Social Sciences and Humanities

Investigation on the influence of board involvement on price earning was carried out using both the correlation and the multiple regression models to analyze publicly available data for a sample of 69 firms from 11 sectors quoted in the Nigerian Stock Exchange for the fiscal year 2011. This indicates that the research made use of cross sectional data. Several diagnostic tests have been applied to justify the validity of the results. The empirical investigations reveal that directors’ shareholdings, firm’s age and firm’s leverage are significant.

To understand the dynamics of Dengue transmission particularly in areas having construction sites of Gandhinagar district to plan and implement effective control measures.The study was conducted covering 3 Primary Health centers viz. Uvarsad, Adraj and Sughad where maximum construction sites were located. Detailed analysis of Dengue cases detected was undertaken. 64% of the confirmed cases were male patients, while 61 % falls in the age group of 20 to 45 years. 42 % of the total dengue cases in the district were contributed by the three PHCs where construction sites were more.

The relations between the Portuguese State in the person of Antonio de Oliveira Salazar and the Vatican during the New State. The four phases of relationship, all different and always influenced by the international context.

After stroke, hand impairment is very common and its recovery is often incomplete. Early neuroplastic changes may form the basis for restitution of motor function after stroke. Neuroplasticity starts from day one immediately after injury or insult to cortex. Mental practice being one of the principles of motor learning can accelerate neuroplastic changes. Thus to compare the efficacy of mental practice and physical practice over only physical practice on hand function in individuals with stroke, this study was conducted. Methodology: 50 stroke patients divided into two groups i.e.

This is an exploratory cross-sectional study undertaken among college going student to explore the present usage of smart phones for accessing nutrition information and factors affecting it. Data has been collected from randomly selected 200 college students (105 boys and 95 girls) by administrating a questionnaire- cum interview schedule. The result revealed that statistically higher percentage of girls (58.9 %) than boys (41.0 %) were using their mobiles for obtaining nutrition information (χ2=6.46; p=0.011).

The evolution and development of indigenous management theories in Africa have been tremendously affected by Colonialism. This actually accounts for the retarded progress of African management theories and principles. Introduction and infusion of western management literatures and practices have successfully silenced the astonishing management prowess of the pre-colonial Africa.

Though music is almost part of every culture on earth, it varies widely among cultures in style and structure. No two pieces of music within the same musical culture and within the same musical sub-culture sounds similar. Evident within these music pieces are variance which may be similar and dissimilar during performances. What are these similarities and differences? The common central indices are the pitch structure. Different cultures different perspective of pitch structure, different sonic sounds and different aesthetics values.

In the 1980's Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) was virtually unheard of in India. A diagnosis of ASD in India was rare, and there was little information available. The majority of children with ASD routinely received a diagnosis of mental retardation. Others were diagnosed as having ‘Minimal Brain Dysfunction’, were called slow learners or deemed to have behaviour problems. The prevalence rate of ASD is approximately 1 in 500 or 0.20% or more than 2,160,000 people in India. The incidence rate of ASD is approximately 1 in 90,666 or 11,914 people in India.

As more and more children enter schools from families in which English is not the language of the home, teachers face the daunting challenge of instructing children who have limited skills in the English Language. All teachers need to know something about how children learn a second language. Intuitive assumptions are often mistaken and children can be harmed if teachers have unrealistic expectations and an in accurate understanding of the process of second language learning and its relationship to acquiring other academic skills and knowledge.

Indian financial market has seen an extraordinary volatility in the last few years. Since the year 2002, Indian market has grown from a much volatile condition to growth phenomena, from a SENSEX point of 5500 in December 2003 to 13,787 in December 2006 and crossed the mark of 20,000 in the year 2007 and again in 2013. Due to various reasons, the stock market has also experienced drastic decline to even less than 8,000 points in 2008. It is not because of only the domestic market but also the international investors.