Browsing Volume 01, Issue 01, 2017 by Title
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Big Data and Predictive Analytics: Time Series Forecasting for Improved Decision Making in Business Applications
(2017)Predictive analytics is a significant aspect of big data analysis where large data sets are analyzed in order to give future predictions. Reliability and accuracy of the information generated through the use of predictive ... -
Derivatives: Are They Weapons of Mass Destruction?
(2017)The growth of the amount of financial derivatives during the last fifteen years has been phenomenal. With the total notional amounts outstanding on over-the-counter derivative contracts amounting to around nine times global ... -
Experience as a Factor Influencing Upper Basic School Teachers’ Perception of Social Studies Orientations in South-West, Nigeria
(2017)This study investigated the Upper Basic School Teachers’ perception of three social studies orientations in South –West of Nigeria. Survey type of research design using questionnaire was adopted for the study. The population ... -
Exploratory Survey of Human Factors on Offshore Patrol Vessels
(2017)Spending up to six months or more aboard a ship, occasionally subject to harsh weather, the life of a seafarer is heavily dependent on the design of the ship. A good ship design, thus, has to take account of socio-technical ... -
Internally Generated Revenue and School Plant Maintenance in Kwara State Pubic Secondary Schools, Nigeria
(2017)This study investigated the internally generated revenue and school plant maintenance in Kwara State public secondary schools, Nigeria. The research adopted descriptive research design of survey type. The population of the ... -
Knowledge and Attitudes Among Sri Lankan Pre-intern Doctors on Nutritional Assessment and Counseling
(2017)Nutritional assessment and counselling are core clinical skills of a doctor. Our objective was to describe the knowledge and attitudes on nutritional assessment and counselling among pre-intern doctors of Sri Lanka. A ... -
Perceived Level of Clinical Competency Among Graduate Nursing Students in Eastern University, Sri Lanka: A Comparative Study Between Male and Female Students
(2017)Background: The contemporary health professional education greatly emphasizes on competency based education. Clinical skill is an essential competency of Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Nursing programme. Clinical competencies ... -
The Post Deployment Reintegration and mental health issues of the Sri Lankan army soldiers; a situational analysis in the post conflict context of Sri Lanka.
(2017)This study examines the phenomenon of mental health status of the Sri Lankan Army Soldiers in the Post Deployment Reintegration stage and how their mental health status affects the self-development, professional life, fa ... -
Primary School Teachers’ Knowledge of Learning Disabilities in Ilorin-West Local Government, Kwara State
(2017)This study examined the primary school teachers’ knowledge of learning disabilities in Ilorin West Local Government, Kwara State. The study was a descriptive design of survey, and a sample of 150 primary school teachers ... -
Recent Changes in Population and its Impact on Usage of Drinking Water Sources in Households: A Case Study of Kalutara District, Sri Lanka
(2017)The major problem that arises with the rapid growth of population is whether it is possible to fulfil basic requirements of human beings such as food, water, shelter and air (De Silva, 2007). Especially, drinking water is ... -
Removal of Microcystin-Lr using Cellular Extracts of Bacillus Cereus
(2017)Microcystin –LR (MC-LR) is considered to be the most dominant type of cyanobacterial toxins present in water bodies. The present study focuses on using cellular extracts of Bacillus cereus in removal of MC-LR in water. ...