The lived experience of HIV positive immigrant African mothers in the UK: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Levitt, Deborah

“…Implications of study findings: The findings could help to develop specialist training for healthcare professionals around engaging these women and their families in early testing for HIV, adherence to treatment, and challenge stigma. …”
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The impact of employment skills support and inequalities at work on incentives to migrate: a case study of Kosovo by Berbatovci-Sojeva, Vlora

“…It illustrates the importance of the state in supporting workers in accessing jobs and in implementing labour law. It finds that there are, in addition to purely economic incentives, interfering factors that favour migration from Kosovo, such as nepotism, favouritism, and corruption. …”
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Becoming multidimensional: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of client's experiences of transformation with teacher-led Pilates by Scarpellini, Desiree A.

“…The findings offer unexpected insights that seem to problematise key assumptions that underpin empirical psychology, psychotherapy and Pilates. …”
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A qualitative study exploring psychological therapists' experiences of working psychotherapeutically with individuals diagnosed with dementia by Blythe, Philippa M.

“…The implications of the findings for clinical practice, service provision and training were highlighted. …”
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How do individuals make sense of positive voice hearing experiences?: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by North, Holly

“…There were three superordinate themes identified from the IPA: “Engaging in a complicated world: The voice in repetition or reparation of relational trauma”, “Response-ability, in interpretation and action” and “Fracturing identities: The self and society’s acceptance of voice hearing”. Three main findings were identified from the analysis: 1) Participants experience a relationship with their voices, which could both compensate for and repeat, experiences of relational difficulties, 2) finding meaning in the voice hearing experience is of fundamental importance for the participants and 3) there is a complex interplay between society and the individual in the acceptance and understanding of voice hearing experiences. …”
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"I was just in this bubble of the course" : An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Young Final Year Female Trainees’ Experiences of Stress in Counselling Psychology by Sykorova, Eva

“…The themes are considered in relation to relevant existing literature. Conclusions Findings imply that young female trainees perceive stress as an integral element of training, which is both destructive and promoting their growth. …”
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Using translanguaging and English as a Lingua Franca to promote an inclusive multilingual approach towards comprehension in assessment in Higher Educational Institutions in the UK by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…The current study employed a mixed-methods approach using classroom observations, focus group discussions, students’ pre- and post-tests and anonymous learning journals to explore the impact of translanguaging and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) on students’ writing performance when a multilingual approach towards comprehension in assessment is used with learners in higher education in the UK Findings indicated that students overall had a very positive attitude towards translanguaging and ELF in terms of a multilingual approach towards comprehension in assessment as they facilitated content and language learning and enhanced students’ intercultural and multilingual awareness Moreover, they had a significant impact on students’ academic performance Finally, the article argues that monolingual ideologies should be abandoned due to the increasing drive towards globalization in Higher Education…”
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Classroom architectural design evolution: Acoustic evaluation of public-school classrooms in Malaysia by Razali, A W, Che Din, N, Yahya, M N, Sulaiman, R

“…In a similar vein, these findings translate the degree of awareness among the education institutions and construction sector of the importance of classroom acoustics in providing a better learning experience among students…”
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Organizational commitment of Vocational College Teachers in Malaysia by Mustafa, Mohamad Zaid, Nordin, Mohd Norazmi, Abdul Razzaq, Abdul Rasid, Ibrahim, Badaruddin

“…The analysis results show that the factors reflect the appropriate fit and meet all the criteria for validation. Therefore, the findings of this study can further confirm previous findings on this issue.…”
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A Survey on SQL injection: vulnerabilities, attacks, and prevention techniques by Kindy, Diallo Abdoulaye, Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan

“…Alongside presenting our findings from the survey, we also note down future expectations and possible development of countermeasures against SQL injection attacks.…”
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Quantification of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in organic vegetables and chickens by Chang, W.S., L., Afsah-Hejri, ., Rukayadi, Khatib, Alfi, Lye, Y. L., Loo, YY, N., Mohd Shahril, Puspanadan, S, Kuan, CH, Goh, SG, John , YHT, ., Nakaguchi, ., Nishibuchi, Son, R

“…E. coli O57:H7, the caustic agent of acute hemorrhagic diarrhea and abdominal cramps, is mainly associated with meat and poultry product outbreaks but frequent outbreaks linked to the consumption of vegetables have been reported. …”
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EZ-Arabic for children :a virtual learning resource tool for Malaysian primary schools by Sahrir, Muhammad Sabri, Yahaya, Mohd Firdaus, Nasir, Mohd Shahrizal

“…It facilitates Arabic learning enhancement through a compendium and variety of open-sources of learning tools such as the followings : a) E-book of Arabic text books, including extra reading story books, b) Educational Arabic games, c) Audio learning aids (MP 3) in Arabic, d) Visual learning aids (MP 4) in Arabic, e) Online dictionary and translator for Arabic, f) Online chat-box for virtual discussion and synchronous learning, g) Arabic keyboard for PC without stickers in Arabic letters, h) Links of various websites for learning Arabic for children, i) Other features to be updated from time to time. …”
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The state-profession relations in Bangladesh: The development of primary education and teaching occupation 1971-2001 by Quddus, S. M. Abdul

“…I think these are main two questions need to be answered in order to explain the development of primary education in general and teaching occupation in particular i.e. demeanour and standards of what teachers do and material rewards as well as social prestige that have been linked to primary schoolteachers’ jobs. …”
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Optimisation of extraction method to obtain chitosan from squid pen by Ab. Hadi, Hazrina, Ab Salam, Mohd Ghazali

“…Chitosan which is derived from the chitin is a linear polymer of α (1→4)-linked 2-amino-2-deoxy- β-D-glucopyranose. Chitosan has many potential applications due to its chemical and biological properties. …”
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Students’ motivation to study dentistry in Malaysia: an analysis using confirmatory factor analysis by Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus, Bernabe, Eduardo, Gallagher, Jennifer E.

“…CFA supported a model with five first-order factors (professional job, healthcare and people, academic, careers advising and family and friends) which were linked to a single second-order factor representing overall students’ motivation. …”
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Contributions of mosques towards building Malay society: a case study on Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur by Afridi, Muhammad Adil Khan

“…At the same time, the history of Islamic civilization is closely linked to the mosque, as it is the main centre for spreading the Islamic culture and knowledge everywhere in the world. …”
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Indoor path loss modeling for fifth generation applications by Majed, Mohammed Bahjat

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Multiple social network integration framework for recommendation across system domain by Khan, Muhammad Murad

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A novel role for peptidylarginine deiminases in microvesicle release reveals therapeutic potential of PAD inhibition in sensitizing prostate cancer cells to chemotherapy by Kholia, Sharadkumar Rajnikant, Jorfi, Samireh, Thompson, Paul R., Causey, Corey P., Nicholas, Anthony P., Inal, Jameel, Lange, Sigrun

“…INTRODUCTION: Protein deimination, defined as the post-translational conversion of protein-bound arginine to citrulline, is carried out by a family of 5 calcium-dependent enzymes, the peptidylarginine deiminases (PADs) and has been linked to various cancers. Cellular microvesicle (MV) release, which is involved in cancer progression, and deimination have not been associated before. …”
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Structural basis for the design of selective complexing agents for transition metals by Drummond, Laurel A.

“…The molecules reassemble macrocyclic systems, due to effective intramolecular hydrogen bonding linking the two ligands. To correlate chelating properties with intramolecular H-bond strengths an X-ray structural analysis was carried out on one ligand supplied by ICI, and thought to be 3,5-dimethyl-2-hydroxy acetophenone methoxyimine. …”
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