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The Relative Impact of Family Income Vs Per Student Expenditures on Education Outcomes in Washington
Authors: Whalen Lilymoon
Published: March 2023

Since education is often attributed to reducing wealth inequality, the growing wealth inequality in the United States has led to concerns on how wealth might affect education outcomes. Research regarding socioeconomic and per student expenditures on education outcomes, suggest a correlation between student outcomes and wealth inequality. However, prior research has only been conducted on how these factors influence education outcomes individually, no research has been done comparing the relative impact of family income and per student expenditures on student outcomes. I used multiple linear regression to determine the relationship between wealth and student outcomes, and compare the effects of median household income versus per student expenditures. I found that median household income overall had a more significant influence on education outcomes than per student expenditures in Washington public high schools. These outcomes were measured by graduation rates of high school, enrollment into four-year education, and percent not enrolled in post-secondary education. While median household income was found to have a significant relationship with all education outcomes, per student expenditures only had a statistically relationship with percent not enrolled in post-secondary education. Thus, inequality in per student expenditures had a significantly less influence on college enrollment compared to what previous research suggested. This suggests targeting differences in education originating from differences in socioeconomic status would be more effective than focusing on programs targeted at per student expenditures. Therefore, this research holds implications for policy makers and school administrators looking to improve student outcomes in high school.
Investigating a Key COVID-19 Question by Using Natural Language Processing on Scientific Publications
Authors: Dua Devika , Mapes Norman
Published: March 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an unprecedented challenge to public health. Numerous scientific publications are published daily on COVID-19 to understand the unexplored facets of the disease. The sheer volume of these publications makes it daunting for researchers to quickly find information and evaluate data related to specific COVID-19 queries. Natural Language Processing (NLP), a form of artificial intelligence, assists in churning these huge piles of data with a sophisticated algorithmic approach. The purpose of this study is to investigate key a COVID-19 question by using NLP on scientific publications. Using the T5 (Text-To-Text Transfer Transformer) model, we analyzed 740,000 journal abstracts for specific answers an important COVID-19 question. We performed qualitative observations, T-Tests (p-values and inferences), and accuracy metrics (Precision, Recall, and F1 score) to evaluate the models in this study. As the number of scientific publications increases, our proposed methodology provides an efficient mechanism for performing specific information retrieval for emerging questions, diseases, and related conditions, especially for underrepresented populations.
Wearable Auxiliary Robotic Forearm
Authors: Liu Beilin
Published: March 2023

For individuals who have some type of physical mobility problem, they need rehabilitation tools that replace their limb capabilities or assistive devices that enhance their limb functions. While for most people, assistive robotic arms can be used as additional limbs to help them perform operations that cannot be conducted with one hand, extending the functional range of the human arm, such as grasping objects at heights. In this paper, a wearable forearm assistive robotic arm with multiple degrees of freedom is studied and constructed with various types of lightweight materials and is mainly composed of three parts: a mechanical arm telescoping part, a mechanical claw part and a wearing part. The interaction is carried out by button through arduino design program. The performance of this robotic arm is investigated through experiments as well as controls in the grasping and assisted handover scenarios.
Listener Features and the Identification of Emotion in Classical Music
Authors: Lee Angelina , Gil Stacy , Weissenborn Courtney
Published: March 2023

Music has been a part of human development since before speech evolved and is an effective form of communication and expression across the world. In particular, the connection between music and emotions seem to be very strong but not very much understood. Recent studies in the past few decades have just begun to delve into the concrete associations between music and emotion. There have been debates about whether there is a significant difference between the way we identify emotions in music through different listener features (based on the circumstances and the identity of the listener). Our paper aimed to investigate whether there would be a difference in recognizing emotions within classical music depending on different listener features such as age, sex, familiarity with classical music, personality, mental health, and culture (within the Korean-American community). Our results show that there are not many significant differences between any of the categories, implying that although subjective experience makes musical experience unique, the intentions of the composer are intact and may be identified throughout all the categories.
Metagenomic comparison of homemade and commercial kimchi prepared in Korea and the United States
Authors: Jung Vicky , Park Hee-Moon
Published: March 2023

It is well known that there is a myriad of factors that determine the kimchi microbial composition during fermentation, including but not limited to, salt concentrations, temperature, raw ingredients, and even manufacturing processes. Because different environments breed different species of microorganisms, the location of where raw ingredients were cultivated can also affect the kimchi microbiota. Previous studies have shown that there is a significant difference in microbial composition between kimchi from different countries, but none has been made between homemade kimchi. Seven samples of homemade kimchi from the US and South Korea (equally made under the same fermentation conditions) and commercial kimchi were used in the study. High differences in genera relative abundances between Korean and the US homemade kimchi could be concluded. The results also exhibited differences in microbial composition and diversity levels between Korean and the US commercial kimchi. This study provides further insight into understanding the complexity of how kimchi microbiome is developed by having the results support the idea that the environment where raw ingredients originate from affect the kimchi quality and taste.
The Impact of Online Learning on 7th Grade Students’ Perception of Engagement, Social Presence, and Satisfaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Lee Yaedam , Pillai Vani
Published: March 2023

Rapidly escalating COVID-19 cases have forced educational institutions to close their doors. In an effort to reduce the spread of the infectious disease, online learning was implemented for students, interrupting face-to-face education in schools. Studies suggest that students’ engagement, social presence, and satisfaction are crucial in the implementation of online learning. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze how online learning has impacted students’ perceived engagement, social presence, and satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic in a middle school in Anchorage, Alaska. A descriptive correlational research design was implemented in this study. Utilizing three Likert scale questionnaires, 7th grade students, with a sample size of 139, were questioned about their perceived engagement, social presence, and satisfaction with online learning during COVID-19. In addition, a Pearson correlation coefficient was employed to examine the correlation between the perceived outcomes of engagement, social presence, and satisfaction. The results indicate that the vast majority of students perceived themselves to have low levels of engagement, social presence, and satisfaction. Additionally, it was found that engagement and social presence greatly contribute to students’ overall satisfaction. Therefore, it is paramount that 7th grade educators implement well-structured online courses to promote engagement and communicate effectively with these students to improve their satisfaction with online learning.
Challenging Democracy: Singapore’s Increasing Rejection of Democratic Values
Authors: Kumar Arya
Published: March 2023

Singapore is a relatively young country that earned its independence from Malaysia in 1965, yet this developing democracy has achieved a remarkable GDP per capita that in 2019 was higher than the US’s. Fostering economic growth has been a top priority for the country’s dominant political party, the People’s Action Party (PAP) who has controlled the country’s executive branch since 1959. However, in order to remain the dominant political party, the PAP has compromised the country’s democratic institutions and the people’s civil liberties. In the general parliamentary elections, the PAP has increased the usage and severity of electoral manipulation tactics in order to ensure elections in their favor. Not only have they eroded the legitimacy of elections, but they have also repeatedly abused control of the judicial branch to push for decisions that suppressed opposition parties and protected PAP leaders. Lastly, the PAP, in order to suppress the spread of anti-PAP sentiment, has shut down news websites, jailed journalists, and threatened the livelihood of anybody who criticizes the PAP, contradicting constitutional civil liberties. The People’s Action Party has brought a number of economic benefits to Singapore, yet economic growth has come at the expense of the liberal democracy, trending Singapore in the direction of autocracy and challenging the notion that democracy is the only path for a developing nation’s success.
Identifying Factors Influencing Investor Behavior in the Stock Market
Authors: Hartanto Jonathan , Meyers Stuart
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this qualitative study is to compare and contrast various factors influencing individual investor behavior in the stock market as detailed in surveys and interviews conducted in Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Vietnam, and Pakistan. The aim is to determine whether behavioral biases are consistent or vary depending on regional context, and if so, what determines the presence or expression of some biases over others. Searches were conducted and the conclusions from the four studies were extracted and comparatively analyzed. The findings indicate that investors are most likely to experience overconfidence above any other behavioral bias, and that the biases seen in the different markets were largely in agreement. Unique regional attributes, such as culture were identified and analyzed as potential influences on the relative presence or absence of behavioral biases, including overconfidence and herding.
The Adherence of Heart Health Advice by Exercise Facilities in the Greater Sacramento Area
Authors: Tovmasyan Allen , O'Connor Colin
Published: March 2023

Heart health is one of the most focused fields in all of medicine. One of the reasons why it is the most focused is because of the emphasis placed by organizations like the American Heart Association. The creation of these organizations is evidence for the health sector’s concern about the overall trend of diagnoses of heart disease in patients. Heart disease is an umbrella term for a number of heart defects that are developed through a lifetime. The umbrella term covers diseases like cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, arrhythmia, congestive heart failure, cardiac arrest, and many others. To help combat this variability, many health organizations, notably the American Heart Association and the Stanford Children’s Hospital, have released ways to prevent the development of all heart diseases. It is necessary to understand the importance of keeping the heart healthy. The heart is in charge of the circulatory system in the human body. The heart pumps blood throughout the body to ensure that the cells in the body have a sufficient amount of oxygen needed in order to function. The heart and lungs work together to transport oxygen everywhere around the body. If the heart is experiencing difficulty in functionality, chances are, the lungs are negatively affected as well (Menche N (Ed). Biologie Anatomie Physiologie. Munich: Urban und Fischer; 2016). It is imperative that everything that can keep the heart healthy is done by the general population to prevent failing health in their future.
The Impact of Payday Loans on Healthcare Choices & Physical Health
Authors: Jayaram Achinteya , Shaikh Hammad
Published: March 2023

Healthcare economics and payday loans have been a significant challenge for the United States population for many years, with various papers finding broad connections between them. This paper focuses on one such connection: how payday loans impact the overall physical health of an individual. I have analyzed data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth and the Payday Loans and Customer Service data source from Kaggle, and estimated regression models in order to find correlations between variables. Using this, I have found a direct connection between payday loans and healthcare choices: if people take out payday loans, they are more likely to be in a better state of physical health. Also, taking out a payday loan does not necessarily result in a visit to the doctor's office. In additional analysis, I find that racial minorities are most likely to take out payday loans. Lastly, I have highlighted the need for higher transparency around the fees/interest charged on payday loans.
A descriptive study on symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in an Indian cohort from Karnataka
Authors: Pavan Sujith , N. Prabhu Arvind , Ballal Mamatha
Published: March 2023

Introduction and Aim: Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder with ever-changing motor and nonmotor symptoms. Disease treatment is modified accordingly with the progression of the disease. The present study was carried out to understand the symptoms reported by PD subjects in different phases of the disease.

 

Materials and Methods: Demographic and clinical details were obtained using questionnaires to evaluate the frequency and severity of various motor and nonmotor symptoms experienced by the PD subjects.

 

Results: Ageing was strongly associated with the onset of disease, whereas the BMI category adversely correlated with other motor symptoms (OMS), nonmotor symptoms (NMS), and specifically gastrointestinal symptoms. Tremors were the most troublesome cardinal motor symptoms, followed by stiffness and bradykinesia. The most common NMS were fatigue/tiredness, anxiety/depression, insomnia, constipation, and cognitive impairment. Anxiety and depression were positively associated with other NMS symptoms such as insomnia, fatigue and exhaustion, apathy, and gastrointestinal problems. More than half of our patients reported gastrointestinal discomfort, early satiety, appetite decrease, and bloating. In our present investigation, the most common gastrointestinal symptoms linked with constipation were straining evacuation, lumpy hard stool, and incomplete evacuation.

 

Conclusion: We have analysed the frequency and trend of various symptoms associated with PD in an Indian population from Karnataka. A significant correlation exists between motor and nonmotor symptoms, which impacts the quality of life in PD during the course of the disease.
Comparison of Frequency of Pseudo-Exfoliation Syndrome in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery in Different Regional Hospitals of Pakistan
Authors: Hussain Irshad , Rauf Abdul , Ishtiaq Omar , Islam Qamar-ul- , Khan Faisal Aziz , Ali Shahzad
Published: March 2023

Objective: To compare the frequency of Pseudo-Exfoliation Syndrome (PXS) in patients undergoing cataract surgery in different regional hospitals in Pakistan.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Place and Duration of Study: Three Tertiary Care Hospitals of Karachi, Rawalakot and Skardu Pakistan, from Sep 2017 to May 2020.

Methodology: Patients aged 45 years and more undergoing age-related cataract surgery were evaluated for Pseudo-Exfoliation Syndrome. Initially, each patient underwent a complete outpatient ophthalmological workup. Demographic details like age and gender were noted. All the patients were screened for hypertension and diabetes mellitus. In addition, patients were screened for pseudo-exfoliation syndrome. Congenital, developmental, secondary and traumatic cataracts were excluded.

Results: A total of 1882 patients were included in the study. Pseudo-exfoliation was carried out in 249(13.23%) patients. In Hospital-A, 23(3.23%); in Hospital-B, 145(14.92%) and Hospital-C, 81(40.70%) of the patients had pseudo-exfoliation. The frequency of pseudo-exfoliation syndrome was significantly more in Hospital-C and then in Hospital-B and least in HospitalA (p<0.01).

Conclusion: Pseudo-exfoliation syndrome was significantly more common in Skardu and then in Rawalakot and least in Malir, which in the same order have more latitude away from the equator, have less average annual temperature and are situated at higher altitudes.
Efficacy of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Ketamine Therapy in Major Depressive Disorder; A Comparative Study
Authors: Bajwa Asif Azeem , Ali Sohail , Khan Sikandar Ali , Saleem Nida , Nazir Tashfeen Bin
Published: March 2023

Objective: To evaluate and compare the efficacy of Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and Ketamine infusions in hospitalized patients suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD).

Study Design: Comparative cross-sectional study.

Place and duration of study: Armed Forces Institute of Mental Health, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Feb to Apr 2021.

Methodology: Forty in-patients diagnosed as having MDD were randomly allocated ECT/Ketamine intervention as per international standards. Either group of patients acted as a control for the other. Their Beck Depressive Inventory (BDI) scores before and after the completion of treatment cycles were assessed to determine their response to treatment.

Results: The Ketamine-Group showed fewer depressive symptoms than the ECT Group. The depressive symptoms were reduced in 16(80.78%) patients after Ketamine infusions, while 15(77.78%) patients showed improvement after ECT sessions.In addition, the response to Ketamine was quicker.

Conclusion: This study has reported that low dose Ketamine has a more rapid impact than Electroconvulsive therapy in improving symptoms of depression in major depressive disorder patients.
Correlation of Uric Acid Levels with Feto-Maternal Outcomes in Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy
Authors: Saleem Uzma , Noman Maham , Yaqub Umairah , Sohail Amina , Bashir Khushbakht , Kaiani Abdullah Safdar
Published: March 2023

Objective: To explore the correlation between uric acid levels and feto-maternal outcomes in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Study Design: Comparative cross-sectional study.

Place and Duration of Study: Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Feb to Aug 2021.

Methodology: In this cross-sectional study, 90 pregnant women with hypertensive disorders having greater than 26 weeks of gestation were included after seeking Ethical Committee approval. Selected parameters were noted on a structured proforma.

Results: Among the participants, 38(42.2%) had pregnancy-induced hypertension, 32(35.5%) had pre-eclampsia, 13(14.5%) had chronic hypertension with pre-eclampsia, and 7(7.8%) had eclampsia. Mean Uric acid levels ranged between 363.66±50.45 μmol/L and 451.86±120.62μmol/L, with a significant difference between PIH and eclampsia (p<0.001). Mode of delivery was avaginal, primary cesarean section, and repeat cesarean section in 31(34.4%), 38(42.2%), and 21(23.4%) patients, respectively(p<0.001). Liquor was meconium stained in 49(54.4%) while clear in 41(45.6%) births, with (p<0.001). Early neonatal deaths6(6.7%) participants had significantly higher uric acid levels than no NICU admission 22(24.4%). In maternal outcomes, 83 patients (92.2%) required routine post-operative care, while 7(7.8 %) went to the intensive care unit. Uric acid levels had a negative correlation with gestational age.

Conclusion: Maternal uric acid levels differ significantly in different hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and affect the mode of delivery and neonatal outcomes.
Inferring the Photolysis Rate of NO2 in the Stratosphere Based on Satellite Observations
Authors: Guan Jian , Solomon Susan , Madronich Sasha , Kinnison Douglas
Published: March 2023

Abstract. NO and NO2 (NOx) play major roles in both tropospheric and stratospheric chemistry. This paper provides a novel method to obtain a global and accurate photodissociation coefficient for NO2 based on satellite data. The photodissociation coefficient JNO2 dominates the daytime diurnal variation of NOx photochemistry. Here the spatial variation of JNO2 in 50° S–90° S in December from 20–40 km is obtained using data from the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) experiment. Because NO and NO2 exchange rapidly with one another in the daytime, the JNO2 can be attained assuming steady state, and the results are shown to be consistent with model results. The JNO2 value decreases as the solar zenith angle increases and has a weak altitude dependence. A key finding is that the satellite-derived JNO2 increases in the polar regions in good agreement with model predictions, due to the effects of ice and snow on surface albedo. Thus, the method presented here provides an observations-based check on the role of albedo in driving polar photochemistry.
Insights of warm cloud biases in CAM5 and CAM6 from the single-column modeling framework and ACE-ENA observations
Authors: Wang Yuan , Zheng Xiaojian , Dong Xiquan , Xi Baike , Yung Yuk
Published: March 2023

Abstract. There has been a growing concern that most climate models predict too frequent precipitation, likely due to lack of reliable sub-grid variability and vertical variations of microphysical processes in low-level warm clouds. In this study, the warm cloud physics parameterizations in the singe-column configurations of NCAR Community Atmospheric Model version 6 and 5 (SCAM6 and SCAM5, respectively) are evaluated using ground-based and airborne observations from the DOE ARM Aerosol and Cloud Experiments in the Eastern North Atlantic (ACE-ENA) field campaign near the Azores islands during 2017–2018. Eight-month SCM simulations show that both SCAM6 and SCAM5 can generally reproduce marine boundary-layer cloud structure, major macrophysical properties, and their transition. The improvement of warm cloud properties from CAM5 to CAM6 physics can be found compared to the observations. Meanwhile, both physical schemes underestimate cloud liquid water content, cloud droplet size, and rain liquid water content, but overestimate surface rainfall. Modeled cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) concentrations are comparable with aircraft observed ones in the summer but overestimated by a factor of two in winter, largely due to the biases in the long-range transport of anthropogenic aerosols like sulfate. We also test the newly recalibrated autoconversion and accretion parameterizations that account for vertical variations of droplet size. Compared to the observations, more significant improvement is found in SCAM5 than in SCAM6. This result is likely explained by the introduction of sub-grid variations of cloud properties in CAM6 cloud microphysics, which further suppresses the scheme sensitivity to individual warm rain microphysical parameters. The predicted cloud susceptibilities to CCN perturbations in CAM6 are within a reasonable range, indicating significant progress since CAM5 which produces too strong aerosol indirect effect. The present study emphasizes the importance of understanding biases in cloud physics parameterizations by combining SCM with in situ observations.
La isla de California y la reina Calafia: dos espejismos amadisianos en el Nuevo Mundo
Authors: Pisu Alessio
Published: March 2023

El propósito de mi investigación y de mi artículo es demostrar cómo un lugar imaginario creado por un escritor del siglo XV, Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo, oriundo de una pequeña ciudad de Castilla, Medina del Campo, se haya convertido en un sitio real gracias a los anhelos de un grupo de soldados guiados por la ambición y el afán de conocimiento y conquista de su comandante, Hernán Cortés, para volver a ser un mito que, durante siglos y hasta hoy en día, sigue creando las mismas ilusiones de los que se atrevieron a buscar una tierra incógnita que sólo aparecía en la imaginación de un literato y en las de sus lectores.
Shocks and caps in drop electrohydrodynamics
Authors: Schnitzer Ory
Published: March 2023

The problem of electrohydrodynamic drop deformation is well understood in the case where the external electric field is weak. In one of his many celebrated papers (Proc. R. Soc. A, 291 1425 159-166, 1966), G. I. Taylor worked out a complete theory in this limit, including analytical expressions for the electrohydrodynamic flow engendered within and outside of the drop by the electric field acting on its own induced interfacial charge, and a simple function of the permittivity, conductivity and viscosity drop-to-background ratios discriminating between prolate-spheroidal or oblate-spheroidal deformation.

In this talk, we will employ numerical and asymptotic tools to explore the effects of interfacial-charge convection, which were neglected by Taylor but become important at strong electric fields. In particular, we will analyse (in 2D, for simplicity) how Taylor’s fore-aft symmetric solution evolves as the electrical Reynolds number is increased from zero to arbitrarily large values. What we shall find is hinted by the title of the talk. We will discuss connections between our results, numerical evidence in the literature for the formation of equatorial interfacial-charge “shocks” (a term which we shall challenge), and strong-field experiments exhibiting equatorial streaming, pattern formation and transition to spontaneous drop rotation.

This is joint work with Gunnar G. Peng, Rodolfo Brandão and Ehud Yariv.
Regina José Galindo: Politics of Memory and Affect
Authors: Eccles Mark
Published: March 2023

This text seeks to examine the performance work of Regina José Galindo. Our objective is to look at Galindo’s performance ¿Quién puede borrar las huellas? seeking to underline how political memory and affect—categories intrinsic to the work of Galindo—are at the core of a new emancipative language traceable in origin to the event. Embracing Alain Badiou’s concept of event, it is possible to present further questions about art and the possibility of its interaction with evental truths, moreover, to produce evental truths as part of art’s integral processes.
Compassion Fatigue and Compassion Satisfaction in Pediatric Intensive Care Professionals
Authors: Panagou Eleni , Missouridou Evdokia , Zartaloudi Afroditi , Koutelekos John , Dousis Evangelos , Dafogianni Chrisoula , Vlachou Eugenia , Evagelou Eleni
Published: March 2023

Background: Paediatric ICU doctors and nurses’ quality of professional life is influenced by the intense emotions and distress experienced when caring for suffering children and their families. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of compassion satisfaction (CS) and compassion fatigue (CF) in Paediatric Intensive Care Units in Greece. Methods: Out of 147 intensive care professionals in public hospitals in Greece completed the ProQOL-V scale as well as a socio-demographic and professional-life characteristics questionnaire. Results: Almost two thirds of participants reported medium-risk for CF (74.8%) while 23.1% and 76.9% of professionals expressed high or medium potential for CS respectively. More than half of doctors and nurses in paediatric ICUs report being overprotective towards members of the family as a result of their professional life and that their work-life affects their attitude towards life in general. Conclusion: Recognizing factors related to CF may support paediatric intensive care professionals in avoiding the costs of exposure to the trauma and loss experiences of patients and their families. A trauma-informed intensive care culture and continuing trauma-informed education may shield professionals from the erosive effects of lingering emotions which may trigger secondary traumatic stress symptoms and also facilitate adequate reflection on their emotional reactions in the landscape of intensive care.
A study on mental distress among the undergraduate students of medical college, Kolkata
Authors: Manna Nirmalya , Mondal Sudipto , Jainendran Anjali , Das Sudipta
Published: March 2023

Background: Medical students are reported to have high levels of mental distress that includes problems such as anxiety, depression, and stress due to the highly competitive curriculum. In the post-pandemic era with a renewed perspective toward health system and popularization of online classes, current batch of students are exposed to diverse sources of mental distress.

Aims and Objectives: Objectives of this study were to find out the socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics, family background and academic profile of the study participants, and to estimate the proportion of different varieties of mental distress among them, and to examine relationship of mental distress with sociodemographic, behavioral and academic profile.

Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was performed on 649 undergraduate students by census method using depression anxiety stress scale-21 items.

Results: The study participants are predominantly Hindu, urban, unmarried, hostelites, males from nuclear families and belonging to upper socioeconomic class according to Modified B.G Prasad Socioeconomic Status Scale (January 2022). The proportion of depression, anxiety, and stress among study participants was found to be 49.61%, 58.86%, and 33.13%, respectively. Proportion of mental distress was significantly higher in the age group of 21–24 years. Those who preferred to study more at night were more anxious and stressed. Stress was higher in students with addiction to gadgets too. Participants hailing from rural areas, hostelites, and paying guests were relatively more depressed.

Conclusion: There is urgent need for emotional support and provision of personalized counseling for the MBBS students as unchecked mental distress can turn into severe psychological morbidity.
ВИКОРИСТАННЯ АНАЛІТИЧНИХ ІНСТРУМЕНТІВ СОЦІАЛЬНИХ МЕРЕЖ ЯК ВАЖЛИВОГО ЕЛЕМЕНТУ КОМУНІКАЦІЙНОЇ СТРАТЕГІЇ В ЗАКЛАДІ ОСВІТИ
Authors: Запорожченко Максим
Published: March 2023

У статті продемонстровані основні аналітичні можливості таких інструментів для роботи з контентом, як «Професійна інформаційна панель», «Meta Business Suite» та «YouTube Студія», які стануть у пригоді керівникам закладів освіти, відповідальним особам під час побудови комунікаційної стратегії закладу освіти, підвищення його іміджу та рівня конкурентоспроможності. Як приклад використана сторінка Миколаївського обласного інституту післядипломної педагогічної освіти в соціальній мережі «Facebook» та канал на відеохостингу «YouTube», які є частиною інформаційно-освітнього середовища МОІППО. Проаналізовані різні підходи до тлумачення поняття «інтернет-маркетинг» для відстеження трансформації його змісту протягом історії розвитку маркетингу в Інтернеті. Запропоновано кроки для покращення моделі взаємодії в закладі освіти зі здобувачами освіти й аудиторією в соціальних мережах на основі запитів, уподобань та особливостей ринку освітніх послуг.
Cardiovascular Risk, Risk Knowledge, and Related Factors in Patients
Authors: Zengin Fatma , Demir Barutcu Canan
Published: March 2023

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate cardiovascular risk, risk knowledge, and related factors in patients.
Method: The descriptive and corelational study was carried out with 340 patients who applied to the state hospital between November 2018 and March 2019 and agreed to participate in the study. Data was collected through face-to-face interviews with the scale of the Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Knowledge Level (CARRF-KL) and Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) Calculator.
Results: In the study, it was found that patients were in the middle risk group in terms of cardiovascular risk, and their risk information level was slightly higher than the average. There was no statistically significant relationship between the level of knowledge of patients and the level of cardiovascular risk (r= -.062, p=.256).
Conclusion: The study emphasises that initiatives should be developed to increase awareness of cardiovascular disease risks in Turkey and to increase the level of cardiovascular disease risk information available in order to prevent diseases. Preventative strategies can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and improve outcomes. Nurses should assess risk knowledge in patients to ensure best outcomes.
On some new subclasses of bi-univalent functions defined by Balancing polynomials
Authors: AKTAŞ İbrahim , KARAMAN İnci
Published: March 2023

In this paper, two new subclasses of holomorphic and bi-univalent functions are introduced by using Balancing polynomials. Then, coefficient estmations are determined for the first two coefficients of functions belonging to these new classses. Finally, the Fekete-Szeg¨o problem is handled for the functions in subclasses defined.
Evaluating the Effectivity of the Audit Board’s Examination Report’s Follow-Up Recommendations Completion
Authors: Pratomo Hendro , Nordiawan Deddi
Published: March 2023

This study discusses the effectiveness of following up BPK recommendations in Polewali Mandar District using the ISSAI 12 Value and Benefit framework by emphasizing stakeholder participation. This research uses a qualitative approach with a case study method. This study used interviews, observations, surveys, and documentation as instruments. Analysis of research data by analyzing primary and secondary data. The object of this research is Polewali Mandar Regency as the single entity being analyzed. The completion rate of follow-up on BPK recommendations by the Polewali Mandar Regency Government from 2016 to semester I of 2021 was the lowest among the six regencies in West Sulawesi Province. This study aims to determine the implementation and constraints in following up on BPK recommendations and provide solutions for their resolution. The principles used focus on exercising responsibility in response to audit findings and recommendations as well as effective communication with stakeholders. Identified follow-up settlement problems were findings of state losses related to civil servants and third parties whose whereabouts could no longer be known, administrative findings that were no longer relevant were followed up, lack of concern from SKPD and third parties in completing follow-up, and limited number of personnel in follow-up . Efforts to increase BPK's LHP follow-up so as to provide added value and benefits for the completion of BPK's LHP follow-up include setting priorities for completing follow-up, making commitments for completing follow-up, and increasing the capacity of follow-up team personnel.
PRECIPITATION CONDITIONS EVALUATION IN SLOVAKIA FOR 1991-2020
Authors: Kiss Vladimir , Tarnik Andrej , Pagac Jakub , Minarik Martin
Published: March 2023

Climate change is the most pronounced in the last thirty years. In the world, but also in Slovakia, there are extreme temperatures and frequent periods of drought alternating with torrential precipitation. Neither of these two options is suitable for the country. The aim of this article was to determine the distribution of precipitation in the period 1991- 2020. Using the Mann-Kendall trend analysis, it was determined a statistically significant increase or decrease in precipitation in individual months of the year for 75 stations in Slovakia. The results showed that a statistically significant decrease in precipitation is in April. The lack of precipitation causes low moisture in the soil and thus the growth of agricultural crops is limited. A statistically significant increase in precipitation occurred in January. However, this does not mean an increase in snow cover. On the contrary, due to the higher temperatures in the winter months, the snow cover will not last long, especially in the south. As a result, moisture cannot gradually flow to the soil from the snow cover, but the water in the liquid form will flow away from the land. This result with the lack of precipitation in the spring cause prolonged droughts. Based on the data processed, it is proven that despite the increase in precipitation in January, the decrease in precipitation in April is significant over the last thirty years and it is necessary to create measures to collect water in order to use it in the spring months.
Inclusive Education in Nepal and Role of School Psychologist
Authors: Singh Thagunna Narendra , Bista Raman , Dangi Jyotshna
Published: March 2023

Inclusive education is a strategy that identifies children who, for any reason, are

excluded. from a specific context of schooling and promotes a process of social and

academic inclusion of all children within the school Traditionally, learning outcomes

for students involve academic, social, and emotional outcomes and are closely tied to

a school’s culture and ethos. Many school psychologists, as well as child therapists and

professionals, have been seriously concerned with the effectiveness of their individualcentred

practice, and they are concerned with the development of more child-focused

and system-centered approaches as they recognise that incorporating children’s and

stakeholder perspectives into the counselling or therapeutic process appears to improve

its effectiveness. The major objective of this review is to understand the current context

of inclusive education in Nepal and also compare it with international progress in

inclusive education. In In addition, the role of school psychologists in improving the

inclusive education environment is also studied. Although an inclusive educational

environment benefits students greatly, it is not widely recognised due to a lack of

awareness and strategic education implementation. policies that promote inclusive

education. School psychologists play the most vital role in the successful implementation

of inclusive education, as they understand the school environment’s pros and cons and

students’ psychological states in every inclusive environment. And for this reason, the

presence of school psychologists is essential in any inclusive educational environment.
Stability Consideration in Design of Steel Structures: A Review
Authors: De'nan Fatimah , Lau Jia Shen , Mohamade Ounahe Adham , Kamel Mohamed Inas , Hashim Nor Salwani
Published: March 2023

The adoption of steel in the construction industry will consistently grow due to rapid urbanisation and the demand of more structures and infrastructures. The main reasons of steel adaptation in construction industry are due to steel attributes that are flexible, sustainable, cost effective and a versatile material. The significant characteristics of steel provide the suitability for the construction of structures such as tall buildings and bridges all around the world. Along with the constant development of technology, the steel industry also aims to increase the sustainability of steel structure construction through constructing low carbon neutral and energy efficient building with steels. Moreover, steels are also considered as one of the most recycled materials in the world which allows the enhancement of the overall environmental performance of a structure’s life cycle. With the increasing utilisation of steel in the design of structures, the stability consideration of the steel structures has become the most crucial concern during the structural designing phase. Stability of structures is vital for every building as the structure instability may lead to catastrophe such as structural collapse that may threatens the safety of occupants inside the building as well as the well -being of the community around the area.
Dynamics of Submission in Lola Shoneyin’s The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives
Authors: Okeke Ethel Ngozi , Eruaga Abigail Obiageli
Published: March 2023

Literature has remained a field of study which touches every aspect of human behaviour, belief and relationship. The hierarchal power structure inherent in the male-female binary finds one of its operational bases in traditional matrimonial institution where relationships are modelled on submission. Here, power relations rest on the foundation of male hegemony that demands submission from the women who are subjected to the man’s authority. This cultural situation is explored by Lola Shoneyin in The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives (2010) (henceforth, The Secret Lives), her first novel. In this novel, Shoneyin appropriates the literary medium to react to societal condition and engages a debate on one of the traditional institutions in Africa. At the centre of the novel is Chief Alao, alias Baba Segi the husband of four complex, wily and skilful women who navigate their patriarchal society with the wisdom and innocence of the Biblical serpent and dove respectively in order to maintain a harmonious marital home as well as ensure their own socio-economic survival in a male dominated society. This essay adopts the Patriarchal ideology and Chinweizu’s “Manipulative Female Power” in his book, The Anatomy of Female Power: A Masulinist Dissection of Matriarchy (1990), and argues that the author interrogates women’s submission in African traditional polygamous institution as a pretentious act that is intended to guarantee their survival and the well-being of those that subsist within the polygamous space. The essay contends that the author unmasks certain assumptions about the sexes, demystifying the revered ethos of power relations in indigenous marital institutions, and concludes that submission in such matrimonial setups is perceived as an act that promotes social cohesion.
”Paskaduunia siinä sivussa.” Työn merkitys nuorille miehille
Authors: Koivunen Tuija
Published: March 2023

Artikkelissa tarkastellaan tapoja, joilla nuoret miehet suhtautuvat suomalaiseen työelämään ja palkkatyöhön sekä omaan tilanteeseensa suhteessa työhön. Palkkatyö on ollut keskeinen sukupuolen ja vallan harjoittamisen areena, mutta kaikilla miehillä ei ole pääsyä tälle areenalle. Lisäksi kansainvälisessä tutkimuksessa on todettu, että nuorten miesten suhtautuminen työelämään on muuttunut viimeisen 15 vuoden kuluessa työelämän ja talouden muutosten myötä. Tutkimuksen empiirisen aineiston muodostavat 11 nuoren miehen haastattelut. He ovat iältään 19–30-vuotiaita opiskelijoita, työllisiä tai työttömiä. Keskeinen tulos on, että nämä miehet eivät määritä itseään työelämässä ansioitumisella ja johtaviin tai päättäviin asemiin nousemisella. Näin ollen urakehityksellä ei ole ensisijaista merkitystä näille nuorille miehille, eivätkä he ole valmiita omistautumaan työlle tai edes työskentelemään millä ehdoin tahansa.
Asiasanat: Sukupuoli, luokka, nuoret miehet, menestyminen, palkkatyö
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The role of K-0 activities in resolving protracted bullying situations
Aseman Lapset ry. conducts ‘K-0’ activities in school communities, whereby they try to reach positive solutions to bullying situations with the help of an external employee. This article studies the part played by K-0 activities in handling cases from the social and human capital perspective. The background to the study lies in systems theory, which examines collaboration between multidisciplinary networks. The study used cross-tabulation to analyse connections between the root causes of bullying cases (N=62) and operating models. Of these cases, 35 were studied using content analysis. According to the research results, the root causes in family dynamics were connected to multidisciplinary networks involving social services (p<0.01), healthcare (p<0.05) and mental health services (p<0.01). It was concluded that this constituted multidisciplinary collaboration from an institutional and a networking point of view. There was also a connection between family dynamics and parents’ evenings (p<0.005), with the latter possibly increasing both young people’s and their families’ understanding of bullying.
Keywords: school bullying, social and human capital, multidisciplinary collaboration
Merkityksellisyyden kokemuksen yhteys nuorten oppimiin taitoihin ja työnsaantiasenteisiin työuran alkupuolella
Authors: Kajastus Kati
Published: March 2023

Nuoren hyvinvoinnin, kehityksen ja alkavan työelämän eräs perusta on merkityksellisyyden kokemus eli kokemus oman elämän arvokkuudesta. Tämän tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli selvittää nuorten kokeman merkityksellisyyden yhteyttä työelämän kannalta olennaisiin taitoihin ja asenteisiin sekä arjen pääasialliseen toimintaan. Aineistona hyödynnettiin 15−29-vuotiaita nuoria koskevaa Nuorisobarometri 2017 -aineistoa (n=1820). Eksploratiivisen faktorianalyysin perusteella muodostettiin työnsaantiasennetta kuvaavat muuttujat, ja erilaisten tekijöiden yhteyttä merkityksellisyyden kokemukseen tarkasteltiin logistisen regressiomallin avulla. Heikoimmin merkityksellisyyden kokemus ilmeni niillä nuorilla, jotka eivät olleet koulutuksessa tai työssä (NEET-status). Omaan asenteeseen ja motivaatioon painottuva työnsaantiasenne lisäsi merkityksellisyyden kokemuksen mahdollisuutta, kun taas korostuneesti ulkoisiin tekijöihin painottuva työnsaantiasenne oli merkitsevästi yhteydessä heikompaan merkityksellisyyden kokemukseen. Nuorten oppimista taidoista vahva merkityksellisyyden kokemus oli yhteydessä 1) yhteiskunnallisen vaikuttamisen taitoihin, 2) tavoitteellisen työskentelyn taitoihin ja 3) sosiaalisiin taitoihin. Niillä nuorilla, joilla oli vahvimmat digitaaliset taidot, merkityksellisyyden kokemus oli heikompi kuin muilla. Nämä tulokset tuovat tarpeellista tietoa sellaisten interventioiden pohjaksi, joiden tavoitteena on vahvistaa nuorten merkityksellisyyden kokemusta esimerkiksi työelämätaitoja kehittämällä.
Asiasanat: mielekkyys, nuoret, taitokasvatus, tarkoitusperäisyys, työura
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Association between the experience of meaningfulness and learned skills and attitudes towards work among young people in early working life
One of the foundations of a young person’s well-being and early working life is the experience of meaningfulness. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between the experience of meaningfulness, daily activities, and the skills and attitudes that are essential in working life. Data from the Youth Barometer 2017 survey (n=1,820) covered young people aged 15−29. Exploratory factor analysis was used to construct variables describing work attitudes, and the associations were examined using logistic regression analysis. Those who were not employed or in education were the least likely to experience meaningfulness. An attitude towards work that emphasised self-motivation increased the possibility of experiencing meaningfulness, while an attitude that emphasised external factors was related to a weaker experience of meaningfulness. Among the learned skills, a strong experience of meaningfulness was associated with 1) active citizenship skills, 2) goal-oriented working skills, and 3) social skills.
Keywords: career, meaningfulness, purpose­fulness, skills education, youth