The nexus between government expenditure and economic growth remains a controversial issue in public finance literature as scholars have divergent opinion backed by empirical findings. In this study, we examine the long run relationship between government expenditure and economic...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/27586
Aim: We estimate the recreation value of Lengwe National Park (LNP) in Malawi using the travel cost method (TCM). The TCM is one of the techniques used for estimating economic values of environmental goods and services that do not command a market price such as National Parks. St...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/26631
O. S. Muniru, C. S. Ezeanyanaso, T. K. Fagbemigun, E. U. Akubueze, A. O. Oyewole, O. J. Okunola, G. Asieba, A. O. Shifatu, C. C. Igwe & G. N. Elemo·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2016
Biodiesel production in Nigeria is gaining more level of awareness but the cost of production is still on the high side. This is largely due to the cost of raw materials, mainly vegetable oil or fat. Fortunately, a very efficient way to reduce this cost and increase profitability...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/27982
Aim: Tobacco remains the leading cause of preventable deaths, causing about 6 million deaths globally every year. Despite the widely known health effects of smoking, the prevalence of tobacco use is gradually increasing in developing countries including Nigeria. This study was ca...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/27278
Background: The problem of election violence in Nigeria particularly in Anambra State has been a source of worry because of its attendant consequences on children, youths and the society at large. The youths are induced to threaten or unleash violence as a means to achieve electo...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/26070
Software testing is an integral part of the software development life cycle. Design of good test cases is a key challenge in software testing. Test cases can be designed from different artifacts like requirements, design and software code. In Software engineering, different UML d...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/26872
The positive development of entrepreneurs in any society enhances the socio-development of that society. Entrepreneurship thrives in competitive and challenging markets, under this competitive and liberalized environment, telecom industry is growing at an unimaginable pace. This...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/21506
It is well-known that the most popular probability density estimator is kernel density estimator in literature. Adaptive kernel density estimators are generally preferred for data with long tailed densities. In this paper, the adaptive kernel estimators for probability density fu...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/27756
Climate change due to global warming have effects upon sustainable use of natural resources. Climatic parameters such as temperature, evaporation and precipitation obtained from 3 meteorological observation stations, and streamflow data of Kocabaş Stream were used to understand t...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/28052
Background: Although fast food has been linked to various health problems its consumption is increasing in Ghana. The objective of this study was to examine how convenience (a measure of perceived product convenience, which is a product attribute, and convenience orientation, a p...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/27927