scholarly journals Performance Evaluation of Sustainable bituminous- Plastic roads for Indian conditions

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 6384-6392
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Waste Plastic ◽  
Medical Facilities ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Performance

The amount of plastic waste in India is reaching a gigantic scale. Wastes from household, industries and medical facilities contribute towards this. As the plastic waste is a cause of various environmental and health hazards, its proper management that leads to an effective reuse or disposal is a concern for the Government and civic bodies. Waste plastic, when added to hot aggregates, forms a fine coat of plastic over the aggregates and such aggregates, when mixed with the binder is found to give a mix that has higher strength and resistance towards the deteriorative actions of water. Thus, (the bituminous Roads using waste plastic in the wearing course) also called as plastic roads are now gaining popularity in India. With the Indian Road Congress bringing out a code of specifications on plastic roads (IRC SP: 98 -2013), many agencies are coming forward to implement plastic roads in India as it is a sustainable method and also need of the hour. However, for a large scale implementation, the performance and longevity of these roads need to be evaluated comprehensively. This paper presents the various properties of bituminous mix with 8% waste plastic when compared with normal bituminous mix with the help of a comparative case study. In Pune, Maharashtra, India ten city roads which were overlaid with normal bituminous mix and ten roads which were overlaid by bitumen mixed with shredded waste plastic were studied for their performance over duration of two years from the time of laying of the overlays. Laboratory experiments and on- field tests were carried out to evaluate their functional and performance characteristics after they were opened to traffic. The results report an improved performance of plastic roads over the conventional ones.

scholarly journals How Do Political Features Influence the Co-Production of Government Projects? A Case Study of a Medium-Sized Chinese City

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7600
Author(s):  
Wenting Ma ◽  
Rui Mu ◽  
Martin de Jong
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Chinese City ◽  
Production Stages ◽  
Political Background ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Western Experience ◽  
The Impact

Co-production is a solution by which the government provides public services. Co-production theory is built upon Western experience and currently focuses on the types of co-production in different policy stages, the barriers and governance strategies for co-production. However, little attention is paid to how political background will influence the co-production process. To fill the gap, we analyzed a case of co-production that occurred in China, and we characterized the political background as consisting of three main political features: political mobility, central–local relations, and performance measurement. Based on an in-depth case study of a government project in a medium-sized Chinese city, the impact and the changes of political features affecting governmental projects in different co-production stages are analyzed and assessed. We find that political features play a critical role in the co-production of China’s large government projects and may separately and jointly affect co-production. Government performance measurement affects the co-design and co-implementation of projects. Political mobility and changes in local government and performance measurement also affect the co-implementation continuity of the project. Political focus affects the co-design of projects. Central-local relations influence the support from higher government and the actual practices of lower government in the co-implementation stage.

Government Policy Interventions and Performance of Indian Engineering Industries

2015 ◽  
pp. 138-158
Author(s):  
Rajdeep Singha ◽  
K. Gayithri
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Engineering Industry ◽  
The Other ◽  
Industrial Growth ◽  
Industrial Policies ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Major Transition ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Performance

The Indian industrial policy made a major transition towards liberalization in the mid-1980s with the proponents of liberalization expecting not only a general increase in the efficiency of Indian industry but also improvement terms of innovative performance. Extensive industrial studies, as well as macro-level data, suggest that liberalization in the field of industrial licensing and foreign technological collaborations has resulted in large-scale entry of new firms across different segments of the economy. In this context, this chapter makes an attempt to review the promotion-oriented industrial policies of the Indian Engineering industry and also trace the industrial growth from 1950-51 onwards. It has been observed that there were mainly two breaks (kinked points) during this period, one in 1965-66 and the other in 1984-85. A review of policies suggests that these breaks were associated with major shifts in policies of the government. The study indicates that the first break came through industrial policies of the government with a focus on the heavy industries during the initial phases, while the other break came during 1984-85, which could be attributed to changes in policies from a restrictive one in the mid-'60s and '70s to a liberalized one in this sector in the '80s.

Large-Scale Farming and Land Reform Beneficiaries in South Africa: Lessons From a Case Study in Limpopo Province

2020 ◽  
pp. 002190962093746
Author(s):  
Clemence Rusenga
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Land Reform ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Rural Livelihoods ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
African Government ◽  
Large Scale Production ◽  
The Government

The South African government intends to improve rural livelihoods through land and agrarian reform. However, in doing so the government is enforcing large-scale production in the land reform projects with little regard for the beneficiaries’ background or capabilities, which are not suited to large-scale production. The article demonstrates how large-scale farming is negatively affecting land beneficiaries’ production by undermining their ability to produce the quality products (and adequate quantities) that satisfy the standards in the increasingly concentrated markets dominated by agribusiness.

scholarly journals Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students: A Global Perspective

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksander Aristovnik ◽  
Damijana Keržič ◽  
Dejan Ravšelj ◽  
Nina Tomaževič ◽  
Lan Umek
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Professional Career ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
The Government

The paper presents the most comprehensive and large-scale study to date on how students perceive the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on various aspects of their lives on a global level. With a sample of 30,383 students from 62 countries, the study reveals that amid the worldwide lockdown and transition to online learning students were most satisfied with the support provided by teaching staff and their universities’ public relations. Still, deficient computer skills and the perception of a higher workload prevented them from perceiving their own improved performance in the new teaching environment. Students were mainly concerned about issues to do with their future professional career and studies, and experienced boredom, anxiety and frustration. The pandemic has led to the adoption of particular hygienic behaviours (e.g. wearing masks, washing hands) and discouraged certain daily practices (e.g. leaving home, shaking hands). Students were also more satisfied with the role played by hospitals and universities during the epidemic compared to the government and banks. The findings also show that students with selected socio-demographic characteristics (male, part-time, first level, applied sciences, lower living standard, from Africa or Asia) were generally more strongly affected by the pandemic since they were significantly less satisfied with their academic work/life. Key factors influencing students' satisfaction with the role of their university are also identified. Policymakers and higher education institutions around the world may benefit from these findings while formulating policy recommendations and strategies to support students during this and any future pandemics.

scholarly journals Sharing Pandemic Vaccination Certificates through Blockchain: Case Study and Performance Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
José L. Hernández-Ramos ◽  
Georgios Karopoulos ◽  
Dimitris Geneiatakis ◽  
Tania Martin ◽  
Georgios Kambourakis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Use Case ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Satisfactory Performance ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Network Response Time

During 2021, different worldwide initiatives have been established for the development of digital vaccination certificates to alleviate the restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic to vaccinated individuals. Although diverse technologies can be considered for the deployment of such certificates, the use of blockchain has been suggested as a promising approach due to its decentralization and transparency features. However, the proposed solutions often lack realistic experimental evaluation that could help to determine possible practical challenges for the deployment of a blockchain platform for this purpose. To fill this gap, this work introduces a scalable, blockchain-based platform for the secure sharing of COVID-19 or other disease vaccination certificates. As an indicative use case, we emulate a large-scale deployment by considering the countries of the European Union. The platform is evaluated through extensive experiments measuring computing resource usage, network response time, and bandwidth. Based on the results, the proposed scheme shows satisfactory performance across all major evaluation criteria, suggesting that it can set the pace for real implementations. Vis-à-vis the related work, the proposed platform is novel, especially through the prism of a large-scale, full-fledged implementation and its assessment.

A Romance of the Three Kingdoms

2017 ◽  
pp. 67-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petr Hanel ◽  
Jie He ◽  
Jingyan Fu ◽  
Susan Reid ◽  
Jorge E. Niosi
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Development ◽  
Value Added ◽  
High Technology ◽  
Guangdong Province ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
High Tech ◽  
The West ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Biotechnology Clusters

The cornerstone of China's strategy for developing high-technology activities is construction of scientific parks to create conditions emulating the successful High-technology clusters in the West. This is a comparative case study of biotechnology clusters in Guangdong province and the better documented ones in Beijing and Shanghai and Shenzhen. The experience of the government-controlled and supported ‘construction' and evolution of biotechnology clusters in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong province is compared with high-tech clustering in the West. The paper documents the existence and performance of the hitherto largely ignored Guangzhou biopharmaceutical cluster. Despite the rapid development of biopharmaceutical activities in Guangdong province, biotechnology is not yet a significant high-tech/high value-added alternative to Guangdong's specialization the labor-intensive export industries.

COVID-19 Pandemic and Problems of Micro-enterprises in Dibrugarh District of Assam: An Empirical Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 097084642110424
Author(s):  
Rubab Fatema Nomani
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Skilled Labour ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprises ◽  
Institutional Marketing ◽  
The Government ◽  
Obsolete Technology ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Training Programmes

Small-scale industries play a crucial role in industrialisation of India. These industries face numerous problems, some of which are peculiar to them, while others are common to both small-scale and large-scale industries. The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed unprecedented threats as well as opportunities on this sector. This article tries to analyse the problems affecting the entrepreneurs associated with 141 micro-manufacturing enterprises in the Dibrugarh district of Assam and puts forward some policy suggestions. In order to identify the most pressing problem faced by the entrepreneurs, the Garrett ranking method is employed in the study. It is found that dearth of skilled labour is the most acute problem encountered by the sector. Lack of proper marketing arrangements, shortage of quality and cheap raw materials, obsolete technology and lack of timely finance are other important hindrances. The significance of skilled labour points to the intense need for continuous skill development of the local workforce by establishing more technical institutes, training programmes, etc. Furthermore, the government should provide special assistance for technological upgradation, develop institutional marketing facilities, and supply cheap and quality raw materials. Further, simplification of procedures in banks’ lending policies, relaxation of requirements like collateral security and margin money may go a long way in enhancing both confidence and performance of small entrepreneurs.

A Dynamic Scaling Approach in Hadoop YARN

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Distributed Processing ◽  
Dynamic Scaling ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Large Scale Data ◽  
The People ◽  
Big Data Applications ◽  
Scaling Process ◽  
And Performance

In Cloud based Big Data applications, Hadoop has been widely adopted for distributed processing large scale data sets. However, the wastage of energy consumption of data centers still constitutes an important axis of research due to overuse of resources and extra overhead costs. As a solution to overcome this challenge, a dynamic scaling of resources in Hadoop YARN Cluster is a practical solution. This paper proposes a dynamic scaling approach in Hadoop YARN (DSHYARN) to add or remove nodes automatically based on workload. It is based on two algorithms (scaling up/down) which are implemented to automate the scaling process in the cluster. This article aims to assure energy efficiency and performance of Hadoop YARN’ clusters. To validate the effectiveness of DSHYARN, a case study with sentiment analysis on tweets about covid-19 vaccine is provided. the goal is to analyze tweets of the people posted on Twitter application. The results showed improvement in CPU utilization, RAM utilization and Job Completion time. In addition, the energy has been reduced of 16% under average workload.

Development of ""Souryu I & II"" -Connected Crawler Vehicle for Inspection of Narrow and Winding Space

2003 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshio Takayama ◽  
◽  
Shigeo Hirose
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Mechanical Characteristics ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Basic Experiments ◽  
The Way

In large-scale disasters such as earthquakes, people who have been trapped inside collapsed houses or buildings must be located and rescued as soon as possible, because it becomes difficult to survive, as the time passes. The prototype of ""Connected Crawler Vehicle for Inspection of Narrow and Winding Space"", named ""Souryu"" has been developed for the purpose of searching for such victims. In order to stand practical use, the necessity of easy control and toughness are the basic concepts of this vehicle, and based on these principles, we determined the actual vehicle mechanical characteristics. In this paper, the mechanical design and performance of ""Souryu I"", and the way of improvement for ""Souryu II"" will be discussed and the effectiveness will be confirmed by some basic experiments and field tests.

scholarly journals LIFE, DEATH, AND PHARMA IN INDIA: A CASE STUDY

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
R.gayathri Saravanan ◽  
C Vijayabanu
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Birth Rate ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
The People ◽  
Medical Facilities ◽  
The Government

“The health of the people is really the foundation on which all their happiness and all their powers as a state depend.” - Benjamin Disraeli.A healthy society is obviously a healthy nation. Being healthy is a result of various factors such as lifestyle, income, choices, society, access to medical facilities, culture, and family. The life expectancy (LE) (i.e., average years a person is anticipated to live has almost doubled) in the past century and medical breakthroughs had a profoundly positive impact on human LE. The average LE of the people in India was 49.7 years during 1970-1975 gradually increased to the level of 68.45 years in 2016 according to the world LE reports. The objective here is to understand the factors determining LE and whether there are any possibilities for considerable improvements in LE in India due to various economic policies by the government. Statistical reports from various organizations are analyzed, and the conclusion is that the government spending on health care and awareness is to be enhanced.Keywords: Life expectancy, Health care, Mortality, Birth rate, Death rate, etc. 

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