“…Productivity in research is a quintessential indicator of efficiency in any production system. Ironically, research productivity is measured as the number of publications per researcher in institutions such as the universities, or research institutes [ 9 ]. Recent investigations of the research productivity among six selected West African countries revealed that there had been a significant increase in scientific publications in Nigeria compared with the other countries under consideration [ 9 ].…”
Section: Status Of Research In Nigeriamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A critical point to also note concerning quality research in Nigeria is that, a multitude of outstanding research is resting in libraries in the form of thesis’ and dissertations’ without being published [ 9 ]. Except for those in academia, in Nigeria, publication is not much of a requirement for most career progression.…”
Investment in biomedical research is believed to drive economic growth and increase human capital, leading to increased productivity and sustainability. Unfortunately, such positive impacts are not palpable among the resource-poor countries. This can be attributed to the poor quality of research findings and the reliability of findings, which often are rarely translated to impactful products or decisions. While the Nigerian governments are making considerable efforts to improve the quality of research through increased funding, as well as sponsorship and training of scholars in technologically advanced institutions. This is in order for the transfer of knowledge to improve the livelihood of its citizens. However, there is still need for the private multinational organizations to support this course.
“…Productivity in research is a quintessential indicator of efficiency in any production system. Ironically, research productivity is measured as the number of publications per researcher in institutions such as the universities, or research institutes [ 9 ]. Recent investigations of the research productivity among six selected West African countries revealed that there had been a significant increase in scientific publications in Nigeria compared with the other countries under consideration [ 9 ].…”
Section: Status Of Research In Nigeriamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A critical point to also note concerning quality research in Nigeria is that, a multitude of outstanding research is resting in libraries in the form of thesis’ and dissertations’ without being published [ 9 ]. Except for those in academia, in Nigeria, publication is not much of a requirement for most career progression.…”
Investment in biomedical research is believed to drive economic growth and increase human capital, leading to increased productivity and sustainability. Unfortunately, such positive impacts are not palpable among the resource-poor countries. This can be attributed to the poor quality of research findings and the reliability of findings, which often are rarely translated to impactful products or decisions. While the Nigerian governments are making considerable efforts to improve the quality of research through increased funding, as well as sponsorship and training of scholars in technologically advanced institutions. This is in order for the transfer of knowledge to improve the livelihood of its citizens. However, there is still need for the private multinational organizations to support this course.
“…Generally lipases catalyze degradation of fat, oil and grease [11], [12], [13]. This property made them use in treating lipid containing environment.…”
Microbial lipases owing to their broad substrate specificity are widely used in various industrial applications like food processing, organic synthesis, detergent formulation and oil manufacturing. In the current study the immobilized lipase from Lactobacillus plantarum was found novel in degrading meat which can be applied in medical field and also in synthesizing different short chain fatty acid esters like 2,3,4-hydroxybenzyl acetates and triazole ester which makes a great impingement in natural flavor industry. The 4-hydroxybenzyl acetate obtained can also be used in cosmetics.
“…The analysis of citable research outputs from SCImago, covering the period 1996 to 2018, also showed that South Africa and Nigeria are ranked first and second, respectively. According to the Global Innovation Index ( GII, 2019 ), South Africa is considered the most technologically advanced country in Africa, whereas Nigeria is making consistent progress in research productivity, particularly in life and health sciences ( Odeyemi et al, 2019 ). Fig.…”
Section: Why Is Africa's Research Response To Covid-19 Subdued?mentioning
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