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Non State Actors and International Conflicts: A Study of ISIS and Boko Haram
Authors: Azubuike Callistus , Ojo Akinwumi , Shedrack Igboke 
Published: December 2023

This paper examined the role of non-state actors in international terrorism with special emphasis on ISIS and Boko Haram as cases under review. The paper examined the complex and evolving roles of non-state actors, specifically ISIS and Boko Haram, in international conflicts. It delves into issues surrounding recruitment, radicalization, transnational impact, and responses by states and international community. By investigating these aspects, the study aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of the challenges posed by these groups and inform more effective counterterrorism strategies and policies. The research questions that guided this study are, how do non-state actors contribute to local and international conflict, and what are the implications for global security? The research objective was to analyze the strategies employed by these two groups to achieve their objectives and to evaluate the effectiveness of the measures adopted by the international community to combat their activities. The theoretical framework adopted in this study is the Terrorism and Insurgency theory seeks to explain and understand the use of violence and intimidation by non-state actors to achieve political, ideological or social objectives, with its use of armed struggle against government or occupying force, often involving guerrilla warfare and popular support, with the aim of achieving political change, and sometime independence. The findings of this study revealed that non-state actors like ISIS and Boko Haram pose a significant threat to global security, as they are able to carry out attacks on a global scale and destabilize entire regions. In the light of these findings, this study proposes several recommendations for addressing the threat posed by non-state actors. These include improving intelligence sharing and coordination among states, strengthening legal frameworks to prosecute individuals and groups engaged in terrorism, and addressing the root causes of conflict, including poverty, political instability, and social marginalization. Only by adopting a comprehensive and coordinated approach can the international community effectively combat the threat posed by non-state actors and promote global peace and security.
Registry Department and the Nigerian Universities: A Synthetic Analysis
Authors: Kumije David , Agbaji Hannah , Illah Paulina , Abubakar Zubairu 
Published: December 2023

The continuous proliferation of Universities in Nigeria has not only thrown up new challenges of need and relevance, but also raised the level of improved expectations from governments, parents/guardians, students and other important stakeholders in the Nigerian university system. It is thus obvious, that the time has come for every university in Nigeria to prove its mettle and relevance. Accordingly, to survive these challenging times and realize its vision, it requires an enabling environment for the university and the harnessing of her staff potentials. Indeed, just as a good product is as a result of good thinking, the Registry Department as a major constituent component and indeed, the engine groom of the university administration, is saddled to play a pivotal role in the process. It is thus in this respect, that this paper on the analysis of the Role of the Registry Department on the growth and progress of the University System is germane. This paper employed content analysis by making use of well documented secondary data. Standing upon the System Theory as propounded by David Easton, the paper noted that in any university that the Registry get its acts together and do the needful, the institution is assured of a proper roadmap and guidance towards the accomplishment and ultimate realisation of its set goals, vision and mission. Therefore, the paper recommended among others, that staff of the Registry Department of a university is to be carefully selected, well trained and adequately motivated
SERVICOM and Service Delivery in the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AEFUTHA)
Authors: Ezekwe Emmanuel , Sunday Nwangele 
Published: December 2023

The study was carried out to investigate SERVICOM and service delivery in the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AEFUTHA). The study employed Content Analysis Approach to achieve the objectives. The study examined the degree of improvement recorded using SERVICOM to enhance quality service delivery in the hospital. Hence, it is established that public awareness about service charters and existence of SERVICOM units where client’s complaints with regard to service failure can be handled within government agency is obviously weak in its responsibilities. It is the findings of the study, that the hierarchical structure associated with delay in provision of medical services required or expected by the patients are worrisome, attributable to poor services which has increased low confidence. SERVICOM effort to improve service delivery is jeopardized with observable gaps associated with service delivery in the Institution. The implication of this finding is that the loss of revenue based on ineffectiveness in service delivery has created an opportunity for poor turnout and to a reasonable extent loss of confidence in public hospitals. Hence, the infectiveness in service delivery in the institution is attributable to dominant situation of the implementation of SERVICOM charters principle and such has continued to be a source of concern to relevant stakeholders and policymakers. Consequently, the study recommended that Federal Government should be encouraged to adopt proper implementation strategy for SERVICOM to enable service intervention policy tackle the problem of poor service delivery in teaching hospitals in Nigeria.
Community Participation in the Fight against Corruption in Nigeria: The Local Language Policy Perspective
Authors: Onimisi Timothy 
Published: December 2023

Abstract:
Decades after Nigeria’s independence, the country is still among the poorest in the world despite the availability of both human and material resources. The image of the country has been damaged by corruption. The level of corruption in Nigeria is beyond imagination. This article explores the role of community participation in the fight against corruption in Nigeria using the local language. The elite theory was used to operate the fight against corruption through community participation via the use of local language and twenty-five scholarly journal articles got from Google scholar, web of science, Sage, and other scholarly search engines were sourced and used. The content analysis tool used for this paper is systematically positioned to review words and themes, within some given qualitative data. The paper opined that local language can serve as a functional vehicle of interaction and an instrument of advocacy in the fight against corruption in Nigeria. The paper further established that local languages are an embodiment of culture, reflecting the depth of the people’s beliefs and knowledge. Hence, using it as a tool in the fight against corruption would be highly effective. The paper concludes that strengthening democratic institutions, including those created for fighting this menace, and the possibility of having a creditable community-sponsored candidate for elective position in the government would create a sense of belonging and indeed, bring a sense of optimism in governance and in the fight against corruption.
Assessment of Microbial Loads, Species Characterization and Composition in Prawn (Macrobrachium vollenhovenii) Fillets from Major Wetlands in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Authors: Effiong M. U. , Adeyemi A. V. 
Published: December 2023

The objective of this paper is to assess the assessment of microbial loads, species characterization and composition in prawn (Macrobrachium vollenhovenii) fillets from major wetlands (Nwaniba, Ibaka, Ibeno and Itu) in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The microbial loads, species characterization and composition in prawn fillets were determined using standard microbiological procedures. Results from the study revealed total heterotrophic bacterial counts ranging from 2.10 x 104cfu/g in samples from Ibeno to 7.30 x 104cfu/g from Itu samples. Samples from Itu also recorded the highest values (3.5 x 104cfu/g) of total heterotrophic fungal counts. A total of eight bacterial (Staphilococcus aureus, S. albus, Enterobacter aerogenes, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Micrococcus luteus, Arthrobacter freundii and Salmonella ecterica) and six fungal (Candida tropicalis, Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, A. terreus, Mucor mucedo, and Rhizopus sp) species were isolated. The bacterial species, Micrococcus luteus and Arthrobacter freundii had 100% frequency of occurrence while in the fungal group it was Candida tropicalis. The presence of these pathogenic organisms in prawn samples from these wetland areas may infer possible threat to the health of prawn consumers especially when the products are undercooked or poorly processed before consumption.
Productivity Performance Assessment of a Firm: A Case Study of Infrastructural Construction Company in Nigeria
Authors: Ogbeide, O. O. , Ehirim N. C. 
Published: December 2023

Productivity measures how efficiently production inputs, such as labour and capital, are being used in an economy to produce a given level of output. Productivity growth constitutes an important element for modeling the productive capacity of economies. It also allows analysts to determine capacity utilization, which in turn allows one to gauge the position of economies in the business cycle and to forecast economic growth. The objective of the study is to analyze the impact of productivity, while using the inventory of the construction Company in Nigeria to investigate, measure, plan and control the productivity and performance of a firm. Data used for this study was generated through the firm's annual reports and financial statements. Multiple Linear regression Model developed was used to predict accurately the productivity level of the firm. In order to check the significant and the adequacy of the model developed, the coefficient of correlation(R), coefficient of determination (R2) and adjusted R2 were determined, with an R2 value of 0.983 and an adjusted R2 values of 0.932 obtained indicating that the model is adequate. The result of the study shows that the degree of association and correlation of the data is meritorious. Investigation revealed that factors in both external and internal work environment as well as the firm's policies are unfavorable to the enhancement of labour productivity.
Evaluation of Lead and Iron Content in Different Stages of Water Treatment Facilities within Otuoke and Yenagoa Metropolis, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Authors: Ogunlowo O. O. , Sakwe A. 
Published: December 2023

The mechanism of keeping water safe by improving its quality makes it easily accessible for community health. The objective of this work was to evaluate the levels of lead and Iron in the domestic water supply system at Ekeki Housing Estate Yenegoa local government and Otuoke community in Ogbia local government in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. AAS version 5.0 Model was used to analyze Iron and Lead after acid digestion. Results obtained were compared with WHO standard, and statistically inferences were drawn using ANOVA and Spearman correlation matrix. All water sampled presented values of lead between (0.02-0.64) mg/L expect for point I3 and I4 which conformed to 0.01mg/L, while Iron values ranged from (0.01-5.3) mg/L. Most of the results obtained exceeded the WHO standard of 0.01 mg/L for lead and 0.03mg/L respectively. The research findings had shown that most treatment processes adopted were not suitable for treatment of the contaminants, hence the need to review treatment processes, distribution and monitoring of the source.
Neural Network-based Dynamic Clustering Model for Energy Efficient Data Uploading and Downloading in Green Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks
Authors: Choksi Amit , Shah Mehul 
Published: December 2023

Green VANET is an emerging field of research that spurs interest in energy consumption management for the development of smart cities. It also presents a unique variety of research problems for developing trustworthy and scalable routing protocols as vehicles are susceptible to the restrictions of road geometry and the barriers which limit networking capabilities in urban environments. Clustering is a process of assembling vehicle nodes to create a powerful and effective network infrastructure. According to recent studies, clustering-based routing algorithms in green VANET may significantly improve networking effectiveness and lower infrastructure costs. However, sometimes the vehicle nodes are unaware of their OBU energy consumption, which causes network execution issues and topological alterations. In such instances, the energy consumption of onboard sensors becomes a major problem in the clustering-based routing protocol. Hence, this paper proposes a self-organizing map neural network (SOMNN) based dynamic clustering model to identify energy-efficient nodes from each cluster for vehicular data uploading and downloading applications. The simulation results demonstrate that the proposed model solves network lifetime issues and provides superior network effectiveness with enhanced communication stability. The suggested dynamic clustering model reduces network energy consumption by 26% and 18% in comparison to k – means (KM) and fuzzy c – means (FCM) based clustering model.
PERANAN PUPUK ORGANIK CAIR (POC) BERBAHAN DASAR LIMBAH SABUT KELAPA DAN SABUT PINANG DALAM MENINGKATKAN PRODUKTIVITAS TANAH GAMBUT
Authors: Sari Intan , Maryani Anis Tatik , Sa'ad Asmadi , Irianto Irianto 
Published: December 2023

Peat soil is an alternative land for agricultural cultivation and food security areas in the future because fertile land is no longer available due to the conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural land, while peatland is still widely available. However, for use as agricultural land, peat soil has many obstacles such as acid soil and low availability of macro and micronutrients, so nutrients must be added. Currently, farmers are faced with the problem of increasingly expensive and scarce fertilizers. On the one hand, around agricultural land, there is a lot of agricultural waste that is abundant and not utilized, so it becomes waste. Coconut coir and areca nut are agricultural wastes that are mostly wasted on peatlands. This study aims to determine the role of Palma waste POC in increasing the productivity of peat soil. The method used in this writing is a literature review, namely by collecting various kinds of literature related to the research topic, then conducting a literature review and reviewing the literature with relevant discussions. The results of the study revealed that POC of coconut coir and areca nut can be used as POC.

Tanah gambut merupakan lahan alternatif untuk budidaya pertanian dan kawasan ketahanan pangan di masa depan karena lahan subur sudah tidak tersedia lagi akibat konversi lahan pertanian menjadi lahan non pertanian, sementara lahan gambut masih tersedia luas. Akan tetapi untuk pemanfaatan sebagai lahan pertanian, tanah gambut mempunyai banyak kendala seperti tanah masam dan rendahnya ketersediaan unsur hara makro dan mikro sehingga harus dilakukan penambahan hara. Saat ini, petani dihadapkan pada permasalahan pupuk yang semakin mahal dan langka, di satu sisi di sekitar lahan pertanian banyak limbah pertanian yang tersedia melimpah dan tidak termanfaatkan sehingga menjadi sampah. Sabut kelapa dan sabut pinang merupakan limbah pertanian yang banyak terbuang di lahan gambut. Penelitian yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui peranan POC limbah Palma dalam meningkatkan Produktivitas tanah gambut. Metode yang digunakan dalam penulisan ini adalah literatur review yaitu dengan mengumpulkan berbagai macam literatur yang berkaitan dengan topik penelitian, kemudian melakukan penelaahan literatur serta mereview literatur dengan pembahasan yang relevan. Hasil Penelitian mengungkapkan bahwa POC sabut kelapa dan sabut pinang dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai POC.
Disaster Preparedness and Staff Well-being in Healthcare Staff: A Comprehensive Study in the UAE
Authors: Alsuwaidi Mahra 
Published: December 2023

Purpose: This paper examines the crucial role of healthcare administrators in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in ensuring both disaster preparedness and staff well-being.
Methodology: It uses mixed methods to review the literature on emergency medical teams in disaster response and the prevalence and impact of burnout among healthcare workers. It also explores factors and interventions to prevent and reduce burnout in the UAE context.
Findings: Key findings are that administrators have a vital role in preparedness and need strategies for service continuity and quality. They also need to address staff burnout and its impact on patient care by implementing interventions to prevent and reduce it.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The paper proposes recommendations for healthcare administrators in the UAE to improve their disaster preparedness and staff well-being strategies based on evidence and best practices. Disaster preparedness and staff well-being are interrelated in healthcare administration, affecting patient care quality and safety. Administrators should integrate well-being initiatives into preparedness planning and leverage related resources and expertise. Recommendations for healthcare organizations include enhancing preparedness efforts, prioritizing staff well-being, and integrating related interventions for positive implications on staff and patient health and well-being, organizational resilience and performance, and community resilience. The paper emphasizes administrators' important roles in promoting preparedness and staff well-being in the UAE context.
Land Ownership in Cameroon: An Overview
Authors: Loh Nessie-Sandra 
Published: December 2023

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to thoroughly examine land ownership in Cameroon, focusing on the legal classification of land, the legal and institutional framework governing land registration, and the procedures for obtaining a land certificate.
Methodology: This study adopts a qualitative research approach, emphasizing content analysis of relevant data. It involves a detailed examination of legal documents, policies, and case studies related to land ownership in Cameroon.
Findings: The findings reveal a diverse array of land forms in Cameroon, highlighting a comprehensive legal framework for land acquisition. However, discrepancies exist in the implementation of these laws, leading to conflicts and uncertainties in land ownership. The study identifies a significant gap in land title formalization, with many landowners relying on informal agreements or deeds of conveyance as proof of ownership. Furthermore, the findings suggest the need for further research into the intersection of ethnicity, land ownership, and the role of private corporations in land disputes.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice, and Policy: This study contributes to the theoretical understanding of land ownership in a post-colonial African context, specifically examining the complexities in Cameroon. It offers practical insights for policymakers, legal practitioners, and landowners on the challenges and potential solutions in the land registration process. The study strongly recommends a revision of the existing land laws in Cameroon to align with contemporary realities and address the identified challenges.
Virtual Lives
Authors: Ivory James D. 
Published: December 2023

This book is the THE source for information on virtual worlds, covering every aspect of this intriguing and fast-changing social practice and the technologies upon which it rests.
Virtual Lives: A Reference Handbook describes the history, development, and role of virtual worlds, also known as virtual environments and immersive virtual environments. It provides detailed background about virtual worlds and their societal impact, from early precursors and inspirations to the latest trends and developments. Specifics on user demographics are included, as are descriptions of virtual worlds' functions, discussion of societal concerns and opportunities, and information about relevant research data and key persons and organizations.
Although virtual worlds in their current form are a relatively new phenomenon, other online social environments have served as precursors for decades and literary inspirations go back even further. This handbook therefore covers some early developments dating back to the mid-20th century. Its primary focus, however, is on developments since the mid-1990s and especially on the current state and social impact of virtual worlds, including their impact both in the United States and around the world.
Variable stars in the field of open cluster NGC 6819
Authors: Гайсин Р.А. , Каримов Р.Г. 
Published: December 2023

Представлены предварительные результаты поиска и изучения переменных звезд по данным наблюдений космиче- ской миссии TESS в области рассеянного звездного скопления NGC 6819. Изучены кривые блеска переменных звезд различных типов, расположенных в области рассеянного скопления. По данным миссии GAIA DR3 были опреде- лены вероятные члены скопления и его фундаментальные параметры, определено вероятное членство выявленных кандидатов в переменные звезды к скоплению NGC 6819.
Here we present preliminary results of searching and study of variable stars based on space observation data of the TESS mission in the field of the open star cluster NGC 6819. The light curves of variable stars of various types located in the field of an open cluster are studied. Based on the data from the GAIA DR3 mission, the probable members of the cluster and its fundamental parameters were determined, and the probable membership of the identified variable star candidates in the NGC 6819 cluster was determined.
DESCRIMINALIZAÇÃO DO ABORTO: ANÁLISE EPISTEMOLÓGICA A PARTIR DA CRIMINOLOGIA FEMINISTA MARXISTA
Authors: Souza Beatriz Barbosa de , Cronemberger Maria Vitória Santos , Bernardo Vitória Régia Ribeiro Gomes , Souza Ítalo Cristiano Silva e 
Published: December 2023

O Brasil classifica o aborto como crime conforme o Código Penal de 1940, entretanto, essa legislação não reflete as mudanças sociais contemporâneas e pode prejudicar a autonomia das mulheres. Sob tal ótica, este artigo tem por objetivo compreender como o estudo da Criminologia Feminista Marxista pode contribuir para o debate sobre a descriminalização do aborto. O presente estudo consistiu em análise bibliográfica de livros, artigos e revistas literárias, utilizando-se do método dedutivo para avaliar a situação geral do tema em questão. O estudo consistiu em uma pesquisa qualitativa. A análise se estende à discussão entre o Código Penal e os Direitos Humanos, examinando as implicações da criminalização do aborto à luz desses direitos. Posteriormente, são problematizados os conceitos formulados pela vertente feminista, especialmente no que diz respeito ao estudo de gênero e ao aborto, enfatizando a importância da autodeterminação da mulher. Os conceitos e teorias fundamentais da criminologia feminista marxista ressalta a análise crítica das desigualdades de gênero e poder. Por fim, o artigo relaciona a discussão sobre a descriminalização do aborto à perspectiva criminológica marxista, sugerindo uma abordagem que considera as estruturas sociais e econômicas subjacentes. Após a análise tornou-se evidente que a legislação vigente não apenas se revela ineficaz na diminuição do número de abortos, mas também restringe a autonomia das mulheres para exercerem seus direitos sexuais e reprodutivos, conforme estipulado pela lei. Acredita-se que esta pesquisa pode propiciar reflexão acerca da descriminalização do aborto no Brasil em comparação com a legislação. Complementa-se, que o presente estudo possa servir de inspiração para estudos mais avançados sobre o tema.