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Harvard the battle for thought
Trump's move to end Harvard's ability to enroll international students targets more than a university in perspective -
Harvard: The battle for free thought
The legal dimension is both urgent and precarious. Harvards lawsuit alleges that the administrations actions violate the First Amendment and due process, which is a serious claim. -
Harvesting Innovation: Women Agripreneurs Revolutionizing with Technology
The operational world today increasingly considers agricultural sustainability and gender equality as twin requirements for a bright future. In such a scenario, the rise of women agripreneurs from rural India, showing passion towards sustainable agribusinesses, can be considered as a positive and powerful transformation. Sharing their success stories, these women elevate their own voices and contribute to an agricultural ecosystem that has become more inclusive and inspiring for future generations. This chapter presents the journey of women agripreneurs living in various rural areas of Tamil Nadu. The chapter covers how these women agripreneurs are using various technologies in driving innovation, fostering sustainable practices to enhance their productivity. It explores social media platforms, namely YouTube channels, to locate women agripreneurs from remote locations in Tamil Nadu and uses the opportunity sample method for data collection. On receiving consent to participate in the research, nine women agripreneurs were interviewed who are very active in social media in developing their businesses, in the process creating a unique identity for themselves. First, the chapter focuses on understanding their experiences as agripreneurs and the passion, drive, and motivation that has ignited them so far. Second, their approach to sustainable practices in their agri-venture is covered. Third, the chapter presents the challenges and mitigation strategies adopted for sustainable growth. The chapter offers valuable insights for policy makers, stakeholders, and aspiring agripreneurs seeking to leverage technology for agricultural advancement and community empowerment. CAB International 2026. -
Has Indias Employment Guarantee Program Achieved Intended Targets?
This paper explores the performance of the worlds largest employment guarantee program, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Schemes in India, both nationally and through a sub-national-level comparison based on key performance indicators viz. (i) financial indicators, (ii) physical performance indicators, and (iii) inclusiveness indicators. The paper is based on administrative data taken from the Ministry of Rural Development from 2006 to 2019. Despite sharp increases in fund allocation, total expenditures, and utilization rates, there was deceleration in majority of physical performance indicators after 2016, including total person-days employment and person-days of employment per household, with wide variation in sub-national level implementation capabilities. The finding also rejects the falsity of saturation of MGNREGA work in the rural areas, which is reflected in a strong positive correlation between fund allocation and employment generation. Its broader objective of social safety net for vulnerable people in rural areas shows an achievement, although with some gaps in implementation. JEL classification: H53, J43, P25 The Author(s) 2021. -
HashPress: Building a Green Data Center for Tomorrow
Green data centers are a game-changer for the environment, offering substantial benefits over traditional data centers. They prioritize reducing carbon emissions, optimizing energy use, and enhancing overall energy efficiency. One of the key strategies involves using deduplication and compression technologies, which can significantly reduce the environmental footprint of data centers. By decoupling data-set sizes for compression and deduplication, these centers can optimize each process individually, ensuring that neither technique is compromised and both are fully leveraged for maximum efficiency. In this paper, the HashPress algorithm is introduced, which aims to further enhance the green credentials of data centers. This algorithm proposes innovative measures to optimize data handling processes, making them environment friendly. The empirical validation is conducted to support its efficacy, by improving storage efficiency and reducing energy consumption. The discussion highlights its potential in supporting the broader goal of establishing a green technology infrastructure. Through these advancements, green data centers not only decrease their environmental impact but also pave the way for a resource-efficient future in the technology industry. This paper also delves into the explosive growth of the green data center, importance of decarbonization and sustainability in reducing the environmental footprint and the current strategies and solutions being deployed by leading companies to address the challenge. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2026. -
Hazard identification of endocrine-disrupting carcinogens (EDCs) in relation to cancers in humans
Endocrine disrupting chemicals or carcinogens have been known for decades for their endocrine signal disruption. Endocrine disrupting chemicals are a serious concern and they have been included in the top priority toxicants and persistent organic pollutants. Therefore, researchers have been working for a long time to understand their mechanisms of interaction in different human organs. Several reports are available about the carcinogen potential of these chemicals. The presented review is an endeavor to understand the hazard identification associated with endocrine disrupting carcinogens in relation to the human body. The paper discusses the major endocrine disrupting carcinogens and their potency for carcinogenesis. It discusses human exposure, route of entry, carcinogenicity and mechanisms. In addition, the paper discusses the research gaps and bottlenecks associated with the research. Moreover, it discusses the limitations associated with the analytical techniques for detection of endocrine disrupting carcinogens. 2024 Elsevier B.V. -
HCI Authentication to Prevent Internal Threats in Cloud Computing
Cloud computing reduces physical resources and simplifies common management tasks. Over the past decade, cloud computing has become an important IT (information technology) industry, driving cost savings, flexibility, convenience, and scalability. Despite these advantages, many government organizations and companies are still cautious about using cloud computing. They continue to believe that the threats inherent in cloud computing technology are greater and deadly than traditional technologies. Cloud computing security threats typically include insider attacks, malware attacks, information leaks and losses, distributed denial of service, and application programming interface vulnerability attacks. Technical security improvements for virtual networks are actively researched, and many are working hard. But defending against internal attackers is more than just a technical solution but a complement to manuals and company policy. In reality, however, there are cases of damage by internal attackers, and the damage is getting bigger. Technically malicious internal attackers can relatively easily manipulate the control system and cause malfunctions. This paper provides comprehensive information about security threats in cloud computing, shows the severity of attacks by insiders, analyzes the latest authentication technologies for humancomputer interaction, and identifies the pros and cons. This shows how HCI (humancomputer interaction) technology can be applied to cloud computing management servers. The result is an innovative security certification model that can be applied. 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. -
Healing beyond Beliefs: A Posthumanist Reading of IoMT Advancements
Healthcare procedures powered by the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) blur the boundaries between human and non-human entities, contesting the naturalness of human beings. It aligns with posthumanist philosophy, which challenges narratives of human identities by emphasizing technologys role in human existence and progress. Contextually, the exemplary technological advancements in healthcare services have challenged popular belief systems nurtured by religious perspectives. It has shifted the focus of healing prayers from seeking miraculous healing to praying for reception and efficiency of treatments, thus encouraging people to embrace scientific remedies unconsciously. This chapter explores the uses of IoT sensors, devices, and procedures from a sociocultural posthumanist lens that includes Donna Haraways Cyborg Manifesto, " Katherine Hayles How We Became Posthuman, " and Bruno Latours Actor-Network Theory. It also examines the initial religious resistance to IoMT applications and their eventual success against the pastoral power fostered by religious narratives. In addition, the chapter contests the normalization of pseudoscientific faith healing as opposed to embracing scientific solutions, which can be hazardous to public health and lead to the exploitation of the ignorant masses. The chapter advocates for normalizing a progressive scientific temper that endorses and employs effective, ethical, equitable, and democratized access to scientific healthcare solutions. 2026 selection and editorial matter, Balakrishnan C, Jayapriya J, Vinay M, Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Nadarajah Manivannan individual chapters, the contributors. -
Health and Habitat: Rights of Sundarbans Tribals in Flood Risk Context
The Sundarbans region is home to diverse tribal communities facing significant health challenges exacerbated by flood hazards and wetland dynamics. Bridging health and habitat, this study explores the right to health for Sundarbans tribals through geostatistical insights. The correlation between environmental factors and health outcomes is critical, as these communities rely on wetlands for their livelihoods. Flooding not only disrupts access to essential resources but also increases vulnerability to waterborne diseases. By employing geostatistical methods, researchers can map flood- prone areas and wetland changes, facilitating proactive health interventions. This holistic approach underscores the need for policies that integrate environmental sustainability with healthcare access, ensuring that tribal populations can secure their right to health amidst changing climate conditions. Addressing these intertwined issues is vital for enhancing resilience and improving overall well- being in the Sundarbans. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Health and Human Rights in Conflict and Post-Conflict Societies
Health and human rights are critical components in conflict and post-conflict soci-eties, where the impacts of violence can severely undermine both systems. During conflicts, the acute health crises stem from disrupted healthcare services, scarcity of essential medicines, and the breakdown of public health infrastructure. Vulnerable populations, including women and children, often face heightened risks of disease, malnutrition, and mental health issues, exacerbated by displacement and trauma. Post-conflict recovery prioritizes restoring health services while addressing human rights violations that may have occurred during the turmoil. The integration of hu-man rights frameworks in health care provision is essential for rebuilding trust and promoting equity. Health programming in post-conflict settings must also focus on accountability for violations, promoting transparency and active community partic-ipation. Prioritizing health in the aftermath of conflict promotes resilience, paving the way for sustainable peace and the promotion of fundamental human dignity. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Health Care Still a Costly Affair: Covariates of Out-of-Pocket Expenditure on Health Care in India with Special Reference to Empowered Action Group States
This article investigates the covariates of out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) on health care, with a special focus on the Empowered Action Group (EAG) states of India. These states are economically weaker and vulnerable. For analysis, the study uses a nationally representative databasethe India Human Development Survey (IHDS I, 20042005 and IHDS II, 20112012)by applying the log-linear regression method. Four regression models have been specified in the article. The pooled regression method is applied to check the robustness of the models. Results identify that factors such as the location of the respondent, education, waiting time in hospitals, household expenditure per capita and the location of the hospital play a significant role in determining the OOPE on health care in India. Among other factors, waiting time in the hospital and the distant treatment location result in higher opportunity costs for better treatment facilities, hence increasing the burden on OOPE. The study concludes with suggestions based on these covariates, especially for the EAG states. 2024 Indian Institute of Health Management Research. -
Health Communication as Capability: Gig Workers Freedoms Through Sens Approach
The rapid growth of the gig economy has increased the number of delivery-platform workers, whose precarious employment conditions expose them to health risks while limiting their ability to utilize existing health resources. This article employs Amartya Sens Capability Approach (CA) to reframe the health challenges faced by delivery workers, arguing that critical barrier is not the absence of medical facilities but the lack of communicative capability to access and use them. Within the CA, resources are only meaningful when individuals can convert them into valued functionings. For delivery workers, constraints such as time poverty, lack of paid leave, and informational asymmetries weaken this conversion process. We argue that health communication must be understood as a capability that directly enlarges workers substantive freedoms by equipping them with the knowledge, confidence, and navigational skills needed to make informed health choices. Health communication thereby turns access into utilization, and utilization into well-being. Health communication operates both as a valued function of being informed and able to engage with health systems and as an instrumental freedom that enhances the conversion of existing resources into achieved health outcomes. Recognizing health communication as a capability reshapes policy debates, highlighting the need to invest in service provision and communicative infrastructures that expand workers agency and real opportunities for well-being. 2025 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. -
Health Crises and Digitalization: Digital Health
The rapid advancement of technology reshaped sectors, and the concept of digital health encompasses a broad spectrum of innovations, including telemedicine, technologies engagement and provided critical support systems around the world faced unprecedented challenges, digital health solutions emerged as vital tools for maintaining the continuity of care, improving accessibility, and enhancing the overall efficiency of health services. The COVID- 19 pandemic catalyzed a massive shift towards digital health, as physical severely limited facilities. Telemedicine platforms surged in popularity, allowing safety shifts was ongoing management. Digital technologies, could maintain regular contact with these patients, adjusting treatment plans and offering support. Moreover, digital health tools facilitated rapid data collection and analysis, enabling more of the evolving crisis. For instance, played a crucial symptom tracking contact tracing, helping to identify outbreaks and manage community spread. Additionally, allowed policymakers to inform resource allocation public health strategies. Copyright 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Health diagnosis of mango trees using image processing techniques
A Mango disease detection artificial intelligent model needs robust and effective newlinefeature extraction methods. The machine vision system has been designed for the newlineidentification of disease in plants from color leaf images. The research done proposes newlinenovel algorithms to extract color features Pseudo Color Regions and Texture Features newlineusing Pseudo Color Co-Occurrence Matrix. A new Mango dataset has been created and newlinealgorithms tested on it. An artificial intelligence model has also been created and tested on an existing disease dataset of Apple and Tomato plants. Results were compared with existing methods in the literature. The effectiveness of each statistical function was studied in classifying the pattern using a Support Vector Machine. For textures that are newlinedifferent like smooth new leaves, dry leaves, growth a Gray Level Co-occurrence based newlinestatistics was effective but values failed to discriminate in certain diseases. The proposed and implemented novel method which uses second-order statistics on a pseudo-color-based co-occurrence matrix has resulted in better classification. Pseudo Color Region feature is created using a novel intermediate data structure and found to be more effective than hue-based color features. It identifies dots, spots, patches and regions of different colors on the leaf and uses that as a feature vector to classify plant diseases. This generic method can be applied for early disease detection for plants and help farmers take corrective measures to avoid loss of yield. -
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Health Expenditure in Puducherry (U.T) A Study using National Health Accounts Framework
With the start of globalization, the Indian economy started experiencing a sudden growth and with the boom of various sector in the economy, the employment opportunity, income as standard of living started increasing. With the increase standard of living, there is an increase in demand for health care services. Health care plays an important role in the lives of the people. With government being welfare oriented every year the investment in health care increases and the private contribution to the health care sector is increasing at a higher pace. This study aims: (1) To quantify the extent of household expenditure on health by household characteristics in Puducherry; (2) To track the flow of resources in Health sector from different sources and present them in the form of accounting principles and (3) To develop a matrice format which facilitates the user to understand the sources of finances and uses of such finances on different item of expenditure. A primary data survey was conducted to capture the picture of household expenditure and the National Health Account matrices framework as prescribed by WHO was used in developing the health accounts matrices. The finding shows that majority of the household expenditure is made in purchasing medicine and other goods from the retail sector. Bulk of the spending is made in curative services. The expenditure flows to retail sale of medicines and drugs seems to be the major provider of services to the community. Households are the prominent sources for spending on health care. Out of the household surveyed only 2 to 3 per cent of the population would opt for health insurance. The present expenditure pattern seems to be shying away from other crucial functional elements of health care like Primary health care, Prevention of diseases, Public health and Promotive care. The study also finds a need to increase the awareness of Health insurance among the public and the need for more investment in health infrastructure as well as training of health personnel. -
HEALTH EXPENDITURES AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN CENTRAL EUROPE AND THE BALTIC REGION
In Central Europe and the Baltic region, healthcare expenditure has been growing slightly faster than across the euro area and in OECD countries. However, health outcomes as regards chronic diseases prove to be modest in the euro area and OECD countries compared to Central Europe and the Baltic region. Panel data analysis and country-specific regressions were conducted using World Bank data spanning from 2000 to 2019. Evidence suggests a significant correlation between private and current health expenditures and reduced mortality from chronic diseases in males, females and the total population across the panel, leading to improved longevity. Yet, public health expenditure does not correlate with a substantial reduction in mortality or a higher lifespan among the population, whether considered collectively or among males and females separately. Similarly, an increase in current health expenditure by one unit leads to significant reductions in mortality from non-communicable diseases: by 29 percent in the total population, 22 percent in females and 36 percent in males. Public health spending in Lithuania and Russia has been shown to decrease mortality from non-communicable diseases. Furthermore, chronic mortality is associated with a significant decline in labour productivity: by 42 percent in the total population, 40 percent in males and 45 percent in females. Therefore, interventions implemented through public health systems may reduce mortality from chronic conditions in the study countries. (2023), (Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University). All Rights Reserved. -
Health informatics and its contribution to health sectors
In most developed countries, healthcare sectors take more than 10% of the GDP, and it is one of the most significant and most rapidly growing sectors globally. With such growth of the healthcare department, data management becomes challenging; a robust platform helps to address these challenges. Health Informatics (HI) is an upcoming development, an interdisciplinary field in healthcare sectors; it combines the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the healthcare software, which helps boost the overall operational efficiency of the healthcare departments. These AI algorithms integrated into IoT devices help acquire, store, retrieve, and use health and medical-related data. Patient data are enormous in healthcare sectors, and it is required for various purposes by hospital administrators, insurance agents, doctors, nurses, and other health departments. Accessing and managing these datasets often becomes challenging; HI is one of those innovations that has helped address these challenges to a large extent. The chapter discusses informatics, related definitions, HI, and its relation with other disciplines. The chapter also provides an educational overview of the evolution of HI, different HI technologies, benefits and challenges of HI to its various stakeholders. It ends with some thoughts on HI's future growth. The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2023. All rights reserved. -
Health Microinsurance-Challenges and Strategies
Golden Research Thoughts, Vol-2 (5), pp. 19-23. ISSN-2231-5063 -
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY IN INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CARE
The 8th International Conference of Indian Academy of Health Psychology (ICIAHP 2023) gathered leading experts, researchers, and professionals to exchange insights and explore innovations in mental and physical well-being. Featuring workshops on trauma release, hypnotherapy basics, mindfulness-based CBT, and suicide prevention, ICIAHP offered a diverse learning experience. Distinguished speakers from national and international universities attended the conference. The conference catered to health psychology professionals, researchers, educators, and scholars. ICIAHP 2023 stood out for its comprehensive program, renowned speakers, and ample networking, providing a platform for holistic learning and collaboration. 2024 selection and editorial matter, Dr. Sundeep Katevarapu, Dr. Anand Pratap Singh, Dr. Priyanka Tiwari, Ms. Akriti Varshney, Ms. Priya Lanka, Ms. Aankur Pradhan, Dr. Neeraj Panwar, Dr. Kumud Sapru Wangnue; individual chapters, the contributors.