.default-carousel1 {
    height: 300px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: #f5f5f5;
    position: relative;
}

    .default-carousel1 .competencies-slider img {
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        object-fit: cover;
        display: block;
    }

    .default-carousel1 .e-play-button {
        position: absolute !important;
        bottom: 7px;
        right: 9px;
        top: auto !important;
        left: auto !important;
        background-color: rgba(206, 206, 206, 1) !important;
        border-radius: 50%;
        width: 40px;
        height: 40px;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
        z-index: 1000;
    }

        .default-carousel1 .e-play-button:hover {
            background-color: rgba(169, 169, 169, 1) !important;
        }

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

.comp-slider-items a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/*   .e-carousel .e-carousel-indicators.e-default .e-indicator-bars .e-indicator-bar .e-indicator {
    display: none;
} */
#competencyCarousel.e-carousel .e-carousel-indicators.e-default .e-indicator-bars .e-indicator-bar .e-indicator {
    display: none;
}

.competencies-left {
    border: 1px solid #E6E6E6;
    padding: 16px 16px 0 16px !important;
    height: 100%;
    min-height: 300px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

    .competencies-left h2 {
        color: #52514F;
    }

    .competencies-left p {
        padding-top: 24px;
        padding-bottom: 20px;
    }

.competencies-section-heading-text {
    font-size: 2rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: #424242;
}

.comp-slider-items {
    padding: 30px 30px 20px 30px;
    border: 1px solid #E6E6E6;
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
}

    .comp-slider-items .slider-img {
        width: 150px;
        max-width: 100%;
        height: 150px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        overflow: hidden;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

        .comp-slider-items .slider-img img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
        }

.competencies-slider {
    height: 100%;
}

    .competencies-slider .owl-item {
        padding: 0;
        height: 100%;
    }

    .competencies-slider .owl-stage-outer {
        height: 100%;
    }

        .competencies-slider .owl-stage-outer .owl-stage {
            height: 100%;
        }

.comp-slider-items h2 {
    color: #0073BB;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-family: var(--open-sens);
    font-size: 18px;
}

.slider-button button {
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    outline: none;
    width: 25px;
    height: 25px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background: #F3F3F3;
    color: var(--primery-color);
    transition: 0.3s;
}

    .slider-button button:hover {
        color: #000;
        box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24) 0 3px 8px;
    }
.research-dropdown-icon-size {
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
    transform: rotate(0deg);
}