Investigation on Monodora tenuifolia seed oil (Annonaceae)

No Abstract.Bio-Research Vol. 3(2) 2005: 56-5

Bacteriology of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pre-school children in Enugu

Objective: This study was undertaken to ascertain the predominant bacterial isolates in the urine of pre-school children with asymptomatic bacteriuria and determine their sensitivity pattern. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in which analysis of urine cultures obtained from 800 nursery school children aged 2-5 years in Enugu, South East Nigeria, between January and November 1989 was done. Results: Three hundred and ninety-one (48.8%) of the children were females while 409 were males, with a male female ratio of 1.05:1.The mean age was 3.79 ±1.3yrs and seventeen out of 800 (2.1%) cultures were positive, 2 (12%) from male children and 15 (88%) from female children. Nine out of the 17 (53%) positive cultures yielded Escherichia Coli. (E. Coli), 5 specimens (29%) yielded streptococcus faecalis (strept. Faecalis) while the remaining 3 specimens yielded Proteus species (6%), staphylococcus pyogenes (6%) and Micrococcus (6%) respectively. There was 100% resistance of the E. Coli, staphylococcus pyogenes (staph. Pyogenes) and proteus species to Ampicillin, while there was 100% sensitivity of all the organisms to nitrofurantoin. Seventy-eight percent of the E. Coli were sensitive to gentamycin while 100% sensitivity to this drug was obtained for staphylococcus, pyogenes, micrococcus and proteus spp. However only 40% of the Strept. Faecalis was sensitive to gentamycin. Most of the organisms (88%) were resistant to co-trimoxazole. Conclusion: It is concluded that nitrofurantoin or gentamycin should be used as first line drugs in urinary infections rather than co-trimoxazole which is the practice at present. Orient Journal of Medicine Vol. 17(3&4) 2005: 37-4

Agriculture Lecturers’ Perception of the Benefits of Professional Meetings in Nigeria

The study assessed Agriculture lecturer’s perception of the benefits of professional meetings in Nigeria. The study was conducted in Southeast and southsouth geo political zone of Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used to select eighty agriculture lecturers for the study. Data were collected with the aid of structured questionnaire and analysed using frequency counts, percentages and mean. Of the eighty agriculture lecturers used for the study, 59% were male, 81% married and 55% had their doctorate degree. The mean age and working experience were 43yrs and 11yrs respectively. Majority (98.8%) had attended national professional meetings in the past five years while only 32.5% had attended international professional meetings in the past five years. Also, 77% attend at most two professional meetings in a year. Of the five professional meetings (conferences, workshop, trainings, symposiums and seminar) examined in this study, result show that agriculture lecturers attach so much value to conferences (M =3.78). It was also shown that agriculture lecturers strongly perceive the benefits of professional meetings to be: connects one to relevant networking team (M = 3.86), exposes one to new arrears in agriculture (M = 3.82) and gives one the opportunity to contribute his/her quota to knowledge. Based on the results of the study, it was recommended the need to support agriculture lecturer’s attendance to international conferences and other international professional meetings to enable them expand their networking and collaboration activities. This is by offering sponsorships and other incentives to lecturers whose papers are accepted for presentation in such meetings

Agriculture Lecturers’ Perception of the Benefits of Professional Meetings in Nigeria

The study assessed Agriculture lecturer’s perception of the benefits of professional meetings in Nigeria. The study was conducted in Southeast and southsouth geo political zone of Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used to select eighty agriculture lecturers for the study. Data were collected with the aid of structured questionnaire and analysed using frequency counts, percentages and mean. Of the eighty agriculture lecturers used for the study, 59% were male, 81% married and 55% had their doctorate degree. The mean age and working experience were 43yrs and 11yrs respectively. Majority (98.8%) had attended national professional meetings in the past five years while only 32.5% had attended international professional meetings in the past five years. Also, 77% attend at most two professional meetings in a year. Of the five professional meetings (conferences, workshop, trainings, symposiums and seminar) examined in this study, result show that agriculture lecturers attach so much value to conferences (M =3.78). It was also shown that agriculture lecturers strongly perceive the benefits of professional meetings to be: connects one to relevant networking team (M = 3.86), exposes one to new arrears in agriculture (M = 3.82) and gives one the opportunity to contribute his/her quota to knowledge. Based on the results of the study, it was recommended the need to support agriculture lecturer’s attendance to international conferences and other international professional meetings to enable them expand their networking and collaboration activities. This is by offering sponsorships and other incentives to lecturers whose papers are accepted for presentation in such meetings