39 research outputs found
Emotion Profiling: Ingredient for Rule based Emotion Recognition Engine
Emotions are considered to be the reflection of human thinking and decision-making process which increase his/her performance by producing an intelligent outcome. Hence it is a challenging task to embed the emotional intelligence in machine as well so that it could respond appropriately. However, present human computer interfaces still don2019;t fully utilize emotion feedback to create a more natural environment because the performance of the emotion recognition is still not very robust and reliable and far from real life experience. In this paper, we present an attempt in addressing this aspect and identifying the major challenges in the process. We introduce the concept of 2018;emotion profile2019; to evaluate an individual feature as each feature irrespective of the modality has different capability for differentiating among the various subsets of emotions. To capture the discrimination across target emotions w.r.t. each feature we propose a framework for emotion recognition built around if-then rules using certainty factors to represent uncertainty and unreliability of individual features. This technique appears to be simple and effective for these kind of problems
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Factors Influencing Online Shopping During Diwali Festival 2014: Case Study of Flipkart and Amazon.In
The Indian retail sector is witnessing a dramatic change because of changing mindset of the urban consumers. These consumers are spoilt for choices and are presented not only with different products and brands but also with diverse retailer formats such as departmental stores, specialty stores, and online shopping platforms. The prospect of online shopping is increasing in India because of many factors such as increased Internet literacy, perceived usefulness, ease of use, increased number of working women, entry from the global and local participants, and the increased visibility of online players, to name a few. E-tailing is the process of selling retail goods using the internet. The Indian e-tailing sector has matured enough to deal with the rapid transformations from the era of offline to online platform to be used by the consumers and addresses the challenges faced in this process. The paper examines the growth and opportunities in the Indian e-tailing sector by focusing on the current and future wave of the two big giant e- tailers in India, namely Flipkart and Amazon.in. The purpose of this research is to understand the positive and negative factors influencing the online shopping in India during the festive season. It also aims to explore the role of online shopping festival in driving the shopping explosion from consumer’s perspective. The study is basically to understand the strategies adopted by Flipkart and Amazon.in to capitalize on the “Diwali festive season 2014” to keep their consumers captivated and thereby increase their profits dramatically
Evaluation of native rhizobacteria as promoters of plant growth for increased yield in lentil (Lens culinaris)
Six rhizobacterial isolates obtained from lentil rhizospheric soils were characterized and found belonging to genera Bacillus and Pseudomonas. The isolates were evaluated for their plant growth and antagonistic traits. Maximum catechol-type siderophore was produced by B-40 (97μg/ml) and hydroxamate-type siderophore by B-20 (129.5μg/ml). A wide variation in the phosphate-solubilizing efficiency (7.1-34.4 mg/100ml) was observed. Further, all these isolates were able to secrete phytohormone Indole-acetic-acid which ranged from 12.7-106.1μg/ml. On the basis of their PGP traits B-40 and P-1 were selected for field studies. Field experiments were carried out in order to test the effect of dual inoculations (selected PGPRs and Rhizobium sp. along with check strain KB-133) on lentil growth. The system productivity was highest in case of dual inoculations of PGPRs with Rhizobium. The grain yield with dual inoculations of Rhizobium with B-40 (1703 kg/ha) and P-1 (1679 kg/ha) was statistically on par to dual inoculation with KB-133 (1698 kg/ha). These data suggest that B-40 and P-1 can act synergistically with R. leguminosarum in promoting lentil growth
Comparison of computer simulation and graphical illustration for teaching experimental pharmacology to undergraduate students
Background: Nowadays, medical schools all over the world are incorporating newer methods of teaching experimental pharmacology like computer simulation, besides using graphs, charts, didactic lectures. The present study compared the effectiveness and acceptance of two commonly used methods, namely, computer simulation and graphical illustration in teaching experimental pharmacology to undergraduate medical students.Methods: 90 students of 2nd Prof MBBS were divided into 2 groups and were given either computer simulation or graphical illustration via a cross-over design at two settings, which was followed by a post-test for that particular session. Feedback was taken from the students and the faculty. The data obtained was analyzed using descriptive statistics.Results: The average marks scored by the students in sessions using CAL (67.8%) was significantly high (p=0.008) as compared to teaching by graphical illustrations (60.4%). 71% of students found CAL improved their learning skills better than graphical illustrations. 85% students and 80% faculty agreed that there should be a judicious mixture of CAL and graphical illustrations for a better understanding of drugs.Conclusions: CAL is a beneficial and effective learning tool in teaching experimental pharmacology. For better understanding, graphical illustrations should be used as an adjuvant to CAL
Contextual factors and programme theories associated with implementing blue prescription programmes: a systematic realist review
Nature-based social prescribing such as “blue prescription” promotes public health and health improvement of individuals with long-term health conditions. However, there is limited evidence explaining the relationship of contexts, mechanisms, and outcomes of implementing blue prescription programmes (BPPs) in health and social care settings that could inform policy and practice. We conducted a systematic realist review by searching PubMed, Web of Science, PsycInfo, Scopus, MEDLINE, and CINAHL for articles published in English between January 2000 and June 2022 about health and social care professionals providing referral to or prescription of blue space activities (e.g., swimming, fishing, surfing, etc.) with health-related outcomes. Components and descriptions of BPP implementation were extracted and used to develop themes of contextual factors used to develop programme theories and a logic model demonstrating the mechanisms of BPP implementation. Sixteen studies with adequate to strong quality were included from 8,619 records. After participating in BPPs referred to or prescribed by health and social care professionals, service users had improvements in their physical, cognitive (mental), social health, and proenvironmental knowledge. Service user-related contextual factors were referral information, free equipment, transportation, social support, blue space environments, and skills of service providers. Programme-related contextual factors were communication, multistakeholder collaboration, financing, and adequate service providers. Programme theories on service user enrolment, engagement, adherence, communication protocols, and programme sustainability explain the mechanisms of BPP implementation. BPPs could promote health and wellbeing if contextual factors and programme theories associated with service users’ characteristics and programme delivery are considered in the design, delivery, and evaluation of BPPs. Our study was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42020170660)
Investigating the contextual factors and mechanisms associated with implementing Blue Prescription Programmes in health and social care settings: a systematic review using realist synthesis
Prevalence of Cataract Surgery and Visual Outcomes in Indian Immigrants in Singapore: The Singapore Indian Eye Study
10.1371/journal.pone.0075584PLoS ONE810-POLN