Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya, also known as Bhagat Phool Singh Women's University, is the first women's only state university of North India established by the Government of Haryana in August 2006 at Village Khanpur Kalan, of Gohana in Sonipat district.
Objective: The objective of the study was to develop, create, and optimize a microemulgel based on thujone oil for the treatment of psoriasis and bacterial skin infections. Using a Quality by Design (QbD) methodology, the objective was to improve topical drug administration by increasing spreadability, pH stability, and viscosity. Methods: A micro-emulgel was developed using thujone oil, liquid paraffin, Tween 80, Span 80, and Carbopol-934 as the gelling agent. The central composite design (CCD) was employed to optimize three independent formulation variables —oil concentration (4-12%), surfactant concentration (1.5–2.5%), and gelling agent concentration (1.5-2.0%) —with respect to three key responses—pH, viscosity, and spreadability. The optimized formulation (F2) was further evaluated for particle size, in vitro drug release, antimicrobial activity, and various physicochemical parameters. Analytical characterization was performed using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) to confirm compatibility and identify the major constituents of thujone oil. Results: The more effective formulation (F2) has a spreadability of 7.98 g·cm/s, a pH of 6.76, and a viscosity of 4023 cps. A mean droplet diameter of 6.7 μm, which indicates micro-range globules, has been confirmed by particle size analysis. According to zero-order and Korsmeyer–Peppas kinetics, in vitro release tests demonstrated 60% drug release in 7 hours (R2 = 0.99). A zone of inhibition of 18.8 mm against E. coli was shown by antimicrobial assessment, which was similar to that of conventional medications. The existence of important bioactive substances, such as copaene, cedrol, and thujopsene, was verified by GC-MS analysis. Discussion: A thujone oil-based micro-emulgel with advantageous physicochemical characteristics, prolonged drug release, and significant antibacterial action was developed and refined during this study. As a topical therapy for skin infections, the improved formulation (F2) proved to be effective. The possible use of thujone oil micro-emulgels in dermatological treatment is supported by this study. Conclusion: The outcomes demonstrate that thujone oil-based microemulgel may deliver topical drugs in a stable, effective, and controlled manner. By effectively optimizing formulation parameters, the CCD method ensured the required spreadability, viscosity, and pH. Drug release was improved by smaller particle sizes, and antimicrobial testing revealed potent antibacterial action. The results demonstrate thujone oil's potential as a natural treatment for psoriasis and bacterial skin infections. However, a direct comparative assessment with simple emulsion and gel formulations was not performed and will be included in future studies to further substantiate the advantages of the micro-emulgel system.
Purpose This paper aims to analyse the publication structure on the research published on organisational politics in higher education between 2000 to 2025. Design/ Methodology Bibliographic data on organisational politics in higher education extracted from Scopus database, and then they were analysing data through VOSviewer software and RStudio. Findings This study examines141 papers on organisational politics in higher education published between 2000 to 2025. The research finds the top producing nations, institutions, authors, journals, citations, co-citations, co-authorship and co-occurrence of the organisational politics in higher education. It also includes information on the most referenced publications and published authors. The VOSviewer program and RStudio is also used in the study to visualize the mapping. Originality/value The main contribution of the study is that it provides an overview of the trends of organisational politics in higher education, which may help the researcher and practitioners to comprehend the trends and future research directions.
In this paper, we prove common fixed point theorems using the notions of both compatibility and weak compatibility for pairs of mappings satisfying a weak contraction involving cubic terms of distance function in metric space. Our result generalizes and extends the result of Kumar et al. [10]. At the end, we provide an application for integral type contraction condition.
Lightweight, highly porous, conducting yet stable and sustainable nanocomposites are always in high demand owing to their distinctive physicochemical, structural and electronic properties. However, coexistence of such properties in a single-phase material is rare owing to the idiosyncratic nature of these characteristics. Therefore, desirable properties are introduced in the composites via factual designing and integration of multiple phases. Herein, we have fabricated efficient EMI shielding nanocomposites by coupling the π-conjugated polymer polythiophene (PTh) with copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles. PTh@CuO nanocomposites are synthesized by a cost-effective and facile chemical oxidative polymerization route where in situ polymerization was carried out on the surface of copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles. The morphological, structural characteristics and thermal behavior of the developed PTh@CuO are characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The proposed composites exhibit an electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of approximately 69.8 dB at an applied frequency of 12.4 GHz and barrier thickness of 1 mm for 25 wt
Through this research, the development and the intellectual framework of research based on circular economy (CE) and Industry 4.0 technologies are explored concerning sustainability. Even though the digitally enabled circular transformation attracts great interest, the domain of research does not have any systematic synthesis of thematic development and research gaps. To address this, 506 peer-reviewed journal articles published between 2017 and 2026 and indexed in the Scopus database were included in a bibliometric analysis. The document selection process was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA framework. Using the Biblioshiny (R package), the data were analysed to achieve the objective. The results indicate significant growth in the number of publications, with the themes of the CE, Industry 4.0, and sustainable development emerging as the leading and most closely related. Digital technologies are increasingly presented as means of enabling closed-loop supply chains, resource optimisation, and sustainable production systems. The research is valuable because it elucidates the intellectual context, outlines new research areas, and suggests a conceptual model of the connection among Industry 4.0 technologies, circular approaches, and sustainability implications, thereby providing theoretical and managerial implications for digitally enabled sustainability change. JEL Classification: 044
