{"title":"Hybridized KNN-Random Forest Algorithm: Image Demosaicing with Reduced Artifacts","authors":"Gurjot Kaur Walia, Jagroop Singh Sidhu","doi":"10.1007/s40009-022-01165-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-022-01165-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Demosaicing is a necessary step in the image processing process in many digital colour cameras. The demosaicing approach creates a full-colour image from a single-sensor array raw image enclosed with a colour filter array. This work proposes a hybrid technique for automatically identifying CFA patterns and demosaicing methods from noise variance distributions. The image interpolation is completed by using the previously demonstrated G, R, and B planes using five techniques, viz. linear, nearest, cubic, rational, v4 for 7 × 7 kernel size. The degree of sharpening to be tested on each image was determined using fundamental experimental findings. The simulation findings show that the KNN and random forest algorithms improve the efficiency of the original images by reducing false colours. Furthermore, the suggested hybrid technique outperforms earlier demosaicing algorithms in terms of average PSNR measurement. Also, the results for structural similarity index and mean structural similarity index justify the significance of reported work.\u0000</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"45 6","pages":"517 - 520"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40009-022-01165-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4591151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Asha Devi Sukumaran Sreekala, P. Anbukkani, Alka Singh, B. Dayakar Rao, Girish K. Jha
{"title":"Millet Production and Consumption in India: Where Do We Stand and Where Do We Go?","authors":"Asha Devi Sukumaran Sreekala, P. Anbukkani, Alka Singh, B. Dayakar Rao, Girish K. Jha","doi":"10.1007/s40009-022-01164-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-022-01164-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Millets are sustainable options to achieve food and nutritional security. Millets cultivated and consumed traditionally in India exhibited a decline in area and production except for bajra. These crops are getting wide attention because of their health benefits and environment-friendly nature. This study examines if the supply would be sufficient to meet the demands in the near future while also analyzing the trends in the area, production, productivity, and consumption of millets in India at the national and state level. The study indicates that there will be a surplus in the case of bajra and small millets, while in the case of jowar and ragi there will be a net deficit in the coming years which is a matter of concern. There is a scope for augmenting the production in the short run by improving the productivity without increasing the area through popularizing new varieties, expanding certified seed distribution, and improving crop management practices.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"46 1","pages":"65 - 70"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4325321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Jaikumar, M. A. Mukunthan, C. Arvind, R. Lavanya, K. Srihari
{"title":"A Low complexity Spatial Mapping Assisted Companding Scheme (SMaCS) for PAPR Minimization in OFDM Systems","authors":"R. Jaikumar, M. A. Mukunthan, C. Arvind, R. Lavanya, K. Srihari","doi":"10.1007/s40009-022-01158-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-022-01158-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Several broadband applications employ OFDM due to its reliability to support high-speed data transmission for 4G and 5G systems. However, OFDM signals have a large peak to average power ratio (PAPR) value associated with it which is highly undesirable since it degrades the bit error rate performance at the receiver. The proposed SMaCS inherits the advantage of spatial mapping and companding scheme to minimize PAPR with less computational complexity. The SMaCS method achieves PAPR reduction without aggravating the out-of-band radiation. The SMaCS achieves PAPR reduction by 9.55 dB compared to the original OFDM signal. With 512 subcarriers the efficiency of SMaCS in terms of PAPR performance has increased by 34.9%. Also, the effectiveness of SMaCS is justified for 16QAM modulated OFDM signal with 512 and 1024 subcarriers when transmitted through a additive white Gaussian noise channel.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"45 6","pages":"511 - 515"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4146390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Report of Chrysaora caliparea (Reynaud, 1830) Swarm from the Coastal Waters of Odisha, Western Bay of Bengal","authors":"C. Praveen Raj, Alfisa Siddique, Aishee Bhowal, Haritha Prasad, Jasmine Purushothaman","doi":"10.1007/s40009-022-01140-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-022-01140-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A massive congregation of scyphozoan jellyfish <i>Chrysaora caliparea</i> (Reynaud, in: Lesson (ed) Centurie Zoologique, ou choix d'animaux rares, nouveaux ou imparfaitement connus, F.G. Levrault, Paris, 1830) was encountered along the coastal waters of Rushikulya and Gopalpur, east coast of India during the winter monsoon survey of 2021, adding a new swarm record to the Indian waters. This sudden drastic outburst of <i>C. caliparea</i> outlined thousands of live specimens, with the abundance ranging from 400 ± 70 ind./m<sup>3</sup> to 550 ± 60 ind./m<sup>3</sup> in Gopalpur and Rushikulya, respectively. On the contrary, the average abundance of phytoplankton and microzooplankton was on the downturn. The mean sea surface salinity (SSS), sea surface temperature (SST), and Chlorophyll-<i>a</i> concentration were 33.60 psu, 26.62 °C, 0.75 mg/m<sup>3</sup>, respectively, in Rushikulya and 33.44 psu, 26.48 °C, 0.57 mg/m<sup>3</sup>, respectively, in Gopalpur swarm stations. Dissolved oxygen (DO) was marked high in Gopalpur. Together, our study delineates the swarm-forming potential of Rushikulya and Gopalpur waters, pointing to the need for more research into how various factors can impede ecosystem balance in these vital Indian coastal areas.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"45 6","pages":"491 - 495"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40009-022-01140-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4061895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kritika Suman, Maneesh S. Bhandari, Shailesh Pandey, Harish S. Ginwal, Rajendra K. Meena
{"title":"First Report on Genetic Resource Distribution of Acer caesium in Northwestern Himalayas","authors":"Kritika Suman, Maneesh S. Bhandari, Shailesh Pandey, Harish S. Ginwal, Rajendra K. Meena","doi":"10.1007/s40009-022-01159-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-022-01159-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><i>Acer</i>, a keystone genus in its habitat, has a wide range of distribution across the globe. A total of 15 species of <i>Acer</i> combining both northwestern and eastern Himalayas are reported from India. Among them, <i>A. caesium</i> offers a wide range of ecological and economical value, still this species has neither been studied well nor given the required attention in terms of its conservation and management. To understand the current distribution status of <i>A. caesium</i> in its natural range, extensive field surveys were conducted in Uttarakhand during 2021. The information collected from the literature and field survey, lead us to conclude that the <i>A</i>. <i>caesium</i> is a keystone species occurring in 5 forest types, namely 12/C1, 12/C1e, 12/C1/DS2, 12/C2a and 15/C1, of northwestern Himalayas. It does not only affect the species alone but also the other biodiversity dependent directly and indirectly on it. Hence, the current study provides an overall opportunity to formulate more feasible and sustainable measures for <i>A</i>. <i>caesium</i> conservation in the northwestern Himalayas.\u0000</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"45 5","pages":"445 - 450"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5001122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"First Report of Cymothoid Isopod Nerocila kisra Bowman and Tareen, 1983 (Family: Cymothoidae) from India","authors":"Sanmitra Roy, Sandeep Kumar Mohapatra, Santanu Mitra, Jaya Kishor Seth, Basudev Tripathy, Anil Mohapatra","doi":"10.1007/s40009-022-01154-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-022-01154-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper reports <i>Nerocila kisra</i> Bowman and Tareen, 1983, for the first time from the coastal waters of India. It was collected from bycatch trash of Kumbhabhishekam fishing harbour, Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh). It is the first record of this species from this area beyond its type locality Persian Gulf. This species is characterised by the presence of serrated endopod and triangular cephalon. The present manuscript also discussed how this species is different from the other related species under the subgroup Emphylia.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"45 5","pages":"389 - 392"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40009-022-01154-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5392644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Naturally Fluorescent Field Mouse, Mus booduga (Gray, 1837) and Common House Gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus (Schlegel, 1836) as Model Organisms for Biomedical Studies","authors":"Chatragadda Ramesh","doi":"10.1007/s40009-022-01138-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-022-01138-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Since the discovery of the Green fluorescent protein from crystal jellyfish <i>Aequorea victoria</i>, many fluorescent organisms have been identified from different parts of the world. As a result, various fluorescent proteins such as GFP, RFP, and DsRed are discovered and widely used in genetic engineering studies to label a wide range of proteins and genes in mouse models. In bioimaging research, a variety of mouse models are used to visualize fluorescence-based phenotypic variations. In this study, the field mouse, <i>Mus booduga,</i> and common house gecko <i>Hemidactylus frenatus</i> dispalyed natural blue fluorescence (440–480 nm). The fur of <i>M. booduga</i> and bones of <i>H. frenatus</i> have displayed blue fluorescence. These organisms may serve as a naturally fluorescent models in bioimaging studies to study phenotypic changes triggered by physico-chemical factors. This study infers that implication of fluorescent terrestrial chordates in evolutionary studies would delineate the origins (ocean to land) and phylogenetic pathways of fluorescent trait in eukaryotes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"45 6","pages":"567 - 571"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40009-022-01138-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4994895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vinod K. Padala, Ramya N, Mandla Rajashekhar, M. C. Keerthi, Manoj Kumar, S. M. Raut, I. S. Singh, Mohd. Monobrullah
{"title":"Chlorpyrifos Root Dip Treatment Effect on Population of Singhara Beetle, Galerucella birmanica Jacoby, Natural Enemies and Yield of Water Chestnut","authors":"Vinod K. Padala, Ramya N, Mandla Rajashekhar, M. C. Keerthi, Manoj Kumar, S. M. Raut, I. S. Singh, Mohd. Monobrullah","doi":"10.1007/s40009-022-01153-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-022-01153-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Leaf beetle commonly called Singhara beetle, <i>Galerucella birmanica</i>, is the main insect pest in the water chestnut crop. In this experiment, we studied the control efficacy of Chlorpyrifos seedling root dip against Singhara beetle and its effect on the density of natural enemy population and yield of water chestnut under the field condition during 2021. The results revealed that seedling root dip with Chlorpyrifos @0.05% (RAMBAN<sup>®</sup>) effectively controls the Singhara beetle, where the minimum number of all the life stages was recorded on root dip-treated plants, and duration of root dip has no significant effect on Singhara beetle incidence. Seedling root dip has no adverse effect on natural enemy populations such as spiders and water striders. Further, the highest yield was recorded from 6 h of root dip treatment. Hence, the seedling root dip of water chestnut protects the crop against early stage infestation by Singhara beetle, thereby reducing the significant yield loss.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"45 5","pages":"379 - 382"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40009-022-01153-3.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5320969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Tight Approximation Towards the SEP Computation Over Nakagami-m Fading Channels","authors":"Tanmay Mukherjee, Dilip Senapati","doi":"10.1007/s40009-022-01162-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-022-01162-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In emerging pragmatic wireless communication environments, the evaluation of several performance measures requires computation of the Gaussian <i>Q</i>-function. Specifically, the analytical solution of symbol error probability (SEP) integrals over fading channels requires precise approximation of various functions, viz., <i>erf</i>(.), <i>erfc</i>(.) and <i>Q</i>(.). In this setting, the paper portrays composite and tighter exponential bounds towards the Gaussian <i>Q</i>-function for effective evaluation of average SEP over fading channels. The composite framework operates well for lower and higher input values of signal-to-noise ratio and is mathematically simpler in contrast to the existing approximations of the Gaussian <i>Q</i>-function. Furthermore, in context with Nakagami-<i>m</i> fading channels for different values of fading parameter, the analytical solution corresponding to SEP integrals for general non-rectangular quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) and rectangular QAM (R-QAM) are provided.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"45 5","pages":"423 - 426"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40009-022-01162-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5320970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dynamic Power Allocation to Improve an Existing SWIPT Cooperative NOMA Network","authors":"Arun Kumar, Sumit Chakravarty","doi":"10.1007/s40009-022-01141-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40009-022-01141-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper focuses on improving the work of an existing Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Network by adding more code to the original, implementing dynamic power allocation to help improve the achievable rate of the far device. A system consisting of a base station, near user and far user is studied, when the far user is out of reach of the base station. In the original work, fixed values of power allocation are used. This means the power split between the far user and near user is always the same. Dynamic power allocation will cause the power to change if needed to hopefully improve the performance of the network.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"45 6","pages":"507 - 510"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4958610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}