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» Chapter One Introduction 1.1 Background to the study Language is a means of communication. As a vehicle of communication, language is seen as an arbitrary system that allows to transmit representations to others. According to Encyclopedia Britannica” language is a system of conventional spoken or written symbols by means of which human beings, as member of a social group and participants in ...Continue Reading »
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» Chapter One 1.0 Introduction 1.1 An Overview The present study is on the inconsistency of the English spelling and its implication to second language learning. In this chapter, the present researcher will discuss the following sub themes: the status and role of English language in Nigeria, pronunciation and spelling in English, background to the study, statement of problem, purpose of study, signi...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Smart antennas have emerged as one of the leading innovations for achieving highly efficient networks that maximize capacity and improve quality and coverage. Smart antennas provide greater capacity and performance benefits than conventional antennas because they can be used to customize and fine tune antenna coverage pattern to the changing traffic or radio...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Microcontroller based stepper motor control is an electronic device which transfers control to an attached object and drives it towards a particular direction in stipulated steps as specified by the microcontroller, depending on control input signals from the controller, the stepper motor can be caused to exhibit various effects through specifie...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Advertising is basically a system of disseminating information about specific goods, services or ideas to a target audience by specified sponsors, through multi faceted means. Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary defines advertising as The action of calling something (a commodity for sale, a service offered or desired) to the attentio...Continue Reading »
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» Chapter One Introduction 1.1 Background of the Study The researcher is motivated to undertake this study because of the lack of effective management through language communication. This indeed has been a major problem in organizations and a serious cause of concern to researchers, employers of labour and members of staff. Many analysts have identified several reasons for the aforementioned trend....Continue Reading »
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» Chapter One 1.0 Introduction/Background of the Study The importance of language in human society has attracted great scholarly attention. Various studies have been carried out with a view to determining the structure of language. Language is dynamic, this dynamic nature calls for constant and persistent research on the nature of every human language, especially the development processes involved i...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION The value of education cannot be overemphasized in the life of every individual. This is because it is a process by which the mind develops through learning. Etymologically, the term education is derived from the Latin word “educare” meaning “to lead out”; that is, leading out of darkness into light. Ukeje (1973) opined that the process of education...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Current thinking on the global role or status of the English Language reveals that English is no longer the exclusive property of Britain, America, Canada etc.(Oluikpe 15), Barber 235). The profuse diffusion of the language to the various corners or regions of the world today raises the status of the English language as a world language or a...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Capital is a very important factor in any business. It determines the size of a business and to a large extent the performance of such business. Capital intensity is not however all that a business needs to make it. The investment portfolio plays a major role in the success or failure of any business. Proper capital investment is the dream o...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Materials play a major role also in lowering pollution and contamination of the environment. For this reason there are intensive research activities in the areas of lowering toxicity of exhausts, confinement of contamination and recycling of materials of many kinds including water. Effluent disposal is a major problem around the world. Growi...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM More than 20 million infants worldwide representing 15.5% of all births are born with low birth weight, 95.6% of them in developing countries (United Nations Children Fund, 2008). Low birth weight is of public health concern because of the increased morbidity associated with it. The level of low birth weight in developing countries is 16.5% and...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 OVER VIEW OF THE STUDY In the past few years, there has been an increased awareness in Africa and indeed Nigeria, of the crime of Money Laundering. This increase in awareness has arisen because of the step up in the activities of agencies and governments involved in the monitoring, prevention and punishment of money launders and their activities. This in turn increased...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE 1.1. INTRODUCTION Banks, especially commercial banks, are the major mobilizers of saving in any economic system by offering savings facilities to the public. Some of the functions of the banks include the acceptance of deposits from the public and channeling such deposits to the deficit sectors of the economy who are in need of inventible funds. These two related and dependent function...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS Discriminant Analysis or D.A is a multivariate technique used to classify cases into distinct groups. It separates distinct sets of objects (or observations) and allocates new objects (or observations) to previously defined groups. Discriminant analysis is concerned with the problem of classification, which arises when a researcher having made a n...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1. Background to the Study From creation humanity has been an extension of God’s aims to reach out to the lost generations and to shape up the spiritual, political and economic landscape of any nation. A Nation’s existence can be meaningful only when God is involved purposefully in the affairs and plans, organizations of human life. In spite of the fact that Nk...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background The introduction of the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) has spectacularly changed the prognosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection by greatly prolonging the life span of subjects. Unfortunately HAART is associated with increased cardiovascular risks resulting in myocardial infarction occurring in younger age groups (SoRelle , 1998; ...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION BACKGOUND TO THE STUDY The Nigerian Economy has been unstable. It has witnessed a lot of downturn over the years. Since the oil boom of the 80’s, the state of the economy has deteriorated and Nigeria has continued to be ranked among the least developed nation. So many reasons can be adduced for the slow pace of economic growth. Such reasons include; mono cultural econo...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The relevance of banking to the Nigerian financial system and indeed the entire economy cannot be over emphasized. Without banks economic activities would grind to a halt. Undoubtedly banks serve as catalysts to the growth and development of any nation, Nigeria inclusive. The primary function of banking in an economy is to provide financial intermed...Continue Reading »
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» INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Christian religion has come a long way with the first missionary station at Badagry in 1842. In 1857, the church missionary society established the first mission church at Onitsha under the leadership of Rev. Henry Townsend. From Onitsha, the gospel started its slow but steady journey into the interior. The C.M.S established a station at Enugu Ngwo in 1912....Continue Reading »
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