012410   Behera S;Penthoi G C (Economics Dep, Rajadhani Engineering College, Bhubaneswar, Odisha) : Food insecurity and government intervention for sustainable food access in Odisha. Int J latest Technol Engng Mgmt appl Sci 2017, 6(2), 38-46.

This paper aims to find out the status and causes of food insecurity and policy measures taken by the government to reduce insecurity in Odisha. The data used in this paper have been collected from different secondary sources like books, journals, news papers, government reports etc. The study shows that the main cause of food insecurity in Odisha is absence of purchasing power of people to purchase adequate amounts of foods to meet basic minimum food requirements. Purchasing power is absent because of poverty. 9% of the population are extremely food insecure consuming less than 1800 kcl per day. The vulnerability is high in southern and northern regions of the state as well as among SC and ST communities and is more experienced in rural areas than urban areas. Government of Odisha intervene the situation to counter insecurity through different measures like subsidized distribution of food grains, nutrition provisioning through Anganwadis and mid-day meals, food for work programmes etc. Because of implementation of these measures calories intake of people of KBK regions has increased from 1674.6 kcl in 2004-05 to 1819.0 kcl in 2011-12 and that of non-KBK regions has increased from 2046.5 kcl in 2004-05 to 2076 kcl in 2011-12. Finally, the paper suggests that the government should focus on development of agriculture and employment generation and price stability.

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012409   Barik S;Kochar A (MBA Dep, Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida) : Antecedents and consequences of employee engagement. Int J latest Technol Engng Mgmt appl Sci 2017, 6(4), 33-8.

An organization always focuses on getting success day by day. And employees are the major resources of it. Manpower is now no longer taken as resources, but the capital or asset to the company. Therefore it is only possible to gain success if it is having its employees engaged to the company. This study focuses on various aspects of employee engagement. A descriptive study is carried on to find out the key drivers to engagement and also some outcomes of the concept were found out and accordingly a model is proposed. Results demonstrate - 7 - that Reward System, Job enrichment, Effective leadership, Scope of advancement & self-development, Employment security, Self-managed team & decision making authority are the primary factors that brings commitment towards the organization. The consequences can be briefed as increased productivity, profitability and improved employee turnover. The company where employee are engaged and satisfied, gains a good perception and attention in the market.

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012408   Balaji V;Injodey J I (NO, Institute of Management, Christ Univ, Bengaluru, Email: vedhabalaji@gmail.com) : Organic food producs: A study on perceptions of Indian consumers. Indian J Market 2017, 47(1), 26-40.

Organic food products are popular across Europe and United States of America. Asia is not far behind with India being a prominent player. The concept of organic food products is not new to Indian farmers. However, there is not much of a consumption taking place domestically despite the fact that India is one of the top 10 players in the world when it comes to the number of farmers engaged in organic cultivation. This study was conducted to understand the factors of consumer perception towards organic food products. The study covered both primary investigation and secondary literature review. Data was collected with the help of a structured questionnaire and was analyzed using percentage analysis and factor analysis to identify the factors of consumer perception.

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012407   Agarwal S;Gupta S (NO, Jagran College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Kanpur) : Personal branding: a tool for career success. Int J latest Technol Engng Mgmt appl Sci 2017, 6(4), 54-8.

There is a rising need for individuals to take responsibility of the advancement of their own learning and careers for various reasons. Career ladders are rapidly shrinking because of the increasing competition all around us. Career development has become the primary responsibility of people working in the Organization. Therefore the need has arisen for personal branding which will be an effective way to eliminate one's competitors and to climb the ladder of success. The objective of this study was to find out the need for personal branding, awareness of personal branding among people and tactics of using personal branding for building one's career. Our exploratory study examined and reviewed historical facts and past literature. Questionnaire was prepared and got filled by various people working in different fields. It was found that people are somewhat aware of creating self brand and there is a significant influence of personal branding on one's career growth. This study also showed that improving one's personal style, creating online profile, building strong relationships, enhancing your qualification etc assists in building one's personal brand.

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011404   Ranjporazarian M;Farajolahi M;Sarmadi M; Noroozzade R (Ph.d. Student of Distance Education Programming, Payam-e-noor Univ, Iran) : Cultural planning framework in universities. Int J pharm Res Allied Sci 2017, 6(2), 301-7.

The aim of this study was to investigate cultural planning framework at universities using documentary (library) - analytical research method. The study sample consists of all information resources such as books, magazines, articles and International Studies. We faced two research questions titled 1) The investigation of cultural planning framework at universities and 2) Proposed dimensions and components of cultural planning framework which we sought to answer with extensive study. The results of the study indicated that cultural programming for universities is a systematic process which includes specific steps and each of these steps need attention to their overall dimensions. In general, with the overlap between different models of cultural planning in universities, we face steps such as context for planning, developing vision, mission and goals, internal and external assessment organizations, develop and prioritize strategies and evaluation which turn cultural planning into a systematic and hierarchical process.

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010379   Yazdanfar M;Jafari M M (Industrial Engineering Dep, IslamicAzad Univ, Kerman, Iran, Email: maryam_yazdanfar2012@yahoo.com) : Relationship between job characteristics model and learning organization: a case study of a ceramic and tile company of Maybood city, Iran. Ambient Sci 2016, 3(2), 32-4.

Learning organisations are always seen to be adjustable in its behaviour so that it promotes new knowledge and ideas. According to job characteristic theory, when the staff feel that their job is valuable and see the feedback of their performance, they would obtain enough motivation for doing their tasks more perfectly. The main aim of the present research is to study the relationship between job characteristic model adopted in a learning organisation where 147 staff were selected as a subject by using random sampling and Cochran's formula. A set of questionnaire was distributed to collect research data. Statistical software SPSS 16.00 was used to analyse the obtained data from descriptive - inferential statistical methods. The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between job characteristic and learning organisation at the significant level of 95% which strengthened the main hypothesis of the research. Further, there a positive and significant relationship between all aspects of job characteristic and learning organization is also witnessed. The positive and significant relationship between adjusting variables; level of education, type of job and main variables are also a part of our finding. There is no significant relationship between gender, job record and other variables revealed.

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010378   Amalnick M S;Navarchi I (Industrial Engineering College of Engineering Dep, Tehran Univ, Tehran, Iran, Email: iman.navarchi@gmail.com) : Assessment of human resources performance in high-tech aviation industries by DEMATEL technique and fuzzy-analytic network process. Ambient Sci 2016, 3(2), 10-14.

This study was to evaluate the performance of human resources in high-technology industries using DEMATEL and process network analysis phase. The research methodology was based on a descriptive type of data collection. The subjects of the study comprised of all employees (8887 persons) woking in Iran Air (HOMA). Total, 365 questionnaires were collected from staffs which were analyzed to evaluate the performance of employees where the integration of ANP-DEMATEL indicators was - 5 - prioritized.

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009305   Wankhede D M;Narkhede B E;Mahajan S K (Production Engineering Dep, VJTI, Mumbai, Email: dmwankhede99@gmail.com) : Identification of prominent casting defects and its impact on quality of castings. SMART J Business Mgmt Stud 2017, 13(2), 1-15.

Defective casting is a critical problem and it has significant impact on the casting manufacturing industries. Selecting the best casting sample among many samples is a Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) problem. This research aims to identify the prominent casting defects and selection of best casting sample, with a minimum number of defects. This study has developed an evaluation model, based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). In this study, AHP was used, to analyze the most prominent casting defects, selection of best casting sample, with minimum defects and to determine the weights of the criteria. A total of nine casting defects was considered, with fifty-seven subfactors. An experimental study was conducted, to illustrate the utilization of the model, for the best casting sample selection problem, for three different nonferrous materials. According to this study, a sample, with LM6 as a material (with final weight 0.1560), stood out undisputedly as the best casting sample. The proposed study and its application, will be useful for the casting industries, to better understand the prominent casting defects and the selection of the best casting, with the least casting defects. The statistical software SPSS was used for reliability of data and one sample t-test was conducted for finding the significant factors.

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009304   Varathan B J;Prabu M;Pandian A S S;Senthil Kumar G (Animal Husbandry Economics Dep, Madras Veterinary College, Vepery, Chennai-600 007, Email: vetvarathan@gmail.com) : Determinants of women participation in self help group programme of Tamil Nadu. Indian J soc Res 2016, 57(4), 543-9.

A study was carried out in Thiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu to assess the factors influencing participation of women in Self Help Group Programme of Tamil Nadu. Data pertaining to the objectives of the study were collected from 120 sample respondents using pre-tested interview schedule. Multi-stage random sampling design was used in this study to select a sample of 60 respondents from 10 SHGs and 60 respondents from non-members who rear livestock. Logistic regression analysis was done to find out the determinant factors of participation in self help group programme for women livestock farmers in Tamil Nadu. The findings clearly exposed the factors influencing the participation of women members in SHG programme. Factors like cumulative empowerment score, livestock income, occupation, economic motivation, risk orientation and information seeking behaviour influences the probability participation of women members positively. In contrast, factors like family size decreases the probability of participation on SHG programme.

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009303   Singh B (NO, IKGPTU, Jalandhar, Email: balrajsaini13@gmail.com) : Internet financial reporting practices in India: a study of selected Indian companies. SMART J Business Mgmt Stud 2017, 13(2), 84-92.

Corporate disclosure plays an important role in the fulfilment of financial accounting objectives. Companies have started the use of the internet, to disclose or communicate all necessary information, to inform present and potential investors and other stakeholders, with regard to company information. The paper attempts to investigate the level of internet financial reporting practices of Indian companies, towards disclosure of financial and non-financial information, on their web sites. The paper also studies the influence of company characteristics on their disclosure score. The result shows that there is positive association between company size and profitability, with internet financial reporting practices of the companies. It is also observed that there is great deal of variation in content and presentation of the information, disclosed on the web sites and terminology used for describing the information. The paper reveals that no consistent pattern could be used, to access multiple websites, by different users.

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009302   Sharma N;Singal S (Family Resource Management Dep, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004) : Change proneness in fuel use pattern among rural households in Hisar district of Haryana. Indian J soc Res 2016, 57(4), 585-95.

The research was conducted to study change proneness towards fuel use pattern among rural households, with a sample of 100 female respondents, selected randomly from Gangwa village, in Hisar block I, district Hisar. Data were collected with the help of structured and duly pre-tested interview schedule. Findings revealed that cent per cent respondents used non-commercial sources of fuel energy i.e., agro-waste/twigs/stalks and cow-dung cakes. Most severely felt problems by the respondents for procurement of agro-waste/twigs/stalks etc., were long distances to walk, time consuming activity, injuries in the form of insects bite/cuts while collecting and binding agro-waste/twigs/stalks and resultant fatigue/headache while collecting and carrying it as head load (WMS- 2.38). More than half of the respondents (53.00%) were using LPG and 'most severe' problem reported by all users in procurement of LPG was its high cost and lack of home delilvery facility with an overall WMS of 2.03. Change proneness of the respondents towards clean and sustainable fuels was 'high' (WMS-2.53) as majority of the respondents expressed willingness to use LPG and renewable energy viz., biogas and solar energy.

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009301   Sanjiv Kumar;Panigrahy S R (International Agribusiness Management Institute, Anand Agricultural University, Anand-388 110, Email: Drsanjivkr@yahoo.co.in) : Consumer preference study with respect to organized and unorganized food retail outlets in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat. Indian J soc Res 2016, 57(4), 463-72.

Food and Grocery is the largest category within the retail sector with 60 per cent share and it accounts for 14 per cent of total organized retail. Consumers exhibit different buying behaviour for different categories of food items. Tried to study the consumer preferences towards the two retail formats - Organized and Unorganized for different food commodities. The study was undertaken in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat for various categories of food items viz. cereals, pulses, fruits, vegetables, spices/condiments and processed food. It was found that consumers prefer cleanliness more for purchasing Cereals, Pulses & Spices, whereas freshness in case of Fruits & Vegetables and show very high loyalty towards a shop for Cereals, Pulses & Spices purchase and relatively less in case of Fruits & Vegetables purchase. Long queue is one of the area of concern as far as organized retail is concerned, as for staples customers don't prefer to stand in long queue for purchasing.

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009300   Sachan S;Sukhminder Kaur (Human Development Dep, Pubjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141 004, Email: shwetasachan88@gmail.com) : Problems experienced by elderly in different socio-economics status families in Ludhiana city. Indian J soc Res 2016, 57(4), 499-511.

Aging brings about a number of physiological changes and is considered as the closing period in the life span. The reasons for these changes are biological and environmental, socio-economic and cultural in nature. Ageing is also associated with many physical and psychological problems and diseases. There is steady rise in the population of older persons in India. With the steady increase of old persons the magnitude of their problems is also increasing. The present study is an attempt to study problems experienced by elderly in different socio-economic status families in Ludhiana city of Punjab state. A sample consisting of 300 elderly equally distributed over age and gender was selected from three different socio-economic groups i.e. low, middle and high. Data were collected by using P.G.I. health questionnaire developed by Verma et al (1985) to assess the problems experienced by the elderly. A Socio-economic status scale developed by Meenakshi (2010) was used to assess the status of the family. Significant differences were found in the physical and psychological problems experienced by elderly in different socio-economic strata. There were significant age and gender differences in physical and psychological problems experienced by the elderly.

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009299   Rajni;Mehta S (Extension Education & Communication Management Dep, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004) : Women entrepreneurs in Haryana: constraints analysis. Indian J soc Res 2016, 57(4), 521-31.

Entrepreneur takes risks to explore new profitable business opportunities. Indian women are not only educated, talented, confident, assertive, ambitious, career oriented but they also know their minds! This helps them to juggle the tasks, manage all the chores and strike a fine balance between the professional and personal lives. Still than they are facing lots of problem in their enterprises. Keeping in the light of this background the present study was undertaken with the view to identify the problems of women entrepreneurs. A sample of 75 women entrepreneurs were selected from three districts namely Panipat, Sonipat and Hisar, Haryana state purposely who was running their enterprise successfully from the last two years. Results revealed that women entrepreneurs faced more problems due to dual responsibilities, lack of knowledge about the various schemes run by govt., had small budget for advertising their product, feel stressed while procuring loan and lack of sufficient space for their enterprise.

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009298   Rajagopal S;Krishnamoorthy B;Khanapuri V B (School of Business Management, NMIMS Univ, Mumbai, Email: sid1107@gmail.com) : Modelling linkages of ligistics performance in the supply chain - a study of the Indian textile industry. SMART J Business Mgmt Stud 2017, 13(2), 26-34.

Few attempts have been made, to measure logistics effectiveness, in the supply chain of manufacturing industries. In order to fill the void, the present paper proposes to conceptualize the role of logistics effectiveness, as a dimension of logistic performance, in the supply chain of the textile industry. A conceptual research model, determining linkages, amongst logistic effectiveness as a dimension of logistics performance and competitive capability and organizational performance, is proposed in the study. A structured questionnaire was administered to 113 respondents, from 65 Home Textiles enterprises, located across the country. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) technique was used, to examine the relationships among the variables considered in the study. The paper presents a hypothesized model, proposing linkages of logistics effectiveness with competitive capability, leading to enhanced organizational performance. The study found that performance in enterprises can be enhanced, with the introduction of other explanatory variables like competitive capabilities.

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009297   Pandey A K;Dasgupta C;Kachwala T (School of Business Management, NMIMS, Mumbai, Email: pandeyak@sidbi.in) : Rising level of stressed assets in public sector banks and their impact on the banks' stability in India. SMART J Business Mgmt Stud 2017, 13(2), 42-50.

According to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Global Financial Stability Report, 36.9 per cent of India's total debt is at risk, which is among the highest in the emerging economies while India's banks have only 7.9 per cent loss absorbing buffer, which is among the lowest. Bad loans of the banking system have risen alarmingly in the fiscal year 2015. The gross Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), for Public Sector Banks (PSBs), as on March 2015, stood at 5.17 per cent while the stressed assets ratio stood at 13.2 per cent, nearly 230 basis points more than that for the banking system. PSBs have been reeling under pressure, due to the rising number of defaults, affecting their bottom line. As a result, there is a substantial increase in the need for a Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) mechanism, to streamline their loans. The sharp increase in stressed assets has adversely affected the profitability of the banks. The annual return on assets has come down from 1.09 per cent, during 2010-11, to 0.78 per cent, during 2014-15. Considering the effect it has on both capital and liquidity position of the bank, there is an urgent need for banks to reduce their stressed assets and clean up their balance sheets. To test the hypotheses, multivariate regression was employed. Findings indicated a negative relationship between stressed assets and profitability.

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009296   Mukherjee P N;Tripathi M M (School of Business Management, NMIMS Univ, Mumbai, Email: drpmukherjee@gmail.com) : Measuring the effectiveness of third party logistics in contemporary Indian industry. SMART J Business Mgmt Stud 2017, 13(2), 35-41.

The outsourcing of logistics action, to third party logistics service providers, is becoming a common practice in many contemporary Indian industries. The mainstream research in this field is exploratory research and it mainly focuses on better customer service, cost reduction, better profit, and risks to work with the Third Party Logistics (3PL), along with their role in the supply chain management. This paper presents an analysis on Effectiveness of the Third Party Logistics Manager or 3PL in contemporary Indian Industry. In this paper, researchers have discussed the current logistics activities in Indian industries and the usefulness of the 'Third Party Logistics Managers' and assessed the current and future trend in this direction.

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009295   Lazar D;Sundar V (Commerce Dep, School of Management, Pondicherry Univ, Pondicherry, Email: lazar.dani@gmail.com) : Asymmetric effect in Indian and chinese stock markets. SMART J Business Mgmt Stud 2017, 13(2), 93-100.

The asymmetric volatility of stock return is a common market dynamic of high market volatility, which occurs when the market is in upward trend than downward. The present study aimed at measuring the asymmetric effect of the daily return of Indian and Chinese stock market indices, for the period between 01/01/1992 and 1/12/2015. By modeling the returns, with extended GARCH family models, the study found that the negative news influenced the volatility than positive news, for the majority of markets, under the study. However, for one of the Chinese market (Shanghai Composite), the impact of good news recorded great impact than the bad shocks.

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009294   Kavitha P;Baag P K (Programme Researcher in Management, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, , Email: kavithap08fpm@iimk.ac.in) : Banks in India-efficiency in financing enterpreneurs and small businesses under PMMY scheme: DEA approach. SMART J Business Mgmt Stud 2017, 13(2), 73-83.

This study, for the first time, empirically analyzes banks' efficiency in implementing a government scheme that promotes entrepreneur ship. It examines the relative technical and scale efficiency of 42 Indian banks, including a comparative efficiency between private and public sector banks in providing loans, under the Prime Minister MUDRA Yojana Scheme (PMMY), launched by the Government of India, to promote entrepreneurs hip and facilitate easy access to capital for small and micro units, including the start-ups, by using data on the number of loans sanctioned and amount of loan disbursed under the, scheme. The study found that Indian banks have been less efficient in implementing the PMMY. Public sectors banks were more efficient in providing loans under the scheme and providing loans to startups under the scheme than the private sector banks. The study revealed that banks efficiency scores give the policy makers a better picture of their relative performance as it takes into account the differences in size, branch network, back end technology, and profitability rather than the number of loans sanctioned.

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009293   Kachwala T;Sharma A;Rego S (NO, NMIMS Univ, Mumbai, Email: tkachwala@nmims.edu) : Total quality management in tourism industry. SMART J Business Mgmt Stud 2017, 13(2), 16-25.

Measuring TQM in Tourism Industry is justified by the significance of the tourism segment and the competition among different tourism destinations. TQM is the vehicle, utilized by increasing number of companies, to bring about changes in quality management, which is recognized as the foundation of business competitiveness and it is pro actively integrated with all business practices. The quality of services has to improve in order to increase competitiveness and customer loyalty. Tour operator is the key player, influencing quality because the principal service provider is responsible for delivering the promised service mix, including all arrangement such as flights, transportation, accommodation, excursion and guidance, throughout the service delivery period. Adoption of TQM is not a quick fix approach to improving quality and productivity. It requires a transition from outcome oriented systems to a continuous improvement approach to problem identification and resolution of organization processes. Since there are limited resources, it is important for the study, to identify the order of importance amongst the TQM factors and also their interrelation. This survey (questionnaire) - based study is an attempt, to identify the important factors of Total Quality in Tourism industry, the relative importance of these factors from service providers' point of view and evaluation of these factors for statistical significance. In addition, the study will also provide an in depth understanding of TQM factors that will help the tourism industry, to improve their services.

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009292   Anand P;Sharma P C (NO, IILM Institute of Higher Education, Gurgaon, Email: Priyanka.anand@iilm.edu) : Empirical study on the employee perception of talent management processes in Indian telecom sector. SMART J Business Mgmt Stud 2017, 13(2), 51-60.

Human capital is considered the main factor in measuring the success of any organization. Human talent, the combined capability, determination and willpower of people, to attain goals of an organization, is the only sustainable competiive advantage an organization can create. An organization remains aggressive and economic only if it obtains, improves and utilizes knowledge faster than its competition (Morton, 2004). Hence the study focuses on exploring the processes and practices of Talent Management (TM) in the Indian Telecom Industry. The findings reveal the prevalence of TM in telecom industry in India and bring forth the challenges faced, throw light upon practices and highlight the future.

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009291   Agarwal M;Arya P (NO, Uttarakhand Open Univ, Haldwani, Email: magarwal@uou.ac.in) : Study of customers' perception and satisfaction towards housing loans of LIC housing finance ltd. and SBI bank in Haldwani region. SMART J Business Mgmt Stud 2017, 13(2), 61-72.

India has witnessed sea change in the Housing Finance Industry since the last decade. Housing is important not only for human settlement but also as a foundation for the development of human race. Particularly after the norms being relaxed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), individual housing loans disbursement by the Banks, are expected to soar high in coming years, giving a boost to this sector. These loan providers, having their own niches, are providing attractive loan schemes and services. However, certain problems are also witnessed by customers like visiting the Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) every month for EMI payment, delays in repayment due to non-reaching of timely PDCs to the HFCs, leading to customer dissatisfaction. Therefore, an assessment of customers' satisfaction of these two housing finance providers, will clearly reflect the expectations of customers from the loan providers. After collecting the data and doing the analysis, it was concluded that both LICHFL and SBI have varied clientele and people preferred both the institutions but LICHFL was slightly more preferred than SBI Bank for home loans.

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009290   Abujarad Alhuwitat M A;Abu-Salih M S;Eseid M M (NO, Amman Arab Univ, Jordan Street-Mubis-P.O. Box 2234-Amman 1953-Jordan, Email: nejemward@yahoo.com) : Impact of labor rights on Jordanian pharmacists' satisfaction. Int J pharm Sci Res 2016, 7(8), 3361-5.

The aim of this study is to measure the perceptions of Jordanian pharmacists on attaining their rights, and the impact of these rights on their satisfaction. The study is an observational one. A random sample of 49 pharmacists was chosen to fill a self- administered questionnaire covering the dimensions of pharmacists and their satisfaction. The study tested the following hypothesis: there is no significant impact (at level a=0.05) of Pharmacists' rights on their satisfaction. The null hypothesis was rejected indicating a significant impact of pharmacists' rights on their satisfaction. The results also showed that pharmacists were not highly satisfied, whereby they reported satisfaction mean of 2.8 out of 5. Pharmacists' perception on salary was also low, (mean=2.71). Means and standard deviations of all questionnaire items are reported. Based on the results of this research, there should be effort from the employers and the Jordan Pharmacists' Association to develop higher understanding and regard toward Pharmacists' rights, especially salary and working conditions which showed effect on satisfaction.

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008273   Lee Y C;Chung P H;Shyu J S (Business Administration and Graduate School Service and Business Manag, Chihlee Univ of Technology, Taiwan) : Performance evaluation of medical device manufacturers using a hybrid fuzzy MCDM. J scient ind Res 2017, 76(1), 28-31.

Fuzzy multi-criteria decision making (fuzzy MCDM) methods have developed rapidly and have evolved to accommodate various types of applications. This study aimed to explore a performance evaluation model based on a hybrid fuzzy MCDM approach for Taiwan's medical device manufacturers. The hybrid fuzzy MCDM approach was composed of the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (fuzzy AHP) method and the technique for order performance by similarity to ideal solution (fuzzy TOPSIS) method, to facilitate industrial practitioners on performance evaluation in a fuzzy environment. The proposed performance evaluation model can also enable government policy makers to better understand the complete evaluation process and provide a more effective decision support tool.

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008272   He W;Zhang C;Hao R;Zhang K (Donlinks School of Economics and Management, Univ of Science and Technology Beijing No.30, Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, P R China, Email: zhangchuanpipi@126.com) : Price mechanism and energy effieicncy: evidence from ten countries. J scient ind Res 2017, 76(1), 17-22.

Energy efficiency improvement is an eternal topic in the limited energy sources world. This paper analyzes the relationship between energy efficiency and energy price by using the panel data from ten economic giant. The results show that increasing energy price can promote energy efficiency improvement. If the energy price increases 10%, the energy intensity per unit of GDP could reduce 1%. Compared with other economic giant, the energy price of China is obvious low which is the main reason of China's low energy efficiency. This paper argues that increasing energy related taxes is necessary for improving energy efficiency.

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008271   Chili N S (NO, Durban Univ of Technology, South Africa, 031, Email: nsizwazikhonac@dut.ac.za) : Tourism skills development and community capacity building in Unlazi township, South of Durban central business district. Int J Trop Agric 2016, 34(3), 827-35.

This paper identifies and illustrates some of the common barriers for tourism skills development and community capacity building that end up having devastating consequences on the local residents of Umlazi Township. The study is based and builds on the work of other researchers who have found that in the townships of South Africa, the inability of local governments or municipalities to empower local residents and capacitate them through skills development has become a common barrier to tourism development which can play a pivotal role in changing the socio-economic status of the unemployed residents. Findings of the study solicited through open-ended questions from unstructured interviews have revealed the absence and the nonexistence of programmes that are put in place by the municipalities to emancipate local residents of uMlazi through skills development. Tourism fails to provide job opportunities in the township as a result very few if there are any of local residents that take it as seriously as the government which claims and construes it as the chicken that lays the golden egg and the industry that has the capacityto address unemployment in South Africa. Findings of the study also show that barriers to skills development and community capacity building do not vary from section to section. It is therefore expected that findings of the study could assist the government officials at all levels in knowing that their "arms' length attitude" and inability to implement reconstruction and developmental policies perpetuates unemployment and misery in townships. So reassessing tourism programs and implementing them could help spearheading tourism development in the township.

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008270   Chavda F M;Patel B S;Mundhava S G (Pharmacology Dep, P.D.U. Government medical College, Jamnagar Road, Rjkot-360 001, Email: drfalgunichavda@gmail.com) : Study of variation in price of various NSAIDS combinations available in Indian market. Int J pharm Sci Res 2016, 7(6), 2518-24.

Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory drugs are widely used drugs worldwide for various inflammatory conditions and acute as well as chronic pain conditions. In India large number of NSAIDs preparations are available in the market. Therefore choosing a NSAID becomes very difficult task for the prescribing physician. Objective is to evaluate the price variation of the different NSAIDs preparation available in the Indian market. Cost of a particular drug in the same strength and dosage forms being manufactured by different companies was obtained from "Current Index of Medical Specialties" (CIMS) Jan-Apr, 2015 and "Indian Drug Review" (IDR) Issue 1,2015. Difference between the maximum and minimum cost of the same drug manufactured by different pharmaceutical companies was calculated and percentage cost variation was calculated. Spearman correlation analysis and regression coefficient was done to observe the correlation between no. of manufacturing companies and their percentage price variation with the help of IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS v.21). NSAIDs combination were commonly found as Oral and Topical combination formulations. Out of 33 different Oral Combination with 70 various formulations, maximum % variation in cost were 3400 [Aceclofenac 100mg+Paracetamol 500mg tab], 300.62 [Dexibuprofen 300mg+Paracetmol 500mg tab] and 400 [Diclofenac Na 50mg+Serrapeptase 10mg tab] with average % variation in cost 107.4%. For Topical Combination Formulations, only 5 formulations of 2 drugs with 86 different pharmaceutical companies were found. From which, Diclofenac topical combination formulation show highest % variation in cost [192.59] with average % variation in cost being 55.63. The findings revealed that the prices of various NSAIDs shows great variation. Some measures must be taken by the government to bring about the uniformity in the price.

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007269   Lute P;Sarkar S (NO, Sansoft Web Technologies Pvt.Ltd, Nagpur) : "Empowerment-A tool for creating indispensable employees in the disposable world. (A view of the banking sector of Nagpur, Maharashtara)". Int J latest Technol Mgmt appl Sci 2016, 5(8), 45-57.

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007268   Ilinova A A;Dmitrieva D M (Organization and Management Dep, Saint-Petersburg Mining Univ, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 199106, Email: iljnovaaa@mail.ru) : Sustainable development of the arctic zone of the Russian federation: ecological aspect. Biosci Biotechnol Res Asia 2016, 13(4), 2101-6.

The objective of this paper is to define the main approaches to the sustainable development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, and to identify main problems and opportunities in ecological sphere. Nowadays one of the most priority directions of the Russian economic development is an effective development of the Arctic zone. The Arctic zone of the Russian Federation is a part of the Arctic, which is under the jurisdiction of the Russia Federation. Main types of the Arctic zone mineral resources are presented. The legal and regulatory framework of the Arctic regions' development are examined. Special attention is paid to ecological aspect of the Arctic zone's development.

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007267   He W;Lin Z;Hao R (Donlinks School of Economics and Management, Science and Technology Beijing Univ, No.30, Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, P.R. China) : Comprehensive estimation of industrial security of high technology industry. J scient ind Res 2016, 75(11), 657-61.

High technology industry has been a significant part of national economy, thus its development and industrial security is related to national economic security. This study elaborates on evaluation indicator system of industrial security of high technology industry and adopts the entropy method to assess the industrial security situation of China's high technology industry during the period of 2005 to 2014. The research results show that security state of China's high technology industry gradually improved during the observed years, and that it has kept the state of safe since 2011. Market control of foreign funded enterprises, labor quality and investment control of foreign funded enterprises are key indicators affecting industrial security of China's high technology industry.

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006240   Varathan B J;Prabu M;Pandian A S S;Senthil Kumar G;Selvakumar K N (Animal Husbandry Economics Dep, Madras Veterinary College, Vepery, Chennai-600 007, Email: vetvarathan@gmail.com ) : Micro level study of rapayment performance of livestock farmers - a discriminant function approach. Indian J soc Res 2016, 57(3), 341-8.

Micro level study was earned out in Thiruvcmnamalai district of Tamil Nadu to assess the loan repayment performance of farmers. Data pertaining to the objectives of the study were collected from sixty sample respondents using pretested interview schedule. The linear discriminant function analysis was the tool employed to identify the variables that are important in discriminating between non-defaulters and defaulters. Independent variables like sex, membership in self help group or not, membership in co-operative or not (marketing through co-operative or not), land holding size, livestock holding size, dependency ratio, livestock income, educational level of the respondents, total income, age, family size and community were used for the analysis. The results revealed that factors like sex of the borrower, livestock holding size and membership in co-operatives determine significantly the discriminating the characteristics between defaulters and non-defaulters. The mean value of the discriminant score for non-defaulter and defaulter was found to be 20.0238 and -0.353 and if the discriminant score of the estimated discriminant function for a borrower is found be more than 20.0238, he is likely to be a non-defaulter or he can be designated as prompt payer; otherwise he is likely to be a defaulter. Thus, the discriminant function can be used to predict whether any borrower is likely to be a defaulter or non-defaulter on the basis of the information of the above three factors.

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006239   Vara Lakshmi T;Srinivasa Reddy M (Management Dep, Sri Venkateswara Univ, Tirupathi) : Priority sector advances and its share in development of weaker section by scheduled commercial banks in India. Int J latest Technol Engng Mgmt appl Sci 2016, 5(3), 63-5.

According to recent Human Development Index released by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), India ranked at 130th position out of 188 countries. When compared to last year data India's rank was 135 according to the 2014 report. For this Sliding Up there are many reasons, along with consideration of Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Below Poverty Line (BPPL) Segment by the Central Government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Priority Sector lending has become an important component of national agenda for RBI after nationalization of Banks to develop the EWS and BPL segments. Over the years there are many changes undergone through this concept with several new areas and sectors being brought within the purview of this sector. Priority Sector Lending is an important role given by the RBI to the banks for providing a specified portion of the bank lending to few specific sectors like Agriculture, Allied activities, Micro and Small Enterprises, Rural housing, Students for Education, Women Development, Pavement Dwellers, Small Scale Sectors and other Low income Groups. Along with this category RBI recently attached some other Categories like: Medium Enterprises, Social Infrastructure and Renewable Energy will form part of the Priority Sector, in addition to the existing categories, with a cap of 15% to total outstanding. This study of this paper is to evaluate the Priory Sector Advances and its Share in total credit by Indian Banks for better understand of banks role in economy growth along with ground level sectors development. Keywords: priori.

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006238   Thakur V S (NO, Punjab Technical Univ, Jalandhar) : BSE SME exchange and NSE EMERGE exchange platforms in Indian and a comparison between them. Int J latest Technol Engng Mgmt appl Sci 2016, 5(3), 82-90.

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in India play a very important role in enhancing the potential and opportunities of entrepreneurs in India. But funding creates various hurdles in its path for the growth. Banks are reluctant to provide loans to them because of the various reasons like information asymmetry, moral hazard or adverse selection effects which create various challenges in front of SMEs to generate funds. To overcome this problem, government of India, with the help of SEBI, launched two platforms, BSE SME platform and NSE EMERGE platform for the listing of SMEs. But after more than three and a half years of their launch, there is a need to compare their various characteristics. In this study, the various characteristics are compared between both the SME platforms. The SMEs and ITP companies of both the boards are compared which would help to find out where and by which characteristic a board is lagging behind. The various characteristics include the share prices, market capitalization, market turnover, PE ratios and proportion of companies reporting losses. In this study, we will study about both the SME platforms with their listing requirements, benefits of listing various challenges existing for the entry in exchange and also to provide some suggestions to overcome those challenges. The data structure for the study is based on the official publication of annual reports, and other reports like daily trading reports, ITP bhavcopy, financial reports of the companies listed on the exchanges and the share prices of the listed companies from the official websites of both the platforms. For the data collection the census method has been adopted where all the SMEs and ITPs are considered. Simple tabular approach has been used for the analysis of the data. The findings indicate that BSE SME exchange has well diversified companies on the basis of market cap and most of the companies listed on it are healthier in general. Whereas, most of the companies on the EMERGE platform are reporting losses. But even after that its market turnover has improved in the recent year than that of its rival exchange. Moreover, the BSE SME companies have lower share prices in general. This research has focused on the Indian SME Exchange platforms and analyzed the various dimension on these platforms both quantitatively and qualitatively and on different levels. It will create awareness among the entrepreneurs, SMEs and investors and will help them to choose the best platform according to their needs.

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006237   Shradhanjali (NO, Amity Univ, Rajasthan) : Soft skills: an overview & it's effective implementation. Int J latest Technol Engng Mgmt appl Sci 2016, 5(5), 61-3.

This paper aims at exploring the true meaning of soft skills which are now days the most essential skills set for engineering graduates in India. Over the decades people have used different words for soft skills like communication skills, people's skills or employability skills. For increasing the productivity of any educational institute development of human capital and the upgrading of the mentality and intellectual capacity of an institute must be the priority. In today's fast running world and with the global environment of new millennium engineering graduates require an ever increasing range of skills. Soft skills and Hard Skills complement each other besides the fact that they are antonyms also. Soft Skills not only fulfill a role of shaping one's life but it is an adequate skill beyond academic or technical knowledge.

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006236   Sharma M;Trivedi P (Faculty International Business and Strategy, Amity International Business School, Amity Univ, Noida-201 307, Email: prachitrivedi86@gmail.com) : Various green marketing variables and their effects on consumers' buying behaviour for green products. Int J latest Technol Engng Mgmt appl Sci 2016, 5(1), 1-8.

"Green" is the word of the day. The government, companies and consumers in general know the importance of the environment and the contribution done by all to degrade it. It becomes very much crucial now to alter the way of living to save the existence of our own. And marketing can do wonders to bring this change. What is required is to identify the needs and wants of consumers and the variables which affect them the most. This paper identifies those variables and the effect of each on consumer's green buying behaviour. There are eight such variables namely eco-labels, eco-brands, environmental advertising, environmental awareness, green product, green price, green promotions and demographics. Each variable is equally significant for the green marketer. He should know which variable to emphasize more as per the market segment he is concentrating. This paper gives a vivid description of each variable.

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006235   Patel R (CSE Dep, Nirma Univ, Ahmedabad) : Stock market prediction using sentiment analysis: testing the method's accuracy and efficiency. Int J latest Technol Engng Mgmt appl Sci 2016, 5(6), 143-5.

Nowadays, twitter has become one of the most prominent platform for information sharing and information exchange. It is beneficial for the people using Social Media to get relevant information about what is happening around the world. Sometimes, the information obtained is faster than the information obtained through news channels and newspapers. However, the amount of information stored inside the database can create a situation of quandary and often it becomes a mammoth task for users simply reading the tweets to extract the exact sentiment behind the tweet. If it was possible to classify the exact sentiment behind the tweet, various decisions regarding prediction and classification can be taken based on the analysis. In this paper, we will analyse the recent tweets based on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and will co-relate the results of the analysis with the actual stock and the Index prices.

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006234   Kannan N S;Prasad D N;Nirmal Kumar R; Premvishnu R S (Mechanical Engineering Dep, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu) : A review of multiple criteria decision making tools. Int J latest Technol Engng Mgmt appl Sci 2016, 5(1), 39-41.

Multiple-criteria decision making (MCDM) is a division of operations research that explicitly evaluates multiple criteria in decision making environment. In our day to day life there are typically multiple criteria that need to be solved in making decisions. Cost always stands first inthe criteriafor making decisions. Quality is the criterion that conflicts with the cost. Cost and customer satisfaction are the other two conflicting criteria. In management we are interested in getting high returns at the same time reducing our risk. The stocks that have potential of bringing high returns typically also carry a high risks of investment. Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) was one of the first systematic techniques for failure analysis. It was developed by an engineers in the late 1950s to study problems that may arise from miss using of military systems. FMEA is a first step of effectiveness study of a system. It involves in reviewing as many components and subsystem as possible for identifying the failure modes and their causes and effects. FMEA deals with the qualitative aspects of a system. Quality function deployment (QFD) is a tool to transform user demands from qualitativeinto quantitative parameters. QFD is designed to back up the planning process and to focus on features of a new product, market segments, and company or technology development needs.

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006233   Jindal M;Gupta N (Business & Management Dep, Shri Venkateshwara Univ, Gajraula, Uttar Pradesh) : A case study of HDFC bank: measuring employee empowerment using demographics. Int J latest Technol Engng Mgmt appl Sci 2016, 5(1), 17-24.

We are in globalised economy and in this globalised competitive environment the most important and unique factor is its manpower. So it is said that the success of any organization is fully dependent on its human resource. Banks also follow this principle. This study is conducted to understand employee empowerment status in respect of various demographic factors such as age, income, qualification, education and many more. It is assumed that a satisfied and happy employee is the biggest resource of any organization. Bank is a service based industry and its employees are responsible for its huge productivity and profitability. Empowered employees work with positivity and takes decision more confidently which results better. But status of employee empowerment is still a question, so this study is initiated to understand the level of employee empowerment in HDFC Bank of New Delhi. Some dimensions which are considered here are like leadership, motivation, performance, job satisfaction, issue of control, employee participation with demographic factors like age, income, education, gender, designation. The study used independent sample t-test to find the variation, if any among overall employee empowerment level with different demographic factors. Data is collected from 220 respondents and it results that employees are satisfied and feels that the organization support employee empowerment.

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006232   Dinesh J;Devamaindhan B (Management Studies (IDE) Dep, Madras Univ, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005, Email: dinesh.j@ktrsrmuniv.ac.in) : Implementation of waste-to-energy (WTE) option through social customer relationship management with special reference to Tamil Nadu. Pollut Res 2016, 35(3), 545-7.

This paper investigates the collection methods of E-Waste in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu is generating the second highest E-Waste in India. This article explores the house-hold generation of E-Wastes, and analyzes the possibilities of collecting re-usable e-waste component from the same customer. E-Waste is posing a major threat to health and the environment. In India E-Waste is looked as a business opportunity for the second-hand computer importers. And the developed countries are exporting their e-waste rather than recycling it. Smart phone penetration in India will generate more E-waste in the next few years. The research problem was approached by case study method. Since it facilitates an in-depth investigation. Multiple case designs were applied by employing three case studies. Cases were selected considering major types of electrical electronics wastes which exhibit high penetration in the country namely 1. Hose hold appliances 2. IT and Telecom equipments 3. Lighting equipments. Cross-case analysis and code-based content analysis techniques were applied in data analysis phase of research. Five expert interviews were conducted to verify the implication of CRM in dealing with the E-Waste management.

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006231   Dhingra G (NO, , ZS Associates, Gurgaon) : Financial performance of SBI mutual funds. Int J latest Technol Engng Mgmt appl Sci 2016, 5(6), 117-21.

When we talk about mutual funds, putting all our eggs in a single basket is never a wise decision. This is due to the market volatility and the risks involve in it. But one can minimize risk by distributing his investments among various financial instruments, industries and many more options. Here the intent is to maximize returns by investing in diversified areas, where each would react differently to the same event. This not only buffers the impact of a market downturn, but also allows for more potential rewards by offering a broader exposure to various stocks and sectors. A mutual fund is a pool of money from various investors who wish to save or make money. Investing in a mutual fund can be more easier than buying and selling individual stocks and bonds on our own. Investors can sell their shares when they want. The main objective of this paper is to analyze the financial performance of SBI mutual funds.

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006230   Chitra M;Shanmuga Priya A R;Krishna Raj (Faculty of Management, SRM Univ, Kattankulathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Email: chitra.m@ktr.srmuniv.ae.in) : Study of occupational operative measure adopted in beauty clinics in Chennai city, India. Pollut Res 2016, 35(3), 581-5.

Beauty clinics are places where people avail services to pamper themselves to minimize their stress level by building confidence through beautification. Various services like manicure, pedicure, facial treatments, massage, hair styling, threading are provided by beauticians. As beauty clinics are available in huge numbers, choosing right parlors is an important task for a customer and provision of healthy environment is an important task in beauty clinic operator's part. But selecting a beauty parlor by a person is dependent on provision of healthy environment by the service provider. The effectiveness of service to the client is based on the operative effectiveness. Various problems relating to occupational health issues can be reduced to greater extent by proper operative measures. This paper tries to address the awareness level about the occupational operative measures and the various factors influencing the operative measures in beauty clinic business.

006229   Anusha U A;Biradar S (Information Technology Dep, Dr.AIT, Bangalore) : Recommender systems: a survey. Int J latest Technol Engng Mgmt appl Sci 2016, 5(1), 42-5.

The aim of recommender system is to provide services and product to the user to improve the customer-relationship management. Researchers recognize that recommendation is a great challenge in the field of Business, education, government and other domains. So it is essential that high quality, review of current trends, not only in the theoretical research result but also in practical developments should be conducted in recommender systems. This paper summarizes the related recommendation techniques.

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006228   Ainapur P P;Vidyavathi B;Kulkarni K;Mamata P (NO, Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade Institute of Management Studies & Research, Dharwad, Karnataka) : Work life balance policies, practices and its impact on organizational performance. Int J latest Technol Engng Mgmt appl Sci 2016, 5(7), 11-21.

Work life balance practices are deliberate organizational changes in programs or organization culture that are designed to reduce work life conflict and enable employees to be more effective at work and other roles. This paper mainly focuses on understanding how organization's 'Work life balance' policies assist employees in balancing their work and life responsibilities and also provides an indication on how the organization policies could be improved and how these policies when applied to all workers can be considered strategic human resource management that can translate into improved individual and organizational performance.

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006227   Aggarwal N;Bhatnagar D (School of Management Studies, Punjabi Univ, Patiala) : Growth of payments bank in India: a road ahead. Int J latest Technol Engng Mgmt appl Sci 2016, 5(6), 151-5.

After the approval of the licenses to the 11 new Private Payment Banks1 by Reserve Bank of India, one question emerges that "Can the new generation Payments banks really make a dent in the current payment ecosystem?" This is the major concern for this paper studying the future of the payment banks and the various challenges faced by both the traditional and payment banks in increasing the customer penetration for providing the financial inclusion.

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006226   Adithya H S (Management Studies Dep, AMC Engineering College, Bangalore, Email: dradithyahs@hotmail.com) : Empirical study on green marketing trends in Bangalore city. Pollut Res 2016, 35(3), 533-8.

Green marketing is the marketing of products that are presumed to be environmentally safe. Marketing products and services based on environmental factors or awareness. Companies involved in green marketing make decisions relating to the entire process of the company's products, such as methods of processing, packaging and distribution. Green marketing can appeal to a wide variety of these issues: an item can save water, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, cut toxic pollution, clean indoor air and be easily recyclable. When put side by side with the competition, the more environmental marketing claims your product or service can make, the more likely it is the consumer will select it, provided the price point is not too much higher than the alternative. Studying the trends can give a guide to the manufacturer to concentrate on those areas to gain new consumers for their Green products. Making the right green product is not the end in itself it is to be informed through proper channel and using the right aid that may attract the consumers. The success of any Green product lies with this aspect. And finally the researcher has found the ways to improve the consumer appeal for Green products. Customer education and aggressive marketing is necessary. Green power marketers have offered a range of products to appeal to customers with varying price sensitivities and resource preferences.

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006225   Achaliya R B;Agarwal P (NO, G. H. Raisoni Institute of Business Management, ) : Impact of soft skill training versus technical skills training on work efficiency of professionals - comparative analysis. Int J latest Technol Engng Mgmt appl Sci 2016, 5(2), 31-3.

This research paper lists down 100s of soft & technical skills that various organizations demand. It aims to bring comparison between tangible and non-tangible gain via soft skill training versus technical training. Also, it puts across certain points about how & why trend is shifting from soft skills to technical skills. Researcher wants to convey his some of the ideas that can increase companies? productivity by remarkable percentage withoutany hefty investments. This is a remedy especially for those companies (SMEs, Start-up, etc.) that are running on threshold income and always want to reduce cost.

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005176   Zhang C;He W;Hao R (Donlinks School of Economics and Management, Univ of Science and Technology, Beijing No.30, Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100 083, P.R. China, Email: zhangchuanpipi@126.com) : Comprehensive estimation of the financial risk of iron and steel enterprise-based on carbon emission reduction. J scient ind Res 2016, 75(3), 143-9.

Energy consumption and carbon emission have become a focus for trends in the future development of iron and steel enterprises in China. This paper firstly combines energy consumption, carbon emission and financial risk assessment of iron and steel enterprises in China for studying. The financial risk of iron and steel enterprises is classified into five main risks: 1) profit risk, 2) insolvency risk, 3) operational risk, 4) development risk and 5) the risk of carbon emission. Based on carbon emission cash flow cycle table, this paper constructs the iron and steel enterprises' financial risk assessment system which is relies on subordination degree. The 31 iron and steel listed companies of China are examined to test the applicability of the risk assessment system. The results show that this system can better reveal the situation of financial risks faced by iron and steel enterprises such that the may be better prepared to guard against such financial risks.

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005175   Vishwekar P S;Basapure P H (NO, , Flat No. 63-65 and 73-75, Sector 44A, Seawoods, Nerul West, Navi Mumbai-400 706, Email: drpallavibasapure@gmail.com) : Assessment and comparison of teaching effectiveness of chalk and talk and microsoft powerpoint presentation. J Evolution med dent Sci 2016, 5(85), 6327-30.

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005174   Thabane J L;Seeletse S M (Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Dep, Sefako MAkgatho Health Sciences Univ, PO Box107, Medunsa 0204, South Africa, Email: solly.seeletse@smu.ac.za) : Impact of university lecturers' intervention in school mathteaching. Resonance 2016, 21(5), 417-27.

Some schools in the neighbourhood of Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) in South Africa persistently yielded poor mathematics results in the past years. This was of concern since maths is the main subject for many opportunities, including admission to SMU study programmes. Some SMU maths lecturers partnered with local schools to prepare the students in these schools. The aim was to improve maths teaching and matric maths results. The teachers were assisted with maths concepts of most difficulty. This article describes the initiatives by some academics of SMU in achieving this.

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005173   Shao B;Xiao F;Zhao S X (School of Economics and Business Administration, Chongqing Univ, Chongqing-400 030, Email: xzhao@infor.ecnu.edu.cn) : Exploring the h-type measure and tis theoretical model in the context of e-commerce. Curr Sci 2016, 110(12), 2276-80.

The aim of this study is to find whether the A-index and Schubert-Glanizel model which was originally used in bibliometricS can work in the broader social and information systems, such as e-commerce. This study introduces the popularity index (hP) to profile on-line sellers and products and tests the accuracy of the Schubert-Glanzel model of the hP index using the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm. The hP index was tested on Taobao, a leading Chinese e-commerce marketplace. About 300 products on Taobao were randomly selected from 10 categories of the most popular on-line products as samples for this study. It was found that hP is consistent with the Schubert-Glanzel model the h-index. This shows that the existing theoretical bibliometric model which was originally used in the scientific literature, could be helpful in the broader social or information systems.

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