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La formación inicial de los Graduados de Magisterio en la atención al alumnado con altas capacidades: Retos y oportunidades para la educación inclusiva
Authors: Liesa Orús Marta , Guillén Ubico Ana , Latorre Cosculluela Cecilia , Vázquez Toledo Sandra
Published: January 2020

Numerosa es la evidencia empírica que ha demostradoque la formación inicial del maestro es un factor absolutamente esencial en las actitudes que se tienen hacia la inclusión y atención educativa que se ofrece desde las escuelas a todo el alumnado. Entre la diversidad de necesidades del alumnado que reinan en el contexto escolar, las altas capacidades intelectuales han sido las grandes olvidadas. A este respecto, el objetivo de este artículo es analizar los planes de estudio de los Grados de Magisterio en Educación Infantil y Primaria en una Universidad española, partiendo de las órdenes ministeriales que prescriben el título de Magisterio a nivel nacional y descendiendo posteriormente a las memorias de verificación y a los planes de estudios de esta Universidad en concreto. Se pretende, con ello, evidenciar la escasa formación que reciben los futuros egresados en atención al alumnado con altas capacidades intelectuales. Se exponen, además, los resultados de un estudio descriptivo sobre percepciones del nivel de formación de 402 estudiantes de los Grados de Magisterio en Educación Infantil y Primaria, recogidas mediante la elaboración de un cuestionario. A la luz de las respuestas obtenidas, se visibiliza la demanda de formación inicial en este ámbito específico y con este alumnado en concreto.
Implicaciones de la formación del profesorado en aprendizaje cooperativo para la educación inclusiva
Authors: Perlado Lamo de Espinosa Ignacio , Muñoz Martínez Yolanda , Torrego Seijo Juan Carlos
Published: January 2020

El estudio analiza las influencias que el aprendizaje cooperativo ejerce en los procesos reflexivos docentes para el cambio educativo, dirigidos a la mejora de la atención a la diversidad y la inclusión dentro del aula ordinaria a los estudiantes con necesidades específicas de apoyo educativo. Como objetivo general se plantea analizar la influencia que la formación del profesorado en aprendizaje cooperativo tiene en los estudiantes con necesidades específicas de apoyo educativo y como objetivos específicos trata de estudiar esas influencias sobre los procesos inclusivos y de atención a la diversidad. La metodología utilizada es cualitativa, mediante un estudio de caso. Los participantes son los 178 alumnos que han estudio el postgrado de Experto en Aprendizaje Cooperativo de la Universidad de Alcalá, durante los cursos 2011 al 2017, surgiendo del análisis documental realizado, 5 familias de categorías relacionadas entre sí: las acciones cooperativas inclusivas básicas desarrolladas al trabajar con esta metodología, las dificultades para aplicar acciones inclusivas, las acciones de atención a la diversidad externas a la unidad didáctica cooperativa en el aula ordinaria y por último, las acciones desarrolladas fuera del aula ordinaria. Se concluye subrayando la importancia que para la atención a la diversidad e inclusión dentro del aula tiene la formación docente en esta metodología, influyendo de forma positiva en sus procesos inclusivos, siendo necesario una mayor reflexión docente hacia la atención a la diversidad dentro del aula, a través de la planificación cooperativa.
Effectiveness of Discovery learning Models Assisted by Puzzle Mind maps on the Activities and Learning Outcomes of the Structure and Function of Animal Tissue Materials
Authors: Lestari Milatina Murni , Nugrahaningsih W.H. , Utami Nur Rahayu
Published: January 2020

The research aims to determine the effectiveness of discovery learning models assisted by puzzle mind maps on the activities and learning outcomes of the Structure and Function of Animal Tissue Materials. This research was conducted at SMAN 13 Semarang in the Odd Semester Academic Year 2018/2019. This research is a Quasi Experiment study with Nonequivalent Control Group Design. The population in this research were all students of Class XI MIPA of SMAN 13 Semarang. The sample used was Class XI MIPA 1 and XI MIPA 2 which was taken by purposive sampling technique. The results showed that the learning outcomes showed that there were no significant differences between the learning outcomes of the control class and the experimental class (sig. ˃ 0.05). Data on student activity obtained by observation and filling in questionnaire sheets showed that 100% of the experimental class students entered very active and active category, while in the control class showed that 89.3% of students entered were very active and active category. This shows that the experimental class is able to surpass the indicator ≥ 90% in the student activity. The conclusion is the application of discovery learning models assisted by puzzle mind map of the Structure and Function of Animal Tissue Materials effectively applied to increase student activity but not to improve learning outcomes.
Profile of Mathematical Creative Thinking in Students Type Sensing and Intuiting Personality in Resolving Mathematical Problems
Authors: Susilo Bangun
Published: January 2020

A good country is a country that is able to deal with any changes quickly. Preparing good human resources is the best way to deal with it. The 2013 curriculum is designed to prepare qualified generations, one of which is having the ability to think creatively. A person's thinking ability is of course different, so is his personality. This study aims to describe the profile of students' creative mathematical thinking sensing and intuitive personality types in solving mathematical problems. This research is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach. There were 4 subjects in this study, 2 students with sensing personality types and 2 student subjects with intuitive personality types. The data obtained in the study were personality test results, interview tests and problem solving tests. Problem solving tests were analyzed using TTCT based on existing components. The results show that students with intuitive personality types have a higher level of creativity than students with sensing personality types. These differences can be seen from the way students respond to problems or problems given. Students with intuitive personalities more quickly adjust to the problems given. While students with sensing personality need considerable time in terms of adjusting to the problems given.
Birth and development of quantum physics: a transdisciplinary approach
Authors: Di Sia Paolo
Published: January 2020

The last century has been a period of extreme interest for scientific research, marked by the overcoming of the classical frontiers of scientific knowledge.Research oriented towards the infinitely small and infinitely big, in both cases beyondthe borders of the visible. Quantum physics has led to a new Copernican revolution,opening the way to new questions that have led to a new view of reality. At the sametime, new theories have developed, involving every field of science, philosophy and art, rediscovering the link between unity and totality and the importance of humanpotential. In a transdisciplinary approach we consider quantum field theory, new ideason the concepts of vacuum and entanglement, metaphysical aspects of quantum revolution and the introduction of different interpretative approaches on the “Whole”.
Merumuskan Masalah Penelitian dengan Metode MAIL
Authors: Wekke Ismail Suardi
Published: January 2020

Ringkasan kuliah di pascasarjana STAIN Sorong.
On the Concept of Time in everyday Life and between Physics and Mathematics
Authors: Di Sia Paolo
Published: January 2020

In this paper I consider the concept of time in a general way as daily human time andthen within physics with relation to mathematics. I focus the attention on quantum mechanics, with its particular peculiarities, examining peculiar important questions like the temporal asymmetry, the Prigogine’s position and the time-reversal operator of Wigner. I conclude considering the theme of the temporal asymmetry in relation to decoherence and irreversibility. Interesting imputs related to education science will be done.
Strategi Peningkatan Mutu Susu Kuda di Kabupaten Sumbawa
Authors: Yulianto Kiki
Published: January 2020

Susu kuda sumbawa merupakan produk pangan bergizi hasil perahan kuda yang diternak secara ekstensif dengan pemanfaatan lar oleh para peternak. Susu yang terkumpul kemudian dijual langsung tanpa proses pengolahan oleh peternak. Biasanya peternak menjual dan mengemas susu kuda dalam botol bekas air mineral. Proses pengolahan dan kemasan yang tidak sesuai standard dapat berakibat pada penurunan daya saing dan mutu produk. Menurut SNI 01-6054-1999, syarat mutu susu kuda meliputi keadaan bau asam menyengat, rasa asam, warna putih, penampakan cair; tidak terdapat benda asing; bobot jenis minimal 1,020; lemak minimal 1,3%; protein minimal 2%; pH minimal 3; tidak ada pati; bahan padatan tanpa lemak minimal 5,5%; cemaran logam meliputi timbal (Pb) maksimal maksimal 0,3 mg/kg, tembaga (Cu) maksimal 20 mg/kg, seng (Zn) maksimal 40 mg/kg, timah (Sn) maksimal 40 mg/kg, raksa (Hg) maksimal 0,03 mg/kg; arsen maksimal 0,1 mg/kg; cemaran mikroba bacteri coliform < 3 APM/ml; tidak ada bahan tambahan makanan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah (1). Mengidentifikasi atribut-atribut mutu susu kuda di Kabupaten Sumbawa yang menjadi kebutuhan dan harapan konsumen. (2). Mengevaluasi kesesuaian mutu susu kuda di Kabupaten Sumbawa dengan Standard Nasional Indonesia (SNI). (3). Merumuskan strategi peningkatan mutu susu kuda yang tepat untuk mencapai keunggulan daya saing susu kuda dari Kabupaten Sumbawa. Berdasarkan penelitian ini dihasilkan atribut-atribut mutu susu kuda di Kabupaten Sumbawa terdapat 10 atribut mutu yang menjadi kebutuhan dan harapan konsumen diantaranya, yaitu: (1). Benda Asing, (2). Bau, (3). Rasa, (4). Warna, (5). Penampakan, (6). Harga, (7). Desain kemasan, (8). Daya tahan, (9). Mudah Didapatkan,(10). Keaslian Susu. Kemudian Hasil Evaluasi kesesuaian karakteristik mutu dengan membandingkan setiap nilai karakteristik mutu produk susu kuda sumbawa dengan SNI, diperoleh bahwa karakteristik mutu produk susu kuda sumbawa masih tinggi karena dari 12 karakteristik persyaratan mutu hanya 1 yang belum memenuhi standar yang ditetapkan yaitu cemaran mikroba bakteri coliform. Prioritas alternative strategi dalam peningkatan mutu susu kuda di Kabupaten Sumbawa, yaitu: (1). Penyesuaian mutu produk dengan harapan konsumen dengan bobot penilaian 0,352, (2). Melakukan Transfer Teknologi dengan bobot penilaian 0,252, (3). Meningkatkan proses pengolahan yang hygienis dengan bobot penilaian 0,249 dan, (4). Pengujian dan pemeliharaan mesin serta alat produksi dengan bobot 0,147.
The moderating role of socioeconomic status on level of responsibility, executive functioning, and cortical thinning during adolescence
Authors: Picci Giorgia , Rose Emma J. , VanMeter Ashley S. , Fishbein Diana
Published: January 2020

Brain development is exquisitely sensitive to psychosocial experiences, with implications for neurodevelopmental trajectories, for better or worse. The premise of this investigation was that the level of responsibility in adolescence may relate to brain structure and higher-order cognitive functions. In a sample of 108 adolescents, we focused on cortical thickness (using FreeSurfer) as an indicator of neurodevelopment in regions previously implicated in executive functioning (EF) and examined performance on an EF task outside of the scanner, in the context of level of responsibility. We further investigated whether socioeconomic status (SES) and family stress moderated the relationship between responsibility and brain structure or EF. Findings revealed that greater responsibility was related to thinner left precuneus and right middle frontal cortex. In lower SES adolescents, greater responsibility predicted thinner left precuneus and right middle frontal cortex, which have been consistently implicated in EF. Higher SES adolescents did not show structural differences related to responsibility, however, they did exhibit better EF performance. It may be that circumstances surrounding the need for greater responsibility in lower SES households are detrimental to neurodevelopment compared to higher SES households. Alternatively, responsibility may act as a protective factor that bolsters cortical thinning in regions related to EF.
Studying Gender Diversity
Authors: Rubin Jennifer , Atwood S. , Olson Kristina
Published: January 2020

Gender identity is a core feature of human experience, yet our understanding of gender identity is shifting with broader societal changes in recognizing and understanding gender diversity. Here we discuss recent trends and upcoming directions for this burgeoning subfield.
The Factor Structure of Big Five Personality Trait Measures at the Between- and Within-Person Levels
Authors: Grosz Michael P.
Published: January 2020

The cross-sectional factor structure of Big Five personality trait measures is a weighted blend of the factor structure at the between-person level (i.e., the level of time-invariant interpersonal personality differences) and the factor structure at the within-person level (i.e., the level of intrapersonal personality fluctuations and changes). Thus, the Big Five might not represent the underlying factors at either of the two levels. To probe this issue, I fit multilevel exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (EFA and CFA) models to longitudinal data from the Netherlands and Australia (N = 15,085 and 22,582, respectively). In both data sets, the canonical Big Five emerged at the between- but not at the within-person level. At the within-person level, a two-factor structure appeared to be most suitable. Factor 1 indicated positive attitudes towards the self. Factor 2 indicated neuroticism or negative attitudes towards the self. The two factors might reflect short-term fluctuations in positive and negative affect rather than long-lasting personality changes. The findings are tentative due to methodological limitations. We need more research on the within-person factor structure of personality trait measures to clarify what fluctuations and changes they assess and whether we need to revise the way we measure and analyze trait changes.
A limit of the subjective age bias: Feeling younger to a certain degree, but no more, is beneficial for life satisfaction
Authors: Blöchl Maria , Nestler Steffen , Weiss David
Published: January 2020

The majority of adults feels considerably younger than their chronological age. Numerous studies suggest that maintaining a younger subjective age is linked to greater life satisfaction. However, whether there is a limit beyond which feeling younger becomes detrimental is not well understood. Here, we use response surface analysis to examine the relationships between subjective age, chronological age, and life satisfaction in in a large sample spanning adulthood (N= 7,356; 36 –89 years). We find that there is a limit to feeling younger: People who feel younger by a certain amount, but not more, have the highest levels of life satisfaction. In addition, our findings suggest that the discrepancy between subjective and chronological age at which life satisfaction is highest increases across the adult age span. Taken together, these findings reveal that beyond a certain point, feeling younger than one’s chronological age may be psychologically harmful.
Understanding the Social Mobility Chances of Children from Working- Class Backgrounds in Britain: How Important are Cognitive Ability and Locus of Control?
Authors: Betthäuser Bastian Andreas , Bourne Mollie , Bukodi Erzsebet
Published: January 2020

Research in social stratification has shown that children from working-class backgrounds tend to obtain substantially lower levels of educational attainment and lower labour market positions than children from higher social class backgrounds. However, we still know relatively little about the micro-level processes that account for this empirical regularity. Our study examines the roles of two individual-level characteristics—cognitive ability and locus of control—in mediating the effect of individuals’ parental class background on their educational attainment and social class position in Britain. We find that cognitive ability mediates only about 35 per cent of the total parental class effect on educational attainment and only about 20 per cent of the total parental class effect on respondents’ social class position, net of their educational attainment. These findings contradict existing claims that differences in the life chances of children from different social class backgrounds are largely due to differences in cognitive ability. Moreover, we find that although individuals’ locus of control plays some role in mediating the parental class effect, its role is substantially smaller than the mediating role of cognitive ability. We measure individuals’ social class positions at different points in their careers—at labour market entry and at occupational maturity—and find that the mediating roles of cognitive ability and locus of control are remarkably stable across individuals’ working lives.
Behavioral Biases and Legal Compliance: A Field Experiment
Authors: Emanuel Natalia , Ho Helen
Published: January 2020

Many defendants fail to appear (FTA) for court despite the prospect of legal consequences. In a field experiment, we compare the effectiveness of text message reminders to an intervention that combines reminders with personalized assistance. The treatments are equally effective, reducing FTA by 8 percentage points from a 21 percent baseline rate. However, personalized assistance facilitates greater take-up of court accommodations such as rescheduling and payment plans. For more serious cases, the treatments reduce arrests by two percentage points, implying FTAs have a large effect on arrests. For the least serious cases, an FTA has small effects on fines.
Les sens assoupis : La vie sociale et sensorielle des artefacts dans l’espace muséal
Authors: Blanchard Marie-Josée , Howes David
Published: January 2020

En partant de la prémisse que tout artefact est porteur d’une culture et d’un ensemble de qualités sensorielles, cette étude se concentre sur la régulation sensorielle et sociale des artefacts dans les musées, où ces derniers sont soumis au régime sensoriel de l’institution. Dans un contexte nord-américain, ce « sensorium muséal » limite les artefacts strictement à leurs attributs visuels et dissimule, par conséquent, la nature multisensorielle dans laquelle ils évoluent dans leur culture d’origine. Notre argumentaire s’appuie sur trois exemples d’artefacts faisant partie depuis novembre 2013 de l’exposition « C’est notre histoire. Premières Nations et Inuit du XXIe siècle » au Musée de la civilisation à Québec. Les données historiques et ethnographiques tirées de cette recherche démontrent que les stratégies de présentation du musée n’ont pas su répondre aux attentes des représentants des communautés autochtones : l’ontologie du musée, fondée sur un statisme et une objectivité, nous a semblé avoir préséance sur les réalités autochtones s’exprimant plutôt à travers le mouvement, l’émotion et la connaissance incorporée.
More than a “Petty Chief”: Understanding Fijian Chiefship through the Entrance Ceremony and Local History
Authors: Lin Hao-Li
Published: January 2020

The diverse nature of Fiji’s chiefship and how its supremacy was strengthened by colonialism have already been closely examined. However, few studies have focused on village chiefs, who have limited authority and are at the lower end of regional chiefly hierarchies. Using both historical and ethnographic materials from a Fijian village, I argue here that its “petty chief,” as the role was called by nineteenth-century Westerners, is a powerful linkage to a past of stability represented by the chiefly title. This is particularly important for communities that have experienced historical turbulence. In this case study, it was mainly the measles crisis that caused population decline. The linkage is materialised by a standardised entrance ceremony in which the chiefly title is routinely acknowledged by foreign visitors through offerings (i-sevusevu) and thus elevated to a symbol that holds the community together. I also argue that the entrance ceremony that we observe today may have been prompted by Western contact. Through the analysis of the ceremony and local history, this study shows that the power of “petty chiefs” should be understood not solely by the structure of hierarchy, but also by their significance to historically turbulent communities.
Anthropologists Meet the 15M: The Rise of Engaged Ethnography
Authors: Roca Beltran , Diaz-Parra Iban , Gómez-Bernal Vanessa
Published: January 2020

In 2011 we were involved as activists in labour, 15M, and the housing and feminist movements. Part of our scientific production became intertwined with our militancy. In addition, drawing on our research and militant experiences in the cycle of struggle that started in 2011, we noticed that the process of questioning and delegitimisation was also affecting the ambit of the social sciences. Thus, we undertook a review of the scientific literature on the 15M in order to ascertain whether the epistemological perspectives and the methodological choices of these studies were related in some way to the crisis of representation that was affecting other social institutions. This is the objective of this article. First, it explains the strategy we followed in searching the literature on the 15M. Second, it introduces the findings of the literature review on this social movement, both in Spanish and in international academic journals. Third, it proposes a typology of engaged ethnographic research. Fourth, it provides a series of limitations and precautions that researchers should bear in mind when putting this research technique into practice. Fifth, it includes a final section synthesising the main conclusions of this article regarding the anthropological production of the 15M, the types of engaged ethnography, and the limitations of this technique.
Political Voices and Everyday Choices: Aesthetic Modes of Political Engagement in Right-Wing Extremism
Authors: Nadeau Frédérick
Published: January 2020

This article explores what it means, from the individual’s point of view, to engage in right-wing extremism. Recent literature on political engagement showed that many individuals today feel excluded from formal democratic institutions, and thus turn to modes of political engagement centred on small-scale, often individual, actions that remain submerged in everyday life. Analysing the stories of two right-wing extremists, this article argues that this “aesthetic” mode of political engagement is essentially about (re)gaining a sense of control over their own lives in a world that seems to elude and ignore them. While these conclusions are based on observations of extreme right activists, this article argues that they can be extended to other contemporary social movements (anarchists, Islamists, environmentalists, feminists, etc.), revealing a paradigmatic shift from a “modern” conception of politics – based on rational debate, public space, search for consensus, liberal democracy, etc. – to an “aesthetic” conception of politics, which revolves more around affects and emotions, and is inscribed in the private sphere of actors’ daily experience. This forces us to rethink our conception of what is “political” and, as social scientists, to look for politics in somewhat unusual places.
A Theology of Religions in the United Church of Canada: A Journey
Authors: Foster Deborah
Published: January 2020

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The study of missionary involvement, whole-world ecumenism, and the dance of theological inclusivism and pluralism has been the United Church of Canada’s journey of love to mend the world. We live in a multicultural world, in a time of secularism and spiritual skepticism, attempting to hold our own beliefs while face to face with other religious traditions. The religious pluralism of our time presents theological challenges causing us to reassess what we all believe about God. This article argues that although there is no formal theology of religions in the United Church, there has been a theological move in this Church’s understanding of mission and of ecumenism that caused the Church to evolve from an exclusivist to an inclusivist theology while dancing toward theological pluralism along the way. This shift was a response to the culture’s changing social, political, and moral attitudes from the 1940s to the 1960s. The World Mission report (1966) stated that the United Church believes that God is creatively and redemptively active in the religious life of all humanity. The Articles of Faith, the catechism, A New Creed, a New Curriculum, the Song of Faith, reports, and congregational studies on the Church’s relationships with Judaism, Islam, and Hinduism together demonstrate clearly the theological journey from 1925 and the contextual nature of theology.
STEM in SEM
Authors: Holm Jason D. , Caplins Benjamin W.
Published: January 2020

Scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) are an essential tool for analyzing microelectronic failures. They reveal features over multiple length scales and can be used, with appropriate detectors, to examine grain size and orientation, compositional distributions, atomic contrast, and more. This book, STEM-in-SEM: Introduction to Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy for Microelectronics Failure Analysis, explains how SEMs equipped with transmission electron detectors, besides producing higher-resolution images, reveal additional details such as diffraction patterns, grain texture, sample thickness, and subsurface defects. The STEM-in-SEM approach is also more economical and easier to master than conventional transmission electron microscopy and has the potential to be used in manufacturing environments.
Pakistan on FATFs Grey List: Terrorist Financing Perspective
Authors: Hussain Abid
Published: January 2020

Pakistan is facing great challenges of terrorism which have posed serious threats towards integrity and stability of the country. It is unanimously agreed that finance serves as lifeline for execution of terrorist activities. Terrorist groups generate funds through multiple sources and transfer them by exploiting the loopholes existing in financial system. Despite, Pakistan has taken sufficient steps to counter the financing of terrorism (CFT), nonetheless, money is still transmitting due to some regulatory flaws of the financial system. Owing to terrorist financing related deficiencies, Pakistan has been placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) “Grey list”. FATF has warned Pakistan to be blacklisted if precipitate actions to address TF related deficiencies are not taken until February 2020. The paper evaluates the present CFT legal framework and recommends certain legal initiatives required to be taken by Pakistan prior dead line of February 2020.
The Role of Project Management Social Responsibility in Project Success: An evidence of Project Sustainability Management from Developing Regions
Authors: Ali Muhammad Iftikhar , Israr Shumaila , Zaheer Samia
Published: January 2020

Projects have been playing a vital role in the sustainable development of organizations and society as well. The study aimed to examine the role of project management social responsibility in the enhancement of projects success in Pakistan. The methodological approach was survey-based research utilizing 13 items of social responsibility questionnaire, whereas project success was measured through the 25 items Project Success Assessment Questionnaire. A stratified random sampling technique was used and 300 questionnaires were distributed to project managers for cross-sectional data collection. The project managers were the respondents having work experience of social sector projects in Pakistan. The collected data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression analyses. Findings highlighted that social responsibility has a positive and significant effect on the enhancement of project success. The study offered recommendations for government funding organization for sustainable project management. The study provides directions for future research.
Investigating Teacher Identity Construction through the Study of Narratives and their Identity Portraits in Pakistan
Authors: Moghal Shagufta , Kazi Asma Shahid , Siddiquah Aishah
Published: January 2020

The current article investigates teacher identity construction at the tertiary level educational institutions of Pakistan. Identity is the sense or perception about oneself and the position or role one has in a given context and environment; teachers construct their identities in the specific work and Institutional environments they face every day. This research adopted the Life History approach to narrative inquiry, where five participants were selected through purposive sampling. The data were collected through a semi-structured interview protocol that focused on the narratives; the narratives were inductively analyzed vertically and horizontally to reconstruct identity portraits for each participant. The portraits also presented commonalities and convergent issues and themes in identity development, such as the effect of positive or negative educational experiences; the role of the organizational culture, leadership and colleagues in shaping identity; the difficulties, negotiations and challenges experienced in the construction of identity; time and workload management issues.
Reading Environment and Reading Interests of Public Sector Secondary School Students
Authors: Anjum Shahla , Hussain Irshad , Sajjad Shahida
Published: January 2020

This study explored the reading environment, reading interests and available reading facilities for Public Sector students in Secondary Schools. A Structured questionnaire and a reading interest inventory were used as survey instruments on 9th and 10th class (N= 3600) students in Southern Punjab, Pakistan. The findings of the study highlighted that parents, friends, teachers, and examinations influence the reading interests of students positively. Parents and teachers both can encourage nourishing the minds of adolescence towards reading. Significantly a greater number of students viewed their teachers and examinations to be playing a motivational role for reading. The majority of the students asserted that magazines and newspapers were available at their schools and homes as the reading facility. Furthermore, the findings of the study revealed that the majority of the students appeared to be interested in reading magazines
An Investigation into the Mediating Effects of Organizational Commitment Between Psychological Capital and Work Engagement
Authors: Ali Nazim , Ali Zahid , Khan Adnan
Published: January 2020

The main objective of this study was to investigate not only the relationship between Psychological Capital and Work Engagement but also to test the mediating role of Organizational Commitment. A cross-sectional design was used. Data was collected from 226 nurses of the threelarge hospitals of Peshawar, Pakistan. The PCQ, UWES-9 and Meyer and Allen (1991) scales were used as measuring instruments. The results of the study reveal a significant relationship between 1) Psychological Capital and Work Engagement, 2) Psychological Capital and Organizational Commitment, 3) Organizational Commitment and Work Engagement. It was also found that Organizational Commitment partially mediated the relationship between Psychological Capital and Work Engagement. The study will further contribute to the existing literature on positive organizational behavior.
Effects of Media Exposure on the Political Polarization Patterns of Students in Pakistan
Authors: Bilal Muhammad Zahid , Ali Arshad , Ullah Sami
Published: January 2020

This study aimed to determine the effect of peer tutoring (PT) in enhancing students’ writing skills during English textbook taught to the students of Grade XI. The true experimental research pre/post-test design was used. The sample of the study comprised of 70 male and 58 female students containing each 35 male peer tutoring group (PTG) and non-peer tutoring group NPTG as well as each 29 female PTG and NPTG after matched before intervention. MCQs related to writing skills developed as a tool for data collection process. The tool is used in both pre and post-test for PTG and NPTG. The difference in both groups was calculated using statistical analysis. Linear regression predicted the effect size of male PTG 16.376 points higher (r = 0.860) than NPTG as well as female PTG 12.183 points higher (r = 0.813) than NPTG. These results indicated that PT technique enhanced students’ academic achievement.
Effects of Mastery Learning Model on Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students in Mathematics
Authors: Toheed Lubna , Ali Arshad
Published: January 2020

The study aimed to investigate the effects of the Mastery Learning Model (MLM) on students academic achievement in the subject of mathematics at secondary school level in the urban and rural areas of Mardan district, province Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan. It was a quasi-experimental study. The experimental design of the study was pre-test post-test non-equivalent group design. Two public schools from district Mardan were selected purposively. The students of grade 9th from these schools participated in this study. The number of participants was 214. Experimental groups were taught through MLM and control groups were exposed to the Conventional Method of Teaching (CMT). The instruments used for data collection were academic achievement tests. The data were analyzed through an independent sample t-test. The result declared that the performance of the students experimental groups was better than those of the control groups. It was concluded that MLM enhanced academic achievement of students in urban and rural areas of district Mardan
Variations in Parental Participation in Curricular and Co-Curricular Activities of University Students
Authors: Batool Tahira , Riaz Jannat
Published: January 2020

This research was aims to examine the point of view of university students about parental participation in their curricular and co-curricular activities. It explores the comparisons in parental participation level regarding students gender, socio-economic status in public and private universities. This exploration followed the quantitative research method. The sample for this research consisted of the graduation students (boys and girls) of public and private sector universities which were located in Lahore district. A random sampling procedure was used to collect data from boys and girls studying in different universities. The sample size of this survey was 300 students. The researcher has constructed a questionnaire for finding out the opinions of students about their parental participation in their academics. After the collection of data, the data were analyzed. Findings of the research revealed that parental involvement was different due to gender, education and social status of university students.
The University Environment’s Contributions to the Teachers’ Performance
Authors: Zaman Qamar Uz , Shah Liaquat , Jamil Asif
Published: January 2020

The current investigation is a struggle to find the University’s environment’s contributions to the teachers’ performance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The overall population under this study was 4000 teachers and 79000 students enrolled in 19 universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Different sampling techniques were used at different levels (Multistage). At the first stage out of 19 public sectors HEC recognized general universities, only six universities were selected through simple random sample technique. At second stage a stratified random sample of 270 students of six universities was taken for this study. Two questionnaire one for performance of teachers and second for internal environment was used. The ANOVA, t-statistic and Regression were used. The result shows the significant contributions of environment in the teachers’ performance
The Autobiographic Discursive Construction of Immigrant Identity: A Discourse Historical Analysis of 'My Life's Journey'
Authors: Khan Fouzia Rehman , Shafiq Sumaira , Qadeer Ayaz
Published: January 2020

The present critical discourse study explores the discursive construction of immigrant identity of Mohajir/Urdu Speaking people in Pakistan through the analysis of an autobiographic discourse in the form of My Lifes Journey by Altaf Hussain. Discourse Historical Approach of CDA serves as the theoretical and analytical framework for this study. This framework is based on themes and discursive strategies. The analysis of the selected discourse reveals that the interview based autobiography of the political figure is based on the recurring theme of political transformation and reconstruction of immigrant identity. The discourse is also constituted of several discursive strategies; the most prevalent ones are those of victimization, topos of history, topos of definition and positive self and negative other presentation. The autobiographical discourse highlights the transformational phases the immigrant identity of Mohajirs has gone through. The readers of this discourse under analysis often encounter terms like parochial difference, biased attitudes, and discrimination.
Shorelines and vertebrate fauna of Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Utah, Idaho, and Nevada
Authors: Milligan Mark , McDonald H.
Published: January 2020

Pleistocene Lake Bonneville created many classic examples of lacustrine shoreline landforms, which preserve a wide variety of vertebrate fossils. This field guide provides a review of the published literature for a sampling of the lake’s world-class localities. This guide also provides a brief overview of modern Great Salt Lake and its microbialites recently exposed by near-record low lake levels. Stops include G.K. Gilbert Geologic View Park, Draper spit, Steep Mountain beach, Point of the Mountain spit, American Fork delta, Stockton Bar, and Great Salt Lake State Park.
Razumijevanje evagrijevske duhovnosti i misticizma u njegovu asketskom nauku
Authors: Knežević Josip
Published: January 2020

Cilj je ovoga rada prikazati najvažnije aspekte duhovnosti i misticizma jednoga od najvećih pustinjskih otaca, koji je zbog osude njegova nauka na Petom ekumenskom koncilu u Carigradu (553. godine) ostao dobrim dijelom zaboravljen. Moramo napomenuti da nema baš mnogo studija koje se bave striktno tom tematikom i koji daju prostora predstavljanju Evagrijeva nauka o duhovnosti i misticizmu i pogotovo njegovim idejama koje se tiču borbe protiv demona (napasti). Naime, premda je njegov teološko-dogmatski nauk osuđen na Koncilu, kad je u pitanju njegova duhovnost i njegov misticizam, Evagrije je nadahnuo razvoj teologije duhovnosti i misticizma i na Istoku i na Zapadu. Činjenica je da, ako nastojimo shvatiti njegov teološko-duhovni sustav i mistiku, ne smijemo izbjegavati teme koje bi danas doduše mogle dovesti i do određenih neprilika s obzirom na to da je riječ o osuđenom krivovjercu.
Biospeleološka istraživanja špilja i jama parka Sjeverni Velebit u 2018. godini
Authors: Bregović Petra , Pavlek Martina , Lukić Marko , Komerički Ana , Jalžić Branko , Dražina Tvrtko , Bedek Jana , Rožman Tin
Published: January 2020

Projektom Biospeleološka istraživanja i inventarizacija faune u speleološkim
objektima Nacionalnog parka Sjeverni Velebit u suradnji Javne ustanove "Nacionalni
park Sjeverni Velebit" i Hrvatskog biospeleološkog društva, biospeleološki je istraženo 5
speleoloških objekata: Jama pod Budinom kosicom, Jama u kuku, Sniježnica u Medvjeđoj
dolini, Špilja u Štirovači i Terca. U svakom je objektu sakupljana fauna, mjereni su
mikroklimatski parametri te su fotodokumentirani ulaz, unutrašnjost objekta i fauna.
Detaljno su taksonomski obrađene skupine pauka (Araneae), jednakonožnih rakova
(Isopoda), striga (Chilopoda), dvojenoga (Diplopoda), skokuna (Collembola) i kornjaša
(Coleoptera). Rezultati ovog istraživanja značajno su doprinijeli poznavanju podzemne
faune Parka te su naglasili važnost i potrebu sustavne inventarizacije podzemne faune
speleoloških objekata.
Onomastički pogled na matične knjige krštenih župe Jablanac (1860. – 1895.)
Authors: Fumić Bistre Mateja
Published: January 2020

U radu se ekscerpiraju, analiziraju i komentiraju antroponimijski podatci krštenika upisanih u dvjema matičnim knjigama krštenih župe Jablanac u razdoblju od 1860. do 1895. godine, koje su snimljene na mikrofilmove i dostupne na mrežnoj stranici www. familysearch.org.
Obese Cat Care
Authors: Surname Bob
Published: January 2020

We are in the midst of a spatial flowering of knowledge that will become our stepping-stone to the quantum matrix itself. Who are we? Where on the great myth will we be recreated? Our conversations with other spiritual brothers and sisters have led to an evolving of supra-archetypal consciousness.
Re-visioning veteran readjustment: Evaluating outcomes of a green-jobs training program
Authors: Bellotti Christine , Laffaye Charlene , Weingardt Kenneth R. , Fischer Mark , Schumacher Tom
Published: January 2020

Objective: This pilot project examined the mental health and quality of life outcomes achieved by 17 OIF/OEF (Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom) veterans who participated in the first cohort of the Veterans Conservation Corps (VCC) green jobs training program at Green River Community College in Auburn, Washington. Methods: The VCC is an innovative, 10-month educational program which provides academic and vocational training to OIF/OEF veterans who are interested in pursuing environmental careers or green jobs. All subjects successfully completed a 10-month full-time training program that required adherence to a rigorous schedule of classroom academics and outdoor field work. An assessment battery measuring depression, anxiety, PTSD, physical health, and perceived quality of life was administered at baseline, mid-point, and at the end of the training program. Results: Improvements were found in two of the measures (improvement in social functioning and ability to perform daily tasks) which is noteworthy with such a small sample size (n = l7). Conclusions: These preliminary findings suggest that participation in the VCC may help to improve the social and physical functioning of OIF/OEF veterans. Addressing readjustment issues for all returning veterans through vocational training in the emerging field of green jobs is discussed and considered.
Association of TGF-β2 Gene Polymorphism with Salmonella pullorum Bacterial Infection Resistance in Tolaki Chickens
Authors: Akramullah Muh , Sumantri Cece , Ulupi Niken
Published: January 2020

Transformation growth factor-beta 2 gene (TGF-β2) is a gene which belongs to the cytokine gene group. The present study aimed to identify Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) g. 640 T> C of Transformation growth factor-beta 2 gene (TGF-β2) and associate its genotypes with Salmonella pullorum Bacterial Infection Resistance in Tolaki Chickens. This study used blood samples collected from 70 chickens. Discussion was conducted on leucocyte concentration, leucocyte differentiation (heterophils, monocytes, lymphocytes, eosinophils, basophils and H/L ratio) and clearance test. Identification of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism of Transformation growth factor-beta 2 gene (TGF-β2) was performed by PCR-RFLP method. Association of (SNP) g. 640 T> C of Transformation growth factor-beta 2 gene (TGF-β2) with leukocyte profiles and their differentiation and resistance to bacterial infections was carried out using analysis of variance with GLM (General Linear Model). SNP g.640 T> C of Transformation growth factor-beta 2 gene (TGF-β2) was polymorphic and was in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Based on molecular and biological testing, Tolaki chickens in genotypes (TT, TC and CC) have normal leucocyte concentration and differenciation and resistant to Salmonella pullorum.
Solution for Boundedness, Time Period and Graphs of Rate Measures in Matlab of Undamped and Unforced Duffing Equation
Authors: Kumar Singh Ajaya
Published: January 2020

The duffing equation is is a non -linear second order differential equation. In this paper my aim is to solve for boundedness and time period of the duffing equation (undamped ( and unforced / undriven ( )) by Jacobi elliptic functions cn and nc, nd, cd and dc and sn. Also I expressed the identities, the properties and graphs using MATLAB program of three Jacobi elliptic functions. I observed the three special cases solve for boundedness and time period. They are Case A : solve Cubic , Case B : Solve Initial Value Problem for Cubic duffing equation with Special Cases for boundedness and time period which cannot be solved by cosine function. So, it can be solved in the form of in terms of Jacobi elliptic functions cn and nc, dc and cd, nd having positive frequency and modulus in the interval [0, 1]. Case C : Solve Initial Value Problem for Linear . Also for practical and research purposes I introduced the graphs of velocity and acceleration of duffing equation (undamped ( and unforced / undriven ( )) using MATLAB.
Asociación de la percepción de la imagen corporal con el estado de salud en adolescentes indígenas zapotecas
Authors: Pacheco-Cruz Royer , Granados-Villalobos Martín Leonardo , Mota-Magaña Lizbeth , Luna-Silva Nuria Citlalli , Meza-Jiménez María De Lourdes
Published: January 2020

Introducción.En México, la mayor parte de las investigaciones han sido enfocadas a la percepción de la imagen corporal en la población urbana y existe un déficit importante de investigaciónen esta área, en población rural y/o indígena. Objetivo.Asociar la percepción de la imagen corporal con el estado nutricio y emocional en adolescentes indígenas de la comunidad zapoteca de Coatecas Altas, Oaxaca. Material y métodos.Se determinó el índice de masa corporal, y para la percepción de la imagen corporal se aplicaron encuestas autoadministradas. La parte emocional fue cuantificada de acuerdo a la escala de Rosenberg sobre la autoestima y la de Goldberg para ansiedad y depresión. Finalmente, se realizó una regresión logística binaria para identificar las asociaciones correspondientes. Resultados.El 12.19% de la población de estudio presentó bajo peso y 16.45% exceso de peso, el 29.25% tuvo una percepción de la imagen corporal que no correspondía con la realidad. El 84.7% presentó autoestima baja, 23.78% ansiedad y 5.48% depresión y  la percepción de la imagen corporal se asoció al estado nutricional (p= 0.008). Conclusiones.Se identificó que la población adolescente indígena al igual que la de zonas urbanas se asocia la PIC al estado nutricional de acuerdo al IMC. Sin embargo, no se encontró asociación entre la PIC y la parte emocional. Pero resulta importante realizar más investigación para determinar porque en zonas de muy alta marginación no se tuvo esta tendencia.
Resistencia a los antimicrobianos en hospitales infantiles: perspectiva y realidad
Authors: Mirabal-Álvarez Glenny Altagracia
Published: January 2020

La resistencia a los antimicrobianos se ha convertido en una creciente amenaza para la salud pública mundial en los últimos años. Este problema tiene graves repercusiones en las instituciones de salud, el medio ambiente y en la salud de los pacientes, producidos por el uso inadecuado e indiscriminado de los antibióticos. Cabe señalar que, una de las grandes preocupaciones que existen es que, en los últimos años, no se han descubiertos nuevas moléculas de antibióticos para contrarrestar la situación actual.
Kiedy walka staje się podróżą. O przeobrażeniach metafor opisujących doświadczenie chorowania z uwzględnieniem typu i fazy choroby
Authors: Chojnacka-Kuraś Marta
Published: January 2020

Artykuł dotyczy dwóch metafor pojęciowych obecnych we współczesnym dyskursie medycznym, są to: WALKA Z CHOROBĄ i CHOROBA TO PODRÓŻ. Metodologicznie praca sytuuje się w nurcie lingwistyki kognitywnej, a kontekstem rozważań jest problematyka komunikacji medycznej. Na podstawie literatury przedmiotu i wybranych tekstów należących do polskiego dyskursu medycznego autorka omawia struktury obu metafor opisujących doświadczenie choroby, ich skuteczność oraz możliwe efekty stosowania (treści wnioskowane, implikacje metaforyczne) w zależności od tego, do jakiej choroby i jakiej jej fazy się odnoszą.