Development of a knowledge scale for nutrients of tropical and traditional fruits

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leyla Ozgen ◽  
Mehmet Güllü ◽  
Elif Esra Ozturk
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Nutritional Values ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Insignificant Difference ◽  
Nutritional Compounds ◽  
Knowledge Scale

PurposeThe aim of this study is to develop a knowledge scale for nutrients of tropical and traditional fruits for university students and conduct its validity and reliability. Another purpose of the study is to determine whether or not the students' knowledge mean scores about nutrients of tropical and traditional fruits vary based on their demographic information.Design/methodology/approachThe design of the study was the survey model. While the population consisted of 1,551 students studying in the faculty of health sciences, Gazi University, the sample consisted of 668 students who were determined based on criterion sampling.FindingsWhen examining in terms of gender of the students, it was determined that even though mean score of the knowledge scale for nutritional values of tropical and traditional fruits was slightly higher in female students (X¯ = 8.12) than male students (X¯ = 7.71), there was an insignificant difference between them (t(666) = 1.25, p > 0.05). A significant difference was determined between the students' knowledge mean scores of the knowledge scale for nutritional values of tropical and traditional fruits in terms of residence place (t(666) = 2.86, p < 0.5). While the nutritional value mean score of the students residing in Ankara was low (X¯ = 7.67), the nutritional value mean score of the students residing out of Ankara was high (X¯ = 8.58).Originality/valueWhen the scale developed in this study is analysed according to demographic information, it can be asserted that the students had knowledge about the nutrients of tropical and traditional fruits. Although tropical fruits are expensive, they still prefer these fruits. It can be stated that the students had knowledge about the diversity, nutritional compounds and antioxidant content of tropical and traditional fruits.

scholarly journals A Study on Bullying Tendencies among Preadolescents

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 209
Author(s):  
Nurten Sargin
Keyword(s):  
Personal Information ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Use Of Force ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Age Factor ◽  
Age Range

The amount of bullying escalating in schools in recent years has been approached as an issue that needs to be investigated, whose causes need to be searched and for which preventive efforts should be made. This study is aimed at examining the bullying tendencies among preadolescents. The study was carried out with middle school preadolescents in Konya between the years 2016 and 2017. The voluntary participants were 122 female and 78 male students with an age range of 13 to 14 years. The participants were administered the Bullying Tendency Scale, which was developed and whose validity and reliability was established by Dölek (2002), and the demographic information about the students were collected using a Personal Information Form developed by the researcher. Analysis of the data obtained in the study revealed significant results in favour of male students in negative reflection, lack of emotional sharing, causing distress, use of force and bullying tendency according to the gender of participants. In terms of age factor, significant results were obtained in favour of 14 year-olds in causing distress, use of force and bullying tendency. For negative reflection, no significant difference was found in justification and lack of emotional sharing according to the age of preadolescents. Similarly, no significant difference was found in relation to the socio-economic status of the participants. Recommendations were offered based on the results of the study.

Comparative analyses of competitive advantage using Porter diamond model (the case of MSMEs in Himachal Pradesh)

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manjeet Kharub ◽  
Rajiv Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Resource Constraints ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Firm Strategy ◽  
Himachal Pradesh ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Diamond Model

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to measure and analyze the competitive advantage of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) based upon the Porter’s diamond framework. The major objective is to contribute toward better understanding of various determinants of the diamond model in context within Indian MSMEs. Design/methodology/approach Extent review of the literature has been done to identify various critical factors contributing to developing a competitive advantage. Exploratory factor analysis and internal consistency tests were performed to verify scales validity and reliability of measuring instrument (questionnaire). In research design, a case study approach has been used, in which MSMEs operating in the pharmaceutical, electrical and electronics, automobile, food and textile sectors were considered. Findings Study findings indicate that the pharmaceutical sector is more competitive followed by food (112.491) as revealed by the high value of surface area i.e. 150.931. The competitiveness among MSME sectors is mostly affected by demand conditions followed by firm strategy, structure and rivalry. Moreover, the score of diamond axes indicates significant difference with respect to determinants. For instance, in the textile sector, the determinants such as factor conditions and related and supporting industries scored low, for example, 4.710 and 4.280, respectively, which indicates it needs to be strengthened as this sector stands at last position with minimum surface area, for example, 67.398. Research limitations/implications Owing to the time and resource constraints, this study was conducted in MSMEs situated in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India, and thus generalizations of results are rather limited. Practical implications This study is one of the original being undertaken by authors which helps to underline the importance of various determinants which may help the MSME units to improve competitiveness by implementing effective competitive strategies. The study could be extended to other regions of the country. Originality/value This study is a result of extended research on competitiveness and provides an instrument to measure firm ability to be competitive. CEO’s, managers and policy makers from industries as well as government will be able to use this to evaluate their competitive positioning and identify key problem areas which required improvements.

scholarly journals Analysis of Students’ Sport Attitude Levels in Vocational School of Health Care Services

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 114
Author(s):  
Erdal Bal ◽  
Nedim Malkoç
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Services ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Vocational School ◽  
Health Departments ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Reliability Study ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Gender

This study uses method to determine the levels of sport attitude of vocational school of health students in various health departments. It is important to determine the sports attitude level of university students. Socio-demographic information form of students consisting of 8 items was created to examine the attitude of students studying in the field of exercise, sports and health, which are among the main factors of health. In the second part of the questionnaire, &quot;Sport-Oriented Attitude Scale&quot; was used which is composed of 28 items and 3 sub-dimensions and validity and reliability study of the scale was performed by Şent&uuml;rk (2015). A total of 382 people, 25.9% male and 74.1% female participated. Results revealed that sport attitude scores of males are higher than females&rsquo;, and a statistically significant difference was found (p&lt;0.5). Participants who were 28 years old and above had higher scores than others in terms of being interested in sport (p&lt;0.006), giving importance to sport (p&lt;0.027) and doing sport actively (p&lt;0.017) and there was a statistically significant difference between them. However, a statistically significant difference was observed between the individuals&rsquo; sport status, their income level, place of residence, age and gender.

Physiochemical properties and sensory characteristics of resistant starch enriched cookies

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arezoo Rojhani ◽  
Joshua Naranjo ◽  
Ping Ouyang
Keyword(s):  
Resistant Starch ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Consumer Preference ◽  
Sensory Attributes ◽  
Eating Quality ◽  
Surface Color ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Fiber ◽  
Overall Acceptability ◽  
Significant Difference

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine sensory attributes, physiochemical characteristics and consumer preference of drop sugar cookies prepared using high-amylose maize resistant starch (HAMRS) as a replacement for 10%, 20% and 30% of all-purpose (AP) flour as compared to a control made with 100% AP flour. Design/methodology/approach A balanced complete block experimental design was used to evaluate the eating quality of the resistant starch enriched cookies using a consumer panel. Consumer preference for the appearance, flavor, texture, moistness and overall acceptability of cookies was assessed. Diameter, height, spread ratio, hardness, moisture, pH, density, surface color and nutrient composition of cookies were analyzed. Findings Compared with the control cookies, the HAMRS cookies had lower diameters, higher, heights, reduced spreads, reduced % moisture losses and lower densities (p < 0.001). TA.XT Plus Texture Analyzer showed the HAMRS cookies had a softer texture than the control cookies (p < 0.0001). Evaluation of surface color showed no significant difference in lightness between the control and the HAMRS cookies. The HAMRS cookies were preferred over the control for appearance, texture and moistness in sensory evaluation with 42.5% of panelists choosing the 20% HAMRS replaced cookies as their overall preference. The 20% and 30% HAMRS replaced cookies qualify to be labeled as a “good source” and “excellent source” of fiber, respectively. Practical implications This data demonstrates that replacement of up to 30% of AP flour with HAMRS improves eating quality and dietary fiber content of sugar cookies. Our results show that HAMRS has good potential for developing high fiber cookies with minimal adverse impact on physical characteristics and notable improvements in sensory attributes and nutritional value. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study that has reported on the functionality, consumer preference and nutritional value of cookies enriched with a HAMRS that is available to consumers in the form of flour.

Segmenting knowledge management (KM) practitioners and its relationship to performance variation – some empirical evidence

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 469-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Himanshu Joshi ◽  
Deepak Chawla ◽  
Jamal A. Farooquie
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Anova Test ◽  
Significant Difference

Purpose – This paper aims at identifying segments among knowledge management (KM) practitioners and analyzes whether performance varies across these segments. The field of KM aims at enhancing performance through knowledge practitioners. However, not all KM implementations have similar outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – A literature review is conducted through secondary sources. Based on the themes identified for research, qualitative research through a focus group discussion (FGD) and personal interviews is used to explore the themes. This is used to develop a conceptual KM framework. An instrument is developed which is tested for validity and reliability. The instrument is administered to respondents and 313 responses are obtained. Convenience sampling is used to select the respondents. Further, k-means cluster is used to identify segments among KM practitioners. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test is conducted to determine if the average scores of KM constructs varied between the three clusters. Further, ANOVA test is also used to analyze whether organizational and financial performance scores vary between the three clusters. Post hoc test is used to determine the extent of variation between cluster pairs. Findings – The results show that the sample comprises three segments which were subsequently labeled as active, partly and passive KM practitioners. It was found that active KM practitioners scored highest on various KM constructs, passive KM practitioners scored the least and partly KM practitioners had scores in between the two. One-way ANOVA results showed that the average scores of KM constructs varied significantly between the three clusters. The results show that a significant difference is found in organizational as well as financial performance between any two cluster pairs. Research limitations/implications – The sample comprises 313 respondents, of which around 65 per cent are from services industry and 67 per cent from private sector. A higher representation from public sector and manufacturing industry would have made the comparison more meaningful. The findings are based on data collected from India, and therefore, the results may not be generalizable to all economies. Practical implications – The three clusters identified from the sample data may help organizations who have initiated the KM process to benchmark themselves with the obtained clusters and identify the trust areas important to their KM initiative. Originality/value – The study builds upon both qualitative methodology through FGD and personal interviews and quantitative methodology through questionnaire and surveys. This comprehensive coverage of KM constructs and identification of respondent clusters is insightful. It also provides researchers useful means to enhance performance through KM within clusters.

Factors of influence on sharing of cultural heritage knowledge

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Somipam Ronra Shimray ◽  
Chennupati Kodand Ramaiah
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Screening Factor ◽  
Different Cultures

Purpose Knowledge sharing is influenced by various factors in different cultures. It is imperative to understand those factors that influence knowledge sharing, therefore, this paper aims to examine the factors that influence cultural heritage knowledge (CHK) sharing. Design/methodology/approach Data was collected from 400 Tangkhul youth from Manipur state through a survey-based questionnaire. Data screening, factor analysis and reliability tests were carried out to confirm the validity and reliability of the instruments, t-test and ANOVA test were carried out to check the stated hypotheses. Findings From factor analysis, six factors i.e. rewards, intention to share, expect a relationship, enjoy helping, self-efficacy and reciprocity, were identified which are influencing knowledge sharing. The study indicates that “rewards” and “intention to share” are the two most vital factors influencing the individuals to share their CHK. The results show that “rewards” have a significant difference on gender and place of residence [(t = 3.153, p = 0.002) and (t = 2.500, p = 0.013)] also “enjoy helping” has a significant difference on the subject background (F = 3.185, p = 0.024) and “reciprocity” and “intention to share” has a significant difference on family income [(F= 3.270, p = 0.007) and (F = 2.716, p = 0.020)]. Originality/value This study determines to identify the various factors that are influencing on sharing of CHK among the Tangkhul youth. It is found that reward was the prime factor in sharing CHK among the Tangkhul youth.

Perceptions and factors influencing the intention to do regular physical activities for the prevention of osteoporosis among Iranian working women

2019 ◽  
Vol 119 (3) ◽  
pp. 178-186
Author(s):  
Effat Hatefnia ◽  
Azam Raoofi
Keyword(s):  
Religious Belief ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean

Purpose Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease and a growing global health problem. It is estimated that about 200m people are suffering from this disease in the world. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the perceptions and factors influencing the intention to do regular physical activities in order to prevent osteoporosis in Iranian Muslim working women. Design/methodology/approach The present cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 217 women employed in a university in Iran. The tool for data collection was a researcher-made questionnaire that had gone through validity and reliability processes. The data analysis was done using SPSS ver. 19 software as well as statistical descriptive and analytical tests. Findings The majority of participants were aged 30–39 (50.7 percent) and the least ones were 40 years old (24.4 percent). In total, 67.7 percent of the participants were married. Also, 77 percent of the participants had religious belief on the duty to do strong physical activities, and 83 percent had intention to do physical activities. The results showed that there was a significant difference in the mean scores of self-efficacy and the mean scores of religious belief between the women with and without having intention to do physical activities (p<0.01). Originality/value Regarding the relationship that self-efficacy and religious belief had with the intention to do physical activities in women employees, the need to address this issue through educational programming with the focus on self-efficacy and religious culture seems to find priority.

Quality of life after vaginal and cesarean deliveries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satar Rezaei ◽  
Yahya Salimi ◽  
Telma Zahirian Moghadam ◽  
Tiba Mirzarahimi ◽  
Mohammad Mehrtak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cesarean Delivery ◽  
Vaginal Delivery ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Insignificant Difference ◽  
Type Of Delivery

Purpose There are so many studies which evaluated the maternal quality of life based on their delivery type with different results. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of type of delivery on the maternal QOL systematically. Design/methodology/approach In this systematic review, which was conducted for 15 years (2000-2016), the international databases including PubMed, Scopes and ISI and the Persian databases were searched using the following words: quality of life or health-related quality of life, vaginal delivery, cesarean delivery or cesarean section. PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) was adopted for this study. The quality of articles was assessed by a checklist that has been used in previous studies. All of the data analysis was performed using STATA ver.12. Findings In total, 13 articles were included in the present systematic review and meta-analysis. The overall sample included 8,136 women (3,990 cesareans vs 4,146 vaginal). The results of the random effect model for eight QOL dimensions based on SF-36 questionnaire showed that there was no significant difference between two groups in terms of QOL. But this model for four QOL dimensions of WHOQOL showed that the maternal in two groups had a significant difference in two dimensions of QOL (mental health and total health) and insignificant difference in other dimensions. Research limitations/implications The results of the study may have been affected by the selection of few databases. Therefore, researchers are encouraged to test the proposed propositions in further databases. Practical implications The study results could be helpful to design appropriate policies for maternal based on their type of delivery. Originality/value This systematic review showed that despite the insignificant difference between women with vaginal delivery vs women with cesarean delivery in some aspects of QOL, it can be concluded that health status of women with vaginal delivery is better than women with cesarean delivery, so it should be considered in the setting of appropriate policies and implementation framework to encourage women for choosing the appropriate delivery type.

scholarly journals Psychology of color, integration of local culture and effect of infographics on English language learning

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Intakhab Alam Khan
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Student Sample ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Language Class ◽  
Significant Difference

PurposeMany students are found facing difficulties in learning English due to plenty of reasons: known and unknown ones. In order to overcome such an issue, the instructors have to explore for effective techniques of teaching English to motivate learners by any means. Technology in general and informatics in particular can be thought of as innovative tool of pedagogy in the current teaching-learning environment. The present proposal of research aims at creating innovative approaches, which attract learners' interest and catch their attention for better outputs.Design/methodology/approachFollowing subsections have been discussed keeping the significance in view. Setting of the study: The present study was conducted at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah-Saudi Arabia, which is one of the Saudi Arabian universities; however, it has opened up new avenues for the pedagogues, teachers of English and researchers to conduct studies in various allied fields. In order to have a representative sample of students' population, the participants were chosen from the “preparatory year”. Material and tools: This study used a questionnaire (Appendix) and a test to evaluate performances of the two groups: controlled and experimental. In order to further strengthen the findings, semi structured interview was conducted for a few select students from the student-sample. Since the questionnaire was adapted, the statistical validity and reliability was not considered to be essential; however, content/face validity was ensured by consulting 10 experts in the field of education/methods of teaching.FindingsBased on the analysis of data gathered from the test performances of the two groups of students, it was found that there existed a significant difference in the test scores. The questionnaire responses also proved that infographics can be proved to be an interesting tool of education in general and English language teaching in particular. However, it has been noticed from the gathered data that not many teachers are comfortable using multimedia or infographics for different reasons. The results of the present study are in line with the study by Rezaei and Sayadian (2015) that support the idea of infographics that would help English teachers to develop understanding and insights to design among the learners. They further contend that the infographic instruction offers choices for the utilization of collaborative activities. In addition, the infographics enhance students' performance as a whole as also supported by Alrwele (2017).Research limitations/implicationsThe study was conducted on a small sample which might affect the generalization of the outcomes. It was carried out with special reference to teaching of vocabulary and reading.Practical implicationsThere can be many recommendations for different stakeholders. For teachers, it is recommended that they should know about the significance of infographs for catching the attention of students. They should know how to design interesting and colorful infographs. The administration/management should facilitate the teachers with the required software or platform to create infographics and integrate in an English language class. In addition, teachers should attend workshops and training courses organized for topics related to the infographs.Originality/valueThe author checked the study for plagiarism (excluding references) and found it to be 93% plagiarism free.

Analisis Perbedaan Prestasi Belajar Mahasiswa Fakultas Tarbiyah Dan Ilmu Keguruan (Ftik) Iain Palu Pada Mata Kuliah Evaluasi Pembelajaran Berdasarkan Gender

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 152-190
Author(s):  
Wiwin Mistiani
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Error Level ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
Learning Evaluation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Evaluation Of Learning

This study aims to determine the student achievement of male and female students on the subyek Evaluation of learning and to determine of Differences in student achievement FTIK IAIN Palu on the subject evaluastion learning by gender. The approach used is descriptive quantitative. While the population in this study are all students. The sampling technique is done by using proportional random sampling technique. With the number of students 60 people then the sample = 37 students of FTIK IAIN Palu. Technique of collecting data by using test and observation while data analysis using T test.From the research, 1) the average of learning achievement in the subject of male students' learning appraisal from 19 male students who are the sample in this research is 79,42 means good category. Meanwhile, from 18 female students who became the sample of the study, the average of learning achievement in the subject of female students' learning evaluation is 77 means either. 2) There is no significant difference Student Learning Achievement FTIK) IAIN Palu On the subject Evaluation Learning Based on Gender with t value equal to = 0,0267 with t table with dk 35 with error level 5% is 0,062.

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