Developing Standards for Assessing Circulatory and Respiratory Function of First-Year Male Students Majoring in Athletics, Swimming and Volleyball at Hanoi University of Physical Education and Sports

By routine research methods in physical training and sports, the article tested the representativeness of the mean and the normal distribution of the circulatory and respiratory indices of the first-year male students at the university. Hanoi University of Physical Education and Training, from which to develop classification standards, grading scale, and general evaluation criteria for circulatory and respiratory functions of male first-year male students of Hanoi University of Sports and Education

AN ANALYSIS OF THE SUSPENDED SEDIMENT RATING CURVE PARAMETERS IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN AT THE MONTHLY AND ANNUAL LEVELS

Suspended sediment rating curve parameters were analyzed to investigate the relationship of suspended load and discharge in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (UMRB) at the annual and monthly levels. The rating curve parameters were obtained from the power function of load and discharge: Load = a × (Discharge)b [(Discharge)^b]. The function was solved by ordinary least squares regression on its logarithmic form. The annual rating coefficient a and exponent b ranged from 0 to 0.25 (kg/s)(s/m3)b [(kg/s)(s/m^3)^b] and from 0.91 to 4.27, respectively. The monthly rating coefficient a and exponent b ranged from 0 to 0.239 (kg/s)(s/m3)b and from 0.09 to 3.72, respectively. The intercept ln(a) and slope b of the logarithmic graph of suspended load and discharge were negatively correlated. This correlation was stronger for rivers categorized as having high discharge (\u3e 218 m3/s [m^3/s]). This study also showed negative correlations between the rating coefficient a and stream discharge at annual and monthly levels, indicating that in large rivers, the rating curve tends to have a smaller intercept and larger slope. Smaller values of a and b in winter compared to other seasons suggested a low supply of sediment into streams due to frozen ground and the inactive state of streams in transporting sediment during winter months. The dominant shape of annual sediment rating curves in the region was convex, suggesting a transport-limited system for sediment transport in the basin. The transport-limited system indicates the potential of a flow to entrain additional sediment (possibly of larger grain sizes) during high discharge due to its higher competence. The apparent contradiction between the transport-limited condition and the findings of Meade and Moody (2010) is attributed to different approaches to the issue (trend of mean suspended load over time versus sediment rating curve). The results of this thesis also suggested that the UMRB has remained transport-limited after the flood in 1993, although this merits further investigation

CLINICAL SUPERVISORS’ CONCEPTUALIZATION AND EVALUATION OF SUPERVISEE’S MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING COMPETENCE: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

This study explored how clinical supervisors in the mental health professions make meaning of their training experiences to conceptualize and evaluate their supervisee’s multicultural counseling competence (MCC) as a part of their ethical responsibility. A narrative inquiry was the framework used to examine this process. Psychologists, counselors, and social workers were selected from a criteria-based and purposeful sampling strategy. All participants identified valuing MCC and supervised pre-licensed trainees as a part of their duties. The researcher collected data using a semi-structured interview protocol to obtain empirical materials. The findings were analyzed using the Atlas.ti qualitative software. These findings indicate gaps in multicultural training across all disciplines, lack of guidance in developing multicultural counseling competence, and several important factors for conceptualization. Such factors included self-reflection of identities/worldviews/beliefs, cultural humility, and openness for learning. This study’s implications consist of: (a) a comprehensive multicultural course that provides more lived experiences of clients using intersectional identities to help students with conceptualization, (b) the intentionality of supervisors to bring up cultural factors with supervisees, and (c) exploration of supervisee’s awareness to improve therapeutic knowledge and skills