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Scirj Volume V, Issue X, October 2017 Edition ISSN: 2201-2796 Publication starts: 25th October 2017 Full Paper available from: 25th October 2017 
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: IMPACT ANALYSIS FROM NIGERIA
Bosede Olanike AWOYEMI , Babatunde AFOLABI. , Kehinde John AKOMOLAFE Abstract: This study examined the impact of agricultural productivity on economic growth in Nigeria between the periods of 1981 to 2015. The Johansen cointegration test was employed to determine the existence of long run relationship between agricultural productivity and economic growth. Error Correction Model (ECM) was employed to determine the short run impact of agricultural productivity on economic growth. From the results, it was found that the agricultural labour productivity and agricultural value added were the positive determinants of economic growth. The study concluded that improvement in the performance of the agricultural sector has a significant effect on economic growth in Nigeria. Therefore, the government should encourage labour force participation in the agricultural sector by increasing investment in the agricultural sector.
EFFECTS OF ROASTED TRECULIA AFRICANA AND ARACHIS HYPOGEA SEEDS ON THE LIPID PROFILE OF ADULT ALBINO RATS
Patience Nwonu, Chukwunwike Nwonu, Augustina Amaefula Abstract: The study investigated the effects of roasted Treculia africana and Arachis hypogea seeds on the triglyceride, total cholesterol, high density and low density lipoproteins of adult female albino rats. This was with a view to determining the lipid lowering activity of the nutritional plants Twenty (20) rats weighing between 140 – 200 g were divided into five (5) groups of four (4) animals each. Group 1 served as control and received growers’ mash only. Groups 2, 3 and 4 received a combination of growers’ mash, Treculia africana and Arachis hypogea seeds while group 5 was administered Arachis hypogea seeds only. Each of the rats received 10 g of the supplements once daily for 28-days. The animals were bled and their sera obtained for triglyceride, total cholesterol, high density and low density lipoproteins assay. The result showed that roasted Treculia africana seeds had no significant reduction in the serum concentrations of triglyceride, total cholesterol, high density and low density lipoproteins of tested animals. However, Arachis hypogea seeds demonstrated a significant (P < 0.05) decrease in the level of serum triglycerides in the tested animals. It had no significant effects on the serum concentrations of total cholesterol, high density and low density lipoproteins. The study, therefore, concluded that roasted Arachis hypogea possesses significant serum hypotriglyceridaemic activity, but lacks activity against total, low and high density lipoprotein cholesterol. Treculia africana on the other hand had no hypolipoproteinaemic activity.
EFFECTS OF AUDITOR COMPETENCE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT ON AUDITORS’ PERFORMANCES AT THE STATE AUDIT AGENCY, IN SOUTH SULAWESI
RAHMAN PURA Abstract: This study aims to measure the effects of auditor competence, information technology application, understanding of accounting information systems and organizational commitment on auditor performance. This research uses descriptive analytical method, while to test the hypothesis the study used Multiple Regression Analysis. The number of sample surveyed was 76 auditors worked at the Representative Office of the State Audit Agency (BPK) in Makassar, South Sulawesi Province. The results showed that the auditors’ competence, the application of information technology, the understanding of accounting information systems and the organizational commitment have a significant positive effect on the auditors’ performance. Therefore, to improve the auditor performance, these four variables are important to be given serious attention by the State Audit Agency in Makassar, Indonesia.
IMPLEMENTATION OF WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS FOR REAL TIME MONITORING OF OIL AND GAS FLOW RATE METERING INFRASTRUCTURE
Ayuba. John and John. Adomokhai Igimoh Abstract: This research work described the design and implementation of wireless sensor network for real-time remote monitoring of oil & gas flow rate metering infrastructure. The system maintained a continuous measurement of the flow rate and displayed the result in real time; regardless of where the oil well were located and allowed for inexpensive monitoring of oil and gas processing from wellheads to export terminals to bring transparency, accountability and reduced corruption in the oil and gas industries. It is focused at harnessing the economic opportunities in the oil and gas sector in Nigeria and the world around. The wireless sensor network includes flow sensor, pumping machine, microcontroller, wifi or wireless link and a database server. The pumping machine pumps the oil & gas then a flow rate sensor measured the quantity and communicates the flow rate data in meter cube per second via a wireless link to the database server for further processes. The resulting data is stored on the database server while the continuous flow rate is displayed in real time on the website designed as the human interaction interface through which the quantity of the oil and gas lifted can easily be access in order to know the amount without seeking to collect the data from the several stations manually. The cost-effective indices for reporting the quantity of oil and gas lifting is of significance to any accountable and transparent system, however, manual processes have not been able to do that in real time. As a need for urgent and reliable approach, the approached of a real time provides the most immediate solution; which is the focused of this research work.
Do Bank Credits Cause the Financial Crisis in Indonesia?
Edwin Basmar, Muhammad Yunus Zain, Marsuki, Abdul Hamid Paddu Abstract: This study aims to examine the effect of bank credit to the financial crisis in Indonesia. This research is also to know the influence of credit to growth (GDP) in period 1990 - 2014. The data used is secondary data from Central Bank of Indonesia which processed by using Simultaneous Equation Model. The results of this study found that bank credit is positive and significant in economic growth and financial crisis, while the economic growth does not affect to financial crisis in Indonesia.
PHENOTYPIC VARIATIONS IN FRUITS AND SEED TRAITS OF Chrysophyllum albidum IN THREE AGROECOLOGICAL ZONES IN NIGERIA
Okwu, C., Oboho, E.G., Asaah, E.K., , Osazuwa E.S., Igberaese S.O and Tchoundjeu Z Abstract: Chrysophyllum albidum is a priority indigenous fruit tree in Nigeria with a wide distribution across West Africa. This fruit tree has immense socio-economic, nutritional and medicinal importance. However, it may be under threat due to high consumption of the fruits and seeds and this may have led to serious genetic erosion of the species. This study was designed to assess the extent of phenotypic variation in fruits (mass, length, width) and seed (weight and number) traits in 106 trees. This was further complimented by socioeconomic characterization in three agroecological zones (arid, humid and mangrove). The results from the study indicated that in all the agro-ecological zones, 68.9% of the fruits were collected from naturally regenerated trees. The households own averagely 2 trees which yield an annual average of 126 to 378 kg of the fruits, (of about 42 kg per basket) with a market value ranging from US$ 187 to US$ 562. Phenotypic traits like fruits and seed mass varied continually and significantly (P<0.05) between trees and agroecological zones. Mean fruit and seed mass recorded in the humid zone were 59.5 ± 0.2 g and 6.9 ± 0.2 g respectively, compared to 56.7 ± 0.1 g and 6.5 ± 0.2 g in the mangrove and 56.8 ± 0.2 g and 6.8 ± 0.2 g in the arid zones. The heaviest fruit was from the humid zone (Tree EW/IK/CA/018) with a value of 98 ± 1.5 g; P<0.05 while the lightest fruit was from the arid zone (tree ET/IV/CA/004) with a value of 36 ± 1.7 g; P<0.05). A significant and positive correlation between all fruit traits (P<0.05) was observed with the strongest relationship between fruit mass and fruit width (R2 = 0.76). These results obtained from this study represent the first quantitative assessment of tree-to-tree variation in fruit traits of C. albidum and will help in the development of cultivars through tree domestication techniques, and so promote poverty alleviation and sustainable agriculture in Nigeria and beyond.
The Effects of Business Environment, Market Orientation, Strategy, and Product Innovation on Business Performance in the Real Estate in Makassar City
Nur Naninsih , Haris Maupa, Nurdin Brasit, Jusni Abstract: This study aims to identify and analyze the effects of the business environment directly on strategy and product innovation, to know and analyze the effects of market orientation directly on strategy and product innovation, to know and analyze the influence of the business environment either directly or indirectly through the strategy and product innovation on business performance, knowing and analyzing the effects of market orientation both directly and indirectly through strategy and product innovation on business performance, knowing and analyzing the effects of strategies on business performance, knowing and analyzing the effects of product innovation directly and significantly to business performance Data analysis method using path analysis is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) which is part of inferential statistic. This research uses Partial Least Square (PLS). PLS analysis technique is used to answer the research problem. The data of the research were 168 respondents. The result of this study indicates its significance towards business environment which affects directly toward business strategy and product innovation. Market orientation takes its direct significant towards business strategy and product innovation. Business environment takes its direct affect and significance towards business performance and also significantly through business strategy on business performance. Market orientation takes its direct influence towards business performance through business strategy, while its indirect significance affects through product innovation towards business performance. Business strategy takes its significant affect towards business performance while product innovation takes its direct significance affect towards business performance.
Effects of Human Capital, Information Technology and Financial Investment on the Employees’ Performance and Competitiveness of the Banking Industry in Indonesia
YUYUN PIRNGADI , BASRI HASANUDDIN , RAHMATIA, MADRIS DPS Abstract: This study aims to analyze the effects of human capital, information technology and human resource investment on the employees’ performance and competitiveness of the banking industry in Indonesia. This research is an explanatory or confirmation research, aimed to explain the causality relationship between the above variables through hypothesis testing. Sources of data were from questionnaires distributed to 250 respondents in a Government Bank in Indonesia. The analytical method used is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The study found that out of ten hypotheses tested, there are only four of hypothesis are accepted. These four hypotheses are as follows. First, human capital has significant effects on employees’ performance. Secondly, employees’ performance has significant effect on competitiveness. Thirdly, financial investment has significant effect on competitiveness of banking industry through employees’ performance. Fourthly, human capital affects significantly competitiveness through employees’ performance. However, the information technology was found to be insignificant in affecting the employees’ performance. This finding was different in comparison with the previous studies. Also, it was found that financial investment has no significant effect toward employees’ performance. However, to make the employees’ performance in a better shape, the bank should give serious attention toward employees’ welfare in line with the financial improvement. Finally, given the dramatic changing paradigm of public management (NPM), further research focussing on the development of public sector management on one hand, and the practical importance of public sector business progress in the face of future competition on the other hand are a must.
Epidemiology of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in newly diabetic hospital going people and their associated risk factors in Chittagong metropolitan area, Bangladesh
Ahmad M., Sultana P., Matin A., Haque M.M., Akter F. , Rahman M.M. Abstract: Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are becoming a pandemic disease and it is a leading cause of death and disability in worldwide. To identify the prevalence of both diabetes types 1 and 2 in diabetes hospital going people, a cross-sectional survey based study was conducted from March to July 2017 in different hospitals in Chittagong metropolitan area of Bangladesh. About 3000 participates both male and female of different age groups were including in this study. Capillary blood glucose concentration was measured in two way as fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels and 2-hour after 75 g oral glucose load (OGTT). Height, weight, waist and hip circumferences and blood pressure, mode of diagnosis, educational status and family history were considered. The prevalence of diabetes was found to be 34.37% (1031). Among them type 2 diabetes was 99.61% and type 1 was only 0.39%. Women showed higher prevalence (51.6%) compare to men (48.01%) from total diabetic patients. Increasing age, higher BMI, obesity and hypertension were not significantly risk for type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
EFFECTS OF BANK SPECIFIC VARIABLES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF INDONESIAN BANKING INDUSTRIES
Nur Fatwa, Buyung Sarita, Zainuddin Saenong, Muh.Yani Balaka Abstract: This study aims at examining the effects of specific variables of banks on the performance of the Indonesian banking industry. The data is based on sample of 106 conventional banks that are still active in conducting banking business activities in Indonesia. The type of data collected was a panel data consisting of time series and cross sectional data published by the Monetary and the Financial Services Authorities in Indonesia. The method used in this study is a quantitative statistical approach. To examine the competitiveness of the Indonesian banking industry, this study applied the theory of structure, conduct, performance with the addition of public policy and relative efficiency. The study found that market concentration, loan to group business, and market share of loan have a positive effects on the performance of the banking industry in Indonesia. Also, it was found the value of market share of deposit, loan loss provision, salaries and wage expenses to total assets, and non- performing loan have negative effects on the performance of the banking industry in Indonesia. However, loan to deposit ratio, loan to total assets, total liability to total assets, capital adequacy ratio, and total assets do not have any effects on the performance of Indonesian banking industry. This study suggests that due to the present high level of banking competition, the government should be give attention particularly toward the development of the small-scale banks that are unable to compete with large scale banks. Public policy toward further better performance of banking industries In Indonesia is must. In other words, the issuance of public policy by the government should give a positive impact on the performance of the Indonesian banking industry.
FACTORS AFFECTING THE EXPORT PERFORMANCE OF COMPANIES IN SOUTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Syarifuddin Sulaiman, Haris Maupa, Abd. Rahman Kadir, Mahlia Muis Abstract: This study aims to analyze the effects of competitive strategies consisting of cost leadership strategy, differentiation strategy and focus strategy on export performance of the export companies in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. This paper used a multiple linear regression analysis to determine the effects between the independent variables on the dependent variable. The data was collected from the export companies in South Sulawesi. The study found that any of the competitive strategies suggested by Porter has positive and significant effect on the export performance of the companies in South Sulawesi. However, of the three strategies, the effect of focus strategy on export performance is stronger than cost leadership strategies and differentiation strategy. Whist the effect of differentiation strategy on the export performance is stronger than cost leadership strategy. This study suggests that there is a need for the companies under survey to improve the cost leadership strategies, differentiation strategy, and focus strategy in order to improve their export performance. By improving any of these strategies, the overseas customers will able to get added values which further increase the level of demand toward export products produced by the companies. In addition, these companies should also develop better quality of commodities which have high selling value, without having to forget the importance of tastes and needs of customers abroad.
The Effectivity of Human Development in Primary and Secondary School Education in Makassar City
Muhammad Nur Abstract: Human Development In the field of Primary and Secondary Education in Makassar City less Effective. The purpose of this research is to analyze the influence of the role of local government, leadership style, bureaucratic reformation and public participation on human development effectiveness in primary and secondary education in Makassar. The research method used is explanatory quantitative research, with population number 180, sample 64 and coefficient analysis technique of determination, and linear regression analysis. Based on the result of the research, it can be conclude that there was influence of Government role 70,8%, leadership style 78,2%, bureaucracy reform 73,2% and community participation 77,1% towards Human Development Effectiveness in primary and secondary school Education in Makassar which is seen as the dominant influence of leadership style. And together there is 91% of Human Development Effectiveness in the field of Primary and Secondary Education in Makassar. For that it can be concluded that with the increasing role of Local Government Development, Leadership Style, Bureaucratic Reform and Public Participation will lead to the increasing Effectiveness of Human Development in the field of primary and secondary school Education in Makassar.
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2: Prevalence rate and risk factors contributing to the spread of diabetes mellitus in Ar Raqqa Governorate - Syria
Orwa Al Abdulla Abstract: Although there is an observed increase in incidence rate of diabetes mellitus, there are no previous studies conducted in Ar Raqqa governorate to assess the actual prevalence of diabetes mellitus and the main risk factors related to this disease.
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