AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS IN NIGERIA | RESEARCH PROJECT TOPICS AND PROJECT TOPICS ON EDUCATION

81. GAMIFICATION: A KEY DETERMINANT OF MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE MOOC SUCCESS

» Abstract Massive open online courses (MOOCs), contribute significantly to individual empowerment because they can help people learn about a wide range of topics. To realize the full potential of MOOCs, we need to understand their factors of success, here defined as the use, user satisfaction, along the individual and organizational performance resulting from the user involvement. We propose a theo...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 366 engagements |

82. KEY DETERMINANTS OF GLOBAL LAND-USE PROJECTIONS

» Introduction Scenarios of land use and land cover play an important role in exploring future developments and policy options for climate change, biodiversity, food security, ecosystem services, and sustainable development. The exploration of future global land use in international assessments started in the 1990s (SRES)1 and gained increasing importance in environmental outlooks and assessments2,3...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 327 engagements |

83. FACTORS AFFECTING THE INTENSITY OF MARKET PARTICIPATION OF SMALLHOLDER SHEEP PRO...

» ABSTRACT Sheep marketing is playing a great role in improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. Although it plays a great role, the smallholder farmers are not sufficiently participating in the sheep market so they are poor. Therefore, this study was designed to analyze the factors affecting the intensity of sheep market participation in Northern Ethiopia. The data were collected...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 250 engagements |

84. IMPACTS OF EXTENSION ACCESS AND COOPERATIVE MEMBERSHIP ON TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AN...

» Abstract This paper examines the impacts of access to extension services and cooperative membership on technology adoption, asset ownership and poverty using household level data from rural Nigeria. Using different matching techniques and endogenous switching regression approach, we find that both extension access and cooperative membership have a positive and statistically significant effect on t...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 305 engagements |

85. BRANDING THE HOTEL INDUSTRY: THE EFFECT OF STEP-UP VERSUS STEP-DOWN BRAND EXTENS...

» Abstract The study investigates how customer perceptions of parent brands influence the perceived value of brand extensions in the hotel industry and how these relationships are moderated by the nature of the brand extension in question. Drawing on brand equity logic, the study proposes that perceived positive brand attributes, awareness, attitudes, and loyalty toward the parent brand positively r...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 273 engagements |

86. THE MORAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

» The source of what the philosopher Immanuel Kant called “the moral law within” may be mysterious, but its role in the social order is not. In any nation short of dictatorship some form of moral compact, implicit or explicit, should be the basis of a just society. Without a common sense of what is “right,” groups fracture and the fragments wander. Science and knowledge can g...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 317 engagements |

87. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ROLE OF PRIVATE EXTENDERS IN EMPOWERMENT OF FARMERS IN ...

» Abstract The Role of progressive farmers for Farmer Empowerment in West Java. Farmer empowerment is increasingly marginalized by the reduced number of government extension workers in the village. It requires an alternative problem solving to narrow the poverty gap between cities and villages. Extension services providedly of progressive farmer are needed to help farmers. To find study analyze the ...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 321 engagements |

88. MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE BUYERS’ CHOICES FOR EXTENDING CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPON...

» Abstract When managing a global supply chain, one critical challenge encountered by multinational enterprises (MNEs) is the extension of corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices to suppliers in emerging countries. In this study, we use a multi method approach to explore 1) the nature of suppliers’ CSR heterogeneity based on the various components of CSR in emerging countries, and 2) t...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 361 engagements |

89. MULTICENTER CLINICAL AND MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF BACTEREMIA DUE TO...

» ABSTRACT Although the New York/New Jersey (NY/NJ) area is an epicenter for carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), there are few multicenter studies of CRE from this region. We characterized patients with CRE bacteremia in 2013 at eight NY/NJ medical centers and determined the prevalence of carbapenem resistance among Enterobacteriaceae bloodstream isolates and CRE resistance mechanisms, ge...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 286 engagements |

90. TACKLING THE INCREASING PROBLEM OF MALNUTRITION IN OLDER PERSONS: THE MALNUTRITI...

» Abstract In order to tackle the increasing problem of malnutrition (i.e. protein‐energy malnutrition) in the older population, the Joint Action Malnutrition in the Elderly (MaNuEL) Knowledge Hub has been recently launched as part of the Strategic Research Agenda of the Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life (HDHL). This paper introduces this new European initiative ...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 305 engagements |

91. THE SMART CITY AS A COMMON PLACE FOR TOURISTS AND RESIDENTS: A STRUCTURAL ANALYS...

» Abstract This article presents a structural modeling analysis of the performance determinants of urban attractiveness, in terms of resident population and international tourism demand, in 40 global cities. The analysis focuses on the impacts of a diverse set of innovative drivers of urban value creation and sustainable solutions for city development (urban functions), which are collectively subsum...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 292 engagements |

92. EVEN MEALTIME DISTRIBUTION OF PROTEIN INTAKE IS ASSOCIATED WITH GREATER MUSCLE S...

» ABSTRACT Background: Functional status declines with aging, thus impeding autonomy. Recently, a more even mealtime distribution of dietary protein was positively associated with muscle mass, but the relation of this distribution to physical performance remains unknown....Continue Reading »

50 pages | 274 engagements |

93. RIPARIAN ZONE AS A MAIN DETERMINANT OF THE STRUCTURE OF LIZARD ASSEMBLAGES IN UP...

» Abstract The use of lizards as model organisms in ecological studies is based on their success in occupying a great diversity of habitats, and some species are closely tied to the environment, which is disadvantaged by the legislation of several countries concerning land use. Our aim was to relate lizard species distribution patterns in rainforest environments to variation in environmental gradien...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 291 engagements |

94. CHOLESTEROL-LOWERING AGENTS

» Abstract Loss of function variants in PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9) are associated with lower lifetime risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease) events. Confirmation of these genetic observations in large, prospective clinical trials in participants with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease has provided guidance on risk stratification and enhanced our knowledge on h...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 331 engagements |

95. MODELING FARMERS’ INTENTION TO USE PESTICIDES: AN EXPANDED VERSION OF THE THEO...

» Abstract Numerous studies have been carried out on pesticide handling practices in agriculture, but drivers of farmers’ intentions to use pesticides are not well documented....Continue Reading »

50 pages | 334 engagements |

96. A GENERAL FRAMEWORK INCORPORATING KNOWLEDGE, RISK PERCEPTION AND PRACTICES TO EL...

» Abstract Following a variety of incidents in China relating to food poisoning due to the presence of pesticide residues, it is crucial to correct for farmers’ unsafe and improper practices towards pesticide use. overnment regulation....Continue Reading »

50 pages | 241 engagements |

97. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF JUICES PRODUCED FROM DALIUM GUINEESE WILD AND TAMARINDUS IN...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY Tropical tree fruits are important in the supplementation and improvement of diets [Gunasena HPM and A Hughes 2000]. The tropical forest and its adjoining savannah zone are rich in wild tree fruits, many of which are neither cultivated nor eaten in the zone [Egunjobi JK and KM Rawal 1978]. These lesser known food plants are extremely rich in food va...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 429 engagements |

98. MAKING SENSE OF COMPLEXITY IN CONTEXT AND IMPLEMENTATION: THE CONTEXT AND IMPLEM...

» Background The effectiveness of complex interventions, as well as their success in reaching relevant populations, is critically influenced by their implementation in a given context. Current conceptual frameworks often fail to address context and implementation in an integrated way and, where addressed, they tend to focus on organisational context and are mostly concerned with specific health fiel...Continue Reading »