ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Aug. 29, 2017
The Influence of Trust and Customer Value to Customer Satisfaction on Bank BRI Branch Soetomo Jambi
M. Rizky Mahaputra
Page no 737-743 |
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The purpose of this study is to analyze the Influence of Trust and Customer Value on Customer Satisfaction at
Bank BRI branch Soetomo Jambi, either partially or simultaneously. a population of 12 975 and 99 customers in
engineering sample slovin. The method of analysis with quantitative analysis. Mechanical analysis with multiple linear
regression, continued analysis of determination (R Square), partial hypothesis test (t test) and simultaneous (F test) with
alpha 5 percent. Prior to analysis by regression test questionnaire in advance in research to test the validity and reliability
as well as classical assumptions. Analysis tools SPSS version 20.0. Analysis of determination value is 0.522, meaning
that the percentage contribution of variables influence the trust and customer value on customer satisfaction 52.2%, while
the remaining 47.8% is influenced by other variables not included in this model. The result Trust and Customer Value
significant effect on customer satisfaction either partially or simultaneously.
REVIEW ARTICLE | Aug. 29, 2017
Critical Discussion and Recommendations on Improving the Intake of Micronutrients in the Diets of School going Bangladeshi Children
Nahid Sultana
Page no 726-732 |
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Micronutrients are nutrients that are needed in incredibly small quantities for maintaining proper health. In
children, these nutrients may be exceptionally important for growth and proper physiological development. This paper
has discussed the lack of proper attention given to micronutrient deficiency in growing children caused by an insufficient
intake of minerals, B vitamins and essential amino acids, which the body cannot make. Whilst the issue of iodine and
vitamin A deficiency in children has been disseminated to the mainstream, the same has not been done for other
important micronutrients. This a discussion and recommendation paper that has attempted to lay out the importance of
launching a revamped national enlightenment and action programme to address not only persistent Vitamin A deficiency,
but also the much less talked about and operationalized minerals, B Vitamins and essential amino acids.
REVIEW ARTICLE | Aug. 29, 2017
The Consociation between Investment, Exchange Rate, Interest Rate and Economic Development in Nigeria (ARDL Approach)
Monogbe Tunde G, Okah O. John
Page no 744-753 |
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This study seek to amplify the chemistry between foreign direct investment, exchange rate, interest rate and
economic development in Nigeria between the periods 1986 to 2015 using Auto Regressive Distributive Lag model.
From the statistical report, we discovered that foreign direct investment and interest rate exhibit a direct relationship to
economic development in Nigeria. Study further suggest that the low rate of interest promote investment paradox and
thus stimulate economic development in Nigeria while the report from the exchange rate shows that if exchange rate is
appreciating, economic development is been stimulated. This therefore suggest that an appreciating exchange rate is
capable of attracting foreign investors and thus promote economic development as the case may be. The interrelationship between exchange rate, foreign investment and economic development is expected to be direct accordingly
such that rise in exchange rate attract foreign investment and thus promote economic development in Nigeria. The policy
implication is that if Exchange Rate appreciates, then Naira will be cheap relative to other currencies, this can attract
Foreign Direct Investment inflow into the Nigerian economy through the window of reduce Naira value and cheap
investment in Nigeria. Based on this findings, study recommends that authorities in charge of managing the Nigerian
economy should as a matter of urgency revamp the lending habit by introducing low interest rate as this will make it
cheaper to borrow and this encourages spending and investment lending to higher aggregate demand which will further
stimulate economic development.
REVIEW ARTICLE | Aug. 29, 2017
The attempting discussion of public human resource management and exploitation
Nguyen Dang Que
Page no 733-735 |
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This paper investigates the relationship between public human resource management (HRM) and exploitation
prospect. It gave adefinition to the public sector and the human resource, and then raised some creative ideas and future
developments of the public human resource management, which based on the analysis of the necessity of the public
human resource management. The public human resources management, which is relation to international and domestic
environment, is developing quickly in China. Whether the western public human resources management theory is
suitto China, is the core of public human resources management in China. Nowadays, there are lots of problems in
public human resources management in China. We should explore the rule of public human resources management and it
development, which is used to the practice of management in our country.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Aug. 29, 2017
Executive Compensation and Financial Performance; Industry Sensitivity Test
Sani Kabiru Saidu, Musa Muhammed Bello, Rabiu Saminu Jibril
Page no 732-736 |
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Owing to the apparent inconsistencies in empirical findings in executive compensation and financial
performance studies and the widening gap in the underpinning theories, this study examined the effect of change in
industry-type on compensation-performance study. The study used ex post-facto research design to test its objectives
using ten year data drawn from banking and construction industries with results obtained from data analysis using both
descriptive and inferential statistics. Both correlation and OLS results revealed significantly negative and positive results
on banking and construction industries respectively. The study concludes that industry characteristics like product type,
existence of tangibles and magnitude of returns which differentiates the industries account for the variation of results.
The research recommended investors and providers of funds should factor in the sensitivity of compensation to operating
returns in the determination of investing industry. This is because the higher the sensitivity, the lower the agency costs
and vice versa. Further research is suggested for wider comparative analysis in unrelated and highly diversified industries
for potential theory development.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Aug. 28, 2017
Nutritional Awareness among the Parents of Primary School going Children
Nahid Sultana
Page no 708-725 |
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The future of society depends on the quality of life of its children. The major objective of this research
initiative is ―to assess the level of nutritional awareness among parents of primary school going children‖, in low income
class urban areas by assessing their knowledge of nutrition, and the quantity and quality of food they provide to their
children. Primary school is a time when children are exposed to many influences outside of the family. Parents need to
help their children build healthy foundations by encouraging a habit of consuming healthy foods and maintaining good
nutrition throughout these formative and impressionable years. Due to multiple factors such as the easy availability of
unhealthy restaurant meals, busy lifestyles of parents, and marketing pressures in a globalized world, children more often
than not, do not get the proper nutritious meals that they deserve. These challenges to children‘s nutrition have
implications for national economic growth, healthcare infrastructure and the overall mental, physical and social wellbeing of Bangladeshis. Nutritional awareness on its own means little without practice; hence this study utilizes parent‘s
nutritional practices towards their children as a benchmark of their commitment to their children‘s nutrition.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Aug. 28, 2017
GC- MS Analysis of n-Hexane Extract of Nigella sativa (Seeds)
Afsana Nazeer, Neema George
Page no 868-872 |
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Plants and plant-based compounds are the basis of many of the modern pharmaceuticals used today for the treatment of various dreadful diseases. Medicinal plants have been a major source of therapeutic agents since ancient times, to cure human disease. Nigella sativa L, an annual herbaceous plant commonly known as Kalonji or Black cumin has been used from centuries for treatment of various ailments. Its seeds have been extensively studied in the last 4-5 decades and these studies have reported it to possess a number of medicinal properties. The present study dealt with extraction of Nigella sativa seeds with n-Hexane and GC-MS analysis of the prepared extract. This phytochemical study will be useful in determination of the pharmacological activity of the extract. Major constituents of the extract was found to be trilinolein, thymoquinone and acetoiso vanillone
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Aug. 28, 2017
A Study on Litsea monopetala for Evaluation of Pharmacological Activities
Md. Shohel Hossain, Mohammad Tarek Aziz, Khondoker Md. Akter-uz-zaman Sumon, Md. Ibrahim, Abida Sultana, Nane Gopal Sarker, Palash Das, Md. Masudur Rahman, Md. Jahirul Islam, Mohammad Hasem Babu
Page no 873-880 |
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxicity, thrombolytic, anthelmintic and antioxidant activity of mehanolic extract of Litsea monopetala (Family: Lauraceae) leaves in laboratory using in vitro methods. Cytotoxicity test was done by brine shrimp lethality bioassay where the extract concentration was 400, 200, 100, 50, 25, 12.5, 6.25, 3.125, 1.5625, 0.78125 (µg/ml). In vitro thrombolytic activity was performed by clot lysis method using extract concentration 2.5, 5, 10 and 20 (mg/mL) in saline water. Anthelmintic activity test was done by using adult earthworms where 10, 20, 40, 60, 80 (mg/ml) extract concentration were used. Finally antioxidant activity was determined by total phenolic content determination using Folin-Ciocalteu reagent. The crude extract of Litsea monopetala showed cytotoxic activity against brine shrimp nauplii and LC50 value was 41.05(µg/ml) and the investigated thrombolytic activity in our research was 9.52,9.49, 13.64 and 17.50 % respectively as % of clot lysis. The paralysis time were at 76.75 min, 60min, 51.75 min, 44.5 min and 64.5 min and death were at 90.50min, 63.75min, 55.50min, 44.75min and 71min. respectively. The crude extract displayed significant antioxidant activity which was 20.75 (mg of GAE / gm) of extracts. The activities observed could be attributed to presence of some of the phytochemicals which have been related with cytotoxic, thrombolytic, anthelmintic and antioxidant property
REVIEW ARTICLE | Aug. 27, 2017
Means of Livelihood in a Simple Society: Owes due to the Shifts from Self Sufficiency to Dependency
Jesurathnam Devarapalli
Page no 701-707 |
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Relationship between livelihoods and the immediate habitat are very significant for the tribal populations in
India and more specifically with regards to simple societies like the particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTG). The
resourcefulness and dynamics of the ecosystem usually of the forest, in many cases have a very direct impact on the
sustainability of livelihood of the tribe in question. This may be attributed to the degrading ecosystem and continuous
loss of biodiversity, which may in turn is referred to both internal and external factors. Compared to the internal, external
factors are potentially detrimental to the environment equilibrium as the non-tribal populations exploit the forest
recourses indiscriminately for various purposes using advanced technology, disrupting the biodiversity. The forest
biodiversity and livelihood practices are very directly related as tribals rely on it not only for food, but also for their
shelter, medicine, and religious and emotional leanings. With these drastic changes taking place at ecological level the
owes of securing livelihoods have increased, making the Chenchu to initiate new practices of food procurement, some of
them being designed by the agents of developmental interventions. A keen observation and analysis of these
developments gives the insight that the Chenchu are moving from self-sufficient habitat based means to new trends that
are culturally alien aimed at weaning them away from the local recourses rapidly increasing interdependency on the outer
world.
RESEARCH ARTICLE | Aug. 26, 2017
Seasonal Variation in Limno-Chemical Profile of Dikhu River Stretch in Nagaland
Lanuyanger Longchar, Sharif U. Ahmed, Shyama Prasad Biswas
Page no Sch. Bull.; 2017, 3(8): 342-351 |
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Abstract: The present research work is an attempt to analyze the changes in physic-chemical characteristics of Dikhu River stretch in Nagaland. The work encompasses the seasonal fluctuations in the river Dikhu which affects river ecology to great extent and other correlative biological factors. Hence this work could be used by many researchers in the ecological research of river ecosystem to have better understanding of the biological systems and effect of the fluctuations on them.
REVIEW ARTICLE | Aug. 26, 2017
The Role of Local Government towards Crime Prevention and Control in Nigeria
Abubakar Isah Baba, Habibu Hayatu Babajo, Yahaya Umar Namahe
Page no 696-700 |
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Local government by hierarchy of superiority, has the lower rank among the three tiers of government, but
invariably the most significant unit. This is because local government is more closer to the people at the grass root level.
The closeness to the people in the society create an avenue to have the full knowledge of each and every family, which
pave so many ways of improving the personal lives of the people and have quick access to solutions of the problem
affecting the society. Crime prevention and control can only be successfully accomplished with the help of the local
government authorities. This paper shall seek to examine the roles local government plays in preventing and controlling
of crime in the nation, and lastly proffer solutions to them.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Aug. 25, 2017
Effect of Metronidazole on Piperaquine Permeability from Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine Antimalarial Product across Intestinal Membranes
Sunday O. Awofisayo, Emem Umoh, Chioma N. Igwe, Peter D. Ojobor
Page no 862-867 |
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The effects of metronidazole (MN) on intestinal absorption properties are less investigated. This work aimed at assessing the effect of MN on piperaquine (PQ) permeability from dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) co-formulated antimalarial product, across intestinal epithelial membrane. Excised intestinal tissues from New Zealand male albino rabbits (n=2) were loaded with DP equivalent to PQ (100 mg/mL) and MN (100 mg/mL), according to animals’ body weight. Tissues were submerged in tyrode solution (TS) in an organ bath (100 mL). DP alone was similarly loaded in duodenum and ileum as control C1 and C2, respectively. Sampling (5 mL) of TS was taken at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 6 h post immersion. Analysis of samples was performed using high pressure liquid chromatographic (HPLC) system with Zorbact Eclipse XDB column C8 (150 x 4.6 mm, 4.6 µm), mobile phase containing acetonitrile: 10 mM ammonium acetate (70:30, % v/v). The UV wavelength of detection and flow rate were 220 nm and 0.7 mL/min, respectively. The kinetics of PQ permeation was unaffected by MN. The area under the curve at 2 h (AUC0-2) and 6 h (AUC0-6) for duodenum revealed no difference (0.6285±0.0085 versus 0.6198±0.0083 µg.mLh-1, P=0.500) but lower (2.4863±0.0328 versus 3.3975±0.3638 µg.mLh-1, P=0.008) and for ileum, lower (0.1600±0.0170 versus 1.5408±0.4275 µg.mLh-1, P=0.001) and (0.9460±0.0506 versus 5.6603±0.1073 µg.mLh-1, P=0.011), respectively. The maximum concentration achieved were also lower than the respective controls (P<0.05). MN reduced the permeability of PQ across the intestinal regions. These findings will help to optimize therapeutic implications on concurrent administration
REVIEW ARTICLE | Aug. 25, 2017
Challenges Militating against Reform Policy, Economic Growth and Development in Nigeria: Reflections on the Transformation Agenda of Goodluck Jonathan’s Administration
Muddassir Ahmad Gado, Sanusi Abdulwasiu
Page no 688-695 |
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Nigeria as a country have experienced a number of reform and economic policies pursued by previous Heads
of Government from Independence to the democratic dispensation of former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. One of
these policy package was the transformation agenda which was planned to last for the period of five (5) years. The
strength of the Transformation Agenda lies in a well thought out policy document, driven by the best world class
Economic Management Team through a potential financial, human and political resource based. The total projected
investment for the 5 years programme was N35. 511.29 trillion. Out of this, government will contribute 57.10% or N20.
277.72 trillion, while the private sector share will be 42. 9% or N15. 233.57 trillion. Looking at the cash flow budgetary
plan, one will expect a drastic ransacked economic recovery. In spite of this huge investment, the country growth at this
mention period remained blurred and disastrous however, a number of threats and challenges to the realization of the
Transformation Agenda were cited as the caused. These include, absence of good governance and accountability;
ineffective public service; lack of synergy between political office holders and holders of public office; the incessant
problem of insecurity; corruption to mention but a few. Haven embarked on a rigorous and extensive qualitative method
of research design, the authors adopted a content analysis method for analyzing their findings, the paper posited that there
is the need for a radical developmental strategy that will guarantee inclusiveness as opposed to exclusiveness in the
governance of the Transformation Agenda and almost all previous reform policies which shall act as a platform for future
government reform plan. The paper was divided into five sub-related sections including introduction, theoretical
framework and review of related literature, some selected reform agenda. While the fourth section was specifically
dedicated to the constraints and challenges of the reform agenda; and section five dealt with concluding remark and
recommendations.
REVIEW ARTICLE | Aug. 25, 2017
Ocular Iontophoresis for Anterior and Posterior Segment Drug Delivery
Narendar Reddy Doodipala
Page no 853-857 |
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Over the recent decades, there has been seismic shift in the field of ocular drug delivery ranging from dosage form design to drug product commercialization. Advancements in the fields of nanotechnology, biomedical engineering and clinical science significantly improved the feasibility of ocular drug delivery. Despite these technological advances, there exists need to deliver drugs in therapeutic levels for the treatment of ophthalmic ailments. Strategies improving pre-corneal residence and enhancing transcorneal penetration of drugs/drug molecules showed a promise for targeted delivery. Delivery of drugs through ophthalmic route is compromised by multitude of factors including but not limited to static, dynamic and metabolic barriers. Iontophoresis appears to be a minimally invasive technique to drive molecules into posterior ocular milieu. In this review, recent developments in the iontophoresis technique for delivery of drugs across the ocular globe is summarized and discussed
REVIEW ARTICLE | Aug. 25, 2017
Human Rights and Discrimination against Women
Ibisi Nkechi Emea, Edeoga Georgina
Page no 682-687 |
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With the international human rights literature the problem of discrimination has been conceptualized as
involving the denial of self-determination of women. Attaining equality between women and men and eliminating all
forms of discrimination against women are fundamental human rights. Women around the world nevertheless regularly
suffer violations of their human rights throughout their lives, and realizing women‟s human rights has not always been a
priority. Achieving equality between women and men requires a comprehensive understanding of the ways in which
women experience discrimination and are denied equality so as to develop appropriate strategies to eliminate such
discrimination. This paper examined various ways women human rights have been violated despite and some
international conferences that have been aimed at eliminating such discriminations.