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This study investigates the complex relationship between Taqwa-Oriented Ramadan Fasting (TORF) and unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB), a paradoxical form of misconduct intended to benefit the organization. Based on Social Cognitive Theory, it was hypothesized that TORF reduces UPB and that this effect is moderated by spiritual intelligence (SI). Based on survey data from 263 employees attending graduate programs in a private university in Egypt, our findings confirm a significant negative relationship between TORF and UPB. Moreover, this relationship is amplified for individuals with higher levels of SI, which we propose functions as a valuable psychological resource that enhances ethical resilience. The results suggest that religious practices can serve as a protective factor against UPB, particularly when individuals possess high spiritual intelligence. This study contributes to the ethics and organizational behavior literature by highlighting the unique roles of religious rituals and personal spiritual resources as antecedents of ethical conduct. We provide practical implications for leaders and HR practitioners to foster a culture of integrity by supporting employees' spiritual well-being.

The COVID-19 pandemic placed great strain on healthcare professionals, leading to a substantial impact and a redistribution of the workforce. Despite the active involvement of the Eastern Mediterranean Region Office (EMRO) and the World Health Organization in managing mental health crises, there is a knowledge gap concerning the working conditions and training opportunities available for early career psychiatrists (ECPs) during the pandemic period. This study aims to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ECPs and how it affected their well-being, employment, and educational opportunities. A mixed methods study has been conducted in Iran, Egypt, and Tunisia, three EMRO member countries. It includes a cross-sectional survey with self-reported questions, and a qualitative study with individual in-depth interviews. The findings of this study will raise awareness to the working conditions of ECPs within the EMRO region and its member societies, both during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The results will serve as a basis for encouraging supervisors and policymakers to mitigate the pandemic's impact on psychiatric training, strengthen healthcare systems' preparedness, and equip early career psychiatrists with the necessary skills to deal with the mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The current study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of using the SPAWN strategy in developing critical reading skills for university students. A pre-post experimental group design was employed to achieve the study objectives, as the researcher used the explicit teaching promoting prompts of the SPAWN strategy in a classroom to develop critical reading skills for university students. Thirty-four students were randomly chosen for the experimental group and thirty-four for the control group from the second level of EAP courses. Students were trained to develop their reading skills using the SPAWN strategy, while the control group received regular instruction. Instruments of the study included a reading checklist to determine the most needed reading skills by the second level of critical reading learners and a pre-posttest in critical reading skills. Analysis of the data obtained by critical reading students revealed that the experimental group significantly achieved higher scores on the post-critical reading test, as the difference in the mean scores of the two administrations was statistically significant in favor of the experimental group. Discussion of these findings, recommendations, and suggestions for further research are presented.تستهدف الدراسة الحالية دراسة فاعلية استراتيجية سباون في تنمية مهارات القراءة الناقدة باللغة الانجليزية كلغة الأجنبية، حيث شارك في الدراسة 86 طالبا من المستوى الثاني لدراسة اللغة الانجليزية لأغراض اكاديمية من طلاب الجامعات الكندية بمصر بالعاصمة الادارية الجديدة. تم اختيارهم عشوائيا و تقسيمهم إلى مجموعتين،(مجموعة تجريبية) 34 طالبا (و أخرى ضابطة) 34 طالبا. اعتمد البحث على التصميم القبلى- البعدي. تم تقديم اختبار مهارات القراءة الناقدة في اللغة الإنجليزية من إعداد الباحثة للمجموعتين التجريبية و الضابطة. تم تدريب طلاب المجموعة التجريبية من خلال استخدام استراتيجية (سباون)، بينما تم استخدام الطريقة التقليدية مع المجموعة الضابطة، كما تم إعداد قائمة لمهارات القراءة الناقدة و نموذج لتقييم التجربة يهدف إلى كشف فاعلية استراتيجية (سباون) في تنمية مهارات القراءة الناقدة باللغة الإنجليزية كلغة أجنبية، و أوضحت نتائج تحليل البيانات إلى تفوق المجموعة التجريبية على أقرانهم في المجموعة الضابطة في التطبيق البعدي لمهارات القراءة الناقدة عند مستوى دالة (5.0)، و قد تم الاستنتاج من هذه الدراسة إلى فاعلية استخدام استراتيجية (سباون) بين طلاب المجموعة التجريبية و الضابطة. في ضوء هذه النتائج الإيجابية يوصى الباحث باستخدام استراتيجية (سباون) في تنمية مهارات القراءة الناقدة باللغة الإنجليزية كلغة اجنبية بالإضافة إلى مهارات التفكير النقدى.

a higiene ntima, a criao de uma boneca de papelo e EVA exemplificou a correta utilizao do papel higinico, refletindo a acessibilidade e a abordagem integral preconizadas pela APS.A higiene dos ps foi abordada com nfase na preveno, destacando a importncia da limpeza para evitar problemas futuros.Quanto higiene bucal, a utilizao de dentes de papelo e EVA associados a microrganismos visuais reforou a importncia da promoo da sade desde a infncia.

Power generation and supplying to electric loads through hybrid renewable energy sources is one of the best choices to reduce global warming as well as fulfill the needs of electric loads in many rural places. Hence establishing standalone hybrid power supply systems are becoming increasing day by day. However, due to atmospheric changes, a storage device (i.e., battery bank unit (BBU)) along with proper energy management system must be integrated into standalone system to manage power balance between load and generation. Photovoltaic-wind-battery powered standalone power supply system is considered in this work. An effective control mechanism is proposed to supply the quality power at load bus. Due to drawbacks of conventional PI controllers, a Takagi Sugeno Kang Fuzzy controller is used in proposed control methodology. Dual inverter configuration is implemented in this research work, one is operated between AC load bus and dc-link, the other one is in between BBU and AC load bus. In order to manage power balance in the system, a dc to dc bidirectional circuit is placed between batteries and inverter. In this configuration, the operation similar to inter line power flow controller is achieved by operating the inverter between BBU and AC load bus by proposed method. The Hardware-in the-Loop is designed for analyzing various case studies in the results by connecting two OPAL-RT devices.

Starting from the year 2000, some Arab countries began focusing on quality assurance in the education field. Currently, 19 of the 22 Arab countries have developed good quality assurance systems in education. Most of these quality assurance organizations in the Arab world include higher education, pre-university education, and vocational education in their mandates. The idea of networking between quality assurance organizations started to develop and flourish in 2008 with the launch of the Global Initiative for Quality Assurance Capacities (GIQAC) project, managed by UNESCO, which was born out of an initiative created by the World Bank. The World Bank then corresponded with all the quality assurance organizations to develop networks and encouraged them to communicate among each other. At that time there were at least seven quality assurance networks engaged in this vital initiative. A part of this chapter is dedicated to the networks and initiatives that had remarkable influence on higher education in the Middle East and Arab region, with a focus on the Arab Network of Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ANQAHE). The relationship between quality standards and academic integrity is discussed in this chapter, with an analysis of the way quality standards are used by different Arab external quality assurance agencies (EQAAs) to promote academic integrity.

Devido aos crescentes impactos antrpicos causando alteraes climticas e modificando a frequncia e intensidade de eventos climticos extremos, torna-se fundamental entender os fatores que regem as populaes naturais. Flutuaes populacionais so resultantes dos parmetros relacionados taxa de crescimento, como a sobrevivncia e recrutamento. Distrbios ambientais, como incndios, afetam populaes atravs de efeitos diretos e/ou indiretos. Alm dessas variveis exgenas, fatores endgenos, como a densidade populacional, afetam a regulao das populaes. Utilizamos uma srie temporal de 9 anos para avaliar os efeitos de fatores endgenos e exgenos nas dinmicas populacionais de dois pequenos mamferos (Gracilinanus agilis e Rhipidomys mastacalis) em uma rea de cerrado denso em Uberlndia/MG. Atravs da estrutura de Royama, identificamos o papel do sistema endgeno (densidade) e de fatores exgenos (chuva, dias frios, dias quentes, NDVI e SOI) na taxa de crescimento anual das populaes, verificando se tais fatores exercem efeitos verticais (atuando na sobrevivncia e/ou reproduo), laterais (modificando a capacidade de suporte ambiental) ou no lineares (alterando a fora da dependncia da densidade). Tambm avaliamos os efeitos atrasados da densidade e de fatores exgenos (chuva, qualidade do habitat, dias frios e fogo) nas taxas de sobrevivncia e recrutamento das espcies. Dois incndios severos e extensos ocorridos durante o perodo estudado, permitiram que analisssemos o impacto desses distrbios nos parmetros demogrficos das populaes. Os incndios afetaram indiretamente as populaes atravs da reduo na capacidade de suporte, onde nenhuma delas retornou aos padres de abundncia pr-fogo. Detectamos efeitos negativos da densidade (fator endgeno) nas taxas de crescimento das populaes, afetando principalmente o recrutamento de machos de G. agilis e de machos e fmeas de R. mastacalis,

If conservation depends on people, then community partnerships are the lynchpin to conservation success. The contribution of local knowledge, intellectual capital and volunteer labour not only saves project managers invaluable time and money, it fosters ownership and longevity into conservation initiatives well beyond their projected timeframe. Island communities are socially and culturally diverse and driven by a range of motivations. Hence, if we are to deliver conservation programs at scale, we need to better understand and embed these drivers into program design. We present four contemporary case studies on major populated islands in Australia where community collaborations are building the collective impact needed to underpin conservation success. They contain key learnings about community involvement, to help guide managers with future island planning and avoid some pitfalls.

Background: Children with autism should interact and get along with their surrounding environment. Therefore, the researchers must try to explain the reasons of challenges in their adaptive behaviors. This study aimed to evaluate levels of challenges in sensory processing and the motor domain of adaptive behavior among children with autism in Egypt, and to explore the effect of sensory processing on subdomains of gross and fine motor skills.