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In it for the long haul: The Nashville sit-ins, pioneering non-violence training and national leadership
No full textThis thesis examines the Nashville Sit-Ins, which were the first to desegregate lunch counters in the south during the sit-in movement that occurred in the south in the early 1960s. Despite the outcome of the results of the sit-ins, it has been largely overlooked by scholars and historians on its importance not only to the Sit-In Movement, but Civil Rights Movement. The Nashville Sit-Ins were the first to desegregate lunch counters in the south two months before Greensboro Sit-ins desegregated their lunch counters. The main importance that came out of the Nashville Sit-Ins was the preparation and training that the student participants of the sit-ins received by the Nashville Christian Leadership Council non-violent workshops led by James Lawson and Reverend Kelly Miller Smith. Another important aspect of the Nashville Sit-Ins was the student involvement from Nashville, four historically black colleges and universities that included Fisk University, Tennessee State A&I, Meharry Medical College, and American Baptist Theological Seminary. Some of the students from those four universities included Diane Nash, Marion Berry, John Lewis, Bernard Lafayette, and James Bevel who would go on to be involved in the most important civil rights events during that time like the Freedom Riders and Selma-to-Montgomery Marches. The sources that will be used in the thesis include primary and secondary sources. These primary sources include archives, photographs, interviews, and letters while the secondary sources include books and journal articles. This thesis explore how the Nashville Christian Leadership Council pioneered non-violent workshops during the civil rights movement and how the Nashville Sit-Ins created civil rights leaders. (Author abstract)Momodu, S.D. (2019). In it for the long haul: The Nashville sit-ins, pioneering non-violence training and national leadership. Retrieved from http://academicarchive.snhu.eduMaster ArtsHistoryCollege of Online and Continuing Educatio
Rethinking the Jurisdiction of the National Industrial Court in Human Rights Enforcement in Nigeria: Lessons from South Africa
No full textIn 2009, the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules, 2009were introduced to improve administration of justice in human rights cases in Nigerian courts. The Rules established that all human rights cases could be filed in any High Court in the State where the violation occurred. Depending on the parties involved and the place of the violation, this gives wide opportunity for victims to file a case either at the Federal, State, or the Federal Capital Territory High Court. However, in 2011, the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria was altered and thereby vested with exclusive jurisdiction over human rights cases arising from labor relations in the National Industrial Court (NIC). With exclusive jurisdiction over such matters now vested in the NIC, High Courts have been excluded from exercising jurisdiction in labor-related human rights issues despite the fact the NIC is yet to have judicial divisions in all states of the federation. A critical study of these and other issues relating to the jurisdiction of the NIC in human rights would suggest the need to rethink the human rights jurisdiction of the Court. To correct the identified anomalies, this article advocates for lessons to be drawn from practices in South Africa, where the Labor Court still shares jurisdiction with other courts in labor-related human rights cases despite its exclusive jurisdiction in other labor matters
An appraisal of democratization and rule of law in local government administration in Nigeria
No full textLocal government in Nigeria is bedevilled with a lot of inherent problems which almost completely defeat the essence of its creation and subsequent reformation in the first place. Ironically, its unfortunate position is foisted on it by the very document which birthed it – the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, by fating its subsistence on the will of the various states. This makes its naissance a stillbirth. This paper adopts theoretical research methodology to address the problems associated with Nigerian local government system whose functioning is willed by state governments, through withholding of local government funds, indiscriminate removal of democratically elected local government chairmen, systematic delays in the conduct of local government elections, etc. The work suggests that an autonomous local government will be better positioned to realize the aspirations captured under Section 1 of the Fourth Schedule of the 1999 Constitution (as amended)
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Adhesion and degradation of organic and hybrid organic-inorganic light-emitting devices
No full textThis article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. This article appeared in Momodu, D. Y., T. Tong, M. G. Zebaze Kana, A. V. Chioh, and W. O. Soboyejo. "Adhesion and degradation of organic and hybrid organic-inorganic light-emitting devices." Journal of Applied Physics 115, no. 8 (2014): 084504. and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4867051This paper presents the results of a combined analytical, computational, and experimental study of adhesion and degradation of Organic Light Emitting Devices (OLEDs). The adhesion between layers that are relevant to OLEDs is studied using an atomic force microscopy technique. The interfacial failure mechanisms associated with blister formation in OLEDs and those due to the addition of TiO2 nanoparticles into the active regions are then elucidated using a combination of fracture mechanics, finite element modeling and experiments. The blisters observed in the models are shown to be consistent with the results from adhesion, interfacial fracture mechanics models, and prior reports of diffusion-assisted phenomena. The implications of the work are then discussed for the design of OLED structures with improved lifetimes and robustness
The Determinants Of Rural Farmers Decision To Obtain Commercial Banks' Credit In Etsako, Edo State
No full textAgriculture in Nigeria continues to be the highest contributor to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and the major contributor to agricultural growth and development globally is adequate funding. There are however some factors that inform farmers’ decision to obtain agricultural credit from commercial banks in Nigeria. Those factors were the focus of this study with emphasis on rural farmers in Etsako in Edo state of Nigeria. Considerations were given to some perceived factors as influencing farmers’ decision to obtain agricultural credit from commercial banks. Such factors considered include: Information on funding sources ; the farmers’ educational background; collateral security; the level of contact with agric extension agents; policy instability on agricultural credit to farmers; The high level of interest charge on agric loans and farmers’ perception of banks’ loans. Eight farm based communities were selected from the three Local Government Areas of Etsako Central, Etsako East and Etsako West in Edo North which gave a total number of 24 farm communities across 335 farms. The 24 farm communities had 1,096 households. The methodology of the study involves the use of the Yamane model and the Chi Square Statistical tool, for sample determination and data analysis respectively; with the questionnaire serving as the main source of data collection. Data analyzed showed that a strong relationship exists collectively among the listed factors and the decision of rural farmers to obtain agricultural credit from commercial banks given the gap between the Chi Square calculated value of 294.73 and the tabulated value of 27.09. Recommendations were however made to enable farmers’ make inform decisions to access commercial banks’ credit to run their farms. Among such recommendations include: the organization of awareness training for the rural farmers; the need for all commercial banks and financial lending institutions to open a window for agricultural loans, among others
FACTS Devices as a Solution to Power Industries Problems: A Review
No full textWith an ever-increasing demand for power and establishment of new industries with high load demand, the need to for constant upgrade of powers system network is high. Such transmission networks are prone to external disturbances from loads, environment and other sources which leads to low power quality. Sudden application or removal of large loads. Large loads are known to draw more reactive power than the generated reactive power which lead to reactive power imbalance which can lead to total system collapse. In this paper, a critical review of how Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS) devices are used to mitigate such issues to ensure power quality is done. Previous work on the integration of different FACTS devices were review to establish the advantage of FACTS devices over conventional solutions to power transmission problems. 
Evaluation of Drinking Water Quality and Bacterial Antibiotic Sensitivity in Wells and Standpipes at Household Water Points in Freetown, Sierra Leone
No full textWater quality surveillance can help to reduce waterborne diseases. Despite better access to safe drinking water in Sierra Leone, about a third of the population (3 million people) drink water from unimproved sources. In this cross-sectional study, we collected water samples from 15 standpipes and 5 wells and measured the physicochemical and bacteriological water quality, and the antimicrobial sensitivity of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in two communities in Freetown, Sierra Leone in the dry and wet seasons in 2021. All water sources were contaminated with E. coli, and all five wells and 25% of standpipes had at least an intermediate risk level of E. coli. There was no antimicrobial resistance detected in the E. coli tested. The nitrate level exceeded the WHO's recommended standard (>10 parts per million) in 60% of the wells and in less than 20% of the standpipes. The proportion of samples from standpipes with high levels of total dissolved solids (>10 Nephelometric Turbidity Units) was much higher in the rainy season (73% vs. 7%). The level of water contamination is concerning. We suggest options to reduce E. coli contamination. Further research is required to identify where contamination of the water in standpipes is occurring
Mercurio (Hg), Plomo (Pb) y Arsénico (As) y su relación con la masa corporal en Dendrocygna autumnalis, Platalea ajaja y Phalacrocorax brasilianus en la región de La Mojana, Colombia
No full textLa contaminación por metales pesados es un problema creciente a nivel mundial, puesto que a diferencia de los compuestos orgánicos, estos no pueden ser biodegradados, lo que conlleva a su bioacumulación y biomagnificación en los compartimientos ambientales y en los organismos. Este tipo de contaminación trae consigo alteraciones en la estructura de los ecosistemas y origina cambios morfológicos en los organismos.RESUMEN ………………………………………………………………………………............................. 11ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................................... 121. INTRODUCCIÓN........................................................................................................ 132. MARCO TEÓRICO ......................................................................................................162.1 Metales pesados ................................................................................................... 162.2 Biomagnificación de metales pesados ………………………………………................. 162.3 Toxicología de metales pesados en ecosistemas acuáticos ……………….........182.4 Toxicología de metales pesados en aves .......................................................... 192.5 Efecto de metales pesados (Hg, Pb y As) en la masa corporal de aves …... 202.6 Muestras de aves para análisis de metales pesados …………………................ 223. OBJETIVOS ................................................................................................................ 233.1 General .................................................................................................................... 233.2 Específicos .............................................................................................................. 234. METODOLOGÍA ........................................................................................................ 244.1 Área de estudio....................................................................................................... 244.2 Métodos ................................................................................................................. 255. RESULTADOS ........................................................................................................... 295.1 Concentraciones de Hg, Pb y As en aves capturadas ..................................... 295.2 Correlación entre las concentraciones de Hg, Pb y As con la masa corporal de aves capturadas .......................................................................................................... 365.2.1 Correlaciones entre las concentraciones de Hg, Pb y As en sangre y plumas de las aves capturadas …………………..……............………………………...……………......... 375.3 Comparaciones entre las medias de las concentraciones de Hg, Pb y As en aves capturadas ………………………………………….....................……...……………………... 386. DISCUSIÓN ……………........................……………………………………………………………… 437. CONCLUSIONES ……………………………………………………………………......................... 558. BIBLIOGRAFÍA .......................................................................................................... 56MaestríaMagíster en Ciencias AmbientalesTrabajo de Investigación/Extensió
