130 research outputs found
Effects of pendent phenol functional groups on secondary coordination spheres of heme like Fe-salen complexes
No full textSince the beginning of industrial revolution, burning of fossil fuels has mainly led to increase in atmospheric concentration of CO2 , a Green House Gas (GHG), from 250 ppm to 400 ppm between 1800 and 2012. One way to reduce the burning of fossil fuels and CO2 emission rate is to explore alternative carbon free fuels to meet the energy demand.This project aims at the synthesis and study of metal complexes inspired by biological models that will help better design catalysts to perform water oxidation more effectively.This poster won the Dean, Faculty of Science award (2020). Advisor: Dr. Linus Chiang, Departmen of Chemistry
21st-century scholarship and Wikipedia
No full textWikipedia, the world’s fifth most-used Web site, is a good illustration of the growing credibility of online resources. In his article in Ariadne earlier this year, “Wikipedia: Reflections on Use and Academic Acceptance”, Brian Whalley described the debates around accuracy and review, in the context of geology. He concluded that ‘If Wikipedia is the first port of call, as it already seems to be, for information requirement traffic, then there is a commitment to build on Open Educational Resources (OERs) of various kinds and improve their quality.’ In a similar approach to the Geological Society event that Whalley describes, Sarah Fahmy of JISC worked with Wikimedia and the British Library on a World War One (WWI) Editathon. There is a rich discourse about the way that academics relate to Wikipedia
Trafficking of women in Nigeria: Causes, consequences and the way forward
No full textThe phenomenon of the trafficking of women, especially of young
girls and women into exploitative sexual and commercial labor, has recently
begun to attract local, national and international attention from world leaders,
academics, the mass media, advocacy groups, the clergy and humanity in
general. This is against the back drop of the fact that the trafficking of women
has a number of far-reaching socio-economic, health and political consequences.
Several factors, among them poverty, unemployment, ignorance and family size
have been implicated as being reasons why women fall easy preys to the antics
of traffickers. From available statistics, we can say that about 500,000 women
are brought into the United States of America and Europe yearly for sexual and
domestic servitude. Of the over 70,000 African victims of women trafficking,
Nigerian women account for 70 percent of those trafficked to Italy alone. Fighting
the menace requires a coordinated and concerted push from all stakeholders. This
paper presents the causes and consequences of the trafficking of women from
Nigeria to America and Europe. Empirical evidence indicates that the activities
of traffickers, corrupt embassy officials, the country’s porous borders, poverty,
refusal of victims to expose traffickers, delay in prosecuting apprehended culprits
and biting youth unemployment have “conspired” to undermine the battle against
the illicit trade. The paper makes far-reaching recommendations about how to
mitigate the identified obstacles
CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF POLITICAL THUGGERY ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF OFU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI STATE, NIGERIA
No full textThuggery is a destructive force that erodes the fabric of society and breeds fear and distrust. It fosters a disregard for the rule of law and the principles of justice even as it erodes the values of empathy, compassion and respect for others, leading to a breakdown of social order. Societies afflicted by thuggery suffer from increased crime rates, reduced quality of life and a general sense of unrest and anarchy. Thuggery, especially its political variant, is a form of social violence which poses immense challenge to the security of lives and property of Nigerians and undermines the socio-economic and political development of the nation. This study interrogated the causes and effects of political thuggery on the socio-economic and political development of Ofu Local Government Area, Kogi State, Nigeria. Data for the study were collected from 384 respondents who were selected using the purposive and systematic random sampling techniques. Questionnaire, In-depth Interview (IDI) and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) were used to elicit data from respondents while the resultant quantitative data were analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 22.0. The Frustration Aggression Theory was adopted to provide theoretical pathway for the study. Findings from the study attributed political thuggery in Ofu Local Government Area Kogi State Nigeria, to a plethora of factors, among which are: unemployment, frustration, and bad governance. The study recommends the initiation of aggressive skill acquisition and job creation programmes by the Kogi State Government to effectively engage the army of unemployed youth in the study area to divert them from political thuggery while law enforcement should be strengthened to prosecute state and non-state actors found to be the sponsors of thugs whom they deploy to snatch ballot papers and engage in mayhem before, during and after elections in the study area, to serve as deterrent to others
How Many Answers Are Enough? Optimal Number of Answers for Q&A Sites
No full textWith the proliferation of the social web, questions about information quality and optimization attract the attention of IS scholars. Question-answering (QA) sites, such as Yahoo!Answers, have the potential to produce good answers, but at the same time not all answers are good and not all QA sites are alike. When organizations design and plan for the integration of question answering services on their sites, identification of good answers and process optimization become critical. Arguing that ‘given enough answers all questions are answered successfully,’ this paper identifies the optimal number of posts that generate high quality answers. Based on content analysis of Yahoo! Answers’ informational questions (n=174) and their answers (n=1,023), the study found that seven answers per question are ‘enough’ to provide a good answer
APPRAISAL OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPULSORY TREATMENT AND CARE FOR VICTIMS OF GUNSHOT ACT 2017 IN NIGERIA
No full textThere has been a disturbing spike in gunshot wounds world-wide. America, for instance, has an estimated 90 million firearms in civilian hands. A total of 48,830 people died from gun-related injuries in the U.S. in 2021, an increase of 32% since 2019.The prevalence of gunshot injuries has attracted concerns from governments, victims and family members, hospital administrators, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), medical practitioners, the mass media and the academia. Such concerns are germane because gunshot injuries (GSI) constitute a major health challenge worldwide, with direct burdens on health service and the economy. One worrisome dimension however, is that many people have died from gunshot injuries on account of hospitals’ insistence on mandatory police report. In order to halt this, the Nigerian government enacted the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot (CTCVG) Act of 2017. This study appraised the implementation of the CTCVG Act. The paper utilized the documentary method to gather data and adopted the rational choice theory to provide theoretical direction for the work. A major revelation is that the CTCVG Act lacks legal validity because it is not listed in the 68 items covered under the exclusive and concurrent lists of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution. It was revealed that more than five years after its enactment, only three States, Rivers, Lagos and Delta, have domesticated the CTCVG Act. Also revealed is that in spite of the Act, many hospitals still shun gunshot victims without police report. Another finding blamed the reluctance of medical personnel on persistent police harassments. The paper recommends a meeting of the Attorneys-General of the 36 States and the Attorney General of the Federation, to propose a bill to include the Act in either the Legislative or Concurrent lists to fast track its domestication; proper sensitization and training of police and medical professionals on the provisions of the Act to forestall abuse; prosecution of breaches of the Act to guarantee compliance by hospitals and security agents while Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), human rights activists and other stakeholders, should enlighten individuals on the provisions of the law and how to enforce their rights
Trends, Patterns and Consequences of Cybercrime in Nigeria
No full textAdvancement in information and communication technology (ICT) has created room for the emergence of cybercrime. Access to computers, the internet and security vulnerabilities in cyberspace have made the perpetration of cyber-related crimes more pervasive. The advent of mobile phones and other computer devices in Nigeria and the provision of internet services by accredited Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) providers has endeared the internet to many Nigerians. Unfortunately, several functionalities of web browsers are vulnerable to cyber[1]attacks, thereby exposing internet users to cybercrime victimization. While several crimes are daily committed through the internet, many Africans and indeed, Nigerians, are yet to develop adequate technical capacity and knowledge to mitigate cyber criminality. Cybercrimes in Nigeria are executed through identity theft, hacking, phishing, software piracy, etc. This paper examined the trends, patterns and consequences of cybercrime in Nigeria. Relying on secondary data sources, the paper noted that successive Nigerian governments have attempted to combat cybercrime through the promulgation and deployment of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act 2015. The Nigerian police and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have waged continuous war against cybercriminals by arresting and prosecuting many suspects. However, despite government’s efforts, consistent tactic updates and changes in strategies have frustrated the apprehension of many cybercriminals. The paper recommends constant training and retraining of law enforcement agents to tackle the menace. Internet users should secure their computer system by enabling firewalls, guarding against revealing personal details, and ignoring emails requesting them to verify their information or confirm username ID or password
Power Relations and Social Classes in Pengakuan Pariyem by Linus Suryadi AG: Reflection of Masculine Ideology
No full textThe study aims to explore power relations and social classes as the reflections of the masculine ideology of the author in the novel Pengakuan Pariyem by Linus Suryadi AG. The theories implemented in the study are van Dijk’s power relations and social classes theory and Connell’s masculinity theory. The study is qualitative descriptive and applies the Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) method, used to dismantle the ideology that is produced and reproduced through the language within the novel. The research data are lingual units that indicate power relations and social classes which simultaneously reflect the notion of masculinity. The results of the study are as follows. First, Pariyem as the central character in the novel lives within a hierarchical and dualistic Javanese society. Her submission as the babu (housemaid) of a priyayi (noble) family does not only lead Pariyem to be dominated symbolically, but also legitimizes the priyayi (aristocrats) power over wong cilik (commoners). It is reinforced by the representations of the priyayis’ world views in terms of culture, aristocracy, bureaucracy, and education orientation. It shows that priyayis are culturally dominant. Secondly, since Pariyem is a character created by a male author, her behaviors and actions reflect the ideology of masculinity. Rather than voicing women, the power relations that Pariyem experiences through the events constructed in the novel show that she embodies the masculine ideology, or masculinity.
Linus Pauling.
No full textDigital ImageAmerican chemist, biochemist, peace activist and author. For his scientific work, Pauling was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954; and for his peace activism, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962
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