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Empowering or Disempowering Women? A Challenge for Microfinance NGOs Supporting Women Entrepreneurs for Poverty Reduction in Dodoma Municipality, Tanzania.
Provident J. Dimoso, Zacharia S. Masanyiwa and Evans A. Rwamuhuru
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In many developing countries, women are poorer than men. To address this inequality, NGOs operating in these countries have introduced microfinance programmes towards women empowerment. However, little information is available on the effects of such interventions.
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1-15
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Social Role Of Entrepreneurship In Zimbabwe.
Dr Stephen Nhuta
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This paper aims to present a theoretical framework for evaluating the logic behind social entrepreneurship through linking its possible causal, motivational, behavioral and directive dimensions in Zimbabwe. The paper develops various theoretical and empirical motivations for social entrepreneurs when the state and the businesses fail to address human needs.
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16-34
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Climate Change And Variability In River Flow Pattern In The Semi Arid Environment (A CASE OF RIVER RIMA, SOKOTO).
Sheikh D. Abubakar and Muratala A. Gada
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This study looked at the parameters influencing the flow rate of River Rima. It involves a field survey through measurement of depth, width and the discharge of the river. The secondary data included the discharge of the River from 1962-1971 at Wammako gauging station obtained from Sokoto Rima River Basin Development Authority and the rainfall data collected from Sultan Abubakar International Airport.
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35-47
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Surface Soil Dynamics Due To Bakolori Dam Construction Along Sokoto River Channel In The Sokoto-Rima River Basin.
Sheikh D. Abubakar and M. A Abdurrahim
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This Paper is an assessment of the downstream response of the surface soil of the Sokoto River channel sequel to the construction of the Bakolori dam in the late 1960's.
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48-64
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A Study On The Mingling Of The East And The West In E.M. Forster's a Passage to India.
J. PRABHAVATHI
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The theme of the mingling of the East and the West has been dealt by many literary artists.
E. M. Forster took the title of the novel from American author Walt Whitman's poem "Passage to India," published in 1871. The word passage refers to the Suez Canal, the 121-mile-waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.
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65-72
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Curative Practices: Among Lamanis of Bellary district in Karnataka.
Dr. V. Jagadeesh
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The old aged Lamani still follow the indigenous methods of treatment for most of the minor ailments. The younger and majority of literate Lamani patients are taking treatment from the primary health center and sub-centers.
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73-83
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Early Marriage and its influence on Child Mortality: Among Banjaras of Bellary district Karnataka.
Dr. V. Jagadeesh
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The birth of a child occupies a special position in people's life unfortunately a large number of children die every year in our country due to various kinds of illness. Though human life begins with the stage of conception, there are several antecedent and sequential factors from both endogenous and exogenous sources that after the growth and decay of infant and children at before and after birth stages of their development.
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84-92
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Believes and Practices on Pregnancy and Delivery: among Banjaras of Bellary district in Karnataka.
Dr. V. Jagadeesh
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The Banjara were found to have had their delivery in the hospitals very rarely, only if complication arises they visit hospitals therefore, the study on the type of delivery and place of delivery has been taken in the following tables because majority of Banjaras in the district are of the opinion that they do not visit any hospital for delivery and no special core is given to mother during her pregnancy period.
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93-98
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Age of Marriage: A case study of Lamani Tribe in Bellary district of Karnataka.
Dr. V. Jagadeesh
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The institution of marriage occupies an important place among all the social institutions. Among the Lamanis of Bellary district, the age at the time of marriage was found less than 13 years. It is evident that early marriage which can be classified as child marriage is common among them.
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99-105
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Impact of Missionaries on Tribal Religion in Koraput District.
Dr Raghumani Naik
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The power of religious belief is always a strong factor qualifying human behaviour. As an integral part of the society, religion exercises great influence on the social habits of the people. The Adivasis were purely religious. They used to worship various elements of nature and so were truly called 'Lovers of Nature.' Besides, they were polytheists who were worshipping idols and offering animals to their Gods and Goddesses to get their blessings.
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106-116
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Tourism in Assam- A Macro level study.
Bhagyalakhi Gogoi
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Assam, the most prominent state of North East India is said to be the hotspot for tourists for its natural beauty and favourable climate. This state is surrounded by Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. Assam also shares its border with Bhutan and Bangladesh.
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117-125
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Unconscious processing of incidental advertising: Effects on implicit memory, attitude toward the brand and consideration set.
Amami Afef and Gharbi Jamel-Eddine
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Our study expands research on incidental ad exposure by checking whether incidental exposure to an ad increases the likelihood that a product described in the ad will be included in consideration set. In this context, measuring advertising effects based on the traditional cognitive models of information processing may undervalue the effectiveness of incidental advertising.
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126-170
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An Assessment Of, And Modelling Indigenous Land Management Systems In Bankanu, Sokoto State Of Nigeria.
ABDULRAHIM, Marufdeen Adekunle
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In this paper an assessment of the 1969 Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) report on the conventional Sokoto- Rima Basin Agricultural Land capability Classification which span Bankanu Village was made towards judicious Land Management. The Land Capability Classes that span Bankanu village are only two out of the ten classes identified by the FAO across the Basin.
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171-183
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Mapping Of Open Spaces In Urban Sokoto Using Remote Sensing And Geographic Information Systems.
ABDULRAHIM, Marufdeen Adekunle and BABARINSA, Deborah Oluwayemisi
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Urban Sokoto in the North West of Nigeria has being loosing Open Spaces to residential land uses due to laisser-faire, perhaps on the part of politicians or the planners who could not convince the former. In this paper, attempt has been made to map the Open Spaces within Urban Sokoto using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques.
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184-208
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Limitation Of Teaching Second Language In Higher Education Institutes.
R.Vasanthan and J.Karthikeyan
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Teaching language at the kinder-garten is more effective than teaching the same at colleges. A careful analysis on the progress of language-learning during the primary stages of life may help us to understand the demands of language teaching and learning.
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209-213
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Inclusive Teaching In The Context Of English Language Teaching (ELT).
Kassie Shifere Bishaw and Professor C.L.L. Jayaprada
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This is a review paper which examines the what, why and requirements of inclusive education so as to raise the awareness of teachers on how to address the needs of learners in English language teaching settings.
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214-228
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A Study On The Extent Of Human Resource Problems That Affects Export Performance - With Special Reference To Trippur Garment Export Firms.
Mrs. S. Beulah Mabel and Dr. Krishnaveni Muthiah
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The textile and garment industry is one of the important industries in the global market. This industry typifies the development of global productive chains in the world economy. The global production network in this industry is controlled by the TNCs (Trans National Corporation), who are traders and retailers and who set the terms for others in the chain, and decide what to produce and where to produce.
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229-242
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Determinants of Nutritional Status of Children in Nigeria.
ODUBUNMI Ayoola Sunkanmi
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The study examined the determinants of child health care in Nigeria. Data from Nigeria Demography health survey (2009) was employed. Four variables were examined; Per-Capital Household expenditure (as a proxy for Household income), Household Structure, Parental education and Geographical location of the Household (in terms of the six Geo- political zones of Nigeria) as some of the key determinants of children nutritional status.
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243-253
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Shifting Paradigm of Gender Identity in Manju Kapur's Difficult Daughters.
Sunita Nara
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The pendulum of shifting paradigm related to gender identity has been swinging between the male and the female sex since times immemorial; what has escaped the attention is that Man is man and woman is woman, never the twains shall meet; having suppressed the patriarchal instinct of supremacy, a man adores, loves, and submits to a woman, when some selfish interest is involved, but when once the axe is grinded, he does not hesitate to send her back to the stone walls that make an eternal prison for her.
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254-261
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