Humanities and Social Sciences

Volume 3, Issue 4, July 2015

  • Phonotactic Properties of Turkish Folk Music Phonetic Notation System/TFMPNS: Urfa Region Sample

    Gonca Demir

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4, July 2015
    Pages: 125-132
    Received: May 23, 2015
    Accepted: Jun. 10, 2015
    Published: Jun. 25, 2015
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    Abstract: Turkish folk music has a priviliged place in music types due to regional dialect varieties. The future of Turkish folk music depends on protection of its attitude originating from dialect differences and its resistance against change. Turkish folk music regional dialect properties are transcripted by Turkish Linguistic Institiution Transcription Si... Show More
  • How to Build a Nest for Success in the Public Health Sector: A Critical Look at the Leadership Theories

    Jalal-Eddeen Abubakar Saleh, Fadimatu Jalal-Eddeen, Annah Yohanna Kilba

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4, July 2015
    Pages: 133-139
    Received: Jun. 11, 2015
    Accepted: Jun. 15, 2015
    Published: Jul. 02, 2015
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    Abstract: In this 21st century of technological advancement, it is very clear that the challenges before the public health sector and most importantly the leadership are enormous, spanning from bio-terrorism, the super bugs, drug resistance, emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, increase in preventable metabolic and nutritional disorders, widening ga... Show More
  • Homorganic Nasal Assimilation in Arsi-Bale Afan Oromo: A Non-Linear Phonology

    Tilahun Negash

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4, July 2015
    Pages: 140-148
    Received: Aug. 22, 2014
    Accepted: Sep. 17, 2014
    Published: Jul. 02, 2015
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    Abstract: This paper is entitled: “Homorganic nasal assimilation in Arsi-Bale Afan Oromo: A non linear Approach”. The paper is limited to nasal assimilation found in one of the Afan oromo (AO) dialects spoken in Ethiopia. The dialect is a member of the AO language cluster, which belongs to East-Cushitic branch of Afro-Asiatic super family. The study attempts... Show More
  • Socio-cultural and Policy Related Constraints to Women’s Land Right: A Case Study from Gamo Highland, SW Ethiopia

    Teshome Yirgu Bayu

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4, July 2015
    Pages: 149-154
    Received: Jun. 23, 2015
    Accepted: Jun. 27, 2015
    Published: Jul. 07, 2015
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    Abstract: Women are the most marginalized and disadvantaged group of society in relation to accessing and controlling land in rural Ethiopia. The study critically reviews and analyzes the status of rural women in access to and control over land in three purposefully selected rural kebeles of Gamo highlands, SNNPR on smallholder farmers. In the study mixed re... Show More
  • Aboriginal People and the Canadian Federation

    Alene Agegnehu, Ayele Behaylu

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4, July 2015
    Pages: 155-158
    Received: Jun. 09, 2015
    Accepted: Jun. 15, 2015
    Published: Jul. 17, 2015
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    Abstract: Following the European colonizer arrived at and invades Canada, the Aboriginal people-who are considered as the natives, have been oppressed for many centuries. Their land was taken by the settlers and their economy become too sluggish and subsistence; they were marginalized in the social, economic, cultural and political arenas. This paper is aime... Show More