Browsing by Author "Buhari, O"

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    Physicochemical properties of processed aerial yam (Dioscorea bulbifera) and sensory properties of paste (amala) prepared with cassava flour
    (Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2017-09) Kayode, Rowland; Buhari, O; Otutu, L; Ajibola, T; Oyeyinka, Samson; Opaleke, Deborah; Akeem, S
    Aerial yam is a member of the Dioscoreaceae family which consist several varieties found in South Asia and Africa. The tubers are under-utilized and not commercially grown; but are cultivated and consumed among rural dwellers in parts of Western Nigeria. The tubers were washed, sorted, peeled, sliced and blanched in hot water at 80ÂșC for 10min. The blanched yam slices were divided into four portions. Two portions were fermented for 48hr and sun (BFSUD) and solar (BFSOD) dried. The other two blanched portions were also sun (BSUD) and solar (BSOD) dried respectively. The dried slices were milled, sieved and used for proximate, functional and phytochemical analysis. Proximate composition of aerial yam fl our was: moisture content (7.66-10.60%), total ash (0.05-1.76%), crude protein (4.42-5.07%), crude fibre (0.56-0.69%), crude fat (3.42-3.82%), and carbohydrate (79.28-82.37%). The phytochemical constituent included alkaloid, steroids, saponin and flavonoid. The bulk density, water absorption capacity and dispersibility were within the range of 0.52-0.54g/ml, 56.50-66.00g/g and 4.47-5.75% respectively. The sample, BFSUD had the highest crude protein, dispersibility and water absorption capacity was selected and mixed with cassava fl our for amala on which sensory evaluation was conducted. Five aerial yam flour (AY) treatments were formulated and coded as follow: AY100, AY80CS20, AY60CS40, AY40CS60, and AY 20CS80. Cassava fl our (CS100) was used as control treatment. The overall acceptability of fl our paste (amala) ranged from 5.45 (Sample AY80CS20) to 7.25 (sample AY100). The study revealed treatment AY 60CS40 and AY80CS20 possessed the overall acceptability, mean score above 7.0 (like slightly). Therefore 60-80% incorporation of aerial yam fl our with cassava is recommended based on desirable sensory characteristics. Aerial yam fl our can be used for food preparation and commercial purpose which may in turn increase the utilization
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    Problematic smartphone use and addiction among University Undergraduates in Ilorin, Nigeria - A pilot study.
    (West African College Of Physicians, 2021) Ogunmodede, James Ayodele; Ogunmodede, A.J.; Bello, A.H.; Buhari, O
    Background: Smartphone use has increased at an increased pace across all age and socio-economic strata of the society worldwide. Smartphone addiction is an emerging but understudied public health issue. Little is known about its epidemiology, especially among young people. Teenagers and young people are an important target market for smartphones hence for university undergraduates, who mostly fall into this category, smartphone use is a big issue both from academic, social, psychological and behavioural standpoints. The phone is useful as an indispensable learning aid, but smartphones have also become a focal object influencing social, psychological and behavioural aspects of the lives of students. Methods: 242 undergraduate students of the University of Ilorin were selected by systematic random sampling in a pilot study and asked to fill a socio-demographic questionnaire and the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV). Results: The mean age of participants was 21.28+2.14years, 96.7% of the respondents owned a smartphone and 95.5% admitted accessing social media on their phones. Using normative SAS-SV score cut-offs of 31 in males and 33 in females, 29.1% of the students were addicted to their smartphones, 32.1% of males and 28% in females. The mean SAS-SV score was 28.52+9.86. The smartphone addiction score correlated positively with the number of hours spent on the phone daily, the age of the students correlated negatively with the number of hours spent on the phone daily. Smartphone addiction was not associated with gender, students' academic performance Cumulative Grade Point Average or level of study. Conclusions: Smartphone addiction is an important problem among university undergraduates. Younger students are more likely to spend longer hours on their phone, and have increased likelihood of addiction. It is important to introduce behavioural modification measures early into the school curriculum to prevent potential hazards to students in the course of their study.