Relationship of Psychological Well-Being With Perceived Stress, Coping Styles, and Social Support Amongst University Undergraduates

The psychological well-being of undergraduates in Malaysia in relation to their perceived stress, coping styles, and social support has not been thoroughly investigated. The aims of the study are (a) to explore the level of psychological well-being, perceived stress, coping styles, and social support; (b) to get an accurate description of the demographic variables; (c) to explore the relationships between psychological well-being, perceived stress, coping styles, and social support; (d) to explore the relationships between psychological well-being, perceived stress, coping styles, and social support after controlling for the possible intervening (demographic) variables; and (e) to explore the differences in psychological well-being, perceived stress, coping styles, and social support with reference to gender, status of learner, and religiosity each in its turn. A random stratified cluster sample of 422 from the faculty of Educational Studies was taken, as a representative of undergraduates in that particular faculty in Universiti Putra Malaysia. The sample came from each of the six programmes in the faculty - the Physical Education programme, the Agricultural Sciences programme, Teaching English As A Second Language programme, Guidance And Counseling programme, the Home Sciences programme, and Teaching Malay As A First Language programme

Understanding Regional Economic Growth in India

This paper aims to understand the growth experiences of fourteen major states of India in the period 1980 to 1998. We use two measures of convergence, σ-convergence and ß-convergence to examine whether per capita income in the states have been converging or diverging. By both standards of convergence, India demonstrated overall divergence during the period 1980-98, as well as during both the pre-reform and post-reform sub-periods. Interestingly, the richer states experienced a degree of convergence during the post-reform period, while the poorer states did not. Divergence was most notable within the poorer group of states. As against the U.S. states, Japanese prefectures and the European regions, both India and China display no signs of conditional convergence much less unconditional convergence. We suggest four possible hypotheses: (1) the geographical differences are larger in India and China than in the United States, Europe, and Japan; (2) population movements in the United States, Europe, or Japan more readily arbitrage differences across regions; (3) policies of the national or regional governments prevented convergence, and (4) economic convergence is easier at higher levels of economic development than in China and India. A remarkable 82 percent of the cross-state variation in growth is explained by just the urbanization variable in India, and with no hint of any conditional convergence after controlling for the degree of urbanization. The regression estimate shows that a 10-percentage-point higher rate of urbanization is associated with 1.3 percentage points per year higher annual growth. We also offer some preliminary explanations for the unusual growth experiences of some states. We consider four such mysteries: (1) the mediocre growth of Kerala despite excellent social indicators; (2) the relatively fast growth of landlocked, and arid Rajasthan; (3) the improved growth performance of landlocked Madhya Pradesh; and (4) the poor growth performance of coastal Orissa

A Lightweight Privacy Preserved Buyer Seller Watermarking Protocol Based on Priced Oblivious Transfer

replacing traditional selling of digital products (such as songs, videos,movies, software, books, documents, images, etc.) through shops. This mode of sale can bring the product price down as infrastructure cost in setting up shops and retail chain is reduced. On downside, however, this may increase problem of piracy as digital data can be easily copied, manipulated and transmitted. To protect copyright of owner, establish right of buyer on purchased copy and yet check data piracy, it is required that a rusted e-distribution system be built. Such a system should be able to ensure secure transaction between buyer and seller, check ownership and track the origin of unauthorized copies..The buyer seller watermarking protocols are heavyweight protocols.These protocols require large computation power and network bandwidth.The heavyweight protocols could not be used for the resource constrained devices since the devices does not support battery power.A lightweight protocol has been proposed which is best suited for the resource constrained devices. The protocol is based on a fast asymmetric encryption with novel simplification.In this approach the seller authenticates the buyer but does not learn which items are purchased. The protocol is designed in such a way that the buyers pay the right price without disclosing the purchased item, and the sellers are able to identify buyers that released pirated copies. The protocol is constructed based on the priced oblivious transfer and the existing techniques for asymmetric watermark embedding. Index Terms- Buyer–seller watermarking protocol, fair exchange, priced oblivious transfer (POT). B I

A Design of Educational Multimedia Software for Disability: A Case Study for Deaf People

This paper focuses on develop a new multimedia courseware for disabilities students mainly for students who have hearing problem. This application can be used by deaf pupils to learn sign language by watching video and animation pictures to communicate with other deaf people. This system will be providing the student to select the alphabetical and see the picture and the sign language explanation. The student also allows selecting the number and picture to view and with the sign language explanation. With the navigation provide to e-MSL allow the student to access with easily

Optimasi Starch 1500® Dan Crospovidone Pada Formulasiorally Disintegrating Tablet (Odt) Antasida

SARI Gastritis atau secara umum dikenal dengan istilah sakit “maag” ialah peradangan pada dinding lambung terutama pada selaput lendir lambung.Penyakit gastritis umumya diatasi dengan penggunaan antasida yang merupakan kombinasi antara Aluminium Hidroksida dan Magnesium Hidroksida.Orally Disintegrating Tablet diketahui dapat hancur atau melarut dalam mulut tanpa memerlukan air.Antasida diformulasikan dalam bentuk sediaan Orally Disintegrating Tablet diharapkan mampu memberikan onset yang cepat dengan penggunaan yang lebih praktis.Diperlukan eksipien berupa superdisintegrant untuk dapat meningkatkan waktu hancurnya.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh dari Starch 1500® dan Crospovidone sebagai superdisintegrant serta interaksi keduanya dan menentukan formula optimum pada karakteristik fisik Orally Disintegrating Tablet (ODT) Antasida.Optimasi Starch 1500® dan Crospovidone dilakukan dengan metode factorial design.Konsentrasi Starch 1500® yang digunakan adalah 5% dan 10%, sedangkan Crospovidone 2% dan 5%.Orally Disintegrating Tablet (ODT) Antasida dibuat dengan metode kempa langsung dan formula optimum diperoleh dari respons daya alir, kandungan lembab, kekerasan, kerapuhan, waktu hancur serta wetting time. Formula optimum yang didapat adalah komposisi Starch 1500® sebesar 6,467% danCrospovidone sebesar 2,000%

Maize Husk Ash as a Renewable Source for the Production of Value Added Silica Gel and Its Application

Nowadays, silica gels have developed a lot of interest due to their extraordinary properties and their existing and potential applications in science and technology. Silica gel has a lot of applications such as a desiccant, as a preservation tool to control humidity, as an adsorbent, as a catalyst and as a catalyst support. Silica gel is a rigid three-dimensional network of colloidal silica, and is classified as: aquagel, xerogel and aero-gel.  Extraction of amorphous silica from Maize Husk Ash (MHA) was carried out in this study. Silica xerogel was produced by dissolving MHA with alkali solution to form sodium silicate solution and lowering the pH to7 by adding hydrochloric acid to form silica aquagel followed by drying to form silica xerogel. The silica xerogel was characterized using SEM, XRD and FTIR techniques. Silica and mineral contents of MHA and xerogel were determined by EDS, X-ray diffraction patterns revealed amorphous nature of extracted silica. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) data indicates the presence of siloxane and silanol groups. Silica yield from MHA was 56.32% while moisture content was 2.89% and also the SEM presented appropriated morphological characteristics of the best silica. MHA proved to be a potential low cost raw material for the production of silica gel. Keywords: Maize husk ash, amorphous silica, xerogel, surface properties DOI: 10.7176/CMR/13-3-01 Publication date:October 31st 2021

Food policy of Siddhas

One of the basic needs of human being is food, food is needed not only to nourish the body but also to sustain life. This is the natural state of life. Siddhas have a completely different way of thinking from this natural way of life. The Siddhas who have the ability to control the body and soul are those who have renounced everything in life and are not those who have renounced life. Its influence can also be seen in the thinking of the body, life and food of Siddhas, where the idea of ​​impermanence prevails

Cystatin C and lactoferrin concentrations in biological fluids as possible prognostic factors in eye tumor development

Objectives. To investigate the possible role of cystatin C in eye biological fluids locally and in serum and lactoferrin revealing anti-tumor activity in eye tumor development. Background. The increased number of eye tumors was registered recently not only in the countries with high insolation, but also in the northern countries including Russia (11 cases per million of population). Search for new biological markers is important for diagnosis and prognosis in eye tumors. Cystatin C, an endogenous inhibitor of cysteine proteases, plays an important protective role in several tumors. Lactoferrin was shown to express anti-tumor and antiviral activities. It was hypothesized that cystatin C and lactoferrin could serve as possible biomarkers in the diagnosis of malignant and benign eye tumors. Study design. A total of 54 patients with choroidal melanoma and benign eye tumors were examined (part of them undergoing surgical treatment). Serum, tear fluid and intraocular fluid samples obtained from the anterior chamber of eyes in patients with choroidal melanoma were studied. Methods. Cystatin C concentration in serum and eye biological fluids was measured by commercial ELISA kits for human (BioVendor, Czechia); lactoferrin concentration – by Lactoferrin-strip D 4106 ELISA test systems (Vector-BEST, Novosibirsk Region, Russia). Results. Cystatin C concentration in serum of healthy persons was significantly higher as compared to tear and intraocular fluids. In patients with choroidal melanoma, increased cystatin C concentration was similar in tear fluid of both the eyes. Lactoferrin level in tear fluid of healthy persons was significantly higher than its serum level. Significantly increased lactoferrin concentration in tear fluid was noted in patients with benign and malignant eye tumors. Conclusion. Increased level of cystatin C in tear fluid seems to be a possible diagnostic factor in the eye tumors studied. However, it does not allow us to differentiate between malignant and benign eye tumors. Similar changes were noted for lactoferrin in tear fluid