Social Sciences and Humanities

This paper examines China's policies towards Xinjiang and its effect on the region. Xinjiang is wealthy in natural assets, is geologically important, and has a unique economic zone. China is also financing in Central Asia to additionally fulfil its energy needs. A system of pipelines and significant rail systems associate sources from China to Central Asia. Xinjiang's economy will profit by the setup because it is the corridor and gateway to Central Asia and a centre for the traffic of Silk Road.

The United Nations Convention on Contracts of Carriage ratified by the UN General Assembly in December 2008. The convention, known as "International goods in total or in part by sea", was published in September 2009. The rules governing the maritime transport of goods internationally are of particular importance to the owners of the goods and to the owners of the maritime fleet in terms of its numerous effects.

The article reflects on the reformation of tax system as well as the repercussions of “tax cut” during the reign of Muhammad Rahimkhan I. Negative influence of aforementioned system on social life is revealed.

The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines chronic pain as: “Persistent pain, which can be continuous or recurring, whose duration and intensity are sufficient to adversely affect the well-being of a patient, their level of functionality and quality of life”. Chronic pain is a global health problem, affecting between 15-25% of adult population, even increasing up to 50% for geriatric population over 65 years old.

Today, the increasing Organization can afford many types of losses but facing losses caused due to financial crises is costlier. Financial Crises leads to financial instability within the organization. the consequences of financial crises may cause disastrous results for the organization. Financial Crises is very common within any organization but this issue is rarely discussed. Taking a track record of occurrence of various financial crises that leads to winding up of organization our research work is based two major causes of financial crises.

The study investigated the difference in academic performance of Islamic studies students taught using activity-based teaching strategy and those taught using traditional method of teaching in senior secondary schools in Katsina Metropolis. One objective and one corresponding research question as well as one hypothesis were formulated to guide the researcher.A quasi experimental pre-test, post-test design was used for the study. The study sampled 118 out of a total population of 12,169 of Islamic studies students from tworandomly selected Senior Secondary schools (SS II).

A manager’s leadership style will definitely influence working motivation and automatically encourage the performance of the employees. The purpose of this study was to figure out (1) the leadership style found in Mandala Finance of Majene branch office; (2) employees’ motivation in working for Mandala Finance of Majene, and (3) whether there is the influence of leadership style on employee motivation of Mandala Finance of Majene.

The study was designed to identify the perceptive views of lecturers on team teaching for effective instructional delivery in Office Technology and Management (OTM) programmes. The forty (40) lecturers in OTM programmes in the three Polytechnics in Delta State formed the population for the study. The study was a survey research design. Two questions which were validated by three experts were used for the study. The questionnaires were subjected to reliability test using Cronbach Alpha formula which yielded 0.87 and 0.79 respectively.

The 2016 WHO statistics show that the African region still bore the highest burden of care reporting 587 Disability Adjustable Life Years (DALYs) per 1000 population. The burden of caring for individuals with mental illness is high globally, more so when there is no commensurate social support for the caregivers. There is a crevice of literature from Nigerian studies on the link between burden of care, social support and psychopathological symptoms.

The competition between cable television and online streaming services increases because of the digital media expansion. Acquiring customers today takes quite just advertising; it requires tailoring business objectives to the requirements and needs of consumers. Numerous studies have examined the connection between the adoption of cable and online media, and key variables like cost, simple use, and social trends. During this study, we explore variety of things which consumers consider when choosing online streaming options.