Palmyra Fiber as Additional Materials on Solid Concrete Brick of Aggregate
The use of waste as an additional material on the building work was increasingly actively developed, such as straw, styrofoam, bagasse, cow manure. The key drivers of the use of waste is the potential for waste is increasing, due to the depletion of non-renewable resources. Papyrus rod diameter 60 cm, length 30 meters, has a volume of 5,652m3 as well as the edges of the Rods that can be used for construction with a thickness of 3 cm has a volume 0,942m3, Pith and fiber volume content of the stem 4,71m3/rod, then in one rod, there are 2 to 3 bunches each fruit bunches yield as much as 20 to 30 items for one harvest, by weight of fruit fiber 101.2 gram / fruit, Fiber characteristics are round and smooth is expected to reduce cracks in solid concrete brick and also can reduce the use of sand. This study aims to determine the compressive strength of the composition of the additional material of Rods fiber content and Fiber of palmyra fruit with a percentage 3%, 6% and 9%, mixing ratio; 1 cement and 5 sand in the manufacture of solid concrete brick. Rods fiber content used the average Ø1,031mm with a tensile strength of single fiber 39,305N / cm and fruit fiber to an average value Ø0,40mm with a tensile strength of single fiber 33,691N / cm. Making test specimen with a length of 20cm, width 10cm and thick 8cm. The test results of compressive strength after 14 days with the lowest value at 3% of additional material combination of fiber content of 6% fiber stem and fruit by 70,384Kg/cm²with a water content of 15,254% In weight position 2,935Kg as well as the highest value on the combination of additional material 0% rods fiber content and 3% fruit fiber by 98,821Kg/cm² with a water content of 15,031% In weight position 3,058Kg. While N (without additional material) with a compressive strength below the average id 63,704Kg/cm2 with water content of 10,167 in weight position 3,072Kg. Research result of solid concrete brick with additional material of rods fiber content and palmyra fruit fiber was included on the type B70, the average value of the compressive strength of 78.57 Kg / cm² (SNI-03-1348-1989) with a water content of <25%.
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<![CDATA[Strategy for Developing a Body of Knowledge on Graduate Entrepreneurship ]]>
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<![CDATA[Vongkamjan, Suphawan]]>;
<![CDATA[Chaipiboon, Somkiat]]>
<![CDATA[ Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013 ]]>
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<![CDATA[The objectives were 1) to create strategy for developing a body of knowledge on graduate entrepreneurship and 2) toexperiment strategies for developing a body of knowledge on graduate entrepreneurship. Qualitative research and quantitativeresearch approaches were used. Data collection and analysis were done with In-Depth interview and focus group discussionfor qualitative research. The experiment group composed of 60 students from Kamphaeng Phet Rajabhat University Maesotand was selected with Purposive Sampling Technique. The strategic for developing a body of knowledge on graduateentrepreneurship was composed of 3 system units as the followings.1. Changing attitudes 2. Organizing activities 3.Developing a sustainability. The experimental results of the 60 students showed that their post-test attitude mean score with4.33 , was higher than their pre-test attitude mean score with 3.03. In addition, 83.33 percents of the students gained a betterunderstanding on how to write a business plan, and they were able to real practice by setting up their own. The overalloutcome of the strategy for developing a body of knowledge on graduate entrepreneurship was at good level. Those trainedstudents had increased knowledge and ability of entrepreneurship than untrained with statistical significance at 0.0001. Therewere 56 students who can use body of knowledge on graduate entrepreneurship 60 students, 93.33 percents. Moreover, theyhave applied what they have learned into their real life. These outcomes have led us to believe that the students will be able tocontinue developing and improving themselves to be well-mannered entrepreneurs.]]>
<![CDATA[Nonprofit Organizations: The Impact of Advertising in Fundraising ]]>
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<![CDATA[Pjero, Elenica]]>;
<![CDATA[Sokoli, Ylldes]]>;
<![CDATA[Ramaj, Aurela]]>
<![CDATA[ Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013 ]]>
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<![CDATA[Managers in many nonprofit organizations in the World have adopted a marketing approach. In nonprofit organizations,marketing tactics are used to build the organizations image and reputation in society and help the public remember theorganization and its cause. Marketing tactics help differentiate one nonprofit from another nonprofit that is offering similarprograms, and are used to attract and retain donors, clients, and volunteers. Advertising is one of the marketing tactics whichis used from nonprofit organization to inform, persuade, and remind target publics (donator, clients, volunteers) about theorganization and its offers. The aim of the paper is to study the situation of non-profit organizations in Albania, the impact ofadvertising to attract different donors, and to verify the hypothesis: "there is no correlation between advertising and fundraising.]]>
<![CDATA[Assessment of the Administration and Practice of Juvenile Justice System in Abuja, Nigeria ]]>
<![CDATA[James, Godswill]]>
<![CDATA[ Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013 ]]>
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<![CDATA[No social group seems to bear the direct brunt of economic crises like children and young persons. Because of their vulnerablenature, some of them resort to different forms of deviant activities, which bring them in conflict with the law. As a result, there isa range of laws at the international and local levels which set standard practice as it concerns juvenile offenders. However, thepractice of juvenile justice system in Nigeria tends to be at variance with these laws. This study examines the practice ofjuvenile justice system in Nigeria, with the view to assessing the effort of government in the administration and control ofjuvenile delinquency in line with established standard in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The study used structuredquestionnaires to elicit information from the respondents. Findings reveal that there exist laws to protect the rights andconditions of juveniles, but these laws do not adequately conform to international standard. Juveniles are subjected to poorconditions in police and prison cells; they are poorly fed, subjected to verbal and physical abuses, and not separated from adultprisoners. The study concludes that Nigerian juvenile justice administration needs to be reviewed and properly coordinated toreflect international rules and standards for the treatment of juvenile offenders.]]>
<![CDATA[The Missing Third Question ]]>
<![CDATA[Kocani, Aleksandër]]>
<![CDATA[ Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013 ]]>
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<![CDATA[This is about a question that could have been put logically by Einstein or anyone that has followed his way of reasoning,following two other guided or heuristic questions. In the literature that analyses Einstein’s scientific work, it is said that in hisanalysis of so-called mechanical principle of relativity, he was trying to understand if there was something in the laws of naturethat was justifying it. Logically, a question comes up: Did something exist in laws of nature that conditioned discrimination inidentification possibilities of the difference between mechanical experiments from one side and optical, magnetic etc. ones onthe other? Why in principle was impossible for mechanical experiments to identify this difference, but it was not for, say, opticalexperiments? Einstein by his principle of restricted relativity gives an answer to this question. He did the same for “Whyâ€-s ofprincipal impossibility to differentiate the rest from the straight-lined uniformed motion by any physical experiment carried withina system of reference. Now is the time to ask the third “Why†which logically follows the two mentioned and to propose ananswer. That is the “Whyâ€-s of principal impossibility to differentiate the immobility (or the rest) from the any mechanical motionby any physical experiment carried within a system of reference.]]>
<![CDATA[McDonaldization of Nigerian Banking Industry in the Post-consolidated Era: An Exploration of the Unavoidable Consequences ]]>
<![CDATA[Dumbili, Emeka W.]]>
<![CDATA[ Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013 ]]>
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<![CDATA[This article explores the McDonaldization of banking operation in Nigeria. In doing so, it brings to light a critical analysis of theincreasing rationalization process in light of a developing economy. McDonaldization thesis has generated serious academicdebate since it was introduced by George Ritzer the American sociologist in 1993. However, it has received seldom attentionamong Nigerian scholars and none to my knowledge has applied it to examine the banking industry which is invariably themost McDonaldized sector in Nigeria. This article therefore, draws on the thesis to explore the increasing rationalizationprocess the sector is undergoing since consolidation and recapitalization exercises began in 2005. The article argues that thesector is McDonaldized and this has engendered efficiency, predictability, calculability and control. The article further arguesthat this McDonaldization process inevitably has led to increasing negative impacts of McDonaldization and concludes bypointing out some remedies.]]>
<![CDATA[The Effect of Using Moodle Reader as an Extensive Reading Tool on Learners’ Awareness of Affective Dimensions of Deep Vocabulary Knowledge ]]>
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<![CDATA[Nilforooshan, Somayeh]]>
<![CDATA[ Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013 ]]>
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<![CDATA[This study aimed at investigating the effect of using MoodleReader to promote extensive reading (ER) in an Iranian EFLcontext, emphasizing its effect on learners' awareness of two affective dimensions namely evaluation and potency of deepvocabulary knowledge. Sixty intermediate EFL female adult learners participated in this study; they were chosen from among90 students through Preliminary English Test and a general vocabulary knowledge test. They were thus randomly divided intotwo groups, experimental and control, each consisting of 30 students. As for the treatment, the experimental group used theMoodleReader for their extensive reading program, while the control group followed the conventional extensive readingcurriculum, reading a small number of pre-assigned graded readers during the semester. At the end, students took a test ofawareness of evaluation and potency dimensions of deep vocabulary knowledge. To see if using MoodleReader hadstatistically significant effects on awareness of evaluation and potency dimensions of deep vocabulary knowledge, independentT-test with 0.05 significant level was administered revealing that using MoodleReader as an extensive reading tool significantlyimproved learners’ awareness of the two dimensions.]]>
<![CDATA[The Education Effects in Personal Finance Management ]]>
<![CDATA[Doda, Sanie]]>
<![CDATA[ Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013 ]]>
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<![CDATA[This research tries to identify the importance of the education in the well-managment of the personal finances. To improve yourinputs, it means to start a way toward a financiar fredoom. This doesn’t mean obligatorly to have a luxiory life, but to adaptefficient supplies to achive a given confort, assuring a more successful future. The education is one of the more importantelements, which push the development of the country. This is one of the basic reasons, why one of the strategic goals it is theliberalization of the teaching\education. The education is a potential variable, which has a large impact to take personalfinanciar decisions and in the managerial capability of the money, where the whole society aims a high financial turn into theinvestment into the high school\universities. It exists an unique connection between the education and the education’s resultsand these results into personal finances and the economical welfare, in general.]]>
<![CDATA[Global Marketing of Agricultural and Mineral Products, Pre-Requisite for Africa’s Economic Development ]]>
<![CDATA[Ibidunni, O.S.]]>
<![CDATA[ Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013 ]]>
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<![CDATA[The study was on global marketing of agricultural and mineral products for economic development of African countries. Exportactivities of the fifty-three member countries of the Continent, with particular focus on the five North African countries makingup Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) were investigated. Relevant literatures, with theories, were explored to substantiate the study.Qualitative method of research was adopted using secondary data. Africa: intra-regional export trade statistics by countrieswere sourced; for 2006 to 2008. Measures of central tendency, dispersion, skewness and kurtosis; and the relationship inbetweenthem were highlighted to bring out the required results needed from the study. Data were expressed in United State ofAmerica, (US$) billion dollars. Findings revealed that Africa was so endowed with abundant natural resources, expanse ofuncultivated fertile land, skilled and unskilled labour, water and unexplored mineral deposits. Products from agriculture andminerals are mostly for subsistence while the exportable ones are not being produced mechanically. It was recommended thatAfrica should move beyond international marketing as global marketing guarantees abundant production of quality products forexports, the regional economic communities should be united in their regional policies and programmes to foster specializationand optimal productivity of the representative country’s products.]]>
<![CDATA[An Analysis of the Offences Committed by Youths in Selected Remand Homes in South West Nigeria, Implication for School Administrators ]]>
<![CDATA[Adegun, O. A.]]>
<![CDATA[ Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013 ]]>
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<![CDATA[This study analysed the offences committed by youths who are in remand homes in the South West zone Prison arrangementin Nigeria and its implication for school administrators. The analyses are based on the type of offence, the seriousness thesociety attached to the prevalence of the offences and the causes of the offences. The South-West Prison arrangement forjuvenile offenders in Nigeria is made up of Ilorin as the headquarters and all the other remand homes in the six states of theSouth West. The prevalence of serious offences among the youths in the Nigerian society today appears to be embarrassingto parents and educators that solutions via researches are urgently needed. The sample for the study consisted of all theinmates in the remand homes in Akure (Ondo State), Abeokuta (Ogun State) and Ilorin (Kwara State). All inmates in theremand homes were selected because their number was few. The total number according to the inmates superintendent was100 and their ages spread between 10 to 18 years. The Expo-facto research design was used for the study. The researchinstrument were structured interview and a recording profoma which were applied to gather data using person to personcontact with researcher and inmate superintendent six research questions were raised for the study. Simple percentagescores, frequency counts, pictograms and charts was used to analyse the questions. The result from the descriptive analysesshowed that youths commit such offences as stealing, loitering around, burglary and violent behaviour among others. It wasdiscovered that stealing is the commonest offence committed by youths. Broken homes, poverty, peer influence and lack ofproper monitoring are the causes of these offences. It was recommended that youths should be well catered for and properlymonitored by the parents, teachers and the school. Schools should also make efforts to offer support programmes that cancater for the needs of youths in their custody. The school system should inculcate right, morals and valves in the young ones.]]>
<![CDATA[A Synopsis of Factors of Injuries in Road Traffic Accidents in Lagos, Nigeria ]]>
<![CDATA[Atubi, Augustus .O.]]>
<![CDATA[ Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): January 2013 ]]>
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<![CDATA[The purpose of this study is to examine the factors of injuries from road traffic accidents in Lagos State, Nigeria and to suggestpreventive and corrective safety measures towards reducing the traffic accidents in the study area. The reported number ofinjuries from road traffic accidents in the 20 Local Government Areas of Lagos State from 1970-2001 were compared using theAnalysis of Variance (ANOVA). The result showed that for the two factors, Local Government Areas and years, the f-calculatedof 21.34 and 9.77 respectively were higher than the f-tabular of 1.57 and 1.46 respectively at 0.05 level of significance. It thenimplies that the means for each of the factors, reported number of injuries across the 20 Local Government Areas in LagosState and across different years, 1970-2001, were significantly different. The result of the multiple regression analysis was0.61. This implies that the proportion of variation in the dependent variables (i.e. length of roads, presence of road safety corpsand population) was 61%. The F-ratio of 14.34 was higher than table value of 2.92 at 0.05 level of confidence. This shows thatat least one of the independent variable had significant influence on the dependent variable. Based on the findings,recommendations were proffered.]]>
