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Quality Evaluation of Instant Mosa (A Fried Maize Based Snack) Produced from Fermented Maize and Sorghum Flour

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Author(s): Abdus-Salaam R.B., Arohunmolase, A.C., Kareem, K.O.
Journal: Journal of Food Technology Research

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The study evaluated the quality of mosa produced from fermented maize and sorghum flour. The grains were subjected to fermentation, drying and milling to obtain four samples coded MFDS (Milled Fermented Dried Sorghum), MFDM (Milled Fermented Dried Maize), FDMM (Fermented Dried Milled Maize) and FDMS (Fermented Dried Milled Soghum). Proximate, functional and physiochemical analysis were determined on the flour with sensory evaluation of the fried mosa using the traditional fermented wet milled maize as control. The value of protein, fat, crude fiber, ash and carbohydrate ranged from 4.25-7.06, 0.42-0.71%, 0.27-0.46%, 2.17-3.26% and 29.85-88.72% respectively. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) between sample FDMS and FDMM in respect to protein, fat and crude fibre. Also, there was no significant difference (p>0.05) between samples FDMS and MFDM with respect to ash and carbohydrate. The water absorption capacity, oil absorption, swelling capacity and solubility ranged were 0.65-0.74 g/ml, 26.33-88.33 g/ml, 13.00-81.00 g/ml, 3.93-9.04 g/ml and 0.20-7.00% respectively. FDMS, FDMM and MFDS did not differ significantly (p>0.05) in bulk density, swelling capacity and solubility. The value of pH and TTA ranged from 4.19-6.86 and 0.05-0.34 respectively. The colour, taste, flavor, appearance, texture and overall acceptability ranged 6.27-8.10, 4.93-7.80, 4.80-7.40, 6.57-7.50, 4.87-7.47 and 5.73-7.87 respectively. The sensory scores revealed no significant difference (p>0.05) between sample FMWM, MFDM, FDMS and FDMM with respect to taste, colour, flavor and overall acceptability. The study shows that a more nutritious mosa can be produced from fermented sorghum grains, followed by drying and milling.
Contribution/ Originality
The paper’s primary contribution is finding that Mosa (a maize based snack) can be produced alternatively from sorghum, and more instantly and conveniently using pre fermented flours thus increasing the utilization of sorghum grains and conveniency of Mosa production. The product compared well with the control.
Agricultural Sciences » Journal of Food Technology Research » Month: 06-2021 Issue: 1

Boosting Farm Productivity through Intensification of Soybean Production Technology

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Author(s): Godfrey C. Onuwa, Sunday S. Mailumo, Adeshola Olatunde Adepoju
Journal: International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Research

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This study aims to critically bring to the fore appropriate soybean production technologies that boost the level of farm productivity. Multistage sampling techniques were used in selecting respondents for this study. Primary data was collected using structured questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and Multinomial Logit regression model were the analytical techniques employed. The results indicated that most (35%) were within the age bracket of 21-30 years; 39.7% had farming experience of 1-5 years. Most (73.3%) had extension contact; most (75%) were married, and most (63.3%) were male. Furthermore, most (55%) had farm size of ?1.9 hectares; most (38.3%) had household size of 11-30 people. Also, planting on ridges (80%), use of viable seeds (79.2%) and recommended harvesting time (50.0%); were the prevalent soybean production technologies adopted in the study area. In addition, the coefficient of multiple determinations (R2) was 0.7831 suggesting that 78% of the variation in the soybean farmer’s adoption decision was accounted for by the variables in the regression model. The remaining 22% is attributable to omitted variables and the stochastic error term. Furthermore, the most significant constraints of adoption of soybean production technologies were; high cost of technology (68.3%), lack of technical expertise (50.8%), inadequate capital (40.8%), and poor market linkages (40.0%). Thus, this study revealed that socioeconomic variables affected farmer’s adoption decisions. Moreover, technology adoption was relatively low with consequent declining farm productivity. However, improved extension service, subsidized and improved access and/ or supply of inputs, credit and market linkages are strongly recommended.
Contribution/ Originality
This study is one of the few studies which have investigated appropriate soybean production technologies that boost farm productivity.
Agricultural Sciences » International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Research » Month: 03-2021 Issue: 1

The Effects of The Covid-19 Pandemic on Exploitative and Explorative Strategies of Pharmaceutical Industries in Brazil

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Author(s): Macario Neri Ferreira Neto, Sergio Henrique Arruda Cavalcante Forte, Flavio Juliao, Cristiane Maria Galvao Viana
Journal: International Journal of Business, Economics and Management

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The survey assesses whether changes in highly competitive market environments have led pharmaceutical companies in Brazil to adjust their corporate strategies in order to maintain or expand their performance. The study is of a theoretical-empirical type, and supported by a regression model and content analysis. Data collection applied questionnaires and interviews with managers of the pharmaceutical industries in two moments. The questionnaire referred to previous information (year 2019) and during the Covid-19 pandemic (June and December 2020). The interviews sought answers about future perspectives. As main results, the correlations between Market Turbulence, Exploitation, Exploration, Ambidexterity and Performance were positively validated, with the exception between Market Turbulence and Exploitation in 2019 and between Market Turbulence and Exploitation and also Exploration in 2019 and 2020. It is clear that companies in the pharmaceutical industry in Brazil changed their strategies to maintain or expand their performance in the face of this uncertain scenario, keeping exploration at levels similar to the previous year, but seeking balance in terms of exploitation, in the pursuit of ambidexterity, optimizing advantages of both strategies, with the mitigation of risks inherent to a turbulent scenario.
Contribution/ Originality
This study contributes to the organizational ambidexterity literature in highly turbulent environments, as is the case of the Covid-19 Pandemic, as well as identifies and analyzes how the pharmaceutical industries in Brazil had to carry out their incremental and or radical innovations in the global health crisis in 2020.
Economics » International Journal of Business, Economics and Management » Month: 03-2021 Issue: 3

The Effect of Education Expenditure on Economic Growth: The Case of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Author(s): Zouheyr Gheraia, Mohamed Benmeriem, Hanane Abed Abdelli, Sawssan Saadaoui
Journal: Humanities and Social Sciences Letters

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The relationship between the cost of education and economic growth is among the studies attracting interest in economic literature. This study revealed that education expenses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had a positive effect on economic growth for the period 1990–2017, and is explained as follows: first, in the long term, with an estimated flexibility value of 0.89, which means that a rise in education expenditure of 1% would lead to an increase in economic growth of 0.89%, and second, in the short term, the relationship between domestic production and the volume of expenditure is also statistically positive and significant with the estimated value of partial flexibility being 0.3, which means that an increase in education expenditure by 1% would lead to a rise in the domestic production volume by 0.3%. Furthermore, a higher allocation of resources for education expenses could make the KSA economy more dynamic.
Contribution/ Originality
This study is one of very few studies that have investigated the effect of spending on education on economic growth in the KSA using Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Models. The paper's primary contribution is finding a positive relationship between spending on education and economic growth rate.
Social Sciences » Humanities and Social Sciences Letters » Month: 03-2021 Issue: 1

Influence of Reaction Temperature on Bioethanol Production by Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Using Cassava as Substrate

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Author(s): Musa A. A., Salim F.B., Shiaka G.P., Muhammad M., Nafisa B., Surayya M.M., Sa adatu A.Y., Hauwa S. D., Gayus R., Gumel A.M.
Journal: International Journal of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Research

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The alarming awareness and increasing concern over effect of global warming, and environmental pollution due to the continuous combustion of fossil fuels has necessitated the call for an alternative renewable energy. The trepidation on the sustainability of the global food supply due to emphasis on corn production to meet the increased demand for bioethanol led to the need to assess the potential of alternative crops as sources of bioethanol production. On this focus, cassava proved to be an ideal crop to fulfil this need as it is more abundant and meeting requirement in serving both edible and nonedible usage than corn. However, the yield and quality of bioethanol produced from cassava can be impacted by alteration of temperature during production process. From this research, production of bioethanol from cassava was found to be optimum at a temperature of 35°C, with maximum yield of 95% and any increase beyond 40°C leads to the gelatinization of starch. The research has stroke a balance at where and when temperature needs to be altered to increase yield.
Contribution/ Originality
This study contributes to the existing literature by exploring the specific influence of reaction temperature as a limiting factor in bioethanol synthesis. It is our firm believe that through this kind of study, bioethanol production process can successfully be optimized.
Energy & Environmental Sciences » International Journal of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Research » Month: 06-2021 Issue: 1

Employee Motivation and Industrial Output in Nigeria

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Author(s): Esther Elomien, Friday Francis Nchuchuwe, Oluwatobiloba Ademola Idowu, Ademola Onabote, Romanus Osabohien
Journal: Humanities and Social Sciences Letters

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This study applied the autoregressive distribution lag (ARDL) econometric approach to examine the long-run effect of employee motivation on industrial output in Nigeria. Data used for the study was sourced from the World Development Indicators (WDI) of the World Bank from 1981 to 2018. Industrial output was proxied by industrial value added (annual % growth) and was used as the dependent variable, while the independent variable is motivation, which was proxied by wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) and was modelled on the ILO estimate. Results from the analysis showed that employee motivation is statistically significant and positive in determining the level of industrial output in Nigeria. This result implies that an increase in the level of employee motivation has the potential to increase industrial output by 98%. Therefore, based on the findings, the study recommends that employees should be motivated through regular payment, increased wages and salaries and other bonuses (fringe benefits) to increase industrial productivity.
Contribution/ Originality
This study contributes to the existing literature by applying the autoregressive distribution lag (ARDL) econometric approach to examine the impact of employee motivation on industrial output or organizational productivity in Nigeria.
Social Sciences » Humanities and Social Sciences Letters » Month: 03-2021 Issue: 1

Human Ecological Systems Shaping College Readiness of Filipino K-12 Graduates: A Mixed-Method Multiple Case Analysis

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Author(s): Jay Emmanuel L. Asuncion, Antonio I. Tamayao, Rudolf T. Vecaldo, Maria T. Mamba, Febe Marl G. Paat, Editha S. Pagulayan, Jonalyn U. Utrela
Journal: Humanities and Social Sciences Letters

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How ready are the K-12 graduates in the Philippines? What environmental conditions shape their college readiness? How do these conditions help to prepare them to transition from basic to tertiary education seamlessly and effectively? This study answers these questions by utilizing a mixed-method multiple case study design framed within the Human Ecological Systems Model. The 7,238 respondents and 28 study participants were first-year students enrolled in one state university in northern Philippines. Results revealed that the Filipino K-12 graduates demonstrated less preparedness for college education. The variables under human ecological systems influencing their college readiness include sex, gender, birth order (individual system), parents’ monthly income (microsystem), type of senior high school (SHS) graduated and track taken in SHS (mesosystem), parents’ location of employment (exosystem); and ethnicity and parents’ educational attainment (macrosystem). Such findings prove that college readiness among K-12 graduates is not solely dependent on their cognitive abilities but is a confluence of environmental conditions from the individual to macrosystems. Thus, the human ecological system serves as a functional frame in understanding factors shaping the college readiness of K-12 graduates and it is recommended that the conditions under each system must be considered as valuable inputs for basic education in preparing K-12 students for college life.
Contribution/ Originality
This study is an initial effort to explore the college readiness of Filipino K-12 graduates using the lens of the Human Ecological Systems Model. It presents the baseline data that can be used by education stakeholders to make decisive and viable actions to ensure the K-12 graduates’ effective transition from basic to tertiary education.
Social Sciences » Humanities and Social Sciences Letters » Month: 03-2021 Issue: 1

Comparative Assessment of the Anti-Microbial Properties of Artocarpus altilis, and Syzygium cumini Leaves against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli

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Author(s): Shizelle Joseph, Ruth Daniel, Diana Seecharran
Journal: The International Journal of Biotechnology

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A comparative assessment of the antimicrobial activity of two well-known and tropically distributed plants was conducted. Scientists and other researchers have been continuously investigating plants distributed all across the globe for medicinal properties so as to replace the chemically developed cures and treatment that are being used today. However, these plants and their extracts have not been developed for use in the medical field since adequate knowledge of the chemical makeup of these plants as well as clinical trials is still lacking. This study aimed to seek out the most antimicrobially active of the plants for testing and eventual use in medicine. The plant Artocarpus altilis and Syzygium cumini were investigated against a gram positive and a gram negative bacterium: Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli respectively. Selective solvent extraction was used to extract the active compounds present in leaves. The solvents used were hexane, methanol and ethanol. The disc diffusion method was used to test antimicrobial activity of the plant extracts. The plant extracts were compared against a control and a reference, which were the solvents and Ampicillin respectively. Methanol and ethanol extracts of both plants showed zone of inhibition against the investigated microorganisms. However, the hexane extracts were unable to produce results. The results of this study noted that the ethanol extracts were more effective than the methanol extracts. According to this study, the most antimicrobially active plant is Syzygium cumini and the most inhibited bacteria is the gram positive bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus.
Contribution/ Originality
This study aimed to seek out the most antimicrobially active of the plants for testing and eventual use in medicine.
Biological Sciences » The International Journal of Biotechnology » Month: 06-2021 Issue: 1

Relationship between Human Activities and Deforestation in Karongi District of Rwanda

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Author(s): Olive Nishimwe, Narcisse Hakizimana, Lamek Nahayo, Abias Maniragaba, Theodore Nirere
Journal: Journal of Forests

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Karongi District of Rwanda is one among districts with high rate of forest clearance resulting from unmanageable human activities and change on land use. This study was conducted in order to analyze the relationship between human activities and deforestation on the period between 2013 and 2019. The authors employed secondary data on forest cover collected from the Rwanda Forestry Authority (RFA), National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR), and Karongi District report. Thereafter, the Geographic Information System (GIS) helped to map forest cover and Microsoft Excel was used to indicate the percentage of land cover change over the study period. The Pearson correlation analysis of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) analyzed the relationship between human activities and deforestation in Karongi District. The results showed that between 2013 and 2019, cropland, built up and population growth rate increased at the rate of 5 %, 2.15%, and 6.07% respectively. The forestland which reduced by 5.4% in the same period generated a positive significant relationship between population growth and forestland with correlation r1= 0.993. The results also revealed a positive significant relationship between settlement and forestland with r2=0.990. The negative significance relationship between cropland expansion and forestland with r3 = -0.970 at 0.05 level of significance was noticed. Since the analysis generated a positive effect of settlements and population growth on deforestation, it can be concluded that human activities contribute to deforestation in Karongi District of Rwanda, and that relevant measures should be applied.
Contribution/ Originality
This paper provided information which is necessary in country like Rwanda or similar regions with high population density looking for food security and development as well. Thus, areas in need of sustainable resources natural management under human pressure can benefit from this study.
Agricultural Sciences » Journal of Forests » Month: 06-2021 Issue: 1

Reduction of Aflatoxins and Microorganisms in the Koura-Koura Produced in Burkina Faso with Spices and Aromatic Leaves

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Author(s): Yamkaye Aicha Sawadogo, Hama Cisse, Zongo Oumarou, Filbert Nikiema, Yves Traore, Aly Savadogo
Journal: Journal of Food Technology Research

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Koura-koura is a product resulting from the processing of peanut. This study consisted of producing koura-koura with garlic, pepper, ginger and mint to reduce aflatoxins and microorganisms. The objective of this work is the decontamination of koura-koura with spices and aromatic leaves. Aflatoxin determination was performed by HPLC and microbiological analyses were carried out according to standard methods. A total of 18 samples were analyzed, including 3 peanut samples, 2 peanut paste samples, 1 koura-koura control sample, and 12 samples of koura-koura spices and aromatic leaves. Total aflatoxin B1, B2, and aflatoxin levels in the samples ranged from 0.58±0.49 ?g/kg to 3.66±0.10 ?g/kg; 2.23±0.41 ?g/kg to 14.02±0.88 ?g/kg; 2.87±0.20 ?g/kg to 17.75±0.58 ?g/kg, respectively. Aflatoxins G1 and G2 were not detected in all samples. The total mesophilic aerobic flora (TMAF) ranged from 1.60±1.57 x101 CFU/g to 4.50±1.28 x105 CFU/g and the yeast and mould flora ranged from 1.80 ± 1.68 x101 CFU/g to 2.80±0.74 x101 CFU/g. No samples were contaminated with thermo-tolerant coliforms and total coliforms were present in a single sample (1.30 ± 1.64 x 101 CFU/g). The results of the study on the reduction of aflatoxins and microorganisms in koura-koura with spices and aromatic leaves contribute significantly to food safety.
Contribution/ Originality
This study on the reduction of aflatoxins and microorganisms in the koura-koura contributes to the production of healthy food. Our study uses aflatoxin control means that are effective, very easy and inexpensive.
Agricultural Sciences » Journal of Food Technology Research » Month: 06-2021 Issue: 1

Selection of Superior Clones by the Multi-Dimensional Decision-Making Techniques in Scots Pine Seed Orchard

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Author(s): Erol Imren, Rifat Kurt, Cengiz Yucedag, Nebi Bilir, Halil Baris Ozel, Mehmet Cetin, Hakan Sevik
Journal: Journal of Forests

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The living conditions of living beings are becoming ever more difficult due to the climate change caused by industrialization. Forests, which have a great importance in terms of natural resources, are one of the main elements which prevent this situation. Therefore, it is important to ensure the sustainability of forests and to increase their genetic and structural quality. Appropriate farms and clonal seed orchards should be established with the purpose of achieving this genetic diversity. This way, quantitative traits of clones, which are located in these seed orchards, depending on their growth performance, the cone yield can be determined. In this study, the best clones in terms of cone yield were determined through MAUT and WASPAS methods, which are some of the multiple criteria decision-making techniques. This was done by using the height and diameter measurements of 30 Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) clones selected according to random sampling method in 3 different blocks in Erzurum region. Based on the sum product assessment and multi-attribute utility theory model results, clones 22 and 29 were determined as superior and prospective for further breeding procedures in terms of seedling height and root collar diameter. According to the entropy method, the maximum weights for seedling height and root collar diameter were obtained in Block-3 with 0.580175 and in Block-1 with 0.590017, respectively.
Contribution/ Originality
This study plays important role in selecting the best clones in terms of cone yield through MAUT and WASPAS methods, which are some of the multiple criteria decision-making techniques.
Agricultural Sciences » Journal of Forests » Month: 06-2021 Issue: 1

Citizens Participation and Primary Healthcare Policy Implementation in Ogun State, Nigeria: An Empirical and Systems Enquiry

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Author(s): Adeola I. Oyeyemi, Daniel E. Gberevbie, Jide Ibietan
Journal: Humanities and Social Sciences Letters

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Health in its complete state of wellbeing is of utmost importance in the achievement, development and sustainability of societal goals, as envisioned in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3, and joint efforts are required for its attainment. Studies have focused on the importance of citizen participation in diverse fields, including health care, but little attention has been paid to this in developing countries’ primary healthcare (PHC) systems, such as Nigeria. Thus, this paper seeks to ascertain the relationship between citizens’ participation and primary healthcare policy implementation challenges in Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey research design was adopted with a multi-stage sampling technique used to select 500 Ogun State citizens. Primary data were analyzed using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation to ascertain the relationship between the variables. Findings show that there is a significant positive and strong relationship between citizens’ participation and policy implementation (R-value: 0.696; p-value: 0.000), but there is no significant relationship between citizens’ participation challenges and PHC policy implementation (R-value: -0.105; p-value: 0.120). The study is premised on the political system theory that explains citizens’ participation with a holistic and integrated approach of involvement, empowerment and accountability in the healthcare system. The study, therefore, recommends an integrated decision-making process that is bottom-up, which would support a sustainable healthcare system with enlightened citizens’ input towards the actualization of an effective PHC system.
Contribution/ Originality
This study contributes to existing literature by providing a collaborative approach in PHC policy implementation, which is a radical departure from the stereotypical nuances and bifurcation of the top-down model, which characterizes parts of the policy process (formulation and implementation) in Nigeria.
Social Sciences » Humanities and Social Sciences Letters » Month: 03-2021 Issue: 1

Activity Recognition and Creation of Web Service for Activity Recognition using Mobile Sensor Data using Azure Machine Learning Studio

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Author(s): Muhammad Owais Raza, Nazia Pathan, Aqsa Umar, Raheem Bux
Journal: Review of Computer Engineering Research

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With the increasing pervasive computation, “Activity Recognition” has become a vast and popular field of research. In the field of automated Activity Recognition, we use multiple sensors in wearable/portable devices in order to recognize the human activities such as standing still, sitting, relaxing, laying, walking, climbing stairs, knee bending cycling jogging etc. The main purpose of this paper is to discuss the field of Activity Recognition for patients and old- age persons or any person in general. This research paper can also be used for telemedicine purposes. Besides, different machine learning algorithm will be applied to achieve Activity Recognition rather precisely. Microsoft Azure ML Studio and a bench marking data set are used for creation as well as evaluation of Machine Learning Model. In addition, a Web Service for Activity Recognition is also developed by using Microsoft Azure ML Studio in order to help the developer and researcher while working on Activity Recognition.
Contribution/ Originality
The main purpose of this paper is to discuss the field of Activity Recognition for patients and old- age persons or any person in general.
Computer Sciences » Review of Computer Engineering Research » Month: 06-2021 Issue: 1

Preferred Social Networking App by Employees in Tourism and Hospitality Industry in Kenya

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Author(s): Kabii Francis, Naghea Jilo
Journal: Journal of Tourism Management Research

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The purpose of this paper was to examine the preferred social media application network by employees in the tourism and hospitality industry. The specific aims were to examine the preferred social media amongst Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, email and YouTube, examine the relationship between respondent’s gender, a position at workplace and choice of social media and finally find out official the duties performed by the respondent’s using the smartphones. The finding indicated that the most popular social media platform was WhatsApp (93%) closely followed by Email (84%) and the least being LinkedIn used by only 25% of respondents. Employees’ gender (?2=5.880, df =1, p<0.05) and position at the workplace (?2=9.585, df =2, p<0.05) had minimal influence on the selection of social media preference. The majority (81 %) of the respondents perform up to 50% of their official duties with the help of their smartphones translating to improved and effective customer services, reduced operation cost, and healthier business performance. The study concluded that WhatsApp and Email were the most preferred social media network and were used to communicate and transact business with customers and other stakeholders in the tourism and hospitality industry. Smartphones are no longer luxury tools but are part of the technology that every employee in the industry must adapt to.
Contribution/ Originality
This study is one of the very few studies that have investigated the preferred media network by employees in the tourism and hospitality industry in Kenya. The paper's primary contribution is the finding that WhatsApp and Email were the most preferred social media network and were used to communicate and transact business between employees and customers and stakeholders in the industry.
Business & Management » Journal of Tourism Management Research » Month: 06-2021 Issue: 1

IT Governance as Drivers of Dynamic Capabilities to Gain Corporate Performance Under the Effects of Environmental Dynamism

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Author(s): Adilson Carlos Yoshikuni
Journal: International Journal of Business, Economics and Management

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For researchers and practitioners, there is an important central question to answer, how information technology (IT) governance can help organizations survive and thrive in constantly changing business environments. To address this issue, this study examines the influence of IT governance on dynamic capabilities to sustain corporate performance under environmental dynamism. Tests of the proposed model were performed using survey data from 147 Brazilian firms to support the hypotheses. The results demonstrated that IT governance is a core enabler of dynamic capabilities innovation and operational capabilities for corporate performance gains. The heterogeneity tests also showed that the firm's orientation strategy of prospector and analyzer, under conditions of high dynamism environmental, increased the value of IT governance to enable innovation capability, while the impact of IT governance-enabled operational capabilities under low dynamism, amplified the firm's orientation strategy of defender and reactor. For practical application, this study indicated that managers should be knowledgeable about how IT governance capability plays a fundamental role to enable dynamic capabilities and generate economic payoffs.
Contribution/ Originality
The original contribution of the work is illustrated of the relationship between IT governance practices, an approach that combined five IT capabilities, and dynamic capabilities (innovation and operational) to gain corporate performance under an uncertainty environment of dynamism, which has not been previously subject to large scale empirical testing.
Economics » International Journal of Business, Economics and Management » Month: 03-2021 Issue: 3

Fertility, Education, Labor Force Outcomes, and Cultural Acculturation of Immigrants

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Author(s): Emiko Endo, Hikaru Onishi
Journal: Journal of Social Economics Research

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Previous studies show that there are cultural factors associated with economic outcomes such as employment and labor force participation and non-economic outcomes such as education and fertility. Using immigration as a semi-natural experiment and using the Current Population Survey (1994-2020), we reexamine the link between labor force outcomes, fertility, and education of immigrants and their home country respective characteristics. We documented that an additional year of schooling in the home country is associated with a 0.45 and 0.24 years increase in education of first and second generation females, respectively. Moreover, a 1 percent higher female labor force participation in the home country is associated with a 0.26 and 0.16 percent increase in labor force participation of first and second generation females, respectively. Since the female labor force participation, education, and fertility are considered to contain cultural components, we interpret the results as intergenerational transmission of culture. However, the links are limited for second generations suggesting some cultural integration and acculturation to the new environment. We discuss the policy implications of the results.
Contribution/ Originality
This study contributes to existing literature by examining the link between labor force outcomes, fertility, and education of immigrants and their home country respective characteristics.
Economics » Journal of Social Economics Research » Month: 06-2021 Issue: 1

Role of ICT in the Process of EFL Teaching and Learning in an Arab Context

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Author(s): Badia Hakim
Journal: Humanities and Social Sciences Letters

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The immense growth in information and communications technology (ICT) has introduced a myriad of opportunities to the education sector globally. In today’s educational arena, EFL teachers aim to use technology in foreign language education to contribute to the mode of instruction in language teaching and learning. The aim of the current study is to explore the impact of ICT in teaching English as a foreign language. The quantitative method of data collection and a questionnaire were used for the induction of the ICT spectrum and its impact on the EFL classrooms at the English Language Institute (ELI), King Abdulaziz University (KAU-Saudi Arabia). For data collection, 50 language instructors from the ELI-KAU participated in the process. The study investigates the process of developing skills among EFL learners with the help of ICT and the appropriate training of ICT utilization by EFL teachers. Finally, the study investigates the impact of ICT use in EFL classrooms by observing its advantages and disadvantages and offers prospectus solutions and remedial measures to counter these problems. The literature review in this study focuses on the fact that most of the research conducted in relation to ICT in EFL teaching and learning processes revolves aroundthe use of ICT tools, obstacles and challenges faced by the teachers and their perceptions and views regarding ICT. This review of the study further debates the gaps in previous research and launches a theoretical concrete background for further studies, specifically in Saudi Arabia.
Contribution/ Originality
This is one of very few studies that has investigated multiple aspects of ICT training of language teachers in order to change their perceptions regarding ICT integration in language learning processes and opens gateways for innovative ideas and new research in this field.
Social Sciences » Humanities and Social Sciences Letters » Month: 03-2021 Issue: 1

Are the Predictions of the Mundell-Fleming Model Applicable to Mexico?

Research Article
Author(s): Yu Hsing
Journal: The Economics and Finance Letters

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According to the Mundell-Fleming model (Romer, 2006) under a floating exchange rate system, fiscal expansion is ineffective in raising output and causes real appreciation whereas monetary expansion raises output and causes real depreciation. Applying an extended Mundell-Fleming model, this paper employs a simultaneous-equation model to test whether the predictions of the Mundell-Fleming model would apply to Mexico. The GARCH process is employed in empirical work. This study finds that fiscal expansion reduces output and causes real appreciation and that monetary expansion raises output and leads to real depreciation. In addition, a higher real interest rate reduces output and causes real appreciation, and a higher real stock price results in real appreciation. Therefore, except for the impact of fiscal expansion on output, the Mundell-Fleming model applies to Mexico.
Contribution/ Originality
This paper relaxes the assumption of no relationship between real money demand and the real exchange rate in the Mundell-Fleming model, uses a simultaneous-equation model to estimate real GDP and the real effective exchange rate, and includes the real stock price as a proxy for financial wealth.
Economics » The Economics and Finance Letters » Month: 06-2021 Issue: 1

Solar Powered Automated Irrigation System in Rural Area and their Socio Economic and Environmental Impact

Research Article
Author(s): Muhammad Tamoor, Paris ZakaUllah, Mehwish Mobeen, Muhammad Ans Zaka
Journal: International Journal of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Research

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One of the most important solutions for the climate change crisis is the development of renewable energy sources like photovoltaic energy. This study is conducted to explore the socio economic and environmental impact of using solar powered automated drip irrigation system on drip owners of Faisalabad division. Drip irrigation technology takes into account innovations in the agricultural sector and their acceptance on behalf of farmers due to various factors of its particular adjustment goes back to social, economic and climatic conditions. Solar powered drip irrigation system is a micro irrigation system that saves water (H2O) and nutrients by allowing water to slowly drip to the roots of plants and minimize water evaporation by using indigenous resources like photovoltaic energy. This study focused on powered automated drip irrigation methods that have a significant impact on resource savings like saving in energy, labour cost and less use of water, improve crop yields and farmer profit that help to improve life of the rural areas. A sample of 48 respondents was selected conveniently from the Faisalabad division. Respondents were solar drip adopter. Descriptive and inferential statistical techniques were applied for data analysis to check the impact of solar drip irrigation on farmer. It was found that majority of solar drip owners are highly agreed to have change in their social status and self-reliance that are 39.58% and 72.92%. Using solar drip systems 79.17% farmers improve their product quality. This indicates that most solar drip owners have high socio-economic and environmental impact.
Contribution/ Originality
The study explained the designing procedure of PV system for 7.460 kW electric motor installed at automated drip irrigation system. To design PV system, PV array factor of 1.35 is used. Descriptive and inferential statistical techniques were applied for data analysis to check the impact of solar powered automated drip irrigation.
Energy & Environmental Sciences » International Journal of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Research » Month: 06-2021 Issue: 1

Financial Development and Economic Growth in Nigeria: New Evidence from a Threshold Autoregressive and Asymmetric Analysis

Research Article
Author(s): Nuraddeen Umar Sambo, Ibrahim Sambo Farouq, Ali Umar Ahmad, Aminu Hassan Jakada, Ismail Aliyu Danmaraya, Saadatu Suleiman Sanusi
Journal: International Journal of Business, Economics and Management

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Financial development is concerned with policies, procedures and initiatives to increase the financial access, depth and productivity of financial institutions and financial markets. To that regards, this paper investigates the asymmetric relationship between financial development and economic growth by incorporating financial globalization uncertainty and inflation into a production function covering the Nigerian economy from 1980–2019. The threshold Autoregressive co-integration and nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag techniques are applied to examine the asymmetric cointegration between the variables, as well as the degree of the relationship among the variables. The results indicate long-run relationship between the parameters in the light of asymmetries. The asymmetric estimation results show that positive shock of financial development dampen economic growth. By comparison, symmetrically, the negative shock of the financial development improves the productivity growth of the Nigerian economy. Finally, while inflation shows a positive relationship, the financial globalization uncertainty indicates insignificant result. The implications of the said findings for productivity policies in Nigeria are also discussed.
Contribution/ Originality
This study contributes to investigating the asymmetric relationship between financial development and economic growth by incorporating financial globalization uncertainty and inflation into a production function covering the Nigerian economy from 1980.
Economics » International Journal of Business, Economics and Management » Month: 03-2021 Issue: 3