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Origins and Development of Buddhism in Poland
Authors: Czarnecki Piotr
Published: February 2023

According to the data provided in 2016 by the Polish Main Department of Statistics (Główny Urząd Statystyczny), the Buddhist Diamond Way Association of Karma Kagyu Lineage was one of ten most popular religions in Poland with more than 8200 adherents. Currently there are 19 officially registered Buddhist religious groups in Poland with ca. 14000 members, and what is noteworthy, this number increases in time, against the general declining trend, that can be observed in the majority of Polish religious groups. The article will show how Buddhism (which till the end of the 1960s. was practically unknown in Poland) became one of the most significant religious traditions in this country. It will present its constant development in the difficult times of anti-religious communist regime and in free Poland after 1989. It will also give an overview of various Buddhist traditions, that are active in Poland nowadays.
The Influence of Emotional Intelligence, Spiritual and Intellectual on Students’ Ethical Behavior
Authors: Lolang Enos , Solong Najamuddin Petta , Sagita Holdin , Supriyanto Didik , Aziz Firman
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this research is to find out how emotional intelligence, intellectual intelligence and spiritual intelligence affect students' ethical behavior during the learning process. This research uses a quantitative approach with descriptive methods. Quantitative can be interpreted as a research method based on the philosophy of positivism, used to examine certain populations or samples, collecting data using research instruments, analyzing data is quantitative / statistical, with the aim of testing established hypotheses. Descriptive method is research conducted to find out about the independent variable, either one or more variables, without making comparisons and connecting one to another. In this study the researchers aimed to obtain information about emotional intelligence, intellectual intelligence, and spiritual intelligence on students' ethical behavior. There is a positive influence of emotional intelligence on students' ethical behavior during the learning process. This is evidenced by the results of the T test on the variable emotional intelligence (X1) and it is found that t-count > t-table (3.423> 2.048) with a significance value <0.05 (0.002 <0.05). There is a positive influence of intellectual intelligence on students' ethical behavior during the learning process. This is evidenced by the results of the T-test on the intellectual intelligence variable (X2) obtained that tcount > t-table (3.023>2.048) with a significance value <0.05 (0.005<0.05). There is a negative influence of spiritual intelligence on students' ethical behavior during the learning process.
Analisis Kebijakan Pekerja Penyandang Disabilitas Menurut UU No. 8 Tahun 2016 pada Sektor BUMN
Authors: Alizah Bella , Ilmiawati Desy , Trisnawati Anggita , Mawar Mawar
Published: February 2023

People with disabilities are entitled to respectable work. Law Number 8 of 2016 concerning Persons with Disabilities was released by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia (UUPD). State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) are required under Article 53 paragraph (1) UUPD to employ persons with disabilities at least 2% of all workers. In order to fulfill the right of persons with disabilities to get a job, this research was conducted to examine the possibilities and problems faced by stakeholders and persons with disabilities in BUMN. This study uses a qualitative descriptive research design. Fulfillment of these rights in BUMN has not been implemented, according to research findings. This occurs as a result of prejudice in certain industries and positions, a breakdown in acceptance and competency standards in the workplace, and the lack of education and skills of persons with disabilities.
Pengaruh Pembelajaran PKn terhadap Wawasan Kebangsaan Mahasiswa Universitas Riau
Authors: Novaroza Verli , Hambali Hambali , Hariyanti Hariyanti
Published: February 2023

This study aims to determine the effect of Civics learning on the national insight of Riau University students. This research was conducted at the University of Riau with a total of 100 respondents. This research is motivated by the existence of several problems with nationalism at the University of Riau such as there are still students who are not familiar with Pancasila as the state ideology, there are still students who participate in inter-faculty disputes and a weakening sense of defending the country. The study used a quantitative approach, this approach was chosen to determine the effect of Civics learning on the national insights of Riau University students. In this study, the results were obtained using the Simple Linear Regression Test, F Test and R Test. very good. in the Learning variable 96.17% where the range is at 75.01% - 100%. It can be concluded that Civics learning is at a very good level. While the National Insight of Riau University students is at a very good level of 97.05% where the range is at 75.01% - 100%. It can be concluded that students' national insight is at a very good level.
EVENTOS IATROGÊNICOS ENVOLVIDOS NO TRATAMENTO DE FERIDAS: UMA REVISÃO DA LITERATURA
Authors: do Monte Serrato Fernandes Ana Paula , Da Silva Rodrigues Ângela , Da Silva Barros Luciana , Galdino Junior Hélio
Published: February 2023

Objetivo: identificar as iatrogenias envolvidas no tratamento de feridas. Metodologia: estudo de revisão integrativa da literatura, cuja busca se deu nas bases da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, da Scientific Electronic Library Online e da Literatura Latino-americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde através do uso dos descritores controlados “feridas” OR “ferimentos e lesões” AND “curativos”, “feridas” OR “ferimentos e lesões” AND “tratamento”,” feridas” OR “ferimentos e lesões” AND “infecção”, “iatrogenias” AND “ferimentos e lesões”. Resultados: foram analisados 17 artigos. As principais iatrogenias encontradas foram Complicações na ferida: infecção, deiscência e atraso na cicatrização, avaliação e seleção de produtos para o tratamento, falha na indicação de terapias complementares, uso de terapia sem comprovação científica, falta de autonomia para a atuação da enfermagem no tratamento de feridas. Conclusão: Não foram encontrados estudos com destaque para as iatrogenias. As iatrogenias identificadas neste estudo nos levam a refletir que falhas no tratamento proposto pelo profissional da saúde pode corroborar para a cronicidade das feridas. O levantamento dessas iatrogenias pode trazer contribuições para melhorar a formação de enfermeiros e sua capacitação em serviço, a fim de reduzir a incidência desses problemas e aumentar a segurança e qualidade do cuidado.

Descritores: Doença Iatrogênica; Ferimentos e lesões; Enfermagem.
FACTOR STRUCTURE OF THE LIFE-MEANING ORIENTATIONS TEST IN THE STUDENTS SAMPLE
Authors:   Kherson Institute of the Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, Veldbrecht Elena , Bovdyr Elena ,   Kherson Institute of the Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, Samkova Olesya ,   Kherson Institute of the Interregional Academy of Personnel Management
Published: February 2023

The internal consistency and structure of questions of the life-meaning orientations test - the most popular tool for measuring the consciousness of life and the existential orientation of a person - have been studied. Its diagnostic value is undeniable, but the procedure for distributing assessments by subscales raises a number of questions: some items are included in two or three scales at once, and the content of individual items does not correspond to the characteristics of the subscale in which they are included. The vagueness of the factorial structure is explained by the fact that the methodology is based on a one-dimensional approach, which initially did not imply the differentiation of individual components. A survey of 93 students aged 17-24 was carried out, while two versions of the keys to the method, published in 2000 and 2020, were used in parallel. The general indicator of students' life awareness has an average interval of 103.16 ± 18.73, is characterized by a normal distribution and high internal consistency. The factorial structure of variables is not similar to any of the models previously described in methodological sources. The measurement of the meaningfulness of life in the student sample is influenced by five factors that together determine 62.7% of the empirical distribution: 1) the existential fullness of the personality's existence; 2) a sense of controllability and orderliness of life; 3) the success of self-identification (awareness of oneself, one's goals and life purpose); 4) a positive and open perception of one's own life; 5) joyful expectations from the future. The obtained factors only partially reflect the structure of LSS as a mental education of a higher order. First of all, they reveal the peculiarities of understanding their own life in the student population. The study asks the question of the psychological factors that determine the existential characteristics of a person at different stages of life.
PSYCHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF STRESSES IN MANAGERIAL ACTIVITY PSYCHOLOGICAL: THE CONTEXT OF PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR
Authors:   G.S. Kostiuk Institute of Psychology of  National academy of educational sciences  of  Ukraine, Bogataia Olga
Published: February 2023

The article shows that workplace stress is estimated as constantly high factor having harmful consequences for both employees and organizations, particularly low levels of job satisfaction, high emotional exhaustion, worse functioning of cardiovascular system and general decline of productivity. Managers, in accordance with their role requirements, are in the zone of special risk and often work in conditions of high stress for quite long periods of time. Leaning on transactional model of stress and implicit leadership theory, we assume that extent of how much managerial stress results in sharing credits / sharing knowledge depends on managers’ internal attributions, or prototypes, of his/her followers. These prototypes arise out of managers’ suppositions about personality traits and behavior of their subordinates, and generally are about how managers in their leadership roles react to their co-workers. Taking into account follower prototypes within context of managerial stress admits that coping reactions of managers highly likely depend on their mutual relations with meaningful others. Implicit leadership theory focuses on two types of follower prototypes: the first is goal-derived, describing what followers must be, and second leans on realistic estimation of followers by their leaders, or what followers actually are. The managers’ implicit prototypes of their followers influence how the latter demonstrate prosocial coping reactions to stress. Our research shows that different types of prosocial coping behavior are beneficial for both managers and their subordinates on individual and group levels. It aligns with transactional model which states that managers’ estimations of stress can work as triggers of prosocial coping behavior. More specifically, our work demonstrates, that managers can benefit from such prosocial behavior by better working efficiency and respectively lower coworkers’ turnover and intentions to change work, and employees also benefit from elevated productivity.
QUESTIONNAIRE OF PSYCHODIAGNOSTICS "SUBJECTIVE SEXUAL WELL-BEING": DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION
Authors:   Ivan Franko National University in Lviv, Hupalovska Viktoriia
Published: February 2023

The article presents the results of psychometric verification of the questionnaire "Types of sexual scenarios" created by us. Verification of obvious and substantive validity was carried out through a group of experts, validation and standardization was carried out by analyzing survey data of 457 respondents aged 20 to 59 years (M = 26,7 years), including 241 women and 226 men. Verification of the structure of the questionnaire using statistical tools of the Statistica 8.0 package - exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and verification of the internal consistency of the scales by the coefficient ά-Kronbach - gave positive results. Fife factors were identified and 5 scales with satisfactory ά-Cronbach (within the range of 0,710-0,889) were formed with some corrections. The 5-factor structure of the questionnaire model was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). For five factors χ2 = 115,904, df = 71,00, p = 0,0613, χ2/df = 1,915; CFI = 0,842, RMSEA = 0,0506, SRMR = 0,051, GFI = 0,856, CFI=0, 941, Bentler-Bonett Normed Fit Index 0,869. The normality of data distribution on the selected scales according to the Kolmogorov-Smirnov criterion and the χ2 criterion (Chi-Square test) (p≥0.05) was checked. The theoretical model showed satisfactory compliance with empirical data. Retest reliability according to Pearson's criterion - at N = 457, at a good level of significance p <0.05 almost all correlation coefficients have a high value (0.603≤ r≤0.707). The convergent validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by identifying relationships with similar indicators of other psychodiagnostic questionnaires. Differences on the measured characteristics in the contrast groups of respondents (with sexual disorder and without them, male and female) - divergent validity were revealed. The analysis of discriminant validity (intercorrelations of scales of the created questionnaire) confirmed the logical structure on semantic filling of scales. The standardization of the methodology is carried out through the definition of the boundaries of low, medium and high levels.
RELATION OF EMPATHY TO BODY REFLACTION IN DIFFERENT OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Morozova-Larina Olha , Kazakov Stanislav ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Stetsenko Nadiya ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Published: February 2023

The article contains a theoretical and methodological analysis of such concepts as body reflection, emotional regulation, empathy. The concept of a somatic marker by Antonio Damasio is considered in the context of the neurobiological substantiation of the connection between the body and emotions in the decision-making process. The ideas of William James about bodily reflection as an indicator of a person's personal maturity are discussed. Particular attention is paid to the concept of embodied cognition and its component - the theory of social embodiment, which studies the role and significance of the body in social interaction and cognition from the point of view of cognitive science. Separately, the issue of the absence of a unified scientific understanding of the phenomenon of awareness, which is intensifying due to the variety of options for translating this term from English-language primary sources, is discussed. Based on the theoretical work carried out, a hypothetical assumption is made about the presence of a statistically significant connection between body reflection and empathy in representatives of various professions. The design and psychodiagnostics methods of empirical research are described, the task of which was to study such parameters as: body reflection, intuitive style of thinking, cognitive and emotional empathy. The subjects were representatives of professions such as "man - man", "man - artistic image" and "man - sign system". The article analyzes and interprets high correlations between the level of bodily reflection and different types of empathy, and also evaluates the confirmed counter-hypotheses, which were also the results of the study. The study of the processes of body reflection and empathy, as a component of emotional regulation, allows to transfer the results obtained to psychotherapeutic practice.
THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PARENTAL BURNOUT IN MOTHERHOOD
Authors:   National Pedagogical Dragomanov University, Zbrodska Iryna
Published: February 2023

This article examines motherhood as a multifaceted and complex process in which a woman faces many expectations and demands required for the effective fulfillment of her parental role, both internally and externally. These demands can cause prolonged, excessive stress, which can lead to maternal exhaustion or parental burnout. The new stress factors that arose with the COVID-19 pandemic, such as: new conditions for the functioning of the family; lack of personal space and time for rest; fear that loved ones will get sick; organization of the learning process for children, etc. are presented. These factors put parents in new living conditions. These conditions became additional sources of stress and affected the quality of parents’ lives. The data from two Ukrainian pilot studies are presented. The first study was focused on the factors that participants found stressful and effected their experience of parental exhaustion at the macro-, meso-, and micro-levels. The second study was focused on identifying new factors that participants saw as stressful and also led to parental exhaustion, but appeared with the coming of the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically during the first lockdown. The results of the presented studies confirm that Ukrainian parents have a high level of stress and exhaustion, and also that new stress factors arose with the pandemic and had an effect on them. Also, they affirm the relevance and importance of studying parental burnout in Ukrainian society. Psychodiagnostic tools that are used to determine the level of parental burnout in general, or maternal burnout in particular, are presented. The methodology used to assess the risk and level of parental burnout is described, and is recommended for future studies which explore this phenomenon in Ukraine. The Ukrainian version of the “Parental Burnout Questionnaire,” along with its pre-validation process, is presented.
PROFESSIONAL SELF-DETERMINATION OF HIGH SCHOOLS AS A PURPOSE PROCESS
Authors:   Institute of Pedagogical Education and Adult Education, National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, Shevenko Alla
Published: February 2023

The article presents the theoretical aspect of the problem of professional self-determination of high school students. The essence of the concepts of the presented problems is revealed. Professional self-determination of high school students is presented as a purposeful process that requires the development of effective conditions for its implementation. A procedural model of professional self-determination of high school students is proposed for consideration as one of the reasons for personal growth, which includes cognitive-reflexive, value-semantic and behavioral-modeling components. The stages of realization of purposeful professional self-determination of senior pupils as a reason for personal growth are presented: theoretical and analytical, ascertaining, formative and developmental. A number of methods are presented that create the basis for the purposeful process of professional self-determination, namely: the method of self-knowledge, the method of identifying and activating the values ​​of personal growth, the method of designing the professional "I"; the presented model activates and directs the process of professional self-determination of high school students. It is concluded that a high level of development of the cognitive-reflexive component presupposes the involvement of high school students in active self-knowledge, the result of which is a thorough knowledge of their own individual-typological characteristics, an understanding of the strengths and ways of their successful use, a constant interest in the topic of choosing a profession. The high level of development of the value-semantic component testifies to the formation of high school students' values ​​of labor and values ​​of growth, the presence of a stable desire for self-improvement. A high level of the behavioral modeling component presupposes that high school students are aware of their responsibility for choosing a future profession, the ability to make informed decisions, and a willingness to model the professional “I”.
COGNITIVE RESPONSE OF STUDENTS-INTERNET USERS TO NEW TASKS
Authors:   H.S. Kostiuk Institute of Psychology, the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Shepelova Mariia
Published: February 2023

The article presents a study of the peculiarities of students’ cognitive response to new tasks offered in electronic form during distance learning. Differences were revealed in involvement in the Internet environment, in the performance of creative tasks and personal creative characteristics among students who completed the tasks earlier, on time, later and did not complete them at all, gave us reason to consider the time indicator appropriate for classifying the cognitive response to new tasks. This classification allowed us to characterize students with different responsiveness. Students reacting to tasks ahead of time are distinguished by the least involvement in the Internet environment, in performing creative tasks they are distinguished by greater complexity of images, integrity of constructions, but a smaller number of executed images, have the highest average values ​​of personal creative characteristics. Students who respond to tasks intime are slightly less involved in the Internet environment, in performing creative tasks they are characterized by greater simplicity of images and constructions, have lower average values ​​of personal creative characteristics, in particular, they are in second place by the average value of complexity, imagination and creativity, as well as in third place in the average value of risk and curiosity. Students who respond to assignments with a delay are distinguished by even greater involvement in the Internet environment, in performing creative assignments they are distinguished by the greatest complexity of images and constructions, from geometric shapes build multiple constructions, but not one holistic; by the volume – they fulfill all the proposed tasks, sometimes even more. They have even lower average values ​​of personal creative characteristics, in particular, they are in second place by the average value of risk and curiosity, in third place in complexity and creativity, in fourth in imagination. Students who ignored creative assignments, are the most involved in the Internet environment among all, have the lowest indicators of personal creative characteristics, namely: they are in third place by the average value of imagination, have the lowest average values ​​of risk, curiosity, complexity, creativity (general indicator).
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL CORRECTION OF DYSLEXIA IN CHILDREN OF PRIMARY AGE
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Morozova-Larina Olha , Taruntseva Anna ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Published: February 2023

The article deals modern methods of neuropsychological correction of dyslexia in preschool children using modern software systems. The main aspects of detecting dyslexia in preschool children are considered, and attention is drawn to the fact that phonological difficulties, which can be identified already at this stage, if left without proper attention, threaten the ability to learn effectively, develop speech and increase the cognitive level. It is noted that the problems associated with the analysis of the prerequisites for the formation of reading and writing skills in preschool age have not been sufficiently studied, and in practice, the potential of modern methods and approaches that could be used in combination with traditional methods of prevention and overcoming dyslexia. The paper presents the results of a study of the effectiveness of using the FastForWord software complex in preparation for teaching reading to preschool children with a tendency to dyslexia. After a set of classes using this program, they turned out to be more prepared for learning to read: the indicators of positive changes in overcoming the tendency to dyslexia and readiness to learn to read were statistically significant. It is concluded that the use of the FastForWord program in older preschool children helps to effectively overcome the tendency to dyslexia in at-risk children by correcting the speech center and improving the functions on which mastering the reading skill depends. To improve the result, it is necessary to conduct additional classes on the development of coherent speech in the native language. The research results can be used in practical work on the prevention and neuropsychological correction of dyslexia in preschool children.
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE NEUROTICISM NATURE: EVIDENCE FOR A HETEROGENEITY OF CONSTRUCT
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Malysheva Karine , Lytvyn Serhii ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Published: February 2023

This work is devoted to the neuropsychological study of personality traits from the point of view of "Big Five" model of personality. The focus is on neuroticism and its neuropsychological correlates in the broader context of the neuroscience. The data on the genetics of neuroticism, the results of neuroimaging studies, and the neurochemical mechanisms of this trait are analyzed. It has been shown that neuroticism as a neuropsychological construct has a heterogeneous structure: an analysis of numerous studies makes it possible to distinguish two relatively independent types of neuroticism, which are associated with specific types of adaptation and different "modus vivendi". Two aspects of neuroticism (according to C.G. DeYoung), such as "volatility" and "withdrawal", from the point of view of genetics, correspond to two endophenotypes: "depressed affect" and "worry". So the processing of aversive stimuli in people with a "volatile" type of neuroticism is mainly manifested in the form of active avoidance of the source of danger, which takes the form of irritability and moodiness. The leading emotional problematic for such people concerns loneliness. The neural circuits that are overactive in this type of neuroticism affect the limbic system, in particular the amygdala. In EEG studies, the role of the left hemisphere, mainly of its frontal regions, has also been established. There is a connection between this aspect and impulsivity, which manifests itself in bad habits, patterns of reproductive and eating behavior. In turn, the "withdrawn" type demonstrates a tendency towards passive avoidance of the source of unpleasant experiences, poverty of expression, and perfectionism. Mental maladjustment takes the form of detachment, "freezing", practices that indicate emotional decompensation are concerns about the correctness of their decisions and actions. The neural circuits that mediate these behavioral patterns bypass the amygdala and engage the cortico-striato-thalamo-cortical loop. EEG studies also revealed the right hemispheric accent of this type of neuroticism. A connection is traced between the psychogenetics of neuroticism, neuropsychological models of the personality trait of neuroticism (as well as its aspects: lability and alienation), as well as the types of defenses against the fear of death, which are offered in the existential approach (by Irwin Yalom). Thus, it seems reasonable to distinguishing two different types of neuroticism, which have an independent genetic origin and a different psychological nature.
THE INVENTORY OF STATEMENTS ABOUT SELF-INJURY (ISAS): THE EXPERIENCE OF ADAPTATION TO THE DOMESTIC USAGE
Authors:   Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, Borokh Olexandra , Bayer Oxana ,   Alfred Nobel University
Published: February 2023

The topic of self-injurious behavior is relatively new for the domestic academic psychology. The article presents the definition of the phenomenon of self-injurious behavior and problematic aspects connected with its conceptualization, the groups of subjects the most prone to its demonstration are specified. The most widespread classifications of forms and types of self-harming behavior are provided, the relations of self-harm with different behavioral manifestations and individual and psychological characteristics are described (low self-esteem, perfectionism, negative self-attitude and body image, and the feeling of failure); its basic psychological reasons (emotional and sexual violence as well as the experience of traumatization) and functions (cutting on psychological pain, decrease of tension, mastering the feeling of internal empiness and loss, attraction of attention, etc.) are summarized. The persisting nature of self-injurious behavior is stressed that demands separate investigation of the psychological interventions elaborated for the current moment. The analysis is made with reference to current foreign both descriptive theoretical works and relevant empirical research. The procedure of primary adaptation of E. Klonsky's ISAS questionnaire for the domestic use is presented: preparation of the Ukrainian version of translation with participation of 3 experts, involvement of the sample of research participants (initially 154 subjects aged 17-49, 82 females, finally 34 subjects aged 17-47, 30 females), finding indices of retest validity and internal consistency of the questionnaire. The calculations showed satisfactory indices for the relevant critetia of the validity of the questionnaire. At the end of the article the Ukrainian version of the translation of the questionnaire is given with the sub-scales (affect regulation, interpersonal boundaries, self-punishment, self-care, anti-dissociation / feeling generation, anti-suicide, sensation-seeking, peer-bonding, interpersonal influence, toughness, marking distress, revenge, and autonomy) and the key. Defining construct validity, making calculations as for the standartization of the questionnaire and its validity verification of a clinical sample are planned.
PSYCHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCE AMONG ІТ-PROFESSIONALS
Authors:   Institute of Personnel Training of the State Employment Service of Ukraine, Abdryakhimov Georgiy
Published: February 2023

The article shows that effective mutual relations between specialists of information technologies and their business-clients are one of fundamental factors of successful acquisition of competitive advantages through the use of ІТ. It is proven that the psychological profile of an ІТ-specialist gradually changes from such, where technical skills play a primary role, on such, where ability to form and support business relationships is equally important. It is argued that ability to form and support such relations tends to be one of key organizational features among ІТ-professionals. Communication and mutual understanding between parties of the process are the most important factors of creation of favourable relations. It is shown that knowledge is the most strategically important resource in resource-centered models of enterprise, knowledge also has organizational potential which comes forward as a source of competitive advantages. In the new knowledge economy human capital of an enterprise, its labor force, forms the major strategic asset. In particular, human capital in information technologies is critically important for establishment of partner relations between business and ІТ. Thesis is analyzed that in order to develop such relations ІТ specialists must understand and participate actively in the processes of the strategic planning of their business partners. It is underlined that business competence among ІТ-specialists could be defined as a set of business and interpersonal knowledge, abilities and skills of ІТ specialists, which enable them to understand business domain, use the business language, and co-operate with business partners. Such competence represents understanding of business domain on every level. Conclusion is drawn that organizational competence of ІТ professionals combines knowledge and ability from two wide categories: organizational-concrete knowledge and interpersonal/administrative knowledge. Each of these two categories is formed by combination of more concretely-specific areas of knowledge. Description of organization, organizational subdivisions, organizational responsibility and integration of business and ІТ, form organizational-concrete knowledge; skills of interpersonal communication, leadership and knowledge network create interpersonal and administrative knowledge.
Experiment ended
Authors: Zhang Wei
Published: February 2023

What are the costs and benefits of science
Experiment ended
Authors: Zhang Wei
Published: February 2023

How finance can help develop science
The relation between war, starvation, and fertility ideals in sub-Saharan Africa: A life-history perspective
Authors: Borgstede Matthias , Scheunpflug Annette
Published: February 2023

In this article, we investigate the relations between extreme environmental harshness during childhood and personal fertility ideals in pre-reproductive students from an African sample. The study is inspired by biological models of predictive adaptive responses (PAR) for individual reproductive schedules in the context of Life-History Theory (LHT). In line with theoretical models of external and internal environmental cues, we tested whether war and starvation during childhood differentially predict personal fertility ideals in African students with regard to their desired number of offspring and their desired age of first reproduction. The data was collected in eight different countries from sub-Saharan Africa with an overall sample size of N = 392. Neither war nor starvation were related to the desired age at first reproduction. However, starvation significantly predicted the desired number of offspring. Furthermore, we found a weak (yet statistically significant) negative correlation between the desired number of offspring and the desired age at first reproduction. The results are discussed in light of current models of individual life-histories in humans.
The emergence of discrimination due to miscategorization
Authors: Yasar M. Alperen
Published: February 2023

This study explores the emergence of discrimination based on observable characteristics. In many instances, agents presume differences arising from traits such as race or gender, even when these parameters are irrelevant to the situation at hand. This paper intends to reveal an emergent behavior and a persistent culture of discrimination caused by miscategorization in strategic interactions. We assume that agents occasionally engage in conflicts modeled as asymmetric hawk and dove games, where boundedly rational agents may categorize their opponents based on observable traits to make effective decisions. Three categorization strategies are considered: fine-grained, regular, and coarse-grained. Subsequently, an evolutionary agent-based model is employed to examine the performance of these strategies in a dynamic environment. The results demonstrate that fine-grained categorization provides an advantage when the cost of fighting is low, while coarse-grained categorizers exhibit more peaceful behavior, gaining an advantage when the cost of conflict is high. Our primary finding indicates the emergence of discrimination based on non-relevant traits, manifested through consistent aggressive behavior towards individuals possessing these traits.
All-Photonic Switching of (Fe, Mg) Co-Doped PbS/PVA Nanocomposite Films Under a Pump Laser Illumination
Authors: A. Rahma M. , L. Saadon H. , A. Mahdi M.
Published: February 2023

A new all-photonic switching of nonlinear optical materials with very low signal/noise background was presented. Fe and Mg were used to prepare doped and co-doped PbS/PVA freestanding nanocomposite; films were prepared by a simple chemical method with different doping concentrations. The X-ray diffraction patterns, scanning electron microscope images, and optical absorption spectrum of the prepared films were examined. The crystallinity and optical band gap of the prepared co-doped PbS/PVA were found to be affected by Fe and Mg, doping concentrations. The all prepared samples showed a blue shift in the absorption spectra and the optical band gap was increased when the doping concentration is increased. The all-optical switching effect performance of metal doped and (Fe, Mg) co-doped PbS/PVA with various Fe and Mg concentrations were investigated. The results showed that the (Fe, Mg) co-doped PbS/PVA at 1.2%M Fe and 0.8%M Mg doping concentration can  demonstrate an active all-photonic switching device and lead to the realization with maximum modulation depth of 86.5% and switching contrast of 8.8 dB at minimum switching time of 47 ms.
Compatibility of local government's websites with the government of Nepal’s websites standards
Authors: Pokharel Keshab Raj , Malla Vijaya
Published: February 2023

E-government generally refers to utilizing IT, ICTs, and other web-based communication technologies to improve and develop the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery in the public sector. It is the utilization of IT, ICTs, and other web-based communication technologies to improve and develop the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery in the public sector. E-government generally refers to the utilization of IT, ICTs, and other web-based communication technologies to improve and develop the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery in the public sector. Most of the government organizations in Nepal have their own websites and their website has been used as a tool for making information easy to find, for ease of obtaining services, designed with mobile in mind, notify citizens about their recent activities and notices, gather feedback, inter- and intra-organizational information exchange and many more. Since Local Government have started to use their websites as an information center, effective website design and functionality is very important for providing services to the citizens. Developing countries like Nepal are lagging behind in e-government adoption compared to developed countries. During the last 10-15 years, governments from all over the world have tried to take advantage of IT and the Internet to improve governmental administration and communication with their people. Also, Nepal has tried its best to achieve this. As IT offers the opportunity for the government to better deliver information and services and to interact with citizens, businesses, and other government stakeholders in an effective manner. The discrepancy in e-government implementation between regions in Nepal is huge due to a number of reasons, including management, infrastructure, and human factors that vary across this heterogeneous country.
Statistical Analysis of Rainfall Distribution in Biratnagar, Nepal: A case study
Authors: Chaudhary Uchit , Limbu Mausam Nembang , Kaphle Gopi Chandra
Published: February 2023

Rainfall is a key component in the construction of many engineering projects, including canals, bridges, culverts, and road drainage systems. The primary goal of this study is to ascertain the annual, monthly and seasonal fluctuations in rainfall in Biratnagar, Nepal over a period of 10 years (2010-2019). The mean, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, skewness, kurtosis, Precipitation Concentration Index (PCI), normal rainfall along with Mann-Kendall test were calculated to check the rainfall variations. The annual data showed the biggest varieties in rainfall, with an average annual rainfall of 1542.43 mm during a ten years period. Furthermore, an erratic monthly rainfall pattern was found by the non-parametric Mann-Kendall test. However, the test value for each month was non-significant at the 5% level of significance. We also found that the rainfall is least in the winter and most during monsoon season. Based on these calculations, It is seen that the pattern of rainfall is inconsistent or unpredictable. However, present study will aid in the understanding of rainfall variations and trends, assisting in the management of water resources, ecosystems, irrigation, sustainable agricultural planning, engineering structural design, and other areas.
The Relevance of Psychological Testing in the Selection of Army Officers
Authors: Khadka Phatya Bahadur
Published: February 2023

Military psychological testing and assessments are vital in military life. It not only supports in training, selection, placement, and promotion purposes but also assists in the diagnosis and identification of candidates with mental problems and trauma that could pose a great risk. In 1905, the contemporary psychological testing procedure formally came into existence in France. Similarly, it adopted the test for assessing and examining soldiers during WW II for the selection of potential human resources for making war successful. After WW II, India and Pakistan began military psychological testing for the armed forces. Similarly, in the Nepali Army, the present psychological selection system and the procedure has been continuing for more than 3 decades. Therefore, a review of the present psychological system and procedure is urgent. The study used qualitative methods with the majority of the interviews emphasized on upgradation and refinement of projective technique, one-dimension approach pattern modification, improvement in rating and standardization of tests, selection of potential officer, provision of infrastructures, inadequate number of psychological experts and specialists, reactivation of Research Wing for the Psychological testing and research and lacking in posting of high-profile officers for conducting and supporting tests.
The relations of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with risk of obesity, metabolic syndrome, hepatostetosis in Turkish children
Authors: ÖZHAN Bayram , BİLGİHAN Elif , ÇETİN Ozan , AĞLADIOĞLU Kadir
Published: February 2023

Purpose: The aim of study was to determine the relation of vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) polymorphisms of TaqI (rs731236), ApaI (rs7975232), BsmI (rs1544410), FokI (rs10735810) with the risk of obesity, metabolic syndrome and hepatosteatosis in children.Materials and methods: 130 obese and 130 healthy children of age range between 10-16 years included in this study. Anthropometric measurements, biochemical evaluations and abdominal USG of all children were done. Obese and healty children were analyzed for the most common polymorphisms of the VDR gene by restriction fragment length polymorphism’s technique. The diagnosis of metabolic syndrome was made using the International Diabetes Federation criteria.Results: Genotypic distribution of BsmI, FokI, and TaqI polymorphism were found statistically different between obese patients and control group, but genotypic distribution of all studied polymorphisms were not found statistically different in obese patients with metabolic syndrome or hepatosteotosis. Conclusion: BsmI polymorphism (rs1544410) was found to have a significant positive effect on the development of obesity, metabolic syndrome and hepatosteatosis. Children who carry risk factors for childhood obesity could be screened before the development of obesity and associated metabolic complications using the BsmI polymorphism of the VDR gene.
Dismantling barriers to access: The necessity of cripping sexuality education in Canadian schools
Authors: Davies Adam W. J. , Bryan Malissa K. , Martin Todd , Shay Bronte , Akers Taylor , Soud Rsha , Balter Alice-Simone , O’Leary Samantha , Neustifter Ruth
Published: February 2023

Despite sexuality education in school contexts being a highly politicized and ideologically fueled conversation, discussions of the specific needs of disabled students are often silenced, in particular for those who might be accessing special education programming. In this paper, we provide a call to action to explicate the crucial importance of addressing both ableist attitudes and constructions embedded within conversations of childhood sexuality and sexuality education, as well as policy and curriculum change to create more inclusive sexuality education approaches for disabled students and learners in Canadian provinces and territories. Many Canadian provinces do not mention disability or accommodations for disabled learners in their sexuality education curricula and all provincial curricula do not currently meet requirements set by internationally governing human rights policies. As such, this paper aims to bring to attention the different ways in which current school-based sexuality education is failing the human rights of disabled learners in Canadian schools and how sexuality education can be rethought through a social justice framework to ensure that the needs of all learners and that systems of inequality, such as ableism and heterosexism, are addressed in school contexts. Specific recommendations for policy and professional practice are provided to direct educators, policy-makers, and curriculum developers towards providing more inclusive sexuality education.
Impact of climate change on workplace safety and health hazard in facilities management
Authors:   Department of Building Economics, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, Asmone A.
Published: February 2023

Annually, 4% of global GDP is lost from accidents in workplaces; through stoppages, interruptions, treatment of injuries, rehabilitation and compensation [1]. Workplace safety and health (WSH) is thus a vital component of decent work, and by extension a step towards achieving sustainable development. WSH is considered a key policy area in addressing environmental, economic and social sustainability. This is ever important due to the transforming workplaces amidst the challenges posed by one of the other biggest challenges faced by the world today; climate change [2]. This is especially true for traditional industries such as building and construction, where green retrofitting and climate adaptation have been observed, altering traditional patterns of employment. The negative impacts induced by climate change on employment include damages to buildings and the impact on labour productivity by affecting working conditions and WSH of the facilities management (FM) industry. Such effects of climate change on WSH of future work have not been explored.
Adopting Blended Learning Across Built Environment Discipline at State Universities in Sri Lanka During and Beyond COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors:   Asset Engineering (Pvt) Ltd, Ward Place, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka., Pathiranage I. , Thyaparan M. ,   Department of Building Economics, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Published: February 2023

Blended learning (BL) is defined as a technology-based teaching system that integrates face-to-face teaching approach with online learning system (Mahaye, 2020, p.2). With the impact of COVID-19 outbreak, the field of education was permanently changed, alterations to the educational process were necessary and BL was one of the most obvious solutions (Mahaye, 2020). A survey conducted between 25th March to 17th April 2020 revealed that two-thirds of higher education institutions were able to move to online teaching (Marinoni, Van’t Land, and Jensen, 2020). Blended Learning is not a new concept and has been in use for more than two decades (Alammary, Sheard, and Carbone, 2014), but the term may not have been explicitly realised. In pre-COVID period, Sri Lankan higher education institutes did not give priority to online education.