Research Paper Archive
Afis Fingerprints Quality Assessment Using Self-organizing Maps | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Computer Science | Aug,2014
The biometric method, Automated Fingerprints Identification System (AFIS), is widely used to manage fingerprints and identify people. The identification performance of an AFIS is very sensitive to the quality of the captured fingerprint image. In this paper, the researcher performs an assessment of the quality of fingerprints in AFIS using
Demographics That Significantly Influence Fingerprints Quality In Afis | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Computer Science | Aug,2014
Research in the domain of Automated Fingerprints Identification Systems (AFIS) is advancing speedily. This study investigates the demographics that significantly influence the quality of fingerprints in AFIS of National Identification System (NIS) of Ghana. Demographics comprised of gender, date of birth (which was converted to age), region of birth, the
Determinants Of Adoption Of Conservation Agriculture In Zimbabwe's Gokwe District: A Duration Analysis | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Economics | Aug,2014
Since the introduction of conservation farming in Zimbabwe, adoption behaviors are still diverse and not properly documented. It is thus important to analyze adoption patterns of farming households. This study applied duration analysis model to analyze factors influencing adoption of conservation agriculture in Zimbabwe's Gokwe district.The results show that the
Willingness To Pay For Safe Water In Surulere Local Government Area Of Oyo State, Nigeria | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Economics | Aug,2014
There is need to access safe water because of its implications on public health and quality of life. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 80 respondents. Data used for this study was analysed through descriptive statistics and logistic regression. The logistic results revealed that marital status have a
Trade Liberalization And Profitability, Competitiveness As Well As Comparative Advantage Of Uganda’s Cotton Industry | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Economics | Aug,2014
This study uses Policy Analysis Matrix to investigate the impact of trade liberalization on profitability, competitiveness and comparative advantage of Uganda’s cotton industry following liberalization of the cotton industry. The results in this study are obtained from estimate of net profit margin, net output value and domestic resource cost ratio
Determinants Of Uganda’s Lint Export Following Trade Liberalization | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Economics | Aug,2014
This study uses imperfect substitution model to investigate determinants of Uganda’s lint export in the period following trade liberalization. The results in this study are obtained from estimates of Granger causality test and Vector Error Correction Model. The study discovered that trade liberalization has positive effect on Uganda’s lint export
Capital Market And Performance Of The Nigerian Industrial Sector Between 1970-2012 | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Economics | Aug,2014
The study investigated the relationship between capital market and performance of the Nigerian industrial sector between1970-2012. Using secondary data and employing the econometrics data analysis techniques of ordinary least square (OLS), co-integration/error correction model and granger causality test. The study revealed that capital market indices had not impacted significantly on
Impact Of Government Expenditure On Private Investment In Kenya | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Economics | Aug,2014
The role of government expenditure on private investment has arouse interest in the recent past. The common believe among the policy makers is that government active role in the economy through undertaking well thought public expenditure would crowd in private investment in Kenya. The results has however failed to satisfy
The Effect Of Interest Rate On Deposit On Household Consumption In Ghana: Ardl Cointegration Analysis | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Economics | Aug,2014
This paper presents an econometric model for household consumption in Ghana with the aim of highlighting the effect of interest rate on deposit on household consumption using time series data from 1970 to 2009. The paper also looks at other macroeconomics variables like inflation rate and GDP per Capita that
A Critique Of The Effectiveness Of Professional Documents In Relation To Teaching Objectives In Kenyan Schools | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Education | Aug,2014
Professional documents help in delivering content knowledge for determining in large measure what goes on in a class and for assessing what students do and do not learn. It has been identified that professional documents are significant in determining the academic achievement in school.Professional documents are rigid thus they have
