This investigation was undertaken to compare the mesio-distal and bucco-lingual crown dimensions of the permanent teeth in Nigerian and British populations. The study sample consisted of 30 pairs of study models of children from each of the two populations. The children were matched for sex. The mean age for the Nigerian and British samples was 12.5 +/- 1.4 years and 12.9 +/- 1.2 years respecti...

In recent times telecommunications revolution especially the use of mobile phones is transforming the Nigerian society in many ways. The socio-economic and cultural impacts are enormous. As the spectrum of mobile phone usage increases, opinion differs among users on the impact of this revolution in Nigerian. This paper therefore set to investigate the impact of telecommunications revolution esp...

This short report describes the findings from an HIV/AIDS programme for young women that was held in two Nigerian cities. Very little information is available on interventions that address the needs of young Nigerian women; a population that represents a high incidence and prevalence of HIV and AIDS. Responses were elicited from the programme participants through the use of pre- and post-test q...

Background: Hysteroscopy is considered the gold standard in assessing the uterine cavity for pathology. Uterine factors contribute significantly to etiology and treatment of infertility. Objectives: To compare hysteroscopic findings among infertile Nigerian women and their Indian counterparts, determine if there are any differences and attempt to explain why the differences exist. Methods: A re...

African trypanosomiasis is a vector-borne parasitic disease causing serious risks to the lives of about 60 million people and 48 million cattle globally. Nigerian medicinal plants are known to contain a large variety of chemical structures and some of the plant extracts have been screened for antitrypanosomal activity, in the search for potential new drugs against the illness. We surveyed the l...

This research investigates how the properties of the Nigerian crude residue can be improved on to enhance its local usage. Chemical treatment was carried out on Nigerian crude residue and its rheological properties were tested. The physiochemical propertiesspecific gravity cum viscosity measured after the treatment gave 12.44% improvement in specific gravity and 17.92 times improvement in visco...

This paper discusses political leadership and national security in the Nigerian fourth republic. The paper accentuates that the democratic process itself constitute a functional mechanism for interest articulation and aggregation thereby checking agent threat to national security that may arise from lack of input or participation in the political process. The paper through the use of leadership...

Abstract Introduction Quality of work life and perception affects the productivity healthcare professionals. The study aimed to determine quality (QWL) job satisfaction (JS) military professionals in Nigeria. Methods A cross-sectional was conducted at three hospitals, one each for Army, Navy, Air Force. 35-item QWL five-item JS Index questionnaires were used record responses from consenting bet...

The antifungal activities of itraconazole, ketoconazole, fluconazole, terbinafine and griseofulvin were tested by broth microdilution methods against 71 isolates of dermatophytes isolated from Nigerian children. Most drugs were very active against all the dermatophytes and the MIC 90 ranged from 0.03 to 8.0 microg/mL. This appears to be the first documented data on the antifungal susceptibility...