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2023 | Academic Journal of Health Science | Pp. 58-62
Aim: The study was done to determine the levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6) and iron status of basketball players in Madonna University, Elele, Rivers State, Nigeria.Methods: A total number of 80 subjects were recruited for the study, comprising of 40 subjects be...
2023 | Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Research | Pp. 1-3
Sickle cell anaemia is a single point mutation in the globin chain of position 6 resulting from valine replacing glutamic acid leading to sickling and polymerization of the red cells causing the crisis in the patients. The study was done to determine the chan...
2023 | International Journal of Current Research in Medical Sciences | Pp. 28-37
This study assessed some haematological parameters of bankers in Calabar metropolis. A total of 100 people (maleand female) between the age of 21 and 60 were recruited for this research, 50 bankers and 50 non-bankers who servedas control. 4mls of blood was co...
2023 | International Journal of Current Research in Medical Sciences | Pp. 38-44
Alloantibodies to human platelet specific antigen and leucocyte antigen class 1 were evaluated in haemato-oncologymultitransfused patients. Study subjects were 120 multi-transfused patients (96 males and 24 females) within the agebracket of 18 and 65 years wh...
2023 | oup.com | Pp. 1-19
Objectives: Effects of ethanol root extract and fractions of Sphenocentrum jollyanum on fasting blood glucose and body weight of streptozotocin-induced diabetic albino rats were carried.Methods:48 rats were randomly assigned into 8 groups. Groups 1 and 2 were...
2023 | International Journal of Innovative and Applied Research | Pp. 12-18
Full blood count is one of the critical laboratory tests. It provides information about the production of all blood cells, identifies the patient's ability to carry oxygen by evaluating red blood cell counts, and allows for immune system evaluation by assessi...
2023 | IAA Journal of Biological Sciences | Pp. 09-117,
Poor control of diabetes mellitus can result to impairment in lipid profile culminating to dyslipidemia, coronary artery disease and stroke. Measurement of triglyceride (TAG), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and high-densi...
2023 | IAA JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES | Pp. 55-61,
Globally, the education sector needs to improve its professional recruitment in promotinggender balance and women who can succeed in addressing current and future challenges.The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between participation of wom...
2023 | IAA Journal of Management | Pp. 78-88,
This study mainly focused on how decentralizations have led to effective service deliveryin Government Aided Primary Schools in Buremba Sub County, Kiruhura District. Thisresearch specifically focused on finding out the role of decentralization towards servic...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Pp. 161-166,
Neonatal sepsis (NS) is a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality and is considereda global public health challenge. The organisms and pathogens most commonly associatedwith neonatal sepsis vary by country. Pathogens range from Gram-positive and Gra...