THE IMPACT OF HUMAN RESOURCE OUTSOURCING ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE (A CASE STUDY OF ACCESS BANKPLC) by JOY DAMIAN-ONYIA

“…While observation and oral interviews were equally used to gather more insights into the research premise. …”
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Peace Building and Social Media in a Cosmopolitan Society by I. Omotayo Adeshina

“…Social media has now become a new marketplace of ideas, equally disliked and needed by politicians, diplomats, international institutions, civil society groups and violent groups alike. …”
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Contribution of Hot Springs to Community Development in Rubanda District: A Case Study of Nyamasizi Hotsprings in Hamurwa Subcounty. by Tahinduka, Merisah

“…The researcher used simple random sampling techniques in collecting and analyzing data and was used to provide equal chances to the sample size. Purposive sampling was also used to collect data from respondents who participated in the study. …”
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A Study of Social Class Conflict in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. by Atukunda, Atubangiire

“…By exploring critical scenes and character developments, the research underscores the novel’s relevance in contemporary discussions of social justice and equality. The study contributes to a deeper understanding of Austen’s social commentary, enriching the discourse on literature and its reflection of societal values and conflicts.…”
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Analysis of Leaching Rate of Heavy Metals from Fly Ash at Varying Leachant pH & Cumulative Liquid to Solid Ratios by Tobby, Micheal Agwe, Sharma, S. N., Pandey, Govind

“…In this study, 5 sets of leaching test columns were packed with an equal quantity of air dried fly ash samples and each of them leached with leachant of pH 5.87, 6.08, 6.41, 6.46 and 7.01 and eluate from each column collected at cumulative liquid to solid (L/S) ratios in l/kg of 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0. …”
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Ethanol extract of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza mangrove leaves and propolis activity on macroscopic healing of cuts in vivo by Evi Kurniawaty, Shina Megaputri, Syazili Mustofa, Soraya Rahmanisa, Kholis Abdurachim Audah, Silvia Andriani

“…Conclusions: Topical administration of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza mangrove leaves ethanol extract and propolis had equal effects on the healing of wounds. Both are more effective than conventional wound ointments at healing cuts. …”
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Optical memory and counter using a graphene based hybrid plasmonic temporal integrator by Faezeh Bahrami-Chenaghlou, Amir Habibzadeh-Sharif, Afshin Ahmadpour

“…Due to the valuable features of graphene hybrid plasmonic technology, the footprint of these INTs is equal to 4 × 3.5 µm2 for GHP-ADRR and 5.4 × 3.6 µm2 for GHP-PRR. …”
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INTERROGATING THE EFFECTS OF ARMED BANDITRY ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA’S NORTH-CENTRAL REGION (2015-2022) by YUSUFU Ahmed Audu, ODAUDU Alfred Idachaba, ILEVBARE Igheoise Trust

“…Further finding revealed that armed banditry in the region is mostly caused by high rate of youth unemployment and excruciating poverty. The study equally found that armed banditry adversely affects the socio-economic development of the region. …”
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Protective Effect of Thyme Extract on Albino Rats Exposed to Paraquat by Nazar M. Shareef Mahmood

“…The current study was conducted on thirty-two (32) male albino rats, they were separated equally and randomly upon four (4) groups, all groups fed normal diet and drunk tap water ad libitum as following; the first group was considered as control. …”
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“An Intense Level of Self-regulation”: Technological Opportunities and Limitations of Online Intergroup Dialogue by Grant Jackson, Sarah Schiffecker, Oleksandra Poquet

“…In this study, we interviewed 16 college students who had participated in IGD via Zoom regarding their online IGD experience, illuminating a variety of opportunities and limitations related to students’ use of cameras, microphones, and the chat feature; the physical spaces in which students experienced their online IGD; the online display of students’ IGD peers; students’ engagement in multi-tasking during IGD sessions; students’ experiences of small group activities in “breakout rooms”; and how the online delivery of IGD promoted and constrained students’ sense of equity and equality throughout their IGD experience. Implications of these findings for IGD practice and future research are discussed. …”
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Anal Incontinence after Anterior Rectum Resection in Cancer Patients by O. I. Kit, E. N. Kolesnikov, M. A. Averkin, S. V. Sanamyants, A. V. Snezhko

“…The anal sphincter function was studied in 144 patients with colorectal cancer, equally in 72 men and 72 women. The study was carried out at the Rostov Cancer Research Institute. …”
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THE PREFERENCE OF FOREIGN-BASED (MIGRANT) PLAYERS OVER HOME-BASED PLAYERS IN THE SUPER EAGLES OF NIGERIA: A COLORATION OF ‘COLONIAL MENTALITY’ by JOSEPH OKECHUKWU NWOKE

“…However,when it was time for the final list to be drawn there might not be any home-based players in the list or there might be an insignificant number that might end up not playing in such competition.There has been a lot of talk on the preference of foreign-based players over home-based players in the Super Eagles team.Hence, this study analyses the rate of selection in terms of percentage of home-based and foreign-based players in the Super Eagles team by some selected foreign and Nigerian coaches.The Hamitic hypothesis of Seligman is applied to show the nexus to the preference for foreign-based players.This study makes use of   primary and tertiary sources of data.Findings reveal that not only foreign coaches solely relied on foreign-based players, as some Nigerian coaches were equally masterminds of the unpatriotic act. Also, home-based players can be instrumental to performance of the team as was displayed in the 1990 and 2013 African Cup of Nations.This study recommends that a law should be passed forcing the coach to include at least four home-based players on the field of play whenever the team is in action. …”
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Discriminatory Practices against Women in Labour Relations in Nigeria: Interrogating the Position of International Law by Atah Pine, Ochoga Edwin Ochoga

“…Therefore, any contractual agreement aims at discriminating workers on the basis of their sex amount to an aberrational act. The paper has equally discovered that the fear of losing one’s job often makes women to work under any condition whatsoever which is different from the position of international law. …”
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The Southern Pine Beetle Dendroctonus frontalis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) by Demian Gomez, Jiri Hulcr, Jeffrey Eickwort

“…While the spectacular outbreaks have captured attention, equally interesting are the long periods of the beetle absence between outbreaks, and the factors that maintain its low populations. …”
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THEOLOGY, INSECURITY AND NATIONAL INTEGRATION IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND THE WAY FORWARD by U.N DURUJI

“…It then goes ahead to briefly survey the problem of insecurity in Nigeria; Nigeria’s national integration travail, the place of theology in finding solution to the problem of insecurity in Nigeria, and theology and national integration in Nigeria.’ It equally examines challenges facing theology and theological education in Nigeria and the way forward. …”
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Upholding United Nations Global Legitimacy in Human Rights Protection and Humanitarian Assistance within the European Union: A Legal Overview of the EU-UN Natural Partnership by Nives Mazur Kumrić

“…Promoting respect for human rights and providing humanitarian assistance exemplify one of the core shared values and objectives of the EU-UN agenda, deeply rooted in the premise that universal values of peace, equal rights, freedom, and human dignity may be effectively defended through efficient multilateralism only. …”
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Performance of women-owned businesses that patent by Chahreddine Abbes, Amélie Lafrance-Cooke, Danny Leung

“…This study compares the performance of businesses owned by women (majority or equal ownership) that patent with that of majority men-owned businesses and businesses where gender of ownership cannot be assigned. …”
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2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS, POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND NATIONAL INTEGRATION IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF LAGOS STATE EXPERIENCE by AHMED OLAWALE MOLIKI, PETER ADENIYI Oluwatobi

“…The study discovered that several composite factors such as politics of sentiment and entitlement (Emilokan - it is my turn - mantra), excessive monetised politics, religiosity, ethnicised politics and power shift syndrome, among others, promoted the political violence witnessed during the general elections in Lagos State. Equally, the study revealed that political violence witnessed in Lagos State during the 2023 general elections further wrecked havoc on the already cracked and disunity relationship among the ethnic groupings residing in Lagos State as the elections breed sentiment, disunity, distrust and threatens friendliness, tolerance, economic activities and democracy in the state. …”
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Time series analysis of radiant heat using 75 hours VIIRS satellite day and night band nightfire data by Jyoti U. Devkota

“…Cubic Spline Interpolation and merging has been done to create a time series data occurring at equal minute time interval. The time series data is decomposed to study the effect of various components. …”
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Three-Dimensional Virtual Model for Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy (RAPN): Development of Study Protocol for Evaluation of the Learning Curve to Optimize the Precision and Accu... by Traverso P, Mantica G, Giasotto V, Terrone C

“…Paolo Traverso,1,2,* Guglielmo Mantica,1,2,* Veronica Giasotto,2 Carlo Terrone1,2 1Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Integrated Sciences (DISC), University of Genova, Genova, Italy; 2IRCCS Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Guglielmo Mantica, Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Integrated Sciences (DISC), University of Genova, Largo Rosanna Benzi 20, Genova, 16132, Italy, Tel +39010555964, Email guglielmo.mantica@gmail.comAbstract: 3D models have been introduced as tools to improve surgeon’s precision during Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy (RAPN). …”
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