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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImpact of Remittance on Agricultural Technology Adoption and Employment Generation in Lakshmipur District of BangladeshFardous Ara Happy, Ismat Ara Begum, Aurup Ratan DharThe study focused on the impact of remittance on agricultural technology adoption and income and employment generation of technology adopted farmers. The relevant data were collected from remittance receiving households of Lakshmipur district in Bangladesh. Farm households having at least a member in abroad who sent remittance to the respective family were selected for the study. A total of 60 … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 14 Apr 2018 · 8,944 accessesView PDFCite
Literature ReviewOpen accessIn the abstractSocial Cohesion: Its Meaning and ComplexitiesItumeleng Mekoa, Dauda BusariThe concept Social cohesion is relative and a somewhat difficult concept to define. Many scholars have offered varying degree of definitions but the main challenge noticed in the definition, is the multiple definitions based on individual scholar’s orientation or ideology. Another problem poised by these definitions of the concept is that of multi-level and multi-dimensional nature. Contemporary scholars of social … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 27 Mar 2018 · 9,915 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMapping of Flood Risk Zones in Ala River Basin Akure, NigeriaOlajire Olabanji Olatona, O.A. Obiora-Okeke, J.R. AdewumiFloods are water induced disasters that lead to temporary inundation of dry land and cause serious damages in the affected location such as loss of lives and properties and destruction of infrastructures. Nigeria has experienced a lot of flood incidences and the impact of flood has also increased due to population growth coupled with uncontrolled developmental practices. The result of … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 7 Feb 2018 · 9,243 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPre-Service Teachers and Educators Perception toward Use of Technology in Education-Challenge and Reforms for West Azerbaijan IranMahsa MoshfeghyanLack of proper use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in modern education and training for pre-service teachers-PSTs- (students who are not yet teaching professionally) is confronting globalized education system. Iran is not exception where the use of ICT is rather for entertainment and amusement purposes. PST perceptions and attitudes do affect quality of education and hence, performance of students. … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 1 · 28 Feb 2017 · 7,991 accessesView PDFCite
Literature ReviewOpen accessIn the abstractInternal Migration and Poverty Reduction: Rethinking the Debate on the North-South Movement in GhanaRichard Serbeh, Prince Osei-Wusu Adjei, Thomas YeboahIn the past few years the nexus that link internal migration and poverty reduction has been a subject of interest among researchers and policy makers. Internal movements constitute a major coping mechanism in poverty stricken areas although the evidence supporting this claim is equivocal. This paper critically examines the extent to which internal migration could acts as an important route … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 16 Nov 2015 · 7,943 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPerception and Awareness of Young Internet Users towards Cybercrime: Evidence from MalaysiaMd Shamimul Hasan, Rashidah Abdul Rahman, Sharifah Farah Hilwani Binti Tengku Abdillah, Normah OmarCybercrime is a criminal (unethical and unlawful) activities using internet facilities such as virus infections, identity theft and hacking. There is high risk of becoming a victim especially for young internet user. The purpose of this study is to protect them by providing empirical evidence to the policy makers in combating cybercrime. The study examines the relationship between perception and … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 4 · 10 Nov 2015 · 8,729 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDeterminants of Technical Efficiency of Sugarcane Production among Small Holder Farmers in Lao PDRPoungchompu SupapornThis study was to examine technical efficiency in sugarcane production in Savannakhet, Lao PDR. A stochastic frontier production function was applied with the data collected from 110 sample farmers in 2012. The results reveal that cultivated area (p<0.01), hired labor (p<0.10) and capital (p<0.10) are the major significantly positive factors in the output of sugarcane. Mean of technical efficiency was … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 9 · 3 Oct 2015 · 6,673 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBarriers to Children and Young People’s Participation in Policy Making in GhanaJones Adu-GyamfiThis research examined the barriers to young people’s participation as strategic stakeholders in the formulation of public policy, using the formulation of Ghana’s youth policy as a case study. The aim was to gain knowledge about the processes that facilitate or hinder young people’s participation in the policy process at national level. The study involved the use of semi-structured interviews … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 4 · 21 Sep 2015 · 8,199 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEvaluation of Alternative Cropping and Nutrient Management Systems with Soil and Water Assessment Tool for the Raccoon River Watershed Master PlanPhilip Gassman, Manoj Jha, Calvin Wolter, Keith SchillingThe Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) ecohydrological model was used to assess a suite of adaptive nutrient management, alternative cropping system and combination scenarios in support of a Master Plan that was developed to help guide policy makers, land owners and other stakeholders in improving water quality for the 9,400 km2 Raccoon River watershed in west central Iowa, located … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 4 · 9 Sep 2015 · 7,612 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInfluence of Foreign Direct Investment on Gross Domestic Product; an Empirical Study of PakistanMuddassar Sarfraz, Shuangqin LiuEmpirical study was conducted to assess the relationship and impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on the economic growth of Pakistan. FDI plays critical role in the development of economy. There is a positive relationship between the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). With the increase of FDI, GDP of the country also increases. It has been … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 14 Jul 2015 · 7,446 accessesView PDFCite