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R. Gowri ¹, Yadumani ¹

Affiliations
1 Centre for Theoretical Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560 012, IN

Abstract

The software developed to automate the Indian Institute of Science library's circlation system has been discussed in this paper. The objectives of the automated system are formulated after giving a thorough study of the major distinguishing features and the objectives of the existing system. There are eight procedures incorporated in the system to achieve the objectives. The invoking of these procedures are done by keying commands of length 18 characters. Once a procedure is invoked It expects a set of inputs, and these are accepted through the machine's conversation with the user. The questions asked by the system during the conversation are self-explanatory and it makes it easy and simple to use the system. The system has been developed to work on a single terminal extending equal facilities to the staff and the user. In this paper suggestions are made to adopt the system to work on two terminals to improve the service to the user. While discussing the cost efficiency of the system greater emphasis is given to the factors which contribute to the cost of the system than to the actual figures.

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R. Gowri ¹, R. Rathipriya ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Computer Science, Periyar University, Salem, Tamilnadu, IN

Abstract

The main objective of the paper is to find the motif information.The functionalities of the proteins are ideally found from their motif information which is extracted using various techniques like clustering with k-means, hybrid k-means, self-organising maps, etc., in the literature. In this work protein sequence information is extracted using optimised k-means algorithm. The particle swarm optimisation technique is one of the frequently used optimisation method. In the current work the PSO k-means is used for motif information extraction. This paper also deals with the comparison between the motif information obtained from clusters and biclustersusing PSO k-means algorithm. The motif information acquired is based on the structure homogeneity of the protein sequence.

Keywords

Biclustering, Clustering, PSO K-Means, Protein Motifs.

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N. Narayanan ¹, R. Gowri ¹, A. Maheswaran ¹, G. Harshapriya ¹, N. Deattu ², N. R. Ravi Nargis ³

Affiliations
1 Jaya College of Pharmacy, Thiruninravur - 602024, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 Government College of Pharmacy, Madras Medical College, Chennai -600 003, IN
3 JSS Medical College for Ayurveda, Alanahally, Mysore - 570 028, IN

Abstract

Purpose: WHO estimates that more than 346 million people worldwide have diabetes. Majority of the population today is not just trying to be economically successful but also aim to stay fit and free from dreaded chronic diseases. This investigation aims to evaluate the health conditions of people from remote areas who have less possibility of utilizing the urban health facilities of India. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted to clinically assess diabetes in rural population of Thiruvaliur district by using a predesigned and pretested protocol to find out the prevalence and the risk of diabetes mellitus in general population. The study mainly focuses on rural population so as to suggest possible treatment and remedial aspects. Various studies in the test used are based on simple anthropometric, demographic and behavioral factors to detect undiagnosed diabetes. The responses for the questions were collected, evaluated and statistically analyzed. Findings: Out of 250 subjects, only 5% showed symptoms of diabetes (first time diagnosis) and among them half were in the early stage of the disorder. Conclusion: This study reveals that diabetes awareness prevailed among selected individuals about the hygienic system and life style. It was found that people acquired maximum knowledge with better understanding of the disease, better impact on the progression of the disease and complications by patient counseling through verbal and pictograms.

Keywords

Diabetes, Health Conditions, Rural Population, Anthropometric, Demographic.

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R. Gowri ¹, K. Tharageswari ², V. Seetha Lakshmi ³, K. Krishna Lekha ⁴

Affiliations
1 Park College of Engineering & Technology, Coimbatore, IN
2 Department of Applied Electronics, Anna University, Coimbatore, IN
3 Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering & Technology, Coimbatore, IN
4 PSG College of Technology, IN

Abstract

Time, power, and data volume are among some of the most challenging issues for testing System-on-Chip (SoC) and have not been fully resolved, even if a scan-based technique is employed. A novel architecture, referred to the Selective Trigger Scan architecture, is introduced in this paper to address these issues. This architecture reduces switching activity in the circuit-under-test (CUT) and increases the clock frequency of the scanning process. An auxiliary chain is utilized in this architecture to avoid the large number of transitions to the CUT during the scan-in process, as well as enabling retention of the currently applied test vectors and applying only necessary changes to them. The auxiliary chain shifts in the difference between consecutive test vectors and only the required transitions (referred to as trigger data) are applied to the CUT. Power requirements are substantially reduced; moreover, DFT penalties are reduced because no additional multiplexer is utilized along the scan path.

Keywords

ATE, BIST, CMOS, CUT, DFT, LFST, LT-RTPG, MUX, SOC, STSA, VLSI, WRBIST, XOR.

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C. Yegammai ¹, R. Gowri ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women Deemed University, Coimbatore -43, IN

Abstract

Health is the greatest asset in life and good nutrition is the foundation for health. The history of mankind has been linkednwith food since time immemorial.

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R. Nalini ¹, R. Alamelu ¹, R. Amudha ¹, R. Gowri ¹, S. Sai Sujana ¹

Affiliations
1 School of Management, SASTRA University, Thanjavur - 613401, Tamil Nadu, IN

Abstract

Objectives: Each corporation has to retain competent employees and their survival is essential in the present scenario of competition nationally and internationally. This study aimed to identify the impact of various competency driven factors towards the satisfaction level of IT professionals. Methods/Analysis: The present study was conducted with the 100 employees of leading IT service providers. The primary data were collected from IT professionals through the distribution of a pre-tested research questionnaire. The data collection was undertaken between March 2015 and April 2015. Findings: The findings pointed out that level of pay satisfaction among employees may be improved by evaluating performances based on various performance rating measures. It is expected that employee performance level, motivation level and level of satisfaction may increase when the factors of competency pay expected by the employee are satisfied. Applications/Improvement: The present study enhances the understanding of connection between pay variable system and the satisfaction level of employees which in turn determines the employee performance on the job.

Keywords

Competency Pay, Employee Performance, IT Professionals, Pay Structure Variable Pay.

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