Parents’ wellbeing: perceptions of happiness and challenges in parenthood in Latin America by Angel Urbina-Garcia

“…Methods An interpretative perspective was employed to qualitatively explore fifteen LA parents’ lived experiences and data were analysed via Thematic Analysis. …”
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EFL teachers’ attitudes towards online learning in Palestinian high schools during the COVID-19 pandemic by Mohammed Farrah, Israa Othman Zalloum

“…To analyze the three open-ended questions, the researchers employed the content analysis. Study findings have shown that EFL teachers had positive attitudes towards online learning in an emergency. …”
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Assessment of Non-destructive Methods for Evaluating the Performance of Surface Treatments on Concrete by Sunday O. Nwaubani, Victor S. Gilayeneh

“…The results show that the employed methods were all able to distinguish between treated and untreated surfaces. …”
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EFFECT OF MICRO CREDIT FINANCE ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN CROSS RIVER STATE by Helen Walter Mboto, Takon Samuel Manyo, Nkamare Stephen Ekpo, Effiong Okon Asuquo

“…Ordinary least square of simple regression was employed to analyze the effect of independent variables on dependent variable. …”
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Project Management Information Systems and Project Performance: A Case of NWSC- Kabale. by Abigaba, Jackson

“…This study was based on three objectives namely: the effect PMIS software on the performance of NWSC- Kabale projects; to assess the quality of information generated by PMIS and performance of NWSC- Kabale projects; to investigate the challenges of Project Management Information System towards user satisfaction and performance of NWSC- Kabale projects, and to examine the contributions of Project Management Frequency tables were employed to describe the data since descriptive analysis required presentation of a single variable and its characteristics. …”
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Monetary Incentives and Labour Performance; A Case Study of Coffee Factories in Rukungiri District. by Edward, Muhwezi Bendera

“…The usage of monthly pay was formally used in factories to pay employees but it was not easy to determine performance as well as pay increments and this created a misunderstanding between employers and employees. This later culminated into court cases whereby employees would seek redress regarding salary matters. …”
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Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations on Poverty Reduction in Kabale District: A Case study of Buhara Sub-County. by Adebayo, Sanni T.

“…The sample population is both males and females of Buhara Sub-county in all the parishes. The researcher employed survey methods based on questionnaire method of data collection. …”
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L'emploi du citrate de triammonium pour le nettoyage des couches picturales contemporaines by Caroline Dupré

“…Triammonium citrate has been employed for surface cleaning of varnished or unvarnished paintings. …”
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Conséquences de la téléphonie mobile de cinquième génération sur la télé-géographie by Edward M. Roche, Benjamin H. Dickens-Jr., Walker Townes

“…It he makes obsolete many traditional methodologies employed in tele-geography studies, but at the same time we can expect to find new vectors of both theoretical and applied research.…”
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Does Diversification Affect Banking Systemic Risk? by Shouwei Li

“…This paper contributes to the understanding of the linear and nonlinear causal linkage from diversification to banking systemic risk. Employing data from China, within both linear and nonlinear causality frameworks, we find that diversification does not embody significant predictive power with respect to banking systemic risk.…”
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The Constants in A Posteriori Error Indicator for State-Constrained Optimal Control Problems with Spectral Methods by Jianwei Zhou

“…We employ Legendre-Galerkin spectral methods to solve state-constrained optimal control problems. …”
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On the Existence of Infinitely Many Solutions for Nonlocal Systems with Critical Exponents by M. Khiddi, R. Echarghaoui

“…We study a class of semilinear nonlocal elliptic systems posed on settings without compact Sobolev embedding. By employing critical point theory and concentration estimates, we prove the existence of infinitely many solutions for values of the dimension N, where N>6s, provided 0<s<1.…”
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MA-XRF and OCT techniques as tools for identification of past renovation attempts as well as aid in current restoration treatment of the painting ‘Christ before Caiaphas’ by Anna Faron

“…MA-XRF and OCT were employed as diagnostic techniques.…”
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Convergence of Variational Iteration Method for Second-Order Delay Differential Equations by Hongliang Liu, Aiguo Xiao, Lihong Su

“…This paper employs the variational iteration method to obtain analytical solutions of second-order delay differential equations. …”
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CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CAREER WEB PORTFOLIO OF STUDENTS: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS by Aleksey M. Gostin, Svetlana V. Panyukova

“…The article is devoted to students’ web-portfolio technologies, which enable to present the results of students’ academic activities to employers and to monitor job placement and career development of graduates. …”
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A Note on Skew Derivations and Antiautomorphisms of Prime Rings by Faez A. Alqarni, Nadeem U. R. Rehman, Hafedh Alnoghashi, Junaid Nisar, Omar Al-Mallah

“…In this article, we investigate the behavior of a prime ring which admits a skew derivation satisfying certain functional identities involving an antiautomorphism. We employ tools such as generalized identities and commutativity-preserving maps to analyze these rings. …”
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The Effect of Shear Sliding of Vertical Contraction Joints on Seismic Response of High Arch Dams with Fine Finite Element Model by Shengshan Guo, Jianxin Liao, Hailong Huang, Hui Liang, Deyu Li, Houqun Chen, Aijing Zhang, Yifu Tian

“…Different from the conventional Gauss iterative method, the strategy of the alternating iterative solution of normal force and tangential force is employed. The parallelization based on overlapping domain decomposition method (ODDM) and explicit message passing using distributed memory parallel computers is employed to improve the computational efficiency. …”
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Separation of Spherical Nanosilica from Agricultural Wastes in Vietnam via Ultrasonic-Assisted Precipitation and Application for Effective Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous So... by Nguyen Duc Vu Quyen, Tran Ngoc Tuyen, Dinh Quang Khieu, Ho Van Minh Hai, Dang Xuan Tin, Bui Thi Hoang Diem, Le Van Thanh Son, Nguyen Thi Kieu Diem, Le Thi Nguyet, Bui Thi Thuy, Ho Thi Thuy Dung

“…Agricultural wastes including bagasse and rice husk ashes are employed for synthesizing spherical nanosilica materials via the ultrasonic-assisted precipitation process in the present study. …”
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The Measurement of different mechanical components using Machine Vision and digital image processing by Ram Prakash T, M.Rishidev, N. Vignesh, S.A Vishnu Bahavath

“… Machine vision system is a technology that employs a computing device to inspect, evaluate, and identify still or moving parts.  …”
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Alternative treatment for schizophrenia with a local wisdom approach in the Tidung tribe community of Tarakan City: a descriptive qualitative study by Darni Darni, Sulidah Sulidah, Ramdya Akbar Tukan, Rts Netisa Martawinarti, Siti Khadijah, Putri Irwanti Sari

“… The Tidung community employed traditional methods and botanical remedies to treat schizophrenia, which is part of their local expertise, particularly in public health. …”
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