Dasharathraj K Shetty

• BE(CSE) MBA(Finance) MPhil(Management) MTech(CSE) PhD(Computer Vision))
• Manipal Academy of Higher Education

The admission process in the higher education system is one of the most tedious methods for parents & their wards. The common issues faced by them include confusion in the choice of the curriculum, equal care of individuals & the opportunities before them. The development of simple, scalable, & economical methods for admission process is the first...

As one of the most powerful natural catastrophes, floods pose serious risks to people’s lives, the integrity of infrastructure, and agricultural landscapes, which increases the toll they take on the economy and society. As a result, it becomes essential to continuously monitor these areas of vulnerability in order to support effective disaster resp...

Millions of cases of bone fractures are reported every year, and accuracy in classification is crucial to help with proper management and treatment. The recently developed techniques of Machine Learning, particularly Deep Learning, have been effective in increasing diagnosis precision and efficiency. We utilized a diverse dataset comprising 10 diff...

Purpose This paper aims to provide insights into the learning approaches of necessity (NEC)-driven and opportunity (OPP) driven women entrepreneurs (WEs) in the Indian context. It investigates the various pathways small business owners use to acquire knowledge and develop competencies. Additionally, it examines the potential differences between the...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a disruptive force in many industries over the past few decades, and the subjects of material science and engineering are no exception. This review examines the tremendous effects of AI on material innovation, design, prediction, and synthesis. The time-consuming and ineffective nature of conventional trial-a...

Scholarly attention to the association between corporate governance and firm performance, considering sustainability assurance as a moderator is scarce. This study aims to examine the moderating role of sustainability assurance in the nexus between corporate governance and firm performance in India. The data relating to 35 environmentally sensitive...

Despite numerous studies in the domain of green bonds, a paucity of literature concentrates on emerging countries’ green bonds. To fill this void, this study aims to examine the factors influencing green bond yield in the Asian and Latin American contexts. The data are compiled from the Bloomberg and Fred databases between 2017 and 2022. The panel...

Gastronomy tourism has become increasingly popular recently, drawing tourists looking for distinctive gastronomic experiences. For tourism organizations and destinations to succeed, it is crucial to comprehend the elements that go into client happiness in this area. This study attempts to dive into the thoughts of consumers and reveal how they view...

Artificial intelligence (AI) can significantly improve physicians’ workflow when examining patients with UTI. However, most contemporary reviews are focused on examining the usage of AI with a restricted quantity of data, analyzing only a subset of AI algorithms, or performing narrative work without analyzing all dedicated studies. Given the preced...

Over the years, green finance tools have gained considerable attention with the increased concern to achieve sustainability in the economy. Green bonds are one such new innovative green finance tool embodied with bonds and green attributes. However, research on the Indian green bond is relatively modest. Thus, this study aims to analyze the impact...

Purpose Women entrepreneurs are often categorized and assessed for various outcomes based on their start-up motivations. It is generally assumed that entrepreneurs with opportunity motivation have better performance when compared to necessity entrepreneurs. This study aims to test these suppositions through the lens of the entrepreneur’s motivation...

As India has set its ambitious target of reaching renewable energy by 2050, it has shown overwhelming interest in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) focused financial products. However, studies on the Indian green bond market are sparse, besides its divergent role in terms of green bond issuance from an emerging market’s perspective. This...

The COVID-19 Pandemic has caused unprecedented global challenges, including significant socioeconomic disruptions and the closure of schools and universities in almost all countries. Understanding the role of culture in shaping individual and societal responses to the Pandemic is crucial. This review article examines the applicability of Hofstede's...

Though the Corporate Governance concept has gained paramount interest due to the spate of corporate scandals, there is a void in the literature in terms of a summary overview of corporate governance in the Indian context. The present study aims to provide a state-of-the-art summary of corporate governance in India. To do so, the study employs a bib...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual model that explains how necessity and opportunity start-up motivation affects firm performance among women entrepreneurs (WEs) through the mediating influences of motivation to learn (MtL) and women entrepreneurial competencies (WEC). Design/methodology/approach Necessity (NEC) and Oppor...

The present study explores the efficacy of Machine Learning and Artificial Neural Networks in age assessment using the root length of the second and third molar teeth. A dataset of 1000 panoramic radiographs with intact second and third molars ranging from 12 to 25 years was archived. The length of the mesial and distal roots was measured using Ima...

Assessment of service quality has been widely utilized in the service sector, especially in the banking industry. The present study aims to understand the influence of service quality on customer loyalty in Indian public sector banks. The service quality is quantified with the help of a modified SERVQUAL model using dimensions Reliability, Assuranc...

Medical imaging is a complex process that capitulates images created by X-rays, ultrasound imaging, angiography, etc. During the imaging process, it also captures image noise during image acquisition, some of which are extremely corrosive, creating a disturbance that results in image degradation. The proposed work addresses the challenge to elimina...

Though the green bond markets are growing expeditiously, the summary overview of this market literature is sparse. This study addresses the gap by employing a bibliometric analysis through a systematic review of the literature approach and provides a state-of-the-art overview of the current trends, status, and future development of the green bond m...

Computed tomography (CT) is used in medical applications to produce digital medical imaging of the human body and is acquired by the reconstruction process, where X-rays are the key component of CT imaging. The present coronavirus outbreak has spawned new medical device and technology research fields. COVID-19 most severely affects people with poor...

The management of nephrolithiasis has been complemented well by modern technological advancements like virtual reality, three-dimensional (3D) printing etc. In this review, we discuss the applications of 3D printing in treating stone disease using percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). PCNL surgeries, when pre...

The COVID-19 pandemic has put a strain on the entire global healthcare infrastructure. The pandemic has necessitated the re-invention, re-organization, and transformation of the healthcare system. The resurgence of new COVID-19 virus variants in several countries and the infection of a larger group of communities necessitate a rapid strategic shift...

Artificial intelligence is used in predicting the clinical outcomes before minimally invasive treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia, to address the insufficient reliability despite multiple assessment parameters, such as flow rates and symptom scores. Various models of artificial intelligence and its contemporary applications in benign prosta...

This review aims to present the applications of deep learning (DL) in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment. Computer vision is becoming an increasingly large part of our daily lives due to advancements in technology. These advancements in computational power have allowed more extensive and more complex DL models to be trained on large datasets....

Using predictive nonlinear optimal control, this model examines the output power of a three-phase brushless DC motor (BLDC) drive to ensure that it is stabilized (PNOC). A BLDC is a kind of electric motor that is used in a variety of applications and is one of the models of electric motors that are utilized in constant speed applications. In this m...

Telemedicine is the delivery of healthcare to patients who are not in the same location as the physician. The practice of telemedicine has a large number of advantages, including cost savings, low chances of nosocomial infection, and fewer hospital visits. Teleclinics have been reported to be successful in the post-surgery and post-cancer therapy f...

The legal and ethical issues that confront society due to Artificial Intelligence (AI) include privacy and surveillance, bias or discrimination, and potentially the philosophical challenge is the role of human judgment. Concerns about newer digital technologies becoming a new source of inaccuracy and data breaches have arisen as a result of its use...

With the inter and multi-disciplinary collaboration of the medical community with technologists in conjunction with a disproportionately alarming doctor-patient ratio, it has now become a matter of concern for researchers to enhance patient care with advanced technology along with the reduction of burden on medical professionals. Artificial Intelli...

Background Despite the advances in understanding the pathophysiology and management of Acute-on-Chronic liver failure (ACLF), short-term mortality remains high. Though there have been numerous scoring systems to predict mortality, they lack predictive accuracy. We intend to study the accuracy of artificial neural network (ANN) analysis in predictin...

Data science is an interdisciplinary field that extracts knowledge and insights from many structural and unstructured data, using scientific methods, data mining techniques, machine-learning algorithms, and big data. The healthcare industry generates large datasets of useful information on patient demography, treatment plans, results of medical exa...

Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have certainly had a significant impact on the healthcare industry. In urology, AI has been widely adopted to deal with numerous disorders, irrespective of their severity, extending from conditions such as benign prostate hyperplasia to critical illnesses such as urothelial and prostate cancer. In thi...

The paper seeks to address issues that arise during the drilling and fixation of bones in orthopedic, orthodontic and implant surgeries. Thermal necrosis is one of the widespread problems that occurs during bone/tooth drilling and which can lead to implant failures. The highest registered temperature during drilling is 86°C. However, when the tempe...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a major frontier in healthcare and finds broad range of applications. It has the potential to revolutionize current procedures of disease diagnosis and treatment, thus influencing the clinical practice. Artificial intelligence (AI) in ophthalmology, primarily concentrates on diagnostic and treatment pathw...

Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a clinical syndrome affecting patients with chronic liver disease characterized by abrupt hepatic decompensation and associated with high short-term mortality. It is characterized by intense systemic inflammation, organ failure, and a poor prognosis. Using certain liver-specific prognostic scores, and organ...

It is essential to strengthening the hospitality industry infrastructure and management during the lockdown to stabilize the hospitality business and to move forward to make customers more comfortable. This paper presents the specific current situation where customers are becoming more cautious and the prospects of winning customer trust, based on...

Electric vehicles (EVs) are one of the near-term practical solutions in-vehicle technology, which can reduce emissions leading to the greenhouse effect and dependence on fossil fuels that are correlated with conventional vehiclesconventional vehicles (CVs). Several interferences are yet to be overcome for widespread adoption of EVs, despite many be...

There are several research studies which investigate the antecedents of purchase behavior based on several behavioral theories using many different approaches; however, not many of them are focused on the purchase behavior of mobile phones with reference to specific dimensions, despite the fact that it is one of the fastest moving consumer product....

The aviation industry has been making excessive use of composite materials in the recent past. It is essential to minimize aircraft weight by innovative materials and to provide desirable mechanical properties without affecting the distance for electromagnetic safety. This review describes the state of existing literature for various materials and...

Purpose- The objective of this paper is to examine the state of the existing literature on the applications of gamification in various contexts, and to find the association of customer loyalty and gamification in various Industries with special emphasis on the banking sector. Methodology/Approach- Much has been written about the different applicati...

Purpose - The objective of this study is to examine the status of existing service quality literature, especially SERVQUAL model implementations. In addition, this study aims at developing research questions which can be used by researchers to carry out a further detailed study. Methodology/Approach - This paper attempts to study the existing servi...

In this paper, we introduce an algorithm for the fitting of bounding rectangle to a closed region of cashew kernel in a given image. We propose an algorithm to automatically compute the coordinates of the vertices closed form solution. Which is based on coordinate geometry and uses the boundary points of regions. The algorithm also computes directi...

Gender determination is of paramount importance in order to identify the diseased in cases of mass disasters and accidents and to resolve all medico-legal issues in cases of violence. Skeletal bones are the strongest bones in the body and they play a crucial role in identifying a person’s gender. ANN is a relatively new technology, is fast emerging...

User Experience is an overall experience of a user using a product may be a tangible product or an intangible product like software. This study aims to improve the overall user experience of Automated Teller Machines (ATM) by identifying the influence of cultural dimensions using the factors proposed by Hofstede and Bond, Kluckholn and Strodbeck, H...

This research is an application of machine learning in medical sciences. The purpose of this research was to use machine learning through the simulated data to study the association of age, body mass index, cigarettes smoked per day, alcohol consumed per week, diastolic blood pressure, and systolic blood pressure on hypertension and coronary heart...

Development of vehicles with the highest safety standards and lowest carbon emissions has been one of the primary goals of the automobile manufacturers. One of the methods of achieving higher fuel efficiency is by reducing vehicle weight by minimizing the unsprung weight without compromising strength and driver comfort. The study presents the behav...

The admission process in the higher education system is one of the most tedious methods for parents and their wards. The common issues faced by them include confusion in the choice of the curriculum, equal care of individuals and the opportunities before them. The development of simple, scalable, and economical methods for admission process is the...

Automation can significantly profit agricultural science by aiding in quality grading of agricultural produce. Dry Red Chilli is one major agricultural exports of India. Automated procedures can help in assessing the quality of various fruits and vegetables. The primary selling point of Chillies is their sensory qualities-visual appearance and odou...

This paper investigates the institute-industry technology management (TM) practices based on the five key dimensions of Gregory’s Process-Based Model. The research methodology involves a case study approach, involving a questionnaire survey of 196 faculty members from engineering institutes and 31 professionals from leading printing industries. Whi...

—The present higher educational institutions are vying for excellence and strive to meet the expectations of individuals, organizations and the social institutions in their external environments. Knowledge Management (KM) and Total Quality Management are the most common of the tools which these institutions have adopted based on the success stories...

Quality grading is necessary for making any food product marketable. Quality parameters of food products include both Visual and Olfactory factors. The paper attempts to discuss studies conducted in the field of Computer Vision that in-turn uses Digital Image processing and Soft-computing tools in the field of Food Processing Industry. The outcome...

he Electronic Automotive parts manufacturing company produces different types of components that are stored in different buffers. Kanban method is the most standard control methods in practice. The alternative method for this would be Heijunka approach or the production levelling approach which focuses on neutralizing the demand variation. A dynami...

Facebook has over 1.69 billion users; this has made Businesses prefer advertising on Facebook. It is very easy and reasonable to advertise on Facebook. A business owner can customize his/her advert, set a parameter for the ad to be displayed, choose his/her viewers, set a time limit for the display of the ad, et cetera. Youth are defined as those a...

This paper describes an application of a model with a happiness index for students of higher education institutions that is calculated based on a combination of the customized PERMA profile and proposed SAC index. This profile application provides a quantifiable overall happiness index of the learners more accurately and help implement appropriate...

The governance, risk and compliance services (GRCS) of an organization helps to govern the strategies, manage the risks, mitigate the problems identified, and to comply with the rules, regulations, policies and procedures of the organization. The study deals with the investigation of the process of a paper mill. Internal financial check audits are...

Landmines are one of the earliest & deadliest devices used in military to destroy enemy targets. Mines are deployed in various terrains and hence the extraction of mines could be a challenging task. Under such circumstances, an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) with a rocker bogie mechanism would be able to accomplish the given task. Hence, a UGV with...

A test bed or a test environment is a platform for conducting repetitive experiments on objects, tools and technologies in a lab environment. A test bed based on computer vision can be used for many applications. This paper presents details of the Cost-effective Computer Vision Test bed that is developed for usein laboratories to test various sampl...

Established in 2002 as an independent and dedicated unit under the term 'Taskforce' by the US State Department, e-diplomacy has widened its scope, simultaneous to the growth and spread of internet. While a few still believe that the significant evolution on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has not altered diplomacy intrinsically, t...

The paper proposes a Software Architecture Model for Sugarcane Life Cycle Management, thus automating agriculture Operations, such as tracking Cane Inventory, monitoring field activities, and tracking On Field Investments. The paper also has proposed various models-such as Land selection, Cane seed distribution, supply management, pre and post-harv...

The Total Productive Management (TPM) is a proactive maintenance system that aims to maximize the effectiveness of the facilities available to an organization. Due to high growth and cut-throat competition among organizations in Water Bottling industry, there is a need to achieve greater productivity. To carry out thesuccessful implementation of TP...

Colour Models play a vital role in Computer Vision (CV) Systems. A Colour Model mathematically expresses colours in the form of ordered sets of numbers. Machine Vision (MV) is a technology that uses CV and provides an imaging-based automatic inspection and analysis. Among other factors, colour is a crucial factor that is indicative of the quality o...

ATM (Automated Teller Machine) is a cash dispensing machine from where we can withdraw the cash from the bank account. This paper examines the Human Computer Interaction issues related to Automated Teller Machine (ATM) 1. Introduction ATM (Automated Teller Machine) is also popularly known as cashpoint or cashline is a cash dispensing machine. It is...

The quality of service would be judged by the customers' only after experiencing it. The customers' judgment is highly influenced by the quality of the tangible that the customers use during the service delivery. In the banking service delivery pay-in-slip is one of the many tangibles that are used by both customers and non-customers'. This study a...

Face Recognition is a Biometric Application, which is used for Criminal Identification, Visitor Verification and many other Real Time Identification systems. We use basically two approaches for this system which are namely 'Template Matching' and 'Feature Matching'. The Template Matching approach is independent of the features points, which we have...

Udupi is a City in the southwest Indian State of Karnataka. Udupi is famous for Shankarpura Mallige (Jasmine). This unique type of Jasmine is named after a small village in Udupi where it is grown. Shankarpura Mallige has been given the Geographical Indication tag. The farmers of this region face the problems like (i) High price fluctuation (+/-40%...

Carrying out Food and Agricultural product Quality Inspection manually is a laborious task. Maintaining consistent product quality is not possible due to human errors. Customer expectations are increasing day by day and seek products of high quality. However, in India the Inspection of Food and Agricultural produce is done manually in most of the c...