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    • Implementing a braided home-based parent-support curriculum: Lessons learned 

      Guastaferro, Kate; Miller, Katy; Lutzkerb R., John; Whitaker, James Daniel; Shanley, Jenelle; Lai S, Betty; Kemner, Allison (2017-12)
      A singular parent-support program is limited in its ability to address multiple child and family needs. One innovative solution is braiding, a process in which two evidence-based programs are systematically combined as a ...

    • Influence of Environmental and Social Programs on Dimensionality of Triple Bottom Line of Manufacturing SMEs in South Africa 

      Qeke, S.R; Dubihlela, J (Online, 2018-01)
      Over the past decades manufacturing SMEs have played a very crucial role as a driving force behind socio-economic growth and industrial development, acting as prime agents of change and growth of emerging economies. ...

    • The Influence of Visual Distraction on Awareness Test 

      Yen-Ting Lo, Rachel; Suen, Mein-Woei (Scientific Research, 2014-10)
      In everyday situation, there are so many events happening around our lives. Although human beings are capable of perceiving many events happening at the same time, it is not possible for individuals to pay attention to ...

    • Is the World Objective? 

      Sabbadini, Shantena Augusto (Scientific Research, 2014-05)
      The assumption of an objective world underlying all our experiences is deeply embedded in our everyday thinking and in our language, and has been an unquestioned presupposition of the scientific enterprise for at least ...

    • Justification and False Belief: Gettier’s First Point 

      Perrick, Michael (Scientific Research, 2016-11)
      Appearances notwithstanding, in this paper we do not discuss the Gettier problem. The question at issue is whether one can be justified in believing a false proposition. So, what is at stake is the relation between ...

    • Living Organ Donation, Beneficient Helping, & the Kantian Concept of Partial Self-Murder 

      Articulo, Archimedes C. (Scientific Research, 2014-11)
      This paper deals with the ethical issues concerning living organ donor transplantation in the context of Immanuel Kant’s Ethical Theory. It primarily aims to refute the common perception about Kant’s categorical opposition ...

    • Microscopy and outpatient malaria case managementamong older children and adults in Kenya 

      Zurovac, D; Midia, B; Ochola, S . A; English, M; Snow, R. W (Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com), 2006-04)
      To evaluate the accuracy of routine malaria microscopy, and appropriate use andinterpretation of malaria slides under operational conditions in Kenya.methods Cross-sectional survey, using a range of quality of care assessment ...

    • The Mind-Body Problem: The Perspective of Psychology 

      Kreitler, Shulamith (Scientific Research, 2018-02)
      The paper traces the changes in the conceptualization of body-mind relations in psychology in terms of five sequential phases. The first phase is characterized by the view that there is nothing but the body. The second ...

    • Music Education and Youth Empowerment: A Conceptual Clarification 

      Abiogu, G. C.; Mbaji, I. N.; Adeogun, A. O. (Scientific Research, 2015-02)
      This paper is a conceptual clarification of the nexus between music education and youth empowerment. It is also an exposition of how music education can be utilized for the empowerment of the Nigerian youths with a brief ...

    • The Need for a Family Policy That Fosters Family as an Institution 

      Ruiz, Josu Ahedo (Scientific Research, 2015-01)
      The 20th anniversary of the international year of the family has led to the General Assembly of the United Nations to ask for a review of family policies adopted by each country to achieve three objectives: eradication ...

    • Online-specific fear of missing out and Internet-use expectancies contribute to symptoms of Internet-communication disorder 

      Wegmanna, Elisa; Oberstb, Ursula; Stodta, Benjamin; Branda, Matthias (Elsevier, 2017-06)
      Some of the most frequently used online applications are Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter. These applications allow individuals to communicate with other users, to share information or pictures, and to stay in contact with ...

    • Organ Transplant Trade: A Moral Examination 

      Koali, Seeiso J. (Scientific Research, 2015-05)
      This article normatively discusses two moral theories namely: Ubuntu and Deontology, with the aim of arguing against the practice of organ transplant trade. It is argued that this practice violates a rule of categorical ...

    • Philosophy of Education: A Tool for National Development? 

      Abiogu, Godwin (Scientific Research, 2014-08)
      This paper is an exposition on the theoretical and practical relevance of educational philosophy to national development. It postulated that philosophical ideas have been responsible for shaping the development of societies ...

    • Pre-service primary school teachers’ knowledge of informal statistical inference 

      Vetten, Arjen de; Schoonenboom, Judith; Keijzer, Ronald; Oers, Bert van (Springer Netherlands, 2018-03)
      The ability to reason inferentially is increasingly important in today’s society. It is hypothesized here that engaging primary school students in informal statistical reasoning (ISI), defined as making generalizations ...

    • Public Sector and Corruption in Nigeria: An Ethical and Institutional Framework of Analysis 

      Casimir, K. C. Ani; Izueke, E. M.; Nzekwe, I. F. (Scientific Research, 2014-08)
      The paper examines the imperatives of good ethical conduct in the conduct of government business in Nigeria. As government business grows in complexity with the adoption of technological innovations in government, ...

    • Quadrature formulas for integral equations of kinetics and digital reactimeters 

      Yuferov, A.G. (2017-08)
      The aim of this work is to derive quadrature formulas for nuclear reactor kinetic equations in the form of Volterra integral equations of the second kind and reactimeter equations in the form of integral convolution, the ...

    • A Qualitative Study on the Outcomes of Social Media Advertising 

      Islam, Shariful; Mahmood, Mohammad Iqbal (Scientific Research Publishing, 2018-06-29)
      In this modern digitalized world, almost everyone is attached with internet. So there is an opportunity for the advertisers to use the social apps/internet for the purpose of advertising. This study was conducted to check ...

    • The Relative Effects of Logistics, Coordination and Human Resource on Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief Mission Performance 

      Idris, Aida; Che Soh, Saiful Nizam (University of Malaya, 2014-10)
      Most studies on humanitarian aid and disaster relief (HADR) missions suggest that the quality of logistics, coordination and human resource management will affect their performance. However, studies in developing countries ...

    • Research on Chewing Gum: Questions of Ethics 

      Vieira, Sonia (Scientific Research, 2017-08)
      Guidelines for clinical research and ethics committees are significant contributions to decision made in science and law. But since research methods need to follow the changes and the development of science, guidelines ...

    • Revisiting the Catalogue Cards in University Libraries in Nigeria 

      Nkechi, Obiozor-Ekeze Roseline (Scientific Research, 2015-03)
      The card catalogues are neglected in the university libraries in Nigeria because of the introduction of OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) which is rarely seen in most of university libraries. After conducting a ...