Advancement of Global Peace Building from the Periscope of Kant’s Philosophy of Perpetual Peace

The topic of discourse titled “Advancement of Global Peace Building from the Periscope of Kant‟s Philosophy of Perpetual Peace” is centered on the clarion call for the placement of the study of Arts and Humanities at the forefront of human existential candescence. Global peace is a phenomenal thrust in Arts and Humanities, which if jettisoned could affect our existence. Within this frame of conception, Kant‟s Philosophy of perpetual is examined in Arts and Humanities to proffer to solution to man. Kant‟s perpetual peace as an expository and critical adumbration reveals the indispensability of Arts and Humanities in all facets of man‟s endevours. Kant‟s indulgences in the philosophy of perpetual peace was a call for nations and individuals to pursue peace and build on it for existential benefits and global peace. His insistence on “love, virtuous duty to others and respect” where founded on dignity on man. The objective of the work is to reemphasis that within the ambience of Kant‟s philosophy of peace adequate interest into ought to be placed to the study of Arts and Humanities. Contemporaneously, man has experienced terrorism, kidnappings, wars and other forms of conflicts which has impeded peace building and universal harmony. The critical and analytical methods of philosophy as reflected in this work educe that through the instrumentality of Arts and Humanities, advancement of global peace is a possibility through Kant‟s perpetual peace. Man therefore needs and desire peace, build on peace for continuous enjoyment of nature‟s beneficence

Jesus Christ the philosopher: An exposé

Rarely do philosophers and scholars endeavour to examine Jesus Christ‟s teachings from the perspective of philosophy this is because it is presumed that Christ‟s teachings fall within the ambience of religion and theology.Philosophy as a discipline of study has been misunderstood and most times characterized by abstract considerations. This article titled: Jesus Christ the Philosopher:An Expose'brings out the fact that some teachings of Jesus Christ are and ought to be understood as being philosophical. The article looks at Jesus as a historic person, exclusive of post-resurrection Jesus Christ which is fundamentally an issue of faith. The main objective of this work is to uncover, expose and write on the teachings of Jesus Christ which are philosophical. Certain areas of philosophy inherent in Christ teachings are in the areas of Social Philosophy viz: Leadership Philosophy, Philosophy of Peace and Conflict Resolution, Ethics and Virtue Ethics and Law. The conclusion of this article is that Jesus Christ‟s teachings are philosophical and thereby captures Jesus Christ as a philosopher

Accounting for Natural Resources: The Nigerian Experience

Nigeria is a country immensely blessed with various natural resources some of which have been and are being explored; some others have not yet been explored. However, the potential benefits of those resources to the nation and citizenry are far from realized for the larger part of the population. In this light, the study was designed to examine how natural resources accounting can be used to benefit Nigeria as a nation, and its citizenry. Two (2) research questions which equally reflect the two key variables in the hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Relevant literature to buttress and illuminate the work was reviewed. The comparative advantage theory was adopted side-by-side to explain, analyze and possibly predict the outcome of the study. The survey method, a form of descriptive design was deployed as the main methodological tool to navigate the study. Both primary and secondary sources of data were considered relevant for material sourcing. The Pearson Correlation Coefficient analysis was considered as method for measuring, testing and analyzing the key hypothetical variables in the study. The findings reveal that natural resources accounting could significantly impact upon nation’s development. Based on the findings of the study, recommendations were made

Influence of Transportation on Agricultural Productivity in Yakurr L.G.A

Transportation is very crucial to the economic development of all agricultural sector including other sectors. Transport is an artery for easy movement of goods from the areas of production to areas of consumption. The study employed questionnaire survey to elicit data from the respondents in the study. The questionnaire include information on nature of farming, means of transportation, means of transport to the market, influence of transport to the market among others. The result indicated that farming constitute the highest employment in the study area and farming is on commercial basis as shown by 50.0% respondents. The dominant mode of transportation in the area include motor cycles as shown by 50.0% of respondents followed by motor cars (32.5%). Transport also impose high cost on the farmer to transport their goods to the market indicated by 52.8% response. The data also indicate that this indicates high cost of goods taken to the market. Most of the goods are sold in the market as shown by 37.5% and 32.5% on Road side. Thus, the nature/types of road transport modes in Yakurr is actually affecting the marketing and production of agricultural produce. Hence recommended that Government should give priority to construction of accessible road from homes to the farm and from the farm to the market. Keywords: Transportation, Accessibility, Agriculture, Produce, cost of goods, marke

Globalization from WHO and for Who: A Tour to Reformed Imperialism

Globalization today is at a dangerous crossroads. Although many alleged it has provided enormous benefits, but the systemic risks and growing inequality it causes necessitate urgent action. The myth of a borderless world is crashing down. Traditional pillars of open markets; the United Kingdom and United States are wobbling. This is evident in the Brexit vote which stunned European Union and the world at large, couple with the recent policies of the American government towards its fellow western allies and immigrants. Many people are beginning to feel so troubled about our economic future. The failure to arrest these global developments is likely to lead to growing nationalist policies, protectionism and xenophobia, which the world is already witnessing. Globalization has created growth, no doubt. But what kind of growth? And for who? This crisis posed by globalization has forced many to question the motive behind this phenomenon. Could this be renewed imperialism? This paper adopts rational and analytic methods in exposing this argument

Synthesis and Performance Analysis of Network Topology using Graph Theory

In this work, the peculiarities of network topology have been explored to evolve techniques for the solution of practical problems which manifest in the form of graphs.  They also give insight into the scope and possible areas for improvement of existing networks and as well the cost implication of incorporating efficiciency factors into new designs. The shortest route algorithm was applied in defining the topology that maximizes reliability during resource transmission. The algorithm was implemented using TORA Software on an Excel platform. Key words: topology, graphs, vertices, nodes, edges, telecommunication networ

DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIPLE ENERGY SYNCHROTRON BIOMEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM

A multiple energy imaging (MEI) system that can extract multiple endogenous or induced contrast materials as well as water and bone images would be ideal for imaging of biological subjects. The continuous spectrum available from synchrotron light facilities provides a nearly perfect source for MEI. This dissertation is on a novel MEI imaging system developed for biomedical imaging applications at the BioMedical Imaging and Therapy bend magnet beamline, Canadian Light Source. The developed MEI system prepares a horizontally focused polychromatic x-ray imaging beam. Its components are: a cylindrically bent Laue single silicon (5, 1, 1) crystal monochromator, scanning and positioning stages for the subjects, flat panel (area) detector, and a data acquisition and control system. The Si crystal is bent by means of a frame bender and has a bent radius of 0.5 m. Depending on the horizontal beam width of filtered synchrotron radiation (20 to 50 keV) incident on the monochromator; the size and spectral energy range of the focused beam prepared vary, and can be up to 15 keV. The spectral energy range covers the K-edges of iodine (33.17 keV), xenon (34.56 keV), cesium (35.99 keV), and barium (37.44 keV). Iodine, xenon and barium are commonly used biomedical and clinical contrast agents. A phantom composed of six materials: iodine, xenon, cesium, barium, water, and bone was imaged using the MEI system and their projected concentrations successfully extracted. For quantification of iodine, cesium and barium, the minimum detection limit of the MEI system is about 1.0 mg/ml for iodine and barium, and 0.5 mg/ml for cesium. The estimated dose rate to the phantom imaged at a ring current of 200 mA is 8.7 mGy/s, corresponding to a cumulative dose of 1.3 Gy. A crossover correction algorithm has also been developed to suppress crossover artifacts associated with the MEI system, dual-beam KES and spectral KES systems. Potential biomedical applications of the imaging system will include projection imaging that requires any of the extracted K-edges as a contrast agent and multi-contrast K-edge imaging

Developmental Democracy in Africa: A Review

Democracy is one of the virtues we ache for, as many now observe an undemocratic society as a savage society. Richard L. Sklar built up a hypothesis called developmental democracy in which he opines that democracy will essentially prompts the improvement of African people and states. For the most part, there has been contention whether development precedes democracy or rather democracy helps development, which is very much unclear. Regardless of the answer, since the prodemocracy charges hit Africa since 1990s, democracy has not made substantial strides. There have still been huge issues of underdevelopment, corruption and mal-administration. Many have started scrutinizing the possibility of democracy been ideal for Africa. The purpose of this paper is to audit the possibility of developmental democracy within African context. This paper presents that democracy is not ideal for Africa, it likewise guarantees that, if democracy is really what it is said to be, there would not have been any requirement for polarization, for instance, developmental, liberal, social democracies and so on. This is because any democracy will essentially include all. It is on this background that the paper attempts to criticize Richard’s Sklar’s idea of developmental democracy

Capital Market as a Barometer for Development: Its Impact and Contribution to Nigerian Economy 1991-2011

This focuses on the influence of Nigerian capital market in economic development of Nigerian. One hypothesis was formulated to guide the study. The dependent variable in this hypothesis was economic development measure by gross domestic product (GPD) while the independent variables include: market capitalization (MKTCAP), total new issues (TNI), number of listed securities (NLS), number of quoted companies (NQC), value of transaction (VT), and turnover Ratios TR. The ordinary least square (OLS) technique was employed to estimate co-efficient of the variables of the multiple regression models based on the time series data collected from the Nigerian stock Exchange, Securities and Exchange Commission, Central Bank of Nigeria and federal office of statistics. The findings reveal a significantly relationship between dependent variable (economic development) and independent variables such as, total new issues and number of quoted companies, whereas market capitalization number of listed securities, value of transactions and turnover ratios showed wrong signs. It was therefore recommended that government should put more effort in developing active issues and motivating local and foreign companies and individual investors to patronize the market by way of raising funds for investment and productive purposes

Experimental verification of buildup region dose calculation for a commercial treatment planning system

The purpose of this research was to verify experimentally the buildup region dose calculation for Pinnacle3 (version 9.0), a commercial treatment planning system, commissioned and in use at the Saskatoon Cancer Center. To achieve this, buildup dose measurements using Attix parallel-plate ionization chamber and calculations by Pinnacle3, for a variety of clinical setups, were compared. The clinical setups involved 6 MV and 15 MV photon beams, open fields, enhanced dynamic wedges, physical wedges, block tray, 85, 100 and 120 cm source-to-surface distances (SSDs), and field sizes 3 x 3, 4 x 4, 5 x 5, 8 x 8, 10 x 10, 12 x 12, 15 x 15, 20 x 20, 30 x 30 cm2. The dose difference (DD) and distance-to-agreement (DTA) were used to evaluate the discrepancy between measured and calculated dose values. Significant discrepancies between measured and calculated buildup dose values were observed because the modeling in Pinnacle3 is based on measurements made using a cylindrical ionization chamber. Based on the criteria of DD less than 2% or DTA less than 2 mm, 93.7% of 1,710 dose points for the 6 MV photon beam passed while for the 15 MV photon beam, 96.1% of the 2,244 dose points passed. The dose points that did not pass these criteria were mostly for open fields, block tray fields, fields with physical wedges of 15 degrees and 30 degrees and for fields with shorter source-to-surface distances. This is attributed to the high electron contamination associated with these fields. The low levels of discrepancies between measured and calculated dose values for the 15 MV beam as compared to those of the 6 MV beam need further investigations. The good agreement between measured and calculated dose values after remodeling the Electron Contamination in Pinnacle3 based on Attix chamber measurements is an indication that the Electron Contamination equation in Pinnacle3 may be adequate for modeling of electron contamination in the buildup dose region. The disagreement between Attix chamber and EBT 2 film measured buildup dose values was less than 3% for 89.9% of the buildup dose measurements compared. It is recommended to use a good parallel plate ionization chamber, such as the Attix chamber, for measurements in the buildup region