August 2016

  1. Okolo Chidiebere, C., Anierobi, C.C., Obute, K.C., Dr. Ezechukwu, O.A. and Olisakwe, C.O.
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    In this thesis, the development of electrical porcelain insulators based on local clays has been investigated. The test samples were made by varying the quantities of silica and feldspar required to form a mouldable plastic body with each clay sample. The clay samples were bisque fired to 900°C and glazed before it was fired to 1250°C after air-drying. Electrical properties such as dielectric strength (breakdown voltage) were determined for each test sample that survived the high temperature. The composition for optimum properties from Ekwulobia and Iva Valley clays each is at composition 3 of 60% clay, 25% feldspar and 15% silica; while for Nawfija clay, the composition for optimum properties was 50% clay, 30% feldspar and 20% silica. Then, the snail shell was grinded into a powdered form to be used as an additive. The snail shell additive was added to the sample composition 3 (clay 60%, feldspar 25% and silica 15%) from each location in five compositions as stated in table 3. Porcelain insulators containing 50-70% clay, 20-30% feldspar and 10-20% silica were found to possess requisite properties that make them suitable for domestic production of porcelains insulators from the clays studied.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    238
  2. Muruganandam, D., Muthuvel, S. and Brolin Vinayagam
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    The recent trend of research on joining of dissimilar alloys leads the interest towards the study and analysis of Friction Stir welding. Joining of different steel groups and Aluminium has been on the research interest on the previous decade. Recent innovative research and development area is on with Magnesium alloy groups. The Aluminium alloys and Magnesium alloys are investigated for the weld strength with respect to the change of welding parameters including tool geometry, the tool transverse speed, and the tool angular velocity. In this paper, plunging down time is considered as novelty parameter along with usual rotational speed and axial load parameters for the analysis of weld strength based on heat generation. The plunging down time is accurately measured using the coded PLC program enabled LED sensors. The effect on tensile strength and variation of micro hardness due to the varation in Plunge Down Time (PDT) were studied. The Plunge Down Time found to be one of the important weld parameter need to be considered as per the results of tensile strength and microhardness.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    596
  3. Rafoneke, L. and Rantlo, A. M.
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    The study investigated both institutional and technical factors that act as constraints to marketing of peaches in Lesotho. A semi-structured interview schedule was used as a data collection tool in this study and thirty respondents were selected using pilot survey. Both descriptive analysis and multinomial logistic regression model were used for data analysis. The results showed that expertise on grades and standards, storage facilities, value adding and contractual arrangements as major constraints towards peach marketing in Lesotho. Moreover, it was found that 90% of interviewed peach farmers in Lesotho prefer selling their produce in informal market outlets with an intention of reducing transportation costs. For peach farmers to sell their produce even in formal market outlets, it is therefore recommended that they form cooperatives or combine their produce when marketing so as to overcome the problem of transportation which is usually associated with high costs. Also, workshops on universal grading and standards should also be conducted for producers.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    754
  4. Nkaki, P. A. and Rantlo. A.M.
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    This study was designed to identify technical constraints to marketing of eggs in Mohale’s Hoek district of Lesotho. The primary data used were obtained through the use of semi-structured interview schedule from 30 egg producers in the study area. A range of technical factors in marketing were incorporated in a binary choice model to investigate the egg marketing with their previous year’s farming results. To avoid selection bias in the sample, a probit model was chosen, and the Stata-10 software was used to estimate probit coefficients.The results provided indications that storage, transportation and telecommunication are important technical constraints to marketing of eggs in Mohale’s Hoek. Recommendations made on these issues include re-establishment of the egg circle for farmers to store their eggs, the use of cell phones by the farmers for messages to be transferred faster. Also to be included is the issue of addressing the poor state of roads and for farmers to formulate cooperatives and marketing groups.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    755
  5. Mohlehli, G. M. and Rantlo, A. M.
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    The purpose of this project was to identify the factors constraining agribusiness growth in the Maseru district. Primary data from 10 owners/managers of agribusiness enterprises were selected for the study, and were analysed using descriptive analysis and empirical probit models. The results indicate that majority of the respondents were females (60%), aged between 40-49 years (50%), majority of the forms of agribusiness enterprises were sole-trade enterprises. The results also showed that majority (70%) had secondary education. Parameter estimates from the empirical probit model showed market access, credit access, technology, and business plan have an impact on the growth of agribusiness in the Maseru district. Moreover, the results indicated that infrastructure and culture have no impact on the growth of agribusiness in the Maseru district. The paper recommends that access to markets should be addressed by appropriate intermediary and private institutions interface with growing agribusinesses, short courses should be provided to owners/managers, andprovision of support through training activities, and business counselling to the owners/managers

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    765
  6. Sanchana, V.B.
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    Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the awareness of fluoride containing tooth paste among the adult patients. Objective: The main objective is to know the patients knowledge about fluoride containing tooth paste and its benefits in prevention of caries. Background: The role of fluoride is well documented in the caries process when it is present in the oral cavity. This study helps in assessing patients knowledge about fluoride containing tooth paste and its effects in prevention. Thereby this study also gives us an idea of whether they could be educated further about fluoride tooth paste. Materials and Methods: Patients seeking for dental treatment in Saveetha dental college were included for this study. The questionnaire was prepared in two languages, both Tamil and English. A total of 150 participants (convenient sample) were included in the study. The questionnaire were distributed in the waiting area of the clinics and the patients were given enough time to fill up the questionnaire. Then the questionnaire was collected back and the data was assessed. Conclusion: As fluoride has been found to be more effective in preventing caries, knowledge about fluoride and also about fluoride containing tooth paste is a must for the patients. This study helps is increasing the awareness for the patients about the fluoride in tooth paste.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    832
  7. Sulaemang, L. Zulkifli, M. St. Kuraedah and Siti Zubaidah
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    This article attempts to find out the understanding and benefits of ablution contained in the Prophet Muhammad hadith. The writers used a method of documentation, for instance, finding data on things or variables such as notes, books of hadith, fiqh books, books on health through ablution, and other books that are related to the research title. The purpose of this study is to provide an understanding about ablution (wudu), obligation for wudu before prayer, the benefit of ablution for Muslims’ health, as well as ablution is the prevention of various diseases. The results showed that; (1) The definition of ablution has been studied in depth approach to the science of fiqh, hadith, and medical; (2) It has been argued the benefits of ablution are in worship, cleanliness, and for the health of Muslims; (3) It has islamic laws of ablution in worship, especially the obligatory prayers and the prayers recommended by the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad. The implications of this study are; (1) understanding the meaning of the ablution properly; (2) understanding that an ablution used as a cleaning tool that can wash the dirt, filth, and, both large and small impurity; (3) ablution can prevent all kinds of skin diseases or cancer, moreover, it can be more understood about the legal position of ablution in worship to Allah.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    862
  8. Marguerite Wotto
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    The consideration of sustainable development and the governance reinvent a negotiation and consultation culture around the public stake concerns and fertilize the group animation practices. As regards development plan, policy and program evaluation, the strategic stakes negotiation process remains difficult and its success dubious. Such a process invites to take into account several considerations such as: the exigencies of an integrative prospective eco-development vision, the determinants of a planning process for the means and the long term (scope, objectives, steps, changes and results), a transversal analysis the projected stakes beyond the current interests, the actors mobilization around new strategies of action, and especially a capacity of information collecting and sharing. How can the numerical information and communication technologies contribute to such a process? Do their capacity of mobilization of the actors, support an avenue for a social community learning, participative planning and a collective decision?

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    880
  9. Angel Laroiya, Gayathri, R. and Vishnupriya, V.
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    The aim of the study is to assess the level of awareness of HPV vaccine and infection among the Indian women.The survey is conducted to evaluate participants own interest and barriers towards HPV vaccination and prevention of cervical cancer .The objectives of this study is to impart knowledge regarding cervical cancer and the vaccines available for it. To evaluate the acceptability of HPV vaccination among women in India.Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines are vaccines that prevent infection of certain types of human papilloma virus.Available vaccines protect against either two, four, or nine types of HPV.All vaccines protect against at least HPV 16 and 18 which cause the greatest risk of cervical cancer.More than any other cancer, cervical cancer reflects striking global health inequity. It is the second most common cancer among women worldwide. This survey is targeted to make the women aware of the HPV vaccine which is available in India.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    882
  10. Preethikaa, S.
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    Aim: The aim of the study is to find out the most common oral habit prevalent in children. Background: Oral habits, especially if they persist beyond the preschool age, have been implicated as an important environmental etiological factor associated with the development of malocclusion. Prevention of the habit may help in eliminating the malocclusion. Early detection and elimination of the habit will go a long way in reducing and eliminating the incidence of malocclusion. Since habits can cause a change in the skeletal and dental pattern which become established at the end of growth that will require surgical procedures to correct the malocclusion. Reason: This study is undertaken for early detection and elimination of the most common oral habit which will help preventing the malocclusion.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    891
  11. Dr. Dalia Biswas, Dr. Nikose, P.A. and Dr. Rucha Wagh
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    Aim: To assess the effect of Neurobics and Sanskar Remodelling in Diabetic management by, blood sugar, WHO-QOL and body mass index studies through an interventional study. Method: This was a intervention, nonrandomised , pre and post study, conducted in the Department of Physiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Wardha. The period of study was 1 year and study participants were diabetic patients and diabetic with hypertension patients aged between 15-90 years including both sexes. This was a non probability purposive sampling study. 210 patients were recruited and only 63 were eligible for the study group. This control group of 57 was selected from population. Blood sugar, body mass index was studied in both the groups. Result: There was a statistically significant fall in BMI, FBS, PPBS in between the pre & post test findings of study group. A statistical significance was seen on comparison between two groups.. WHO-QOL-Bref was used to analyze the 4 domains. This study showed that intervention used for the study group caused improvement in all the 4 domains. These findings were statistically significant. Conclusion: We conclude that Life style modification programme used in our study like Neurobics and Sanskar –Remodelling can be used in the management of diabetes along with routine medications.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    894
  12. Marceline Mouti, Makalao, Aly, Savadogo and Alfred S, Traore
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    The composition of minerals and vitamin A of Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. ; Detarium microcarpum (Guill. & Perr.); Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del.; Vitellaria paradoxa Gaertn. F.; Tamarindus indica L. ; Hyphaene thebaïca Mart. ; Borassus aethiopum Mart. ; Adansonia digitata L. ; Vitex donania Sweet. ; Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) Benth. was studied and quantified in tree Departments of Chad. The minerals were determined by spectrometry and photometry and vitamin A was determined by HPLC. The results showed that the copper content were ranged from 117±3,25 to 298,1±1,27mg/100g, manganese content were ranged from 273,5±3,53 to 11052,5±4,94mg/100g, sulfur content were varied from 25±2,82 to 16918±2,82mg/100g and vitamin A varied from 16,03 to 191,91mg/100g . These results show that wild fruits are a good source of minerals and vitamin A.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    895
  13. Maria do Rosário Dias, Alexandra Freches Duque, Inês Filipa Gaspar, Ana Cristina Neves
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    In the present article, we introduce a Health Education instrument that stems from a refection on the lay knowledge, salutogenic habits and daily nutritional practices of modern women in our current society. We developed a guide aimed at modern women, where the different food groups and food hygiene and safety measures are addressed. The guide includes eleven original pictograms that help the reader to locate and look up specific issues. The guide employs the label reading and interpretation principles, following the nutrition traffic-light internationally instituted, for it renders scientific information on nutrition clear and accessible to the general population. We believe that using this guide as a central strategy in health promotion will lead its users to adopt essential changes in their eating patterns and, in so doing, contribute to prevent diseases associated to bad eating habits. We also emphasize the role of mass media in spreading the conveyed information.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    906
  14. Rene Jochebed, S. and Dr. James D Raj
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    The periapical tissues undergo changes during the progression of dental caries. In case of extensive bacterial invasion involving the pulp, apical periodontitis is typically the body's host response. In response to the injury, chemotaxis occurs. After the initiation of inflammation, macrophages, leukocytes and lymphocytes enter and comprises the bulk of periodontitis. Necrotic tissue within the pulp chamber and canals provide nutrients for pathogenic bacteria to grow and form a periapical lesion. Endodontic instruments, materials as well as food debris may also be the cause of persistent periapical lesions. The time of healing is variable and may range from 3 months to 4 years. The assessment of periapical healing is done by using radiographs or Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT). Reason: To assess the time period for the healing of periapical lesions after Root Canal Treatment because a number of controlling factors decide the time of healing.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    905
  15. Shamli, C.K.
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    In the Modern period we have only very limited historical study especially of the microlevel.  Such studies regarding many places in Kerala are getting to come. The study of nomenclature is very important part of micro level history; many historians tell that micro level studies regarding names enable us to understand the details history of that particular area. Many of the Indian historians wrote about excavation and expedition without concentrating minute issue like nomenclature. Recently modern historians gave explained on   minute level historical study.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    906
  16. Elis Mediawati
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    This study aims to determine the relation of internal control implementation and the role of sharia supervisory board in Zakat Management Organization (ZMO). The method which is used in this study is a survey method, it is descriptive and verification, and the data is collected from a sample that has been determined, it is obtained by using a specific data collection tools,the questionnaires. The unit of analysis in this study is the ZMO in Bandung city. The respondents in this study are director, member of the sharia supervisory board as well as Zakah collection and utilization. The hypothesis testing uses moment product correlation and coefficient of determination (R2). The result of this research is the relation of internal control implementation with the role of sharia supervisory board is positive and very strong.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    914
  17. Mohammad Irfan, Dakshina Bisht and Molly Madan
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    Objective: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a molecular technique whose accuracy is determined by the choice of the target DNA and definition of the primers within the DNA sequence. Thus, we evaluate the performance of different genes specific for mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in sputum samples obtained from suspected cases of pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods: One hundred and fifty samples were processed for detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis by ZN smear examination, culture on LJ medium and PCR was performed with specific primers for the following targets IS6110, MPB64 and 38kDa. Results: Each PCR test was found to have a much higher sensitivity than conventional test. Among all gene targets tested, the primer specific for amplifying the 123bp of IS6110 gene and 240bp of MPB64 gene gave the highest sensitivity of 95.7% and 97.8% respectively and 419bp of 38kDa gene gave 93.47%. Conclusion: PCR has a great potential to improve the clinician ability to diagnose tuberculosis especially targeting MPB64 gene and IS6110 gene.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    916
  18. Dr. Muthumeenakshi, M.
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    The paper aims to review the literature relates to banking finance and export. The export is one of the major sources of foreign income which leads to uplift our Indian economy. It is the only business creating employment opportunity and also developing financial system of our country. India is place having abundant sources of human power but lack in financial aid. To use the proper human resources financial support is inevitable. This intends to review various studies which interlinked the finance and export. Here, the finance is analysed with commercial banking finance. Though, so many financial institutions support the export trade, commercial banks are the easily and readily accessing point. They are user friendly to the public. Even the layman is familiar with the commercial bank transactions. Based on the above ground, the paper has been divided into three sections. The first section deals with literature relate to export finance. The second section studies the literature on commercial banking finance for exports. The third section traces the effect of export trade on economic development.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    917
  19. Monia Chatti and Ahmed Bellagi
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    A diffusion absorption refrigerator is a heat (sun heat) powered refrigeration system. It can be operated without any use of electrical or mechanical energy. It has no moving parts. The working fluid is a three component mixture: ammonia as refrigerant, water as absorbent and helium as inert gas used to equalize the total pressure in the evaporator-absorber compartment. In the present work a model of each element in this machine is developed. The considered machine is intended to be used for air conditioning applications. The design cooling capacity of the investigated machine is 2 kW and the evaporator exit temperature is minus -5°C. The simulation model leads to results in fair agreement with the experimental data. The major performance determining operational parameters of the machine are: the generator temperature, the bubble pump exit void fraction, the evaporation mean temperature and the cooling medium mean temperature.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    919
  20. Mutesi Jean Claude and Dr. Renuka Garg
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    Access to safe, easy and affordable credit and other financial services by the unbanked and vulnerable groups, disadvantaged areas and lagging sectors is recognized as a pre-condition for accelerating growth and reducing income disparities and poverty. Access to a well-functioning financial system, by creating equal opportunities, enables economically and socially excluded people to integrate better into the economy and actively contribute to development and protects them against economic shocks. Despite the broad international consensus regarding the importance of access to finance as a crucial poverty alleviation tool, it is estimated that globally over two billion people are currently excluded from access to financial services (United Nations, 2006a). In most developing countries, a large segment of society, particularly low-income people, has very little access to financial services, both formal and semi-formal. As a consequence, many of them have to necessarily depend either on their own or informal sources of finance and generally at an unreasonably high cost. The paper is an attempt to find out the views of the youngsters with regards to creating the capacity of the unbanked or under-banked to consume financial services.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    922
  21. Dr. Arivan Mahmood Hama and Ako Omar Abdullah
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    Background: Patients’ satisfaction and complication rates of removable partialdentures (RPDs) can affect patient acceptance and compliance in using RPDs. Aim: this study aims to determine complications and rate of failure of RPDs. Methodology: This study evaluated the complaint of 70 patients (42 males, 28 females), aged between 38-67 years, who were treated with acrylic removable partial denture and suffering from one or more problems related to failure of the RPD. Result: It was found that 25.7% of the subjects had complaint of their dentures being loose; 20% complained of ulceration around or under their appliances; 18.57% of patients had problem of pain and soreness. 7.14% of the patients had clasp fracture. 14.28% patients complained of deboned artificial teeth and fracture of denture base. Conclusion: Discomfort and Pain, denture related ulceration, loss of retention, fracture of artificial teeth and denture base are the main complications in patients having RPD.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    923
  22. Elif Ince and Yavuz Acar
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    The aim of study is to determine the effect of Prediction-Observation-Explanation (POE) and inquiry based learning methods which were applied in General Physics Laboratory 1 for science Teaching 1st class pre-service teachers. The sample is composed of 55 people, 27 of them in Group 1, 28 people in Group 2, all of whom are Science Education department students receiving the course of General Physics Laboratory. The model of this study is experimental pattern without pre and post-test control group. Group 1 was applied POE method, group 2 was applied Inquiry-based Learning method. Data of the study was collected with California Critical Thinking Tendency Scale and Scientific Process Skills Test. As a result of the study, while there was no statistically significant difference in scientific process skills of pre-service teachers who are applied with POE method in laboratory courses, there was statistically significant development in curiosity sub-dimension of critical thinking tendencies. In laboratory courses applied with Inquiry-based Learning method, there was statistically significant difference in scientific process skills and curiosity sub-dimension of critical thinking tendencies.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    924
  23. Deepa Tattimani, Tahmeena Nigar Sultana and Onkargouda Kakade
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    The purpose of this study is to analyze the coverage of dalit issues in Kannada newspaper. This research proposes to know the major categories published in different newspapers, to examine the space given to dalit issues and to find out how dalits are portrayed in newspaper. The primary data was collected through the Content analyses method. The study included two newspapers Vijayavani and Vijayakarnataka for the period of three month i.e. January to March 2016. The newspapers were selected randomly on the basis of their highest circulation. The total sample size of the study is 90 issues, 45 issues from each newspaper. The findings of the study showed that the newspapers are giving more space to the political news and the advertisements. While comparing the selected newspaper were given less space to the dalit issues than other categories.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    925
  24. Yu Gao, JinQuan Dong and Yu Zhang
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    This study uses statistical methods to identify the consumers’ quality such as gender, age, educational background, income and the frequency of using O2O, which impact the variables of the O2O user acception model. Firstly we test whether significant difference on the whole of the variables in the model, then take multiple comparison in the overall significant variable later, and list the specific group reached significant level.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    931
  25. Matome L. Ramalepe
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    This conceptual article seeks to explore the leadership perspectives which can assist school leaders to enact moral purpose. Through a comprehensive exploration of a relevant literature, I propose a practical framework to guide the process of enacting moral purpose. In this analytical framework, I argue that moral, shared and collaborative leadership perspectives can assist in describing ways in which school leaders and other relevant stakeholders can pragmatically solve challenges of learner achievement and school improvement facing many South African schools. Although moral, shared and collaborative leadership perspectives are interrelated in practice, the interest they serve in the process of enacting moral purpose are distinct and different. Therefore, by conceptualising these three leadership perspectives, the article acknowledges the important role that individual actors ought to play in the enactment of moral purpose in order to improve learner achievement. Actors such as school leaders, teachers, learners and parents ought to position themselves at the nexus of school improvement by engaging in collaborative working arrangements, sharing leadership and building moral leadership capabilities.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    933
  26. Ali M. Alshhre
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    In this paper, there are some selected episodes of Tash ma Tash satirical comedy which depict Saudi women and their sufferings in Saudi Arabia. For example, the episodes present how Islamic feminism, patriarchy, male guardianship, and polygamy are not welcomed by most of Saudi women. They present how Islamic feminism is rejected and does not fulfill or make them satisfied with their rights there because it makes their mobility limited and specified. The episodes not only portray Saudi women’s sufferings, but also pave the way for their contributions and appearance on screen. They develop and enhance the Saudi drama and comedy which leads Tash ma Tash to be classified as the first anti-sexist Saudi comedy which welcomes and supports appearance of the Saudi actresses on the Saudi T.V. Therefore, when they act in Tash ma Tash, they pave the way for other Saudi women to appear in different mass media and television shows.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    934
  27. Annaciata Mbithe Muia and James Odhiambo Oringo
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    Besides teaching, research has become a core function of universities around the world. Yet, like in many African countries, Kenyan universities still lag behind in terms of research productivity, due to factors many researchers refer to as constraints. This study which was conducted in the University of Nairobi sought to analyze constraints that influence research productivity in the university. Specific constraints that the study sought to analyze their impacts on research productivity included; resource constraints, institutional constraints, cultural constraints and other concepts and issues that impact on research productivity in the University of Nairobi. The study also sought to understand the respondents’ view on the overall status of research productivity in the University of Nairobi. Being the largest and the leading research university in the country, the researcher believed that the findings arising from the study of the University of Nairobi could appropriately be generalized to other universities in Kenya. The target populations of the study were the research personnel of the six colleges of the University of Nairobi. Data were collected by use of both open and closed ended questionnaires. The collected data were then analyzed and the findings presented by use of tables, graphs and charts. The study concluded that resource constraints, institutional constrains and cultural constraints have impact on the research productivity in the University of Nairobi. In the overall, the study established that research productivity in the University of Nairobi is at fair level. This view was overwhelmingly supported by the majority of respondents (62%). Other concepts and issues that were stated to have impact on research productivity included; lack of funds, poor management, lack of dissemination and implementation of research findings, inadequate materials and equipment, lack of incentives and rewards to researchers and sophisticated procurement procedures.

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
    Paper No:
    937
  28. Dr. Kandasamy, S.
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    Field experiments were conducted during summer, 2014 and 2015 to study the response of irrigated maize (Zea mays L) to various weed management practices, laid out in randomized block design with three replications that comprises of eleven treatments. Among the different weed control treatments, pre-emergence application of atrazine 1.0 kg ha-1 on 3 DAS + post emergence application of 2,4-D @ 0.75 kg ha-1 on 21 DAS excelled other treatments by recording higher values of growth and yield components such as plant height, LAI, DMP, cob length, number of grains cob-1, cob diameter etc., and the least weed population, weed biomass and nutrient depletion by weeds with the highest weed control index (91.38%) favouring higher yield attributes and grain yield (6342 kg ha-1). This was followed by pre-emergence application of metribuzin 1.0 kg ha-1 on 3 DAS + post emergence application of 2,4-D @ 0.75 kg ha-1 on 21 DAS. Unweeded control recorded the highest weed counts and weed biomass resulting in very poor grain yield (2180 kg ha-1).

    Pub. Date: August 30, 2016
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