Determinants of organizational citizenship behavior: The case of manufacturing operators in manufacturing plant

Retaining employees in the organization is very crucial, especially to those organizations that require large pool of employees like manufacturing plant where 85% of their workforce are manufacturing operators. Retaining the lower level employees like manufacturing operators is very challenging as the employees leave the organization at any time due to various external and internal factors. There are not much focus and attention given on the importance of organizational citizenship behavior towards manufacturing operators. Thus, it is important to understand the factors that will influence in reaching organizational citizenship behavior among the manufacturing operators. The main objective of this study is to analyze the relationship between job satisfaction, trust in supervisor, organizational commitment, organization justice with the organizational citizenship behavior among the manufacturing operators in manufacturing organization. Data was collected by using the questionnaire that has been distributed to 226 respondents and as the respondents are within same organization, all the 226 questionnaire have been successfully collected for data analysis. Findings of the research revealed that all the four variables, job satisfaction, trust in supervisor, organizational commitment and organizational justice having significant relationship with the organizational citizenship behavior. The recommendation for the related stakeholders and future research were also discussed

Characterization and mapping irrigation water quality of coconut groves in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts of Tamil Nadu, India

It is essential to characterize and map the irrigation water quality to foresee its adverse effect on soil health and productivity. A study was undertaken to generate irrigation water quality maps of coconut land cover in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts of Tamil Nadu, India using geographic information system (GIS). Samples were collected from 110 geo-referenced collection sites. The irrigation water quality was assessed and thematic maps were developed. From the maps it was found that nearly 12 per cent area had poor quality irrigation water with respect to pH. Majority of the samples were safe and only around 10 per cent samples showed salinity hazard. Based on sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) the irrigation water of major area were in fair (53%) and poor (50%) classes. Irrigation water quality in terms of residual sodium carbonate (RSC) in nearly 42 per cent of the coconut land cover was under unsuitable class. The soluble sodium percentage (SSP) based classification showed good quality irrigation water in most of the area (97%). Around 51 per cent of the area was having irrigation water of unsatisfactory quality based on potential salinity. The permeability index (PI) of the irrigation water of 14 per cent area was found to be unsatisfactory

LITERATURE OF PEDIATRIC NURSING: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS (2013 – 2017)

Presents a bibliometric analysis of the literature in the field of Pediatric Nursing as indexed the MEDLINE data which covered in the Pubmed for the period 2013-2017. It is observed that a total of 5853 records in the MEDLINE data covered by Pubmed on ‘Pediatric Nursing’. Maximum numbers of records were published during 2016, followed by the years 2015 and 2017. It was found that majority of records covered by Journal Article; followed by Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov\u27t, Review, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Editorial, Randomized Controlled Trial, News etc. Relative Growth Rate (RGR) has shown decreasing trend and the Doubling Time (Dt) has shown an increasing trend throughout the study period. 20 core journals grouped in zone 1, the second zone comprises of 123 journals and 677 journals grouped in the third zone. 820 journals produced 3293 journal articles in the literature of Pediatric Nursing. 143 journals were identified as core journals in the field of pediatric nursing. Out of the 143 journals produced 2254 journal articles in the literature of Pediatric Nursing, United States is dominating the first position with 76 journals; England in the second position, Iran in the third position, Australia in the fourth position and Brazil in the fifth position

Mathematical modeling and analysis of elastic waves in a thermo piezoelectric multilayered rotating composite rod with LEMV/CFRP interface

In this present paper, we form the mathematical model for wave propagation in a thermo piezoelectric multilayered rotating composite rod made of inner and outer piezoelectric layer bonded together by Linear Elastic Materials with voids (LEMV).To uncouple the equation of motion, electric and heat conduction equations, displacement potential functions are introduced. The frequency equations are obtained for longitudinal and flexural modes of vibration and are studied numerically for heat conducting PZT-5A material.The computed non-dimensional frequency is presented in the form of dispersion curves against various physical quantities. Adhesive layer Linear Elastic Materials with Voids (LEMV) is compared with Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP).We found that the frequency wave characteristics are more stable and realistic in the presence of thermal, electrical and the rotation parameters

Viscothermoelastic waves in a gravitated piezoelectric multilayered LEMV /CFRP cylinder coated with thin film

The present paper is concerned the effects of gravitational force and rotation in a composite multilayered hollowcylinder which contain inner and outer piezo-thermoelasticity layers bonded by Linear Elastic Material with Voids (LEMV) withinthe frame of dual-phase-lag model.Also the composite multilayered hollow cylinder coated with thin film is considered.Theequation of displacement components, temperature, and electric are obtained using linear theory of elasticity. The dispersionequations are acquired by means of traction free boundary conditions and are numerically analyzed for CdSe material.Theenumerated frequency, thermal and electrical nature against wave number in the presence of gravatity and rotation is presentedgraphically. Adhesive layer LEMV is compared with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) in presence of gravity androtation

Identifying and mapping leaf nutrient based constraints for coconut productivity in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts of Tamil Nadu state, India

In the existing perennial plantations like coconut, leaf nutrient testing will be a promising tool to identify the existing crop nutrition related constraints and for formulating the suitable management options to improve the crop productivity. Therefore this study was conducted with the objectives of identifying the nutrient deficiency and mapping the spatial distribution of leaf based nutrient deficiency for site specific nutrient management. The study area was coconut land cover of Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts of Tamil Nadu state, India. Leaf samples and yield data were collected from 110 geo-referenced sites. Leaf samples were analysed for macro and micronutrients. The nutrient deficiency maps were developed for macro and micronutrient management. Thematic maps showed that N status was deficient in 95.99 per cent, P in 86.19 per cent, K in 1.42 per cent and Mg in 0.81 per cent area of the coconut land cover area. Ca and S were observed to be sufficient. Fe was found to be deficient in 0.64 per cent, Mn in 0.84, Zn in 0.54 per cent, Cu status in 2.62 per cent and B in 10.72 per cent of the coconut land cover area

Identifying and mapping soil fertility constraints for coconut in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts of Tamil Nadu state, India

The plantation crops like coconut being perennial in nature mine nutrients from limited volume of soil for a long time and hence, to sustain the high productivity, soil nutrients status should be monitored and have to be replenished. The present study was carried out to identify and map the soil fertility constraints for enabling site-specific nutrient management to enhance the productivity of soil. Study area was the coconut land cover of Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts of Tamil Nadu state. In this study, survey was carried out in the coconut plantations of these districts (73 sites in Coimbatore and 37 sites in Tiruppur) and soil samples were collected and analyzed for their physico-chemical and chemical properties. Using the analytical results thematic maps on soil fertility constraints were prepared. The developed maps showed that 62 and 30 per cent of soils of coconut land cover found to be in moderately alkaline and alkaline condition respectively. Around 96 per cent area was in non-saline condition. Organic carbon status was low in 65 per cent of the coconut land cover. Available N, P, and K were low in 65, 0.8 and 0.02 per cent area respectively and S was deficient in 0.05 per cent area. Fe deficiency was recorded in 7 per cent of the area and there was no Mn deficiency in the study area. Available Zn, Cu and B were deficient in 89, 62 and 5 per cent area respectively

Modeling of Flexural Waves in a Homogeneous Isotropic Rotating Cylindrical Panel

The flexural wave propagation in a homogeneous Isotropic rotating cylindrical panel is investigated in the context of the linear theory of elasticity. Three displacement potential functions are introduced to uncouple the equations of motion. The frequency equations are obtained using the traction free boundary conditions. A modified Bessel functions with complex argument is directly used to analyze the frequency equations and are studied numerically for the material copper. The computed Relative frequency shift is studied for flexural(symmetric and skew-symmetric) modes and are plotted in the form of dispersion curves with the support of MATLAB. Keywords: Isotropic cylindrical panel, Rotation,modified Bessel function

Effect of organic manures, inorganic fertilizers and biofertilizers on the nutrient concentration in leaves at different growth stages of banana cv Poovan.

Banana (Musa spp) and plantain are known for their antiquity and are interwoven with Indian heritage and culture and it  is one of the most important fruits grown  and consumed worldwide.   A field experiment was laid out in randamised block design  with ten treatments and three replications consisting recommend dose of fertilizers (RDF)  and RDF combined  with   organic   manures( Farm yard manure, Vermicompost and  Neem cake) and bioferlizers (VAM, azospirillum, PSB,  T. harizianum) at different combinations  to know their nutrient concentration  in banana leaves and soil at different growth periods viz., vegetative stage, flowering stage and harvesting stage. Sample preparation was performed with closed vassal microwave digestion. The major and micronutrients were analysed using the ICP-OES (Optima 2000). E-Merck multi-elemental standard used as a reference standard and ultra pure 2% HNO3 was applied as an internal standard.  T8  treatment(50 per cent  RDF through inorganic fertilizers  ,organic manures with bio ferlizers) recorded significantly highest leaf  nitrogen and potassium  (3.24  amd 0.44%) during vegetative stage, flowering (3.58%) and  harvesting stages(2.68 %) than untreated plants  T1(2.02,2.12 and 1.51%). Highest  Leaf phosphorus (0.42,0.43 and 0.38 %), sodium(0.40, 0.44 and 0.32)  magnesium(1.61.1.81, and 0.81 %). Significantly lowest concentration was found in untreated plants. The highest micro nutrients were noted in T8 followed by   T10 treatment in all the stages