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The fashion and clothing sector is the second largest employer in the Brazilian processing industry. The complexity of its processes is high, especially in the raw materials and complements purchasing sector, which involves several other departments of the company. Knowledge Management (KM) has the potential to systematize the existing knowledge in organizations and add value to organizational products and processes.

The present paper aims to contribute in improving the understanding of structural transformation in ECOWAS member states and what it takes to make true transformation happen in these countries. The paper used data covering years 1970 to 2013 to analyze the path of transformation followed by selected developed countries (France, United Kingdom and Japan) and emerging economies. For the emerging economies a difference is made between the BRICS (Brazil, China and India) and non-BRICKS (Indonesia, Korea and Malaysia) countries.

Nephrolithiasis is the occurrence of calculus in the renal pelvis, responsible to change the physiology of the urinary tract. Predisposing factor include anatomical changes, hereditary factors, infections of the urinary tract, variations in the urine pH, diet types and low ingestion of water. The most founded uroliths in dogs are the magnesium ammonia (struvite) phosphate and calcium oxalate. The radiography and the ultrasonography are the most used methods of diagnosis. The treatment depends of the size of the calculus and if the same it is passable to dissolved by specific drugs.

Tourism is considered as one of the world's fastest growing industries and is a major economic sector in tropical developing countries. In Vietnam, coastal tourism is also a significant portion of the national economy, due to its diverse coastal environment with a variety of ecosystems and a tremendous potential for developing coastal tourism. In recent years, coastal tourism has strongly developed with the number of tourists and revenue continuously increased every year.

This article integrates the results of a qualitative study that aimed to characterize the practices related to sex education and profile the treatment received by pregnant teenagers in 30 state primary schools in the city of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), with the intention of examining the processes of sex education in schools, as well as analyze the evasion and educational/social exclusion of these students. Theoretically, we have retrieved some contribution from gender studies.

This study was on strategic intent and organizational performance in Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti. The purpose was to identify how strategic intent and it dimensions relates with organizational performance. The design of the study was survey design. A close ended research questionnaire was used for data collection. Three hundred and thirty-eight respondents make up the study sample but two hundred and twenty-six were returned and used for the research work. Multiple regression analysis was used for the study.

The importance of the present study stems from the problematic nature of the marital relationships and their societal dimensions that stimulate some wives to murder their husbands with intention. Hence, the question of this study runs so: What are the motives and societal dimensions that stimulate the wives to kill their husbands as mentioned in previous studies. In order to find answers to this main question, the study makes use of the diagnostic and analytical approach.

The Male to Female (MTF) Transgenders in India commonly known as the Hijras are one of the hardly researched, abused, scorned, and callously neglected groups in Indian Society. This paper is part of the doctoral research submitted to the University of Mumbai entitled ‘The Status of Hijras in Civil Society: A Study of Hijras in Greater Mumbai.’ The objectives of this paper are to showcase briefly the socio economic status of hijras and to understand the problems faced by them with specific reference to their health and the harassment hijras face due to the Police.

This study examined the relationship between human capital development and poverty alleviation in Nigeria. Specifically the study investigated the profile of poverty in Nigeria in the wake of human capital investment drive, education and health expenditures on poverty level. A Linear Probability Model (LPM) Regression approach were employed with data from 1970 to 2016 and a cross sectional data of 365 respondents in north central-Nigeria (Kogi and Niger states and Abuja FCT).

Research has shown that many of our students are not fully prepared to assume higher or leadership positions and face the obstacles of life in our society today. Education of our children and people in general should be an important aspect of living in the society.