A review of Factors Associated with Student’s Lateness Behavior and Dealing Strategies

This study aimed to systematically review studies that investigate factors associated with students lateness behavior and dealing strategies. There were at least 24 papers and reports reviewed regarding lateness behavior. The related journal papers and reports on factor associated with students lateness behavior and dealing strategies were downloaded with cut off limit from 1991 to 2013. The papers and reports were then analyzed and organized according to the definitions of lateness and various factors associated with students lateness behavior and dealing strategies. However, the finding of this study indicate that there were conclusive evidence from the reviewed literature regarding students lateness behavior, yet the number of articles supporting it was small. Finally, conclusion of the study indicate tha  dealing with disruptive behavior in the classroom is one of the most challenging aspects of being a professor and the study recommended further investigations and analysis could be beneficial to obtain a complete vision of patterns of lateness behavior and coping strategies for the student. Keywords: systematically review, lateness behavior, dealing strategies

Think-Pair-Share, Co Op-Co Op and Traditional Learning Strategies on Undergraduate Academic Performance

The study aimed to investigate the effect of using think-pair-share, co op- co op and traditional learning strategies on undergraduate students’ academic performance in educational psychology course. The convenience sample used consisted (70) undergraduate students’ who study the educational psychology course, from faculty of education at King Saud University. This study employed a quasi-experimental - nonequivalent control-group design with pretest, posttest and delayed posttest. In this study, educational psychology performance test (EPPT) was used to measure the students’ performance. The test consisted of 30 multiple choice questions to collect the relevant data. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive, one-way ANOVA, independent samples t-test statistical methods. Findings of this study revealed that: There was no significant difference in the pretest academic performance mean scores between students. There was significant difference in the posttest academic performance mean scores between the experimental groups (Co Op-Co Op), (Think-Pair-Share) and control group (traditional method). There was significant difference in the posttest academic performance mean scores of second and fourth year students after the intervention with favor for the second year students. There was no significant difference in the posttest academic performance mean scores between students from different specialization (psychology, special education, and islamic studies).There was significant difference between experimental group (Co Op-Co Op) and control group (traditional method) on the delayed posttest mean difference and significant difference between experimental group (Think-Pair-Share) and control group (traditional method).There was no difference in academic performance between the experimental groups (Co Op-Co Op) and (Think-Pair-Share) in the posttest and delayed posttest. DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2015.v5n1p21

The fate of leachate of pharmaceuticals like amoxicillin, ibuprofen and caffeine in the soil using soil columns

From an environmental engineering point of view, pharmaceuticals such as antibiotics are a group of man-made chemicals of concern entering the environment in concentrations at which, the health effects are unknown. The problem that may be created by the presence of antibiotics at low concentrations in the environment is the development of antibiotic resistant microorganisms. In this study, three pharmaceutical drugs manufactured in Palestine were studied in waste water and their adsorption in agriculture soil was studied using soil columns. During the study of soil columns, it was noted that the concentration of caffeine in leachate was higher than that of ibuprofen and amoxicillin, as caffeine has higher aqueous solubility. Ibuprofen and amoxicillin were present in leachate with very small concentrations, due to their degradation and decomposition into other substances that may be harmful, and affect the natural properties of soil, groundwater and human health. The decomposition percentages of the pharmaceuticals in the soil columns were 97.82, 97.88 and 86.52% for amoxicillin, ibuprofen and caffeine for one year’s study, respectively. For the fifteen years, the decomposition percentages were 94.04, 96.60 and 93.70% for amoxicillin, ibuprofen and caffeine, respectively

A review on factors affected marital adjustment among parents of autistic children and gender effects

We aimed to systematically review studies that examine factors affecting marital adjustment among parents of children with disabilities, especially the autistic children. Besides, we emphasized the effects of gender on marital adjustments among the parents. There were at least 20 articles reviewed. The related journal articles on factor affecting marital adjustments were downloaded with cut off limit from 1992 to 2012. The articles were then analyzed and organized according to the definitions of marital adjustments and various factor affecting marital adjustments. We found there was no conclusive evidence regarding the factors affecting the marital among parents of autistics children. There was conclusive evidence from the reviewed literature regarding gender effect, yet the number of article supporting it was small. Mothers of autistics children were more affected in the marital adjustments as compared to fathers. Finally, with conclusion we then suggest for future interventional study

Adaptive Mobility for the Visually Impaired: Exploring what the Future of Social Mobility Could Look Like for the Visually Impaired Community (Development Log)

Our project is primarily a technology-push product, in which we leveraged the advantages of an existence technology called proximity sensor. The team focused on utilizing and matching the appropriate application of the technology with the market needs. Since the technology is proven, the possibility of risks substantially reduced. The first phase, called “phase zero,” is to identify the opportunity by exploring the market necessities. Our team conducted various types of research to understand the market needs. With personal motives, the team showed the interests to assist the visually impaired community for the freedom and independence with their physical activities

The Effects of Remote Work on Team Building

Working in virtual teams, where team members are geographically distributed and must rely on technology to communicate, are becoming more and more prevalent among high-tech companies. However, there has been a recent move by some of the larger companies, including IBM and Yahoo, to recall their remote workers and put more focus on co-located teams. This paper reviews the current research on the advantages and disadvantages of working in virtual teams by looking at the themes of diversity, leadership, knowledge exchange and technology. The researchers found that, while there are advantages to working in virtual teams, the disadvantages may prove to costly for the organizations

Do mothers of children with autism are at higher risk of depression? a systematic review of literature

We aimed to systematically review studies that examine factors affecting depression among parents of children with disabilities, especially, the autistic children. Besides, we emphasized the effects of gender on depression among the parents. There were at least 27 articles reviewed. The related journal articles on factor affecting depression were downloaded with cut off limit from 1997 to 2013. The articles were then analyzed and organized according to the definitions of depression and various factor affecting depression. We found there was no conclusive evidence regarding the factors affecting the depression among parents of children with autism. There was conclusive evidence from the reviewed literature regarding gender effect, yet the number of article supporting it was small. Mothers of children with autism were more affected in the depression as compared to fathers. Finally, with conclusion we then suggest for future interventional study

Silent hyperlipidaemia modulated vascular endothelial markers

The aetiology of ischemic heart diseases is mainly based on atherosclerosis of coronary artery. Inflammation and oxidative reactions are initiating and aggravating the illness resulting in pathological remodelling of vasculaturze at site of injury. Endothelium lining of blood vessels participated in the reaction biochemically through releasing some proteins into circulatory system which further complicate the condition. The aim of this study was to determine early diagnosed hyperlipidaemia-associated changes of the plasma level of some of these endothelial biomolecules. Compared to healthy control, hyperlipidaemic patients have significantly increased arginase, metalloendopeptidase, peroxidase, myeloperoxidase, and peroxynitrite with concomitant reduction in arylesterase and nitric oxide. The present study concluded that hyperlipidaemia play a great role in modulation of certain plasma protein markers which might be directly related to patient pathological condition or could be used as a tool for diagnosis or patient follow up indicating the stage of vasculature remodelling, healing, inflammation or resolution

Optimal Placement of Reclosers in a Radial Distribution System for Reliability Improvement

There is a need for the optimal positioning of protective devices to maximize customers satisfaction per their demands. Such arrangement advances the distribution system reliability to maximum achievable. Thus, radial distribution system (RDS) reliability can be improved by placing reclosers at suitable feeder sections. This article presents comprehensive details of an attempt to determine the reclosers’ optimal location in an RDS to maximize the utility profit by reliability improvement. Assessment of different reliability indices such as SAIDI, SAIFI, CAIFI, CAIDI, etc., with recloser placement, exhibits a considerable improvement in these indices in contrast with the absence of recloser. Consequently, a new bidirectional formulation has been proposed for the optimized arrangement of reclosers’. This formulation efficiently handles the bidirectional power flow, resulting from distributed generation (DG) unit (s) in the system. The proposed model has been solved for a test system by utilizing the Genetic algorithm (GA) optimization method. Later, test results conclude that reclosers’ optimal placement contributes significantly towards utility profit with minimum investment and outage costs