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: The development of composite concrete beams employing conversional concrete (CC) and lightweight concrete (LWC) is the topic of this research. The typical concrete is made to have an M30 strength. The coarse aggregate of 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100% will then be replaced by broken bricks in conventional concrete to create the lightweight concrete for the beam. It was anticipated that the density and strength would decrease as more bricks were added. The amount of air entrainment for the matching density will be examined. Finally, a mix with a reasonable density will be selected to be employed in the composite flexural members together with regular concrete. The main goal is to determine where in a flexural member light weight concrete should be used in addition to conventional concrete. First, during compression, the presumptive position of the light weight and conventional concrete in the cross section of the beam will be studied. The test and cast cubes to determine the cubic strength of various assumed cross sections. Using those findings, the beam will be cast to ensure that the composite material's compression strength is at its highest. It will be tested after curing, and more research on the load to deflection parameter will follow. This enables us to determine whether lightweight concrete may be utilized in beams with traditional concrete.

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coarse aggregate, composite concrete, light weight concrete, compression strength

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Abstract: Cryptocurrency is a decentralized digital currency that is based on blockchain technology. Blockchain is a system of technology that records data and information in a way that is very complicated and almost impossible to alter, hack, and deceive the system. A blockchain is a digital ledger of transactions that is duplicated and distributed across the whole network of computer systems on the blockchain, each block in the chain contains several transactions, and every time a new transaction occurs, a record of that transaction is added to every user's ledger. The decentralized database managed by multiple participants is known as Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). In the current scenario, we are most familiar with Bitcoin, Dogecoin & Ethereum but there are approximately around 5000 different private cryptocurrencies in the world in circulation. Cryptocurrency is a medium of exchange like centralized digital currency but absent of centralization unlike the Indian Rupee, US dollar, British Pound, Euro, etc. In this paper, we are going to understand how cryptocurrencies have evolved, their scopes and future opportunities, and also the regulation of cryptocurrency by the Indian government. We are also going to study in detail, how cryptocurrencies posses a serious threat to the World economy. Studying cryptocurrencies requires a multidisciplinary approach, considering their technical, economic, and social aspects. Cryptocurrencies have introduced a new paradigm for financial transactions and technological innovation. While they offer numerous advantages, they also require careful consideration of risks, regulatory frameworks, and responsible participation. As the cryptocurrency ecosystem continues to mature, it will be essential to monitor developments, adapt to changing regulations, and stay informed to make informed decisions in this dynamic and evolving landscape.

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Cryptocurrency, financial system, Crypto Market, Economy, Blockchain Technology, Bitcoin, Decentralised currency.

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The consumption of industrially processed fruit juices has become increasingly popular in Dhaka City, raising concerns about the implications for public health and legal ethics. This paper aims to examine the various aspects related to industrially processed fruit juices and their effects on public health, as well as the ethical and legal considerations associated with their production and distribution. The study employs a mixed-methods approach, combining a comprehensive literature review with primary data collection. The literature review provides an overview of the fruit juice industry, explores the health implications of consuming industrially processed fruit juices, and examines the existing legal and ethical frameworks. The results reveal potential health risks associated with the consumption of industrially processed fruit juices, including the presence of additives, high sugar content, and inadequate nutritional value. Furthermore, compliance with food safety standards and regulations is found to be inadequate in some cases, raising concerns about consumer protection and public health. The study also highlights the need for consumer education and awareness programs to improve understanding and informed decision-making regarding fruit juice consumption. Additionally, it suggests policy and regulatory interventions to strengthen food safety standards, enhance industry practices, and promote corporate social responsibility.

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Agriculture is the backbone of any economy, and with the increasing population, the demand for food is also increasing. To meet the food demand, farmers are using various techniques to increase the yield of the crops. One such technique is to use fertilizers and manure. The traditional method of using fertilizers and manure requires manual intervention, which is not only time-consuming but also labor-intensive. Therefore, we have proposed a solar-powered IoT-based fertigation cum panchagavya (natural manure) dispenser, which will automate the process of transferring fertilizers and manure to the crops.

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This report examines the topic of respiratory rate of players while swimming, It is not only about the importance of performance in the start, turn and swimming speed, but also about the design of a strength training program. Different approaches are discussed in the literature, of which two are at the forefront. On the one hand, the optimal intensity of strength training is discussed, and on the other, the question of how to plan a certain strength training. In addition to a running summary of the importance of strength training in swimming, the article shows what physiological adaptations must be achieved to improve performance in the long term. In addition, an attempt is made to explain why some training contents seem to be quite unsuitable from the point of view of increasing strength as a basis for better performance in start, turn and clean swimming. From the above paper, it concludes that

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Now-a-day the world is moving towards digital technology, automation and image capturing devices are growing rapidly. Automation using various advanced technology helps to reduce manual effort as well as errors. OCR, an abbreviation for Optical Character Recognition, is a technology capable of minimizing human effort and eradicating errors. It is a technology that extracts text from the images or documents. It allows to edit, analyze and search the extracted data . The Objective of this paper is to summarize research that has been conducted on KYC documents to fetch the significant information out of it. In this paper we analyzed the OCR process and various text processing techniques. As OCR is being used in various fields and domains so this article serves the use of OCR to reduce manual data entry task. The proposed system will help in document digitization, reduce paper work store and manage the data efficiently.

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Optical Character Recognition, Natural Language Processing, Regular Expression, JavaScript Object Notion, Graphical User Interface.

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This paper "Ready for Growth: Solutions to Increase Access to Finance and Accounting for Women-owned Business in Visakhapatnam, is designed to shed a light on those barriers. It is the result of a unique partnership with financial assistancefor Businesswomen'sSet-up. Its purpose is to fill a critical gap in our knowledge of what women-owned businesses need in terms of financial products and services. The problems women face in access to finance must be understood in the context of problems in access to finance and accounting for the developing world as a whole. This paper demonstrates that although accessing finance is an integral issue women face when growing their business, it cannot be resolved in isolation of other related impediments. Action to improve women's access must be taken holistically -- along with increased access to training, information. Building on our knowledge of how commercial banks currently reach the women's market, this study can provide banks financial assistances with information to better serve women business owners.

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Entrepreneurship, Financial Assistance, Women Entrepreneurs, Financial Products and Services

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In this paper, we present an effective Wireless technique in which two optimization algorithms i.e., Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) and Grasshopper Optimization algorithm (GOA) has been hybridized. The key motive of the proposed HABCGOA model is to improve the lifespan of the network by reducing its energy consumption. To combat this task, nodes are deployed in the network upon which HABCGOA technique is implemented. In order to select the optimum CH in the network, the proposed model analyses four parameters i.e., node density, residual energy, distance from CH to BS and average distance between two nearby nodes to calculate fitness value. The node with the best fitness value is selected as CH in the network for a particular cluster on iteration. Additionally, we have also introduced the range-based communication in the proposed work by virtue of which non cluster member nodes transfer their data to the nearest CH node instead of transferring it directly to Base Station (BS). The effectiveness or proposed HABCGOA model is analysed and validated by comparing it with similar approaches in MATLAB Software using various dependency factors.

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WSN, Energy Consumption, Routing protocols etc.

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In this research paper, we present a comprehensive analysis of metamaterial unit cells for antenna engineering. The analysis includes the examination of unit cells with both single and double substrates through a waveguide medium. The first unit cell comprises a split ring resonator (SRR) with two splits placed within the perpendicular sides. Inside the SRR, a circular splitted ring resonator (C-SRR) is printed on a copper-backed FR4 dielectric substrate. This configuration exhibits a stop-band phenomenon at 5.5 GHz. The second unit cell also consists of an SRR with two splits within the perpendicular sides. Inside this structure, a circular splitted ring resonator (C-SRR) is designed using two different substrates (FR4 and Rogers RT5880) backed by a metallic ground plane. This unit cell demonstrates a stop-band phenomenon at 10.7 GHz. Furthermore, we conduct a detailed analysis of the extraction of medium parameters such as permittivity and permeability for both metamaterial unit cells. The extraction methodology and results are discussed extensively. To validate our findings, simulations are performed using the CST Microwave Studio, a widely-used commercial software in the field. Through these simulations, we obtain reliable and significant results.

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Metamaterials, Antenna, Permittivity, Permeability, Split Ring Resonators

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The World Health Organization (WHO) states Substance use as "Harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and illicit drugs". Objectives: Firstly to assess the socio-demographic characteristics and clinical profile of patients attending the drug de-addiction centre. Secondly to determine specific types of psychiatric disorder. Methodology: Study was designed in an exploratory descriptive survey approach. The investigator had selected 115 substance users who are being treated at Delhi's four de-addiction centers. Consecutive sampling was used. The information was gathered through an interview method using a self-structured questionnaire. Results: The drug users were reported to be from a wide range of educational backgrounds and nearly half of the drug users were currently married. The nuclear family accounts for the majority of drug users. Adolescents and young people are at a higher risk of drug misuse. The majority of people were alcoholics. 2/5th of cases were tobacco addicts, while 1/5th were heroin and opium addicts. The maximum of substance user were having pulmonary disorders along with HTN followed by DM. Schizophrenia, BPAD and personal disorder were the common type of psychiatric disorders found. Peptic ulcer disorder, HTN, DM and CAD were found to be significantly associated with age group. Pulmonary disorders and HTN were found to be significant associated with occupation. Conclusion: This study reveals that substance users are falling into a vicious cycle of drug usage at a teenage. To address this significant public health problem of drug use, community-based awareness programmes, and counseling and health camps were essential.

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Addiction, De-addiction centre Psychiatric disorders Substance abuse

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Vehicular Adhoc Networks (VANETs) have been attracted a lot of research in recent years. In VANET, vehicles are dynamic nodes which communicating with each other by wireless technology in their own transmission range. Although VANETs are deployed in reality offering several services, the current architecture has been facing many difficulties in deployment and management because of poor connectivity, less scalability, less flexibility and less intelligence. To improve network scalability and connection reliability, a vehicle clustering algorithm, which organizes vehicles in groups, is introduced in VANET. Recently, there are various clustering and load balancing methods such as cluster-enabled capacity-based load-balancing , hybrid Ant Colony Optimization and Artificial Bee Colony (ACO-ABC) optimization, energy-aware predictive clustering approach, Vehicular Genetic Bee Clustering (VGBC), proactive load balancing mechanism, Cluster-on-Demand VANET Clustering algorithm (CDVC) along with load balancing, Link Reliability-based Clustering Algorithm (LRCA), hybrid backbone based clustering algorithm, Load Balanced Routing strategy (LBR) are analyzed and its merits and demerits are evaluated.

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Vehicular Adhoc Networks (VANETs), clustering, load balancing and Road Side Units (RSUs).

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In this study, the researcher investigated the impact of socio-economic status on academic achievement of higher secondary school students. The researcher selected 200 higher secondary school students and 4 higher secondary schools as sample in Burdwan district. Socio-economic status scale developed by B. Kuppuswami, G.Trivedi and Uday Pareek was used for data collection regarding students socio-economic status and previous annual marks of the students considered as academic achievement were collected from school record book. The researcher analysed the samples by using Pearson's coefficient of correlation method and t-test as statistical techniques. The findings of the study showed the there is a positive correlation exist between socio-economic status and academic achievement scores of higher secondary school students

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effect, academic achievement, socio-economic status, higher secondary schools.

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The Corona virus crisis has seriously affected the lives of people all over the world. From school children to working people, Corona has affected everyone's life. The covid-19 virus has completely changed the work culture around the world, at the same time a new trend of online education has started to teach students during the corona virus. Online classes were started for college students from school. Even the exams were conducted online. In this paper we are focusing how corona virus has affected education & exams.

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Corona, Covid 19, Pandemic, Impact of Corona

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This paper presents an inventory model for a single item where the demand rate is stock-dependent. Three fixed costs are considered in the model is purchasing cost, ordering cost and holding cost. A new approach focused on maximizing the return on investment (ROI) is used to determine the optimal policy. It is proved that maximizing profitability is equivalent to minimizing the average inventory cost per item. The optimal policy for minimizing the inventory cost per unit time is also obtained with a zero-order point, but the optimal lot size is different. Both solutions are not equal to the one that provides the maximum profit per unit time. The optimal lot size for the maximum ROI policy does not change if the purchasing cost or the selling price vary. A sensitivity analysis for the optimal values regarding the initial parameters is performed by using partial derivatives. Some useful managerial insights are deduced for decision-makers. Numerical examples are solved to illustrate the obtained results on the Inventory Model with Stock-Dependent Demand Rate and Maximization of the Return on Investment in fuzzy environment.

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EOQ models; return on investment maximization; stock-dependent demand rate; minimizing average inventory cost per item, fuzzy trapezoidal numbers.

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An Individualized Education Program, also called an IEP, is a document that is developed for each public school child who has special education needs. The IEP is created through a team effort, reviewed periodically. In the United States, this program is known as an individualized education program. (IEP), in Canada it is known as an Individualized Education Plan or a Special Education Plan (SEP). In the United Kingdom, an equivalent document is called an Individualized Education System. In Saudi Arabia, the document is known as an Individualized Education Program. An IEP defines the individual objectives of a child who has been determined to have a disability or need special accommodations as defined by federal regulations. The purpose of an IEP is to help children reach educational goals more easily than they would otherwise be able to, with four component goals:

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Individualized Education Program (IEP), Special Education Plan (SEP), Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Individual Program Plan (IPP), Student Support Plan (SSP), or an Individual Support Services Plan (ISSP), Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Complete Individual Evaluation (FIE), Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, 2014 (IDEIA, Local Education Authority(LEA) Least Restri

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The present study examines the relationship between birth order and prosocial behaviour and life satisfaction. A total of 174 participants aged between 20 to 39 years completed the Prosocialness Scale for Adults (PSA) and the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS). The participants were recruited via Snowball sampling from India, South Korea, Canada, UAE, and Japan. The results were assessed using t-test analyses, which found no significant difference between first-born and later-born individuals in terms of prosocialness and life satisfaction. Therefore, birth order does not have a significant influence on an individual's prosocial behaviour and satisfaction with their lives. These findings suggest that there may be other determinants that play a more significant role in shaping an individual's personality, behaviour, and satisfaction with life.

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Birth order, Prosocial behaviour, Life satisfaction, First-born, Later-born

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The importance of an investment decision can't be overstated because it entails accepting a risk in exchange for a potential reward. Because the stock market is so unpredictable and volatile, investors must be cautious when making decisions and carefully consider the market trend. Investors become enraged as a result of their own evaluation of the stock market and the specific business whose shares are quoted on the stock market. The three sources of guidance for investors in making their investment decision are self analysis based on own judgement and experience, brokers or friends who are involved in the investment, media reports and reviews of stock market trends, and experts who have special knowledge about the stock market. Investors with degree and post-graduate levels of education have shown a preference for making their own decisions rather than following the advise of brokers. However, investors with a background in agriculture have tended to rely more on brokers, media analysis, and professional advice. Business and employee investors favored making their own decisions and following friends' and brokers' recommendations. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

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The mechanical properties of carbon fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites were identified by conducting suitable experiments. The main focus of this study the tensile strength, flexural strength, Hardness and Impact Strength as per ASTM standards. Specimens were prepared by injection molding process. The Results reveled that ultimate tensile strength, flexural strength, Hardness and Impact Strength of 20wt% of carbon fibers higher than the remaining compositers.

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This study tries to analyse maternal health as a human security issue. Maternal health has been an issue of serious concern since decades. Human security ,health security ,maternal health and human rights are closely interlinked. Human security refers to the security of the people and communities as opposed to the security of the states. Health security, as identified by UNDP's Human Development Report 1994 , is one of the component of human security. Health is the determinant of human well being and economic growth. Without good health , progress of a nation is not possible. Maternal health is a component of health so security relating to maternal health is a human right . To safeguard maternal health as a human right, state and non state actors at global and national level have taken initiatives in the form of policies ,laws and strategies. This study makes an attempt to study those policies and schemes with special reference to India.

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The current state of the global energy landscape is experiencing a notable paradigm shift, characterized by an increasing focus on the principles of sustainability and the imperative to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Within the present context, the incorporation of renewable energy sources by corporate entities has garnered escalating significance. The present study endeavors to delve into the multifaceted role and myriad benefits associated with the assimilation of renewable energy sources within the operational framework of contemporary corporate entities. The present scholarly article delves into the multifaceted dimensions of renewable energy adoption, encompassing its environmental, economic, and social ramifications. It meticulously examines notable instances of triumph in this domain, shedding light on exemplary case studies. Furthermore, it conscientiously tackles the obstacles encountered by corporate entities when endeavoring to implement renewable energy initiatives. Through a comprehensive analysis of the multifaceted dimensions surrounding the adoption of renewable energy, the primary objective of this scholarly article is to elucidate its inherent capacity to propel sustainable development and make a substantial contribution towards the realization of an environmentally conscious future.

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Renewable Energy, Sustainable Future

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