Self-regulation of Arabic reading comprehension of upper Elementary students

Este estudio examina los procesos de autorregulación de la comprensión lectora en árabe de los estudiantes libaneses en la escuela primaria superior que tienen un rendimiento deficiente solo en este idioma. La atención se centra en las estrategias cognitivas y metacognitivas que utilizan estos estudiantes y en los componentes motivacionales de la autorregulación. Un cuestionario y dos entrevistas semiestructuradas diferentes se administraron a quince estudiantes de primaria y a sus profesores de árabe en una escuela francófona en Beirut. Los participantes no autorregulan de manera eficiente su comprensión de lectura en árabe y tienden a usar rara vez estrategias de aprendizaje cognitivo. Los procesos de autorregulación se predicen por la falta de motivación de los participantes, que se manifiesta principalmente a través de percepciones de moderada autoeficacia del desempeño y bajas expectativas de éxito. Este es el primer paso hacia la comprensión de los procesos de aprendizaje de los estudiantes con bajo rendimiento en lectura árabe. Puede proporcionar medios que ayudarán a los estudiantes a aplicar el aprendizaje de contenido autorregulado no solo de textos en árabe, sino también de lecturas en general.This study examines the self-regulation processes of reading comprehension in Arabic of Lebanese students in upper elementary who perform poorly only in this language. The focus is on the cognitive and metacognitive strategies these students use, and on the motivational components of self-regulation. A questionnaire and two different semi-structured interviews were administered to fifteen elementary students and to their Arabic teachers, in a French-speaking school in Beirut. Participants do not self-regulate efficiently their Arabic reading comprehension and they tend to seldom use cognitive learning strategies. Self-regulatory processes are predicted by participants’ lack of motivation that manifests itself mostly through perceptions of moderate self-efficacy of performance and low expectations of success. This is the first step towards understanding the learning processes of students poorly performing in Arabic reading. It can provide means that will help students in applying self-regulated content learning of not only texts in Arabic but readings in general.peerReviewe

PepFect 14, a novel cell-penetrating peptide for oligonucleotide delivery in solution and as solid formulation

Numerous human genetic diseases are caused by mutations that give rise to aberrant alternative splicing. Recently, several of these debilitating disorders have been shown to be amenable for splice-correcting oligonucleotides (SCOs) that modify splicing patterns and restore the phenotype in experimental models. However, translational approaches are required to transform SCOs into usable drug products. In this study, we present a new cell-penetrating peptide, PepFect14 (PF14), which efficiently delivers SCOs to different cell models including HeLa pLuc705 and mdx mouse myotubes; a cell culture model of Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy (DMD). Non-covalent PF14-SCO nanocomplexes induce splice-correction at rates higher than the commercially available lipid-based vector Lipofectamine™ 2000 (LF2000) and remain active in the presence of serum. Furthermore, we demonstrate the feasibility of incorporating this delivery system into solid formulations that could be suitable for several therapeutic applications. Solid dispersion technique is utilized and the formed solid formulations are as active as the freshly prepared nanocomplexes in solution even when stored at an elevated temperatures for several weeks. In contrast, LF2000 drastically loses activity after being subjected to same procedure. This shows that using PF14 is a very promising translational approach for the delivery of SCOs in different pharmaceutical forms

The Effectiveness of a Training Program for the Development of Life Skills for Intermediate Students with Disabilities are Intellectually Saudi Arabia , Tabuk,

This study aimed to develop a training program for the development of life skills for intermediate students with EducableIntellectual Disabilities. The researcher used the experimental method. on a sample of , 60, students were divided into two groups.experimental and control group. identified by intelligence , 50 - 70, degrees and ranged between chronological age , 11 - 14 years, . Andranged between mental age , 5 - 8 years, . and design tools. the researcher of the study. concluded that the results of the study of the trainingprogram proposed a positive impact on improving life skills. the researcher recommends the need to attention to developing programs thathelp to develop and develop the capacity of mentally disabled children to try to acquire the life skills that help them to adapt with themselvesand with their surrounding community

The Effectiveness of a Training Program for the Development of Life Skills for Intermediate Students with Disabilities are Intellectually Saudi Arabia (Tabuk)

This study aimed to develop a training program for the development of life skills for intermediate students with Educable Intellectual Disabilities. The researcher used the experimental method. on a sample of (60) students were divided into two groups.experimental and control group. identified by intelligence (50 - 70) degrees and ranged between chronological age (11 - 14 years). And ranged between mental age (5 - 8 years). and design tools. the researcher of the study. concluded that the results of the study of the training program proposed a positive impact on improving life skills. the researcher recommends the need to attention to developing programs that help to develop and develop the capacity of mentally disabled children to try to acquire the life skills that help them to adapt with themselves and with their surrounding community

The effect of an enrichment program to develop innovative thinking skills among the talented female students of preparatory stage and its permanence after implementation

The study aimed to verify the effectiveness of the program enrichment in the development of creative thinking skills to talented students in middle school of Tabuk city, Saudi Arabia and continuity after the application of the program, study sample consisted of (30 students) from middle school and divided the students into two groups, the first group (15 student) experimental sample, the second group (15 student) control sample, there ages (12-15) years, included the tools of the study: Measure Stanford - Binet intelligence” Fourth Image”, The scale of the skills of innovative thinking to Torrance, The program enrichment for the development of skills.The main results of the study showed the following:• There are no statistically significant differences between the average grade of the control group before and after the implementation of the program on a scale skills, innovative thinking of the intermediate stage.• There are effectiveness of the program in the development of innovative thinking in students, beyond the follow-up period where results revealed that there is no a statistically significant difference, between the average times measurements posttest and after follow-up, the experimental group on a scale Torrance to think about innovation, which confirms the continuity of the effectiveness of the treatment program until after the follow-up period, suggesting continued after the survival of learning in students of middle school.In the light of the results, the researcher suggested some recommendations.Keywords: Enrichment Program-Creative Thinking- Talented Student

"Introduction to sustainable preservation of antique buildings ... A case study of civil heritage buildings in the city of Fouh - Kafr Al sheikh governorate"

Until the twentieth century, the heritage buildings were considered as museum pieces that stand alone without attention to the site around without benefiting from them to society, However, since the sixties of the last century, the global trend of preservation of the archaeological building has changed to the preservation of archeological sites, which have been considered a tourist market which can contribute to supporting the economy. There is also a growing awareness of the need to exploit heritage buildings economically to achieve a return sufficient for the costs of periodic maintenance. To provide solutions to some population problems achieving sustainable development requires the integration of several factors that are evident in three main areas: economic development, conservation of natural and environmental resources, social development, and the use of the conservation approach in its comprehensive sense. The sustainable development of heritage buildings will make the best use of available resources and preserve it in its original state for future generations.And to re-exploit them to achieve an economic return sufficient for the costs of periodic maintenance and development of the archaeological area to become a tourist market contributes to the economic development of the population of the region and can be exploited socially to provide solutions to some of the problems of the population in the archaeological area, and conservation process meets the needs of historical areas to introduce the necessary facilities and services with The commitment not to damage archeological buildings and thus achieve sustainable development in all three directions.The city of Fuwah is considered the third most important Islamic heritage city in Egypt after the historic cities of Cairo and Rashid. It is located in the governorate of Kafr al-Sheikh. It includes a large number of archaeological buildings that represent different Islamic ages, it contains many mosques, angles, alleys and houses, the number of archaeological mosques in it is about 365 mosques, The research aims to study models of heritage buildings in Fuwah to envisage the process of sustainable conservation of them to achieve the three main axes of sustainable development

Palestinian pharmacists’ knowledge of issues related to using psychotropic medications in older people: a cross-sectional study

Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge of pharmacists practicing in Palestine of issues related to using psychotropic medications in older people. Methods The study was conducted with a cross-sectional observational design using a questionnaire. A total of 400 pharmacists responded to a 19-statement knowledge test related to the use of psychotropic medications in older people. The study was conducted from July 2016 to February 2017. The reliability and internal consistency of the study tool was assessed using the test-retest method and the Cronbach alpha. Categorical groups were compared using the chi-square test and the Spearman rank correlation. Results On the 19-statement knowledge test, the median score was 55.3% with an interquartile range of 21.9%. In a comparison of the demographic and practice-related variables of the pharmacists who scored ≥ 50% on the 19-statement knowledge test with those who scored < 50%, age, gender, and having taken a course on psychotropic medications were found to be significantly associated with performance, as shown by the chi-square test and Spearman correlation. Conclusion Pharmacists practicing in Palestine possess less than optimal knowledge of issues related to the use of psychotropic medications in older people. Continuing educational interventions and/or training might be helpful in improving pharmacists’ knowledge of issues related to using psychotropic medications in older people