The objectives of the study were to validate a substantiated Teacher Change Beliefs Model (TCBM) and an instrument to identify critical components of teacher change beliefs (TCB) in Malaysian secondary schools. Five different pilot test approaches were applied to ensure the validity and reliability of the instrument. A total of 936 teachers from 47

Colon cancer is a world-wide health problem and the second-most dangerous type of cancer, affecting both men and women. The modern diet and lifestyles, with high meat consumption and excessive alcohol use, along with limited physical activity has led to an increasing mortality rate for colon cancer worldwide. As a result, there is a need to develop

Emerging clinical and preclinical evidence suggests that a compound displaying high affinity for μ, κ, and δ opioid (MOP, KOP, and DOP) receptors and antagonist activity at each, coupled with moderate affinity and efficacy at nociceptin opioid peptide (NOP) receptors will have utility as a relapse prevention agent for multiple types of drug abus

As the goal for aircraft weight reduction and low fuel consumption becomes a dire concern in aerospace industries, there is driving desire for the increasing use of advanced exotic materials such as composites, titanium and Inconels in the aerospace industry because of their high strength to weight ratio. Nevertheless the inherent anisotropy, inhom

This paper proposes a Poisson noise removal filter consisting of a modified gradient algorithm. Square of each pixel is subtracted from the center pixel of a 3x3 window. All gradient values are log added and then square root is taken. Bias reduction is done using log value of central pixel. The method is applied on Lena image and then on some biome

Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) have emerged as a promising technology with several applications that may have a deep impact on our society. In the past few years, we have witnessed a tremendous growth in this field, with several new techniques and standards having been proposed with the objective of making it easier and safer to drive and trans

Advances in wireless communication have changed the customs and the living style of people today, and the demand for wireless communication with high speeds and ubiquitous connectivity continues to increase. Currently a number of different wireless networks, for example, cellular networks and wireless local area networks, are in place to support mo

Honey is susceptible to adulteration with cheaper sweetener. Adulteration of honey with sugars is the most crucial quality assurance concern to the honey industry. Adulterants considered are sugars (glucose, fructose and sucrose) and invert sugars (cane invert and beet invert). Although sensory evaluation is easy to use, subjective experience is of

This study was undertaken to investigate the influence of machining parameters on delamination of milled 3 mm-thick Carbon Fibre Reinforced Composite (CFRP) using 4 mm-diameter 2-fluted Titanium Aluminium Nitride (TiAlN) coated carbide end mills. Three machining parameters, rotation speed, feed rate and depth of cut were considered. The machining e

This article discusses the question of analogical reasoning (qiyÉs) in the prescribed categorical penalties (ÍudËd) in order show whether they are predominantly subject to ratiocination and causation (taÑlÊl) or to mere devotional submission (tÑabbud). The study has demonstrated that, as a matter of general principle, ÍudËd penalties are of