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Who chooses when one does not choose? Notes about the team as a group in analysis of the vocational
No full textThis paper draws on the author’s experiences as a co-supervisor at the project “Building a process of choosing when ‘to choose’ is not an available verb” between 2009 and 2011. It was an Analysis of the Vocational project in which undergraduate interns in psychology led groups in educational and care settings on choosing. The author discusses two cases about the facilitators’ choices –recruiting new facilitators and the leave of one of them. As it is shown, facilitators make choices according to contexts and pushes from different institutions, such as universities, services, team, gender and race, psychology as a science and a job, and power relations in the city. This critical essay is limited by the more than ten years splitting experience from writing. Nonetheless, this paper can contribute to training psychologists, teachers, and educators
Examining the role of educatıon in publıc diplomacy
No full textPower is perceived as important aspect in the society today and is used in various ways. In some cases, such power is used in a form of a threat, stimuli, rewards and inducement. Power in the world of politics is perceived as a means to influence others’ behavior either positively or negatively. Efforts are made to minimize tensions, opposing opinions, conflicts through the public diplomacy – this creates tolerance and international relations. Public diplomacy plays an important role in engaging and maintaining the country-to-country relationship, establishing a dialogue, and allowing negotiation to take place in a constructive manner. This study seeks to examine the role of education in public diplomacy. It considers the aims of the state, the fundamental values in the process of public diplomacy. the international student mobility as well as the exchange programs.It takes note of the importance diplomacy, cooperation, cultural factors, and economic interdependence as the basis for establishing an effective international relation. The study acknowledges the challenges and the measures put in place to ensure that communication takes place and public diplomacy is at the center of every foreign relations
The impact of demographic and firm characteristics on SME’s CSR practices: evidence from China
No full textThe concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is not something that is newly developed in recent years but has been brought up by different types of corporations that operate in various industries. Even though the term of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) was originated in the West, various studies has shown that the concept has deep roots in the Chinese history. As the Chinese unique cultural background and recent years fast economic development, the topic of CSR adaptation has become a ‘Hot’ topic of discussion, as successful implementation will have great contribution towards the global sustainability and markets.Past studies have suggested that demographic and firm characteristics could cause impact on company’s CSR practice but mainly evidenced from Large sized firms. Thus, this research study aims to explore how demographic (Gender, Age, and Levels of Education) and firm characteristics could impact on Small and medium-sized (SMEs) companies in China. Mixed research methodology was adopted for this research study, a total number of 140 questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were distributed, and the data analyses was based on a return of 131 which marks the return rate at 87.33%. Modelling like T-tests and One-way ANOVA were used to analyses the data collected.Results indicate that demographic and firm characteristics could cause significant impact on SMEs in China, such as Gender, Age, and Levels of Education all could cause an impact on the company’s CSR decision and practices. Moreover, findings suggest that by engaging in CSR could help the company’s in gaining competitive advantages in the operating industry. Finally, recommendations are being offered to help SMEs companies in China to have a better understanding of the importance of CSR engagement
The therapeutic goals set by university students in an anonymous web-based therapy and support setting
No full textThe interest in student mental health and wellbeing has increased in recent years. Additionally, there is a rising volume of students seeking support. Numerous online resources have been developed to meet this need, including anonymous web-based therapy. To date, there has been little focus upon how students may utilise such a service, and this study examines routine evaluation data (solicited from a Goal-based Outcome Measure) from a United Kingdom based service provider. Over the course of one academic year (2018–2019), 211 students articulated therapeutic goals within Kooth Student, a web-based therapy and support service for individuals in higher education. These goals were examined for key trends. The students identified a total of 625 goals to work on in therapy, with individuals setting an average of three goals each. The most common goals focused upon obtaining additional support within the service and exploring their emotions. The results suggested that female students were more likely to move towards achieving their goals, with goals that did move shifting an average of 7.74 on a 10-point scale. Practical goals that focused upon getting more help, both inside and outside the service, were most likely to be achieved. In contrast, self-help/self-care goals were less likely to be achieved. These results provide a helpful insight into how students made use of therapy and highlight the importance of the interaction that web-based services have with other provision (web-based and in-person). They also demonstrate the challenge of capturing meaningful outcome data in anonymous services
An ontology-guided approach to process formation and coordination of demand-driven collaborations
No full textDemand shocks and fluctuations underscore the need for new approaches to coordinate collaboration between firms to scale up production. This paper proposes an approach to formalise product and process requirements via a collaboration ontology and applies semantic reasoning techniques for process formation. Our approach contributes to production research by providing flexibility in coordinating firms engaged in demand-driven collaboration. The proposed approach has four core dimensions: (1) The Collaboration ontology builds on a set of product assembly requirements, process steps, their input/output resources and semantic rules; (2) the ontology reasoner derives resource dependencies between the steps; (3) the java tool interprets resource dependencies as possible transitions in Business Process Management Notation (BPMN); (4) a workflow engine exe-cutes the generated product assembly process. The approach and the ontology were validated in an industrial aerospace tendering scenario demonstrating its practical relevance for firms seeking demand-driven collaborations to react to production changes. Finally, we position and explain our contributions to the body of knowledge in collaborative production engineering
Blockchain-inspired lightweight trust-based system in vehicular networks
No full textSummary: A decentralized application runs on the blockchain network without the intervention of a central authority. Transparency in transactions and security in vehicular networks are the issues for central systems. The proposed system uses blockchain-based smart contracts, which eliminate the requirement for any third-party verification. Additionally, with signature verification and reduced overhead, smart contracts also help in a fast and secure transaction. This study suggests a trust-based system paradigm where certificate authority (CA) is employed for vehicle registration. We also propose a blockchain-based system that provides efficient two-way authentication and key agreement through encryption and digital signatures. The analysis of the proposed model reveals that it is an efficient way of establishing distributed trust management, which helps in preserving vehicle privacy. The proposed scheme is tested in Automated Validation of Internet Security-sensitive Protocols (AVISPA), and security parameters verification in Network Simulator 2(NS2) also shows that the proposed scheme is more effective in comparison with existing schemes in terms of authentication cost, storage cost, and overhead
The Platt 3p (P3p) model of mental health interventions
No full textPurpose - This paper introduces the Platt 3p model (P3p), an innovative framework aiming to address the mental health needs of young people. The model comprises three dimensions: past, present, and potential, on which any mental health intervention should act in order to improve mental health outcomes.Design/methodology/approach - A conceptual analysis is made that uses an interdisciplinary approach to draw on existing research and theories from psychology, developmental science, and educational interventions to create the P3p model.Findings - The P3p model presents a multi-layered approach that considers subjective, individual, and group-level variables that should be considered in comprehensive mental health interventions. It accommodates systemic barriers and individual differences, thus creating the potential for more targeted, effective interventions.Originality - The P3p model is novel in its integrative approach, fusing elements from disparate theories into a singular framework. This flexibility allows for person-centred, adaptable interventions that are tailored to individual needs.Research limitations/implications -Though every effort has been made to provide a robust theoretical foundation, the model has yet to be empirically validated. Future research is taking place to apply the model in school settings to assess its practical efficacy
The Influence of an Elevated Social Rank on Prosocial Behaviour in an Early Childhood, Outsider Population: Towards a Reduction in Bullying Perpetration
No full textSickness and agricultural productivity: evidence from arable-crop farmers in Southwest, Nigeria
No full textLiterature argued that investments in the health programs for labour to prevent sickness in farming operations enhances agricultural productivity. This paper estimates a stochastic production function using 240 primary data to analyze the relationship between farmers’ dietary-pattern, health-status and agricultural production efficiency. Study indicated that workdays lost to sickness influenced poor farm-income and productivity and the effect is considerable. Sound dietary-patterns and health status enhances human productivity and farm-profit levels. Moreover, the incapacitating effects of sickness on farm-labour leads to diminishing effects on farmer’s efficiency level. Average value of technical efficiency per-unit of input tends to be higher for healthy farmers than for those affected by sickness. About 79.1% of the respondents spent 85.6% of their farm-proceeds on medical expenses, while 66.8% of the respondents were unable to meet medical expenses from farm-proceeds. Hence, expenditures on health upsets affect the availability of disposable cash income as household financial resources are diverted to pay for medical treatment. Thus, deny farmers inability to procure agricultural inputs that can improve agricultural productivity. Regression results confirm the negative effect of health barriers on farmers’ agricultural production-efficiency. Results suggest that one workday lost to sickness increase farmers’ inefficiency by 0.4%
Fast capture and efficient removal of bloom algae based on improved dielectrophoresis process
No full textA dielectrophoresis (DEP) method for direct capture and fast removal of Anabaena was established in this work. The factors affecting the removal efficiency of Anabaena were investigated systematically, leading to optimized experimental conditions and improved DEP process equipment. The experimental results showed that our improved DEP method could directly capture Anabaena in eutrophic water with much enhanced removal efficiency of Anabaena from high-concentration algal bloom-eutrophication-simulated solution. The removal rate could increase by more than 20% after applying DEP at 15 V compared with a pure filtration process. Moreover, the removal rate could increase from 38.76% to 80.18% in optimized experimental conditions (the initial concentration of 615 μg/L, a flow rate of 0.168 L/h, an AC voltage of 15 V, and frequency of 100 kHz). Optical microscopic images showed that the structure of the captured algae cells was intact, indicating that the DEP method could avoid the secondary pollution caused by the addition of reagents and the release of phycotoxins, providing a new practical method for emergent treatment of water bloom outbreaks