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Role of management representatives in academic and administrative audit

The management which is primarily responsible for the proper governance and efficient leadership can ultimately bring quality enhancement in the field of Higher Education. Academic and Administrative Audit is one step further in this regard. Academic and Administrative Audit is not only going to make an internal and external assessment of the institution but also is bound to work over the weaknesses and limitations of the institution. The academic, administrative, curricular and extra-curricular activities carried out by the faculty need to be assessed by an internal committee as well as by the external academicians so as to provide valuable suggestions to boost the confidence of the faculty. The purpose of Academic and Administrative Audit is to evaluate the performance of the institutional departments, appreciate their achievements and give valuable suggestions for enhancing the quality of teaching, research, administration, extra-curricular activities, etc.

Published by: Vilas B. Dhone

Author: Vilas B. Dhone

Paper ID: V5I4-1162

Paper Status: published

Published: July 11, 2019

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Optimization of input factors of EDM using Taguchi ANOVA and genetic algorithm for machining of Aluminum 6061 Alloy

Abstract EDM is an electro-thermal method, where electrical energy is used to produce electrical spark & volume loss chiefly take place as a result of thermal energy of spark. Objective of current work is to investigate impact of input factors such as peak-current (IP), pulse-on-time(Ton) and pulse-off-time (Toff ) on die-sinking EDM responses such as material removal rate (MRR), tool wear rate (TWR) and surface roughness(Ra) on aluminum 6061 alloy hole drilling process with copper electrode and kerosene dielectric fluid. Selected orthogonal-array was L9 in three levels. The employed methodology was Taguchi-method, analysis-of-variance for single-objective optimization by Minitab software and genetic algorithm for multi-objective optimization using Mat-lab software with varies population size. Influence of peak-current was the most significant factor to MRR, TWR, and Ra of Aluminum 6061 machining. The optimum value for single-objective and multi-objective-optimization was selected.

Published by: Kedir Shikur, Bisma Mannan, Endale Fikadu

Author: Kedir Shikur

Paper ID: V5I4-1161

Paper Status: published

Published: July 11, 2019

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Research Paper

Language learning strategies employed by successful year 4 primary schools pupils in Shah Alam

Research on language learning strategies has been conducted in Malaysia as well. However, these studies did not include the language learning strategies employed by the successful primary school pupils in Shah Alam. The aim of the study is to identify language learning strategies employed by successful Year 4 primary school pupils in Shah Alam. A total of 30 Year 4 pupils who are 10 years old were chosen from a primary school located in the industrial area in Shah Alam, Selangor by using the purposive sampling method. Data was collected using a quantitative method approach. The instrument used in this study is a questionnaire with 35 items which is adapted from the Language Strategy Use Survey by Oxford and Chi, 2004 and also Gursoy, 2003. Collected data were analyzed using the descriptive approach. The findings portrayed that vocabulary enhancement strategy is employed mostly by the pupils compared to other learning strategies. The implication of this study may benefit ESL teachers, learners, and other researchers to enhance the effectiveness of English language teaching.

Published by: Nurain Adila Abdul Samat, Harwati Hashim

Author: Nurain Adila Abdul Samat

Paper ID: V5I4-1143

Paper Status: published

Published: July 9, 2019

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Research Paper

Fuzzy logic system for human activity recognition

Fall detection for elderly and patient is a very important service that has the potential of increasing autonomy of elders while minimizing the risks of living alone. It has been an active research topic due to the fact that the health care industry has a big demand for products and technology of fall detection systems. Owing to the recent rapid advancement in sensing and wireless communication technologies, fall detection systems have become possible. They allow detecting fall events for the elderly, monitoring them, and consequently providing necessary help whenever needed. This paper describes the ongoing work of detecting falls in independent living senior apartments using force sensors and 3-axis accelerometers concealed under intelligent tiles. The force sensors permit detecting elders' falls, locating, tracking and recognizing human activities (walking, standing, sitting, lying down, falling, and the transitions between them). However, the detection accuracy of real data contains false alarms coming from falling and lying postures. To solve this issue, we propose the fusion between the force sensor measurements and the accelerometer sensor decisions. As a consequence, the system accuracy is satisfactory and the results show that the proposed methods are efficient, and they can be easily used in a real elder tracking and fall detection system. The Internet-of-Things (IoT) has taken the business spectrum, and its applications vary widely from agriculture and health care to transportation. A hospital atmosphere is terribly nerve-wracking, particularly for senior voters and youngsters. With the ever-increasing world population, the standard patient-doctor appointment has lost its effectiveness. Hence, good health care becomes vital. good health care is enforced the least bit levels, ranging from temperature observation for babies to pursuit very important signs within the senior. The complexness and value of implementation vary supported the specified preciseness of the individual devices, functionalities, and class of the appliance that they're used.

Published by: J. Susmitha

Author: J. Susmitha

Paper ID: V5I4-1155

Paper Status: published

Published: July 6, 2019

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Survey Report

A survey on successors of LEACH protocol and base station mobility pattern on WSN lifespan

Wireless sensor network (WSN) is a network consisting of a large number of low energy sensor nodes. The main objective in WSN is the maximization of network lifespan through efficient utilization of energy. Low Energy Clustering Hierarchy Protocol (LEACH) is a protocol which balances the energy consumption all the sensor nodes in a sensor network. Recent variants of LEACH are Fixed LEACH and N-LEACH clustering routing protocol. Static Base station balances energy consumed in data relaying to extend the network lifespan. Base station (BS) mobility increase the sensor lifespan even further in certain network configurations. Furthermore, utilization of multiple mobile BSs extends WSN lifespan still further as compared to single BS case. It has been observed by researchers that optimal mobility patterns of multiple mobile BSs can be employed for achieving the maximum lifespan in WSNs. In recent literature, four representative patterns Grid, Random, Spiral, and Gaussian). It has been developing a novel mixed integer programming (MIP) framework to characterize network lifespan under different mobility patterns for multiple mobile B.S.

Published by: Shivani Gupta, Ashutosh Singh

Author: Shivani Gupta

Paper ID: V5I4-1136

Paper Status: published

Published: July 6, 2019

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Research Paper

Methodology of a large Maternal and Child Health Demographic Surveillance System (MCHDSS) in marginalized communities

In countries where Civil Registration and Vital Statistics systems (CRVS) are not fully established and developed, Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) play a significant role in capturing the health status of a population. This paper describes primary findings and explores the process involved in establishing the largest Maternal and Child Health Demographic Surveillance system (MCHDSS) in India. The present MCHDSS is established in Urban, Rural and Tribal settings in the State of Gujarat in 2019 by Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar. It covers 2 districts, 3 sub-districts/blocks, 132 villages, translated into 2,31,336 individuals. The population being surveyed and monitored largely belongs to marginalized and poor communities. MCHDSS employs a prospective longitudinal survey designed to study 1) Socio-economic situations, basic household level facilities (water, sanitation, etc.) and health, 2) Current situation and longitudinal changes in the Maternal and Child health and 3) provide a platform for testing innovations and interventions for improvement in maternal and child health indicators. Large MCHDSS such as this, will not only yield conventional health and demographic dataset, it will also provide a huge platform for the innovators to field test and proof their innovations in real-life situations. Apart from ensuring data quality, setting up of future HDSS should consider other identified challenges such as retention of human resources, technical difficulties that revolve around the mode of the digital survey and maintaining relations with stakeholders.

Published by: Dr. Kranti Vora, Parth A. Tailor, Susanna Abraham Cottagiri, Shahin Saiyed

Author: Dr. Kranti Vora

Paper ID: V5I4-1142

Paper Status: published

Published: July 5, 2019

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