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  Development and Testing of Hand-Operated Small-Scale Composter in Composting Biodegradable Waste

  J.A. Bellen, S.K.L. Sta. Maria, P.M.C. Winterstien, F.A.L. Chavez, J.A. Bellen

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  Vol.4 , Issue.8 , pp.1-4, Aug-2018

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  Environmental laws promote the creation of environment-friendly technology. Biodegradable waste constitutes big proportion of solid waste. In solid waste management, composting is a viable preference. This study aimed to develop a hand-operated composter for the biodegradable waste. Results showed that in waste analysis and characterization study an average waste generated was 6.25 kg per day with 80% biodegradable, 13% recyclable and 7% residual waste. A drum-type hand-operated small-scale composter was developed with a feeding capacity of 15 kg. During testing, active composting stage, though short-lived, thermophilic condition was observed in the first four days. The mature compost has dark brown color and there was no foul odor. The composter can be alternative technology for community-based solid waste management practices. Further studies should be conducted on these aspects: thermophilic condition; seed compost; aeration holes in the drum; and soil analyses for the mature compost to determine its suitability for organic farming.

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  WACS, solid waste management, hand-operated, small-scale composter

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  J.A. Bellen, S.K.L. Sta. Maria, P.M.C. Winterstien, F.A.L. Chavez, J.A. Bellen, "Development and Testing of Hand-Operated Small-Scale Composter in Composting Biodegradable Waste," International Journal of Scientific Research in Multidisciplinary Studies , Vol.4, Issue.8, pp.1-4, 2018

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  Sexual Harassment Prevention Initiative and Performance of Female Journalists in the Media Industry in Kenya

  J.K. Wangusi, I.O. Abuya, J.A. Osogo

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  Vol.4 , Issue.8 , pp.5-13, Aug-2018

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  Gender mainstreaming has variously been found to affect the performance of employees in organisations. Studies conducted in the past have established that gender mainstreaming is an important aspect of performance in the workplace. One important aspect of gender mainstreaming is sexual harassment prevention initiative in the workplace. This study sought to investigate the influence of sexual harassment prevention initiative on performance of female journalists in Kenya in terms of staff training, reporting mechanism, victim support and penalties on aggressors. The results of this study will assist organizational managers to implement initiatives and programs that would enhance sexual harassment prevention initiative thus improving the performance of female employees in the workplace. This cross-sectional study was conducted in four mainstream media organizations in Kenya using self administered questionnaires which were used to collect data from randomly selected 320 male and female journalists working in the Standard Media Group, Nation Media Group, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) and Media Max Limited. The survey established that sexual harassment prevention initiative influences female journalist’s performance to a statistically significant extent. Additionally, it was found that sexual harassment prevention initiative accounts for a 33.1 percent variation in the performance of female journalists. It is therefore important to ensure that organizational management take cognizance of how sexual harassment prevention initiative can actually influence the performance of female employees within their organisations.

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  Sexual Harassment Prevention Initiative, Performance, Female journalists, Gender mainstreaming, Media Industry

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  J.K. Wangusi, I.O. Abuya, J.A. Osogo , "Sexual Harassment Prevention Initiative and Performance of Female Journalists in the Media Industry in Kenya," International Journal of Scientific Research in Multidisciplinary Studies , Vol.4, Issue.8, pp.5-13, 2018

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  Choice of Healthcare and Factor Influencing Choice of Health Care: A Case of Kannur District, Kerala, India

  P. V Dhanya, P Maneesh

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  Vol.4 , Issue.8 , pp.14-20, Aug-2018

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  The healthcare choice of the general population is affected by a progression of elements, including gender, education, the seriousness of the disease, income, accessibility and quality of services, and so forth. The socio-economic elements are assuming a noteworthy part in inclining toward health maintenance services. The study is an endeavor to dissect the main consideration impacting the decision of healthcare services. Two healthcare suppliers are viewed as private and public hospitals, considered in the investigation. The study found that the real purposes of the determination of healthcare benefits by respondents using government hospital were free administration, more affordable and so on, the individuals who use a private facility pointed out that the healing facility is proximity to living arrangement, the notoriety of the doctor`s facility and so on, are the major impacting factors.

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  Choice of healthcare, Influencing factors, Healthcare facilities, Socio-economic factors, Problems

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  P. V Dhanya, P Maneesh, "Choice of Healthcare and Factor Influencing Choice of Health Care: A Case of Kannur District, Kerala, India," International Journal of Scientific Research in Multidisciplinary Studies , Vol.4, Issue.8, pp.14-20, 2018

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  Preliminary Phytochemical and Physicochemical investigations of Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. Seed oils

  Purendra Singh, Teena Agrawal

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  Vol.4 , Issue.8 , pp.21-25, Aug-2018

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  Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. are generally known as shirisha in hindi. A. lebbeck (L.) Benth. is a medium to large tree belong to the family fabaceae (Subfamily mimosaceae). In Ayurveda A. lebbeck (L.) Benth is used in many disease conditions for its anti histaminic, anti inflammatory, anti asthmatic, anti anaphylactic and anti microbial activities [1]. Premliminary phytochemical analysis of the presence of phenol, terpenoids, flavonoids, carbohydrate and protain. Physicochemical studies revealed acid value (2.34 ± 0.0), iodine value (102.3 ± 0.6), moisture content (0.24 ± 0.2) and physical properties study of seed oil extract showed color of oil extract as dark brown and order unpleasant.

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  Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth., seeds and oil, phytochemical, physicochemical

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  Purendra Singh, Teena Agrawal, "Preliminary Phytochemical and Physicochemical investigations of Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. Seed oils," International Journal of Scientific Research in Multidisciplinary Studies , Vol.4, Issue.8, pp.21-25, 2018