http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/7702 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:26:33 GMT 2026-04-12T21:26:33Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/8185 The Influence of Shopping Applications on consumer buying behaviors in selected cities of Gujarat (Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot) Nsabimana, Valery; Zaveri, Bijal E-commerce is a topic that has received so much attention in the recent digital era as a new concept that was introduced to the general consumers. Due to tremendous benefits associated with E-commerce, consumers adopted it and use it in parallel with other forms of shopping. The focus of this article is on shopping applications since they are becoming essential tools for online shopping which is part of E-commerce and presumably have an influence on consumer buying behaviours. On the other hand, Consumer behavior focuses on what consumer buy, where, how, when, and why they buy certain products and services, but consumer buying behavior focuses on the process that the consumers go through while making their purchasing decisions. There are many assumptions that indicate that shopping applications might have an influence on consumer buying behavior, and the tests conducted under this article shall confirm or disapprove this statement, based on collected data in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/8185 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/7920 Efficiency of Online Learning in the Modern Technology Era-Students’ Perception Towards Online Learning Zaveri, Bijal; Amin, Prasahant; Nasabinmana, Valery E-learning has indeed attracted the attention of many learning institutions, lecturers and students in the recent technological era than ever before. Many learning institutions have been using it for delivering specific courses to their students, which has been proven to be efficient in many cases, but also questioned for the negative effects and failing to deliver the expected knowledge. E-learning is now a primary mode of teaching for different learning institutions since the whole world is affected by the lockdown imposed by COVID-19 Pandemic, and in the meantime, delivering knowledge should continue online through e-learning methods and processes. This article highlighted the efficiency of e-learning, whereby 165 students participated in the study at Parul University, and the collected data were used to assert the efficiency of the e-learning process. In order to test the increase of learning efficiency, variables such as interactive student communication, increase of performance, fast task completion, user friendly platforms, availability of learning information, perceived enjoyment and innovative concepts & platforms were used. All these variables have a strong and significant correlation with the increase of learning efficiency. The findings indicated that increase of performance and innovative concepts & platforms have a significant association with the increase of learning efficiency and can be used to predict it as indicated by different tests conducted in this article. The findings and other necessary information are asserted in this article, to bring out a clear understanding about e-learning and what should be done to improve it in order to increase its efficiency in the near future. Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/7920 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/7912 Carbon dioxide, economic development, financial development and trade openness relationship of India: ARDL approach Bhatt, Ashishkumar This study investigates the long and short run relationships among carbon emissions, economic growth, financial development and trade openness in India for the year of 1971 to 2014. The autoregressive distributed lag model (ARDL) is employed for the cointegration analyses and granger causality analysis. Results had shown the empirical analysis shown presence of a cointegration among CO2, financial development and trade openness. Analysis shown long and short run relationship between CO2, financial development and trade openness and economic development did not shown any short or long run relation. Hence usage of renewable energy such as solar and hydro projects needs to consider most important. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/7912 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/7891 A Study on Environmental Education-A Barefoot College Model Understanding Iqbal, Moch; Pandit, Durgesh; Chauhan, Rahul; Susilawati, Samsul; Patriani, Yenni Introduction: A broad coalition of educators and policymakers now agree it’s too narrow to rely on test scores as the sole indicator of student success. A strong academic foundation is important, but students need additional mindsets, habits, and skills to be successful in the long run. Organizations have been working in this area for years, but the field lacks consensus on which SEL (Social Emotional Learning) skills are most important, how to support teachers in creating learning environments that foster them, and how to measure their development. Objectives: The risk in this ambiguity is that like so many other promising ideas, today’s trend could become tomorrow’s fad. Because of the societal shifts, today’s children are busy playing indoor games and electronic gadgets. They spend most of their time in watching Television, listening to music, playing video games or surfing Internet or using Computer. They have no time to travel around and to explore the natural world around them. This not only impacts the health of children but also detach them from their surroundings and nature. They are grown up into adults who are least bothered about conserving nature. Raising an environmentally educated generation is also necessary because of the depleting of natural resources. India has one of the world’s fastest growing economies, but a lack of skills among the working population is one of the main bottlenecks to higher and more inclusive growth. Strong growth in key sectors, including information and communication technology (ICT), raises the demand for skilled workers. But employer surveys indicate skills shortages in ICT, financial services, tourism, retail, and skill-intensive manufacturing. India needs to improve the quality of its higher education system and expand access, while better using and disseminating the knowledge gained through innovative education models being developed in India and elsewhere. Findings: The paper highlights the need for Skill based environmental education in India with a special reference to a similar Skill Empowering Environmental Educational Organization-Barefoot College. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/7891 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z