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Developmental Success and the Sustainability Challenge in a Mountain Region: Case of Himachal Pradesh in India
Authors: Khalid Ahmad Mohd
Published: May 2022

Himachal Pradesh (HP) is one of the most progressive mountain states in India that has transformed regional development perspective in the country. HP performs better than several Indian states which score high on socio-economic indicators despite its harsh climatic condition. In recent times, however, HP is witnessing a slowdown in several sectors because of its traditional development approach leading to high fiscal deficit. This study aims to identify factors which promote or restrict sustainable development in HP using expert interview and discussion. Results show that, current sustainability challenges in HP require innovation and home-grown policies. Recommendations have been made on critical issues which can enable HP to redesign its development trajectory while maintaining its traditional hill culture and environmental leadership. The findings of this study are expected to add new dimensions and highlight emerging sustainability issues in mountain regions. This will aid policymakers, national and sub-national governments in India, countries in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region and elsewhere in the world, which can benefit from HP’s dynamic story of development and realign or replan their development strategies for a sustainable future.
Adoptivfamiljers motiv till att göra återresor – föräldrars och barns perspektiv
Authors: Annerbäck Johanna
Published: May 2022

Den här kvalitativa artikeln baseras på intervjuer med svenska adoptivfamiljer och undersöker hur barn och föräldrar resonerar kring motiven till att göra en adoptionsåterresa. Genom en kombination av teorier om samtida föräldraskap och barns röst undersöks barns och föräldrars perspektiv både åtskilt och tillsammans. Artikeln visar att det i första hand är föräldrar, ibland i samråd med barnen, som initierar adoptionsåterresorna. Vidare visar analyserna att adoptionsåterresor är förenade med möjligheter och risker för både föräldrar och barn. Föräldrar tar, och tillskrivs via allmänna rekommendationer, ett stort ansvar för att bestämma om och när det i så fall är bäst att genomföra en adoptionsåterresa. Är det när barnet är litet eller vuxet? Artikeln visar hur adoptionsåterresor skapas i samtal mellan barn och föräldrar och blir till i ett dynamiskt, och stundtals motsägelsefullt, nätverk av allmänna rekommendationer, rädslor, förväntningar och önskningar om att göra det som är ”rätt” för barnet både nu och sen.
English abstract
Adoptive families’ motives for conducting adoption return trips – parents’ and children’s perspectives
Based on interviews with Swedish adoptive families, this qualitative article explores children and parents’ motives for a family adoption return trip (to the country of origin of the adopted child). Through a combination of theories about contemporary parenthood and children’s perspectives, the stories of children and parents areexplored both together and separately. The article shows that it is primarily the parents, sometimes in consultation with the children, who initiate the trips. The analysis also shows that adoption return trips are associated with opportunities as well as risks for both parents and children. Parents carefully consider when to take a return trip. Is it when the child is young or when she or he is older? The article shows how adoption return trips are constructed through conversations between children and parents. Return trips are informed by a dynamic and contradictory network of general recommendations, fears, expectations, and desires to do what is ”right” for the child in the now and in the future.
Grounding the Consolationist Concept of Mood in the African Vital Force Theory
Authors: Agada Ada
Published: May 2022

The concept of vital force in African philosophy received its first full articulation in Placide Tempels’s Bantu Philosophy (1959) and has evolved over time from the ontological dimension of a universal actuation and energizing principle to an element of mind, notably in the work of Kwame Gyekye. In this essay, I present the concept of vital force and trace its evolution from the time of its first full articulation by Tempels up to its identification with spirit, or mind, in Gyekye’s thought. I try to defend the thesis that the concept of vital force can ground the notion of mood that takes a pivotal position in the twenty-first century philosophy of consolationism. I adopt an analytical and constructive method in this paper.
Sustainable Development for Uganda: A Switch to Followership Model
Authors: Nakabo Robinah Seruga
Published: May 2022

Leadership, as a habit of thinking, assumes the alpha and omega position for pursuance of sustainable development in Uganda. However, what if we considered followership first? Using literature review, a conceptual framework, and critical reflexivity as data source and analysis, this paper provides a new approach to understand challenges in Uganda. The argument is to transcend leadership models and switch to followership model for possibilities of achieving especially sustainable development. This will not only strengthen democratic practices, but also offers more efficient and effective leadership methods. Followership remains the critical yet silent element that has caused the shift in focus from traits, behavior, and lastly, contingent leadership theories. It is why some leadership theorists are considering feminine styles as more effective because they are prejudiced as natural followers. I suggest possibilities of exploring a followership model where followership is the main factor upon which Empowerment for Sustainable Development (ESD) directly depends.
“Is it possible to do Postmodern Philosophy Unbeknownst?”: On Sophie Oluwole’s and Maulana Karenga’s “Deconstruction” of theIfáLiterary Corpus
Authors: Ofuasia Emmanuel , Sunday Layi Oladipupo
Published: May 2022

This article takes its inspiration from Jacques Derrida to consider how deconstructionism can be done inadvertently. This possibility is underscored when one considers how a very significant phrase in Ifá texts— “A díá fún . . .” has been construed away from its transliteration as “Ifá divination was performed for . . .” by each of Oluwole and Karenga. Oluwole justifies her “deconstruction” on the grounds that such transliteration does not capture the philosophic cogs gravid within Ifá verses. Karenga, through his Kawaida methodology, “improvises” to suit the ethical inferences he seeks to deduce out of the corpus. On this showing, this research infers that each of these scholars have engaged in a reflective activity that passes, on Derrida’s reading, as deconstruction, unbeknownst to them. Would they admit that their intellectual drudgeries amount to postmodern philosophy? This is the primary research question that this disquisition interrogates.
Negligence of Geological Investigations Site Leading to Slope Failure Incidents: A Case Study From Saih Al Ahmar in Bidbid, Northern Oman
Authors: Al-Hosni Talal , Nasir Sobhi
Published: May 2022

This paper describes and analyzes a recent slope failure alongside Saih Al Ahmar water storage tank in Bidbid, and identifies the natural and induced causes of the landslide. Our analysis demonstrates that the landslide in Bidbid was the result of several combined factors: slope-forming materials, distribution of geological discontinuities and disturbance by human activities. Moreover, field observations, satellite imagery and geology of the study area indicate that the major factors which caused the landslide are the steep slope excavation along the developed tensional faults, the material in the slide ranging from talus deposits to interlayered peridotite and gabbro, cutting perpendicular to slope talus and removal of the toe of the slope. The slope failure and other stability concerns in the subsurface threatening the structural integrity of water storage infrastructure would not have arisen if the geology of the area had been carefully taken into account before the excavation phase. Landslide hazard assessment in the water tank area and its surrounding is necessary to manage the landslide risk. Proper measures should also be adopted to mitigate the impact and to avoid further failure in the slope already on the verge of movement by rainfall.
Knowledge of Islamic Jurisprudence among Secondary School Students in Kuwait
Authors: Alalanda Haya M. , Alansari Bader M.
Published: May 2022

This study aimed to examine the interaction effect between gender and stream in high school (scientific vs. literary) on the Islamic jurisprudence knowledge. The study used a sample of 1371 individuals (623 males, 784 females) from grade 12 of public secondary schools in Kuwait. Participants responded to an Islamic jurisprudence knowledge scale. The result revealed no significant differences between males and females in the total score and the percentage rate of the students who passed the Islamic jurisprudence knowledge scale. Moreover, a significant difference was found between students in the scientific and literary streams on the total score and the percentage of the passing students in the Islamic jurisprudence knowledge scale favoring the scientific section students. Also, there was no significant interaction effect between gender and high school stream on Islamic jurisprudence knowledge sale.
Developing Two study Units in the Social and National Education According to the Generative Constructivist Model and Measuring their Effects on Improvement of Higher Thinking Skills and Life Skills for Students of Basic Stage
Authors: Al-Edwan Zaid S. , Daoud Ahmed I.
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this study was to develop two study units in the social and national education according to the generative constructivist model and to measure their effects on thinking skills and life skills of the basic stage students. Study sample consisted of 60 third-grade students from AL-Yadodah school (Jordan) in the year 2013-2014. To achieve the objectives of the study, a higher thinking skills and life skills tests were prepared. The researchers developed the two study units according to the generative constructivist model. The study results showed that the experimental group outscored the control group on both the higher thinking skills, and on the post testing of the life skills.
Effect of Item Difficulty and Sample Size on the Accuracy of Equating by Using Item Response Theory
Authors: Al Mahrouq Yousef A.
Published: May 2022

This study explored the effect of item difficulty and sample size on the accuracy of equating by using item response theory. This study used simulation data. The equating method was evaluated using an equating criterion (SEE, RMSE). Standard error of equating between the criterion scores and equated scores, and root mean square error of equating (RMSE) were used as measures to compare the method to the criterion equating. The results indicated that the large sample size reduces the standard error of the equating and reduces residuals. The results also showed that different difficulty models tend to produce smaller standard errors and the values of RMSE. The similar difficulty models tend to produce decreasing standard errors and the values of RMSE.
The Efficacy of Vocational Skills- Based Training Program for People with Intellectual Disabilities at the Stage of Vocational Rehabilitation
Authors: Sartawi AbdelAziz , Al Muhairy Owaisha , Al Natour Yasser , Obaidat Rawhi M.
Published: May 2022

This study targeted investigating the efficacy of a vocational skill- based training program for people with intellectual disabilities. The program was set forth by the Department of Welfare and Rehabilitation of Persons with Disability, Ministry of Social Affairs (2009) at UAE. Subjects were 10 male individuals, age 15-20, with intellectual challenges who receive vocational training in Dubai Rehabilitation Center, UAE and who had an IQ score of 55-69 on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (The Emirati Version). A control group was also recruited for the purpose of comparison (n=10). The Vocational Skill Scale as introduced by the investigators and was conducted before then after 8 weeks of the initiation of the training program in the academic year 2012/2013. Results showed significant differences between the scores obtained by the experimental group pre and post training, whereas there were no significant differences in the control group. The investigators recommended generalizing the vocational training program across centers of intellectual disability rehabilitation and expanding the program to include personal and social skill in addition to implementing the kills in a real work setting.
Effect of E-Learning on Developing Problems Solving Skill in Mathematics Teaching for First Level Students at Faculty of Education the University of Khartoum
Authors: Al Hassan Issam I. K. , Abdel Aziz Hala I. S.
Published: May 2022

This study aimed to investigate the impact of e-learning on developing problem solving skills in mathematics teaching. Quazi-experimental design was used. The study population consisted of students in the first level in the Faculty of Education at University of Khartoum. Pre- and post-tests were used as study tools. A purposive sample was selected which comprised 60 students who registered in the course of Calculus-2 .The sample was divided into two groups: the experimental and control group. Using the appropriate statistical methods, data were analyzed using SPSS. The results indicated that there were statistically significant differences (p. < 0.05) between the experimental group and the control group in all problem solving skills including the dentification of the problem, relating the problem to previous information, choosing solution, generalization and making use of experience in new situations. The differences were all in favor of the experimental group. The researcher proposed appropriaterecommendations.
Unrealistic Optimism and its Relationship Behavior with Smoking among Smokers: Comparative Study between Algerian Smokers Affected and not Affected with Lung Cancer
Authors: Guermia Machachou , Nourelddine Jabali
Published: May 2022

This study aimed to find the relationship between the unrealistic optimism and smoking. To explore the relationship, two groups: smokers with cancer and smokers with no cancer were compared. The smoking behavior scale and the unrealistic behavior scale were administered to 130 persons of smokers without lung cancer and 112 smokers who had lung cancer. The SPSSl8 was used to obtain the meas, correlations, t-test and the analysis of variance. The study revealed a significant positive correlation between the unrealistic optimism and the number of daily smoked cigarettes for the smokers among non-lung cancer and a significant negative correlation between the unrealistic optimism and age and years of smoking among smokers without lung cancer. The study found a difference in unrealistic optimism among non-smokers with lung cancer due to educational level. Also, differences in unrealistic optimism between smokers infected and non-infected was found but in favor of non-infected.
Comparability of Mean Scores of Gifted Students on the Jordanian Version of the Overexcitability Questionnaire (OEQII) Across Gender
Authors: Al-Shayeb Abdelhafez Q.
Published: May 2022

The aim of the present study was to investigate the comparability of the mean scores of gifted students on the Jordanian version of the Overexcitabilities Questionnaire OEQII in light of gender. A cluster random sampling technique was used to collect data from 448 males and females gifted students who are enrolled in the King Abdullah II Schools of Excellence in Jordan. Results of multi-group confirmatory factor analysis clearly indicate that measurement invariance with respect to gender is untenable. Uniform measurement bias was observed in all subscales. Results suggested that the Jordanian version of OEQII failed to display scalar invariance across gender which is a requirement to scores’ comparability. Initial analyses of fitting the model to the data for each subscale suggested that the theoretical common factor structure didn’t display a reasonable fit to the data for any subscale. Results suggested that the Jordanian version of OEQII failed initially to display configural invariance across gender. In light of the results, it is recommended that the mean-level comparisons of OEQII subscale scores across gender should be interpreted with caution. Moreover, re-validating and re- standardizing of the Jordanian version of OEQII was suggested to justify mean scores comparability on its subscales.
The Effect of Using Graphing Functions Software on the Achievement of the First-Year Students at Prince Faisal Technical College in Basic Mathematics
Authors: Alqadere Suleiman A. , Abunawwas Abdelrahman A.
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of using the Online Graphing and Functional Plotter software on the achievement of the first-year students at Prince Faisal Technical College (PFTC) in basic mathematics. To achieve this goal, subjects from the first-year students at PFTC of the educational year (2013 /2014) was divided into the experimental and control groups with (28) students each. The two groups underwent pretest and posttest in the subject of functional plotting. The results of the study revealed that there was a statistically significant difference at (p < 0.05) between the groups on the postmathematics achievement test scores in favor of the experimental group. The researchers recommended providing the colleges with the computerized educational software in preparation for use in teaching, and working on sustainability of computer labs at colleges in sufficient numbers.
Attitudes of Pre-school Teachers towards Movement Education
Authors: Al-Busafi Majid , Zayed Kashef , Al Haddabi Badriya
Published: May 2022

Educators’ attitudes have drawn attention of researchers worldwide, where numerous studies have been conducted to explore the factors that influence educators’ attitudes toward educational topics in order to understand them and direct them in ways that contribute to the enhancement of the educational practices. In this study, we aimed to identify attitudes of early childhood educators in the Sultanate of Oman towards movement education, and to investigate the differences in attitudes according to nationality and qualification. The sample of this study consisted of 201 pre-school female educators in the Sultanate of Oman. The participants responded to Attitudes towards Movement Education Scale, which consisted of three dimensions (emotional, cognitive and behavioral). This scale was designed and modified for the purpose of this study. The results of this study revealed that the participants’ attitudes towards movement education were positive in general. The emotional dimension ranked first (87.7%), followed by the cognitive (82.6%) and behavioral dimensions (78.8%). The results also showed that there were differences in attitudes towards movement education due to educators’ nationality and educational levels.
The Effectiveness of a Training Program for the Development of Social Interaction and Reduction of some Behavioral Problems among Autistic Students Skills at the Primary area Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Authors: Abdel Kawi Rania E. A.
Published: May 2022

The study aimed at designing a training program for social skills in reducing some behavioral problems among a sample of female autistic students from Saudi Arabia. The sample consisted of 24 student wih an age range 7-14 years, and IQ between 55 and 68. The researcher used several tools including: Intelligence scale, socio-economic status, and the training program. The sample was devided into two groups: experimental and control. The main results of the study showed that there were differences between the mean scores of the experimental and control groups in telemetric problems of behavioral and social skills in favor of the experimental group. Also there were differences between the mean scores of the pre-test and post-test of experimental group in regard to the behavioral problems and social skills. However, there was no significant difference between the post-test and the extended effect (2 months afte the end of the program) whether in behavioral problems or social skills.
Saudi Arabia Science Teachers' Trends in Science Teaching Practices of Teaching Related Scientific Activities According to their Supervisors' Prospective and the Supervisors Estimates of The Importance of Such Practices
Authors: Aldahmash Abdulwali H.
Published: May 2022

This paper investigated the Trends in Science Teaching Practices in-classroom science related activities among general education science teachers in Saudi Arabia from their supervisors’ perspectives. In addition, the supervisor's point of view about the importance of scientific related instructional activities was assessed. The data were collected through a validated questionnaire (19 items), which was administered to a random sample of 60 science supervisors (32 males, 28 females) from various parts of the Kingdome of Saudi Arabia. The results revealed that supervisors judged classroom activities of science teachers as teacher-centered rather than student-centered. As for supervisors’ estimates of the importance of teaching activities, the results indicated that they believed that the most important teaching activities were: developing the skills of science processes, and "impementing experiments to verify the information, and providing students with correct scientific ideas. The results showed that the least important activities were those that made the students active participants in the learning process. It was concluded that science supervisors were inclined to traditional activities that made the teacher and not the student the central core for the learning process.
The Effectiveness of Using Social Communication Networks in Teaching Geography to Develop Academic Achievement and Self-Efficacy Of College of Education Students
Authors: Yunis Edrees S.
Published: May 2022

The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of using social communication networks in teaching geography to develop academic achievement and self-efficacy of college of education students. For achieving that, the researcher prepared a teaching guide, a test in academic achievement and a scale of self-efficacy in teaching. The study sample was (86) students, divided into two groups; the experimental group was (42) students and the control group was (44) students. The pre – test was conducted on both groups; experimental and control. The experimental group studied the course using social networks (Facebook) where the control group studied the course using the traditional method. Then, the post – test was conducted on both groups. The study results showed significant statistical differences between mean scores of the experimental group students and that of the control group students on the post test of the academic achievement test and the scale of self-efficacy in teaching in favor of the experimental group students. This suggests the effectiveness of using social communication networks in teaching geography to develop academic achievement and selfefficacy of college of education students.
Sultan Qaboos University Students’ Attitudes towards Inclusion of Their Peers with Disabilities
Authors: Al Qaryouti Ibrahim , Al Shukaili Jokha
Published: May 2022

The present study aimed to identify attitudes of students of Sultan Qaboos University towards the inclusion of disabled peers. To achieve the objective of the study, the researchers used a scale to measure students' attitudes towards inclusion. The final version of the scale consisted of 34 items after verification of validity and reliability. The results showed no significant difference between students of colleges of science and humanities in their attitudes towards the inclusion of their disabled peers. However, there were statistically significant differences in attitudes towards the inclusion of students with disabilities in terms of gender; in favor of females domain and the total score. There were differences in attitudes towards the inclusion of students with disabilities among males and females in the college of science, and in favor of females on all domains of the scale. Also, there was significant interaction effect (gender by academic level). Meanwhile, the results of the study did not show statistically significant differences in attitudes between male and female students in the College of Humanities The exception was in behavioral domain, where female students’ attitudes were more positive towards inclusion than male students. In light of these results, the study recommended to study the attitudes of both administration and academic staff towards the inclusion of students with disabilities in Sultan Qaboos University.
Mathematical Skills Necessary to Solve Physics Problems in the Secondary Stage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Authors: Abdel Hameed AbdulNasser M. , Metwally Ahmad S. , Al Shaya Fahad S. , Abdo Fayez M.
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this research was to identify and classify different mathematical skills (numerical, geometrical, algebraic and statistical), necessary to solve the physics problems in developing physics curriculum in secondary stage in the Kingdom of Saud Arabia. The content screening tool was prepared and conducted to analyze the physics books. The results showed the presence of 86 mathematical skills that were classified as necessary to resolve the issues of physics. These skills included eleven calculation skills, 24 algebraic skills, 46 geometrical skills, and 5 statistical skills. The skills were judged to be: very important, important, moderately important, or not important. The number of the skills was different across grade level. In light of the study findings, some recommendations were offered.
The Effect of Prior Knowledge of Behavioral Objectives on the Immediate and Postponed Student Academic Achievement in National Education
Authors: Khader Fakhri R.
Published: May 2022

This study aimed to explore the effect of prior knowledge of behavioral objectives on the immediate and postponed academic achievement. The study was conducted on Petra University students in the subject of National Education. The levels of learning objectives were: recall, understanding, and application. The study sample consisted of 140 male and female students divided into 4 sections that were chosen randomly. The sample was divided into two groups: the experimental group consisted of 72 male and female students which were provided with behavioral objectives prior to the teaching process and thecontrol group consisted of 68 male and female students which weren't provided with behavioral objectives. For the purpose of achieving the objectives of this study, a list of learning objectives was prepared and a tool for assessing the immediate and postponed academic achievement in the subject of national education was administered. The two tools enjoyed acceptable validity and reliability estimates. The results revealed statistically significant differences on the immediate and postponed academic achievement at the levels of recall, understanding and application; and the immediate and postponed academic achievement in general in favors of the experimental group.
Building a Cognitive Dissonance Scale and Estimating Its Psychometric Characteristics among Umm Al-Qura University Female Students
Authors: Al-Lihyani Mariam H. , Al-Otaibi Sameera M.
Published: May 2022

This study aimed at building a cognitive dissonance scale that measures the dissonance and disharmony between believes, attitudes and values. The items of the measurement were articulated to suit the research female sample. Seven factors of the cognitive dissonance were extracted through the factor analysis of the answers of the sample which consists of 1097 female students from Umm Al-Qura University. Then, the factors were named according to the items they contain as follows: The family dimension, the emotional dimension, self-compatibility dimension, control and dominance dimension, social dimension, educational dimension and discipline and behavioral commitment dimension. Factorial validity and internal consistency estimates wer acceptable. The results of the study generally show the possibility of extracting cognitive dissonance. They also show that the current scale of cognitive dissonance is valid and meets the required standard specifications. Therefore it can be used in other studies. It is also recommended that more tests be made on the results, particularly on other samples in the future.
Components of Excellence and its Effects on Developing Achievement and Attitude in Mathematics among Secondary School Students
Authors: Alghtani Othman A.
Published: May 2022

The study aimed to build a suggested strategy in light of Connectivism theory to develop the components of excellence in mathematics, and measure its effect on developing achievement and attitude among secondary school students. The study depended on the experimental design, two groups (pre-post); also the sample was selected randomly among first grade students in secondary school. The unit quadrilaterals have prepared in using proposed strategy. The instrument of study included: questionnaire of components of excellence in mathematics, achievement test, and questionnaire of attitude. The main findings were there are significant differences between the average grades of the experimental and controlling group in post application of questionnaire of excellence, achievement test and attitude questionnaire in favor of the experimental group students. In light of the results, the recommendations were including: applying connectivism theory in teaching mathematics to develop components of excellence in mathematics. All of these points have supported developing achievement and attitude toward mathematics.
The Efficiency of Using Computerized Program on the Level of Technical and Cognitive Performance in Basketball amongst Female in the Faculty of Physical Education at An-najah National University
Authors: Salman Bader R.
Published: May 2022

This study aimed to identify the effect of using computerized program on the level of technical and cognitive performance in basketball amongst female in the faculty of physical education at An-najah National University. The sample of the study consisted of (40) students, from basketball course, were divided equally among experimental and control groups. The Computerized Program (CP) was on the experimental group for 8-weeks, three times a week, and 50 minut for each class, while the traditional program was under the control group for the same duration. T-test were used for analyzing, means, standard deviation. The results of the study revealed a positive effect of using computerized program on the level of technical and cognitive performance in basketball .Also, the results indicated significant differences between experimental and control groups in the level of basketball performance as well as in knowledge domain of the course in favor of experimental group. Based on the findings of the study the researcher recommended the use of educational technology in teaching practical courses for physical education students.
Comparative Study of the Psychological Needs between Kindergarten Children with Developmental Learning Disabilities and Normal
Authors: Aldhafeeri Nawaf. M.
Published: May 2022

The study aimed to identify the psychological needs (for competence, autonomy, and affiliation) with kindergarten children in Kuwait. A sample of 117 children from kindergarten (57 with developmental learning disabilities, and 60 of normal children) was selected. Two instruments were used: early detection tool and psychological needs scale. The results showed that there were significant differences (p. < 0.01) between the developmental learning disabilities and the normal children in all needs. Also, there were significant differences (p. < 0.05) between males and females in competence and autonomy needs. There were no significant differences between males and females in the affiliation need. There were significant Interaction effect between gender and the group in the autonomy need indicating that differences due to gender are not constant.
Effect of Optical Training Vision On Developing the Aspects Of Attention and Some Others Offensive Skills in Soccer for Emerging Players
Authors: Kinbar Hussain A.
Published: May 2022

This study aimed at identifying the effect of optical training vision on developing the aspects of attention and some others offensive skills in soccer for emerging players. The sample of this study consists of (22) emerging players represented Diyala club. The experimental method had been applied on the experimental group because it is the suitable method to achieve the aims of the study. This study illustrated that the experimental group which practiced in the optical training developed in the attention aspects in addition to the development in the selected offensives skills. The most important one is that the optical training vision program has proved to have on impact on the development of various attentions aspects and in the improvement of some of the offensive skills in soccer. And the visual training has significance in achieving the requirement of a good offensive performance. The main recommendation of this study lied in the necessity to focus attentions to the sight and made the periodic tests through the establishment of a special visual measurement laboratory inside College of Physical Education.
The Impact of A Counseling Program to Fight School Boredom among Middle School Pupils
Authors: Yacine Amina , Zerouali Latifa , Kadri Halima
Published: May 2022

This study aimed to test the effectiveness of group counseling program in confronting School aversion among fourth grade students. To achieve the aim of the study the researchers used an experimental approach, and they prepared three search tools to collect data. These tools were applied on a sample consisted of (40) individuals, twice: a pre- and a their attitudes toward school, their motivation to learn, and theirs study habits. To test hypotheses of the study means, standard deviations, Pearson correlation coefficient and an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) were computed. The results showed that there were significant differences between members of the two groups in acquisition of habit and study skills, in favor of experimental group. It also showed positive correlation between experimental group academic achievement and their responses in scale of study habits, and by their attitudes towards school. While, there was no significant correlation between experimental group academic achievement and their motivation to learn. Finally, according to these results and discussion the researchers suggested a set of recommendations.
Omani Stakeholders’ Preferences for Educational Placement of Students with Disabilities
Authors: Hussien Jalal H. , Al-Shayeb Abdelhafez Q. , Al-Qaryouti Ibrahim
Published: May 2022

The purpose of the current study was to survey the stakeholders’ opinions of the best educational placement setting for students with disabilities in the Sultanate of Oman. Two thou- sand four hundred and thirty stakeholders participated in this study. The findings provided ev- idence that the majority of the Omani stakeholders prefer educating students with disabilities in regular schools over separate facilities. In addition, the stakeholders’ preference on the continu-um of placement options varied significantly. The results also suggested that the stakeholders’ preference for educating students in the regular school setting versus a separate facility varied according to the type of disability. Moreover, a significant association between the stakeholders’ role and their preference of educational placement setting for students with disabilities was found. However, the findings revealed that there was no significant relationship between the stakeholders’ gender and their educational settings preference. Finally, educational services for children with disabilities in Oman were discussed and suggestions were provided to improve these services.
Omani Students’ Application of the Second Standard for Technology Coaches in Internship Program
Authors: Abdelraheem Ahmed Y. , Amir Talal S.
Published: May 2022

The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which Omani students apply In- ternational Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) second standard for technology coaches and its relation with gender, training institution type, student’s specialization, GPA and cohort. A questionnaire of twenty three items to measure the components of the second standard was derived from these components and used. A sample of 171 students was used to collect data. Onsite supervisors were used to evaluate students’ application of the second standard. The re- sults indicate that the overall performance of the students reflects a reasonable and acceptable performance but does not reach the target and desirable performance. Statistical analysis shows no significant differences due to gender, and cohort but there were significant differences due to students’ specialization, institution type and students’ GPA. The study concludes with some recommendations to improve the weak components and revise the procedures and processes of the internship program
Academic Delay of Gratification and its Relationship to Motivational Determinants, Academic Achievement, and Study Hours among Omani High School Students: A Path Analysis
Authors: Abd-El-Fattah Sabry M. , Shourbagi Sahar El
Published: May 2022

This study was aimed at investigating the relationships of academic delay of gratification to motivational determinants, academic achievement, and study hours. The sample of the study included 200 Omani high school students. A path analysis showed that motivational determinants were positively related to academic delay of gratification which in turn was positive-ly related to academic achievement and study hours. A mediational analysis showed that academic delay of gratification mediated the relationships among motivational determinants and academic achievement and study hours. There were significant gender differences in academic delay of gratification which favored females.
Nos trilhos da história: a constituição da Estrada de Ferro Madeira-Mamoré como patrimônio histórico brasileiro
Authors: Barbosa Xênia de Castro
Published: May 2022

Este artigo tem como objetivo comunicar as reflexões tecidas sob a égide do projeto “Nos trilhos da História: a constituição da Estrada de Ferro Madeira-Mamoré como patrimônio histórico brasileiro”, desenvolvido com recursos da Lei Nº 14.017, de 29 de junho de 2020 (Lei Aldir Blanc), por meio do Edital Nº 33/2021/SEJUCEL-CODEC, do Governo Estado de Rondônia. O estudo foi conduzido com base no método da pesquisa histórica (RÜSEN, 2007). Os resultados apontaram que a Estrada de Ferro Madeira-Mamoré, tombada como patrimônio cultural brasileiro foi elemento central para a formação do território rondoniense, para sua integração nacional e representa elemento relevante da memória coletiva e da identidade rondoniense, notadamente das populações de Porto Velho e Guajará-Mirim, que tiveram sua formação ligada a ela.
Evolução da Razão de Dependência e Taxa de Envelhecimento Populacional no Âmbito dos 28 COREDEs do Rio Grande do Sul
Authors: TIZOTTE TIAGO , MUELLER AIRTON , THESING NELSON , GALLI NATÁLIA , MONTENEGRO JULIANA
Published: May 2022

Embora o envelhecimento populacional represente, em certo sentido, uma história de sucesso para a humanidade, ela também representa desafios profundos às instituições públicas que devem se adaptar a uma estrutura etária em constante mudança. O primeiro desafio está associado ao aumento sistemático da população aposentada idosa em relação ao encolhimento da população em idade de trabalho, o que cria pressões sociais e políticas sobre os sistemas de apoio social, o envelhecimento populacional também é um grande desafio para os sistemas de saúde com o crescente aumento dos gastos públicos. Baseado em evidências colhidas na literatura, em dados socioeconômicos e demográficos e com a análise dos dados estatísticos o estudo demonstra a taxa de envelhecimento populacional no âmbito dos 28 COREDEs do estado do Rio Grande do Sul.
Avaliação Neuropsicológica pré-cirurgia de pacientes com Tumor Cerebral
Authors: Angelo Lopes Rafael Augusto , Borges Karina Kelly , Laurenti Matheus Rodrigo , Dall Aglio Rocha Carlos Eduardo , Caramanti Ricardo Lourenço
Published: May 2022

Os tumores cerebrais (TC) são explicados pela acentuada multiplicação anormal das células do Sistema Nervoso Central (SNC). Este presente trabalho tem como objetivo descrever o resultado da avaliação neuropsicológica pré-neurocirurgia. Foram investigados 26 adultos com idade M=49,26±11,85 diagnosticados com TC. As correlações, indicaram níveis de significância entre histologia e memória verbal imediata (RAVLT A6) p=0,018, memória verbal tardia (RAVLT A7) p=0,014, controle inibitório p=0,013, fluência verbal fonética (F.A.S.), p=0,015. A escala HAD - indicativo de depressão, também evidenciou níveis de significância em RAVLT A2 (p=0,041), memória visual imediata (p=0,017) e ansiedade HAD, (p=0,002). Os dados referentes a histologia e topografia, apontam os TC malignos de maior prevalência e localizados com maior incidência nas regiões temporais/frontais. O estudo demonstrou a importância de submeter esta população de pacientes à avaliação neuropsicológica antes do tratamento para que, assim, os resultados pormenorizados obtidos possam direcionar o tratamento de forma mais efetiva, minimizando possíveis consequências funcionais para o paciente.
influence of digital creative technologies on the development of education and medicine
Authors: Vìtalina Nikitenko , Valentyna Voronkova , Olexandr Shapurov , Iryna Ryzhova , Roman Oleksenko
Published: May 2022

A concise and factual abstract The purpose of scientific research is to trace the patterns of change in the development of education and medicine and justify the direction in which they will develop so that people will be ready for rapid change, and education prepares professionals capable of implementing new digital technologies that improve human health. The methodology of the study is to use such methods as analysis and synthesis, categorical analysis, comparative analysis, sociological method, and other methods of scientific knowledge. The purpose of the study was to identify patterns of change in the development of medicine and education due to the impact on them of digital technology. The article reveals the content and essence of digital technologies, which are introduced in medicine, require training in the provision of medical care; analyzes the directions of development of medicine in the context of philosophical reflection,  and tests the effectiveness of their use. The practical significance of the study lies in the philosophical understanding of the interaction between education and medicine, according to which the future of our civilization, based on cellular medicine, the discovery of stem cells, which are developed using modern technology and new standards of medicine.
Water as a symbol of regenerative force
Authors: Kurinjiselvi K. , Kumar C. Santhosh
Published: May 2022

The present study entitled “Water as a Symbol of Regenerative Force: A Study of  Margaret Laurence’s Select Novels” is proposes to investigate the water symbolism and water-related words in the novels of Margaret Laurence. She has been used many symbols, images, metaphors in her writings. This research paper focuses only on water symbolism and water-related words. She employed words such as, river, water, sea coast, pools, beaches, ocean, rain, and seashore. The study concentrates only five novels of Laurence namely, This Side Jordan, The Stone Angel, A Jest of God, The Fire-Dwellers, and The Diviners. The main purpose of the study is to prove that how Laurence uses water symbolism and water-related words in her fictional work, to emphasize the regeneration and survival in the aspects of human life. Further, it investigates how the water functions as a symbol of   regenerative force in human life, is to be examined in the research paper with reference to the characters of Margaret Laurence novels.
Emerging neutrosophic C means clustering based segmentation for rice plant leaf disease detection
Authors: Sreejith R. , Balaji N. V.
Published: May 2022

One of the main determinations of India is agriculture and the quantity of production is very essential in the field of cultivation. The rice crops are crucially admitted as one of the powerful energy streams for the production of resources. But rice plants suffer from various diseases due to infections that occur in leaf, fruit and stem. Hence, the production of rice plant is decreased and reflects severe issues in economic, agriculture and communal loss. The usage of image processing in leaf disease detection plays a vital role to diagnose and control it effectively. Though there are many existing works are done too detect rice plant leaf disease, still the presence of vagueness, impreciseness due to noise and outliers are primary challenges. The main aim of this paper is to optimize rice plant leaf disease detection by developing neutrosophic C-means clustering for segmentation. The features are extracted and their similarity is evaluated using neutrosophic Hausdorff distance. The degree of similarity is done based on truthiness, indeterminacy and falsity. The simulation results proved that enhance neutrosophic C-means clustering achieves highest rate of accuracy in rice plant leaf disease detection with less error rate compared to K-means, DBSCAN and FCM
Discriminative convolution neural network architecture for diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy through classification and progression prediction of lesions grading in color fundus images of retina
Authors: Senthilkumar R. , Bharathi A. , Raja S. Daniel Madan
Published: May 2022

Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is a common complication of diabetes mellitus, which causes lesions on the retina that effect vision. Many researchers have supported the ophthalmologists to diagnosis and classify the stage of the disease in the retinal fundus images using machine learning model.  Machine learning models are less impressive for several staging diseases due to clinical grading. In order to develop a system capable of classifying the lesion grading images on disease pathology, a unique deep learning architecture named as discriminative Convolution Neural Network has been employed towards diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy through classification and progression prediction of lesion grading in fundus image of Retina. Initially Image Pre-processing has been carried out using wiener filter to remove the noise and Contrast limited adaptive histogram equalization for image enhancement. Pre-processed image has been processed using Oriented Fast and Rotated Brief for feature descriptors. It contains like Optic distance, Fovea, blood Vessel, Blot haemorrhages, Exudate number, exudates area, Macular Edema, Bifurcation, Shannon entrophy, Kapur Entropy and Renyis Entropy, LBP entropy, LBP energy and Microaneurysm. On these obtained features, feature reduction has to be carried out using principle component analysis to eliminate the irrelevant features before the onset of the process.
Fake news and declining media trust during COVID 19 pandemic
Authors: Siddiqui Taha , Gupta Subhash
Published: May 2022

Fake news is not a new phenomenon and has been an ever-growing threat to many democracies across the globe, especially in India. This paper is an attempt to understand the growing mistrust on media among Indians during covid 19 pandemic. The health crises that emerged during the pandemic jolted many institutions including the fourth pillar of democracy, media. The study has attempted a comprehensive systematic literature review of the growing mistrust around media and tried to assess the various factors that were involved leading to mistrust. The study done during the year 2020 employed a survey and an online focus group discussion to assess the output. The results revealed that misinformation was at its peak during Covid lockdown and a large number of people shared fake posts on social media platforms, thinking it to be true.