Volume 12 | Issue 7 |

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Anita Desai, a prominent figure in contemporary Indian literature, has often explored the intricate relationship between women and nature in her works. One of her notable novels, "Fire on the Mountain," delves deep into ecofeminist themes, portraying the interconnectedness of women's experiences and the natural world. Through the lens of ecofeminism, Desai sheds light on the exploitation of both women and nature, offering a poignant commentary on the patriarchal structures that perpetuate environmental degradation. Ecofeminism, as a theoretical framework, examines the parallel oppression of women and nature under patriarchal systems. It recognizes the historical and cultural subjugation of both women and the environment, emphasizing their shared vulnerability and interconnectedness. In "Fire on the Mountain," Desai intricately weaves together the stories of Nanda Kaul, an elderly widow, and the majestic Himalayan landscape, illustrating the symbiotic relationship between women and nature. Central to ecofeminist discourse is the recognition of the exploitation of nature as inherently linked to the subjugation of women. Desai skilfully explores this intersectionality, portraying how patriarchal systems perpetuate environmental degradation through the exploitation of both women and natural resources. The novel's title, "Fire on the Mountain," serves as a metaphor for the destructive forces unleashed by human greed and exploitation, which threaten to consume both the land and its inhabitants. Through the character of Nanda's grandson, Raka, who represents the younger generation's disconnection from nature and its consequences, Desai highlights the urgency of reevaluating our relationship with the environment. Raka's indifference towards the land mirrors society's disregard for the interconnectedness of all living beings, symbolizing the destructive consequences of human arrogance and exploitation.

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Gender, Ecology, ecofeminism, Nature, Women

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In the era of AI, Robotics, machine languages, mobile phones, and all other easy ways of communication, we will present the concept of Telepathy. The concept of Telepathy is traced in Indian Puranas and Epics. Many incidents represent communication through telepathy and the way of acquiring the knowledge of how to use it without any mechanical devices or any other equipment. In Amish Tripathi's 'The Shiva Trilogy', we find the use of telepathy technique to reach the receiver from another location. Telepathy not only serves as a unique and plot-enhancing element that reinforces the characters' special abilities and adds to the mystical aura of the story but leaves us a trace for the culture of telepathy.

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Psychic connection, Telepathy, Thought transference, Extrasensory perception (ESP), Mental synchronization, Thought reading, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Neural Lace and Brain Implants.

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Let G=(V,E) be a connected graph. A Steiner dominating set S?V is said to be Strong hop steiner dominating set if every vertex v?V-S is strongly dominated by some u?S and for every vertex v?V-S there exists u?S such that d(u,v)=2. The minimum cardinality of a strong hop steiner dominating set of G is its strong hop steiner domination number and is denoted by ?_sths (G). In this paper, we determine the strong hop steiner domination number of some special graphs. Some general properties satisfied by this concept are studied.

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Steiner dominating set, Hop dominating set, Strong dominating set, Strong hop steiner dominating set

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Abstract: Listening, the very basic language skill, is the gate way for enhancing the other skills like Speaking, Reading and Writing. Yet, it is pained to notice that such a skill is often overlooked in the present curriculum of both schools and colleges. Until the late 19th century, written mode was playing a paramount role in language learning and then onwards listening began to gain its importance in language teaching. The challenges towards teaching Listening are now better understood because of the new strategies contributing to effective listening. Still the assessment of students' listening skills remains far behind the current views of listening and hence innovations have to be made to renovate the teaching of Listening. It is a proven fact that the skill of Listening helps the students to be the best with their studies. The students who are good at Listening learn better and quicker and have sounder judgments about what is heard. It helps them to acquire detailed comprehension. Listening and vocabulary are interrelated. It is firmly believed that Listening and Speaking are by far two most important communication skills. This paper deals with the definition of Listening, the basic difference between Listening and Hearing, different types of Listening, its importance in language acquisition, what hinders one from being an active listener, various process of Listening and at length discuses various strategies for enhancing this particular skill.

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Listening, overlooked, enhancing Language skills, curriculum, paramount, innovations, hinders, Teaching skills and Language Acquisition.

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ABSTRACT Imprisonment is not necessarily a deterrent to continued criminal behaviour. Some prisoners continue with their criminal activity while in prison. This can take the form of operating illicit businesses, attempting to radicalize other prisoners, and sustaining gang related activity in the prison. They may also seek to maintain their outside criminal activity, including directing terrorist operations, operating drug syndicates and serious crime gangs. Prison services in the prison administration is the respect international norms, and prison administration standards are central to maintaining peace and security, public safety, and respect for human rights. The prison security breaches, including continued criminal activity while imprisoned, can have a destabilizing effect well beyond prison walls. Armed groups regularly target weak prisons all over the world, to replenish their ranks with detainees. Prison systems are commonly designed for the male majority population and as such, gender inequality typically characterizes all aspects of the prison regime. The intelligence function is a critical component of any organization. Within law enforcement agencies, the military and commercial business, intelligence, and analysis are used by senior managers in the decision-making process. Intelligence helps to reduce uncertainty and to focus resources in the right areas.

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Keywords: prison administration, prison intelligence, security, destabilizing, replenish and radicalization

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Skin cancer is a critical global health issue, and early and accurate classification of skin lesions can significantly improve clinical outcomes. Despite the potential of automatic skin cancer classification systems, challenges such as data imbalance, limited training images, cross-domain adaptability, and model robustness persist. Recently, deep learning-based methods have shown promise in addressing these challenges. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the latest deep learning algorithms for skin cancer classification. We discuss three types of dermatological images and review publicly available skin cancer datasets. Successful applications of typical convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are examined, highlighting solutions for frontier problems like data imbalance, data scarcity, domain adaptation, and model efficiency. Our review indicates that future development in this field is trending towards structured, lightweight, and multimodal approaches. For ease of reference, key findings are summarized in figures and tables.

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mMelanoma; skin cancer; artificial intelligence (AI); deep learning; neural network

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Rural development through primary education within the framework of the Panchayati Raj system em-bodies a multifaceted approach aimed at empowering rural communities, enhancing educational oppor-tunities, and fostering sustainable development. The Panchayati Raj system, enshrined in the Indian Constitution, delegates governance to local self-governing bodies known as Panchayats, which play a pivotal role in orchestrating rural development initiatives, including primary education. One of the pri-mary objectives of integrating rural development with primary education under the Panchayati Raj sys-tem is to address disparities in access to quality education. In many rural areas, geographical remote-ness, inadequate infrastructure, and socio-economic barriers impede children's ability to attend school regularly. Panchayats, with their intimate understanding of local dynamics, can devise strategies to im-prove school infrastructure, provide transportation facilities, and implement incentive schemes to en-courage school attendance. Moreover, the Panchayati Raj system facilitates community involvement in educational planning and governance processes. By organizing village-level meetings, consultations, and participatory decision-making forums, Panchayats empower local stakeholders, including parents, teachers, and community leaders, to contribute to educational policy formulation, resource allocation, and monitoring mechanisms. This bottom-up approach not only enhances ownership and accountability but also ensures that educational initiatives align with the aspirations and cultural sensitivities of rural populations.

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Rural Development, Panchayati Raj System, Primary Education.

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The goal of predictive maintenance (PdM), a strategic strategy, is to effectively manage asset maintenance by employing data-driven strategies to predict problems. This process involves gathering data over time to monitor the condition of the equipment in order to identify patterns and correlations that can help anticipate and prevent problems. In the manufacturing sector, machinery is often run without a planned maintenance schedule, which leads to unexpected downtime due to unplanned malfunctions. In order to prevent unplanned breakdowns, scheduled maintenance entails inspecting the state of the machinery at predetermined intervals and replacing defective parts. This strategy, however, raises maintenance expenses and machine downtime. The emphasis on PdM techniques, which can lower downtime costs and increase the availability (utilization rate) of industrial equipment, has increased with the rise of Industry 4.0 and smart systems. Furthermore, by optimizing component useful life, PdM holds the potential to bring about sustainable practices in manufacturing. Analyses have been conducted on supervised learning methods such as Gradient Boosting Classifier, CatBoost Classifier, Light Gradient Boosting Machine, and Extreme Gradient Boosting.

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predictive maintenance, Industry 4.0, Industrial Robotics

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ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AMONG B.ED STUDENT TEACHERS IN TRICY DISTRICT OF TAMIL NADU ABSTRACT The study examined achievement motivation among 100 B.Ed. student teachers using a survey method. The research aimed to assess the motivation levels and identify any significant differences based on gender and medium of instruction. The results showed moderate motivation levels among B.Ed. student teachers, with a significant difference between male and female teachers. However, no significant difference was found based on the medium of instruction. The study concluded that gender significantly impacts motivation levels, while medium of instruction did not have a significant influence. Overall, the study highlights the importance of motivation in competitive situations among B.Ed. student teachers.

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Keywords: Achievement, Motivation, B.Ed. Student, B.Ed. Teachers

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Abstract: Women's perception of menopause is influenced by various factors including cultural, sociocultural factors can affect women's attitude, perception and experience towards menopause. Experiencing the symptoms of menopause is individual and depends on the influence of many factors, not just hormonal changes, but also external factors, e.g., living conditions, general health, social functioning and the perception of ageing. These factors interact, strengthening and weakening, affecting the perception and quality of life among menopausal women. Objectives:1. To assess the perception of women related to menopause. 2. To assess the quality of life regarding menopause among women.3.To find the correlation between perception and quality of life of menopausal women. Methods and material: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used in this study. A purposive sampling technique was used to select 140 menopausal women. Data were collected through two tools that includes: menopausal perception and Menopausal Quality of Life. Results: The findings of the study were, that the majority of the samples 78 (55.71%) were having negative level of perception on menopause whereas 62 (44.28%) were having positive perception on menopause among women, it also depicted that mean score of perception on menopause was 11.55 with SD 4.80.The study also proved that the majority of the samples 77(55%) were having average level of menopausal quality of life, 39(27.85%) were having poor and 24(17.14%) were having good menopausal quality of life among women, it also depicted that mean score on quality of life on menopause was 48.03 with SD 16.92. Conclusion: Hence this study strongly recommends that the development and implementation of training and health education program for premenopausal and menopausal women is essential and also further researches is required.

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Keywords: Perception, Quality of life, Menopause, Menopausal women

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