The Role of Counselling Guidance on Student Learning Motivation

It is highly crucial that students have access to guidance and counseling services in order to increase their desire to study. The practice of providing students with guidance and counseling in order to assist them in realizing their full potential and overcoming the challenges they experience is known as guidance and counseling. Students will gain emotional support as well as incentive to study if they participate in guidance and counseling programs. Additionally, guidance and counseling can assist students in determining learning goals that are in accordance with their interests and talents, in addition to assisting students in developing effective learning strategies. This can be accomplished by assisting students in determining learning goals that are in accordance with their interests and talents. Therefore, the function of guidance and counseling is extremely crucial in the process of raising the motivation of students

Nano-scale composition of commercial white powders for development of latent fingerprints on adhesives

This is the post-print version of the article - Copyright @ 2010 Elsevier.Titanium dioxide based powders are regularly used in the development of latent fingerprints on dark surfaces. For analysis of prints on adhesive tapes, the titanium dioxide can be suspended in a surfactant and used in the form of a powder suspension. Commercially available products, whilst having nominally similar composition, show varying levels of effectiveness of print development, with some powders adhering to the background as well as the print. X-ray fluorescence (XRF), analytical transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and laser particle sizing of the fingerprint powders show TiO2 particles with a surrounding coating, tens of nanometres thick, consisting of Al and Si rich material, with traces of sodium and sulphur. Such aluminosilicates are commonly used as anti-caking agents and to aid adhesion or functionality of some fingerprint powders; however, the morphology, thickness, coverage and composition of the aluminosilicates are the primary differences between the white powder formulations and could be related to variation in the efficacy of print development.This work is part funded by the Home Office Scientific Development Branch, UK

Forensic Science: Current State and Perspective by a Group of Early Career Researchers

© 2016, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. Forensic science and its influence on policing and the criminal justice system have increased since the beginning of the twentieth century. While the philosophies of the forensic science pioneers remain the pillar of modern practice, rapid advances in technology and the underpinning sciences have seen an explosion in the number of disciplines and tools. Consequently, the way in which we exploit and interpret the remnant of criminal activity are adapting to this changing environment. In order to best exploit the trace, an interdisciplinary approach to both research and investigation is required. In this paper, nine postdoctoral research fellows from a multidisciplinary team discuss their vision for the future of forensic science at the crime scene, in the laboratory and beyond. This paper does not pretend to be exhaustive of all fields of forensic science, but describes a portion of the postdoctoral fellows’ interests and skills

Amidst the ASF Outbreak: The Job Burnout and Employee Performance in the Feed Industry

This study aims to investigate the relationship between job burnout and employee performance in the feed industry during the ASF outbreak. Further, the researchers employed a descriptive-correlational research design in order to analyze the acquired data and produce pertinent findings. Thus, the researchers gathered data from one hundred two (102) feed industry employees. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and Individual Work Performance Questionnaire (IWPQ) were employed to ascertain the extent of job burnout experienced by the respondents and evaluate employee performance, respectively. Based on the statistical analysis, there is a significant relationship between job burnout and employee performance. Moreover, the study's findings were thoroughly analyzed and discussed

Recent Trends Concerning Upconversion Nanoparticles and Near-IR Emissive Lanthanide Materials in the Context of Forensic Applications

Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are materials that, upon absorbing multiple photons of low energy (e.g. infrared radiation), subsequently emit a single photon of higher energy, typically within the visible spectrum. The physics of these materials have been the subject of detailed investigations driven by the potential application of these materials as medical imaging devices. One largely overlooked application of UCNPs is forensic science, wherein the ability to produce visible 5 light from infrared light sources would result in a new generation of fingerprint powders that circumvent background interference which can be encountered with visible and ultraviolet light sources. Using lower energy, infrared radiation would simultaneously improve the safety of forensic practitioners who often employ light sources in less than ideal locations. This review article covers the development of UCNPs, the use of infrared radiation to visualise fingerprints by the forensic sciences, and the potential benefits of applying UCNP materials over current approaches

Access issues associated with U.S. military presence in Thailand and the Philippines

In pursuit of the objectives of the U.S. National Security Strategy and the National Military Strategy, the U.S. Armed Forces require access to military and logistics facilities overseas to be able to support and sustain its combat power projection. Access to these places translates into capabilities. An American military forward presence in time of peace as well as during a regional crisis lends credibility to U.S. diplomacy. Moreover, access to forward locations is expedient when engaging transnational threats or supporting humanitarian missions, e.g., the South and Southeast Asia tsunami relief operations. This thesis analyzes the political opposition to U.S. military presence in Thailand and the Philippines. The historical context that led to the development of this opposition is examined in detail. The rationale of those who oppose, as well as those who support, American military presence is clearly delineated. By understanding the sensitive political issues, U.S. military planners and operators can adapt base access strategies according to the existing political climate in these two countries. The politics unique to each environment will dictate the combination of "basing" approaches tailored to meet the U.S. military objectives as well as the public diplomacy required to support them.http://archive.org/details/accessissuesssoc109452292Major (Select), United States Air ForceApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited

CdS/polymer nanocomposites synthesized via surface initiated RAFT polymerization for the fluorescent detection of latent fingermarks

Current advances in nanoscience have provided the unique opportunity to utilize nanostructured materials to improve the visualization and quality of fingermark development. Here, we show the facile controlled fabrication of CdS/poly(dimethylacrylamide), CdS/poly(dimethylacrylamide-co-methyl methacrylate) and CdS/poly(dimethylacrylamide-co-styrene) fluorescent quantum dot nanocomposites for use as latent fingermark developing agents on non-porous surfaces. First, CdS quantum dots were capped with 2-mercaptoethanol with subsequent immobilization of a carboxylated C-12-chain transfer agent (C(12)CTA) via an ester bond. A surface initiated reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization was then performed under a controlled system resulting in nanocomposites containing polymers of low polydispersity. The intrinsic optical properties of the CdS quantum dots were retained throughout the synthetic pathways, which allowed for the successful one-step application and fluorescent visualization of latent fingermarks (fresh and aged) on aluminum foil and glass substrates under UV illumination

Surface initiated polydopamine grafted poly([2-(methacryoyloxy)ethyl]trimethylammonium chloride) coatings to produce reverse osmosis desalination membranes with anti-biofouling properties

Commercial polyamide (PA) reverse osmosis (RO) membranes were surface modified in a sequential two-step polymerization process to impart anti-biofouling properties to the membrane surface. In the first step, a 2-bromoisobutyryl bromide initiator-polydopamine (BiBBr-initiator-PDA) layer was deposited onto the membrane surface from a Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane buffered solution of dopamine hydrochloride and 2-bromoisobutyryl bromide at ambient conditions. In the second step, polymer chains of [2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]trimethylammonium chloride (MTAC) were grafted-from the BiBBr-initiator-PDA surface using activators regeneration by electron transfer-atom transfer radical polymerization for between 1 and 24 h. The modified surfaces were characterized using attenuated reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and water contact angle and their pure water flux, saline water flux and ability to reject salt were determined. Results showed that the water flux and salt rejection properties of the PDA-g-PMTAC modified membranes were similar to the unmodified PA RO membranes. Chlorine resistance tests showed the coating had enhanced stability in regards to salt rejection properties. Significantly, after six days of incubation in nutrient solution there was 93.2% less bacteria on the PDA-g-MTAC modified PA RO membranes, compared to the unmodified membranes

Non-toxic luminescent carbon dot/poly (dimethylacrylamide) nanocomposite reagent for latent fingermark detection synthesized via surface initiated reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization

Here, non-toxic luminescent carbon nanoparticles, namely carbon dots (C-dots), were facilely synthesized via a one-pot hydrothermal route. Raman, Fourier transform infrared, fluorescence, carbon NMR and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies revealed that the C-dots possessed a graphitic-like core with an oxidized surface. The oxidized surface of the C-dots allowed for functionalization of the C-dots with a 2-methyl-2-[(dodecylsulfanylthiocarbonyl)sulfanyl]propanoic acid chain transfer agent. Poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) (p(DMA)) was then grafted from the C-dot surface via surface initiated reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. The resulting luminescent C-dot/polymer nanocomposite, C-dot/p(DMA), was analyzed using UV-visible and fluorescence spectrometry verifying that the functionalized surface was responsible for the C-dots' luminescence. This C-dot/p(DMA) nanocomposite was water soluble and was used as a solution for the luminescent detection of latent fingermarks deposited on non-porous aluminium foil substrates