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Influence of coping strategies and perceived social support on depression among elderly people in Kajola local government area of Oyo State, Nigeria
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ECOLOGICAL CONSCIOUSNESS IN AFRICAN PROSE NARRATIVES FOR CHILDREN
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Parallels and Contextual Implications of Land and Social Justice Motifs in Israel and Ogbomoso Christian Community
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Customers' awareness, attitude and patronage of islamic banking in Nigeria
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- Writings on natural disasters reflect tragic experiences of peoples and the nostalgic cravings after it. This study examines the portrayal of earthquakes, storms and tsunamis as a national concern in Japanese literature. The portrayal of the theme, which has remained a topical issue, is psychological, and sociological. The portrait of personal and communal loss is a reflection of the perspectives and survival strategies that emerge after such disasters occur. This study examines two narrative accounts and a poetry piece written to capture the magnitude and effect of the earthquakes at different periods in Japan. The study examines these writings vis-a-vis media accounts of the recent 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, and the Fukushima Daichi nuclear disaster. 2 results 2
- "The Vision 2010 Committee was inaugurated in 1996, with a mandate to develop a blueprint of measures to ensure the realization of Nigeria's potential as an independent country by the year 2010. The Committee submitted its report in 1997. This paper analyses the basic policy objectives-to seek a safe and healthy environment that secures the economic and social well-being of present and future generations—and the strategies used for their achievement. Despite this policy thrust, an in-depth assessment based on facts and figures show that environmental protection/conservation is very low on the nation's agenda. Indeed, the depletion of the forest has continued unabated, such that there is a high rate of deforestation and forest resource loss without a corresponding afforestation programme. The problem of erosion has received little or no attention, given inadequate funding and poor management practices. Very little effort is being made to combat the twin problems of desertification and drought. Pollution from mining and industrial activities is on the increase. Pollution from petroleum (oil spills), particularly from sabotage and blockage, is also on the increase. However, the incidence of gas flaring may be eliminated by the year 2005, given the current trend. Apart front these, Nigeria has developed only about 40 per cent of its water resources. Municipal solid waste is a common feature in most urban centres without corresponding management practices, while environmental planning, and especially Environmental Impact Assessments (EMA), have received little or no attention. Thus, most of the policy objectives are unlikely to be achieved within the stipulated time given the current trends and the general lack of public enlightenment/awareness on the issues of environmental problems and the mitigating measures. A more pragmatic approach is necessary if the policy objective is to be achieved." 1 results 1
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- AIM This study aimed to evaluate the physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of untreated patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, in order to determine effective palliative care approach and therefore improve their quality of life when curative therapy is elusive. METHODS The modified Needs Evaluation Questionnaire (NEQ) on pain and psychological assessments, thoughts and feelings and spiritual concerns was administered to 205 consecutive patients with recently diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma after informed consent. The questionnaire included questions on pain, psychological state of mind, interference of disease with life, family functioning, knowledge of the disease, sexual functions and spirituality, among others. Responses were collated and analysed using simple statistics. RESULTS Abdominal pain, abdominal swelling, and weight loss were the leading clinical features, occurring in 157 (77%), 143 (70%) and 91 (44%) patients respectively. Pain characteristics varied, with 179 (87%) having it at presentation. Most of the patients (116, 57%) used NSAIDs for pain relief. Less than half (98, 48%) wanted to know the cause of the cancer, while 157 (77%) wanted to know treatment options. The majority (189, 92%) were ignorant about anyone with a similar ailment. Sexual function was not perceived as a problem but some expressed fears about sex, feeling that their partners would not find them attractive. Self-esteem was high in almost all respondents. Most (177, 86%) felt God is a “doer” while 28 (14%) felt God is a “supporter” and 162 (79%) would like a therapist or religious leader to talk to them. CONCLUSION Pain was a major concern and spiritual support by religious leaders was desired. Self-esteem of patients should be preserved and reinforced. We recommend that palliative care and end-of-life issues should be made part of multidisciplinary care of cancer patients in our setting 1 results 1
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- Abstract The Nigerian University System (NUS) currently comprises a total of 264 Universities, 53 of which are owned by the Federal Government, 62 owned by the various State Governments while the remaining 149 are Privately owned. The total student population is in the region of Two Million and Five Hundred Thousand. In this lecture, we have examined the issue of access, quality, funding and governance as they affect the NUS. Interrogating data published by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) over the period 2017 to 2023 we present quantitative, verifiable and objective assessment of addressing the question of equity in the adoption of Educationally-Less- Developed-States (ELDS) as a criterion for the selection of candidates for admission into undergraduate programmes in Nigerian Federal Universities. A trend analysis of contemporary events shows that the Nigerian University System will continue to grow, rather haphazardly and in an unplanned manner, in leaps and bounds especially in terms of student enrollment. Without a concomitant strengthening of leadership and governance, a substantial increase in funding for teaching and learning facilities, conduct of advanced research that is locally relevant and globally competitive (including but not limited to issues of food security, lagging economic development, climate change, reduction of carbon emission, natural resources degradation, insecurity), payment of decent wages to the knowledge workers amidst the continued exodus of the best and the brightest from the country, quality and relevance of the Universities in ensuring sustainable socio-economic development might suffer. A major feature of the Public Universities (Federal- and State-owned) which currently accounts for about 95% of the total student enrollment is incessant strikes by members of the various staff unions which has led to a cumulative loss of six years and three months in the last 32 years. Funding has been implicated as the root cause of these strikes. In order to be competitive there should be synergy between the Governments as university proprietors for a moratorium on these disruptive strikes. Conscious efforts should be made to internationalise in terms of student enrollment and the recruitment of academic staff. Some of the States on the current list of ELDS, in particular Kwara and Kogi, have posted excellent results and are now in the First Quartile justifying that they ought to be taken off the list. The same applies to Nasarawa which is in the Second Quartile. On the other hand, Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory are in the Fourth Quartile and if the ELDS is to be retained both should be included in the list. The National Council on Education should take a closer look at this recommendation with a view to implementing same. To the extent that the absence of a Governing Council hampers the proper functioning of a University and is an anathema to University Autonomy, it is our considered recommendation that the National Assembly should as a matter of urgent national importance amend the Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Act, 2003 in Section 2A as to provide that if the Council of a Federal University is dissolved, a new Council shall be constituted not later than three months 1 results 1
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- Background: Mental disorders are associated with a loss in earnings both at the individual and societal level. Very few studies have addressed the issue of the cost of mental illness in Sub-Saharan Africa. These studies have been largely hospital based, localized, and have addressed only a few mental disorders using very small sample sizes. Aims of the Study: To examine the impact of mental disorders on earnings of affected persons. Methods: Mental disorders on and personal earnings were assessed in a representative sample of 1,889 Nigerians aged 18-64 years in an epidemiological survey. Version 3.0 of the World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview (WHO CIDI) was used to assess mental disorders. Respondents were also asked to report their personal earnings before tax in the past 12 months, while authors predicted personal earnings in the same period from information about 12 month and life time DSM IV mental disorders among respondents. Results: A 12-month prevalence of Serious Mental Illness (SMI) was found in 0.5% of the sample while other 12-month disorders had a prevalence of 4.83%. The prevalence of other lifetime disorders was 4.14%. The mean annual impact of serious mental illness was 60,126 Naira (US$ 463). At the level of the society the annual impact was 21.6 billion Naira (US$ 166.2 million). Discussion: Mental disorders have an enormous individual and societal financial burden. This impact appears more severe in males. Implications for Health Care Provision and Use: Mental disorders have enormous negative impacts on earnings both at the individual and societal level. This analysis highlights the financial value of lost earnings in the absence of such disorders. Implications for Health Policies: An increase in spending on mental health based on proportionate economic burden of mental disorders may substantially reduce financial losses due to mental disorders. Implications for Further Research: In the present study, only the indirect health care costs have been assessed. Future research should consider direct costs. 1 results 1
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- Conflict is part of human social interaction, which may occur from a mere misunderstanding among groups of settlers. In recent times, advanced Machine Learning (ML) techniques have been applied to conflict prediction. Strategic frameworks for improving ML settings in conflict research are emerging and are being tested with new algorithm-based approaches. These developments have given rise to the need to develop a Deep Neural Network model that predicts conflicts. Hence, in this study, two Artificial Neural Network models were developed, the dataset which was extracted from https://www.data.worlduploaded by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), in four separate CSV files (January 2015 to December 2018). The dataset for the year 2015 has 2697 instances and 28 features, for 2016 was 2233 with the same feature, for 2017 has 2669 instances with the same features, and 2018 has 1651 instances. After the development of the models: the baseline Artificial Neural Network achieved an accuracy of 95% and a loss of 5% on the training data and an accuracy of 90% and 10% loss on the test set. The Deep Neural Network Model achieved 98% accuracy and 2% loss on the training set, with 89% accuracy and 11% loss on the test set. It was concluded that to further improve the prediction of conflict, there is a need to address the issue of the dataset, in developing a better and more robust model. 1 results 1
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