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Impact of Merger on Performance of Indian Public Sector Bank: A Case Study of Global Trust Bank and Oriental Bank of Commerce

The article tries to assess the impact of mergers and acquisitions on profitability and operating performance of Indian public sector bank in the Indian banking sector taking into consideration the case of merger of Global Trust Bank (GTB), Oriental bank of Commerce (OBC). Wilcoxon signed rank test for those variables like CDR, IDR, OOETE, NIIAWF, OPAWF where significant departure from normality assumption is noticed, suggests that there is no significant difference between the pre and the post-merger performance on the basis of CDR, IDR, OOETE, NIIAWF, OPAWF of the said bank. On the other hand, paired samples t test for other 12 variables where normality assumption is not violated, suggests that significant differences between pre and post M&A (CDR pre & CDR post),( OOETE pre & OOETE post) and ), (IDR pre & IDR post), (NIIAWFpre & NIIAWF post), (OPAWF pre & OPAWF post) are found out. On the other hand, the means of other pre and post merger ratio values are not different significantly. On the basis of the results of granger causality test, we can conclude that there exist unidirectional causality between return on asset (ROA) and operating expenses to total expenses ratio (OOETE), return on asset (ROA) and non interest income total income ( NIITI) respectively but not vice versa. Here, unidirectional causality runs from return on asset (ROA) to total expenses ratio(OOETE) and from non interest income total income( NIITI) to return on asset (ROA). Keywords: Merger, India, Global Trust Bank, Oriental bank of Commerce.
Optimizing Plant Geometry and Nutrient Management for Grain Yield and Economics in Irrigated Greengram

Greengram (Vigna radiata L.) is important pulse crop in India. The yield and economics were in-creased by optimization of plant geometry and nutrient management under irrigated condition. The field experiment was conducted during Rabi season of November 2013 to January 2014 at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam. An experiment was laid out in randomised block design and replicated thrice and the test variety of the crop greengram (CO 6) was used. The plant geometry of 30 × 30 cm, 25 × 25 cm and 30 × 10 cm was adopted. The Soil Test Crop Response (STCR) based fertilizer application, RDF, FYM and ZnSO4 was applied in soil as basal. The foliar spray of Pulse Wonder and Pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophs (PPFM) spray was done at one week after flowering and 1% KNO3 at 50 per cent flowering. Adoption of planting geometry of 30 × 30 cm, application of RDF, 12.5 t of FYM and 25 kg ZnSO4 as basal and foliar spraying of 1% KNO3 at 50 per cent flowering recorded higher dry matter production of 2865 kg·ha-1 and yield attributes viz., number of pod clusters plant-1 (10.34), number of pods plant-1 (53.40), number of seeds pod-1 (13.23), pod length (8.77 cm) and seed test weight (3.42 g). Higher grain yield of 1775 kg·ha-1, haulm yield (2920 kg·ha-1), harvest index (0.38), net return (57,806 Rs·ha-1) and B:C ratio (2.43) were associated with the treatment comprising of 30 × 30 cm spacing, application of RDF, 12.5 t of FYM and 25 kg ZnSO4 as basal and foliar spraying of 1% KNO3 at 50 per cent flowering.
An Experimental Study on Authorship Identification for Cyber Forensics

Authorship Identification is subfield of authorship analysis deals with finding the plausible author of anonymous messages. The Authorship identification problem of online messages is challenging task because cyber predators make use of obscurity of Cyberspace and conceal the identity. By performing the forensic analysis of online messages, empirical evidence can be collected. These evidences can be used to prosecute the cybercriminal in a court and punish the guilty. This way cybercrimes can be minimized up to certain extent by detecting the true indentities.Therefore it is required to build up innovative tools & techniques to appropriately analyze large volumes of suspicious online messages. This paper compares the Performance of various classifiers in terms of accuracy for authorship identification task of online messages. Support Vector Machines, KNN, and Naive Bayes classifiers are used for performing experimentation . This paper also investigate the appropriate classifier for solving authorship of anonymous online messages in the context of cyber forensics.
Ultrawideband Impulse Radar Through-the-Wall Imaging with Compressive Sensing

Compressive Sensing (CS) provides a new perspective for addressing radar applications requiring large amount of measurements and long data acquisition time; both issues are inherent in through-the-wall radar imaging (TWRI). Most CS techniques applied to TWRI consider stepped-frequency radar platforms. In this paper, the impulse radar two-dimensional (2D) TWRI problem is cast within the framework of CS and solved by the sparse constraint optimization performed on time-domain samples. Instead of the direct sampling of the time domain signal at the Nyquist rate, the Random Modulation Preintegration architecture is employed for the CS projection measurement, which significantly reduces the amount of measurement data for TWRI. Numerical results for point-like and spatially extended targets show that high-quality reliable TWRI based on the CS imaging approach can be achieved with a number of data points with an order of magnitude less than that required by conventional beamforming using the entire data volume.
Comparative qualitative analysis of callus extracts of in-vitro and in-vivo plants of Jasminum angustifolium, a wild and medicinal plant

Plant tissue plays an important role in the production and conservation of medicinal plants. The present study reveals that callus was raised from the leaf explants of Jasminum angustifolium. The leaf and stem explants of Jasminum angustifolium were used for callus regeneration on MS medium supplemented with 3% sucrose with different concentrations of 2, 4-D and BAP. A maximum callus was obtained from leaf explants when cultured on MS medium supplemented with 2, 4-D and BAP at 2.0mg/litre respectively. The callus obtained in 2, 4-D concentration was best and shows 73% of callus growth than BAP. The callus used in this study was taken after eight to nine weeks of growth. The qualitative analysis of this study reveals that the secondary metabolites have the ability to produce the changes in the human body. The qualitative analysis shows the presence of tannins, saponins, terpenoids and quinones was observed in leaf callus. The wild leaf extracts shows the presence of tannins, saponins, terpenoids, and quinones.
Investigation on Triple Play FTTH PON 10Gb/s for 156 ONUs

In this work investigation has been done for 156 users triple play passive optical network at 20 km of distance at 10 Gbps data rate. Here 1:156 splitter is used as a passive optical element which helps in creating communication between central office and end user. Also the performance of 156 users are studied at varied input power, distance and number of users. It is observed that results are better for 96 users and degrades as increase in user to 128 or156. Similarly with a variation in a distance is there is a decrease in the quality factor of the system. As input power increases the quality factor increases sharply. Keywords– FTTH, passive optical networks. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
THE MACROF AUNA AND MAIN FUNCTIONAL INTERACTIONS IN THE SILL BASIN SEDIMENTS OF THE PRISTINE HOLANDSFJORD

In order to study the sediment macrofauna (> 1 mm) in a pristine sill fjord system, baseline investiga­ tions were carried out in 1991, 1992 and 1994 in the 30 km long triple-basined Holandsfjord, Northern Norway. Three sampling stations were located in the deepest part of each basin and one in the outer margin of the fjord just outside the outer basin. The innermost basin has relatively high inorganic sedimentation rates caused by glacier-derived melt water run-off. The bottom sediments were gener­ ally clay-silt dominated with an organic carbon content between 7 and 11 mg g-1 in the sill basins and between 21 and 22 mg g-1 in the outer margin of the fjord. The Shannon-Wiener diversity index ranged between 3.0 and 4.2, the number of individuals between 373 and 4910 ind. n r 2 and the number of taxa per station between 23 and 45. The highest diversity was found at the outer margin of the fjord while the highest number of taxa, in two of three sampling years, occurred at the fjord head. The fauna at the fjord head was numerically dominated by the subsurface feeding detrivorous polychaete Scoloplos armiger, the surface feeding detrivorous polychaetes Levinsenia gracilis, Chaetozone spp. and Myriochele oculata and the surface feeding detrivorous cumacean Eudorella emarginata. In the mid­ dle part of the fjord the fauna was specifically dominated by the, respectively, surface and subsurface feeding detrivorous polychaetes Aricidea spp. and Praxillella affinis and the subsurface feeding detrivorous bivalve Thyasira minuta. In the more shelf-water influenced outer margin of the fjord a specific dominance of the surface feeding detrivorous polychaete Pseudopolydora paucibranchiata, the suspensivorous polychaete Jasmineira candela, the suspensivorous epifaunal bivalve Kelliella miliaris and an unidentified species of the genus Thyasira were recorded. The proportion of deep subsurface head-down feeding polychaetes {Heteromastus filiformis and the Maldanidae) ranged be­ tween 12 and 56 % of the total abundance per station. It is suggested that such polychaete taxa, by depositing of faeces on the uppermost sediment layer and also by feeding selectively on relatively organic-rich particles, may have an important energy-exploiting role in communities occupying fineparticulated fjord sediments with relatively low concentrations of organic carbon.
AN APPROACH TO ASSESS HOW THE ACTIVITY OF THE

In order to improve the level of compliance, the It alian Revenue Agency has adopted a methodology to calculate tax gap, defined as the di ff rence between the amount of taxes the tax administration should levy and collect (the potential tax yield) and the actual tax revenues (cash due and paid in period). Closing the tax gap is part of the Italian Revenue Agency vision and measuring its reduction is a way to assess the impact of its work . For this reason, a system of key performance indicators is used to improve effective ness and efficiency in tax collection and fostering voluntary compliance; In this contest he closing of tax gap represents the ultimate target. The literature suggests that tax compliance is dete rmin d by economic and non economic factors: penalties, fairness and trust (in tax administration), opportunity to evade, fiscal burden, enforcement of the tax Agency to prevent and combat tax evasion, business cycle, etc. To evaluate the tax Agency en forcement macro-models are developed to isolate this impact by the other compo nents. To the end of monitoring the taxpayers’ response to audit, a class of models based on micro data is used. The purpose of these models con ists in verifying whether the taxpayer changes its attitude to be compliant after being undergone to the "treatment". JEL classifications: H26, H83
GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF NON DESCRIPTIVE BREED ( ) OF MARATHWADA REGION USING GENETIC MARKERS

Molecular characterization of cattle breeds is important for the prevention of germplasm erosion by cross breeding. The Indian zebu cattle have their significant role in evolution of present day cattle breeds. The present study was carried out to characterize non descriptive cattle breed of Marathwada region using microsatellite markers and mitochondrial DNA sequencing (Folmer region). Five microsatellite markers (ETH225, ETH10, SPS115, BM4028 and TGLA159) were selected to screen cattle population from seven districts of Marathwada respectively. The expected heterozygosity varied from 0.7410 (TGLA159) to 0.8722 (ETH10). The PIC values for polymorphic loci ranged from 0.919 to 0.937. The Fst value (0.1584) indicated moderate genetic differences in the cattle breed. The mitochondrial sequences of 21 samples indicate 99.9% homology with Bos indicus or Bos taurus species. The primary study indicates that there is presence of genetic variation between the non descriptive cattle population of Marathwada region.
Regional Disparities Across Indian States: Are the Trends Reversing?

India has experienced consecutive decadal accelerations in aggregate growth rates, beginning in the 1980s, furthered by deregulatory policies resultant from the 1991 financial crisis, and continuing through the 2000s. This surge in economic growth has brought about significant prosperity for some states, while leaving other states nearly unchanged. Our research endeavours to document the regional disparities of growth across a sample of the 16 most economically prominent states from 1980-2010. The results indicate a lack of both β and σ convergence, along with a pronounced increase in the Theil index. Given the consistent results obtained from our analysis, we conclude that the growth experience has indeed been imbalanced. A continuation of the documented unbalanced regional growth could compromise national progress. Specifically, lack of convergence and heightened regional inequality could sabotage the great strides towards development achieved by India through deregulatory reform and liberalization policies, begun in the 1980s, although most notably undertaken after the financial crisis of 1991.
A New Flavone Glycoside from Zanthoxylum acanthopodium DC.

H NMR spectrum as it showed peaks characteristic of 1,2,4-trisubstituted aromatic moiety at δ 7.10 (d), 7.77 (d) and 7.84 (dd). The hydroxy group was placed at C-3′ and the methoxy at C-4′ on the basis of its UV-Vis data. A bathochromic shift of 39 nm in band-I with a decreased intensity on addition of sodium methoxide (characteristic of a 3-hydroxy flavone lacking 4'-OH) indicated that the C-4′ hydroxyl is substituted and hence the methoxy was placed at C-4′. Further EIMS data showed another important ion at
Comportamento de touros jovens em confinamento alojados isoladamente ou em grupo

The objective of this study was to evaluate the behavior of young bulls (between September and October of 2003) and to associate this with their performance. Fifty crossbred animals were divided among three treatments: T1, with a pair of animals in each of 10 pens; T2, with 10 animals in individual stalls; and T3, with 20 animals in a collective pen. An adaptation period was followed by 5 d of observations, with annotations every 15 min between 6:00 and 20:00 h. The observed activities were ingestion, rumination and leisure. Dry and wet bulb temperatures, black glove temperature in shade and in the sun, and relative humidity were recorded at 10:00 and 15: h. Conditions of thermal comfort were also evaluated through the temperature and humidity index (THI). The mean THI value of 78.0 indicated thermal discomfort of the animals. Time dedicated to ingestion by T1 animals (113.5 min) surpassed that of the other treatments (T2, 88.6 min and T3, 102.1 min). Ruminations time was similar for animals of T1 (121.3 min) and T2 (116.2 min), but greater than that of T3 (100.8 min). Leisure time of T1 animals (185.1 min) was less than those of T2 (215.1 min) and T3 (217.0 min). Animals of all the treatments preferred to ruminate while lying. Time spent lying was greater in individually housed animals (T2) and in those of the collective pen (T3). However, there were no significant differences among the treatments in weight gain of the animals.
Air quality in the Kathmandu Valley: WRF and WRF-Chem simulations of meteorology and black carbon concentrations

An evaluation of the meteorology simulated using the Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) model for the region South Asia and Nepal with a focus on the Kathmandu Valley is presented. A particular focus of the model evaluation is placed on meteorological parameters that are highly relevant to air quality such as wind speed and direction, boundary layer height and precipitation. The same model setup is then used for simulations with WRF including chemistry and aerosols (WRF-Chem). A WRF-Chem simulation has been performed using the state-of-the-art emission database EDGAR HTAP v2.2, along with a sensitivity simulation using observation-based black carbon emission fluxes for the Kathmandu Valley. The WRF-Chem simulations are analyzed in comparison to black carbon measurements in the valley and to each other. The evaluation of the WRF simulation with a horizontal resolution of 3 × 3 km 2 , shows that the model is often able to capture important meteorological parameters inside the Kathmandu Valley and the results for most meteorological parameters are well within the range of biases found in other WRF studies especially in mountain areas. But the evaluation results also clearly highlight the difficulties of capturing meteorological parameters in such complex terrain and reproducing subgrid-scale processes with a horizontal resolution of 3 × 3 km 2 . The measured black carbon concentrations are typically systematically and strongly underestimated by WRF-Chem. A sensitivity study with improved emissions in the Kathmandu Valley shows significantly reduced biases but also underlines several limitations of such corrections. Further improvements of the model and of the emission data are needed before being able to use the model to robustly assess air pollution mitigation scenarios in the Kathmandu region.
Z 5 4 N 9 3-SILICON MICROMACfflNED WAVEGUIDES FOR MILLIMETER AND SUBMILLIMETER WAVELENGTHS

~ The majority of radio receivers, transmitters, and components operating at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths utilize rectangular waveguides in some form. However, conventional machining techniques for waveguides operating above a few hundred GHz are complicated and costly. This paper reports on the development of silicon micromachining techniques to create silicon-based waveguide circuits which can operate at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths. As a first step, rectangular WR-10 waveguide structures have been fabricated from (110) silicon wafers using micromachining techniques. The waveguide is split along the broad wall. Each half is formed by first etching a channel completely through a wafer. Potassium hydroxide is used to etch smooth mirror-like vertical walls and LPCVD silicon nitride is used as a masking layer. This wafer is then bonded to another flat wafer using a polyimide bonding technique and diced into the U-shaped half waveguides. Finally a gold layer is applied to the waveguide walls. Insertion loss measurements show losses comparable to those of standard metal waveguides. It is suggested that active devices and planar circuits can be integrated with the waveguides, solving the traditional mounting problems. Potential applications in Terahertz instrumentation technology are further discussed. https://ntrs.nasa. gov/search.jsp? R=19930018565 2018-12-19T07:47:59+00:00Z Third International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology Page 317
Histological and Histometrical Examination in Assessment of Potential Immune-modulatory Properties of Glycyrrhiza glabra Extract in the Rats

There is growing interest in the use of herbs to aid in the maintenance of health. Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza) has been employed in traditional Iranian medicine to treat infectious diseases. Thirty-two Sprague-Dawley male rats were randomly distributed into four groups. Experimental groups were injected intra-peritoneally with aqueous extract of G. glabra at 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg/day, respectively, for 30 consecutive days while control group was injected with distilled water without any add-on material. At the end of the experiments, blood samples were drawn and total as well as differential leucocytes count was performed. Also, the histological specimens from spleens, thymuses, adrenal glands and sub iliac lymph nodes were taken. The number of splenic megakaryocyte in the G. glabra treated animals decreased also the diameter of the splenic follicles showed a significant increase compared to those of the controls (P<0.01). The size of the adrenal glands of experimental animals showed significant increase in the medulla as well as in the reticular layer of cortex (P<0.01). In the G. glabra treated animals thymic cortex and medulla thickness were significantly higher
EEG-Based Mental Workload Neurometric to Evaluate the Impact of Different Traffic and Road Conditions in Real Driving Settings

Car driving is considered a very complex activity, consisting of different concomitant tasks and subtasks, thus it is crucial to understand the impact of different factors, such as road complexity, traffic, dashboard devices, and external events on the driver’s behavior and performance. For this reason, in particular situations the cognitive demand experienced by the driver could be very high, inducing an excessive experienced mental workload and consequently an increasing of error commission probability. In this regard, it has been demonstrated that human error is the main cause of the 57% of road accidents and a contributing factor in most of them. In this study, 20 young subjects have been involved in a real driving experiment, performed under different traffic conditions (rush hour and not) and along different road types (main and secondary streets). Moreover, during the driving tasks different specific events, in particular a pedestrian crossing the road and a car entering the traffic flow just ahead of the experimental subject, have been acted. A Workload Index based on the Electroencephalographic (EEG), i.e., brain activity, of the drivers has been employed to investigate the impact of the different factors on the driver’s workload. Eye-Tracking (ET) technology and subjective measures have also been employed in order to have a comprehensive overview of the driver’s perceived workload and to investigate the different insights obtainable from the employed methodologies. The employment of such EEG-based Workload index confirmed the significant impact of both traffic and road types on the drivers’ behavior (increasing their workload), with the advantage of being under real settings. Also, it allowed to highlight the increased workload related to external events while driving, in particular with a significant effect during those situations when the traffic was low. Finally, the comparison between methodologies revealed the higher sensitivity of neurophysiological measures with respect to ET and subjective ones. In conclusion, such an EEG-based Workload index would allow to assess objectively the mental workload experienced by the driver, standing out as a powerful tool for research aimed to investigate drivers’ behavior and providing additional and complementary insights with respect to traditional methodologies employed within road safety research.