Awareness and practice knowledge of ocular health safety among street sweepers in Calabar, South-South, Nigeria

Background: Street sweeping is an increasing popular outdoor occupation in major cities of Nigeria. These workers are chronically exposed to diverse occupational and environmental sources of ocular hazards, that they may not be aware of. This may impair their adoption and compliance with the requisite safety practices. This study was aimed at assessing levels of awareness, knowledge, and practice of ocular safety among street sweepers in Calabar, Southern Nigeria.Materials and Methods: The study was a cross sectional study among one hundred and fifteen (115) street sweepers in Calabar Urban Development Authority, Nigeria over a period of three months. A systematic random sampling method was used to select respondents eligible for the study and a pretested semi-structured interviewer administered questionnaire was used to obtain data. Data obtained was analysed using statistical package for social sciences version 20 (Armonk, NY: IBM Corp.).Results: One hundred and fifteen (115) subjects were studied, with mean age of 41.8 ± 10.4 years, and female to male ratio of 1:0.03. Seventy percent had good knowledge of ocular health safety; while 68% were aware of the occupational hazards associated with the job. Less than a quarter (19%) of workers used personal protective devices (PPD). Only 1% of the total who used PPD wore protective goggles while at work.Conclusion: Good knowledge and a high level of awareness on ocular health safety was seen among street sweepers. However, there was poor utilization of personal protective devices especially protective goggles among the workers which will increase their risk to occupational hazards.Keywords: Ocular health safety, street sweepers, Calaba

JOURNAL OF HUMAN KINETICS AND HEALTH EDUCATION PEDAGOGY: Physical Exercise as a Panacea for Unproductive Ageing among the Elderly

EDITORIAL BOARD   Editor –in-Chief                     -           Professor Patrick Oladepo Oyeniyi Assistant Editor                      -          Dr. (Mrs.) S. E. Ogunsile   Acting Head of Department   -           Dr. (Mrs.) A. O. Awosusi   Consulting Editors    Prof. A. L. Toriola                  -           Tehwane University of Technology, South Africa Prof. (Mrs) F.A. Alade            -           Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti Prof. J. F. Babalola                 -           University of Ibadan, Ibadan Prof. J. A. Adegun                  -           Olumilua University of Education, Science and                         Technology, Ikere-Ekiti           Prof. S. A. Adeyanju               -           Lead City University, Ibadan Prof. (Mrs) C. F. Ogundana                Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti Prof. L. O. Eboh                      -           Delta State University, Abraka Prof. A. O. Akeredolu             -           Lagos State University, Ojoo, Lagos Prof. M. Yakassai                   -           Bayero University, Kano Prof. O. A. Onifade                -           University of Ilorin, Ilorin     Publication Committee Prof. Pat Ola Oyeniyi               -          Chairman Prof. O. B. Ajayi-Vincent          -        Prof. (Mrs) P.E. Konwea           -                                            Mrs. O. O. Aina                         - Dr. (Mrs.) S. E. Ogunsile           -           Secretar

JOURNAL OF HUMAN KINETICS & HEALTH EDUCATION PEDAGOGY: MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS’ PERCEPTION OF CULTURAL AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS TO PATIENT-CENTRED INTERACTION IN A TERTIARY HEALTH INSTITUTION IN EKITI STATE

EDITORIAL   With the consistent patronage of the Journal of Human Kinetics and Health Education Pedagogy (JOKHED) by various researchers and the reading public, we are compelled to publish this SPECIAL EDITION of the Journal (Vol, 6, No 1, 2024), dedicated to   PROFESSOR JOSEPH AFOLAYAN ADEGBOYEGA.   The Editorial Board deployed appropriate logistics to screen and select articles with high quality and in conformity with the international standard of JOKHED.   This SPECIAL EDITION ascertains the publication of articles from diverse segments of Sport for Fitness, Wellness and Education pedagogy. We shall not relent in our avowed commitment to always put the journal in academic domain at least two times a year.   My profound appreciation goes to the members of the Editorial Board for their individual participation, and especially, the Ag.Head of Department and Assistant Editor in the successful publication of this SPECIAL EDITION of the Journal.       Professor Patrick Oladepo OYENIYI, Editor- In- Chief                                                                             ii   Vol. 6, No. 1, 2024                                     Journal of Human Kinetics and Health Education Pedagogy             EDITORIAL BOARD Editor –in-Chief - Professor Patrick Oladepo Oyeniyi Assistant Editor - Dr. (Mrs.) S. E. Ogunsile Acting Head of Department - Dr. (Mrs.) A. O. Awosusi Consulting Editors     Prof. A. L. Toriola - Tehwane University of Technology, South Africa Prof. (Mrs) F.A. Alade - Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti Prof. J. F. Babalola - University of Ibadan, Ibadan Prof. J. A. Adegun - Olumilua  University  of  Education,  Science  and     Technology, Ikere-Ekiti Prof. S. A. Adeyanju - Lead City University, Ibadan Prof. (Mrs) C. F. Ogundana   Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti Prof. L. O. Eboh - Delta State University, Abraka Prof. A. O. Akeredolu - Lagos State University, Ojoo, Lagos Prof. M. Yakassai - Bayero University, Kano Prof. O. A. Onifade - University of Ilorin, Ilorin Publication Committee     Prof. Pat Ola Oyeniyi - Chairman Prof. O. B. Ajayi-Vincent -   Prof. (Mrs) P.E. Konwea -   Mrs. O. O. Aina -   Dr. (Mrs.) S. E. Ogunsile - Secretary   PROFILE OF PROFESSOR JOSEPH AFOLAYAN ADEGBOYEGA   Joseph Afolayan Adegboyega is a Professor of Health Education in the Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti.   He had his Master’s and Ph.D degrees from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University).  He was the Head of Department of Human Kinetics and health   Education (2011 – 2013). Professor Adegboyega has attended many academic seminars, workshops and conferences at both local and international levels. He was the lead paper presenter at the 2017 Nigerian School Health Association Conference held at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. A keynote address presenter at the World Red Cross Day at Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State in 2017. A keynote address presenter at the Annual National Conference of the School of Science, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo in 2023. A lead paper presenter at the Scientific Forum of West African University Games (WAUG) Championship at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 2023. A Guest lecturer at the 2024 Zonal Conference of Special Marshals comprising Ekiti, Kwara and Kogi States in 2024. He is a well-grounded researcher nationally and internationally. He has authored, edited and published many books including 77 articles in both local and international recognized learned journals. Professor Adegboyega has attended many training and capacity building programmes and served in numerous administrative capacities as a member or chairman of many committees and panels. He was an External Examiner to many Universities and a seasoned resource person and organizer of seminars, workshops and conferences at both State and University levels. His remarkable achievements while in the University as a lead organizer of conferences and capacity building training programmes included the following: The 1st National Conference on ‘The Role of Education in Tackling Global Economic   Recession in Nigeria- 2017. The 2nd   National  Conference  on  ‘Emerging  Global  Trends  in  Education  and Sustainable Development in 2018 The 3rd National Conference on ‘Educational Approaches to Combating Security Challenges in Nigeria- 2019   One-day capacity building workshop for Academi Staff on ‘Ethics in Academics’-2019   One-day capacity building workshop for Academic Staff on ‘Advanced Research   Designs, Methods of Writing Proposals to Attract Grants and Rules of Engagement of Academic Staff. As an astute Lecturer and Professor, he taught and supervised many undergraduates and postgraduate courses and students. He successfully supervised 9 Ph.D holders. Professor Adegboyega is a member of International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, and Dance (ICHPER.SD); Nigerian Association of Physical, Health Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance (APHERSD, Nigeria Chapter); Nigeria Association of Sports Science and Medicine (NASSM); Nigerian School Health Association (NSHA), (NJHE); Nigerian Association of Health Educators; Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria; to mention but view. He held many duty posts in the university such as: Head of Department; Ag. Chairman, Ekiti State University Sports Council, Ado-Ekiti; Chairman, Fact-Finding Committee on Students Protest; Chairman, Faculty of Education Research Committee. He has presented papers and Lead Papers at various conferences in Nigeria and other countries globally. He has received many awards amongst them are: Certificate of Honour by National Youth Soccer Clubs as Deputy Director of NAYSOC, Ekiti State; Certificate of Honour by Association of Physical, Health Education and Recreation, College of Education, Ikere Chapter, Ekiti State; Certificate of Honour by Ekiti State University Sports Council; Award of Honour as Icon of Efficiency by Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti; Award of Excellence by University Staff Sports Clubs; Letter of Commendation by College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti; Letter of Commendation by Federal Road Safety Corps, Zone 8, Zonal Headquarter, Ilorin; Letter of Commendation by Federal Road Safety Corps, Ekiti State Command; Award of Excellence by Federal Road Safety Corps, RS8.2 Ekiti Sector Command, Ado-Ekiti   His Service outside the University Represented, University of Ife (Now Obafemi Awolowo University) Ile – Ife and won Medal in 4 by 100meters relay race at WAUG, 1977.   Represented, University Ife (Now Obafemi Awolowo University) Ile – Ife at NUGA, Lagos 1978 and NUGA, Benin-City, 1980 won Medals in the sprints.   Represented, Nigeria at the FISU Games in Nairobi, Kenya 1978 won bronze medal in the 4 by 100 metres relay   Represented Oyo State at the National Sports Festival, Ibadan, Oluyole, 1979 in 100 metres and 4 by 100 metres relay   Participated in 100 metres and 200 metres at the European Southern County Athletics Competitions, Crystal Palace, London, 1979   Member of Ekiti South Zonal Sports Committee 1996 to 2012 Coordinator (Athletics) NICEGA Games, Katsina, 1992, Kano 1996, Ilesa, 2005   Chairman, Technical/Venue/Talent Hunting Sub-Committee, 1st Ekiti State Sports Festival, 1998.   Secretary, Federation of Youth Soccer Clubs, Ekiti State, 1997 – 1998 Vice-Chairman, Ekiti State Football Association, 1999 – 2003 Athletics Official at the Nigeria Polytechnic Games (NIPOGA), Ado – Ekiti, 2008   Unit Coordinator, RS 8.2 Federal Road Safety Corps, College of Education, Ikere – Ekiti 1995 – 2005   State Coordinator RS 8.2 Federal Road Safety Corps, Ekiti State, April 2005 to August, 2012.   Chairman, National Youth Soccer Clubs (NAYSOC), 2011-2018 Member, Technical/Venue Sub-Committee, 3rd Ekiti State Sports Festival, 2012 Member, Ekiti State Athletics Federation of Nigeria, 2014.   Member of the Brain Trust Group set up by Ekiti State Government on Revenue Generation Drive for Sustainable Development, 2015.   Member of National Association of Athletics Technical Officials (NAATO), Ekiti State Chapter.     Public Organised Programmes Major Public Programmes Organised by Adegboyega, J. A. between 2013 and 2019 as A Lead Consultant for the following Management Training Programmes sponsored by Local Government Service Commission, Ekiti State   A 2-Day Management Training Programme on Effective Verbal Communication in the Public for Ekiti State Local Government Personnel from May 15-16, 2013 held at Pastoral Centre, Ado=Ekiti   A 2-Day Management Training Programme on Corruption Alleviation and Enhance Effective Accounting and Auditing Practice at Local Government for Local Government Personnel from May 22-23, 2013 held at Royal Castles and Suites   A 2-Day Management Training Programme on Skills and Competence Development for Effective Job Performance for Local Government Staff from June 10-11, 2013 held at Local Government Training School, Ilawe-Ekiti   A 2-Day Management Training Programme on Control of Environmental Health Hazards at the Local Government level for Health Environmental Officers from July 2-3, 2013 held at Pastoral Centre, Ado-Ekiti   A 2- Day Management Training Programme on Communication Skills and Report Writing for Effective Job Performance in Public Administration for Local Government Staff from August 22-23, 2013 held at Local Government Staff Training School, Ilawe- Ekiti, Ekiti State   A 3-Day Management Training Programme on Mentoring of Supporting Personnel for Effective Management of Local Government Administration in Ekiti State from May 14-16, 2014 held at Royal Birds Hotels, Ijapo Estate, Akure, Ondo State   A 2-Day Management Training Programme on Public Servants: An Unbiased Umpire in a Democratic Society for Local Government Personnel from June 4-6, 2014 held at Royal Birds Hotels, Alagbaka, Akure, Ondo State.   A 2-Day Retreat on Strategies for Effective Administration in the Local Government Service for Top Management Staff of Ekiti State Local Government from November 10-11, 2015 held at Ikogosi Warm Spring Resort, Ikogosi-Ekiti, Ekiti State   One-Day Management Training Programme on Ebola-the Ragging Scourge, Myth and Truth for Staff of Local Government on October 13, 2014 held at Local Government Staff Training School, Ilawe- Ekiti, Ekiti State   A 2-Day Management Training Workshop on Computer Office Applications and Statistical Programming for Local Government Computer Operators from September 5-6, 2019 held at Local Government Training School, Ilawe- Ekiti, Ekiti State   One -Day Training Workshop on Living a Healthy Life, Stress Management and Agribusiness for Sustainable Food Security for Staff of Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Ekiti State on July 16, held at West Gate Hotel, Ajebamidele, Ado-Ekiti He retired meritoriously from the services of Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti having attained the mandatory retirement age. 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Historical Missionary Activity, Schooling, and the Reversal of Fortunes: Evidence from Nigeria

This paper shows that historical missionary activity has had a persistent effect on schooling outcomes, and contributed to a reversal of fortunes wherein historically richer ethnic groups are poorer today. Combining contemporary individual-level data with a newly constructed dataset on mission stations in Nigeria, we find that individuals whose ancestors were exposed to greater missionary activity have higher levels of schooling. This effect is robust to omitted heterogeneity, ethnicity fixed effects, and reverse causation. We find inter-generational factors and the persistence of early advantages in educational infrastructure to be key channels through which the effect has persisted. Consistent with theory, the effect of missions on current schooling is larger for population subgroups that have historically suffered disadvantages in access to education

The effects of wheat and yam flour diets on the toxicity of three botanical extracts to Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) and the underlying biochemical mechanisms

This study investigates the interactive effects of food type, exposure time, and experimental dosages on the biochemical and insecticidal responses of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) to the toxic effects of three botanicals. The botanicals [Piper guineense (PG), Cinnamomum verum (CV), and Syzygium aromaticum (SA)] were applied individually and in binary combinations (PG + SA, PG + CV, and SA + CV). Beetles were reared for two generations on wheat and yam flour prior to insecticide exposure. The specific activities of α-amylase, alkaline phosphatase (AKP), acid phosphatase (ACP), acetylcholinesterase (AChE), and glutathione S-transferase (GST) were also determined. Generally, the insecticidal and biochemical responses of T. castaneum to each botanical extract and their binary combinations varied with the type of host food used for rearing the beetles, the experimental dosage, and the exposure time to the extracts. The three main factors (i.e. food, time and dosage) and their two-way interactions (F∗D, F∗T and D∗T) significantly (p < 0.05) influenced the mortality response of the beetles. According to the LD50, LD95, and LT50 values, all three botanical extracts were generally more toxic to beetles fed wheat flour than those fed yam flour. Beetles given yam flour showed more toxic effects with the binary mixture of PG + CV and SA + CV than those fed wheat flour. Except for CV + SA, which had a synergistic effect on the mortality response of yam-reared T. castaneum, all the binary mixtures had antagonistic effects on the beetles' mortality rate. Irrespective of food type, significantly higher (p < 0.05) specific activities of α-amylase, AKP, and ACP was recorded in beetles exposed to CV alone and EA + CV combination relative to the control. This study demonstrates the valuable insights needed for the possible development of targeted and sustainable strategies for managing T. castaneum infesting wheat and yam flour

Development of a manual egusi (Citrulus Vulgaris) washing machine

Egusi is an important oil seed plant used in the food industry. However, the washing of egusi seeds after harvest has been a major challenge to the egusi farmers in Nigeria. The washing of egusi seeds after harvest is locally done by the use of basket containing unwashed egusi seeds submerged inside water and washed with hand to remove the slime and dirt which is labour intensive and time consuming. A manual egusi (Citrulus Vulgaris) washing machine was developed to help egusi farmers in washing of egusi seeds after manual pod cracking and seeds scooping. The average length, width, thickness and sphericity of 100 egusi seeds were first determined to be 15 mm, 8.8 mm, 2.06 mm and 0.43 mm and used in the machine design. The machine was designed and fabricated using available materials and it consist of five major components which are; cylindrical drum, perforated drum, roller, water tank and frame with a capacity of 32.14kg/batch. The machine was evaluated to have 75.3% washing efficiency, 0.08% percentage loss, and 0.0% damaged egusi respectively

Development of a manual egusi (Citrulus Vulgaris) washing machine

Egusi is an important oil seed plant used in the food industry. However, the washing of egusi seeds after harvest has been a major challenge to the egusi farmers in Nigeria. The washing of egusi seeds after harvest is locally done by the use of basket containing unwashed egusi seeds submerged inside water and washed with hand to remove the slime and dirt which is labour intensive and time consuming. A manual egusi (Citrulus Vulgaris) washing machine was developed to help egusi farmers in washing of egusi seeds after manual pod cracking and seeds scooping. The average length, width, thickness and sphericity of 100 egusi seeds were first determined to be 15 mm, 8.8 mm, 2.06 mm and 0.43 mm and used in the machine design. The machine was designed and fabricated using available materials and it consist of five major components which are; cylindrical drum, perforated drum, roller, water tank and frame with a capacity of 32.14kg/batch. The machine was evaluated to have 75.3% washing efficiency, 0.08% percentage loss, and 0.0% damaged egusi respectively.</jats:p

Theoretical DFT Investigation of Structure and Electronic Properties of &eta;5-Cyclopentadienyl Half-Sandwich Organochalcogenide Complexes

For the first time, an extensive theoretical comparative study of the electronic structure and spectra of the &eta;5-cyclopentadienyl half-sandwich [(Cp)(EPh3)], E = Se, Te) organochalcogenides was carried out using direct space electronic structure calculations within hybrid, meta, and meta-hybrid DFT GGA functionals coupled with double-&zeta; polarized 6-31G* and correlation-consistent triple-zeta cc-pVTZ-pp basis sets. The absence of covalent bonding between the cyclopentadienyl (Cp) ligands and Te/Se coordination centers was revealed. It was found that the chalcogens are partially positively charged and Cp ligands are partially negatively charged, which directly indicates a visible ionic contribution to Te/Se-Cp chemical bonding. Simulated UV&ndash;Vis absorption spectra show that all complexes have a UV-active nature, with a considerable shift in their visible light absorption due to the addition of methyl groups. The highest occupied molecular orbitals exhibit &pi;-bonding between the Te/Se centers and Cp rings, although the majority of the orbital density is localized inside the Cp &pi;-system. The presence of the chalcogen atoms and the extension of &pi;-bonds across the chalcogen-ligand interface make the species promising for advanced photovoltaic and light-emitting applications

Spin Polarization and Flat Bands in Eu-Doped Nanoporous and Twisted Bilayer Graphenes

Advanced two-dimensional spin-polarized heterostructures based on twisted (TBG) and nanoporous (NPBG) bilayer graphenes doped with Eu ions were theoretically proposed and studied using Periodic Boundary Conditions Density Functional theory electronic structure calculations. The significant polarization of the electronic states at the Fermi level was discovered for both Eu/NPBG(AA) and Eu/TBG lattices. Eu ions&rsquo; chemi- and physisorption to both graphenes may lead to structural deformations, drop of symmetry of low-dimensional lattices, interlayer fusion, and mutual slides of TBG graphene fragments. The frontier bands in the valence region at the vicinity of the Fermi level of both spin-polarized 2D Eu/NPBG(AA) and Eu/TBG lattices clearly demonstrate flat dispersion laws caused by localized electronic states formed by TBG Moir&eacute; patterns, which could lead to strong electron correlations and the formation of exotic quantum phases