USING PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING WITH THE HELP OF THE INTERNET FOR DEVELOPING SOME OF ESSAY SYNTACTIC STRUCTURES SKILLS

Each language has its own taste. Syntactic structures are important for student teachers at Faculty of Education. A student teacher develops his writing when he is able to make use of syntactic structures. Writing helps in communication, forming ideas, and makes information to be clear to student teachers. In English, syntactic structures are neglected in the communicative approach. The current study deals with syntactic structures as it has an important role in English writing to student teachers. The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of Problem-Based Learning Strategy with the Help of the Internet to Develop Some of Essay Syntactic Structures Skills in English of third year English majors at Faculty of Education. Questions of the study were:What are syntactic structures skills in which student teachers' achievement levels of third year English majors are low at Faculty of Education, Beni-Suef University?To what extent does using problem−based learning strategy with the help of the Internet affect essay syntactic structures skills of third year English majors at Faculty of Education, Beni−Suef University?To what extent does using problem problem−based learning with the help of the Internet affect essay syntactic structures skills of third year English majors at Faculty of Education, Beni−Suef University in general?In the diagnostic test, participants of the study were 31 student teachers at Faculty of Education, Beni-Suef University. In the post test, student teachers were 39 after they had been 45 in the pre/test.            Procedures included administering the diagnostic test after making sure of validity and reliability. According to the results of the diagnostic, test which was the first question of the study: the researcher designed a program to help student teachers develop their skills of essay syntactic structures skills. Before administering the pre/test, the researcher determined validity as the test was submitted to juries, then reliability was achieved. Student teachers' scores were low in the diagnostic and the pre/post/ tests. Afterwards, the researcher started teaching the program after it had been designed. Students were given the instructional materials. The researcher used the problem solving based learning strategy with the help of the Internet.            Results of the study: To answer question 2 it is shown in (table 4) where means were obvious stating the differentiation between the pre/test and post/test in every skill; To answer question 3, it is shown in (table 5) where means were clear stating the differentiation between the pre/test and post/test in all skill. T test was 18.373 student teachers at Faculty of Education made use of the program. It would be better to focus on the importance of problem−based learning with the help of the internet at schools and Faculties of Education to develop the skills of essay syntactic structures skills.  Article visualizations

Determinants of stock returns: Evidence from Egypt

This paper aims at identifying the determinants of stock returns in the Egyptian stock market. It does so by means of applying four different asset pricing models to the Egyptian stock returns: the CAPM, Fama-French three-factor model, Carhart four-factor model, and Fama-French five-factor model. The main findings of this thesis are that there is a significant size effect in the Egyptian stock returns, but there is no evidence of the presence of value or momentum effects. The results for operating profitability and investment are mixed therefore they need to be investigated further. Also, this paper provides evidence of the superiority of Fama-French five-factor model relative to the other asset pricing models tested

Dietary Behavior Related to Cancer Prevention in a Low Income Community

Background: The incidence of cancer is increasing in developing countries. Diet and cancer have a close relationship. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to measure the cancer prevention-related nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and practice and barriers related to healthy food in a low income community, and to assess their cancer worries. Subjects and Methods: This cross-section descriptive study was carried out in a slum area in Cairo on a convenience sample of 414 adults permanently residing in the area. A structured interview questionnaire was used for collecting participants' socio-demographic data, knowledge about cancer, attitude and practice towards cancer dietary prevention, cancer worry scale, and the barriers preventing eating healthy food. Results: The study revealed a wide range of participants' knowledge scores. Participants' attitude towards a healthy diet was also low. The most deficient practices were related to the intake of balanced diet and vitamins, practice of exercise, and cancer screening.  The most frequent barrier to a healthy diet was taste (42%), while the lack of information was the least (3.1%). Multivariate analysis showed that the knowledge score was positively predicted by cancer worry score. The attitude score was positively predicted by age and knowledge score, and the practice score by married status, crowding index, and attitude score. Conclusion: there is a poor level of knowledge and inadequate practices regarding cancer dietary prevention despite good attitudes, in addition to high worries about cancer. Implications for Practice: There is urgent need for awareness raising intervention programs for dietary prevention of cancer. Keywords: Cancer, Diet, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Barrie

Improve Knowledge, Beliefs and Behavior of Undergraduate Female Nursing Students in Al-Alzhar University toward Breast Self-Examination Practice

Breast cancer is a public health problem that is most common form of cancer among females in both developed and developing world, The Health Belief Model (HBM) has been used as a theoretical framework to study Breast Self-Examination and other breast cancer detection behaviors. The aim of this study: Was to improve knowledge, beliefs and behavior of undergraduate female nursing students in Al-Alzhar University toward breast self examination practice. Design: A quasi-experimental design was used in this study. Setting: The study was conducted in Health Technical Institute for female students at Al-Alzhar University for 113female student nurse. Tools: data was collected using self administered questionnaires prepared by researchers and Health Belief Model Scale Data. Results: The participants in the study showed more deficiency on screening knowledge, and poor practice of BSE at pre education. Also, the results of this study highlight the positive impact of the educational training on nursing students’ breast cancer and breast self exam  knowledge, practice and health beliefs which there was statistically significant differences were found between students' pretest and posttest BSE Knowledge, practice and  beliefs. Conclusion and recommendation: the results of this study concluded that this program could be instrumental in increasing nursing students’ perception of susceptibility may serve to improve not only their own health status but may empower them to teach women about the importance of early diagnosis and to seek early medical advice. This study emphasizes that the need to teach nursing students breast cancer awareness and early detection of breast cancer in their undergraduate courses. In addition, the provision of regular interventions is necessary to increase and build up the confidence and skills of nursing students in teaching preventive health behaviors including BSE to society and other students as colleagues. Keywords: Breast Self Exam (BSE), Breast Cancer, Nursing Students, Health Beliefs Mode

Dynamic analysis and buckling of variable thickness laminated composite beams using conventional and advanced finite element formulations

The behavior of variable thickness laminated composite beams has not so far been fully understood. In the present thesis, a finite element formulation is established for uniform and variable thickness composite beams (externally and mid-plane tapered composite beams). First the conventional formulation is used to establish the stiffness, geometric stiffness (for constant axial load, uniformly distributed axial load, and non-uniformly distributed axial load), and mass matrices. Second a new formulation (advanced formulation) is established, which considers not only the geometric boundary conditions, but also the natural boundary conditions. This means that at each node there will be four degrees of freedom, that are deflection, slope, bending moment, and shear force, such that all physical parameters that can be encountered in any practical situation can be included in the element formulation. The new stiffness, geometric stiffness, and mass matrices corresponding to the new formulation are set up. These matrices are provided into the MATLAB ® environment to obtain the natural frequencies and the critical buckling load

الفنادق الخضراء الذكية كآلية لدعم السياحة البيئية في مصر Smart green hotels as a mechanism to support ecotourism in Egypt.

تسعي المبادرة الوطنية للمشروعات الخضراء الذكية بالتزامن مع اهداف استراتيجية التنمية المستدامة لرؤية مصر 2030 الى الحفاظ على التوازن البيئي واستدامة النشاط السياحي والاثري.ويأتي البحث كدراسة تحليلية تطبيقية لتفعيل دور التقنيات الذكية بالفنادق الخضراء وتسليط الضوء على التوجهات والنظم الذكية ودورها في تطبيق التوجهات المعمارية الخضراء ومعايير النجمة الخضراء للفنادق والربط بينهما في اطار الرؤية المستقبلية المجتمعية لدعم السياحة البيئية في مصر.يتضمن البحث الدراسة الاستقرائية للاشتراطات والمعايير المصرية الخاصة بالفنادق البيئية والخضراء ومعايير تقييم المبادرة الوطنية للمشروعات الخضراء الذكية على سبيل المثال ( المكون الأخضر المستدام والمكون التكنولوجي الذكي) بالإضافة الى معايير نظام تقييم النجمة الخضراء يليها الدراسة التحليلية لتوجهات النظم الذكية والتقنيات التكنولوجية من منظور بيئي وتوظيفها للتعامل مع العناصر المعمارية للفنادق و تُظهر النتائج نموذج مقترح قابل للتطوير لعناصر الفنادق الخضراء الذكية يمثل وسيلة للتحقق من كفاءة الفنادق المحلية ويساعد صناع القرار بتحسين الفنادق القائمة، ورفع كفاءة تصميم الفنادق الخضراء الذكية الجديدة وينتهي البحث بالدراسة التحليلية التطبيقية لحالات دراسية لفنادق محلية (تحليل مقارن) طبقا للنموذج المقترح

La fouille du Boubasteion d’Alexandrie : présentation préliminaire

Rescue excavations conducted in 2009-2010 by the Supreme Council of antiquities under the supervision of Dr. Abd El Maksoud, have produced surprising results of great importance by revealing the existence of a sanctuary dedicated to Boubastis and by underlining the popularity of this goddess in Alexandria over the long term (from the first wave of immigration to the Roman period). Prior to this discovery, no-one had supposed the existence of a sanctuary dedicated to Boubastis in Alexandria. Furthermore, the offerings to the goddess shed new light on the population of Alexandria at the beginning of its existence

Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Primary School Children With and Without Learning Disabilities: A Comparative Study

The aim of this study was to investigate the behavioral and emotional problems of children with and without learning disabilities. The study  sample consisted of 15 teachers and 424 primary school children  with and without  learning disabilities were selected from two governmental primary  schools at Beni-Suef City, using case –control research design. Data were collected by the teachers using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) for children and adolescents aged 4-16 years. The results conducted that the  prevalence of total difficulties scores among primary school children with learning disabilities was 98.1% abnormal difficulties compared to 79.7% of normal children. Results also found that statistical significant differences were found between children with and without learning disability in all sub domains of emotional and behavioral disorders. This study documents that the high prevalence of difficulties among primary school children is an alarming condition that needs attention and early intervention. The study recommended that a periodic screening test should be provided  for early detection of emotional and behavioral problems for children with learning disabilities.          Key words: Primary school children, learning disabilities,  emotional and behavioral problem

Biochemical effects of Resveratrol and Curcumin combination on obese diabetic rats

Abstract Obesity is a global health problem associated with various metabolic disorders as type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and oxidative stress. Therefore, utilization of nontoxic natural products represents a logical preventive and/or therapeutic approach for it. The aim of the present article is to evaluate anti-obesity and antioxidant effects of curcumin (50 mg/kg.b.w) and resveratrol (25 mg/kg.b.w) and their combinatorial formulation in obese diabetic rats feed high fat diet (HFD) for 8 consecutive weeks prior. The results of this study also showed that curcumin and resveratrol, both individually and in combination showed antioxidant and anti-obesity actions in experimental diabetic rats for 8 consecutive weeks prior. Indeed, them combination was significantly prevented the increase in the levels of body weight gain, blood glucose, triacylglycerols, total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, free fatty acids, atherogenic index, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) in the liver tissue and improved the insulin resistance index, reduced glutathione (GSH), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) when compared to the high fat diet (HFD) control than either agent alone. The results clearly suggest that the combination of dietary curcumin and resveratrol produced a higher anti-obesity, anti-atherogenic, anti-diabetic and antioxidant activities on experimental obese diabetic rats than their individual influences

Workplace Psychosocial Factors and Mental Health among a Sample of Expatriates and the Country’s Nationals Who Working at King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia

Worplace stress is the harmful physical and emotional response that occurs when there is a poor match between job demands and the capabilities, resources, or needs of the worker. Mental health is an important issue in the workplace, particularly in developing countries. This study was aimed to explore the workplace psychosocial factors and mental health among expatriates and the country’s nationals; examine the relationship between workplace psychosocial factors and mental health. . The sample was composed of 518 country's nationals and 554 expatriates teaching staff on job at King Khalid University. Two tools were used for data collection: Socio-demographic data sheet, and Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ). The study results indicated that Poor mental health had a strongly statistically significant positive correlation with “quantitative  demands”,” Work-family conflict”, and “Emotional demands “ in total country’s nationals and expatriates   (p<0.01). While it was a strongly statistically significant negative  correlation with “Work pace”, “Influence at work”, “Social support from colleague”, “Social support from supervisors”, “Meaning of work”, “Commitment to the workplace” “Predictability”, and  “Recognition” (p<0.01). It was concluded that country's nationals experience worse mental health than expatriates and  this  to some extent caused by exposure to psychosocial factors at work. It has indicated the importance of taking action to reduce psychosocial factors, as this would benefit both country’s nationals and expatriate workers. Key words: Expatriates , country's nationals , workplace psychosocial factors, mental health