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We are very happy to announce that from 1st September 2014, Dr.V.Ananthaswamy has joined the team of Elixir Editorial Advisory Board. He will carry a special responsibility for dealing with manuscripts based on Applied Differential Equations and Mathematical Modeling. Dr.V.Ananthaswamy currently working as Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, The Madura College (Autonomous), Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. The appointment of Dr.V.Ananthaswamy as member Editorial Advisory Board strengthens the links and will make it easier for prospective authors to establish contact with the journal.

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of statutory allocation on the development of Niger Delta area. Basically, the study examines the extent to which statutory allocation to different states has improved economic growth of the different states and Niger Delta at large. In particular, the study considered three hypotheses to ascertain the effect of statutory allocation on GDP which is the proxy for economic growth in the three Niger Delta states. The researchers collected data from Federal Ministry of Finance of Nigeria and Canback Global Income Distribution database (C-GIDD). The data collected were subjected to both OLS regression to determine the overall effect on Niger Delta and the three states respectively. Econometric-views software 7.0 is used for the study. The result of the study indicates that there is a significant relationship between statutory allocation and GDP of Niger Delta area. The study also shows that the three hypotheses formulated for the study were significant. The overall impact of the study concludes that statutory allocation to the region impacted the economic growth of Niger Delta positively. The study therefore recommends that statutory allocation to the different states should be channelled to economic friendly projects that will cause efficient growth of those states and the region at large. Keyword: Statutory allocations, GDP, Fiscal Policy, Niger Delta Development

In this paper, an investigation is made regarding the relationship between corporate social responsibility and financial performance of companies. Firstly, it examines the theories which support the relationship between corporate social responsibility and financial performance of companies. To prove this relationship a sample of ten companies listed on the Karachi stock exchange are selected which are making investment in corporate social responsibility. To measure corporate social responsibility, content analysis of annual reports and other corporate documents is used while financial performance is evaluated using accounting based measures i-e ROE (return on equity), ROCE (return on capital employed) and GPS (gross profit to sales ratio) for the periods between 2007 to 2009. There is one year lag between measure of corporate social responsibility and financial performance to analyze the relationship between the two. The company size and risk is used as a control variable. The analysis concludes that better financial performance (past) will lead to engaging in more socially responsible activities and similarly more investment in corporate social responsibility will result in increased subsequent financial performance. However the author failed to find significant relationship between corporate social responsibility and financial performance. This paper will help in improving the performance management system through understanding the relationship between corporate social responsibility and financial performance of companies although it has the limitation regarding the size of the sample.

The leadership of an organization to adapt changes and in order to survive and grow in new environments ,requires specific features that commonly managers face many problems to respond to them .One of the most important features that can help leaders and managers in responding to these changes, is emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is a subject that tries to explain and interpret the place of emotions in human capabilities. Managers with emotional intelligence are effective leaders who reach the goals with maximum productivity and employee’s satisfaction and commitment. Due to the importance of emotional intelligence in management, this article examines the dimensions of emotional intelligence in management, leadership growth and development in working environment and emotional intelligence training in the organization.

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The aim of the paper is proposed to reduce the electrical power demand in domestic and industrial sectors. Through this technique the power supply is controlled and supplied is achieved. The electric supply is turned off when it crosses above the threshold power level; this switching is done with the help of relays. The power measurement is done with the help of power measuring circuit which is connected across the supply and to the microcontroller in which the programs are embedded. The ZigBee is employed to control and communicate with the power outlets. By using IR remote controller the various power outlets can be electrically ON and OFF condition. Using this technique the various power loads can be cutoff in priority wise.

We are very happy to announce that from 30th October 2015, Mr. Sh. B.P. Singh has joined the team of Elixir Editorial Advisory Board. He/She will carry a special responsibility for dealing with manuscripts based on Library Science. Mr. Sh. B.P. Singh working as Librarian Gr-1 at Central Library, Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University), Agra. The appointment of Mr. Sh. B.P. Singh as member Editorial Advisory Board strengthens the links and will make it easier for prospective authors to establish contact with the journal. Please send any expressions of interest to elixirpublishers@gmail.com.

The photoluminescence properties of Eu2+ doped BaB2O4 prepared by novel solution combustion synthesis technique are investigated. The structure of the prepared sample characterized by TG-DTA, XRD and FTIR. Surface morphological study was done using SEM images. BaB2O4:Eu2+ gives strong emission at 380 nm (UV-A region), upon excitation with 322 nm light. The concentration of Eu2+ (relative to Ba) in BaB2O4 for which the quenching occur was found to be about 6 mol%, and the critical transfer distance for this concentration was calculated to be 14.56 Å. This phosphor may provide an efficient kind of luminescent material for various applications in medical & industry.

Longitudinal, shear ultrasonic velocities and attenuation were measured in different compositions of the glass systems of 10TeO2.15BaO.(75-x)B2O3.xNiO and 10TeO2.15BaO.(75-x)B2O3.xWO3 (where x= 0 to 1 mol% in steps of 0.2) at room temperature by using pulser - receiver technique at 5 MHz. The glass samples were prepared by conventional melt-quenching method. The amorphous nature of the samples were ascertained using X-ray diffractometry (XRD). The density of the glass samples were measured by relative measurement method. The measured experimental values are utilized to evaluate elastic moduli, Poisson’s ratio, acoustic impedance, internalfriction, microhardness, Debye temperature, and thermal expansion coefficient. Trends of the co-ordination number, cross-link density, mechanical and thermal stability for the systems are discussed in terms of the structural changes taking place due to variations in composition.