МОТИВАЦІЙНІ ФАКТОРИ ВИБОРУ МАЙБУТНЬОЇ СПЕЦІАЛЬНОСТІ

Food industry and engineering—Quo vadis?

Int. J. Agric. & Biol. Eng (IJABE) is an international peer-reviewed open-access journal sponsored and published jointly by US-based Association of Overseas Chinese Agricultural, Biological and Food Engineers (AOCABFE) and Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering (CSAE). The ISSN 1934-6344 and eISSN 1934-6352 numbers for the IJABE have been registered, which allow IJABE to publish in both online and hard copy. Open access IJABE provides easy sharing of knowledge, and is thus in the best interest of authors, readers, and increases the availability, accessibility, visibility and impact of the papers, and journal as a whole. IJABE aims at facilitating development of agricultural and biological engineering, promoting the prosperity of academics, and improving international academic exchange and cooperation. This journal strives to publish the latest high-quality research from a diverse array of topics from the international community. Our readers are from the international scientific community as well as educators, policy makers, agricultural engineers and scientists, and interested members of the public around the world.

The article examines the problem of formation of professional competence of future bachelors in agricultural engineering during their professional training. The urgent need for the training of highly qualified, goal-oriented, competitive specialists in the agro-industrial production area has been confirmed, which has been updated in connection with the significant renewal of their professional activities in the conditions of digitalization of the economy of Ukraine, and the introduction of innovative approaches to the organization of modern educational space. The article aims to define and justify the pedagogical conditions that can ensure the effective formation of professional competence of future bachelors in agricultural engineering during their professional training. In the research, a complex of methods was used: a content analysis of the crucial concepts of the research, generalization of advanced pedagogical experience to identify and justify the pedagogical conditions for forming professional competence of future bachelor in agricultural engineering in the professional training process. It has been proven that the practical activity of future specialists of agricultural engineers involves the use of achievements of psychological, pedagogical science and experience, and forming professional competence of future bachelors in agricultural engineering should be aimed at training them as professionals who are competitive, capable of successful professional activity, professional development and mobility, capable of solving the challenges, set tasks and problems in the field of agro-industrial production and to meet the needs of the labour market. Forming professional competence of future bachelors in agricultural engineering in higher education institutions will be effectively carried out under the condition of identifying and taking into account the features of their professional training, which are determined by the specifics of professional activity; orientation on the individual motivation of the professional training of future bachelors in agricultural engineering and compliance with the modern development of education; determination of the main pedagogical conditions for forming professional competence of future bachelors in agricultural engineering in professional training. The following main pedagogical conditions for forming professional competence of future bachelors in agricultural engineering during their professional training process have been determined, including ensuring systematic interest and forming positive motivation for mastering the chosen profession; development of the subject content of the cycle of professional training of future bachelors in agricultural engineering; the use of innovative technologies for the purpose of forming professional competence of future bachelors in agricultural engineering in their professional training; formation of professional and personal qualities of the future agricultural engineer; mastering the practical experience of the future professional activity of an agricultural engineer. It has been concluded that each specified pedagogical condition should positively contribute to the effective formation of professional competence of future bachelors in agricultural engineering in professional training with further identification of the peculiarities of their educational activities. The next step in the research of the considered issue is the construction of a criterion base for forming professional competence of future bachelors in agricultural engineering during their professional training.

Aim: The aim of this investigation was to analyze the physical, gravimetric, frictional, aerodynamic, and mechanical characteristics of cotton seeds at three different moisture content levels, ranging from 8% to 14% on a dry basis to develop a power tiller-operated pneumatic planter. Study Design: Completely Randomized Design and Tukey pairwise test in done on the SAS On Demand for Academic platform was used for the study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering (FMPE), Department of Agricultural Processing and Food Engineering (APFE) and Department of Agricultural Structures Civil and Environmental Engineering (ASCEE), College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (CAET), Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), between July 2022 and August 2022. Methodology: This study was conducted to determine the engineering properties of cotton seeds namely BS–279, RCH–659 and KCHH–2739 as a function of moisture content. The different properties of these cotton seeds were studied in the engineering property laboratory and UTM laboratory of the CAET, OUAT, Bhubaneswar. The objective of this study was to investigate some moisture-dependent physical, gravimetric, frictional, aerodynamic, and mechanical properties of cotton seeds. The aim of this investigation was to analyze the physical, gravimetric, frictional, aerodynamic, and mechanical characteristics of cotton seeds at three different moisture content levels, ranging from 8% to 14% on a dry basis. These moisture content levels were referred to as M1 (8-10%), M2 (10-12%), and M3 (12-14%). Results: The geometric mean diameter, sphericity, aspect ratio, thousand seed weight, angle of repose and terminal velocity were found to be in the range of 5.05–6.57 mm, 60–67%, 0.51–0.59,78.70–103.67 g, 39.75–44.75˚ and 9.26–13.28 ms-1 respectively as moisture content of seed increased from 8 to 14% dry basis. The mean diameter, volume, porosity, terminal velocity and coefficient of friction showed a positive correlation with the moisture content. The bulk density, true density and porosity of seed decreased from initial range of 637.82–696.12 to 524.12–607.60 kgm-3, 1155.00–1266.12 to 868.28–1007.60 kgm-3 and 43.23–44.96 to 39.75–41.55% respectively with an increase in moisture content. Rupture force was found to be negatively correlated with moisture content and loading rate. Conclusion: The effect of moisture content on all dependent parameters was found to be significant (α=0.05) under Tukey pair wise test but these were non-significant for the varieties of cotton seeds considered under the study. These engineering properties can be considered while designing of planters and other sowing machinery, harvesters, ginning, and oil extraction machines of cotton seed.

<p>Many farmers in Nigeria are paying close attention to using Rice Straw Ash (RSA) as a soil fertility enhancement additive. The short and long-term effects of applying this ash to the soil quality were not adequately investigated, however. This research was conducted at the Departmental Farm of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Bayero University, Kano to access the impact of RSA on the soil’s physiochemical properties and on cucumber yield. Twelve (12) experimental plots were treated with different amounts of RSA (0 Kg, 1 Kg, 2 Kg and 3 Kg) to assess the intensity effect of the treatment on both soil physiochemicals and crop yield. For each experimental plot, soil properties (moisture content, porosity, bulk density, electrical conductivity, organic matter, pH and sodium concentration, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and magnesium) were measured and analyzed before and after the experiment. The results showed that the application of ash increased moisture content, bulk density, porosity, electrical conductivity, organic matter and sodium concentration while reducing the pH, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and magnesium levels. The mean yield in 0 Kg RSA (21,84tons / ha) was found to be the highest. There was a drop in the yield (13.08-14.14tons / ha) of crop in the plots treated with RSA. The research concluded that continued use of RSA could lead to a reduction in crop yield as the EC level was found to be rising. It is on this basis that farmers are advised to avoid the use of RSA as an additive for soil fertility enhancement and other means should therefore be used.</p>

The virtual 4th International Conference of Agroindustry and Bioeconomy (ICGAB) 2020 has been successfully held and the IOP Conference Proceeding Series: Earth and Environmental Science has been completed. This year ICGAB is special, it is the first virtual conference organised due to the Covid-19 global pandemic which hit us in early 2020. The conference was held virtually because of the travel restriction and social distancing policy of the Republic of Indonesia Government. In order to maintain an academic atmosphere and keep providing an academic forum for the students, academicians, researchers, and professionals despite the pandemic condition, the committee decided to hold the conference virtually.The current ICGAB 2020 is organised by the Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Universitas Brawijaya (Malang, Indonesia) on the 25th of August 2020. The organiser collaborated with MSAE (Malaysian Society of Agriculture and Food Engineers), AUCFA (ASEAN Universities Consortium on Food and Agro-based Engineering & Technology), Forum Komunikasi Perguruan Tinggi Teknologi Pertanian Indonesia (FKPT-TPI), International Association of Agro-based Engineering and Technology (IAAET), and Advances in Food Science, Sustainable Agriculture and Agroindustrial Engineering (AFSSAAE) with the theme on “Emerging Technology and Integrated Information System for Sustainable Agroindustry”.This conference is aimed to communicate and disseminate research experiences, technology innovation, research and technology advances, as well as case studies related to sustainable agroindustry. This event provides a scientific platform enabling both local and international academia, researchers, policymakers, industry leaders, professionals, and other stakeholders to build networks, share ideas, and create research collaboration. The ICGAB 2020 is hopefully offering all participants to engage with the practices and/or implementation of advanced technology and information system to further develop the green economy in Indonesia through the creation of sustainable agroindustry.Since 2017, ICGAB has been successfully attracting more than 300 participants from different countries to each event. This year we proudly conducted the 4th ICGAB virtually. The conference consisted of the plenary and parallel sessions. The speakers and presenters came from six countries (Australia, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia). The virtual conference was held using the Zoom Meeting Platform. The conference organiser managed the conference from Malang, Indonesia, while the participants and speakers joined the conference virtually from their respective location in several cities in Indonesia and other countries (i.e. Malaysia, Philippines, Japan, Australia, and South Korea). The prominent resource persons invited as the keynote speakers were Rossana Marie Amongo, PhD (University of the Philippines Los Baños, Los Baños, the Phillipines), Ir. Mohd Fazly bin Mail P.Eng., M.I.E.M (Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Malaysia), Assoc. Prof. Grause Guido (Tohoku University, Japan), Assoc. Prof. Yasmin Sultanbawa (The University of Queensland, Australia), and Prof. Teti Estiasih (Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia).The parallel session of ICGAB 2020 was well attended with 13 (thirteen) topics covered; all presenters did an outstanding job of sharing their expertise and experiences, beneficial to support the creation of a circular economy in Indonesia. There 243 participants from 6 countries presented and discussed during the conferences. The parallel sessions were conducted in ten different Zoom conference rooms. Each room was led by a chairperson and co-chairperson. Each participant was given seven minutes to present the paper followed by a discussion session led by the chairperson. The parallel sessions run very well. The participants were actively engaged during the discussion sessions. The technical areas and applications covered by the proceedings, namely:1. Food Safety and Security2. Agricultural Engineering3. Agricultural Product Technology4. Agroindustrial Production System Management and Regulation5. Renewable Energy and Biorefinery6. Waste and Environmental Management7. Health, Nutrition and Medical Microbiology8. Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing9. Food Microbiology10. Agro Forestry and Biodiversity11. Fisheries and Marine Resources Technology12. Animal Welfare and Technology13. Bioeconomy and BiobusinessDespite some minor limitations, thanks to the support of innovation and advancement of virtual technologies, it was possible for us to hold the conference on time and excellently.Among the presented papers, 191 manuscripts have been gone through the peer review process and 152 manuscripts have been accepted to be included in this IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science ICGAB 2020 Proceeding. Acknowledgment is due to all participants, reviewers, editors, committees and all who contributed to this event. We hope that this conference proceeding could contribute to the advancement of agricultural technology in the world. We also hope to see you at the 5th ICGAB 2021!CONFERENCE COMMITTEE, Scientific Committee, Steering Committee, Editors, ORGANIZER, SPONSOR and this titles are available in this pdf.

The article presents the results of preliminary research connected with the students’ experience of high education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this paper is to introduce the meaning of this experience for the students’ future professional activities with early years education pupils. The quantitative online survey was conducted with 110 participants: pedagogy master degree students. The original online questionnaire was sent individually to each participant. The survey was based on a sample of university students who were fairly homogeneous in socio-demographic determinants, e.g. sex and age, thus, the advanced statistical analyzes could not be done. According to the data collected from closed questions, the results were presented in a form of tables. The data from the open-ended questions were subjected to a comprehensive qualitative analysis, as a result, the specific categories of answers were identified. The conclusions show clearly that the participants divide their study experience during the COVID-19 pandemic into positive and negative. There is a slight predominance of the negative experience. What is crucial, the participants consider these experiences as significant for their future profession and the process of working with a child and its family. The conducted research shows that further analysis of this experience, both by students and academic staff is essential for the study of the teachers’ socio-emotional competences. There can be no doubt about the value of such competences in supporting a child in its development.

Flow through porous media is usually governed by Darcy's Law. This law is typically taught as part of programs in civil, chemical, mechanical, petroleum, and agricultural engineering. Soil scientists also use Darcy's Law extensively. Unfortunately, this well-known law is not taught with much consistency, even within a single program such as an undergraduate degree in civil engineering. After presenting examples that illustrate the high degree of variability that now exists with respect to the manner of presentation, it is argued that the nomenclature and terminology associated with Darcy's Law could be greatly reduced and simplified.

Aim. The purpose of the study is to develop a model of the system of adaptation of students to study at a university (using the example of the discipline “Chemistry”), based on the results of a sociological survey of students of Omsk State Technical University using the methodology of functionally oriented modeling.Methodology and methods. In the course of the research, theoretical methods were used – analysis of sources on the subject of the project, elements of mathematical and statistical processing of experimental data, as well as empirical methods – conducting a sociological survey and expert assessment. To develop a model of the system of adaptation of students to study at a university (using the example of the discipline “Chemistry”), the methodology of functionally oriented modeling was used.Results. The problems associated with the development of a university chemistry course by students and their connection with the peculiarities of preparing for the Unified State Exam are revealed based on the analysis of the results of a sociological survey in which 172 respondents took part. Taking into account the data of empirical research and the opinion of experts, a thematic plan for an introductory chemistry course for university students has been developed. A model of the system of adaptation of students to study at a university (using the example of the discipline "Chemistry") by means of functional modeling is constructed.Theoretical and/or practical significance. The theoretical significance of the research consists in the development of a system of adaptation of students to study at a university (on the example of the discipline “Chemistry”) based on the results of a sociological survey and expert assessment. The research problem is caused by the objective need to resolve the contradiction between the requirements of the university chemistry course and the low level of training of the majority of OmSTU students studying this discipline. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the application of the methodology of functionally oriented modeling in the development of a model for students' adaptation to higher education in the discipline of Chemistry. The practical significance of the study is determined by the possibility of replicating the developed model, which includes an introductory university chemistry course to eliminate knowledge gaps among students with unsatisfactory results, which are revealed during the initial diagnosis, taking into account the thematic planning proposed by the authors in the training of highly qualified personnel.Conclusions. The experience of implementing the proposed model for two years at OmSTU allows us to conclude about its effectiveness and can be used to solve similar problems in other universities of the Russian Federation not only in teaching chemistry, but also in other disciplines such as, for example, physics or computer science.

This work is devoted to interactive methods of using the Russian social network VKontakte in the study of the first foreign language by students of technical universities of agro-industrial faculties. Currently, training is closely connected with modern Internet technologies and social networks. Social network is one of the forms of distance learning. In our article, we described an experiment conducted with the first-year full-time students of the Don State Technical University studying their first foreign language. The goal of our research was the identification and description of the most influencing forms and methods for the motivation of students in teaching the first foreign language. In the presented research work, we used the empirical method and the method of pedagogical research. We have explored a variety of social networks that are most often used by students, namely: Instagram, Odnoklassniki, Twitter, YouTube. We conducted an experiment and made an analysis of the obtained data. The material for our analysis was the social network VKontakte. We have created an open training group, in which students of the agro-industrial faculty of full-time education studying the first foreign language were signed. As a result of the inquest, we have identified the most relevant social network among first-year students. It has been established that Internet sources influence the interest and motivation of students in learning the first foreign language.KeywordsDistance learningThe first foreign languageSocial networkDistance courseCommunityGroupVocabularyLexical materialGrammarGrammar materialGrammar trainingChatCommentTestTesting

The problem for the research. The rapid development of information technology requires such skills from a modern university graduate as constant readiness to receive additional education, speed in mastering new skills and stress tolerance. Individual educational trajectories can be of great help in mastering the new challenges of the time, by which we mean "an individual route for realizing the student's personal potential, developed by him in collaboration with a teacher or mentor, aimed at current needs and taking into account the personal characteristics of the student." The aim of the research is to substantiate the necessity and possibility of using individual educational trajectories that allow students to develop their communicative competence within the framework of professional communication. Methods of investigation. The study was conducted during the 2022-2023 academic years. 87 undergraduate students of Vyatka State University (Russian Federation), studying in the faculties of Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, and Metallurgy, took part in the experiment. During the experiment, students took part in a sociological survey, which provided students with the opportunity to analyze their academic progress and identify factors affecting the learning process. The Fisher criterion was used for statistical processing of the results. KEYWORDS The findings of the study. The conducted survey helped to identify the organizational parameters of the educational process as a whole (motivation, usefulness of classes, etc.) from the subjective point of view of students. The survey criteria helped to identify special criteria for the effective design of individual educational technologies. The results of the experiment showed that designing students' sociolinguistic profiles is an effective tool for increasing motivation and proficiency in a foreign language, where p = 0,001; 0,037 и 0,012; p ≤ 0,05 (5%). Conclusion. The significance of the conducted research lies in the information approach used to solve the problem of designing individual educational trajectories for students. This approach ensured the development of personal and professional qualities of students, which they need in their future professional activities.

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A publication of the sort “Entrepreneurship Development in Food Processing” covering various facets of entrepreneurial opportunities in processing sector. The editors have made an exhaustive effort to provide information on various entrepreneurial opportunities in food processing sector. This book clarifies most of the technical questions which arises on entrepreneurship ventures in food processing sector. Also, the book will be useful to prospective entrepreneurs, food engineers, agricultural engineers, food processors, food technologists, researchers and also to those who are working in the relevant fields

Lan Zhang and Vijay P. Singh, F.ASCE Research Associate, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA 70803-6405. E-mail: lansy1013@gmail.com Caroline and William N. Lehrer Distinguished Chair in Water Engineering, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; and, Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M Univ., Scoates Hall, 2117 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2117. E-mail: vsingh@tamu.edu

A study on the Effect of Drying Methods on Physical Properties of Garlic slices (Allium sativum L.) was conducted at the Post Harvest Technology Laboratory, Department of Horticulture, Rajasthan College of Agriculture and Department of Processing and Food Engineering, College of Technology and Agriculture Engineering, MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan in the month of August to february during 2024-2025. The study consisted of different drying methods with various clove sizes. The drying methods varied significantly dehydration ratio, rehydration ratio and recovery (%) were found best in case of solar drying among different types of drying methods (solar, tray and heat pump drying). As most of the physiochemical characteristics like, acidity, total sugar, ascorbic acid, total phenol, total protein and reducing sugar were found best in case of whole cloves + heat pump drying (S3D3).