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Uses and Gratifications of TikTok Platform among University Undergraduates 大学本科生使用 TikTok 平台的情况和收获

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Pub Date : 2023-12-28 DOI: 10.52589/ajsshr-66fabncr

Nwafor G.U., Nnaemeka F.O.

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The Representation of Rape in Kunle Afolayan’s October 1 and Moses Inwang’s Alter Ego Kunle Afolayan 的《十月一日》和 Moses Inwang 的《改变自我》中对强奸的描述

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Pub Date : 2023-12-24 DOI: 10.52589/ajsshr-6jdmepb8

Kelechi U.A., Nicholas C.A.

{"title":"The Representation of Rape in Kunle Afolayan’s October 1 and Moses Inwang’s Alter Ego","authors":"Kelechi U.A., Nicholas C.A.","doi":"10.52589/ajsshr-6jdmepb8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52589/ajsshr-6jdmepb8","url":null,"abstract":"Rape is one of the serious crimes committed every day in Nigeria with many negative effects on victims, perpetrators, and society. However, the enormity of the crime is not fully represented in Nollywood films leading to subpar treatment of rape as a subject matter in most Nigerian films. Using a descriptive approach, the study examined the subject of rape in Kunle Afulanyo’s October 1 and Moses Inwang’s Alter Ego. These films were selected using a purposive sampling technique that enabled the researchers to select from several Nollywood films that dwell on the issue of sexual violence. The study adopted Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi’s Self Control Theory to interrogate the motivation, perception and attitude toward rape. The study revealed that rape is committed within the institutions that are responsible for the development and protection of young people, resulting in latent physical, psychological and sociological problems for the victims, perpetrators, and society. The study recommended that Nollywood film practitioners should use their works as weapons against all forms of sexual violence, and concluded that social and cultural institutions have a major role to play in the intervention and survival of victims of rape by intensifying awareness of the dangers of sexual violence in Nigeria.","PeriodicalId":363531,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research","volume":"414 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139160728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Importance of Artificial Intelligence as Evidence in Cases between Underage Victims of Rape and Offenders in Nigeria 人工智能作为尼日利亚未成年强奸受害者与犯罪者之间案件证据的重要性

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Pub Date : 2023-12-11 DOI: 10.52589/ajsshr-8hnkhlbb

Awe O.A., Ogundare P., Omotosho B.J.

{"title":"Importance of Artificial Intelligence as Evidence in Cases between Underage Victims of Rape and Offenders in Nigeria","authors":"Awe O.A., Ogundare P., Omotosho B.J.","doi":"10.52589/ajsshr-8hnkhlbb","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52589/ajsshr-8hnkhlbb","url":null,"abstract":"Underage girls are gradually becoming the major victims of rape in some developing countries such as Nigeria in recent years. Many of such cases of rape were either underreported or unreported to relevant authorities. Some of these underage victims of rape have experienced trauma, stigmatization, and depression which have affected their well-being. While some of the victims of rape are battling to overcome the negative outcome of the act, other victims among them have lost their lives because there was no prompt help for them to survive it. The perpetrators of the crime who were responsible for the crime were not equally punished for their crime because of lack of verifiable evidence that associated them with the act and the victim of rape. However, to demand justice for the underage victims of rape, Artificial Intelligence (AI) serves as a vital technology that can be used to present evidence in the case of rape between the victim of rape and the offenders. The objective of this article is to examine the importance of AI in presenting an evidence-based method in cases of rape between the underage victims of rape and offenders in society. The paper adopted a descriptive theoretical approach in the study. The paper revealed that AI technology is important and can be used to establish evidence in cases of rape between underage girls and offenders through some AI application methods, such as surveillance devices, facial recognition, DNA match, video and photo analysis, and object retrieval analysis among others.","PeriodicalId":363531,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research","volume":"8 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138979284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Significance of Arabic Translation in the Persian Empire during the Middle Ages 中世纪阿拉伯语翻译在波斯帝国的意义

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Pub Date : 2023-12-04 DOI: 10.52589/ajsshr-ijtxbrkt

Y. A. Al-Ismail

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Market Information Seeking Behaviour of Rural Farmers in Ogun State, Nigeria 尼日利亚奥贡州农村农民的市场信息寻求行为

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Pub Date : 2023-11-23 DOI: 10.52589/ajsshr-oxtljxxr

Isiaka R.K., Yusuff S.O., Jawando J.O.

{"title":"Market Information Seeking Behaviour of Rural Farmers in Ogun State, Nigeria","authors":"Isiaka R.K., Yusuff S.O., Jawando J.O.","doi":"10.52589/ajsshr-oxtljxxr","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52589/ajsshr-oxtljxxr","url":null,"abstract":"On the premise that stakeholders in rural farmers development must understand the appropriate means of passing relevant information to farmers, this study examined the main sources of market information among rural farmers in Ogun State. It uses questionnaires to obtain quantitative and qualitative information relating to sources of marketing information, means of selling produce, place for selling produce, place for buying input and whether rural farmers in Ogun State do have up-takers for their produce. The study made use of purposive sampling of Ifo block, Simawa block, Ala block and Ado-Odo block to represent farmers from Abeokuta, Ikenne, Ijebu-Ode and Ilaro zones respectively. The results on the sources of market information were that 27.3% get marketing information from other farmers, 24.7% get information through personal enquiry, 7.3% through radio, 7.5% through buyers, 0.4% from TV, 13.7% through extension agents, 17.5% from farmers meeting and 1.5% through social media. The study concludes that rural farmers in Ogun State get market information from multiple sources. The dominant sources are other farmers, personal enquiry, extension agents and farmers meeting. The study recommends that useful information to farmers by relevant stakeholders should be through multiple choices and should include the use of extension agents and farmers' meetings.","PeriodicalId":363531,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research","volume":"37 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139243003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Fostering Healthy Workplace Practices Through Inclusive Leadership Mediated by Perceived Organizational Support in the Mining Industry in Zimbabwe 津巴布韦采矿业通过包容性领导促进健康的工作场所实践--以感知到的组织支持为中介

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Pub Date : 2023-11-22 DOI: 10.52589/ajsshr-eqzo53ba

V. E., Nemashakwe P., Ncube C.M.

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Peer Groups, Success and Punishment as Correlates and Contributors to Pupils’ Academic Performance in Mathematics in Bamenda II Subdivision, Cameroon 同伴群体、成功和惩罚是喀麦隆巴门达第二分区学生数学学习成绩的相关因素和促成因素

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Pub Date : 2023-11-22 DOI: 10.52589/ajsshr-jsyq8otq

Beyoh Dieudone Nkepah

{"title":"Peer Groups, Success and Punishment as Correlates and Contributors to Pupils’ Academic Performance in Mathematics in Bamenda II Subdivision, Cameroon","authors":"Beyoh Dieudone Nkepah","doi":"10.52589/ajsshr-jsyq8otq","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52589/ajsshr-jsyq8otq","url":null,"abstract":"The study set out to determine the relative contributions of peer groups, pupils’ success and punishment as motivating factors in mathematics classrooms on pupils’ academic performance in mathematics in Bamenda II Subdivision, Cameroon. Three specific objectives, three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey and correlational research designs. One hundred and fifty (150) primary three pupils from two functional public primary schools in Bamenda II Subdivision constituted the population of the study. Using the Krejcie and Morgan table, and employing the stratified proportionate sampling technique, 108 pupils were selected to form the sample of the study. Data was collected using a questionnaire. The questionnaire was validated by experts and its reliability of 0.82 assured using the Cronbach Alpha. The data was analyzed using Pearson product moment correlation (r), the coefficient of determination (r2) to answer the research questions and the two tailed p-value for correlation to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that peer groups, pupils’ success and punishment in mathematics classrooms all contribute significantly to their academic performance in mathematics. It was therefore recommended that punishment should be carefully utilized by the classroom teachers in a bid to keep them focused on the subject both in and out of the classroom. Furthermore, teachers should always use very easy questions either during set induction or during the introduction of new mathematical concepts—questions within the reach of all pupils. This is because perceived success in mathematics by pupils has proven to be a good motivating factor to students’ in the subject. Lastly, group counseling should be done by both the school counselors and the classroom teachers, aimed at encouraging pupils to assist each other academically, especially in mathematics.","PeriodicalId":363531,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research","volume":"1053 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139247443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effects of Macroeconomic Indicators on Cost of Building Materials in Nigeria 宏观经济指标对尼日利亚建筑材料成本的影响

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Pub Date : 2023-08-24 DOI: 10.52589/ajsshr-jbfcf7bd

Nwafor I.V., Ugonabo C.U., Christian O.N.

{"title":"Effects of Macroeconomic Indicators on Cost of Building Materials in Nigeria","authors":"Nwafor I.V., Ugonabo C.U., Christian O.N.","doi":"10.52589/ajsshr-jbfcf7bd","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52589/ajsshr-jbfcf7bd","url":null,"abstract":"A fallacy may exist regarding the availability of affordable houses due to rising inflation and the high cost of construction supplies brought on by the struggling economy. Because of this, most developing nations, including Nigeria, are dependent on the importation of building materials. This study looked into how certain macroeconomic parameters affected the cost of building supplies. The macroeconomic indicators are the interest rate, GDP, and inflation. The study's main finding is that the prices of building materials are not much impacted by these macroeconomic indices. Quarterly data over a period of ten years, from 2012 to 2021, were used in the study and were taken from public sources. The Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors Quarterly Journal and the Guardian Newspaper provided the information on building materials. The Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin was used to derive data on Gross Domestic Product, inflation, and the minimum rediscount rate. Multiple regression was the analytical approach utilized, and the findings indicated that the GDP, inflation, and interest rates all had a positive, substantial impact on the cost of building materials. This means that the price of building materials is influenced by key macroeconomic indices such as inflation, GDP, and interest rates. The report suggested lowering import taxes, waiving taxes for local manufacturers of building materials, and lowering bank loan interest rates, while Nigeria's government and central bank should develop policies to regulate and stabilize these macroeconomic indicators.","PeriodicalId":363531,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research","volume":"4 4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123898515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Mass Media Coverage of Women and Gender Inequality 大众媒体对妇女和性别不平等的报道

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Pub Date : 2023-08-23 DOI: 10.52589/ajsshr-fdl6snq3

Omonua L.A., Akpor E.D., Olley W.O.

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Moderating the Effect of Work Engagement on Emotional Exhaustion and Work-Life Conflict, With a Focus on Nigerian Workers 调节工作投入对情绪耗竭和工作-生活冲突的影响，以尼日利亚工人为重点

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Pub Date : 2023-08-23 DOI: 10.52589/ajsshr-icxq6lh2

Adekola B., Awolaja A.M.

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