Vol.2 No.2 June 2013 :: IJDS Journal - International Society for Development and Sustainability

International Journal of Development and Sustainability (IJDS)
Volume 2, Number 2, June 2013, Pages 455-1635
ISSN:2186-8662 – www.isdsnet.com/ijds

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1. Waterhole use patterns at the wildlife/livestock interface in a semi-arid savanna of Southern Africa

Authors: Mark Zvidzai, Amon Murwira, Alexandre Caron and Michel de Garine Wichatitsky
Article ID: IJDS12101701
Pages: 455-471

2. Challenges facing use of energy in the tourism and hospitality industry in Zimbabwe and policies that can promote the sustainable use of renewable energy and tourism development

Authors: Edmond Marunda and Judias Peter Sai and Blessing Muchenje
Article ID: IJDS12110603
Pages: 472-484

3. Assessment methods as effective tools for learning outcomes of students in senior secondary schools in Ila-Orangun, south western Nigeria

Authors: Wasiu Agunbiade Lamidi
Article ID: IJDS13012405
Pages: 485-492

4. Relative level of occurrence of the principal heuristics in Nigeria property valuation

Authors: Chukwuemeka Osmond Iroham, Olusegun Adebayo Ogunba and Samuel Adesiyan Oloyede
Article ID: IJDS13011601
Pages: 493-504

5. Building sustainable policy framework for transport development: A review of national transport policy initiatives in Nigeria

Authors: AbdulGaniyu Femi Sumaila
Article ID: IJDS12122001
Pages: 505-520

6. It still makes sense!: Shona ngano (folktale) and the contemporary Zimbabwean socio-economic and cultural setup

Authors: Godwin Makaudze
Article ID: IJDS13012402
Pages: 521-529

7. The response of maize production in Kenya to economic incentives

Authors: Perez Ayieko Onono, Nelson W.H. Wawire and Charles Ombuki
Article ID: IJDS13010901
Pages: 530-543

8. A model for predicting food security status among households in developing countries

Authors: Justine Mbukwa
Article ID: IJDS12112503
Pages: 544-555

9. Managing institutional characteristics and client information for sustainability of microfinance institutions in Ghana

Authors: F.K. Aveh, M.D. Dzandu and R.Y. Krah
Article ID: IJDS13010801
Pages: 556-579

10. Environmental quality and economic growth in Nigeria: A fractional cointegration analysis

Authors: Philip O. Alege and Adeyemi A. Ogundipe
Article ID: IJDS13011502
Pages: 580-596

11. A test of the culture-performance related distress hypothesis among employees in a collectivistic culture

Authors: Mpho M. Pheko
Article ID: IJDS13012404
Pages: 597-616

12. A consideration of education programs for gifted primary school pupils in Masvingo, Zimbabwe

Authors: Albert Francis Manyowa and Marjorie Vivian Ncube
Article ID: IJDS13013004
Pages: 617-628

13. Fee-based solid waste collection in economically developing countries: The case of Accra metropolis

Authors: Kwaku Oduro-Appiah, Daniel Ohene Aidoo and Graham Sarbah
Article ID: IJDS13013105
Pages: 629-639

14. Allocative efficiency of smallholder common bean producers in Uganda: A stochastic frontier and Tobit model approach

Authors: K.W. Sibiko, J.K. Mwangi, E.O. Gido, O.A. Ingasia and B.K. Mutai
Article ID: IJDS13012803
Pages: 640-652

15. The impacts of dollarization on Zimbabwe’s tourism industry

Authors: Forbes Kabote, Felisitas Chimutingiza and Kumbirai Mirimi
Article ID: IJDS12101102
Pages: 653-663

16. Climate change impacts and adaptations on small-scale livestock production

Authors: Amon Taruvinga, Voster Muchenje and Abbyssinia Mushunje
Article ID: IJDS13012305
Pages: 664-685

17. Assessment of some heavy elements in Galma dam, Zaria, Nigeria

Authors: A.W. Butu and A.A. Bichi
Article ID: IJDS13031206
Pages: 686-696

18. Psycho-demographic predictors of psychological help-seeking behaviour of undergraduates

Authors: Samuel E. Oladipo and Tolulope O. Oyenuga
Article ID: IJDS12120801
Pages: 697-703

19. Academic level and student’s faculty as factors of test anxiety among undergraduates in Nigeria

Authors: Samuel E. Oladipo and Adepeju Ogungbamila
Article ID: IJDS13022101
Pages: 704-710

20. Environmental impacts of wastewater from urban slums: case study - Old Fadama, Accra

Authors: I. Monney, S.N. Odai, R. Buamah, E. Awuah and P.M. Nyenje
Article ID: IJDS13031904
Pages: 711-728

21. Determinants of the probability of adopting quality protein maize (QPM) technology in Tanzania: A logistic regression analysis

Authors: T. Gregory and P. Sewando
Article ID: IJDS12122701
Pages: 729-746

22. Innovative welding technology’s impact on the productivity of small and medium enterprises in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Authors: Albert Makore
Article ID: IJDS13012505
Pages: 747-765

23. The universal basic education programme and the family life HIV education in Nigeria

Authors: Roland Clement Abah
Article ID: IJDS13011901
Pages: 766-776

24. Resolving regional conflicts and public opinion: The Nigerian experience in Liberian crisis

Authors: B. Olawale Salami
Article ID: IJDS13032301
Pages: 777-786

25. Restoring relationship between former genocide perpetrators and survivors of genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda through reconciliation villages

Authors: Faustin Mafeza
Article ID: IJDS13041101
Pages: 787-798

26. The potential of Moringa tree for poverty alleviation and rural development: Review of evidences on usage and efficacy

Authors: K.F. Omotesho, F.E. Sola-Ojo, T.R. Fayeye, R.O. Babatunde, G.A. Otunola, T.H. Aliyu
Article ID: IJDS12112601
Pages: 799-813

27. Sources and levels of concentration of metal pollutants in Kubanni dam, Zaria, Nigeria

Authors: A.W. Butu and O.F. Ati
Article ID: IJDS13010702
Pages: 814-824

28. Growth parameters and economics of tilapia cage culture using two commercial fish diets

Authors: Emmanuel Tetteh-Doku Mensah and Felix Klenam Attipoe
Article ID: IJDS13031209
Pages: 825-837

29. Impending sources of energy to replace fire wood in semi arid climatic zones: A case study in Ethiopia

Authors: Mihret Dananto Ulsido
Article ID: IJDS13031602
Pages: 838-849

30. Nationalist movement’s trends in contemporary Nigerian government and politics

Authors: Murtala Shittu
Article ID: IJDS12112901
Pages: 850-860

31. Mass media relevance in combating insecurity in Nigeria

Authors: Chinenye Nwabueze and Emelda Ebeze
Article ID: IJDS12112704
Pages: 861-870

32. Socio-economic status of women and its influence on their participation in rural water supply projects in Ghana

Authors: Juliette Dufie Boateng, C.K. Brown and E.Y. Tenkorang
Article ID: IJDS13010104
Pages: 871-890

33. Challenges of urban transportation in Nigeria

Authors: M.O. Solanke
Article ID: IJDS13012202
Pages: 891-901

34. Cost minimization through effective stock management in private organizations: Challenges and recommendations

Authors: Dennis Nyamasege, Ondieki Sixtus, Linnete Kerere and Philemon Obenge
Article ID: IJDS13012506
Pages: 902-908

35. Dry fish marketing: The potentials and challenges for employment creation and poverty alleviation among urban women in Nigeria

Authors: S.I. Orewa and A.E. Iteke
Article ID: IJDS12092401
Pages: 909-925

36. Ethnic pluralism and internal cohesion in Nigeria

Authors: Johnson Olusegun Ajayi and Benard Owumi
Article ID: IJDS12090902
Pages: 926-940

37. The Symbolic Connotations and Functional Relevance of Nicknames among the Bakor Speaking People of Northern Cross River State, Nigeria

Authors: Francis Mowang Ganyi
Article ID: IJDS13050701
Pages: 941-956

38. Impact of urban informal enterprises on air pollution in Ibadan, Nigeria

Authors: Olajoke Abolade and A.T. Adeboyejo
Article ID: IJDS13031501
Pages: 957-974

39. Application of student development theory: Phenomenological study of needy students

Authors: Gerald Dapaah Gyamfi
Article ID: IJDS13041801
Pages: 975-986

40. Intra-urban work and school trips characteristics in Ogun State, Nigeria

Authors: M.O. Solanke
Article ID: IJDS13012203
Pages: 987-997

41. Some guidelines for the production and use of cold recycled asphalts in hot tropical regions

Authors: Oluwaseyi Lanre Oke
Article ID: IJDS13052502
Pages: 998-1010

42. Engendering politics and parliamentary representation in Zimbabwe

Authors: Thulani Dube
Article ID: IJDS13060402
Pages: 1011-1024

43. Histopathological changes in the retina of the fish Clarias batrachus exposed to untreated and treated sago effluent

Authors: F. Ramesh and K. Nagarajan
Article ID: IJDSA13041705
Pages: 1025-1030

44. The impact of equitable payment for watershed services scheme on livelihoods in Tanzania: The case of Uluguru Mountains

Authors: Kassim Ramadhani Mussa, Agnes Godfrey Mwakaje
Article ID: IJDS13041904
Pages: 1031-1051

45. Energy reforms as adaptation and mitigation measures to climate change: A case of Ghana

Authors: Enoch Bessah and Ahmad Addo
Article ID: IJDS13062501
Pages: 1052-1066

46. Construction waste recycling in sustainable engineering infrastructural development

Authors: O.O. Akinkurolere, J.O. Aribisala, O.L. Oke and O.M. Ogundipe
Article ID: IJDS13051401
Pages: 1066-1074

47. Unpalatable and wiry grasses are the dominant grass species in semi-arid communal rangelands in Zimbabwe

Authors: J. Gusha and P.H. Mugabe
Article ID: IJDS13042505
Pages: 1075-1083

48. Parenting style and its psychological impact on rape born children: Case of raped survivors of the 1994 genocide perpetrated against Tutsi in Rwanda

Authors: Donatien Nikuze
Article ID: IJDS13051507
Pages: 1084-1098

49. The effect of fishing on the ecology of sea cucumber (Holothuroidea: Echinodermata) Holothuria scabra and Holothuria nobilis in Tanzanian sea water