Volume 8 | Issue 5 |

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The unsafe pedestrian crossing at uncontrolled midblock sections is very common phenomena. At such locations, vehicles do not always yield to pedestrians, and pedestrian are unable to judge suitable gaps between two vehicles, thereby, expose themselves towards crash risk. This paper aims to identify the factors affecting Pedestrian Level of Service (PLOS) for unsignalised intersection. Firstly, the potential primary factors influencing pedestrian LOS at crosswalk were summarized from three respects: traffic conflicts, crossing facilities and delay. Secondly, data for the model were collected, including 92 participants real-time sense of comfort and safety when they crossing the selected intersection crosswalks and the design and operational characteristics of the selected intersection. The study area for research work is taken at Ernakulam district of Kerala, India which includes a two three legged intersection. In order to fulfill this objective, a stepwise multi-variable regression analysis was performed using the observed data. A significant number of pedestrians were requested to give ratings for each intersections based on their experience at the actual sites. The scores given by the pedestrians were considered as the dependent variables for the analysis. A video graphic survey was conducted to collect the primary independent variables influencing LOS was identified and tested in the stepwise regression analysis and were carried out to develop PLOS model for overall unsignalised midblock crossings of roads. This pedestrian LOS model was developed by the identified variables.

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Pedestrian LOS, Intersection, Variables

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Our country is an agrarian economy, it has been a land of organic farming. With the implementation of green revolution in 1960�s use of fertilizer and pesticide have increased to increase productivity. Pesticides helps in reducing the crop loss and result in better yield. However, use of pesticides excessively possess serious environmental and human problems. Anyone who uses pesticides or present when sprayed are bound to have risk. Pesticides may travel long distance from the place sprayed and way result in chronic poisoning. The use of pesticides is increasing every year globally and pesticides manufacture, use, storage, and disposal should be strictly regulated to reduce the negative effect on environment and public health. Haphazard use of pesticides and ignorance has increased the risk of exposure not only farmers to pesticide and are becoming a major health threat to all.

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Pesticides, exposure, haphazard, health threat.

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The main purpose of doing this project is to aid the military operation. This project is developed on the idea of aiming controlled by brain.This is done using BCI device such as Brainsense Headset. The input controls are given by the brain directly. All the information is carried in the form of electrical pulses inside the brain. These electrical signals are sensors are detected using an EEG sensor. The EEG stands for Electroencephalogram. This sensor is basically an electrode which is placed on forehead or scalp. This sensor takes the raw data, processes it. All this is done using Brainsense Headset. The processed data is transmitted to the microcontroller through Bluetooth communication. Using these signals the motors are controlled for robot movement.

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ARDUINO UNO Microcontroller, EEG sensors, LASER diode.

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Blindness, low vision, visual impairment -, vision loss have dramatic impacts on individuals experiencing such disabilities. These carry with them physiological, psychological, social, and economic outcomes, hence impacting the quality of life and depriving such individuals of performing many of the Activities of Daily Living (ADL), the most crucial of which is navigation and mobility. Hence this system concept is to provide a smart electronic wearable aid for blind people. This system is intended to provide an overall measureof object detection and send information related to the path. The system consists of raspberry pi zero, ultrasonic sensor, and a GPS module. This project aims at the development of an Electronic Travelling Aid (ETA) kit to help blind people to find an obstacle-free path. This ETA is fixed to the shoe. When the object is detected near to the shoe alerts them through voice commands and also in advancement with the help of Micro Phone, Here power supply is the main criteria. .

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GPS module, Map box API, Micro Phone ,Raspberry Pi zero, Ultrasonic sensor, Push Buttons.

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Mechanization has become the most important aspect of modern agriculture in India due to increasing demand, less yield, scarcity of farm labors, etc. To maintain the sustainability in the agricultural sector, it is essential to spread the awareness of Farm Mechanization among the farmers. The main problem for farmers to adapt mechanized alternatives is lack of knowledge and scarcity of resources such as man, machine and land. The purpose of this study is to investigate the need and challenges of farm mechanization and the current development in the field of mechanization in India. In this study, it is concluded that agriculture in India contributes 14% towards GDP. However, 48% of the population is engaged in agricultural activities for their livelihood. The demand and sales of tractors, power tillers and farm power availability are increasing year by year. This concludes the importance of implementation of mechanized alternatives for farming. Some of the problems in agricultural mechanization and measures to be taken to increase the awareness and implementation of farm mechanization are given in this study. Summary of the different machines which are currently used towards Farm Mechanization in India and their development is also studied.

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Sustainable, Low input, Agriculture, Mechanization

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Agroforestry is the unique way of farming practice of agriculture and forestry in the same plot of land, Chepang are backward ethnic of Bagmati Province engaged in farm-based agroforestry system and generate production from its practice realized helpful during a crisis. A Novel Coronavirus called COVID-19 devastated sphere and keeps the human lockdown. The farmer faces trouble unexpected long day lockdown. This study is anticipated to analyze the impact of COVID-19 within Chepang in Nepal; as well as a proposed model for the agroforestry caused through COVID. Purposive sampling, with some 100 HHs (Raksirang Rural Municipality, Makwanpur district) data collected in the lockdown period. Chepang experienced many calamities, and COVID-19 was the unique way to fight, farm production was more consume instead of a sale. Continue lockdown engaged in agroforestry farming, lack of wage opportunity, partial functioning of the market, no sale of farm products are the common trends. Food aid support by Rural Municipality played a role helped some 30 HHs poor families. A long-term food security self-sustainability strategy suggested; continue lockdown may crisis, if farm products not sold and wage stopped. A model proposed considering COVID with pointing three major actors (Farmers, Local government and Development agencies) could play a vital role in the future for sustainable development, among the model conditional wage scheme could relieve farmers in the future sustainability.

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Agroforestry, Chepang, COVID-19, Rural Municipality, Livelihood

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In recent years, AMR (Antimicrobial resistance) is a very fervent issue and having great concern for different regulatory agencies and consumers not only in India but also in worldwide. So, reliable and consistent screening methods for detection of antibiotics and its residues are necessary in different food commodities of animal protein origin for food safety point of view. Analytical methods are mainly divided into two groups i.e. screening methods and confirmatory methods. Screening methods are qualitative or semi quantitative, whereas confirmatory methods are quantitative, sensitive and accurate. Selection of the suitable method will depend on the intended degree of accuracy, convenience, urgency, availability of resources, availability of technical expertise and cost.

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AMR, SCREENING AND CONFIRMATORY METHOD, MICROBIOLOGICAL, ELISA, HPLC, UPLC, LC-MSS

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Grass cutting is a time- consuming and labor-intensive process. The technology that is available in the present-day for grass cutting operation is mostly the manually handled Diesel operated cutter. These types of equipment operating under non-conventional sources of energy emit green- house gases and pollute the environment and also responsible for climate change. These grass cutters are also a source of noise pollution that adversely affects the health of the cutter and the surrounding people. The cost of diesel is another matter for consideration. To mitigate the problems of the conventional cutter, a solar-powered automatic grass cutter is designed. Solar energy is chosen because it is free of cost, pollution-free and renewable form of energy. The automation is done to reduce the need for labor. The design consists of a solar panel of rated power 20 W, Solar charge controller of voltage 12 V and current 10 A, sealed Lead Acid battery of 7Ah, 24 V high speed DC motor and cutter blades. Various sensors like ultrasonic and temperature sensors and microcontrollers are used for the automatic function of the machine. The paper summarizes all the design parameters, the working principle, design calculations on the basis of the solar radiation data of Guwahati city and also the cost analysis of the designed system.

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Solar Panel; Battery; sensors; cutter blades

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This study seeks to develop our understanding of the agency involved in construction industry. The goal is to identify the value-oriented reasons for Agencies to utilize specific influence strategies. The study argues that Agencies expectations of project value creation explain the Agencies influence strategies utilized. Social responsibility implementation in construction projects relies on the active involvements by multiple internal and external stakeholders. Stakeholder influences are an important driving force for resolving or alleviating the social and environmental problems in construction activities. The study is to be carried out to evaluate the interrelationship between the agencies like Architectural Agency, Structural Engineer, and Contractors. The goal of the study id to find out the factors influencing the work statics of the stakeholders and affecting their mutual as well as social responsibilities

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Social responsibility Stakeholder influence Construction management Inter-relationship

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Mode of education has changed from face to face teaching to online learning. Students do not have need to go schools, they are learning at their home with their own speed. As they are getting education at home so parents are very much involved in their teaching learning process. Research studies indicate that parents� influences and involvement affect the quality of child learning, so when they are taking their classes at home it is necessary to know the parents point of view on the online classes. Their view can increase the effectiveness of online classes. Present study indicates the parents� perspective on the online classes of their child at home by their school teachers.

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online class, virtual, effectiveness, formal education

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