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The Impact of Behavioral Finance Factors and the Mediating Effect of Investment Behavior on Individual’s Financial Well-being: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan
Authors: Ali Muhammad Arsalan , Rehman Khalil ur , Maqbool Adnan , Hussain Shahid 
Published: May 2021

Individual financial well-being is recognized as a major concern for the general welfare and social welfare of society. In this context, it is very important to understand how people can ensure good financial well-being. This article aims to explore the effects of financial literacy, risk tolerance, and risk perception on the financial well-being of individuals, with an emphasis on behavioral investment interventions. Quantitative research methods are used to measure the factors that affect financial well-being. A questionnaire was developed on Google Forms to collect data from people who have bank accounts. The sample of 318 Pakistanis supports the proposed hypothesis. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to evaluate the results. The results show that risk tolerance, risk perception and financial literacy influence people's investment behavior and ultimately their financial well-being. Individual financial behavior needs to be improved. In this context, there is an urgent need for financial education programs in the education system and centers of employment, behavioral development and financial literacy.
Future research on this topic could benefit from collecting longitudinal data which could provide more relevant information for Pakistanis seeking to achieve better financial well-being. All measures used are reported separately and individually, measuring the risk that respondents will misinterpret questions and even interpret their behavior.
Forecasting Inflation Applying ARIMA Model with GARCH Innovation: The Case of Pakistan
Authors: Qasim Tahira Bano , Ali Hina , Malik Natasha , Liaquat Malka 
Published: May 2021

Purpose: The research aims to build a suitable model for the conditional mean and conditional variance for forecasting the rate of inflation in Pakistan by summarizing the properties of the series and characterizing its salient features.
Design/Methodology/Approach: For this purpose, Pakistan’s Inflation Rate is based upon the Consumer Price Index (CPI), ranging from January 1962 to December 2019 has been analyzed. Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) test that was used for testing the stationarity of the series. The ARIMA modeling technique is a conditional mean and GARCH model for conditional variance. Models are selected on AIC and BIC model selection criteria. The estimating and forecasting ability of three ARIMA models with the GARCH (2,2) model has been compared to capture the possible nonlinearity present in the data. To depict the possible asymmetric effect in the conditional variance, two asymmetric GARCH models, EGARCH and TGARCH models have been applied.
Findings: Based on statistical loss functions, GARCH (2,2) model is the best variance model for this series. The empirical results reveal that the performance of model-2 is best for all the three variance models. However, the GARCH model is the best as the variance model for this series. This shows that the asymmetric effect invariance is not so important for the rate of inflation in Pakistan.
Implications/Originality/Value: The current study was based on the least considered variables and the pioneer in testing the complex relationship through the ARIMA model with GARCH innovation.
Peningkatan Hasil Belajar PPKn Materi Menganalis Bentuk-Bentuk Kerjasama Mengunakan Model Student Team Achievement Division (STAD) pada Siswa Kelas VII A di SMP Negeri 1 Gandusari
Authors: Sukini Sukini 
Published: May 2021

Proses belajar-mengajar Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan di SMP Negeri 1 Gandusari masih monoton dan jauh dari harapan. Permasalahan yang sering di hadapi saat kegiatan belajar mengajar berlangsung antara lain: 1) masih rendahnya motivasi siswa untuk belajar Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan, 2) belum ada metode pembelajaran Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan yang dapat membuat siswa tertarik pada pembelajaran tersebut, 3) siswa menganggap bahwa Pendidikan Kewargenagaraan merupakan pelajaran yang tidak penting dan membosankan, 4) masih rendahnya kemampuan siswa untuk mengintegrasikan beberapa disiplin ilmu yang dimiliki. Jalannya proses belajar mengajar antara guru dengan siswa tidak sesuai dengan sistem cara belajar siswa aktif, dimana guru sebagai fasilitator sedangkan siswa aktif sendiri untuk menemukan permasalahan-permasalahan dan siswa juga diharapkan mampu menemukan jawaban-jawaban yang jadi pokok masalah. Akibat yang ditimbulkan dari hal-hal tersebut adalah rendahnya hasil belajar PPKn pada siswa kelas VIIA SMP Negeri 1 Gandusari. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan hasil belajar PPKn materi menganalisis bentuk-bentuk kerja sama menggunakan model pembelajaran Model Student Team Achievement Divison (STAD) pada siswa kelas VIIA SMP Negeri 1 Gandusari. Tujuan penelitian tindakan kelas dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk mendapatkan gambaran objektif tentang peningkatan hasil belajar PPKn materi menganalsis bentuk-bentuk kerja sama menggunakan. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dan jenis penelitian tindakan kelas yang dilaksanakan di kelas VIIA SMPN 1 Gandusari Penelitian ini dilakukan dalam dua siklus yang masing-masing melalui empat tahapan, yaitu: (1) tahap perencanaan, (2) tahap pelaksanaan, (3) tahap observasi, (4) tahap refleksi. Instrumen pennelitian menggunakan tes tulis uraian. Teknik penelitian dengan menyelenggarakan tes tulis. Teknik analisa data dengan membandingkan ketuntasan yang didapat dengan KKM yang telah ditetapkan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa model pembelajaran dengan menggunakan model Model Student Team Achievement Divison (STAD) dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar PPKn materi keberagaman dalam masyarakat Indonesia siswa Kelas VII A SMP Negeri 1 Gandusari semester 2 tahun pelajaran 2017/2018. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari nilai rata-rata tes siklus I, yaitu 73,85 dan siklus II 85,38 berarti ada peningkatan. Selain itu, ketuntasan belajar pada siklus I, yang tuntas 61,54% atau 16 siswa sedangkan yang tidak tuntas, 38,46% atau 10 siswa. Siklus II siswa yang tuntas mencapai 100% .
whole new world
Authors: Vander Kooy Sam 
Published: May 2021

This poster will present the results of a thematic analysis of the contents of the Vancouver Public Library’s (VPL) Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube feeds throughout the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (February 1st to June 30th, 2020) to better understand what types of crisis-related services and information they are providing to the public. This data will also be compared to Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube content from the same time period in 2019 to investigate whether the pandemic has changed VPL’s social media presence in any significant way.
Study of Suitable Washing Flowsheets For High Ash Coals of Nui Hong Coal Mine
Authors: Van Pham Luan , NGUYEN Ngoc Phu , LE Viet Ha 
Published: May 2021

Current high ash coal stockpile of Nui Hong Coal Mine is estimated at about 1 million tonnes. This increasingly stockpiled coal is not sellable and disposable due to the government regulations so that a problem related to space and environment limitations becomes more serious. This report presents the results of the study on washability of Nui Hong high ash coals and proposed suitable flowsheets for washing this type of coals. Basic characteristics of the coals include High ash content of over 55%; High moisture of above 20%, high rate of disintegration into finer particles in water, the high proportion of fine coals of the size fraction 0–6 mm; 30% or more of high ash superfine fraction -0.045 mm that contained mainly slime, clay and fine non-coal organic impurities. The results of particle size analysis and sink-and-float analysis of +1 mm coal sizes indicated that a 1–6 mm clean coal with ash content of less than 45% could be produced by a combination of coal feed crushing, washing and removal of 0–0.1 mm superfine particles. Flotation of the size fraction - 0.1 mm could produce a clean coal float with the ash less than 40%, provided that slimes should be removed before flotation. From results of the study, it was found that the most suitable flowsheet for washing of Nui Hong high ash coals should include crushing of the feed down to -6 (8) mm, washing by rotary scrubber screens to separate clean coal of 0.1–6 (8) mm, desliming of -0.1 mm fraction by spiral classifier before flotation. From the study samples with the average initial ash content of 55%, a common clean coal product with ash content of about 40–45% and with a yield of over 60% were obtained according to the proposed flowsheet. The quality of the clean coal matched with Vietnam coal quality standard as 6B grade fine coal (TCVN) so that it could be supplied to the local thermal power plants.
Research Areas in Post-Mining – Experiences from German Hard Coal Mining
Authors: Kretschmann Jürgen , NGUYEN Nga 
Published: May 2021

The German hard coal mining industry closed its last active mine at the end of the year 2018. The Research Institute for Post-Mining (FZN) at TH Georg Agricola University (THGA) in Bochum/Germany, has developed an integrated approach to meet the challenges of the post-mining era. Therefore, post-mining covers four research areas: Perpetual tasks and mine water management; Geomonitoring in post-mining; Material science for the preservation of industrial heritage; Reactivation and transition.
The institute is trying to fulfill central requirements of the UN to deal responsibly and sustainably with the resources of our planet. It plans to be a part of a national and international network in the interest of all social groups and the environment.
Coupling Satellite Images and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Data to Monitor the Exploitation of Open-Pit Mine
Authors: Si Son Tong , LE Quang Toan , TONG Thi-Huyen-Ai , NGUYEN Vu Giang , VU Phan Long , HA Le Thi Thu 
Published: May 2021

Discovering the variation of an open-pit mine in vertical, horizontal, and temporal dimensions as well to characterize the stages and the trends of the exploitation are indispensable tasks which provide information supporting decision making and planning for sustainable development of the mining industry. Remote sensing technique with the advantages of multi-spatial, multi-spectral, multi-temporal resolution is a promising solution to meet the information requirement. This study proposes an approach of coupling the high-resolution satellite images and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) data to observe the variation of Tan An open rocky mine during its lifetime. Five satellite images with the resolution of 0.5 m acquired in 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and two ortho-images with 0.034 m resolution constructed from UAV photos captured in 2019, 2020 are used to make land cover maps. The analysis of land cover changes discovers 3 stages of open-pit mine exploitation consisting of unprompted exploitation, exploiting outbreak and stable exploitation corresponding to the changes in the mine. Besides, two Digital Surface Models (DSM) constructed by UAV photos are compared to calculate the elevation and volume changes. The assessment of the correlation between elevation change and land cover change indicates that the mineral exploitation is in the vertical range from 645 m to 660 m, and the exploitation trend is following the horizontal expansion rather than the deep excavation. Additionally, this experiment results in 79,422 m3 of mineral taken from the mine, and 34,022 m3 of soil used for the restoration within a year from June 2019 to June 2020.
Building International Capacity in Mining Engineering: The NUST-WITS Mining Educational Collaboration
Authors: Cawood Frederick T. , ALI Sarfraz , ASHRAF Hamid , FEROZE Tariq 
Published: May 2021

Pakistan has not developed its mining sector to its full potential. This is despite its quality mineral resources. Mining in Pakistan is mostly ‘artisanal’ and ‘small-scale’, and for this to change, the country must develop the skills to support a flourishing formal sector of significance in the twenty-first century.
Pakistan has good quality universities with some of them already providing courses in mining. Building on this platform, NUST University approached the School of Mining Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits Mining) in 2011 to start a collaboration that will result in greater sector benefit for Pakistan. The outcome of the discussions was to do capacity building for mining professionals in Pakistan at postgraduate and post-doctorate levels. The approach used was to identify university staff requirements to support a teaching, learning and research programme for a 21st century mining sector and then to match these with the qualifications of the lecturers who were identified to deliver the programme at NUST. The collaboration has proved to be successful because of leadership, energy and carefully selected ‘champions’ on both sides. One of the many highlights of the collaboration was the establishment of an excellent laboratory doing research on how the fourth industrial revolution is affecting the mining sector. The Digital Mining Project formed the core of the research, and it still allows for regular exchanges of students, staff and post-doctorates on a consistent research theme.
Non-communicable disease risk factors and prevalence within Thaha, Makwanpur, Nepal: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Schlabach Andrew , Guragain Bimsagar , Marx Ben , Espesete Deb , Shirilla Beth , Warbrick Jessica , Lim Tameka 
Published: May 2021

Background Nepal is currently in a transition from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as the major public health concern. However, many areas of the country are still lacking baseline information on the prevalence of NCDs and the underlying risk factors. Methods Inhabitants of five wards in Thaha Municipality, Nepal, participated in a door-to-door survey. The surveying took place between November and December 2018 and included 1,346 households (83% of registered households in this area), with 2,903 individual responses. Alongside the survey, we also performed a number of clinically relevant measurements, including blood pressure, heart rate, waist-to-hip ratio, oxygen saturation levels (SpO2), respiration rate, and blood glucose. The study was aligned with the WHO STEPs surveillance protocol. Results Respiratory disease prevalence in Thaha was 4.3% overall (men, 5.3%; women, 3.6%) with an at-risk prevalence of 26%. High rates of respiratory disease may be related to a majority (56%) of surveyed households cooking with firewood, and 29.7% of households lacking any ventilation for smoke when cooking. Overall prevalence of Stage 2 Hypertension was 26.3%, with a 33% prevalence found among Thaha men aged 18 to 45. Obesity prevalence among young women was notable, with 25.2% of women aged 18 to 30 in an at-risk category and an additional 34.8% in a high risk category. A majority of households (57%) reported at least one family member suffering from joint pain that interfered with work. Conclusions This study demonstrates the feasibility of a cost-efficient population survey establishing NCD baseline prevalence in the Makwanpur District of Nepal. The methodology is applicable to governmental and non-governmental agencies assessing populations in rural areas within middle and low income countries and can be executed in a relatively large geographic area. The data collected reveals many previously undetected NCD health concerns in the Makwanpur District of Nepal and can serve as an important tool for the allocation of health resources serving this district in the future.
Teacher Collaboration: The Need for Trust in the Classroom Context
Authors: Willy Lima  , Kadian Northover  , Greogery Hewitt  , Prof. Enid F. Newell-McLymont  
Published: May 2021

Teacher coaching in schools takes various forms, but is commonly conceived as a means of providing personalised professional support to teachers through discussion about their practice (Lofthouse, Leat & Towler, 2010, p. 5). This paper fact resulted into a critical analysis of chapters two, four, and eight of the book "The Coaching Approach for Teaching and Learning" by Newell-McLymont (2015). For this reason, the paper reviewed Collaboration in the Classroom Context. Collaboration in the classroom context is a vital part of meeting the diverse needs of students in building an inclusive education system. Collaboration between teachers, parents, and specialists dealing with students with special needs in a context of school integration. Collaborative problem solving is a skill valued by the professional community, looking for people who can solve complex problems with their colleagues in the era of robotization of jobs. However, Collaboration remains a daunting challenge for students and professionals alike, where fairness, creativity, and people-to-people relationships can quickly become obstacles. Chapter four deals with the tools of cognitive coaching. These tools are the basis for the main ideas in this chapter. Some of these tools are "diagnostic" in nature Newell-McLymont (, 2015, p. 56-63). Finally, chapter eight of Newell-McLymont (2015) explores flexibility and the Nonjudgmental Nature of Cognitive Coaching. It has thus far been realized that the "cognitive coaching approach is a flexible approach for teaching and learning. It is "nonjudgmental" in nature. As a result, "trust can be established, and transformation can be experienced in the teaching and learning context" (p. 135). Where teacher-student relation is concerned, "whatever path a student may use to come up with a solution, the teacher can see it as valid or invalid and will be able to offer the necessary suggestions concerning its correctness" (p. 138). In the wake of the education reform, the school environment's renewal seems to be moving towards greater openness to working team consultation. Seen as a way to break isolation between teachers and other types of staff in complementary services, collaborative work can contribute to the overall development of students by ensuring better consistency in interventions.
Sector Wise Stock Market Performance during Pre and Post Covid Era
Authors: Dr. Avijit Sikdar  
Published: May 2021

The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has an unprecedented and immense impact on the world economy as well as the Indian economy. The stock market, treated as a barometer of the economic activity of any country is adversely affected. Not even in India, countries like Germany, France, the USA, and Spain have been strongly affected. Nationwide lockdown, restriction on the transportation system, demand-supply disequilibrium lead to slow down in the economy and create a fear factor among the participants of the capital market. Rapid fall in the share price and increased volatility are identified during this period. The present study tries to compare the stock price return volatility, no of the transaction, and delivery percentage of various listed companies listed on BSE during the pre and post COVID 19 periods to examine the effect of this pandemic on the economy as a whole.
Period of Study: In this paper, we have consideredthe pre-covid period from 1st September 2019 to 15th March 2020 and post covid period from 16th March 2020 to August 2020.
Sample: for this study, we have selected 50 BSE listed Companies covering 5 sectors, viz. Pharma, Automobile, Industrial Products, Banking and Finance, and Consumer Goods.
Statistical Method: We have used paired sample t-test for comparing the arithmetical mean of different capital market parameters for these two sub-periods for each sector separately and standard deviation of daily return as a measure of volatility.
Conclusion: From the study, we have observed that average daily share price; average daily return; daily no. of transactions and volatility is significantly different from pre and post covid period for most of the sectors. However, we have not perceived any significant difference in the delivery percentage of traded shares of these sectors between two study periods.
Eye(I) Still Know! – An App for the Blind Built using Web and AI
Authors: Akshata Sangwai  , Shriya Deshmukh  , Vardaan Sathe  , Rishika Agarwal  , Rakhi Kalantri  
Published: May 2021

This paper proposes eye(I) still know!, a voice control solution for the visually impaired people. The main purpose is even though the blind cannot see they can still know where to go and what to do! Nearby 60% of total blind population across the world is present in India. In a time where no one likes to rely on anyone, this is a small effort to make the blind independent individuals. This can be achieved using wireless communication, voice recognition and image scanning. The application with the use of object identification will priorly inform about the barriers in the path.
The software will use the camera of the device and scan all the obstacles with their corresponding distances from the user. This will be followed by audio instructions through audio output of the device.
This will efficiently direct the user through his/her way.
laparosopic treatment of strangulation of inguinal hernias
Authors: Abu Shamsieh R. N. 
Published: May 2021

The aim – to improve the results of treatment of patients with strangulation inguinal hernias by laparoscopic technologies use in lightweight mesh implants, fixed themselves, technology electric fabrics [1–9].
Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis of 125 videolaparoscopic surgery for inguinal hernia in 112 (89.6 %) men and 13 (10.4 %) of women aged 17–84 (57.0 ± 19.8) years for transabdominal preperetonial patch (TAPP) technique using different mesh implants at the Department of Surgery, anesthesiology and intensive care postgraduate education of the National Medical University named after A. A. Bogomolets, for the period from 2018 to 2020. Results and discussion. Recurrence [3] were in the first group and reasonable, in our opinion, insufficient size of mesh material. Further, using prostheses that were on a lower side 10 cm, recurrence was observed. Detection of hematoma was evacuated puncture under ultrasound. In 2 cases of hematoma encountered when using conventional polypropylene mesh were due to inadequate hemostasis. Hematoma using heavy monofilament polyester mesh with that fixed itself, caused by the brutality of the prosthesis surface damage and muscle-aponeurotic "platform" to which it is fixed. So when using light grids, fixed themselves, there was no bruising at all. Complications. 1. The use of lightweight mesh, fixed themselves laparoscopic treatment of strangulation hernia for TAPP technique avoids hematoma, reduce the amount of gray in the operation area, practically non- inguinal pain syndrome in the postoperative period. 2. The use of mesh implants, fixed themselves methodologies Electric soft tissue material can reduce transaction costs 2 times that fosters the popularization of laparoscopic approach.
ROLE OF D-DIMER AND SERUM LDH IN DETERMINING SEVERITY, PROGRESSION AND PROGNOSIS OF COVID -19 PATIENTS.
Authors: Shinde Dennis Vineet , Bharti Ritika 
Published: May 2021

Background: D- dimer and serum LDH is inflammatory marker which can be used to determine severity, progression and prognosis of covid 19.
Aim: To establish role of D-dimer and serum LDH in determining severity, progression and prognosis of covid 19 patients.
Result: The study population included 43 males and 32 females having COVID- 19 infection. The study showed that raised D-dimer levels were associated with increased coagulation activity and thereby poor prognosis. The study also showed that all the patients with raised serum LDH levels had more severe form of disease leading to rapid disease progression and prolonged hospital stay.
Conclusion: Any abnormal rise in D-dimer levels along with other inflammatory markers suggests that the patient requires vigorous anticoagulation therapy. The serum LDH’s elevated levels are usually employed in determining the disease progression from mild to moderate and severe forms.
Keyword: covid 19, D-dimer, serum LDH