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2017 | European Centre for Research Training and Development UK | Pp. 21-28
 The obvious bellow-the-mark performance of Nigeria’s 774 local governments is a key reason for the call from various quarters of the Nigerian society that it be scraped. Today this third tier of government in Nigeria is synonymous with wanton corruption a...
2017 | Journal of Ethnopharmacology | Pp. 323–327
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Preparations of Olax subscorpioidea have been used traditionally for the management of pains, inflammatory diseases, yellow fever, cancer and rheumatism. Previously, the analgesic activity of its leaf extract have been reporte...
2017 | Journal for Studies in Management and Planning ISSN: 2395-0463 | Pp. 414- 427
Lack of leadership skills, management and business knowledge in core business areas of commercial banks is an area of great interest and concern. And this has affected the performance of employees in most commercial banks of  Illala District in Tanzania. T...
2017 | European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Pp. 972-983
The toxicological evaluation of aqueous and methanolic leaf extract of Cannabis sativa (marijuana) was investigated in liver and brain of male rats. Twenty seven (27) male albino rats were divided into three groups (A, B and C) comprising nine rats each. Anim...
2017 | International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences ISSN 2006-9723 | Pp. 19-26
Several risk factors including hypertension are common complications of pregnancy with preeclampsiaparticularly associated with substantial risk to both the mother and fetus. This cross-sectional studyinvolving quantitative approach was conducted in Same Dist...
2017 | Journal of Diabetes Mellitus ISSN Online: 2160-5858 | Pp. 71-85
Diabetes mellitus has remained one of the serious health problemsin the world; and oxidative stress has been reported to be a root cause forthe progression and development of diabetes mellitus and its associated complications.Aim: This study investigated the...
2017 | American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences | Pp. 345-349
The aqueous root extract of Citropsis articulata (C. articulata) has been shown to increaseserum testosterone levels and intromission frequency. Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of aqueous rootextract of C. articulata on the levels of cyc...
2017 | Journal of Apitherapy | Pp. 15-19
Aim: The study assessed and compared the antibacterial activities of different honey types in Southwest Nigeria. It also compared antibacterial potency of the honey with a standard antibiotic. This was with a view to ascertain and providing information on che...
2017 | Advances in Molecular Imaging | Pp. 49-66
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by Human Immunodeficiency Viruses (HIV) resulting in progressive destruction of cell mediated immunity. The abdominal manifestations of AIDS are related to the level of 4 CD+ cells count as well as viral loa...
2017 | International Journal of Brain and Cognitive Sciences | Pp. 65-70
Most parents and teachers unscientifically believe that the overweight persons are sluggish, lazy and sleepy therefore would not do well in academic performance. This study investigated the association of Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist-hip ratio (WHR) on aca...