Virtual game-based learning environments to promote self-regulated learning skills in foreign language learners [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Maira Alejandra Noriega Cortes, Laura Carreño-Bolivar

“…Data were collected through semi-structured observations and pre- and post-questionnaires. The tool was designed based on Zimmerman’s SRL model and included tasks structured through gamification elements. …”
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Investigating the Causes of Antisocial Behaviour Among Teenagers in Central Division Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Muhoza, Marie Alliance

“…This will help them acquire skills and hence practice some activities which earn a living to them. …”
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Exploration of Cosmetic Factors Contributing to Rhinoplasty among Both Genders in Iraqi Kurdistan by Aram Salih Mohammed Amin Kamali, Hedi Hassan Rostam, Awat Alla Khdir, Omer Aula Mina

“…Over and beyond the aesthetic and functional aspects the client's reaction to his/her own nose as well as the reaction of the people around to it impacts to the psychic characteristics. …”
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Assessing The Effect of Single Parenting on Learners Academic Performance in Selected Secondary Schools of Kabale Municipality. by Ahumuza, Miriam

“…Parental guidance is necessary to enable the children to be brought up well to enable the child to achieve his or her academic carrier and there should be government support to single parents in upbringing the children in form of providing financial support to them to have well brought up children in the community and educated well.…”
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Girl-Child Empowerment and Socio-Economic Welfare in Urban Southwestern Uganda: A case study of Kanungu Town Council, Kanungu District. by Ian, Byoonanebye

“…The study adopted a case study research design using a cross-sectional survey. The study population was composed of 15,138 people. …”
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Relationship between caries indexes and obesity in a sample of Puerto Rican adolescents by Lydia M. Lopez del Valle, Mariely Nieves-Plaza, Sona Rivas-Tumanyan, Rosana Hanke-Herrero

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Are internal controls important in financial accountability? (Evidence from Lira District Local Government, Uganda) by Eton, Marus, Fabian, Mwosi, Benard, Patrick Ogwel

“…Specifically, control environment and monitoring controls bear significant effects on financial accountability while control activities do not. …”
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Effect of Alcoholism on Household Income in Katuna Town Council Kabale District. by Nabaasa, Elizabeth

“…The study employed a Descriptive research design. The study findings indicate that there causes of alcoholism were Stressed mind, Leisure, Environment, Illiteracy level of community members, Peer influence, Poverty, and Religious beliefs. …”
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Falling sex ratios and emerging evidence of sex-selective abortion in Nepal: evidence from nationally representative survey data by Mahesh Puri, Melanie Dawn Frost, Peter Richard Andrew Hinde

“…Falling fertility has intensified the need to bear a son sooner, while legal abortion services have reduced the costs and risks associated with obtaining an abortion.…”
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The Effect of Alcoholism on Food Security in Rural Areas: A Case Study of Bufundi Sub-County Rubanda District Uganda. by Natukunda, Ruth

“…The study employed a Descriptive research design. The study findings indicate that there causes of alcoholism were Stressed mind, Leisure, Environment, Illiteracy level of community members, Peer influence, Poverty, and Religious beliefs. …”
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The Effect of Alcoholism on Food Security in Rural Areas: A Case Study of Bufundi Subcounty Rubanda District Uganda. by Natukunda, Ruth

“…The study employed a Descriptive research design The study findings indicate that there causes of alcoholism were Stressed mind, Leisure, Environment, Illiteracy level of community members, Peer influence, Poverty, and Religious beliefs. …”
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Mini Worldlit: A Dataset of Contemporary Fiction from 13 Countries, Nine Languages, and Five Continents by Andrew Piper, David Bamman, Christina Han, Jens Bjerring-Hansen, Hoyt Long, Itay Marienberg-Milikowsky, Tom McEnaney, Mathias Iroro Orhero, Emrah Peksoy, Pallavi Rastogi, Sebastian Rasmussen, Roel Smeets, Alexandra Stuart, Mads Rosendahl Thomsen

“…This dataset is designed to facilitate a comparative approach to understanding literature and support the growing field of multilingual digital humanities.…”
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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche

“… While the unprecedented lockdown measures were at the heart of the debate in the first year of the pandemic, the focus since then has shifted to vaccination issues. …”
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A Systemic Approach to Inceptive Constructions in Lithuanian by Rolandas Mikulskas

“…In the latter case, in the frame of the infinitive, a motion of the subject referent towards the place where she starts (or intends to start) the infinitival event is presupposed (for example, Jis puolė (ką) mušti ‘He started (lit. rushed) to beat (somebody)’). In all these cases the inherited motion component in the semantics of the head verbs of the inceptive constructions is supported by the very semantics of its infinitives, it is more or less present. …”
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A Computer-Aided Justice Management System: A prototype for Universities in Uganda by Conrad M., Mubaraka, Moses, Agaba, Ngige, J. Ng’ang’a

“…With a focus on higher institutions of learning justice administration and management is handy in managing competition and so profit maximization especially in the current privatization of higher education. The study aimed at designing a prototype for universities which ultimately helps local citizens to interpret law. …”
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Effect of instant ear domes on real-ear gain by Salma Samy Attia, Hesham Kozou, Doaa Elmoazen

“…Abstract Purpose As instant ear domes are the most commonly used fittings for RIC hearing aids and are available in standard sizes and shapes which may include vents, this study was designed to assess the acoustics of these different types of domes by estimating the insertion loss and vent effect of each using real-ear measurements to make the right fitting choice. …”
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Sensory Gardens by Eva C. Worden, Kimberly A. Moore

“…In sensory gardens, plants and other design elements are selected with intention to provide experiences for seeing, smelling, hearing, touching, and tasting. …”
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“JANKO”, THE “FOLK OPERA” LISZT NEVER WROTE by Mónika IVÁNYI-PAPP

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Research on bias stress characteristics and influencing factors of concrete stacked columns with thin-walled steel tubes restrained by spiral ribs by Zhen-Shan Wang, Qian-Li Huang, Jia-Yi Han, Jun Wei, Jun-Long Lu

“…Vs. ord. concrete-filled steel tube, bearing cap. up from 932kN to 1119kN (20% growth), safety margin from 1.48 to 1.84 (24% incr.). …”
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