Deprivation and Resistance: Environmental Crisis, Political Action, and Conflict Resolution in the Niger Delta since the 1980s [PDF]
, 2013 The interlocking relationship between environmental degradation, poverty,and violent conflict has been a prominent theme contained within the literature on sustainable development and conflict resolution since the midtwentieth century.
David Aworawo
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Temperature and Farm Labor in Nigeria
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We estimate the impact of temperature shocks on the composition of farm labor in rural Nigeria using a nationally representative household panel survey. Leveraging plausibly exogenous year‐to‐year variation in growing season temperatures, we find that warmer temperatures significantly alter farm labor composition, prompting a substantial shift
Andu Berha
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Ethanolic leaf extract of Ipomoea aquatica Forsk abrogates cisplatin-induced kidney damage in albino rats [PDF]
Journal of Nephropharmacology, 2019 Introduction: The efficacy of cisplatin (CPT) is dose dependent, but the risk of nephrotoxicity hinders the use of higher doses to maximize its antineoplastic effect.
Bonsome Bokolo, Elias Adikwu
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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Journal of Taibah University for Science, 2018 This paper has investigated the synthesis and characterization of CuO-coated goethite and its application in the removal of mercury. The presence of CuO coating significantly modified the adsorption pattern of mercury on goethite.
Davidson. E. Egirani +3 more
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Antibiogram and Virulence Characteristics of Multi-drug Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Nasal Cavity of Healthy Students of Niger Delta University, Amassoma, Bayelsa State, Nigeria [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019 Introduction: Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) in healthy population has been reported to be a significant risk factor for the development of severe infections with limited clinical treatment options.
Adebola Onanuga +2 more
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Corporate Social Responsibility: Case Study of Community Expectations and the Administrative Systems, Niger Delta [PDF]
, 2012 Poor community-company relations in the Niger Delta have drawn attention to the practice of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the region. Since the 1960s, transnational oil corporations operating in the Niger Delta have adopted various CSR ...
Ogula, David
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study employs hierarchical regression modelling on a survey of 550 firms from Nigeria and Ghana to examine the impact of sustainability auditing on corporate governance, environmental performance, and financial outcomes of high‐impact industries.
Mandella Osei‐Assibey Bonsu +3 more
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Functional roles of mangroves of the Niger Delta to the coastal communities and national economy [PDF]
, 2010 Mangrove swamps supply various goods and provide invaluable ecological services, especially as critical habitats for fish breeding. These functions are discussed in the context of rural livelihoods of coastal dwellers in the Niger Delta in particular ...
Erondu, E.S., Hart, A.I., Zabbey, N.
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Petrophysical and rock physics analyses for characterization of complex sands in deepwater Niger delta, Nigeria [PDF]
, 2019 Characterization of complex sand reservoirs in deepwater of Niger Delta was carried out through petrophysical and rock physics evaluation of well log data from three wells.
Adeyemi, Olatunde B. +2 more
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