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In India, the cashew nut shelling (CNS) is an important task in all small-scale cashew nut processing industries. Workers engaged in CNS task commonly operate pedal-operated cashew nut sheller (CNSR) in awkward standing posture that can contribute to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). However, investigations from an ergonomics perspective have barely been conducted in Indian small-scale cashew nut processing industries. Therefore, the present study aims to evaluate the postural workload in CNS task to propose an ergonomic design intervention in small-scale cashew nut processing industries. A combination of methods, including posture recording, postural assessment, interviews, questionnaire study, virtual prototyping, and digital human modeling and simulation, were used. Using the pedal-operated CNSR resulted in high-risk postures of MSDs. Based on these preliminary findings, a simple, improved, and adjustable hand-operated CNSR was designed and evaluated ergonomically. It was found that newly designed CNSR improved postures noticeably and provided comfort for workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Though e-commerce and online shopping concepts are almost a couple of decades old, it is the advancement of information and communication technology and globalization, that has accelerated the shift of a large share of customer base from brick and mortar to its electronic counterpart. Various studies and statistics show that people are spending more time in different online activities – both financial and nonfinancial. The convenience of online services, especially of e-commerce has attracted consumers towards adapting this newer way of shopping. The paper highlights the major online activities performed by consumers. It also focuses on different factors affecting adoption of online shopping. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper focuses on the behavioural aspect of undergraduate students who want to pursue higher education especially professional courses. The paper deals with how students perceive full time and part time courses along with course fee structure. Also the paper shows the perception of students regarding job guarantee along with course duration. The paper gives a clear idea that job guarantee is an important factor while going for professional course irrespective of gender. Not only the paper highlights important factors while selecting a professional course but also focuses on their perception towards migrating to other cities for fulfilling their dreams. The paper also comes up with the various opinions towards different sectors like FMCG/CD, Retail, Manufacturing, IT, and BPO/KPO and in which order they are preferred most [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]