“British English is much more prestigious, everybody knows that!”: reproducing and resisting hegemonic language ideologies in Chilean English teacher education by Pérez Andrade, Gonzalo

“…Using Irvine and Gal’s (2009) framework of linguistic differentiation – iconisation, fractal recursivity and erasure – as an interpretive tool in the analysis of the interview data, I investigated the extent to which and how language ideologies regarding English operate in a group of Chilean ELT programmes. Findings from this study revealed the existence and promotion of opposing language ideologies that coexist within and across the teacher education programmes under scrutiny. …”
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أخطاء القراءة الجهرية باللغة العربية للطلبة الناطقين بالملايوية: دراسة وصفية تحليلية = Errors of reading aloud in Arabic among Malay learners: a descriptive and analytical study =... by Ali, Asem Shehadeh Saleh, Bukhari, Khairunnisa

“…The study indicated that the most common types of reading errors committed were omission, followed by substitution and repetition, and then intonation and insertion. The findings showed that most readers depended extensively on graphophonic cues, and were less efficient in using syntactic cues. …”
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Performance and modeling of volcanic ash and limestone powder waste binary blended alkali activated mortar by Adewumi, Adeshina Adewale

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Static mixer application in enhancing biogranules treatment through hydrodynamic shear force in sequencing batch reactor by Sulaiman, Suryati

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Nutritional intake, body composition, plasma lipids and fat-soluble vitamins, red blood cell fatty acid profile and behaviour of Omani school children by Al-Ghannami, Samia S.

“…This study also indicates that ADHD is relatively common among Omani school children; additional studies are needed to assess the generalisability of these findings. Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in Omani school children, but can be mitigated with omega-3 fatty acid supplementation. …”
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Non-pharmacological interventions to reduce restrictive practices in adult mental health inpatient settings: the COMPARE systematic mapping review by Baker, John, Berzins, Kathryn, Canvin, Krysia, Benson, Iris, Kellar, Ian, Wright, Judy, Rodriguez Lopez, Rocio, Duxbury, Joy, Kendall, Tim, Stewart, Duncan

“…Limitations Many interventions were poorly described and might have contained additional behaviour change techniques that were not detected. The finding that the evidence was weak restricted the study’s scope for examining behaviour change technique effectiveness. …”
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In-vivo and in-vitro study of mechanism of action of 4 hydroxyisoleucine as an amino acid derived from fenugreek seed with anti-diabetic and properties by Limaki, Hamidreza Khalatbari

“…These results demonstrate that 4-hydroxyisoleucine has significant anti-diabetic activities in type 1 diabetes as well as previously studied type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance model that are independent of insulin. The findings suggest the potential of 4HO-Ile as an adjunct to diabetes treatment and for type 1 as well as type 2 diabetes. …”
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أسلوب العتاب والعقاب في السنة النبوية = The modes of admonition and punishment in Prophet’s teachings = Kaedah teguran dan hukuman menerusi ajaran Rasulullah SAW... by Salim, Ibrahim Muhammad Ali, Mohammed Yaqub, Mohammed Abullais Shamsuddin

“…The research ended with findings such as the Prophet used several methods to evaluate the behavior, including the method of admonition and reprimanding and at times he scolded harshly when necessary. …”
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Principles of good governance in Islam by Azram, Mohammad

“…Islam insists that our business deals/ transactions should be put to writing in the presence of the witnesses, and if there are any disputes, the matter may be referred to the courts of law for proper adjudication.After this brief preamble, let us now turn to our main problem of finding some guidelines for good governance in Islam. …”
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صرف أموال انزكاة في انتكافم انصحي انمصغر: دراسة فقهية = Using zakat funds as contributions for micro-health takaful: a shariah perspective = Permasalahan syarak dalam mengeluarkan... by Zwieta, Abdallah Altayeb, Zakariyah, Habeebullah

“…Th study adopts deductive and analytical methods based on secondary data by reviewing previous studies and literatures on Islamic jurisprudence, analysing reports in Islamic jurisprudential heritage and contemporary fatwas on the use zakat funds to support health takaful. This study finds that it is not a condition to transfer the ownership of zakat funds to beneficiaries, rather it is suffices to take over their ownership from the payer. …”
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