1. A COMPARATIVE REVIEW ON MICRO-ORGANISM ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPOILAGE OF BANANA
A banana plant, also known as M. acuminata or its hybrid M. acuminata, M. balbisnna, is a plant grown for personal use that yields edible fruits that are often seedless and belong to that species. The word "banana" refers to a variety of species or hybrids of the genus Musa, family Musc... Read More
2. ATTITUDE OF MOTHERS TOWARDS IMMUNIZATION IN IKPOBA-OKHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: According to the oxford advanced learners dictionary, immunization is the process of protecting an individual or animal from a disease especially by giving them an injection or a vaccine. Immunization is also defined as a process by which... Read More
3. ETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM YAM (DISCOREA SPP) PEELS
Background of the study: Yams (Discorea spp) of the family Diocoreaceae are members of the flowering plant. They are monocots, related to palms, grasses and archids. Most yam species grow in the tropics and subtropics area with fairly heavy total annual rainfall, but w... Read More
4. A SURVEY ON DIROFILARIA IMMITIS AND ITS PREVALENCE IN DOGS IN ZARIA
ABSTRACT: The study on prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis was conducted in Zaria. A total of three hundred and seventeen dogs were examined from seven sampling sites; Samaru, Sabon Gari, Tudun Wada, Wusasa, Basawa, Kongo and Gyellesu from April to December 2012. 5... Read More
5. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR MALNUTRITION AND ITS IMPACT ON CHILDREN IN OVIA NORTH EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: The word "malnutrition" is often used in reference to underdeveloped and developing nations. Malnutrition has been understood in a variety of ways; for instance, Ajao, (2022) considers malnutrition to be the condition that... Read More
6. AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF HERDSMEN ACTIVITIES ON COMMUNITY SETTLEMENT IN OGUN STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Without a shadow of a doubt, the Fulani are an important cog in the economic machine that is Nigeria. They are the most important breeders of goats, sheep, and cattle, which are the most important sources of meat and an economical source... Read More
7. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CHALLENGES AND PROSPECT OF REARING POULTRY IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: All domestic birds maintained by humans for the purpose of producing eggs, meat, and other goods and services for human use are collectively referred to as poultry. Ducks, turkeys, guinea hens, and geese are examples of domestic bird... Read More
8. AN INVESTIGATION OF FUNGI RELATED WITH SPOILAGE OF SMOKED DRIED FISH
Background Of The Study: Fish is an excellent source of protein and has a high nutrient density. If it is treated improperly, however, it might serve as a good substrate for the development of microbes (Abulu, 2022). The degradation of fish products may be attrib... Read More
9. ANALYSIS OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL SURVEY IN THE MORALITY OF SPINOZA IN THE LIGHT OF HIS EVIL AND GOOD
Abstract: The study examines philosophical survey in the morality of spinoza in the light of his evil and good. Specifically, the study aims to expose and appraise the conception of good and evil in the morality of Spinoza. To show how... Read More
10. EXAMINING AQUACULTURE RENAISSANCE IN AKWA IBOM STATE: A PROMISING MEANS OF SUSTAINING THE LOCAL ECONOMY
ABSTRACT: The main focus of this study is to assess the aquaculture renaissance in Akwaibom State as a veritable tool for sustaining the local economy. The study further discussed the economic importance of aquaculture, ascertain factors influencing the intensity... Read More
11. ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLICATION OF FULANI HERDSMEN BANDITRY ACTIVITIES ON COMMUNITY SETTLEMENT
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The Fulani unarguably represent a significant part of the economy of Nigeria. They are the major breeders of goats, sheep and cattle as those animals are the major source of meat and affordable source of animal proteins ate by Nigerians.&... Read More
12. ATTITUDE OF MOTHERS TOWARDS IMMUNIZATION IN IKPOBA-OKHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: According to the oxford advanced learners dictionary, immunization is the process of protecting an individual or animal from a disease especially by giving them an injection or a vaccine. Immunization is also defined as a process by which... Read More
13. AWARENESS AND PERCEPTION OF COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING AMONG TEACHERS IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ETI-OSA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF LAGOS STATE
Background of the study: According to study conducted by Cancer Research UK in 2021, cancer is the primary cause of death in countries all over the globe. The World Health Organization (WHO) ranks colorectal cancer (CRC) as the fourth leading cause of mortality f... Read More
14. AWARENESS AND PERCEPTION ON EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AS A BIRTH CONTROL METHOD AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Breastfeeding is the process of feeding an infant mother's milk, either through direct nipple-baby mouth contact or by expressed breast milk. Breast milk is classified into two types: colostrum, which is the initial yellowish and stic... Read More
15. AWARENESS AND PERCEPTION OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AS A BIRTH CONTROL METHOD AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING RURAL ANTENATAL CLINICS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Breastfeeding is the process of feeding an infant mother's milk, either through direct nipple-baby mouth contact or by expressed breast milk. Breast milk is classified into two types: colostrum, which is the initial yellowish and stic... Read More
16. BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY
ABSTRACT: Urine Sample from pregnant women were analysed for bacteriuria. The result of irinalysis reveals the appearance –yellow and Cloudy, pH 6.0, protein-ve, Glucose-ve,Blood-ve, Urobilinogen. Normal, Ketone-ve, Nitrate tve, Bilirubin-ve, Ascobic acid &ndash... Read More
17. CAUSES AND EFFECT OF POOR NUTRITION ON CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 15 YEARS: A CASE STUDY OF EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
BACKGROUND OF STUDY : Poor nutrition is as old as man exist on earth, nutrition particular in protein and energy growing food which the world health organization (WHO) called “silent emergency” is an accomplice in at least half of the 10.4 million children death each... Read More
18. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERIZED ANTENATAL INFORAMATION SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY OF PARK-LANE HOSPITAL)
INTRODUCTION: An information system provides information for decision makers in any organization, which are required for the great functions of planning coordinating and controlling, therefore it is necessary to discover an adequate means of making the infor... Read More
19. EXAMINING THE RELEVANCE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AQUACULTURE COMPENDIUM
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: The Aquaculture Compendium is an encyclopedic, multimedia tool that brings together a wide range of different types of science-based information to support sound decision-making in aquaculture and aquatic resource management worldwid... Read More
20. THE EFFECT OF TOASTED ICICINIA MAIN EFIK ISONG-BASED DIETS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF WEANER RABBITS
INTRODUCTION: Animal protein in most of the developing countries is not readily available to the populace due to the high cost of production faced by the livestock industry. This is largely due to the high cost of livestock feed. Feed contribute about 60% of the total cost o... Read More
21. THE USE OF LOCAL PIGMENTS AND EXTENDERS FOR FORMULATION & PRODUCTION OF EMULSION PAINT LETTER OF TRANSMITAL
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: Paint is a fluid, or semi-fluid material which may be applied to surfaces in relatively thin layers, and which changes to a solid coating with time. The coating with time. The chan... Read More
22. THE PREVALENCE OF POULTRY DISEASE AND IT MORTALITY RATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: The Agriculture in Nigeria has remained the largest sector contributing nearly 39% to the gross domestic product for the past two decades and employing nearly 60% of its workfo... Read More
23. THE LEVEL OF MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION OF YOGHURTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: Yoghurt is a cultural diary product produced by lactic fermentation of milk (Hui, 1992). Yoghurt is produced by the controlled fermentation of milk by two species of bacteria; Lactobaci... Read More
24. THE IMPLICATION OF FULANI HERDSMEN BANDITRY ACTIVITIES ON COMMUNITY SETTLEMENT
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The Fulani unarguably represent a significant part of the economy of Nigeria. They are the major breeders of goats, sheep and... Read More
25. THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION THROUGH CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES. (A CASE STUDY OF ANIOCHA L.G.A, ANAMBRA STATE)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: In Anambra State, most inhabitants survive through Agriculture and their main occupation is subsistence farming which attracted the interest of many co-operative societies both the old an... Read More
26. THE IMPACT OF LITTER SIZE ON THE BODY WEIGHT OF RABBIT
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The wild species of Oryctolagus cuniculus, from which domestic rabbits descended, is native to the western Mediterranean bas... Read More
27. THE EFFECT OF NUTRITION EDUCATION ON FEMALE EATING HABITS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: To assist the voluntary adoption of food choices and other food- and nutrition-related behaviours that are beneficial to one's health and well-being, nutrition education can be defined as any combination of... Read More
28. THE EFFECT RATE OF FERTILIZER APPLICATION ON VEGETABLE (TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION: In Africa indigenous vegetables remain popular in rural areas where they are often considered to be more nutritive than exotic vegetables.Telfairiaoccidentalis commonly called fluted pumpk... Read More
29. THE FATE OF MAN IN A SCIENTO-TECHNOLOGICAL ERA (A PHILOSOPHICAL EXAMINATION OF THE IDEAS OF ALEXANDER DENIS)
CHAPTER ONE
Science In The Seventies
If a reasonable analysis is made of the whole periods in the history of science, the fact that science brought much innovation to mankind cannot be denied. Throughout the history of science, one could see a... Read More
30. THE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF BACTERIA IN THE ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: Environment is a comprehensive term, which comprises of all the factors which make up the surroundings. The air that one brea... Read More
31. THE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF FERMENTATION
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction: Fermentation is the chemical transformation o organic substances into simpler compounds by the action of enzymes, complex organic catalysts which are produced by microorganisms such as molds yeasts or bacterial. Enzymes act by... Read More
32. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PATTERN OF PRESENTATION OF PARAGONIMUS INFECTION IN THE HUMAN HOST IN SOUTH EAST NIGERIA AND THEIR CORRELATIVE SONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN SOME ORGANS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE ... Read More
33. Sonographic Assessment of the Size and Parenchymal Echo Texture of the Spleen among Sickle Cell Disease Patients at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Nigeria
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: Sic... Read More
34. The Role of Alpha Lipoic Acid and Olive Oil on Metabolic Syndrome Associated with Letrozole-induced Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
INTRODUCTION
A prevalent reproductive endocrine disorder called polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) affects 5–10% of females who are of reproductive age. Over 116 million women globally, according to estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO), have PCOS. Hy... Read More
35. PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF Costus spicatus LEAVES
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
The healing effects of medicinal plants have been used to treat a number of human diseases for hundreds of years. Traditional herbal medicines are used by 60-90 percent of the population in developing countries, who consider them to be a part of primary healthcare (W... Read More
36. GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY- MASS SPECTROMETRY ANALYSIS AND EFFECT OF Amaranthus hybridus AQUEOUS LEAF EXTRACT ON PLASMA AND HEART LIPID PROFILE IN DOXORUBICIN INDUCED CARDIOTOXIC RAT
INTRODUCTION: Doxorubicin poisoning has been linked to organ damage, particularly the heart (Indu et al., 2014; Afsar et al, 2017; Zilinyi et al., 2018; Ahmed et al., 2019). A variety of pathways for doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity have been proposed in numerous research. Amon... Read More
37. EFFECT OF Phyllanthus amarus AND N-HEXADECANOIC ACID ON BLOOD COAGULATION PARAMETERS OF LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE-INDUCED INFLAMMATION IN WISTAR RATS
ABSTRACT
Blood clotting is a complex sequence of processes involving multiple proteins (factors) that must operate in a specific order to create a clot. The procedure is rapid and effective, but it must be monitored because uncontrolled clotting can lead to thrombosis. A shift in the ba... Read More
38. MODULATORY EFFECT OF METFORMIN AND ARTEMETHER-LUMEFANTRINE ON BLOOD COAGULATION IN DIABETIC MICE CO-INFECTED WITH MALARIA
ABSTRACT
Blood coagulation is a process describing conversion of soluble materials within the blood into an insoluble gel that plugs injury/break site within blood vessels; this process requires regulation. Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia, defect... Read More
39. IN SILICO EVALUATION ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN KETONE BODIES AND OBESITY-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS
Background of study
Obesity, has been a pre-existing problem afore time but has been recognized as a global pandemic since the 21st century (Natalia, et al., 2021). Aronne, 2002 defines obesity as the anomalous, irregular or disproportionate gain of weight as a result of fat buildup in... Read More
40. EFFECT OF OBESITY-INDUCED TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ON ADIPOCYTE FUNCTION
ABSTRACT: Obesity-induced inflammation has been linked to the onset of insulin resistance (IR), which is a strong risk factor for the development of T2DM. Recent studies have indicated that tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) plays a causative role in obesity-mediated IR via... Read More
41. EFFECT OF THE FLAVONOID QUERCETIN ON ADIPOCYTES
ABSTRACT: Obesity is an urgent global public health concern as prevalence rates continue to increase, especially among children. Obesity is defined at the cellular level as an increase in adipocyte number (hyperplasia) and size (hypertrophy). Both lead to the dysfunction of adipose tissue, which... Read More
42. EFFECTS OF HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITORS ON VITAMIN D ACTIVITY IN HUMAN BREAST CANCER CELLS
ABSTRACT
Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death among cancer cases in women worldwide. Ultimately, cancer is the result of a combination of environmental and genetic factors that contribute to alterations in cellular control of proliferation, differentiation and programmed... Read More
43. ISOLATION AND PROPAGATION OF LACTIC ACID BACTERIA FROM FERMENTED MAIZE FLOUR FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF THE FERMENTATION PROCESS
GENERAL ABSTRACT
Production of traditional fermented foods especially lactic acid fermented foods has long been practiced for ages in Africa with a variety of products being p... Read More
44. ANALYSIS OF BUSH PEAR AND ITS OIL
ABSTRACT
The research project studies the analysis of pear and its oil. The mesocarp from edible African pear “DacryodesEdulis” were evaluated for their oil yield. The pulp from this pear were oven dried at 100oC-105oC to a moisture content level of 29%.The mesocarp was subj... Read More
45. ANALYSIS OF COMMONLY CONSUMED FOOD IN EASTERN NIGERIA FOR NUTRITIONAL AND ANTI-NUTRITIONAL VALUE
1.1INTRODUCTION
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body (Aguilera and David, 1999). Its components include water, carbohydrate, lipids, proteins, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, colours, flavours and food additives and it is ingested by an organism and as... Read More
46. ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEEDS EXTRACT ON SALMONELLA SPECIES AND ESCHERICHIA COLI
ABSTRACT
Medicinal plants contain active ingredients with therapeutic values. Helianthus annuus L (Asteraceae) commonly referred to as “sunflower” has been reportedly used in managing and treating some ailments over the years. This study investigated the in vitro and in vivo... Read More
47. ANTICONVULSANT AND SUB-CHRONIC TOXICITY STUDIES OF THE METHANOL LEAF EXTRACT OF DIOSPYROS MESPILIFORMIS HOCHST (EBENACEAE) IN LABORATORY ANIMALS
ABSTRACT
Diospyros mespiliformis hochst (Ebenaceae) known in English as ebony is a plant that is found throughout West Africa. The Plant was reported to have wide ethnomedical application notably in fever, whooping cough, wounds, pneumonia, syphilis, leprosy and epilepsy among others. T... Read More
48. ANTIDIABETIC PROPERTIES OF MUCUNA PRURIENS L. (D.C.) SEED EXTRACT AND ITS TABLET FORMULATIONS
ABSTRACT
Diabetes mellitus and its complications continue to be one of the highest causes of morbidity and mortality in recent times. Although many drugs are commercially available for use in the management of diabetes, their side effects and high costs underscore the need for new drugs... Read More
49. ANTIDIARRHOEAL AND TOXICITY STUDIES ON METHANOL LEAF EXTRACT OF COMBRETUM HYPOPILINUM DIELS (COMBRETACEAE) IN MICE AND RATS
ABSTRACT
The plant Combretum hypopilinum has been used in traditional medicine to treat diarrhoea and other gastrointestinal diseases. This study aimed to investigate the antidiarrhoeal activity and toxicity profile of the methanol leaf extract of Combretum hypopilinum (MECH) in mice an... Read More
50. ANTI-HYPERLIPIDEMIC POTENTIAL OF VITEX DONIANAETHANOLEXTRACTS ON POLOXAMER 407 INDUCED HYPERLIPIDEMIC AND NORMAL RATS.
ABSTRACT
Anti-hyperlipidemic potential of extracts (aqueous, 70% methanol, 70% ethanol and 70%, acetone) of Vitexdoniana leaves, stem bark and root bark on poloxamer 407 induced hyperlipidemic and normal rats was investigated. Phytochemical screening of the extracts revealed the presenc... Read More