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Lassa fever (LF) has been a topical viral haemorrhagic fever with recurrent outbreaks in parts of West Africa where it has been endemic for some decades. It is a zoonotic disease w…

Ebola virus disease (EVD) has been a major public health problem right from its first documented outbreak in West Africa approximately four decades ago. It is one of the viral haem…

Background: Hansen’s disease is a disease that causes not only physical problem but also psychological and social problems. Too much emphasis on medical care can lead to neglect …

Cordyceps sinensis is a fungal parasite on the larvae of Lepidoptera and has been used as a tonic herb in the traditional Chinese medicines. The fruit bodies of C. sinensis are lim…

As the proportion of computer forensic in the cases of intellectual property protection of computer software is increasing, the extraction and analysis of electronic evidence will…

Abattoirs are springing up in several locations within Port Harcourt to ease access to meat products as well as reduce cost of purchase and transportation. However, the presence o…

Background: Induction of labour is a well-known procedure performed to artificially initiate uterine contraction in the interest of the mother, the fetus, or both in order to achi…

The theoretical analysis of the Electromagnetic wave propagation through chemically bath deposited manganese sulphide thin film and optical properties were studied using beam prop…

The proximate, phytochemical, mineral and vitamin composition of the processed urena lobata leaves were analyzed using Association of Official Analytical Chemist (AOAC) method, Ar…

Dermatoglyphics is the science that studies the epidermal ridge pattern on fingers, palms and soles. The study of this epidermal ridge pattern on fingers is known as “fingerprinti…

A survey of intestinal helminthiasis in children aged 0-5 years was conducted in Nsukka L.G.A of Enugu State, Southeastern Nigeria in 2017. A total of three hundred children were r…

The impact of extreme weather events were studied in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State. The objective of the study was to ascertain the impacts of short…

Background: Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is characterized by episodes of bone pain creating a major role for analgesic therapy in the emergency management of this condition. Opioids, …

Starch degrading bacteria are important for different industries such as food, fermentation, textile, and paper. The aim of this study is to isolate and characterize bacteria able …

Zeolites are solids with infinitely extending three-dimensional frameworks of alumina and silica tetrahedra. They first appeared in an academic journal published by Axel Fredick Cr…

Introduction: Therapeutic and prophylactic anticoagulation is under-prescribed in Nigeria, Dismal practice patterns of anticoagulation, lack of hospital-based anticoagulation polic…

The water-use efficiency (WUE) refers to the ratio of water used in plant metabolism to water lost by the plant through transpiration. Two types of water-use efficiency are referre…

Background: Mental health disorders are common presentations among persons who have faced crisis and other life threatening conditions. Several researchers in the past have tried t…

Background: The current most effective preventive as well as therapeutic modality for stroke in sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is the use of exchange blood transfusion (EBT) in a chroni…

<p>Purpose: Several studies have described the role of bone scintigraphy in the management of plantar fasciitis. This study was conducted to compare the relative efficacy of …

Introduction: It has been extensively reported that drug-overdose is the leading cause of liver injury in the world today. Diets rich in natural antioxidants have been observed to …

It is generally believed that functional disturbances of body systems could possibly influence the body blood pressures and thus, could as well alter some hematological parameters …

AbstractIntroduction: Caryophyllids are unique among Eucestoda in having a monopleuroid body plan i.e., they have neither internal proglottidization nor external segmentation and h…

This study assesses the heavy metal concentration of Otamiri River in Imo State, Nigeria. Standard sampling and analytical methods were employed during the study. The result shows …

Hydrocarbon fluid phase behaviours have numerous implications in natural gas and petroleum engineering and are often predictable from equations of state (EOSs). Equations of state …

Objectives: Plant endophytic fungi are novel reservoir of bioactive compounds. The aim of this study was to explore endophytic fungi from Garcinia kola and Cola nitida for antioxi…

Background: Management of nonunion of humeral shaft fractures are difficult. This study was conducted to evaluate outcomes and complications of these cases treated with locking com…

Cervical lymph node proliferation have been associated with many tropical diseases that may not warrant lymphadenectomy or unguided needle aspiration nowadays. Most palpable cervi…

In recent years, there has been increased concern about antibiotic resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus and multiple antibiotic resistant strains have started to emerge. Deve…