Volume 14 | Issue 7 |

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Overutilization of artificial chemical pesticides during the cultivation of sugarcane leads to adverse effects on the soil and ecological systems, as well as development of insect resistance to them, which demands the use of sustainable measures to protect sugarcane. This research is aimed at investigating the effectiveness of environmentally friendly integrated pest management (IPM) strategies for the control of three main sugarcane stem borers, namely, Early Shoot Borer (ESB), Top Shoot Borer (TSB) and Internode Borer (INB) in Maihar, Madhya Pradesh, India throughout the whole cropping season (July 2023-March 2025). The use of Co. 86032 cultivar of sugarcane was practiced along with monitoring of pest dynamics and weather conditions. IPM measures were applied to the crop in accordance with crop growth phases. The control of ESB pests (35-80 DAP) was provided with the help of Trichogrammachilonis (50,000/ha) and ChiloGranulovirus (ChGV) spray resulting in 68.14% reduction of the pest population. More significantly, for extremely resilient INB (120 DAP to harvest), the synergistic interaction of entomopathogenic fungal species (B. bassiana and M. anisopliae), coupled with increased numbers of T. chilonisapplication (100,000/ha), achieved a very significant 73.83% overall reduction in pests. This is a marked improvement over previously conducted separate biocontrol efforts for the management of INB. These results prove that when used timely through phenology-based application, biologicals and botanics exhibit comparable efficacy to synthetic options. Using such an environmentally friendly IPM system will help to ensure sustainable cultivation of sugar cane in the future.

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Sugarcane stem borer, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Trichogrammachilonis, Entomopathogenic fungi, Sustainable agriculture

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Abstract The present study discusses the representation of sectarian hegemony and cultural resistance in post-2003 Iraq in Ahmed Al-Saadawi's novel Frankenstein in Baghdad (2013) through Antonio Gramsci's theoretical concept of hegemony and counter-hegemony. This paper explores Al-Saadawi's representation of the Iraqi state's use of sectarian division as a means of political control and, at the same time, everyday acts of resistance by the marginalized. The study shows how the state enforces sectarian fragmentation through coercive apparatuses by focusing on key scenes, especially the police intervention on the Virgin Mary statue in the protagonist Hadi's home. It also shows how ordinary people resist this imposition through symbolic acts of coexistence. The analysis is based on Gramsci's Prison Notebooks and draws on subsequent neo-Gramscian work in cultural studies. The findings suggest that Al-Saadawi depicts sectarianism as a manufactured hegemonic strategy rather than a natural and ancient phenomenon, requiring the state to use perpetual violence to maintain its hegemony. Unlike this, Hadi's hanging a Christian symbol in his Muslim home is an organic counter-hegemony, a rejection from below of sectarian discourses imposed by the state. The paper ends with the idea that literature, especially the Iraqi novel after 2003, is an important site for documenting and critiquing the political exploitation of religious identity, offering perspectives that compete with and sometimes precede political science analyses. This research contributes to literary studies, political theory, and post-colonial criticism by demonstrating how fictional narratives can illuminate the mechanisms of hegemony and resistance in societies recovering from conflict.

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Gramsci, Hegemony, Counter-Hegemony, Sectarianism, Iraq, Frankenstein in Baghdad, Ahmed Al-Saadawi, Cultural Resistance.

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Rajasthan, India's largest state by geographical area, is characterized by extensive arid and semi-arid landscapes where xerophytic vegetation plays a critical ecological role in maintaining ecosystem stability, conserving biodiversity, regulating soil processes, and supporting rural livelihoods. Native xerophytic species such as Prosopis cineraria, Acacia senegal, Acacia nilotica, Salvadora persica, Ziziphus nummularia, Capparis decidua, and Tecomella undulata have evolved specialized physiological and morphological adaptations that enable survival under prolonged water scarcity, high solar radiation, nutrient-poor soils, and extreme temperatures. However, accelerating climate change, increasing atmospheric temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns, prolonged drought events, land degradation, and anthropogenic disturbances have significantly altered the ecological dynamics of Rajasthan's dryland ecosystems. These environmental pressures have resulted in habitat degradation, declining vegetation cover, reduced regeneration potential, shifts in species composition, and increasing vulnerability of native flora.

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Rajasthan, India's largest state by geographical area, is characterized by extensive arid and semi-arid landscapes where xerophytic vegetation plays a critical ecological role in maintaining ecosystem stability, conserving biodiversity, regulating soil processes, and supporting rural livelihoods. Native xerophytic species such as Prosopis cineraria, Acacia senegal, Acacia nilotica, Salvadora persica, Ziziphus nummularia, Capparis decidua, and Tecomella undulata have evolved specialized phys

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Sustainable business practices have become an essential component of modern organizational strategies due to increasing environmental concerns, social responsibilities, and economic challenges. Organizations across the world are adopting sustainable practices to enhance operational efficiency, improve corporate reputation, and achieve long-term growth. This research paper examines the concept of sustainable business practices, their importance, implementation strategies, challenges, and impact on organizational performance. The study highlights how businesses integrate environmental, social, and economic sustainability into their operations and decision-making processes. The paper concludes that sustainable business practices not only contribute to environmental protection and social welfare but also provide competitive advantages and financial benefits to organizations.

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Sustainability, Green Business, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable Development, Modern Organizations

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The increasing penetration of renewable energy sources (RES) in smart grid environments demands advanced control strategies to address the inherent uncertainties and dynamic nature of such systems. This paper presents the development and analysis of adaptive and robust controller architectures designed to enhance the performance, reliability, and stability of renewable energy integration within smart grids. The proposed control framework combines adaptive control techniques, which respond to real-time changes in system parameters, with robust control methods that ensure performance under worst-case disturbances and model uncertainties. This dual-layered approach enhances system resilience against fluctuations in renewable generation and varying load demands. Simulation results using standard smart grid models demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed controllers in maintaining voltage and frequency stability, minimizing power quality issues, and optimizing energy dispatch. The findings underscore the potential of adaptive and robust control architectures in ensuring efficient and reliable smart grid operation, thereby supporting the broader transition toward sustainable and renewable energy systems.

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Adaptive Control, Robust Control, Smart Grid Systems, Renewable Energy Integration.

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Hypothyroidism is the most common endocrine disorder spread through worldwide. In Ayurveda, it is not directly mentioned as a disease, but it is correlate with conditions like Galaganda, Dhatwagnimandya, Sthaulya and Shotha. This article gives Ayurvedic perspective and explores management strategies gives in classical text. A detailed review of Ayurvedic Tantra ( scriptures ) - Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita, Ashtanga Hridaya and Modern endocrinology references , contemporary Ayurvedic research articles was conducted. Clinical presentations of hypothyroidism analysed in term of Dosha, Dushya, Agni, Srotas and Ama. Hypothyroidism primarily developed due to Kapha - Vata vitiation, Agnimandya and Dhatwagnimandya. Involvement of Rasavaha and Medovaha Srotas leads to slow down of systemic metabolism. Ayurvedic management is Agni Deepan, Ama Pachana, Kapha - Vata Shamana, Shodhana, Rasayana and Pathya - Apathya. Herbal formulations, Yogasana and Pranayama plays significant role. Combination of Herbal formulations, Detoxification therapies and lifestyle correction gives complete management .

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Hypothyroidism, Agnimandya, Dhatwagnimandya, Galaganda, Ayurvedic management, Herbal formulations for hypothyroidism, Shamana and Shoshana therapy , Yogasana and Pranayama.

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The purpose of the study was to analyses the physical fitness components between state level and district level female kabaddi players. The variables selected for the study were Explosive Strength, and Muscular Endurance. The subject age ranged between 15-17 years. The subjects of the study were 30 girls of state and district level kabaddi players from banga district. The selected physical fitness components were assed using the standardized test. The collected data on the selected variables are treated with independent 't' test for physical fitness.

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Physical Fitness, Agility, Strength, Female Kabaddi Players.

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Arundhati Roy's work examines India's social and political issues, particularly concerning gender, caste, class, and globalization. She highlights the caste system, failures of the legal system, and the adverse effects of development, advocating for social and environmental justice. Roy critiques land exploitation and links social violence against marginalized communities to a consumer-driven culture, which leads to unsustainable practices and farmer suicides. Roy denounces the neoliberal dam industry as a source of ecological damage and social displacement, impacting around 33 million people. Roy contends that while rural areas symbolize India's essence, urban spaces reflect a more genuine reality, criticizing the elite for promoting large dam projects that ultimately harm disadvantaged communities and enhance ecological destruction.

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Roy, Social, Political and Ecological

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Healthcare institutions need platforms that can scale, stay reliable, and run efficiently while managing patient appointments and related services. This paper presents a cloud-native Healthcare Appointment Management System built around a microservices architecture, with separate services handling user management, appointment scheduling, and notifications so each part can be developed and deployed on its own. Docker handles containerization, Kubernetes takes care of orchestration and automatic scaling, and GitHub Actions drives continuous integration and deployment. Compared with a typical monolithic setup, the proposed architecture holds up better on availability, fault tolerance, and deployment speed. Testing confirms this: the system scales more easily, recovers from errors faster, and ships updates more quickly, making it a good fit for modern healthcare facilities.

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Microservices, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Docker, Spring Boot, Healthcare Management, Cloud-Native, Container Orchestration, DevOps, API Gateway

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In contemporary literary studies, the concept of diaspora has been a major focus, especially when it comes to identity formation, cultural negotiation, and displacement. Jasmine by Bharati Mukherjee serves as a seminal text that depicts a protagonist who constantly reinvents herself, capturing the complexity of the immigrant experience. This review paper examines scholarly works that investigate diasporic identity in the novel with particular emphasis on the interconnected concepts of hybridity and transformation. In order to show how identity is created, dismantled, and rebuilt within migratory situations, the study synthesizes a variety of critical viewpoints, such as postcolonial, feminist, psychological, and existential approaches. The findings show that identity in diaspora is fluid, performative, and influenced by trauma, hybridity, and adaptation. The review also highlights the gendered aspects of migration, showing how women redefine their identities while negotiating power structures. Despite the fact that current research offers insightful information, there are gaps in areas such as intersectionality, narrative techniques, and interdisciplinary analysis. By providing a thorough and critically integrated analysis of identity transition in Jasmine, this work advances diaspora studies.

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Diaspora, Identity, Hybridity, Transformation, Immigration, Feminism, Postcolonialism, Diasporic Literature

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