GENDER AND SINGLE PARENTING AS CORRELATES OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN DELTA CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT

Onakpoberuo, Blessing Obakpororo, E.E Ebenuwa – Okoh & A. Onoyase

Department of Guidance and Counseling

Delta State University, Abraka.

Email: onasbles@yahoo.com, eduebentiwaokoh@yahoo.com,anna-onoyase@yahoo.com.

Abstract: Thisstudy investigated gender influence and single parenting as correlates of deviant behaviour among secondary school students in Delta Central Senatorial District. Three research questions and three null hypotheses were formulated for the study. A structured questionnaire titled “Gender and single parenting as correlates of deviant behaviour” was designed for the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey which is correlational in nature. Stratified random sampling procedure was used in the study in validating the instrument, factor analysis was use, face, content and construct validity of the instrument were established. A sample size of five hundred (500) students were drawn from a population of thirty-three thousand, five hundred and nineteen (33,519) senior secondary school students in Delta Central Senatorial District. The data generated in the study were analyzed with both correlation and multiple regression statistics to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed: (i) There is no significant relationship between gender, single parenting and deviant behaviour (ii) There is no significant relationship between gender and deviant behaviour. (iii) There is significant relationship between single parenting and deviant behaviour. Conclusions made were that (i) Gender and single parenting do not influence deviant behaviour among secondary school students in Delta Central Senatorial District (ii) Gender does not influence deviant behaviour among secondary school students in Delta Central Senatorial District.  (iii) Single parenting influences deviant behaviour among secondary school students in Delta Central Senatorial District.  Based on the findings, it was recommended that (i) All groups of students (male and female) should guide against bad company with negative peer influence as this can lead to maladaptive behaviour.  (ii) Single parents should work hard so as to take care of their children’s school responsibilities (iii) School authorities should create enabling environment in form of good and adequate facilities and equipment with professional counsellors to handle negative gender influence among secondary school students in Delta Central Senatorial District.    


ASSESSMENT OF CLASSROOM QUESTIONING BY TEACHERS ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN DELTA STATE

Enwefa Chiekem

Department of Guidance and Counselling

Delta State University, Abraka Delta State Nigeria.

E-mail: chiekemenwefa @gmail.com

Abstract: Education in general assist both the teachers and students to become independents learners and thinkers through the act of questioning in the classroom; The aim of this study was assessment of classroom questioning by teachers on students’ academic achievement in secondary schools in Delta State. Four point scale questionnaire consisting of ten items statement was constructed and administered, to six hundred (600) students from sixty (60) schools in Delta State by means of stratified random sampling techniques from the three senatorial district. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research question, which t-test statistics was used to test the stated hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The results showed that there was significant difference between urban and rural students assessment of classroom questioning by teachers on academic achievement in Delta State. It was recommended that teachers should use classroom norms to help students understand the role of questioning in the teaching – learning process and teachers should use structured questions to scaffold new students behaviour when responding to questions.


STUDENTS’ DRESS CODE AND INDECENT DRESSING

Maria Olanrewaju Ewulo

Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa; Ogun State

E-mail: ewulomaria1960@gmail.com,

Abstract: This paper seeks to address the phenomenon of decent dressing, indecent dressing, suggests decent dress codes for the students’ and makes recommendations for decent dressing. It also advocates for the enforcement of decency orientation in the dressing of our youths in tertiary institutions in our fashion, mass media and online transactions.


THE EFFECTS OF SHORT TERM MEMORY AND READING COMPREHENSION ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN CHEMISTRY IN JERE, BORNO STATE, NIGERIA

Rhoda E. Camble

Department of Education

University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri

Abstract: Working memory relates to an individual’s ability to attend to verbally- or visually-presented information, to process information in memory, and then to formulate a response. Difficulties with working memory may make the processing of complex information more time-consuming, draining a student’s mental energies more quickly and perhaps result in more frequent errors on a variety of tasks. Short-term memory is important to reading achievement. Reading comprehension, involving long reading passages, may be affected by skills specifically related to working memory. Basic word reading may be impacted by deficits in short-term memory because it may interfere with acquiring letter and word identification skills. The objective of this study is to extend the current research linking reading performance to academic performance by examining the relationship between reading and performance in chemistry at the senior secondary (SS) I and II levels. Two research question and a hypothesis guided the study. The result of the study found out that: there is significant relationship between recall and students’ performance in chemistry; there is significant relationship between digit span and students’ performance in chemistry; there is significant relationship between comprehension and students’ performance in chemistry; there is no significant relationship between spelling and students’ performance in chemistry; there is significant relationship between vocabulary ability and students’ performance in chemistry and that there is significant relationship between all the five variables put together and students’ performance in chemistry the study recommended that: the working memory demands of classroom activities can be reduced by minimizing processing requirements. This can involve simplifying the language used in tests of problem solving, reducing the use of technical language, and increasing the meaningfulness and degree of familiarity of material to be processed; and that he storage demands of classroom tasks can be reduced by restructuring multiple step tasks into separate independent steps, using external memory aids, and frequently repeating important information among others.

Keyword: Effect, Short term Memory & Reading Comprehension on students’ Performance in Chemistry


Table of Contents

Phytochemical and Invitro Antibacterial Activities of the Crude and

Fractionated Leaf Extracts of Dissotis Theifolia G. Don. (Melastomataceae)

James Eddy Simeon Idoko, Deji Agboola M. A., Femi-Oyewo M. N.,

Oshiomah Kudirat Olabanjo& Jolaosho Adeyemi Olufunmilayo                                           1-9

Comparative Analysis of Resource use Efficiency and Adoption of

Recommended Rice-Based Technologies by Agricultural Development

Programme (ADPs) in the Production of Local (Oryza glaberrima steud)

and Improved (Oryza sativa linn {faro44} Varieties of Swamp Rice by

Farmers in Cross River State, Nigeria

Adinya I. B. and Mahmood, H. U.                                                                                            10-47

Problems and Prospects of Agricultural Mechanization in Edo State

Brai M.A, Eriakha E.C. Ehiomogue P.                                                                                       48-55

Effect of Plantain and Cocoyam Substitution on Glycemic Index of Apparently

Healthy Nigerians

Akinlotan J.V.  Olayiwola I.O. Ladokun A.Sanni S.A                                                                56-65

Electronic Commerce and Cyber Fraud in Nigeria: An Appraisal

Akintunde Abidemi Adebayo                                                                                                  66-79


ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND CYBER FRAUD IN NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL

Akintunde Abidemi Adebayo

Faculty of Law,

AdekunleAjasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria.

Email: akintunde_adebayo@yahoo.co.uk (or) akintunde.adebayo@aaua.edu.ng

Abstract: Electronic commerce (e-commerce) has grown on such a large scale that there is no commercial activity you cannot embark upon within your house or business premises.  This rapid growth in e-commerce has attracted a lot of sellers and buyers alike.There is the evolvement of smart phones, tablets and palm tops which enable the users to buy and pay for things online, do internet banking, pay their bills or to even make a bet anywhere and at any time.  These innovations have brought convenience and also contributed to the quality of life of users. The main and distinctive advantage of e-commerce is that it has made life much more convenient for people and also removed various forms of barrier to trade since e-commerce could be conducted through various media. There is also the evolvement of the Automated Teller Machine (ATM), which has largely reduced queues which dominate financial institutions in the past. Now you can deposit or withdraw money without need to physically face a cashier in the banking hall. Despite the benefits and advantages of e-commerce, this technological advancement in the business world is still plagued by some challenges and the major one being security.  This paper will therefore, examine electronic commerce, its advantages, the issue of security as a major challenge and concludes with suggestions and recommendations.

Keywords: E-commerce, Security, Fraud, Encryption and Password.


EFFECT OF PLANTAIN AND COCOYAM SUBSTITUTION ON GLYCEMIC INDEX OF APPARENTLY HEALTHY NIGERIANS

1Akinlotan J.V.  2Olayiwola I.O. 3Ladokun A.4Sanni S.A

1Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ojere, Abeokuta.

2,4Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Federal University of Technology, Alabata, Abeokuta.

3Department of Animal Physiology, Federal University of Technology, Alabata, Abeokuta.

Abstract: Consumption of high and easily digestible carbohydrate foods could give higher glycemic index leading to higher risks of diabetes and other nutritional diseases.  Thus, careful combination of slowly digestible starchy food staples such as cocoyam and plantain could give appreciable low glycemic index and the required nutritional value.  Hence, this study evaluated the proximate and glycemic index (GI) of meals produced from formulated cocoyam-plantain (CP) flour blends of 95:5, 75:25 and 50:50 respectively.  Ten apparently healthy volunteers (5 males and 5 females) aged 19 – 30 years were fed for four days with the meals (“amala’’) from the flour blends to determine pro-pandial blood glucose level.  Blood sample were taken by prickling (fingertip) method for two hours at 30 minutes interval.  Glycemic index were calculated using incremental area under curve. Levels of significance were determined at 5% using Analysis of Variance.  Results showed that the GI ranged from 58 to 72 and glycemic load (92 – 218) for the meal.  .  Thus CP meals in 50:50 level of combination could be recommended as low GI diets.


ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND CYBER FRAUD IN NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL

Akintunde Abidemi Adebayo

Faculty of Law,

AdekunleAjasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria.

Email: akintunde_adebayo@yahoo.co.uk (or) akintunde.adebayo@aaua.edu.ng

Abstract: Electronic commerce (e-commerce) has grown on such a large scale that there is no commercial activity you cannot embark upon within your house or business premises.  This rapid growth in e-commerce has attracted a lot of sellers and buyers alike.There is the evolvement of smart phones, tablets and palm tops which enable the users to buy and pay for things online, do internet banking, pay their bills or to even make a bet anywhere and at any time.  These innovations have brought convenience and also contributed to the quality of life of users. The main and distinctive advantage of e-commerce is that it has made life much more convenient for people and also removed various forms of barrier to trade since e-commerce could be conducted through various media. There is also the evolvement of the Automated Teller Machine (ATM), which has largely reduced queues which dominate financial institutions in the past. Now you can deposit or withdraw money without need to physically face a cashier in the banking hall. Despite the benefits and advantages of e-commerce, this technological advancement in the business world is still plagued by some challenges and the major one being security.  This paper will therefore, examine electronic commerce, its advantages, the issue of security as a major challenge and concludes with suggestions and recommendations.

Keywords: E-commerce, Security, Fraud, Encryption and Password.


COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY AND ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDED RICE-BASED TECHNOLOGIES BY AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (ADPs) IN THE PRODUCTION OF LOCAL (Oryza glaberrima steud) AND IMPROVED (Oryza sativa linn {faro44} VARIETIES OF SWAMP RICE BY FARMERS IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

1Adinya I. B. and 2Mahmood, H. U.

1Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Cross River University of Technology, Obubra Campus

2Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Taraba State University, Jaligo

Email: dradinyaignatius@gmail.com

Abstract: This study compares and analyzes resource use efficiency and adoption of recommended rice-based technologies by Agricultural Development Programme (ADPs) in the production of local and improved varieties of swamp rice by farmers in Cross River State of Nigeria. Data were collected from 224 rice farmers from twelve Local Government Areas in Cross River State were interviewed using three-stage stratified random sampling procedure involving simple random sampling technique was used to selected respondents. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, stochastic frontier function that incorporated inefficiency effects were estimated using the Maximum Likelihood Estimate (MLE) and probit and logit analyses. The result showed that some of the farmers were illiterate 48.21% and 43.75% of local variety rice farmers and improved variety rice farmers. The result also showed that the sum of elasticity of 1.33 and 1.65 for local and improved varieties of swamp rice respectively indicates that local and improved varieties of swamp rice farmers in the study area were operating in the inefficient stage (SP is greater than 1; increasing return to scale region). The gamma (g) were 0.60 and 0.75 for local and improved varieties of swamp rice respectively and significant at the 1% level. It is an indication that 60 and 75 percent variation in output of local and improved varieties of swamp rice respectively are attributed to technical inefficiency. The sigma-square (d2) on the other hand were 0.45 and 0.51 for local and improved varieties of swamp rice respectively and significant at the 5% level. The Likelihood Ratio Test (LRT) for local variety of swamp rice (25.61) and improved variety of swamp rice (20.53) were technically inefficient. The  mean  efficiency values were  0.67 and 0.75 for local  and  improved varieties  of swamp rice respectively, the  analysis  showed  that both local  and  improved varieties  of swamp rice produced in the study area has not  reached frontier threshold, as such , within the  context of efficient production, rice production  can still  be increased by about 33 percent  and 25 percent  for local  and  improved varieties  of swamp rice respectively using  available  technology. The  result  of the  study  showed  that  improved  variety  of swamp rice farmers(75%) were more  efficient  than  local  variety of swamp  rice farmers(0.67).The result of the finding also shows that  coefficient of frequency of extension contact entered the model with a prior expected positive sign. The variable turned out to be a significant determinant of adoption decision in the study area. The positive sign associated with the variable in the model, implies that adoption decision of rice farmers in the study area, would depend significantly on the information they get through the extension agent and the frequency of such information. Frequency of extension contact to disseminate information encourages early adoption. The result of the finding shows that a net return of N145.667.00K with N6.27K made on every naira invested in local variety of swamp rice produced in the study area. Comparatively, improved swamp rice farmers realized a net return of N277,397.00K with N9.80K made on every naira invested in improved variety of swamp rice produced in the study area. Rice farming business is a profitable business, with attractive net return on investment. It was therefore recommended that the government should post more extension agents to the study area because agricultural extension visit / training of rice farmers would enable non-adopters of new technologies in rice production to adopt innovations. Rice farmers in the study area should use labour saving machines for rice production.

Keywords:           Agricultural Extension Service, Efficiency, Resource use, Oryza sativa linn {faro44}, Oryza glaberrima steud), Swamp Rice, Farmers.


PHYTOCHEMICAL AND INVITRO ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE CRUDE AND FRACTIONATED LEAF EXTRACTS OF DISSOTIS THEIFOLIA G. Don. (MELASTOMATACEAE)

James Eddy Simeon Idoko1*, Deji Agboola M. A.2, Femi-Oyewo M. N.3, Oshiomah Kudirat Olabanjo4 & Jolaosho Adeyemi Olufunmilayo2

1. Department of Clinical Pharmacy/Bio-Pharmacy, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu Campus, Sagamu, Nigeria

2. Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu Campus, Sagamu, Nigeria

3. Department of Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Technology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, Nigeria

4. Department of Pharmacognosy, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu Campus, Sagamu, Nigeria

5. Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu Campus, Sagamu, Nigeria

Email: christheroesj@yahoo.com


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