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An enhanced memetic algorithm for Single-Objective bilevel optimization problems
(MIT Press Journals, 2017)Bilevel optimization, as the name reflects, deals with optimization at two interconnected hierarchical levels. The aim is to identify the optimum of an upper-level leader problem, subject to the optimality of a lower-level ... -
An Examination of Response of Consumers with Different Levels of Uniqueness to Limited Quantity Offers
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2016)Marketers try to influence consumers through promotional offers by restricting availability of products to a limited number of customers, a limited time period, or a specific segment, thereby creating a perception of ... -
An improved soy-processing technology to help alleviate protein malnutrition in India
(1988)A small-scale soybean-processing technology has been developed that will produce both high-quality edible oil and protein meal for human consumption. This technology is attractive as an alternative to solvent extraction ... -
An interactive graphics based visual modelling tool
(1992)Interactive computer based graphics systems are increasingly being used in modelling environments. In these situations the main design goals for software systems, which support visual output display, are: the ease of ... -
An analysis of the dual burden of childhood stunting and wasting in Myanmar: a copula geoadditive modelling approach
(Cambridge University Press, 2024-01-19)Objective: To analyze the spatial variation and risk factors of the dual burden of childhood stunting and wasting in Myanmar. Design: Analysis was carried out on nationally representative data obtained from the Myanmar ... -
Antecedents to Customer Dependency in Buyer-Seller Relationship: A BOP Retailer Investigation
(SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2016)Relationship marketing research extensively covers such variables as customer dependence, satisfaction, trust and loyalty, which play an important role in building and maintaining long-term relationships. Countries like ... -
Apollo Health and Lifestyle Limited: Retail Franchising in the Healthcare Industry
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Application of pooled testing in estimating the prevalence of COVID-19
(Springer, 2021)Testing at a mass scale has been widely accepted as an effective way to contain the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus. In the initial stages, the shortage of test kits severely restricted mass-scale testing. Pooled testing ... -
Appraisal politics: Revisiting from assessors' perspective
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2007)Politics is a bane of administrative systems such as performance appraisals. It not only debilitates the system's credibility in the eyes of various stakeholders, but also adversely affects the employees' morale and the ... -
Appropriate return to- equity in private power projects case of the enron project
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 1997)There has been considerable controversy about the appropriate return to equity in private power projects. This case study by Sidharth Sinha discusses the appropriateness of the return to equity in the Enron project. � 1997, ... -
Asoka Spintex
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 1999)The case featured in this issue discusses the turnaround of Asoka Spintex from an ailing company in 1987 to a growing company in the year 1997. What strategies should Anang Lalbhai adopt for the long-term survival of the ... -
Assessing Administrative Reform in India
(Springer, 2017)This paper outlines trends in efforts at administrative reform in India. It spans the shift of ideological paradigm of the Indian political economy. While the pre-1991 period was marked by a waning Statism, structural ... -
Assessing policy options for sustainable water use in India's cereal production system
(IOP Publishing, 2023-10-05)In India, the production of rice and wheat account for more than 80% of its total agricultural water use. As farming is highly dependent on water availability, rapidly receding water levels require urgent measures to ... -
Assessing policy options for sustainable water use in India's cereal production system
(IOP Publishing, 2023-10-05)In India, the production of rice and wheat account for more than 80% of its total agricultural water use. As farming is highly dependent on water availability, rapidly receding water levels require urgent measures to manage ... -
Assessing teacher innovations: expert versus peer ratings
(Emerald, 2020-12-11)Purpose The growing recognition of the role of teacher innovative behavior in educational improvement has led to more systematic assessment of teacher-driven innovations, usually through expert panels. Innovative peer-teachers ... -
Assessment of a widely applicable torso ECG in acute coronary syndrome
(Elsevier B.V., 2021)Introduction: The time from symptom onset to arrival at healthcare facility, and door to reperfusion time in treatment of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) can be improved significantly if the patient or the relatives can ... -
Assessment of Tobacco Control Policy in India: An Evaluation using the World Health Organization MPOWER Framework
(WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS, 2020)Background: Tobacco consumption is considered to be one of the most avertable causes of premature mortality and morbidity. In 2004, the World Health Organization (WHO) successfully negotiated the Framework Convention on ... -
Awareness of legal issues related to libraries among library professionals of gujarat
(Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre, 2019)The awareness of legal issues related to libraries among library professionals in Gujarat is discussed in the current study. The research is based on an online survey of library professionals of Gujarat. The major findings ... -
Barriers to biogas dissemination in India: A review
(Elsevier Ltd, 2018)Biogas has emerged as a promising renewable technology to convert agricultural, animal, industrial and municipal wastes into energy. Biogas development can be integrated with strategies to improve sanitation as well as ... -
Batch service systems with heterogeneous servers
(Springer, 2020)Bulk-service multi-server queues with heterogeneous server capacity and thresholds are commonly seen in several situations such as passenger transport or package delivery services. In this paper, we develop a novel ...