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    The Relationship between Feed Conversion Ratio, Feed Intake and Body Weight Gain of Broilers fed Moringa oleifera Leaf Supplemented Feed Following Challenged with Very Virulent Infectious Bursal Disease Virus
    (Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 2018-06-07) Arhyel Gana Balami; Samson James Enam; Adamu Garba Sule; Maryam Nyeta Patrobas; Paul Ayuba Abdu; Mohammed Adam Chiroma; Aliyu Mohammed Wakawa; Tagang Aluwong
    The relationship between weekly feed conversion ratios (WFCR), weekly feed intake (WFI) and weekly body weight gain (WBWG) of broilers fed Moringa oleifera leaf (MOL) supplemented feed and challenged with a very virulent infectious bursal disease virus was assessed. Two hundred and forty day-old Ross 308 hybrid broiler chicks were randomly assigned into groups A, B, C and D of 60 chicks each and raised in deep litter type housing. Broiler starter (BS) and broiler finisher (BF) mash were formulated each with 5% MOL included as part of the feed ingredient for broilers in groups A and B while BS and BF for broilers in groups C and D were formulated without MOL. Broilers in groups A, B and C were challenged intraocularly at 35 days of age with 0.05 ml of a live vvIBDV while those in group D served as control. Weekly feed intake (WFI), weekly body weight gain (WBWG) and weekly feed conversion ratio (WFCR) were correlated for each group. Broilers in groups A, C and D showed a strong negative significant correlation (r = 0.9999, p = 0.0001) between WFCR and WFI, and between WBWG and WFCR, and a strong positive significant correlation (r = 1.0000, p = 0.0001) between WBWG and WFI from week 1 to 7. While broilers in group B only showed a strong negative significant correlation (r = 0.9999, p = 0.0001) between WFCR and WFI from week 1 to 7. Moringa oleifera leaf supplemented diet lowers the FCR of broilers in group B during infection with IBD virus which consequently increases their body weight gain.
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    The State of ICTs in Nigerian University Libraries1
    (Prof. Idris Abdulkadir Auditorium, National Universities Commission, 2021-10-25) Prof. Stephen A. Akintunde
    There can be no better time to discuss the state of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in university libraries in Nigeria. In the last few years, there has been a revolutionary growth in the use and deployment of ICT in research, learning and teaching. It has gone beyond the deployment for educational purposes to active use in business, governance, health, and general life circumstances, normalizing the internet of things. The advent of COVID – 19 pandemic further entrenched the use of ICT in daily living, especially in libraries. In a recent Delphi study of the impact of COVID-19 on libraries, it was discovered that “While offering a physical space to read and study will remain important, current events have already triggered a significant shift towards off-site working and study, making online access to information crucial” (Baker & Ellis, 2021, p.336). The study also suggested that “Libraries need a clear strategy and a vision for rapid technology variation” (Baker & Ellis, 2021, p. 321). In a more explicit statement, Atkinson (2021, p. 314) postulated that “E delivery, not just of lectures, is likely to increase in all types of institutions. Libraries will need to reflect on the changing university environments they operate in”. The question, therefore, is whether university libraries in Nigeria have, in their present state demonstrated “a clear strategy and a vision for rapid technology variation”. In other words, how readily have Nigerian university libraries responded and adjusted to the emerging digital learning environment? Are we able to deliver on-site and off-site services amidst disasters? Even though a study (Akintunde, 2021) shows that only 9% of a representative sample of Nigerian undergraduate students from 38 institutions were able to access the library during the COVID 19 pandemic . In an earlier study of the state of ICTs in libraries of tertiary education institutions in the country, key statements of conclusion in the study are: “Some modest steps have been taken
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    Design and Performance Analysis of Log Periodic Dipole Antenna at Uhf Band.
    (IOSR Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering (IOSR-JECE), 2012-10) Ogherohwo E. P.; Adeniran A. O.
    Abstract: The paper described the design and performance analysis of log periodic dipole antenna at frequency 1800MHz -2500MHz (Ultra High Frequency Band), the antenna has been modeled using ADS layout and the S parameter was presented. A good impedance match in a wide frequency range has been achieved by a suitable choice of the antenna feeder impedance. The radiation pattern, Directivity, Return loss, Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) and Gain are in accordance with the desired valuesare presented.
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    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Dogonahawa and Zawan, North-Central Nigeria, Four-Years after Communal Violence: Prevalence and Risk Factors
    (Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research, 2017-02) Maigari Yusufu Taru; Moses David Audu; Davou Francis John; Tungchama Friday Philip; Suwa Goden
    Survivors of mass violence are at high risk of developing psychological disorders. However, little is known about the impact of trauma in post conflict low income countries. This study assessed the prevalence of and socio-demographic risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder among conflict survivors in North-Central Nigeria in comparison to a control group drawn from a population that was not exposed to armed-conflict. This is a cross-sectional study that employed a multi stage sampling technique to select respondents in both groups. The Mini international neuropsychiatric interview was used to assess for symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and their socio-demographic variables obtained with socio-demographic questionnaire. The results showed that 55.5% and 9.8% of the respondents in the conflict exposed group and the control were diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder. Respondents exposed to mass violence were significantly more likely to experience posttraumatic stress disorder compared to the control group (p< 0.001). Being a female was the consistent risk factor for the disorder in both groups, while being never married and having individual monthly income below N20,000.00 were also predictive of posttraumatic stress disorder in the group exposed to conflict. In conclusion, posttraumatic stress disorder prevalence was higher among the group exposure to armed conflict. Thus, an effective model for immediate and long-term mental health support for trauma victims needs to be developed in order to reduce the incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder among conflict survivors.
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    Impact of Prophylaxis with Cotrimoxazole on Malaria Parasitaemia, PCV and CD4+ count in HIV-infected Pregnant Women in Jos, Nigeria
    (Trends in Medicine, 2017-12-08) Ali MA; Agbo EB; Suleiman MM; Oguche S; Musa J; Okojokwu OJ; Anejo-Okopi JA; Lar PM
    The effect of prophylaxis with Cotrimoxazole (CTX) against malaria parasitaemia and other pregnancy outcomes among HIV-infected pregnant women in Jos was investigated. Peripheral blood from study women was used to prepare thin and thick blood smears for the identification and estimation of malaria parasitaemia as well as immunological and haematological investigations. Sulfadoxine pyrimethamine (SP) was used as control, being the standard used for prophylaxis against malaria in pregnant women. Result shows that Prevalence of malaria infection was reduced from 34.1-7.2% and from 25-10% among group A and B respectively. Mean parasitaemia was reduced from 1984.76 asp/µ to 1000.00 asp/µl and from 1960.38 asp/µ to 1118.18 asp/µ for CTX an SP respectively. Mean packed cell volume (PCV) was reduced from 33.09-33.02% with CTX and from 33.11-32.90% with SP. Mean CD4+ count increased from 223.55 cells/µl to 300.54 cells/µl with CTX but decreased from 570 cells/µl to 536.4 cells/µl with SP. Prophylaxis with CTX is associated with 89% reduction in parasitaemia, with immunological but no haematological benefits, while prophylaxis with standard Sp is associated with 76% reduction in malaria parasitaemia with neither immunological nor haematological benefits. There was no statistical difference between the two drugs throughout the study. The use of cotrimoxazole for antimalarial prophylaxis among HIV-infected pregnant women is strongly supported but with close monitoring of their PCV so as to detect and treat any possible anaemia.
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    Bacterial and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Urinary Tract Infection Isolated from Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Diabetic Patients Attending Tertiary Hospital in Jos, Nigeria
    (Trends in Medicine, 2017) Anejo-Okopi Joseph Aje; Okojokwu Ocheme Julius; Seljul Mamzhi-Crown Ramyil; Bakwe Panshak Barnabas; Okechalu Juliet; Agada Godwin; Bassi Paul Amos; Adeniyi Segun David
    Urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection caused by the presence and growth of microorganisms in the urinary tract. In most cases empirical antimicrobial treatment is usually initiated before the laboratory results are made available; hence the need for antibiotic susceptibility test to enhance management of UTI. The study was designed to determine the bacterial profile and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of urinary tract bacteria isolated from symptomatic and asymptomatic diabetic patients at Bingham University Teaching Hospital Jos. 100 mid-stream urine samples (app. 20 mls) were aseptically collected into sterile containers after informed consent of diabetic patients of ages 20 years and above were analyzed at Central Diagnostic Laboratory NVRI Vom. The isolates were identified using standard bacteriological techniques after been cultured on MacConkey and CLED agars. Antibiotic sensitivity testing was done in accordance with NCCLS disc diffusion methods. The results were then analyzed using chi square test. Of the 100 urine samples, different bacterial uropathogens were isolated, with a prevalence of 40%. The bacteria isolates were; Coagulase negative Staphylococci (CNS) (37.5%), Escherichia coli (24%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (12.5%), Staphylococcus aureus (15%) and Streptococcus spp (10%). Esherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae were highly resistant to most antibiotics used, while coagulase negative staphylococci, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus spp were highly sensitive to most antibiotics used in this study. Self-medication including antibiotics is clearly a major culprit. Behavioral Change Communication to all stake holders is increased to cover all radio and TV stations in the state. In addition, investigations (routine microscopy, culture and sensitivity of urine) be completed before treatment is commenced in order to mitigate acquisition and spread of drug resistance by bacteria.
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    Journal of Business Administration and Management Sciences Research
    (2021-07-27) Adamu Daniel
    The management of Institution of learning is very paramount to the development of a country from the local government to state and to federal. Doing this, we cannot erase the fact that human relation management will play vital role in achieving it is in this light that this work delved into looking at the implication of the existing management practices embarked on, for the successful achievement of the goals attached. The study looked at education and human relation movement as it concerns management and employee’s increased satisfaction and improvement in performance as stemmed up from Hawthorne studies.
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    Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Co-infection among HIV-1-Positive Patients in North-Central Nigeria: The Urgent Need for Surveillance
    (African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2019-06-27) Akindigh Terver M.; Joseph Abba O.; Robert Christiana O.; Okojokwu Ocheme J.; Okechalu Juliet N.; Anejo-Okop Joseph A.
    We report the seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen among HIV-positive patients at a clinic in North-Central Nigeria. Screening for hepatitis B virus was based on serological markers. Alanine aminotransferase levels and CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts were compared between patients. The study showed that 9.2% were positive for hepatitis B surface antigen with significant differences between alanine aminotransferase levels of patients with and without hepatitis B virus. We recommend a national surveillance system to monitor control efforts.
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    DESIGN OF A RENEWABLE ENERGY OUTPUT PREDICTION SYSTEM FOR 1000mW SOLAR-WIND HYBRID POWER PLANT.
    (INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH SCIENCE & MANAGEMENT, 2015) Ogherohwo E.P; Barnabas.B; Alemika.T.E
    Problems associated with non-renewable energy sources such as fossil fuels make it necessary to move to cleaner renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. But the wind and sun are both intermittent sources of energy therefore accurate forecasts of wind and solar power are necessary to ensure the safety, stability and economy of utilizing these resources in large scale power generation. In this study, five meteorological parameters namely Temperature, Rainfall, Dew Point, Relative Humidity and Cloud Cover were collected for the year 2012 and used to predict wind and solar power output in Jos, Nigeria. The study used prediction algorithms such as Regression techniques and Artificial Neural Networks to predict the output of a 1000mW Solar-Wind Hybrid Power Plant over a period of one year. Individual prediction techniques were compared and Isotonic Regression was found to have the highest accuracy with errors of 40.5% in predicting solar power generation and 35.4% in predicting wind power generation. The relatively high levels of error are attributed to several limitations of the research work.
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    Placental Malaria Associated With Low Birth Weight among HIV-Infected Pregnant Women on Cotrimoxazole Prophylaxis in Jos, Nigeria
    (South Asian Research Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019-10-15) Murna Ahmed Ali; Joseph Aje Anejo-Okop; Stephen Oguche; Jonah Musa; Ocheme Julius Okojokwu; Patricia Manko La; Suleiman Mohammed Maryam; Ediga Bede Agbo
    The effectiveness of prophylaxis with cotrimoxazole against placental and infants’ malaria parasitaemia, anaemia and birth weight was assessed among HIV-infected pregnant women in Jos. Thick and thin blood smears of placental and cord blood were examined for malaria parasitaemia while other birth outcomes were taken at delivery. Out of the 135 HIV-infected pregnant women exposed to cotrimoxazole (CTX) Group A and 100 to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) Group B for prophylaxis, 102(75.6%) and 93(93.0%) in groups A and B respectively were followed-up to delivery. Three (2.94%) infants in group A and 1 (0.98%) in group B were preterm deliveries/stillbirths. No maternal death was recorded throughout the study. Placental malaria was 5.9% among group A and 7.5% among group B. No malaria parasites were detected in the cord blood of group A infants while 3.2% of group B infants were infected with the parasites. Mean placental malaria parasitaemia was low (<2000asp/µl) throughout the study, with 1266.6 and 0 asp/µl in the placenta and cord blood respectively of Group A and 1157.14 and 933.3 asp/µl respectively, in group B. Severe infants’ anaemia (PCV<25), was higher among study population who took SP for prophylaxis compared to those who took CTX 8(8.60%) and 6(5.90%) respectively. The means of all other birth outcomes were within normal ranges except for the placental and cord blood PCVs which were slightly lower than the normal ranges (36-47% and 42-60% respectively). Low birth weight (LBW) was observed among infants in SP group (B) than CTX group (A). Placental malaria was significantly associated with cord blood malaria, infant birth weight, and cord blood PCV. Prophylaxis with CTX effectively reduced placental and infants’ malaria parasitaemia compared to the standard SP. Continuous monitoring of haemoglobin status of HIV-infected pregnant women with low CD4+ count should be strengthened for promptly treatment of anaemic patients.