International Journal of Development and Sustainability (IJDS)
Volume 1, Number 2, September 2012, Pages 79-621
ISSN:2186-8662 – www.isdsnet.com/ijds 
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Cover Page: Volume 1 Number 2, 2012
Table of Contents
The influence of knowledge management implementation toward the quality of high schools 
Hilda Ainissyifa
79 – 84
Sizing PV-wind hybrid energy system for lighting
Mustafa Engin and Dilşad Engin
85 – 98
Urban heat island monitoring and analysis by using integration of satellite data and knowledge based method    
Teerawong Laosuwan and Nutcha Laosuwan
99 – 110
Socio economic determinants of health insurance in India: the case of Hyderabad city
J. Yellaiah and G. Ramakrishna
111 – 119
A case study of sustainable urban planning principles in Curitiba (Brazil) and their applicability in Shiraz (Iran)
Ali Soltani and Ehsan Sharifi
120 – 134
Response of cassava, maize and egusi melon in a three crop intercropping system at Makurdi, Nigeria
Michael Ojore Ijoyah, Richard Isa Bwala and Churchline Amaka Iheadindueme
135 – 144
Benefits of agricultural technology innovation capacity to peasant farmers in rural poor areas: The case of DBN-Group, China
Mathias Agri Eneji, Song Weiping and Oko Sylvannus Ushie
145 – 170
An empirical determination of consumers’ reaction to nutritional labeling of pre-packaged food products in Lagos, Nigeria
Ben. E.A. Oghojafor, Patrick K.A. Ladipo and Kennedy Ogbonna Nwagwu 
171 – 185
Impact of rural urban migration on physical and social environment: The case of Dhaka city
Momtaz Jahan
186 – 194
Modelling seasonal farm labour demand: What can we learn from rural Kakamega district, western Kenya?
Vincent Canwat
195 – 211
Some physiochemical and heavy metal concentration in surface water stream of Tutuka in the Kenyasi mining catchment area
B.M. Tiimub, A. Bia and R.T Awuah
212 – 224
Towards understanding citizens trust in local government authorities in social service provision: A case of education service in Maswa district Tanzania
Robert Makorere
225 – 239
Risk analysis in cattle fattening in North West Ethiopia: Empirical evidence form two limit Tobit model
Habtamu Yesigat Ayenew
240 – 254
Effects of riverbed extraction on physico-chemical parameters of Tinau River, Nepal
K.R. Dahal, S. Sharma, C.M. Sharma and R.M. Bajracharya
255 – 267
Emerging market for sustainable food in Bangkok
Kanang Kantamaturapoj, Peter Oosterveer and Gert Spaargaren
268 – 279
Developing a high protein-energy cereal blend using locally produced small grain cereals and legumes
Misozi Chiweshe,  Xavier Edziwa and Mavis Rufaro Chikoore
280 – 285
Teacher commitment and mathematics performance in primary schools: A meeting point!
Paul Kiplagat, Elizabeth Role and Lazarus Ndiku Makewa
286 – 304
Comparison between students’ academic performance and their abilities in written English language skills: A Tanzanian perspective
Sotco Claudius Komba, Eugenia Joseph Kafanabo, Agnes Fellicia Njabili, Ernest Simon Kira
305 – 325
Willingness to pay for improvement in the agricultural activities of some six selected villages in west Akim district of Ghana (emphasis on cassava)
Isaac Baidoo and Harry Amoatey
326 – 337
Impact of FFS on farmer's adoption of IPM options for tomato: A case study from the Gezira State, Sudan
Ahmed Mirghani Abdel Rahman and Mohamed  Eldigair Hamid
338 – 349
Effective collaborative partnership for sustainable local development in Ghana
Enoch Assan Ninson
350 – 357
Participatory assessment of potato production constraints and trait preferences in potato cultivar development in Rwanda
Jean Baptiste Muhinyuza, Hussein Shimelis, Rob Melis, Julia Sibiya and Magnifique Ndambe Nzaramba
358 – 380
Experimental study on water pollution tendencies around Lobuliet, Khor bou and Luri streams in Juba, South Sudan
John Leju Celestino Ladu, Xiwu Lu and Martin K. Loboka
381 – 390
Institutional models of Bunaken National Park (BNP) management to ensure sustainability of ecological and economic functions
Diane Tangian Kholil
391 – 401
The impact of load shedding on gender relations in heterosexual households in Mkoba north, Gweru, Zimbabwe: Implications for sustainable development
Manuku Mukoni
402 – 416
Combating gender based violence in Rwanda
Liberata Gahongayire
417 – 436
Austerity and the challenges of health for all in Nigeria
Ogundana Folakemi
437 – 447
Democracy and development in Nigeria
Tolu Lawal and Ogunro Victor Olukayode
448 – 455
Safety practices in the oil and gas industries in Ghana
Osei-Wusu Achaw and Eric Danso Boateng
456 – 465
Patterns of waste generation, treatment and disposal in the chemical and allied industries in Ghana
Osei-Wusu Achaw 
466 – 475
The challenges of on-street parking in Nigerian Cities’ transportation routes
R.A. Asiyanbola and A.A. Akinpelu
476 – 489
Road traffic administration and management in the third world mega-city: Lagos, Nigeria
R.A. Asiyanbola, S.B. Osoba and S.S. Adewale
490 – 509
Assessment of the post harvest knowledge of fruits and vegetable farmers in Garun Mallam L.G.A of Kano, Nigeria
R.H. Muhammad, G.C. Hionu and F.F. Olayemi
510 – 515
Technical efficiency analysis of yam production in Edo state: A stochastic frontier approach
S.I. Orewa and O.B. Izekor
516 – 526
Economic analysis of strengthening the governance of pesticide management in Uganda’s agriculture sector
Eseza Kateregga
527 – 544
Knowledge, attitudes and practices on the contribution of solar energy to sustainable tourism development: Empirical evidence from Zimbabwe
Alick Mhizha *, Golden Mandebvu , Shepherd Nyaruwata and Dorothy F. Zengeni
545 – 562
An analysis of intra-city patterns of residents in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria
Samson Babatunde Osoba
563 – 580
An investigation of Zimbabwe’s manufacturing sector competitiveness
David Damiyano; Lazarus Muchabaiwa; Bongani Edwin Mushanyuri and Collins Prosper Chikomba
581 – 598
Alternating current electrical properties of argon plasma treated jute
Md. Masroor Anwer and A.H. Bhuiyan
599 – 613
The effect of remittances on the Nigerian economy
O.R. Iheke
614 – 621