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Performance Appraisal is a major subject of controversy in management circles. While business leaders see the need for appraisal systems, they are frequently disappointed in them. One of the responsibilities of management is to ensure that an organization functions effectively and efficiently. In order to achieve these goals, managers must be able to determine and assess performance levels of both an organization and its individual employees (Kurt 2004).

The research aimed at identify of impact when using the thinking maps in teaching economy on comprehension and attitude of female students of the second secondary class - literary section -in Aden governorate, Republic of Yemen.Sample of the research was consisted of 132 female students, distributed to three groups, 44 students for each group. The two groups, the experimental and the second control group were taught by using thinking maps, while the first control group was taught the same...

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to in vestigate the effects of a 12-week resistance training programme on the blood glucose level of the youth. The subjects of the study were certified sixty (60) healthy students of College of Education, Ikere Ekiti, who were assigned randomly to experimental and control groups. Only the experimental group was exposed to the 12-week resistive training programme. Two hypotheses were formulated and tested to determine the significant effects of the...

Abstract This article makes a critical assessment of legal education in Nigeria, focusing on the standard of hiring for the teaching of law as a career in the country. Legal academics are hired based upon an accreditation standard that requires a vocational qualification determined through a call to the Nigerian Bar. The article argues that making a vocational qualification a criterion for academic appointment – apart from other achievements demonstrated through higher law degrees – inhibits...

This study presents the response of African equatorial GPS-TEC to intense geomagnetic storms that occurred during the ascending phase (2011–2012) of solar cycle 24. Specifically, four intense geomagnetic storms were considered: September 26–27, 2011 storm (Dst: −103 nT), October 25, 2011 (Dst: −137 nT), March 9, 2012 storm (Dst: −133 nT), and July 15, 2012 storm (Dst: −126 nT). Furthermore, the responses of GPS-TEC data from three African equatorial stations: Addis Ababa (9.04°N, 38.77°E,...

The effects of environmental factors, roof materials and age of roof on some metals usually found in Domestic Roof-Harvested Rainwater (DRHRW) from southern Nigeria were investigated. Samples were collected in Ibadan (residential), Lagos (industrial) and Port-Harcourt (gas-flaring). Four roof types (corrugated-iron-sheet, long-span-aluminium, asbestos and step-tiles) and three ages of roof (<5, 5–10 and >10 years in service conditions) were considered. Sample preparations,...

The purpose of this study was to determine the etiology and epidemiologic characteristics of sudden death at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, South West Nigeria.This was a retrospective descriptive study of all cases of natural unexpected death, either occurring out of hospital or less than 24 hours after admission to LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, over a nine-year period from January 2003 to December 2011. Data were generated from information in the case...

Creativity and innovation, fundamental elements upon which Kenya's economy is expected to grow, are embedded in Kenya Vision 2030, the country's blue print for economic growth and industrialisation. Though expected to play a role in this process, the production oriented informal sector employs a large number of semiskilled artisans that have little formal education. Calls for empowering and capacitating the informal sector have led to the problematisation of the creative and cultural...

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is considered as one of the most important aspects of today’s world. The evolution of new technologies has dramatically changed the way that people interact with their governments in a very easy and transparent way.Electronic government, or e-Government, enables the organizations to provide better daily services to the clients. Nowadays, governments are measured by their citizens’ satisfaction and understanding of the citizens’ need is very...

Science Literacy Level among 12th Grade Gifted and Normal Science Students at Yemeni High SchoolsThe aim of this study was to identify the level of science literacy among 12th grade gifted and normal students in Yemeni Schools. This aim was achieved through answering the following questions of the study.1. What was the level of Science Literacy Level among 12th Grade Gifted and Normal Science Students at Yemeni High Schools?2. Are there significant differences (at p < .05) between means of...

This study determined the level of female teachers' effectiveness in primary and secondary schools and specific factors related to the effectiveness of female teachers in southwestern Nigeria. The teacher effectiveness rating scale was used in gathering data on a sample of 2,400 female teachers in selected Nigerian primary and secondary schools. The analysis of data shows that a high percentage (78.3%) of the teachers were effective. More specifically, 81.4% of the primary school female...

This study established the difference between the old generation and new generation secretarial Teachers in Nigerian Colleges of Education and their ability to utilize Information Technology skills to access information from the internet for classroom delivery.250 Secretarial Teachers drawn from 58 Accredited Nigerian Colleges of Education responded to the questionnaire that was divided into 4 parts.The questionnaire was used to obtained information on the respondents' Bio-data and computer...

The College of Medicine in Malawi offers an undergraduate physiotherapy programme which started in 2010. The programme aims at training competent physiotherapists who can address the needs of people with disabilities. Therefore it is important to ensure that the perceptions of physiotherapy students towards disability are appropriate.The study explored the views of the first cohort of physiotherapy students (n=19) in the pre-medical class in the College of Medicine, University of Malawi, on...

To determine the frequency of dental caries and habits that can be the cause of this disease in Brazzaville.A prospective study was conducted in primary schools between February and May 2010. This study involved a sample of 307 students of both sexes, aged 4-15 years from school in the city of Brazzaville.Prevalence of dental caries was 53.4% and the index of DMFT 2.06. Use of toothbrush was 99.4%. Two children (0.7%) brushed their teeth three times a day. There was a statistical link...

Artisanal gold mining (ASM) is environmentally damaging and often has deleterious health effects for miners and surrounding communities. The absence of effective legal frameworks and secure rights for miners and communities in Ghana exacerbates this problem. From May 2009 to July 2012, we conducted interviews and focus group discussions with artisanal miners, government officials, policymakers, traditional leaders, and large-scale miners in order to examine the conflicts over access and...

Artisanal gold mining (ASM) is environmentally damaging and often has deleterious health effects for miners and surrounding communities. The absence of effective legal frameworks and secure rights for miners and communities in Ghana exacerbates this problem. From May 2009 to July 2012, we conducted interviews and focus group discussions with artisanal miners, government officials, policymakers, traditional leaders, and large-scale miners in order to examine the conflicts over access and...

Several factors have been shown to influence cigarette smoking and are important in creating measures for tobacco control. The aim of this study is to identify the factors responsible for making decisions to start or stop cigarette smoking among students.This was a cross-sectional study which sampled 280 youths in tertiary institutions using multi-stage sampling technique. The data was collected using self-administered questionnaire that had been pretested and validated. Data analysis was...