Archives-June 2020

There has been a lot of mushrooming of SMEs, particularly in the rural parts of Kenya. The Small scale and medium enterprises (SMEs) contribute immensely to the women’s socio-economic empowerment and hence the growth of most of the world economies. To drive this affirmative action agenda, KWFT funds the SMEs inclined to women groups. However, the economic impact of this on women is still very low. Most women are still poorer than their men counterparts. It was therefore necessary to investigate the influence of awareness of KWFT services on socio-economic empowerment of women entrepreneurs in Kenya. The study objective was to examine the influence of the level of awareness of women on KWFT services on socio-economic empowerment of women entrepreneurs in Kenya. The outcome of the study would be significant since it would be a means to empower women entrepreneurs by enhancing awareness on Services rendered by KWFT. Questionnaires were used to collect data from 60 women entrepreneurs while interview schedule was used to obtain information from five KWFT staff. Simple random sampling was used to select the 60 women respondents and purposive sampling was used to select the five KWFT respondents. The result from the pilot study was used to validate the instruments and to enhance the appropriate reliability coefficient. Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis of quantitative data was done using correlation and multiple regressions. The findings were then presented in tables. The collected qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis into the themes (patterns) that emerged from the study. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation was computed at p?0.05 level of significance to show the relationship between the variables. Results indicated that majority of the women entrepreneurs (97 percent) were members of registered self- help groups. The study findings revealed a high positive correlation (r =.96) between level of awareness of women entrepreneurs about KWFT services (r = .243) on socio-economic empowerment of women. All the two variables added statistically significant to the prediction, p < .05. The research study concluded that, women who were aware of the services of KWFT were more likely to utilize them for socio-economic empowerment.

This research work is on building reliable strategies for pension administration in Delta State Civil Service. The aim is to help the Nigeria civil service to build strategies for pension administration in Delta State. The paper adopted the system theory as the theoretical framework. The sources of data collection for this work are primary and secondary source. The study recommended that committees should be set up to conduct the performance of pension boards and other pension agencies also. And responsibilities should be assigned to the right people who have access to the right information concerning retirees.

This article examines gender violence and education in Nigeria. Gender based violence is a Universal problem that occurs in every culture. The study is an empirical study of domestic violence in higher institutions in Nigeria. It is a descriptive survey using qualitative and quantitative methods to obtain data from respondents on the magnitude of domestic violence in Nigeria. Seven hundred and sixty nine respondents were selected using random sampling technique. Data collection was done using questionnaire and interview methods. The findings revealed that the violence is a common experience and it affects students’ educational experiences. There is a correlation between the experience of violence and interruptions in higher education.

Nigeria is a multi-ethnic nation with cultural differences between its component ethnicity groups. From the north to the coasts. The range in type of social system, minority allocation Federal character and Revenue allocation. This diversity has resulted into major problems namely: Problem arising between the larger ethnic groups and the hostility that derives from competition between peoples for wealth and power. This paper examines the political implication of the diversity and the problems created by it for the survival of Federalism in Nigeria by using secondary sources of information and made recommendations based on the findings of the study

This study investigated the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for teaching and learning in TVET institutions in Tanzania. The study intended to fill in the knowledge gap, whether available ICT facilities in TVET institutions had positive or negative role in teaching and learning. The findings expected to lay the foundation for proper guidance to use ICTs in line with the national ICT policy on proper way and get their actual contribution in teaching and learning for the development of the nation in general. The background information indicated that availability of ICT facilities is essential in teaching and learning in all learning institutions worldwide. The study used a cross section research design with a total sample size 403 respondents and applied a mixed approach of research method for data collection. Questionnaires with open ended and closed ended questions were mainly used to collect quantitative data while observation checklist, documentary review checklist, interviews schedule, and focus group discussion guide, with semi-structured questions respectively, were used to collect qualitative data. Data were analyzed using content analysis and IBM Software Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0 then presented in terms of percentage, Chi-square, mean, and frequencies. The study discovered that ICT facilities were not enough by 83(39.3%), however available ICT facilities were used by 85% in teaching and learning. Yet, about 48.82%, of the students had limited time to use computers in their laboratories as such 78.2% of the students used smart phones to access internet for various use anytime. In general insufficient ICT facilities and limited time for students to use the same affected negatively the teaching and learning in TVET institutions. It was recommended that stakeholders such as the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training as well as NACTE be responsible in delivery of sufficient ICT facilities and encourage its use in all TVET institutions. More specific, further studies should examine proper innovation ICT use in line with curriculum change in global perspectives.

Tooth wear or tooth surface loss is a term used to define surface loss of dental hard tissues from causes other than developmental ones, dental caries and trauma 1. Often tooth wear is always presented with myriads of clinical presentation such as erosion, attrition, abrasion and abfraction. It is crucial to understand the definition of each tooth wear aetiology and identify them during clinical examination. As this will affect the clinical management of the patients and their treatment outcome later. In the present article, the focus is placed on dental erosion in bulimic patient. Dental erosion is the irreversible loss of dental hard tissue caused by chemical process of acid dissolution but not involving bacterial plaque acid, and not directly associated with mechanical and traumatic factors, or even dental caries. 

Triphenylphosphine [TPP] used in synthesis of organic and organo metallic compounds is investigated for its fundamental reactive properties by density functional theory [DFT] calculations. Natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis enables in comprehending the stability and charge delocalization in the title molecule. Hirshfeld surface analysis for visually analyzing intermolecular interactions in crystal structures employing surface contours and 2D fingerprint plots has been used to scrutinize molecular shapes. Besides NLO, Frontier molecular orbitals and global reactivity descriptors values are calculated. Molecular electrostatic potential map, Fukui Function, Mulliken atomic charges, natural population analysis, Atomic Polar tensors and Thermodynamic analysis were performed. The solvent effects were investigated for obtained molecular energies, hardness and atomic charge distributions were studied for the title compound at TD-DFT method. The binding activity of the molecule with biological targets was examined by docking analysis.

Depression is a serious mental disease that affects both young and old people in the society. Depressed people harbor negative thoughts, and this makes them perceive life issues negatively. Depression is common among university students and despite the methods provided for its intervention, the prevalence of depression among university students remain higher than in the general population. The objective of this study was to determine and compare the current prevalence of depression among engineering students at the University of Nairobi and at the Technical University of Kenya. A quasi-experimental research design was adopted, where two Kenyan public universities were conveniently sampled. Engineering students from the University of Nairobi and those from The Technical University of Kenya who were studying undergraduate degree in any engineering courses were sampled for the study. The study data was collected using questionnaires and the Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI). The prevalence of depression was determined through proportions obtained from the data from the BDI in the two different universities. The findings indicated that 66.4% of the respondents from University of Nairobi had no depression, 16.9% registered moderate depression levels, 15.5% had mild depression, while 1.2% of the respondents exhibited severe depression. Further, results revealed that 67.1% of the respondents from Technical University of Kenya exhibited had no depression, 16.9% registered mild depression levels, 14.8% had moderate depression, while 1.2% of the respondents exhibited severe depression. The study concluded that about a third of the students studying engineering degree courses at the University of Nairobi and at the Technical University of Kenya are currently going through different levels of depression ranging from mild, moderate and severe depression. The implication of the findings is that depression is a serious concern among university students and therefore should not be ignored.

The lack of ample amount of literature, limited size of the study group in the available studies and relating the potential clinical applications of variation of origin of inferior phrenic artery has validated the study so that additional information could be added to the present literature. Objective: Few dedicated studies have been available demonstrating variations in the origin of inferior phrenic in the present growing era of intervention radiology. The cause has been satisfied by studying a group of 100 patients and reviewing the available literature. Methods: A group of 100 patients that were the potential liver and renal donors were studied in a 40 slice CT scanner as pre transplant evaluation in the Department of Radiology, Institute of nuclear medicine and allied sciences ,Timarpur ,New Delhi. Results: The right inferior phrenic arteries arise from abdominal aorta in 41(42%) of cases, celiac axis 50(50%) ,right renal artery 7(7%) and from left gastric in 2(2%) of cases. The left inferior phrenic arise from aorta in 38(38%) of cases, celiac axis in 55(52%) of cases, left renal artery 4(4%),left gastric artery in 3(3%) of cases. Conclusion: The importance of the IPA is not limited to the arterial supply to the diaphragm . Practically any hepatic neoplasm (including metastatic disease to the liver) may receive blood supply from the IPA. Literature have been reviewed regarding variation in origin of inferior phrenic artery and its implication in surgical intervention. KEYWORDS: Inferior phrenic artery, diaphragm

Any experiment should be compatible with scientific approaches such as statistical reliability, rationality, internal and external validity, generalizability, and other specific criteria related to the subject, at the laboratory level or field level. Hence, planning a design to accomplish those approaches is critical, and selecting an appropriate model accordingly to acquire basic principles of design would make the experiment more precise. Straightforward designs of CRD, RCBD, and LSD, and complicated designs of IBD, Factorial experiments, Split-plot designs, and Lattice designs are discussed here. Consequently, the researcher can decide the appropriate experimental design.