Social Sciences and Humanities

The fight against poverty has been a central plank of development planning in Nigeria since independence. Observers have unanimously agreed that successive government’s interventions have failed to achieve the objectives for which they were established. It is against this background that the paper examines the various government policies targeted towards poverty alleviation in Nigeria with a view to, come up with policy recommendations for effective and efficient implementation of such policies.

The nature of organizational competitiveness in the 21st century is alarming and scholars and researcher are busy brainstorming on the new approach on how organization will have an edge over the other in capturing the market share, all in attempt to making profit and maintaining the consumer and sustain the market tempo, hence other researchers suggested an interdisciplinary approach marketing and management.

Agriculture is one of the sectors most vulnerable to climate variability impact. The impact is very severe in Africa, where agriculture is predominantly for the daily subsistence, and where adaptive capacity is low. This study considers the Upper East Region of Ghana-Bongo district, as a case study and examines the climatic impacts on the livelihood of small holder households in the region. The study also looked at the local/indigenous coping mechanisms that small holder households have been adapting to reduce their vulnerability to climate change.

This paper aims to compare the motor development of Indian and Iranian boy′s student between the age of 13 and 18 years in speed case. The focus is on the relationship between age and motor behavior which makes the study of motor development unique from other viewpoints. Motor development includes age related changes in both posture and movement, the two basic ingredient of motor behavior. The results portrayed by means of statistical tests and standard method of sampling.

This paper aims to compare the motor development of Indian and Iranian boy′s student between the age of 13 and 18 years in speed case. The focus is on the relationship between age and motor behavior which makes the study of motor development unique from other viewpoints. Motor development includes age related changes in both posture and movement, the two basic ingredient of motor behavior. The results portrayed by means of statistical tests and standard method of sampling.

This commentary attempts to analyze the status of the two contradictory security issues of regime verse human security in the Horn of Africa. In this sub region, regime security is about the survival of the ruling elite and keeping of power in the hands of a specific clique of people and their cronies. Human security is about the welfare of the individuals rather than the defense of ruling elites.

Criminology is considered as a young, superior and effective knowledge in Iran which is not respected competently. Thus, necessary researches are not conducted and the only option for domestic criminologists has been restudying western researches. Criminological studies need a national will, thinking and holistic thought. Although we are confronting modern criminal thoughts, our combat against it is traditional. Anthropometry is a branch of biometry which only involves human.

Retention is the process of physically keeping employee members in an organization as it is one of the key fundamentals that are necessary for organizational success. In a globalized environment, retention and engagement of high prospective employees are a huge challenge to organizations especially in times of high turnover rates. In many cases, even engaged employees are sometimes dissatisfied with the outcomes of organizational performance which may lead them to look elsewhere.

This research is performed to analyze familiarity rate of faculty with social constructivism approach and its relation with students’ academic improvement. This research in terms of research type is related to basic- applied researches and in terms of method it is correlative. Statistical population contains all faculty members and students of Islamic Azad University in Urmia Branch in academic year 2012- 2013.

Climate change and its impact is a matter of great concern among all countries of the world because it has the potential to make vulnerable life on the earth. Therefore an attempt has been made here to examine the impact of climate change on the food security of India with special reference to the agro-climatic regions. The study revealed that climate change can adversely affect the all four dimensions of food security i.e. food availability, accessibility, utilization and stabilization. There is a great deal of uncertainty regarding climate change, but there are some certainties.