Volume 14 | Issue 7 |

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) delivery is moving from isolated pilot trials toward routine use in logistics, healthcare, and disaster-response operations, driven by parallel advances in Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM), real-time path optimization, and Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI). Because these three research threads have largely developed within separate communities - robotics, operations research, and machine-learning interpretability, respectively - the literature that connects them for the specific case of autonomous UAV delivery remains fragmented. This paper addresses that gap with a structured review that surveys and synthesizes 40 verifiable peer-reviewed and archival sources published between 2005 and 2025. The literature is organized into four technology areas: localization and mapping, path planning and optimization, perception and obstacle avoidance, and explainable decision-making. Representative techniques within each area are compared using structured tables covering their operating principles, strengths, and limitations. Building on this synthesis, the paper abstracts a generalized layered system architecture and operational workflow that captures common design patterns across the reviewed systems, and benchmarks five representative real-world UAV delivery deployments. A critical analysis distills six recurring research gaps, including GPS-denied localization robustness, the opacity of AI-driven flight decisions, energy-constrained operation, and multi-UAV coordination at scale. The review closes by outlining future research directions - including edge and federated learning for onboard inference, standardized XAI reporting suitable for airworthiness review, and swarm-level explainability - intended to guide subsequent system-level research on AI-driven autonomous UAV delivery.

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unmanned aerial vehicles, UAV delivery, SLAM, path optimization, explainable AI, autonomous navigation, obstacle avoidance, literature review

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With the rise of digital streaming platforms, the contemporary cinema has transformed, providing the filmmakers with the narrative freedom to explore complex, psychological, and social themes. In this study, it has exploration of the portrayal of Trauma in some Hindi OTT films released between 2019 and 2022. Chhichhore (2019), Chhapaak (2020), The Girl on the Train (2021), Qala (2022), A Thursday (2022), and Darlings (2022) are the selected films which are used to investigate this issue. In the context of this study, Trauma refers to the conceptualization of deeply distressing experiences that causes the disruption of emotional stability and shape identity while encompassing academic pressure, abuse, loss, violence, and relational conflict. By making the use of qualitative content and thematic analysis, this research aims to investigate the causes, psychological symptoms, behavioural responses, narrative, representation, social reactions, and diagnosis/resolution of Trauma experienced by the protagonist in the film. The findings of the study reveal that Trauma is a central narrative driver, which influences character development, decision-making, and interpersonal dynamics. The selected films make use of diverse cinematic strategies, including flashbacks, symbolic imagery, fragmented timelines, and silence to convey subjective experiences and internalised distress of the character. The responses from the family, society and institution are also mentioned to either mitigate or exacerbate suffering, whereas the narrative outcomes are meant to range from partial recovery and resilience to unresolved or tragic consequences. This study demonstrates that Trauma is foregrounded within the contemporary Hindi OTT cinema as both a psychological and socio-cultural phenomenon which is offering nuanced insights into vulnerability, endurance, and identity formation. These films contribute to a deeper understanding of mental health, empathy, and resilience in Indian society by highlighting the interpersonal and societal factors which positions OTT platforms as a critical space for complex storytelling in the exploration of Trauma.

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Trauma, Hindi OTT films, psychological themes, Narrative analysis, Mental health, Socio-cultural representation.

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By increasing employee engagement and strengthening retention tactics, artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing contemporary human resource management (HRM). Chatbots, predictive analytics, machine learning, and personalized learning platforms are examples of AI-powered technologies that assist businesses in better understanding employee needs, enhancing communication, identifying attrition risks, and improving the workplace. This study looks at the advantages, difficulties, and potential applications of AI in employee engagement and retention. The study suggests that although AI greatly improves business performance and employee satisfaction, successful application requires addressing ethical issues with privacy, prejudice, and openness.

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Predictive analytics, chatbots, human resource management, artificial intelligence, and employee engagement and retention.

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Background: Farmers face multiple occupational stressors, including heavy workload, climatic uncertainty, crop failure, market fluctuations, and financial instability, which may adversely affect their mental and spiritual well-being. Understanding the relationship between the agricultural work environment, perceived stress, and spiritual well-being is important for promoting holistic health among farmers. Objective: This study aimed to assess the agricultural work environment, perceived stress, and spiritual well-being among farmers and examine the relationships among these variables. Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional correlational study was conducted among 74 farmers in Odisha, India. Data were collected using a researcher-developed Agricultural Work Environment Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), and the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS). Descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, Pearson's correlation, and simple linear regression were used for data analysis. Results: Farmers reported moderately adverse agricultural work environments and moderate levels of perceived stress. The Agricultural Work Environment Scale demonstrated acceptable reliability (Cronbach's ? = 0.737), the PSS-10 showed acceptable reliability for exploratory research (? = 0.687), and the SWBS demonstrated excellent reliability (? = 0.909). Agricultural work environment was positively associated with perceived stress (r = 0.529, p< 0.001) and significantly predicted perceived stress, explaining 27.8% of the variance. No statistically significant associations were found between agricultural work environment and spiritual well-being or between perceived stress and spiritual well-being. Conclusion: Poorer agricultural work environments were associated with higher perceived stress among farmers. Although participants reported relatively high levels of spiritual well-being, it was not significantly associated with agricultural work environment or perceived stress in this sample. These findings suggest that improving agricultural working conditions and strengthening mental health support may help reduce stress among farmers. Further studies with larger and more diverse samples are recommended to confirm these findings.

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Agricultural work environment; Perceived stress; Spiritual well-being; Farmers; Occupational health; Cross-sectional study; Odisha.

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Bundelkhand ki Parampara aur Swatantrata Sangram mein Lakshmibai ka Yogdan

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Bundelkhand ki Parampara aur Swatantrata Sangram mein Lakshmibai ka Yogdan

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Aamavata is an Ayurvedic Rasavaha Srotasa disorder correlated with rheumatoid arthritis, marked by inflammatory joint pain, swelling, stiffness, and reduced mobility. It develops due to Agnidushti and Ama formation, which combines with aggravated Vata and affects joints, producing Sandhivikruti. Systemic symptoms like fatigue, anorexia, and fever indicate a wider inflammatory involvement.Its pathology involves metabolic impairment, Ama accumulation, and Vata imbalance leading to persistent inflammation. Management focuses on restoring Agni, removing Ama, and regulating Vata to preserve joint function. This review presents Aamavata as a systemic inflammatory disorder requiring holistic management.

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Aamavata, Agni, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ayurveda, Inflammation.

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This study examined the influence of parental involvement on the academic achievement of elementary school students in Sadar Block of Keonjhar District, Odisha. Parental involvement is widely recognized as a significant factor in enhancing students' educational outcomes through home-based support, communication with teachers, supervision of learning activities, and participation in school-related activities. The study aimed to (i) assess the level of parental involvement among elementary school students, (ii) examine the academic achievement of students with reference to gender and locality, and (iii) determine the relationship between parental involvement and academic achievement. A correlational research design was adopted for the study. The population comprised all Class VIII students of elementary schools in Sadar Block, Keonjhar District. A sample of 60 students was selected from five government elementary schools using the simple random sampling technique. Data on parental involvement were collected using a self-developed Parental Involvement Scale consisting of 21 items covering five dimensions: parental attention, parental encouragement, parental guidance, parental decision-making, and provision of physical facilities. Students' academic achievement was measured using their previous year's academic scores. The collected data were analyzed using Mean, Standard Deviation, independent samples t-test, and Pearson's Product Moment Correlation. The findings revealed that there was no significant difference in parental involvement with respect to gender (t = 0.36, p > 0.05) and locality (t = 0.64, p > 0.05). The study further revealed a significant positive correlation between parental involvement and academic achievement (r = 0.328), indicating that higher parental involvement is associated with better academic performance among elementary school students. The study concludes that parental involvement plays an important role in improving students' academic achievement regardless of gender and locality. It recommends strengthening home-school partnerships through regular parent-teacher interactions, awareness programmes, and parental guidance initiatives to promote children's academic success.

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Parental Involvement, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Correlational Study.

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Greenwashing has become a defining credibility problem in the fashion industry: environmental claims proliferate faster than consumers' or regulators' ability to verify them. This conceptual paper examines the European Union's Digital Product Passport (DPP), introduced under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), as a structural remedy for this credibility gap. Drawing on information asymmetry and signalling logic as developed in the recent greenwashing literature, this study argues that the core deficiency of conventional green marketing claims is not their content but their unverifiability: when credible and deceptive claims are indistinguishable at the point of purchase, consumers rationally discount all sustainability communication. The DPP is conceptualized as a verifiability infrastructure that converts environmental claims from unverifiable assertions into falsifiable signals anchored in standardized product-level data. This study develops a conceptual framework and five propositions linking claim verifiability to perceived credibility, greenwashing perceptions, green trust, purchase intention, and firms' claim strategies. Theoretical contributions, managerial implications for fashion brands preparing for ESPR compliance, and policy implications are discussed, and a four condition experimental design is proposed as a future research agenda. All literature reviewed was drawn from the period 2021-2026.

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Digital Product Passport; greenwashing; verifiability; sustainable fashion; ESPR; signalling; green claims; circular economy

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This study aims to assess the Challenges faced by the Gig Economy Workers working in the Indian Facility Management Industry in Chennai and its suburban Areas. The main purpose of this study is to find out the major challenges faced by a Gig Economy worker who is otherwise a Temporary or a contract worker and how their life is influenced under such a work profile and whether they are satisfied with the kind earning they get. The study followed a Descriptive study method and in this survey, a quantitative survey method using a Google Forms survey from the target individuals who are working in different kind of industries under different role. The sample size stood at 130. The survey found that 58% of the respondents were working as a temporary staff. This study also attempted to find out how satisfied are the Gig Workers with the amount of money they earn and found out that 47.7% are getting the wages as they expect and are satisfied with that and 26.9% of respondents get less than the wage they expect and are dissatisfied. Moreover that 30.8% of the respondents say that it is somewhat tough to find a new contract once the old contract is over. Majority of the respondents say that the major motivation factor to keep up with the work is to get regular new work contracts once the old contract is over followed by some of the respondents saying giving proper wage and monetary incentives.

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This study examined how Lebanese private school principals enacted leadership agility while sustaining educational provision during wartime. Framed through sensemaking theory and dynamic capabilities theory, it conceptualised agility as an iterative relationship among interpreting disruption, mobilising responses, reconfiguring organisational arrangements, and reconsidering consequences. An interpretive qualitative design was employed, involving semi-structured interviews with 23 private school principals in Beirut. Data were analysed through reflexive thematic analysis. Five themes were generated. Principals read the war through weak and conflicting signals, repeatedly remade schooling to preserve continuity, governed through provisional decisions, redistributed disruption across school communities, and performed steadiness while absorbing institutional instability. The findings showed that agility did not involve rapid adjustment to clearly defined problems. It depended on acting without certainty, retaining reversible options, and revising decisions as new information and stakeholder reactions emerged. Although these practices maintained educational provision, they often transferred additional labour and responsibility to teachers, families, students, and principals themselves. The study contributes the concept of provisional governance to wartime educational leadership, positioning agility as a recursive and ethically consequential process rather than a stable individual competence. It concludes that wartime leadership should be evaluated not only through organisational continuity but also through how responsibly uncertainty and its burdens are distributed across the school community over time.

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leadership agility, wartime leadership, school principals, sensemaking, Lebanon

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