.hovereffect img {
    height: 276px;
}

.slider-button {
    justify-content: flex-start;
}

.hovereffect {
    height: 276px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background-color: #f8f9fa;
}

    .hovereffect img {
        max-height: 100%;
        width: auto;
        object-fit: contain;
    }

/*======= research area style start hare ====== */
.research-left-column {
    background-color: #EDF1F5;
}

.research-section-heading-text {
    color: #313130;
}

.research-right-column {
    padding-right: 0 !important;
    padding-left: 7px !important
}

.read-more {
    background-color: #1887BF;
    color: #ebe8e8;
    border: 1px solid rgba(121, 194, 228, 0.5);
    padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
    bottom: 10px;
    width: 37%;
    height: 35px;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
}

    .read-more:hover {
        background-color: #298bf3;
        color: #ffffff;
    }

.read-more-research-theme {
    background-color: #1887BF;
    color: #ebe8e8;
    border: 1px solid rgba(121, 194, 228, 0.5);
    padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
    height: 35px;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    width: auto;
    min-width: 20%;
    text-align: center;
    display: inline-block;
}

    .read-more-research-theme:hover {
        background-color: #298bf3;
        color: #ffffff;
    }

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .read-more-research-theme {
        width: 100%;
        display: block;
    }
}


@media (max-width: 992px) {
    .research-left-column {
        width: 100% !important;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 20px !important;
    }

    .research-section-heading-text {
        font-size: 1.75rem;
    }

    .research-section-paragraph-text {
        font-size: 16px;
    }

    .read-more-research-theme {
        display: inline-block;
        width: auto;
    }

    .research-right-column {
        width: 100% !important;
        padding: 5px !important;
    }

    .hovereffect img {
        height: auto;
        width: 100%;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .research-left-column {
        text-align: center;
    }

    .row > .col {
        flex: 0 0 50%;
        max-width: 50%;
        padding: 5px !important;
    }

    .hovereffect img {
        height: 220px;
        object-fit: cover;
    }

    .dropdown .btn {
        font-size: 0.9rem;
    }

    .dropdown-menu {
        font-size: 0.85rem;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 576px) {
    .research-left-column {
        padding: 15px !important;
    }

    .research-section-heading-text {
        font-size: 1.4rem;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .research-section-paragraph-text {
        font-size: 14px;
        text-align: justify;
    }

    .read-more-research-theme {
        width: 100%;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .row > .col {
        flex: 0 0 100%;
        max-width: 100%;
        padding: 5px !important;
    }

    .hovereffect img {
        height: auto;
        width: 100%;
    }

    .dropdown .btn {
        width: 100%;
        font-size: 0.9rem;
    }

    .dropdown-menu {
        width: 100%;
        text-align: center;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .imgoverlay .dropdown {
        text-align: center;
    }

    .dropdown .btn {
        padding: 0.4rem 0.6rem;
    }
}