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Empowering Renewable Energy Using Internet of Things
The massive communication of information over network gadgets associated with the internet trades data starting from one to another with no sort of human cooperation. As innovation is advancing, interconnected organizations give data to each other to impart. The energy utilization is happening at an extremely quick rate, debilitating the assets in delivering it at a similar rate, and the entirety of this requires a transformation to save energy. Information is the focal point of the Internet of Things (IoT), and it has all the information to which there was no entrance before; this information can be utilized in the revolution of the energy management framework. By utilizing advanced IoT innovations, the embracement of renewable can be upgraded signifcantly further. The reconciliation of IoT in renewable energy is empowering its development by and large. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023. -
EMPOWERING POLICING: ADVANCING GENDER EQUALITY FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
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Empowering Local Action: Strategies for ClimateResponsive Governance
Governance explores the pivotal role of local governance in addressing the urgent challenges posed by climate change. As the effects of climate disruption become increasingly localized, cities, towns, and communities are on the front lines, facing the immediate impacts while also offering innovative solutions. This chapter examines the strategies that enable local governments to integrate climate resilience into their policies, governance structures, and day-to-day decision-making processes. It discusses the importance of building local capacity, fostering collaboration among stakeholders, and utilizing data-driven approaches for adaptive management. Through case studies and real-world examples, the chapter highlights how local leadership can empower citizens, engage in sustainable urban planning, and implement climate-mitigation practices. By enhancing the capacity for climate-responsive governance, this work underscores the need for a bottom-up approach in achieving global climate goals and creating resilient communities. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Empowering Kirana Shops through Digital Ecosystem and Physical Infrastructure for Unprecedented Efficiency and Elevated Customer Experience
In today's evolving retail environment, it is important to ensure the sustenance of unorganised small retailers. Efforts should be made to make these retailers innovative and competitive. This study focuses on the need to upgrade the digital and physical infrastructure of Kiranas. Initially, researchers examined store physical layouts. Primary data analysis from Indian consumers via online surveys confirms the significance of store design. The layout directly influences impulse purchases. Unlike in modern retail stores where consumers often shop with family and friends, prompting unplanned purchases due to product visibility and tactile engagement, Kirana shops can capitalise on these behaviours. The study proposes an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model for Kirana shops, illustrating its potential value. AI-driven data analysis offers invaluable insights into operational dynamics, leveraging advanced algorithms to process vast datasets encompassing sales, inventory, and customer interactions. This approach enables uncovering intricate patterns, accurate demand forecasting, and optimising inventory levels, enhancing operational efficiency. Additionally, AI-driven sentiment analysis of customer feedback facilitates personalised marketing strategies, improving customer satisfaction. By enhancing infrastructure and embracing AI-based data analysis, Kirana shops can stay competitive, adapt to market changes, and ensure sustained growth in the evolving retail landscape. 2024 IEEE. -
Empowering Indigenous Women Through Community-Based Tourism
Community-based tourism (CBT) is an emerging tool for community development, fostering social and economic growth through the active participation of Indigenous communities. This study employs a conceptual approach to examine the current application of CBT and sustainable tourism development (STD), focusing on their potential to address challenges faced by Indigenous women. Drawing on previous research, it highlights womens empowerment and community development advancements while exploring future trends. Mental health in Indigenous communities remains a significant concern, with societal changes, environmental threats, and resource exploitation exacerbating issues such as collective suicide, alcoholism, and violence. Political and socioeconomic factors further contribute to high incidences of mental distress. This chapter explores how CBT and STD can tackle these challenges, empowering Indigenous women and fostering community development and environmental conservation. A comprehensive blueprint for sustainable communities is proposed, addressing environmental, economic, and social factors through collaboration among various stakeholders. This model, grounded in existing literature, aims to guide future research and practical applications. The study is relevant for government agencies, local businesses, residents, tourists, academics, and scholars, offering insights into the empowering potential of CBT and STD for Indigenous women and their communities. 2025 Andrea Edurne Jimenez Ruiz, Volha Rudkouskaya, and Shivam Bhartiya. -
Empowering Indigenous and Rural Women through Community-Based Sustainable Tourism Development: Building Resilient Communities
Gender inequality and climate change are pressing global issues, with income disparity further exacerbating the challenges faced by women, especially in rural and tribal communities. This chapter investigates the empowerment journey of rural and tribal women through rural entrepreneurship, specifically focusing on the efforts of the Uravu Organization in Wayanad, Kerala, India. Uravu, a non-profit non-governmental organization, aims to empower rural communities through sustainable practices, particularly emphasizing the bamboo industry and womens skill enhancement in handicrafts. Using Scheyvens theoretical framework, the qualitative research this chapter is based on in-depth interviews with female employees of Uravu to evaluate their empowerment levels. The findings reveal that while these women experience significant psychological and economic empowerment, they continue to face challenges in achieving political and social empowerment. This study underscores the potential of zero waste and environmentally friendly organizations in fostering job creation for rural and tribal women, thereby contributing to resilient community building and community-based sustainable development. CAB International 2026. -
Empowering indigenous adolescents: Life skills development and transformative student engagement through service-learning
This chapter synthesizes results from examining service-learning initiatives tailored for Indigenous adolescents. The authors emphasize customized educational approaches, community collaboration, and cultural sensitivity. The Paniya Tribes case study in Wayanad illustrates efforts of this kind that seek to address historical inequities and enhance students' academic performance, life skills, and engagement. The enduring impact extends beyond academics, empowering young people to take on leadership roles. Cultural sensitivity and the responsible application of technology are two factors that can significantly impact Indigenous education's trajectory in the future. Implementing suggested strategies and optimal methods advances inclusive and culturally attuned education, thereby preserving Indigenous cultures and fostering sustainable development. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Empowering Gender Equality in Business Sustainability: A STARA (Smart Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Algorithms)-Centric Exploration of Socio-Technological Innovation for Modern Business Environments
Technological paradigms worldwide are evolving at a breakneck pace. Workplaces are evolving, organizations are shifting, and businesses are seeking to sustain themselves based on technological development. In recent times, STARA (Smart Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Algorithms) has emerged as an all-inclusive technological framework that seems a promising benefactor for businesses to thrive through technological adoption. But business sustenance is not all about driving profits. As much as they need to be digitally ready, they are still very much human, with their existence depending on their underlying workforces. Numerous socio-cultural aspects, gender inequality being one of them, plague business sustainability. The following paper seeks to explore corporate socio-technological landscapes. It seeks to substantiate ways gender inequality can be tackled via conscious STARA adoption while holistically ushering the way for business sustainability and success. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024. -
Empowering families: Strategies for effective child and adolescent treatment
This chapter examines the importance of family involvement in infant and adolescent psychological practices and interventions. It emphasizes the significance of involving families in the therapeutic process, which leads to enhanced treatment outcomes, increased parent and carer satisfaction, and a higher probability of long-term success. It discusses evidence-based interventions that effectively engage and empower parents and carers, such as parent education, family therapy, and parent-child interaction therapy. Despite the numerous advantages, family involvement may face cultural differences, language barriers, stigma, and lack of awareness. Mental health professionals must adopt culturally sensitive approaches, combat stigma, and provide ongoing support and education to surmount these obstacles. When families are actively involved and empowered, they establish a strong support network beyond therapy sessions, promoting resilience and positive change for the child's development and well-being. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Empowering energy access: the influence of Islamic banking and Fintech on sustainable energy in MENA
Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of financial inclusion through Islamic banking and fintech-driven digital financial services on sustainable energy access (SEA) in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. Despite the regions abundant energy resources, persistent challenges of energy poverty remain. This study explores how complementary financial mechanisms can address financing gaps in clean energy initiatives. Design/methodology/approach This study explores the influence of Islamic banking and fintech on energy poverty in the MENA region. Using the entropy weight approach, the authors uniquely construct composite SEA indices for individual MENA countries and ascertain how these SEAs are influenced by Islamic banking (FI1) and fintech-driven financial inclusion (FI2). Findings The findings reveal an average SEA value of 0.25, indicating that MENA countries face energy poverty. The analysis shows the influence of banking infrastructure and Islamic financial services on SEA in the Islamic MENA region, highlighting the complexity of the issue. From an aggregate view, both aspects of financial infrastructure improve SEA. The results show that unemployment, trade openness, urbanization and inflation significantly predict SEA. Originality/value The findings apply to the Islamic MENA region because of the larger sample of countries than the single-country studies primarily found in the relevant literature. The findings underscore the complementary roles of Islamic banking and fintech-based financial inclusion in addressing energy poverty, presenting essential implications for policymakers and governments in the MENA region. 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited -
Empowering Educators: Leveraging GenAI for Enhanced Lesson Planning and Student Engagement
These days tech is disrupting every sector out there - and yes, schooling is no exception. We aren't dreaming about mixing Generative AI (GenAI for short) into our classrooms anymore; however, there's the good and bad. Now educators are considered to be more than simple knowledge deliverers and are expected to be wedded to these new tools into specialized, engaging lessons. It's somewhat of a fine balance where GenAI can actually very much empower teachers and students, rather than drown them in tech. In general, this implies that we must consider carefully how GenAI should be used for its potential to function at its best. Here we discuss how GenAI can reconfigure teaching methods to improve both the quality and reach of education. Using GenAI well is ultimately a question of employing a sort of framework that combines brand new ideas with 'what works' in teaching. 2026, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Empowering E-commerce: Leveraging Open AI and Sentiment Analysis for Smarter Recommendations
Online product reviews are pivotal in shaping consumer purchasing decisions in today's digital era. Leveraging the wealth of sentiment-rich data available through these reviews, this research proposes an approach to enhance product recommendation systems. This study integrates sentiment analysis techniques into the recommendation process to provide users with more personalized and insightful product recommendations. By analyzing the sentiment expressed in user-generated content, such as reviews and ratings, this system aims to capture not only the explicit preferences but also the underlying sentiments and emotions of users towards products. Furthermore, this system utilizes OpenAI and the power of Langchain to develop a chatbot interface, enabling users to interact naturally and receive personalized product recommendations based on their preferences and sentiment analysis. Through experimentation on real-world datasets, this paper evaluates the effectiveness and performance of the sentiment-enhanced recommendation system compared to traditional recommendation methods. The results demonstrate the potential of sentiment analysis in improving the relevance, accuracy, and user satisfaction of product recommendations. 2024 IEEE. -
Empowering Democracy: A Comprehensive Analysis and Predictive Modelling of Voter Turnout in Indian General Elections
This study aims to break down the complex dynamics driving voter turnout in Indian general elections, providing a detailed examination of the various elements that influence voters to engage in the democratic process. It investigates how voter engagement is changing over years, looking at socio-economic factors, regional differences and historical patterns that have an impact on civic engagement. The research utilizes a detailed exploratory data analysis to examine voter data from 1952 to 2019. Key factors influencing voting turnout are identified through statistical methods and visualizations. In order to predict and comprehend voter behaviour based on various socio-demographic parameters, the study uses advanced machine learning algorithms, such as Random Forest, XGBoost, LSTM and other important models. This project contributes to the understanding of voter behaviour, providing actionable insights for improving democratic participation in the Indian electoral landscape by utilizing hyper-localized constituency-wise data. Previous studies mostly looked into the political landscape of other countries and did not use any hyper-localized data. The study reveals regional differences, socio-economic linkages and important drivers of voter turnout. It highlights the value of focused campaigns, interventions tailored to a certain region and the use of technology to increase political engagements. 2025 MDI. -
Empowering BRICS economies: The crucial role of green finance, information and communication technologyand innovation in sustainable development
This study delves into the crucial role of green finance, information and communication technology (ICT), technological innovation, and renewable energy in the Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRICS) countries from 2000 to 2021. The findings highlight the importance of green finance in reducing the ecological footprint and promoting eco-friendly initiatives, sustainable practices, environmental technology innovation, and heightened environmental awareness. This means 1% increase in green related finance has reduced ecological footprint by 0.72% in BRICS economies. Additionally, technological innovation and the consumption of renewable energy play a significant role in enhancing environmental sustainability. Conversely, the study reveals that ICT has a considerable impact on the ecological footprint, but the interaction effect with green finance helps to mitigate its negative effects and improve the environmental quality. Meanwhile, non-renewable energy, gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, and urbanization have an adverse effect on the environment. To strengthen green finance in BRICS countries, governments can establish comprehensive policy frameworks that prioritize sustainability and create a conducive climate for incentivizing investment in environmentally friendly endeavors. 2024 ERP Environment and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. -
Empowering Agriculture using New Approach of Machine Learning Techniques to Detect Early Plant Diseases
Plant health plays a critical role in ensuring global food security and sustaining agricultural productivity, as it directly influences crop yields and economic stability. Reducing losses and enhancing farm management techniques depend on early plant disease detection. This research suggests a new hybrid framework that combines deep learning (DL) and machine learning (ML) to improve disease detection's precision and effectiveness. The ML component effectively processes structured data, providing clear and reliable recommendations, while the DL model focuses on extracting detailed features from high resolution plant images through advanced image processing. By combining these complementary techniques, the framework achieves high precision, scalability, and real-time disease monitoring capabilities. This innovation supports farmers and agricultural experts in making timely, informed decisions, reducing crop losses and advancing sustainable farming practices. Ultimately, better precision agriculture is made possible by the integration of these cutting edge technology, which supports sustainable agricultural development and global food security. Grenze Scientific Society, 2025. -
Empowering Adolescents and Communities: Integrating Mental Health Awareness and Destigmatisation into Curriculum and Building a Foundation for Life
Adolescence, a critical period of growth, has seen an increase in mental health issues. Despite some successes in government initiatives, stigma continues to hinder help?seeking. To address this, programs should focus on anti?stigma efforts and emerging needs. A comprehensive mental health curriculum can help normalize discussions, reduce stigma, and encourage help?seeking. However, overcoming challenges such as time constraints, parental resistance, and a shortage of trained educators is essential. Organizing awareness events and sharing recovery stories can help combat stigma. Although social media has its drawbacks, it offers accessible and anonymous outreach. A concerning trend is the romanticization of mental health, which can trivialize real struggles and potentially lead adolescents to pretend mental illness for attention. A two?tiered solution is necessary to address this issue, involving certified educators, first?aid responders, and curriculum integration. This system allows professionals to focus on prevention and promotion while specialists handle diagnosis and treatment, ultimately fostering a long?term, inclusive, and mentally healthy society. 2025 Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry. -
Empowering Adolescent Emergent Readers in Government Schools: An Exploration of Multimodal Texts as Pathways to Comprehension
This exploratory study, which was part of a larger investigation into multimodality, looked at the comprehension levels of 62 Grade 8 students from two government schools who were identified as emerging readers out of a group of 118 students. Through observations and interactions with teachers and students, the potential for multimodal texts to enhance comprehension was highlighted. The study specifically compared the effectiveness of a digital comic (Text A) and an audio-visual text (Text B) in enabling comprehension among these emergent readers. Participants were instructed to narrate the content and share their interpretations of these texts, with their responses recorded and analyzed. Feedback revealed a marked preference for Text B among 45 of the 62 emergent readers assessed. Employing theoretical frameworks related to comprehension, language production, multimodality, and task structure, this research concentrated on the subset of 45 students who favored Text B. The findings underscore the importance of aligning instructional materials with students preferred learning modalities, suggesting that such alignment enhances comprehension. The study proposes a refined approach to literacy education policy, advocating for the inclusion of diverse modalities to better meet the varied learning needs of students. 2024 Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers. -
Empowering Adolescent Emergent Readers in Government Schools: An Exploration of Multimodal Texts as Pathways to Comprehension
This exploratory study, which was part of a larger investigation into multimodality, looked at the comprehension levels of 62 Grade 8 students from two government schools who were identified as emerging readers out of a group of 118 students. Through observations and interactions with teachers and students, the potential for multimodal texts to enhance comprehension was highlighted. The study specifically compared the effectiveness of a digital comic (Text A) and an audio-visual text (Text B) in enabling comprehension among these emergent readers. Participants were instructed to narrate the content and share their interpretations of these texts, with their responses recorded and analyzed. Feedback revealed a marked preference for Text B among 45 of the 62 emergent readers assessed. Employing theoretical frameworks related to comprehension, language production, multimodality, and task structure, this research concentrated on the subset of 45 students who favored Text B. The findings underscore the importance of aligning instructional materials with students preferred learning modalities, suggesting that such alignment enhances comprehension. The study proposes a refined approach to literacy education policy, advocating for the inclusion of diverse modalities to better meet the varied learning needs of students. 2024 Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers. -
Empowering a Sustainable Future: Blockchains Role in Economy, Organizations, and Finance Towards Smart Circular Economy
In the present era, blockchain is considered as driving force reshaping the global economy. It is redefining the organizational structure and the business activities and revolutionizing the financial market. Blocking-based technologies also have immense potential to address climate change, concerns, and resource constraints. This chapter provides insights into the multifaceted role of blockchain in driving sustainable development goals by fostering transparency, improving accountability, and integrating sustainability across organizational and financial domains. It analyses the blockchain potential to strengthen financial sustainability through decentralized finance, an equitable financial system. Further, it also highlights the instrumental role of blockchain by improving the supply chain, transparency, corporate governance, and incorporation of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into the business model. Moreover, this chapter discusses the alignment of blockchain with the United Nations sustainable development goals, highlighting its potential to address, pressing issues such as resource efficiency, climate, change, and inequality. It critically assesses the various challenges in the adoption of blockchain and underscores its importance in achieving long-term sustainability goals. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025. -
Empowered learning in school: A scoping review
A high degree of motivation, a sense of commitment, self-efficacy and the ability to make the right choices are the characteristics of empowered learners. With education being seen as preparation for life, educators are increasingly pressured to develop curriculum and pedagogy that assist learners to become empowered. Based on the theoretical framework developed by Arksey and OMalley, the present study reviewed 16 empowered learning intervention studies at the school level published between the years 1995 and 2021 as well as provides an extensive summary of empowered learning enhancing interventions conducted in schools. This study highlights the concept of empowered learning, features and scope of interventions directed towards empowered learning of students at schools and the role of empowered learning in schools. Notwithstanding varied intervention results, the findings of this study indicate that empowered learning interventions produce highly motivated students with a sense of commitment and self-efficacy. This review also identifies the need for more pure experimental studies and a commonly accepted theory on empowered learning as a single concept. 2023, Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science. All rights reserved.