Nexus between Gender differences and Sexual Satisfaction in selected Married couples in Ilishan, Ogun State, Nigeria

Scholarly discourse has intensified the debate on differences regarding sexual drive, sexual initiation, and intimacy between male and female partners and sexual satisfaction in marriage. A pre-tested questionnaire was administered to 124 married students of Babcock University and results were analysed using various regression analysis. Findings revealed that sexual initiation has no influence on sexual satisfaction. It depicted that sexual drive provokes sexual satisfaction more in males than in females while intimacy tends to engender sexual satisfaction more in females than in their male counterparts where the joint effect of the three variables on sexual satisfaction was tested. Furthermore, length of time in marriage significantly moderates the relationship between intimacy and sexual satisfaction. The study confirms intimacy as a key driver in the sexual satisfaction of married couples and recommends its embrace in obedience to the Holy book, as it motivates sexual initiation and increases sexual drive in each partner.Key Words: Intimacy, Marriage, Sexual drive, Sexual initiation, Sexual satisfactio

Cadmium determination in cigarettes available in Nigeria

Cadmium (Cd) contents were determined in 30 brands of tobacco cigarette commonly available in Nigeria by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The concentration of Cd in the cigarettes ranged from 0.7 to 2.3 g/g dry weight with mean 1.48 ± 0.46 g/g. Higher Cd concentrations were found in importedbrands (1.52 ± 0.46 g/g) compared to the Nigerian brands (1.10 ± 0.35 g/g). Relatively lower Cd values were observed in cigarettes from developing countries (~ 1.3 g/g) compared to brands from developed countries (>1.3 g/g). The average Cd content of cigarettes available in Nigeria is 1.28 g per cigarette and a person who smokes 20 cigarettes per day is estimated to increase his daily Cd retention by approximately 1 g/day (0.53 – 1.65 g/day). The results indicate that smoking and exposure to cigarettesmoke is a confounder to be taken into account when carrying out epidemiological studies on human exposure to cadmium

Trace metal contents of facial (make-up) cosmetics commonly used in Nigeria

Several facial cosmetics available in Nigeria were analyzed for their contents of the heavy metals; lead, cadmium, chromium, nickel, zinc and iron. The levels of chromium, iron and zinc were much higher in the samples than those of the non-essential toxic metals; lead, cadmium and nickel. The range of the geometric average for the various cosmetics is: Fe, 97-256 g/g; Ni, 8-13 g/g; Pb, 87-123 g/g; and Zn, 88-101 g/g. The geometric mean values obtained for Cr and Cd were generally below 40 g/g and about 1 g/g, respectively. Our result indicates that these cosmetics are relatively safer to use when compared to the lead-based kwali eye make-up commonly available in Nigeria. These data indicate that the continuous use of these cosmetics could result in an increase in the trace metal levels in the ocular system and the human body beyond acceptable limits. The application of these cosmetics needs to be considered as a source of lead in evaluating patients with symptoms of lead intoxication in regions where this practice is common

Copper, Iron and Zinc concentrations of tobacco leaves and ready-to-use snuff products on sale in Imo State Southeastern Nigeria

This paper reports the results of the determination of the concentrations of Zn, Cu, and Fe in tobacco leaves and snuff products on sale in some regional markets in Imo State, Southeastern Nigeria. The samples were ashed at 550°C, mineralized with acid and the metal concentrations measured using flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The mean metal concentrations are 843 ± 46 mg kg-1 for Fe, 79 ± 4 mg kg-1 for Zn, and 22 ± 2 mg kg-1 for Cu in snuff samples and; 951 ± 78 mg kg-1 for Fe, 83 ± 2 mg kg-1 for Zn, and 24 ± 2 mg kg-1 for Cu in tobacco leaves. Comparably, higher metal concentrations were obtained in tobacco leaves than in the snuff products, and the metal concentrations varied according to the regional markets from where they were purchased. The results of this study indicate that snuff products could constitute trace metal exposure routes to users.Keywords: snuff; trace metals; tobacco; toxicology; Nigeri

TIME MANAGEMENT STRATAGIES ADOPTED BY PRINCIPALS FOR EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IMO STATE

The study is an empirical study that used the survey design to examine time management strategies adopted by principals for effective administration of secondary schools in Imo state. the population of the study is 852 teachers from the 63 public secondary schools in Owerri, Imo State. The researchers made use of a questionnaire titled "Time Management Strategies Adopted by Principals for Effective Administration Secondary School Scale" (TMSAPEASSS) for the teachers on a four (4) point scale. The instrument was validated and found reliable with an index of 0.88. In analyzing the data for the study, mean score statistic was used to answer the research questions and independent z-test statistic was used to test the hypotheses at a significant level of (0.05). The result of the study revealed that teachers agreed that their principals arrive on time to prepare for daily work, is able to complete tasks without interruptions, devote time to administrative work, create time to oversee the academic work of students, schedule time for classroom visitation, attend to visitors, takes time in meetings, follow up delegated works and make effort to keep in touch personally with staff. Based on the findings, the researchers recommended among others that head teachers should ensure that they give adequate time to school morning assembly so as to equip students with moral values and orientation and should always give, priorities to core administrative duties in their time allocatio

QUALITY ASSURANCE IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA: A DRIVING FORCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Quality assurance is a holistic approach covering all the processes in tertiary institution in order to serve the students and other stakeholders in expected quality standards. The success of quality assurance system depends on the support of the management. This paper examines the current academic and policy literatures surrounding quality assurance in tertiary education. Within the content is a superficial look at strategies for quality assurance in tertiary institutions. Among these are: quality assurance in education, modification of the curriculum, assessment, strategic planning, accreditation to tertiary institution and her programmes, human resource availability, information and communication technology adoption and effective supervision. The development of any nation depends on the quality of its education therefore; conscious effort should be made to ensure quality at every level. This paper look at education as a very significant tool for sustainable development. Through tertiary institution, one is prepared to adapt to social, political, technological and economic challenges. Quality assurance is the way to ensure that students acquire the needed skill and talent in order to face the list challenges of life

Social Anomie and Suicide Phenomenon in Nigeria: Lending Credence to the Voiceless Phenomenon

Suicide is one of the socially undesirable phenomena across the globe As such the United Nations via the World Health Organization has recognized suicide as one of the health issues requiring serious attention globally and domestically Although there are statistical evidences about the understanding of the phenomenon and its prevalence world over especially among the developed nations much is left to be desired for among the developing nations in the understanding of the social antecedence of suicide and the sustainable mechanism to the phenomenon Since the fundamental theoretical concept by Emile Durkheim which has triggered unprecedented research on suicide classification and identification of the social phenomenon responsible for suicide thought and action is yet to be given a crystal distillation among the developing nations such as Nigeria There are social indices facilitating suicide thought and actions which are domicile with these nations according to Durkheim s classification

Determination of lead and cadmium contents of dry cell batteries available in Nigeria

Lead and cadmium content of different brands and sizes (N=38) of dry cell batteries (zinc-carbon Leclanche systems) available in Nigeria were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry after acid digestion. The average Pb and Cd content of the dry cells are 1077.9±751.7mg/kg (Range 42-3170mg/kg) and 108.3±81.4mg/kg (Range 4.6-410mg/kg) respectively. The mean Pb and Cd contents of dry cells with metal outer cover were significantly lower (p < 0.005) than the corresponding values for dry cells with non-metallic cover. The highest Pb and Cd values were observed in dry cell batteries imported from China. Higher mean Pb and Cd value were observed in dry cells from China (1368.36 vs. 151.47mg/kg), compared to values for dry cells from Indonesia (1032 vs. 84.4mg/kg), Japan (715.2 vs. 131.48mg/kg) and Korea (1137.5 vs. 81.45). Lower Pb and Cd values were obtained in dry cells from Malaysia (709 vs. 12.5mg/kg), Spain (702 vs. 65.8mg/kg), United States (303 vs. 11.1mg/kg) and in the only surviving local brand (408 vs. 34.5mg/kg).Our study revealed that there is an urgent need to introduce an adequate well-established system for collection, separation, storage and management of municipal and industrial wastes containing primary and secondary battery wastes and similar toxic materials to halt the open burning of such wastes within inhabited areas. There is an urgent need to develop in Nigeria an appropriate technology following the principles of waste minimization and sustainable development. Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management Vol. 10 (3) 2006: 37-4