Volume 14 | Issue 2 |

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This paper will compare and contrast the legislation concerning abortion in India as well as ''paper abortion'' in Denmark. Abortion laws differ in the social, political, cultural and healthcare system between the two countries Due to socio-political and cultural beliefs in India abortion laws are more conservative while the liberal policies adopted in Denmark led to the liberalization of abortion laws Even though India legalized abortion through the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act in 1971, majority of the women still do not have access to safe abortion services, especially in rural areas, hence practicing 'paper abortion' which means that they drop out of the formal health care system to seek safe abortion common in India. While Denmark had passed the abortion act in 1973, it permits the women to opt for abortion service up to a period of 12 weeks without much formalities. The paper outlines the legal concerns, social norms, and health care that has facilitated the paper abortions in India and compares it with Denmark where abortion process is relatively clear and easy. Analyzing these disparities, the study reveals the obstacles that both countries have to overcome to achieve reproductive justice and calls for legal and health system transformation. It would be equally important for each country's authorities and policymakers to incorporate and apply the lessons from this comparative analysis in attempts to enhance their own national and international reproductive health care policies and practices.

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MTP, paper abortion, India, Denmark, comparative.

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This paper attempts to study the adjustment of prospective teachers as related to their self-efficacy and certain socio demographic variables in Himachal Pradesh. The sample included 700 prospective teachers of Himachal Pradesh by employing random sampling techniques. Data were collected from B.Ed Colleges by using standardized questionnaire. The tool used for 'Teachers adjustment inventory scale' was developed by Singh and Sinha 2018. The Findings reveals that there is significant difference in adjustment of prospective teachers with respect to their gender. Likewise, female prospective teachers have better adjustment as compared to Male prospective teachers. Further, suggestions are also made in this paper.

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Keywords: Adjustment, Self- efficacy, Prospective teachers, Gender.

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Monitoring of security and public safety has become a pressing issue because of the growing cases of violence in both the public and the private setting. There are traditional surveillance systems that are highly dependent on round the clock human surveillance which is inefficient, error prone and cannot guarantee real-time detection of threats. In order to address these limitations, an intelligent video surveillance system based on deep learning to detect intrusion and weapons in the surveillance is suggested. The system is based on the usage of the Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) and the YOLO algorithm (You Only Look Once) that is used to recognize weapons, including guns and knives, in real-time video stream. The suggested framework works in real-time processing video frames, identifies suspicious objects, and produces bounding boxes and confidence scores. When this is detected, snapshots of evidence are taken and stored safely in a database and alert messages are sent to authorized parties. The back-end part is developed with the help of Flask web framework and SQLite provides light and safe data handling. It improves efficiency monitoring, minimizes the use of human work, and enhances quicker response to emergencies. The solution is favourable to be implemented in schools, airports, railway stations, shopping malls, and other high-risk public places to enhance security systems.

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Intelligent Video Surveillance, Intrusion Detection, Deep Learning, YOLO Algorithm, CNN Algorithm, Weapon Detection, Object Detection, Public Safety, Flask Framework

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Facial recognition is a precise and non- intrusive method that automatically identifies and verifies individuals from digital images or video frames. This biometric technology has the potential to enhance safety and security, prevent crime, and reduce the need for human intervention. Its integration into real time camera surveillance for criminal identification has established it as a reliable tool for strengthening public safety and as an indispensable identifier in criminal detection. Facial recognition technology [FRT] is widely used globally for authentication, authorization, verification, and identification. FRT represents a significant advancement in criminal identification by utilizing advanced image processing techniques to analyze videos or images captured by public area cameras. The technology provides agile, automated, and seamless verification, making it highly valuable in contemporary criminal investigations due to its enhanced security and expedited identification processes. However, it is essential to address the ethical, legal, societal, and security concerns associated with FRT to enhance security and protect personal rights during implementation. This paper introduces an innovative real-time criminal identification system that incorporates FRT for both face detection and recognition. It explores the ethical consideration, societal implications, and legal measures associated with its use in criminal identification.

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Facial, Technology, Recognition, Criminal, Investigation

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Women police officers in Kerala face unique stressors due to the demanding nature of law enforcement, societal expectations, and challenges in achieving work-life balance. Despite their critical contributions to public safety, the stress factors affecting women in the police force and the effectiveness of existing stress management practices remain underexplored. This study seeks to address this gap by identifying the key stress factors impacting women police officers in Kerala and evaluating the effectiveness of the stress management practices currently in place.The research highlights how occupational stress, role conflicts, exposure to traumatic events, and insufficient institutional support exacerbate the challenges faced by women officers. Findings from this study aim to contribute to the development of targeted interventions and policies to enhance the mental well-being and professional performance of women police personnel. This will ensure a more inclusive and supportive working environment, ultimately improving public service delivery.

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Stress Management, practices,Mitigation Strategies, Women CPO

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Secularism, State Neutrality, Gandhi, Ambedkar, Constitutional Morality, Indian Democracy, Religious Pluralism

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The Right to Disconnect has emerged as a very important concept in the light of increased digitalization and the issue of workplace stress and burnout. India, in particular has emerged as one of the most overworked nations globally and this leads to a need for legal frameworks to ensure work-life balance. The rise of digital communication technologies has completely changed the dynamics of the workplace, blurring the lines between the workplace and the personal life. At the same time, mental health at the workplace has become a serious public health issue, with the World Health Organization estimating significant productivity losses due to depression and anxiety disorders. This paper examines the intersection between the right to disconnect and accomodation of mental health rights under Indian Labour Laws through an intersectional lens. The analysis tries to focus on how these rights play out differently across different sections of the society including gender, class, caste etc. Judicial trends have acknowledged the importance of mental health as a part of right to life under Article 21 but has failed to develop a robust doctrine mental health related accommodation or digital disconnection. Drawing on the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and the proposed Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025, the paper analyses how Indian law recognises the duty to provide reasonable mental health accommodation and to protect employees from after hours connectivity but fails to operationalise the same. This paper seeks to identify critical gaps in India's legal architecture: the absence of explicit right to disconnect legislation, weak enforcement mechanisms for workplace mental health protections, and the failure to recognize disconnection as reasonable accommodation.

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Right to Disconnect, Mental Health, Work-life balance, Indian Labour Law, Right to life

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Autism Spectrum Disorder has emerged as a global health concern demanding attention and awareness of general public. Autism is a neurological condition that affects an individual's ability to interact and communicate as non-autistic individuals do. This paper intends to examine the representation of Autism in "Fiction" such as cinema and literature. Cinema and Literature; serves as a bridge to connect people and make them aware and well-informed about new topics such as Autism Spectrum Disorder. Representation of Autism in movies and novels builds cultural impressions about persons with autism. Filmmakers try to mirror the reality of Autism, but fail to do so by limiting their perspectives. They merely focus on certain aspects by portraying autism as an illness that needs to be cured, or by using autistic characters as narrative tools, they portray autistic individuals as someone who needs constant supervision. Cinema and Literature are powerful cultural tools that have the capability to influence people's understanding of a concept, shape their opinions and perceptions about it. They are sources of communication that can have a positive or negative impact on the masses regarding the concerned issues. While the representations in fictional narratives work to convey information to promote awareness and inclusion, they can also be inaccurate and based on stereotypes and misconceptions that can have a negative influence on the perspectives of the masses towards people with autism. This essay attempts to analyse how autism is portrayed and constructed in selected films and texts, and how they influence the perception of the audience with their depictions. This study has used a mixed method of research, qualitative approach to analyze texts and movies for example I am Sam, The Curious Incident of a Dog in The Night-Time and Barfi; quantitative approach to collect responses through surveys; about the awareness and understanding of the public about autism, whether they have inclusiveness in their or not and to what extent people are willing to accept and include people with autism in mainstream institutions. This study also aims to assess the level of awareness people have regarding autism.

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Autism, Representation, Stereotypes, Public perception, Fiction analysis, Cinema, Literature, Misconceptions, Narrative Device

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Modern Family (2009-2020) is a television sitcom which notably challenged the idea of a 'family' on mainstream American Television. Modern Family engaged with a modern representation of families by setting non-traditional family narratives; intercultural marriages, same-sex parenting, age-discrepant marriages, and blended families, within the American mainstream media spotlight. This study will attempt a content analysis of the representation of non-traditional families in Modern Family. The purpose of this study is not only to get better understanding of the non-traditional family portrayals, but also to analyse if this reformulation in any way reshapes larger societal perceptions of inclusivity in mainstream popular American Culture. Previous studies such as Staricek's Textual Analysis of Gender in Modern Family (Staricek, 2011), have analysed the show's depiction of same-sex parenting, gender roles, and generational gaps. These scholars largely acknowledge that the Modern Family series balances the narrative of family between questioning and reinforcing conventional ideas, by using humour as a tool. However, scholars differ on whether to consider Modern Family as a truly progressive show, or if it reinforces traditions by domesticating differences. Drawing on queer theory and cultivation theoretical frameworks, this article will try to build upon earlier works in this field, to examine how the series portrays non-traditional families, how it made such families visible on prime-time television, and how this mainstream visibility opened a cultural space for broader acceptance of same-sex parenting, intercultural marriages, and generational gaps. By doing so, this study will try to examine if Modern Family culturally modernised the family structures, and simultaneously helps in normalising "modern families", and whether this contributes in any significant way to society's cognitive shift in making traditional families central and making them familiar to a broader audience through humour and relatability.

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Modern Family; Non- traditional families; American Sitcoms; T V Shows; LGBTQ+ representation; Blended families; Migration; Family diversity; Gender Roles; Generational Gap; Normalisation; Social impact.

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Migraine is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of headache associated with nausea, photophobia, phonophobia, and functional disability. In addition to neurovascular mechanisms, musculoskeletal impairments such as cervical spine dysfunction, temporomandibular joint restrictions, and myofascial trigger points significantly contribute to migraine symptoms. Vestibular disturbances such as dizziness and balance impairment are also frequently observed in migraine patients. Physiotherapy interventions targeting these dysfunctions have gained increasing attention. The present study aims to compare the effectiveness of manual myofascial release combined with Lewit mobilization and vestibular rehabilitation training in patients with migraine. Sixty diagnosed migraine patients aged 30-60 years were randomly allocated into three groups. Group A received conventional stretching and postural correction exercises, Group B received vestibular rehabilitation, and Group C received myofascial release along with Lewit mobilization. Interventions were administered three times per week for four weeks. Outcome measures included Numeric Pain Rating Scale, Myofascial Diagnostic Scale, Headache Impact Test (HIT-6), Migraine Disability Assessment Scale (MIDAS), and Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC). Statistical analysis showed significant improvement in all outcome measures, with Group C demonstrating superior outcomes. The study concludes that manual myofascial release combined with Lewit mobilization is more effective in reducing migraine severity and disability, while vestibular rehabilitation is beneficial for balance-related symptoms.

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Migraine, Myofascial Release, Lewit Mobilization, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy

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