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A Travellers Melancholy
On possibly the most humid day in the month of June, I lay on a bed in a backpacking hostel, journalling my melancholy. 2025, The Assosiation FormAkademisk. All rights reserved. -
Residual-based MEWMA control charts in the presence of multicollinearity
Statistical Process Control has been performing a critical role in attaining quality assurance from historic times to the modern era. Examining and governing the process variables involves rigorous stages and several control charts. The multivariate process is considered for a more comprehensive understanding of handling multiple correlated variables of the process. The study here focuses on the unique creation and deployment of residual-based Multivariate Exponentially Weighted Moving Average control charts in the presence of multicollinearity, specially constructed and evaluated for Phase I and Phase II. The chart offers a reliable framework for understanding shifts in multivariate processes across time from minor to moderate changes in process parameters. Agro-Economy data of Indian States for the years 2019 and 2020 are utilized in an application example. The proposed residual-based MEWMA control charts detect out-of-control circumstances with few false alarms and this is critical for rapid interventions, resulting in optimal crop management and production. 2025, Prince of Songkla University. All rights reserved. -
Myth of the Empowered Naga Women: A Reflection through Feminist and Postcolonial Perspective
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Enhancing Biodegradability and Ecological Impact: Treatment of Low-Density Polyethylene for Sustainable Plastic Management with Eudrilus eugeniae Earthworms
Low-density Polyethylene (LDPE) is widely used in food packaging and agricultural mulching, but its disposal creates harmful macro-, meso- and microplastics. To address this, LDPE has been treated to become biodegradable. The treatment involved dissolving LDPE in trichloroethylene and treating it with starch, hydrogen peroxide, nitric acid and acetic acid, reducing its crystallinity from 48.48% to 32.98% through Single (T), double (TT) and triple (TTT) treatments. This 15.5% decrease in crystallinity enhanced polymer degradation. When LDPE microplastics with 40.02% crystallinity (TT) were tested on Eudrilus eugeniae earthworms, they showed a lower mortality rate compared to other treated and untreated LDPE. The 40.02% crystallinity LDPE exhibited hydroxyl and carboxylic functional groups. Treated LDPE (TT) introduced to earthworm casts showed microbiota, including Mycobacterium and Rozellomycota, known for Polyethylene degradation. Additionally, microbial examination of treated LDPE revealed Aeromonas and Pyrenochaetopsis leptospora in the earthworm gut, potential LDPE degraders. X-ray differaction (XRD) analysis and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra indicated distinct degradation patterns. After 21 days with Eudrilus eugeniae, treated LDPE's crystallinity decreased from 40.02% to 22.84%. This study highlights the significance of oxidized treated LDPE for microbial colonization and degradation, supporting Eudrilus eugeniae survival and improving soil biota health. 2025 - Kalpana Corporation. -
Beyond the Pink Slip: Mental Health Challenges Among Displaced IT Workers in India
The case explores and undertakes the journey of pink slips, technological disruption, and the silence around mental health through the experiences of Karan. The events are drawn from reallife situations and have been adapted to protect the identity of the individual. The case follows Karan Jadhav, a mid-level IT professional working in Bengaluru. He tries to navigate his life after being laid off during a strategic downsizing at a Multinational Company (MNC) where he has been working for more than 10 years. Karan finds himself battling with anxiety over unpaid bills and a constant dread of not finding a job. In a country such as India, the job is associated with a sense of identity, purpose, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and social acceptance and respect. Karan's story reflects the human cost of technological disruption, lack of social and emotional support around mental health, and policy gaps that leave the displaced professionals vulnerable and with poor to no support. Designed for courses i.organizational Behaviour, HRM, or Public Policy, it invites learners to explore mental health inclusion, workplace transitions, and the complex socio-economic and emotional realities of job loss. 2025 NeilsonJournals Publishing. -
Role of breakup distress on perceived academic performance and psychosocial functioning among University students
Emerging adult students often experience romantic relationship dissolutions, which is a normative yet distressing experience for them. The present study examines perceived academic performance and psychosocial functioning among university students who have had a broken romantic relationship in Indian context. The study employed a mixed-method explanatory sequential design including quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Researchers administered questionnaire to 104 students who are studying in Universities and had breakup incidence. Questionnaire included items on breakup distress scale, perceived academic performance, concentration, and quality of life focusing mental wellbeing and social relationship. Researchers selected survey and interview participants through word-of-mouth approach. Findings revealed that girls had high positive correlation between break distress and academic performance than boys. The narrative thematic analysis of qualitative data revealed three main themes and five sub-themes explaining the nuances of breakup and listed coping mechanisms used by the Indian youths to spring back from breakup distress. Future research may focus on how the early breakup incidents affect their post marriage relationship and life satisfaction. 2026 RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FOR ALL. -
Understanding Engagement Patterns in Students with Autism during Physical Education: A Qualitative Inquiry
Physical education is an important context to promote inclusion, participation, and social engagement for students with autism, but to date, little research has addressed engagement. Existing studies have primarily focused on the effectiveness of interventions and barriers to participation, and little qualitative work has examined the nature and experience of engagement in physical education. To address this gap, this study investigated the engagement of students with autism using qualitative research. Guided by an interpretivist multiple-case study, data were collected through semi-structured interviews, observations, and field notes from 48 participants (including students with autism, physical education teachers, special educators, and teaching assistants). Reflexive thematic analysis highlighted four interconnected themes: engagement is facilitated by routines, sensory factors shape participation, social relationships support engagement, and engagement is activity-specific. Engagement is not a behavioral state but a dynamic, social, and contextual construct. This research provides an ecological conceptualization of multidimensional engagement that extends participation in autism and physical education. The findings suggest routine, sensory, and socially supportive pedagogies are needed to support inclusion. The study contributes to qualitative models of engagement and inclusive practice, policy, and research. 2026 Authors. -
ITERATED LINE GRAPHS WITH ONLY NEGATIVE EIGENVALUES ?2, THEIR COMPLEMENTS AND ENERGY
In this article, several iterated line graphs Lk (G) with all equal negative eigenvalues ?2 are characterized for k ? 1 and their energy consequences are presented. Also the spectra and the energy of complement of these graphs are obtained, interestingly they have exactly two positive eigenvalues with different multiplicities. Moreover, we characterize a large class of equienergetic graphs which extend some of the existing results. Palestine Polytechnic University-PPU 2025. -
Digital Financial Inclusion and Financial Resilience of Micro and Small Entrepreneurs in Post-COVID-19 in Karnataka
In India, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises contribute 29% of the GDP and create millions of works. However, MSMEs have continuously been facing numerous issues and further, micro and small enterprises are hardly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The traditional financial system has certain limitations. The new-age technology-enabled digital finance overcomes the supply-side constraints and they serve even the financially excluded individuals and businesses through its innovative business strategies, models, products, and services which are designed and delivered by "Artificial Intelligence", "Machine Learning", "Big Data Analytics", and "Blockchain Technology". Digital Finance Adoption (DFA) depends on the digital financial literacy (DFL) of the users. This study analyses the role of DFA and DFL on the "Digital Financial Inclusion" (DFI) and "Financial resilience" (FR) of MSEs in Karnataka, India. 2025, Indian Institute of Finance. All rgihts reserved. -
Wear rate prediction of hybrid composites: A comparative study using experimental analysis, finite element simulation and machine learning prediction
This study evaluates wear rate predictions by comparing experimental results with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) simulations, focusing on the influence of track radius. Regression models were developed to analyze the trends, while residual analysis identified deviations between the two approaches. A correlation matrix highlighted significant relationships between wear rate, pressure, and sliding distance. Confidence interval analysis confirmed the reliability of both models, though polynomial regression provided a more accurate representation of wear rate trends than linear models. While FEA predictions are closely aligned with experimental data, some discrepancies suggest the need for further refinement in computational modeling to improve accuracy. Future work will focus on enhancing FEA simulations and expanding experimental validation for better predictive reliability. 2025, Malaysian Tribology Society (Mytribos). All rights reserved. -
Exploring the Power of Agency in Womens Non-farm Business Participation
The relationship between rural womens agency and their non-farm self-employment is explored. Using a sequential explanatory design and nationally representative India Human Development Survey data, it is shown that agency outcomes, such as household decision-making, freedom of movement and group memberships, are crucial for womens participation and their roles in non-farm businesses. Additionally, personal in-depth interviews with self-employed women in rural West Bengal and Karnataka reveal how they navigate and negotiate within business environments despite existing constraints. 2026, Economic and Political Weekly. All rights reserved. -
Sweet, Identity, and Bengaluru!
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I Refuse to Die: Remembering G N Saibaba's Rhetoric of Resistance
The inhuman and brute force that G N Saibaba suffered during and after his arrest makes one question the non-enforcement of the legal rights of a disabled person. 2025 Economic and Political Weekly. All rights reserved. -
Trait-Driven Persuasion: Investigating the Role of Personality in Shaping Advertising Effectiveness
This study examines how the Big Five personality traits influence consumer responses to different advertising appeals persuasive, rational, emotional, humour, and fear. A descriptive research design with snowball sampling was used to collect data from individuals (n = 120). Standardized self-report questionnaires were administered, including a demographic information form, a Big Five personality measure (assessing extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness), and scales evaluating perceived effectiveness of five advertising appeals; overall internal consistency was acceptable for exploratory research (Cronbachs ? = .65). Correlation analysis and structural equation modelling (SEM) were conducted. Results reveal distinct associations: agreeableness aligns with humour appeal, neuroticism with emotional and fear appeals, conscientiousness with rational and persuasive appeals, extraversion with fear appeal, and openness with humour appeal. These findings contribute to personality-driven marketing research by providing empirical evidence on how individual differences shape advertising effectiveness. The study highlights implications for advertisers seeking to design targeted and psychologically congruent campaigns based on personality segmentation. Advertisers can apply personality-driven segmentation to design psychologically congruent campaigns. 2026, Institute of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab Quaid-eAzam Campus. All rights reserved. -
ENHANCING HEALTHCARE SECURITY WITH BLOCKCHAIN-POWERED SMART CONTRACTS
The rationale behind this research stems from the increasing frequency of data breaches in healthcare and the inadequacy of centralized systems to ensure privacy, interoperability, and regulatory compliance. The Present study emphasizes the importance of applying security in healthcare. This model was prepared by utilizing Smart Contracts. It has been noted that there are some emerging concerns about data security and privacy as well as interoperability within healthcare organizations. The focus of a research paper is on the deployment of Smart Contracts along with blockchain technologies. The fundamental vision is to improve healthcare infrastructures security. Blockchain is transforming healthcare systems for the better by eliminating inefficiencies caused by fraud and outdated technologies, allowing for the efficient, transparent, and secure issuance of Smart Contracts. The challenges of confidentiality, data security, and access to relevant patient information for medical professionals have been a problem in the healthcare sector. Most of the existing EHR systems do not have adequate mechanisms for enforcing security access controls, which hampers cooperation between healthcare institutions. These security concerns pose risks for patients privacy and cripple the adoption of modern information technology within the health sector. Simulation works shows that Transaction processing time in case of proposed model is below 1.5 second where as it is 2.5 in case of conventional model. Security breach probability of proposed model has been reduced to 0.05 that was 0.35 in case of conventional model. Data integrity verification time in case of proposed model is below 1.0 that is above 1.75 in case of conventional model. While with the existing Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems face limitations in security, privacy enforcement, and interoperability, this study addresses the lack of automated, decentralized access control mechanisms. It proposes a blockchain-powered Smart Contract model to fill these gaps and enhance healthcare data governance and trust. Little Lion Scientific -
Excess and Otherness: Fat, Queer, and Neurodivergent Bodies under Ethnonationalism in Postwar Studio Ghibli
This study examines intersectional representation in animated films through the characters of the Witch of the Waste (Howls Moving Castle) and Yubaba (Spirited Away), positioning them within discourses on fatness, queerness, and the reimagining of witchcraft as a metaphor for neurodivergence. Both characters reify camp aesthetics (a style characterised by excess, artifice, and a self-aware sense of extravagance) through exaggerated mannerisms, grandiose expressions, and theatrical speech, a feat made possible by the medium of animation, which enhances these characteristics beyond what live-action film can achieve. They are perceived as Other because their bodies are rendered disruptive to dominant social norms. Drawing on Sara Ahmeds Cultural Politics of Emotion, this study explores how these witches evoke fear, disgust and discomfort, mainly through their unruly corporeality and deviation from socially sanctioned expression. Fatness, neurodivergence, and queerness, like the abject, exist on the threshold of the acceptable, simultaneously provoking fascination and repulsion. These traits are further entangled with the logic of ethnonationalism, which upholds idealised bodily forms as markers of morality, and national superiority. This study reveals how Studio Ghiblis witches challenge dominant norms while also reflecting broader cultural anxieties about bodies that refuse to conform. The witches also channel the contradictions of the postwar maternal body, tasked with care, burdened with trauma, and shaped by national expectations of productivity and restraint. Ultimately, they offer a lens into how animated media navigates the politics of the body, excess, and deviance, contributing to broader discussions of intersectional representation in film and television. 2025 Australian National University, Dept. of Gender, Media and Cultural Studies. All rights reserved. -
NEUROSYMBOLIC AI FOR CONTEXT-AWARE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN 5G SMART HEALTHCARE NETWORKS
Context-aware resource management in 5G Utilising neurosymbolic AI has growing impacts in the next-generation healthcare systems as smart healthcare networks to overcome the crucial issues of optimal service delivery and dynamic resource allocation. The 5G technology is adopted in healthcare networks for real-time processing, low latency, and high reliability that supports a vital application as telemedicine and remote patient monitoring. The resource management process of existing model rapidly fails in complicated, context-dependent situation with dynamic demands. To overcome these limitations, we proposed improved framework that combines a deep learning (DL) models for context extraction and symbolic reasoning process for decision-making. To determine the contextual patterns, the DL component analyses the multi-source data, as patient vitals, network conditions, and device status by utilising Transformer and Graph Neural Networks (GNNs). These data fed into symbolic reasoning module employ a knowledge graph and a rule-based system to dynamically allocate and distribute the resources based on the predetermined healthcare policies and requirements. Experimental results of this study showcase the improvements by attaining a reduction in latency, enhances in resource utilisation efficiency, and improved Quality of Service (QoS) for essential healthcare applications. In 5G-enabled smart healthcare systems, the results ensure a proposed model potential to transforms a resource management and ensure context-aware, versatile, and dependable service delivery for enhanced patient outcomes. 2025, Scibulcom Ltd.. All rights reserved. -
Development and Validation of Service-Learning Experience Scale
The growing integration of service-learning into academic content reflects higher education institutions efforts to provide an environment that strengthens teaching, learning, and service to the community. This research article documents the development and testing of an instrument that measures service-learning experiences among higher education students in India. Our study involved the voluntary participation of 290 students; data was collected through Google Forms. The resulting scale measures six major aspects of students experiences in service-learning projects: curriculum, meaningful service, student learning and reflection, faculty support and involvement, peer support and participation, and accomplishment. The demonstrated scale showed an adequate degree of reliability. The content validity confirmed that positive experience is accounted for by service-learning projects, which is the objective of the instrument. The study will be valuable for faculty members to create effective service-learning courses and help students engage in such activities in an organized manner. Copyright 2025 by the University of Georgia. -
A STUDY ON UPPER DEG-CENTRIC GRAPHS
The upper deg-centric graph of a simple, connected graph G, denoted by Gud, is a graph constructed from G such that V (Gud) = V (G) and E(Gud) = {vivj : dG(vi, vj) ? degG(vi)}. This paper introduces and discusses the concepts of upper deg-centric graphs and iterated upper deg-centrication of a graph. I??k University, Department of Mathematics, 2025; all rights reserved. -
A STUDY ON LOWER DEG-CENTRIC GRAPHS
The lower deg-centric graph of a simple, connected graph G, denoted by Gld, is a graph constructed from G such that V (Gld) = V (G) and E(Gld) = {vivj: dG(vi, vj) < degG(vi)}. For a connected graph G of order n, the lower deg-centric graph Gld ?=Kn if and only if degG(vi) > eG(vi), for all vi ? V (G). In this paper, the concepts of lower deg-centric graphs and iterated lower deg-centrication of a graph are introduced and discussed. Palestine Polytechnic University-PPU 2025.