A study to explore the expressed needs of ten primiparous mothers during labour and delivery

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston Universit

Peace Building: Tantangan Dakwah di Era Disrupsi

Since the global challenges of da’wah getting more and complex, it is necessary for  the preachers to understand strategic steps to consider before doing da’wah. Including in Indonesia as a country that has so many diversity of etnicities, tribes, languages, religions and cultures.  Realizing an atmosphere of harmony in Indonesian society requires the togetherness of various community  parties, including   preachers who bear  the responsibility for reflects   the values of Islam as rahmatan li al-‘alamin.     This paper mainly focused on how do da’wah    that can be applied in  Indonesia as a nation  unity in diversity  (Bhinneka Tunggal Ika) in   order to building peace facing the disruption era.  Regarding to  the disruption era, the da’wah approach will require changes and adjustment, both regarding the form, media, content (message)  and underlying paradigm.  The author offers  some  strategies, there are strengthening family,   fostering  common perceptions among  community groups by strengthening  universal  values and   developing an information system that is able to reach people widely and foster effective and harmonious communication. Of course, this writing accompanied by hope that there will be an effort to elaborate it systematically in the future

ACCEPTING THE OTHER IN TEACHING FRENCH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: THE CONTEXT OF THE CEF

Researchers have always discussed the need for an efficient approach to teaching culture in languages. The intercultural approach is the dominant one today. This paper takes interest in the application of the intercultural approach to teaching French as a foreign language in Jordan. It presents a study conducted at the department of French at the University of Jordan and it shows the results of applying this approach in the classes of French civilization in two stages. It also discusses the position of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages towards this approach. The forthcoming findings of the study may be used to improve teaching/learning processes in teaching foreign languages in Jordan

Information Technology in Teaching and Learning French as a Foreign Language at the University of Jordan

This research aims to investigate to what extent students and professors at the University of Jordan use information technology in teaching and learning French. It also intends to evaluate the effect that IT tools have on the teaching/learning of this language at the Department of French at this university. The study sample was confined to (90) third-year students majoring in French. Another sample included all (8) professors in the department. The research method utilized two questionnaires, one for the professors and the other for students. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, and highlighting means and frequencies. The findings revealed that technology is used by the majority of students for such tasks as using online dictionaries, getting information for their projects and assignments and doing power point presentations. These activities play a part in developing their learning of the language. The findings also showed limitations in their interaction with native-speakers, use of social media, movies, and songs in the target language. As for the professors, the answers revealed that information technology is not often used in their courses. And when used, it is limited to e-mails or power-point presentations

Soil ozonation as a sustainable alternative to methyl bromide fumigation and synthetic pesticides

ABSTRACT The goal of this dissertation was to investigate the potentials of ozone as a sustainable alternative to the soil fumigant methyl bromide and to synthetic pesticides. Three pathogens were selected for this research, given their economic importance, and the spectrum variety that they represent: Phytoparasitic nematodes, important pests that cause severe crop yield losses; Phytophthora sojae, a predominant soybean pathogen that causes root and stem rot, and pre- and post-emergence damping-off of soybean; and Fusarium oxysporum, which causes Fusarium wilt, an economically important disease in hydroponic systems. Soil samples that were naturally infested with nematodes were treated with different levels of gaseous ozone at 21 ºC and 5 ºC. A medium level of ozonation (2.1 g O3 kg-1 for 10 min at a rate of ozonation 0.21 g O3 kg-1min-1) and low temperature (5 ºC) resulted in 96% nematode inhibition. Regression analysis showed that nematode viability was a function of the level of ozonation (P = 5.1E-07) and the soil temperature (P = 4.4E-08; Adjusted R-square = 0.65). Assays of artificially inoculated soil samples with P. sojae were treated with different doses of gaseous ozone. This study showed that a dosage of 0.47 g O3/kg soil, totally prevented root and stem rot disease symptoms caused by P. sojae. Samples of conidial suspensions of F. oxysporum were treated with incremental doses of ozone from either oxygen feed with high gas-phase concentration (GPC) or air feed with low GPC. Trials resulted in non-viability of the pathogen at high ozone GPC with a dose of 0.84 mg O3/L for 3 seconds. The optimal conditions for F. oxysporum treatment with ozone were high GPC (oxygen feed), and low temperature (5 ºC). Given these promising results, and since ozone degenerates quickly to oxygen, the findings of this research clearly indicate that ozone may be an efficient and sustainable alternative to methyl bromide and to: 1. nematicides in the treatment of nematodes in the soil, 2. fungicides in the inhibition of Phytophthora diseases in the soil, and 3. fungicides in the treatment of Fusarium wilt in hydroponic nutrient solutions

ACCEPTING THE OTHER IN TEACHING FRENCH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: THE CONTEXT OF THE CEF

Researchers have always discussed the need for an efficient approach to teaching culture in languages. The intercultural approach is the dominant one today. This paper takes interest in the application of the intercultural approach to teaching French as a foreign language in Jordan. It presents a study conducted at the department of French at the University of Jordan and it shows the results of applying this approach in the classes of French civilization in two stages. It also discusses the position of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages towards this approach. The forthcoming findings of the study may be used to improve teaching/learning processes in teaching foreign languages in Jordan

Child Mental Health in Egypt

We present in this issue of The Cairo Papers a broad spectrum of articles dealing with the children of Egypt and their families; each article has a research base in the real world of childhood and each in its own way sug­gests trends for further work in both research and applied areas in child de­velopment. Ciaccio\u27s paper consists of an integrated set of recommendations based on action-oriented research sponsored by UNICEF- it is clear from a reading of his paper that the International Year of The Child is not simply another \u27UN year\u27 but rather a point of departure from which improved, increased and con­tinuing services for children will begin. Indeed, the second paper by Saleh and Moubarek take up Ciaccio\u27s challenge by showing how they have begun to re­build the school system of a Cairene sluni area, Bulaq. Their work has already served as a model for educational and social welfare improvement in several developing countries. Dr. Claire Fahim, eminent Egyptian Chil d Psychiatrist and long-time advocate of children\u27s rights in the Arab World, gives us an in­side view of the operations of a clinic for children which services over 124 schools in the West Cairo district; her successful use of the \u27team approach\u27 to child psychiatric problems is unique in Egypt. Fahmy\u27s paper concerning \u27emergent consciousness\u27 in a group of young women in the upper Egyptian village of Akhmim is a unique and fascinating doc­umentary of the socialization process_ of both males and females in a society undergoing rapid social change. Her perceptive use of in-depth interviews gives the reader an intimate view of family life paralleled perhaps only by Harrmed Arrmar\u27s Growing Up In An Egyptian Village (1954). Waines\u27 paper, a report of a pilot study she completed in 1978, actually is the first in a series of studies she is conducting on the mental health status of Egyptian children. She very clearly outlines the major clinical and research parameters involved and cogently argu es for more empirical data to guide future planning in the mental health field. The last paper in this issue, El-Mofty\u27s Children\u27s Reports of Child Rearing Practices, offers readers a most unusual and very refreshing view of socialization techniques as seen through the eyes of the children themselves. She presents data on sex and social class differences, some of which are clearly divergent from patterns found in the West. In sum, most of the articles in this volume represent work that is still in progress, work that will continue long after the celebration of the International Year of the Child. The underlying spirit of all the work however, is the recognition that the understanding and well-being of all children is closely linked with economic stability and world peace.https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_book_chapters/1823/thumbnail.jp

The National Center for Social and Criminological Research: Statement of Current Research Projects (1981)

The symposium on Social Research for Development was held on May 5-11, 1981, in Cairo, Egypt; by the Social Research Center (SRC) of The American University in Cairo (AUC). The Symposium was supported by funds from Battelle Human Affairs Research Center, Ford Foundation, International Development Re­search Center {IDRC}, and the Population Council. The theme of the Symposium was selected in respons.e to the increased con­cerns of social scientists, policymakers and funding agencies about the current status and new directions of social science research, its role in the pro­cess of social and economic development, and its contribution to policy-rele­vant issues. The Symposium, therefore, aimed at providing a valuable opportu­nity for the invaed participants to exchange ideas and views on social research findings, methodologies, priorities, strategies, and funding as they relate to policy issues of various aspects of social and economic developmenthttps://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_book_chapters/1839/thumbnail.jp

Dakwah di Tengah Keragaman Masyarakat: Hakikat dan Strategi

Creating an atmosphere of harmony in extremely diverse Indonesian society requires togetherness of various parties, including the preacher, who bear the responsibility to reflect the values of kindness in all aspects of human life. Dakwah creative and innovative approach is a challenge for the preachers who are required to observe and understand the reality of the diversity of Indonesia. This paper attempts to examine the nature of dakwah, namely freedom, rationality, and universalism within the framework of the diversity of the community in Indonesia. In addition, it also offers a model of dakwah strategies in the effort to build religiousity in the middle of the growing diversity of Indonesia, with hope in the future there are efforts to elaborate more systematicall