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Pre-Service Teachers’ Epistemological Understanding Of The Language Of Instruction: Can Education Policy Stop Kiswahili In Tanzania’S Classrooms?, John Misana Biseko

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Language-in-education policies in Sub-Saharan Africa is a topic that has attracted several researchers. The adoption of alien languages as legitimate languages of instruction is a matter that has been seriously challenged. Since the 1960s, the debate in Tanzania has been on which language qualifies for the status of LOI. The answers have been favouring either the alien language (English) or the dominant language (Kiswahili). In 2014 the government launched the education policy, which declares both English and Kiswahili as LOI in post-primary education. In the 2023 edition, the policy was changed to declare English as the sole LOI in post-primary …

Language Contest In The Linguistic Landscape Of Sabasaba International Trade Exhibitions In Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Emmanuel Ilonga

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

This inquiry stems from the scarcity of research on linguistic landscape particularly on the intersection between physical landscape, business fairs, and languages in Dar es Salaam. Essentially, it discusses the complexities of linguistic signs at the Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) in Tanzania. The central purposes are grounded in the roles of information and symbolism, power dynamics, group identities, language policies, and rationale for the use of specific languages at the fair. Photographic method was employed in the generation of data. The analysis of data was framed in line with informational and symbolic frameworks, and structuration principles. The …

A Morpho-Semantic Description Of Adjectives In Kipangwa, Emmanuel Hauli, Rafiki Sebonde, Chrispina Alphonce

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

This paper presents the characteristics of a lexical category adjective in Kipangwa. The lexical category adjective is proposed to be universal, but its realisation varies across languages. This paper offers evidence to authenticate the presence of an independent lexical category adjective in Kipangwa. The study employed a qualitative approach in generating data, analysing the data and reporting the findings. The data for this study were collected through text collections, both spoken and written. Spoken texts/ sentences with adjectives were collected from 18 informants by recording them through a digital audio recorder, while written texts were collected from two (2) Bible …

But He Did Not Commit Incest…!” A Comparative Analysis Of Utenzi Wa Nyakiiru Kibi And Oedipus Rex, Angelus Mnenuka

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Human beings share commonalities, many of which are intricately woven into literature. Literary works allow individuals to explore and gain insights into diverse cultures and ideas across spatiotemporal contexts. Against this backdrop, this study compared two literary works, Oedipus Rex (Sophocles, 1992) and Utenzi wa Nyakiiru Kibi [‘Epic of Nyakiiru-Kibi’] (Mulokozi, 1997), to gain insight into the two societies from which the stories are derived. Using Aarne and Thompson’s (1961) classification of the Oedipus story, the study finds that Utenzi wa Nyakiiru Kibi qualifies as an Oedipal story as it meets several Oedipal narrative motifs in the Oedipus story. The …

Mathematical Models And Calculation Of Parameters Of Optoelectronic Angular Displacement Converters, Yuriy Gennadyevich Shipulin, Azimjon Khusanov

Chemical Technology, Control and Management

The article discusses promising optoelectronic converters (OP) for wide application of angular movements. A methodology and diagram for calculating OP with the transverse movement of a moving element is presented; in order to simplify the calculation, the weight range of angular movements is conventionally divided into three sub ranges. A graph is given of the dependence of the area of the photosensitive surface of a photo resistor made from a single crystal of high-resistivity p-type silicon.

Surgical Approaches For Thoracic Outlet Decompression In The Treatment Of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Stijn B. J. Teijink, Jens Goeteyn, Niels Pesser, Bart F. L. Van Nuenen, Robert W. Thompson, Joep A. W. Teijink

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a controversial and uncommon syndrome. Three different diagnoses can be made based on the compressed structure: arterial TOS, venous TOS, and neurogenic TOS. Diagnosing TOS, especially neurogenic TOS, remains difficult since a single diagnostic tool does not exist. Although this resulted in a lot of confusion, standardization of care and outcome improved daily care practice measures in the last decade. Current treatment algorithms consist of both conservative and surgical treatment approaches, which should be chosen depending on the type of TOS and extend of the complaints. Surgical treatment of TOS is performed via thoracic outlet …

Lichen Amyloidosis Treated With Topical Combination Therapy And Narrowband Ultraviolet B Phototherapy, Ulfah Hasna Hasibah, Siti Aisha Nabila Ferina, Eka Komarasari, Prima Kartika Esti, Lenti Perangin Angin

Journal of General - Procedural Dermatology and Venereology Indonesia

Background: Lichen amyloidosis (LA) is characterized by linear rows of firm, pigmented, grouped, hyperkeratotic papules that can form a plaque, usually occurring on the shins and forearms, with intense itch as the prominent symptom.

Case Illustration: A 57-year-old female complained of brown spots on her shins and arms that gradually thickened six years ago. The lesions were brown, multiple, discrete, slightly scaly papules forming hyperpigmented plaques. The result of the histopathology examination showed an acanthotic epidermis with hyperkeratotic foci and eosinophilic amorphous mass deposits in the papillary dermis with brown pigments. The working diagnosis was lichen amyloidosis. Topical …

Sport Facilities Planning, Design, Operation, And Management Trends: An Introduction To The Special Issue, Jeffrey Petersen, Lawrence W. Judge

Journal of Applied Sport Management

The focus of this special issue is to grow the existing academic literature on sport facilities. This is done by presenting a variety of perspectives from established and emerging scholars in the field. The aim of this special issues aligns with the mission of the Journal of Applied Sport Management, which is to publish research and conceptual contributions that bridge the gap between scholarly work and professional practice in sport business. In all, the special issue includes five thought-provoking pieces contributed by 12 authors as well as a practitioner interview with Earl Santee, one of the most acclaimed sport …

The Reality Of The Distributed Academic Leadership Of The Councils Of Colleges Of Physical Education And Sports Sciences In Iraq From The Point Of Download Of Their Teachers, Duaa Zuhair Turki, Bushra Kadhim Abdul-Ridha

Modern Sport

Many theories related to leadership we find emphasize the activation of democratic policy in the leadership of institutions, especially educational ones, in order to expand the circle of participation in the leadership of this institution to include a larger number of employees in this institution, as distributed leadership centers on the idea of ​​distributing leadership tasks among individuals within the institution. The study aimed to build, codify, and apply a measure of academic leadership distributed to the councils of colleges of physical education and sports sciences from the point of download of their teachers, and to identify the degree of …

E-Government Requirements In Colleges Of Physical Education And Sports Sciences In Iraq, Tuqa Mohammed Salih, Mawahib Hameed Numan

Modern Sport

In recent times, E-Government has entered the business arena significantly and widely. It has become a necessity within any institution, as it serves as the backbone due to its ability to provide homogeneity among its units, utilizing information technology, modern systems, and devices. This explains the importance of e-government, which is fundamental to the success of any endeavor, as it reduces work burdens, simplifies administrative tasks, and saves a lot of time, effort, and costs. Therefore, the research aims to build a scale for the implementation of E-Government and to understand the current state of E-Government implementation in Iraqi colleges …

The Effect Of Rehabilitation Exercises In Improving The Muscle Strength Of Those With A Partial Tear In The Posterior Thigh Muscle For Karbala Football Club Players, Sabaa Basim Mohammed, Suhad Haseeb Abdul-Hameed, Ibrahim Dabayebeh

Modern Sport

Sports rehabilitation is the important factor in rehabilitating function, motor performance, and normal appearance after injury. It helps the injured person to regain functional ability in the shortest possible time and to the highest functional level and protects the injured organ from recurrence of the injury. The importance of the research lies in the fact that these exercises have a positive effect in restoring the functions of the organ by improving muscle strength and reducing the degree of pain, as partial tear injury occurs in most athletes because they are more susceptible to friction. The researchers found, during the field …

The Effect Of Ki-Hara Style Exercises On Developing Special Strength And Some Defensive Skills In Handball, Milad Abd Ali, Intidhar Jumaa Mubarak

Modern Sport

Handball has become one of the sports that delights onlookers as a result of its attractiveness, beauty, speed of performance and the transition from attack to defence, in addition to the fact that achieving achievement and levels in this sport did not come out of the blue, but rather science was and still is the basis for it. Scientific development has added many modern training methods that suit the nature and capabilities of the player, so the training process took a form and organizational structure consistent with the state of the new development of methods and means used in the …

The Relationship Of Some Physical Abilities To The Level Of Technical Performance Of Disabled Long Jumpers, Category 36cp, Fatima Muhammed Hussein, Intidhar Jumaa Mubarak

Modern Sport

Through the two researchers monitoring the level of technical performance of the 36CP disabled long jumpers, it was found that they did not achieve good results in the past championships, and through that we felt that there was a training problem among the long jumpers and we wanted to diagnose the weakness that led to the level of performance not being at the desired level, so the researchers resorted to solving the problem by conducting some tests for the elements of physical fitness (maximum speed, muscular strength of the legs, muscular strength of the abdominal muscles). From this, the two …

Relation Y-Balance Test And Lower-Limb Strength Of Sport Science Faculty Students At The Arab American University, Islam Mohammad Abbas, Samir Khalid Ameen, Mosab Saleem Hamed

Modern Sport

The purpose of this study was to elucidate the relationship between the Y-balance test (YBT) distance and the lower-limb strength of Sport Science Faculty students at Arab American University. Forty (40) collegiate students aged (19.80 ± 1.26) years, enrolled in the second semester of the 2022-2023 academic year from the sports science department, volunteered for this study

Assessment Of Lipid Profiles Among Athletes And Non-Athletes In Kalar City, Mustafa Yunis Rashid, Azad Mohammed Aziz, Jamal Kareem Shakor, Seerwan Assy Raheem, Faridoon Ismail Qadir, Raheleh Shakeri

Modern Sport

Regular and professional physical activity has a significant impact on general health, lipid status, and body composition., Lipid profiles and anthropometric measures are considered the main indicators for understanding body composition and cardiovascular risk factors among both athletes and non-athletes. The aim of this study was to assess the body composition and lipid profile of athletes and non-athlete college students at the University of Garmian. This study used a cross-sectional design and was conducted on 45 endurance athletes and 30 sedentary male and female individuals. It took venous blood samples from the antecubital vein. Total blood cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), …

The Effect Of Specific Exercises Using A Balance Ball To Develop Dynamic Balance And Learn The Skills Of Dribbling And Scoring In Basketball For Female Students, Sura Kasid Hasan, Intisar Uaid Ali

Modern Sport

The progress of nations in physical education relies on addressing present and future challenges to promote innovation and renewal in the educational environment capable of efficiently achieving cognitive and skill-based objectives. Basketball, as one of the important subjects, is endorsed by the Ministry of Education due to its direct relevance to human and societal life. This type of sport requires the practitioner to have the ability to quickly change directions, manoeuvre, jump, and defend the court. Therefore, playing this game demands varying levels of sensory systems in processing for skillful performance. Based on these premises, the importance of this study …

The Effect Of Compound Training Exercises On Some Components Of Coordination Ability, Precision In Handling, And Scoring For Female Football Players In Baghdad Indoor Football Clubs, Mais Hameed Taha, Widad Kadhum Majeed, Taiysir Mansi

Modern Sport

Achieving a high level of performance in indoor football necessitates a high degree of proficiency in the game's specific requirements, along with the mastery of offensive skills and coordination abilities that contribute to adaptive motor performance in various in-game scenarios. The research problem lies in insufficient training curricula to meet the growing demand for specialized physical, technical, and coordination capabilities essential for optimal performance. The research aims to formulate comprehensive exercises aimed at enhancing specific components of coordination abilities, as well as the precision of ball handling and shooting skills for female indoor football players. The researchers employed the experimental …

An Inquiry On The Efficacy Of Choice And Preference As Catalysts For The Social And Community Inclusion Of Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities: A Transformative Mixed-Methods Study, Mbuh Godwill Payne

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation investigates the efficacy of choice and preference as drivers for social and community inclusion among individuals with intellectual disabilities living in supervised apartments. The study unfolds through three distinct stages: Phase 1 - Quantitative, Phase 2 - Qualitative, and Phase 3 - Focus Group Discussions. In the Quantitative Phase, data collection is conducted to lay the foundation for the subsequent Qualitative interviews in Phase 2, which further inform the Focus Group Discussions in Phase 3. The research findings underscore the significance of environmental opportunities and support in facilitating increased social and community inclusion activities among individuals with intellectual …

Investigating Teachers’ Sensemaking Process And Experiences Of Working With Students With Labels Of Autism In Saudi Arabian Public Schools: A Qualitative Collective Case Study, Hind Alharbi

Theses and Dissertations

In this dissertation, I conducted a collective qualitative case study to understand the personal experiences and sensemaking processes that teachers developed to educate students with labels of autism in inclusion settings in Riyadh public schools. Specifically, I aimed to understand how teachers’ attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge regarding the inclusion of autistic students explained why teachers did what they did in their school context. In three rounds of semistructured interviews with eight teachers, participants explained their experiences and process of teaching students with autism. Participants also shared documents and artifacts to provide a deeper understanding of the nature of inclusion offered …

The Impact Of A Curriculum Based On The Bybee Model On Learning Some Volleyball Skills For Female Students At The College Of Physical Education And Sports Sciences, Woroud Qassim Hamad, Sahar Hurr Majeed, Khitam Mousa

Modern Sport

The significance of this research lies in its development of a proposed educational curriculum that is based on the Bybee model and aimed at teaching students the skills of serving and receiving in volleyball. The importance of the Bybee model lies in its ability to facilitate the application of information in various situations. The research problem emerged after the researchers redownloaded previous studies and sources. They noticed a deficiency in the performance skills of setting and receiving in volleyball among female students. Consequently, the researchers decided to investigate the impact of the educational curriculum using the Bybee model on the …

Perception Of Quality Of Life Among Fifth Grade Preparatory School Students In Baghdad, Reem Faisal Rajab, Sahira Razzaq Kadhim, Ali Salam Al-Yaaribi

Modern Sport

The research aims to study the quality of life among preparatory school students in Baghdad, particularly in the context of current social circumstances, encompassing both male and female students. The study utilizes a quality-of-life scale developed by Noor Latif Abdul Zahra, comprising 54 items distributed across ten dimensions. These dimensions include physical health, mental skills, psychological well-being, resilience, optimism and satisfaction, self-independence and self-efficacy, job satisfaction, social support, social status, and moral values. The research problem revolved around the question: "Is there a sense of quality of life among fifth-grade preparatory school students (both males and females)?" The researchers established …

Emotional Self-Control Among Ground Tennis And Table Tennis Players For The Disables, Raghdaa Fouad Mohammed, Sahira Razzaq Kadhim, Mahfoodha Al-Kitani

Modern Sport

Emotional self-control is an important factor in terms of the player’s ability to raise the level of performance and control his behavior, and it is considered a risk factor when it is low such that the player deviates from his normal behavior. Low self-control is nothing but difficulty in controlling the self and issuing abnormal behaviors such as extreme anger and thus the influence negatively in the level of performance. As for the research problem, the researchers noted that they suffer from psychological problems as a result of neglecting and lack of proper attention to them. The player sees himself …

The Role Of Administrative Creativity In The Organizational Normalization Of Physical Education Supervisors In Baghdad, Sahar Salman Hasan, Fatima Abid Malih, Mehmet Dalkiliç

Modern Sport

The purpose of this paper is to identify the role of administrative creativity in organizational normalization by examining the relationship and the impact of these two variables on the sample studied. The research adopted the descriptive-analytical approach by studying the relationship and effects between the researched variables by collecting relevant data from the research sample individuals and analyzing them. The current research population included supervisors specializing in physical education in Baghdad, and the research sample consisted of (90) supervisors specializing in physical education in Baghdad and a sample of the exploratory experiment, numbering (5) individuals for each measurement. One of …

The Effect Of Bungee And Similar Physical Exercises Using Rubber Ropes On Learning Some Skills Of Backstroke For Female Students, Third Stage, College Of Physical Education And Sports Sciences For Women - University Of Baghdad, Sabah Latif Hasan, Mawahib Hameed Numan

Modern Sport

In download of the tremendous development we are experiencing today and the information revolution, researchers and specialists, despite their different downloads on the best methods of education in general and motor learning in particular, are seeking to innovate modern educational methods to acquire motor skills that are based on the foundations and principles of motor education, which requires variable learning processes. Its priority is the methods and types of applied exercises used in the learning processes, especially if there are some motor skills that need to choose the appropriate method to learn them according to their requirements. Therefore, the research …

The Effect Of Interactive Speed Exercises On Developing Some Skills Women's Futsal, Baneen Mukhif Hamzah, Fatima Abid Malih, Samiha Amara

Modern Sport

The speed of skills has become linked to modern methods of individual and group play, and each of them has begun to serve the other tactically. Through the follow-up of the researchers, they noticed that there is a significant weakness in the speed of performance and slowness in mental preparation, which plays a major role in understanding mental readiness, which is linked to the speed of making decisions during the game, as well as the weakness of the physical speed of the female players, which in turn has an impact on the skill performance of the players of the Iraqi …

Development Of Several Typical Virtual Reality Fusion Technologies, Qiqi Feng, Zhiming Dong, Wencheng Peng, Yi Dai, Bingshan Si

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Virtual reality fusion can realize the two-way interaction, mapping and linkage between virtual world and physical world, which attracts the attention of countries in the world. In order to sort out and make statistics on concept connotation, academic status and application of the related new technologies, digital twin, cyber-physical systems, metaverse and live-virtual-constructive simulation are taken as representatives. The comparison on the development process, functional characteristics, target trends, etc. is carried out.

Data Simulation Testing Framework For Complex Process Equipment Software, Jinkun Zhang, Longfei Shi, Chi Hu, Hao Zhang, Yonghui Yang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Due to the complex task, tight coupling, strict timing, and a large amount of interchange data, the technical threshold of automated testing of bus communication equipment software is high, and the implementation is difficult. The ideas of data-driven testing and keyword-driven testing are introduced, and a data simulation testing framework is proposed. Configuration rules are formulated and implemented in the framework. Testers can simulate peripheral data for complex process equipment software and implement automated testing by only focusing on the task analysis, and configuring interchange data and keywords. There is no need to develop test scripts, which reduces the …

Urban Uav Path Planning Based On Improved Beetle Search Algorithm, Qingqing Yang, Minyi Deng, Yi Peng

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: An improved SABAS is proposed to improve the safety and path smoothing of UAV missions in urban multi-obstacle environments and to obtain the shortest path. The algorithm no longer completely depends on the difference of odor concentration between the left and the right tentacles of beetle when exploring the path for position update. Instead, it makes full use of the strong searching ability of BAS algorithm, and introduces the annealing algorithm to add the neighborhood position solution of the next position, and finally selects the next best position from the neighborhood position solution. Metropolis criterion of annealing algorithm is …

Reliable Emergency Rescue Model Of Uavs Based On Blockchain, Mengyao Du, Kai Xu, Miao Zhang, Xiang Fu, Quanjun Yin

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Natural disasters may unpredictably disrupt ground communication infrastructure and transportation systems, and UAVs emergency response can deal with such uncertainties and highly dynamic scenarios. Aiming at the robustness requirements of decentralized rescue systems. UAV emergency rescue chain (UERChain) based on blockchain technology is proposed. By deploying UAV backbone nodes within a layered local network, the smart contracts for managing reputation considering UAV social relationships are designed. The blockchain is employed as a trust mechanism to realize the trustworthy interactions among distributed UAVs. Experimental results show that, UERChain has higher robustness, and within controllable resource constraints, the reputation management and …

Unrelated Parallel Machine Scheduling With Additional Resource And Learning Effect, Youlian Zheng, Deming Lei

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: To solve unrelated parallel machine scheduling problem(UPMSP) with additional resource and learning effect, a dynamical artificial bee colony(DABC) algorithm is proposed to minimize the makespan. A new representation and decoding process is given and two initial bee swarms are constructed. A swarm evaluation method is applied to dynamically decide employed bee swarms and onlooker bee swarms. Employed bee phase and onlooker bee phase are implemented in different ways to increase exploration ability. The experimental results show that the new strategies of DABC are effective and reasonable, and can obtain results with better convergence, average value and stability, which d …