Catch trend of commercial trawl fisheries at Krishnapatnam Port. Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh

Of the five fisheries harbours in the Andhra Pradesh, Visakhapatnam Fisheries Harbour has been classified as major and the harbours at Kakinada (East Godavari district), Bhavanapadu {Srlkakulam district), Nizampatnam (Guntur district) and Krishnapatnam Port (Nellore district) as minor harbours

A Design of Experiments Approach Towards Desired Flow Distribution Through Manifolds in Electronics Cooling

For rack-mounted electronics, flow distribution is desired as per the heat load characteristics. In the literature, attainment of flow uniformity through manifolds is highlighted and widely discussed as it has more applications. To attain desired flow distribution, the complexity of the problem increases. In the present paper, the Design of Experiments (DOE) along with response surface optimization is used to arrive at desired flow, which includes uniform flow also. A three-dimension, 10-channel Z-type manifold is considered for the study. This model is taken from experimentally verified and published data for which desired flow patterns are achieved. Flow requirement through each channel is set as a parameter for optimization and by the defined sample set under DOE, uniform flow and pattern flow are achieved by introducing suitable orifices. Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm (MOGA) is used for obtaining orifice diameters. A good agreement is observed between the attained flow patterns and desired patterns. This approach is simple and can be implemented for industrial applications

THE GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS OF THAILAND: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ASEAN COMMUNITY

The current rate of technological expansion and the globalization of markets have made countries to be more competitive for their economic growth and prosperity. The Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) is a measure computed by the World Economic Forum every year since 1979 on the basis of 12 pillars of economic and human growth indicators. 138 world countries are included in the GCI 2016-17 and these countries account for 98% of the world GDP.  Thailand is the third major economy among the ASEAN community and it is classified as ‘Efficiency Driven Economy’ according to its score in GCI 2016-17. This study investigates the factors in which Thailand has greater strength and more weakness when compared with the other ASEAN countries based on the GCI indicators. Accordingly, Thailand seems to be comparatively weak in Innovation and Institutional factors but strong in Macroeconomic environment factors, Health and Primary Education measures, and Market Size.  The study concludes that if the economic and human development policies are formulated looking into these strengths and weaknesses, the country can become an ‘Innovation-driven economy’ within a short span of time.  

E-BUSINESS: GROWTH AND TRENDS IN THAILAND

The era of e-business has changed the old economic relationship among producers, traders, and consumers, and the new economic relationship is called extended or integrated relationship. In this context, this article has made an inquiry about the growth of e-business in Thailand. The change in technologies has a great impact on the old business models especially in the areas of strategies and customer engagement of business. The platform for changes in e-business is the internet, social media, and mobile technology. The majority of the people in Thailand are found to be accustomed to using mobile technology in recent years. Nevertheless, the growth of e-business in the form of B2B, B2C, and G2B/C transactions are not so admirable in Thailand from the analysis and findings of this study during the period of 2012 to 2016

Appraisal on the marine fishing craft and gear of the Indian coast

The use of fishing methods varying from simple traps to large trawlers and from hand lines to sophisticated purse seines is a typical feature of marine fisheries in India. The regional and seasonal variation is so vast that the developmental agencies and administrative machinery are often handicapped in deciding priorities on modernizing the traditional tools. A document as attempted here, would form a piece of vital information for the R&D agencies. The traditional gear operated in different regions of the Indian coast are classified based on the mode of operation and an exhaustive listing along with local names is attempted. Besides, contributions to the marine fish production separately by traditional and modern craft are brie flu noted