Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences: Volume 10, Issue 4, December 2015

Editor-in-Chief Huseyin Uzunboylu, Near East University, Cyprus [email protected] Tel: +9 0392 6802000 - 110 Executive Editor Cigdem Hursen, Near East University, Cyprus [email protected] Tel: +9 0392 6802000 - 111 Editorial Board Ahmet Güneyli, Near East University, Cyprus Alevriadou Anastasia, University of Western Macedonia, Greece Canan Zeki, Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus Gokmen Daglı, Near East University, Cyprus Jesus Garcia Laborda, University of Alcala, Spain Milan Matijevic, University of Zagreb, Croatia Nerguz Bulut Serin, Lefke European University, Cyprus Özge Hacıfazlioglu, Kultur University, Turkey Kobus Maree, Pretoria University, South Africa Owner and Publisher SciencePark Science, Organization and Counseling LTD. Publisher Contact SciencePark Science, Organization and Counseling LTD. 13 Subat Street, No: 17, 99030 Kyrenia – Cyprus E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +90 5338366993 Fax: +90 3928157195 www.sproc.org Editorial Contact Cigdem Hursen Near East University, Faculty of Education Department of Educational Sciences Nicosia, Cyprus [email protected] Tel. +90 392 6802000 - 111 Sponsor Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences is an academic journal which is sponsored by Near East University and Cyprus Educational Sciences Association. Frequency 4 issues (March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31) per year (after May 2009). Technical Staff Meltem Haksiz Vasfi Tugun Basak Baglama Proofreading Academic Proofreading www.academicproofreading.com Cover Design Hasan Ozdal Azmiye Yinal Publishing Language All Manuscripts must be in English language. Abstracting/Indexing Academic Keys, DOAJ, PsycINFO, EBSCO, Ulrich's Educational Research Abstracts (ERA), Georgetown University Library, Asian Education Index, Turkish Education Index, Google Scholar and AWER Index Issue Publishing Date 31 December 2015 International Advisory Board Abdullahi Fido, Kuwait University, Kuwait Ahmet Guneyli, Near East University, Cyprus Aijaz Ahmed Gujjar, Federal College of Education, Pakistan Alison Sheila Taysum, University of Leicester, United Kingdom Asuncion Lopez-Varela, Universidad Complutense, MADRID, Spain Baysen, Engin, Near East University, Cyprus Boaz Shulruf, University of Auckland, New Zealand Chia-Hao Yang, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan Chong Ho Yu, Arizona State University, United States Christian Guetl, Graz University of Technology, Austria Christine E. Corcoran, University of Birmingham, United States Minor Outlying Islands Christine J. Briggs, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, United States Christopher Boyle, Charles Sturt University, Australia Çiğdem Hürsen, Near East University, Cyprus Colette Gray, Stranmillis University College, Ireland Cristina Daskagiani, Greece David Wyss Rudge, Western Michigan University, United States Donald Wilson Zimmerman, Carleton University, Canada Ellina Chernobilsky, Caldwell College, United States Evridiki Zachopoulou, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Giuliana Dettori, ITD-CNR, Italy Helen Gunter, University of Manchester, United Kingdom Hüseyin Uzunboylu, Near East University, Cyprus Jafar Yaghoubi, Zanjan University, Iran, Islamic Republic Of Jere T. Humphreys, Arizona State University, United States John CK Wang, National Institute of Education, Singapore John Cowan, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom Josie Maria Rodriguez Corral, University of Cádiz (Spain), Spain Kanji Akahori, Hakuoh University, Japan Madhumita Bhattacharya, Athabasca University & Massey University, Canada Margaret Zeegers, University of Ballarat, Australia Marissa Silverman, Montclair State University, United States Muammer Caltik, Blacksea Techical University, Turkey Murat Tezer, Near East University, Cyprus Nadire Cavus, Near East University, Cyprus Othman Alsawaie, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates Ozge Hacifazlioglu, Bahcesehir University, Turkey Paulo Jorge Santos, Faculty of Arts, Porto University, Portugal, Portugal Sirin Karadeniz, Bahcesehir University, Turkey Note: All members of international advisory board articles' indexed in SSCI. Important Information During review process we use iThenticate plagiarism software. So, it is recommended to the authors should scan with iThenticate plagiarism or other free plagiarism software of their manuscripts. © 2015 SciencePark Science, Organization and Counseling LTD. All rights reserved. The ideas published in the journal belong to the authors. Important Announcement We would like to announce that Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences will only be published online from 1 September 2015. There will not be a printed version (ISSN: 1305-9076) of the journal.

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Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2015

Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences ◽

10.18844/cjes.v10i3.249 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Assist. Prof. Dr. Cigdem Hursen

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

United Kingdom ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Near East ◽

Advisory Board ◽

State University ◽

Arizona State University ◽

University Of Technology ◽

Educational Sciences ◽

International Advisory

Editor-in-C hief Huseyin Uzunboylu, Near East University, Cyprus [email protected] Tel: +9 0392 6802000 - 110 Executive Editor Cigdem Hursen, Near East University, Cyprus [email protected] Tel: +9 0392 6802000 - 111 Editorial Board Ahmet Güneyli, Near East University, Cyprus Alevriadou Anastasia, University of Western Macedonia, Greece Canan Zeki, Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus Gokmen Daglı, Near East University, Cyprus Jesus Garcia Laborda, University of Alcala, Spain Milan Matijevic, University of Zagreb, Croatia Nerguz Bulut Serin, Lefke European University, Cyprus Özge Hacıfazlioglu, Kultur University, Turkey Kobus Maree, Pretoria University, South Africa Owner and Publisher SciencePark Science, Organization and Counseling LTD.Publisher ContactSciencePark Science, Organization and Counseling LTD.13 Subat Street, No: 17, 99030 Kyrenia – Cyprus E-mail: [email protected]Tel: +90 5338366993 Fax: +90 3928157195www.sproc.orgEditorial ContactCigdem HursenNear East University,Faculty of Education Department of Educational Sciences Nicosia, Cyprus [email protected]Tel. +90 392 6802000 - 111 Sponsor Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences is an academic journal which is sponsored by Near East University and Cyprus Educational Sciences Association. Frequency 4 issues (March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31) per year (after May 2009). Technical Staff Meltem Haksiz Vasfi Tugun Basak Baglama Proofreading Academic Proofreading www.academicproofreading.com Cover Design Hasan Ozdal Azmiye Yinal Publishing Language All Manuscripts must be in English language. Abstracting/Indexing Academic Keys, DOAJ, PsycINFO, EBSCO, Ulrich's Educational Research Abstracts (ERA), Georgetown University Library, Asian Education Index, Turkish Education Index, Google Scholar and AWER Index Issue Publishing Date September 2015 International Advisory Board Abdullahi Fido, Kuwait University, Kuwait Ahmet Guneyli, Near East University, Cyprus Aijaz Ahmed Gujjar, Federal College of Education, Pakistan Alison Sheila Taysum, University of Leicester, United Kingdom Asuncion Lopez-Varela, Universidad Complutense, MADRID, Spain Baysen, Engin, Near East University, Cyprus Boaz Shulruf, University of Auckland, New Zealand Chia-Hao Yang, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan Chong Ho Yu, Arizona State University, United States Christian Guetl, Graz University of Technology, Austria Christine E. Corcoran, University of Birmingham, United States Minor Outlying Islands Christine J. Briggs, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, United States Christopher Boyle, Charles Sturt University, Australia Çiğdem Hürsen, Near East University, Cyprus Colette Gray, Stranmillis University College, Ireland Cristina Daskagiani, Greece David Wyss Rudge, Western Michigan University, United States Donald Wilson Zimmerman, Carleton University, Canada Ellina Chernobilsky, Caldwell College, United States Evridiki Zachopoulou, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Giuliana Dettori, ITD-CNR, Italy Helen Gunter, University of Manchester, United Kingdom Hüseyin Uzunboylu, Near East University, Cyprus Jafar Yaghoubi, Zanjan University, Iran, Islamic Republic Of Jere T. Humphreys, Arizona State University, United States John CK Wang, National Institute of Education, Singapore John Cowan, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom Josie Maria Rodriguez Corral, University of Cádiz (Spain), Spain Kanji Akahori, Hakuoh University, Japan Madhumita Bhattacharya, Athabasca University & Massey University, Canada Margaret Zeegers, University of Ballarat, Australia Marissa Silverman, Montclair State University, United States Muammer Caltik, Blacksea Techical University, Turkey Murat Tezer, Near East University, Cyprus Nadire Cavus, Near East University, Cyprus Othman Alsawaie, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates Ozge Hacifazlioglu, Bahcesehir University, Turkey Paulo Jorge Santos, Faculty of Arts, Porto University, Portugal Sirin Karadeniz, Bahcesehir University, Turkey Note: All members of international advisory board articles' indexed in SSCI. Important Information During review process we use iThenticate plagiarism software. So, it is recommended to the authors should scan with iThenticate plagiarism or other free plagiarism software of their manuscripts. © 2015 SciencePark Science, Organization and Counseling LTD. All rights reserved. The ideas published in the journal belong to the authors. Important Announcement We would like to announce that Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences will only be published online from 1 September 2015. There will not be a printed version (ISSN: 1305-9076) of the journal.

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Scholastics, Pabulum, Clans, Transformation: A Journey into Otherness

Journal of International Students ◽

10.32674/jis.v7i3.307 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 893-917

Author(s):

David Lausch ◽

Eric Teman ◽

Cody Perry

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

United States ◽

United Kingdom ◽

International Students ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Current Model ◽

The United States ◽

Business Economics ◽

Semistructured Interviews ◽

Medicine Education

International students’ identities are complex and so are their needs. Semistructured interviews with 13 of the lead researcher’s former students from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, who are multi-national, multi-lingual and pursuing degrees in law, business, economics, medicine, education, art and media, in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia elucidated this reality. Their experiences demonstrated scholastic and pabulum frustrations that were offset in part by constant communication with their clans in person and through various technologies. Though the current model of higher education often seeks to identify and categorize international students as a group, this study shows that international students are unique individuals. Recognizing their individuality, higher education institutions and policymakers can more appropriately respond to international students’ needs.

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Reviewer Acknowledgements for Journal of Mathematics Research, Vol. 10, No. 5

Journal of Mathematics Research ◽

10.5539/jmr.v10n5p157 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (5) ◽

pp. 157

Author(s):

Sophia Wang

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Czech Republic ◽

State University ◽

National Academy Of Sciences ◽

Bulgarian Academy ◽

University Of Tennessee ◽

University Of Houston ◽

University Of Technology ◽

Mathematics Research ◽

Academy Of Sciences

Journal of Mathematics Research wishes to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Their help and contributions in maintaining the quality of the journal is greatly appreciated. Many authors, regardless of whether Journal of Mathematics Research publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Reviewers for Volume 10, Number 5   Abdessadek Saib, University of Tebessa, Algeria Ahmed Saad Rashed, Zagazig University, Egypt Alan Jalal Abdulqader, Al-Mustansiriyah University, Iraq Alberto Simoes, University of Beira Interior, Portugal Ali Berkol, Space and Defense Technologies & Baskent University, Turkey Arman Aghili, University of Guilan, Iran Chung-Chuan Chen, National Taichung University of Education, Taiwan Denis Khleborodov, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia Gener Santiago Subia, NUeva Ecija University of Science and Technology, Philippines Guoping Zhan, Zhejiang University of Technology, China Hayat REZGUI, Ecole normale Supérieure de Kouba, Algeria Kuldeep Narain Mathur, University Utara Malaysia, Malaysia Marek Brabec, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic Maria Alessandra Ragusa, University of Catania, Italy Mohammad A. AlQudah, German Jordanian University, Jordan N. V. Ramana Murty, Andhra Loyola College, India Neha Hooda, New Jersey City University, United States Özgür Ege, Ege University, Turkey Paul J. Udoh, University of Uyo., Nigeria Philip Yordanoff Philipoff, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria Rami Ahmad El-Nabulsi, Athens Institute for Education and Research, Greece Rovshan Bandaliyev, National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan Salih Abdalla, University of El Imam El Mahdi, Sudan Sanjib Kumar Datta, University of Kalyani, India Sergiy Koshkin, University of Houston Downtown, USA Suzana Blesic, , Italy Vinodh Kumar Chellamuthu, Dixie State University, USA Wenqiang Feng, The University of Tennessee, United States Xiaofei Zhao , Texas A&M University , United States Xingbo WANG, Foshan University, China Zoubir Dahmani, University of Mostaganem, Algeria

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Genotype Analysis of Patients with Hereditary Factor X Deficiency Enrolled in 2 Phase 3 Studies of Pdfx, a New High-Purity Factor X Concentrate

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood.v126.23.3511.3511 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 126 (23) ◽

pp. 3511-3511 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mike Mitchell ◽

Kaan Kavakli ◽

Miranda Norton ◽

Steve Austin

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

United Kingdom ◽

Board Member ◽

Splice Site Mutation ◽

Advisory Board ◽

Compound Heterozygous ◽

Factor X ◽

Site Mutation ◽

Educational Support ◽

Compound Heterozygous Mutations

Abstract Introduction: Hereditary factor X (FX) deficiency is a rare, autosomal recessive bleeding disorder of variable severity, with an estimated prevalence of 1:500,000 to 1:1,000,000. Like hemophilia A and B, patients with severe FX deficiency commonly present with bleeding into joints, muscles, or mucous membranes. However, unlike the X-linked disorders of hemophilia A and B, hereditary FX deficiency occurs equally in both sexes due to the location of the FX gene (F10) on chromosome 13q34. A novel, high-purity, high-potency, plasma-derived FX concentrate (pdFX) has been developed for replacement therapy in patients with hereditary FX deficiency. This analysis examines the genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of subjects with hereditary FX deficiency enrolled in 2 prospective, open-label, multicenter phase 3 studies of pdFX. Methods: In study 1, subjects aged ≥12 years with moderate or severe FX deficiency (basal plasma FX activity [FX:C] of ≥1 and <5 IU/dL or <1 IU/dL, respectively) who required treatment with replacement therapy for ≥1 spontaneous or menorrhagic bleed in the past 12 months received pdFX as on-demand treatment or short-term preventative therapy for 6 months to 2 years. In study 2, subjects aged ≥12 years with mild to severe FX deficiency (basal plasma FX:C of <20 IU/dL) with a history of unusual bleeding received pdFX during and after surgery, until no longer at risk of postoperative bleeding. F10 genotyping was performed for each subject and, for study 1, F10 mutations were compared with bleed frequency to assess potential genotype-phenotype associations. Results: Study 1 enrolled 16 subjects (aged 12-58 years [mean 27.1 years], 62.5% female) from the United Kingdom (n=3), Spain (n=4), the United States (n=2), Turkey (n=6), and Germany (n=1); two patients had moderate and 14 had severe FX deficiency. Among the 16 subjects, 13 separate mutations were identified, of which 6 were novel. Nine mutations were missense mutations, 2 were deletions, 1 was a nonsense mutation, and 1 was a splice-site mutation. Consistent with the low FX:C of <5 IU/dL, all subjects either were homozygous for a single mutation (n=11) or had compound heterozygous mutations (n=5). Study 2 enrolled 2 male subjects (ages 55 years [United States] and 59 years [United Kingdom], respectively), both with mild FX deficiency (basal FX:C of 6 and 8 IU/dL, respectively) and compound heterozygous mutations. Of the 4 mutations identified in these 2 patients, 3 were novel. Of the subjects with moderate or severe FX deficiency (study 1), all 6 Turkish subjects had homozygous mutations resulting in an identical amino acid substitution (p.Gly262Asp). Two subjects in Spain and 1 each in the United States and Germany had mutations resulting in an identical amino acid substitution (p.Gly21Arg); one of these Spanish subjects was a compound heterozygote, with an additional missense mutation of p.Cys246Arg, while the other 3 subjects' mutations were homozygous. Two UK subjects were each homozygous for 2 different missense mutations (p.Phe71Ser and p.Ile451Phe, respectively), and the remaining 4 subjects each had unique compound heterozygous mutations (p.Val298Met and p.Tyr384Leufs*57 [United Kingdom], p.Glu350Lys and p.Gly450Arg [Spain], p.Cys57Phe and c.70+4A>G splice site mutation [Spain], and p.Gln411* and exon 2 deletion [United States], respectively). The basal level of expressed FX protein (FX:Ag) in 1 patient (87 U/dL) was within the normal range (73-127 U/dL), whereas FX:Ag levels in all other patients (range, <1-17 U/dL) were below normal. Due to the small numbers of each type of mutation, no conclusions could be drawn regarding the F10 genetic variants and bleed frequency. Each subject with mild FX deficiency (study 2) had unique compound heterozygous mutations (p.Tyr319His and c.71-1G>C splice site mutation [United Kingdom] and p.Cys90Arg and p.Gln416Leu [United States]). Basal FX:Ag levels in these patients (55 and 48 U/dL, respectively) were close to the normal range. Conclusions: In this analysis, 17 separate F10 mutations were identified in 18 subjects with mild to severe hereditary FX deficiency. Of the mutations identified, 9 are novel and have not previously been characterized. Support: Bio Products Laboratory Ltd. Disclosures Mitchell: Viapath: Employment, Other: employee of Viapath, which received funding from Bio Products Laboratory to perform genetic analysis. Kavakli:Baxter: Other: advisory board member and received educational and investigational support; Bayer: Other: advisory board member and received educational and investigational support; Novo Nordisk: Other: advisory board member and received educational and investigational support; Pfizer: Other: advisory board member and received educational and investigational support; Bio Products Laboratory: Other: received educational and investigational support; CSL Behring: Other: received educational and investigational support; Octapharma: Other: received educational and investigational support. Norton:Bio Products Laboratory: Employment. Austin:SOBI: Other: member of advisory board and received educational support; Pfizer: Other: member of advisory board and received educational support; Novo Nordisk: Other: member of advisory board and received educational support; CSL Behring: Other: member of advisory board and received educational support; Bio Products Laboratory: Other: member of advisory board and received educational support; Bayer: Other: member of advisory board and received educational support; Baxter: Other: member of advisory board and received educational support. Off Label Use: ALN-AT3 is an investigational drug for potential treatment of hemophilia. The data represent phase 1 data..

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W117 Performance Information in Construction: 2017 Research Roadmap Report

Journal for the Advancement of Performance Information and Value ◽

10.37265/japiv.v9i1.32 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Dean Kashiwagi ◽

David Gastelum ◽

Jacob Kashiwagi ◽

Sicco Santema

Keyword(s):

Performance Metrics ◽

Academic Research ◽

State University ◽

Arizona State University ◽

Performance Information ◽

Best Value ◽

University Of Technology ◽

Industry Practice ◽

Productive Research ◽

Construction Services

The CIB Working Commission W117, “Performance Measurement in Construction,” is one of the more innovative and productive research-based commissions in CIB. It focuses on the utilization of performance metrics in the delivery of construction services. The home for W117 is the Performance Based Studies Research Group (PBSRG) at Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, Arizona, where W117 and ASU-PBSRG hold their annual Best Value Conference. From its start in 2009, W117 was led by Prof. Dean Kashiwagi (ASU), and his group of innovators (Dr. Kenneth Sullivan, Sylvia Romero, John Savicky and Dr. Jacob Kashiwagi) and co-coordinator, Professor Charles Egbu, (Glasgow Caledonian University). In 2016, W117 was joined by Co-Coordinator Prof. Sicco Santema, (University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands) the visionary who led to the proliferation of the W117 technology in the Netherlands. W117 aims to change construction procurement and stakeholder organizations worldwide through the use of the information-based Best Value Approach (BVA). As such, it differs from most CIB Commissions that are more science driven, while W117 is more concept and impact driven. It has been one of the most successful CIB Commissions in bridging the gap between the construction industry practice and academic research. It has been prolific in publishing and running research tests with industry partners. W117 and PBSRG have published over 300 papers and generated licensed technology (47 licenses from AZTech, the licensing body of ASU for intellectual property rights). It is the most licensed technology from the most innovative university in the U.S. (as rated by U.S. News and World Report (2016).

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Economic Efficiency of the Main Oil Producing Countries in Upstream Sector in the Period 2010-2017

Revista Mexicana de Economía y Finanzas ◽

10.21919/remef.v17i2.718 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 1-17

Author(s):

José César Lenin Navarro Chávez ◽

Odette Virginia Delfín Ortega ◽

Enrique Guardado Ibarra

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

United Kingdom ◽

Data Envelopment Analysis ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Economic Efficiency ◽

Allocative Efficiency ◽

Oil Industry ◽

Data Envelopment ◽

Economic Vulnerability ◽

Use Of Resources

This work aims to calculate the economic efficiency of the main upstream oil producing countries in 2010-2017, using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) methodology. In the begining the technical efficiency is determined, next allocative efficiency is calculated to finally obtain the economic efficiency. The countries analyzed were: United States, Russia, Canada, China, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Angola, Venezuela, Algeria, United Kingdom, Holland, France and Spain. It can be seen from the results that no country was efficient in economic terms. However, Russia had the highest levels of economic efficiency, on the opposite side, France has the lowest values in this indicator. It is recommended to establish strategies in the sector to avoid economic vulnerability in some countries. The main limitation is the availability of the data. The originality of the research consists in obtaining economic efficiency in this industry, since there are no studies with these specific characteristics. It is concluded that in terms of economic efficiency, there was no adequate use of resources in the upstream oil industry.

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Export of Tea from India: Performance and Determinants

Indian Journal of Economics and Development ◽

10.35716/ijed/21014 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

United Kingdom ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

United States Of America ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Export Price ◽

Analytical Techniques ◽

The United States ◽

Annual Growth Rate ◽

Adf Test

The study analyzed the trends in growth, instability, competitiveness, and determinants of tea export from India from 2001 to 2018. The analytical techniques applied in the study wereCompound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), Nominal Protection Coefficient (NPC), Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test, and multiple linear regression analysis. The major importing countries of tea export from India were the Russian Federation, United Arab, United Kingdom, Iran, and United States of America. The CAGR in terms of tea export value to major importing countries was positive and significant in Russia, Iran, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom.The instability index was found to be more in United Kingdom (23.78percent), followed by the United Arab Emirates (22.86percent), Russia (15.35percent),the United States of America (7.89percent), andIran (6.26percent).NPCindicated that tea was a competitive export product from India, but its competitiveness decreased during the study period. The estimated regression model of determinants of tea export showed a positive and significant relationship with international price and export price. The other three variables, such as exchange rate, domestic consumption, and lagged production, were non-significant.

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