For last couple of year emerging technologies had changed our life drastically, especially with advances in smart mobile and faster and cheaper internet. As a result of research & development activities we have various kinds of sensors like Digital Bio sensing Surface, ECG (Electrocardiogram) to gather information, smarter equipment like Tablets, any Smart Phone Apps to manner and existing them; with these we have robust methods of conservation interconnect all these device to furnish whole new consumer experience. Currently various hospitals are the use of computerized information system regarded as HIS (Hospital Information System). But with changing technologies there is scope for turning in smarter information system to supply more advantageous administration, best patient care, and streamlined operations and enhance profitability. The study is focus on examining current statistics system, discovering key areas for improvement, identifying newer technologies to fit requirement.

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In this paper, we discuss Automatic Meter Reading system using GSM/GPRS. This system is used with 32-bit LPC2148 ARM microcontroller used for reading power consumption and communicates this data to the central server. In utility center power data processing is done. The communication between central server and an ARM based embedded system is done with the help of GSM/GPRS. Measurement of static parameters such as current, voltage and power, bill management are done with the help of power data. The control system includes relay circuit which are used for disconnection or resume the power supply.

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Technology has positive impacts on many aspects of our social life. Designing a 24 hour globally connected architecture enables ease of access to a variety of resources and services. Furthermore, technology like the Internet has been a fertile ground for innovation and creativity. One such disruptive innovation is blockchain – a keystone of cryptocurrencies. The blockchain technology is presented as a game changer for many of the existing and emerging technologies/services. With its immutability property and decentralized architecture, it is taking centre stage in many services as an equalization factor to the current parity between consumers and large corporations/governments. One potential application of the blockchain is in e-voting schemes. The objective of such a scheme would be to provide a decentralized architecture to run and support a voting scheme that is open, fair, and independently verifiable. In this work, we propose a potential new e-voting protocol that utilizes the blockchain as a transparent ballot box. The protocol has been designed to adhere to fundamental e-voting properties as well as offer a degree of decentralization and allow for the voter to change/update their vote.

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There are a lot of arguments on which method of curing concrete gives good strength. These different opinions results into this study, which aim at investigating the effects of different curing methods on the strength of concrete. Laboratory test was employed for this study. Normal concretes were prepared using specified mix ratio of 1:2:4 and 1:3:6. The cubes tested for compressive strength at 7 and 28 days of curing respectively using different curing methods namely immersion, sprinkling, polythene sheeting, self-curing, steam curing etc. Testing indicate that water immersion curing method as well as sprinkling (spraying) methods of curing, provide better results than other methods of curing with respect to feasibility, ease availability, cost etc.. The scarcity of freshwater in densely populated urban centres has necessitated conservative utilization of depleting water resources. Membrane curing compounds and Self-curing agents methods up to some extent as they can be used in inaccessible areas, vertical structures, water scarce areas etc. As a part of durability study, this paper describes the effect of sea water on compressive strength of concrete when used as mixing and curing water. Concrete cubes of M30 grade were casted and plain water as well as sea water was used as mixing water in making the test specimens. Test specimens were cured under sea water as well as plain water up to 28 days with different curing methods. Proper curing of concrete is crucial to obtain design strength and maximum durability. The curing period depends on the required properties of concrete, the purpose for which it is to be used, and the surrounding atmosphere namely temperature and relative humidity.

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The Journal of Big Data publishes high-quality, scholarly research papers, methodologies and case studies covering a broad range of topics, from big data analytics to data-intensive computing and all applications of big data research. The journal examines the challenges facing big data today and going forward including, but not limited to: data capture and storage; search, sharing, and analytics; big data technologies; data visualization; architectures for massively parallel processing; data mining tools and techniques; machine learning algorithms for big data; cloud computing platforms; distributed file systems and databases; and scalable storage systems. Academic researchers and practitioners will find the journal of big data to be a seminal source of innovative material.

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Although building techniques and materials have evolved over thousands of years, construction is still a long, complex, and expensive process. Construction industry boom can be seen in almost all the developing countries. With the increase in material costs in the construction industry, there is a need to find more cost saving alternatives so as to maintain the cost of constructing houses at prices affordable to people. There is need to develop an alternative system of building component which would impart more benefits and are multifunctional with optimum use of labor and material. Conventional/ Red bricks are one of the most pre-eminent construction material used for construction. The carbon dioxide emissions in the brick manufacturing process has been certified as a relevant factor to global warming. Therefore, it becomes necessary to focus more on pursuing environmental solutions for greener environment. To fulfill this objective, new construction materials can be used for construction. Two such material i.e., Fly Ash brick and AAC blocks can be used as an alternative material for construction. This project presents brief analysis and Design of building for G+2, G+10 & G+18 by using Conventional brick, Fly Ash brick and AAC block with considering earthquake forces for zone III. Cost analysis is made by using Conventional brick, Fly Ash brick and AAC block and overall modeling and analysis is done by using STAAD-Pro software.

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Integrated Biometrics is a rising domain in biometric technology where more than one biometric trait is combined to improve the performance. Integrated biometrics has much higher efficiency than unimodal biometrics. Integrating the biometric system results in enlarge the user database but increase the level of security. In this paper, a study of integrated biometrics has been done with five biometrics considered face, iris, ear, palm and finger respectively. In biometric system, Problems arise when integrated performing recognition in a high-dimensional space. Significant improvements can be achieved by mapping the data into a lower dimensionality space. This can be done by PCA approach. PCA method reduces memory requirement of the system and computation time. This paper presents a method for face, iris, fingerprint, palm print and ear recognition based on Principal Component Analysis (PCA). I have applied the same PCA algorithm for all these biometric traits.

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The effect of Anogeissus leiocarpus and Crossopteryx febrifuga tree canopy cover on soil properties was studied over wet and dry season and the average were taken in savanna of north-west Nigeria. some chemical parameters for foliar, soil under the tree canopy and away from canopy were analyzed, The objective was to find out whether tree canopies change the nutrient status of the soil under them relative to adjacent grasslands foliar nutrients was found to be higher significantly then soil under and away from canopy, Soils under tree canopies were found to have significantly higher levels of organic matter, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, potassium zinc, and moisture content, than those in open grasslands while lead and cadmium show no difference and pH is lower under the tree than those in open grasslands. The foliar content is much higher than both under and away from the tree, The results of this study indicate that tree is Nigerian savanna guinea savanna have a beneficial effect on soil nutrient status. The common practice of clearing all woody trees in order to establish farms and improve rangeland should be discourages. Therefore trees must be taken into consideration in managing guinea savanna as rangeland.

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With the growth of cities, the waste produced also increases. Waste management is one of the primary problem that the world faces irrespective of the case of developed or developing country. The key issue in the waste management is that the garbage bin at public places gets overflowed well in advance before the commencement of the next cleaning process. Overflowed garbage bins are creating an obnoxious smell and making an unhygienic environment. And this is leading to the rapid growth of bacteria and viruses which are causing different types of diseases. Many of the world’s developing cities are still lacking in the area of waste management. The environment should be clean and hygienic for our better life leads. To overcome these situations efficient garbage collection systems are getting developed based on IoT. Various designs have already been proposed and have advantages as well as disadvantages. The main theme of the work is to develop a smart intelligent garbage alert system for a proper garbage management. The system proposes a smart alert system for garbage clearance by giving an alert signal to the municipal web server for instant cleaning of dustbin with proper verification based on level of garbage filling. The system framework uses ultrasonic sensor, infrared sensor for detecting the level of waste, Arduino UNO, microcontroller, RFID, GPS, GIS, LED, LCD as controlling boards and other hardware things. This system will allow the city authorities to better management of their resources in the collection of garbage and provide a platform that will allow for an efficient garbage collection system.

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