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Item Use of Social Networking Sites amongst Undergraduates: A Case Study of Department of Theatre and Film Arts, Faculty of Arts, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria(Research Journal of Library and Information Science, 2019) Victor Chuks NwokediThis study examined the Usage Patterns of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) amongst Undergraduate Students of Department of Theater and Film Arts, Faculty of Arts, University of Jos, Nigeria. The study was guided by nine objectives. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The target population was all the 348 First year Students in the Department of Theater and Film Arts, Faculty of Arts, University of Jos. Since, the population (348) was manageable; there was no need for sampling. Hence, all the students were adopted in the research. The research instrument adopted was questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using frequency counts, percentages and means. The findings of the study revealed among others that: the students of Department of Theater and Film Arts make use of SNSs; they used Mobile Phones to access the SNSs; their preferred access point for using the sites were hostels and lecture halls in that order; most of the students admitted to be a member of at least one SNS. However, their main purposes for using the SNSs were to maintaining social contacts with friends/relatives and for academic purposes. Nevertheless, their preferred SNSs were Facebook and WhatSapp in that order; they also admitted that the main benefits of SNSs could be expressed in Social Activities, Academic Exercises, Information Dissemination and Business Activities. However, it was recommended among others that: University of Jos Management should organize seminars, conferences and workshops on the benefits of using SNSs for academic purposes. However, the negative aspects or the dangers associated with the use of the SNSs and ways to avoid them should also be highlighted. The research therefore, concludes that the undergraduate students of Department of Theater and Film Arts, Faculty of Arts, University of Jos, use SNSs. No doubt the use of SNSs have some educational benefits, there is a need to educate students about the ways of using SNSs and the perils associated with it, to help them understand that though very much in trend, they should be used cautiously.Item Effects of Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Strategy on Senior Secondary Two Chemistry Students’ Understanding of Chemical Kinetics in Jos South LGA of Plateau State, Nigeria(East African Scholars Publisher, Kenya, 2019-05-27) Ephraim J.; Gongden, Ph.D; Dorcas P. John; Esther M. GimbaThis study determined the effects of jigsaw cooperative learning strategy (JCLS) on chemistry students’ understanding of chemical kinetics in public and private secondary schools in Jos South LGA of Plateau state, Nigeria. The sample consisted of 78 students drawn from two co-educational schools. Random sampling technique was used to assign the students from each school into experimental and control groups. A rate of reaction understanding test, (RoRUT) with r= 0.79, was used as instrument for data collection. It contained five essay-type questions drawn from the senior secondary two chemistry curriculum on the topic, rates of chemical reactions. The data was analyzed using SPSS Statistics version 22. The findings revealed a significant difference between the posttest mean scores of students taught using JCLS and those taught using the lecture method with those taught with JCLS demonstrating better understanding of the concept. There was however, no statistically significant difference between the posttest mean achievement scores of male and female students taught the rates of chemical reactions using JCLS. The study also found out that the students from private schools demonstrated better understanding of the concept than students from public schools taught using JCLS. The study recommended that JCLS be used in the teaching of chemistry in secondary schools since the strategy influences both male and female students similarly. Necessary attention should be given to JCLS during teacher – training programs so as to equip chemistry teachers with the skillsItem Effects of Computer Assisted Instruction on Male and Female Students’ Achievement in Basic Science in Jos Metropolis, Plateau State, Nigeria(American Research Journal of Humanities Social Science (ARJHSS), 2019-01) Gongden, Ephraim Joel; Gongden, Esther EphraimThis study investigated the effects of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) on male and female students’ achievement in basic science in Jos metropolis, Nigeria. The study adopted pretest and posttest quasi experimental control group design with a sample of 153 Junior Secondary School two basic science students from two schools. These were randomly assigned into control and experimental groups. A Basic Kinetic Achievement Test, BKAT (r = 0.74) consisting of 30 multiple choice questions was used to collect pretest and posttest data. A CAI package on kinetic theory of matter was used as treatment instrument for experimental group while lecture method was used for the control group. Descriptive statistics and t- test for independent samples were used to analyze the data. The results showed statistically significant difference in the performances of students in the experimental and those in the control groups. However, there was no statistically significant difference in the achievements of male and female students taught using CAI. The study recommended that instructional materials such as computers and its accessories be provided by government and school administrators to facilitate quality teaching and learning. Teachers should be trained during pre-service and in-service programs to acquire skills in the use of CAI strategy.Item Journal of Public Health and Environmental Pollution(2021-07-27) Daniel Kamaru Adamu.Medical tourism is a process of attracting patients from one origin to destination which can offer medical services at prices considerably less than the patient‘s usual environment and normally combining an element of post-operative tourism (recovery) for the patient (Rowley 2008). Medical industry practitioners described medical tourism as the act of travelling to receive a healthcare treatment that is either less expensive or more accessible (Kim, Leong, Heob, Anderson, and Gaitz, 2009). However, this study viewed medical tourism from the domestic perspective and to bridge the gap between origin and destination. As it is that medical tourism attracts patient from various origin in search of medical services at various destinations, it is of great importance to consider the factors that motivate patronage on medical tourism. As a result of this, this study assesses the factors influencing patronage of medical tourism in Plateau State, Nigeria as it affects the economy. Plateau is the twelfth-largest state in Nigeria. Approximately in the centre of the country, it is geographically unique in Nigeria due to its boundaries of elevated hills surrounding the Jos Plateau its capital, and the entire plateau itself. The State is located in Nigeria’s middle belt, with an area of 26,899 square kilometres, the State has an estimated population of about three million people. It is located between latitude 08°24'N and longitude 008°32' and 010°38' east. The state is named after the picturesque Jos Plateau, a mountainous area in the north of the state with captivating rock formations. Bare rocks are scattered across the grasslands, which cover the plateau. The altitude ranges from around 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) to a peak of 1,829 metres (6,001 ft) above sea level in the Shere Hills range near Jos. Data were collected from primary source. Primary data collection was carried out through the use of structured questionnaire. A total number of 795 population were included from the case study area selected in the study, they were sampled using special sampling method to generate the most appropriate and statistically representative sample. This includes; 15 Patrons from secondary Health institutions,20 patrons each from: public and private Health institutions, primary health institutions, non-governmental health institutions and 700 beneficiaries. A sample size of 265 was used out of the 338 randomly sampled with the aid of Krejcie and Morgan’s table (1970); The study revealed three factors influencing patronage of medical tourism in the study area to be service related, economic, and facilities. These were further established by factor analysis result which combine service related/ economic factor as factor one with (28.5% variance explained and Eigen value of 5.625), Facility factor as factor two with (27.6% variance explained and Eigen value of 5.535), Service related factor as factor three with (13.7% variance explained and Eigen value of 2.888) and Economic factor as factor four with (8.2% variance explained and Eigen value of 1.654). The relevant authority in charge of health facilities in the study area would have to employ adequate manpower in-terms of doctors and other healthcare personnel across the public hospital, while also regulating the scale of charges of the registered private hospitals in the study area. There is need to improve upon the state of facilities and equipment in both public and private hospital in the study area and orient these towards meeting patrons' needs and wants for improved health care services. The study therefore came to a conclusion that the factors influencing patronage of medical tourism are service related, facilities and economic.Item Priesthood and African Christatain Thoughts(Apostle Emmanuel N. Kuru, 2014-01-05) Gideon Y. tambiyiItem Survival Strategies of Market Women and Violent Conflicts in Jos, Nigeria(Journal of Asia Pacific Studies, 2014-02) Lohna BonkatJos, the capital city of Plateau State, Nigeria, have over the past one decade been subjected to internecine violent conflicts. The causes had range from mutual communal, ethnic to religious mistrust. Efforts have been made to halt the senseless violent disturbances to no avail. The conflict situation by any measure can best be described an active conflict, considering the abrupt and rampant nature of how the conflict most times occur. Women, in most conflict situations remain a vulnerable social category. Women engage themselves a lot in petty trading and marketing. They sell vegetables, fruits and also participate in wide range of other commercial activities in most markets that pervade Jos city. Centrally, the paper seeks to examine and analyze the various strategies and initiatives these market women employ to survive and make a living in their respective chosen businesses given the conflict prone nature of the environment within which they conduct their business activities. The paper depended on interviews and Focus Group Discussions carried out in 2012 and 2013 part of PhD research. The paper concludes that the strategies and initiatives employed by small-scale women entrepreneurs in Jos during violence has kept them safe and ensured their livelihoods especially for women who have assumed new roles of household heads. It further made suggestions to government and the general public on how to mitigate the intractable violent encounters in Jos in order to further promote women participation in commercial activities without unnecessarily resorting to stressful and risky survival strategies.Item Geospatial Distribution and Analysis of Trace Element Geochemistry along the lower Reaches of Kassa River System Younger Granite Province, North Central Nigeria(International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research and Engineering, 2019) Nimlang H. N; Piwuna R.M; Gwamzhi M. J; Alaga A.TA study was conducted to investigate the Geospatial distribution of trace elements including Iron along the lower reaches of the Kassa river system within the Younger granite province of North Central Nigeria. A total of thirty sediment sample were collected to investigate the concentration and potential environmental effects of trace elements within the area of study. The X-Ray fluorescence spectroscopy was used to determine the concentration of the trace elements including Iron while geographic information system technique of interpolation was used to interpolate not the element present but their ambient concentration as well. Results showed that the relative concentration of trace elements in the lower reaches of the Kassa river sediments is in the order Fe˃Ze˃Pb˃Th˃Rb˃Nb. Pollution Load Index values of studied area ranged from 0.596-1.476ppm which testify that the river sediments are mostly unpolluted except for two of the sampling sites. However, the Igeo values indicate that anthropogenic activities in the study area contribute to the distribution and concentration of the trace elements within the area of study.Item Journal of Public Health and Environmental Pollution(2021-07-27) Daniel Kamaru Adamu.Item Judicial corruption as a self-inflicted impediment to the independence of the judiciary in Nigeria(KAS African Law Study Library – Librairie Africaine d’Etudes Juridiques, 2017) Sunday Bontur LUGARDThe unique role of the judiciary as the stabilizing umpire in regulating intergovernmental relations, interactions among citizens inter se and businesses, the overseeing of the observance of the rule of law in private or public dealings, conduct, among others sets it apart as an organ of government that should be comprised of men of integrity who should live above board. In Nigeria, as the case with most democratic States, the important role of this arm of government necessitated the constitutional guarantee of its independence so as to give room for unobstructed and independent performance of its duties. But despite the constitutionally guaranteed independence, there is an avalanche of reported cases of judicial corruption which cast aspersion on or erodes their capacity to determine issues independently and on their merits. This work would show that judicial corruption is an “internal interference” as against the traditionally known “external interference” in the form of executive meddling in the performance of judicial functions, skewed appointment processes, poor funding and tenure insecurity, among others. It would further show that judicial corruption is a disincentive for foreign investment, and a hindrance to social harmony and security, and economic development. This work would therefore prescribe a new functional stakeholder involvement in the appointment of judicial officers, civil awareness and the need for the strengthening the rule of law and combating corruption in the judiciary through a stiffer penalty regime.Item Effects of Rainfall Attenuation on Frequencies 1 and 3 GHZ in Nigeria(I N T E R N A T I O N A L J O U R N A L O F C O M P U T E R S & T E C H N O L O G Y, 2016) Ogherohwo, E. P.; Bukar, B.; Baba, D. D.Mobile communications are part of our everyday life. The non-ideal environment which is filled with many attenuation factors affects the electromagnetic waves, which radio communication depends. This study considers the spectral range of 1 and 3GHz. At these frequencies, interesting phenomena due to rain are supposed to happen. The study of this frequency spectrum has been undertaken in an attempt to evaluate the frequency dependence of rain effects on electromagnetic waves. The study of rain effects on communication presented in this study relied solely on rainfall data collected from Nigeria Metrological Agency (NiMet) station in Lagos, Nigeria. The months for January to December for 1981-2011 were summed together and the averages were determined. The average is then used to calculate the rain rate and rainfall attenuation using the extracted results for all the locations (Bauchi, Ikeja, Jos, Kebbi, Maiduguri and Warri). The results show that Warri has the highest rainfall rate followed by Lagos. Kebbi and Maiduguri has the least while Jos and Bauchi demonstrated moderate rainfall rates. This also deduced that attenuation has less impact on lower frequencies but increase with higher frequencies. The study reveals that at higher frequencies, the rainfall attenuation is observed to be greater.