Recent Advances in Science and Technology Research Vol. 5

Authors

Dr. Gnana Sheela K, (Editor)

Professor, Department of Electrical Communication Engineering, Toc H Institute of Science & Technology, Arakkunnam, Ernakulam, Kerala, India.

Mohammed Saif Alsaidi

Department of Engineering, College of Applied Sciences, Sohar, Sultanate of Oman.

John P. T. Mo

School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

Luv Sharma

Department of Forensic Medicine, Pt. B.D. Sharma Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.

M. Karolin

Department of Computer Science, Alagappa University, Karaikudi (Tamilnadu), India.

T. Meyyappan

Department of Computer Science, Alagappa University, Karaikudi (Tamilnadu), India.

Ichiro Aoki

Department of Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu City, 432-8561, Japan.

Fabian Fernando Jurado-Lasso

Departamento de Física y Química, Laboratorio de Propiedades Térmicas Dieléctricas de Compositos, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia.

Nathaly Jurado-Lasso

Departamento de Física y Química, Laboratorio de Propiedades Térmicas Dieléctricas de Compositos, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia.

Jaime Alonso Ortiz-Gómez

Departamento de Física y Química, Laboratorio de Propiedades Térmicas Dieléctricas de Compositos, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia.

Jesús Fabian Jurado

Departamento de Física y Química, Laboratorio de Propiedades Térmicas Dieléctricas de Compositos, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia.

Daniel Akume

Department of Computer Science, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon.

Bernd Luderer

Faculty of Mathematics, Chemnitz University of Technology, P.O. Box 964, Chemnitz, 09107, Germany.

Ralf Wunderlich

Department of Mathematics, Zwickau University of Applied Sciences, P.O. Box 201037, Zwickau, 08012, Germany.

Michael Twum-Darko

Centre for Business Innovation and Incubation, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa.

Jackson Akpojaro

Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Africa, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

Matthew Oyeyemi

Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Africa, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

Dominic Obielosi

Department of Religion and Human Relations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.

James Y. Lee

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Division, The Boeing Company, Seal Beach, CA 90740, USA.

Raja Dahmane

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia and Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Anatomy, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Abdelwaheb Morjane

Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir, Tunisia.

Robert Sotler

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Andrej Starc

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Patricia Ntombizodwa Mazibuko

Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Hanover and Tennant Street, District Six Cape Town, South Africa.

P. O. Eniola

Department of Agricultural Technology, The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, Nigeria.

S. O. Odebode

Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Synopsis

This book covers all areas of science and technology. The contributions by the authors include system support engineering; refinery; complexity; support system management; sustainability; operation; engineering assets; firearm injury; image security; share creation method; RSA algorithm; NPCR; UACI; entropy; entropy production; living systems; max-min entropy production principle; biological thermodynamics; proton decay; black hole evaporation; maximum entropy principle; ionic conduction; impedance spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; Portfolio optimization; value-at-risk; quadratic utility; tail conditional expectation; e-leadership; adaptive structuration theory; cyber-physical systems; internet of things; digital transformation; solar dryer box; moisture; clusters; ambient; humidity; prototype; prophetism; Christians; spirit; discrimination; aircraft; aviation; ilities; ontology; ontology-based systems engineering; safety; SAI method; service engineering; systems engineering; system architecture; Rouviere's sulcus; liver anatomy; liver surgery; bile duct injury; laparoscopic cholecystectomy; compliance; enforcement challenges; national building regulations; commercial buildings; charcoal production; farming system; deforestation; rural dwellers etc. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers and academicians in the field of science and technology.

Chapters

Chapter 1
System Support Engineering: A Tool to Achieve Strategy Transformation and Sustainable Operation

Mohammed Saif Alsaidi, John P. T. Mo
Chapter 2
A Typical Kronlein Shot? A Rare Case of Submental-Facio-Cranial Bullet Trajectory with Brain Exenteration: A Critical Study

Luv Sharma
Chapter 3
A Novel Secret Share Creation Technique Using Multiple Image Encryption and Decryption

M. Karolin, T. Meyyappan
Chapter 4
A Global Perspective: Entropy Principle for the Evolution of Living Systems and the Universe------ From Bacteria to the Universe------

Ichiro Aoki
Chapter 5
Research on Thermal Dielectric and Raman Studies on the KNO3 Compound High-temperature Region

Fabian Fernando Jurado-Lasso, Nathaly Jurado-Lasso, Jaime Alonso Ortiz-Gómez, Jesús Fabian Jurado
Chapter 6
Experimental Study on Optimal Portfolio Strategies under a Shortfall Constraint

Daniel Akume, Bernd Luderer, Ralf Wunderlich
Chapter 7
E-Leadership: The Implication of Digital Transformation for Leadership in Organizations in Africa

Michael Twum-Darko
Chapter 8
Performance Evaluation of a Prototype Solar Dryer against the Conventional Sun-drying System in Nigeria: A Scientific Approach

Jackson Akpojaro, Matthew Oyeyemi
Chapter 9
Critical Review on Prophetism, Charism and Agwu: Striking a Balance between Discriminatory Belief and Reality

Dominic Obielosi
Chapter 10
Application of Ilities for Ontology-based Systems Engineering

James Y. Lee
Chapter 11
Investigating the Anatomy and Surgical Relevance of Rouviere's Sulcus

Raja Dahmane, Abdelwaheb Morjane, Robert Sotler, Andrej Starc
Chapter 12
Compliance and Enforcement Challenges in the National Building Regulations’ Processes of South Africa

Michael Twum-Darko, Patricia Ntombizodwa Mazibuko
Chapter 13
Experimental Research on Rural Dwellers’ Perception of Effect of Charcoal Production on the Environment in Guinea Savannah Zone of Nigeria

P. O. Eniola, S. O. Odebode