Occupational Interest Inventories: An Often Untapped Resource

Two Occupational Interest Inventories, the Strong Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII) and the Career Assessment Inventory (CAI) are suggested as a basis for improving the selection of occupational objectives when traditional evaluation processes are either incomplete, inappropriate, and/or unacceptable. Comments relating to the SCII and CAI focus upon operational characteristics such as ease of administration, scoring and interpretation. Inventory results are reviewed in the text of counselor interpretation responsibilities and the benefits available to both the client and the rehabilitation process.

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The use of cement concrete pavements for roads, depending on climatic conditions

Tehnički glasnik ◽

10.31803/tg-20190518181647 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 235-240

Author(s):

Iryna Solonenko

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Statistical Models ◽

Road Network ◽

The European Union ◽

Rational Selection ◽

Cement Concrete ◽

The Road ◽

Road Pavement ◽

Operational Characteristics ◽

Selection Of

The development of road network infrastructure is an important component of the economic development of the European Union. Updating of the road network contributes to the integration of the economies of countries into a coherent whole. The road network provides the free movement of citizens, the movement of goods and the effective implementation of various services. The increase in the length of the road network leads to an increase in the financial and material costs necessary to ensure its maintenance and repair. One of the ways to reduce costs is by strengthening the physic-mechanical and operational characteristics of the pavement due to the widespread use of cement concrete. The quality of the pavement of cement concrete depends largely on the rational selection of its composition. This allows a significant increase in the durability of road pavement. The purpose of the research was: the development of recommendations for the rational selection of the composition of the road pavement material of cement concrete, aimed at upgrading longevity, and taking into account its frost resistance grade. According to the goal, the following tasks were developed: the analyses of the climatic zones in which the road network of the European Union is located; the development of a research plan, a selection of the response function and influence factors; the study of physico-mechanical and operational characteristics of the researched material of road pavement; on the basis of the obtained data, the calculation of the complex of experimental-statistical models, which describe the physico-mechanical and operational characteristics of the road pavement material; on the basis of experimental statistical models, a method was proposed for selecting the rational compositions of the cement concrete pavement road material depending on the conditions of its application. The results presented in the article can be used in engineering and scientific practice for the selection of road pavement from cement concrete for highways.

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SELECTION OF THE SHAPE OF THE LOAD CHARACTERISTICS OF ADAPTIVE FRICTION COUPLINGS WITH SEPARATE POWER CLOSURE

STATE AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS OF AGRIBUSINESS. In the frame of the XXIII Agribusiness Forum of the South of Russia and the Exhibition «Interagromash» Volume 2 ◽

10.23947/interagro.2020.2.287-290 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

D. A. Ramazanov ◽

Keyword(s):

Maximum Point ◽

Boundary Values ◽

Power Circuit ◽

Machine Drive ◽

Operational Characteristics ◽

Friction Clutch ◽

The Coefficient Of Friction ◽

Load Characteristics ◽

Range Of Values ◽

Selection Of

It is established that in practice it is possible to use adaptive friction clutches of the second generation with a separate power circuit, having two different forms of load characteristics: in the form of a curve monotonically increasing in the range of values of the coefficient of friction; in the form of a curve having a maximum point within the specified interval, excluding its boundary values. It is shown that the choice of the type of adaptive friction clutch and its technical and operational characteristics are mainly influenced by the value of the nominal torque and the specified maximum mass of the drive. Three main requirements for adaptive friction clutches operating as part of the machine drive are formulated.

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Spatial analysis of deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis in the city of São Luís, Brazil

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia ◽

10.1590/s1806-37132014000500011 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 40 (5) ◽

pp. 543-551 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Marcelino Santos-Neto ◽

Mellina Yamamura ◽

Maria Concebida da Cunha Garcia ◽

Marcela Paschoal Popolin ◽

Tatiane Ramos dos Santos Silveira ◽

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Keyword(s):

Spatial Distribution ◽

Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Positive Association ◽

Significant Positive Association ◽

Public Health Policies ◽

Operational Characteristics ◽

Operational Variables ◽

The City ◽

Selection Of

OBJECTIVE: To characterize deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis, according to sociodemographic and operational variables, in the city of São Luís, Brazil, and to describe their spatial distribution. METHODS: This was an exploratory ecological study based on secondary data from death certificates, obtained from the Brazilian Mortality Database, related to deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis. We included all deaths attributed to pulmonary tuberculosis that occurred in the urban area of São Luís between 2008 and 2012. We performed univariate and bivariate analyses of the sociodemographic and operational variables of the deaths investigated, as well as evaluating the spatial distribution of the events by kernel density estimation. RESULTS: During the study period, there were 193 deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis in São Luís. The median age of the affected individuals was 52 years. Of the 193 individuals who died, 142 (73.60%) were male, 133 (68.91%) were Mulatto, 102 (53.13%) were single, and 64 (33.16%) had completed middle school. There was a significant positive association between not having received medical care prior to death and an autopsy having been performed (p = 0.001). A thematic map by density of points showed that the spatial distribution of those deaths was heterogeneous and that the density was as high as 8.12 deaths/km2. CONCLUSIONS: The sociodemographic and operational characteristics of the deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis evaluated in this study, as well as the identification of priority areas for control and surveillance of the disease, could promote public health policies aimed at reducing health inequities, allowing the optimization of resources, as well as informing decisions regarding the selection of strategies and specific interventions targeting the most vulnerable populations.

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Occupational Interest Inventory "Fields of Interests" Scores and Major Field of Study

Educational and Psychological Measurement ◽

10.1177/001316446902900430 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 987-991 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Robert F. Stahmann

Keyword(s):

Field Of Study ◽

Interest Inventory ◽

Major Field ◽

Occupational Interest

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A Multi-Purpose Planetary Gear Testing Machine for Studies of Gear Drive Dynamics, Efficiency, and Lubrication

Journal of Engineering for Industry ◽

10.1115/1.3438260 ◽

1973 ◽

Vol 95 (4) ◽

pp. 1123-1130 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

R. Kasuba ◽

E. I. Radzimovsky

Keyword(s):

Gear Tooth ◽

Measurement Techniques ◽

Testing Machine ◽

Planetary Gear ◽

Gear Drive ◽

Operational Characteristics ◽

Surface Durability ◽

Drive Dynamics ◽

Selection Of

Feasibility of a multi-purpose testing machine for research studies in gearing has been demonstrated with construction of a unique gear testing machine with a differential planetary gear drive. This machine was used in such interdependent studies as determination of instantaneous gear tooth engagement loads, minimum film thicknesses, and gear efficiencies. With minimal structural and mechanical modifications, this gear research machine can be used for studies of surface durability, thermal distribution in gear meshing zones, and effects of variable torques and torsional oscillations on performance of gearing. Most of these studies could be conducted simultaneously. Upon selection of appropriate gear ratios, this machine was operated either with one or two stationary gears. Presence of stationary gears simplified greatly the measurement techniques and increased the reliability of tests. This machine can accommodate spur, helical or any special type of gearing. Design and operational characteristics of this machine, as well as a short summary of research projects performed on this machine, are presented in this paper.

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STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, APTITUDE AND OCCUPATIONAL INTEREST IN THE NATIONAL CAREER ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION

PUPIL International Journal of Teaching Education and Learning ◽

10.20319/pijtel.2018.23.0121 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 01-21

Author(s):

Denis Abao Tan ◽

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Carmela Llagas Balasico ◽

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Career Assessment ◽

Occupational Interest

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Counseling Psychology's Focus on Positive Aspects of Human Functioning

The Counseling Psychologist ◽

10.1177/0011000005283393 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 205-227 ◽

Cited By ~ 58

Author(s):

Shane J. Lopez ◽

Jeana L. Magyar-Moe ◽

Stephanie E. Petersen ◽

Jamie A. Ryder ◽

Thomas S. Krieshok ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Multicultural Counseling ◽

Counseling Psychology ◽

Applied Psychology ◽

Life Outcomes ◽

Career Assessment ◽

Strength Based ◽

Human Functioning ◽

Positive Focus ◽

Selection Of

The Major Contribution aims to provide interrelated articles that examine how counseling psychology's past and the complex world we live and work in bear on our professional understanding of human strengths and positive life outcomes. In this article, the authors examine the historical underpinnings of the positive in psychology, analyze the focus on the positive in counseling psychology scholarship through the decades (via a content analysis), and review scholarship that has shaped the strength-based work of professionals throughout applied psychology. The content analysis of a random selection of 20% (N = 1,135) of the articles published in the Journal of Counseling Psychology (JCP), The Counseling Psychologist (TCP ), theJournal of Career Assessment (JCA ), and theJournal of Multicultural Counseling and Development (JMCD) revealed that about 29% have a positive focus. This article calls attention to the positive in counseling psychology, and the authors encourage its members to reaffirm its unique positive focus by focusing more on strength in practice and research.

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