Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government

With the move toward sustainability on the rise, significant challenges and opportunities arise as investors and analysts attempt to evaluate how companies incorporate ESG factors in their strategies in order to generate long-term competitive financial returns with positive societal impact. Since the current businesses landscape and reporting environment provides for limited, voluntary disclosures on ESG issues and rewards short-term performance, management is often reluctant to reallocate capital toward long-term sustainability goals and investors struggle to evaluate the impact of ESG factors on performance. Boards of directors are, therefore, uniquely positioned to develop and enact longterm business visions that clearly articulate the role that ESG factors play in the business and align current business performance with long-term sustainable finance factors. This would allow management to execute and forecast against objectives that address the strategic guidance given for the business and also provide a clearer sense of direction to analysts and investors as they evaluate the financial impact of ESG considerations.

The Indian government introduced the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code of India (IBC) in 2016 as reforms in insolvency and bankruptcy laws are crucial for improving the business environment and credit markets in India. The banking sector of India has been marred for long by the problem of Non-performing-Assets (NPAs), and many of its largest companies are struggling under massive debts. The main objective of the new law was to facilitate insolvency resolution and liquidation in a timely manner and to improve India’s ranking in the ‘ease of doing business’ index. This paper highlights the importance of insolvency reform in the economic policy of any country, while it examines the insolvency regime in India under the IBC with respect to its prospects and challenges and implications of the Code for the Indian corporate sector. Thus, the paper contributes to the policy debate relating to this subject.

Identifying risks is essential to ensure the efficiency of activities of small and medium-sized enterprises who are most exposed to the effects of risks due to limited resources and their structural features. The purpose of this study was to define the levels of entrepreneurial risk prevailing in recent years in Russian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. The study used data from the official statistical collection of activities of all Russian enterprises for the period 2015 to 2017, representing 82 Russian regions and thirteen types of economic activity. The highest level of acceptable entrepreneurial risk was observed in the trade industry. The highest level of critical entrepreneurial risk was observed in enterprises specializing in the production and distribution of electricity, gas and water, and in mining. The highest level of catastrophic risk was observed in enterprises specializing in building and construction, transport and communications, and in wholesale and retail trade. These results could be of interest to entrepreneurs when choosing the type of sectors to engage in, and to policymakers in supporting enterprises in particular economic sectors of Russia. This paper aims to contribute to the scholarly debate on the establishment of levels of entrepreneurial risk.

The present study examines the presence of seasonal anomalies and volatility clustering in the Malaysian securities market in the post-global financial crisis period. An analysis has been performed for 11 different broad and sectoral indices of the Bursa Malaysia stock exchange. The time frame of one decade post the global financial crisis, that is, from 2009 to 2018, has been chosen for the empirical analysis. The results provide strong support for the existence of the presence of the day-of-theweek effect and the trading-month effect for the Malaysian market. However, there is weak evidence supporting the month-of-the-year effect. The results further highlight significant volatility clustering for the Malaysian market. Moreover, it is also observed that negative shocks generate higher volatility in the Malaysian market, as compared to positive shocks. The overall results confirm that the Malaysian market is not weak-form efficient in the post-global financial crisis period.

One-town-one-product (OTOP) is a program of the Department of Trade and Industry that  envisions having a product for each town and making it known to the market locally and internationally. This study described the socio-economic impact of OTOP entrepreneurial program as perceived by the entrepreneurs. The descriptive design was used in this study with survey questionnaire as research instrument. Most of the respondents are female, married, middle adult, and completed high school. They earned minimal profit, with few numbers of workers and started business using credit and personal money. They are prepared on creat ing new product standardization, regional production networks including sub-contracting process, and export procedures. Most of them agree that the OTOP program  conducted activities like entrepreneurship development program of the province, and tracking of small medium readiness. When it comes to the impact of OTOP to the entrepreneurs, OTOP Region 1 provides average impact on the conduct of marketing endeavours, and better conducive business environment . The OTOP-Philippines program, in spite of its limitations, offers opportunities to thousands of rural enterprises to become viable and competit ive. Therefore, it is imperative that reforms are instituted to make the program truly unleash and harness the entrepreneurship that is needed to move the Philippines forward and be readily competitive in positioning its niche for the global market penetration. In order to make the OTOP program more responsive to the needs of the entrepreneurs in Panagsinan, it is recommended that equal attention must be given in improving the production efficiencies of rural enterprises, investment in research and development , provide room for improvement in the processed food sector, accessible financing to rural micro and small enterprises , and provision of structural reforms
to make sure that the business enabling environment is conducive to the creation and growth of rural enterprises.

This study aimed here to reveal the extent and extent of using some operating hospitals located in Jordan of modern electronic business technologies from big data with the aim of improving and developing health care in their hospitals. The study was applied to that random sample of operating hospitals in JORDAN, whose size reached (45) hospitals The design has not been determined. For collecting data, it has been used with descriptive statistics, and those tests aim to analyze the data and make hypothesis testing such as the signal test, Mann-Whitney test and test. The study finally reached a number of results, the most important of which were: The decrease in the size and level of adoption of these technologies and big data in the Jordanian governmental hospitals affiliated with the Ministry of Health and the private hospitals operating in the Amman region, Whereas, the size of these systems and technologies in the governmental and private hospitals of the Jordanian Ministry of Health was between medium and high.
The study also found here that there is such a relationship between the independent variables (such as type of hospital, hospital size, hospital age, obtaining accreditation).

Existing solid waste collection, transport and disposal systems are mired in turmoil across India. In cities where fast-growing populations produce more and more solid garbage than urban local bodies (ULBs) are unable to efficiently handle, the issue is more severe. Unfair solid waste management presents environmental and public health concerns. This study examines the status of solid waste management in India and recommends that many problems be solved.

^{More and more nations have been aware of the powerful method to assist them to improve their economy, namely to manage the rural environment. The rural sector is essential to society since it produces civilisation progress and development, so that human aspirations for better life are maintained and met. Rural and economic growth are linked since the majority of development resources are from rural communities. The paper's main purpose is to evaluate rural economic circumstances and examine the villages' problems and difficulties. The report aims at framing a strategy framework for rural economic development that would help India to build a brighter future.}

The Dividend Decision, in corporate finance, is a decision made by the directors of a
company. It relates to the amount and timing of any cash payments made to the company's
stockholders. The decision is an important one for the firm as it may influence its capital
structure and stock price. In addition, the decision may determine the amount of taxation
that stockholders pay.
There are three main factors that may influence a firm's dividend decision:
 Free-cash flow
 Dividend clienteles
 Information signaling
The free cash flow theory of dividendstheory, the dividend decision is very simple. The
firm simply pays out, as dividends, any cash that is surplus after it invests in all available
positive net present value projects.Dividend clientelesis a particular pattern of dividend
payments may suit one type of stock holder more than another. A retiree may prefer to
invest in a firm that provides a consistently high dividend yield, whereas a person with a
high income from employment may prefer to avoid dividends due to their high marginal
tax rate on income. If clienteles exist for particular patterns of dividend payments, a firm
may be able to maximize its stock price and minimize its cost of capital by catering to a
particular clientele. This model may help to explain the relatively consistent dividend
policies followed by most listed companies.

Organizations today have realized the significance of human assets and no organization can
achieve great success without talented employees. It is the skilled and competent employees that
make the organizations and they are not only to be procured but also need to be retained and
sustained. Industries operating in highly volatile and dynamic environments, requiring skilled
and competent workforce becomes a challenge itself, especially for the IT sector. Hence there is
a need to focus on what practices and strategies can be adopted to attract and retain potential key
talent. The study aims is to identify talent retention strategies that are adopted in the IT sector in
India and to determine the reasons for talent management strategies and their efficiency thereof.
This will help us understand the key drivers of employees' intentions to stay in their current
organization based on TM's strategies. The present work is empirical in nature and the data was
collected from a randomly drawn group of 185 IT professionals working in IT companies in
Noida, and Gurgaon. Delhi NCR is fast emerging as India’s foremost IT destination. Mean and
independent sample t-tests were applied for the purpose of data analysis and interpretation. The
results of the study highlight salary & incentives and work life balance as the key strategies for
talent retention. The main reason that emerged for TM is its upmost importance for the business
to be successful and sustain well in a turbulent environment like the IT sector.

With a tremendous growth in e-commerce, digital product presentation (DPP) has gained widespread popularity, due
to the number of advantages offered such as display options, 3D views, video, and audio, etc. The present study
aimed to assess the impact of DPP on consumer buying decisions and satisfaction, along with the challenges faced
by MSMEs in using DPP. This study was conducted a survey of 124 consumers of different products that are
marketed using DPP technology. Moreover, interviews were carried out with five MSMEs marketing representatives
that use DPP for marketing of their products. The results indicated that digital product presentation have a
significant impact on consumer buying decisions and satisfaction due to advantages such as enjoyable shopping
experience, easy availability of product information and a simpler decision-making process.

With a tremendous growth in e-commerce, digital product presentation (DPP) has
gained widespread popularity, due to the number of advantages offered such as display options,
3D views, video, and audio, etc. The present study aimed to assess the impact of DPP on
consumer buying decisions and satisfaction, along with the challenges faced by MSMEs in using
DPP. This study was conducted a survey of 124 consumers of different products that are
marketed using DPP technology. Moreover, interviews were carried out with five MSMEs
marketing representatives that use DPP for marketing of their products. The results indicated that digital product presentation have a significant impact on consumer buying decisions and
satisfaction due to advantages such as enjoyable shopping experience, easy availability of
product information and a simpler decision-making process.

Engineering design is typically plagued with inaccuracies due to the complexity of many real-world engineering systems. Fuzzy linear programming issues play an important part in fuzzy modelling, which is able to express uncertainty in the real world. Dubois and Prade's LR fuzzy number is one of the most practical themes in recent research, with several useful and simple approximation arithmetic operators on it. Fuzzy vectors occur as a vector of triangular fuzzy integers in various vector calculations. To begin, we are looking for a nonnegative fuzzy vector x in this situation fuzzy numbers. Here, our main scope is finding some nonnegative fuzzy vector ~x in which maximizes the objective function ~ ~ z = c x so that ~ ~ A x = b , where A and ~b are a real matrix and a fuzzy vector respectively, and n c 1× is a real vector too.

Two global phenomena are profoundly transforming human existence: the deterioration, if not
complete annihilation, of enormous areas of the natural world, and unprecedented levels of human
population growth. a progression in technical advancement At the intersection of these two tendencies
is lies the nature of technology—technologies that, in many forms, to mediate, enhance, or imitate the
natural environment in many ways Videos are a good illustration of technological nature at the
moment. as well as real-time cameras of nature, robot animals, and immersive experiences Virtual
environments are those that are created in a virtual environment. Does it make a difference in terms of
the physical and mental health? the psychological well-being of the human species as it exists in the
present Is it possible that nature is being supplanted by technological nature? As a result of the We
use the following as the foundation for our tentative response (which is "yes"). Accounts of the
evolutionary and cross-cultural developmental processes of The relationship between humans and
nature, as well as some new psychology studies on the consequences of technological nature Finally,
we explore the issue—as well as some future study directions— "Environmental generational
amnesia," as the term is used. The source of worry is that, by progressively becoming used to the
absence of true nature Humans will get more technologically advanced as time goes on. reduce the
baseline for what qualifies as a crime across generations by full measure of the human condition and
of human potential thriving.

There are a number of different strategies available for dealing with difficult optimization problems.
Two particularly successful methodologies for dealing with combinatorial challenges are
mathematical programming techniques, which include (integer) linear programming-based methods
and metaheuristic approaches. These two organisations were created by different communities that
were more or less isolated from one another. Building hybrids of mathematical programming
techniques and metaheuristics has just recently gained widespread attention from academics, who
have recognised the many advantages and enormous possibilities of doing so. When it comes down to
it, many issues may be dealt with significantly more successfully by using synergy between these
different methodologies than by using "pure" classical algorithms. How mathematical programming
methods and metaheuristics should be coupled to get these benefits is the central question. In the last
several years, a slew of new procedures have been introduced. In this chapter, after providing a brief
introduction to the basics of integer linear programming, we review well-known solutions for such
combinations and divide them into ten different methodological groups.

In the twenty-first century, internet usage is pervasive in all aspects of life. The internet's accomplishments in the realm of education are equally noteworthy. Although the internet is preferred for education, excessive nonessential internet use is a source of concern for kids, parents, schools, and communities. Excessive non-essential internet use has been linked by several researchers to a variety of psychiatric illnesses, negative health impacts, declining scholastic attainment, and decreased social skills. A person must have social skills or competences that will enable him to be a better adjusted member of society. This will assist him in maintaining mental health, tranquilly, and success in his life. The purpose of this work is to investigate secondary school students' Internet usage in connection to their social competency. The study's sample consists of 1000 randomly selected secondary school students from Jalandhar's rural and urban districts in equal proportion. The researchers used two self-created and standardised scales to collect data: the Internet Usage Scale by Saini S. and Kaur P. (2017)
and the Social Competence Scale by Sharma and Shukla (1992) Males use the internet much more than females, and urban students use the internet significantly more than rural pupils, according to the findings. Furthermore, the data show that there is a substantial difference in social competency scores between secondary school pupils who use the internet in low, high, and moderate amounts. However, the social competency ratings of students from different subgroups generated by the interaction effect of Internet usage levels, gender, and location show no significant differences. In terms of the association between internet usage and social competency, the two variables were shown to have a strong negative relationship.

The goal of the study was to look into and examine the influence of work satisfaction and dissatisfaction on women instructors' commitment to teaching. An initial sample of 1000 female elementary school teachers who had worked in their department for more than five years was taken from four districts in Kashmir valley. The final sample was obtained after the original sample was subjected to the Quartile Deviation (Q3) and Q1 techniques. The researchers employed Meena Buddhisagar Rathod and Madhulika Verma's "Teacher's Role Commitment Scale (TRCS)" and Meera Dixit's "Job Satisfaction Scale for Teacher (JSST)" respectively. The
data was statistically treated appropriately, with Mean, Standard Deviation (SD), and a test of significance ("t"- test) being used. Job Satisfied and Dissatisfied women instructors differ considerably on all variables, including the composite score of Role Commitment, according to the data. This evidence indicated the superiority of Job Satisfied instructors in terms of role commitment over Job Dissatisfied teachers.

This study aims to look at the academic performance of Special School pupils with visual and hearing impairments. A total of 264 youngsters with visual and hearing impairments were chosen from the Jammu and Kashmir districts of Baramulla and Srinagar for this study. The findings of the study reveal that instructors in special schools assist and encourage children with special needs (CWSN) in their academics. The overall result reveals that their teachers provided the most assistance and support to the CWSN in their academic achievement in special schools.

Chetah's footsteps are being followed by technology, which is speeding forward into the era
of Artificial Intelligence, where robots have become an integral part of many of our daily
activities, acting as peers, facilitators, and assistants. The days when the name 'ROBOT' was
only used to refer to machines used for industrial purposes are long gone, and the time has
come for humanoids to become more like friends. Almost every domain has been invaded by
robots. As it is thought that robots are capable of completing jobs that are beyond human
conception, they are being deployed in the realms of medical care and child care rather than
managing dangerous equipment.

Building a robust industrial sector is constantly at the top of policymakers' and government officials' minds. Industries not only produce commodities for domestic consumption and export, but they also play a critical role in providing jobs for the country's young. While large industries such as iron and steel, automobiles, and electronic items are discussed when discussing GDP and economic growth, there is a Small Industrial Sector that plays an important role in both product manufacturing and job creation but is hidden from view of economists and policymakers. This is the sector of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises. The MSME industry in India employs about 11 crore people and accounts for roughly 17 percent of the country's GDP. This industry
is widely acknowledged as a significant contributor to GDP and a growth booster. The sector serves as an auxiliary unit to big firms, assisting them in meeting their business requirements and demands, so contributing to the country's socio-economic development and inclusive growth. The current study attempts to focus on the enormous growth potential/development prospects available in India while also examining the performance of MSMEs and the obstacles they encounter.

Insurgency is one of the important impediments to India‘s relations with South East Asian
countries in the way of development. India had a good tie with Southeast Asian countries before
the advent of British. The term ‗Indo-China‘ in this region is the glaring example of it. The term
‗Indo-China‘ here does not mean India and China; it represents a particular region in the South
East Asia i.e. Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam because that region was under the influence of India
and China in a certain period of time. This region (South East Asia) is very significant, because
the Indian National Army (INA) was founded on 21 October, 1943mainly by Indian prisoners of
war in Singapore. Then the INA under the leadership of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose attacked
the British with the help of Japanese forces for the liberation of India during the Second World
War period and proceeded up to Kohima, Nagaland. On 14th April, 1944, Col. Shaukat Hayat
Malik , Commanderof Bahadur Group of INA hoisted India‘s national flag (tri-color) on Indian
soil (mainland) first time at Moirang, Manipur with the help of Manipuris like
MairenbamKoireng Singh and others who were the members of INA.

In the pre-colonial period of Assam, Assam was specially ruled by the Ahom rulers.
The Ahom rulers during their long lasted regime of 600 years generally followed an unique
policy of conciliation towards the hill tribes. The kingdom of Assam was bounded on the
northeast and south by hills inhabited by various tribes, each with its distinctive manners.
Customs and languages. As the tracts inhabited by the hill tribes did not yield well enough to
meet their requirements, they used to make inroads into the fertile foothill plains inside the
Ahom territories and sometimes forced the plain people to give their produce and services to
them. The Ahoms, on their part, usually avoided retaliatory expeditions against these tribes,
which were not only expensive but unpredictably hazardous. Of course, in order to put a stop
to the inroads of the hill people to the bordering territories the Ahom Government either gave
them fertile lands at the foot of their hills called khats along with access to certain fisheries in
the plains or the payment of a stipulated amount called posa consisting of such articls as rice,
cloth, cattle etc to be collected from a class of paiks called bahatiyas assigned to them or the
privilege of having commercial transactions with the plains. In return for this, they were to
acknowledge the suzerainty of the Ahom King and pay him ans annual tribute consisting of
the articles produced in their respective hill areas.

The present study was carried out to examine the role of body image as a predictor of self esteem among college going girls. For this purpose, the data were collected from 127 girls studying in the government colleges affiliated with University of Jammu. Pearson product moment of correlation and simple linear regression was used for statistical analyses of the data. Significant and positive relationship came out between perception of body image and self esteem. Overall model summary and regression coefficients revealed body shape is a significant predictor of self esteem in college going girls. The model came out to be significant at 0.01 level. The result of the study indicates that perception of body image is one of the important factors related to self esteem among college going girls.

The aim of the present study is to examine the effect of socio-economic status on sports performance of wrestling players of Haryana State. A sample of 100 Wrestles is selected for the investigation. Socio-economic status of players was measured with the use of the socio-economic status scale prepared by R.L Bharadwaj (1983). The sports performance scale was prepared by researcher herself according to player’s highest achievement in competition at different levels. Findings of the study show that there is a positive significant effect of socio economic status on sports performance of wrestlers of Haryana State.

It started in the past, when elders taught the young ones important information and abilities
for their social structure. Physical activity and exercise on a regular basis can help you stay
healthy, active, and independent as you age. Exercise is essential in preventing health
problems such as heart disease and stroke. Many studies have demonstrated the health
advantages of regular exercise. This report examines the evidence regarding the health
benefits of exercise across the board. Physical activity and exercise can help to lower stress
and anxiety, enhance happy neurotransmitters, promote self-confidence, boost brain function,
improve memory, and strengthen our muscles and bones. It also aids in the prevention and
treatment of heart disease, obesity, blood sugar swings, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.

Students have often associated high-level assessments with stress, fear and confusion, mainly for two reasons — firstly, the approach to board exams, which leads to pressure to do well academically to ensure admission to higher education. Second, because of the inevitable decision to choose a career path that may determine their destiny. During such stressful times, the ability to look out for one's own interests and to care for oneself is expected to play a significant role in determining one's well-being. Gilbert (2005) suggests that self-pity
improves well-being because it helps people to feel cared for, connected, and emotionally empathetic. Compassion involves caring for oneself and empathy when faced with perceived difficulties or failures (KornWeld, 1993); Hanh, 1997; Salzberg, 1997; Bennett-Goleman, 2001; Brach, 2003). Therefore, it would be interesting to find out if students who get high marks in self-pity are actually able to cope better with stress and are higher in job aspirations. This study also looked at examining the differences in self-pity, perceived stress and job aspirations among 12th graders. A sample of 120 students, 60 scientists and 60 humanities, (including
30 men and 30 women from each faculty.), Was taken and the differences between the two groups were analyzed using a t-test. The difference is seen in the light of gender and intellect - science and humanity, in the context of current research. The results of the study suggested that empathy is closely related to perceived stress and is closely related to educational aspirations. The effects and impacts were also discussed in detail.

The purpose of this study was to discover and compare the attitudes of job-satisfied and job-dissatisfied female instructors regarding teaching. An initial sample of 1000 female elementary school teachers who had worked in their department for more than five years was taken from four districts in Kashmir valley. The final sample was obtained after the original sample was subjected to the Quartile Deviation (Q3) and Q1 techniques. UmmeKulsum's "Attitude towards Teaching Profession Scale(ASTTP)" and Meera Dixit's "Job Satisfaction Scale for Teacher (JSST)" were employed by the researchers. The data was statistically treated appropriately,
with Mean, Standard Deviation (SD), and a test of significance ("t"-test) being used. The findings demonstrated that Job Satisfied and Dissatisfied women instructors differed considerably in their attitudes toward teaching, with Job Satisfied women teachers having a better attitude toward teaching than Job Dissatisfied women
teachers.

The EZ-HCM App, a mobile learning tool for healthcare management terminology, is being developed in this project. We created a questionnaire using a five-point Likert scale based on the technology acceptance model (TAM) to explore students'''''''''''''''' impressions of the utility, ease of use, attitude toward usage, and intention to use the EZ-HCM App. Between July 2016 and June 2017, research participants were university students from Taiwan''''''''''''''''s fourth biggest Department of Health Care Management. To understand students'''''''''''''''' design needs for a healthcare management terminology translation dictionary and explanation, we use the persona technique. Following the development of the EZ-HCM App, 113 students from the department were asked to take part in pre- and post-testing surveys, as well as the EZ-HCM App Acceptance Questionnaire. There were seventy valid surveys returned. The findings revealed that the EZ-HCM App is widely accepted for its utility (mean=4.40, SD=0.46), ease of use (mean=4.49, SD=0.48), attitude toward usage (mean=4.42, SD=0.49), and intention to use (mean=4.15, SD=0.58). Participants'''''''''''''''' perceptions of the EZ-HCM App''''''''''''''''s usefulness and simplicity of use do not alter based on their frequency of smartphone use. The EZ-HCM App''''''''''''''''s acceptability is similar to that of other m-learning systems, with favourable attitudes toward usage (β =0.77, p.0001; β =0.47, p=.0002) and intention to use (β =0.87, p.0001; β =0.98, p.0001) among participating students.

In view of the powerful nature, instability, and extraordinary eccentricism in overall setting of
poisons and particles, foreseeing air quality is a troublesome endeavor. Simultaneously, because
of the essential effect of air contamination on people's wellbeing and the climate, the capacity to
demonstrate, anticipate, and screen air quality is turning out to be progressively significant,
especially in metropolitan regions. In this review, we use support vector relapse (SVR), a typical
AI strategy, to expect toxin and particulate levels and anticipate the air quality file (AQI). The
spiral premise work (RBF) was the kind of bit that permitted SVR to make the most reliable
forecasts out of the multitude of options considered. Utilizing the whole assortment of accessible
factors ended up being a more viable technique than utilizing head part examination to pick
qualities. The outcomes show that utilizing SVR with the RBF portion, we can dependably gauge
hourly toxin fixations, for example, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, groundlevel
ozone, and particulate matter 2.5, just as the hourly AQI for California. On concealed
approval information, characterization into six AQI classifications characterized by the US
Environmental Protection Agency was finished with an exactness of 94.1 percent.

New departments have been added to our publications and conferences, and new approaches have been incorporated in our research since the inception of M&SOM. Will they benefit the field in any significant way? Some regard them as a hindrance, resulting in a disjointed society that is unable to communicate effectively because its members do not share a common language. Others rejoice in the increased diversity we've achieved and the new frontiers it has opened up for scientific study. We contend that neither side is completely incorrect, nor completely accurate. We, too, maintain that we must contribute to an ever-expanding range of areas by employing all available methods of investigation.. The challenge of fragmentation is one that we share with the people who raised it earlier. To break out of its rut and have greater influence, the discipline has to raise meaningful questions and deliver fascinating answers. I avoid the trap of specificity (great solutions to narrowly defined topics), (ii) connect and actively interact with various audiences, and (iii) be brave to pioneer new fields of investigation. When it comes to many of today's most pressing problems, operations management is a critical component

This paper analyzes the recent growth in our understanding of physics in general and quantum world in particular focusing on its relevance to our society. Physics touches every aspect of our lives. It involves the study of matter, energy and their interactions. As such, it is one area of science that cuts across all other subjects. Other sciences are reliant on the concepts and techniques developed through physics. Other disciplines — such as chemistry, agriculture, environmental and biological sciences — use the laws of physics to better understand the nature of their own studies. Physics focuses on the general nature of the natural world, generally through a mathematical analysis. Physics is one of the most difficult subjects taught in schools. A number of students are even more daunted with its use of mathematics.
In a study done in UK from 1985 to 2006, it was found that there was 41 percent decrease in the number of entries to A-level examinations in sciences. This decreasing trend is similar in other countries. Despite this trend, physics remains an integral part of the educational system. It is through physics that new methodologies were developed that helped improve the quality of life, including things such as automobiles and modern construction.Society’s reliance on technology represents the importance of physics in daily life. Many aspects of modern society would not have been possible without the important scientific discoveries made in the past. These discoveries became the foundation on which current technologies were developed. Discoveries such as magnetism, electricity, conductors and others made modern conveniences, such as television, computers, phones and other business and home technologies possible. Modern means of transportation, such as aircraft and telecommunications, have drawn people across the world closer together — all relying on concepts in physics.In 1999 during the World Conference on Science (WCS), the UNESCO-Physics Action Council considered physics an important factor in developing solutions to both energy and environmental problems

Emerging infectious illnesses and a growing number of multidrug-resistant microbiological pathogens combine to make the treatment of infectious diseases a significant and difficult challenge. Still, there are a lot of availability of antibiotics and chemotherapeutics for medical use and the rise of to both older and more recently developed antibiotics has increased dramatically during the last several decades. Antimicrobial drug development is urgently needed in the medical field. For the most part, people believe that they require the isolation of hitherto unknown chemicals having antibacterial properties, which may method of action that is different from those of established groups of antibacterial antibiotics, drugs, etc., against which many common infections have developed resistance in clinical settings

Digital technology has been a constant presence in the lives of today's children since they were born. There are still a number of digital divisions in society that have an impact on today's youth and their ability to prepare for a technologically advanced future. For the sake of today's young and their technologically dependent future, educational institutions must undergo massive digital change. In light of the COVID-19 epidemic, schools and education have had to undergo a drastic transformation in their policies. The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on basic education, the diversity of digital divides that have formed and reinforced, and the likely difficulties that have been documented are all part of this study. Research in information management should pay more attention to children, their digitalized life, and their fundamental education. We should take into account this generation's demands when it comes to the education we give in the framework of higher education, but we should also seek to impact their basic education in the hopes of nurturing their interest in this sector and potentially making it a career choice for them.

In the United States, many low-income families are unable to afford nutritious foodstuffs. Families in the medium to upper income range are more likely to buy healthful food. For the goal of this study, I want to examine how low-income families' poor health is caused by their preference for processed food over more nutritious options. Low-income families are unhealthy because they rely on inexpensive, pre-made foods that are heavy in salt, which raises blood pressure and increases the risk of heart disease. In the second part, we'll talk about where and what low-income families are most likely to turn to for low-cost meals. If there are any possibilities for low-income families who want to eat healthfully, we'll talk about them in the third section. Programs that collect food contributions from the public and use coupons for discounts, as well as food stamps, are the most probable candidates. The pricing of healthy, non-processed food items will be discussed in the fourth aspect. The shortage of nutritious food and the high demand for it among the general population are two such issues. The fifth part of this section will focus on the harmful impacts of a lack of access to good meals on children in low-income homes. Children's health risks and poor eating habits may both be harmed as a result of this practise. Low-income households are more at risk of developing health problems because of the factors listed above

Phenolic compounds are a kind of secondary metabolite found in foods including fruits, vegetables, and spices. Due to their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-carcinogenic qualities, they have attracted a lot of interest as a means of protection against a wide range of chronic illnesses. Classed according to their chemical make-up into several categories that include phenolic acids, flavonoids, curcumins, tannins, and antioxidant feature of quinolones..eir structural differences lead to their unique positive benefits on human health. through increasing the production of natural antioxidants, scavenging for free radicals, and generally being all-around good at keeping things from oxidizing too quickly, phenolic chemicals provide protection against oxidative stress. Resistance to apoptosis. 3, 4-dihydroxy benzoic acid, also known as protocatechuic acid (PCA), and protocatechuic aldehyde (PAL; 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde) are polyphenols that grow naturally in produce and plants

For tasks like design optimization, sensitivity analysis, parameter identification, and controller tuning, which can require hundreds or thousands of simulations, the reduction of complex multibody dynamic models remains an important topic of investigation, despite the increasing computational power of modern processors. Initially, we create a detailed Adams/Car model of a mass-produced SUV. Then, in Maples, we create front and rear suspension models called single-link equivalent kinematic quarter-cars (SLEKQ, pronounced "sleek"). All suspension connections are combined into one unsprung mass at each corner of the vehicle to reduce the computational complexity of including bush ings or kinematic loops. The high-fidelity Adams model is used to generate lookup tables or polynomial functions that are then used in the SLEKQ models to simulate the kinematic behaviour of a complete suspension model. Each SLEKQ model's capacity to forecast behaviour is contingent on the accuracy with which its nonlinear spring and damper parameters, such as the bushings' stiffness and damping contributions and the unsprung mass, are accounted for. Parameters that allow for the smallest gap between Adams and MapleSim model responses are found through homotropy optimization. Four-post heave and pitch tests are used to verify the dynamic performance of the SLEKQ models integrated into a reduced 10-degree-of-freedom model of the whole vehicle compared to the high-fidelity Adams model

Both in-depth laboratory analysis and scale models were used to investigate the characteristics and behaviour of compacted cemented sands in Kuwait. While being dug up, the cementation bonds are broken and the catch, as it is called in the area, is changed into clayey sands with a high percentage of particles (anywhere from 20% to 40%). All the fundamentals were checked: basic characteristics, compaction, permeability, direct shear, and consolidation. A circular plate was also loaded to failure in model testing on compacted soils. The relative compaction of the test soil was 85%, 90%, 95%, and 100%. Results show that when relative compaction is reduced from 100% to 85%, the ultimate bearing capacity and the shear strength parameters c, decline significantly, while the compressibility parameters Cc, Cs, and the permeability rise. Rates of change in a number of soil characteristics are analysed as a function of relative compaction

Extreme difficulty is encountered while micro-drilling AISI316L. Such an operation could benefit from the use of nonstandard machining techniques. The most effective method for micro-drilling is the use of a laser beam. Laser drilling may provide subpar results due to the beam's high heat energy and divergent convergence properties. In this study, we employ a Nd:YAG laser beam and explore how changing the laser's input parameters affects the outcomes. In order to reduce the total number of tests, we get maximum data for each trial. As a result, a rotating composite center has been included into the design. Analysing inputs and outputs using analysis of variance helps isolate influential factors. This article demonstrates that the top-hole circularity is significantly influenced by both current and gas pressure. The bottom side circularity is significantly affected by the current and the pulse frequency. The hole taper is significantly influenced by the cutting current and cutting speed

As a consequence, numerous branches of simulation technology are warming up to the idea of taking uncertainties into account in numerical simulation, which is both reasonable and frequently necessary for producing trustworthy results. However, uncertainties have only been sometimes taken into consideration in multibody system analysis. Uncertainties are often thought of as being of a random character, or aleatory uncertainties, which may be effectively managed by using probability theory. So-called epistemic uncertainties, such as those attributable to a lack of knowledge, to subjectivity in numerical implementation, and to simplification or idealization, actually account for a significant portion of the uncertainties built into dy amical systems in general, or multibody systems in particular. As a result, a suitable theory is needed to describe epistemic uncertainty in multibody systems, which is still a challenging problem. In light of this, an approach will be introduced that incorporates epistemic uncertainty into multibody system modelling and analysis. Based on fuzzy arithmetic, a subfield of fuzzy set theory, this strategy uses fuzzy numbers to represent the uncertain values of the model's parameters, which is a relatively straightforward and realistic representation of the fuzzy range of potential parameter values. By giving simulation results that account for the dynamics of the system as well as the impact of the uncertainties, this cutting-edge modelling approach allows for the derivation of more complete system models that surpass the conventional, crisp-parameterized models

Continuum mechanical issues for both deformable and rigid solids, as well as fluids, are discussed in this study. All systems are approximated using the same finite element method. Particularly, we provide a standard displacement-based formulation for the deformable solids and use this framework to describe the transformation of the solid into a rigid body in the limit of infinite stiffness. Last but not least, we show how to immerse a discretized solid into a fluid for fluid-structure interaction issues

The purpose of this research was to find the optimum dimensions for the blades of tiny, horizontal-axis wind turbines operating at low wind speeds. The blades were designed with efficiency in mind using the blade element momentum (BEM) theory of blade optimization. Single (W1 & W2) and multistage (W3) rotors with radii of 0.2 m, 0.4 m, and 0.6 m, and a variety of blade geometries, were studied. The BEM theory was implemented using MATLAB and XFoil to design a series of six innovative air foils (NAF-Series) for low Reynolds number applications on tiny horizontal axis wind turbines. In order to create the experimental blades, a 3D printer was used to create a virtual model of the blade. XFoil software was used to study the performance of recently developed air foils at Reynolds numbers of 100,000, including the NAF3929, NAF4420, NAF4423, NAF4923, NAF4924, and NAF5024. Tip speed ratios between 3 and 10 and angles of attack between 2 and 20 were examined. The power coefficient, lift coefficient, drag coefficient, and lift-to-drag ratio were optimized and studied by varying these parameters in MATLAB and XFoil software. Both the single- and multi-stage rotors had a cut-in wind velocity of around 3 meters per second. The optimum values for the ratio of tip speed to axial displacement were 0.08m, and the angle of attack was 6 degrees. At low Reynolds numbers, the proposed NAF-Series air foil blades outperformed the basic SG6043 and NACA4415 air foil designs in terms of aerodynamic performance and maximum output power

The MSME sector is considered to be the engine of growth for an economy. The estimated contribution of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector, including service segment, to the country’s GDP during 201213 was 37.54 per cent; while the total employment in the sector is 805.24 Lakh. The contribution of the sector to India’s total export for the year 2014-15 was 44.70 per cent. Also the problems of poverty and inequality are deep- rooted, especially in developing countries like India. To address these problems, we need a system of ‘Inclusive Growth’. Growth cannot be inclusive unless and until the fruits of the growth is percolated to the bottom of pyramid.