Dr. D.

Narayana Rao
Director (Research)

SRM UNIVERSITY
(Under section 3 of UGC Act 1956) SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur-603203. Kancheepuram-Dist.,Tamilnadu

MESSAGE
It gives me immense pleasure that SRM University is organizing Research Day on Friday, 28th February, 2014, to instil the spirit of research and encourage the students as well as research scholars of the University to think big and differently. Besides, it promises to provide an excellent opportunity for interested faculty members as well as students to share ideas and knowledge through active discussions leading amiably to fruitful collaborations. This is the third Research Day with the motive of stimulating young talent to realise their potential and the importance of research. SRM Research Institute is SRM University's exclusive domain to provide an excellent platform with the state-of-the-art infrastructure, attracting young aspirants, research scholars and scientists to carry out research in the emerging fields of application. In the last year the Research Day function was conducted on 1 March 2013. Prof. Krishan Lal, President of Indian National Science Academy (INSA) was the Chief Guest and Dr. S. R. Rao, Advisor of Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India was the Guest of Honour. The Chancellor of SRM University delivered presidential address. It is with pride that I share the industrious work of the students and faculty members of SRM University in building a nano-satellite, called SRMSAT, in collaboration with ISRO. The satellite was launched th successfully from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR at Sriharikota on 12 October 2011. The objective of Research Day is to identify and showcase the broader spectrum of research activities carried out in various Departments of SRM University from the Bachelors to the Doctoral. In addition, it promotes productive and discussions leading to excellent research work. I believe that most of the presentations on the frontier areas of science and technology by the young researchers will greatly benefit you all.
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(D. Narayana Rao)

Kattankulathur 21 February 2014

Research Day 2014

S.No Abstract No. Title Authors name Page No.

Engineering
Aerospace Engineering (AE01-AE12) Application of smart materials in aerodynamics Advance missile launching system of stealth fighters Airborne internet providing tethered balloon system over SRM University Estimation of optimal flight altitude for reduction in fuel consumption by an aircraft engine Portable water drainage system for flood relief and water supply for drought affected area Closed wing implementation in commercial aviation for a greener flight (c-wica) Design of docking and berthing systems for nano-satellites Implications of varying exit shape on flow characteristics of a free jet Checking radiation through magnetic shielding Propellant-less spacecraft powered by photons Making space faring viable reusable space craft Analysis of interior low energy transfer for lunar missions using weak stability boundary 01-06 N. Yeshwanth and Shubham Vyas Rishabh Bana, Ravi Kumar Shakya and Priya Garg Amanjot Singh, Suvriti Dhawan, H. Chaitanya and Mayekar Amanjot Singh and Suvriti Dhawan Pranav S. Upadhyay

01 02 03

AE01 AE02 AE03

04

AE04

05

AE05

06

AE06

S. Pradeep Chand

07 08 09 10 11 12

AE07 AE08 AE09 AE10 AE11 AE12

Akash Ratheesh and M. Loganathan Chitra Joshi, Srishti Bansal and Manoj Kumar Abhilash Nair Aakriti Sachdev Rahul R. Prabhu S. Anand Krishnamoorthy and M. Loganathan

Architecture and Interior design (AR01-AR02) 13 14 AR01 AR02 Inclusive design for a culturally rich pilgrimage site in India Research on disaster relief transit shelter and study on possible effects of this ideology on the emergent social housing and nomadic settlements Automobile Engineering (AU01-AU12) 15 16 17 AU01 AU02 AU03 An analysis of hybrid-electric vehicles as the car of the future Autonomous vehicle Case study of practicality and feasibility of active safety systems in countries with a developing automobile sector Hub centers system as alternative front suspension in motorcycles Influence of surface texture on coefficient of friction for ss316l ball and flat specimen Mechanisms involved in the growth rate of granules Sustainable reduction of Co2 in exhaust emission Proposal to setup charging infrastructure in SRM campus to promote and support upcoming electric vehicles Next generation engine immobilizer Sanchit Vijh Mayank Mahajan and Somak Banerjee Rishabh Jain and Jegadeesh R. S. M. Arjun and S. Karthick R. Balamaheshwaran

06-07

07-12

18 19

AU04 AU05

Vijhani and Amit Manisha Mohan

20 21 22

AU06 AU07 AU08

Amit Vijhani Raghav Goyal, Kartikeya Kekre and Mayuri Gupta Vatsal Agarwal and Kaltyan Dash

23

AU09

24

AU10

Estimation of optimal flight altitude

Sagnik Basu Choudhuri, B. Venkatesh and G. Ramasubramaniam Amanjot Singh and Suviti

25

AU11

26

AU12

for reduction in fuel consumption by an aircraft engine Improved handling performance of a car by using TCP rear pushrod suspension system Intra vehicular communications through wi-fi communication systems Bioinformatics (BI01-BI22)

Dhawan Amit Vijhani

Kabir Jain and Rishabh Jain

13-24

27

BI01

28

BI02

29

BI03

In-silico structure and function prediction for putative uncharacterized and hypothetical proteins in Malus domestica Structure based pharmacophore modelling and screening of natural compounds for ADAMTS1 In silico docking analysis of Estrogen receptor with endocrine disruptors In silico determination of vaccine candidate for madura foot Comparative studies on antioxidant activity of commercially available tea powders In silico identification of potential inhibitors for gsk3- beta for wound healing activity Tracing the phylogenetic and evolutionary relationship between eukaryotic ionotropic and metabotropic glutamate receptors Targeting metabotropic glutamate receptor 6 with competitive phytochemical inhibitors- towards the treatment for glutamate excitotoxicity

Aysha Jaleel, Neenu James, Meghna Jani and P.P. Karthikeyan P. Rathi Suganya, Anushree Majumdar and Lilly M. Saleena L. A. Shivaram, Ashish Jain, Waheeta Hopper and Winkins Santosh K.S.Nivetha, Vennela, S.R. Vaishali and Priya Swaminathan Lavanya. Avireddy , D.V. Nagini and K. Swapna S.V. Prathiba, J. B. Sheema and Waheeta Hopper H. Mahadevan, Aditya Singh, S. Vijayasri and Waheeta Hopper

30 31

BI04 BI05

32

BI06

33

BI07

34

BI08

Dhirendra Gothwal, S.Vijayasri and Waheeta Hopper

35

BI09

36

BI10

37

BI11

38 39

BI12 BI13

40

BI14

41 42

BI15 BI16

43

BI17

44

BI18

45 46

BI19 BI20

Curcin from jatropha pandurifolia, a potential competitive antagonist of metabotropic glutamate receptor 2- a target in neurological disorder Extra precision docking of anticonvulsants and phyto- constituents with metabotropic glutamate receptor 5, towards the designing of better drug for treating epilepsy Computational identification of bcell and t-cell epitopes on e6 protein from human papillomavirus (hpv 16), towards peptide based subunit vaccine design Hubcentered gene network reconstruction in alzheimers disease Docking studies of anti- viral drugs with hepatitis b surface antigen protein, a novel drug target against hepatitis b infection Finding inhibitors of NDM 1 by phytochemicals : An In silico approach Fragment based drug discovery for breast cancer Comparative analysis of genome and proteome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium smegmatis SRM-BSTT An android application for SRM University bioinformatics students time table Compounds isolated from Ageratum houstonianum inhibit the activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-2 & MMP-9): An oncoinformatics study Cellular automata method of disease diagnosis using microarray data Replacement of body parts using bci

Neha Singh, S.Vijayasri and Waheeta Hopper

Soumendu Sanyal, Dhirendra Gothwal, S.Vijayasri and Waheeta Hopper

Maithri Tharmavaram, Sindhuja Velamuri, Aleesha Kohli and S.Vijayasri

Nilakhi Poddar Kriti Modi, Aanya Raj, S. Vijayasri and Waheeta Hopper

Kurshid Banu Basheer, Rama Vaidyanathan, D. Gayathri and Priya Swaminathan S. Monica and Manoj Kumar Mahto Waheeta Hopper and S. Win Samuel Raj

Rajeev Lanka and P. P. Karthikeyan Anupriya Verma, Mohd. Afaque Ansari, Fauzia Ghazal, Syed Mohd. Danish Rizvi, Shazi Shakil, Mohd. Zeeshan and Mohd. Sajid Khan Sagnik Sen and Priya Swaminathan Yash Sakharwade

47

BI21

48

BI22

In-silico analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in DiHydroOrotate DeHydrogenase gene Identification of phytochemical lead against peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma (ppar-), a possible therapy for pcos (polycystic ovarian syndrome) Biomedical Engineering (BM01-BM25)

Kabani Sudevan and Priya Swaminathan

E. Preethi, K. B. Sanjana, S. Vijayasri and Waheeta Hopper

24-36

49

BM01

50

BM02

51

BM03

52 53

BM04 BM05

Study of methodologies for transmission of patient images and its remote diagnosis - Siemens Healthcare Ltd Applications of magnetic nanoparticles in repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) 3d modelling of ankle implant to give all degree of freedom like original joint Skin - A vulnerable organ Cuff-less continuous non-invasive blood pressure measurement using pulse transit time Dental panoramic radiographs in prediction of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women Augmentative and alternative communication device (AAC) using morse code Automated method for blood group detection with lab view interface Measuring nuchal transluency thickness using genetic algorithm Bone mineral density estimation

K. Deepika

G. Guruprasath and Suryah Suresh

Nilkantha Gupta and D. Ashok Kumar Kavya Jyothish and Radia Yousuf G. Surendhra and T. Jayanthi

54

BM06

Polavarapu Divyasree

55

BM07

K. Roopak Saagar

56 57 58

BM08 BM09 BM10

P. Ponni and P. Vinupritha O. V. K. Rajalakshmi and T. Rajalakshmi V. Subashree, T. Rajalakshmi and

59 60 61 62

BM11 BM12 BM13 BM14

using MEMS accelerometer Current development in Keratoprosthesis Design and analysis of cervical disc implant using finite element method Design and analysis of HIP implant using FEM Designing of 3d implant for human lumbar spine

S. Mythili Iswarya Ramesh and P. Saravanan R. Abarna M. Thenmozhi and M. Anburajan

63

BM15

64 65

BM16 BM17

66 67 68

BM18 BM19 BM20

69

BM21

70

BM22

A. R. Arya Lekshmi, Sumedha Mitra, Kaushik Pal and D. Ashok Kumar Development and characterization of K. Divya and S. Gnanavel nanocomposites for dental applications using laser cladding technique Eog based low cost device for V Aswin Raj and V Karthik Raj controlling home appliances Hybrid low power touch ECG using S. Sowmiya dry metal sensor and HRV analysis using MATLAB Intelligent tocotonometry with real A. Priya and V. Karthik Raj time respiration monitoring Low cost light exoskeleton Parag Sharma Morphological unsupervised image S. Minnita Rachel, S. P. Angeline segmentation in digital Kirubha and M. Anburajan mammograms Nanobioglass - Tio surface coatings Jeny Vinoliya and K. Durgalakshmi on titanium implants for bone osseointegration Phase correction methods for partial Sivadas Neelima, S. Sreekutty fourier reconstruction of MRI and J. S. Paul Electrospin chitosan-pcl/ha polymers for bone tissue engineering applications Self-protection gloves (bio- defense) Shoulder kinematics and EMG analysis: study and examination of patients with normal and dysfunctional shoulder joints Swati Jain and S. Anandhakumar

71

BM23

72 73

BM24 BM25

K. Gokula Krishnan and J. Castro M. Ramya

Biotechnology (BT01-BT19) 74 BT01 An approach to absorb the CO2 using nanoporous and surface functionalized nanoporous activated carbon Antioxidant and cytotoxic effects of chitosan encapsulated naringenin nanoparticles Antimicrobial, antifungal and antioxidant properties of Clerodendruminfortunatum Biosurfactant production from klebsiellaoxytocaadr 13 and its efficiency in hydrocarbon degradation Development of sustainable biological system for the removal of high ammonia content in the pigment production industry wastewater: Enzymatic approach Production of industrially important multiple enzymes from leather industry solid waste for the degradation of multiple industrial wastes Biosurfactant production from klebsiellaoxytocaadr 13 and its efficiency in hydrocarbon degradation Molecular cloning, expression and characterization of Cathepsin L from bacterial and viral infected freshwater prawn (Macrobrachiumrosenbergii) Antihyperglycemic activity of phytocompound on Insulin Joyee Sarkar, Sakshi Arora, and K. Ramani

36-46

75

BT02

K. Thiruvengadam Ramya Devi, Kannan Birundha, Kannan Kaveri and Sekar Praveen Kumar K. Thiruvengadam Ramya Devi, Abhay Kumar, Alok KumarVyas and Priya Arora Abishamala Kingsly, Deepika Jothinathan and Richard Thilagaraj Syeda Ibriza Imtiaz and Ramani Kandasamy

76

BT03

77

BT04

78

BT05

79

BT06

Pritish Ranjan and Ramani Kandasamy

80

BT07

Abishamala Kingsly, Deepika Jothinathan and Richard Thilagaraj Venkatesh Kumaresan, Prasanth Bhatt, Rajesh Palanisamy and Jesu Arockiaraj

81

BT08

82

BT09

K. Nagalakshmi and S. Sujatha

83

BT10

84

BT11

85 86 87

BT12 BT13 BT14

88

BT15

resistance Isolation, purification and characterization of protein(s) from root exudate of Ferula asafoetida H. Karst Characterization of coal fly ash nanoparticles and its phytotoxic effects on Bacopamonnieri OA coated iron oxide nanoparticle and its biomedical applications Studies on the parameters of tannery effluents and sludges using microbes Purification and characterization of -amylase inhibitor from Leucas aspera (Willd.) link Murrelcaspase 10: A complete molecular characterization

Sanjana Chandran

B. Abinaya, Manish Bhattacharjee, Devasena, Bharathi and R. Pachaiappan Shritama Adhikary and P. Velusamy S. Sharvari, M. Surya, Ragini Baduri and M. Pandimadevi Pachaiappan

89 90

BT16 BT17

91

BT18

92

BT19

Rajesh Palanisamy, Prasanth Bhatt, Venkatesh Kumaresan and Jesu Arockiaraj Methods for the treatment of tannery R. Lakhitha, A. Shaheen, C. wastewater A Review Sandya and M. Pandimadevi Isolation, purification and Pachaiappan characterization of trypsin inhibitory activity from stem extract of Tinosporacordifolia(Willd.)Miers Uranium waste management from T. Swetha and Felix. Anto. enzyme inositol phosphate (phytic Ophelia acid) Rancidity of edible oilscollected K. Harini and Srinivasan Latha from fast food centres- thermal insult to edible oils Civil Engineering (CE01-CE17) 46-56

93 94

CE01 CE02

E-waste management Modern concrete using nanomaterials Trenchless technology Recovery of nutrient from

Varsha Chitray Ankit Saxena, Adarsh Singh and J.S. Sudarsan Nimish Gera and Paras Bhatia J. S. Sudarsan, Aswin Menon and

95 96

CE03 CE04

97

CE05

98

CE06

99

CE07

wastewater through struvite crystallization Environmental impact due to the doubling of GHG through global climate models Impact of Himalayas over the present and future climatic scenario using gcm Comparative study on shear strength parameters of jhajjar soil by direct shear test and triaxial shear test Implementation of non-conventional technologies for construction of rural roads: a detailed study on pmgsy with special reference to Nagaur district of Rajasthan Implementation of geospatial technology in developing nations: The case of African countries Evolving an efficient structural column through biomimics Study on effect of base isolators on rc frames Road construction with plastic waste Coal bed methane: An answer to Indias energy crisis Electronic waste-an emerging threat to India Can utilization of putrescible waste by individual domestic household reduce the load of fossil fuel usage in India? Role of cyanobacteria and azolla in inorganic carbon sequestration: Implications for nutrients

Chandrayee Purkhayastha Siddharth Nahta and Siddhant Singh Siddharth Nahta and Siddhant Singh V. Kartik Ganesh

100

CE08

Dheeraj Katyal, Shri Ashok Kumar Bhandari and Shri Uttam Kumar

101

CE09

Sani Idris Garba

102

CE10

103 104 105 106

CE11 CE12 CE13 CE14

Lucky Rebecca Joseph, K. S. Satyanarayanan and Sindhu Nachiar Vineet Mishra, Vishal Tiwari and S. K. Imranullah Arvind Chauhan N. Sriram Bharadwaj and Paromita Chakraborty Moitraiyee Mukhopadhyay, Sancho Rajan, Dilip Kumar and Paromita Chakraborty Balasubramanian Prithiviraj, Sanjenbam Nirmala Khuman, T. Sivakumar and Paromita Chakraborty R. Niranjana, Saumya Abraham and Paromita Chakraborty

107

CE15

108

CE16

109

CE17

enrichment in soil PAHs in residential and industrial regions of Mambakkam and Cheyyar SIPCOT belt: Source apportionment and implications for risk assessment

V. Mirunalini, S. Sakthivel, Paromita Chakraborty, Bhupander Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, V. K. Verma, Meenu Mishra and Richa Gaur

Chemical Engineering (CH01-CH07) 110 CH01 Immobilization of heavy and hazardous metals using blast furnace slag and fly ash Prepration of high octane alkylates using sulphuric acid as a catalyst Optimal handling of highly active pharmaceutical ingredients (hapis) in milling and blending operations Graphene for treating contaminated water Fuel cell a drive technology Production of wind energy from pretreated flue gases fed to unconventional wind turbines Sensitivity analysis of steady state ethyl-acetate synthesis in reactive distillation column using aspen plus U. Bhagathram, N.P. Rajamane and B.S.M. Kumar Ridhika Agrawal and Derrick Anthony Prabha Tiwari, Radhika Dubey and Supratim Roy Chowdhury Karthikeyan and Badri Narayanan Kaushal Kothari Janani Venkatesh, Shruthi Vatsyayani, Hassan Mansur and Abbas Barbhuiya V. Koushik and K. Suresh

56-59

111 112

CH02 CH03

113 114 115

CH04 CH05 CH06

116

CH07

Computer Science (CS01- CS32) 117 118 CS01 CS02 Augmented reality and web 3d to Vamsi Krishna Batchu support education Global healthcare monitoring system B. Amutha and Alankrit Patnaik using aodv protocol and data clustering schema in wban ieee 802.15.6 3d database model and dynamic M. M. Sai Kiran

59-74

119

CS03

120 121

CS04 CS05

122 123 124

CS06 CS07 CS08

125 126

CS09 CS10

schema Collection of data from the web using asynchronus i/o. A system for text recognition and its conversion to desired language from an image G-MJR and anonymization across data centers Speed and traffic control using GPS technology. Pivotal kinematic prediction for autonomous robots using moving average smoothing Enhanced TDMA protocol for wireless sensor networks Unmanned railway crossings

S. Guruprakash K. V. Krishna Reddy, G. Rajkumar Reddy and Abhijith Kulkarni Anumoy Sutradhar R. Rajakumaran and U. Bhamini Vishwajeet Pattanaik and S. Prabakaran Prashant M. Chaudhari Indira Priyadharshini, M. Pushpahaasa, C. H. Sundeep, P. Sampath and K. Sasank Indira Priyadharshini and V. Saran Raj Jayanth Reddy Bogasamudram

127 128

CS11 CS12

Noise Charger Implementation of secured adhoc on-demand distance vector routing protocol from computer (ubuntu) to android platform and vice-versa. AI-Airport Automobile controller using wifi technology Biometrics in banking Brain imaging to decode human brain activity Cloud storage in clouds Elephant warning system

129 130 131 132 133 134

CS13 CS14 CS15 CS16 CS17 CS18

Alvira Fatima and Nikita Singh M. Adithya Ganapathy and R.Vaishnavi Sumanth Reddy Pandugula Vijaya Sai Krishna Kodali Saksham Chitkara K. Kirupa Shankar, Joshua Varghese and Adithya Raam Sankar Shubham Jayswal, Virendra Agarwal Ankit Deshpande, Gahan Rakholia, Aveek Chaudhury, Harsh Bharat Jain and Aditya

135 136

CS19 CS20

Computational complexity in disaster management SRM - WIFI Indoor positoining system

137 138 139 140 141

CS21 CS22 CS23 CS24 CS25

142 143 144 145

CS26 CS27 CS28 CS29

146

CS30

147

CS31

148

CS32

Introduction of cluster based routing algorithm for 6lowpan networks Technique to use or codes in cryptography Find the shortest path between two points in the brain vessel system A sensor based application to help ladies Video transcoding by dynamic frame skipping mechanism and offloading it through decision logica Secure user authentication using QR code Mood classification based on audio simulation using EEG A novel web application based intrusion detection and response tool Detecting a selfish node in a malfunctioning link using PFC technique Overcoming physical and networking layer limitations of 6LoWPAN Rollback recovery approach for complex composite web services to enhance reliability of service Next generation cloud computing architecture - a focus

Krithika Ramaswamy, Sukanya Sunder and Tanima Mahadevan A. Thejesh Kumar Reddy and S. Nikhil Shweta Suran and D. Malathi L. Sujan Kumar Varun Gowrishankar and B. L. Velammal M. Viswajeeth, K. Vignesh Kumar and J. Rajtilak Indrajit Prathyusha and Priyadarshini B. Padhmavathi, M. Jyotheeswar Arvind and G. Ritikesh M. Poonkodi, Subesh Kumar Yadav, Prateek Tiwari and Mohit Vanvari B. Deeksha and Tarun Mohandas

Dipayan Mondal and B. Muruganantham D. Kannan, S. Vasanth Pranavan, Rakavee and A. Rajiv Gandhi

Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE01- ECE23) 149 150 151 ECE01 ECE02 ECE03 Power generation Sixth sense: physical interaction with virtual world Driverless car: driverless intelligent vehicle for future public transport T. R. Prasanna Vishal and M. Srivatsan Abhilash Bezbaruah and Arnab Basu Lokesh Kumar, Jis Antony and K. S. Sriharsha

74-85

152

ECE04

based on GPS guided autopilot robotic implementation Electronic grape-thinning gadget

Dheeraj Reddy, Jyotsna Kadimi and K. S. S. K. Gautam Monpur Ashwin, N. Naga Akshaya and N. V. M. Naren Simha Anwar S. Niranjhan and Rahul Chandhoke T. N. Venkataramani, Mukund Iyer and Madhu Mohan Ankit Murarka, Vinod Durairaj, Harsha Reaper and S. S. Teja Vishaal Shankar and Saumya Aiyappan B. Koushik Kumar and P. Revanth Reddy Anupam Kumar Faisal Shahdad N. Naga Akshaya and Monpur Ashwin

153

ECE05

Arm7 based accident vehicle tracking system Challenge to the future use of coal ice Peer-to-Peer Interactive Device Piezo- plasma method of electricity generation from garbage Word-a-Fun Software Helio display: method and system for free-space Imaging display and interface High speed data transfer with MEMS by Photonics Smart pen Paper on "intelligent traffic control using mobile adhoc network" Touch screen and wireless communication based personal assistant for dumb and illiterate in airlines New 3-d periodic table (self made) RFID/NFC based location/blackbox device for use in automobiles RS485 based SCADA system for longer distance powered devices The last elements atomic number (to exist) on the periodic table The mystery of time

154 155 156

ECE06 ECE07 ECE08

157 158

ECE09 ECE10

159 160 161 162

ECE11 ECE12 ECE13 ECE14

163 164 165

ECE15 ECE16 ECE17

Gurpreet Singh Arnob Dey and Ashok Vishwanath A. I. Seshank and Preeti Kumara

166 167 168

ECE18 ECE19 ECE20

J. Hari Prakash

Unnat Bharadwaj and Tushar Gupta Tunable ultrasonic mosquito repeller R. L. Raghav, K. P. Phani and

169 170 171

ECE21 ECE22 ECE23

Sugar solution powered fuel cell Dsp for smart bio-metric solutions Script recognition for multilingual documents

Arnab Dash Arnab Dash, D. Vinod, Raghav Ramesh and K. P. Phani Maddineni Rakesh Chowdari and Ankit Chicker J. G. S. Kalyan, M. Rakesh Chowdari, Mervyn Rohit and V. Sujith Kumar 85-92

Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE01- EEE16) 172 EEE01 Optimal design of lcl filter for single phase SPWM inverter using multiobjective optimization diagnosis of single line to ground (lg) fault in a medium transmission line using differential evolution Improvisation of transmitted power and reduction of transmission losses Bubble Power Distribution feeder reconfiguration for operation cost reduction Comparison of various neural learning algorithms for single layer feed-forward architecture based online load flow analysis Generation of electricity from plastic waste Helping autistic people through animatronics G. Sriram Karthik, S. Venkat Ram and A. Rathinam S. Venkat Ram, G. Sriram Karthik and A. Rathinam Aditya Nema Indraja Pranathi and Monika Paul Sidde Hemalatha and S. Vidyasagar C. S. Boopathi, A. Venkadesan and S. S. Dash

173

EEE02

174 175 176 177

EEE03 EEE04 EEE05 EEE06

178 179

EEE07 EEE08

Rohit Dubey S. Anoosha, Deeoanko Singha, Amish Mathur, Tipam Bhattacharjee, Chandini Mohapatra and Venkatesh Vaidyanathan Priyanka Bhatt Srinivas Keshav, S. Akshay Aiyer and Anjul Kumar Jha

180 181

EEE09 EEE10

Hybrid vehicles with energy storing body panel Mobile to mobile charge transfer using resonant electromagnetic

182

EEE11

183

EEE12

184

EEE13

185

EEE14

186 187

EEE15 EEE16

induction Self-constructing electric systems using artificial neuromorphic structures A novel solar power system for electric vehicles with maximum power point tracking for novel energy sharing A novel approach for solving hydrothermal unit commitment and scheduling for generating companies using particle swarm optimization Reverse voltage multi-level inverter with different modulation techniques for high power applications Hybrid solar-wind street lighting system Bio-robotics Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (EIE01- EIE02)

Arijit Ray and Angshuman Ghosh

C. Bharatiraja

S. Padmini, R. Jegatheesan, and Subhransu Sekhar Dash

C. Danya Bersis, K. Mohanraj and Subhransu Sekhar Dash Anjul Kumar Jha, Srinivas Keshav and S. Akshay Aiyer S. Navaneeth Krishnan 92-93

188 189

EIE01 EIE02

Electronics and Instrumentation Power density measurement and hazards in cell tower radiation Food Process Engineering (FP01- FP12)

P. Ramyaa Umangsatnalika

93-100

190

FP01

191

FP02

Comparison of constant temperature drying (Tray drier) with fluctuating temperature drying (cabinet solar drier) of mango/ pineapple slices and the subsequent impact on product quality Development of value added plain stirred yoghurt by incorporating the east Indian red wood (Caesalpinia sappan) extract

Wishmore Gwala

E. Joselin, P. Geetha and K. Jayaraj Rao

192

FP03

193 194 195

FP04 FP05 FP06

Encapsulation of beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) extracts using spray drying technology Evaluation of quack grass root as nutrition enriched bread Fruit waste utilisation Studies on phytochemical screening, anioxidant activity, antibacterial activity and oil content of cucmis melo seed Utilization of byproducts and waste materials from meat, poultry and fish processing industries: a review Bioconversion of 1-phenylethanol to acetophenone using immobilized whole cells of Candida parapsilosis MTCC 1965 Studies on optimization of enzymatic hydrolysis of feather waste by bacillus cereus Studies on phyto chemical screening, tannin content and antibacterial activity of herbal date syrup. Bamboo shoot : nutritional and medicinal food Essential oil treatment to reduce anthracnose and stem end rot in various mango cultivars Genetic Engineering (GE01- GE19)

K. Poornima and B. Priya

A. Caroline R. Mythili, S. Subasree and G. R. Abilasha K. Harini and V. Nithyalakshmi

196

FP07

Sandra Aveena Monis

197

FP08

G. Sindhu, R. Preetha and Anju Chadha

198

FP09

R. Sangeetha and P. Geetha

199

FP10

G. S. Jaya Vimala and P. Geetha

200 201

FP11 FP12

Anjanabora Jeevan Rao and Periyar Selvam

100-110

202

GE01

203

GE02

Investigative study on the effect of isogenic promoter in rna interference in nicotiana tabacum Targeted gene delivery using liposomes

Muriel Monteiro and Rex Arunraj

S. Shruthi and N. S. Raja

204 205

GE03 GE04

206

GE05

207

GE06

208

GE07

209 210

GE08 GE09

Identification of PLSCR1 as a biomarker in cancer diagnosis Screening and characterization of high lipid accumulating microalgal strains from freshwater environment Genetic engineering for semi dwarf rice variety using RNA interference (RNAi) technology Screening and characterization of novel enzymes from metagenomic library of activated sludge Identification and characterization of novel mirnas and their targets from arachis hypogaea l. using whole genome transcriptome sequences Development of database for DNA barcoding for flora of India Amplification refractory mutation system pcr in prediction of cvd risks Expression and characterization of Clostridium phytofermentans ISDg Family9 cellulases gene in Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824 Identification of silver nanoparticle synthesizing novel strain Sporosarcina pasteurii SRMNP1 and patrocladogram analysis for exploration of its closely related species. Secretory expression and biological activity analysis of recombinant human platelet derived growth factor bb (hpdgf bb) in escherichia coli Partial characterisation of DCL2 gene in Nicotiana tabacum cv. Petit Havana Study on the localization and

S. Niyati Sharma and A. Devi S. Radha and M. Ramya

G. Bindusree and Parani Madasamy S. Gayathri Devi

M. Deepeka, Sudheesh K Prabhudas and N. Purushothaman S. Vasanthi and M. Parani C. Swathine , Sruthi Abirhami, Arul Jothi Nagarajan, Melwin George and A. Devi Aarthi Ravindran and Ramya Mohandass

211

GE10

212

GE11

Gautami Amarnath, Sivaraj Irusappan, Janitri V Babu, Arul Jothi Nagarajan and A. Devi

213

GE12

M. Shruthika and M. Parani

214

GE13

Swetha Ramesh, Ali Umar, and Rex Arunraj C. Kavya Sudha and A. Devi

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expression profile of Nucleostemin in developmental stages of mice 216 GE15 Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of various freshwater microalgal strains DNA barcoding reveals complete absence of Sida cordifolia in the market samples of the ayurvedic drug Bala The role of Notch4 and its target genes HES and MAG in human oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) Screening of common variants in abra1 for hereditary breast cancer in south Indian population Degradation of naphthalene by a new strain of bacillus.sp isolated from polyaromatic hydrocarbon contaminated sediment along cooum river, Chennai Instrumentation and Control Engineering (ICE01- ICE23) 221 ICE01 Archaeopteryx (A Modern UMS) Sorabh Gandhi, Romin Chandresh Gajjar, Vinayak Soni, Manik Narang and Nikunj Panchl L. Harikrishnan and M. C. Vikram Kumar M. Yuvaraj, Mithun Diddi and Rohith Darsha Ibrahim Abba Akash Mantry, Ashmeet Singh Rekhi and Monika Rohini Mayank Krtiwari, Divyansh Srivastav and Bharat Jagnani Mary Sanitha and M. Ramya

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Sophie Vassou and M. Parani

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M. K. Harishankar and A. Devi

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Iracles Margaret and J. Megala

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Anwesha Pattanaik, Venkatesh Kumaresan, Prasanth Bhatt, Rajesh Palanisamy, Jesu Arockiaraj, Mukesh Pasupuleti and Paromita Chakraborty 110-120

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Perpetual Motion Alcohol detection and accident prevention in automobiles Roles of micro electromechanical devices on human health. Home Butler Self alignment of objects

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PLC based railway security system

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Next gen engine immobiliser

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Optimized alarm management for process industries Industrial quadcopter

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Avoidance of fire accident on running train using zigbee wireless sensor network Multipoint initiation Slotted waveguide antennas (SWA) Nano fly ash : Highest compressive strength Vibration analyser using labview software Design of a modular signal conditioning circuit for biosensor Harnessing energy from motor vehicles

Anand Kr. Singh, Anupam S. Jain, Arushi Agrawal and R. Bakiyalakshmi Sagnik Basu Choudhuri, B. Venkatesh and G. Ramasubramaniam R. Ramaswamy and Suraj Kumar Parida Anni Joseph, Arvindha Raajan Tj, Nitin Prince Reuben and Sam Jeba Kumar Sumonto Khasnavis

Sanjula Kaul S. Rajan Gaurav Singh Suraj Kumar Parida and Ramaswamy Ramakrishnan A. Priya Rathi and A. Vimala Juliet Dominic Savio, Dikshya Swain, Krithika Panicker, M. Naga Sai Manasa, Niladri Basu Bal and Rimpi Tripathi Suraj Kumar Parida M. Venkatesh

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Piezo sensor based railway track crack detection Design of mems accelerometer using optimized parameter from artificial bee colony algorithm Mono crystalline silicon-based micro thermoelectric generator with optimum leg length for glowing led utilizing solar heat Spy at staff

K. Ranjitha

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Vein Biometry

Krishna Kumar Sharma , Himanshu Keshwani and Raj Patel Uma Sirisha, Nimisha Priya and M. Nimna

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Design and simulation of mems comb vibratory gyroscope Information Technology (IT01- IT21)

S. Yuvraj

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Supervised big data classification of reviews for sentimental analysis Signal detection in foggy weather Automated alert system for depicting fluctuation in share prices Dubious and cynical data mining for cyber messages and mails Broadening layer 2 switching capabilities to enhance the performance of networking in data centers ISCSI data over mpls network Acousti Write

G Vadivu, Puneet Arora and Sanjay Yadav Rishabh Srivastava, Sandip Gupta and Siddharth Suman Vivek Gupta, Vivek Kumar, Tushar Tiwari and Rishabh Beri Ananya Chandraker Sonal Sonkusre

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Christy Jacob and C. Elakkuvan

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Pranav Bhartia, Sandip Gupta, Rishabh Beri and Vivek Kr. Yadav An innovative technique to reduce Jatin Popli, Ayush Beri, Ayush car accidents: using sensors to detect Singhal and Rishabh Beri and avoid drunk driving Analysis of transactions in bitcoin S. Ramkumar and S. Rajendran network Asteroid mining S. Pranitha and Parvaty Parmeswar The rise of malware :cyber crime Akash Deep Gangwar, Prateek and its implication with specific Shivhare, Sneha Parmar and reference to malware V. M. Shenbagaraman A study on information security P. Pradeep, J. K. S. Durga management with specific reference Prasad, R .Vignesh Kumar and to US critical networks V.M. Shenbagaraman Installing of biometric device in P. Thamizhikkavi and V.M. vehicle and license card reader for Shenbagaraman avoiding vehicle theft

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Futuristic approach towards data security through homomorphic encryption Cybercrime in ecommerce: a case study on the 2014 Korean credit bureau data leak E-mail security: a study on various cryptographic algorithms with specific reference to pretty good privacy (pgp) Cyber warfare espionage by flame

Prapti Priya Nayak, Swapnil B. Patil, Akshay Y. Bahade and V. M. Shenbagaraman Walter. T. Mambodza, Robert T. R. Shoniwa and V. M. Shenbagaraman Israr Ul Maqbool and V. M. Shenbagaraman

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Forensic evidence collection by reconstruction of artefacts in portable web browser Cognitive optical networks A matrix based data encryption using 128 bit key substitution A critical analysis on the future possibilities and applications of Internet of Things (IoT) Information and Telecommunication Engineering (ITE01- ITE19)

V. Yoghavel, S. Prabhakaran, V. Avinash and V. M. Shenbagaraman Divyesh G Dharan

P. Selvaraj and V. Nagarajan G. Sujatha and Sandeep Gurindapalli Prashant Rakheja

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A novel energy metric for optimal energy efficient sensor communications An efficient low complexity transform for ofdm system Design of circular pentagon fractal antenna for uwb applications Video transmission over wlans an access point-based ered-fec mechanism Enhancement of mb-ofdm uwb

K. Swetha and M. S. Vasanthi

T. Deepa, R. Kumar and Abhijit Nath Aman Gupta, Parv Surana, Ankita Khound and M. Susila S. Tamilazhagan and K. Harisudha C. T. Manimegalai and V. Sriram

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system in space-time transmit diversity techniques Radio frequency transceiver architecture energy efficiency analysis for wireless sensor communications A novel compact reconfigurable ultra wide band antenna for cognitive applications Ultra wideband antenna design for body-centric wireless communication networks Caerp: cluster arrangement energy efficient routing protocol for wireless sensor network Performance optimization of cooperative communication in vehicular networks Steganography on thermal image using random blocks Fractal antenna study and design for ultra wide band applications Advanced intrusion detection system for wireless sensor networks Performance optimization of ofdm systems using cooperative diversity techniques Design of power divider circuit for 60 ghz wireless communications 60 ghz radio frequency transceiver design for wlan and wpan wireless applications Comparisons of low complexity transforms for multi carrier schemes Survivability strategies in optical networks based on multistory building lan Wi-tricity on Wi-Fi The Next

M. Arun Prasad and M. S. Vasanthi

A. Jazeel , M. Susila and T. Rama Rao

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Steffi Rose Jose and T. Rama Rao

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Twinkle Sara Abraham and Kavitha Narayanan Dany Thomas Koshy and Vijayananth Darshan Sreenath and S. Ranjani Joseph Rish Simenthy and K. Vijayan Kavita Narayanan and Bilal Shafeek Pooja Puglia, Nishesh Tiwari, Purva Shrivastava and T. Rama Rao S. Gayathri, Rakhi Queen E Chiroma and T. Rama Rao T. Deepa and Shantanu Sohale S. Sathiyabhama and Manikandan

275 276 277 278

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M. Arun Prasad, T. Karthick,

Generation power guide

S. Gayathri, K. Swetha, S. Natshathra and S. Vijay Ananth 139-144

Mechatronics (MC01-MC10) 284 MC01 Automatic vacuum cleaner S. Rakshith, Vignesh Chandramouli and Durgesh Mishra Mayank Mahajan and Somak Banerjee Simran Pal Singh M. Mahendra Kumar, Vibhakar Senthil Kumar, Dwaraka Tilak Raj and Nikhil Suryaprakash N. C. Bharat and Rajvardhan Mohite Aditya Tandon, Ankit Vajpai, Aadi Nath Mishra and Shreyansh Keseri Aditya Tandon, Ankit Vajpai, Aadi Nath Mishra, Shreyansh Keseri Prince Ganotra and T. Maurya

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Autonomous Vehicle EEG based Human Machine Interface (HMI) Design, fabrication and modelling of semi-autonomous skateboard wheel on Adaptive Prosthetic Limbs Development of a magneto rheological fluid based clutch system Development of a magneto rheological fluid based rotatory brake system Micro-nano mechatronics - new trends in material, measurement, control, manufacturing and their applications in biomedical engineering Controlling of robots using gestures Auto-corrective lenses

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S. K. Anirudh and Geetank Raipuria Gautam Balachandran, Arnab Sikidar and Rajarshi Choudhuri 144-165

Mechanical Engineering (ME01-ME41) 294 ME01 Low cost 3d printing for education and sustainable development Ankit Kumar Pansari and Angshuman Ghosh

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Water battery inverter

Indira Priyadharshini, C. K. Ganesh, C. S. Abilash and N. S. Abijith Indira Priyadharshini and S. Karthik Indira Priyadharshini, J. Venkatesh, M. Padmanabhan and Karteek Rakshit Itha Sai Prudhvi and Madala Srinivasulu Anvesh

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Self powered boat from sea water Absorption of Co2

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Analysis of the products produced during the waste tyre pyrolysis at different temperatures Influence of shallow cryogenic treatment and deep cryogenic treatment on SAE52100 bearing material and to study the tribological properties CBMRR-cloud based marine rescue robot Mechanism synthesis and analysis of aerobraking structures designed for re-entry vehicles ensuring safe landing of payload An autonomous wheel chairintelliwheelz Effect of air space on solidification characteristics of water based PCM inside spherical capsules ZEC Recharging the battery of electric cars with wind energy Design and development of solar powered vapour absorption airconditioning system Utilizing tube well energy to make an agriculture reaper My research focuses the

S. Vishnu, K. Arun Thomas and Nirmal Thomas Mohit Agarwal, Varun Pant and Burugu Ravi Teja

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Nehal Dash and Mufaddal Azad P. Chandrasekaran, M. Cheralathan, Anup Saboo and A. Sharath Chandra Reddy Ravi Ratan Raj Monga Pranay Buch M. R. Arun Prakash

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Sudhanshu Pandey T. Siva Praneeth Reddy

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development on kinetic energy recovery system. Power generation through railway Praveen Tripathi and Nripanka tracks using hydraulic, pnuenmatic Das & power co-generation device Radar deception by distortion, Atul Ranjan and Shreyas Harsha diffraction and deflection Tapping the waste heat from engine Ram Swaroop Raj Dasari exhaust using thermo electric generators Improvement in efficiency of power Lalith, Phanindra, Pranay, plant Kaushal and Herambraj Investigation of antiwear properties Shubrajit Bhaumik, S. Prabhu, of mineral gear oil with mwcnt as Nishayan Ghosh, Vansh Boli and additives Swarnim Banerjee Theory of relativity- new approach Generation of electricity through earth's electric field Artificially invented energy efficient environment (A.I.E.E.E) Mind-controlled robots using an EEG-based brain-computer interface (BCI) Tapping the waste heat from engine exhaust using thermo electric generators. Stealth technology-key to modern warfare A study and characteristics on metal matrix composites reinforced polymer Analysis of i.c. engine flow variable intake manifold lengths and effects of altitude on the performance of an engine Designing a system for automobile which can serve the function of gear Phanindra and Lalith Sudeep Nigam Kshitij Sharma R. B. Akshay Prijul and S. Karthik Ram Swaroop Raj Dasari

314 315 316 317

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S. Karthik and Akshay Prijul

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Aninditha Mistry, D. K. Mohan Kumar and K. C. Udaiyakumar

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Anugrah Singh

322

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Vishesh Keserwani, Yashank Bhavsar and Vivek

box and differential 323 324 325 326 327 ME30 ME31 ME32 ME33 ME34 Thermal analysis of a MHC cask Digital fuel meter Radio sensors in traffic signals Sunlight as a Data Carrier for Space and Indoor Communication Microstructure based finite element analysis for deformation behavior of aluminum based composites Analysis of spring wind-up and brake steer in heavy commercial vehicles Cabin thermal comfort using phase change materials (PCMs)

Singh Jay Kalinani and Arvind Ramesh Indira Priyadharshini, V. K. Aravindh and Ankit U Jain Indira Priyadharshini, Jeff Philip George and P. Jerrin Andrews Indira Priyadharshini and Pushpendra Kumar Tiwari B. Prasanth Kumar

328

ME35

Jitesh Agrawal

329

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Aaditya Chandrasekhar and Armaan Arora

330

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331 332

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An overview on the strongest though Akshat Lavania thinnest material known to humans: graphene Cryogenic treatment (CT) Anvesh Vyza Comparative analysis of the strategies followed in Conventional and Cryogenic treatment and their effects on properties of steel Conversion of plastic into useful fuel and as a source for electricity Automobile aerodynamically shaped like a cheetah made from substances present in an organic animal bone MCA (MCA01-MCA08) Abhinav Kumar

333 334

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Pavan Pushya Mubeen Mohammed Ali and Mahesh Sachin

165-168

335

MCA01

A beginners guide to diffusion in the Chirag Sharma online social networks

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Artificial intelligence in medical diagnosis The manifold issues concerned with piracy in academic institutions Android Fragmentation Information and communication technology (ICT) in agriculture Modern Healthy Cigarette Role of colours in web design and web accessibility Virtual rehabilitation of people with prothetic limbs using augmented reality Nuclear Engineering (NE01-NE03)

Munmun Ganguly Prateek Kumar Singh Rajat Mishra Bhasker Kumar Sunita Kumawat Fatima Humaira Archita Roy

169-170

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Optimization of parameters of plasma focus device with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Nuclear energy as future energy source and its implications on global energy scenario Role of Thorium to supplement fuel cycles of future Nuclear systems Software Engineering (SE01-SE11)

Abhijit Das and Dupare Parag

Dupare Parag

Abhijit Das

170-175

346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353

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Xplor Lens System Voice translater application Automated cultivation system Blind mans EYE Hidden web resource discovery and integration address issues Political Control Computer Automated Project Management Tool Retina Operated System (ROS)

Manoj Sharan and Arjun Sundaresh Megha Goyal Piyush Sinha Bhuvanesh Akash Goenka K. Hemanth Gupta Hari Prasad Ganesh Arora

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RTMU - Real Time Medical Utility Mobile Blocks A secure text steganography and cryptography

S .Vishnu and K. Arun Thomas Sristi Chopdar and Balram Khichar Shailja Bagdi

Science
Chemistry (CY01-CY14) 357 CY01 Kinetic studies on crystallization process of amorphous vilazodone hydrochloride Better use of polymer C. Praveen, M. Arthanareeswari, A. Ravikiran, P. Kamaraj and K.V. Pavan 176-183

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Santosh Nalgonda, A. Uma Mahesh, Vamsi Mariyala and C. H. V. V. Satya Narayana Reddy Early growth of paddy plant (adt-43) R. Saravanan, P. Kamaraj and M. using pharmaceutical effluent Arthanareeswari Industrial waste based eco-friendly low carbon foot printed geopolymer as an alternate to Portland cement Green synthesis and characterization of Ag doped Cr2O3 nanoparticles and its biological studies Metal complexes of a new mannich base derived from 2-naphtholsynthesis characterization and anti microbial studies Biofuels Electrochemical detection of benzene and its derivatives using carbon based purine electrodes Silver Nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization and their applications A review Isolation and characterization of potential impurities of Dabigatran K. Harsha Vardhan, N. P. Rajamane and R. Jeyalakshmi R.Vennila, P. Kamaraj and M. Arthanareeswari M. Sivakami and B. Natarajan

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Peddi Nikhi, B. Saikiran Reddy and V. Mohankrishna S. Baby Gayathri and P. Kamaraj

365

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S. Shruti and Srinivasan Latha

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J. Nagadeep, P. Kamaraj and M. Arthanareeswari

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etexilate by LC-MS-MS Synthesis, Characterization, Biological activity and Molecular docking studies of Benzimidazole, Benzoxazole, Imidazole and Tetrazole derivatives Synthesis, characterization and antiinflammatory activity of some new tetrazoles derived from 1,3,5triazine Molecular structure, spectroscopic (FT-IR, FT-Raman, UV-vis), NBO analysis of 2,4-Di-Morpholin-4-yl6-(4-nitrophenoxy)-[1,3,5]-triazine Molecular docking studies of some novel diazepine derivatives Mathematics (MH01-MH03)

S. Arulmurugan and Helen P. Kavitha

R. Arulmozhi and Helen P. Kavitha

R. Kavipriya, Helen P. Kavitha, B. Karthikeyan and B. Natraj

S. Sathishkumar and Helen P. Kavitha 183-184

371 372

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Paradox in Mathematics Survey of stochastic volatility models for forecasting of crude oil derivatives On the TVD property of ENO schemes Physics and Nanotechnology (PH01-PH19)

V. Veerakumar Reddy and G. Ramsurya M. V. R. Ananta Praveen Kumar, P. K. Sudhakar and N. Rameshan Biswarup Biswas and Ritesh Kumar Dubey 184-194

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Caron nanotubes manufacture from industrial coal gas emissions Predicting the oxidation states in extended systems using the modern theory of polarization (Berry phase distribution): first principle study Rational design of supported Ag-Sn nanoparticles as efficient

P Surya Narayana and Bikash Prajapat Aarit Dabral, S. Sinthika and Ranjit Thapa

375

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Prashanth Rengasamy, Lipeeka Rout and Priyabrat Dash

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photocatalyst for visible light degradation of methylene blue dye Theoretical analysis of magnetotransport across trinuclear metal strings Aerosol characteristics over semi urban coastal environment (Chennai) Hydrogen storage via sorption mechanism on doped graphene and h-BN surfaces: first principles study Cu-Nano fluid enhanced solar stills EVO OXY-2014 Vibrational, optical and elastic properties of superoxide of (K,Rb) using first principle study Bulk hetero-junction organic polymer solar cells Monsoon inversion over Arabian sea from satellite soundings Visible light responsive BiOI photocatalysts for the degradation of organic pollutants Systematic design of electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction Laser receptive polyelectrolyte thin films doped with biosynthesized silver nanoparticles for antibacterial coatings and drug delivery applications Topological insulator materialSr3Sno Structural, Electrical and Optical properties of copper sulfide nanocrystalline thinfilm by chemical bath deposition Preparation and properties of Annealed Zinc Ferrite (ZnFe2O4) nanoparticlesvia hydrothermal

Amutha Subramani

K. Aruna, T. V. Lakshmi Kumar, D. Narayana Rao and B.V. Krishna Murthy Mathan Kumar, S. Sinthika and Ranjit Thapa Ram Surya Gona, Burugu Ravi Teja and Vala Surya Teja P. M. Sithiraiselvan Rakesh Kumar, Mathan Kumar and Ranjit Thapa R. Vinoth, P. Karthik and B. Neppolian Sanjeev Dwivedi, D. Narayana Rao and M. S. Narayanan V. Veerakumar Reddy, R. Vinoth and B. Neppolian L. Moorthi and Bhalchandra Kakade Sripriya Jaganathan, S. Anandhakumar and S. Achiraman

383 384 385

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Arjun Ajith Mohan M. Dhanasekar

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R. Rameshbabu, R. Ramesh, S. Kanagesan, A. Karthigeyan and S. Ponnusamy

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method Synthesis and characterization of polymer matrix nanocomposite for implants Samarium doped Tin titanium Oxide- A Multiferroic Material

A. Ratnakar and S. Vivekananthan C. K. Smitha

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Humanities
International Relations (IR01-IR04) 393 394 395 396 IR01 IR02 IR03 IR04 International law and sea piracy in South Asia The performance of Indian railways in context of revenue generation Conflict and conflict resolutions: a case study of West Africa The effect of Nigerian foreign policy on west African countries (content analysis from 1960 to 2013) Journalism (JM01-JM10) 397 JM01 Acid attack victims become citizen journalist a case study of acid attack victims fight against horrendous crime Identities lost and denied: the saga of displaced Sri Lankan Tamils Media, ethnic community and prospective impacts: a case study of the tangkhuls in ukhrul district, Manipur, India Effectiveness of communication methods in promoting tribal culture in the state of Jharkhand The web of the web: being vocal Kaveri Devi Mishra Mahmud Sulaiman Muhammad Ahmad Usman Hamisu Sani Ali Musa Garba Usman 194-196

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A. Archana and Sridhar Krishnaswami A. Blessing Muinao and A. Archana

399

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Meera V Nair and A. Archana

401

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Abhilasha Guha and A. Archana

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gets caught in anonymity on facebook As muggles see it: books and movie adaptions a study of harry potter and the deathly hallows The other side of the rainbow: a study of the portrayal of the lgbt community in the bollywood movie dostana (2008) News v/s views: the influence of the fourth estate on our opinions Portrayal of psychological disorders in movies: A study of Fight Club (1999) Celebrities and cosmetics: a study of commercials in television MBA (MBA01-MBA18)

Devika V Menon and A. Archana

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Pushkala Aripaka and A. Archana

404 405

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Vivek Abraham David and A. Archana Srivaishnavi Prahlad and A. Archana

406

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Urshila Raj and A. Archana

201-210

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Rural marketing strategies to sell agricultural products and services Wellness tourism: an analysis of health and spa tourists profiles and motivational factors Comparative study on rural and urban marketing with a hygienic facilities A normative study on the need for pastoral role of teacher to students personally in the ratio 1: 15 at SRM university apart from the academic schedule I-phones vs Android

Mahesh Unnikrishnan and Jijo George Shilpah Ramachandran and K. Subathra P. Kalaiselvan

Jawahar Philimis and Anderleen Diana Lazarus

412

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A study on the pre-requisites for an entrepreneurship with reference to

D. Inderjith singh, R. Vivek kumar, V. Vinoth, S.P. Dinesh, Murugavel and S.Senthilkumar K. D. Balaji and Aravind

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SRM campus@ktr. Buying behaviour of customers in shopping malls (with special reference to chennai city) An empirical study on savings and investment patterns of various income groups with specific reference to SRM University, Kattankulathur. Media initiative and innovation in rural marketing - Tamilnadu A survey on media habits among college students

P. Sivaraman and N. Santhosh Kumar Sridipta Ghosh and Varun Sumanth

V. Silpa C. H. Prudhvi Datta, N. V. V. Satish Kumar, P. Ramya Sruthi, G.Tejaswini, V. Sandeep and S. Senthil Kumar R. Sruthi, V. Yogeshwar, R. Lakshmi Priya, Safwan Assoo and S. Senthilkumar K. Swetha Vallika, N. Ashique Masood Rahman, Prakash, Viswanath and Mary Auxilia Collins Marfo Agyeman and V. M. Ponniah A. Sathya Priya, M. Udeep Sri Krishna Sai, B.S aranya, M. Thamizh Selvi, C. Vijayarani, L. Sebastin Babu and S. Senthil Kumar K. D. Balaji and Aravind

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Relationship between emotional intelligence and perceived stress among college students Effects of inflation on an average income citizen in Chennai Unlocking centralization in leadership roles; a panacea to the present management crisis Problems faced by sports aspirants in Chennai

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An empirical study on stress levels among professional students with reference to SRM University A study on the traffic situation at Potheri Vexatious Train Journey

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S. Aravind, Laxman Mahadev, Divakaran, Lashif, Jerold and S. Senthil Kumar N. Narmadha, P. Divya Devi, D. Priya, S. Sabareesh, V. Praneeth, R. Ghouse Khan, A. Akilan, Arun Kumar and S. Senthil Kumar

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Employee engagement on automobile industry with special reference to TVS-LUCAS Teacher Education (TE01-TE06)

P. S. Rajeswari

210-213

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Constructivism: the theory and its role in teaching, learning, and research, of science Usage of e-learning in higher education Importance of knowledge of human psychological theories for each and every individual The constructivist view in science education Experimental research in education Developing authentic material to inculcate listening skill among second language learners Tamil (TM01-TM02)

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Medical Research (MR01-MR12) 433 MR01 SNP detection of ACTN4 gene among SRNS children by Tetra ARMS PCR method: A pilot study A. Ganesan, P .Venkataraman, S. Mini Jacob, D. Balakrishnan, R. Aravind Selvinkumar and R. Padmarajan 215-222

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A Promising Biomarker in Buccal Mucosal Carcinoma, Beclin-1 Expression of Caveolin-1 and its biomarker relevance for Buccal Mucosal Carcinoma Perception of organizational climate among staff nurses Twin interventions for pain management among Neonates receiving BCG vaccine Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women and their offspring A novel coconut shell charcoal agar for culturing the microbes of domestic wastewater The native microbial flora in domestic wastewater, in a residential population with one lakh population Redox imbalance may contribute to poor pulmonary function development in mice Dysregulation of wnt signaling may contribute to impaired lung function development in mice Beclin 1 - A biomarker in malignancies its utility in buccal malignancies to devise a novel treatment method and for monitoring the response Expression of caveolin 1 a novel use as a diagnostic and prognostic marker in buccal malignancies Nursing (NU01-NU08)

R. Padma , S. Sundaresan, D. Balakrishnan and D. Sankari R. Padma, S. Sundaresan, D. Balakrishnan and D. Sankari Asha Jose, Gipsy Sara Ninan, Rojina Baral, J. Solomon and Tintu John S. Sujatha, S. Sundaresan, D. Balakrishnan and Rebecca Samson D. Sathish, D. Balakrishnan, Anjalakshi Chandrasekar and R. Padma K. Kalaiselvi, D. Balakrishnan and L. Anandhi D. Balakrishnan, L. Anandhi and K. Kalaiselvi Tania Ahalya Thimraj, Leema George and Koustav Ganguly Ankita Mitra, Leema George and Koustav Ganguly R. Padma, S. Sundaresan, D. Balakrishnan and D. Sankari

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R. Padma, S. Sundaresan, D. Balakrishnan and D. Sankari

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A study to assess the knowledge on

Phanindra Reddy Baduri, Nancy

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360 degree performance appraisal among faculty of S.R.M college of nursing, Kattankulathur A study to compare the level of selfesteem between the first year and final year B.Sc. Nursing students in SRM College of Nursing A study to assess the effectiveness of iec programme on knowledge on management of minor ailments of underfive children among anganwadi workers at Kancheepuram district A study to assess the effectivness of aromatherapy on pain and its associated changes in behaviour among patients with osteoarthritis A study to assess the knowledge on dots therapy and level of adherence to drug regimen among patients on dots therapy in kancheepuram district A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding iron deficiency anemia among adolescent girls at a selected school A study to assess the effectiveness of intermittent manual breast and nipple stimulation on cervical ripening among primi gravida mothers at Chengalpet government hospital Parenting stress is a major health problem among mothers Physiotherapy (PT01-PT08)

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AE01. Application of smart materials in aerodynamics N. Yeshwanth and Shubham Vyas Aerospace Engineering E-mail: yeju13@gmail.com

Materials in which one or more properties can be significantly changed in a controlled fashion by external stimuli, such as stress, temperature, moisture, pH, electric or magnetic fields are smart materials. One such material is Shape Memory Alloy (SMA). These materials react to change in temperature or loading (pseudo-elasticity) and give a change of shape which can be predetermined. This property can be used to improve the aerodynamics of an aircraft mid-flight. A change in temperature can be used to alter the shape of the SMA which in turn can be used to improve the aerodynamics of the aircraft. This change in shape is proportional to the temperature and hence the aerodynamics of the aircraft can be adjusted to the given speed. The SMAs lack the strength when compared to alloys used to manufacture aircrafts hence they will be used at key locations which help in reducing drag and if possible, increase lift. Also it is not effective to implement SMAs throughout the aircraft body due to economic constraints. Key locations may include high temperature or stress regions such as Nose of the aircraft, Sharp corners (high stress), and roof/belly of the aircraft. The selection of smart materials such as SMAs and piezoelectric materials will depend on the temperatures and stresses produced in the aircraft.

AE02. Advance missile launching system of stealth fighters Rishabh Bana, Ravi Kumar Shakya and Priya Garg Aerospace Engineering E-mail: rishabhfedx@gmail.com The Project elaborates on new missile Launching system used in the combat stealth fighter aircraft. Presently in stealth fighters the missile launch mechanism is done keeping the missile under the fuselage carriage and during the time of launch the missile is ejected from the carriage and it gets ignited when it is completely detached from the fighter jet fuselage. Innovative launching system of the missile from the base of fighter due to the repulsive magnetic force will be explained in the project and its uses such as the velocity increment of the missile after launch and protection of the fighter from the enemy radar detection after the missile Launch will be explained and also the comparison will be done on the basis of the aircraft performance and stability. Design and Description of complete high strength composite canister used for ejection of missile will be explained.

AE03. Airborne internet providing tethered balloon system over SRM University Amanjot Singh, Suvriti Dhawan, H. Chaitanya and Mayekar Aerospace Engineering E-mail: als_ajs02@yahoo.co.in, suvritidhawan@gmail.com; chmayekar75@gmail.com

Wireless networking is future of communication. In this paper we shall introduce a new system which can provide wireless network over a specified area. This technology will replace the existing fiber optic networking system. This will be done using a tethered balloon along with a payload (containing a receiver, a transmitter and a radio communication device). This payload will be suspended from the ground to an altitude, depending on the area of coverage. Users under this coverage area will be able to access this system directly for internet connectivity. Our system will not only replace the fiber optic networking system but it will also be self-sustaining i.e. it will generate power on its own using the energy from solar panels and it will be more secure than existing networking system.

AE04. Estimation of optimal flight altitude for reduction in fuel consumption by an aircraft engine Amanjot Singh and Suvriti Dhawan Aerospace Engineering E-mail: als_ajs02@yahoo.co.in; suvritidhawan@gmail.com

In this paper, the focus is on increasing the efficiency of the aircraft by increasing the propulsive efficiency of its engine. As we go higher in altitude, there is a change in pressure, temperature, density etc. Hence we shall estimate an altitude where the engine is most efficient by considering all the above given parameters. For this we have selected two airports in India, between which flights transit every day at a particular altitude. By applying this technique to these flights we will estimate the reduction in fuel consumption of a certain aircraft engine and also we can calculate how much its propulsive efficiency has been increased. AE05. Portable water drainage system for flood relief and water supply for drought affected area Pranav S. Upadhyay Aerospace Engineering E-mail: pranavsupadhyay@gmail.com

Every year flood causes considerable damage to life and property. During flood water is accumulated in an area due to poor drainage and high tide in ocean. With a number of circular
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pipes which can be connected to each other artificial drainage system can be build. Length of a pipe can range from 100m to 1000m. To transport these structures, align and connect autonomous Quadcopters will function. A Quadcopter is a modified version of helicopter with four vertical thrust rotor blades but no tail rotor. The four rotors blades will provide longitudinal as well as lateral stability. Number of Quadcopters working simultaneously like ants will collect pipes, align them and place them in flood affected area to drain accumulated water. To work efficiently robotic arms will be part of Quadcopters. Autonomous Quadcopters can be controlled through ground station through radio waves. For system to work as designed, the rotor system and robotic arms are connected to main processing unit of system which is the brain of system. Turbo shaft engines will provide the rotational energy for rotor blades.

AE06. Closed wing implementation in commercial aviation for a greener flight (c-wica) S. Pradeep Chand Aerospace engineering E-mail: pradeep_chand@srmuniv.ac.in

In order to have the most efficient and to mitigate the negative impact of airliners on the environment, an unconventional closed wing is an apt consideration. Based on Prandtls Best wing system, it can have merits such as improved fuel efficiency, reduced structural weight, less induced drag and also reduction in the amount of exhaust gases by 35%. Based on the results of Finite Element Analysis, Empirical calculations and CFD analysis, the design proves to be better in aspects such as Flight stability, Aerodynamics and Propulsion. It is feasible to have a wider cabin area to accommodate more passengers. With the modified control surfaces, the aircraft can have a sharper rate of ascent and descent with a reduction in noise upto 25%. Also about half the length of the present runway is sufficient for takeoff and landing. More importantly, it can fit in the present airports. Therefore C-WICA can have an overall efficiency of about 50% higher than the present conventional aircraft configuration, providing a greener and an efficient flight.

AE07. Design of docking and berthing systems for nano-satellites Akash Ratheesh and M. Loganathan Aerospace Engineering E-mail: akashbabu_ratheesh@srmuniv.edu.ac.in

Docking and berthing mechanisms are exclusive for large spacecraft systems and space stations. The application of docking and berthing in small satellites are crucial for large constellation of integrated structures like SAR antenna and distributed power amplifiers for SAR mission. In this paper, we propose a novel design of docking mechanism for nano-satellites, which we intend to
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demonstrate by SRMSAT mission. The main idea is to develop concept for future applications like mentioned above. AE08. Implications of varying exit shape on flow characteristics of a free jet Chitra Joshi, Srishti Bansal and Manoj Kumar Aerospace Engineering E-mail: joshi.chitra20@gmail.com The study of free jets is a phenomena of functional and operational importance for space research activities. The exhaust nozzle forms an integral part of any space vehicle and significantly affects the related mission. This necessitates the need to study the efflux from an exhaust nozzle to understand the flow characteristics and performance parameters. The flow emanating from the exhaust nozzle had been extensively studied but preceding works mostly resorted to circular or rectangular opening. The force propelling these vehicles is directly affected by the nozzle shape and size which varies from nozzle to nozzle. The flow characteristics and related performance parameters are very likely to be altered with change in nozzle size and shape. This aspect of exhaust nozzles is yet to be explored. In this work, we mainly focus on optimizing the shape of exhaust nozzle for maximum performance. An existing experimental apparatus was adapted for the study. Experiments were carried out on jet emanating from a rectangular opening and compared with that of a perforated opening of a fixed diameter. The specific objectives of the work were to investigate the role of various exit shapes on flow features, performance parameters and to know the role of important parameters. AE09. Checking radiation through magnetic shielding Abhilash Nair Aerospace Engineering E-mail: abhilash.nair295@gmail.com Radiation exposure has a damaging effect on life-forms and electrical/electronic equipment alike once they exceed permissible levels. Magnetic fields have been known to serve as effective barriers to radiation. The Earth's magnetic field is the finest example for the same, which protects all life-forms from the harmful radiation carried by the solar wind. In the same way, artificial magnetic fields can provide effective shielding from radiation and hence can be utilised in fields of work which involve a risk of radiation exposure. Portability of the force-field generator will serve as a major positive for the convenience of work. Current radiation blocking techniques, such as the use of lead or concrete blocks, involve a trade-off between portability and efficiency of shielding thus limiting the scope of work. A force-field generator is effective in both portability and shielding efficiency, thus leaving little to compromise on. The force-field generator finds major applications in nuclear projects and space missions.

AE10. Propellant-less spacecraft powered by photons Aakriti Sachdev Aerospace Engineering E-mail: fabgirl_93@hotmail.com

After pursuing elusive ultimate propulsion for years in the areas of antimatter, nuclear fusion and other advanced chemical propulsion schemes, a simpler technology that may be able to bring the human to stars, is the photon laser. The challenges and high cost of conventional propulsion is to be overcome by using photons as thruster fuel. When 1 MW of photons is bounced once off a perfect mirror, the equivalent force that photons generate via momentum transfer is only 6.7 mN, the weight of a 0.67 g object. The advanced Direct Energy (DE) technology can trap photons in an intra-cavity formed between two mirrors located in two spacecraft platforms, so that the momentum transfer of photons can be multiplied by orders of magnitude of 3,000. According to Special Relativity, the highest velocity of the rocket exhaust particle can have is the velocity of light. Therefore, photons are the ultimate rocket fuel that will produce the ultimate high specific impulse. The output power will be a function of reflectivity of the output couplers, which shows ~6 kW of output power with a 99 % output coupler with the use of a High Reflection (HR) mirror with a 0.99967 reflectance. This paper presents near-term applications of Photonic Laser Thrusters, such as propellant-less station keeping, orbit changing, manoeuvring and drags compensation of present day spacecraft.

AE11. Making space faring viable reusable space craft Rahul R. Prabhu Aerospace Engineering E-mail: rahul_prabhu31@yahoo.co.in

An overwhelming impediment in the realm of space faring is the prohibitive costs involved. Reusability is the solution to achieve reduced launch costs. Space shuttles were expected to bring down the costs; this, however, didnt happen owing to the complexity of the design, launch and re-entry parameters involved. This projects endeavor is to offer a solution by way of a design concept which would be capable of frequent re-use, while at the same time making the launch process and re-entry, considerably simpler. SRM-CRAFT (Fig 1) would take off from a runway like a conventional aircraft. It would have twin, multifunctional INDPRIDE engines - . In the atmosphere, it would function as air-breathing, hydrogen fuelled jet engines achieving a speed in excess of 5 mach. Once the atmosphere becomes thin, the air inlets would be shut down and hydrogen and liquid oxygen carried on board would serve as rocket fuel catapulting the craft into space. After delivering its payload, the craft re-enters the atmosphere, protected by a silicaceramic covering, and lands like a conventional aircraft.

AE12. Analysis of interior low energy transfer for lunar missions using weak stability boundary S. Anand Krishnamoorthy and M. Loganathan Mechatronics Engineering E-mail: anand_krishnamoorthy@srmuniv.edu.ac.in Lunar connaissance missions are often expensive in terms of the propellant required for their transfer to Moon. Hence, for Nano-satellite missions, a trade-off can be made for a low fuel and a longer transfer time. This paper describes the low energy transfer through L1 Lagrangian point of Earth-moon system using the natural dynamics of the Earth-Moon system for a ballistic capture. The analysis is confined to the circular restricted three body problem (CRTBP) with Earth and moon as primaries. This type of interior transfer is entirely within the Earth-moon framework, differing from the Exterior Transfer which involves the L2 point of the Sun-Earth system. Finally, a comparative study is presented on both interior and exterior transfer, where it is shown that interior low energy transfers are more energy efficient and have lower transfer time.

AR01. Inclusive design for a culturally rich pilgrimage site in India R. S. M. Arjun and S. Karthick Architecture and Interior design E-mail: arjunrsm@yahoo.in

In Indian community, traditions are deeply rooted. One such traditional practice is pilgrimage that almost all religions follow. It is strongly believed that one must visit such sites at least once in their life time. In India, there are several associated rituals and beliefs with these sites, and a number of people visit to prey for good health and well being. This includes a lot of people with disabilities and elderly.A statistical report establishes that 10 to 12 percent of the worlds population lives with a moderate to severe disability thats about 700 to 800 million people, or more than twice the population of the United States. Eighty percent of those people are in developing countries.So, my study is going to be with following objectives:-1.The facilities which exist for the pilgrims in the site and how they support equal access and usability to include elderly and people with disabilities. 2. To develop Inclusive, human centered, innovative, and contextual designs for any one pilgrimage sites which are largely visited by people in India. AR02. Research on disaster relief transit shelter and study on possible effects of this ideology on the emergent social housing and nomadic settlements. R. Balamaheshwaran Architecture & Interior Design E-mail:srbm1990@gmail.com

The design of the disaster relief shelter have been long neglected part of the social housing. Every year many people around the world are affected by the natural disasters i.e. earthquakes, cyclones, floods and landslides, aftermath of these disasters have only shattered the communities and uprooted them from their locals and have only pushed them to live in the fringes of the societies, as the result of which they become nomadic settlements and the process of migration is triggered. About 30% to 40% of the Indian population gets affected on an average, during the times of the frequent natural disasters; hence there is an urgent need for design and policies to address these issues, so the idea of the temporary transit shelter is best way to go about addressing this issue. The outcomes of this research were: Best possible innovative design solution for transit relief shelter on the principles of open source architecture. Improved quality of social relief housing with an effective action plan. The similar strategies were successfully applied for emergent social housing (Slum housing) and the settlements which are nomadic in nature.

AU01. An analysis of hybrid-electric vehicles as the car of the future Sanchit Vijh Automobile Engineering E-mail: sanchitvijh@gmail.com

A hybrid car features a small fuel-efficient gas engine combined with an electric motor that assists the engine when accelerating. The electric motor is powered by batteries that recharge automatically while we drive or while pressing the break. This paper will examine the validity of the benefits of the Hybrid-Electric Vehicle (HEV). With the recent focus on energy initiatives, we are heavily investing resources to tackle the energy consumption problem. The HEV is widely touted as the answer to the global environmental concerns as a substitute to the conventional vehicle that can lower fuel usage and toxic emissions. We explore this environmentally responsible claim through four spectrums of interest: the consumer, the automaker, the government, and the environmentalist. After determining the different parameters that affect HEV integration, we can do a more thorough analysis of energy and cost consumption through the whole vehicle lifecycle, through the process of production, use, and disposal in a comparative study with other alternative fuel vehicles. I conclude with a policy recommendation to integrating HEV vehicles as a sustainable industry and how it fits into the picture for the future of the transportation industry.

AU02. Autonomous vehicle Mayank Mahajan and Somak Banerjee Automobile Engineering E-mail: mayankmahajan21@gmail.com

The rate of change of global innovation is climbing at the speed of light. Today, we are all aware of computer-controlled vehicles that are widely talked about today and are best known for their performance, accuracy and precision, but they are generally made for specific tasks. So an autonomous vehicle can be developed considering many aspects, and can be successfully controlled via a remote computer device. It was next to impossible until the advent of robotics, which made it a lot easier to construct such an automatic device. Human errors are greatly minimized by the use of modern era technologies. Our project is about a driverless aka autonomous vehicle, a car that is driven without a pilot. We use different modern techniques like image processing, sensors like LIDAR sensor, ultrasonic sensors that sense the environment. Techniques like GPS help in getting the accurate position of the car. Servomotors & stepper motors play a vital role in breaking, vehicle control, fuel pumping etc. Logic boards like IC, IMU help in calculating overall force on the vehicle for improved performance.

AU03. Case study of practicality and feasibility of active safety systems in countries with a developing automobile sector Rishabh Jain and Jegadeesh Automobile Engineering E-mail: rishabhjainofpinkcity@gmail.com The paper discusses 3 case studies conducted for different countries with different level of development in their Automobile Sectors. The studies carried out discuss the founding of the research conducted which studies the practicality and feasibility of Active Safety Systems in the developing markets. The need for this research is because implementation of laws which make basic safety systems like ABS, TCS; compulsory can have different effects in different market situations. This research studies the different possible outcomes of such laws in different scenarios with different economic backgrounds. The study involved collecting data from different resources, using references and interpreting and finding out the factors which govern the practicality and feasibility of Active Safety Systems in cars in different scenarios. AU04. Hub centers system as alternative front suspension in motorcycles Vijhani and Amit Automobile Engineering E-mail: amitvijhani1994@gmail.com

Hub centre system consists of a hub attached to a king-pin so that it is allowed to rotate in the direction of the vertical axis. A hub of larger diameter is attached to the king-pin mounted hub and is allowed to rotate in the direction of lateral axis. Rigidly mounted on the outer hub is front wheel while the king-pin is usually connected to the frame via front swingarm. The inner hub is allowed to steer but not to rotate and to restrain the king-pin in this direction of rotation, a number of solutions can be applied. The vertical axis of the king-pin defines the steering axis,
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thus steering geometry parameters such as caster angle, trail, or wheelbase, can be easily altered. Furthermore, if the inner hub is not rigidly attached to front swingarm, the steering geometry values can be tuned to be stable or increasing/decreasing in relation to the wheel vertical movement. The proximity of the steering axis, as defined by the king-pin and the axis of rotation greatly reduces the possible flexures and the resulting front wheel misalignments.

AU05. Influence of surface texture on coefficient of friction for ss316l ball and flat specimen Manisha Mohan Automobile Engineering E-mail: mani3892@yahoo.com

In the present investigation, tests were concluded on a ball on flat geometry, both made up of SS316L. The experiments were conducted using a machine where controlled sliding can be done and the sliding speed was maintained 0.01mm/sec for all tests. In the tests, two parameters were varied normal load and surface texture. Diameter of the spherical ball was 6.35mm. Five different normal loads were used i.e. 50N to 250N, these loads translate Hertzian mean contact stresses of 1558 MPa to 2665 MPa. The experiments were done using various kinds of textures, namely - unidirectional parallel, unidirectional perpendicular and 8-ground on the flat surface. Whereas the texture of the ball was kept constant. The spherical ball was loaded on the flat surface and made to slide over it for constant distance of 1 mm in dry conditions. The surface roughness parameters were measured using 3D optical Profilometer and the change in morphologies of worn out surfaces were analyzed using a Scanning Electron Microscope. The SEM images reflect heavy plastic deformation due to higher pressures in the contact region. Material from the ball was found to be detached and subsequently transferred onto the flat surface by virtue of shearing. Delamination of the material on flat was also seen. It was observed that for the given load values and the contacting surface geometries used in the experiment, the texture has no significant influence on the coefficient of friction. It is expected that the texture will have a higher influence when load values are lower.

AU06. Mechanisms involved in the growth rate of granules Amit Vijhani Automobile Engineering Email id: amit_vijhani@srmuniv.edu.in

Fluidised bed granulation is sometimes referred to as one-pot system as the elementary steps of the process occur in the same chamber. Fluidisation and mixing of the solid bulk are provided by an upward hot air flow. Fine droplets of liquid solvent with binder material are distributed by the nozzle. As the droplets come into contact with the solid particles, a liquid layer forms at the particle surface. When a wet particle collides with another particle in the fluid bed a liquid bridge
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appers between the two particles. When subsequent drying occurs, the solvent evaporates and a solid bridge arises due to the solidification of the binder material. The repetition of these steps causes growth of the fluidised bed particles through agglomeration until a point where growth is counteracted by breakage due to insufficient liquid binder material.

AU07. Sustainable reduction of CO2 in exhaust emission Raghav Goyal, Kartikeya Kekre and Mayuri Gupta Automobile Engineering E-mail: rghvgyl5431@gmail.com The Carbon-di-oxide concentration in the atmosphere is on the rise. CO2 is one of the major causes of greenhouse effect recording an average five times increase in the temperature. This increase has been attributed to many short term and long term effects like- rising sea levels, glacier retreat, artic shrinkage, altered patterns of agriculture & extreme changes in climatic conditions. CO2 is fixed by the plants including algae which are the simplest photosynthetic organisms consisting of a undifferentiated thallus structure with high CO2 fixation capability. This paper explains a device that employs algae for the fixation of CO2 from the exhaust of the vehicles. This device comprises a chamber where the algal culture is placed in a medium that enables algal growth using the carbon di oxide released from the exhaust. The culture will be replaced after a specific period of grown. The parameters involved for growth of the algae under such condition and efficiency of this type of system is described in this paper.

AU08. Proposal to setup charging infrastructure in SRM campus to promote and support upcoming electric vehicles Vatsal Agarwal and Kaltyan Dash Automobile Engineering E-mail: vtsl.ag@gmail.com; kalyandash2010@gmail.com Design and Fabrication of Electric Vehicles 9790996713, 8056184204 The future of road transportation is purely electric. Increasing crude oil price and environmental pollution has given revolutionary promotion to electric vehicles. The whole world is seeing a sudden and large scale boom in EVs due to adequate installation of charging stations, higher range and awareness. But India is still lagging to see its electric era. High initial cost, lack of charging facility, long changing time, poor range and most importantly awareness are the major setbacks to bring EVs in India. So our idea is to take an initiative to set up an example and create awareness by turning SRM in to a zero emission campus. Our proposed idea to facilitate a charging station infrastructure to support 100 bicycles, 20 cars and 2 buses all running on electricity. There will be 3 charging units and a central control unit at various potential locations where both campus and personal vehicles can be charges. Our aim is to setup a network connection between all units to provide instant information about next charging slots which will give the driver an expected
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waiting time to charge his vehicle which in other way will save time and range. Lets make Indias first green campus.

AU09. Next generation engine immobiliser Sagnik Basu Choudhuri, B. Venkatesh and G. Ramasubramaniam Automobile Engineering E- mail: sindhurakshak22@rediffmail.com Technological improvements in Automotive Electronics have led to the development of Engine Immobilisers. The current trend of using RFID system is efficient but it can be misused as well. To improve the existing system and to reduce the time delay in procuring duplicate RFID keys if the original key is lost, we propose model which replaces the RFID key with Facial Recognition. This system is initiated with face recognition, which is achieved using live feed from camera attached to the instrument clusters hood or near the sun flap. A set of three templates will be created and stored in the memory with which the live feed will be matched. The system has provision for a Guest Login where a third party user can run the car after authentication from the owner. The authentication is a One Time Password which is mailed to the owner. The system also enables remote switching of the cars engine off through internet. This helps us to s top the car permanently in the event of theft. A Reverse Parking Camera can also be interfaced. The system takes protection against car theft to the next level.

AU10. Estimation of optimal flight altitude for reduction in fuel consumption by an aircraft engine Amanjot Singh and Suviti Dhawan Automobile Engineering E-mail: als_ajs02@yahoo.co.in; suvritidhawan@gmail.com

In this paper, the focus is on increasing the efficiency of the aircraft by increasing the propulsive efficiency of its engine. As we go higher in altitude, there is a change in pressure, temperature, density etc. Hence we shall estimate an altitude where the engine is most efficient by considering all the above given parameters. For this we have selected two airports in India, between which flights transit every day at a particular altitude. By applying this technique to these flights we will estimate the reduction in fuel consumption of a certain aircraft engine and also we can calculate how much its propulsive efficiency has been increased.

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AU11. Improved handling performance of a car by using TCP rear pushrod suspension system Amit Vijhani Automobile Engineering Email: amit_vijhani@srmuniv.edu.in

The TCP Rear Pushrod Suspension System enables dramatically improved handling performance for Classic Mustangs and Fords in a high-tech, self-contained package. The original leaf spring suspension relies heavily on the springs to handle rear end housing movement in six-directions as well as torque reactions during acceleration and braking. Weve replaced the leaf springs with double-adjustable VariShock coil-over shocks, tubular trailing arms, watts link assembly, and heavy-duty torque arm. This separation of control jobs to individual components enables a superior level of positioning and geometry accuracy. The result is consistent, predictable handling suitable for the most demanding of performance applications. Additional benefits include significant improvement to chassis rigidity and extremely precise tuning adjustments such as ride height, wheel base, housing alignment, instant center, pinion angle, shock valving, as well as a choice of spring rates. High quality construction combined with a wide range of adjustments make this system equally at home on the street, strip, or road course. AU12. Intra vehicular communications through wi-fi communication systems Kabir Jain and Rishabh Jain Automobile Engineering E-mail: rishabh.infieonsupermileage@gmail.com In this paper we plan to discuss the possibilities of using Wi-Fi for intra vehicle communication to improve the efficiency of the communication and to reduce the complexity and cost of manual labor. The basic idea behind is to change the whole wired system to a wireless communication system. This would largely reduce the number of wires and harness density in the modern highly computer controlled cars which display equal contribution of the electronics and the mechanical subdomains. This also opens up better opportunity for future Vehicle to Infrastructure communications which could be advanced in design and simple in installation and cost efficient.The implementation of the idea requires a better medium for signal transfer as metals are inherently obstructers of Wi-Fi signals. Specialized tunnels of different materials have been selected as viable options. The overall electronics costing goes up by 20 % but the possibilities the technology carries for the future is humongous, thus making all sorts of communication hassle free including Intra Vehicular communication, Inter Vehicular communication and Vehicle to Infrastructure communication

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BI01. In-silico structure and function prediction for putative uncharacterized and hypothetical proteins in Malus domestica Aysha Jaleel, Neenu James, Meghna Jani and P. P. Karthikeyan. Bioinformatics E-mail: ppkarthikeyan@gmail.com

Malus domestica (Apple) is one of the most widely cultivated and consumed fruit crops in the world. It is affected by numerous bacterial and fungal pathogens. More than 7,500 different apple cultivars were reported worldwide. Malus domestica comprises of total 17 chromosomes with 2,908 proteins. Out of this, 58 proteins were reported to be hypothetical, 325 proteins as unnamed protein products with 2 proteins as putative predicted proteins. These protein sequences were downloaded from NCBI ftp site and their structural, functional domains were predicted by using MODWEB Server & Blast2Go software tool.

BI02. Structure based pharmacophore modelling and screening of natural compounds for ADAMTS1 P. Rathi Suganya, Anushree Majumdar and Lilly M. Saleena Bioinformatics E-mail: rathisuganya.p@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

ADAMTS1 is a secreted protein of ADAM protein family. This gene is necessary for normal growth, fertility, organ morphology and function. Aggrecanases from the ADAMTS family are important therapeutic targets due to their essential role in aggrecan depletion in arthritic diseases. The structure of the protein ADAMTS1 (2V4B) was retrieved from Protein DataBank(PDB). The ligands binding to ADAMTS1 were retrieved from BindingDB. The workspace ligand is used for receptor grid generation. After protein and ligand preparation, they were taken for docking studies using glide. CID 10160968 was found to be the best GScore of -10.72 kcal/mol. The result of e-pharmacophore contains the functional groups which are involved in their bioactivity towards target protein. From the 7 features generated, 3 features (1 donor, 1 acceptor and 1 ring aromatic) were selected. The above result was then used to screen the zinc database for natural compound containing 1,50,000 compounds. 535 compounds with matching pharmacophoric features were found. 5 unique compounds had the best docking score. From the five, ZINC00652090 compound had the best docking score of -9.24 kcal/mol. ZINC00652090 is proposed as potential leads for allosteric inhibition of ADAMTS1.

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BI03. In-silico docking analysis of estrogen receptor with endocrine disruptors L. A. Shivaram, Ashish Jain, Waheeta Hopper and Winkins Santosh Bioinformatics E-mail: saraly1226@gmail.com

Estrogen receptors (ERs) in humans are multi-domain proteins that interact with other proteins and DNA to regulate the transcription processes. ERs are located in the nucleus of the cell. There are two different ERs: ER and ER which have different locations and varying responses. Endocrine disruptors (estrogen like molecules) are chemicals that bind with ER. They interfere with the bodys endocrine system and might produce adverse developmental, reproductive, neurological and immune effects by disrupting the regular transcription process. Personal care products, pesticides and food preservatives often contain endocrine disruptors as their ingredients. We came across 93 potential chemical ingredients in personal care products category (endocrine disruptors), which may have an effect on estrogen receptors. Our goal is to find whether these endocrine disruptors have estrogenic or anti-estrogenic effect by using docking simulation tools and generate computational models by using computer program Schrodingers Maestro. By this we can find the most mimicking estrogen like molecules in comparison to natural ligands with estrogen receptors. BI04. In silico determination of vaccine candidate for madura foot

K. S. Nivetha, Vennela, S. R. Vaishali and Priya Swaminathan Bioinformatics E-mail: reddy.nivetha@gmail.com

Madura foot is a chronic supparative granulomatous subcutaneous infection with multiple discharging cell sinuses which is also known as mycetoma. Two types of organism which cause mycetoma are actinomycotic bacteria and eucomycotic fungi. Most common causative agent of mycetoma in Asian countries is Madurella mycetomatis . Eumycetoma, characterized by tumorous swellings isolated from M. mycetomatis. Initially it starts with a lesion that swells, followed by mucotranssinuses and purulent and seropurulent exudates. Translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP) from M. mycetomatis is a known biomarker for tumorous mycetoma progression. It elicits a elevated immunological response with very large amounts of antibodies specific to it. Thus a vaccine candidate based on TCTP will be effective in preventing mycetoma. Here, we have used Insilico methods to predict a good vaccine candidate. NETCHOP was used to find proteosomal cleavage peptides. TAPPRED was used to predict Transporter associated
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with antigen processing (TAP) peptides. MAPPP was used to predict the MHC I binding peptides and ProPRED for MHC II binding peptides. A peptide was found to be commonly predicted by all the above tools and thus suggested that it can be used as vaccine candidate

BI05. Comparative studies on antioxidant activity of commercially available tea powders

Lavanya Avireddy, D. V. Nagini and K. Swapna Bioinformatics E-mail: lavanyaramana5@gmail.com Oxidative reactions results in free radicals which start chain reactions causing damage to the cell, Antioxidants terminate these chain reactions by removing free radical intermediates, and inhibit other oxidation reactions. Antioxidant activity is widely used as parameter to characterize different substances and mixtures which is able to scavenge or neutralize free radicals. polyphenols have been found to show high antioxidant activity, In the present study we compared the antioxidant activity of commercially available tea powders(3 Roses, Taj, Gemini). Hot and cold extracts of tea were prepared using Ethanol, Methanol, and Water as solvent. The total polyphenol content was estimated and antioxidant activity was quantified using DPPH (1,1diphenyl-2-Picryl Hydrazyl radical), FRAP (Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power) and compared using BHT (Butylated Hydroxy toluene) as standard. The hot extracts had shown more polyphenol content compare to cold extraction.

BI06. Insilico identification of potential inhibitors for gsk3- beta for wound healing activity S. V. Prathiba, J. B. Sheema and Waheeta Hopper Bioinformatics E-mail: sheema.jb@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

Wound healing is a highly ordered and well-coordinated process that involves inflammation, cell proliferation, matrix deposition, tissue modeling, collagenation and epithelialization. It has been proven that Wnt/b-catenin pathway can enhance wound healing through the inhibition of GSK3beta protein which is an important regulatory enzyme. Several plant compounds have been used experimentally to treat skin disorders, including wound injuries in traditional Indian medicine. More than 70 active phytoconstituents of known wound healing plants were selected. The protein structure file 1Q5K of GSK3-beta protein was taken from PDB. Docking simulation of GSK3beta and the compounds was performed using the Glide docking program in Schrdinger software. The highest ranking compound was selected for further evaluation.The active inhibitor would be further evaluated for wound healing using animal models to find the most effective inhibitor against GSK 3.

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BI07. Tracing the phylogenetic and evolutionary relationship between eukaryotic ionotropic and metabotropic glutamate receptors H. Mahadevan, Aditya Singh, S. Vijayasri and Waheeta Hopper Bioinformatics E-mail: iyerabhishek3@gmail.com Ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluR) and Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR) are two different synaptic receptors located primarily on the membrane of neuronal cells. These receptors contain Glutamic Acid in abundance and are responsible for neural communication, memory formation and regulation. There are different families of iGluRs (NMDA, AMPA, KAINATE) and mGluRs (mGluR). These families have different genes coding for respective receptors. These Glutamate receptors are associated with many neurological conditions and hence point mutations or any other malfunctions can result in neurological disorder. In this project, Sequences of Glutamate receptor families having close evolutionary relationships with Homo sapiens for example Pan troglodytes etc. were considered. The conserved regions among these proteins were identified using multiple sequence alignment. The phylogenetic relationship among the homologue was established. Based on phylogeny, the model organism that closely mimics human can be suggested. These model organisms can be used to study the biological phenomena of these receptors at the experimental level. The evolutionary lineages may elucidate important information regarding neurological development in different species and may also facilitate the development of therapeutic agents for the treatment of neurological disorders.

BI08. Targeting metabotropic glutamate receptor 6 with competitive phytochemical inhibitors- towards the treatment for glutamate excitotoxicity

Dhirendra Gothwal, S. Vijayasri and Waheeta Hopper Bioinformatics E-mail: dhiren.srm@gmail.com Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 6 (mGluR6) works in the activation of Ca2+ channels, allowing more Ca2+ to enter the cell. This activity may lead to excito toxicity of the neuronal cells. Voltage-gated calcium channels contribute to the control of excitability at both the cellular and neural network levels. Alterations in the expression or biophysical properties of specific subtypes of calcium channels can have pathophysiologic effects on the frequency and patterns of action potential firing and causally contribute to epileptic seizures. mGluR6, G protein-coupled receptors are glutamate synaptic receptors located primarily on the membranes of neuronal cells. This receptor belongs to Group III that also includes GRM4, GRM7 and GRM8. Here we propose that the neuronal excito toxicity can be controlled by inhibiting this receptor. This can also be applied in the treatment of epilepsy. Based on these ideas, a dataset of
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synthetic anti- convulsant drugs and phytochemicals were docked against the modeled human mGluR6 to predict the possible interactions in the active sites which was occupied by glutamate. This suggests the potential role of these phytochemicals as competitive antagonists. It was found that Gallic acid compound from Ricinus communis had a glide score of -7.54, suggesting the vital role of this in treating excitotoxicity and epilepsy.

BI09. Curcin from jatropha pandurifolia, a potential campetitive antagonist of metabotropic glutamate receptor 2- a target in nerological disorders

Neha Singh, S. Vijayasri and Waheeta Hopper Bioinformatics E-mail: nehasingh7259@gmail.com

Phytochemicals are the chemical compounds that occur naturally in plants. These phytochemicals are being used in the treatment of various ailments. Our aim is to find the suitable drug lead for treating epilepsy against the Human metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 (mGluR2) which is involved in modulating the presynaptic release of glutamate, especially at the mossy fibers in the hippocampus. Glutamate is the excitatory neuro transmitter and the blocking of this receptor may regulate the neuronal activity towards the inhibitory phase. Glide XP docking was performed to predict and analyze the interactions between mGluR2 and a dataset containing 50 synthetic anti- epileptic drugs and 150 phytochemicals. The docking showed that the curcin which is the major constituent of Jatropha pandurifolia binds to the active site of mGluR2 which is competitive to the glutamate binding. From the literature, it is evident that this plant is being used in treating epileptic patients in the alternative system of medicine. This is for the first time that the action of curcin from this plant has been studied against mGluR2. Hence Curcin can be considered as a lead for designing drug against this receptor that can lead to novel drug for treating this disease.

BI10. Extra precision docking of anti- convulsants and phyto- constituents with metabotropic glutamate receptor 5, towards the designing of better drug for treating epilepsy Soumendu Sanyal, Dhirendra Gothwal, S. Vijayasri and Waheeta Hopper Bioinformatics Email: soumendu017@gmail.com; dhiren.srm@gmail.com

Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) are G protein-coupled receptors involved in the regulation of glutamergic transmission. There are 8 types of mGluRs which are divided into
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three sub-groups (I-III) according to their sequence similarity, transduction mechanism and pharmacological profile. Epilepsy is a group of long-term neurological disorders characterized by epileptic seizures. These seizures are episodes that can vary from brief and nearly undetectable to long periods of vigorous shaking. Recent studies indicate that excitatory group I mGluRs (mGluR1 and mGluR5) contribute to neurotoxicity and hyperexcitability during epileptogenesis. Due to anxiolytic, antidepressant and anti-addictive effect mGlu5 has always been in the list of interest for pharmacological studies. It is proposed by us that the inhibition of mGluR5 by the ligands may help in treating epilepsy. None of the present day drugs target these receptors. A dataset of approved anti-convulsants and the phytochemicals form the plants that are being used traditionally for treating epilepsy was docked against receptor using computational approaches. The ligands were found to interact with the active sites that were initially occupied by the glutamate. Hence with this study, the competitive antagonists have been identified using computational approaches.

BI11. Computational identification of b-cell and t-cell epitopes on e6 protein from human papillomavirus (hpv 16), towards peptide based subunit vaccine design Maithri Tharmavaram, Sindhuja Velamuri, Aleesha Kohli and S. Vijayasri Bioinformatics E-mail: velamuri_sindhuja@srmuniv.ac.in

Throat cancer refers to the cancerous tumours that develop in throat, voice box or tonsils. It is caused by Human papillomavirus type 16.It is known to affect males more as compared to females. HPV type 16 is also linked to cervical cancer in females. The vaccines for adolescent boys and girls have not been recommended by leading cancer societies and it is necessary to give the vaccine before the person experiences any sexual contact. In the present study, peptide based subunit vaccine candidates have been identified from E6 protein against HPV 16. We used the tools BCpred and AAP for prediction of B-cell epitopes. For predicting T-cell epitopes, tools like ProPRED and PROPRED1 were used. A consensus promiscuous peptide VYRDGNPYA is found to be binding with both MHC I and II alleles. The 3D models were determined for the epitopes and the interactions with the known MHC alleles have been studied using DISTILL and Z-Dock respectively. Protein- peptide docking revealed the interaction between them indicating the above peptide to be considered as the potential vaccine candidate for HPV 16.

BI12. Hubcentered gene network reconstruction in alzheimers disease Nilakhi Poddar Bioinformatics E-mail: nilakshi.poddar@gmail.com

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Alzheimer's disease (AD), also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease, is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death. It was first described by German psychiatrist and neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer in 1906 and was named after him. It is estimated that as many as 5.1 million Americans may have Alzheimer's disease. The incidence of the disease is rising in line with the aging population. These genes were analyzed from different datasets present in the databases GEO .The genes thus involved was filtered by different filtering method whose relation was evaluated in STATPLUS by using suitable relation method. The relation obtained was thus used to construct network in another tool known as CYTOSCAPE , the highest interaction energy were found among them. From these, the genes having highest genes were taken from each datasets and a collection of hub genes were found. Thus the network was now validated for all the hub genes in GENEMANIA to check the existence in system biology from which only four passed. The genes ACTB and GAPDH having the highest energy were the most important genes involved in this disease.

BI13. Docking studies of anti- viral drugs with hepatitis b surface antigen protein, a novel drug target against hepatitis b infection

Kriti Modi, Aanya Raj, S. Vijayasri and Waheeta Hopper Bioinformatics E-mail: kk7aug@gmail.com

With up to 400 million people worldwide affected by chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and still only few drugs approved for this, our project aims to identify the suitable drug to treat this infection. The hepatitis B surface antigen is a an important protein that is crucial for the vital biological processes like fusion of virus membrane with host membrane, Host-virus interaction, viral attachment to host cell, viral penetration into host cytoplasm, virus endocytosis by host, virus entry into host cell. Without this protein, the virus may not be able to survive in the host cell. Based on these, this protein can well be considered as a potential anti- viral target. At present, only penicillin is prescribed as the drug to treat hepatitis B and limited vaccination is available as preventive measure. Using Bioinformatics tools, we have predicted and analysed the interactions of the present day approved anti- virals against this viral protein that could lead to the application of existing sources of anti- viral drugs to treat this disease.

BI14. Finding inhibitors of NDM 1 by phytochemicals : An insilico approach Kurshid Banu Basheer, Rama Vaidyanathan, D. Gayathri and Priya Swaminathan Bioinformatics E-mail: kurshid1991@gmail.com

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extensive use of antibiotics have imaparted resistance to many strains of bacteria towards them. some of such strains are Klebseilla pneumoniae, E.coli and Pseudomonas are multi drug resistant bacteria also refered to as superbugs.The resistand toward antibiotics are imparted due to the presence of blaNDM-1 gene which codes for the NDM-1 enzyme (New Delhi Metallobetalactamase-1) which hydrolyses the lactam rings. only few of the antibiotics such as aztreonam, imepenem, colistin and tigecyclin show resistance to some extent.Inhibition of NDM1 may prevent the lactam ring hydrolysis and therefore might play an important role against antibiotic resistance. here we made an attempt to design a suitable inhibitor against NDM-1 from different natural antibacterial compounds using molecular docking approach. for docking Schrodinger 9.3 was used.Punicafolin, an elligatannin present in leaf of pomegranate showed maximum interactions towards the active site of the enzyme containing zinc ion.

BI15. Fragment Based drug discovery for breast cancer

S. Monica and Manoj Kumar Mahto Bioinformatics E-mail: monicasudarsanam@ymail.com

Breast cancer is formed in the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules. Worldwide, breast cancer accounts for 22.9% of all cancers in women and caused 458,503 deaths in 2008 (13.7% of cancer deaths in women). Lapatinib, used for treatment,targeting epidermal growth factor. Lapatinib is aprotein kinase inhibitor which inhibits the tyrosine kinase activity associated with epidermal growth factor receptor. It inhibits receptor signal processes by binding to the ATP-binding pocket of the EGFR/HER2 protein kinase domain, preventing self-phosphorylation and subsequent activation of the signal mechanism. Studies reported that risk of disease progression was reduced by 51%. To increase the efficiency of the drug, fragment based drug discovery is used. It is used for finding lead compounds as part of the drug discovery process. It is based on identifying small chemical fragments, which may bind weakly to the biological target, and combine them to produce a lead with a higher affinity. To do that, Binding groups of this drug were modified using fragments from known lead compounds. The modified molecules were taken for docking by using the software GLIDE. As a result, three modified compounds were obtained with higher activity score than lapatinib.

BI16. Comparitive analysis of genome and proteome of mycobacterium tuberculosis and mycobacterium smegmatis Waheeta Hopper and S. Win Samuel Raj Bioinformatics E-mail: winsamuelraj@gmail.com
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The genus Mycobacterium includes intracellular bacterial parasites ranging from the highly pathogenic Mycobacterium tuberculosis to such environmental species as Mycobacterium smegmatis which are seldom pathogenic. The virulence of M. tuberculosis is extraordinarily complicated and multifaceted. Although the organism apparently does not produce any toxins, it possesses a huge repertoire of structural and physiological properties that have been recognized for their contribution to mycobacterial virulence and to pathology of tuberculosis. M. smegmatis has none of the pathogenic properties described for M. tuberculosis, but shares some of the common proteins important for virulence in M. tuberculosis. The molecular mechanism of M. tuberculosis pathogenis is still largerly unknown. In addition to it, the completion of the M. tuberculosis and M. smegmatis genome sequences have facilitated further research into the contribution of common individual proteins between both genomes. In this project the common genes and proteins of M. tuberculosis and M. smegmatis are compared at both genomic and proteomic features. From the uncommon genes of M. tuberculosis and M. smegmatis specific proteins and their functions are identified.

BI17. SRM-BSTT An android application for SRM University Bioinformatics Students time table Rajeev Lanka and P. P. Karthikeyan Bioinformatics E-mail: lankarajeev@gmail.com; karthikeyan.pp@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in Android is an operating system based on Linux kernel, which comprises of both free and open source software. It is widely used as mobile operating system, because of its multitasking and its memory management capabilities. Nearly 1 million applications under different categories are available in Google play android market as of July 2013. In todays scenario, mobile devices are replacing the PCs and physical objects, because of their added advantage. We have created an android application named SRM University Bioinformatics students Time Table shortly as SRM-BSTT. This application features with offline time table for all the Bioinformatics department classes, with individual faculty name, corresponding mobile number & their email ids. Additionally, it has the link to SRM University students web interface, Faculty info, Digital library (D Space), E-manager, monthly events of university, exam timetable, year planner & CGPA calculator. This application will benefit both students and faculties of Bioinformatics department of SRM University to quickly access their information with their android mobile phones or tablets. We are planning to develop an android application similar to this for all the Departments in SRM University for the benefit of students and faculties.

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BI18. Compounds isolated from ageratum houstonianum inhibit the activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-2 & MMP-9): An oncoinformatics study

Anupriya Verma, Mohd. Afaque Ansari, Fauzia Ghazal, Syed Mohd. Danish Rizvi, Shazi Shakil, Mohd. Zeeshan and Mohd. Sajid Khan Bioinformatics E-mail: anupriya_bt@rediffmail.com

Plants contain a large number of diverse compounds that have been used in cancer treatment since long. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of 26 calcium dependent zinccontaining human endopeptidases that are responsible for the tissue remodeling and degradation of the extracellular matrix. Gelatinases (Gelatinase A/MMP-2 & Gelatinase B/ MMP-9) degrade collagen type IV and V of cell basal membrane. In osteosarcoma tissue, both MMP-2 and MMP9 are overexpressed in comparison with their expression in non-affected stromal tissue. Hence, gelatinases are attractive targets for anti-osteosarcoma drugs. In present study, we have described the molecular interaction of compounds (1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid bis (2ethylhexyl) ester; Squalene; 3, 5-bis (1, 1-dimethylethyl) phenol; Pentamethyl tetrahydro-5Hchromene; (1, 4- Cyclohexylphenyl) ethanone and 6-Vinyl-7-methoxy-2, 2-dimethylchromene isolated from methanolic extract of leaves of Ageratum houstonianum with MMP-2 & MMP-9. Docking between gelatinases and each of these compounds (separately) was performed using Autodock4.2. (1, 4- Cyclohexylphenyl) ethanone showed the maximum potential as a putative inhibitor of both MMP-2 & MMP-9 enzymes with reference to G [-7.95 & -8.2 kcal/mol, respectively] and Ki [1.48 & 0.98 M, respectively] values. These results suggest that (1, 4Cyclohexylphenyl) ethanone might be a potent Gelatinase inhibitor. Further, in vitro and in vivo studies are warranted to validate the anticancer potential of (1, 4- Cyclohexylphenyl) ethanone.

BI19. Cellular automata method of disease diagnosis using microarray data

Sagnik Sen and Priya Swaminathan Bioinformatics E-mail: sagnik_debasissen@srmuniv.edu.in

Microarray analysis is used in clinical microbiology or disease diagnosis. A microarray is a multiplex lab-on-a-chip. It is a 2D array on a solid substrate (usually a glass slide or silicon thin-film cell) that assays large amounts of biological material using high-throughput screening and detects genes that are differently expressed. Cellular automata is a stochastic process which is mainly used for pattern recognition. Using its 256 rules it is possible to design a system which can read the resultant microarray data and point the errors (differences). Elaborately, the LSB (least significant bit) that is different for normal and diseased gene helps to classify the differently expressed genes. As the intensity of the spot colour is analyzed for
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making a probable decision, intensity related data is the main input for the algorithm. For different species of genes, rules or the combination of the rules may be changed. In my lab work hybrid CA is used for checking (RULE: 19 &RULE: 36). The differences are shown depending on the variation of Cy5 and Cy3 ratio of intensity. It is different yet simple method that converts the whole resultant output of microarray into machine language.

BI20. Replacement of body parts using bci

Yash Sakharwade Bioinformatics E-mail: yash.sakharwade@gmail.com A braincomputer interface (BCI), or a brainmachine interface, is a direct communication pathway between a brain and an external device. Main principle behind this interface is the bioelectrical activity of nerves and muscles and as a result of this activity brain produces a wave knows as P300 wave. An electroencephalogram is a measure of the brain's voltage fluctuations as detected from scalp electrodes. Every time we think, move, feel or remember something, our neurons are at work .That work is carried out by small electric signals that zip from neuron to neuron as fast as 250 mph some of the electric signal escapes, which can be detected, interpret and use them to direct a device of some kind, the device could be a computer, robot or any machine. By using this techonology, we can replace useless body parts with a machine. For example, if a man got paralysis so we can change those useless parts with some machine which he could control directly by using his brain. Even we could exchange eyes of a blind with some kind of visualizing machine which is directly connected with brain.

BI21. In-silico analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in DiHydroOrotate DeHydrogenase gene Kabani Sudevan and Priya Swaminathan Bionformatics E-mail: kabanisudevan@gmail.com Predicting and determining the effects of genetic variation between individuals using computational methods are becoming increasingly important for understanding the molecular basis of disease and effectiveness of drugs administered. DiHydroOrotate DeHydrogenase [DHODH] is a main therapeutic target in the inflammatory disease Rheumatoid Arthritis [RA]. This inflammation is controlled by the antiproliferative effect induced by inhibition of DHODH. In this study, we examined the SNPS that can alter the structure and function of DHODH. We found the respective SNPs in the gene and their impact in modifying the protein structure. We used SIFT (Sorting Intolerant from Tolerant) tool to predict whether an amino acid substitution
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will affect its protein function. The SIFT substitutions were then submitted to Polyphen (Polymorphism Phenotyping) which predicts the impact of an amino acid substitution on the structure and function of a human protein as damaging or not. We considered only the damaging SNPs which were checked for their phenotypic effects using the tool SNPeffect. The result obtained from the analysis provided an insight into a list of damaging SNPs and its effect on the secondary structure of the protein DHODH. These damaging SNP may be implicated for the decreased function of DHODH or in the decreased activity of the inhibitor against DHODH.

BI22. Identification of phytochemical lead against peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma (ppar-), a possible therapy for pcos (polycystic ovarian syndrome) E. Preethi, K. B. Sanjana, S. Vijayasri and Waheeta Hopper Bioinformatics E-mail: preethi_elangovan@srmuniv.edu.in

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrinopathy seen in most women. It is mainly caused due to Insulin resistance and Obesity which is a common feature between PCOS and Diabetes Mellitus. Metformin, an antihyperglycemic drug which is prescribed for PCOS is found to interact with PPAR-gamma present in the ovarian granulosa cells and attenuate inslin resistance. In traditional medicine, Hibiscus sabdariffa (Roselle) is used to treat infertility in women. The aim is to find a suitable phytochemical lead against PPAR- Gamma that can find its application in PCOS therapy. The secondary metabolites from Roselle were collected from various literatures. The interaction of these compounds with PPAR-gamma receptor was studied using in silico docking studies and compared with that of metformin. The ADMET properties were also studied to recommend them as a potential drug lead for PCOS. BM01. Study of methodologies for transmission of patient images and its remote diagnosis Siemens healthcare Ltd K. Deepika Biomedical Engineering E-mail: deepilaven90@gmail.com

This project aims an approach for transmission of Patient images obtained by various imaging modalities and its remote diagnosis. The main purpose is to study the existing methods of patient image transmission and remote diagnosis of various imaging modalities like CT, MR, Cathlab and Ultrasound. Advancements in data transmission and increased bandwidth have allowed radiologists to sit at a given workstation anywhere in the world and send, receive manipulate any digital information. The input has been given in the form of DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine) image from source and it will be compressed in source. The compressed DICOM file reaches its destination, where it is decompressed. Thus it reduces the
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file size, provides network security, increases bandwidth, and improves transfer rate. Possibility of transmitting patient images to Doctors Laptop/I pad from source to destination via wireless distributed network. This means that an application may be hosted and executed from a single machine but accessed by many others. A client/server computing architecture is an example of a distributed network where the server is the producer of a resource and many inter-connected remote users are the consumers who access the application from different networks. BM02. Applications of magnetic nanoparticles in repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) G. Guruprasath and Suryah Suresh Biomedical engineering E-Mail: guru121992@hotmail.com

The cerebral cortex of the brain receives sensory inputs from all other sensory organs which represent our body surface in a topographic manner resembling a map. These maps are not static but undergo plastic changes according to how the sensory pathways are used over time. The brains ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections is known as neuroplasticity. The motor system is unique for studies of neuroplasticity as its output is readily accessible and can be measured objectively and non-invasively by neurophysiological methods, which also makes it the best characterized system regarding different elements of cortical excitability. Many movement disorders such as Parkinsonism were found to have altered cortical excitability. Neuroplasticity can be induced externally by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to compensate for altered cortical excitabilities. The current delivered to rTMS coil produces magnetic field that induces electric current in the brain area placed under the coil. However the spatial resolution of the electric field produced by rTMS is restricted to few centimetres across the cortex limiting the stimulation to superficial cortical regions. To approach the deep brain stimulation by rTMS, Magnetic nanoparticles can be injected to target the brain region to be stimulated and these particles can be activated using low intensity rTMS coil noninvasively. BM03. 3D Modeling of ankle implant to give all degree of freedom like original joint Nilkantha Gupta and D. Ashok Kumar Biomedical Engineering E-mail: smartznil@yahoo.co.in

The total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) is an alternative procedure to the arthrodesis as the cartilage cannot grow and damaged cartilage leads to pain. In the treatment of advanced arthritis in the ankle joint and joint damage due to physical injury, total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) is an alternative procedure. However, the total ankle prostheses are not yet widely accepted and do not have the same success rate of the hip, knee or even shoulder prostheses. Thus, the aim of this work is the development of a finite element (FE) model of the ankle joint complex in conventional STAR implant and New Wave implant the wave implant gives all degree of
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freedom and solves all the problem of STAR implant in order to study the influence of two different prostheses, S.T.A.R. and WAVE implant, on the stress distribution and bone remodeling. In the field of sports and rehabilitation and pathological situation the wave implant helps the patient to walk on his own legs. BM04. Skin - A vulnerable organ Kavya Jyothish and Radia Yousuf Biomedical Engineering E. mail: kavyajyothish@gmail.com

Our human body is the most precious thing to us. Having the largest organ of the body, the skin is being ill treated and exposed to a whole lot of conditions, definitely harmful such as harsh radiations from the sun.There are many skin diseases in humans which are caused due to photosensitivity like Photosensitive Eczema, Skin Cancer, Etc. Sunscreens are usually used for prevention and for chronic conditions steroids are recommended which are harmful and cannot aid the patient completely. The purpose of this research is to design a biomaterial which can be implantable in human body that resists harmful radiations. The material should be biocompatible and must avoid foreign body responses. We are also aiming at long term durability of the product and make it cost effective which are affordable by the common people. BM05. Cuff-less continuous non-invasive blood pressure measurement using pulse transit time G. Surendhra and T. Jayanthi Bio Medical Engineering E.mail: surendhra.goli@gmail.com

High Blood Pressure or Hypertension is the most common cause of heart disease and coronary artery disease. Hypertension is also a major risk factor for stroke, aneurysms of the arteries, peripheral arterial disease and is a cause of chronic kidney disease. And it is estimated that the number of patients in India with high blood pressure is likely to rise from about 140 million in 2008 to nearly 215 million by 2030. And its not just an old age problem anymore. Hypertension is rarely accompanied by any symptom, and its identification is usually through screening of continuous monitoring of blood pressure. Blood pressure measurement is performed either invasively by an intra arterial catheter or noninvasively by cuff sphygmomanometery. The invasive method is continuous and accurate but has increased risk, the cuff is safe but less reliable and infrequent. A reliable continuous non-invasive blood pressure measurement is highly desirable. While the possibility of using Pulse Transit Time (PTT) and Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) were shown to have co-relation with arterial blood pressure (BP) and have been reported to be suitable for indirect BP measurement. Arterial blood pressure (BP) was estimated from Electrocardiography (ECG) and PPG waveform. PTT is a time interval between an R-wave of electrocardiography (ECG) and a photoplethysmography (PPG) signal. This method does not require an air cuff and only a minimal inconvenience of attaching electrodes and LED/photo
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detector sensors on a subject. PTT computed between the ECG R-wave and the maximum first derivative PPG was strongly correlated with systolic blood pressure (SBP) (R = 0.7344) compared with other PTT values, and the diastolic time proved to be appropriate for estimation diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (R = 0.731). Our proposed method can be used for continuous BP monitoring for the purpose of personal healthcare. BM06. Dental panoramic radiographs in prediction of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women Polavarapu Divyasree Biomedical engineering E- mail: pdpolavarapu@gmail.com

Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass and micro-architectural deterioration, with a resulting increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to fracture. A computer-aided diagnosis system to continuously measure mandibular inferior cortical width on dental panoramic radiographs is designed and evaluation of the systems efficacy in identifying postmenopausal women with low-skeletal bone mineral density. Mandibular inferior cortical width was continuously measured by enhancing the original X-ray image, determining cortical boundaries, and evaluating all distances between the upper and lower boundaries in the region of interest buy using the software MATLAB. The software used in this project is MATLAB. MATLAB (Matrix Laboratory) is a high level language developed by MathWorks. It can be used to perform matrix operations, plot various functions, implement algorithms and create user interfaces. BM07. Augmentative and alternative communication device (AAC) using morse code K. Roopak Saagar Biomedical Engineering E-Mail: kroopaksaagar@gmail.com

Speech-generating devices also known as voice output communication aids, are electronic augmentative and alternative communication systems used to supplement or replace speech or writing for individuals with severe speech impairments, enabling them to verbally communicate their needs. Speech-generating devices are important for people who have limited means of interacting verbally, as they allow individuals to become active participants in communication interactions. The project purposes to provide a novel Morse code assistive device for communication for disabled using electronic tongue. For an unstable Morse code typing pattern, the recognition patterns are trained to get stable coding. Using Morse code and tongue driving system, a communication device is designed. Hence communication between disabilities is easy.

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BM08. Automated method for blood group detection with lab view interface P. Ponni and P. Vinupritha Biomedical Engineering E-mail: Ponniprakash@gmail.com

Blood type identification is an important requirement for many medical procedures, especially blood transfusions. The blood group of the donor must be compatible with the receiver. Currently, medical professionals perform blood typing manually by mixing red blood cells with specific antibodies to see if agglutination occurs. Accuracy of this method relies heavily upon experience of the technician performing the test. Even though this is a simpler and cost effective method, possibilities of manual errors still occur. Hence there is a need for an automated process that eliminates human error out of the equation. This project proposes a technology using an IR source for blood type detection to eliminate the possibility of false measurements. The optical properties of various blood types are different based on which their identification can be carried out. When IR beam passes across the blood sample some amount of light is absorbed and some is scattered, the rest continues on to the receiver. This reduction in amplitude of light transmitted to the receiver is indicative of blood type. BM09. Measuring nuchal transluency thickness using genetic algorithm O. V. K Rajalakshmi and T. Rajalakshmi Biomedical Engineering E-mail: rajimtech2013@gmail.com

Ultrasound screening is performed during early pregnancy for assessment of fetal well being and prenatal diagnosis of fetal chromosomal anomalies including measurement of nuchal translucency (NT) thickness. Measurement of NT thickness has proved to be one of the most discriminating prenatal markers in screening for chromosomal abnormalities such as tirsomies 13, 18 and 21. This project proposes an approach for the diagnosis of Downs syndrome by measuring nuchal translucency thickness. As the NT thickness is of few millimetres, a small variation in the measurement may lead to wrong diagnosis. Different techniques have been introduced to measure NT thickness. Recognition of the NT border is an important and essential step in accurate measurement. Segmentation is applied in medical images when the brightness of the images becomes weaker so that making it difficult in recognizing the tissues borders. Thus, the exact segmentation of medical images is an essential process in recognizing the borders. In this paper Genetic algorithm has been used to segment the images. It is observed from the results that the fetus in the 14th week of Gestation is expected to have a nuchal translucency thickness of 1.870.25mm. BM10. Bone mineral density estimation using MEMS accelerometer V. Subashree, T. Rajalakshmi and S. Mythili Biomedical Engineering E-mail: subashree.2790@gmail.com
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Bone Mineral Density is the amount of mineral per square centimeter of bone. The conventionally available method for the assessment of bone mineral density is through DEXA SCAN method and cost of this machine is 5000 USD and cost of each scanning is 250 USD which is not affordable for people below poverty line. Thus, the prime motive of the project is to produce a cost effective medical instrument for the quantitative assessment of the Bone Mineral Density. Our device consists of an automated hammer which knocks in the medial side of the proximal tibia at a distance of 4 from medial condyle. The stress wave is propagated through the bone and it is picked up by two triaxial mems accelerometers placed at 8cm and 20cm from point of excitation respectively. The acquired signals are fed into computer for analysis through USB1208FS DAQ card and TracerDAQ software is used for acquiring data in the computer. Due to the variation in Bone Mineral Density, the conduction of the vibration varies for different health conditions in subjects. More data from osteoporotic and diabetic patients has to be taken for increasing the reliability of the output obtained from our novel medical instrument. BM11. Current development in keratoprosthesis Iswarya Ramesh and P. Saravanan Bio-medical Engineering E-mail: Ish_rams@hotmail.com

The number of people affected by chemical burns, those suffering from Stevens - Johnson syndrome (SJS) and those affected by war are large in number worldwide, all of which results in loss of eye sight due to corneal damage or opacity. Osteo- Odonto-Keratoprosthesis (OOKP) is an implant available in the market which helps in restoring their eye sight and helps them be self dependent. But the patient is handicapped by restricted visual field, surgical duration, and post operative care, the cost of the device and also surgery cost for implantation. The success rate of the implant is only about 50%. This study focuses on providing high success rate scientific solution to obtain better and wider field of vision. The above stated factors are considered in designing the new device to increase the field of vision, increase the success rate to 80%, to reduce the cost of the device and implantation thus making it more affordable. The benefit for the patients is that the extrusion rate of the implant is reduced with the change is the shape in the new design." BM12. Design and analysis of cervical disc implant using finite element method R. Abarna Biomedical Engineering E-mail: abarnaram91@gmail.com

The intervertebral disc is the connecting medium between the vertebrae for transmission of majority of load taken up by the spine along with facilitating mobility. The disc degeneration is
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naturally occurring process in which the disc undergoes progressive structural changes in the form of desiccation of the nucleus pulposus and disintegration of the annulus fibrosus resulting in decreased disc height. This would lead to a loss in its ability to rehydrate after loading in the surrounding tissues. This study aims at developing a design of cervical disc implant using CATIA software. Priorly, a 3D reconstruction for CT or MRI image is achieved using MIMICS. Then finite element analysis of the disc using the 3D model is also carried out using ANSYS. Evaluation of cervical disc implant under different loading condition is done. Thus, this implant model is expected to improve the load bearing effects than natural disc. BM13. Design and analysis of HIP implant using FEM M. Thenmozh I and M. Anburajan Biomedical Engineering E-mail: thenu610@gmail.com

Biomechanically based computer models of the hip joint will be a great aid in understanding mechanisms of the fracture and hence in developing better fixation techniques. This project deals with design and analysis of accurate patient-specific hip implant based on finite element analysis method. Anthropometric parameters of human hip joint which vary according to the demographic parameters of particular age group are collected using MIMICS software and the hip joint is modeled using CATIA software. The hip implant model is designed and optimized by varying the base cross section, bio-materials, and design parameters in order to make it patientspecific. The proposed models are analyzed using ANSYS software by adding the mechanical properties of the bone and implant bio-materials. The distribution of stress in the bone during normal gait conditions and the load at which the fracture condition occurs is reported. The same load conditions are used in implant analysis and it is found that the optimized implant withstands heavy load conditions compared to the human hip joint. BM14. Designing of 3D implant for human lumbar spine A. R. Arya Lekshmi, Sumedha Mitra, Kaushik Pal and D. Ashok Kumar Biomedical Engineering E.mail: arya.lekshmi1604@gmail.com

Lumbar spine gets damaged due to trauma. In severe cases, disc replacement is done using ProDisc-L Total Disc Replacement. The problem with this is the dislocation of the disc. Hence in the new proposed model, we are overcoming the defects of the old model by making customized disc implants. The CT scan of the image is obtained initially and segmentation of the lumbar spine is done by using Mimics software. The surface of the spine is created by using Geomagic, the implant design is created by using Catia, then meshing is done by using HyperMesh and finally FEA of the implant will be carried out using Ansys. Thus, the required implant can be designed which effectively solves the problem of disc dislocation in the human lumbar spine.

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BM15. Development and characterization of nanocomposites for dental applications using laser cladding technique K. Divya and S. Gnanavel Biomedical Engineering E- mail: dauntlessdivya@gmail.com

To improve the surface properties of dental implants for corrosion resistance, enhanced osseointegration and better mechanical properties, several surface treatment methods are being used. Depending on the applied method, the common problems are a combination of poor bonding to the substrate, thermal distortion of the coating material thus changing its chemistry and inefficiency of the method used. One of the techniques that overcome these problems is laser cladding. Laser cladding technology has been applied on hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings in a few previous studies. But substantial information is not available regarding the use of laser cladding technology for synthesizing nanocomposites in the field of dentistry. Among the chemical modifications attempted on 316L Stainless Steel, coatings based on HA and Titanium di oxide (Tio2) hybrid have attracted attention particularly because of their enhanced biological response associated with bone formation. Therefore the purpose of this study will be to investigate the potential of laser cladding to produce a nanocomposite coating consisting a combination of Hydroxyapatite and Tio2 on 316L Stainless Steel substrate. The main concern of this work is to produce excellent fusion bond between substrate and the clad layer in a crack free and reproducible manner. BM16. Eog based low cost device for controlling home appliances V. Aswin Raj and V. Karthik Raj Biomedical Engineering, E-mail: aswinraj02@gmail.com; karthikrajv@gmail.com

Paralysis is one amongst the major neural disorder that causes loss of motion of one or more muscles of the body, wherein depending on the cause it may affect a specific muscle group or region of the body, or a larger area may be involved. In pursuit of rehabilitation, the eye can be regarded as one of the organs that can help a paralysed person to communicate suitably. Eye movement can be used by the paralysis patients and armless persons to perform simple tasks. This paper describes the acquisition and analysis of EOG signals for activation of home appliances for paralysis patients. The proposed method here uses a minimum number of electrodes for signal acquisition thereby reducing the occurrence of artifacts, further following a simple circuitry for implementation of signal conditioning which is also cost effective from the user point of view. The standing potentials in the eye can be estimated by measuring the voltage induced across a system of electrodes placed around the eyes as the eye-gaze changes, thus obtaining the EOG. And this EOG signal can be used as an input for a microcontroller in order to control home appliances.

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BM17. Hybrid low power touch ECG using dry metal sensor and HRV analysis using MATLAB S. Sowmiya Biomedical Engineering E-mail: ssowmiya20@gmail.com

ECG is the basic diagnostic tool for cardiovascular problems. Our main aim is to make the ECG, which is noise and wire free acquisition. This is achieved by dry metal electrodes made up of German silver can be fixed on the patients bed handles or at wheelchairs. The power line inference adds more noise to the signal and also a hazard to patient. It is economically not feasible for peripheral health care centers for providing UPS to setup the back-up power supply. Hence we have come out with a novel idea of constructing an ECG amplifier that is potentially driven by hybrid solar and wind energy and also with easy signal acquisition through thumbs by dry metal electrode that can perform effectively whenever there is power failure and in cases of emergency. A hybrid power energy driven ECG monitoring system is mainly developed for its applications in rural areas. The performance and functioning of the ECG remains uninterrupted irrespective of power failures. Battery is charged by hybrid source for supply to amplifier. By using PC interface, ECG is fed in to the MATLAB for further processing like Heart Rate Variations (HRV) analysis in time domain and frequency domain. BM18. Intelligent tocotonometry with real time respiration monitoring A. Priya and V. Karthik Raj Biomedical Engineering E-mail: priyabiome@gmail.com

In order to improve the monitoring system for pregnant patients, a new approach is proposed a method to identify and alert the surrounding through an abnormal respiration monitoring system. A new method for the design of respiration monitoring and simultaneous monitoring of the labor activity and the foetal blood flow activity is proposed. Here, three different sensors are used. Condenser microphone, strain gauge, piezo-electric transducer are used as a sensor for respiration monitoring, uterine contraction monitor and blood flow detector respectively. During the situation of abnormal respiration a reliable device is needed to sense a problem in pregnant women. The range of respiration is set initially by a trained professional mostly being the doctor in-charge. Thus, the respiration monitor will triggers the buzzer whenever there is an abnormal respiration. During labor respiration varies according to the uterine contraction. Once the alarm is produced, then the doctor can monitor the uterine contractions to identify the progress of labor. The output waveform varies in accordance to the uterine contraction. If the amplitude increases a particular value, then there are more contractions which implies that it is a time for delivery. If there are no contractions, then there is no waveform will be produced.

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BM19. Low cost light exoskeleton Parag Sharma Biomedical engineering E-mail: parag_sharma@srmuniv.edu.in

This project proposes an approach a low cost passive device for enhancing limb movement in people with neuromuscular disabilities .This project describes the development of a low cost and light weight functional upper-limb orthosis for people that have limited strength in their arms. Developed for people with neuromuscular weakness such as muscle disease, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, that affects upper limbs. The Low cost light weight Exoskeleton acts as a functional aid or supportive aid in activities of daily living. It can also serve as a cost effective exercise/therapy device for people recovering from stroke. This Device wheelchair mounted and it uses linear Rubber band to balance out the effects of gravity. BM20. Morphological unsupervised image segmentation in digital mammograms S. Minnita Rachel, S. P. Angeline Kirubha and M. Anburajan Biomedical Engineering E-mail: minnitarachel@gmail.com

Breast cancers remain a leading cause of mortality. Researchers suggest that diagnosis of breast cancer can enhance health pattern of patient and increase the survival rate, thus making screening programmers a mandatory step. Mammography is the most effective procedure for early detection of breast diseases. Segmentation of mammogram, quantitative and accurate characteristics of the abnormal masses is an important goal to improve the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. This project describe segmentation in digital mammogram images using dual-tree complex wavelet transform, watershed transform and k-means clustering for cancer tumor mass segmentation. The initial stage of segmentation extracts texture features from the subbands of the dual-tree complex wavelet transform. Median filter is then used to avoid the problem of texture feature response at step edges in the image. From the processed feature images, a gradient function is obtained, whose watershed transform provides the first stage in segmentation. In the final stage for segmentation, k-means clustering is employed where various clusters are generated, and among these clusters the abnormal tumor region is identified and segmented. From the final segmentation result the size of the tumor region is quantified in terms of non-zero pixel density. BM21. Nanobioglass - Tio Surface coatings on titanium implants for bone osseointegration Jeny Vinoliya and K. Durgalakshmi Biomedical Engineering E-mail: jenyvinoliya@gmail.com

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Biomedical implants have long been used in the field of orthopedics as well as in dental applications. Orthopedic implants are often required to repair or replace malfunctioning tissue and thus increase mobility and quality of life for the patients. But these implants often clinically fail due to some biological and mechanical factors. Among them, the most important biological factor is incomplete and insufficient prolonged osseointegration. Due to this, the implant lacks direct bonding to the surrounding tissue. The aim of our study is to develop suitable biocomposite coatings that contained Nano bioglass (bioglass 45S5) and Titanium dioxide (TiO) on the titanium surfaces. Nanobioglass powder is prepared by sol-gel technique without the use of any catalysts. Different ratios of the nanobioglass powder with increasing concentration of TiO nanopowders were analyzed. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Functional element scanning electron microscope (FESEM) and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) were used to investigate the nanostructured Ti surfaces and their coatings. Additionally, incorporation of the nanofibers of bioglass onto the coatings is done, such that it helps to increase the osteoblasts responses and also reduce the loosening of the implants. Our in vitro testing is expected to give a promising result regarding the cytocompatibility of these implants. BM22. Phase correction methods for partial fourier reconstruction of MRI Sivadas Neelima, S. Sreekutty and J. S. Paul Biomedical Engineering E-mail: sivadasneelima@gmail.com

Magnetic Resonance Imaging have gained sustainable importance over the past decades due to the paramount of information that is possible to obtain ,right from anatomical information to molecular imaging. The phase correction filters that are applied to the 2D partial K-space for reconstruction in MRI are conventionally the homodyne phase correction filter and the POCS. However these methods are usually subjected to signal losses and striation artifacts. In this paper a bi-directional homodyne phase correction method is proposed for image reconstruction from 2D partial k-space. Compared to the conventional homodyne phase correction filter, signal losses incurred due to the filtering operation are observed to be minimal for the bi-directional homodyne filter. Whereas the POCS phase correction filter fails to perform in the presence of striation artifacts arising from large incidental phase variations, homodyne phase correction is found to completely eliminate the artifacts. The paper also extends the study to the role of phase information in enhancing susceptibility related contrast in MRI images. A new data driven approach for SWI contrast enhancement using local filter weights derived from unwrapped phase image. Simultaneous enhancement of gray-white contrast is achieved using phase derived local filter weights applied to the magnitude image. BM23. Electrospin chitosan-Pcl/Ha polymers for bone tissue engineering applications Swati Jain and S. Anandhakumar Biomedical Engineering E-mail: swatisonam.jain@gmail.com

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The morphology, architecture, and composition of the Scaffold material can affect cell seeding and tissue growth both in vitro and in vivo in the engineering of various tissues. Biocompatible and biodegradable polymers are largely used to fabricate scaffolds for tissue engineering applications since these polymers prevent the issues related to cytotoxicity and biocompatibility. Among them, polycaprolactone (PCL) and chitosan are promising biodegradable polymers to fabricate tissue engineering scaffolds. Hydroxyapatite (HA) is an osetoconductive material and is being largely used for bone replacement. The composite scaffolds made of these materials have great potential for bone tissue engineering. This project reports the fabrication and characterization of three-dimensional, highly porous composite scaffolds produced from PCLchitosan and hydroxyapatite. The scaffolds were produced using electrospinning technique. The structure, morphology and properties of composite scaffolds were investigated using characterization techniques such as scanning electron microscope (SEM), fourier transform infrared (FTIR),morphology test at different ph, phosphate buffer saline (PBS) absorption test and shrinkage test .

BM24. Self-protection gloves (bio- defense) K. Gokula Krishnan and J. Castro Biomedical Engineering E-mail:gokulakrishnanbme@gmail.com

The present work is to develop a self-protection modality for the protection of all the section of society against various anti-social activities. Though there are various self-protection methods that have evolved and invented in the past, the method of collapsing the attacker through electrical discharge is effective in terms of efficiency, reusability and application. In the past, there have been various devices such as stun gun, Taser glove have been invented but their application has not been widespread or been limitedly accessed by the cops as they are not cost effective, manually operated and had safety issues that affected the user. In our work we are developing with the concept of automatic Taser operation based on the movement of the palm and cost-effective design so that all sections of the society will be able to afford it. The result of this work is the development of safety, cost effective and easily operative modality for the benefit of the society. BM25. Shoulder kinematics and EMG analysis: study and examination of patients with normal and dysfunctional shoulder joints M. Ramya Biomedical Engineering E-mail: ramyapoorni@gmail.com

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Kinematics is branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of objects without reference to the forces that cause the motion. Here we work upon the shoulder joint kinematics wherein we try to get the motion of the shoulder in all possible way. We use marker based motion tracking system (Helen Hayes marker set) to analyse the inverse kinematics and to measure the maximum angles of each degree of freedom of the shoulder joint. Electromyography (EMG) is a technique for evaluating and recording the electrical activity produced by skeletal muscles. EMG is performed using an instrument called an electromyograph, to produce a record called an electromyogram. An electromyograph detects the electrical potential generated by muscle cells .when these cells are electrically or neurologically activated. The signals can be analyzed to detect medical abnormalities, activation level, and recruitment order or to analyze the biomechanics of human or animal movement. As EMG is used to measure the anatomical movement , it is used to obtain the particular range of muscle movements in the shoulder joints so that we can obtain both the angle of shoulder joints as well which particular muscles is/are effective in the specific angles.

BT01. An approach to adsorb the CO2 using nanoporous and surface functionalized nanoporous activated carbon JoyeeSarkar, SakshiArora and K.Ramani Biotechnology E-mail: joyee.winner@gmail.com;sakshi.arora0415@gmail.com;ramani.k@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

The era of transition to new manufacturing processes with introduction of machines has led to an increased consumption of fossil fuels which supply more than 90% of the worlds energy supply. However the consumption of these fossil fuels is one of the major reasons for the emission of CO2 in the atmosphere. Thus arises the need to develop technologies that can help to capture the CO2 released during the combustion process. The current technologies used zeolites, molecular sieves and graphene oxide to commercially capture CO2 are energy intensive putting a huge pressure on the economy (Ranjani et al., 2003; Ronan et al., 2011; Asl, 2004). For this purpose improved technologies to capture CO2 are necessary with lower energy penalties. In this regard, the nanoporous structure of the activated carbon with a large surface area and active functional groups makes it efficient sorbent material that can be employed in the CO2 capture technology. In the present study, the nanoporous activated carbons (NAC) were prepared from the agricultural waste rice husk and used as the carrier matrice to trap the CO2. In order to improve the efficiency of the carrier matrix, the surface functionalization was carried out by the addition of aldehyde and amine groups and used for the adsorption of CO2. The NAC and surface functionalized nanoporous activated carbons (SFNAC) were characterized for surface area analysis, elemental analysis, methylene blue adsorption efficiency, etc. The morphological studies of the NAC and SFNAC were carried out by using Scanning Electron Microscopy. Functional groups of the NAC and FNAC were characterized using Fourier Transform-Infrared (FT-IR) Spectroscopy and the structural analysis of the carrier matrices was characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern analysis. The present study will have wide applications in the environmental field to adsorb the green house gases from the atmosphere.

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BT02. Antioxidant and cytotoxic effects of chitosan encapsulated naringenin nanoparticles K. Thiruvengadam Ramya Devi, KannanBirundha, Kannan Kaveri and Sekar Praveen Kumar Biotechnology E-mail: ramyakanth3@gmail.com Chitosan nanoparticles (CH) tri polyphosphate (TPP) have been developed for the encapsulation and controlled release of naringenin. . The production of chitosan nanoparticles was based on the ionic gelation technique, where nanoparticles are formed by electrostatic interactions between the positively charged chitosan chains and polyanions employed as cross-linkers like tri polyphosphate. Particle size and entrapment efficiencies were investigated as a function of the CH-TPP using scanning electron microscope (SEM), X- ray diffraction (XRD).Difference in the particle size have been observed in chitosan encapsulated naringenin from chitosan nanoparticles. Encapsulation efficiency release profiles were obtained from High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Relatively small (d 250 -350 nm) polymeric nanoparticles were obtained containing naringenin (EE 85%) and the main interactions between the polymer and each flavonoid were found to consist of hydrogen bonds. Free radical scavenging properties of the particles were determined by the DPPH, hydroxyl radical, hydrogen peroxide and nitric Oxide radical scavenging assays. It showed significant increase in the free radical scavenging activity of chitosan encapsulated naringenin with increase the concentration with respect to the contol beta hydroxyl toluene. By assaying the A549 cells with naringenin and encapsulated naringenin for the reduction of 3-(4, 5- di methyl thiazol-2-yl) -2-5 di phenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) to formazan the viability of A549 lung cancer cells was determined and studied in which 100 g of 0.5mg/ml of chitosan encapsulated naringenin have shown a significant decrease (p<0.05) in cells viability compared with free naringenin. The conclusion obtained from this study will facilitate the design and fabrication of polymeric nanoparticles as possible oral delivery systems for encapsulation, protection and controlled release of flavonoids aimed to prevent oxidative stress and cyotoxicity of cancer cells in a system.

BT03. Antimicrobial, antifungal and antioxidant properties of Clerodendruminfortunatum K. Thiruvengadam Ramya Devi, Abhay Kumar, Alok Kumar Vyas and Priya Arora Biotechnology E-mail: minisha030@gmail.com

Clerodendruminfortunatum leaves extract have been studied for their potential in antibacterial, antifungal, free radical scavenging, amylase and glucosidase activity. The properties of ethanol and chloroform extracts were analyzed by in-vitro techniques. The antimicrobial activity of C.infortunatumwas performed by disc diffusion method in which the ethanol extract was exhibited significant antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtillis(12.00mm), Aeromonashydrophila (4.67 mm), Shigellaboydii (10.67 mm), Escherichia coli (8.00 mm) and Staphylococcus.aureus (10.00 mm), and antifungal activity against Trichophytonmentagrophytes (9.00mm), Fusariumoxysporum (13.00mm), Penicilliumchrysogenum (11.34mm), Aspergillusniger (14.67mm) and Aspergillusflavus (7.34mm). The qualitative analysis of
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photochemical showed the presence phenolics, alkanoids, flavonoid, saponin, tannin and anthraquinone on both ethanolic and chloroform extracts. Furthermore, to evaluate -amylase and -glucosidase inhibitory effect of C. infortunatumextracts, the extracts were subjected to invitro inhibition studies with the enzymes -amylase and -glucosidase. The ethanolic extract of C.infortunatumshowed high inhibition in both -amylase (17.25%) and -glucosidase activities. The results provided a platform for the use of C. infortunatumfor therapeutics.

BT04. Biosurfactant production from klebsiellaoxytocaadr 13 and its efficiency in hydrocarbon degradation Abishamala Kingsly, Deepika Jothinathan and Richard Thilagaraj Biotechnology E-mail: abisha.91k@gmail.com

The gut of Poiekiloceruspictus was dissected and screened for Klebsiellaoxytoca. The bacterium was found to be Klebsiellaoxytoca by biochemical tests and 16s rRNA sequencing. The sequence has been submitted in NCBI and accession number is KJ000739. The painted grasshopper feeds on the leaves of Calotropisgigantea which is rich in latex that contains fatty acids, cardiac poisons and hydrocarbons. Klebsiellaoxytocas ability to degrade hydrocarbons was identified. The presence of biosurfactants was checked and confirmed by using modified oil penetrating assay, oil spreading technique and slide oil spreading method. The reaction time for various oils such as gingerly oil, coconut oil, almond oil, oleic acid, clove oil and orange oil was observed and orange oil and Oleic acid was found to be the highest among them. This oil was selected and further used as a substrate for biosurfactant extraction. Extraction was carried out by Rivardo et al method. The extracted sample was analyzed using FTIR.

BT05. Development of sustainable biological system for the removal of high ammonia content in the pigment production industry wastewater : Enzymatic approach Syeda IbrizaImtiaz and Ramani Kandasamy Biotechnology E-mail: ramani.k@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in;ibriza.imtiaz@gmail.com

The removal of ammonia from wastewater has become a worldwide emerging concern because ammonia is toxic to aquatic species and causes eutrophication in natural water environments. Ammonia (NH3) or azane colorless gaswith a characteristic pungent smell and is both caustic and hazardous. The pigment producing industry is faced with the crisis of waste management and control.Heubach Colour Pvt. Ltd., India has been facing a similar problem. It was found that the wastewater produced contains large portions of organic, inorganic as well as ammoniacal wastes which affect aquatic fauna when released into water bodies. The current methods of biological treatment of these wastes include the activated sludge process which has a low
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efficiency of 20-30% reduction in waste. Hence, in order to increase the efficiency of the treatment process, an alternative biodegradation approach has been suggested. Also, studying the metabolic mechanism of degradation by the microbes under varies conditions such as different levels of aeration, temperature etc can be of further benefit.Once after proceeding this can be developed as a standard method based on which industries can utilize this technology for more efficient wastewater treatment. Also, genetic engineering can be employed for recombining the genes responsible for degradative action in wastewater microbes into other host systems. If successful, this can be used as a safe, cost effective and practical commercial approach to treating wastewater. The main outcome expected from this project is the increase in the biodegradation levels of ammonia mere by 30% to a much higher 90% at a lab scale level so that at least 80-85% degradation can be achieved at the industrial level present in wastewater by both biological and enzymatic approach.

BT06. Production of industrially important multiple enzymes from leather industry solid waste for the degradation of multiple industrial wastes Pritish Ranjan and Ramani Kandasamy Biotechnology E-mail: ramani.k@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in;pritish92@rediffmail.com

A huge amount of proteinaceous and lipidic liquid and solid wastes are being generated every year in India from various industries. Such wastes have to be treated from effluent before its release into natural water bodies to protect the aquatic ecosystem in consideration. The enzymatic hydrolysis is being considered world-wide as an eco-friendly method when comparing to the conventional acidic and alkali hydrolysis methods. There are researches available on the production of proteases and lipases from different sources from different strains for the industrial applications. At the economical point of view, the production of multiple enzymes from single source may be considered as an advantageous technology instead of producing single enzyme from single source. Therefore, in the present study, the leather industry solid waste, animal fleshing (ANFL) was used for the production of multiple enzymes such as protease and lipase, since ANFL is considered to be highly rich in protein and moderately rich in lipids. The produced enzymes were partially purified from the fermented medium using ammonium sulfate precipitation and dialysis. The partially purified enzymes were immobilized onto Nanoporous activated carbon (NAC). The multiple enzymes (ME) immobilized NAC (MENAC) were characterized for their morphological and functional group analysis. The MENAC was used as a biocatalyst for the degradation of synthetic mixed protein and lipid sources. The study showed MENAC is a potential biocatalyst for the degradation of multiple industrial wastes.

BT07. Biosurfactant production from klebsiellaoxytocaadr 13 and its efficiency inhydrocarbon degradation Abishamala Kingsly, Deepika Jothinathan and Richard Thilagaraj Biotechnology
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The gut of Poiekiloceruspictus was dissected and screened for Klebsiellaoxytoca. The bacterium was found to be Klebsiellaoxytoca by biochemical tests and 16s rRNA sequencing. The sequence has been submitted in NCBI and accession number is KJ000739. The painted grasshopper feeds on the leaves of Calotropisgigantea which is rich in latex that contains fatty acids, cardiac poisons and hydrocarbons. Klebsiellaoxytocas ability to degrade hydrocarbons was identified. The presence of biosurfactants was checked and confirmed by using modified oil penetrating assay, oil spreading technique and slide oil spreading method. The reaction time for various oils such as gingerly oil, coconut oil, almond oil, oleic acid, clove oil and orange oil was observed and orange oil and Oleic acid was found to be the highest among them. This oil was selected and further used as a substrate for biosurfactant extraction. Extraction was carried out by Rivardo et al method. The extracted sample was analyzed using FTIR.

BT08. Molecular cloning, expression and characterization of Cathepsin L from bacterial and viral infected freshwater prawn (Macrobrachiumrosenbergii) Venkatesh Kumaresan, Prasanth Bhatt, Rajesh Palanisamy and Jesu Arockiaraj Biotechnology E-mail: venkatesh.ku@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in;jesuaraj@gmail.com

Cathepsin L (MrCathL) was identified from a constructed cDNA library of freshwater prawn Macrobrachiumrosenbergii. Bioinformatic analysis showed Histidine and Asparagine active site residues in the amino acid sequence of MrCathL at 143154, 286296 and 304323, respectively. Pairwise alignment studies showed highest similarity (97%) with MacrobrachiumnipponenseCathL and lowest similarity (70%) from human. Phylogenetic analysis revealed two distinct clusters of the invertebrates and vertebrates CathL. High level of (P < 0.05) MrCathL gene expression was noticed in haemocyte and lowest in eyestalk. Furthermore, the MrCathL gene expression was up-regulated in haemocyte by virus and bacterial infection. The recombinant MrCathL exhibited a wide range of activity in various pH between 3 and 10 and highest at pH 7.5. Cysteine proteinase (stefinA, stefin B and antipain) showed significant influence (100%) on recombinant MrCathL enzyme activity. The relative activity and residual activity of recombinant MrCathL against various metal ions or salts and detergent tested at different concentrations. These results indicated that the metal ions, salts and detergent had an influence on the proteinase activity of recombinant MrCathL. Conclusively, this study implies that MrCathL is a fascinating object for further research on the function of Cathepsin L in prawn innate immune system. BT09. Antihyperglycemic activity of phytocompound on Insulin resistance K. Nagalakshmi and S. Sujatha Biotechnology E-mail: lakshmi912@gmail.com.,nagalakshmi.ka@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in
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Insulin resistance is a condition in which a person's body tissues have a lowered level of response to insulin, leading to alterations in the metabolic pathway regulated by insulin. Current treatment for Type 2Diabetes mellitus with chemically derived drugs delivers undesirable side effects with chronic usage, which lead researchers in quest for an alternate therapy with less or no side effects. Plant has been used as a vast resource of biological compounds for various ailments in traditional medicine. In the present study, DDA (14, deoxy, 11,12-didehydro andrographolide), a phytocompound derived from AP is used for its antihyperglycemic effect on streptozotocin-nicotinamide induced type 2 diabetes animal model. At the end of experimental period, the effect of DDA on Oral glucose tolerance, blood glucose, Serum triglycerides (TG)total cholesterol (TC), very low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (VLDL-C) and low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) and the percentage of antiatherogenic index (AAI) and total protein content were studied. Administration of DDA to diabetic rats resulted in a significant reduction in elevated levels of blood glucose, Total cholesterol, Triglycerides, LDL-C, VLDL-C levels. The level of HDL-C and antiatherogenic index, total protein content was reversed towards normal. The effect of DDA on diabetic rats was compared with Metformin as a reference drug. The results obtained indicate that administration of DDA to diabetic rats normalizes the hyperglycemic and hyperlipidimic state thereby proving its antidiabetic effect in vivo.

BT10. Isolation, purification and characterization of protein(s) from root exudate of Ferula asafoetida H. Karst Sanjana Chandran Biotechnology E-mail: sanjanachandran25@gmail.com

Asafoetida is the exudate obtained from the roots of Ferula asafoetida. It has been used traditionally as a medicine to treat problems related to digestion, asthma, whooping cough, etc. It is known to have various antiviral, antifungal, antioxidant and antispasmodic properties. Various studies have claimed that these pharmacological activities corresponds to many compounds present in the plant that are secondary metabolites. But there has not been any report at protein level till date. The aim of this experiment is to purify one such protein and check its activity against HIV- reverse transcriptase. The root exudate obtained was subjected to purification through various levels of centrifugation, precipitation, dialysis and lyophilization. The proteins were fractionized using ion exchange chromatography (FPLC) on a DEAE cellulose column. The fractions were pooled based on the peaks obtained. The bound fractions were eluted using linear NaCl gradient. These were dialysed, lyophilized and stored at -20 for future work. The proteins were separated by SDS-PAGE followed by staining with coomasie brilliant blue R250. The banding patterns show that the proteins are in the range of 14.4-66.2kD molecular weight when compared with protein marker. Some fractions were also seen to show activity in stabilizing enzyme trypsin.

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BT11. Characterization of coal fly ash nanoparticles and its phytotoxic effects on Bacopamonnieri B. Abinaya, Manish Bhattacharjee, Devasena, Bharathi and R. Pachaiappan Biotechnology E-mail: manish.atp29@gmail.com

Coal is an important fossil fuel used for electricity generation; however the adverse effectsof coal fly ash (CFA) following environmental exposure have received significant attention.CFA was collected and its nano particles characterized by SEM-Energy Dispersive X-rayanalysis (SEMEDAX), Particle size analyser (PSA), Transmission electron microscope(TEM). The SEM analysis of coal fly ash nanoparticles (CFA-NPs) showed predominantly spherical shaped particles. The EDAX spectrum showed the elemental constituents of CFA-NPs which contained several heavy metals. The PSA and TEM analysis revealed that the average size of the CFA-NPs was around 9 - 50nm in diameter. The toxic effects of CFA-NPs were studied by treating invitro cultured plant, Bacopamonnieri with different concentrations of CFA-NPs (250, 500,750, 1000 and 2000 g/ml). The effects of CFA-NPs on the plant morphology such as, shoot elongation, number of shootlets per explant, shoot length and biochemical properties like total chlorophyll, Catalase, Ascorbate peroxidase, Superoxide radical scavenging activity were studied. The results indicated that the varying concentrations of CFA-NPs had significant morphological and anatomical effects on the treated groups when compared to the control groups. This study helps the society to understand the harmful effects of CFA-NPs emitted from power plants to the surrounding flora.

BT12. OA coated iron oxide nanoparticle and its biomedical applications Shritama Adhikary and P. Velusamy Biotechnology E-mail: shritama2010@gmail.com

A simple solvothermal synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles which are magnetic in nature, has been investigated here. The surface functionalization of the iron oxide nanoparticles was done using oleic acid. Oleic acid coated iron oxide nanoparticles were dispersed by ultrasonication in aqueous phase containing sodium counter ions. The magnetic nanoparticles were characterized by XRD, FTIR, EDS, and SEM analysis to determine the purity, surface properties, elemental composition and shape of the nanoparticles respectively. The results of XRD confirmed the formation and purity of iron oxide nanocrystals. The surface coating of the magnetic nanoparticles by oleic acid was established by the FTIR data. The information obtained from EDS data showed that iron and oxygen were the main elemental constituents of the synthesized bare nanoparticles. SEM images showed the change in shape of the nanoparticles after surface functionalization by oleic acid. The engineered magnetic nanoparticles showed excellent inhibition of biofilm formation by both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria.

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BT13. Studies on the parameters of tannery effluents and sludges using microbes S. Sharvari, M. Surya, Ragini Baduri and M. Pandimadevi Biotechnology E-mail: pandimadevi.m@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

Tannery industry one of the prominent industries in India discharges pollutants in two forms ; tannery effluent which is a waste water and sludge -a complex of biogenic matter and a large number of organic and inorganic chemicals such as chlorides, sulphates, chromium, etc., added during the process which increases the TDS content of the sludge. The increasing release of various recalcitrant pollutants in tannery wastewater has become one of the major environmental concerns. In the present study, the samples were procured from the Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)at Pallavaram-Chennai. Their biodegradation studies which involve various physiochemical parameters were carried out through the microbes isolated from the effluent and the sludge itself. The treated effluent generally meets all parameters stipulated by the Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), except for Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) which represents mainly chloride and sulphides in the effluent which are not removed by conventional treatment systems and need complex & expensive treatment such as Membrane System including Reverse Osmosis (RO), while the sludge is sent for land filling. The aim of the project is to use the isolated microorganisms from the tannery effluent and sludges and biodegrading the same. The kinetics of biodegradation and optimisation for the two pollutants viz chloride and sulphide content reduction will be studied using RSM method.

BT14. Purification and characterization of -amylase inhibitor from Leucas aspera (Willd.) Link Pachaiappan Bio-technology E-mail: pachaiappan.ra@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in A proteinaceous -amylase inhibitor was purified from the whole plant of Leucas aspera (Willd.)Link.Aqueous extract of the plant was prepared, and the proteins were precipitated using (NH4)2SO4, dialyzed and lyophilized. The proteins were further purified by ion-exchange chromatography. The purified proteins were analyzed qualitatively for amylase inhibitor (AI) activity using a plate assay, and quantitatively using a spectrophotometric assay. One of the purified proteins showed inhibitory activity against -amylases of fungal origin. The protein is heat stable, active in the pH range 6-8 and has an approximate molecular weight of 30 kDa. This study indicates that the aqueous extract of Leucasasperacan be considered as a potential candidate for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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BT15. Murrelcaspase 10: A complete molecular characterization Rajesh Palanisamy, Prasanth Bhatt, Venkatesh Kumaresan and Jesu Arockiaraj Biotechnology E-mail: rajesh.p@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in.,jesuaraj@gmail.com

Caspase 10 (CsCasp10) was identified from a constructed cDNA library of freshwater murrel (otherwise called snakehead) Channastriatus. The CsCasp10 is 1838 base pairs (bp) in length and encoding 549 amino acid (aa) residues. CsCasp10 contains two death effector domains (DED) in the N-terminal at 2-77 and 87-154 and also contains caspase family p20 domain (large subunit) and caspase family p10 domain (small subunit) in the C-terminal at 299-425 and 449536 respectively. Pairwise analysis of CsCasp10 showed the highest sequence similarity (79%) with caspase 10 of Paralichthysolivaceus. Phylogenetic analysis showed that CsCasp10 is clustered together with other fish caspase 10, formed a sister group with caspase 10 from other lower vertebrates including amphibian, reptile and birds and finally clustered together with higher vertebrates such as mammals. Significantly (P < 0.05) highest CsCasp10 gene expression was noticed in gills and lowest in intestine. Furthermore, the CsCasp10 gene expression in C. striatus was up-regulated in gills by fungus Aphanomycesinvadans and bacteria Aeromonashydrophila induction. The proteolytic activity of purified recombinant CsCasp10 protein for its substrate was 2.5 units per mg protein. Moreover, the proteolytic activities of CsCasp10 in kidney and spleen induced by A. invadans and A. hydrophila stimulation were analyzed by caspase 10 activity assay kit. All these results showed that CsCasp10 are participated in immunity of C. striatus against A. invadans and A. hydrophila infection.

BT16. Methods for the treatment of tannery wastewater A Review R. Lakhitha, A. Shaheen, C. Sandya and M. Pandimadevi Biotechnology E-mail: pandimadevi.m@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

Conversion of animal hides to leather involves addition of surfactants, metalorganic dyes, tanning agents, acids, sulfonated oils, and salts. Therefore, tannery effluent contains high amount of chromium, sulphide, volatile organic compounds, suspended solids and dissolved solids. This poses a threat to the environment. Many researchers have worked on removal of these compounds from the effluent. This paper reviews the current physical, chemical and biological methods devised to treat tannery effluent. These include processes such as electrocoagulation, electrochemical oxidation, reverse osmosis, aerobic and anaerobic digestion. It can be concluded from this paper that combining physical, chemical and biological processes together would be an effective method.

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BT17. Isolation, Purification and Characterization of trypsin inhibitory activity from stem extract of Tinosporacordifolia(Willd.)Miers Pachaiappan Biotechnology E-mail: pachaiappan.ra@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

Tinosporacordifolia, an indispensable medicinal plant, has been used for the treatment of various diseases and it is recommended for improving the immune system. In the current study, the trypsin inhibitory activity of the proteins/peptides from the aqueous stem extract of T.cordifolia is evaluated. The stem proteins were precipitated using ammonium sulphate and dialyzed. It was further purified by FPLC using ion-exchanger. A protein having approximate molecular weight 29kDa showed trypsin inhibitory activity. At 3:1 w/w ratio the protein showed 91.01% inhibition against trypsin.

BT18. Uranium waste management from enzyme inositol phosphate (phytic acid) T. Swetha and Felix. Anto. Ophelia Biotechnology E-mail: swetejaswini@gmail.com

Now a days production of electricity became one of the challenging tasks for our country. Electricity from hydro power, wind mill etc. alone is not able to withstand the needs. Today Nuclear power plant stands as an alternate remedy for it. Nuclear power plant uses metallic chemical elements in the actinide series of the periodic table. Uranium is the most commonly used one. Waste generated from the nuclear plant is more toxic since Uranium decomposes by emitting particle in turn pollutes the environment. Using bacteria and inositol phosphate, a chemical analogue of a cheap waste material from plants, researchers at Birmingham University have recovered uranium from the polluted waters from uranium mines. The same technology can also be used to clean up nuclear waste. Bacteria used in this case is E. coli, break down a source of inositol phosphate (also called phytic acid), a phosphate storage material in seeds, to free the phosphate molecules. The phosphate then binds to the uranium forming a uranium phosphate precipitate on the bacterial cells that can be harvested to recover the uranium. This leads to less global shortage of uranium as well as recycling as much uranium as possible from nuclear wastes would help in minimizing the pollution to the environment. Use of low-grade inositol phosphate from agricultural wastes would bring the cost down still further and the economic benefit will also increase as the price of uranium is forecast to rise again. BT19. Rancidity of edible oilscollected from fast food centres- thermal insult to edible oils K.Harini and Srinivasan Latha Biotechnology E-mail: harinikumaresan@gmail.com., latha.chinnu@gmail.com

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Fat is an important part of a balanceddiet. All oils are fats, but not all fats are oils. They are very similar to each other in their chemical makeup, but what makes one an oil and another a fat is the percentage of hydrogen saturation in the fatty acids. Fats are richenergy resource andseveral physiological functions are controlled by fats. Oils and fats are collectively called as Lipids and lipidsareprone to rancidity as their chemistry makes them susceptible to free radical formation. Rancidification is the decomposition of fats and oils by oxidation, collectively known as lipid peroxidation. Repeated thermal insult of the oils produce oxidative damage to the oils and this is further accelarated in the presence of food stuff. Oils with a high degree of unsaturation (double bonds) are most vulnarable to autoxidation and resulted free radicals target all kinds of macro molecules or organs in the body. Among them, lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins are very important. Free radicals may act as carcinogens, induce DNA damage, catalyse skin cancers, reproductive malfunction, oral Ulcers etc.In the present study we have used different stages of thermal insulted edible sun flower oil collected from fast food centres and studied the rancidity by measuring malanaldehyde (MDA) an end product of lipidperoxidation. Fresh oil of the same brand served as a control. Qualitative analysis of MDA, gave us a confidence to carry out quantitaive measurement of lipid perxidation. Amount of MDA production in the experimental oils and potential health hazardous due to racid oils are discussed.

CE01. E-waste management Varsha Chitray Civil Engineering E-mail: chitray01@gmail.com

Electronic waste -wastes from electronic items such as Radios, Televisions, mobile phones, refrigerator, etc. Informal processing of electronic waste in developing countries may cause serious health and pollution problems. All electronic scrap components, such as CRTs, may contain contaminants such as lead, cadmium, beryllium, or brominated flame retardants. Electronic waste is notoriously hard to recycle. But a new opened plant by Sims Recycling Sol. outside of Toronto is using an automated technology to recycle the parts of old electronics. The multi-million dollar system allows for every single part of the electronics - even the dust created during the breakdown to be recycled. Processors are frequently out-dated and become "e-waste", while display units are often replaced while working without repair attempts. Electrical waste contains hazardous but also valuable and scarce materials. A major challenge for e-waste recycling is the need for a continuous and stable supply of materials. Another barrier is the lack of cost-effective technology for recycling. Also existing methods are limited in their ability to handle complex products such as CRTs and PCs, which contain a large variety of materials. Finally, to mature the recycling industry it will be necessary to have stable demand for the recycled materials.

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CE02. Modern concrete using nanomaterials Ankit Saxena, Adarsh Singh and J. S. Sudarsan Civil Engineering E-mail: ankit.saxena028@gmail.com;adarsh9988@gmail.com

Concrete containing various nanomaterials (Silica, Al2O3, Nanosilica, polycarboxylate, CNT, aerogels, etc.,) have various improved properties compared to normal concrete. This is due to the special characteristics of material at nano scale. Nanomaterials are very reactive because of their small particle size (10-9m), surface area large and have high potential in proving concrete properties. Due to its small size, gravity does not affect much on nanomaterials. Improving the material resistance and increasing its strength and durability helps in reduction of environmental pollutant by reducing the carbon footprint of the building. Functional characteristics such as increased tensile strength, self-cleaning capacity, fire resistance and other additive that make common material lighter more permeable and have more capacity of wear. This paper is about the usage of various nanomaterials which can be taken into civil engineering to enhance the properties of concrete.

CE03. Trenchless technology Nimish Gera and Paras bhatia Civil Engineering E-mail: mansangera@gmail.com

Trenchless technology offers methods by which underground utilities may be installed without damage to overlying pavement, if proper precautions are observed. This technology has been widely used throughout the world because of its nature of doing work as well as feasibility of operation. Trenchless technology requires no or very less digging and trenching under valuable structures as well as across the river or lake can be done with a lot of ease without interfering in normal working of surroundings. The major concern of vegetation which is always taken in view during any construction, installation or renovation is also minimized as almost no surface digging is required. In this study, two methods of Trenchless Technology are elaborated; First, Micro Tunneling, used for installing new underground pipelines. It involves use of a remotely controlled, guided pipe-jacking process that provides continuous support to the excavation face. Second, Pipe Bursting which is practiced for replacing the deteriorated and undersized gas, water or sewer pipelines in which the existing pipes, size-for-size or up-sized are replaced with a new pipe in the same location. The paper widely describes the two major areas of trenchless technology, i.e., Trenchless construction technique and Trenchless renewable technique, their types, advantages, disadvantages, and applications.

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CE04. Recovery of nutrient from waste water through struvite crystallization J. S. Sudarsan, Aswin Menon and Chandrayee Purkhayastha Civil Engineering E-mail: aswinmenon93@gmail.com

Discharge and treatment of wastewater has always been an issue of concern. Extraction of useful crystals from waste water has always been a subject of great interest to all environmentalists. The same has been executed by our team using crystals of struvite. Initially the struvite crystals were obtained from artificial wastewater prepared in the laboratory. A sample of wastewater is collected and list of experiments are carried out on this sample. These experiments are conducted to achieve the optimum parameters needed to carry out this experiment. Some of the parameters include pH, BOD, TDS, presence of nitrogen, phosphorus etc. The optimums parameters were obtained, the artificial struvite crystal prepared were used for seeding in the raw wastewater. The crystallization process was allowed for 48 hours and the fertilizers potential of the crystals were checked on a broad bean plant successfully.

CE05. Environmental impact due to the doubling of ghg through global climate models Siddharth Nahta and Siddhant Singh Civil Engineering E-mail: siddhantsingh1@srmuniv.edu.in

Anthropogenic carbon is responsible for both global warming and ocean acidification. Efforts are underway to understand the role of the ocean in a high CO2 world on a global context. Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration has continued to increase and is now almost 100 ppm above its pre-industrial level. Combining our reconstruction with the known history of the anthropogenic emissions gives us a more precise and detailed view of the terrestrial biosphere sink. CO2 is a greenhouse gas and as the IPCC report shows, its radiative effect is greater than that of all the other anthropogenic GHG gases. Our efforts have been to try and understand the impact of doubling the concentration of CO2 and thereby, understand the impacts of this increase on important physical processes of nature like evaporation, precipitation, snow cover, surface runoff, snow depth, etc. The ecosystem is surviving due to the balance maintained within all the components. Drastic increase in any component of this balance can prove to be quite destructive. Since the existence of biological cosmos is dependent upon such processes, we had attempted to understand the relationship between these components based upon the feedback generated.

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CE06. Impact of Himalayas over the present and future climatic scenario using GCM Siddharth Nahta and Siddhant Singh Civil Engineering E-mail: siddhantsingh1@srmuniv.edu.in

The Himalayas play a vital role in the natural physical processes like evaporation, precipitation, snow cover, surface runoff, snow depth, etc. The existence of biological cosmos is dependent upon such processes. The environment is very dynamic and ever- changing in nature, surviving by dint of the balance maintained with all components. Any drastic increase in any component can prove to be destructive for all components. Fortunately, advanced scientific modeling tools and techniques, such as GCMs (Global Circulation Models) and Downscaled RCMs (regional climate models), are available, allowing us to simulate plausible future scenarios of climatic change. These projections will help us understand the broad array of impacts that climatic changes are likely to have - from hydrological to social, ecological to economic. With this knowledge, policy makers and planners will, with less uncertainty, be able to make decisions to implement adaptive measures to address some of these impacts. Here we have attempted to understand the relationship between these components and the kind of feedback that is generated.

CE07. Comparative study on shear strength parameters of jhajjar soil by direct shear test and triaxial shear test V. Kartik Ganesh Civil Engineering E-mail: vkartikganesh2k@hotmail.com

The soil sample that is collected from Jhajjar district of Haryana is tested for its shear strength parameters by Direct shear test and Triaxial shear test. These parameters will be used for the determination of soil bearing capacity, slope stability analysis and other necessary properties of the soil. In the direct shear test, the samples were tested under partially saturated and fully saturated conditions. The results obtained are plotted on the Stress versus Strain graph and also on the Shear stress versus normal stress graph. From the plot of shear stress vs normal stress, the cohesion and angle of internal friction are determined. The cohesion is zero and angle of internal friction equals 42 under partially saturated condition and 33 under fully saturated condition. For the design purpose the value will be taken as 33. In Triaxial shear test, the samples were tested on the Unconsolidated-Undrained (UU) condition. The two different confining pressures were taken for obtaining Mohr envelope. From the Mohr circles the cohesion is zero and is 4190. Hence the soil is found to be cohesionless in both the tests. On comparing the results, there is no significant difference in partially saturated and UU test.

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CE08. Implementation of non-conventional technologies for construction of rural roads: a detailed study on PMGSY with special reference to Nagaur district of Rajasthan Dheeraj Katyal, Shri Ashok Kumar Bhandari and Shri Uttam Kumar Civil Engineering E-mail: katyaldheeraj1991@gmail.com

PMGSY-Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna is a centrally funded scheme under Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India. The Primary objective of the programme envisages connecting all habitations with a population of 1000 persons,500 persons and above in the plain areas and 250 persons and above in hilly states. A study on PMGSY was conducted at Nagaur district of Rajasthan, the main aim of study was to assess the overall development, socioeconomic impact on the lives of the rural people as a result of enhanced rural connectivity provided through the PMGSY,Secondly to study the implementation of non-conventional technologies for construction of rural roads in order to enhance the quality of rural roads while considering the different environmental condition occurring in semi-desert area Nagaur of Rajasthan. The study recommends use of economic and efficient new technologies while using marginal and waste material to build a sustainable and environment-friendly roads Infrastructure. [The Research Project scheme Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna(PMGSY)[Prime Minister Rural road development project] was allotted by State Innovation Council(SIC), Planning Commission, Govt. of Rajasthan under the mentorship of Collector of District Nagaur, Rajasthan and supervised by SE, PWD, District Nagaur, Rajasthan with a fellowship amount of Rs 50,000]

CE09. Implementation of geospatial technology in developing nations: the case of African countries Sani Idris Garba Civil Engineering E-mail: idrisgarbasani@gmail.com

The world as a whole is becoming highly geospatially-enabled and there is the need to study the trends and patterns of various earth phenomena with the evolving spatial technologies such that end users would benefit from this advancement in technological development. Considering the need for an increased professional pool in the field of Geospatial Technologies (GST) in African nations, this paper is aimed at assessing the significance and Current Geospatial Technology Capacity Building Efforts in Africa. Furthermore, the educational status of GST in african nations is also evaluated in this studies. Several literatures had been reviewed and different
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statistical analyses were carried out for this study. This study revealed that Africas capacity to use geospatial technologies is very weak as a result of Poor educational system and inability to pursue technological development of the nations holistically and poverty among others. CE10. Evolving an efficient structural column through biomimics Lucky Rebecca Joseph, K. S. Satyanarayanan and Sindhu Nachiar Civil Engineering E-mail: luckyrebeccajoseph2008@gmail.com

Biomimicry is the discipline of science that studies models of nature and then imitates or inspiration of those designs, processes to solve human problems. Many engineering and architectural applications have learned from these natural processes to create buildings that are models of resource efficiency. Although present construction has included all requirements in seismic codes, there are still some design-construction principles that have to be optimized in order to improve building adaptation seismic events. Structures need to modify concurrently with ecological trends for reducing pollution associated with production. For this paper, such kind of resiliency standard is achieved focusing on structural design concept inspired by the performance and geometry efficiency of a static model bio-structure - human skeleton precisely femur, tibia and produce structural elements driven by the natural flow of force generated by an earthquake. Such kind of desired force-driven form found resemblance with bones. Human skeleton adapts according to function and loads that are normally encountered. This key idea of nature is mimicking to composite columns of framed structures, which should withstand both gravity and transverse loading of structural system. This paper is an initial part of ongoing research work and presents the results of analysis on femur and tibia. CE11. Study on effect of base isolators on rc frames Vineet Mishra, Vishal Tiwari and S. K. Imranullah Civil Engineering E-mail: vineetmishra@srmuniv.edu.in

Base isolation is a powerful tool of earthquake engineering. It is meant to enable a building survive a potentially devastating seismic impact through implementing design modifications at the base level of the structure. The concept of base isolation is not new but has undergone significant modifications over the decades due to the advancement in the field of material science. There are a variety of isolating devices available today each with its own set of properties. These advancements have led to significant scope in research of the use of these
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devices as base isolators to resist earthquake in structures. The study in this paper includes the changes in dynamic response of the structure when the properties of base isolators are varied and different isolating devices are used. The study on these varying effects of isolators shall enable us to decide the applicability and the usefulness of these devices with respect to each other. The study shall be based with respect to the response produced on RC Frames. CE12. Road construction with plastic waste Arvind Chauhan Civil Engineering E-mail: rajputarvind30@gmail.com

Plastic waste is major problem in world. Due to increase in population, plastics are used by people due to its stability, comfort and compactness. Various industries are main source of plastics waste. Disposal of waste materials including waste plastic bags has become a serious problem and waste plastics are burnt for apparent disposal which cause environmental pollution. Best solution is to use plastic in road construction. Utilization of waste plastic bags in bituminous mixes has proved that these enhance the properties of mix in addition to solving disposal problems. Plastic waste which is cleaned is cut into a size such that it passes through 2-3mm sieve using shredding machine. The aggregate mix is heated and the plastic is effectively coated over the aggregate. This plastic waste coated aggregate is mixed with hot bitumen and the resulted mix is used for road construction. The use of the innovative technology will not only strengthen the road construction but also increase the road life as well as will help to improve the environment. Plastic roads would be a boon for Indias hot and extremely humid climate, where temperatures frequently cross 50C and torrential rains create havoc, leaving most of the roads with big potholes. CE13. Coal bed methane: an answer to Indias energy crisis N. Sriram Bharadwaj and Paromita Chakraborty Civil Engineering E-mail: sirrum@gmail.com India currently imports almost 69% of its crude demand. This figure is expected to swell with India's bolstering economy and burgeoning fuel needs. Therefore it is imperative to look beyond conventional oil and gas resources both so as to opt for more economic energy source in a sustainable manner. Coal Bed Methane (CBM) is a form of natural gas extracted from coal beds. During the formation of coal, methane is adsorbed into the solid matrix of coal. India is the worlds second largest coal producer and this green energy source can help India meet the increasing energy deficit in the near future. This study does a comparative analysis between coal bed methane gas and conventional fuels. For the economic comparison, usage was divided into
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three areas- Domestic, Transportation and Industrial sectors where CBM gas can replace conventional fuels. For example, for domestic use, LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) is usually used. Piped Natural Gas (PNG) can be used to substitute LPG as a safer, cleaner and more economic fuel. Similarly, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is a fossil fuel substitute for gasoline (petrol), diesel, or propane/LPG in the transportation sector. Usage here was subdivided into rural and urban categories. The calorific values and costs were compared and all the non economic aspects were also taken into consideration. Results show that CBM is a very viable option as it is cheaper, safer and more environments friendly compared to the existing conventional fuels. CE14. Electronic waste - an emerging threat to India Moitraiyee Mukhopadhyay, Sancho Rajan, Dilip Kumar and Paromita Chakraborty Civil Engineering E-mail: moitraiyeem@gmail.com Electronic products nearing the end of their useful life are known as e-waste. These wastes includes discarded computers, television, refrigerators and other handheld gadgets. They contain harmful substances such as epoxy resins, fibreglass, PCBs, PVC, thermosetting plastics, lead, tin, copper, cadmium, mercury etc. Electronic waste(e-waste) is the fastest growing stream of municipal solid waste and has been an emerging environmental health issue in both developed and developing countries because of its massive production volume and insufficient management policy especially in developing countries. In India,this sector has been growing at a rapid pace with the invention of new technologies and an ever increasing customer's inclination towards electronic goods and services. Though this has helped the Indian economy to grow faster and has fuelled increase in the consumption rate of electronic products,it has also created the net effect in the increase in obsolescence resulting in growing piles of e-waste. The communities that are affected by toxic in e-waste may not be the one creating them, the unethical export of e-waste by industrialized nations to the developing countries is shifting the onus of development of communities ill-equipped to deal with such waste.India generated 4362 metric kilo tonne of electrical and electronic equipments which ultimately resulted in 2751 metric tonne of e-waste containing toxic substances.E-waste from old computers is set to jump 400 per cent within the next five years,where as it is set to increase by seven times from 2007 levels in the next 5 years.this paper thus addresses on the immediate need to focus on the e-waste management problems and highlights how dioxins and furans can be released during open burning of such waste. So lets take a step forward to e-rase the e-waste.

CE15. Can utilization of putrescible waste by individual domestic household reduce the load of fossil fuel usage in India? Balasubramanian Prithiviraj, Sanjenbam Nirmala Khuman, T. Sivakumar and Paromita Chakraborty Civil Engineering E-mail: balasubramanian.prithivi@gmail.com
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The increasing cost of conventional fuel in urban areas necessitates the exploration of other energy sources. Food and vegetable waste come under putrescible waste which is a serious environmental and economical concern across the globe. The fast and highly decomposable nature of this waste demands efficient technique for it to become a sustainable operation particularly at the community level. It has been reported that the anaerobic digestion has high potential in the valorization of kitchen and food waste stream at the domestic household level since it results in two valuable final products, biogas and compost that may be utilized for electricity production and as soil fertilizer respectively. Biogas systems generate a high-quality renewable fuel, and reduce carbon dioxide & methane emissions. In addition biogas is cost effective, eco-friendly and cut down on landfill waste. India, with its strong agro and farming culture has some potential avenues in producing bio-gas for its day-to-day use. But it is evident that there are technical and economic constraints in tapping the complete potential of the bioresource to derive energy (bio-gas). The objective of this research is production of biogas in a 20 lit portable unit, from daily domestic food and vegetable waste and estimates the reduction of LPG gas usage for one household unit and estimate the expected impact on the entire Chennai city. In addition calculate the efficiency of such a portable unit in a rural environment so that the residue can be directly taken to the agricultural field to increase the fertility of the soil.The labscale model is made out of plastic can fitted with CPVC pipes for waste inlet, outlet and rubber tube for gas collection. Food waste is the main feedstock. The results from this study and the experiments are compared with existing data available and further suggestions are discussed with respect to the improvement in overall performance and applicability factor of the age old wellestablished idea at the community level. The suggestions are focussed towards making bio-gas units safer, user friendly, less maintenance and portable.Animal and plant wastes are abundant especially in rural India hence biogas can be produced from food wastes/refuse and peelings as a substitute for fossil fuels. Moreover alternative source of energy such as biogas should be intensified so that ecological disasters like deforestation, desertification, and erosion can be arrested.

CE16. Role of cyanobacteria and azolla in inorganic carbon sequestration : implications for nutrients enrichment in soil R. Niranjana, Saumya Abraham and Paromita Chakraborty Civil Engineering E-mail: niranjanaramesh@gmail.com

Reducing carbon dioxide emissions in order to stabilize atmospheric Carbon levels is crucial. Currently, the geological storage of carbon dioxide is considered to be the most economical method of carbon sequestration. The current drawback of carbon mineral sequestration is its relatively high energy requirement and cost. Therefore, this study focuses on the tailored synthesis of high-purity precipitated calcium carbonate and other nutrient particles. We chose to carry out inorganic mineral carbon sequestration using Azollamicrophylla and Nostocmuscorum. In our project, we have studied the calcite formation resulting from the single
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species and as a conglomerate using various treatments, namely T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5. The treatments contain Nostocmuscorum, Azollamicrophylla, Gypsum and the soil sample. The cyanobacteria, Anabaena maintains a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship with the Azolla. Cyanobacteria possess the ability to fix nitrogen and enrich the soil nutrients, hence is being proposed for its employment in the Green Belt because of the potential benefits involved.The result of the SEM and the EDAX analysis confirms the formation of calcite crystals in treatment T3,T4 and T5.the soil analysis results shows the improvement of the soil nutrient properties. It has no ill effects on the soil and the various other organisms inhabiting it and ultimately the environment. Further steps are being taken to experimentally evaluate the amount of carbon dioxide uptake and the calcite accumulation. This calcite precipitation goes into the fixed pool, which becomes biologically inactive and does not interfere in the metabolism of other microbes and other natural cycles. Nostocmuscorum, Azollamicrophylla species can also be used for phytoremediation because of their fast growth rate and good elemental remediation efficiency. CE17. PAHs in residential and industrial regions of Mambakkam and Cheyyar SIPCOT belt: Source apportionment and implications for risk assessment V.Mirunalini, S. Sakthivel, Paromita Chakraborty, Bhupander Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, V. K. Verma Meenu Mishra and Richa Gaur Civil Engineering E-mail: mirunalinivenkatachalam@gmail.com Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic compounds which contain two or more aromatics rings and generally occur as complex mixtures rather than single compounds. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) belong to the group of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) exhibiting carcinogenic, mutagenic and endocrine disrupting properties. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are semivolatile and deeply bind within dust particles which remain as a permanent reservoir for PAHs. In this study we analysed the 16 priority PAHs in residential and industrial dust samples of Mambakkam and Cheyyar SIPCOT industrial belts in and around Chennai city. Dust samples collected from twenty areas (8 from industrial, 10 from residential and 2 from background sites) were analysed using High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). The overall concentration of 16 PAHs ranges between BDL-1301 (AVGSD, 2271) g/kg. The level for residential, industrial and background sites ranges between BDL-1300.93 (AVGSD, 27.993.8), BDL-394.1 (AVGSD, 14.635.7) and BDL205.2 (AVGSD, 19.24.41) g/kg, respectively. 16 PAHs were significantly higher in residential area among others. In residential site, low molecular weight naphthalene was found to be dominant, possibly due to wood and biomass combustion. The mean concentration level of high molecular weight Benzo[ghi]perylene was higher in industrial sites with nearly 40% loading among the total PAHs observed for industrial area. The Toxicity Equivalent Quotient (TEQ) for residential and industrial areas was calculated and it was highest for industrial sites with Bap equivalent of 99.4 g/kg while Bap equivalent of 72.3 g/kg was observed in residential sites. Toxicity Equivalent Quotient (TEQ) of seven carcinogenic PAHs (Benzo(a)anthracene (BaA), Chrysene (CHR), Benzo(b)fluoranthene (BbF), Benzo(k)fluoranthene (BkF), Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene (DBA) and Ideno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene (IND)) is approximately 99% of the total TEQ of the PAHs. This indicates that there are high chances for potential cancer
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causing PAHs present in the dust samples from these industrial regions of Chennai city. One of the most common ways PAHs can enter the body is through breathing contaminated air. PAHs get into lungs when we breathe them. Skin contacts of PAHs contaminated soil or products like heavy oils, coal tar, roofing tar, or creosote may also result in intake of PAHs. PAHs can spread and target fat tissues. Target organs include the kidneys and liver. CH01. Immobilization of heavy and hazardous metals using blast furnace slag and fly ash U. Bhagathram, N. P. Rajamane and B.S.M. Kumar Chemical Engineering E-mail: bhagathram18@gmail.com;rajamanenp@yahoo.co.uk drbsmkumar@gmail.com

The treatment and discharge of heavy and hazardous metals are the problems evolved due to industrialisation. If the discharge is more than tolerable limits, it will cause long lasting environmental and health impacts. Many adsorption methods are being used and under development for the removal of the toxic metals from effluents. But the main problem faced is the discharge of these adsorbents in large amounts, after adsorption process. The current studies on geopolymers in encapsulation of these toxic metals have shown that it is effective in immobilization of most of the heavy metals inside the matrix and can be utilized for different purposes such precast building blocks etc. But the immobilizations of chromium have been proved ineffective using most of the geopolymer matrices. The studies on the mixture of ground granulated blast furnace slag and fly ash have shown good results in encapsulating chromium inside the matrix without discharging it to soil or water. Leaching studies at different conditions have been conducted and experienced more than 95% immobilisation even in adverse conditions.

CH02. Prepration of high octane alkylates using sulphuric acid as a catalyst Ridhika Agrawal and Derrick Anthony Chemical Engineering E-mail: agrawal.ridhika@gmail.com

Alkylation refers to a secondary refining process that is used to increase the octane rating of a fuel. The product obtained is called alkylate. The alkylate is considered an ideal clean fuel component because it has a high octane rating, low vapor pressure, and low toxicity. The higher the octane number, the more compression the fuel can tolerate in the CE (Combustion Engine) before combusting. The process involves the combination of unsaturated hydrocarbons (alkene/alkynes) with isobutane in presence of an acid catalyst under intermediate temperatures. Sulphuric acid (H2SO4), hydrofluoric acid (HF) is also generally used for the process but sulphuric acid is preferred as it has less environmental implications than hydrofluoric acid. The paper focuses on the preparation of high octane alkylates via lab preparation using sulphuric acid and presentation of the data obtained in their lab preparations.

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CH03. Optimal handling of highly active pharmaceutical ingredients (hapis) in milling and blending operations Prabha Tiwari, Radhika Dubey and Supratim Roy Chowdhury Chemical Engineering E-mail: prabhatiwari66@gmail.com

Highly Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (HAPIs) are, similar to Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), the compounds in medications that provide therapeutic effects, but with greater potency. The growing number of HAPI products in a manufacturers portfolio may result in capacity constraints. Specific areas of concern are HAPI dry milling and blending, inherently dusty processes that are part of the manufacturing stream, and product flow from one unit to the other. The current processes are time consuming and run the risk of substance contamination and human exposure, thereby posing health threats to workers, as HAPIs exhibit carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic or cytotoxic effects. We propose that manufacturers pursue process improvement technologies which outweigh the costs. The current process of filling unpowdered HAPI material into drums can be eliminated by transporting it into Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs). Next, the milled product can be transported to the blender through butterfly valve instead of using drums. For analysis of particle size, online measurement is a quicker way to evaluate the milling process than offline methods. Powder flow issues can be avoided by empirically and quantitatively testing powder flowability during the research and development phase. The benefits would be lesser time consumption and prevention of exposure and contamination. CH04. Graphene for treating contaminated water Karthikeyan and Badri Narayanan Chemical Engineering E-mail: nanokarthikeyan93@gmail.com;badribadz@gmail.com

As water is one of the basic necessities, there has been a growing concern for the treatment of contaminated water due to the industrialization and anthropogenic activities. The effluents released by different industries are enormous in the recent years. Even the drinking water present beneath (i.e. Water table) is not potable. It is one of the most intimidating factors for the mankind. So the common man needs a solution to terminate this problem as water is one of the basic necessities. One material that comes to rescue for this long lasting problem is GRAPHENE which is a single atom layer of graphite. The unique property of the high impermeability and resistance to the passage of even light gases is possessed by the Graphene and it is exploited for this problem. When it is incorporated in the industries as a filter through which the effluents and process fluids are made to pass, it aids in the separation of contaminants. Even the important materials like the catalysts can be recycled with this separation technique. This treatment is one of a kind and unique in a desired subnormal dimension when it is fabricated. In contrast to RO,
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which uses high pressure to slowly push water molecules through a porous membrane, this treatment work under lower pressures and provide well-defined channels that can filter salt water. It also extends its aid in desalination of water. This new filtration technique has to be developed by systematically fabricating new device and quality parameters are to be analysed. CH05. Fuel cell a drive technology Kaushal Kothari Chemical Engineering E-mail: cooolkaushal96@gmail.com

Cars need fuel, computers need electricity and eve pacemakers need batteries to work. Which can be generated by fuel cell as, fuel cell is a device which converts the chemical energy into any form of energy. Fuel cells are an important enabling technology for the hydrogen economy and have the potential to revolutionize the way we power our nation, offering cleaner, more-efficient alternatives to the combustion of gasoline and other fossil fuels. My work supports the focus on core technologies to improve fuel cell systems and the various subsystems and components that comprise them. Specific research area of my interest is - automobiles operate in a field of tension in which constantly higher, more diversified, and partly contradictory requirements are placed on their technology. Customers demand safe, comfortable, high-performance vehicles, which at the same time are to be economical and environment-friendly. Fuel cells generate electricity in a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, which yields only pure water vapour.

CH06. Production of wind energy from pre-treated flue gases fed to unconventional wind turbines Janani Venkatesh, Shruthi Vatsyayani, Hassan Mansur and Abbas Barbhuiya Chemical Engineering E-mail: shruthi.vatsyayani@gmail.com;jananiv1993@gmail.com;hassan.mansur91@gmail.com

Air pollution is perhaps the most harmful form of pollution as it has both direct health implications and other long-term ones for our planet in the form of global warming and its consequences. Industrial emissions are a major source of air pollutants contributing nearly 14.7% of the pollutants in the air. The most common industrial fumes are CO2, SO2, NOx, etc. In our proposed method, wind energy would be generated with a feed of industrial exhaust gases. The flue gas would primarily be treated using scrubbers to remove the most harmful components followed by a secondary treatment employing microvascular gas exchange units for extracting
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and storing CO2. The treated flue gas would then be fed to the specifically-designed, unconventional wind turbine to produce power. Wind power, as an alternative to fossil fuels, is renewable and clean. According to recent studies, unconventionally shaped wind turbines, say of the shape of a funnel, produce a higher power output. For utility-scale systems of these wind turbines (100 to 500 MW power plants) the cost could be as low as 1 cent (Rs. 0.63) per KWh. This method would be a means of energy generation that also minimises the effect of industrial emissions on the environment.

CH07. Sensitivity analysis of steady state ethyl-acetate synthesis in reactive distillation column using aspen plus V. Koushik and K. Suresh Chemical Engineering E-mail: koushik_v@srmuniv.edu.in; suresh.k@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

Nowadays, the demand for the quality products has increased than the lower grade products. Most of the chemical production involves a reactor for production and a distillation column for purification. If these two operations are coupled to a single operation, advantages are more than doubled. As the advantages increases so does the complexity. In order to understand this complex behavior, sensitivity analysis of reactive distillation at steady state was performed for the esterification reaction of ethanol by acetic acid to ethyl acetate. RadFrac model was used for the simulation since it can handle chemical reactions as well as separation in a single unit. The steady state results were validated with results reported by Giwa et al (2013). The results for MESH (acronym for Material balance equations, phase equilibrium relations, summation equations, enthalpy balance equations) equations were verified. With these results as base, sensitivity analysis was performed in Aspen plus.

CS01. Augmented reality and web3D to support education Vamsi Krishna Batchu Computer Science and Engineering Email:vamsi1190017@gmail.com

Augmented Reality (AR) is one of the most trending technology in the field of Electronics and Computers. It is a Superimposition of a Computer generated image on Users view of Physical world. An Educational Application can be implemented using AR where students can interact with 3D web Content (Web3D). A teachers regular Lectures can be enriched by the interactive multimedia content over the local Systems or over the Internet .Web3D has the potential for a
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number of different applications ranging from 2D to 3D visualization. On the other hand an effective way of 3D Visualization is AR. This implementation can be done by using an XML database, XML based Communication server and client Visualization application. The Web 3D pictures, Text and models can be visualized so that the student can interact with the actual Parts of a machine (for example) and the related Components of the machine. Finally the metadata can provide Clear information about the teaching material that cannot be provided by the picture or the 3D Model. CS02. Global healthcare monitoring system using aodv protocol and data clustering schema in wban ieee 802.15.6 B. Amutha and Alankrit Patnaik Computer Science and Engineering Email:alankritenator@gmail.com

The aim of the research is to present the proposed Architecture for creating and deploying Expertise Systems in the Local Hospitals, by learning lessons from the inadequate knowledge, inefficiency in detecting the diagnosis for disease, from causation of deaths or accidents, thereby reducing the treatment time of patients consumed, in a fast, safe and efficient manner. This will help to design a system for global healthcare monitoring applications such as ECG, SpO2, Glucose, Temperature, Heart rate, Blood pressure etc. The transfer of biomedical data is done by using AODV (Ad hoc On Demand Distance Vector protocol) for personal area networks divided in 3 Stages: Stage-1-PROTOCOL-1-Modified Event Driven AODV (MED-AODV), Stage-2PROTOCOL-2 -Sub AODV Protocol (S-AODV) and Stage-3- PROTOCOL 3-Clustered AODV (C-AODV). The PAN nodes provides simulated feedback of patients data (in NS2 simualator)to the doctors present for analysis of biomedical data within a hospital and this data is finally sent to all other Specialists /Doctors present across the Globe using Wide Area Network. We are using clustering algorithms in K-Means/Rapid Miner v5.0 to cluster the information of every doctors, patients and hospitals, encrypt it using BoxCryptor v2.0.403 and store it in a cloud database using Eucalyptus v3.4.

CS03. 3D database model and dynamic schema M. M. Sai Kiran Computer Science and Engineering Email:kai001.k@gmail.com

The attributes in databases can be used to create an 3D Database in which each dimension specify a table of one database and the it can contain up to 3 tables for a 3D database. The fields can be increased for Hyper-cubical Database with more than 3 dimensions. The selection of specific data from a 3D database can be done by specify in the data in each and every Dimension and thus acquiring data from more than one table without use of Joins. The database which has 3
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Dimensions has a tendency to overlap the data for the fields with same field numbers, but if the attributes of the intersecting fields are null the overlapping will be avoided. The more prominent method of extracting data from the 3D databases is ARRAY SLICING in which any data table can be extracted from the given 3D space. Considering a NxNxN 3D database any NxN array can be obtained from any plane. The null spaces which have been created by the intersection of the fields can be avoided by using Cube sorting algorithm such as a Rubiks Cube thro ugh which the attributes are sorted along with tuples and the null data can be filled leaving only one null data in the whole of NxNxN 3D Database.

CS04. Collection of data from the web using asynchronus i/o. S. Guruprakash Computer Science and Engineering Email:gurusiva@live.com

Web crawlers are an important component of many services, they enter into a webpage and collect all the necessary things and move to another web page. Web crawler is also known as spider, robots and so on. As the meaning of its name, it aims at fetching html automatically, timelessly. Nonblock I/O is widely used in the design of crawler. If it uses block I/O, when data is blocked on a socket, the process would be in the state of sleep, so it has a low efficiency. If use Nonblock I/O technology only, CPU would ask every socket again and again, however, most of the time is useless. Though it improves the efficiency of web crawler, it wastes most of the CPUs time. A method to extract the web pages with high speed is shown by using t wisted module in python framework. The efficiency is tested by taking a group of 20 webpages and a comparison is brought up between synchronous and asynchronous module. The performance will be demonstrated. CS05. A system for text recognition and its conversion to desired language from an image

K. V. Krishna Reddy, G. Rajkumar Reddy and Abhijith Kulkarni Computer Science and Engineering Email:kvkrish.07@gmail.com; rajkumaraug20@gmail.com; kulkarni.abhijith.780@gmail.com

With the present day globalization ,everyone needs to travel many places around the world .So language knowledge plays a key role in communication .But it is impossible for a human being to learn all the languages in the world .Though there are many means of language conversion our idea is quite different .When a person goes to a new place he is alienated to the local script of the place which he comes across on boards of market places, walls , regional newspapers etc , which means he couldn't use the language translator .So here we are presenting a solution to this problem through our detector which retrieves the text using boundary detection algorithms from an image taken by the user who is unaware of the script .The retrieved text is analyzed using
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deep learning technique and then converted to the desired language using language translators .This helps the users to easily translate the script in different language to their own language. CS06. G-MJR and anonymization across datacenters Anumoy Sutradhar Computer Science and Engineering E-mail: anumoy_sutradhar@srmuniv.edu.in Analyzing Big Data efficiently is one of the major issues in todays era of Cloud Computing. Data analysis allows a huge amount of data to be processed over very large datacenters present in different geographical locations (geo-distributed). The Googles MapReduce framework, popular for its excellent scalability and good fault tolerance is designed to work within a single cluster or datacenter. It performs poorly or not at all when deployed across datacenters. When compared to parallel databases, the performance of MapReduce is slower when complex data analysis is done. Complex data analysis tasks require the joining of multiple data sets in order to compute certain aggregates. Also cloud shares a large number of private data bringing privacy concerns. The existing anonymization approaches are challenged due to their insufficiency of scalability. The project G-MJR (Geo-Distributed Map-Join-Reduce) deals with all the three challenging issues; by extending the MapReduce framework including a Join Phase, applying a scalable two-phase top-down specialized approach (TPTDS) for anonymization of data. A Geo-distributed framework with data transformation graph (DTG) will also be used to determine schedules for job sequences in geo-distributed data sets which can be optimized either with respect to execution time or monetary cost. CS07. Speed and traffic control using GPS technology. R. Rajakumaran and U. Bhamini Computer Science and Engineering E-mail:bhaminiumapathy@gmail.com

The system combines the use of automatic vehicle location and the speed travelled with global tracking system with fleet of data for a comprehensive picture vehicle locations. Vehicle information can be viewed on electronic maps via the internet or specialized software. It controls the vehicle speed limit specified in every region. When the vehicle violates the specified speed limit, the vehicle location and other information is transmitted to the nearby traffic police via available cellular network .The main goal of the system is to monitor the driving behavior. The scenarios in which this technology can be used is stolen vehicle recovery, fleet management, asset tracking, surveillance, distance calculation. Employing vehicle tracking system in real life can control the traffic flow in urban areas and also other information about the vehicle such as fuel amount, pressure, ignition on/off , altitude can be monitored accurately.

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CS08. Pivotal kinematic prediction for autonomous robots using moving average smoothing Vishwajeet Pattanaik and S. Prabakaran Computer Science and Engineering E-mail: vpattanaik@gmail.com Robotic motion has always been rigid and mechanical. Motion Planning is rigorous and lacks approximation. Real time calculations require enormous amount of computation power. Therefore an approximation model capable of predicting motion could help reduce rigidness in robots. Proposed method would not just to predict motion; but also reduce dependency on real time computing. Several algorithms such as Moving Average Smoothing, Grid Based Search, Motor Learning and Probabilistic Approach have been brought to use. The system is fed satellite DEM imagery as input. The 3-dimensional terrain data is then scaled downed and smoothed. After a few iterations the approximated terrain data is achieved. The robots motion is broken down to two steps: S1, the approximated data; and S2, the real-time data. Breaking the motion reduces computation as the time difference between starting of motion (t1) and reaching target (tn) is reduced. S1 being approximated data allows higher scope of errors, whereas S2 doesnt. Hence, the system requires negligible computation during S1 compared to S2. Collectively these separate modules help the system handle imprecise data, yet perform effectively. The system has tremendous scope in Motion Planning of Autonomous Vehicles.

CS09. Enhanced TDMA protocol for wireless sensor networks Prashant M. Chaudhari Computer Science and Engineering E-mail:prashantchaudhari13@gmail.com

ET-MAC protocol, which is enhancement of S-TDMA protocol. ET-MAC reduces the waiting time for sensor nodes by using largest remaining units first algorithm. In real time applications, when sensors are used for monitoring and surveillance, each data are stored and forwarded to parent node. In clustered topology data are sent to cluster head. In S-TDMA, the approaches for assigning the slots are in first come first serve way. This way last node have to wait until other can finish their data transmission and possibly data storage can overflow, and this data loss is unacceptable in real time application. By introducing LRUF algorithm, waiting time will be reduced and data loss can be avoided. CS10. Unmanned railway crossings Indira Priyadharshini, M. Pushpahaasa, C. H. Sundeep, P. Sampath and K. Sasank Computer Science and Engineering E-mail: hod.chy@vdp.srmuniv.ac.in
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The automatic railways gate controller make the use of two sensors placed at both sides of the gate at a particular distance. The sensor detects the arrival of train senses the signal to close the gate and similarly sensor at the other end detects the departure of the train to open the gate for public use. We can also make it send messages to the station master to his mobile using codes about the status of the train. The basic idea behind this project is to control railway gates using IR lasers. The advantages are avoid man power, reduces train accidents and more economic. The applications are in control stations and railway gates in middle of the roads.

CS11. Noise charger Indira Priyadharshini and V. Saran Raj Computer Science and Engineering E-mail: hod.chy@vdp.srmuniv.ac.in

Energy can be converted from one form to another. This can be achieved using a transducer. Sound energy can be converted to any kind of desired form, and indeed to electrical energy. The basic concept is the same idea of microphone. Sound emitted reaches the diaphragm which is a thin piece, the diaphragm vibrates making the whole apparatus to vibrate. These vibrations are converted to electric current. The magnitude of the resulting electric current depends on the amplitude of sound, the nature of the diaphragm material used and also the dimension or design of the device. The design should be such that it reduces lose or escape of sound waves. Other feasible methods can be through Electromagnetic Induction, piezoelectric conversion. A normal cell consumes about 8.8 watt per hour and a normal laptop consumes about 60 watt per hour. And about 9636 Watts are consumed each year for charging cell phones. CS12. Implementation of secured adhoc on-demand distance vector routing protocol from computer (ubuntu) to android platform and viceversa. Jayanth Reddy Bogasamudram Computer Science and Engineering E-mail: jayanth_reddy@srmuniv.edu.in

Latest advancements in software field gave opportunity for implementation of new innovative technologies in mobile phones. ANDROID is one of its kind developed by google and is implemented in many smart phones these days. Sometimes it is difficult to implement and maintain SAODV routing protocol with the existing devices but SAODV implementation becomes easy with the help of ANDROID devices. This technology can be used majorly in military operations where an instantaneous and secured routing is needed. The main motive is securing the adhoc network which can be done by implementing digital signatures and hash chains in AODV. Every node in the communication knows the digital signatures of its neighbours and thus routing gets secured and the intruder node can be easily identified. Hash chains helps to protect hop count in the networking chain. SAODV implementation in android
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can be done with the help of arm compilers or an android app which runs SAODV code. The routing is maintained once the running code detects the neighbouring nodes in its vicinity. The neighbouring node can be a computer or an android phone. The routing gets possible and the information or data sent by the sender node reaches the destination node thorough the intermediate nodes. In this case sender, receiver or intermediate node can be a computer or android. CS13. AI-Airport Alvira fatima and Nikita Singh Computer Science and Engineering E-mail: alvirafatina@gmail.com

This project (AI-AIRPORT) proposed a solution for the problem of scheduling aircraft after the landings at an airport. The ultimate objective is to minimize the total (weighted) landing time for each plane. There are costs and many factors associated with landing either earlier or later than a target landing time for each plane. Each plane has to land on one of the runways within its predetermined time. There are many issues and accidents happen in manual control of the plane after landing. Especially in night times and winter season there always low visions to operate the aircraft from run ways to terminal and vice versa. This type of problem is a large-scale optimization problem, which occurs at busy airports where making optimal use of the bottleneck resource (the runways) is crucial to keep the airport operating smoothly. This project is the first attempt to develop an expert system to minimize the accidents due to low visibility. We proposed an intelligent auto-path finding method to minimize the running time and extend the safety of the airport. We use blended artificial intelligence algorithms with A*and Eight queen algorithm, in which the total infrastructure of the airport to be simulated with the gird layout with 2D/3D modeling for the centralized governance. We also proposed a new way of Local Positioning System without using GPS & Radar. CS14. Automobile controller using wifi technology M. Adithya Ganapathy and R. Vaishnavi Computer Science and Engineering E-mail: madhumathi.r@vdp.srmuniv.ac.in

Despite numerical advancements in order to improve safety and technology backing the automobile industry, we are still plagued by a fundamental issue, Human Interaction. The human body, with its numerous shortcomings is prone to sudden and dangerous attacks. The goal is to create a synchronized smart phone-car interface to provide a simplified way of controlling the car, and at the same time, leaving the actual navigation with the smart-phone. Cars will be preinstalled with microcontrollers and through continuous data input from the phone, the car can be controlled. Based on the data received, the microcontroller will be programmed to change the position of the steering wheel present in the car. Instructions will also be given whether to accelerate or brake accordingly. The reason for choosing wifi is that it is reliable, fast and also
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CS15. Biometrics in banking Sumanth Reddy Pandugula Computer Science and Engineering E-mail:sumanth_ramireddy@srmuniv.edu.in

Security is the first and foremost aspect that we are always concerned with, modernization of world made security a trusted issue. We have seen the development in verification and authentication of humans in banking world through passwords and personal identification numbers (PIN). We are to witness the days when there will be no passwords and everything we need to do is swipe our finger on a sensor or just look at the iris scanner. Biometrics is integration of the characteristics of individuals with the computers in order to provide authentication to each individual there are many characteristics of humans that can be used for authentication like fingerprint, voice recognition, face recognition, DNA, iris, ear biometrics, palm scan etc. The traditional ways of banking lack security though one time passwords (OTP) and virtual keyboards provide security, implementation of biometrics can enhance the security to a greater extent. If banks collect the biometric data from the individual at the time of account creation then the automated teller machines (ATMs) can be equipped with fingerprint sensors to make the transactions, option of fingerprint scanning and face recognition can be included to verify the transaction maker in the internet banking avoiding impersonation and making transactions safe, secure, simple and easy. CS16. Brain imaging to decode human brain activity Vijaya Sai Krishna Kodali Computer Science and Engineering E-mail: vij2success@gmail.com Imagine tapping into the mind of a coma patient, or watching ones own dream on YouTube. With a cutting-edge blend of brain imaging and computer simulation, we can bring these futuristic scenarios within reach. Quantitative modeling of human brain activity can provide crucial insights about cortical representations and can form the basis of brain decoding devices. As yet, the technology can only reconstruct movie clips or images people have already viewed. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have decoded orientation, position, and object category from activity in visual cortex. We need a better motion-energy model which describes fast visual information and slow hemodynamics by separate components. It would be great to have a general brain-reading device that could reconstruct a picture of a persons visual experience at any moment in time. This general visual decoder would have great scientific and practical utility. For example, we could use the decoder to investigate differences in perception across people, to study covert mental processes such as attention, and perhaps even to access the
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visual content of purely mental phenomena such as dreams and imagery. Eventually, practical applications of it could include a better understanding of what goes on in the minds of people who cannot communicate verbally, such as stroke victims, coma patients and people with neurodegenerative diseases. It may also lay the groundwork for brain-machine interface so that people with cerebral palsy or paralysis, for example, can guide computers with their minds. CS17. Cloud storage in clouds Saksham Chitkara Computer Science and Engineering E-mail: saksham_a@srmuniv.edu.in Have you ever wondered where companies like Google, Microsoft store their colossus size data? With more than 1.5 billion active gmail accounts and each account capable of storing 15GBs of data, with Google Plus, Google Adsense, Google Maps and countless others. This data is stored in a cloud or a data centre, a very large impound which contains data storage units, capable of handling Exabytes (a billion GB) of data every minute. These impounds are very expensive ventures due to the requirements of electricity and low temperature. According to my idea, a latex balloon filled by a combination of inert gases would reach a height of around 20kms from the surface of earth. The temperature at that height is near to the temperature that has to be maintained at the data centers. It would be powered by a solar cell, thus reducing the cost of data centers gigantically. It will carry storage units like D-RAM, STT-RAM, F-RAM or EEPROM. The data would be stored into these units and then we would communicate with these units. To communicate with the storage units, the digital data would be converted to analogue and then the analogue data would be transferred. The transferred data would then be given to an ADC. This extracted data would be provided to the users. If the prototype works, it would literally make the storage units free. CS18. Elephant warning system K. Kirupa Shankar, Joshua Varghese and Adithya Raam Sankar Computer Science and Engineering E-mail: adithya_raam@srmuniv.edu.in We plan to put together a system to make sure that pachyderms dont come calling and take you by surprise!! There is a BIO ACOUSTIC unit present in this method. A Pole will be present at each corner of the field. The receiver (a Microphone) will be attached to it and will be able to detect the elephant using its sound. We can detect the presence of the elephant from a certain distance itself. If this method fails, then we have a series of Geophones Hence if the elephant stamps on it, an alarm can be triggered. Taking into account the location, all these equipment can be powered by solar energy. A siren is situated in the centre of the perimeter to warn the residents. While, sirens working strictly in the range of 16-12,000 Hz are placed around the perimeter to ward off potential threats and a message will be sent to the District Forest Officer,
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Forest Ranger, Farmer, Forest Guard and to a member of the Village Forest Committee, which have been registered with the censor, through SMS. The elephants can also be chased off by irritating them with sounds at low frequencies.

CS19. Computational complexity in disaster management Shubham Jayswal and Virendra Agarwal Computer Science and Engineering E-mail: virendraagarwal03@yahoo.com

The opportunity to design and deliver a computer program that identifies the probability of floods in a particular region in India. A computer code is capable of solving equations related to flood destruction based on which this paper is associated. On the basis of various factors causing floods, an equation can be formed which can be helpful to find the intensity of destruction which can prevail in an area. Moreover probability of occurrence of floods can also be found out with the help of computer code which can easily be understood by its algorithm.

CS20. SRM - WIFI indoor positioning system

Ankit Deshpande, Gahan Rakholia, Aveek Chaudhury, Harsh Bharat Jain and Aditya Computer Science and Engineering E-mail: ankit_deshpande@srmuniv.edu.in Android Smart phones are the widely used smart phones around the world. Almost all Android phones have a Wi-Fi receiver inbuilt for internet access. Because of the popularity of Wi-Fi for internet access, it is available in almost all workplaces, educational institutions, Airports, Shopping Malls etc. With the absence of GPS in indoor environments it is very easy for users to get lost in large indoor environments. But since most of these places have a highly developed WiFi network, we could use these signals to assist users in navigating indoor environments. The WiFi access points can be used as reference positions to calculate the location of the users. The availability of WiFi access points in SRM University gives us an extra advantage to implement a WiFi based Indoor Positioning System for our university at a lower cost.

CS21. Introduction of cluster based routing algorithm for 6LoWPAN networks Krithika Ramaswamy, Sukanya Sunder and Tanima Mahadevan Computer Science and Engineering E-mail: krithika.ramaswamy1@gmail.com

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6 LoWPAN is a set of standards defined by IETF which creates and maintains all core internet standards and architecture work. This technology utilizes IEEE 802.15.4 and allows low power devices to connect to the internet via IPv6 protocols overcoming format incompatibilities between IPv6 and IEEE 802.15.4 in a single framework. Hierarchical routing (HiLow) is the routing algorithm currently being used in 6LoWPAN networks. Even though an improvement in the HiLow routing algorithm has been proposed, in certain cases it fails to show performance improvement. Hence, we seek to establish and implement an algorithm incorporating the concept of clusters that acts as a better alternative to the existing schemes. CS22. Technique to use or codes in cryptography A. Thejesh Kumar Reddy and S. Nikhil Computer Science and Engineering E-mail: thejesh23@hotmail.com In this paper we present a new technique of using QR codes (commonly known as Quick Respond Codes) in the field of Cryptography. QR Codes are mainly used to convey or store messages because they have higher or large storage capacity than any other normal conventional barcodes. In this paper the primary focus will be on storing messages is encrypted format with a password and send it to the required destination hiding in a QR Code, without being tracked or decrypted properly by any hacker or spyware. Since QR codes have fast response time and have large storage capacity, QR codes can be used perfectly to send encrypted data (messages) to the receiver. This method will be suitable in any business house, government sectors, and communication network to send their encrypted messages faster to the destination. Or a person can even use this method to keep his important documents like passport number, pan card id, social security number, perfectly secured with him all the time, without the information getting leaked to outside world. The new method is achieved by entering the message along with the password. This password will generate a secret code, which will be added to each digit or alphabet in the numbers or text entered in the message (which is needed to be encrypted) and generate the first phase on encryption. That newly generated encrypted message will again be encrypted using various other methods to generate the final encrypted message. This technique can be implemented in messengers to protect the privacy of users from hackers.

CS23. Find the shortest path between two points in the brain vessel system Shweta Suran and D. Malathi Computer Science and Engineering E-mail: shwetasuran10@gmail.com

Brain controls and coordinate body functions. Like any other part it is susceptible to bleeding, infection and other form of damage. This damage in brain function requires brain surgery. The main problem in surgery on brain vessels is that in most of the cases place of operation cannot be accessed directly; therefore an alternative entry point has to be used. For this, an alternate entry point has to be determined. Proposed method would develop the delineation method for finding the best path between two pints in the blood vessel system of the brain which would allow the
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easiest access to the place of operation and also allows quick examination of multiple alternative paths. Based on the obtained sectionalisation and delineation, we delineate blood vessels into arterial and venous vessels. CS24. A sensor based application to help ladies L. Sujan Kumar Computer Science and Engineering E-mail: sujan.lakkimsetti@gmail.com In this project I am going to tell about how deaf and dumb people take care of the children when they are crying. If the children are crying then children voice will be recognized by audio detector then it will intimate a signal to the women. women will have a trans receiver that receiver will vibrate and produce some light, due to this light deaf people can identify that there child is crying, and it also produces vibrations due to this blind people can identify that there child is crying. We will give a certain time period to the audio detector if the people not respond to the baby then the detector will send a message to the particular phone number then it will helpful to parents to attend the baby needs. It is not only used for deaf and dumb people It will also helpful in hospitals. In big hospitals doctors can easily recognize that there is some problem in particular room at night time and they can fastly reach and they can help the people. Detector will also record how much time taken by the required doctor to attend the patient or baby when doctor receive a message.

CS25. Video transcoding by dynamic frame skipping mechanism and offloading it through decision logica Varun Gowrishankar and B. L. Velammal Computer Science and Engineering E-mail:varunshankar12@gmail.com

There has been a rapid development in mobile communication technology. Developments in the technology has been in heterogeneous manner, meaning that there have been varied mobile devices with different architectures supporting great many number of formats such as WMV,FLV,MPEG. Moreover advents of high quality mobile services such as streaming high definition videos, on demand TV etc. has caused great strain in network bandwidth allocation and processing capability. This paper proposes a transcoding scheme through frame skipping by analyzing frame intricacies via a dynamic window selection mechanism for efficient usage of network bandwidth. Analysis of frame intricacies consists of two sectors one dealing with measuring the importance of each frame and other deals with measuring the motion magnitude between frames. This transcoding operation is offloaded through a Decision Logica function to reduce the computation work in the host system. Experimental results demonstrate that proposed mechanism for transcoding has better accuracy in selecting frames for encoding.

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CS26. Secure user authentication using QR code M. Viswajeeth, K. Vignesh Kumar and J. Rajtilak Indrajit Computer Science and Engineering E-mail: viswajeeth2020@gmail.com

User Authentication for web services typically follows the username-password paradigm. This requires users to remember and use complex and unique passwords for each web service. This system is vulnerable in a public computer environment, where keystroke logging and similar threats are possible. Use of Password Managers does not alleviate the public computer problem. The proposed authentication system - SQRL or Secure, Quick, Reliable Login is an open standard for secure website login and authentication. It does not rely on a username and password. Instead, SQRL relies on the users smartphone application to access web services. The web service presents a QR code containing the URL of its authentication service and a nonce. The user's smartphone signs the login URL using a private key derived from its master secret and the URL's domain name. The smartphone sends the matching public key and the signature to the web service. The web service then decrypts the signature and upon comparison with the original nonce authenticates users.

CS27. Mood classification based on audio simulation using EEG Prathyusha and Priyadarshini Computer Science and Engineering E-mail: banerjeepriyadarshini659@gmail.com

The purpose of this project is to identify the emotions that are aroused in the human mind as an effect of audio simulation. This is done with the help of Epoc emotiv that makes use of electroencephalography (EEG). The Emotiv EPOC is a high resolution, neuro-signal acquisition and processing wireless neuroheadset that can be used as personal interface for human computer interaction. It generates wave forms that correspond to brain signals. A database of the emotions consisting of training data is created and the feature vector is extracted, based on which the system is trained. The wave forms collected from the test subject are then analyzed based on the knowledge base created and classified into the emotions- happiness, sadness, anger and fear.

CS28. A novel web application based intrusion detection and response tool B. Padhmavathi, M. Jyotheeswar Arvind and G. Ritikesh Computer Science and Engineering, Vadapalani E-mail: jyotheeshwar@gmail.com, ritikeshsisodiya@gmail.com
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The project aims at creating a secure, platform independent tool to detect intrusions and respond to intrusion attacks. Current web application intrusion systems function predominantly on the network layer and are web platform dependent. Our tool detects intrusion attacks on the client side (application layer) of the application and thus prevents any damage to the application such as the loss of confidential data. A major requirement is to create a tool that can be easily integrated into any web application, is easy to use and doesn't slow down the application's performance. This tool implements an intrusion system by matching behavior patterns with an attack rule library. This implementation improves existing systems by reducing the number of false alarms generated by traditional systems eg: similar username matching. A statistical model is used to validate the detection and take the necessary responsive action only if it is validated by the test.

CS29. Detecting a selfish node in a malfunctioning link using PFC technique M. Poonkodi, Subesh Kumar Yadav, Prateek Tiwari and Mohit Vanvari Computer Science and Engineering, Vadapalani E-mail: mohit.vnvr@gmail.com, subesh75@gmail.com

Mobile Ad hoc networks (MANETs) are susceptible to having their effective operation compromised because of the features like unreliability of wireless links between nodes, constantly changing topology, restricted battery power, lack of centralized control and others. Nodes may misbehave either because they are malicious and deliberately wish to disrupt the network, or because they are selfish and wish to conserve their own limited resources such as power. In this paper, we present a mechanism that detects a selfish node using PFC technique from a malfunctioning link which is detected by 2ACK algorithm. Upon detecting the selfish node we find alternative path using M-AODV method. The first phase detects the misbehaving links using the 2ACK technique and that information is an input for the second phase where it detects the misbehaving node in that link using the principle of conservation of flow (PFC) technique. Finally an alternate shortest path is found using M-AODV technique removing the malfunctioning link and the malicious node.

CS30. Overcoming physical and networking layer limitations of 6LoWPAN B. Deeksha and Tarun Mohandas Computer Science and Engineering E-mail: tarun.mohandas@gmail.com

Internet of things (IoT) is an ubiquitous field in wireless networking where the day to day devices are connected to each other over the internet so that they can be remotely controlled from anywhere around the world. 6LoWPAN (IPv6 Low Powered Wireless Personal Area Network) is
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a new standard that allows low powered devices to communicate over internet. This research aims at improving and overcoming some of routing protocols of WPAN (ex. HiLow) for a better performance. Sleeping node problem, being one of major challenges of IoT, where a node has to go to inactive state for saving power, but still needs to be used for routing purposes, is being looked into in this thesis. Finally, we plan on integrating the new routing algorithm along with our solution for sleeping node to build a real time system. CS31. Rollback recovery approach for complex composite web services to enhance reliability of service Dipayan Mondal and B. Muruganantham Computer Science Engineering E-mail: mr.dipayanmondal@gmail.com The composition of existing services plays an important role to fulfill user requirement which creates an attention towards Web Service Composition technology in current era. Existing works focus on the rollback recovery process in composing web services in a complex way; but the limitations of those works lie on the methods or operators which are used for composing web services and execute them in serial parallel manner. By implementing complex operator for composing web services, proposed method increase throughput of service composing process and at the same time provide more choice in front of service consumer. Use of AND operator and OR operatormay lead failure possibilities. To overcome that failure possibilities, an auto checkpoint creation algorithm is used which serves both as rollback recovery mechanism and enhancing the reliability of service. CS32. Next generation cloud computing architecture - a focus D. Kannan, S. Vasanth Pranavan, Rakavee and A. Rajiv Gandhi Computer Science Engineering, SRM University, Vadapalani Campus E-mail: dkannan.pmk@gmail.com Cloud computing, next generation in computation, utilizes all recent achievements in virtualization, distributed computing, utility computing, and networking. It provides the facility to access the shared resources in common infrastructure, offering services on demand over the network to perform operations that meet changing the needs. It also implies the service oriented architecture through offering the softwares and platforms as services, reduced information technology overhead for the end-user, great flexibility, reduced total cost of ownership, on demand services and many other things. Currently there are various cloud systems on both academic and industrial world are being built. This paper presents all about the promising cloud computing technology i.e. its architecture, advantages, platforms, issues and challenges, applications, future and research options of cloud computing. There four generations of
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computing such as mainframe based computing, personal computing, client server based computing and web server based computing respectively. Several advantages of cloud computing have been demonstrated over present generation of web server based computing such as fast micro processor, huge memory, high-speed network, reliable system architecture etc.

ECE01. Power generation T. R. Prasanna Vishal and M. Srivatsan Electronics and Communication Engineering E-mail: prasanna.vishal@yahoo.in; msrivatsanm@gmail.com

This research paper focuses on generating a renewable and an eco friendly means of electrical energy without us providing any input. We achieve this by using lightning as our source. This idea has already been experimented by many but not in a feasible way whereas we have developed a new strategy which sees it from a totally different point of view. Even though many researchers have given up hope of generating energy from lightning directly, we came up with a basic and crazy setup to extract maximum energy out of it. Our setup is extremely unique and different that can be effective in generating considerable amount of energy from lightning by building accurate length rods. This energy can be distributed using a material which is heat resistant as well as highly conductive. One such material is an alloy of copper-tungsten. All these might look complicated on paper, but it actually involves only the basic devices and simple laws of physics.

ECE02. Sixth sense: physical interaction with virtual world Abhilash Bezbaruah and Arnab Basu Electronics and Communication Engineering E-mail:arnabb55@gmail.com

Humans have evolved over millions of years to use their five senses to perceive information about their physical surroundings and depend on those to take decisions. But, arguably the most useful information that can help make the right decision is not completely or naturally perceivable with the five senses, namely the data, information and knowledge mankind has accumulated about everything, which is increasingly all available online. The principle objective of this paper is to introduce an on-going technological development- Sixth Sense. The Sixth Sense was proposed as a wearable, gestural interface that will augment the physical world
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around us and let us use gestures to interact with digital information, without depending on heavy hardware. The Sixth Sense prototype implements several applications that demonstrate the usefulness, viability and flexibility of the system. It recognizes users freehand gestures. For example, the system implements a gestural camera that takes photos of the scene the user is looking at by detecting the framing gesture. The user can stop by any surface or wall and flick through the photos he/she has taken eliminating the use of a display.

ECE03. Driverless car: driverless intelligent vehicle for future public transport based on GPS guided autopilot robotic implementation Lokesh Kumar, Jis Antony and K. S. Sriharsha Electronics and Communication Engineering E-mail: jisantony92@gmail.com

Driver error is the most common cause of traffic accidents. With cell phones, in-car entertainment systems, more traffic and more complicated road systems, the problem seems bigger than ever. Driverless vehicles can be used in public transportation. This is equipped with a micro-computer system that contains a map of the area in which the vehicle operates. When the vehicle arrives, passengers get in and push a button for their destination. Using the on-board computer and map the vehicle takes the passengers where they want to go. These vehicles bring improved safety, decreased traffic and decreased pollution because of the reduced traffic. The application of GPS is growing fast recently. Not only in military and science purposes, but also in civil use. The project aim is to design and demonstrate a Driverless Intelligent Vehicle that has an onboard GPS equipped autopilot system, which is capable of driving the vehicle from one point to another without a human operator. The autopilot consists of functions such as GPS guiding, obstacle avoidance and motion control are integrated.

ECE04. Electronic grape-thinning gadget Dheeraj Reddy, Jyotsna Kadimi and K. S. S. K. Gautam Electronics and Communication Engineering E-mail: dheerajreddy_j@yahoo.in

Viticulture implements the use of skilled labor to do the hand bunch thinning process; which demands a lot of time and energy to efficiently cut few grapes from each bunch in order to make the remaining grapes sweeter and tastier. This procedure includes the cutting of every third node of the bunch with a pair of scissors i.e. to reduce it to at least half the original density. Interaction and acquaintance with farmers has brought this intensive issue into light. Their requisition has been taken as challenge to create innovative farm machinery. It is required to automate this
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tedious process through modernized machinery and thus, speed up the thinning throughout the farm. The aim of this paper is to formulate a handy electronic device that simplifies hand bunch thinning. This would intelligently identify the layout of the bunch at first and then sense all those specific stems that need to be alternately cut until half the density is effectively decreased and thereby improving over the baseline performance achieved by traditional methods in the field of horticulture. ECE05. Arm7 based accident vehicle tracking system Monpur Ashwin, N. Naga Akshaya and N. V. M. Naren Simha Electronics and Communication Engineering E-mail: mvsashwin@gmail.com

In every day there are millions of vehicles are passing on the roads due to urbanization. Transportation Department plays an important role in the features like Time, safety and efficiency but due to the lack of awareness Accidents occurs as usual and the consecutive things will be delayed then it gives the loss of the life also. Here the proposed paper describes the process for avoiding the above mentioned issues. It is ARM7 based system the core hardware has modules such as RFID READER, GPS, GSM wireless transmission will try to compensate the new transport related issues. Applications such as accident alert, traffic rule violation control and special zone are explained in this paper. An efficient utilization of communication link between RF Modems over a wireless channel to provides the information regarding vehicle monitoring, vehicle authentication. The implemented system is a more convenient to automatically sending information to above such applications. ECE06. Challenge to the future use of coal ice Anwar Electronics and Communication Engineering E-mail: anwarrocks256@gmail.com

The major problem that I set out to solve regarding the challenges to the future use of coal,since coal has a major role in the generation of 42% of worldwide electricity. It currently provides 30.3% of global primary energy needs."climate change" and the "acid gas emissions" have become major challenges to the future use of coal.one potential solution to this challenge is the installation of carbon capture and storage technology which removes the carbondioxide emissions during combustion which is responsible for the greenhouse effect. The problem of acid gas emissions can be reduced through the use of low sulphur coal and the introduction of flue cleaning technology. The largest reserves of coal are found in USA, China, Russia, India, Australia. I would like to conclude by saying that India has been lacking of renewable as well as non renewable sources. As a part I would like to design a machine that could be able to produce coal very faster and it must be able to face the present day challenges that coal is being faced.
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ECE07. Peer-to-Peer interactive device S. Niranjhan and Rahul Chandhoke Electronics and Communication Engineering E-mail: niranjhan94@gmail.com

Our Project is based on augmented reality. Most researchers struggle to collaborate with other researchers from around the world because of time and distance constraints. Our project can remove these barriers, with a cost effective and highly interactive device that utilizes the peer-topeer network communication technique. A versatile combination of a 3-D scanner that scans alpha stage projects and transmits the image on to a portable and lightweight handheld device that is coupled with a high precision touchpad in-built with industry-standard editing software. The touchpad and the screen are strategically designed in order to provide the user maximum flexibility in editing thanks to an ergonomic and minimalist design. This image is transmitted automatically to the other participants of the discussion, who have a similar handheld device. These participants can modify the image which can be viewed in real-time by every other participant. Now, researchers and innovators alike from around the world can communicate with their peers, mentors and experts in their field of operation without worrying about travelling costs. This can prove to be crucial in todays demanding and fast paced industrial research. There are future plans to implement this device to educationalists and to the office workplace too.

ECE08. Piezo- plasma method of electricity generation from garbage T. N. Venkataramani, Mukund Iyer and Madhu Mohan Electronics and Communication Engineering E-mail: venkat.ramani95@gmail.com

Municipal solid wastes and other solid wastes are broken down to form syngas using plasma torch. The composition of syn gas is carbon monoxide, hydrogen, carbon dioxide. Hydrogen can be separated by Dewar's method. This smoke is sent into a high pressure container which consists of non conductive plates and pressurizes the piezoelectric crystal. When a pressure of 2858 PSI or 2000N is applied to the quartz crystal, an emf of 12500V of DC is produced which can be converted to AC. The principal advantage of this method includes less dependency on fossil fuels and reduction in the deposition of waste.

ECE09. Word-a-fun software Ankit Murarka, Vinod Durairaj, Harsha Reaper and S. S. Teja Electronics and Communication Engineering E-mail: ankit_murarka@srmuniv.edu.in
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Online gaming has become a new trend across India. More people now own a smartphone, which once stood as a dream for millions. With the advancement in the smartphone technology, many online games have flooded the internet market, resulting in their express popularity. Microsoft Corporation had launched an online game, "Wordament", which has now become the prime focus, especially among the students. The purpose of the word puzzle game is to construct all possible three and more letter words from the given matrix of jumbled letters. The principle of "Word-a-fun" is to help solve the puzzle matrix in quick time, with maximum combinations possible. The player can maximize the score-points resulting in better rankings. This is premium software based on MATLAB and C++ Languages. The idea includes an input device to feed the real time puzzle matrix to the software and then producing the most efficient output possible. The software can be used by anyone who plays similar games. This technology is entertainment based but, helps to improve the vocabulary of the player.

ECE10. Heliodisplay: method and system for free-space imaging display and interface Vishaal Shankar and Saumya Aiyappan Electronics and Communication Engineering E-mail: saumya.aiyappan@gmail.com: vishaal.viva.del@gmail.com Current technologies attempt to create the visual perception of a free-floating image through the manipulation of depth cues generated from 2-D data employing well-established techniques. A few examples of these include stereoscopic imaging, polarized glasses or real-imaging devices utilizing concave mirror arrangements. All of these technologies suffer convergence and accommodation limitations. This paper aims to review the growing study of the heliodisplay-an apparatus for generating full color, high-resolution free space video or still images with interactive capabilities. The system creates a dynamic, non-solid particle cloud by ejecting atomized condensate present in the surrounding air, in a controlled fashion. The overall concept based on electronics and thermodynamics will be discussed. A study on how the heliodisplay receives input from a computer, television, or from video game console, and projects the image on a floating screen of air will be presented. The 2-D image gives the appearance of a floating 3D object. The touch sensitivity and interactive capability of the Heliodisplay followed by its advantages and possible disadvantages will be put forth. ECE11. High speed data transfer with MEMS by Photonics B. Koushik Kumar and P. Revanth Reddy Electronics and Communication Engineering E-mail: revanth.sree96@gmail.co The study of Photonics and MEMS is very important subject that drives us with different applications in our daily day to day life. Photonics technology is the new method of transferring
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the data at high transfer rates up to 100 Giga bytes per second. The photonics that deals with the laser radiated rays of information source (data). Micro Electro Mechanical systems (MEMS) are the system that interacts with the physical world with the sensing and processing devices. MEMS uses the very sophisticated micro sensors which detects the approximated signals and processes data with microprocessors or microcontrollers. MEMS detect the laser radiated rays that enhance the data which would be substantially converted to required data. The main study of this topic is the high transfer rate of the data and proper detection by passing through the silicon photonics by MEMS. ECE12. Smart pen Anupam Kumar Electronics and Communication Engineering E-mail: kumaranupam030394@gmail.com

This is regarding a smart pen that is a pen which writes itself when a command is given to it. Whatever is spoken in a particular language it interprets it and writes. Say for example if we say how are you?", it will write it out. This can be done by installing a dictionary in a particular language on a chip. Regarding circuit, the whole circuit can be made inside a hollow wire, through the prototype of printed circuit board; the most recent one being- feather light circuits for super thin electronics. The circuit can be made and folded in that hollow wire which can be inserted into that pen. For support, we can insert the pen into a ring shaped object held by a flexible stand whose movement can be controlled by a remote. The speed of the pen too can be controlled. This pen is useful for those who are unable to write, such as in case they lost their hand in an accident. The calculator circuit or logical circuit can also be made inside that pen adding another feature of performing scientific calculations. A camera can be fixed on the pen inorder to see any mathematical problem take photos, save it on a chip and carry out the corresponding ogical operation output in the form of the written result. ECE13. Paper on intelligent traffic control using mobile adhoc network" Faisal Shahdad Electronics and Communication Engineering E-mail: faisalshahdad@yahoo.com Imagine you are driving in a highway and your cellphones displays messages about traffic ahead, any accidents, and thus provides you the alternate route to avoide it. "Adhoc" network is a dynamic network which can be created anywhere and does not require centralized infrastructure .since Vehicular traffic is continously increased which has resulted in congestion and mishaps.so ITS (intelligent transport system) an advanced application which without embodying intelligence as such, aim to provide innovative services relating to diverse modes of transport and traffic managment and enable various users to be better informed and make safer, more coordintated and smarter use of network transports.

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ECE14. Touch screen and wireless communication based personal assistant for dumb and illiterate in airlines N. Naga Akshaya and Monpur Ashwin Electronics and communication engineering E-mail: akshaya.n.1512@gmail.com

The main purpose of this project is to help dumb/illiterate to express their needs to the airhostess by displaying in the LCD from their respective seats with the use of Zigbee wireless communication with the interface of touch screen. Zigbee, unlike Bluetooth or wireless USB devices, have the ability to form a mesh network between nodes and hence larger area can be covered. The available facilities are printed and placed under touch panel. When we touch, the corresponding analog values are produced by the panel and is fed to the CRSI-656 processor; this processor built-in with ADC. The CRSI is an interface controller chip, specially designed for touch panels. The output of CRSI chip is converted into CMOS logic through MAX 232, because the microcontroller will not accept the TTL logic information produced by the CRSI processor. This micro controller provides all the functionality of the display and wireless control. Then Zigbee transmits data according to the input given by the user using touch screen. At the receiver the information will be displayed in the LCD in English. The entire required power supply is derived directly from the main supply through step down transformer and rectifying.

ECE15. New 3-d periodic table (self made) Gurpreet Singh Electronics and communication engineering Email: singhisguri@gmail.com; guri_95@yahoo.com Ive made my own periodic table and it overcomes the demerits of the long form modern periodic table. We get a new form of periodic table which not only overcomes the demerits of previous form of table of elements but also follow a definite pattern of atomic number of elements. The basis of arrangement of elements is still the same that follows the atomic number. There is provision for addition of any new elements discovered without disturbing the structure of the model, even a new block can also be added. The structure of model can also be constructed in 3-D. De-merits of modern periodic table- 1) Hydrogen has been placed at the top of alkali metal family because its electronic configuration (1s1). On similar basis, Helium (1s2) should have been included in group 2 of alkaline earth metals. But it is placed in group 18 of noble gases. 2) Lanthanoids and actinoids should have been accommodated in the main body of the periodic table. But these have been placed separately at the bottom of the periodic table. These demerits are overcomed in my periodic table and position of elements is properly ordered. And this table can also be rotated by 180.

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ECE16. RFID/NFC based location/blackbox device for use in Automobiles Arnob Dey and Ashok Vishwanath Electronics and communication engineering E-mail: dey.arnob@gmail.com

In todays modern age, people want quick and instantaneous access to information on -the-go at a click of a button. The NFC/RFID based TrackTracer device aims to provide real -time information to the driver of the vehicle, on the various Points Of Interests (POIs) coming on the way (restaurants, hotels, gas filling stations, police stations, etc.) and displaying it on a screen. This can be implemented by installing the several NFC/RFID chip on the white line that passes through the road, which would in turn communicate with the car (also having a NFC/RFID chip installed) to extract the information on the various POIs. This solution also aims to assists drivers during heavy showers, by automatically reducing speeds and coming to a halt when nearing a traffic signal or a railway crossing. In case of an accident, the NFC can be used as a black box device, generating the track record of the car, its place of origination, its last recorded speed, whether any malfunction took place during the course of its journey, and whether any car was in the opposite end, thereby assisting the investigators to find out the possible reasons for the accident taking place.

ECE17. RS485 based SCADA system for longer distance powered devices A. Seshank and Preeti kumara Electronics and communication engineering Email: seshankalluri.143@gmail.com

This project aims at building an efficient and automatic power survey system, which is capable of monitoring the electrical parameters of high voltage devices, which are present in real time industrial environment. The system makes use of RS485 based communication which is suitable of transferring data over longer distances. An interchange system includes one or more generators connected by a balanced interconnecting cable to one or more receivers and terminating resistors. This project consists of two Microcontroller based motherboards one dedicated with the sensors and the other at the display end. This display unit is provided for the user interface to view the parameter levels. Both the controllers are connected using Rs-485 cables for transmitting the data from one to other. The Receiver controller receives the data from the other microcontroller and takes the responsibility to display the data into the LCD. The motherboard at the other end is provided with few sensors such as voltage sensor, current sensor and frequency sensor. These sensors monitor the load conditions of the device to which it connected and provides the same to the controller. These interfacings protect the controller from damage. We also make use of the ADC module which available internally in a micro controler to
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read the input from these sensors. The major features of this project are: 1. Usage of RS-485 communication. 2. Different parameter monitoring. 3. Low power consumption. The major learnings of this project are: 1. Implementation of ADC module. 2. LCD interfacing with Microcontroller. 3. RS 485 communication protocol. 4. Embedded C programming. 5. PCB designing.

ECE18. The last elements atomic number (to exist) on the periodic table J. Hari Prakash Electronics and communication engineering Email: hariprakash122@gmail.com

Ever since the creation of the first artificial element or rather the transuranic elements there has been a question of what is the last element on the periodic table. So the idea here is to use the expression to find the velocity of an electron in nth orbit in the bhors theory and put the velocity as the velocity of light and the orbit number as 1. By this it can be clearly determined that the number of possible elements are 137 and the elements which will have atomic number greater than that of 137 will not exist as a massive particle (electron) will have to achieve velocity greater than that of light to stay away from the nucleus. So this elegantly shows the last element atomic number. ECE19. The mystery of time Unnat Bharadwaj and Tushar Gupta Electronics and communication engineering, Ramapuram Campus E-mail: unnatbharadwaj@gmail.com ; gupta.tushar.1995@gmail.com

This paper is basically to understand the time and its relation to the energy. Time and space are considered interwoven in our research and may be called as space time. Additionally time will be considered as a fourth dimension and a necessary coordinate. Let us take two frames of reference- s0(x0, y0,z0,t0)-this is the rest frame; s(x,y,z,t)-this is the moving frame; A variable #is being taken where; #=1/{1-v^2/c^2}^1/2; So if an event occurs in s0 it will be received at s in the following dimensions; x=#(x0-vt0); y=y0; z=z0; t=# (t0-vx0\c^2); Now by energy mass eq e=m*c^2(m*=change in mass); wkt- m=m0/(1-v^2/c^2)^1/2; and hence if a person moves with a velocity v mass changes by m*=m-m0; m=m0#; m*=m0(#-1); That implies e=mod (m0(#-1))c^2 we have t=#(t0-vx/c^2); t-t0=#(t0-vx/c^2)-t0; now let t*=t-t0; t*=#(t0-vx/c^2)-t0; so #=t*+t0/(t0-vx/c^2); so from energy mass eq-; e=m0{mod((t*+t0)/(t0-vx/c^2)-1}; =m0{mod((tc^4)/(t0c^2-vx)-c^2)}; If vx<<t0c^2; e=mo{mod((tc^2/t0)-(c^2))}; =m0c^2{mod((t/t0-1))}; =m0c2{mod((t-t0)/t0)}; Squaring both sides; E^2=(m0^2)(c^4)((tt0)^2/t0^2)); On rearranging; t^2-2t0t+t0^2[1-(e^2/((m0^2)(c^4)); Using sridharaya acharya formula; t= [2t0+(or)-2t0(1-(1-{e^2/m0^2c^4}))^1/2]/2; Thus; t=t0(1+(or)-e/m0c^2); This
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ECE20. Tunable ultrasonic mosquito repeller R. L. Raghav, K. P. Phani and Arnab Dash Electronics and communication engineering E-mail: raghavram18gmail.com; kp_phani5@yahoo.in; arnabdash92@gmail.com

One of major pests in modern world is the mosquitoes, which is the cause of many fatal and epidemic diseases like chikungunya, malaria, dengue etc. Its bite irritates and causes immense pain and untold suffering and even claims the lives of innocent people. Over the years mosquito bats, sprays and liquid vaporizers have proved inefficient as they have developed immune resistance towards it. This project aims at providing cheap, optimum and effective solution to this problem. As each species is sensitive to sound generated at particular frequencies, the breeding of the mosquitoes in a particular area can be curbed by using a tuned ultrasonic mosquito repeller. Mosquitoes have a particular body temperature (body heat) which can be detected by the infrared sensor in the range of operation and switches on the tunable ultrasonic sound generator circuit which produces ultrasound frequency (30-55 kHz) according to the type of mosquitoes and drives away the mosquitoes from the region. To make it more efficient and easy to access, the hardware can be interfaced with a mobile application to allow the user to remotely control the operations of circuit .This project could be extended to different kinds of pest namely rats, garden bug, beetles etc by allocating sound frequencies designated for them and hence driving them away. As the project doesnt kill them and at the same time drives away the mosquitoes from area it provides maximum utility in densely mosquito breeding areas and prevents spreading of fatal diseases in effective and cost efficient manner. ECE21. Sugar solution powered fuel cell Arnab Dash, D. Vinod, Raghav Ramesh and K. P. Phani Electronics and Communication Engineering E-mail: arnabdash92@gmail.com Nearly all living cells break down sugar to produce energy. By mimicking what plants and animals do naturally, we can develop a battery that can store the most energy for its weight using sugar as a fuel source. Most gadgets today run on lithium-ion batteries, which are scarce, toxic and costly. Sugars, on the other hand, are abundant in supply and safe to use. Especially, the best fuel that we can use is a sugar solution made of 15% malodextrin, which is a product of corn starch. The lifetime of the battery depends on the sugar concentration, plus how many electrons are extracted per glucose. The malodextrin solution is unique in that it can be broken down
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slowly through the synthetic enzyme pathway to generate nearly constant power output rather than a peak power over short time. Basically, we expect the system to work so well because we can almost convert all of the energy stored in the sugar molecules into energy that can be harnessed by something like your cell phone or mp3. Since regular batteries have to be thrown away when the lithium gets used up, the sugar fuel cell can be recharged by filling it with more sugar solution. Therefore, we can say that the sugar fuel cell could be ready to integrate into our electronics in the upcoming years and can eventually be at least one-tenth the cost of lithium-ion batteries with cost-effective technology. ECE22. Dsp for smart bio-metric solutions Maddineni Rakesh Chowdari and Ankit Chicker Electronics and Communication Engineering E-mail: rakeshchowdary4@yahoo.com Biometrics is the science of measuring and statistically analyzing biological data. In information technology, biometrics refers to the use of a persons biological characteristics for personal identification and authentication. Fingerprint, iris-scan, retinal scan, voiceprint, signature, handprint and facial features are some of the most common types of human biometrics. Digital signal processors (DSPs), which are specially designed single-chip digital microcomputers that process electrical signals generated by electronic sensors (e.g., cameras, fingerprint sensors, microphones, etc.), will help to revolutionize this world of biometrics. The core of the biometric authentication process is made up of image processing and pattern matching or minutiae comparison algorithms. And the programmable DSP, with architecture well-suited for implementing complex mathematical algorithms, can efficiently address all the processing needs of such a system. The following information introduces the concept of a complete biometrics system solution based on semiconductor components, development tools, and software solutions. Additionally, the various concepts that outline the inherent advantages of a DSP in a biometric system - better accuracy, faster recognition and lower cost, all leading to smarter biometrics will also be covered.

ECE23. Script recognition for multilingual documents J. G. S Kalyan, M. Rakesh Chowdari, Mervyn Rohit and V. Sujith Kumar Electronics and Communication Engineering E-mail: kalyanjgs@yahoo.com In a multilingual country like India, a document may contain text words in more than one language. This causes practical difficulty in OCRing such a document, because the language type of the text should be pre-determined, before employing a particular OCR. It is perhaps impossible to design a single recognizer which can identify a large number of scripts/languages. So, it is necessary to identify the language region of the document before feeding the document to the corresponding Optical Character Recognition (OCR) system. Identification aims to extract information presented in digital documents namely articles, newspapers, magazines and e-books.
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This has given rise to many language identification systems. The objective of this project is to develop visual clues based procedure to identify different text portions of a document. EEE01. Optimal design of LCL filter for single phase SPWM inverter using multi-objective optimization G. Sriram Karthik, S. Venkat Ram and A. Rathinam Electrical and Electronics Engineering E-mail: sriram92karthik@gmail.com; svenkatram400@gmail.com; rathinam.a@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

Sine Pulse Width Modulated (SPWM) Inverters are multilevel Inverters which have the capacity to produce an approximate sinusoidal output. But due to high frequency switching, higher order harmonics are associated with the current waveform which affects the power quality. In order to filter out these unwanted higher frequency components, LCL filters are being preferred at the output stage of an SPWM Inverter. Choosing the ideal values of the filter parameters happens to be a tedious task. Hence, in this paper, Self Adaptive Differential Evolution Algorithm (SADE) is employed to determine the ideal combination of filter parameters, which includes the values of the inductors and capacitors of the LCL filter in order to obtain the best filtering effect with least filter losses. Hence, this optimization problem is formulated as a Multi-Objective problem with one objective function being minimizing the magnitude past the switching frequency and the other one being minimizing filter losses. Since the above objectives are conflicting in nature, SPEA 2 (Strength Pareto Evolutionary Algorithm) is hybridized with SADE algorithm. Simulation results and calculations are provided to conclusively prove that the proposed method is better than the conventional methods for filter design.

EEE02. Diagnosis of single line to ground (LG) fault in a medium transmission line using differential evolution S. Venkat Ram, G. Sriram Karthik and A. Rathinam Electrical and Electronics Engineering E-mail: svenkatram400@gmail.com; sriram92karthik@gmail.com; rathinam.a@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

Fault identification is an important aspect in any given power system for fast restoration and protection of equipment's in the system. The technology so developed for this process must not only identify the fault location but also the type of fault and severity of the fault so as to determine proper time setting of circuit breakers. In this paper we have implemented Differential Evolution algorithm to detect the location of single line to ground fault in a medium transmission line. A differential model of the system was developed and the actual fault occurring at a specific location was simulated using Inverse L-Transform and the actual fault current samples were obtained. Fault location was used as a design variable and 4th order Runge-Kutta method is used to obtain the fault current samples of the expected waveform. The difference between the actual
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EEE03. Improvisation of transmitted power and reduction of transmission losses Aditya Nema Electrical and Electronics Engineering E-mail: adityanema94@gmail.com

Power, efficiency and feasibility- these three words play an indispensable role in defining the power scenario of any nation. We all know that with the advent of new technologies and modernization, the power demand has shoot up. In order to ensure the progress and development, the power quality has to be increased i.e. the efficiency of the power transmitted over miles should be desirable and satisfactory. Factors like voltage stability, transmission capability, reactive power compensation etc. play a major role in power systems and can be controlled with the help of flexible a.c. transmission system (FACTS). Moreover, as the power from plants and substations is transmitted over hundreds of miles, line, heat; copper, reactive losses significantly reduce the power output. These can be reduced with the use of specific dielectric and magnetic materials. To reduce the magnetic losses, magnetic shielding of transmission lines can be taken into account. Subsequently, in order to reduce losses due to heat, cooling ducts may be used at proper distances. Trying to improve the generated power is a prime concern these days and a lot more economical than setting up power plants in every region.

EEE04. Bubble power Indraja Pranathi, Monika Paul and R. Revanth Reddygari Electrical and Electronics Engineering E-mail:millimanoharan@gmail.com

Sonofusion is technically known as acoustic inertial confinement fusion. In this we have a bubble cluster (rather than a single bubble) and is significant because when the bubble cluster implodes the pressure within the bubble cluster may be greatly intensified. The center of the gas bubble cluster shows a typical pressure distribution during the bubble cluster implosion process. It can be seen that, due to converging shock waves within the bubble cluster, there can be significant pressure intensification in the interior of the bubble cluster. This large local liquid pressure (P>1000 bar) will strongly compress the interior bubbles within the cluster, leading to conditions suitable for thermonuclear fusion. More over during the expansion phase of the bubble cluster dynamics, coalescence of some of interior bubbles is expected, and this will lead to the implosion of fairly large interior bubbles which produce more energetic implosions. In sonofusion, a piezoelectric crystal attached to liquid filled Pyrex flask send pressure waves through the fluid, exciting the motion of tiny gas bubbles. The bubbles periodically grow and
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collapse, producing visible flashes of light. The researchers studying these light emitting bubbles speculated that their interiors might reach such high temperature and pressure they could trigger fusion reaction. Tiny bubbles imploded by sound waves can make hydrogen nuclei fuse- and may one day become a revolutionary new energy source.

EEE05. Distribution feeder reconfiguration for operation cost reduction Sidde Hemalatha and S. Vidyasagar Electrical and Electronics Engineering E-mail: sidde.02@gmail.com

Distribution system is a very important part of the power system dispatch because it attaches the transmission system to the customer. Due to increasing demand of power, the distribution system has become more complex. It is important to improve the reliability of power system in general and distribution system in particular. One of the main issues in distribution system is the operating cost of the system. Thus, planning the structure of the distributions system is critical in order to reduce cost and improve efficiency. Hence, to reduce operating cost, the available distribution system is been reconfiguration in order to find the minimum cost in the systems. Reconfiguration of distribution systems consists of changing its topology through resetting the status of switches located at certain point of the network.

EEE06. Comparison of various neural learning algorithms for single layer feed-forward architecture based on-line load flow analysis C. S. Boopathi, A. Venkadesan and S. S. Dash Electrical and Electronics Engineering E-mail: boopathi.cs@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

This paper identifies a suitable neural learning algorithm for neural network based on-line load flow analysis. Load flow analysis is an important problem for real time power system planning and Operation. The conventional methods used for load flow analysis are iterative techniques, takes longer time for computation and not suitable for on-line applications. Neural Network based approach is computationally less rigorous as compared to conventional methods and provides an alternate solution for on-line load flow analysis in real time. The on-line Load flow analysis requires the NN model to be accurate, simple and structurally compact. This in turn to a large extent depends on the type of Neural Learning algorithms used to train the Neural Architecture. In this paper, single layer feed-forward architecture is chosen for study. The chosen neural architecture is trained off-line using three types of learning algorithms and tested on-line for load flow analysis. Their performance is compared in terms of accuracy, computational complexity and structural compactness and suitable learning algorithm is identified. The results are extensively validated for IEEE 30 Bus system through MATLAB simulation. The promising results obtained are presented.
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EEE07. Generation of electricity from plastic waste Rohit Dubey Electrical and Electronics Engineering E-mail:rohitdubey9867@gmail.com

The waste plastic is fed into the boiler through hopper, where it burns to get heat .Then water is passed through HCM 2STM (Superior weldability and high temperature strength 2.25 Cr ferritic steel tubes) which converts water into steam at very low temperature of 5750C.Then the steam is passed through water wall furnace tube that pressurizes steam. This is then ejected using metallic jet nozzle, which hits the steam turbine that is connected to 3- cylindrical rotor type alternator {non-salient pole type} that generates electricity. The steam is condensed into a surface condenser {water cooled shell and tube heat exchanger} and is pumped again into the boiler using feed water pump having 1-phase capacitor run motor. The harmful smoke containing poisonous gases like DIOXINS AND POLY CHLORINATED BIPHENYLS is neutralized using CATALYTIC BAG FILTER SYSTEM. The molten plastic coming out of the boiler can be used for various applications such as Tough rubber sheet, carpets, etc.

EEE08. Helping autistic people through animatronics S. Anoosha., Deeoanko Singha, Amish Mathur, Tipam Bhattacharjee, Chandini Mohapatra, and Venkatesh Vaidyanathan Electrical and Electronics Engineering E-mail: venkyvaidya94@gmail.com; deepankosingha@gmail.com

The aim of this project is to help autistic people find out in their inner talents. The principle behind this project is by using animatronics we intend to interact with autistic people (primarily children) and help find out what they are good at. To explain in brief it is proven fact that therapists and doctors are only successful to a certain patients on a one on one basis. But when a toy or an animal is introduced (such as Dr.Dog programs) their rate of interaction significantly increases. Using principles of animatronics we aim at creating robots which are playful and interactive which could help them interact without any hesitation but primarily controlled by therapists so as to give them significant control over therapy, understanding and progress of the patient. The process involves patients to involve themselves with these robotics in different mannerisms of behavior and also different skins such as changing the color texture and visual anomaly of the robot so as to bring out the best effective response of the patient. Therefore the final goal is trying to make sure autistic people (especially children) talents are recognized so that they can be nurtured.

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EEE09. Hybrid vehicles with energy storing body panel Priyanka Bhatt Electrical and Electronics Engineering E-mail: priyanka.bhtt@rediffmail.com

Scientists have estimated that after 40-50 years all the resources of oil will be exhausted and after that we will be left with nothing. Its better to find an alternative to avoid this situation. And an answer for this problem is Hybrid vehicles with energy storing body panels. Hybrid cars will be much more efficient when bulky battery packs will be replaced by multiple energy stored panels that can be built into the body of a vehicle. Right now one of the biggest technological limiting factors of electric vehicles are the batteries. They can be damaged through depletion, they add weight, their manufacturing process is expensive and environmentally unfriendly, and they just don't hold as much energy as we'd like. Advanced Nano-structured batteries and super capacitors are deftly incorporated into carbon fibre panels using an advanced resin; the panels are, in turn, formed to fit around a cars frame. Just as with a conventional EV battery, the super capacitor infused material can be fully charged via the power grid or refreshed while en route via regenerative braking. Electrified material charges faster than conventional batteries, and is strong and pliant enough to be fully integrated within a vehicles structure.

EEE10. Mobile to mobile charge transfer using resonant electromagnetic induction Srinivas Keshav, S. Akshay Aiyer and Anjul Kumar Jha Electrical and Electronics Engineering E-mail: srinivaskeshav.08@gmail.com; akshay.aiyer@yahoo.com

This project deals with the transmission of electric charge from one mobile to another using resonant electromagnetic induction wirelessly through air so that if one mobile is out of charge it can be charged wirelessly by the other mobile by the use of resonant electromagnetic Induction which is a short range wireless power transmission technique. Both the mobiles will be fitted with a small transmitter and receiver which can be used to transfer the charge. When both the inductive transmitter and receiver resonate at the same frequency there will be a highly efficient magnetic coupling resulting in charge transfer between the mobiles. The mobiles will contain a custom made app to monitor the charging and discharging process

EEE11. Self-constructing electric systems using artificial neuromorphic structures Arijit Ray and Angshuman Ghosh Electrical and Electronics Engineering E-mail: arijit.ray93@gmail.com; agangshumanghosh@gmail.com

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EEE12. A novel solar power system for electric vehicles with maximum power point tracking for novel energy sharing C. Bharatiraja Electrical and Electronics Engineering E-mail:bharatiraja@gmail.com

This paper presents a new system architecture which makes efficient use of the power produced from the photovoltaic panels for charging batteries of solar powered Electric Vehicles. The system has the power system for a solar powered Electric Vehicle and the power system for the solar powered grid connected Electric Hub (a large battery bank). Several electric vehicles may be charged from its own photovoltaic panel and from the hub, which in turn is charged by a large capacity photovoltaic panel or by the electric grid in case the power required is more than the power available from the panels. Once all the batteries connected to the system reach a certain maximum charge limit excess energy from the vehicles and the hub is pumped into the grid, thus utilizing the energy that would have been otherwise wasted.

EEE13. A novel approach for solving hydrothermal unit commitment and scheduling for generating companies using particle swarm optimization S. Padmini, R. Jegatheesan, and Subhransu Sekhar Dash Electrical and Electronics Engineering E-mail:padmini.s@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

This paper presents a new approach for solving the short-term hydrothermal co-ordination problem for Generating Companies (GENCO) using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). In the past the main objective of power utilities was to minimize the total cost of the thermal units taking into account of both thermal and hydro constraints while satisfying the various constraints. However in a restructured power system, the objective is to maximize the profit of
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GENCO without considering the necessity of satisfying the forecasted demand. This paper presents results on test case of a cascaded chain of four-hydro plants and three-thermal plants. Here, the thermal power to be generated is calculated by subtracting the hydropower available from the load demand for the scheduled time periods. In this paper, a novel method is proposed for solving hydrothermal unit commitment and scheduling problem clubbed together using PSO technique in a competitive electricity market. Unit Commitment (UC) is performed for the threethermal power plants so that their on/off status can be determined and accordingly optimum schedule can be calculated. .Here the problem is first solved by lagrangian relaxation method and is then compared with PSO.A numerical result demonstrates the improved effectiveness of the presented algorithm as compared to lagrangian relaxation method.

EEE14. Reverse voltage multi-level inverter with different modulation techniques for high power applications C. Danya Bersis, K. Mohanraj, and Subhransu Sekhar Dash Electrical and Electronics Engineering E-mail: danyabersis@gmail.com;mohanraj.k@srmuniv.ac.in; hod.eee@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

This paper proposes seven-level symmetric Reverse Voltage Multilevel Inverter. This is new topology which requires reversing voltage component and gate drives. In this performance of the multilevel inverter has greatly increased and the Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) get reduced. This topology requires less number of switches and carrier signals compared to existing topologies like existing cascaded multilevel inverter. So the overall cost has greatly reduced. PDPWM (Phase Disposition Pulse Width Modulation), COPWM (Carrier Overlapping Pulse Width Modulation), Staircase modulation techniques are used to control the multilevel inverter. These multilevel inverters are used in high voltage and high power applications like FACTS, HVDCs, etc

EEE15. Hybrid solar-wind street lighting system Anjul Kumar Jha, Srinivas Keshavand and S. Akshay Aiyer Electrical and Electronics Engineering E-mail: akshay.aiyer@yahoo.com; srinivaskeshav.94@gmail.com

The objective of this project is to propose a hybrid wind and solar powered LED Street-light. The project combines both solar and wind energy and increases the efficiency of the combined system to around 70 to 80 %. The system consists of two dc sources which are solar and wind which are combined using Multi Input Single Output dc-dc converter based on fly-back topology. As solar and wind, both are complementary to each other, as on normal days the solar generation is higher during day time as compared to wind but at night the wind generation picks up. Hence, we get a system which generates power 24x7 and is more efficient than the existing

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systems and requires no power input from any sources and can be used in remote places where power supply is not available. EEE16. Bio-robotics S. Navaneeth krishnan Electrical and Electronics Engineering E-mail:navaneethkrishnan25894@gmail.com Bio robotics is a subject that links two major subjects biology and robotics. The main aim of the paper presentation is to create an artificial limb and make it function as a natural limb of the person who is in need of it. There is a major circuit diagram which clearly explains the construction of the artificial limb. It is build up in such a way that there is an active part of the cell that is considered where there is a constant flow of neurons and by placing a tungsten wire anywhere in between the two cells there is a certain amount of friction that is being produced and then the small amount of energy that is being produced is stepped up constantly using a step up transformer and then once the amount of energy is being stepped up from mv(milli micro volt) to V(volt) the circuit gains an amount of energy that is being stored in a capacitor and the key present in the circuit is being activated using a connection of the motor neuron that is connected with the spinal cord and which gets activated on the activation of the motor neuron. EIE01. Electronics and instrumentation P. Ramyaa Electronics and Instrumentation E-mail: ramyaa412@gmail.com Human stress is a persons response to the demands and pressures that arise from external sources, as well as those that are self imposed. Physiologists demonstrate that symptoms of high stress levels are increased heart rate, rapid breathing, increased sweating, cool skin, cold hands and feet, tense muscles etc. Under stress, a person begins to perspire and the skin offers some resistance to current and voltage. The skin resistance changes with the emotional states of the body. According to the galvanic skin response theory, resistance and stress are inversely proportional. When the stress level increases, the skins resistance decreases. In the relaxed state, the resistance offered by the skin is as high as 2 mega-ohms or more, which reduces to 500 kiloohms or less when the emotional stress is too high. The reduction in skin resistance is caused by an increased blood flow and permeability followed by the physiological changes during high stress. Galvanic skin response works on the principle that if a subject touches two electrodes by his/her middle and index fingers, the skin resistance produced due to the human stress levels changes the output voltage. This is where the stress meter comes into play.

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EIE02. Power density measurement and hazards in cell tower radiation Umangsatnalika Electronics and Instrumentation

Cell tower is a major threat to humans and other organisms. This paper deals with the effect of rays emitted by the cell phones and towers. These are those threats which are difficult to avoid and control. We are harmed every moment by it, though we know about it we are unable to prevent ourself. There are various laws in the principles laid by international organization like ICNIRP .India is far behind in the implementation of the prevention measures and we are the worst affected by it. This paper deals with the drawbacks of such organization ,effects of radiation and power density is calculated for various places, the harm it causes there n some solutions. FP01. Comparison of constant temperature drying (Tray drier) with fluctuating temperature drying (cabinet solar drier) of mango/ pineapple slices and the subsequent impact on product quality Wishmore Gwala Food Process Engineering E-mail:wishgwala@googlemail.com

Green fuels or renewable energy sources are increasing in popularity and solar energy is one such fuel which has always been a promising alternative in food processing but has not been embraced due to fluctuation in energy intensities hence creating difficulties in controlling such processes as drying (Mercer, 2008, Fellows, 1997). Ancient preservation of fruits and vegetables has been done using sun drying (Green & Schwartz, 2001). It is strongly believed that protected sun drying using solar drying equipment has many advantages which if exploited can empower small holder farmers to dry their produce for preservation during a seasonal glut thereby being able to provide nutrient supplementation and variety throughout the year. Small holder farmers can also be empower to add value to their produce by drying fruits and vegetables and selling them at a higher price as food ingredients to large scale food processing establishments and in some cases export to more lucrative overseas markets. It is against this background that an investigation into the effectiveness of solar drying be done by comparing the quality of electrically dried fruit at constant temperature with solar dried fruit at fluctuating temperatures. Should the results be favourable solar drying can finally be embraced as an important technology in empowering communities and environment conservation.

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FP02. Development of value added plain stirred yoghurt by incorporating the East Indian Red Wood (Caesalpinia sappan) extract E. Joselin, P. Geetha and K. Jayaraj Rao Food Process Engineering E-mail: rjoz_jo@yahoo.com

Yoghurt is a fermented dairy product, having several health benefits and is a source of highly nutritive protein, energy from added cane sugar, milk fat and unfermented lactose as well as vitamins. A study was conducted for the development of value added yoghurt by incorporating the East Indian Red wood extract to enhance the sensory quality. Addition of herbs to yoghurt improves its functionality with respect to the health benefits, food safety and bio-preservation. The color from East Indian Red wood was extracted in potable water using Heat Extraction method. The color extracted in the potable water was observed to be stable for more than 10 days when stored at refrigerated temperature packed in high barrier pouches impervious to light and oxygen. Stirred type of plain yoghurt was prepared by standard method using cow milk, and twenty ml of the East Indian Red wood extract was incorporated into the yoghurt. This imparted orange to yellowish color to the yoghurt. The color of the water extract, however, was found to be pH dependent. The rheological quality of yoghurt is primarily dependent on its total solids (TS) content, hence the extract added-yoghurt was prepared using toned milk supplemented with skim milk powder @ 20, 23, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 gm per 500 ml and the influence of the TS level studied by sensory evaluation and texture measurement. Sugar level was also optimized by studying its effect at three levels viz. 20, 25 and 30% (w/w) of yoghurt. Textural parameters viz. Firmness (gm), consistency (gm.sec) and adhesive force (gm) were measured using Texture Analyzer (TA). It was found that as TS level increased, the body of the yoghurt became firmer and more viscous and TA parameters increased. Among the levels studied, the TS level of 40 gm per 500 ml milk was found to be most acceptable in terms of overall acceptance as evaluated by sensory panelists. In the case of sugar addition, 20% level (w/w) was the most accepted level evaluated based on sweetness liking score on 9-point Hedonic scale.

FP03. Encapsulation of beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) extracts using spray drying technology K. Poornima and B. Priya Food Process Engineering E-mail:priya.balasubramani@gmail.com

This study aims to obtain encapsulated beetroot extract in a powder form using spray drying technology. The beetroot extract, as core material was obtained using aqueous extraction at ambient conditions. The encapsulated betanin powder was produced by spray drying process using the combination of maltodextrin and gum arabic as wall material in the ratio of 1:4 (core material : wall material), drying inlet air temperatures at 120 C, 140C and 160 C, outlet air temperature at 952 C and compressed air flow pressure at 350kPa. The quality analyses such
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as moisture content, encapsulation yield, encapsulation efficiency, betanin content, antioxidant activity, bulk density and color was evaluated for the encapsulated powder. The scanning electron microscopy was used to examine the micro structural characteristics for the optimized conditions. FP04. Evaluation of quack grass root as nutrition enriched bread A. Caroline. Food Process Engineering, E-mail:caroline8754349566@gmail.com

Quackgrass (Elymus repens) is a hard-to-get-rid of weed found in corn and soybean crops, persistent and resistant to a variety of herbicides. This ubiquitous Quack-Grass is usually known as obnoxious weed, which is highly difficult to eradicate and ends completely eating up the good of the land; but naturally it contains high nutritional value which is useful for human system. Elymus repens which understandably translated means Low Growing Wild Millet. The quack grass roots are highly rich in protein content which are dried, made into flour and used in many food product productions. In this process of bread making the quackgrass root flour is added along with wheat flour at various proportions. Though other flours like graham flour, dueum flour and semolina flour are used in bread making, wheat flour is commercially used. Chemical composition and Quality of breads is to be evaluated by their volume, baking yield and total baking loss, and organoleptic assessment. Other parameters to be tested include the rheological properties of flour in the form of non fermented dough (flour-water-salt system) and baking test. The efficiency of the product over wheat flour product is compared. Worldwide, enough food is produced to feed everyone, yet this food and the technology to produce it does not always reach those in needs. As a result of food deficits, nearly 1000 million people do not get enough to eat and over 400 million are chronically malnourished. Every year 11 million children under the age of five die from hunger or hunger-related diseases. Poverty in India is widespread and estimated to have a third of the world's poor. In 2010, the World Bank reported that 32.7% of all people in India fall below the international poverty line. This study involves mainly in the research on overcoming poverty and malnutrition with the naturally available resource which is highly nutrition enriched.

FP05. Fruit waste utilization R. Mythili, S. Subasree and G.R. Abilasha. Food Process Engineering E-mail id: sreeks.rd@gmail.com

Fruits are more prone to spoilage than cereals due to their nature and composition, and this spoilage occurs at the time of harvesting, handling transportation, storage, marketing and processing resulting in waste. Efficient management of these wastes can help in preserving vital
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nutrients of our foods and feeds, and bringing down the cost of production of processed foods, besides minimizing pollution hazards. Processing fruit produces two types of waste: a solid waste of peel/skin, seeds, stones, etc, and a liquid waste of juice and wash waters. In some fruits the discarded portion can be very high (eg: mango 30-50%, banana 20%, pineapple 40-50% and orange 30-50%). Therefore, there is often a serious waste disposal problem, which can lead to problems with flies and rats around the processing room, if not correctly dealt with. If there are no plans to use the waste it should be buried or fed to animals well away from the processing site. FP06. Studies on phytochemical screening, anioxidant activity, antibacterial activity and oil content of cucmis melo seed
K. Harini andV. Nithyalakshmi Food Process Engineering E-mail: harinik_90@yahoo.com

Aim of this study is to examine the dried cantaloupe seeds (cucumis melo var.reticulatus) for its phytochemical property, Antioxidant Activity, Antibacterial Activity and oil Content. The seed extracts were investigated using five different solvents. The phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of active ingredients such as Steroids, Saponins, Phenols, Cardiac Glycosides, Terpenoids, Alkaloids and Quinones in the aqueous seed extract. The seed extracts were evaluated for antioxidant activities (both qualitative and quantitative) by DPPH radical scavenging assay. The powerful radical scavenging is attributed to the presence of Total Phenol Content in the seeds of cucumis melo var.reticulatus. . Nutrient content of the seeds were also analyzed. Antibacterial activity of the aqueous seed extract was determined by Minimum inhibitory concentration method. Standard procedures were applied to determine the fatty acids composition of the seed oil. FP07. Utilization of byproducts and waste materials from meat, poultry and fish processing industries: a review Sandra Aveena Monis Food Process Engineering E-mail: sandyavi.monis@gmail.com

India is bestowed with vast livestock wealth and it is growing at the rate of 6% per annum. The contribution of livestock industry including poultry and fish is increasing substantially in GDP of country which accounts for >40% of total agricultural sector and >12% of GDP. This contribution would have been much greater had the animal by-products been also efficiently utilized. Efficient utilization of by-products has direct impact on the economy and environmental pollution of the country. Non-utilization or under utilization of by-products not only lead to loss of potential revenues but also lead to the added and increasing cost of disposal of these products. Non-utilization of animal by-products in a proper way may create major aesthetic and
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catastrophic health problems. Besides pollution and hazard aspects, in many cases meat, poultry and fish processing wastes have a potential for recycling raw materials or for conversion into useful products of higher value. Traditions, culture and religion are often important when a meat by-product is being utilized for food. Regulatory requirements are also important because many countries restrict the use of meat by-products for reasons of food safety and quality. By-products such as blood, liver, lung, kidney, brains, spleen and tripe has good nutritive value. Medicinal and pharmaceutical uses of by-product are also highlighted in this review. Waste products from the poultry processing and egg production industries must be efficiently dealt with as the growth of these industries depends largely on waste management. Treated fish waste has found many applications among with which the most important are animal feed, biodiesel/biogas, dietetic products (chitosan), natural pigments (after extraction) and cosmetics (collagen). Available information pertaining to the utilization of by-products and waste materials from meat, poultry and fish and their processing industries has been reviewed here. FP08. Bioconversion of 1-phenylethanol to acetophenone using immobilized whole cells of Candida parapsilosis MTCC 1965 G. Sindhu, R. Preetha and Anju Chadha Food Process Engineering E-mail:sindhu21.20@gmail.com Acetophenone is an important flavoring agent in food industries. It is combined with other conventional flavoring materials to impart flavors for e.g. cherry, almond. In the industry, acetophenone is chemically synthesized with help of chromium catalyst which releases toxic, carcinogenic by-products. The oxidation of 1-phenylethanol to acetophenone is a commercially important reaction and has widespread applications. The principle of green chemistry is applied here to the fundamental oxidation reaction to make the process environment and user friendly. Using immobilized whole cells of Candida parapsilosis MTCC 1965 the enantioselective oxidation of 1-(S)-phenylethanol to acetophenone was carried out by varying reaction parameters such as pH, reaction time, biomass and substrate concentrations. The Candida parapsilosis MTCC 1965 is immobilized using carrier material such as sodium alginate, chitosan, agarose, activated carbon. FP09. Studies on optimization of enzymatic hydrolysis of feather waste by Bacillus cereus R. Sangeetha and P. Geetha Food Processing Engineering E-mail: sangeetharaja10@gmail.com

Feather is one of waste generated from poultry sector. Accumulation of feather will lead to cause environmental pollution and also feather protein waste. The high degree of disulfide linkages in feather keratin could resist to proteolytic enzymes originated from microbes. At present, most of poultry sector disposed feather as waste from poultry operation without undermining of their
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potential. The physico-chemical treatment is widely adopted for preparation of feather meal, a digestible protein for animal feed. Therefore, the present study is focus to developing enzymatic hydrolysis process for management of feather keratin waste which is obtaining from microorganisms. Even though feathers contain protein, but proteolytic enzymes such as trypsin, papain, pepsin and other proteolytic enzyme from microbes are failure to utilize feather keratin. But keratinase have the potential to utilize feather keratin due to their specificity. Microbial keratinase can easily break up keratin protein, thereby produced feather meal as a good feed supplement in feed industries. A feather degrading Bacillus cereus was isolated from poultry waste by enrichment method. The isolated microbes were identified on morphological, biochemical tests and 16sr RNA sequence homology. Culture conditions were optimized subsequently as in the series of inoculum, feather concentration, pH and temperature. The maximum enzyme specific activity was recorded at 5% v/v inoculum level, 1.0% w/v feather concentration, at pH 8.0 and temperature at 40C. The keratinase enzyme production was recorded at exponential growth phase (after 5 days). Glucose at 1% w/v. fructose at 1.0w/v, starch at 0.5% w/v concentration has been support for enzyme production. According to SDSpolyacrylamide gel electrophoresis studies, the molecular weight of crude keratinase within range of 20.1 kDa to 66 kDa. The similar weight of purified keratinase enzyme has been reported from various microbial isolates. FP10. Studies on phyto chemical screening, tannin content and antibacterial activity of herbal date syrup. G. S. Jaya Vimala and P. Geetha Food Process Engineering E-mail:sally.vimala@gmail.com

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the phytochemical screening, total tannin contents and potential antibacterial activity of aqueous extract of Gymnemasylvestre, Dates and herbal date syrup. Gymnemasylvestre commonly known as gurmar belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae. Phytochemical screening showed the presence of quenanis, cardioglycosides, terpenoids, phenols, caumarins, steroids, -cyanins flavonoids, tannins and saponins in all three extracts which may be responsible for the activity. The total tannin content of G. sylvestre leaves extract was 46.25mg/g, Dates extract was 8.5mg/g and Herbal date syrup extract was 10.25mg/g. The potential antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus cereus was studied. The antibacterial activity was determined in aqueous extracts using disc diffusion method. The extracts of Gymnemasylvestre leaf and dates showed inhibition against Staphylococcus aureus and extract of herbal date syrup showed highest inhibition against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis. The results of these studies revealed most valuable information

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FP11. Bamboo shoot: nutritional and medicinal food Anjana Bora Food Process Engineering E-mail:anjana.381.bora@gmail.com Bamboos, a group of large woody grasses belonging to the family Poaceae and subfamily Bambusoideae, are much talked about for their contribution to the environment. Literature on the nutritional and medicinal potential of bamboo shoots is scarce. This paper therefore provides insight on bamboo shoot as a food resource. Bamboo shoot forms a traditional delicacy in many countries. Being low in fat content and high in potassium, carbohydrate, dietary fibres, Vitamins and active materials, bamboo shoots are consumed in raw, canned, boiled, marinated, fermented, frozen, liquid and medicinal forms. Bamboo shoots possess high protein, moderate fiber, and less fat content. These are having antibacterial, antifungal and anticancerous properties. They are also endowed for having essential amino acids, selenium, a potent antioxidant, and potassium, a healthy heart mineral. Occurrence of taxiphyllin, a cyanogenic glycoside in raw shoots, and its side effect on human health calls for the demand to innovate processing ways using scientific input to eliminate the toxic compound without disturbing the nutrient reserve. Lastly, the paper also reviews the utilization of medicinal properties acquired by bamboo shoot. Using the traditional knowledge, pharmaceutical preparation of bamboo shoots like bamboo salt, bamboo vinegar, bamboo extracts for diabetes and cholesterol control, application of antioxidants extract from bamboo shoots for reduction of acrylamide present in fried polysachharide products etc. are now gaining importance. Further investigation is required by the researchers to make novel nutraceutical products and benefit the society. FP12. Essential oil treatment to reduce anthracnose and stem end rot in various mango cultivars Jeevan Rao and Periyar Selvam Food Process Engineering E-mail: jeevanrao1990@gmail.com, periyar.india@gmai.com

BACKGROUND: Post harvest application of prochloraz fungicide is commercially practiced to control Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (anthracnose) and Lasiodiplodia theobromae (stem end rot) during storage at ambient temperature, post harvest disease in mangoes increase in consumer concern regarding food safety and demand for organically produced fruits makes it necessary to search for alternative environmentally friendly products and processes in the fruit industry thus the use of essential oils in order to control post harvest diseases in mangoes. METHODS: In this study we have focused on the isolation of these microorganisms from various mango cultivators and disc volatilization for the analysis of the antifungal properties of the oils clove, thyme, ginger, eucalyptus and flax seed against C. gloeosporioides and L. theobromae. RESULTS: The studies showed that cove and thyme oils are highly effective at inhibiting the growth of C . gloeosporioides and L. theobromae at concentration 6 l/ml. CONCLUSION: The studies
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showed that thyme and clove oils have excellent antifungal properties and further in-vivo studies are carried out for treatment against C. gloeosporioides and L. theobromae and their efficiency in natural packaging. GE01. Investigative study on the effect of isogenic promoter in RNA interference in Nicotiana tabacum Muriel Monteiro and Rex Arunraj Genetic Engineering E-mail: muriel1911@gmail.com

More than 4000 chemicals are found in Nicotiana tabacum and tobacco smoke. Alkaloids and terpenoids form the major groups and about 60 of them are carcinogens. Nicotine is the major alkaloid in tobacco which varies from 0.6-9.0% in Nicotiana tabacum to 18.76% in Nicotiana rustica leaves. Putrescine N-methyl transferase (PMT) catalyzes the S-adenosylmethionine dependent N-methylation of putrescine which is first committed step in nicotine synthesis. Most of over expression and silencing studies are carried out with a constitutive promoter driven construct. In some cases, inducible promoters are used. Nonetheless, they both have their limitations. Use of constitutive promoter affects the agronomic traits, while an inducible promoter may not be relevant under particular environmental conditions. These limitations can be overcome by the use of an isogenic promoter. A study of native promoter driven siRNA will give an insight on the regulatory mechanism of nicotine biosynthesis as well as aid in maintaining the agronomic traits of transgenic plants. In the current study, native isogenic promoter was used to transcribe the siRNA against pmt2 gene to counter nicotine biosynthesis using identical physiological, biochemical and developmental cues as that in wild type tobacco. Insilico analysis of PMT gene family revealed that pmt2 promoter possesses antioxidant and ethylene response element in addition to the properties shared by the pmt multigene promoter family such as abscisic acid response element (ACGT), auxin responsive element (TGTCTC), ARR1 Binding element (NGAAT), Dehydration responsive element, Elicitor response element (CTGACC/T). Efficiency of this approach can be assessed by comparing the nicotine level and agronomic traits of the transgenic plant to that of the wild type. GE02. Targeted gene delivery using liposomes S. Shruthi and N.S. Raja Genetic Engineering E-mail: lucy.shruthi@gmail.com Liposomes are used as tools for the delivery of macromolecules known to act on intracellular target sites. Targeting biological macromolecules of therapeutic nature to intracellular organelles has proven to benefit as a therapy for disorders associated with that specific organelle. The delivery of the cargo, carried by liposomes, to cellular organelles is aided by peptides functioning in as targeting and anchoring signals. In this attempt, we demonstrate a technique for the delivery of oligonucleotide sequence to the mitochondria and study the mechanism of anchoring of proteins at the mitochondrial outer membrane. A mitochondrial outer membrane
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protein, OM45, at its N-terminus, contains a hydrophobic segment which serves as both a mitochondrial target signal and an anchor at the outer membrane. In this study, the SA segment of the OM45 protein (1-32 residues) is used as a target peptide. The target peptide is synthesized and incorporated into a unilamellar lipid vesicles having similar lipid composition as the mitochondrial outer membrane. The release of the cargo from the aqueous lamellar space of the liposome into the mitochondria is believed to be facilitated by the fusion of both membranes. As discussed above, this study helps in understanding the signaling and anchoring of proteins.

GE03. Identification of PLSCR1 as a biomarker in cancer diagnosis S. Niyati Sharma and A. Devi Genetic Engineering E-mail: niyati0sharma@gmail.com

Tumor markers are widely used for the detection and monitoring of cancer in clinical laboratory tests. Currently, few clinically verified markers are suggested to predict the biological behavior of cancer. In clinical tests, none of these serological markers have demonstrated both the high sensitivity and high specificity needed to detect early stage cancer. It is therefore important to have biomarkers as a parameter for early diagnosis of cancer in order to develop better drugs and therapeutic approaches for cancer treatment. Phospholipid scramblase (PLSCR), a newly identified calcium-dependent plasma-membrane protein, has been revealed to be important in the transbilayer movement of phosphatidylserine and other aminophospholipids to the plasma membrane outer leaflet. This transbilayer movement usually occurs after a physiological event, such as cellular injury and apoptosis. Furthermore, studies have reported that PLSCR may be involved in the regulation of tumor cell proliferation. PLSCR1 has been shown to be operative in cells activated through several plasma membrane receptors, during myelopoiesis and leukemogenesis, growth of cancer cells. Recent studies on the several colorectal cancer (CRC) tissues predicted that the PLSCR1 was over expressed in malignant adenocarcinoma tissues compared with normal colorectal mucosa. In addition, the plasma level of PLSCR1 was significantly elevated in colorectal cancer patients compared with healthy individuals. These reports suggest that PLSCR1 may play an important role in tumorigenesis. However, the expression levels in various cancer blood plasma samples remain questionable and this work aims in identifying if phospholipid scramblase is of diagnostic and prognostic value as a biomarker for cancer with the help of techniques including western blotting of plasma samples and immunohistochemistry of tissue sections of cancer patients at various stages. GE04. Screening and characterization of high lipid accumulating micro algal strains from freshwater environment S. Radha and M. Ramya Genetic Engineering E-mail: radha.sn100@gmail.com Algal based biodiesel is a renewable and attractive alternate to the petroleum fuel. Microalgae
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have the ability to grow fast and accumulate huge amount of lipids that can be transformed into biodiesel. Main focus of this study is to identify high lipid accumulating micro algal strains from various freshwater habitats. Ten microalgal species have been isolated and identified as Scenedesmusbajacalifornicus, Micractinium sp., Graesiella emersonii, Chlamydomonas dorsovantralis, Ankistrodesmus sp., Chlamydomonas moewusii, Coelastrum astroideum, Chlamydomonas debaryana, Coelastrum proboscideum and Acutodesmus obliqus based on the ITS-2 sequence analysis. Lipid content of the ten isolated microalgal species ranges from 7-30%. Among them, Ankistrodesmus sp showed highest lipid content (30%) compared to other isolates. Media optimization of nitrogen, phosphorus and iron is essential to achieve highest lipid accumulation of microalgal species. In the present study is to obtain maximum lipid accumulation of Ankistrodesmus sp with optimized three different nutrient conditions such as nitrogen (3 g l-1 to 5mg l-1), phosphorus (1.5-12 mg l-1), and iron (2-12mg l-1),) on the growth of biomass. The absence of nitrogen, phosphorus and iron was also evaluated. Among these, high lipid content (45%) was shown in nitrogen 5mg l-1 compared to other conditions. Furthermore, optimized condition has to be followed for selected microalgae mass cultivation and fatty acid composition to be analyzed. GE05. Genetic engineering for semi dwarf rice variety using RNA interference (RNAi) technology G.Bindusree and Parani Madasamy Genetic Engineering E-mail: binduacharigen@gmail.com

Modern rice varieties are generally semi-dwarf and high-yielding while the traditional rice varieties are tall and low-yielding. Plant breeding methods of introducing semi dwarf phenotype involve selection after hybridization with exotic germplasm. Consequently, is not always possible to retain all the special features of the traditional varieties while breeding for semi dwarf phenotype. Moreover, developing semi dwarf varieties through classical breeding takes a long time. Therefore, semi dwarf versions of traditional varieties were not developed and the marginal farmers who cultivate these varieties did not benefit from Green Revolution. Using RNAi, genetic engineering for semi dwarf plants will be attempted in White Ponni which is tall and low yielding but it is known for its premium fine grain rice variety much preferred in Tamil Nadu. It is the poor mans Basmati rice. Our project is aimed at developing semi dwarf rice plants by precisely silencing Ga20ox2 gene that codes for GA20 oxidase, an important enzyme in gibberellic acid (GA) biosynthesis using RNA interference. With this technology we can bring in semi dwarf phenotype without affecting other characteristic of traditional varieties in short time. In addition, the results will help designing RNAi construct for similar traits in other crops too. GE06. Screening and characterization of novel enzymes from metagenomic library of activated sludge S. Gayathri Devi Genetic Engineering E-mail: gayu.bt14@gmail.com
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Soil microorganisms are the most valuable sources of natural products providing industrially important biocatalysts and antibiotics. The traditional microbiological method of cultivating soil microbes contributes less than 1% of the total micro biota of the environment. The field of metagenomics which was evolved during late 1990s involves the direct cloning of microbes without the need for culturing. The technique helps in the discovery of novel enzymes and also uncultivable microbes. The study aims in construction of metagenomic library from the activated sludge of a tannery effluent treatment plant using the plasmid vector pBluescript KS (+) and screening of the library for production of four different industrially important enzymes namely, protease, amylase, lipase and cellulose. One clone producing proteases was obtained which produced a zone of clearance in the LB- ampicillin plates supplemented with 1% skim milk. The plasmid was isolated and sequenced by primer walking method to obtain the full length sequence. The complete ORF and the gene was amplified and cloned in pET28 a (+) vector and then transformed to competent E.coli BL21 DE3 cells. The target protein was over expressed with 1mM IPTG and the expression was analyzed by SDS- PAGE. The target protein was purified by Nickel affinity chromatography and the specific activity of the purified enzyme was done by protease assay. The purified recombinant protease was then characterized for its stability under different temperature, pH, organic solvents, detergents, metal ions and inhibitors. The metagenomic library constructed from soil consists of about 10,000 clones. The average insert size of the library was about 3Kb consisting of clones with insert sizes in the range of 1.5 to 6 Kb. The protease positive clone had an insert size of about 1.7Kb. Upon sequencing by primer walking method, the gene was identified as an alkaline serine protease gene showing 91% identity to the organism Bacillus claussi and contained an ORF of 1143bp with 380 amino acids. The over expressed enzyme exhibited a molecular weight 40Kdalton in the SDS- PAGE analysis. The crude extract was purified by Nickel affinity chromatography to obtain the purified enzyme of 40Kda. The purified proteases had a specific activity of 112.4U.mg. It was optimum at the temperature of 55 and pH of 11 proving it to be an alkaline protease. It was stable in the presence of anionic detergents like SDS and also tolerant to few of the organic solvents like ethanol, methanol, isopropanol and butanol. The activity was totally inhibited by PMSF (serine protease inhibitor) proving it to be a class of serine proteases. In conclusion, the recombinant protease is stable under alkaline conditions in a moderately high temperature so that it could be applicable to various detergent industries and also in waste management

GE07. Identification and characterization of novel mirnas and their targets from Arachis hypogaea l. using whole genome transcriptome sequences M. Deepeka , Sudheesh K Prabhudas and N. Purushothaman Genetic Engineering E.mail: deepeka11@gmail.com.

Arachis hypogaea L. belongs to the family of Fabaceae (legume family) and it is one of the major edible oil seed crops in India. miRNAs plays a major role in regulating all the major biological pathways in the plants which thereby controls the protein levels and their function.
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Discovering the novel miRNAs from these species will help us to understand its controlling mechanism and they can be used for the molecular improvement of this crop. About 327, 901 whole genome transcriptome sequences were assembled into unique transcriptome sequences (unigenes). These unigenes were aligned against the all plant pre-miRNAs from the major databases. Further with the help of several miRNA discovery tools and using various approaches many potential novel miRNAs and their targets can be obtained. These identified novel miRNAs and their targets will help in understanding of molecular regulation and to improve the crop. GE08. Development of Database for DNA barcoding for flora of India S. Vasanthi and M. Parani Genetic Engineering E-mail: vas.genetics@gmail.com

DNA barcoding is a novel concept for the taxonomic identification, in that it uses a specific short genetic marker in an organisms DNA to discriminate species. In order to collect and manage the DNA barcode data effectively, a data schema is required. Bioinformatics plays a very important role in the analysis of DNA barcode data. We constructed a large-scale database system that holds a collection of 1111 barcode sequences from Indian species which includes 747 sequences of Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest plants and 364 sequences of Traded Medicinal Plants. This database is being mainly created for Indian plants, which will enable the user to differentiate unknown barcode sequence based on similarity search along with the identity percentage within the already existing DNA barcode sequence, where the matching and mismatching bases are differentiated using color codes. Flora DNA Barcoding Systems is a web-based database system that is used for compiling a high volume of DNA barcode data and identifying unknown biological specimens along with their taxonomic information

GE09. Amplification refractory mutation system PCR in prediction of CVD risks C. Swathine, Sruthi Abirhami, Arul Jothi Nagarajan, Melwin George and A. Devi Genetic Engineering, E-mail: aruljothi.n@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

Cardiovascular disease is a group of disorders of heart and blood vessels. The mortality rate due to CVD is increasing every year worldwide. WHO reported CVDs are projected to remain the single leading cause of death worldwide. There are a number of genes responsible for occurrence of CVD in addition to life style and other environmental factors. The mutation or polymorphism in those candidate genes can be diagnosed at early age and individuals can be kept out of risk factors. ARMS PCR is an easy and reliable two step procedure to find out the known polymorphism in the CVDs associated genes like PON1, SCARB1 and other genes. The ARMS PCR involves using primers that are designed specific to the alleles and the genotype of the individual can be determined easily for any polymorphism. By designing primers for all known CVD associated polymorphism, diagnostic kits can be developed to assess the risk of occurrence
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of CVDs in future based on genotype of an individual. Thus ARMS PCR proves to be reliable and easy prognostic strategy for CVDs. In this study the polymorphism in PON1 and SCARB1 in CVD patients are determined with the aid of ARMS PCR technique. The phenotype associated with the polymorphism is being studied to estimate the risk of each type of polymorphism in causing cardiovascular disease. GE10. Expression and characterization of Clostridium phytofermentans ISDg Family9 cellulases gene in Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824 Aarthi Ravindran and Ramya Mohandass Genetic Engineering E-mail: aarthi.ravindran@gmail.com

Worldwide energy consumption will increase 57% by 2030. The fuels from crude oil are depleting and there is an immediate need for alternative resource. Production of bio-fuels from most abundant biomass like Plant and microalgae are blooming to resolve this problem using cellulosic raw material. Worldwide terrestrial plant produces 1.3 x 1010 metric tons (dry weight) of cellulose which is equal to7 x 109 metric tons of coal or about 2/3rd of worldwide energy requirement. Breakdown of cellulose into simple sugar could be utilized for production of biofuel. Clostridium acetobutylicum is only species involved in the ABE fermentation but it is a non cellulolytic organism. Single family 9 cellulase gene (cphy3367) code for progressive endoglucanases is responsible for cellulose degradation in C. phytofermentans. So the present study focused on the expression of Cphy3367 of C. phytofermentans into C. acetobutylicum. This favors increase in bio-fuel production and decrease raw material cost.

GE11. Identification of silver nanoparticle synthesizing novel strain Sporosarcina pasteurii SRMNP1 and patrocladogram analysis for exploration of its closely related species.
Gautami Amarnath, Sivaraj Irusappan, Janitri V Babu, Arul Jothi Nagarajan and A.Devi Genetic Engineering E-mail: devdeep95@gmail.com

Sporosarcina pasteurii is known for its calcite precipitation property and is being explored in biological cementing industries. The present study involves biological expeditious synthesis of silver nanoparticles by the bacteria in cost effective manner in less than 18 hours. The property of silver tolerance and reduction of Sporosarcina pasteurii SRMNP1 (Accession number KF214757) strain is explored for the first time. The bacteria were subjected to different concentrations of silver nitrate and maximum tolerance was observed at 20 mM. The reduction of silver nitrate was indicated by the colour change of solution from whitish to brown. The resultant biomass after 18 hours of incubation was dried and lyophilized and characterized using SEM and EDAX. The analysis shows that the bacteria posses crystalline silver nanoparticles on their surface which shows the extracellular synthesis of silver by the bacteria. The study concludes that the Sporosarcina pasteurii SRMNP1 can be used as a potential source for
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biological synthesis of silver nanoparticles and further studies can also be made to explore the metal tolerance property of the organism. The evolutionarily close related species can also be explored for the bio-synthesis of silver nanoparticle in near future.

GE12. Secretory expression and biological activity analysis of recombinant human platelet derived growth factor bb (hpdgf bb) in Escherichia coli M. Shruthika and M. Parani Genetic Engineering E-mail: shruthikabiotech@gmail.com PDGF (Platelet Derived Growth Factor) are paracrine growth factors that have multiple biological functions like cell proliferation, motility and differentiation. This glycosylated dimeric protein has been shown to promote wound healing in animals and patients who have chronic lower extremity diabetic ulcers. PDGF enhances the rate of closure of open wounds. Recombinant DNA technology has been exploited to express the protein in bacteria, yeast and plant systems. Though post translational modifications are not observed in bacteria, typical cloning strategy is exploited to produce the recombinant PDGF-BB in Escherichia coli. The production of recombinant protein through E.coli secretory signal sequences enhances the secretory production of therapeutic rh-PDGF BB and minimizes the formation of inclusion bodies (IBs). The high-level expression of protein is carried by induction using IPTG. Extracted protein is purified using RP-HPLC and FPLC. The purified protein is then quantified with ELISA for optimal concentration of recombinant hPDGF BB. The final product is analyzed and studied for mitogenic activity and wound-healing ability in both in vitro cell lines (fibroblast cell lines) and in vivo (animal models) studies. GE13. Partial Characterization of DCL2 gene in Nicotiana tabacum cv. Petit Havana Swetha Ramesh, Ali Umar, and Rex Arunraj Genetic Engineering E-mail: swetha16790@gmail.com

Current research in post transcriptional gene silencing predominantly involves the characterization of the components that process double stranded RNA (dsRNA) into non-coding small interfering RNA (siRNA). In plants, Dicer like (DCL) genes encode DCL proteins that process the primary transcript into small double stranded RNA segments of 21- 24 nucleotides long. In Arabidopsis, four dicer- like genes have been identified and characterized. Studies have implicated DCL2 in production of natural antisense siRNA, transitive silencing and also viral resistance in the absence of DCL4. Nicotiana tabacum is a model plant and research on the silencing mechanism in tobacco is limited. Characterization of the sequence of DCL2 was done by reverse transcription PCR. Isoforms of the DCL2 gene were identified by performing Northern blot analysis. The expression levels of the gene in various tissues were estimated using real-time PCR. A siRNA construct was prepared that targets the DCL2 gene creating dcl2

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GE14. Study on the localization and expression profile of Nucleostemin in developmental stages of mice C. Kavya Sudha and A. Devi Genetic Engineering E-mail: devi.a@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

Nucleostemin (NS), a stem cell marker protein has been identified as a nucleolar protein in neuronal stem cells (NSC), embryonic stem cells and several cancer lines. The protein contains N-terminal basic domain and 2GTP-binding motifs. NS expression was found to be decreased prior to cell-cycle, when the stem cells differentiate. Recent reports show that NS expression and localization is seen both in cytoplasmic and nuclear compartments, although a stronger signal is found in the nuclear compartment of the cell lines. To explore the localization profiling of NS in cytoplasm and nucleus, the study was done in the developmental stages of mice (Post natal, Prenatal and Adult) and the expression pattern is seen in different organs by Immuno histo chemistry (IHC) and Western blotting (WB). The gene expression profile of NS will be performed by Real-time PCR using NS specific primers in mice. Further the study involves silencing of NS associated protein PPP2R5A in cells to find the variation in expression level of NS in cytoplasm. The IHC results shows that the expression of NS is seen in both nuclear and cytoplasm of Brain tissues where as it is found to be expressed only in cytoplasm of Heart, Liver and Kidney tissues. The expression of NS was seen in 0th day, 5th day, 10th day mice tissues and also seen in adult tissues confirming the expression of NS in differentiated tissues. Work further involves the gene level expression and silencing of NS associated protein. GE15. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of various freshwater microalgal strains Mary Sanitha and M. Ramya Genetic Engineering E-mail: sanithamary@gmail.com

Microalgal transformation has gained interest in recent years. Agrobacterium mediated genetic transformation remains the most efficient method for the production of transgenic plants and microalgae due to its wide host range, inexpensive procedure and transfer the large segments of DNA. In this study, Agrobacterium-mediated transformation efficiency was tested for freshwater microalgal isolates. Among the nine different isolates, four microalgal species such as Chlorella sp SRM16, Ankistrodesmus sp SRM11, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii CC-124 and Scenedesmus bajacalifornicus SRM09 showed successful transformation. Gene integration and expression was confirmed by PCR amplification and GUS assay. A. tumifaciens contamination was detected by amplification of npt II gene (kanamycin resistant) which lies outside the T-border. Based on GUS histochemical assay, transformation efficiencies were found to be 12.25% for Chlorella sp
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GE16. DNA barcoding reveals complete absence of Sida cordifolia in the market samples of the ayurvedic drug Bala Sophie Vassou and M. Parani Genetic Engineering E-mail: sophie.vassou@gmail.com

The roots of S. cordifolia or Bala are a reputed Ayurvedic drug used for strengthening the central nervous system, and treating neurogical disorders. The aim of this study is the development of a DNA barcode reference library with rbcL, matK, psbA-trnH and ITS2 markers for thirteen commonly available Sida species, and to use this library for species identification by DNA barcoding of the market samples of Bala. Twenty-five market samples of Bala were collected from 13 States (provinces) in India. Data analysis revealed that a two-marker combination of psbA-trnH and ITS2 was the best for species discrimination in Sida. Therefore, this marker combination was used for species identification of the market samples of Bala. DNA barcoding the 25 market samples of Bala revealed that none of them were from S. cordifolia, which is the authentic species. Instead, S. acuta was found to be more predominantly present (36%) followed by S. spinosa (20%), S. alnifolia (12%), S. scabrida (4%) and S. ravii (4%). The remaining 24% of the samples were from Abutilon sp. (8%), Ixonanthes sp., Terminalia sp. Fagonia sp., and Tephrosia sp. (4% each). Alarmingly, nearly one-fourth of the samples were from entirely different genera. These results strongly indicate the need for proper authentication of the Ayurvedic raw drugs, and potential use of DNA barcoding for this purpose.

GE17. The role of Notch4 and its target genes HES and MAG in human Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC)
M.K. Harishankar and A. Devi Genetic Engineering E-mail: mkharishankar@gmail.com

Oral cancer remains a worldwide burden as the sixth most common cancer in the world. About 90% of oral cancer has been reported to be Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC). Notch signaling plays a critical role in maintaining the balance among cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis, and thereby may involve in the development of OSCC. However, the involvement of these genes in metastasis needs to be investigated to identify genes that underlie the metastatic process in oral cancer for development of new strategies for diagnostics and treatment of oral cancer. In order to characterize Notch pathway function in OSCC, the key factors that are involved in the signaling pathways such as Notch4, Hes and MAG will be targeted in different
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stages of OSCC. So far we have collected 20 samples (Normal mucosa, Normal mucosa of patients and OSCC lesions) of different TNM staging and from varied regions of the oral cavity. We performed Immunohistochemistry analysis followed by western blot analysis for Notch4 & MAG for different stages of OSCC lesions. From the preliminary work, we were able to analyse that the expression of Notch4 seems to be significantly high in T3 and T4a stages compared to that of the T1 and normal mucosa. Further the expression of MAG seems to be very moderately expressed in T4 stages stating its relationship with Notch4 in causing metastasis. Similar results were also observed in immunohistochemical analysis. Hence these data support the fact that Notch4 & MAG expression is altered in different stages and also in different regions of the OSCC. Our future work will aim in analyzing the expression of Notch4 and its target genes (HES & MAG) in more OSCC samples from varied regions along with its suitable control samples (Normal mucosa & Normal mucosa of OSCC patients) both by western blot and Real time PCR analysis.

GE18. Screening of common variants in abra1 for hereditary breast cancer in south indian population Iracles Margaret and J. Megala Genetic Engineering E-mail: miraclemargaret@yahoo.co.in

In India, Breast cancer is the most common occuring cancer found in urban cities and second most common cancer in rural areas. Breast cancer contributes about 33% of cancers occuring in Indian women. Advancements in genomic studies have led to the discovery of many genes that are associated with breast cancer, viz BRCA1, BRCA2, BARDI etc. A candidate gene ABRA1, was reported to be carrying mutations that leads to the possible occurence of hereditary breast cancer by a Finnish scientist. Abraxas is a central scaffold protein required for the localization of BRCA1 complex to DNA damage site. This study focuses on screening for mutations in ABRA1 in clinically proven breast cancer patients and their relatives among south Indian population. Blood samples from families with strong history will be analysed for exon 2 and exon 7 of ABRA1.

GE19. Degradation of naphthalene by a new strain of bacillus.spisolated from polyaromatic hydrocarbon contaminated sediment along cooum river, chennai Anwesha Pattanaik, Venkatesh Kumaresan, Prasanth Bhatt, Rajesh Palanisamy, Jesu Arockiaraj, Mukesh Pasupuleti and Paromita Chakraborty Genetic Engineering, E-mail: parochakraborty@gmail.com

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Naphthalene is the most abundant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the abiotic environment of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (13.08389N 80.27000E).The major sourcesof naphthalenein Chennai are vehicular pollution, fossil fuel burning and industrial wastewater. With an idea of bioremediation of naphthalene compounds inmind, this study was conducted to understand the role of naphthalene dioxygenasegenes in the degradation of naphthalene, by the bacteria isolated from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarboncontaminated sediment of Cooum River in Chennai city. Bacteria capable of degrading naphthalene were isolated from the estuarine sediment samples by using naphthalene supplemented minimal media plates. Later the naphthalene dioxygenase gene was amplified from isolates by colony PCR and showed that the bacteria without ndogene arealso able to degrade the naphthalene. Out of all, nine isolates were further characterized by Gram staining, citrate utilization, methyle red test, Voges-Proskauer test and indole tests. Three top naphthalene degrading strains were selected and molecular species identification was done by using 16s RNA specific universal primers (27f and 1495r).Results of 16s rRNAanalysis and phylogenic analysis have confirmed that the isolated bacterial strain belongs to Bacillus sp. Instrumentationanalysisof the cultured samples for quantificationof naphthalene degradation was conducted by HPLC using C-18Column(150 X 4.6mm, 5).Nopeak for naphthaleneor its residuewas found on the10th day of incubation by the Bacillus sp. Interestingly,absence of any other peak in the HPLC chromatogram confirmed that no other by-products were formed. Hence the isolated Bacillus strainis responsible forthe complete degradation of naphthalene.

ICE01. Archaeopteryx (A Modern UMS) Sorabh Gandhi, Romin Chandresh Gajjar, Vinayak Soni, Manik Narang, Nikunj Panchl Instrumentation & Control Department E-mail: sorabhgandhi01@gmail.com This paper throws light on an integrated unmanned hybrid vehicle which can be used for military surveillance and has no constraints from physical components of world such as land, ocean and air. It can hover in air to any place on the earth as well as traverse through water & land. Introducing a mechanical design with aerodynamic feasibility, control system dynamics & power system management; the vehicle collects & transmits the live data & video to the ground station. The vehicle is robust to survive at any given climate & transmits the data periodically.

ICE02. Perpetual Motion L Harikrishnan, M. C. Vikram Kumar Instrumentation and Control Engineering Email: vikramkumarmc@gmail.com Ever since the first century A.D. there have been relative descriptions of known devices as well as manufactures for the creation of perpetual motion machines. Although the law of conservation of energy has a led to the opinion that a perpetual motion machine is impossible to be manufactured, inventors of every stage and educational level appear to claim that they have
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invented something entirely new or they have improved somebody elses invention, which will function henceforth perpetual! However the fact of the failure in manufacturing a perpetual motion machine till now, it does not mean that countless number of these fictional machines become wrong. The discussion on every version of a perpetual motion machine on one hand gives the chance to comprehend the inventors of each period level of knowledge and his way of thinking, and on the other hand, to locate the points where this perpetual motion machine clashes with the laws of nature and thats why it is impossible to have manufactured or have functioned . The presentation of a new perpetual motion machine has excited our interest. Here, in this design, the machine functions with the work produced by the magnetic energy.

ICE03. Alcohol Detection and Accident Prevention in Automobiles M. Yuvaraj, Mithun Diddi, Rohith Darsha Instrumentation and Control Engineering E-mail: Myuvaraj93@gmail.com Our research is to implement the alcohol detectors in the automobiles for minimizing the road accidents by drunken driving by continuous monitoring of driver blood alcohol level and thereby stopping the vehicle along with the GPS and GSM module for obtaining the immediate knowledge of any accidents and tracking of the vehicle. This can be implemented by using the touch sensor placed in the steering wheel, which has direct contact with the skin and measures the blood alcohol level from the sweat coming from the hands, which along with the high sensitivity hot wire alcohol detector placed in the shoulder part of the driver seat, used to detect the smell of the alcohol is connected to the central computer system of the vehicle. Thus when the sensors detects the presence of alcohol in the driver body, the signal is given to the on-board computer which stops the fuel supply to the ignition and the vehicle stops immediately. Then with the use of the GSM module connected with the OBC this message is conveyed with the location of the vehicle provided by the GPS coordinates. Along with the above setup a vibrational sensor is placed in the vehicle which picks up the signal when the car undergoes massive shock during the accident and gives it to the on-board computer in the vehicle. Thus GSM module connected with the OBC conveys the accident message to the emergency service along with the location of the vehicle calculated from the GPS coordinates. Thus with the above setup in the vehicle the majority of the accidents can be prevented and also when the accidents occurred, the injured can get the medical attention quickly.

ICE04. Roles of microelectromechanical devices on human health. Ibrahim Abba Instrumentation and Control Engineering E-mail: abbaibrahim685@gmail.com

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Microelectromechanical (MEMS) devices are dominant creative devices used nowadays in our health care system. The researcher examined the roles of microelectromechanical devices and their applications in investigation, treatment, monitoring and improvement of various human health conditions. The microelectromechanical (MEMS) is the technology of very small devices, it mages at the nano-scale in to nanoelectromechanical system and are made between 1 to 100 micrometers in size (0.001 to 0.1mm). And the devices are generally range in size from 20 micrometers (20 millionth of meter). The health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living organism. In humans, it is the general condition of a persons mind and body, being free from illness, injury or pain. The description of Basic materials being used in fabrication and manufacturing of biomedical instruments and they function with the basic principles of biosensors whose application are geared towards improvement, investigation and monitoring of human biological system. Despite the great achievements recorded through the use of these devices, many of them are not free from certain complications such as device failure, attraction of harmful microorganisms, rejection etc.

ICE05. Home Butler Akash Mantry, Ashmeet Singh Rekhi, Monika Rohini Instrumentation and Control Engineering E-mail: moni.rohini@gmail.com

The system is designed for the physically disabled people. The purpose is to locate and fetch the object mentioned by the user. It takes in the voice command from the user using Microsoft Speech Engine. It then decodes the voice input using LabVIEW which is then compared to an array of objects already pre-defined in LabVIEW. The next step is to locate the object in the house after the match has been confirmed. The robot reaches the object using Lees Algorithm. Once the destination has been reached, an onboard camera takes in pictures of the surrounding. The pictures taken are compared to the pictures of the object already stored. This image comparison is done using MATLAB. After a match, the gripper action of the robot grabs the object and fetches it back to the user again following the same path." ICE06. Self alignment of objects Mayank kr tiwari, Divyansh srivastav, Bharat jagnani Instrumentation and control Engineering E-mail: deadlytaru1234@yahoo.com

The objective of our paper is to design a system and an effective algorithm to implement the idea of self alignment of chairs/objects, if misplaced from their original positions and are found to be in idle state. Time constraint and an effective path planning without any hindrance are to be considered as to achieve the proper/desired/pre-existing alignment.
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ICE07. PLC Based Railway Security System Anand Kr. Singh, Anupam S. Jain, Arushi Agrawal, Mrs. R. Bakiyalakshmi Instrumentation and control Engineering E-mail: arushi.agrawal812@yahoo.com

This system is designed to prevent the accidents occurring on suburban railway platforms. Boom barriers are installed on the safety lines on either sides of the platform. Using proximity sensors and existing railway signaling system, information regarding the arrival, departure or passing by of the train is received by the station control room where a highly dedicated PLC processes this information and displays it on SCADA screen of the PC kept in the control room. These processed signals are then used by PLC to operate the boom barriers and thereby controlling its movement accordingly. The programming in PLC is done such that the barriers open as the train stops and closes after a definite interval of time after the train leaves the station. For costeffectiveness, a single PLC will be controlling a number of stations. The RTU is used to establish communication between these PLCs and stations. Redundancy is being used to increase the reliability of the system in the form of a back-up. ICE08. Next Gen Engine Immobiliser Sagnik Basu Choudhuri, B Venkatesh, G Ramasubramaniam Instrumentation and control Engineering E-mail: sindhurakshak22@rediffmail.com

Technological improvements in Automotive Electronics have led to the development of Engine Immobilizers. The current trend of using RFID system is efficient but it can be misused as well. To improve the existing system and to reduce the time delay in procuring duplicate RFID keys if the original key is lost, we propose model which replaces the RFID key with Facial Recognition. This system is initiated with face recognition, which is achieved using live feed from camera attached to the instrument clusters hood. A set of three templates will be created and stored in the memory with which the live feed will be matched. The system has provision for a Guest Login where a third party user can run the car after authentication from the owner. The authentication is a One Time Password which is mailed to the owner. The system also enables remote switching of the cars engine off through internet. This helps us to stop the car permanently in the event of theft. A Reverse Parking Camera can also be interfaced. The system takes protection against car theft to the next level. ICE09. Optimized alarm management for process industries R. Ramaswamy, Suraj Kumar Parida Instrumentation and control Engineering E-mail: ramaswamy.ramakrishnan@gmail.com
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Most critical of the contemporary problems faced in a process management is Alarm flooding. The plant operator is forced to act upon hundreds of alarms within a very short duration. The operator is left with no time to even acknowledge the alarms. This has become a major bottleneck in ensuring safety in process industries. This gains importance in refinery and chemical processes which involves several critical parameters. As a solution to this, we are proposing a two step approach to categorize and prioritize the alarms automatically. The alarms, especially the high priority ones, are first classified based on the critical nature of the parameter involved. This is done mainly considering the degree of damage the parameter is capable of when it moves out of limits. The resulting categories are then prioritized dynamically based on the inputs from the safety engineer and the plant history. This will not only minimize the number of alarms to be attended but also leads to better operator response and thus a higher efficient process control. The efficiency of this optimization depends on the number of categories of classification and the available historical data of the plant.

ICE10. Industrial quadcopter Anni Joseph, Arvindha Raajan Tj, Nitin Prince Reuben, Mr.Sam Jeba Kumar Instrumentation and control Engineering E-mail: aravintharajan@gmail.com

Nuclear substances being very costly and harmful it comes with a responsibility of being handled very carefully. During industrial uses there are possibilities of leakage of radiation no matter how safe the process is. There are many methods to identify leakage of such radiation but there has been scope of more efficient output. Moreover the present system lags mobility. Hence to overcome these limitations, an Industrial quad copter is designed with an ability to precisely detect the leakage along with the location. Its a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft having 4 rotors. The 4 propellers works in a pair of 2 (i.e) 2 in clock wise and 2 in anti-clock wise to produce variation of RPM to control lift/torque. A Geiger Muller counter and GPS device is attached with this unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which helps in identification of presence of leakage and its source. It has the ability to be fully automated which gives us an advantage to control this device from a far place.

ICE11. Avoidance of fire accident on running train using zigbee wireless sensor network Sumonto Khasnavis Instrumentation and control Engineering E-mail: sumonto.khasnais@gmail.com

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The main objective of the proposed system is to safe guard people's life and government property. This paper will focus on the system that will detect and control the fire accidents on running train. Parameters such as temperature and humidity in the each coach can be monitored. From the information collected by the sensor system, decisions for firefighting, alarming, and automatic water sprinkler system can be made more quickly by the relevant system or engine driver. After receiving the signal, the engine driver will stop the train and take necessary action. Key Terms: Fire alarm system, Fire protection systems, Wireless sensor network, Automatic sprinklers, Signal transmission" ICE12. Multipoint initiation Sanjula kaul Instrumentation and control Engineering E-mail: Sanjula187@gmail.com

Multipoint initiation system in warheads is being used to measure the impact of detonation and explosion. Many efforts have been made to improve the efficiency to measure in an instant. Usually the electrical connections made are through twisted coaxial cables. Recent techniques say that the use of fiber optic cable can be more beneficial. This paper describes the advantages of using fiber optic cable over twisted co-axial cables in multi point initiation system used in warheads. Factors like immunity, bandwidth, attenuation and many more can be affected greatly. ICE13. Slotted waveguide antennas (SWA) S. Rajan Instrumentation and control Engineering E-mail: sahilrjn72@gmail.com

Slotted waveguide antennas (SWA) are often employed in radar applications where design specifications commonly require high gains and mechanical robustness. Since the peak power transmitted by radar antennas is usually very high, waveguide antennas present a practical alternative to planar arrays. While numerous design references and guidelines exist for planar arrays, there are far fewer for slotted waveguide antennas. This article presents a comprehensive workflow for the analysis and design of a slotted waveguide antenna with slots placed on the narrow wall of the waveguide. The virtual design is modeled and simulated using two different numerical methods and different mesh types. This simulation is compared to the analytical solution for array antennas and to the performance of a physical prototype. ICE14. Nano flyash :Highest compressive strength Gaurav Singh Instrumentation and control Engineering E-mail: gaurv98@gmail.com
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Nanoscience and nanotechnology has become the buzz-word in recent years. It has appeal of miniaturization: also it imparts enhanced electronic, magnetic, optical and chemical properties to a level that cannot be achieved by conventional materials. Fly ash, also known as flue-ash, is one of the residues generated in combustion, and comprises the fine particles that rise with the flue gases. Ash which does not rise is termed bottom ash. In an industrial context, fly ash usually refers to ash produced during combustion of coal. Fly ash is generally captured by electrostatic precipitators. In this , we did a attempt of using nano-particles in developing materials with desired properties has gained popularity and is being applied in many fields. More specifically, such particles can lead to improvements in the nanostructure of building materials such as cement and concrete. Concrete technology is a multidisciplinary area of research where nanotechnology potentially offers the opportunity to improve the properties of concrete to suit the specific requirements. Recent research has shown that addition of nanoparticles and nanotubes depends in the properties of concrete by modifying the structure of cement hydrates. It is also reported that addition of nano materials to concrete can lead to significant improvements in the strength and life of concrete. The grain size of the nano particles will be in the order of 109 m (1-100nm) (1). An attempt has been made to carry out an experimental investigation on concrete with nano-fly ash. Class F fly ash was grinded in the ball grinding mill to produce nanoflyash (5). Different grades of concrete viz., M20, M30. M40 and M50 were cast with nano-fly ash. For each grade of concrete, 10%, 20% and 30% of coarse aggregate was replaced with nanofly ash. The workability and compressive strength of concrete with nano-fly ash were determined and the results were compared with that of Normal Cement Concrete (NCC). Concrete with nano-fly ash was found to be stronger than NCC and the percentage increase in strength of concrete with nano-fly ash with respect to NCC was found to be in the range 17% to 50% for various grades of concrete. The workability of concrete with nano-fly ash was found to be significantly more than that of NCC. We did 2 years of work to replace cement with nanoflyash as it has more compressive strength which has been found. ICE15. Vibration Analyser Using Labview Software Suraj kumar Parida, Ramaswamy Ramakrishnan Instrumentation and control Engineering E-mail: surajkumarparida@gmail.com

In industry, vibration of devices plays a major role. Obtaining the vibration in different position using an accelerometer is easy. So we have taken IC MMA7361 for the measurement of the vibration in different axis of rotation. So, at different position the accelerometer will give different measurement of g units and its corresponding output voltage. The Arduino Uno board is configured with the labview software. The program is written in Arduino in order to read the analog output of the accelerometer and to convert it to digital and for further processing. Then corresponding labview program was developed to study the characteristic of the vibration. The data tabulated can be put to much post processing to analyze the vibrations detected by the sensor. The vibration at different axial position of any rotator machine is then characterized in graphical manner. From all the graphs, by doing signal processing the analyze of vibration can
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be done easily .The disadvantage of the conventional type of vibration analyzer is that they are very expensive. So, for analyzing the vibration we can develop a Low cost vibration analyzer. We can also design wireless vibration analyzer which will be very much compactable to very complex industrial process. This can also be used to harvest energy from the vibrations detected and for other vibration testing simulations.

ICE16. Design of a Modular signal conditioning Circuit for Biosensor A. Priya Rathi, A.Vimala Juliet Instrumentation and control Engineering E-mail: priyarathi.arun@gmail.com

Industrial systems often require the acquisition of real-world analog signals for several applications. Various physical phenomena such as displacement, pressure, temperature, light intensity, etc. are measured by sensors, which is a type of transducer, and then converted into a corresponding electrical signal. The electrical signal obtained from the sensor, usually a few tens mV in magnitude, is subsequently conditioned by means of amplification, filtering, range matching, isolation etc., so that the signal can be rendered for further processing and data extraction. This work presents the design and implementation of a general purpose op amp used to condition a MEMS capacitance sensor output. The op amp is used in a non-inverting configuration, to transform the change in capacitance into a usable voltage. KeywordsMEMS, Capacitance sensing, Signal conditioning

ICE17. Harnessing energy from motor vehicles Dominic Savio, Dikshya Swain, Krithika Panicker, M. Naga Sai Manasa, Niladri Basu Bal, Rimpi Tripathi Instrumentation and control Engineering E-mail: dikshya.swain@gmail.com

With the world running out of sources of energy, it is necessary to find new methods to acquire energy. It is our idea to harness energy from motor vehicles. The large numbers of vehicles in cities provide innumerable sources of energy. Our paper focuses on some of the ways in which energy can be obtained from a vehicle (i.e) harnessing solar energy, wind energy, energy from piezoelectric effect and energy from friction losses. From when the car starts and throughout its journey and even when it is parked, energy can be obtained from it. When the car is moving at high speeds, the opposing wind of high power can be converted into electrical energy. Solar panels attached to the roof of the car can be used to harness solar energy. Piezoelectric crystals placed in the road at pedestrian crossing so that pressure applied by pedestrians and moving cars can be converted into energy. Placement of a series of rollers under the surface of the roads can be used to convert the energy lost in friction to electrical energy. The energy obtained from the piezoelectric crystals and the rollers placed under the roads can be used to light street lamps and
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traffic signals. The energy obtained from wind power and solar power can be used to power the vehicle. Due to high traffic of cars moving at high speeds, tar on the roads is often heated. Water pipes placed under these roads can be used to obtain steam and generate thermal power. These are a few ways by which we can avoid the wastage of energy from roads and vehicles and instead produce enough energy to power a vehicle and save the depletion of petroleum. ICE18. Piezo Sensor Based Railway Track Crack Detection Suraj Kumar Parida Instrumentation and Control Engineering E-mail: surajkumarparida@gmail.com

The Indian railway has a wide network of railway tracks & railway signaling and protection against accidents is still maintained with traditional methods. The terrorists dislocate the railway track or blast the tracks. In this scenario to fight with terrorism a thought is processed and results the development of a system based on sensor network. This is a very innovative and recent idea implemented with piezo sensors connected on the tracks of the railway line. This concept is based on receiving data from many piezo sensors and analyzed to take decision. This paper work is an approach to control the railway derailment accidents due to crack in the railway track and removal of face plate connected to join the tracks. A micro controller based system is designed to monitor the piezoelectric based vibration sensors connected along the railway track. The system detects a crack or open track on receiving an abnormal data. If this type of system is connected in the entire railway track with regular interval and networked to a single server the relation data study can detect the status of the railway track even the internal cracks developed in the railway. ICE19. Design of MEMS accelerometer using optimized parameter from Artificial Bee Colony algorithm M.Venkatesh Electronics and Control Engineering E-mail: venkaat1988@gmail.com

MEMS accelerometer design optimization is becoming an interesting and important research issue. In order to design a MEMS device to meet the given specifications, the relationship between the device performance and various design parameters must be investigated. The objective of this study is to find the optimum design for a typical MEMS (Micro ElectroMechanical Systems) accelerometer, which satisfies a set of given constraints. Due to the complex nature of the problem, Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) is developed for optimization. It attempts to minimize the die area satisfying all other goals as Beam mass, width, length depth and proof mass. Optimization is done through programming in MATLAB and the Accelerometer is created in COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS. The output constraints show better result than the previous optimizing methods.

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ICE20. Mono crystalline Silicon-based micro thermoelectric generator with optimum leg length for glowing LED utilizing solar heat K. Ranjitha Instrumentation and Control Engineering E-mail: ranjithasabapathy@gmail.com

The study presents a micro thermoelectric generator that gives high output power for solar energy source. The proposed design is the bridge type design of mono crystalline silicon based micro thermoelectric generator (-TEG) for glowing LED utilizing solar heat. An electrical power of 1.607 W can be generated from a -TEG with the optimum leg length of 59m at a temperature difference of 10K.Thus to glow 10W, 12V LED, the area required is 14cm*30cm.

ICE21. Spy at staff Krishna Kumar Sharma , Himanshu Keshwani, Raj Patel Instrumentation and Control Engineering E-mail: sharmakrishna811@gmail.com

This project involves keeping spy at staff in the company where it is very difficult to monitor people due to its strength. This involves monitoring the amount of work that particular staff do in a day. This would need satellite or terrain views in that working area and a biometric band that every staff has to put in their hand so that we can monitor their work at particular station. This involves simple biology:: ADP + energy = ATP. More the amount of ATP release means more is the work, person is doing. A biometric band will be given to every member so change in pressure as well as temperature of the staff can be known. And If band is untied from the hand, it means it is disconnected. Helping a firm to develop and to know about the happening and the milestone of particular project by spying the staff members.

ICE22. Vein Biometry Uma Sirisha, Nimisha Priya, M.Nimna Instrumentation and Control Engineering E-mail: pumasirisha@gmail.com

Biometric identification methods such as finger printing, voice authetication, face recognition and iris scanning, all have pros and cons in terms of use and level of security. Because of these physiological features- fingertip, voice, face, eye- is intricate; the equipment needed to distinguish and authenticate them requires complex hardware, software, or both. The algorithms
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and pattern recognition techniques used currently are expensive with voice, face fingerprints and even eyes, the body parts are external and thus can be easily seen, recorded, and potentially forged. The resulting bulk and cost has restricted the use of biometrics to stationary applications such as personal computers, automatic teller machines (ATM), and selective door locks. Near infrared vein scanning or vascular patterning has emerged as the more secure biometric method. The vein patterns are unique to each other. Apart from size, the pattern does not change over the time. Vein recognisation technology has a false rejection rate of 0.01% and a false acceptance rate of 0.0001%, hence is suitable for high security applications. The image acquisation process uses infrared LEDs and CCD cameras to scan and image the vein pattern in the wrist. Near infrared light is transmitted through the skin and partially absorbed by haemoglobin in the blood. A CCD camera captures the image of the vein pattern through this reflected light. Image processing constructs a wrist vein pattern of shadows or the dark areas of the camera images. The image is then transformed into high-contrast vein pattern profile is compressed and digitized so it can be registered as the template of a person biometric authentication data. Each time a vein template is extracted, Labview is used to compare the extracted template to a template in the database.

ICE23. Design and simulation of mems comb vibratory gyroscope

S. Yuvraj Instrumentation and Control Engineering E-mail: venkaat1988@gmail.com

MEMS (Micro-electro-mechanical Systems) refer to devices or systems integrated with electrical and mechanical components in the scale of microns. Due to its small size, low cost, low power consumption and high efficiency, MEMS technology has been widely used in many fields. In this research, a novel comb-driving, differential capacitance sensing MEMS vibratory gyroscope based on glass-silicon-glass structure is proposed. The gyroscope is activated to vibrate along X axis by electrostatic comb driving. If an angular velocity along Y axis is experienced, the Coriolis force activates the sensing vibration of the central mass along Z axis. The size of the driving beams and sensing beams are carefully chosen to reduce the frequency mismatch in two directions, thus increasing the gyroscope sensitivity. The device is packaged in a vacuum state to achieve high quality factors. The working principle and dynamic analysis of this gyroscope are given and a set of optimized design parameters are derived based on the analysis. Intelisuite simulation is used to find out the device frequency and verify the theoretical prediction. It has a potential use for inertial navigation in many applications, such as automobile, aerospaceship, microsatellite, consumer products, etc. IT01. Supervised big data classification of reviews for sentimental analysis G Vadivu, Puneet Arora and Sanjay Yadav Information Technology E-mail: arorapuneet2424@gmail.com

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Social media is making a big impact in the way we communicate; share our views, enterprise marketing and relationship strategies. Social media sites like twitter, facebook, blogs, forms, chat room, online news, consumer comments from various sites are growing sources of unstructured textual Big data. And with the easy access to this textual Big data and advancement in the Data Science has shown how analysis of these data can reveal real insights and sentiments out of data. In this paper we presents classification, text mining, machine learning, and natural language processing techniques with open sources technologies like Apache Hadoop (large scale batch processing system), Apache Mahout (scalable machine learning), MongoDb (nosql Database) and R language (statistics and data visualization language) to find sentiments and insights which will help organization for better decision making and predictive analysis which will furnish them with a competitive advantage in the market and render them with increased business velocity, accelerate the pace of innovation discover and exploit new market in a cost efficient manner.

IT02. Signal detection in foggy weather Rishabh Srivastava, Sandip Gupta and Siddharth Suman Information Technology E-mail: rishabh1081@gmail.com Our project titled Signal detection in foggy weather tries to solve the problem faced by train drivers in foggy weather when they are unable to see the signal because of the decrease in visibility and thus the train has to go slow and be late. To elaborate the problem further let us consider that on a normal day the visibility is 1000m and the train driver needs 800m to stop the train (The signal being red) once the signal is visible to them, so the trains could stop well before the signal but in the case where there is fog in the air and visibility is less, 500m let us suppose. In this case the train running in its normal speed will stop 300 beyond the signal, to prevent which the trains have to go slow and thus be late. We have tried to put in place a panacea for this, by making the signal pole emit a radio signal (which will be different for red and green signal) and this will be caught by the approaching train. Upon the receipt of the signal an application running in the train engine will first check if the signal is from the desired signal pole or not. Further the application will scrutinize the received signal for its content and thereby helping the driver to decide further. IT03. Automated alert system for depicting fluctuation in share prices Vivek Gupta, Vivek Kumar, Tushar Tiwari and Rishabh Beri Information Technology E-mail: vvgupta1081030128@gmail.com

Alert Messaging is the software designed for instant communication between company to company, or company to user, or user to user to get an E-mail notification of the fluctuating
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share prices. It is a system with proper feedback of the message status. This technology supports alerts based on fluctuating conditions of the share prices. It automatically sends messages about critical condition to customers in their inbox. This critical information helps them to make crucial business decisions. In our working department, we have to deal with a large number of letters moving in and out of our department. Thought it is essential, it may not be possible for anyone to remember all of them by the dates for appropriate actions. As a result, many important letters might not be attended in time. So to solve such type of issue this model has been designed. It is possible to have a database in your PC with necessary program that shortlists company whose share prices are to be monitored and due targets for the notification. So one can attend to the fluctuating market price. The program alerts us by displaying an E-mail notification about the sudden increase or sudden decrease of market prices. Here, weve used a My SQL to create the database with a few fields having names of the companies and the randomly generated share prices against it. You need to enter the company name and the target price for which the alert notifications are required. The Alert messaging system is the innovation towards integrating the services like SMS, e-mail that is already being used for communication purposes. The integrated Alert messaging system thus allows for sending alert messages to consumers instantly, efficiently, and economically. We are designing an application which will be helpful for the share holder to know the exact fluctuating condition of the share prices . This will help the share holder to invest the amount for the beneficial share. It will prevent the share holders of taking a wrong investment.

IT04. Dubious and cynical data mining for cyber messages and mails Ananya Chandraker Information Technology E-mail: ananyachandraker03@gmail.com

Law brokers, criminals, terrorist exploits the opportunities for anonymity, masquerade webbased communication to conduct crime, illegal activities such as phishing, spamming, cyber predation, cyber threatening, blackmail and drug trafficking etc. Way to fight these crimes is to collect digital evidence from online documents. My objective is to develop a criminals information mining framework based model for extraction and analyzing relevant information from dubious and cynical data of online emails and messages. The framework model will take messages and mail information as intake data and perform the checking of present word and phrases through the prepared dictionary of words, check using natural language processing. The feedback and results of the system would help crime department and investigation agencies to track the criminal activity and in saving human life as the information would be collected from tracing current mails and messages.

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IT05. Broadening layer 2 switching capabilities to enhance the performance of networking in data centers Sonal Sonkusre Information Technology E-mail: sonal01sonkusre@gmail.com The layer 2 Switching mechanism broadcast the data packet in the network which leads to looping problem (Broadcast Storm) between switches. STP (IEEE 802.1D) avoids the looping problem by truncating one of the links in the network. However, STP variants such as RSTP, MSTP (IEEE 802.1W, IEEE 802.1S) provides better practice but fails to deliver high end needs of present Data Centers. TRILL (IETF Open Standard) uses Non-blocking port mechanism in the network and is able to provide very less convergence time, improves scalability, provides resilience and reduces complexity in the network that meets recent requirements of the Data Center. TRILL efficiently works with workload balancing and traffic is automatically rerouted in the network. This research work comprise of studying, implementing & comparing different types of layer 2 Switching protocols( STP, RSTP, MSTP, TRILL) execution time, speed, performance metrics of Networking paradigm in Data Centers.

IT06. iSCSI data over MPLS network Christy Jacob and C. Elakkuvan Information Technology E-mail: christy.passion@gmail.com; elakkuvancse@gmail.com

With the growth of the Internet, a major portion of endpoint-generated traffic is expected to be carried in IP packets. MPLS superimposes a connection-oriented framework over the connectionless IP network. Encapsulated iSCSI data packets in a specified format within an MPLS label are transported to a destination over a network according to the MPLS protocol. The iSCSI data packets in a header structure followed by labelling according to the MPLS protocol and the labelled data packets are transported via an MPLS network. A Label Switched Path is established for the data using an MPLS routing protocol. A Channel Identifier is assigned to the data packet. The resulting data packet is labelled by an MPLS label. The labelled data packet is transported according to the MPLS protocol to the destination. QoS on an MPLS backbone is used to provide predictable, guaranteed performance metrics required to transport real time and mission-critical traffic. This research relates to provisioning and transporting of iSCSI data over MPLS network. It provides a communication method for carrying iSCSI commands and data over the MPLS network with minimum congestion, high reliability, low latency and minimum host CPU usage.

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IT07. Acousti Write Pranav Bhartia, Sandip Gupta, Rishabh Beri and Vivek Kr. Yadav Information Technology E-mail:pranav_bhartia@yahoo.in;Krant.gupta@gmail.com;rishabh.beri@gmail.com; vivekyadav.varanasi@gmail.com

The information technology is emerging and is getting its nerves into each and every aspect of our lives, making it more convenient and efficient. Acousti Write is a device which uses nothing more than a microphone to detect the drawing, made on a paper. The concept behind this is that the sounds detected from the touching of paper, is detected by the microphone and the application program decides the location of touch by measuring the frequency and amplitude of the sound. A virtual paper, which is divided into pixels, receives the location and starts coloring those pixels, and the result is a complete copy of what is written on the paper. We can use our fingers also to write. This would save a lot of paper and the best thing is that it would cost under Rs. 200, so it would be affordable for everybody, Even the non-technical people can use it for imaging purposes and save their time for scanning purposes. Civil Engineers can draw their complete drawings and at the same time represent it on their systems and save them. IT08. An innovative technique to reduce car accidents: Using sensors to detect and avoid drunk driving Jatin popli, Ayush beri, Ayush singhal and Rishabh beri Information Technology E-mail:jatinpopli947@gmail.com; ayushberi@gmail.com; ayushsinghal548@gmail.com; rishabh.beri@gmail.com

We have designed a device which will be installed in the car. The devices consist of microprocessor, chipset, wires and detectors. This will detect whether the car is driven by drunken person or not. If the driver fails to pass the alcohol test then car will not start or the ignition will not take place. So to start the ignition of the car the driver has to pass the alcohol test. This will prevent a lot of accident that happen due to drunken driving. In this we are using simple alcohol detection device which detect the alcohol content in the driver breath, by analyzing the breath of driver. The device will work as when driver breaths on the device placed inside the car and then the process of detection at the microprocessor takes place, where there will be different coding for the positive and the negative result. Whatever is the result of the coding, according to coding it will move, if the result is positive the car ignition will be locked and the engine will not work in this case. While if the result is negative, the ignition in car's engine will take place and the car starts. Thus the entire process take place with the help of the chip placed in the microprocessor. Hence this device can help us in limiting lot of road accidents.

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IT09. Analysis of transactions in bitcoin network S. Ramkumar and S. Rajendran Information Technology E-mail: ram.9107@gmail.com; rajendran.s@srmuniv.ac.in

Bitcoin is a digital, decentralized, peer-to-peer crypto currency. A unit of bitcoin (represented as one BTC) is worth more than 800 USD at current prices. A bitcoin transaction works using public-key validation, where each user is represented by public-keys. Thus, these transactions are pseudo-anonymous. Due to this characteristic, there is a significant risk that bitcoins could be used in illegal transactions. Since bitcoins are not controlled by any central body, it is very difficult for government agencies to regulate bitcoin use. The Reserve Bank of India recently issued an advisory regarding this, and subsequently many Indian websites which accepted payments in bitcoin suspended their activities. Many of these vendors are waiting for the government to provide a framework for the usage of bitcoin currency. However, as the delay increases it is possible that certain vendors may continue their activities clandestinely. Due to the pseudo-random characteristic of bitcoins, it could be difficult for law enforcement agencies to track these activities. In this paper we will outline various methods that can be used to track transactions in the bitcoin network and how they can be implemented using analytical tools. IT10. Asteroid mining S .Pranitha and Parvaty Parmeswar Information Technology E-mail: pranithasreethar@gmail.com; parus1994@gmail.com

As the resources of Earth keep narrowing down, an unbelievable potential of providing unlimited resources to Earth called asteroid mining comes into view. The enriched level of materials found in asteroids and other near Earth objects act as an alternative source of energy in terms of fuel for space programs and as an inevitable fortune for mankind. Several technologies have been discovered for mining these rocks worth 1 trillion USD each. Till date 12 asteroids have been identified to be brought to Earth accessible orbits by reducing their velocity. The space travels for these excavations are not cost effective and manned missions are avoided for safety purpose. Altering of asteroid trajectories leads to catastrophic collision with Earth. It can be made cost effective if the travel is funded by all nations. Robotic missions can be used to increase the efficiency of mining and it has been discovered that change in trajectories are not going to be harmful to Earth or its inhabitants. The main advantage is that the water obtained from these rocks can be converted to liquid oxygen and hydrogen that acts as fuel depot for other space ventures; this proves that even the useless rocks in our solar system are present for a purpose.

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IT11. The rise of malware: cyber crime and its implication with specific reference to malware Akash Deep Gangwar, Prateek Shivhare, Sneha Parmar and V.M. Shenbagaraman Information Technology E-mail: akash.deeep@gmail.com; prateek_shivhare@yahoo.com; snehaparmar848@gmail.com; vmshenbaga@gmail.com; shenbagaraman.v@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in; Technology growth makes life easier and convenient. At the same time it paves way to the hacker to do illegal activity using the same computer and communication technology. Malware is one of the best tools for hacking and illegal activity. The study is based on the malware literature review and the new malware found in the world. The study describes the effect of the malware on corporate and end point users. The attacks are carried out by deploying extremely sophisticated malware. This paper is a technical survey of the attacking vectors utilized by the three most famous malware, namely, Stuxnet, Flame, and Shamoon. This study analyzes the various modules and their sophisticated spreading capabilities. The main purpose of the paper is to point out the recent trends infused by this new breed of malware into cyber attacks. It also explores the study related to the new malware (Dexter-black POS memory dump and grabber) found in 2014 and the action taken by Indian cyber security cell.

IT12. A study on information security management with specific reference to US critical networks P. Pradeep, JKS. Durga prasad, R. Vignesh kumar and V.M. shenbagaraman Information Technology E-mail: deepu0092@gmail.com; dprasad1506@gmail.com; vigneshkumar.r87@gmail.com vmshenbaga@gmail.com The information security management becomes a challenging task in todays network world. The loopholes in the security devices have been misused by hackers for their own purpose. It becomes a major threat to the government in the case of security loopholes in Defence and Military systems. This paper analyses the case of Gary Mc Kannon, a notorious hacker in the world. He has hacked US defence, Military and NASA for 13 months. This case study helps the Hardware, software and Network engineers to understand the importance of enhancing the security level in network world. IT13. Installing of biometric device in vehicle and license card reader for avoiding vehicle theft P. Thamizhikkavi and V.M. Shenbagaraman Information Technology Email: kavipanneer@gmail.com; shenbagaraman.v@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in; vmshenbaga@gmail.com

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Biometric device along with license card reader in a vehicle for avoid driving without license or driving with invalid license. By installing this device the person with a valid license only can start a vehicle. Without a valid license vehicle will not be started. This study focusses on the development of installing of biometric device in vehicle and license card reader for avoiding vehicle theft IT14. Futuristic approach towards data security through homomorphic encryption Prapti priya nayak, Swapnil B. Patil, Akshay y. Bahade and V.M. Shenbagaraman Information Technology E-mail:praptipriyanayak@gmail.com; swapnilbpatil90@gmail.com; akshaybahade@gmail.com vmshenbaga@gmail.com

Data Security plays a vital role in todays technological world. Different Encryption techniques have been implemented in securing data for various applications. Research on Data Security is a continuos process for improvising the security. Homomorphic Encryption developed by Craig Gentry using the principle of algebraic number theory and ideal lattices is the recent eras Research topic on Cryptographic codes. Review of literature proposes a Homomorphic Encryption Library (HELib) software which is developed by the IBM Researchers. The IBM finding based on theGentrys work provides a breakthrough to carryout Research on Homomorphic Encryption. This encryption provides an Order of (2k) security against attack through its implementation. The Encryption technique never decrypts its input, it can be run by an untrusted party without revealing its Inputs and Internal State. The partial homomorphism algorithm is being implemented in various areas such as Mobile code security, securing smart grids etc,whereas the fully homomorphic technique stands as the field of research for the Cryptographers. Hence the Homomorphic encryption enhances the security levels, declining the threat towards attack. IT15. Cybercrime in ecommerce: A case study on the 2014 korean credit bureau data leak Walter. T. Mambodza, Robert T. R. Shoniwa and V. M. Shenbagaraman Information Technology E-mail: wales4000@gmail.com, rosenthalshoniwa@gmail.com; vmshenbaga@gmail.com More and more countries are beginning to rely on the credit card system as the chief method of making Ecommerce-related payments. However, the growing level of its importance also means that the threats attempting to compromise the privacy and security of the system are also increasing, both from internal and external entities. The researchers analyzed the 2014 internal attack on the Korean Credit Bureaus databases with respect to the details of the attack itself and its consequences. The study involved a literature review to better understand the possible threats
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IT16. E-Mail security: A study on various cryptographic algorithms with specific reference to Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) Israr ul maqbool and V.M.Shenbagaraman Information Technology E-mail: shenbagaraman.v@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in; vmshenbaga@gmail.com

This is the Data Encryption technique which is used in the Email security and the file storage applications. It was developed by Phil Zimmermann in 1991. It uses the various cryptographic algorithms in order to make it secure. This paper gives an overview about the Email security, i.e. how secure are our Email .The researcher has implemented various cryptographic algorithms like CAST 128, ELGAMAL, IDEA, RSA and DSS in order to protect the confidentiality ,authentication ,compatibility and compression of the Email. The findings of the researcher are that he has used the different private key in the sender calculates the hash value and then transports it with session key where the receiver checks the session key and uses his own public key to check the sender hash value hence the message gets authenticated. Also the researcher has used the trust management to check whether the keys are trusted or not. If the key is compromised or some attack is happening, the receiver can revoke the key. These techniques make the Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) secure IT17. Cyber warfare espionage by flame V. Yoghavel , S. Prabhakaran , V. Avinash and V.M. Shenbaga Raman Information Technology E-mail: shenbagaraman.v@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in; vmshenbaga@gmail.com Cyber warfare espionage is a threat to many countries in todays scenario. Flame is a malware that targeted over Middle East countries in the year of 2012. It attacks the systems running under Microsoft operating system and used for targeted cyber espionage. This paper is a technical survey of Flame and it describes the various modules of the malware and its spreading capabilities. The main purpose of the paper is to point out the recent trends infused by this new breed of malware into cyber attacks.

IT18. Forensic evidence collection by reconstruction of artefacts in portable web browser Divyesh G Dharan, Information Technology E-mail: divyesh_dharan@srmuniv.edu.in
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Portable web browsers are installed on removable storage devices which can be taken by a user from computer to computer. One of the claimed benefits of portable web browsers is enhanced privacy, through minimization of the traces of browsing activity left on the hosts hard disk. On the basis of this claim, it would appear that portable web browsers pose a challenge to forensic examiners trying to reconstruct past web browsing activity in the context of a digital investigation. Portable web browsers were introduced in modified version of Mozilla Firefox called Fireguard, which was intended to reduce data leakage from browser data remnants and the risk of software attacks from malicious code exploiting vulnerabilities in browser plug-ins. Most significantly from a digital forensics perspective, Fireguard was also intended to minimize the forensic footprint of web browser use. Past research has shown that web browsers leave data remnants on a hard disk drive, often unknown to a user, in the form of cookies, history, saved passwords, cached web pages and downloaded objects. These have been important evidentiary sources for digital forensic investigations. With the release of the portable web browser, which does not require installation, an important question arises: Do portable web browsers leave similar forensic data to those left by installed web browsers? The questions this project is aimed at answering are: Do portable web browsers leave forensic data? What type of information is left by portable web browsers? Would the extracted data from an installed browser be identical to the data extracted from a portable one? Methodology developed: Installation of portable web browser in a secured environment. Performing a short browsing session, Duplication of hard drive, Acquisition and analysis using TRUE BACK. Comparison of forensic findings with that of the installed web browsers, Reconstruction from. This project aims at finding the traces of browsing activity left behind by the usage of portable web browser on the hard disk of the computer, despite activity being done from a removable storage device.

IT19. Cognitive optical networks P. Selvaraj and V. Nagarajan Information Technology E-mail: selvaraj.p@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

In this work we have proposed a framework which rightly combines the power of conventional best effort service and cognitive capabilities to find the optimal VTD (Virtual Topology Design) for dynamic optical networks, while following the multipath approach. The best effort solution will be provisioned to meet the negotiated QoT constraints only to the acceptable level. And the cognitive algorithm will be executed in parallel as a cognitive counterpart to find the optimal solution by satisfying the QoT constraints to the optimum level by effective resource allocation. Both the best effort service and cognitive service will be implemented as a central PCE (Path Computation Element) and realized through the SDN (Software Defined Networking) controller. The SDN controller will handle the flow tables of the optical switches as instructed by either best effort service or cognitive service based on the level of negotiation of QoT for various classes of services. The critical aspect of this work lies in exploiting the power of artificial intelligence and
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IT20. A matrix based data encryption using 128 bit key substitution G Sujatha, Sandeep Gurindapalli Information Technology E-mail: sandeepgsv@gmail.com

Encryption has long been used to protect the confidentiality, integrity and authenticity of messages. The proposed algorithm is a new approach in symmetric key data encryption using 128-bit key. The process includes operations like: hexadecimal, binary conversions, key substitution and character, ASCII substitution using matrices. The algorithm works in two stages: first, 128 bit key generation and second, cipher text generation. The key is converted into ASCII code, which is then assigned to hexadecimal identifiers. In the second phase the plain text in the file is converted to hexadecimal form. The hexadecimal code is replaced by the values obtained from the key generation process. The text is then converted to binary form such that every character must have 8-bits. If length of the binary values is not equal to 8 then 0s are added to the left of the string. The text is now replaced with symbols from a 16*16 matrix. The two symbols for each 8-bit value is replaced with one value obtained from 16*16 ASCII matrix; the achieved string being the cipher-text. The biggest advantage of the algorithm is that it consists of several iterations that make cipher text more complex to break, providing higher levels of security.

IT21. A critical analysis on the future possibilities and applications of Internet of Things (IoT). Prashant Rakheja Information Technology E-mail: Prashant.cfc@gmail.com

Internet of things (IoT) deals with objects which have sensors or other equipments embedded in them, thus making them smart. It enables objects to directly communicate with one another without any (or little) human intervention. It aims at creating a network of physical objects across the Globe which are interconnected to one another. This technology has wide-ranging applications such as those in the maintenance of embedded Objects, effective power consumption, marketing strategies and business dynamics, Traffic control and safety, and Healthcare sector etc. It has the potential to minimize hazards as a function of error reduction due to lesser Human involvement. The Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to radically change how businesses function and create a new paradigm of networked objects churning out huge volumes of data. The IoT is deemed to be the second biggest revolution in the world of
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ITE01. A novel energy metric for optimal energy efficient sensor communications K. Swetha and M. S. Vasanthi Information and Telecommunication Engineering E-mail: swetha010491@gmail.com

As low powered, battery operated nodes are used in wireless sensor networks, conservation of energy at all levels of system design is very essential. In this paper, we focus on the efficient transmission of data over a noisy channel by selecting optimal energy efficient values for the physical layer parameters. We introduce an energy metric called Effectually Received bit Energy (ERE) which is the amount of energy spent in a successful transmission over a given channel. By minimizing this metric, we find the optimum hop distance and optimal transmit energy for different modulation schemes. The results which are obtained in this paper can be useful to the wireless network designers for selecting the suitable hop distance, transmit energy and the ideal modulation scheme that will help in maximizing the lifetime of the network. ITE02. An efficient low complexity transform for OFDM system T. Deepa, R. Kumar and Abhijit Nath Information and Telecommunication Engineering E-mail: abhijitnath88@yahoo.com Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) can provide huge data rates with enough robustness to radio channel impairments .In this paper, we show the comparison of a low complexity transform technique namely joint Walsh Hadamard Transform-Discrete Cosine Transform (WHT-DCT) and joint Walsh Hadamard Transform-Discrete Fourier Transform (WHT-DFT).The combination of WHT with DCT and DFT reduces the complexity of the system. Simulation results shows that the WHT-DCT gives better BER, reduced PAPR and lower complexity than combined WHT-DFT technique

ITE03. Design of circular pentagon fractal antenna for UWB applications Aman Gupta, Parv Surana , Ankita Khound and M. Susila Information and Telecommunication Engineering E-mail: amangupta23692@gmail.com ; suranaparv92@gmail.com; ankitakhound@gmail.com

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The rapid development in short range and high data rates wireless communication system has increased the demand for smaller size antenna having wideband characteristics. The main objective of this paper is to design a Microstrip-Fed Circular Pentagon shaped fractal antenna having wide bandwidth, small size, conformal, low cost and ease of fabrication. Conventional microstrip antenna has narrow bandwidth, lower efficiency and comparatively larger size. Thus to overcome this limitation fractal geometry is being used. The iterated circular pentagon fractal patch and modified ground plane with notch are employed to achieve the desired UltraWideband characteristics. Antenna is designed and simulated using High Frequency Structured Simulator (HFSS).The simulated results show that the antenna has a good performance with 10dB-return loss in the frequency range 3.2-10.9 GHz that results in a fractional bandwidth (FBW) of 109%. The simulated radiation pattern of antenna has been observed as nearly Omnidirectional in azimuth plane. The proposed fractal antenna can be used in wireless UWB communication, sensor network, WPAN and Home network application.

ITE04. Video transmission over WLANs an access point-based ERED-FEC mechanism S. Tamilazhagan and K. Harisudha Information and Telecommunication Engineering E-mail: azhagan27@gmail.com, sudhakuresan@gmail.com Enhanced Random Early Detection Forward Error Correction (ERED-FEC) mechanism improves the quality of video transmissions over Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) compared to common FEC for performing packet recovery in data transmission in accordance with feedback information provided by the receiver. In contrast to most FEC schemes, the FEC redundancy rate is calculated directly at the Access Point (AP). Moreover, the redundancy rate is tuned in accordance with both the wireless channel condition (as indicated by the number of packet retransmissions) and the network traffic load (as indicated by the AP queue length). The analysis of the proposed ERED-FEC mechanism achieves a significant improvement in the video quality compared to existing FEC schemes without introducing an excessive number of redundant packets into the network. The major contribution of the present study is to propose a new AP-based FEC mechanism (ERED-FEC) for improving the quality of video transmissions over wireless LANs (WLANs). The literature contains many proposals for sender-based FEC schemes which have a finite duration to feedback information from the receiver. Thus, the FEC rate determined at the sender end may not accurately reflect the current network condition. The proposed ERED-FEC mechanism is AP-based and the FEC rate is calculated at the AP directly without feedback information at the receiver. In this, the FEC rate is controlled adaptively in accordance with both the wireless channel condition and the network traffic load which avoids overloading the network with an excessive number of redundant packets. The ERED-FEC scheme yields a higher Decodable Frame Rate (DFR) and Peak Signal to Noise Ratio than existing AP based mechanism for both light load and heavy network traffic loads. The video quality will be improved without overloading the network with redundant packets.

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ITE05. Enhancement of MB-OFDM uwb system in space-time transmit diversity techniques

C.T Manimegalai and Sriram.V Information and Telecommunication Engineering E-mail: manimegalai.c@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

Ultra wideband wireless communication has emerged as one of the most promising transmission techniques for high data rate application. In this we are going to use space time block codes in a very high data rate multiband-OFDM ultra wideband system, where modified Dual carrier modulation scheme and Low parity density check codes are deployed. In this configuration, a MDCM soft-demapping process is required to produce soft-values for the input of LDPC decoder. The combination of these technologies may be helpful in satisfying the demand of future wireless applications. In the proposed system we could achieve a significant improvement in terms of performance compared to the conventional one. We have considered the systems equipped with upto two transmit/receive antennas using the effective Alamouti code. Numerical simulations of system supporting a data rate of 1Gbps over IEEE 802.15.3a channel models are implemented.

ITE06. Radio frequency transceiver architecture energy efficiency analysis for wireless sensor communications M. Arun prasad and M.S. Vasanthi Information and Telecommunication Engineering E-mail: connectwithmearun@gmail.com, vasanthi.m@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) communications technology enables the sensor nodes to observe, identify, understand and respond to the world. Many of the communication devices for WSN have power constraints, due to their small size and the requirement to operate off small batteries for long periods of time. Thus energy efficiency is an important design criterion. Since energy consumption in the transceiver front ends is dominant, the focus is on reducing the energy consumption on the system level. In this paper the energy model for the AQ-DBPSK transceiver is developed and compared with the energy models for various transceiver architectures, popularly used in WSN nodes. Its suitability for energy efficient operation in WSN applications is investigated. Through theoretical analysis and Matlab simulations, we discuss how to select the energy efficient transceiver front end for various WSN application scenarios ITE07. A novel compact reconfigurable ultra wide band antenna for cognitive applications A.Jazeel , M.Susila and T .Rama Rao Information and Telecommunication Engineering E-mail:jazeelofficial@gmail.com
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The field of cognitive radio is rapidly growing to provide more efficient utilization of congested frequency spectrum. This paper proposes a novel design for multiband reconfigurable Ultra Wideband (UWB) antenna which can be used for spectrum sensing in cognitive radio applications. The novel compact reconfigurable UWB antenna (NCRUA) proposed is having an excellent matched structure. The radiating patch of the NCRUA consists of seven regular hexagons united with a circular ring. The NCRUA is operational in nearly the entire UWB spectrum spanning from 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz, and achieves a gain up to 5.8 dB. Within the UWB spectrum, the antenna is capable of operating in five different bands. The operational bands are: band 1 [3-4.3GHz, 5-9 GHz], band 2 [3-3.5GHz, 4.9-6.2 GHz, 7.2-8.9 GHz], band 3 [3-3.8 GHz, 6.8-8.7 GHz], band 4 [3.9-6 GHz, 7.4-8.9 GHz] and band 5 [3-4.2 GHz, 4.85.7GHz, 6.3-8.4 GHz]. The NCRUA achieves reconfigurability by employing three switches, and hence have eight switching cases. By analyzing the results, the antenna proves to be satisfying the performance criteria. All the simulations were carried out in Ansoft High Frequency structure simulator (HFSS).

ITE08. Ultra wideband antenna design for body-centric wireless communication networks Steffi Rose Jose and T. Rama Rao Information and Telecommunication Engineering E-mail:steffirosjos@gmail.com

Wireless Body Area network (WBAN) systems which uses the Ultra wideband (UWB) technology is highly recommended now a days. The design of antenna to satisfy the critical requirements of UWB and WBAN is quite important. The objective of this paper is to design an ultra wideband antenna for wireless body area networks covering frequency band from 3.1 10.6 GHz. Since the tissue environment is different from free space, the antenna design should take into account the effect of electrical properties of body tissues. A stepped rectangular patch antenna with a rectangular slot having dimensions 30mm x 30mm x 1.57mm is designed. Partial ground plane is implemented for this. RT Duroid 5880 substrate with low electric loss and low moisture absorption is used. The performance of the antenna is analyzed for different tissue layer thicknesses when the antenna is operated in contact with the human body. A simplified human body tissue layer model which is frequency dependent in behavior is used for simulations. Simulations are done using Ansoft HFSS.

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ITE09. Caerp: cluster arrangement energy efficient routing protocol for wireless sensor network Roufil N. R Tcn Information and Telecommunication Engineering E-mail: roufilnr@gmail.com

Wireless sensor networks are application-based networks designed by large number of sensor nodes. Utilizing the energy in efficient way is the one of the main design issue in Wireless sensor network (WSN). In order to improve Network lifetime and Energy efficiency and Load balance in Wireless sensor network, a Cluster arrangement energy efficient routing protocol (CAERP) is proposed. It mainly includes efficient way of node clustering and distributed multi-hop routing. In the clustering part of CAERP we introduce an un-even clustering mechanism. Cluster head which are closer to the base station (BS) have smaller cluster size than those farther from BS, so in here they can preserve some energy in the time of inter-cluster data communication. The simulation result shows that CAERP significantly increasing the network lifetime and minimizes energy consumption of nodes compared with Q-leach protocol.

ITE10. Performance optimization of cooperative communication in vehicular networks Twinkle Sara Abraham and Kavitha Narayanan Information and Telecommunication Engineering E-mail: twinklesaraabraham@gmail.com

Vehicular communication technologies are realized recently as the staples of modern societies. When cooperative approach is employed in vehicular communication system, it will perform more effective in avoiding accidents and traffic congestions. In vehicular networks, cooperative Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) and cooperative relay techniques increase the performance as well as reduce the transmission energy consumption by exploiting the spatial and temporal diversity gain .The energy efficiency characteristics of cooperative techniques in vehicular networks is of prime importance as the energy consumption of wireless nodes embedded on road infrastructure is constrained. In this paper, applications of cooperative communication techniques in vehicular networks are proposed. Also we compare the performance and the energy consumption of cooperative techniques with the traditional multihop technique over an AWGN channel and a Rayleigh channel by considering MQAM as design example. The optimal cooperative strategy for energy constrained road infrastructure networks in ITS application can be selected using this performance optimization in cooperative communication.

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ITE11. Steganography on thermal image using random blocks Dany Thomas Koshy and Vijayananth Information and Telecommunication Engineering E-mail:dantk007@gmail.com

In this paper, we describe a novel spatial domain method for steganography in thermal image where a secret message is embedded in the blue layer of certain blocks. For increasing the security, blocks are chosen randomly using a random generator. Most of the systems make use of everyday images as the basis for the models, in this paper thermal image is used as the cover image which is an undestructive one, a new algorithm is used in which stego-image will be more secured, having more capacity, more transparency. In this algorithm, each block first chooses a unique t1xt2 matrix of pixels as a matrix pattern for each keyboard character, using the bit difference of neighbourhood pixels a secret message is embedded in the remaining part of the block, those without any role in the matrix pattern selection procedure. In this procedure, each pattern sums up with the blue layer of the image. Security of this algorithm is good against RS, Sample pair, X2 and DCT based attacks.

ITE12. Fractal antenna study and design for ultra wide band applications Darshan Sreenath and S.Ranjani Information and Telecommunication Engineering E-mail: darshansreenath@gmail.com

Development and advancement in the field of wireless communication has led to the demand of high data rate and compact antenna design with broadband characteristics. Frequency from 3.1 GHz to 10 GHz has been allowed by FCC for commercial use from 2002. This frequency range is usually used for short range communication. This calls upon the problem of interference with other system working on same frequency band. Fractals means discontinuous or irregular in shape, its geometry cannot be described by normal geometry. The term was coined by Manderbolt. It contains multiple copies of it in different dimensions. Fractals have been used here to design an antenna for the same. The reason for fractals is smaller size, it produces discontinuity i.e. corners and bends which in turn produces higher efficiency and multiband characteristics.

ITE13. Advanced intrusion detection system for wireless sensor networks Joseph Rish Simenthy and K.Vijayan Information and Telecommunication Engineering E-mail:rishsimenthy@gmail.com

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Wireless Sensor Network consists of large number of nodes which will be in distributed nature.Security is a very important consideration while designing a Wireless Sensor Network. So an Avanced Intrusion detection System has been proposed where the Hybrid Intrusion Detection System(HIDS), Energy Prediction based Intrusion Detection System (EPIDS) as well as the Cross layer Detection System are implemented In various stages in order to assure maximum possible security from the intrusions. Energy Prediction Approach alone is not suitable for the WSN, so HIDS which is suitable for large and sustainable WSNs is combined. Also combining these two approaches along with the Cross Layer IDS make it suitable for a large WSN also. So the new proposed IDS will offer a wide range of flexibility for its application in any type of Wireless Sensor Networks.

ITE14. Performance optimization of OFDM systems using cooperative diversity techniques Kavita Narayanan and Bilal Shafeek Information and Telecommunication Engineering E-mail: shafeek.bilal@yahoo.com

Cooperative Diversity has been widely used in wireless network, and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) is a key technique of multi-carrier transmission to meet high data rate requirement of wireless communication. The aim of this project is to combine the technology of OFDM with cooperative diversity techniques. The simulation will be done in MATLAB. The performance of the system will be compared by employing various techniques at the cooperative node. As of now, an application program has been designed about Cooperative Diversity in the OFDM system by combining the technology of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) with cooperative diversity techniques. Simulation results should show that Coded Cooperation achieves a better error rate performance compared to AF technique when deployed in an OFDM system and at the same time obtain a significant diversity gain on the commonly used multi-path fading channel. In this project Amplify and Forward and Coded Cooperation diversity techniques will be explored.

ITE15. Design of power divider circuit for 60 GHz wireless communications Pooja Puglia, Nishesh Tiwari, Purva Shrivastava and T. Rama Rao Information and Telecommunication Engineering E-mail: pooja.puglia@gmail.com The main objective of this work is to design and develop a power divider for Millimeter wave (MmW) antenna array system utilizing substrate integrated wave guide (SIW) technology at 60 GHz. Power divider is designed to be used extensively in radio (RF) microwave and power amplifier, linearizers and many kinds of test equipment. The designed demonstrated in this paper uses SIW technology which uses hole techniques. In this technique port walls consist of via

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ITE16. 60 GHz radio frequency transceiver design for WLAN and WPAN wireless applications S. Gayathri., Rakhi Queen E Chiroma and T. Rama Rao Information and Telecommunication Engineering E-mail: gayathri.sankar.3@gmail.com

This paper presents the realization and performance of Gigabit Wireless Communications operating at 60 GHz. The Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver is designed using Agilents ADS software tool for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) and Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN) applications. This scheme uses higher order Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) digital modulation. The carrier in this scheme is chosen to reduce the bandwidth of the output signal. The output signal is measured and tested to find the signal quality, Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) and system Phase noise. RF front end is featured with Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN), Rayleigh and Rician wireless channels to study the performance and to make the wireless gigabit communication robust with high data rate, improved coverage and flexibility for faster communication and user friendly applications.

ITE17. Comparisons of low complexity transforms for multi carrier schemes T.Deepa and Shantanu sohale Information and Telecommunication Engineering E-mail: deepa.t@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

Multi carrier modulation (MCM) transmits the data by dividing the data streams into several bit streams, and these sub streams are used to modulate several carriers. MCM is highly useful in high data rate wireless communication system. Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing is the widely implemented MCM technique for current wireless systems. All system faces the complexity reduction issues, as the number of sub carrier increases and also in high peak to average power ratio (PAPR) & bit error rate (BER) performance. In this paper, we present the comparisons of different low complexity transforms which includes direct computation of discrete Fourier transform (DFT), radix 2 Fast Fourier transform (FFT), divide and conquer algorithm, WHT-DFT transform and combined T- transform. This comparison includes the multiplication and addition complexity values for given transforms with their methodologies and comparing it with the simulation results.

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ITE18. Survivability strategies in optical networks based on multistory building LAN S. Sathiyabhama and Manikandan Information and Telecommunication Engineering E-mail: sathiyabhama.s@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

Optical networks have been developed as the solution to accommodate the high bandwidth demands in the domain of communication. In optical networks the network survivability is of prime concern since a single link or node failure will lead to huge amount of data loss and disruption of services. Optical networks are used to pass the information like file, e-mail, audio, video etc., through LAN connecting to the number of switches which are further connected to the number of PCs via a Ethernet-LAN in the Multistory building LAN. This paper tells us about how this information will be passed and is focused on reducing the consumption of the time while passing the information from server to the PCs. This project proposes a framework consisting of two modules in which the application performance and capacity planning are managed using the OPNET IT Guru Software.

ITE19. Wi-tricity on Wi-Fi The Next Generation power guide M. Arun Prasad, T. Karthick, S. Gayathri, K. Swetha, S. Natshathra and S.Vijay Ananth Information and Telecommunication Engineering E-mail: vijayananth.s@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in The Design of antennas popularly known to be as magical communication box for signal transmission in wireless environment is one of the competitive and challenging domain in communication. The evolution in technology with rapid advancement in electric and electrical field has resulted in design of multi-tasking communication systems with lower power consumption. One of the recent revolutions of communication is discovery of WI-FI (wireless fidelity) with the main motto to provide good coverage and connectivity to make communication robust with promising flexibility. It is believed that Energy saved today is the asset for future, thus keeping this as the main goal the proposal to add milestone to the Wi-Fi system of next generation with electric power transmission and to restore the energy saved in battery for commercial and non commercial electrical appliances is being made in our proposed system. The stupendous advantage of energy saving mechanism will wipe-off the energy constraints problems with smooth generation of electricity from the electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere. MC01. Automatic vacuum cleaner S. Rakshith, Vignesh Chandramouli and Durgesh Mishra Mechatronics Engineering E-mail: Rakshith.2905@gmail.com
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A novel idea that combines automation to a conventional vacuum cleaner to make it clean a room on its own. It can make an attribute map of the room in the first run using Simultaneous Localization And Mapping and when one wants to operate it, it shall clean the room automatically. Also, it is programmed to vacuum clean tables with a foolproof code that prevents it from falling down the table. It can also be controlled manually using a joystick where manual cleaning is required. Scope of development includes controlling it using a mobile phone or via internet when the user is not at home and requires cleaning and also integrating a wet cleaning process with a UV sterilizer to ensure maximum cleaning can also be made possible, timed cleaning (cleaning at a specific time on a specific set of days). Further development can make it a surveillance robot when the user is not at home where visual live feedback will be sent to the user. It edges its semi-automatic conventional opponents by several margins. And it is also easy on ones wallet, lessening it by just above Rs.3000.

MC02. Autonomous vehicle Mayank Mahajan and Somak Banerjee Mechatronics Engineering E-mail: mayankmahajan21@gmail.com

The rate of change of global innovation is climbing at the speed of light. Today, we are all aware of computer-controlled vehicles that are widely talked about today and are best known for their performance, accuracy and precision, but they are generally made for specific tasks. So an autonomous vehicle can be developed considering many aspects, and can be successfully controlled via a remote computer device. It was next to impossible until the advent of robotics, which made it a lot easier to construct such an automatic device. Human errors are greatly minimized by the use of modern era technologies. Our project is about a driverless aka autonomous vehicle, a car that is driven without a pilot. We use different modern techniques like image processing, sensors like LIDAR sensor, ultrasonic sensors that sense the environment. Techniques like GPS help in getting the accurate position of the car. Servomotors & stepper motors play a vital role in breaking, vehicle control, fuel pumping etc. Logic boards like IC, IMU help in calculating overall force on the vehicle for improved performance.

MC03. EEG based human machine interface (hmi) Simran Pal Singh Mechatronics Engineering E-mail: simranpal_singh@srmuniv.edu.in

EEG stands for Electroencephalography. The mapping technique of brain spontaneous electrical activities over a short period of time is called Electroencephalography. EEG measures voltage
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fluctuations resulting from ionic current flows within the neurons of the brain. These signals are amplified and filtered from micro level to a readable scale. Modern EEG data collection system are capable of recording at sampling rates above 20,000Hz .A typical adult human EEG signal is about 10 V to 100 V in amplitude when measured from the scalp. Currently EEG related studies are extensively used in neuroscience, cognitive science, cognitive psychology, and psycho physiological. Various frequencies that can be measured with the Portable Dry sensor technology are Delta (up to 4Hz) , Theta (4 Hz -8hz) , Alpha (8 Hz -13Hz) , Beta (13 Hz -30 Hz), Gama (30Hz-100Hz). Mental Emotions like Attentiveness, Relaxed State and Eye blink can be differentiated based upon the Frequency Range. Our paper focuses on controlling various Machines/robots to improve their interaction with Humans. This will be achieved by effectively harnessing the desired frequency signals From the EEG sensor and calibrating it with the machine. MC04. Design, fabrication and modelling of semi-autonomous skateboard wheel on M. Mahendra Kumar, Vibhakar Senthil Kumar, Dwaraka Tilak Raj and Nikhil Suryaprakash Mechatronics E-mail: macversion7.1@gmail.com

To create an e-skateboard that runs on feedback. This skateboard mechanism is to reach all youths quickly and for a stylish and eco-friendly mode of transportation in creating a new era. For achieving a suitable suspension to be all terrain friendly, using semi-automated steering for short turns. A portable automated skateboard for short distance travels. The skateboard deck comes with aluminum sandwiched between FRP sheets to have high load bearing capacity with payload balancing mechanism. Wheels are made up of aluminum alloy with bearing supports. Parts are designed and assembled in CATIA. The most enlightening outcome is that the board is equipped with ACKERMANNS PRINCIPLE for its steering mechanism which is controlled by PID. Two sensors used are gyro and load cell for steering and acceleration/deceleration of driver motor respectively. Dual shock suspension is used for mechanical feedback. This defeats all other existing skateboards with its short turns. Moreover it is programmable hence troubleshooting becomes easy. This e-board is easy to learn with its high stability, it has sharp and accurate turns also an all-terrain friendly MC05. Adaptive prosthetic limbs NC Bharat, Rajvardhan Mohite Mechatronics Engineering E-mail: bharatnc@gmail.com This research paper is about a Prosthetic limb for upper leg amputees. This Prosthetic limb is different from other limbs, as it actually tries to adapt to the movement of the healthy leg. This ensures that the artificial leg synchronizes its motion with that of the healthy leg and produces an actual gait cycle. This helps the artificial limb to imitate the motion of an actual human leg.
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The healthy limb of the amputee acts as a reference. With the help of flex sensors on the thigh region and pressure plates under the Philanges in the same locations as on the prosthetic limb, the precise stage in the normal gait cycle will be determined and the corresponding actuation ensuing. This also lets the prosthetic decide when a motion is to be performed. The exact motion to be performed is based on an algorithm involving the connection between the Flex sensors and Piezo resistive film modules. According to this algorithm, the direction and flex of the prosthetic are adjusted. In this way, the leg adapts to the actual movement of the healthy limb while maintaining a certain amount of independence.

MC06. Development of a magnetorheological fluid based clutch system Aditya Tandon, Ankit Vajpai, Aadi Nath Mishra, Shreyansh Keseri Mechatronics Engineering E-mail: aditya.quad@gmail.com

Mechanical clutch systems are often faced with problems of Slippage, Wear and Tear of the Clutch Plate, Loss of power, overloading and clutch noise. Magnetorheological (MR) fluids are materials that respond to an applied magnetic field with a change in rheological behavior. Typically, this change is manifested by the development of a yield stress that increases proportionally with applied field. A Magnetorheological fluid based Clutch System overcomes all of the problems encountered by a Mechanical clutch due to fast response times and the ability to withstand high shear stresses. In the MR Fluid Clutch System, the MR fluid is introduced between moving parts and a magnetic field is applied which changes the viscosity of the MR fluid. When the clutch is engaged, this causes the viscosity of the MRF to increase, thus locking the driveshaft into place with the flywheel of the engine. When the clutch is disengaged, the viscosity decreases allowing a smooth gear shift and complete disengagement of the flywheel from the gearbox. Such an application causes no wear and tear, reduces slippage to zero, completely reduces noise and power loss and allows for an electronic control over the Clutch system.

MC07. Development of a magnetorheological fluid based rotatory brake system Aditya Tandon, Ankit Vajpai, Aadi Nath Mishra, Shreyansh Keseri Mechatronics Engineering E-mail: aditya.quad@gmail.com

Conventional Hydraulic Brake systems used in the Automotive Industry have several limitations such as a large response delay, wear and tear of the brake pad and the additional weight and cost of auxiliary components like hydraulic pumps and transfer pipes. Magnetorheological (MR) fluids are materials that respond to an applied magnetic field with a change in rheological
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behavior. Typically, this change is manifested by the development of a yield stress that increases proportionally with applied field. The Magnetorheological Brake system consists of a rotating disk attached to the hub which is enclosed by a drum consisting of the MR Fluid, surrounded by electromagnets. When current is applied to the electromagnet coil, the viscosity of the MR uid increases as its yield stress varies as a function of the magnetic eld applied by the electromagnet. This controllable yield stress produces shear friction on the rotating disk, generating the braking torque. This MR Fluid Braking system has a faster response, less maintenance as there is no material wear and a lighter overall weight since it doesn't require the auxiliary components used in hydraulic brakes. The system can easily be incorporated into existing systems and even provide better efficiency for ABS systems.

MC08. Micro-nano mechatronics - new trends in material, measurement, control, manufacturing and their applications in biomedical engineering Prince Ganotra, T. Maurya. Mechatronics Engineering E-mail: ganotra.prince@gmail.com

Micro/Nano mechatronics is currently used in broader spectra, ranging from basic applications in robotics, actuators, sensors, semiconductors, automobiles, and machine tools. As a strategic technology highlighting the 21st century, this technology is extended to new applications in biomedical systems and life science, construction machines, and aerospace equipment, welfare/human life engineering, and other brand new scopes. Basically, the miniaturizing technology is important to realize high performance, low energy consumption, low cost performance, small space instrumentation, light-weight, and so on. The research Implements a strategy to realize applications of micro-nano mechatronics, which are based on mechanical engineering or materials science, control systems engineering, and advanced medical engineering. The research advances in micro/nano measurement and control, micro/nano design and manufacturing, nano materials science, and their applications in biomedical engineering.

MC09. Controlling of robots using gestures S. K. Anirudh and Geetank Raipuria Mechatronics E-mail: geetankr@gmail.com

This paper aims to explain the control of a robotic arm through gesture control and illustrate a few of its applications. Gesture interfaces have come a long way since their inception and now also involve the use of advanced gesture recognition technologies. Gesture interfaces as the name suggests, controls a certain process by simple gestures of the hand or other parts. The types of gesture control range from simple IR Sensors to complex Laser MatrixDots; which is used in
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gaming consoles like the XBOX 360 (KINECT) and the Sony Play Station (Move).Effective techniques include use of structural light and time of flight cameras.Gesture-based interaction attempts to take advantage of the continuity and dynamics of the users movements and also serve as an ideal interface between humans and robots .In a quest to develop a semi-autonomous robots as an intelligent slave, gestureinterface will be best suited for use by untrained people. Remote manipulation of objects due to the risks involved for e.g., radioactivity, has been performed for many years using direct mechanical linkages or electric motors that permit force amplification. Even though these systems do not actually include a computing system, they involve the transmission of gestural information Use of such gesture controlled robotic elements in radioactive environment can eliminate the radiation damage to humans and make robotic motions more effective as they tend to copy absolute human hand motion . It will also reduce the effort the controller has to apply, in controlling the robotic arm reducing his stress and thus chances of fatal errors. The applications scale beyond radioactive environment, and can be used in heavy industries to allow a operator to lift large weights using his hand gestures.Gesture control is not only user friendly but also has tremendous growth potential in the future.

MC10. Auto-corrective lenses Gautam Balachandran, Arnab Sikidar and Rajarshi Choudhuri Mechatronics E-mail: Gautambalachandran@gmail.com Correction of vision impairment requires glasses of varying optical power and curvature depending on the eye defect in question. Any change in eye power requires an appropriate change of power of the glasses. Frequent change in optical power leads to corresponding change of lenses which become a costly and time consuming problem. Our project aims to solve this problem by fabricating a glass with flexible lens technology that can automatically adjust its power. We also plan to incorporate a photo-multiplier and a night vision system into the lens. The flexible lens will use a polymer OLED(Organic Light Emitting Diode), which will display a streaming of the videos captured a high resolution camera mounted on either sides of the glasses to incorporate 200 vision. The zoom distance of the camera is to be manually adjusted by the user. The lens can correct the defects of the eye like Myopia, Hypermetropia and Astigmatism. ME01. Low cost 3d printing for education and sustainable development Ankit Kumar Pansari and Angshuman Ghosh Mechanical Engineering E-mail: ankitpansari@live.com

The generalization of manufacturing techniques has created a demand for innovative prototyping processes. Till now, Additive manufacturing a.k.a 3D Printing, has been restricted to product development centers and research labs, far from the reach of common mass. This paper presents a modular framework for the development of low-cost 3D-Printing machine with an inbuilt
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infrared-laser scanner for instant replication. A frugally designed table-top 3D Printer will empower students with complete tangibility and control over their designs. Also, because of its short run capabilities, it can be used for small-quantity manufacturing needs. Hence, the printer is aptly suitable for universities and student labs. The Printer is based on the technique of Fused Deposition Modeling. The raw materials given as an input to the printer are ABS (Acronytrile Butadiene Styrene) and PLA(Polylactic Acid). The machine has already been designed and is currently in its final stages of fabrication and testing. This paper presents our empirical approach towards development and prototyping of the machine. The technical analysis, the development of framework designs and the specification procedures are also presented within this paper. ME02. Water battery inverter Indira Priyadharshini, C. K. Ganesh, C. S. Abilash and N. S. Abijith Mechanical Engineering E-mail: hod.chy@vdp.srmuniv.ac.in The water battery Inverter (WBI) works on the principle of standard electrode potential. To be more precise the water battery that is being used here is a simple Daniel cell. In electrochemistry, the standard electrode potential, abbreviated E is the measure of individual potential of a reversible electrode at standard state which is with solutes at an effective concentration of 1 mol/dm3, and gases at a pressure of 1 atm. The reduction potential is an intensive property. The values are most often tabulated at 25 C. All metals have different reactivity. When metals react, they give away electrons and form positive ions. But some metals do this more easily than others. Look at the following two half reactions: Zn2+ + 2e- Zn Cu2+ = 2e- Cu Of these two metals, zinc is more reactive and is more likely to give away electrons to form Zn2+ ions in solution than is copper. To power an inverter there needs to be sufficient energy from the battery for which 3 bottles of CuSo4 soln. and 3 bottles of ZnSo4 soln. is taken and respective clamps are placed inside the bottle. After the setup is completed voltage is expected.

ME03. Self powered boat from sea water Indira Priyadharshini and S. Karthik Mechanical Engineering, SRM University, Vadapalani campus E-mail: hod.chy@vdp.srmuniv.ac.in

Our project is about making the boats and ships to run from the power generated from sea water itself. The sea water is taken through tubes and stored inside tanks inside ships these water are then boiled with the help of coal or any other low cost and easily renewable material. After
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boiling these water are converted into steam. This steam is then pressurized and then allowed to rotate the turbines generating electricity or these pressure can also be used to run the ships.

ME04. Absorption of CO2 Indira Priyadharshini, J. Venkatesh, M. Padmanabhan and Karteek Rakshit Mechanical Engineering, SRM University, Vadapalani campus E-mail: hod.chy@vdp.srmuniv.ac.in Our project is about absorbing co2 from vehicles and industries. When co2 from engines of vehicles and industries is passed through a cell containing koH (potassium hydroxide) produce potassium carbonate which in solution splits into k+ and carbonate ion. Using electrodes the ions can be separated and electricity can be produced.

ME05. Analysis of the products produced during the waste tyre pyrolysis at different temperatures Itha sai prudhvi and Madala srinivasulu Mechanical Engineering E-mail: saichaitanya9496@gmail.com There are many researches on the pyrolysis of used tire all over the world in the last decade due to the raising public awareness i.e. nowadays environmental protection and efficient use of resources are two of most important subjects, which are the constant concerns of government policies and general public. and one of the problem is increase in polymeric wastes like tyres etc. One of the possible solutions is the integration of recycling and reutilization processes of derived petroleum wastes, which consequently, reduce global environmental impact, decrease petroleum dependence and recover the organic and energetic content of polymeric wastes. Here below there is a detailed study of the products produced at different temperatures. And the most efficient temperature is 370 degrees centigrade for producing light diesel oil among all other products like heavy diesel oil, carbon black and many by products which are released during this process.

ME06. Influence of shallow cryogenic treatment and deep cryogenic treatment on sae52100 bearing material and to study the tribological properties Anvesh Mechanical Engineering E-mail: anveshreddyvyza90@gmail.com The use of cryogenic treatment (CT) to improve mechanical properties of materials has been developed from the end of the Sixties. At the present time, the initial mistrust about CT has been
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cleared up and many papers about different materials reporting laboratory tests results, micro structural investigations and hypothesis on CT strengthening mechanisms have been published. The removal of retained austenite combined with fine dispersed carbides precipitation has been widely observed and their effects on mechanical properties have been measured. The finite element analysis is carried out for bearing steel incorporating the temperature dependent material properties and bilinear kinematic hardening procedure. By freezing the materials at cryogenic temperatures (-1960 C) to enhance the mechanical and physical properties of materials being treated. Cryogenic treatment of materials has shown significant improvement in their properties, various advantages like, increase in hardness, increase in wear resistance, reduced residual stress, toughness by transformation of retained austenite to martensite.

ME07. Cbmrr-cloud based marine rescue robot S. Vishnu, K. Arun Thomas and Nirmal Thomas Mechanical Engineering E-mail: Vishnu_somasekhar@srmuniv.edu.in How to fulfill the marine needs of the emerging complex-rescue mission, long-duration autonomous vehicles? This is our research question. The solution is to develop a vision-guided autonomous watercraft which can carry out functions applicable to search and rescue, surveillance, law enforcement, inspection, mapping, and military applications, in any weather conditions and using only cloud intelligence and computing power. Use automatic data mining techniques to identify anomalous readings across a large number of sensor inputs and use these detections to diagnose current failures and predict future failures. Create a prototype diagnostic and prognostic capability for maritime autonomous vehicles based on our core algorithms and data structures. Here we are using a distributive multi-agent interactive system using cloud support. Mother ship will work on the principle of steel's mars explorer. Even though this system is mainly focused on the rescue operation the modular design will extend its capability to work for different application from rescue to photography. Propulsion system can be changed to adapt the environments. Propeller based system is provided for the basic design of the watercraft and catapult based launch system for the ejection from the docking station. ME08. Mechanism synthesis and analysis of aero braking structures designed for re-entry vehicles ensuring safe landing of payload Mohit Agarwal, Varun Pant and Burugu Ravi Teja Mechanical Engineering E-mail: mohitagarwal937@gmail.com Recently various methods and designs have been proposed for Decent Control in re-entry vehicles, aiming at safer landing of payload. These devices are basically speed reducers and drag enhancers, wherein the shape helps in generating enough drag avoiding free fall and desired velocities can be achieved. Example of a basic device which serves the purpose is a parachute but it is an aerosol device. On the other hand, this paper focuses on aero braking modules which
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are generally synthesized for orbital adjustments and landing of space vehicles to avoid accelerated motion of the craft. This paper focuses on aero breakers which can be applied to planetary conditions and backed by calculations and concrete analysis. The aero braking modules discussed are Ballute, Isotensoid, Hypercone and at last an indigenous Skirt Shaped module has been illustrated. Few of the conceptualized modules discussed have also been subjected to real time testing. The results have been recorded and analyzed. All modules have been put to real world constraints and verified experimentally, analytically and numerically. The results have been promising and decent rates were observed to satisfactorily comply with the limits. Although intensive work has been done and inspiring designs have been proposed in this field, this paper is unparallel to those in many ways.

ME09. An autonomous wheel chair- intelliwheelz Nehal Dash and Mufaddal Azad Mechanical Engineering E-mail: nehaldash.dash@gmail.com; mufaddal_srm@yahoo.com

The project design (prototype) presented a solution for those kinds of disabled people who are unable to spend a lot of money to buy a fancy wheelchair that requires on board computer and other expensive instruments. A simple structure and user friendly control system are used to control the wheelchair movement using only the movements of neck muscles, a voice recognition system, remote control, obstacle sensing and detection mechanism. Generally this type of design (prototype) would suit most to the people those who are totally disabled, that means completely unable to move their hand or leg. Over the years, the neurophysiology and biomechanics of muscle systems have been investigated quite extensively based on the research of surface EMG signal. Surface Electromyography (EMG) signals represent the electrical activity of a muscle during contraction. The surface EMG signals are complex and non stationary time sequence that can be considered as direct reflection of the muscle activity and we have used this signal to control the movement of the wheelchair.

ME10. Effect of air space on solidification characteristics of water based pcm inside spherical capsules P. Chandrasekaran, M. Cheralathan, Anup Saboo and A. Sharath Chandra Reddy Mechanical Engineering E-mail: chandrasekaran.p@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

Latent cool thermal energy storage system stores energy during off-peak hours and releases during peak hours, find applications such as large building air-conditioning, food preservation, etc., due to its high storage density and isothermal behavior during phase change. The storage system consists of a cylindrical tank stacked with spherical capsules filled with water as Phase Change Material (PCM) and surrounded by Heat transfer Fluid (HTF). Air volume is provided to
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accommodate the expansion of PCM during solidification, reducing the direct contact between the PCM and HTF, and decreasing the heat transfer rate. The objective of this work is to evaluate the effect of air volume on solidification characteristics. A Low Density Poly-Ethylene (LDPE) spherical capsule of 70 mm diameter is filled with distilled water. The experiments are conducted with air volumes of 8%, 15% and 20% at constant bath temperatures of C. The solidification duration was observed and the results C and -9 -12 indicated that by decreasing the air volume from 20% to 8% the solidification C. Further the storage capacity C and 30% at 9 rate enhances by 28% at -12 increases by 15%. Hence, the optimization of air volume leads to an energy efficient, high capacity cool thermal storage system.

ME11. ZEC Ravi Ratan Raj Monga Mechanical Engineering E-mail: raviratanraj@yahoo.co.in

A multi-channel 3-D micro fluidic cell culture chip that simulates the activities, mechanics and physiological response of entire organs and organ systems. This device includes at least one medium feed reservoir and at least one organ growth section including at least one organ cavity. It at least has one medium feed reservoir is configured to connect to the at least one organ growth section by a micro fluidic feed channel and the at least one organ cavity. IT is a device that integrates one or several laboratory functions on a single chip that deals with handling particles in hollow micro fluidic channels. Advantages in handling particles at such a small scale include lowering fluid volume consumption (lower reagents costs, less waste),increasing portability of the devices, increasing process control(due to quicker thermo-chemical reactions)and decreasing fabrication costs. Also micro fluidic flow is entirely laminar (i.e., no turbulence).Consequently, there is virtually no mixing between neighboring streams in one hollow channel. In cellular biology convergence, this rare property in fluids has been leveraged to better study complex cell behaviors, such as cell motility in response to chemo tactic stimuli, stem cell differentiation, axon guidance, sub cellular propagation of biochemical signaling and embryonic development. ME12. Recharging the battery of electric cars with wind energy Pranay Buch Mechanical Engineering E-mail: pabuch19@gmail.com I've designed a model of a two seated car which is battery operated and it can be re charged by wind energy. A propeller or a fan type rotor (as used in windmills) will be the main source of recharging the batteries. Also it depends on the shape of the car. So here I've also designed the shape of the car also. The car will feature a propeller at its rear part. As the car will accelerate on the cost of the current provided by the battery, the propeller will start rotating due to the wind that will be in the opposite direction. A generator attached to the propeller will produce electric current which will be transmitted to the battery and thus recharging it. The chassis of the car will
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look like a cone of a larger radius But shorter axis than its rear view. The side view of chassis will look like the fusion of two CLARK-Y airfoils inverted to each other or a NAPA 23915 aerofoil which will push the air to the propeller forcing it to rotate.

ME13. Design and development of solar powered vapour absorption air-conditioning system M. R. Arun Prakash Mechanical Engineering E-mail: mrarunprakash@yahoo.com

The demand for cooling of indoor air is growing due to increasing comfort expectations and increasing cooling loads. Air-conditioning, the most common cooling mechanism has become a necessity in most buildings. However, it is the dominant energy consuming appliances in most office buildings conventional cooling technologies which uses an electrically driven compressor system that exhibits disadvantages such as high energy consumption, high electricity peak loads demand and in general it employ refrigerants which have several negative impacts on the environment. Because of high energy cost, the decrease of fossil fuel resources and the rise of environmental pollution, the utilization of low level renewable energy sources such as solar energy in refrigeration systems has become a way to address these problems. The solar assisted air-conditioning system uses the heat radiation through collectors to drive an absorption chiller produces cooling with considerably less electricity demand. With current solar technology like photo voltaic Panels to power the pumps and fan, it has made the solar energy viable to drive the absorption chiller to produce chilled water for indoor cooling purposes. In addition, the working fluids like Lithium Bromide used in the absorption chiller does not contribute to global warming. ME14. Utilizing tube well energy to make an agriculture reaper Sudhanshu Pandey Mechanical Engineering E-mail: sudhanshup274@gmail.com Tube wells are used on a large scale in India for getting irrigation water from the ground. The high pressure of the outlet water from tube well is getting wasted. This high pressure can be used to make cheapest and eco-friendly reapers for farmers working in medium sized rice fields. The construction consists of an opening on the bottom most portion of the vertical tube well pipe and using a separator there to disperse the pressurized water into two flexible pipes. These flexible pipes should be long enough to cover the entire field. Water at the outlet of these pipes is made to fall on cup-shaped blades. These blades are attached at the bottom of two different columns having a belt drive at the top tightly attached to the columns by friction. This belt contains cutter blades. The water pressure causes the cup shaped blades to rotate which therefore causes the column and hence the belt with cutter blades to rotate, which cuts the crops. This entire assembly can be moved on wheels throughout the field.
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ME15. My research focuses the development on kinetic energy recovery system. T. Siva Praneeth Reddy, Mechanical Engineering E-mail: praneeth.cars@gmail.com

A kinetic energy recovery system is an automotive system for recovering energy in a moving vehicle's under braking. The recovered energy is stored in a reservoir for later use under acceleration. A regenerative brake is a mechanism that reduces vehicle speed by converting some its kinetic energy into another useful form of energy - electric current, compressed air. An electrical motor has the ability to cope with the speed difference of gear changes or be directly connected to the output of the gearbox. However as that argument has been explained we will focus now on direct connection to the motor. By directly connecting a KERS motor / generator to the crankshaft of the engine, it has 100% of the rev range to operate with at any circuit, and if a team opts to omit the use of a gearing system KERS will have a better mechanical efficiency and also be lighter. By also adding mass to the engine itself there is also the possibility of increasing the engines inertia and hence torque, but this can only be achieved providing that the motor can maintain its angular acceleration. Also When the shocks are compressed the sensors will allow the engine to utilize the full torque of the engine the sensors pick up the differentiation in load and will then activate the KERS charging phase, reducing torque to the wheels and instead sending it to speed up the harvesting process. This reduction in torque therefore limits wheel spin and potential loss of traction and the result is a totally legal form of stable performance. ME16. Power generation through railway tracks using hydraulic, pnuenmatic & power cogeneration device Praveen Tripathi and Nripanka Das Mechanical engineering , SRM university, Ramapuram campus E-mail: praveenhanautomotive@gmail.com

An electrical power generation system comprises a variable capacitor and a power source. The electrical power generation system is configured to generate electric power via movements of the rail. The power source is used in the form of a generator to prime the variable capacitor that effectively multiplies the priming energy of the power source by extracting energy from the passing vehicle. By alternately priming the variable capacitor using charge from the power source and discharging it at a later time in a cyclic manner to change the capacitance, a significantly large amount of electrical energy is produced due to change in capacitance than from the power source itself.

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ME17. Radar deception by distortion, diffraction and deflection Atul Ranjan and Shreyas Harsha Mechanical Engineering E-mail: atulranjan.93@gmail.com With the growth of RADAR technology, Stealth has become increasingly difficult to achieve, Hence a mechanism is devised to avoid detection by utilizing the efficiency of RADAR i.e. preferring deception over stealth as the possibility. The idea is to create disturbance in RADAR detection by forming an undesired cluster of illusions around the object by the concept of simultaneous distortions, deflection and diffraction of RADAR microwaves, and accomplishing an anti-RADAR equipment which can be adopted in Ships, Aircrafts, land convoys etc. Equipment like microwave generator systems, chaffs, corner deflectors etc. are fitted in the object of interest , which will duplicate the microwaves emitted by the RADAR, then illuminate the RADAR screen with series of illusions as the detector will detect both the object and the virtual objects created by the Microwave generator system. The main advantage of the system is its independence of external conditions like weather, humidity etc. and the utilization of incoming RADAR microwaves for the effective virtual object creation.

ME18. Tapping the waste heat from engine exhaust using thermo electric generators Ram Swaroop Raj Dasari Mechanical Engineering E-mail: ramswarooprd@gmail.com In a normal Internal Combustion Engine more than 40% of the heat generated from the engine is lost as waste heat especially from exhaust gas. In this paper I will discuss the possibility of using a thermoelectric generator to tap that waste heat from the exhaust gas and then use it for some useful purpose in the car. A thermoelectric generator uses is based on seebeck effect i.e. when two dissimilar metals are joined and their ends are maintained at hot and cold temperatures then an emf or voltage is generated. In this way the heat from the engine exhaust can be used to increase the efficiency of engine with the help of thermoelectric generator. A heat exchanger has been designed and a number of such thermoelectric generators can be setup to give enough voltage, which can either charge the battery in a hybrid vehicle or else run the compressor of the air conditioning system.

ME19. Improvement in efficiency of power plant Lalith, Phanindra, Pranay, Kaushal and Herambraj Mechanical Engineering E-mail: lalithr03@yahoo.in ; phanindraparashar@gmail.com; pabuch19@gmail.com ; coool96@gmail.com

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In present day generators, the working principle is, the coil rotating in uniform magnetic field produces change in flux, and thus emf is produced. The turbine is rotated and it is connected to the shaft, which is in turn connected directly to the coil. The speed of coil and turbine is same. Power is given by

Higher the velocity higher is the power generated. We connect coil to turbine using gear train in order to increase the velocity of coil. Our research is based on using gears to increase power output. We have used the concept of momentum conservation, to exactly predict the power output. Based on it, we are going to increase the efficiency of power plants. ME20. Investigation of antiwear properties of mineral gear oil with mwcnt as additives Shubrajit Bhaumik, S. Prabhu, Nishayan Ghosh, Vansh Boli and Swarnim Banerjee Mechanical Engineering E-mail:shubrajit_project@rediffmail.com The paper predicts the antiwear property of mineral oil with various concentration of multi walled carbon nanotubes as additives. The tests were performed according to ASTM G99 standards.EN24 grade steel was chosen as it is used in manufacturing of gears. Tests results predicted a decrease of wear by 53-60% in case of nanoparticles based mineral oil. However, Flash point, fire point and viscosity tests were performed which showed an enhancement in the properties of nano particles based lubricants. Scanning electron microscope images predicted a better surface characteristics in case of CNT based as compared with graphite based and pure mineral oil. The results would be helpful in developing nanolubricants.

ME21. Theory of relativity- new approach Phanindra, Lalith Mechanical Engineering E-mail: phanindraparashar@gmail.com; lalithr03@yahoo.in This paper is a research done on effect of time in space with respect to speed. The equation derived in this paper is different from that which has been derived from Einstein. This research is done to improvise Einsteins equations. On further research, it is possible to understand concept of time, and we can make time machine. Time difference: Let us consider a rocket(R) which is moving with a velocity v as shown in fig. Let it incident a ray of light at any time. For earth observer: Distance moved by rocket(R) is RT.

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ME22. Generation of electricity through earth's electric field Sudeep Nigam Mechanical Engineering E-mail: sudeepdlh@rocketmail.com This Research is about extraction of Earth's Electric Field to produce electricity. The earth has an electric field of about 100 V/m at its surface in the downward direction, corresponding to a surface charge density = 10^9 C/m^2. Due to the slight conductivity of the atmosphere up to about 50 km, about +1800 C is pumped every second into the earth as a whole. The earth, however, does not get discharged since thunderstorms and lightning occurring continually all over the globe pump an equal amount of negative charge on earth. You might ask: Why don't we put a pair of electrodes out in air and use 100 volt to power our Homes?. The electrode we use would obviously be a good conductor of electricity. If the lower electrode is in contact with the ground, the set up and the ground will tend to make one equipotential surface. Ordinarily, the equipotential are parallel to the surface but when the electrodes are there, the equipotential are distorted. One way is to put an insulated conductor at some distance above the ground and leave it there until it is at same potential as air. After which the charges can be extracted.

ME23. Artificially invented energy efficient environment (a.i.e.e.e) Kshitij Sharma Mechanical Engineering E-mail: tj.kshitijsharmachamp@gmail.com

"This Research aims at ""Conservation of Energy without harm to Environment."" Basically it is a study towards a green, energy-efficient environment. There are various methods and processes which affect our environment, however this study is restricted to three. 1. This first method involves the usage of biological waste by living organisms to produce energy. It is named as Urinal Electric Power Station. In this method we use human urine to produce electricity. The results obtained by this research were suprising. It produced nearly 1.2volts of electricity with just 250 ml of urine. An additional observation is that the output kept rising with time. This system can easily be used in our homes for electricity production. 2 The second method is named as Bio-Powered Vehicle. It aims at running an electric vehicle on urine. The idea was to save fuel by finding alternate sources. As an example 30cm*10cm*15cm dimension Vehicle was powered by just 600ml urine. 3 The third method is named Electrostatic Power Generator. In this method electricity is produced from water by electrostatic induction of charges by flowing water. This system can be used to provide electricity in homes through running tap water as there are charges in natural water."

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ME24. Mind-controlled robots using an eeg-based brain-computer interface (bci) R. B. Akshay Prijul and S. Karthik Mechanical Engineering E-mail: akshayprijul@yahoo.co.in

The real-time analyses of oscillatory EEG components allows the control of a robot. Such a system, called Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) can be used to control robots. Electric signals produced due to the leakage from neurons in the brain are recorded with the help of silver electrodes placed in the scalps. With the latest EEG, BCIs can configure a brain in 8 secs. With the help of BCI, created using softwares such as Matlab, the signals recorded by the EEG is now being transformed into action on the robot which is to be controlled. The cognitive plasticity of the brain helps it to correspond to the electric signals emitted by the bot and perceive those as signals from our body itself. Hence, this paper will contain conclusions on how effectively a robot can be controlled by a mind.

ME25. Tapping the waste heat from engine exhaust using thermo electric generators. Ram Swaroop Raj Dasari Mechanical Engineering E-mail: swarooprj@yahoo.com

In a normal Internal Combustion Engine more than 40% of the heat generated from the engine is lost as waste heat especially from exhaust gas. In this paper I will discuss the possibility of using a thermoelectric generator to tap that waste heat from the exhaust gas and then use it for some useful purpose in the car. A thermoelectric generator uses is based on Seebeck Effect i.e. when two dissimilar metals are joined and their ends are maintained at hot and cold temperatures then an emf or voltage is generated. In this way the heat from the engine exhaust can be used to increase the efficiency of engine with the help of thermoelectric generator. A heat exchanger has been designed and a number of such thermoelectric generators can be setup to give enough voltage, which can either charge the battery in a hybrid vehicle or else run the compressor of the air conditioning system.

ME26. Stealth technology-key to modern warfare S. Karthik and Akshay prijul Mechanical Engineering E-mail: karsethu22@gmail.com

This paper gives a basic introduction to modern stealth technology, its pros and cons,and methods to improve it. Of late, stealth vehicles havegained a lot of interest worldwide.Stealth
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technology has evolved at an exponential rate ever since the extensive and efficient use of Radar during the World War. Even so, current stealth technology can still be crippled by satellite detection, infrared search-and -track systems (IRST), bi-static radars and laser based sensors. This paper throws some light onto these holes in the system and suggests measures that can plug them by improving today's stealth technology.The basic principle behind 'stealth' lies in the abilit y of a stealth vehicle to absorb incidentradiations on its surface while simultaneously emitting si milar radiations in a perpendiculardirection so as to nullify the shadow effect. This paper adds to this, modern nano tecnologicaladvances made in the field of metamaterials which further conceal s a stealth vehicle from livedrones and satellites. Invisibility to infrared is achieved by advanced cryogenics coupled with ahemispherical (cone shaped) nose so as to reduce air friction (an infere nce from latest researchpapers). A juxtaposition of the aforementioned methods onto a single stru cture would certainlyprove to be the best Stealth Vehicle yet.

ME27. A study and characteristics on metal matrix composites reinforced polymer Aninditha Mistry, D.K. Mohan Kumar and K.C. Udaiyakumar Mechanical Engineering E-mail: anindithamistry@gmail.com

Metal matrix composites (MMS) usually consists of a low density metal such as aluminum or magnesium, reinforced with particulate or fibers of a ceramic material, such as silicon carbide or graphite. When the matrix is a metal, the composite is termed a metal matrix composite (MMC). In MMCs, the reinforcement usually takes the form of particles, whiskers, short fibers, or continuous fibers. An MMC is a composite material with at least two constituent parts, one being a metal. MMCs can be designed to fulfill requirements that no other material, including other advanced material, can achieve. Recently, aluminum and its alloy based cast MMCs have gained lot of popularity in all the emerging fields of engineering and technology owing to their superior strength, lower creep rate, better fatigue resistance, lower coefficients of thermal expansion as compared to monolithic materials. The desired properties of the cast MMCs are influenced by the solidification behavior of the cast MMCs. Current markets for MMCs are primarily in military and aerospace applications. The present paper aimed to investigate comparison with metals and study on metal matrix composite material and recent development in Polymer Metal Matrix composites and also the controversial part of conventional fracture mechanics is discussed. ME28. Analysis of i.c. engine flow variable intake manifold lengths and effects of altitude on the performance of an engine Anugrah Singh Mechanical Engineering E-mail: anugrah539@gmail.com

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Internal Combustion engines are used very often in todays society. Gas dynamics are a key concept to understand when evaluating the performance of an IC engine. This is due to all the fluids that flow within the engine such as gasoline, air, coolant, oil, and much more. Varying the parameters of these flows can allow engines to perform at greater efficiencies, higher speeds, or higher torques. One system that has been implemented into some spark ignited IC engines is the variable intake manifold. A variable intake manifold is a system that has two different intake ports that are connected to two different manifolds which are controlled by valves. One of these manifolds has a short path length and the other has a longer path length. These separate systems allow for the engine to operate at higher fuel efficiencies because they are able to focus multiple RPM ranges of the engine as opposed to a single manifold system which focuses on a single range of RPM values. Variable intake systems are able to focus on multiple RPM ranges because of the separate manifold systems. At low RPM ranges, a longer inlet manifold with a smaller cross-sectional area is used because this smaller inlet allows for a faster airflow speeds. These faster inlet speeds increase the amount of turbulence in the flow which allows for a better air-fuel mixture, which allows for a better overall combustion process. At higher RPM ranges, a shorter inlet manifold is used. This shorter manifold has a larger cross-sectional area. This shorter manifold is used because at higher RPM ranges the engine needs to obtain larger amounts of air more quickly. This shorter manifold and larger area accommodates this need, and thus improves the performance of the engine. In this project the length of the inlet flow tubes were varied over different ranges of RPM values and parameters like torque and efficiency were analyzed using Wavebuild 8.2. Data was recorded and analyzed for these different parameters. Another parameter that was varied in this project was the initial pressure conditions. This is done to simulate the effects on the engine that varying altitude would have on an IC engine. The above mentioned technology can be tested and proved successful using any engine simulation software. For the study of this project i am using Recardo Wave engin simulation tool. ME29. Designing a system for automobile which can serve the function of gear box and differential Vishesh Keserwani, Yashank Bhavsar and Vivek Singh Mechanical Engineering E-mail: vivek.singh09@yahoo.com

The power developed in the engine is transmitted through an array of gears which is referred as transmission system. The transmission system mainly consists of gear box and differential. The main flaw in the differential mechanism is its inability to distribute the power from engine to wheels intelligently during adverse conditions, i.e. in car two wheels mounted over shaft and when one wheel is above the ground there is need to transmit power to the other wheel, conventional differential fails in this aspect. There are lock differential and limited slip differential which address this issue but its complexity and high cost limit its use. We have proposed a system which helps to overcome this problem of power distribution by replacing the differential and gear box in transmission system .It also provides infinite gear ratio like a conventional cvt. This system provides less weight, better drivability, ease in manufacturing and low cost compared to a conventional transmission system.
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ME30. Thermal analysis of a mhc cask Jay Kalinani and Arvind Ramesh Mechanical Engineering E-mail: jaykalinani@gmail.com

A Mobile Hot Cell (MHC) Cask is subjected to a series of tests to be carried out on cask experimentally or demonstrated analytically as specified by relevant AERB & IAEA codes (1), (2), for design approval. Thermal test is one of such test to be demonstrated on the cask to simulate postulated accident condition. A thermal test is demonstrated on MHC cask analytically in a manner as specified/suggested by relevant codes. The demonstration of thermal test is carried out by finite element analysis. Three tests have been carried out on MHC cask (1) steady state temperature distribution in cask without solar insolation, (2) steady state temperature distribution in cask with solar insolation and (3) thirty minute fire test followed by cooling at ambient temperature until temperatures in cask starts coming down in all the places. Objective of this test is to determine maximum surface temperature on cask in normal transport condition and finding temperature distribution in cask during fire and post fire condition.

ME31. Digital fuel meter Indira Priyadharshini, V. K. Aravindh and Ankit U Jain Mechanical Engineering E-mail: hod.chy@vdp.srmuniv.ac.in

The petroleum products are dynamic in the Indian market & in a Digital world where Automobiles are ruled by Advanced Mechatronics, the Ana log fuel meter doesnt descript the exact quantity of the fuel which is stored in the petrol tank and there are many possibilities of the analog fuel meter to malfunction. So in order to overcome this disadvantage with the help of Flow store time (fst) based technology to get an accurate and exact reading of the fuel present in the tank at any given point of time when ignition is on. An easy portable & fitable device, which aims at measuring the amount of fuel present in a fuel tank in an accurate manner and displays the fuel left in the tank at all intervals. It is also programmed to display the distance to be travelled with the remaining amount of fuel left and alarms the user to refill the Vehicle when the tank reaches its reserve level. This device can basically be fitted in two and four wheelers. This idea basically methods into a volumetric flow sensor and a timer sensor which constantly senses the amount of fuel inside the tank and calculates the distance to be travelled by the vehicle by Averaging the mileage of the vehicle and displaying the approximate distance travel with the remaining fuel in the Tank. This device helps us attaining the fuel quantity in any vehicle and it also prevents us from being cheated by the sellers of fuel (in fuel stations) and gives in a timely check of mileage of our vehicles. It also proves handy to check mileages of vehicles in city drives and in highways. It is very much feasible and advantageous to mankind where such a digital display of fuel measurement has not been made popular in Indian vehicles and thus it is

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ME32. Radio sensors in traffic signals Indira Priyadharshini, Jeff Philip George and P. Jerrin Andrews Mechanical Engineering E-mail: hod.chy@vdp.srmuniv.ac.in

In today's world as each day progresses, technology improves and the number of vehicles on the roads also increases. This ends up in leading to high traffic congestion on the roads. So we have decided to come up with a solution to remedy this problem of chaos and make it a win-win situation for everyone, i.e. through radio sensors placed on the side of the roads. The whole idea is to let the sensor detect the part of the road with a higher vehicular number and accordingly allot a certain amount of time as an addition to the already fixed time allotted (e.g. for every ten vehicles, an additional forty seconds is allotted to the already existing one minute). Another application of this sensor is that in case of emergency vehicles such as ambulances or fire trucks, the sensor will match the frequency of the sirens of the respective vehicles to the pre defined frequency within it to identify the vehicle and reduce road congestion on that part of the street from where that particular vehicle may be moving. The third application of this sensor is to allow pedestrian movement in busy roads especially near places such as schools or hospitals as crossing the roads has become a really difficult task in today's times. In this case the pedestrians stand in front of the sensors which will take action only if the number of people is two or more and it will immediately turn the traffic light from green to red.

ME33. Sunlight as a data carrier for space and indoor communication Indira Priyadharshini and Pushpendra Kumar Tiwari Mechanical Engineering E-mail: hod.chy@vdp.srmuniv.ac.in The first attempt at harnessing visible light to carry data was made in 1880 by Alexander Graham Bell and his assistance Charles Tainter. They invented a device known as the Photophone, which could transmit data on rays of sunlight. The incoming light would be focused through a lens onto a thin mirror that would vibrate as a persons voice came through a mouthpiece. Light beams were then reflected into a receiver from the vibrating mirror in a modulated speech signal. This light would travel through another lens to a parabolic mirror containing crystalline selenium cells. Numbers of Studies have seen various attempts at explaining the data carrying ability of visible light. Many of claims have been stimulating, but they were based on small amount of merely suggestive data. There have been a number of studies all over the globe, e.g. D-light project by University of Edinburgh, etc. The principal objective of this paper is to demonstrate the capability of sunlight- A Native Source of Energy
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for all units in our ecosystem to carry data for a very long range communication, not only our earth even for space communication. It is possible if we able to do stimulate sunlight in space itself by making it passing through large thin lens encoders installed in satellites in a way so that it can encode light wave as carrier wave passing through it. And then we can decode the information with the help on thin mirror installed on earth at some higher point in concerned area. This technology we can use in space communication in a broad way and much faster rate. One of the drawbacks of this is that visible light cant penetrate in solid objects like wall or something and this can hinder the transmission process. But for rectification of the same we have installed the receiver at some higher point e.g. terrace of a Building. And another way is that sunlight contains various range of wave of variable wavelength and frequency and such waves can penetrate any obstacle. Overall there are huge environmental benefits from this technology in addition to the commercial and technical advantages. environmental-Eco-friendly in nature, Can be reused and Abundant resource. technical-Can be used in space communication and We can apply it to study stars like sun and other at infinity. commercials-Installation cost is high but useful for long period operation. ME34. Microstructure based finite element analysis for deformation behavior of aluminum based composites B. Prasanth Kumar Mechanical Engineering E-mail:prasanth.bokam@gmail.com

Metal matrix composites (MMCs) consist of two or more materials, one of which is a metal (matrix), in which the tailored properties are achieved by the systematic incorporation of different constituents (reinforcements). MMCs attribute includes alterations in mechanical properties (e.g. tensile and compressive strengths, creep and wear) and other physical properties (e.g., density, thermal expansion, and thermal diffusivity) by the filler phase. The fabrication of MMCs aim at improving the limiting properties of conventional metals or their alloys for weight reduction and elevated temperature applications (e.g., for engine components), wear resistance (e.g., for brake discs, drums, and cylinder blocks) and modulus of elasticity (e.g., for engine components), wear resistance (e.g., for brake discs, drums, and cylinder blocks) and modulus of elasticity (e.g., for calipers). The combination of high specific surface area, flexibility and strength makes fibers to be preferred materials as reinforcements in composites for automobile, aerospace and other industrial applications. The aim of the project is to study the deformation behavior and failure criteria for a real microstructure of aluminum based composites by using finite element analysis (FEA). In the present work a 2D model was developed with a real microstructure image of aluminum silicon carbide composites. In order to model the microstructure for FEA, the real microstructures were converted into equivalent CAD format by using canny edge method. The failure such as matrix yielding, interface decohesion were predicted from the analysis of microstructure of MMC. In addition a three dimensional (3D) microstructure was developed and analysis were carried out.

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ME35. Analysis of spring wind-up and brake steer in heavy commercial vehicles Jitesh Agrawal Mechanical Engineering E-mail: mech.engg.jai@gmail.com In commercial Vehicles, The purpose of suspension is passenger ride comfort, load carrying and also accompanying vehicle handling. Road profile, vehicle design and driver input contribute a lot to the vehicle behavior specially when vehicle is turning, braking and bouncing. One of the vehicle behaviors is brake steering where vehicle itself steers on braking and can be a major cause for life threatening accidents on highways and express ways. In this paper, leaf spring wind-up and vehicle behavior on braking is studied analytically, observed experimentally and characteristics were analyzed. Also, the effect of the same on design parameters is studied and thereby recommendation is derived. In analytical part of paper, various springs wind off parameters such as Dynamic load on spring, perpendicular distance of projected twisted surface, Angle of spring wind-up, and Induced stress during braking are calculated. Here, correlation of basic spring parameters are explained and their effect on Induced stress are explained. Method to perform brake steer test, possible observations during testing if brake steer present in vehicle and subjective experimental method for measuring brake steer is explained. The effect of spring wind-up on various component and design is analyzed and accordingly recommendations are proposed.

ME36. Cabin thermal comfort using phase change materials (pcms) Aaditya Chandrasekhar and Armaan arora Mechanical Engineering E-mail: arora.armaan@gmail.com

The temperature in parked automobile cabins can reach very high temperatures causing thermal discomfort especially while re-entering the vehicle. There have even been many incidents of death from this problem. The maximum temperature exists along the dashboard and roof reaching to temperatures of about 323K.This condition mainly affects many equatorial and tropical climate countries, where the incoming solar flux is high. We investigate the use of phase change materials in the cabin which increases the thermal capacitance of the system by absorbing the incoming heat flux by changing its phase. This provides a cheap and passive method for thermal control in automobiles. These materials are usually organic waxes with high latent heat of fusion with melting points that can be suited for the required application. We present the thermal modeling of an example case study. We present finite element modeling of the phenomena using ansys fluent software. We perform a 2D cross-section analysis of the automobile with natural convection inside the car, solar radiative heat flux inbound as boundary conditions. The results compare the steady state temperature reached in two cases-with and without PCMs to validate the effect of the proposal.

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ME37. An overview on the strongest though thinnest material known to humans: graphene Akshat Lavania Mechanical Engineering E-mail: akshatvlavania@gmail.com

"Graphene is a carbonaceous material with many potential applications that stem from its unusual properties discovered by two Nobel Prize winning Researchers1 from the University of Manchester, England. Graphene is the strongest material ever developed with the strength of more than 200 times the strength of Steel and tougher than a diamond. Its also the worlds thinnest material, and it is flexible and transparent. Scientists explored the electronic, mechanical, chemical, optical and biological aspects of Graphene, unraveling new properties that are special to a 2D material. Unless exposed to reasonably harsh reaction conditions, Graphene is a fairly inert material, and does not react readily despite every atom being exposed and vulnerable to its surroundings. They have also routinely set records with the superlative properties of Graphene, such as measuring the highest electronic carrier mobility, thermal conductivity, mechanical strength and optical absorbance. It is known that when a magnetic field is turned on perpendicular to a Graphene flake, current flows only along the edge, and in one direction, filtering the electrons depending on their spin, while the bulk Graphene sheet remains insulating."

ME38. Cryogenic treatment (ct) Anvesh Vyza Mechanical Engineering E-mail: anveshreddyvyza90@gmail.com The use of cryogenic treatment (CT) to improve mechanical prop-erties of materials has been developed from the end of the Sixties. At the present time, the initial mistrust about CT has been cleared up and many papers about different materials reporting laboratory tests results, micro structural investigations and hypothesis on CT strengthening mechanisms have been published. The removal of retained austenite combined with fine dispersed carbides precipi-tation has been widely observed and their effects on mechanical properties have been measured. The finite element analysis is carried out for bearing steel incorpo-rating the temperature dependent material properties and bilinear kinematic hardening procedure. By freezing the materials at cryo-genic temperatures (-1960 C) to enhance the mechanical and phys-ical properties of materials being treated. Cryogenic treatment of materials has shown significant improvement in their properties, various advantages like, increase in hardness, increase in wear re-sistance, reduced residual stress, toughness by transformation of retained austenite to martensite.

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ME39. Comparative analysis of the strategies followed in Conventional and Cryogenic treatment and their effects on properties of steel Abhinav Kumar Mechanical Engineering Email: abhinav.camberracing@gmail.com conventional treatment Heat Treatment is the controlled heating and cooling of metals to alter their physical and mechanical properties without changing the product shape. Heat Treatment is often associated with increasing the strength of material, but it can also be used to alter certain manufacturability objectives such as improve machining, improve formability, restore ductility after a cold working operation.. The heat treatment operation can be defined as: heating a metal or alloy to various definite temperatures, holding these for various time durations and cooling at various rates. This combination of controlled heating and cooling determine not only nature and distribution of micro constituents, but also the grain size. Thus, the main aim of heat treatment operations is to control the properties of a metal or alloy through the alternation of structure of metal or alloy. The purposes of the various heat treatment operations are as followed To remove or relieve strains or stresses induced by cold working or non uniform cooling of hot metal. Cryogenic treatment is the supplementary process to conventional heat treatment process in steels, by deepfreezing materials at cryogenic temperatures to enhance the mechanical and physical properties of materials being treated. Cryogenic treatment (CT) of materials has shown significant improvement in their properties .Various advantages like increase in hardness, increase in wear resistance, reduced residual stresses, fatigue Resistance, increased dimensional stability, increased thermal conductivity, toughness, by transformation of retained austenite to martensite, the metallurgical aspects of eta-carbide formation, precipitation of ultra fine carbides, and homogeneous crystal structure. Different approaches have been applied for CT to study the effect on different types of steels and other materials.

ME40. Conversion of plastic into useful fuel and as a source for electricity Pavan pushya Mechanical Engineering E-mail: pavanpushya@rediffmail.com

India has great consumption of plastics recent survey shows that of the total manufactured plastic about 60% of the plastic is consumed in India. If the same situation proceeds for the next 15-20 years then the underground water cycle gets depleted and destroys completely in some areas and melting of glaciers and underground water pollution and disturbance in eco system. So the ultimate solution is we have to convert this waste into some useful form. The solution is very simple we have to convert this waste into some useful form i.e. into a sort of fuel for vehicles and also as source for electricity generation the reason for electrical energy conversion is present day the generation capacity of our country is around 225 Giga watts and still have shortage of around 30megawatts per day. So, the plastic i.e. available in various forms is mainly classified into two forms namely 1) recycled plastic 2) waste plastic. Both plastics and petroleum derived
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fuels are hydrocarbons that contain the elements of carbon and hydrogen. The difference between them is that plastic molecules have longer carbon chains than those in LPG, petrol, and diesel fuels. Therefore, it is possible to convert waste plastic into fuels. The main objectives of this are to optimize the processes of plastic pyrolysis for maximizing the diesel range products, and to design a continuous pyrolysis apparatus as a semi-scale commercial plant. Pyrolysis of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), and polystyrene (PS) has been investigated both theoretically and experimentally in a lab-scale pyrolysis reactor. The key factors have been identified. The cracking temperature for PE and PP in the pyrolysis is at 450 C, but that of PS is lower, at 320 C. High reaction temperature and heating rate can significantly promote the production of light hydrocarbons. Long residence time also favors the yield of the light hydrocarbon products. The effects of other factors like type of reactor, catalyst, and pressure reflux rate have been investigated in the literature review. From the literature review, the pyrolysis reaction consists of three progressive steps: initiation, propagation, and termination. Initiation reaction cracks the large polymer molecules into free radicals. The free radicals and the molecular species can be further cracked into smaller radicals and molecules during the propagation reactions. -scission is the dominant reaction in the PE propagation reactions. At last, the radicals will combine together into stable molecules, which are termination reactions. There are three types of cracking of the polymers: random cracking, chain strip cracking, and end chain cracking. The activation energy and the energy requirement for the pyrolysis are dependent on the reaction process and the distribution of the final products. Following the equations from other literatures, the theoretical energy requirement for pyrolysis 1kg PE is 1.047 MJ. The estimated calorific value of the products is about 43.3 MJ/kg. Therefore, the energy profit is very high for this process. Once the high energy diesel is obtained it can be used for generation of electrical energy using magneto hydro dynamic generator which is highly efficient unlike the common synchronous generator which is very costly and has to be operated at a synchronous speed. The high energized diesel will be heated and passed through the fictitious rotor which will generate voltage of very high values. In this way the waste plastic can be used for converting into a fuel for engines and also as a source of fuel for electrical energy production. ME41. Automobile aerodynamically shaped like a cheetah made from substances present in an organic animal bone Mubeen Mohammed Ali and Mahesh Sachin Mechanical Engineering E-mail:mubeen.mhd.ali@gmail.com; maheshwild@gmail.com The cheetah is the fastest mammal that can accelerate from 0-96.6KM/H in a matter of 3 seconds. Acceleration that beats a cheetahs time of 3 seconds is the fastest production automobile named Ariel Atom V8 which accelerates from 0-100 in 2.3 seconds as claimed by its manufacturer. The cheetahs body is streamlined or aerodynamically shaped to accelerate from 0-96.6 KM/H in an astonishing time of 3 seconds. The body of a cheetah is aerodynamically shaped to lower the drag produced when it travels at 112120 km/h (70 75 mph) on land. When sprinting, studies have shown that cheetahs spend more time in the air than on the ground, even though their endurance is low and most cheetahs run at these great speeds for only about 60 seconds or 1 minute. Michael Selig ,an associate professor of University of Illionis, Urban Champagne who studied the aerodynamic shape of a cheetah and
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realised its advantage over other fast animals like Lions ,by fitting aerofoil sections optimized by the The cheetah team ,that studied this shape or the aerodynamics of a cheetahs extreme sprinting. This automobile is designed based on a new study published in the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ,USA. Generally, materials that are very strong tend to be very heavy like steel, while lighter materials are less stable. Our bones or any animal bone for that matter consist of major percentage of water, in the case of human beings its found to be an astonishing 75% of water content. Organic materials like, like our bones, because they form structures made of collagen and hydroxyapatite at a microscopic scale-almost like tiny columns and floor plates filled with air. They are both light and strong. Why is ita promising field of research ?If the entire bones present in the authors 67kg body can provide the framework or support to balance say for example a 67 kg robots exo-skeleton, one can just imagine ,the amount of innovation and change it can bring about in the vast and extensive field of Material science Automobile Engineering & Aerodynamics which might even lead to the development of the lightest and strongest automobile/aircraft, manufactured or made till date.

MCA01. A beginners guide to diffusion in the online social networks Chirag Sharma MCA E-mail: b2.chirag.sharma@gmail.com In todays world scenario for spreading information at very large scale Online Social Networks play a major role. A lot of endeavor have been made in order to understand this phenomenon, ranging from Viral topic detection, including influential spreaders identification, early detection of epidemic and pandemic. In this article I present a survey of various models and their approaches for detecting popular topic, identifying information spreaders and various application to get these information. This survey is intended to help researchers, network analyst scientist and beginner in quickly understanding existing works and possible improvements to bring. MCA02. Artificial intelligence in medical diagnosis Munmun Ganguly MCA E-mail:architaroy.bca09@gmail.com

Artificial Intelligence is the technique in which the computers are programmed so that they can perform the work that human can do easily. Mycin was an early system, developed in 1970s, that used AI to identify bacterial diseases and recommends antibiotics according to the patients vital stats. 69% of the cases were better performed by using mycin than the disease experts. It was never used practically because it was a standalone system that required the user to input all the necessary information by typing. In Indian treatment scenario the difficulties one faces are long
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queues, good doctors are less available and for minor sickness one doesnt go to a doctor. My suggestion is to develop an android application that will take user inputs as touch options and give the right medicines. After 1 or 2 days it will again take the user feedback. If problem persists it will suggest further tests. User inputs as touch options. Automatic notification is given after observation period is crossed. Reports can be send online.

MCA03. The manifold issues concerned with piracy in academic institutions Prateek Kumar Singh MCA E-mail:singh.prateekumar@gmail.com Todays campus networks represent sophisticated structures on the Internet that need to be secured physically, economically and legally. Unsecured systems invite attack vectors ranging from malware and viruses to victimization of voluminous systems for DDoS and MITM attacks. By and large people use unlicensed software in academia, notably the Windows OS. Running these unsecured systems having no potential of receiving updates and security fixes, hosting data of academic and research importance poses security and privacy issues like unauthorized access and plagiarism. Moreover, the administrators are held liable for any downtime, not taking into account the difficult job of evading anti-counterfeit validations imposed by service providers. Another dimension to this problem is the mass deployment of unlicensed software on campus even when the institution is equipped with campus-wide academic licenses. In this paper, Ive attempted to uncover mistakes in implementing policies where data and its supporting infra are of utmost importance. Overall, issues range from technical to legal to ethical. Academia sponsored piracy sets a wrong example as institutions are entrusted with the responsibility of imparting moral behavior to the society. Solutions are to deploy genuine softwares taking advantage of educational pricing; moving to an IaaS cloud; or considering migrating to FOSS.

MCA04. Android fragmentation Rajat Mishra MCA E-mail: rajatmishra1992@gmail.com

Android being open source can be custom-tailored, an opportunity exploited by handheld device firms to manipulate the operating system in accordance with their hardware and features. Crescendo of versions is heating android fragmentation, with every firm distributing their own versions, upgrades are enigma. Google launches upgrades, Nexus (initiated by Google) users are instantly upgraded whence others are lagged up to six months due to customized distribution by vendors, exhausting user experience. Being on older versions threatens security too, some users are still on the Gingerbread version which is one of the most commonly attacked operating system. In addition to this users are delayed with the functionality side too after paying all that
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toll of money. This huge delay is a Gordian knot for android market. This paper surveys the different approaches and presents why this delay is obnoxious and what can be done to resolve it. Based on best of my knowledge I discuss some key aspects in order to overcome fragmentation and enhance android user experience.

MCA05. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in agriculture Bhasker Kumar MCA E-mail:bhasker_sharma@srmuniv.edu.in

Information and communication technology (ICT) is a kind of service that requires access to PCs and internet is called eAgriculture. It can also involve the use of techniques like GIS, Geographic Information system ,remote sensing and various wireless devices, the subset of eAgriculture is mAgriculture, referring to the delivery of agriculture-related services via mobile communications technology. With the growing population and ever growing demand for food, the scientists and researchers across globe are busy trying to find innovative ways to meet these demands. The role of ICT in Agriculture is to improve Smallholder livelihoods, in which ICT can play a major role. The continued increase in globalization and integration of food markets have intensified competition and efficacy in the agriculture sector, and have brought unique opportunities to include more smallholders into supply chains. Yet in the same vein, agriculture faces a range of modern and serious challenges, particularly in developing countries exposed to price stocks, climate change, and continued deficiencies in Infrastructure in rural areas.This paper describes current knowledge, innovative practices, opportunities, and challenges to control the food price and enhance the productivity of the food, grains and supply chain using eAgriculture and mAgriculture to benefit agriculture and ruler development.

MCA06. Modern healthy cigarette Sunita Kumawat MCA E-mail: kumawat.kumawat776@gmail.com

Today in modern era almost people addicted to smoking that cause for many diseases and by these people getting unnatural death. By the help of enough advertisement and government efforts they cannot stop it. To overcome from this situation the new concept MODERN HEALTHY CIGAREET introduced, it is a basic outline design by using an autocad system softwares and computer application which will be like that modern cigs but inside the mixtures of the product will be aamla, neem, turmeric powder and some aaurvedic products. This paper describes about the benefits of healthy cigareetet that reduce the diseases which is caused by actual cigareet.
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MCA07. Role of colours in web design and web accessibility Fatima Humaira MCA E-mail: song.buds@gmail.com

Colours play a significant role in overall appearance and accessibility of a web page by its users. It is responsible for creating aesthetic appeal of a web site and helps in representing as well as distinguishing various components on a web page such as background, text and the rest; more specifically, it may be used in highlighting specific portion of content or emphasizing on any area of document, displaying general/error messages and so on. However, colours appear differently across different devices due to non-colour displays, screen quality etc. Also, colours are perceived differently by different people, particularly for people with colour blindness colour accessibility of a web site could be a major issue. The aim of this paper is to present and discuss: 1) importance of colours in web designs, 2) how their perception across different devices and by different users (people with colour blindness, in particular) creates an issue in accessibility and usability of a web site, 3) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) concerning colour accessibility of a web site and, 4) suggestions regarding non-dependency on colours alone for web site designing and at the same time creating aesthetically appealing web sites for pleasant user experience.

MCA08. Virtual rehabilitation of people with prosthetic limbs using augmented reality Archita Roy MCA E-mail:architaroy.bca09@gmail.com

Augmented Reality is a live copy or view of a physical, real world environment whose elements are augmented by computer generated sensory input. Virtual Rehabilitation using AR was implemented for upper limbs of stroke patients. Patients with prosthetic limbs face problems to use their artificial limbs easily. Thus virtual rehabilitation will be very useful for them to get used to their prosthetic limbs and do the daily work in a more normal manner. My suggestion is that an AR app should be built in form of an interactive game. It will use marker less AR with face detection. There will be different levels in the game with varying levels of difficulty. Input will be taken in form of audio, motion, angles of the motion and other sensory inputs. The person will see himself in the screen as an object and his motions in the real world will be reflected in the virtual world.

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NE01. Optimization of parameters of plasma focus device with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Abhijit Das and Dupare Parag Nuclear Science & Technology, E-mail: 1abhijitdas1@gmail.com

The Plasma Focus Device (PFD) is based on localized nuclear fusion. It consists of two cylindrical copper - beryllium electrodes nested inside each other. The electrodes are enclosed in a vacuum chamber with a low pressure gas filling the space between them. Such a device can be operated over a wide range of voltage using capacitor banks that deliver the requisite peak and pinch current thereby delivering fast neutrons (14MeV) due to localized nuclear fusion. This paper highlights the observations of neutron emission from a plasma focus device working at 1520kV (75 F capacitor banks, 132 nH inductance, and 8.5 m resistance) in a deuteriumdeuterium (D-D) mixture and the optimization of its operational parameters using 5-phase LEE code. In return this device does not have activation problems for storage and handling.

NE02. Nuclear energy as future energy source and its implications on global energy scenario. Dupare Parag Nuclear science & technology, E-mail: paragdupare@gmail.com

Energy is the engine that drives our civilisation. With the present situation of increasing energy demand, rising energy prices and the possible threat of global warming, our attention has been shifting from fossil fuels to other energy sources. To protect ourselves from the upcoming energy crisis it has been necessary for us to look at the other energy options. One possible solution for this energy crisis is the use of nuclear energy for power production. Being the densest source of energy it does not produce green house gases directly. Nuclear power plants provide low-cost, emission free, predictable power at stable prices. Despite this it has not been widely accepted as a friendly energy solution. Hence it is necessary to understand the prospects of nuclear energy. This paper also explores the potential and advantages of nuclear energy as an important power source for our future and its impacts on global energy situation.

NE03. Role of Thorium to supplement fuel cycles of future nuclear systems Abhijit Das Nuclear Science & Technology E-mail: 1abhijitdas1@gmail.com

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Thorium-232(Th232), a viable nuclear energy source has always been investigated and proposed as an alternative to uranium fuels. In recent times, the need for proliferation-resistance, longer fuel cycles, higher burn up, improved waste form characteristics and in situ use of bred-in fissile material has led to renewed interest in thorium-based fuels and fuel cycles. Thorium is 3 to 4 times more abundant than uranium, widely distributed in nature as an easily exploitable resource. The absorption cross-section for thermal neutrons of Th232 (7.4 barns) is nearly three times that of U238 (2.7 barns). It is relatively inert and does not oxidize unlike UO2. It generates much lesser plutonium and long-lived minor Actinides, thus reducing the radio toxicity associated with spent fuel. However, the database and experience with thorium fuels are very limited, as compared to UO2 fuels, and need to be augmented before large investments are made for commercial utilization of thorium fuels in future Nuclear systems. SE01. Xplor lens system Manoj Sharan and Arjun Sundaresh Software Engineering E-mail: manojsharan_gunasegaran@srmuniv.edu.in; arjun_sundaresh@srmuniv.edu.in XPlor lens is an auto focusable lens and intelligently adapts to the eye power of any individual automatically. A package of hardware & software working together, the applications extends to wearable glasses as well as portable product displays/monitors. Wearable glasses made with XPlor lens can automatically provide close proximity vision even for very far objects in the range of 60 feet as well as it can provide an increased color perception to the eye. Instead of being bulky, the glass features an ergonomic ultra thin design which is not bigger than normal power glasses in use today. If XPlor lens is used in portable displays , even an 800x800 display can be intelligently focussed to provide a crisp 1920x1080 resolution by eliminating and reprocessing the images falling on it. The software running on Xplor lens is based on artificial intelligence & advanced eye bio-metrics. Color accuracy of these older generation displays can be enhanced by calculating their RGB specs and then boosting saturation. XPlor lens can be used as a cover glass on top of any current standard LCD or LED or OLED displays to enhance them.

SE02. Voice translater application Megha Goyal Software Engineering, E-mail: goyalmegha361@gmail.com The major problem faced by people is to understand a language that is not native to them or is unknown. This widens the communication gap between people causing it more difficult to connect and express themselves. This application will help in deteriorating the communication barriers among people and help them to connect more easily without even knowing the language
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that is foreign to them. This research paper is based on the objective to develop an application that recognizes a voice and translates into the target voice language as to what the user can understand. The main technology figured out for the implementation of the application is the combination of speech recognition and speech synthesis. This application can be widely used as a tool to deliver information in multiple languages. This application is applicable anywhere that make use of spoken language to communicate. The major application of this product can be used in automated telephone systems that can provide some sort of information to callers

SE03. Automated cultivation system Piyush Sinha Software Engineering, E-mail:piyush_sinha@srmuniv.ac.in Automated cultivation system is a designed machine (based on educational level of farmer by pictorial guidance) to cultivate the healthy and hygienic food by the best use of technology. It gives the flexibility to the farmers to grow whatever he wants according to his need, desire and demand of market in any season. And the most interesting thing is that there is nothing to deal with the pre-requisite knowledge about the crop. Itll automatically control pumping system with exact accuracy for every crops. Itll give knowledge about the fertility quality of the soil and also suggest the best use of fertilizers, pesticides, manure etc for that crop. Itll take care of the crop from being harmed from pests, animals and other means. Itll give status of the crop by automatic messaging system. It can have wide range of use for cultivation of fruits, flowers, research work on plants and Ayurvedic products that require some special care. Itll assure least manual use so that the farmers can concentrate on other works. This will be friendly for every class of people, ex:- business class people can do farming for their raw material, farmers for market, common people for daily use vegetables or gardening.

SE04. Blind mans eye Bhuvanesh Software Engineering E-mail: pbhuvanesh@gmail.com

Surviving as a blind is one of the most challenging issues on this planet. Vision is termed to be the most important of humans 6 senses. As we all know the bats are blind and they sense objects using echolocation. I follow the same idea to develop a device that can emit and receive
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ultrasonic sounds. The circuit has an ultrasonic sound emitter and receiver, a microcontroller (), ear phone, a camera, a simple goggles, 2 simple cylindrical steel rods and a cylindrical connector. The edge of the goggles is connected with collar bone of the person with the help of rods and cylinder to calculate the bent angle of head. Using the angles we can ignore the road as an obstacle unless c finds 4cms elevation or depression. The c is programmed in such a way that it keeps emitting ultrasonic sounds once it receives the ultrasonic sounds it detects the objects close by and alerts the person wearing the earphones. It is also programed to detect objects and recognizing objects using camera with the help of OpenCV package. People owning android are also given an app that will sms 3 trusted contacts every 15min about the current latitude and longitude of the blind person.

SE05. Hidden web resource discovery and integration address issues Akash Goenka Software Engineering E-mail: akashgnk@gmail.com Research issues include developing techniques for automatically locating such web sites, for inducing wrappers to extract the data from web pages produced by such sites, for automatically labelling the extracted data and for integrating the data extracted from various sites.. Internet is enormous compilation of multivariate data. Several problems prevent effective and efficient knowledge discovery for required better knowledge management techniques it is important to retrieve accurate and complete data. The hidden web, also known as the invisible web or deep web, has given rise to a novel issue of web mining research. a huge amount documents in the hidden web, as well as pages hidden behind search forms, specialized databases, and dynamically generated web pages, are not accessible by universal web mining application. in this research we proposed a approach is designed that has a robust ability to access these hidden web techniques for better invisible web resources selection and integration system. In this research I using SC technique for invisible web resources selection and integration and its construction for real-world domains based on database schemas clustering, web searching interfaces and improve traditional methods for information retrieve. Applications of our proposed system include invisible web query interface mapping and intelligent user query intension recognition based on our domain knowledge-base. SE06. Political control computer K. Hemanth Gupta Software Engineering E-mail:hemanth.konkimalla@gmail.com

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Democracy is a form of government wherein it is based on the policy - of the people, by the people and for the people. India, being an emerging economy, it experiences, evils like corruption which have resulted in the embezzlement of crores of rupees before they can be benefited by the people. Furthermore, of the little capital that remains, the implementation of a policy is flawed and generally unquestionable, resulting in poor policy execution. On the outset, this is a problem of individual accountability to the people and could actually be strengthened by an instrument ensuring greater transparency. The Political Control Computer (PCC) works in this direction, to provide 100% transparency to the people by ensuring greater government people interaction. The PCC is a security based system that seeks to provide a greater transparency of transactions conducted by the government, funds going to the welfare of the people and actually being used for a particular purpose. These Systems are installed in every part of a constituency and connected using LAN and maintained using Data Warehousing and central server system. This is achieved by a unique identification code, specific to each person in the government and public. The unique identification code is essentially a biometric signature. During each transaction or agreement, the official who is responsible, digitally signs on the agreement using his biometric fingerprint .This agreement in turn is put up to the public, so that citizens can glean useful information about the budget money. This ensures horizontal accountability that bridges the gap between the government and public wherein the people hold much greater power. Eventually, PCC aims in achieving the true objectives of democracy.

SE07. Automated project management tool Hari Prasad Software Engineering E-mail: haripathiki@gmail.com The most common problem faced in most of the IT industry is managing the projects. This requires lots of human efforts to manage and track their projects due to which they waste their valuable time in sorting out things. This application will reduce human effort thereby improving the efficiency of the target to be achieved with perfection. The principle objective of this paper is to develop an automated tool which will manage the entire software projects by organizing, managing and tracking the defects in parallel with development. The basic idea behind this application is to just provide the tool with the description of the project and its requirements and link the database of the employees with their skills. This application will automatically sort out the works according to their skills and delivers it to them with the estimated completion time (ECT). This is based on the concept of Skill Matrix with which the work will be distributed to the respective persons based on their skills. Once all the smaller targets of each employee is achieved it will be integrated together to get the final product. This application will be most

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suitable and applicable for Software and IT Companies to manage their project with this automated tool thereby it reduces risks involved and saves time.

SE08. Retina Operated System (ROS) Ganesh Arora Software Engineering E-mail: ganeshmodi555@gmail.com The main functionality of ROS will be operating laptops on the basis of retina movement sensing. Precisely, instead of clicking on the mouse button, the user can select an object simply with the blink of an eye. With just a few simple neck movements a laptop will be operated. This will be done with the help of a type of glasses these glasses are responsible for capturing the movements of the neck. Based on the neck movements cursor will be moved. These glasses require a type of laser light which will be assembled with the glasses. This laser will be pointed towards the sensor, which will capture the changes in laser. Another feature of this system would be maintenance of privacy using a pair of ROS glasses. Only the user of these glasses will be able to access certain files in the laptop whereas it will not visible to the other people. These glsses will work on the basis of projection of the laptop screen in the glasses.

SE09. RTMU - Real Time Medical Utility S. Vishnu and K. Arun Thomas Software Engineering E-mail:Vishnu_somasekhar@srmuniv.edu.in RTMU is an ultimate medical utility that redefines the know-hows of present day medical field in our lives. It not only simplifies the tough routines that we have been experiencing till now, but also makes the field of medicine and treatment a heartwarming experience giving the human mind its most powerful medicine i.e. satisfaction. Besides treatments RTMU aids in the quick responding to the real-time medical needs of common man and further can be stated as a self intelligent system that can also foresee the future disasters from a common cold to a widespread epidemic. The system then automatically takes the preventive measures. SE10. Mobile blocks Sristi Chopdar, Balram Khichar Software Engineering E-mail: sristichopdar@gmail.com, balram.srm@gmail.com
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Mobile blocks is a concept for a phone made of swappable components that fit together like Lego, with each component containing a different function. Usually a phone is integrated into one solid block and if one part gets broken you have to throw away the entire phone; but with mobile blocks concept you don't throw away the entire phone and just keep the good stuff. You can even customise your phone like replacing the storage block with a larger battery if you store everything in the cloud, or replace advanced components you don't need with basic blocks like a bigger speaker. Electronic devices are not designed to last, this makes electronic waste one of the fastest-growing waste streams in the world and mobile phones is one of the biggest causes. In this paper presentation we suggest the ways to make modular phones lighter, thinner and more attractive with some improved software architecture so that it finds a place in market which may potentially reduce electronic waste in future and fulfils all the requirements of customers without making them throw away their phones.

SE11. A secure text steganography and cryptography Shailja Bagdi Software Engineering E-mail: bagdi.shailja@gmail.com Steganography is an art on which the data can be hide in other data as cover, the text files is the commonly used for hiding data. Art of protecting information by encrypting it into an unreadable format (cipher) is cryptography. Both Steganography and Cryptography are excellent to accomplish this but neither technology alone is perfect and both can be broken for this reason I would suggest using both to add multiple layers of security. The aim of the paper is to implement an algorithm to reduce the size of objects created using steganography and security level of each approach is increased. This paper presents an overview of text steganography and cryptography as well as various existing text-based steganography and cryptography techniques. Highlighted are some of the problems inherent in text steganography as well as issues with existing solutions. A new approach is proposed in information hiding using inter- word spacing which reduces the amount of information to hide. This method offers generated stego-text of maximum capacity according to the length of the secret message. Also security level is increased using the concept of padded cryptography and S-box concept. This project also analyzed the significant drawbacks of each existing method and how this new approach could be recommended as a solution.

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CY01. Kinetic studies on crystallization process of amorphous vilazodone hydrochloride C. Praveen, M. Arthanareeswari, A. Ravikiran, P. Kamaraj and K. V. Pavan Chemistry E-mail: c.pvn002@gmail.com

Vilazodone hydrochloride (VLH) is a serotonin partial agonist and reuptake inhibitor used for the treatment of major depressive disorder. In this study, crystallization kinetics of the amorphous VLH was investigated using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). Crystallization kinetics was assessed both under isothermal and non-isothermal mode and the data was evaluated to understand mechanism underlying in the devitrification. For isothermal kinetics analysis Avrami method and for non-isothermal kinetics analysis Ozawa, Kissinger, FlynnWallOzawa and Augis-Bennett have been used. In isothermal kinetics process, the average calculated value of Avrami exponent (n) was found to be 2.6, indicating that the crystallization mechanism was diffusion control with a three-dimensional crystal growth. In case of non-isothermal process, the calculated value of Ozawa exponent (m) was found to be in the range of 2.4 to 3.5 and indicating that the crystallization is a result of nucleation and growth process. Further, the decreasing trend of Ozawa exponent (m) shows decrease in nucleation rate due to nucleation saturation. The calculated activation energy for isothermal kinetics analysis was found to be 18.4 kJ/mol. However, the average value of calculated activation energy values obtained from Kissinger, FlynnWallOzawa and Augis-Bennett methods in non-isothermal process was found to be 20.2 kJ/mol, which is close to that of the isothermal crystallization process. Moreover, the Powder X-Ray Diffraction (PXRD) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) were used to characterize the amorphous form and the resulted crystalline form. CY02. Better use of polymer Santosh Nalgonda, A. Uma Mahesh, Vamsi Mariyala and C. H. V. V. Satya Narayana Reddy Chemistry E-mail: mack.mahesh73@gmail.com; nalgondasantosh@gmail.com Generally we use poly ethylene for making plastic covers etc..Since the polymer ethylene is a bit harmful.we need somewhat different idea, the idea in using a bio degradable-polymers will have a absolute amount of use in our real life world situations, decrease harmfulness and can create a medicine effect for the pollution Examples include PHBV( poly hydroxyl butylvalerate)Primary function of bio degradable polymers is , they are slow in fragmenting and reactions occur slowly so this can be an added advantage for pollution control and also it creates a good manure for agriculture to by promoting the fertility of soil and enhancing its stability and also it reduces the carbon dioxide composition in air. Thus if biodegradable polymers are used in present world that may change the scenario which in turn gives a good gift to all people and the adverse effects of polymers will be reduced. Then the life is beautiful comes into play

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CY03. Early growth of paddy plant (adt-43) using pharmaceutical effluent R. Saravanan, P. Kamaraj and M. Arthanareeswari Chemistry E-mail: kamaraj97@yahoo.co.in

A green house experiment was conducted at chengalpet taluk to determine the effect of pharmaceutical effluent with domestic sewage water on soil chemical properties and early growth rate of paddy plant (ADT-43) . The experiment was conducted using pharmaceutical effluent and domestic sewage water in the ratio 0.25:1, 0.5:1, 0.75:1, 1:1 and 1.25:1 .The results of the analysis of mixtures revealed that the mixtures show significant effect on soil chemical properties as well as the growth of paddy plant .The organic carbon, N, P, K, Ca, Mg and Na were raised .The nutrient has enhanced the number of leaves and the plant height in the 3 rd week in all proportions

CY04. Industrial waste based eco-friendly low carbon foot printed geopolymer as an alternate to Portland cement K. Harsha Vardhan, N. P. Rajamane and R. Jeyalakshmi Chemistry E-mail: harshavardhank@live.com; rajamanenp@yahoo.co.uk: rajyashree64@gmail.com

Concrete is one of most extensively used construction materials in the world next to water. Each year, the concrete industry produces approximately 12 billion tonnes of concrete and uses about 1.6 billion tonnes of OPC worldwide. Indeed, with the manufacture of 1 ton of cement approximately 1 tonne of CO2is launched into the atmosphere. The cement industry accounts for 58% of worldwide CO2 emission. These cause serious environmental impact. Manufacturing of Portland cement consumes 1011 EJ of energy annually, approximately 23% of global primary energy use. The cement industry is under pressure to reduce both energy use and greenhouse gas emissions; engineers are actively seeking suitable alternative to most familiar and reliable material i.e., Portland cement. New low-CO2or almost zero CO2binders are therefore needed to meet the ever increasing demand for concretes and still reach the CO2 reduction goals set by International Bodies. To address the aforementioned issues, Geopolymer has recently emerged as a candidate material with high potential due to their inherent eco-friendly and environmentally sustainable properties. Geopolymer is a term used to describe inorganic polymers based on alumino-silicates and can be produced by synthesizing pozzolanic compounds or any aluminosilicate source materials with highly alkaline solutions. Geopolymers are formed by activation of industrial wastes/by-products (and hence materials with negligible carbon footprint) such as Fly Ash, Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBS), Metakaolin, Rice Husk Ash, Red mud etc. GPC is an innovative binder material which can totally replace the Portland cement. It is demonstrated that the geopolymeric cement generates only1/5 to 1/6 of CO2of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC). Use of geopolymer technology in construction not only significantly reduces the CO2 emissions, but also mitigates the disposal problems associated with the industrial wastes and
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there by value-added construction activities are feasible. Lower Embodied Energy and Lower Embodied Energy CO2 Emission of geopolymers compared to OPCs results in obtaining green concretes with lesser environmental impact. The 24 hour strength ofGPCs can be as high as 25MPa and adoption of these concretes would result in very much faster rate of construction which is very much desired in modern infrastructure development. GPCs can be very useful in precast industries industry as well as repair, rehabilitation, and retrofitting operations. GPCs are opt alternates to OPC concretes since GPCs have demonstrated superior durability properties with respect to resistances to diffusion of aggressive agents such as chlorides, sulphates, oxygen, carbon-di-oxide, and moisture/water, besides being highly protective to embedded steel reinforcement. Therefore, GPC structure could have higher service life compared to OPC concrete.

CY05. Green synthesis and characterization of Ag doped Cr2O3 nanoparticle and its biological studies R. Vennila, P. Kamaraj and M. Arthanareeswari Chemistry E-mail: kamaraj97@yahoo.co.in

Ag and Cr2O3 nanoparticles are synthesized by using methanolic extract of Cleistanthus Collinus plant. The Ag doped Cr2O3 nanoparticles are prepared by chemical method. The nanoparticles are characterized by XRD, SEM and EDAX analysis. Antibacterial and antifungal activities of these nanoparticles have been studied. Also, DPPH scavenging activities of Ag, Cr2O3 and Ag doped Cr2O3 are analyzed. CY06. Metal complexes of a new Mannich base derived from 2-naphthol- synthesis characterization and anti microbial studies M. Sivakami and B. Natarajan Chemistry E-mail: sivakami.m@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

Mannich bases play a major role in biological processes. In view of this a new mannich base1(naphthalein 2-yl oxy)(phenyl)(methyl) thio urea have been synthesized. The complexation behavior of this ligand with Mn(II),Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) ions were studied. The structural features of the complexes were analyzed by elemental analysis, IR, UV-Visible, 1H, 13 C NMR spectra and magnetic susceptibility measurements. The antimicrobial activity of the ligand and its complexes has been extensively studied against E.coli & Staphylococcus aureus.

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CY07. Biofuels Peddi Nikhi, B. Saikiran Reddy and V. Mohankrishna Chemistry E-mail: pnikhil1992@gmail.com; saikiranreddy19190@gmail.com ; mohankrish3@gmail.com

High oil prices and growing concerns over climate change and driving investment and innovation in biofuels sector as countries and industry increasingly look towards renewable bioenergy to replace fossil fuels. Increasing energy use and carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels make switching to low carbon fuels a high priority. Biofuels which are made from corn, potato and jatropha, switch grass, etc are used as raw materials for production of ethanol. Current interest in ethanol lies in production derived from crops and there is a discussion about whether it is a sustainable energy resource that may offer environmental advantages over fossil fuels. Unfortunately, biofuel from oil crops, waste cooking oil cannot satisfy even a small fraction of existing demand for transport fuels. Algae appear to be the only source of renewable bio fuel that is capable of meeting the global demand for transport fuels. Like plants, algae use sunlight to produce oils but they do so more efficiently than crop plants. Oil productivity by algae greatly exceeds the productivity by the best oil producing crops. Uses of biofuels, impact on environment, economics are discussed in detailed manner. CY08. Electrochemical Detection of Benzene and its Derivatives using Carbon Based Purine Electrodes S. Baby Gayathri and P. Kamaraj Chemistry E-mail: kamaraj97@yahoo.co.in

The purine bases, Guanine and adenine, the electro active compounds get oxidized over carbon electrodes. Both the bases were known to react with benzene and its derivatives forming its adducts. The formation of these adducts were electrochemically monitored using carbon electrodes from the change in oxidation signals. Four allotropes of carbon namely, Graphite, Activated Carbon, Glassy Carbon and Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes were made into a form of paste and coated over graphite electrode separately. Mixtures of guanine and adenine bases in various concentrations were prepared and electrochemically immobilized over the working electrodes coated with carbon allotropes paste using positive potential difference. Electrolyte containing redox couple was used to study the film forming abilities of the working electrode using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). Electron transfer resistance was obtained through non-linear regression analysis of the semicircle portion on Nyquist Plot. The standardized working electrode was exposed to various concentrations of benzene and its mono-, di- and poly- substituted derivatives. Differential Pulse Voltammetry (DPV) was performed to study the oxidation signal of guanine and adenine before and after its interaction with the analyte. The anodic current at around 0.6 and 1.0 V were used for guanine
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and adenine oxidation respectively. Calibration curves were obtained for the working electrodes over various analytes using DPV and CV and the detection limit was found to be 10ng/ml for benzene, 30ng/ml for benzene derivatives. CY09. Silver Nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization and their applications A review S. Shruti and Srinivasan Latha Chemistry E-mail: sshrutti@gmail.com; latha.chinnu@gmail.com Recently, scientists have put tremendous efforts into nanoparticle research due to the many unique properties of these particles than their bulk counterparts. These have been known to be used for numerous biological and pharmaceutical applications. Silver nanocrystals are one of the most attractive inorganic material not only because of its applications in photography catalysis, biosensor, biomolecular detection and particularly antimicrobial activities but also of its environmentally benign nature. Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), silver nitrate, sodium chloride, Aniline and sodium bromide were used for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles. The appearance of color indicates the formation of silver nanoparticles. It is well known that silver nanoparticles exhibit yellowish brown color in aqueous solution due to the excitation of surface plasmon resonance band in the visible region at around 420 nm. When the aniline solution was mixed with aqueous solution of the silver nitrate and CTAB, pale-yellow color appeared due to the reduction of silver ion, which indicates the formation of silver nanoparticles. Silver nanoparticles find use in many antibacterial applications are incorporated in apparel, footwear, paints, wound dressings, appliances, cosmetics, and plastics for their antibacterial properties. Thus, the silver nanoparticles can be utilized in various processes in the medical field.

CY10. Isolation and characterization of potential impurities of Dabigatran etexilate by LC-MS-MS J. Nagadeep, P. Kamaraj and M. Arthanareeswari Chemistry E-mail: jnagadeep@yahoo.co.in; kamaraj97@yahoo.co.in

Three impurities of Dabigatran etexilate tablets at levels 0.10.5% were detected by reversephase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). These impurities were enriched from the forced degradation of drug substance and isolated and purified by using preparative HPLC. These impurities were analyzed using reverse-phase HPLC. Based on the mass spectral data, structures of these impurities were characterized as :Imp-1 Ethyl 3-{[(2-{[(4[({hexyloxy}carbonyl)amino]carbonyl}phenyl)amino]methyl}-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol 5yl)carbonyl](pyridin-2-yl)amino}propanoate;Imp-2 4 {[(hexyloxy)carbonyl]carbamimidoyl}aniline;Imp-3 3-{[(2-{[(4{[(hexyloxy)carbonyl]carbamimidoyl}phenyl)amino]methyl}-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol180

5yl)carbonyl](pyridin-2-yl)amino}propanoic acid.The origin, characterization and elucidation of impurities have been discussed in this paper. CY11. Synthesis, Characterization, Biological activity and Molecular docking studies of Benzimidazole, Benzoxazole, Imidazole and Tetrazole derivatives S. Arulmurugan and Helen P. Kavitha Chemistry, SRM University, Ramapuram Campus E-mail: helenkavithap@yahoo.co.in In view of the fact that a large number of derivatives of benzimidazole, benzoxazole, Imidazole and tetrazole derivatives have been found to exhibit a wide variety of pharmacological activities, in the current research work, the title compounds were synthesized by two type of Scheme. According to our first scheme the benzimidazole, Imidazole and tetrazole react with secondary amine (morpholine, piperidine) and formaldehyde in ethanol at room temperature followed by refrigeration for 2days. The products thus obtained were separated by filtration and recrystallised from ethanol to yield title compounds. In second scheme benzimidazole, imidazole and tetrazole derivatives were synthesized by the condensation of appropriate acid chlorides. The identification and characterization of all the synthesized compounds were confirmed by elemental analysis, FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and mass spectral data. All the compounds were screened for antimicrobial activity and antioxidant activity. Molecular docking studies also done for synthesized compounds. CY12. Synthesis, Characterization and Anti-inflammatory Activity of Some New Tetrazoles Derived from 1,3,5-Triazine R. Arulmozhi and Helen P. Kavitha Chemistry, SRM University, Ramapuram Campus E-mail: helenkavithap@yahoo.co.in In this paper, we describe the synthesis of novel tetrazoles from 6-Phenyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4diamine.The 1,3,5 triazine was treated with differently substituted acid chlorides to yield amide derivatives. The amides on treatment with PCl5 and sodium azide yielded the desired tetrazoles.The nine tetrazole derivatives synthesized in the present work were characterized by FT1R, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, Mass and Elemental analysis. Some of the tetrazole derivatives were tested for anti- inflammatory activity against carragennan induced paw oedema method using indomethacine as the standard drug.All the compounds taken for screening against the antiinflammatory activity showed good activity. Among the tested compounds,the compound with chloro derivative showed potent anti-inflammatory activity.

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CY13. Molecular structure, spectroscopic (FT-IR, FT-Raman, UV-vis), NBO analysis of 2,4-Di-Morpholin-4-yl-6-(4-nitrophenoxy)-[1,3,5]-triazine R. Kavipriya, Helen P. Kavitha, B. Karthikeyan, and B. Natraj Chemistry, SRM University, Ramapuram Campus E-mail: helenkavithap@yahoo.co.in In the present work, we have reported a combined experimental and theoretical study on molecular structure, vibrational spectra and HOMOLUMO analysis of 2,4-Di-Morpholin-4-yl6-(4-nitrophenoxy)-[1,3,5]-triazine. . The FTIR (400 4000 cm1) and FT-Raman spectra (100 3500 cm1) of 2,4-Di-Morpholin-4-yl-6-(4-nitrophenoxy)-[1,3,5]-triazine were recorded. The molecular geometry, harmonic vibrational wavenumbers and bonding features of title molecule in the ground-state have been calculated by HF method with 6-31G(d) as basis set. The energy and oscillator strength were calculated by time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) result complements with the experimental findings. Non-linear optical (NLO) behavior of 2,4Di-Morpholin-4-yl-6-(4-nitrophenoxy)-[1,3,5]-triazine was investigated by determining electric dipole moment , polarizability , and hyperpolarizability using the above mentioned basis set. The molecular properties such as ionization potential, electro-negativity, chemical potential, electrophilicity have been deduced from HOMO-LUMO analysis employing the same basis sets. The calculated HOMO and LUMO energies showed that charge transfer occurs within the molecule. Stability of the molecule arising from hyper conjugative interaction and chargedelocalization has been analyzed using natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis. The thermodynamical parameters are also calculated with various temperatures. Finally, the calculation results were applied to simulate infrared and Raman spectra of the title compound which showed good agreement with the observed spectra.

CY14. Molecular Docking Studies of Some Novel Diazepine Derivatives S. Sathishkumar and Helen P. Kavitha Chemistry, SRM University, Ramapuram Campus E-mail: helenkavithap@yahoo.co.in In the present research work, we have synthesized some novel diazepam derivatives and carried out molecular docking studies of the same compounds. Diazepine is a heterocyclic compound with two nitrogen atoms, five carbon atoms and possible number of cumulative double bonds. Various diazepines have also been reported as fungicidal and herbicidal. Substituted 1,4diazepine and their derivatives possess anti- HIV activity which is lesser than that of zidovudine (3 azidothymidin = AZT). Molecular docking is a simulation process that predicts the conformation of a receptor-ligand complex, in which the receptor can be either a protein or a nucleic acid, and the ligand is a small molecule. This simulation can be visualized as analogous to the key and-lock problem. Here, the lock is the receptor and the key is the ligand. The aim of docking is to adjust the position of the key in the lock. It is possible to generate many possible positions for the key in the lock through a computer simulation. Therefore, there is a need for a criterion that will allow comparisons of all possible positions of the key and then a select the best
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position. Docking calculations were carried out using Docking Server into the 3D structure of the catalytic site of COX-2 enzyme (pdb code:1cx2). MH01. Paradox in Mathematics V. Veerakumar Reddy and G. Ramsurya Mathematics E-mail:vaddikumar143@gmail.com Mathematics is a distinct field where things can be proved whereas sciences evolved by a hard way of pure observations and the analysis of the observations. This was the case with mathematics in history when ancient Chinese and Egyptian mathematicians used to predict eclipses and methods were learnt by observations. Modern field of mathematics mostly considers some truths which are obvious and many of the others could be shown to follow logically from the obvious ones. This paper is about many mathematical proofs which lead to wrong interpretations when they do not follow certain rules. These fallacy proofs have gained much attention in the recent times as they are able to raise doubts in our minds about the standard rules which were formed by many mathematicians who worked throughout their lives to prove the seemingly impossible. However, rather than simply dismissing such fallacy proofs as mistakes, equally valuable lessons can be learned through the understanding of why such fallacy proofs were able to gain such importance. In this paper, I aim to explore a few of such fallacy proofs and the lessons that may be extracted from their presence.

MH02. Survey of stochastic volatility models for forecasting of crude oil derivatives M. V. R. Ananta Praveen Kumar, P. K. Sudhakar and N. Rameshan Mathematics, SRM University, Vadapalani Campus E-mail: anantapraveen.k@vdp.srmuniv.ac.in

Beginning in the 1970s, deregulation dramatically increased the degree of price uncertainty in the energy markets, prompting the development of the first exchange-traded energy derivative securities. The success and growth of these contracts attracted a broader range of participants to the energy markets and stimulated trading in an even wider variety of energy derivatives. Today, many exchanges and over-the-counter markets worldwide offer futures, futures options, swap contracts, and exotic options on a broad range of energy products including crude oil, fuel oil, gasoil, heating oil, unleaded gasoline, and natural gas.The recent changes in crude oil price behaviour revived the question about the underlying dynamics governing crude oil prices. Even more importantly, the outstanding question over whether we can forecast crude oil price and returns. Extensive research has been conducted on modelling volatility in financial markets, using different econometric techniques. Volatility modelling plays an important role in managing risk, pricing derivatives, hedging. A good forecast of the volatility of asset prices over the investment holding period is a good starting point for assessing investment risk. Accurate volatility forecasts are thus very important and over time, have motivated new approaches to
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volatility modelling to help forecast future volatility for asset pricing and risk management purposes. In the present study, we simultaneously consider analysis of the forecasting accuracy of various time series models derived from the innovative HAR (Heterogonous Autoregressive). The support for a stochastic volatility model including jumps in both prices and volatility is strong and clearly outperforms the others in terms of a superior fit to data. Stochastic volatility models incorporate a skew by virtue of strong correlation of volatility and stock.Our work attempts to survey the stochastic volatility models to forecast the crude oil derivatives. JEL classification: COO, C53, G15, Q47. MH03. On the TVD Property of ENO Schemes Biswarup Biswas and Ritesh Kumar Dubey Mathematics E-mail: biswarupbiswas.b@res.srmuniv.ac.in

It has been around twenty five years since class of essentially non-oscillatory (ENO) schemes were introduced. They are extensively utilized for accurate simulation of fluid flow containing shocks. Despite of their huge success unfortunately there is no mathematical proof for their stability. In this work we discuss non-linear total variation stability for a few ENO Schemes. Numerical results are also shown to validate the theoretical findings. PH01. Caron nanotubes manufacture from industrial coal gas emissions P. Surya Narayana and Bikash Prajapat Physics and Nanotechnology E-mail: surya.200693@gmail.com

Carbon nanotube structures (CNTs) have become the wonder materials in the science world, and especially in the field of nanotechnology. Its amazing properties and vast scope of applications have always encouraged interest in the research circles. We have worked with the possibility of synthesizing application-grade CNT by just making use of a trivial source such as the coal gas emitted from the industries and a few principles involving chemical deposition. The gas emitted by the coal industries has specific proportions of carbon and a host of various other compounds that are released into the environment. Using a Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) apparatus that is modified especially for our purpose, we achieved nano meter range CNT structures consistently for a series of experiments. Considering this conversion of a waste gas emission into valuable materials, it definitely has a great potential to help in environment preservation and pollution control.

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PH02. Predicting the oxidation states in extended systems using the modern theory of polarization (Berry phase distribution): first principle study Aarit Dabral, S. Sinthika and Ranjit Thapa Physics and Nanotechnology E-mail: aaritdabral@gmail.com

Oxidation state has been one of the most basic and a very important property of any ionic species in a system. The basic concept is of using a new way for electron partitioning among atoms in extended systems. The method is not based on the charge density partitioning or calculation of the entire wave-function projection rather it is based on the modern theory of polarization and wave-function topology. In simple words no real-space charge transfer is assumed between atoms. While the polarization for an insulator is dened modulo a quantum eR=V, the change in polarization is well dened, and the oxidation state N of an atom determines the number of polarization quanta within this gauge-invariant change as the corresponding sub lattice is moved by a lattice vector R. We use quantum espresso package to calculate the total energy as well as the ionic and electronic polarization of MgO2. The born effective charges calculated for change in polarization has been estimated as a function of shift along the lattice parameter direction and finally the N would provide us the oxidation state.

PH03. Rational Design of Supported Ag-Sn Nanoparticles as Efficient Photocatalyst for Visible Light Degradation of Methylene Blue Dye Prashanth Rengasamy, Lipeeka Rout and Priyabrat Dash Physics and Nanotechnology E-mail: prashanth_rengasamy@srmuniv.edu.in; prashanth.xy3@gmail.com

The field of heterogeneous catalysis has long recognized the advantages of using supported nanoparticle catalysts to exploit their large surface area and therefore, obtain high catalytic activity. Titania, a traditional photocatalyst, has been widely used for environmental remediation. Bimetallic nanoparticles possess unique properties and are more catalytically active and selective than monometallic nanoparticles. Therefore, the encapsulation of bimetallic nanoparticles in titania could potentially increase its photocatalytic activity. Characterization using scanning electron microscope (SEM) revealed the uniform distribution of nanoparticles in the oxide. Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis confirmed the high compositional uniformity of the bimetallic nanoparticles doped in titania. X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies showed the formation of anatase titania. UV-Vis spectroscopy was used to determine the band gap of the metal oxides using Kubelka-Munk equation. The photocatalytic activity was investigated using an artificial visible light setup and the degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye was measured to determine the photocatalytic efficiency of Ag-Sn bimetallic nanoparticles supported TiO2 photocatalyst. Bimetallic nanoparticles doped titania showed higher photocatalytic activity
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compared to monometallic nanoparticles doped titania and commercial titania (Degussa P25) under visible light. Thus, the doping enhanced the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 in the visible light region and served as an excellent photocatalyst.

PH04.Theoretical Analysis of Magnetotransport across Trinuclear Metal Strings Amutha Subramani Physics and Nanotechnology Email: amutha.s@res.srmuniv.ac.in

One major challenge in current research on nanotechnology lies in how to efficiently store and process the digital data. The possibility to systematically manipulate the electronic spin in magnetic molecular systems has thus gained considerable momentum in recent years. Transitionmetal complexes may offer unique platform in exploring nanoscale magnetism and quantum effects, since they often display significant magnetic anisotropy. Here we investigate the spin filtering behaviour in nanodevices made up of single-molecule magnets (SMMs) having trinuclear metal strings. Our theoretical analysis suggests that the nature of exchange interaction between itinerant electrons and local molecular spins plays a crucial role to control the switching effect in such nanodevices. Electronic conductances for tricobalt and trichromium complexes bridging the Au (111) nanoelectrodes turn out to be about twice and thrice respectively that for trinickel strings due mainly to stronger metal-molecule coupling in the former. Further, nonlinearity in the I-V characteristics is augmented with trichromium complexes than with the other two within 30 mV bias, beyond which the inelastic tunnelling effects seem to build up. However, only the tricobalt complex based SMM demonstrates the spin filtering effect appreciably with a large tunnelling magnetoresistance of about 700%, making it suitable for spintronic applications.

PH05. Aerosol Characteristics over semi urban coastal environment (Chennai) K. Aruna, T.V. Lakshmi Kumar, D. Narayana Rao and B. V. Krishna Murthy Physics and Nanotechnology E-mail: aruna.nila.k@gmail.com

Regular measurements of Black Carbon (BC) aerosol mass concentration and Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) using Aethalometer (AE - 31) and Handheld Microtops Sunphotometer respectively have been carried out since March 2011 at SRM University (12.81N, 80.03E), located in a semi urban coastal environment of Chennai city on the east coast of India for the first time. Using the data of BC and AOD, the diurnal, monthly and seasonal variations are studied. The influence of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Height (BLH) on the variations in BC mass
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concentration has been investigated. Further, the trajectories of long range transport of BC using HYSPLIT back trajectory analysis are computed along with the wavelength exponent to identify the possible sources of BC. The absorption and scattering components are separated from the AOD and their characteristics are studied. The BC mass fraction of total particulate matter (PM10) has been estimated on monthly basis and studied in detail. Further, the effect of relative humidity is studied on scattering and absorption components of AOD to understand the affinity of aerosols to moisture. PH06. Hydrogen Storage via Sorption Mechanism on Doped Graphene and h-BN Surfaces: First Principles Study Mathan Kumar, S. Sinthika and Ranjit Thapa Physics and Nanotechnology E-mail: mathanranjitha@gmail.com

Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, having the highest energy density per unit mass and so the production and storage of H2 to be used as a clean source of fuel is one of the main interests among researcher. Understanding of the sorption energy of hydrogen molecule on material surfaces is important to develop suitable hydrogen storage materials (storage using sorption mechanism).Efficient hydrogen storage materials are required to adsorb hydrogen strongly enough to form a thermodynamically stable state with a desirable storage capacity and to adsorb hydrogen weekly enough to release it by a small temperature rise. Transition metal doped graphene are good for hydrogen storage but they do not satisfy the department of energy (DOE) targets i.e. volumetric ratio should be 40 g/L and gravimetric ratio of about 5.5 wt%. In our work, we propose means to modify the electronic structure of graphene and boron nitride (using low atomic weight element as dopant) in order to convert them to suitable hydrogen storage materials, even though such materials are highly inert in their pristine forms. The presence of dopants (Mg, Al, O, N, C) alters the electronic structure and adsorption properties of these materials, making them to be a potential candidates for hydrogen storage. In addition, the adsorption strength and gravimetric ratio of these particular materials will be tuned to match the DOE target in order to make them suitable for practical applications.

PH07. Cu-Nano fluid enhanced solar stills Ram Surya Gona, Burugu Ravi Teja and Vala Surya Teja Physics and Nanotechnology E-mail: ramsurya.gona@gmail.com

Water is the foremost important element in our life. Due to rapid industrialization and modernization many climatic changes are occurring. As a result the ground water pollution is increasing drastically, so there is urgent need for high efficient and low cost water purification
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system which can provide safe drinking water to rural parts of India. Solar still is a device to desalinate impure water like brackish or saline water. It is a simple device to get distilled water using solar energy source, but the conventional solar still has very low throughput and it is also difficult to get required quantity of drinking water need for an average family. Nanotechnology can be a possible solution to this problem. This paper focuses on an idea of improving the yield of an ordinary solar still with the help of Cu- nano fluids enhanced solar stills and other possible device designs. The suspended metallic or nonmetallic nanoparticles change the transport properties and heat transfer characteristics of the water in the still. Thus the water temperature in the basin increases hence this results in higher output for the same solar radiation. Cu nanoparticles directly dispersed in ethylene glycol have been observed to exhibit considerably"

PH08. EVO OXY-2014 P. M. Sithiraiselvan Physics and Nanotechnology E-mail: sithiraiselvan@gmail.com

"It is a product not project by its present form is the result of number of experimentation on the effects and uses of carbon-di-oxide in the environment. The initial idea was: We have large amount of sunlight so we use it as solar energy, wind so we use for wind mills to get energy, water bodies to get hydro power energy. But we have large amount of carbon-di-oxide around us so idea... Some of the success of nature eventually led to the formation of my product to exhausts oxygen, in turns led to the use of carbon-di-oxide in the environment. The efficiency of the product was determined by means of standard bottle where the evolved oxygen was collected in the bottle and then tested using a sprit lamp. The effectiveness of the system is improvised by utilizing a device called micro oscillating pump (specially designed for this product). This increased the influence of oxygen evolving and this process requires water and sunlight. The contribution of the project is two fold. First the carbon-di-oxide present in the environment can be absorbed and evolved as oxygen. Secondly the chemical matter produced as the waste product of this process can be used as fuels for global transportation and also to generate electricity."

PH09. Vibrational, Optical and Elastic properties of Superoxide of (K,Rb) Using First Principle study Rakesh Kumar, Mathan Kumar and Ranjit Thapa Physics and Nanotechnology E-mail: sihagrakesh786@gmail.com

Orbital order pattern is determined by both hybridization effects (hopping) and electrostatic interactions. Different orbital order patterns give clear evidence for the importance of correlation effects of p electrons in RbO2 and KO2. KO2 exhibits concomitant antiferromagnetic (AFM) and
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structural transitions, both of which originate from the open-shell 2p electrons of O2molecules.The insulating nature of the high-symmetry phase of KO2 at high temperature arises from the combined effect of the spin-orbit coupling and the strong Coulomb correlation of 2p electrons. In the recent GGA+U calculation (without SO), the orbitally polarized insulating state was obtained for RbO2tetragonal structure. Notable feature in the DOS is the opening of band gap at Fermi level (EF). There have been several theoretical reports to study the coupled structural and magnetic transitions in KO2. RbO2 and KO2have some surprising properties due to the correlation effect of 2-p electrons of superoxo form of O2. We study vibrational (phonon), elastic and optical properties of RbO2 and KO2 based on first principle DFT (Density Functional Theory) calculations. Also we are trying to understand metallic behaviour of RbO2, KO2 under different external parameters.

PH10. Bulk Hetero-Junction Organic Polymer Solar Cells R. Vinoth, P. Karthik and B. Neppolian Physics and Nanotechnology E-mail: vinoth.r@res.srmuniv.ac.in

Bulk hetero-junction (BHJ) polymer solar cells have gained a wide attention due to their unique properties, such as light weight, flexibility, transparency, solution processing, large-area manufacturing compatibility, etc. Because of its easy solution processable approach, BHJ polymer solar cells are highly attractive for potential applications in many areas including building-integrated photovoltaics for portable electronics, flexible electronics and smart windows. The most commonly used photoactive blend in BHJ polymer solar cell is P3HT: PCBM [(poly (3-hexylthiophene): [6, 6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester)]. P3HT can be used as the electron donor material due to its wide band gap (1.92.0 eV) in the visible region that is blended with strong electronegative PCBM molecule, which act as standard n-type acceptor polymer in organic photovoltaics. Furthermore to increase the performance of BHJ polymer solar cells, recently graphene oxide based metals, metal oxides and polymer composites have been used as electron transporting layer, hole transporting layer and additives for photoactive layer which significantly enhance the power conversion efficiency of BHJ polymer solar cells due to its exceptional electrical and optical properties.

PH11. Monsoon Inversion over Arabian sea from Satellite Soundings Sanjeev Dwivedi, D. Narayana Rao and M. S. Narayanan Physics and Nanotechnology E-mail: sanjeev.d@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

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Temperature inversion, below 700 mb have been observed for the first time, directly from satellite temperature retrievals over the Arabian Sea during the Indian summer monsoon. Earlier Narayanan and Rao (1981) had detected this feature from satellite temperature sounding data using an indirect indexing method. Using concurrent temperature profile observations over Arabian sea from in situ ship upsondes and aircraft dropsondes, and from TIROS N satellite soundings, during MONEX period (1979), Narayanan and Rao (1981) derived an index T (difference between mean layer temperature of 1000 - 850 mb and skin temperature). They showed that if this index was equal to or less than 2 C, the region was an inversion region and other areas non inversion regions. In the present study, we have used the temperature humidity data from a much higher vertical resolution satellite instrument Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) - onboard ESAs METOP satellite and Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASAs Aqua satellite. We have also used a new parameter N - atmospheric refractivity (which incorporates the effects of both temperature and humidity) - to study inversion features. From these data, for the first time we report observation of inversion on many occasions directly from the satellite observed temperature profiles. Using both temperature and refractivity differences between two levels below 700 mb (T and N), inversion features of 2009 to 2013 southwest monsoon have been studied in terms of monsoon activity during its various active and weak phases and during two contrasting monsoons years (2009 and 2011). T is found to be consistently ~ 2 C lower over the western Arabian sea and also during poor monsoon years. The directly observable refractivity data (from measurements of bending angle by GPS technique) from an independent satellite constellation, COSMIC, have been used to validate the IASI / AIRS refractivity data (T and N). N has a comparatively larger dynamic range (~ 10 15 N units), and has been found to be more reliable in identifying inversion regions when the T signatures are patchy. PH12. Visible light responsive BiOI photocatalysts for the degradation of organic pollutants V. Veerakumar Reddy, R. Vinoth and B. Neppolian Physics and Nanotechnology E-mail: vaddikumar143@gmail.com

Graphene is a single layer of graphite with sp2 hybridized two dimensional structures made up of carbon atoms. This two dimensional single layer has been used as an efficient supporting material for metal oxides, metals, semiconductors and polymers for energy harvesting application. Graphene -semiconductor nanocomposites have been considered as a promising photocatalysts due to the unique physicochemical properties of graphene. Recently Bismuth oxide (BiO) with halogens such as Iodine (I), Chlorine (Cl), Bromine (Br) have shown much more attention for their highly enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation due to its wide band gap in the visible region (1.77 eV). In order to improve the photocatalytic activity of visible light responsive Bismuth oxyiodide (BiOI) composite, graphene oxide (GO) is used as a potential supporting material. The BiOI-GO nanocomposites were prepared by hydrothermal method and then the photocatalytic activity of prepared catalyst was studied for the degradation of methyl orange.

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PH13. Systematic design of electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction L. Moorthi and Bhalchandra Kakade Physics and Nanotechnology E-mail: moorthi.l@res.srmuniv.ac.in

The exhaustion of natural resources and the limitation of efficiency of the thermodynamic systems have led to numerous attempts to explore the alternative systems which are based on using sustainable, eternal and clean energy sources. Therefore, fuel cells (FCs) have been extensively discussed as one of the candidates for the replaceable energy evolution systems. Among various types, polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) shows a promising alternative energy source for the next generation energy conversion systems for the advantage of eco-friendly and high overall energy conversion efficiency. As compared to other systems, PEFC with H2 flowing system, shows highest electrical energy conversion efficiency, theoretically 95% (LHV). However, even the latest PEFC has an operating voltage of about 0.50.8 V, which is inferior to theoretical value of 1.2 V (at 60oC) due to various overpotentials. Consequently, energy conversion efficiency of PEFC still remains as low as 40 - 65% and hence we waste huge amount of energy. In order to achieve an appreciable impact on society and technology, voltage loss should be reduced to improve the conversion efficiency. Usually, the voltage at low current density should approach a theoretical value of 1.2 V. However, it shows a value of 1.0 V in actual operating systems, indicating a voltage of nearly 0.2 V has already been lost. If this voltage is improved to 1.2 V, the important clue of PEFC which can be applied for many applications as very high (80-90%) efficiency energy conversion devices will be obtained. One critical problem facing the PEFCs is the deterioration of activity during operating conditions, mainly caused by the dissolution and loss of platinum (Pt) at the cathode. However, a major drawback of current PEFC technology is their high cost, in large part due to the use of platinumbased catalysts at both the anode (10%) and cathode (90%). Recently, two paths have been considered to reduce the cost of PEFCs cathode catalysts: (1) Improve the activity for oxygen reduction of Pt-based catalysts by nano-structuring or alloying, or (2) replace Pt-based catalysts altogether with lower-cost, non-precious metal catalysts (NPMCs).

PH14. Laser receptive polyelectrolyte thin films doped with biosynthesized silver nanoparticles for antibacterial coatings and drug delivery applications Sripriya Jaganathan, S. Anandhakumar and S. Achiraman Physics and Nanotechnology E-mail: sripriyajaganathan@gmail.com

We report a simple method to fabricate multifunctional polyelectrolyte thin films to load and deliver the therapeutic drugs. The multilayer thin films were assembled by the electrostatic adsorption of Poly (allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) and Dextran sulfate (DS). The silver
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nanoparticles (Ag NPs) biosynthesized from novel Hybanthusenneaspermus leaf extract as the reducing agent were successfully incorporated into the film. The biosynthesized Ag NPs showed excellent antimicrobial activity against the range of enteropathogens, which could be significantly enhanced when used with commercial antibiotics. The assembled silver nano composite multilayer films showed rupture and deformation when they are exposed to laser. The Ag NPs act as an energy absorption center, locally heat up the film and rupture it under laser treatment. The antibacterial drug, moxifloxacin hydrochloride (MH) was successfully loaded into the multilayer films. The total amount of MH release observed was about 63% which increased to 85% when subjected to laser light exposure. Thus, the polyelectrolyte thin film reported in our study has significant potential in the field of remote activated drug delivery, antibacterial coatings and wound dressings. PH15. Topological insulator material-Sr3Sno Arjun Ajith Mohan Physics and Nanotechnology E-mail: arjun157@gmail.com Thin films of the topological insulator candidate Sr3SnO (SSO) were deposited on Strontium Titanate (STO) substrate by R.F Magnetron Sputtering. The deposition was carried under high vacuum with varying deposition time. The as deposited samples were annealed at 600 oC for two hours.The AFM and SEM images showed a uniform deposition and a particle size ranging from 30-60nm. The magnetic and electrical properties of the deposited material are being studied. PH16. Structural, Electrical and Optical properties of copper sulfide nanocrystalline thinfilm by chemical bath deposition M. Dhanasekar Physics and Nanotechnology E-mail: dhanasekarm23@gmail.com Coppersulfide(CuS) nanocrystalline thinfilm was prepared by Chemical Bath Deposition (CBD) technique at different time period (3h,4h,5h,6h) on glass substrate. The CuS thinfilm is deposited by using the chemicals of copper(ll)chloride dihydrate ,triethanolamine solution, aqueous ammonia solution, sodium hydroxide pellet, thiourea. Structural, Optical, Electrical properties of deposited thinfilm will be characterized by X-ray Diffraction Method(XRD), Energy Dispersive Analysis by X-ray (EDAX), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM),Ultraviolet-visiblespectroscopy, Photoluminescence spectroscopy, Hall effect measurement. Using x-ray diffraction study crystalline size, dislocation density and microstrain will be calculated. The composition of the thinfilm will be analysed by using Energy dispersive analysis by x-ray. Surface properties of the thinfilm will also be evaluated by using SEM. From the UV- Visible spectroscopy, the optical band gap of the material will be calculated. Photoluminescence spectroscopy is used to analyse various defect in a thinfilm (vacancy etc.,) Resistivity, Conductivity, Hall coefficient will also be calculated by using hall effect measurement. The results of this work will be presented in detail.
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PH17. Preparation and properties of Annealed Zinc Ferrite (ZnFe2O4) nanoparticlesvia hydrothermal method R. Rameshbabu, R. Ramesh, S. Kanagesan, A. Karthigeyan and S. Ponnusamy Physics and Nanotechnology E-mail: karthigeyan.a@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in In recent times, intensive research is being carried out in the controlled growth of nanostructures in various fields, such as electronics, optics, magnetic materials and energy conversion. Spinel ferrites with the formula MFe2O4 (where M = Fe, Zn, Mn, Ni, Co etc) are important magnetic materials, which have attracted plenty of attention due to its size and shape dependent properties. Amongst the spinel ferrite families, ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles is one of the most widely studied materials for wide range of applications in the various fieldssuch as magnetic resonanceimaging,gassensor, photo catalysts andinformation storage. In the present research, the superparamagnetic ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles have been synthesized by a surfactant assisted hydrothermal method using the Zinc nitrate and Ferric nitrate as a source materials and ethylamine as surfactant. The synthesized products were annealed at two different temperatures for 300oC and 600oC in air. The structural, vibrational, morphological and magnetic properties were investigated by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) techniques. Results showed that the synthesized products were in spherical inshape with face centered cubic (fcc) regular spinel structure. The crystal size was calculated from XRD measurements using scherrer formula. The crystal strain was calculated and it was seen that decrease in crystal strain with increase in crystallite size. The size of the 300oCannealed ZnFe2O4 nanoparticle is 17 nm whereas the size of the 600oCannealed ZnFe2O4 nanoparticle is20 nm.Functional groups were analyzed using FTIR to confirm the existence of surfactant on the surface of nanoparticles. Annealed ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles show the super paramagneticbehaviour with higher magnetization of 9.2emu/g (300oC)and 7.3emu/g(600oC) for the maximum applied field of 2 Tesla respectively. PH18. Synthesis and characterization of polymer matrix nanocomposite for implants A. Ratnakar and S. Vivekananthan Physics and Nanotechnology E-mail: ratnakarsrmuniv@gmail.com Titanium-di-Oxide nanoparticles (TiO2) and Hydoxyapaptite nanoparticles (HAp) were synthesized in bulk by adopting simple wet chemical methods and the same were utilized as filler materials in developing a polyurethane based nanocomposite. The nanoparticles were dispersed in a polyurethane resin prepared using commercially available polyols, isocyanate and other additives to obtain a polymer matrix nanocomposite. The nanoparticles were dispersed by pressurized spraying technique. By varying the proportion of TiO2 and HAp a total of 6 samples were obtained and the same were characterized to explore their mechanical and biocompatible properties through XRD, UV, SEM, Tensometer etc. The mechanical properties of the
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nanocomposite coating material were identified and they were used in a multi physics simulation software to study the enhanced properties of the designed knitted stent model. The results obtained revealed that the coatings enhanced the overall properties of the stent. Using the simulated results a stent model was fabricated and a few of the many results obtained were cross checked and compared. PH19. Samarium doped Tin titanium Oxide- A Multiferroic Material C. K. Smitha Physics and Nanotechnology E-mail: smithack30@gmail.com The selected Ferroelectric material Tin Titanate (SnTiO3) was doped with different concentrations of Samarium. The doped material was sputtered on Strontium Titanate (STO) substrate in high vacuum using R.F Magnetron Sputtering. The deposition time was kept constant at 30mins. The SEM analysis of the as deposited samples showed uniform spherical structures of 20-30nm and the particle size was observed to decrease with the increase in dopant concentration. The VSM analysis and I-V characteristics of the sample are being carried out.

IR01. International law and sea piracy in South Asia Mahmud Sulaiman International Relations E-mail: mahmudsulaiman19@yahoo.com

The main purpose of this research paper is to account for the historical background to piracy, the definitions of piracy and pirates as per as the perception of the sovereign nation-states, international law, international nongovernmental organizations and individual persons is concerned. It also focuses on the general area defining South Asian region according to the United Nations geographical region classification, Anti-piracy measures, perception and misperception of the regional integration on anti-piracy operation, the limitation of the coastal states and international law as per as the sea areas and jurisdiction is concerned, Islamic jurisdiction on pirates, the impact of piracy on the South Asian economy, security and politics in particular and world at large. IR02. The performance of Indian railways in context of revenue generation Muhammad Ahmad Usman International Relations E-mail:rijiyahudu2007@yahoo.com

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This paper makes an attempt to examine the performance of Indian Railways in context of revenue generation from its services. More specifically, the study aims to analyse the trends of revenue generation improvement between the periods under study. It identifies the two channels which are the core objectives of the establishment of Indian Railways and also in which it generates most of its revenue. The two channels are passenger and freight services. The study period covers 1990-91 to 2011-12.The statistical tools are applied in accordance to the requirements of the purpose of study. The research methodology is empirical, and the data was collected through secondary source. A linear regression model was used in analysing the research objectives. The findings of the research revealed that revenue generation through passenger and freight services recorded impressive achievements, and also depend on effectiveness of the above two services. The paper suggests that capacity constraint should be considered through network expansion, doubling/ quadrupling gauge-conversation, speed rising, last-mile connectivity and traffic facility works, which will lead to effective performance of the Railways and increase its revenue.

IR03. Conflict and conflict resolutions: a case study of West Africa Hamisu Sani Ali International Relations E-mail: hamisusaniali@yahoo.co.uk

The history of post-independent West Africa has been blighted by virulent conflicts which are of varying dimensions, durations, scales and intensities. Conflict triggers and catalysts are also multi-dimensional, ranging from historical animosities and colonial legacies, to factors rooted in the complexity of post-colonial realities, forces of globalisation and global governance, etc. This paper intends to analyse conflict, conflict resolution and peace building process in West Africa. In order to fulfil the aim of this paper, a Qualitative research method has been chosen. The study is mainly based on secondary sources such as textbooks, official documents from ECOWAS and the UN, articles, magazines, newspapers, etc. Quantitative method will be used as well. The conclusion drawn from the study is that a multi-track approach is required in dealing with conflicts in West Africa so as to touch on the context of the conflict, the conflict structure, interparty divisions and the broader system of society and governance within the conflict area IR04. The effect of Nigerian foreign policy on west African countries (content analysis from 1960 to 2013) Musa Garba Usman International Relations E-mail: musagaladimaburji83@gmail.com Nigerias foreign policy is that of commitment to peace, security territorial integrity and economic prosperity. It is committed to economic integration and sub-regional peace through ECOWAS which forms a building block for the integration and unity of Africa in general. Nigeria undergone series of power transfer between military and civilian regimes since
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independence to date. This led to dynamism in Nigerian foreign policy to West Africa. Therefore the main Objective of this paper is to examine the effect of Nigerias foreign policy on West African states from 1960- 2013. Content analysis was adopted in this model in examining the challenges and prospect of its foreign on West Africa. Data for analysis was extracted from various literatures, report from Nigerian Ministry of foreign of Affairs. The study revealed that Nigeria lost it prestigious position as regional power due to its inability to solve internal security challenge. Therefore the study suggests that, Nigeria should build it foreign policy to reflect national interest so as to contain internal crises, democratic consolidation and crisis of under development within and among West African nations.

JM01. Acid attack victims become citizen journalist a case study of acid attack victims fight against horrendous crime Kaveri Devi Mishra Journalism and Mass Communication E-mail: kaveri5050@gmail.com

Crime against women has various dimensions from molestation, sexual assault, torture and rape but the most horrendous of all is the acid violence or acid attack on women, a crime that destroys ones identity. It is a growing phenomenon in India and one of the most horrifying gender based violence. Though acid attack can be on men or women but in India it is gender based violence. In South Asian countries the crime reflects the authoritative and deep rooted patriarchal society. Most of the time the men attack the women with an intention of revenge, male ego and frustration of being rejected by women who is considered inferior to men in the society. Many a time young girls and women are victims of this crime for various reasons from rejecting marriage proposals, spurning suitors and denying dowry and so on. Acid violence occurs all across the world it is a worldwide crime and violence against women, but is most common and reported from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Cambodia. The paper looks at the horrendous crime and the reasons behind it, the devastating effect on the victim. The trend of victims becoming advocates against the horrendous crime and the way ahead.

JM02. Identities lost and denied: the saga of displaced Sri Lankan Tamils A. Archana and Sridhar Krishnaswami Journalism and Mass Communication E-mail: arul.archana25@gmail.com: sridhar54k@gmail.com

Five years after the end of a three decade old brutal civil war in Sri Lanka, the international community led by the West is still groping in dark on real and substantive issues faced by the Tamils in Sri Lanka as nations have been hammering away at Colombo in Geneva on issues pertaining to accountability, genocide, war crimes and the prospect of an international war
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crimes tribunal. There are larger issues of the persisting stalemate in that island nation. This paper looks at the issue of Internally Displaced People (IDP) in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka during the civil war and the stepsif any-- that have been taken by the government in the last five years to address the problem. The research draws upon official Sri Lankan government records, statistics and statements together with reports put out by national and international nongovernmental organizations and media reports. An argument is made that while war crimes and genocide are relevant posers, the Tamils in that part of the world continue to search for their identity that has long been lost and denied.

JM03. Media, ethnic community and prospective impacts: A case study of the Tangkhuls in Ukhrul district, Manipur, India A. Blessing Muinao and A. Archana Journalism and Mass Communication E-mail: blinkmeyah@gmail.com

When it comes to communal harmony, Journalism is a daily challenge that aims and acts at its best to reduce the gap of alienation faced by different individuals in a society and community as a whole. The daily reports and stories heard on abuse, isolation and riots will continue breeding unless the effective media can link different communities together and integrate their identity. The Tangkhul Naga tribe occupies mainly the Ukhrul district in Manipur that has an area of 4544 sq. kms holding a population of 183,115 (2011 Census). Gifted with rich bio-diversity, culture and traditions, the Tangkhuls have begun drastically to experience the transition period of exploring beyond their homeland for higher education, employment and in search of a better livelihood in various parts of the country. Killing fields is what the state is known for today along with Kashmir, with corruption and insurgency growing in every region. This paper concentrates specifically on the ethnic Tangkhul community and will present a case study on how the media could identify the small crumbs required for integration of such communities and not contribute ignorance, prejudices and stereotype outlook of a community.

JM04. Effectiveness of communication methods in promoting tribal culture in the state of Jharkhand Meera V Nair and A. Archana Journalism and Mass Communication E-mail: meeravnr@gmail.com

The principal objective of this paper is to study the effectiveness of communication methods in promoting the tribal culture of Santhals in the state of Jharkhand. Every state has its own culture which should be recognized by people across the globe. The research highlights the communication methods to promote the tribal culture. The study can be used to find out some
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facts which can help to promote the tribal culture in a better way. The main areas from where the research is carried out include Jamshedpur, Ranchi and Gumla. The study also includes observing the museums and instruments displayed which also helps in promoting their culture. Eminent people from different field are interviewed and their opinion is taken into consideration. A survey conducted among the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students is also considered to be an effective way in collecting the required information. All India Radio (AIR) is widely popular in the state as it devotes few time in featuring the local language. A case study on AIR reveals the effectiveness of the communication method. Projects like AAKANSHA carried out by NGO also promote the culture through the tool of education. The study also gives a brief description about other tribe groups of Jharkhand.

JM05. The web of the web: Being vocal gets caught in anonymity on facebook Abhilasha Guha and A. Archana Journalism and Mass Communication E-mail: abhilasha.g93@gmail.com

Social media's greatest assets - anonymity, 'virality,' interconnectedness - are also its main weaknesses. Evgeny Morozov. Today the network of social media is so integral to our life that we are living our lives virtually. It has affeted us beyond sight. One of the characteristics of the Social Media is that every person has the opportunity to project himself the way he wants to, and express himself with renewed confidence. This research aims to study the increasing expressions of grief on Facebook, by way of RIP pages and communities. Using a quantitative method of content analysis of Facebook, this paper aims to list instances where people use anonymity to post inappropriate comments, thus supporting the hypothesis that anonymity empowers the public to be vocal about negative emotions. The other side of the coin is where users are vocal about happy emotions. A comparison of the two will also provide an insight into the inter-connectivity of the social media and expressions of emotions. Studies have been conducted in this area but not in reference to an Indian context. This study hopes to bridge that gap, and understand the influence of the social media on the Indian psyche. JM06. As Muggles see it: Books and movie adaptions A study of harry potter and the deathly hallows Devika V Menon and A. Archana Journalism and Mass Communication E-mail: devikamenon93@gmail.com

Books and movies are like apples and oranges. They both are fruit, but taste completely different. Stephen King. People always say that the books are better than the movies. But, as always, there are exceptions to every rule, as proved by Harry Potter; a series of seven
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novels based on fantasy, written by British novelist J K Rowling. The first novel; Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, was released on 30th June, 1997, and since then, the books have claimed immense popularity and commercial success worldwide. The success of the books have made Rowling the first, and thus far the only billionaire author. The books, with the last one being split into two, have been made into eight films, owing to the huge success and fanfare the series had managed to create amongst children and young adults. In 1998, the film rights for the books were sold. In this research, the focus is on how movie adaptations of the Harry Potter series, particularly Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows the final instalment in the book and movie serieswhere the movies are more successful than the books. An analysis of both the books and the movie has been done to support the research question Are movie adaptations of books more successful than the books themselves? JM07. The other side of the rainbow: A study of the portrayal of the LGBT community in the bollywood movie dostana (2008) Pushkala Aripaka and A. Archana Journalism and Mass Communication E-mail: pushkala.aripaka@gmail.com

After much rejoicing in the aftermath of the Delhi High Court verdict making homosexuality constitutional, the ruling by Indias Supreme Courtdeclaring Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code unconstitutionalset the ball rolling, again, for Human Rights protests, debates on Right to Equality and Right to Life. An important aspect to this is the mind-set of the average Indian who is influenced by movies. The unique thing about Bollywood is that movies with a central theme of homosexuality are far and few. Like Fire (1996) which created a lot of buzz, Dostana (2008) too had its share in its time. The paper focuses on the perception of the Indian audience prior-to and post Dostana. A content analysis of the film with reference to theories of Symbolic interactionism (Blumer, 1969), Social Cognitive Theory (Bandura, 1963), and Queer Theory (1990s) support the hypothesis that Despite familiarizing the Indian audience with the term gay, Dostana portrayed a very stereotypical picture of homosexual men, in all its connotational glory, for comic relief. A survey conducted to understand the implications of Dostana on the understanding of its immediate audience (groups aged 15-30) provides data to support the hypothesis.

JM08. News v/s Views: The influence of the fourth estate on our opinions Vivek Abraham David and A. Archana Journalism and Mass Communication E-mail: abidavidster@gmail.com

As years have passed by, society has constantly been evolving and gaining perspective through media. Media has been reporting to society the activities and happenings within it. Now, rises the
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pertinent question! Has media started to influence societys views or is it simply projecting the facts as they are? Presently, there are instances where media manipulates the facts and projects a suggestive version of the truth. These different versions not only influence but also raise biased and prejudiced notions towards fundamental issues thereby breaching into ethical grounds. The thesis will explore and observe the role of media in society and its degree of influence. Inferences and conclusions will be drawn from established first premises, quantitative & qualitative observations and statistical studies to support the hypothesis. Solutions to prevention of media influence will be proposed too.

JM09. Portrayal of psychological disorders in movies: A study of fight club (1999) Srivaishnavi Prahlad and A. Archana Journalism and Mass Communication E-mail: sri_1108@hotmail.com In todays world, movies have become a major part of all our lives. Media has always had a huge impact on society and movies in particular have managed to surpass great heights when talking in terms of impact on viewers. The influence that movies have on us is so great irrespective of age, religion or community. Looking at movies and psychological issues faced by people, each one of them have conveyed different messages--Psycho (1960), One flew over the cuckoos nest (1975), Fight Club (1999) and Black Swan (2010). Audience apart, a large number of directors and producers choose to focus on this area not merely because it is an interesting field but also that it is an important one. And it is these movies that do the best and receive most awards. There are only a handful of actors who have been able to effectively portray and bring certain characters to life. An important question to ask is: do people understand the actual chain of events that take place in real life to those people suffering from mental disorders? How have movies helped us understand this and what impact has it made on us? People simply agree with the majority and watch without actually understanding the message.

JM10. Celebrities and cosmetics: A study of commercials in television Urshila Raj and A. Archana Journalism and Mass Communication E-mail: urshila7@gmail.com

In modern competitive world, Advertising plays a vital role in establishing buyer seller relationship. It is also used as a tool to create significant knowledge about the company in the minds of the consumers. Certain Advertisements and few brands that were endorsed by celebrities that hit the market successfully were, Maybelline, AlliaBhatt, Lakme, Kareena Kapoor and LOreal, Aishwarya Rai. It is not just the viewers who are attracted to these Advertisements but also the companies who gain in larger ways by using celebrities for
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endorsement resulting in promotion and success of their product. These days we see a lot of over lapping products of competing brands hitting the stores. As a result of this people are not confident in choosing one particular brand. When companies use celebrities to promote their brand, people tend to believe that their Stars recommend that particular brand. So consumers go ahead and choose products that are commercialised through celebrities in Advertisements. Aim of this research is that what kind of impact advertisements of cosmetic brands, endorsed by celebrities, create in the minds of people.

MBA01. Rural marketing strategies to sell agricultural products and services Mahesh Unnikrishnan and Jijo George MBA E-mail: maheshunnikrishnan@yahoo.com The Concept of Rural Marketing is defined as any marketing activity in which the one dominant participant is from a rural area. Rural markets offer a great scope for marketing. This is in account to recent increase in the rural incomes and the likelihood. These incomes will increase faster when there is better production and higher prices for agricultural commodities. Profits that can be earned by selling products to Bottom of the Pyramid customers. This is the point where we point to and strategies play a major role. As companies face unique challenges when operating in the rural regions of emerging markets where many of these customers live. Rural Marketing is a developing concept, marketers have realized the opportunity recently. Improvement in infrastructure and reach promise a bright future for those intending to go rural. Any macro-level strategy for these markets should focus on availability, accessibility and affordability. Focused attention needs to be paid to market research that goes on to reduce the uncertainly in dealing with these markets. More specifically, in relation to rural areas, demand is seen to a very highly price elastic. There is no doubt that divides do exist between urban India and rural India. This paper discuss the rural marketing and its strategies and also focus on issues and challenges for selling products & services.

MBA02. Wellness tourism: An analysis of health and spa tourists profiles and motivational factors Shilpah Ramachandran and K. Subathra MBA E-mail: shilpahramachandran@gmail.com Health and spa tourism has increasingly become an important economic and marketing strategy for hoteliers, resorts and tourist destinations to attract tourist visitors. Despite the fast expansion and popular demand of health and spa services/activities by both local and international tourists, there is little understanding of the spa and wellness consumers in Chennai. It argues that a deep understanding of consumer profiles and their key motivations within this
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context is vital in order to sustain the growth of health and spa tourism business. The paper presents a preliminary pioneering exploratory qualitative study that seeks to understand the spa and wellness tourists motivation that are grounded in their own words during their visits to spa and wellness service centers in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It reports the empirical findings of spa and wellness tourists motivation by extending the push-pull motivation theory that focuses on the individuals psychological factors (motivation, perception and attitude towards spa and wellness) and the destinations (Chennais) spa and wellness attributes. Data collection was conducted using in-depth interviews with hotel guest who prefer spa facilities offered in the hotels. It reveals that the retired aged group is the main category of tourists who go for health and spa services followed by the professionals who are very health conscious and practice healthy lifestyle. The findings revealed that health and spa tourist motivation is largely attributed to personal needs and lifestyles, the price and the functionality/performance of health and spa service providers in Chennai Hotel. The paper provides the broad understanding of health and spa tourists profiles in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and the key motivation factors. The finding benefits the health and spa service providers in term of developing appropriate marketing strategies and enhanced tourist satisfaction. The nature of the exploratory study and the type of respondent (hotel guests) limit the generalizability of the research findings.

MBA03. Comparative study on rural and urban marketing with a hygienic facilities P. Kalaiselvan MBA E-mail: kalaipks003@gmail.com A debate continued for a long time amongst the Indian marketers, both practitioners & academicians, on the justification for the existence of the distinct discipline of rural marketing. Consequently, two schools of thought emerged. The first school belived that the products/services, marketing tools & strategies that are successful in urban areas, could be transplanted with little or no more modifications in rural areas. However, the second school saw a clear distinction between urban & rural India, & suggested a different approach, skills, tools & strategies to be successful in rural markets. What differentiates the two markets is not more income, but a host of other infrastructural & socio-cultural factors. Thus, the rural market cannot be tapped successfully with an urban marketing mindset & would definitely require its through understanding. In other words, the approach toward rural markets needs to be distinct from the one adopted for the urban markets. Thus, in a large rural economy like Indias, rural marketing has emerged as an important & distinct internal sub-division within the marketing discipline. This sub-division clearly highlights the differences between rural marketing & urban marketing. The challenges and the opportunities which rural markets offer to the marketer sit can be said that the future is very promising for those who can understand the dynamics of rural markets and exploit them to their best advantage. A radical change in attitudes of marketers towards the vibrant and burgeoning rural markets is called for, so they can successfully impress on the 230 million rural consumers spread over approximately six hundred thousand villages in rural India. The rural market is very large in compare to the urban market as well as it is more challenging market. The consumer wants those products which are long lasting, good, easy to use and cheaper. The income level of rural consumers is not as high as the income level of urban
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consumers thats why they want low price goods. It is one of the reasons that the sell of much larger in the rural area in all segments. It is right that the profit margin is very low in the FMCG products, but at the same time the market size is much large in the rural area. The companies can reduce their prices by cutting the costs on the packaging because the rural consumers dont need attractive packaging. It is different from the urban market so it requires the different marketing strategies and marketer has to meet the challenges to be successful in rural market.

MBA04. A normative study on the need for pastoral role of teacher to students personally in the ratio 1: 15 at srm university apart from the academic schedule Jawahar Philimis and Anderleen Diana Lazarus MBA E-mail: jawahar.p@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in ; anderleen.f@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in The aim of the study is to analyze the need for additional assistance to be provided for students personally by the teachers in the ratio 1:15 apart from the academic schedule. The lives of students are getting complex day by day and it is indispensable to raise awareness about the need for additional assistance to be provided by teacher for optimum achievement of students. Our economic boom and open markets have also brought more job anxiety, higher expectations and more pressure to achieve success. The parents of the 21st century learners are pre occupied but are apprehensive about their wards. The paper suggests that apart from normal schedule each teacher has to exhibit unique personal assistance to at least 15 students. A convenient sample of 120 teachers and 560 students were chosen for the study. Percentage Analysis and Weighted Average were the statistical tools used. Results of the study stand to conclude that teacher and students ratio 1:15 can be implemented as it will Help students to have clarity about their goals. Provide opportunity for the teacher to be sentient to the issues their students face. Ensure success to Students Teachers Management in their respective disciplines.

MBA05. I-phones vs Android D.Inderjith singh, R. Vivek kumar, V. Vinoth, S.P. Dinesh, Murugavel and S.Senthilkumar MBA E-mail: vinothv.ece@gmail.com A study was undertaken to understand the preference of Apple i-phones over the Android driven mobile phones among the respondents in Chennai. This study draws its conclusion based upon the analysis of the survey questionnaire circulated through online and inferences drawn. Some of the major findings include superior design, better quality of materials used, and superior operating system in i-phones, innovative product features and good customer support. The
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respondents opined that android phones are more prone to hacking and so are not dependable. Though more product options are present in the android market, apple i-phones share a niche following among loyal customer groups. Majority of the respondents were drawn from among students who are sound in adapting to the latest information technology driven gadgets. The survey highlighted the need to see the niche marketing opportunity among those who seek technologically superior products though priced at a premium still would be a preferred option among students. This study helps to better understand the consumer behaviour of mobiles especially Apple i-phones over the choice of android driven other brands of mobile phones.

MBA06. A Study on the pre-requisites for an entrepreneurship with reference to SRM campus@KTR. K.D. Balaji and Aravind MBA E-mail: vr4ubala@gmail.com The study on the pre requisites for an entrepreneurship is a detailed focus on the various pre initiatives to be followed for settling up a new business career. A case study is briefly used to illustrate the various research criteria to be considered for any business to be undertaken. The difference heads under which through knowledge is required for a coffee shop discussed will illustrate the study briefly. This provides a sample for any business undertaken as a first step to initiate the career as an entrepreneur. The various survey and market research will also enhance the study undertaken. A clear business plan will also provide appropriate value to be invested on each asset and the corresponding profit was estimated and provided. Henceforth, this study on the pre requisites for an entrepreneurship provides a detailed descriptive illustration on every step to start up a new business. The study with current status and live survey will provide enhanced path for a newly emerging entrepreneur in this competitive business world. The sample survey made on the various factors considered by the customers will help to understand and analyze the business strategy and help enhance growth.

MBA07. Buying behaviour of customers in shopping malls (with special reference to Chennai city) P. Sivaraman and Dr. N. Santhosh Kumar MBA E-mail: shivashivaraman@gmail.com;santkum73@gmail.com Shopping malls contribute to business more significantly than customary markets which were viewed as simple junction of supply and demand. Shopping malls attract buyers and sellers, and induce customers providing enough time to make choices as well as a entertaining means of shopping. However, competition between malls, congestion of markets and traditional shopping centers has led mall developers and management to consider alternative methods to build
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excitement with customers. This study examines the impact of growing overcrowding of shopping mall in urban areas on shopping conveniences and shopping behavior. Based on the survey of urban shoppers, the study analyzes the cognitive attributes of the shoppers towards attractiveness of shopping malls and intensity of shopping. The results of the study reveal that ambiance of shopping malls, assortment of stores; sales promotions and comparative economic gains in the mall attract higher customer traffic to the malls. The malls will be in flounder if they have not attracted traditional local or regional retailers. A survey is conducted to assess the malldirected shopping habits and shopping orientations of young adults in Chennai. MBA08. An empirical study on savings and investment patterns of various income groups with specific reference to SRM University, Kattankulathur. Sridipta Ghosh and Varun Sumanth MBA E-mail: sridipta.ghosh91@gmail.com The development of every nation at large is dependent on the growth factor of the economy. This growth factor may be measured in various ways but at the fundamental it is best defined as the impact of the large agglomeration of individual savings and investment patterns. It is evident that even at the micro level savings patterns (though vary amongst income levels) has a great impact on the economy at large. In this study we analyzed the various income groups in SRM University as a representation of educated India. This study empirically analyzed the saving and investment patterns of a large percent of the income groups prevailing in SRM University, and reasoned a) The various savings and investment patterns; b) The effect of investment options marketing on the savings and investment patterns and the relative impact of the availability of investment options on savings and investment patterns, amongst other minor attributes studies. We have tried to understand the fundamentals of savings and investment patterns to help create better products for the populace and fuel for economic growth.

MBA09. Media initiative and innovation in rural marketing - Tamil nadu V. Silpa MBA E-mail: silpa298@gmail.com Rural Marketing is defined as any marketing activity in which the one dominant participant is from a rural area. Launching a product to the rural market undergoes many strategies media is one of the major source of reaching the customers mind .To condition the product into customer mind media should create ,experiment and register. Most of the FMCG product has to reach the rural market by the innovation of media advertisement .New strategies have to be established. Thus the sales of FMCG products in rual marketing is growing at a fast pace , even faster than that in urban markets.

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MBA10. A survey on media habits among college students CH. Prudhvi Datta, N.V.V. Satish Kumar, P. Ramya Sruthi, G. Tejaswini, V. Sandeep and S.Senthil Kumar MBA E-mail: pruthvidatta87@gmail.com Today the world around us revolves on Information power. Information is consumed on a 24x7 basis throughout the year through various media. Information Technology explosion has brought information to the palms of every educated individual at a click away. In this present state, traditional media namely, television radio, newspapers and the like are fighting for the right share of being seen and heard among the most rapid virtual media. A study was done among the college students in Chennai to understand their media habits in terms of mere information seeking to knowledge deciphering. The study explored the effectiveness of each media in gaining acceptance as a future prime mover of knowledge dissemination via media in tune with the increasing phase of technological revolution taking place in all the spheres of life. Besides the regular media vehicles social media not only is the most cost effective media but also more virulent in spreading rapidly among those who are normally not connected in any communication loop. Social media offers wider reach within a quick span of time leading to move masses to raise for a social cause or even toppling a government too. Reaching out to tomorrows leaders need a better understanding of their todays media habits.

MBA11. Relationship between emotional intelligence and perceived stress among college students R.Sruthi, V.Yogeshwar, R.Lakshmi Priya , Safwan Assoo and Senthilkumar.S MBA E-mail: sruthi_stairy326@yahoo.com Perceived Stress seems to be an especially common feature of college student life, particularly at highly competitive colleges and universities. In addition to surviving academically and preparing themselves for further graduate or professional training, students are involved in becoming unique and independent adults, deciding on career alternatives, creating personal value systems, and developing significant relationships. Usually minimal degrees of stress motivate individuals into productive action; maximum degrees of stress, on the other hand, often result in little or no productive outcomes. Emotional Intelligence (EI) is considered to be the most important determinant of success in professional and personal life among human beings. EI includes components like self-awareness, ability to manage moods, motivation, empathy and social skills such as cooperation and leadership. Keeping this in mind a survey was made to study the relationship between Emotional Intelligence and perceived stress among college students in Chennai. Based on the findings of the study soft skills training and personality development workshops can be organized for the needed candidates.
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MBA12. Effects of inflation on an average income citizen in Chennai K.Swetha Vallika, N. Ashique Masood Rahman, Prakash, Viswanath, Mary Auxilia MBA E-mail: ashiquerahman85@gmail.com This research uses survey methods and concentrates upon effects of inflation over an average citizen and find micro ways to control inflation. The results show the ways inflation can effect the average citizen in India. Inflation being a major economic problem effects not only the industrial economy and the government, but also has a drastic impact on the average citizen, his way of living leading to a decrease in purchasing power parity which is analyzed in depth and represented. MBA13. unlocking centralization in leadership roles; A panacea to the present management crisis Collins Marfo Agyeman and Dr. V.M. Ponniah MBA E-mail: sircollins28@gmail.com; ponniah.vm@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in With the rapid changes facing businesses today, there is a critical need for decentralization of leadership roles as leadership is now about balancing competing demands and engaging people in collective goals. The allocation of roles to different levels of management is therefore related to the balance between the advantages and disadvantages of centralized versus decentralized provisions. Hence, this study explores and analyzes how issues can be managed by adopting a decentralized approach, and provides a complete and comprehensive picture to understand how managers can get maximum productivity from their employees. The study aims at identifying the impact of decentralization on productivity, the extent to which management are willing to share leadership roles, and the kinds of mechanisms that seem to offer employees an effective work environment. Data was drawn from a series of in-depth interviews and structured questionnaires distributed to owners/managers of MSMEs operating in Kancheepuram District. The results confirm that a decentralized approach enhances support, breaks boundaries between managers and employees and provides more freedom of interaction with each other. It is concluded that, decentralization should be promoted as it builds effective work environment, aids the analysis of problems from a broader perspective and offers better ways of problem-solving. MBA14. Problems faced by sports aspirants in Chennai A. Sathya Priya, M. Udeep Sri Krishna Sai, B. Saranya, M. Thamizh Selvi, C. Vijayarani, L. Sebastin Babu and S. Senthil Kumar MBA E-mail: sathya.gem92@gmail.com

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Though today India is developing at a fast phase in every field, but we are still lacking in the sports field. It has the world's second-largest population and its ninth largest economy; it's the
biggest democracy in existence and one of the oldest nations in history. But India is not very good at winning Olympic medals. Since the year 1900, India has won only 22 medals overall in

the Olympics till date, which is far more less than the U.S. which has won more than 1500 medals overall. The number of Dhonis (cricketers) are more than the Saina Nehwals (Badminton players) in this country due to gender discrimination. A survey was undertaken among the sports aspirants in Chennai on what are the problems they undergo to pursue sports as a career. As per the findings of the study the problems faced by the sports aspirants are lack of family support, politics, lack of government support, lack of coaching, lack of infrastructural facilities, etc. Not only today, academics always act as a dilemma in the life of a sports person, due to which they find it difficult to balance between sports as a career and other lucrative jobs. So, success is dependent on the support from the society rather than the own efforts or hard work of the individual. MBA15. An empirical study on stress levels among professional students with reference to SRM University K.D. Balaji and Aravind MBA E-mail: vr4ubala@gmail.com Stress is not only a phenomenon of western world but also in Asia. India ranks only after Vietnam, South Korea, Thailand, China, Singapore and Japan at the rate of 6.1 on a ten-point rating scale. Stress in India can take many forms, for example, executive stress, marital stress, unemployment stress, Exam stress, performance stress etc. People studying the professional courses, go through a lot of anxiety, depression and loneliness because of environment and often exhibit feeling of inadequacy, lowered self-esteem and dissatisfaction. This results in various health hazards like simple headache to severe depression problems. An attempt has been made in this paper to study the relationship between stress and self-esteem and impact of performance stress on personal health of the students in our university. Study results show students with high and medium self-esteem experience high level of stress. Long working hours, peer pressure, erratic food intervals, Anxiety were found to be the reasons affecting personal health.

MBA16. A study on the traffic situation at Potheri S.Aravind, Laxman Mahadev, Divakaran, Lashif, Jerold and S. Senthil Kumar MBA E-mail: aravindss.25@gmail.com The NH-45 (Chennai-Trichy-Dindigul Road) is one of the major connectivity to the southern districts of Tamil Nadu from Chennai, which caters to the need of transportation of light goods to heavy goods and passengers. The NH-45 has been selected for the study with the stretch from
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Km 28/0 to Km 55/0 (Tambaram to Chengalpet), since it represents both urban and rural traffic characteristics. The vehicles plying in this study area are found to have more speed than the allowed limits in the townships which lies along the particular stretch of the road. Moreover the study area contains a large number of educational institutions like SRM University. Besides the Tambaram- Chengalput railway line running parallel to this stretch adds to the problems faced already. The highway has several motels and restaurants along the entire stretch. Fatal accidents happen once in a while on this highway, mostly in the early mornings as the drivers sleep off while driving. Motor vehicle population has increased at a phenomenal rate during the last few decades. The study was done to assess the prevailing situation, traffic flow patterns and indiscipline of the road users to chalk out a remedial plan of action that could minimize fatalities on this stretch. MBA17. Vexatious train journey N. Narmadha, P. Divya Devi, D. Priya, S. Sabareesh, V. Praneeth , R. Ghouse Khan, A. Akilan, Arun Kumar and S. Senthil Kumar MBA India has the 4th largest railway network in the world. We all love and hate train journeys in our own ways. During train travel you get to see some good as well as annoying habits of passengers which are dangerous some time. The menace of transgenders, who eke out a living by begging on EMU trains, the lethargic attitude of school and college students leads to falling off trains while standing near the door and travelling, using mobile phones while crossing the tracks, passengers sitting near the doors with their luggages, spitting on local train, rushing out on the station, sticking to women, playing loud music etc. All these habits of passengers make other commuters uncomfortable to travel in train. The findings of the study are the problems due to lack of awareness among people about the serious health problems that arise during such train journey, umpteenth passengers but less no of trains, encouraging the habit of begging etc. So, every individual mentioned should believe that they can change their behaviour and they are halfway there.

MBA18. Employee engagement on automobile industry with special reference to TVSLUCAS P.S. Rajeswari MBA E-mail: psrajee_2003@yahoo.co.in

Foremost challenge for HR today is how to engage and ultimately retain employees Particularly amid an economic downturn. It is highly critical for the management to reduce the employee turnover .Hence it involves the role of HR management to devise the HR Strategies to stimulate the employee engagement. More recently employee engagement has become an area of focus within organizations for the purpose of retention as a means of avoiding expensive employee replacement costs resulting from staff who voluntarily quit their jobs. dollars, is the largest
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manufacturer of automotive components in India. The group produces auto electrical, diesel fuel injection systems, braking systems, automotive wheels and axle fasteners, powder metal components, radiator caps, two wheelers and computer peripherals. Backed by five service and distribution companies with an extensive network across the country, the group has the largest distribution network for automotive products in India. Lucas TVS is committed to achieving ever increasing levels of customer satisfaction through continuous improvements to the quality of the products and services. It will be the countrys endeavor to increase customer trust and confidence in the label Made in Lucas TVS. Based on their very high background with respect to their portfolio, it is necessary for the management to sustain their employee standard and involvement. Since the company deals with highly diversified heterogeneous group of employee mix, it is highly imperative for the management to maintain the employee involvement and bond with the system. For this they have to devise the effective HR policies as per the necessitates of their employees. This study finds the gaps that to be filled by the company to sustain employee engagement and to reduce employee turnover rate.

TE01. Constructivism: the theory and its role in teaching, learning, and research, of science Tanimu Adamu Ibrahim Teacher Education E-mail: tanimuadamu@gmail.com; tanimuai@gmail.com

Constructivism is a learning theory found in psychology, which explains how people might acquire knowledge and learn. It therefore has direct application to education. The theory suggests that humans construct knowledge and meaning from their experiences. Constructivism is not a specific pedagogy. Piaget's theory of Constructivist learning has had wide ranging impact on learning theories and teaching methods in education and is an underlying theme of many education reform movements. Furthermore, it appears that constructivism, for some science educators, in any case, has become the new ideology of science education that provides a cure for every problem of teaching and learning science. However, without any doubt constructivism has become also a most valuable guideline for science education, for science teaching and learning as well as for research in these fields. It emphasizes the contribution of such researches to our understanding of the learning process. It provides guidelines for teachers, at all levels, in their attempt to have their students achieve learning with understanding. Research about the constructive nature of students learning processes, about students mental models, and students misconceptions have important implications for teachers who wish to model scientific reasoning in an effective fashion for their students.

TE02. Usage of e-learning in higher education K. Abinaya Teacher Education E-mail: abinaya2010.kanna@gmail.com
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e-Paper (or eLearning) is the use of electronic media and information and communication technologies (ICT) in education. e-Paper is broadly inclusive of all forms of educational technology in learning and teaching. e-Paper is inclusive of, and is broadly synonymous with multimedia learning, technology-enhanced learning (TEL), computer-based instruction (CBI), computer-based training (CBT), computer-assisted instruction or computeraided instruction (CAI), internet-based training (IBT), web-based training (WBT), online education, virtual education, virtual learning environments (VLE) (which are also called learning platforms), m-learning, and digital educational collaboration. These alternative names emphasize a particular aspect, component or delivery method.e-Paper includes numerous types of media that deliver text, audio, images, animation, and streaming video, and includes technology applications and processes such as audio or video tape, satellite TV, CD-ROM, and computerbased learning, as well as local intranet/extranet and web-based learning.Information and communication systems, whether free-standing or based on either local networks or the Internet in networked learning, underly many e-Paper processes. e-Paper can occur in or out of the classroom. It can be self-paced, asynchronous learning or may be instructor-led, synchronous learning. E-Paper is suited to distance learning and flexible learning, but it can also be used in conjunction with face-to-face teaching, in which case the term blended learning is commonly used. TE03. Importance of knowledge of human psychological theories for each and every individual K. Nisha Teacher Education E-mail: nisha.narsikar@gmail.com Knowledge of human psychology theories not only makes the individual understand self thoroughly but also others. In todays competitive world there are numerous challenges faced by each and every individual either at home, at educational institutions or at workplace. All these challenges are rooted in human behaviour. As psychology is the study of human mind and behaviour the psychological knowledge can help find solutions to these challenges. Knowledge of various psychological theories give explanations for good behaviour like as to How an emotionally matured or emotional intelligent person would behave? How a creative person would be? What are characteristics of self-actualizer? What are the characteristics of an intelligent person? Thus the knowledge of psychology can resolve many behavioural problems faced by todays generation. It would help each and every individual to know about self and also to know others well. After going through learning theories, every individual would be able to understand that it is still possible to learn and unlearn many things in life as learning is a continuous process and knowledge of psychology would aid in that process.

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There is certainly something fashionable about constructivism in science education nowadays. It is further true that constructivism is by no means a consistent movement, there are many variants of this view in use. Furthermore, it appears that constructivism, for some science educators, in any case, has become the new ideology of science education that provides a cure for every problem of teaching and learning science. But without any doubt constructivism has become also a most valuable guideline for science education -- for science teaching and learning as well as for research in these fields. This paper attempts to review the myths, the misunderstandings, the polemics, and the serious critiques concerning constructivism. It will be argued in favor of a consistent and "moderate" constructivist view in science education that in fact may provide substantial progress in our field and which major features will be among the valuable views of science education even after the term constructivism will have gone out of fashion. TE05. Experimental research in education Muhammad Badamasi Abdullahi Teacher Education E-mail: muhammadkmb10@yahoo.com

Experimental research is a multi-disciplinary term claimed and used by many disciplines, the sociologist; physicist, Biologist, chemists, physicians as well as psychologist have a sense of belongingness of this term. What does it mean for the term to have such a golden value?. Be it as it may be, one may not be wrong to conclude that it might be having different applicable dimensional procedure. In respect to this, this paper is made to shower more light on the concept of experimental research for the various disciplines to know which dimensional perspective of the experimental research is in conformity with their procedure of conduct with respect to the explanation in place. It provides a systematic and logical method for answering questions. It gives room for systematic control and manipulation of research situations by the researcher. It also provides method of testing research hypothesis. It is a classic method of science laboratory where elements manipulated and effects observed can be controlled. Itprovides chances for prediction of events in experimental setting. When Properly conducted, it allow for drawing causal conclusions. The result of true experimental research can be generalized outside laboratory or classroom to the wider population of interest. TE06. Developing authentic material to inculcate listening skill among second language learners Vilam Teacher Education.
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E-mail: shekhawateducation@gmail.com Among all four major skills Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing in English language, listening is the most undeveloped skill. Till recently, it was believed that polishing listening skill does no good in acquiring language skill, since the learner is unable to read and write effectively. Of late, listening comprehension is at the core of second language acquisition(SLA). Good listening skill enables the learners to become good speakers and also, improves their pronunciation and undoubtedly, motivates them to write frequently. Teacher is a leader and an organizer. He or she can give opportunity to the students to indulge in extensive and intensive listening. He or she has to make sure that extensive listening leads to intensive listening. The individual task assigned to every student can be used to develop skill of a whole group by making them engage in discussions, arguments and giving opinions with respect to their subjects. Teachers can take up various methods to ensure active listening such as story-telling, interviews, and conversations etc. Positive attitude of the teacher is also important when learners are told in advance that they cannot expect to understand to everything they listen to but they may try to comprehend the listening session.

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Mutations in the -actinin-4 gene (ACTN4) can cause an autosomal dominant form of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) among nephrotic syndrome patients. Kidney dysfunction characterized by mild to moderate proteinuria, renal insufficiency with slow progression to End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). This study conducted to identify the mutation of ACTN4 gene among steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) patients. There are many mutations has been reported in - actinin-4 gene. Among those, we have selected rs10404257 mutation [A/G] which has been reported most prevalent in FSGS cases taken for study in Chennai population. 200 blood samples were collected from individuals of children who were diagnosed with steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome. In this, 20 samples were processed for analysis. DNA was isolated by spin column method [HELINI PureFast Human blood genomic DNA minispin prep kit], Primers were designed based on Tetra ARMS PCR concept. PCR amplification was performed after standardization of the technique. The PCR amplified products were run in agarose gel and documented the results. The children age ranged from 2-12 years with 50:50 of male and female ratio of this study. For our test populations study [20 samples], genotype A/A homozygous condition are prevalent which matching patients condition. It may get vary the result once amplified all patients DNA.

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MR02. A Promising Biomarker in Buccal Mucosal Carcinoma, Beclin-1 R. Padma, S. Sundaresan, D. Balakrishnan and D. Sankari Medical Research E.mail: padmaramphd@gmail.com

When cells proliferate at any control it is called cancer. A key mechanism of preventing cancer in normal human beings is apoptosis (programmed cell death) such damaged debris is cleaned by a process called autophagy. There are two types of programmed cell death, type-I is the more common is termed apoptosis. Type-II is dependent on autophagy and is called autophagy dependent cell death. Currently, there is robust ongoing debate if the autophagy process really drives tumor cell death or it what has been called autophagic death is actively a secondary response to a failed survival mechanism and better viewed as death with autophagyrather than death by autophagy.There are a number of potential explanations for such confusion, in fact we may be looking at a situation, where autophagy selected apoptosis might be protective against certain malignancies and tumorigenesis in some others. If this is the case, then it showed the possible to identify marker which could be used to select which tumor should be targeted for autophagy inhibition or for autophagy induction. Once we determine this, we may have a potential target for cancer treatment biomarkers of autophagy. Biomarkers would be clinically the most useful method and monitoring changes in autophagy with treatment. Hence, such biomarkers will have a dual use once, at the stage of treatment planning and a second time for assessing the efficacy of treatment (prognosis).Beclin-1 is one such protein. Its expression may yield valuable information in cancer. It has already been studied in small cell lung cancer, breast cancer and colorectal cancer in human studies itself. However, it has not been studied so far in oral cancer which is the sixth most common cancer. The aim of our study is ascertain the expression of Beclin-1 in Buccal Mucosal Carcinoma. Tissue biopsy samples from twenty persons suffering from Buccal Mucosa Carcinoma and ten cancer free samples collected from Arignar Anna Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Regional Cancer Centre in Tamil nadu. The Immunofluoresence was studied with anti- Beclin 1 and FITC conjugated antibodies and visualised by confocal microscopy and conformed by western blotting technique. The Beclin-1 expression associated with drinking, smoking, pan/tobacco chewing variables. The results are promising and indicate as association of Beclin-1 response with the stages of the Buccal Mucosa Carcinoma.

MR03. Expression of Caveolin-1 and its Biomarker relevance for Buccal Mucosal Carcinoma R. Padma, S. Sundaresan, D. Balakrishnan and D. Sankari Medical Research E mail: padmaramphd@gmail.com

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Oral cancer is the sixth most common cancer in world. Caveolin-1 is the integral membrane tumor suppressor protein involved in vesicular trafficking and signal transduction. Caveolin-1 regulates multiple cancer-associated processes including cellular transformation, tumor growth, cell migration and metastasis, cell death and survival, multidrug resistance and angiogenesis. Caveolin-1 is a good prognostic marker and has been studied in many cancers namely ovarian, prostate, breast and gastric cancer. However, the expression of Caveolin-1 has not yet been investigated with buccal mucosa carcinoma. The aim of our study is to evaluate the expression of Caveolin-1. Tissue biopsy samples from twenty persons suffering from Buccal Mucosa Carcinoma and ten cancer free samples collected from Arignar Anna Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Regional Cancer Centre in Tamil nadu. The Immunofluoresence was studied with anti- Caceolin 1 and FITC conjugated antibodies and visualised by confocal microscopy and conformed by western blotting technique. The results are promising and indicate as association of Caveolin-1 response with the stages of the Buccal Mucosa Carcinoma. Expression of Caveolin-1 protein was statistically correlated with pathologic TNM stage and lymph node metastasis, drinking, smoking, pan/tobacco chewing variables. Thus, expression of Caveolin-1 could be prognostic marker and therapeutic target for buccal mucosa carcinoma.

MR04. Perception of organizational climate among staff nurses Asha Jose, Gipsy Sara Ninan, Rojina Baral, J. Solomon and Tintu John. Medical Research E-mail: gipsyninan86@gmail.com

A study to assess the organizational climate in SRM General Hospital, Kattankulathur as perceived by Staff Nurses. This project sought to assess the perception of organizational climate in the selected setting by the staff nurses, associate the perception of organizational climate by the staff nurses with their selected demographic variables. Methods: Investigators used descriptive design to rate the staff nurses perception of organizational climate.30 staff nurses were invited to participate through non-probability convenient sampling. The rating scale used in this study covered the organizational climate domains found in a prior literature review. Results: About 50% of staff nurses perceived moderate organizational climate and 50% perceived poor organizational climate and none of them satisfied. The findings revealed that there is no significant association between organizational climate perceived by the staff nurses and demographic variables with age, gender, educational status, marital status, years of experience, and years of experience in the setting, promotional status and monthly income. Conclusion: Many factors contribute to dissatisfaction in work place. Measures like delegating the additional tasks, taking feedback from staff nurses, reducing unwarranted threats and criticism, rewarding employees, providing developing opportunities, resolving conflicts, fostering co-operation, and encouraging interaction can improve the organizational climate among team members in the health care setting.

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MR05. Twin interventions for pain management among Neonates receiving BCG Vaccine S. Sujatha, S. Sundaresan, D. Balakrishnan and Rebecca Samson Medical Research E-mail: sujatha.sugumar@gmail.com

The international Association for the study of pain defined pain as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential damage or described in terms of such damage. The definition also states that pain is always subjective (Reyes, 2003). This is not possible in case of newborns or in those cases 'where verbal expression is not possible. Every Client has right to have his or her pain assessed and treated (JCAHO-2001; CCSHA-2005). It is an ethical as well as humanitarian obligation towards our most vulnerable population. Pain is the fifth vital sign (Brunner-2008). A randomized closed Study to compare the effectiveness of Twin interventions for pain management among neonates receiving BCG Vaccination at Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences- Puducherry. The data was collected in three phases. The three phases are: 1: Preparatory Phase2: Interventional Phase 3: Post Interventional phase. Study showed significant difference between the level of pain among groups-I neonates, significant difference between the level of pain among group II neonates, significant difference in the level of pain among study groups, no significant association between pre-test and post test levels of pain with selected demographic variables of the hospitalized children among experimental group.

MR06. Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Pregnant Women and their offspring D. Sathish, D. Balakrishnan, Anjalakshi Chandrasekar and R. Padma Medical Research E-mail: balaent@gmail.com; dean.medresearch@srmuniv.ac.in Vitamin D status is now recognized as a pandemic. Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency has been studied in all continents and most countries over the world. It has been estimated that one billion people worldwide have vitamin D deficiency. Though a majority of population in India lives in areas with ample sunlight throughout the year, vitamin D deficiency is very common in all the age groups across country. Women have lower vitamin levels than men, possibly because they have higher percentage of body fat, which correlates inversely with serum levels of 25(OH) vitamin D.Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy has important health implications for the mother and infant. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of United States had, on the basis of biochemical estimation of plasma levels of 25(OH) cholecalciferol, classified Hypovitaminosis D into three categories - deficient (<19ng/ml), insufficient (20-24ng/ml) and sufficient (24ng/ml). When the level is below 14ng/ml, is considered severe deficiency. Though practically difficult, all pregnant women should have their 25(OH)D levels checked during the first trimester
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of pregnancy. They should have > 25-30 ng/ml of vitamin D level according to WHO/FAO recommendations. This study was designed to ascertain the factual prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in pregnant women and their offspring, by biochemical estimation of 25 (OH) Cholecalciferol in the maternal blood and the cord blood. Sixty pregnant mothers and their offspring were enrolled from the maternity OP / wards of SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kattankulathur. Plasma concentrations of calcium, parathyroid hormone (PTH) and 25(OH)D3 were also measured by ELISA and HPLC/MS methods. We observed a high prevalence of significant hypovitaminosis D among pregnant women and their offspring. Additionally the degree of such deficit was determined objectively. This is a first study of its kind in our part of the world. The magnitude of this particular vitamin deficit warrants public health intervention.

MR07. A Novel Coconut Shell Charcoal Agar for Culturing the Microbes of Domestic Waste Water K. Kalaiselvi, D. Balakrishnan and L. Anandhi Medical Research E-mail: dean.medresearch@srmuniv.ac.in

Charcoal is an effective carbon source which can be used in Charcoal agar medium for the isolation of different microorganisms. The charcoal medium also increases the recovery of more organisms by its action against fatty acids (toxins). This article describes our effort to formulate a novel charcoal medium using coconut shells. An ideal charcoal medium must encourage maximum number of microbes which utilize charcoal, ease in preparation; it should be stable and inexpensive. The coconut shell is cleaned free from other materials such as coconut fiber or soil. It is sun dried; pyrolysed for 2 hours and then the carbonized coconut shell is crushed and powdered. This Charcoal powder is added to prepare standard charcoal medium. The utility and efficacy of this novel medium was tested. It was proved to show good yield when compared with the commercially available charcoal medium. Hence this novel medium would serve as a low cost effective charcoal medium.

MR08. The native microbial flora in domestic waste water, in a residential population with one lakh population D. Balakrishnan, L. Anandhi and K. Kalaiselvi Medical Research E-mail: dean.medresearch@srmuniv.ac.in

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Water is a scarce resource, globally. Urgent efforts are under way (i) to conserve water usage and (ii) to recycle water. Political solutions are vexatious. Engineering solutions (dams, desalination etc) require huge expenditure. Also, they are technology intensive. In this light, Recycling holds great promise. The process must be simple enough to be understood and practiced by the general community of the developing countries. Waste water mainly consists of household effluents (also called, municipal waste), and industrial effluents and a load of microbes. The purpose of this study is to provide a relationship between microbes, waste water and waste water treatment. On the other hand, waste water also contains pathogenic microorganisms which pose threat to public health. A major problem being faced throughout the world is treatment and recycling of waste water. In depth understanding of the microorganism, their ability and activity under different conditions will be the key for successful waste water treatment. Thus as a foremost step we checked the normal flora present in domestic waste water, grab samples were collected from seven different spots Untreated (raw ) waste water tank, Equalizer tank, Aeration tank, Sedimentation tank, Sand filter, sludge, post treatment storage pond. The following ten organisms were found Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus mirabilis, Salmonella typhi, Shigella dysentriae, Acinetobacter, Serratia, Vibrio cholerae were identified. This data will be very valuable in planning an effective programme of water recycling.

MR09. Redox imbalance may contribute to poor pulmonary function development in mice Tania Ahalya Thimraj, Leema George and Koustav Ganguly Medical Research E-mail: taniaahalya.t@res.srmuniv.ac.in

Declining lung function is an indicator of susceptibility and/or onset of obstructive lung diseases. Previously mouse penome project identified C3H/HeJ(C3H) and JF1/Msf (JF1), as two inbred mouse strains with extremely divergent lung function. Oxidative stress is widely associated in the pathogenesis of chronic lungdiseases (CLD). It is now well accepted that hindered lung development is apredisposing event for later appearance of CLDs. Thus, in this project wein vestigated the transcript expression levels of oxidative stress genes and key lung developmental genes with redox sensitive promoter elements contrasting C3H andJF1 mouse lungs. Methods: Global lung transcript expression profile of four weeks old female C3H andJF1 mice (n=5/strain) was assessed using microarray technique. qRT-PCR was usedto confirm the microarray data. In silico analysis for transcription factor (TF) binding domains was performed. Gene paint and protein atlas searches to detect expression domains of selected oxidative stress and growth factor genes were done. Results: Redox imbalance in mouse strains with impaired lung function (i.e., JF1) isindicated by differential expression of key oxidative stress genes like Gstm4,7;Alox15, Pdlim3 (1.6-3.3 fold increased) and Sod3, Gstm2, Gstp2, Alox5ap (1.6-3.3fold decreased). Important lung developmental genes like Bmp7, Vegfc etc. were upregulated by ~1.5 fold whereas Bmp3,10; Tgfb1,Egfl7 etc. were down regulated by1.3-2.5 folds. Several redox sensitive TF binding domains were detected in the promoter region of these genes. The mentioned genes are reported to be expressed in the bronchial epithelium and type II pneumocytes. Discussion:
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MR10. Dysregulation of wnt signaling may contribute to impaired lung function development in mice Ankita Mitra, Leema George and Koustav Ganguly Medical Research E-mail: ankita.m@res.srmuniv.ac.in

Rationale: Wnt signaling is essential for lung morphogenesis and development. Impairedlung development results in lower basal lung function. Individuals with lower basal lungfunction are more susceptible to chronic lung disease like chronic obstructive pulmonarydisease (COPD), a leading cause of death worldwide. C3H/HeJ (C3H) and JF1/Msf (JF1) aretwo mouse strains with extremely polar lung function as identified through the MousePhenome project. In this work we sought to investigate expression profiles of Wnt signalinggenes comparing C3H and JF1 lungs. Methods: Global lung transcript expression profiles of four weeks old female C3H and JF1mice (n=5/strain) using microarray technique. qRT-PCR was used to confirm the microarraydata. Gene paint and protein atlas searches were performed, to detect the expressiondomains. Results: Differential regulations of several Wnt genes have been detected in JF1 lung. Wif1,Ppm1l, Wnt5a, Sox11, Fzd3, Wnt2, Dkk3, Ppp2r2b, Tgfbr3, Wnt7a are 1.3-6 fold upregulated and Sox7, Tgfb1, Sfrp1, Wisp1, Fzd6 are 1.3-2 fold down regulated. The mostnoteworthy among them Wif1 6 fold up regulated and Sox7 and Fzd6 2 fold downregulated. Expression of differentially regulated Wnt genes were detected in type IIpneumocytesin lung, by database studies. Conclusion: Our data shows a significant differential regulation of Wnt genes in the lungsof JF1 mice with lower basal lung function, thereby indicating its critical role in lung functiondevelopment. These associated findings need to be proven with specific mechanisticstudies. MR11. Beclin 1 - A biomarker in malignancies its utility in buccal malignancies to devise a novel treatment method and for monitoring the response. R. Padma, S. Sundaresan, D. Balakrishnan and D. Sankari Medical Research E-mail: padmaramphd@gmail.com Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the sixth most common cancer, globally, accounting for 275000 new cases and more than 120000 deaths annually. Autophagy is a dynamic cellular process that degrades cytoplasmic proteins and organelles. Currently, there is robust ongoing debate whether the autophagy process really drives tumor cell death or what has been called autophagic death is actually a secondary response to a failed (another) survival mechanism. The
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question is is it death with autophagy rather than death by autophagy. In fact we may be looking at a situation, where autophagy selected apoptosis might be protective against certain malignancies and tumorigenesis in some other malignancies. Thus, during the treatment stage, we can achieve good success by autophagy inhibition in some tumours and autophagy induction in certain others. If only we can identify a marker which could be used to select which tumor should be targeted for autophagy inhibition or for autophagy induction. Once we identify a suitable marker, we may have a potential target for cancer treatment. Additionally, such bio markers can also serve clinically to monitor the response of the tumours to treatment. Hence, such biomarkers have a dual use - once, at the stage of treatment planning and a second time for assessing the efficacy of treatment. Beclin-1 is a recognised marker for autophagy and apoptosis. It has already been studied in small cell lung cancer, breast cancer and colorectal cancer, in human studies itself. It is an eminent candidate for our purpose. Its expression in OSSC will yield valuable information. Eight patients from the Tamilnadu Regional Cancer Centre at the Arignar Anna Memorial Cancer Hospital, with tissue proven OSCC, were taken up for our study. The expression of Beclin1 in tissue biopsies was studied by immuno-florescence techniques. The topographic localisation was studied by confocal microscopy, with Anti Beclin 1 antibody conjugated with FITC. The expression values were quantified by western blotting. Established risk factors viz. drinking, smoking, paan / tobacco chewing were also taken into consideration. Biopsy samples from two cancer free persons served as controls. The results indicate as association of Beclin-1 response with the stages of the Buccal Mucosal Carcinoma.

MR12. Expression of Caveolin 1 a novel use as a diagnostic and prognostic marker in buccal malignancies. R. Padma, S. Sundaresan, D. Balakrishnan and D. Sankari Medical Research E-mail: padmaramphd@gmail.com

Oral cancer is the sixth most common cancer in world. Caveolin-1 is the integral membrane tumor suppressor protein involved in vesicular trafficking and signal transduction. Caveolin-1 regulates multiple cancer-associated processes including cellular transformation, tumor growth, cell migration and metastasis, cell death and survival, multidrug resistance and angiogenesis. Caveolin-1 is a good biomarker marker and has been studied in many cancers namely ovarian, prostate, breast and gastric cancer. However, the expression of Caveolin-1 has not yet been investigated with buccal mucosa carcinoma. The aim of our study is to evaluate the expression of Caveolin-1. Tissue biopsy samples from twenty persons suffering from Buccal Mucosa Carcinoma and ten cancer free samples collected from Arignar Anna Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Regional Cancer Centre in Tamil nadu. The Immunofluoresence was studied with anti- Caveolin 1 and FITC conjugated antibodies and visualised by confocal microscopy and conformed by western blotting technique. The results are promising and indicate as association of Caveolin-1 response with the stages of the Buccal Mucosa Carcinoma. Expression of Caveolin-1 protein was statistically correlated with pathologic TNM stage and lymph node metastasis, drinking, smoking, pan/tobacco chewing variables. Thus, expression of Caveolin-1 could be prognostic marker and therapeutic target for buccal mucosa carcinoma.
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NU01. A study to assess the knowledge on 360 degree performance appraisal among faculty of S.R.M college of nursing, Kattankulathur. Phanindra Reddy Baduri, Nancy Grace, Preetshrestha, Meera Tabdar and P. S. Jayaprabha College of Nursing E-mail: psjayaprabha@gmail.com

To assess the level of knowledge on 360 degree performance appraisal among faculty.To associate the level of knowledge of faculty on 360 degree performance appraisal with their selected demographic variables. Research design was pre experimental in nature, and the Research approach adopted was quantitative approach. The tool used for the data collection consisted of 2 parts: Part A: demographic data of the faculty and Part B: structured questionnaire to assess the knowledge of faculty on 360 degree performance appraisal. The analysis of frequency and percentage distribution of the level of knowledge on 360 degree performance appraisal among faculty shows 17(56.6%) had moderate knowledge, 8(26.7%) had inadequate knowledge and 5(16.7%) had adequate knowledge. There is a Statistical significance association between age group, experience, teaching assignment, exposure and knowledge levels at 95% [ P < 0.05 ].The findings reveals that the faculty of S.R.M. College of nursing Kattankulathur have moderately adequate knowledge regarding 360 degree performance appraisal.

NU02. A study to compare the level of self-esteem between the first year and final year B.Sc. Nursing students in SRM College of Nursing. Hema College of Nursing E-mail: hemasrini1979@yahoo.com To compare the level of self-esteem between first year and final year B.Sc. Nursing students. To find the association between the level of self-esteem among first year BSc. Nursing students with selected socio demographic and psychological variables. To find the association between the level of self-esteem among final year BSc. Nursing students with selected socio demographic and psychological variables. A quantitative approach was used for this study. The study was conducted at SRM College of nursing, at kattankulathur, kancheepuram. 40 students of I year B.Sc and 40 students of final year B.Sc were taken for the study. Non probability convenient sampling technique sampling technique was adopted for selecting the study sample. Research design adopted for this study was descriptive survey design The tool for data collection used was standardized Rosenbergs 4 point, self esteem rating scale which consists Questionnaire to assess Socio demographic variables and Questionnaire to assess Psychological variables.Analysis of level of self-esteem among first year BSc. Nursing Students reveals 22(55.0%) of the first year students had moderately adequate self- esteem, 18(45.0%) of the
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first year students , had adequate self esteem and none of them had inadequate selfesteem.Analysis of level of self-esteem among final year BSc. Nursing Students reveals 23(57.5%) of the final year students had moderately adequate self- esteem, 17(42.5%) of the final year students had adequate self esteem and none of them had inadequate selfesteem.Analysis of comparison of the level of self-esteem among first year and final year BSc. Nursing students revealed that there was no statistical difference in the level of self-esteem and year of study between B.Sc. nursing students. The association of level of self- esteem in first year and final year Bsc nursing students with selected socio demographic variables and psychological variables reveals that there was no Statistical association between the socio demographic and psychological variables and level of self-esteem among the I year and IV Year students at 95% [ P > 0.05 ].A descriptive study was done to compare the level of self-esteem between the first year and final year Bsc. Nursing students in SRM College of Nursing. It was concluded that there is no significant difference in the level of self-esteem among first year and final year students. Majority of the students in both the group were having moderate self esteem which reflects that self among among the nursing students can be improved by appropriate training in personality development .

NU03. A study to assess the effectiveness of IEC programme on knowledge on management of minor ailments of underfive children among anganwadi workers at kancheepuram district. M. Angelin Dhanalakshmi College of Nursing E-mail: tamil802@yahoo.com . To assess the knowledge on management of minor ailments of under five children among anganwadi workers before the IEC programme. To assess the knowledge on management of minor ailments of under five children among anganwadi workers after the IEC programme.To compare the knowledge on management of minor ailments of under five children among anganwadi workers before and after IEC programme. To associate the post test level of knowledge on management of minor ailments of under five children among anganwadi workers with their selected demographic variables. Research design: Quasi experimental design O1 x O2,Setting:ICDS in Kancheepuram istrict. Population: Anganwadi workers who are working in various branches of Anganwadies in Kancheepuram district. Sample: Anganwadi workers who fulfils the inclusion criteria Sample size :100 Anganwadi workers Sampling technique : Non probability convenient sampling technique Tool:Structured questionnaire will be used for the knowledge and descriptive and inferential statistics was used to analysis the data. The findings suggested that the mean post test knowledge score of Anganwadi workers was higher(60%) than the mean pre- test knowledge score(42%). The comparison of pretest and posttest knowledge score of Anganwadi workers on minor ailments of underfive children was done. In all aspects there is a reasonable difference between pretest and posttest score and it was statistically highly significant between pre- test and post test level. The findings showed that
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some of the subjects had adequate knowledge on minor ailments. The mean post test percentage scores and the gain scores in all areas were found to be high, the maximum gain in the general, respiratory infection, worm infestation, diarrhea, dental caries and injuries. Therefore although they gained knowledge in all aspects, there is still much scope or improving the knowledge regarding management of minor ailments of under five children among anganwadi workers. NU04. A study to assess the effectiveness of aromatherapy on pain and its associated changes in behavior among patients with osteoarthritis T. Suseelal College of Nursing E-mail: suseelal.john@gmail.com To assess and compare the pre and post level on pain perception and behaviour changes among patients with osteoarthritis. To associate the effectiveness of Aromatherapy on pain and its behaviour changes among patients with osteoarthritis after aromatherapy with their selected demographic variables. There will be significant difference between the pre-test and post test effectiveness of Aromatherapy on pain and its associated changes in behaviour on patients with osteoarthritis. One group pre-test and post test design was selected with Convenient sampling technique on 30 patients with osteoarthritis at SRM general hospital Ramapuram. Questionnaire on patients pain perception during standing, squatting, climbing and behaviour changes on face, leg position, activity, cry and consolability was used. After doing the pre assessment intervention was done with the preparation of lavender oil, 6ml was added with 90ml of vegetable oil. 1ml oil was given for inhalation for 10mts, 10ml was used for local application for 10mts, and 10ml was applied as foot massage for 10mts for 5 consecutive days. Post assessment was done on the 5th day. The clients were given a placebo tablet of paracetamol. The study revealed high significant reduction in the level of pain proved at t=23.21, p=0.001. Association was significant with certain demographic variables like age(31-40 years), patients with pain on left knee and pain for less years on behaviour changes at t=44.2 and p=0.001.The result of the study concluded that administration of aromatherapy was effective in relieving pain on patients with osteoarthritis. NU05. A study to assess the knowledge on dots therapy and level of adherence to drug regimen among patients on dots therapy in Kancheepuram district K. Geetha College of Nursing E-mail: geethikanna81@gmail.com

To assess the level of knowledge on DOTS therapy among the patients on DOTS therapy. To assess the level of adherence to drug regimen To correlate the level of knowledge on DOTS therapy with level of adherence to drug regimen .To associate the knowledge on DOTS therapy
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and level of adherence to drug regimen with their selected demographic variables. Non experimental descriptive research design was selected for the study. Convenient sampling technique was used to select the sample. The sample consist of 60 TB patients on DOTS therapy. The structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. Out of the selected 60 samples a majority of 38 patients (63.3%) had moderate knowledge, 18 patients (30%) had inadequate knowledge and 4 patients (6.7%) had adequate knowledge. With regard to the adherence to drug regimen it was found that 5 patients had adherence to the drug regimen, 7patients (11.7%) had moderate adherence level and 48 patients (80%) had non- adherence level. There was positive correlation between knowledge and adherence to drug regimen. There was a significant association between knowledge on DOTS therapy with age and educational status and factors affecting adherence to drug regimen with income and person per room.

NU06. A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding iron deficiency anemia among adolescent girls at a selected school. S. Tamilselvi College of Nursing E-mail: tamil802@yahoo.com To assess the knowledge on iron deficiency anemia among adolescent girls before structured teaching programme. To assess the knowledge on iron deficiency anemia among adolescent girls after structured teaching programme. To compare the pre test and post test level of knowledge on iron deficiency anemia among adolescent girls. To associate the post test level of knowledge on iron deficiency anemia with selected demographic variables of adolescent girls. Research design: Quasi-experimental design Setting: Bharathiyar Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Guduvanchery Population : All adolescent girls between 13 to 19 years old studying in Bharathiyar. Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Guduvanchery Sample The adolescent girls who fulfills the inclusion criteria Sample size 100 adolescent girls. Sampling Technique: Simple random Technique. The investigator found that giving structured teaching programme had better results in improving the knowledge on iron deficiency anemia among adolescent girls (t=47.92,P=0.000). The analysis revealed that there is significant association between post test level of knowledge on education, age and type of family. There is no significant association with respect to other demographic variables. The result of the study concluded that structured teaching programme formulated by the investigator was effective in improving the knowledge regarding iron deficiency anemia among adolescent girls.

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NU07. A study to assess the effectiveness of intermittent manual breast and nipple stimulation on cervical ripening among primi gravida mothers at chengalpet government hospital N. Ramya College of Nursing E-mail: ramyadhilip@yahoo.com Breast and nipple stimulation is known to activate hypothalamic oxytocin neurons projecting into the posterior Pituitary. The study was done in chengalpet Government Hospital. The Quantitative approach and Quasi experimental post test only design was adopted for the study, 60 primi gravida mothers with Unfavourable cervix were selected, experimental group(n=30) and 30 to control group(n=30) by Non- Probability purposive Sampling Technique. The tool used was Demographic variables and Modified Bishops score. Manual stimulation of the breast and areola of
the nipple with coconut oil in a circular motion for 10 minutes in each breast alternatively for an hour, with a break of 30 minutes the procedure is done for three times a day. The comparison between

experimental and control group revealed mean value of experimental group is 8.70 with SD 1.09 of post test and mean value of 4.83 with SD 1.76 of post test of control group projects t value as 10.20 is Statistically significant at P = 0.001 level. The findings revealed that manual Breast and Nipple stimulation was effective in promotion of cervical ripening.

NU08. Parenting stress is a major health problem among mothers V. Valarmathi College of Nursing E-mail: sureshmathi79@gmail.com Parenting stress is a major health problem among mothers, especially more in mothers of differently abled children. Higher levels of parenting stress have been related to poorer social and emotional development and higher rates of behavior problems in deaf and dumb children. In this study to assess the effectiveness of selected relaxation strategies (deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation) on stress and coping among the mothers of differently abled children. It was conducted at Little Flower Convent, Chennai. Research approach was quasiexperimental approach (one group pre test and post test design). The tool used for data collection consisted three points Likert scale to assess the stress and coping. The sample size was sixty and data collection was done for a period of one month. The analysis revealed that the pre test and post test level of stress and coping projects the t test value as 13.2 which was significant at P = 0.005 level. As far as coping was concerned, the t test value as 10.7 which was significant at P = 0.001 level. The finding revealed that selected relaxation strategies were very effective to reduce the stress and improve the coping among mothers of differently abled children.

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PT01. Comparision of ischemic pressure and sustained stretch on upper trapezius myofascial trigger points R. Bhavya, M. M. Sai Krupa, J. Ayyappan Physiotherapy E-mail: saikrupamm@gmail.com

A Myofascial Trigger Points has been described as an area of hyperirritability located in a taut band of muscle, variously described as resembling a small pea or as a rope-like nodular or crepitant (crackling, grating) area within the muscle that is painful upon palpation and refers pain, tenderness, and an autonomic (functionally independent) response to a remote area.To compare the effectiveness of ischemic pressure and sustained stretch in treating upper trapezius myofascial trigger point. Quasi Experimental Study includes 20 subjects, 10 in each group, aged between 20 40 yrs. The outcome measures were Numerical Pain Rating Scale & Range of Motion of cervical side flexion to right & left. Group A was given ischemic pressure and Group B was given sustained stretch. The results showed that there is no statistical significant difference between the Pain and Range of motion in both the groups. This study concludes that ischemic pressure and sustained stretch is equally effective. PT02. Comparing the effectiveness of 60 -yard shuttle and t- run with agility ladder on speed in field hockey players Avunoori Mallesh and T. N. Suresh Physiotherapy E-mail: avunoori.mallesh@gmail.com A common method of assessing athletic talent is through physical ability testing. A variety of tests are available to measure athletic abilities, such as anaerobic power, speed, and agility. Such tests help in assessing the athletic ability, diagnose specific weaknesses. Agility, leg power, and leg speed are important physical components necessary for successful performance for field hockey players. To compare the effectiveness of 60 -yard shuttle and T- Run with agility ladder on speed in field hockey players. Quasi Experimental Study includes 20 subjects, 10 in each group, aged between 18 25 yrs. The outcome measure is T Agility test. Group A was given 60 yard shuttle and group B was given T-Run. The results showed that there is statistically significant difference in Agility between the two groups. The study concludes that 60 Yard Shuttle is effective when compared to T Run on speed in field hockey players. PT03. Comparison of the respiratory muscle strength between normal healthy young females and normal pre-obese females D. Anandhi and Asanar Majitha Physiotherapy
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E-mail: a.majidha@yahoo.com Obesity is becoming a serious health issue and related to lung dysfunction. Prevalence of obesity is higher among pre-obese young females. Pre-obesity can be detected by age-sex-related Body Mass Index (BMI). Maximum Expiratory Pressure (MEP) and Maximum Inspiratory Pressure (MIP) are developed by respiratory muscles and indicate the strength of those muscles. To compare the strength of respiratory muscles in normal young females and Pre-obese female. Normal and Pre-obese groups, with 25 subjects in each, ranging in age from 18-25 were selected according to the BMI measurement then underwent MIP and MEP evaluation. Mean value of MIP and MEP were higher in normal than Pre-obese subjects. There was a reduction in overall respiratory muscle strength in Pre-obese group based on both MIP and MEP values (P=0.0001).In that, based on MEP values (P=0.0001) expiratory muscle strength was reduced in the Pre-obese group but inspiratory muscle strength is similar in both group according to MIP value (P=0.098).The respiratory muscle strength is reduced in normal Pre-obese females compare to normal healthy females.

PT04. Effect of sitting postural correction exercises in rural area school going children with neck pain D. Malarvizhi, Perooru Rupesh and D. Prasanth Physiotherapy E-mail: malarvizhi.d@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in

Previous studies proved that, correct sitting posture reduce the risk of slouched posture protruded chin and prevent the neck pain and disability. To determine the effect of postural correction exercises in rural area school going children. Quasi Experimental Design. Total 25subjects, age group10-14 years with neck pain; Government High school& Talent High school, Vellithiruppur, Erode. The subjects received sitting posture modification and home care exercises. Home care advices: Isometric neck exercises, free exercises and postural correction. Neck disability index and Visual analogue scale NDI- Pre-test Mean, S.D = 21.80.825688; Post-test Mean, S.D=0.020618 VAS- Pre-test Mean, S.D = 04.91.986503; Post test Mean, S.D = 01.40.026543.There is significance difference between pre-test; post test data for NDI and VAS. Neck pain was reduced after received neck postural correction and home care exercises.

PT05. Prevalence of overweight and obesity among first year health science students of srm university. K. Vadivelan, Nair Shalini Krishnan and J. Fanny Janet Roshma Physiotherapy E-mail: karulvela@yahoo.co.in

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Obesity is highly associated with development of life-style diseases such as diabetes mellitus, hyper tension, cardiovascular diseases etc. Since a status of obesity among the first year students is not known we intended to investigate itTo assess the prevalence of obesity and over-weight among First year of Health Science students and its associated factors. An Analytical CrossSectional Study of 262 normal healthy 2013-2014 batch of undergraduate students, both the genders with age group 17-20 years were included in the study. Waist circumference was measured along with the BMI.A) Body Mass Index , B) Waist circumference. It has been observed that the prevalence of obesity and over-weight among Health Science students is 23.3% and 13.3%, respectively. There is no gender variation in this distribution (p=0.74).There is positive correlation between BMI and Waist circumference (r=0.734, p<0.05) where the mean waist circumference (89.51.4) among the obese individuals were higher when compared to over-weight (83.70.9) and normal subjects (75.70.5) and it is statistically significant (f=72.23, p<0.05).Prevalence of BMI seems to be high which is highly correlated with central obesity (Waist circumference) also sedentary lifestyle were significant and it is related with increased BMI.

PT06. To assess the prevalence of paediatric flatfoot among primary school children K. Vadivelan and Gowthami Kiyanduru., Physiotherapy E-mail: gowthami.keyandur@gmail.com

many studies have found a positive relationship between increased body weight and flatfoot posture in children. Over the last decade, the incidence of childhood obesity has increased over the globally so to identify the prevalence of flatfoot among tamilnadu paediatric population.To assess the prevalence of pediatric flatfoot among the primary school children.It is a cross sectional study conducted among 100 primary school children. The prevalence of flat-foot was identified by screening with the fpi-6.the results of the study shows 13.9% (n=14) childrens were with flat foot. The mean age of the children having flat foot is 7.1 + 0.9 years. There is no correlation between bmi, waist circumferrence with fpi -6 scoring (r= 0.3, p= 0.74). In relationship between childrens overweight, obesity and foot posture, this study indicates, that there was no correlation between childrens weight and foot posture. PT07. The association of body weight with physical fitness among school children D. Malarvizhi, E. Mahalakshmi and M. Ajitha Physiotherapy E-mail: malarvizhi.d@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in Background: Early childhood Overweight and Underweight are becoming a common problem among school children. Both can result in multiple physical, cognitive, social and emotional
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outcomes. Overweight and underweight decreases the physical exercise capability thus reducing the physical fitness of the individual. Hence by understanding the association of body weight with physical fitness allows children to improve physical activity and helps in reducing the risk of disease. Objective: To investigate the association of Body weight with Physical fitness among school children. Methodology: Non experimental observational study included 300 healthy children aged between 8-14years were selected from a matric school. Height and bodyweight were measured. The age specific BMI WHO criteria were used to define Underweight, Overweight and Obesity. Physical fitness parameters includes Curl up, Push-up, Sit and reach test and Shuttle run test (30 feet apart) were measured. Participants were tested on a single day. Results were tabulated. Results: The prevalence of Underweight, Overweight, Obesity and normal was 34%,12%,2% and 50% respectively. Overweight/Obese and Underweight was related to impaired performance in tests among children. Boys performed significantly (p<0.0001) better than girls. Older children performance was better than their younger counterparts. Decreased performance (p<0.05) was observed among both Overweight and Underweight children in comparison with normal weight children. Conclusion: This study shows an inverse relationship between body weight and physical fitness in children. Different aspects of Physical fitness serve as immediate indicators of potential health risks for underweight and overweight children. PT08. Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of quality of upper extremity skill test (quest) in children with cerebral palsy. S. Priya Somasundari, M. Ajitha and E. Mahalakshmi Physiotherapy E-mail: priyasomasundari.s@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in Background: Arm and hand functions are integral part of many activities of daily living. Cerebral palsy is usually associated with impairment of upper extremity functions. It is essential to evaluate upper extremity function of children with Cerebral palsy as well as evaluation of effectiveness of therapy delivered to improve upper extremity function is important. Objective: To investigate the Inter-rater and Intra-rater reliability of Quality of Upper Extremity Skill Test (QUEST) in children with Cerebral palsy. Methodology: Twenty children with Cerebral palsy were included in the study. QUESTs were rated once by two raters and twice by one rater. Internal consistency of total scores, Inter and Intra-rater reliability findings for total scores were calculated. Results: The data showed that the total score Internal consistency was high ( = 0.97).Intra-rater reliability (ICC=0.86) and Inter-rater reliability (ICC=0.96) were moderate to strong. Conclusion: The Inter and Intra-rater reliability of Quality of Upper Extremity Skill Test (QUEST) IN CHILDREN WITH Cerebral palsy was good.

PY01. A study on safety and efficy of amoxicillin/clavunate 625mg in chronic bronchitis patients J. Jayasutha, Sandesh Vysoria, Devender Reddy and K. C. Ramasamy Pharmacy
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Chronic bronchitis is defined as a cough that occurs every day with sputum production that lasts for at least 3 months, two years in a row. Antibiotics are probably helpful only in acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis .The study deals with the efficacy and safety of regular dose of Amoxicillin/clavulanate 625 mg twice a day in chronic bronchitis patients. Patient with chronic bronchitis having the symptoms of increased sputum, increased cough, dyspnea, breathlessness were enrolled into the study. Pregnant and lactating women were excluded from the study. It is a prospective interventional study. A total of 30 patients were included in the study. Amoxicillin/clavulanate 625mg were given to the patient for a period of 2 weeks and pulmonary function tests such as FEV1, FVC ,FEV1/FVC were measured at starting and end of treatment. Amoxicillin/clavulanate 625mg showed drastic changes and improvement in pulmonary function test in chronic bronchitis patients.

PY02. A survey of utilization of medications without prescription among in different age groups G. Ragesh and J. Nasreen Rizwana Pharmacy Email: nasriz74@gmail.com The concept of self-medication which encourages an individuals to look after minor ailments with simple and effective remedies have been adapted worldwide and patient knowledge in drug therapy and disease still remains poor. The objective of the present study was to explore the Perception, Attitude, Awareness and Utilization of medications without prescription among in different age groups. This study was conducted in 2470 populations in and around Kanchipuram district. Its a Prospective and Observational study. Persons who are have past medical and medications histories and above the age of 65 they are excluded from this study. From the collected data the drugs are categorized on the basis of the Pharmacological activity. 64.8% (1603) of respondents consuming medications without prescription and 35.1% (867) of respondents not consuming medications without prescription Unsupervised self-medication places patients at risk for medication misuse and may also unwittingly generate dangerous drugdrug and drug-food interaction. This practice will be observed in societies with high level illiteracy. Paracetamol and analgesics were the most commonly self-medicated class of drugs in the society. Pharmacists are the responsible person to give proper counselling to the patient regarding drugs and their usage then only the quality of the treatment will be improved.

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PY03. Development and characterization and of valacyclovir nisomes using sorbitan esters S. P. Surya Teja and M. Mothilal Pharmacy E-mail: mothilal.m@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in Niosomes have shown promise as cheap and chemically stable drug delivery systems. The aim of present study is to develop a better anti-viral formulation for pediatrics and geriatrics. The objective of the present research work is to study the effect of various factors in formulation of Niosomes by 32 full factorial design and to optimize Valacyclovir Niosomes by thin film hydration technique and characterize them. The independent variables studied are Drug : Surfactant ratio as X1 and level of cholesterol as X2. Responses studied include, drug entrapment, particle size and in-vitro drug release till 8 hours. Nine formulations of niosomes were prepared with different molar ratios of surfactant and cholesterol based on the 32 factorial design. Valacyclovir was encapsulated into niosomes through the thin film hydration method. It is characterized by SEM for particle size and morphology. Entrapment efficiency and in vitro drug release study was carried out using dialysis membrane of 12000 daltons as cut-off value. The responses obtained shall be fed to DesignExpert (Version 8.1), optimization software for analyzing the effect of factors on the responses as well as to identify the optimum formulation of Valcyclovir niosomes.

PY04. Spectrophotometric quantification of balofloxacin using multivariate technique in pharmaceutical formulation J. Kavitha, R. Seetharaman, S. Ashok and K. S. Lakshmi Pharmacy Email: kavitha0208@gmail.com The study was focused to develop and validate a simple, sensitive and accurate UV Spectrophotometric method with multivariate calibration for the quantification of Balofloxacin in pharmaceutical dosage form. This technique is based on the use of the linear regression equations by using relationship between concentration and absorbance at five different wavelengths. The developed method was validated for accuracy, precision and sensitivity according to ICH guidelines. The method was found to be linear in the concentration range of 10-50 g/ml with signicantly high value of correlation coefficient. The linear regression analysis data for the calibration plots showed good linear relationship with r2 = 0.9999. The LOD and LOQ were found to be 1.38 and 4.11 g/ml respectively and the method was found to be sensitive. This statistical approach gives optimum results and also provides considerable sensitivity, rapidity, accuracy and low cost for the quantitative analysis, quality control and routine analysis of Balofloxacin in pharmaceutical formulation.

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PY05. Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices of asthma patients J. Jayasutha, Sai Pavan, P. Raja Mani Teja and C. Ramasamy Pharmacy Email: rajamanitejap@gmail.com Asthma is having a greater impact on the social health, physical, psychological & economical domains. Patient education is considered as an essential component in improving knowledge, attitude and practice of the patients towards disease management and improved quality of life. This study aims to assess the impact of patient counseling on knowledge, attitude and practices of asthma patients. It is a prospective observational study. A total of 80 patients were selected, among which 40 patients were in intervention group and 40 patients were in control group. Suitable designed validated questionnaire were used to asses knowledge, attitude, practices of the patients before counseling. Then patient counseling was provided to the patient orally and then patient information leaflet regarding the disease and use of inhalers were issued to the patient. Student t test was used to compare the score between control and intervention group. Significant changes were seen in interventional group. Thus the study concludes that clinical pharmacists provided patient education showed a positive and effective improvement in patients knowledge, attitude, and practices of asthma patients.

PY06. Binding affinity of beta-sitosterol with enzymes associated with diabetes mellitus: molecular docking study T. Ravi Teja, P. Valentina, Duru Kingsley, Ajay Kr. Acharya, Rakesh Murmu and Abhijit Mitra Pharmacy Email: dokpharmacy@gmail.com Diabetes mellitus is an endocrine and metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia. According to W.H.O.s estimation nearly 200 million people all over the world suffer from diabetes mellitus and are expected to double by 2030. The current modern therapeutic agents for the management of diabetes causes serious side effects such as hepatotoxicity, abdominal pain etc. There has been a search for drugs mostly of plants origin which are known to have low toxic effects but has the potential of treating illness. From the above fact, the present study is aimed at estimating the binding affinity of beta-sitosterol with five enzymes obtained from protein database which are associated with diabetes mellitus viz: alpha amylase (3VM7), alpha glucosidase (3W37), acid phosphatase (2HPA), endo-N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase (3FHA) and beta-glucuronidase (1BHG). The molecular docking was carried out using Argus lab software. Beta-sitosterol was used as the ligand molecule. The docking scores obtained were as follows: -12.26kcal/mol (endo-N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase),-12.83kcal/mol (alpha amylase),14.42kcal/mol (acid phosphatase), -15.24kcal/mol (alpha glucosidase) and -15.75kcal/mol (beta
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glucuronidase). The best docking score is that of endo-N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase. This shows that beta-sitosterol is a promising anti-diabetic agent. PY07. Role of pharmacist in well being of patients with Parkinsons disease J. Jayasutha, R. Aishwarya, A.V. Srinivasan, and C. Ramasamy Pharmacy Email: aishwarya01pharm@gmail.com Parkinsons disease is a slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorder. Parkinsons disease is mostly suspected after the occurrence of motor symptoms. Whereas patients experience a wide range of non-motor symptoms, prior to motor symptoms which is generally misdiagnosed and treated as some other complication. An 83 year old female diagnosed as Parkinsons Disease using NINDS criteria and stage 1.5 according to Unified Parkinsons disease rating scale (UPDRS) was misdiagnosed and treated as arthritis with NSAIDs for more than a year. Patient complained her non- motor symptoms were more bothersome than motor symptoms . This patients well being was assessed using Parkinsons well being map , a tool developed by UCB pharma in partnership with EPDA and it was found that there was approximately 50% reduction in quality of life. The Non motor symptoms proceeds the motor symptoms in Parkinsons Disease. Treating the non motor symptoms improves the quality of life in Parkinsons disease.

PY08. Case on anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome-role of clinical pharmacist G. Ragesh, A. Sindhubharathi Pharmacy Email: asindhubharathi@gmail.com Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS) is a delayed adverse drug reaction associated with the use of aromatic anticonvulsant drugs. It has been most commonly reported with the use of phenytoin, carbamazepine, and phenobarbital. Although its occurrence is rare, 1 in every 1000-10,000 exposures, AHS is a serious adverse event often resulting in hospitalization and even death. The clinical manifestations of AHS include a triad of symptoms consisting of dermatologic rashes, fever, and evidence of systemic organ involvement. Diagnosis is most frequently based on the recognition of this triad of symptoms and clinical judgment. A 6-yearold male child was admitted in the paediatric department with the complaints of high grade fever, vomiting, maculopapular rashes all over the body and mild itching. The history revealed that child had been taking Phenytoin for the preventive treatment of seizure because of right occipital hematoma. He developed classical symptoms. The patient was diagnosed with definite case of anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome. After the diagnosis the phenytoin was abruptly discontinued, Lamotrigine was continued. The symptoms were reduced. Anticonvulsant drugs that are generally considered safe are valproic acid and benzodiazepines derivatives. Other nonaromatic anticonvulsant drugs like levetiracetam should also be acceptable. Pharmacists as
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health care providers can play an important role in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of AHS. PY09. Case report on prednisolone-induced vasculitis G.Ragesh and Keerthana Sarah Joseph Pharmacy Email: keerthana_10@ymail.com Drug induced vasculitis is an inflammation of blood vessels caused by the use of various pharmaceutical agents. Inflammation can be short-term or long-term resulting in organ damage. Drug-induced vasculitis is the most common form of vasculitis associated with drugs of almost every class. This article describes a case study of a 21 year old male patient who was admitted to the tertiary care hospital, with complaints of erythematus rashes all over the body since 8 days. The patient had sustained a traumatic wound 20 days prior to the onset of symptoms. Past medication history revealed application of a topical cream, injection prednisolone, cetirizine tablets and injection ampilox. Based on the physical finding and causality assessment, diagnosis of prednisolone- induced vasculitis was confirmed. It is a rare adverse reaction. Since there is no standard approach to the treatment of drug induced vasculitis, patient was managed with symptomatic therapy and supportive care. Cessation of the casual drug was not advisable and hence the dose was tapered while providing symptomatic treatment to the patient. As a clinical pharmacist, it is our responsibility to identify, monitor, prevent adverse drug reactions and implement patient safety initiatives with the aim of providing better patient care. PY10. Drug induced renal diseases at a tertiary care hospital J. Jayasutha, B. Nisha, Pavani Susmitha Chakka and C. Ramasamy Pharmacy Email: pavanisusmitha@gmail.com Drug induced kidney diseases are common and leads to a variety of pathological effects in the body and understanding the reason behind the kidney diseases is very crucial and it alters the treatment strategies. Hence this study has been conducted to evaluate the drug induced kidney diseases and risk factors that lead to kidney failure and electrolyte imbalances. A total of 48 patients were included in the study based on inclusion criteria. This study was a prospective observational study. In this study, it was observed that seventy percent of the patients had kidney diseases by the use of non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) during the 2 weeks to 1year interval. Patient-related risk factors for drug-induced nephrotoxicity are elderly age, volume depletion, diabetes mellitus, heart failure, and infection. 90% of the drug induced renal failure patients had electrolyte abnormalities. Drug induced kidney failure were frequently associated with the use of NSAIDs and majority of the patients had electrolyte abnormalities. PY11. Evaluation of methyldopa with nifedipine in the treatment of preeclampsia
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J. Jayasutha, K. V. Roshini and C. Ramasamy Pharmacy Email: roshiniservai@gmail.com To find the efficacy and safety of methyldopa in combination with nifedipine to treat preeclampsia and to determine the pregnancy outcome of patient with preeclampsia. A prospective study was conducted involving 105 pregnant women having PIH diagnosed after 20 weeks of gestation. Among them 42 patients had preeclampsia and was treated with methyldopa and nifedipine. For the patients treated with methyldopa and nifedipine, the mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure was changed from 168.5 16.2 to 124 6.83 and 112.5 11.05 to 83 6.82 respectively. The adverse drug reactions was observed that 7% of patients had dizziness, 24% of patients had drowsiness, 28% of patients had headache, 13% of patients had dry mouth, 6% of patients had postural hypertension and 4% of patients had nausea. It was observed that 60% of patients experienced preterm labour, 32% of perinatal deaths and 42% of patients experienced intrauterine growth retardation. Methyldopa with nifedipine as a combination was effective in controlling preeclampsia.

PY12. Ultra Fast Synthesis of gold nanoparticles using persea americana fruit extract for biomedical applications Y. V. S. Goutham, M. D. Raja, R. Giriprasath, S. Sivakumar, T. S. Uma and N. Damodharan Pharmacy Email: gauthamyaga@gmail.com For the first time we report a novel strategy for the biological synthesis of gold nanoparticles(AuNPs) by using aqueous extract of Persea americana fruit which act as both reducing and stabilizing agent. Persea americana fruit extract reduced the HAuCl4 instantaneously and formed gold nanoparticles (AV-AuNPs) within 10 min. The formation of AV-AuNPs was confirmed by colour change from yellow to red wine colour and UV- Visible spectroscopy. Synthesized AV-AuNPs were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, Transmission electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and Zetasizer. Particles are found to be spherical in shape with size of around 100 nm. AV-AuNPs exhibited good stability in physiological buffer solutions. AVAuNPs showed good haemocompatibility. MTT assay was done using NIH 3T3 fibroblasts and the results indicated that the AV-AuNPs were highly biocompatible. Moreover In-vivo toxicity studies were carried out using zebra fish embryo model assay and the results proved that AVAuNPs were safe in-vivo. Anticancer drug will be loaded and its efficacy will be evaluated using suitable cell line.

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PY13. RP-HPLC method for estimation of Sunitinib Maleate in synthetic mixture J. Kavitha, K. S. Kokilambigai, S. Evelyn Sharon and K. S. Lakshmi Pharmacy Email: kavitha0208@gmail.com A simple, specific, accurate and precise RP-HPLC method was developed for estimation of Sunitinib Malate in synthetic mixture. For the method, Phenomenex C18, column consisting of 1504.6mm5m mm i.d. in isocratic mode, with mobile phase containing Acetonitrile: 0.3%v/v ortho-phosphoric acid in water (30:70 v/v) was used. The flow rate was 1.0 ml/min and effluent was monitored at 431 nm. The retention time was found to be 4.010.02 min. The method was validated in terms of linearity, accuracy and precision. The linearity curves were found to be linear over a concentration range of 25-125 g/ml with a correlation coefficient (r2) value of 0.9999. The limit of detection and limit of quantification were found to be 4.21 and 12.75 g/ml, respectively. The average percentage recovery was found to be 99.62% w/w. The precision results were found to be within the prescribed limits. The results of analysis have been validated statistically and successfully employed for estimation of drug in synthetic mixture.

PY14. Estimation of metronidazole, furazolidone and loperamide using HPTLC in veterinary formulation J. Kavitha, R. Seetharaman, N. Priyadharshini and K. S. Lakshmi Pharmacy Email: kavitha0208@gmail.com . Method describes a HPTLC method for the simultaneous determination of Metronidazole (MTZ), Furazolidone (FZD) and Loperamide (LOP) from Veterinary formulation. This employs a precoated silica gel 60 GF254 on aluminum sheets and a mobile phase of Methanol: Ethyl acetate: Acetonitrile: Chloroform: Benzene in the ratio of 2: 2.9: 0.8: 2.9: 1.4v/v/v/v/v, having chamber saturation for 30 min at room temperature. The developing chamber was run upto 8cm. The Rf values were found to be 0.61, 0.32 and 0.48 for MTZ, FZD and LOP respectively. The plate was scanned and quantified at 230nm. The linear detector response was observed between 1600 2400 ng/spot for MTZ and FZD and 400-600ng/spot for LOP. The method so developed was validated for its accuracy and precision. The LOD and LOQ of MTZ, FZD and LOP were found to be 283.08, 284.82, 93.67 ng/spot and 857.84, 863.10, 283.84 ng/spot respectively. The percentage recovery was found in the ranges from 99.27 101.12% w/w. PY15. HPTLC method development and validation for Valacyclovir bulk and formulatoin K. Saranya, K. Manikandan and K. S. Lakshmi Pharmacy Email: kota.saranya98@gmail.com
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In this paper we report a validated HPTLC method, which determine the concentration of Valacyclovir in Marketed formulation as per ICH guidelines. Separation was performed using Camag Linomat V semi Automated sample applicator with TLC Scanner III. Stationary Phase consisting of TLC plates (Merck) pre coated with silica gel 60F254 on Aluminum Sheets was used. Mobile phase comprising of methanol: water (50:50 v/v) was used. All the system suitability parameter was found within the range. The method was extensively validated for specificity, linearity, accuracy, precision, recovery, limit of quantitation and detection. The proposed method can be used for routine analysis of Valacyclovir in quality control laboratories.

PY16. HPTLC method for estimation of Acrivastine in pharmaceutical formulation K. S. Kokilambigai, J. Kavitha, R. S. Logeshwaran and K. S. Lakshmi Pharmacy Email: kokilampharm@gmail.com The present study was focused to estimate Acrivastine in pharmaceutical dosage forms using HPTLC. The solvent system consisted of Methanol: Toluene: Glacial Acetic Acid (3:2:0.2 v/v/v). Densitometric analysis of Acrivastine was carried in the absorbance mode at 244 nm. This system was found to give compact spots for Acrivastine (Rf value of 0.42 0.02). The developed method was validated according to ICH guidelines. The calibration curve of Acrivastine was found linear in the range of 700-1300 ng/spot with significantly high value of correlation coefficient. The linear regression analysis showed good linear relationship with r2 = 0.999. The regression equation was found to be y= 7.274x -316.7. The average recovery was 99.62% w/w. The precision results were within the limits. The method was found linear, accurate, precise and reproducible and can be applied for the routine QC analysis of Acrivastine in marketed dosage forms. PY17. HPTLC method for estimation of Sunitinib Maleate in synthetic mixture R. Seetharaman, J. Kavitha, G. Bharathidasan and K. S. Lakshmi Pharmacy Email: seerampharm@gmail.com A High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic method was developed for estimation of Sunitinib Malate in synthetic mixture. For the method, Camag system comprising of Linomat IV with Camag 100 l syringe, Camag TLC Scanner-3, Camag Win CAT software with stationary phase precoated silica gel 60 F254 and mobile phase consisting of Methanol: Acetonitrile: glacial acetic acid (6:4:0.5 v/v/v) were used. The detection of spot was carried out at 431nm. The Rf value was found to be 0.390.02. As per ICH guidelines, the developed method was validated found to be simple accurate, economical and reproducible. The linearity curves were found to be
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linear over the concentration range of 2000-10000 ng/spot. The correlation co-efficient (r2) was found to be 0.9997. Precision was assed as system and method precision and was found within the limits. The recovery studies were carried out by standard addition method. The proposed methods were successfully used for estimation of Sunitinib Malate in synthetic mixture.

PY18. Development and validation of HPTLC method for estimation of Rupatadine fumarate in pharmaceutical formulation K. S. Kokilambaigai, J. Kavitha, Raj Kishore Singh and K. S. Lakshmi Pharmacy Email: kokilampharm@gmail.com The study was focused to develop and validate a HPTLC method for estimation of Rupatadine fumarate from their pharmaceutical dosage form. The solvent system consisted of Methanol: Ethyl Acetate: Glacial Acetic Acid (3:2:0.2 v/v/v). Densitometric analysis of Rupatadine fumarate was carried in the absorbance mode at 245 nm. This system was found to give compact spots for Rupatadine fumarate (Rf value of 0.52 0.02). The developed method was validated according to ICH guidelines. The calibration curve of Rupatadine fumarate was found linear in the range of 1400-2600 ng/spot with significantly high value of correlation coefficient. The linear regression analysis showed good linear relationship with r2 = 0.9988. The average recovery was 99.97% w/w. The precision results were within the limits. The method was found linear, accurate, precise and reproducible and can be applied for the routine QC analysis of Rupatadine fumarate in marketed dosage forms.

PY19. Development of rapid and sensitive HPTLC method for the estimation of Memantine Hydrochloride in bulk drug and formulation P. Murali and K. S. Lakshmi Pharmacy Email: muralitimes@gmail.com In this paper we report a validated HPTLC method, which determines concentration of Memantine hydrochloride in bulk drug as per ICH guidelines. Separation was performed using Camag Linomat V automated sample applicator with TLC Scanner III. Stationary phase consisting of TLC plates (Merck) pre coated with silica gel 60F254 on aluminum sheets was used. Mobile phase comprising of Methanol:Toluene:Ammonia (4:5:1v/v/v) was used. All the system suitability parameters were found within the range. The method was validated for specificity, linearity, accuracy, precision, recovery, limit of quantitation and detection. Densitometric peak purity results indicated the absence of co-eluting peaks with the main peak of Memantine, which demonstrated the specificity of assay method for estimation of Memantine in bulk and
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formulations. The proposed method can be used for routine analysis of Memantine in quality control laboratories.

PY20. Cost effective analysis of analysis of a antibiotic therapy in chronic bronchitis patients J. Jayasutha, Sandesh Visoriya, A. Vani and C. Ramasamy Pharmacy Email: vaniaruljothi@gmail.com Chronic bronchitis, is characterised by productive cough for 3 months or more (atleast 2 years), other symptoms includes wheezing, breathlessness caused by recurring injury to bronchial epithelium, resulting in chronic inflammation. Antibiotics are helpful in the treatment of chronic bronchitis. The objective of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of antibiotic therapy in chronic bronchitis patients. This was a prospective observational study where both inpatient and outpatient from pulmonary medicine department with complaints of chronic bronchitis having the symptoms of increased purulent sputum, cough and dyspnea were selected. A total of 102 patients were enrolled for the study. Of which 33 patients were under Gemifloxacin 320 mg group and 35 patients were under Amoxicillin/Clavulanate 625mg and 34 patients were under Amoxicillin/Clavulanate 1gram group based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The bacteriological assessment, X-ray, Pulmonary function test and clinical symptoms were determined after the completion of treatment. In terms of cost effective analysis, Gemifloxacin 320 mg proves to be more effective with less cost, when compared with Amoxicillin/Clavulanate 1 gram and Amoxicillin/Clavulanate 625 mg.

PY21. Retrospective study of risk factors for stroke M. M. Jeseema Yasmin and K. Sai Kavya Pharmacy Email: kadirikavya.92@gmail.com Stroke is rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by thrombosis or embolism, or due to haemorrhage. The objective of the study is to identify various risk factors and assess their incidence in patients suffering from stroke and to learn the major risk factors associated with stroke and the necessity of aggressive pharmacological management of hypertension. This study was conducted in 100 patients. It is a Retrospective study. During admission the blood pressure was recorded, the report says that 67 patients were hypertensive,13 patients were hypotensive and 20 patients are normal. The RBS was studied for 68 patients , found that 16 patients were
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hyperglycemics, 3 patients were hypoglycemic and 49 patients are normal.The FBS was noted for 26 patients and found normal, Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia and the modifiable risk factors are also considered were hyperliidemia,heart disease, smoking and alcohol consumption. Based on conclusion, stroke is most common death causing disease could be prevented by treating the major risk factors such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

PY22. Simultaneous estimation and validation of pamabrom and paracetamolby HPLC method in extended release tablets K. Manikandan, Y. Akshitha and K. S. Lakshmi Pharmacy Email: manikandan.kk@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in A sensitive reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) determination of Pamabrom and Paracetamolin Extended Release tablets has been developed. Inthe HPLC method Pamabrom and Paracetamolwas separated using PhenomenexC18 column and Acetonitrile: 0.2% w/v of Trichloro acetic acid (4:96 ; v/v) the mobile phase system; the speed of the mobile phase flowing was 1.0ml/min and the detection was actualized at 289 nm. The chromatographic method was linear over the concentration range of 50 300 g/ml for Pamabrom and Paracetamol. The correlation coefficient of Pamabrom and Paracetamolwas found to be 0.9990 and 0.9998 respectively. The limit of detection and limit of quantitation were 2.94g/ml and 18.91g/ml for Pamabrom and 9.30g/ml and 28.19g/ml for Paracetamol respectively. The mean percentage recovery was found to be 101.06 % and 100.39% for Pamabrom and Paracetamolne respectively. The method was found to be accurate and precise and hence can be applied for routine analysis of pharmaceutical dosage forms. PY23. Clinical evaluation of sulfasalazine in prevention of radiation induced gastro intestinal complications in pelvic malignancies M. M. Jeseema Yasmin and B. V. Sindhura Pharmacy Email: sindhurabezawada75@gmail.com This study is to determine the efficacy and safety of sulfasalazine in the treatment of gastrointestinal complications induced by radiation therapy in patients with pelvic malignancies. This study was a prospective interventional study which was conducted in 50 patients in oncology department of the hospital. All patients recieve 2Gy/fraction daily, for five weeks or more. 25 patients were treated with enteric coated sulfasalazine and other 25 patients were treated as control group without the drug. The grading of complications of lower GI/small intestine has been done from 1st week-6th week by the LENT-SOMA scale. Effective patient counselling was provided to all patients. Adverse events for both group A and group B patients were monitored.
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After administration of sulfasalazine the onset, severity, subjective GI complications has been decreased. This proves the effectiveness of sulfasalazine. PY24. Study on eslicarbazepine in adult partial and generalized seizures J. Jayasutha, S. Bhargav Dilip, K. Kishore and C. Ramasamy Pharmacy Email: bhargav.dilip@gmail.com The treatments for seizures are usually aimed at improving the clinical condition of the patient by reducing the seizure frequency and adverse drug reactions. Eslicarbazepine is a new approved antiepileptic drug used in treatment of the partial onset seizures. The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Eslicarbazepine and also to assess adverse drug reactions of Eslicarbazepine. This study was a prospective interventional study. A total of 35 patients were included in the study. After administration of Eslicarbazepine all patients (100%) were seizure free with very low incidence of adverse effects. Majority of patients experienced with sleepiness, headache, confusion, fatigue, agitation and memory problems. Eslicarbazepine monotherapy was found to be effective and safe in partial and generalized seizure patients.

PY25. HPTLC method for estimation of ternary mixture containing ambroxol hydrochloride, cetrizine dihydrochloride and salbutamol in pharmaceutical syrup formulation Kota Sowmya, R. Seetharaman, and K. S. Lakshmi Pharmacy Email: meetme.sowmya@gmail.com

A simple, rapid, precise High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic (HPTLC) method has been developed and validated for the simultaneous estimation of Ambroxol hydrochloride (AH), Cetrizine dihydrochloride (CD) and Salbutamol (SB) in pharmaceutical syrup formulation. The developed method was validated in terms of Linearity, Precision, Accuracy, Limit of Detection (LOD) and Limit of Quantification (LOQ). The Rf values were found to be 0.74, 0.30 and 0.25 for AH, CD, SB respectively. The linearity curves were found to be linear over the concentration range of 12000 18000 ng band-1, 4000 6000 ng band-1, and 800 1200 ng band-1 for AH, CD, SB respectively. Precision were carried out and the %RSD was found to be within the limits. The recovery studies were carried out by standard addition method. The proposed method was employed for simultaneous estimation of Ambroxol hydrochloride, Cetrizine dihydrochloride and Salbutamol in pharmaceutical syrup formulation.

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PY26. A study on assessment of clinical pharmacy services to cardiology department in Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital G. Ragesh and M. Usha Sri Pharmacy Email:usham91@gmail.com

This study is to identify, assess and evaluate the actual and potential drug related problems of drugs prescribed in cardiac inpatients. Clinical pharmacy is a health science discipline in which pharmacists provide patient care that optimizes medication therapy and promotes health, wellness, and disease prevention. Methods: Its a prospective and observational study includes patients who are undergoing treatment on the cardiology inpatient wards of the hospital performed structured medication reviews based on the patient drug profile and patient interviews. The indentified drug related problems were subsequently categorised. Results: Total of 53 patients, 48 (90.56%) drugs related problems are identified, no statistical correlations were observed between age and gender with developing DRPs. Over all the drug related problems are markably reduce the patient care and also increase the patient mortality ratio. So that clinical pharmacy service is one of main elective mountain service in hospital to improve the quality of patient care. PY27. UV Spectrophotometric estimation of sunitinib malate in synthetic mixture J. Kavitha, K. S. Kokilambigai, K. Arulappan and K. S. Lakshmi Pharmacy Email: kavitha0208@gmail.com A simple zero, first and second order Spectrophotometric methods have been developed for determination of Sunitinib malate in Synthetic mixture. The UV spectra of Sunitinib malate in distilled water exhibits absorption maximum at (max) 431nm in zero order, with an amplitude of positive maximum adjacent to 457nm in first order and 489nm in second order. Beers law was obeyed in the concentration range of 2-12g/ml in all the cases. As per ICH guidelines, the developed methods were validated and found to be simple accurate, economical and reproducible. The proposed method has been applied successfully for the analysis of the drug in Synthetic mixture. PY28. Carbamazepine induced STEVENS JOHNSON syndrome - a case study G. Ragesh and B. Vaishnavi Pharmacy Email: vasini.nayr@gmail.com

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Stevens Johnsons syndrome is an exfoliative dermatitis with severe erosions of atleast two mucosal surfaces including extensive necrosis of oral and nasal mucosa and purulent conjunctivitis, but less commonly involving vaginal, urethral, gastro intestinal or respiratory mucosal membranes. The Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a rare immune-complex-mediated hypersensitivity disorder which affects 7 cases per million persons per year. This article describes a case study of a 12 year old female patient who was admitted to the tertiary care hospital, Chennai (India) with chief complaints of fever, malaise, sore throat, flu like symptoms and heavy body pain since 4 days. Burning sensation, edema, erythema of lips & buccal mucosa followed by development of bullae, ulcerations, hemorrhagic gusting since 2 days. Past history of medication revealed early clinical course of Carbamazepine for seizure prior to admission to the hospital. Based on signs and symptoms, with causality assessment analysis diagnosis of drug induced Stevens Johnson syndrome was confirmed. In the scarcity of evidence of effective treatment, patient was managed with symptomatic therapy and supportive care. As StevensJohnson syndrome is a potentially fatal multiorgan disease with a strong etiologic link to some medications, one must have a high index of suspicion to be able to diagnose and treat patients with SJS in time and must therefore consider Stevens-Johnson syndrome as a potential complication of treatment.

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