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Academic Journals accelerates the dissemination of knowledge through the publication of high quality research articles using the open access model.
Awareness on dental radiographic examination and associated health risks among patients visiting a dental clinic in Tanzania
January-June 2021 - Vol 8 Num. 1
The use Dental radiographs has become an integral part of modern clinical dentistry to investigate complaints of patients. This study aimed at determining the level of awareness of dental radiological examination among patients attending dental treatment at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)...
A cross-sectional pilot study on COVID-19 disease pattern, recovery status and effect of co-morbidities in Bangladesh
May, 2021 - Vol 15 Num. 5
The COVID-19 disease has triggered the death of millions of people worldwide and has been the cause of 4,281 deaths in Bangladesh since 8th March 2020 till 31st August 2020. This cross-sectional study was aimed at discerning the pattern of COVID-19 among the people of this country the testing response, the recovery...
Day case tonsillectomy: A 9 year experience in Delta State Nigeria
January-June 2021 - Vol 13 Num. 1
Tonsillectomy has generally been regarded as an in-patient procedure. Presently though, due to rising costs and space constraints, it has increasingly became popular as a day case procedure world-wide. However, careful selection of patients is advised so as to avoid undue risks and possible resulting mortalities. To find...
On the Challenges Faced by Female Members of Agricultural Cooperatives in Southeast Nigeria
April-June 2021 - Vol 13 Num. 2
This study uses structural equation modelling (SEM) and path diagram techniques to examine challenges faced by women in the agricultural sector cooperatives in Southeast Nigeria. The data are from a cross-section survey of randomly selected women cooperative members. Results suggest that women with poor economic status...
Study strategy as predictor of undergraduate students’ achievement of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi
January-June 2021 - Vol 12 Num. 1
This study examines the influence of study strategy on academic achievement of undergraduate students of ATBU Bauchi. A survey design was adopted. One thousand two hundred undergraduate students of ATBU Bauchi participated in the study and were selected randomly from the seven faculties of the university. A study strategy...
Genetic diversity of Fusarium endophytes strains from sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) tissues in Burkina Faso
January-June 2021 - Vol 11 Num. 1
The diversity and genetic differentiation of populations of Fusarium species associated with sorghum fields, both endophytes obtained from sorghum performing and non performing plants and isolates obtained from two sampling periods were investigated. Fusarium specific Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 (FITS2) primers set were...
Personality types and socio-demographic determinants of girls’ aggressive behaviors in rehabilitation programs in Kenya
April-June 2021 - Vol 13 Num. 2
Informed by the Big Five personality and General Aggression Model (GAD), this study sought to examine the relationship between the Big Five personality traits and socio-demographic determinants of aggression among adolescents in Kenya. The respondents were adolescent girls aged 12-17 (n=86) admitted to the rehabilitation...
Human dimension of the 1999 Marmara earthquakes in Turkey: Traumatic menthal health effects and consequences
April-June 2021 - Vol 13 Num. 2
By definition, disasters are natural phenomena that occur unexpectedly. Moreover, throughout the ages, human communities have experienced numerous disasters and the expectation is that there will be as many more in the coming years. On a daily basis, there are reports of earthquakes, hurricanes, and flood disaster news on...
Role of heavy metals on antibiotic resistance properties in lactose fermenting isolates collected from textile industrial effluents
May 2021 - Vol 15 Num. 5
It is crucial to monitor the microbial ambience in heavy metal enriched industrial effluents that generally discharge into the environment. Therefore, the present study aimed to understand the load of heavy metals in multidrug-resistant lactose fermenting microorganisms isolating from textile industrial effluents. Samples...
Phenotypic and molecular characterization of multiple-resistant gram-negative bacteria in urine of pregnant women attending antenatal clinic of Mother and Child hospital, Ondo, Nigeria
May 2021 - Vol 15 Num. 5
Phenotypic and molecular characterization of multiple antibiotic resistant Gram-negative bacteria in urine samples of pregnant women in Mother and Child Hospital, Nigeria was reported. In the study, 407 apparently healthy pregnant women were recruited. Structured questionnaire was administered to the patients to obtain...
Role of mass gatherings in transmission of respiratory tract infections caused by Haemophilus influenzae
May 2021 - Vol 15 Num. 5
Respiratory infection is one of the infections that can be transmitted in closed places due to the ease of transmission of pathogens from infected people to healthy people through droplets from coughing and sneezing, among these bacterial causes, Haemophilus influenza. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the...
Characterization of diversity and pathogenecity of Pyricularia grisea affecting finger millet in Kenya
May 2021 - Vol 15 Num. 5
Pyricularia grisea characterization is a prerequisite for species differentiation and understanding of the pathosystem, evolution and diversity of species. The aim of this study is to determine the morphological variation, pathogen virulence and molecular diversity of P. grisea isolates. Five isolates from infected heads...
Stunting, feeding practice and its associated factors among children age from 6-59 months in Ziway Dugda Woreda, Arsi Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
January-June 2021 - Vol 13 Num. 1
Adequate nutrition is vital to children’s growth and development. Globally, about 155 million children were stunted. About half of the child's mortality was related to child malnutrition in developing countries, including Ethiopia. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of stunting, feeding practice, and...
Preliminary investigation on the quality of amasiri sandstone (Southeastern Nigeria) as construction material
April-June, 2021 - Vol 13 Num. 2
The need to source for local construction materials that are appropriate for the massive developmental projects in Ebonyi State, southeastern Nigeria, has necessitated sampling and testing of the Maastrichtian Amasiri Sandstone in the Akpoha area of the state. Petrographic analysis and aggregate tests were conducted on...
‘Clickbait-style’ headlines and journalism credibility in Sub-Saharan Africa: Exploring audience perceptions
April-June 2021 - Vol 13 Num. 2
In the proliferated age of technologies, the field of journalism has been faced with several challenges that have inevitably pushed journalism practice to unpreceded heights. Overtly, journalists have resorted to various strategies to compete with various media platforms such as social media and other citizen journalistic...
Media usage profile of adolescents in varied economic background
April-June 2021 - Vol 13 Num. 2
Media plays an important role in social development and teenagers are the future of the society. This study made an attempt to elicit responses from teenagers on media content by projecting questions such as; what kind of content are teenagers viewing/reading mostly? What are their favourite programmes; Do they search for...
Electrocardiogram parameters in patients with hypertensive heart failure in Abakaliki, South-Eastern Nigeria
January-June 2021 - Vol 11 Num. 1
Hypertension and Hypertensive Heart Failure (HHF) constitutes a growing burden of non-communicable forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Africa. This work was designed to investigate Electrocardiogram (ECG) parameters in HHF subjects. A cross-sectional study involving 100 subjects of equal number of HHF and normal...
Phytochemical analysis and antifungal activity of Tithonia diversifolia and Kigelia africana extracts against Fusarium oxysporum in tomato
May, 2021 - Vol 17 Num. 5
Fusarium wilt can cause severe losses in many vegetables and flowers, field crops and plantation crops. The main method for controlling Fusarium wilt is through chemical methods which have the disadvantage of polluting the environment and are expensive. Thus, there is a need for more environmentally friendly and cheaper...
Production of indigenous poultry among smallholder farmers in Tigania West Meru County, Kenya
May, 2021 - Vol 17 Num. 5
The study was conducted to evaluate factors that significantly influence indigenous poultry production among smallholder farmers in Tigania west Mer County using the production function approach. The study relied on primary data collected by administering structured questionnaires to 359 respondents randomly selected from...
Cocoa farmers’ perceptions of soil organic carbon effects on fertility, management and climate change in the Ashanti region of Ghana
May, 2021 - Vol 17 Num. 5
Farmers can play an important role in climate change mitigation through sustainable soil management practices. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in the Atwima Nwabiagya municipality of Ashanti region, Ghana, to explore farmers' knowledge and perceptions of their soils, soil fertility, applied...
