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» CHAPTER ONE 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The world of advertising has changed supremely in the last few decades. The advertising landscape is shifted from offline to online. But even online there are many new ways to advertise. Advertising on websites with a banner ad is in decline (Manjoo, 2014, p.7). The main reason is that the medium, the web, is also in decline. People use mobile phones with so...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The fast evolution of technology is leading to an increased use of internet and social media among people, from childhood to adults (Bozzola et al., 2018). Online social networking and social media caused profound changes in the way people communicate and interact, however it is unclear, whether some of these changes may affect certain normal as...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Unplanned school closures are often used as public health interventions during infectious disease outbreaks in an attempt to minimize the spread of infection. However, if students continue to mix with others outside the home during the closures, these measures are unlikely to be effective. Gaining control of an infectious disease outbreak can r...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Marriage is the oldest and most valued culture that has been or has been religiously, economically, socially and politically witnessed by any community in the world through its distinctive activities. Families are pupils of this institution as a social community whose members are related by blood, marriage or adoption. According to Musa (2018) ...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Nollywood films have gained widespread prominence, especially within the African continent, since the advent of video filmmaking in Nigeria, which has developed the Nigerian video film industry, ranking it the third largest film industry in the world. Although this development gives global recognition to Nollywood’s feedback and contribut...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Education is at the core of any concrete and meaningful development. It is usually given priority in the provision of social services to the people. It plays the roles of preparing young men and women for the task of nation building, socially, politically and economically. These statements indicate that education is an indispensable tool for socio e...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction Student admissions are a vital part of any academic institution’s running because students are what keep the institutions alive. The student admission is one of the most important activities within a university as one cannot survive without students. A poor admissions system can mean fewer students being admitted into a university because of mistakes...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the study This study relates to the insurers main work to the general public and what the customers’ expectations are when eventualities happen. The insurance business is a just assignment of the likelihood of a financial/material loss, from an insured to insurer in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company who pays the loss when it happens as state...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study This means of curbing poverty was intensified in 1601 through the enactment of the Elizabethan poor laws in 1601. The Elizabethan poor laws formed the basis for formalised welfare interventions, where direct public taxes were used to assist the poor (Sottie & Boateng, 2014). Under this law, the poor were categorised into two distinct groups; the...Continue Reading »
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» ABSTRACT As an influential international organization, the United Nations (UN) has the legal mandate to maintain international peace and security. It does this through various means including peace operations. The fluidity and exigencies of wars and violent conflicts; and the need for the use of appropriate strategies and fallouts of peace operations have led to various reforms. This dissertation ...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The United Nations came into being following the devastation of the Second World War. The name ‘United Nations’ was coined by then United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was first used in the Declaration by the United Nations on 1 January 1942 during the Second World War when representatives of 26 nations pledged their Governm...Continue Reading »
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» ABSTRACT The speed of technological advancement has improved financial innovation in the banking sector by the introduction of new products and services, with electronic banking capabilities to enhance the convenience of banking. However, this financial innovation poses risk issues, which need to be addressed. This research study was carried out to obtain users’ perspectives on e banking ris...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Harassment refers to any form of aggressive pressure or intimidation by one person on the other. This is regardless of age or status. Synonyms include persecution, badgering, intimidation, bother, annoyance, irritation, pressure, force, coercion and the list goes on. From the above, it can be observed that harassment covers a broad array of behavior...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Jesus declared to his disciples: “I will build my church and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it” (Matt 16:18).1 He used the metaphor of a building to describe how his followers, from different backgrounds, would become an ‘assembly’. Similarly, the Apostle Paul in 1 Cor 3:10 uses the idea of God’s ch...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Donor funded projects are crucial for socio economic development of nations. It is therefore not surprising that the Paris Declaration (2005/2008) placed emphasis on five key principles to make aid more effective: Ownership, alignment, harmonization, managing for results and mutual accountability. The cost of an infrastructure project failure does n...Continue Reading »
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» ABSTRACT Peer counselling refers to the help among and by people of the same age group or people operating at the same level who take charge of assisting each other on various issues that affect them. Based on this understanding many universities have established peer counselling as one of the ways of helping university students to cope with their day to day issues. The purpose of this study was t...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE Background to the Study The need for a socio cultural re definition is the essence of the post apartheid struggle. In the case of the black South African woman, the privileging of voice becomes an opening for women whose voices have been unheard, marginalised and silenced. They were not able to speak of their failure as mothers to protect their own children against police harassment an...Continue Reading »
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» ABSTRACT In Ghana approximately 318,000 ha of arable land in the Volta region is affected by salt and excess sodium. This aspect of chemical land degradation has adversely affected agricultural productivity in this part of the country. The application of gypsum (CaS04 (2H2O)) to soils affected by salt is widely used because ityistoeas apply, easy to acquire and economical. It is against this backg...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Electronic resource is digitized information, facilitated by computers, network connectivity, electricity, other peripheral components and most importantly human beings. It comes in different format including text, videos, audio, maps, graphics, tables, pictures, etc. The use of electronic resources or e resources in libraries began with the develop...Continue Reading »
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» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study World Health Organization estimated that about 4.5 billion people in the world have lack access to safely managed sanitation services (WHO, 2017). As a result, 361,000 children under 5 years of age die due to diarrhoea in developing countries, a disease associated with inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene conditions (WHO, 2017). Adequate sanitatio...Continue Reading »
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