IOSR-JHSS   Volume-25 ~ Issue-5 ~ May 2020

Abstract: This paper examined plastic waste and environmental sustainability in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. The study utilized both primary and secondary sources of data. The study used a descriptive survey design. The population of the study was the entire sixty communities of the Local Government Area. The sample size was made up of l2 communities which represent 20% of the study population. Simple percentage was used to analyze the data. The study revealed that the major sources of plastic waste generation are: household, commercial centres (companies and market), others are generated from institutional sources including:.......

Keywords: Plastic waste, Environmental Sustainability.

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Abstract: The survival of any language truly associated with the survival of its speaker. Languages are known to rule on the basis of their number of speakers.This review article aimed to provide ideas about some extinct as well as dead languages and also focus on the reason and factors of language death. However, the major aim of the review was to explore language death in the aspect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Wedescribed the effect of COVID-19 on languages, as the infection spread rapidly throughout the world and settled a public health emergency by an ongoing increase in death rate.This study concluded, that a Pandemic situation i-e COVID-19 can have adverse effects on languages, leading towards language death.

KEYWORDS:COVID-19, Language death, Endangered Languages

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Abstract: Background: Recently, billion of people in the world are suffering from some kind of lockdown or quarantine due to COVID-19 infection. People who are lockdown or quarantine are very likely to develop a wide range of symptoms of psychological stress and disorders like stress, anxiety, anger, insomnia, low mood, irritability, depression, emotional exhaustion and post traumatic stress symptoms. Methods: A cross sectional survey was conducted within the duration of March 2020 – April 2020 by using qualitative research approach and surveying demographics, symptoms, knowledge, concerns, and precautionary measures regarding psychological effects against COVID-19.......

Key words: COVID-19, Lockdown, Psychological effect, Mitigating factors, Gujarat

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[3]. Prof Emily A. Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic: a call for action for mental health science. The lancet psychiatry 2020. Available from https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30168-1.
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Abstract: The Gross Domestic Product (GDP), exports, imports, and capital formation are the most important macro-economic indicators for a country. These indicators are an integral part of the overall developmental effort and national growth of all countries including Bangladesh. This study is conducted is to investigate the dynamic relationship among exports, imports, capital formation, and economic growth in Bangladesh using annual time series data from 1972 to 2018. To achieve this objective, the study is used the Johansen Co-integration test and Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) and Granger-causality test. The Johansen Co-integration test results confirm that there is a statistically significant long-run equilibrium relationship among exports, imports, capital formation, and economic growth. The results of the VECM show that the disequilibrium.....

Key words: Economic Growth, Exports, Imports, Capital Formation, Johansen Co-Integration test, VECM, Granger Causality

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Abstract: Pre colonial histories of Africa have not been given adequate scholarly attention. This gave impetus to this study whose purpose was to examine the social, political and economic organization of the Meru people of Kenya with the intent of preserving their history. The pre colonial period broadly refers to the time prior to the introduction of European colonization in areas across the world. Before the arrival of the British in Meru the people of the area enjoyed a peaceful coexistence and had well established social, political and economic systems. Colonialism was introduced in Meru in 1907 when the British administrators arrived in the area. The study was conducted in Meru County Kenya. Purposive and snowballing techniques were used to identify thirty (30) respondents who were engaged in oral interviews. The research instruments included interview schedules and document analysis. The study established that before the advent of colonialism the Meru people had well organized social, political and economic structures that ensured continuity, social cohesion and stability of the community. The study recommended that the current social, political and economic structures could borrow some of the traditional forms of organization and come up with hybrid structures to improve efficiency.

Key words: pre history, social, political, economic & Meru.

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Abstract: County Governments have invested a lot in staff empowerment strategies such as employee training, employees rewards and information flow since inception. However, their effect on job performance has not been ascertained. Several studies have been conducted on this subject and their results were diverse. More than 25% of organizations reported no significant empowerment-oriented practices in their organizations. The purpose of this study was to analyse the effect of leadership style on the relationship between employee empowerment and job performance in the county government of Kakamega. This study covered the following theories: Agency Theory, Empowerment Theory, and Resource Based View Theory. A correlation research design was adopted for the study and the study targeted 242 respondents, drawn from all the county departments in the County Government of Kakamega. Simple random sampling, stratified sampling and purposive sampling were used in the study. A sample size of 171 respondents was used.......

Key words: Leadership Style; Employee empowerment; Job Performance; County Government; Kakamega.

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Abstract: The concept of gaslighting applied in this paper is derived from the paper titled "Gaslighting Citizens‟ by Eric Beerbohm and Ryan Davis1. The paper aims to apply the model of political gaslighting adopted in the aforementioned paper and apply it to the Indian political model and explore how this phenomena plays a fundamental role in the increasing communal tensions in the country, thereby highlighting the universality of the concept as well as underscoring the cardinal defect in the exercise and reception of political expression in India. The basis of this paper is further concretized by the high levels of polarization and partisanship in both the nation- in the States it takes a political stance and in India it arises out of the differences between communities.

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Abstract: Employees will be the things that really affect the company in the practice of human resource management. Therefore the company needs more employee roles to create the company's vision and mission. However, human life is not just about work needs, there are personal needs of an employee who need a balance commonly called work-life balance. Employees' ability to achieve WLB with company support must lead to higher work engagement, greater commitment, and better job performance. And the challenge of involving employees lies in the welfare of the company because they face the challenge of entering generation z in the workforce. So research is needed related to the impact of work-life balance on employee management of generation z. The results of the study....

Key words: Work-Life Balance; Employee Engagement; Generaton Z.

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Abstract: Sufism is Islamic mysticism which is applied to a class of Muslim spiritualists who created a different section through their ascetic exercise, contemplation and renunciation under the main rules of Islam.It has been defined as the belief that knowledge of God and real truth may be reached by directing one's mind or through spiritual insight.This mystic dimension of Islam formally originated in Persia in the eighth century. Later on the Sufi philosophy was spread all over the world. The relationship of the Sufis with the political authority is a complex phenomenon.The Sufis relationship with the state can be divided into two broad themes, namely, the conflictual or oppositional and cordial or friendly relationships.....

Key words: Sufi Saints, Political Powers, Medieval Assam, Their Relation

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