Using Static Panel Models to Assess the Experience of Islamic Banks in Algeria

Banking Islamic process in Algeria still subject to the regulatory which characterizes by stagnation laws of the Central Bank. giving negatively affected in their ability to create value. Summered in there’s profitability indicators. So, the study aimed to focused on its evaluation for the period between 2010 and 2015 using panel models, which found a positive relationship between the return on assets ROA and the net result, and associated with a negative coefficient with the return on equity ROE, revealing an accompanying reverse for the value generated by each monetary unit invested in those banks, which exposes its balance of confidence to depreciation. Keywords: Islamic banks, profitability, static panel, return on assets, return on equity. DOI: 10.7176/RJFA/14-2-03 Publication date: January 31st 202

Effect Of Learner-centered Professional Development On Teaching Behaviors In Qatari Elementary Math And Science Classrooms

In late 2002, Qatar established key elements of educational reform, known as "Education for a New Era", including curriculum standards, emphasis on problem-solving through student-centered teaching; standards-based assessment; and extensive professional development for teachers. Qatari education reform emphasizes student-centered teaching and learning where teachers are facilitators and students actively engage in learning through systematic inquiry and problem solving. Classrooms characterized by these elements should emerge as more successful on Qatari standards-based assessments, but little research has been done to determine whether these elements can be promoted though specifically designed professional development programs. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of learner-centered professional development on teaching behaviors in math/science classrooms in Qatari independent elementary schools. The present study is a part of a three year QNRF funded research project which involved two major phases. The first phase of the research project was primarily descriptive and involved a sample of 67 teachers and approximately 1150 students randomly selected from 17 independent schools. The research in this baseline phase depicted the classroom instructional strategies implemented in response to Qatari educational reform goals, and described the extent to which students in Qatari Independent elementary schools engaged in self-regulated learning. The second phase of the research which is the focus of the present study used a quasi-experimental design to investigate the effect of specifically designed learnercentered professional development modules, which were developed based on the initial baseline data, targeting improvement of student-centered teaching behaviors (including perceived teaching efficacy). The study sample consisted of 47 math and science elementary teachers whose classroom teaching practices were assessed, pre and post intervention, using the teacher Attributes Observation Protocol (TAOP), teachers were also administered the Teacher Efficacy Scale (TES) pre and post professional development training. Overall, the results in this study show that student-centered teaching behaviors increased significantly post intervention for both intervention and control groups. The implications of the study findings for the implementation of reform and provision professional development training for teachers in Qatar were discussedQatar National Research Fun

CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION AND DEPRESSION

This thesis reports a series of experiments conducted to elucidate the nature of the relationship between attribution and depression. After an extended review of the literature on attribution and depression it was concluded that further research is needed to evaluate the aetiological importance of depressogenic attributions, and also to elucidate the nature of the relationship they may entertain with depression. A series of experiments and studies were performed to address these and other issues. In experiments l-3 subjects' attributions for success and failure were manipulated and their effects on subsequent mood, expectations and psychomotor performance were assessed. The results showed that depression and its correlates are causally influenced by negative self-attributions. A further study, in which depressed and non-depressed patients' attributions were assessed, also provided evidence in support of the aetiological importance of these kinds of attributions. Experiments 5 and 6 were designed to clarify the nature of the relationship between attributions and depressed mood. Experiment 6 showed that mood can affect attributions, suggesting that the relationship between these two variables is at least reciprocal. The implications of this finding for cognitive formulations of depression were discussed. Another part of the programme was concerned with the determinants of depressogenic attributions. Two studies investigated ways in which depressed and non-depressed subjects used information to formulate attributions. The results suggest that depressed subjects' maladaptive attributions may develop as a result of a tendency to use personal rather than environmental information. Finally, a multifactorial model was proposed, and its implications for the understanding of the aetiology and development of depression were discussed.St. Lawrence's Hospital, Bodmin, Cornwal

Un aspect radiologique en aile de papillon ne signifie pas toujours un OAP : pensez à l’adénocarcinome bronchique !

Nous rapportons l'observation d'un patient âgé de 58 ans, sans antécédent particulier; se plaignant 1 mois avant son hospitalisation d'un syndrome bronchique, des hémoptysies minimes et une dyspnée d'aggravation progressive devenant une dyspnée au repos évoluant dans un contexte d'apyrexie et d'amaigrissement non chiffré. L'examen clinique trouvait un patient dyspnéique à 28 c/min avec des râles ronflants perçus à l'auscultation pleuro-pulmonaire. La radiographie thoracique montrait un syndrome alvéolaire para-hilaire bilatéral réalisant un aspect en Aile de Papillon (A) faisant évoquer un oedème aigue des poumons. Le scanner thoracique découvrait une collection para-médiastinale droite mesurant 123x110x86 mm à paroi fine et refoulant le médiastin et le parenchyme pulmonaire; avec infiltration tissulaire péri-hilaire et péri-bronchique avec contours externes nets réalisant un aspect en aile de papillon; présence d'adénopathies médiastinales et sous diaphragmatiques (B). La bronchoscopie montrait des éperons épaissis plus marqué au niveau de la lobaire supérieure droite; les orifices rétrécis. Des biopsies bronchiques sur les zones pathologiques ont été faites dont l'étude anatomopathologique et immunohistochimique a conclue à un adénocarcinome moyennement différencie et infiltrant d'origine pulmonaire. Le patient a reçu 6 cycles de chimiothérapie antimitotique. L'évolution est marquée par une stabilité clinique et régression partielle des anomalies radiologiques avec nettoyage de la collection médiastinale (C) sur un recul de 15 mois. L'adénocarcinome pulmonaire primitif représente actuellement le type histologique le plus fréquent du cancer du poumon; de topographie habituellement périphérique mais, d'autres aspects peuvent néanmoins exister

Conditions for student-centered teaching and learning in Qatari elementary math and science classrooms: Relationship between classroom processes and achievement of curriculum standards

Qatar K-12 school reform emphasizes student-centered classrooms where students actively engage in enquiry and use their critical thinking and problem solving skills. Classrooms characterized by these elements should emerge as more successful on Qatari standards-based assessments, but little research has been done to examine the relationship between these characteristics and standards attainment. This study investigated the conditions for student-centered teaching and learning through examination of teacher and student perceptions, and student achievement in math and science classrooms in higher and lower achieving elementary schools. Data were collected in 17 schools randomly selected from 46 schools that had implemented the standards for at least 3 years. Findings indicate that the percentage of standards met by schools is very low and the incidence of classroom behaviors associated with student-centered classrooms is also very low across schools. However, schools making more progress meeting standards tended to exhibit higher levels of student-centered behaviors. The implications of these findings for professional development and the implementation of reform in Qatar were discussed.The Qatar National Research Fund, National Priorities Research Program, Grant #13-6-7-1

What Mothers Know About Child Development and Parenting in Qatar: Parenting Cognitions and Practices

Maternal knowledge is important to parenting behaviors, children’s development and well-being. Mothers’ knowledge of child development has been shown to have a significant influence on the way mothers interact with their children and the learning opportunities they provide. This study was carried out to determine the level of maternal knowledge of child development and whether the level of knowledge varies by content area for mothers living in Qatar. The study also examined the relationship between maternal demographic characteristics and general and specific knowledge levels. The sample of mothers (N ¼ 263) completed the Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory (KIDI) together with the Catalog of Previous Experience with Infants (COPE). Findings indicated that mothers’ knowledge about typical child deployment, developmental norms and milestones is poor. Implications in terms of parent education and clinical practice are discussed

Análisis de las estrategias de desarrollo del Grupo ACS desde sus orígenes hasta la actualidad = Analysis of the ACS Group's development strategiess from its origins to the present day

El presente Trabajo de Fin de Grado tiene como objetivo analizar las estrategias de desarrollo, tanto a nivel nacional como internacional, que ha llevado a cabo el Grupo ACS, líder del sector de la construcción. Para ello, en primer lugar, se construyó un marco teórico que incluía el concepto de estrategia empresarial y los diferentes niveles de estrategia. Posteriormente, el trabajo se enfocó en el concepto de estrategia corporativa, y se analizaron las diferentes direcciones y métodos de desarrollo existentes, así como sus principales características, condiciones de aplicación y ventajas e inconvenientes, entre otras cuestiones. En segundo lugar, se llevó a cabo un caso práctico, en que el que se analizaron las diferentes estrategias de desarrollo implantadas por la compañía objeto de estudio (Grupo ACS) desde 1983, año de su fundación

Verbal interventions and their effect on task accomplishment in pair and group interactions in English as a second language classrooms

Cette étude qualitative a pour objectif de comprendre comment les interventions verbales des apprenantes et apprenants contribuent à la résolution effective des tâches linguistiques orales dans une classe d'anglais langue seconde selon la théorie Vygotskienne. La recherche a montré que les apprenantes et apprenants passent un temps considérable à discuter les énoncés ainsi que de la meilleure façon de résoudre les tâches linguistiques orales. Or, la recension des écrits a révélé que peu d'études ont tenté de comprendre ce que font les apprenantes et apprenants quand ils sont appelés à résoudre des tâches orales. Dans notre étude nous avons donc essayé de jeter la lumière sur ce phénomène. Les interactions verbales de 10 apprenantes et apprenants ont été enregistrées pendant la résolution de tâches linguistiques orales dans une classe d'anglais langue seconde de l'université de Sherbrooke. Pour analyser les données, nous avons utilisé des éléments de trois méthodes d'analyse, notamment la méthode microgénétique de Vygotsky, l'analyse interactionnelle et l'analyse des conversations. Les résultats ont révélé que les apprenantes et apprenants utilisent un nombre important de stratégies afin de mieux comprendre et résoudre les tâches linguistiques orales de façon efficace. Ils recourent notamment à leur langue maternelle, la répétition et la co-construction de phrases. La discussion de ces résultats a montré que la meilleure compréhension des stratégies utilisées par les apprenantes et apprenants ainsi que comment celle-ci [i.e. celles-ci] sont utilisées pourrait contribuer positivement à l'amélioration des techniques d'enseignement par tâches des langues secondes

الجهات المغربية الصحراوية بين ضعف الموارد المائية وتزايد حاجيات التنمية

Moroccan Saharan Regions between Weakness of Water Resources and Increasing Development Needs This research deals with introducing the three Moroccan Saharan regions: Guelmim-Smara, Laayoune-Boujdour, and Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira, by focusing on the surface water resources in these regions, groundwater resources, water preparation in the Moroccan Saharan regions, and the evolution of water use and consumption levels in these regions

L’architecture interculturelle des édifices religieux: cas de la première mosquée canadienne

Les mosquées obéissent à des règles architecturales formelles et rituelles destinées à l’organisation des fidèles pour assurer une meilleure communication avec Dieu. Certaines d’entre elles, occidentales notamment, se veulent un monument de tolérance et de brassage de cultures. La toute première mosquée canadienne édifiée en 1938 serait la représentation parfaite de cette expression figurative de l’idéologie interculturelle. Avec son double discours, cet édifice, se trouvant dans un musée à ciel ouvert, est devenu le témoignage éloquent d’un mariage harmonieux entre deux religions monothéistes, le christianisme et l’islam. Notre objectif est de rendre plus explicite les discours implicites que cette mosquée-église tient pour les touristes, en faisant appel à une démarche interdisciplinaire réunissant à la fois la sémiotique de l’architecture, la sémiotique des passions et la phénoménologie