Arab American College Students: What Predicts Their Engagement with the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict?

Arab and Jewish U.S. college students are impacted by the Israeli/Palestinian (I/P) conflict and heated interactions among students have erupted across campuses. There is a dearth of research on Arab American student perspectives on this conflict and on their interactions with Jewish students in higher education settings. This study seeks to further our understanding of these topics by reporting on a quantitative survey of Arab American college students (n=66). We examined dependent variables of Arab students seeking education on the I/P conflict, and interest in collaborating with Jewish students for peace. Independent variables were gender, religion, having Jewish friends, learning about Jewish history of oppression, growing up in Arab schools and communities, and parents’ and own views about Palestine. Multiple regression analysis indicates being male, believing Palestine is important, learning about Jewish history of oppression, and having parents with pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel attitudes predicted students’ seeking out education about the conflict. Being male, Christian, having friends who are Jewish and wanting opportunities to talk with Jews about the conflict predicted higher interest in Arab students’ wanting to collaborate with Jewish students for peace. Implications for working with these two groups on college campuses given both the tensions in the Middle East and experiences of Arab American college students are discussed and future recommendations are made for educational settings

Preliminary study on diversity and abundance of Ichneumonids and Braconids (Insecta: Hymenoptera) at the Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve

A preliminary study on diversity and abundance of ichneumonids and braconids (Insecta: Hymenoptera) oj Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve (AHFR) oj Universiti Putra Malaysia was conducted Jrom 4 - 11 April 2000. Results showed that AHFR houses a variety of ichneumonid and braconid species. Generally, the ichneumonids were nearly twice as abundant and diverse than braconids. However, both insect groups were significantly more diverse in the middle than in the Forest fringes. Two more additions of ichneumonid subFamilies (Adelognathinae and Orthopelmatinae) for Malaysia were discovered from this Forest

Strength properties of 10 millimeters timber clinker aggregate concrete

This paper presents some experimental results and discusses the used of timber clinker as partial aggregate replacement in producing concrete. A number of tests were conducted to identify the physical properties of timber clinker aggregate such as density, aggregate impact value (AIV) test and aggregate crushing value (ACV) test, slump, X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) test and compressive strength of timber clinker aggregate concrete. Two series of concrete mixes with Supracoat SP1000(C0, C10, C20, C30) and without Supracoat SP1000(CA0, CA10, CA20, CA30) with various percentage of 0%, 10%, 20% and 30%

Characterization of fabricated optical fiber for food irradiation dosimetry

Food irradiation is a process carried out in order to improve hygienic quality and germination control, retarding sprouting, also enhancing physical attributes of the food product. In order to provide for food safety, radiation dosimetry in irradiated foods is required. In present studies use is made of germanium doped (Ge-doped) optical fibres of various form and dimensions. The fibres are irradiated using a gamma source irradiator (Gamma Cell 220 Excel), with doses from 1 kGy up to 10 kGy. For the particular Ge-doped optical fibres, investigation has been made of linearity with dose, reproducibility, and fading, intercomparisons being made. The fibres all exhibit TL yields that are linear with dose from 1 kGy up to 10 kGy, exceeding the dose range of all commercial high dose dosimeters used in the food irradiation industry. In respect of the flat fibre dosimeters, the mean reproducibility was found to be within 0.53% to 4.96%, also offering low signal loss (fading), within 13.41% (for fibres of cross-sectional dimensions 60 x 180 μm) to 20.12% (for fibres of cross-sectional dimensions 200 x 750μm), after 22 days of storage

Effects of storage conditions of Moringa oleifera seeds on its performance in coagulation

Moringa oleifera is a plant whose seeds have coagulation properties for treating water and wastewater. In this study the coagulation efficiency of Moringa oleifera kept in different storage conditions were studied. The Moringa oleifera seeds were stored at different conditions and durations; open container and closed container at room temperature (28 °C) and refrigerator (3 °C) for durations of 1, 3 and 5 months. Comparison between turbidity removal efficiency of Moringa oleifera kept in refrigerator and room temperature revealed that there was no significant difference between them. The Moringa oleifera kept in refrigerator and room temperature for one month showed higher turbidity removal efficiency, compared to those kept for 3 and 5 months, at both containers. The coagulation efficiency of Moringa oleifera was found to be dependent on initial turbidity of water samples. Highest turbidity removals were obtained for water with very high initial turbidity. In summary coagulation efficiency of Moringa oleifera was found independent of storage temperature and container, however coagulation efficiency of Moringa oleifera decreased as storage duration increased. In addition, Moringa oleifera can be used as a potential coagulant especially for very high turbidity water

Effects of storage duration and temperature of Moringa oleifera stock solution on its performance in coagulation

This study presents the effects of storage duration and temperature of Moringa oleifera stock solution on its coagulation efficiency. Moringa oleifera stock solutions, which were kept at room temperature (28°C), were able to remove turbidity from medium, high and very high turbidity water samples and no coagulation activity was observed for low turbidity water and surface water tested. The highest turbidity removals were observed for stock solutions, which were kept for one day. For Moringa oleifera stock solutions, which were stored longer up to 3 days, the turbidity removal efficiencies decreased to 73.6%, 86.8% and 92.3 % for medium, high and very high turbidity water samples respectively. In the case of medium and high turbidity water samples, Moringa oleifera stock solutions, which were kept for more than 3 days did not perform any coagulation process, while for very high turbidity water sample, it was found to coagulate slightly about 14.9 % and 3.9 % for those which were stored for 5 and 7 days, respectively. For those Moringa oleifera stock solutions, which were stored at 3°C up to 5 days, no significant differences were found between their turbidity removal efficiency on medium, high and very high turbidity, while those that were stored for more than 5 day did not perform coagulation. For surface water and low turbidity water samples significant differences were observed between turbidity removal efficiency of Moringa oleifera stored for different durations. Highest turbidity removal for surface water and low turbidity water were obtained using Moringa oleifera which were kept for 3 days or less and it decreased when using Moringa oleifera stock solution, which were stored longer