Journal on Today's Ideas - Tomorrow's Technologies

Balvinder1 *, Tripat Deep Singh Dua2  1 Ph.D Scholar, IKG Punjab Technical University, Kapurthla, Punjab, India 2 Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology, Ludhiana, Punjab, India 1 Email: btanejaus@gmail.com Abstract:  The aim of this paper is to explore Facebook page options through which e-commerce companies can establish relationship with online social networking users. It explores the various options available on Facebook page like audience building, data analysis, paid promotions etc. Techniques for organic and paid promotion discussed to build the page audience. Comprehensive study on data insights provided by Facebook is tabulated. This paper highlights the factors for integration of Online Social Network and e-commerce to help ecommerce companies to focus on building audience and converting them into sale. A step by step implemen-tation starting from page setup, audience building and data analy-sis is presented. Research Paper Link:  http://dsp...

B. Lavanya1 , A. Auxilia Princy  Department of Computer Science, University of Madras, Chennai-25, India 1 Email: lavanmu@gmail.com Abstract:  Concept maps are a pictorial representation of concepts found in data and it shows relationship between concepts. These Concept map help us to understand the whole data content, makes it easily readable and memorable. They are used to deliver complex data in an understandable form (map, tree, graph, etc), which is used for a better understanding and decision making for researchers and business, etc. This paper discusses the recent researches about concept maps and data mining techniques, and graph reading algorithms used for concept map generation. Research Paper Link:  http://dspace.chitkara.edu.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/810/1/4%20-%20A%20Survey%20on%20Contribution%20of%20Data%20Mining%20-%20B%20Lavanya.pdf DOI: https://doi.org/10.15415/jotitt.2018.62009

Anu S Das1*, Ansu V2 ,Megha P1 , Nithin M Thomas1 , Sachin A K1  1 UG scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, Government Engineering College Kozhikode, Kerala, India 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Government Engineering College Kozhikode, Kerala, India. 1* Email: anusdas007@gmail.com Abstract:  Natural building materials are diminishing day by day. Hence economical alternatives of natural building materials are necessary for sustainable development. Hollow concrete block was developed to reduce the use of natural building materials. Agricultural waste products like coconut shells from coconut industry have disposal problems causing environmental concerns. Various studies were done in the past, replacing a portion of the natural aggregates with broken coconut shells for manufacturing the hollow concrete blocks. In this study, we have developed a new method of forming the holes of hollow concrete blocks by placing stacks of half portion of coc...

Deepshikha Aggarwal  Jagan Institute of Management Studies, Delhi, India Email: Deepshikha.aggarwal@jimsindia.org Abstract: In today’s world, the technology has been embedded in all aspects of human life. The education sector has been at the forefront of technology adoption. Technology-enhanced learning (TEL) is a system of education that promotes the application of information and communication technology for teaching and learning and the concept of “bring your own device” (BYOD) supports this. BYOD is particularly beneficial for the education sector due to cost saving and comfort of using personal devices. Researchers believe that inclusion of technology must be supported by the user acceptance and the most popular framework to predict user acceptance of technology is the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) proposed by Davis. The paper describes the study conducted for the purpose of predicting the acceptance and utilization of BYOD by the college students based on TAM variab...

Ankur Arun Kulkarni  Shri Rawatpura Sarkar University, Raipur (CG), India Email: ankurkulkarni@pmail.ntu.edu.sg Abstract: Extensive study is carried out to ascertain the effects of various construction practices on the bond strength between different layers of the pavement. In this study various construction practices refers to curing time of the pavement, various equipments used during construction of pavement, surface treatment provided. In this study a review is also carried out of the research work carried out by various researchers for estimating the bond strength between the existing old hot mix asphalt (HMA) layer and the new hot mix asphalt (HMA) layer overlaid. Also a review is taken in study regarding various experiments conducted by the researchers on the bond strength of different layers. Normally milling provides a good strength and good bond at the interface between the old layer and new layer overlaid on it. It is also observed that curing time has least effec...

Rahul Soni1 , Mihir Bhatt2  1,2 Chandubhai S. Patel Institute of Technology, Charusat University Email: 1 rahulsoni.ee@charusat.ac.in Abstract: This paper presents the experimental outcomes regard to the flashover performance of pin, shackle and disc insulators under contaminated conditions. For making contaminated surface various samples are made like salt, dust, industry pollution and miscellaneous foreign particles of wet and dry conditions as per IEC testing techniques. Moreover, each insulator has been tested under above mentioned conditions. For each insulator its breakdown voltages were measured. After doing performance analysis of different insulators under contaminated condition measurement of breakdown voltages are done with incorporation of real field application of insulators and making analogy with various regions of India. Research Paper Link:  http://dspace.chitkara.edu.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/781/3/5%20-%20Flashover%20Characteristics%20Performanc...

Ankit Bansal1 , Tripta Goyal2 , Umesh Sharma3  1,2,3Civil Engineering Department, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India. Email: 1 ankitbansal.phdcivil16@pec.edu.in, 2 triptagoyal@pec.ac.in, 3 umesh1651@gmail.com Abstract:  A paradigm shift has been observed from ‘moving of vehicles’ to ‘moving of persons’ while planning for transportation facilities in cities. Provision of integrated and barrier free pedestrian facilities is essential to ensure inclusive mobility. Pedestrian facilities are a critical component in producing a pedestrian friendly environment. In India, the present facilities provided for the pedestrians are not efficient in general and crosswalks (zebra crossings) in particular. The pedestrian casualties in India have registered an increase of 11.7 percent in the year 2017, of which 31 percent have occurred on crosswalks. Therefore, an attempt has been made to overview the level of safety provided on the crosswalks. It has been found that majority...

B. Lavanya1 , T. Madhumitha2  1,2Department of Computer Science, University of Madras, Chennai, India 1* Email: lavanmu@gmail.com Abstract:  Motifs and ontology are used in medical database for identifyingand diagnose of the disease. A motif is a pattern network used for analysis of the disease. It also identifies the pattern of the signal. Based on the motifs the disease can be predicted, classified and diagnosed. Ontology is knowledge based representation, and it is used as a user interface to diagnose the disease. Ontology is also used by medical expert to diagnose and analyse the disease easily. Gene ontology is used to express the gene of the disease. Research Paper Link:  http://dspace.chitkara.edu.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/771/3/3-%20A%20Survey%20on%20Identification%20of%20Motifs%20and%20Ontology%20in%20Medical%20Database%20-%20B.%20Lavany.pdf DOI: https://doi.org/10.15415/jotitt.2018.61003

Akanksha Upadhyaya1 , Bhajneet Kaur2  1,2Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies, Delhi, India. 1* Email: akanksha.bhardwaj@rdias.ac.in Abstract: The aim of this research paper is to explore the Electronic payment system (EPS) acceptability determinants, from the consumer perspective. Exploratory factor analysis has been used to explore the factors based on different statements. The study has been conducted in North-West region of Delhi. Data has been collected from male-female of different age groups by using the questionnaire tool of data collection. For extraction of factors Principal component analyses and Varimax with Kaiser Normalization rotation method was used. The rotated component matrix shows best fitting of items to form a factor. As per the convergence of items, 4 factors were extracted and named. These factors are security concern, Knowledge, awareness and acceptability & convenience which are contributing for acceptability of electronic payment system ...

Pinak Ray1*, Subham Roy2  1 Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India 2 University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, India 1* Email: pinak.ray@uem.edu.in Abstract: From humble cottages to super tall structures, human beings have progressively developed the living and working space with time. This paper describes the origin and growth of modern skyscrapers, the subsequent challenges faced, and the way it was outdone. Research papers and case studies have been thoroughly studied and important excerpts from them have been explained to show how the modern structures have been evolved. The sources and causes of evolution is debatable among researchers, this paper has taken into account 7 most vital milestones in the growth of current generation skyscrapers and their contribution to the construction industry and concludes with the ideas and scopes where growth is still possible and challenges need to be solved. Research Paper Link:  http://dspace.chitkara.edu.in/jspui/bi...

Simranjeet Singh1 , Dushayant Singh Yadav2 1 Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Chandigarh, India 2 Junior engineer, Border road organization, India Email: Simranjit.cu@gmail.com, dushayant53@gmail.com Abstract: For the last few years, rebel activities in addition to related intimidation have been a rising concern throughout the world which not only impacts the human life but also leads to loss of property, both structural impacts and its corporeal integrity. Special prominence has also been agreed to nuisance such as explosion and seismic activity. Different STAAD models generated were analyzed, the results of analysis have been discussed in this section. It contains different amount of TNT and varying standoff distance. Each case has its own maximum and minimum displacement which was found by using STAAD Pro V8i. Two different framed structures were used. In one of the cases, we used simple concrete bare frame having only beams and columns, whereas in the other case we used con...

R. Q. A. Fernandes1, W. A. Pinheiro1,2,3, G. B. Xexéo3, J. M. de Souza3  1 Centro de Desenvolvimento de Sistemas, SMU, Brasília, DF, CEP, Brazil 2 Instituto Militar de Engenharia, Praia Vermelha, Urca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP, Brazil 3 COPPE/UFRJ, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, PO Box 68.501, Brazil E-mail: ricardo@cds.eb.mil.br, awallace@cos.ufrj.br, xexeo@cos.ufrj.br, jano@cos.ufrj.br Abstract: This work proposes an algorithm that uses paths based on tile segmentation to build complex clusters. After allocating data items (points) to geometric shapes in tile format, the complexity of our algorithm is related to the number of tiles instead of the number of points. The main novelty is the way our algorithm goes through the grids, saving time and providing good results. It does not demand any configuration parameters from users, making easier to use than other strategies. Besides, the algorithm does not create overlapping clusters, which simplifies the interpr...

Badhan Saha1 , Mazharul Islam2 , Abu Torab, Dewan Hasan Ahmed3  123Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka Bangladesh E-mail: dhahmed.mpe@aust.edu Abstract: Wave energy is the most available energy associated in deep water seas and oceans. Therefore, many attempts have been applied to capture these energies. This paper describes the design, construction and testing of water wave flume. The water wave flume contains an electromechanically driven rotor type wave maker to generate water wave powers. The waves are constructed by different sizes and arrangements of blades which are connected to the rotor. The rotor is driven by an ac motor to generate wave. At the end of the tank a force measuring device is attached opposite to the rotor to measure the thrust of the wave. Experimental results are validated with available literature and wave theory. The results also show that the width of the blade play major role in generating wave sizes including frequency, ampli...

Neeru Singla1 , Mandeep Kumar2  12IGKPTU, Jalandhar, Punjab, India E-mail: neeru_024@yahoo.com Abstract: Construction industry relies heavily on conventional material such as cement, sand and gravel for the production of concrete The river sand and gravels which are most commonly used as fine aggregates and coarse aggregates respectively in the production of concrete, poses the problem of acute shortage in many areas, whose continued use has started posing serious problem with respect to its availability, cost and environmental impact. Attempt is being made in this project to use the locally available waste materials to replace the river sand and gravels to produce light weight and low cost concrete. Sawdust and Brick ballast are easily affordable at low costs, which are partially replaces with river sand and gravels respectively for making concrete. Natural sand and Gravels have been partially replaced (4% SD 8% BB, 4% SD 16% BB, 4% SD 24% BB, 8% SD 8% BB, 8% SD 16% BB, 8%...

Praveen Kumar Malik1 , M P Tripathi2  1 Deptt. of ECE, Inderprastha Engineering College, Ghaziabad UP India 2 Deptt. of ECE, NIT Patna, Patna, Bihar, India E-mail: pkmalikmeerut@gmail.com, munish@nitp.ac.in Abstract: Mathematical review of the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing is demonstrated in terms of Inter symbol interference, Multi carrier modulated system and cyclic prefix. Modeling of the mathematical equation of the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, Inverse fast Fourier transform and fast Fourier transform is explained with the suitable example using MATLAB. Bit error rate performance of OFDM is also presented with the help of statistical computation. Research Paper Link:  http://dspace.chitkara.edu.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/700/1/1-OFDM%20A%20Mathematical%20Review%20-%20Praveen%20Malik.pdf DOI: https://doi.org//10.15415/jotitt.2017.52001

Prakash Mallappa Munnoli1 , Tejashwini R. Pattar2 , Jyoti S. Garawad3  1,2,3S D M College of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad E-mail: munnolipm@gmail.com Abstract: Investigations were carried out on the changes in properties of concrete when steel slag is used in concrete in its normal form and after modifying its properties by infusing it with nano silica. The sand is replaced by steel slag and modified steel slag by 10%, 20% and 30% in M30 grade concrete. Tests results on compressive strength and workability of concrete revealed that, compressive strength of concrete cubes after 28 days increased by 25.4%, 26.4% and 45.2% for 10%, 20% and 30% respectively after replacing sand by steel slag. After modification of steel slag properties by infusing it with nano silica, the 28 days compressive strength was observed to be increased by 38.19%, 35.80% and 27.89% for 10%, 20% and 30% as compared to traditional concrete mix respectively after replacement. Infusing steel slag wit...

Shailja Agnihotri1 , K.R. Ramkumar2  1 GGDSD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh, India. 2 CURIN, Chitkara University, Punjab, India. E-mail: shailja.agnihotri@gmail.com, Abstract: The paper provides insight into various swarm intelligence based routing protocols for Internet of Things (IoT), which are currently available for the Mobile Ad-hoc networks (MANETs) and wireless sensor networks (WSNs). There are several issues which are limiting the growth of Internet of Things. These include the reliability, link failures, routing, heterogeneity etc. The MANETs and WSNs routing issues impose almost same requirements for IoT routing mechanism. The recent work of the worldwide researchers is focused on this area. protocols are based on the principles of swarm intelligence. The swarm intelligence is applied to achieve the optimality and the efficiency in solving the complex, multi-hop and dynamic requirements of the wireless networks. The application of the ACO technique tries to prov...

Neetu Rani  Computer Science Department, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh. E-mail: neetu.rani@chitkarauniversity.edu.in Abstract: In today’s scenario image processing is one of the vast growing fields. It is a method which is commonly used to improve raw images which are received from various resources. It is a kind of signal processing. This paper provides an overview of image processing methods. The main concern of this paper is to define various techniques used in different phases of image processing. Research paper link:  http://dspace.chitkara.edu.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/6/1/jotitt.2017.51003.pdf DOI: http://doi.org/10.15415/jotitt.2017.51003

Preet Kamal1 , Sachin Ahuja2 1,2 CURIN, Chitkara University, Punjab, India. E-mail: kamal.preet@chitkara.edu.in, sachin.ahuja@chitkara.edu.in Abstract: Educational data mining is the procedure of converting raw data collected from educational databases into some useful information. It can be helpful in designing and answering research questions like performance prediction of students in academics, factors that affect the students’ performance, help the teachers in understanding the problems faced by the students to understand the course content and complexity of the subject taken so that the teachers can take timely action to control the dropout rate. This also includes improving the teaching learning process so that the interventions can be taken at the right time to improve the performance of the student. This paper is the review of the research work done in the field of educational data mining for the prediction of students’ performance. The factors that influence the perfor...

Sandeep Chowdhry1 , Renata Osowska2  1 Lecturer, School of Engineering, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland, U.K 2 Lecturer, School of Business, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland, U.K. E-mail: s.chowdhry@napier.ac.uk, r.osowska@napier.ac.uk Abstract:  One of the key educational notions measured in the National Student Survey (NSS) is intellectual stimulation. This study aimed to find out Higher Education (HE) engineering students’ views of intellectual stimulation with a focus on its measurement and supporting its increase within the classroom environment. A quantitative questionnaire acted as a data gathering instrument. The sample comprised 128 students from Edinburgh Napier University (ENU), Scotland. The survey findings showed a positive correlation and positive agreement between the intellectual stimulation (IS), intrinsic motivation (IM) and deep learning approach (DLA) scales. The students’ feedback suggests that implementation of the new intellectual sca...