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Power Resources in Health District Governance in Burkina Faso 布基纳法索卫生区治理中的权力资源

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Pub Date : 2023-03-15 DOI: 10.52589/ajsshr-xcqlfkja

I. Sombié

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Deposit Money Banks’ Credit Allocation to Selected Sectors and the Performance of the Nigerian Economy 存款货币银行对选定部门的信贷分配与尼日利亚经济表现

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Pub Date : 2023-03-07 DOI: 10.52589/ajsshr-psf8sgdf

Adegoriola A.E., Ishaku G.D.

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The Impacts of Farmers-Herders Conflicts in the North-Central Zone of Nigeria 尼日利亚中北部地区农牧民冲突的影响

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Pub Date : 2023-03-07 DOI: 10.52589/ajsshr-x5e2mrim

M. Mustapha

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Tax Education, Fairness and Penalty on Compliance Behavior of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Bayelsa State, Nigeria 尼日利亚巴耶尔萨州中小微企业合规行为的税收教育、公平与处罚

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Pub Date : 2023-02-22 DOI: 10.52589/ajsshr-dafmbzt5

Appah Ebimobowei

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Influence of Socio-Cultural Environmental Factors on Business Performance 社会文化环境因素对企业绩效的影响

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Pub Date : 2023-02-17 DOI: 10.52589/ajsshr-6ytsxznu

Adegbite I.O., O. A.O., Sanusi A.M.

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The Post Cold War External Environment and Nigeria Foreign Policy 冷战后的外部环境与尼日利亚外交政策

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Pub Date : 2023-02-17 DOI: 10.52589/ajsshr-pkgz6i7o

Ukiyedeikimie Ugo Moses

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Adherence to Ethical Principles in Research among Academic Staff in Universities in Cross River State, Nigeria 尼日利亚克罗斯河州大学学术人员在研究中遵守伦理原则

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Pub Date : 2023-02-03 DOI: 10.52589/ajsshr-kufb5c1v

Ofem U.J., Ovat S.V., Nworgwugwu C.E., Ibuot C.N.H., Ekereke B., A. A

{"title":"Adherence to Ethical Principles in Research among Academic Staff in Universities in Cross River State, Nigeria","authors":"Ofem U.J., Ovat S.V., Nworgwugwu C.E., Ibuot C.N.H., Ekereke B., A. A","doi":"10.52589/ajsshr-kufb5c1v","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52589/ajsshr-kufb5c1v","url":null,"abstract":"The study was aimed at assessing academic staff adherence to fundamental ethical principles in research in universities in cross River State, Nigeria. Three research questions were raised and hypothesis. Relevant literature were reviewed according to the variables of the study. The study adopted an expost facto research design with a stratified and purposive sampling technique to select a total of 500 academic staff from the two major universities in the state (Universty of Calabar and Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH ). A questionnaire developed by the researcher and was well validated and pilot tested using Cronbach alpha reliability estimate whose coefficients for the four sub scales ranged from.78-81 was used for data collection. Data were collected by the researchers and shall be analysed using simple percentage and the result showed that academic staff adherence to ethical principles of informed consent, confidentiality and beneficence has been very poor. It was recommended that staff should be trained on how to apply ethical considerations in their research practices. That papers that are published must show how ethical considerations are followed before accepted for publications. That this aspect of research must be properly emphasized in the research lessons.","PeriodicalId":363531,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116934076","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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Psychosocial Predictors of Smartphone Addiction Among Nigerian Undergraduates 尼日利亚大学生智能手机成瘾的社会心理预测因素

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Pub Date : 2023-02-03 DOI: 10.52589/ajsshr-qihdjx8r

Joshua O.O., Stephen I.B.

{"title":"Psychosocial Predictors of Smartphone Addiction Among Nigerian Undergraduates","authors":"Joshua O.O., Stephen I.B.","doi":"10.52589/ajsshr-qihdjx8r","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52589/ajsshr-qihdjx8r","url":null,"abstract":"Smartphone addiction may be seen as a way of coping with underlying psychological distress but the long-term effect of excessive smartphone use is a matter of under-researched public health concern, especially among an at-risk population - university students in Nigeria. This study explored the predictive influence of psychosocial factors - shyness, loneliness, social maladjustment, gender and school-related variables on smartphone addiction among students in selected Nigerian Universities. In this cross-sectional survey, data were collected from 498 undergraduates {255 (51.2%) males and 243 (48.8%) females} with a mean age of participants at 18.30 (SD = 2.03), using psychometrically-robust measures of shyness, loneliness, social maladjustment and smartphone addiction. It was hypothesised that high scores on shyness, loneliness and social maladjustment will be associated with higher levels of smartphone addiction and that school-related variables would significantly influence smartphone addiction among university students. Results indicated a 17.1% prevalence of smartphone addiction among the participants. Results also indicated that loneliness (β = 0.20; t = 4.57; p <.05) and social maladjustment (β = 0.26; t = 5.94; p <.05) significantly independently predicted smartphones while shyness did not (β = 0.03; t = 0.69; p >.05). Jointly, the three variables had a significant prediction of smartphone addiction {F (3,491) = 22.93, adj.R2 = .12, p <.01}. It is recommended that psychologists and school counsellors should be more involved in the emotional well-being of university students. Parents and other stakeholders should help students/children by observing those showing signs of loneliness, shyness and social maladjustment, and engaging them in robust, non-evaluative social interactions with a view to minimising resorting to excessive use of smartphones.","PeriodicalId":363531,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125773066","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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Renewable Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in Nigeria 尼日利亚的可再生能源消费与经济增长

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Pub Date : 2023-01-23 DOI: 10.52589/ajsshr-bnhm472f

George Umeji, Anthony O.A., Eberechukwu E.E., Ezeh M.C., Okenyeka O.N., Mbadiwe T.O.

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Socio-Economic Effect of Flooding in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State Using GIS Technique 基于GIS技术的塔拉巴州Karim-Lamido地方政府地区洪水的社会经济影响

African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Pub Date : 2023-01-23 DOI: 10.52589/ajsshr-ikzkq6yt

Mohammed B.Y., Adelalu T.G., Ezekiel B.B., Oliver A.M., Micah M.R., Ayesukwe R.I.

{"title":"Socio-Economic Effect of Flooding in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State Using GIS Technique","authors":"Mohammed B.Y., Adelalu T.G., Ezekiel B.B., Oliver A.M., Micah M.R., Ayesukwe R.I.","doi":"10.52589/ajsshr-ikzkq6yt","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52589/ajsshr-ikzkq6yt","url":null,"abstract":"Over the years, flooding has affected numerous aspects of the lives of the people in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area. The study aimed at assessing the effects of flood on socio-economic activities in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State using GIS techniques. The study employed questionnaires, oral interviews, personal observations and descriptive statistics to analyse data using pie charts and graphs to present data. ArcGIS 10.1 was used to analyse the flood vulnerability using LandSat images. The flood vulnerability analysis of Karim-Lamido indicates that about 80% of the area is flood vulnerable and the major stream order in Karim-Lamido is between 3-5. Results also revealed that rainfall received annually in the area and the proneness of the area to flood. In addition, loss of agricultural products, properties and lives were revealed as some of the negative effects of flooding in the study area. The result also revealed that the major effects of flood are the washing away of the community’s farms lands and their businesses equipment. Furthermore, the researchers recommend that the resettlement scheme programs should be embarked on by the government to resettle most of the communities in the study area. Additionally, for good area planning, individuals, corporate entities, and the government should provide adequate funding for disaster management organisations. Furthermore, a local flood warning system needs to be created. This will go a long way towards educating and preparing the people of Karim-Lamido for major flooding.","PeriodicalId":363531,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127276670","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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