Synthesis and structural studies of some metal complexes of tetraaza macrocyclic ligands by Baillie, Philip John

“…A series of dibenzo macrocyclic tetraamine ligands with 14-, 15-, 16-, 17- and 19-membered inner great lings (L14 to L15) has been synthesized to investigate the effect of ring size variation on their complexation behaviour with the metal-ions, Ni(Il), Zn(ll) and Cd(II).…”
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The double burden of malnutrition in South Africa: risk factors for undernutrition and overnutrition and the development of a novel mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) screening too... by McLaren, Shawn

“…Low birth weight was associated with height-for-age, and that this effect was still applicable even when controlling for food security and social welfare (p<0.05). …”
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Technology supported face-to-face collaborative knowledge building by Salam, Abdul Rahim

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Islington disability and long-term health conditions employment project: final report by Lewis, Jane, Fernando, Sandra, Nyby, Josefine, Yu, Qicheng, Gay, Dionne, Flynn, Jimmy

“… • Unfair treatment, discrimination and lack of awareness, training and support from employers – perhaps the key barrier to emerge across all focus groups was unfair treatment and discrimination both in trying to get a job and when in the workplace. The issues highlighted time and again were a lack of awareness and support by employers in the workplace and associated issues of stigma, stereotyping and ignorance concerning people with mental health conditions, neuro-diverse people, people with learning disabilities, deaf people and people with visual impairment in particular. …”
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Profiling the writing competency of BAME undergraduate students: fostering inclusion and academic success to improve retention in tertiary education by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…The current study examines and describes the written communication competency strengths and weaknesses of randomly selected BAME undergraduate ESL students at a higher education institution (HEI) in the UK. …”

An assessment instrument of product versus process writing instruction: a rasch measurement analysis by Palpanadan, Sarala @ Thulasi, Abdul Kadir, Zulida, Ahmad, Iqbal, K. Ravana, Venosha

“…To address this issue, we propose a new framework for writing instruction as a guide to ESL teachers.…”

Transforming multilingual students’ learning experience through the use of Lego Serious Play by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…Findings revealed that these English as a Second Language (ESL) students were inspired by the use of LSP as it allowed them to reflect on the theories and apply them in creative ways fostering collaboration and creative problemsolving. …”
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Anxiety in oral presentation among engineering and non-engineering students in english language classrooms by Ibrahim, Hairunnisa

“…The interviews were conducted between 5 students and 5 teachers to get clear evidence of anxiety occurrences during an oral presentation in the ESL classrooms. Based on the findings, there are no significant differences in the level of anxiety between engineering and non-engineering students. …”
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Office space by Kollectiv, Galia, Kollectiv, Pil

“…Artists: Cory Arcangel, Mark Benson, KP Brehmer, Joseph DeLappe, Alex Dordoy, Harun Farocki, Bea Fremderman, Idle Screenings (with works by Stephanie Davidson, Jacob Broms Engblom, Manuel Fernandez, Paul Flannery, Kim Laughton, and Jasper Spicero), Joel Holmberg, Josh Kline, Pil and Galia Kollectiv, Julien Prévieux, Laurel Ptak, Sean Raspet, Mika Tajima, Pilvi Takala, Ignacio Uriarte, Andrew Norman Wilson, and Haegue Yang.…”
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The effect of temperature on permittivity measurements of aqueous solutions of glucose for the development of non-invasive glucose sensors based on electromagnetic waves by Jayanthi, Renu, Virdee, Bal Singh, Lubangakene, Innocent, Ganguly, Priyanka, Mariyanayagam, Dion

“…This article presents for the first time an empirical study that shows the importance of considering temperature when analyzing the permittivity (dielectric constant) of aqueous glucose solutions of various concentrations. …”
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Beyond the hive mind: leveraging the artificial bee colony model for collaborative learning in English language teaching by Ravana, Venosha, Moorthy, Thilip Kumar, Palpanadan, Sarala Thulasi

“…Innovative teaching strategies that support a variety of learning styles and promote productive collaboration are desperately needed, as the number of ESL students enrolled in university courses rises. …”
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Using educational digital storytelling to enhance multilingual students’ writing skills in higher education by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…In the current case study, 50 multilingual and multicultural ESL student-teachers were involved in the creation of digital stories in an undergraduate module. …”
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Design and development of mobile learning module for self-directed learning to enhance english for academic survival skills by Md. Ngadiran, Nurizah

“…‘Tutor Me’ was developed to assist lowproficiency ESL learners who enrol in UHB 10302 course (English for Academic Survival) in UTHM to develop their English for academic survival skills, which include effective reading, effective listening, paragraph writing and presentation skills. …”
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Aligning internal market orientation (IMO) with market orientation (MO) to impact performance in the banking sector in Ghana by Kutu-Adu, Solomon Gladstone

“…The pioneering studies of Lings and Greenley on internal market orientation (IMO) in the 2000s and that of Kohli and Jaworski experience enormous investigation empirically. …”
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