• May 23, 2020
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BUSINESS POLICY AND STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION AND ITS EFFECT ON ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

Category : International Journal of Management Studies, Business and Entrepreneurship Research , Volume 4, number 4, 2019

John Nkeobuna Nnah Ugoani

Department of Management Sciences

Rhema University, Nigeria, Aba

Email: drjohnugoani@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

The study was designed to examine the relationship between business policy and strategy implementation on organizational effectiveness. Organizations of all sizes strive to adopt business policies and strategies to enhance operational survival but frequently such dreams are frustrated at the crucial implementation level. In the circumstance, there is need to refocus attention in these areas in the face of growing business failures despite the evolution of such management languages as strategic business units, strategic thinking, strategic balancing, experience curve, industry-wide strategy, strategic competitive advantage among others, that fail to reverse the trend. There is evidence in business and management academic research that organizations spend time on paper work, brainstorming, strategic planning and strategy formulation, only for such documents to find their way as mere pieces of ordinary paper in the CEOs waste basket, without implementation, and without any effect on the organization. The exploratory research design was adopted for this study and the result showed a positive correlation between business policy and strategy implementation on organizational effectiveness. The study was constrained by lack of current relevant literature and it was suggested that further research could examine the relationship between public policy and business policy to redress any significant differences to enhance economic and sustainable development. It was also recommended that business policy formulation should not take too much time at the detriment of implementation that would lead to organizational productivity and effectiveness.

Keywords: Critical implementation, Waste basket, Strategic business units, Strategic thinking, Strategic balancing, Experience curve.

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  • May 23, 2020
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THE PHILLIPS CURVE: A CASE FOR NIGERIA (A DEVELOPING COUNTRY)

Category : International Journal of Management Studies, Business and Entrepreneurship Research , Volume 4, number 4, 2019

Goluwa, Shadrack Ezekiel; Jimmy, Vincent Gambo & Nanfa, Nimvyap

Department of Economics

Plateau State University, Bokkos

Email: vincentgambo@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

This paper looks at the Phillips curve: a case for Nigeria (a developing country). To achieve this, a method was used to collect time series data on inflation and unemployment in the Nigerian economy from 1985 to 2019. The Ordinary Least Square method was used to analyze the data. The study discovered that there is a negative relationship between inflation and unemployment in the Nigerian economy. The obvious implication of this discovery was that the validity of the Phillips curve was established showing that a negative relationship exists between unemployment and inflation in the Nigerian economy which implies that inflation and unemployment both rise or fall at the same time.

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  • May 23, 2020
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Pattern and Clinical Presentation of Ear, Nose and Throat foreign bodies in an out Patient Clinic in Delta State

Category : International Journal of Medical Science and Applied Biosciences , VOLUME 4, NUMBER 4, 2019


*Okolugbo Nekwu Emmanuel & **Emma – Nzekwue Ngozi
*Department of Surgery, Delta State University Abraka
**Department of ENT Surgery, Delta State University Teaching Hospital Oghara
Email: nekouokolugbo@yahoo.com; Corresponding Author: Dr.N.E Okolugbo

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  • May 23, 2020
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Hypoglycaemic and Hypolipidemic Effects of Aqueous Extract of Annona muricata Stem bark on Alloxan Induced Diabetes in Albino Wistar Rats

Category : International Journal of Medical Science and Applied Biosciences , VOLUME 4, NUMBER 4, 2019

Ikpe Vitalis and Ibeqwam Kerita

Department of Biochemistry

Caritas University, Amoroji-Nike, Enugu

Email: vitalis.ikpe@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

The importance of the active constituents of plants in medicine has stimulated significant scientific interests in the biochemical activities of these substances. This study investigated the hypoglycaemic and hypolipidemic effects of the stem bark of Annona muricata (Soursop). Fourty albino rats of both sexes (aged 3 months, 140-170g) were divided into eight groups. Group A was male control, Group H female control while Groups B to G were test groups. Diabetes was induced in the test rats with a single intraperitoneal injection of 2.5mg/ml/kg alloxan and the rats treated with oral administration of aqueous extract of Annona muricate stem bark of 100, 120, 140, 160, 180 and 200mg/kg respectively for 7days.  The blood glucose, total cholesterol(TC), High density lipoprotein(HDL), Low density lipoprotien(LDL), Very low density lipoprotein(VLDL) and Triglyceride (TG) levels were assayed by standard methods before and after alloxan injection and on the 8th day after treatment with the extract. After induction, blood glucose increased from a control value of 4.97±0.7mmol/l to 12.4±6.4mmol/l, TC from 0.98±0.4mmol/l to1.25±0.2mmol/l, LDL from 0.68±0.14mmol/l to 4.12±0.64mmol/l, VLDL from 0.18±0.04mmol/l to 0.21±0.04mmol/l and TG from 0.27±0.06mmol/l to 0.32±0.19mmol/l. HDL decreased from 0.44±0.04mmol/l to 0.21±0.12mmol/l. These parameters were significantly elevated(P<0.05) after induction with alloxan compared to control values but decreased significantly (p<0.05) after treatment with aqueous extract of Annona muricata stem bark. The extract of Annona muricata stem bark had the capacity to lower high blood glucose level and regulated lipid profile balance.   

Key words: Annona muricata, stem bark, hypoglycaemic, hypolipidemic, capacity.

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  • May 23, 2020
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Effect of Climate variability on malaria infection in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria

Category : International Journal of Medical Science and Applied Biosciences , VOLUME 4, NUMBER 4, 2019

Iliyasu M. Anzaku1, Alkali Mohammed2, Abdulmumin Yusuf3, Yakubu A. Ubangari4,

1Department of Sciences, School of Continuing Education, Bayero University, Kano

2Department of Environmental Management, Nasarawa State University, Keffi

3Department of Geography, Nasarawa State University, Keffi

4Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia

ABSTRACT

This study assesses the effect of climate variability on malaria infection in Isuikwuato Local area of Abia state, Nigeria. Both primary and secondary sources of data where employed. The data for this study were processed and analyzed quantitatively. The quantitative data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics with the help of Microsoft excel, and spas statistical package version 26. The descriptive statistics that was used consists of central tendency and the tie series trend    analysis. the inferential statistics employed in the study were a linear regression and the person product moment correlation. The result revealed an increase in rainfall experience in the year 2005-2008.  Majority of respondents 58% were aware of climate change. Majority of respondents agreed that there increase temperature and number of sunny days 54% 51% of the delivery that an increase in rainfall in area was as a result of climate change. Government at Local, National and international level should put more effort in combating malaria disease so as to achieve sustainable development.

Keyword: climate, Variability, Malaria, Infection, Change

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  • May 23, 2020
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EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON HUMAN HEALTH AND COMFORT IN GWAGWALADA LGA, FCT ABUJA, NIGERIA

Category : International Journal of Environmental Studies and Safety Research, VOLUME 4, NUMBER 4, 2019

Iliyasu M. Anzaku1; Alkali Mohammed2; Abdulmumin Yusuf3 & Yakubu A. Ubangari4

1Department of Sciences, School of Continuing Education, Bayero University, Kano

2Department of Environmental Management, Nasarawa State University, Keffi

3Department of Geography, Nasarawa State University, Keffi

4Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia

ABSTRACT

This research assesses the effect of temperature on human health and comfort in Gwagwalada LGA, FCT Abuja, Nigeria. Both primary and secondary source of a data were used for the study. The nature of the secondary data of the study were time series data on climate variable (in this case being temperature) for a period of twenty years (2000-2019). 150 copies of structured questionnaire were administered to 150 and respondents in the study area. The data was processed and analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The qualitative data was analyzed using both descriptive statistics with the help of Microsoft excel, and IBM SPSS statistical package version 26. The descriptive statistics that was used consists of central tendency and the time series trend analysis. The result of the finding revealed that there is an increasing trend in annual maximum temperature and average maximum temperature 62 percent. Majority of the respondents were aware of climate change. The finding also revealed that majority of the respondents agreed that climate change has an impact on human health and general comfort. The finding also shows that increase in temperature (heat) in the area makes residents weak and unable to carry limit performance, and sound sleep. The finding also indicates diseases such as diarrhoea and gastroenteritis, yellow fever, malaria and cholera to be associated with wave in the area. It is recommended that government as all level should play a vital role in order to reduce and tackle discusses associated with high temperature in the area.

Keywords: Effect, Temperature, Human, Health, Comfort

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  • May 23, 2020
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Table of Contents

Category : International Journal of Agricultural Research and Food Production ,volume 4, number 4, 2019

CONTENTS

Awareness and Determinants of Sustainable Agricultural Land Management Practices Among Crop Farmers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Igwe, Augustine Abor and Nwose Donatus Ijeh ………………………………………………..1

Quality Properties and Shelf life Evaluation of Bread and Cookies Incooperated with Organic Preservative Extracts (Anti-microbial and Antioxidants) obtained from Natural Sources

Orishagbemi, C. Ojo; Michael, O. Edith;  Opega, J. Ladi, Odiba & A. Adegede…….11

Factors Influencing the Use of E-Agriculture Information Sources and Their Extent of Usage on the Livelihood Status of Cereal Crop Farmers in Borno and Kebbi States, Nigeria

Mshelizah R. J., O. J. Ajayi, J. H. Tsado, I. Mohammed, G. Y. Chonoko, M. Y. Gele& A. Y. Sanda……………………………………………………………………………………31

Studies on Phytochemical Screening of Parkia biglobossa Ethanol and Hexane Extract Using Gc-Ms Analytical Technique

Tijjani, A.  Aliyu, M. Zaharaddeen, S.  And Abubakar, S.…….………………………….52

  • May 23, 2020
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STUDIES ON PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF Parkia biglobossa ETHANOL AND HEXANE EXTRACT USING GC-MS ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUE

Category : International Journal of Medical Science and Applied Biosciences , VOLUME 4, NUMBER 4, 2019

Tijjani, A.  Aliyu, M. Zaharaddeen, S.  &  Abubakar, S.

Department of Crop Production, Faculty of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi P. M. B. 0248, Bauchi Nigeria

Email: shuaibuzaharaddeen@gmail.com.

ABSTRACT

Plants are rich source of secondary metabolites with potential biological activities against insects and pathogens. The objective of the present study is to characterize possible bioactive phytochemical constituents in the extract of stem bark and pod part of P. biglobossa using ethanol and Hexane as solvent using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analytical technique. The result of the study revealed the presence of various compounds like n-Hexadecanoic acid, Olean-12-en-28-al, 1,2,3-Benzenetriol, Octadecanoic acid, Phenol, 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-,  9,12-Octadecadienoic acid methyl ester and Vitamin E (2H-1-Benzopyran-6-ol) in ethanolic and hexane extract of pod. The result further showed that n-Hexadecanoic acid, Oleic Acid, 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)-, 1,2,3-Benzenetriol, 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid metal esther, 9-Octadecenoic acid and Glycerin are present in ethanol and Hexane extracts of stem bark. These compounds have potential anti-microbial, anti-oxidant, pesticide and anticancer activity among others.

Key words: Ethanol extracts, G.C-MS analysis, Hexane Extract P. biglobossa, Phytochemical.

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  • May 23, 2020
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FACTORS INFLUENCING THE USE OF E-AGRICULTURE INFORMATION SOURCES AND THEIR EXTENT OF USAGE ON THE LIVELIHOOD STATUS OF CEREAL CROP FARMERS IN BORNO AND KEBBI STATES, NIGERIA

Category : International Journal of Agricultural Research and Food Production ,volume 4, number 4, 2019

Mshelizah R. J1., O. J. Ajayi2, J. H. Tsado2, M. Mohammed2, G. Y. Chonoko1 , M. Y. Gele3 & A. Y. Sanda1 

1Department of Agricultural Extension and Management, College of Agriculture Zuru, Kebbi State

 2Department of Agricultural Extn and Rural Development, Federal University of Technology, Minna

3Department of Agricultural Technology, Colleges of Agriculture Zuru, Kebbi State

Email: rejoicejames19@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

The study examined the factors that influence the cereal crop farmers’ usage of e-agriculture information sources and their extent of usage on their livelihood status in Borno and Kebbi state, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study are; to investigate the sources of information of e- agriculture and their extent of usage by the cereal crop farmers, to examine the livelihood status of the cereal crop farmers in the usage of e-agriculture information sources and to determine the factors that influence the usage of e-agriculture by the cereal crop farmers in the study area. Three (3) stage sampling procedure were used for the sampling. Data were collected using structured questionnaires. Simple descriptive statistics along with Likert scale of measurement were used to summarize the data collected on objectives (i) and (ii), while logit regression model and Pearson product moment correlation (PPMC) were used to achieve objective (iii) and tested the hypothesis of this study respectively. The result of the simple descriptive statistics revealed that, about 90% of the cereal crop farmers were using e-agriculture information sources. The likert scale result on extent of usage revealed that, mobile phone which is ranked 1st in extent of usage with the mean score of 2.70 is highly in used by the cereal crop famers, along with radio which is ranked 2nd in extent of usage with mean score of 2.64. The marginal effect result of logit regression revealed an inverse relationship between age (-2.59***), household size (-2.75***) and labour usage (-1.82***) which are negative, but has significant influence on the cereal crop farmers usage of e-agriculture information sources. These variables are significant at 1%, and 10% levels of significance respectively. Result on education (4.10***), farm size (2.86***), extension contact (2.73***), membership of cooperative (3.73***), sources of e-agriculture (4.34***), e-agriculture information on marketing (3.45***) and e-agriculture information on training (3.21***) are positive and statistically significant at 1% levels of significance. The hypothesis that was tested using PPMC, revealed direct and inverse correlations between livelihood status and the extent of usage of e-agriculture information sources all at 0.05 levels of significance, it was weak correlations, but lead to the rejection of the null hypothesis of the study.  Conclusively, the most used e-agriculture information sources are obviously mobile phone, radio and other farmers (friends). Therefore, cereal crop farmers are encouraged to explore the use of other sources of e-agriculture information; also extension contact with farmers in the study area should be increased as this will help them gain new knowledge that may help enhance their productivity. Keynote: Factors influencing, Extent of Usage, E-agriculture information sources, Livelihood Status, Cereal Crop Farmers, Borno and Kebbi

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  • May 23, 2020
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QUALITY PROPERTIES AND SHELF LIFE EVALUATION OF BREAD AND COOKIES INCOOPERATED WITH ORGANIC PRESERVATIVE EXTRACTS (ANTI MICROBIAL AND ANTIOXIDANTS) OBTAINED FROM NATURAL SOURCES

Category : International Journal of Agricultural Research and Food Production ,volume 4, number 4, 2019

Orishagbemi, C. Ojo; Michael, O. Edith;  Opega, J. Ladi & Odiba, A. Adegede

Department of Food, Nutrition and Home Sciences

Kogi State University, PMB, 1008, Anyigba, Nigeria

Email: cornelosag@g.mail.com

ABSTRACT

Organic extracts containing antimicrobial and antioxidant agents from lemon, tumeric, onion peel and ripe cloves were prepared and used to preserve bread and cookies alongside sodium benzoate chemical preservative, then subjected to sensory property, microbiological and shelf life evaluation at the ambient temperature (28+20C). Each extract was applied at four (4) concentration levels (0.04, 0.06, 0.08 and 0.10g/100g flour) and sodium benzoate (0.03g/100g flour) as control for bread, doughnut and biscuit samples (all coded). They were stored under ambient conditions, subjected to interval routine inspection, sensory, microbiological assessment, shelf life evaluation and data analysis using standard methods in all cases. The colour, taste, flavour and texture of bread loaf were most retained for five (5) days with 0.06g lemon extract/100g flour, similar to the control without any significant difference (p>0.05). Other extracts regardless of their concentration (0.04-010g) were found to retain these sensory attributes for lesser days before onset of mould growth. Also, the sensory attributes (colour, taste and flavour) of doughnut samples were not affected up to 8 days with 0.06g onion peel extract and 0.10g lemon extract /100g flour, while the control sample did not keep more than 5 days in storage. Tumeric and clove extracts, regardless of the concentration (0.04-0.10g) did not preserve doughnut beyond 3 and 6 days respectively. Apparently, extracts of lemon, onion peel and tumeric (0.04-0.010g concentration levels) and control were found to retain the colour, taste and flavour of biscuit for up to 5weeks under ambient storage temperature (28+0C), while clove extract preserved samples had poor colour, taste and flavour ratings regardless of the storage duration. The total plate count (TPC) of bread samples stored up to 5 days with lemon extract ranged from 2.9-4.1×101 cfu/g samples; doughnut with lemon and onion peel extracts kept for 8 days had a range of 5.3 -5.7×10l and biscuit stored for 5 weeks had range, 1.5-3.0 x101 cfu/g sample. However, moulds and coliform were not detected. Although, samples with other extracts with corresponding concentrations that kept for few days as applicable had moulds (1.9-3.6×101 MPN/g sample) which rendered them unsafe for consumption and storage discontinued. Both lemon juice and onion peel extracts are found to be suitable organic antimicrobial /antioxidant agents suitable to replace chemical preservative for bread and cookies (doughnut and biscuit). 

Keywords: Organic Preservatives, Fruit/vegetable extracts, Cookies/bread preservation, Antimicrobial agent, Antioxidant.

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