scholarly journals Should Ghana Legalize the Commercial Use of Motor Bikes and Tricycles as Means of Public Transport? A Case Study of Five Selected Regions in Ghana

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Kwane Adu Jack ◽  
Emmanuel K. S. Amoah ◽  
Eric Hope ◽  
Frimpong Okyere
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Public Acceptance ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Good Source ◽  
Commercial Use ◽  
Northern Regions ◽  
Strict Compliance ◽  
Quantitative Tool

In the wave of raging debate, even on the floor of parliament, as to whether it would be expedient to commercialize Bikes’ usage in Ghana, it is important to look at its benefits or otherwise. Hence, the study sought to show whether Ghana should legalize the commercial use of motor cycles and tricycles operations. The design was a descriptive study which used quantitative tool to show public acceptance or rejection of commercializing the use of motorcycles and tricycles in Ghana. The study was based on the use of questionnaires for the data collection and were analyzed using Microsoft Excel. The sample population considered was Five (5) Regions in Ghana which are Central, Greater Accra, Bono, Bono East and Northern Regions. Questionnaires of 460 were drawn for the study. It was found out, among others, that many of the riders do not possess licenses; riders are aware of robbery incidents perpetuated by their colleagues; police harassments and passenger pressure are strong reasons for not observing traffic regulations; unfavorable road architecture; the activity is a good source of income. It was therefore recommended that, the okada/pragia/keke/motor king/motor kia operations should be legalized for commercial use with regulations and strict compliance by actors or operators.

scholarly journals Should Ghana Legalize the Commercial Use of Motor Bikes and Tricycles as Means of Public Transport? A Case Study of Five Selected Regions in Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Kwane Adu Jack ◽  
◽  
Emmanuel K. S. Amoah ◽  
Eric Hope ◽  
Frimpong Okyere
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Public Acceptance ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Good Source ◽  
Commercial Use ◽  
Northern Regions ◽  
Strict Compliance ◽  
Quantitative Tool

In the wave of raging debate, even on the floor of parliament, as to whether it would be expedient to commercialize Bikes’ usage in Ghana, it is important to look at its benefits or otherwise. Hence, the study sought to show whether Ghana should legalize the commercial use of motor cycles and tricycles operations. The design was a descriptive study which used quantitative tool to show public acceptance or rejection of commercializing the use of motorcycles and tricycles in Ghana. The study was based on the use of questionnaires for the data collection and were analyzed using Microsoft Excel. The sample population considered was Five (5) Regions in Ghana which are Central, Greater Accra, Bono, Bono East and Northern Regions. Questionnaires of 460 were drawn for the study. It was found out, among others, that many of the riders do not possess licenses; riders are aware of robbery incidents perpetuated by their colleagues; police harassments and passenger pressure are strong reasons for not observing traffic regulations; unfavorable road architecture; the activity is a good source of income. It was therefore recommended that, the okada/pragia/keke/motor king/motor kia operations should be legalized for commercial use with regulations and strict compliance by actors or operators.

Rethinking the Agency of Women in the Shea Industry

Politeia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abiba Yayah
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Good Source ◽  
Everyday Practices ◽  
Home Based

The agency of women in most African countries is often affected by the socio-economic and political policies that are almost always disadvantageous to women, especially women who have little to no knowledge of their rights. Using the shea industry in Ghana as a case study, I chronicle the challenges as recounted by rural women involved in this home-based work in the Northern Region of Ghana and critically analyse these challenges and their implications. Focusing mainly on the results of my recent field work, I present some of the accounts relating to the lack and exclusion of recognition of and respect for the experiences of rural women who are in fact the linchpin of the shea industry in Ghana. Initiatives and strategies of non-governmental organisations and some governmental policies have attempted to address these challenges that have implications for the livelihoods of rural women. Research and policies have only offered “band-aid solutions” to the economic disempowerment of rural women in the shea industry in Ghana as they have not dealt with the causes. This article seeks to refute the claim that equity exists by indicating the lack of equity and justice in the policies in the shea industry. In an attempt to provide an understanding of the economic disempowerment of women in this industry, I consider my field work as a good source as it exposes the experiences and everyday practices as narrated by rural women in the industry. This article seeks to analyse the existing discourses especially those pertaining to the contributions and experiences of rural women in the shea industry.

Penerapan Metode Klasifikasi Decision Tree dan Algoritma C4.5 dalam Memprediksi Kriteria Nasabah Kredit Mega Auto Finance

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 200
Author(s):  
Puji Santoso ◽  
Rudy Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Decision Tree ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Customer Data ◽  
Data Mining Techniques ◽  
C4.5 Algorithm ◽  
Marketing Costs ◽  
Excel Format ◽  
Data Mining Application

One of the tasks in the field of marketing finance is to analyze customer data to find out which customers have the potential to do credit again. The method used to analyze customer data is by classifying all customers who have completed their credit installments into marketing targets, so this method causes high operational marketing costs. Therefore this research was conducted to help solve the above problems by designing a data mining application that serves to predict the criteria of credit customers with the potential to lend (credit) to Mega Auto Finance. The Mega Auto finance Fund Section located in Kotim Regency is a place chosen by researchers as a case study, assuming the Mega Auto finance Fund Section has experienced the same problems as described above. Data mining techniques that are applied to the application built is a classification while the classification method used is the Decision Tree (decision tree). While the algorithm used as a decision tree forming algorithm is the C4.5 Algorithm. The data processed in this study is the installment data of Mega Auto finance loan customers in July 2018 in Microsoft Excel format. The results of this study are an application that can facilitate the Mega Auto finance Funds Section in obtaining credit marketing targets in the future

scholarly journals Plantar load transfer in children: a descriptive study with two pathological case studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexis Brierty ◽  
Christopher P. Carty ◽  
Claudia Giacomozzi ◽  
Teresa Phillips ◽  
Henry P. J. Walsh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Load Transfer ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Transfer Phase ◽  
Gait Symmetry ◽  
Plantar Pressures ◽  
Gait Asymmetry ◽  
Mean Pressure ◽  
Pathological Case

Abstract Background Typical gait is often considered to be highly symmetrical, with gait asymmetries typically associated with pathological gait. Whilst gait symmetry is often expressed in symmetry ratios, measures of symmetry do not provide insight into how these asymmetries affect gait variables. To fully understand changes caused by gait asymmetry, we must first develop a normative database for comparison. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe normative reference values of regional plantar load and present comparisons with two pathological case studies. Methods A descriptive study of the load transfer of plantar pressures in typically developed children was conducted to develop a baseline for comparison of the effects of gait asymmetry in paediatric clinical populations. Plantar load and 3D kinematic data was collected for 17 typically developed participants with a mean age of 9.4 ± 4.0 years. Two case studies were also included; a 10-year-old male with clubfoot and an 8-year-old female with a flatfoot deformity. Data was analysed using a kinematics-pressure integration technique for anatomical masking into 5 regions of interest; medial and lateral forefoot, midfoot, and medial and lateral hindfoot. Results Clear differences between the two case studies and the typical dataset were seen for the load transfer phase of gait. For case study one, lateral bias was seen in the forefoot of the trailing foot across all variables, as well as increases in contact area, force and mean pressure in the lateral hindfoot of the leading foot. For case study two, the forefoot of the trailing foot produced results very similar to the typical dataset across all variables. In the hindfoot of the leading foot, medial bias presents most notably in the force and mean pressure graphs. Conclusions This study highlights the clinical significance of the load transfer phase of gait, providing meaningful information for intervention planning.

The Effects of Currency Protectionism on the Exports of the Trade Partners - A Composite Index

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Emmanouil Karakostas
Keyword(s):  
Political System ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
Main Question ◽  
The Us ◽  
Trading Partners ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Currency Competition ◽  
Trade Partners ◽  
Quantitative Tool

The competitive exchange rate devaluation (or currency protectionism) is a phenomenon of global political economy, which goes hand in hand with trade activities. The causes, consequences and effects of monetary protectionism for the concerned countries have been thoroughly analyzed on the basis of existing literature. An important element of analysis is the different effects of the implementation of protectionist policy measures on trading partners. An example of currency protectionism nowadays is the currency competition between the US and China. Although the US is the "hegemon" of the modern international economic-political system, China's continuous, upward and rapid economic course has weakened the primacy of the US, with consequences that are perceived in the global economic system. Of course, China has been accused of practices of economic "mercantilism." On the basis of these mercantilist accusations, a kind of war broke out with the US. But the main question is this: how are the exports of trading partners affected by this currency competition? To be able to answer this question more fully, a quantitative tool should be created that can interpret the effects of currency competition on trading partners. This study will try answering this question by using the case study of U.S. - China currency competition. The methodology applied is the creation of a Composite Index.

A Retrospective Descriptive Study on Death Due to Cyanide Poisoning Over a Period of 20 Years in Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (30) ◽  
pp. 2697-2701
Author(s):  
Sasikala K ◽  
Vitni Fernz ◽  
Abitha Raj B.T ◽  
Ajith V. Asok ◽  
Amritha Mathew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Serial Killers ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Cyanide Poisoning ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Pro Forma

BACKGROUND Cyanide is a rapidly acting poison which has been the suicidal agent of choice since time unknown. Its notoriety also extends to homicide, and it has often been used by serial killers. It is found in nature and is used in various industries, but is difficult to obtain nowadays as a result of strict policy implementation. METHODS All cases of cyanide poisoning over a period of 20 years from 2000 to 2019 were studied. Samples were sent for identification and quantification by GC-MS to the chemical examiner’s laboratory. Data was collected in pro forma and entered into Microsoft Excel and analysed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). RESULTS A total of 84 cases were studied over a period of 20 years. The majority of cases were recorded in the first decade of the study period. Most common age group involved was 31 to 40 years. Males comprised 84.9 % of the total. Majority were suicidal in nature, and 22.6 % were suicide pacts. The reason for committing suicide could not be found in 59.3 %. 67.9 % were found dead or brought dead to the hospital. In 24 % cases, the typical smell of bitter almonds was identified. Police were able to make out the presence of poison in 83.3 % during the preliminary investigation. CONCLUSIONS Males were the commonly affected. Ingestion of poison was the method of administration in all cases. Majority were suicides, and occurred in the residence of the victims. In majority of cases, police could identify the cause of death as poisoning. The characteristic smell could be identified only in a few cases. KEYWORDS Cyanide, Corrosion, Poisoning, Suicide

Penerapan Activity Daily Living (ADL) Makan Terhadap Tingkat Kemandirian Pada Pasien Skizofrenia Dengan Defisit Perawatan Diri Makan

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1542-1552
Author(s):  
Intan Cahyani ◽  
Ramadhan Putra Satria ◽  
Puji Suhiro
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Care ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Narrative Form ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Third ◽  
Care Deficit

AbstractFeeding self-care deficit is a person's inability to perform eating activities according to the proper way of eating. Activity Daily Living (ADL) therapy is one of the therapies claimed to be able to increase the patient's independence in improving how to eat. To apply Activity Daily Living (ADL) in patients with feeding self-care deficit to increase self-feeding independence. The research was a descriptive study with a case study approach conducted in the working area of Puskesmas Dukuhwaru, Tegal Regency. It was carried out on 15-17 February 2021. Data were obtained through interviews, observation and physical examination and presented in narrative form. After performed the intervention for 3 days, the results showed an increase in self-feeding independence in both subjects. It described at the third day of the research. Patients with nursing problems of feeding self-care deficit are recommended to provide ADL to increase the patient's independence. Keywords: Activity Daily Living (ADL); Feeding Self-Care Deficit; Mental Nursing Care AbstrakDefisit Perawatan Diri Makan merupakan ketidakmampuan seseorang dalam melakukan aktivitas makan sesuai tata cara makan yang benar. Terapi Activity Daily Living (ADL) menjadi salah satu terapi yang diyakini mampu meningkatkan kemandirian pasien dalam meningkatkan cara makan. Dapat menerapkan terapi Activity Daily Living (ADL) pada pasien defisit perawatan diri makan untuk meningkatkan kemandirian makan. Peneliti ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan studi kasus, lokasi studi kasus di Wilayah Puskesmas Dukuh waru Kabupaten Tegal dilakukan tanggal 15-17 Februari 2021, data diperoleh melalui wawancara, observasi dan pemeriksaan fisik. data disajikan dalam bentuk naratif. Setelah dilakukan intervensi selama 3 hari didapatkan hasil adanya peningkatkan makan pada kedua subjek penelitian yaitu dari ketergantungan makan pada awal pengkajian menjadi setelah selesai makan pada hari ketiga penelitian. Pasien dengan masalah keperawatan defisit perawatan diri makan dianjurkan untuk memberikan terapi Activity Daily Living (ADL) untuk meningkatkan kemandirian pasien dalam meningkatkan kemandirian.Kata Kunci: Activity Daily Living (ADL); Asuhan Keperawatan Jiwa; Defisit Perawatan Diri Makan

Identifying Design Interventions in Cities for Urban Sustainability

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohit Arora ◽  
Felix Raspall ◽  
Arlindo Silva
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Urban Growth ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Urban Sustainability ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Urban Systems ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Material Reuse

Cities have been the focus of recent sustainability and climate change mitigation efforts primarily because of unprecedented urban growth and ever-increasing resources consumption. A worrying trend has been the ever-decreasing life of buildings in cities because of premature building obsolescence. Premature building obsolescence has been cited as the major driver of demolition waste which accounts for more than 40% of total waste generated annually. This waste stream poses a bigger challenge as the pressure on natural resources increases with urban growth. A traditional way of looking at the urban sustainability has been from the perspective of the environmental sciences and waste management methods. Analyzing urban areas with design science perspectives could provide novel insights to improve existing resource consumption patterns and transform sustainability growth in cities. This study focuses on the problem of demolition waste arising from the premature building obsolescence in cities. It applies a design research methodology framework for identifying existing problems associated with demolition waste and generating strategies to transform cities into more sustainable urban systems. In the problem clarification phase, a detailed literature review was supported with stakeholder’s interviews to identify the state-of-art for building demolition process and demolition waste. Research was further extended to descriptive study-I phase to carry out a demolition case study and generate support tools to enable transformation in the existing scenario for achieving a desired state. Singapore, a dense city state of South-East Asia has been taken as a case study in this research. Results show that applying design research methods could help open-up a new dimension to solve urban sustainability challenge for built environment. It highlights that material reuse could lead to significant improvement in the built environment sustainability but the challenge associated with realization of material reuse practice needs to be addressed. Descriptive study-I concludes with the strategies on creating a reuse market through entrepreneurial innovation and an alternative material supply chain of secondary materials for regional housing demand. These results highlight the role of design research methods for tackling complex systems level problems in cities.

scholarly journals Environmental Education as a Tool for Sustainable Development: Case study of Lekki-Lagos

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
M. N. Chukwu ◽  
S. J. Kadafur
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Traffic Jam ◽  
Qualitative Survey ◽  
Private Organizations ◽  
Pedestrian Bridges ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Grass Root ◽  
The Government

The study examines the strength of environmental education in Lekki-Lagos and its impact on community and grass-root development by considering a targeted sample population comprising some respondents that are living or working in Lekki community in Lagos. A qualitative survey was conducted using participatory observation, interviews, and a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was validated through peer review and pilot testing. Data collected were summarized and computed using descriptive statistics while a paired t-test and Turkey’s HSD test were used for further analysis. Results showed that 92% of the respondents affirmed that environmental education impacted positively on the community attracting the government, non-governmental and private organizations to help in developing the area through construction of roads, pedestrian bridges, drainages and sea embankments thus reducing flooding, man hour loss due to traffic jam and rate of pollution. There was also a decrease in loss of lives and properties. Investors were attracted to Lekki, reducing poverty and social imbalance thus increasing community development. There is a significant difference between the state of Lekki now and before the intervention of public-private practice in developing the area (P< 0.05). It is recommended that the government and other stakeholders should collaborate on a higher scale to enhance developing the unreached communities.

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