IJRSS VOLUME 1

FAMILY BACKGROUND VARIABLES AND NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS DRUG ABUSE

The family contributes both risk and protective factors to the lives of adolescents; it affects both vulnerability and resilience to drug abuse. This study investigated background variables that can influence undergraduates’ drug abuse. A survey research involving 624 undergraduates selected through multi stage proportionate technique from Niger Delta University was utilize in this study…

FAN EVALUATION OF THE NATURE AND WORKABILITY OF VARIOUS MODES OF TRANSPORT IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

TNo two locations can interact effectively without a variable means of movement. The choice of anyone means of transport depends on its availability, affordability, safety, quickness and reliability. A study was carried out to evaluate the nature and workability of intermodalism in Lagos State, Nigeria. Data was obtained through the administration of 370 copies of structured questionnaire to commuters in strategic routes. …

THE ROLE OF MOTHERS IN THE CARE OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS ON ADMISSION

In the year 2000, WHO and UNICEF tasked a small team known as Child-Friendly HealthCare Initiative (CFHI) to develop and pilot a project across some selected nations in the world, to improve the physical, psychological and emotional care of children and their families. The team, though developed standards that recommend the involvement of mothers (families) in the care of their children less than five years on admission, the team failed to spell out the specific roles that mothers (families) have to play in such circumstances. The purpose of the study therefore, was to investigate the specific roles that mother s play in the care of their children less than five years, when such children are on hospital admission. …

AN INQUIRY INTO THE DISTRIBUTION AND EXPLOITATION STRATEGIES OF THE CANE BELT OF LAGOS MEGA-CITY

Resource mapping is an essential tool for sustainable resource exploitation. This is more important in a place like Lagos with its population pressure. The resource in focus in this paper is the cane belt of the mangrove forest of the state that is been exploited for household furniture not only by the peasants but by medium scale industrialists The aim of the study is to carry out a preliminary investigation into the sources of this resource, the market outlets and the demographic characteristics of the entrepreneurs. …

THE EFFECTS OF BASKETBALL TRAINING ON CHILDREN’S SELF-ESTEEM

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of basketball training on children’s self-esteem. Subjects: A study group of 80 children was formed. The mean age of the children was 10.17 years. Method: The data has been gathered by the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventories (SEI) were adapted to Turkish by Pişkin (1996). The model of pre-test and post-test was used. During 12 weeks, children participated in a basic basketball exercise program twice a week.. …

EXPLORATION OF COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES IN INDEPENDENT RESTAURANTS WITH A FAMILY STRUCTURE: ELEMENTS OF A CONCEPTUAL MODEL IN MAZATLAN, SINALOA, MEXICO

This paper presents advances in the examination of the elements for a conceptual model of administrative management, from an organizational approach, which consider relevant aspects of today„s circumstances of independent restaurants with a family structure in contrast to the franchises and chains in the Mazatlan Sinaloa area. .. …

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE BARRIER TO THE RURAL POOR PARTICIPATION IN MFIs: THE CASE OF BANGLADESH

The main objective of the study is to understand the reasons for low participation of the rural poor in microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Bangladesh. To this aim, the study identified eight explanatory variables from the microfinance literature which are modeled together in examining the factors that influence the participation of the rural poor in MFIs. The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) has been used for analyzing data as the main underlying theory. …

FACTORS INFLUENCING YOUTH CRIME AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

Effective solutions and prevention measures to social problems are easy to find when the root causes of such problems are established. For this reason, scholars have come up with several underlying factors that influence criminality among the youth and juvenile delinquency. This paper addresses these factors among the youth imprisoned at Kamiti Youth Corrective Training centre (Y.C.T.C) which is the only penal institution for young male offenders aged 17 – 21 years in Kenya. …

METHODOLOGICAL DILEMMA IN STUDYING EDUCATIONAL CASES OF ETHNIC MINORITY CHILDREN IN BOTSWANA: A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE

This paper discusses mainly the fieldwork methodological experiences in which I defend the application of a qualitative approach to a multi-sited case study on school retention in the basic education of the ethnic minority in Botswana. The case study was multi-sited because it covered three remote primary schools and a junior secondary school that were linked in the North West District Council. These schools served four ethnic minority groups, namely Basarwa, BaHerero, BaYei and BaMbukushu. …

FLESH YIELD AND PHENOTYPIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIFFERENT ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT TRAITS OF MUD CRAB (Scylla serrata, Forskål 1775)

Phenotypic relationships of flesh yield with total weight; carapace width; carapace length and carapace height of mud crab (Scylla serrata, Forskål 1775) were estimated from a sample of 60 individuals having size range of 4.80-10.2 cm in carapace width and 42.72-196.71 g in total weight. Data were recorded and analyzed for total weight (Twt), flesh weight (Fwt), carapace length (CL), carapace width (CW) and carapace height (CH). The mean condition factor (K) of the samples was computed as 22.5 suggesting that the sample of mud crab were in good condition having normal shape. …

SPACE IN THREE SHORT PLAYS BY SAMUEL BECKETT

The research tackles the element of space in three short plays of the Irish playwright Samuel Beckett (1906 -1989). The plays Breath (1969), Act Without Words I (1956) and Come and Go (1965) are selected because they are suggestive of particular spaces. The study investigates the mythical context of these plays, highlighting the characters as archetypes, and showing how they fit in the spaces created by Beckett. In other words, the research illustrates the special arrangement of Beckett in these three plays, where characters are mythic figures of archetypal patterns. …

A STUDY OF ORGANIZATION COMMITMENT AMONG ENGINEERS IN PUBLIC SECTOR

An attempt was made in the present study to analyze the variable of organizational commitment among the Engineers in the public sector. A sample of 100 Engineering employees was selected and administered 34- items of the organizational commitment questionnaire. …

PEDAGOGICAL VALUE OF CONTEMPORARY SUBCONTINENTAL LITERATURE IN LANGUAGE CLASS / TEACHING LANGUAGE

The people of the Subcontinent have had exposure to English as the second language (L 2) since the sun of Stamford has risen in the East. However, now a days the sub continental writers, like writers of all colonized nations, are using English as a weapon to write back, if not curse back; a situation where, in Rushdie’s words the Empire is writing back to the centre. . …

THE BURDEN OF POOF: A LITERATURE STUDY

This research paper describes the burden of proof to claim the shipping charge. Also the case with the claims officer carries the burden of proof in this regard; the application will be familiar with this topic. This article is about the rights and duties of the incumbent carriers in both the transmitter and receiver will be discussed..

THE DEVELOPMENT OF PANT SIZING SYSTEM FOR SRI LANKAN FEMALES

Mass production in the garment industry requires pre-defined size charts based on up-to-date anthropometric data. These standard size charts provide information for manufacturers and retailers to plan the production and the inventories. Every country must have their own sizing systems based on the target population to provide better fit for ready- to – wear clothing which improves customer satisfaction..

The Damage of Delay in the Payment

Damages of delayed payment, compensation in violation of the timely payment of dues money, the obligor placed. Get the legitimacy of the institutions and laws of such damages, one of the most controversial legal issues after of the revolution……

SYSTEMIC COMPETITIVENESS IN THE MICRO AND MESO LEVELS OF FOOD PROCESSING SMES IN THE BI NATIONAL REGION CIUDAD JUAREZ, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO, EL PASO, TEXAS, UNITED STATES.

The document presents a study of competitiveness, in the bi national region of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua Mexico – El Paso Texas United States, under the Small and medium Enterprises (SMEs’) context of food processing in this area, highlighting reticulated factors of the strategic planning (SP) for the measurement of the same in the micro and meso levels factors of systemic approach of competitiveness, taking into account the uniqueness, structures, and the infinity of individual variables in the region……

STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF INSTRUCTOR INTERACTION IN THE ONLINE ENVIRONMENT

Online learning has continued to experience rapid growth in higher education institutions across the nation. Proponents of online learning often emphasize the convenience, flexibility, and access to education that the online learning environment can provide. Opponents stress that the lack of personal interaction of online learning can detract from the teacher/learner experience. ……