Relationship Of Various Aspects Research Articles

Step-Gap in Upward Support: The Role of Biological Relatedness and Childhood Co-residence Duration.

Although prior research has detected a step-gap in intergenerational relationships in various aspects, there is a lack of studies examining adult children's support toward their biological parents and stepparents. We investigated (i) whether adult children provide more support to their biological parents than stepparents and (ii) whether the childhood co-residence duration is associated with the support given to stepparents. The data were drawn from the German Family Panel (pairfam). Upward support was indicated by using 3 different measures, namely, financial, practical, and emotional support provided by adult children to their biological parents and stepparents. A path analysis was conducted to detect the potential differences regarding upward support. More support was channeled toward the biological parents than the stepparents. Moreover, the length of co-residence during childhood and adolescence was positively associated with the frequency of support provided toward the stepparents. Consequently, an increased childhood co-residence duration decreased the step-gap in upward support, although it did not fully eliminate it. The findings showed that stepparents are in a more disadvantaged position than the biological parents regarding receiving support from their adult children. In the context of a high old-age dependency ratio, it is important to recognize that stepparents may not have the opportunity to receive adequate support from their families as compared to individuals with biological children.

THE CONTRIBUTION OF MENTAL STATES TO THE FORMATION OF EMOTIONAL BURNOUT AMONG WORKING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

The tendencies of studying the syndrome of emotional burnout in domestic and foreign studies are revealed. The contribution of the characteristics of communicative professions, the mental states of teachers to the formation of emotional burnout, psychophysical, interpersonal problems, and the impact on the quality of educational results is shown.
 The purpose of the study is to identify the relationship between the structural components of mental states and subfactors and the integral index of emotional burnout. The objectives of the study included the theoretical study of the problem in modern psychological, pedagogical and medical research; detection of the specificity of the relationship of various aspects of mental states (depression, anxiety, stress, psychological discomfort) with subfactors of the burnout syndrome.
 Methods and methodology. Classical methods of research and mathematical and statistical processing of information obtained by testing on the scales DASS-21 S. Lovibond, P. Lovibond, DERS K. L. Gratz, L. Roemer, GNQ-28 D.P. Goldberg, V. Hiller, R. Williams, MBI questionnaire С. Maslach, S. Jackson.
 Results. The integral indicator of emotional burnout in most teachers is recorded at medium and high levels. The structure of emotional burnout is dominated by signs of depersonalization and reduction (in novice teachers) and emotional exhaustion (in experienced teachers). Markers have been found that indicate the vulnerability of teachers with different experience in teaching to the formation of the syndrome of emotional burnout and its components. Among them are severe prolonged stress, a decrease in tonic and tension characteristics of mental states, somatic symptoms, and emotional destabilization.
 Scope of the results. The results of the study complement the characteristics of the burnout syndrome and the role of mental states in its development. The data can be used in the development of a conceptual apparatus, the selection of intervention strategies, and the preparation of a program of measures to prevent burnout syndrome in an educational organization.

The Nexus Between Development and Environment

Development and its interrelationship with the environment are complex. Environment plays a vital role in a country's development by supplying natural resources. However, human negligence toward the environment during development activities causes environmental degradation. As a result, economies have increasingly faced the dual challenge of achieving higher economic growth while limiting environmental harm. Governments and international organizations, including the United Nations, have made achieving environmental sustainability and minimizing environmental degradation a top concern. In this paper, we discuss the relationship of various aspects of development, namely infrastructural development, financial development, economic growth, human development, social development, and political development, with the environment. We also present solutions to shift from 'environment versus development' to 'environment and development.'

Estimation of Morphometric Parameters of Karatoya sub-River Basin in Bangladesh using GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques

Morphometric analysis identifies the relationship of various aspects in the basin area, and plays an important role for understanding the geo-hydrological characteristics of a basin. The Karatoya River is ecologically and economically significant for Dinajpur region of Bangladesh. In this study, the morphometry of a sub-portion of Karatoya River in Birganj upazila was assessed by using GIS and remote sensing. The secondary data from ASTER DEM data and DEM data of Bangladesh were used to represent the morphologic and geo-hydrologic nature of the basin. The study computed and assessed more than 31 morphometric parameters in all aspects of the river basin. Morphometric analysis of the river network and the basin revealed that the Karatoya sub-basin was in the 6th order river network (as Strahler’s classification) with a dendritic and parallel drainage pattern and fine grain in drainage texture. This type of analysis will lead to develop the sustainable framework for agricultural and watershed management to be used by the local administration.

ПОЗИЦИОНИРОВАНИЕ УНИВЕРСИТЕТСКОГО ГОРОДА: СООТНОШЕНИЕ СМЫСЛОВОГО И ВИЗУАЛЬНОГО АСПЕКТОВ БРЕНДА

The article discusses the marketing positioning strategy used to ensure competitiveness in relation to the city brand. Since university cities inherently form a ready-made market segment, the need to detach from competitors is emphasized, and therefore the emphasis is on identity as a brand attribute. Through political construction (the leadership role of the authorities in creating and using a positioning strategy), the brand of the city is given a supervalue, which is projected into the reality of perception. The idea of the subjective nature of the foundations of branding is substantiated, although some researchers of the urban brand insist on its objective predestination and a priori nature. The subjectivity of the nature of a brand means its artificially constructed meaning and a deliberate interpretation of its positioned meaning. The positioning of the city’s brand occurs in a new communicative situation when the authorities must rely on social communication with the brand, discuss its distinctive features and value. It is this format of communication that today allows identifying the brand of the city, comparing “positions”, and making a choice. Therefore, in order to maintain the city’s brand identity, it is better to focus on brand management rather than on rebranding. Brand management allows managing the brand value, which is more expedient to create on the basis of one archetype. For a university city brand, this is the Wiseman. As a concrete example of a university city, the Tomsk case is used; in particular, the modeling of the image of the city by positioning its brand is investigated. In terms of revealing the relationship of various aspects in brand positioning, it is argued that the construction of a city brand through its modeling is associated primarily with the process of giving meaning to the city-sign. And the main prerequisite for the semioticization of the city-sign is the city’s semiosphere, its semiotic space. In marketing terms, the city’s semiosphere reaches the cultural stage of self-description, which is manifested in the institutionalization of branding. In this case, the brand becomes an urban “norm”, and a typical city dweller communicatively supports it, expressing the brand’s identity. In general, the priority of the semantic value of the brand is substantiated as a constructed feature that is the dominant characteristic of the city. The important visual aspect of the city brand is seen as a common case of unfinished semiotics when some brand practices of cities show the problem of decoding visual symbols thus interfering with the understanding of significant meaning. As a general conclusion, it is emphasized that, in the context of global communication, a city nominating itself a “university” one should give a visual identity to its brand and correlate it with the dominant semantic “position” of the brand this city forms.

Многомерность Электронного Голосования в Системе Электронной Демократии (Multidimensionality of E-Voting System in E-Democracy)

Russian Abstract: В данной статье исследуются проблемы электронного голосования и электронной демократии исходя из тезиса о взаимосвязи различных аспектов электронной демократии и необходимости применения методологии различных наук для определения оптимального направления целостного нормативно-правового регулирования в области электронной демократии. English Abstract: This paper investigates the problem of e-voting and e-democracy based on a thesis about the relationship of various aspects of e-democracy and necessity to apply the methodology of various sciences to determine the optimal direction of holistic legal regulation of e-democracy.

The association of locomotive and non-locomotive physical activity measured by an accelerometer with functional fitness in healthy elderly men: a pilot study.

[Purpose]The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of various aspects of daily physical activity, such as the number of steps, time spent in moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA), and locomotive and non-locomotive MVPA measured by a triaxial accelerometer, with the functional fitness in healthy elderly men.[Methods]The subjects of this study were 22 healthy elderly men aged over 65 years. The participants wore a triaxial accelerometer for two weeks to estimate their daily physical activities. The level of functional fitness was measured based on "National Fitness Award 100 in Korea" immediately after the measurement of two weeks of daily physical activities.[Results]The results showed that active healthy elderly men with more than 6,500 walking steps per day and more than 60 min per day spent in MVPA showed a significantly higher 2-min marching in place and index of cardiorespiratory endurance compared to less physically active participants. Particularly, locomotive MVPA was significantly associated with cardiorespiratory endurance levels (r = 0.50), whereas non-locomotive MVPA was not associated with other measurements of functional fitness.[Conclusion]Increased MVPA time, especially the locomotive MVPA, can effectively suppress the decrease in cardiorespiratory endurance level in elderly men. However, no association was observed between non-locomotive MVPA, such as household activities, and functional fitness in healthy elderly men.

Watershed-based Morphometric Analysis: A Review

Drainage basin/watershed analysis based on morphometric parameters is very important for watershed planning. Morphometric analysis of watershed is the best method to identify the relationship of various aspects in the area. Despite many technical papers were dealt with in this area of study, there is no particular standard classification and implication of each parameter. It is very confusing to evaluate a value of every morphometric parameter. This paper deals with the meaning of values of the various morphometric parameters, with adequate contextual information. A critical review is presented on each classification, the range of values, and their implications. Besides classification and its impact, the authors also concern about the quality of input data, either in data preparation or scale/the detail level of mapping. This review paper hopefully can give a comprehensive explanation to assist the upcoming research dealing with morphometric analysis.

GIS –Based Morphometric Analysis of Two Reservoir Catchments of Arkavati River, Ramanagaram District, Karnataka

In countries like India, where the population pressure is continuously increasing, land and water resources are limited and their wide utilization is imperative. Drainage basins, catchments and sub catchments are the fundamental units for administrative purposes to conserve natural resources. The catchment management concept recognizes the interrelationships among the linkages between uplands, low lands, land use, geomorphology, slope and soil. Soil and water conservation are the key issues in reservoir catchment management while demarcating catchments. Detailed morphometric analysis of a basin is of great help in understanding the influence of drainage morphometry on landforms and their characteristics. One of the advantages of quantitative analysis is that many of the basin parameters derived are in the form of ratios (dimensionless), thus providing an effective comparison irrespective of the scale.Morphometric analysis of the reservoir basins is considered to be the most satisfactory method because it enables in understanding of the relationship of various aspects within a drainage basin, a comparative evaluation to be made of different drainage basins developed in different geomorphological and topographical conditions or situations. Detailed morphometric analysis was carried out using ARC- GIS for Manchanabele reservoir catchment and Nellegudde reservoir catchment of Arkavati river system. Arkavati River is the tributary of river Cauvery which covers a catchment area of 4038 sqkm. Manchanabele Reservoir and Nelligudde Reservoir is constructed across river Arkavati. Manchanabele Reservoir has an independent catchment of 152.99sq km and Nelligudde reservoir has an independent catchment of 66.64 sq km. The results of the morphometric analysis reveal that Manchanabele catchment is less elongated with high erosion and peak flow. It has a strong relief and steep ground slope. Nelligudde reservoir catchment is elongated with low soil erosion and medium peak flow. It has an average steep slope with medium relief. This study in conjunction with high resolution satellite data coupled with a geographic information system (GIS) will help to better understand the status of land forms and their process, soil erosion, drainage management and ground potential conditions for efficient reservoir catchment planning and management.

Leveraging the Semantic Web for Adaptive Education

In the area of technology-enhanced learning reusability and interoperability issues essentially influence the productivity and efficiency of learning and authoring solutions. There are two basic approaches how to overcome these problems - one attempts to do it via standards and the other by means of the Semantic Web. In practice, these approaches meet and many existing solutions are based on ontologies that take into account the available specifications and try to integrate them. Moreover, these ontologies can help us to achieve a certain kind of consensus and to contribute to the harmonization of the existing standards. This paper aims at addressing the issues of leveraging the Semantic Web to improve mechanisms for knowledge representation in the area of adaptive education. We attempt to view adaptive education from different perspectives and consider relationship of various aspects that often appear not to be connected. Editors: Daniel Burgos.

Social reasoning, emotion and empathy in frontotemporal dementia

Introduction Social cognition is crucial for human interaction, and is markedly impaired in the frontal variant of frontotemporal dementia (fvFTD). The relationship of various aspects of social functioning, however, remains controversial in this group. Methods Patients with fvFTD ( n = 18), and matched controls ( n = 13), were tested using tasks designed to assess their Theory of Mind (ToM), moral reasoning, emotion recognition and executive function. Caregivers documented changes in empathy compared to premorbid functioning. Results We found marked impairments in the abilities of fvFTD patients, relative to controls, in ability to mentalise (ToM), which was evident on a cartoon test, but not on a story-based ToM task. Knowledge of social rules was intact, but moral reasoning was defective, and was due, in part, to an inability to rate the seriousness of moral and conventional transgressions appropriately. Executive function was impaired in this group, and compromised aspects of moral reasoning, but ToM performance was independent of this. Emotion recognition was globally impaired in fvFTD, but was particularly so for anger and disgust which may partly explain the difficulty these patients have with identifying social violations. Empathy, as rated by carers, was also shown to be abnormal. Conclusion It appears that social reasoning is disrupted in a number of ways in fvFTD, and the findings provide a basis for the understanding and further study of abnormal behaviour in this disease. The results are discussed in light of neuroimaging findings in studies of social cognition and the locus of pathology in fvFTD.

The relationship of various aspects of surgical management tooutcome in childhood nonmetastatic osteosarcoma: A report from the childrens cancer study group

Recently, much attention has been focused on the role of adjuvant chemotherapy in the treatment of osteosarcoma. Surgery, however, remains the primary modality for the ablation of this disease. In this report, we examine the relationship of various aspects of surgical management of osteosarcoma to prognosis for disease-free survival (DFS) in a randomized study of 234 pediatric patients. Attention is restricted to 166 patients with nonmetastatic disease confined to an extremity and who were randomized to receive one of two chemotherapeutic regimens. No advantage with respect to DFS was attributable to the various aspects of surgical management considered: interval from first symptoms to definitive surgery, surgical sequence, and type of surgery. Only two local recurrences were seen. One occurred in an above knee amputation stump and the other occurred in a patient receiving a tibial allograft. One of these patients died of pulmonary metastases within 6 months of recurrence; the other patient is alive without evidence of disease at last contact after resection of the recurrence followed by chemotherapy.

Laboratory flight studies with Anopheles stephensi Liston (Diptera: Culicidae).

The relationship of various aspects of body weight to distance flown on a laboratory flight mill was determined by flying 100 female Anopheles stephensi Liston mosquitoes. This study showed that distance flown is most related to weight gained after emergence and is correlated significantly with body weights taken prior to or after flight. Pre-feed wet body weight, post flight dry body weight, and wing loading ratio showed little or no relationship to distance flown.

Gratification Patterns and Modernization in Rural Buganda

This paper examines the nature of the relationship of various aspects of the modernization process to deferred/immediate goal gratification among rural Baganda living in Uganda. Study 1 investigates and rejects the assumption that deferred gratification (or the willingness to postpone immediate desires for more substantial future rewards) is positively and linearly related to modernization. Study 2 examines additional factors, assumes a nonlinear relationship between the variables, and provides evidence that as modernization increases deferred gratification behavior increases, then levels off and eventually decreases. Previous research and interpretations are reviewed and examined, suggestions for future research provided, and the significance of studies of gratification behavior pointed out.