Browsing by Author "Lawal, A. I."

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    Altered testicular histomorphometric and antioxidant levels following in vivo bisphenol-a administration
    (Arak University of Medical Sciences, 2021) Kadir, R. E.; Ojulari, S. L.; Gegele, A. T.; Lawal, A. I.; Sulu-Gambari, L.; Sulaimon, F. A.; Omotoso, G. O.
    Background: Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a pervasive environmental toxin that is used in the production processes of many consumables and equipment that are in daily application. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of BPA on the structural and functional integrity of the reproductive system in male Wistar rats and its interaction with melatonin. Methods: Adult female rats in pro-estrus phases were mated with adult male rats and the conception determined. The male pups were divided into two groups of A and B. These groups were further subdivided into six subgroups each. They were administered varying low doses of BPA (25 or 50mg/kg) and melatonin (10mg/kg) at neonatal and adolescent ages. The testes, epididymis and blood samples were collected for histological, semen and biochemical investigations, respectively. Results: The results show that BPA caused histological alterations, reduced quality and quantity of sperm cells, and induced oxidative stress at birth and adolescence. Conclusion:Bisphenol A exposure, even at low dose, is toxic to the male reproductive system, and melatonin administration did not significantly improve the alterations caused by the BPA.
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    Determinants of Banks Patronage in Nigeria: The Search, Experience and Credence Factors for Sustainable
    (Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa., 2018) Adeoti, J. O.; Isiaka, S. B.; Adebisi, O. A; Lawal, A. I.; Olawale, Y. A.
    This study seeks to examine Search, Experience and Credence (SEC) factors as determinants of banks’ patronage and its implication on fund mobilization and fund applications for sustainable development in Nigeria. Purposive and convenience sampling techniques were employed to select the sample size of the account holders in the selected banks. Data were collected by use of self-administered questionnaire on a 7-point Likert scale. Findings revealed that Search attributes ranked higher followed by Experience attributes and the Credence attributes in that order. The study concluded that bank customers are highly sensitive to the SEC before making decision about patronage. Therefore, Service Organizations like banks should consider these when developing strategy for customers’ patronage. The paper recommends that banks’ marketers and customer relationship officers should be properly trained on the importance of SEC attributes in order to attract customers for patronage.
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    Impact of Reward Philosophy on Corporate Entrepreneurship Performance for Sustainability of the Food And Beverages Industry
    (Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa., 2018) Adeoti, J. O.; Isiaka, S. B.; Lawal, A. I.; Olawale, Y. A.; Adeyemi, E. A
    This study examined the impact of reward philosophy on corporate entrepreneurship performance for sustainability of the food and beverage industry. The food and beverage companies selected were those that fall among the top 20 companies with the highest market value quoted in the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Thus, six companies located in the Southwest Nigeria were selected, involving 338 respondents, differed in their hierarchical and functional positions to capture various staff viewpoints across a variety of management and employee grades, as well as across different teams and departments. The study uses four explanatory variables (Salary [Sa], Recognition [Recg], Promotion Opportunity [PrOp] and Allowance [Alw] for the purpose of predicting corporate entrepreneurship performance [CoEp] for sustainability in Food and Beverage Industry. Multiple regression analysis was employed to examine the effect of independent variables on the dependent variable. The findings of the study revealed that the reward philosophy is crucial to corporate entrepreneurship performance which is required for sustainable development of the Nigerian economy with calculated p-value of 0.000 which is less than the tabulated p-value of 0.05 at 95% level of confidence.