Mobile-based application for discovering family relationship using rule based system in Tanzania

A Project Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Award the Degree of Master of Science in Embedded and Mobile Systems of The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and TechnologyFamily is a basic unit in society where traditionally, parents raise their children and family bonds survive longer and provide a primary sense of belonging. It has been observed that it become difficult when extended family become complex to find distant relatives using traditional approaches this is due to rural-urban migration and residential mobility, which has been weakened family relationship. Several researchers have developed systems to help relatives in discovering their family relationships using genealogical data, nevertheless, these systems may provide false-positive findings when there is lack of information. In Tanzania the genealogical sites have insufficient individual’s family information for family discovery. The purpose of this paper is to present a developed mobile based application for discovering family relationships with no use of genealogical data and use of rule-based system to identify the type of relationship with a person. Both primary and secondary data collection methods were used to collect data and analyzed using R-studio. The research revealed that rule-based system can easily discover family relationships, and families grow when people interact with the mobile application (MyFam). The system was validated with users, where results emphasized its efficiency as a discovery tool with performance of 40% in user experience, 40% in system functionalities and 55% in system interface. The contribution of this study is to provide a mobile application that can be used in many countries for discovering family members relationships. In addition, due to efficacy of the rule-based system, any relationship can be inferred simply and reliably based on how family relationships are named

Integration of Information & Communication Technology in Public Secondary Schools in Metro-Manila, Philippines

The purpose of the study was to examine integration of ICT in selected public secondary education schools in Metro Manila, Philippines. The parameters used included a)availability of ICT resources b)level of skills, c)extent of usage d)problems inhibiting adoption, and e)perceptions and goals. Samples of the study included 431 teachers, 1001 students and 17 principals representative of the divisions of schools in Metro Manila. The study employed both quantitative and qualitative research design. Methods used included researcher-prepared questionnaire,interview, focus group discussion, and document review.Major Findings The lack of hardware remains to be the most pressing and persistent problem. Relative to student population, the computer-to-student ratio is dismally low at 1:63. Access to computers is limited to those taking computer education subjects. Almost half of the schools do not have computer maintenance due to lack or low budget. While 88 percent of schools have internet connections, yet half of the students claimed that they do not use it. Almost half of the teachers never attended ICT-related trainings. Trainings conducted were generally on computer literacy like basic operations, word processing, and spreadsheet. Critical applications using educational games, CAI, simulations registered lower usage. Most of the teachers do not use ICT in the classroom. The study revealed that ICT is used few times a year and type of use is concentrated on lesson preparation and class management. Majority of teachers accept that students know more about computer and internet and the result of data analysis confirmed this view. Most students underscored the importance of education. With ICT, they believed it can facilitate and improve their learning achievements. Students indicated that they be given more responsibility for their learning. Their problems are primarily on lack of computer, time, internet, and software. Students’ awareness in the relevance of ICT to their future employment is very high. Conclusion The benefits of ICT have not trickled in the classroom. ICT integration remains to be learning about, rather than learning with ICT tools. A policy review is needed for equitable distribution of sparse ICT resources across all learning areas. Public-Private Partnership program have to be strengthened given governments limited resources. A clear strategic plan, concrete actions,continuous measurement & evaluation, and strong leadership are needed to make ICT atransformative tool in teaching and learning

The Global Slavery Index 2016

The Global Slavery Index ('the Index') provides an estimate of the number of people in modern slavery, the factors that make individuals vulnerable to this crime, and an assessment of government action across 167 countries.The Global Slavery Index is based on state of the art research methodology that has been developed with the assistance of an independent Expert Working Group, comprised of world leading experts. The methodology has also been subjected to independent external review. This estimate is based on data from nationally representative, random sample surveys conducted in 25 countries. All surveys were conducted face-to-face in key local languages using a standardised instrument. Collectively, these surveys represent 44 percent of the global population. The results of these surveys have been extrapolated to countries with an equivalent risk profile.The 2016 estimate is an increase on the estimate provided in the previous edition of the Index. As efforts to measure this hidden crime are still relatively new, we are not asserting that modern slavery has increased in the intervening period. Indeed, results from our surveys reveal some national estimates have increased while others have decreased. We believe that the overall larger number reflects a significant increase in the quality and quantity of research on this issue. While the methodology will continually improve, even at this early stage, survey data have greatly improvedthe accuracy of our measures

国際河川メコン流域における賢明な水政策のための科学・政策・実務間協調の最適化

Tohoku University論

Promoting Handwashing and Sanitation Behaviour Change in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review

This systematic review shows which promotional approaches are effective in changing handwashing and sanitation behaviour and which implementation factors affect the success or failure of such interventions. The authors find that promotional approaches can be effective in terms of handwashing with soap, latrine use, safe faeces disposal and open defecation. No one specific approach is most effective. However, several promotional elements do induce behaviour change. Different barriers and facilitators that influence implementing promotional approaches should be carefully considered when developing new policy, programming, practice, or research in this area

Migration Research in a Digitized World

This open access book explores implications of the digital revolution for migration scholars’ methodological toolkit. New information and communication technologies hold considerable potential to improve the quality of migration research by originating previously non-viable solutions to a myriad of methodological challenges in this field of study. Combining cutting-edge migration scholarship and methodological expertise, the book addresses a range of crucial issues related to both researcher-designed data collections and the secondary use of “big data”, highlighting opportunities as well as challenges and limitations. A valuable source for students and scholars engaged in migration research, the book will also be of keen interest to policymakers

Migrants, Ancestors and Foreign Investments

We use 130 years of data on historical migrations to the United States to show a causal effect of the ancestry composition of US counties on foreign direct investment (FDI) sent and received by local firms. To isolate the causal effect of ancestry on FDI, we build a simple reduced-form model of migrations: Migrations from a foreign country to a US county at a given time depend on (i) a push factor, causing emigration from that foreign country to the entire United States, and (ii) a pull factor, causing immigration from all origins into that US county. The interaction between time-series variation in origin-specific push factors and destination-specific pull factors generates quasi-random variation in the allocation of migrants across US counties. We find that doubling the number of residents with ancestry from a given foreign country relative to the mean increases the probability that at least one local firm engages in FDI with that country by 4 percentage points. We present evidence that this effect is primarily driven by a reduction in information frictions, and not by better contract enforcement, taste similarities, or a convergence in factor endowments

Migration Research in a Digitized World: Using Innovative Technology to Tackle Methodological Challenges

This open access book explores implications of the digital revolution for migration scholars’ methodological toolkit. New information and communication technologies hold considerable potential to improve the quality of migration research by originating previously non-viable solutions to a myriad of methodological challenges in this field of study. Combining cutting-edge migration scholarship and methodological expertise, the book addresses a range of crucial issues related to both researcher-designed data collections and the secondary use of “big data”, highlighting opportunities as well as challenges and limitations. A valuable source for students and scholars engaged in migration research, the book will also be of keen interest to policymakers

Migration Research in a Digitized World: Using Innovative Technology to Tackle Methodological Challenges

This book explores implications of the digital revolution for migration scholars' methodological toolkit. New information and communication technologies hold considerable potential to improve the quality of migration research by originating previously non-viable solutions to a myriad of methodological challenges in this field of study. Combining cutting-edge migration scholarship and methodological expertise, the book addresses a range of crucial issues related to both researcher-designed data collections and the secondary use of "big data", highlighting opportunities as well as challenges and limitations. A valuable source for students and scholars engaged in migration research, the book will also be of keen interest to policymakers