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EFFECT OF AUDITORS' INDEPENDENCE ON REPORTING LAG: EVIDENCE FROM SELECTED FIRMS IN NIGERIA
Get PDFThis study investigated the effect of auditors’ independence on reporting lag of financial firms in Nigeria from (2011-to 2020). Five research questions and five hypotheses were formulated for the study. The ex-post facto research design was employed in the study. Used for the study is the population of all financial firms quoted and trading on the Nigerian Exchange Group (NXG) (NSE) as of 31st December 2021 with a sample size of Thirty-five (35) financial firms selected from the financial sector. Reliance was placed on secondary sources of data which were obtained from Annual reports of sampled firms as provided by individual firms and the Nigerian Exchange Group (NXG) website. Panel Estimated Generalized Least Square (EGLS) regression analysis was employed for validating the hypotheses. The study revealed a significant negative effect of audit fees on audit reporting lag. Audit switching, audit tenure, joint auditors and Big-4 auditors were not significant. The study suggests, among other things, that firms budget an appropriate amount for audit fees to guarantee that they do not spend more than is necessary while still improving audit quality and reporting timeliness. Other specific issues that affect audit report lag in industrial organisations and the oil and gas sector might be researched further
PHYTOCHEMICAL, VITAMIN COMPOSITIONS AND ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF Kigelia africana FRUIT AND LEAF MEALS
Get PDFThis experiment was conducted to investigate the chemical composition of Kigelia africana (KA) fruit and leaf meals where the qualitative and quantitative phytochemicals, antioxidant potentials, and vitamins compositions of both samples were compared. The most available phytochemical in both fruit and leaf was flavonoid and was significantly (p<0.05) higher in the fruit. The free radical scavenging activity conducted by spectro-photometric assay on the reduction of 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), and total antioxidant potential (TAP) assay were both compared with a standard, ascorbic acid. The antioxidant potentials (DPPH and TAP) of both fruit and leaf were significantly (p<0.05) higher than that of the standard. The vitamins, except vitamin E were significantly (p<0.05) higher in the fruit. In conclusion, Kigelia africana fruit is richer in flavonoid, some vitamins compared with the leaf and this can explain it great antioxidant potentials recorded in this trial. However, based on the nutritional composition and antioxidant potentials of this plant parts, they can both be included in rabbit and ruminant diet to boost productivity, solve some health conditions and at the same time solve the environmental problems that the fruit of this tree usually constitute in areas where the tree is abundant
MAGNETIC FIELD AND INSECTICIDE INTERACTIONS FOR LETHAL ALTERED TOXIC ACTION AND STUDY OF NEGATIVE IMPACT ON EARIAS INSULANA (BOISD.) (LEPIDOPTERA: NOLIDAE)
No full textThe purpose from current experiment was to increase the activity of insecticides after exposure to magnetic power field (increased in toxicity with able to kill the pest insect by low dose). Earias insulana (Lepidoptera: Nolida) insect behavior and physiology have been shown to be affected by both tested compounds (Uphold and Tracer) before and after exposed to magnetic fields. We're curious about the effects of compounds magnetization on Earias insulana larvae. The goal of this study was to better understand the interaction between magnetic field (180 mlt for 1 hour) and two insecticides, Uphold and Tracer, in order to quantify the increase of their lethal toxicity after exposure. Two insecticides were tested for toxicity against E. insulana 2nd, 3rd, and 4th instar larvae, as well as their effects on larvae and pupae stages. According to the data, the LC50 values for Uphold and Tracer were 0.582, 0.690, 1.022 and 4.949, 9.356, 13.753 ppm respectively, while, after magnetization of the same insecticides the LC50 values for Uphold and Tracer were 0.331, 0.607, 0.859 and 3.823, 7.779, 10.590 ppm respectively. After magnetization some enzymes and biochemical contents have changed. AchE and Alk-Ph increased significantly, while, total proteins and free amino acids decreased significantly
ASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS OF MAVADI KULAM AND ITS SURROUNDING BORE WELL WATER SAMPLES, PONMALAIPATTI, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI (DT), TAMIL NADU, INDIA
Get PDFThis paper deals with an assessment of water quality parameters of Mavadi Kulam and its surrounding bore wells, Ponmalaipatti, Tiruchirappalli (dt). In the case of Mavadi Kulam water samples, the mean value of pH, Electrical conductivity, Total Hardness, Magnesium Hardness, Phosphate, Silicate, and DO was within the permissible limit and Calcium Hardness was within the desirable limit. The low level of BOD of Mavadi Kulam water samples indicates higher water quality. The results reveal that the Mavadi Kulam water does meet the drinking water standards and is fit for drinking and domestic purposes. Some parameters of bore well water samples such as Electrical conductivity, Total Hardness, Calcium Hardness, Sodium, and Potassium were higher than the Permissible limit. These results reveal that the groundwater does not meet the drinking water standards and it should be treated for people's health and environmental safety
REVIEW ON MAJOR STORAGE INSECT PESTS OF CEREALS AND PULSES
Get PDFInsect pests are the most successful and diverse groups of animals on earth and are closely related to our lives and affect the welfare of humans in diverse ways. A vast number of pest species are related to stored commodities. From this pest species, storage insect pests are a major threat to grain storage and other stored products and they cause direct and indirect losses of grain on the storage. Cereals and pulses are attacked in stores by different insect pests and other storage pests. The three orders of insect Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, and Psocoptera contain species that are major pests on stored products. The two major groups Coleoptera and Lepidoptera insects harbor the most economically important post-harvest insect pests. Some of the storage insect pests which attack storage grains are rice weevil, maize weevil, lesser grain borer, granary weevil, Angoumois grain moth, khapra beetle, Indian meal moth, red flour beetle, and pulse beetles. Callosobruchus chinensis, Callosobruchus maculatus, and Callosobruchus analis are the three commonly known pulse beetle species in stored pulses. Hence the objective of this paper is to review the major insect pests of stored grains and their management methods. Insect infestation occurs in stored grains and grain products to a variable extent depending upon the storage conditions in developing countries. Under farmers’ storage grain losses are further aggravated by poor post-harvest handling, inefficient storage facilities, and inadequate pest management systems. The stored grain pests infest grains during storage to fulfill their food and shelter requirements as a result they cause quantitative and qualitative losses. Globally, the quantitative losses of stored grain vary from developed countries to undeveloped countries. To reduce the losses management of storage insect pests by using physical, biological, botanical, chemical, host plant resistance, and integrated pest management methods are essential for the control of stored product insect pests
GETTING RTSP TO WORK NATIVELY IN THE BROWSER
Get PDFReal-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) is an application-level network communication system that transfers real-time data from multimedia to an endpoint device by communicating directly with the server streaming the data. The Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) is tried-and-true video technology. It's used to control audio/video transmission between two endpoints and facilitate the transportation of low latency streaming content across the internet. Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) allows you to pull a live video stream from your camera and view it from different devices and programs. Its primary uses are to pull a video feed from a camera to an NVR, viewing software, or even home automation solutions. RTSP is not natively supported in Web Browsers at the time the paper was written.
In this paper, I will discuss techniques on how to render RTSP natively in your web browser using only a <img> tag inHTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) powered by my platform which hundreds of people use today called OpenRTSP, and an alternative way to build an engine/server like my platform from scratch in detail
ENHANCING QUALITY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION THROUGH QUALITY CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: IMPLICATION FOR THE CLASSROOM LITERATURE TEACHER
Get PDFChildren’s literature has tremendously grown in number of titles and in variety of themes and subject matter. Critics and literary writers have observed and stated that the production of children’s books is the most rapidly growing segment in the publishing industry in sub Sahara Africa. More than six hundred children’s literature books were listed in the 1983 African Books in Print, and this number has since increased. Educators, librarians’ writers and publishers have in the recent past had a filled day in the production of children’s literature. In addition to stimulating seminars held on children’s literature, the competitions on children’s writings by organized publishing companies, especially Macmillan and the African University Press have increased the production of this genre. Other reasons for the rapid growth of children’s literature seem to be the usually slim volume of this genre of literature, which writers illusively believe to be very easy to write. Publishers on their side, have found it to be economically expedient to produce. And these have tremendously increased the number of titles of children’s literature. This has resulted in the fear that the attractive and lucrative nature of the enterprise of writing for children has blinded writers and publishers of the purpose and principles of the task. This again has resulted in the wild circulation of unhealthy books for the child’s consumption, poor and very low quality books especially at the early primary level of education, which do not appear to have professional handling. To circumvent this misnomer, the paper recommends that writers of children’s books should create holistic and wholesome books for children. What is needed is not an increase in the output of children’s literature but an increase in number of books of literary aesthetic and value that will satisfy the societal needs of the child, so as to develop, promote and enhance the total development of the Nigerian child. The paper also suggest that the problem of the Nigerian Children’s literature does not rest on the writer, the publisher and the critics alone but that the classroom literature teacher has a much more role to perform to see that the child consumes a healthy book actually meant and written for him
THE CHILDHOOD NUTRITION: A PANACEA FOR RESTORATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AWKA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA
Get PDFThis study was designed to investigate “The childhood nutrition: A panacea for restoration of sustainable development in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State”. Four research questions were formulated to guide the study. The population of this study comprised the entire mothers from the nine towns in Awka South L.G.A. To ensure a propitious result, a stratified sampling technique was used for selection of six towns and a simple random sampling technique was later used for selection of fifty mothers from each town. From this population, three hundred of them were selected for the study. This study was a descriptive survey design. A structured questionnaire which had the reliability of 0.85 after the pilot study was used as instrument for collection of data. Data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation. The data presentation was done in order of research questions. The findings were that childhood nutrition promotes proper growth and development. It is very vital to their overall survival. The perturbing factors affecting childhood nutrition include food insecurity, malnutrition, Hiv/Aids status of the child, the financial status of the parents, and inadequate prenatal care among others. The nutritional well-being of all people is a pre-condition for the sustainable development of societies. To promote childhood nutrition, children should be given the prerogative to consume sufficient nutritious vitamins because, it allows them to grow, function, and remain healthy. Recommendations were made based on the findings that strategies should be put in place to encourage breastfeeding among nursing mothers because, it enhances childhood nutrition. Again, Government should reduce costs and increase the nutritional valued foods for children. Educational implications of the study as well as suggestions for further studies were also stipulated
AN ASSESSMENT OF COVID 19 RESPONSE BY NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT
Get PDFCOVID 19 is the first global threat in the 21st century. Individual countries and global body such ad World Health Organization came up with policies aimed to address it. This study examined the response by the Nigerian Government. The study relied on qualitative analysis of data from secondary sources. Public Policy was used as a framework of analysis in this study. The study discovered that the Nigerian Government spared no time in formulating policies to stem the spread of COVID 19 pandemic. Such measures included contact tracing, imposition of curfews, interstate travel ban among others. The foregone have affected the Nigerians wellbeing more especially the less privilege. It was recommended that there is need for collaboration between ministry of health and Nigeria’s Immigration service in keeping record and tracing people coming and going out of Nigeria. Citizens on their part should be supportive and comply with safety measures to avoid contracting COVID 19 virus
POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN SOUTH AFRICA: THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURE EDUCATION AND MECHANIZATION
Get PDFThe need to reduce poverty and increase agricultural production has been the priority of emerging economies. Poverty is one of the significant developmental challenges affecting the development of South Africa after the 1994 apartheid. Recent statistics indicated that about 49.2% of citizens aged 18 falls below the upper-bound poverty line in South Africa. Therefore, various mechanisms are being implemented to alleviate poverty in South Africa. Sustainable agricultural mechanization is a pivotal contributor to the development of agricultural productivity.
The study employed a content analysis technique to approach the significant objective of the research. Discussion from the study shows that poverty can be alleviated through agriculture mechanization when; there is a reduction in food prices, improved farm income, created jobs through agriculture, and increased farm productivity. The study also indicated that effective agricultural mechanization implementation could be achieved by including agriculture mechanization modules in the South African educational system, enhancing the agricultural sector’s innovation and profitability, and establishing a training base for enterprises.
Government must therefore create an enabling environment for the development of agriculture mechanization in South Africa. Agricultural mechanization can be promoted by providing local farmers subsidies and credit loan facilities, capacity building and training, and research and development