Although more organizations are seeking autistic applicants, autistic people remain in an unemployment crisis. This may be due in part to job interviews, which often implicitly evaluate relational and social skills—an area with which many autistic people struggle. To determine how to better support autistic applicants, we conduct a mixed methods study to identify, from their own perspective, the accommodations that would have the greatest impact on autistic individuals’ interview anxiety and performance. Additionally, we examine differences in interview anxiety and preferred adjustments to the interview process between both autistic and allistic participants and intersectionally across gender. Findings revealed additive effects of neurotype and gender on interview anxiety, with autistic participants reporting higher anxiety than allistic participants, and women reporting higher anxiety than men. Interestingly, despite a small number of notable differences, there were far more similarities between groups regarding preferred interview adjustments. These findings suggest that many adjustments to the interview process may be helpful across neurotypes, although they are perhaps particularly beneficial for alleviating the comparatively higher anxiety levels experienced by autistic applicants. Overall, there is a need to consider how and whether current interview best practices (e.g., standardization and structure) can be adapted to facilitate the inclusion of diverse neurotypes across a range of individual differences. As a starting point, we offer practical guidelines for managers wishing to improve the interview process for autistic and allistic applicants alike and set a foundation for future research.

The article intends to explore the extent of age-old practices and integration of open border between Nepal and India besides the debates and security challenges brought by the open border regime. A natural practice of open border regime between Nepal and India has been facilitating social, cultural and economic exchanges. The objective of the study is to interpret the opportunities and threats of open border regime in the changed context based on the research questions ahead: Why is open border regime supported as well as debated? Following a secondary analysis of cooked information from the library and online sources as a research method, the study found that a misuse of open borders by terrorists, smugglers, anti-social elements and political activists has posed some challenges to the stakeholders leading to the demand of closure of the open border from Nepalese side. Nepal has been witnessing arguments for and against the open border in recent times to manage security and peace issues. The consolidated actions and policies are need of the hour to regulate the border for natural convenience of peace and security. Open border between Nepal and India remain instrumental to interdependence.

This article examines waste management and recycling as an element of reverse logistics in a circular economy. The concept of circular economy can be found very often in scientific and social environment. The aim of the article is to analyze the trends of waste management and recycling as a reverse logistics element in the conditions of circular economy in Europe and Lithuania. To achieve the goal were done: an analysis of theoretical sources to reveal the essence and connections of reverse logistics and circular economy, analysis of LR and EU legislation, development strategies of the environmental protection and waste management sector, analysis of EUROSTAT statistical data, monitoring, situation assessment and questionnaire survey. The main goals of the circular economy model are less raw materials, less waste, less emissions, managing such elements as raw materials, sustainable design, production, distribution, consumption, reuse, repair, collection, waste management, and residual waste. Direct logistics processes and reverse logistics play really important role in this concept. Logistics examines the movement of material, financial and information flows from the source of raw materials to the end user, reverse logistics examines the same flows, only in the opposite direction. Reuse, repair, collection, waste management are on responsibility of reverse logistics. For this reason, waste management in the terms of a circular economy cannot be seen only as the responsibility of the government and the end user (the resident sorting the waste). All participants in the supply chain, who were interested in bringing the material flow to the end user, and who created added value in the supply chain, according to the "polluter pays" principle, should take responsibility for the waste generated in the country, waste management and sorting, recycling. Because, for example, prevention of waste generation is a priority, and the cheapest solution is to avoid waste management and recycling. Thus, all participants in the supply chain must be interested and cooperate in the implementation of the circular economy. The general trends in the collection of the main sorted waste in Europe and Lithuania are not unambiguous, since waste management is regulated by different local laws of the countries. A general increase in the amount of sorted and collected waste is recorded, but not all countries demonstrate an increase, this may be related to the elements of the circular economy that have already been implemented, public awareness, declining consumerism, the economic situation in the country and other factors that lead to a generally more responsible approach to ecological aspects. EU newcomer countries are characterized by large increase in waste collection, regardless of waste types. Consumer opinion is quite favorable to the implementation of circular economy principles, but the main idea is that most of the responsibility for waste collection and management must be transferred to commercial participants in the supply chain.

Court decisions are acts of justice and protection of human rights, which, once they have entered into force, must be complied with by all persons, institutions, organizations and public authorities. However, in order to maximize the protection of personal rights and minimize possible errors in court procedural decisions, the legislation regulating court proceedings provides for a number of forms of verification of the legality and reasonableness of court procedural decisions. In applying the renewal of process, as an exceptional stage of court proceedings, it is important to ensure the protection of legal stability, legal certainty, the protection of the rights and fundamental freedoms of persons acquired by final judgments, and the stability of the substantive legal relations established. Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms the right to a fair trial, guaranteed by Article 6(1) of the Convention, emphasizes one of the essential elements of the principle of the rule of law: the principle of legal certainty, which implies respect for the principle of res judicata (the court's having finally settled the matter, i.e. the prohibition of an identical action). This principle requires that, once the courts have finally settled a dispute, their decision must not be called into question, thus ensuring the stability of relations. The grounds for reopening proceedings as an exceptional stage must therefore be applied informally and in accordance with the principle of legal certainty, so that reopening of proceedings is possible only for the correction of fundamental errors in important and compelling circumstances. The article presents and discusses on the institute of reopening of proceedings in civil and administrative court's proceedings from a comparative perspective, the main procedural peculiarities of this type of issues in different jurisdiction courts, and draws certain conclusions on the main topics of the renewal of process in both civil and administrative cases. A comparison of the procedural laws governing civil and administrative proceedings and the case-law developing them shows that the essential provisions of the institute of reopening of proceedings make this stage of the proceedings exceptional and optional. The definiteness and clarity of the legal regulation guarantee that this stage of the proceedings complies with the provisions of the Convention on the guarantee of the right to a fair trial.

This study investigates the macroeconomic determinants of bilateral trade between Nepal and India using the Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model to analyze both short-term and long-term dynamics. The analysis reveals that the GDP of both Nepal and India significantly impacts Nepal's exports, emphasizing the critical role of economic growth in enhancing trade. Financial development and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) are also found to positively influence Nepal's export performance, highlighting the importance of a robust financial sector and foreign investment. Conversely, Nepal's GDP hurts imports from India, indicating a shift towards domestic production as the economy grows, while India's GDP positively influences Nepalese imports. Financial development further facilitates imports, underscoring the significance of financial infrastructure. Although Indian lending interest rates and FDI inflows showed varied significance, their directional impacts align with theoretical expectations. The study also confirms the stability of the ARDL model through diagnostic tests, reinforcing the reliability of the results. These findings provide critical insights for policymakers aiming to bolster trade relations between Nepal and India, emphasizing the need for macroeconomic stability, financial development, and targeted FDI policies to foster economic growth and regional integration.

This research article examines Durga puja (Dashain) in Nepal as a fusion of ritual, cultural, and commercial performances analyzing the impact of ritual and culture on commercial behaviors. Culture is largely concerned with the human values and beliefs that have been connected with the economic and commercial conduct of the people. The study explores how cultural performance shapes consumer behaviors besides strengthening social solidarity and preserving cultural identity. How the celebration of Durga Puja increases the financial activities of the country and what pros and cons it brings to society is analyzed. The qualitative data are collected from the relevant books, journal articles, and newspapers. Schechner’s “Theory of Ritual and Performance”, and Chattopadhyaya’s “From Religion to Culture” have been used as the theoretical framework. This research finds that the celebration of ritualistic cultural festivals preserves ritual and culture, strengthens social solidarity with identity, and increases commercial activities. It concludes that cultural festivals require celebrating in such a way that they can protect ritual and cultural identity, promote social solidarity, and progress commercial activities.