Challenges Militating against the Effectiveness of Knowledge Management in Sustainable Land Use and Agricultural Production among Extension Workers in Sokoto State, Nigeria

The study assessed the Challenges Militating against the Effectiveness of Knowledge Management (KM) in Sustainable Land Use and Agricultural Production among Agricultural Extension Workers in Sokoto State, Nigeria. A sample size of 188 was drawn using well-structured questionnaires and was used for the study. Descriptive statistics and logit model were as tools of data analysis. The result of the study indicated that 53.7% of the extension Workers highlighted that lack of top Management support as major challenges for effectiveness of knowledge management among agricultural extension workers. The result of the logit model indicated that marital status, education level, experience, cosmopolitness and means of transportation had positive and significant relationship with effectiveness of Knowledge management. It was recommended therefore that Knowledge Management should be given top management support in all government establishments.

植物油反式脂肪酸形成途径及调控研究进展

反式脂肪酸(trans fatty acids,TFAs)对人体健康的危害已经引起各界高度关注,而植物油是人们日常摄入TFAs的主要来源,了解植物油TFAs形成以实现其精准调控至关重要。近年来,有研究对TFAs在不同植物油中的生成含量进行探究,以及在不同TFAs异构体形成途径及调控机理方面也取得了突破性进展,但鲜有进行系统全面的综述。本文主要从不同种植物油TFAs种类和含量、形成机理、调控措施及调控机理等方面进行系统梳理,以期为人们日常植物油TFAs摄入以及植物油TFAs后续研究提供参考。