Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Eğitimde Nitel Araştırmalar Dergisi-ENAD

This case study aimed to investigate whether mathematics teachers’ instructional practices were effective in resolving eleventh grade students’ intuitively-based misconceptions regarding time axis fallacy. The participants were three mathematics teachers from different high schools and their students. Students were administered a diagnostic test comprising questions related to intuitively-based misconceptions in probability. The test was administered before and after students received teachers’ instructions for probability subject. Teachers were interviewed about their knowledge of students’ difficulties and misconceptions. Teachers’ instructions for probability were observed and videotaped. Content analysis method was used in the data analysis. Considering the findings, it was observed that teachers did not give emphasis on unfamiliar situations related to time axis fallacy. Comparing the test results, there was slight increase in the number of students who fell into time axis fallacy. Based on the findings, it can be asserted that practitioners should be aware of possible intuitively-based misconceptions in probability and organize their instructions accordingly.
Role of Abscisic Acid and Proline Treatment on Induction of Antioxidant Enzyme Activities and Drought Tolerance Responses of Laurus Nobilis L. Seedlings

The purpose of this study was to investigate exhibited physiological and biochemical drought tolerance responses of Laurus nobilis L. seedlings by abscisic acid (ABA) and proline treatment to dormant seeds. Abscisic acid and proline was applied to the dormant seeds by imbibitions in sterile water containing 100µM ABA, 1mM proline and ABA + proline combination and maintained at +4 °C for 3 weeks. Seedlings were obtained from 4 week stratified seeds sown in pots and were watered regularly during six month. In the leaves of seedlings, the highest activities of superoxide dismutase and catalase were observed in ABA treated and the highest peroxidase activity was measured in the leaves of ABA + proline combination treated group. ABA caused induction of drought tolerance responses was determined by enhancement of paraquat tolerance, proline content, and decreasing of leaf area compared to control. The ABA treatment to dormant seeds can be use for providing drought tolerance ability to seedlings of laurel and its negative effect on growth can be reversed by proline treatment in combination with ABA.
The Impact of Cocreation on the Student Satisfaction: Analysis through Structural Equation Modeling

The objective of this study is to apply the cocreation initiative as a marketing tool in the context of university undergraduate programs. Considering that cocreation is a practice that involves stakeholders in different phases of product production or service, this research analyzes the interactions between some of the factors during the cocreation process as students collaborate with the university. These factors are participation, communication, cocreation, and satisfaction, and this study focuses on how they fuse together at the moment of cocreation. After a literature review, which supplied the basis for creating a model, we used exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling to validate the hypothesized relations between the variables; finally, the proposed cocreation model was verified. The results could empower academic institutions to develop managerial strategies in order to increase students’ collaboration and satisfaction.
EDM of aluminum alloy 6061 using graphite electrode using paraffin oil and distilled water as dielectric medium

EDM machining of Al 6061 was performed under varying conditions of pulse current and pulse duration. Graphite was used as an electrode material with distilled water and paraffin oil as two different dielectric mediums. The aim is to characterize the surface integrity produced as a result of EDM machining under both varying electrical and non-electrical parameters as it is important in determining the service life of EDM machined components. The vertical, horizontal and corner surfaces are studied independently for each single set of conditions. The average white layer thickness (AWLT) and surface roughness was found to be dependent on pulse current values and pulse duration. The dielectric medium also has an influence on the thickness and nature of white layer. It was found that the thickness and nature of the white layer formed from distilled water is different from that of paraffin oil. New methods of AWLT and surface roughness measurement through an optical microscope are described. The surface roughness method developed was calibrated against an identical surface roughness tester. Finally, material removal rate, tool wear rate, the presence of micro cracks, voids and globules were compared for different conditions and conclusions were drawn according to the actual physical conditions during machining.
Status and distribution of the White-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx major in the Western Ghats of Karnataka and Goa, India

The White-bellied Shortwing is a Globally Threatened, endemic bird found in the Western Ghats of southern India. Given the few recent records of the species from its range, its population is thought to have dwindled with increasing habitat fragmentation and disturbance. A previous survey covered the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu while this survey covers the states of Karnataka and Goa; thus together the two surveys cover the species' entire prospective range. The survey resulted in 11 sightings of White-bellied Shortwing in the unique shola forests. Encounter rates in Karnataka were much lower than in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, while no shortwings were sighted in Goa. Effects of sampling effort and detectability were examined as probable causes of the low encounter rates and one site was re-sampled. Conservation problems are highlighted and suggestions are made.
Evidence of Member Hotel Programs Boosting Loyalty

This study extends previous research on tourists’ loyalty by measuring the duel dimensions of loyalty toward a destination resort attitudinal and behavioral. A satisfaction-loyalty model was tested using an online survey and the resort’s reservation database. Customers’ satisfaction with the value for their money and their overall satisfaction ratings were found to be significant predictors of attitudinal loyalty. Customers’ satisfaction with room cleanliness and comfort was found to be a significant predictor of behavioral loyalty. Members of the hotel’s loyalty program were found to have stronger ties between attitudinal loyalty and behavioral loyalty. Implications for management and future research are presented.
Sexual Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs

The use of antipsychotic drugs carries a difficult balance between the benefit of relieving psychotic symptoms and the risk of suffering from some of troubling adverse effect. Sexual dysfunction is very common among the patients taking antipsychotic drugs, but this area has been relatively neglected to date. This review article will summarize our current understanding of sexual dysfunction caused by the use of antipsychotic drugs. Sexual dysfunction is considered by many schizophrenia patients to be more troublesome than most other symptoms and adverse drug effects [1,2] and is a major cause of poor quality of life [3], negative attitude to therapy and treatment noncompliance [2].
A Study into the Relationship Between Cyberloafing, Procrastination and Conscientiousness in the Workplace

The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between cyberloafing (using the Internet for personal purposes during working hours) and trait procrastination, conscientiousness and those who hold senior positions in corporations. A cross sectional correlational design was used and participants (n=88) completed a questionnaire via Facebook and LinkedIn. Lay’s (1986) General Procrastination Scale, the International Inventory Personality Pool (IPIP, 2014) was used to measure conscientiousness and, cyberloafing measures were from a study by Vitak, Crouse and LaRose (2011). The hypotheses were not supported, though procrastination was found to be positively related to conscientiousness. Additionally, males were found to cyberloaf more than females. Better definitions of cyberloafing and empirically tested measures would support more accurate analysis of cyberloafing in future research.
The Effects of Invasion by Reed Canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) on Avian Communities and Nesting Success in Minnesota Wetlands

iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS v LIST OF TABLES vii LIST OF FIGURES ix CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER 2: METHODS 7 Study Area 7 Structure and Composition of Vegetation 12 Statistical Analysis 14 Bird Community 15 Statistical Analysis 17 Nesting success 18 Statistical Analysis 20 CHAPTER 3: RESULTS 22 Structure and Composition of Vegetation 22 Bird Community 44 Nesting Success 56 CHAPTER 4: DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS 64 LITERATURE CITED 72
EFFECTS OF FOCUS-ON-FORM(S) INSTRUCTION ON IRANIAN INTERMEDIATE L2 LEARNERS' METAPHORICAL COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT

Recent developments in cognitive linguistics have highlighted the importance and the ubiquity of metaphors in language. Their effect has been instrumental in making significant headway into the pedagogical practice and design of teaching materials. The current study was carried out to explore the efficacy of focus-on-form (FonF) and focus-on-forms (FonFs) instructions on learning metaphorical language by Iranian intermediate learners of English. First, 60 participants who were homogeneous in terms of language proficiency and metaphorical competence were assigned to 3 groups, 2 being the experimental groups and 1 the control group. One of the experimental groups was exposed to the explicit teaching of metaphors (i.e. FonFs) included in 20 reading passages. The second group was taught the target metaphorical expressions through implicit instruction (i.e. FonF). And, the control group went through the usual classroom instruction; they took the same pretest and posttest as the 2 experimental groups did. To analyze the data, a three-way ANOVA and analysis of covariance were utilized. The findings revealed that the FonFstaught group gained better results on the posttest. The results seem to indicate a positive correlation between the FonFs and metaphorical competence. It could be claimed that it is possible to enhance L2 learners’ metaphorical competence through the FonFs instruction of metaphors.
0 Do Clawback Adoptions Influence Capital Investments ?

We present evidence that clawback provision adoptions influence capital investment mix via managerial compensation incentives. Specifically, we find for a propensitymatched sample of 931 voluntary clawback adoptions that capital investments shift away from R&D and toward capital expenditures, and for firms with enabling liquidity toward acquisitions, consistent with clawback effects on earnings-linked compensation. Corroborating evidence confirms that these effects are positively related to performance-based pay, growth opportunities, and invariant to risk-toleration incentives, with firms adopting clawbacks also exhibiting capital over-investment. This evidence is timely given a pending SEC rule that would mandate clawbacks for all firms listing on US exchanges. JEL classification: G18, G30, M41, M48
Emotional Intelligence & Organizational Performance: (A Case Study of Banking Sector in Pakistan)

This article probes into the effect of demographic factors (Age, Education, Job tenure, Gender and Marital Status) on the level of Emotional Intelligence that leads to organizational performance among male and female employees of the banks operating with in Pakistan specifically in the areas of Peshawar and Islamabad. Total 196 respondents responded to the adopted questionnaire of the Emotional Intelligence, retrieved from the book “Measuring Emotional Intelligence and related Constructs” by Dr. Schutte, Nicola, for which Cronbach’s Alpha was calculated to confirm its reliability, which resulted in the score of 0.889. The major findings of the study and evaluation have been done by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings show that the female segment of the bank employees is more emotionally intelligent than their male counterparts and the age of the male and female employees have inverse relationship with the Emotional Intelligence and as the level of education increases the Emotional Intelligence level increases as well. The more satisfied the employees are the more they will be in a better position to perform well in an organization. The study was supported by the findings of the previous researches conducted by different researchers.
Rearing Performance of Eri Silkworm, Samia cynthia ricini (Boiduval) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) on Cultivars of Castor

Ericulture is considered as important for generating income and employment, use of silk and byproducts for various purposes and larvae and pupae as food and feed. Eri silk is produced by Samia cynthia ricini (Boiduval) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) and is multivoltine feeding on a wide range of food plants. Castor (Ricinus communis L.) serves as a food plant. The studies on Rearing Performance of eri silkworm on Castor Cultivars showed that the consumption indices of eri silkworm on fresh weight basis revealed highest total food consumption, total food digestion and approximate digestibility with the cultivar JC- 12 (31.35 g/larva, 22.65 g/larva and 84.94% respectively), consumption index was highest with GAUCH-1(6.06), GR in case of GAUCH-1 (0.35), mean ECI was highest in the cultivar DCH-177 (18.69 %). On a weight basis, GCH-4 cultivar resulted in highest food consumption of 13.97 g/larva, GAUCH-1 in highest food digestion, CI, GR and ECD (4.55 g/larva, 5.17, 0.36 and 20.72 %, respectively), however the mean AD was highest in the cultivar JC-12 (84.99 %).
Sponsoring Democracy: The United States and Democracy Aid to the Developing World, 1988–2001

As democratization has advanced in the developing world, developed countries such as the United States have implemented explicit strategies of democracy promotion by providing assistance to governments, political parties, and other non-governmental groups and organizations through a variety of channels. This analysis examines the relationship between democracy support by the US Agency for International Development and democratization in the developing world between 1988 and 2001. In a model that examines the simultaneous processes linking democratization and democracy aid, we argue that carefully targeted democracy assistance has greater impact on democratization than more generic economic aid packages. We test the relationship in a simultaneous equation model, supplemented by several time-series cross-sectional regressions. Our data reveal a positive relationship between specific democracy aid packages and progress toward democracy. We conclude by weighing the implications of these findings for democratization and democracy promotion policies.
The Economics of Seasonal Gas Storage

We propose a model of seasonal gas markets which is flexible enough to include supply and demand shocks while also considering natural gas as an exhaustible resource. Using US data, we estimate the model’s structural parameters and test economically founded restrictions. We analyze, theoretically and using the estimates, the impact of policies (price caps, tariffs, cross subsidies) on prices and quantities consumed or stored. This evaluation gives insights into past or envisaged public interventions.
From anxiety to enthusiasm: emotional patterns among student teachers

Abstract Studying to become a teacher is a highly emotional experience. Nevertheless, little is known about emotional patterns and emotional change. The aim of this study is to enhance the understanding of student teachers’ academic emotions by exploring patterns of emotions experienced in emotionally loaded episodes. A total of 19 primary school student teachers were interviewed. The qualitative content analysis revealed five different emotional patterns: positive, negative, ascending, descending and changing. Most of the emotional patterns were positive or changing in nature. Yet all the emotional patterns were highly focused on studying and learning. Moreover, the patterns were experienced equally in short, medium-length and long episodes. Our study showed that emotional patterns were triggered by various task-related elements of teacher education: most commonly, fulfilled or unfilled expectations, sufficient or insufficient abilities, and experiences of social support received or not received.
Implementation of E-learning in The University of Gezira Barriers and Opportunities

The study aimed to evaluate the factors influencing the adoption of e-learning in the University of Gezira according to views of staff members and recommended possible solutions to overcome challenges. Recently, the University of Gezira as well as some other Sudanese Universities started to adopt e-learning as new methods to facilitate teaching and learning. Sample of 150 staff members were selected randomly from the University sectors (education, engineering and applied sciences, agriculture, economics and human sciences, medicine and health). A questionnaire was used to collect data from respondents; however, a sample of 91 questionnaires was collected. The results revealed that most of the respondents acknowledged that there were multi challenges facing and hindering the adoption of e-learning successfully in University of Gezira. The most significant findings were lack of infrastructure and lack of training. Moreover, the internet services, loading of e-learning contents, technical support and availability of hardware and software provided by the University of Gezira to facilitate effective and successful e-learning adoption was not enough. On the other hand, the respondents believe that the English language is not a barrier to implement e-learning. Also the respondents felt positive attitude toward e-learning. For successful e-learning in general and in the University of Gezira in particular, it is recommended the challenges should be addressed by University and possible solutions should be implemented.
Genetic diversity of Pogonatherum paniceum (Lam.) Hack in Southwest China revealed by ISSR

Inter-simple sequence repeats markers were used to estimate the genetic diversity of Pogonatherum paniceum (Lam.) Hack. from Sichuan Province, Yunnan Province, Chongqing City and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in China. 100 primers were carried out on 22 wild populations, 14 could produce highly reproducible inter-simple sequence repeats markersbands. Out of the 239 discernable DNA fragments, 227 were polymorphic. The percentage of polymorphic bands was 94.98% at the species level. Nei's gene diversity and Shannon information index were 0.312 and 0.471, respectively. This indicated that the genetic diversity of P. paniceum (Lam.) Hack. was low. The values of genetic identity ranged from 0.548 to 0.820 with a mean of 0.673. Nei's genetic distance between 22 populations ranged from 0.198 to 0.601. Unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean cluster analysis based on Nei's genetic distance showed that most populations were positioned into the relevant areas. Significant correlation between genetic and geographic altitude distances among populations was found by Mantel test. The high score of percentage of polymorphic bands might be caused by low frequent polymorphism distributed in different populations.
Randomized Controlled Trial of Imago Relationship Therapy: Exploring Statistical and Clinical Significance

ABSTRACT For decades, couples around the world have used Imago relationship therapy (IRT) to improve their relationships. While anecdotal success stories abound, no randomized controlled trial of IRT's impact has been accomplished until now. The authors review the results of a randomized controlled trial of distressed, treatment-seeking couples who completed 12 sessions of IRT and the impact their involvement had on their marital satisfaction. Results showed that (a) individuals in the treatment condition experienced statistically significant increases in marital satisfaction, while couples in the control group did not; (b) levels of marital satisfaction did decrease significantly from posttreatment to follow-up but remained significantly higher than at pretreatment; (c) though statistically significant, the improvements experienced by the treatment group were not clinically significant improvements; and (d) while approximately one-third of participants achieved recovery during treatment, at the dyad level, only one couple achieved recovery. Further analysis and recommendations for future research are discussed.
IDEATIONAL AND INTERPERSONAL MEANINGS OF CHILDREN NARRATIVES IN INDONESIAN PICTUREBOOKS

Recent understanding as strongly believed by studies investigating the interactive or interpersonal meanings of images in such printed texts as textbooks and picturebooks shows that interpersonal relation can be established not only through verbal sentences as the primarily representational mode of our experiences but can also be represented through visual forms such as photographs and pictures. Further, studies on how meanings are represented through verbal and visual modes have revealed how readers’ experiences and readers’ social roles in relation to the content of the texts are constructed. The construction of readers’ social roles through the use of images in printed texts has been regarded to be parallel with how interactants’ social position is enacted in direct communication relying on the use of verbal sentences. In Indonesian contexts, however, studies on how verbal and visual modes represent experiences and construct social position of the interactants seem to be underexplored. The present study examined three Indonesian picturebooks using the perspectives of multimodality and reported how the children’s experiences were represented through the verbal and the visual modes used, and how these two semiotic resources represented the social relationship between the characters in the picturebook and the potential readers of the books. The examination of the verbal texts has been focused on the clauses as the building blocks of the texts by identifying the participants, process types, circumstances, and clause types. The examination of the pictures has been focused on such visual elements as who/what are in the picture, what activities taking place, the attributes possessed by the represented participants, and the circumstances. In addition, how the represented participants address the viewers was also examined. The results of the analysis show that ideationally the narrative is mostly centered around the activities done by and to children, which are presented as an offer to the readers. Verbally and visually the represented participants are socially equal to the children readers. The three picturebooks are excellent examples of picturebooks that present a narrative of Indonesian children designed for young readers because of their simple vocabulary, simply-constructed Indonesian grammar employed, and simple yet interesting plot they deal with.