A STUDY OF STUDENTS WITH DYSCALCULIA AND THEIR MATHEMATICAL ABILITIES AT PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KARAIKUDI

Education is considered to be a key factor for the growth and process of any society. Mathematics Education is an important component of school Education. Learning difficulties is a major contributing factor for the children in schools, which requires immediate concern. Dyscalculia refers to an incurable difficulty in learning and understanding Mathematics. Primary School students find these difficulties in learning of number concepts and basic arithmetic. The study under investigation is to find out children who are affected by dyscalculia in the schools of karaikudi. The investigator proposes to use Survey Method for this study. Population for the study is Primary school students in karaikudi. The random sampling technique was used for this study. The sample is 100 primary school students in karaikudi. The tool for the study is adopted screening tool for identifying the dyscalculic students. The study revealed 9% students of the primary school in karaikudi were found to be dyscalculia. Hence identifying the dyscalculic students and giving them the necessary intervention programmes to improve their learning difficulties in Mathematics and it is the need of the hour.

Metabolism of Nonessential N15-Labeled Amino Acids and the Measurement of Human Whole-Body Protein Synthesis Rates

Eight N-15 labeled nonessential amino acids plus (15)NH4Cl were administered over a 10 h period to four healthy adult males using a primed-constant dosage regimen. The amount of N-15 excreted in the urine and the urinary ammonia, hippuric acid, and plasma alanine N-15 enrichments were measured. There was a high degree of consistency across subjects in the ordering of the nine compounds based on the fraction of N-15 excreted (Kendall coefficient of concordance W = 0.83, P is less than 0.01). Protein synthesis rates were calculated from the urinary ammonia plateau enrichment and the cumulative excretion of N-15. Glycine was one of the few amino acids that gave similar values by both methods

Impact of the surface roughness on the electrical capacitance

A new hybrid approach consists to use the advantages of both systems namely the high geometric aspects of the electrodes of the ultracapacitor and the high dielectric strength of polymer materials used in dielectric capacitors. The surface roughness of the electrodes of the ultracapacitor is manufactured with nano-porous materials; activated carbon and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Many compositions of both carbonaceous materials are tested with different insulating materials (liquid and solid) to constitute the hybrid capacitor. It appears that the capacitance increases with the carbonaceous composition: An increasing from 15 to 40% is observed as compared to a plane capacitor, it can be twice with a 100 wt% of CNTs content. But, the impregnation of the insulating material in the surface roughness remains the key point of the realization of the hybrid capacitor. The roughness accessibility is a major property to optimize in order to improve the impregnation of the insulating material to increase the electrical capacitance

Effects of immunocastration performed at two live weights on the growth physiology, temperament and testicular development of feral beef bulls

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of administering an anti-gonadotropin-releasing hormone vaccine (Improvac®, developed for pigs) on the performance, temperament, testicular development, and hormone and metabolite profiles of feral bulls (Bos taurus) vaccinated at two different live weights (LW). In all, 16 Serrana de Teruel animals were involved in this 2 x 2 factorial design using the factors LW (LIGHT vs. HEAVY) and vaccine treatment (control, C vs. vaccinated, VA). All animals received the same diet (ad libitum concentrate plus straw) over a 164-day fattening period. Temperament was assessed using chute and flight speed tests. Testicular diameter and subcutaneous fat thickness were recorded. Testosterone, IGF-1, urea, NEFA, and creatinine profiles were analyzed. Bull weight gain was reduced in VA compared to C animals, regardless of the initial LW. The vaccine did not affect the temperament tests, subcutaneous fat thickness or NEFA and creatinine concentrations and had minor effects on linear body measures. The vaccine inhibited testicular growth, reduced plasma testosterone to residual levels, and increased urea concentrations. LIGHT-C animals exhibited increased mean plasma IGF-1 concentrations compared to LIGHT-VA animals. In conclusion, vaccination reduced bull growth and sexual development irrespective of LW at immunization

Regional problems in the North-East Africa

This paper deals with the analysis of the regional security problems in the North-East Africa. The author refers in the introduction to the colonial past of the African continent, when the territory of African countries was arbitrarily divided between the major colonial powers. After the Second World War as a result of raising the national liberation movement the African peoples gained independence, but the colonial past has left its imprint on the new independent states in the form of a series of armed conflicts, upon which the author dwells in the main part. The author pays major attention to the conflicts in the North-East Africa, particularly, in the Horn of Africa. The author exhaustively covers the main causes of African conflicts such as the colonial past of these countries, arbitrarily set boundaries, as a result of which many of African nations were divided, as well as difficult post-colonial national-state development, and the active intervention of external forces. The conflicts in Somalia, Sudan, inter-state conflicts between Ethiopia and Somalia and between Ethiopia and Eritrea have been considered. There have been distinguished regional and international organizations, which in prospect should assume the responsibility for the maintenance of regional security.peer-reviewe

Adjectival Phraseological Units with the Parametric Component

The article is devoted to the comparative study of the Tatar and English adjectival phraseological units with the parametric component. Structural and semantic peculiarities are taken into consideration. The main methods of research are those of general linguistic methods and special linguistic methods. The purpose of the article is to find out common and specific features of the adjectival phraseological units with the parametric components in the English and Tatar languages. The investigation is based on the material from English and Tatar monolingual and polylingual dictionaries. The adjectival phraseological units of the Tatar language have not been studied enough. The Tatar and the English languages are structurally different and the study of the adjectival phraseological units with the parametric component is of great interest.  Comparative and non-comparative adjectival phraseological units with parametric components have been analyzed in the article, the frequency of the structures in both of the languages was found out and the explanation of the phenomenon was searched for. Semantically the adjectival phraseological units with the parametric component may express negative or positive attitude to reality, spheres of life, communicative process, or to a person, and that depends on the usage of this or that parametric adjective of the antonymic pair. General and specific features have been found out as well as exceptions. Based on the data got from the research the conclusions on the structure and semantics of the adjectival phraseological units with the parametric component are presented in the article

STUDI KONSERVASI BANGUNAN CAGAR BUDAYA DI DALAM KAWASAN PENGEMBANGAN PELABUHAN BEBAS SABANG

ABSTRAKKota Sabang banyak terdapat bangunan cagar budaya yang dibangun sejak tahun 1880-an. Bangunan cagar budaya ini sebagian berada di pinggiran teluk Sabang. Keberadaan bangunan cagar budaya ini belum terdata dengan baik sehingga belum adanya rencana detail pelestarian dan pengembangan potensi bangunan cagar budaya tersebut. Rencana pengembangan pelabuhan bebas Sabang yang telah ditetapkan sejak tahun 2000 membutuhkan lahan dan fasilitas yang memadai sesuai kebutuhan pengembangan kepelabuhanan, pengembangan ini tentu akan berbenturan dengan keberadaan dan upaya penyelamatan bangunan cagar budaya yang berada dalam kawasan pengembangan pelabuhan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh nilai potensial bangunan serta rencana tindakan konservasi, sekaligus dianalisa metode development terhadap keberadaan bangunan tersebut dikaitkan dengan rencana pengembangan kawasan. Metode pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi berupa kegiatan inventori. Metode penelitian dengan metode deskriptif analisis yaitu melakukan pemaparan tentang bangunan baik dari segi fisik maupun non fisik, deskriptif kuantitatif yaitu dengan memberikan pembobotan nilai untuk menentukan potensial bangunan dan metode development, yaitu menentukan arahan konservasi terhadap bangunan yang diteliti. Dari hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa bangunan yang berpotensi tinggi adalah Gedung Bank Mandiri (NV Zeehaven de Kolen Station), Kantor Satuan Polisi Narkoba, Kantor Kesatuan Penjagaan Laut dan Pantai (KPLP) dan PT Telkom, Rumah Tikeng Hwi (eks kantor Agen pelayaran) dan Pertokoan Suka Ria. Bangunan yang berpotensi sedang adalah Pertokoan Milan Sport, Pertokoan Riang dan Deretan Rumah pangkas Asia Barber & Sahabat dan bangunan berpotensi rendah adalah Pertokoan Sabang Mini Market, Gudang BNI dan Pertokoan Murah Raya.Kata kunci: pelestarian, bangunancagarbudaya, kawasanpelabuhan

PATIENTS’ PERSONAL DATA, INCLUDING BIOMETRICS, AS OBJECTS OF CRIMINAL LAW PROTECTION

The article is devoted to the issues of criminal-legal regulation of patients’ personal data constituting medical secrecy. The research objective is to assess the level of legal regulation of public relations, at which criminal encroachments are performed, during the personal data processing, and to improve the Russian criminal law in this sphere. It was determined that the level of criminal-legal protection of personal data requires improving. Illegal trafficking of personal data, including biometric ones, entails a threat to public relations. Biometric personal data are a valuable resource and may entail commitment of such unlawful actions as manufacturing and marketing of fake models of biometric personal data. The author proposes measures to improve the components of crime, stipulating criminal liability for the violation of privacy and of the Russian legislation on personal data (Art. 137 of the Russian Criminal Code). The author asserts the feasibility of establishing criminal liability for unlawful processing of personal data which infringed substantial harm on the rights and legal interests of a person. Taking into account a high public danger of the deeds which can be committed using biometric personal data and their value, we consider it necessary to criminalize the components of crime consisting in manufacturing and (or) marketing of fake models of biometric personal data

Methodological aspects of prioritization of financial tools for stimulation of innovative activities

The article offers methodical recommendations on evaluation of financial & investment and innovational potential of the region. Evaluation of innovational potential of the territory was conducted on the basis of hierarchical ranking assessments. Financial and investment potential is considered to be equal to net savings per capita. The authors view the possibility for development of financial and innovational strategy of region’s development on the basis of evaluation of these potentials. The article analyzes financial & investment and innovational potentials of the regions of the Southern Federal District. On the basis of correlation of the above potentials, matrix of prioritization of financial tools of stimulation of innovative activities is offered.peer-reviewe