University Students’ Expectations of their Lecturers’ Support Regarding Extensive Reading – A Case Study of first-year English major students at a South African University by Madoda Cekiso, Florence Olifant

“…The findings revealed that students expected lecturers to provide guidance on digital reading, encourage reading groups, improve access to diverse reading materials, consider students’ reading interests, expose them to newspapers and magazines, and promote the use of social networks for extensive reading. …”
Get full text

The Lingua Franca Core: A Plausible Option? by Marco Sandro Antonio Ugarte Olea

“…This necessarily entails a disadvantage in terms of both time and teaching materials to be allocated by the English Language Teaching (ELT) professional. …”
Get full text

Resource- Based Conflict and Rural Poverty in Benue State by W. Yio Benjamin

“…The methodology adopted for the study is a historical methodology, utilizing materials from both primary and secondary sources. …”
Get full text

USE OF NATURAL DOLOMITE AS A CHEAP FOAMING AGENT FOR PRODUCING GLASS FOAMS FROM GLASS WASTE IN THE MICROWAVE FIELD by LUCIAN PAUNESCU, MARIUS FLORIN DRAGOESCU, SORIN MIRCEA AXINTE

“…The foamed product has physical, mechanical and morphological characteristics (density between 0.30-0.32 g/cm3, thermal conductivity between 0.064-0.067 W/m·K, compressive strength in the range 2.2-2.6 MPa), which are similar to those of foams made by conventional methods and are suitable for its use as insulating material in construction. …”
Get full text

Exploring Ethno-Religious Identity and its Impact on the Struggles of Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria's Fourth Republic by Mahmud IDREES Gana

“…The paper employed a secondary method of data collection and analysis based on the collection of data from books, journals, and web-based materials, among others. The results revealed that ethno-religious identities contribute to the nation's unique character by providing a source of cultural richness and diversity. …”
Get full text

Investigating the Causes of Pavement Distresses on Bwankosya Road in Kabale Municipality. by Kigenyi, Luke

“…Traffic survey was carried out to determine the traffic class along the section, field tests such as the DCP test was carried out to determine the strength and thickness of the pavement layers and materials were tested for suitability in terms of strength in comparison to the specifications. …”
Get full text

Design and Construction of Block and Tackle Pulley System Using Locally Available Resources. by Asaba, Patrick

“…This project, therefore, is about the design and construction of a Block and Tackle Pulley System using locally available materials. The overall implementation of this work involves knowledge of the physics of mechanics, particularly simple machines. …”
Get full text

Environmental Education and Primary School Curriculum: A Missing Link. by Ashabahebwa, James

“…Proposed strategies to address these issues involve increasing funding for educational materials, enhancing teacher training, and developing specialized curriculum guides. …”
Get full text

Using Fabric Cutoffs to Create Branding Patchwork Designs Around Kabale Town. by Amutuheire, Anold

“…The research objectives included identifying the types and sources of fabric offcuts in Kabale and demonstrating how these materials can be transformed into creative, functional, and decorative branding designs. …”
Get full text

Effect of Family Socio-Economic status on Student’s Academic Performance in Kanungu Town Council- Kanungu District. by Amos Gard, Niwagaba

“…The findings revealed that family size makes children fail to access adequate scholastic materials at school. The findings revealed that parental income determines student performance. …”
Get full text

Strategies for the development of Reading Culture in Selected UPE Primary Schools in Nyakabande Sub-County, Kisoro District . by Nzitus Grasiano, Niringiye

“…There was need to increase the quantities and variety of Non Textbook Reading Materials (NTBRMs) to improve pupil: NTBRMs ratios in UPE schools. …”
Get full text

Effect of Boron Content on Strain-Hardening Exponent in Recycled Steel by Christopher, Senfuka, Paul, Kizito

“…While the elastic zone in the deformation process of materials is mainly represented by a linear function of gradient E, the plastic portion has been characterized by various exponential functions with an exponent n that varies with its chemical composition, the level of work hardening and the material in question among others. …”
Get full text

Ecotourism and Poverty Reduction in Uganda. A Case Study of Batwa Communities in Kisoro District. by Kukundakwe, Obadiah

Get full text

The Role of Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure Therapy after the Surgical Treatment of the Pilonodal Sinus by M. F. Cherkasov, K. M. Galashokyan, Yu. M. Startsev, D. M. Cherkasov, A. A. Pomazkov, S. G. Melikova, V. Yu. Katsiyaev, A. A. Matvienko

“…This study is aimed at improving the treatment of patients with the pilonidal sinus (PS) by open wound healing methods.Materials and methods. The study included 54 patients with PS. …”
Get full text

On the History of Creation of the Atlas of Tibetan Medicine (17th century): source aspects by Yumzhana Zh. Zhabon

“…The purpose of the article is to identify the main stages of the creating of the visual material of the Atlas of Tibetan Medicine and to give a general description of the illustrations. …”
Get full text

Research on desiliconization of brown corundum fly dust and bauxite based on roasting-alkali leaching method. by Nian Liu, Chaoyi Chen, Junqi Li, Dong Liang

“…The raw material for smelting brown corundum is high-quality bauxite. …”
Get full text

Prioritizing information over grammar: a behavioral investigation of information density and rhetorical discourse effects on EFL listening comprehension by Mohamed A. Mekheimer, A. I. Fageeh

“…The results highlight the role of information density in L2 listening comprehension and suggest that language learning materials should prioritize informative discourse to facilitate more efficient and effective processing.…”
Get full text

STRETCH FORMING USING HEATED DIE by COSMIN CONSTANTIN GRIGORAȘ, BOGDAN CHIRIȚĂ, VALENTIN ZICHIL, EUGEN HERGHELEGIU, CĂTĂLIN TÂMPU, VLAD CIUBOTARIU

“…In essence, stretch forming implies working with materials that have medium to high spring back effects, such as aluminium or magnesium alloys. …”
Get full text