Volume 14 | Issue 8 |

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This paper addresses the challenges of storage in compact Indian kitchens, focusing specifically on modular kitchen designs that often leave corner cabinets underutilized. It introduces NIVIRT, a corner kitchen organizer created through a human-centered design process involving literature reviews, user surveys, kitchen observations, workflow analyses, and prototype validation. The final design features a pull-out slide combined with rotating circular trays, allowing for easy access to frequently used ingredients without excessive bending or searching. Feedback from prototyping revealed that this design enhances accessibility, organization, and utilization of often neglected cabinet space. This project exemplifies how workflow-oriented product design can significantly improve the usability of compact modular kitchens

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Compact kitchen, corner cabinet, ergonomic storage, human-centered design, modular kitchen, product design, pull-out rotating mechanism, user research.

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This study examines how family background shapes start-up intentions among young people in Gujarat, with particular attention to family business exposure, financial and emotional support, entrepreneurial role models, family networks, perceived approval, and individual confidence. The study is grounded primarily in the Theory of Planned Behavior and complements it with a family-embeddedness perspective. Primary data were obtained through a structured questionnaire using a five-point Likert scale. The supplied dataset contains 61 usable responses. Descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, independent-samples tests, chi-square analysis, correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression were employed. The family-support scale demonstrated high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = .924). Respondents with an immediate family member who owned or operated a business reported higher perceived family support (M = 3.81) than those without such a background (M = 2.67), t = 3.51, p = .001. Their mean start-up intention was also higher (M = 3.90 versus 3.05), although the between-group difference did not reach the conventional .05 significance threshold in the present sample (Welch's t = 1.95, p = .060). Correlations showed positive associations between family support, self-efficacy, subjective norm, and start-up intention. In the multivariate model, subjective norm was the strongest statistically significant predictor of start-up intention (B = .472, p = .003), while self-efficacy approached significance (B = .268, p = .075) and family support was not independently significant after the other predictors were controlled. The findings suggest that family influence matters, but its effect appears to operate partly through perceived social approval and individual entrepreneurial confidence rather than through family support alone. The study contributes Gujarat-specific evidence to the growing literature on family embeddedness and youth entrepreneurship while highlighting the need for larger, probability-based samples and stronger measurement designs in future research.

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family background; family business; family support; entrepreneurial intention; start-up intention; youth entrepreneurship; subjective norm; self-efficacy; Gujarat; Theory of Planned Behavior

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Digital technology has become an increasingly important component of teaching and learning in social science education. Digital platforms, multimedia resources, online discussion spaces, simulations, digital maps, collaborative tools, and learning-management systems can broaden access to information and support more interactive and learner-centred pedagogies. However, the educational value of technology does not arise from the presence of devices alone; it depends on pedagogical design, teacher competence, curriculum alignment, infrastructure, accessibility, and students' ability to engage critically with digital information. This narrative review examines the pedagogical opportunities, constraints, and policy implications associated with integrating digital technology into social science education, with particular attention to the Indian context. The review synthesises literature on technology integration, digital learning, social studies pedagogy, teacher competence, digital inequality, and emerging technologies, and relates these discussions to India's National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and national digital learning initiatives such as SWAYAM and DIKSHA. The literature indicates that technology can support student engagement, digital literacy, collaborative learning, multimodal representation, critical inquiry, and access to diverse learning resources. At the same time, inadequate connectivity, limited institutional support, insufficient teacher preparation, unequal access, distraction, information overload, and the risk of technology-driven rather than pedagogy-driven instruction remain significant concerns. The paper argues that effective digital integration in social science education requires a pedagogically purposeful, inclusive, critically oriented, and context-sensitive approach rather than simple substitution of traditional teaching with digital tools. The review concludes with implications for teachers, institutions, teacher education, and educational policy in India. Keywords: digital technology; social science education; technology integration; digital learning; teacher competence; digital literacy; higher education; NEP 2020

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Abstract India's textile sector occupies a strategically important position in employment, manufacturing, exports and regional industrial development. Over the last decade, public policy has increasingly shifted from broad support schemes towards targeted interventions such as the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles, PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks, the National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM), and skill-development initiatives. Yet an important research question remains: to what extent is policy ambition being translated into measurable ground-level outcomes? This paper evaluates the implementation-outcome gap using the latest available secondary evidence from the Ministry of Textiles, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Press Information Bureau, NIRYAT-linked trade data and related government documents. The analysis shows a mixed picture. India's textile exports increased from US$34.4 billion in 2023-24 to approximately US$36.61 billion in 2024-25, while Gujarat recorded approximately US$5.65 billion of textile exports in 2024-25. The Annual Survey of Industries 2023-24 identifies textiles as accounting for 7.06% of factories, 6.61% of operating factories and 8.75% of persons engaged in the organised factory sector. However, implementation indicators reveal that policy outcomes are still developing. Under the PLI Scheme, 91 selected companies had, by 30 September 2025, generated INR7,731 crore investment, 30,838 jobs, INR733 crore exports and INR7,290 crore turnover; by July 2026, 170 companies had been approved, with projected investment of INR41,533 crore and projected employment of 367,427. PM MITRA shows substantial investment interest, rising from INR42,491 crore in December 2025 to INR63,177 crore by March 2026, but infrastructure expenditure remained much smaller than the value of investment interest. The evidence therefore suggests that India has moved from policy announcement towards institutional implementation, but the conversion of announced incentives, proposed investments and projected employment into durable factory-level production, exports, decent employment and broad-based MSME participation remains incomplete. The paper argues that the central policy challenge is no longer only policy formulation but execution quality, accessibility, monitoring, state-level coordination, infrastructure readiness and outcome-based evaluation.

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Policy Implementation Versus Ground Reality of Textile Industries in India: An Evidence-Based Assessment of Policy Delivery, Industrial Outcomes and Implementation Gaps

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Post-stroke motor function disability is a common complication in patients with stroke and a key contributor to impaired gait function after stroke: Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is the second most frequent cause of death in the world. Nevertheless, most victims do survive and need treatment, and gait training is one that has to be dealt with in the rehabilitation process. Kinesio Taping (KT) is a bandaging method that can be applied along the muscle fibers to provide stimulation. Studies have shown its efficacy in providing afferent stimuli to weakened muscles, thus eliciting contraction with greater recruiting of motor units and inducing neuroplasticity. difficulty in walking with Abnormal Posture and Gait Patterns developed post Stroke. Patient was lacking Motor Control on the Right Hemiplegic Side of Body in both upper and lower limbs with Impaired sensations. Patient was severely Spastic and spasticity was assessed by Modified Ashworth Scale ( MAS ). Patient was also having difficulty in speaking (Dysarthria) with right side Facial Weakness present. Physiotherapy Interventions Focused on Reduction of Spasticity and correcting abnormal posture and gait deviations. Patient was Ambulated on the Treadmill Harness Suspension System while manually correcting Gait pattern and increasing joint proprioception and kinesthetic awareness. Further Kinesiology Taping (K Tape) was used for the correction of wrist drop and Foot drop and for giving Biofeedback as well as sensory stimulation. CIMT- Constraint Induced Movement Therapy was used for the patient for encouraging the use of affected hemiplegic limb and restricting the use of non affected limb. Outcome-Before joining the Rehab patient was lacking total motor control and sensations on the right side of body. After few days of treatment Improvement was seen in the patient with decreasing spasticity and Returning of Motor Control and Sensations again. harness patient can now stand independently with very little assistance and had improved much in the Gait pattern. Improvement was also seen in Balance and patient is now motivated with her life.

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Stroke rehabilitation: motor function: kinesiotaping: Treadmill harness suspension; Hemiplegia: conventional therapy: Ashworth scale

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The Indian national movement under Mahatma Gandhi transformed the political landscape of colonial India by bringing large sections of the rural population into the struggle against British rule. Rural India constituted the demographic and economic foundation of colonial society, and its participation was therefore essential to the development of mass nationalism. This paper examines the impact of three major Gandhian movements--Non-Cooperation (1920-1922), Civil Disobedience (1930-1934), and Quit India (1942)--on rural Indian society. It investigates the ways in which Gandhian methods of satyagraha, non-violence, boycott, swadeshi, constructive work and non-payment of certain colonial demands interacted with existing agrarian grievances. The paper argues that Gandhian politics provided rural communities with a new political vocabulary and mechanisms of collective mobilization, but that rural responses were neither uniform nor completely controlled by the Indian National Congress. Peasants frequently interpreted national political appeals through local concerns relating to land revenue, rent, tenancy, indebtedness, wages, forest rights and social authority. Scholarly research demonstrates that peasant communities differed considerably according to region, caste, class, tenancy status and local political structures. The paper further examines the transformation of rural political consciousness during the Civil Disobedience and Quit India movements and highlights the importance of local leadership and autonomous forms of rural resistance. It concludes that Gandhian movements significantly expanded the social basis of Indian nationalism and contributed to the politicization of rural India, although their impact on agrarian structures was uneven and their relationship with radical peasant movements remained complex.

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Mahatma Gandhi, Rural India, Peasantry, Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience Movement, Quit India Movement, Satyagraha, Agrarian Nationalism, Colonialism, Indian National Movement

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Several studies have examined the teachers' locus of control as a tool for enhancing teachers' academic performance and student achievement outcomes; however, locus of control of secondary school teachers of Prayagraj District is unclear. This study was conducted with 105 secondary school teachers of Prayagraj District during academic year 2024-2025 to examine the level of locus of control of male and female teachers teaching in secondary school of rural and urban areas. Teachers Locus of Control Scale (TLOCS) was used in the research work standardized by Madhu Gupta and Indu Nain. As a research methodology, descriptive field survey method is used for obtaining data. The research findings show that the urban secondary school teacher's locus of control seemed more positive than the rural secondary school teacher's locus of control same as male secondary school teacher's locus of control seemed more positive than the female secondary school teacher's locus of control.

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Keywords: Teachers, Locus of Control, Internal Locus of Control, External Locus of Control

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The proliferation of short-form video platforms, including TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and Facebook Reels, has significantly reshaped the digital marketing environment by transforming the ways in which consumers discover, evaluate, and develop relationships with brands. Characterized by highly engaging, visually appealing, and interactive content formats, these platforms enable brands to capture consumer attention and facilitate meaningful interactions within a limited timeframe. Consequently, organizations are increasingly integrating short-form video content into their marketing strategies to enhance customer engagement, strengthen brand awareness, and influence consumers' purchase intentions. However, despite the rapid adoption and growing strategic importance of these platforms, the theoretical foundations and empirical evidence explaining how specific short-form video characteristics contribute to customer engagement and shape subsequent consumer behaviors remain insufficiently explored. This conceptual paper proposes an integrated framework grounded in the Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) theory to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the relationships between short-form video characteristics, customer engagement, and purchase intention. The framework suggests that key short-form video attributes, including content quality, entertainment value, informativeness, creativity, interactivity, and perceived authenticity, function as external marketing stimuli that shape consumers' internal states by enhancing customer engagement. In turn, heightened customer engagement is expected to influence consumers' purchase intentions. Furthermore, brand authenticity is incorporated as a moderating variable that may strengthen or weaken the relationship between short-form video stimuli and consumer responses, while customer engagement is positioned as the central mediating mechanism within the proposed framework.This paper contributes to the existing marketing literature by synthesizing contemporary developments in digital marketing, consumer engagement, and social media communication within an integrated conceptual framework. By addressing limitations in prior research, the study identifies key theoretical gaps and provides a foundation for future empirical investigations aimed at examining the underlying mechanisms through which digital content characteristics influence consumer responses and behaviors.

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Short-form video, Customer engagement, Social media marketing, Consumer behavior, Purchase intention, Brand authenticity, Digital marketing, S-O-R Theory.

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The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted the educational system worldwide, affecting students' academic achievement and psychological well-being. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between academic performance and happiness levels among higher secondary students during the COVID-19 period. It also investigated whether significant gender differences existed in students' happiness levels and academic performance. A descriptive survey method was adopted for the study. The sample comprised 200 higher secondary students selected through simple random sampling from Manu H.S. School, Harina H.S. School, and Sabroom English Medium School in South Tripura district. Data on happiness were collected using the Happiness Scale developed by Dr. Himanshi Rastogi and Dr. Janki Moorjani, while students' academic performance was obtained from their academic records. The collected data were analyzed using Pearson's Product Moment Correlation and the independent samples t-test. The findings revealed a very low positive correlation (r = 0.09) between academic performance and happiness levels, which was not statistically significant at the 0.05 level of significance. Therefore, the null hypothesis regarding the relationship between the two variables was accepted. The study further found no significant gender difference in happiness levels (t = 0.62, p > 0.05) or academic performance (t = 0.63, p > 0.05) among higher secondary students. Although male students showed slightly higher mean scores than female students in both variables, these differences were not statistically significant. The study concludes that, during the COVID-19 period, happiness levels did not significantly influence academic performance among higher secondary students, and gender was not a determining factor in either happiness or academic achievement. The findings suggest that schools and policymakers should continue to promote students' mental well-being alongside academic support, especially during periods of educational disruption, to ensure holistic student development

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Academic Performance, Happiness Level, Higher Secondary Students, COVID-19, Gender Difference, Descriptive Survey

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Photovoltaic Microgrid, Hybrid Energy Storage System, Quadratic Boost Converter, Perturb and Observe MPPT, DC-Link Voltage Regulation.

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