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Mushroom is an enlarged complex aboveground fleshy fruiting body of a fungus(such as a basidiomycete) that consists typically of a stem bearing a pileus especially one that is edible. Wheat bran, lime and sugar were used which serves as supplements and added to the sawdustwere varied into five treatments. The treatment (T1) consist of wheat bran, lime and sugar, treatment (T2) consist of wheat bran and lime, treatment (T3) wheat bran only, treatment (T4) lime only and fifth treatment (T5) wheat bran and sugar. One kilogram of substrate was used per bag. The protein content ranged from 25.12- 30.72% from the five treatments, while the moisture content in percentage obtained ranged from 73.42-79.35%. In terms of ramification of the bag placed in the dark room, all five treatments attained full ramification stage (100%) at fourth week. The analysis of variance carried out showed significant difference (P≤0.05) in yield (g/kg) of mushroom. Hence, T1 had the highest yield, followed by T2, T4, T3 and T5, with mean yield values of 141.65±7.86, 92.56±4.71, 86.96±3.45, 64.08±2.22 and 52.11±2.04 (g/kg) respectively. Range of 31.79-84.61% biological efficiency (BE) was obtained across the five treatments.

The present study examined the influence of socio-economic and socio-demographic factors on the quality of life (QoL) of young adults in south west Nigeria. A crosssectional survey was employed to select 1050 young adults with age ranges from 20 years to 40 years ( x̄ age = 29.78, 𝜎 = 4.61) that participated in the study. Results revealed a non-significant main effect of Educational Attainment (EA), F(4, 1040) = .95, p = ns, ƞp2 = .004; and Employment Status (ES), F(1, 1040) = .32, p = ns, ƞp2 = .000 on Quality of life (QoL), and non-significant interaction effect between EA and ES, F(4, 1040), = .47, p = ns, ƞp2 = .002. Results futher showed a a non-significant main effect of Religious Affiliation (RA), F (2, 1042) = .96, p =.ns, ƞp2 = .002 and Marital Status (MS) F(2, 1042) = .65, p>.05, ƞp2 = .001 on QoL. Finally, there was no significant interaction effect between RA and MS, F(3, 1042) = .94, p = ns, ƞp2 = .003. Based on the outcome of this study, appropriate recommendations were suggested.Keywords: Educational attainment, Employment Status, Religious Affiliation, Marital status, Quality of Life, Nigeria

The relationships among adjustment, psychological well-being, and the mental health of first year students in a South African university were assessed. We also determined if relationships differed between male and female students. Using a quantitative survey research design, 300 (Female = 219, Mean age = 20.66, SD = 2.54) students from a university in South Africa participated in the study using a convenient sampling strategy. Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The model hypothesizing that adjustment and psychological well-being will predict mental health was supported. While the data fit the hypothesized model well, psychological adjustment, application adjustment, and college adjustment were significant predictors of anxiety, depression, and social dysfunction. Also, psychological well-being was a significant predictor of depression, anxiety, and social dysfunction. Two paths (college adjustment and anxiety, and psychological well-being and social dysfunction) were significantly different for both sexes.

The study examined religiosity, gender and educational attainment as predictors of drug abuse in South Africa. Cross-sectional data from 2015 South Africa General Household survey was used for the study. Data was analyzed on 47,275 respondents ages 18 to 114 years. The mean age of the respondents was 40.3 (SD = 16.42). Results showed that religiosity has significant effect on drug abuse X2 (df = 3) = 37.81, p

The study investigated the influence of age, gender, and perceived self-control on future goals of children with adversities situated in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Using a cross-sectional research design, 100 out-of-school children were conveniently selected from the streets, workshops, and stores after due consent to participate in the study. The mean age of participants was 14.3 (SD = .72) with age ranging from 8 to 16 years. The independent variables were age, gender and perceived self-control. The outcome variable was future goals measured with Snyder et al. J Pediatr Psychol, 22(3), 399-421, (1997) children hope scale. Results showed that there is a significant difference between pre-adolescents and adolescents in their orientation towards future goals {F(1, 93) = 23.65, p < 0.05}. Results further showed that male and female participants did not differ significantly in their orientation towards future goals {F(1, 93) = 0.54, p > 0.05}. Also, it was revealed that children that were low in perceived self-control did not differ from those that are high in perceived self-control {F(1, 93) = 2.56, p > 0.05}. As a conclusion, we observed that the independent variables interacted together to influence the future goal of children in adversities and recommendations were made based on the findings of the study.