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Cognitive computing: merging modalities for human like artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed with cognitive computing, which integrates different modalities such as vision, language, and reasoning to mimic human thought processes. Cognitive computing systems can recognize patterns, understand natural language, and make complex decisions by integrating these modalities. As a result of the interaction between machines, neural networks, and natural language processing, large amounts of data are analyzed, learning continuously from their interactions. As a result of this multimodal integration, the system is able to comprehend and interpret human communication with greater accuracy and context knowledge. Cognitive computing has made significant advances by processing and synthesizing information from a variety of sources, enabling a more holistic understanding of complicated situations. For instance, these systems can better understand context when visual data is combined with textual information. Using cognitive computing to analyze medical images, patients' histories, and clinical notes, healthcare professionals can find it especially helpful in diagnosing patients and planning treatment. As a result of cognitive computing, we can create systems that not only perform specific tasks but also mimic human cognitive functions, so that we can make better decisions. Human-like AI has the potential to revolutionize various industries with intelligent, context-aware solutions that increase productivity and decision-making. The advancement of cognitive computing has made it possible for humans and machines to communicate more intuitively and efficiently, bridging the gap between them. 2026 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. -
Treatment of Attachment Trauma: Effects of an Online EMDR Couple Protocol on Trauma Symptoms, Conflict Resolution, and Forgiveness
Background: Incidents characterised by betrayal, abandonment, or emotional neglect within a romantic relationship can profoundly impact relational functioning and lead to post-traumatic stress symptoms in both partners. Although in-person therapies, such as Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), have shown promise, the feasibility and effectiveness of delivering EMDR online to address attachment trauma remain underexplored. Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an online EMDR couple protocol in reducing trauma-related symptoms, improving conflict resolution strategies, and increasing willingness to forgive among couples with a history of attachment trauma. Subgroup analysis was carried out based on gender, partner roles (offending and injured), and types of conflict (single incident and complex). A secondary aim was to determine if gains were sustained at a one-month follow-up. Methods: Participants were 34 individuals (17 couples) presenting with attachment trauma, with a subjective unit of disturbance score over 5. Couples received a two-phase online EMDR intervention comprising individual and conjoint sessions. Pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 1-month follow-up measures of post-traumatic stress (Impact of Events Scale), conflict behaviours (Romantic Partner Conflict Scale), and offence-specific forgiveness (Marriage OffenceSpecific Forgiveness Scale) were collected. Repeated measures ANOVAs were used to analyse changes over time, with follow-up t-tests examining gender and role differences. Results: Participants demonstrated significant reductions in intrusion, avoidance, hyperarousal, and overall trauma impact, with improvements largely maintained at 1-month follow-up. Conflict styles, notably compromise and submission, showed statistically significant positive shifts. Forgiveness scores improved through reductions in resentment avoidance. No significant gender, partner role, or type of conflict differences emerged, indicating uniform benefits across subgroups. Conclusion: Findings suggest that an online EMDR couple protocol can effectively alleviate trauma-related distress, enhance constructive conflict resolution, and facilitate forgiveness in couples with attachment trauma. EMDR is equally beneficial for both offending and injured partners, as well as complex and single-incident conflicts. Trial Registration: Trial registered by the Clinical Trial Registry of India (CTRI). Registration Number: CTRI/2023/07/055625, registered on July 25, 2023. https://ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/showallp.php?mid=87803&EncHid=&userName=CTRI/2023/07/055625. 2025 British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. -
Tech-Enabled Transformations in Gender-Inclusive Healthcare: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis of Artificial Intelligence in India
While artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize healthcare, it also runs the risk of exacerbating structural injustices for Indias gender-diverse communities. This critical interpretive synthesis explores the effects of AI-enabled health devices on LGBTQIA+ inclusion, drawing on intersectional feminism, queer theory, and constructivist learning. Reviewing 30 interdisciplinary studies (20102024), three themes emerge: (1) algorithmic bias: AI systems replicate gendered and caste-based exclusions through non-representative datasets and heteronormative design; (2) structural barriers: infrastructural patriarchy, limited gender-sensitive governance, and gaps in Indias AI policy; and (3) digital inequities: low digital literacy, moral conservatism, and caste hierarchies restrict access to affirming care. Research shows AI often erases or misgenders trans and nonbinary identities, causing epistemic harm. Nonetheless, inclusive innovation is possible through participatory, queer-led AI design. The study warns that without centering intersectional justice, AI in healthcare risks amplifying marginalization and epistemic violence. It recommends co-creation with LGBTQIA+ stakeholders, gender-sensitive audits, and care-centered policy reforms. Rejecting techno-solutionism, it advances a Global South, justice-focused approach that prioritizes equity, contextual awareness, and lived realities in AI healthcare design. 2026 selection and editorial matter, Syed Nisar Hussain Bukhari; individual chapters, the contributors. -
Queer healing in altered states: A critical interpretive synthesis of psychedelic therapy inqueer and non-binary individuals
As psychedelic-assisted therapies gain prominence, queer and non-binary individuals remain largely marginalized within this emerging field. This Critical Interpretive Synthesis (CIS) reviews 44 empirical studies (20142024) to explore how queer experiences are represented and erased in psychedelic research. Guided by queer theory, intersectionality, and post-psychiatry frameworks, the synthesis reveals a dominant biomedical paradigm, 36.7% of studies where clinical trials often lack disaggregated data on gender-diverse participants or fail to recruit them adequately due to structural barriers or oversight. In contrast, qualitative studies (32.7%) emphasized identity affirmation, somatic healing, and community care. Yet, only 10.2% of research meaningfully addressed intersecting oppressions. Three core themes emerged: clinical exclusion and epistemic violence, embodied healing through altered states, and grassroots queer psychedelic practices. The findings call for queer-affirming, intersectional, and decolonial methodologies that center lived experience and politicized healing. Reimagining psychedelic science through justice-based lenses is vital to ensuring these therapies serve as pathways to collective liberation rather than reinforce systemic marginalization. 2025 The Author(s). Open Access statement. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial purposes, provided the original author and source are credited, a link to the CC License is provided, and changes if any are indicated. -
Cinematic Witnessing as Queer-Affirmative Expressive Arts Practice: A Phenomenological Study of Vicarious Healing Among LGBTQIA+ Elders in India
This study examines the therapeutic and expressive potential of queer-themed Indian cinema as an arts-based intervention for LGBTQIA+ elders with trauma histories, positioning film-viewing as a structured modality of reflective witnessing and vicarious healing. Using a hermeneutic phenomenological design, the research engaged 12 LGBTQIA+-identified elders (six trans women and six cisgender gay men), aged 6073 years in India to explore how mirror scenes in cinema activate emotional resonance, memory retrieval, and identity integration. Narrative data from two rounds of in-depth interviews revealed four cross-cutting thematic clusters, Quiet Survival, Reclaiming Worth, Healing Mirrors, and Chosen Kinship, demonstrating how film functions as a psychologically containing, aesthetically mediated space for meaning-making. Grounded in intersectionality, affect theory, queer-affirmative trauma frameworks, and expressive arts therapy, the findings illustrate how cinematic encounters support affect regulation, narrative re-authoring, and embodied self-recognition. The study also highlights how caste, class, gender identity, and historical criminalization under Section 377 shape viewers readiness for and access to media-based healing, with trans Dalit elders articulating cinema as both an emotional refuge and a site of political affirmation. Overall, the research contributes an empirically anchored model for integrating film into creative arts therapies, offering a culturally responsive conceptual pathway for trauma-informed elder mental health practice within similar socio-cultural contexts. 2026 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. -
Resilience in the crucible: Compassion fatigue among Indian clinical psychologists and the need for mental health policy reform
Objectives: Compassion fatigue (CF) significantly affects mental health professionals, especially in high-stress, resource-limited contexts. Despite its impact on therapeutic outcomes, little is known about how Indian clinical psychologists experience and manage CF. This study explored the lived experiences of CF among RCI-licensed Indian clinical psychologists, focusing on protective and risk factors in the post-pandemic context. Methods: A qualitative phenomenological design using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was employed. Ten clinical psychologists from urban and semi-urban India were purposively sampled. Semi-structured interviews explored experiences of CF, resilience, and self-efficacy. Thematic analysis was informed by Figley's Compassion Fatigue Model and the Conservation of Resources Theory. Results: Four major themes emerged: (1) Professional Competence and Growth; (2) Therapeutic Relationship; (3) Professional Challenges, including vicarious trauma and boundary-setting; and (4) Self-Care and Support. Participants frequently reported emotional exhaustion and vicarious trauma, but also described post-traumatic growth and reflective practice as buffers. Conclusions: The findings underscore the need for policy-level interventions to address CF among Indian clinical psychologists. Enhancing clinical supervision, integrating trauma-informed curricula, and strengthening institutional support systems are critical for sustaining practitioner resilience and ethical therapeutic care in India's mental health landscape. Key practitioner message: Addressing compassion fatigue through supervision, policy reform, and resilience-building is vital for therapist well-being and service sustainability. 2026 Elsevier Inc. -
Role of social media in the digital transformation of business
A digital transformation endeavor is the use of technology and digital processes to enhance business operations and consumer experiences. These projects frequently include the use of new technology like social media platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), and analytics, as well as the execution of digital processes like cloud computing, omnichannel commerce, data analytics, and automation. An organization needs to integrate digital transformation initiatives into its current systems if it wants to stay current with the rapidly evolving technology landscape of today. Social media is now an essential part of contemporary life, and businesses are increasingly using it to connect with their clients and other stakeholders. To take advantage of social media's huge potential, businesses are incorporating it into their digital transformation initiatives. Copyright 2023, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited. 2023 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Construction of Virtual Simulation Practice Teaching Platform for Business Majors Based on Fuzzy Control Algorithm
Simulation plays an important role in control research. Information technology and various related technologies, the research of simulation technology is also deepening. At present, there is no unified platform for the design and simulation of adaptive fuzzy controller, and the simulation algorithms of various controllers are different. With the strong advocacy of national education departments, virtual simulation technology has been widely used in academic education, and has gradually become an important means to improve traditional teaching. Cross-professional comprehensive training of business has almost become the preferred course of combining theory with practice in general colleges and universities. It requires students from different majors to participate together, cooperate and communicate deeply in teams, and compete and confront each other among groups, which helps to improve graduates' innovative and entrepreneurial ability. Through teaching practice, the design of teaching system, the joint training between schools and enterprises, and the consideration of virtual and actual combat are further improved. Explain the teaching application of virtual simulation experiment teaching platform. The virtual simulation experiment teaching platform is convenient for students to complete intelligent control experiments, and carry out secondary development and innovative experiments. 2023 IEEE. -
Management and Sales Forecasting of an E-commerce Information System Using Data Mining and Convolutional Neural Networks
The exponential development of e-commerce in recent decades has enhanced convenience for individuals. Compared to the conventional business environment, e-commerce is characterized by increased dynamism and complexity, resulting in several obstacles. Data mining assists individuals in effectively addressing these difficulties. Traditional data mining cannot efficiently use big data in the power provider industry. It heavily relies on time-consuming and labor-intensive feature engineering, and the resulting model could be more easily scalable. Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) can efficiently use vast amounts of data and autonomously extract valuable elements from the original input, resulting in increased effectiveness. This article utilizes a CNN to extract valuable insights from e-commerce information to forecast commodities sales accurately and proposes a CNN-based Sales Forecasting Model (CNN-SFM). The findings indicate that using data mining and CNN yields a high level of precision in forecasting forthcoming people buying capacity data. The correlation variable between actual usage information and projected usage information was 0.98, and the highest mean error was just 1.78%. Data mining can effectively extract hidden relevant information and forecast future consumption habits for e-commerce systems. CNN demonstrates proficiency in accurately predicting forthcoming consumption power and trends. The Research Publication. -
Sway of Social Media Financial Content on Financial Literacy of Youngsters in a Metropolitan City
On social media, the financial material has steadily been shaping the financial actions and knowledge levels of youngsters globally. This research was intended to study the influence of social media financial content on the financial literacy of youngsters in Bengaluru, a metropolitan city in India. The study looked into the patterns of social media usage for financial information acquisition, the types of financial content consumed, and the perceived impact on financial decision-making processes and overall financial literacy levels. The results showed that while gender and marital status significantly influence the type of financial content consumed, factors such as age, educational background, occupation, and income level did not exhibit significant variations in content preferences. The study highlighted that the diversity of social media platforms and the nature of content available on these platforms play pivotal roles in shaping the financial literacy levels of youngsters. The conclusion reflects that there is a clear relationship between social media engagement and financial information acquisition. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2026. -
A Study Examining the Relationship Between College Students Demographic Characteristics and Financial Literacy- With Special Reference to a Union Territory in India
Over the past ten years, the importance of financial literacy has been growing across the world. Prior research has found that a lack of financial knowledge can have several negative consequences, the inability to make correct financial decisions, high levels of debt, high-cost borrowing and misuse of credit. Limited knowledge of financial concepts also has an impact on the economy as a whole. This study attempts to measure the level of financial literacy of college students in Goa, India. A total of 378 respondents were surveyed and their level of financial literacy was measured through a percentage analysis. The respondents level of financial literacy was also studied concerning various demographic characteristics. The results show an association between financial literacy and sex, level of education, field of education, percentage of respondents and income level. The findings of the study suggest a need for the strengthening of initiatives by policymakers to introduce the concept of financial literacy for students all over the state as well as the country, in every field. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024. -
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A Feminist study of food in select culinary narratives
This research studies Indian immigrant women s relationship with food in the twenty-first century globalised, capitalist, multicultural, American society. It adds to the limited scholarship on the genre of diasporic culinary narratives by looking at the works of Shoba Narayan s Monsoon Diary: A Memoir with Recipes (2003),Amulya Malladi s Serving Crazy with Curry (2007), Bharti Kirchner s Pastries: A Novel of Desserts and Discoveries (2009) and Sandeepa Mukherjee Datta s Bong Mom s Cookbook (2013). The research thus views food as a means for immigrant women to articulate their sense of self and critique the standardization of women s relationship with food by the capitalist food industry. Moreover, critiques of capitalist notions of women s relationship with food further enables the select texts to re-envision women s relationship with the kitchen and domestic work. Finally, the study analyses select culinary narratives as paradoxical texts for its simultaneous critique of the commodification of ethnic culture and performance of cultural self-commodification -
A feminist study of food in select culinary narratives
An academic study of food entails a study of food at the intersection of individual experience, socio-cultural significance and global politics of food. A study of the emerging genre of culinary narratives, therefore, is a study of women’s experience of food, shaped by the socio-cultural context she occupies and its interaction with the world food scenario. This research titled “A Feminist Study of Food in Select Culinary Narratives” studies Indian immigrant women’s relationship with food in the twenty-first century globalised, capitalist, multicultural, American society. The research places itself within the broader framework of literature, cultural and women’s studies and focuses on the emerging genre of South-Asian diasporic culinary narratives. It, therefore, adds to the limited scholarship on the genre of diasporic culinary narratives by looking at the works of Shoba Narayan’s Monsoon Diary: A Memoir with Recipes (2003),Amulya Malladi’s
Serving Crazy with Curry (2007), Bharti Kirchner’s Pastries: A Novel of Desserts and Discoveries (2009) and Sandeepa Mukherjee Datta’s Bong Mom’s Cookbook (2013).Consequently, the research examines the various roles performed by food, as the immigrant woman navigates her geographical and cultural displacement. In this context, the research views food as a means for immigrant women to articulate their sense of ‘self’ and critiquing the standardization of women’s relationship with food by the capitalist food industry. Moreover, critiques of capitalist notions of women’s relationship with food further enables the select texts to re-envision women’s relationship with the kitchen and domestic work. The research also highlights the difference in the first and second generation immigrant women’s use of food to navigate their displacement. -
Crystal structure of 4-{(E)-[2-(pyridin-4-ylcarbonyl)hydrazin-1-ylidene]methyl}phenyl acetate monohydrate /
International Union of Crystallography Journal, Vol.71, Issue 2, pp.107-116, ISSN No: 2056-9890. -
Social entrepreneurship on a crossroad: the case of Sunbird Straws
Learning outcomes: The learning objectives are intended to stimulate the students comprehension of the various challenges faced by Indian social entrepreneurs. The case study offers a rich educational experience spanning diverse fields, including business operations, entrepreneurship, sustainable products, social innovation and financial planning. The case study on social entrepreneurship will guide students to comprehend its concept, significance, challenges and understand how businesses can be a force for positive social impact. The case study serves as a valuable tool for graduate students, helping them improve their critical thinking and solution-focused skills in preparation for their future entrepreneurial endeavors. Students should be able to analyze the case study, answer questions and evaluate the co-founders business expansion dilemma. Case overview/synopsis: Social entrepreneurs are vital in tackling pressing societal issues, fostering innovation and creating lasting solutions for rural communities. However, their unique challenges often go unnoticed. This case study highlights the journey of Dr Saji Kurungatil Varghese, the co-founder of Sunbird Straws, an eco-friendly startup, and the complexities they faced while considering business expansion. The purpose of this case study is to provide insight into the world of social entrepreneurs and emphasize their importance and contribution on a wide scale. Complexity academic level: This case study is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Supplementary materials: Teaching notes are available for educators only. Subject code: CSS3: Entrepreneurship. 2025, Emerald Publishing Limited.