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Gendered Influence of Artisanal and Small Scale Mining on Primary School Pupils’ Learning Achievements in Western Tanzania 坦桑尼亚西部手工采矿和小规模采矿对小学生学习成绩的性别影响

2018 International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.26803/myres.2018.28

Boaz Kamugisha, T. Bali, Abich D. Omollo

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Learning Hypothesis Test the Flipped Way: What Do Students Feel? 翻转式学习假设检验:学生感受如何?

2018 International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.26803/myres.2018.32

Saras Krishnan

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Reliability of a Directly Cooled PV/T System 直冷式PV/T系统可靠性研究

2018 International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.26803/myres.2018.07

B. Mtunzi, E. Meyer

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Final Pass Rate Fluctuations of Power Engineering Students May Be Related to Load Shedding, and not Load Shifting 电力工程专业学生的最终通过率波动可能与减载有关，而与负荷转移无关

2018 International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.26803/myres.2018.31

A. Swart

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mooKIT – A MOOC Platform for Developing Countries mooKIT -面向发展中国家的MOOC平台

2018 International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.26803/myres.2018.24

Prabhakar T.V., Balaji Venkatraman, Revathy K.T.

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Implementation of Kanban Practices with a Medical Device Software Development Lifecycle 看板实践在医疗器械软件开发生命周期中的实现

2018 International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.26803/myres.2018.02

Juergen Wieland

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Community Based Participatory Research: Exploring the Value of Indigenous Knowledge for Early Childhood Development 基于社区的参与性研究:探索本土知识对儿童早期发展的价值

2018 International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.26803/myres.2018.22

K. Padayachee, S. Maistry, D. Lortan

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Epistemic Injustice: Barrier to Articulation Management between Higher Education Institutions in South Africa 认知不公:南非高等教育机构之间衔接管理的障碍

2018 International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.26803/myres.2018.21

D. Lortan, S. Maistry

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The Pass-Through of Global Food Price Inflation to Domestic Prices Inflation: Empirical Evidence from South Asia 全球食品价格通胀对国内价格通胀的传导:来自南亚的经验证据

2018 International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.26803/myres.2018.18

S. Sivarajasingham, Navaratnam Balamurali

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Design and Implementation of an Automatic Electrical Motor Protection 一种自动电动机保护装置的设计与实现

2018 International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.26803/myres.2018.10

B. Mtunzi, Tinashe Shelton Gavhu, Zedekia Madumbu Nyathi, Reginald Gonye, Fidelis Nhenga Mugarsanwa

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