STRESS MANAGEMENT AMONG ACADEMICS: A PROPOSED FRAMEWORK

Category : JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE GOVERNMENT, VOLUME 10, NUMBER 4, 2019

Michael Olalekan Adeoti1, Emmanuel Adesola Oluremi1, Gatha Elizabeth1&Elizabeth Ijeoma Adeoti2

1Department of Business Administration and Management, Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Nigeria

2Lizzy Xclusive, Bida

Email: michaelolalekanadeoti@gmail.com

ABSTRACT  

This paper examined the moderating influence of workplace spirituality on the relationship between work pressure, work overload, work environment, financial pressure and stress among academics. The purpose of this study is to propose a framework and state propositions. It is a conceptual paper which reviewed previous empirical studies on the antecedents of stress and workplace spirituality. Drawing from effort-reward imbalance (ERI) and job demand control (JDC) models, there will be a positive relationship between perceived work pressure, work overload, unfavourable work environment, financial pressure and stress. It is recommended that the regulators and administrators of tertiary institutions need to be aware of the causative factors of stress and the need to employ strategies to minimize the negative emotional, psychological, physiological, and health-related consequences of stress among academics. Also, there is a need to encourage spirituality in the workplace among academics as antidote to stress. In conclusion, it is worthy to note that this paper extended research on stress management by proposing a framework that employed workplace spirituality as a moderator. However, there is a need for empirical studies to test the proposed model. 

Keywords: Stress, work pressure, work environment, financial pressure, and workplace spirituality.

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SWOT ANALYSIS AS A TOOL FOR MEASURING ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, BIDA)

Category : JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE GOVERNMENT, VOLUME 10, NUMBER 4, 2019

Abdullahi Ndagi Yakubu & Salihu Shehu & Mohammed Musa Dankare

Department of Marketing

The Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State.

Email: ndyakubu1976@yahoo.com, Shehumunir2005@yahoo.com, fawwazkdk@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Business environment is increasingly and constantly changing. There is therefore uncertainty about the future as new situations such as technological advancement, new societal trends, new economic forces or newly enacted government regulations emerge. This study appraises the company SWOT analysis as a tool for measuring organizational performance for economic recovery and national development. In carrying out the investigation, the researcher adopted both primary and secondary source of data source, survey method of research in which questionnaire and personal interview were used as a major instrument for data collection. The sample size used was 25 out of over 100 administrative staff of federal polytechnic Bida. Hypothesis was formulated and tested with the statistical instrument called chi-square and goodness of fit test. The study revealed that SWOT analysis is an important tool for many organizations in evaluating themselves as against the environment. It takes into consideration what the organization’s capabilities and their limitations and well as the opportunities and threats present in the environment in which they operate and recommended that, there is a need for financial improvement for the organization to be able to strive better, also, despite enough staff there is a need for staff training in order to improve on organization performance.

Keynotes: SWOT, Analysis, Organization, Performance.

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Category : JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND APPLIED BIOSCIENCES, VOLUME 10, NUMBER 4, 2019

Awareness of the Health Benefits and Acceptability of Ogiri Made

from Melon and Soybeans

Olarewaju, Cecilia Abiodun                                                                           1-19

Utilization of Talinum Triangulare (Water-Leaf) in Accessing the Level

of Some Heavy Metals in Selected Farm Sites around Veritas University,

Abuja, Nigeria

Ebiekpe, V.E., Ogwuda, U.A. and Agbaghare, D.E.                                        20-38

Leucocyte Counts of HIV Infected Children in Aba Metropolis

Godwin U. Ndukwe,Clement .K. Okpora,Smart E Amala                              39-58

Atrazine and Its Effect on the Structural Features of Some Digestive

Organs

Clement Kurulemve Okpora & Otiedhe, Ufuomavefe Fiona                                   59-79

ATRAZINE AND ITS EFFECT ON THE STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF SOME DIGESTIVE ORGANS

Category : JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND APPLIED BIOSCIENCES, VOLUME 10, NUMBER 4, 2019

  Clement Kurulemve Okpora & Otiedhe, Ufuomavefe Fiona

                Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences,

Rivers State University, Nkpolu Port Harcourt

                    E mail:okpobrows2006@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out to determine the effect of atrazine (triazine) herbicide on the structural features of some digestive organs. Twelve (12) Albino Wistar rats weighing 96.1kg – 99.9kg were divided into 4 groups. Two groups made up of four rats in each group were the experimental group while the remaining two groups made up of the same number of rats were for the control. The males were separated from the females. Experimental groups feed pellets were treated with 3 mls. of the herbicide. The rats were fed with the treated feeds for the period of 28 and 42 days after which the selected organs (liver, stomach and large intestine) were harvested. The control groups were also fed for the same period of time but the feeds were not treated with atrazine herbicide. The organs mentioned above were also harvested from the control groups. Histological analysis was carried out on the organs and the results showed irregularity of hepatic columns in the liver. Some hepatocytes have clear vacuolated cytoplasm and densely stained nuclei. Congestion of central vein which was as a result of uneasy flow of blood due to improper oxygenation and dilation of the blood sinusoids with the disappearance of the hepatocytic vacuolation which resulted to increased number of mitotic figures and prominent nuclei on rat liver exposed to atrazine for 28 and 42 days were also observed. There were damages in the mucosal layer and degenerative changes in columnar epithelial cells in the stomach of the experimental animals.  Fatty deposition in the basal region, top plate thinning on stomach exposed to the herbicides for 28 and 42 days were also noticed. The large intestine of the rats fed for 28 days with treated feeds showed detachment of epithelia layer from lamina propria while that of the rats fed for 42 days showed distortion in the columnar epithelia cells and in connective tissue of lamina propria. These findings were not observed in the control groups when both groups were compared. Based on the above findings the study therefore concludes that atrazine herbicide has deleterious effect on the organs of the digestive system.

Keywords: Atrazine, Hepatocyte, Fumigation, Herbicide, Stomach and Intestine

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EUCOCYTE COUNTS OF HIV INFECTED CHILDREN IN ABA METROPOLIS

Category : Uncategorized

1Godwin U. Ndukwe,2Clement .K. Okpora,3Smart E Amala 1&2Department of Human Anatomy, Abia State University Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria

    3Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Rivers State University Port Harcourt Nigeria

                        E-mail:-Okpobrows2006@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

This study investigated the leucocyte counts of children infected with HIV in Aba Metropolis.  The study population was 242 subjects recruited from Abia State University Teaching Hospital Aba, Abia State.  They were made up of 121 children infected with HIV and 121 children not infected with HIV.  They were male and female children who visited the hospital for HIV screening test.  Those with HIV were the children that tested positive while those without HIV were the children that tested negative.  Their records were retrieved from the record section of the hospital.  Routine laboratory methods for the determination of white blood cell count, Differential count and CD4+ Cell Counts were used.  The result showed that the mean values for the parameters studied in both male and female children without HIV infection were higher than those of the children with HIV in all the age ranges, except the total white blood cell count that reverse were the case. For the CD4+ cell count, the mean values for the age range 5-9 years was the highest, followed by age range 1-4 years and lastly 10-14 years in both the male and female children. The study therefore concludes that the leucocytes counts in children without HIV infection were higher than those of the children with the infection and that this might be due to the fact that the virus attacks the cells thereby decreasing their number.

Keywords: Leucocytes, children, infection, human immunodeficiency, and Lymphocyte.

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UTILIZATION OF TALINUM TRIANGULARE (WATER-LEAF) IN ACCESSING THE LEVEL OF SOME HEAVY METALS IN SELECTED FARM SITES AROUND VERITAS UNIVERSITY, ABUJA, NIGERIA

Category : JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND APPLIED BIOSCIENCES, VOLUME 10, NUMBER 4, 2019

1Ebiekpe, V.E., 1Ogwuda, U.A. and 1Agbaghare, D.E.

Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry,

Veritas University, Abuja

E-mail: ebivik@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

Utilization of Talinumtriangulare (water-leaf) in accessing the level of some heavy metals in selected farm sites around Veritas University, Abuja, Nigeria was investigated using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). The results obtained indicated the following ranges for the metal in the farm sites soil (in mg/kg): Farm site A: Cu(0.12), Fe(0.1), Zn(2.62), Ni(0.18), Pb(0.01), Cd(0.001) and Cr(0.001); Farm site B: Cu(0.26), Fe(0.18), Zn(1.51), Ni(1.06), Pb(0.02), Cd(0.003) and Cr(0.002); Farm site C: Cu(0.03), Fe(0.13), Zn(1.84), Ni(0.51), Pb(0.06), Cd(0.006) and Cr(0.002); Farm site D: Cu(0.06), Fe(0.11), Zn(1.22), Ni(0.16), Pb(0.05), Cd(0.002) and Cr(0.002); Farm site E: Cu(1.02), Fe(0.21), Zn(2.21), Ni(0.22), Pb(0.05), Cd(0.002) and Cr(0.003).The concentrations of the metals analyzed in the different farm sites were greater than those obtained in the control sample, but however, the obtained values were all within the NAFDAC/WHO permissible limits. The effects and environmental health implications of these heavy metals on humans are also discussed.

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AWARENESS OF THE HEALTH BENEFITS AND ACCEPTABILITY OF OGIRI MADE FROM MELON AND SOYBEANS

Category : JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND APPLIED BIOSCIENCES, VOLUME 10, NUMBER 4, 2019

Olarewaju, Cecilia Abiodun

Department of Home Economics,

Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo.

E-mail: cecilia_abiodun@yahoo.co.uk

ABSTRACT

Ogiri is a condiment traditionally prepared from melon. Melon seed is ground into paste and the paste is wrapped in small portions with leaves and left in a warm place until the characteristic aroma of the condiment is developed. This study investigated the awareness and acceptability of ogiri made from melon and soybeans in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The study employed descriptive survey and experimental design. It was carried out on thirty (30) panelist purposively selected in Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo and sixty (60) randomly selected respondents in six (6) wards in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Melon and soybean were obtained from the market, fermented and prepared into ogiri. The ogiri made from melon seed and that made from soybean were used to prepare dishes and served to thirty panelists in Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo. A questionnaire was structured and administered to the 60 respondents to determine their level of awareness of the nutritional contents of ogiri made from melon seed and that made from soybeans. Responses from the questionnaire were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The responses of the panelist revealed that ogiri from the two seeds were acceptable and there was no significant difference in their acceptability. Findings also revealed that respondents were aware of the nutritional and health benefits of ogiri made from melon seed and that made from soybean. The nutritional contents and acceptability of ogiri made from melon seed and that made from soybean were similar. Ogiri made from soybean was as acceptable in Ondo West Local Government Area as ogiri made from melon seed. Respondent were aware of the health benefits of ogiri made from melon seed and that made from soybeans. It was recommended that soybeans should be used in the production of ogiri in order to reduce the burden placed on melon seed, encourage the utilization of soybean in the local government area, increase food security and reduce malnutrition especially among vulnerable groups.

Keywords: Ogiri, Soybean, Melon Seed, Condiment.

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Category : JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 10, NUMBER 4 2018

Nigerian Cities needs Underground Sanitary Sewage Pipe System

Fed to Treatment Plant.

Arc. Boyce A. Odoko                                                                                        1-6

Evaluation of Federal Government Budget and Releases for Road

Infrastructure in Nigeria (1999-2014)

Alamu, Bosede Florence1& Alamu, Elijah.O.                                                   7-17

A  Theme Approach Towards a Sustainable Waterfront Development –

A Case Study of Ikuru Town in Rivers State, Nigeria.

Peterside, Gift David                                                                                        18-34

Ntawogba Creekas A Means of Sustainable Intra-City Water Transport

 within Port Harcourt Metropolis

Gilbert Uchenna Nwaneri                                                                                35-54

Simulating Port Harcourt City Mass Transportation Problem

Denor Dennis Popnen                                                                                                 55-64

Clients Perceptions about the Synergy between Architects and

Allied Professionals in the Nigerian Built Environment

Enwerekowe, Ebelechukwu Obianuju, and Abioye, Femi Jonathan                 65-82

NTAWOGBA CREEKAS A MEANS OFSUSTAINABLE INTRA-CITY WATER TRANSPORT WITHIN PORT HARCOURT METROPOLIS 

Category : JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 10, NUMBER 4 2018

Gilbert Uchenna Nwaneri

Department of Architecture,

Rivers State University, Nkpolu – Oruworukwo, Port Harcourt

guccello1724@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Water transportation is the intentional movement of persons, goods and services by water over distances, is the cheapest and the oldest mode of transport. It operates on a natural track and hence does not require huge capital investment in the construction and maintenance of its track except in case of canals. The operational cost of water transport is relatively cheap. It has an appreciable large carrying capacity and is most suitable for carrying bulky goods over long distances. Investigation revealed that inland water transport is more popular in the southern deltaic areas of Nigeria where extensive networks of navigable waterways exist. This mode of transport was found to impact positively on the nations’ economy as it reduces haulage cost, expands business opportunities, creates jobs and boasts the revenue earned by all the stakeholders in the inland water transport sector. The major infrastructural challenges be  devilling inland water transport in the study area were identified and possible solutions proffered. The way forward is for the government to review its investment strategies in the sector and for water transport operators to priorities safety, efficiency and flexibility in its operation.

Key words: Infrastructural Constraints, Inland Water Transport and Sustainability.

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Category : JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 10, NUMBER 4 2018

CLIENTS PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE SYNERGY BETWEEN ARCHITECTS AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS IN THE NIGERIAN BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Enwerekowe, Ebelechukwu Obianuju, and Abioye, Femi Jonathan

Department of Architecture, University of Jos

Plateau state, Nigeria.

Email: e_ebele12@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

The ‘Prime Consultant’ describes the leader of a team of professionals in the construction industry. Recently, this term has been removed from the architect who traditionally was the de-facto head of the building team, and loosely used to describe any allied building professional assigned by the client to oversee building activity. This paper examines the effect of client perceptions of this increasingly shared role by the architect and the other allied building professionals on building practice satisfaction and the wider implication of relevance of the modern day architect. A mixed-method study of the prescribed duties of the architect and increasing client discontent with architectural practice in Nigeria show architects had a 66.1% approval rating while allied professionals had 67.3% approval rating. Collaborative services of architects and other allied professionals were more highly rated at 90.3%. The study also showed that client discontent with delivery of architectural services centred largely on tardiness and exorbitant architects’ professional fees for which most allied professionals took “much less” to do the same job. The study recommends: 1) the integration of technology, finances and ethnography as standard skill sets for the modern architect to successfully execute a project as the Prime Consultant to the satisfaction of the client; 2) Nigerian architects should not sacrifice competence for remuneration and 3) echoes the plea to legislative bodies, stakeholders and clients to protect the constitutional role of the architect as the “Master Builder”.

Keywords: Architect, Allied Professionals, Prime Consultant, Client Perception

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