scholarly journals PREVALENCE OF THE HYPOTHYROIDISM AMONG YOUNG ADULTS IN HYDERABAD

2021 ◽  
pp. 71-74
Author(s):  
Rama. V ◽  
A. Jyothi
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Memory Loss ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Thyroid Disorders ◽  
Study Materials ◽  
Hindu Religion ◽  
Menstrual Disturbance ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Poor Concentration ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

OBJECTIVES: Ÿ To identify the severity of hypothyroidism among young adults in Hyderabad. Ÿ To determine the association between selected variables and hypothyroidism. Ÿ To select the subjects for the main study MATERIALS AND METHODS: Study was descriptive in nature.Data was conducted in selected paramedical and engineering colleges of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The sample consists of 500 young adults. The sample was selected by simple random sampling technique.Data was collected by using self-administering structured questionnaire. FINDINGS: 0.6% of subjects were suffering from hyperthyroidism, 2% of subjects are suffering from hypothyroidism, and 14.6% are suffering from Subclinical hypothyroidism.75% of subjects where females .95% subjects belong to Hindu religion. 95% parents of subjects were educated.90% of the subject aged 21 years, 50% subjects are showing average performance.25% parents of the subjects were suffering from thyroid disorders 90% of them are mothers. 20% of the subjects are suffering of any one kind of health problems,70% of the females are suffering from menstrual disturbance. 80% of subjects are having overview about the thyroid disorders.2% of the subjects are suffering from palpitations.20% of subjects having poor concentration. 5% are suffering from memory loss.25% are suffering from excessive need for excess sleep.10% are suffering from depression.60% complained unusual hair loss.20% are having unusual weight gain. These are the major findings of the study. CONCLUSION: Majority of the subjects were unable to identify their symptoms of hypothyroidism.25% of the subjects are with symptoms of hypothyroidism.Awareness about periodical screening for thyroid disorders need to be improved among public through health education

scholarly journals INTEGRATED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION AND ITS IMPACT ON PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE AMONG PARASTATALS IN KENYA

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Agnes Mutheu Justus ◽  
Dr. Charles Ndeto
Keyword(s):  
Inventory Management ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Contract Management ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess IFMIS implementation and its impact on procurement performance among parastatals in Kenya with an aim of making recommendations on proper use of IFMIS.Methodology: This study adopted a descriptive research design approach targeting heads of procurement and ICT at the 187 parastatals. The study preferred this method because it allowed an in-depth study of the subject. To gather data, structured questionnaire were used to collect data from a sample of one hundred and thirty (130) respondents, who were selected using simple random sampling, from the four strata. Once collected, data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Quantitative data was analyzed using multiple regression analysis. The qualitative data generated was analyzed by use of Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.Results: The response rate of the study was 74%. The regression results revealed that the IFMIS platforms identified in the study, that is, online inventory management, electronic vendor evaluation, online payments and online contract management combined could explain approximately 71.5% of the variations in the procurement performance among parastatals. The other 28.5% may be attributed to other strategies not explained by the model or the variables.Conclusion: The findings of the study indicated that online inventory management, electronic vendor evaluation, online payments and online contract management have a positive relationship with procurement performance among parastatals in Kenya.Contribution to theory, policy and practice: The study recommended that public institutions should embrace IFMIS technology so as to improve performance and further researches should to be carried out in other public institutions to find out if the same results can be obtained.

scholarly journals INTEGRATED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION AND ITS IMPACT ON PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE AMONG PARASTATALS IN KENYA

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 99-116
Author(s):  
Agnes Mutheu Justus ◽  
Dr. Charles Ndeto
Keyword(s):  
Inventory Management ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Contract Management ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess IFMIS implementation and its impact on procurement performance among parastatals in Kenya with an aim of making recommendations on proper use of IFMIS.Methodology: This study adopted a descriptive research design approach targeting heads of procurement and ICT at the 187 parastatals. The study preferred this method because it allowed an in-depth study of the subject. To gather data, structured questionnaire were used to collect data from a sample of one hundred and thirty (130) respondents, who were selected using simple random sampling, from the four strata. Once collected, data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Quantitative data was analyzed using multiple regression analysis. The qualitative data generated was analyzed by use of Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.Results: The response rate of the study was 74%. The regression results revealed that the IFMIS platforms identified in the study, that is, online inventory management, electronic vendor evaluation, online payments and online contract management combined could explain approximately 71.5% of the variations in the procurement performance among parastatals. The other 28.5% may be attributed to other strategies not explained by the model or the variables.Conclusion: The findings of the study indicated that online inventory management, electronic vendor evaluation, online payments and online contract management have a positive relationship with procurement performance among parastatals in Kenya.Contribution to theory, policy and practice: The study recommended that public institutions should embrace IFMIS technology so as to improve performance and further researches should to be carried out in other public institutions to find out if the same results can be obtained.

Food choice motives for consumers in Lebanon: a descriptive study

2019 ◽  
Vol 121 (11) ◽  
pp. 2607-2619
Author(s):  
Mehmet Haluk Koksal
Keyword(s):  
Food Choice ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Food Choice Motives ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors underlying Lebanese consumers’ food motivations and segment them based on those motivations. Design/methodology/approach The data in the study were collected from the main shopping districts of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, through a structured questionnaire. Respondents were intercepted by employing simple random sampling. Out of 700 people approached, 411 surveys were collected, giving a response rate of 58.7 per cent. After gathering the food choice motives under main groups by employing exploratory factor analysis, the study used two step cluster analysis. Findings The food choice motives were grouped under eight dimensions: ecological, sensory, convenience and availability, health, weight, mood, price and religion motives. Based on the food choice motives, the study identified four dissimilar clusters, namely, careless, conscious, hedonic and health and weight conscious. The study clearly indicated that there are significant differences among clusters in terms of the food choice motives, attitudes towards healthy eating, exercising, food quality and natural organic food and socio demographic characteristics. Originality/value There are numerous studies on food choice motives in the literature investigating certain countries. This study is the first study investigating the subject in one of the Middle Eastern countries, Lebanon.

Self perceived oro-facial behaviour and malocclusion among young adults in Hyderabad city

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dasari Tejaswini ◽  
Suhas Kulkarni ◽  
Dolar Doshi ◽  
Adepu Srilatha
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact

AbstractBackgroundAesthetic alterations in the face can be self-perceived and can affect quality of life in young adults.ObjectiveTo assess the impact of malocclusion on self- perceived oro-facial behaviour among young adults.MethodsA Cross sectional study was conducted among 638 young adults (aged 18–21 years) of Hyderabad city. One college from each of the five zones of the Hyderabad city (five colleges) were selected by simple random sampling procedure. A 21-item Oro-facial investment scale (OFIS) questionnaire assessing self-perceived oral health knowledge, attitude, practice and Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI) assessing the severity of malocclusion was used. Data were analysed with standard statistical software (SPSS, Statistical package for the social sciences, version 20.0). p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.ResultsMales had higher mean scores for knowledge (2.90 ± 0.49) than females (2.73 ± 0.82) and was statistically significant (p = 0.002*). No statistically significant gender differences were found in relation to attitude and practice. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that there was a significant difference in all the three scores (knowledge, attitude, practice) with respect to age, with significantly high score for knowledge and practice among 18 year old subjects (p = 0.0001*; p = 0.0003* respectively) and attitude among 21 year old subjects (p = 0.0049*). No statistically significant age, gender differences were found in relation to DAI scores. Upon correlation, DAI significantly and positively correlated with knowledge (p = 0.03*) and attitude (p = 0.0001*).ConclusionThis study has shown significant impact of malocclusion on the self-perceived oro-facial behaviour.

scholarly journals Young Spanish Adults and Disinformation: Do They Identify and Spread Fake News and Are They Literate in It?

Publications ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Aida María de Vicente de Vicente Domínguez ◽  
Ana Beriain Beriain Bañares ◽  
Javier Sierra Sierra Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Spanish Population ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Know How ◽  
Literacy Training ◽  
Structured Questionnaire ◽  
Do So

The infodiet of young Spanish adults aged 18 to 25 was analysed to determine their attitude towards fake news. The objectives were: to establish whether they have received any training in fake news; to determine whether they know how to identify fake information; and to investigate whether they spread it. The study employed a descriptive quantitative method consisting of a survey of 500 representative interviews of the Spanish population aged between 18 and 25 through a structured questionnaire. The results indicate that they are aware of the importance of training, although generally they do not know of any course and when they do, they do not tend to enroll on one either due to lack of interest or time. These young adults feel that they know how to identify fake content and, moreover, that they know how to do so very well. However, they do not use the best tools. While they do not always verify information, they mainly suspect the credibility of information when it is meaningless. However, they do not tend to spread fake information. We conclude that media information literacy training (MILT) is necessary in educational centres that focuses on the main issues identified.

scholarly journals Electronic Voting and Credible Election in Nigeria: A Study of Owerri Senatorial Zone

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nnaeto Japhet Olusadum ◽  
Ndoh Juliet Anulika
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Computer Technology ◽  
Electronic Voting ◽  
Electoral Fraud ◽  
Information And Computer Technology ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Election Fraud ◽  
Legal Frameworks ◽  
Physically Challenged ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The study is basically to examine electronic-voting in Nigeria elections as an improvement on the traditional paper voting with a focus on Owerri Senatorial Zone, Imo State. Worried by the frequent and debilitating incidences of electoral fraud and disenfranchisement of voters for unsubstantiated reasons, the study tended to sample opinion of respondents in Owerri on the subject as a way of strengthening democracy. Martin Hagen theory of e-democracy was adopted as theoretical framework. Hagen construes e-democracy as a strategic tool to strengthen democratic practices using the information and computer technology (ICT). The study is a survey attempt which made use of structured questionnaire to elicit information from respondents. Simple per centage was used for data analysis. It is our finding among others that e-voting will reduce incidences of election fraud especially in the areas of voting and counting of votes, and also the physically challenged qualified voters and citizens living and working abroad will have opportunity to cast their votes. The study concludes that Nigeria must cash in on flourishing (ICT) to fight endemic electoral irregularities in Nigeria through firm belief in and avowed adoption of e-voting. The study recommended among others institutionalization of legal frameworks and structures that will formidably support the practice of e-voting in Owerri senatorial zone in particular and Nigeria in general.

Technological Innovation: An Imperative Tool for Entrepreneurship Development in Nigeria

2013 ◽  
Vol 03 (08) ◽  
pp. 41-47
Author(s):  
OYEWALE I.O ◽  
ADEYEMO S.A ◽  
OGUNLEYE P.O
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Entrepreneurship Development ◽  
Mature Organizations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Structured Questionnaire ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Sustainable economic development does not occur without entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship is the practice of starting new organizations or revitalizing mature organizations. This study therefore is done to analyse the impact of innovation, technology and on the entrepreneurial development activities in Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used to select a total of 12 entrepreneurs from Lagos State that constituted our sample size. The primary data consists of a number of items in well- structured questionnaire that was administered to and completed by the respondents. Regression analysis was used to analyse the data. The results showed that there is significant relationship between technological innovation and entrepreneurship development in Nigeria. It is therefore recommended that government should create a friendly or an enabling environment for entrepreneurship and consumer goods to boost the Nigeria economy.

scholarly journals Marketing of orange: a value chain perspective in the selected areas of Sylhet District in Bangladesh

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 327-338
Author(s):  
M Begum ◽  
MR Ahmed ◽  
T Noor ◽  
MI Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cash Income ◽  
Fruit Crops ◽  
Value Addition ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Interview Technique ◽  
A Value ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Orange is one of the most import fruit crops that generate additional cash income for market actors. The study was investigated the marketing system of orange , value addition, roles and functions of value chain actors with the help of primary data collected from both farmers (forty) through simple random sampling and value chain actors (thirty) through purposive sampling by using structured questionnaire and face to face interview technique. The gross return and net return of farmers were estimated Tk. 2, 70,000 and Tk. 22084.77 per hectare respectively. Per quintal value addition of orange of bepari, aratdar, wholesaler and retailer were estimated at Tk. 800, Tk. 340, Tk. 700 and Tk. 1000 respectively. The net marketing margin per quintal of orange of bepari, aratdar, wholesaler and retailer were estimated at Tk. 293.59, Tk. 107.32, Tk. 356.46 and Tk. 700.8 respectively. Among the different actors, retailer incurred highest (in percentage) value addition and net marketing margin. On the other hand, aratdar incurred lowest marketing cost and marketing margin and bepari incurred highest (in percentage) marketing cost but adding second highest value in compare to another.Progressive Agriculture 27 (3): 327-338, 2016

scholarly journals RECEPTION OF SPANISH PAINTING IN RUSSIAN TRAVELOGUES OF XIX CENTURY

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 167-176
Author(s):  
Irina Gauzer
Keyword(s):  
Russian Culture ◽  
Study Materials ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Xix Century

The article deals with reception of images of Spanish painting in Russian essays of the XIX century. Study materials are travelogues, letters and memoirs of Russian travelers. The subject of the study is peculiarities of interpreting Spanish artists’ creativity and images created by them in the texts of Russian culture.

scholarly journals USING EXPRSSION CARD MEDIA TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’SPEAKING SKILL AT THE SECOND GREAT OF SMA NEGERI 1 PAREPARE

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-59
Author(s):  
Widya Pribadiyanti Areski ◽  
Muzdalifah Muhammadun ◽  
Amzah Selle
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
T Test ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Test Design ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
The Subject

This research aims to see the students’ speaking skill before and after learning process by using expression card media at the second grade of SMA Negeri 1 Parepare. The results of the research are useful for the teacher and students. The teacher should aware that it is important to supplied the technique or strategy before teaching and the students also can be easier to express their ideas, make the students more active in learning process. The subject of this research is XI IIS4 class which is consisted of 30 students. The sample was taken by using simple random sampling. The design in this research was pre-experimental with pre-test and post-test design. The student did the pre-test, got the treatment and did the post-test. Then the criteria of speaking skills are fluency, accuracy, content, pronunciation and they were usedto measure the students’ speaking skill. It aimed to know whether using expression card media can improve the students’ speaking skill. The result in this research was indicated that there was improvement of the students’ speaking skill. It was indicated by the students’ mean score of post-test (73.3) was greater than pre-test (41.9). Even, for the level significant (p) 5% and (df) = N-1=30-1=29, and the value of table is 1.699, while the value of t-test is 16.18. it means that, the t-test value is greater than t-table (16.18 ≥ 1.699). Thus, it can be concluded that the students’ speaking skill is significant better after getting the treatment. So, the null hypothesis (H0) is rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is fail rejected.

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