Research Paper Archive
Assessment Of The Adoption Of Social Media Tools Used For Communication Between Kisii County Citizens And Kisii County Government | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Media Studies | May,2017
This study sought to assess the use of Social Media for communication between county Government and the county citizens. The specific objective for the research was to assess the adoption of social media tools for communication between county government and the county citizens. The research employed the mixed method approach
Effects Of Socioeconomic Status On Body Mass Index And Body Shape Index Of Civil Servants Working In Tertiary Institution | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Public Health | May,2017
Overweight and obesity have been associated with increased risk of cardio-metabolic diseases. This study assessed the relationship between socio-demographic status and anthropometric indices. A total of 200 respondents were systematically recruited into the study. A pretested semi structured questionnaire was used to obtain information on socio-demographic status of the respondents.
Gender Inequity And Orphan Vulnerability In Akwa Ibom And Rivers State South-south Nigeria: Policy And Programming Implications | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Public Health | May,2017
Nigeria is a Country with diverse culture, tradition and norms which enable gender inequality. The Country also has a very high burden of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). This study is aimed at investigating the gender inequity among orphans and vulnerable children in Akwa Ibom and River State in Nigeria’s
Determinants Of A Functional Referral System In High Volume Hospitals: The Case Of Kisumu County, Kenya | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Public Health | May,2017
Background: A strong referral system enables a country to provide quality healthcare to its citizens in a quite affordable and efficient way. Most of the third world countries do have referral system in place but unfortunately most of them do not operate in the desired way that they were initially
Neo Traditional Pastoral Community Climate Change Coping Strategy In The Southern Rangelands Of Kenya | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Agriculture | Apr,2017
This study was carried out in the Southern Maasai rangelands of Kenya between November 2010 and June 2011 with the specific objective of assessing socio economic climate change coping strategies in the Southern rangelands of Kenya in Mashuru Sub-Country, Kajiado County. The overall goal was to develop a strategy for
Effects Of Supplementing Groundnut Hay With Varying Proportions Of Sorrel (hibiscus Sabdariffa) Seed Meal And Maize Bran On The Performance Of Balami Sheep | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Agriculture | Apr,2017
The study was conducted to determine the Effects of Supplementing Graded Levels of Sorrel (Hibiscus sabdariffa) Seed Meal and Maize Bran on the Performance of Balami Sheep. Sixteen (16) Balami rams with average weight of 25±1 Kg were used for the study. The rams were grouped into four and randomly
An Improved Model For The Optimization Of The Compressive Strength Of Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete (g.f.r.c.) Using Scheffe’s Second Degree Polynomials | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Civil Engineering | Apr,2017
This research work is aimed at developing an improved mathematical model which would be used to optimize the compressive strength of Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) using Scheffe’s Second Degree Polynomial. From Scheffe’s Simplex method the compressive strength of GFRC was determined for different ratios. Control experiments were also
Random Allocation Of Least Saturated Degree First Heuristic For Solving Curriculum Based Tertiary Institution Course Timetabling Problem | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Computer Science | Apr,2017
Timetabling is a task scheduling problem whereby available resources are assigned to tasks under existing constraints. Educational timetabling is an activity that is carried out in every semester in educational institutions. There are two instances in the educational timetabling problem: course and examination timetabling. The paper applies a “Least
Analysis Of The Impact Of Stock Market Reforms On Capital Formation In Nigeria (1986-2016): Ardl Bound Test Error-correction Model (ardl-ecm) Approach | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Economics | Apr,2017
This study explored the impact of stock market reforms on capital formation in Nigeria using time series data for the period of 1986 – 2015. The ARDL bound test error-correction model (ARDL-ECM) approach to cointegration was used for the analysis, while CUSUM and CUSUMSQ stability tests among other diagnostic test
Gender Characterisation Of Basic School Dropout In Rural Ghana | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Education | Apr,2017
Gender disparity continues as an unsolved concern for decades in Ghana particularly in rural Ghana, which has a bigger problem for children not completing the full cycle of basic education, especially for the girl child. This paper therefore critically reviews the gender characteristics of basic school dropout concerning issues of
