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Adnan Khan ¹, Amina Muzaffar Qureshi ²

Affiliations
1 Abraham Fischler School of Education Nova Southeastern University, Florida, US
2 Bahria University Islamabad, PK

Abstract

The authors examined the correlation between the big five personality traits and academic performance, specifically academic CGPA of college students in Pakistan. The results showed a small positive correlation between Conscientiousness and CGPA. Openness to Experience showed a small negative correlation while Extraversion and Agreeableness did not appear to be dominant factors in terms of their correlation with academic CGPA. Neuroticism was found to have a moderate negative correlation with student CGPA. These findings validate earlier studies in the area, which report a positive relationship between Conscientiousness and academic performance along with a negative relationship between Neuroticism and academic achievement. Similar to this study, research on the other three variables and their relationship with academic performance remains inconclusive.

Keywords

Conscientiousness, neuroticism, big five, academic performance, CGPA

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Adnan Khan ¹

Affiliations
1 Abraham Fischler School of Education, Nova Southeastern University, College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US

Abstract

As a construct, Emotional Intelligence has made remarkable inroads in enhancing individual performance at work and in academic settings and expanding the literature in the field has been a recurrent theme for researchers and academicians conducting studies in the area. Recent scientific evidence suggests that Emotional Intelligence may be strongly correlated with improved interpersonal relationships, both, at work and at home. Translating the theory into a pragmatic approach for use in everyday life has been a challenging task. This research study focuses on the practical application of the established theory of the constructs and recommends adopting a combination of varying Emotional Intelligence strategies to implement in real life. Utilizing certain EI strategies and techniques appropriately and in context, individuals can vastly improve their interpersonal relationships

Keywords

Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Relationships, Positive Relationships, Well being, Happiness

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Md Shakibul Haque ¹, Manoj Kumar ¹, Adnan Khan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Invertis University, Bareilly, IN

Abstract

This paper provides an introduction to welding fundamentals in the field of plastic welding to assist in the future developments in this field. In many industry fields plastic part are frequently used. Very demanding criteria must now be fulfilled by parts made of polymeric materials and polymeric composites. Plastics have excellent strength to weight ratio, good corrosion resistance and ability to take good finish. Plastics can be categorized as thermosets and thermoplastics. Among these two only the thermoplastic is weldable. In case of thermosets resin, a chemical reaction occurs during processing and curing, that is, as a result of irreversible cross-linking reaction in the mold. Both molded thermosets and vulcanized elastomer components cannot be reshaped by means of heating, because of the irreversible reaction that occurs. So in this case joining can be obtained by adhesive bonding and mechanical fastening only. Few selected welding process are discussed in this paper like friction welding, hot plate welding, hot gas welding etc. Various important P.V.C. plastics welding parameters such as welding techniques in common use by hot gas welding, equipments requirement have also been discussed.

Keywords

Poly Vinyl Chloride, P.V.C. Welding, Friction Welding, Hot Air Technique.

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