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Homosexuality as a Dominant Narrative in Class
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Hook-up culture among young Indian adults in Indian metropolitan cities
This study aimed to explore the existence of hook-up behaviour among emerging adults in the Indian metropolitan cities of Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata. The study used a survey design. The sexual behaviour subsection of the Sexual Behaviour Questionnaire was used to assess the frequency of the various types of hook-up behaviour. The results indicated that the participants frequency of hook-up behaviour was 55.13%. Overall hook-up behaviour was higher for males, whereas females reported the highest incidence of hook-up behaviour for kissing. Hook-up behaviour was highest for emerging adults living independently in apartments, followed by those living in paying guests/hostels and living with family. The findings provide evidence for a hook-up culture in Indian metropolitan cities. 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. -
Hope, Belief in Just World and Trust in Government: An Interaction Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic in India
The outbreak of COVID 19 has brought about changes in all spheres of human life. In the present times of pandemic, human life has suffered not only from physical stresses but also encountered and endured several mental stresses. In recent times people adopted several measures to bring positivity to their life. The present study explores the relationship between- Hope, Belief in Just World, Covid ?19, and Trust in the Government in India, during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Data was collected online from young adults, via Google forms, using the tools- Adult Hope scale, Covid Anxiety scale, Belief in Just world scale, and Trust in Government. Results showed a significant correlation between the three variables. Hope, Belief in Just World, and Trust in government. Regression analysis found these three variables to significantly impact Covid anxiety. Further, Belief in Just World was found to mediate the relationship between Hope and Covid anxiety. During challenging times, it is important to boost mental health in the right direction. Implications have been further discussed in the article. The Author(s) 2023. -
Hope, Belief in Just World and Trust in Government: An Interaction Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic in India
The outbreak of COVID 19 has brought about changes in all spheres of human life. In the present times of pandemic, human life has suffered not only from physical stresses but also encountered and endured several mental stresses. In recent times people adopted several measures to bring positivity to their life. The present study explores the relationship between- Hope, Belief in Just World, Covid ?19, and Trust in the Government in India, during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Data was collected online from young adults, via Google forms, using the tools- Adult Hope scale, Covid Anxiety scale, Belief in Just world scale, and Trust in Government. Results showed a significant correlation between the three variables. Hope, Belief in Just World, and Trust in government. Regression analysis found these three variables to significantly impact Covid anxiety. Further, Belief in Just World was found to mediate the relationship between Hope and Covid anxiety. During challenging times, it is important to boost mental health in the right direction. Implications have been further discussed in the article. The Author(s) 2023 -
Hormonal-mediated Cicer arietinum L. leaf extract-assisted synthesis of a ternary g-C3N4/ZrTiO4/V2O5 nanocomposite for photocatalytic remediation of organic pollutants
A novel green synthesis approach was developed for the fabrication of a g-C3N4/ZrTiO4/V2O5 nanocomposite (NC) using a hormone-treated plant extract as a biogenic reducing and stabilizing agent. The hormone-assisted synthesis had a significant influence on the physical, chemical, and morphological properties of the nanocomposite compared to the control route. The obtained NCs, confirmed by XRD, FTIR, UV-vis, SEM, and EDX analyses, exhibited enhanced crystallinity, a reduced band gap, and a distinct morphological transformation from nanorods to nanocubic structures. Elemental composition analysis confirmed the successful integration of Zr, Ti, and V components, improving the photocatalytic performance of the material. The hormone-mediated g-C3N4/ZrTiO4/V2O5 NC achieved an 89.14% degradation efficiency of Rose Bengal dye, maintaining its activity over three successive cycles without notable loss of performance. Furthermore, the photocatalyst efficiently converted degradation intermediates, such as benzyl alcohols, into valuable substituted benzaldehyde derivatives with yields ranging from 75% to 92%, demonstrating sustained catalytic stability over four consecutive cycles. These findings highlight the potential of hormone-assisted green synthesis as a promising and sustainable approach for designing advanced photocatalytic nanomaterials. This journal is The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 2026 -
Hormone Balancing Through Nutrition:Nutritional Strategies and AI Tools to Balance Hormones Associated with PCOS
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) causes a worldwide disturbance in hormonal equilibrium, leading to a growing need for individualized, non-pharmaceutical therapies. Studies on AI-driven technologies in PCOS have uncovered a groundbreaking approach to regulating hormones through dietary changes. AI algorithms examine individual data, integrating genetics, biomarkers, and dietary habits to provide a distinct metabolic and hormonal profile. Suggested options consist of adaptable meal plans that can adapt to immediate fluctuations in blood sugar and hormones, maximizing nutrition to regulate hormones, reduce inflammation, and enhance general well-being. Additionally, these recommendations provide predictive insights to enable proactive alterations to ones diet. The comprehensive evaluation of limitations and moral considerations about AI highlights the necessity for human expertise and safeguarding of data privacy. Concrete instances from reality and current scientific investigation demonstrate the capacity of AI to enhance the capabilities of women suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Proposing the integration of AI into evidence-based dietary practices anticipates a future in PCOS care that is tailored, proactive, and data-driven, with the ability to maximize hormonal equilibrium and improve womens well-being. This concise investigation provides significant perspectives for healthcare practitioners engaged in the treatment of PCOS and associated endocrine problems. The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025. -
Horror and the body: Corporeal transformations and postcolonial motifs in Satyajit Rays Neel Atonko and Khagam
The genre of postcolonial Gothic questions imperial power structures and exposes the anxiety and violence embedded in colonization. It combines imperial Gothic tropes with regional narratives. This article analyses two short stories by Satyajit Ray, Neel Atonko (The Indigo Terror) and Khagam, examining how Bengali horror fiction uses and subverts Gothic tropes through corporeal transformation. It discusses the babu/bhadralok (westernized Indian men) culture from a postcolonial perspective, and argues that the supernatural transformations depicted in the stories indicate the instability of colonial identity. The human body becomes the primary site through which colonial oppression and resistance are portrayed. Using Homi Bhabhas concept of mimicry, Julia Kristevas discussion of the abject, and Xavier Aldana Reyess analysis of body gothic, this article examines how the stories critique the violence of colonial ideology through postcolonial motifs that situate the white man in a powerless position, thereby challenging established power structures of imperial Gothic. 2026 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. -
Hotel career perceptions of final year hospitality degree students
The Indian Hospitality Management Institutions has seen a tremendous growth in the recent years, due to the growth of the tourism and hospitality sector a large number of hotel chains has increased their expansion plans to accommodate this growth. Although the development of the tourism and hospitality industry can create greater employment opportunities, it is the role of the education institutions to produce more hospitality graduates. If todays students are to become effective practitioners of tomorrow, it is important to understand the final year hospitality degree students perception towards their future careers in the hotel industry. The purpose of this study was to investigate the career perception of final year hospitality students towards the hotel industry. This paper focuses on a sample of 60 final year students pursuing a hospitality degree at a private university in Bangalore City, India to analyze their perceptions towards hotel careers the researchers used the survey questionnaire. The findings indicated that the students willingness to work in the hotel industry after graduation was high; 41 percent of the students preferred to start their future career in the food and beverage department; awareness of the working environment; perception on internship and also negative views about the hotel careers were highlighted in the study. 2015 American Scientific Publishers. All rights reserved. -
Hotel manager's perspective of managerial competency among graduating students of hotel management programme /
International Journal Of Computer And Mathematical Science, Vol.3, Issue 5, pp.593-612, ISSN No: 2347-8527. -
Hotel Managers Perspective of Managerial Competency Among Graduating Students of Hotel Management Programme
Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol-4 (2), pp. 1-14. ISSN-2230-7850 -
Hotel managers perspective of managerial competency among graduating students of hotel management programme /
Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, Vol.144, pp.328-342, ISSN No: 1877-0428. -
Hotel Recommendation System Based on Customer's Reviews Content Based Filtering Approach
Recommendation systems are fantastic tools for remembering people's ideas in order to gain knowledge more efficiently and selectively. Recently, booking and searching for hotels online has become more common. As it takes more time, online hotel research is growing more quickly. In addition, the amount of knowledge accessible online is continuously expanding. User preferences have a big impact on hotel recommendations. The most effective recommendations may be made by recommendation systems by utilising historical user preference data. To solve this problem, recommender systems have suggested content-based filtering methods. Product recommendations, recommendations for websites, news articles, restaurants, and TV series are all examples of applications for content-based recommender systems. The dataset for this project includes client evaluations of the offered Kaggle profile. Word embedding, word2vec, and TF-IDF natural language processing methods were used for feature extraction. The algorithm shows the user the top 10 suggested hotels based on the user's past knowledge of the hotel's location. 2022 IEEE. -
House of sustainable waste management: An implementation framework
Manufacturing industries consume large amounts of natural resources as inputs to production in order to generate much lower amounts of useful products, leaving a major part of the inputs as by-products which are wastes. Waste disposal, in the present form, has significant adverse impacts on the environment as it can result in pollution of many forms. The present research critically examines the various revolutionary concepts of 'cradle to cradle (C2C)', 'design for green (DfG)', 'triple top line' and 'waste is food' as applied to industrial waste management. The exploratory study examines the prevailing practices and suggests approaches for sustainable industrial waste management. The paper proposes the 'house of sustainable waste management' which is a reference framework for industrial waste management which comprises three parts, 'the hierarchy', 'the pillars' and 'the foundations'. The proposed framework is conceptual in nature and provides a direction for implementation of sustainable industrial waste management. Copyright 2018 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. -
House of sustainable waste management: An implementation framework /
International Journal Sustainable Manufacturing, Vol.4, Issue 1, pp.79-96, ISSN No: 1742-7231. -
Household waste management policy and practices in bengaluru
Households play a very important role in waste management policy development and its implementation in any city. This study is done among households of 12 wards in Urban Bengaluru(India). It is observed that waste management is open of the most important issue among households and households in general are not satisfied by waste collection, segregation its transport service and maintenance of public places, provided by local municipal body. Garrett's ranking method is also used to give ranking for various waste management practices adopted by various wards. The results suggest that problems faced by households across the city is not same, also perception towards the policy and practices of local bodies towards waste management differs significantly across the city. Cleanliness of public places and waste collection process should be given highest priority by the policy makers. The study also determines a different perspective towards understanding behaviour of household. the policymakers may use this technique to identify specific geographic areas where immediate action is required. BEIESP. -
Housing sector recovery trajectories after the 2021 landslides in Kerala, India
Tackling homelessness is a critical priority after disasters especially in the Western Ghats of India, where landslides are becoming increasingly frequent and severe. This situation has rendered recovery in the housing sector more essential than ever. The present study specifically aims at investigating the recovery in this sector among households impacted by the 2021 landslides in Kerala, India, using Recovery Trajectory Index (RTI). It shows how the dynamic interplay between initial severity of impacts and subsequent delays in reconstruction together can shape the changing recovery status of households. Focusing on four critically impacted wards under the jurisdiction of Koottickal, a village level local government body, the research aims at understanding the current trajectory of recovery efforts. The highest RTI value refers to a slower recovery pace, and the lowest value signifies a faster pace. The index calculation is intended to contribute to prevailing quantitative recovery assessment frameworks for the identification of spatial and household-level disparities in recovery performance in similar hazard-prone contexts. The results highlight the need to prioritize equity in resource allocation, promote inter-agency collaboration to ease financial strain, and maintain a detailed household recovery database. Incorporating these measures would enhance preparedness and support more efficient, inclusive recovery planning. 2025 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. -
How AI and other Emerging Technologies are Disrupting Traditional HR Practices
With technology running and changing this whole generation and the way it works, this dynamic leads to changes in the conventional ways of Human resource management (HRM). The environment of HRM has shifted from traditional to modern with the use of various automation tools with the help of digital transformations that include Artificial intelligence (AI) in employee management, multiple software to track the applications, payroll, performance management systems. These have caused a drastic change in the basic traditional operations in human resource management. This paper is a study about how AI and various other emerging technologies have a significant effect on the workplace, the employees, and their mindset on the dynamic digital environmental transformation. 2024 IEEE. -
How AI Is Transforming Teaching and Learning in Vocational Programs
Vocational education (VE) is one of the important components of the global development of skilled workforces. Incorporating emerging technology into Vocational education is essential to creating a skilled work force and providing people with the practical skills needed for a variety of industries. Vocational and regional colleges play an important role in preparing students with more practical skills that enables them to compete in the global economy. A paradigm shifts in the way skills are taught and learned is necessary, nevertheless, as the demands on vocational edu cation have increased dramatically due to the growing automation and technological power of the global economy. VE is being revolutionized by artificial intelligence (AI), which provides creative ways to improve instruction, training, and skill development by changing pedagogy and learning approaches. This chapter examines how AI is changing vocational programs, emphasizing how it might improve teaching and learning methods and equip students for the changing needs of a workforce powered by AI. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global Scientific Publishing is prohibited. -
How Are We Surviving the Pandemic, COVID-19?: Perspectives from Hospitality Industry Workers in Australia
The COVID-19 pandemic has been disastrous and has affected the hospitality industry worldwide, and the people working in the sector were impacted immensely. The purpose of this study is to understand the viewpoints of hospitality workers in Australia on how lockdowns have impacted professional and personal well-being. The case study methodology is adopted for this study. Viewpoints from Australian hospitality workers were collected through semi-structured interviews. With the pandemic taking surprising turns with the rise of new infections and in turn new pandemic waves, the industry is facing a constant lurking fear of lockdowns. Changing variants of COVID-19 creates a profound effect on the psychological and personal well-being of the people employed in the hospitality sector. This chapter would reflect upon the viewpoints of hospitality workers in Australia after two years of the COVID-19 crisis. A real-time assessment is required to understand the vulnerability of hospitality industry workers in a developed country. 2023 Priyakrushna Mohanty, Anukrati Sharma, James Kennell and Azizul Hassan. -
How blockchain enables financial transactions in the banking sector
Blockchain technology is the most important technological revolution of the second decade of the 21st century. The banking sector is one of the major sectors where blockchain has played a significant role in recording and processing various financial transactions, inter-bank transfers, and digital format agreements through a distributed ledger system. It harms the transactional costs, which influence the financial markets. The global financial system being the most popular sector is prone to many errors and frauds. Blockchain technology can help prevent these problems by enabling a decentralised network that permits all parties to review. The present study attempted to analyse the problems in existing banking financial transactions, understand the importance of transparency and study the usage of blockchain in the banking sector. It suggests a research model for solving financial transaction problems by applying blockchain technology. The study uplifts the security and transparency of blockchain technology throughout the paper. Copyright 2022 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.