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Climate change threatens mental health via increasing exposure to the social and economic disruptions created by extreme weather and large-scale climatic events, as well as through the anxiety associated with recognising the existential threat posed by the climate crisis. Considering the growing levels of climate change awareness across the world, negative emotions like anxiety and worry about climate-related risks are a potentially pervasive conduit for the adverse impacts of climate change on mental health. In this study, we examined how negative climate-related emotions relate to sleep and mental health among a diverse non-representative sample of individuals recruited from 25 countries, as well as a Norwegian nationally-representative sample. Overall, we found that negative climate-related emotions are positively associated with insomnia symptoms and negatively related to self-rated mental health in most countries. Our findings suggest that climate-related psychological stressors are significantly linked with mental health in many countries and draw attention to the need for cross-disciplinary research aimed at achieving rigorous empirical assessments of the unique challenge posed to mental health by negative emotional responses to climate change.

Several factors can influence a student's desire to launch a new technology-based business (technopreneurial intentions (TI)). When creating technical educational programs, it is critical to consider these areas in order to ensure that new graduates have job opportunities. The study investigated the influence of entrepreneurship self-efficacy (ESE) and proactive personality (PP) on TI among undergraduate students from two tertiary institutions in Osun State, Nigeria. A total of 440 undergraduates with a Mean age = 22.00 years, σ = 3.19, ♀ = 242) where conveniently sampled. 264 participants were selected from 3 faculties (Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Agriculture) in Obafemi Awolowo University while 176 undergraduates were also selected from 3 faculties (Faculty of Science, Faculty of Administration, and Faculty of Education) in Foreign Links College of Education. These students were from different States of the federation therefore, they are representatives of student’s population. The research method used was descriptive research method. Three standardized psychological scale were used for this study and these includes ESE (α=.82), PPS (α=.82.), TIS (α=0.91) scales. Data collected were analysed with both descriptive and inferential statistics. The result showed a significant influence of ESE on TI t(438) = -8.16 p<.05. The result also showed a significant influence of PP on TIF (29, 410) = 12.618; p = <.01). It was therefore concluded was that these variables should be considered by the government and university management and other stakeholders when creating programs to reduce graduate unemployment.

The role of religiosity in preventive health behaviour has received relatively little systematic research attention. Even so, extant literature suggests that religion may play complex and varied roles in enhancing people's health. However, the evidence has been both diverse and fragmentary One hundred and sixty unmarried undergraduates aged 18-29 years filled in a religiosity scale and a health behaviour questionnaire. The health behaviour questionnaire assessed medical and dental check-up, dietary avoidance, physical exercise, cigarette and alcohol behaviour, physical self-examination and sexual behaviour. The results indicated a positive relationship between the degree of religiousness and health enhancing behaviours, and negative relationships between religiosity and health compromising behaviours. The strongest relationships are between medical check-up, sexual abstinence and avoidance of alcoholic beverages. All of these relationships suggest that the deeper the degree of religiousness the higher the level of preventive health behaviour engaged in by the individual.

Anxiety among dental patients has become a worrisome health issue associated with a far-reaching negative implication on general well-being. This study therefore investigated health locus of control as predictor of anxiety among dental patients at the University College Hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria. The study utilised a cross-sectional research design; data was gathered using a self-report questionnaire with a total of 338 randomly selected dental patients attending dental clinic at the University College Hospital participated in the study. 199 (58.9%) were females and 139 (41.1%) were males; the mean age was 39 year. The hypotheses generated were all tested using inferential statistics; and the results showed that dental patients with external locus of control scored significantly higher on dental anxiety than dental patients with internal locus of control. The study concludes that locus of control predicted dental anxiety, and that there was a significant difference in dental anxiety as a result of the locus of control among dental patients. And finally, the implications and recommendations of the findings were discussed.

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of gender and self-efficacy on entrepreneurial intention among Obafemi Awolowo University undergraduates in Ile-Ife. A descriptive survey design was used in conducting the study. One hundred and forty (140) students comprising 74 males and 66 females whose ages ranged between 16 and 35 years participated in the study. Participants responded to items of a structured questionnaire, the response which was subjected to statistical analysis. The results showed there was no significant difference between male and female students on entrepreneurship intention (t (138) = 1.81, p >.05). The results also revealed that there is significant difference between respondents with high self efficacy and those with low self efficacy on entrepreneurial intention (t (138) = 7.47, p <0.05). It is recommended that youth should continually seek to evolve into entrepreneurs and should stop the limiting mental paradigm and cliche of already made 'white collar job' after graduation.

Growth and biochemical compositions of plants are influenced by nutritional compositions of growth-media. This study elucidated the influence of guinea grass biochar levels (BL) (0.5–2.0%) on some morphometric and biochemical markers in African Spinach in 2024 and 2025. Ordinary water served as control (0% BL). Morphometric-markers, reactive oxygen species (ROS), antioxidant activities and nutritional compositions of the vegetables were assessed. 1.5% BL produced tallest plant height (51.50 cm) in 2024 and highest number of leaves (29.77) in 2025. Malondialdehyde (18.95 µmol g −1 FW) and (16.15 µmol g −1 FW) was significantly higher in the leaves of control in 2024 and roots (16.88 µmol g −1 FW, 18.15 µmol g −1 FW) in 2025. Hydrogen peroxide in the leaves (37.79 nmol g −1 DW) and roots (23.89 nmol g −1 DW) of the group in 2024 and 37.79 nmol g −1 DW and 25.59 nmol g −1 DW at 0.5% BL in 2025 showed significant increase. Antioxidant activities significantly reduced in A. spinach at 2.0% BL. Ascorbic acid in the leaves (164.16 µmol g −1 FW) and roots (211.13 µmol g − 1  FW) and total soluble sugar (29.05, 24.49 mg g −1 FW) in the vegetable grown under 1.5% BL, glutathione in the leaves (9.77 µmol min −1 mg −1 ) and roots (8.89 µmol min −1 mg −1 ) of the vegetables at 2.0% BL showed significant increase. Furthermore, 1.5 and 2.0% BL improved nutritional compositions in A. spinach. In conclusion, 1.5% BL enhanced morphometric-markers and nutritional compositions, while 2.0%BL regulated ROS and suppressed antioxidants in the vegetable.