Volume 11 | Issue 10 |

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Depression is a common psychiatric disorder found in elderly people. This study was conducted to compare the prevalence of depression and associated factors in elderly people residing in old age homes and retirement homes. Aims-This study aims to compare the prevalence of Depression in the elderly people in old age homes and in retirement homes and the association of the demographic variables and level of depression in the study population. Materials and Methods- This is a cross-sectional study conducted for a period of one month. The study participants were 120 elderly people from old age homes and 87 elderly people from retirement homes.GDS-15 short-form scale and semi-structured demographic questionnaire were administered to the participants. Results-Depression was found in 46.7% of participants in old age homes and 20% of participants in Retirement homes. There was a significant association between depression and age, gender, income, and self-perceived health status in participants from old age homes. Depression was associated with only gender in participants in retirement homes. Conclusion-Elderly people living in old age homes are more depressed than those living in retirement homes. Female participants are more depressed than male participants in old age homes whereas male participants are more depressed in retirement homes. More studies are needed to study the elderly people living in retirement homes.

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Depression, Old age homes, Retirement homes ,Elderly people

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Innovations acceptance is attracting increasing attention. Researchers are particularly interested in factors that affect the adoption of IS and IT innovations. However, despite numerous advantages of e-payment usage such as convenience, speed, efficiency and reduced cost, the economic ecosystem is skeptical to embrace e-payment systems .This research develops extended TAM model by integrating the three dimensions of trust (integrity, benevolence and competence) and two key constructs from technology acceptance models (perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness of e-payment) to explain online consumers' intentions to engage in the business relationship with e-payment. Through this framework, researchers can have a more accurate explanation of the consumer behavior and intention to accept new technology. This framework will be used to examine consumer's behavioral intention to accept e-payment by researchers.

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TAM, Integrity, Trust, Ability and TAM Model.

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Cybercrime and Cyber law have emerged as critical concerns in the contemporary digital age. With rapid advancement of technology and widespread internet usage, the global cyberspace has become a breeding ground for various forms of criminal's activities. This study highlights the interplay between cybercrime encompassing activities such as hacking, data breaches, online fraud, cyberbullying and the evolving cyber law frameworks designed to combat and regulate these illicit activities. It explores the challenges posed by the borderless nature of the internet and the level of awareness regarding cybercrime and cyber law is a critical aspect in today's digital society.

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Cybercrime, Cyber laws, Awareness & Perceptions.

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This article takes a focused look at the potential of homeopathic approaches in the management of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Understanding JIA's subtypes, etiology, and clinical presentations, the article delves into the unique benefits of homeopathy for alleviating pain, reducing inflammation, and improving overall well-being in JIA patients. By considering personalized symptoms and constitutional characteristics, homeopathy offers a holistic and individualized approach to JIA treatment. With a blend of traditional wisdom and modern perspectives, this article presents the power of homeopathy in empowering healing and fostering harmony for those living with JIA.

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- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) - Homeopathy - Chronic inflammatory condition - Subtypes - Etiology - Clinical manifestations - Laboratory investigations - Pain management - Inflammation reduction - Holistic healing

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Watershed management is an ever-evolving practice involving the management of land, water, biota, and other resources in a defined area for ecological, social, and economic purposes. In this paper, we explore the following objectives To strengthen the village level governance of biomass and water resources by village communities, including involvement of Panchayats in addressing natural resource management. To assist communities in effectively integrating agriculture and natural resources management and in regulating the demand for biomass and water through rules, regulations and mechanisms evolved by community institutions at village and inter village levels. Strengthen the inter-linkages between different production systems and productivity enhancement through appropriate intervention thus improving the cash flows in the village economy. To assist individual farmers through appropriate soil and water conservation measures to improve water availability for agriculture, livestock improvement and thereby, improving agricultural productivity. To increase the availability of biomass through re-vegetation of the common lands and increased availability of surface and ground water through soil and moisture conservation and retention measures. How has watershed management evolved. This address the numerous benefits from integration across disciplines and jurisdictional boundaries, as well as the incorporation of technological advancements, such as remote sensing, GIS, big data, and multi-level social-ecological systems analysis, into watershed management strategies.

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: integrated water shed ,programmes, Development

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It was observed that at very low concentrations the toxicant is deadly toxic and affects the BGA. With the increase in the concentration of cadmium chloride the percent survival of the exposed alga decreased and hundred percent death was noticed at 1.88 mg.l-1 of cadmium chloride with in a period of 15 days. The maximum allowable concentration (MAC) recorded for this alga for 15 days exposure was 0.31mg.l-1. The lethal concentration values for 15 days of exposure periods have been outlined below. The LC10 value was 0.48 mg. l-1. The LC50 value was 0.78 mg l-1. LC90 value was 1.22 mg l-1 and LC100 value was 1.88 mg l-1, for this particular alga, Anabaena cylindrica. The control set showed 100% survival. Out of the above concentrations, LC00 or PS100 as safe MAC value of 0.31 mg.l-1 was selected as 'X'; LC50 or PS50 of 0.78 mg.l-1 was selected as 'Y' and LC90 or PS10 value of 1.22 mg.l-1was selected as 'Z' for conducting future experiments. The optical density study and the dry weight analysis indicated that the toxicant cadmium in the form of cadmium chloride is deadly toxic. Cadmium did not show any dichotomous behavior. In recovery studies, no significant recovery was seen at lower concentration and no recovery at all at higher concentration indicated that cadmium caused irreparable damage to the exposed system. Complete bleaching of the algal mass inside the test solution (Z) was observed from 3rd day of exposure period onwards. Gradually tiny blue-green particles started making their appearance in the white turbid mass as observed in the naked eye after 30 days of recovery period. These particles grew in size with time. It was probably due to the appearance of photosynthetic pigments which disappeared due to the heavy metal (Cadmium) stress on the alga. Slowly the entire white mass got converted into a blue-green mass with the increase in recovery period (60 days of recovery).

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Cadmium chloride, Toxicity, Growth, Blue-green alga

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An important linguistic conception called antomymy is employed to convey specific lexical-semantic relationships between words. These words exhibit semantic, lexical, morphological, and pragmatic characteristics. Addutiinally, numerous studies conducted on the level of various nations have emphasized all of these levels concerning antonyms. However, there is one level of analysis that has been completely ignored by researchers and academics, namely the phonological one. Therefore, this study's significance stems from uncovering this factor of analysis and investigating the phonological characteristics of antonyms. The researcher attempts to delve in the phonological features in general and in syllable structures of antonyms in particular to investigate, examine and arrived at a generalization of their occurrences. A case which may be useful to language practitioners, teachers and students. As a result, the current study's goals include identifying antonyms and other related subjects, determining antonyms, as well as investigating the phonological segmental properties of antonyms (more precisely, performing a syllable analysis). Its is postulated that antonyms have specific phonological characteristics, besides their specific structure of syllables. Undoubtedly, this initiative will close a gap in the body of literature on the current topic. However, the data that are chosen from websites relevant to this issue are analyzed by using a descriptive analytical technique. Consequently, this study concludes that no specific syllable structure pattern to generalize upon it is found, though there are aspects of similarities among the analyzed data in general. The study will help the students to develop their competence to meet their present and future needs and to make them absorb the significance of antonymy by focusing on this phenomenon from all its aspects.

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antonymy, antonyms, syllables, syllables structure

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Spectroscopy is a scientific discipline originating from Isaac Newton's experiments, expanding to study the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation. This interaction reveals energy quantization, observed across the electromagnetic spectrum. Experimental measurements yield energy level information, contributing to our understanding of matter's behavior.UV-Visible spectroscopy examines electromagnetic radiation interaction with atoms and molecules, focusing on absorption or emission profiles. Wavelength governs the visible color spectrum, measured by spectrophotometers. Absorbance follows Beer's Law, directly proportional to concentration and path length. Electronic transitions induce absorption bands, narrow for atoms and broader for molecules, broadening in solutions due to solvent-solute interactions.

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UV Spectroscopy, Validation, GMP, Simultaneous Equation, Q-Ratio Absorbance, Derivative Spectroscopy, Difference Spectroscopy

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Indian Art music is a great treasure of art, music, Dance and literature. One of the glorious ancient forms of music in Odisha is Odissi Sh?striya Sangeet (Odissi Classical Music). With codified grammar and well-established syntactic structure, Odissi mu-sic has a deep-rooted tradition and its exuberance lies in its application. That is why Odissi music is considered to be an amal-gamation of literature, grammar and music and also this is what makes it stand apart as a different and independent form of music. The different lyrical compostitions or Prabandhas used in Odissi classical music is as - Odissi, Champu, Chh?nda, Chautish?, Pallavi, Bhajan, Jan?na, Gita Govinda etc. Despite the fact that many such narrations are available in Odissi music the Chautishaa has carved an independent place for itself. The present study includes a detailed investigation on the uniqueness of Chautishaa in Odissi Classical Music.

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Odissi classical music, Odissi, Chanda, Champu, Chautisha, Gita Gobinda, Pallavai, Bhajan, Janana

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This empirical study examines whether smartphone users experience love for their smartphone brands and whether there is a relationship between demographic variables and brand love in smartphone users in the Indian context. A personal interview based survey is carried out in two cities in Gujarat state using convenience sampling. Analysis of variance is used to test whether the demographic variables of age gender, education, occupation and income, are significantly related to brand love for smartphones. The findings confirm that age, gender, education and income are significantly related to strong positive feelings for the smartphone brands. Occupation, however does not have a significant relationship.

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Brand love, Demographic variables, Smartphone, India

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