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This study examines the level of computer self-efficacy among English language pre-service teachers at Umm Alqara University in Saudi Arabia. Data were collected through self-reported ratings on a 5-point Likert-type scale. “Computer Self Efficacy Scale and demographic information form were used as data collection tools. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics (means, standard deviations, and percentages), and independent t-test were used. The results of this study revealed that pre-service English teachers had a high level of computer self-efficacy with Mean score (M=3.70) and std. Deviation (SD=0.35). Also, the findings indicated that pre-service English teacher males’ scores are significantly higher than that of the females. In order to increase the level of self-efficacy, training programs should be provided to English language pre-service teachers during their professional development.

Green mussel (Perna viridis) was brought from Fort- Cochin Fish market to the laboratory was shucked and collected the meat. Mussel meat packed in the Tin Free Steel can (130gm in a can) and were thermally processed in an over pressure retort. Heat penetration characteristics, process time, nutritional and sensory quality parameters etc were analyzed. F0 value of the product was 8.79 when thermal processed at 121oc for 48.94 minutes. The processed product was commercially sterile. The present study was to find out the changes in the biochemical constituents of green mussel (Perna viridis) when thermally processed in brine in an over pressure retort. Texture attributes such as hardness, chewiness, springiness, and cohesiveness did not show any marked variation in the processed meat. Proximate composition canned mussel meat showed a slight decrease when compared with fresh meat sample.

Different varieties of groundnut, soybean, sesame, safflower and sunflower were collected from different parts of store houses and market places of Marathwada region of Maharashtra state. By using different agar media mycoflora associated with these oilseed varieties was isolated. It was found that, Ghungru variety of groundnut, KSL-441 variety of soybean, Se1B variety of sesame, Bhima variety of safflower and Kargil variety of sunflower showed maximum incidence of fungi. Rhizopus stolonifer, Fusarium oxysporum and Macrophomina phaseolina showed minimum growth in presence of Trichoderma harzianum. Growth of Rhizopus stolonifer, Penicillium chrysogenum and Curvularia lunata was retarded due to Trichoderma viride.

This research studies the surface modification of poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fabric that was induced by DC plasma discharge for nanosiliver treatments. At first, DC plasma discharge was employed systematically as a function of plasma device parameters under different operating conditions including different time, different current and different hydrostatic pressure employing chemically inert argon or nitrogen as a working gas. The optimization of the best of these parameters were performed by the measurements and evaluation of mechanical properties, air permeability and water absorbency, Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) and the surface morphological changes of pretreated polyester fabrics were observed by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) photographic analysis , Then the pretreated PET fabric with plasma by the best conditions are subjected to nanosilver treatment by two different silver concentrations .The antibacterial activity of plasma treated and /or nanosilver treated PET against gram positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aurous) and gram negative bacteria(Escherichia coli) were examined. The results obtained showed that both the hydrophilicity and antibacterial behaviours against gram positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aurous) and gram negative bacteria(Escherichia coli) were highly improved by the treatment of fabric by either individual or combined DC cold plasma or nanosilver treatments.

The goal of this research is Assessing the impact of organizational strategies on the performance of Bank Mellat in Tehran. To achieve the goal a descriptive survey model was applied. The research is based on practical objectives. To collect information from the library - field and a questionnaire was used. Strategy tools used in this research are Kaplan and Norton strategy standard questionnaire, job satisfaction by Barry Field and Ruth performance by Liu and Sin. The statistical community in this research include all Mellat bank employees in Tehran branches which count up to 3000 people. In order to identify the 379 people for the sample group the questionnaires were distributed though cluster sampling method, based on the Cochran formula. In order to determine the validity of the questionnaire a content validity method was applied and for and to determine the reliability of the questionnaire Cronbach's alpha coefficients was applied. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were applied for data analysis. The first main research hypothesis on the effect of Mellat bank strategy on the successful performance of the Tehran branches, was approved. The second main research hypothesis on the effect of Mellat bank strategy on quantified successful performance of the branches, was approved, The third main research hypothesis on the effect of Mellat bank strategy on qualified successful performance of the branches, was approved.

Emotional intelligence is increasingly recognized as a key leadership competency and an essential component of behavioral aspect of managing organizations. Research show that managers’ ability to recognize and control their emotions leads to increase in employees’ contribution to organization, commitment, productivity, and customers’ satisfaction. Thus, This research primarily aims to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and transformational and transactional leadership styles. To collect data, a questionnaire was distributed among high school teachers and Vizinger’s and Burk’s measures were used to analyze data. The results did not show a meaningful relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership styles.

This study is concerned about the relationship of water quality parameters and aquatic life standards in Munzur and Peri River, Turkey. The rivers were classified according to water quality standards and the parameters were revealed the natural living conditions of fish in subjected ecosystems. Water quality parameters such as temperature, pH, DO, BOD5, COD, total hardness ammonium, nitrate, nitrite, Total Nitrogen, medium-P, chloride, sulphate, potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, turbidity, water flow rate and biological parameters such as E. Coli, F. Strp., T. Coli of Munzur and Peri River were detected once per 3 months during 2008-2009. In terms of physicochemical parameters of Munzur and Peri River, both rivers can be classified as 1st class inland water according to the classification properties. In conclusion we revealed that Munzur and Peri Rivers are in good condition for aquatic life which is unique in this area. The natural of the area should be protected and saved for future generations.

Objective: Analyze the body weight, serum insulin, blood glucose, A1C and Insulin resistance in Escitalopram treated type 2 diabetic subjects (T2DM). Study design: Observational study Place and Duration: Department of Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro/Hyderabad from June 2015 to August 2016. Methodology: A sample of 50 diagnosed cases of T2DM subjects taking Escitalopram 10 mg/kg were selected according to pre-defined criteria. Physical examination was performed. After 3 months of Escitalopram intake, the blood samples were taken for biochemical analysis. Body weight, blood pressure, fasting serum insulin, fasting and random blood glucose, A1C and Insulin resistance (HOMA-IR%) were estimated. Statistix 10.0 (USA) software for data analysis (95% Confidence interval). Results: Mean ± SD of age was noted as 51.5± 6.5 years (p=0.51). Body weight (kg) at baseline and three months decreased from 79.8±11.6 to 76.0±9.4 kg (p=0.031). Fasting insulin, fasting glucose and insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) at baseline and after 3 months were noted as 133.0±21.7 vs. 128.0±11.7 mg/dl (p=0.0001), 16.0±5.50 vs. 13.5± 3.5 ?IU/ml (p=0.0001) and 7.15 vs. 6.09% (p=0.0001) respectively. Conclusion: Escitalopram improves fasting insulin, fasting glucose and insulin resistance and decreases body weight in type 2 DM subjects.

Transmission line protection is an important issue in power system engineering because 85 to 87% of power system faults are occurring in transmission lines. This paper presents a novel technique to detect and classify the different operating conditions in high voltage transmission lines to contribute quick and reliable operation of protection schemes. Discrimination among different operating conditions of transmission lines is achieved by combining wavelet transforms with support vector machine. MATLAB(7.3) / Simulink is used to simulate different operating conditions in high voltage transmission lines. The fault conditions considered are single phase to ground fault, line to line fault, double line to ground fault and three phase short circuit conditions. The circuit breaker operation and capacitor switching are the non-fault operating conditions. The discrete wavelet transforsms (DWT) are applied for analysis of simulated three phase current signals, because of its ability to extract information from the transient signal, simultaneously both in time and frequency domain. The wavelet family chosen is Daubechies, filter used – DB2, resolution level -3.The data sets which are obtained from the DWT are used for training and testing the support vector machine (SVM). In this proposed scheme SVM is used as classifier. It has the ability to detect and classify the given operating condition whether it is a fault or non-fault operating condition. It is concluded that this scheme discriminates the six different operating conditions considered in a very clear manner.

Reaching the goal of using a language -communication and interaction- is only possible with choosing the most appropriate language devices in both spoken and written genres. There are a plenty of such devices of which discourse markers are paramount. Speakers need to be able to master discourse markers, particularly discourse markers of reformulation, in order to be able to communicate as well as to be recognized as a proficient member of their community. In response to research recommending a more explicit focus on variation among adolescent, this article aims to add to the study of adolescent speech production from a reformulation-centered perspective as well as to add to socio-pragmatic studies. This paper was an attempt to presents the results of analyzing transcriptions of reciprocal oral interaction in a simulated informal context, for Iranian female adolescents, discussing the importance, frequency, and distribution of the different types of reformulation markers (namely paraphrastic and non-paraphrastic) through employing Gülich and Kotschi’s (1995) classification. The analysis revealed no significant differences in employing different types of reformulators. The low frequency of observed reformulation samples revealed that Farsi adolescent speakers are not highly concerned with the use of reformulation markers. They took advantage of a few non-paraphrastic reformulators to clarify their intention. Regarding reformulators of explanation, as a sub category of paraphrastic reformulators, they tended to employ it more in comparison with other subcategories. Accordingly, some suggestions on further research of the present study are proposed.