SCIENCE LABORATORY & TECHNOLOGY PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 121. ASSESSMENT OF SOME HAEMOTOLOGICAL PARAMETER ON MALARIA PATIENT AT GENERAL HOSPIT...

  » ABTRACT Hematological parameters are measurable indices of the blood that serve as a marker for disease diagnosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate hematological parameters of patients with malaria in Nigeria. This was a prospective study in which the full blood count of patients, with malaria attending the General Hospital Owerri, Nigeria from March to May 2007, were analyzed. Data was analy...Continue Reading »

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• 122. ANTIMIROBIAL INVESTIGATION OF CYMBOPOGON CITRATE (LEMON GRASS)

  » INTRODUCTION Cymbopogon citrate is also known as lemon grass is a genus of about 55 species of grasses, native to worm temperature and tropical regions of the old word and oceania. It is fall povennial grass, common names include barbed wire grass, silky heads, citronella grass, fever grass or hierba luisa (Adsimon 2001) among many others. Lemon grass is native to Indian. It is widely used as a he...Continue Reading »

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• 123. EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MUCORMYCOSIS

  » ABSTRACT Mucormycosis is an emerging angioinvasive infection caused by the ubiquitous filamentous fungi of the Mucorales order of the class of Zygomycetes. Mucormycosis has emerged as the third most common invasive mycosis in order of importance after candidiasis and aspergillosis in patients with hematological and allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Mucormycosis also remains a threat in patient...Continue Reading »

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• 124. EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON THE GROWTH OF YEAST

  » OVERVIEW Yeast cells respire aerobically if there is enough oxygen supply. If there is not enough oxygen present then fermentation will take place as the yeast cells have to respire anaerobically. Fermentation makes energy that is used for cell growth. When yeast cells ferment they also produce ethanol (alcohol) which is important to brewers. The yeast cells need sugar to ferment as without sugar,...Continue Reading »

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• 125. INCIDENCE OF URINARY SCHISTOSOMIASIS AND THE CONTRIBUTORY RISK FACTORS AMONG SCH...

  » ABSTRACT The purpose of this investigation was to determine the incidence and association of urinary Schistosomiasis among a cross section of two primary school (Agulu migrant and Umuowelle primary school) in Agulu,Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra state.A cross sectional study was done with a total of 60 participants that provided urine samples to be examined for urinary Schistosomiasis.Th...Continue Reading »

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• 126. INCIDENCE OF CANDIDA ALBICANS AMONGST PREGNANT WOMEN/OWERRI METROPOLIS AND NON-P...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1 INTRODUCTION Candida are small, oval yeast measuring 2 4 mm in diameter. It causes a disease condition known as candidiasis. Candidiasis is considered an opportunistic and a sexually transmitted infection. It constitutes great health problems to many women. More so, there has been rampant complaints of pregnant and non pregnant women who atten...Continue Reading »

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• 127. HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF DIVORCE AMONG CHILDREN AND MOTHERS IN JABA LOCAL GOVERNME...

  » ABSTRACT This study was carried out in order to determine Health Implications of Divorce among Children and Mothers in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State in Nigeria. A total of three hundred and forty three (343) questionnaires were distributed to respondents in Jaba Villages within the local government jurisdiction of Kaduna State. The sample size of 300 was arrived at after using the spe...Continue Reading »

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• 128. THE COMPARATIVE EFFECT OF MYRISTICA FRAGANS (NUTMEG) AND AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA (AL...

  » ABSTRACT This work was done at the laboratory of the Fisheries and Marine Technology, Imo State polytechnic Umuagwo Ohaji. Two plant products, Mynistic fragans and Aframomum melegueta obtained from the local market were pulverized and dissolved in Alcohol and water at concentrations of 1gk, 1.sgk, 2gk, 2.sgk, 3gk, 3.sgk and 4gk. Sections of Clarias gariepinus (1cm Thinkness) were soaked in above s...Continue Reading »

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• 129. STUDIES ON THE INHIBITORY EFFECT ON TYROSINE ON POLYPHENOL OXIDASE IN WATER YAM

  » Abstract Yam (Dioscorea SPP) is an important food in West Africa. Nigeria alone produces 21,814 millions tons of yams per year, making it the worlds largest yam producer. It is estimated that after six months in storage, up to 56% of the crop is lost due to rot. Polyphenol oxidase, a copper containing metalloprotein, catalyzes the oxidation of phenolic compounds to quinines, which pr5oduce brown p...Continue Reading »

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• 130. PALM OIL PROCESSING

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION It is generally agreed that the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) originated in the tropical rain forest region of West Africa (Ishiwu & Iwouno, 2006). The main belt runs through the Southern latitudes of Cameroon. Cotedivire, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone. Togo and into the equatorial region of Angola and the Congo. Processing oil palm fruit for edible oil has been...Continue Reading »

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• 131. MICROBIAL ANALYSIS OF EXPIRED CANNED FOOD PRODUCT (LIQUID CANNED MILK)

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION MICROBIAL ANALYSIS OF EXPIRED CANNED FOOD PRODUCT (CANNED MILK). The wide array of available dairy foods challenges the microbiologist, engineer, and technologist to find the best ways to prevent the entry of microorganisms, destroy those that do get in along with their enzymes, and prevent the growth and activities of those that escape processing treatment. Troublesom...Continue Reading »

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• 132. THE EFFECT OF THE GROWTH OF TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN IMO STATE

  » ABSTRACT The study was restricted to investigate the economic effect of tertiary institution in Imo State. Data were collected through the medium of questionnaires and oral interview. Data were analysed in simple percentage in tables and figures. The study establish that provision of specialized manpower will determine the intellectual development of the students within the programmes and after th...Continue Reading »

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• 133. STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF GARLIC AND HONEY ON SOME UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECT...

  » ABSTRACT The study on the effect of honey and garlic on some upper respiratory tract infections was conducted between the month of June and October 2012 in Imo state. A total number of sputum samples were collected from males and females age 20 25 years with clinical signs and symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections. The sputum samples collected were analyses using standard microbiological ...Continue Reading »

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• 134. THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL SPICES AND HERBS TO THE HUMAN HEALTH

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Plants constitute an important source of active natural products, which differ widely in terms of structure and biological properties. They have played a remarkable role in the traditional medicine of various countries. In recent years, the prevention of cancer and cardiovascular diseases has been associated with the ingestion of spices, fresh fruits, vegetables, or teas r...Continue Reading »

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• 135. EFFECT OF BITTER LEAVE AQUEOUS EXTRACT ON SERUM AND LIVER, ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSF...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Diabetes mellitus is a common chronic disease affecting a lot of people (Tabesh et al., 2013). More than 10% of deaths are attributable to diabetes mellitus and its related complications in patients over 35 years old. Sustained hyperglycemia can damage the liver, kidneys, nerves, heart and eyes (Dash et al., 2013). Macrovascular (atherosclerotic) and microvascular (nep...Continue Reading »

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• 136. THE EFFECT OF CISSAMPELOS OWARIENSIS ON LIPID PROFILE (HDL, LDL, TC, VLDL) IN AL...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Plants have continued to be useful in traditional healthcare sector and the role of taxonomists in ethnobotanical studies cannot be overemphasized. In many African countries, especially in Nigeria, traditional medicine has been for centuries and is still the most affordable and accessible healthcare system. The local and international demand...Continue Reading »

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• 137. EFFECT OF BITTER LEAVE AQUEOUS EXTRACT ON SERUM AND LIVER, ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSF...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Diabetes mellitus is a common chronic disease affecting a lot of people (Tabesh et al., 2013). More than 10% of deaths are attributable to diabetes mellitus and its related complications in patients over 35 years old. Sustained hyperglycemia can damage the liver, kidneys, nerves, heart and eyes (Dash et al., 2013). Macrovascular (atherosclerotic) and microvascular (nep...Continue Reading »

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• 138. EFFECT OF CCISSAAMPELOS OWARIENSIS ON SOME LIPID INDICES IN MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0Introduction 1.1 Background of the Study Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of gluatamic acid, one of the most abundant naturally occurring non essential amino acids. Monosodium glutamate (MSG) was classified by the U.S Food and Drug Administration as Generally recognized as sale (GRAS) and by the European Union as a food addictive the l glutamate form of MSG (confers the...Continue Reading »

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• 139. THE EFFECT OF COFFEE CONSUMPTION ON THE PROGESTERONE LEVEL IN PREGNANT ALBINO WI...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction Coffee is the most commonly consumed beverage and the consumption rate is on the increase. There seems to be a concomitant increase also on hormonal imbalance and other gynecological issues. Caffeine is the active ingredient in coffee (Furrukh, 2010). Coffee is known to have beneficial effects as a result of its antioxidant properties however its harmful effects is mai...Continue Reading »

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• 140. IDENTIFICATION OF MICRO-ORGANISM IN LIVESTOCK (POULTRY FEEDS) AND THE EFFECTS OF...

  » Chapter One 1.0 Introduction Poultry feed is food for farm poultry including chickens ducks, geese and other domestic birds Feed for poultry mostly consists of grain (Dietert et al., 1994). A portion of commercial feed, typically around a quarter, is known as bulk and is indigestible. The amount of bulk is referred to as bulk density (Maciomwski et al., 2004). The quantity of feed, and the nutriti...Continue Reading »

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