Drummunication: The Trado-Indigenous Art of Communicating with Talking Drums in Yorubaland

The talking drums of the Yoruba people of the South West of Nigeria are like many other types of drums found in other parts of the world in that they are melody producing enhancing musical instruments accompanying song and dance performances made of hollow round frame with tightly fixed plastic or skin membrane on the surface s beaten with the hand s stick s or other materials However the Yoruba talking drums of the South West people of Nigeria are unlike the many other types of drums found in other parts of the world in that they are not just mere melody producing enhancing musical instruments This is basically because they can be used to disseminate vital messages and to respond to disseminated information This paper introduces the term drummunication to explain the use of Yoruba talking drums to send and receive messages or information The paper attempts a taxonomy of the Yoruba drums to establish the real talking drums It explicates the functions of effective drummunication and barriers to effective drummunication Most importantly it suggests steps that can be taken to enhance the effectiveness of drummunicatio

Analysis of Outputs of a Planning Process: Sinza Strategic Urban Development Planning (SUDP) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

For several reasons current urban development in Dar es Salaam City has not adhered to requirements of both general and detailed planning schemes This in turn has encouraged local authorities and other stakeholders to produce planning outputs using a Strategic Urban Development Planning SUDP process The methodology involved appraising a ward environmental profile holding a stakeholders consultative workshop and analysing the issues identified Analysis has shown that under the current urban development diversities in terms of interests and priorities the befitting output of an urban planning process cannot be a mere future land use map It is inclined to be a package of well-thought outputs forming an acceptable future land use plan The ability to produce an acceptable future land use plan based on core tenets of SUDP is a strenghth of same This defeats earlier claims of SUPD weaknesses related to future land use and urban development contro

Structural-Functional Classification cum Analysis of the Complete Sentences of Contemporary Nigerian Advertisement Messages

Many of the contemporary Nigerian advertisements copy messages are simply phrases and sentence fragments while many others are syntactically and semantically complete sentences The complete sentences of contemporary Nigerian advertisement messages are usually of different structural and functional classifications This paper therefore attempts a structural-functional classification cum analysis of one hundred and fifty 150 complete-sentence advertisement messages identified among some selected three-hundred 300 advertisement messages of products services ideas or organisations i e 50 of the total Seventy-six 76 of the complete-sentence advertisement messages i e 50 7 of the total are simple sentences of different functional classifications Forty four 44 of the complete-sentence advertisement messages i e 29 3 are compound sentences of different functional classifications The remaining thirty 30 complete-sentence advertisement messages i e 20 are complex sentences None of the one hundred and fifty 150 complete-sentence advertisement messages is a compound- complex sentenc

Charles W. Bolen Faculty Recital Series: Dr. Midori Samson, Bassoon; October, 23, 2023

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Talent Development for Integration Web 3.0/NFT/SDG into UNSDGs

Sustainable Development mindset with servant leadership has been mentioned in past studies for transformations. Under covid-19, there is a need for new way of committed organizations to provide professional services, for example, business related training services with United Nations sustainable development goals (UNSDGs) and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance). Moreover, digital art related business services may be a future area for the education sector too. It is time to explore attitudes, skills and values needed for a professional business servant leader to re-design workflow with transformations and services with innovations for driving economic growth

Influence of Self-Concept on Undergraduates’ Computer Literacy Skills in Selected Federal Universities in Southwestern Nigeria

Computer literacy skills are indispensable to all undergraduates irrespective of their disciplines. Computer technologies influence all facets of human life ranging from education, leisure, and work related activities. Studies have found that the computer literacy skills of the Nigerian undergraduates is inadequate. The study investigated the influence of self-concept on computer literacy skills of undergraduates in federal universities in southwestern Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted for the selection of 300L undergraduates, faculties and departments for the study. Twenty-seven (27) departments were involved in the study. A mixed method was employed for the study which involved quantitative and qualitative methods. Questionnaire and focus group discussions were the instruments used to elicit information from 1,318 respondents. Out of the 1,318 copies of questionnaire administered, 1,169 were duly completed and analysed giving a response rate of 88.7%. Quantitative data were analysed using SPSS version 21. Focus group discussions were analysed based on the major themes identified in the study. The study found that the level of computer literacy skills of the respondents was relatively high. Focus group discussions substantiated the findings of the quantitative aspect of the study by affirming that the level of computer literacy skills was relatively high. The study showed a significant relationship between undergraduates’ self-concept and computer literacy skills. It was concluded that a positive self-concept influences acquisition of computer literacy skills by undergraduates. The study recommended that universities should not relent efforts in sustaining the high level of undergraduates’ computer literacy skills and self-concept respectively

Spatial Regression of the Gross County Product of Kenya on Induced Latent Variables

Because of a very shallow study carried out to measure regional economic progress in Kenya, we were prompted to investigate on the role of geographical analysis in economic development. The induction of the Gross County Product (GCP) in 2013 had brought about a new viewpoint of assessing the economic growth pattern of Kenya from a single value of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to a disaggregate measure that was inclusive of the contributive efforts from each county. Investigating the spatial dependence of this GCP on latent variables solved the error of model misspecification and proved the spill-over effect of the Kenyan economy at the county levels. The Local Indicator of Spatial Association (LISA) (Moran I test) revealed spatial clustering and the Lagrange Multiplier (LM) Test together with the spatial Hausman test suggested an error model fit. Meanwhile, the likelihood ratio test considered a restricted spatial model more suitable than the nested model. Not only was the economic pattern monitored but also a correct version of the 6 economic blocs of Kenya was developed by use of thematic maps where the counties were geographically classified according to the spatial implication

Workplace Ergonomics and Employee Performance in Registered Private Security Firms in Kenya

Employee performance in private security firms is Kenya is facing numerous challenges frequently emanation from workplace environment. Therefore, this study sought to assess the effect of workplace ergonomics on workplace ergonomics on employee performance in private security firms in Kenya. The study was anchored on the Two-Factor Theory of Motivation. The study utilized positivism research approach. The study used descriptive and correlation research designs. The study population was 13,484 drawn form the Kenya Security Industry Association (KSIA) and Protective Security Industry Association (PSIA). The sample size was 180 respondents established by use of Slovin sample size determination formulae. Questionnaires were used as instruments for obtaining the data required. Validity and reliability of the questionnaire were enhanced by carrying out a pilot study prior to data collection. The study adopted regression analysis to establish the effect of workplace ergonomics on employee performance in private security firms in Kenya. The study findings indicated that workplace ergonomics had a positive and significant relationship with employee performance in private security firms in Kenya. Therefore, the relationship between workplace ergonomics and employee performance is crucial as it can have far-reaching implications for both employees and organizations. The positive and significant relationship between workplace ergonomics and employee performance suggests that private security firms should consider investing in ergonomic improvements to create a healthier, more productive, and engaged workforce. It can have a cascading effect on various aspects of organizational success. Therefore, the implications of workplace ergonomics on employee performance in private security firms in Kenya are diverse and can positively impact both the physical and psychological well-being of employees. Private security firms need to recognize and invest in ergonomic principles to create a healthier, more productive, and more satisfying work environment. This, in turn, can contribute to the overall success and sustainability of private security firms in Kenya.&nbsp

"On Sensing Island Spaces and the Spatial Practice of Island-Making: Introducing Island Poetics, Part I"

This two-part paper, co-authored by the members of the Island Poetics Research Group, introduces a larger project on the poetic construction of islands in island fictions across media, genres, and geographical regions. Traditional island scholarship tends to discuss islands as tropes for a set of preconceived and fixed meanings (such as isolation, imprisonment, paradise, remoteness, etc.) and thus often bypasses the complex poetic processes through which islands come to be in literary texts. Our intervention in the debate seeks to offer a precise analysis of the practices and operations through which islands are conceived and reconceived. The two parts of this paper examine different modes of island (re)conception in 20th- and 21st-century island fiction. They discuss fictional islands as particularly mobile spatial figures that raise the question of what an island is, refusing to offer easy answers and allowing for a reconsideration of the role of islands in contemporary discourse. Against potentially essentialist accounts of what islands ‘are’ and ‘mean’, our close readings of key moments within island narratives engage with the processes through which island spaces are constructed in different media. In this first part, we develop a phenomenology of fictional islands that focuses on the ways in which island topographies are constructed through the senses and through spatial practices. In our analysis, islands emerge through sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch (and frequently a confluence of these sensory experiences) or they are (re)conceived through the movements across and/or interaction with their topography

Knowledge, practices, compliance and beliefs of university nursing students’ toward hand hygiene: A cross-sectional survey

Nursing students can contribute to healthcareassociated infections if having inadequate knowledge and noncompliance of hand hygiene. Effective hand hygiene is considered the most effective measure for preventing healthcare-associated infections. This study investigated the knowledge, practices, compliance, and beliefs of university nursing students toward hand hygiene. By using a well-validated, self-report hand hygiene questionnaire, a cross-sectional survey was performed. In the convenience sampling, 421 out of 506 questionnaires were returned (83.2%). There were 169 (40.14%), 170 (40.38%) and 82 (19.48%) nursing students from Years 1, 2 and 3, respectively. The respondents’ overall mean score for hand hygiene knowledge was 7.33/10 (SD = 1.52) with an increasing trend of knowledge performance along study year was observed. The hand hygiene practice inventory was 4.76/5 (SD = 0.303). The mean scores for respondents from Years 1, 2 and 3 were 4.75 (SD = 0.367), 4.82 (SD = 0.20) and 4.69 (SD = 0.290), respectively. The self-reported hand hygiene compliance rate was 88.17% (SD = 11.922) and the mean score on the health beliefs scale was 4.03/5 (SD = 0.34). The university nursing students demonstrated moderate knowledge, good practices, a high compliance rate and positive beliefs toward hand hygiene. More effort on educating healthcare professionals about alcohol-based hand rubs and the promotion of hand cream usage to prevent hand-hygiene-induced skin irritations are suggested. Regular training workshops or seminars could be arranged to maintain knowledge levels and cultivate a positive attitude toward hand hygiene