REVIEW ARTICLE | June 30, 2017
Review of the Chinese Government’s Trust Reconstruction: Based on the Research of Government Quality
Mengting Ding
Page no 462-465 |
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The quality of government is a key variable affecting the government's trust. Then, how to measure the quality
of government? How to study the influence of government quality on government trust? This paper focuses on combing
the research status of government quality and government trust at home and abroad, defines the concept of government
quality involved in the article, and points out the importance of the division of government quality indicators. Through
the literature review of the efficiency of the government, the rule of law, clean government effect on government trust, a
general overview of the quality of government's trust in the government, provide basic materials for studying the
relationship between government quality and government trust.
REVIEW ARTICLE | June 30, 2017
A study on Demonetization and its Impact on Corruption and Black Money
Devendra Kumar Tiwari, Ms. Shahwar Khan
Page no 466-470 |
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Demonetization is the valorous step taken by the government of India. Disastrous issues in India are
corruption and terrorism and the root cause of these problems are black money. So the black money is playing lead role
in deprivation of our country. Various reports of reliable institution depicted the worsen situation of black money such as
according to a report of “NIPFP the existence of black money in Indian economy was 31,584 in 1983 which has risen up
to 10,00,000 in 2012”.It was the requirement of the moment to unearth a audacious step to tackle the various problem
regarding black money (such as corruption and terrorism)in one major stroke. So government of India has decided to
introduce demonetization of RS.500 and RS.1000 notes on 8th November 2016. The reason behind demonetization of
these high denominations notes was, Rs.500 and Rs.1000 notes constitute 86.9% of total currency. This paper is throwing
light on the position of black money in India and the effect of demonetization on black money.
REVIEW ARTICLE | June 30, 2017
Identifying the Relationship among Financial Development, Growth and Inequality: The Study of Bangladesh
Nelufer Yesmen Milly, Md. Moniruzzaman Muzib
Page no 471-475 |
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This paper examines the impact of financial development on the rates of investment in physical and human
capital, again with and without accounting for country fixed effects. The development of financial sector through
effective utilization of domestic resources is vital for economic growth and poverty reduction. During the first half of the
1990s Bangladesh experienced major financial sector reforms which included the liberalization of interest rates,
improvement of monetary policy, abolishing priority sector lending, strengthening central bank supervision, regulating
banks, improving debt recovery and broadening capital market development. To the extent that financial development
facilitates growth by encouraging factor accumulation; we should observe their impact in these direct specifications.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | June 26, 2017
Access to Private Higher Education and Future Savings Scheme: How to Align these Variables?
García-Santillán, Arturo, Zamora-Lobato, Teresa, García González, Greyson, Fernández Rodríguez, Antonio, Hernández Ordoñez, Daliana
Page no 416-425 |
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The purpose if this paper is to outline the prevailing situation in Mexico related to the lack of matriculation in
higher education. It discusses the few economic aid alternatives in existence, as well the way to approach them through a
savings scheme as a means to enable financing to access higher education in a private institution. The study is conducted
in the metropolitan area of Boca del Río, Veracruz. All this with the purpose of showing, on one side the tuition costs in
private schools and on the other hand, the actual interest rates in savings schemes given by national financial institutions.
As a result, two possibly accessible saving schemes were found. This also more efficiently accomplishes the objective set
and with less investment, which is to save in order to cover the cost of higher education in a private school. Within this
background, the development of the financial calculations that support this proposal is shown.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | June 26, 2017
Causes of Women Marginalization and its Effect on Their Performance of SocioSpiritual Roles in Christian Churches in Kisii Central Sub-County, Kenya
Peter Kibe Wachania, David J. Ndegwah
Page no 426-429 |
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The aim of the study was to find out the causes of Lay women marginalization as they perform socio-spiritual
roles in Christian churches in Kisii central sub county in Kenya and their effects to the Christian churches. The study
design was cross- sectional survey that was performed in Kisii County Sub-county in Kenya. Self administered
questionnaire were administered to 375 Lay church members and 34 to Christian church leaders. Data was collected and
analyzed descriptively so as to find out the causes of marginalization among the Lay women in Christian churches and
their effects. The study outcome showed that there numerous causes of women marginalization in Christian churches
which affects the church growth, it was also noted that the causes of Lay women marginalization varied from one
denomination to the other due to differences in social, economic and political situations where the churches are located.
Lay women empowerment on how they can participate fully in performing social-spiritual roles in Christian churches
needs to be enhanced. There is need for cultivation in order to create doctrines that practices that advocates for equality
of both gender in the church.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | June 27, 2017
The Impact of Polygyny on the Mental Health of Students at Jazan University: A cross-sectional study
Ramzi M. Hakami
Page no 430-436 |
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Polygyny is a common practice in a wide range of societies across the globe. Increasingly, many studies
suggested that polygyny has a significant impact on mental health. This study aimed to investigate the impact of
polygynous family structure on the mental health of students at Jazan University. A stratified sample of 489
undergraduate students, 379 of whom were from monogynous families and 110 were from polygynous families,
participated in this study. The participants completed the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18), the McMaster Family
Assessment Device (FAD), and the Self-esteem Scale (SE). Independent-samples t-tests were employed to compare
psychiatric symptoms, general family functioning, and self-esteem of students from polygynous families and students
from monogynous families. Regression analysis was conducted to detect the main predictors of the study's dependent
variables. The students from polygynous and monogynous family structures did not differ significantly in their scores on
the scales of mental health, family functioning, and self-esteem. Low mother's education was significantly associated
with the prevalence of polygynous family and was a strong predictor of poor family functioning. Female gender was
significantly associated with more somatization (p<0.01) and anxiety (p<0.05) symptoms. The findings of the present
study suggest that University students' mental health did not differ significantly with respect to their family structure.
Implications for health practitioners, teachers, and policy makers are discussed. Future studies could investigate the
impact of polygyny on mental health of children, adolescents, and fathers and mothers themselves.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | June 28, 2017
An evaluation of information Literacy Skills of Parliamentarians in Kenya: A Case Study of County Women Representatives
Andrew Chege, George Gitau Njoroge, Andrew M. Mankone
Page no 437-442 |
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This study was an evaluation of information literacy skills of County Women representatives in
Kenya. The study adopted quantitative research approach techniques. The findings established that there is great need of
information literacy skills amongst County Women representatives. The study recommended a continuous training in all
aspects of information literacy to both parliamentarians and parliamentary library staff to keep them on board with
advancing information technology. This will help in enhancing the quality of information generated at parliament for
policy development in social, economic and political spheres.
REVIEW ARTICLE | June 28, 2017
Radical Islam and Collective Violence: The Case of Islamic Radical Organizations in the age of Terror
Phillip Manyok
Page no 443-448 |
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This article seeks to answer the Western misconception about Islam and radicalism. It explores and contrasts
the world major religions and philosophies. The central goal was to explore the claim that Islamic identities and beliefs
promote violence. With this in mind, the researcher used three frames of analysis namely organizational analysis theory
(political power vacuum), Islamic analysis and leadership influence (charismatic quality of a leader). This approach
allowed the researcher to objectively explore and analyze the central arguments in a way that allows the researcher to
critique and or challenge the Western myth about Islam.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | June 29, 2017
Promoting Access and Use of Local Content by Academic Staff of Kenyatta University, Kenya: The Role of Institutional Repository
Odero Damaris, Kaberia Shadrack Kalung’e, Amoth Duncan
Page no 449-458 |
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Institutional repositories are increasingly being fronted as a major way in which universities can disseminate
research output globally. Despite the immense potential benefits they present to scholars, their use is significantly low.
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of institutional repository in promoting access and use of local content
by academic staff at Kenyatta University. Using a mixed method research paradigm, a sample size of 91 academic staff,
was drawn through stratified random sampling method. Also the university librarian (1) and 3 institutional repository
staff was used as key informants. Data was collected using interviews and questionnaires. Major findings indicate that
academic staff contribute a range of content, albeit limited in number, into the institutional repository, the level of usage
of the institutional repository is unsatisfactory and therefore need for improvement; to promote the access and usage of
the institutional repository, Kenyatta University has put up a number of ICT infrastructures. Academic staff faces a
number of access related challenges which include but not limited to, low internet bandwidth, institutional repository
downtimes, and access barriers such as passwords; the profound barriers to effective usage of the institutional repository
were: plagiarism, quality control, research impact, and long item submission procedure. The study concludes that access
and use of local content at the Kenyatta University institutional repository is unsatisfactory.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | June 29, 2017
A Sociolinguistic Study of Linguistic Sexism in English Proverbs
Weixuan Shi, Hongyan Zhang
Page no 459-461 |
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Linguistic sexism exists in almost every aspect of social and cultural life. In recent years, it has become an
important research object. Previous studies have covered the topic of linguistic sexism, but the reasons still need to be
further studied. Therefore, through sociolinguistic study, the proverbs about appearance and inwardness of female, as
well as the proverbs contrasting male and female in the aspects of social status, age, behavior and marriage are
illustrated. The paper will show the linguistic sexism in English proverbs, analyze the reasons and propose its
development tendency.