University of Ibadan ADHL Node: Recent submissions
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THE EFFECT OF COOKING ON THE ASCORBIC ACID CONTENT OF SOME NIGERIAN FOODSTUFFS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO VITAMIN C STATUS OF THE CONSUMERS
(1980-09)In Nigeria, fresh fruits like oranges, guava, mango etc. and leafy vegetables like 'sokoyokoto’ (Celosia argentea L), ' tete ' (Amaranthus spp. L), ‘gbure’ of ascorbic acid (AA.) but these fruits are fast becoming more ... -
RURAL URBAN DIFFERENCES IN HIV/AIDS BELIEFS, KNOWLEDGE AND AT-RISK PRACTICES IN EGBEDA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, LAGOS STATE
(2008-06)The HIV/AIDS pandemic is a major public health concern. Massive campaigns are on Nigeria to sensitize the populace about the modes of HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention. The mass media and outreach programs are veritable ... -
ASSESSMENT OF PERCEPTION, AETIOLOGICAL, LACIORS AND IMPLICATION OF LOW BACK PAIN AMONG PACKAGING WORKERS IN NIGERIAN BREWERIES PLC, IBADAN.
(2005-08)Low Back Pain (LBP) is a worldwide public health problem. It is more common during the adult years with first episode often occurring among economically active people in their twenties and thirties. Studies have shown that ... -
WEANING PRACTICES AMONG NURSING MOTHERS IN IBADAN NORTH-WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF OYO STATE: IMPLICATION FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION
(2008-01)Weaning is a process by which foods other than breast milk are introduced gradually into the baby's diet, first to complement breast milk and progressively to replace it and adapt the child to the adult diet. Many risks ... -
SEXUAL RISK TAKING BEHAVIOUR AMONG CUSTOMS PERSONNEL IN THE SEME BORDER COMMAND, NIGERIA
(2007-10)Despite the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, many customs officers still fail to recognize their personal risk of infection. Preliminary investigations show that customs personnel ... -
THE STATUS OF DELIVERY OF HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICES IN OYO STATE NIGERIA
(2004-03)Health Education is generally accepted as a major tool for promoting the delivery of Primary Health Care (PHC) services in the Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Nigeria. Although previous reports have shown that the ... -
THE EFFECTS OF PROTEIN-CALORIE MALNUTRITION AND CHLOROQUINE THERAPY ON THE CONJUGATION OF OESTRADIOL-178 BY THE RAT LIVER
(1976-08)The conjugation of 14e-oestradiol-l7 β by rat liver homogenates was studied using a modified version of Boo and Breuer’s method (1969). This consists of incubating the homogenates with cofactors at 37°C for four hours and ... -
AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF LACTATIONAL AMENORRHEA METHOD (LAM) IN SURULERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
(2005-11)Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM) for birth spacing is a natural form of family planning. To practice LAM a woman must give breast milk for at least 85% of her child's feedings for at least six months while at the same ... -
A STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF INDUCED MALARIA (P.BERGHEI) ON THE TRANSKETOLAEE ACTIVITY AND RELATED BIOMEDICAL INDICES IN MICE AND RAT
(1984-07)Induced cerebral malaria (P. berghei) studied in mice and rats produced significant loss in the activity of the energy, transketolase which resulted in elevated thiamine pyrophosphate percentage effect (TPP%E) indicating ... -
EFFECT OF GAMMA IRRADIATION ON ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS AND SOME OF ITS TOXIC METABOLITES
(1976-09)Studies on the resistance of aflatoxin B1, B1 + B2, G1 and G1 + G2 against gamma irradiation in the dry state and when dissolved in chloroform or methanol were carried out by means of thin-layer chromatography, fluorescence ... -
STUDIES IN POSSIBLE BIOCHEMICAL FACTORS IN NIRIDAZONE (Anbilhar) INDUCED TOXICITY
(1983-05)Some biochemical interactions of various doses of Niridazole with tissue components have been studied. In-vivo and in-vitro studies with rats have shown that (14C) Niridazole (Anbilhar) binds covalently to tissue proteins ... -
BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF SOME PLANT EXTRACTS IN USE AS ANTI-MALARIALS IN WESTERN NIGERIA
(1975-09)In order to investigate the antimalarial property of some local medicinal plants namely Asardirachta indica, Morlnda lucida, Alstonia boonei, Enantia ohlorantha and some mixtures of plants used especially in the Western ... -
COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF THE AFLATOXINS ON SOME ENERGY-LINKED FUNCTIONS OF RAT LIVER MITOCHONDRIA IN VITRO
(1975-09)Aflatoxins B1, B2, M1, G1 and G2 were isolated and purified. By chemical, spectrophotometric and polarographic techniques, the effects of these compounds on some energy-linked functions of rat liver mitochondria were ... -
INTERACTION OF PROSTAGLANDIN E2(PGE2) WITH NORADRENARINE AND ITS ANTAGONISTS IN THE ISOLATED MESSENTRIC ARTERY OF RAT
(1980-07)The effect of PG32, PGF2a- and PGI2, on vasoconstriction induced by different mechanisms was studied in the isolated rat mesenteric artery as described by McGregor (1965). Vasoconstriction was induced by mechanisms involving ... -
SOME STUDIES ON CONTACT DERMATITIS AND OCCUPATIONAL DERMATOSE IN LAGOS
(1990-01)A study was conducted on contact dermatitis and occupational dermatoses to identify causal factors and advance proposals on how best to humanize occupational life, and to form a base line for future studies as industrialisation ... -
EFFECT OF TRADITIONAL FOOD PREPARATION TECHNIQUE ON THE NUTRITIVE VALUE OF THE FRUIT OF TRECULIA AFRICANA
(1979-09)A nutritional study was carried out with the fruit of the tree, Treculia Africana. This fruit is used as food in many parts of Africa. In this study, the whole fruit of the plant, Treculia Africana, the raw unprocessed ... -
THE NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF SOME NIGERIAN LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLES AND PHYSIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY OF THEIR IRON CONTENT
(1977-04)Ten leafy green vegetables, commonly incorporated into diets by peasants of the Cross River State of Nigeria, have been analyzed for their various nutrient contents. The vegetables were Abelmoschus esculentus, Corohorus ... -
THE ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PORCINE ERYTHROCYTE Ca2+ - ADENOCINE TRIPHOSPHATASE
(1985-10)The Ca2+- pumping adenosine triphosphatase, Ca2+-ATPase, (ATP phosphohydrolase, EC 3.6.1.3), was purified from porcine erythrocyte membranes by calmodulin affinity chromatography in the presence of phosphatidylcholine and ... -
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE STRUCTURES OF THE RED CELL MEMBRANES AND THE CALCIUM-PUMPING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE IN SOME MAMMALIAN SPECIES
(1984-05)Erythrocyte ghost membranes were isolated from blood samples obtained from five mammalian species, namely: (i) human (Homo sapiens), (ii) bovine (Bos taurus), (iii) porcine (Sus scrofa melitensis), (iv) ovine (Ovis aries ... -
DIETRY PATTERN AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN FROM THE LOW INCOME GROUP OF IBADAN
(1984-08)Nine-hundred and fifteen, 915, mother/children pairs recruited from five clinics In Ibaden were used to study the dietary pattern and nutritional status of infants/children born to poor urban dwellers. Anthropometrlc ...