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The resources include research papers and book chapters from different publishers of national and international repute such as Elsevier, Springer, IEEE, PLOS, etc. The study carried out a detailed and critical analysis of penetrating different Machine learning methodologies in the field of bacterial classification along with their limitations and future scope. In addition, different opportunities and challenges in implementing these techniques in the concerned field are also presented to provide a deep insight to the researchers working in this field.Continuum robots (CR) have been recently shown capable of micron-scale motion resolutions. Such motions are achieved through equilibrium modulation using indirect actuation for altering either internal preload forces or changing the cross-sectional stiffness along the length of a continuum robot. Previously reported, but unexplained, turning point behavior is modeled using two approaches. An energy minimization approach is first used to explain the source of this behavior. Subsequently, a kinematic model using internal constraints in multi-backbone CRs is used to replicate this turning point behavior. An approach for modeling the micro-motion differential kinematics is presented using experimental data based on the solution of a system of linear matrix equations. This approach provides a closed-form approximation of the empirical micro-motion kinematics and could be easily used for real-time control. A motivating application of image-based biopsy using 3D optical coherence tomography (OCT) is envisioned and demonstrated in this paper. A system integration for generating OCT volumes by sweeping a custom B-mode OCT probe is presented. Results showing high accuracy in obtaining 3D OCT measurements are shown using a commercial OCT probe. Qualitative results using a miniature probe integrated within the robot are also shown. Finally, closed-loop visual servoing using OCT data is demonstrated for guiding a needle into an agar channel. Results of this paper present what we believe is the first embodiment of a continuum robot capable of micro and macro motion control for 3D OCT imaging. This approach can support the development of new technologies for CRs capable of surgical intervention and micro-motion for ultra-precision tasks.When older parents experience age-related functional limitations, adult children may begin to monitor and try to control their parents' behavior. This shift can lead to tension due to differences in values both generations share, with parents prioritizing autonomy and self-sufficiency and adult children prioritizing safety and convention. Although a great deal of research on the transition from adolescence to adulthood focuses on governance transfer and changing boundaries of autonomy, monitoring, and control, less is known about how this happens in later life. The current study used qualitative methodology to explore the dynamic balance of autonomy, safety, and care between older parents and adult children who provide assistance in their daily lives. It focused on which areas adult children were most likely to monitor and try to control and how they did so, how parents respond to those efforts, and the dynamics of information management. Sixteen adult children who had at least one living parent (M age  = 53, SD = 6.1) discussed the challenges of managing two conflicting caregiving goals respecting parents' autonomy and ensuring parents' moral well-being, health, and safety. Data were analyzed using directive content analysis. Although participants were concerned about the negative consequences of their parents' current behaviors and health conditions, they rarely impinged on their parents' autonomy until they were prompted by an authority figure or had clear evidence that their parents' health or safety were threatened. Parents often kept information about their activities and well-being from their children in order to protect their autonomy. Implications for balancing parents and adult children's goals of governance transfer are discussed.Caregiver strain and social support have been identified as both facilitators and deterrents to parental mental health service use on behalf of their children. This study focused on the relationship between caregiver strain, social support, and mental health service use among African American mothers of children at-risk or meeting criteria for a disruptive behavioral disorder and living in urban communities of concentrated poverty. Mothers (n = 89), participating in a five-year NIMH funded study of school-based community mental health services, completed measures at baseline of caregiver strain and both perceived and received social support. Service use was calculated as the sum total of services (sessions) received. Associations between caregiver strain and service use were examined, and perceived and received social support were explored as potential moderators. Baseline covariates included child's age, gender, symptom severity, and maternal employment status. Findings highlighted child symptom severity as the strongest predictor of caregiver strain and perceived social support as moderating the association between caregiver strain and service use. PF-04965842 nmr Mothers were more likely to utilize services when experiencing relatively high levels of perceived support or high caregiver strain but not both, highlighting the importance of their interrelationship. Received support did not moderate the association between strain and service use. In addition, mothers utilized services more often for sons than daughters and when unemployed. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

Community attachments are thought to promote adolescents' engagement in public health behaviors. To date, past research has exclusively examined the social benefits of community attachments among adolescents in the United States and less is known about these benefits among youth in low-income adolescent-dense countries such as Pakistan.

The present study examined associations between Pakistani adolescents' community attachments and COVID-19 public health behaviors, including social distancing

disinfecting, hoarding, news monitoring.

Adolescents living in Pakistan (N = 1,110; 13-18years; M = 16.70) reported on their COVID-19 public health behavior (social distancing

disinfecting behaviors, hoarding behaviors, news monitoring) and community attachments (social responsibility values, social trust, self-interest values).

Greater social responsibility values were associated with greater social distancing (

 = .09,

 = .009) and disinfecting behavior (

 = .39,

 < .001). Greater social trust was significantly associated with greater disinfecting (

 = .09,

 < .001) and greater hoarding behaviors (

 = .07,

 = .001) and greater self-interest values were associated with lower social distancing (

 = -.06,

 = .010), greater disinfecting (

 = .15,

 < .001), and greater hoarding behaviors (

 = .11,

 = .001).

Results from this study demonstrate that community attachments may play an important role in guiding adolescents' public health behavior in Pakistan. These findings extend past research and contribute to an inclusive and culturally sensitive model of the benefits of adolescents' community attachments for public heatlh.

The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10566-021-09657-7.

The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10566-021-09657-7.

Several studies conducted since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic have shown its harmful effects on young people's mental health. In Québec and Canada, few studies have focussed on adolescents, and even fewer of these studies have examined this subject using a methodology that involved comparisons of data obtained before and during the pandemic, which is the purpose of this study.

The objective of this study is to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the anxiety of secondary 1 and 2 students in Québec, using data obtained before and during the pandemic.

Participants were 2990 French Canadian students in secondary 1 (grade 7) and secondary 2 (grade 8) in Québec. Two independent samples completed the questionnaires, one sample before the pandemic (fall 2019) and one sample during the pandemic (fall 2020). Their answers were subjected to descriptive analysis and multivariate analysis of variance.

Results show that the pandemic has had variable impacts on the student's mental health, with some of them reporting negative effects on their lives, others reporting no effect, and some reporting positive effect. However, the students surveyed during the pandemic generally reported more symptoms of generalized anxiety, and higher levels of test anxiety, fear of judgment and perfectionism than the ones surveyed before the pandemic.

The discussion puts forward possible explanations for the results obtained, which contribute to a better understanding of young adolescents' experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also discusses the importance of developing interventions for adolescents affected by this pandemic.

The discussion puts forward possible explanations for the results obtained, which contribute to a better understanding of young adolescents' experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also discusses the importance of developing interventions for adolescents affected by this pandemic.The aim of the present study was to adapt the Brief Beneficence Satisfaction Scale (BBSS) (Martela & Ryan, 2015) into Turkish context and to test its psychometric properties. The study included a community sample of 322 (61% women, 30% men and 9% unspecified). Confirmatory factor analysis verified a four-item single factor model. The BBSS-TR showed positive correlations with altruism and subjective happiness, indicating similar correlation coefficients as in the original study. The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient for the BBSS-TR was .85. Results concluded that the BBSS-TR is a valid and reliable measure to be used in future research. The importance of beneficence satisfaction as a new psychological concept has been discussed.We examined the relationship between moral foundations, empathic traits, and moral identity using an online survey via Mechanical Turk. In order to determine how moral foundations contribute to empathic traits and moral identity, we performed classical correlation analysis as well as Bayesian correlation analysis, Bayesian ANCOVA, and Bayesian regression analysis. Results showed that individualizing foundations (harm/care, fairness/reciprocity) and binding foundations (ingroup/loyalty, authority/respect, purity/sanctity) had various different relationships with empathic traits. In addition, the individualizing versus binding foundations showed somewhat reverse relationships with internalization and symbolization of moral identity. This suggests that moral foundations can contribute to further understanding of empathic traits and moral identity and how they relate to moral behavior in reality. We discuss the implications of these results for moral educators when starting to teach students about moral issues.

The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.