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Too Young to Be Mad
Maria Liegghio
Dec 29, 2016
In this paper, the psychiatrization of children and youth is explored, as well as their representation within Mad and Disability Studies. Presented are the outcomes of a photo voice project conducted with seven (N=7) youths...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
THE SOCIAL EVALUATION OF POST-VOCALIC LIGHT /L/ IN ST. JOHN'S ENGLISH
Rosanna Pierson
Sep 21, 2015
This study addresses the question of perception and evaluation of light post-vocalic /l/ in St. John's through a series of perception experiments. These experiments test whether people are able to hear the difference between...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
A Looking Forward
Alexandra Gillis
Mar 16, 2022
Alexandra Gillis is a teacher and educational researcher living in the city of Vancouver, on the territorial lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples, amidst mountains and ocean of Canada’s west coast. She has...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Student English Teachers' Vantage Points of the Digital Short Stories They Designed for Young Learners
Gülten Koşar
Jan 01, 2023
Literature review unveils the need for exploring what student teachers of English think about their experiences of preparing digital stories for young learners, and investigating their perceptions with regard to the use of...
Published by: IGI Global
Quelques designations de l'arum tachete (Arum macula/urn L.) dans les dialectes gallo-romans et daco-roumains
La motivation sémantique, source de la création lexicale, est une réalité qui a été mise en évidence dans de nombreuses études, partant sur le lexique lui-meme (voir l'Atlas Linguarum Europae ALE, l'Atlas Linguistique Roman...
Published by: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
The Influence of Perceived Value Towards Customer Satisfaction in Hostel Business
Anggraeni Permatasari
Jul 01, 2020
Perceived value is one of the elements that can influence customer satisfaction in the hotel and hospitality industry. In order to re-create the effective strategies, hostel business needs to understand more about factors that...
Business and Management Hospitality, Travel, and Tourism Management Hospitality, Travel, & Tourism Management
Published by: IGI Global
High prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors amongst young adults in the United Arab Emirates
Fatima Mezhal, Abderrahim Oulhaj, Abdishakur Abdulle, Abdulla AlJunaibi, Abdulla Alnaeemi, Amar Ahmad, Andrea Leinberger-Jabari, Ayesha S Al Dhaheri, Eiman AlZaabi, Fatma Al-Maskari, Fatme Alanouti, Fayza Alameri, Habiba Alsafar, Hamad Alblooshi, Juma Alkaabi, Laila Abdel Wareth, Mai Aljaber, Marina Kazim, Michael Weitzman, Mohammad Al-Houqani, Mohammad Hag Ali, E Murat Tuzcu, Naima Oumeziane, Omar El-Shahawy, Rami H Al-Rifai, Scott Sherman, Syed M Shah, Thekra Alzaabi, Tom Loney, Wael Almahmeed, Youssef Idaghdour, Luai A Ahmed, Raghib Ali
Apr 15, 2023
Background
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the world. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), it accounts for 40% of mortality. CVD is caused by multiple cardiometabolic risk factors (CRFs)...
Hypertension obesity cardiovascular disease Dyslipidemia Central obesity Non-communicable disease cardiometabolic risk factors Dysglycemia Humans Cardiovascular Diseases prevalence Risk Factors Adult United Arab Emirates Female Male Dyslipidemias Young Adult obesity Abdominal
Published by: BMC cardiovascular disorders
Study of the Structure and Properties of Nanoparticles Cynara scolymus L. Encapsulated With Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose Polysaccharide
In recent years, the interests of researchers are increased towards nanodrugs based on nanoparticles. The main direction of this work was to study the physicochemical, structural properties and stability of encapsulated...
Published by: IGI Global
The Syntax of the Double Modal Construction
Edwin L. Battistella
Sep 05, 2013
This paper looks at a problem in syntactic -variation, the syntax of the so-called double modal constructions in Southern United States English. Its purpose is to clarify the analysis of DMs and to consider its implications for...
Published by: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
Teacher-Student Relationships in Childhood as a Protective Factor against Adolescent Delinquency up to Age 17
In this paper we examined the impact of the quality of teacher-student relationships at age 10 on young people's delinquency at ages 13, 15, and 17 utilizing propensity-score matching. The young people were matched based on 105...
Published by: Crime and delinquency
L' acceptation du compliment
Bernard Mulo Farenkia
Sep 30, 2014
This research analyzes the acceptance of compliments in Cameroun French,showing, first, that it is a macro-act of hybrid discourse, generally composedof a principle act, the expression of thanks, and of one or more...
Published by: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
Assistive Technology for Students with Learning Disabilities
Gabrielle Young
Sep 22, 2013
Published by: Technology-Mediated Learning
Two-step Procedure Based on the Least Squares and Instrumental Variable Methods for Simultaneous Estimation of von Bertalanffy Growth Parameters
Advanced in the present article is a Two-step procedure designed on the methods of the least squares (LS) and instrumental variable (IV) techniques for simultaneous estimation of the three unknown parameters L∞, K and t0, which...
Environmental Technologies Environmental, Agricultural, and Physical Sciences Environmental Science and Technologies
Published by: IGI Global
On the system of numeration in Efik
Eyo O. Mensah
Oct 05, 2013
This paper is a response to Olderroge 1984 that Efik does not have a system of number beyond one thousand, since according to the claim, the word for thousand in Efik is tosin, a recent borrowing from English and assimilated...
Published by: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
Dans cet article, nous discutons de l’interaction apprenant-tâche-dictionnaire à l’ordinateur. Nous faisons un survol de la littérature en lexicographie pédagogique dédiée...
Published by: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
Intention of Personal Information Disclosure in Mobile Payment Apps
This paper employs the regulatory focus and risk-taking perspectives to integrate constructs related to the intention to disclose personal information in mobile payment apps among young people in such an emerging country like...
Published by: IGI Global
The Rumble in the Meson
Abstract
We juxtapose global fits of two bottom-up models (an S 3 scalar leptoquark model and a...
Predicting Woody Plant Diversity as Key Component of Ecosystems
The Mediterranean basin is a global hotspot of biodiversity. Woody plants are key components of ecosystems. This article explores the environmental impacts on woody plant species richness and diversity in maquis and abandoned...
Environmental Technologies Environmental, Agricultural, and Physical Sciences Environmental Science and Technologies
Published by: IGI Global
Finding a Voice through Music
LaVerne Bell-Tolliver
Jan 30, 2014
This article will focus on the role music played in the life of a young African American girl growing up in the south during the civil rights movement. Born into an authoritarian household, the young girl found comfort in the...
Published by: Faculty of Education
Predicting Woody Plant Diversity as Key Component of Ecosystems
The Mediterranean basin is a global hotspot of biodiversity. Woody plants are key components of ecosystems. This article explores the environmental impacts on woody plant species richness and diversity in maquis and abandoned...
Environmental, Agricultural, and Physical Sciences Earth Science Biodiversity Science and Engineering Government and Law
Published by: IGI Global
“You Are What You Watch?”
Considering that today's youth are inadvertently exposed to violence in all forms of media and video games, research shows that this affects the psyche, subsequently manifesting in aggressive behaviour. This research paper...
Published by: IGI Global
Biosurfactant Production by Rhodococcus Erythropolis Sp. SB-1A Isolated from North Atlantic Ocean
Biosurfactant production by Rhodococcus erythropolis SB-1A was studied based on Atlas oil agar medium in a batch reactor. The strain was isolated from a water sample collected from Northern Atlantic Ocean. Several parameters...
Crystallizing Moments
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced K-12 teachers to think differently about their teaching methods. Primary grade teachers must especially consider how to make online learning engaging, motivating, and as hands-on and...
Published by: IGI Global
Forecasting of Electricity Demand by Hybrid ANN-PSO Models
Developing economies need to invest in energy projects. Because the gestation period of the electric projects is high, it is of paramount importance to accurately forecast the energy requirements. In the present paper, the...
Published by: IGI Global
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