The forests are essential for healthy environment. Trees which are part of the forest help to stabilize the forest soil, improve soil fertility, reduce the velocity of wind, protect watershed and reduce the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere. Many industries use trees as raw materials and in most cases impact the environment, but there are great differences in the impact they make. There is a need therefore to continually evaluate the operational activities of these industries to ensure that the environment is protected. The use of environmental management systems like ISO and EMAS standards has helped in the evaluation of organizations and industries. In this thesis, two sawmills Iretunde and Irepodun in Etsako-West local government area Edo state Nigeria were evaluated with the aim to determine their operational activities and how the environment is being affected by them. Subaims were to determine the most significant environmental aspects of the sawmill and their organizational structure. In actualizing the aim of this thesis, literature review, site investigation as well as oral interview of the staff and management of both sawmills were conducted. In the evaluation of the environmental aspects, the detailed method of environmental impact evaluation by Ammenberg (2004) was used were each environmental aspect that was weighted against nine identified criteria. The result obtained from the environmental aspect evaluation of both sawmills shows that the use of raw materials and emissions to air are the most significant environmental aspects. In conclusion, it was observed that the both sawmills are well structured and carry out their operational activities effectively. Neither of them has registered under any environmental management system but there is a need for them to do so in order to help check their operational activities in order to reduce their environmental impact.

Lagos, Nigeria is a city of rapidly shifting conditions and perpetual crises with issues of over population, pollution, limited circulation, waste management, density, poverty, and social disparity. These conditions have resulted in the proliferation of slum settlements along the coastal edges of the megacity. However, the radical conditions of Lagos promote new solutions for the city. Waste provides the mass for coastal expansion, and defense from sea-rise. Expansion of the coastline provides new territories for the growth of slums. Geometry can maximize efficiency and minimize contamination. P.L.A.T.F.O.R.M., makes use of the processes associated with Lagos waste management and the expansion of the slums, while mitigating the harmful effects of contamination and providing a defensive barrier against sea-level rise.

1984 -- No. 03 -- Spiritans Today -- Spiritan Formation -- CONTENTS -- Presenting This Issue: On Spiritan Formation - Research and Animation Centre -- (pg 5) -- I - Spiritan Formation in Certain Provinces and Foundations, Introduced by the Respective Formation Personnel -- (pg 7) -- 1) Ireland -- (pg 7) -- 2) Portugal -- (pg 10) -- 3) France -- (pg 13) -- 4) Nigeria -- (pg 18) -- 5) Poland -- (pg 20) -- 6) Canada -- (pg 23) -- 7) Trans-Canada -- (pg 27) -- 8) Reflections of a European Formation Director in Africa -- (pg 28) -- 9) Central African Foundation -- (pg 30) -- 10) Puerto Rico -- (pg 33) -- II - Thoughts on Formation, by Fr Norman Bevan, General Councillor with Responsibility for Formation -- (pg 35) -- III - Inquiry Among the Young Members in Formation : " As a young Spiritan, say what seems to you, from your experience of Spiritan life, fundamental in your Spiritan commitment today". — Fr Alphonse Gilbert, C.S.Sp -- (pg 51) -- 1) Recurring Themes in the Replies -- (pg 52) -- 2) Some Samples of the Most Common Reflections -- (pg 55) -- 3) What, then, Seems to You Fundamental in Spiritan Commitment Today? -- (pg 63) -- a) Holiness is Fundamental -- (pg 63) -- b) Religious Life is Fundamental -- (pg 66) -- c) Community Life is Fundamental -- (pg 70) -- d) Apostolic Life is Fundamental -- (pg 73) -- IV - Afterword, by Father General -- (pg 83)

Mixed feeding confers excess risk of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) compared with exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and exclusive formula feeding (EFF). We undertook a quantitative and qualitative cross-sectional survey to identify the social determinants of mixed feeding among a subset of HIV-infected women enrolled in a MTCT prevention program in Jos, Nigeria. Of the 91 participants, 68(75%) exclusively formula fed, 7(8%) exclusively breastfed, and 16(18%) practiced mixed feeding. Of the mixed feeding women, 7 primarily formula fed and 9 primarily breastfed. Women who primarily formula fed described family pressure as the reason for mixed feeding, whereas women who primarily breastfed indicated insufficient breast milk. In a multivariate analysis, lack of partner support of the feeding decision predicted mixed feeding behavior (OR: 4.2; 95% CI: 1.2-14.9; p=0.03). Disclosure of HIV status was significantly correlated (p<0.001) with partner support. HIV prevention interventions aimed at reducing mixed feeding should encourage supportive partner relationships that facilitate disclosure of HIV status. Attention should also be made to the differing pressures faced by women attempting to exclusively breastfeed and exclusively formula feed.

Diss.--Vallendar--Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule, 2003. / Bibliogr. p. 385-401.

Doctoral thesis--Faculty of Theology--University of Trier, 2007. / Bibliogr. p. 341-366.

Thesis--Kulturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät--Universität Bayreuth, 2004. / Bibliogr. p. 391-416.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, IN, 2001. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 537-546) and indexes.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2003. / Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 186-190).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2002. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 155-162).