Abstract The Lakshadweep archipelago comprises 12 coral atolls with 36 islands and five submerged banks. The total area of the islands is 32 square kilometers, and is surrounded by 4,200 km of lagoon, raised reefs and banks. The natural habitat of coral reefs near the junction of land, sea and air is both varied and variable and is a potentially stressful environment. Reefs are geologic formations constructed from the accumulated skeletons of limestone secreting animals and plants. The intimately linked plant-animal communities that create them are representative of an ecosystem…
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ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE PROMOTION OF RURAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN KARNATAKA By Ravikumara B.M.[1] and Dr. Binoy T.A.[2]
Abstract The role that the media are playing in the various phases of life is becoming progressively greater day by day, especially in spheres like social interaction, and cultural and educational aspects of our life. Social media are playing an increasingly important role as information sources for travelers. The goal of this study is to investigate the extent to which social media appear in search engine results in the context of travel-related searches. “Rural tourism is to showcase rural life, art, culture and heritage at rural locations and in villages,…
Read MoreSTUDY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURING WHILE SAMPLING IN WIRELESS BODY AREA NETWORKS WITH APPLICATION TO ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY By Nidhi R.
Abstract The rapid development in the wireless communication technologies the sensor network also developed significantly. Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) is one having similar characteristics of the Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) which can be suitable for wearing or attached on to the body. Wireless Body Area Network is used in the field of health care field. The significant importance in health care is to protect information during transmission without any harmful, if any alteration in the information is harmful in health care field. In Security, the securing information by using…
Read MoreA COMPARATIVE STUDY ON LONELINESS IN RELATION TO INTERNET ADDICTION BASED ON GENDER By Boban Eranimos[1] and Neelu Meriam Paul[2]
Abstract The present study investigates the loneliness in relation to internet addiction based on gender. The total sample consisted of 50 subjects, which include 25 males and 25 females. The descriptive survey method was used for the present study. Simple random selection method was used for sample selection. UCLA Loneliness Scale (Russal. D, 1996) and the Internet Addiction Test, (IAT), (Young, 1998), were used for the present study. The findings of the study revealed that male and female have significant difference in loneliness and internet addiction and female are…
Read MoreROLE CONFLICT AS RELATED TO TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND CHANGE PRONENESS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS By Sapna Sen[1] and Dr. Vishal Sood[2]
Abstract The present research study was undertaken to investigate role conflict of secondary school teachers and how it is influenced by teaching experience and change proneness. Descriptive survey method was employed for the present investigation. Incidental sampling technique was used to select the sample of 1048 teachers from eight districts of Himachal Pradesh. Change proneness inventory by M. Mukhopadhyay (2012) and Teacher’s role conflict inventory (TRCI) by Prasad and Bhusan (1991) were used to gather the data. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and two way analysis of variance.…
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