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Assessment of Youth Buying Behaviour for Organic Food Products in Southern Punjab: Perceptions and Hindrances

Received: August 30, 2021 Accepted: December 27, 2021 Online: December 30, 2021 This research examined the cognitive antecedental effects on organic food purchase behaviour for understanding the perceptions and hindrances associated with purchasing organic food products. Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) was adopted as a theoretical framework. A total of 250 young consumers in the two cities of Southern Punjab, Pakistan was randomly sampled and data were collected via a face-to-face survey method. Partial least square technique was employed to test the model. The results showed that attitude towards organic food purchasing motivated when moral norms were activated to consume organic food products. Further, environmental knowledge moderated the relationship of organic food purchase intentions and behaviour significantly. The findings highlighted the importance of moral norms as a meaningful antecedent that could increase the TP-based psychosocial processes if consumers have sufficient environmental knowledge. Therefore, farmers, organic products marketers, government administrators, and food retailers should take initiatives not only to highlight the norms and values but also when promoting organic food production and consumption.
Adaptive Exploration and Sampling by Heterogeneous Robotic Team

Physical sampling of water for off-site analysis is necessary for many applications like monitoring the quality of drinking water in reservoirs, understanding marine ecosystems, and measuring contamination levels in fresh-water systems. Robotic sampling enables to strategically collect water samples based on real-time measurements of physical and chemical properties gathered with onboard sensors. In this paper, we present a multi-robot, data-driven, watersampling strategy, where autonomous surface vehicles plan and execute water sampling using the chlorophyll density as a cue for plankton-rich water samples. Our focus is to address the problem of monitoring a region and collecting water samples with emphasis on selecting good sampling locations, but without a priori knowledge of where these locations might be. We use a heterogeneous robotic team composed of two robotic boats, an explorer that can measure variables that suggest sample utility and a sampler that can collect physical samples (Figure 1). Das et al. [1] proposed a probabilistic method for a single AUV that can monitor and sample. In our case, we divide the task between two robots. This provides an efficient trade off between system complexity, payload capacity, and run time, besides improving the quality of the collected samples – where quality is expressed as the sum of measured values over samples collected.
Effect of Supply Chain Management Competencies on Organization Performance a Survey of Parastatals in Nairobi County

Supply chains as one of the governance aspect are complex systems with different structures and power proportions between partners. Managers would be in a better position to meet the challenges of global supply chain processes if they understand the implementation issues and their roles on supply chain effectiveness. The main purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of supply chain management competencies on organizational performance and specifically the effect of innovation Orientation on organizational performance. Explanatory research design was used. The population of study comprised 244 employees from selected Parastatals in Nairobi City County. Questionnaires were used to collect data and data was analyzed using descriptive statistics like means, frequencies, and percentages, and inferential statistics, Pearson correlation and multiple regressions. Results indicated that innovation orientation has significant and positive effect on organizational performance. This concludes that firms whose managers have innovation orientation improve performance. It is recommended that there should be further research and development on innovative and leading organizational practices in order to enhance performance and need for supply chain management policies and procedures that follow an appropriate sequence and structure.
Effects of Forestry Activities on Insect Biodiversity in Abukuma, Kanto Region, Temperate Japan

Introduction Forestry activities affect animal biodiversity in various ways and degrees by modifying forests and their surroundings that are inhabited by such organisms. As animals perform various functions in the forest ecosystem, forestry practices should be selected so as to retain, or at least not produce severe deterioration of, their biodiversity. However, it is often unclear how different animal groups respond to particular forestry practices in terms of their biodiversity. In the Abukuma area, northern Kanto, temperate Japan, there have typically been two types of forestry practice: 1) small scale clear-cutting of deciduous broad-leaved trees, and 2) conversion of broad-leaved stands into coniferous plantations of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) and hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa). In order to learn how these practices have affected animal biodiversity, we investigated species richness and assemblage of insects in differently managed stands. Because insects not only have the greatest biodiversity among animals (e.g. Grimaldi and Engel 2005), but perform a wide range of ecosystem functions (Weisser and Siemann 2004), we consider them to be some of the best target animals for evaluation of effects of forestry activities on biodiversity. In this report, we first show how species richness of insects changes with the age of regeneration stands after clear-cutting of broad-leaved trees, with special reference to differential responses among insect taxa (cf. Makino et al. 2006). Besides insects, some mites (Acari) were also monitored. Secondly, we compare insect assemblage as well as species richness between broad-leaved and conifer stands of various ages, focusing on longhorn beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) (cf. Makino et al. 2007). Longhorn beetles are useful indicators of forest conditions because they are mainly xylophagous in larval stages and frequently visit flowers as adults, thus are expected to be sensitive to changes in forest conditions. Finally, we briefly discuss effects of forestry on insect biodiversity in this region.
Discussion on the Target and Structure of Electricity Market and the Key Issues in the Construction of China’s Electricity Market

With China’s electricity market reform gradually entering the deep water area, electricity market design faces many challenges, such as the difficulty in coordinating various objectives, inconsistent reform objectives at different reform stages, lack of integrity and systematisms in designing the market rules. Firstly, this paper makes a systematic analysis of the objectives of the electricity market reform, proposing the concept of ultimate goals and path goals. Then, by taking the social welfare distribution structure into consideration, a generalized concept of market structure is proposed. After that, considering China’s national conditions, this paper discusses how to make the market and the government play a coordinated role through market design. Finally, analysis is presented and solutions are suggested to the issues of couplings between long-term and spot markets, between provincial and inter-provincial markets, and between planned and market mechanisms, which are currently faced by power market construction in China. This paper discusses some key problems in electricity market design from the perspective of economics, so as to help the market designers better understand various problems and find long-term and fundamental solutions to the key issues of electricity market reform.
Molecular detection of very virulent strains of infectious bursal disease virus from commercial broiler chickens

The present study was conducted to characterize the infectious bursal disease (IBD) virus by phylogenetic analysis from IBD-affected broiler flocks in Haryana, India. Phylogenetic analysis revealed very virulent, virulent strains and classical strains of IBDVs of this study. All the IBDV strains of this study had 96.7-99.9% homology among themselves. The similarity with other already reported Indian strains was between 92.3-97.4% while it was 89.5-93.2% with IBDV strains from abroad. The deduced amino acids sequence analysis of VP2 gene revealed that 18 of the 20 IBDVs were of very virulent nature due to amino acid substitution at positions 242I, 253Q, 256I, 272I, 279D, 284A, 294I, 299S and 330S, specific to very virulent IBDV strains. The remaining two field strains showed substitutions at positions 272T, 279N, 284A, 294I, 299S and 330S which are characteristics of intermediate plus variant strain of IBD viruses. The substitution of amino acid at position 300 (glutamic acid to alanine) in a field strain HR/2960/15, at 359 (threionine to lysine) in a field strain HR/3123/16 and at 384 (isoleucine to valine) in field strains HR/0955/15, HR/2960/15 and HR/2940/15 was observed. Hence, it was concluded that there is a circulation of very virulent, virulent, classical and intermediate plus variant strains of IBDVs in broiler chickens in Haryana, India.
Physical analogous simulation on the characteristcs of overburden breakage at shallow longwall coalface

This paper studies the characteristics of the breaking process of overburden rocks in shallow coal workface through physical analogous simulation,and obtains the key characteristics of overburden breaking process.Based on the field observation,the study finds the law between roof weighting and overburden fracture development.The results show that the breaking process follows the key points as the breakage of immediate roof,the initial breakage of main roof,the periodic breakage of main roof,the fracture belt's initial connectivity with the surface,and the fracture belt's periodic connectivity with the surface.The internal mechanism of roof pressure existing for long and short periods under shallow buried longwall working face is the fracture belt's connectivity with the surface,and the breakage of the main roof occurs periodically.During the mining process of shallow buried longwall working face,the breakage of main roof easily results in the fracture belt's connectivity with the surface.Therefore,in order to avoid the crushing accident of fully mechanized supports,the working face advancing speed should be accelerated during the period of the pressure change at working face.
Points-of-Interest Relationship Inference with Spatial-enriched Graph Neural Networks

As a fundamental component in location-based services, inferring the relationship between points-of-interests (POIs) is very critical for service providers to offer good user experience to business owners and customers. Most of the existing methods for relationship inference are not targeted at POI, thus failing to capture unique spatial characteristics that have huge effects on POI relationships. In this work we propose PRIM to tackle POI relationship inference for multiple relation types. PRIM features four novel components, including a weighted relational graph neural network, category taxonomy integration, a self-attentive spatial context extractor, and a distance-specific scoring function. Extensive experiments on two real-world datasets show that PRIM achieves the best results compared to state-of-the-art baselines and it is robust against data sparsity and is applicable to unseen cases in practice.
High-Pressure Structures and Superconductivity of Barium Iodide

Generally, pressure is a useful tool to modify the behavior of physical properties of materials due to the change in distance between atoms or molecules in the lattice. Barium iodide (BaI2), as one of the simplest and most prototypical iodine compounds, has substantial high pressure investigation value. In this work, we explored the crystal structures of BaI2 at a wide pressure range of 0–200 GPa using a global structure search methodology. A thermodynamical structure with tetragonal I4/mmm symmetry of BaI2 was predicted to be stable at 17.1 GPa. Further electronic calculations indicated that I4/mmm BaI2 exhibits the metallic feature via an indirect band gap closure under moderate pressure. We also found that the superconductivity of BaI2 at 30 GPa is much lower than that of CsI at 180 GPa based on our electron–phonon coupling simulations. Our current simulations provide a step toward the further understanding of the high-pressure behavior of iodine compounds at extreme conditions.
Smart-thing design by children at a distance: How to engage them and make them learn

In recent years, research in Child-Computer Interaction has shifted the focus from design with children, giving them a voice in the design process, to design by children to bring child participants different benefits, such as engagement and learning. However, design workshops, encompassing different stages, are challenging in terms of engagement and learning, e.g., they require prolonged commitment and concentration. They are potentially more challenging when held at a distance, as in recent years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper explores at-a-distance smart-thing design by children, how it can en- gage different children and support their learning in programming. The paper reports a series of design workshops with 20 children, aged from 8 to 16 years old, all held at a distance. They were all organised with the anonymous-name design framework and toolkit. The first workshop enabled children to explore what smart things are, to start ideating their own smart things and to scaffold their programming. The other workshops enabled children to evolve their own smart-thing ideas and programs. Data were gathered in relation to children’s engagement and learning from different sources. Results are promising for future editions of smart-thing design at a distance or in a hybrid modality. They are discussed along with guidelines for smart-thing design by children at a distance.
Designing a Mixed-method Research on Sustainable Waqf Benefits Distribution for Higher Learning Institutions of Malaysia

This paper discusses important aspects in designing a mixed-method research on sustainable Waqf benefits distribution (Tawzi’) for higher learning institutions of Malaysia. Researchers are familiar with qualitative and quantitative methods studies. At the same time, interests on another approach known as mixed-method are also growing. A number of journal articles that adopt mixed-method are available for references. Yet, opportunity still exists to add more inputs related to mixed-method research especially on issues associated to higher education Waqf in Malaysia. The primary objective of this paper is to share steps taken to design a mixed-method research on sustainable Waqf benefits distribution (Tawzi’) for higher learning institutions of Malaysia. Besides, this paper aims to elicit constructive comments and suggestions from relevant academic and industrial experts to further improve the study. Inputs from published mixed-method journal articles are also critical in completing this paper. Advantages and disadvantages of mixed-method research in view of higher education Waqf are discussed. Proper data collection and analysis that suit mixed-method approach are also shared in this paper. Keyword: Research Design, Mixed-Method, Higher Education Waqf, Data Analysis
Genome Size and Descriptors of Leaf Morphology as Indicators of Hybridization in Colombian cultigens of coca Erythroxylum spp

Recent biochemical and morphological data suggests that coca crops in Colombia are increasingly composed of hybrids coming from traditionally cultivated varieties of Erythroxylum coca and Erythroxylum novogranatense. Previous studies can not discriminate these cultigens on the basis of linear measurements of leaf morphology. The current study aims at measuring quantifiable differences in Fourier Elliptic Descriptors of leaf morphology and genome sizes among collected Colombian cultigens. Our current hypothesis is that hybrids must show intermediate morphologies and genome sizes of the parental varieties, and that these variables could be correlated. Given this scenario genome size and leaf morphology could be used as indicators of hybridization in cultivated coca populations, and used for the identification of further collected material. However no informative differences of leaf morphology or genome size were found between studied cultigens.
Impact of Salinity Levels and Varietal Differences on some Growth Characters, Yield and Yield Attributes of Canola Genotypes

Greenhouse pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of salinity levels (Tap water, 1500 ppm , 3000 ppm and 4500 ppm) on growth, yield, yield attributes and some chemical composition for some canola genotypes (Agamax, Trapper, Serw 4 and Serw 6). Statistical analysis results revealed that the factors salinity, genotypes and their interaction had significant effect on most of growth, yield, yield attributes and some chemical composition characters. Increasing the salinity levels in the irrigation water to 4500 ppm tended to significantly decrease in most of studied growth characters. In this connection, Agamax variety surpassed significantly in most of studied characters i.e., plant height, number of leaves plants, number of branches plants, fresh weight plant, dry weight plant and Chb as well as seed yield plant. Results also indicated that the treatments tap water + Agamax, 1500 ppm + Trapper and 3000 ppm + Serw 4 recorded the highest pod yield plant and seed yield plant with no significant differences among them.
Virtual Docking of VBP1 with HBX and NFκB Protein to Study the Activation of NFκB in Regulatory Mechanism of Liver Cancer

Molecular docking is an efficient way to study protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions in virtual mode, this provides structural annotations of molecular interactions, required in the drug discovery process. The Cartesian FFT approach in ‘Hex’ spherical polar Fourier (SPF) uses rotational correlations, this method is used here to study protein-protein interactions. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) X protein (HBx) is essential for virus infection and has been used in the development of therapeutics for liver cancer. It can interact with many cellular proteins. It interferes with cell viability and stimulates HBV replication. The von Hippel-Lindau binding protein 1(VBP1) has an important role in HBx-mediated nuclear factor kappa B (NFkB) stimulation. VBP1 and HBx function as coactivators in the activation of NFκB binding. Docking results revealed that HBx and NFkB bind with VBP1 at the common site on amino acids positions Arg 161, Glu 92, and Arg 82, which may Original Research Article Sagar et al.; CJAST, 40(39): 21-28, 2021; Article no.CJAST. 74579 22 have a role in HBx-mediated NFκB activation. Lowest energy complex VBP1NFkB1 was obtained at -883.70 Kcal/mol. The amino acids involved in interaction among HBx, VBP1, and NFκB proteins, may be involved in transcriptional regulation and has significance in normal and abnormal regulation. These amino acid interactions may be associated with the manifestation of Liver cancer.
LEADERSHIP STYLES AND EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION IN PUBLIC SERVICE IN KENYA; UNDERSTANDING THE GENDER FACTOR

This paper sets out to explore the leadership styles and employee job satisfaction by gender among government employees in the Ministry of Sports, Culture and the Arts, Kenya. The study adopted cross-sectional survey techniques and involved collection of quantitative data. Structured questionnaire were prepared in Likert Scale, and adopted the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) format. To measure employee job satisfaction, the researcher used the Work Quality Index (WQI) . MLQ was adopted to evaluate the behavior of leaders they feel best match their satisfaction. The index was used to measure the extent to which leaders demonstrate behaviors’ associated with transformational and transactional leadership. Theoretically, leadership styles (independent variable) affected the employee job satisfaction and gender being an intervening variable caused differences in employee job satisfaction. The study was conducted the Month of March 2016. Using random sampling, 222 employees were sampled to participate in the study. Further, all the 29 directors were sampled. The researcher distributed 298 questionnaires, out of which 251 complete questionnaires were returned (222 line employees and 29 directors). The researcher found that the dominant leadership styles were transformational and transactional and employees were moderately satisfied with their job. The findings indicated significant differences in job satisfaction based on the employees’ gender.
More Than Just an Athlete: A Model For Character Strengths To Enhance Well-Being During Retirement From Sport

Sport, for as long as it has existed, has held a purpose of developing character in competitors. Positive psychology establishes that each of us has unique character strengths core to who we are that support our well-being. Athletes often develop their sense of self during adolescence and formative college years while competing at elite levels. This results in a strong “athlete identity” and a self-concept centered around sport participation, performance, and team membership. Each year, approximately 150,000 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) student-athletes graduate, very few going on to play at professional levels. Athletic retirement is a pivotal transition where redefining one’s identity beyond the role of athlete is necessary to flourish. What if identity was redefined leveraging one’s best traits? Could character strengths developed through years of athletics support effective coping through this major life transition and lead to flourishing in new life domains? This paper reviews the research on character strengths and discusses how, when cultivated through mindfulness, goal setting, and growth mindset they can help retiring student-athletes achieve greater well-being. A model for character strengths use is presented with implementation recommendations aimed at helping student-athletes attain greater wellbeing at the culmination of their athletic career.
Cautions on using the Before-After-Control-Impact design in environmental effects monitoring programs

Often the Before-After-Control-Impact (BACI) design is suggested as being a statistically powerful experimental design in environmental impact studies. If the timing and location of the impact are known and adequate pre-data are collected, the BACI design is considered optimal to help isolate the effect of the development from natural variability. This paper presents 9 years of results from a long-term BACI experiment tested using a range of statistical models and post-impact monitoring designs. To explore suboptimal designs that are often utilized in environmental effects monitoring, the same data were also explored assuming either no control system was available (Before-After only), or that no pre-impact data were available (Control-Impact only). The results of the BACI design were robust to the statistical model used, and the BACI design was able to detect effects from the impact that the two suboptimal designs failed to detect. However, the BACI design demonstrated different conclusions depending on the number and configuration of post-impact years included in the analysis. Our results reinforce the idea that caution should be employed when using, or interpreting results from, a BACI design in an environmental impact study, but demonstrate that a well-designed BACI remains one of the best models for environmental effects monitoring programs.