1. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SOURCES OF WATER AND WATER BORNE DISEASES
Background to the Study
Water is an essential substance in human life as it is used for various purposes sucg as drunking washing cooking. Human noroviruses cause the most gastrointestinal illness in all regions of the world, with the vast majority thou...
2. HEPATITIS B (HBV) SEROLOGICAL MARKERS RELATIONSHIP WITH VITB12 DEFICIENCY
Background of the study
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most common chronic infections worldwide and the leading cause for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide.Based on WHO (2012) report, one‐third of the world population estimated a...
3. EVALUATION OF SERUM PROTEIN LEVELS AND CIC LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH CEREBRAL MALARIA
INTRODUCTION
Globally, Malaria is likely one of the first illnesses known to humans and has had a significant influence on the development of our culture. According to Margret & Suzzan (2019), the history of malaria and the horrific consequences it has on humans go...
4. KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE AND OUTCOME OF IMMUNIZATION OF UNDER FIVE CHILDREN AMONG MOTHERS ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Immunization is a process in which a person is protected against or made resistant to an infectious disease, and it often involves the injection of a vaccine. This protection or resistance is delivered to the individual. Vaccines...
5. MALARIA PREVALENCE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ADMITTED TO IMO STATE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL OWERRI
ABSTRACT
A study was made to determine the malaria prevalence among pregnant women admitted to Imo State specialist hospital owerri between July to August 2012. Blood samples were collected from the patie...
6. THE PREVALENCE OF MALARIA AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ON ADDMISSION IN IMO STATE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL OWERRI
ABSTRACT
A study was made to determine the prevalence of malaria infection among pregnant women on admission in Imo State specialist Hospital Owerri between July to August 2012. Blood samples were collected from the patients and a thick blood fi...
7. EVALUATON OF CURRENT TECHNIQUES IN DIAGNOSES OF HUMAN IMMUNODAFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV)
ABSTRACT
A study was carried to ascertain the potency of some techniques used in diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Two hundred and five samples (203) were collected from the patients from the university of Nigerian...
8. DEVELOPMENT OF A CLONAL SELECTION ALGORITHM BASED SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF MULTIPLE SHAPES
ABSTRACT
In this dissertation a Clonal Selection Algorithm (CSA) based system that detected multiple instances of circles, quadrilaterals and triangles in an image scene was developed. CSA models how B-cell antibodies of the immune system protect the body from invading...
9. AN EVALUATION OF THE APHRODISIAC AND FERTILITY ENHANCING EFFECT OF THE METHANOLIC ROOT EXTRACT OF CISSUS POPULNEA Guill.And Perr. (Vitaceae)
ABSTRACT
Aphrodisiac activity of Cissus populnea was assessed using physical, biochemical and psychological methods. Rats were randomized into five groups of six rats. The first group received normal saline (10ml/kg), the second, third and fourth groups received extract doses of 250mg/k...
10. ANALYTICAL STUDY OF PROSTATE CANCER IN MEN LIVING IN ADAMAWA STATE; CASE STUDIES IN FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER YOLA, DAAMA CLINIC AND ZENITHCARE
ABSTRACT
The research is on the analysis of prostate cancer in men living in Adamawa state, this topic is essential to determining certain degenerative factors that make individuals more at risk of being diagnosed with the condition. Some of these factors include age, genes, lifestyle e...
11. DETECTION OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS FROM INMATES IN SELECTED CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES IN NIGER STATE
ABSTRACT
Research has shown high transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) among inmates in correctional facilities in the developed world, but the data base for the developing countries is still lacking information on same. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Hepatit...
12. EVALUATION OF HAEMATOLOGICAL PROFILES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN INFECTED WITH MALARIAL PARASITES IN BOSSO AND PAIKORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF NIGER STATE
ABSTRACT
Malaria continues to be a major public health challenge especially in the African region despite the availability of anti malarial drugs and the application of several preventive strategies such as the use of insecticide treated nets, indoor residual spraying, and intermittent...
13. EVALUATION OF SOME NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC PRODUCTS AGAINST AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS
ABSTRACT
The chemotherapy of African trypanosomiasis, a fatal protozoal disease of man and animals is beset with many problems including a limited repertoire of expensive compounds, drug toxicity and resistance and protracted treatment protocols. In order to improve chemotherapy, some n...
14. COMBINED EXPERIMENTAL AND MODELING STUDIES REVEAL NEW MECHANISMS IN T CELL ANTIGEN RECOGNITION
SUMMARY
T cells of the immune system recognize small antigen peptide fragments loaded onto Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) molecules through their T Cell Receptor (TCR). The recognition of antigenic pMHC by the TCR is an extremely sensitive and specific process, discriminating as...
15. PREVALENCE, CLINICAL MANIFESTATION AND ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION AND PRACTICES OF LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS IN PAIKORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, NIGER STATE
ABSTRACT
There are ongoing current efforts of mass drug administration for the interruption of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in Nigeria but the disease is still one of the major disabling filarial diseases of public health significance. Unupdated possible data on the transmission of LF info...
16. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF UROGENITAL SCHISTOSOMIASIS IN APPARENTLY HEALTHY AND HIVINFECTED FEMALES IN JOS, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
This study is aimed at determining the status, prevalence and significance of female urogenital schistosomiasis (FUGS) in schistosomiasis endemic population at risk of HIV transmission in Jos, Plateau State. Epidemiological circumstances that predisposed individuals to urogenit...
17. ISOLATION AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERISATION OF PANDEMIC A/H1N1 INFLUENZA VIRUS FROM PIGS IN AN INTENSIVE PIGGERY COMPLEX IN LAGOS, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Novel pandemic A/H1N1 influenza virus containing gene segments from pig, bird, and human influenza viruses was first detected in Mexico in 2009. Emergence of the virus further underscores the importance of animals in the epidemiology of influenza viruses. It is also known that...
18. AN EVALUATION OF EXPANDED PROGRAMME ON IMMUNIZATION AND THE FACTORS INFLUENCING COMMUNITY PARTICIAPTION ( CASE STUDY OF ELIMINA SUB-DISTRICT)
Background Of Study
In community development programs, community engagement now appears to be the "software." Community participation as a developmental strategy is an important cog in the wheel of ensuring that community programs are well-pla...
19. EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY OF NEW VACCINES IN TAFAWA BALEWA LGA AREA OF BAUCHI STATE
Background of the study
Vaccination stands as one of the most significant advancements in modern medicine, playing a pivotal role in preventing infectious diseases and safeguarding public health. However, the effectiveness and safety of vaccines can var...
20. EVALUATON OF CURRENT TECHNIQUES IN DIAGNOSES OF HUMAN IMMUNODAFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV)
ABSTRACT
A study was carried to ascertain the potency of some techniques used in diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Two hundred and five samples (205) were collected from the patients from the university of Nigerian...
21. THE PREVALENCE OF MALARIA PARASITE AMONG ANTI-NATAL PATIENTS
ABSTRACT
A study was made to determine the the prevalence of malaria parasite among anti-natal patients in Imo State specialist Hospital Owerri between July to August 2012. Blood samples were collected from the patients and a thick blood film made....
