scholarly journals Profile of Girl Students Studying in Higher Agricultural Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 128-137
Author(s):  
Yousra O. Osman ◽  
Angad Prasad ◽  
M. Deepa Devi ◽  
Krishna P. Chaudhary ◽  
Narendra K. Soni
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Education ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Income Group ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Empirical Measures ◽  
Level Of Confidence ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
High Level ◽  
Girl Students

Present study was conducted during the academic session 2020-21in the College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur, India taking 139 girl students randomly studying in B.Sc.(Ag.), M.Sc.(Ag.) and Ph. D. programmes. In this investigation, ''Ex-Post-Facto” research design was used. Socio-personal, communicational-situational, economic and psychological variables were independent variables to study the attitude (dependent variable) of girl students. Different empirical measures and structured schedule were used to know the variables of the study. Scale developed by Heatherton and Polivy [1] for assessment of level of confidence and scale adopted by Ajit [2] and further, used by Hallar (1963) were applied for reckoning the occupational aspirations. Results of the study indicate that majority (77.70%) of the respondents was under 22 years having OGPA between 7.00 to 8.00. Leaving 3.60 per cent of illiterate mothers, all students’ parents were literate. Data also reveals that nearly one third (33.81%) of the students belonged to high family income group whereas, 23.74 per cent belonged to low and 42.45 per cent belonged to medium family income group.  Most of them (74.10%) were from OBC, SC/ST categories and nearly two-third of them (63.31%) had medium to very high participation in extra-curricular activities. Majority (64.75%) was from rural background and 54.68% of the respondents used to visit the library either twice or once in a week. More than one third students (35.25%) under study were found using internet at medium level. More than three-fourth (75.54%) of the students’ parents had agriculture, animal husbandry and service as their occupation whereas majority (63.31%) of them was small and marginal farmers. On further analysis, it was seen that 49.64 per cent of the responding students had high level of confidence whereas, majority (79.86%) had medium to high level of occupational aspiration.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study on the Personal Values of Male Adolescents across Different Group with Respect to Their Family Income

2020 ◽  
pp. 66-72
Author(s):  
Pavithra N. ◽  
Abha Ahuja ◽  
Ritu Singh
Keyword(s):  
Crucial Role ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Income Group ◽  
General Information ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
The Family ◽  
High Level

Aim: The present study was conducted to assess and compare the personal values among male adolescents in the families categorized under three group based on their family income as Low-Level Income Group (LLIG), Medium-Level Income Group (MLIG) and High-Level Income Group (HLIG). Sample: The total sample consisted of 90 male adolescents in the age group of 17-19 years from the two selected colleges of GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (College of Home Science and College of Agriculture), Pantnagar. Sample Design: From the selected colleges, the students were randomly drawn under three classified groups within the age group irrespective of their degree program. Sample Selection: The list of male students enrolled in I and II year (of both Agriculture and Home Science within the age group of 17-19 years) made was collected from the office of four colleges and scrutinised under three groups based on their family income. The sample of 30 male adolescent students was randomly selected under each group constituting the total sample of 90 students. The Deans of both the colleges were personally contacted for seeking permission to have rapport and collect the information legally. Tools: Self-structured general information questionnaire along with the Personal value questionnaire by Sherry and Verma [8] was administered to collect the data. Results: The results revealed that the family income plays a crucial role in the personal values of adolescents. Except for social and religious values, the students from HLIG are having a significantly high level of personal values when compared to LLIG and MLIG. Hence, the higher the family income, the more focus on personal development and so the improved personal values of the younger generations. Conclusion: We were able conclude that the family income plays a crucial role in the personal values of adolescents.

scholarly journals HIV-1 seroprevalence in the general population of Salvador, Bahia State, Northeast Brazil

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inês Dourado ◽  
Craig A. Milroy ◽  
Marco Antônio Gomes Mello ◽  
Geraldo Argolo Ferraro ◽  
Humberto Castro-Lima Filho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Minimum Wage ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Dna Amplification ◽  
Income Group ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Subtype B ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Hiv 1

To estimate HIV-1 seroprevalence in the general population of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of 3,437 residents from 1998 to 2000. Subjects were drawn from 30 sentinel areas representing a wide range of living conditions. Plasma samples were screened for HIV-1 antibodies by ELISA and confirmed by immunofluorescent assay. Subtype determination by HMA was performed after proviral DNA amplification. Phylogenetic analysis using parsimony was performed with the neighbor-joining method. Overall HIV-1 seroprevalence was 0.55% (19/3,446): 0.8% for men and 0.36% for women. Seroprevalence was higher in the 31-45-year age group (1%) and among persons with family income less than twice the minimum wage (0.78%) as compared to 0.33% for the higher income group. Syphilis was detected in 37% of HIV seropositive individuals. Phylogenetic inferences identified 10 samples as subtype B in the env region and 2 samples with Benv/Fgag/Fpol and Fenv/Bgag. Age > 30 years, male gender, and income < 2 times the minimum wage were identified as risk factors for HIV-1 infection. Extrapolating the proportion of seropositive individuals to Salvador, the number of HIV-1 infected individuals was estimated at 13,750.

scholarly journals TECHNOLOGICAL APPROACHES FOR SANITARY PROCESSING OF FOOTWEAR AND CLOTHES OF LIVESTOCK WORKERS

2021 ◽  
pp. 130-140
Author(s):  
Anatoliy Paliy ◽  
Andriy Paliy ◽  
K. V. Ishchenko K. V. ◽  
S. A. Mikhalchenko
Keyword(s):  
Branch Pipe ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Control Panel ◽  
Start Button ◽  
Disinfectant Solution ◽  
Brush Control ◽  
Livestock Products ◽  
High Level ◽  
Cleaning And Disinfection

Effective control of the quality and safety of livestock products is possible only with the implementation of a scientifically grounded complex of veterinary and sanitary and general economic measures. The goal of our work was to develop effective ways to sanitize clothing and footwear of workers in the livestock industry. The studies were carried out following the current methodological approaches that are used in agriculture and veterinary medicine. Based on the results of the research carried out, two methods and one device have been developed to ensure a high level of veterinary and sanitary measures in animal husbandry. It has been proven that for the sanitization of clothing of workers in the animal husbandry industry, it is effective to use a disinfectant, which includes the sodium salt of dichloroisocyanuric acid (0.09–0.36%), adipic acid (0.01–0.04%), sodium bicarbonate (0.01–0.04%), sodium carbonate (0.003–0.01%), water (99.887–99.55%) when exposed for 30 minutes. For disinfection of workers' footwear, it is advisable to use disinfectants filled with a disinfectant that contains dichlorantin (0.021–0.21%), 5,5-dimethylhydantoin (0.0164–0.164%), a dispersant (0.012–0.12%), anionic surfactants (0.005–0.05%), corrosion inhibitor (0.01–0.1%), filler (0.0356–0.356%) and water (99.9–99.0%). An innovative device for cleaning and disinfection is proposed - a shoe disinfector, which consists of a waterproof box with a bottom wider than the top, filled with a disinfectant solution, a branch pipe for removing waste solution, a brush shaft, which is fixed in the upper part of the waterproof box, an electric motor with a rotational speed 2 rev/s., Which serves as a drive shaft brush, control panel with a start button and a stop button. The proposed developments complement the existing regulations on veterinary and sanitary measures at livestock farms and complexes.

scholarly journals Perceived Problems of Strike Action and Deviant Behavior at Selected Higher Institutions in Ekiti State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-106
Author(s):  
Yusuf Suleiman ◽  
Muraina Kamilu Olanrewaju ◽  
Jamiu Mahmood Suleiman
Keyword(s):  
School Counselors ◽  
Teenage Pregnancy ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Deviant Behaviors ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
High Level ◽  
Higher Institutions

This study aimed to investigate the perceived problems of strike action and deviant behavior in selected higher institutions in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The descriptive research design of ex-post-facto type was used in the study. Three hundred respondents were selected randomly from two Universities. The respondents were measured with a self-developed scale, and the data obtained were analyzed using descriptive (mean) statistical analysis. Four research questions were raised and answered. The result showed that causes of strike action in selected higher institutions include non-payment of teacher’s salaries, low responds to problems confronting schools among others, problems of strike action in selected higher institutions include production of half-baked graduates, youth involvement in secret cult, widespread of examination malpractice, causes of deviant behavior in selected higher institutions include parental neglect, drug addiction, high level of poverty among others and problems of deviant behavior in selected higher institutions include incessant strike action, widespread of examination malpractice, prevalence of teenage pregnancy among others. Given these findings, the study recommended that school counselors should identify deviant behaviors and counsel adolescents on how it can be prevented and that Government should deem it fit to respond to the yearnings and aspirations of the workers in terms of quick payment of their salaries and other emoluments.

scholarly journals Determinants of Nutritional Status among School Girls in Chittagong Metropolitan Area

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-67
Author(s):  
Md Abdul Karim ◽  
Jesmin Akter
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Income Group ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Arm Circumference ◽  
School Girls

This study aims to investigate the determinants of nutritional status (BMI) of school girls, selected randomly from the schools of Chittagong metropolitan area because good nutritional status is a prerequisite for good health, fertility and national productivity. The results of this study show that more than one-third (38.6%) school girls belong to underweight, 47.9% normal and 13.5% overweight. The overall mean BMI of the selected girls is found 20.03±4.06 kg/m2 with considerable variations by their background characteristics. The co-efficient of variation (20.27%) indicates that there exists extreme heterogeneity in BMI of the respondents. Co-efficient of skewness (β1=0.85) and excess of kurtosis (γ2=1.05) reflect that the distribution of BMI is positively skewed and leptokurtic. The mean BMI is found relatively high among the respondents living in the metropolitan area (21.18 kg/m2). The highest mean BMI is found among the girls belong to high family income group (21.62 kg/m2) and low (18.69 kg/m2) in lower family income group. Bivariate analysis indicates that religion, place of origin, place of residence, respondents’ education, arm circumference, fathers and mothers education and occupation, family income, family size, sibling size, skipping and cycling, duration of sporting activity and sleeping, and food intake are found to have significant association with nutritional status of the girls. The study also shows that BMI is significantly positively correlated with family income and negatively with duration of sporting activities. Multinomial logistic regression analysis illustrates that place of residence, arm circumference, mothers’ occupation, duration of sleeping and food intake is found significant predictors of BMI. The Chittagong Univ. J. Sci. 40(1) : 39-67, 2019

scholarly journals Levels of Employability Skills and Organisational Citizenship Behaviourof University Secretarial Staff In South-West, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-33
Author(s):  
Adeyemi Muyiwa ◽  
Margaret Moronke Dosunmu ◽  
Abolaji Olugbenga Bukki
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
South West ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University

The skills and competencies exhibited by the secretarial staff in a University setting show how vast is such secretary in the art of delivery of his/her services.  A secretarial staff has been considered to be the brain box of any organisation.  They are incharge of all information emanating and disseminating from the establishment; as such the role of the secretarial staff as the custodian of information in the university cannot be over-emphasized.  The aim of the study was to determine the levels of the University secretarial staff employability skills and organizational citizenship behaviour in South-West, Nigeria.  The study adopted a descriptive research design of ex-post facto type. Two research questions were raised. The sample for the study consisted of 1,209 secretarial staff in 36 universities in South-West, Nigeria selected through stratified random sampling technique.  Three instruments were used for data collection, namely: Demographic Data Form, Graduate Employability Scale (GESS), ‘r’=0.86; Organisational Citizenship Behaviour Scale (OCBS), ‘r’=0.96. Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA) and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) were used to analyse the data at 0.05 level of significance.  The results revealed that the University secretarial staff generally possessed a high level of employability skills (50.5%) and organizational citizenship behaviour (50.8%).It was concluded that the secretarial staff generally possessed the employability skills and organisational citizenship behaviour which are needed to perform optimally in their duties. The study recommended, among others, that the secretarial staff should endeavour to seek for more knowledge to equip them with relevant employability skills that will make them to be assets to the organization. The University secretarial staff should be exposed to regular training programmes with an emphasis on how to enhance their employability skills and further improve their knowledge. Also, there is need to compensate any secretarial staff who displays the traits of organizational citizenship behavior.This will serve as motivation for other secretarial staff.

Pengenalan Potensi Kawasan Sebagai Pondasi Pembangunan Pusat Pendidikan Berbasis Komunitas Lokal Pedesaan

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Adhi Surya Perdana ◽  
Budi Rahardjo ◽  
Ikha Amalia Ikhsani ◽  
Miftahul Ilmi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Youth Organizations ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Education ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto

Social, economic, institutional, and cultural conditions become the basis of education and provide benefits for science to formulate the introduction of regional potential, regional designations, program development carried out by villages, and routine activities (learning, research, and community service) by students and lecturers of the Faculty of Agriculture Tidar University which has an interest in developing Sidorejo Village, Bandongan District. The research objective is to create an embryonic center for local community-based education in strengthening rural areas that are progressing efficiently, effectively, and sustainably as a form of university connectivity with the local community. This research focuses on identifying the area's potential in a careful village, with a qualitative research method using an ex post facto comparative clause through a social, ethnographic approach. The research was conducted using a purposive sampling technique consisting of village officials, community leaders, youth organizations, family empowerment and welfare, arts and culture actors, business actors, and planning faculty development planners as many as 20 respondents. The results of the study are in the form of identification findings that can be used as objects of community social mapping projections, needs, essential potential, human resource capabilities, institutions, local culture, infrastructure, economy, natural resources, and agriculture to design rural areas to become centers of local community-based education in strengthening, developing and tri dharma of higher education in the fields of agriculture, plantation, animal husbandry, fisheries, and social entrepreneurship.

Association Between 45° Flexion Anteroposterior Elbow Radiographs and Diagnostic Accuracy of Capitellum Osteochondritis Dissecans

2021 ◽  
pp. 036354652110271
Author(s):  
Michael G. Saper ◽  
Viviana Bompadre ◽  
Gregory A. Schmale ◽  
Sarah Menashe ◽  
Monique Burton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Osteochondritis Dissecans ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Interobserver Reliability ◽  
Intraobserver Reliability ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Level Of Confidence ◽  
High Level ◽  
Sensitivity Specificity

Background: An anteroposterior (AP) radiograph of the elbow in 45° of flexion has been suggested to increase the diagnostic accuracy of capitellum osteochondritis dissecans (OCD). Purpose: To assess the diagnostic performance, inter- and intraobserver reliability, and confidence level for identifying capitellum OCD using plain radiographs (AP, lateral, and 45° flexion AP). Study Design: Cohort study (Diagnosis); Level of evidence, 3. Methods: This was a retrospective study of pediatric and adolescent patients with capitellum OCD and a control group. Six independent clinicians who were blinded to the official radiologists’ reports reviewed images on 2 separate occasions, 1 week apart. A 5-point Likert scale was used to assess the clinicians’ level of confidence. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and accuracy were calculated for individual and combinations of radiographic views. Inter- and intraobserver reliability was determined using Cohen kappa (κ) coefficients. Results: A total of 28 elbows (mean age, 12.5 ± 2 years) were included. There were no differences in age ( P = .18), sex ( P = .62), or laterality ( P > .999) between groups. There were marked variations in the diagnostic accuracy between views: sensitivity (AP, 85.1; lateral, 73.2; 45° flexion AP, 91.7), specificity (AP, 89.3; lateral, 91.7; 45° flexion AP, 91.1), PPV (AP, 88.8; lateral, 89.8; 45° flexion AP, 91.1), NPV (AP, 85.7; lateral, 77.4; 45° flexion AP, 91.6), and accuracy (AP, 87.2; lateral, 82.4; 45° flexion AP, 91.4). Standard radiographs (AP and lateral views) failed to diagnose capitellum OCD in 4.8% of cases. The sensitivity of the 3 combined views was 100%. Confidence intervals in the clinicians’ diagnostic assessments were similar for each view (AP, 4.0; lateral, 4.0; and 45° flexion AP, 4.1). Interobserver reliability was substantial for AP and lateral views (κ = 0.65 and κ = 0.60, respectively) but highest for the 45° flexion AP radiographs (κ = 0.72). Intraobserver reliability for the 45° flexion AP view was moderate to almost perfect (κ = 0.45 to 0.93). Conclusion: The 45° flexion AP view can detect capitellum OCD with excellent accuracy, a high level of confidence, and substantial interobserver agreement. When added to standard AP and lateral radiographs, the 45° flexion AP view aids in the identification of capitellum OCD.

scholarly journals Healthy living practices in families and child health: 5-year follow-up of Taiwan Birth Cohort Study

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. e033613
Author(s):  
Yi-Ching Lin ◽  
Yi-Fan Li ◽  
Tung-liang Chiang
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Income Group ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
High Income Group ◽  
School Age ◽  
Healthy Living ◽  
High Level ◽  
Taiwan Birth Cohort Study

ObjectivesWe have previously developed the Child Healthy Living Practices in Family (CHLPF) Index and found that the CHLPF Index was concurrently associated with the health of children at age 3. In this follow-up study, we aimed to examine whether healthy living practices in family at age 3 predicted health of children at school age.Design and settingData came from the Taiwan Birth Cohort Study designed to assess the development and health of 24 200 children born in 2005.ParticipantsA total of 18 553 cohort members whose mothers or primary caregivers had completed 6-month, 3-year, 5-year and 8-year surveys were included for analysis, representing a response rate of 87.3%.Outcome measuresA multiple logistic regression model was used to test the relationship between mother-rated children’s health at age 8 and the CHLPF Index level, after controlling for sex, birth outcomes, family structure, parental education, residential area, family income and mother-rated child’s health at age 3.ResultsThe percentage of mother-rated good health at age 8 was 79.7%. Compared with the low CHLPF level, the adjusted OR of mother-rated good health was 1.38 (95% CI 1.19 to 1.60), 1.21 (95% CI 1.10 to 1.35) and 1.17 (95% CI 1.07 to 1.29), respectively, for high, high–low and mid-low CHLPF levels. Moreover, the prevalence of mother-rated good health at age 8 with high-level CHLPF Index in the low-income group was similar to that of the high-income group (83.72% vs 84.18%); the prevalence with low-level CHLPF Index in the low-income group was much lower than that of the high-income group (70.21% vs 78.98%).ConclusionsOur study underscores that high level of healthy living practices in early childhood is positively associated with good health at school age, particularly for children from disadvantaged families.

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