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2023 School of Allied Health Sciences

Assessment of Nutritional Status as it relates to maternal health and mortality among women attending antenatal clinic of Murtala Muhammed specialist hospital, Kano State, Nigeria

Mikail Isyaku Umar; Aisha Suleiman Sa'ad; Maryam N. Aliyu; Ibrahim Isyaku; Bello Bashir Aisha; Maryam Isa Shariff; Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu

2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES | Pp. 46-51

5Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Kampala International University, Uganda.ABSTRACTNutrition is the fundamental human right and it plays a key role in health. Eradication of hunger ranks highamong international goals because good nutrition is essenti...

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2023 Faculty of Business and Management

A situational analysis of Access to and utilization of sexual and reproductive health services under decentralization in Kampala, Uganda

Tom Mulegi; Ndagire Laila; Mwaniki Roseanne; Eleanor Kirahora Barongo

2023 | INOSR HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | Pp. 31-50

This is an assessment of access to and utilization of sexual and reproductive health (SRH)services in Kampala district. It examined knowledge and perceptions about SRH, social,economic and cultural factors that limit access and utilization of SRH, and the str...

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2023 Faculty of Education

Socio-Cultural Factors responsible for Poor Academic Performance of Girls in Community Secondary Schools: Tanzania in Focus

Nnadi Chinwe E. U.

2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN EDUCATION | Pp. 6-10

There is no doubt that girls’ poor academic performance is a worldwide phenomenon; however, the problem seemsto be severe in Tanzania. Factors that range from the educational system, pedagogical, economic and socioculturalfactors are frequently associated wit...

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2023 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Improper dumping of solid waste and refuse in the environment

Jane O. U. T.

2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES | Pp. 20-22

Improper management of solid waste is one of the main causes of environmental pollution and degradationin many cities, especially in developing countries. The poor disposal and handling of waste leads toenvironmental degradation, and destruction of the ecosys...

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2023 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Design and Implementation of a Cross Platform Document File Reader using Speech Synthesis

Ogenyi Fabian Chukwudi; Udeani Henrietta

2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES | Pp. 1-11

Document files are files for storing documents on storage media particularly for use by computer systems. Thesefiles are viewed by using software which displays the text contents of these files in readable format. Nevertheless,it is necessary to have applicat...

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2023 Faculty of Education

Challenges of Adult Education in Nigeria: the Way Forward

Nnadi Chinwe E. U.

2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN EDUCATION | Pp. 1-5

Education remains the key to human development. It is seen as the driving force for meaningful developments inevery human society. The goal of any educational system is to provide or develop a balanced individual capableof surviving in his environment and con...

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2023 Faculty of Education

The Need for Women Involvement in Water and Sanitation Schemes

Ugwu Jovita Nnenna; Eze Chidinma Esther

2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | Pp. 1-4

Water is very important to the body, as it is used in every cell of the human body. Apart from the critical role playedby water in the human body, water is also a major aspect of human growth and development. This is seen in the factthat, water has always bei...

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2023 Faculty of Education

Relationship between Self Efficacy, Interpersonal Relationship and Learning Behaviour

Owoh Stella Ozioko

2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW, COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES | Pp. 18-22

Self-efficacy proposes that confidence in personal ability to carry out a behavior influences the direction,intensity, and persistence of behavior. It is likely that individuals who have high self-efficacy about learningwould perceive fewer barriers to their...

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2023 College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Overhauling Nigeria’s Economy through Skill Acquisition

Chinweuba, Ani Ephraim G.

2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW, COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES | Pp. 5-9

Economic recession has serious negative impacts on government revenue, employment, income vulnerability,inflation, human health, infrastructural supply, poverty and natural resource management in Nigeria. The result isevident in firms folding up due to dramat...

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2023 Faculty of Education

Evaluation of Incremental Budgeting System in Nigeria

Ugwu Jovita Nnenna; Eze Chidinma Esther

2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | Pp. 5-9

The commonest approach used in preparing budget in Nigerian tertiary institutions is incremental budgeting (IB).This involves a method where the previous year budget figures will be reviewed, usually upward to accommodateany expected increase in the following...

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