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2015 IEDRC ROME CONFERENCES
2015 IEDRC ROME
CONFERENCES SCHEDULE
Rome, Italy
May 15-16, 2015
Co-Sponsored by
http://www.iedrc.org/
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IEDRC ROME CONFERENCES PROGRAM
May 15-16, 2015, Rome, Italy
Novotel Roma Eur hotel
http://www.novotel.com/it/hotel-9299-novotel-roma-eur/index.shtml
Day 1:
Venue
Mediterranean
May 15
10:00-17:00 Registration
Day 2:
Venue
Mediterranean
May 16
09:20-12:00
09:30—09:40 Opening Remarks
09:40—10:30 Keynote Speech 1(Prof. Gordana Jakic)
10:30—11:00 Coffee break& Group Photo
11:00—11:50 Keynote Speech 2(Prof. Vilmante
Kumpikaite-Valiuniene)
Restaurant May 16
12:00-13:30 Lunch
Venue
Mediterranean
May 16
13:30-18:00
13:30-15:40 Session 1 (13 papers)
15:40–16:00 Coffee break
16:00-18:00 Session 2 (12 papers)
Restaurant May 16
18:30-21:00 Dinner Banquet
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Registration: May 15, 2014 (Friday)
Novotel Roma Eur hotel
http://www.novotel.com/it/hotel-9299-novotel-roma-eur/index.shtml
10:00 – 12:30
13:30 - 17:00
Arrival and Registration
(Venue: Lobby)
(1) Please print your registration form before you come to the conference.
(2) You can also register at any time during the conference.
(3) Certificate of Participation can be collected at the registration counter.
(4) Please tell the conference receptions your paper ID.
(5)The organizer won't provide accommodation, and we suggest you make an early reservation.
(6)One Best Paper will be selected from each oral session. The Certificate for Best Papers will be awarded
in the Welcome Banquet on May 16, 2014.
Full Schedule
Conference: Morning, May 16, 2015 (Saturday)
Venue: Mediterranean
09:30-09:40 Opening Remarks
Professor Donald Chang
School of Business Metropolitan State University, USA
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09:40-10:30 Keynote Speaker Speech 1
Prof. Gordana Jakic
University of Belgrade, Serbia
Title: Communication at risk - language use in and between cultures
Abstract:
Language as a powerful means of expressing people’s own personal or cultural
identity
Culture influences language particularly with verbal and nonverbal encoding
and decoding processes
Case of international English
Semantic problems
Connotations
Cultural stereotypes
Communication ethics
Diversities and cultural bias
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break & Photo Session
11:00-11:50 Keynote Speaker Speech 2
Prof. Vilmante Kumpikaite-Valiuniene
Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Title: Migration‘s Flow and its Impact: Case of European Union
Abstract: European Union has created one economic and free movement of
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workers space. It has not only opened the borders providing the opportunity to
travel, study, work and live within European Union (EU) for more than 500
million citizens of EU member countries, but also faced the problem areas that
require solutions. Due to increased opportunities of labour market mobility
organisations are able to search for the most competent and suitable employees,
but, at the same time, actual or potential employees use opportunities to move
within the EU. As Baycan-Levent and Nijkamp (2009) present, Central
European countries including Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Benelux
countries, and France have been the most important immigration countries as
well as traditionally the port of entry of many labour migrants in Europe.
However, since the 1980s, the Southern European countries such as Italy,
Greece, Spain, and Portugal have also become immigration countries, receiving
people from Northern Africa, the Balkans, and the Eastern Mediterranean,
mostly through illegal immigration due to the proximity to these regions, the
geographical features. The factors that lead individuals to migrate, in turn, are
motivated and sustained by three major types of influences – demand-pull
factors in the destination area, supply-push factors in the origin area, and
network factors that link origin and destination (Martin, 2003). There are as
many reasons for migration as there are migrants, but most individuals who
cross national borders do so for economic reasons. One of them, for example is
difference in salaries. For example, according to the difference in wages,
rewards, and benefits among countries some countries, especially new EU
members cannot offer high salaries for highly skilled
professionals. Differences of minimum salaries among majority of EU
countries (some of countries as Germany or Italy do not have fixed minimum
salaries) are presented in Figure 1.
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
Afternoon, May 16, 2015 (Saturday)
SESSION – 1
Venue: Mediterranean
Session Chair: Professor Donald Chang
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Time: 13:30-15:30
ID Title+ Author’s name
Education
EP00016
Presenter only
Characteristics and Models of Effective Professional Development in Qatar
Abdullah Abu-Tineh
Associate Professor, Qatar University, Qatar
Abstract: This study was conducted to investigate the characteristics of effective professional
development and the effective models of professional development as perceived by Qatar school
teachers. This study is quantitative in nature and was conducted using a survey methodology.
Means, standard deviations, t-test, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were utilized to
analyze the collected data. Findings of the study revealed that school teachers in Qatar perceived
the proposed characteristics of effective professional development to be highly effective. Further,
school teachers in Qatar perceived mentoring model as the most effective professional development
model and online training programs as the least effective professional development model. Finally,
results showed that there are no significant differences among school teachers in perceiving the
proposed characteristics of effective professional development and in perceiving the most and the
least effective professional development models that are attributed to their gender, years of
experience in teaching, and school level.
EP00018
Ethics of Undergraduate Students: A Study in Malaysian Public Universities
Shazaitul Azreen Rodzalan and Maisarah Mohamed Saat
Lecturer, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Abstract: This paper aims to determine the ethics of undergraduate students in four aspects of
moral processes; awareness, judgement, intention and behaviour. It further explores the impact of
gender and academic disciplines on these four moral processes. A total of 2000 undergraduate
students from six public universities in Malaysia involved in this study. Data were collected
through survey consists of 14 ethical statements developed based on previous studies. Descriptive
analysis (such as mean), t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were employed for the data
analysis. Overall, results reveal that student’s ethical level was mixed. The results also demonstrate
that engineering students have low level of ethics, as compared to social science and science
students. In terms of gender differences, female students appear to have higher level of ethics than
their male counterparts. The findings of this study provide some educational and theoretical
implications.
EP00027
Sense of Place and Science Achievement in the Place-based Science Curriculum
Huei Lee and Chia-Ling Chiang
Associate Professor, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
Abstract: The increasing gap between children’s life experience and school science is a worth
noting phenomenon in science education. To narrow the gap, the place-based education (PBE),
which promotes learning to be rooted in what is local, has been undertaken and emphasized
recently. In PBE, students' local community is one of the primary learning resources, so that
students’ sense of place is an important factor for learning. This study is the first article to explore
students' science learning from the sense of place point of view in Taiwan. By using a one-group
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pretest-posttest design, this study explored students’ sense of place and their learning achievement
in place-based science teaching. Participants included 21 fifth-grade students of a suburban school
in Eastern Taiwan, and the fifth-grade students of other schools in the same township also finished
posttest for reference. The results show that the place-based science teaching could enhance not
only students’ sense of place but their science learning achievement. Besides, students’ sense of
place is connected with their involvement in community. The longer the students live in the
community, the higher their sense of place is. Moreover, the more students participate in
community activities, the higher their sense of place is.
EP00028
The Effect of Project-Based Learning on Learning Motivation and Problem-Solving Ability of
Vocational High School Students
C. L. Chiang and H. Lee
Assistant Professor, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
Abstract: Due to pay too much attention to pencil-and-paper test, lacking of learning motivation
and problem- solving ability are quite popular for the vocational high school students in Taiwan.
This study developed a project-based curriculum for the vocational high school students majored in
food and beverage, and examine the effect of the curriculum on students’ learning motivation and
ability of problem solving by means of quasi-experimental method and qualitative analysis. The
objects of this study are the students majored in food and beverage from two vocational high
schools in Taiwan, divided into treatment group and control group. The treatment-group students
are given project-based teaching method and control group students are given traditional teaching
method during four week period of courses. Research questionnaires consist of learning motivation
scale and problem-solving ability questions and answers. The questionnaires, “Learning motivation
of vocational high school students” and “Problem-solving ability of vocational high school
students”, were conducted to both treatment and control group students. The research results
showed project-based learning not only could enhance vocational school students’ learning
motivation, but facilitate their problem-solving ability. The contribution of the research is to the
vocational education, especially to give the teachers a real exemplar of PBL.
EP00044 Entailment Issues to Integrate Learning Theories with Educational Technologies
David Prata, George França, and Marcelo Lisboa
Professor, Universidade Federal Do Tocantins, Brazil
Abstract: Learning technologies intrinsically pervade education via Internet, encouraging teachers
to conform their pedagogical practices. However, this information era imposes an interdisciplinary
and multidisciplinary approach for applying instructional strategies to technology. In this work, a
knowledge engineering case is described to represent the knowledge design entailment issues when
integrating learning theories with information technology. The systematic and procedural language
of computers in scene illustrate the challenge task of instruction design to develop customized
content and to assess students’ learning. Underlying these reasons, this work create awareness for
the long trip to deal with pedagogical technology intricate issues in order to cause students to learn,
and not only to use technology tools.
EP00048 College Costs, Freshman Enrollment, and Student Quality: Evidence from an Urban State
University
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Su-Jane Chen
Professor, Metropolitan State University of Denver, U.S.A.
Abstract: Thisresearchexamines the impact of rising college costs onfirst-time, full-time resident
freshman enrollment and quality at alarge, urban,public teaching universityin the time period
2001-2013. Test results show that freshman enrollment reacts significantly negatively to full-time
tuition and fees, withthe price elasticity surpassing unity in 2012 and 2013.The steadily increasing
education cost has priced out a majority of incoming freshmen who are in the bottom quarter of
their high school graduating class, student quality raised from punishing presumably the most
economically disadvantaged group. This study also investigates how the university’s freshman
enrollment responds to tuition and fees charged by its two peerslocated on the same campus, a state
research institution and a community college. No competitive threat comes from the research
institution, suggesting that the two universities are in different market enclaves. In contrast, a weak
substitution effect is documented between the target institution and the community college. Thus, it
is important for the teaching institution to monitor the community college’s price as well as its own.
In light of President Obama administration’s intention to make community colleges virtually free of
cost, this realization could not have come at a more critical point.
EP10008
Present only
Psychological Capital and its Effect on Performance among Teachers in Malaysia
Sarah Waheeda Muhammad Hafidz, Muhammad ZulfaizMohdYusoff, and Wan Shahrazad Wan
Sulaiman
Lecturer, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Abstract: Psychological capital (PsyCap) is a positive condition owned by an individual and it is
important in influencing and contributing to job performance. Through psychological capital,
employees can form various positive aspects of emotional, cognitive, attitudes, and behaviors; and
this can subsequently lead to better job performance. Teachers in Malaysia have been known to face
a high workload, and therefore the existence of psychological capital would enhance their job
performance. Therefore, this study aims to examine the influence of PsyCap on job performance
and organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB).A total of 628 teachers were chosen as respondents
using purposive and convenient sampling technique. The measurement tools are (a) demographic
information to assess the characteristic of respondents, (b) Psychological Capital Questionnaire
(PCQ) to measure psychological capital through four dimensions: hope, self-efficacy, resilience and
optimism, (c) Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Scale (OCB) to measure positive
organizational citizenship behavior, and (d) Job Performance Scale to measure the employee’s
performance. The results showed that PsyCap influences organizational citizenship behavior and
job performance positively and significantly. This findingindicates that PsyCap plays an
important role in helping employees to perform effectively; and that employers should encourage
the development of the dimensions of PsyCap.
EP00019 A Study on Trends in Iran: A Closer Look at Democracy, Education, Fertility, Divorce, Nutrition
Transition, and HIV/AIDS
Farzad Rastegar
Doctoral Candidate, University of Tehran, Tehran
Abstract: In this study we look into the socio-political trends emerging after the 1979 revolution in
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Iran. The development of democracy, education, and health network system are remarkable
achievements in the Islamic government. However, since economic factors in a society work in
harmony, an integrated view about emerging trends results in more achievements and better future
planning. This study seeks to bring a set of relevant trends to attention and present a
multidimensional picture of Iranian society.
B027
Identifying Learning Styles in EFL Classroom
Sadia Zamir and Huda Al Qunayeer
Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia
Abstract—This research aims to identify students’ perceptual learning style preferences in EFL
classroom on the basis of VARK learning style model. The VARK questionnaire version 7.1 has
been used as a data collection tool. The study also gives the comparative analysis between the
male and the female students studying at the same level. The data analysis highlights a considerable
difference between the boys and girls learning preferences. It concludes that female students are
found to be Aural learners (i.e. prefer to explain new ideas to others, discuss topics with other
students and their teachers, attend lectures, and discussion groups). Whereas, Boys are found to be
Kinesthetic learners (i.e. prefer field trips, doing things to learn them, hands-on approaches, using
their senses). The study asks for better teaching methods and strategies, keeping in view students’
unique ways of learning. The study suggests that the teachers should modify their teaching
strategies in accordance with their students learning preferences. The awareness about students
learning preferences increases the teachers’ efficiency of their classroom orientation.
B021
Teaching Vocabulary Items using Moodle: Do They Learn Better?
Yiğit Savuran and Halil Elibol
Lecturer, Anadolu University, Turkey
Abstract—In this case study, the effectiveness of using Moodle on the learning of vocabulary items
is examined. In the experimental group, Moodle is used as a supplementary system on which lots of
activities are carried out. Uploading the daily vocabulary items on system is one of these activities.
The teacher of the experimental group compiles all the vocabulary items and uploads them on the
system. In the control group, such an online system is not used. Therefore, it is aimed to analyze the
efficiency Moodle on student’s success in learning new vocabulary items. The researchers created a
vocabulary test consisting of the target vocabulary items, which occurred in the course book used in
the institution. They applied this test to both experimental group and to the control group. The
analyses showed that the mean of the students in the experimental group was significantly higher
than that of the control group.
B009 The Effect of intermediate level short story Reading on Developing the Grammatical Accuracy of
EFL students in Shahab English Institute of Mahabad, Iran
Mohammad Mohammadi and Bayez Enayati
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Professor, Urmiah University, Iran
Abstract—The aim of the study was to determine the degree of the effect of short story reading on
developing grammatical accuracy of EFL Students in Shahab English Institute of Mahabad . The
students were homosexual, so the sample consisted of 60 male students in two groups: The
experimental group and the control group; each group consisted of 30 students. The two groups
were randomly selected as representatives of the whole population which includes ( 182) new
comers where all of them were students in grade two of high school. The subjects in the two groups
were given a writing test in which a short paragraph was required to be written. Then the researcher
started to assign several short stories at the intermediate level at various topics. These short sorties
were read and summarized in written forms by the subjects in the experimental group. After a
period of six weeks, ( 20/5 – 10/7) in Summer semester of the academic year 2013 /2014 , the
subjects in both groups were given the same test in which they wrote a short paragraph about the
problems they may have during their teenage years. The two tests ( pre and post ) were corrected
and the researchers compared their results in order to measure the effect of the treatment, which
was intermediate leveled short story reading, on the student’s writing grammatical accuracy. The
scores’ mean value and standard deviation in each group were calculated. The study yielded the
finding that short story reading had a positive impact on enhancing the grammatical accuracy of
students in grade two of high school in Shahab English Language Institute of Mahabad.
EP10001
Children Schooling Achievements in the Course of Early Education and Their Cognitive
Development
Natalia Józefacka-Szram
Ph.D Candidate, The Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education, Poland
Abstract: The study show connections between educational achievements and efficiency of basic
components of executive functions (EF) understood as short-term memory, inhibition control and
set shifting. Particular research topics are concentrated in development of executive functions issue
in view of age (5-, 6 years old). Study based on two groups of children from preschool class (N=96)
and first grade (N=97), both levelled in terms of gender. This project takes into consideration
relationship between EF – school achievements, controlling socio-economical status and age.
Confirmatory variation analysis indicates good correlation of all investigated factors. In the second
step, execution of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) confirms that all three EF factors have
significant influence on school achievements, also assumption about age finds confirmation in the
data. Hypothesis about influence of sex and SES on school achievement was found insignificant.
EP10004
Religious Structure of Child Education Policy in Germany, Poland and UK
K. Heland-Kurzak
Ph.D Student, The Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education, Poland
Abstract: European countries differ tremendously in terms of religious education. The presence of
religion in school is determined by the relationship between the state and church related. This
article traces the contemporary differences in religious education in Germany, Poland and the UK.
Intensive work on religious education in the UK led to compulsory religious education, but
differently comprehended than the traditional teaching of religion, because it focuses on the basics
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of different religions and traditions. Germany with two main religions necessarily create an
environment to give the young person choice in the educational process, meaning the specific
nature of religious education, its scope, form and dutifulness. In Poland there are various religious
communities, and they have the right to religious education, despite the fact the Polish schools are
mainly of the Catholic religion, as approximately 88% of Poles are Roman Catholic.
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
SESSION – 2
Venue: Mediterranean
Session Chair: Prof. Vilmante Kumpikaite-Valiuniene
Time: 16:00-18:00
ID Title+ Author’s name
Economy and Management
G004
Analysis on the Impact of Seasonality on China’s Soybean Import Allocation
Lin Da-yan, Zhu Jing, Yang Fan, Aniah Dominic Avea and Wu Guo-song
Lecturer, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, China
Abstract—As the largest importing country of soybean in the world, China's import allocation may
be affected by seasonal export ability of soybean of imports-sources. Based on exporters’
decision-making behavior, this paper analyzed the impact of seasonality on a country's import
allocation theoretically and empirically, using monthly data of China and three major soybean
exporters from the year 2010 to 2013. Empirical results show that seasonality is an important
determinant of import allocation, one country's market share in China’s soybean importation is
significantly higher in harvest seasons than in non-harvest seasons. Changes on soybean import
allocation are the result of dynamic development of soybean’s comparative advantage of export
countries. Adapting to this, China can make full use of seasonal complementarities and comparative
advantages in both hemispheres, integrate world resources effectively and achieve stable domestic
supply of food and long-term food security.
G005
Automated Creation of Navigation-First REST Services Based on REST Chart
Li Li, Tony Tang and Wu Chou
Principal Engineer, Shannon IT Lab, Huawei, USA
Abstract—As REST architectural style gains popularity in various areas, there is an acute need for
a REST toolkit that can automate the process of generating service implementations from the
service descriptions. Despite that we can generate SOAP service implementations from WSDL
files, there is a key distinction between REST services and WS-* services: the former is navigable
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by hypertext whereas the later is not. Conventional REST toolkits tie the REST API navigability
with service actions, such that the navigability can only be achieved at the expense of additional
data models and programs. To address this problem, this paper proposes Navigation-First Design to
make a REST API navigable before implementing any service actions. A Java REST toolkit has
been developed to realize the benefits of this approach through automated generation of JAX-RS
compliant Java resource and message classes based on the Hierarchical REST Chart, a Petri-Net
based service design framework for REST API. The toolkit can transform REST Chart XML files
into a navigable REST API prototype, build and deploy it without the developer writing one line of
code. The preliminary experiments show that the approach is feasible and promising
G009
Supporting technology commercialization for SMEs: A new service model to support idea
generation in the product development process
Heejin Choi, Jiyoun Lim, Jongjun You, Woonseob So and Jisung Jung
Researcher, ETRI (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute), South Korea
Abstract—This study proposes a research model based on a Governmental initiative that aims to
increase the success of commercialization for technology-oriented SMEs. It particularly focuses on
supporting the identification and development of innovative product ideas. Although the success of
a new product is dependent on the customers’ satisfaction, technology entrepreneurs often pay
significantly less attention to their commercialization strategy as opposed to their technological
innovation. This paper considers crowdsourcing as an effective method to overcome this. Based on
this assumption, customers can aid the development of an idea for a new product through their own
needs, ultimately driving successful commercialization. Furthermore, the paper provides some key
insights to support small and medium sized firms and proposes a new service model with an open
platform that facilitates crowdsourcing. It particularly focuses on the early stage of the new product
development process, indicating how such a platform, with Governmental support, can be used in a
variety of business areas.
G011
Contesting Income Tax Rules in Romania
Adrian Doru Bîgioi
Lecturer, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Abstract—The application of tax law may make it hard both tax authorities and taxpayers. This is
determined by a number of factors, among which: imprecise definition of tax rules but participants
in the legal and fiscal trend to interpret the law in their interest. By doing this, there were various
situations in practice, which has been shown that the taxation authorities interpreted the law in
order to charge higher fees as and taxpayers – to pay fees as low as possible, the latter activity
being called tax optimization. Based on these considerations, this study aims to determine which
tax rules on income tax which have a high degree of challenge from taxpayers in Romania and
identify the causes of these complaints. To achieve these results, were used official data published
by the Romanian tax authorities and the analysis was made for a period of 10 years. Finally, were
issued a number of conclusions and some recommendations were made, among which: stability of
the tax legislation but also more precise definition of the terms of the authorities, while respecting
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the principle of legality by taxpayers.
G020
A QFD-Based Decision Model for Ship Selection in Maritime Transportation
Zeynep Sener and Ece Ozturk
Assistant Professor, Galatasaray University, Turkey
Abstract—Maritime transportation is a cost-effective method which enables companies to transfer
an international cargo between two seaports. With its need to trade-off multiple criteria, selecting
the most suitable ship among multiple alternatives is a complex multiple criteria decision making
(MCDM) problem. This paper presents a decision approach based on quality function deployment
(QFD) methodology for ship selection in maritime transportation industry. The proposed decision
model takes into account company needs and ship attributes and also the relations between them.
The simple additive weighting (SAW) method is used to obtain a final score for each ship
alternative.
EP10002
The Concept of Death as Depicted in Fairy Tales
Koutsompou Violetta-Irene and Kotsopoulou Anastasia
Postgraduate, Akmi Metropolitan College, Greece
Abstract: As times are changing and death is becoming increasingly a taboo matter, children’s
literature is exempted by a series of fatal events that happened predominantly a time ago within
many stories. This article’s main purpose is to analyze and demonstrate under psychological lens
the concept of death in classic fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, The Snow White and the
Sleeping Beauty as well as in modern fairy tales like The Little Prince and The Happy Prince. As a
conclusion, we can say that in a world, where death is a common fate of all and the only sure fact of
life, children's books often find the words and colors to describe it. And it is a great comfort that
the palette of death includes the whole spectrum of colors. Just as with life itself.
EP10003
Depression, Loneliness and Cognitive Distortion Among Young Unwed Pregnant Women:
Implications for Counseling and Psychotherapy
Rohany Nasir, Zainah Ahmad Zamani, Rozainee Khairudin,Wan Shahrazad Wan Sulaiman, Mohd
Norahim Mohd Sani and Aizan Sofia Amin
Professor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Abstract: Inability to meet the demands and challenges resulting from the rapid social and
economic growth brought about social and psychological problems among youths and their
families. One of the problems that are faced by young women is unwed pregnancies. Unwed
pregnancies bring about negative social and psychological effects. The objective of this quantitative
study is to ascertain the relationships among depression, loneliness and cognitive distortion.
Subjects for this study were 150 young unwed pregnant women whose age ranged between 14 and
29 years old who were placed in shelters for unwed pregnant women run by the Social Welfare
Department and various non-governmental agencies throughout Malaysia. Four research
instruments were used namely: Information on the respondents’ background, UCLA Loneliness
Scale, Reynolds Adolescents Depression Scale (RADS) and Cognitive Distortion Scale (CDS).
Results of the study showed that there were positive significant correlations between depression
and loneliness, depression and cognitive distortion and loneliness and cognitive distortion. This
paper also discussed the implications of the research findings on counseling and psychotherapy for
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the unwed pregnant women. Counseling and psychotherapy should focus on giving strength and
hope for the young women to rebuild their life.
EP10007
Validation of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) in the Malaysian Context
Wan Shahrazad Wan Sulaiman and Nur Aisyah Zahoni
Associate Professor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
Abstract: Individuals’ performance at work is determined to a certain extent on how engaged they
are with the work they are doing. Hence a reliable and valid instrument must be used to accurately
measure work engagement. This study aims to test the validity and reliability of the Utrecht Work
Engagement Scale (UWES) in the Malaysian culture. The scale consists of three subscales which
are vigor, dedication and absorption. This study involved 205 respondents who worked as
salespersons in urban area in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They answered the
UWES and three other questionnaires that assess job performance, turnover intention and job
meaningfulness. The analysis showed that the validity using exploratory factor analysis managed to
extract three factors. However, the factor structures of these three dimensions were slightly
different than the original version. Reliability of the scale was satisfactory. The findings also
showed significant relations with other criteria namely job performance, job meaningfulness and
turnover intention. This study provided initial evidence that the instrument that can be used to
measure work engagement in Malaysia. Some limitations and suggestions were recorded for the
purpose of improvement for future research and guidance to organizations in developing effective
work engagement.
B010 Counting and Numbers in German, Roman and Arabic Languages
Abdulkerim Uzagan
Assistant Professor, Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversity Van Türkey, Türkey
Abstract—Counting and Numbers in German, Roman and Arabic languages
In our survey we'll compare and give examples how the ancient people count before they had
arabic-indian numbers. Only german and arabic count same. The Armenian latest alphabet "k" has
the value of nine thousand. The longest in romanic was 3888 (MMMDCCCLXXXVIII).
B020
Technology in Online Learning
Stan A. Lindsay
Professor, Florida State University, USA
Abstract—This paper places technology primarily under Kenneth Burke's Pentadic term Agency
and discusses the Act of learning as it is influenced and motivated by the Agencies of technology
within the emerging Scene of Online Learning Systems. Using as a paradigm a newly-developed
online course, Rhetoric of a Global Corporation, in which students study the rhetoric in the music,
films, and religious expressions of the Walt Disney Corporation, this paper analyzes the impact of
various forms of technology on the learning process. It applies the Roman rhetorical canons of
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heuristics, arrangement, style, mnemonics, and delivery to the act of online teaching and learning,
and considers the various learning styles in the process.
B102
The Spatial Dimension in Michelangelo’s Last Judgment
Sonali Vijay Rode
Assistant Professor, Govt. Vidarbha Institute of Science and Humanities, Amravati, India
Abstract—Spatial form theory is the perception that a degree of spatiality may be achieved (in
narrative) through leit motif or extended webs of interrelated images. In spatial form narratives, the
reader is “confronted with an open ended array of thematically interrelated factors he must weld
into a picture- into a spatial form” (David Mickelsen)
A work of art is a complex, idiosyncratic system of time and space construction: ‘the text is always
one of a kind, unique. Place, space and displacement are the word which contain various meanings
and interpretations varying from person to person. The variety of meaning makes these terms
ambiguous and complex. People describe place through various things like drama, lyrics, story,
pictures or performances thus creating a space among them, narrative space refers to any space in
which a narrative can take place. This space is not always physical but it can be emotional or
psychological or even space between two worlds, thoughts, etc.
G018
Structure determining factors of business organization
Adam Kalowski
Associate Professor, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
Abstract-This paper presents key factors for organizational structure change of business enterprises
that influence the process of successfully change on the global market. The research enabled the
author to identify the most important factors for organizational structure change of the Polish
business organizations in the period of 2013-2014. On the one hand the research results were in
keeping with the assumed hypotheses about domination of the external factors in the process of
formulation a new structure in business organization. On the other hand the research also revealed
that a significant group of business organization from the sample was paying attention on internal
factors, especially: development strategy, type of activity and market, qualifications of employees
and managers, inefficient current organizational structure.
EP00034
The Mediating Role of Self-Objectification Explaining Links between Relationships with Parents
and Peers and Appearance Satisfaction
R.Garckija, R. Erentaite
Mykolas Romeris University, Institute of Psychology, Vilnius, Lithuania
Abstract: Bodily self is becoming more topical issue in the various aspects of adolescents’
development. Prevailing view on what an ideal body should look like induces the objectified view
on one’s body that is the body becomes something to be physically changed to make it attractive
and socially acceptable. Existing research covers diverse negative effects of self-objectification on
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physical and mental health, satisfaction with appearance and other aspects of psychological
functioning and well-being. Much less is known about potential antecedents of interpersonal
differences in self-objectification. One of the variables, considered important for the formation of
high self-objectification, is low quality of the relationship with mother (Katz-Wise, et al., 2013).
The role of a wider parental context (e.g. role of relationships with fathers) and the emerging
significance of peer relationships for individual differences in body objectification and appearance
satisfaction have to be further examined.
EP00035 EFFECTIVENESS OF LITHUANIAN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: THE ROLE OF
PREVIOUS VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE
Ingrida Gabrialavičiūtė, Saulė Raižienė, Renata Garckija
Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania
Abstract: Current theory and research suggests that engagement in structured out-of-school-time
activities promotes positive developmental outcomes (Mueller et al, 2011). The developmental
systems-based positive youth development (PYD) perspective (Lerner et al., 2010) has been
successfully used to examine the effectiveness of such youth activity programs.
EP00037 Civic Engagement Intentions and School Environment in Late Adolescence
Saulė Raižienė, Renata Garckija, Ingrida Gabrialavičiūtė, Rimantas Vosylis
Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Abstract: The development of civic engagement is emerging as an important field both in the
developmental science and community psychology (Youniss & Levine, 2010). Civic engagement
can be defined as the feelings of responsibility toward the common good, the actions aimed at
solving community issues and improving the well-being of its members and the competencies
required to participate in civic life (Lenzi et al., 2013). Since adolescents do not have access to the
full range of political participation opportunities yet, their intention to take part in these forms later
on can be seen as the closest proxy-indicator that is available to measure this outcome (Benton et
al. 2009). Therefore it is critical to understand which factors can promote civic development during
adolescence.It is still not quite clear how schools can contribute to the development of civic
engagement however in the most recent literature it has become customary to emphasize the impact
of an open classroom climate and a democratic functioning of the school itself (Hahn 1998; Hess
2009; Torney-Purta et al. 2001; Torney-Purta 2002). Another factors contributing to the
development of civic engagement is attachment or feeling of belonging to school which is being
consistently correlated to various aspects of adolescents’ wellbeing. Summarizing it can be assumed
that open class room climate and feeling of belonging to school facilitates the formation of
students’ civic and political identities and preferences. Quintelier and Hooghe (2013) suggest that
the school climate has an impact on the attitudes of pupils, but a reverse causal logic is also
plausible, and more longitudinal observations are clearly required to gain more insight into the
direction of causality.
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Listener list
Listener 01 Yeidy Sorani Montenegro Camacho
PhD student, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Listener 02 Debora Fino
Associate professor, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Listener 03
Dali Kankava
Lecturer, PSP New Hospitals, Georgia
Listener 04
Khatuna Sitchinava
Neurologist, PSP New Hospitals, Georgia
Listener 05 Lisa Suhonos
Consultant, Suhonos’ Occupational Services, Inc. USA
Listener 06 Laszlo Sonnewend
Head of HR and Payroll Division, HungaroControl Hungarian Air Navigation Services Pte. Ltd.
Co., Hungary
* Listeners can go any conference listed above.
May 16, 2015 18:30
Closing Ceremony
Dinner
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Instructions for Oral Presentations Devices Provided by the Conference Organizer:
Laptops (with MS-Office & Adobe Reader)
Projectors & Screen
Laser Sticks
Materials Provided by the Presenters:
PowerPoint or PDF files (Files shall be copied to the Conference Computer at the beginning of each
Session)
Duration of each Presentation (Tentatively):
Regular Oral Session: about 10-15 Minutes of Presentation 2-5 Minutes of Q&A
Keynote Speech: 30- 35 Minutes of Presentation 5-10 Minutes of Q&A
Conference Venue:
Novotel Roma Eur hotel
http://www.novotel.com/it/hotel-9299-novotel-roma-eur/index.shtml
Viale Oceano Pacifico 153, 00144 ROMA, ITALY
Tel. (+39)06/592801
Fax. (+39)06/52208441
Email: H9299@accor.com
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The Novotel Roma Eur hotel was completed in 2010 and has 116 rooms, 3 meeting
rooms, a bar and a restaurant serving Italian specialties and international dishes.
It is located in Rome's EUR business district, 9.3 miles (15 km) from the Fiumicino
and Ciampino airports, 1 mile (1.6 km) from the PalaLottomatica sports and
entertainment arena and the EUR Palasport metro stop, which links the hotel to the Colosseum and the Termini
railway station. The Novotel Roma Eur has a private car park.
NOVOTEL ROMA EUR: From Fiumicino Airport: toward Rome, follow the signs for the Grande Raccordo
Anulare ring road (GRA), toward Pontina/EUR/Laurentina; continue along the GRA until exit 26 EUR, toward the
center. From Ciampino Airport: take Via Appia toward Rome, then take the GRA ring road toward
Pontina/EUR/Laurentina, exit 26 EUR, toward the center. From Termini train station: take Metro Line B, Eur
Palasport stop, then take the 777 bus line for 3 stops.
Accessible by public transport
Railway Station
TERMINI (11.60 km / 7.21 mi)
EUR PALASPORT (1.70 km / 1.06 mi)
Airport
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FIUMICINO (22.20 km / 13.79 mi)
CIAMPINO AIRPORT (16.30 km / 10.13 mi)
Upcoming Conferences
Upcoming Conferences
Jul 03-04,2015 Place Submission
2015 International Conference on Industrial and Business Engineering
(ICIBE2015) Bangkok, Thailand Apr 20,2015
2015 5th International Conference on Financial Management and
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Singapore May 25,2015
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2015 4th International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Society
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(ICIEM 2015) Toronto, Canada May 30,2015
2015 6th International Conference on E-business, Management and
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Toronto, Canada May 30,2015
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(ICBER2015) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 10,2015
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Barcelona, Spain May 20,2015
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(ICMBE2015) Beijing, China Jun 05,2015
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Management Dubai, UAE Jun 15,2015
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(ICDEL2015) Dubai, UAE Jun 15,2015
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(ICCH2015) Hong Kong Jun 30,2015
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Governance
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New York, USA Jul 20,2015
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(ICHCS2015) New York, USA Jul 20,2015
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Psychology
(ICBEP2015)
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Management
(ICEBM2015)
Tokyo, Japan Aug 10,2015
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Linguistics
(ICLLL2015)
Tokyo, Japan Aug 10,2015
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(ICOSH2015) Tokyo, Japan Aug 10,2015
2016
Jan 09-10,2016 Place Submission
2016 5th International Conference on Government, Law and Culture
(ICGLC2016) Penang, Malaysia Jul 30,2015
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E-Management and E-Learning
(IC4E2016)
2016 5th International Conference on Economics Marketing and
Management
(ICEMM2016)
Penang, Malaysia Jul 30,2015
Jan 26-27,2016 Place Submission
2016 3rd International Conference on History and Culture
(ICHC 2016) Pattaya, Thailand Aug 20,2015
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(ICCKS2016) Pattaya, Thailand Aug 20,2015
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Administration
(ICEBA2016)
Pattaya, Thailand Aug 20,2015
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Welcome to the official website of the 2015 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management - ICIEM 2015,
will be held during September 7-8, 2015, in Toronto, Canada. ICIEM 2015, organized by IEDRC and Wilfrid Laurier
University, aims to bring together researchers, scientists, engineers, and scholar students to exchange and share their
experiences, new ideas, and research results about all aspects of Industrial Engineering and Management, and discuss the
practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted.
The conference will be held every year to make it an ideal platform for people to share views and experiences in Industrial
Engineering and Management and related areas.
Publication
All accepted papers will be selected and published according to the paper theme in the following Journal: Journal of Industrial
and Intelligent Information (JIII) ISSN: 2301-3745 Abstracting/Indexing: EI(INSPEC, IET), Google Scholar, EBSCO,
Engineering & Technology Digital Library and etc.
Important Dates
Submission Deadline May 30, 2015
Acceptance Notification June 20, 2015
Registration Deadline July 10, 2015
Conference Date September 7-8, 2015
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Welcome to the official website of the 2015 6th International Conference on E-business, Management and Economics - ICEME
2015, will be held during September 7-8, 2015, in Toronto, Canada. ICEME 2015, organized by IEDRC and Wilfrid Laurier
University, aims to bring together researchers, scientists, engineers, and scholar students to exchange and share their
experiences, new ideas, and research results about all aspects of E-business, Management and Economics, and discuss the
practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted.
All accepted papers will be selected and published according to the paper theme in One of the following Journals:
International Journal of Trade, Economics and Finance (IJTEF) :
ISSN: 2010-023X
Abstracting/ Indexing: Engineering & Technology Digital Library, EBSCO, ProQuest, Crossref, Electronic
Journals Library, DOAJ and Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
International Journal of e-Education, e-Business, e-Management and e-Learning (IJEEEE)
ISSN: 2010-3654
Abstracting/Indexing: Engineering & Technology Digital Library, Google Scholar, Electronic Journals
Library, QUALIS, ProQuest, EI (INSPEC, IET).
Important Dates
Submission Deadline May 30, 2015
Acceptance Notification June 20, 2015
Registration Deadline July 10, 2015
Conference Date September 7-8, 2015
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Welcome to the official website of 2015 5th International Conference on Humanities, Society and Culture—ICHSC 2015, will be
held during September 7-8, 2015, in Toronto, Canada. ICHSC2015, organized by IEDRC and Wilfrid Laurier University,
aims to bring together researchers, scientists, engineers, and scholar students to exchange and share their experiences, new
ideas, and research results about all aspects of Humanities, Society and Culture, and discuss the practical challenges
encountered and the solutions adopted.
All papers for the ICHSC2015 will be published in the IJCH (ISSN: 2382-6177) as one volume, and will be included in DOAJ,
Google Scholar, Engineering & Technology Digital Library, Crossref, ProQuest
International Journal of Culture and History ISSN: 2382-6177 Frequency: Bimonthly
Abstracting/ Indexing: DOAJ, Google Scholar, Engineering & Technology Digital Library, Crossref, ProQuest
Important Dates
Submission Deadline May 30, 2015
Acceptance Notification June 20, 2015
Registration Deadline July 10, 2015
Conference Date September 7-8, 2015