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K. Manikandan , S. Natarajan , R. Sivasamy , M. Sankar , K. S. Dadhwal

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Soil resources of the coastal region of Cuddalore district of Tamilnadu were evaluated to assess the productivity rating for field crops, pastures, agroforestry, forestry and other tree crops. The soil resources were inventoried using remote sensing approach. The IRS 1D PAN merged LISS III data at 1:50,000 scale was used for pre-field interpretations. The soils mapped were evaluated for its productivity for agricultural, pasture, agroforestry, forestry and other tree crops. The texture of the soils varied from sandy to clayey due to the coastal sand dune landforms (72%). Loam (Arasanatham, Srinivasapuram and Mangadu series) and clay soil (Kondal series) occupied 16 and 3%, respectively which falls under alluvium landform. The mean pH of the soils ranged from 6.79 to 8.29. The neutral soil phase (6.5 to 7.5) was recorded in Mahabalipuram, Vandiyampalayam, Padugai, Pulavanur and Arasanatham series which occupied 58% (4905 ha) of the study area. The remaining soil series exhibited alkaline pH ranging from 7.85 to 8.29 (3688 ha; 42%). The study revealed that 71, 16 and 3 % of the area falls under Entisols, Inceptisols and Veritsols, respectively.

Keywords

Coastal Lands, Remote Sensing, Productivity Rating, Soil Resource Inventory

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K. Manikandan , S. Natarajan , R. Sivasamy , M. Sankar , K. S. Dadhwal

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This research work was aimed to study the spatial and temporal changes in groundwater quality of the coastal region of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. The study was conducted during 2006 for which the coastal area was divided in to three zones based on 1.5 km spatial distance from sea. The groundwater was collected from 27 representative shallow wells for the whole year with three-month interval representing different seasons. The water samples collected were characterized for its chemical composition as well as electro-che mical properties. Based on the chemical composition, different quality parameters were arrived. The results revealed that 88 per cent of the wells recorded for slightly alkaline p^H ranging from 7.6 to 7.9 with electrical conductivity varying froml.l to 4.0 dS m^-1. The sodium and magnesium hazard was higher in most of the wells. Seawater intrusion is the key factor, which decides the quality of groundwater in this coastal zone. Natural rainfall is the next most important factor which balances the negative effects of seawater intrusion. In total, the grolIDdwater quality of this coastal zone was poor during swnm.er and optimum during monsoon and post monsoon seasons which necessitates that sufficient care may be taken when using this water for agricuJtura1/agroforestry/fOrestry/other land use purposes.

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Ground Water Quality, Coastal Region. Seawater Intrusion, Spatial Variation. Temporal Variation

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N. Logeshwari ¹, B. Aarthi ¹, K. Manikandan ¹, K. Yogeswari ¹, M. Vishnupriya ¹, S. Priya ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, Coimbatore-641202, IN

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In the last two decades, many efficient algorithms and architectures have been introduced for the design of low complexity bit-parallel multiple constant multiplications (MCM) operation which increases the complexity of many digital signal processing systems. Multiple constant multiplications (MCM) is an efficient way of implementing several constant multiplications with the same input data. The coefficients are expressed using shifts, adders, and subtracters. On the other hand, little attention has been given to the digit-serial MCM design that offers alternative low complexity MCM operations. In this paper, we address the problem of optimizing the gate-level area in digit-serial MCM designs.

Keywords

0-1 Integer Linear Programming (ILP), Digit-Serial Arithmetic, Finite Impulse Response (FIR) Filters, Gate-Level Area Optimization, Multiple Constant Multiplications.

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K. Manikandan ¹, F. Christy Monisha ², M. Amala ²

Affiliations
1 Dept. of CSE, JCT College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, IN
2 Department of CSE, JCT College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, IN

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To this aim, we developed a pattern generation is an offline process, however, especially in a recommender function. Recommendation generation is an online method whose time efficiency is a key factor for the success of the recommender system. The quality of the generated patterns is measured through an evaluation mechanism involving Web page recommendation. Experimental results shows that this problem is finding techniques for setting a threshold and tapering down the recommendation set.
The main goal of Web Usage Mining is to study the users' navigation patterns and their use of web resources. Web Usage Mining is the primary focus of this project and we will learn more about the different stages involved in this mining process and conclude this project report with the consequences and analysis of the experiment carried out on the web access logs.

Keywords

Semantics, Ontology, Web Usage Mining, Sequential Association Rule Mining, Frequency Navigation, Recommendation.

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K. Manikandan ¹, K. Yogeswari ¹, M. Vishnupriya ¹, S. Priya ¹

Affiliations
1 Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, IN

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Neural interfacing is a powerful means, which can develop a robust bridge between humans and machines. In this paper we emphasize on neural interfacing as an evolving trend in wireless communications by taking into account one of its important application i.e. cyborgs. In the next half of the paper we discuss the operational features of cyborgs. In an attempt to promote greater interaction between humans and computers, companies that develop cybernetic technologies participate in a variety of seductive strategies that embody the cyborg discourse. Some of these strategies persuade individuals to concede to particular philosophies, such as the argument that technical artifacts and instrumental reasoning are necessary for effective social development. With the experiments conducted and proposed to be conducted in future, and in the process given a brief description of the advantages and disadvantages of this technology.

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Arya Nair ¹, K. Manikandan ¹

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1 Department of Psychology, University of Calicut, Calicut, Odisha, IN

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Meaning in life is defined as the extent to which people comprehend and see significance in their lives as well as the degree to which they perceive themselves to have a purpose or overarching aim in life (Steger, 2009). According to Baumeister 1991 in our life we do face many complexities, adversity and unexpected and unpredictable situations yet many people find this experience as enriching and maintain that they have achieved their meaning in life. Frankl argued that humans are characterized by a “Will to meaning”, an innate drive to find significance in their lives and failure leads to psychological distress. Meaning in life is an indicator of well-being and facilitator of adaptive coping. The Indian armed forces is responsible for safeguarding our nation from the attacks on land and for this purpose the soldiers are constantly deployed on border and high altitude regions. They are constantly exposed to stressful environment, hence meaning in life is considered as an important psychological trait that can help them cope with this prolonged exposure to extremities so that they continue to be engaged in their work without distress. In this paper data was collected from 95 army officers and their meaning in life was gauged in terms of the dimension presence and search for meaning based on Steger's questionnaire and the influence of hierarchy, posting , marital status and birth order was statistically ascertained. Result will be discussed in the paper.

Keywords

Meaning in Life, Army Officers, Rank, Birth Order.

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K. Manikandan ¹, Apurva Singh ¹, Sakshi Agarwal ¹, Ankita Singh ¹

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1 SCOPE, VIT University, Vellore, IN

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The Automated Scrolling Using speech recognition is a promising technique which allows users to scroll through a document with minimum effort and in a smart manner. Speech recognition is being used to perform speech to text conversion of the user’s input which is then processed to accomplish automated scrolling. Google speech recognition API and python speech recognition library are used for efficient extraction of user speech input. A string matching algorithm is used to keep track of user speech input which is converted to text and the document which is to be scrolled. The paper discusses all the modules present in the creation of a proficient automated scrolling system using speech recognition.

Keywords

Google Speech to Text API, Python Speech Recognition Library, Knuth-Morris-Pratt String Matching Algorithm, Inter Process Communication, Scroll Event.

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K. Manikandan ¹, V. Subramanian ²

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1 Directorate of Mushroom Research, Chambaghat (H.P.), IN
2 Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Killikulam (T.N.), IN

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A field experiment was conducted in theri soils of Tamil Nadu to study the effect of various organics and inorganic fertilizers on the yield and quality of groundnut. Six different organics viz., raw coir pith (RCP), composted coir pith (CCP), goat manure (GM), farm yard manure (FYM), poultry manure (PM) and bio-digested press mud (BDP) were utilized using groundnut var VRI 2 as a test crop. The result indicated that application of recommended NPK+BDP @ 7.5 t ha^-1 produced the maximum pod yield. The highest oil yield was recorded in the treatment receiving recommended NPK+PM @ 5 t ha^-1. The BDP application in combination with recommended NPK significantly improved the quality of groundnut oil compared to other organics applied. The significant increase in soil available nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium was observed in all treatments that received organics and inorganic fertilizers. There was no significant improvement in organic carbon as well as physical properties of the soil whereas physico-chemical properties such as soil reaction and electrical conductivity were significantly influenced by various INM treatments.

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Theri Soil, Coir Pith, Goat Manure, Poultry Manure, Bio-Digested Press Mud.

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D. Dinesh ¹, K. Rajan ², M. Shankar ³, K. Manikandan ⁴, V. Kasthuri Thilagam ², P. Kannan ⁵

Affiliations
1 ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Vasad (Gujarat), IN
2 ICAR- Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Udhagamandalam (T.N.), IN
3 ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), IN
4 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Agriculture College and Research Institute, TNAU, Madurai (T.N.), IN
5 Dryland Agriculture Research Station, TNAU, Chettinad (T.N.), IN

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Meeting the food grain demand of ever growing global population is the big challenge to agriculture sector. Plant disease significantly reduces the production of food crops besides affecting the quality adversely. Losses associated with plant diseases in yield reduction ranging from slight to catastrophic depending upon varying factors. Literature review highlighted that an average yield loss of 42% from the six most important food crops. It is vital to manage plant diseases to avoid the yield loss, which helps to meet the food grain demand in simple means. In other way, disease management is helping us to meet the food grain demand of increasing population under shrinkage of cultivable area.

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D. Bhavyasri ¹, K. Manikandan ¹, R. Kamaraj ¹

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1 Department of Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SRM College of Pharmacy, Kattankulathur-603203 Dist – Kancheepuram, IN

Abstract

The demand of medical devices has risen globally, especially in Europe. The devices regulated in Europe must ensure the safety and effectiveness of these products. There are various principles to approve the medical devices in the European market. The biggest companies are in Germany (27%), UK (11%), Italy, Switzerland, Spain and France (16%). The Europe has very good gobal impact in medical device marketing. The classification is based upon risk management, the medium and high risk requires the conformity assessment (CE marking) done by Notified bodies. There are four levels of classification of devices. Various EU directives that has impact on medical devices. International medical device regulatory forum (IMDRF), is followed by regulatory department of countries like Austrila, Brazil, Canada, China, EU, Japan, the United States, and WHO. The approved medical devices in European market must ensure the best protection of patient health. The development timelines for Noval drug and chemical entity take much longer time compared to medical devices. There are about 500,000 life supporting machines in which 20,000 are of generic group. Various rules on clinical evaluation and clinical investigation help in strengthening the regulatory system in Europe. To explore in marketing level premarket testing and postmarked vigilance is required.

Keywords

Medical Devices, CE Marking, Notified Bodies, European Market, IMDRF.

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