1. EFFECT OF VITAMINS C AND E ON MEMORY IN ADULT MICE
Vitamin C, also known as L-ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in some foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement and is destroyed by heat or reduced by prolonged storage (Weinstein et al., 2001). Humans, unlike most...
2. THE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF FERMENTATION
Background of the Study
Since fruit ferments naturally, fermentation precedes human history. However, human began to take control of fermentation process art some points in time. There is strongest evidence that people were fermenting beverage.
...3. AN INVESTIGATION INTO SS2 STUDENTS DIFFICULTY IN LEARNING ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF BIOLOGY IN IKWO LGA OF EBONYI STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Biology is a branch of science that studies life. According to Maduabum (2006), science (Biology) constitute the bedrock of the National development which in its broadest sense refers to all human activities which involves organi...
4. HEPATITIS B (HBV) SEROLOGICAL MARKERS RELATIONSHIP WITH VITB12 DEFICIENCY
Background of the study
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most common chronic infections worldwide and the leading cause for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide.Based on WHO (2012) report, one‐third of the world population estimated a...
5. A REVIEW OF AWARENESS LEVEL AND PRACTICES OF GREEN CONSTRUCTION
Background to study
Green or sustainable buildings are the way of the future and will become more popular in Nigeria during the next few decades. The desire for high-performance buildings is progressively becoming a trend in the Nigerian construc...
6. AN ANTIMICROBIAL ANALYSIS AND PHYTOCHEMICAL OF Mangifera indica AND Carica papaya LEAVES
BACKGORUND TO THE STUDY
It is well known that in order for a plant to protect itself, it creates certain compounds that can also protect humans from sickness. Today, there are approximately 4000 distinct phytochemicals that have the potential to alter disorders such as...
7. AN ASSESSMENT ON THE CONSCIOUSNESS AND PRACTICE OF GREEN CONSTRUCTION
Background to study
Buildings that are environmentally friendly or sustainable are the way of the future and will become increasingly widespread in Nigeria over the course of the next several decades. The Nigerian construction sector is moving in the di...
8. AN EVALUATION OF EXTRACTION, CHARACTERIZATION AND ANTI-MICROBIAL SCREENING OF WHITE STAR APPLE CRYSOPHYLLUM ALBIDUM SEED OIL
Introduction
The body of lipids, of which oil is a part, is a wide-ranging group of naturally occurring hydrophobic molecules that include carbon. Oil is a part of this category. They consist of fatty acids, waxes, sterols, vitamins that are soluble in lipids, and so on...
9. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE PHYSIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES IN SACHET WATER IN ABA
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Water is a liquid that has no taste, no smell, no color, and is completely transparent. It is necessary for life. Seventy-eight percent of the earth's surface is taken up by water and other natural resources (Adegoke, 2022). In order to ca...
10. INVESTIGATION OF PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS IN JOLLOF RICE SERVED IN HOTELS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The purpose of food safety is to avoid food poisoning, often known as the transmission of illness by food, and to preserve the whole-someness of the food product through all phases of processing, up to the point when it is eventually made availa...
11. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SCHOOL FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO POOR TEACHING AND LEARNING OF CHEMISTRY IN SECONDARY SCHOOL
Background of the Study
The physical world is a collection of "mysteries" to the layman. However, these mysteries are being resolved via science teaching. Specifically, science is defined as an organized body of knowledge acquired through obse...
12. IMPACT OF STRESS ON PHYSIOLOGY OF HUMAN BODY USING GENERAL HOSPITAL SABON TASHA, KADUNA STATE AS A CASE STUDY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Any circumstance, whether it be physical or mental, that poses a stress to the body's ability to keep its homeostasis in a stable state is said to be stressful (Martini, Ober, Nath, Bartholomew & Petti, 2015). When defining stress, the bi...
13. STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF GARLIC AND HONEY ON SOME UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS
Background Of The Study
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections, often known as URIs or URTIs, are a group of diseases that are brought on by an acute infection of the upper respiratory tract, which includes the nose, sinuses, pharynx, and larynx. Tonsilliti...
14. PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL INSECTICIDES USING NEEM OIL AND THE PROCESSES INVOLVED
ABSTRACT
Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) is perhaps the most useful traditional medicinal plant in India. Each part of the neem tree has huge insecticidal property and is thus commercially exploitaed. During the last two decades, apart from the chemistry of the neem c...
15. DEVELOPMENT OF A SMELL AGENT OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM FOR COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS
Excerpt from the Study
Combinatorial optimization involves the mathematical study of arraignment, ordering, selection or grouping of discrete objects. The complexity of combinatorial problem usually increases as the problem dimension becomes very large. Solving these la...
16. PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND RHEOLOGICAL MODELING OF SYNERGISTIC INTERACTION OF SOME PLANT GUM EXUDATES.
ABSTRACT
The visco-elastic properties of Khayasenegalensis (KS gum), Anacardium occidentale (AO gum) and Acacia senegal (AS gum) blends in dilute solution were investigated. The gums were evaluated for intrinsic viscosity and the elastic component. Molecular conformation of the complex...
17. ASSESSMENT OF VARIOUS BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN HYPERTENSIVE AND HYPERTENSIVE-PRONE ADULT NIGERIANS IN JOS, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
A total of 1,075 fasting Human Serum and early morning urine samples were assayed for various biochemical parameters. The parameters include: Blood lipids, Total Cholesterol, High Density lipoproteins, Low Density lipoproteins, Vitamin A, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, Bicarbonat...
18. COMBINED EXPERIMENTAL AND MODELING STUDIES REVEAL NEW MECHANISMS IN T CELL ANTIGEN RECOGNITION
SUMMARY
T cells of the immune system recognize small antigen peptide fragments loaded onto Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) molecules through their T Cell Receptor (TCR). The recognition of antigenic pMHC by the TCR is an extremely sensitive and specific process, discriminating as...
19. STATISTICAL MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION BY ABSORPTION USING AQUEOUS AMMONIA
Statement of the Problem
The aggressive exploitation of fossil fuels and other natural resources has contaminated the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we inhabit. Over a million tons of carbon (iv) oxide 3 and other climatically-important “greenhouse” gases h...
20. ANALYSIS OF COMMONLY CONSUMED FOODS IN EASTERN NIGERIA FOR NUTRITIONAL AND ANTI-NUTRITIONAL VALUES
IMPORTANCE OF STUDY
It is usually a concern over the chemical composition or contamination of foods and the effect this has on its value to the consumer that generates the need for analysis. The quality of food is based on the natural composition, the 10 balance between the nutrient and...
