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CONSTRUCTIVISM VERSUS COGNITIVE LOAD THEORY: IN SEARCH FOR AN EFFECTIVE MATHEMATICS TEACHING

Two major learning theories have dominated recent literature on optimizing knowledge acquisition: constructivism and cognitive load theory. Constructivism, on the one hand, gives preeminent value to the development of students’ self-regulated process of constructing mathematical concepts. Its basic tenet is that students acquire their own mathematical understanding by constructing them from the inside rather than by internalizing them from the outside. Cognitive load theory, on the other hand, suggests that the free exploration of a highly complex environment may cause a heavy working memory load and led to poorer learning. Advocates of this view further argue that constructivist strategies provide learners with information that exceeds their working memory capacity, and thus fail to efficiently guide learners’ acquisition of mathematical knowledge. The current study describes the elements of constructivism theory and their cognitive basis and show how they can be aligned with the structures that constitute human cognitive architecture. More specifically, we present several ways in which cognitive load can be managed by these elements and so facilitate mathematical learning.
Particle Size Effects on the Quality of Flour Tortillas Enriched with Whole Grain Waxy Barley

ABSTRACT Wheat tortillas were enriched with whole barley flour (WBF) of different particle sizes including 237 μm (regular [R]), 131 μm (intermediate [IM]), and 68 μm (microground [MG]). Topographical and fluorescent microstructure images of flours, doughs, and tortillas were examined. Flours and tortillas were analyzed for color, protein, ash, starch, moisture, and β-glucan content. Farinograph testing was conducted on the flour blends. Water activity and texture analyses of tortillas were conducted. A 9-point hedonic scale was used by 95 untrained panelists to evaluate tortilla appearance, color, flavor, texture, and overall acceptability. Two commercial products (CP) were included in some analyses. As WBF particle size decreased, color was lighter; protein, moisture content and mixing stability decreased; ash, starch content, water absorption and farinograph peak time increased; and β-glucan content was constant. WBF tortillas were darker than the control (C), while IM and MG tortillas had lower peak f.
A Cognitive-Ecological Approach to Elder Abuse in Five Cultures: Human Rights and Education

ABSTRACT The population of the world is aging rapidly—a development that the World Health Organization (2004) has labeled as “a demographic revolution. ” According to its statistics, there are currently 600 million people in the world over the age of 60, a figure that will double by 2025 and double again by 2050. Within this age group, the numbers of the “oldest old” (people over 80) are increasing the most rapidly. With these dramatic changes, there is an escalating need for education around issues related to aging. Cross-culturally, elders are one of four groups (along with children, women, and individuals with disabilities) found to be consistently vulnerable to family violence (Levesque, 2002). While cross-cultural research on domestic violence and abuse generally has expanded, elder abuse, as a subtype of domestic violence, remains poorly understood cross-culturally. All of the authors in this issue mentioned that a dearth of research on elder abuse within the populations they sampled was a limitation in trying to understand elder abuse within these societies. Their papers, combining qualitative data and quantitative analyses, provide a useful basis for expanding our understanding of cross-cultural aspects of elder abuse. In this concluding paper, we discuss the issues highlighted in the research reported in the papers within this volume. We also comment on how insights from the research might be used to educate the general public, service providers, and human rights workers concerning perspectives on elder abuse and factors that may influence elder maltreatment. The ultimate goal of such understanding is to develop adequate prevention strategies that will address both general and culture-specific risk factors that contribute to elder abuse.
Gender Wage Gaps within a Public Sector: Evidence from Personnel Data

A standard finding is that the public sector exhibits lower gender wage gaps than the private sector. This is attributed to less gender discrimination in the public sector. We show that this conclusion is flawed as the standard finding for the public sector is driven by the dominating influence of large feminized occupational groups, such as nursing and teaching, which have flat job hierarchies and low wage variance. Other occupations within the public sector exhibit sizeable wage gaps which cannot be explained by workplace or worker characteristics. This implies that gender discrimination is substantial in some public sector occupations.
Towards improving treatment for childhood OCD: Analyzing mediating mechanisms & non-response

What are mediating mechanisms in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)? For whom does CBT work and for whom is CBT less effective? What should be recommended for those children who do not sufficiently benefit from CBT? The studies described in the present thesis were aimed to answer these questions.
L’élection fédérale de 2000 : qu’est-il donc arrivé aux candidates?

Cet article porte sur la performance electorale des candidates a l’election federale de 2000. Il vise a comprendre pourquoi a alors cesse de croitre la proportion de femmes elues a la Chambre des communes, comme cela a ete le cas apres chaque scrutin federal depuis les annees 1980. L’analyse, qui repose sur la notion de « competitivite », retient les candidatures feminines et masculines pour les cinq principales formations politiques en lice en 2000 qui ont ete elues ou sont arrivees deuxiemes en termes du nombre de votes exprimes. Une conclusion veut que la stagnation du nombre des femmes elues a l’election federale de 2000 ne soit pas imputable au fait que les candidates ont brigue les suffrages dans des conditions de moindre competitivite que les candidats. La situation releve bien davantage du fait que, primo, en 2000 ce sont surtout des deputees qui ont ete reelues et, secundo, les candidates qui n’avaient jamais siege a la Chambre des communes n’ont pas herite de leur juste part des meilleures circonscriptions — les circonscriptions dites « heritieres ». Si les partis politiques etaient sinceres lorsqu’ils affirment souhaiter l’avenement de plus de femmes en politique, ils reserveraient en priorite aux femmes ces circonscriptions heritieres et ce, pour quelques elections federales encore, soit le temps de redresser la situation au regard de la representation des femmes et des hommes a la Chambre des communes du Canada.
Trace Elements and Heavy metals in Five Cultured and Captured Fishes from Rajshahi City, Bangladesh

Concentrations of 15 trace elements and heavy metals (Beryllium (Be), Chromium (Cr), Manganese (Mn), Iron (Fe), Cobalt (Co), Nickel (Ni), Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), Arsenic (As), Selenium (Se), Strontium (Sr), Molybdenum (Mo), Cadmium (Cd), Antimony (Sb) and Lead (Pb)) in the muscles of five fish species (Pangasius pangasius, Anabas testudineus, Labeo rohita, Catla catla, and Tenualosa ilisha), collected from Rajshahi, Bangladesh, were detected, using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The risk to humans from these trace elements, through fish consumption, was then assessed. The average trace element concentration in fish muscles varied in a decreasing order of Zn> Fe> As> Cu> Sr> Mn> Cr> Se> Ni> Co> Pb> Mo> Cd> Sb> Be. This study also showed that Zinc was predominant, while Beryllium (Be) was the least accumulated metal in the muscles of the studied fish. Data demonstrated that there was significant variation in the heavy metal concentrations in the fish species of the Rajshahi area. The estimated daily intake (EDI) was below the Reference Dose of daily intake (RfD) established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and the Hazard Quotient (HQ) values indicated that there was no carcinogenic risk for consumers on account of the intake of the studied fishes, under the current consumption rate.
Last Glacial Maximum over China: Sensitivities of climate to paleovegetation and Tibetan ice sheet

[1] With the boundary conditions appropriate for the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), including ice sheets, sea surface temperatures, sea-ice distribution, atmospheric CO2 concentration, the Earth’s orbital parameters, topography, and coastline, the atmospheric general circulation model of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP-AGCM) computes colder and drier conditions than for present day. Global annual-average surface temperature decreased by 5.3C, and terrestrial precipitation was down by 29%. It is shown that IAP-AGCM LGM simulation compares favorably to results from other AGCMs, and/but generally shows a weak terrestrial cooling when compared to paleoclimatic reconstructions in tropics. The 21 ka (ka: thousands of years ago) vegetation reconstruction is introduced into the model to study the regional climate response to the changes in vegetation and associated soil characteristics over China. The additional cooling due to these two changes reduces, to a certain degree, the model-data discrepancies. In addition, under the precondition of continental ice existing over part of the Tibetan Plateau at the LGM, the authors examine the regional climate response to the continental ice. It follows that the glacial-age environment over the Tibetan Plateau is a very important factor for 21 ka climate simulation in East Asia. INDEX TERMS: 3309 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Climatology (1620); 3322 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Land/atmosphere interactions; 3344 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Paleoclimatology; KEYWORDS: last Glacial Maximum, climate, paleovegetation, Tibetan ice sheet
Guiding Principles for the Forecasting Support System

The most recent three issues of Foresight featured Steve Morlidge’s encyclopedic rendition of “Guiding Principles” for an organization’s forecasting process. The guiding principles were divided into five classifications: Foundation Principles, Design Principles, Process Principles, Behavioural Principles, and Principles for Maintenance and Improvement. Much food for thought was offered there, as we have seen in the many commentaries on Steve’s principles the journal has since printed and continues to solicit. Not explicitly addressed was the organization’s software support for the forecasting function. Robert Fildes and Paul Goodwin now extend the guiding principles to the specific concerns of software support. Having spent many years examining the ways organizations develop and use forecasting support systems (FSS), Robert and Paul now offer a valuable checklist for firms seeking to evaluate and possibly upgrade their software solutions. Copyright International Institute of Forecasters, 2012
Acute Hepatotocixity Following Administration Of Artesunate In Guinea Pigs

Artesunate is an antimalarial drug commonly employed in chloroquine resistant cases of Plasmodium falciparum infection. The hepatotoxic potentials of artesunate was studied in guineapigs; 0, 2.0, 4.0, 8.0 and 16.0mg/kg were given orally to 4 groups (n = 5) for 7 days. The mean values in body weight of the guinea pigs before and after the drug administration and the serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total bilirubin (TB) and conjugated bilirubin (CB) levels were determined. There was no significant difference (P>0.05) in weight loss or gain of the animals in all dose level at the end of the experiment. The results also showed that there were significant increases of AST only at highest dose (16mg/kg): 21.71 ± 6.9 control(c), 30.81 ± 5.56 text(t) IU/L (P 0.05). The outcome suggests compromise of liver function and possible damage to the hepatocytes at the highest dose level tested.
Nursing for a Multi-Ethnic Society

Meeting the healthcare needs of minority ethnic clients ethnicity, the minority ethnic community and health care delivery research and nurse education messages from the uses preparing the nursing professionals for multi-ethni practice institutions, pedagogy and practice the recruitment of minority-ethnic students into nursing and midwifery identifying implications for future action meeting the health care needs of minority ethnic communities.
Do absolute pitch possessors have a field independent cognitive style

The factors contributing to the development of absolute pitch (AP) are still not fully understood. It seems to be neither completely inherited nor completely teachable. This study tested the hypothesis, that individual differences in cognitive style influence AP development. Specifically, it investigated whether adult AP possessors can be characterized by a field independent cognitive style while handling visual and musical tasks. Thirty professional musicians performed tests of absolute and relative pitch abilities, a visual and a musical task measuring field independence, and visual tasks measuring intellectual functioning. The absolute pitch test resulted in a continuous distribution of pitch labeling abilities. When the 10 participants with more than 80 % correctly labeled pitches (AP possessors) were compared with the 10 participants with up to 20 % correctly labeled pitches (AP non-possessors), there were no significant group differences in any of the visual tasks. Instead, all participants had above-average scores, compared with the test norm. The motif identification task resulted in small but insignificant group differences in the proposed direction. In the relative pitch test, AP possessors’ performance declined when transposed melodies had to be judged. Neither the visual nor the musical task revealed evidence for a higher field independence among AP possessors compared with non-possessors, when both groups consist of adult professional musicians.
Synergistic effect of MoS2/TiO2 heterostructures with enhanced photo- and electro-catalytic performance

Synergistic effect of MoS2/TiO2 heterostructures with enhanced photoand electro-catalytic performance Lixiu Guan, Guifeng Chen, Xiaolin Song, Hong Wang, Junguang Tao* School of Science, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China Key Lab. for New Type of Functional Materials in Hebei Province, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China Corresponding Author. Email: jgtao@hebut.edu. cn
Common Medical Errors and Error Reporting Systems in Selected Hospitals of Central Uganda

Medical errors are under studied in the developing world, therefore, this study set out to identify common errors committed during provision of health care and error management systems in the hospitals with reference to central Uganda. This was a descriptive cross sectional study carried out between January 16 th and January 22 nd 2012 in four hospitals in central Uganda (2 Public hospitals and 2 Catholic Private not for profit hospitals). A total of 160 health workers participated in the study. Respondents were interviewed the on errors they had committed or witnessed happening in their hospitals during the 3 months preceding this study. Patients’ records of the three months preceding the study were also reviewed to identify the common medical errors that had been committed. Of the six hundred and eighteen records that were reviewed’ medication (17.2%) and diagnostic (40.5%) were the commonest medical errors. Health workers too mentioned medication (58%) and diagnostic (53%) as the commonest errors they had witnessed or committed in the hospitals. No formal error reporting system existed in all the hospitals. Errors committed or witnessed were mainly disclosed to supervisors and/or colleagues during handover of duty and informal interactions. Lack of feedback, fear of punishment and litigation were the major impediments to disclosing errors. Error reporting importance was highly perceived by health workers. Instituting a mechanism of formal error reporting and management should be considered by the hospitals and the ministry of health so that errors can be used as a mechanism for ‘prevention by past experience’.
The Icon, Image of the Invisible: Elements of Theology, Aesthetics and Technique

Inevitably, reading is one of the requirements to be undergone. To improve the performance and quality, someone needs to have something new every day. It will suggest you to have more inspirations, then. However, the needs of inspirations will make you searching for some sources. Even from the other people experience, internet, and many books. Books and internet are the recommended media to help you improving your quality and performance.
Explaining Asymmetric Volatility around the World

Based on the APARCH model and two outlier detection methods, we compute reliable time series of volatility asymmetry for 49 countries with relatively few observations. Results show a steady increase in the asymmetry over the years for most countries. We find that economic development and market capitalization/GDP are the most important factors that increase volatility asymmetry. We also find that higher participation of private investors and coverage by financial analysts increase the asymmetry, suggesting investor sentiment as a driving force. Leverage and feasibility of short selling increase volatility in falling market conditions, although only to a smaller extent.
Effect of bulb size on selected morphological characteristics of seed stalks, seed yield and quality of onion (Allium cepa L.) seeds

Abstract In the years 2002 − 2004 research was carried out on the effect of onion (Allium cepa L.) ‘Wolska’ bulb size on selected morphological characteristics of seed stalks, seed yield and quality. Commercial bulbs (vernalised, one-year-old mother bulbs) were divided into three groups: small, medium and large, with diameters of 4.2-5.3 cm, 5.4-6.3 cm and 6.4-8.5 cm, respectively. Then, the bulbs of each group were planted in the field and grown routinely with the purpose of producing seeds. The following characters were measured on the seed stalks: number and height of seed stalks grown out from one bulb, the seed stalks’ diameter at the height of 10 cm above the ground, the diameter of the inflorescence, seed yield from a single stalk and from the entire plant, the weight of 1000 seeds, number of seeds in 1 g, length and width of the seeds, length and width of the embryos, and germination energy and capacity. Our experiments showed a significant influence of bulb size on the number of seed stalks and the inflorescence diameter. It was discovered that the big bulbs gave larger numbers of seed stalks than the seed stalks grown from the medium and small ones. Small bulbs gave seed stalks with smaller inflorescences than the medium and large ones. The bulb size had no effect on the seed stalk height or their diameter when measured at the level of 10 cm above the ground. The bulb size also did not affect seed yield per one seed stalk, but it did affect the seed yield obtained from the entire plant, which was bigger for plants grown from large bulbs in comparison with the small ones. The size of the bulbs had no effect on either the weight of 1000 seeds or the number of seeds in 1 g. It did not affect either the seed and embryo length and width or the seed germination energy and capacity.
Study on a longitudinal quadrupole-mode bunch oscillation in the KEK photon factory storage ring

In order to understand the beam behavior under rf phase modulation, which has been used to improve the beam lifetime, we studied the response of induced bunch oscillations. By applying a phase modulation at frequencies around two-times the synchrotron frequency, both the quadrupole-mode and the dipole-mode longitudinal oscillations were excited. We found that the bunch oscillated resonantly at two separate frequencies, which could be assigned to the coherent quadrupole-mode frequency and twice the coherent dipole-mode frequency, respectively.
CHAPTER-3 Suppression of Pythium ultimum root rot in sorghum by rhizobacterial isolates from Ethiopia and South Africa

CHAPTER3 Suppression of Pythium ultimum root rot in sorghum by rhizobacterial isolates from Ethiopia and South Africa* ___________________________________________________________________________ Abstract Bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere of sorghum in Ethiopia and from different grass species within the Nylsvlei Nature Reserve in South Africa were evaluated for their in-vitro and in-vivo antagonistic activity against Pythium ultimum that causes root rot in sorghum. More than 50 % disease suppression was achieved with 15 Ethiopian isolates obtained from the sorghum rhizosphere, whereas eight isolates from the rhizosphere of grasses at Nylsvlei Nature Reserve in South Africa resulted in more than 80 % root rot suppression. The isolates maintained themselves at a level of more than 10 5 cfu/g indicating that they can effectively survive in the sorghum rhizosphere and maintain their population. Isolates which rendered the best overall invitro and in-vivo performance were identified by means of the API system and sequencing of the bacterial 16S rDNA genes. The majority of these isolates were identified as members of the Genus Bacillus of which Bacillus cereus comprised 56 %. Three other isolates were identified as Brevibacterium laterosporus, Pseudomonas fluorescens and Serratia marcescens. The results of this study offer a significant impetus to the application of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria for use as biological control agents against P. ultimum in sorghum.
Mental Health and Quality of Life of Caregivers of Individuals with Cerebral Palsy in a Community Based Rehabilitation Programme in Rural Karnataka

Background: Cerebral palsy is a type of non-progressive central nervous system disorder with multiple impairments. As there are sensory, communicatory and intellectual impairments, providing care at home may be stressful and affect to the physical and mental health of the caregivers. This in turn could interfere with rehabilitation of persons with cerebral palsy. Purpose: This study assesses the mental health status and quality of life of caregivers of persons with disabilities. The study group consisted of caregivers of 23 children with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability. Method: The needs of the children with disabilities were assessed using a pretested interview schedule, while caregivers were administered GHQ-28 and WHO-QOL. Results: Thirteen (56.52%) of the primary caregivers tested positive for GHQ. The psychological and environmental domains of QOL were found to be most affected, while the physical and social domains were relatively better. Conclusion: There was a significant (p<0.05) correlation between the GHQ scores and quality of life. DOI: 10.5463/dcid.v22i3. 56
Creativity and Interactive Innovation in the Banking Sector and its Impact on the Degree of Customers' Acceptance of the Services Provided

This study aims to identify the degree of care of commercial banks in Jordan in creativity and banking innovation in general, and the aspects of the process of service interaction with the customer in particular For the purposes of this research questionnaire was designed and distributed to a sample of (500)customer and analyze their responses on the search tool to validate assumptions, has been reached following results: 1- There are the level of creativity and interactive innovation in the Jordanian banking sector 2- There are a statistically significant effect at (α = 0.05) between the views of members of the study sample about the creativity and interactive innovation on the degree of customers’ acceptance of the banking services provided. Due to the different variables (qualification, age, income)