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TRANSFORMING RESEARCH FINDINGS INTO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS USING TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Book of Proceedings Humanities-Based Disciplines; 3rd EKSU International Conference and Research Fair, 2016
Abstract
Research outcomes seem to be under-utilized in Nigerian enterprises. As such, this paper
examined some essential elements that could be considered as judicious elements in the
dissemination of research findings for practical use in the Nigeria enterprise sector. Thus,
research findings can be efficiently transferred from the research fields into the
commercial or production settings. The applied knowledge from a pool of research
findings of new designs, manufacturing tools, new ideas and the utilization of
knowledge-based innovations can be better maximized using appropriate channels. This
effort would increase revenue capacity, profit efficiency and the general growth of the
nation’s economy. Furthermore, the process of transforming research and development
into innovation cannot be taken out of context, and therefore, it should be treated as a
component of the national innovation project. Finally, research institutions need to play
a more active role in their relationship with the enterprise sector in order to maximize the
use of research-oriented innovations.
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The study examines the impact of tax reforms on the economic growth of Nigeria from 1994 to 2009. tax reforms is positively and significantly related to economic growth and that tax reforms granger cause economic growth. On the basis of the findings, the study concluded that tax reforms improves the revenue generating machinery of government to undertake socially desirable expenditure that will translate to economic growth in real output and per capita basis. However, it was recommended that sustainable economic growth cannot be attained with tax reform processes except obsolete tax laws and rates are reviewed in line with macro economic objectives, corrupt-free and efficient tax administrative machinery with personnel's and accountability and transparency of government officials in the management of tax revenue.
The Current Insights feature is designed to introduce life science educators and researchers to current articles of interest in other social science and education journals. In this installment, I highlight three diverse research studies: one exploring what researchers actually mean when they talk about relevance; one describing the relationships between instructor mindset about intelligence and performance gaps in the classroom; and the last describing a novel short intervention to reduce student's perceptions of costs.
Surface water is an important water resource for drinking and irrigation purposes in the central part of Ekiti-State. The water bodies are used with little attention to their quality status in addition to increased threat of anthropogenic contamination in view of rapid growth in population. The objectives of this study were to determine the physico-chemical characteristics of surface water, its hydrochemical controls and suitability for drinking and irrigation. Forty surface water samples were investigated. Field measurements of physical parameters were preceded by chemical analyses of the samples for major ions concentrations and bacteriological content. The surface water has pH ranging from 8.3-9.6 implying that the water was barely alkaline. Electrical conductivity [<205 µS/cm] and total dissolved solids [<154 mg/l] were low suggesting low-mineralised freshwater. The relative abundance of major ions [mg/L] was Na + >Ca 2+ >Mg 2+ >K + for cations and Cl->SO 4 2-> HCO 3->NO 3-for anions. Major ion concentrations were low and within the WHO guidelines for drinking water indicating chemical suitability of surface water. The water samples tested positive to total bacterial count and E-coli with median values of 31.50 and 8.00 (cfu/100ml) respectively. Main water types and proportions were [70 %] mixed Ca 2+-Mg 2+-Cl-, [20%] Na +-Cl-and [10%] Ca 2+-Cl-. Predominant processes influencing water chemistry were incongruent dissolution/weathering of silicate minerals and cation-exchange of Na + in rocks for Ca 2+ in water. The low major ion concentrations indicated low water-rock interactions and short residence time. Irrigation quality indices [Sodium absorption ratio, salinity hazard, Kelly ratio and permeability index] revealed that the analysed water was suitable for irrigation.
The study uses data on the research outputs of 219 academics in three Nigerian universities of agriculture to compare gender with research attainment. The find- ings show that research attainment is slightly higher for male academics than for female. Academic qualifications and rank are significantly associated with gender and, although there was no significant association between promotion time and gender, male academics have higher publishing rates in journals and proceedings of repute. A high correlation also exists between gender and age, length of service and representation in management. More male faculty members are employed at top management positions, while the majority of female faculty members occupy mid- dle management and entry levels. A policy of gender mainstreaming that would ensure gender balance in recruitment, training and research opportunities could provide a passage through which females gain greater access to positions hitherto dominated by their male counterparts.
The article is devoted to the development of the education system in the context of globalization of the economy, socio-economic relations and the introduction of the distance education, telecommunication, communication technologies. It presents aspects of the knowledge management and the formation of educational complexes as institutional conditions and social environment for the development of educational systems.
The Nigerian rural people demonstrate undesirable health-seeking behavior because of their cosmological and nosological notions which ascribe etiology of diseases and ill-health to entities far beyond the realm of the stethoscope. The present review is therefore solicited to enhance the health status of rural dwellers by providing potentially useful guidance that will enhance the knowledge of healthcare professionals with respect to the peculiar health-seeking behavior of rural dwellers so as to promote good patient-physician interaction and to provide empirical basis for rational health policy formulation. A manual literature and internet (Google, Medline, Embase, HINARI and Cochrane data bases) search showed that in a pluralistic medical milieu in which the rural dwellers find themselves, the decision to seek healthcare, where to do this and the form of care perceived as appropriate are all influenced by a multiplicity of factors relating to the person, the facility and the socio-cultural environment. Primarily, religious beliefs, use of Traditional African Medicine (TAM) and patients’ perception of reality influence health-seeking behavior. In order to adequately and successfully manage the Nigerian rural patients, the healthcare provider must pay attention to patients’ impression of illness and underpinning health beliefs during consultation, in therapeutics and in handling evolving complications of TAM and ethical dilemmas. Improvement of rural infrastructure and behavioral health promotion campaigns among the rural people together with rational health policy formulation and regulation of TAM practice, are imperative. Review Article