Vol 5 Issue 1 January 2017-March 2017

Abstract: The aim of this research is to examine the preferences of the foreigner tourists to the environment of Ngan Gate of the Hue Citadel which is the heritage site in Hue city, Vietnam. A photographic observation was conducted in the study area by using the digital camera captured photos in human normal visual view. Fifty photos were selected as the media which were represented the variations of the feature attributes of the environment of Ngan Gate from a parking area to the entrance of Ngan gate. The research had obtained the preference evaluations with 1-5 Likert-scale. 404 participants who are considered as potential foreigner tourists evaluated the photos by convenience sampling technique. The data were analyzed by mean. The results indicate that respondents prefer environment with the appearance of the heritage with more trees and shading images before approaching the entrance to the citadel. Keywords: Preferences, Foreigner tourists, Ngan Gate, Hue citadel. Title: The Preferences of Foreigner Tourists for the Environment In Front of Ngan Gate of the Hue Citadel in Hue City, Vietnam Author: Karuna Raksawin, Supagtra Suthasupa, Pham Manh Hung International Journal of Thesis Projects and Dissertations (IJTPD) Research Publish Journals

Abstract: Chromium is an average toxic metal introduced into the ecosystem as a result of various industrial operations such as mining, smelting, surface finishing industry, energy and fuel production, fertilizer and pesticide, metallurgy, leather tanning, chromate preparation, etc. Chromium occurs in trivalent and hexavalent forms in aqueous solution/environment. Carcinogenic and mutagenic effects of Cr (VI) make it more toxic. Thus, biosorption of Cr (VI) ions from aqueous solution onto a low-cost adsorbent — Citrus limetta (Mousambi) peels — chemically modified peels (acid and alkaline treated peels) and raw peels were investigated to evaluate the batch parameters like effect of adsorbent dosage, initial chromium Cr(VI)) ion concentration, contact time, pH and temperature. Greater percentage of metal Cr(VI)) ion was removed with the increase in the amount of adsorbent used (Chemically modified and raw peels) and decrease in the initial concentration of Cr (VI) ion. The rate of adsorption is higher at a contact time of 96 h denoting the rate of uptake controlled by the rate at which the adsorbate is transported from exterior to the interior sites of biosorbent particles. Optimal pH value for Cr (VI) adsorption onto the chemically modified peels (alkaline and acid treated raw peels) was pH 10.0 and 2.0 for raw peels. Significant impact on biosorption of Cr (VI) ion was observed at a room temperature of 30¬–40˚C. The comparative efficiency of alkaline, acid treated and raw peels of Musambi in removal of toxic Cr (VI) from its synthetic solution in batch modes were studied in the treatment of tannery effluent. The Change in lattice structure of adsorbent before and after adsorption was analyzed by FTIR and SEM analysis. Keywords: Cr (VI); batch parameters; adsorption; calorimeter; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; high resolution-scanning electron microscope imaging. Title: Removal of Hexavalent Chromium from Aqueous Solution using Chemically-Modified Sweet Lime (Citrus limetta) Peels Author: Dr. A. M. Sabitha Rani, R. Saroja Preethy International Journal of Thesis Projects and Dissertations (IJTPD) Research Publish Journals

Abstract: Over the last few years, women and girls have incurred the greatest casualties during armed conflicts. As a result of this, concerted efforts and extensive lobbying by international NGO, s and women activists urged the Security Council to adopt Resolution 1325. The adoption of this resolution in October 2000 served as the first international legal document that specifically focused on the protection of women and girls from violence during and after armed conflicts. Though the resolution called for the protection of women during and after conflicts and support their participation in peace negotiations and post-conflict peacebuilding, it is imperative to state that very few countries, especially in the Sub-Sahara African region, have succeeded in translating the message of the resolution from word to practice. The CAR found at the heart of the African Continent is often referred to as a paragon of political instability. The country became independent in 1960 from the rule of its colonial master, France and since then has been plagued by coups and counter-coups. In spite of the several Comprehensive Peace Agreements signed, women have hardly been part of the country’s peace negotiations and hence found it difficult to translate the resolution from theory to practice. Current literature on SCR 1325 in the Central African Republic (CAR) is still in its infancy. This thesis seeks to appraise the role of women in CAR’s conflict resolution and peacebuilding processes. This study further posits that there exist gaps between the aspirations of SCR 1325 and its implementation. Further, this research advances knowledge of the factors impeding the smooth implementation of this landmark decision.This thesis, therefore, concludes by developing recommendations on how women activists in the CAR can be fully engaged in the country’s public decision-making and peace building activities. Keywords: Central African Republic (CAR), peacebuilding processes. Title: Women and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding: An Appraisal of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 in the Central African Republic Author: Langsi Emmanuella Mbongeh, Chuck Thiessen International Journal of Thesis Projects and Dissertations (IJTPD) Research Publish Journals

Abstract: The current study aims at investigating formative assessment strategies which are used by secondary school English language teachers at Khartoum State to engage their students in learning and keep classroom discipline. This study is significant because it might provide a sort of formative assessment strategies which help both teachers and students to attain the objective of the course. The participant were 100 secondary schools English Language teachers who were asked to show how often do they use formative assessment strategies to engage their students in learning and manage their classes. All the participants’ responses were taken into account, here are some of the significant findings: Secondary school teachers do not use formative assessment strategies (FAS) to probe students learning style so as to engage them in English language learning. They do not keep discipline and engage students in learning through differentiated instruction (DI), so as to plan actively for and direct their attention to student differences in the classroom. Secondary school teachers do not invite the students to write short bits of mini-writing to check what they know so as to retrieve their prior knowledge about certain topic. The findings also show that teachers don’t use formative assessment strategies (i.e. rubric) to allow students assess themselves or peers and track their or their peers progress in learning English language. Formative Assessment Strategies (FAS) such as ‘portfolios’ are not used to keep students’ file containing samples of their work to help them determine their strengths and weaknesses and give a reflection for their best work. Secondary school teachers at Khartoum State do not use proximity strategy by walking around the classroom and observe students as they work to check for learning. Formative assessment strategies such as identifying/explaining image or graph, and justifying answers are not used to develop metacognitive strategies such critical thinking, questioning , discussion, collaboration…etc. The teachers do not use formative assessment strategies such short quizzes to assess students for factual information, concepts and discrete skill Keywords: FAS: Formative Assessment Strategies, DI: Differentiated Instruction, CD: Classroom Discipline, CM: Classroom Management. Title: Creating Engaging Environments in English Language Classrooms through Formative Assessment Strategies Author: Abdalla Mohamed Saeed Ali, Mohamed Bakri Hadidi International Journal of Thesis Projects and Dissertations (IJTPD) Research Publish Journals

Abstract: Comparison of a forecast model, one of the essential elements of forecast model fitting, is totally a different concept than many a times confused concept of its accuracy measure. With accuracy measure alone, no any context or reference could be given to convene an investigated model is better or superior than any other model made from the same data set. This paper aims to demonstrate how a multiple regression model, constructed from time series data can be compared through naïve forecast approach. This, at the same time, has clarified the differentiation between comparison of a forecast model and its accuracy measure. Regarding the context of comparing the models, in this case, in both accuracy measures, mean absolute error and mean absolute percentage error, multiple regression model has taken the lead to be smaller error, meaning that fitted model of the choice i.e., the multiple regression model, was better to the naïve forecast, the benchmark method. This concludes it was worth fitting the multiple regression model. Keywords: forecast models, naïve method, forecast error, forecast accuracy, mean absolute error, mean percentage error. Title: A Naïve Approach for Comparing a Forecast Model Author: Chuda Prasad Dhakal International Journal of Thesis Projects and Dissertations (IJTPD) Research Publish Journals