Abstract The geology of an area plays a significant role in the chemistry groundwater. quality groundwater can also be adversely affected by anthropogenic activities if not properly monitored. composition Akure was assessed and characterised order to determine chemical behavior system within city. A total thirty-six representative samples were randomly collected metropolis. water analysed deter...

Abstract in English The granite of Abeokuta is part the Older Granite suite basement complex southwestern Nigeria. Field observation has identified as porphyritic texture, with a preferred alignment megacrysts K-feldspar >5 cm that are mostly euhedral to subhedral shape. predominantly yellowish, but whitish and pinkish colouration also been observed. dark grey porphyritic, mafic rock composi...

Objective: Shigellosis is an important gastrointestinal infection in tropical and temperate countries. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the prevalence and antibiotic resistance of the different serotypes of Shigella species among nursery and primary school children with diarrhoea in two semi-urban communities in Nigeria. Methods:The isolates were characterized using standard b...

A total of 823 farrowing records representing five genetic groups of pigs Nigerian local pigs (NP), the Large White (LW), NP×LW, (NP×LW) ×LW, and (NP×LW) ×NP were used to investigate the effect of pig genotype on litter performance under the humid tropical conditions of Southwestern Nigeria. Past data records spanning a period of 12 years (1979 1990) were collected from the Swine Unit of the Un...

The aim of this study was to determine attitudes to malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need among school children in Lagos, Nigeria. The sample consisted of 120 randomly selected school children, 66 boys (55%) and 54 girls (45%) aged 10-12 years in Lagos State, Southwestern region of Nigeria. The study was conducted with a fixed choice questionnaire and the need for orthodontic treatment wa...

BACKGROUND Malaria and HIV are major causes of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa with both diseases highly endemic in Nigeria. This study was conducted to assess the effect of long lasting insecticide treated net (ITN) use and malaria preventive education on burden of malaria parasite among people living with AIDS (PLWHA) at Osogbo southwestern Nigeria. METHOD A descriptive cross-...

OBJECTIVE Many subjects with dementia present primarily to neuropsychiatric practices because of behavioural and psychological symptoms (BPSD). This study reviewed the profile of clinically-diagnosed dementias and BPSD seen in a pioneer neuropsychiatric practice in Abeokuta, southwestern Nigeria over a ten year period (January1998 - December 2007). METHODS A review of hospital records of all ...

INTRODUCTION This study investigated the mechanisms of resistance in 36 E. coli isolated from waste, litter, soil and water samples collected from poultry farms in Southwestern Nigeria. METHODOLOGY Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) distributions of the isolates were determined using the methods of the Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute and resistance genes detected by PCR. RESU...