scholarly journals The Impact of Green Credit Guidelines on the Technological Innovation of Heavily Polluting Enterprises: A Quasi-Natural Experiment from China

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Fangjing Hao ◽  
Yuantao Xie ◽  
Xiaojiao Liu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Natural Experiment ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Porter Hypothesis ◽  
Primary Finding ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Experimental Group

This study investigates the impact of China’s Green Credit Guidelines on the technological innovations of heavily polluting enterprises. This study uses data obtained from the CSMAR database (2007–2018) and China Marketization Index Report by Province 2018 and uses the Green Credit Guidelines as a quasi-natural experiment. The sample was divided into an experimental group and a control group; the experimental group disclosed environmental and sustainable development information, while the control group did not. This study’s primary finding is that the Green Credit Guidelines can improve the level of technological innovation of heavily polluting enterprises and have a greater impact in areas with high levels of marketization, indicating that the Green Credit Guidelines have a positive effect on the technological innovation of heavily polluting enterprises. This provides China with an experience constructing relevant policies and regulations and provides empirical evidence regarding the technological innovations of heavily polluting enterprises from the perspective of factor market distortions and the Porter hypothesis.

scholarly journals The effect of communication training on mother-child communication applied by "from child to mother approach" in mobile kindergarten

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-60
Author(s):  
Osman Basit ◽  
Esra Ömeroğlu
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
General Information ◽  
Communication Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Experimental Group

This research was carried out with the aim of examining the impact of communication training based on ‘from the child to mother approach’ on the communication of the mothers with their children attending mobile preschools. The sample comprised 80 children attending mobile preschool and mothers of those children. Two of the five neighborhoods served by the mobile preschool were designated randomly as experiment groups and the remaining as control groups. There were 33 children and mothers in the experimental group and 47 in the control group. The data was collected by General Information Form and Parent-Child Communication Evaluation Tool. During the course of the research, the Communication Training Program prepared by the researcher and based on the Child to Mother Approach was applied to the experimental group for two days in a week during eight weeks. In order to examine the impact of Communication Training Program on mother-child communication, t-test was conducted for both the independent group and the dependent group. Statistical significance was set at .05. As a result of the analyses, it has been determined that the Communication Training Program has a positive effect on communication between mothers and children and this effect is permanent. In line with the results of the research, suggestions for preschool education teachers, parents and researchers are presented.

Effect of textual enhancement on idioms

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 258-272
Author(s):  
Patricia Salazar Campillo
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Choice Task ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Intermediate Students ◽  
Textual Enhancement ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Experimental Group

The present study aimed at investigating the impact of textual enhancement on the comprehension of transparent and opaque English idioms among Spanish lower-intermediate students studying English as a foreign language. Two short texts including visually enhanced idioms (i.e., they were underlined) were designed for the Experimental Group, and the Control Group received an unenhanced version of the texts. The results reveal that textual enhancement made transparent idioms salient enough for them to have an impact on comprehension; however, underlining had a poorer effect on comprehension as far as opaque idioms are concerned. In addition, we aimed at examining the effect of textual enhancement on the noticing of idioms. Findings show that it did not have a positive effect on recognition of idioms, since the Control Group outperformed the Experimental Group in the multiple-choice task.

scholarly journals The Impact of the Flipped Classroom Strategy in the Achievement of the Second stage Intermediate Schoolgirls in Dictation Subject

2018 ◽  
Vol 222 (2) ◽  
pp. 240-264
Author(s):  
Inst. Dr. saif Sa'ad Mahmood Azeez
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Method ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Choice Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Experimental Group

This paper aims at investigating" The Impact of the Flipped Classroom Strategy in the Achievement of the Second stage Intermediate Schoolgirls in Dictation Subject". To achieve this purpose the researcher put the following null hypothesis : there is no statistical difference among the achievement of the control group schoolgirls who followed the traditional  method and the achievement of the experimental group schoolgirls that are taught by using the flipped classroom strategy  in the dictation subject. So, the research is restricted to cover the second semester 2015/2016 , to the second stage intermediate schoolgirls , and the topic of the dictation are : "how to write the middle HazaahK on Ya'ah,ah , and all its special cases"all these topics determined by the ministry of education to be studied in the second semester .      Then, the researcher followed the experimental method in his study determining  the study community which consists of (68) second stage intermediate schoolgirls and he also specified the second semester 2015/2016 .Later, the corpus was randomly divided into two groups; the experimental group which consisted of (34) who were taught depending on the flipped classroom strategy ,whereas the control group consisted of (34)students who were taught following the traditional method. After that the researcher made an achievement test applied later , the test consisted of(20 ) items which are multiple choice test . Then, the psychometric features of the test have been confirmed .the experiment was applied in 12/2/ 2016 lasted to 17/ 4/ 2016. The results of the study revealed that the superiority of the experimental group on the control one. The results were:"the positive effect of the flipped classroom strategy on the students' achievement ",also, the recommendations were drawn finally as:"the significance of using such strategy and many other modern strategies in teaching dictation ", and accordingly ,there were three suggestions which were:"similar researches study other academic topics in dictation using other modern strategies

The Impact of Simple Pair-Association in the Acquisition of Absolute Pitch

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 493-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Bittrich ◽  
Kathrin Schlemmer ◽  
Sven Blankenberger
Keyword(s):  
Absolute Pitch ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Further Training ◽  
Identification Task ◽  
Training Study ◽  
Simple Pair ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Experimental Group

The present study investigated the impact of simple pair-association mechanisms for the acquisition of absolute pitch. At intervals of two weeks, participants (N = 20 adult nonmusicians) completed three tone identification tests (pre, post, and follow-up test). Participants of the experimental group (n = 10) underwent a ten-day adaptive training between the first and the second test in which they learned to associate pitches with the corresponding name. The results of the posttest revealed a positive effect of training in the experimental group compared to the control group as indicated by a higher proportion of correct responses as well as a smaller deviation measured in semitones in the tone identification task. The effect of training remained stable over the period without any further training (follow-up test). The results of this training study suggest that simple pair-association mechanisms are a key aspect in the development of absolute pitch.

scholarly journals Impact of Divergent Thinking Training on Teenagers’ Emotion and Self-Efficacy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Zuo ◽  
Qi Wang ◽  
Yalan Qiao ◽  
Yu Ding ◽  
Fangfang Wen
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Divergent Thinking ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mixed Design ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Experimental Group

Currently due to the COVID-19 pandemic, young people are experiencing a decrease in self-efficacy and an increase in mental illness. Though previous studies have shown that self-efficacy and divergent thinking training are positively related, little is known about the impact of divergent thinking training on self-efficacy and emotions. Therefore, our study seeks this answer to support teenagers injured psychologically during disastrous periods. We randomly assigned 70 students to a 2 (time: pretest, post-test) × 2 (groups: divergent thinking training, controlled) mixed design. Participants in the experimental group were given a 9-day divergent thinking training with the theme of “writing down 10 novel functions of the mask,” while those in the control group spent 10 min each day recording what they ate. The self-efficacy, anxiety, depression, and stress of two groups were measured before and after training. Results showed that, compared to the control group, self-efficacy ceased decreasing while anxiety decreased for the experimental group. These findings confirm the positive effect of divergent thinking on teenagers. Implications and limitations are discussed.

scholarly journals The Impact of Guiding Materials on Students’ Conceptual Understanding: The Case of "What Is the Earth's Crust Composed of?"

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 194
Author(s):  
Tülay Şenel Çoruhlu ◽  
Sibel Er Nas
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Earth’S Crust ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
Earth's Crust ◽  
The Impact ◽  
5Th Grade ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of this research is to determine the effect of the use of guidance material based on the 5E model on students’ conceptual understanding of a topic entitled "What is the earth’s crust composed of?”. The sample consists of 40 students from the 5th grade (experimental group 20, control group 20). A concept test, a drawing test, and semi-structured interview questions were used for data collection. In the experiment group, guidance material prepared according to the 5E model was used; the control group was conducted using the existing textbook. Student responses were examined in terms of the following categories: complete understanding, partial understanding, alternative concept, no response or irrelevant responses. The quantitative data obtained from the experimental and the control groups were compared by using the Mann-Whitney U-test. Content analysis was used to analyze students’ drawings. In conclusion, it was determined that the guidance materials developed according to 5E model have a positive effect (U=76.00, p<.05) on students' conceptual understanding about the topic entitled "What is the earth’s crust composed of?”.

scholarly journals Influence of zinc nanoaquacitrate on the immuno-physiological reactivity and productivity of the organism of rabbits

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-138
Author(s):  
О. V. Boiko ◽  
О. F. Honchar ◽  
Y. V. Lesyk ◽  
І. І. Kovalchuk ◽  
B. V. Gutyj
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Organic Compound ◽  
Physiological Reactivity ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Access To Water ◽  
Bactericidal Activities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Experimental Group

Zinc is necessary for maintaining the immune status, and its deficiency in the organisms of animals is usually accompanied by the condition of immune deficiency. The objective of the study was determining the effect of different amounts of zinc on the immune-biological reactivity and productivity of the organism of rabbits after their weaning on the 50th and 86th days of life. For the study, rabbits with the weight of 1.2–1.4 kg were selected and divided into four groups (control and three experimental). The rabbits of the control group were fed with unlimited balanced granulated compound feed, and had free access to water. The animals of the I, II and III experimental groups were watered with zinc nanoaquacitrate in the amounts of 0.25, 0.50 and 0.75 mg of Zn/kg of body weight. Compared with the control group, watering of the animals of the experimental groups with zinc nanoaquacitrate to a greater extent affected the content of phagocytic activity, lysozymic and bactericidal activities of the blood serum as integral factors of non-specific cellular and humoral resistance of the organism, which manifested in the increase in their content in blood on the 12th, 24th and 36th days of the experiment. Use of organic supplement in the diet of rabbits had a stimula­ting effect on the functioning of the immune system of their organism, which was seen in the higher content of total immunoglobulins, sialic acids and ceruloplasmin in the blood of animals watered with zinc nanoaquacitrate in the quantities of 0.50 and 0.75 mg of Zn/kg of body weight on the 24th and 36th days of the experiment. Use of organic compound of zinc in the diet caused high parameters of growth of the organism of rabbits during the period of 36 days, which manifested in the highest parameters of average-day increments and body weight on the 86th day of the life of the rabbits from the III experimental group, which received zinc nanoaquacitrate in the amounts of 0.75 mg of Zn/kg of body weight compared with the control group. Watering rabbits with zinc nanoaquacitrate during the study was accompanied by probable changes in the number of erythrocytes, concentration of hemoglobin and erythrocyte indices, which could indicate a positive effect of the employed additives on the hematopoietic function of the rabbits’ organism. The data of the performed experiment suggest that watering with larger amounts of organic compound of zinc has a positive effect on the processes of formation of immuno-physiological reactivity of the rabbits’ organism and increase in their productivity. The practical purpose is the study of the impact of watering with zinc nanoaquacitrate on the immuno-biological reactivity of the organism of rabbit dams during the period of lactation.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF CRITICAL THINKING ON LEARNERS� EFL VOCABULARY RETENTION: THE ARAB CONTEXT

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Tariq Elyas ◽  
Budor S. Al-Zahrani
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Language Instruction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
Vocabulary Retention ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Experimental Group

This experimental study aimed to investigate the impact of a critical thinking based pedagogical approach on learners� retention ability of EFL vocabulary.� There were two groups in the study: an experimental and a control group. The experimental group received vocabulary instruction with a critical thinking-based approach whereas the control group was taught in the conventional methods of vocabulary teaching. The treatment consisted of seven lessons delivered over 12 weeks. At the end of the treatment, the immediate posttest was administered and two weeks after the immediate posttest, the delayed posttest was administered. The resulting data were subjected to descriptive and inferential statistical analysis using SPSS software. The results showed that the experimental group outperformed the control group. Based on these results, the researchers concluded that the adopted critical thinking-oriented language instruction to EFL vocabulary has a positive effect on vocabulary retention, with implications for policy-makers, teacher trainers and teachers.

Impact of an educative program on dialysis patients’ knowledge and mental health: controlled before and after program

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 20204
Author(s):  
Laetitia Idier ◽  
Aurélie Untas ◽  
Nicole Rascle ◽  
Michèle Koleck ◽  
Maider Aguirrezabal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Vascular Access ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Dialysis Patients ◽  
Emotional Change ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

Introduction:Psychological impact of Therapeutic Patient Education (TPE) for dialysis patients is rarely evaluated since the focus of many studies is on medical variables (i.e., adherence).Objectives:The aims of this study were: 1) to estimate the impact of a TPE program on knowledge, depression and anxiety, 2) to examine change in knowledge as a mediator of the effects of a TPE program on mental health.Method:This study was conducted in three hemodialysis units and comprised two groups: an experimental group with education and a control group with routine care. The program was based of 5 educative sessions. Knowledge, depressive and anxious symptoms were assessed with self-reported outcomes measured before and 3 months after the program.Results:The sample comprised 125 patients. Knowledge about vascular access and nutrition (p < 0.01) and depressive symptoms increased in the experimental group (p < 0.01). Analysis of mediation showed that changes in knowledge about vascular access were a significant mediator of the effects of the program on depressive symptoms (F = 4.90;p = 0.01).Discussion:Knowledge acquired during an educational program could lead to an emotional change. Improving knowledge often leads to an awareness of the risks that can modify the psychological state of patients by reminding them of their vulnerability. This study shows that it is required to be attentive to the way of transmitting knowledge. It’s necessary adapting this transmission to the needs of patients and promoting the acquisition of psychosocial competence too.Conclusion:This study shows that knowledge acquired during an educational program can lead to an emotional change in the short term. A long-term follow-up of the population should be interesting to observe these emotional effects.

Соматические дисфункции у детей с задержкой речи

2017 ◽  
pp. 61-65
Author(s):  
E. L. Kuznetsova ◽  
L. A. Dultsev ◽  
E. V. Safin
Keyword(s):  
Standard Treatment ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Complex Therapy ◽  
Osteopathic Treatment ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Experimental Group

Goal of research - the study aims to examine the osteopathic profi le of children with dysarthria and to develop recommendations for osteopathic correction of somatic dysfunctions in 2-3 year old children presenting this pathology.Materials and methods. 30 2-3 year old children with the symptoms of dysarthria took part in the research. All the children were divided into 2 groups: the control group of 15 children received standard treatment, and the experimental group of 15 children received both standard and osteopathic treatment. The dysarthria severity and the osteopathic profi le were evaluated with account of the number of somatic dysfunctions at global, regional, and local levels.Results. The osteopathic correction was shown to have a positive effect on dysarthria severity. The study established a correlation between the dysarthria severity in children and the number of somatic dysfunctions at the local level.Conclusion. The study suggests using osteopathic correction of somatic dysfunctions in the complex therapy of dysarthria in children.

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