1. AN ANALYSIS OF CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON WORKERS’ PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECTOR
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Conflict management is one of the classic areas of corporate management that has garnered a lot of attention. It has long been acknowledged as an important component of a successful company. As a result, organizations/corporation...
2. AN ASSESSMENT OF ELECTION VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA
Background of the study
Nigeria's electoral process has been marred by violence. Recent forms of electoral violence, on the other hand, have taken on an unprecedented scale and are altering shape and character, with grave consequences for democratic...
3. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FEDERALISM AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA AND SOUTH AFRICA (1960-2010)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
A very striking feature of every federal state is the existence of diversities. Whether federations are formed by integration of previously independent entities or through differentiation of a single entity into many components, the...
4. A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF MICRO-FINANCE BANK IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
The thesis statistically analyzed of the role of microfinance bank in agricultural development in Nasarawa state. The study cover three selected microfinance banks, microfinance bank has played a vital role in the financing of various agricultural development programme. According to Schreive...
5. SURVEY OF CAUSES OF STUDENT’S DIFFICULTIES IN LEARNING ENGLISH LANGUAGE AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Background to the Study
This study is designed to look at causes...
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6. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF MICRO-FINANCE BANK IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Microfinance bank has played a vital role in the financing of various agricultural development programme. According to Schreiver and Columbet (2001) define microfinance as a development tools used to create access for the ec...
7. SURVEY OF CAUSES OF STUDENT’S DIFFICULTIES IN LEARNING ENGLISH LANGUAGE AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Background to the Study
This study is designed to look at causes of...
8. IMPACT OF FDI ON THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR OF THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY
Abstract
This study performed an analysis on the inflow trends of Foreign Direct Investment investigated in the Nigerian construction industry with a view to studying the pattern of flow and assessing the effect of increased flow of FDI on the industry. Annualized time...
9. WELFARE SCHEME AND ITS IMPACT ON THE MOTIVATION OF WORKERS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY.
Purpose work in a organization for the purpose of meeting certain needs, these news inferences people’s behavior as Simon (1957:217) has aptly pointed out of the behaviour of individuals in a organization is largely orient...
10. CONTRIBUTIONS OF INSURANCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RISK IN NIGERIA OIL INDUSTRIES
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Nigeria’s economy before independence and shortly afterward largely depended on agriculture. This is because a good number of its citizens are farmers. Intact about 70% of the Nigerian populace then were basically farmers a...
11. GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING: A TOOL FOR QUALITY ENHANCEMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT
The quality of guidance and counseling services provided to secondary school students in Nigeria is paramount for it to have meaningful impact on students’ performance. The study was conducted to determine the quality of guidance and counseling servi...
12. THE EFFECT OF HEAD TEACHERS’ LEADERSHIP STYLES ON TEACHERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Background to the Problem
Leadership is considered as one of the key ingredients for the success of any organization. It is...
13. IMPACT OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION ON THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS OF AN ORGANIZATION
Background To The Study.
At independence, Nigeria joined the committee of nation with the hope for a better tomorrow. We were able to feed ourselves and were of course almost self-sufficient. Subsequently our hopes seemed unattainable. We seem to be go...
14. IMPACT OF BUDGETING AND BUDGETARY CONTROL ON THE PROFITABILITY OF SMES
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Wants are numerous while resources are limited but there is every tendency to waste or under-utilise the limited resources by the human factor involved in the production of goods and services. With various companies competing...
15. DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTS ON THE METHODS OF ESTIMATING VARIANCE COMPONENTS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Variance measures the variability or difference from a mean or response. A variance value of 0 indicates that all values within a set of numbers are identical. Statisticians use variance to see how individual numbers or values relate to each othe...
16. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EXPERT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOBILE FAULT DETECTION
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
To develop an expert system on car maintenance and troubleshooting that is capable of assisting car owners in dealing with their cars problems and troubleshooting them whenever time is limited and the human experts, also known as mechanics is not...
17. A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF OLISA METUH’S DYSPHEMISMS AGAINST PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S ADMINISTRATION
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- Background to the study
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In every discussion, humans continually and subconsciously negotiate meaning. Failure to negotiate meaning is frequently the source of language disagreement in communication. In term...
18. THE IMPACT OF SELECTED MACRO-ECONOMIC VARIABLES ON THE PROFIT PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The association between macroeconomic factors and organiza ional performance has piqued the interest of researchers studying this phenomenon. Key macroeconomic variables such as the currency rate, interest rate, inflation, and gr...
19. IMPACT OF FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS ON FIRMS INVESTMENT DECISION MAKING IN NIGERIA
Abstract
Several investment decisions are made by organizations and firms without due analyses and end up causing such organizations or firms investment not to return its due benefits or rewards to the investor(s). To this end, the study is on the impac...
20. CROSS VENTILATION IN PUBLIC BUILDING IN JOS METROPOLIS (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES)
Abstract
This study was carried out on cross ventilation in public building in Jos metropolis. It was the aim of the study to analyze the level of performance of natural air Ventilation with a case study of some Churches, Schools and Hospitals in Jos North Area of Plate...
21. A PRAGMATIC INTERPRETATION OF CHILD LANGUAGE: A CASE STUDY OF TELEGRAPHIC SPEECH
ABSTRACT
This thesis titled “A Pragmatic Interpretation of Child Language: A Case Study of Telegraphic Speech has been carried out to determine the role of context in understanding language use by children or children‟s speech. Pragmatics is...
22. RELEVANCE OF COMPUTERS IN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
It is said that to mange on organization is to manage its future. How can the future be management? The answer through a timely procurement of relevant and reliable information is the complement of its procurement. The whole lot of activities the...
23. MOTIVATIONAL TECHNIQUES IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND THEIR EFFECTS ON JOB PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SERVANT
ABSTRACT
The issue of productivity in the public service had been a growing concern to members of the public in general and senior civil servants in particular. The argument is that most public servants are not usually motivated to put extra efforts in getting committed...
24. IMPACT OF SEXUALITY EDUCATION IN REDUCING UNPROTECTED INTERCOURSE AMONG ADOLESCENTS
ABSTRACT
With the achievement of puberty, the adolescent becomes sexually active and competent. This maturity involves the whole process of physical development, emotional feelings and social conditioning. It may well be for the adolescent a period of turmoil and...
25. THE ROLE OF NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION IN PEACE BUILDING IN MAIDUGURI
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine theroles of Non-Government Organization on Peace Building in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study aimed at assessing the role of NGOs in Peace Building in Maiduguri, examine the effectiveness of NGOs in...
26. THE ROLE THE OFFICE MANAGER IN ENSUING AN EFFECTIVE DECISION MAKING PROCESS IN THE MODERN OFFICE
ABSTRACT
Office management has identifiedone of what companies require to dominate in an industry. Past studies have dealt with office management too broadly without considering specific aspects of office management which has led to a limited level of understanding on t...
27. TIME SERIES ANALYSIS ON THE RATE OF TYPHOID FEVER CASES IN ABIA STATE FROM 2001-2010
ABSTRACT
This research work is concerned with the time series analysis on the rate of typhoid fever cases in Abia state from 2001-2010, with Abaia state university teaching hospital Aba as a case study. This survey was carried out using time series analysis to ascertain...
28. THE ROLES OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION ON PEACE BUILDING
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine theroles of Non-Government Organization on Peace Building in Adamawa State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study aimed at assessing the role of NGOs in Peace Building in Numan, Adamawa State, examine the effectiveness of NGOs i...
29. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COAL AND COCONUT ACTIVATED CARBON
ABSTRCT
The experiment was carried out to analyze comparatively coal and coconut activated carbon. The coal sample used in bituminous and with density of 1300kg 1m3 tile coconut shell was used.
The coal and coconut shell was first a...
30. UTILITY OF CONFESSIONAL STATEMENT IN CRIMINAL TRIALS
ABSTRACT
This project deals with the utility of confessional statement in criminal trials Nigeria. A confession is an admission made at any time by a person charge with a crime, stating or suggesting the inference that he committed that crime, In Niger...
31. THE EFFECT OF DISCOVERY TEACHING METHOD ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF BIOLOGY STUDENTS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Background of the Study
Science is an intellectual activity carried on by human that is designed to discover information about the natural world in which this information can be organized to benefit human race (Gottlieb, 2005). Maikano (2007) also argued that science is...
32. A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF JESUS’ CONVERSATION WITH THE SAMARITAN WOMAN
ABSTRACT
It is a known fact that Discourse Analysis is the analysis of language in use. This work showed how discourse analysis and pragmatic elements can be used in decoding facts and foregrounded information in the Holy Bible especially Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan wom...
33. AN ASSESSMENT OF CROSS VENTILATION IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS
ABSTRACT
The main purpose of this study is to assess the cross ventilation in public buildings like; Churches, Mosques, Schools and so on, and the need to ensure that they are well ventilated to prevent suffocation and other health hazards. The study uses the survey met...
34. A STUDY ON THE MODIFICATION, CHARACTERISATION AND APPLICATION OF COCONUT WASTES AS FILLERS IN RUBBER COMPOUNDING
ABSTRACT
In this study, coconut palm wastes were obtained, washed to remove sands and debris and then dried at 95oC for 1 hr to remove surface moisture. Filler modifications through carbonisation were done at varying temperatures of 300oC, 400oC, 500oC, 600oC and 700oC....
35. THE EFFECT OF PRICE AND PRICE CHANGES ON THE SALES OF CONSUMER GOODS
ABSTRACT
Consumers can be reactive. This situation is not abnormal in business, this is because, the purchasing power of consumers are not constant even as their needs are progressive. Price therefore is a potent determining factor for consumer decision. This study is u...
36. INFLUENCE OF MASS MEDIA AWARENESS ON PROMOTION OF FAMILY PLANNING PRACTICES
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to examine the relationship between specific media campaigns and family planning methods. Our population and sample size will be from the general public living in Agege Local Government Area. Data collection will be done using questionnair...
37. EFFECTIVE TRAINING AS A TOOL FOR IMPROVING BUILDING SERVICES IN ENGINEERING PRACTICE
ABSTRACT
It has being observed over time that there are problems associated with the quality of designs and execution of jobs within the Building Services Sector of the Engineering Industry. The sector is an important aspect of Engineering Practice in Nigeria and its performance can onl...
38. TIME SERIES ANALYSIS ON THE RATE OF TYPHOID FEVER CASES IN ABIA STATE FROM 2001-2010 (A CASE STUDY OF ABSUTH)
ABSTRACT
This research work is concerned with the time series analysis on the rate of typhoid fever cases in Abia state from 2001-2010, with Abaia state university teaching hospital Aba as a case study. This survey was carried out using time series anal...
39. TOXICITY STUDIES OF THE ETHANOLIC STEM BARK EXTRACT OF RANDIA NILOTICA STAPF. IN RATS
ABSTRACT
The use of medicinal plant extracts to maintain health, prevent or cure various diseases is known since ancient times. However, most times, there is little or no knowledge of the associated possible toxic injuries on vital organs morphology or functions from the use of such pla...
40. AN EXAMINATION OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE MARKETING OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN THE DOWNSTREAM SECTOR OF THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Hitherto, to many, the concept of oil and gas was limited to the search for, work and win crude oil. So, for many decades, nations only concerned themselves with upstream petroleum activities. The availability of crude oil determines the extent of relevance a nation commanded a...
41. Improving Deep Representations by Incorporating Domain Knowledge and Modularization for Synthetic Aperture Radar and Physiological Data
Abstract
Machine Learning (ML) using Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), referred to as Deep Learning (DL), is a very popular and powerful method of statistical inference. A primary advantage of deep-learning has been the automatic learning of informative features (that encodes the data...
42. Toward Knowledge-Centric Natural Language Processing: Acquisition, Representation, Transfer, and Reasoning
Abstract
Past decades have witnessed the great success of modern Artificial Intelligence (AI) via learning incredible statistical correlations from large-scale data. However, a knowledge gap still exists between the statistical learning of AI and the human-like learning process. Unlike...
43. DEVELOPMENT OF ENHANCED BAYESIAN MODEL FOR DETECTION OF COVERT MEMBERS IN CRIMINAL NETWORKS USING TELECOMMUNICATION METADATA
ABSTRACT
Crime has become a global challenge in recent times. The phenomenon has become a difficult task that military war-fare approach alone can address effectively without intelligence. Criminal intelligence involves gathering data on criminal activities and participants for preparin...
44. Expression of Temporality in the English Language- A Functional Approach
Background to the Study
The English language has become an international medium of communication among people on earth. The mastery of good English is deemed necessary for bringing a lot of advantages in many ways. This international language is not only used for communication purposes...
45. INTERFACIAL BOND STRENGTH BEHAVIOUR OF STEEL FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE AND PLAIN CONCRETE SUBSTRATE
ABSTRACT
The quality of the bonded concrete overlay depends on the bonding at the layer’s interface, which is affected by parameters such as fibre inclusion and content in new concrete, moisture condition and surface roughness of old concrete surface. This research presents an exp...
46. MATHEMATICAL MODELLING FOR ANALYSING FIRE SPREAD IN A REAL-TIME COUPLED ATMOSPHERIC WILDLAND FIRE
ABSTRACT
Wildland fire spread is one of the most challenging problems faced by reserved or unreserved vegetation in many developed and developing nations, because it can lead to serious environmental hazards in claiming lives, properties, animals and some other valuable treasures. This...
47. EXEGETICAL STUDY OF MATTHEW 25: 31-46 IN CONTRADISTINCTION TO THE IGBO COSMOLOGICAL NOTION OF REINCARNATION
ABSTRACT
The belief in reincarnation has affected some Christians at many levels ranging from belief, experience and ritual relation to their ancestors. The levels are intrinsically bound together and cause great harm to the Igbo Christian, especially when his conversion to Christianity...
48. KINETICS AND OPTIMIZATION OF CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALERITE AND ILMENITE LEACHING IN BINARY SOLUTIONS
ABSTRACT
Mineral ores are usually processed by means of pyrometallurgical or hydrometallurgical processes. Myriad of deficiencies surrounding pyrometallurgical process have spurred research interests geared toward low temperature and lixiviant concentration hydrometallurgical process. L...
49. Impact of Television Advertising on Etisalat Market Audience (A Study Of Owerri Metropolis, Imo State) January – June 2013
ABSTRACT
The major thrust of this work is to arise the impact of television advertising on Etisalat market audience; a study of Owerri metropolis, Imo state (January – June 2013). This work is divided into five chapters, using the survey method a quantitative tool of data analysis...
50. COMPUTATIONAL INFERENCE TECHNIQUE FOR MINING STRUCTURED MOTIFS
ABSTRACT
One of the major challenges in bioinformatics is the development of efficient computational tools for mining patterns. Structured motifs, like DNA binding sites in organisms with peculiarities in their genomic sequence like malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum have not been...
