Public Relations Role and Impact in Managing Environmental Related Crisis in the Niger Delta

That the Niger Delta crisis in Nigeria has assumed a dimension fit to be described as a global affair is not in dispute. What is however disputable is why it has taken so long for the crises to be resolved, especially when obvious pointers to the imbroglio have glaringly posted some strands of frosty relationships. Undoubtedly, the custodians of harmonizedrelationships are the public relations practitioners. This, more than any other reason raises questions of the role and impact public relations stands to contribute resolving and managing the Niger Delta Crisis. Consequently, this paper appraises the Niger Delta situation and highlights the roles and prospective impact of applying public relations strategies/modelsin managing the environmental and resource control centreed crises in the Region

Kinetic Potentials of the Effect of Ethanol on Iron Content of Ashed Cow Liver

The kinetics of the effect of ethanol on iron content of ashed cow liver was investigated. The work revealed that the cow liver contained a very high quantity of iron. The effect of alcohol distilled from palm wine was tested kinetically on the measured concentration of the iron in the ashed cow liver. The depletion in the concentration of the iron was monitored spectrophotometrically at specific time intervals. The analysis showed a gradual decrease in the concentration of iron in the ashed cow liver extract. The initial iron content in the ashed cow liver was 22.6130 mg/l. After 10 minutes of reaction of the local ethanol with the cow liver extract, the quantity of the iron reduced to 7.5443 mg/l. at the end of 90 minutes, the concentration of iron further reduced to 5.3624 mg/l. the half life, rate of reaction, rate constant and order of the reaction were determined. The pH of the reaction mixture was almost constant throughout the time interval of measurement. The average pH was measured to be 6.52, being weakly acidic. The results showed that ethanol reduced or destroyed the concentration of iron present in a biological system

The impact of urbanization and institutions of higher education on Houston Texas' Third Ward Community

University towns are influenced by the features of urbanization and impact greatly on the health of the inhabitants. This paper evaluates the impacts of urbanization on the Third Ward communities that are located within Texas Southern University and the University of Houston. The paper further assesses how characteristics of the urban environment may have affected the population health. The historical background of the Third Ward Houston Texas is first reviewed to determine the extent to which urbanization and the presence of universities have impacted on the quality of life of the residents. The overall effects of urbanization are reviewed using all the available literature with broad emphasis on the physical, and social environments, and access to health and social services. Irrespective of the presence of universities and colleges, the surrounding neighborhood communities of the Third Ward Houston continue to face formidable historic challenges to improving public health and general quality of life. Although, urbanization has brought about reinvestment initiatives, changing demographics, and growth creating changes that offer new opportunities for improving health while requiring that health systems be adapted to residents' health needs, however, the communities remain stagnant and unique. Ultimately, the key factors affecting the quality of life in the Third Ward communities are the physical environment, the social environment, and access to health and social services. Overall, the neighborhood communities of the Third Ward do not seem to respond positively to developmental influence of the universities and colleges and are negatively impacted by urbanization. It is suggested that improvement in the Third Ward areas should require setting local, state, and national agendas for progress. Therefore, certain priorities must be put in place namely, development must reorient around the educational and population dynamics, including cultural diversity, and the growing numbers of elderly. @JASE

Elemental concentration and size relationship in African cuttlefish Sepia bertheloti, from the coastal waters of Qua Iboe River, Nigeria

Ten specimens of African cuttlefish, Sepia bertheloti, from the coastal waters off Qua Iboe River, Southeast Nigeria, were analyzed for the relationship between the concentration of the elements and the size of the species. Energy Dispersive X-ray fluorescence technique was employed to determine the elemental composition of the species. Eleven elements were identified in the body of cuttlefish. These were Chlorine, Strontium, Potassium, Calcium, Bromine, Iron, Copper, Zinc, Manganese, Nickel and Selenium of these elements, the concentration of calcium, potassium. Copper and strontium had a positive correlation with the weight, while the concentrations of manganese, nickel, chlorine, iron were negatively correlated with their weights. However, only manganese had a significantly negative correlation (p<0. 05). Bromine and zinc had no correlation with the weights of the species. There also existed a significant positive correlation between Ca and K, Se and Ni, Cu, Br and Zn and St and K. We conclude that African cuttlefish, irrespective of size is a rich source of nutritional elements and is especially recommended for pregnant women and for all age groups

Solutions of Schr\"odinger Equation with Generalized Inverted Hyperbolic Potential

We present the bound state solutions of the Schr\"odinger equation with generalized inverted hyperbolic potential using the Nikiforov-Uvarov method. We obtain the energy spectrum and the wave function with this potential for arbitrary - state. We show that the results of this potential reduced to the standard known potentials - Rosen-Morse, Poschl - Teller and Scarf potential as special cases. We also discussed the energy equation and the wave function for these special cases.Comment: 20pages, 5figure

Palm kernel agar: An alternative culture medium for rapid detection of aflatoxins in agricultural commodities

The feasibility of using palm kernel agar (PKA) as an alternative culture medium to desiccated coconut agar (DCA), the conventional medium for the recovery of aflatoxigenic fungi from mixed cultures andthe detection of aflatoxigenic fungi and direct visual determination of aflatoxins in agricultural commodities was assessed. The medium recovered aflatoxigenic fungi in 48 h from mixed cultures andagricultural commodities in 58 h as compared to 62 h obtained for the two treatments on desiccated coconut medium. Aflatoxigenic fungi were detected in all the agricultural commodities except for onions with maize having the highest value of 13.18% (w/w) followed by melon (10.97), yam flour (10.23) and groundnut (8.52) as against 11.48, 10.0, 6.92 and 8.52% (w/w) obtained for DCA. All aflatoxigenic strains produced a characteristic yellow pigmentation on a pink background and blue or blue green fluorescence of palm kernel agar Under long wave UV light (366nm) as against the white background of DCA, which often interferes with fluorescence with corresponding yield of aflatoxins. This shows that the medium is able to efficiently detect aflatoxin production through direct visual observation of fluorescence. Palm kernel agar (PKA) can therefore be routinely used as an alternative culture medium for screening aflatoxigenic fungi and direct visual determination of aflatoxins in agricultural commodities since it is faster and has a unique pink background for easy identificatio

The Influence of Cameroon Cooperative Credit Union League (CAMCCUL)’S Activities on Innovation and Learning in Affiliated Credit Unions

Organisations are more conscious about future performance than past performance nowadays. It is on this note that this paper seeks to determine the influence of Cameroon Cooperative Credit Union League (CamCCUL)’s activities on innovation and learning in affiliated Credit Unions. The study adopted a causal research design. The study relied on the Balanced Scorecard Framework of Norton and Kaplan (1996) on which performance measurement is tilted away from solely financial perspective to include others with one being innovation and learning. The Ordinary Least Square (OLS) Technique, particularly the multiple regression given that it assumes linearity. The data was processed using STATA version 14 and tested for significance using t-statistics at 10, five and one levels of significance. Stationarity was tested using unit root test and further regression analysis revealed that adjusted correlation coefficient is represented by Adjusted R-square which is 0.9589 (95.89 percent). This value implies that the combined efforts of training/education, auditing, publicity/promotion, supervision and loans had a 95.89 percent effect on the number of employees trained in affiliated Credit Unions in Cameroon. Post-test like Durbin Watson was equally conducted and the results were reliable. The researchers recommended that comprehensive performance reports be made compulsory to present a comprehensive view of the Credit Unions’ performance. Keywords: CamCCUL, innovation/learning and affiliated Credit Unions. DOI: 10.7176/EJBM/13-4-02 Publication date: February 28th 202

Electrochemical Investigation of the Inhibitory Action of Ciprofloxacin Drug on the Acid Corrosion of Mild Steel

Electrochemical investigation of mild steel corrosion in acidic medium inhibited by an environmentally safe and commercially available low cost drug, ciprofloxacin, was carried out at room temperature. The results obtained show that the drug provided a good protection for mild steel in the acid medium investigated. The inhibition efficiency was found to increase with a corresponding increase in the concentration of the drug. The adsorption process that facilitated the inhibition mechanism was found to follow the Langmuir’s adsorption isotherm. Keywords: linear polarization resistance (LPR), corrosion inhibition, mild steel, ciprofloxacin dru

The Role of Principal in the Dispensation of Rewards to Teachers in Secondary Schools in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

This study examined the role of principal in the dispensation of reward in secondary schools system in Nigeria. It is the contention of the study, that reward is one of the ways in which principal exercise his authority on the teacher. In rewarding to teachers in secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. Three null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. A sample size of 451 participants was drawn using stratified random sampling technique. Two researcher’s made instruments were used for data collection. The three null hypotheses tested at .05 alpha level using analysis of variance (ANOVA). Findings arising from hypotheses testing indicates that principal dispensation of reward to teachers significantly influence teachers commitment to work. It was recommended among others that reward should served to build better employment deal, and to increase teacher’s commitment to work in one’s school, to enhance their productivity. Keywords: rewards, role, needs, performanc

Financial Control Measures and the Enhancement of Administrative Effectiveness of Principals in Secondary Schools in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

This study was focused on the determination of the relationship between financial control measures and enhancement of administrative effectiveness of secondary school Principals in Akwa Ibom State. The choice of this topic was necessitated by the fact that despite the continuous personnel auditing conducted in the public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State, financial mismanagement still persists. The population of the study was 227 principals from the 227 public secondary schools in the state. The sample size for the study was 192 using stratified random sampling technique for the selection. Eighteen-item structured questionnaire designed by the researcher was used for data collection. The instrument was face validated by five experts. Three (3) null hypotheses were tested. The major findings were that the principals have not adopted budget preparation, budget implementation and internal auditing for the control of school finances. It was found that there is significant relationship between the variables and principals&#8217; administrative effectiveness. The recommendations made based on the findings were that (1) State Secondary Educational Board should instruct principals to prepare annual budget of their schools. (2) State Secondary Education Board should properly monitor the implementation of the school budget. (3) Internal auditors should be sent by the Ministry of Education to Schools.Keywords: Control, Measures, Enhancement, EffectivenessLWATI: A Journal of Contemporary Research, 8(4), 70-77, 201