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This paper examines the arguments underpinning the smart specialisation concept, an idea which originally emerged from the sectoral growth literature, and one which has recently been applied with to the regional policy context. The shift... more

This paper examines the arguments underpinning the smart specialisation concept, an idea which originally emerged from the sectoral growth literature, and one which has recently been applied with to the regional policy context. The shift from a sectoral to a regional context appears prima facie to be quite straightforward but this paper explains that translating the idea to a regional policy context is rather more complex that it at first appears and implies some changes in both interpretation and implications. The outcomes of this are that in a regional policy setting the smart specialisation logic is seen to be broadly consistent with the overall reforms of EU Cohesion Policy. However, in a regional policy setting there is no reason why ICTs should be prioritised over many forms of intangible capital, and the promotion of technological diversification via entrepreneurship may need to be related to specific sectors or activities.

In this study, different concentrations of five food dyes (amaranth, patent blue, carminic acid, indigotine and erythrosine) have been evaluated for genotoxicity in the Somatic Mutation and Recombination Test (SMART) of Drosophila... more

In this study, different concentrations of five food dyes (amaranth, patent blue, carminic acid, indigotine and erythrosine) have been evaluated for genotoxicity in the Somatic Mutation and Recombination Test (SMART) of Drosophila melanogaster. Standard cross was used in the experiment. Larvae including two linked recessive wing hair mutations were chronically fed at different concentrations of the test compounds in standard Drosophila Instant Medium. Feeding ended with pupation of the surviving larvae. Wings of the emerging adult flies were scored for the presence of spots of mutant cells which can result from either somatic mutation or somatic recombination. For the evaluation of genotoxic effects, the frequencies of spots per wing in the treated series were compared to the control group, which was distilled water. The present study shows that carminic acid and indigotine demonstrated negative results while erythrosine demonstrated inconclusive results. In addition 25 mg mL(-1) co...

The proposed work targets to solve the issues faced by students in a university canteen by integrating a mobile application for online food ordering, together with an application for vacant seat detection for hassle-free seating space... more

The proposed work targets to solve the issues faced by students in a university canteen by integrating a mobile application for online food ordering, together with an application for vacant seat detection for hassle-free seating space finding, food recommendation and sentiment analysis features making food ordering process in a university canteen more convenient and efficient. Our proposed system consist of three main modules which are Vacant seat detection module, Recommendation module and Feedback analysis module. We have used TensorFlow detection model for our vacant seat detection. We’ve used this model to detect people in canteen and calculate the available seats. This helps students, faculty and staff to be aware of the estimated number of canteen as customers in real-time. To ˆ implement recommendations module, our system uses item-based collaborative filtering. This module give five similar food item based on the similarity of food items. For feedback analysis module, we analyzed the sentiment of the comments received on a particular food item. A positive review is defined as a score of 4 or 5, negative rating of 1 or 2 can be considered and review with a rating of 3 is considered neutral. This is used to know the overall rating of food. All three module combined can definitely help students/faculty to save their time as well as help canteen staff members to manage everything for effectively.

A businessman has intelligent, thinking a smart Entrepreneur not only means smart entrepreneur but also can be interpreted, strategic thinker, and take risks. An Entrepreneur is a reliable strategic plan maker, they do not work with... more

Higher Education is considered to be the most important for the development of any country. It has a remarkable place in the process of social, political and economical change in any economy, as higher education directly contributes... more

Higher Education is considered to be the most important for the development of any country. It has a remarkable place in the process of social, political and economical change in any economy, as higher education directly contributes towards the human resource development of the country by educating and placing people in the workforce. It also enhances the style of living. In this context the human resource today is highly technological than ever and are demanding new and innovative ways to learn. As a result of development of smart phones, smart devices, smart systems and smart technologies, there is enormous opportunities to increase the quality of teaching- learning in higher education. This paper presents the up to date outcomes of researches that aimed to analyze the evolution of higher education in India including concepts of smart classrooms, smart institutions and smart systems for development of smart education at higher level.

Myb genes constitute one of the largest transcription factor families in the plant kingdom. Soybean MYB transcription factors have been related to the plant response to biotic stresses. Their involvement in response to Phakopsora... more

Myb genes constitute one of the largest transcription factor families in the plant kingdom. Soybean MYB transcription factors have been related to the plant response to biotic stresses. Their involvement in response to Phakopsora pachyrhizi infection has been reported by several transcriptional studies. Due to their apparently highly diverse functions, these genes are promising targets for developing crop varieties resistant to diseases. In the present study, the identification and phylogenetic analysis of the soybean R2R3-MYB (GmMYB) transcription factor family was performed and the expression profiles of these genes under biotic stress were determined. GmMYBs were identified from the soybean genome using bioinformatic tools, and their putative functions were determined based on the phylogenetic tree and classified into subfamilies using guides AtMYBs describing known functions. The transcriptional profiles of GmMYBs upon infection with different pathogen were revealed by in vivo a...

National culture and organizational capabilities of IT offshoring services in Kenya

Cities are centers of knowledge and sources of growth and innovation and possess exceptional possibilities for economic development. At the same time, however, the cities undergo certain transformation due to urbanization and thus need to... more

Cities are centers of knowledge and sources of growth and innovation and possess exceptional possibilities for economic development. At the same time, however, the cities undergo certain transformation due to urbanization and thus need to face the urban development challenges. The paper discusses briefly on the paradigms (independent or multiple paradigms) the cities adopt and in over the years how there has been a paradigm shift that address the urban development issues. The paradigm shift has been analyzed based on extensive literature review of significant paradigms that have been implemented in several cities in the world in the last decades. An extensive study has summed up the tools for analysis-selected parameters and characteristics of numerous urban development paradigms.

Global climate change has huge effects on the agricultural system and its productivity. Scientists report that changing climatic conditions led to a decrease in global wheat yields by 5, 5% and corn by 3, 8% and that by 2090, climate... more

Global climate change has huge effects on the agricultural system and its productivity. Scientists report that changing climatic conditions led to a decrease in global wheat yields by 5, 5% and corn by 3, 8% and that by 2090, climate change is projected to lead to a loss of 8-24% of total world production of corn, soybeans, wheat and rice. According with others Scientists, Africa is threatened with a loss of the corn crop by 5% and wheat by 17% until 2050.Taking all of this into account agricultural sector needs to adapt to climate change. The goal of the paper is analyze the Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), verify the results of this approach in some significant Country in terms of vulnerability to climate change and asses what are the impacts. The paper intends responding to why should CSA be a good alternative and how it is different from what is being practiced right now. The conclusions put evidence on what is good in it and why it is important to pursue this practice.

The fabrication of carbon nanotube (CNT)-reinforced ceramic nanocomposites through laser sintering has been rarely studied, and the fabrication feasibility has been rarely tested. Laser sintering is a flexible, localized and... more

The fabrication of carbon nanotube (CNT)-reinforced ceramic nanocomposites through laser sintering has been rarely studied, and the fabrication feasibility has been rarely tested. Laser sintering is a flexible, localized and high-precision process, which can also potentially produce coatings or parts with complicated shapes and/or spatially controlled compositions. Therefore, compared with other technologies laser sintering has its own advantages. Experimental investigations reported in this paper have confirmed the feasibility of fabricating CNT-reinforced ceramic nanocomposites through laser sintering of ceramic nanoparticles and CNTs. The studies show that laser sintering can induce the agglomeration of ceramic nanoparticles into a relatively more continuous ceramic phase, and during the sintering process CNTs are well preserved without any obvious quality degradation, and they are also bonded with the ceramic phase after laser sintering.