GENDER INEQUALITY AND WOMEN REPRESENTATION IN EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE SEATS IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC: A STUDY OF LAGOS STATE (2012-2023) by OLAYINKA BABATUNDE ADEBOGUN, OPEYEMI BOYO ORITSEJOLOMI, ODUNTAN JOSEPH OLATUNJI, OLUWATUNMISE DARAMOLA

“…The research aimed at taking a new perspective at examining the phenomena and filing the gap in literature by providing a detailed analysis on the cause and effects of gender inequality and women political representation. The study adopts the liberal feminism theory as its theoretical framework. …”
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IMPACT OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ON THE SECURITY OF RECORDS AMONG ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF by SUDETU OSENI, OLUWABUNMI D. BAKARE, AMINAT Z. ALLI

“…It is based on this premise that this study intends to systematically investigate the impact of electronic records management system on the security of records among administrative staff of the Public Polytechnics in Edo State, Nigeria. The study will adopt a positivist research paradigm and a quantitative research approach. …”
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The Impact of Norm- and Criterion-Referenced Grading Systems on Students’ Course-Related Expectations by Jingxuan Liu, Michelle Wong, Bridgette Hard

“…In an online experiment using a preregistered design, we prompted two samples of current and recent college students (N = 547) with a hypothetical course that adopted either a norm- or criterion-referenced grading system, two common grading policies in higher education. …”
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Twenty-Five Battalion, The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Changing the Decorum in the South African Parliament, 2014 to 2018 by Mohau Soldaat

“…Post-1994, the first democratic parliament adopted the British style of engagements, wherein people would always obey and follow the rules of the law without critiquing the law. …”
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EFFECT OF CASH MANAGEMENT ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF LISTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA by Omolara Modinat OMOTUNWASE

“…This study examined the effect of cash management on the financial performance of listed deposit money banks in Nigeria for 2013-2022. It adopted an ex-post facto research design with a population and sample size of 14 and 10 DMBs using the judgmental sampling technique; the data were descriptively and inferentially analyzed using regression analysis. …”
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BOREDOM AND DEMOGRAPHICS AS PREDICTORS OF INTERNET ADDICTION AMONG POLYTECHNIC LIBRARY USERS IN SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA by GODWIN OBERHIRI-ORUMAH, ESHARENANA E. ADOMI

“… This study examined boredom and demographics as predictors of internet addiction among polytechnic library users in South-South, Nigeria. The study adopted the correlational research design. The population for the study was 3,302 library users from which a sample size of 412 library users in five federal polytechnics using the multi-stage sampling technique was selected. …”
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Evaluation of Blockchain Technology for Supply Chains using an Integrated Fuzzy Cognitive Map-QFD Methodology by Emre Alptekin, Ayça Maden

“…To overcome this challenge, this study aims to prioritize the most critical blockchain characteristics in a supply chain. The study adopts a two-stage Quality Function Deployment (QFD) methodology to rank blockchain characteristics based on supply chain and software requirements. …”
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MOZART’S MINUET by Ecaterina BANCIU

“…Following the historical evolution of the chamber genre, we notice the interest of the composers in adopting the minuet within the cycle and adapting it to a certain period or style. …”
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A Reconfigurable Coarse-to-Fine Approach for the Execution of CNN Inference Models in Low-Power Edge Devices by Auangkun Rangsikunpum, Sam Amiri, Luciano Ost

“…To efficiently utilise different fine models on low-cost FPGAs with area minimisation, ZyCAP-based PR is adopted. Results show that our approach significantly improves the classification process when object identification of only one coarse category of interest is needed. …”
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ASSESSING THE DETERMINANTS OF PRIVATE WASTE COLLECTORS’ OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND ITS EFFECT ON REVENUE: A CASE STUDY OF LAGOS WASTE MANAGEMENT SECTOR by Shehu Usman Adam

“…Using secondary data obtained from the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) for 260 Private Sector Participants (PSPs), Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) procedure was adopted to analyze the theoretically justified model specified. …”
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Infiltration of Small Arms and Light Weapons into Benue Valley and Its Impact on the Conflict Between Pastoralists and Farmers by Paulina Ada Akpa, Terver Akpar, Samson Aondowase Fada

“…Descriptive research design was adopted while the data for the study was generated from interviews and questionnaire instruments. …”
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A panoptic view of the South African wealth tax by Asheer Jaywant Ram

“…Method: An interpretive approach is adopted. The traits of the wealth tax and the themes of the panopticon are identified and used as the row and column headings in a correspondence table, which serves as the research instrument distributed to tax experts. …”
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Short-term photovoltaic power prediction combination model considering seasonal characteristic and data window by ZHANG Jing, XIONG Guojiang

“…Firstly, the Pearson correlation coefficient method is adopted to determine suitable meteorological factors with high contribution to photovoltaic power and reduce the input feature dimensions of the prediction model. …”
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Do Assistive Technologies Moderate the Effect of Transformational Leadership on the Workplace Well-Being of Disabled Employees? by Wided Ragmoun, Abdulaziz Alfalih

“…To this end, this research adopted a quantitative approach based on the SPSS macro-PROCESS to interpret data collected from 319 disabled employees using a survey. …”
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THE NEXUS OF EXTERNAL DEBT, PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT: EVIDENCE FROM SELECTED SACU COUNTRIES by Brian Muyambiri, John-Baptiste Mabejane

“…The study considers trade, savings and economic growth as intermittent variables in the analysis. Adopting the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bounds testing approach, the study results show that the causal relationship between financial development, external debt and investment in Lesotho, Namibia and Eswatini from 1980–2020 is country-dependent. …”
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Protection of Patients’ Medical Records: A Case Study of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. by Alirumboyo, Aisha

“…The study was guided by four objectives namely; examining the filing systems applied in medical records management, finding out how Medical Records are protected, finding out the challenges faced in medical records management and establishing possible solutions to the challenges faced in medical records management at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. The study adopted a case study research design. The target population was one hundred fifty (150) respondents from which a sample size of sixty (60) respondents was selected. …”
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Effect of Student’s Involvement in Fees Policy Implementation on Learner’s Stability in Public Universities in Uganda: The Case of Makerere University. by Oketch, Chrisostom, Tazwaire, Doreen

“…The study aimed at examining how student involvement/ participation in fees policy implementation affect their stability with a view of proposing strategies capable of enhancing order in the university. The study adopted a case study design in collection and analysis of data using questionnaires and interview guide from a sample of 368 consisting of students, their leaders and selected university administrators. …”
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Teachers’ Attitude and Integration of ICT in the Teaching Process: A Case of Selected Secondary Schools in Sheema District. by Asiimwe, Joel Owakubariho

“…The study focused on three main objectives: to examine the level of integration of ICT in the teaching process; to find out the challenges of teachers’ attitude on the integration of ICT in teaching process; and to establish the strategies to enhance teachers’ attitude on the integration of ICT in teaching process in selected secondary schools in Sheema district. The study adopted both qualitative and quantitative research approaches with a sample size of 152, which included 12 school administrators (principals) and 140 teachers selected randomly. …”
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Influence of Poverty on Female Youth Prostitution in Uganda: The Experiences of Young Women Residing in Kigongi Ward, Kabale Municipality. by Mbabazi, Ruth, Adebayo, Sanni T

“…Methodology: This study adopted a case study research design utilizing both quantitative and qualitative approaches. …”
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Contribution of Cash Management practices on Performance of Ankole Farmers Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization Rubindi Branch-Mbarara District. by Akankwasa, Alex, Akakikunda, Teddy, Ntirandekura, Moses, Masiko, Caroline Murezi, Nyesigire, Jolly

“…The study recommended; introducing cash ratios, increasing deposits, recruitment of competent staff, maintaining liquidity and adopting a capital structure policy with the aim of facilitating decision-making and overall performance of the Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations. …”
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