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The study of the Psalter has been dominated by Western scholars. However, African biblical scholars and non-specialists have started to undertake serious studies on the book of Psalms. This paper attempts to discuss not only the Eurocentric and Africentric approaches to the book of Psalms that are classified as wisdom Psalms, but also some of the differences, similarities, and the need for cross-fertilization. Despite the fact that the Africentric approach may seem “strange” and even seem “magical” to some non-African scholars, it is a reality on the continent, and it is very much part of the existential challenges facing African people. Evidence from biblical archaeology seems to support the fact that ancient Israelites used the book of Psalms for protection, healing, and success in life, according to ancient Near Eastern Cultures. This supports the Africentric use of the wisdom Psalms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of size of brood stock on egg fertilization, hatchability and fry survival rate of Clarias gariepinus in an intensive culture system, for a period of four weeks. Larger brood stock size (1200-1500g) produced larger eggs and bigger fry while moderate brood stock size (795-1000)g produced moderate eggs and moderate fry. The mean size of eggs produced and the size of brood stock was however not significantly different (p > 0.05). In addition, larger eggs resulted in larger fry. The survival rate of fry after starvation increased with increase in parent brood stock size. Best on this study it was recommended that for larger eggs and fry production, brood stock of Clarias gariepinus, of average size of (1200-1500g) should be selected for use in fish hatchery operation in Nigeria. There was no significant difference (p> 0.05) in the physiochemical parameters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]