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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54173#.VPAebCzQrzE Author(s)   Christopher Horn * Affiliation(s) University of New England, Armidale, Australia . ABSTRACT This essay will offer an introduction to the long-debated issue of diglossia in the Arabic-speaking world, together with an overview of some of the effects it brings about within the Arab society against the background of the governing Islamic creed. After a definition of the issue, backed by the most relevant, related academic literature, a brief overview will be offered of the social setting in which this situation has perpetuated itself to this day. The author will then proceed to assess the impact of...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54173#.VO7enizQrzE Author(s)  Christopher Horn *   Affiliation(s) University of New England, Armidale, Australia . ABSTRACT This essay will offer an introduction to the long-debated issue of diglossia in the Arabic-speaking world, together with an overview of some of the effects it brings about within the Arab society against the background of the governing Islamic creed. After a definition of the issue, backed by the most relevant, related academic literature, a brief overview will be offered of the social setting in which this situation has perpetuated itself to this day. The author will then proceed to assess the impact of diglossia on Arab youth, nowadays, with an eye on educational concerns, and will conclude with a tentative speculation on the future of Arabic as a language, in hopes to inspire further academic endeavor.   KEYWORDS ...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53923#.VNxeqyzQrzE Author(s)    Tobias Obiora Ozor , Chiedozie Okechukwu Okafor Affiliation(s) Department of Psychology, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria . ABSTRACT The study investigated gender and level of education as factors in quality of moral judgement among the Nigerian Police Force. A total of 167 participants comprising eighty-one (81) males and eighty-six (86) females of the Nigerian Police were drawn from Central Police Station (C.P.S), Uwani, and State CID Head Quarters, all in Enugu State. A 28 items ethical moral self inventory was administered to them to measure their quality of moral judgment. A cross-sectional survey design was used, while a 2-way ANOVA Statistics was applied to analyze the data. The findings revealed no significant influence of the two independent variables (gender and level of ed...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53918#.VNsO_CzQrzE Author(s)    Annemarie van der Kolk 1,3 , Michel van Agthoven 2 , Jan K. Buitelaar 3 , Leona Hakkaart-van Roijen 4   Affiliation(s) 1 Janssen-Cilag B.V., Tilburg, The Netherlands . 2 Gilead Sciences Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands . 3 Radboud UMC, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Nijmegen, The Netherlands . 4 Institute for Medical Technology Assessment (iMTA), Rotterdam, The Netherlands . ABSTRACT Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has been shown to impair major life activities including educational functioning. However, there is no consensus on the specific cause for the impact on this worse educational outcome. This systematic review aims to identify factors that have been associated with educational and academic underperformance of children and adolescents with ADHD. A literatur...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53727#.VNB3aSzQrzE Author(s)    Vicente German-Soto 1 , Luis Gutiérrez Flores 2   Affiliation(s) 1 Facultad de Economía, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila Unidad Camporredondo, Saltillo, Mexico . 2 Centro de Investigaciones Socio-Económicas (CISE), Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila Unidad Camporredondo, Saltillo, Mexico . ABSTRACT A dynamic panel data (DPD) model is estimated to assess the contribution of the average schooling years, the education expenditure and the inventive coefficient—as an approximation for innovation—to the increased productivity of the Mexican states. The potential difficulties of endogeneity and serial correlation are controlled by adopting system General Method of Moments (GMM) procedures. The findings are compatible with the theory. The importance of the lags is confirmed and the positive and significant impacts on producti...