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June 21, 2011
Room 001
09:00 – 10:55
Richard Johnston, Harvard University, USA. rrjohnst@fas.harvard.edu
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Multidisciplinary Issues I
Welcome Note
Joseph Bonnici
IJAS Conference Coordinator
Central Connecticut State University, USA
Promoting cultural proficiency through reflective assignments in study abroad
Ruth Benander and Deborah Page
University of Cincinnati, USA
ruth.benander@uc.edu
Qualitative versus quantitative research: A scientific or philosophical debate?
Don Redmond
Mercer University, Atlanta, USA
redmond_db@mercer.edu
Interdisciplinary professional cohabitation
Ove Sandell
Østfold University College NO-1757 Halden, Norway
ove.sandell@hiof.no
Do epidemics hurt or help economic growth?
Eduardo Olaberria
Banco Central de Chile
eolaberria@gmail.com
On preference and literary study
Richard Johnston
Harvard University, USA
rrjohnst@fas.harvard.edu
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June 21, 2011
Room 002
09:15 – 10:55
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Teaching and Education I
Academic "friendship": Gender considerations of students/faculty relationships on facebook
Irene Rabinovich and Francine Robinson
Holon Institute of Technology, Israel
irener@hit.ac.il
Negation in Turkish international corpus of learner English
Cem Can
Cukurova University, Turkey
cemcan@cu.edu.tr
Motivating the unmotivated: An everyday challenge
Ivana Vodogaz and Marijana Jurisic
University of Split, Croatia
ivodogaz@oss.unist.hr
Faculty and student perceptions of teaching creativity
Hüseyin Özçınar
Pamukkale University, Turkey
huseyinozcinar@gmail.com
Conflict between the material and the method in EFL classes of Turkish primary schools
Hasan Bedir
Cukurova University, Turkey
hbedir@cu.edu.tr
How can a portfolio assessment develop English language teaching?
Ream Odetallah
Al Ain University, UAE
reamod24@hotmail.com
Impact of media education on students’ media analysis skills and media use habit
C.K. Cheung
University of Hong Kong, China
cheungck@hkucc.hku.hk
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June 21, 2011
Room 022
09:15 – 10:55
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Business and Economics I
The impact of corporate culture on bank services: The case of Bank Rakyat Indonesia
Djokosantoso Moeljono and Roberto Akyuwen
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, and Finance Education and Training Center Yogyakarta, Indonesia
robertoakyuwen@yahoo.com
The role in financial analysis in agricultural farms In Kosovo
Jehona Shkodra , Mujë Gjonbalaj ,Visar Beqiri and Iliriana Miftari
Universyty of Prishtina, Kosovo
jehonashkodra@hotmail.com
Liberty or conformity in accounting valuation
Iulia Jianu, Ionel Jianu and Cristina Geambasu
Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania
jianu.iulia@cig.ase.ro
Intention in accounting - key to freedom of choice of valuation models
Ionel Jianu, Iulia Jianu, Cristina Venera Geambasu and Liviu Geambasu
Bucharest Titu Maiorescu University
ionel_j@yahoo.com
Organizational communication for changing to autonomous university: A case study of Thaksin University
Chetsada Noknoi, Wannaporn Boripunt and Sutee Ngowsiri.
Thaksin University, Thailand
cnoknoi@hotmail.com
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June 21, 2011
Room 021
09:15 – 10:55
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Social Sciences and Humanities I
The role of the second architect on a significant building site
Estelle Alma Mare
Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
mare_estelle@fastmail.fm
Business interactions in the Austro-Hungarian cross-border regions
Anikó Tompos and Anna Garai
Széchenyi István University, Győr, HUNGARY
tomposa@sze.hu
Healers vs. heroes: Tolstoy’s calculus of history as applied to medicine
Robert J. Bonk
Widener University, USA
rjbonk@widener.edu
Serra da Estrela – an approach to the territory, its potential and future for the winter tourism industry.
Raul Ressano Garcia
Estoril Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotel Studies, Portugal
ressano@hotmail.com
Into a cultural body: The concept of man in Darwin’s The Descent of Man
Theresa Der-lan Yeh and Chen Chin-Yen
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
theresay@ntu.edu.tw
The treaties diplomacy, a paradigmatic diagnosis of Romanian external policy post 89
Trandafir Miruna Madalina
University Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
miruna_trandafir@yahoo.com
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June 21, 2011
Room 001
11:00 – 12:55
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Multidisciplinary Issues II
Innovative work integrated learning for law students
Deidre Joubert
Vaal University of Technology, South Africa
deidrej@mweb.co.za
Critical mass in the formation of customary international law
William Thomas Worster
The Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
w.t.worster@hhs.nl
The evaluation of latest developments in Turkish check law from civil and criminal points of view
Ibrahim Dulger and Cumhur Boyacioglu
Selcuk University, Turkey
cboyacioglu@hotmail.com
AV telecomm course delivery experiences in an american law school - implications for pedagogy
Barbara J. Brunner
The Penn State Dickinson School of Law, USA
bjb250@psu.edu
The impact of firm characteristics, industry types and financial ratios on SMEs utilization of tax incentives in Malaysia
manufacturing sector
Nadiah Abd Hamid, Rohaya Md Noor, Mustaffa Mohamed Zain and Barjoyai Bardai
University Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
nadiah_hamid@yahoo.com
Tax evasion as ignorance of social norms
Karlis Litaunieks
Riga Stradins University, Latvia
consultation7@gmail.com
The idea of justice in Kurdish tribal societies: Reconsidering “Töre” as the ethos of tribe
Önder Güneş
Middle East Technical University, Turkey
ondergunes@gmail.com
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June 21, 2011
Room 002
11:00 – 12:55
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Social Sciences and Humanities II
Relationships between effectiveness of crisis management and leadership behaviors of general managers in Taiwan
Liang, T., Chao, Y. G., Chen, U. C. and Dend, H. G.
National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan, R. O. C.
ietll@cc.ncue.edu.tw
False negativity and false positivity of HCV-screening in blood donors, end stage renal disease on hemodialysis and
HIV patients
Essam S . Badawy, Sayed M. Abdel Rahman and Mervat Shafik
Ain-Shams University, Egypt
habibaessam26@yahoo.com
The use of social media in politics: the case of the Turkey’s general political elections in 2011
Nurullah Terkan and Ömer Bakan
Selcuk University, Turkey
nurullahterkan@gmail.com
Turkish press’s representation form of demonstrations and protests
Banu Terkan and Abdulkadir Gölcü
Selcuk Universty, Turkey
banuterkan@gmail.com
Youth, media and politics: The role of media for getting political information by university students
Ayhan Selçuk, Emre Osman Olkun and Enes Bal
Selcuk University, Turkey
aselcuk@selcuk.edu.tr
Sponsorship applications of GSM network operators: An analysis of web pages
Ahmet Tarhan
tarhan@selcuk.edu.tr
Continuing professional development of South African teachers: Comparing staff’s experiences to successful
professional development programmes
GM Steyn
University of South Africa, South Africa
steyngm1@unisa.ac.za
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June 21, 2011
Room 022
11:00 – 12:55
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Business and Economics II
Does foreign direct investment promote economic growth: A time series approach
Tan Khay Boon
SIM University, Singapore
kbtan@unisim.edu.sg
Are the implications of the financial growth cycle confirmed for Spanish SMEs?
Javier Sánchez-Vidal and Juan Francisco Martín-Ugedo
Universidad de Murcia, Spain
javier.sanchez@upct.es
Globalization, entrepreneurship and human development
Murali Murti
PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India
murali.murti@pes.edu
Social networks and national innovation system
Sadettin Keskin
Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey
sadettinkeskin@yahoo.com
Public health effects of coal based eelectricity generation in South Africa
George Alex Thopil and Anastassios Pouris
University of Pretoria, South Africa
george.alexthopil@up.ac.za
Strategic and economic implications of China in Sub-Saharan Africa
Emmanuel Chekwa
Miles College, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
echekwa@msn.com
The Effects of Customized Information according to Permission by Individualism and Collectivism in the Web Site
Minsook Park, Jongkuk Shin and Miri Kim
Pusan National University, Republic of Korea
himiri@pusan.ac.kr
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June 21, 2011
Room 021
11:00 – 12:15
Joseph Poon, University of Hong Kong
Chinese Language & Culture Panel
School of Chinese, University of Hong Kong
Why simplified Chinese characters are not widely used in Hong Kong: An examination of their limitations
Chi Hung Chan
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
chancch@hkucc.hku.hk
The use of modal auxiliaries “應” Ying and “須” Xu in legal texts: A case of the basic law of the Hong Kong special
administrative region
Yiu Chung Soo
The University of Hong Kong
sooyc@hkucc.hku.hk
A lexical analysis on the Tang Biji
Yiu Kay Tse
The University of Hong Kong
yktse@hku.hk
From Chinese idioms into idiomatic English: A practical translation guide
Joseph Poon
The University of Hong Kong
jhkpoon@hku.hk
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June 21, 2011
Room 021
12:20 – 12:55
Murali Murti, PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India. murali.murti@pes.edu
Teaching and Education II - Posters (click here for information about poster format)
Locus of control and academic achievement in higher education: the need for an undergraduate intervention program
Ella Dalton-Brits
Central University of Technology , Free State, South Africa
ellamdb@cut.ac.za
Documentary film as supporting instrument in teaching ESP for students of medicine
Branka Maksimovic
University of Banjaluka,Bosnia and Herzegovina
branka.max@gmail.com
Assessment of a full-day, four-year-old kindergarten program and its impact throughout elementary school
Yves Herry, Claire Maltais, Catherine Mougeot and Lucie Bartosova
University of Ottawa, Canada
yherry@uottawa.ca
The quality of education for Saudi students on scholarships to study abroad
A\'aeshah Alahmadi
Taibah University , KSA
fiker17@gmail.com
The importance of the internet and metacognition in the computer´s laboratory working on the education level in
Mexico
Beatriz Dolores Guardian Soto, Beatriz Rosas Guardian, Abel Camacho Galvan and Roberto Osornio Soto
Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México
girasolesii@yahoo.com.mx
Progressivism and 21st century schools: Is John Dewey relevant today?
Rebekah Kelleher and Heather Leonall
Wingate University, USA
rkellehe@wingate.edu
Integrated application of phonics-graphonics methods at a starter level of teaching English to young learners
Ina Baratashvili
Tbilisi State University, Georgia
inabaratashvili@yahoo.com
The science literacy of German and Taiwanese 15-years-olds: An international comparison based on PISA 2006
Tsung-Hau Jen, Kuan-Ming Chen, Hung-Yu Hsu, Ying-Shao Hsu, Wen-Gin Yang and Chen-Yung Lin
National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
tsunghau@ntnu.edu.tw
Assessment of mobile learning contribution and practices in a lifelong learning society
Alina - Irina Popescu
Academy of Economic Studies, Romania
alina.popescu@rei.ase.ro
Distance versus face to face professional development environment: physical educators’ knowledge acquisition on
student evaluation
Vassiliki Derri, Kyriaki Emmanouilidou and Vassiliki Chatzaraki
Democritus University of Thrace, Hellas
vaderri@phyed.duth.gr
Multifaceted development of young children: effects of a pilot standards-based physical education program
Vassiliki Derri, Grammatiki Samara, Maria Papadopoulou, Kyriaki Emmanouilidou and Efthimis
Kioumourtzoglou
Democritus University of Thrace, Hellas
vaderri@phyed.duth.gr
An online e-learning system for driver’s license test
Kadri Sylejmani, Atdhe Muhaxhiri, Agni Dika and Florent Ahmedi
University of Prishtina, Kosovo
kadri.sylejmani@uni-pr.edu
Continuing professional development of South African teachers: Comparing staff’s experiences to successful
professional development programmes
GM Steyn
University of South Africa, South Africa
steyngm1@unisa.ac.za
Hogarth and the art of engraving in London’s society
Paula Rama da Silva
Estoril Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotel Studies, Portugal
paula.silva@eshte.pt
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June 21, 2011
Room 001
13:00 – 14:55
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Social Sciences and Humanities III
The link between philosophical anthropology and theology
Sovrea Iustinian
Babes-Boyai University, Romania
isovrea@yahoo.com
Smart schools and their contribution to educational reform in the Arab Countries with particular reference to United
Arab Emirates
Abdel-Dayem and Mohammad Ahmad
United Arab Emirates University
adayem248@uaeu.ac.ae
Phonetic organization of poetical texts with positive emotional colouring
Elena Titova and Lilia Nefedova
Chelyabinsk State University, Russia
elena_vendina@list.ru
Weak thought and theological thought: From posmodernism to apophaticism
Nicolae Turcan
Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
nicolaeturcan@gmail.com
Factors contributing to career maturity development among adolescents
Amla Salleh, Muhamad Sani Ismail and Salleh Amat
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
amla@ukm.my
Different lives under the same name: Stresses and identities among lesbians in Northeast China
Li Ming
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
dearasuka@hotmail.com
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June 21, 2011
Room 002
13:00 – 14:55
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Teaching and Education III
Student teachers’ self-directed learning and the ability of applying the theory, subject matter knowledge and
pedagogical skills: student teachers’ and tutors’ perceptions
Tan, Cheng-Im and Mui, Siew Aun
Penang, Malaysia
chengim_tan@yahoo.com
Subscribing to webfolios: A scalable approach to showcasing student achievement
Annette Easton and George Easton
San Diego State University, USA
annette.easton@sdsu.edu
The analysis of the development of public education in the USA (XX century)
Tatiana Bokova
Volgograd State Pedagogical University, Russia
tnbokova@mail.ru
Integration of online social networking in improving writing: Effects of topic selection
Jitpanat Suwanthep
Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand
jitpanat@g.sut.ac.th
Academic Web 2.0: Reflective and Critical Practices
Andy Coverdale
University of Nottingham, UK
andy.coverdale@gmail.com
Perceptions of primary school teachers based on individual differences of the students in Turkey
Pınar Özdemir
Hacettepe University, Turkey
pozdem@hacettepe.edu.tr
Students’ motivated strategies according to their learning styles and gender
Sertel Altun and Deniz Canca
Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
saltin@yildiz.edu.tr
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June 21, 2011
Room 022
13:00 – 14:55
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Business and Economics III
Linking organizational innovation and flexibility to high performance work systems, competitiveness and profitability
Constantine Kontoghiorghes
Cyprus University of Technology
c.kontoghiorghes@cut.ac.cy
Learning about innovation online: An exploratory research
Hussin Hejase and Ghada Chehimi
American University of Science and Technology (AUST), Lebanon
hhejase@aust.edu.lb
Women on board of directors
Antonio Minguez-Vera
University of Murcia, Spain
minver@um.es
CEO Power: The Effect on Capital Structure and Firm Performance
Melek Acar Boyacioglu
Selcuk University, Turkey
melekacar@yahoo.com
A study on factors influencing user's intention for social network service: focused on technical, individual, social
factors
Jongki Kim and Jinsung Kim
Pusan University, South Korea
kimsam@pusan.ac.kr
Influencing factors in intention of smartphone use focused on ubiquitous characteristics
Sootai Nam and Jongki Kim
Pusan National University, Korea
stnam@pusan.ac.kr
Representation of organizational functioning through the use of organigraphs
Pınar Büyükbalci, Esin Can Mutlu and Yonca Gürol
Yıldız Technical University, Turkey
pbillur@gmail.com
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June 21, 2011
Room 021
13:00 – 14:55
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Social Sciences and Humanities IV
What is lost and what is gained? The conflict between generations and the inheritance of culture in contemporary
South Asian literature
Margarida Pereira Martins
University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
magspm@gmail.com
Perception and representation of space in Postmodern Francophone literature
Alina Tenescu
University of Craiova, Romania
alinatenescu@gmail.com
Founded, broken and re-forged: The writing process of Wilfred Owen’s “The Send-off”
Ilaria Natali
University of Florence, Italy
ilaria.n@tin.it
Breaking stereotypes: images of Chinese Americans in recent films and literature
Alexander Yamato and Qingyun Wu
California State University, Los Angeles, USA
qwu@calstatela.edu
‘A sporting chance?’ Examining a sport development educational project at a tibetan children’s village in northern
India
Joel Rookwood, Simon Kawycz and Kat Holloway
Liverpool Hope University, UK
rookwoj@hope.ac.uk
The compulsory capital city of Turkish sport news : Istanbul
A.Yalçın Kaya, Mete Kazaz, M. Barış Yılmaz and Asina Gulerarslan
Selcuk University, Turkey
aykaya@yahoo.com.tr
Sports brands and youth’s football brand evaluations
Hüseyin Altunbaş, Hasret Aktaş and. M. Nejat Özüpek
Selçuk University, Turkey
huseyinaltunbas@gmail.com
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June 21, 2011
Room 001
15:00 – 16:55
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Teaching and Education IV
Impact of online exercises on English language learning
Araya Vithsupalert
Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
aravit@kku.ac.th
Supporting at-risk English language learners (ELLs) In an urban secondary science classroom: Developing content
literacy strategies in a peer enhanced restructured classroom (PERC)
Linda Gerena and Leslie Keiler
York College, City University of New York, USA
lgerena@york.cuny.edu
Unhealthy health news: The healthcare news in Turkish press
A.Yalçın Kaya, Mete Kazaz and M.Barış Yılmaz
Selcuk University, Turkey
aykaya@yahoo.com.tr
Holocaust education: Global controversies shaping curricula integration and implementation
Bryan Davis and Eliane Rubinstein-Avila
University of Arizona, USA
rubinste@email.arizona.edu
Foreign language learners’ awareness of ‘invisible’ culture and their reading comprehension skills in light of
intercultural communicative competence
Katarzyna Piatkowska
Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
kapia@umk.pl
Teaching the unteachable: Experience-based leadership studies at Bucknell University
William R. Gruver and John A. Miller
Bucknell University, USA
gruver@bucknell.edu
Instructors’ and learners’ attitudes towards teaching and learning on-line: King Fahd University of Petroleum and
Minerals (KFUPM) (Saudi Arabia) Case Study.
Ahmed Bendania
abendania@kfupm.edu.sa
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June 21, 2011
Room 002
15:00 – 16:55
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Sociial Sciences and Humanities V
A matter of hair in Hogarthian London
Paula Rama da Silva
Estoril Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotel Studies, Portugal
paula.silva@eshte.pt
Evidence-based practice informed by relational-centred inquiry
Gerard Bellefeuille
Grant MacEwan University, Edmonton, Canada
bellefeuilleg@macewan.ca
A subtle sense of irony in the tragedy of war: The Shop on Main Street (1965)
Sinem Aydınlı
Bilkent University
sinemaydinli@gmail.com
Legal challenges to business innovation in China
Xianchu Zhang
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
xczhang@hku.hk
Weak ties and ethnic inequalities in the Singaporean labour market
Fadzli Baharom Adzahar
National University of Singapore, Singapore
fadzli.baharom@nus.edu.sg
Sin, punishment and women in turkish horror films
Meral Serarslan, Ozlem Ozgur and Serhat Koca
Anatolian University, Turkey
ozlemozgur03@hotmail.com
Promoting coastal region of pahang as the new eco-tourism destination in Malaysia : issues and challenges
Haliza Mohd Said and Salbiah Abdul Rahman
Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia
lizasaid@pintar.unirazak.edu.my
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June 21, 2011
Room 022
15:00 – 16:55
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Social Sciences and Humanities V
Do they agree when they say “I agree”?
Deniz Canca
Bogazici University, Turkey
dnzcnc@gmail.com
Scandinavian design beyond the myth
Frederieke Begeman
De Montfort University, Leicester, Great Britain
fbegeman@hotmail.com
The road to political stability in the Arab world: Political reform or political development?
Mohammed M. Hasanen
Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait
hasanen.m@gust.edu.kw
Influence of social determinants in preferences of public audience at music performances
Stefanija Leshkova–Zelenkovska and Aida Islam
UGD, Shtip, Macedonia
stefanija.zelenkovska@ugd.edu.mk
The impact of migratory experience on social attitudes of migrant workers: Four-component methodology
Inna Akopova and Svetlana Ignatjeva
Daugavpils University, Latvia
akopova@telegraf.lv
Young People in Romania: Values and behavior in civic and political field
Sabina-Adina Luca, Bogdan Gheorghita
"Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu, Romania
sabina.luca@ulbsibiu.ro
Does legal lobbyism prevent corruption and encourage transperancy in decission-making? Lithuanian case
Alvidas Lukošaitis, Jūrate Novagrockienė and Petras Raauskas
Vilnius University, Lithuania
jurate.novagrockiene@tspmi.vu.lt
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June 21, 2011
Room 021
15:00 – 15:35
Linda Gerena and Leslie Keiler, York College, City University of New York, USA
lgerena@york.cuny.edu
Social Sciences and Humanities VI - Posters (click here for information about poster format)
Mental health in divine word (Holy Quran)
Parviz Asgari and Maryam Bakhtyar
Islamic Azad University Ahvaz Branch, Iran
bakhtyarmaryam@yahoo.com
The use of Vinland Adaptive Behavior Scale applied to students with intellectual disabilities, multiple disabilities, and
autism
Bander N. Alotaibi
king Saud University, Saudi Arabia
alotaibi@ksu.edu.sa
The influence of real estate tax on real estate price in Korea: A focus on the negative side
Suyoun Kim
Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
sy1427@naver.com
Apries Palace (Kom Tuman/Memphis/Egypt): The archaeological finds from 2001-2009 campaigns
Maria Helena Trindade Lopes
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
helenatrindadelopes@hotmail.com
‘We’re the pride of Merseyside!’ Exploring football rivalries in the Capital of Culture
Joel Rookwood and Liam O’Callaghan
Liverpool Hope University, UK
rookwoj@hope.ac.uk
An approach to the optimum length of research questionnaires
Deniz Canca and Sertel Altun
Bogazici University, Turkey
denizcanca@mynet.com
Testing online interaction: Effect of individual behavior and homophily on virtual communicative dyads
Zuoming Wang, Serena Leow, Evette Allen, Chris Tran and Matthew Davis
University of North Texas, USA
wangz@unt.edu
The personal responsibility of bank managers in the scope of Turkish banking law
Cumhur Boyacioglu and Sefer Oguz
Selcuk University, Turkey
cboyacioglu@hotmail.com
Determinants influence behavior of knowledge sharing on the internet: A study of Thai university students
Wornchanok Chaiyasoonthorn and Watanyoo Suksa-ngiam
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand
yuyja@hotmail.com
Development of technology acceptance model explaining the use of an online social network site
Watanyoo Suksa-ngiam and Wornchanok Chaiyasoonthorn
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand
yuyja@hotmail.com
Cities in interactive media art
Penesta Dika
University of Linz, Austria
penesta@gmx.net
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June 21, 2011
Room 021
15:40 – 16:15
Cecilia Manrique and Gabriel Manrique
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, USA and Winona State University, USA
gmanrique@winona.edu
Business and Economics IV - Posters (click here for information about poster format)
Ethics of time keeping: Chinese Perspective
John P. Holmquist and Zheng Shuling
University of Ulsan, South Korea
johnholmquist@gmail.com
External auditors and audit committees as perceived by shareholders
Laurentiu Dobroteanu, Nicoleta Coman, Camelia Liliana Dobroteanu and Paul Diaconu
Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
laurentiu.dobroteanu@gmail.com
New marketing mix with corporate responsibility
Adrienn Woerle
NYME (West Hungarian University), Hungary
adrienn.woerle@yahoo.com
Extending the cultivation possibilities in farm simulative models. A maximum entropy econometrics approach
Ionel Mugurel Jitea
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj Napoca, Romania
mjitea@usamvcluj.ro
Factors influencing second-hand clothes buying decisions of female consumers
Kulkanya Napompech and Sirijanya Kuawiriyapan
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang
kul1998@yahoo.com
Marketing stimulus that affect female consumer selection of herbal cosmetics in Bangkok
Sirijanya Kuawiriyapan
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology, Ladkraband
Kul1998@yahoo.com, gunkmitl@hotmail.com
Factors influencing the selection of tutoring schools among junior high school students in Thailand
Kulkanya Napompech and Sirijanya Kuawiriyapan
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology, Ladkrangang, Thailand
kul1998@yahoo.com
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June 21, 2011
Room 021
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John P. Holmquist, University of Ulsan, South Korea. johnholmquist@gmail.com
Science and Technology I - Posters (click here for information about poster format)
Preparation of copper nano particules on multi-wall carbon nanotube using a supercritical deposition method
Bilgehan Güzel and Eray Senli
Cukurova University, Turkey
bilgehan@cu.edu.tr
Using of fuzzy AHP for assessing risk of construction projects
Piotr Jaskowski, Slawomir Biruk and Noel Painting
Lublin University of Technology, Poland
p.jaskowski@pollub.pl
Effect of soil parameters on the calculation of the surface impedance during a lightning stroke
Lahcene Boukelkoul
Univerity of 20 August 1955, Skikda, Algeria
l_boukel@yahoo.co.uk
Prevalence of diabetes, obesity, hypertension and behavioral risk factors among students of Al-Hussein Bin Talal
Ahmed Saber Abu-zaiton
Al-Hussein Bin Talal Uinversity
abuzaiton2004@yahoo.co.uk
Foreseeable misuse: The designers plan
John P. Holmquist and Jennifer E. Thropp
University of Ulsan, South Korea
JohnHolmquist@gmail.com
Obtaining and characterization of biovitroceramic coatings on metallic substrates made from 316L austenitic steel
with applications in implantology
Iulia-Mirela Britchi, Mircea Olteanu, Niculae Ene and Petru Nita
Romanian Academy, Institute of Physical Chemistry "Ilie Murgulescu", Bucharest, Romania
iuliab40@yahoo.com
New thermodynamic cycle and new fully fuel flexible engine based on the cycle behind new transmission free vehicle
with carbon carbon emissions cut by 90% and toxic emissions eliminated
Kazimierz Holubowicz
kaztechnologies@shaw.ca
Using spreadsheets to develop problem-solving skills in an introductory chemical engineering course
Ronald E. Mattis
University of Pittsburgh, USA
rem23@pitt.edu
Decolorization of azo dye by fungus Trametes Versicolor
Melda Altikatoglu and Mithat Celebi
Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
maltikatoglu@yahoo.com
Flow-accelerated corrosion of carbon steel under extreme water chemistry including amine-derivative pH agents
In Hyoung Rhee, Daechul Cho and Byunggi Park
Soonchunhyang University, South Korea
daechul@sch.ac.kr
Trade-off between robustness of a construction schedule and project completion time
Piotr Jaskowski and Slawomir Biruk
Lublin University of Technology, Poland
s.biruk@pollub.pl
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June 21, 2011
Room 001
17:00 – 18:55
The first person to present in this session.
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Teaching and Education V
Teaching statistics via active learning in spreadsheets
Leanne Scott and Graham Barr
University of Cape Town, South Africa
leanne.scott@uct.ac.za
Leveraging learning resources: social networking, online teaching utilities, digital media and the modern classroom
experience
Cecilia Manrique and Gabriel Manrique
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, USA and Winona State University, USA
gmanrique@winona.edu
Perception and understanding of Russian traditions in the process of engineering education in the Siberian University
by foreign students
Nadezda A. Kobzeva, Marina V. Kuimova and Yana A. Bondarenko
National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University
nadiatom@mail.ru
Greek and Latin loan words In English language
Maia Kavtaria
Ivane Javakhishvili State University, Georgia
maia_kav@yahoo.com
The role of musical education in the maintenance of tradition in the multiethnic society
Aida Islam and Stefanija Leshkova–Zelenkovska
Faculty of Pedagogy "Sc. Kliment Ohridski", Skopje, UKIM
aidaberkin@yahoo.com
Towards a better understanding of the meaning of educational change for the teacher
Serhat Irez and Cigdem Han
Marmara University, Turkey
sirez@marmara.edu.tr
The importance of effective communication skills in language teaching
Ece Sarigul
Selcuk University,Turkey
e.sarigul@yahoo.com.tr
Student experiences of the PhD cohort model: Working within or outside communities of practice?
Krish Govender and Rubby Dhunpath
University of Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa
dhunpath@ukzn.ac.za
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June 21, 2011
Room 002
17:00 – 18:55
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Social Sciences and Humanities VII
Building livelihood at the resettlement: Sarawak, Malaysia
Welyne Jeffrey Jehom
University Malaya, Malaysia
welynej@gmail.com
Benchmarking homeland security education in the EU and the US
Don Wallace, Craig Mclean, William Parrish, Sarah Soppitt and Daniel Silander
Linnaes University, Sweden
daniel.silander@lnu.se
Peace education: An exploratory assessment of Lebanese university students’ attitudes
Ghada Chehimi
The Arts, Sciences and Technology University in Lebanon (AUL), Beirut, Lebanon
heaven_e@hotmail.com
The role of database marketing in establishing customer relationships: Selçuk University’s onelog example
Halit Buluthan Cetintas and Mehmet Nejat Ozupek
Selcuk University, Turkey
hbuluthan@yahoo.com
Integrated new media and youth: University students’ interest in mobile 3G in the context of diffusion of innovations
theory
Hasret Aktaş, M. Nejat Özüpek and Hüseyin Altunbaş
Selcuk University, Turkey
h.aktas@selcuk.edu.tr
The factors which effect the media preferences of children and media consumption habits
Mehmet Nejat Ozupek, Hasret Aktas and Huseyin Altunbas
Selcuk University, Turkey
nejatozupek@hotmail.com
New media and children: children as internet users and their interest in social networking sites
Mevlüt Akyol, Hasret Aktaş and Selçuk Ulutaş
Inonu University, Turkey
mevlutakyol@hotmail.com
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June 21, 2011
Room 022
17:00 – 18:55
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Social Sciences and Humanities VIII
Between an ego and changing the world: Motivations and perceived influence of Bulgaria’s bloggers
Christopher D. Karadjov
California State University, Long Beach, USA
ckaradjo@csulb.edu
Historic waterfront and the sense of place: The case of two UNESCO world heritage sites of Malaysia
Shuhana Shamsuddin, Nurul Syala Abd Latip, Ahmad Bashri Sulaiman, Norsidah Ujang, Nursyahida Alfath
Alias , Shreesivadasan a/l Chelliapan and Nurul Azreen Azlan
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
shuhana@ic.utm.my
Spatial analysis of socioeconomic deprivation in Peninsular Malaysia
Soofen Fam and Abdul Aziz Jemain
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
famsoofen@gmail.com
Art history after “Pictorial turn”
Pawel Brozynski
Jagiellonen University, Krakow, Poland
pawel.brozynski@gmail.com
Review of the tile decorations in Konya from Seljuk’s era and a practice about this topic, performed with primary
school students
Ayşe Okur
Selcuk Universty
aysokr@hotmail.com
An analytical study on the presentation of the news in the Turkish media related to the Ergenekon Operations
Ayhan Selçuk
Selçuk University, Turkey
aselcuk@selcuk.edu.tr
The association of material deprivation and relative risk of infant mortality in Peninsular Malaysia
Soofen Fam and Abdul Aziz Jemain
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
famsoofen@gmail.com
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June 21, 2011
Room 021
17:00 – 18:55
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Social Sciences and Humanities IX
Public relations activities of municipalities to increase public participation: a study on the views of public relations
empoyees of municipalities
Omer Bakan
Selcuk University, Turkey
obakan@selcuk.edu.tr
Religion and hope
Stan van Hooft
Deakin University, Australia
stanvh@deakin.edu.au
The Tao of poetry: Examining the potential spiritual apprenticeship in poetry through Leah Goldberg “End of the
Roads” poem
Alon Raz
University of Haifa, Israel, and Emek Izrael College, Israel
alonr@yvc.ac.il
Traces of storytelling in Turkish cinema within the scope of Walter Benjamin’s concept of memory and Bakhtin’s
concept of carnaval
Meral Ozcinar
Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey
meralozcinar@comu.edu.tr
Byron’s Don Juan: The Homeric Matrix
Luísa Queiroz de Campos
Guarda Polytechnic Institute/Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, Portugal
lcampos@ipg.pt
The writing process: Are 1st language writing strategies useful for 2nd language learners?
Walter Best
Guarda Polytechnic Institute, Guarda, Portugal
wbest@ipg.pt
The reality behind the treatment of traumatized soldiers in Pat Barker’s regeneration
Ladan Amir Safaei
Atilim University, Ankara, Turkey
ladansafaei@hotmail.com
The Jakun: Upriver tribe of Bebar, Pahang, Malaysia
Salbiah Abd Rahman and Haliza Mohd Said
Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia
salbiahr@hotmail.com.my
The connection between innovative modalities of teaching and learning and architecture
Pablo Campos Calvo-Sotelo
University Campus Planning & Design, Spain
pablocampos@utoplan.com
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June 21, 2011
Room 001
19:00 –
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Business and Economics V
Financial advisors and certified financial consultant’s expectancy of adequacy on accounting training in vocational
high schools – Example of Konya Province
Yasemin Soylu and Hale Akin
Selcuk Univesity, Turkey
yaseminsoylu@selcuk.edu.tr
Reasons for chosing department by students at vocational school and their professional exceptions (Application
example in Akören Ali Rıza Ercan Vocational School, Selcuk University)
Hale Akin and Yasemin Soylu
Selcuk Univesity, Turkey
haleakin@selcuk.edu.tr
The factors that influence a choice between a traditional costing sytem and an activity based system.
Doorsamy Govender
Durban University of Technology, South Africa
bobgov@dut.ac.za
An empirical study on expiration day effects in stock index futures in Indian stock market
Tribhuvan N. Puri and Sathya Swaroop Debasish
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA
tpuri@umassd.edu
The determinants of brand equity in handicraft SME in Thailand.
Weerawan Marangkun, Nik Kamariah Nik Mat and Nattakarn Eakuru
University Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia
wewiene1958@hotmail.com
Business culture of SMEs in the Hungarian-Austrian border region
Júlia Szőke and Lívia Ablonczy-Mihályka
Széchenyi István University, Hungary
szokej@sze.hu
A study on the relations between an organization's governance structure and a service provider: Focusing on the
wage system in a taxi company
Kim Eun Ji
Seoul National University, Korea
transcendent@snu.ac.kr
The legislative support of National Assembly Budget Office(NABO) and legislation of congressional lawmakers in
Korea.
Changwoo Sa
Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
sachangwoo@naver.com
Modeling of real-estate prices using artificial neural network (ANN) approach
Gulay Tezel and Sukran Yalpir
Selcuk University, Turkey
gtezel@selcuk.edu.tr
Advanced methods in real estate valuation
Şükran Yalpir
Selcuk University,Turkey
sarici@selcuk.edu.tr
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June 21, 2011
Room 002
19:00 –
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Social Sciences and Humanities X
Across the not-so-great divide: Importing fiction into a rhetoric and composition class.
Zofia Reid
American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
zreid@aus.edu
Early Christian iconography applied on works of art found in today’s Republic of Macedonia
Filipova Snezana
State University St. St. Cyril and Methodius, Republic of Macedonia
filart@t-home.mk
The definition and prevention of evil: the exclusion of political groups within the 1948 Genocide Convention and
United Nations Enforceability
Shona Cerise Patience
University of Nottingham, UK
Shona_pat@hotmail.com
Comparison on administration and management for physical fitness between local residents and urban residents of
Trang province, Thailand
Amnat Sroytong and Chanyut Sudtongkong
Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya Sikao District, Thailand
Samnat2505@gmail.com
Prepositions and their counterpart postpositions
Sakine Cabuk
TOBB Economy and Technology University, Turkey
sakinec@gmail.com
Development of competency model of small-scale fishers in fishery co-management
Natthita Rojchanaprasart, Teeradej Chai-aroon, Nawarat Phlainoi and Kangwan Juntarashote
Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, Trang 92150, Thailand
natthita@hotmail.com
Watching a political turmoil, with fear and hope – Italian Foreign Policy face to British Elections of 1951
Gianluca Borzoni
University of Cagliari, Italy
gborzoni@unica.it
Pragmatic analysis of conversational implicatures in The Killers
Ruichao Sun
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, People’s Republic of China
sunruichao1@nuaa.edu.cn
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June 21, 2011
Room 022
19:00 –
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Social Sciences and Humanities XI
The health of our city universal design: A case of accessibility of Publiv Building in Malaysia
Ahmad Bashri Sulaimna and Shuhana Shamsuddin
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
bashrie@ic.utm.my
Role of public space in building national identitiy: A study on Taksim Square / Istanbul
M. Ebru Erdönmez and Ebru Omay Polat
Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
e.erdonmez@gmail.com
Exoticized heroine or hybrid woman? Diasporic female subjectivity in Mira Nair’s Mississippi Masala.
Bidisha Banerjee
The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong
banerjee@ied.edu.hk
What is the relationship between private and public education? A empirical analysis of expenditure on private and
public education in South Korea
Choi Misun
Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
cms0806@snu.ac.kr
Education for a new era: Stakeholders’ perception of Qatari educational reform
Michael H. Romanowski and Maha Cherif
Qatar University, Qatar
michaelhr@qu.edu.qa
Musical-pedagogical education in Belarus: The communicative aspect in music teacher training
Maria Ivanova
Belarusian State Pedagogic University, Belarus
marjana-may@yandex.ru
Preschool English teachers in participating in early childhood education training and teaching employment services
I Ju Chen
Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan
crissa@cyut.edu.tw
The resiliant student: Bringing life skills into the foundation classroom at the University of Auckland, Aotearoa New
Zealand.
Nina Nola and Stephanie Wyatt
University of Auckland, New Zealand
n.nola@auckland.ac.nz
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June 21, 2011
Room 021
19:00 –
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Science and Technology II
Multifactoral approach in urban regeneration projects
Aslı Başarır and Şaban İnam
Selcuk University, Turkey
asbasarir@hotmail.com
Urban regeneration applications as a solution for urban and environmental problems appeared in industrial
districts
Salih Alcay and Asli Basarir
Selcuk University, Turkey
asbasarir@hotmail.com
Water and humidity absorbing capacity of Eskisehir-Sivrihisar sepiolite
Vildan Önen and Esra Yel
Selcuk University, Turkey
vonen@selcuk.edu.tr
Rule-based Mamdani-type fuzzy modelling of performance of counter-flow Ranque-Hilsch vortex tubes with different
geometric constructions for aluminum
Yusuf Yilmaz, Kevser Dinçer and Şenol Başkaya
Selçuk University, Turkey
yyilmaz@selcuk.edu.tr
A SVR based approach on real-estate valuation
Bahar Bulut, Novruz Allahverdi, Sukran Yalpir and Humar Kahramanlı
Selcuk University, Turkey
bbulut@selcuk.edu.tr
End of June 21, 2011, presentations
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June 24, 2011
Room 001
09:00 – 10:55
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Teaching and Education VI
Complexity theory thinking and educational change: Implications for higher education
Petronella van Niekerk
University of South Africa (Unisa), South Africa
vniekmp@unisa.ac.za
Shaping cross-faculty learning and teaching through mobile technology use: An Australian case study
Wendy Sutherland-Smith, Leanne Ngo, Ross Monaghan, Colin Bates and Tim Hetherington
Deakin University, Australia
wendy.sutherlandsmith@deakin.edu.au
Understanding and coping with mobile data device use in the classroom
Khaled Hassanein, Milena Head, John Laugesen and Fang Wang
McMaster University, Canada
headm@mcmaster.ca
The influence of learning styles and listening strategy use on EFL listening performance of junior high school
students in Taiwan
Janet Yu-gi Chao, Tsanglang Liang and Ling-Fang Chen
National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan ROC
chao11j@yahoo.com.tw
Anywhere anytime personalized professional development for teachers: Kuwait perspective
Iqbal AlShammari
Gulf University for Science & Technology, Kuwait
shammari.i@gust.edu.kw
Perceptions of global education initiatives by U.S. college professors
Emmanuel Jean Francois
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, USA
jeanfrae@uwosh.edu
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June 24, 2011
Room 002
09:15 – 10:55
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Science and Technology III
Environmentally friendly packaging films based on chitosan and hibiscus sabdariffa l. Exhibiting antibacterial and anti
oxidative properties
Aniek S Handayani and IsSulistyati P
Indonesia Institute of Technology, Indonesia
poli_aniek@yahoo.com
Quality model for manufacturing service industry
Chengter Ho, Hsi-Chi Teng and Vo Thi Thao Trang
National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Taiwan
hoc@cc.kuas.edu.tw
The external spinning apparatus of the spider meta menardi (Latreille 1804)
Kateřina Radana Drbalová
J. E. Purkinje University in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
katerina.drbalova@ujep.cz
Modeling creative approaches to learning complex and difficult phenomena in the university science and technology
classroom
Yhong-Hee Shim and George M. Malacinski
Indiana University, USA
malacins@indiana.edu
Modelling of precipitation streamflow data of Susurluk Basin
Alpaslan Yarar and Atila Dorum
Selcuk University, Turkey
ayarar@selcuk.edu.tr
A case of study on the calculate of optimum window ventilation opening in greenhouses by using of decision tree
method
Hakan Işik, Esra Saraçoğlu, Evren Sezgin and Nuri Çağlayan
Selcuk University,Turkey
hisik@selcuk.edu.tr
The prediction of deep direction crack growth with via fuzzy logic
Gürol Önal and Ahmet Avci
Selcuk University, Turkey
gonal@selcuk.edu.tr
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June 24, 2011
Room 022
09:15 – 10:55
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Social Sciences and Humanities XII
Small town pioneers: Identity development in seachange workers
Christina Kargillis
University of Technology Sydney
info4chrissie@gmail.com
English loanword in the Laotian language
Rattana Chanthao
Khon Kaen University, Thailand
a_rattana_a@yahoo.com
New forms of collaborations: Better ways to protect children
Susan Meyers Chandler
University of Hawaii, USA
chandler@hawaii.edu
How hard is it to research the online behaviour of children?
Irina - Elena Popovici
IASI "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University, Romania
irinapopovici2008@yahoo.com
Krakow town houses from 1890-1939 with particular focus on facade decorations (Poland)
Beata Makowska
Krakow University of Technology, Poland
bemako@wp.pl
Impact of e-marketing on the quality of banking services in Libya
Mohamed M. Alsakit Abulgasem
Belgrade University, Serbia
alsakit2000@yahoo.fr
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June 24, 2011
Room 021
09:15 – 10:55
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Business and Economics VI
CEO compensation packages as a part of corporate governance explained. Some evidence from the Netherlands
Frans Volmer
Maastricht University, The Netherlands
f.volmer@aim.unimaas.nl
The conformity of the university accounting education curriculum to the needs of the labour market in Romania
Diaconu Paul and Coman Nicoleta
Romania, Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest
paul.diaconu@timesconsulting.ro
Impacts of corporate governance framework on audit committee’s effectiveness
Camelia Liliana Dobroţeanu, Laurenţiu Dobroţeanu and Adriana Sofia Răileanu
Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
camidll@yahoo.com
Small and medium sized enterprises (SME) competitiveness raising model
Sergejs Volvenkins
University of Latvia, Latvia
rigalat@gmail.com
International investing: Talmudic vs. Value-weighted portfolio diversification strategies
Allan Eberhart and Lisa Fairchild
Georgetown University, USA
eberhara@georgetown.edu
Success factors of social networks
Teerayout Wattanasupachoke
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
teerayout@acc.chula.ac.th
Seeking an alternative accounting measure to combine performance and liquidity in the era of heavy debt: An
application on the Saudi companies
Abdulrahman M. Alrazeen
Imam University, Saudi Arabia
amalrazeen@hotmail.com
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June 24, 2011
Room 001
11:00 – 12:55
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Teaching and Education VII
Using guided inquiry to prepare first year nursing students in transcultural settings.
Brad Johnson, Jan-Marie Graham and Lisa Moralejo
University of Calgar - Qatar, Qatar
bfjohnso@ucalgary.ca
Conceptual design for the Traditional Mountain House – Challenges of implementing competition in a curriculum
Dubravka Đukanović and Jovan Đerić
University of Novi Sad, Serbia
dubravka.djukanovic@studiodart.rs
Faculty members use of the Course Management System (CMS) iLearn at the American University of Sharjah
David Prescott, Kathleen Botter, Walid Alieldin, Cindy Gunn, Shireen Baghestani and Hamed Saadat.
The American University of Sharjah, The United Arab Emirates
dprescott@aus.edu
Self-efficacy theory and postgraduate supervision: Students’ views
Salome Schulze
Universwity of South Africa, South Africa
schuls@unisa.ac.za
Aesthetics in reading: Can text and images help or hinder reading?
Stella Ong Pooi Keng
Sunway University College, Malaysia
stelart@gmail.com
Making it stick: Educating English teachers in China
Karen Foster
University of Central Missouri, USA
kfoster@ucmo.edu
Youth violence: What is the attraction?
Vasintha Veeran and Tony Morgan
United Arab Emirates University, UAE
vasinthaveeran@uaeu.ac.ae
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June 24, 2011
Room 002
11:00 – 12:55
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Social Sciences and Humanities XIII
Sustaining the academic self: The professoriate at South African universities in times of change
Eleanor Lemmer
University of South Africa, South Africa
lemmeem@unisa.ac.za
Design recommendations based on cognitive, mood, and preference assessment in a sunlit workspace
Nora Wang and Mohamed Boubekri
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
boubekri@illinois.edu
Developing life skills - evidence from an industry-based youth support program
Theo Papadopoulos and Robyn Broadbent
Victoria University, Australia
theo.papadopoulos@vu.edu.au
How to do things with a serial verb if it has to be translated into English: A case study of Thai language
Itsarate Dolphen and Umarin Tularak
Mahidol University, Thailand
itsdol@kku.ac.th
Fruit and vegetable intake and associated factors among secondary school children of Mongolia
Batgerel Altanbagana, Jenn-Chang Liou and Enkhmyagmar Dashzeveg
Asia University, Taiwan
grle_ssia@yahoo.com
Biased approach of Turkish press to Greenpeace actions in Turkey
Şükrü Balci and Abdulkadir Gölcü
Selcuk University, Turkey
sukrubalci@selcuk.edu.tr
"Arabesques: Un-Jewing the Hebrew language for a constructive dialogue with the Palestinian other"
Ibrahim A. El-Hussari
Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon
ihousari@lau.edu.lb
Logistics: Strategic function for enterprises in the French ready-to-wear industry?
Laetiti Dari
Aix-en-Provence, France
laetitia.dari@gmail.com
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June 24, 2011
Room 022
11:00 – 12:55
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Teaching and Education VIII
Teacher education: Curriculum, identity and open and distance learning
Louis J van Niekerk
The University of South Africa, South Africa
vnieklj@unisa.ac.za
The effects of mnemonic strategies on students’ success in science and tecnology teaching
Şule Kiroğlu and Renan Şeker
Selcuk Üniversity, Turkey
rseker@selcuk.edu.tr
Game based learning in business education - A question-and-answer based approach
Markus Siepermann, Chris Börgermann and Richard Lackes
TU Dortmund, Germany
markus.siepermann@tu-dortmund.de
“Hidden” geographies: The schooling of Roma students in Slovak primary education
Ivana Guarrasi
University of California, San Diego, USA
iguarras@ucsd.edu
Narrating Hong Kong education during the War Years: An oral history (1941-45)
Wai Chun Cheung
Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
wccheung@hkbu.edu.hk
Professional development needs of ESL teachers: The case in Hong Kong
Barley Mak
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
barleymak@cuhk.edu.hk
The impact of gender and achievement – related beliefs on work motivation of Jordanian college students
Yasmin Haddad
United Arab Emirates University, UAE
yasminhaddad@yahoo.com
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June 24, 2011
Room 021
11:00 – 12:15
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Science and Technology IV
Coordinate metrology and coordinate measuring machines for biomedical application
Binnur Sagbas and M. Numan Durakbasa
Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
bzeybek@yildiz.edu.tr
The effect of the increased adherence property of the mortar used for plastering and masonry on the mechanical
behavior of the brick walls under out-of-plane loading and its model within
Mahmut Sami Donduren and Recep Kanit
Selcuk University, Turkey
sdonduren@selcuk.edu.tr
Systems for maximising energy use in civil construction
Oscar F. Bustinza, Luis M. Nebot, Leopoldo Gutierrez-Gutierrez and Vanesa Barrales-Molina
University of Granada, Spain
oscarfb@ugr.es
Beamstrahlung Radiation for beam-beam Instability
Rachid Ayad and Mohammad Ayaz Ahmad
Tabuk University, K.S.A.
rayad@ut.edu.sa
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June 24, 2011
Room 021
12:20 – 12:55
Wendy Sutherland-Smith, Deakin University, Australia. wendy.sutherlandsmith@deakin.edu.au
Multidisciplinary Issues IV - Posters (click here for information about poster format)
Soil flushing using surfactant solutions
Sunghyun Kwon
Gyeongsang National University, S. Korea
shkwon@gnu.ac.kr
INMERSIA a teaching innovation project: Immersion in business structures
Oscar F. Bustinza, Matilde Morales-Gallego and Javier Tamayo-Torres
University of Granada, Spain
oscarfb@ugr.es
Returning to Goa churches: Viewing the retable art thru the eyes of the artist.
Mónica Reis
University of Algarve, Portugal, and CHAIA-Centre for Art History and Artistic Research, Portugal
monicaereis@gmail.com
Problems of management and finance of small business in Albania
Sonela Stillo and Gentisa Furxhi
soneladedo@yahoo.com
Investigation of different mass production lines used for high pressure die casting of magnesium alloy products
Ali Serdar Vanli
Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
svanli@yildiz.edu.tr
Measurement techniques and precision measurement problems of tool radius
Anıl Akdoğan
Yıldız Technical University, Turkey
nomak@yildiz.edu.tr
ERP benefits and performance: The mediating role played by competitive priorities
Oscar F. Bustinza, , Daniel Arias-Aranda, M. del Carmen Haro Dominguez and M. Nieves Perez-Arostegui
University of Granada, Spain
oscarfb@ugr.es
Application of high ductile fiber-reinforced cementitious composites in concrete columns
Chang-Geun Cho
Chosun University, South Korea
chocg@chosun.ac.kr
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June 24, 2011
Room 001
13:00 – 14:55
The first person to present in this session.
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Teaching and Education IX
Teaching art and design in the Middle East: Exploration of improvisatory approaches of education within the Arabic
culture of the United Arab Emirates
Leon K. L. Chew
Zayed University, UAE
Leon.Chew@zu.ac.ae
Parental involvement in a changing society: school stakeholders perceptions of constraints that limit
Rida Blaik Hourani, Patricia Stringer and Fional Baker
Emirates College for Advanced Education. Abudhabi, UAE
rhourani@ecae.ac.ae
EFL teaching in Hungarian kindergartens from L2 teachers’ perspective
Laszlo Magocsa
Eötvös József College, Baja, Hungary
lmagocsy@gmail.com
Developing and validating a two tier mendel genetics diagnostic test
Mustafa Cakir
Marmara University, Turkey
mxc446@gmail.com
The back alleys of yesterday: Urban poor and community schools
Pat Williams-Boyd and Mary Margaret Sweeten
Eastern Michigan University, USA
patwilliamsboyd@aol.com
Study on multicultural citizenship education: experiences and opinions of indigenous elementary schools teachers
Amy Shumin Chen
Tatung University, Taiwan
amyshumin@gmail.com
E-Learning in Managerial Accounting - Automatical Generation and Marking of Exercises
Christoph Siepermann and Markus Siepermann
University of Kassel, Germany
siepermann@wirtschaft.uni-kassel.de
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June 24, 2011
Room 002
13:00 – 14:55
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Social Sciences and Humanities XIV
From "Fiery Young Man" to "Jesuitical Reactionary": Jernej Kopitar through Czech eyes
Raymond Miller
Bowdoin College, USA
rmiller@bowdoin.edu
World depression and American persona: A historical comparative study
Randa Musharbash
New York Institute of Technology NYIT -Jordan
ra_sa1@hotmail.com
The relationship between loneliness and television viewing motives in acculturation process
Birol Gülnar and Şükrü Balci
Selcuk University, Turkey
bgulnar@selcuk.edu.tr
Information management is context of political communication policies: Comparative analysis of political parties web
sites during the 2011 general election campaign in Turkey
Demet Gencer Kasap, Esra Vona Kurt and Hatice Baysal
Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
dgencer@sdu.edu.tr
Analysis of using semiotic signs in television news and process of decoding by viewers
Tsiuri Bajelidze and Rusudan Dolidze
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia
tsiuribajelidze@yahoo.com
Biased approaches of Turkish press to women in Southeast Anatolian region in terms of Honor killing events
Enes Bal and Emre Osman Olkun
Selcuk University, Tureky
enesbal@hotmail.com
Nothingness in the philosophy of Nishitani and Heidegger
Harriet Gay Marin Jones
Florida International University, USA
harrietmarin@aol.com
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June 24, 2011
Room 022
13:00 – 13:55
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Science and Technology V
Study of angular distribution and KNO scaling in the of collisions of 28Si-emulsion at 14.6A GeV
M. Ayaz Ahmad, Shafiq Ahmad and Rachid Ayad
Tabuk University, K.S.A.
mayaz.alig@gmail.com
Catalytic properties of lamellar zirconium phosphates and phosphonates
M. Cruz Costa and J. Caridade Costa
CERNAS - Escola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
mccosta@esac.pt
A survey on particle swarm optimization algorithm
Humar Kahramanlı
Selcuk University, Turkey
hkahramanli@selcuk.edu.tr
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June 24, 2011
Room 021
13:00 – 14:55
The first person to present in this session.
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Teaching and Education X
Undergraduate research experience program (UREP): A process of collaborative learning in research
Lisa Moralejo, Jan Marie Graham and Brad Johnson
University of Calgary - Qatar, Doha, Qatar
lmoralej@ucalgary.ca
Virtual mentoring in communities of practice in an online university: Technology acceptance, technology use and
perceptions of the learning process
Beate Baltes, and Nicolae Nistor
Walden University, USA and University of Munich, Germany
beate.baltes@waldenu.edu
The role of strategies in the acquisition of translation skills
Ewa Piotrowska-Oberda
The Jan Kochamowski University of Humanities and Sciences
ewa.oberda@gmail.com
A study on the place of ceramics in preschool education: The views of educators and ceramic artists
Burcu Akhun
Hacettepe University, Turkey
burcuak@hacettepe.edu.tr
The design of question bank based on internet
Kemal Tutuncu, Murat Koklu and Yavuz Unal
Selcuk University, Turkey
ktutuncu@selcuk.edu.tr
Distance education of graduates statistic lessons
Murat Köklü and Aşır Genç
Selcuk University, Turkey
mkoklu@selcuk.edu.tr
Developing cognition and language proficiency through the acquisition and articulation of knowledge: Real world
communication activities for engineering students in and across the disciplines
Robert Craig
Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE
rcraig@pi.ac.ae
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June 24, 2011
Room 022
14:00 – 14:55
Special Workshop
Prepare to be offended: Cultural safety inside and outside the classroom
Alexander K. Lautensach and Sabina W. Lautensach
University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
alexl@unbc.ca
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June 24, 2011
Room 001
15:00 –
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Science and Technology VI
Implementation of an innovative virtual reality and location-aware computing mobile learning framework
Waleed Alsabhan
University of Sharjah, UAE
walsabhan@sharjah.ac.ae
Numerical simulation of deep drawing of low carbon steel (1008-AISI) cylindrical cups
Sartip Latif Hussein and Wael Ali Khudhair
Salahaddin University-Hawler, Iraq
Wael.Khudhair@gmail.com
A simple model for predicting soil settlement using constant plastic index
Abdull Halim Abdul and Azmi Ahmad
University Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia
rocksoil93@yahoo.com
Hindrance of Internet development in underdeveloped conuntries
Emmanuel Amuno
Macau
emmanuel.amuno@yahoo.com
Growth, mortality and recruitment parameters for mud crab Scylla Olivacea (Herbst, 1976) in a tropical mangrove
forest, Southern Thailand
Chanyut Sudtongkong, Sunisa Chuprasit, Onuma Yongpradeam and Wattana Wattanakul
Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya Sikao district, Thailand
chanyuts@gmail.com
Kinetic methods applied to the assessment the life time of artillery powders
Mohammed Jawdat Barzanly
Uiversity of Salahaddin, Erbil, Iraq
dr_m.barzanjy@yahoo.com
Effects of heat treatment on residual stress and mechanical properties in welded tubes
Zaoui Moussa and Noureddine Menasri
University of M'Sila, Algeria
m_zaouidz@yahoo.fr
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June 24, 2011
Room 002
15:00 – 16:55
The first person to present in this session.
Out of consideration for others, each presentation should be limited to 15 minutes or less.
Teaching and Education XI
Redesigning engineering education for a globalised world
Marija Gradinscak
Korea University of Technology and Education, Republic of Korea
m.gradinscak@kut.ac.kr
Teaching English language, literature and linguistics at the university level in Iraq: An input-process-output study
Mohammed jasim Betti
University of Thi-Qar, Iraq
alseady2@gmail.com
Liberal education and the challenges of the 21st Century
Leila Brammer
Gustavus Adolphus College, USA
lbrammer@gac.edu
Use of elements used in basic design education in clothing design
Nilay Erturk and Duygu Ozgul Dursun
Anadolu University, Turkey
nilaye@anadolu.edu.tr
A glimpse of EIL teaching in Thai higher education
Kantatip Sinhaneti
Shinawatra University
kantatip@siu.ac.th
Teachers’ opinions about discoveries and lifes of scientists in primary science and technology programs
Esma Buluş Kırıkkaya
Kocaeli University, Turkey
bulus@kocaeli.edu.tr
What K-2 pre-service teachers do for reading instruction?
Aysegul Bayraktar and Burcu Cabuk
Ankara University, Turkey
aysegulfsu@yahoo.com
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June 24, 2011
Room 022
15:00 – 16:55
The first person to present in this session.
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Science and Technology VII
The effects of agricultural disposal water to groundwater: A sample from the Altinekin Plain, Konya-Turkey
Ali Ferhat Bayram
Selcuk University, Turkey
fbayram@selcuk.edu.tr
Implement of rms values and ann on xilinx for fault diagnosis of indction machine
Djalal Eddine Khodja, Aissa Kheldoun and Pr. Larbi Refoufi
University Muhamed Boudiaf of M’sila, Algeria
djalal_ed@yahoo.fr
Geochemistry of Calcalkaline Lamprophyres, Konya-Central Anatolia-Turkey
Kürşad Asan
Selcuk University, Turkey
kasan@selcuk.edu.tr
Modeling and prediction of surface roughness in turning operations of AISI 304 Stainless Steels
Ahmet Alper Yontar, Ali Ünüvar and Ali Serhat Ersoyoglu
Selçuk University, Turkey
aersoy@selcuk.edu.tr
Fault diagnosis of bearings isolated by vibration analysis: Application to a reduction of a cement mill
Menasri Noureddine and Bouchoucha Ali
M'sila University, Algeria
nmenasri@yahoo.fr
Development and Map Surveying of Ancient Remain, Koh Yor, Muang District, Songkhla Province, Thailand.
Pantathep Marangkun and Rodjana Khoonpoon
Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, Songkla, Thailand
pantathep@hotmail.com
A Potential Composite Geopark Site; Karapinar (Konya-Turkey)
Kerim Kocak Selcuk, Ali Riza Söğüt and Mevlut Mulayim
Selçuk University, Turkey
mulayim@selcuk.edu.tr
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June 24, 2011
Room 021
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Multidisciplinary Issues V
Extended BSC model (eBSC) based on compex analysis of business environment
Sarka Kvetonova and Aymen Telmoudi
Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
kvetona@fit.vutbr.cz
Examination of the constant and conditional anxiety levels of students studying at the faculty of vocational education
according to certain variable
Yasemin Koparan and Erhan Alabay
Selçuk University, Turkey
ykoparan@selcuk.edu.tr
The leisure times of their children from mother’s perspective: The effect of rural and urban life
Ezgi Ülker and Erhan Alabay
Selcuk University, Turkey
swimezgim@hotmail.com
Commemorative plaques in the Alhambra monumental area (Granada): A historical memory/heritage point of view
Matilde Morales-Gallego
University of Granada, Spain
matilde.morales.ext@juntadeandalucia.es
Human resources planning in organizations: a content analysis on harmonization of supply with demand
Münire Çiftçi, Hatice Baysal and Mustafa Atatorun
Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey
munire84@gmail.com