This paper reveals the facts that necessitated telecommuting in the 'new normal' virtual work environment. This is a cross-sectional study with a sample of executive-level employees working in the banking sector. Data were analyzed using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coe...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2021/v21i430242
Aim: There is paucity of literature on the prevalence of neonatal anaemia globally thus aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence, determine the associations and the clinical outcome of neonates with anaemia. Study Design: This was a descriptive prospective cross-sectional...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2021/v21i430241
In this study, we examined dietary diversity of women in cassava farming households of South-West, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to collect data on 352 farming households comprising 212 women members (158 women of child-bearing age (20-49 years) and 54 women ab...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2021/v21i430240
Franca Ngozi Okafor, Michael Uchenna Orji, Christian Okechukwu Nweke, Samuel Chinedu Onuorah, Bright Obidinma Uba & Chinweike Unoma Dokubo·Archives of Current Research International·2021
Aims: To assess the toxicity of glyphosate (as an active ingredient in drysate), three phenols (2,4-dichlorophenol, 4-chlorophenols and phenol) and quaternary mixtures of glyphosate, 2,4-dichlorophenol, 4-chlorophenol and phenol on the dehydrogenase activity (DHA) of P. vermicola...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2021/v21i430239
Ethiopia has made great effort in recent years to improve maternal and child health outcomes, however the uptake of services by women in the pastoralist communities of the country is still very low. This study was a cross-sectional study aimed to identify the effect of gender on...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2021/v21i330238
Douglas Daniel Costa Santiago, Jaqueline Santos Silva Lopes, Aníbal Monteiro de Magalhães Neto & Claudia Marlise Balbinotti Andrade·Archives of Current Research International·2021
Introduction: Aerobic training with an acyclic and intermittent character triggers high metabolic stress, responsible for generating alterations in several blood biomarkers. Thus, investigations that clarify understanding of metabolic behavior in response to exercise seem pertine...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2021/v21i330237
The food processing industry generates an immense amount of waste and by-products, which leads to major concerns about the environment. However, most of these wastes, such as plant-derived by-products, are still nutritionally adequate for use in food manufacturing processes. Extr...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2021/v21i330236
In this paper, closed forms of the summation formulas ∑nk=0 xkWmk+j for generalized Fibonacci numbers are presented. As special cases, we give summation formulas of Fibonacci, Lucas, Pell, Pell-Lucas, Jacobsthal, Jacobsthal-Lucas numbers. We present the proofs to indicate how the...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2021/v21i330235
Aims: We employed a discrete choice experiment (DCE) to investigate students’ preferences for mobile telecommunication plans in a South African University. Study design: Locally optimal DCE were constructed for our choice sets using readily available ideas from blocked fractional...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2021/v21i330234
Malaria is a parasitic disease endemic in Sub-Saharan Africa especially in Cameroon. Pregnancy is associated with increased susceptibility to malaria. Closely associated to malaria is anaemia. It is generally accepted that pregnancy ends with childbirth. The outcome of the pregna...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2021/v21i230233
Aims: To study the prevalence and identification of non-dermatophytic molds associated with cattle in Abia and Imo States, Nigeria. Study Design: The systematic random sampling method was adopted. Place and Duration of Study: A total of 2255 cattle was encountered, out of which 4...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2021/v21i230232
Most of the service organizations are now moving to provide their services at a remote basis with Self-Service Technologies (SSTs). This is a natural outcome of technological maturity and would be the norm of many service transactions in future. Currently in many of the services,...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2021/v21i230231
The coronary circulation has been the centre of focus of many anatomists, pathologists, cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, physiologists and even the general public especially since the introduction of coronary angiography during the 1960's. Though a large number of data reg...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2021/v21i230230
In this study we consider Archimedean copula functions to obtain estimates of cause-specific distribution functions in bivariate competing risks set up. We assume that two failure times of the same group are dependent and this dependency can be modeled by an Archimedean copula. B...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2021/v21i230229
Background: In the last few decades, there has been a significant increase in women's participation in gainful employment in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This scooping review has primarily aimed at assessing the key determinants and effects of women's involvement in the labor force...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2021/v21i230228