Volume 13 | Issue 9 |

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The role of socio-economic status and family in child development Study

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The role of socio-economic status and family in child development Study

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As Agile methodologies dominate modern software development, the product backlog remains the cornerstone of iterative planning and delivery. However, traditional backlog management often relies heavily on subjective judgment, leading to inefficiencies in prioritization, estimation, and sprint planning. This review explores the emergence of AI-augmented product backlogs, focusing on how machine learning, natural language processing, and predictive analytics enhance the sprint planning process. Through theoretical models, architectural frameworks, experimental results, and real-world case studies, this paper highlights the transformative potential of AI in Agile practices. While AI brings significant gains in planning accuracy and efficiency, it also presents challenges in explainability, trust, and ethical adoption. The review concludes by identifying critical future research directions and emphasizing the need for human-centric, interpretable, and continuously learning systems in AI-augmented Agile environments.

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AI-Augmented Product Backlogs, Agile Software Development, Sprint Planning, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Predictive Analytics, Agile Automation, Human-in-the-loop, Backlog Prioritization, Agile Tool Integration.

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This paper explores Chetan Bhagat's role as a defining voice in contemporary Indian English literature, analyzing his language, narrative style, and cultural impact. Bhagat has transformed the landscape of Indian fiction by making English accessible to mass audiences through his simplified style, often described as "English like Hindi." His works resonate with the aspirations and anxieties of India's middle-class youth, reflecting themes such as academic struggles, inter-caste relationships, gender dynamics, and the challenges of neoliberal society. Unlike earlier Indian English writers who catered to global or elite readerships, Bhagat deliberately writes for the masses, embedding everyday speech, humor, satire, and relatable themes into his novels. His fast-paced, cinematic storytelling style ensures wide appeal, while film adaptations further amplify his cultural presence. This study also situates Bhagat within the rise of commercial fiction in India, highlighting his influence on emerging writers and popular culture. His work demonstrates the indigenization of English literature by blending global forms with local contexts, while his public persona as a columnist and motivational speaker extends his influence beyond literature into media and politics. Despite criticism for oversimplification and commercialization, Bhagat's contributions cannot be dismissed; his works democratize Indian English fiction, ensuring that it speaks to ordinary readers while reflecting broader cultural shifts. The paper argues that Bhagat's language and narrative style mark him as both a cultural icon and a literary trendsetter, bridging the divide between high literature and popular fiction in twenty-first-century India.

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Chetan Bhagat's, Middle-Class Youth, Inter-Caste Relationships, Gender Dynamics and Neoliberal Society

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India now leads other nations when it comes to climate governance by fighting for just treatment of the environment both inside and outside the Global South. This paper investigates how India leads in fighting climate change using its local policies and international partnerships while creating environmentally sustainable development. This research studies the climate change targets that India promised under the Paris Agreement and NAPCC plus its growing stake in international climate talks. The later part studies how ISA PMUY and FAME serve India's green power aims. The study uses a qualitative method that depends on secondary scholarly and policy materials. The study shows that India deals with multiple difficulties such as combining economic progress with environmental protection when finding money and making effective climate rules work nationwide. Through this study, India proves its important position in both South-South and North-South climate partnerships by raising green funding and pushing for fair climate policies. India's climate justice leadership in years ahead counts on developing stronger home rules and policies and working with both domestic and international partners to create and secure renewable energy solutions. The study shows that long-term climate diplomacy will allow India to lead globally and make environmental justice available to its citizens.

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Environmental justice, climate diplomacy, renewable energy, climate finance, sustainable development.

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Financial literacy has emerged as a vital life skill, particularly for young adults who are beginning their financial journeys in an era of rapid market changes, digital platforms, and widespread misinformation. This study investigates the influence of financial literacy on the investment decisions of young investors in Bhopal, India. Using a structured questionnaire administered to 120 respondents aged 18-30, the research analyses levels of awareness, preferred investment avenues, and risk tolerance, employing descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests to assess associations between age and investment behaviour. The findings reveal that while awareness of investment options is relatively high, actual participation remains modest. Mutual funds and fixed deposits dominate portfolios, reflecting a preference for low- to medium-risk instruments, whereas cryptocurrencies and other volatile assets attract limited interest. Although no statistically significant relationship is found between age and investment behaviour, the results suggest that financial literacy enhances confidence, diversification, and the use of digital investment tools. The study contributes to commerce literature by providing an empirical snapshot of youth investing in an Indian context and highlights the persistent gap between financial knowledge and investment action. It recommends a twin-track approach: integrating financial education into academic curricula and designing youth-centric financial products that encourage responsible participation in markets.

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Financial literacy; Investment behaviors; Risk perception; Youth; India; Commerce; Fintech

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This Research study seeks to explore the ways of traditional and digital trade channels are merging, the flexible technical innovations and breakthroughs in form of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies are advancing, the obstacles these emergences are causing to the business enterprises, consumers, and regulatory bodies. To bridge the gap, the study attempts to connect by providing an analysis of the implications of digitalization on business, the role of revolutionary technologies and shifting of consumer preferences and the challenges faced by the merchants

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: Artificial Intelligence (Ai), Blockchain, New emerging trends in commerce, -Commerce, Digital Commerce.

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When a star dies, it becomes a gateway to the most extreme frontiers of physics. Its remnants--white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes--are not just stellar corpses, but natural laboratories that expose the limits of classical and quantum mechanics. This paper aims to (1) offer a clear, intuitive understanding of the physics behind each end state with minimal reliance on mathematics, and (2) men- tion key research and observations shaping modern astrophysical thought.

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Stars, gateways, quantum mechanics, astrophysical

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QR codes have become a widespread means for conveying URLS and other information in a quick, scannable format. However, this convenience has also created ways for cyber threats, where attackers embed malicious URLs that lead to phishing sites, malware downloads or other harmful content. This project presents a Malicious QR detection Module that uses machine learning to assess the safety of the URLs embedded within the QR codes. By extracting and analysing embedded URLs, the system classifies QR codes as either malicious or non-malicious based on learned patterns associated with cyber threats. The URL is normalized; features are extracted and vectorized such that a trained model can detect indicators of compromise and can enhance user security by warning against unsafe links before engagement.

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QR Code Security, Malicious URL Detection, Machine Learning, XGBoost, Real-time QR Scanning, Feature Extraction, TF-IDF Vectorization, URL Classification.

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This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of an informational booklet on the knowledge, attitude, and prevalence of risk factors regarding breast cancer among womenaged20-50yearsinselectedcollegesinBhopal.Apre-experimental,one-group pre-test post-test design was used, and 250 women were selected through purposive sampling. The study evaluated the impact of the informational booklet in improving awareness and identified associations between knowledge levels and demographic variables. The results indicated a significant increase in knowledge after the intervention. The studyalso found associations between age at menarche and the pre- test level of knowledge. The findings emphasize the role of informational booklets in enhancing knowledge about breast cancer and suggest practical applications for nursing education and health promotion.

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Breast Cancer, Informational Booklet, Knowledge, Attitude, Risk Factors, Women, Health Education, Awareness, Pre-test, Post-test, Nursing Education

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In the 21st century, there has been a massive revolution in the educational sector with the integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the internet worldwide. The main objective of this study was to explore the perception of D.El.Ed. pupil teachers on implementation of blended learning at the elementary level with respect to their gender and locality. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among seventy D.El.Ed. pupil teachers (academic year: 2023-25) from different training colleges in the North 24 PGS district of West Bengal. The study used self-administered questionnaire (5-point Likert scale) which consist of two sections, section-A seeks socio-demographic information of the respondents and section-B covers 20 statements with 5-point likert scale [Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Neutral (N), Disagree (D), and Strongly Disagree (SD)] about perception on implementation of blended learning at elementary level . Content validity of the tool was done through experts' judgment. The collected data were analyzed statistically using descriptive statistics and t-test. From this study, it was found that most of the pupil teachers have a favorable attitude towards blended learning. From the result of this study, it was also found that there was no statistically significant mean difference in perception on implementation of blended learning at the elementary level among the D.El.Ed. pupil teachers with respect to their gender and locality.

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Blended learning, Perception, Pupil teachers, Elementary level

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