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외식산업 키오스크특성이 계획행동이론, 지각된 가치 및 고객행동의도에 미치는 영향

This study identified kiosk issues in the food service industry, proposing a constructive concept for efficient kiosk operation plans. It verified the relationship between information accessibility, ease of order and payment, order process convenience, and additional benefits of planned behavior theory, perceived value, and customer behavioral intention. A survey of food service kiosk users from May 10 to 30, 2023, revealed key characteristics. First, ease of order payment and additional benefits significantly influenced planned action theory. Second, information accessibility and ease of order settlement significantly impacted perceived value. Third, ease of order payment significantly affected customer behavioral intention. Fourth, planned action theory had a significant effect on perceived value and customer behavioral intention, but perceived value had no significant impact on customer behavioral intention.

Microagroecosystem models and their landscape ecological risk evolution in karst mountainous areas

Micro-spatial agroecosystem (AES) changes in karst mountain areas are a response to the human-land relationship of the human activity center. However, the changes and linkages between AESs and landscape ecological risks (LER) from a micro perspective in karst mountain areas (KMA) have not yet attracted in-depth attention from the academic community. This paper proposes the concept of microagroecosystems (MAESs) and constructs the MAES model based on the landscape development intensity (LDI) to evaluate the systematic landscape evolution rules and the LER intensity, which reflects the human-land relationship in KMA. We used the buffer ring with a 200 m cultivation range interval to categorize the MAES model into six models, namely, High-Mid-Low, High-Low-Medium, Medium-High-Low, Medium-Low-High, Medium-High-High, Low-Medium-High and Low-Medium-High, and the different models not only reflect the regional conditions but also represent the different stages of the evolution of AESs in KMAs. We found that AESs in karst mountainous areas are transforming from traditional food crop systems to economic fruit forest ecosystems, and at the same time, the gravity center of human activities is migrating from high to low altitude areas, and the ecological vitality of MAESs is showing a trend of enhancement. In addition, the regions with high altitudes and steep slopes in karst mountainous areas have a single landscape structure and are dominated by traditional food cultivation, while the regions with low altitudes and gentle slopes have a diverse landscape structure and are dominated by modern and sustainable agricultural development. Finally, we reveal that the LER in KMAs shows a trend of initial increase followed by subsequent decrease, the influence of the human-land relationship on the LER in the micro perspective is significant, and the coordination and trade-off between agricultural development and environmental protection is the key direction of development in the future. The study results can provide a reference for the rational allocation of landscape, ecological environment restoration, and optimization of regional human-land relationships in KMAs worldwide.

Sociological Diagnostics of the Image of a “hero” as an Object of Social Construction in the Ideology of Youth, during a Special Military Operation

Introduction. The article examines the application of the concept of social construction to the formation of the image of a “hero” among students and its sociodynamics during a special military operation. Conscripts and Cossack youth were taken for comparative analysis. The importance of the influence of images of “heroes” that meet certain requirements in the conditions of “hybrid war” is noted.Methodology and sources. The main approaches to social construction from the position of forming the image of a “hero” are presented (A. Schutz, P. Berger, T. Lukman, G. Bloomer, K. Popper, M. Spector, J. Kitseuse, W. Lippman). The factors influencing the formation of the image of the “hero” and the procedures of social construction are described. The interrelation of the constructed image of the "hero" and the result of its functioning in the social environment is shown. The influence of mass media and social networks on the formation of the image of a “hero” is substantiated, the concept of a social construct is described: representations of youth – value choice – result. The research data of the authors of the article on the value orientations of young people are presented.Results and discussion. The results of sociological diagnostics of the image of the “hero” in the dynamics of 2022–2023 are presented. This diagnosis was carried out among students in St. Petersburg and Moscow, as well as among a group of young people to whom targeted social technologies were applied (specifically, conscripts and Cossack youth).Conclusion. In the second year of the special military operation, there was a transformation of the image of a ‘hero’ for all groups of young people. The students were influenced by the social construction of “soft power”. For example, changing the broadcast content on the Internet, introducing special lessons of courage and “Talking about important things”. However, the standard of the “warrior hero” remains at the level of the Great Patriotic War, which indicates insufficient historical immersion of the transmitted information, and, at the same time, insufficient actualization of modern warrior heroes. The results are somewhat different for young people focused on the military sphere (on the example of Cossack youth). By purposeful social construction (political information, direct communication with the participants of a special military operation, studying the history of Russia, etc.), the image of the “hero” turns out to be stronger and more reliable.

The influence of internship satisfaction and the psychological contract on the career identity behavior of fresh graduates.

Frequent resignation of young workers brings huge costs to the organizational management of enterprises. The frequent turnover behavior is a sign of low career identity, and exploring the paths that influence career identity behaviors is necessary. Previous studies have found that internship satisfaction and the psychological contract can influence career identity behavior. However, the dimensions of the psychological contract are unclear, and it is uncertain whether internship satisfaction can influence career identity behavior through the different dimensions of the psychological contract. This study attempts to expand the concept of psychological contract and construct a multiple mediation model. It aims to analyze the mediating role of different dimensions of the psychological contract between internship satisfaction and career identity behavior. A sample survey was conducted on Chinese fresh graduates by way of the questionnaire survey, and a total of 576 valid questionnaires were collected. Amos 26.0 was used to analyze the data and verify the multiple mediation model. The results showed that psychological contract can be divided into three dimensions: transactional contract, relational contract, and developmental contract. Internship satisfaction can positively influence career identity behavior via the three dimensions of psychological contract, and there are differences in mediating effects among the dimensions. The mediating effect of developmental contract is the highest, relational contract is the second, and transactional contract is the lowest. This article expands the dimensions of psychological contract, emphasizes the importance of developmental contract, contributes to the literature on organizational psychology, and provides scales and empirical evidence for future research. The analysis points out that fresh graduates with long-term development opportunities often show higher career identity behavior. This provides valuable insights for enhancing career identity behavior, improving career sustainability, and assisting organizations in managing human resource mobility.

Jean-Luc Nancy and the Hospital: Imagining Clinical Environments of Strangeness and Multiplicity

This article explores representations of illness and medical treatment in the work of Jean-Luc Nancy, arguing that his philosophy urges us to re-imagine healthcare environments and hospital spaces. In L’Intrus (2000), Nancy describes how undergoing a heart transplant led him to encounter the intrinsic strangeness and multiplicity of his body and identity. This text, it will be seen, explores also the spatialization of this strangeness and multiplicity; Nancy characterizes the transplant as an ‘intrusion’ and details the extension of his body and being across a network of medical treatments and technologies. This article brings L’Intrus into dialogue with approaches to hospital environments in the medical humanities, as well as with Nancy's interrogation of conceptions of construction, destruction, and ‘struction’ in Dans quels mondes vivons-nous? (2011). It proposes that Nancy's work invites us to rethink clinical environments as spaces which must embrace, rather than resist, strangeness and multiplicity.

Innovative Path of Music Education Teaching in Colleges and Universities under the Architecture of Disciplinary Knowledge Mapping

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to present a pedagogical model for mapping subject knowledge in the field of music education. The model includes two aspects: the extraction of entities and inter-entity relationships within the subject domain and the construction of a subject ontology. In the construction process of subject knowledge mapping, this paper proposes a remote supervised music subject knowledge extraction method based on a convolutional neural network combined with an attention mechanism, which realizes the extraction of entities in the music subject domain and the relations between corresponding entities. This paper proposes a keyword extraction method for obtaining the set of discipline concepts in ontology construction. To improve performance, this paper proposes a framework structure for knowledge fusion that includes three aspects: data preprocessing, similarity calculation, and knowledge fusion. As a result of the study, the teaching model can improve the performance of music majors on average by 13.3. In terms of self-efficacy, on average reached 3.58 (SD = 0.535), which is at a good level. The results demonstrated the effectiveness of the music teaching model based on subject knowledge mapping.

Rearranging fluorescence‐magneto spatiality for “win‐win” dual functions to enhance point‐of‐care diagnosis

AbstractFluorescent‐magneto nanoemitters have gained considerable attention for their applications in mechanical controlling‐assisted optical signaling. However, the incompatibility between magnetic and fluorescent components often leads to functional limitations in traditional magneto@fluorescence nanostructure. Herein, we introduce a new compact‐discrete spatial arrangement on a “fluorescence@magneto” core–shell nanostructure consisting of a close‐packed aggregation‐induced emission luminogen (AIEgen) core and a discrete magnetic shell. This structural design effectively eliminates the optical and magnetic interferences between the dual components by facilitating AIEgens loading in core region and reducing the magnetic feeding amount through effective exposure of the magnetic units. Thereby, the resulting magneto‐AIEgen nanoparticle (MANP) demonstrates “win‐win” performances: (i) high fluorescent intensity contributed by AIEgens stacking‐enhanced photoluminescence and reduced photons loss from the meager magnetic shell; (ii) marked magnetic activity due to magneto extraposition‐minimized magnetic shielding. Accordingly, the dual functions‐retained MANP provides a proof of concept for construction of an immunochromatographic sensing platform, where it enables bright fluorescent labeling after magnetically enriching and separating procalcitonin and lipoarabinomannan in clinical human serum and urine, respectively, for the clinical diagnosis of bacterial infections‐caused inflammation and tuberculosis. This study not only inspires the rational design of magnetic‐fluorescent nanoemitter but also highlights promising potential in magneto‐assisted point‐of‐care test and biomedicine applications.

Circular Practices in Construction

The construction sector creates exorbitant amounts of emissions and waste. Adressing a livable future, we argue for a radical shift in the way we think, design, and use buildings. Therefore, we present findings of our ongoing research project Circular Material Systems (CMS) that contributes to an understanding of buildings as circular systems that produce reusable components or biodegradable materials by practices operating across a building’s lifecycle. The main question of this paper is: How to translate the Circular Economy (CE) concept for construction? The findings are based on in-depth case studies of 25 buildings across Europe. We use the notion of ‘practices’ to both enrich the academic debate on circular construction and create a best-practice collection for practitioners. The proposed framework includes strategies and practices that address the construction sector’s urgent need to reduce its environmental impact. We connected these strategies to the 9R framework to illustrate the harmonisation with the CE concept. What we found particularly interesting is that there are repeating patterns of practices applied in the analysed buildings while working with local materials, knowing and redesigning supply chains as well as collaboration models to involve a wide variety of necessary actors are characteristic practices for achieving circularity. To advance the paradigm of circular construction, every stakeholder in the building process is required to look beyond their responsibilities to find new innovative solutions for circularity while further research should focus on implementation pathways as well as legal and enabling factors.

The inclusion degrees of skill maps and knowledge structures

Knowledge and learning assessment is a popular topic. In existing models for constructing the knowledge structure of an individual, it is often considered whether an individual has mastered the skills to solve the corresponding item. However, the relationship between the number of skills an individual has mastered and the item is ignored. It is not reasonable to explain the phenomenon that individuals solve the same item but have different knowledge structures behind it. This paper introduces the concept of skill inclusion degree and constructs the variable precision α-models to delineate knowledge structures. The skill inclusion degree takes into account an individual’s mastery of the number of skills assigned to each item. Firstly, the concept of the skill inclusion degree is given, and some of its properties are discussed. Then, the variable precision α-model is constructed. Moreover, the relationship between knowledge structures delineated via the variable precision α-models by a skill map is studied, and the algorithm of knowledge structures delineated via these models by a skill map is designed. Finally, the experimental results on a real dataset demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.

유아교사를 위한 ‘비평’의 개념에 기초한 유아놀이관찰 모형 개발

Objectives The purposes of this study were to develop an observation model for children’s play based on ‘criticism’ for early childhood teachers.
 Methods After analyzing the literature and previous studies related to criticism, play observation, and observation model development, the purpose and theoretical basis for the drafting of the model were prepared, and using the concept map method for 30 early childhood teachers, the constructive concept of the model draft was derived. The model draft constructed in this way was verified for content validity by 10 early childhood education experts and 10 early childhood teachers. The model draft was applied to 12 early childhood teachers on-site about 10 times from June to July 2021, and the final model was finalized after correcting and supplementing the contents.
 Results This model regards the observation of children's play based on ‘criticism’ as a formal process of reading the artistry and interpreting the meaning in play, and that the early childhood teachers who practice it should have the opportunity to self-examine, correct, and strengthen themselves. The purpose of the model was to foster early childhood teachers' sense of play, improve their critical writing skills, and form an eye for self-reflection on play observation. The operating procedures and contents are ‘becoming an observation tool’ including checking thoughts and perceptions as an observation tool, checking writing, ‘connoisseurship’ including detecting play and recording play, and interpreting together with interpreting play. It consists of ‘critique’ that includes, and ‘reflection’ that includes evaluating and formulating. As for the points to consider when using the model, it was proposed to use it flexibly according to the teacher's context, focus on the stage of criticism and reflection rather than discernment, and use it to enhance the professionalism of teachers at the level of early childhood education institutions.
 Conclusions The model developed in this study is significant in that it can lead to a change from observation centered on recording activities to observation centered on semantic interpretation. In addition, it can be used to prepare a practical method for observing children's play utilizing the context of the early childhood classroom.

Functional Enhancement and Characterization of an Electrophysiological Mapping Electrode Probe with Carbonic, Directional Macrocontacts.

Electrophysiological mapping (EM) using acute electrode probes is a common procedure performed during functional neurosurgery. Due to their constructive specificities, the EM probes are lagging in innovative enhancements. This work addressed complementing a clinically employed EM probe with carbonic and circumferentially segmented macrocontacts that are operable both for neurophysiological sensing ("recording") of local field potentials (LFP) and for test stimulation. This paper illustrates in-depth the development that is based on the direct writing of functional materials. The unconventional fabrication processes were optimized on planar geometry and then transferred to the cylindrically thin probe body. We report and discuss the constructive concept and architecture of the probe, characteristics of the electrochemical interface deduced from voltammetry and chronopotentiometry, and the results of in vitro and in vivo recording and pulse stimulation tests. Two- and three-directional macrocontacts were added on probes having shanks of 550 and 770 μm diameters and 10-23 cm lengths. The graphitic material presents a ~2.7 V wide, almost symmetric water electrolysis window, and an ultra-capacitive charge transfer. When tested with clinically relevant 150 μs biphasic current pulses, the interfacial polarization stayed safely away from the water window for pulse amplitudes up to 9 mA (135 μC/cm2). The in vivo experiments on adult rat models confirmed the high-quality sensing of LFPs. Additionally, the in vivo-prevailing increase in the electrode impedance and overpotential are discussed and modeled by an ionic mobility-reducing spongiform structure; this restricted diffusion model gives new applicative insight into the in vivo-uprisen stimulation overpotential.

Development of a Group Organizational Learning Activity Inventory for the Implementation and Sustainability of Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing

Purpose. This study aimed to develop a group organizational learning activity inventory for evidence-based practice (EBP) institutionalized by hospitals and to verify its reliability and validity. Methods. A draft inventory was created after verifying content and face validity of draft items developed based on interview data and materials used in EBP implementation. Construct validity and reliability were assessed cross-sectionally through an anonymous self-administered survey conducted via web and printed questionnaires. Construct validity was confirmed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and internal consistency and convergent/discriminant validity were verified. Inventory structure was determined using the theoretical model based on the hypothetical constructive concept. Temporal stability was assessed two weeks after the initial survey. Result. A draft inventory comprising 12 factors and 47 items was created based on 95 draft items. Data from 371 nurses across 55 departments in 12 hospitals were analyzed. The inventory comprised 8 factors and 40 items based on the theoretical model. The comparative fit index was 0.86, the Tucker–Lewis index was 0.85, the root mean square error of approximation was 0.09, and standardized root mean square was 0.04. Cronbach’s alpha of each factor was ≥0.8, and the temporal stability was moderate. Conclusion. We developed the group organizational learning activity inventory, comprising 8 factors and 40 items. Though construct validity was low, the reliability and concurrent/convergent validities were confirmed. This inventory contains new factors that measure the group activities to ensure EBP’s continuation in hospitals: forming common knowledge, understanding the value of EBP in groups, and fostering ownership thereof. Using this inventory, departments that introduced EBP can evaluate the extent of activities leading to nurses’ continuation of EBP and find the improvement point.

My Views on International Chinese Language Education Reform

Since the 19th Party Congress, our Party has established the strategic height of developing socialism with Chinese characteristics and made a major deployment of giving priority to the development of education, accelerating the modernization of education and building a strong education country. This fully puts the status and key role of education in the process of the development of the whole national cause. The General Secretary pointed out that it is necessary to promote international communication capacity building, tell the Chinese story, spread the Chinese voice, and show the world a real, three-dimensional and comprehensive China. Guided by this important idea of General Secretary Xi Jinping, the internationalization of the Chinese language is sailing high and developing fast. The development of international Chinese language education is changing day by day. In the new era, we should scientifically understand the basic concept of international Chinese language education and construct a modern international Chinese language education system that is more open, more inclusive and more standardized.

성 지향성 신념 척도 개발 및 타당화 연구

Objectives The purpose of this study is to develop and justify a multidimensional sexual-oriented belief scale for adults over the age of 20. Methods To this end, the construct concept of gender orientation was newly established and questions were prepared, and the validity was verified by conducting preliminary tests and main tests on 1,372 adults living in Seoul and other regions. Results Overall, it is a concept of gender-oriented beliefs that can not only confirm the level of one's beliefs based on one's gender orientation after gender identity, but can also be used for selective intervention and evaluation by area as needed. Thus, the following research processes for scale development and rationalization are as follows. First, in this study, five factors of congenitality, acceptance of identity, uniqueness, sense of belonging, social antagonism, and a total of 35 questions were derived by adults over 20 to develop basic questions. The elicitation of these components was made through a review of several prior studies and empirical data at the consultation site. Based on the derived sexual-oriented belief items, 35 basic questions were developed, and the content feasibility of five experts was reviewed and revised to 28 questions again. The basic questionnaires were modified and utilized to conform to the sexual-oriented belief factors derived among the existing scales outside the country and the existing ones in the country. Second, the basic questions were redefined as five factors, 21 through exploratory factor analysis, and by ensuring stable model fit, reliability and validity by area through confirmed factor analysis, a sexual-oriented belief scale of 18 questions was developed, which is the final factor of 5. internal concordance .764 RMSEA value is taken into account with compatibility. good, and the simplicity with model .052 good index showed, and for longer to complete, the range of 95% confidence interval of at least to the maximum value. Confirmed that a good measurement accuracy by presenting a good model in .048~.056. Conclusions We hope that this study will become a tool for the consultation site to use relevant topics and appeals in a healthy and efficient manner by objectively identifying not only the inner circle's belief in sexual orientation but also the counsel's own belief in sexual orientation.

Evaluation method of renewable energy flexibility confidence capacity under different penetration rates

As the penetration rate of renewable energy continues to increase, reliability confidence capacity, an important indicator for measuring the contribution of power sources to the power system, has received widespread attention in the planning and design of power systems. However, reliability confidence capacity can no longer be fully applicable to the planning and design of new power systems with renewable energy as the core feature. Therefore, this paper proposes the concept of renewable energy flexibility confidence capacity and constructs a mathematical model. Firstly, based on the consideration of flexibility, a renewable energy flexible confidence capacity evaluation model is established using the sequential Monte Carlo method. Secondly, the changes and reasons for various flexibility indicators in the system under different energy penetration rates are analyzed. Then, the differences and reasons for renewable energy flexibility confidence capacity evaluation results under different energy penetration rates are compared and analyzed. Based on the weights of various flexibility indicators, the renewable energy flexibility confidence capacity under different energy penetration rates is comprehensively evaluated. Finally, the actual power grid data of a certain region in Xinjiang, China is simulated and analyzed. The results of the case study verify the rationality and effectiveness of the proposed method.

A bidirectional loss allocation method for active distributed network based on Virtual Contribution Theory

Loss Allocation is a crucial task in power transmission and distribution services, as it essential for reconciliation of generator-user settlement results. With the availability of distributed generation in recent years, power can flow in both directions along transformers and mainlines in the traditional distribution networks. This makes it difficult to calculate power losses in active distribution networks and correct transactions between generators and users. In this paper, we propose the concept of Virtual Contribution Theory and construct a virtual contribution matrix to illustrating how generators and loads use and occupy distribution networks. By combining Virtual Contribution Theory with Power Flow Tracing, a bidirectional loss allocation method based on the Virtual Contribution Theory is proposed to account for power losses in active distribution network. One key advantage of this method is that it eliminates many shortcomings of traditional loss allocation method, including cumbersome calculation processes, low solution efficiency, and limitations in bidirectional power flow calculations. This method can also fairly allocate power loss between generators and loads in the retail electricity market. We conducted tests on IEEE 33 and IEEE 69 systems to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method.

Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Variation and Influencing Factors of Rural Land Dependence from the Perspective of Human-Land Relationship

Face the issues of rural youth outflow, increase of aging population, and rural decline, this research explored the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics and influencing factors of the rural human-land relationship using the quantification index of rural land dependence. The research defines the concept of rural land dependence and constructs an evaluation index system for rural land dependence. By using the entropy weight method, the research quantitatively measures the high and low levels of rural land dependence in 30 provincial administrative units in China from 2006 to 2020. Besides, the GIS spatial analysis and geodetector are used to explore and analyze the spatial-temporal pattern and influencing factors of China’s land dependence. The results show that: (1) Temporal evolution: Since 2006, the level of rural land dependence in China has shown a decreasing trend, with economic dependence > population dependence > spatial dependence in terms of partial dependence differences. (2) Spatial pattern: During the study period, there are regional differences in the spatial distribution of rural land dependence in China, with a “high in the southwest and low in the eastern coastal areas” characteristic. The distribution of high-dependence areas has changed from being concentrated to being dispersed, while the distribution of low-dependence areas has changed from being dispersed to being concentrated. (3) Influencing factors analysis: From 2006 to 2018, the number of large agricultural employees is the main influencing factor of land dependence. With the decrease of population dependence and the increase of spatial dependence indexes, as well as the influence of the social environment, the area of rural areas and the total area of the region became the main influencing factor of land dependence from 2018 to 2020. The results can provide scientific basis for deepening the research on rural land use efficiency, and also provide decision support for promoting rural sustainable development and achieving common prosperity.

Aquaponics as an integrated agri-aquaculture system (IAAS): Emerging trends and future prospects

Aquaponics, an integrated agri-aquaculture system, is an interdisciplinary approach that addresses the water-food-energy nexus of United Nations' sustainable development goal and increasing demands of global population at minimal ecological cost. Embracing the ‘circular bio-based economy’ concept, aquaponics has exhibited immense potential for reduced resource utilization, discharge mitigation, nutrient, energy, wastewater recycling, and production of highly nutritious food within the system. Aquaponics has attained increased public interest in recent years in urban areas, in line with the trend towards greater productivity with limited resources, diving it from small-scale operation to brink of commercialization. The holistic analysis of scientific articles on aquaponics has perceived the transition of research trends from optimization of system performance (component ratio, hydraulic loading rate, etc.) to adoption of marine, inland saline, decoupled aquaponics and nutrient management to address challenges like freshwater scarcity, depleting marine resources, salinization, nutrient deficiency for plants, etc.; yet a constructive scientific concept is still limited. Marine, inland saline, and decoupled aquaponics has increasingly gained popularity in last decades, yet further expansion is demanded as a way forward to tackle the global challenges. This article provides insight into the prevailing state-of-art with recommendations for future orientation of research for developing this sustainable production technology.

Psychometric properties of the Greek translation of the Greek Short Dark Triad questionnaire (GSD3Q) in a subclinical sample

Introduction‘Dark Triad’ is a constellation of three conceptually distinct but empirically overlapping personality variables. The three members- Machiavellianism, narcissism and subclinical psychopathy – often show differential correlates but share a common core of callous-manipulation.ObjectivesTo validate an easy to use and valid measurement for subclinical populations examining the 3 factors of the dark triad of personality.MethodsA pool of items designed to circumscribe the classic conceptions of the Dark Triad constructs used for the Short Dark Triad were translated using the multiple forward and backward translation protocol. Participants consisted of 391 adults recruited from social media. Participants were then asked to rate their agreement with each of the 44 items generated for the GSD3Q).Results391 adults participated, 51 (13%) male, 340 (87%) female mean age 41.4(SD=10.8). Corrected Item-Total Correlation was used for the first reduction of items and then PCA with eigenvalues >1.5 was used for the reduction of the items loading lower than 0. 400 for each factor independently. Finally, Principal Axis Factoring with Varimax rotation led to 9 items for Machiavellianism (alpha coefficient=0.659), 8 items for Narcissism (alpha coefficient=0.659) and 10 items for Psychopathy (alpha coefficient=0.742). Strong correlations were found as expected between the 3 factors with lower between Machiavellianism and Narcissism r=.487 p=0.001 and higher between Psychopath and Narcissism r=.617 p=0.001.ConclusionsThe results of the current validation led to a 27 item, with 3 factors questionnaire with similar psychometric properties for non-clinical populations. Further validation is needed for clinical samples.Disclosure of InterestNone Declared

The challenges of green supply chain management (GSCM) system implementation in civil construction project

Nowadays, the construction industry has negatively affected the local environment and community through the noise, air, water, and land pollution. The implementation of Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) has been recognized as a green approach in reducing environmental issues in the construction industry. However, GSCM had no significant effect on athletic performance because not many company owners or managers had implemented green supply chain management in companies. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify the challenges to implement GSCM concepts in civil engineering construction. Through a questionnaire survey, fifty respondents from civil engineering companies at Sepang and Hulu Langat Selangor participated. The findings were analysed using SPSS software and the Relative Importance Index (RII). Different in perspective and culture, financial limitations and fear of failure were internal challenges against implementing GSCM. Meanwhile, the external challenges were a lack of support and guidelines from the government, not having an engagement of management from third parties, and not having actual environmental measurements of the GSCM system. This study is significant for apprehending the challenges and ineffectiveness of GSCM practices in Malaysia.