1. FEVER AS A PREDICTOR FOR MALARIA INFECTION AMONG INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING KOFAI PHCC IN ARDO-KOLA LGA TARABA STATE
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Malaria is a life threatening parasitic disease transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes. In Nigeria, malaria is responsible for around 60% of the out-patient visits to health facilities, 30% of childhood death, 25% of death in children under one y...
2. INVESTIGATION OF COMMUTERS AS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE SPREAD OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN PUBLIC PLACES
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
Movement is associated with the spread of disease in many ways. One way in which travel helps communicable diseases to spread is by the introduction of a new microorganism into a new geographic area (Whitty, Ansah 2019).
A novel pat...
3. EFFECT OF HAND WASHING ON THE PREVENTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA
Background of the Study
Hand washing is one of the most important aspects of preventing diseases in our country Nigeria; thousands of lives have been lost as a result of diseases caused by in adequate washing of hands. Hand washing or hygiene is the act...
4. AN ASSESSMENT OF DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR (A CASE STUDY OF BENIN LANGUAGE)
INTRODUCTION
Electronic Benin Phrasebook is a computer-based system (processed by Assembler) that was developed to specifications in an effort to build a variable, reliable, beneficial, and good relationship between two parties who share one source of motivation, which...
5. AN ASSESSMENT OF FINGERPRINT AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM FOR ATM SECURITY
Background of the Study
A biometric system is, in essence, a pattern recognition system that functions by first gathering biometric data from a person, then extracting a feature vector from the collected data, and then comparing the extracted feature vector with the fea...
6. THE IMPACT OF STRESS ON TERTIARY STUDENT’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION
Background to the Study
Universities around the world are centres for academic pursuits and places where learning is sought at its highest level. It is vital to remind ourselves of the aims of a university since stating the purpose of universities is critical for a corr...
7. ASSESSMENT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AND THE UTILIZATION OF TRADITIONAL HERBS IN THE TREATMENT OF MALARIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Malaria is a potentially fatal disease that is spread from person to person by the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito, as stated by the World Health Organization (WHO) (2019). Malaria is caused by parasites that...
8. CHILD HAWKING AND ITS IMPLICATIONS TO THE PEACE AND SECURITY IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
It is generally regarded as a social pathology and a threat to nation security and development, and it calls for a social solution that involves the rehabilitation and re-integration of such kids into their families and homes for...
9. EFFECTS OF SANITATION PRACTICES ON THE HEALTH OF RESIDENTS OF IGBO EFON IN ETI-OSA LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAGOS STATE
Background to the Study
Poor environmental quality is widely recognized as posing a severe threat to social and economic development, as well as to human survival. Environmental deterioration, in the opinion of Adeniyi (2017), has a higher impact...
10. STUDIES ON SOME BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICOCHEMICALPARAMETERS OF ROCK POOL HABITATS OF MOSQUITOES(DIPTERA:CULICIDAE)
ABSTRACT
Entomologicalsurveyswereconductedtodeterminethebiologicalandphysicochemical parameters influencing mosquito breeding in rock pools on inselbergsinKaduna State. Availablerockpoolswere searchedon theinselbergsfortnightlybetween June and October...
11. THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The Nigerian financial system experienced series of reforms and amidst these reforms an important component of the sector, the financial market has demonstrated an impressive performance evidenced from its growth especially in the last decade. Coupled wi...
12. AWARENESS OF THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN THE CONTROL AND PREVENTION OF MALARIA (A CASE STUDY OF IFAKO IJAIYE LGA)
ABSTRACT
Environmental conditions play an important role in the transmission of malaria; therefore, regulating these conditions can help to reduce disease burden. Environmental management practices for disease control can be implemented at the community level to complem...
13. DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPTIMAL EXTRACTED FEATURE CLASSIFICATION SCHEME IN VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM USING DYNAMIC CUCKOO SEARCH ALGORITHM
ABSTRACT
This research work is aimed at the development of an optimal extracted feature classification scheme in a voice recognition system using dynamic cuckoo search algorithm. This minimized error mismatch in the recognition process and increased accuracy of recognition. Standard voi...
14. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS IN JOS SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
Schistosomiasis is a helminthic disease that affect many people all over the world causing illnesses that prevent people from farming and performing other activities, and at times gives rise to malignancies which are fatal. Between 1999 and 2004, some aspects of the epidemiolog...
15. KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION AMONG HOUSEHOLDS
Background to the Study
Environmental sanitation is becoming a major threat to the health of households due to poor maintenance of the environment. It is recognized as a major threat to the promotion of hygiene among households in Bauchi State and even the survival of t...
16. CHARACTERIZATION OF staphylococcus aureus ISOLATED FROM DOOR HANDLES
Background of study
A problem for world health has been the spread of infectious diseases by hand contact. Gram positive and negative bacteria are notably known to infect surfaces that come into touch with people, such as door handles, tables, chairs, w...
17. CHARACTERISATION OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ISOLATED FROM DOOR HANDLES
INTRODUCTION
Infectious diseases transmitted via hand contact have been a global health challenge. Gram positive and negative bacteria most especially are found to contaminate contact surfaces e.g; door handles, tables, chairs, windows etc. (Grace et al., 2018). Infectious diseases top...
18. ASSESSMENT OF WATER BORNE DISEASES OUTBREAK AND THEIR PREVENTION MEASURES A CASE STUDY OF CHOLERA AMONG INFANT OF 0-5 YEARS ATTENDING GENERAL HOSPITAL NINGI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BAUCHI STATE
Background of the study
Water is essential to human life, agriculture and animal husbandry, and modern industrial society. The absence of water precludes human existence. People must have access to adequate amounts of water as well as clean water that d...
19. EVALUATION OF EFFECT OF WATER BORNE DISEASES AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ZIDANGA DISTRICT OF NINGI LGA OF BAUCHI STATE
Background of the study
Water is essential to human life, agriculture and animal husbandry, and modern industrial society. The absence of water precludes human existence. People must have access to adequate amounts of water as well as clean water that d...
20. EVALUATION THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VECTORS CONTROL PROGRAM AT CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL KAFIN MADAKI GANJUWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BAUCHI STATE
Background of the study
Vector-borne diseases are a significant public health concern globally, causing millions of deaths and illnesses each year. Vector control programs aim to mitigate the spread of these diseases by targeting the vectors resp...
21. EFFECT OF PLASTIC POLLUTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study
Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing env...
