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INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder of the blood characterized by red blood cells (RBCs) that assume abnormal, rigid and ...
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INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Paragonimiasis also known as lung fluke disease is a parasitic disease in humans and other mammals caused by infection with paragonimus...
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INTRODUCTION: Background of the Study
In contemporary clinical practice, neck pain according to Rana et al., (2011), is prevalent in approximately 15% of the general population. Cervical spondylosis is a disorder of the cervical spine and it is a common cause of neck pain (Takagi et al, 2001). It is characterized by chronic intervertebral disc degeneration, abnormal wear on the cartilage and bones of the cervical spine. According to Okada et al., (2009), cervic...
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INTRODUCTION: Background of the Study
The human eye is the sense organ with which we view the world. We use our eyes in almost every activity we perform whether reading, working, watching television, writing a letter, driving a car and in countless other ways (Lauterbur, 2003). Most people probably would agree that sight is the sense they value more than all the rest. The eye allows us to see and interpret the shapes, colours a...
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INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Medical imaging is a rapidly developing branch of modern medicine. It has in the past few decades evolved into a highly sophisticated diagnostic tool. It has improved the study of human internal anatomy and to an extent physiology and detection of pathologies which were previously impossible. The field has kept pace with other rapidly developing branches of medicine. At thi...
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INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study: Urolithiasis is the development of calculi anywhere in the urinary system which may result in many complications including renal failure (Tempkins, 1999). Renal calculi can cause obstruction and urinary stasis that ultimately leads to infection and possible destruction of renal parenchyma. They may be solitary or multiple and can vary in size from small stones to large staghorn calculous that fills the coll...
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: The placenta is an organ that connects the developing fetus to the mother. The placenta performs respiratory, excretory, nutritional and endocrine functions for the fetus. It transfers gases, such as oxygen and carbondioxide, waste products like urea, nutrients like glucose and hormones between the maternal and fetal circulation (Kelvin, 1994). In addition, the placenta protects the fetus from immune attack by the mother and ind...
ABSTRACT
The present research aimed to examine the differences in self-concept, body dissatisfaction and gender on student’s fear of negative evaluation among university students with and without obesity. A purposive sample of university students with obesity (n = 109) and without obesity (n = 141) with age range 18 to 25 years (M = 22, SD = 1.63) participated in the research with their full consent. The self-report instrume...
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INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: Accurate knowledge of fetal gestational age (GA) is important for the attainment of best possible antenatal care and successful pregnancy outcome. Ultrasound is a useful modality for the assessment of gestational age (GA) and this can greatly impact on obstetric management and improve ante partum care (Robin et al., 2009). The routine use
of diagnostic ultrasound in obstetrics may be largely due to its...
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INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: The neck represents anatomically a small part of the human body between the head and the thorax. Due to its unique position, it conveys vital structures that communicate between the head and other parts of the human body. It contains conduit of respiration, deglutition and blood to and from the brain as well as important endocrine and neural structures. The structural development of the neck...
Background of the study
Water as one of the most important natural resources is vital. Water is an essential substance to all living things which include: man, animal and all that sur...
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INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: Family planning in couples is rarely discussed because the practice is less likely to be endorsed by the male partner. Family planning practices are essential for individuals or couples to prevent unwanted pregnancies, space out pregnancies, time births according to parental age, and decide on the family size (Reshma 2015)....
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INTRODUCTION: The word perfumes take its name form the latin word perfumery (to fill with smoke) since in its original form, it was incense burner in Egyptian temple early it was found in a mixture of finely ground spices help together by Mgrrh or storax.
It occur in certain spices and flowers were steeped in fat or oil, the fat or oil would retain a portion of the odoriferous principle which c...
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INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: Medication adherence remains a critical challenge in healthcare systems globally, including Nigeria. Inadequate adherence to prescribed medication regimens can lead to treatment failure, disease progression, increased healthcare costs, and a higher burden of morbidity and mortality (Sabaté, 2013). In the context of N...
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INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study: Juvenile delinquency is an intractable problem worldwide and has been increasing phenomenally by as much as 30 percent since the 1990s (World Youth Report, cited in Sheryln, 2...
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INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: One of the growth strategies that are included in the corporate level strategy is diversification. Other growth strategies include concentration, merger and acquisition, strategic alliance, and others. According to Oyedejo (2004), the term "diversification" refers to the process by which a firm seeks to broaden its business operations by including consumer f...
ABSTRACT: The study adopted experimental design which aimed at identifying the effect of different preservatives used in cake making on the shelf of the cakes , different preservatives such as calcium propionate, sodium bicarbonate, rum, brandy were used to prepare different cakes which were preserved under different temperatures and storage, sensory evaluation was carried out and microbial count were carried out fortnightly (2 weeks interval),the soya agar culture plat...
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INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study: Mass media have long been significant agents of socialisation and instruments of social change, particularly in an era when individuals rely heavily on mass media messages. The capacity of the mass media to contribute to the resolution of social issues. People can be persuaded to purchase a vast array of goods and serv...
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The purpose of this two-phase, sequential mixed methods (QUAN-qual) approach was to analyze the relationship between large class size and academic achievement in secondary schools and how teachers perceive class size as affecting their instructional and classroom management methods. Data collection and analysis for the study involved 3,812 students in 120 classrooms collected from nine public...
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INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: It is widely acknowledged that Nigerian roads are typically in a state of dilapidation, inadequately maintained, or completely without pavement. Nigeria has the greatest road network in Africa, however only approximately 60,000km out of a total 195,000km road network is paved. The majority of the country's road infrastr...
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INTRODUCTION
Terrorism poses a significant global security challenge, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Numerous militant and terrorist organisations have emerged, transforming the continent into a hub of violent terrorist actions. In recent years, Northeastern Nigeria has been plagued by extremist terrorist activities, with Boko Haram emerging as one of the most lethal jihadist groups in the r...
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INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: With increasing population, the number of school going children is increasing much faster than the number of schools is increasing. The death of good schools and the greed of school authorities are filling up classrooms to the brim. Numbers of people complain about their children going to schools where children’...
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BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: There are a total of 983,213 square kilometres of land that make up the country of Nigeria, which is located in West Africa. The World Bank has released figures that indicate the country currently has a population of more than 150 million people. This translates in an average density of more than 120 persons per square kilo...
Chapter One 1.0 General Introduction
Ever since the identification of Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as the cause of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in 1983, the infection has become a global epidemic. HIV/AIDS is a unique and complex crisis that requires immediate attention and long-term solutions. Tumer and Unal (2000) argue that HIV/AIDS is a highly intricate health issue of the 21st century. Despite the significant efforts made in terms of funding,...
INTRODUCTION
Prior knowledge about population mean along with coefficient of variation, kurtosis and correlation of the population of an auxiliary variable are known to be very useful particularly when the ratio, product and regression estimators are used for estimation of population mean of a variable of interest. The use of auxiliary information can increase the precision of an estimator when study variable is highly correlated with auxiliary variable. Srivastava...
