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Effect of Security Challenges on Library Resources in the Federal University of Lafia Library, Nasarawa State
The study looks at security challenges, causes and effects of security challenges on the resources, types of collection that are more vulnerable to security breaches, challenges encountered in combating the breaches, measures to...
Published by: IGI Global
Protocol for the Pathways Study

Introduction

The informal social ties that health workers form with their colleagues influence knowledge, skills and individual and group behaviours and norms in the workplace. However, improved understanding of these...
Published by: BMJ Open
Biofuels, A Sustainable Alternative to Fossil Fuels?
Jacob P. Dinn
Aug 22, 2017
Finding a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels is important for mitigating climate change. Currently, there is no sustainable alternative to fossil fuels that is affordable, accessible, and manageable on a global scale. A...
Digital Badge Use in Specific Learner Groups
As educational technology continues to advance, new technologies continue to enter the scene that seek to enhance the delivery and reception of learning in both academic and industry settings. Digital badges are a recent...
Published by: IGI Global
Effect of Preventive Maintenance on Machine Reliability in a Beverage Packaging Plant
This paper investigates the effect of preventive maintenance on the reliabilities of devices in a bottling plant. Six months of real-time maintenance data were analyzed quantitatively. Based on the breakdown events obtained for...
Published by: IGI Global
An Empirical Study of Artificial Participants
This study is an investigation of artificial participants operating in their appropriate environment. The artificial participants in this study are artificial chess players and their appropriate environment is a chess game. This...
Published by: IGI Global
Ethnicity, Regime Type and the Tendency for Violence
Jacob P Dinn
Sep 11, 2018
Within the study of ethnicity and violence, there is a compelling puzzle: the number of ethnic groups in the world exceeds the number of violent ethnic conflicts. This puzzle alludes to an important question: what explains the...
Differences in Distance and Spatial Effects on Cross-Border E-Commerce and International Trade
Distance and space are important factors affecting international trade, but they have different effects on cross-border e-commerce (CBE) due to the creation of the Internet. This study utilizes spatial autocorrelation, the...
Published by: IGI Global
Open Educational Resources
Open educational resources (OER) has varying explanations, but its broadest definitions include materials offered freely and openly to use and adapt for teaching, learning, development, and research. An open educational resource...
Published by: IGI Global