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    • Problems of Usage Labelling in English Lexicography 

      Namatende-Sakwa, Lydia (2011)
      Landau (1991: 217) stipulates that 'usage refers to any or all uses of language'. It is the study of good, correct, or standard uses of language as distinguished from bad, incorrect, and nonstandard uses of language. Usage ...

    • Prune-Belly Syndrome: A Case Report from Rwanda 

      Ngendahayo, E; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Mutesa, L.; Gashegu, J (The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA), 2012-07)
      Background: Prune-Belly syndrome, Eagle-Barret syndrome and triad syndrome, all refer to congenital anomalies involving abdominal musculature, urinary tract and testicles. The syndrome consists of a triad of abdominal ...

    • The representation of gender in English textbooks in Uganda 

      Namatende-Sakwa, Lydia; Barton, Amanda (Taylor and Francis, 2012-06-29)
      The central role played by textbooks in children’s education in developing countries has been highlighted previously in this journal. This paper reports on how an English-language textbook used commonly in Ugandan secondary ...

    • Television as a Stimulus for Emotion Response among Young People: Case of Assam University Students 

      Semambo, Henry (International Journal for Social Studies, 2018-05)
      In 1976, George Gerbner and Gross developed cultivation theory which is vital in television studies. The theory states that the heavy viewer of television violent content is eventually affected by Mean World Syndrome; ...