Effects of Rural Urban Migration on Labour Supply in Cocoa Production in Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State

The study was conducted to examine the effect of rural urban migration on labour supply in cocoa production. Data were collected from one hundred farmers in Ondo East Local Government area of Ondo state. Five villages were selected from which twenty respondents were randomly selected making a total of 100. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis used for analysis of data. The study revealed that people migrate for social, educational and economic reasons. Based on this, the study recommends that rural areas should be developed so as to make it more habitable for the rural people as this will discourage emigration. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2014.v3n7p2

Effects of Rural Urban Migration on Labour Supply in Cocoa Production in Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State

The study was conducted to examine the effect of rural urban migration on labour supply in cocoa production. Data were collected from one hundred farmers in Ondo East Local Government area of Ondo state. Five villages were selected from which twenty respondents were randomly selected making a total of 100. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis used for analysis of data. The study revealed that people migrate for social, educational and economic reasons. Based on this, the study recommends that rural areas should be developed so as to make it more habitable for the rural people as this will discourage emigration. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2014.v3n7p2

Fish bone foreign body presenting with an acute fulminating retropharyngeal abscess in a resource-challenged center: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>A retropharyngeal abscess is a potentially life-threatening infection in the deep space of the neck, which can compromise the airway. Its management requires highly specialized care, including surgery and intensive care, to reduce mortality. This is the first case of a gas-forming abscess reported from this region, but not the first such report in the literature.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We present a case of a 16-month-old Yoruba baby girl with a gas-forming retropharyngeal abscess secondary to fish bone foreign body with laryngeal spasm that was managed in the recovery room. We highlight specific problems encountered in the management of this case in a resource-challenged center such as ours.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>We describe an unusual presentation of a gas-forming organism causing a retropharyngeal abscess in a child. The patient's condition was treated despite the challenges of inadequate resources for its management. We recommend early recognition through adequate evaluation of any oropharyngeal injuries or infection and early referral to the specialist with prompt surgical intervention.</p

RESOURCE UTILIZATION BEHAVIOUR OF CASSAVA PRODUCERS IN EPE AREA OF LAGOS STATE: STOCHASTIC FRONTIER PRODUCTION FUNCTION APPROACH

The Stochastic frontier production function was used to assess the technical efficiency of cassava production in Epe Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. Results show that cassava farmers in the study area experienced increasing positive return-to-scale (2.2675. The study also reveals that a significant relationship exists between farm size, labour, planting materials, cost of other input and cassava output in the study area. Cassava farmers with large farmers are found to have higher net farm income per hectare than small holder farms in the study area. The study points to the fact that cassava farmers in the study area were not efficient in allocating their resources considering their scope of operation

The effect of rainfall variability on maize production in Lagos State, Nigeria

Despite technological advancement in maize seed and production improvement, the climate as a single factor still has significant influence on maize yield in Nigeria. With changes in weather and climate being experienced, the study therefore focused on the effect of climate on maize production which is expressed as a function of the variability in the rainfall pattern in Lagos State. The study employed the use of secondary data of rainfall and maize yield spanning 10 years from 1997 to 2006. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and simple linear regression. The planting date of maize fluctuated between 1999 and 2000 and the yield declined between 1999 - 2000 and 2002-2003 in response to variability in rainfall. Average estimates of rainfall and maize yield were 1,422.9 mm and 2,135 tonnes for the period under study while their variance estimates were 80908.77 mm and 46 tonnes with coefficients of variation of 19.99% and 10.04% respectively. The results also show that average change in rainfall impacted positively on maize yield throughout the period with a slope coefficient of 0.192 which means a unit increase in rainfall will lead to 0.192 unit increase in maize yield. The farmers were encouraged to adopt drought resistance maize varieties and collective irrigation facilities to cope with climate change phenomenon

Tympanometric screening for Otitis media with Effusion (OME) in Nigerian children aged 2-7 years

No Abstract. NQJHM Vol. 8 (1) 1998: pp. 44-4

Monitoring Reservoir Drought Dynamics with Landsat and Radar/Lidar Altimetry Time Series in Persistently Cloudy Eastern Brazil

Tropical reservoirs are critical infrastructure for managing drinking and irrigation water and generating hydroelectric power. However, long-term spaceborne monitoring of reservoir storage is challenged by data scarcity from near-persistent cloud cover and drought, which may reduce volumes below those in the observational record. In evaluating our ability to accurately monitor long-term reservoir volume dynamics using spaceborne data and overcome such observational challenges, we integrated optical, lidar, and radar time series to estimate reservoir volume dynamics across 13 reservoirs in eastern Brazil over a 12-year (2003&#8211;2014) period affected by historic drought. We (i) used 1560 Landsat images to measure reservoir surface area; (ii) built reservoir-specific regression models relating surface area and elevation from ICESat GLAS and Envisat RA-2 data; (iii) modeled volume changes for each reservoir; and (iv) compared modeled and in situ reservoir volume changes. Regression models had high goodness-of-fit (median RMSE = 0.89 m and r = 0.88) across reservoirs. Even though 88% of an average reservoir&#8217;s volume time series was based on modeled area&#8211;elevation relationships, we found exceptional agreement (RMSE = 0.31 km3 and r = 0.95) with in situ volume time series, and accurately captured seasonal recharge/depletion dynamics and the drought&#8217;s prolonged drawdown. Disagreements in volume dynamics were neither driven by wet/dry season conditions nor reservoir capacity, indicating analytical efficacy across a range of monitoring scenarios

Acute Otitis Media in Aged 16 years and Above in Lagos

Acute otitis media though a childhood disease, when it occurs de-novo in adult is viewed with seriousness. This prospective study was undertaken in Lagos University Teaching Hospital and General Hospital Lagos between January 2000 and March 2001 with the aim of recording that acute otitis media can occur de-novo in adults without any antecedent or dangerous course. A total of 83 patients were seen with AOM, with peak age group of occurrence in 20-29yrs. 75% were in middle social class and 77% reported the disease as first attack and 86% presented three days after the attack. 52% had associated Rhinitis and tonsillopharyngitis and self medication was reported in 50% of the patients. Following medical and surgical intervention majority of the AOM resolved and none of the patients evaluated had features of nasopharyngeal tumour. NQJHM Vol. 14 (1) 2004: pp. 61-6