International Journal of Humanities, Art and Social Studies(IJHAS)

International Journal of Humanities, Art and Social Studies (IJHAS) http://airccse.com/ijhas/index.html Article Title :  Community Perception on Weather Variability in the Lake Victoria Basin, Rwanda and Uganda  ABSTRACT The study was conducted in districts of Bugesera, Kirehe and Nyamagabe in Rwanda and Buikwe, Busia, Kamuli, Masaka and Namutumba in Uganda to explore community perceptions on weather variability. Household interviews and focus group discussions were conducted to document awareness of traditional ways of weather prediction, local indicators of weather prediction, source of knowledge, effects of weather variability as well as communities’ coping strategies. Traditionally, behavior of birds, insects, moon, clouds, and direction of wind has always been the main indicators of rainfall, drought and flood pattern prediction. The main reported sources of information were parents, elders, friends and experience. Poor crop harvest, pests and diseas...

International Journal of Humanities, Art and Social Studies (IJHAS) http://airccse.com/ijhas/index.html Article Title: The Construction of Guilhofrei Dam through the Regional Press ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the importance of the construction of the Guilhofrei dam in the north of Portugal, but known as the Ermal dam, to praise the government and as an inscription of political propaganda. This view is provided by the local press, which strongly supported the government, giving great prominence to their works. This study is unique because the matter described here is found in Historical Archives. KEYWORDS Dams; New Deal; Interventionism; Public Works; Regional Press Original Source URL : https://airccse.com/ijhas/papers/1216ijhas05.pdf?fbclid=IwAR12N5g-AQLJX31hAcLDg9ptFBX4lXPIgj1h7O9BtT6VNoTsI9kso83mUfA

International Journal of Humanities, Art and Social Studies (IJHAS) http://airccse.com/ijhas/index.html An Evaluation of the Impact of HIV/AIDS on The Performance of the Nigerian Economy : An Empirical Analysis  OKOH, Abo Sunday,OJIYA, Emmanuel Ameh, AMADI, Uchechukwu Department of Economics, Federal University Wukari, Nigeria ABSTRACT The HIV-AIDS pandemic is a problem affecting several African and Latin American countries including Nigeria. It is a scourge that has adversely affected the productivity levels of  families, communities and eventually economies. This study is therefore designed to evaluate the Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Performance of the Nigerian Economy. Using annual  time series data sourced from the World Bank Database, Central Bank of Nigeria statistical bulletin (2015) and econometric tools of analysis, findings indicated that all the variables defined in the model were stationary and there exists a unique longrun relationship b...