Social Sciences and Humanities

Super power rivalry and the principle of nonalignment: assessing African policy towards Russia and Ukraine war

The Ukraine-Russia conflict has garnered global attention due to its geopolitical implications. It is perceived to be the superpower rivalry that has a spillover effect on Africa with some African countries gradually going back to the old doctrine of non-alignment that was observed by most African States during the Cold War. This paper aims to address this gap by assessing the policy of African States towards the Ukraine-Russia war.

People living with hiv (plhiv) and access to antiretrovirals in the sakassou health district (central Côte d'Ivoire)

The fight against HIV/AIDS is based on screening, treatment and biological examination. Access to antiretroviral (ARV) treatment, the second component of the fight against HIV/AIDS, is effective in the Sakassou Health District. Despite these efforts, the Sakassou Health District remains a high-risk area. The aim of this study is to analyze the determinants of access to antiretroviral drugs for people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the Sakassou Health District. The study revealed that 91.5% of PLHIV are over 18 years of age.

Nuclear dynamics in south Asia: An analysis of strategic rivalry

Behavioural issues are International community has been advocating for elimination of nuclear weapons since 1946. The United Nations General Assembly at its very first session has discussed on need of nuclear disarmament. Nuclear trajectory remains hot topic throughout the nuclear history. In nuclear debate South Asia played significant role on both the fronts, nuclear disarmament as well as in nuclear proliferation. India remains outcast in nuclear commerce community till India –U.S. civil nuclear deal- 2008. This deal made possible for India for nuclear commerce.

Soil physical, hydraulic and chemical properties as influenced by different land use and slope positions along a toposequence in ado ekiti, Nigeria

Several attempts have been made to relate soil properties to slope position for many landscapes essentially due to the realization of the role toposequence plays in influencing runoff, soil erosion and hence soil formation. However, information remains fragmentary on the relationship between toposequence and changes in the properties of soils of Ekiti State. In this study, selected physical, hydraulic and chemical properties of the soils along a toposequence in Ado Ekiti were evaluated.

A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding the triage system among the nursing students at selected colleges, Kurnool

The Triage system is an emergency care unit during disasters. It ensures medical resources are allocated efficiently and providing timely. Student nurses are being part of Triage medical team can assist casualties, assess them quickly and categorize their conditions by the use of color coding in triage system. The study approached through quantitative research by Quasi experimental design. Future research is recommended to conduct comparative study between urban area and rural area on nursing students with large samples.

Strategies for the creation of a sustainable athens assessment method and brief statistical analysis

The purpose of this paper is to showcase the use of strategies in the creation of sustainable cities. Our University studies have informed us already that strategies offer the potential to showcase the competitive advantages of the city in which one lives, for instance. This can trigger higher tourist influxes, increased investments, better local and social growth, with the city thus gradually established as a sustainable city.

The sustainer of ancient vedic philosophical principles; pramukh swami: the inspirer of the swaminarayan bhāṢya

This paper aims to illuminate the contribution of Pramukh Swami Maharaj in sustaining the Vedic philosophical principles propagated by Bhagavān Swaminarayan two centuries back. However, the period of two hundred years is enough to change the phenomenon of historical, social, religious and moral aspects. Consequently, these changes can also be perceived in the various philosophical principles which stand at two different and vast time zones.

E-governance and improved healthcare management system in sub-saharan africa (ssa): lessons from the estonian success in the management of covid-19 pandemic

Many commentators did not give Africa, particularly Sub-Saharan Africans, a chance of survival at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019, based on the existing weak healthcare system and the prevalence of other numerous underlying diseases and susceptibilities; there were shortfalls in hospital beds, physicians, and hospitals, making it difficult to manage sicknesses during the pandemic.

Impact of toxic work environment on employee turnover intention in pharmaceutical industry, Klang Valley, Malaysia

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the impact of toxic work environment and employee turnover intention from pharmaceutical industry in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Employee turnover is getting higher in recent years. It becomes a concern of the organization whereby the employees are decided to leave voluntary or involuntary. One of the reasons contributed to this high turnover would be toxic work environment.