Research Paper Archive
The Prevalence Of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Amongst Pregnant Women Attending Ante-natal Care In Mbano Joint Hospital, Imo State, Nigeria | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Public Health | May,2015
The prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria amongst pregnant women attending antenatal at Mbano joint Hospital in Isiala Mbano L.G.A was investigated using culture techniques. Out of the 120 patients examined, 46(38%) had asymptomatic bacteriuria, while 25(21%) had none. The predominant bacteria isolated were E-coli, Staphylococcus aureus. Klebsiella species and Proteus species.
Demographic Characteristics Of Women In Women Self Help Groups In Nyandarua Central Sub County, Kenya | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Sociology | May,2015
The existing evidence on women participation in development shows that they play a critical role in the development of rural areas. With little or no benefits at all from their participation, men still dominate the decisions pertaining to the expenditure of the farm yields. This paper sought to examine the
Corporate Governance Mechanisms And Dividend Policy: Evidence From Nigeria | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Accounting | Apr,2015
Dividend payments are deemed to be an effective instrument that minimizes agency problems between managers and shareholders by increasing potential default risk of firms and thereby reducing the available funds to managers. This study examines the impact of corporate governance mechanisms on dividend policy in Nigerian food product firms. The
Constraints Faced By Farmers In Rice Production In Enugu State Nigeria | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Agriculture | Apr,2015
The study investigated the constraints militating against rice production in Enugu state, Nigeria. Ninety respondents were selected using multi-stage sampling technique. Data for the study were collected by the use of well structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse the data. The results showed that rice farmers in the
Leveraging Retailers For Fertilizer Extension Service Provision In Uganda | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Agriculture | Apr,2015
Uganda is among the few countries in Sub-Saharan Africa committed to implement the Abuja 2006 Presidential declaration for each African Union member country to achieve nutrient use levels of 50 kg per hectare per year. Uganda has a “Fertilizer Policy” is already in place together with the “Strategy” to operationlise
Prevalence Of Ticks On Camels And Cattles Brought To Dodoru Market Kebbi State, Nigeria | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Agriculture | Apr,2015
Dodoru Market is popular for its weekly Market day in Kebbi State. People converge at the market every Monday from various places to buy or sell. Survey of ticks on Camels and Cattles brought to Dodoru Market was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of Camel and Cattle ticks. A total
The Analysis Of The Technical Efficiency Of Rain-fed Rice Farmers In Taraba State, Nigeria | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Agriculture | Apr,2015
This paper analyses technical efficiency of the rain-fed rice farmers in Taraba State, Nigeria. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 234 rain-fed rice farmers through multi-stage and proportionate random sampling. Stochastic frontier production function was employed in the data analysis. The result reveals that majority (82%) of the
Comparative Analysis Of Convergence Times Between Rip And Eigrp Routing Protocols In A Network | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Computer Science | Apr,2015
The convergence time of a network is very essential to a network. Networks that converge faster are considered to be very reliable. Users of the network appreciate it when they are always able to access resources. The research was carried out to compare the convergence of two routing protocols namely
Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory (elt): Kiswahili Composition Writing Perspective | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Education | Apr,2015
The cardinal principal in teaching is promoting learning achievement in individual learner. According to Kolb (1984) learners develop individual learning styles that are consistent with subject matter presentation. Therefore, the diversity of learning styles makes it necessary for teachers to look for variety in the methods they use.Manolas (2003) observed
University Quality Management Process A Review Of Nigerian University Principal Officers | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Education | Apr,2015
The paper was design to investigate how the quality management process takes place in Nigerian universities. A standard literature review approach was used to identify gaps in past literature. The study collected information from 18 university principal officers who have an extensive role in university quality management. The paper used
