Integrative islamic personality inventory: development and validation

With the growing awareness of the need to integrate modern psychological approaches with Islamic values and practices, there is a need among Muslim psychologists and other behavioral scientists for an instrument capable of capturing the major elements of the Islamic personality. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop and take the first steps in the validation of the Integrative Islamic Personality Inventory (IIPI), which is a newly developed measurement. With regard to content validity, 64 items were generated based on the judgments of a panel of experts. Fifty-seven respondents completed the preliminary instrument. The inventory demonstrated excellent reliability and strong internal validity. In the next phases, the inventory will be further validated and calibrated based on different psychometric standards and model

Discovering the self in Islam: Self-striving, self-regard, and self-neglect

This study explored some self domains and reviewed them through Islamic perspective, more particularly self-knowledge and faith. It provided an extensive literature on particular concepts of selfstriving,self-regard, and self-neglect. To briefly point out, the self has many origins, however deeply noted as such heart, spirit, and psyche in Islam. From these, this study looked at the two known self domains: self-striving, and self-regard. Apart from these concepts, researchers differently chose selfneglect. With this, the study indicated the self-neglect is an important concept as defensive behavior and these all self concepts might be useful as a central of human nature for future experimental development

Entansif koşullarda ve ısı stresi altında herik kuzuların besi performansı

This study was carried out to determine the fattening performance of Herik lambs reared under in intensive conditions. Twenty single male lambs, all with an mean body weight of 20.78 kg, were used in the study. Concentrate was given ad libitum and alfalfa was given in the amount of 300 g/lamb/day. The lambs were slaughtered when they reached the live weight of 40 kg. In this study, daily weight gain was generally tended to increase between the initial day and 56th day while it tended to decrease from 56th day to the end of fattening. During the fattening, the daily body weight gain and the feed efficiency were determined as 211 g and 9.668 respectively. Also, the temperature humidity index was determined above to accepted threshold value in ruminants along fattening period. Consequently, daily live weight gain and feed efficiency of Herik lambs were worse than those of Turkish native breeds at the slaughter weight of 40 kg.The unsatisfactory in fattening performance of Herik lambs may be depend on exposed high temperature along fattening period and till now lack of improvement studies on them. Thus, researchs should be done for fattening performance of Herik lambs under different breeding conditions.Bu çalışma, entansif şartlarda yetiştirilen Herik kuzularında besi performansını belirlenmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmada ortalama canlı ağırlığı 20.78 kg olan 20 baş tekiz erkek kuzu kullanılmıştır. Kuzular ad libitum konsantre yem ve günde kuzu başına 300 gr kuru yonca otu ile beslenmişlerdir. Kuzular 40 kg canlı ağırlığa ulaştıklarında kesime sevk edilmişlerdir. Bu araştırmada, günlük canlı ağırlık artışının besinin ilk günü ile 56. gün arasında artma eğiliminde olduğu 56. günden besi sonuna kadar ise azalma eğiliminde olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Besi süresince ortalama günlük canlı ağırlık artışı 211 g ve yemden yararlanma oranı 9.668 kg olarak belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca besi dönemi boyunca ısı nem indeksinin, ruminantlar için kabul edilen eşik değerin üzerinde olduğu belirlenmiştir. Sonuç olarak, 40 kg kesim ağırlığındaki Herik kuzularının günlük canlı ağırlık artışı ve yemden yararlanma oranının aynı ağırlıktaki yerli ırk kuzulardan daha düşük olduğu bulunmuştur. Herik kuzularının besi performansının düşük olması, besi dönemi boyunca yüksek sıcaklığa maruz kalmasına ve bugüne kadar üzerinde ıslah çalışmalarının yapılmamış olmasına bağlı olabilir. Bu nedenle, Herik kuzularının farklı yetiştirme koşullarında besi performansı ile ilgili araştırmalar yapılmalıdır

Muslim Religious Openness and Ilm: Relationships with Islamic Religious Reflection, Religious Schema, and Religious Commitments in Malaysia

Religious Reflection Scales yield cross-cultural data suggesting that religious traditions have potentials to integrate intellect with faith. This investigation extended analysis of that possibility to Sunni Muslim university students in Malaysia (N =211) and also examined the hypothesis that Islamic commitments to knowledge (Ilm) promote religious openness. Faith and Intellect Oriented Religious Reflection correlated positively and predicted openness. The Truth of Texts and Teachings factor from the Religious Schema Scales essentially assesses a form of fundamentalism and displayed direct linkages with religious openness as well. Ilm factors from the Ummatic Personality Inventory correlated positively with religious openness and mediated associations of Islamic Religious Reflection with other constructs. Quest as a presumed index of religious openness proved to be incompatible with sincere Muslim commitments. These findings supplemented previous Muslim, Christian, and Hindu data in confirming the potential openness of religious traditions

Developing a new solar radiation estimation model based on Buckingham theorem

While the value of solar radiation can be expressed physically in the days without clouds, this expression becomes difficult in cloudy and complicated weather conditions. In addition, solar radiation measurements are often not taken in developing countries. In such cases, solar radiation estimation models are used. Solar radiation prediction models estimate solar radiation using other measured meteorological parameters those are available in the stations.In this study, a solar radiation estimation model was obtained using Buckingham theorem. This theory has been shown to be useful in predicting solar radiation. In this study, Buckingham theorem is used to express the solar radiation by derivation of dimensionless pi parameters. This derived model is compared with temperature based models in the literature. MPE, RMSE, MBE and NSE error analysis methods are used in this comparison. Allen, Hargreaves, Chen and Bristow-Campbell models in the literature are used for comparison. North Dakota’s meteorological data were used to compare the models.Error analysis were applied through the comparisons between the models in the literature and the model that is derived in the study. These comparisons were made using data obtained from North Dakota’s agricultural climate network. In these applications, the model obtained within the scope of the study gives better results.Especially, in terms of short-term performance, it has been found that the obtained model gives satisfactory results. It has been seen that this model gives better accuracy in comparison with other models. It is possible in RMSE analysis results. Buckingham theorem was found useful in estimating solar radiation. In terms of long term performances and percentage errors, the model has given good results. Keywords: Daily total global solar radiation, Netherlands, North Dakota, Prediction, modelin

The relations between Islam and secularism: the impact of social behavior in Turkey

Secularism as central to society and human life may bring undesired negative consequences in Muslim societies. Increasing social problems among juveniles in Turkey raised questions regarding the right personality development and education of young people. In extending further analysis, we conducted semi-structured interview with experts to assess the level of Turkish personality and impact of Said Nursi, who is a very influential Islamic scholar in Turkish society and to the Islamic movement in general. This study implies that education integrated with Islamic belief and practice will be more influential to educate Turkish Muslims, rather than secular based teaching. This result will be a guideline for educationists and counselors. In future study, developing a personality scale integrated with belief and practice will be beneficial to Muslim communities

Rediscovering Roger's self theory and personality

This study examined the self theory of Carl Rogers in depth. There are some important concepts illuminated well, considering one's personality development. Its main focus was positive regard, self-worth and actualizing tendency, proposed by Rogers. To explain them in brief, positive regard was studied through self-image, ideal self and congruence. Self-worth is described as conditional and unconditional to cope with challenges in life, tolerate failures and sadness at times. Actualizing tendency was expounded into fully functioning or selfactualizing. These all concepts indicated that having a tendency on human behavior and concentrating on the capacity of individuals to think intentionally and soundly, to control their biological urges, are significantly main elements to evaluate one’s self. Therefore, in the humanistic perspective, individuals have the opportunity and will to change their states of mind and behavior. This study might be a guide to some certain aspect of self related studies for other researchers to benefit accordingly and also to develop a new scale related to self using Rogers’s theory