Effects of sociodemographic and institutional factors on utilization of immunization services in Damaturu LGA Yobe State, Nigeria
Immunization is the process whereby a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of the vaccine (WHO 2013). It is a process of inducing or conferring immunity by artificial means. A vaccine is all kinds of immunogenic that are capable of inducing specific protection against communicable disease agents by stimulating the immune system in the body through initiating the immune response, without producing any disease (Dhaar and Robbani, 2006). The main purpose of this research was to find ways of improving immunization utilization in Damaturu. This can be achieved with the following objectives; to determine the level of immunization utilization among children below one year of age in Damaturu, to establish the relationship between institutional factors and immunization utilization in Damaturu, and finally to examine the relationship between socio-demographic and immunization utilization. Cross-sectional descriptive research study was carried out among 272 mothers within the reproductive age in Damaturu using cluster and simple random sampling technique. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire and was analyzed using SPSS to establish the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. The results showed that 77.4% of the respondents were utilizing immunization services. Majority of the respondents were between the ages of 18-34, married and had non-formal education. In correlation analysis using chi-square test; age (p=0.001), educational level (p=0.001), attitude (p=<0.001), income(p=<0.001), occupation(p=<0.001), information(p=0.001), equipment(p=<0.001), building (p=<0.001), time spent(p=<0.001), availability of vaccines(p=<0.001) and adequate staffs (p=<0.001) were found to have significant relationship with utilization of immunization services in this study. The result of this study has clearly indicated that the level of immunization utilization is good in Damaturu. All the socio-demographic in this study were found to be significantly related to utilization of immunization services except religion. There is still a need to sustain and strengthen regular health education and mobilization. There is a need to educate health workers to improve the manners in which they handle their client.
Published by: Mohammed Abba Alkali, Mubarak Salisu Garba, Abdullahi Shuaibu
Author: Mohammed Abba Alkali
Paper ID: V4I5-1353
Paper Status: published
Published: October 12, 2018
The role of training philosophy in the training of quality technical teachers and instructors in Uganda
Competent Technical and Vocational Education Teachers are critical in the training of a skilled workforce that is globally competitive and can effectively contribute to sustainable economic growth and development. For technical teachers to be globally competitive, their training has to be based on a comprehensive training philosophy. This paper explores the current technical teacher training philosophy in Uganda and its implication to the quality of technical teachers. Data was collected from technical teachers, instructors (24) and administrators (12) from 6 Technical teacher training institutions in Uganda. A total of 36 respondents participated in the study and were selected using purposive and convenience sampling. A structured interview guide was used. Findings show technical teacher and instructor training in Uganda still lacks a specific training philosophy. Policy, curricula, and practices do not clearly show the type of trainee needed and how to produce that person. Training activities still remain in their infancy and relatively little has been done to develop a modern, effective and specific training philosophy based on relevant learning theories. The mode of training does not promote specific values and beliefs among trainees. Learning theories that are known to promote relevant values have had little application because are not perceived as very relevant to technical teacher education. Adopting relevant values from cognitivism and behaviorism can ensure the development of the needed values among trainees. We need a training philosophy that will produce active participants who can explore, manipulate, experiment, question, and search for answers by themselves. The MOES and NCDC should develop a pedagogical philosophy for technical teacher and instructor training in Uganda that will create a sphere which stimulates curiosity for exploration and change in actions through an explorative process.
Published by: Mukasa John Ddungu-Kafuluma, Simiyu John, Dr. Wanami Simon
Author: Mukasa John Ddungu-Kafuluma
Paper ID: V4I5-1365
Paper Status: published
Published: October 12, 2018
Cultural festivals those have an enormous impact on the fashion industry of Bangladesh
For the frequent changing of the modern fashion industry; the knowledge of different Culture and festivals from different society; around the world plays a very important role. Thus; this study is going to be resourceful for all the fashion researchers; who are constantly working by taking inspirations from different cultures; as well as the students who are looking for a creative and extensive career in fashion industry. In this study; author chiefly accentuated; on each of the “Bangladeshi Festivals”; which majorly dominates the Fashion Industry of this South Asian country. Considering Bangladesh; as a country that rich in cultures; the author mainly emphasized on 6 major Bangladeshi Festivals; among several others; that take place throughout the year ;(Bangla New year, Eid Ul Adha, Eid Ul Fitr, First Day of the Bangladeshi Season;“Spring”, The International Mother Language Day and The Victory Day). Author included a summarized description for each of the festivals regarding; the way of celebrating; from where readers can have a brief idea regarding different cultural aspects of Bangladesh to get inspired of; along with the local fashion business; during the festive periods; regarding the major differences in various sections; such as; color, fabric, motifs, Embellishments and the range of outfit categories; (differentiating in silhouettes, lengths or shapes both for Men and Women’s collection) and accessories etc. From this study; the fact is clear that although almost all kinds of western, fusion or ethnic outfits are accepted commonly by Bangladeshi consumers throughout the year; during the festive time; people mostly take a traditional get up by wearing a range of variety in fetching outfits. Considering its exotism; ‘Ethnic” style is considered one of the most influential categories in latest fashion market; thus; this study will noticeably prove a major source in the research sector of the current fashion world.
Published by: Nadia Tasnim Piya
Author: Nadia Tasnim Piya
Paper ID: V4I5-1363
Paper Status: published
Published: October 11, 2018
Sentiment analysis using machine learning classifiers and SentiWordNet : A review
In the current social, technological and economic context, customers make their decisions based mostly on the opinion of other consumers. On the other side, companies require quick feedback from their customers in order to adapt to their needs in real time. The effective connection between these two aspects relies on opinion mining tools, which automatically process consumers’ reviews and opinions about products or services. This paper proposes the analysis and prediction rating from customer reviews who commented as open opinion using Machine Learning Classifiers and SentiWordNet.
Published by: Bhagyashri Sudhakarrao Wankhade, Sunil R. Gupta
Author: Bhagyashri Sudhakarrao Wankhade
Paper ID: V4I5-1374
Paper Status: published
Published: October 11, 2018
Study on entrepreneurial behaviour of sugarcane growers in Guna District (M.P.)
The sugar industry in India has been a focal point for socio-economic development in the rural areas by mobilizing rural resources, generating employment and enhancing farm income. The area under sugarcane crop In Guna district is 0.008 million ha with production 0.018 million tones and productivity 2154 kg/ha (Source: KVK Aron Guna District). For achieving the objective as entrepreneurial behavior of sugarcane growers 120 farmer was selected. An area under sugarcane crop In Guna district is 0.008 million ha with production 0.018 million tones and productivity 2154 kg/ha (Source: KVK Aron Guna District.
Published by: Kamlesh Dhakad, Dr. Abhay Wankhede, Dr. Sandhya Choudhary, Dr. Deepak Kumar Verma
Author: Kamlesh Dhakad
Paper ID: V4I5-1324
Paper Status: published
Published: October 11, 2018
Voice controlled robot
Personal robotic assistants help to reduce the manual efforts being put by humans in their day-to-day tasks. In this paper, we develop a voice-controlled personal assistant robot. The human voice commands are given to the robotic assistant remotely, by using a smart mobile phone. The robot can perform different movements, turns, start/stop operations and relocate an object from one place to another. The voice commands are processed in real-time, using an online cloud server. The speech signal commands converted to text form are communicated to the robot over a Bluetooth network. The personal assistant robot is developed on a micro-controller based platform and can be aware of its current location. The effectiveness of the voice control communicated over a distance is measured through several experiments. Performance evaluation is carried out with encouraging results of the initial experiments. Possible improvements are also discussed towards potential applications in home, hospitals and industries.
Published by: Vishnu Theja Reddy MJ, Ravi Shankar Reddy
Author: Vishnu Theja Reddy MJ
Paper ID: V4I5-1366
Paper Status: published
Published: October 11, 2018
