Promoting Peace Education for Behaviourial Changes in Public Secondary Schools in Calabar Municipality Council Area, Cross River State, Nigeria

This study aimed at investigating the promotion of peace education for behavioural changes in public secondary schools in Calabar Municipal Council Area of Cross River State. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. A set of questionnaire items were validated and used for the collection of data involving 310 respondents, selected from a total population of 773 teachers and 10 principals representing 39.5% of the total population of 783. The questionnaire was titled: Promoting Peace Education For Behavioural Changes In Secondary Schools Questionnaire (PPEFBCISSQ). The reliability of the instrument was determined by using the split-half method which involved 31 teachers outside the study sample. Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was used to analyze the data. The reliability estimate was between r=0.60 and r=0.70. The result of the analysis showed a positive significant relationship between promotion of peace education and behavioural changes in curbing violence fighting, aggressiveness and conflict among students when tested at p< 0.05 level of significance. It was therefore recommended that Teachers who  implementers of the National policy on Education and school curriculum through civic education should promote peace education by inculcating in students good value system, that can aid the curbing of aggressiveness, fighting violence and conflicts in school system. Keywords: promoting, peace, education, behavioural, changes, secondary, schools

Duration of Exposure and Mortality of Different Strains of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: bostrichidae) Exposed to Bifenthrin Insecticide in the Laboratory

The length of exposure time to Bifenthrin on four strains of larger grain borer Prostephanus truncatus Horn (Coloeoptera: Bostrichidae) was studied in the laboratory at 28 -330C and 7

Medication adherence and blood pressure control amongst adults with primary hypertension attending a tertiary hospital primary care clinic in Eastern Nigeria

Background: As the case detection rates of hypertension increase in adult Nigerians, achieving target blood pressure (BP) control has become an important management challenge.Objectives: To describe medication adherence and BP control amongst adult Nigerians with primary hypertension attending a primary care clinic of a tertiary hospital in a resource-poor environment in Eastern Nigeria.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in 140 adult patients with primary hypertension who have been on treatment for at least 6 months at the primary care clinic of Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia. A patient was said to have achieved goal BP control if the BP was < 140 per 90 mmHg. Adherence was assessed in the previous 30 days using a pretested researcher-administered questionnaire on 30 days of self-reported therapy. Adherence was graded using an ordinal scoring system of 0–4; an adherent patient was one who scored 4 points in the previous 30 days. Reasons for non-adherence were documented.Results: Adherence to medication and BP control rates were 42.9% and 35.0% respectively. BP control was significantly associated with medication adherence (p = 0.03), antihypertensive medication duration ≥3 years (p = 0.042), and taking ≥ one form of antihypertensive medication (p = 0.04). BP at the recruitment visit was significantly higher than at the end of the study (p = 0.036). The most common reason for non-adherence was forgetfulness (p = 0.046). Conclusion: The rate of BP control amongst the study population was low, which may be connected with low medication adherence. This study urges consideration of factors relating to adherence alongside other factors driving goal BP control

Exposure of Petrol Station Attendants and Auto Mechanics to Premium Motor Sprit Fumes in Calabar, Nigeria

A population-based-cross-sectional survey was carried out to investigate the potential risk of exposure to premium motor spirit (PMS) fumes in Calabar, Nigeria, among Automobile Mechanics (AM), Petrol Station Attendants (PSA) and the general population. Structured questionnaire was administered on the randomly chosen subjects to elicit information on their exposure to PMS. Duration of exposure was taken as the length of work in their various occupations. Venous blood was taken for methaemoglobin (MetHb) and packed cells volume (PCV). Mean MetHb value was higher in AM (7.3%) and PSA (5.8%) than in the subjects from the general population (2.7%). PCV was lower in PSA (30.8%), than AM (33.3%) and the subjects from the general population (40.8%). MetHb level was directly proportional, and PCV inversely related, to the duration of exposure. The study suggested increased exposure to petrol fumes among AM, PSA, and MetHb as a useful biomarker in determining the level of exposure to benzene in petrol vapour

Performance and carcass characteristics of broilers fed raw and heat-treated neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) seed kernals

No Abstract. Animal Production Research Avancees Vol. 3 (2) 2007: pp. 91-9

Image Registration and Fusion Studies for the Integration of Multiple Remote Sensing Data

The future of remote sensing will see the development of spacecraft formations, and with this development will come a number of complex challenges such as maintaining precise relative position and specified attitudes. At the same time, there will be increasing needs to understand planetary system processes and build accurate prediction models. One essential technology to accomplish these goals is the integration of multiple source data. For this integration, image registration and fusion represent the first steps and need to be performed with very high accuracy. In this paper, we describe studies performed in both image registration and fusion, including a modular framework that was built to describe registration algorithms, a Web-based image registration toolbox, and the comparison of several image fusion techniques using data from the EO-1/ALI and Hyperion sensor