Volume 12 | Issue 1 |

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The primary objective of this study is to comprehensively explore and articulate the lived experiences of TSU faculty and personnel in availing and utilizing scholarships. This investigation encompasses various dimensions, including the impact of scholarships on career development, the underlying purposes and motivations driving personnel to avail themselves of this educational assistance, the duration of scholarship utilization, and the benefits accruing to both individuals and the organization. This research employs a qualitative design, specifically emphasizing phenomenological research to describe life experiences. The sampling design uses random sampling, considered a non-probability sampling method. The primary participants integral to the study exclusively consist of faculty and personnel from Tarlac State University who have availed themselves of scholarships provided by the institution. The data gathering procedure will involve documentary analysis, interviews, and survey questionnaires. For data analysis, frequency and ranking will be utilized. The study also identifies challenges or issues faced by the respondents during the scholarship application and utilization process. Subsequently, the research provides measures to effectively address these challenges.

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Scholarship, Availment, Faculty, Career Development, Personal Development, Time Management, Pressure, Doctor, Education, Research, Experiences, Knowledge, Scheme A

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In an era dominated by data-driven decision making, understanding and leveraging the insights derived from recent online searches is paramount for optimizing maintenance strategies, employing machine learning algorithm. The study emphasizes the transformation from reactive to proactive maintenance, capitalizing on the analysis of patterns and trends extracted from the wealth of data generated daily. This proactive approach enables timely maintenance, reducing downtime and mitigating economic losses. The data for analysis is collected from various sources (ex: Cloud Architectures), including sensors (WSNs), machine PLCs, and communication protocols (IoT). These data are then processed on various cloud architectures, allowing for the identification of patterns and anomalies that may indicate potential failures. As organizations navigate the dynamic landscape of technology and data analytics, the integration of historical search data emerges as a pivotal tool for making informed decisions, allocating resources judiciously, and extending the lifespan of critical assets. The exploration underscores the paradigm shift towards predictive maintenance as a cornerstone for industrial and manufacturing sectors. By embracing the synergy between data analytics and maintenance practices, businesses are propelled into an era where downtime is minimized, and productivity is maximized. Predictive maintenance not only ensures smoother operations but also fosters a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

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Predictive Maintenance, Machine Learning, Internet of Things (IoT), Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), Cloud Architectures, machine PLCs.

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Hydrogel product constitute a group of polymeric material, the hydrophilic structure of which render them capable of holding large amount of water in their three dimensional networks. Due to their high water content, porosity and soft consistency, they closely simulate natural living tissue, more so than any other class of synthetic biomaterials. Several techniques have been reported for synthesis of hydrogel like co-polymerization/crosslinking of co-monomers using multifunctional co-monomers, which acts as crosslinking agent. They can be classified in different ways on the basis of their preparation, biodegradable properties, polymer sensitivity to surrounding environment and also their applications. Synthetic hydrogels offer a possibly effective and convenient way to administer these compounds. Hydrogels can be used as biosensors as well as drug delivery systems that are responsive to specific molecules, such as glucose or antigens. In this review article an attempt has been made to describe the available methods of hydrogel synthesis, classification of hydrogels, their properties, method of preparation and its application.

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Hydrogel, Chemical cross-linking, Polymer, Classification, Application.

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A lot of scientific and technological advancement have been made in the drug delivery research. Floating film drug delivery system has emerged as an advanced alternative to traditional dosage form like tablets, capsules and liquids. Floating film is drug loaded polymeric film mainly comprised of active pharmaceutical ingredients, polymers, film forming agent and plasticizer with the suitable solvent. Gastroretentive floating films are mainly made by using solvent evaporation and solvent casting methods. Present article gives emphasis on general consideration of gastroretentive floating films drug delivery system, with their advantages, disadvantages, method of preparation, evaluation parameters likes percent moisture absorbtion, folding endurance, tensile strength, drug content, dissolution study, release kinetic study, swelling index, in vitro buoyancy study and its applications. Layer-by-layer film technique will become a alternative for multidrug therapy in which controlled or sustained delivery of drug is possible by using different polymers. Multilayer approach will gain more importance in associated diseases like hypertension and diabetes etc.

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GRDS, FDDS, FFDDS, method of preparations example solvent casting method etc, evaluation parameters.

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Laughter is a pleasurable bodily reaction and emotion to certain internal or external cues. It is a powerful medicine to induce good emotional and physical changes in the body. A good hearty laugh relieves stress and tension, leaving your muscles relaxed and strengthening the immune system. If you share a laugh as well, you'll both feel happier, more positive, and more relaxed and enable to alter a stressful situation. The dopamine reward system in the brain is triggered by humour, which promotes long-term memory and goal-oriented motivation. Shared laughter is one of the most powerful tools for keeping relationships fresh and exciting. Humour and laughter help build trust, improve the work environment, and prolong life. Being able to laugh, play and have fun not only makes life more enjoyable but also helps you solve problems, and think more creatively. It is good to practice laughter, which is contagious and spread to others. Start by setting aside special moments during practice for humour and laughter, and build from there. Ultimately, you want to add humour and laughter to your life and find it naturally in everything. Here is one way to start: smile. A smile is the beginning of laughter, whenever you look at someone even mildly pleasing, practice a smile. Come with fun, playful people who laugh easily at themselves, and the absurd and routinely find humour in everyday events. You can also practice laughing alone. Consciously adopt a perspective that appreciates the fun side of events. Simulated laughter and laughter yoga are good techniques to achieve the positive physical and mental reactions of natural laughter. Have fun, joke around and don't be afraid to express your feelings. It can even make exercise more fun and productive.

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Keywords: Laughter, Humour, Learning, Practice, Well-being

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The study discusses the way myths express cultural ideas and values, highlighting the significance of reinterpreting traditional narratives by giving voice to the suppressed characters. It then delves into Surpanakha's transformation from an innocent young girl to a vengeful woman and illustrates the manner in which her progress has been influenced by cultural prejudices, abusive family members and personal tragedies. Her desire for vengeance is fueled by her experiences of being excluded because of her dark complexion and gender. It also accentuates Surpanakha's relationship with family members especially her mother's ongoing disparagement upon her, contributed to her identity issue and hatred for herself. The analysis summarizes Surpanakha's development from a victim of circumstance to a villain motivated by retribution, which captures the complexity and depth of her character. Kavita Kane has humanized the character Surpanakha and has beautifully made the readers to sympathize with Meenakshi and hate Surpankha.

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Mythology, marginalisation, dark-complexion, hatred and humiliation

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SUPERVISION heralds a breakthrough in service technology designed for the visually impaired, combining object recognition, obstacle detection, scenerecognition and optical character recognition (OCR) in smart glasses. Leveraging leading initiatives such as Google Glass and Microsoft Vision AI, SUPERVISION differentiates itself with a comprehensive, AI-driven approach to enhancing seamless environmental awareness and user interaction. Breaking traditional boundaries and using state-of-the-art algorithms, this hands-free platform provides users with better access,freedom and situational awareness. Combining cutting- edge technology, user-friendly design and innovative design, SUPERVISION marks a revolution and heralds afuture unseen by humans, the ability to explore the worldwith confidence, freedom and dignity.

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Blind Assistance, Natural LanguageProcessing, Depth sensor Technology, IoT and Sensor interaction, Artificial Intelligence.

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ABSTRACT: India is the second biggest mobile phone user in the world. In India mobile phones are not only used as a medium of voice communication but also for a mobile service. Mobile services are defined as E-services that help the customer handle financial transactions by using mobile devices. With the adoption of mobile banking mode of services, the banking sector is having tremendous growth across the globe including India. This research paper is undertaken to know the effectiveness of the usage of mobile banking among nationalized banks in Barkur Village. An empirical survey is done by distributing the pre-designed close-ended questionnaire to the 370 respondents who use mobile banking services actively for their day-to-day financial transactions. A hypothesis designed for study purposes is tested by using statistical tools such as mean, standard deviation, and chi-square tests through the SPSS 20 software. The findings of this study revealed that people feel more familiar with e-wallets such as Google Pay, Phonepe, Paytm, etc compared with mobile banking apps. Respondents are also highly dissatisfied with software issues, bank response rates, safety issues, and quality of services. This research paper can be used by customers, researchers, students, and bank officials for the successful execution of their undertaken tasks.

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Adaption Rate, Customer Satisfaction, Digitalization, Mobile Banking, Nationalised Banks.

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Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of life satisfaction among female teachers in Aurangabad City, Maharashtra. A total of 100 teachers between the ages of 25 to 45, residing in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, participated in this study. The data was collected using a simple random sampling method. The life satisfaction scale developed by Q.G. Alam and Ramji Shrivastava was utilized to assess the participants' life satisfaction. The study hypothesized that there would be a significant difference in the life satisfaction levels between female teachers in private and government schools in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. The findings of the study confirmed this hypothesis, indicating a significant difference in the life satisfaction levels between female teachers in government and private schools in Aurangabad, Maharashtra.

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Life satisfaction, Female school teachers

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The government of India publishes a biennial report called India state of forest report (ISFR). The ISFR report published in 2021 states unequivocally that the country has witnessed 345,989 forest fires between November 2020 and June 2021, an increase of 87,509 forest fires reported in the country during the same time in the year 2018-2019. This is the second-highest report of forest fire in the country. Similarly, there were 136,604 fire points in the country from January 1 to March 31, 2022. The ISFR (2021) Report further states that the total forest cover has gone up by 0.48% between 2013 and 2021 but the rate of forest fire also went up astronomically to the tune of 186% in the same period.A comprehensive study on forest fire reveals that out of the total 764districts in India; more than 30% of districts are susceptible to extreme forest fire, which also, are home to 275 million people. The states namely, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Telangana, and the north-eastern region (NER) states except Sikkim are prone to high-intensity forest fire. The Northeast cluster of forest has a maximum area of forest constituting 55% of all the four clusters in India but it accounts for only 16% of the burnt forest area. The central area, which constitutes 28% area of the forest cover but 56% of it, is burnt because of forest fires. In the Northeast, fires tend to concentrate in a smaller area that is subject to repeated burns whereas in Central and Southern India, they are more expansive.

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Forest fire, Climate Change,Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,forest fire hot spots,soil erosion,Xylem dysfunction,xylem conduits,The Forest Fire Prevention and Management Scheme.

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