Lesbianism: Deconstructing the Christian church and social hierarchies in South Africa by L. Joubert

“…This article employs Michel Foucault’s discourse and power theory to examine how the Christian church and society maintain a fixed social hierarchy. …”
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Does the Expected Teaching and Learning Take Place in Preprimary Grades in Zambezi Region, Namibia? by Кенет Нзвала

“…Using the lens of Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory, data for this research were generated through interviews, and lesson observation, and every participating teacher in this study was observed while teaching to establish whether indeed learners benefited from their teaching and whether their teaching escalated into learning; participants were sampled purposively from three different school contexts of urban, peri urban and rural.    …”
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Leadership and Nigeria's Regional Hegemonic Quest in Africa: A Critical Discus by GAMBO Nanven Audu, PULDU Samdi Gloria, KUMS Simon Nankap

“…The study makes use of hegemonic stability theory to appraise Nigeria's role and contribution in Africa as an essential tool for the country to assume regional hegemon in the continent. …”
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ORGANISATIONAL STRATEGY AND MODERATING EFFECT OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM ON PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIAN LISTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS by Mubaraq Sanni, Muhammed Basiru Mustapha, Muhammed Kamaldeen Usman

“…Based on these assumptions, this study employed the contingency theory and formulated 4 study objectives:(i) examine the impact of organisational strategy on Performance Measurement System; (ii)determine the relationship between organisational strategy and financial performance (iii) evaluate how organisational strategy influences non-financial performance and; (iv) investigate the moderating effect of Performance Measurement System on financial and non-financial performance. …”
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Properties of the new N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 1 AdS4 vacuum of maximal supergravity by Nikolay Bobev, Thomas Fischbacher, Krzysztof Pilch

“…Guided by the numerical data for that point, we obtain a consistent SO(3) × ℤ2-invariant truncation of the N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 8 theory to an N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 1 supergravity with three chiral multiplets. …”
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Ultrastructural changes in the common carotid artery in terms of age and gender-related in Rat model by Nejat Ünlükal

“…Despite the long-standing belief that women have a advantage in age-related cardiovascular diseases, there has been no ultrastructural examination to support this theory. We explored the sex-related discrepancies in the ultrastructural modifications produced by aging in the carotid artery. …”
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PERSPECTIVES ON THE CHALLENGES TO THE WATCHDOG FUNCTION OF THE MEDIA IN NIGERIA by EMMANUEL OMULA, ROSELINE OGBOLE

“…The study is anchored on Agenda Setting Theory of the Press. Library Research Method was employed to generate secondary data for the study. …”
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AN EXAMINATION OF RAWLS’ SOCIAL JUSTICE MODEL: AN ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR CONTEMPORARY NIGERIA by MORRIS K.O. EDOGIAWERIE, INNOCENT O. EKUASE

“…It is against this back drop that this paper is set to examine John Rawls’ theory of justice which is prescribed as an antidote in resolving the problems of injustice and oppression. …”
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Teachers' Competence as an Avenue for "Learning Through Play Pedagogy" in Preschools: A Case of Makindye Ssabagabo Division. by Ngalonsa, Luciana, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

“…The study was guided by scaffolding instruction as a teaching strategy from the social constructivist theory by Levy Vygotsky (1978). The study adopted a case study design. …”
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Optimal control analysis of Taenia saginata bovine cysticercosis and human taeniasis by Damian, Kajunguri, Joshua, A. Mwasunda, Jacob I, Irunde

“…These results suggest that control measures such as improving meat cooking, meat inspection and treatment of infected humans will be effective for controlling taeniasis and cysticercosis in humans and cattle respectively. The optimal control theory is applied by considering three time dependent controls which are improved meat cooking, vaccination of cattle, and treatment of humans with taeniasis when they are implemented in combination. …”
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Access to Finance and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Uganda: A Case of Selected Smes in Kabale Municipality by Esperance, Nyiratebuka

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Final-year students’ perceptions of online integrated primary care learning by Aviva Ruch, Joel Francis, Ann Z. George

“…Methods: This explanatory-sequential mixed-methods study was informed by the technology acceptance model, community of inquiry model and self-regulated learning theory. A cross-sectional online survey was followed by focus group discussions (FGDs) (n = 2 and n = 3, respectively). …”
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Water quality prediction and carbon reduction mechanisms in wastewater treatment in Northwest cities using Random Forest Regression model by Jingjing Sun, Xin Guan, Xiaojun Sun, Xiaojing Cao, Yepei Tan, Jiarong Liao

“…The RFR algorithm integrates Bagging ensemble learning and random subspace theory to construct multiple decision trees and aggregate their predictions, thereby enhancing the model’s prediction accuracy and stability. …”
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Psychometric validation of the Danish BREAST-Q reconstruction module by Cecilie Balslev Willert, Karl Bang Christensen, Pernille Envold Bidstrup, Lene Mellemkjær, Anne-Marie Axø Gerdes, Lisbet Rosenkrantz Hölmich

“…Multiple-item scales with summated scores and more than 40 complete responses were eligible for psychometric validation, and psychometric analyses examined reliability and validity using Rasch Analyses and Classical Test Theory. Measurements included test for local response dependence, item fit, differential item functioning, and more. …”
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Determinants of Level of Household Income Utilization and Decision Making Among the Educated Working Married Employees in Mbarara Municipality, Mbarara, Uganda by Adebayo, Sanni T., Atia Agnes, Apusigah, Cleophas, Karooma

“…The study was guided by the Sen’s Cooperative Conflict Theory. The study employed mixed design of quantitative and qualitative approach. …”
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Probable Relationship between COVID-19, Pollutants and Meteorology: A Case Study at Santiago, Chile by Giovanni A. Salini, Patricio R. Pacheco, Eduardo Mera, María C. Parodi

“…Nonlinear analysis and the chaos theory formalism was applied to these new time-series, obtaining the largest Lyapunov exponent, correlation dimension, Kolmogorov entropy, Hurst exponent and the Lempel-Ziv complexity. …”
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Developing and piloting a peer quality improvement coaching protocol for front-line healthcare staff by Siobhán Eithne McCarthy, Petar Popivanov, Mairead Finn

“…First, a systematised literature review identified themes about the theory and practice of QI coaching (QIC). Second, these themes guided the development of a PQIC protocol. …”
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THE CONTENDING ISSUES AND REALITIES IN NIGERIAN FEDERALISM by BENJAMIN SHAIBUME, AONDOAKAA AFONGU IORNUMBE

“…The paper adopted the theory of pluralism as its framework of analysis and relied on the secondary sources of data to explicate the contending issues and realities in Nigerian federalism. …”
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SURVIVING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN NIGERIA: COPING STRATEGIES OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDP) IN BENUE STATE, NORTHCENTRAL, NIGERIA by ISAAC OLAWALE ALBERT, JOEL ABAH

“…Drawing from the human needs theory, this study examines displacement and its impact on productivity, IDP needs, interventions and coping strategies. …”
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THE ROLE OF US IN CHINA – TAIWAN CRISIS by EDGAR AGUBAMAH

“…To bring answers to the above questions raised, this work used the power theory while data gathered were analyzed through documentary evidence method. …”
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