IMPACT : International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Literature

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Authors: MAGDA ABD EL-HAMID ABD EL-FATTAH

Background: Definitely, the current generation of health care students has grown up encompassed by information technology. Hence, the accessibility and the usage of smart phone gadgets among the students of higher education have been keeping on developing. For this, smart phone technology can make a significant contribution to the process of teaching, learning and academic performance. Aim: To assess the effect of smartphone technology usage in learning environment on academic performance amongst nursing students. Design: A descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional design was used to guide this study. Setting: The study was conducted in the accredited nursing science department, faculty of medicine, A. B. U., Zaria, Nigeria. Sample: A convenience sample of (No.225) respondents from all over the five academic years. Tools: Data collected by using a five part questionnaire as follows, 1) Demographic data sheet, 2) Usage of smartphone technology questionnaire, 3) Usefulness of smartphone technology usage questionnaire, 4) Applications of smartphone technology usage questionnaire, 5) Effectiveness of the smartphone technology usage questionnaire. Results: Smartphone technology usage levels in learning environment had a significant effect on self-reported academic performance throughout the academic years. Conclusion: That smartphone technology as a learning tool can help students to achieve or perform well their studies but in the same time, Smartphone technology as learning tool might be hinders the nursing students from getting the deserved score in their studies (GPA). Recommendation: Nursing educators should design educational methods, activities, and material that are suitable for smartphone technology.

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Authors: LOHITH K. N

The present article highlights Post colonialism concepts by playing down Colonialism and Post-Colonialism. Post colonialism is answered through the medium of Colonialism but questioned over the exceptional by Post-Colonialism. Colonialism as a process of obligation brings in Post colonialism from all kinds of unprocessed Post-Colonialism. The facts responsible for the lie of Colonialism are analyzed. Colonialism held by the European administrators release Post colonialism attitudes leading to Post-Colonialism risk management. The development of the Europeans during Colonialism contradict to the natives in Post-Colonialism is understood through Post colonialism contributions and findings of analysts, historians, critics and others. The changes are noticed in the European growth during Post colonialism by overlooking the state of the natives. According to this paper, intellectuals are keen about discussing Post colonialism variant to Colonialism by arguing its influence upon the natives during Post-Colonialism. The failure of Colonialism is sustained through colonial legacies whose sporadic effects are seen as a success of Post colonialism in terms of Post-Colonialism. Colonialism leads to Post colonialism followed by Post-Colonialism in regaining its lost identity. Colonialism transformed its state of Post- Colonialism into Post colonialism. Colonialism was complex in terms of Post-Colonialism but simple to Post colonialism. The recent empirical studies show demolition of Colonialism and Post-Colonialism in constructing Post colonialism. Post colonialism pursuits depend upon productive engagement of Colonialism making way for Post-Colonialism whose understandings are in an ambiguous way. Post colonialism as a subject is a model of developments in its object.

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Authors: SUKHJIT KAUR

Indian soil has remained the soil of Vedas, Puranas and Rishis etc. Many great personalities and leaders took birth in India. One of such great personality was Swami Dayanand who was not revivalism the Hindu religion but has also spread the Vedic philosophy in India. Through the Shuddhi movement, the followers of Swami Dayanand who had left the Hindu religion came back to Hindu religion. They had not only spread the Vedic philosophy but also worked for social, political, educational upliftment. After his death, his followers had spread his philosophy and continued his religion.

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Authors: ARDESHIR SOLEIMANI & JADHAVAR RAJENDRA DNYANOBA

The main purpose of this study was to determine of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in India. The study uses multiple regressions represented by ordinary least square (OLS) to examine the relationships between FDI and the proposed explanatory variables that are anticipated to determine FDI inflows to India. Time-series analysis for 40 years, 1947-20115 primarily uses data from World Bank and UNCTAD. Trade investment and FDI, inflation rate, GDP, GDP growth. GDP growth has a positive impact on FDI inflows, If GDP growth is increased by one unit, FDI flows will go up by 1482.223, and also it is slope of GDPG linear curve. Total population have statistically significant relationships with FDI inflows in India, total population has a positive impact on FDI If total population is increased by one unit, FDI will go up by.054. Portfolio equity net inflows has a positive impact on FDI, If portfolio equity net inflows is increased by one unit, FDI will go up by.586. Hence, these factors are considered as the main determinants of FDI inflows in India. Exports and import potential represented, total investment flows is: (FDI+portfolio India), were found to have positive but statistically insignificant relationships with FDI inflows.

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Authors: G. VIJAYALAKSHMI

The study aimed to explore and follow the Nordic practices of achieving gender equality and their models to develop “women-friendly” states in the Indian context. Violence against women is a result of gender inequality that confirms low status / objectification of women in the society. Humans might be proud of their most modern, fast and furious technology and innovation. But, when gender equality was considered, no country in the world had achieved it completely. But, the way that the Nordic countries were consistently standing out on the top as gender balanced countries, is a point that demands attention. The study examined the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual Global Gender Gap report 2016 and analyzed the Nordic nations’ regulations on the media that disregard equal rights to women in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, and Iceland. The study compared the Indian media that emphasizes dominant stereotypes and definitions of beauty, sexuality, femininity with the media in the Nordic nations. The paper suggested the measures to have control over visual media practices that disrespect women’s rights and gender equality.

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Authors: RICHA SHARMA

A subject, Aristotle tells us, is “that of which everything else is predicated, while it is itself not predicated of anything else”1. Here, in the Aristotle’s idea of subject we have the genesis of the western conceptualization of subject. But it was Descartes who’s account of mind-body distinction led to the emergence of modern notion of subject. His dualism on one hand gave rise to idealism and on the other to materialism. And we have long list of philosophers in both the camps: Descartes, Galileo, Newton, Locke, Hume, Kant, Hegel, Marx etc. However much contending their views are, all of these philosophers together came to present a “subject-centered” account of epistemology, which is a hall-mark of modernity. Here in this paper, in the first part I shall unpack some of these philosophers’ notion of “subject” along with the concept of “modernity”, in order to arrive at the comprehensive understanding of “subject-centered episteme”. Following which, in the second part, I shall briefly discuss the shortcomings of such an account and its criticism in postmodernism, with special reference to Derrida’s account of deconstruction. In the third and the last section of the paper I shall present the conclusion