An exploratory research on consumers towards green marketing in Tiruchirappalli city

The term Green Marketing is the buzzword used in industry which is used to describe business activities which attempt to reduce the negative effect of the products/services offered by the company to make it environmentally friendly. As society becomes more concerned with the natural environment, business has begun to modify their newer challenges or changes like environmental management, minimization of the waste aligning with organizational activities. For a company to be successful in implementing green marketing strategy, it should not forget attitude of consumers towards green marketing. The outcome of this paper may trigger the minds of marketer to give a thought for adopting the suitable strategies which will give them a way to overcome major problems associated with regular marketing techniques and make a shift to green marketing. Eventually the marketers can save a lot on overhead costs and associated entities in the market. Keeping this thing in mind this paper is an attempt to understand awareness of consumers’ towards green marketing and green branding along with exploring the concept of green marketing

Managing irrigation jointly with farmers: history, present status and future: review of participatory irrigation management in Sri Lanka

Agriculture development has been the main strategy for the socioeconomic development in the country since time immemorial, even though its contribution to GDP has been declining recently. Successive governments of Sri Lanka since independence have invested heavily in the irrigated agriculture sector to address the food security concerns of the country. The continuous investment in irrigation was required to address problems such as spatial and temporal variations in monsoonal rainfall in the country, which has a serious negative impact on food production and livelihoods of people. The need for pursuing irrigation development and management has become more important in the country in the face of rapid population growth and increasing food prices in the world market. In this context, managing irrigation schemes for productivity increase is becoming increasingly important and different irrigation management models have also emerged through attempts made in this direction by countries including Sri Lanka, where irrigation plays a leading role in food production and nation development. Farmers’ active involvement in irrigation management, especially operation and maintenance (O&M) and decision-making as well, has been identified as a key requirement to attain productivity goals and the sustainability of irrigation systems. This paper aims at reviewing participatory irrigation management approaches adopted in medium and major irrigation systems in Sri Lanka with a view to identifying their past and present trends and future directions. The review will contribute to an improved understanding by policymakers, managers of irrigation schemes and farmers of the role of participatory irrigation management, its past and present including institutional structures, responsibilities and performance and the directions it should take to meet future challenges as a dynamic institutional mechanism. As all the medium and major irrigation schemes in the country are jointly managed by farmers and government agencies, the inferences drawn from the review would be important for the agencies and farmers alike to introduce necessary changes in their programs to address future needs and requirements.Length: pp.35-63Participatory managementIrrigation managementFarmers organizationsIndicatorsHistoryIrrigation schemes

Near-threshold ω\omega-meson production in proton-proton collisions: With or without resonance excitations ?

We present results for the $p p \to p p \omega$ reaction studied by considering two different scenarios: with and without the inclusion of nucleon resonance excitations. The recently measured angular distribution by the COSY-TOF Collaboration at an excess energy of $Q = 173$ MeV and the energy dependence of the total cross section data for $\pi^- p \to \omega n$ are used to calibrate the model parameters. The inclusion of nucleon resonances improves the theoretical prediction for the energy dependence of the total cross section in $pp \to pp\omega$ at excess energies $Q < 31$ MeV. However, it still underestimates the data by about a factor of two, and remains a problem in understanding the reaction mechanism.Comment: Fig.5 and text modified, Latex, 4 pages, 8 embedded figures, uses espcrc1.sty (included), talk presented at PANIC02, Osaka, Japan, 30 September - 4 October 200

Effect of acupressure on postoperative nausea and vomiting in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of acupressure applied at meridian P6 point for prevention of nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.METHODOLOGY: A randomized double blind study was performed in 50 ASA I and II patients scheduled for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Patients were divided into two groups; control and placebo. In the control group acupressure was applied at P6 point half an hour before surgery while in the placebo group the acupressure band was tied on meridian P6 point but the plastic bead was placed on the dosum of right forearm away from meridian P6 point. Patients were assessed for nausea and vomiting for six hours after surgery. Anaesthetic technique and postoperative analgesia were standardized for all patients.Results: Results showed that the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting was 36% in the treatment group and 40% in placebo group, which is statistically insignificant.CONCLUSION: Application of acupressure at P6 point half an hour before induction of anaesthesia does not significantly alter the incidence of postoperative nausea and/or vomiting within 6 hours after surgery

Teaching English for Management Students. Does Technology Essential?

Independent learning and independent campus (Merdeka Belajar-Kampus Merdeka or MBKM) is a policy of Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemdikbud) which established in early 2020. This program creates challenges for education in Indonesia as teachers and lecturers are required to use technology as a media in teaching. The present study aims to investigate the students’ view toward an application of technology in learning English of management students. The participants of this study were freshman university students majoring in Management, Faculty of Economics, Universitas Sulawesi Barat. A survey questionnaire related the students’ view towards the application of technology in learning English was assigned to the students. Furthermore, an interview was conducted to get depth information. The results of this study showed that the students viewed that using technology in learning English is necessary as it motivated the students in learning English

Organizational Citizenship Behaviour and Employees’ Commitment: Evidence from Staff Clock in System at Islamic University College of Ghana

The study examined organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) as an outcome of organizational commitment in higher institutions of learning in Ghana, with focus on Islamic University College, Ghana (IUCG). The population of interest was made up of all employees of IUCG, and the stratified sampling technique was used to select a sample of 50 respondents. The instrument used for data collection was self-developed questionnaire and the data collected was analyzed using SPSS Version 16 to determine the correlation and regression between the dependent and independent variables. The key findings were that, self-motivation yields better OCB than organizational controls; there is a strong positive relationship between commitment and OCB; and finally, continuance commitment dominates in IUCG. The study recommends that, management of IUCG should build stronger affective commitment and promote self-motivation among employees. Keywords: Organization, Citizenship behavior, Clock in System and Employees’ commitment

Fast transient simulation of IEEE recommended surge arrester model on a transmission line using alternative transient program (ATP)

This study presents the outcomes of the performance evaluation simulation residual voltage output resulting from lightning arrestors IEEE Recommended model. This simulation uses software Alternative Transient Program - Electromagnetic transients Programmed (ATP-EMTP). This software is very appropriate in examining the behavior of the system, especially a high voltage system lines. As a result of the comparison can be made in the system of 132kV transmission line between systems that are not supplied with lightning arrestors, system supplied with lightning arrestors with conventional styles and systems supplied with lightning arrestors IEEE Recommended model. The results of the simulation study comparisons can be made by taking into account the peak voltage at sub transient conditions. This situation can determine the 132kV transmission line system can protect the equipment properly. Selection lightning 10kA with the 8μs fast front surge and trailing the current time is 20μs is appropriate in the circumstances lightning eruption in Malaysia. In this research, 132kV transmission line parameter tower need to be enclosed by the actual value of the output to the accurate or almost accurate in determining the ability of a lightning arrester in the system

Penerapan Teknik Pemberian Reinforcement (Penguatan) Untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Fisika Pada Peserta Didik Kelas VIII.A SMP PGRI Bajeng Kabupaten Gowa

Penelitian ini adalah penelitian Pra Eksprimen yang bertujuan: untuk mengetahui besarnya hasil belajar Fisika peserta didik kelas VIII.ASMP SMP PGRI Bajeng dan untuk mengetahui hasil belajar fisika memenuhi standar KKM yang telah ditentukan jika diajar dengan menggunakan teknik pemberian Reinforcement (penguatan) tahun ajaran 2013/2014. Subjek populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh peserta didik kelas VIII SMP PGRI Bajeng tahun ajaran 2012/2013 sebanyak 109 peserta didik (4 kelas) dengan sampel 28 peserta didik yang ditentukan melalui acak kelas. Disain penelitian yang digunakan adalah The One-shot case study design”. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan adalah tes hasil belajar fisika yang memenuhi kriteria valid dengan reliabilitas 0,645. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah statistik deskriptif dan statistik inferensial. Hasil analisis deskriptif menunjukkan nilai rata-rata hasil belajar fisika peserta didik kelas VIII.A SMP PGRI Bajeng setelah diajar dengan teknik pemberian reinforcement (penguatan) sebesar 74,42 dan standar deviasi 8,28. Hasil analisis inferensial menunjukkan bahwa hasil belajar fisika peserta didik kelas VIII.ASMP PGRI Bajeng tahun ajaran 2013/2014 setelah diajar dengan teknik pemberian reinforcement (penguatan) memenuhi standar KKM yang telah ditentukan.Kata kunci: Penelitian Pra-eksperimen, Teknik Reinforcement, statistik deskriptif, statistik inferensial.This study is aimed at experimental rheumatology research: to determine the learning outcomes of students grade VIII.A Physics SMP SMP PGRI Bajeng and physics to determine the learning outcomes meet predetermined standards KKM if taught using techniques of reinforcement (strengthening) of the school year in 2013 / 2014. Subject population in this study were all eighth grade students of SMP PGRI Bajeng academic year 2012/2013 a total of 109 students (4 classes) with a sample of 28 students is determined through a random class. The research design used was The One-shot case study design ". The instrument used in this study is physics achievement test which meets the criteria valid at 0.645 reliability. The data analysis technique used in this study are descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Descriptive analysis showed the average value of the results of the class students learn physics VIII.A SMP PGRI Bajeng after being taught the techniques of reinforcement (reinforcement) of 74.42 and a standard deviation of 8.28. Inferential analysis results indicate that the learning outcomes of students grade physics VIII.A SMP PGRI Bajeng academic year 2013/2014 after being taught the techniques of reinforcement (reinforcement) KKM meet predetermined standards

Optimal input states for quantifying the performance of continuous-variable unidirectional and bidirectional teleportation

Continuous-variable (CV) teleportation is a foundational protocol in quantum information science. A number of experiments have been designed to simulate ideal teleportation under realistic conditions. In this paper, we detail an analytical approach for determining optimal input states for quantifying the performance of CV unidirectional and bidirectional teleportation. The metric that we consider for quantifying performance is the energy-constrained channel fidelity between ideal teleportation and its experimental implementation, and along with this, our focus is on determining optimal input states for distinguishing the ideal process from the experimental one. We prove that, under certain energy constraints, the optimal input state in unidirectional, as well as bidirectional, teleportation is a finite entangled superposition of twin-Fock states saturating the energy constraint. Moreover, we also prove that, under the same constraints, the optimal states are unique; that is, there is no other optimal finite entangled superposition of twin-Fock states.Comment: 26 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in Physical Review