In vitro study of interaction between quinine and Garcinia kola

Purpose: To investigate the interaction between quinine and Garcinia kola using an in vitro adsorption study.Methods: In vitro interaction between quinine and G. kola was conducted at 37 ± 0.1 °C. Adsorption of quinine (2.5 - 40 μg/ml) to 2.5 % w/v G. kola suspension was studied. Thereafter, quinine desorption process was investigated. The amount of quinine adsorbed and desorbed was quantified using HPLC. A Freundlich isotherm was constructed to describe the resulting data and percentage of quinine desorbedwas determined from the desorption data.Results: An adsorption isotherm of the data gave a Freundlich constant (K) of 52.66 μg/g, with a slope of 0.69 indicating a high capacity and affinity of G. kola to adsorb quinine at a concentration smaller than 2.41 μg/g of G. kola. However the adsorptive capacity of G. kola for quinine at 37 ± 0.1 °C appears to be a saturable process as observed from the isotherm. Quinine desorption from G. kola peaked at 1 hour (37.51 %) and decreased to a constant amount (about 35 %) over the remaining sampling time.Conclusion: Quinine is adsorbed on G. kola in vitro. This suggests that concurrent administration of quinine and G. kola should be avoided, to prevent potential drug interaction and decreased drug bioavailability.Keywords: Quinine, Garcinia kola, Adsorption, Desorption, Drug interactio

Data regarding talent management practices and innovation performance of academic staffina technology-drive nprivate university

The articlepresentedanintegrateddataontalentmanagement practices andinnovationperformanceofacademicstaffina technology-drivenprivateuniversityinNigeria.Thestudyadopted a quantitativeapproachwithasurveyresearchdesigntoestablish the majordeterminantsoftalentmanagementpractices.The population ofthisstudyincludedacademicstaffandtheuseof questionnairewasadoptedtoelicitfromthestudypopulation. Data wasanalysedwiththeuseofstructuralequationmodelling and the field datasetismadewidelyaccessibletoenablecriticalor a morecomprehensiveinvestigation.The findings identified talent development andretentionstrategiesaspredictorsforfacilitating innovationperformanceinthesampleUniversity.Itwasrecom- mended thatmanagementofthesampleduniversitywillcon- sistentlyneedtoadoptreliablerangeofstrategiestoattractand retain peopleforexcellenceperformanc

POVERTY-EDUCATION NEXUS: IMPLICATIONS FOR PROMOTION OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN NIGERIA

The achievement of women empowerment is measured by the extent to which women and girls are able to act freely, exercise their rights, and fulfill their potential as full and equal members of society (USAID, 2012). Out of all the indices of human capital development, education is crucial and seems capable of propelling other indices such as training, employment, health and services. However the impact of poverty in accessing and utilizing education cannot be overemphasized. Poverty-education nexus impacts promotion of women development both at the family and societal levels. Education is a process of imparting knowledge, skills and information and represents an integral of personal upbringing. It is force of acquiring understanding and redesigning human environment with the view of achieving and sustaining a better quality of life. It is therefore an infrastructure provided for citizenry in order to enable them to acquire, sharpens their skills and earn better living conditions. However, as important as this ingredient is, women are still backward in education in virtually all developing countries. In Nigeria, majority of women lack access to education and are often restricted in terms of other rights including resources control (CBN, 2012; NBS, 2010; Uzoma, 2013). The study therefore attempted to confirm (or otherwise) the roles of education in women empowerment in Nigeria and proffer plausible measures to spur women education as well as national development as a whole. The study examined impact of poverty-education nexus in the promotion of women development in Nigeria. It specifically highlighted the issues and challenges in women empowerment and brought into fore the benefits inherent in educating women. The study adopted qualitative research approach and made extensive use of empirical but secondary information and statistics to justify most of the claims in the work. Information obtained were analysed following thematic content analysis intermediated by author’s reasoning and experience. Plagiarism test conducted revealed up to 9.7% level of plagiarism confirming the work as original. Information obtained through secondary data search were analyzed by interpretations of social meaning of observation through mapping and aggregation into logical segments. In addition, other basic tools of descriptive statistics and pictorial information such as graph/charts and frequencies distribution where applicable. The study shows that the sub-Saharan Africa adult literacy rate for women is the lowest (45.7%) compared with higher rates (of 98.9%) for other regions of the world. The study revealed that women are disadvantageously placed in terms of access to education and that disparity in male-female literacy may continue beyond 2015. The study posits that it is exigent to continuing raising awareness that women education and women’s empowerment is not only important for social development but is indispensable for economic development. The authors therefore believed that the barriers that impede women development would require government’s commitments such that acquired education can be transformed to meaningful economic activities through job opportunities

EXPLORATION OF THE BIG FIVE PERSONALITY FACTOR AS DETERMINANTS OF JOB SATISFACTION AMONG SUPERVISORS IN SELECTED INDUSTRIES IN NIGERIA

Introduction: The Five-Factor model of personality in the workplace clearly revealed a correlation between elements of the five-factor model and job performance but what is not clear is how the factors affect employee job satisfaction. The aim of this study is to explore how the Big-Five Personality Factor determines job satisfaction among factory workers at Agbara industrial complex. Methodology: This study is cross-sectional and descriptive in nature. One hundred and ninety factory workers participated with mean age of 32.6 years. Two hypotheses were raised and tested. Two validated scales were used, the Big Five Inventory (BFI) and the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (MJSQ). Results: Findings show a significant positive relationship between job satisfaction and different personality types-openness (r = .515, df = 186, p<0.05), conscientiousness (r = .285, df = 186, p<0.05), and extraversion (r = .146, df = 186, p<0.05). The result furthered revealed a significant effect of personality type in predicting job satisfaction (R = .524, R2 = .275; F (5, 184) = 13.960, p<0.05). Conclusion: This study concluded that five factor model of personality had a strong influence on the job satisfaction of factory workers. The finding will assist administrators to comprehend the importance of personality factors and its effect on employee job satisfaction

EXPLORING OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AND JOB INVOLVEMENT OF WORKERS IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS

Stress is an important health area of concern among employees globally. The study was structured to investigate the influence of occupational stress on the job involvement of workers. Stress is a complex concept and it has drawn the attention of many to studying its consequences. The variables that were considered includes age, gender, marital status, and types of organizations. These variables have been identified as having implications for occupational stress which influences job involvement of workers in public and private organizations. This is a cross-sectional survey. Questionnaire consisting of two standardized scales (Occupational stress and Job involvement) were administered to 180 workers. One hypothesis was raised and tested using t-test of independent. Results show that there is no significant influence of occupational stress and job involvement of workers in public and private organizations (t = .905, df = 178, p>.05). This study shows that occupational stress exerts strong influence on the job involvement of workers in both private and public organizations. The implications of this study to both employees (public and private) and employers and organizations were highlighted and recommendations mad

Women’s mass media exposure and maternal health awareness in Ota, Nigeria

Maternal health has been an issue of priority to nations across the globe for years now. This study sought to: identify the sources of maternal health awareness; examine means of obtaining maternal health information; determine the frequency of mass media exposure; and analyse the influence of mass media exposure on maternal health awareness among the female residents. The Agendasetting theory and the descriptive (survey) research design, using the questionnaire as the research instrument, were utilized in this study. For this study, the purposive and haphazard sampling techniques were used. The internet (49%) was the topmost source of maternal health awareness; adverts/campaigns (30.6%) were the most common means of obtaining maternal health information; once in a month [27.6%] was the exposure frequency of most participants to the mass media while the least exposure frequency was once in two weeks [5.1%]. It was discovered that mass media exposure had a significant influence on maternal health awareness

THE PREDICTIVE ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION ON CASSAVA AGRIBUSINESS IN NIGERIA

Knowledge enables one to function advantageously. How this knowledge is translated into value is referred to as knowledge assets. This study examined the role of knowledge acquisition on cassava agribusiness in Nigeria. Several decades of neglect in non-oil sectors, especially in the agricultural sector, has adversely led people to leave the farms for alternative jobs leading to high rural-urban migration, yet the country has maintained its stance as the world’s largest producer of the cassava crop with an insignificant export ratio. This study adopted survey design and data was collected using questionnaire. Using the Gill, Johnson and Clark sample determinant method, a sample size of 656 was derived through members of the Nigerian Cassava Growers Association in Lagos, Ogun and Oyo state chapters. However, 556 were retrieved and adjudged usable for analysis. The Structural Equation Modelling was used for analysis specifically the partially least square method. Knowledge acquisition had a strong degree of relationship with agribusiness. The study recommended the adaptation of modern technologies, improved skills acquisition of modern and alternative farming procedures and adequate government system support for a more robust value chain and trade stance of the cassava crop. Educational learning curriculum should also reflect modern and alternative forms of cassava farming

CONSUMER PROTECTION AND CONSUMER EDUCATION: THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN THE NIGERIAN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

The media role is to protect and educate the general public with accurate information against misleading practices experienced from the manufacturers and marketers of consumer products operating in the market economy. However, consumer education role of the media remains a major task in the developing countries such as Nigeria. This paper therefore, evaluates on education role by the media on consumer protection in the Nigerian pharmaceutical industries. This study adopted a conceptual review of extant literatures. Based on the conceptual, empirical and theoretical review, findings revealed a careless attitude of the consumers towards their sovereign rights and attributed it to poor education, ignorant, poor perception, skepticisms, limited and irregular provisions of information and lukewarm interest attitudes that exist among consumers and the media. Hence, the study affirms that the government should collaborate with media co-operations to embark on intensive sensitization and education of consumers on their rights, and how to enforce that right by making them know what they are losing for not protecting their rights. Second, the government of Nigeria should see it important to incorporate consumer education as a subject into the educational curriculum both at the primary, secondary and tertiary level of educations in Nigeria

CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PRODUCT SAFETY: A PREREQUISITE FOR MARKETING EXCELLENCE IN NIGERIAN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

Consumer protection is considered an important phenomenon and accepted terms that discusses the facts on perceived power imbalances that exist between the producers and consumers of goods and services in the marketing environment around the world. This study examined the effects of consumer protection on marketing mix strategy of pharmaceutical firms and their customers in Nigeria. The study adopted an explanatory research design and also employs the use of purposive, cluster and convenience sampling methods. Sequential explanatory mix methods using structured questionnaire, and in-depth interview guide session as data collection method were also employed. A total of 187 copies of questionnaire were administered to the manager/supervisors of selected pharmaceutical firms. Senior officers of the two selected regulatory agencies (CPC and NAFDAC) and one radio station (Raypower radio station Alagbado) as media were interviewed based on consumer protection and their experiences were documented. Correlation and simple regression method using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was employed in the analysis of the returned and valid copies of questionnaires completed by the respondents. Thematic analysis was also employed to analyse the structured interview guide sessions. One hypothesis were raised and tested using simple regression analysis. The result from the hypothesis revealed that product safety has positive and significant effect on the product strategy of the pharmaceutical firms in Nigeria. The correlation coefficient indicates that the combined effect of the predictor variables (product safety) have a moderate and positive relationship with product strategy of the pharmaceutical firms in Nigeria. Results from the descriptive analysis validated the findings from the test of hypotheses. Overall, the findings of the descriptive analysis revealed that consumer protection are mainly based on consumer conscious education and practical involvement of their rights in the market place, but many consumers are unaware and ignorant of these rights due to insensitivity, poverty and high rate of illiteracy existing among consumers. Based on the results from the quantitative and qualitative approach, the study recommended that apart from the government regulatory measures, there should be an additional collaborated actions among the statutory and nonstatutory regulatory bodies to embark on intensive sensitization and education of consumers on their rights and how to enforce those rights by making them know what they stand to lose if the