became difficult to handle the balance of payment crisis. It is at this stage the Indian economy had come out of the web and make it more open and resilient. Before it had taken the full advantage of globalization, disruptive forces pulled down the global economy and India could save itself from the downswing. It was because the market which was expanding with private and foreign investment began to fold as the flow was disrupted or foreign investment was not expected to maintain the tempo. The economy is badly stuck up because of the no effort to undertake labor reforms and also to neglect the productivity in agriculture. The mega industries were not in a position to shoulder the growth trend unless the ancillaries or subsidiaries were becoming strong. With a single structural reform in the form of GST, the MSME sector has collapsed. How far urban market absorbs the capital has its limit which has been reached and now the growth rate after falling to little over six percent will have to creep at snail pace to reach at 8% even in five years. Till then Chances of poverty to resurface are also increasing.

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Authors: Tengku Elmi Azlina Binti Tengku Muda, Nor Ashika Binti Nasirudeen*, Rorlinda Binti Yusof 37. Cognitive, Emotional Intelligence and Social Development of Adolescents of Asasipintar in Paper Title: Accordance to the Internet Advancement

Abstract: Internet as a common technology in the current life of humans enhances the quality of human lifestyles including adolescents who are teenagers from 12 to 18 years old. Cognitive development of the adolescents is said to be their brain processing method which is also indirectly related to their neurological and intellectual development whereas emotional intelligence of adolescents is the maturation in the behaviour of an adolescent and social development of the adolescents described as the interaction skills of the adolescents. Therefore, the major aim of this research is to determine the relationships between the cognitive, emotional intelligence and social development of the adolescents in. accordance to the rapid development of technology known as the Internet. In this research, the Working Memory Test (WMT) together with Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire- Short Form (TEIQue- SF) as well as the Social Self-Efficacy Scale (SSE) and Internet Addiction Test (IAT) to determine the correlation between the cognitive, emotional intelligence and social development of adolescents of ASASIpintar in accordance to the Internet advancement. The sample was 130 students of ASASIpintar, University Kebangsaan Malaysia. Research finding showed that there is a significant relationship between the cognitive, emotional intelligence and social development of the adolescents in accordance to the Internet advancement.

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Paper Title: E- HRM Practices in the IT Industry with Special Reference to the State of Karnataka Abstract: Human resource management is constantly evolving into a technology-based service provider to their employees. In today’s organizations, employees see the face of HR as an Intranet portal rather than a human on the other side. This transformation of Human Resource services through technology is now being coined as E-HRM or electronic human resource. The Use of E-HRM in today’s Organizations, are in many function areas such as training and development, performance management systems, hiring and employee self- service. Organisations who adopt HR technology tools outperform those that do not. Interestingly early on the HR department was the last recipient of IT benefits in any organization, it started from keeping the database of the employees. In the present scenario employees are considered as the strategic partners of the organization and the use of high-end software have changed the face of HR departments and a new term has been coined as E- 38. HRM. This present paper tries to evaluate the role of E-HRM in IT companies and also to measure the acceptance and effectiveness of the same at the different levels of management. 249-253 Keyword: E-HRM, Effectiveness, Information Technology. References: 1. Rangarao, J. P., & Raju, R. D. (2014, Jan 1). e-HRMadd value to the Human Resource Management – to obtain optimum potentials from the available Human Resources. Indian Journal of Commerce and management, 1(1). 2. Danialar, J. (2013). e-performance appraisal: Employee’s perception as a determine out in fulfillment of the system. India: Wordpress 3. Noe, Hollenbeck, & wright, G. a. (2003). Human Resource Management (4th ed.). New York: MacGraw-Hill Irwin. 4. Ulrich, D., & Younger, J. (2008). The twenty first century human resource organization. Human Resource management, 73, 829-850. 5. Sitlani, Manish, Bhatia, N. k. (2012, April-June). Impact of working capital management practices of pharmaceutical firms on their profitability: An example of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. Anvesha, the Journal of Management, 5(2), 18-24. 6. Shammy Shiri (2012). Strategic Role of HR Audit in Organizational Effectiveness,Manipal University, India Vol. 3, No. 2, June 2012 7. Davoudi, Seyed, & Mousavi, M. (2012,May). Electronic human resource management: new avenues which leads to organizational success. A Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 1(2). Authors: Wang Xin Rui, Ridzwana Mohd Said, Fakarudin Kamarudin, Norhuda Abdul Rahim

Paper Title: Corporate Green Initiatives and Financial Performance in Malaysian Plantation Sector Abstract: Adoption of green initiatives by companies is important to create healthier environment. Added with the demand from wider stakeholders, companies realise the importance of disclosing information in their corporate report. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of green initiatives on companies’ performance of plantation sector in Malaysia. Twenty-one public listed companies were selected. Content analysis was used to collect data from annual reports and sustainability reports related to information on green product, wastewater treatment technologies and energy efficiency. Data for dependent variables which are return on asset and return on equity also were obtained from annual reports. Descriptive analysis, correlation analysis and multiple regressions using SPSS were adopted to analyse the data. The results of this study reveal that 39. energy efficiency have significant relationship with companies’ financial performances whereas green product and wastewater treatment technologies show in contrary. 254-261

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This is in addition to ‘spoon-feeding’, ‘powerpoint slides-based’, ‘one way street’, series of lectures done on a weekly basis to help them prepare for their final semester exams. This practice however runs counter to the reality of the legal profession where lawyers constantly work in stressful environments, under time pressure, while juggling multiple tasks involving crucial financial and live issues of their clients. This action research paper investigates the benefits and impacts of using time pressured assessment as a tool of transformative education to produce a more practice-ready graduate as expected by the industry. Using 40. qualitative approach, it explores the concept of transformative education, and examines the use of ‘pressure’ element to prepare students for the real world, and teach them the fundamental lawyering skills needed for legal practice. At a time of declining resilience of a law graduates, a competitive legal job market, and the ever high 262-264 expectation of practice-ready law graduates, this paper is paramount in answering whether law schools should reconsider its curriculum to be more transformative by adding the element of time pressured assessment.

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Paper Title: Factors Determining First Birth Age at East Jawa Province Abstract: Findings of the Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS), 2017 demonstrate that the women’s age of first birth in East Jawa is at the 8th highest after Provinsi D.I. Yogyakarta, Kepulauan Riau, Banten, Aceh, Sumatera Utara, Nusa Tenggara Timur and Jawa Tengah. This is attributed to pre-marital sex, early marriage and teenage marriages. Teenage pregnancy poses medical risks compared to adult pregnancy. Income and ability to provide medical care for baby has influenced fertility rate. The higher the income, the lower the fertility rate. Education and fertility rate is also negative, whereby the higher the education level of a woman, the age of first birth increases. This study looks at the demographic and socio-economic factors that 43. influence age of first birth. The cohort age of the women studied are 15-24 years and residing at East Jawa. Quantitative and cross-sectional data analysis method is used to analyse the Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey of 2017. Statistics tests were run to produce frequencies, descriptive and inferential analysis. Findings 274-279 show that first birth age is at 19.36 years, divorced, have 2-3 children and age of first sex is 14 years, primary educated, unemployed, poor, living in rural area and never migrated. Policy implication of this study are (a) acceleration and spread of information on "Reproductive Health" for adolescents, especially in the targeted areas of "Family Planning Kampong" in rural areas, (b) improve friendly service to invite young married women to use contraceptive devices, (c) increase and disseminate information through new entrepreneurial groups to adolescents in poor region.

Keyword: first birth age, SDKI 2017, demography, socio-economics.

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Paper Title: Optimized Multi-Model Biometric Based Human Authentication using Deep Neural Network Abstract: Biometrics provides greater security and usability than conventional personal authentication methods. Fingerprints, facial identification systems and voice recognition systems are the features that biometric systems can use. To improve biometric authentication, the proposed method considered that the input image is iris and fingerprint; at first, pre-processing is performed through histogram equalization for all image inputs to enhance the image quality. Then the extraction process of the feature will be performed. The suggested method uses modified Local Binary Pattern (MLBP), GLCM with orientation transformation, and DWT features next to the extracted features to be combined for feature extraction. Then the optimum function is found with the Rider Optimization Algorithm (ROA) for all MLBP, GLCM and DWT. Eventually, the approach suggested is accepted. Deep Neural Network (DNN) performs the proposed authentication process. A DNN is a multi-layered artificial neural network between the layers of input and output. The DNN finds the right mathematical manipulation to turn the input into the output, whether it is an acknowledged image or not. Suggested process quality is measured in terms of reliability recognition. In the MATLAB platform, the suggested approach is implemented.

Keyword: Biometric Authentication, Multimodal, Feature Extraction, Classification, Rider Optimization Algorithm (ROA). References: 1. Nageshkumar. M, Mahesh.PK and M.N. Shanmukha Swamy, “An Efficient Secure Multimodal Biometric Fusion Using Palm print and 44. Face Image,” International Journal of Computer Science Issue, Vol. 1, pp. 49-53, Aug 2009. 2. Muhammad Khurram Khan and Jiashu Zhang, “Multimodal face and fingerprint biometrics authentication on space-limited tokens”, Neuro Computing, Vol. 17, No. 12, pp. 3026 – 3031, 2008. 280-290 3. Arun Ross and Ayman Abaza, “Human Ear Recognition”, IEEE Computer Magazine, Vol.44, No.11, pp. 718-737, 2011. 4. Abdallah Meraoumia, Meraoumia1, Salim Chitroub and Ahmed Bouridane, “Fusion of Finger-Knuckle-Print and Palm print for an Efficient Multi-biometric System of Person Recognition,” In Proc. of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Kyoto, pp. 1-5, Jun 2011. 5. Raghavendra.R, Mohammad Imran, Ashok Rao and Hemantha Kumar.G, “Multimodal Biometrics: Analysis of Handvein & Palmprint Combination Used for Person Verification”, In proc. of Third IEEE International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology, pp. 526-530, 2010. 6. Carsten Maple and Vitaly Schetinin, “Using a Bayesian Averaging Model for Estimating the Reliability of Decisions in Multimodal Biometrics”, In Proc. of the First IEEE International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security, pp. 929-935, 2006. 7. Yong-Fang Yaoa, Xiao-Yuan Jing and Hau-San Wong, “Face and palm print feature level fusion for single sample biometrics recognition”, Neuro Computing, Vol. 9, No. 8, 2007. 8. B.Prasanalakshmia , A.Kannammal, "Biometric Cryptosystem Involving Two Traits And Palm Vein As Key", In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communication Technology and System Design, Vol. 30, 2012, pp. 303–310, 2011. 9. Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Md. Rashedul Islam, Nazmul Islam Bhuiyan, Bulbul Ahmed, Md. Aminul Islam,"Person Identification Using Ear Biometrics", International Journal of The Computer, the Internet and Management Vol. 15, No.2, pp. 1 - 8, 2007. 10. Arun Ross and Anil K. Jain, “Multimodal Biometrics: An Overview”, In proc. of 12th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), Vol. 14, No: 1, pp. 1221-1224, September 2004. 11. M.1. Ahmad, W.L. Woo and S.S. Dlay, “Multimodal Biometric Fusion at Feature Level: Face and Palm print”, In proc. of the 7th International Symposium on Communication Systems Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP), pp. 801 - 805, 2010. 12. Madasu Hanmandlu, Jyotsana Grover, Ankit Gureja and H.M. Gupta, “Score level fusion of multimodal biometrics using triangular norms”, Pattern Recognition letters, Vol. 32, No. 14, pp. 1843–1850, 2011. 13. A.Jameer Basha, V.Palanisamy and T.Purusothaman,“Fast Multimodal Biometric Approach Using Dynamic Fingerprint Authentication and Enhanced Iris Features”, In proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence and

Computing Research (ICCIC), 2010, pp. 1-6, 2010. 14. JuCheng Yang, “Biometrics Verification Techniques Combing with Digital Signature for Multimodal Biometrics Payment System”, In proc. of IEEE International Conference on Management of e-Commerce and e-Government, pp. 405 - 410, 2010. 15. S. K. Dahel and Q. Xiao, “Accuracy Performance Analysis of Multimodal Biometrics”, In proc. of the IEEE Workshop on Information Assurance, pp.170 - 173, 2003. 16. Hyunsoek Choi and Miyoung Shin, “Learning Radial Basis Function Model with Matching Score Quality for Person Authentication in Multimodal Biometrics”, In proc. of First Asian IEEE Conference on Intelligent Information and Database Systems, pp. 346-350, 2009. 17. Desong Wang, Jianping Li and Gokhan Memik, “Authentication Scheme of DRM System for Remote Users Based on Multimodal Biometrics, Watermarking and Smart Cards”, In proc. of the WRI Global Congress on Intelligent Systems (GCIS '09), Vol.2, pp. 530- 534, 2009. 18. Md. Maruf Monwar and Marina L. Gavrilova, “Multimodal Biometric System Using Rank-Level Fusion Approach”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 867- 878, August 2009. 19. Mingxing He, Shi-Jinn Horng, Pingzhi Fan, Ray-Shine Run, Rong-Jian Chen, Jui-Lin Lai, Muhammad Khurram Khan and Kevin Octavius Sentosa, “Performance evaluation of score level fusion in multimodal biometric systems”, Pattern Recognition, Vol. 43, No. 5, pp. 1789–1800, 2010. 20. Hong Huang, Jiamin Liu, Hailiang Feng and Tongdi He, “Ear recognition based on uncorrelated local fisher discriminant analysis”, Neuro Computing, Vol.74, No. 17, pp. 3103–3113, 2011. 21. Li Yuan and Zhi chun Mu, “Ear recognition based on local information fusion”, Pattern Recognition letters, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp.82-190, 2012. 22. Tak-Shing Chan and Ajay Kumar, “Reliable ear identification using 2-D quadrature filters”, Pattern Recognition letters, Vol. 33, No.14, pp. 1870–1881, 2012. Authors: Tripti Tripathi, Umesh Holani

Paper Title: Financial Forecasting Model in Developed and Developing Economies Abstract: The study focused on the volatility forecasting in developed and developing share market. The objective of the study was to evaluate the ability of six different statistical and econometric volatility forecasting models in the context of India, Brazil, Japan and US stock market from November 1994 till February 2005 on the basis of four evaluation error measures statistics which are mean absolute error (MAE), root mean square error (RMSE), Theil’s U (TU) and MAPE. The monthly data of stock market index of India, Brazil, Japan and US were collected from January 1992 till April 2005 and also monthly data of stock market index, discount rate, consumer price index (CPI), industrial production and foreign exchange reserves of India, Brazil, Japan and US respectively were collected. Then further analysis was done using four forecasting models which were moving average, exponential weighted moving average, multiple regression, GARCH. The study found out that GARCH and MAE forecasting models are superior in developed market as well as developing market like India.

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Authors: Sudha Srinivasan, Harish Kumar 46. Flipped Classroom Model – A Response to the Emerging Trends in the Teaching Learning Paper Title: Landscape

Abstract: Flipped Classroom Model has emerged over the last two decades and its popularity is growing rapidly in the recent years. This study reviews and analyses the research on Flipped Classroom Model in higher education from a variety of aspects. The main aim of this study is to identify the factors that influence the popularity of Flipped Classroom Model and making it a worthwhile activity to implement. The study also examines the new trends and rapid transformation in the digital and education landscape and the associated changes in the current education system. A six-step process suggested by Cooper & Hedges (2011) is used to identify and synthesis the data required for this study. Findings from the study show positive influence of Flipped Classroom Model in higher education on different parameters including students’ academic achievement and their level of engagement. Further, this paper discusses the opportunities and challenges in designing and implementing Flipped Classroom Model deeply associated with our traditional higher education system.

Keyword: flipped classroom model, higher education, research synthesis, student engagement. References: 1. Arina, Evseeva. Anton, Solozhenko. Use of Flipped Classroom Technology in Language Learning, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, (2015); 206 (17): 205-209 2. Baker, J. W. (2000). The Classroom Flip : Becoming the Guide by the Side. CCCU Annual Technology Conference, 1–28. 3. Bishop, J., & Verleger, M. (2013). The Flipped Classroom: A Survey of the Research. 120th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 161–163. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2013.6684807 4. Blau, I., & Shamir-Inbal, T. (2017). Re-designed flipped learning model in an academic course: The role of co-creation and co- regulation. In Computers and Education (Vol. 115). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2017.07.014 5. Burden, M. L., Carlton, K. H., Siktberg, L., & Pavlechko, G. (2015). Flipping the classroom: Strategies for psychiatric-mental health course. Nurse educator, 40(5), 233-236. 6. Carlisle, M. C. (2010). 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Authors: Pramoda Patro, Krishna Kumar, G. Suresh Kumar

Paper Title: Various Classifiers Performance Based Machine Learning Methods Abstract: Classification is a form of data mining (regarding machine learning) approach that is helpful in the prediction of group membership for data instances, where the data input is used by the computer program for learning and thereafter this learning is used for classifying the fresh observation made. This data set might just be bi-class or it can be multi-class also. Few instances of the problems in classification include: speech identification, handwriting identification, bio metric detection, document classification etc. Many classification methods exist, which can be utilized for classification. In this research work, the fundamental classification approaches and few important kinds of classification approaches that include decision tree induction, Bayesian networks,k-nearest neighbor classifier and Support Vector Machines (SVM) and fuzzy learning classifiers with their merits, drawbacks, probable applications and challenges faced with the solution available. There are different problems that have an effect on the classification and prediction. The objective of this research work is to render an extensive review of various classification approaches in machine learning. At last, the future work intended on the best classification techniques for the input data are discussed.

Keyword: Classification, data instances, classification techniques, weaknesses and review. References: 1. Mahdavinejad, M.S., Rezvan, M., Barekatain, M., Adibi, P., Barnaghi, P. and Sheth, A.P., 2018. Machine learning for Internet of Things data analysis: A survey. Digital Communications and Networks, 4(3), pp.161-175. 2. Siddiqui, M.S. and Abidi, A.I., 2018. Comparative study of different classification techniques using weka tool. Global Sci- Tech, 10(4), pp.200-208. 3. Ronen, R., Radu, M., Feuerstein, C., Yom-Tov, E. and Ahmadi, M., 2018. Microsoft malware classification challenge. arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.10135. 4. Ahammed, B. and Abedin, M., 2018. Predicting wine types with different classification techniques. Model Assisted Statistics and Applications, 13(1), pp.85-93. 47. 5. Prakash, R., Tharun, V.P. and Devi, S.R., 2018, April. A Comparative Study of Various Classification Techniques to Determine Water Quality. In 2018 Second International Conference on Inventive Communication and Computational Technologies (ICICCT) (pp. 1501-1506). IEEE. 305-310 6. Singh, N., Ferozepur, P. and Jindal, S., 2018. Heart disease prediction using classification and feature selection techniques. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 4(2). 7. Obeidat, I., Hamadneh, N., Alkasassbeh, M., Almseidin, M. and AlZubi, M., 2019. Intensive Pre-Processing of KDD Cup 99 for Network Intrusion Classification Using Machine Learning Techniques. 8. Jindal, R., 2018, September. A Novel Method for Efficient Multi-Label Text Categorization of research articles. In 2018 International Conference on Computing, Power and Communication Technologies (GUCON) (pp. 333-336). IEEE. 9. Imani, M., Huang, C., Kong, D. and Rosing, T., 2018, June. Hierarchical hyper dimensional computing for energy efficient classification. In 2018 55th ACM/ESDA/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC) (pp. 1-6). IEEE. 10. Ghaddar, B. and Naoum-Sawaya, J., 2018. High dimensional data classification and feature selection using support vector machines. European Journal of Operational Research, 265(3), pp.993-1004. 11. .Ju, H. and Yu, H., 2018, January. Sentiment Classification with Convolutional Neural Network using Multiple Word Representations. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication (p. 9). ACM. 12. Arumugam, P. and Jose, P., 2018. Efficient decision tree based data selection and support vector machine classification. Materials Today: Proceedings, 5(1), pp.1679-1685. 13. Al-Shargie, F., Tang, T.B., Badruddin, N. and Kiguchi, M., 2018. Towards multilevel mental stress assessment using SVM with ECOC: an EEG approach. Medical & biological engineering & computing, 56(1), pp.125-136. 14. .Lv, F., Huang, J., Wang, W., Wei, Y., Sun, Y. and Wang, B., 2019. A two-route CNN model for bank account classification with heterogeneous data. PloS one, 14(8), p.e0220631. 15. Huynh, P.H., Nguyen, V.H. and Do, T.N., 2018. A coupling support vector machines with the feature learning of deep convolutional neural networks for classifying microarray gene expression data. In Modern Approaches for Intelligent Information and Database Systems (pp. 233-243). Springer, Cham. 16. Aydadenta, H., 2018. A Clustering Approach for Feature Selection in Microarray Data Classification Using Random Forest. Journal of Information Processing Systems, 14(5). 17. Ghosh, S., Biswas, S., Sarkar, D. and Sarkar, P.P., 2014. A novel Neuro-fuzzy classification technique for data mining. Egyptian Informatics Journal, 15(3), pp.129-147. 18. .Jiang, M., Liang, Y., Feng, X., Fan, X., Pei, Z., Xue, Y. and Guan, R., 2018. Text classification based on deep belief network and softmax regression. Neural Computing and Applications, 29(1), pp.61-70.

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Authors: Preeti Yadav, Samra Sultana

Paper Title: Growth of Muslim Community as Minority in India Abstract: The Encyclopedia of Britannica minority means “group held together by ties of common descent, language or religious faith and feeling different in these respects from the inhabitants of a given political entity.” This study be related about minorities, especially Muslim community, their constitutional rights and safeguards, socio-economic conditions and other safeguards like welfare Programs and various government reports and commissions, including Minority Ministry in India. This study is important because it details the legal definition, rules and regulations and the other terms related to the discussion of minority. This paper is an attempt to showcase the relationship between minority development policies and satisfaction to the community.

48. Keyword: Minority, Welfare, Socio Economic Conditions, etc. References: 311-315 1. MOMA website, AR & 12th Plan, WG Report 2. Rahman Azimur, Khatoon Naseema, Pathak Vinay Kumar, Mohammad Ali Imam (2014), Comparative Study of Muslim Women's Education in the Context of employment, access to media, marital status, family planning and political participation - Case Study of Azamgarh District Fauzia Islam, IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Volume 19, Issue 3, Ver. II (Mar. 2014), PP 186-196 e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845. 3. Khan, Shabnam Syed. (2013) Muslim Women and Tensions of Traditional, Modern Expectations. Harvard University, 2013. 4. Keddie, Amanda (2011). Framing discourses of possibility and constraint in the empowerment of Muslim girls: issues of religion, race, ethnicity and culture. Religion, Race and Ethnicity. Ethnicity and Education, 2011 5. Nayyar Usha (2007), An analytical study of education of Muslim women and girls in India, thesis, University of Delhi. 6. 11th &12th plan, WG & Steering Committee Report 7. Annual Report MOMA, pibarchive.nic.in/ndagov/Comprehensive-Materials/compr26.pdf 8. www.seekhoaurkamao-moma.gov.in Authors: Pukhraj Paul, Vikram Sandhu, Heena Atwal

Paper Title: Implications of GST on Indian Banking Sector Abstract: The most vital sector that contributes 7.7 per cent to GDP in India is the banking sector. The important scenario was the introduction of Goods and Service Tax and its implication in Indian Banking Sector. GST was implemented by Government in India on 1st July, 2017 which changed the operational efficiency of banking sector than before. This present study aims to study the significant impact of GST on banking sector and the challenges imposed by the implementation of GST. This study also attempts to study the effect of GST on customer.

49. Keyword: Taxation, Goods and Service tax (GST), Indirect tax, Banking Sector, Government Policy. References: 1. Mujalde, S., Vani, A. (2017). Goods and Service Tax (GST) and its outcome in India. Journal of Madhya Pradesh Economic 316-317 Association, 27(1), 1-4. 2. Tewari, V. K. (2018). Goods and Service Tax. GST Simplified Tax System: Challenges and Remedies, 1(1), 173 3. Yadav, S. S., Shankar, R. (2018). Goods and service tax (GST): how and why. Journal of Advances in Management Research, 15(1), 2-3. 4. Banerjee, S., Agrawal, P. (2018). Impact of Goods and Service Tax after Implementation. Global Journal of Management and Business Research, 18(2), 1-6. 5. Bedi, Balwinder., Kavish, Sharma (2017). Moving to goods and service tax in India: Impact on India’s growth. International Journal of Engineering Research & Management Technology, 4(3), 120-128. 6. Article on “Impact of GST On the Banking Sector in India” published in gsthelplineindia.com on 09-10-2017. 7. Article on “The impact of GST on banking transactions, Insurance and Investments.” published in www.equitymaster.com dated on 11- 07-2017

50. Authors: Tanmay Pant, Sandeep Arya

Paper Title: One Problem, Different Manifestation: Distribution Woes At HDFC Life And SBI Life Abstract: Life insurance distribution in India, like elsewhere, is in a transitory phase. Technological advancements and an untapped market have opened up new vistas in the field. Customer offerings through multiple touch-points seem to be the mantra. While a multi-channel strategy does offer the outreach, there are a number of issues, including, channel conflict, channel cannibalization and channel misalignment, which act as a dampener to such a strategy. The other question is that of finding an optimum distribution mix. We, by virtue of this paper, attempt to delineate the aforesaid, highlighting the manifestation of the same problem of distribution, albeit differently, rather contrastingly - concurrently suggesting the solutions – through two similar bank led (large bank as group company / bank promoted) companies, HDFC Life and SBI Life. Distribution woes have resulted in an uncertain distribution landscape with no clear pattern in sight. Industry numbers show a shrinking agency, a robust bancassurance and a rising online channel. But the pattern is all lopsided in HDFC Life and SBI Life. How to balance the distribution mix, then? Does that mean doing away with the not so hot agency channel? Or does preserving agency still make sense? Or fortifying the banca further is the need of the hour? Or, can the currently hot direct / online channel be pursued vehemently? The implications of such distribution patterns are immense for an industry trying to find a way out of the muddle.

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Industry.” Journal of Risk and Insurance 66, 253-274. 32. Sarkar, M.B., B. Butler, and C. Steinfeld, 1995. “Intermediaries and Cybermediaries: A Continuing Role for Mediating Players in the Electronic Marketplace,” Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, 1: 3. 33. Sinha, A. (2013). Emerging trends in distribution in the Life Insurance sector in India: A Study of a few Leading Players. Indian Journal of Marketing, 53-61 34. Sharma, R.P. & Saxena, K. (2009). Life Insurance Marketing In India: Leveraging the strengths of Norhafizah Manap, Ramadhansyah Putra Jaya, Muhammad Nazri Borhan, Norhashidah Manap, Authors: Juraidah Ahmad Paper Title: Acoustic Absorption Characteristics of Porous Asphalt Containing Coconut Shells Abstract: In this study, coconut shells were used as aggregate replacement in porous asphalt to observe its effect on sound absorption through Impedance Tube test. For coconut shells aggregate porous asphalt to be used in realistic situations it is essential to ensure its mix integrity, resistance to oxidation and raveling as well as its durability; therefore, the Cantabro Test, Binder drain-down test and Theoretical Maximum Density were also conducted in this study. The result showed that porous asphalt containing coconut shells exhibited significance improvement of sound absorption. The sound absorption coefficient of porous asphalt incorporating 10%, 30% and 50% of coconut shells approximately at the peak of the curve which is at the frequency of 850hz are 0.93, 0.96 and 0.93 while for conventional porous asphalt is 0.89. This study also found that porous asphalt containing 10 - 50% of coconut shells contributed a significance improvement in sound absorption compare than conventional porous asphalt at the frequency of 200 – 1600 Hz. However, only porous asphalt containing 10% of coconut shells satisfied all the parameters tested similar to the conventional porous asphalt.

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specimen. This implies the workability of modified asphalt mixture is better and requires less energy to be compacted. Modified asphalt mixture generally had better mechanical performance. Therefore, it can be deduced that the asphalt mixture with adhesion promoters have better overall performance than the control mixture.

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Construction and Building Materials, 84, 348–353. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.03.024 Authors: Tamalkhani Syammaun, Firmansyah Rachman, Rifki Hidayat Characteristic of Coconut-Shell Ash as Filler and LDPE Plastic Waste as Substitution Materials of Paper Title: Porous Asphalt Mixtures Abstract: Porous asphalt is designed to have a relatively higher porosity than other pavement types, this porous property is obtained because the proportion of fine aggregate is less than other types of mixtures. In an 53. effort to increase the strength of porous asphalt pavement structures, it is required to use other added materials both as additives, stabilizers and substitution materials. In this study, the added material used was low density polyethylene (LDPE) plastic waste as a substitute for asphalt and coconut-shell ash (CA) as filler substitution 340-344 material. Stone ash, cement and fly ash are commonly used as fillers in asphalt mixture, CA is expected to be one of the alternatives. This study aims to determine the characteristics of using LDPE into asphalt pen. 60/70 and the use of 50% CA filler on the characteristics of porous asphalt mixture and to find out indications of

deficiencies and strengths in the asphalt mixture. On the initial bitumen content without using substitutes, the optimum bitumen content (OAC) was 5.76% with the variation used of LDPE 3%, 5% and 7% and 50% CA as filler. At OAC value 5.76% with 3% LDPE substitution meet all required parameter. With the value of Marshall Stability, VIM, Flow, AFD, and CL are 560.50kg, 18.61%, 4.3mm, 0.22% and 19.69% respectively.

Keyword: Coconut-Shell Ash, Low Density Polyethylene, Porous Asphalt, Stability. References: 1. Syammaun, T. and H. Rani. Resilient modulus of porous asphalt using oil palm fiber. in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. 2018. IOP Publishing. 2. Association, A.A.P., National asphalt specification. 2004: The Association. 3. Norhafizah, M. and M.R. Hainin, The effect of coconut shell on engineering properties of porous asphalt mixture. Jurnal Teknologi, 2016. 78(7-2). 4. Punith, V., A. Veeraragavan, and S.N. Amirkhanian, Evaluation of reclaimed polyethylene modified asphalt concrete mixtures. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 2011. 4(1): p. 1-10. 5. Yan, K., H. Xu, and L. You, Rheological properties of asphalts modified by waste tire rubber and reclaimed low density polyethylene. Construction and Building Materials, 2015. 83: p. 143-149. 6. Lastra-González, P., et al., Comparative analysis of the performance of asphalt concretes modified by dry way with polymeric waste. Construction and Building Materials, 2016. 112: p. 1133-1140. 7. García-Travé, G., et al., Use of reclaimed geomembranes for modification of mechanical performance of bituminous binders. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2016. 28(7): p. 04016021. 8. Karmakar, S. and T.K. Roy, Effect of waste plastic and waste tires ash on mechanical behavior of bitumen. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2016. 28(6): p. 04016006. 9. Modarres, A. and H. Hamedi, Effect of waste plastic bottles on the stiffness and fatigue properties of modified asphalt mixes. Materials & Design, 2014. 61: p. 8-15. 10. Wang, J., et al., Performance investigation and sustainability evaluation of multiple-polymer asphalt mixtures in airfield pavement. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018. 189: p. 67-77. 11. Giri, J.P., M. Panda, and U.C. Sahoo, Performance of Bituminous Mixes Containing Treated Recycled Concrete Aggregates and Modified by Waste Polyethylene. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2018. 30(8): p. 04018184. 12. Al-Mansob, R.A., et al., Comparison between mixtures of asphalt with Palm Oil Shells and coconut Shells as additives. Jurnal Kejuruteraan, 2013. 25: p. 25-31. 13. Shelke, A.S., et al., Coconut Shell as Partial Replacement for Coarse Aggregate: Review. International Journal of Civil Engineering Research, 2014. 5(3): p. 211-214. 14. Wong, S., et al. Utilization of waste plastics in stone mastic asphalt for infrastructural applications. in Materials Science Forum. 2017. Trans Tech Publ. Norhafizah Manap, Muhammad Nazri Borhan, Muhamad Razuhanafi Mat Yazid, Mohd Khairul Authors: Azman Hambali, Asyraf Rohan Determining Spatial Patterns of Road Accidents at Expressway by Applying Getis-Ord Gi* Spatial Paper Title: Statistic Abstract: This paper was using Getis–Ord (Gi*) spatial statistics to identify hot spots on the controlled- access expressway. The application of the method was demonstrated through a case study by using the reported road accident cases in North-South Expressway (NSE). The method successfully identified the clusters of accidents from more than 47,359 accident records from 2016 to 2019. 25 hotspot locations were identified at this study area represents 26.81% of reported cases with the lengthiest hotspot is 31.2 km and the shortest is 300m. The largest and the second largest means of z score of hotspots were identified near to well-known high populated and busy city Kuala Lumpur with scores of 6.17243 and 6.074437. The largest z score means the more intense clustering at the location will be and statistically significance to reject the null hypothesis. This study also found that the accident hotspots tend to occur at the location where the continuous traffic flow is disturbed. There are 16 hotspot locations were identified which is equivalent to 64% from the total hotspots that occur at the location where were the existing of interchange, exit ramp, slip road, rest area or lay by spotted at the area. The interference of traffic flows including diverge and merge activities will affect the speed consistency and which if often, leads to sideswipe and rear accidents. By using GIS, the location of hotspots can 54. be analyzed meticulously at the location. It can help in determining effective countermeasures based on the analysis of the causal factors 345-350

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Paper Title: Increment of Steel Tonnage for Reinforced Concrete School Building Considering Seismic Design Abstract: A series of Indonesian earthquakes, especially from Sumatra caused vibration on buildings in Peninsular Malaysia like Kuala Lumpur and Island. In East Malaysia, state has been classified as a region with active local seismic fault. A moderate earthquake with Mw6.1 was occurred in Ranau on 5th June 2015 and caused damage on buildings either the structural or non-structural members. Hence, the implementation of seismic design on new buildings is important to ensure public safety. However, such action has its own pro and contra especially when dealing with cost. Therefore, current research work presents the influence of seismic design consideration on the increment of cost for steel reinforcement. For that purpose, a four storey reinforced concrete school building was generated and used as basic model for analysis, design, and taking off. Two level of seismicity representing by the reference peak ground acceleration, αgR equal to 0.07g and 0.10g has been taken into account in the structural analysis and seismic design process. Besides, three soil type namely as soil type A, soil type C, and soil type E also has been considered as variable parameter. Based on result, total steel tonnage in beams for models considering seismic design increases around 14% to 119% higher than the model without seismic design. For columns, the increment is around 13% to 155%. Generally, total cost of steel used as for concrete reinforcement of the whole structure increases around 13% to 131% depending on the level of seismicity and soil type.

Keyword: Cost estimation; Eurocode 8; Seismic design; Steel tonnage. References: 1. A. Marto, C. S. Tan, F. Kassim, and N. Z. Mohd Yunus, “Seismic impact in Peninsular Malaysia,” The 5th International Geotechnical Symposium, 2013, pp. 237-241. 2. J. Gill, N. S. Shariff, K. Omar, and Z. M. Amin, “Techtonic motion of Malaysia: analysis from years 2001 to 2013,” ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2/W2, 2015, pp. 199 - 206. 3. A. H. Abdul Latiff and Khalil Amin Esmail, “Seismic site effect along Bukit Tinggi fault line from microtremor analysis,” IOP 55. Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Sciences, vol. 244, 2019, pp. 012042. 4. N. S. H. Harith, A. Adnan, F. Tongkul, A. V. Shoushtari, “Analysis on earthquake databases of Sabah region and its application for seismic design,” International Journal of Civil Engineering & Geo-Environmental, Special Publication NCWE2017, 2017, 351-355 pp. 1-5. 5. T. A. Majid, A. Adnan, M. I. Adiyanto, M. Z. Ramli, T. C. Ghuan, “Preliminary damage assessment due to 2015 Ranau earthquake,” International Journal of Civil Engineering & Geo-Environmental, Special Publication NCWE2017, 2017, pp. 49-54. 6. S. C. Alih and M. Vafaei, “Performance of reinforced concrete buildings and wooden structures during the 2015 Mw 6.0 Sabah earthquake in Malaysia,” Engineering Failure Analysis, vol. 102, 2019, pp. 351-368. 7. M. I. Adiyanto, T. A. Majid, F. M. Nazri, “Nonstructural damages of reinforced concrete buildings due to 2015 Ranau earthquake,” AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1865, 2017, pp. 090002. 8. M. A. Khoiry, N. Hamzah, S. A. Osman, A. A. Mutalib, R. Hamid, “Physical damages effect on residential houses caused by the earthquake at Ranau, Sabah Malaysia,” International Journal of Engineering and Technology, vol 10(5), 2018, pp. 414-418. 9. N. H. Hamid, A. Azmi, M. I. Adiyanto, M. Mohamad, “Seismic performance of two-bay two-storey rc frame under in-plane lateral cyclic loading,” Malaysian Construction Research Journal, vol 25(2), 2018, pp. 61-73. 10. M. I. Adiyanto and T. A. Majid, “Seismic design of two storey reinforced concrete building in Malaysia with low class ductility,” Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, vol 9(1), 2014, pp. 27-46. 11. M. Z. Ramli, A. Adnan, M. A. A. Kadir, and M. N. A. Alel, “Cost comparison for non-seismic (EC@) and seismic (EC8) design in different ductility class,” International Journal of Civil Engineering & Geo-Environmental, Special Publication NCWE2017, 2017, pp. 38-42. 12. M. I. Adiyanto, F. Ahmad Jani, S. A. H. S. Mustapha, and S. W. Ahmad, “Estimation on amount of steel reinforcement for six storey hospital with seismic design consideration in Malaysia,” IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Sciences, vol. 244, 2019, pp. 012015. 13. CEN., “Eurocode 8: design of structures for earthquake resistance part 1: general rules, seismic actions and rules for buildings,” European Committee for Standardization, Brussels, Belgium, 2004. 14. M. N. Fardis, E. C. Carvalho, P. Fajfar, and A. Pecker, Seismic design of concrete buildings to Eurocode 8. Boca Raton, Taylor & Francis, 2015, ch. 1. 15. CEN., “Eurocode 1: Action on structures part 1: general actions - densities, self weight, imposed loads for buildings,” European Committee for Standardization, Brussels, Belgium, 2002. 16. Malaysia National Annex to Eurocode 8, “Design of structures for earthquake resistance part 1: general rules, seismic actions and rules for buildings,” Department of Standards Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia, 2017. 17. A. Y. Elghazouli, Seismic design of buildings to Eurocode 8. London and New York, Spon Press, 2009. 18. S. M. Noor, N. S. Md Halim, A. Ibrahim, T. A. Majid, and S. H. Hassan, “Fundamental period of vibrations influencing characteristics of torsional irregularity in reinforced concrete buildings,” IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Sciences, vol. 244, 2019, pp. 012021. Mohammed Yahya Mohammed Al-Fasih, Mohd Haziman Wan Ibrahim, Nurul Fasihah Basirun, Authors: Ramadhansyah Putra Jaya, Mohd Syahrul Hisyam Mohd Sani

56. Paper Title: Influence of Partial Replacement of Cement and Sand with Coal Bottom Ash on Concrete Properties Abstract: An experimental study was accomplished to study the effect of replacement of both cement and sand with coal bottom ash (CBA) on the properties of the concrete. Control mix was prepared without coal 356-362

bottom ash replacement and nominated as series A. The mixes of series B were prepared with20 % replacement of cement with 30 hours ground coal bottom ash (GCBA). Mixes of series C were prepared with four percentages (5,10,15,20) of CBA as partial replacement of sand. Mixes of Series D mixes were prepared as a combination of series B and C. Slump flow, compressive strength, and water permeability properties were investigated. Series D mixes showed lower workability compared to the series C mixes and control mix. Compressive strength of series D mix gained slightly higher strength compared to the control mix but lower than series C strength. Series C mixes absorbed more water compared to control mix concrete. Series D mixes achieved lower water permeability coefficient compare to series C which showed lower water permeability than the control.

Keyword: Coal bottom ash, Partial replacement, Compressive strength, Water permeability References: 1. S.A. Mangi, M.H.W. Ibrahim, N. Jamaluddin, S. Shahidan, M.F. Arshad, S.A. Memon, R.P. Jaya, S.W. Mudjanarko, M.I. Setiawan, Influence of ground coal bottom ash on the properties of concrete, International Journal of Sustainable Construction Engineering and Technology. 9 (2018) 26–34. 2. R. Dwikojuliardi, (2015). Malaysia and construction industry, Malaysia construction research journal. 2(1). 22-45. 3. M. Cheriaf, J.C. Rocha, J. Pera, Pozzolanic properties of pulverized coal combustion bottom ash, Cement and Concrete Research. 29 (1999) 1387–1391. 4. D. Bajare, G. Bumanis, L. Upeniece, Coal combustion bottom ash as microfiller with pozzolanic properties for traditional concrete, Procedia Engineering. 57 (2013) 149–158. 5. L. Dembovska, D. Bajare, I. Pundiene, L. Vitola, Effect of pozzolanic additives on the strength development of high performance concrete, Procedia Engineering. 172 (2017) 202–210. 6. H.K. Venkatanarayanan, P.R. Rangaraju, Effect of grinding of low-carbon rice husk ash on the microstructure and performance properties of blended cement concrete, Cement and Concrete Composites. 55 (2015) 348–363. 7. H.-K. Kim, Utilization of sieved and ground coal bottom ash powders as a coarse binder in high-strength mortar to improve workability, Construction and Building Materials. 91 (2015) 57–64. 8. S. Pyo, H.-K. Kim, Fresh and hardened properties of ultra-high performance concrete incorporating coal bottom ash and slag powder, Construction and Building Materials. 131 (2017) 459–466. 9. M. Singh, R. Siddique, Effect of coal bottom ash as partial replacement of sand on workability and strength properties of concrete, Journal of Cleaner Production. 112 (2016) 620–630. 10. M. K. Burhanudin, M. H. W. Ibrahim, M. S. H. M. Sani, M. I. Juki, N. Jamaluddin, R. P. Jaya, M. Z. M. Bosro, Influence of ground coal bottom ash with different grinding time as cement replacement material on the strength of concrete. Malaysian Construction Research Journal, 4(2 Special Issue) (2018) 93-102. 11. M. Rafieizonooz, J. Mirza, M.R. Salim, M.W. Hussin, E. Khankhaje, Investigation of coal bottom ash and fly ash in concrete as replacement for sand and cement, Construction and Building Materials. 116 (2016) 15–24. 12. ASTM International. Standard Specification For Portland Cement. West conshohocken,PA, ASTM C150, (2016). 13. BS EN 12350-2, Testing fresh concrete, Slump test. (2000). 14. BS EN 12390-3: 2009: Testing hardened concrete. Compressive strength of test specimens. BSI. (2009). 15. BS EN 12390-8: 2009: Testing hardened concrete–Part 8: Depth of penetration of water under pressure. BSI. (2009). 16. M.H.W. Ibrahim, A.F. Hamzah, N. Jamaluddin, P.J. Ramadhansyah, A.M. Fadzil, Split tensile strength on self-compacting concrete containing coal bottom ash, Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences. 195 (2015) 2280–2289. 17. Z. Abidin, N. Ernida, W. Ibrahim, M. Haziman, N. Jamaluddin, K. Kamaruddin, A.F. Hamzah, The effect of bottom ash on fresh characteristic, compressive strength and water absorption of self-compacting concrete, in: Applied Mechanics and Materials, Trans Tech Publ, 2014: pp. 145–151. 18. N. Ghafoori, J. Bucholc, Investigation of lignite-based bottom ash for structural concrete, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 8 (1996) 128–137. 19. P.J. Ramadhansyah, A.W. Mahyun, M.Z.M. Salwa, B.H.A. Bakar, M.A.M. Johari, M.H.W. Ibrahim, Thermal analysis and pozzolanic index of rice husk ash at different grinding time, Procedia Engineering. (2012) 101–109. 20. A. Marto, A.R. Awang, A.M. Makhtar, Compaction Characteristics and Permeability Of Tanjung Bin Coal Ash Mixtures, in: IPCBEE in Proc. of the International Conference on Environment Science and Engineering: Selected Papers. Ed. By IACSIT Press, Singapore, 2011: pp. 134–137. 21. S.S.G. Hashemi, H. Bin Mahmud, J.N.Y. Djobo, C.G. Tan, B.C. Ang, N. Ranjbar, Microstructural characterization and mechanical properties of bottom ash mortar, Journal of Cleaner Production. 170 (2018) 797–804. Nor Ashikin Muhamad Khairussaleh, Lee Chong Hoe, G.A.R. Parke, Roslina Omar, Shariza Mat Authors: Aris Paper Title: Influence of Traffic Load and Far-Field Seismic Excitation in Cables of Cable-Stayed Bridge Abstract: Bridges are always expose to the cyclic live loads in the form of moving traffic and wind loads. This could jeopardise the service life of the bridges peculiarly in fatigue. With the rise of seismic activities nowadays, bridges may become more susceptible to fatigue damage. Thus, in this study, the static and dynamic behaviour of a cable-stayed bridge in terms of fatigue of steel elements are addressed by focusing on the stress variation in stay cables due to the effects of moving traffic loads and ground motion excitations. Fatigue Load 57. Model 4 (FLM 4) has been adopted as a dynamic response on the bridge subjected to moving load while a two set of ground motions considering horizontal and vertical motions from far-field faults has been used as seismic excitation on the bridge. The results of this study revealed the notable influence of traffic loads on stress 363-367 variations of cable-stayed bridges with significant effects due to ground motions scaled to the expected return period.

Keyword: Cable anchorages, cable-stayed bridge, FLM 4, Far-field ground motion. References:

1. BSI (2003) BS EN 1991-2 part 2: Traffic Load on Bridges. London: British Standard Institution. 2. BSI (2003) NA to BS EN 1991-2 part 2: Traffic Load on Bridges. London: British Standard Institution. 3. Casado, A. C. (2011). Seismic Behaviour of Cable-Stayed Bridges: Design, Analysis and Seismic Devices. In Department of Continuum Mechanics and Theory of Structures, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Madrid. 4. Gabler, M. (2015) ). Time for Action. Bridge. Design & Engineering, (80), 88-89. 5. Hobbs, R. E. & Ghavami, K. (1982). The Fatigue of Structural Wire Strands. International Journal of Fatigue, 4(2), 69-72 6. Hou Man, L.B., Peng Yun Dong, Chang Chung Man (2018). Design of Main Bridge of Second Penang Bridge in Malaysia. International Journal of Transportation Engineering and Technology, 4(2), 65-42 7. N.A. Muhamad Khairussaleh (2016). Fatigue of Cable Anchorages on a Cable-Stayed Bridges (Ph.D Thesis). University of Surrey. 8. N.A. Muhamad Khairussaleh, G.A.R. Parke, B. Imam (2015). Fatigue Analysis of Cable Anchorages on Cable Stayed-Bridges, Multi- Span Large Bridges (Porto, Portugal) Conference. 9. Shrestha, B. (2014). Seismic response of long-span cable –stayed bridge to near-fault vertical ground motions. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 19(1), 180-187 10. Yan Li, Dagang Lv, Hongfei Sheng (2010). Fatigue Reliability of Stay Cables of Cable-stayed bridge under combined loads of Stochastic Traffic and Wind. Key Engineering Materials, 456(2011), 33-45 11. Timothy D. Ancheta, R.B.D. Jonathan P. Stewart, Emel Seyhan, Walter J. Silva, Brian S.J. Chiou, Katie E. Wooddell, Robert W. Graves, Albert R. Kottke, David M. Boore, Tadahiro Kishida, and Jennifer L. Donahue (2013). PEER NGA-West2 Database. Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley. 12. Russel, H. (2016). Rapid Respond. Bridge. Design & Engineering, (82), 82-84

Authors: Shahreena Melati Rhasbudin Shah, Nor Izzah Zainuddin, Yee Hooi Min, Li-Sian Tey

Paper Title: Modification of Bituminous Mixture using Polyethylene Granules Abstract: Pavement performance is generally influenced by traffic, moisture, and quality of construction and maintenance. Deterioration on road surface can develop due to one or combination of these factors. In order to improve pavement performance, the modification of bituminous mixture for road surface can be achieved by adding additives or modifiers in the mix. This study presents the utilization of two types of polyethylene (PE): high density polyethylene (HDPE) and low density polyethylene (LDPE), a plastic waste products as an additive to enhance the properties of bituminous mixture. PE has been extensively used in industrial and domestic applications due to its low-cost, lightweight and durable properties. Wearing course samples of control and modified mixes were prepared using Marshall mix design method and according to Standard Specification for Road Works as guidelines. Three types of HDPE/LDPE blends with ratios of 75/25, 50/50 and 25/75 have been prepared and tested. It was found that polyethylene modified bituminous mixes show significant increment in Marshall stability and lower optimum bitumen content (OBC) in comparison to unmodified mix, where equal blend of HDPE/LDPE (50/50) shows a better Marshall properties. This shows that an addition of polyethylene in bituminous mix can withstand higher traffic loading with lower bitumen content.

Keyword: HDPE/LDPE blends, marshall properties, modified bituminous mixture, polyethylene References: 1. S. Bansal, A. K. Misra, P. Bajpai, “Evaluation of modified bituminous concrete mix developed using rubber and plastic waste materials,” in International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment, 6, 2017, pp. 442-448. 58. 2. A. P. Patil, S. S. Yeole, M. V. Nilakanth, M. Tanpure, “Use of plastic waste in bituminous road,” International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology (IJRASET), 5(5), 2017, pp. 557- 560. 3. A. Shaikh, N. Khan, F. Shah, D. Shukla, G. Kale, “Use of plastic waste in road construction,” International Journal of Advance 368-372 Research and Development, 2(5), 2017, pp. 14 - 19. 4. A. Vamshi, “Use of waste plastic in construction of bituminous road,” International Journal for Technological Research in Engineering, 2(9), 2015, pp. 2205-2208. 5. A. Behl, G. Sharma, G. Kumar, “A sustainable approach: utilization of waste PVC in asphalting of roads,” Construction and Building Materials 54, 2014, pp. 113-117. 6. A. M. Abd-Allah, M. I. E. Attia, M. F. A. Khamis, E. M. M. Deef-Allah, “Effect of using polymers on bituminous mixtures characteristics in Egypt,” Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, 11(4), 2014, pp. 54-63. 7. T. Ali, N. Iqbal, M. Ali, K. Shahzada, “Sustainability assessment of bitumen with polyethylene as polymer,” Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, 10(5), 2014, pp. 01-06. 8. N. Z. Habib, I. Kamaruddin, M. Napiah, I. M. Tan, “Rheological properties of polyethylene and polypropylene modified bitumen,” International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 3(2), 2011, pp. 96-100. 9. V. S., Punith, A. Veeraragavan, “Behavior of reclaimed polyethylene modified asphalt cement for paving purposes,” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 23(6), 2011, pp. 833-845. Available: doi:10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000235. 10. A. M. Othman, “Effect of low-density polyethylene on fracture toughness of asphalt concrete mixtures,” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 22(10), 2010, pp. 951-967. 11. S. Hınıslıoğlu, E. Ağar, “Use of waste high density polyethylene as bitumen modifier in asphalt concrete mix,” Materials Letters, 58(3- 4), 2004, pp. 267-271. 12. K. A. Ghuzlan, G. G. Al-Khateeb, Y. Qasem, “Rheological properties of polyethylene-modified asphalt binder,” Athens Journal of Technology & Engineering, X(Y), 2011, pp. 1-14. 13. Public Work Department, Standard Specification for Road Works. JKR/SPJ/S4-2008, Kuala Lumpur, 2008. 14. S. M. R. Shah, N. I. Zainuddin, Y. H. Min, N. A. I. Nasaruddin, T. L. Sian, “Reduction of optimum bitumen content in polyethylene modified bituminous mixes,” American Journal of Civil Engineering, 6(3), 2018, pp. 93-98. Available: doi:10.11648/j.ajce.20180603.12 15. American Society for Testing and Materials. Pavement Management Technologies, Road and Paving Materials, 04.03, Philadelphia, 2014.

YinMun H’ng, Ikegaya Naoki, Sheikh Ahmad Zaki Shaikh bin Salim, Hagishima Aya and Yusri Authors: Yusup Paper Title: Pedestrian Wind Distribution Within an Urban University City Campus using Wind Tunnel Test Abstract: There is a necessity to further explore the pedestrian wind studies in Malaysia as in concerning the impact and risk of hazard wind towards community due to the occurrence of strong wind events. The gradually increase of high-rise buildings in an urban city might lead to artificial strong wind, causing wind discomfort or infrastructure damages, In this study, the research framework is demonstrated and the wind distribution within Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur (UTMKL) city campus is revealed by conducting wind tunnel test. The results showed that the high wind speeds are spotted near high buildings (MJIIT, Menara Razak, and Residensi Tower of UTMKL) where U(z)/U(zref) ranging from 0.60-0.90. Factors that are causing the wind amplification near tall buildings are downdraft wind at windward of building, wakes at corners, and leeward of building, as well as the venturi effect occurred between two tall buildings. The layout of the buildings also shall be one of the factors that affecting the wind distribution, as there is a case where a group of buildings served as a shelter and refrained the wind to flow through some areas. This preliminary result is also aligned with the storm event that happened. Thus, for the sake of the safety and comfort of the pedestrians, incorporating the wind tunnel data in the future master planning in this city campus should be considered to reduce the wind nuisance issues.

Keyword: high-rise building, pedestrian wind, wind tunnel. References: 1. Blocken, B., Roels, S., and Carmeliet, J., Modification of pedestrian wind comfort in the Silvertop Tower passages by an automatic control system. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 92(10), 2004, pp. 849-873. 2. Ward, V. (2015). Walkie talkie skyscraper blamed for creating wind tunnel on the street the telegraph. Available: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11754924/Walkie-Talkie-skyscraper-blamed-for-creating-wind- tunnel-on-the-street.html. 3. Laeranduil. (2018). Breaking News: Shocking Images & Video of Heavy Rain, Storm & Typhoon Tore Down Buildings - Klang Will Be Badly Flooded & Damaged. Available: https//thecoverage.my/news/malaysia/breaking-news-shocking-images-video- 59. of-heavy-rain-storm-typhoon-tore-down-buildings-klang-will-be-badly-flooded-damaged/. 4. H'ng, Y., Zaki, S. A., Ahmad, N. H. B., and Yusup, Y., A Short Review on Pedestrian Wind Assessment Techniques in Urban Area. International Journal of Civil Engineering & Geo-Environmental, (Special Publication for NCWE 2017), 2017, pp. 114- 120. 373-382 5. NEN, Netherlands Normalisation Institute, Wind comfort and Wind Danger in the Built Environment. NEN 8100: Dutch. 2006. 6. Tominaga, Y., Mochida, A., Yoshie, R., Kataoka, H., Nozu, T., Yoshikawa, M., and Shirasawa, T., AIJ guidelines for practical applications of CFD to pedestrian wind environment around buildings. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 96(10-11), 2008, pp. 1749-1761. 7. Razak, A. A., Rodzi, M. A. M., Jumali, A. H., and Zaki, S. A., Analysis of Pedestrian-level Wind Velocity in Four Neighbourhoods in Klang Valley. Jurnal Teknologi. 76(5), 2015, pp. 25-29. 8. Mohammadian, M., Sarker, R. A., and Yao, X., "Computational intelligence in control, Hershey: Idea Group Pub., 2003, pp. 9. Majid, T. A., Ramli, N. I., Ali, M. I., Saad, M.S.H.; Hasim, M., and Zakaria, I., Malaysia Country Report 2010. 2011. 10. Majid, T. A., Zakaria, S. A. S., Wan, C. F. A., Deraman, S. N. C., and Muhammad, M. K. A., Past Windstorm Occurrence Trend, Damage, and Losses in Penang, Malaysia. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology. 11(3), 2016, pp. 397-406. 11. Yoshie, R. and Ohba, M., Present Situation of Outdoor Wind Environmental Issues in Japan. Global Environmental Research. 13(2), 2009, pp. 179-188. 12. Blocken, B., LES over RANS in building simulation for outdoor and indoor applications: A foregone conclusion? Building Simulation. 11(5), 2018, pp. 821-870. 13. Yoshie, R., Mochida, A., Tominaga, Y., Kataoka, H., Harimoto, K., Nozu, T., and Shirasawa, T., Cooperative project for CFD prediction of pedestrian wind environment in the Architectural Institute of Japan. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 95(9–11), 2007, pp. 1551-1578. 14. Fadl, M. S. and Karadelis, J., CFD Simulation for Wind Comfort and Safety in Urban Area: A Case Study of Coventry University Central Campus. International Journal of Architecture, Engineering and Construction. 2(2), 2013, pp. 131-143. 15. Song, P., Simulation of Atmospheric Boundary Layer in an Open-Loop Wind Tunnel Using Spire-Roughness-Element Technique. Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2017. 16. Adamek, K., Vasan, N., Elshaer, A., English, E., and Bitsuamlak, G., Pedestrian level wind assessment through city development: A study of the financial district in Toronto. Sustainable Cities and Society. 35(Supplement C), 2017, pp. 178-190. 17. Franke, J., Hellsten, A., Schlunzen, K. H., and Carissimo, B., The COST 732 Best Practice Guideline for CFD simulation of flows in the urban environment: a summary. International Journal of Environment and Pollution. 44(1-4), 2011, pp. 419-427. 18. Pratt, N., Sliasas, A., and Ferraro, V., Computer-Based Pedestrian Level Wind Study 1976 Scott Street and 320 McRae Avenue Ottawa, Ontario. 2017. 19. Franke, J., Hellsten, A., Schlünzen, H., and Carissimo, B., Best practice guideline for the CFD simulation of flows in the urban environment.: COST Action 732: Quality Assurance and Improvement of Microscale Meteorological Models. 2007. 20. Counihan, J., An improved method of simulating an atmospheric boundary layer in a wind tunnel. Atmospheric Environment (1967). 3(2), 1969, pp. 197-214. Ramadhansyah Putra Jaya, Mohd Rosli Hainin, Khairil Azman Masri, Youventharan Duraisamy, Authors: Ekarizan Shaffie Paper Title: Performance of Charcoal Coconut Shell Ash in the Asphalt Mixture under Long Term Aging 60. Abstract: Improvement in transportation system is never been as easy as just providing links for better connection and network but more to do with the pavement quality of the road itself. Modification with agriculture waste is just another approach to enhance the performance of asphaltic concrete. In this study, a non- 383-387 traditional bitumen modifier from a coconut shell which is the charcoal coconut shell ash (CCSA) was used.

Addition of CCSA in bitumen with 0%, 2%, 4%, 6%, and 8% by weight of bitumen were investigated along with the laboratory stimulation of aging was applied in this study. Properties of modified asphalt mixture were determined using resilient modulus, dynamic creep and Marshall Stability test.. Results of samples with CCSA which underwent aging show some improvement in terms of the stability and permanent deformation characteristics. Resilient modulus, dynamic creep and Marshall Stability tests recorded the highest rates when compared to controlled sample. Hence, for more durable asphalt concrete and high serviceability it is recommended to use 2% to 4% of CCSA.

Keyword: Coconut Shell; Dynamic Creep; Marshall Stability; Resilient Modulus. References: 1. Jeffry S.N.A., R.P. Jaya, N. Abdul Hassan, H. Yaacob, J. Mirza, S.H. Drahman, Effects of nanocharcoal coconut-shell ash on the physical and rheological properties of bitumen, Constr. Build. Mater. 158 (2018) 1–10. 2. Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia (JKR). Standard Specification for Road Works, Section 4: Flexible Pavement. No. JKR/SPJ/2008-S4, pp. S4-58-S4-69. 3. Mohd Ibrahim M.Y., P.J. Ramadhansyah, H. Mohd Rosli, M.H. Wan Ibrahim, M. N. Fadzli, Utilization of nano silica as cement paste in mortar and porous concrete pavement, Adv. Mater. Res. 1113 (2015) 135–139. 4. Wan Azahar W.N.A., R.P. Jaya, M.R. Hainin, M. Bujang, N. Ngadi, Mechanical performance of asphaltic concrete incorporating untreated and treated waste cooking oil, Constr. Build. Mater. 150 (2017) 653–663. 5. Manap N., R. Putra Jaya, S.N.A. Jeffry, N.A. Miron, N. Abdul Hassan, M.R. Hainin, C.N. C.W. The effect of coconut shell on engineering properties of porous asphalt mixture, J. Teknol. 78 (7–2) (2016) 127–132. 6. Sarki J., S.B. Hassan, V.S. Aigbodion, J.E. Oghenevweta, Potential of using coconut shell particle fillers in eco-composite materials, J. Alloys Compd. 509 (5) (2011) 2381–2385. 7. Ouyang S., S. Xu, N. Song, S. Jiao, Coconut shell-based carbon adsorbents for ventilation air methane enrichment, Fuel 113 (2013) (2013) 420–425. 8. Gunasekaran K., P.S. Kumar, M. Lakshmipathy, Mechanical and bond properties of coconut shell concrete, Constr. Build. Mater. 25 (1) (2011) 92–98. 9. Abdullah, M.E., Mad Rosni, N.N., Jaya, R.P., Yaacob, H., Hassan, N.A. and Agussabti (2017). Effect of Charcoal Ash Coconut Shell from Waste Material at Different Size on the Physical Properties of Bitumen. Key Engineering Materials. 744(April), 121–125. 10. Yaacob, H., Hainin, M.R., Safuan, A. and Chang, F.L. (2014). Information for the Malaysian asphalt industry towards better pavement interlayer bonding. Sains Malaysiana. 43(3), 467–474. 11. Raja Zulkefli, R.N.A., Yaacob, H., Putra Jaya, R., Warid, M.N.M., Hassan, N., Hainin, M.R. and Idham, M.K (2018). Effect of different sizes of palm oil fuel ash (POFA) towards physical properties of modified bitumen. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 140(1), pp. 1-7. 12. BS EN 12697-30:2012. Bituminous mixtures. Test methods for hot mix asphalt. Specimen preparation by impact compactor. BSI Standards Institution, London, UK. 13. ASTM D7369-11. Standard Test Method for Determining the Resilient Modulus of Bituminous Mixtures by Indirect Tension Test. American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA, United States. 14. BS EN 12697-25:2016. Bituminous mixtures. Test methods. Cyclic compression test. BSI Standards Institution, London, UK. 15. AASHTO R 30-02. 2015. Standard Practice for Mixture Conditioning of Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA). American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials, USA. 16. Abu Bakar S.K., M.E. Abdullah, M. Mustafa Kamal, R. Abd Rahman, R. Putra Jaya, R. Buhari, K.A. Hadithon. Influence of ageing process on rheological characteristic of waste natural rubber latex modified bitumen. IOP Conf. Series: Journal of Physics: Conf. Series 1049 (2018) 1-6. Authors: Ade Faisal, Afiful Anshari, Bambang Hadibroto Performance of Moment Resisting RC Frames under Repeated Earthquakes Containing Fling-Step Paper Title: Effect Abstract: The ground motion record from near-field earthquake may have forward and backward directivity effects. The first has pulse and fling-step signatures in its velocity and displacement motions, respectively. It is well recognized that the ground motion with pulse and fling-step effects amplified the building drift larger than the ground motion with no pulse and fling-step effects. The building damage also occurs due to earthquakes that are not singly exhibited. This includes the ground motion with fling-step, which is not many studied so far, especially in comparison with ground motion with pulse effect. Therefore, the goals of this study are to find out the effect of repeated earthquakes containing fling-step on the reinforced concrete (RC) moment resisting frames (MRF) in form of interstory drift ratio (IDR) and collapse probability. The 5-, 10-, and 15-story RC frames are taking into account as special, moderate and ordinary MRF, which is based on the R-factor of R = 8, R = 5, and 61. R = 3. Based on the result of incremental dynamic analysis, the cumulative distribution function is statistically developed to define the fragility function. This function is treated as the probability of collapse of RC frames. The result shows that the performance of RC frames induced by single ground motion containing fling-step is at 388-393 least 2 times larger than the single ground motion with pulse effect. The repeated earthquakes containing fling- step effect propagate the drift of 1.32 and 1.50 times larger than single earthquake with fling-effect. These motions cause the 10- and 15-story RC frames with R = 8 to have 100% of probability of collapse.

Keyword: Interstory drift; Nonlinear response history analysis; Probability of collapse. References: 1. A. Kappos, & Manafpour, A., 2001. Seismic design of R/C buildings with the aid of advanced analytical techniques. Engineering Structures, 23, pp. 319-332. 2. P. Negro, Pinto, A.V., Verzeletti, G. and Magonette, G.E., 1996. PsD test on four-story R/C building designed according to Eurocodes. Journal of Structural Engineering, 122(12), pp.1409-1417.

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Paper Title: Prediction of base Isolation Performance on Reinforced Concrete Building Abstract: Vibration problems can occur in any buildings due to the surrounding activities and becomes more important issues amongst engineers. The vibration can be induced by internal and external sources around the building. The movement of earthquake can be caused of vibration in the building. The vibration will affect the electronic equipment such as computers and may cause the residents to feel uncomfortable in the building. The objective of this paper is to investigate the performance of base isolator at reinforced concrete building due to low amplitude vibration by using finite element ANSYS software. The prediction on vibration response at structural floor based on performance with base isolator and without base isolator. The presence of base isolator is expected to produce more stable and safe building from any vibration either from internal or external excitation. It will increase the stiffness of the structure and thereby reduces its natural frequency. The building 62. will respond to the seismic activity in a rigid manner rather than resonating with its frequency. In terms of sustainability aspects, it will avoid the damaged buildings from the crack etc. and provide more comfort to the occupants inside the building. 394-398

Keyword: Base isolator, earthquake, vibration, natural frequency. References: 1. D. Makovicˇka, “Structure isolation in order to reduce vibration transfer from the subsoil”, Klokner Institute, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic, 2014. 2. Satis Paul de vos, “Railway induced vibration”, International union of railway, Paris. 2017. 3. R. E. Blake, Basic vibration theory. Harris’ Shock and Vibration Handbook. 2002. 4. Y. Zhang and A. Tang, “New approach for vehicle system NVH: A new concept in generation of clean and renewable energy from fluid flow”. 2006. 5. J. H. Rainer, “Vibrations in buildings”, National Research Council Canada, Division of Building Research, Canada. 1984. 6. V. Woosye, “What is the basic concept of vibration”. 2012.

7. E. I. Rivin, “Passive vibration isolation”, Marcel Dekker Inc., New York. 1999. 8. C. Du, and L. Xie, “Modelling and control of vibration in mechanical systems data storage”. Institute Singapore, Nanyang Technological University Singapore. 2010 9. G. K. Som, and K. S. Ajay, “Seismic assessment and analysis of base isolated building”, Department of Civil Engineering, S.S.G.I. (F.E.T.) Bhilai (India). 2017. 10. A. Verma, G. Ashutosh, and B. N. Prof, “Base isolation system: a review”, Civil Engineering Department, MMMUT Gorakhpur, India, Director, GEC Mainpuri, India. 2017. 11. E. Staudacher, C. Habacher, and R. Siegenthaler, “Erdbebensicherung in Baum,” Neue Zurcher Zeitung, Technikbeilage, Zurich, Switzerland. 1970. 12. M. Efiloglu, “Understanding the concept of base isolation”, Engineering Structural Master, The University of Manchester. 2013. 13. S. Manarbek, “Study of base isolation systems”, Bachelor of Engineering in N. S. W Department of Environment and Conservation. 2012. 14. A. R. Kamble, A. C. Omkar, S. K. Mahaveer, K. K. Harish, and S. Shantanu, Magdum, “Seismic analysis of symmetric building with base isolation technique”, S.I.T.C.O.E Yadrav/ Shivaji University, India. 2017. 15. M. Reinhorn, M. C. Constantinou and S. Nagarajaiah. "Torsion in Base-Isolated Structures With Elastomeric Isolation Systems", Journal of Structural Engineering. 1993. Vol. 119, No. 10, pp. 2932-2951. 16. N. Makris, “Rigidity-plasticity-viscosity: can electro rheological dampers protect base-isolated structures from near-source ground motions”, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 1997, Vol. 26, pp.5 7 1-591. 17. J. M. Kelly, “The role of damping in seismic isolation”, Earthquake Engineering and Dynamics, 1999, Vol. 28, Issue 1, pp. 3-20. 18. W. Gao, “Natural frequency and mode shape analysis of structure with uncertainty”. School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. 2006. 19. S. Hassiotis and G. D. Jeong, “Identification of stiffness reduction using natural frequencies”. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 1995. Ahmad Kamil Arshad, Ekarizan Shaffie, Wardati Hashim, Nurul Syahirah Fatinah Mustapa, Authors: Khairil Azman Masri Paper Title: Resilient Modulus Performance of Warm Mix Asphaltic Concrete using Cecabase RT Additive Abstract: Warm mix asphalt is an energy efficient mix that can be produced at lower temperature than the conventional hot mix asphalt, while maintaining the properties and performance required for the conventional hot mix asphalt. This paper presents a study in mix design of dense graded asphaltic concrete using a warm mix additive known as Cecabase RT. Type AC14 gradation for granite aggregates and bitumen of penetration type 60/70 were used for this study based on the Public Works Department of Malaysia’s Standard Specification for Road Works. The mixing temperature for the control sample AC14 mix without the additive was set at 160°C while for the mix using the Cecabase RT additive, the mixing temperature was set at 135°C. Marshall test procedure were then used to prepare the samples and volumetric properties were then evaluated to determine the optimum bitumen content. The optimum Cecabase RT additive content was then determined using samples prepared at the optimum bitumen content. The resilient modulus test was then carried out on the samples based on the repeated load indirect tensile test at temperatures of 25°C and 40°C at three different pulse repetition periods. From the analysis of the results, it was found that optimum bitumen content was at 4.9% while the optimum Cecabase RT additive content for the AC14 mix is 0.3%. The resilient modulus values obtained for the mix using Cecabase RT warm mix additive is higher than the control samples at both test temperatures and at all the pulse repetition period tested. It can be concluded that the use of Cecabase RT additive have the advantages of reducing the mixing temperature, thus producing a more energy efficient mix while improving the stiffness of the mix in terms of resilient modulus values, thus increasing a pavement load carrying capacity. 63.

Keyword: Cecabase RT; Marshall mix design; Resilient modulus; Volumetric properties; Warm mix asphalt 399-403 References: 1. Brown, E.R., Kandhal, P.S., Roberts, F.L. Kim, Y.R., Lee, D & Kennedy, W., 2004. Hot Mix Asphalt Materials, Design and Construction, 3rd ed., NAPA Reasearch and Education Foundation, Lanham, Marylan, U.S.A. 2. Newcomb, D., 2008. Warm Mix Asphalt – The Future of Flexible Pavements. In: Proceedings of 12th Annual Minnesota Pavement Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. 3. Manjunath, K.R., Dheeraj Kumar, N. and Thippeswamy, G.S., 2014. Performance and Evaluation on Marshall Stability Properties of Warm Mix Asphalt Using Evotherm and Cecabase RT – A Chemical Additive, International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, Volume 12(8), June 2014, pp.406-410. 4. Anderson, R. M. , Baumgardner, G. & Reinke, G., 2008. Engineering Properties, Emissions and Field Performance of Warm Mix Asphalt Technologies. National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP,) Transportation Research Board, National Academy Press, Washington D.C. 5. Jones, W., 2004. Warm Mix Asphalt – A State-of-the-Art Review. Australian Asphalt Pavement Association Advisory Note 17, KEW Victoria, Australia. 6. Goh, S. W., You, Z. & Van Dam, T. J., 2007. Laboratory Evaluation and Pavement Design for Warm Mix Asphalt. In: Proceedings of the 2007 Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, Iowa. 7. Kridan, F.A.M., Arshad, A.K., Rahman, M.Y.A., 2010. Development of warm mix asphalt and compliance with the requirements set by specifications. European Journal of Scientific Research, Volume 48(1), pp. 118-128. 8. Arshad, A.K., Shaffie, E., Ismail, F., Hashim, W., Abd Rahman, Z., 2018. Asphaltic concrete evaluation for mechanistic pavement design, International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, Volume 9(8), pp. 513-521. 9. Rondon-Quintana, H.A., Ocampo-Terreros, M.S., Vacca-Gamez, H.A., Reyes-Lizcano, F.A., Nieto-Mora, J.P. & Beltran-Cruz, D.P., 2016. The mechanical behaviour of two warm-mix asphalts. Ingenieria E Investigacion, Volume 36(3), December 2016, pp. 29-38. 10. Public Works Department of Malaysia, 2008, Standard Specification for Road Works (JKR/SPJ/2008-S4), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Authors: I. Noorul Iqhlima Najwa, A. Haryati, R. Noram Irwan, P.J. Ramadhansyah 64. Paper Title: Shear Strength Characterization of Bauxite Deposits in Kuantan, East Coast Malaysia

Abstract: Engineering characterization which are useful for "temperate" zone soils usually fail to predict the field performance of bauxitic soils, because the index tests upon which the characterization are based are not always reproducible for bauxitic soils. Fifteen (15) bauxitic soil of undisturbed and disturbed samples from 3 distinct sites in Kuantan, all derived from basalt parent rock but representing various stages of weathering were subjected to engineering and mineralogic tests. Values for cohesion and friction angles are evaluated. Soils from Semambu has the highest moisture content of 33.27%, the cohesion value is however lower compared to Bukit Goh which has moisture content of 21.74%. Study are further done to discover the relationship with cohesion and friction angles. Thus, by measuring the cohesion and friction angle can evaluate the performance of bauxite shear strength

Keyword: Bauxite deposits; cohesion; friction angle; triaxial test; shear strength References: 1. Agus, S.S., Leong, E.C., Rahardjo, H., 2005. Estimating permeability functions of Singapore residual soils. Eng. Geol. 78 (1), 119–133. 2. Blight, G.E., Leong, E.C., 2012. Mechanics of Residual Soils. second ed. A. A. Balkema Publishers,The Netherlands. 3. BS 1377, Part 1 – 8 1990. Methods of test for Soils for civil engineering purposes. British Standards Institution. London. UK. 4. Chiu, C.F., Ng, C.W., 2014. Relationships between chemical weathering indices and physical and mechanical properties of decomposed granite. Eng. Geol. 179, 76–89. 5. De Vallejo, L.G., Salas, J.J., Jimenez, S.L., 1981. Engineering geology of the tropical volcanic soils of La Laguna, Tenerife. Eng. Geol. 17 (1), 1–17. 6. Gutierrez, N.H., Nóbrega,M.T., Vilar, O.M., 2009. Influence of the microstructure in the collapse of a residual clayey tropical soil. Bull. Eng. Geol. Environ. 68, 107–116. 7. Hasan. M. et al., 2018. Geotechnical properties of raw and processed bauxite from Bukit Goh, Kuantan, Pahang; In accordance with 404-407 IMSBC Code. International Journal of GEOMATE. Vol.14, Issue 42, pp.8-13 8. Huat, B.B.K., Gue, S.S., Ali, F.H., 2004. Tropical Residual Soils Engineering. A. A. Balkema Publishers, London. 9. Indrawan, I.G.B., Rahardjo, H., Leong, E.C., 2006. Effects of coarse–grained materials on properties of residual soil. Eng. Geol. 82 (3), 154–164. 10. IMSBC Code. International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code and Supplement. International Maritime Organization, 2013. 11. Ismail N.I.N. et al., 2019. A Comparative Study of Kuantan Bauxite Mineralogy As Potential Material in Civil Engineering. IOP Publishing. 12. Kim, C.K., Kim, T.H., 2010. Behavior of unsaturated weathered residual granite soil with initial water contents. Eng. Geol. 113 (1), 1– 10. 13. Lohnes, R.A., Demirel, T., 1983. Geotechnical Properties of Residual Tropical Soils. Proc. ASCE Convention, Huston, TX, pp. 150– 166. 14. Moon, V., Jayawardane, J., 2004. Geomechanical and geochemical changes during early stages of weathering of Karamu Basalt, New Zealand. Eng. Geol. 74, 57–72. 15. Pushparajah, E., Amin, L.L., 1977. Soils under Hevea in PeninsularMalaysia and their Management. Rubber Research Inst. of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. 16. Rahardjo, H., Aung, K.K., Leong, E.C., Rezaur, R.B., 2004. Characteristics of residual soils in Singapore as formed by weathering. Eng. Geol. 73 (1), 157–169. 17. Rahardjo, H., Satyanaga, A., Leong, E.C., Ng, Y.S., Pang, H.T.C., 2012. Variability of residual soil properties. Eng. Geol. 141, 124– 140. 18. Rahardjo, H., Melinda, F., Leong, E.C., Rezaur, R.B., 2011. Stiffness of a compacted residual soil. Eng. Geol. 120 (1), 60–67. 19. Tuncer, R.E., Lohnes, R.A., 1977. An engineering classification of certain basalt derived lateritic soils. Eng. Geol. 11, 319–339. 20. Yan, W.M., Li, X.S., 2012. Mechanical response of a medium–fine–grained decomposed granite in Hong Kong. Eng. Geol. 129, 1–8. 21. Zhang, X.W., Kong, L.W., Cui, X.L., Yin, S., 2016. Occurrence characteristics of free iron oxides in soilmicrostructure: evidence fromXRD. SEMand EDS. Bull. Eng. Geol. Environ.75 (4), 1493–1503. Nurul Syazni Othman, Khairil Azman Masri, Ahmad Kamil Arshad, Ramadhansyah Putra Jaya, Authors: Mohd Rosli Mohd Hasan Paper Title: Stress-Strain Characteristic of Porous Asphalt Incorporating Cellulose Fiber Abstract: Porous asphalt (PA) is a type of asphalt mixture that has large air void content to increase the drainage capability of flexible pavement. However, PA suffers a few drawbacks such as less durable and less tensile strength due to large air void characteristic. Thus, this study intended to utilize cellulose fiber to increase the overall performance of PA. Cellulose fiber (CF) used were in the range of 0.2% to 0.6% by weight of PA mixture. Among the tests involve to analyze the overall performance of CF modified PA were Abrasion Loss, Marshall Stability, Resilient Modulus and Dynamic Creep. From data analysis, it shows that 0.4% CF significantly increased the abrasion resistance. Meanwhile, highest stability and resilient modulus values 65. obtained at 0.6% CF-PA. From the results, it shows that the addition of CF can significantly enhance the overall performance of PA. 408-411 Keyword: Cellulose Fiber; Dynamic Creep; Porous Asphalt; Resilient Modulus; Stability References: 1. Ali, B. 2006. Numerical Model for The Mechanical Behaviour of Pavement: Application to the Analysis of Rutting. PhD Thesis, University of Science and Technology Lille, France. 2. Liu Q, Cao D. 2009. Research on Material Composition and Performance of Porous Asphalt Pavement. Journal of Material in Civil Engineering, 21(4), pp. 135-140. 3. Poulikakos, L.D., Partl, M.N. 2010. Investigation of Porous Asphalt Microstructure using Optical and Electron Microscopy. Journal of Microscopic, 240, pp. 145-154. 4. McDaniel, R. 2015. Fiber Additives in Asphalt Mixtures, National Cooperative Highway Research Program. 5. Satyanarayana, K.G., Arizzaga, G.G.C., Wypych, F. 2009. Biodegradable Composites based on Lignocellulosic Fibers – An Overview,

Progress in Polymer Science, 34, pp. 982-1021. 6. Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia (JKR). 2008. Standard Specification for Road Works, Section 4: Flexible Pavement. No. JKR/SPJ/2008- S4, pp. S4-58-S4-69. 7. Arshad, A.K., Masri, K.A., Ahmad, J., Samsudin, M.S. 2017. Dynamic Modulus of Nanosilica Modified Porous Asphalt, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 271, 012008. 8. Masri, K.A., Awang, H., Jaya, R.P., Ali, M.I., Ramli, N.I., Arshad, A.K. 2019. Moisture Susceptibility of Porous Asphalt Mixture with Nano Silica Modified Asphalt Binder. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 244, 012028. 9. Arshad, A. K., Masri, K. A., Ahmad, J., Samsudin, M. S., 2017. Investigation on Moisture Susceptibility and Rutting Resistance of Asphalt Mixtures incorporating Nanosilica Modified Binder. Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology, 25, pp. 19-30. 10. Manosalvas-Paredes, M., Gallego, J., Saiz, L., Bermejjo, J.M. 2016. Rubber Modified Binders as an Alternative to Cellulose Fiber-SBS Polymers in Stone Matrix Asphalt. Construction and Building Material, 121, pp. 727-732. 11. Masri, K. A., Arshad, A. K., Samsudin, M. S. 2016. Mechanical Properties of Porous Asphalt with Nanosilica Modified Binder. Jurnal Teknologi, 78: 7-2, pp. 139-146. Authors: Amizatulhani Abdullah, Mohd Yuhyi Mohd Tadza Suitability of Tyre Derived Geomaterial Mixed with Gravel to be used in Gabion Type Retaining Paper Title: Wall Abstract: The disposal of scrap tyre is a major problem in developing countries. Material recycling is adopted in order to promote safer disposal (beside conventional dump and thermal recycling). Tyre derived geomaterial (TDGM) are proposed to be used in construction of gabion type retaining wall to prevent slope failure that has been a serious geotechnical threat in many countries. The reason of choosing tyre is not only to help in reducing the stockpiling of scrap tyre generated in environmental friendly way but also to reduce the dependency of gravel as the material to filled current gabion wall. In this study, laboratory scale model of gabion wall was developed to protect soil slope. Various proportion mixture of gravel:TDGM were used to construct the gabion wall. The protected slope was subjected to an artificial rainfall of 13mm/hour. Soil movement from commencement of the test until the slope failed was recorded by using transducers. Sieve analysis, specific gravity test and compaction test were conducted beforehand upon all materials used in the study to determine basic characteristics of the materials. From this study, it is found that, due to its lightweight properties, the use of TDGM (tyre chips and tyre buffer) as unique material in gabion wall was insufficient to reduce the displacement of the gabion wall. Larger displacement of gabion wall was recorded in the case of gravel:TDGM mixture was used to fill gabion wall. TDGM need to be mixed with large amount of gravel (at least 80% by volume) to increase the self-weight of the gabion wall and increase its stability.

Keyword: Gabion wall, gravel replacement, laboratory model, slope stability, tyre derived geomaterial References:

1. D. N. Humphrey, Tire derived aggregate as lightweight fill for embankments and retaining walls. Scrap Tire Derived Geomaterials - Opportunities and Challenges - Hazarika & Yasuhara (eds), Taylor & Francis Group, London, 2008. pp. 59-81. 2. M. Garcia, M. A. Pando, and B. Tempest, “Tire derived aggregates as a sustainable recycled material for retaining wall backfills,” Proc., International Conference on Sustainable Design and Construction 2011, Missouri, 2012, pp. 542–552. 66. 3. D. Hartman, M. Ledezma, M. Xiao, and M. Zoghi, “Shake table test of MSE wall with tire derived aggregates (TDA) backfill,” Geo-Congress 2013, United States, 2013, pp.1168–1177. 4. H. Tsang, “Seismic isolation by rubber-soil mixtures for developing countries,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural 412-416 Dynamics, 37, 2008, pp. 283-303. 5. D. S. Kim, K. Konagai, “Key parameters governing the performance of soft tunnel coating for seismic isolation,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 30(9), 2001, pp. 1333–1343. 6. A. Abdullah, and H. Hazarika, “The effectiveness of tire chip cushion as isolation layer under shallow foundation against dynamic loading,” The 59th Geotechnical Engineering Symposium, Nagano, Japan, 2014, pp. 559-562. 7. A. Abdullah, and H. Hazarika, “Improvement of shallow foundation using non-liquefiable recycle materials,” Proc., 15th Asian Regional Conference, 15ARC, Fukuoka, Japan, 2015, pp. 1863-1867. 8. A. Abdullah, and H. Hazarika, “The effectiveness of tire chips isolation layer beneath the foundation,” The 11th Environmental Geotechnical Engineering Symposium, Fukushima, Japan, 2015, CD-ROM. 9. A. Abdullah, and H. Hazarika, (2016). “Prediction of the soil liquefaction of an improved backfill -a numerical simulation-,” Proc., 19th Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference & the 2nd AGSSEA Conference, 19SEAGC & 2AGSSEA, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2016, pp. 281-284. 10. A. Abdullah, H. Hazarika, N. Yasufuku, and R. Ishikura, “Numerical study on seismic response of quay wall reinforced with tire chips,” Proc., 14th International Conference of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances Geomechanics, 14thIACMAG, Kyoto, Japan, 2014, pp. 1885-1889. 11. K. Yasuhara, H. Komine, S. Murakami, K. Taoka, Y. Ohtsuka, and T. Masuda, “Tire chips drain for mitigation of liquefaction and liquefaction-induced deformation in sand,” Proceedings of Symposium on Technology of Using Artificial Geomaterials, Fukuoka, Japan, 2005, pp. 115-118. 12. K. Fukutake, and S. Horiuchi, “Forming method of geostructure using recycled tires and granular materials,” Proc., 41st Japan National Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, Kagoshima, Japan, 2006, pp. 597-598 (in Japanese). 13. H. Hazarika, K. Yasuhara, Y. Kikuchi, A. K. Karmokar, and Y. Mitarai, “Multifaceted potentials of tire-derived three dimesional geosynthetics in geotechnical applications and their evaluation,” Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 28(2010), 2010, pp. 303-315. 14. H. Hazarika, E. Kohama, and T. Sugano, “Underwater shake table tests on waterfront structures protected with tire chips cushion,” Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 134 (12), 2008, pp. 1706-1719. 15. A. K. Karmokar, H. Takeichi, M. Kawaida, Y. Kato, H. Mogi, and K. Yasuhara, “Study on thermal insulation behavior of scrap tire materials for their use in cold region civil engineering applications,” Proc., 60th Japan Society of Civil Engineers Annual Meeting, Tokyo, Japan, 2006, pp. 851-852. 16. Y. Kikuchi, T. Sato, T. Nagatome, T. Mitarai, and Y. Morikawa, “Change of failure mechanism of cement treated clay by adding tire chips,” Proc., 4th Asian Regional Conference on Geosynthetics, Shanghai, 2008, pp. 374-379. 17. Public Works Department Malaysia – Slope Engineering Branch, Guidelines for slope design, JKR 21500-0011-10, 2010.

Nurul Syahirah Fatinah Mustapa, Wardati Hashim, Ahmad Kamil Arshad, Ekarizan Shaffie, Authors: Zanariah Abd. Rahman The Effect of Various Paving Time on the Time Available for Compaction of Warm Mix Asphalt Paper Title: (WMA) Abstract: Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) is a technology that allows significant lowering of the production and paving temperature of conventional Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA). By reducing the viscosity of bitumen and/or increasing the workability of mixture, some WMA technologies can reduce the temperature to even lower without compromising the performance of asphalt. High demand for new asphalt pavements often requires that paving is to be done in an unfavorable condition such as low air temperatures, high wind speeds, and night construction that will influence the cooling rate of asphalt pavements, affecting the Time Available for Compaction (TAC). TAC is a period taken by the asphalt mix to cool and stiff to the point where it can absorb the applied compaction energy without allowing the aggregate particles to move and avoid higher cooling rate which will reduce the TAC. In local practice, the asphalt paving compaction control mechanisms quoted from the locally used specifications are normally based on the limits of the delivery and laying completion temperatures. There are no items that can be used to predict these control elements and to be specifically related to the local conditions. This study was conducted with the aim to determine the appropriate TAC of WMA when paved at different time (day and night) through laboratory tests. It focused on WMA AC 14 of mix type for wearing course and AC 28 of mix type for binder course. The results indicated that the cooling rate of WMA is significantly affected by the amount of solar flux (on daytime), ambient and base temperature thus influencing the Time Available for Compaction (TAC). The TAC tends to increase during daytime at 1pm as compared to 9am, 5pm and during night time.

Keyword: Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA), Cooling rate, Time Available for Compaction (TAC), Paving Time References: 67. 1. Goh, Shu Wei, Ph.D., P.E., Zhanping You and Ph.D., P.E., Thomas J. Van Dam (2007). Laboratory Evaluation and Pavement Design for Warm Mix Asphalt. Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University, 2007. 417-422 2. Ramadhan, R.H. and Al-Abdul Wahhab, H.I. (1997). Temperature variation of flexible and rigid pavements in eastern saudi arabia. Building and Environment. 32(4): 367-373 3. Lin, T. P., Y.F, Ho, and Huang, Y.S . (2007). Seasonal effect of pavement on outdoor thermal environments in subtropical taiwan. Building and Environment. 42(12): 4124-4131. 4. Qin, Y. and Hiller, J.E. (2011).Modeling temperature distribution in rigid pavement slabs: impact of air temperature. Construction and Building Materials. 25(9): 3753-376 5. Newcomb, D.E., Chadbourn, B.A., Luoma, J.A. and Volleri, V.R. (1996). Consideration of Hot-Mix Asphalt Thermal Properties during Compaction. American Society for Testing and Material, ASTM STP 1299. 6. Jendia, S. and Jarada, A. (2005).Traffic Opening Time and Time Available for Compaction for Fresh Asphalt Layer using Slab Specimens Model. The Islamic University Journal (Series of Natural Studies and Engineering). 14(1): 11-35. 7. Hughes, C.S. (1989). NCHRP Synthesis of Highway Practice 152: Compaction of Asphalt Pavement. Transportation Research Board: Washington, D.C. 8. Idham, M. K., Hainin, M.R., Yaacob, H., Warid, M.N and Abdullah, M.E. (2013). Effect of aging on resilient modulus of hot mix asphalt mixtures. Advanced Materials Research.723: 291-297. 9. Ahmad, J., Rahman, M.Y.A and Hainin, M.R. (2011). Rutting evaluation of dense graded hot mix asphalt mixture. International Journal of Engineering & Technology.11(05): 56-60. 10. Chang, C.M., Chang,Y.J. and Chen, J.S. (2009). Effect of mixture characteristics on cooling rate of asphalt pavements. ASCE J Tran Eng.135: 297-304. 11. Corlew, J.S. and Dickson, P.F. (1968). Methods for calculating temperature profiles of hot-mix asphalt concrete as related to the construction of asphalt pavements. Proc Assoc Asphalt Paving Technol. 37: 101-140. 12. Malaysian Public Works Department. 2008. Standard Specification for Road Works Section 4: Flexible Pavement. JKR/SPJ/2008-S4: Kuala Lumpur. 13. Anderson, R. M., G. Baumgardner, et al. (2008). Engineering Properties, Emissions, and Field Performance of Warm Mix Asphalt Technology, National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). 14. Fwa, T.F., Low, B.H. and Tan, S.A. 1995.Laboratory Determination of Thermal Properties of Asphalt Mixture by Transient Heat Conduction Method. A Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board: Washington DC. 15. Hashim, W., Hainin, M. R., Ismail, N. N., Yusoff, N. I. M., Abdullah, M. E., & Hassan, N. A. (2016). Evaluating the cooling rate of hot mix asphalt in tropical climate. Jurnal Teknologi, 78(4). Authors: Nur Farhayu Ariffin, Saidah Annisaa Salam, Adib Danial Kamaruddin

Paper Title: The Effect on Unfavourable Economic Conditions in Malaysia to Abandoned Housing Project Abstract: Abandoned of housing projects during construction is a prevailing problem that the housing sector in Malaysia has been experiencing since 1980s. This paper aims to highlight the causes and impacts of economic growth towards the abandoned housing projects. Factors pertaining to projects abandonment can be categorized 68. into economic, financial, legal, managerial, system-related, and unforeseen risks. The study reveals main impacts of abandoned housing projects which is economic impacts. For this purpose, the study looks into how the extent of the impact of rising raw material prices, labour wage prices and transport machinery prices 423-428 especially in Peninsular Malaysia towards the growth of number in abandoned housing project.

Keyword: Abandoned housing project, construction cost, peninsular Malaysia

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Shahiri, M. Mansur, and M. A. S. Zaidi, “The rising cost of living in Malaysia: A slow hh income growth or increasing standard of living,” J. Ekon. Malaysia, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 125–139, 2018. 8. A. R. A. hamid & N. A. Y. S.A.Mansur, “Rising Trend in Construction Cost and Housing,” J. Adv. Res. Bus. Manag. Stud., vol. 3, no. January, pp. 94–104, 2016. 9. National Housing Department, “Perangkaan JPN 2017,” 2017. 10. CIDB, “Construction Industries Review 2018-2019,” 2019. 11. E. T. Glindro, T. Subhanij, J. Szeto, and H. Zhu, “Determinants of house prices in nine Asia-Pacific economies,” Int. J. Cent. Authors: Suryati Sulaiman, Noor Suraya Romali, Abd Syukor Abd Razak, Rokiah Othman The Influence of Meteorological Variables on Air Pollutants Improvement using Hibiscus Paper Title: Cannabinus L. Kenaf Filter Abstract: Bauxite mining activities has led to serious consequences towards humans and environment in term of water pollution, air pollution and has extensively damaged the ecosystem of aquatic life. This study investigates the performance of Hibiscus Cannabinus L. (Kenaf) fibres in improving air pollutants. The influence of meteorological conditions i.e. temperature and wind speed, as well as the thickness of Kenaf fibre filter on the concentration of PM10, NH3, NO2, and Cl2 after the Kenaf fiber treatment is established. The bauxite sample was collected near Kuantan Port, Pahang and a prototype was fabricated to test ability of the Kenaf fibres in improving air quality. Wind speed and temperature was modified to be similar as the actual conditions on site. The study found that the Kenaf fibre filter improved the concentration of PM10, NH3, NO2, and Cl2 efficiently after air treatment. Two layers of Kenaf fiber filter showed better performance in removing air pollutants as compared to one-layer filter. One-layer filter is capable to improve 16% to 43% of PM10, NH3, NO2, and Cl2 concentration, whereas as high as 70% of pollutants can be removed when two-layer filter is utilized. The removal efficiencies of NH3, NO2, Cl2 and PM10 (with Kenaf) increased from 33%, 17%, 38% and 75% to 60%, 67%, 73% and 85% respectively when the wind speed increased from 900 rpm to 1200 rpm. In contrast, the percentages of removal decreased when higher temperature was applied. The removal of PM10, NH3, NO2, and Cl2 decreased from 75%, 60%, 69% and 41% to 57%, 50%, 65% and 39% respectively when the temperature was increased from 27 °C to 32 °C. 69. Keyword: Bauxite mining, air pollution, Kenaf fibres, temperature, wind speed. 429-434 References: 1. N.H. Abdullah, N. Mohamed, L.H. Sulaiman, T.A. Zakaria & D. Abdul Rahim (2016). Potential health impacts of bauxite mining in Kuantan. 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Su, A.F. Tao, T. Lan, W.R. Wu and A.M. Liu (2011). A genetic linkage map of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) based on SRAP, ISSR and RAPD markers. Agricultural Sciences in China, 10(9), 1346–1353. 8. A. Zanobetti & J. Schwartz (2009). The effect of fine and coarse particulate air pollution on mortality: A national analysis. Environmental Health Perspectives, 117(6), 898–903. 9. R.D. Brook, S. Rajagopalan, C.A. Pope, J.R. Brook, A. Bhatnagar, A. V. Diez-Roux, F. Holguin, Y. Hong, R.V. Luepker, M.A. Mittlemen, A. Peters, D. Siscovick, S.C. Smith Jr, L. Whitsel and J.D. Kaufman (2010). Particulate matter air pollution and cardiovascular disease: An update to the scientific statement from the American heart association. Circulation, 121(21), 2331–2378. 10. M. Hasan, S.H. Aziz & W.N. Wan Jusoh (2017). Basic Properties of Gebeng Bauxite in Accordance to IMSBC Code. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 10(7), 1–5. 11. E. Kalisa, S. Fadlallah, M. Amani, L. Nahayo and G. Habiyaremye (2018). Temperature and Air Pollution Relationship during Heatwaves in Birmingham, UK. Sustainable Cities and Society, 43(2018), 111 -120. Wan Nur Aifa Wan Azahar, Ramadhansyah Putra Jaya, Mohd Rosli Hainin, Mohd Rosli Mohd Authors: Hasan, Ekarizan Shaffie Paper Title: X-Ray Diffraction Analysis of Bitumen Containing Untreated and Treated Waste Cooking Oil 70. Abstract: Abundant of waste cooking oil (WCO) production can cause prominent adverse impact and threat to the environment if not properly managed and disposed. Therefore, recycling or reusing WCO in modified 435-438 asphalt binder is considered as an effective utilisation and environmental benefits. Hence, this study was to

evaluate the chemical characteristic of untreated and treated WCO in modified binder through X-Ray diffraction analysis. The results indicated that the amorphous structure was present in the control and modified binders with untreated and treated WCO. The flat trends tabulated in XRD graph for modified binder depicted the uniform dispersion and homogeneous solution was achieved between the untreated and treated WCO with the asphalt binder during mixing process.

Keyword: XRD, WCO, Bitumen, Untreated, Treated. References: 1. J. Cvengroš and Z. Cvengrošová. (2004). Used Frying Oils and Fats and Their Utilization in the Production of Methyl Esters of Higher Fatty Acids. Biomass and Bioenergy, 27(2), 173-181. 2. A. B. Chhetri, K. C. Watts and M. R. Islam. (2008). Waste Cooking Oil as an Alternate Feedstock for Biodiesel Production. Energies, 1(1), 3-18. 3. Z. Yaakob, M. Mohammad, M. Alherbawi, Z. Alam and K. Sopian. (2013). Overview of the Production of Biodiesel from Waste Cooking Oil. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 18, 184–193. 4. L. S. Kheang, C. Y. May, C. S. Foon and M. A. Ngan. (2006). Recovery and Conversion of Palm Olein-Derived Used Frying Oil to Methyl Esters for Biodiesel. Journal of Oil Palm Research, 18, 247-252. 5. I. Kabir, M. R. Yacob and A.Radam. (2014). Households’ Awareness, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Waste Cooking Oil Recycling in Petaling, Malaysia. IOSR-Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology, 8(10), 45-51. 6. Y. Chen, B. Xiao, J. Chang, Y. Fu, P. Lv and X. Wang. (2009). Synthesis of Biodiesel from Waste Cooking Oil using Immobilized Lipase in Fixed Bed Reactor. Energy Conversion and Management, 50(3), 668-673. 7. P. D. Patil, V. G. Gude, H. K. Reddy, T. Muppaneni and S. Deng. (2012). Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oil using Sulfuric Acid and Microwave Irradiation Processes. Journal of Environmental Protection, 3, 107-113. 8. H. Asli, and M. R. Karim, (2011). Implementation of Waste Cooking Oil as RAP Rejuvenator. Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 9, 1336-1350. 9. M. Zargar, E. Ahmadinia, H. Asli and M. R. Karim. (2012). Investigation of the Possibility of Using Waste Cooking Oil as a Rejuvenating Agent for Aged Bitumen. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 233-234, 254–258. 10. H. Asli, E. Ahmadinia, M. Zargar and M. R. Karim. (2012). Investigation on Physical Properties of Waste Cooking Oil – Rejuvenated Bitumen Binder. Construction and Building Materials, 37, 398-405. 11. M. Zaumanis, R. B. Mallick and R. Frank. (2013). Use of Rejuvenators for Production of Sustainable High Content RAP Hot Mix Asphalt. The XXVIII International Baltic Road Conference. August 2013. Vilnius, Lithuania, 1-10. 12. M. Chen, B. Leng, S. Wu and Y. Sang. (2014a). Physical, Chemical and Rheological Properties of Waste Edible Vegetable Oil Rejuvenated Asphalt Binders. Construction and Building Materials, 66, 286–298. 13. L. Binbin, C. Meizhu and W. Shaopeng. (2014). Effect of Waste Edible Vegetable Oil on High Temperature Properties of Different Aged Asphalts. Key Engineering Material, 599, 135-140. 14. M. Chen, F. Xiao, B. Putman, B. Leng and S. Wu. (2014b). High Temperature Properties of Rejuvenating Recovered Binder with Rejuvenator, Waste Cooking and Cotton Seed Oils. Construction and Building Materials, 59, 10–16. 15. H. Wen, S. Bhusal and B. Wen. (2013). Laboratory Evaluation of Waste Cooking Oil-Based Bioasphalt as an Alternative Binder for Hot Mix Asphalt. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 25(10), 1432–1437. 16. R. Maharaj, V. R. Harry and N. Mohamed. (2015). Rutting and Fatigue Cracking Resistance of Waste Cooking Oil Modified Trinidad Asphaltic Materials. The Scientific World Journal, DOI 10.1155/2015/385013. 17. Z. Sun, J. Yi, Y. Huang, D. Feng and C. Guo. (2016). Properties of Asphalt Binder Modified by Bio-Oil Derived from Waste Cooking Oil. Construction and Building Materials, 102, 496–504. 18. P. Teymourpour, S. Sillamäe and H. U. Bahia. (2015). Impacts of Lubricating Oils on Rheology and Chemical Compatibility of Asphalt Binders. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 16, 50-74. 19. N. M. Katamine. (2000). Physical and Mechanical Properties of Bituminous Mixtures Containing Oil Shales. Journal of Transportation Engineering-ASCE, 126(2), 178-184. 20. M. N. Borhan, F. Suja, A. Ismail and R. A. O. K. Rahmat. (2009). The Effects of Used Cylinder Oil on Asphalt Mixes. European Journal of Scientific Research, 28(3), 398-411. 21. W. N. A. Wan Azahar, R. Putra Jaya, M. R. Hainin, M. Bujang and N. Ngadi. (2017). Mechanical performance of asphaltic concrete incorporating untreated and treated waste cooking oil. Construction and Building Materials 150, 653–663. Authors: Priya. K, Renjitha S.V.

Paper Title: 360-Degree Feedback in Educational Institutions and its Applicability in Kerala Abstract: The Performance Appraisal of the employees’ job performance is evaluated as per the standards already set for the category such as leadership, teamwork, output, supervision etc. This study is made to know about the Pros and Cons of the Performance Appraisal methods that are adopted in many organisations. The Management get to know the strengths and weaknesses of the organisations using the 360-degree feedback. Here an attempt is made to focus on the effectiveness of the performance appraisal system in various educational institutions in Kerala. Various arts colleges are considered for this study. It is very important to know the present 71. scenario of education that is being imparted to the students who are the pillars for the next generations. The employees are expected to have a high degree of commitment and effort and the performance appraisal should be considered as an important function of every employer. The Performance Appraisal, if done rightly, can lead 439-442 to better performance of the employees and ultimate effectiveness. It is also a systematic way for ensuring that the employer and the employee discuss regularly on the current/existing performance, the issues and arrive at consensus which will be beneficial for both. Here we have made an effort to Study on the performance appraisal system which is done to improve the condition for a better performance of employees at various colleges and know the effectiveness of various appraisal systems. The usual way of Top Down Performance Appraisal, in which only the supervisor appraises the subordinate is changed and even the subordinate has a chance to review the supervisor and vice-versa is practised in 360-degree performance appraisal. This paper contributes primary study of 360-degree feedback, the needs to link leader assessment and development efforts to individual, team,

and organisation results and its need in educational institutions.

Keyword: Performance Appraisal, 360 Degree Feedback, Employee Development. References: 1. Ushus Mathew, “A Study on Performance appraisal methods of Nurses in Selected Hospitals in Kerala 2. Robert E.Wood & Verena Marshall (2008) , “Accuracy and effectives in appraisal outcomes: influence of self-efficacy, personal factors organizational variables.” Human Resource Management Journal Vol.18,No.3, 2008, Pages 295-313. 3. Yashashwi.A.Ail(2017),A study on modern methodologies in Performance Appraisals. International Journal of Advanced Trends in Engineering & Technology 1(1), 126-128, http//doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.240281 4. C.C.Yee & Y.Y.Chen (2009) Performance Appraisal system using Multi factorial Evaluation Model (Version 2353). 5. Human Resource Management Text and Cases K.Ashwathappa Chapter Performance Appraisal TATA McGraw Hill. Authors: Yokeswari Nithya, P Ananthi, S Mohan, V.R Hepatoprotective activity of whole Plant Extract of Catharanthus Pusillus (Murr.) G.Don Paper Title: (Apocynaceae) Abstract: CCl4 intoxicated rats showed significant elevation in serum enzymes, bilirubin and lipid per oxidation of the liver tissues and reduction in serum total protein, superoxide dismutase, catalase, reduced glutathione and glutathione peroxidase activity. Treatment with ethanol extract of Catharanthus pusillus whole plant altered the above parameters to the levels of near normal. All the above results were comparable with the standard drug silymarin (100mg/kg) treated group. Thus the present study ascertains that the ethanol extract of Catharanthus pusillus whole plant possesses significant hepatoprotective activity.

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Paper Title: Insights of Models for Air Traffic Management System Abstract: In many airports and air markets, congestion problems & weather are becoming more and more severe. To keep Air Traffic Control (ATC) against the overload of Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) activity, attempts to anticipate and prevent the resulting overload and limit the delays. A delay in the arrival of the flight (so-called congestion) occurs when the traffic expects to surpass the arrival and departure capacity of the airport or the airsector capacity. There is a very extensive over general reasoning to be considered in this area. Generally speaking, most of the references found in the literature published a few years ago refer to the simplest versions, those that do not take airsector into account. This happens because the research was first done in the USA only, where traffic issues basicallylimited to the airports congestion. In the paper we present a comprehensive survey of the key optimization models of literature.

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Paper Title: Coupled Fixed Point Theorems in Vector b-metric Space Abstract: This paper consists of some coupled and common coupled fixed point theorems in vector b-metric spaces. Vector b-metric space or E-b-metric space was introduced by Petre [6] merging the concepts of vector metric space as introduced by Cevik [4] and b-metric space as introduced by Czerwik [5]. We generalize the results of Shatnanawi and Hani [8] and Rao et al. [7].

Keyword: Coupled Fixed, b-metric Space. References: 1. S. Agarwal, K. Qureshi, J.Nema, A fixed point theorem for b-metric space, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematical Sciences, 9(2016),45-50. 2. C.D. Aliprantis, K.C. Border, Infinite Dimensional Analysis, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1999. 3. I.A.Bakhtin, The contraction mapping principle in quasi-metric spaces, Functional Analysis, 30(1989), 26-37. 75. 4. C. Cevik, I. Altun, Vector metric spaces and some properties, Topol. Method Nonl. An., 34(2009), 375-382. 5. S.Czerwik, Contraction mappings in b-metric spaces, Acta Mathematica et Informatica Universitatis Ostrviensis, 1(1993), 5-11. 6. I.R.Petre, Fixed point theorems in E-b-metric spaces, J. Nonlinear Sci. App., 7(2014), 264-271. 7. K.P.R. Rao, K.R.K.Rao, V.C.C.Raju, A Suzuki type unique common coupled fixed point theorem in metric spaces, International 468-476 Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, 2(2013), 5187-5192. 8. W. Shatanawi, M.B.Hani, A coupled fixed point theorem in b-metric spaces, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, vol. 19, 4(2016), 889-897. 9. I.Altun, A.Erduran, A Suzuki type fixed point theorem, Internat. Math. Math. Sci., vol. 2011, article ID 736063, 9 pages. 10. W. Shatanawi, Coupled fixed point theorems in generalized metric spaces, Hacettepe Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, vol. 40, 3(2011), 441-447. 11. W.Shatanawi, B.Samet, M.Abbas, Coupled fixed point theorems for mixed monotone mappings in ordered partial metric spaces, Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 55(2012), 680-687. 12. T. Bhakar, V. Lakshmikanthan, Fixed point theorems in partially ordered metric spaces and applications, Nonlinear Anal., 65(2006), 1379-1393. 13. Y.J. Cho, Z. Kadeelburg, R. Saadati, W.Shatanawi, Coupled fixed theorems under weak contractions, Discrete Dyanamics in Nature and Society (2012). 14. V. Lakshmikantham, L.B. Ciric , Coupled fixed point theorems for nonlinear contractions in partially ordered metric spaces , Nonlinear Anal., 70 (2009). 15. I.Altun, C.Cevik, Some common fixed point theorems in vector metric spaces, Filomat, 25:1(2011), 105-113. 16. C.Cevik, On continuity of functions between vector metric spaces, Hindawi Pub. Corporation, J.Funct. Space, (2014), 1-6. Authors: K. Uthayasurian, Lakshmikothiswari V. 76. An Examination of Factor Influencing on Employee Perception towards Green Human Resource Paper Title: Management

Abstract: There is a developing requirement for the understanding of environmental administration into (HRM) – Green HRM – explores practice. Most of individuals accept that the ability to reproduce nature in the specialized sorts like researcher, architects, legal advisors and lawmakers. Yet, today the workers of associations owe the solidarity to show the green practices which enables them to take part and include themselves in the earth the executive’s projects and practices. To keep environmental sustainability in an organization HR functions acts as an important tool to practice. This framework gives better control of company's environmental effects. The scientists led a supposition overview to know the impression of workers on the present consuming concern of Green HRM. The discoveries and consequences are introduced in this paper .The goal of this paper is to gauge and investigate the representative's observation on green human asset the executives rehearses in an association. A self-created poll is utilized as an instrument to gather the data and reaction.

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Paper Title: Preservation of Manuscripts in the Satras of Majuli: An Analytical Examination Abstract: The word manuscript is derived from the Latin word manu, meaning by hand and scriber meaning to write. Thus any book or documents written by hand is called manuscripts. Manuscripts are original source of human history available on various kinds of media like stone, clay, palm leaves, bark, animal skin, cloth paper etc. Majuli is a largest island of India where have lots of Satras. The Satras preserve lots of manuscripts. Manuscripts are life-blood of history. The study of manuscripts is reveals the social, cultural, historical, artistic and aesthetic changes that have occurred in the course of development of civilization. Thus collecting and 77. preserving of manuscripts is preserving the intellectual heritage.

484-487 Keyword: Preservation, Manuscripts, collection, Satras, Climate, History. References: 1. Baruah, Birinci Kumar: History of Assamese Literature; New Delhi. Sahitya Academy, 1978, p 14-15, 17-80. 2. Borua Hem: Assamese Literature; New Delhi, National Book Trust. 1965, p 42-48, 49-50, 77-85. 3. Goswami, H.C: A Descriptive Catalogue of Assamese Manuscripts. 4. Marcel Dekker : Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science; New York. 5. Preservation and Conservation of Library Material. MLIE-101. 6. Sarmah, T: Auniati Satra Buronji. 7. Assamese Daily News Paper “Janasadharan”, 17th Aug/2007

78. Authors: Pabitra Kumar Das, Jayant Kumar Panigrahi, Iswar Chandra Naik, Biswajit Das

Examination of Socio-Economic and Socio-Cultural Factors Influencing Aspiration Levels of Youth Paper Title: with respect to their Education Levels: an Experimental Examination Abstract: With changing socio-economic backdrops, increasing opportunities for education, exposures of media and technology, the youth irrespective of socio-cultural differences are having more aspirations. For the youth of developing countries, the government, non-govt. and international non-govt. organizations are working to improve their overall status by implementing several programs and schemes. Exclusively raising the status of tribal youth living in remote rural areas in Odisha, India, many special programs is there to assist them. The study explores into tribal youth’s aspiration aiming to assess whether their aspirations bear a resemblance to that of the non-tribal youth studying in colleges. This study mainly focuses on youth between the age group of seventeen to twenty-three years on what they aspire to achieve i.e. to become and have in their personal lives. The data was collected randomly from twelve colleges (6 colleges each in urban and remote rural areas) and descriptive statistics was used for analysis. The results show that youth’s aspirations are similar in kind but only differ in degrees. The youth are found not so inclined to politics, entrepreneurship and business but they aspire to have a job especially govt. employment. Moreover, their socio-economic family backdrops and educational level don’t bear many relationships in influencing their aspirations. The study implications are discussed in the context of policy and programs for youth development in India.

Keyword: Youth; Aspiration; Demographic dividend; Employment; Education References: 1. Addressing the Situation and Aspirations of Youth, Issue brief-2: Prepared for the 2nd Meeting of the Global Commission on the Future of Work 15-17 February 2018 accessed from https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/ on 5th June2019. 2. Bahadur Singh, Lai & Kumar Singh, Arun & Rani, Asha. (1996). Alienation: A Symptomatic Reaction of Educated Unemployed Youth in India. International Journal of Psychology. 31. 10.1080/002075996401124. 3. Bandura, A. , Barbaranelli, C. , Caprara, G. V. and Pastorelli, C. (2001), Self‐Efficacy Beliefs as Shapers of Children's Aspirations and Career Trajectories. Child Development, 72: 187-206. doi:10.1111/1467-8624.00273 4. Behera, P. and Samal, R. (2015) ‘Category (Tribe and Non-Tribe) As a Factor in Educational Aspiration of Secondary School Student,s Journal of Research & Method in Education 5 (4), 1-11 5. 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(2014) How and when do educational aspirations, expectations and achievement align? Sociological Research Online, 19(4), 7 14. Kunduri, E. (2016). Migration, informality and industrial labour markets: Examining representations of caste and gender in workers’ narratives. Paper presented at conference on ‘Examining Intersections: Caste/Gender Narratives in India’, 8-10 February, 2016, Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata, India. 15. Lukose, R. (2005). Consuming Globalization: Youth and Gender in Kerala, India. Journal of Social History 38(4), 915-935. Oxford University Press. Retrieved August 12, 2018, from Project MUSE database. 2. Mahendran A. (2015) Visible and Invisible Health Problems of Youth in India Pacific Business Review International Volume 8, Issue 4, 3. 17. Malik et al. (2014), An Overview of Alienation among Unemployed Adults: A Literature Survey, Journal of Psychology and Psychotherapy ISSN: 2161-0487 JPPT, DOI: 10.4172/2161-0487.1000156 4. 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13. Sivagurunathan, C., Umadevi, R., Rama, R., & Gopalakrishnan, S. (2015). Adolescent health: present status and its related programmes in India. Are we in the right direction?. Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR, 9(3), LE01–LE6. doi:10.7860/JCDR/2015/11199.5649 14. Staff, J. Harris,A. Sabates,R. & Briddell, L. (2010); Uncertainty in Early Occupational Aspirations: Role Exploration or Aimlessness?, Social Forces, Volume 89, Issue 2, Pages 659–683, 15. Suzanne Naafs & Tracey Skelton (2018) ‘Youthful futures? Aspirations, education and employment in Asia’, Children's Geographies, 16:1, 1-14, DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2018.1402164United Nations Development Program, Armenia 16. Vasabjit Banerjee, Srobana Bhattacharya & Anand Jha (2017) Inequality and Elections: The Nationwide Origins and State-Level Dynamics of India's Maoist Insurgency, Asian Affairs: An American Review, 44:3, 72-97, DOI: 10.1080/00927678.2017.1357347 SAMIYEVA Shaxnoz Xikmatovna, HERNIAVSKYI Volodymyr Georgievich, ASADOVA SitoraSa’ Authors: dullayevna, ASLANOVA Nozima Hakimovna, MIRSHAYEV Ulugbek Muzafarovich Paper Title: The Important Tendencies in the Development of Creative and Creative Potentials in Youth Abstract: This article discusses the role of creativity, creative thinking-creativity in the development of the worldview of young people, analyzes the issues of their involvement in creative and vocational training.It provides information on design, which is an integral part of applied art. Also, these concepts determined the role of an aesthetic worldview in the development of the creative abilities of youth.

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Paper Title: Impact of Interest Rate on the Nifty Auto Sector Index – Evidence from India Abstract: The paper critically examines the interest rate announced by RBI with respect to other factors which it affects and its implications on the Nifty auto sector indices of Indian stock market. The primary objective of the paper is to study the direct impact of interest rate on stock indices and propose a model for forecasting indices based on the interest rate. Karl’s Pearson coefficient of correlation and linear regression model is been used to analyse the impact and forecasting. It has been found that there is positive or direct relationship of interest rate on the closing price of the index but not significant.

Keyword: Interest rate, Nifty Auto indices, Karl Pearson coefficient of correlation, Linear Regression model References: 80. 1. Md. Gazi Salah Uddin and Md. Mahmudul Alam, International Journal of Business & Management, Vol: 4 No.3, March 2009, ‘Relationship between Interest Rate and Stock Price: Empirical Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries’ 2. Haggag, M. M. Analysis of Multiple Linear Regression Models using Symbolic Interval-Valued Variables. 3. Miyamoto, M. (2016). Predicting Default for Japanese SMEs with Robust Logistic Regression. International Journal of 501-503 Economics, Commerce and Research (IJECR), 6(3). 4. Robert W. Faff, Allan Hodgson and Michael L. Kremmer, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 32(5) & (6), June/July 2005, ‘An Investigation of the Impact of Interest Rates and Interest Rate Volatility on Australian Financial Sector Stock Return Distributions’. 5. Ali, G., Shah, S. A., & Anand, V. Opportunities for Private Investment in Transport and Communication Sector of Pakistan. 6. T. Senthil Kumar, Journal of Economics and Management, November 2013; Vol.2 Issue ISSN 2278-0629, ‘ Effect of interest rate changes on stock returns of select Indian commercial banks’. 7. Thirumagal, P., & Suresh, S. Payoff and the Impact of Various Investment Attributes on Frequency of Investment in Stock Index Futures. 8. P R Kumuda and G Mahesh Komala, Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, Vol.7, No 21, 2016, ISSN 2222-1697 (paper) ISSN 2222-2847 (online) 9. Webliography a. www.nse.org b. www.rbi.org Authors: Bhavook Chitkara, Syed Mohd Jamal Mahmood

81. Paper Title: Challenges faced by a Product based Startup and how they can be Overcome? Abstract: In the last five years, India has become a land of startups. It stands third in the world. It has given lot of employ-ment to the youth, but the bitter truth is that 90% of startups get failed. There always remain 504-507

the collective contribu-tion of founders, employees and investors in a product based startup. A lot of study on the failure of operations, marketing, sales, and delivery has been already done but very less work has been done on the study of the failure of product development. This paper explores the crucial product development parameters that can lead to the failure of the product based startup/organisation. The evolution cycle of a product based startup can be considered in three stages: • Starting Phase • Stability Phase • Growth Phase Symptoms which can occur in the above three phases were discussed and the issues which appear were analysed.

Keyword: Startups, product based startup, startup failure. References: 1. Software Engineering Body of Knowledge [SWEBOK], http://www.swebok.org/ 2. F.Brooks, The Mythical Man Month, pp.255-257, Addison Wesley, 2nd, August 1995 3. M.McGrath, Product Strategy for High Technology Companies, pp.53-89, McGraw-Hill Educatian, 2. Edition, October 2000. 4. Kaplan, R. S., & Norton, D. P. (1996). Using the balanced scorecard as a strategic management system. Chicago 5. Buckingham, M., & Coffman, C. (2014). First, break all the rules: What the world's greatest managers do differently. Simon and Schuster. Chicago 6. Herbsleb, J., Zubrow, D., Goldenson, D., Hayes, W., & Paulk, M. (1997). Software quality and the capability maturity model. Communications of the ACM, 40(6), 30-40. Chicago 7. Giardino, C., Wang, X., & Abrahamsson, P. (2014, June). Why early-stage software star- tups fail: a behavioral framework. In International conference of software business (pp. 27-41). Springer, Cham. Chicago 8. Bosch, J., Olsson, H. H., Björk, J., & Ljungblad, J. (2013). The early stage software start- up development model: a framework for operationalizing lean principles in software star- tups. In Lean Enterprise Software and Systems (pp. 1-15). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. 9. Sedláček, P., & Sterk, V. (2017). The growth potential of startups over the business cycle. American Economic Review, 107(10), 3182-3210. Chicago 10. Sutton, S. M. (2000). The role of process in software start-up. IEEE Software, 17(4), 33- 39. Authors: Dhaval Maheta

Paper Title: Auto Regressive Distributed Lag Model for Crude Oil (Brent) and Crude Oil (WTI) Abstract: It has been found through various literatures that Crude Oil (Brent) and Crude Oil (WTI) series moves in close proximity. This paper tries to examine the causality relationship between Crude Oil(WTI) and Crude Oil(Brent). In absence of cointegration between the two series Auto Regressive Distributed Lag Model was used.

Keyword: Crude Brent Oil, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil. 82. References: 1. Adelman, M.A., and G.C. Watkins (1997). The value of United States oil and gas reserves. Advances in the Economics of Energy and Resources, JAI Press Inc., 10: 131–184. 508-511 2. Chen, W., Huang, Z., & Yi, Y. (2015). Is there a structural change in the persistence of WTI–Brent oil price spreads in the post-2010 period. Economic Modelling, 64-71. 3. Kilian, L. (2009). Not All Oil Price Shocks Are Alike: Disentangling Demand and Supply Shocks in the Crude Oil Market. American Economic Review, 99(3), 1053-1069. 4. Kilian, L. (2014). The impact of the shale oil revolution on U.S. oil and gasoline prices. Frankfurt: CFS Working Paper Series. 5. Villar, Jose, A., and Frederick L. Joutz (2006). The relationship between crude oil and natural gas prices. Energy Information Administration, Office of Oil and Gas. 6. Ramberg, David J. and John E. Parsons (2011). “The Weak Tie Between Natural Gas and Oil Prices.” CEEPR Working Paper 10- 017. 7. Smith, J.L. (2004). Petroleum property valuation. Encyclopedia of Energy, Elsevier, 4: 815–816. Kay Dora Abdul Ghani, Che Mohd Hilmi Safiuddin Che Jamaludin Mahmud, Mohd Ikmal Authors: Fazlan Rozli, Norliyati Mohd Amin Paper Title: Behaviour of Prestressed Monoblock Concrete Sleepers (PMCS) Subjected to Static Loading Abstract: In Malaysia, there have been many mode of transportation created to ease the movability of its people from one place to another in short period of time. One of them is rail transportation as it provides many services along the countries. Not only it can transport passengers, train services also transport goods everyday in large quantitties and allocate in short period of time. Many people fond of this transportation due to its low 83. service charge but provides comfortable and safety riding experience whether in short or long destination. Due to high demand of train transportation, it is important to have their structural integrity remain in high quality to avoid any damage and accident occur in the future. One of the most important component in railway structures is 512-516 Prestressed Concrete Sleeper (PCS). Therefore, it is important to investigate its load capacity and capabilities to avoid any high risk to occur not only to train and its cargo, but to the safety of the passengers as well. Prestressed Monoblock Concrete Sleeper (PMCS) mainly involved in this research paper due to its majority usage in Malaysia by KTMB and positive and negative moment test were chosen to investigate the design and ultimate load under static loading referring to Australian Standard (AS1085.14 – 2012). Keyword: Australian Standard, Negative Moment Test, Positive Moment Test, Prestressed Monoblock

Concrete Sleeper References: 1. M. I. F. Rozli, N. I. Sharul, A. B. Afidah and S. H. Hamzah, “Converting Constant Amplitude Loading of Prestressed Concrete Sleeper (PCS) From Variable Amplitude”, Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences & Engineering) 76:11 (2015) 53–56 2. 2. D. K. Kumar and K. Sambasivarao, “Static and Dynamic Analysis of Railway Track Sleeper”, International Journal of Engineering Research and General Science Volume 2, Issue 6, October-November, 2014 3. 3. M. I. F. Rozli, A. A. Bakar, N. M. Amin, K. D. A. Ghani and M. N. Masre, “Structural Behaviour of Prestressed Concrete Sleeper (PCS) Subjected To Static Loading”, International Congress on Innovationsin Civil Engineering Vol. 3 No. 1 (20XX) p. 1-4 4. 4. S. Kaewunreun and A. Remennikov, “Experimental and NumericalnStudies of Railway Prestressed Concrete Sleepers under Static and Impact Loads”, Civil Computing, 2007, 3, 25-28 5. M. I. F. Rozli, N. I. Sharul, A. B. Afidah and S. H. Hamzah,”Constant amplitude spectrum of three coaches train and cyclic counting on prestressed concrete sleepers (PCS)”, Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences &Engineering) 76:11 (2015) 1–5 6. S. A. Limited, Australian Standard (AS - 1085.14): Railway track material:Prestressed Concrete Sleepers. SAI Global Limited, 2012. 7. S. Kaewunruen and A. Remennikov,”Resistance of railway concrete sleepers to impact loading”, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Shock and Impact Loads on Structures, Beijing, China,17-19 October 2007, 489-496 8. A. B. Afidah, D. Khafilah and M. S. Marwi,”Design and Performance of Pre-Stressed Concrete Railway Sleepers Containing Fibres”, Scientific Research Journal Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia Vol. 4 No. 1, 13-26, 2007 9. H. D. M. Ardalan and H. B. Masoud,”Displacement Measurement of Bending Tests Using Digital Image Analysis Method”, IACSIT International Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol. 4, No. 5, October 2012 10. M. Shintaro, W. Tsutomu, S. Masamichi, and G. Keiichi, “Analytical Study on Loading Capacity of Prestressed Concrete Sleeper”, Procedia Engineering 199 (2017) 2482–2487 Siti Nur Amiera Jeffry, Ramadhansyah Putra Jaya, Mohd Rosli Hainin, Norhidayah Abdul Authors: Hassan, Haryati Yaacob Effect of Nano Charcoal Ash Coconut Shell in Paper Title: Bitumen as Alternative Binder Abstract: The effect of Nano charcoal ash (NCA) from coconut shell on the physical and chemical properties of bitumen as alternative binder was evaluated in this study. Six different Nano grades of charcoal ash were examined. The charcoal ash ground for the optimum grinding time had a median particle size of 148 nm. NCA dosage of 30% by weight of binder was used throughout the experiments. Nanoparticle size analysis and X-ray fluorescence were performed to determine the size and chemical properties of material. Dynamic shear rheometer, penetration, softening point, and penetration index were used to characterize the physical properties of NCA. Thirty hours of grinding time produced the optimum NCA, which could enhance the binder performance. Test results indicated that adding NCA from coconut shell to bitumen improved the binder stiffness up to 47% and significantly increased the softening point up to 12% compared with virgin binder.

Keyword: Nano charcoal Ash; Coconut Shell; Grinding Penetration; DSR. References: 1. Astana, D. A. (2010). “The Effect of Epoxy Bitume Modification On Hot Mix Asphalt Properties and Rut Resistance.” Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. 2. Hainin, M. R., Abdulridha, A. A., Yaacob, H., Haron, Z., and Yusoff, N. I. (2013). “Fatigue life of Malaysia hot mix asphalt mixtures.” Malaysia J. Civ. Eng., 25(1), 94–105. 3. Yang, J., and Tighe, S. (2013). “A Review of Advances of Nanotechnology in Asphalt Mixtures.” Procedia - Soc. Behav. Sci., 96 (2013), 1269–1276. 84. 4. Rajak, M. A. A., Majid, Z. A., and Ismail, M. (2015). “Morphological Characteristics of Hardened Cement Pastes Incorporating Nano-palm Oil Fuel Ash.” Procedia Manuf., 2(2015), 512–518. 5. Shafabakhsh, G. H., and Ani, O. J. (2015). “Experimental investigation of effect of nano TiO2/SiO2 modified bitumen on the rutting and fatique performance of asphalt mixtures containing steel slag aggregates.” Constr. Build. Mater., 98, 692–702. 517-523 6. Jamshidi, A., Mohd Hasan, M. R., Yao, H., You, Z., and Hamzah, M. O. (2015). “Characterization of the rate of change of rheological properties of nano-modified asphalt.” Constr. Build. Mater., 98, 437–446. 7. Fang, C., Yu, R., Liu, S., and Li, Y. (2013). “Nanomaterials applied in asphalt modification: A review.” J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 29(7), 589–594. 8. Geochemical instrumentation and analysis. (2015). “Integrating research and education.” . 9. ASTM D5. (2013). “Standard Test Method for Penetration of Bituminous Materials.” American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA, United States. 10. ASTM D36. (2000). “Standard Test Method for Softening Point of Bitumen (Ring-and-Ball Apparatus).” American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA, United States. 11. ASTM D7175. (2015). “Standard Test Method for Determining the Rheological Properties of Asphalt Binder Using a Dynamic Shear Rheometer.” American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA, United States. 12. Madakson, P. B., Yawas, D. S., and Apasi, a. (2012). “Characterization of Coconut Shell Ash for Potential Utilization in Metal Matrix Composites for Automotive Applications .” Int. J. Eng. Sci. Technol., 4(03), 1190–1198. 13. Read, J., and Whiteoak, D. (2003). The Shell bitumen handbook. Thomas Telford Publishing, London. 14. Cao, W. (2012). “Synthesis of nanomaterials by high energy ball milling.” Skyspring nanomaterials, inc., . 15. Generalic, E. (2015). “Ball mill. Croatian-English Chemistry Dictionary & Glossary.” . 16. Nikmatin, S., Syafiuddin, A., Kueh, A. B. H., and Purwanto, Y. A. (2015). “Effects of nanoparticle filler on thermo-physical properties of rattan powder-filled polypropylene composites.” J. Teknol., 77(16), 181–187. 17. TNB. (2016). “Pricing & Tariffs.” Tenaga Nasional Berhad, . 18. 911 Metallurgist. (2015). “Ball Mill Design/Power Calculation.” . 19. Hubbard, P. and Gollomb, H. (1973). “The hardening of asphalt with relation to development of cracks in asphalt pavements.” Proceedings AAPT, 9. 20. Brown, E. R., Kandhal, P. S., Roberts, F. L., Kim, Y. R., Lee, D.-Y., and Kennedy, T. W. (2009). Hot mix asphalt materials, mixture design and construction. NAPA research and education foundation, United States of America.

21. Hadavand, B. S. (2010). “Bitumen modification with polysulphide polymer prepared from heavy end waste.” Iran. Polym. J., 19(5), 363–373. 22. Raman, N. A. A., Hainin, M. R., Hassan, N. A., Ani, F. N., M.Warid, M. N., Idham, M. K., and Mamat, R. (2015). “Effect of bio- oil from empty fruit bunch on penetration index of asphalt binder.” Jurnal teknologi, 77(23), 13–16. Authors: M A Seman, S M Syed Mohsin, Z M Jaini

Paper Title: Numerical Analysis of Blast Pressure Distribution on RC Wall Surface Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) numerical modelling of blast subjected to reinforced concrete wall is studied in this paper. The Arbitrary Lagrange Euler (ALE) solvers approach is employed for the interface analysis between air and structure in AUTODYN commercial software. The previous published empirical and semi empirical methods are compared on the blast pressure profile impacted on the wall surface. Besides, the effects of air volume size, the effects of air grid mesh refinement also assessed. Initially, the 3D numerical blast pressure is validated with the blast pressure test conducted at Fort Leonard Wood Army Base for further blast pressure investigation. From series of simulation conducted, the blast pressure at the bottom part on the wall surface experienced the highest pressure. Contrary on the empirical and semi empirical, the blast pressure distribution is identical either at the top or bottom surface of the wall.

Keyword: AUTODYN, Blast, Reinforced Concrete,Simulation. References: 1. H. L. Brode, “Numerical Solution of Spherical Waves”, J. Appl. Physic, vol. 26, 1955, pp. 766–775. 2. N. M. Newmark and R. J. Hansen in Design of blast resistant structure, Shock and Vibration Handbook New Jersey, USA: McGraw-Hill, 1961 3. J. Henrych, The dynamic of explosion and its use. Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, 1979 4. C. N. Kingery and G. Bulmash Air Blast Parameters from TNT Spherical Air Burst and Hemispherical Surface Burst 85. Aberdeen:US Army Research Center-Ballistic Laboratory, 1984. 5. C. A. Mills, “The design of concrete structure to resist explosion and weapon effects”, Proc. 1st Int. Conf. on Concrete for Hazard Protections, 1987, pp. 61–73. 6. P. D. Smith and J. G. Hetherington, “Blast and ballistic loading of structures”, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1994 524-531 7. DOD Unified facilities criteria (UFC 3-340-01) - Design and analysis of hardened structures to conventional weapons effeccts. Department of Defense, United States of America, 2002 8. DOD, Unified facilities criteria (UFC 3-340-02) - Structures to resist the effects of accidental. Department of Defense, United States of America, 2008 9. ANSYS User’s manual, Release 14. Canonsburg, PA: ANSYS Inc., 2011 10. D. Yan, G. Chen, J. Baird , H. Yin and M. Koenigstein, “Blast Test of Full-Size Wall Barriers Reinforced with Enamel-Coated Steel Rebar”, Struct. Congress ASCE, 2011, pp. 1538–1551. 11. T. Ngo, P. Mendis, A. Gupta and J. Ramsay, “Blast Loading and Blast Effects on Structures – An Overview”, Electronic J. Struct. Eng Special Issue: Loading on Structures, 2007, pp. 76–91. 12. A. Remennikov, The state of the art of explosive loads characterisation. Wollongong Uni, 2007. 13. N. Uddin, Blast protection of civil infrastructures and vehicles using composite, part 1: blast threats and blast loading. Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing Ltd., 2010. 14. G. C. May and P. D. Smith, Blast effects on building. London: Thomas Telford, 1995. 15. ASCE Structural design for physical security-state of the practice. American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999 16. M. Johansson and L. Laine, The capacity of buildings to resist severe dynamic loading, part 1: blast wave loading. Karlstad, Sweden, 2007. 17. W. E. Baker, Explosion in Air. University of Texas Press, 1973. 18. N. Lam, P. Mendis and T. Ngo, “Response Spectrum Solutions for Blast Loading”, Electron. J. Struct. Eng., vol.4, 2004, pp. 28– 44. 19. W. Riedel, K. Thoma and S. Hiermaier, “Numerical analysis using a new macroscopic concrete model for hydrocodes”, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Interaction of the Effect of Munitions with Structures, 1999, pp. 315-22. 20. W. Herrman, “Constitutive equation for the dynamic compaction of ductile porous material”, Journal Applied Physic, 40, 1969 pp. 2490–2499. Authors: Reza Pahlevi Munirwan, Ramadhansyah Putra Jaya, Munirwansyah, Ruslan

Paper Title: Performance of Eggshell Powder Addition to Clay Soil for Stabilization Abstract: The behavior of clay soil often becomes problematic for the building above it. One problem is its shrinking and swelling behavior which is affected by its water content, which also frequently influences the soil bearing of capacity in holding the load of the building above it. The powder from eggshell which abbreviated as ESP is a food industry waste that is high calcium and not often used for reprocessing. This experiment purposes 86. is to know the effect of adding ESP as a stabilizing material in clay. Soil sample for laboratory testing was carried out from Cot Bagie Village, Blang Bintang, Aceh Besar District, and Aceh Province. From AASHTO classification system, the soil sample is A-7-5 (21) and from USCS system, is organic clay with high plasticity 532-535 (OH). The percentages of ESP added are 0%, 3%, 6% and 9% of the dry weight of the clay for experiment on laboratory. The Atterberg Limit parameters commonly incline with ESP addition. Based on the standard Proctor test, the original soil has an Optimum Moisture Content (OMC) of 19.8% and a maximum dry unit weight (γd max) of 1.367 gr/cm3 . Overall, adding ESP to the clay sample increases the mechanical properties of soil compared to the sample without ESP. Thus, the use of ESP for stabilization in this experiment can improve the bearing capacity, so that it I beneficial for construction in the field.

Keyword: Clay, Eggshell Powder, Soil, Stabilization References: 1. Munirwansyah, R. P. Munirwan, M. Sungkar, F. Fachrurrazi, “Predicting Red Clay Swelling Behaviour of Jangka Buya-Pidie Jaya Earthquake Zone in Aceh”, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2059 (1), 2019. 2. Munirwansyah, R. P. Munirwan, “Lime-Clay Stabilization to Modified the Characteristic of Mechanical Properties and Reduce the Swelling Sub Grade”, The International Conference of Engineering and Science for Research and Development, Volume 1(1), 2016. 3. J. S. Yadav, S. K. Tiwari, “Effect of Waste rubber Fibres on the Geotechnical Properties of Clay Stabilized with Cement”, Applied Clay Science, Volume 149, pp. 97-110, 2017. 4. Munirwansyah, R. P. Munirwan, “Stabilization on Expansive Soil for Road Subgrade for Geotechnic Disaster Approach”, International Journal of Disaster Management, Volume 1(1), pp. 8-19, 2017. 5. A. S. Muntohar, A. Widianti, E. Hartono, W. Diana, “Engineering Properties of Silty Soil Stabilized with Lime and Rice Husk Ash and Reinforced with Waste Plastic Fiber”, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Volume 25, pp. 1260-1270, 2013. 6. A. V. Narasimha Rao, M. Chittaranjan, “Applications of Agricultural and Domestic Wastes in Geotechnical Applications: An Overview”, Journal of Environmental Research and Development, Volume 5(3), pp. 673-678, 2011. 7. P. Pliya, D. Cree, “Limestone derived eggshell powder as a replacement in Portland cement mortar”, Construction and Building Materials, Volume 95, pp. 1-9, 2015. 8. A. T. Sabu, M. R. Sharmila, “Experimental study on the stabilization of soil with environmental waste and coir fibres”, International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, Volume 8(4), pp. 679-688, 2017. 9. O. E. Oluwatuyi, B. O, Adeola, E. A. Alhassan, E. S. Nnochiri, A. E. Modupe, O. O. Elemile, T. Obayanju, G. Akerele, “Ameliorating effect of milled eggshell on cement stabilized lateric soil for highway construction”, Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2018. 10. O. O. Amu, A. B. Fajobi, B. O. Oke, “Effect of Eggshell Powder on the Stabilizing Potential of Lime on an Expansive Clay Soil”, Research Journal of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Volume 1(1), pp. 80-84, 2005. 11. W. Jassim, “Influences of Fly-ash and Eggshell Powder on Some of Engineering Properties of Al-Umara Soil”, Journal of Engineering and Development, Volume 6(2), pp. 211-219, 2012. 12. U. N. Okonkwo, I. C. Odiong, E. E. Akpabio, “The Effects of Eggshell Ash on Strength Properties of Cement-stabilized Lateric”, Volume 3(1), pp. 18-25, 2012. 13. A. J. Olarewaju, M. O. Balogun, S. O. Akinlolu, “Suitability of Eggshell Stabilized Lateric Soil as Subgrade Material for Road Construction”, Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Volume 16, Bund. H, pp. 899-908, 2011. 14. R. P. Munirwan, H. Gunawan, “Evaluasi Potensi Likuifaksi Pesisir Pantai Krueng Raya Aceh Besar Provinsi Aceh”, Jurnal Teknik Sipil Unsyiah, Volume 1(2), pp. 131-142, 2012. 15. M. Munirwansyah, R. P. Munirwan, H. Yunita, “Geotechnical Engineering Aspect Related to Pidie Jaya – Aceh Earthquake Disaster and Mitigation”, International Journal on Advanced Science Engineering Information Technology, Volume 8(3), pp 870- 875, 2018. 16. Munirwansyah, M. Irsyam, R. P. Munirwan, H. Yunita, M. Z. Usrina, “Geotechnical Approach for Occupational Safety Risk Analysis of Critical Slope in Open Pit Mining as Implication for Earthquake Hazard”, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Volume 352, Conference 1, 2018. 17. A. Laca, A. Laca, M. Diaz, “Eggshell Waste as Catalyst: A Review”, Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 197, pp. 351-359, 2017. 18. M. Bootklad, K. Kaewtatip, “Biodegradation of Thermoplastic Starch/ Eggshell Powder Composites”, Carbohydrate Polymers, Volume 97(2), pp. 315-320, 2013. Authors: Muhammad Zulkarnain, Muhammad Sobron Yamin Lubis, Silvi Ariyanti and Mariatti Jaafar Silver Particles on the Thermal and Electrical Paper Title: Characteristics of ECAs Abstract: This study presents information on the thermal and electrical characteristics of silver (Ag) in range size of 2–3.5 μm and 80 nm in diameter. The present method demonstrates the thermal conductivity analysis and electrical resistivity influence by various particle content of Ag in Epoxy matrix for both micro and nano-sized. Furthermore, new technique of thermal properties and electrical resistivity observation is proposed by hybrid- sized analysis to characterize the effect of Ag size. The proposed hybrid-sized technique uses micro- and nano- sized particle ratios to generate the composite. The thermal and electrical resistivity characteristics of the epoxy composite-filled micro-, nano-, and hybrid-sized Ag particle are correlated with their morphology. The thermal conductivity of the electrically conductive adhesive sample is affected by Ag particle size. The micro-sized Ag particle is better filler than the nano-size Ag particle in increasing performance of the thermal conductivity in the matrix epoxy. The results of the electrical resistivity of micro- and nano-particles demonstrated similar 87. characteristics that transition within insulator into conduction occurred at 6 vol%. While hybrid-sized systems shown decreasing in thermal conductivity performance when decreasing number micro-sized ratio. Other observation in hybrid-sized presented that the better performance of electrical conductivity has shown at 50:50 536-542 weight ratio.

Keyword: thermal conductivity; electrically conductive adhesives (ECAs); particle contact resistance; particle structure References: 1. Kang S.K., Rai R.S. and Purushothaman S. (1998), “Development of High Conductivity Lead (Pb)-Free Conducting Adhesives”, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology A 21,(1), 18-22. 2. Li Y. and Wong C.P. (2004b), “Recent Advances on Electrically Conductive Adhesives (ECAs)”, IEEE Polytronic, 1-7. 3. Zhao H., Liang T., Liu B. (2006), “Synthesis and Properties of Copper Conductive Adhesives Modified by SiO2 Nanoparticles”, International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 429-433. 4. Tee D.I., Mariatti M., Azizan A., See C.H., Chong K.F. (2007), “Effect of Silane-based coupling agent on the properties of silver

nanoparticles filled epoxy composites”, Composites Science & Technology 67, 2584-2591. 5. Mir I. and Kumar D. (2008), “Recent advances in isotropic conductive adhesives for electronics packaging applications”, International Journal of Adhesion & Adhesives 28, 362–371. 6. Yang C., Wong C.P. and Yuen M.M.F. (2013), “Printed electrically conductive composites: conductive filler designs and surfaceengineering”, J. Mater. Chem. C 1, 4052-4069. 7. Yuan F.Y., Zhang H.B., Li X., Li X.Z., Yu Z.Z. (2013), “Synergistic effect of boron nitride flakes and tetrapod-shaped ZnO whiskers on the thermal conductivity of electrically insulating phenol formaldehyde composites, Composites: Part A 53, 137–144. 8. Ahn H.J., Cha S.H., Lee W.S., Kim E.S. (2014), “Effects of amphiphilic agent on thermal conductivity of boron nitride/poly(vinyl butyral) composites”, Thermochimica Acta 591, 96–100. 9. Kim J., Yim B.S., Kim J.M., Kim J. (2012), “The effects of functionalized graphene nanosheets on the thermal and mechanical properties of epoxy composites for anisotropic conductive adhesives (ACAs)”, Microelectronics Reliability 52, 595–602. 10. Kandare E., Khatibi A.A., Yoo S., Wang R., Ma J., Olivier P., Gleizes N., Wang C.H. (2015), “Improving the through-thickness thermal and electrical conductivity of carbon fibre/epoxy laminates by exploiting synergy between graphene and silver nano- inclusions”, Composites: Part A 69, 72–82. 11. Yao Y., Zeng X., Guo K., Sun R., Xu J.B. (2015) “The effect of interfacial state on the thermal conductivity of functionalized Al2O3 filled glass fibers reinforced polymer composites”, Composites: Part A 69, 49–55. 12. Lu D., Wong C.P. (2000), “Effects of shrinkage on conductivity of isotropic conductive adhesives”, International Journal of Adhesion & Adhesives 20, 189-193. 13. Wu H.P., Liu J.F., Wu X.J., Ge M.Y., Wang Y.W., Zhang G.Q., Jiang J.Z. (2006), “High conductivity of isotropic conductive adhesives filled with silver nanowires”, International Journal of Adhesion & Adhesives 26, 617–621. 14. Amoli B.M., Gumfekar S., Hu A., Y. Norman Zhoubc and Zhao B. (2012), “Thiocarboxylate functionalization of silver nanoparticles: effect of chain length on the electrical conductivity of nanoparticles and their polymer composites”, J. Mater. Chem. 22, 20048-20056. 15. Amoli B.M., Trinidad J., Hu A, Y. Zhou N., Zhao B. (2015), “Highly electrically conductive adhesives using silver nanoparticle (Ag NP)-decorated graphene: the effect of NPs sintering on the electrical conductivity improvement”, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 26, 590-600. 16. Khairul Anuar,S., Mariatti M., Azizan A., Chee Mang N., Tham W.T. (2011), “Effect of different types of silver and epoxy systems on the properties of silver/epoxy conductive adhesives”, J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 22, 757–764. 17. Fu Y.X., He Z.X., Mo D.C., Lu S.S. (2014), “Thermal conductivity enhancement with different fillers for epoxy resin adhesives”, Applied Thermal Engineering 66, 493-498. 18. Fu Y.X., He Z.X., Mo D.C., Lu S.S. (2014), “Thermal conductivity enhancement with different fillers for epoxy resin adhesives”, Applied Thermal Engineering 66, 493-498. 19. Zhang S., Cao X.Y., Ma Y.M., Ke Y.C. (2011), “Zhang J.K., Wang F.S., The effects of particle size and content on the thermal conductivity and mechanical properties of Al2O3/high density polyethylene (HDPE) composites”, eXPRESS Polymer Letters 5(7),581–590. 20. Ye L., Lai Z., Liu J. (1999), “Effect of Ag Particle Size on Electrical Conductivity of Isotropically Conductive Adhesives”, IEEE Transactions on Electronics Packaging Manufacturing 22(4), 299-302. 21. 21. Inoue M., Liu J. (2008), “Electrical and thermal properties of electrically conductive adhesives using a heat-resistant epoxy binder”. In: 2008 2nd electronics system integration technology conference, 1147–52. Nur Izzati Aliah Azman, Mohd Irwan Adiyanto, Syed Abdul Haris Syed Mustapa, Azlan Adnan, Authors: Azida Rashidi Paper Title: Steel Reinforcement and Concrete for Multipurpose Hall Building with Seismic Design Abstract: Multipurpose hall is a public building of people assembly for various function and activities. It can be converted to be a temporary shelter during disaster like flood and earthquake. After experiencing tremors from both local and distant earthquakes, the time has come to implement the seismic design to new buildings in Malaysia to ensure public safety. The implementation of seismic design also affecting the cost of construction, especially materials. Therefore, this paper presents the taking off results for reinforced concrete multipurpose hall building with seismic design. In this study two parameters namely as soil type and concrete grade had been considered as design variable. Result from design and taking off demonstrated that the amount of steel reinforcement is strongly influenced by both parameters. The usage of steel for reinforced concrete buildings with seismic design is estimated to increase around 3% to 59% depend on soil type and concrete grade. Results also demonstrated that higher concrete grade require lower amount of steel as reinforcement.

88. Keyword: Concrete grade, Cost comparison, Seismic design, Steel tonnage. References: 1. Marto, C. S. Tan, F. Kassim, and N. Z. Mohd Yunus, “Seismic impact in Peninsular Malaysia,” The 5th International 543-547 Geotechnical Symposium, 2013, pp. 237-241. 2. A. H. Abdul Latiff and Khalil Amin Esmail, “Seismic site effect along Bukit Tinggi fault line from microtremor analysis,” IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Sciences, vol. 244, 2019, pp. 012042. 3. N. S. H. Harith, A. Adnan, A. V. Shoushtari, “Seismic hazard assessment of East Malaysia region,” International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Floating MSC ORCHESTRA Cruiser, 2015. 4. T. A. Majid, A. Adnan, M. I. Adiyanto, M. Z. Ramli, T. C. Ghuan, “Preliminary damage assessment due to 2015 Ranau earthquake,” International Journal of Civil Engineering & Geo-Environmental, Special Publication NCWE2017, 2017, pp. 49-54. 5. M. I. Adiyanto, T. A. Majid, F. M. Nazri, “Nonstructural damages of reinforced concrete buildings due to 2015 Ranau earthquake,” AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1865, 2017, pp. 090002. 6. M. A. Khoiry, N. Hamzah, S. A. Osman, A. A. Mutalib, R. Hamid, “Physical damages effect on residential houses caused by the earthquake at Ranau, Sabah Malaysia,” International Journal of Engineering and Technology, vol 10(5), 2018, pp. 414-418. 7. S. C. Alih and M. Vafaei, “Performance of reinforced concrete buildings and wooden structures during the 2015 Mw 6.0 Sabah earthquake in Malaysia,” Engineering Failure Analysis, vol. 102, 2019, pp. 351-368. 8. N. H. Hamid, A. Azmi, M. I. Adiyanto, M. Mohamad, “Seismic performance of two-bay two-storey rc frame under in-plane lateral cyclic loading,” Malaysian Construction Research Journal, vol 25(2), 2018, pp. 61-73. 9. M. Z. Ramli, A. Adnan, M. A. A. Kadir, and M. N. A. Alel, “Cost comparison for non-seismic (EC@) and seismic (EC8) design in different ductility class,” International Journal of Civil Engineering & Geo-Environmental, Special Publication NCWE2017,

2017, pp. 38-42. 10. M. I. Adiyanto and T. A. Majid, “Seismic design of two storey reinforced concrete building in Malaysia with low class ductility,” Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, vol 9(1), 2014, pp. 27-46. 11. M. I. Adiyanto, F. Ahmad Jani, S. A. H. S. Mustapha, and S. W. Ahmad, “Estimation on amount of steel reinforcement for six storey hospital with seismic design consideration in Malaysia,” IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Sciences, vol. 244, 2019, pp. 012015. 12. M. N. Fardis, E. C. Carvalho, P. Fajfar, and A. Pecker, Seismic design of concrete buildings to Eurocode 8. Boca Raton, Taylor & Francis, 2015, ch. 1. 13. CEN., “Eurocode 8: design of structures for earthquake resistance part 1: general rules, seismic actions and rules for buildings,” European Committee for Standardization, Brussels, Belgium, 2004. 14. CEN., “Eurocode 2: design of concrete structures part 1-1: general rules and rules for buildings,” European Committee for Standardization, Brussels, Belgium, 2004. 15. Malaysia National Annex to Eurocode 8, “Design of structures for earthquake resistance part 1: general rules, seismic actions and rules for buildings,” Department of Standards Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia, 2017. 16. Standard Price Malaysia, “Schedule of rates,” Jabatan Kerja Raya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2017. 17. A. Y. Elghazouli, Seismic design of buildings to Eurocode 8. London and New York, Spon Press, 2009. Authors: Mousa Abdullah Mohammed Hasan, Rahimah Muhamad

Paper Title: Wall to Wall Horizontal Connection for Precast Concrete Structures Abstract: Precast concrete wall is one of the prefabricated components of high demands in the construction industry especially in residential buildings as it combines the benefit of rapid speed of construction, good quality control and minimum labour intensity at the construction site. Precast wall is produced in forms of wall panels and connected in the construction site to form an integrated structural element called precast concrete wall. However, the connection of wall panels is a key factor as it provides the structure integrity and robustness of the overall structural system. Therefore, this paper aims to describe and summarize types of precast wall-to-wall horizontal connection in terms structural behaviours such as embedded length, bonding stress, seismic behaviours and modes of failure. A total number of ten (10) out of eighteen (18) papers will be reviewed and discussed. The findings show that loop connection is suitable for seismically stabile zones as it is not capable to withstand lateral load action effectively whereas wire rope connection has insufficient ductility as the load- carrying capacity is governed by yielding of the lock bar and crushing of the joint mortar. Furthermore, U- shaped steel channel connection, the connection was developed for seismic zones. Providing U-shaped rubber in between the U-shape steel channel has made the connection more flexible with energy dissipater system.

Keyword: Precast concrete wall-to-wall connection; structural behaviours of precast wall-to-wall horizontal connections; mode of failure of precast wall-to-wall horizontal connections. References: 1. Alias, A., Sapawi, F., Kusbiantoro, A., Zubir, M. A., & Rahman, A. A. (2014). Performance of grouted splice sleeve connector under tensile load. Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences (JMES), 7, 1096-1102. 2. De Lima Araújo, D., Curado, M. C., & Rodrigues, P. F. (2014). Loop connection with fibre-reinforced precast concrete components in tension. Engineering Structures, 72, 140-151. 89. 3. Gordon, S. R. (2006). Joints for precast decks in steel concrete composite bridges (Doctoral dissertation, Heriot-Watt University). 4. Joergensen, H. B., Hoang, L. C., & Hagsten, L. G. (2017). Strength of precast concrete shear joints reinforced with high-strength wire ropes. Institution of Civil Engineers. Proceedings. Structures and Buildings, 170(3), 168-179. 5. Jorgensen, H. B., & Hoang, L. C. (2015). Load Carrying Capacity of Keyed Joints Reinforced with High Strength Wire Rope 548-554 Loops Proceedings of fib symposium: Concrete-Innovation and Design. 6. Jørgensen, H. B. (2014). Strength of Loop Connections between Precast Concrete Elements: Part I: U-bar Connections Loaded in Combined Tension and Bending-Part II: Wire Loop Connections Loaded in Shear (Doctoral dissertation, Syddansk Universitet. Det Tekniske Fakultet). 7. Joergensen, H.B. and Hoang, L.C., 2013. Tests and limit analysis of loop connections between precast concrete elements loaded in tension. Engineering Structures, 52, pp.558-569. 8. Ling, J. H., Rahman, A. B. A., Ibrahim, I. S., & Hamid, Z. A. (2017). An experimental study of welded bar sleeve wall panel connection under tensile, shear, and flexural loads. International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, 11(3), 525-540. 9. Ling, J. H. (2011). Behaviour of grouted splice connections in precast concrete walls subjected to tensile, shear and flexural loads (Doctoral dissertation, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia). Rahman, A. B. A., Yoon, L. H., Ibrahim, I. S., Mohamed, R. N., Mohammad, S., & Saim, A. A. (2015). Performance of grouted splice sleeves with tapered bars under axial tension. In Applied Mechanics and Materials (Vol. 789, pp. 1176-1180). Trans Tech Publications. 10. Rossley, N., Aziz, F. N. A., Chew, H. C., & Farzadnia, N. (2014). Behaviour of vertical loop bar connection in precast wall subjected to shear load. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Science, 370-380. 11. Singhal, S., Chourasia, A., Chellappa, S., & Parashar, J. Precast reinforced concrete shear walls: State of the art review. Structural Concrete. 12. Sørensen, J. H., Hoang, L. C., Olesen, J. F., & Fischer, G. (2016). Tensile Capacity of U-bar Loop Connections with Precast Fiber Reinforced Dowels. In fib Symposium 2016: Performance-based approaches for concrete structures. 13. Taheri, H., Hejazi, F., Vaghei, R., Jaafar, M. S., & Ali, A. A. A. (2016). New precast wall connection subjected to rotational loading. Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering, 60(4), 547-560. 14. Vaghei, R., Hejazi, F., Firoozi, A. A., & Jaafar, M. S. (2018). Performance of Loop Connection in Precast Concrete Walls Subjected to Lateral Loads. International Journal of Civil Engineering, 17(3), 397-426. 15. Vaghei, R., Hejazi, F., Taheri, H., Jaafar, M.S. and Aziz, F.N.A.A., 2017. Development of a new connection for precast concrete walls subjected to cyclic loading. Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, 16(1), pp.97-117. 16. Vaghei, R., Hejazi, F., Taheri, H., Jaafar, M. S., & Ali, A. A. A. (2013). Evaluate performance of precast concrete wall to wall connection. APCBEE procedia, 9, 285-290. 17. Sørensen, J. H., Hoang, L. C., Olesen, J. F., & Fischer, G. (2017). Tensile capacity of loop connections grouted with concrete or mortar. Magazine of Concrete Research, 69(17), 892-904.

18. Sørensen, J. H., Hoang, L. C., Olesen, J. F., & Fischer, G. (2017). Test and analysis of a new ductile shear connection design for RC shear walls. Structural concrete, 18(1), 189-204. Authors: K.Prabhakar Rajkumar, M.Suguna The Attainment Level of Economic Empowerment of Transgender: Flesh Trade Vs. SHGs Activities, Paper Title: Tamil Nadu is a Reference State in India Abstract: The ultimate function of the post is to assess the accomplishment degree of economic permission of the Transgender community after they have actually begun Self Support Group (SHG) activities in Tamil Nadu. The research study made a try to review the success of economic empowerment while they are actually performing the physical nature field as well as began SHGs activities. For this purpose, 506 Transgender participants were actually collected coming from 52 SHGs in 32 districts of Tamil Nadu. This study recognized that in what technique the Transgender individuals can remedy for the links from physical nature field as well as exactly how they can create the reasonable earnings coming from the SHGs service started as opposed to doing flesh business and also has sustained their social-economic empowerment in the state.

Keyword: Transgerder, Economic Empowerment, Income generations, Social Status. 90. References: 1. Aarmo, Margrete (1999) 'Just how homosexuality came to be 'Un-African': the Scenario of Zimbabwe', in Evelyn Blackwood as well as Saskia E. Wieringa (eds.) Women Wishes: Same-sex Relations and also Transgender Practices around Cultures, pp. 255- 555-564 80. New York: Columbia University Press. 2. Bureau of democracy, civils rights, and labor, 2010 Country Report on Individual Right Practices, File, April 8, 2011. 3. Pair of Circles web, IANS Chennai, Microfinance program for Transgenders, marginalised girls, 29. Jan, 2010. 4. Literacy as Liberty, Unesco 2003, Published in 2003 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific as well as Cultural Association, 7, Put de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris. 5. The Hindu, Transgender Time Celebrations, April 16, 2012, Chennai. 6. Questioning Aravani Activism in Tamil Nadu, Information adjustment, News and evaluation on social compensation and also growth concerns in India. (www.infochangeindia.org). 7. Prabhakar Rajkumar.K, Refinancing assistance of NABARD to Personal Help Teams in Tamil Nadu, Financial finance, Sept. 2006, Web page No: 7. 8. James E. Miller, Effective Self-help group, article, Posted through Educational Institution of Florida, 19, 2010. 9. Prabhakar Rajkumar.K, Tremendous Growth of SHGs-- Bank links in India, The Economic Challenger, Oct- Dec. 2006, Page 66. 10. Prabhakar Rajkumar.K, Possess Indian Girls Achieved Permission? An Assessment Publication of Small Enterprises Growth Control and also Extension (Sedme) Department of SSI, Govt. of India, Hyderabd-5. Vol.34, No. 1, March 2007, Web page.79. 11. Modifying Attitude (2012 ), Indian Transgenders bring in a spot in Personal Aid Teams, April 20th, 2012. Authors: Pankaj Bhagat

Paper Title: Cloud Computing Technology for library Services a big boon Abstract: Cloud computing technology, service and application that are similar to internet and converts into the independent utility. Impediment on cloud computing for instance sparing arrangement creative improvement have not only affected simply the association & subtleties of factsyet what's in addition reference organizations gave by the libraries. Libraries and their assets have to some degree moved to an e-world. From now on library clients can get to our assets from outside the physical library through their pc. These advancement can be generally gotten anyway ought to endure various changes by infers where they are offered by the libraries. Taking up of cloud computing is not a simple task for libraries. The inclination/ detriment clarification and its proposition must be truly viewed as beforehand putting essential data. The essential thought in this paper is to evaluate cloud benefits for the library. This study investigate the application of cloud computing and its utilities for library the executives. Cloud application gives its administrations on solicitation to its clients. Data aggregation is among indispensable administration given by cloud computing. It has the data on their server and user can get services from these servers. Data providers and servers are diverse characters the 91. perspective of data aggregating raises various security challenges. A free part is required to guarantee that data is unequivocally encouraged in to the distributed storage server. In this paper we will examine the unlike frameworks that are utilize protected data storing on cloud. Cloud computing data amassing distributed storage 565-570 server.

Keyword: Cloud computing, Data Storage, Cloud storage space References: 1. Rajkumar Buyya, James Broberg, Andrzej Goscinski: Cloud Computing Principles and Paradigms. 2. S. Ramgovind, M. M. Eloff, and E. Smith, “The management of security in cloud computing,” in Information Security for South Africa (ISSA), 2010. IEEE, 2010. 3. F. Sabahi, “Cloud computing security threats and responses,” in Communication Software and Networks (ICCSN), 2011 IEEE 3rd International Conference on. IEEE, 2011. 4. Arshdeep Bagha,Vijay Marinetti: Cloud computing: A Hands on Approach. 5. Rackspace.com. The Rack space Cloud. 2012. http://www.rackspace.com/cloud/ (accessed on 01 Aug 2014). 6. Robert Fox, “Library in the Clouds,” OCLC Systems & Services. 6. OCLC. OCLC World share management services.2012 7. Kozokin, Sarit. Ex-Libris cloud: Open for business. 2011. 8. Duracloud.org. Dura cloud. 2012. http://www.duracloud.org, Cloud Computing and Its Application in Libraries. 9. Anthony T.Velte,Toby.J.Velte,Robert: Cloud Computing A practical Approach.

10. Barrie Sonsinsky: Cloud Computing. 11. Robert Fox, “Library in the Clouds,” OCLC Systems & Services 12. Kozokin, Sarit. Ex-Libris cloud: Open for business. 2011. 13. Mitchell, Erik. “Using cloud services for library IT infrastructure.” Code4Lib Journal, 2010. 14. Hayes, B. “Cloud computing.” Communications of ACM, 2008. 15. M.R.Tribhuwan, V.A.Bhuyar, Shabana Pirzade, “Ensuring Data Storage Security in Cloud Computing through Two-way Handshake based on Token Management”, 2010 International Conference on Advances in Recent Technologies in Communication and Computing. 16. Mr. Prashant Rewagad, Ms.Yogita Pawar, “Use of Digital Signature with Diffie Hellman Key Exchange and AES Encryption Algorithm to Enhance Data Security in Cloud Computing”, 2013 International Conference on Communication Systems and Network Technologies. 17. Uma Somani, Kanika Lakhani, Manish Mundra, “Implementing Digital Signature with RSA Encryption Algorithm to Enhance the Data Security of Cloud in Cloud Computing”, 1st International Conference on Parallel Distributed and Grid Computing (PDGC - 2010). Authors: S Satheesh Kumar, Uma C, MuthulakshmiK, SivagurunathanP *

Paper Title: Screening of Antibacterial Metabolites from Marine Soil, Kodiyampaiayam, Tamilnadu Abstract: The marine environment is a rich resource for isolating exploited microorganisms. In recent years, antibiotics have become important in this study of new antibiotics that show antiviral, anticoagulant and cardiac properties. Soil samples were collected from different area and isolated the bacterial colonies were separately streaking in agar plates (KP1, KP3, KP6, KP7 and KP9). The bacteria were done by morphology characteristic after that bacterial crude extract was taken separately. The crude extract was used in antibacterial activity against human pathogenic bacteria. There KP 7 and KP 9 havethe highest activity in B. subtilis and S. pyogenes rest of the samples also had activity comparing to these samples (KP 7 and KP 9) is highest zone inhibition developing. The marine sediment having so many microbes and secondary metabolites, therefore,the most useful drug development..

Keyword: Antibacterial activity, Marine, crude extract, Soil sample, Bacteria. References: 1. Alanis, A. J. Resistance to antibiotics: are we in the postantibiotic era? Arch Med Res. 36(6):697-705. (2005). 2. Blunt, J. W., B. R. Copp, M. H. G. Munro, P. T. Northcote, and M. R. Prinsep. Marine natural products. Nat. Prod. Res. 21 (1): 1 - 49. (2004). 3. Cars O, Hogberg LD, Murray M, Nordberg O, Sivaraman S., Lundborg CS, et al., Meeting the challenge of antibiotic resistance. B.M.J. 2008;18:337 a1438. 4. Constancias F, Terrat S, Saby NPA, Horrigue W, Villerd J, Guillemin JP, Biju- Duval L, Nowak V, Dequiedt S, Ranjard L, Prévost-Bouré NC. Mapping and determinism of soil microbial community distribution across an agricultural landscape. Microbiology Open 2015;4:505–17. 5. De Mondena, J.A., S.A.J. Guttierrez, R.A Falchini, J.L. Gallazo, D.E. Hughes, J.E. Bailey and J.F. Martin. 1993. Intracellular expression of vitreoscillahaemoglobin improves cephalosporin 6. Dezfully NK, Ramanayaka JG. Isolation, identification and evaluation of antimicrobial activity of Streptomyces flavogriseus, strain ACTK2 from soil sample of Kodagu, Karnataka State (India). Jundishapur J Microbiol 2015;8: e15107. 92. 7. Diddi K, Chaudhry R, Sharma N, Dhawan B. Strategy for identification & characterization of Bartonellahenselae with conventional & molecular methods. Indian J Med Res 2013;137:380–7. 8. Faulkner, D.J. Marine natural products. Nat Prod Rep. 19, 1-48. (2002). 571-575 9. Feikin DR, Schuchat A, Kolczak M, Barrett NL, Harrison LH, Lefkowitz L, McGeer A, Farley MM, Vugia DJ, Lexau C, Stefonek KR, Patterson JE, Jorgensen JH. Mortality from invasive pneumococcal pneumonia in the era of antibioticresistance, 1995–1997. Am J Public Health 2000;90:223–9. 10. Fenical, W. Chemical studies of marine bacteria: developing a new resource. Chem Rev. 1673-1683. (1993). 11. http://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a1438. 12. Humphries RM, Linscott AJ. Laboratory diagnosis of bacterial gastroenteritis. Clin Microbiol Rev 2015;28:3–31. 13. Kaur S, Kaur J, Pankaj PP. Isolation and characterization of antibiotic producing microorganisms from soil samples of a certain area of Punjab region of India. Int J Pharm Clin Res 2014;6:312–5. 14. Kumar S, Chaurasia P, Kumar A. Isolation and characterization of microbial strains from textile industry effluents of Bhilwara, India: analysis with bioremediation. J Chem Pharm Res 2016;8:143–50. 15. Luepke KH, Suda KJ, Boucher H, Russo RL, Bonney MW, Hunt TD, Mohr JF. Past, present, and future of antibacterial economics: increasing bacterial resistance, limited antibiotic pipeline, and societal implications. Pharmacotherapy 2017;37:71–84. 16. Maloy Kumar Sahu., K. Sivakumar and Kannan, L. 2007. Marine Realm: A treasure house for bioprospecting. Asian Jr. of Microbiol. Biotech. Env. Sci. 9(1): 191-196. 17. McCarthy, S. A., R.M. Johnson, and D. Kakimoto. Characterization of an antibiotic produced by Alteromonasluteoviolacea Gauthier 1982, 85 isolated from Kinko Bay. Jpn. J. Appl. Bacteriol. 77: 426-432. (1994). 18. Nathan, A., Magarvey., Jessica, M. Keller., Valerie Bernam., Martin Dworkin and Sherman, D.H. 2004. Isolation and characterization of novel marine-derived Actinomycete taxa rich in bioactive metabolites. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70(12): 7520- 7529. 19. Nike AR, Hassan SA, AjijolakewuAFBosede. Soil screening for antibiotic – producing microorganisms. Adv Environ Biol 2013;7:7–11. 20. Oskay M, Tamer AU, Azeri C. Antibacterial activity of some actinomycetes isolated from farming soil of Turkey. African J Biotechnol2004;3:441–6. 21. Saadom I, Gharaibeh R. The Streptomyces flora of Badia region of Jordan and its potential as a source of antibiotics active against antibiotic resistant bacteria. J Arid Environ 2003;53:365–71. 22. Sheikh HMA. Antimicrobial activity of certain bacteria and fungi isolated from soil mixed with human saliva against pathogenic microbes causing dermatological diseases. Saudi J Biol Sci 2010;17:331–9. 23. Spellberg B, Guidos R, Gilbert D, Bradley J, Boucher HW, Scheld WM, Bartlett JG, Edwards JJ. Infectious Diseases Society of America. The epidemic of antibiotic-resistant infections: a call to action for the medical community from the infectious diseases society of America. Clin Infect Dis 2008;46:155–64.

24. Thirumalairaj J, Shanmugasundaram T, Sivasankari K, Seenivasan KN, Balagurunathan R. Isolation, screening and characterization of potent marine Streptomyces sp. PM 105 against antibiotic resistant pathogens. Asian J Pharm Clin Res 2015;8:439–43. 25. Wadetwar RN, Patil AT. Isolation and characterization of bioactive actinomycetes from soil in and around Nagpur. Int J Pharm Sci Res 2013;4:1428–33. 26. Williams ST, Vickers JC. The ecology of antibiotic production. MicrobEcol1986;12:43–52. 27. Yoshida S, Hiradate S, Tsukamoto T, Hatakeda K, Shirata A. Antimicrobial activity of culture filtrate of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens RC-2 isolated from mulberry leaves. Phytopathology 2001;91:181–7. 28. Yunus FN, Khalid ZZ, Rashid F, Ashraf A, Iqbal MN, Hussain F. Isolation and screening of antibiotic producing bacteria from soil in Lahore city. PSM Microbiology 2016;1:1–4. AGBAEZE. Emmanuel Kalu, OKAFOR. Godwin Ikechukwu, OHUNYEYE. O. Felix, EKOJA. Authors: Geoffrey Owoicho, OBAMEN. Joseph Paper Title: Six Sigma Process Definition and Manufacturing Firms in South East Nigeria Abstract: This study examined the Six Sigma process definition evaluation of SME manufacturing firms in South-East Nigeria. The aims of the study include to: define the extent to which the process definition influences customers’ patronage; identify the extent to which the process measurement influences product positioning; and establish the extent to which the improvement of production processes influences customers’ retention. Three research questions and hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a survey research design with a multi-stage sampling procedure to select 528 employees from a total of 12 SME manufacturing firms in the South-Eastern parts of Nigeria. The study used a validated instrument to obtain data. The study recorded a 97% returning rate and the data collected was analysed using a descriptive tool such as percentage and mean, while inferential statistics such as Pearson product moment correlation and linear regression were used to test the hypotheses. The study found that the process definition practice among SME manufacturing firms in the South- Eastern parts of Nigeria profoundly influences customers’ patronage (B = 0.530, t = 17.398, P-value = 0.000). Also, the study built up a significant positive connection between process measurement and product positioning (Pearson R = 0.628, N = 512, & p-value < 0.05). Likewise, production improvement strategy by SME manufacturing firms in the South-Eastern parts of Nigeria has a high influence on customers’ retention (Pearson R = 0.602, approx. N = 512, & p-value < 0.05). The study concluded that, despite the average adaptation of Six Sigma process definition evaluation of SME manufacturing firms in South-East Nigeria, its effect is better-off in many aspects. The study recommended, among other things, intensive effort from management to ensure persistent use of Six Sigma. The study also suggested more commitment towards the adoption of Six Sigma process production approach for SME manufacturing firms in South-East Nigeria to gain all the expected benefits in terms of performance, competitive power, more patronage, customers’ retention as well as employee development.

Keyword: Six Sigma, Process Definition, SMEs, Patronage, Positioning and Retention 93. References: 1. Abidakun, O.A., Leramo, R.O., Ohunakin, O.S., Babarinde, T.O. & Ekundayo-Osunkoya, A.O. (2014). Quality improvement of foundry operation in Nigeria using six sigma technique. Canada Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 8(1), 2751 – 2760. 576-583 2. Alexander, D., Jacqueline, D. & Jacqueline, O. (2015). Lean Six Sigma implementation in East Africa: findings from a pilot study. The Total Quality Management Journal, 27(6), 772-780. 3. Chakrabarty, A., (2009). Six Sigma in service organizations: A conceptual framework based on aspects of implementation and performance. Unpublished PhD, National University of Singapore. 4. Cheng, J., (2013). Linking Six Sigma to business strategy: An empirical study in Taiwan. Measuring Business Excellence, 17(1), 22-32. Emerald Group Publishing Limited. 5. Dahlgaard-Park, S.M. & Dahlgaard, J.J. (2006). Lean production, Six Sigma quality, and TQM, The TQM Magazine, 10(3), 263– 281. 6. Daniels, K., Yorlets, R., Flath-Sporn, S., Labow, B., Heald, R., & Taghinia, A. (2017). Physician courtesy and patient satisfaction in a pediatric plastic and oral surgery department. Journal of Healthcare Management, 62(3), 211. 7. Davenport, T.H., & Prusak, L., (2010). Working with six sigma knowledge: How organisations manage what they know. Harvard Business School Press, Boston, MA. 8. Edward, E. Lawler (1969). Expectancy theory and job behavior. Organizational behavior and human performance 9, 482-503. 9. Enoch, O. K., (2013). Lean Six Sigma methodologies and organisational profitability: a review of manufacturing SMEs in Nigeria. American Journal of Industrial and Business Management, 3, 573-582. 10. Fatoki, O.O., and Garwe, D. (2010). Obstacles to the growth of new small and medium enterprises in Africa countries: A principal component analysis approach. African Journal of Business Management, 4(2),729-738. 11. Ika, L., (2012). Project success rate through standard techniques: Total quality management, ISO 9000 and Six Sigma among Nigerian project management firm, International Journal of Project Management, 40 (4), 6-19. 12. Kiely, R. (2011). Industrialisation and development: A comparative analysis. UGL Press Limited: 25–26. 13. Kumara, V. & Khandujaa, R. (2013). Application of Six-Sigma methodology in SSI: A case study. International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, 3(3), 971-976. 14. Lyman Porter (1972). A study of perceived need satisfaction in bottom and middle management jobs. Journal of Applied Psychology, 4(5), 11-21. 15. Malgharni, A. M., Wan-yusoff, W.F., & Arumugam, V. C., (2011). The method of measuring and disclosure of non-financial performance. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 5 (12), 1133-1145. 16. Ngo, S.T.Q.N. (2010). The relationship between lean six sigma and organizational performance: An empirical investigation. Unpublished Master Thesis. Lincoln University. 17. Oko, A. & Parminder, S. K. (2015). Lean Six Sigma Approach to Improve the Admissions Process for a Nigerian HE Institute International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 6 (5): 22 – 29. 18. Okonkwo, V. O. & Mbachu, V. M. (2015).A comparative analysis of application of Six Sigma project management technique in small and medium scale construction companies In Nigeria. European Journal of Engineering and Technology, 3 (3), 20 – 25.

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Paper Title: Standards of Advertisements: Misleading Effects Vs Subliminal Understanding Abstract: An introduction of the investigation on the common advertisement. Marketing is a type of communication meant to urge viewers to buy or even take some action upon products, tips, or even solutions. Advertising and marketing is actually the key to market and broadcast products and brands. Today the degrading criteria of marketing are actually straight impacting the much younger viewers generating a bad influence on the little ones. The advertisers aren't being able to segregate the time ports as well as decide concerning that is their target audience. Advertising ought to not simply concern producing Income but likewise concerning generating it coming from the right target market and also not through developing an overwhelming impact on people who shouldn't be actually influenced or are actually not the target audience of the item. In every genre of the media, newspaper, broadcast, television, the regulations for conventional advertising and marketing must be formulated.

Keyword: Standard, Advertising, Communication, Services. References: 94. 1. Aaker, David A. As Well As Donald E. Bruzzone( 1985 )," Root Causes Of Irritation in Marketing", Publication of Marketing, 49 (Springtime), pp 47-57 2. Abideen, E. P. Sainul and Muraleedharan, K. P.( 1998 )," Moral and Social Issues in Advertising And Marketing." Abhigyan,16( 4 ), October-December, pp 39-41 584-589 3. Beltramini, R.F.( 2003 )," Advertising And Marketing Integrity: TheUltimate Figure Of Speech", Journal Of Business Integrities, 48( 3 ), pp 215-216. 4. Beard, F. K. (2008 )," Just How Products as well as Advertising Offend Consumers", Journal of Marketing Research, 48( 1 ), pp 13-21. 5. Burp, G. E. & Belch, M. A.( 2007 ), Advertising And Marketing as well as Promotion. 1 ed. Boston, McGraw-Hill, New Delhi 6. Bujizen, Moniek and also Patti M. Valkenburg( 2003 )," The unexpected impacts of TELEVISION advertising: a parent- child questionnaire", Communication Investigation, 30( 5 ), 483- 503 7. Austin, M. J. & Reed, M. L. (1999 )," Targeting Youngster Online: World Wide Web Marketing Ethics Issues", Diary of Customer Advertising And Marketing, 16( 6 ), pp 590-602. 8. Pratt, C. B. & James, E. L.( 1994 )," Marketing Integrities: A Contextual Reaction Based on Timeless Honest Idea", Journal of Organisation Ethics, 13( 6 ), pp 455-468 9. Preston, C. (2004 )," Children's Advertising: The Values of Economic Socialisation", International Journal of Individual Studies, 28( 4 ), pp 364-370 10. Priiyanka, Mehra( 2008 )," Youth Marketing-Target: Generation Y." Livemint.com, The Commercial Publication. Feb.http:// information superhighway. Livemint.com/ Youth-Marketing. 11. Rocsearch Ltd( 2006 ), Indian marketing: a review got march 2010, www.research and also market.com. 12. Rom Urbach (2011 ), 7 Legal Issues That Agencies Should Be Dealing with in 2011, http://adage.com/article/guest- columnists/legal-issues-agencies-Thin king-2011/. Authors: K.Prabhakar Rajkumar, R. Padmapriya

Paper Title: Examine Leadership Qualities: Jack Welch Model is a Reference Abstract: Management is actually quite essential in every organization. When there is a good management after that the functionality of the employees will definitely additionally be excellent. The major objectives of the research study are to explore the leadership type that adds to staff member efficiency. Primary records have been picked up via problem the survey. A total amount of 175 respondents are taken as example for the study. The 95. research takes advantage of statistical procedures including Percent analysis, Chi-square test, ANOVA in evaluating the records. The research reveals that remarkable should possess really good communication along with their worker community which are going to make excellent team and the premium must enjoy the project of 590-594 the juniors always.

Keyword: Leadership, employee, performance and superior References:

1. Liaqat Ali (2019 ), "Impact of Leadership Types on Company Functionality - An Instance of Individuals Field College, Bacha Khan University Charsadda", Log of Multidisciplinary Approaches in Scientific Analysis, Quantity 4, Problem 1, pp. 26-40. 2. Alemu Muleta Kebede as well as Getnet Worku Demeke (2017 ), "The Influence of Leadership Styles on Employees Function Complete Satisfaction in Ethiopian Neighborhood Universities", Contemporary Command Investigation, Vol. Thirteen, No. 3, pp. 165-176. 3. Abdulkadir Mohamud Dahie, Ali Abdi Mohamed (Aligees) and likewise Raqia Ahmed Mohamed (2017 ), International Publication of Concept Scientific Study as well as Pc, Volume 7, Issue No. 9, pp. 14838-- 14843. 4. Ilona Buciuniene and also Vida Skudiene (2008 ), "Effect of Leadership Kind on Personnel Congregation' Organizational Devotion in Lithuanian Manufacturing Companies", The South East European Journal of Business economics as well as likewise Company, Vol 4, Concern 3, pp. 57-65. Authors: K.Prabhakar Rajkumar, M.Priya

Paper Title: Conceptually Examine Subliminal Perception in Marketing and Strategy Terms Abstract: Subliminal audio perception, additionally known as subliminal audio information. are actually information, either graphic or even acoustic, that are presented merely beyond the limit of human understanding. A subliminal audio viewpoint might certainly not be actually distinct good enough that the aware mind may enroll it however be actually discernible good enough for the subconsciousness mind. The very same applies to a subliminal audio graphic. The utmost measure of just how effective a company's marketing technique is exactly how effectively the information provided through industrying embed the minds of buyers as well as influences them to purchase the product or services of the organisation. As opposed to preferred technique, marketing technique is not taken out of lean sky. At least it should not be actually. A marketing strategy should outgrow the business's market value proposition. The worth proposal often provides the crucial notification for all advertising and marketing One strategy that marketers are generally thinking about is subliminal audio understanding. This causing is subliminal audio perception. The resulting kind of advertising and marketing is known as subliminal 96. audio advertising and marketing.

Keyword: Subliminal, perception , consumers, conscious, organisation, marketing, strategy. 595-599 References: 1. McIver, T. (1988 ). In reverse concealing, as well as several other backward ideas regarding Music.Skeptical Applicant, thirteen, 50-- 63. 2. Merikle, P. M. (1988 ). Subliminal audio acoustic strips: An evaluation.Psychology & Advertising and marketing, 46, 355-- 372. 3. Moore, T. E. (1992 ). Subliminal perception: Facts and fallacies.Skeptical Inquirer, 16, 273-- 281. 4. Pierce, C. S., & Jastrow, J. (1884 ). On small varieties in ssensation.Memoir Of the National Principle of Scientific Research, 3, 73-- 83. 5. Poundstone, W. (1983 ). Big tricks. Nyc: Pinion. Poundstone, W. (1986 ). Larger procedures. Boston Ma: Houghton Mifflin Organization. 6. Pratkanis, A. R. (1992 ). The cargo-cult medical study of subliminal audio fondness. Skeptical Candidate, 16, 260-- 271. 7. Relatives, N. (1957 ). Blotching the subconscious.Saturday Examination, Oct 5, twenty. 8. Creed, T. T. (1987 ). Subliminal audio deception: Pseudoscience of the college Sermon circuit.Skeptical Applicant, 11, 358-- 366. 9. Greenwald, A. G. (1992 ). Subconscious cognition retrieved. USA Psycho therapist, 47, 766-- 779. 10. Greenwald, A. G., Spangenberg, E. R., Pratkanis, A. R., & Eskenazi, J. (1991 ). 11. Double-blind exams of subliminal audio self-help audiotapes.Psychological. Authors: K.Prabhakar Rajkumar, D.Bhuvana

Paper Title: Marketing of Women Shgs Products (with Special Reference to Chennai City) Abstract: Empowerment concerns folks - both women as well as men - taking control over their everyday lives: becoming conscious of their personal situation and setting, preparing their personal plans, creating space on their own, gaining skill-sets, building confidence, handling concerns, as well as cultivating self-reliance. The stamina of the link is the strength of its own weakest link. In society, women are actually the weakest hyperlinks, to ensure that they must be actually enhanced for reinforcing the culture overall which is possible only through enabling all of them. Nehru said, "Women must be uplifted for the upliftment of the nation, for if a woman is boosted, society, as well as nation, are boosted". The Women Self Aid Group participants are coming from rural areas and also do not possess much direct exposure to metropolitan history as well as a lot of all of them battle to 97. manage the urban area ambiance. Much of the members also hesitate to approach financial institutions and also training institutions to produce more powerful their economic along with mental stamina. The family members' instances are actually also certainly not enabling the members to end up being extra dynamic as well as they are 600-606 straining to handle family members and also an organisation in the right instructions. When the members furnish themselves along with overall advertising and marketing tactics with the adoption of SWOT analysis at that point just they may survive in the Chennai market.

Keyword: society, SWOT References: 1. FAO,1988," Women Authorization" In: Development Understanding and also Rural Women, Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi, pp 5-6. 2. Harper (2002 ), "Marketing of Personal Aid Teams under the SHG Banking company

3. a.Linkage Program in India,": NABARD Publications, Mumbai. 4. Annymous,1988, Women Empowerment as well as Knowing, Meals in addition to Farming Establishment, Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi, pp 3-4. 5. FAO,1988," Women Empowerment" In: Expansion Learning and Rural Women, Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi, pp 5-6. 6. Uma G,2010, "Standing of Women in Control in Tamil Nadu", The IUP Journal of Authorities and likewise Public Law, Quantity V 2010, Issue March & June, Pages: 59-84. 7. Tamil Nadu Enterprise for Advancement of women ltd, 2012, Tamil Nadu women. 8. 8. Venture Interference, Women as well as also House Food items Defense, IFAD, 2010, 9. Valentine's's M. Moghadam, 2012, The "Feminization Of Destitution" As well as likewise Women's Constitutional rights Social in addition to Human Scientific Study. 10. 10. Christen, Robert, Rhyne, Elisabeth; Vogel, Robert, McKean, Cressida (1995 ): "Producing greatest use of the outreach of microenterprise financial": An Analysis of Efficient Microfinance Programmes, Washington, DC, USAID Programme in addition to Methods Analysis File No. 10, 1995. 11. Rosenberg, (1994 ), "Beyond Personal Adequacy Accredited Make Use Of and likewise Microfinance Method", UNITED STATES Company for International Progress, Washington, DC.pp.2. 12. Compunction Pearson, (2000 ), "Micro credit history need to be actually targeted upright", Business Line, March 9, pp. 14. 13. Shasi Rajagopalan, (1999 ), "Women as well as Micro Money", Individual Support Team Headlines, Vol.II (3-4), pp. twenty. 14. Harper (2002 ), "Marketing of Private Help Staffs under the SHG Banks Linkage Plan in India,": NABARD Publications, Mumbai. 15. Murthy, Rao, (1997 ), "Dealing With Challenge: Indian NGO and also their Capability Renovation in the 1990s", New Delhi: Friedrich Ebert Browsing. 16. Ganapathy R.( 2006 ), Effective Entrepreneurship Growth Programme, HRD Moments, Vol:8 No:5, May 2006. 17. Sankaran A (2009 ), Craze as well as likewise Concerns of Non-urban Women Entrepreneurs in India, Southern Business Analyst, July 15, 2009. Authors: K.Prabhakar Rajkumar, D.Bhuvana

Paper Title: Marketing of Women Self Help Groups Products (with Special Reference to Chennai City) Abstract: Empowerment implies equal conditions to girls. It supplies more significant access to know- how as well as sources, greater liberty in decision making, higher potential to consider their lifestyles and flexibility from the irons troubled all of them through personalized, view and also technique becoming conscious of their own condition and setting, setting their personal schedules, developing area on their own, obtaining skill-sets, developing positive self-image, addressing problems, and developing self-reliance. It is actually certainly not merely a social as well as a political method, yet a personal one too - as well as it is not simply a procedure however a result too. Empowerment of girls creates them much more powerful to encounter the challenges of lifestyle, to beat the disabilities, handicaps, and inequalities. It makes it possible for ladies to discover their total identification and powers in all realms of life. The study is actually generally concentrated on the efficiency of SWOT aspects on the total assessment of Women Self Help Groups product in Chennai Metropolitan area.

Keyword: self-image, lifestyle. References: 1. Annymous,1988, Women Authorization along with Education And Learning, Meals Items as well as Farming Provider, Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi, pp 3-4. 2. FAO,1988," Female Authorization" In: Expansion Learning As well as Learning and likewise Country Women, Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi, pp 5-6. 98. 3. Uma G,2010, "Standing up of Women in Control in Tamil Nadu", The IUP Publication of Regulators and additionally Public Law, Amount V 2010, Complication March & June, Pages: 59-84. 4. Tamil Nadu Firm for Growth of women ltd, 2012, Tamil Nadu gals. 607-613 5. Task Assistance, Ladies as well as likewise Property Meals Things Monitoring, IFAD, 2010, 6. Valentine M. Moghadam, 2012, The "Feminization Of Hardship" And likewise Women's Human rights Social and also Individual Science. 7. Christen, Robert, Rhyne, Elisabeth; Vogel, Robert, McKean, Cressida (1995 ): "Taking full advantage of the outreach of microenterprise loan": An Analysis of Prosperous Microfinance Programmes, Washington, DC, USAID Course as well as Functions Analysis Document No. 10, 1995. 8. Rosenberg, (1994 ), "Beyond Personal Adequacy Certified Utilize and also Microfinance Technique", UNITED CONDITION Firm for International Growth, Washington, DC.pp.2. 9. Compunction Pearson, (2000 ), "Micro credit score must be actually targeted straight", Business Line, March 9, pp. 14. 10. Shasi Rajagopalan, (1999 ), "Ladies and also Micro Loan", Personal Help Group Updates, Vol.II (3-4), pp. twenty. 11. Harper (2002 ), "Promotion of Personal Support Groups under the SHG Bank Affiliation Plan in India,": NABARD Publications, Mumbai. 12. Murthy, Rao, (1997 ), "Taking Care Of Hardship: Indian NGO and their Capability Augmentation in the 1990s", New Delhi: Friedrich Ebert Looking. 13. Ganapathy R.( 2006 ), Productive Entrepreneurship Improvement Programme, HRD Moments, Vol:8 No:5, May 2006. 14. Sankaran A (2009 ), Pattern and also Problems of Non-urban Girls Business People in India, Southern Economist, July 15, 2009. 15. Ajay Tankha (2002 ), Self-help Groups as Financial Middlemans in India: Cost of Advertising, Durability and also Impact, AstudypreparedforICCOand Cordaid, The Netherlands August 2002. 16. Frank Tesoriero, (2005 ), strengthens communities using females's personal assistance teams in South India, OxfordUniversityPressandCommunityDevelopment Daily Record, 2005. 17. Sanjay Kanti Das (2012 ), Micro Finance as well as also Females Authorization: Does 18. Personal Support Group Inspires Ladies?, IJMBS Vol. 2, Problem 2, April - June 19. 19. 2012, ISSN: 2230-9519 (Online)|ISSN: 2231-2463 (Print). 20. 20. Prakash R. Motilal Nehru S. (1998 ), Advertising and marketing create through personal assistance crews, LEISA Publication, 14 December 1998.

Authors: K.Bala Deepa Arasi, S.V.Vani, V.Maheswari Feebly Generalized Closed Sets in Bitopological Paper Title: Spaces Abstract: In this paper, Feebly generalized closed sets ( -closed sets) in bitopological spaces is introduced and the properties are analysed. As an application, the notion of - space, - space, - space are investigated.

Keywords: - closed sets, - , - ,

- spaces. 2010 AMS Subject classification code: 54E55 99. Keyword: Feebly generalized. 614-617 References:

1. K.Bala Deepa Arasi,S.Navaneetha Krishnan &S.PiousMissier, closed sets in Bitopological spaces, IJSAR, 3(8),2016:104-116. 2. N.Gayathri and P.Keerthika, - closed sets in Bitopological spaces, IJSEC, Research Article, Volume7(2017) 10442-10446. 3. K.Kannan, D.Narasimhan and K.ChandrasekharaRao,On semi star generalized closed sets in Bitopological spaces,Bol.Soc.Paran.Mat.v.28(2010) 29-40. 4. J.C.Kelly, Bitopological spaces, Proc.London Math.Soc 13(3) (1963) 71-89. 5. Maheshwari S.N.and Jain P.C., Some New mappings, Mathematica 24(47)(1-2)(1982) 53-55. 6. Qays HatemImran, Generalized Alpha Generalized closed sets in Bitopological spaces,IRJPA,4(3),(2014) 419-425. Authors: Vipin Jain, Chanchal Chawla, Manoj Agarwal, Rachit Agarwal, Vibhor Jain

Paper Title: Digital Banking Services Awareness and its Preferences: HDFC Bank at Moradabad Region Abstract: Almost the whole world has been caught up in digitalization in recent years. Therefore, it could not stay behind the banking sector. It is time for cashless banking, which must be met by all the banks. HDFC Bank has developed a number of virtual banking facilities such as the net banking industry, Payz app, Chillr, etc., as the privately held pioneer in world class banking. Nevertheless, in order to capture the attention of the consumer, the focus of this research paper is on the creating a strong digital footprint on the market. This study is centered on an experimental study to evaluate people's awareness of HDFC banking products and their preferences.

Keyword: Banking Digital Banking, Internet Banking, HDFC Bank, Digitalization, HDFC Bank. References: 100. 1. Milind S (1999) Adoption of Internet banking by Australian consumers: an empirical investigation. International Journal of Bank Marketing 17: 324-334. 2. Mittal RK, Rajeev K (2001) E-CRM in Indian banks. Delhi Business Review, V: 2. 3. 3. Avinandan M (2003) A model of trust in online relationship banking. International Journal of Bank Marketing 21: 5-15. 618-624 4. Sadique KM, Sankar MS (2009) Service quality evaluation in internet banking: an empirical study in India. International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, V: 2. 5. Ruby S, Pankaj S (2011) E-Banking: Problems and Prospects. International Journal of Management & Business Studies V: 1. 6. Ankit K, Singh BS (2012) The impact of trust and perceived risk on internet banking adoption in India: An extension of technology acceptance model. International journal of bank marketing 30: 303-322. 7. Simeon OE, Bamidele BF (2012) Cashless Banking in Nigeria: Challenges, Benefits and Policy Implications. European Scientific Journal 8: 289-316. 8. Vishal G, Pandey US, Sanjay B (2012) Mobile Banking in India: Practices, Challenges and Security Issues. International Journal of Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering 1: 56-66. 9. Rambalak Y, Swaroop PG (2013) Environmental Sustainability through Green Banking: A Study on Private and Public Sector banks in India. OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development 6: 37-48. 10. Chandrawati N, Pandey BB (2017) Role of E-Banking services towards Digital India. International Journal of Commerce and Management Research 3: 67-71. 11. Sahu GP, Kumar SN (2017) Paradigm Shift of Indian Cash¬Based Economy to Cash¬Less Economy: A Study on Allahabad City. Digital Nations-Smart Cities, Innovation, and Sustainability: 16th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e- Society Proceedings, pp: 453-461. Authors: Narasimha Murty Indrakanti, Sridevi V

Paper Title: Non Performing loans in BRICS Countries 101. Abstract: After 2008 most of the BRICS countries witnessed sharp decline in the growth. The reasons could be due to high inflation, regulatory and policy risks causing significant financial and operating stress across Steel, Textile, Infrastructure, Telecom sectors. There is a significant importance of BRICS counties in the 625-630 global economy, but in past few years they are grappled with budget deficits, anemic growth rising

unemployment and high rise of Non-performing assets. As per our review it is clear that there is a steep increase of NPAs in BRICS countries which adversely impacted banks by reducing their profits, decrease in lending and increase in provisioning impacted the economy. Some of the reasons are, majority of these financial institutions were not having holistic regulatory framework and early warning mechanism to assess the business conditions. Besides weak credit appraisal mechanisms and not having the timely investigation mechanism for analyzing the intent and business rational of default borrowers led to more NPAs. Non-performing assets were highly impacted by the macro-economic parameters of Capital adequacy ratio; NPAs to loans and Year wise provisioning for the loans were taken into consideration to analyze the NPAs status across BRICS countries. Banks need to identify the willful defaulter and genuine business failure and these cases should be treated in a different manner.In most of the developed countries bulk of the banks keep provisioning for any expected NPAs and these damages are written off at an initial stage and their balance sheets carry very little NPAs. Besides the recovery measures are also stringent for foreclosure of loans. Keyword: non-performing asset (NPA), BRICS, GDP, Provisions to loan ratio, bank capital to asset ratio References: 1. http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS 2. https://www.rbi.org.in/SCRIPTS/PublicationsView.aspx?id=15440 3. http://www.bis.org/review/r041231f.pdf 4. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DDSI02ZAA156NWDB 5. http://www.thehindu.com/data/Details-of-NPA-figures-of-public-private-sectorbanks/article16670548.ece 6. NPA Trends: LokSabha Secretariat, Parliament library and reference research, documentation and information services (LARRDIS) 7. http://www.thehindu.com/data/Details-of-NPA 8. http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/default- loans-soar-1275622 9. https://www.newslaundry.com/2016/04/26/rbi-default-list-meet-top10 10. 10.https://www.rbi.org.in/SCRIPTS/PublicationsView.aspx?id=1544 0 11. http://www.indiaspend.com/cover-storty/5275-wilful-defaulters 12. http://www.focus-conomics.com/countries/russia 13. http://www.theglobaleconomy.com/Russia/Nonperforming_loans/ 14. 13.www.moneyweb.co.za/archive/economic-growth-in-south-africaa-20year-review 15. 15. 14.http://globalbizresearch.org/files/s497_irrem_deva-dutta-dubey_b inilkumar- 15256.pdff 16. 16. 15. https://www.imf.org/.../Can-Italy-Grow-Out-of-Its-NPL-Overhang-A -Panel-ThresholdAnke Weber, KamiarMohaddes; Mehdi Raissi. Dated 24th 2017 17. 16.https://www.beckinstitute.org/wp-ontent/uploads/.../Generic-Cog -Model-article.pdf by AT Beck -2014 cited by 139 18. Bank Insolvency: Bad Luck, Bad Policy, or Bad Banking? Gerard Caprio Jr. and Daniela Klingebiel Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 1996 ©1997 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development THE WORLD BANK 19. 18 .https //rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/Publications/PDFs/60613.pdf by R Ran an - Cited by 203 20. https://www.imf.org/.../Non-Performing-Loans-in-C -Determin ants-and-Impact-by N lein - Cited by 162 - Authors: Shilu Varghese, K Aparna Rao Impact of Economic Empowerment on Job Satisfaction among Employees of Garment Paper Title: Companies in Bangalore City Abstract: Empowerment of employees and Job satisfaction has been always an interesting area for research. Empowerment ensures that employees are highly motivated towards their job and get the benefit of their performance. When employees are financially stressed, it affects their job performance and productivity and even leads to employee turnover. The present study finds that the noteworthy positive impact of economic empowerment on job satisfaction of employees working in Garments company in the city of Bangalore. The study population was employees working in Garments company in the city of Bangalore. A convenience sampling method was applied to select the sample size of 166 employees for the research. Primary data was collected from the 166 employees working in different Garment companies. Different statistical techniques such as Descriptive analysis, Reliability analysis, Correlation analysis and Regression analysis were used to interpret the data. 102.

Keyword: Job Satisfaction, Employee Empowerment,Economic Empowerment, Garment Industry 631-633 References: 1. Argyris and Chris, (1998). Empowerment: The emperor ‘ s new clothes, Harvard Business Review, 76, 98-108. 2. 2. Isaiah O. Ugboro Kofi Obeng (2000):Top management leadership, employee empowerment, job satisfaction, and customer satisfaction in TQM organizations: an empirical study ;Journal of Quality Management ,Volume 5, Issue 2, 3rd Quarter 2000, Pages 247–272. 3. Nirali Pandit and Rashmi Pant (2010), “Study of quality of work life of nurses and its impact on their job satisfaction in selected private and government hospitals in Gujarat”, International Journal of Business Research, Vol.10, No.3, pp.172-175. 4. Origo, Federica and Pagani, Laura, (2008) Work Flexibility and Job Satisfaction: Some Evidence from Europe, International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 29, No. 6, pp. 539-566. www.emeraldinsight.com/ 0143.7720.htm. 5. Raghunath Reddy, P and Krishna Sudheer, A, (2011), A Study on Employee Involvement & Job Satisfaction in Indian Corporate Sector; IJEMR, Vol.1, Issue: 6. http://www.exclusivemba.com/ijemr Accessed on 22/8/2012. 6. Raj Kamal and Debasi Sengupta (2009), “A Study of Job Satisfaction of Bank Officers”, Prajnan, 37 (3), pp.229-245. 7. Ripley, R.E. and Ripley, M.J. (1992). Empowerment, the cornerstone of quality: Empowering management in innovative organizations in the 1990 s. Management Decision,pp.20-43.

103. Authors: Padma Reddy AM, Udaya Rani V

Paper Title: Align-Filter & Learn Video Super Resolution using Deep learning (AFLVSR) Abstract: In this article, we focused on the super-resolution technique in computer vision applications. During last decade, image super-resolution techniques have been introduced and adopted widely in various applications. However, increasing demand of high quality multimedia data has lead towards the high resolution data streaming. The conventional techniques which are based on the image super-resolution are not suitable for multi-frame SR. Moreover, the motion estimation, motion compensation, spatial and temporal information extraction are the well-known challenging issues in video super-resolution field. In this work, we address these issues and developed deep learning based novel architecture which performs feature alignment, filtering the image using deep learning and estimates the residual of low-resolution frames to generate the high-resolution frame. The proposed approach is named as Align-Filter & Learn Video Super resolution using Deep learning (AFLVSR). We have conducted and extensive experimental analysis which shows a significant improvement in the performance when compared with the state-of-art video SR techniques.

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