Gilberto Freyre: : The Poetic Optics of His Lusotropicalist Imagination

Beyond being a renowned founding proponent and scholar of Brazilian miscegenation theory, not much is known about Gilberto Freyre as a poet. His unique poetic collection, Poesia Reunida[i] (1980) [Collected Poetry], provides a rare window into the journeys and reflections of the anthropologist as he travels the world. Invoking issues related to women, family, slavery, nostalgic landscapes, and an overall sensibility to Lusotropicalist fantasies, Freyre embraces multiracial ideology while also exuding a laissez-faire attitude towards the struggles of the weak—,the colonized Amerindian and enslaved African population in Brazil— whom he superficially empathizes with. Whether he shares individual memories of transverse landscapes within and outside Brazil, iconic images of certain personalities in the characterization of Brazilian identity or his own circle of family and professional intimacies, Freyre deploys a curious imagistic vision. He engages the reader with a blend of scientist and humanist in his rendering of a transcendental world through poetry. Drawing upon the influences of T. E. Hulme, Ezra Pound, Amy Lowell, and Manuel Bandeira, this study focuses on the portrait of the sociologist as a man of poetic consciousness. As a poet of substance, Freyre deploys such ideas as sentimentality, nostalgia, memory, and sensibility, as he painstakingly struggles to transcend the limits of his pre-existing label as the miscegenation theorist in Poesia Reunida.     &nbsp

Social studies students’ knowledge, attitude and practice of concepts of sustainable development in Ondo City, Nigeria

Abstract Purpose: The study investigates Social Studies’ students’ knowledge, attitude, and practices of concepts of sustainable development in selected junior secondary school in Ondo city, Nigeria. Research Methodology: The survey was conducted involving five hundred (540) students from ten (18) junior secondary schools. A self-constructed questionnaire titled “Social studies’ students knowledge, attitude, and practices of concepts of sustainable development in selected junior secondary school in Ondo state QSSSKAPCSD Cronbach alpha Reliability co-efficient of; KSDC: 0.70; PSDC: 0.73, and ASDC: 0.71 respectively was used. Three research questions were answered using simple percentage, mean (x) and standard deviation. Result: The result shows Social Studies’ students’ level of knowledge, attitude and practices of sustainable development concepts is at an appreciable high level. The study recommended full implementation of various UNESCO’s plan on sustainable development goals by all countries in the world. Limitation: Sample size and area of coverage was the limitation of the study and this was due to the constraint of time and finance. Further studies should carry out an inferential statistics to analyse the variables. Contribution: The study assessed students’ level of knowledge, attitude and practices of sustainable development concepts in Social Studies.   Keywords: Sustainable development, Knowledge, Attitude, Practic

E-Learning Application and Covid-19 Issues

E-learning is progressively replacing face to face learning because of its quality of interaction and numerous benefits to mankind. E-learning is an electronic media used for various learning purposes ranging from conventional classroom, add-on functions to online substitution for face-to-face meetings with online engagement. E-learning encourages teaching outside the four walls of a classroom, particularly at a critical moment that requires human to keep off the street such as the pandemic era, natural disasters and any unexpected circumstances. This study explains different types of E-learning, advantages and disadvantages, evolution of E- learning and their applications. The paper emphasis the implication of E-learning on COVID-19 issues

The influence of a multiple combination liquid product on the immune status of HIV-positive/AIDS patients

ThesisThe relationship between nutrition and HIV infection/AIDS is well recognised. HIV infection compromises the nutritional status of infected persons and in turn, poor nutritional status affects the progression of HIV infection. Nutritional supplementation has been shown to be associated with a significant slowing of disease progression, assists in maintaining and· optimising the nutritional status and the immune function of HIV-infected persons. The value of nutritional supplementation on the immune function of HIV-positive/AIDS patients from low socio-economic communities in the Free State is not yet known. Hence, the main purpose of this study was to determine the influence of a nutritional supplement (Africa's Solution) on the immune status of HIVpositive/ AIDS patients from the low socio-economic communities of Bloemfontein in the Free State Province. The study entailed a clinical trial that consisted of one screening visit and three monthly visits. A total of 35 respondents were selected according to specific inclusion criteria. Food frequency questionnaires were completed during the screening visit. Haematological parameters, CD4+T-cell counts and CD8+T-cell counts were determined at the screening visit, monthly visits and by the end of nutrient supplementation (final visit). The patients studied, demonstrated energy and dietary intake of major macronutrients, higher than the RDNAI and higher (P<O.05) in the male than in the female subjects. It was also observed that the mineral and trace element intakes exceeded the RDNAI, except for iodine and selenium. A majority of the patients reported adequate intake of most vitamins with the exception of folate and vitamin D. It is envisaged that the high dietary intake of major macronutrients and micronutrients would help in maintaining the nutritional status and in curtailing wasting in the patients. The anthropometric profiles and the viral load were determined at baseline (n= 35) and at the end of study (n=28). There was no significant difference (P>O.05) in the fat percentage and body weight before and after nutrient supplementation; however, fat percentage differed significantly (P<O.05) between genders. The body mass index (BMI) and the lean body mass (LBM) produced a trend towards an improvement. There was a positive correlation between BMI and fat percentage. The CD4+T-cell count showed no correlation with the anthropometric profiles, while the viral load showed a negative correlation with the LBM, the fat percentage and the BMI. Results of the influence of the supplement on the immune status, haematological and clinical conditions showed that the viral load decreased significantly (P<0.002) with time following supplementation. The mean cell volume (MCV) and the mean cell haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) increased significantly (P<0.002, P<0.0002 respectively), reflecting the positive effect of the supplement on a few of the haematological parameters. The supplement demonstrated no effect on the CD4+T-cell count and the CD4+T-cell count decreased significantly (P<0.05) with HIV disease progression. The non-positive effect of the supplement on the CD4+T-cell count may be related to the already low CD4+T-cell counts before supplementation (lower than 200 cells/mm3 in the majority of patients); short duration; inter-assay variation; changes due to inter-current illness; impaired production of CD4+T -cells; red istribution within the intravascular spaces and drug-nutrient interactions. The supplement showed observable positive effects on the general well-being (clinical conditions) of the patients. Although, the nutritional supplement did not indicate a positive effect on the CD4+T-cell counts, the reduction in the viral load is very important, since median survival time is known to increase with reduction in HIV viral load. Because of certain limitations (small sample size, short duration, late stage of the infection and inter-assay variation), further study is needed to confirm the efficacy of the supplement

Effect of canopy position and non-detructive determination of rind biochemical properties of citrus fruit during postharvest non-chilling cold storage.

Doctor of Philosophy in Horticultural Science. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2017.No abstract provided.This thesis is a compilation of manuscripts where each individual chapter is an independent article/manuscript introduced disjointedly

Geologic And Geotechnical Evaluation Of An Open Landfill For Sanitary Landfill Construction In Ilorin, Southwestern Nigeria.

The disposal of solid waste in sanitary landfills is now increasingly gaining acceptance in many nations of the world. This is because of air, water, soil and other environmental pollution effects commonly associated with other methods of waste disposal. This study investigates the geologic and geotechnical characteristics of a selected functional open landfill with a view of converting to a modern sanitary landfill. Required parameters for soils to be considered usable in such containment facility were evaluated. Results show that the site is locally underlain by unfractured migmatite which is fresh and competent enough to provide sufficient supports for modern sanitary landfill. Geotechnically, lateritic soil samples over the site have largest grain size of 10mm, average clay portion of 33%, sand of 51% and gravel size of 3.75%. The samples have low to medium plasticity and clay activity of 0.39. The average Maximum Dry Density and coefficient of permeability are 1.80g/cm3 and 1x 10-8 m/s at lighter energy of compaction. This study shows that conversion of the exiting open landfill to modern one is possible since all geologic and geotechnical criteria are suitably present