The Red Sea is the habitat of rare microbial communities that have evolved in extreme environmental conditions, but their potential for antibiotic production has not been fully explored. The aim of the study was to examine the distribution and diversity of antibiotic-producing bacteria and actinomycetes in the six sites (A1-A6) of the Saudi Arabian...

By Nourah Alzahem, Maged A. Al-Garadi, Arunachalam Chinnathambi, Saleh H. Salmen, Milton Wainwright, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi

The proposed research explores the effects of social media advertisement on consumer purchasing behavior in the Indian e-commerce market among urban millennials. It was done in a quantitative and explanatory manner where primary data was gathered on 372 millennials in Bengaluru, as frequent users of e-commerce websites such as Amazon, Flipkart, Myn...

By C. Nandan, Suresh Ranganathan, Karthik Reddy, S. Ramesh Babu, M. Krishnamoorthi, Venkata Raghu Babu Nallamalli, S. Mahabub Basha

The conventional undergraduate psychology programs find it challenging to offer genuine clinical exposure because of the ethical considerations, the high prices of the standardized patients, and the lack of dynamism of the written case studies. The paper addresses the idea of integrating Generative AI (GenAI)-based clinical persona as a modificatio...

By Odiljon Qobilov, Iltifotxon Abdinazarova, Saida Makhkamova, Gulbahor Kholdorova, Mokhira Kuvvatova, Komila Umarova, Gulchexrabonu Isamova

This paper examines the effectiveness of Generative AI (GenAI) as a socio-pragmatic aid that can improve Cross-Cultural Communicative Competence (CCCC) in advanced language learners (N = 80). Although such learners may be highly proficient in their language, A so-called pragmatic gap may also be faced in attempts to negotiate complex social interac...

By Temur Irmuxamedov, Jahongirmirzo Maxmudov, Gulshan Ibragimova, Aziza Muminova, Alevtina Muradova, Fotima Safarova, Bayramdurdi Sapaev

Electronic waste (e-waste) is posing an increasing challenge to environmental sustainability and human health in India, especially among the digitalizing states such as Kerala. This study examines the household electronic waste generation, disposal, concerns, policy awareness, and opportunities of circular economy through surveying 150 households i...

By K.V. Nidhi Varghese, D. Mahila Vasanthi Thangam

Classification of crops and weeds is an important aspect in precision agriculture, as it aids in providing a means for efficient weed control and reduced herbicide applications to achieve high crop productivity. In this paper, a quantum-classical hybrid deep learning approach is presented for accurate identification of crops and weeds from sorghum ...

By J. Justina Michael, Logeshwari Radhakrishnan, R. Radhika, P.L. Joseph Raj, M. Mahalakshmi

The robotic arms deployed in contemporary Industry 4.0 systems are becoming more and more dependent on interconnected sensors, controllers, and information-driven smartness to accomplish more intricate manufacturing activities. Although predictive techniques of maintenance have enhanced the ability to detect mechanical failures, the systems are sus...

By Balaji Periasamy, P. Rajalakshmy, R. Madhanraj

Seepage through concrete dams plays an important role in the stability of the foundations due to the fact that high uplift pressures and exit gradients can cause piping, erosion, and ultimately the collapse of the structure. This research focuses on the effect of the position and the depth of the sheet piles on seepage in concrete dams employing a ...

By Alaa Mohsin Dawood, Noor Hashim Abd Almunaf, Hawraa Khalid Hannon, Furqan Wahhab Abdulsada, Melak Haider Almosawy

The current teaching method of foreign languages is more and more adopting the method of using intelligent software to observe the learner's behavior and adapt teaching methods accordingly, but the teaching software currently used in the field of English learning still has many limitations such as relying on rigid rule sets or single-pass learning ...

By Zebo Botirova, Gulnoza Oybekova, Muzayyamkhon Zokirkhonova, Maftuna Rakhmatova, Feruza Erkulova, Rasulbek Ergashev

Rapid development of digital platforms has led to an abundance of data collected from customers, necessitating the use of intelligent methods that can be used to analyze behavior patterns and aid in making effective Customer Relationship Management (CRM) decisions. Current CRM artificial intelligence systems mainly aim at high prediction accuracy a...

By Reem Abdalla, H Niroshini Infantia