Social Sciences & Humanities: Recent submissions
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Dollarization in East Africa: Causes, Consequences, and Future Forecasts
(2017-02)The dollarization phenomenon has been widespread among the East African countries for many decades. This trend results in several consequences that might be either beneficial or harmful to these countries and their ... -
Implementing a braided home-based parent-support curriculum: Lessons learned
(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 ... -
Effects of a cognitive-behavioral intervention program on the health of caregivers of people with autism spectrum disorder
(University of Valencia, Spain, 2015-01)Caregivers of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are chronically exposed to high levels of stress. In turn, such stress is associated with high rates of negative health outcomes. However, few studies have analyzed ... -
Pre-service primary school teachers’ knowledge of informal statistical inference
(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 ... -
The Effects of Communication Efficacy on Information-Seeking Following Events That Increase Uncertainty: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis
(Published Online, 2012-05)This study examined how past information-seeking experience influences individuals’ information-seeking decision process following an event that increases uncertainty in close relationships. To examine this issue, a two-wave, ... -
The Extent of Students’ Initiation of Ideas in The Classroom
(University Of Port Harcourt, 2012-02-01)This study sought to identify the extent of students’ initiation of ideas in the classroom using three classroom interaction techniques. All senior secondary schools in Port Harcourt Local Government Area, ... -
Formulation of Ceramic Water Filter Composition for the Treatment of Heavy Metals and Correction of Physiochemical Parameters in Household Water
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2015-11)The process of using ceramic water filter to remove contaminants and microbes in water processing is becoming more effective and popular among ceramists and homes in developing countries. However, ceramic filters are not ... -
Theoretical Model of Special Product Design for the Elderly
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-02)As ageing in current society is gradually increasing, it is urgent to study product design for the elderly, exploring the theoretical system of elderly product design is of great significance. In order to guide product ... -
The Application of Creative Design in Apparel Industry
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-02)The article explained and analyzed the creative design of clothing from concept to the main manifestations and characteristics, and the relationship between apparel feature type and creative design of clothing was discussed. ... -
Game DesiCombined with Science Workshop for Increasing Motivation in Studying Science in Children
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2016-05)Many studies have been conducted to discover ways to increase the motivation of students in science classes. The research project discussed here, examines attempt to increase the motivation of elementary school students ...