The incidence and antibiotic susceptibility profile of bacteria from door handles were studied to X-ray the public health implication of bacterial infections in the complex. Eleven genera were identified: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus intermidis, Streptococcus pneumonia, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus cohinii, and Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus chromogenes, Staphylococcus capitis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The antibiotic susceptibility pattern revealed that Gentamycin exhibited the highest zone of inhibition to all isolates, followed by ciprofloxacin, oflaxacin, nitrofurantoin and Ampicillin. The frequency of bacterial isolates showed that Staphylococcus aureus had the highest percentage of 30%, followed by Escherichia coli (12.5%), Streptococcus pyogenes (10.0%). Streptococcus pneumonia, Staphylococcus cohinii, and Staphylococcus capitis each had (7.5%); the least was Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus intermidis (2.5%). Finally, the public health implications of the isolates were discussed.
This study focused on assessing the social responsibility of cooperative organizations resident in tertiary institutions in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The population of the study was one thousand four hundred and twelve (1,412) registered members of cooperative organizations resident in tertiary institutions in Kaduna State. Using Taro Yamane’s formula with allowable error e =0.05, a sample size of three hundred and twelve (312) was used. This sample was distributed equally (at fifty-two each) among the six cooperative organizations that were selected one from each of the six tertiary institutions; the six tertiary institutions were judgmentally selected two from each senatorial zone in the State. A 5point Likert-scale measure was used. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics (percentage, mean Likert-scale) and inferential statistics (Spearman rho test). The results of the study revealed as follows: The only significant social responsibility activity carried out by cooperative organizations resident in tertiary institutions in the State was to help their host communities in providing physical infrastructural facilities (x = 3.02). Thus, the cooperative organizations have not met their social responsibilities to their host communities (P-value = 2.781; r-cal = 1.517). However, the little they have been able to do has had a positive and significant effect (P-value = 0.752; r-cal = 3.439). There are many challenges impeding the provision of social responsibility activities by these cooperative organizations; the major challenges include lack of fund, poor relationship with host communities, and hostile attitude of the host communities. The study therefore recommended that cooperative organizations in tertiary institutions in Kaduna State should strive to imbibe the culture of concern for host community as a cardinal cooperative principle.
This study seeks to analyse the effect of demographic patterns, dependency ratio, and population growth rate on labour productivity. The study employed the panel data set comprising seventeen (17) countries of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), spanning 2001 to 2022 and retrieved from World Development Indicators (WDI). The linear model approach and robust generalised least square technique were applied. Working poverty female aged 15 to 24 and male 15 to 24 reveal a positive and significant relationship with labour productivity. Similarly, working poverty female aged 25 and above, male 25 and above and dependency ratio exert a negative and significant effect on the outcome variable. Population growth also has a positive sign. Since members of both sex groups aged 15 to 24 are crucial to driving productivity levels, institutions need to focus on addressing social welfare and providing decent work and environment for these categories to improve productivity.
This paper is drawn upon a study that sought to examine the determinants of entrepreneurial orientationamong Muslim students at USIU-Africa. The study addressed the gaps in the knowledge betweenmultiple dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation in the context of Muslim students in USIU-Africa.The study was steered along the following objectives: influences of pro-activeness on entrepreneurialorientation among Muslim students, influences of innovation on entrepreneurial orientation amongMuslim students, and influence of risk-taking on entrepreneurial orientation among Muslim students inUSIU-Africa. A descriptive quantitative research design was used for this study and the informationgathered using questionnaires. The sample size constituted 120 Undergraduate and Graduate studentsin the various departments of USIU-Africa. The data collected from the sample was analyzed usingSPSS and Microsoft Excel to generate statistics, frequency tables and percentages for clearinterpretation of findings. A one sample t-test and Pearson correlation analysis were used to investigatethe relationship between the variables of the study
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