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The Optimum Font Size and Type for Students Aged 9-12 Reading Arabic Characters on Screen: A Case Study
No full textMore and more, interest in the way data is displayed on screen has increased, especially with the increase in the number of people using e-text for learning purposes. So, this requires more focus on factors that affect screen legibility. Text display factors, such as font size, line length and font type, have an impact on reading online. Two font types [Arabic Traditional and Simplified Arabic] in four different sizes [10, 14, 16 and 18] are measured using Arabic text. On-line processes were measured using reading –aloud technique. Accuracy of reading was also measured by the average of errors that students made when reading the text, while reading speed was tested by the time it took students to read the text. However, results indicated that Arabic text in font size 10 is not readable to students aged 10 to 12. On the other hand, font sizes sixteen and eighteen are more readable than any smaller-sized font, the averages of error size 18 improve in all font types, while age has a significant impact on reading speed. Simplified Arabic font is reported as readable to students aged 10-12, especially in sizes 14 and 18
Font tuning : a review and new experimental evidence.
No full textThis paper reflects on the kinds of evidence able to confirm that letter and word identification in reading can be supported by encoding the underlying visual structure of the text, and specifically by deriving structural descriptions for letters. It is proposed that structure-driven processes are intimately linked to the implementation of font-specific rules for translating visual features into elements of a letter’s structural description. Evidence for such font tuning comes from studies exploring the impact of font-mixing on reading fluency, and from studies showing how the benefits of experience with a novel typeface can generalise to letters that have yet to be seen in the typeface. After reviewing this evidence, three new experiments are reported which explore font tuning in the context of the lexical decision task. The time course of font tuning, which is monitored by changing the time interval between successive test stimuli, is shown to be sensitive to the overall probability with which successive stimuli appear in the same typeface. In addition, font tuning is shown to reflect item-by-item fluctuations in this probability. Finally, the effects of font-switching are shown to generalise beyond the particular letters present in the text, and to be confined to 1-back transitions. It is concluded that font tuning reflects the implementation of a set of font-specific translation rules held in working memory, and is moderated by the reader’s implicit knowledge of the constraints present in the sequencing of successive portions of text
Prescribing by mental health nurses: the UK perspective
No full textPURPOSE. This article aims to discuss the growth of mental health nurse (MHN) prescribing in the United Kingdom as an exemplar for readers to compare progress in their own countries and context. This study also aims to provide a historical overview of this process in the United Kingdom where MHNs prescribe safely and competently.
CONCLUSIONS. Finally, evidence has shown that MHNs with prescriptive authority are competent when prescribing when compared to psychiatrists.
PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS. Despite organizational barriers and educational concerns, MHN prescribing is becoming embedded in the healthcare context in the United Kingdo
[Report to Chief J. E. Curry, by an unknown author #1]
No full textReport to Chief J. E. Curry, by an unknown author. The report contains a list of officers who gave depositions to the United States Attorney
[Report to Chief J. E. Curry, by an unknown author #2]
No full textReport to Chief J. E. Curry, by an unknown author. The report contains a list of officers who gave depositions to the United States Attorney
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA" lang="EN-US">Effect of drying temperature on the content of reducing sugars in syrup of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Parinari curatellifolia</i> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="EN-GB">Planch. ex Benth.<span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA" lang="EN-US"> fruit and <span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language: EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA" lang="EN-GB">cereal based products,<span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA" lang="EN-GB"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA" lang="EN-US">zvambwa</span></i></span></span></span></span></span>
No full text494-499Parinari
curatellifolia<span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:" times="" new="" roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"times="" roman";="" mso-bidi-font-family:"times="" roman";mso-ansi-language:en-gb;mso-fareast-language:="" en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="" lang="EN-GB"> Planch. ex Benth. fruit provides food for some
rural communities in times of droughts and food shortages. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">Parinari curatellifolia Planch.ex Benth. fruit is traditionally
called hacha or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">chakata. The ripe fruit can be eaten raw or processed into products
such as syrup and cereal based products,
zvambwa. The study investigated the effect of drying the syrup and zvambwa at different temperatures on
the concentration of reducing sugars in the products. Syrup
was prepared by pulping the fruit, extracting nutrients using water and boiling
the extract to remove water. Zvambwa
were prepared by heating a mixture of finger millet meal and the syrup. The
products were dried at 25 oC in open air and from 30 – 80 oC
in a convective tray dryer and analysed for reducing sugars using a uv-visible
spectrophotometric method. Statistical analysis of data was performed using
Prism Graph Pad software package.<span style="font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:" times="" new="" roman";mso-fareast-font-family:="" "times="" roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"times="" roman";mso-ansi-language:="" en-gb;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="" lang="EN-GB"> The
concentrations of reducing sugars of zvambwa
dried at the different temperatures ranged from 9.03±0.15 to 16.57±5.65 gm/100
gm. The highest concentrations of reducing sugars for the syrup (23.58±3.20
gm/100 gm), zvambwa (16.57±5.65
gm/100 gm) and control (2.79±0.13 gm/100 gm) samples were achieved by drying at
40, 80 and 70oC, respectively. The
concentration of reducing sugars in zvambwa,
Parinari curatellifolia Planch.ex
Benth. fruit syrup and zvambwa
control samples increased with increase in drying temperature. On
the basis of high concentrations of reducing sugars obtained, recommended
drying temperatures of the syrup and zvambwa
are 40 oC and 80 oC, respectively. </span
J. Mª Font Rius, Instituciones medievales españolas.
No full textHigounet Charles. J. Mª Font Rius, Instituciones medievales españolas. . In: Bulletin Hispanique, tome 51, n°3, 1949. p. 361
On categorical frames, universal algebra and Boolean algebras with operators in a category
No full textJ. Font, R. Jansana, D. Pigozzi (Eds.
The effect of age and font size on reading text on handheld computers
No full textThough there have been many studies of computer based text reading, only a few have considered the small screens of handheld computers. This paper presents an investigation into the effect of varying font size between 2 and 16 point on reading text on a handheld computer. By using both older and younger participants the possible effects of age were examined. Reading speed and accuracy were measured and subjective views of participants recorded. Objective results showed that there was little difference in reading performance above 6 point, but subjective comments from participants showed a preference for sizes in the middle range. We therefore suggest, for reading tasks, that designers of interfaces for mobile computers provide fonts in the range of 8-12 point to maximize readability for the widest range of users
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