Acute Kidney Injury

According to Koza, Y. (2016), “acute kidney injury (AKI) is a complex clinical disorder that is associated with severe morbidity and mortality. Despite technological advances in renal replacement therapy, AKI continues to be associated with poor outcomes. AKI is a syndrome of sudden loss of the kidney’s excretory function, often with oliguria, which usually occurs over the course of hours to days. AKI is common in hospitalized patients, especially in critically ill patients

Towards A More Enduring Prevention of Scholarly Plagiarism Among University Students in Nigeria

The rate at which university students involve in various acts of plagiarism has been a matter of central concern to academics and university management at least over the last decades. The scholarly contributions that the issue has generated are becoming interminable. It is beyond the intention of this paper however to conclude this vast discussion but rather suggest that effective solution to plagiarism among students in the university should not only be hinged on detection-cum-punitive measure alone at the expense of university based prevention programme that helps students develop strong writing skills. This review identified a range of scholarly works that presented evidence on reality of plagiarism and its associated problems in ivory towers particularly in Nigeria. The work primarily focused on addressing plagiarism among university students in Nigeria but, as it has been noted throughout the write-up, achieving effective prevention of plagiarism among students should not be limited to adopting plagiarism software detection alone

Liberal Spaces: The Costs and Contradictions of Reproducing Hegemonic National Subjects in Ang Lee’s The Wedding Banquet and Brokeback Mountain

Abstract Focusing on director Ang Lee’s films The Wedding Banquet and Brokeback Mountain, this paper explores the ways in which Lee’s articulation of queer intimacy in liberal spaces reproduces the regulatory functions of patriarchal, late-capitalist Eurocentric discourses of modernity.Résumé Cet article est basé sur les films The Wedding Banquet et Brokeback Mountain, du réalisateur Ang Lee, et il explore les façons dont l’intimité homosexuelle représentée par Lee dans des lieux libéraux reproduit les fonctions réglementaires des discours patriarcaux et eurocentriques de la fin du capitalisme au sujet de la modernité

Mathematics Achievement Motivation in a Collectivist Culture: The Role of Gender Differences and Self-Efficacy

We live in a computerized and technologically advanced age where mathematics-related disciplines represent the future. However, students from many collectivist cultures are underachieving in mathematics. Literature suggests that mathematics achievement and motivation are impacted by self-efficacy, yet the relationship between these variables in most collectivist cultures remains unclear. Also, empirical evidences of gender differences in mathematics self-efficacy and motivation studies exist, albeit, with generally inconsistent findings. This study examined the gender differences and the relationship between mathematics self-efficacy and motivation of students in a collectivist culture. Three hundred and forty three sixth grade students aged 9 -13 were randomly selected from 10 public and private elementary schools in Southwestern Nigeria. The participants consisted of 175 girls and 168 boys with mean age of 10.82. The mathematic self-efficacy and motivation measures were adapted from Pintrich et al’s al.’s (1991) Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire. Collected data was analyzed using independent t-test and Pearson’s correlation analyses. Results revealed no significant gender differences in mathematics motivation and self-efficacy but showed that mathematics self-efficacy was positively correlated with motivation. Implications of the findings are discussed and recommendations suggested. Keywords: mathematics, self-efficacy, motivation, gender, collectivist culture DOI: 10.7176/JEP/10-3-1

Assessing Students’ Performance in Senior School Certificate Multiple Choice Test in Biology

This study investigated the assessment of students’ performance in Senior School Certificate (SSC) multiple-choice test in biology. The survey research design was employed for the study. Sample for the study consisted of 1450 Senior Secondary Three (SSIII) students drawn from 20 randomly selected secondary schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The instruments used for the study were 2008 SSC National Examination Council (NECO) multiple choice Biology test paper. Findings from the study showed that significant different existed between students’ performance in NECO SSCE multiple choice test in biology on the basis of senatorial districts(F = 55.556, P<0.05), school location (t = 6.89, P<0.05),; gender(t = 5.03, P<0.05), and school type (F = 75.126, P<0.05). Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that Government and other stakeholders in education should equip rural schools with facilities that are available in urban schools to improve students’ performance in Biology in rural schools

Towards a More Enduring Prevention of Scholarly Plagiarism among University Students in Nigeria

The rate at which university students involve in various acts of plagiarism has been a matter of central concern to academics and university management at least over the last decades The scholarly contributions that the issue has generated particularly are becoming interminable It is beyond the intention of this paper however to conclude this vast discussion but rather suggest that effective solution to plagiarism among students in the university should not only be hinged on detection-cum-punitive measure alone at the expense of university based prevention programme that helps students develop strong writing skills This review identified a range of scholarly works that presented evidence on reality of plagiarism and its associated problems in ivory towers particularly in Nigeria The work primarily focused on addressing plagiarism among university students in Nigeria but as it has been noted throughout the write-up achieving effective prevention of plagiarism among students should not be limited to adopting plagiarism software detection alon

Myth, History and the Revolutionary Ethos in Morountodun by Femi Osofisan

This paper emphasis on Osofisan’s myth which is on situations in oral performance and it helps to select episodes from the life of Moremi to coincide with that of Titubi, while emphasis on both heroines as characters in a drama helps to keep the story line clear to the audience. The thrust of this paper is to select areas of the myth that are amenable to Osofisan’s ideological mode of thought. Paradoxically, the use of this myth on stage lends physical body to an imaginary figure. It is on the moves of the story in a flux of fact, fiction, legend and myth, all arranged to allow the audience a critical, yet entertaining perspective. The playwright selects aspects of myth and history that are deemed relevant to the social and economic issues being discussed in the play. The paper identifies corruption, poverty and social inequality as the recurring problem of Africa in postcolonial era in this play. It adopts revolutionary ethos which links genuine social-political freedom to the collective actions of the people. He prefers as heroes, the ordinary people whose labour sustains society and a few people from the privileged class like Titubi, who commit class suicide and join the struggle of the common people in their agitation for self-determination. To Osofisan, societal and individual freedom is only possible through collective actions. Keywords: Oral performance, Myth, Postcolonial, Revolution and Self-determinatio

Recommender system for modelling subject combination in Ugandan senior secondary schools

Subject combinations at A-level in Ugandan Senior Secondary Schools have made or marred the future career of many prospective students, many students have ended up doing courses they had not planned to do because they made wrong choices at their A-level. This recommender system offers the decision-making process for students based on their subject performance coupled with interest, passion, skills and talents to enable them make right choices. It is person-centred and there are three (3) main actors: the student (who are interested in making appropriate career choice), the documents (which contains available information about interest and passion, skills and talents and subject performances) and access metrics (which aids the student of A-level in extracting knowledge from available resources). A hybrid matrix factorization model using ANFIS and R were used to represents students and subjects as linear combinations derived from their characteristics and interactions, this is combined with rule-based model to offer a unified approach of presenting any student with a list of subjects that will lead to prospective career choices. This offer higher predictive accuracy in career choice matchmaking and overcoming challenges of parental influence, peer influence and others while expanding opportunities of career guidance in Uganda.

An Interpretive Analysis of Long-Term Success of Black Business in Britain

Black Africans are one of the most prominent and fastest growing minority groups in the United Kingdom. They are also represented in entrepreneurship but like most ethnic minority businesses they continue to struggle against structural and environmental obstacles. Long-term success of Black African entrepreneurship will significantly improve to UK economy, create employment, bridge inequality gap and reduce tension and crime in urban areas. The purpose of this study is to extend the body of knowledge on Black African entrepreneurship. Employing the mixed embeddedness model, it explores the cultural inclination, unique characteristics and challenges they face and their entrepreneurial dynamics. It examines the relationship at the micro, meso and macro levels which gives insight into the opportunities enabled, obstacles encountered, and strategies employed by Black African entrepreneurs in achieving entrepreneurial success. It is useful in understanding success and its measure not just in general terms but as it specifically applies to Black African entrepreneurs and how this concept is framed through their lived experiences and history within the environment in which they are embedded. It is an exploratory research and it employs the qualitative methodology to capture the robustness of Black African entrepreneurship. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted, and entrepreneurs were chosen across different industries. Data was collected from twenty-five Black business owners residing in London. Participants were recruited through quota and snowballing techniques and data analyzed using inductive content analysis. Findings revealed Black business owners perceive success as the presence of personal and macro variables. For entrepreneurial success to be accurately gauged in ethnic entrepreneurship, non-financial factors must be measured. Moreover, Black African entrepreneur’s needs to be studied with careful consideration of the differences in first and second generation as distinct differences were found in their perception, definition and measures of success. This has a significant implication in entrepreneurial engagement and outcomes. While, the first-generation is constrained by limited resources and ethnic embeddedness, the second-generation leverages the skills and resources acquired and develop both ethnic and non-ethnic ties. The interaction of the micro, macro and meso components are different across the two generations and diverse factors are responsible for success. The second-generation is changing the entrepreneurial landscape by bringing their unique set of skills to bear but more needs to be done to consolidate their position as successful entrepreneurs. Finally, in order to bridge the performance gap especially with the future generation there is need to move from reactive strategy, that is driven by situation and implement long-term strategies to build capacity in entrepreneurship and business management. This study has implication for policy in providing a springboard for deliberation towards effective business support and in promoting quality entrepreneurship within the Black community. This research unpacks the concept of long-term success and how various factors contribute to the entrepreneurial outcomes of Black Africans