Present Situation Research Articles

BURNOUT AND JOB SATISFACTION. A PILOT STUDY AMONG EMPLOYEES OF ROMANIAN CULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

Burnout is associated with lower levels of job satisfaction. It holds particular importance in the delivery of public services, since employees encounter both psychological-emotional and mental pressure. Due to the recent events that have set the stage for a financial crisis, employees may be forced to work longer hours and experience burnout as a result of the need for more financial resources. The findings presented in this work are applicable to the present situation and help fill the gaps in our understanding of public sector employee burnout and satisfaction levels and the factors that contribute to their development. This study presents a research conducted at the National Institute for Cultural Research and Training. The aim was to identify the levels of burnout and satisfaction among the institution's human resources. Additionally, the study aimed to determine the factors that influence both of these factors. Simultaneously, the researchers examined the relation between burnout and satisfaction among the participants. The research employed a questionnaire as the primary instrument, incorporating two validated tests from the specialised literature: the Maslach Burnout Inventory for assessing burnout levels and the Job Satisfaction Survey for measuring satisfaction levels. After careful analysis and interpretation of the data, it was found that the level of burnout among the institution's personnel is influenced by the presence of conflicts in the workplace. Regarding HR satisfaction, it was discovered that the monthly salary level has no impact on the level of satisfaction and does not lead to increased satisfaction among employees, even if they receive a larger income compared to their peers. Finally, by analysing the relationship between burnout and satisfaction, it was discovered that there exists a negative correlation between the two variables. This implies that a higher degree of burnout is associated with a lower level of satisfaction, while a lower degree of burnout is associated with a higher level of satisfaction among employees.

Teaching Management Coordination Work and Function of Teaching Secretary in Colleges and Universities

With the higher requirements put forward for colleges and universities to carry out education management, the assistant work of a teaching secretary is an important foundation for colleges and universities to carry out teaching management, by realizing the interoperability and communication between teachers, students, and educational affairs. Along with the continuous reform and optimization of the teaching system in colleges and universities in China, various teaching management issues are increasingly becoming prominent. So the continuous coordination of teaching secretaries can indeed lay the foundation for the smooth development of teaching. Therefore, colleges and universities should fully realize the importance of the work of teaching secretaries, and take effective measures to encourage them to play their coordinating role, which can ultimately promote the long-term development of colleges and universities. Based on this, this paper puts forward the main contents of the coordination work of teaching secretaries in colleges and universities, analyzes their main features, responsibilities, and functions, and introduces the present situation and countermeasures of the teaching management work of teaching secretaries in colleges and universities in China in the hope of promoting the rapid development of college education in the country.

Economic evaluations and political support: Repeated micro-analyses in the Netherlands, 2008-2020

How important is the evaluation of peopleʼs personal economic situation and the economic situation of the country in which they live in explaining differences in political support? And how stable are the effects over time and between different groups? This chapter addresses these questions using analyses of data drawn from fifty surveys carried out for the Dutch ‘Citizensʼ Outlooks Barometerʼ (COB) over the period 2008-2020, from before the financial crisis until the start of de coronavirus crisis. It transpires that (macroeconomic) ‘sociotropicʼ considerations are more important than (personal financial) ‘egotropicʼ aspects over the entire period and for both higher and lower-educated segments of the population. Evaluations of the present situation appear to be more important than expectations. Some evidence is found that negative evaluations have a bigger impact than positive evaluations. Suggestions are put forward for further research to explain fluctuations in the importance of financial and economic evaluations in explaining differences in political support.

Development of Online and Offline Mixed Teaching Materials for Higher Vocational Education Under the Background of Internet

With the vigorous development of the Internet, higher vocational education is welcoming a new era of online and offline mixed teaching. Based on the deficiency of traditional teaching materials, this paper analyzes the present situation of higher vocational education under the Internet and the advantages of blended teaching. In order to realize the development of blended teaching materials in higher vocational colleges, this paper puts forward a concise and effective process, and taking Accounting as an example, probes into the influence of blended teaching materials on students' grades. The results show that the blended teaching materials improve the interactivity, stimulate students' interest in autonomous learning and effectively promote their learning enthusiasm. This not only improves the quality of higher vocational education, meets the social demand for skilled talents, but also cultivates students' teamwork and autonomous learning ability. These research results provide theoretical support for the development of hybrid higher vocational teaching materials in the Internet era.

Research on the Application of Virtual Reality Technology in the Design and Evaluation of Interactive Interfaces for Renewable Energy Systems

In this investigation, we delve deeply into the visual interaction design of electric vehicle power management systems, particularly how we can integrate sustainable development principles to enhance the user experience and promote environmentally friendly travel. Initially, we take a look at the present situation and challenges faced by electric vehicle power management systems. We identify shortcomings in traditional design approaches that fail to prioritize sustainability, such as low energy efficiency and challenges in accessing user-friendly information. To validate the effectiveness of our proposed method, we conduct case studies and user tests. The results reveal that incorporating sustainable development elements into the visual interaction design not only significantly boosts user satisfaction and trust in the power management system but also helps reduce energy consumption and environmental pollution.

Stepping into the future of behavioral health: Opportunities, challenges, and possibilities.

To improve our practices of today and to overcome the problems that confront us at present, the behavioral health field must anticipate what the future is likely to bring. Such foresight is particularly important right now because of the changes and disruptions that have occurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic over the past 3 years. We begin by recounting major developments in the mental health field since the founding of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) more than 70 years ago, including some firsthand experiences of the senior author. Subsequently, we review the present situation of the behavioral health field with particular attention to the effects of COVID-19 and our current workforce crisis. Likely future scenarios are then described in two principal domains: clinical developments and community developments. Clinical developments over the next decade are likely to include much more self-directed, integrated, virtual, and personalized care. Community developments are likely to include self-empowering community interventions, better population health management, new collaborations with public health, and continued efforts to address stigma. To increase the probability of the future described, several facilitators are also outlined to create the conditions under which expected future developments can be expected to flourish. These include addressing the behavioral health workforce crisis, modernizing behavioral health clinical training, fostering opportunities for cross-sector work, fostering opportunities to engage in policy issues, creating centers of excellence for innovation in behavioral health, and fostering an integrated framework that undergirds behavioral health. The future we have described holds considerable promise for the behavioral health field and for all who suffer from mental or substance use conditions. We must begin working today to turn this potential future into tomorrow's reality. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

The present situation and the trend of development of urban public green space in the post-pandemic era

COVID-19 has become one of the most dangerous viruses in the world since 2019. After long-time debate and a large amount of experiments, quarantine and self-isolation were claimed as the main measures of prevention. However, the policy of forcing people to stay at home limited their access to outside of their homes while also lowering the intensity of their usual exercise. As a result, public green space has become more important than ever for hosting peoples outdoor activities. This paper aims to highlight emerging questions at COVID-19 and public green space. This paper aims to confirm that the existence of improvement trend of importance of public green space after COVID-19 period. And aims to make out a new kind of public space design model. It can be concluded that the rational construction of public green spaces is of great significance to improving the living environment of residents.

Nature-Inspired Micro/Nano-Structured Antibacterial Surfaces.

The problem of bacterial resistance has become more and more common with improvements in health care. Worryingly, the misuse of antibiotics leads to an increase in bacterial multidrug resistance and the development of new antibiotics has virtually stalled. These challenges have prompted the need to combat bacterial infections with the use of radically different approaches. Taking lessons from the exciting properties of micro-/nano-natural-patterned surfaces, which can destroy cellular integrity, the construction of artificial surfaces to mimic natural functions provides new opportunities for the innovation and development of biomedicine. Due to the diversity of natural surfaces, functional surfaces inspired by natural surfaces have a wide range of applications in healthcare. Nature-inspired surface structures have emerged as an effective and durable strategy to prevent bacterial infection, opening a new way to alleviate the problem of bacterial drug resistance. The present situation of bactericidal and antifouling surfaces with natural and biomimetic micro-/nano-structures is briefly reviewed. In addition, these innovative nature-inspired methods are used to manufacture a variety of artificial surfaces to achieve extraordinary antibacterial properties. In particular, the physical antibacterial effect of nature-inspired surfaces and the functional mechanisms of chemical groups, small molecules, and ions are discussed, as well as the wide current and future applications of artificial biomimetic micro-/nano-surfaces. Current challenges and future development directions are also discussed at the end. In the future, controlling the use of micro-/nano-structures and their subsequent functions will lead to biomimetic surfaces offering great potential applications in biomedicine.

Improving Indicators in Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement in Pakistan: A Study of Impact of Integrated IP Management Model

This study highlights the present situation of enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and its improvement as an impact of implementation of integrated IP management system in Pakistan. The key initiatives taken by the national government and the organization to achieve the target have been discussed in this study. The major steps include centralized IP administration, new IP legislation, up-gradation of IP Laws, introduction of special IP courts as IP tribunal, capacity building of IP personnel, digitization & automation, cooperation & interaction between law and enforcement agencies & departments, accession to international treaties and IP awareness across the country etc. The aforesaid actions made positive image of the country in IPRs situation by improvement in global IPR ranking index.

The Origin, Present Situation, and Future Development Suggestions of Green Finance in China

The Origin, Present Situation, and Future Development Suggestions of Green Finance in China

Dyadic coping and associated factors in women with high-risk pregnancy and their spouses: Do they interact?

ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to examine the present situation of dyadic coping in pregnant women with high-risk pregnancy and their spouses, as well as the relevant factors and the interactions between partners. MethodsFrom October 2022 to September 2023, a cross-sectional survey was undertaken, involving 460 pairs of pregnant women with high-risk pregnancy who were hospitalized for childbirth and their accompanying spouses. These participants completed self-assessments on dyadic coping, marital satisfaction, perceived stress, and self-efficacy through the completion of paper questionnaires. The collected data was then subjected to analysis utilizing correlation analysis and multiple linear regression. The actor-partner interdependence model (APIM) was then developed using the structural equation modeling(SEM) to test the binary association. FindingsPregnant women preferred to utilize stressful communication, whereas their spouses employed supportive and delegated coping. Both external (such as education level, employment status, and medical insurance) and internal (such as marital satisfaction, perceived stress, and self-efficacy) factors were associated with pregnant women's dyadic coping. Education level and internal factors were also associated with the spouses' dyadic coping. In contrast to spouses, who can only have a partner effect on pregnant women through marriage satisfaction, all pregnant women's internal elements played the partner effect on the spouses' dyadic coping. ImplicationsThe study's findings help identify populations with inadequate coping ability. Promoting marital satisfaction, self-efficacy, and reducing perceived stress are associated with enhancing the dyadic coping ability of pregnant women with high-risk pregnancy and their spouses. It also suggests that antenatal care should intervene with pregnant women with high-risk pregnancy and their spouses as a whole, and emphasize collaborative coping and effective mutual support between couples rather than spousal support alone.

Present situation of minimally invasive surgical treatment for early gastric cancer.

Minimally invasive surgery is a kind of surgical operation, which is performed by using professional surgical instruments and equipment to inactivate, resect, repair or reconstruct the pathological changes, deformities and wounds in human body through micro-trauma or micro-approach, in order to achieve the goal of treatment, its surgical effect is equivalent to the traditional open surgery, while avoiding the morbidity of conventional surgical wounds. In addition, it also has the advantages of less trauma, less blood loss during operation, less psychological burden and quick recovery on patients, and these minimally invasive techniques provide unique value for the examination and treatment of gastric cancer patients. Surgical minimally invasive surgical techniques have developed rapidly and offer numerous options for the treatment of early gastric cancer (EGC): endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), underwater EMR (UEMR), endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR), endoscopic submucosal excavation (ESE), submucosal tunnel endoscopic resection), laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS); Among them, EMR, EFTR and LECS technologies have a wide range of applications and different modifications have been derived from their respective surgical operations, such as band-assisted EMR (BA-EMR), conventional EMR (CEMR), over-the-scope clip-assisted EFTR, no-touch EFTR, the inverted LECS, closed LECS, and so on. These new and improved minimally invasive surgeries are more precise, specific and effective in treating different types of EGC.

Crop Price Prediction using Machine Learning

Crop planning for the next season in agriculture is a difficult task for farmers because it is difficult to predict the price of the product in a particular season depending on the weather. Accurate and timely estimation of crop prices is important in making planting, harvesting and marketing decisions. Crop prices cannot be predicted accurately using crop price methods. This problem can be solved with machine learning models that will predict crop prices, show crop analysis patterns and present future situations to farmers. Farmers choose the right crop to produce crops; this includes crop selection, setting crop standards and storage. harvested crops provide sufficient information to estimate the appropriate crop price as a business. It will be used for past, present and future rainfall as well as last year's value. Based on this framework, machine learning algorithms are used to predict crop prices and produce accurate crop price prediction results. It helps farmers and others in agriculture make better decisions about crops. With the help of this survey, researchers will help find the best ideas and methods to predict crop prices using machine learning.

Present and future situation of West Nile virus in the Afro‐Palaearctic pathogeographic system

West Nile virus (WNV) is a globally widespread arthropod‐borne virus that poses a significant public health concern. Mosquitoes transmit the virus in an enzootic cycle among birds, which act as reservoirs. Climate plays a crucial role in these outbreaks as mosquitoes are highly influenced by climatic conditions, and bird migrations are also affected by weather patterns. Consequently, changes in climate can potentially impact the occurrence of WNV outbreaks. We used biogeographic modelling based on machine learning algorithms and fuzzy logic to analyse and evaluate separately the risk of WNV outbreaks in two different biogeographic regions, the Afrotropical and the Western Palaearctic region. By employing fuzzy logic tools, we constructed a comprehensive risk model that integrates the Afro‐Palaearctic system as a unified operational unit for WNV spread. This innovative approach recognizes the Afro‐Palaearctic region as a pathogeographic system, characterized by biannual connections facilitated by billions of migratory bird reservoirs carrying the disease. Subsequently, we forecasted the effects of different climate change scenarios on the spread of WNV in the Afro‐Palaearctic system for the years 2040 and 2070. Our findings revealed an increasing epidemic and epizootic risk south of the Sahara. However, the area where an upsurge in risk was forecasted the most lies within Europe, with the anticipation of risk expansion into regions presently situated beyond the virus' distribution range, including central and northern Europe. Gaining insight into the risk within the Afro‐Palaearctic system is crucial for establishing coordinated and international One Health surveillance efforts. This becomes particularly relevant in the face of ongoing climate change, which disrupts the ecological equilibrium among vectors, reservoirs, and human populations. We show that the application of biogeographical tools to assess risk of infectious disease, i.e. pathogeography, is a promising approach for understanding distribution patterns of zoonotic diseases and for anticipating their future spread.

Research on the Path of High-Quality Development of Internal Audit in Real Estate Industry

The internal audit of real estate enterprises is a very important part of the business activities of enterprises, is an important means to effectively control the internal management risk of enterprises, improve the efficiency of operation and management, and reduce costs. High-quality internal audit plays a very important role in the development and growth of enterprises. Based on the present situation of the internal audit of real estate industry, this paper analyzes the problems existing in the internal audit of real estate enterprises, and puts forward the corresponding improvement measures.

Visual Analysis of Present Situation of Teacher Development Research

This paper combs the present situation of research on teacher development and training through visual analysis. This paper analyzes 538 high-level documents of related research collected in China HowNet since 2014, and systematically analyzes the present situation of teacher development research in China from the visual perspective. The analysis results show that the research topics of teacher development and training mainly focus on teacher development, teacher professional development, teacher training, teacher evaluation and teaching quality. The research also found that the research results of teachers' development and training showed a downward trend in recent ten years, especially the research on teachers' development in colleges and universities was less.

Among crises: how businesspeople built expectations of resilience in the face of COVID-19

Abstract Interviews with 60 businesspeople coping with COVID-19 show that they elaborate the pandemic with reference to other crises they have faced. A model of sensemaking among crises is put forward, conceptualizing crises as recurrent, rather than singular or continuous. Among crises, comparisons to past experiences help make sense of the present situation: businesspeople who perceived COVID-19 to have analogues to crises they had (successfully) faced before felt hopeful about their ability to cope with the pandemic, while those who insisted that the pandemic was without precedent were more pessimistic than their peers. In this way, crises enter cultural repertoires, helping to make sense of unsettled times and even underpinning expectations of resilience. This process is an integral part of the entrepreneurial story: given cultural repertoires replete with narratives of virtuous economic actors successfully surmounting crises and managing risk, it is among crises that businesspeople either substantiate or challenge such beliefs.

Unveiling Gender Biases in Recruitment: A Natural Language Processing Approach

This paper investigates the potential of AI to identify gender biases in recruitment for senior management positions in businesses, dealing with many documents. It aims to unravel the impact of gender biases in job advertisements as a possible reason behind the underrepresentation of women in the corporate world. An innovative experiment that extracts and analyses 2.198 job offers published in February and September 2021 in the Financial Times newspaper is presented. Natural language techniques are used. These methods identify the most frequent terms and their appearance rate in the advertisements showing the gender biases they generate. By enabling the analysis of many documents, the method allows the accurate identification of gender biases. This use is unique in management studies. The results show a strong co-occurrence of terms associated with male roles in the studied sectors. The concept of agentic-communal role differentiation, rooted in the Identity, homosocial, and TM-TM theories, supports the findings. This knowledge will contribute to using NLP to discover gender biases in recruitment for high decision-making positions proposing action to improve the present situation. Should more women ascend to decision-making positions, selection processes should be improved to reflect a more neutral language. At the same time, cultural changes should be promoted in the corporate world toward more inclusive workplaces.

Smart Home Automation System

In fast moving world, where people are very busy in their own things, there is a need for automation in all activities, not only industries and machineries; even home automation is of prime importance. As of now, for automation purposes we use different wireless technologies and that process uses a PC, voice processor etc., these have their own limitations and results in decreased accuracy. In order to provide more reliable and convenient automation we use android applications. Smart phones are becoming more popular now a days and each of us are having a smart phone in present situation. So by using dedicated applications on an android device complete automation can be done and this to a great level will decrease the drawbacks caused by other conventional wireless technological processes. It has a variety of advantages over conventional old microcontrollers such as RISC architecture, larger memory word, fast operation and a host of inbuilt features such as ADC, communication protocols etc., The project can be used to control any external environment where in the person may like to control all his surroundings such as fans, lights, TVs, etc; He may also like to open the door for someone or close the water tap.

The Nigerian Anti-Torture Act of 2017 and Its Compatibility with the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Abstract Article 2 of the 1984 Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT) obligates states to take measures to prevent torture. While many states have provisions that prohibit torture, in most cases these do not align with the jurisprudential anti-torture framework required by UNCAT. Before the advent of the Anti-Torture Act, the Nigerian 1999 Constitution prohibited torture, but it was not a crime per se. Any act or omission that constituted torture usually fell under the heading of a civil claim and could also be prosecuted under the criminal or the penal code. However, most cases were prosecuted as grievous bodily harm, attempted murder, assault or murder. The 1999 Constitution failed to detail what constituted torture; in fact, the use of torture did not diminish under the Constitution. To fully apprehend the present situation in Nigeria, it is important to understand the legislative framework and its compatibility with international standards.