Abstract/Overview Functional convergence in water use of trees across species from diverse geographic locations was examined using data on tree water use parameters, with the intention of gaining an understanding on the capacity for water transport for trees with varying structural and functional traits. Wood density (ρw), which is reported to have a negative exponential relation with sap flow density (SFD), showed a bell-shaped curve when the daily SFD data from 101 tree species belongi...
Abstract The Strandveld mediterranean-ecosystem of the west coast of South Africa supports floristically diverse vegetation growing on mostly nutrient-poor aeolian sands and extending from the Atlantic Ocean tens of kilometers inland. The cold Benguela current upwelling interacts with warm onshore southerly winds in summer causing coastal fogs in this region. We hypothesized that fog and other forms of occult precipitation contribute moisture and nutrients to the vegetation. We measured occu...
Abstract In recent times, the Kenyan education sector has experienced increased cases of students' indiscipline in schools. However, the potential of homeschooling as a possible solution to such indiscipline has not been explored. Whereas critics of homeschooling posit that homeschooled children are inferior academically, proponents of this form of learning don’t think so. Therefore, this research compared the academic learning outcomes of homeschooled children and children in conventional...
Abstract: The process of making career choices is complex since there are diverse factors affecting students’ selection of programs when they enrol in higher and tertiary institutions. Just like in any other discipline, tourism and hospitality management graduates are affected by various factors when deciding their careers post-graduation. Preliminary studies have shown that a significant percentage of tourism and hospitality graduates divert from tourism to some other, sometimes totally u...
Abstract: Homegarden is an intensive land use system involving the deliberate management of multipurpose trees and shrubs grown in intimate association with herbaceous species with diverse use value. The aim of this study was to assess species diversity and use of the plant species in the homegardens including their seasonal variation in Misha Woreda, Hadiya Zone, of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State, Ethiopia. Four kebeles with distinct altitude were selected pu...
Abstract: Parkland agroforestry woody species are prominent features in many landscapes worldwide, and their ecological, social and economic importance is widely acknowledged. Farmers have different objectives for retaining trees on their farm. This study was conducted to assess woody species diversity and evaluate the effect of selected tree species on sorghum yield components. For woody species inventory in the farmland with diameter at breast height (DBH) ≥5 cm were identified and measu...
Abstract: The relation between economic growth and unemployment is being studied throughout a diverse set of contributions over the last years. Taking into account the current economic situation, this topic is regaining attention amongst economists essentially due to the importance of this relationship as a way to overcome the high unemployment rate that has been characterizing the Nigerian labour market. This paper examined the relationship between unemployment rate and economic growth ...
Plastic is a material consisting of any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organics that are malleable and can be molded into solid objects of diverse shapes. Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass, but they often contain other substances. They are usually synthetic, most commonly derived from petrochemicals, but many are partially natural (LPP, 2011). Plasticity is the general property of all materials that are able to irreversibly deform without breaking,...
ABSTRACT Mining companies depend on the approval of influential stakeholders in the environments where they operate, hence the need to demonstrate that they are sustainable. This study investigated the sustainability communication practices of Newmont Ghana. It specifically examined how the company is incorporating sustainability communication into its operations and how the sustainability communication practices of the company meet the expectations of stakeholders. It also examined the sust...
ABSTRACT This study emerged out of the need to understand the contemporary global tension and agitations for freedom and self expression at all levels. Such quests that have resulted in so much agitations, terrorism and even outright wars in diverse places are also a result of the great increase in human self-consciousness in recent times. People and nations are becoming highly conscious of pursuing their own identities and destinies as they deem fit without undue interference from any quar...
ABSTRACTThe purpose of this research study is to obtain the effects of Training and development on the employee’s performance with particular reference to United Bank for Africa Plc.In order to achieve this objective, sample 100 were randomly selected out of the total employees of 2060 covering both top management and senior management staff. The statistical technique used was Chi square method. Simple percentage method was used in analyzing the questionnaires, which was presented in tabul...
ABSTRACT Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a major global health problem. Evidence exists on links between nutrition and HIV and AIDS. The Food by Prescription (FBP) in the various Patient Support Centres in Kenya aims at improving nutritional status and drug adherence among people living with HIV and AIDS in poor resource settings. The programme anticipates that within a period of 3-6 months, nutritional status should improve. However, inability to attain the required improveme...
The research focused on the examined relationship between infant mortality and poverty in Isingiro district. Majority of the people according to the findings are aware on the existence of Infant mortality rate in Isingiro district. One of the major objectives of the study was to find out the causes infant mortality rate in Isingiro district and the study revealed that; Teenage pregnancies have a higher risk of leading to infant mortality, but fortunately the proportion of teenage among...
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ABSTRACT Despite the contributions of Small and Medium Scale Enterprise, it has been facing challenges of diverse kind, which renders its benefits as though it is ineffective. One of the striking ways that was developed in seeing that SMEs rise to meet up with future relevance is the introduction of IFRS for SMEs. This was to give a global and universal direction to all SMEs and help the weaker businesses succeed. Since it is to be adopted, the impact of its adoption to SMEs is to b...