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UNORTHODOX MEDICAL PRACTICES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MALARIA AND TUBERCULOSIS IN IFEDORE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ONDO STATE.

FAPOHUNDA, OLUTOYE DAVID (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2019-10)

Unorthodox or Traditional medicine refers to medical practices that evolved with indigenous people and have been introduced to other cultures through emigration. This study determined the prevalence of malaria and tuberculosis ...
EFFICACY OF HEAT TREATMENT IN CONTROLLING DECAY BY Fusarium nivale Fries. ON TOMATO AND ITS EFFECT ON FRUIT QUALITY.

FAMOSE, OLUWATOSIN ADERONKE (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2014-07)

Investigation was carried out on the efficacy of heat treatment in controlling Fusarium nivale on tomato cv UTC and its effect on fruit quality. Healthy mature green, breaker, turning, pink, light-red and red-ripe tomatoes ...
EFFECT OF VAPOUR HEAT TREATMENT ON PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM (PERS.) SACC. CITRUS SINESIS (L.) OSBECK.

ELUFISAN, OLUWADOYINSOLAMI, OLULEYE. (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2019-11)

Sweet orange (Citrus sinesis) is consumed all over the world. It is an excellent source of vitamin C which is a powerful antioxidant that helps in building the body immune system. However, the activities of microorganisms ...
BIOEFFICACY OF TWO BOTANICAL OILS AGAINST ANOPHELES MOSQUITOES [DIPTERA: CULICIDAE]

DANIA, PATRICK FEMI (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2019-11)

Senna hirsuta and Annona muricata are common plant species with diverse medicinal uses. This study investigated the bioefficacy of two botanical oils against developmental stages of Anopheles mosquitoes, repellent potentials ...
ACTIVTIES OF DETOXIFYING ENZYMES IN Callosobruchus maculatus(Fabricius) and Araecerus fasciculatus (DeGeer) REARED ON DIFFERENT STORED FOOD TYPES

BAKARE, ABIMBOLA PEACE (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2016-05)

In order to adapt to the toxic compounds of plant origin which they constantly encounter during their feeding activities, insects have enzymes which facilitate detoxification. Such enzymes include glutathione-S-transferase ...
ARTHROPOD SUCCESSION ON DECOMPOSING PIGS (SUS SCROFA L.) AT FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA.

BADA, AYODEJI MOSES (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2019-07)

Arthropod succession on decomposing pigs (Sus scrofa L.) at Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria ,was investigated and in this study, the specific objectives were to identify the different insect ...
INVESTIGATINGHERBICIDES AND INSECTICIDESRESIDUESIN TWO COMMON LEAF VEGETABLES SOLD IN AKURE, NIGERIA

AKINYANMI, BOLADALE OMOWUMI (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2015-06)

Vegetables are valuable sources of vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre. They are major components of Nigerian diets as in other parts of the world. The use of herbicides and insecticides in crop production had led to the ...
ACTIVITY OF ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE IN Anopheles gambiae IN AKURE METROPOLIS AND ITS INHIBITION BY ESSENTIAL OILS (Piper guineense Schumacher and Syzygium aromaticum L.Merr. and Perry)

ADUFE, OLUWATOSIN EMMANUEL (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2019-12)

This study investigated the activity of Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in Anopheles gambiae collected from ten (10) locations in Akure metropolis and its inhibition by essential oils of Piper guineense and Syzygium aromaticum. ...
MALARIA RISK MAPPING AND VECTOR SURVEILLANCE IN IFEDORE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ONDO STATE.

ADEYEKUN, AKINTAYO LANRE (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2019-08)

Mosquitoes are dipterous insects of serious public health importance as various species are vectors of diseases. Anophelesspecies are chief nuisance organisms, acting as vector of the various Plasmodium species that cause ...
RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE INCIDENCE OF TUBERCULOSIS AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING TWO HOSPITALS IN AKURE, NIGERIA.

ADETORE, OLUWATOYINESTHER (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2015-09)

Tuberculosis (TB), HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) have a great impacts in our society, both as an illness and as a source of discrimination. These diseases have attracted international medical and ...
DETERMINATION OF THE TOLERANCE LEVEL OF Dioscorea bulbifera L. TO SOIL CONTAMINATED WITH SPENT ENGINE OIL AND INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT

ADESINA, FEMI PETER (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2017-05)

Human activities and rapid industrial development have contributed immensely to environmental pollution and other public health hazards. Contamination of the environment constitutes a menace to plants and other soil ...
EFFECT OF DOMESTIC DUMPSITE ON GROUND WATERQUALITY IN AKURE AND ONDO TOWN, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

ADERELE, FOLASADE ADEOLA (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2015-07)

This present study assessed the impact of dumpsites on ground water in Akure and Ondo municipalities. Fifteen (15) water samples were collected from wells in each of Akure and Ondo municipalities in the month of June. ...
GASTRO-INTESTINAL HELMINTHS OF ANURANS COLLECTED FROM AKURE NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA.

ADENIRAN, ABIMBOLA OLUWASEUN (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2019-08)

A total number of twenty two (22) toads from the genus Sclerophrys and 8 frogs from the genera Hemisus, Ptychadena and Rana were collected from the six selected habitats in Akure North Local Government Area, Ondo state. ...
STUDIES ON ACTIVITIES AND CONTROL OF TERMITES IN THREE AGROECOLOGIES IN NIGERIA

ADEBO, COSMAS TAIWO (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2019-07)

Termites are serious cosmopolitan pests of wooden and earthen materials in most parts of the world especially in the tropics. This study centred on the survey of termite activities for damage assessment in and around ...
EFFECT OF HEAT TREATMENT IN CONTROL OF Penicillium digitatum (Sacc.) ON ORANGE FRUITS (Citrus sinensis Osbeck)

ABU, JELILAT OMOLOLA (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2013-04)

The effectiveness of postharvest treatments with hot air and steam to control green mold growth and keeping quality were studied on orange fruits. Wholesome oranges were artificially inoculated with Penicillium digitatum. ...
ANTIPLASMODIAL AND PATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MORINDA LUCIDA (BENTH) AND ALSTONIA BOONEI (DE WILD) IN MICE INFECTED WITH PLASMODIUM BERGHEI.

ABEJIDE, EUNICE ADEKEMI (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2019-07)

Malaria has become more difficult to control and treat with conventional drugs because of emergence and rapid spread of multidrug-resistant strains of malaria parasites. Thus, this study was carried out to evaluate the ...
LIPOLYTIC ACTIVITY OF MICROORGANISMS ISOLATED FROM DEGRADING GROUNDNUT AND SOYA OILS

ROTOWA, OLUWASEUN ADEYINKA (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2014-08)

The lipolytic activity of microorganisms isolated from degrading groundnut oil and soya oil were investigated. The physicochemical properties of the oils were also determined. Groundnut oil and soya oil were extracted from ...
EVALUATION OF THE NUTRITIONAL PROFILE OF AFRICAN YAM BEAN (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) ex. A. Rich. HYDROLYSED WITH PROTEASE FROM LACTIC ACID BACTERIA

OLADEJO, TOLULOPE CHRISTIANAH (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2019-11)

African yam bean with complex structural component can be broken into simpler and assimilable form so as to derive its maximum dietary benefits. Hence, this study compares the nutritional profile of African Yam Bean (AYB) ...
Effects of Jatropha curcas Linn and Nicotiana tabpacum Linn on Antibiotic-Resistant Isolates from Wounds of Diabetic Patients

ASHA, OLUFISAYO ADENIYI (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2019-12)

Investigations were conducted to determine the effects of Jatropha curcas Linn and Nicotiana tabacum Linn on antibiotic resistance isolates from wounds of diabetic and non-diabetic patients attending government hospitals ...
PRODUCTION AND FORTIFICATION OF ‘OGI’ USING BAMBARA NUT (Vigna subterrenea)

AFOLABI, JOHNSON FEMI (Fed University of Technology Akure, 2015-05)

This study was undertaken to improve the nutritive value of ‘ogi’. Bambara nut, a nutritious legume which cotains65% carcohydrate, 18% protein and 6.5% fat was used. Fortification level was 40% Bambara with 60% of the ...

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