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ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF INFORMAL APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM IN BUILDING HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN JOS METROPOLIS
No full textThis study investigates the role of the informal apprenticeship system in the development of human capital within the context of the Jos metropolis. Informal apprenticeships have long been a prevalent form of skill acquisition and workforce development in many Nigerian cities, including Jos. The study employed a survey research design and collected both primary and secondary data; specifically, a questionnaire was distributed to the apprentice in Jos metropolis to gather primary data. The data collected were analysed quantitatively using descriptive statistics, and the system theory was adopted as the theoretical framework for the study. The study findings revealed that the informal apprenticeship system in the Jos metropolis contributes to skill development among apprentices, there are significant socio-economic impacts of informal apprenticeship on apprentices and their communities in the Jos metropolis, and there is potential for improvement in the informal apprenticeship system in the Jos metropolis to enhance its role in building human capital and addressing current challenges. Among the recommendations were: To enhance the effectiveness of the informal apprenticeship system in the Jos metropolis, it is crucial to introduce standardised training curricula, clear mentorship structures, and legal recognition. This formalisation will ensure that apprentices receive a comprehensive education, legal protection, and fair wages. This step will help improve the quality and transparency of the system
EFFECT OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT 2007 ON THE TRANSPARENCY AND COST EFFECTIVENESS OF PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES IN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMMISSION ABUJA, NIGERIA
No full textThe Public Procurement Act (PPA) is a critical legislative instrument designed to promote transparency, efficiency, and accountability in the procurement process across Nigerian public institutions. This study investigates the effect of the Public Procurement Act on the procurement of goods and services within the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) in Abuja, Nigeria. The study adopted Ladder of Accountability Theory by Steward. The study gathered quantitative data through structured questionnaires distributed to employees of NAICOM and key stakeholders involved in the procurement of goods and services. The study findings revealed that the Public Procurement Act 2007 has a significant impact on the transparency of procurement processes for goods and services in National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) in Abuja, Nigeria, and the implementation of the Public Procurement Act 2007 has a significant influence on the costeffectiveness of goods and services procured by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) in Abuja, Nigeria. The study recommends that NAICOM should address the issue of undue external influence and strengthen measures to safeguard the integrity of their procurement processes
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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