INFLUENCE OF ETHICAL AND PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF PRACTICING COUNSELLORS ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADAMAWA STATE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNSELLOR EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AND CERTIFICATION

This study attempted to investigate the influence of ethical and personality characteristics of counselling practitioners on the growth and development of the counselling profession in Nigeria. Research questions were raised to identify the major ethical and personality characteristics exhibited by practicing counsellors in Adamawa state tertiary institutions of learning, while the hypotheses sought to find out if the respondents differ in their possession of the desirable ethical and personality characteristics. All students and Counsellors from Adamawa state citadel of higher learning constituted the population for the study. The sample comprised of 109 students and 25 practicing Counsellors in Adamawa state tertiary institutions. A modified four point Likert type scale instrument was used to collect data from the respondents. The instrument was validated and found to be reliable at 0.71 reliability coefficients. The data collected were analyzed using means, standard deviation, independent t-test, and two sample Kolmogorov Smirnov tests. The findings revealed that counselling practitioners in Adamawa state tertiary institutions possess the expected personality characteristics, but lack the basic knowledge and skills to effectively service students’ cases. The study also revealed that the counsellor education curriculum of most universities was defective. The products of such institutions may not possess the minimum requirement to be certificated as professional practicing Counsellors. It was therefore recommended among other things that the counsellor education curriculum be overhauled and new courses on current issues such as multi-culturalism in counselling be integrated into the curriculum in order to meet the minimum conditions for certification and licensure.  Article visualizations

Enhancement of induced natural ventilation using various ventilator configuration in single side ventilated building using CFD

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The effect of storage on the quality properties of Oilseed Rape straw pellets.

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Asynchronous Wi-Fi Control Interface (AWCI) Using Socket IO Technology

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of interrelated computing devices to the Internet that are provided with unique identifiers which has the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to- human or human-to- computer interaction. Raspberry pi-3 a popular, cheap, small and powerful computer with built in Wi-Fi can be used to make any devices smart by connecting to that particular device and embedding the required software to Raspberry pi-3 and connect it to Internet. It is difficult to install a full Linux OS inside a small devices like light switch so in that case to connect to a Wi-Fi connection a model was proposed known as Asynchronous Wi-Fi Control Interface (AWCI) which is a simple Wi-Fi connectivity software for a Debian compatible Linux OS). The objective of this paper is to make the interactive user interface for Wi-Fi connection in Raspberry Pi touch display by providing live updates using Socket IO technology. The Socket IO technology enables real-time bidirectional communication between client and server. Asynchronous Wi-Fi Control Interface (AWCI) is compatible with every platform, browser or device.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, published with Global Research and Development Journal for Engineerin

In silico and in vitro drug screening identifies new therapeutic approaches for Ewing sarcoma.

The long-term overall survival of Ewing sarcoma (EWS) patients remains poor; less than 30% of patients with metastatic or recurrent disease survive despite aggressive combinations of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. To identify new therapeutic options, we employed a multi-pronged approach using in silico predictions of drug activity via an integrated bioinformatics approach in parallel with an in vitro screen of FDA-approved drugs. Twenty-seven drugs and forty-six drugs were identified, respectively, to have anti-proliferative effects for EWS, including several classes of drugs in both screening approaches. Among these drugs, 30 were extensively validated as mono-therapeutic agents and 9 in 14 various combinations in vitro. Two drugs, auranofin, a thioredoxin reductase inhibitor, and ganetespib, an HSP90 inhibitor, were predicted to have anti-cancer activities in silico and were confirmed active across a panel of genetically diverse EWS cells. When given in combination, the survival rate in vivo was superior compared to auranofin or ganetespib alone. Importantly, extensive formulations, dose tolerance, and pharmacokinetics studies demonstrated that auranofin requires alternative delivery routes to achieve therapeutically effective levels of the gold compound. These combined screening approaches provide a rapid means to identify new treatment options for patients with a rare and often-fatal disease

Respon Mikrofauna (Ostracoda) terhadap Kondisi Lingkungan Sekitar Pulau Bangka, Sulawesi Utara

Ostracoda merupakan kelompok mikro-organisme yang dapat terawetkan dalam sedimen dasar laut, termasuk dasar perairan sekitar Pulau Bangka, Sulawesi Utara. Pulau ini terkenal akan keindahan alam bawah laut dan penambangan bijih besi di kawasan pesisir. Perubahan lingkungan di pesisir tersebut secara tidak langsung berpengaruh terhadap kondisi dasar perairan laut sebagai habitat biota. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui respon ostracoda terhadap Perubahan lingkungan perairan tersebut. Studi ini menggunakan 10 sampel sedimen dasar laut hasil cucian dilanjutkan dengan analisa mikropaleontologi (tahap penjentikan, identifikasi spesies, penghitungan spesimen dari setiap spesies, pengolahan data, dokumentasi spesimen) dan analisa sedimentologi (SEM-EDX). Keterdapatan Bairdopillata, Neonesidea, Paranesidea dan Quadracythere (BL16-010) yang hidup berasosiasi dengan kondisi terumbu karang mencerminkan suatu perairan dalam kondisi cukup bagus. Di titik lokasi lain (BL16-015 dan BL16-030) ditemukan mikrofauna dengan cangkang abnormal (rusak, kehitaman) yang mengandung C (59-86%), Al2O3(2%), SiO2 (1-7%), dan MnO (2%). Dijumpainya cangkang abnormal merupakan salah satu respon mikrofauna terhadap Perubahan lingkungan di daerah penelitian.Kata Kunci: ostracoda, cangkang abnormal, SEM-EDX, Pulau Bangka, Sulawesi Utara Ostracoda is a group of micro-organism that could be preserved in marine sediments, including on the seafloor of Bangka Island, North Sulawesi. This island is famous as beautiful underwater place and iron mining in the coastal area. The environmental changes in the coastal area indirectly influence the seafloor condition as biotic habitats. The purpose of this study is to know the response of ostracoda to this coastal environmental change. This study used ten washed residue of surface sediment samples followed by micropaleontological analysis (picking, identification of species, specimen calculation every species, data processing, specimen documentation), and sedimentological analysis (SEM-EDX). The occurrences of Bairdopillata, Neonesidea, Paranesidea dan Quadracythere (BL16-010) that associated with coral reef communities reflect a good marine condition. In another sampling location (BL16-015 and BL16-030), it is found abnormal microfaunas (broken, blackish) that composed of C (59-86%), Al2O3 (2%), SiO2 (1-7%), and MnO (2%). The finding of these abnormal shells is one of the microfaunal response to environmental changes in the study area

The Luminosity Function of Low-Redshift Abell Galaxy Clusters

We present the results from a survey of 57 low-redshift Abell galaxy clusters to study the radial dependence of the luminosity function (LF). The dynamical radius of each cluster, r200, was estimated from the photometric measurement of cluster richness, Bgc. The shape of the LFs are found to correlate with radius such that the faint-end slope, alpha, is generally steeper on the cluster outskirts. The sum of two Schechter functions provides a more adequate fit to the composite LFs than a single Schechter function. LFs based on the selection of red and blue galaxies are bimodal in appearance. The red LFs are generally flat for -22 < M_Rc < -18, with a radius-dependent steepening of alpha for M_Rc > -18. The blue LFs contain a larger contribution from faint galaxies than the red LFs. The blue LFs have a rising faint-end component (alpha ~ -1.7) for M_Rc > -21, with a weaker dependence on radius than the red LFs. The dispersion of M* was determined to be 0.31 mag, which is comparable to the median measurement uncertainty of 0.38 mag. This suggests that the bright-end of the LF is universal in shape at the 0.3 mag level. We find that M* is not correlated with cluster richness when using a common dynamical radius. Also, we find that M* is weakly correlated with BM-type such that later BM-type clusters have a brighter M*. A correlation between M* and radius was found for the red and blue galaxies such that M* fades towards the cluster center.Comment: Accepted for publication in ApJ, 16 pages, 4 tables, 24 figure

Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in people with severe mental illness: an online cross-sectional survey of healthcare professionals

Objectives To establish healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) views about clinical roles, and the barriers and enablers to delivery of diabetes care for people with severe mental illness (SMI). Design Cross-sectional, postal and online survey. Setting Trusts within the National Health Service (NHS), mental health and diabetes charities and professional bodies. Participants HCPs who care for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and/or SMI in the UK. Primary and secondary outcome measures The barriers, enablers and experiences of delivering T2DM care for people with SMI, informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). Results Responders were 273 HCPs, primarily mental health nurses (33.7%) and psychiatrists (32.2%). Only 25% of respondents had received training in managing T2DM in people with SMI. Mental health professionals felt responsible for significantly fewer recommended diabetes care standards than physical health professionals (p<0.001). For those seeing diabetes care as part of their role, the significant barriers to its delivery in the regression analyses were a lack of knowledge (p=0.003); a need for training in communication and negotiation skills (p=0.04); a lack of optimism about the health of their clients (p=0.04) and their ability to manage T2DM in people with SMI (p=0.003); the threat of being disciplined (p=0.02); fear of working with people with a mental health condition (p=0.01); a lack of service user engagement(p=0.006) and a need for incentives (p=0.04). The significant enablers were an understanding of the need to tailor treatments (p=0.04) and goals (p=0.02) for people with SMI. Conclusions This survey indicates that despite current guidelines, diabetes care in mental health settings remains peripheral. Even when diabetes care is perceived as part of a HCP’s role, various individual and organisational barriers to delivering recommended T2DM care standards to people with SMI are experienced