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Cultural competence social-emotional learning
This chapter delves into the integration of cultural competence and social-emotional learning (SEL) within trauma-informed educational settings, proposing a multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) framework. The chapter examines the theoretical and conceptual foundations of cultural competence and SEL, emphasizing the importance of these components in supporting students' emotional and academic success, particularly in diverse and trauma-affected communities. Practical strategies and challenges for implementing culturally responsive SEL practices are discussed, along with recommendations for educators, policymakers, and future research directions. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. -
Cultural Blind Spots in Marketing AI: Case Studies of Failure
Artificial intelligence has been quickly shifting into the pioneer of contemporary marketing. AI powered systems influence how brands communicate with culturally diverse audiences through automated content creation and hyper personalized targeting. These systems, while highly efficient, are proving to have major cultural blind points in which algorithmic decision making fails to detect or interpret cultural, social, and representational subtleties. Such lapses appear as biased outputs, homogenization of identity, and reinforcement of stereotypes, growing into public controversies and reputational crises. This chapter explores cultural blindness in marketing- focused AI systems through four case studies: Amazons recruitment tool, H&Ms culturally insensitive campaign, Doves beauty representation controversy, and Levis AI generated diversity models. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Cultivating wellness: Synergy of emerging technologies in spiritual and wellness tourism
This academic analysis explores the dynamic landscape of wellness tourism from 1998 to September 2021, emphasizing the surge in scholarly publications post-2010, primarily contributed by the United States. Key findings identify major authors, significant papers, and evolving trends while acknowledging research limitations and offering recommendations. Additionally, the 2022 study highlights 10 pivotal elements enriching holistic health resorts, coupled with strategic marketing and DMO influence. A comprehensive review utilizing the PRISMA methodology reveals two significant research clusters, focusing on tourist motivations and behavior, anticipating post-pandemic research and the need for diverse data sources. Wellness tourism embodies dynamism and diversity, driven by an ever-growing yearning for well-being, relaxation, and self-care. Travelers can choose from a broad spectrum of dimensions and destinations to personalize their wellness journeys according to their unique aspirations and goals, making it an exceptionally adaptable and customized form of travel. The industry's trajectory is set for continued expansion and transformation as more individuals acknowledge the paramount importance of nurturing their holistic well-being. However, a notable research gap is identified: the incorporation of cutting-edge technologies like wearable technology, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence in wellness tourism remains underexplored. This study addresses this void by investigating the utilization of technology to craft personalized and immersive wellness experiences, its impact on traveler preferences and behavior, and its role in destination management and marketing strategies. Recognizing technology's pivotal role in wellness tourism, this study seeks to bridge the gap between traditional wellness practices and contemporary technological advancements, fostering a holistic approach to well-being in the modern era. 2025 Anand Patil, M.S. Prathibha Raj, R. Gowri Shankar and R.B. Lakshmi. All rights reserved. -
Cultivating self-esteem: Exploring the intersection of culture, neurocognition, and behavior among female media professionals
This study employed a comprehensive research strategy utilizing both online and offline methodologies to gather insights from 278 female media professionals in Karnataka. The survey, conducted from May 2023 to October 2023, encompassed a substantial timeframe, allowing for a thorough data collection process and the observation of potential variations over the months. The self-esteem scale and workplace communication behaviour inventory scale were employed for the data collection. All correlations were statistically significant affirming the reliability of these associations. Linear regression analyses further elucidated the relationships between self-esteem and specific workplace behaviours. 2024 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Cultivating holistic learning environments in higher education: Mindfulness, compassion, and ubuntu philosophies
Within the context of higher education, namely in microlearning and micro-credentials, the core principles of mindfulness, compassion, and Ubuntu play a pivotal role in instigating a significant and transformative shift in the educational landscape. Mindfulness practices enable the cultivation of engaged awareness in the current moment, while the cultivation of compassion enhances an individual's ability to empathize. Moreover, Ubuntu fosters a sense of connectivity among individuals. Integrating these elements within the educational curriculum, pedagogical strategies, and cultural customs fosters comprehensive growth, moral progress, and interconnectivity. It facilitates the development of individuals who exhibit social responsibility and empathy and provides a comprehensive foundation for leadership. The successful application of educational practises requires the integration of many strategies, which in turn facilitates substantial and compelling growth. 2024, IGI Global. -
Cultivating Flourishing and Resilience in the Digital Age: Addressing Digital Addiction With Multidimensional Addiction Behavior Scale
This study investigates strategies to mitigate digital addiction while promoting flourishing and resilience in the digital age. Digital addiction, characterized by compulsive behaviours related to digital devices and platforms, poses significant challenges to physicalhealth, mentalwell-being, andsocialrelationships. Grounded in the biopsychosocial model of health and drawing upon theories of behavioural addiction, social learning, self-determination, and cognitive-behavioural therapy, this research explores the prevalence, impacts, and interventions of digital addiction across diverse demographics. The study aims to identify practical educational, policy, and community-based approaches to foster healthy digital behaviours and enhance resilience. By addressing these issues, this study contributes to a deeper understanding of digital addiction and provides recommendations for promoting well-being amidst pervasive digital technologies. Copyright 2026, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global Scientific Publishing is prohibited. Use of this chapter to train generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is expressly prohibited. The publisher reserves all rights to license its use for generative AI training and machine learning model development. -
Cultivating efficiency-harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) for sustainable agriculture supply chains
This chapter intends to investigate and present the possibility of utilizing artificial intelligence to transform the agricultural supply chain. The primary objective is to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and adaptability in response to a shifting climate and expanding global population. The results of this investigation provide significant and valuable knowledge for both new businesses and well-established corporations who have a vested interest in embarking on an intelligent and sustainable digital revolution within the agricultural sector and food supply chains. These findings present insights that can guide these enterprises in their pursuit of transforming their operations using technology to enhance efficiency, productivity, and sustainability. By harnessing the benefits offered by digitization, organizations operating within the agriculture industry will be able to streamline processes, optimize resource allocation, reduce waste, and improve traceability throughout the supply chain network while ultimately securing long-term success. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Cultivating Digital Fields: A Cloud-Centric Blueprint for Stakeholder Engagement in the Indian Agriculture
This paper examines the potential of cloud computing to revolutionize the Indian agricultural sector, government operations, and rural connectivity. It highlights the benefits and challenges associated with cloud computing in agriculture and proposes a structured model to implement it effectively. Cloud computing allows farmers to access real-time information, make informed decisions, and improve access to markets. The paper examines the difficulties and advantages of cloud computing for the government in transitioning to a cloud-based version of itself for its operations. Additionally, it draws attention to specific areas related to the agricultural sector in India and certain applications offered by the government to enhance the consumer experience for stakeholders. The Government of India has demonstrated its commitment to developing technology-driven agriculture through e-NAM, Kisan Suvidha, and Agri-market initiatives. However, some challenges must be addressed to ensure the successful adoption of cloud computing in the agricultural sector. The proposed implementation model outlines the essential stages of the process, including the needs assessment, the selection of cloud providers, the automation of workflow, the modernization of applications, the implementation of security measures, and the implementation of continuous improvement. The model emphasizes the importance of training, feedback mechanisms, and collaboration. Furthermore, the paper underscores the need for a specific feedback system and grievance redress for agricultural cloud applications to enhance user experiences. To reap the full benefits of cloud computing in the Indian agricultural sector, a comprehensive strategy is necessary. This strategy necessitates technology adoption, awareness-raising, education, and stakeholder engagement. Utilizing cloud technologies, the Indian agricultural sector can realize sustainable growth, increased efficiency, and equitable development. This paper emphasizes the importance of cloud computing in transforming the Indian agrarian landscape. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024. -
Culinary influence on Bengaluru as a tourism destination /
International Journal of Recent Technology And Engineering, Vol.8, Issue 4, pp.766-774, ISSN No: 2277-3878. -
CUET: A futile exercise with an exclusivist agenda
Coaching centres will expand dramatically and marginalised students will be deprived of higher education as 'cracking' the test is an 'expensive' skill they can't afford -
Cuda implementation of non-local means algorithm for GPU processors
Non-Local Means algorithm (NLM) is a prominent image denoising algorithm. One of the major limitations of NLM algorithm and its variants is the time requirement. In this era of high performance computing, an efficient alternative to reduce the time complexity of any algorithm is its parallelization. In this paper, a parallelized version of basic NLM algorithm using CUDA architecture is proposed. The algorithm is developed on NVIDIA GeForce 940M GPU which follows Maxwell architecture with 3 SMs and 384 CUDA cores. Experiments are carried out using selected set of natural and medical images of various sizes. Our proposed parallelized version of NLM algorithm reduces the time requirement approximately by 50% in comparison to its basic version and also achieves comparable denoising performance in terms of PSNR, SSIM and FSIM evaluation metrics. The proposal is a model which can be customized for newer GPU architectures. 2020, Engg Journals Publications. All rights reserved. -
Cubic spline curve public key cryptography
In this work, a cubic spline curve is considered for Asymmetric mode encrypting data. A Cubicspline curve is used to generate a set of points under initial known boundary conditions. This set of points is considered as generator points. Given the field, known the generator points, considering for some time and space steps and for a considered private key, Public key will be generated based on Discrete Logarithm problem. Thus for a set of public and private keys, data can be transmitted securely with features like Authenticity of users, Security & Confidentiality of data transmitted. Going by the construction of the algorithm, Encryption is being done on blocks of data for which it consumes less computing resources. Going by complexity of the algorithm, the key length needed is about 120 bit lengths to provide sufficient strengths against cryptoanalysis. 2017 Taru Publications. -
Cu/Pd bimetallic supported on mesoporous TiO2 for suzuki coupling reaction /
Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, Vol.13, Issue 2, pp. 1-11, ISSN No. 1978-2993. -
Cu/Pd bimetallic supported on mesoporous TiO2 for suzuki coupling reaction
Generally bimetallic catalysts are more superior to monometallic catalysts and provide a better platform for the development of novel catalysts with enhanced activity, selectivity, and stability. In the current work we have prepared Cu/Pd bimetallic supported on mesoporous TiO2 by hydrothermal method. The prepared system was characterized by various physico-chemical techniques such as XRD, TG-DTG, SEM, EDAX, BJH isotherm, and XPS. Thermal stability and complete electronic structure were identified from TG and XPS measurements respectively. The bimetallic system was found to be very active in Suzuki cross-coupling reaction using different substrates. The products were separated and purified by column chromatography and the resultant products were characterized thoroughly by 1H NMR, and FT-IR analysis. Copyright 2018 BCREC Group. All rights reserved. -
CSR's Role in Resilience via Boosting Social Sustainability in Economic and Environmental Challenges
This particular writing shall explore the role of CSR i.e., Corporate Social Responsibility in building community resilience by evaluating measures like social sustainability, particularly taking into consideration its response to economic and environmental crises. The objective of CSR is driven from the responsibility for a business to go beyond their financial gains and contribute towards societal and environmental wellbeing. As the Multi- National Corporations and large scale businesses grow bigger, their impact on the community is in proportion to the sales that they make, especially those who work in the FMCG that is Fast Moving Consumer Goods industry become household brand to the masses and can significantly make its position in the industry resilient by taking the economic and environmental metric in consideration while determining profits. CSR initiatives such as education, healthcare, disaster preparedness, and sustainable livelihoods are some of the key strategies that major businesses make use of in order to support community resilience. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. -
CSR initiatives: A way of enhancing employees' wellbeing
Employees are seen as a valuable resource for assessing a business's competitiveness. Providing for their wellness, health, and running employee support programmes may increase their drive and commitment to the organization. This chapter will explain the role of CSR activities on employees' well-being, examine the impact of CSR activities on well-being of employees, and provide CSR strategies to maximize employees' well-being. A qualitative research technique was applied in this study. A systematic literature review was based on articles in national and international journals, magazines, working papers, etc. gathered and analyzed to achieve the research objective. The implementation of employees CSR activities has been significant, since employee health and wellness have a direct impact on the competitiveness of the business and have been a driving force behind employee's performance. 2024 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
CSR as an agent of financial stability: A use case of banking industry
The study was undertaken to examine the importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) as an agent to improve the firm's performance and financial stability by enhancing goodwill and competitive advantage in the Indian banking industry. In the study, it has been hypothesized that CSR expenses have a positive relationship with financial stability. A correlation study has also been undertaken to determine any relationship among these variables, followed by a dependency regression test to show the levels of dependency of financial stability on CSR expenses and the Granger Causality test to find their causal relationship. The study has revealed a significant relationship between the financial stability variables and CSR expenses, and the Granger Causality level supports the findings. 2021 Ecological Society of India. All rights reserved. -
Crystallographic and computational investigation of a bent-core Schiff base Ni(ii) complex with DNA and protein binding studies
The rational design and synthesis of a three-ring bent-core Schiff base ligand, (E)-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl-3-((4-butoxy-2-hydroxybenzylidene)amino)-2-methylbenzoate (HL), and its mononuclear Ni(ii) complex, [Ni(L)2] (1), are described. The presence of a polar CF3 group and a flexible butoxy chain imparts amphiphilic character to HL and induces aggregation-induced emission (AIE) behavior. Coordination with NiCl2 yields a square-planar complex, as confirmed by spectroscopic methods, single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, and topological analysis. Fluorescence and SEM studies substantiate the aggregation propensity of HL. Density functional theory (DFT) and natural bond orbital (NBO) analyses reveal pronounced ligand-to-metal charge transfer in (1) and a moderate HOMOLUMO gap of 4.00 eV, indicative of kinetic stability and optoelectronic relevance. Complex (1) exhibits strong binding affinity toward duplex DNA and serum proteins (BSA and HSA), evidenced by red-shifted fluorescence enhancement at 475 nm and low detection limits (0.0750.188 M). Molecular docking further supports stable BSA binding (?8.52 kcal mol?1), highlighting the potential of this Ni(ii) system for biomolecular recognition. This journal is The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2026 -
Crystal structures of 1,7-bis(furyl)-4-(1,3-dithiolan-2-ylidene)-1, 6-heptadiene-3,5-dione and 1,7-bis(thienyl)-4-(1,3-dithiolan- 2-ylidene)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione
The title compounds (bis(alkenoyl) ketene dithioacetals) were prepared starting from the cyclic acyl ketene dithioacetal and aromatic aldehydes. These compounds were characterized by IR, 1H NMR, mass spectral studies and X-ray crystal structure analysis. The bis(furyl) ketene dithioacetal crystallized in the space group P1? with unit cell dimensions a = 7.7626(12) , b = 9.0217(13) , c = 26.827(5) , ? = 86.271(14), ? = 87.643(14), ? = 66.286(11) and the structure was refined to an R-factor of 0.0528 while bis(thienyl) ketene dithioacetal crystallized in the space group P21/c with unit cell dimensions a = 10.2433(9) , b = 10.4142(6) , c = 18.0973(18) , ? = 106.0 and the structure was refined to an R-factor of 0.0446. The ketenedithioacetal functionality present between the carbonyl groups prevents the possibility of keto-enol tautomerization in these compounds. In both the crystal structures, the crystal packing is stabilized by C-H?O hydrogen bonds as well as van der Waals interactions. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011. -
Crystal structure of 4-{(E)-[2-(pyridin-4-ylcarbonyl)hydrazin-1-ylidene]methyl}-phenyl acetate monohydrate
The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C15H13N3O3H2O, comprises a 4-{(E)-[2-(pyridin-4-ylcarbonyl)hydrazinyl-idene]methyl}phenyl acetate molecule and a solvent water molecule linked by O - H?O and O - H?N hydrogen bonds from the water molecule and a C - H?O contact from the organic molecule. The compound adopts an E conformation with respect to the azomethine bond and the dihedral angle between the pyridine and benzene rings is 21.90 (7). The azomethine bond [1.275 (2) distance is very close to the formal C=N bond length, which confirms the azomethine bond formation. An extensive set of O - H?O, O - H?N, N - H?O and C - H?O hydrogen bonds builds a two-dimensional network progressing along the c axis.