Browsing by Author "Adebayo, D. O."

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    Barrier property enhancement of starch citrate bioplastic film by an ammonium-thiourea complex modification
    (Journal of Saudi Chemical Society (Elsevier), 2019-02-01) Saliu, O. D.; Olatunji, G. A.; Olosho, A. I.; Adeniyi, A. G.; Azeh, Y.; Samo, F. T.; Adebayo, D. O.; Ajetumobi, O. O.
    Although citric acid modification of starch biopolymers gives a more thermodynamically stable starch citrate, the barrier properties of the product is relatively poor. This paper reports a novel modification process which significantly improved the barrier properties of starch citrate by treating it with a complex formed from ammonium acetate and thiourea in the presence of a polysorbate catalyst. The barrier characteristics which were investigated include percentage moisture absorption, percentage reflectance, and water vapour release study. FTIR, SEM and TGA were employed to characterize the starch citrate biofilms before and after ammonium-thiourea complex modifications.
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    Influence of environmental factors on career choice of secondary school students in Ilorin metropolis: towards enhancing emotional well-being of adolescents.
    (Faculty of Arts & Education, Lead City University, Ibadan., 2016-12-10) Odebode, A. A.; Adebayo, D. O.; Jekayinfa, O. J.; Aburime, A. O.
    This study investigated the influence of environmental factors on career choice of secondary school students in llorin metropolis, Kwara state. The study also examined whether moderating variables such as class level, class type and gender would affect the respondents' views. The population consisted of 800 secondary school students that were randomly selected from llorin Metropolis.The researchers employed descriptive survey method for the study.The instrument used was a self-designed questionnaire titled "Career choice Questionnaire (CCQ).The t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) at 0.05 alpha level were used to test the hypotheses. The result revealed that environmental factors have a positive influence on career choice of secondary school students in llorin Metropolis. Also,there was no significant difference on the influence of environmental factors on career choice of secondary school students in lorin Metropolis on the bases of class level, gender and class type. Secondary school Counsellors should provide career guidance to learners on a continual basis during their secondary school education, so as to make adequate career choices and to enhance their emotional well-being, was recommended.