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Abstract

Since the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates of Nigeria by Sir Lord Lugard, a former Colonial Master, in 1914, the country has not remain the same, because of historical/cultural differences of both Protectorates, that tends to affect the unity and leadership style of the country. This is because both sides of the country see themselves as strange bed fellows, as regards governance style and approach to issues of development, in most occasions. Various crisis across time in the country, can also be traced to the historical and cultural differences, amongst others, that exist between both sides of the country. To a large extent, affect the utilization of resources for development in the country by the various leaders that occupy positions of leadership. The main source of data for this study was through the Desk Study (DS) method, coupled with the Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Interview of this, this paper critically looked at the effect of history and culture in the leadership style and development of the country.

Direct healthcare costs and cost-effectiveness of acute coronary syndrome secondary prevention with ticagrelor compared to clopidogrel: economic evaluation from the public payer’s perspective in Poland based on the PLATO trial results

“…Since a lifetime horizon was adopted, costs and effects were discounted with the rates of 5% for costs and 3.5% for effects in accordance with the guidelines of the Polish Agency for Health Technology Assessment [14]. To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of ticagrelor, a recommended willingness to pay threshold, set at an amount of three times the gross domestic product per capita, was used (111,381 PLN) [15,16].…”

Review of Alternative Sustainable Fuels for Hybrid Rocket Propulsion

“…A common method for refining synthetic fuels includes the Fischer-Tropsch conversion [172]. The Fischer-Tropsch process involves a collection of chemical reactions that convert a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen or water gas into liquid or solid hydrocarbons.…”

“…Sasol Performance Chemicals, which produces the SASOL 0907 microcrystalline wax that is already used by several researchers in hybrid propulsion [173][174][175][176][177][178], is also one of the world leaders in the large-scale commercial application of proprietary technology for the production of synthetic Fischer-Tropsch (FT) waxes [172].…”

ISJM Volume 1, No.1 (2018)

“…This part of Europe is synonymous with backwardness in the economy, and the label "barrel with gunpowder" received the most tragic confirmation in the wars of the early 1990s on the territory of the former Yugoslavia. 10 The countries of the Western Balkans have been in the process of transitional changes in the last twenty years. Although the region is still the main challenge for institutional and structural reforms, positive macroeconomic characteristics are visible in the region.…”