A Study regarding Analyzing Recessionary Impact on Fundamental Determinants of Stock Prices in India share market

A global recession is a period of global economic slowdown. The Global Economic Slowdown had a recessionary impact on the financial market leading to decline in share prices and indices in India. A significant decline in activity across the economy, lasting longer than a few months. A global recession is a period of global economic slowdown. The objective of this paper is to compare the impact of fundamental factors on Stock prices of BSE 200 companies in normal period and recession period. A sample of eighty companies has been selected for the purpose of the study. The panel data techniques, viz. Fixed Effects model and Random Effects model have been employed to investigate the objective. The empirical results reveal that Earning per Share has positive and significant impact on the share price at five percent level in the normal period (pre recession period). PER has positive and significant impact while Growth has a negative and significant impact on the share price at five percent level during recession period. While PER and ROCE have positive and significant impact on the share price at five and ten percent level. The variable BV, DPS, EPS, DPR and Growth have a positive relationship with share price and statistically insignificant in post recession period. Key Words : Recession, Fundamental, Fixed Effect Model, Random Effect Model, Share Price

Effectiveness of Software Tools in Language Learning/Teaching

Due to the impact and influence of information technology on society and education, computer-assisted language learning is becoming the trend in foreign language teaching. Interactive computer network creates a self evaluatory and conducive environment for learning reducing the peer competition pressure on the student. This study shows communicative language teaching approach as a successful methodology in a setting of a multimedia lab in language learning/teaching other than the traditional classroom setting. In a traditional classroom, the teacher provides the topic-specific situation for students to make use of language as much as they can. Since the traditional classroom is far from any similarities to the real life situation, the teacher has to tell students to use their imagination and place themselves in that situation. Nevertheless, the multimedia lab offers the opportunity for students to visualize the situation. The computer software creates a virtual world that is very similar to the real world. It is a world that you can see. Language learning software acts as a platform for learning, practicing language skills through interactive lessons and communicative mode of teaching. Learners can act and respond in a variety of ways at their own pace. This paper addresses the comprehensive language-learning method which acts as a total solution for self-teaching, as well as a teaching support to formal courses. It presents learners access to resources for independent or supplemental learning and study. This unique learning-on-demand feature creates additional learning opportunities and reinforces classroom activity

An Explicit Model on Fundamental Factors Affecting Stock Prices of BSE Listed Companies in India: An Inter Industry Approach

This paper presents an explicit model for the role of fundamental factors in price movement of shares with the annual performance of companies. Studying the fundamental factors which influence the market price and also the performance of the company is a part of any investor before going for investment. The investor should look at the price movements of the particular company over the years and should go for better portfolio. The objective of this paper is to examine inter industry differences with regard to the impact of fundamental factors on stock prices. The study concludes that Book Value, Dividend Per Share and Growth are main determinants of share prices of banking and financial companies. PER, Book Value, COVER and Growth are the important determinants of share prices of Petroleum and Mining companies. PER, Book Value, COVER and DPS are also the significant determinants of share prices of Infrastructure Companies. In case of Metal and Chemical Companies, Book Value, DPS and PER are being the key determinants of share prices. Book Value, ROCE and Earning Per Share are the chief determinants of share prices of IT and communication Companies. Keywords: Fundamental, Stock Prices, Book Value, DPS, PER, COVER.

Document imaging application

The purpose of this project was to develop a document imaging application. By scanning the documents into an electronic repository, medical staff will be able to more easily store and locate these records. To make the application user friendly and facilitate staff access to patient medical records, the application is wed-based and uses the Oracle Application Server to implement a multitiered model

Fundamental Determinants affecting Equity Share Prices of BSE-200 Companies in India

The stock market plays a pivotal role in the growth of the industry and commerce of the country that eventually affects the economy of the country. This is the reason that government, industry and even the central banks of the country have a close watch on the daily happenings of the stock market. The objective of this paper is to find out the combined effect of key variables on equity share prices of Indian companies that are listed in BSE 200. It can be concluded that Earning Per Share is emerged as significant determinant with the positive sign in three years out of seven years while Dividend Per Share is significantly negative in two years. Book Value Per Share has influenced the market price of share significantly in five out of seven years. Price Earning Ratio has emerged a significant positive determinant in two years out of seven years. Dividend Payout Ratio has emerged as significant determinant of market price of share with the negative sign in two out of the seven years of study. Key Words : Fundamental Factors, BSE, Equity Share Prices, EPS, DPS etc

Industry-wise Study of Fundamental Determinants of Share Prices of BSE Stock Prices in India

The stock market is playing an important role in the global economy. It helps in the growth of commerce and industry of a global community and hence, affects the economy to a greater extent. That is reason that the government, industry and even the central banks of the country keep a close watch on the happenings of the stock market. The stock market is important from both the industry’s point of view as well as the investor’s point of view. The objective of this paper is to examine inter industry differences with regard to the impact of fundamental factors on stock prices. The study employs panel data consisting of annual time series data over the period 1998-2013 and cross-section data pertaining to 6 major sectors of the Indian economy. The panel data techniques, viz. Fixed Effects model and Random Effects model have been employed to investigate the objective. The study concludes that Book Value, Dividend Per Share and Growth are main determinants of share prices of banking and financial companies. PER, Book Value, COVER and Growth are the important determinants of share prices of Petroleum and Mining companies. Book Value, ROCE and Earning Per Share are the chief determinants of share prices of IT and communication Companies. DPR, ROCE and dividend per share are important determinants of share prices of FMCG and Miscellaneous Companies. Book Value, earning per share and Growth are significant determinants of share prices of auto and ancillary sector. However Book Value, dividend per share and COVER are being the important determinants of share prices of Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Companies. Key words: Fundamental, Stock Prices, Book Value, DPS, PER, COVER, IT

A Financial Look on Major Private Sector Banks in Indian Scenario

The banking system remains, as always, the most dominant segment of the financial sector. Indian banks continue to build on their strengths under the regulator's watchful eye and hence, have emerged stronger. The world of banking has assumed a new dimension at dawn of the 21st century with the advent of tech banking, thereby lending the industry a stamp of universality. For the past three decades India's banking system has several outstanding achievements to its credit. The most striking is its extensive reach. It is no longer confined to only metropolitans or cosmopolitans in India. In fact, Indian banking system has reached even to the remote corners of the country. This is one of the main reasons of India's growth process. The present study is conducted analyze the consistency of the profitability of the major private sector bank. It is analyses that the ratio of interest income to total asset is maximum of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd i.e. 9.01%. It shows efficient management of the assets of the bank. The ratio of interest expended to total asset is minimum for H D F C Bank Ltd i.e. 3.62%. The ratio of burden to Total Assets is minimum for Axis Bank Ltd i.e. 0.15%.The ratio of Net profit to Total Assets is maximum for Karur Vysya Bank Ltd and Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd i.e.1.45%

Slang and Self-Harm: A Qualitative Exploration of the Usage of Slang on Reddit Self-Harm Communities

openBackground: Language is an integral part of our daily conversations, shaping thoughts, emotions, and behaviour. Slang forms an integral part of language and is a highly colloquial and informal vocabulary that often has an in-group meaning different from its usual one. This characteristic makes it an integral marker of in-group solidarity for people with shared experiences, such as self-harming. Users in self-harm peer support groups increasingly use slang to communicate their self-harm experience. This study aimed to explore and capture the usage of such slang in self-harm peer support groups to investigate this sharing of experience. Method: Slang terms were analysed from two self-harm peer support groups on Reddit. A list of the most frequently used slang terms was compiled based on two popular posts explaining the slang words. The PRAW Reddit API was used to conduct a preliminary analysis of the most frequently used slang terms from this list and then to source user posts containing the identified slang words. The study excluded posts that did not contain the slang word or used the word in its literal meaning. Conventional content analysis was used to extract codes from the data and identify key concepts and themes. The codes were then grouped into categories and domains for further analysis. Results: 239 and 241 posts were analysed on two Reddit communities. Differences in the words usage between the groups were found, reflecting the groups purposes. Instead, the most common domains ranged from discussing medical care for wounds, seeking support, inquiring about the wound type, and themes of relapse and abstinence. Discussion and Conclusion: This study compiled a list of the most prevalent slang words used within these peer support groups and the key concepts that they portray. The domains analysed provide a foundation for further research on the role of slang in self-harm peer support groups. Clinicians and healthcare professionals can also utilise detailed knowledge about these slang words to penetrate the in-group culture and make meaning of their clients' self-harming experiences. Thus, this study highlights the importance of understanding the role of slang in shaping the perspectives of individuals with shared experiences.Background: Language is an integral part of our daily conversations, shaping thoughts, emotions, and behaviour. Slang forms an integral part of language and is a highly colloquial and informal vocabulary that often has an in-group meaning different from its usual one. This characteristic makes it an integral marker of in-group solidarity for people with shared experiences, such as self-harming. Users in self-harm peer support groups increasingly use slang to communicate their self-harm experience. This study aimed to explore and capture the usage of such slang in self-harm peer support groups to investigate this sharing of experience. Method: Slang terms were analysed from two self-harm peer support groups on Reddit. A list of the most frequently used slang terms was compiled based on two popular posts explaining the slang words. The PRAW Reddit API was used to conduct a preliminary analysis of the most frequently used slang terms from this list and then to source user posts containing the identified slang words. The study excluded posts that did not contain the slang word or used the word in its literal meaning. Conventional content analysis was used to extract codes from the data and identify key concepts and themes. The codes were then grouped into categories and domains for further analysis. Results: 239 and 241 posts were analysed on two Reddit communities. Differences in the words usage between the groups were found, reflecting the groups purposes. Instead, the most common domains ranged from discussing medical care for wounds, seeking support, inquiring about the wound type, and themes of relapse and abstinence. Discussion and Conclusion: This study compiled a list of the most prevalent slang words used within these peer support groups and the key concepts that they portray. The domains analysed provide a foundation for further research on the role of slang in self-harm peer support groups. Clinicians and healthcare professionals can also utilise detailed knowledge about these slang words to penetrate the in-group culture and make meaning of their clients' self-harming experiences. Thus, this study highlights the importance of understanding the role of slang in shaping the perspectives of individuals with shared experiences

Autonomic Execution of Computational Workflows

This paper describes the application of anautonomic paradigm to manage the complexity of softwaresystems such as computational workflows. To demonstrate ourapproach, the workflow and the services comprising it aretreated as managed resources controlled by hierarchicallyorganized autonomic managers. By applying service-orientedsoftware engineering principles, in particular enterpriseintegration patterns, we have developed a scalable, agile, selfhealingenvironment for execution of dynamic, data-drivenworkflows which are capable of assuring scientific fidelitydespite unavoidable faults and without human intervention

Advanced Genomic Engineering Strategy based on Recombineering Protocols to “Tailor” Escherichia coli Strains

A systematic approach based on bacteriophage Lambda (Lambda Red) and flippase-flippase recognition targets (FLP-FRT) recombinations was proposed for genomic engineering of Escherichia coli. For demonstration purposes, DNA operons containing heterologous genes (i.e. pac encoding E. coli penicillin acylase and palB2 encoding Pseudozyma antarctica lipase B mutant) engineered with regulatory elements, such as strong/inducible promoters (i.e. Ptrc and ParaB), operators, and ribosomal binding sites, were integrated into the E. coli genome at designated locations (i.e. lacZYA, dbpA, and lacI-mhpR loci) either as a gene replacement or gene insertion using various antibiotic selection markers (i.e. kanamycin and chloramphenicol) under various genetic backgrounds (i.e. HB101 and DH5α). The expression of the inserted foreign genes was subject to regulation using appropriate inducers [Isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) and arabinose] at tuneable concentrations. The developed approach has paved an effective way to “tailor” plasmid-free E. coli strains with desired genotypes suitable for various biotechnological applications, such as biomanufacturing and metabolic engineering