ABSTRACT This study attempts to revisit and to assess the adoption impact of sustainable land management technology practices on community livelihood in West Usambara Mountains. Primary data were collected through household questionnaires, focus group discussions, key informants interviews and personal observations while secondary data were collected from relevant local authority reports and records. A total of 160 households were interviewed. Descriptive statistics, binary logistic regressio...
ABSTRACT The study examines the extent of application of strategic management in Nigerian tertiary health care institutions, and investigates: • top managements' understanding of different environmental factors and problems affecting their hospitals. • the extent to which differential variables (management background and experience) of the CMD contribute to organizational effectiveness • the extent to which the Board of Directors influence on the CMD has contributed to organizational ef...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of value chain interventions on empowerment of shea actors in the Sagnarigu and Kumbungu Districts of Northern region. The study was conducted in the Sagnarigu and Kumbungu Districts of the Northern Region of Ghana. Close and open-ended questionnaires and personal interviews were all used in collecting data from 200 shea actors (shea nut pickers, shea butter processors and shea butter marketers) sampled for this study. The re...
Abstract: (Two stages least square model and multivariate probit model) were used to analyze the collected data. Results confirmed that input suppliers, producers, rural assemblers, wholesalers, flour factories, retailers, primary cooperatives, bakeries, flour wholesalers, flour retailers, consumers and supportive actors were identified as wheat value chain actors in this study. The chain is governed mainly by flour factories. Eleven market channels were identified for wheat. Total gross mar...
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Abstract The structures of some non-cellulosic S-Q-Glycans from three plant sources have been investigated and each was found to be characterised by linked D-pyranosyl a main chain consisting of S-(1-44)- sugars. The polysaccharides were, however, different in structural features in a manner apparently related to their respective locations within the organs of the plants concerned. The polysaccharides were isolated and purified using standard fractionation methods including chromatographic te...
ABSTRACT Injections are one of the most common health care procedures, with some 16 billion injections administered world-wide each year. Most injections (90% to 95%) are given for therapeutic purposes, and only 5% to 10% are given for immunization. (Immunization essentials, a practical field guide. 2003) Among other things, injection safety assessment includes; Competence of the staff on injection practice, the availability of injection equipment, logistics and supplies, Injection waste disp...
ABSTRACT The pursuit of an objective is the characteristic of every organization and objective exists in different forms. Every public organization has the objective of maximizing services to the public. As well as in other state establishments provision of up, other objective like revenue generation and so on are secondary. But as no establishment can carry out its objectives successfully with out finding and for this fundamental objectives to be realized, state establishment must apply pr...
ABSTRACT The phenomenon of increasing rice importation defying several policy interventions has been of great concern in Nigeria. This rising importation is however driven by increasing demand, shortage in domestic supply and consumers’ preference for imported rice. Yet, comprehensive national studies on determinants of demand, supply response and preference switch for rice are scarce. Thus, the determinants of demand, supply response and preference switch for rice were investigated. Seco...
ABSTRACT The study sought to determine land availability, pricing of property, economic situation of a country and the demographic profile of an area as factors that influence demand and supply of real estate property and the extent to which these factors influence demand and supply of real estate property. Purposive and convenience sampling methods were employed in selecting the population sample of 70 for the study. The study employed descriptive and inferential statistics to obtain the sta...
ABSTRACT Circular economy requires sustainable supply of raw materials to industries. Social and economic networks are needed in order to develop circular economies that would drive value chains in renewable resource processing from wastewater into renewable bioplastic products. Current plastic is non-biodegraded which can cause harm to our environment. A pilot scale investigation was carried-out so as to evaluate the feasibility of producing value-added bioplastic from wastewater treatme...
ABSTRACT Water is one of the most important natural resources for all life on earth. The availability and quality of water always have played an important part in determining not only where people can live, but also their quality of life. Even though there always has been plenty of fresh water on earth, water has not always been available when and where it is needed, nor is it always of suitable quality for all uses. Water must be considered as a finite resource that has limits and boundar...
Abstract: Value chain analysis of maize in Nedjo woreda has been conducted to identify value chain actors, and their roles and linkages, to analyze maize marketing costs and margins of different actors along the value chain, and to identify factors affecting marketed surplus of maize at producers’ level. To accomplish these tasks, both primary and secondary sources of data were used. Data have been collected from randomly selected 119 maize producer households in Nedjo woreda using a semi-...
ABSTRACT The poor are not evenly distributed within the country and they do not share the same socio-economic and demographic characteristics. It is against this background that analysis of the characteristics that differentiate the poor from the non-poor in Ghana cannot be underestimated. Poverty indicators make it possible to analyze the likely determinants and are, therefore, essential for formulating policy interventions that may contribute directly or indirectly to its alleviation. This ...
ABSTRACT Although nursing education has evolved over the years to better prepare nurses for quality nursing care, the standards of nursing care is still dwindling in Ghana. Studies have shown that improving the quality of nursing care will require the application of the nursing process in patient care. The Nursing Process is a systematic scientific approach to direct nurses in caring for patients effectively. This study sought to explore the application of the nursing process and the qualit...