Lapsele laulmise fenomen koduses kasvatuskultuuris by Airi Liimets, Külli Erimäe

“…The first, “Singing to children and children’s song within culture”, defines singing to children and children’s song as phenomena, building on the work of international scholars and Estonian folklorists. The second subsection, “Singing to children in Estonian domestic culture of education in 2016 in comparison to the results of Anu Vissel’s research from 1990–2000”, presents the findings of our empirical research. …”
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Shared Responsibility under Article 80 CISG by Thomas Neumann

“…The basis for the conclusions are, besides the text of the CISG itself, scholarly works, preparatory works, case law and other international rules concerning sales. …”
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Rhetoric and Reality: Nomenclature and Notoriety by José Florencio F. Lapeña

“…To the authors whose manuscripts are still in process, we look forward to seeing your articles in print in forthcoming issues, and thank you for “plodding on with us” as we strive to continue publishing a journal worthy of your scholarly efforts. In this regard, thanks are also due our PSO-HNS President Eutrapio S. …”
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Guest editors’ notes by Robert Stalone Buwule, Winny Nekesa Akullo

“…The article explores various areas where academic libraries can apply emerging technologies such as data mining, data management, artificial intelligence, library automation and scholarly communication, among others. The article further highlights the setbacks academic libraries in Nigeria are facing in the application of emerging technologies such as lack of infrastructure, librarians’ skills, and negative attitude towards change. …”
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3297 What do early career researchers need? Exploring early career researchers’ learning needs to develop an Emerging Investigator website by Janice Lynn Gabrilove, Layla Fattah, Fatima Nabizada-Pace, Inga Peter, Alan Moskowitz

“…A total of 13 participants responded and three focus groups were conducted, one with the KL2 scholars (N=4), one with TL1 postdocs (N=4) and one with PORTAL students (N=5) during Spring 2018. …”
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ECONOMIC SECURITY AS A TOOL FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL INTERESTS by Vitalii Kadala, Olena Guzenko, Olha Bondarenko

“…The study of such a tool for protecting national interests as economic security has made it possible to identify several key segments of its essential content, which are taken into account by scholars and justified by the existing modern threats to the national interests of countries. …”
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The Necessity of Ugliness Theory in Literary Texts: a case study of one poem in Hafiz’ Divine by javad Sattari, Hassan Heidari, Mohsen Zolfghary, Mehrdad Akbari gandomani

“…Despite the increasing interest in Hafez studies and the efforts of Hafez scholars, an array of approaches to interpreting Hafez lyric poetry remains understudied. …”
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Evaluation of the Nutritional Composition and Quality of Muscles in Two Cuttlefish Species by Junqi JIA, Yue ZHANG, Yueqin LIAO, Huimin LIN

“…The quality of cuttlefish muscle is an essential factor affecting the value of cuttlefish products. So far, many scholars have studied the nutritional composition of cuttlefish muscle, but few reports have been made on its quality differences. …”
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The Term “Rules-based International Order” in International Legal Discourses by A. N. Vylegzhanin, B. I. Nefedov, E. R. Voronin, O. S. Magomedova, P. K. Zotova

“…The research paper is based on the analysis of numerous statements of representatives of states, in which their attitude to the “rules-based order” concept is manifested, positive and critical remarks relating to the concept made by international lawyers, as well as other research papers of Russian and foreign international scholars. The methodological instruments include general scientific and special methods, among them the historical method, methods of formal logic, analysis, synthesis, as well as systemic, comparative legal methods.RESEARCH RESULTS. …”
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Jaydip Sen Memorial Issue by Kaushik Bose

“…He had an amiable personality who was always willing to help colleagues, research scholars and students. He will be missed. He is survived by his wife Gopa and daughter Upasana. …”
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UŞŞÂKÎZÂDE HASÎB EFENDİ’NİN ZEYL-İ ŞAKÂ’İK’I İLE ŞEYHÎ A Comparison of Dhayl al-Shaqa’iq of Ushaqizadah Hasib Efendi and Waqayi’ Al-Fudhala of Sheikhi Mehmed Efendi (MEHMED EFENDİ’... by Ramazan Ekinci

“…Furthermore, each of two contemporary Ottoman scholars who lived in the 18th century, Uşşâkîzâde Hasîb [Ushaqizadah Hasib] (d. 1724) and Şeyhî Mehmed Efendi [Sheikhi Mehmed Efendi] (d. 1732), wrote a sequel to the sequel by Nev‘îzâdah. …”
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Child Separation: (Post)Colonial Policies and Practices in the Netherlands and Belgium by Geertje Mak, Marit Monteiro, Elisabeth Wesseling

“…Finally, it is precisely these (missionary) colonial projects, often labeled as ‘soft’ or ‘civilising’, that have passed unnoticed into post-colonial discourses, organisations and practices, such as transnational adoption or surrogacy, and countless development projects in which children, detached from their own family and context, must be ‘saved’. Without proper scholarly attention for Christian missions in colonial history, these traces of the colonial past in the postcolonial present will not be recognised as such. …”
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Investigating and Comparing the Performance of Conventional and Hybrid Models of Predicting Financial Distress by Mohammad Javad Sadehvand, Hashem Nikoomaram, Hasan Ghalibaf Asl, Mir Feiz Fallah Shams

“…Accurately predicting financial distress is still a major point of challenge for financial researchers. Scholars acknowledge that financial distress will be experienced when it happens. …”
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GENEALOGY, DIASPORA, AND DA’WAH: The Religious Role of Sheikh Ibrahim al-Hadhrami in Pattani and Java by Muaz Tanjung, Arik Dwijayanto, Nabil Chang-Kuan Lin

“…Because of the limitations of written sources, some scholars assume Walisongo as a myth. This article aims to reveal the genealogy, sanad, and religious roles of one of the early Walisongo, Shaykh Ibrahim al-Hadrami, in Pattani and Java. …”
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Old Tatar Quarter of Kazan – the center of Tatar education of the 19th – early 20th centuries (historical overview of educational institutions) by Elmira K. Salakhova

“…They became prominent scholars, writers, teachers, and cultural figures. …”
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Hot spots policing effects on crime by Anthony Braga, Andrew Papachristos, David Hureau

“…Abstract BACKGROUND In recent years, crime scholars and practitioners have pointed to the potential benefits of focusing crime prevention efforts on crime places. …”
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Effectiveness of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in children and adolescents: a large-scale observational studyResearch in context by Alejandro Jara, Eduardo A. Undurraga, Juan Carlos Flores, José R. Zubizarreta, Cecilia González, Alejandra Pizarro, Duniel Ortuño-Borroto, Johanna Acevedo, Katherinne Leo, Fabio Paredes, Tomás Bralic, Verónica Vergara, Francisco Leon, Ignacio Parot, Paulina Leighton, Pamela Suárez, Juan Carlos Rios, Heriberto García-Escorza, Rafael Araos

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The rise of online food delivery culture during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of intention and its associated risk by Wai Chuen Poon, Serene En Hui Tung

“…Practical implications – These findings provide OFD service providers and scholars with significant insights into what compels urbanites to adopt OFD services amid a health pandemic. …”
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Nostalgisk elegi eller idylliserende reminiscens af tanken om den ædle vilde. Review-artikel af Michael Rothstein, Regnskovens religion by Anders Klostergaard Petersen

“…Rothstein’s almost obsessive aversion towards the Christian missionaries impedes the cool analysis and seriously disqualifies the scholarly soberness called for in the examination of both Penan religion and the Christian mission following in the wake of multinational timber felling companies and modernity.   …”
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Investigation and Comparison of Ironic Aspects in Saadi's Gulistan andUbayd Zakani’s Akhlaq al-ashraf by Sedighe Taghavi asl, Abdollah Vasegh Abbasi, Mohammadamir Mashhadi

“…“Irony has different uses, but in most of these uses and the basic commonality of all of them is concealment, hypocrisy, and the contrast between the appearance and the essence of the matter” (Anousheh, 2002, p. 16). Some scholars of the rhetoric in translating irony to satire have intended its literal meaning, i.e., mockery, and believe that irony means the same thing as sarcasm and mockery, and this is only one of the uses of irony. …”
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