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Evaluation of Youth Vulnerability to Community Cultism in Selected States in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

N. R. Nwaogu, V. E. Weli & M. D. Mbee · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2020

Background of Study: Cultism is one of the major sources of violence and causes of death among youths in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria. Youths join different cult groups to have more influence and power than their peers. Supremacy of a particular cult group in a community gives...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2019/v7i430187

Marital Adjustment, Love, Personal Intimacy, Personality, Dyadic Coping and Spirituality on Marital Stability

S. Priyadharshini & Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2020

Marital Stability is interpreted as whether a couple in a marriage remains together, instead of separating or getting divorced. It is also called as marital longevity or duration of marriage. The aim of the study is to find the relationship between different psychosocial factor (...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2019/v7i430186

The Imperatives of Maintenance Culture in the Sustainability of Hotels in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

S. J. Arohunsoro, O. O. Ojo, A. A. Shittu & V. I. Eburuo · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2019

The paper assessed the roles of maintenance culture in the sustainability of hotels in Ado-Ekiti the research employed the use of survey research method; it involved the use of a well structured questionnaire to elicit information from respondents. Purposive sampling technique wi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2019/v7i430185

Physicochemistry and Heavy Metal Characteristics of Waste Products from Abattoir Activities in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Azuonwu, Testimonies Chikanka, David N. Ogbonna & John Onwuteaka · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2019

The upsurge of abattoir operations as a result of the rise in demand for meat protein has led to a corresponding increase in waste generation. These wastes are often channelled into nearby streams with little or no treatment which exposes aquatic organisms to the resultant conseq...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2019/v7i430183

Soccer Ball Spatial Kinematics and Dynamics Simulation for Efficient Sports Analysis

Ying Li & Qi Li · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2019

The intelligent sports analysis requires exactly modeling the kinematics and dynamics of a soccer ball in a three-dimensional (3D) space.  To address this problem, a 3D dynamic model of the soccer ball is developed to simulate the motion and capture the kinematics and dynamics pe...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2019/v7i430184

Effect of Financial Deepening on Economic Growth in Nigeria: A Time Series Appraisal (1986-2018)

Paschal Chikwado Nwakobi, Dorothy Chioma Oleka & Amalachukwu Chijindu Ananwude · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2019

The influence of financial deepening on the economic growth of any nation cannot be underestimated. To this end, the study evaluated the effect of financial deepening on economic growth in Nigeria over a period of thirty three (33) years: 1986 to 2018. Data were collected from st...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2019/v7i330181

Urban Self-employed Social Health Insurance Program as an Option in Financing Health Care within the Informal Sector? An Insight into the Acceptability of the Scheme by the Self-employed in Rivers State, Nigeria

Ikeokwu E. Anderson & Foluke O. Adeniji · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2019

Introduction: Health care financing in the Nigerian health sector has been a major impediment within the sector due to increasing healthcare costs. Various forms of financing mechanisms are employed within the country with majority tilting to out-of-pocket payment, which led to t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2019/v7i330180

Comparative Studies on Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing in Nigeria Case Study: Helical Gear in a Juice Extractor

C. F. Nwaeche, A. O. Fagunwa, A. A. Olokoshe, A. E. Aderonmu, V. C. T. Uzondu, O. Salami & W. B. Asiru · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2019

All over the world, additive and subtractive manufacturing are the two basic manufacturing methods used for the development of engineering goods and products. In most cases, the method adopted by the manufacturers usually depends on its cost-effectiveness. However, most of the ma...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2019/v7i330179

Variation in Leaf Constituents and Biochemical Indices of Rats given Psidium guajava from Two Different Areas

Grace Ekpo, Adindu Eze, Amadi Benjamin, Odey Michael, Ogar Ishade Sunday & Dasimeokuna Princewill · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2019

Variation in leaf (heavy metal) constituents and biochemical indices of rats given leaf samples of Psidium guajava from two different areas were evaluated. Results obtained for heavy metal constituents the leaf samples showed the presence of mercury (0.14±0.01 mg/100 g), lead (2....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2019/v7i330177

Willingness to Pay for Social Health Insurance by the Self-employed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State; A Contingent Valuation Approach

Ikeokwu E. Anderson & Foluke O. Adeniji · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2019

Background/Aim: Urban Self-Employed Social Health Insurance (USSHIP), which is similar to Community-based health insurance schemes CBHI, USSHIP, is a package in the National Health Insurance Scheme NHIS specific but is not limited to self-employed individuals in Nigeria which has...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2019/v7i330178

Temporal Variability of Particulate Matter in Urban Area of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Christopher U. Onuorah, T. G. Leton & O. L. Y. Momoh · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2019

Particulate matter pollution poses serious health concern to public health in Nigeria especially at elevated concentration. Its size is very vital in determination of its long stay in the atmosphere as well as its deposition in human respiratory system. This study analyzes the te...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2019/v7i230175

Modified Ridge Regression Estimator with the Application of Peanut Production in Pakistan

Asifa Mubeen, Nasir Jamal, Muhammad Hanif & Usman Shahzad · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2019

The main objective of the present study was to develop a new ridge regression estimator and fit the ridge regression model to the peanut production data of Pakistan. Peanut production data has been used to analyze the results. The data has been taken peanut production and growth...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2019/v7i230172

In vivo Assessment of Antidiabetic Potential and Mapping of Pharmacological Properties of Ethanolic Extract of Leaves of Coccinia grandis on Alloxan-induced Diabetic Rats

Zahirul Islam, Md. Rafat Tahsin, Ahmad Ullah Faisal, Tanzia Islam Tithi, Tasnova Tasnim Nova, Tahmina Sharif Nila, Md. Zobayer Hossain Gorapi, Faisal Ahmed Nadvi, Tasneem Nayla Mridula, Abu Asad Choudhury, Jakir Ahmed Chowdhury, Shaila Kabir & Md. Shah Amran · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2019

Diabetes is a metabolic disease and plant derived products are used to combat this deadly disease. Plant is a diverse source of numerous therapeutic compounds which can be used to ameliorate diabetes. Leaves of Coccinia grandis (L.) (Family: Cucurbitaceae) is one of the leafy veg...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2019/v7i230169

Corporate Governance Dimensions and Organizational Performance: A Pragmatic Investigation from Nigerian Banks

Ogunlade Olabamiji · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2019

This study seeks to examine the impact of corporate governance dimensions on organization Performance with specific reference to the Nigerian Banking Industry. Data were sourced via the audited financial statements of the selected bank for a period of five years between 2013 and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2019/v7i230168