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2022 Faculty of Biomedical Sciences

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Malaria-Typhoid Co-infection among Febrile Children Aged Six Months to Twelve Years at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital in Western Uganda

Joanitor Nakisuyi; Melvis Bernis; Andrew Ndamira; Vicent Kayini; Richard Mulumba; Pius Theophilus; Ezera Agwu

2022 | preprint | Pp. 1-27

Background: Pediatric febrile illnesses pose diagnostic challenges in low income countries.Western Uganda is endemic for both Malaria and Typhoid but the true prevalence of eachindividual disease, their co-infections and associated factors are poorly quantifi...

2022 Faculty of Science and Technology

Statistical Powers of Some Tests for Checking Homogeneity of Survival Distributions with Disjointed Ends in the Presence of Censoring

Babalola Bayowa Teniola; Adeleke Raphael Ayantunji; Halid Omobolaji Yusuf; Olubiyi Adenike Olufunmilola; Ogunsakin Ropo Ebenezer; Adigun Kehinde Abimbola; Adejuwon Samuel Oluwaseun; Adarabioyo Mumini Idowu; Ogunboyo Ojo Femi; Fadugba Sunday Emmanuel; Egbon Osafu Augustine; Akinyemi Oluwadare; Ogunwale Olukunle Daniel; Faweya Olanrewaju; Kawiso Martin

2022 | International Journal of Analysis and Applications | Pp. 1-14

This paper considered the comparison of some tests for assessing the overall homogeneity of Kaplan-Meier survival curves under low and high censoring rates when the curves are disjointed towards the end. The performances of these tests were measured by their...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

Students’ Health Behavior and Course Completion in Public and Private Universities in Uganda

Asingwire Richard; Ijeoma Amunaka B; Sofia Sol Gaite T.

2022 | International Journal of Academic and Applied Research | Pp. 354-360

The study was on Students’ health behavior and course completion in public and private universities in Uganda. It wasconducted in 9 public and private universities in Uganda while balancing 3 regions: Central, Western and Eastern. The study wasof Qualitative...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

TAMARINDUS INDICA IMPROVED GROWTH RETARDATION ASSOCIATED WITH PRENATAL ETHANOL EXPOSURE IN WISTAR RAT NEONATES

Usman I.M.; Archibong V.B.; Etukudo E.M.; Elisa N.; Ayuba J.T.; Andrew E.T.; Adebisi A.; Mwabaleke J; Diaz E.F.

2022 | www.kjhs.kiu.ac.ug | Pp. 26-32

Background:Complications associated with alcoholism such as enduring growth retardation, especially during pregnancy, are serioushealth issues calling for lots of attention.Objectives:The study evaluated the effect of Tamarindus indica during prenatal ethanol...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

Testicular Assessment of (Okra) Abelmoschus Esculentus Treated Wistar Rats

Obeten KE; Olakunle OA; Etukudo E; Tito AE; Egwumba FC

2022 | HSOA Trends in Anatomy and Physiology | Pp. 1-5

This study shows the testicular assessment of Abelmoschus esculentustreated animals. Twenty-one animals weighing between100g-120g were grouped into three groups, seven animals for eachgroup. The rats in group A served as the control and fed with normalrat che...

2022 Faculty of Biomedical Sciences

Traditional medicinal plants used for treating emerging and re-emerging viral diseases in northern Nigeria

Ibrahim Babangida Abubakar; Sulaiman Sani Kankara; Ibrahim Malami; Jamilu Bala Danjuma; Yusuf Zaharadeen Muhammad; Hafsat Yahaya; Dharmendra Sing; Umar Jaji Usman; Angela Nnenna Ukwuani-Kwaja; Aliyu Muhammad; Sanusi Jega Ahmed; Sulaimon Olayiwola Folami; Mansurat Bolanle Falana; Quadri Olaide Nurudeen

2022 | European Journal of Integrative Medicine | Pp. 1-28

Introduction: For decades, viral diseases have been treated using medicinal plants and herbal practices in thenorthern part of Nigeria. Though scarcely investigated, these medicinal plants could serve as potential sources fornovel antiviral drugs against emer...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

Neurobehavioral and Immunohistochemical Studies of the Cerebral Cortex Following Treatment with Ethyl Acetate Leaf Fraction of Tamarindus indica During Prenatal Aluminum Chloride Exposure in Wistar Rats

Ibe Michael Usman; Samuel Sunday Adebisi; Sunday Abraham Musa; Ibrahim Abdullahi Iliya; Juma John Ochieng ; Andrew Ekpeyong Ivang; Akwu Bala Peter; Akeem Ayodeji Okesina

2022 | Journal of Experimental Pharmacology | Pp. 275-289

Purpose: The recent increase in aluminum exposure and its effect on the development of the brain call for serious attention. The studyinvestigated the behavioral and immunohistochemical changes in the cerebral cortex of Wistar rats following prenatal coadmini...

2022 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Livestock Management on Grazing Field: A FANET Based Approach

Mohammed A. Alanezi; Bashir O. Sadiq; Yusuf A. Sha’aban; Houssem R. E. H. Bouchekara

2022 | MDPI Applied Science | Pp. 1-15

In recent times, designated grazing areas/fields or routes for livestock grazing are usuallydefined. Hence, their herding activities’ success relies on data extracted from aerial photographs.As such, a direct and cost-effective way of monitoring livestock for...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

Histomorphology and sperm profile of animal models administered with aqueous seed extract of Parkia biglobosa

Kebe Edet Obeten; Ubi Essien Isaac; Victor Bassey Archibong; Peter Adie Oshie; Ekom Etukudo; Ismail Olasile Onanuga; Juma John Ochieng; Lemuel Ann Monima

2022 | Journal of Cell and Animal Biology | Pp. 1-8

This study evaluated the effects of aqueous seed extract of Parkia biglobosa on the micro-anatomy of the testis and sperm profile of adult Wistar rats. Twenty-one male Wistar rats weighing between 96 and 120 g were assigned into three groups A, B, and C (n=7)...

2022 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

FANET Experiment: Real-Time Surveillance Applications Connected to Image Processing System

Bashir Olaniyi Sadiq; Muhammed Yusuf Abiodun; Sikiru Olayinka Zakariyya

2022 | preprint | Pp. 1-11

The major goal of this paper is to use image enhancement techniques for enhancing andextracting data in FANET applications to improve the efficiency of surveillance. The proposedconceptual system design can improve the likelihood of FANET operations in oil pi...