Statutory Institutional Compliance In Assets Disposal Within The Public Sector: Evidence From Ghana | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Supply Chain Management | Sep,2014
This paper examined the unserviceable assets disposal practices of five (5) Polytechnics in Ghana. The aim was to determine the extent of statutory institutional compliance with Ghana’s Public Procurement Law in the disposal of assets. A survey was conducted using interviewer administered questionnaires containing five point Likert scale test items.
Determinants Of The Cost Of Electricity In Kenya: A Case Study Of Kenya Power | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Supply Chain Management | Sep,2014
This research project aimed to establish the effect of inflation on the prices of materials procured by Kenya Power, to correlate the prices of materials as procured by Kenya Power against the market prices over the period running from 2004 through to 2012, to correlate the operation costs over the
The Use Of Information Communication Technology By A-level Teachers In Selected Secondary Schools In Gweru, Zimbabwe | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Technology Management | Sep,2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate how A-level teachers in selected Gweru urban schools were using ICT in their teaching. The objectives of the study were: To establish computer hardware and software resources that were available in high schools in Gweru urban that offer Advanced level classes and
Executive Compensation And Financial Performance Of Listed Banks In Nigeria: An Empirical Analysis | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Accounting | Aug,2014
This study examines the effect of top executive compensation on the financial performance of Nigerian banks using causal research design. Documentary data was generated from the financial reports and accounts of the sampled banks. Panel data analysis was used to analyze the compensation-performance impact of nine banks (both old and
Characterization Of Heavy Metals In Water Source Of Ebonyi State Southeast Nigeria | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Agriculture | Aug,2014
Heavy metal concentrations in plants result when plants absorbing luxury quantities of it. Its introduction into the food chain results from cultivated crops absorbing large quantities of it from the soil enriched with poor quality irrigation water. An investigation to evaluate and characterize the heavy metals of the surface and
Mg:ca And Esp Of Irrigation Water Sources Of Ebonyi State Southeast Nigeria | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Agriculture | Aug,2014
Productivity is sometimes reported to be low or high in magnesium soils or on soils being irrigated with high magnesium water even though infiltration problems may not be evident. An investigation to evaluate the magnesium and sodium ration, total hardness, exchangeable sodium percentage Percent base saturation of the surface and
Effect Of Credit Risk Management And The Value Of Bank Loans Guaranteed Under The Nigerian Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Commerce | Aug,2014
This study examines the impact of credit risks management on the value of the loans guaranteed under Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF), over the period 1996-2012. Thirty six states and the Federal Capital Territory, of Nigeria constitute the population of the study. Using a sample selection formula, 30 states
An Efficient Probabilistic Algorithm For An Important Np Complete Problem In Mathematics | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Computer Science | Aug,2014
In this article I describe an efficient, randomized algorithm (section 3) that I think solves the 3- SAT problem (known to be NP complete) with high probability in polynomial time, and a bit of the history of the problem under consideration. In the last section I present an interesting application,
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