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In the present work, a combined experimental and theoretical study on ground state molecular structure, spectroscopic and nonlinear optical properties of the thiophene derivative 2,3-d\Diphenyl-5-(thiophen-2-ylmethylidene)-2,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazin-6(1H)-one is reported. The entire quantum chemical calculations and optimized structural parameters like bond lengths and bond angles, vibrational frequencies and optimized geometry have performed at DFT/B3LYP method with cc-pVDZ and cc-pVTZ basis sets using the Gaussian 09W program package. The calculated results show that the optimized geometry parameters, the theoretical vibrational frequencies and chemical shift values show good agreement with experimental values. The FTIR and FT Raman spectra of the title compound have been recorded in the regions 4000 – 400 cm -1 and 3500 – 100 cm-1, respectively. The calculated harmonic vibrational frequencies have been compared with experimental FT-IR and FT- Raman spectra. The observed and calculated frequencies are found to be in good agreement. In addition, Mulliken atomic charges, local reactivity descriptors such as local softness (sk), Fukui function (fk), global electrophilicity and nucleophilicity of the title compound were calculated and discussed. Besides HOMO–LUMO energy gap and molecular electrostatic potential map were performed. 1H and 13C NMR isotropic chemical shifts are evaluated experimentally. Magnetic susceptibility has been determined for various range of temperature.

The current study aimed at investigating the effect of storytelling on the development of Iranian EFL learners’ reading comprehension. Accordingly, sixty out of one hundred and thirty EFL learners based on their scores in the proficiency test were selected as the subject of this study and randomly classified into experimental and control group. Each group in each level consisted of thirty learners. All the conditions especially teaching materials were kept equal and fixed at each level, except for the EG the subjects reading was thought through story telling. At the end of the experiment both groups, experimental and control, were given a reading comprehension posttest. The post scores of both groups in were compared using a t-test to discover if there was any significant difference in reading comprehension between two groups. The results of the study showed that due to story telling a significant difference was found in reading comprehension development between the experimental and control groups at the level of .05.

Promising future applications of ferrite nanoparticles in medicine, making many devices like permanent magnets, memory storage devices etc. Ferrite nanoparticles have been the emerging focus of the recent scientific research. In the present investigation Cadmium Titanium Cobalt ferrites (CdTiCoFe2O4) is synthesized by Sol-Gel method. This approach is simple, faster, eco-friendly, cost effective and suitable for large scale production. These synthesized ferrites are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), FTIR, UV–VIS spectroscopic techniques and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The crystalline nature and the structure of the synthesized nanoferrites are confirmed from X-Ray diffraction analysis. The ferrite powders showed XRD line broadening peaks and the average particle size of the materials is calculated as 8.7027 nm using Scherer formula. The strain (?) and dislocation density (?) of the materials are also calculated from XRD data. The optical band energy (Eg) at the edge of absorption band has been determined by the Tauc relation using UV-VIS spectroscopic data. The magnetic properties are studied using Vibrating Sample Magnetometer at room temperature and it is found that this study shows a ferromagnetic behavior of the synthesized ferrites. This significant property allows this type of ferrites can be used in fabrication of magnetic and energy storage media.

The study was designed to examine the students’ satisfaction with the existing facilities provided by their university. Main objective of the study was to weigh students satisfaction related with skills based educational experience, university resource and personal development. The population of study was comprised of public university. Random sampling technique was used to draw representative sample from the population and sample size was 100. A questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection. The questionnaire was comprised of 30 questions which were categorized into four categories to measure students satisfaction related to areas of skills development, university resources, educational experiences and personal development. The collected data was tabulated, analyzed and interpreted in the light of objectives of the study. Results revealed that students are overall satisfied with university resource, than other variables of satisfaction. Most of the students are satisfied with the aspect of university resources which includes library resources, use of AV aids, internet and computer facilities, photocopy shop and parking.

Paper recycling plant is one in which waste paper is recycled to form a new product that is a recycled paper. In India there are vast number of paper recycling units are present that recycles waste paper to a useful writing papers, craft papers, tissue papers, chart papers, and some other paper items like paper bags, files etc. Periyar Paper Reprocessing Unit in Periyar Maniammai University. Here we described process as process techniques in waste to useful product.

6-amino-4-(substitutedphenyl)-1-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-3-methyl-pyrazolo [3,4-b] pyridine-5-carbonitrile have been prepared by the refluxation for six hours of 4-(substitutedbenzylidene)-2-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-5-methyl-2,4-dihydro-pyrazol-3-one, malononitrile and ammonium acetate in presence of ethanol. The intermediate 4-(substituted benzylidene)-2-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-5-methyl-2,4-dihydro-pyrazol-3-one have been prepared by the refluxation for five hours of 2-(2,4-dinitro phenyl)-5-methyl-2,4-dihydro-pyrazol-3-one with substituted benzaldehyde in presence of glacial acetic acid. The synthesized compounds were characterized by means of their IR, 1H-NMR spectral data and elemental analysis.

The launch of Free Primary Education (FPE) in Kenya in 2003 resulted to high enrolment of pupils in primary schools. However only a small proportion of those pupils who completed standard eight enrolled in form one due to lack of school fees which was a burden to many parents. In January 2008 the Government of Kenya declared Tuition Free Secondary Education (TFSE) in all public secondary schools in the country in order to cope with the high number of pupils completing standard eight. As expected, this led to a large number of students enrolling for secondary education. Despite the government input, reports from many parts of the country revealed that shortage of school facilities, instructional materials, teacher staffing and head teachers with good administrative skills among other challenges made it difficult to achieve the objectives of TFSE that is increased level of student enrolment, progression from one class to next and completion. The purpose of this study was to investigate teachers’ perceptions on the influence of school facilities on implementation of TFSE in public secondary schools in Wareng Sub-County, Kenya. The study used descriptive survey research design. The target population was 34 head teachers and 452 teachers. A sample of 195 respondents was drawn consisting of 14 head teachers and 181 teachers. Stratified proportionate random sampling technique was used to select head teachers while random sampling was used to select teachers from the schools whose head teachers were selected. The study established that more students were able to attend school as a result of tuition free secondary education though this stressed the available resources in schools. The study therefore recommends sourcing for more funds to cater for more school facilities. It is hoped that the findings of this study will help the Ministry of Education, the County Government and communities around the schools to deploy appropriate resources and policy programs to be used to ensure successful implementation of TFSE.

The purpose of this study was to identify concepts of terminology in science and technology field especially in renewable energy. There are almost no definitions of the term in Mongolian. According to data aggregated by the International Panel on Climate Change, life-cycle global warming emissions associated with renewable energy including manufacturing, installation, operation and maintenance, and dismantling and decommissioning are minimal. (IPCC, 2011, pp. 1075). Therefore, it is essential to develop renewable terminology to analyze its modern aspects. We need terminology standardization to express individual terms in single definitions and understandings of concepts throughout the world. But in most of our professional fields, there is no standard of term translated and interpreted. It is really important to have standards of education terms and determine the definitions in Mongolia. Formulating model of terminology standardization is the framework for this study. English data were collected from Canadian glossary of terminology and Mongolian data were collected from dictionaries. As for Mongolian terminology, almost 89% of 1300 were without any definition of concept and 99% were not standardized

Having a nickname or an English name in English classes in Iran is common. In this qualitative research the participants are 112 elementary pupils, only nine percent of which hasn’t adopted an English name. Based on a questionnaire which was selected in this study most of the names of the pupils are chosen by the students themselves and by the help of their English teacher at school. Some of them choose unusual names like HI or HELLO even girls choose male names. Having an English name gives them a great interest when their teacher or their classmates call them with their English names. Even though those who had an English name were not aware of the meaning of their names or the reason of choosing the names, they like to have nickname. The students believe that having an English name and in some percentage knowing its meaning motivates them to learn better.

This research examines the effectiveness of multi sensory approach for the purpose of improving the knowledge on English Letter Identification and among mild intellectual disabled students in the state of Kuwait. The discussion in this study is based on the multisensory approach that could be applied in the teaching of reading skills as well as phonemic awareness skills which could enable the students to acquire the early skills of reading. A total of 20 respondents were involved in the process of gathering data through the quantitative study method, which compromises of male and female mild intellectual disabled students. A pretest-postest method was applied in order to examine the effectiveness of the multisensory approach that could make it possible for them to identify the letters and its sounds. T test for the paired sample was used to figure out the significant differences between the pretest and posttest scores achieved by the students. The findings of the study showed the effect of the multi sensory approach in the teaching process of identifying the English letters and, which at the same time pave a way for the students to apply the mentioned skills in their learning process to read. This study is also significant for schools, centers, and institutes that are involved in the field of special education. Finally, it is considered as a road map to enable the students to learn and acquire the early skills of reading.