Evaluating Social Skills of Female Athlete Students in Several Sports

Social skills not only influencing interpersonal relationships and following acquisitive properties but also decreasing mental problems, psychological disorders and behavioral deviations through educational progress caused exercise to be tested as an educational subject in this study comparing impact of physical exercise on social skills in several sports. Therefore, this study compared social skills of female students participating in national championship competitions. The statistical population was comprised of 2500 high school students and 216 subjects were selected randomly. Two questionnaires were used in order to collect data: Personal Information Questionnaire and Social Skills Questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, independent t-test, and one-way ANOVA were used to analyze data. The results demonstrated that track and field athletes were better than others in 7 subscales of social skills, but swimming athletes had lower social skills. Furthermore, significant difference was between individual and team sport athletes. However, significant relationship between athletic background and social skills was not observed. Moreover, level of function had no effect on social skills. Based on the results of this study, the effect of team sports on social skills was higher than individual sports. Findings of previous research confirmed this issue. It seemed that lack of significant relationship between athletic background and social skills resulted from the homogeneity of the population and sample plus closeness of athletic background of the subjects to each other. Keywords: Social skills, Team sports, Individual sports, Interpersonal relationships, Acquisitive propertie

The application of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in speeding up the flow of materials in an industrial manufacturing process

Published ArticleRFID can work in conjunction with sensors in material handling especially on a conveyor belt. A dozen different graded tagged products can be picked up by the RFID system in real-time and transported to respective chutes into automatic guided vehicles (AGV) for transportation to specific storage locations. The development of this system is now at an advanced stage. Our predictions to date show that the application of RFID in material handling in a manufacturing environment can assist in the fast flow of components throughout the assembly line beyond what available systems can do

Research trends in RFID technology

Published ArticleWhile the adoption rate of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is increasing, mass-market adoption will not be achieved until a few major challenges are addressed. These challenges are: privacy, security and costs from the end-user's view point and limited power supply to the tag from the engineering perspective. We discuss the research efforts aimed at addressing these challenges. We focus our attention on research in: RFID privacy and security, antennas, polymer electronics-based RFID devices, power management circuits and techniques, and efficient RF spectrum utilization. We conclude by drawing attention to three additional areas that we believe are in need of more research

Automatic student attendance register using RFID

Published ArticleThe purpose of this project is to investigate the application of Radio Frequency Identification, RFID, to automatic student attendance register. The aim is that the students in any class can be recorded when they carry their student cards with them without having to individually swipe the card or allocate special interaction time. The successful implementation of this proposal will facilitate such record keeping in a non-intrusive and efficient manner and will provide the platform for further research on the correlation between attendance and performance of the students. The opportunity for related research is identified regarding the range of the parameters involved, ensuring that individual identifications do not clash and interfacing challenges with the central record keeping are overcome

Community service projects and service learning - recommendations for the School of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, CUT

Published ArticleThis article explores the possible opportunities in Community Service and Service Learning for the School of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering at the Central University of Technology, Free State, and outlines the associated recommendations. The development of these activities, together with research and postgraduate expansion, are particularly significant in the context of the necessary transformations from a Technikon to a University of Technology and will enhance the relationship with the community that the University must serve. It offers to industry a channel to influence the content of training programmes and a supplementary source of research and development for their specific needs. It further highlights the role of tertiary institutions in skills development of public servants

Study of antibiotic resistance pattern and incidence of pathogenic genes of mgtC, spi4R, agfA, invE/A and ttrC in Salmonella infantis isolated from clinical specimens

Background: The importance of the health of red meat, poultry and eggs in human nutrition is very high. One of the factors that jeopardize the health of poultry food products is the bacterial family of Enterobacteriaceae, especially Salmonella. The aim of this study was to detect pathogenic genes in Salmonella infectious bacteria isolated from stool specimens using the multiple PCR assay. Materials and Methods: Selective and specific media for isolation of Salmonella were used. Primary isolation was carried out using Peptone water, Rapaport, selenite cysteine, MacConky agar and xylose-lysine deoxycholate agar. To confirm the diagnosis, biochemical tests including TSI, urea, endodontic, and citrate were used. The Salmonella Polyvalent Kit was used to determine Salmonella groups and mgtC, spi4R, agfA, invE/A and ttrC genes were studied in 60 samples by the multiple PCR method. Results: The results showed that all samples had 2 genes mgtC and ttrC, and none of the samples showed resistance to cefepime. Of the 60 samples of Salmonella, none were resistant to cefepime and ceftriaxone; 38.8 of the samples were resistant to amoxicillin, 53 to erythromycin and 38.3 to sulfamethoxazole. Conclusion: It can be concluded that cefepime is the best selective drug for the treatment of Salmonella infections. Identification and validation of genes in the region's bacteria can play a role in the broad epidemiological examination, antibiotic resistance, vaccine production, level of virulence, prevention and treatment. Also, evaluation of these genes in the samples for their virulence index is very important

The economic performance of the New England states in 2004: an overview

The year 2004 marked the beginning of New England’s economic turnaround. After three consecutive years of job losses — not to mention 86 years of World Series famine — the region emerged victorious. All six New England states added jobs over the course of the year and experienced reductions in unemployment. Job growth in the region, however, was sluggish compared with the nation overall. Recovery was also reflected in strong exports growth, increases in the economic activity index, and improved consumer confidence. Although consumer price inflation in New England was milder than in recent years, home prices continued to escalate at above-average rates.Economic conditions - New England