Volume 12 | Issue 3 |

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Action Research is an applied scholarly paradigm resulting in action for continuous improvement in our teaching and learning techniques offering faculty immediate classroom payback and providing documentation of meeting our educational responsibilities as required by AACSB standards. This article reviews the iterative action research process of planning, acting, observing, reflecting and revising in which faculty/researchers collaborate, openly communicate, critically analyze, reflect and relate their classroom practice to theory. An innovative experiential learning activity (Bake Sale) designed to teach marketing concepts to Principles of Marketing students is used to illustrate the action research process.

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action research, pedagogy, active learning, experiential learning

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The mental health landscape in Jharkhand, an eastern Indian state, presents a complex scenario for its diverse tribal population. The high prevalence of anxiety, depression, and stress-related disorders is exacerbated by societal stigma, witch-hunting, violence against women, and geographical isolation. Substance abuse further complicates the situation. While government initiatives aim to bridge healthcare inequities, they often fall short. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) emerge as critical players, tailoring interventions to specific needs and addressing cultural nuances. They promote community engagement, challenge stigma through awareness campaigns, and deliver services directly to remote areas. Their holistic approaches address socioeconomic factors contributing to mental health challenges. This paper looks into the prevalence of mental health problems in Jharkhand, considers the effects of societal issues, and emphasizes the crucial role that NGOs like Ekjut, Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra, and the Ram Krishna Mission have played in transforming access to mental healthcare and enhancing the lives of tribal communities. This study highlights the urgent need for improved mental health services tailored to the particular difficulties that tribal communities in Jharkhand face. NGOs play a pivotal role in bridging gaps in mental healthcare provision and addressing the multifaceted issues affecting mental well-being in these populations.

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Mental health, Tribal communities, Witch-hunting, Substance abuse, Community engagement, Anxiety

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'A Burning' is a riveting novel. It is interlaced with three unforgettable characters Jivan, PT sir and Lovely. Jivan is a slum area girl who is accused of executing a terrorist attack on a train because of her thoughtless comment on Facebook. PT sir is a gym teacher who is discontent with his life and hitches his life for a right-wing political party and finds his own upswing is linked to Jivan's fall. Lovely, a hijra is fervent to become a successful actress. Though she has the capability to set Jivan free, it costs everything that she holds dear. This novel is a story of the powerless who face frightful obstacles yet try to crack their big dreams in a country spinning towards extremism.

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Poverty, Injustice, Oppression, Inequality, Exploitation

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Abstract The present study aimed at exploring the Hemisphere Dominance among B.Ed. Teacher Trainees. It is to understand to what hemisphere B.Ed. teacher trainees prefers to use while learning and thinking. It is important to understand the brain preferences among teacher trainees to develop ability to use whole brain for information processing in them. It was found that majority of teacher trainees had dominance of integrated hemisphericity, average number of teacher trainees showed right hemisphere dominance where as a fewer teacher trainees showed dominance of left hemisphere. It was identified that B.Ed. teacher trainees do not differ significantly in their preference of hemisphere dominance on the basis of gender. Both boys and girls were found to demonstrate an average level of right hemisphericity, a low level of left hemisphericity and a high level of integrated hemisphericity. It is concluded that B.Ed. teacher trainees irrespective of their gender had wider exploration to content and skills. They had creativity and innovation in their learning and thinking.

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Keywords: Hemisphere Dominance, Left Hemisphericity, Right Hemisphericity, Integrated Hemisphericity, Learning and Thinking.

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Keywords: Soil collection, Soil analysis, Fungal Diversity, Sugarcane field, Paddy field, banana field, isolation of soil flora, Anti-diabetic activity

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In an era of shifting consumer behaviours and evolving preferences, the sharing economy has undeniably revolutionized how we access and utilize goods and services. This abstract introduces "Rent-tech," a forward-thinking web application that is poised to redefine the rental landscape by seamlessly connecting individuals with the products they need within their immediate locality. Embracing the principles of community renting, Rent-tech prioritizes accessibility, affordability, and flexibility, ushering in a new era of neighbourly cooperation and sustainable consumption.

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Rent-tech, Community renting, Hyper-localized, Affordability, Short-term rentals, Sharing economy, Environmental footprint, Neighbourhood interactions, User-friendly, Trust and safety, Product catalogue, Local connections, Dynamic needs, Sustainability.

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UTILIZATION OF RECYCLED COARSE AGGREGATES (RCA) FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CONCRETE: REVIEW

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Recycled Coarse Aggregates (RCA), Concrete, Mix Design M20

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The present study has been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of blended learning with respect to attainment of course outcomes in B.Ed. Program. The purpose of this study is to examine an effectiveness of blended learning for outcome program learning. Specifically, this study examines whether blended learning is as effective instructional tool as conventional Learning in teaching learning process. This Quasi -experimental study compared the performance of two groups of students, one using the blended learning and other using the conventional Learning for attainment of course outcomes in B.Ed. Program. The students were compared on the basis of their skills .The achievement scores were measured, after the pre and the post-treatment. The study shows that blended learning is more effective for attainment of understanding, developing and analyzing level of course outcome then conventional Learning but not effective for creating and evaluating level of course outcomes. These findings indicate that blended learning have significant effective on basic level of attainment of course outcomes in B.Ed. Program.

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Blended Learning, Outcome Based Program, Course Outcomes

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India's G-20 (the group of 20 nations) presidency offers the opportunity for us to set the agenda for the next phase of development. Women-20 (W20) is an official engagement group under the G-20 which focuses on actualizing vision of "Women-Led Development" in order to create a world of equality and equity. The new India envisions women as equal partners in the sustainable development of the country which is possible only when there is gender inclusiveness in all spheres of public and political life. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets women's effective participation and opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision making, promotes gender inclusive public administration and institutions. In the light of above discussion this research paper is an attempt to find out how gender inclusive Indian Public Administration is? Further the paper suggest ways, W20 can adopt to prioritize the collection of gender-disaggregated data for developing targeted interventions and monitoring progress towards gender equality. Also how W20 will play a crucial role in advancing the SDG target of an inclusive administration that is sensitive towards women-led growth of the country.

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Women-20 (W20), Gender-Inclusive, Women-Led Development, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), Indian Public Administration

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The cloud resources are accessible to cloud users over the internet to accomplish the desired requirements in the fields of finance, education, internet business, and nearly all organizations. Enhancing the effectiveness and performance of a cloud environment requires job scheduling to optimize resource allocation and utilization.. The job scheduling issue mainly focuses on the best or optimal solution for mapping of jobs to the virtual machines to minimize the total processing time of jobs. This paper presents a novel approach for enhancing job scheduling in cloud computing through the Atomic Orbital Search (AOS) algorithm. The Atomic Orbital Search (AOS) is a metaheuristic algorithm which draws inspiration from the principles of atomic orbitals in quantum mechanics, improves scheduling possibilities of jobs to the virtual machines efficiently enabling faster and more optimal scheduling leading to improved resource allocation, reduced time complexity and enhanced overall system performance.

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Cloud, Job Scheduling, AOS, Metaheuristic, Quantum Mechanics, Resource Allocation.

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