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A comparative analysis of health expenditure, health outcome and economic growth in selected Sub-Saharan African Countries (2000 - 2020)
(Department of Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2023) Nmormah, Abaloku Sylvester
This study examined the trend of public and private health expenditure, health outcome and economic growth and appraised the health financing strategy of Nigeria, Ethiopia, DR Congo and South Africa. It also evaluated the effect of public and private health expenditure on health outcome and investigated the dynamic relationship among health expenditure, health outcome and economic growth in the study countries. This is with a view to determining the interrelationship among public and private health expenditure, health outcome and economic growth.
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A comparative of two modes of exercise stress testing and anthropometric characteristics of compensated congestive heart failure patients.
(Department of Physical education, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife., 2005) Adedoyin, Rufus Adesoji
The study assessed the cardiovascular responses to 6 minutes corridor walk and 6 minutes bicycle ergometry exercise stress testing in patients with chronic Heart Failure (CHF) as well as compared physical characteristics of the subjects with the maximum oxygen consumption with a view to establishing a suitable exercise protocol for the testing and rehabilitation of patients with CHF.
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A Comparative study of predisposing factors to truancy and curbing strategies among public and private secondary school students in Osun State
(Department of Educational Foundations and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University Press., 2015) IDOWU Jadesola Hannah
The study identified the predisposing factors to truancy among private and public secondary school students in Osun state. It compared the prevalence of truancy in both school types and also compared the curbing strategies adopted by teachers to minimize the occurrence. These were with a view to providing information on truancy and factors employed in cubing truancy in public and private secondary schools in Osun state, Nigeria.
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A comparative study of the meaning and value of university campus architecture in southwestern Nigeria
(Department of Architecture, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife, Nigeria., 2024) Akinsola, Musiliu Lawal.
This study examined comparatively the meaning and value of campus architecture of two universities in Southwestern Nigeria. It examined the personal characteristics of users of the University of Ibadan and Obafemi Awolowo University campuses, examined the physical and socio-physical characteristics of the two university campuses. Analysed the meaning and value of the two university campus architecture, and compared the architecture of the two university campuses. These with a view to providing information that could enhance university campus architecture. A mixed method of quantitative and qualitative evaluation with physical observation was used to collect primary data, while secondary data were sourced from relevant departments. The campus architecture of Obafemi Awolowo University and University of Ibadan, with two classes of respondents; university – staff and students, comprising of 42 and 63 staff, with 401 and 366 students from OAU and UI respectively, were selected using purposive sampling method. The measuring instruments comprised of campus users personal characteristics, physical and socio- physical characteristics of the campus architecture, which were used to assess meaning, while open responses of campus users, likes and dislikes, mental imagery, campus users memories and most important things assessed users’ value of campus architecture which aligned with meaning. Data obtained were analysed using descriptive analysis, means, percentile, chi-square, Cronbach’s Alpha factor analysis, Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA, Crosstabulation, content analysis and Fisher Freeman p-values. Obafemi Awolowo University and University of Ibadan campus architecture evoked campus users’ meaning and value, namely, architecture vitality, campus ambience, quality, wellbeing, campus aesthetics and privacy, circulation and recognition, inclusivity and accessibility, crowding, and facility recognition and cosiness. OAU campus users ranked architecture vitality the strongest in meaning (0.851 Cronbach’s Alpha score; 5.44 mean value) while, UI users ranked campus ambience the strongest in meaning (0.888 Cronbach’s Alpha score; 5.0 mean value). The weakest ranked users meaning was campus facility distinction and cosiness (0.472 and 0.110, Cronbach's Alpha score) and mean value (4.32 and 4.20) for OAU and UI respectively. Also, campus users’ personal characteristics resonates in campus architecture meaning and value, OAU and UI users’ knowledge of the campus was significantly different in all the meaning except for campus crowding (OAU, p < 0.804; UI, p value < 0.245) and facility recognition in OAU (p value < 0.743). For OAU and UI users’ age and number of years on campus was significant in architecture vitality, campus ambience, wellbeing, aesthetics and privacy, circulation and recognition. Religion was significantly different in UI architecture vitality (p < 0.029) and OAU campus quality (p < 0.012), gender was significant in OAU’s circulation and recognition (p < 0.017), wellbeing (p< 0.031). The study concluded that Obafemi Awolowo University and University of Ibadan campus users’ meaning and value were distinct, distinguishable and different. Campus users’ meaning and value of Obafemi Awolowo University campus architecture was stronger than those of University of Ibadan campus users.
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A comparative study of two methods of detecting test item bias in senior schools certificate (SSC) mathematics examination
(Department of Educational Foundation and Counseling, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife., 2006) Adediwura, Alaba Adeyemi
The study examined the occurrence of test item bias in the senior school certificate (SSC) Mathematics examination conducted by West African Examination Council (WAEC) and National Examination Council (NECO) using Scheuneman and the Full Chi-Square methods with a view to determining the relative effectiveness of the chi-square methods in detecting the nature and extent of item bias. In conclusion, Full Chi-Square method demonstrated greater ability to detect test bias in SSC Mathematics examination than the scheuneman chi-square method. Furthermore, most of the biased items measured skills on plane geometry and this was indicative of the need to view some aspects of the test development and validation process of the SSCE.
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A comparison of different formulations of offset-free nonlinear model predictive control
(Department of Chemical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2023) AYOADE, Micheal Temitope
This study developed the simulation model of the different algorithms for offset-free nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC), applied the developed simulation model on selected benchmarked processes and on an experimental process rig. The study then made comparison among the different formulations. These were with a view to comparing the various methods of designing offset-free nonlinear model predictive control.
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A Criritical Assessment and Defence of the Legalisation
(Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2022) FOLORUNSHO, Martha Tosin
The study explicated and clarified the concept of euthanasia. It also examined arguments for and against euthanasia. The study also defended the idea of self ownership. This was done with a view to showing that the moral permissibility of euthanasia on the basis of self ownership provides a plausible ground for the legalization of euthanasia. This study adopted the method of philosophical argumentation, critical analysis and conceptual clarification of data collected from both primary and secondary sources. The Primary sources included works of philosophers such as: P.A Singer and M. Siegler Euthanasia: A Critique, Behnke, A. and Bok Sissels, (eds.) The Dilemma of Euthanasia, Jonathan G. Causing Death and Saving Life, Reisser, S. J Euthanasia, Joel Feinberg “Harm to self: The Moral Limit of Criminal Law”, Micheal Lacewing “Well-Being and Death” and D. Belgium “The right to die at the end of your life.” The secondary sources will include books, journal articles and the Internet. The data collected were subjected to critical analysis and philosophical argumentation. The study found that the concept of euthanasia has various meanings. It also found that the various arguments for and against euthanasia are inadequate because they did not pay adequate did not pay adequate attention to the concept of self ownership. Thus, the study found that the concept of self-ownership provides a plausible basis for the moral permissibility of euthanasia. The study concluded that the moral permissibility of euthanasia presents a justifiable ground for its legalization.
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A critical analysis of thematic contents and stylistic features in oriki of towns in oke-ogun
(Department of Linguistics and African languages, Faculty of arts, Obafemi Awolowo University., 2022) ADEMUYIWA Adewale Lukman
The study identified the issues of identity and cultural affinity of Òke Ògùn people of Oyo North Senatorial District in the oríkì of their towns. It also examined the concept of the oral formulaic and intertextuality in the oríkì of towns in Òkè-Ògùn. It further analysed the thematic contents and assessed the stylistic features in oríkì of Òkè-Ògùn towns. These were with a view to bringing to the fore, oral literary and stylistic qualities in the oríkì of Òkè-Ògùn towns. The study employed both primary and secondary sources of data. The primary source comprised a collection of Oríkì of forty towns in Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State gathered from oral, written, audio and audio-visual materials. This was complemented with interviews conducted with 40 purposively selected chanters, drummers and historians, to get more details on Oríkì and historical background of towns in Oke-Ogun. The secondary source included books, journal articles, magazines and the Internet. The collected data were transcribed and analysed within the general theoretical framework of Archetypal theory and Genetic Structuralism. The study revealed that dialect, geographical locations, occupations, religions, beliefs, political structure and oríkì composition patterning are the archetypal elements of identity and cultural affinities of Òke-Ògùn people. The study further revealed names of towns, archetypal founders, archetypal situations, archetypal slangs, kinship terminologies and nominalization as xxiv the oral formulaic used in the formulation of oríkì of towns in Òke-Ògùn, while the insertion of other Yorùbá oral genres such as proverbs, incantation, Ifa literary corpus and songs are concepts of intertextuality in the oríkì of towns in Òke-Ògùn. Also, the study showed that the thematic contents in the oríkì of Òkè-Ògùn towns show common features of reference to their ancestors, origins, behaviours, taboo, foods, deities, manifestation of power, anthropological artefacts and the reference to geographical elements like mountain, rivers and forests. The study further revealed that foregrounded metaphor, simile, metonymy, hyperbole, personification, objectification, repetition, pun, tonal play, onomatopoeia and phonal-aesthetics are notable stylistic features embedded in the oríkì of towns in Òke-Ògùn for aesthetic purpose. The study concluded that the oríkì of towns in Òkè-Ògun showed that geographical locations are not the only indices that bind all these communities together; they also shared common archetypal attributes embedded in their oríkì. Also, oríkì is perceived as a repertory oral poetry through which archetypal elements are kept for incoming generations.
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A Critical Assessment of the internalist theory of Epistemic justification
(Department of philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University., 2022) Olusola Ayomide Asaju
The study identified and examined different versions of internalism as a theory of epistemic justification. It also examined the problems associated with the internalist theories of epistemic justification. Furthermore, it argued for the plausibility of the mentalist version of internalism as a theory of epistemic justification. This was done with a view to grounding the justification of knowledge claims mainly on internal factors without denying significance to external factors. The study employed both primary and secondary sources of data. The primary source included, Bonjour Laurence “Externalism and Internalism”, Ernest Sosa and Bonjour Laurence. Epistemic Justification: Internalism vs. Externalism, Foundations vs. Virtues, Alston Williams Internalism and Externalism in Epistemology, Fumerton Richard “What and what is Internalism?”, Ralph Wedgwood “Internalism Explained”, Alvin Goldman “Internalism Exposed”, Frederick F.S. Knowledge and Belief and Edmund Gettier’s “Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?”. The secondary source included books, journal articles and the Internet. The data collected were subjected to critical analysis and philosophical argumentation. The study found that epistemic internalism has various versions. It found that most versions of internalism are not plaussible because they do not account for the role of externality in epistemic justification. Furthermore, the study found that mentalism, as a viariant of internalism, acknowledges the significance of external factors in the justification of knowledge claims. Thus, the study concluded that the viability of the mentalist theories further supports the possibility of the internalist position on epistemic justification. It also found that not all versions of internalism absolutely reject the relevance of externality in epistemic justification.
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A critical discourse analysis of fake news and hate speech among Nigerians in selected social media sites.
(Department Of English, Faculty Of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University., 2023) Adewuya, Abiola Omotayo
The study identified the patterns of language use in fake news and hate speech among Nigerians on the selected social media sites. It analysed the discursive strategies projecting identities and ideologies in the selected texts. It further described the use of language militating against peace and or promoting discord in the selected texts and discussed the implications of the use of language in the Nigerian context. All these were done with a view to uncovering the underlying issues of identity and ideology in the Nigerian wider contexts. The study used both primary and secondary sources of data. The primary source comprised 50 purposively selected fake news and 50 purposively selected hate speeches making 100 altogether. Among the 10 commonly used social media platforms in Nigeria, Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp were selected based on perceived popularity and acceptance among Nigerians. The secondary source included books, journal articles and the Internet. The study adopted van Dijk’s socio-cognitive model of CDA with bias for his ideological square drawing insights from Gumperz’s Interactional Sociolinguistics to analyse the data. The results showed that discourse producers on social media used patterns of language including lengthy titles, capital letters, lexicalisation, punctuation marks and slangy words/expressions in the fake news and hate speeches to emphasise issues and present people. The study also revealed that social media users discursively used language to showcase Self and Other identities in ethnic, religious, social and political forms with the use of figures of speech e.g. consonantal alliteration, metaphor, irony and synechdoche while ideologies of marginalisation, ethnic and religious biases etc. were expressed with discursive strategies such as actor description, categorisation, example/illustration, evidentiality, generalisation, national self(de)glorification, number game among others. It further revealed that fake news and hate speeches’ discursive features reflect negative presentations of different ethnicities and political office holders which mitigate against peace and/or promote discord in Nigeria. Finally, the study found that the implication of language use in fake news and hate speech on social media reflects resistance to domination and power abuse of the political class in the Nigerian context. The study concluded that fake news and hate speech on the social media reflect individual and collective ideologies reflective of the socio-political nature of Nigeria through which different identities are marked.
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A documentation of styles in yoruba headites.
(Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Faculty of Enivironmental Design and Management, Obafemi Awolowo University., 2021) FAJOBI, Janet Adeola
This project document a visual representation of styles in Yoruba headties. This project is focused on the use of coloured wools stitches as embroidery techniques with gluing and sewing of fabrics on canvas to make a visual representation of gele styles in the 1980’s, 1990’s and the contemporary time. Data for this project was collected from both primary and secondary sources. Primary data was oral interviews with the Yorùbá elders about how headties were been tied in the 80’s, 19’s and now. The secondary source include project works of other people, internet publications, magazines, pictorial images online and journals. The process of executing this project includes: source for references, generating canvas size, sketching, stitching on the sketches image with different colour of thread, cutting of aso-oke to form the gele styles for each works, re-stretching and framing. The findings revealed that the Yorùbá indigenous hairstyles vary based on their importance and usefulness. These headties sometimes shows the importance of the wearer and it shows that has time evolves people explore different ways in which gele can be tied. Findings also showed that the headties are gradually taking new form day by day as western influence have been included to the styling of these headties. In conclusion, this project has been executed to form a visual reminder for the present generation and a historical record for generation to come. It also serves as a visual record of how gele has been presented in the past and how it has evolved till date. In a nutshell, this project, revives and retains the quality of Yoruba dress culture.
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A mathematical model for explosions with chain branching and chain breaking kinetics
(Department of Mathematical Obafemi Awolowo University, 1989) Samuel Segun OKOYA
A mathematical model for explosions with chain branching and chain breaking kinetics is presented in this thesis to give further insight into the theory of combustion reactions under physically reasonable assumptions.
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A meta-analysis of empirical studies on the validity of university matriculation examinations in Nigeria
(Department of Educational Foundations and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University., 2008) Adeyemo, Emily Oluseyi
The study examined the process, conduct and administration of University Matriculation Examination (UME) in Nigeria. It assessed the relative strength and effectiveness of UME as an admission criterion. It also identified and examined the characteristics of some selected empirical studies with a view to establishing the validity of the reported coefficients.
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A Morphosyntactic Study of English Language Usage in Selected Official Documents and Correspondences of The Lagos State Government
(Department of English, Faculty of Art, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2023) ADENIYI, Sijuwade Toyin
This study identified the peculiar lexical features in the selected government documents and correspondences. It analysed the structural patterns of the selected documents and correspondences. It also examined the functional contexts of the identified lexical and grammatical features in the selected documents and correspondences, and further discussed the implications of the language usage in governmental documents and correspondences on the characterisation of Nigerian English as a recognised regional variety of English in the world. This was with a view to showing the peculiar uses of language in the domain of State Government administration. This study employed both primary and secondary sources of data. The primary source comprised 80 purposively selected correspondences and documents from the Public Service Office of Lagos State Government, Alausa as well as their websites. These correspondences comprised 25 letters, 25 memos, 20 circulars and 10 press releases recently archived between 2015 and 2021. The press releases were fewer than the other documents because they were lengthier than them. The secondary source included books, journal articles, and the Internet. The data collected were analysed using Hengeveld‘s Functional Discourse Grammar (2000) and Halliday‘s Systemic Functional Grammar (1985). The results showed that lexical items such as repetition, synonyms, antonyms and identification are foregrounded lexical features in the selected documents and correspondences. The study found that the documents and correspondences were most characterized by complex sentence structure, embedding, passivation and nominalization. It further revealed that the identified lexical items featured most prominently in circulars and press releases. Finally, the study discovered that the uses of language within the Civil Service of State Government of Lagos have implications on power structure among the officials. The study concluded that the deployment of language in government is formal, standard, polite, courteous, clear and devoid of ambiguity and misinformation.
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A sociological analysis of religion within the work environment in selected Nigerian universities
(Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University., 2008) Ajayi, Titilade Muyibat
This study examined the participation of workers in religious activities in relation to work ethics , analysed the effects of religious morality on performance and productivity and identified the impact of religious practices on social relations in the workplace as well as management styles and organisational climates.
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A study of an integrated approach to the adoption of solar photovoltaic water pumping technology in Nigeria
(Department of Technology management, Falculty of Technology Obafemi Awolowo University, 2005) Anthony Dumebi OKONTA
This study appraised the technical performance, cost and impact of existing solar photovoltaic water pumping (PVP) systems with the aim of developing a framework for the adoption of the system in Nigeria.
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A study of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacilli among clinical isolates of tertiary hospital in Osun State, Nigeria
(Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University., 2023) Olayinka, Ademola Adetayo
This study characterised Gram-negative clinical isolates obtained from the culture of clinical samples, determined the prevalence of carbapenem-resistance (CR) in Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) isolates, assessed the susceptibility of carbapenem-resistant isolates to selected antibacterial agents, and identified genetic determinants and relatedness of carbapenem-resistance in the GNB isolates. These were with a view to providing informationon the basis for appropriate therapeutic interventions in the management of Carbapenem-Resistance Gram-negative-bacilli \(CR-GNB) infections.
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A Study of Classroom Environment and Learning Outcomes of Children with Fine Motor skill Developmental Coordination Disordering Osun State, Nigeria.
(The Institute of Education, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University., 2021) SANNI, Evelyn Nwanneka
The study established the existence of fine motor skills developmental coordination disorder among school aged children in Osun State. It investigated the prevalence of fine motor skills developmental coordination disorder among school aged children in the study area. It determined the quality of classroom environment in schools within the study area and examined the influence of classroom environment on performance in handwriting of children with fine motor skills developmental coordination disorder in Osun State. These were with a broader view of investigating classroom environment and learning outcome of children with fine motor skill developmental coordination disorder in Osun State, Nigeria The study adopted descriptive survey and observational research design. The population for this study was comprised of all lower primary school pupils with fine motor skills developmental disorder in Osun State and their teachers. The sample size consisted of 106 respondents (15 teachers and 91 pupils). Multistage sampling procedure was used to select the sample for the study. From each of the three senatorial districts in the state, one local government area was selected using simple random sampling technique. Five primary school were randomly selected from each of the local government area, making a total of 15 schools. One intact class of primary three were selected from each of the schools using purposive sampling technique. Three instruments were used to collect data for the study. These included Fine Motor Skills (Writing) Coordination Questionnaire (FMSQ), Dexterity Observational Checklist (Writing, Sewing, Knitting and Drawing) (DOC), and Arts and Handwriting Test (AHT). Data collected were analyzed using appropriate descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings on the existence of fine motor skills development coordination disorder indicated that illegible writing (despite appropriate time and attention given the task) was prevalent (55.7%), unfinished words or letters, omitted words were prevalent among pupils (55.7%), and talking to self while writing, or carefully watching the hand that is writing was also prevalent (59.4%). The prevalent fine motor skills developmental coordination disorders were generally illegible writing (𝑥̅ =2.51); inconsistencies: mixtures of print and cursive (𝑥̅ =2.69); and inefficient speed in copying (𝑥̅ =2.74). Findings on the available physical facilities for teaching pupils with developmental coordination disorder showing the quality the classroom environment indicated that the available and working facilities are pencils (𝑥̅ =1.00), eraser (𝑥̅ =1.00), sharpener (𝑥̅ =1.00), and many more. Results showed that there is no significant influence of classroom environment on performance in handwriting of children with fine motor skills developmental coordination disorder in Osun State (F = .834, p > 0.05). The study concluded that classroom environment had no significant influence on the performance of pupils in handwriting with fine motor skills developmental coordination disorder.
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A study of Corporate Social Responsibility practices of selected organisations in the Delivery of Infrastructural Projects In Lagos State, Nigeria
(The Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2022) ALAO, Oluwaseyi Olalekan
This study examined the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)-based infrastructural projects of private organisations; investigated the factors influencing their involvement; assessed the funding arrangement being employed by them and also developed a framework for the administration of CSR-based infrastructural projects. These were with a view to enhancing the delivery of CSR funded infrastructural projects in Lagos State, Nigeria. Primary data were used for the study. These were obtained through the use of structured questionnaire and semi-structured interview. The structured questionnaire were administered on twenty-seven (27) representatives of the private organisations identified through Respondents-Driven Sampling (RDS) technique. These representatives had been involved in the administration of CSR in their respective organisations. In addition, nine (9) of these representatives were selected for interview from the respondents to the questionnaire using convenience/accidental sampling technique. The data collected were analyzed using mean analysis, Kruskal-Wallis test, Chi-Square (x2) Test of Independence and thematic analysis. The results showed that 30 types of deliverable infrastructural projects were delivered between 2010 to 2019. Construction of blocks of classroom; provision of pipe borne water; landscaping and beautification; renovations of old health facilities; construction of library facilities; Information and Communication Technology (ICT)centres and health facilities have been undertaken by 10 of the organisations between 2010 to 2019. The significant factor influencing organisations’ involvement in the delivery of CSR-based infrastructural projects were increased image and reputation of the firms with mean score (MS) of 4.54on a 5-point scale; public relations (MS = 4.39); commitment to environmental sustainability (MS = 4.39); ethical, moral and personal value of the management (MS = 4.29) and compliance with international standardistaion (MS = 4.15). The results also showed that the most adopted funding arrangements is sole funding (MS = 4.86). Partnership with international organisations (MS = 3.64) ranked second. The factors influencing the funding arrangements choice are organisations’ strategic objective(s); organisations’ reputation; relevance of the infrastructure to the organistaion image and broader social impact on focused issues with MS = 4.61, 4.51, 4.47 and 4.22, respectively on a 5-point scale. The derived framework indicated that felt needs are either identified by the donor organisations or through request from the recipient organistaions. Also, while the time between identification of the needs and request to execute as well as approval to execute and execution varies, the approval process usually takes between one to three months. The approval processes often involved the community, local government and the state government as appropriate. The study concluded that CSR activities of the private organsisations in Lagos State were those commensurate with their economic performance and capable to impact their performance when executed and that the CSR activities of the organisations could improve if collaboration is embrace above sole funding. It also concluded that the face-off that often characterized some CSR-based infrastructural projects delivery will be significantly minimized if the derived framework is adopted and implemented.
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A study of defects in buildings along coastal areas of South-South, Nigeria
(Department of Building, Faculty of Environmental Design an Management ,Obafemi Awolowo University,Ile IFe, 2023) Antia Mfon Ekanem
The study assessed the environmental conditions in South-South Nigeria; examined the causes of defects in buildings; examined the signs and patterns of defects in buildings exposed to the environmental conditions; determined the failure rate of building components; assessed the integrity of buildings; and determined the relationship between environmental conditions and failure rate of building components in the study area. These were with a view to enhancing the integrity and reliability of buildings along the coastal area. Data for the study were gathered from four distinct sources: The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), building users, physical inspection and measurements, and soil test. Both primary and secondary data were employed for the study. Primary data were collected through questionnaire, physical inspection and measurement as well as soil test. Sample for the study were selected from the five states that share boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. The study area was stratified into three sections (Zones A, B and C). Each of these sections covered a distance of 30 km, starting from the shoreline. In each zone, a town was purposively selected. Using the formula n = ᵶ2/4e2, 26 buildings were sampled in each zone. In other words a total of 390 buildings were sampled for the study. Secondary data spanning a ten-year period (2010 – 2019), that covered the specified environmental conditions were also collected for the study from NIMET and analysed using Relative Severity Index, ANOVA, Trend Analysis, and Weibull Analysis. Zone A, closest to the coast, faced the highest temperature (36.48°C), rainfall (41.76 mm), wind speed (10.33 m/s), and humidity (87.51%). Zone-specific challenges included exterior finish degradation (Zone A), structural cracks and metal corrosion(Zone B), and mould growth with wooden element decay (Zone C). Inland, concrete cracks and soil salinity decreased. Perceptions of environmental impacts varied across zones, with Zone A's top concerns being "Acid rain effect" (RSI: 0.740), "Effect of biological activities" (RSI: 0.704), and "Chemical Concentration in soil" (RSI: 0.636). Zone B's major concerns included "Chemical Concentration in soil" (RSI: 0.868), "Industrial Gas and Waste emission." In Zone C, "Effect of biological activities" led (RSI: 0.708), followed by "Acid rain effect" and "Chemical Concentration in soil”. Common defects in Zone A included "Fading of paint and finishes" (RFI: 0.760), "Mould and mildew growth on wall surface" (RFI: 0.652), and "Corrosion of metal components" (RFI: 0.440). In Zone B, prevalent issues were "Thermal expansion or contraction leading to structural cracks" (RFI: 0.788), "Corrosion of metal components" (RFI: 0.784), and "Fading of paint and finishes" (RFI: 0.684). Zone C exhibited "Mould and mildew growth on wall surfaces" (RFI: 0.876), followed by "Rot and decay of wooden elements" (RFI: 0.828) and "Fading of paint and finishes" (RFI: 0.800). Component characteristic lives increased from 40.45 years (Zone A) to 58.17 years (Zone C), reflecting a similar trend in walls, roofs, and reinforced concrete. The integrity of building components, like compressive strength, rose from 21.3564 N/mm² (Zone A) to 24.5140 N/mm² (Zone C). The study underscores the significant influence of environmental factors on building deterioration in South-South Nigeria's coastal regions. It emphasizes the need for tailored design, construction, and maintenance practices to address the specific environmental challenges of the area.

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