IOSR-JHSS   Volume-21 ~ Issue-6 ~ June-2016

Abstract: Gender is an important aspect of social and economic stratification. Regardless of one's socioeconomic class, there are systematic gender differences in material well-being, although the degree of inequality varies across countries and over time. The importance of gender equality, women's empowerment and the realization of women's rights in achieving development has been increasingly recognized in recent decades and it has also been realized in India. Women play an important role in every section of the society. A woman equally contributes to development of a nation as a man does...............

Keywords: Gender Inequality, development, women, discrimination, India.

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[2] Klasen, Stephan; Does Gender Inequality Reduce Growth and Development? Evidence from Cross-Country Regressions (1999)
[3] Kabeer, Naliana and Natali, Luisa; Gender Equality and Economic Growth: Is there a Win-Win? (February 2013).
[4] Carrie A ; Mikkola, Anne ―Development and Gender Equality: Consequences, Causes, Challenges and Cures.‖
[5] U.N. ; World survey on the role of women in development, Gender Equality and Sustainable Development(2014)

Abstract: Human fecal and sewage management is important aspect in urban environment. In Banjarmasin city, South Kalimantan, problems related to fecal disposal and sewage management has been reported become crucial issues in urban community health. The aims of the research was to describes the relationship between knowledge, attitude and behavior of city dwellers in Banjarmasin City. This research found that knowledge, attitude and action are important aspect for fecal and sewage management in Banjarmasin city. Knowledge about fecal and sewage management are able to changes positive individual to human fecal and sewage management............

Keywords: Urban management, urban sewage, pollution management, community health.

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[2] K.G. Field and M. Samadpour. Fecal source tracking, the indicator paradigm, and managing water quality. Water research, 41(16), 2007, 3517-3538.
[3] M.J. Paul and J.L.Meyer. Streams in the urban landscape (Springer US, 2008)
[4] A. Allen. Environmental planning and management of the peri-urban interface: perspectives on an emerging field. Environment and urbanization 15(1), 2003, 135-148.
C.N.L. Macpherson. Human behaviour and the epidemiology of parasitic zoonoses." International journal for parasitology, 35(11), 2005, 1319-1331.
[5] D. Hidayat and S. Maryati. Willingness to Pay (WTP) Masyarakat terhadap Sistem Pengolahan Limbah Domestik Terpusat di Kawasan Permukiman Kota Banjarmasin (Universitas lambung Mangkurat, 2011)

Abstract: There is increasing evidence that adult attachment plays a role in the development and perseverance of symptoms of depression. This analysis aims to synthesis this evidence and investigate the relationship between attachment styles and Depression and the role of attachment styles in differentiating depressed and non-depressed young adults which operate to contribute to their pathology among them. For this study, a sample of 200 depressed young adults and 200 non-depressed young adults (matched normal control) were taken[100 male and 100 female in both case].Standardized psychological test(questionnaire)were administered-Beck Depression Inventory, Kuppuswami SES Scale, General Health Questionnaire Scale, Multiphasic Questionnaire, Relationship Scale Questionnaire..............

Keywords: Depression, Attachment style, Young Adults.

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[3] Amy Novotney, 2014.Students under pressure. college & university counseling centers are examining how best to serve the growing number of students seeking their services. American Psychological Association. September 2014,Vol 45, No.8. Print version: page 36.

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Abstract: The advent of computer and by extension internet,has indeed added meaning to life. It has made work easy, and greater feats achieved.There is hardly a field of operation that computer with its attendant devices have not ease work and increase productivity. Great distances are covered with a twinkle of an eye, information is disseminated with ease and in seconds. Businesses are transacted without necessarily having to move from one place to another. But sad to observe that computer has over exposed African children to moral bankruptcy through constant exposureto pornographic pictures, violent movies and many more debased programmes through the internet, which made them see African values system and cultural heritage as antithetical, and over bearing. Also, cell phones and calculators have adverse effect on African child who instead of using his natural intelligence, resorts to over dependent on calculator to do simple mathematical calculations.............

Keywords: Moral Excogitation, Computer, And Nigerian Youths.

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Abstract: This study is an investigation on workplace diversity and employee productivity in organizations using Rivers State civil service as its focus. It attempted to establish whether differences in employees‟ cultural background create alienation among employees in the Rivers State civil service. It investigated how the differences in the cultural background of civil servants affect employee productivity; the impact of politics of exclusion on employee commitment, creativity and efficiency; and how to adequately equip officials and management of Rivers State civil service with requisite skills to manage workplace diversity. This study adopted the qualitative survey design............

Keywords: - Alienation, Employee Productivity, Management, Rivers State Civil Service, Workplace Diversity.

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[4] Bande, T. M (2001). "Managing Diversity in the Civil Service: A Brief Examination of the Nigerian Case‟. A paper presented to the United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Managing Diversity in The Civil Service. UN, New York, 3-4th May, 2001.
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Abstract: Indeed, every language is beautiful and English language is so gorgeous and stylish. The man who lived during the Stone Age was not happy and bliss with his signs and signals for his communicative purpose. He used to communicate with his group mates and co-travelers with signs. He coined language for his better understanding and communicative purposes through oral or mouth organs. Ages past, he could communicate with his cave-mates or forest travelers in language. After much long time, he was able to furnish the language with different and copious styles of speech.................

Keywords: bliss, copious, gorgeous, happy, meticulously, stylish

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Abstract: This work examine the depth and dimension of poverty in Nigeria; hence, it focus on the various dimension of poverty such as Urban dimension of poverty which manifest itself into hunger, unemployment, underemployment and poor wages for those employed, Rural dimension of poverty which was associated with lack of factors of production (such as land, wives and children) whether or not a rural person is rich depends on the number of his land, wives and children because they are the major instruments of production other dimension of poverty include political, health etc the work shade light on the characteristics of the poor , poverty,............

Keywords:-.........

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Abstract: This study aims to look at teaching styles desired by students on their achievement in History subject among secondary school students in Johore, Malaysia. This study employed questionnaires to enable researchers to obtain massive data of 200 students comprising of 100 male and female students respectively. Data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics to determine the mean, correlation and t- test of teaching styles on the achievement of History subject. Therefore, the results of this study identified that teaching style with the highest score is the facilitator teaching style compared to other teaching styles. Likewise, the result from t-test also showed that facilitator teaching style is preferred by both male and female students..........

Keywords: -History subjects, student achievement, teaching styles

[1] Mohammad Aziz Shah Bin Mohamed Arip, Fauziah Binti Mohd Sa'ad, Norhidayah Binti Jaapar, Khairiyah Binti Mohd Ali, Najwa Hananie Binti Athdzar, Wan Norhasniah Binti Wan Abd Rashid. 2014. Factors, Effects and Strategies in Handling Seconday School Students with Low Attention Span in Class: A Qualitative Study. Faculty of Education and Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Perak, MALAYSIA. http://docplayer.net/117016-Factor-effects-and-strategies-in-handling-low-attention-span-of-secondary-school-students-in-classroom-a-qualitative-study.html ( page visited on 20 Mac 2016).
[2] Anuar Ahmad, Siti Haishah Abd Rahman dan NurAtiqah T. Abdullah. 2009. The Ability of History teachers and Its Association on Students' Performance at Low Prestige School. Education Journal 34 (1):53-66.
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Abstract: Introduction: Iron deficiency anemia is one of the common factors that can result from reducing the intake or absorption of iron, or iron loss caused by the bleeding. Measuring the concentration of ferritin, an important parameter to measure the amount of iron reserves in the body. Saliva and other body fluids are significant similarities in some markers. This study designed for evaluation of correlation between saliva and serum ferritin level in patients with iron deficiency anemia and comparison group Materials & methods: In this study, 280 samples of 140 healthy individuals and 140 patients on blood tests problem Anemic they have been determined by sampling saliva, and the amount of ferritin, their saliva was measured and the data obtained by soft reviewed and analyzed using SPSS. Results:Themeanvalueofsalivaryferritininirondeficientcases.........

Keywords - Anemia, Ferritin, saliva, serum

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Abstract: Digitization of document's for farmer's (E-Farmer App)" is an aspect which is proposed to create an android app which can hold all types of personal as well as non-personal documents within it. It is a digitized way which will be a very easier way for farmer to complete all their official work without much trouble. It will be first step of farmer in the digital world where he will be aware of the technology. The technology proposed in this project is an android app which is known to farmer to some extent, as this technology lies in his pocket with him.......

Keywords: .........

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Abstract: The study examined Ekiti residents' newspaper readership pattern. The survey method was employed with the questionnaire as data collection instrument. 200 respondents randomly selected constituted the sampled size. The findings revealed that a greater percent of Ekiti residents (94.73%) read newspapers. Besides, same number 162 (94.73%) of the respondents use the newspaper for education and information. None use it for entertainment and relaxation and none use it for any other purpose except for only 9(5.26%) that use it for business opportunity. The Nation among other newspapers is the most read for its informative and educative contents as revealed in the study......

Keywords: Coverage, Newspaper, Pattern, Preference, Readership

[1] E. Morka and A. Orukamayan, Patterns of readership of Ika weekly and vanguard newspapers among the inhabitants of Ika in Delta State, Prime Journal of Social Science, 4, 2015, 1108 – 1119.
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Abstract: Nigeria‟s friendly and compliant foreign policy and relations with other countries and within major international organisations was badly affected by two decades of military misrule. Thus, the return to democratic rule in May 1999 was a development that many people hoped would address the country‟s internal problems as well as improve its policies and relations at bilateral and multilateral levels. This was a key expectation and priority for the Obasanjo administration in 1999.......

Keywords: Economic development, economic reforms, foreign policy,international financial institutions, international relations

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Abstract: Abstract:-Information policy is the glue that holds the proper management of information for nations and organisations. Information if not well managed poses challenges to privacy and confidentiality, intellectual rights, security, reliability, accountability and responsibility. This then calls for information policy to maintain proper rules and procedures in the use of formation for effective and efficient information flow. This paper shows the value of having an information policy......

Keywords: information, information policy, policy, policy process, strategy, tactics and planning. b

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Abstract: E-Commerce is the application of current and emerging Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to conduct business. The various areas where ICT can play an important role are developing farming system research and extension; having location-specific modules of research and extension; and promoting market extension, sustainable agricultural development and participative research. Totally 600 farmers are selected on convenient sampling method from the randomly selected 120 villages of 4 blocks in Perambalur District and Correlation was used in this study......

Keywords: Adoption, ICT and E-Commerce

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Abstract: Communication skills in ELT is very much essential for a graduate engineering student to explore in his/her professional and career aspirations. Engineering communication skills have several core elements such as reading, technical writing, drafting and oral communication apart from fundamentals of visual communication practices. Fluency in English communication skills can only be achieved with a planned teaching and learning practices which vary depending on the context of the educational process that takes place i.e., whether the English language is learned as the first language or a second language or as a foreign language.......

Keywords: Communication Skills, Technical Writing, Reading Skills, ELT.

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