Poulose Jacob,K; Santhosh, Simon(International Journal of Modern Engineering Research, 2012)
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The evolution of wireless sensor network technology has enabled us to develop advanced systems for real time monitoring. In the present scenario wireless sensor networks are increasingly being used for precision agriculture. The advantages of using wireless sensor networks in agriculture are distributed data collection and monitoring, monitor and control of climate, irrigation and nutrient supply. Hence decreasing the cost of production and increasing the efficiency of production.This paper describes the application of wireless sensor network for crop monitoring in the paddy fields of kuttand, a region of Kerala, the southern state of India.
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International Journal of Modern Engineering Research (IJMER)
www.ijmer.com Vol.2, Issue.4, July-Aug 2012 pp-2017-2020
Smijin, Soman K; Dr. Paulose, C S(Cochin University of Science and Technology, July 2, 2012)
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The onset of spontaneous seizures triggers a cascade of molecular and cellular events that eventually leads to neuronal injury and cognitive decline. The present study investigated the effect of Withania somnifera (WS) root extract and Withanolide A (WA) in restoring behavioural deficit by inhibiting oxidative stress induced alteration in glutamergic neurotransmission. The subdued performance in
behavioural tests shows impaired motor coordination and memory. Histopathological investigations revealed significant neuronal loss in hippocampus of epileptic rats indicating glutamate mediated excitotoxicity. The treatment with WS and WA restored behavioural deficit and ameliorated neuronal loss. An altered redox homeostasis leading to oxidative stress is a hallmark of TLE. The antioxidant potential was afflicted in epileptic rats, evident from altered activity of SOD and CAT, down regulation of SOD and GPX expression and enhanced lipid peroxidation. The antioxidant property of WS and WA restored altered antioxidant capacity. Alteration in GDH activity and down regulation of GLAST expression resulted in enhanced glutamate content in the brain regions. The metabolism of glutamate was altered in the form of down regulated GAD expression. The alteration in synthesis, transport and metabolism resulted in further increase of the glutamate concentration at the synapse leading to glutamate mediated excitotoxicity. The decreased NMDA and AMPA receptor binding and down
regulated NMDA R1, NMDA 2B and AMPA (GluR2) mRNA expression indicated altered glutamergic receptor function. The treatment with WS and WA reversed altered glutamergic receptor function, synthesis, transport and metabolism. The enhanced levels of second messenger IP3 responsible for Ca2+ mediated toxicity was reversed after treatment with WS and WA. Neurotoxics concentration of glutamate resulted in up regulation of pro apoptotic factors Bax and Caspase 8 and down regulation of anti apoptotic factor Akt resulting in neuronal death. The treatment with WS and WA resulted in activation of Akt and down regulation of Bax and caspase 8 leading to blocking of apoptotic pathway.
The treatment with WS and WA resulted in reduced seizure frequency and amelioration of associated alterations suggesting the therapeutic role of Withania somnifera in temporal lobe epilepsy
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Department of Biotechnology, Cochin University of Science and Technology
Celine, Scaria K; Dr.George, C M(Cochin University of Science And Technology, July , 1985)
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The corporate views on wives roles and their subsequent involvement in their husbands career seem to be quiet surprising .Even though the corporate magnates are aware of wives influence on husbands professional advancements they seldom give credit to this factor. Again it may be an eye opener for the corporations which hardly take note of the executives wives their likes or dislikes, their expectations or frustrations. They are to understand that man in his totality and decisions affecting his family have to be taken seriously. More over they should respect the right of the wives by understanding the exact role played by them. Thus this study is to understand the roles and contributions of executives wives to the success of their husbands in their professions. The study tries to minimize the gap between the corporations and the wives ,and also to make the wives aware of their peculiar role in the career advancement of their executive husbands.
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School of management studies, Cochin University of Science And Technology
Kochuthressia, M M; Dr.Payyapilly, J T(Cochin University of Science And Technology, October , 1994)
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even after 45 years of independence, it is seen that
women are still left cum the periphery cnf the political process.
Effective and meaningful participation of women in politics
remains elusive for most of them. The representation of women in the state legislatures and in both Houses of Parliament has
been very marginal. The percentage of women members in the LokSabha to the total membership of the body has never touched a two-digit figure so far. Within these 45 years, India could field only five women as Union Cabinet Ministers. In the case of the various states also, the position of women's participation in political activities is not very different. On the whole, it is seen that in independent India the role played by women in the electoral politics of the country or in the day to day activities of the different political parties is very" ineffective and insignificant.
The present study was undertaken to make an assessment of
women's involvement in the political process of Kerala since independence. This small state in the southernmost part of India claims ‘that it possesses certain. unique features in its social fabric that makes it different from the rest of the country as far as the place of women in society is concerned.
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School of management studies, Cochin University of Science And Technology
Anna,V; Dr.Chandrasekharan Pillai, N(Cochin University of Science and Technology, January , 1989)
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This study was on women's industries programme in Kerala, to assess the involvement of manpower in this field and to analyse the difficulties and problems faced by the women entrepreneurs which impede the growth and smooth functioning of units. It was supported by the views of 275 women entrepreneurs of Kerala. Census method was adopted and only 58 per cent of units responded by supplying necessary details. Details were collected from these: units through mailed questionnaires designed for the purpose. The study highlights the profile of workers in the women's industrial units, but the profile of the entrepreneurs is neglected. Problems faced by women entrepreneurs are analysed under the following major heads viz., capital, raw materials, marketing, competition from other units and availability of power. But the conclusions drawn from the survey are not on proper empirical support. It also includes suggestions of entrepreneurs. The major findings of the study are as follows : Nearly 82 per cent of the women's industrial units are functioning throughout the year. Proprietory concerns and co—operative societies are the popular ones. Majority of the units are running on profit. Women's units are still in their infancy and so the problems faced by them are many. The characteristics of having other business or sister concerns is lacking among women entrepreneurs. Nearly 94 per cent of the employees are permanent. About four-fifth (81%) of the workers are full time employees. Only a very small proportion of the employees (1%) get a reasonable income that is above Rs.50O per month. The workers are very young and 63 per cent
workers have no experience at all.
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Department of Applied Economics,
Cochin University of Science and Technology
Padmini,C; Sukumaran Nair,M K(Department of Applied Economics, 2003)
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In the present study made an attempt to analyse the structure, performance and growth of women industrial cooperatives in kannur district, Kerala. The study encompasses all women industrial cooperatives registered at the district industries center, kannur and that currently exist. The women industrial cooperatives are classified into two ie; group with network and another group without network. In Kannur there are 54 units working as women industrial cooperatives. One of the main problems the women cooperatives face is the lack of working capital followed marketing problem. The competition between cooperatives and private traders is very high. The variables examined to analyse the performance of women industrial cooperatives in Kannur showed that there exists inter unit differences in almost all the variables. The financial structure structure shows that the short term liquidity of women cooperatives in Kannur favour more the units which have political networks; but the long term financial coverage is seen to be highly geared in this group, not because of a decline is net worth but due to highly proportionate increase in financial liabilities in the form of borrowings. The encouragement given by the government through financial stake and other incentives has been the major factor in the formation and growth of women cooperatives. As a result both productivity and efficiency improves in the cooperatives. In short the present study helped to capture the impact, role and dynamics of networking in general and socio political network in particular in relation to intra and inter unit differences on the structure, growth and performance of women industrial cooperatives societies in Kannur district
Vasantha Kumari,P; Krishnan Nampoothiri,K N; James,Manalel(School of Management Studies, 2001)
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This study deals with the working of Women’s Industrial Co-operative Societies (WICS) in Kerala. The formation of women’s co-operatives was identified as a lucrative enterprise and a feasible proposition for empowerment of women through encouraging and ensuring their active participation in the process of social and economic development. The problem of unemployment of Women and poverty in India can be tackled effectively only through suitable and appropriate self-employment schemes. WICS help to supplement the income of families and thus raise the standard of living. WICS in Kerala have a significant role in the elimination of industrial backwardness and mounting employment. This study focuses its attention on the performance aspects of WICS. It also gives an introduction to the co-operative movement and review of literature on industrial co-operatives in general and women’s industrial co-operatives in particular.
Santhosh Kumar, G(Cochin University of Science And Technology, May 11, 2011)
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Page 1. The World of Sensor Networks G Santhosh Kumar, CUSAT Kumar, CUSAT Page
2. Are you as quick as Messi or Bale? WSN adidas innovation (source: http://www.wsnblog.
com/) Page 3. Fukushima nuclear disaster • Fukushima Rescue Workers Facing Depression
and Death • How to measure the levels of radiation of the affected zones without compromising
the life of the workers? • Radiation measurements in real-time Page 4. Fukushima nuclear
disaster Page 5. Fukushima nuclear disaster Page 6. Goals .
Sreeraj, M; Dr.Sumam Mary,Idicula(Cochin University Of Science And Technology, July 30, 2012)
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Handwriting is an acquired tool used for communication of one's
observations or feelings. Factors that inuence a person's handwriting not
only dependent on the individual's bio-mechanical constraints, handwriting
education received, writing instrument, type of paper, background, but
also factors like stress, motivation and the purpose of the handwriting.
Despite the high variation in a person's handwriting, recent results from
different writer identification studies have shown that it possesses sufficient
individual traits to be used as an identification method.
Handwriting as a behavioral biometric has had the interest of researchers
for a long time. But recently it has been enjoying new interest due to an
increased need and effort to deal with problems ranging from white-collar
crime to terrorist threats. The identification of the writer based on a piece
of handwriting is a challenging task for pattern recognition. The main
objective of this thesis is to develop a text independent writer identification
system for Malayalam Handwriting. The study also extends to developing a
framework for online character recognition of Grantha script and Malayalam
characters
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Department of Computer Science, Cochin University of Science and
Technology
Rani, Joseph(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., March 20, 2000)
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ABSTRACT: Zinc salts of ethyl, isopropyl, and butyl xanthates were prepared in the
laboratory. They were purified by reprecipitation and were characterized by IR, NMR,
and thermogravimetric analysis techniques. The melting points were also determined.
The rubber compounds with different xanthate accelerators were cured at temperatures
from 30 to 150°C. The sheets were molded and properties such as tensile strength,
tear strength, crosslink density, elongation at break, and modulus at 300% elongation
were evaluated. The properties showed that all three xanthate accelerators are effective
for room temperature curing.
Junaid, Bushiri M; Kochuthresia, T C; Athimoolam, S; Ramakrishnan, V; Vaidyan, V K(Scientific Research Publishing, January 10, 2013)
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Th(BrO3)3·H2O single crystals were grown from its aqueous solution at room temperature. Single crystal XRD, Raman and FTIR techniques were used to investigate the crystal structure. The crystal structure was solved by Patterson method. The as grown crystals are in monoclinic system with space group P21/c. The unit cell parameters are a = 12.8555(18) Å, b = 7.8970(11) Å, c = 9.0716(10) Å, = 90°, = 131.568° and = 90° and unit cell volume is 689.1(2) Å3. Z = 8, R factor is 5.9. The Raman and FTIR studies indicate the lowering of symmetry of bromate anion from C3V to C1. Hydrogen bonds with varying strengths are present in the crystal. The centrosymmetric space group P21/c of the crystal is confirmed by the non-coincidence of majority of Raman and IR bands
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Crystal Structure Theory and Applications, 2013, 2, 70-74