72 research outputs found
ENTREPRENEURIAL INITIATIVES AS A PANACEA FOR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT IN OYO STATE
No full textAbstract: The dexterity with which hunger and poverty have devastated lives and future ambition of youths especially graduates in Nigeria is worrisome. The high rate of unemployment has given rise to snatching of ballot boxes, internet frauds, kidnapping, armed robbery, destitution, prostitution, terrorism, political thuggery, among others. This have led to the need for entrepreneurial initiatives as the permanent cure for extreme hunger and poverty necessitated by unemployment hence economic displacement is one of the external forces that influence the development of entrepreneurship. This study examined the relationship between entrepreneurial initiatives as a panacea for youth empowerment in Oyo State. The target population comprises of all present N-Power candidates stream 1 in Ogbomoso-North Local Government Oyo State. Their population is 455 candidates, the source is gotten from the office of the Ogbomoso-North Local Government Oyo State. The findings revealed entrepreneurial initiative is an antidote to the problem of youth unemployment, poverty and crime reduction in Nigeria. This study concludes that the more entrepreneurial creativities are developed, the more they effectively create employment opportunities for Nigerian graduates. This study recommends that all stakeholders should develop good mindset towards skills development in all concerned aspects of youth capacity to help in improve self-reliance and youth competence for job creation.
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Initiatives, Youth Empowerment, Skill Acquisition, Self-Reliance, Youth Employment, Youth Competence.
Title: ENTREPRENEURIAL INITIATIVES AS A PANACEA FOR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT IN OYO STATE
Author: Oladoke Sunday OLADEJI, Zekeri Abu, Abimbola Oluwasogo ADENIKA, Tolulope Olubukola OYEDIJI, Esther Yemi OTAYOKHE, Wale Thomas AJIBOYE
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
Vol. 10, Issue 2, October 2022 - March 2023
Page No: 260-267
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published Date: 02-December-2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7391271
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PERBANDINGAN PENCARIAN FREQUENT ITEMSET MENGGUNAKAN ALGORITMA CUT BOTH WAYS DAN ALGORITMA APRIORI COMPARISON OF FREQUENT ITEMSET GENERATION USING CUT BOTH WAYS ALGORITHM AND APRIORI ALGORITHM
No full textABSTRAKSI: Penggalian kaidah asosiasi (mining association rules) merupakan salah satu proses data mining untuk menemukan pola dan aturan (rule) dari sekumpulan data yang besar. Pola-pola ini merupakan kumpulan item (itemset) yang sering muncul secara bersamaan (frequent itemset) dalam transaksi pada basis data. Proses pencarian frequent itemset membutuhkan waktu yang sangat lama, oleh karena itu diperlukan suatu algoritma yang bisa mengefisiensi waktu yang dibutuhkan. Algoritma yang paling populer saat ini adalah algoritma apriori yang menggunakan support base pruning (membuang ruang pencarian dengan batasan nilai support). Algoritma ini memiliki kelemahan ketika kardinalitas pada longest frequent itemset berupa k, membutuhkan sebanyak k pembacaan basis data dan memiliki sifat computation-intensive dalam membangkitkan kandidat itemset dan penghitungan nilai support, khususnya untuk aplikasi yang memiliki nilai support yang sangat rendah dan atau item yang sangat banyak. Algoritma Cut Both Ways (CBW) menggunakan gabungan beberapa teknik dan menggunakan cutting level (?) untuk membagi ruang pencarian menjadi dua bagian. Strategi top-down untuk menemukan frequent itemset yang berada dibawah cutting level dikombinasikan dengan strategi pencarian breadth first search dan horizontal counting untuk penghitungan nilai support. Sedangkan bottom-up untuk menemukan frequent itemset yang berada diatas cutting level dikombinasikan dengan depth first search dan vertical intersection. Nilai cutting level merupakan nilai rata-rata dari kardinalitas frequent itemset. Pada tugas akhir ini akan mengimplementasikan proses pencarian frequent itemset dengan menggunakan algoritma Apriori dan CBW. Kemudian membandingkan kinerjanya dengan menggunakan beberapa parameter nilai support.Kata Kunci : mining association rules, itemset, frequent itemset, support, support base pruning, longest frequent itemset, computation-intensive, cutting level, top-down, bottom-up, breadth first search, dept first search, vertical intersection.ABSTRACT: Mining association rules is a data mining process to find rule and pattern from a large database. The pattern can be frequent itemset from the transaction of databases. Frequent itemset generation is most time-consuming process, so we need an algorithm that can be eficient a time consuming. A most popular algorithm is Arpriori which use support base pruning to prune a vast amount of non-candidate itemsets. This algorithm has disadvantages when the cardinality of longest itemset is k, apriori needs k passes of database scan, and it has. In addition, the apriori algorithm is computation-intensive in generating the candidate itemsets and counting the support values, especially for applications with very low support treshold and/or a vast amount of items. Cut Both Ways (CBW) combine a various technic and use cutting level (?) to divide a search space into two different part. Top-down strategy combined with breadth first search and horizontal counting, are used to find frequent itemset at below of the cutting level. In the other hand, bottom-up strategy combined with depth first search and vertical intersection, are used to find frequent itemset at upper of the cutting level. Cutting level is an average cardinality of frequent itemsets, expecting that most of the frequent itemsets will apear in this level. In this final project will implement frequent itemset generation using Apriori and CBW algorithm. Then, compare its performance by using different parameter of minimum support.Keyword: mining association rules, itemset, frequent itemset, support, support base pruning, longest frequent itemset, computation-intensive, cutting level, top-down, bottom-up, breadth first search, dept first search, vertical intersection
MASIH TEPATKAH ROA SEBAGAI PENGUKURAN KINERJA KEUANGAN INDUSTRI ASURANSI DI INDONESIA?
No full textThe problem of this research was the determinants of financial performance in insurance company in indonesia, both of internal and external factor. There are some factors that influence positively and the other side influences negatively on the financial performance. The objectives of this research was to examine the factors that affect the financial performance of insurance companies in Indonesia, which was viewed from profitability. The methodology of this research was multiple regression. The object of research is 64 insurance companies listed in Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) period 2011-2015. Finding and contribution in this research showed that leverage, equity, and management competence index proved to have a significant positive influence, on size, ownership and age, and they were proved to have a significant negative effect on retention ratio had a non-significant positive effect, and Underwriting Risk negatively influenced insignificantly into financial performace (ROA). Implication in this research was that companies need to monitor the fluctuation of leverage and Equity, that positively influence the financial performance, where leverage depends on ratio of debt to equity. In addition assets and ownership negatively affect financial performance, in order to monitor the iincrease in line with the profit increase.</jats:p
Masih Tepatkah Roa sebagai Pengukuran Kinerja Keuangan Industri Asuransi di Indonesia?
No full textThe problem of this research was the determinants of financial performance in insurance company in Indonesia, both of internal and external factor. There are some factors that influence positively and the other side influences negatively on the financial performance. The objectives of this research was to examine the factors that affect the financial performance of insurance companies in Indonesia, which was viewed from profitability. The methodology of this research was multiple regression. The object of research is 64 insurance companies listed in Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) period 2011-2015. Finding and contribution in this research showed that leverage, equity, and management competence index proved to have a significant positive influence, on size, ownership and age, and they were proved to have a significant negative effect on retention ratio had a non-significant positive effect, and Underwriting Risk negatively influenced insignificantly into financial performace (ROA). Implication in this research was that companies need to monitor the fluctuation of leverage and Equity, that positively influence the financial performance, where leverage depends on ratio of debt to equity. In addition assets and ownership negatively affect financial performance, in order to monitor the iincrease in line with the profit increase
Social Network Analysis of the Schistosomiasis control program in two local government areas in Oyo state, Nigeria: Insights for NTD elimination plans.
No full textBackgroundSchistosomiasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases targeted for elimination by 2030. Achieving disease elimination requires collaboration between stakeholders, country ownership and the involvement of community-level stakeholders. The state of stakeholder relationship determines the ease and timeliness of meeting disease elimination targets. Mapping stakeholder relationships is critical for assessing gaps in the schistosomiasis control program implementation, and providing a roadmap for improved stakeholder cohesion. The study aimed to measure the cohesiveness of the contact, collaboration and resource-sharing networks, across 2 local government areas in Oyo state, Nigeria.Materials and methodsThis study used a Network Representative design for Social Network Analysis (SNA). The study was conducted within Oyo state, Nigeria using 2 Local Government Areas (LGAs): Ibadan North (urban) and Akinyele (rural). Stakeholders were identified using a link-tracing approach. Data was collected using Qualtrics software from stakeholders across the state, local government, healthcare, academia, and non-governmental organizations. Data was analysed using Gephi software for network cohesion across the three networks.ResultsThe social network analysis revealed high clustering and low density across the three networks implying low cohesion across multiple stakeholder categories. The contact and collaborative networks were the most active with the lowest level of cohesion seen in the resource-sharing network. Stakeholders were more active in the rural LGA than the urban, and stakeholders within the organized governance and public health system were the dominant actors in the schistosomiasis control program.ConclusionThe low cohesion, high clustering and low network density among stakeholders within the schistosomiasis control program should be addressed in other to drive innovation and meet the WHO schistosomiasis elimination target
Stakeholders’ Perspectives on the Application of New Diagnostic Devices for Urinary Schistosomiasis in Oyo State, Nigeria: A Q-Methodology Approach
No full textUrinary schistosomiasis is a waterborne parasitic infection caused by Schistosoma haematobium that affects approximately 30 million people annually in Nigeria. Treatment and eradication of this infection require effective diagnostics. However, current diagnostic tests have critical shortcomings and consequently are of limited value to stakeholders throughout the health care system who are involved in targeting the diagnosis and subsequent control of schistosomiasis. New diagnostic devices that fit the local health care infrastructure and support the different stakeholder diagnostic strategies remain a critical need. This study focuses on understanding, by means of Q-methodology, the context of use and application of a new diagnostic device that is needed to effectively diagnose urinary schistosomiasis in Oyo State, Nigeria. Q-methodology is a technique that investigates subjectivity by exploring how stakeholders rank-order opinion statements about a phenomenon. In this study, 40 statements were administered to evaluate stakeholder perspectives on the context of use and application of potential new diagnostic devices and how these perspectives or viewpoints are shared with other stakeholders. Potential new diagnostic devices will need to be deployable to remote or distant communities, be affordable, identify and confirm infection status before treatment in patients whose diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis is based on self-reporting, and equip health care facilities with diagnostic devices optimized for the local setting while requiring local minimal infrastructural settings. Similarly, the context of use and application of a potential new diagnostic device for urinary schistosomiasis is primarily associated with the tasks stakeholders throughout the health care system perform or procedures employed. These findings will guide the development of new diagnostic devices for schistosomiasis that match the contextual landscape and diagnostic strategies in Oyo.Design for SustainabilityWater Resource
Agricultural cooperatives and food sovereignty : a case study in Oyo State, Western Nigeria
No full textBased on personal interview surveys, this study examines the activities of small-scale agricultural cooperatives in addressing food insecurity in Nigeria. Specifically, the study employs a food sovereignty approach to food insecurity in Nigeria by carefully examining the strengths and weaknesses of small-scale agricultural cooperatives. The study is conducted in the Ibarapa North, Ibarapa East, and Ibarapa Central local government districts of Oyo State, Western Nigeria, using both qualitative and quantitative methods. The farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria are predominantly small-scale farmers and most of them are involved in one form or other in agricultural cooperatives. Empirical studies have consistently demonstrated that Nigeria is facing a severe food crisis due to growing population and insufficient local food production due to heavy reliance on food import. Over the last decade, the Nigerian government has promoted the diversification of the economy, which still remains heavily dependent on oil exports, by primarily strengthening the agricultural sector. Agricultural cooperatives have played an important role in this process. Government agricultural programs encouraged the formation of agricultural cooperatives as the means of boosting domestic food production and providing affordable food staples to urban and rural Nigerian consumers. This study argues that efforts to reduce Nigeria’s over dependency on food imports through the expansion of agricultural cooperative formation has not produced the expected results. The small-scale agricultural family economy in Nigeria is at a risk of further marginalization due to poorly designed, implemented, and managed agricultural cooperative programs. The performance and productivity of small-scale agricultural cooperatives in Nigeria is being crippled by insecure land tenure, scarcity of government funds and credit, limited access to markets and farm inputs, and inadequate transportation and educational resources. All of these factors hampered the Nigerian agricultural sector and, therefore, severely restricted its ability to confront food insecurity in the country. The study concludes that to be effective, the Nigerian government needs to fundamentally revise its agricultural cooperative programs by giving cooperative stakeholders more access to financial, educational, and productive resources. More importantly, the government needs to democratize the agricultural cooperative policy decision making process, which currently suffers from a top-down, corrupt prone, and unaccountable structure mechanism. To be effective, the long-term and effective promotion of food sovereignty requires a healthy dose of democratic values, principles, and practices rooted in a balanced community-society-state relationship.Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-127)."In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Rural Development.
Influence Of Social Factors On The Reproductive Health Behaviour Of The Adolescents In Oyo State, Nigeria
No full textThe study examined the relationship between demographic variables and the reproductive health behaviour of the adolescents in Oyo State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The sample for the study consisted of 164 adolescents, male and female, in Oyo State, Nigeria. Multi stage sampling procedure was used for the selection of sample. The instrument used for the study was an author-constructed questionnaire tagged “Social Welfare Practice Questionnaire”(SWPQ) with 0.91and 0.93 internal consistency and revalidation reliability respectively. Chi-square statistics was used for testing the three hypotheses stated at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study were: there was no significant relationships between the level of education of the adolescents and reproductive health behaviour, p > 0.05; marital status, p > 0.05 and work experience p > 0.05.Based on these findings, it was recommended that specific training in adolescent reproductive health be given to the social welfare practitioners to improve their knowledge specially in this respect. It was concluded that the social welfare practitioners should embrace the principle of interdisciplinary collaboration for effective reproductive health information dissemination on the adolescents. Keywords: Social welfare practitioners, reproductive health
information, adolescents. African Journal for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Vol. 11 (1&2) 2008: pp. 64-7
EFFECT OF CLASS SIZE REDUCTION POLICY ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA.
No full textIn this study, the author examined the effect of class size reduction policy on junior secondary school students’ performances in Junior Secondary School Certificate Examination (JSSCE). The study’s sample consisted of 3,630 students randomly selected from 56 senior secondary schools in Ibadan Education Zone 1, Oyo State, Nigeria. Data on students’ performances in ten subjects in the JSSCE in 2004/2005 as well as 2005/2006 academic sessions were subjected to both descriptive and t-test statistics. Findings showed that students whose class size was equal to or less than 30 performed better than students whose class size was considerably greater than 30. The author concluded that if class size reduction policy is properly implemented, it will improve students’ academic achievement
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