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Author(s):
Mamman-Muhammad Abubakar.
Page No : 1-8
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The Impact of Emotional Arousal on Communication: A Psychological Perspective.
Abstract
Emotional arousal, a state of heightened physiological activity, significantly influences communication processes. This paper examines the effects of emotional arousal on communication, exploring its psychological and physiological underpinnings. We discuss how emotional arousal can both facilitate and hinder effective communication, and provide insights into strategies for managing arousal to optimize communication outcomes. A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining surveys, interviews, and physiological measures to assess emotional arousal and communication effectiveness. Results indicate that emotional arousal can enhance communication by increasing attention and motivation but can also impede effective communication by impairing cognitive processing and increasing conflict. The findings have implications for communication theory, practice, and future research.
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Author(s):
Ifekanandu Chukwudi Christian (Ph.D.).
Page No : 9-24
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Green Procurement Practices and Environmental Performance of Quoted Industrial Goods Manufacturing Firms in Nigeria.
Abstract
This study explored the relationship between green procurement practices and environmental performance of quoted industrial goods manufacturing firms in Nigeria. This study adopted the correlational research design and quantitative research approach. The population of the study consisted of 12 industrial goods manufacturing firms quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The sampling unit was made up of procurement managers, production managers, operational managers, innovation managers and strategic managers of the firms. The census sampling technique was adopted since the population is researchable. A structured questionnaire was used as the main instrument for data collection. The data collected were analyzed statistically while the hypotheses were tested using Spearman Rank Order Correlation Coefficient (rho) and the SPSS version 24. The findings revealed that green material procurement has significant relationship with waste reduction of quoted industrial goods manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The study also found a significant relationship between green material procurement and pollution reduction of quoted industrial goods manufacturing firms in Nigeria. A significant relationship was equally reported between green technology procurement and waste reduction of quoted industrial goods manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The study discovered a significant relationship between green technology procurement and pollution reduction of quoted industrial goods manufacturing firms in Nigeria. From the findings, it was concluded that green procurement practices such as green material procurement and green technology procurement have significant relationship with environmental performance of quoted industrial goods manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Therefore, it was recommended that quoted industrial goods manufacturing firms in Nigeria should practice green procurement as it would improve their environmental performance.
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Author(s):
Mbange Nnoko Ngaaje, Adebayo Ola Afolaranmi (Ph.D.).
Page No : 25-40
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Exploring Luke’s Theology of Incarnation and Its Impact on Multicultural Missions in the Redeemed Christian Church of God.
Abstract
Luke’s theology of Incarnation narrative unveils that the barriers of the gospel to the Greco-Roman world by the early Christian church in the first century were primarily theological. Luke ascertains that until the Incarnation- God becoming human in Jesus Christ could not occur because it was grounded in the legalism of Jewish adaptations. Luke-Acts corroborates instances of practical incarnational ideas in the initial fulfilment of the gospel in the first century. This background elicits incarnational ideas in diverse forms for different peoples and instances evidencing the strategic breaking forth of the gospel in the first century. This greatly impacts contemporary Multicultural Missions which elicits practices that enabled situational and cultural sensitivity to contextualize gospel communications as strategies for the fruitful outcome of church growth in the task of the Great Commission. The Redeemed Christian Church of God gives this study a concrete application point for church planting strategies in Osun Province 9, Ede, Osun State. The theoretical framework applied for clarification is missional communities theory, the study employs descriptive qualitative research methodology. Data were collected through hundred copies of questionnaire and member testimonies. The findings reveal diversity challenges with the most prevalent being Language barriers and the inability to contextualize mission within the community. The scope of the study is limited to randomly selected five parishes of Osun Province 9, Ede, Osun State. It concludes that Luke’s theology of incarnation impacts multicultural missions with robust practical initiatives in missions than stereotyping. This study recommends church planting and not church cloning.
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Author(s):
Philomena Obu.
Page No : 41-78
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Fabric as a Voice: Textile Design as an Advocacy Tool for Critical Social Issues.
Abstract
This article examines textile design as a medium of social advocacy, addressing critical issues affecting children such as depression, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, and teenage pregnancy. Textile art is presented as a communicative platform where narratives of trauma, resilience, and hope are visually and symbolically expressed. By embedding emotions and lived experiences into fabric, textiles become tools for awareness, education, and dialogue. Chosen for their everyday presence, fabrics act as silent communicators when worn, they provoke consciousness and public engagement with sensitive concerns. The study draws on reflective documentation of the creative process, supported by secondary literature, to demonstrate how textile design transforms clothing into vehicles for social change. Authoritative reports from international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and UNICEF informed the conceptual and contextual framework of the designs. The world health organization (WHO) facilitated the data collection as they provides guidance for evidence based child maltreatment prevention; provides evidence based guidance to help frontline healthcare providers, recognize children who have suffered from violence and neglect and provide evidence based first line support. ILO informed the design as it has a zero tolerance stance towards any form of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and is strongly committed to upholding the highest ethical values at all times. UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfil their potential, from early childhood through adolescence which dictated the target of audience. The resulting textile works were exhibited in educational and community settings, where audiences engaged with the themes through its tactile nature, colour symbolism, pattern, and texture. Viewer responses indicated that the visual narratives encouraged reflection, empathy, and open discussion about sensitive social concerns affecting children and adolescents. Findings suggest that textile design is an effective medium for communicating complex social realities, fostering emotional connection, and supporting informal education and advocacy initiatives. The study concludes that textile art serves as a participatory tool for social change and recommends its integration into school curricula, community outre
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Author(s):
Nicole Seet Yen Tang.
Page No : 79-95
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Autonomic Charge Dissolution and Interoceptive Engagement: Preliminary Evidence from a Brief Somatic Intervention.
Abstract
Background: Many psychotherapy models emphasise symptom reduction, emotional regulation, or cognitive restructuring, yet less attention has been given to the somatic process through which unresolved physiological activation becomes tolerable, observable, and available for therapeutic change. This exploratory case series examined whether a brief autonomic charge-focused somatic intervention was associated with reductions in psychological symptoms and target-specific distress, alongside increased body awareness. Method: Five adult female clients aged 29–48 received three sessions of a somatic, regulation-based intervention targeting unresolved autonomic activation linked to relational, parental, occupational, or performance-related triggers. Outcomes were measured at each session using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21), Subjective Units of Distress Scale (SUDS), and Body Awareness Questionnaire (BAQ). Data were analysed descriptively, with exploratory non-parametric repeated-measures tests used to examine within-subject change across sessions. Results: Across three sessions, participants showed consistent improvement across all measured domains. Mean DASS-21 depression scores decreased from 15.6 to 6.8, anxiety from 18.0 to 6.8, and stress from 26.8 to 11.6. Mean SUDS decreased from 78.2 to 21.6, representing a 72.4% reduction in target-specific distress. All participants ended Session 3 with SUDS scores below 30% of their initial distress scores. Mean BAQ increased from 50.0 to 70.8, suggesting improved body awareness and interoceptive engagement. Friedman tests indicated significant change across all measures, although inferential findings were interpreted cautiously due to the small sample size. Conclusion: Findings provide preliminary support for autonomic charge dissolution as a clinically observable process associated with reduced distress and increased body awareness. Rather than suggesting symptom suppression alone, the concurrent reduction in distress and increase in somatic awareness may indicate improved capacity to engage bodily activation within a regulated therapeutic context. These early findings warrant further investigation using larger samples, follow-up assessment, physiological measures, and controlled designs.
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Author(s):
Nicole Seet Yen Tang.
Page No : 96-115
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Dissolution of Autonomic Charge as a Mechanism for Emotional Memory Reconsolidation: A Contrasting Case Illustration of the Somatic Attachment Protocol (SAP).
Abstract
This paper presents two contrasting clinical case illustrations examining the proposed mechanisms of the Somatic Attachment Protocol (SAP), an integrative, process-based framework for attachment trauma and chronic autonomic dysregulation. Grounded in polyvagal theory, attachment theory, and contemporary models of emotional memory reconsolidation, SAP proposes that dissolution of autonomic charge, the reduction of residual physiological activation linked to unresolved emotional memory, is the essential condition for reconsolidation to occur. Two adult clients with attachment-based dysregulation, hypervigilance, and insomnia received 17 sessions of SAP. Client A showed a breakthrough trajectory, with clinically significant and sustained reductions in distress across standardised measures concentrated in Sessions 15 to 17. Client B showed modest, plateauing reduction across the full course without comparable somatic-symbolic integration. This differential trajectory is examined through SAP’s conceptual hierarchy, in which charge dissolution enables reconsolidation and somatic charge regulation functions as a transferable, learnable skill that extends beyond the therapeutic encounter. Implications for clinical training, therapist attunement, and pacing in somatic work with attachment-dysregulated populations are discussed. Limitations of the two-case design are acknowledged, and the illustrations are positioned as theory-building and hypothesis-generating rather than efficacy-demonstrating. Directions for controlled, process-outcome research on SAP are proposed.
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Author(s):
Anteneh Melu Yilma.
Page No : 116-127
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The Paradox of Nationalism in Ethiopian Politics: An Unresolved Barrier to Multinational Nation-Building.
Abstract
Ethiopia’s political landscape has undergone significant transformation since the political reforms of 2018, coinciding with a resurgence of nationalist sentiments that threaten the country’s multinational nation-building project. This study examines the paradox of rising ultra-nationalism in post-reform Ethiopia and its implications for multinational nation-building, analyzing how competing ethnic nationalist movements challenge political integration and national cohesion. Employing a qualitative desk research methodology, this study synthesizes existing literature, policy documents, public discourse, and academic publications on Ethiopian nationalism, ethnic federalism, and nation-building processes from 1991 to the present. The analytical framework integrates primordialist and modernist theories of nationalism with institutional analysis of Ethiopia’s ethnic federal system. The findings reveal that Ethiopia’s ethnic federalism, while designed to accommodate diversity, has paradoxically institutionalized ethnic divisions and facilitated the rise of ultra-nationalist movements. The political reform has reinvigorated competing nationalist narratives, particularly between Amhara and Oromo nationalist movements, creating an existential challenge to multinational nation-building. The study argues that without deliberate institutional reforms to foster “nesting identity” and intergroup cohesion, the current trajectory of polarized nationalism threatens Ethiopia’s survival as a multinational state. Policy recommendations include institutional mechanisms for national reconciliation, addressing structural demands, and educational reforms to promote inclusive citizenship.
