Reversible Data Hiding scheme using modified Histogram Shifting in Encrypted Images for Bio-medical images

Existing Least Significant Bit (LSB) steganography system is less robust and the stego-images can be corrupted easily by attackers. To overcome these problems Reversible data hiding (RDH) techniques are used. RDH is an efficient way of embedding confidential message into a cover image. Histogram expansion and histogram shifting are effective techniques in reversible data hiding. The embedded message and cover images can be extracted without any distortion. The proposed system focuses on implementation of RDH techniques for hiding data in encrypted bio-medical images without any loss. In the proposed techniques the bio-medical data are embedded into cover images by reversible data hiding technique. Histogram expansion and histogram shifting have been used to extract cover image and bio- medical data. Each pixel is encrypted by public key of Paillier cryptosystem algorithm. The homomorphic multiplication is used to expand the histogram of the image in encrypted domain. The histogram shifting is done based on the homomorphic addition and adjacent pixel difference in the encrypted domain. The message is embedded into the host image pixel difference. On receiving encrypted image with additional data, the receiver using his private key performs decryption. As a result, due to histogram expansion and histogram shifting embedded message and the host image can be recovered perfectly. The embedding rate is increased in host image than in existing scheme due to adjacency pixel difference

Effect of timing and graded levels of nitrogen and potassium in SRI cultivation

A field experiment was carried out at Annamalai University Experimental farm, Annamalai nagar, during Kuruvai and Navarai in the year 2008-09. To study the timing and graded levels of nitrogen and potassium in rice crop under SRI (System of rice intensification) cultivation. The experiment was laid out on deep clay soil by adopting randomized block design with factorial technique (FRBD). The results of field experiment revealed that the maximum growth and yield attributes were recorded in the treatment which received P2O5 as fully basal dose and nitrogen as three split doses viz., 50% basal and 25% each at tillering and panicle initiation stages. Potassium was applied as 33.3% K2O each at 15, 30 and 45 DAT. This treatment significantly recorded higher grain yield of 6278.7 kg ha-1 in field experiment – I and 6577.9 kg ha-1 in field experiment – II; and the straw yield of 7010.3 and 7309.7 kg ha-1 in field experiment I and II respectively. The shoot and grain uptake of nutrients (N, P and K) were high during 15, 30 and 45 DAT and at harvest which received 33.3 % K2O each at 15, 30 and 45 DAT

VALIDATING EFFECTIVE RESUME BASED ON EMPLOYER’S INTEREST WITH RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM

In current technological world, recruitment process of corporate has evolved to the greater extent. Both the candidates and the recruiters prefer resumes to be submitted as an e-document. Validating those resumes manually is not much flexible and effective and time saving. The team requires more man power to scrutinize the resumes of the candidates. The aim of our work is to help the recruiters to find the most appropriate resume that match all their requirements. The system allows the recruiter to post his/her requirement as query, and the system will recommend the relevant resume by calculating the similarity between the query and the resume using Vector Space Model (VSM)

Specific identification, biology and symptoms of whitefly species infesting sunflower in South India

Whitefly species related to sunflower was identified as Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius). Further the identified whitefly species was confirmed to be indigenous B. tabaci on molecular basis by using B-biotype specific SCARs and biological silver leaf assay on sensitive pumpkin (cv Big variety). None of the whitefly samples could positive for the presence of B biotype. The results of the study on the pest life cycle under the laboratory conditions showed that, B. tabaci passed through four nymphal instars before the adult stage. The mean duration values of these stages were 5.6, 4.2, 4.4 and 5.6 days respectively. The total duration of the life cycle of B. tabaci ranged from 23- 42 days at the temperature of 29±2°C with a mean of 34.5. The damage to sunflower crop caused by the whitefly species is discussed with a special emphasis on its ability to transmit leaf curl viral disease

NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED APPROACH OF COLLABORATIVE FILTERING TECHNIQUES FOR BOOK RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM

Recommendation System or Recommender System help the user to predict the "rating" or "preference" a user would give to an item. Recommender systems in general helps the users to find content, products, or services (such as digital products, books, music, movie, TV programs, and web sites) by combining and analyzing suggestions from other users, which mean rating from various people, and users. These recommendation systems use analytic technology to calculate the results that a user is willing to purchase, and the users will receive recommendations to a product of their interest. The aim of the System is to provide a recommendation based on users likes or reviews or ratings. Recommendation system comprises of content based and collaborative based filtering techniques. In this paper, collaborative based filtering has been used to get the expected outcome. The expected outcome has been achieved through collaborative filtering with the help of correlation techniques which in turn comprises of Pearson correlation, cosine similarity, Kendall’ s Tau correlation, Jaccard similarity, Spearman Rank Correlation, Mean-squared distance, etc. This paper tells about which similarity metrics such us Pearson correlation (PC), constrained Pearson correlation (CPC), spearman rank correlation (SRC) which is good in the context of book recommendation system and then applied with neighborhood algorithm

Evaluating the processed beans of different cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) accessions for quality parameters

The objective of this study was to evaluate the variability in quality parameters of different identified cocoa plus trees from Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu. Thirty five (35) plus trees in two different farmers field were evaluated for their quality traits. The quality parameters like fat content (%), carbohydrate content (mg/g), protein content (mg/g), theobromine content (mg/g), caffeine content (mg/g), catechin content (mg/g) and caffeic acid content (mg/g). A rapid method like high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method is used for the determination of theobromine, caffeine, catechin and caffeic acid in cocoa beans. Among the 35 plus trees evaluated for bean quality, highest fat content was recorded in Tc (Vedapatti) 94, while highest carbohydrate content was recorded in Tc (Vedapatti) 64 and highest protein content was recorded in Tc (Vedapatti) 76. The highest theobromine was recorded in Tc (Vedapatti) 63, caffeine was recorded in Tc (Vedapatti) 91, while the amount of caffeic acid and catechin was the highest in Tc (Vedapatti) 76. This evaluation study showed wide variation for quality parameters. These variability may be used in further breeding program enhance the quality traits and improve flavours of the final product

Information Acquisition Behaviour of Turmeric Farmers in Pappireddipatti Taluk of Dharmapuri District in Tamil Nadu

The study was conducted in Pappireddipatti taluk of Dharmapuri district. Dharmapuri is the major turmeric producing district in Tamil Nadu. It ranks second in area and production in the state after Erode district. Information acquisition behaviour means that the respondents get information from various sources. Sample size of 120 respondents was selected by using proportionate random sampling technique. The data were collected by personal interview utilizing a well structured and pre-tested interview schedule. The collected data were tabulated and analyzed using appropriate statistical tools. Majority of the respondents got the information from the AAO/AHO, friends, utilized leaflets made discussion with the family members, friends, relatives, neighbours and informing to family members to keep in mind & asking them to remember and disseminated the information to their family members respectively. The present study can provide useful guidance for understanding the information acquisition behaviour of turmeric farmers in Pappireddipatti taluk of Dharmapuri district

TESTING AS A SERVICE (TAAS) – AN ENHANCED SECURITY FRAMEWORK FOR TAAS IN CLOUD ENVIRONMENT

Testing becomes an important process not only in terms of exposure but also in terms of performance, safety, usability. Test Environment that directly represents the production environment is too expensive in terms of hardware, software licenses and more people. Cloud computing supports an everything as a service (XaaS) Delivery model. Testing-as-a-service (TaaS) is a new model to provide testing capabilities to end users. Users save the cost of complicated maintenance and upgrade effort, and service providers can upgrade their services without impact on the end-users. Due to uneven volumes of concurrent request, it is important to address lack of security policy and evaluating the right tool for application of TaaS platform in a cloud environment

Toward high-resolution population genomics using archaeological samples

The term ‘ancient DNA’ (aDNA) is coming of age, with over 1,200 hits in the PubMed database, beginning in the early 1980s with the studies of ‘molecular paleontology’. Rooted in cloning and limited sequencing of DNA from ancient remains during the pre-PCR era, the field has made incredible progress since the introduction of PCR and next-generation sequencing. Over the last decade, aDNA analysis ushered in a new era in genomics and became the method of choice for reconstructing the history of organisms, their biogeography, and migration routes, with applications in evolutionary biology, population genetics, archaeogenetics, paleoepidemiology, and many other areas. This change was brought by development of new strategies for coping with the challenges in studying aDNA due to damage and fragmentation, scarce samples, significant historical gaps, and limited applicability of population genetics methods. In this review, we describe the state-of-the-art achievements in aDNA studies, with particular focus on human evolution and demographic history. We present the current experimental and theoretical procedures for handling and analysing highly degraded aDNA. We also review the challenges in the rapidly growing field of ancient epigenomics. Advancement of aDNA tools and methods signifies a new era in population genetics and evolutionary medicine research