JeroMF: A Software Development Framework for Building Distributed Applications Based on Microservices and JeroMQ

This report describes a project involving the design, implementation, and testing of a software development framework, called JeroMF, that can help developers create scalable distributed applications based on a microservice architecture and that uses JeroMQ (a native Java implementation of ZeroMQ) for message passing. JeroMF provides an execution framework and extensible components for implementing processes, services, communication channels, messages, communication statistics, and encryption. Applications built with JeroMF do not require a message broker or any other middleware processes. However, they may include an optional Service Registry that can facilitate for service discovery and secure communications. The Service Registry itself was implemented with JeroMF and is included as part of the JeroMF distribution. Thorough unit, integration and system test cases exist for every component of JeroMF. For validation, JeroMF was used to re-design and re-implement a distributed health-care application with 13 separate types of services and very strict security requirements

Shift in HR Professionals Role: Critical Trends in HR Management Practices

The business world is concerned with the improvement of organizational performance. Consequently, Human Resource Management (HRM) practices outcome on organizational performance has been the major concern of the previous scholars. Therefore, any organization that fails to improve its performance would not be able to meet up with trends in achieving competitive advantages. HR means understanding the implications of globalization, work-force diversity, changing skill requirements, corporate downsizing, continuous improvement initiatives, re-engineering, the contingent workforce, decentralized work sites, and employee involvement. Organizations today are also witnessing a change in the system, management cultures, and philosophy due to the global alignment.There is a need for multi-skill development and the role of HRM  is becoming all the more important

CodEval: Improving Student Success In Programming Assignments

CodEval is a code evaluation tool that integrates with the Canvas Learning Management System to automatically evaluates students' work within a few minutes of the submission. This early feedback allows students to catch and correct problems in their submissions before their submission is graded and gives them a clear idea of the quality of their submission. CodEval handles the tedious aspects of grading, such as compiling and running tests, leaving graders more time to spend on the qualitative aspect of grading. Before using CodEval, instructors would not have a clear view of the student's comprehension of the concept evaluated by the assignment until after the due date. CodeEval helps instructors identify and address the gaps in students' understanding and thus helps more students successfully complete the assignment. We implemented CodEval using Python using the public Canvas API. Any instructor or grader for a Canvas course can use CodEval to automatically evaluate submissions for programming assignments. We developed a syntax to express requirements of submissions such as compilation parameters, inputs, outputs, command-line arguments, timeouts, exit codes, functions used, files generated, output validators, and more. We have made CodEval open source. CodEval is an easy tool for students, graders, and instructors and seamlessly integrates with Canvas. We share our experience with using CodEval in two classes with a total of 90 students and multiple coding assignments

Thyroid dysfunction among Indian pregnant women and its effect on the maternal and fetal outcome

Background: Screening of thyroid disorders in antenatal women during first trimester, to recommend management of thyroid disorder during pregnancy and to know the maternal and fetal outcome of such pregnancy.Methods: This is a prospective study for the incidence of thyroid disorder in early pregnancy and the outcome of such pregnancy. 100 cases were randomly selected from the antenatal clinic at a tertiary care hospital in India and after fulfilling the inclusion criteria they were subjected to screening for thyroid disorder till 13 weeks of pregnancy. TSH is often considered the “gold standard” for assessing thyroid function. If the participant had normal value then she was not subjected to follow up, but if abnormal, then follow up was done after 4-8 weeks, thyroid profile was repeated and if values were altered, they were medically managed and closely monitored. The obstetric and perinatal outcome of the pregnancy was noted.Results: In this screening study to detect and manage thyroid disorder, 100 antenatal women were selected randomly, from which 49 women where primigravidae and 51 women were multi-gravidae, 17 of them were of <20years, 54 were between 21 to 25 years. There was 5 percent incidence of thyroid disorder in the study group. There were 3 cases of hyperthyroidism and 2 cases of overt hypothyroidism which had poor fetal and maternal outcome on follow up.Conclusions: Our study shows that the evaluation of thyroid disorders in early pregnancy and timely intervention will lead to a decrease in the complications thereby improving the maternal and fetal outcome

Revisiting India’s Amended Citizenship Act 2019 in Light of Constitutional Ethos

The Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 and the National Register of Citizens in India are perceived as reflective of a religious classification in grant and continuance of Indian citizenship. The study aimed to discuss the future effects of the amended Citizenship Act 2019 and suggest alternatives to accommodate India's constitutional ethos. A considerable fraction of the Indian citizenry was discorded with this Act because Article 14 of the Indian Constitution prohibits discrimination based on religion, among other grounds. On the other hand, the state's stance asserted that the law aims to protect the persecuted religious minorities from other states. This study dealt with the nuances and intricacies of the problem to explicate viable solutions by an in-depth analysis of the issue in an unprejudiced manner where it used a combined doctrinal and empirical research to assess the perspectives on the policy in the Global South from the Indian experience. The findings reflected that while a majority of the provisions in the Act can be justified based on constitutional parameters, its few provisions are unconstitutional. In summary, even after juxtaposing all the justifications of the Act against the allegations, a considerable portion of the Act remains unconstitutional, and it needs to be revisited based on constitutional parameters

CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT AND BUILDING BRAND LOYALTY ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA-BASED COMMUNITY ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM IN INDIA

Building and maintaining brand loyalty through customer engagement is one of the central research areas for authors and to expand and explore other areas marketers are trying out and utilizing social media, keeping up with the digital era. With significant growth in the usage of social networking platforms around the world, this research aims to explore and determine the effect of customer engagement and interaction on building brand loyalty by focusing on the drivers of loyalty on the communities of social networking platforms. To find out and help marketers build brand loyalty, this study will find out ways to gain customer's trust and reliability for the long term association. Data is collected by circulating surveys to participants and is analyzed through IBM SPSS software. The results from the analysis prove the hypothesis developed and represent a positive relationship between the different variables and suggests that through regular and continuous engagement on communities, marketers can enhance customer's trust, awareness, and satisfaction which ultimately leads towards the path of loyalty. Moreover, customers show progressive responses to the information presented on social communities and are increasingly showing interest in participation and interaction thus influencing their behavior towards building an association with a brand. The study opens up with the limitations and recommendations for further studies towards the end