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Be the change you wish to see: midwives as researchers
Authors: Cooper Megan , Puawe Paula , Connell Jane 
Published: December 2015

<p>Research - it is a term that is often met with a multitude of reactions. For some it is a bland concept and process whilst for others research is exciting and thought-provoking as well as motivating. As the systematic investigation of both new and existing knowledge and practice <sup>1</sup>, research is an integral element of maternity care provision and therefore a midwives role. Midwives are obligated both professionally and ethically to be consumers of research knowledge, particularly as accountability and professional obligations begin and end with practice that is evidence-based <sup>2</sup>. Contemporary practice provides a myriad of opportunities for midwives to engage in the research process, and it is through the assessment of care that the viability and therefore, questionability of knowledge and its resultant outcomes are understood. With this knowledge and understanding, positive change can occur. </p>
Staðarnavnið Grømmi á Viðareiði / The Place-name Grømmi, Viðareiði
Authors: Weyhe Eivind 
Published: December 2015

ÚrtakGreinin er ein roynd at tolka staðarnavnið Grømmi, Eystur á Grømma á Viðareiði í Norðuroyggjum. Tað hevur verið navn á einum slætta uttangarðs, men er í dag navn á einum bústaðarøki í bygdini á Viðareiði. Niðurstøðan í greinini er at navnið upprunaliga er samansett, og at forliðið hevur verið norr. gróf f. ‘gróv, bekk’ (Heggstad), meðan eftirliðið hevur verið munni m. ‘gap, opning, utgang’ (Heggstad). AbstractThe article attempts to explain the form Grømmi, which occurs in the place-name Eystur á Grømma in the village of Viðareiði on Viðoy in the north of the Faroes. It was once the name of a flat area of ground outside the village, but is now applied to part of the village itself, which has expanded considerably in recent years.The author concludes that Grømmi was originally a compound, made up of ON gróf f. ‘hollow, watercourse’ and munni m. ‘mouth’.
Message from the Editors
Authors: Ozcan Asilkan Dogan Ibrahim & 
Published: December 2015

<p><strong>Dear Readers</strong></p><p> </p><p>It is an honour for us to welcome you as an Editor of Global Journal of Computer Sciences which has accepted publications since 2011 and is indexed in qualified databases. Global Journal of Computer Sciences (GJCS) is listed in many scholarly citation indexes; DOAJ, Ulrich's Educational Research Abstracts (ERA), EBSCO, Google Scholar, PsycINFO, Asian Education Index &amp; AWER index. Also our major aim is to increase the quality of the journal day by day. We are ready to publish the new studies of Global Journal of Computer Sciences which has 5 full length articles written by authors from Girona, Cyprus, Morocco and Turkey</p><p> </p><p>I would like to express my thanks to all authors preferring Global Journal of Computer Sciences to make their articles published, all reviewers working seriously in the process of publishing, and also quest editors supporting us in this process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Best regard</p><p> </p><p><strong>Prof. Dr. Dogan İbrahim</strong></p><p>Editor – in Chief</p><p><em> </em></p><p><strong>Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özcan Asilkan</strong></p><p>Co-editor</p><p><em> </em></p>
E-Tendering: Modeling of a multi-agents system integrating the concepts of ontology and big data
Authors: Diabagate Amadou , Azmani Abdellah , El Harzli Mohamed 
Published: December 2015

<p>This work deals with the modeling of a computer system dedicated to e-procurement specifically e-tendering. For the establishment of this system, semantic web ontologies, multi-agent systems and big data were used. To have a modular system, pledge of reliability, of speed and potential scalability, multi-agents systems have been used. The agents of the system communicate and collaborate throughout the tendering process to perform tasks such as the generation of tender documents, bids evaluation, contract signature and monitoring of the realization of the contract. The knowledge engineering through the semantic web ontologies was used in order to have a complete semantic description of the shared information and foster good communication between the different agents of the system. Finally, to store and take advantage of structured and unstructured data generated by the different sources of data relating to the governance of public procurement, Big Data technologies were integrated.</p><p>The objective of this work is to establish an efficient computer system capable of solving all or part of the problems relating to the award of public contracts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Keywords: e-procurement, e-tendering, software engineering, big data, multi-agents system, semantic web, ontology, artificial intelligence;</p>
Daily and hourly mood pattern discovery of Turkish twitter users
Authors: Celik Mete , Dokuz Ahmet Sakir 
Published: December 2015

Massive amount of data-related applications and widespread usage of web technologies has started big data era. Social media data is one of the big data sources. Mining social media data provides useful insights for companies and organizations for developing their services, products or organizations. This study aims to analyze Turkish Twitter users based on daily and hourly social media sharings. By this way, daily and hourly mood patterns of Turkish social media users could be revealed in positive or negative manner. For this purpose, Support Vector Machines (SVM) classification algorithm and Term Frequency â€“ Inverse Document Frequency (TF-IDF) feature selection technique was used. As far as our knowledge, this is the first attempt to analyze peopleâ€™s all sharings on social media and generate results for temporal-based indicators like macro and micro levels.Â Keywords: big data, social media, text classification, svm, tf-idf term weighting, daily and hourly mood patterns.
Impact of scaffolding on complexity and accuracy of Iranian EFL learners' narrative writing
Authors: Bigdeli Rouholah Askari , Rahimi Ali 
Published: December 2015

From the perspective of sociocultural theory (SCT), knowledge of an L2 is constructed and internalized through interaction. This is at odds with the "computational model" of learning that focuses on psycholinguistic processes isolated from social context. The present study was an attempt to investigate whether scaffolding, one of the key constructs of SCT, had any significant effect on complexity and accuracy of Iranian EFL leaners' narrative writing. Thirty eight (n=38) Iranian EFL learners learning English at a language institute within two intact groups (Experimental group=18, control group=20) took part in the study. The treatment lasted for one semester during which the participants wrote four narrative writings based on their course book. The writings of the two groups were rated in terms of syntactic complexity and accuracy. The results of the study showed that scaffolding turned out to have a significant effect on complexity and accuracy of Iranian EFL learners' narrative writing. In other words, the participants in the experimental group who experienced different kinds of scaffolding i.e. expert scaffolding, reciprocal scaffolding and self-scaffolding, could write more complex and more accurate narratives, as compared with those in the control group for whom scaffolding was not practiced. Keywords: EFL, scaffolding, sociocultural theory, language teaching.
The impact of self-perception on Iranian EFL learners' oral communication
Authors: Soltani Ali , Ghafari Mohsen 
Published: December 2015

This study investigates the probable relationship between Iranian EFL learners' self-perception and assertiveness and their oral communication skills. A sample of 80 male and female Iranian EFL students participated in this study. The participants were initially required to complete Belbin's self-perception questionnaire, they were then asked to complete Oral Communication Strategies Inventory (OCSI). The results of the data analysis indicated that there was a strong positive correlation between the two variables and thus the higher the level of self-perception and assertiveness, the higher the level of communication will be. Keywords: Communication Strategies, Self-perception, Assertiveness.
Message from editor
Authors: Gunduz Mustafa 
Published: December 2015

Dear ReadersÂ It is the great honor for us to publish seventh issue of Global Journal of SociologyÂ The journal welcomes original empirical investigations. The scope of the Global Journal of Sociology includes, but is not limited to; the following major topics as Child, Youth and Old Age, Communication and Art, Culture and Changes, Deviance and Social Control, Economy and Development, Education, Ethnic Relations, Human Rights and Collective Good, Gender and Human Rights, Identity, Image and Social Cohesion, Localization and Globalization, Organizations, Professions and Work, Political Sociology and Law Issues, Social Security and Public Health, Sociology of Marriage and Family, Sociology of Population and Migration, Sociology of Religion, Collective Behavior and Social Movements and Theoretical, Comparative and Historical Studies.Â Â Post position and local autonomy have been included into this issue. The topics of the next issue will be different. You can make sure that we will be trying to serve you with our journal with a rich knowledge in which different kinds of topics are discussed in 2015 Volume.Â A total of five (5) manuscripts were submitted for this issue and each paper has been rigor peer reviewed by the reviewers specialized in the related field. At the end of the review process, a total of two (2) high quality research papers were selected and accepted for publication.Â We thank all the contributors who helped us to publish this issue.Â Best regardÂ Dr. Mustafa GÃ¼ndÃ¼zEditor â€“ in Chief
The content analysis of the computer-assisted studies in mathematics education between the years 2009-2014/April
Authors: Uzunboylu Huseyin , Cumhur Meryem 
Published: December 2015

<p>In this study, the examination of the trends regarding the used methods and methods through the content analysis of the published articles and dissertations in the field of Computer-Assisted Mathematics Education is aimed. Within the scope of the research, the articles published in the database of ISI Web of Science and the dissertations published in the thesis centre of Turkish Council of Higher Education (YOK) were scanned and 7 master’s theses, 5 doctoral theses, and 43 articles were analysed. In this study, the distribution of articles and theses by years, the number of authors and by subjects and the used research methods and data collection methods were identified. After the percentages and the frequencies of the findings had been calculated, they were presented in the form of charts.</p><p> </p><p>Keywords: computer-assisted mathematics education, computer-based education, mathematics ınstruction, mathematics, computer, content analysis.</p>
Table of contents
Authors: Content Table of 
Published: December 2015

<p> </p><p align="center"><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p><p>From the Editors</p><p>Prof. Dr. Hafize Keser</p><p>Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huseyin Bicen</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Requirements of students for further integration on labor market</p><p><em>Băneș, A., Orboi M.D.,</em><em> </em><em>Lile R.,</em><em> </em><em>Merce I.</em></p><p><em>50-55</em></p><p> </p><p>School-Community Partnership - an effective tool, useful for environmental community development of Romanian countryside</p><p><em>Băneș, A., Orboi M.D., Popescu. C., Iancu T.</em></p><p><em>56-61</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>The content analysis of the computer-assisted studies in mathematics education between the years 2009-2014/April</p><p><em>Huseyin Uzunboylu, Meryem Cumhur</em></p><p><em>62-72</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>Advantages of using webquests in efl classes in a technical university</p><p><em>Kuimova M.V., Golousenko M.A.,</em> <em>Nikiforov D.S.,</em> <em>Shcherbakov V.V.</em></p><p><em>73-77</em></p>
Message from editor
Authors: Soran Haluk 
Published: December 2015

<p>It is the great honor for us to publish fifth issue of World Journal of Environmental Research</p><p> </p><p>The scope of World Journal of Environmental Research includes, but is not limited to; the following major topics as Environmental agriculture, Environmental biology, Environmental biotechnology, Environmental engineering, Environmental health, Environmental nanotechnology, Environmental microbiology, Environmental toxicology, Environmental pollution and monitoring, Environmental zoology, Environmental ethics and biosciences, Environmental informatics, Environmental biochemistry, Environmental genetics, Environmental botany, Environmental issues related to biosciences, Environmental biophysics, Environmental geology, environmental education, environmental history The major criteria in the review and the selection process concern the significance of the contribution to the area of environment.</p><p> </p><p>Water sample, politics of greening, water quality, Hydrogeological modeling have been included into this issue. The topics of the next issue will be different. You can make sure that we will be trying to serve you with our journal with a rich knowledge in which different kinds of topics are discussed in 2015 Volume.</p><p> </p><p>A total of seven (10) manuscripts were submitted for this issue and each paper has been rigor peer reviewed by the reviewers specialized in the related field. At the end of the review process, a total of two (4) high quality research papers were selected and accepted for publication.</p><p> </p><p>We thank all the contributors who helped us to publish this issue.</p><p> </p><p>Best regard</p>
Assessment of persistent organic pollutants in water samples from River Challawa in Kano, Nigeria
Authors: Sarauta A. , Sabo A. , Abdulhamed I. A. , Yusuf Y. O. 
Published: December 2015

<p>This study was aimed at assessing the levels Persistent Organic Pollutant in Challawa River Basin of Kano State, Nigeria. The investigation was particularly plan to assess the presence of PCBs and PAHs in River Challawa and compare the concentrations of the pollutants with the acceptable limit set by Nigerian Standard and other international regulatory agencies. Data were collected using reconnaissance survey; laboratory experiment as well as other secondary data sources. A total of 26 water samples were collected through stratified and systematic random sampling. Three sampling points were chosen and designated A, B and C along the stretch of the river from Yan Danko Bridge to Tamburawa bridge. The result shows that Polychlorinated biphenyls were not detected but polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were detected in all the samples analyzed using GCMS. The total concentrations of PAHs in the water samples range between 0.001 to 0.087mg/l. The analytical results revealed that most of the pollutants present in water were at significantly very high levels especially at Zamawa village situated very close to Challawa industrial estate - the major sources of effluent discharge point, making the drinking water around area is not fit for consumption. In conclusion, it can be said that industrial activities had impact on Challawa River basin and its environment. It is recommended among others that the industries should treat their effluents before releasing them into Challawa river basin. </p><p> </p><p>Keywords: persistent, organic, pollutant, challawa river, Nigeria</p>
The politics of greening practice in contemporary rural China: a case study of Yang Village
Authors: Fan Songnan , Sha Yao 
Published: December 2015

This article takes Yang Village as a case to analysis what the specific implementation of the Three-North Shelterbelt Project is like. This village leader Laoyang gets afforestation projects through chasing project and mobilizes all the villagers by the method of economic benefits. While these afforestation projects promoted Yang Village economic income, it also ruins its local traditional pattern of production and living such as raising sheep. The study found the following conclusions: 1ï¼‰Economy supremacy ideology plays a dual role. Not only does this strategy redirect the publicsâ€™ attention from environmental protection on to economic development, it also mobilizes the publicâ€™s will power to participate in such afforestation project. 2) Traditional rural culture and local production practice plays a subtle role in the designing and implementation process of environmental policies, projects and regulations.Â Keywords: environment, afforestation, The Three-North Shelterbelt Project, chase project, rural society, economy supremacy
World Journal on Educational Technology (WJET)
Authors: Index Referees 
Published: December 2015

<p align="center"><strong>Referees Index</strong></p><p>The academicians listed below have acted as referees since December 2015 for manuscripts in which the review process of which have been completed, as well as for those paper submissions which have been cancelled by the authors for some reason and for those that have been rejected. The editorial board members are grateful to all referees who have contributed to World Journal on Educational Technology.</p><table width="678" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="307"><p>Abdullah Kuzu</p></td><td valign="top" width="371"><p>Anadolu University, <strong>Turkey</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="307"><p>Antonella Carbonaro</p></td><td valign="top" width="371"><p>University of Bologna, <strong>Italy</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="307"><p>Birikim Ozgur</p></td><td valign="top" width="371"><p>Near East University, <strong>Cyprus</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="307"><p>Christine Harmes</p></td><td valign="top" width="371"><p>James Madison University, <strong>United States</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="307"><p>Cigdem Hursen</p></td><td valign="top" width="371"><p>Near East University, <strong>Cyprus</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="307"><p>Hafize Keser</p></td><td valign="top" width="371"><p>Ankara University, <strong>Turkey</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="307"><p>Huseyin Uzunboylu</p></td><td valign="top" width="371"><p>Near East University, <strong>Cyprus</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="307"><p>Murat Tezer</p></td><td valign="top" width="371"><p>Near East University, <strong>Cyprus</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="307"><p>Ray Webster</p></td><td valign="top" width="371"><p>Murdoch University, <strong>Australia</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="307"><p>Sirin Karadeniz</p></td><td valign="top" width="371"><p>Bahcesehir University, <strong>Turkey</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="307"><p>Sonia Maria Suaez-Garaboa</p></td><td valign="top" width="371"><p>University of A Coruña, <strong>Spain</strong><strong></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="307"><p>Steven Ross</p></td><td valign="top" width="371"><p>John Hopkins University, <strong>United States</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="307"><p>Thirusellvan Vandeyar</p></td><td valign="top" width="371"><p>University of Pretoria, <strong>South Africa</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="307"><p>Tse-Kian Neo</p></td><td valign="top" width="371"><p>Multimedia University, <strong>Malaysia</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
Teachers beliefs and technology use in kindergarten and elementary classrooms
Authors: Abu Al Rub Majedah Fawzi 
Published: December 2015

<p>With the increased availability of technology in today’s schools, concerns arise over whether teachers are effectively incorporating technology tools into their instruction in order to advance student learning and engagement. This project was designed to examine the types of educational technology practices that kindergarten and elementary teachers in Denver, Colorado, USA, implement in their classrooms and their beliefs concerning the implementation of educational technology in their classrooms.</p><p>Teacher participants were interviewed to evaluate the types of technology they utilize in their lessons and their beliefs concerning the implementation of technology. The researcher found that teacher participants integrate a variety of technology into their classrooms. The results also showed that the participants are committed to utilize technology because they strongly believe that it benefits students. However, the results showed that there is a distinct difference concerning how technology is utilized in the classroom among the participants.</p><p> </p><p>Keywords: teachers’ beliefs, technology use, kindergarten and elementary students.</p>
Examining the instructors computer self-efficacy perceptions
Authors: Semerci Ali , Keser Hafize 
Published: December 2015

<p>In this study, instructors’ computer self-efficacy perceptions are examined in terms of variables such as age, gender, academic status, teaching experience, computer literacy and computer skills. The study is a descriptive one in which relational scanning method has been utilized. The study has been carried out within the framework of the data obtained from 172 police instructors who work in 28 Police Vocational Schools of Higher Education across the country. The data were collected by using a survey and “The Computer Self-efficacy Perception Scale”. A significant difference has been found between the self-efficacy perceptions of the instructors and their computer skills and computer training that they received. In addition to this, it has been seen that there was not any significant difference between self-efficacy perceptions of instructors and age, gender, position status, teaching experience and computer literacy. This is the first study carried out for determining the self-efficacy perceptions of police instructors. The results should be considered during the police trainer development trainings. </p><p> </p><p>Keywords: self-efficacy, self-efficacy perceptions, training, education, police education.</p><p> </p>
PERKEMBANGAN KAJIAN HADIS KESARJANAAN BARAT
Authors: Zuhri Muh. 
Published: December 2015

The aim of the article is to trace the development of the Western scholar’s studies on hadith as the second of Islamic sources. It started from the eighteenth century, and was an implication of their study on Islamic history, legal and theology. The most central problem associated with Prophetic <em>hadith </em>has undoubtedly been their authenticity. This issue occupied Muslim specialists since the early classical period. The first generation of Western scholars inclined to doubt the hadith authenticity, and then, followed by the next generation to convince that hadiths are forged. One of the ultimate theories to prove the hadith authenticity is “Common Link” theory, that hadith is originated from the common link figure, not the prior, moreover the Prophet. There are two or three generations from the figure to the Prophet. However, there is a scholar’s tent to refuse the previous research result on hadith, approving Muslim scholars opinion that most hadiths have been real event of what the Prophet did and said. They demonstrate some evidence by having some research results as the previous generation did.