Despite the rapid increase in the number of cancer patients in Kenya, the immense physical and  psychological challenges that this diagnosis brings both during and after treatment remain largely  unaddressed. Literature shows that cancer illness is greatly feared. The fear may influence self  disclosure by patients regarding the effects of... Continue Reading

This experiment was conducted in order to have a broader knowledge on hydraulic jump and its  applications. It was performed in the hydraulic laboratory of the department of Water Resources  and Environmental Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, using the TQH23, 2.52m flow  rectangular channel and the HID hydraulic bench which provides... Continue Reading

This experiment was conducted in order to have a broader knowledge on hydraulic jump and its applications. It was performed in the hydraulic laboratory of the department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, using the TQH23, 2.52m flow rectangular channel and the HID hydraulic bench which provides water... Continue Reading

Anatomical variation in the human body presents a complex challenge to design a universal antenna for all. The presence of the human body in close proximity to the antenna also presents a challenge as the near field strongly couples with a lossy medium. Other challenges include design of an antenna that is small in size without affecting its... Continue Reading

A Systemic Review of Incidence of Cancer and Challenges to its Treatment  in Nigeria Njaka SRN* Ebonyi State University, Nursing Science, Presco Campus Abaki Ebonyi State, Abakaliki, Nigeria Abstract This study systematically reviewed the incidence of cancer and the challenges to its treatment in Nigeria.  Critical and in depth review of the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT X-ray is one of the strongest radiation therapy that uses high energy shrink tumors and kill cancerous cell. The hard x-rays isotopes has sealed tiny pellets placed in patients body which when decayed naturally gives off radiation that damage the nearby cancer cell and the DNA of the molecules inside cells that carry genetic information.... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT X-ray is one of the strongest radiation therapy that uses high energy shrink tumors and kill cancerous cell.  The hard x-rays isotopes has sealed tiny pellets placed in patients body which when decayed naturally gives off radiation that damage the nearby cancer cell and the DNA of the molecules inside cells that carry genetic... Continue Reading

A Systemic Review of Incidence of Cancer and Challenges to its Treatment  in Nigeria Njaka SRN* Ebonyi State University, Nursing Science, Presco Campus Abaki Ebonyi State, Abakaliki, Nigeria Abstract This study systematically reviewed the incidence of cancer and the challenges to its treatment in Nigeria.  Critical and in depth review of the... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE 1.1            INTRODUCTION Over the year the leading cause of death in women aged between 35-54 years is breast cancer and second to cardiovascular disease in order women (Logan 1975). Mortality and incidence rate vary throughout the... Continue Reading

Abstract The aim of this research is to design a precise statistical model that shows the relation between the possibility of the incidence of prostate cancer and the disease risk factors. Also this research aims to determine the best of the three statistical methods to suit the research data related to prostate cancer and to identify the most... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Industrialization and urbanization has increased tremendously in the last few years, especially in  underdeveloped countries, such as Kenya. This has resulted in rising demand for certain aesthetic  goods such as paints and coatings. Paint and coating industries use extensive raw materials in their  manufacturing processes that consist... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research work is on the preliminary determination of active components in bitter leaf root ( vernonia amygdalina ) in the treatment of diabetes. Deficiency of hormone (insulin) causes diabetes mellitus, a disease due to too much of sugar being present in the blood. This is because without insulin in the body, the result is that sugar... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research work is on the preliminary determination of active components in bitter leaf root ( vernonia amygdalina ) in the treatment of diabetes. Deficiency of hormone (insulin) causes diabetes mellitus, a disease due to too much of sugar being present in the blood. This is because without insulin in the body, the result is that sugar... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research work is on the preliminary determination of active components in bitter leaf root ( vernonia amygdalina ) in the treatment of diabetes. Deficiency of hormone (insulin) causes diabetes mellitus, a disease due to too much of sugar being present in the blood. This is because without insulin in the body, the result is that sugar... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The effect of contact time, initial ion concentration, adsorbent dose and ph on 5he adsorption capacity of EDTA modified groundnut shell, rice husks, cassava peels and maize cobs for chronium (iii) ion was carried out using batch... Continue Reading

Chapter one Introduction 1.1 Background to the Study Breast cancer is the most common malignancy and first cause of cancer mortality in women worldwide with a world number of new cases estimated at 1,384,155 in 2008.[1] Its worldwide prevalence is still on the rise[2, 3] and nowadays breast cancer is considered to be an increasing public health... Continue Reading

Abstract By the time Nigeria became politically independent in October 1960,agriculture was the dominant sector of the economy, contributing about 70% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) employing about the same percentage of working population and accounting for about 90% of foreign exchange earnings and the federal government revenue (CBN,... Continue Reading

Abstract By the time Nigeria became politically independent in October 1960,agriculture was the dominant sector of the economy, contributing about 70% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) employing about the same percentage of working population and accounting for about 90% of foreign exchange earnings and the federal government revenue (CBN,... Continue Reading

The Role Of Agricultural Sector As An Accelerator For Economic Growth In Nigeria ABSTRACT The development of agriculture since 1960 and its contribution to the growth of the economy has been discussed in the course of this study. It is however obvious from the analysis that though agriculture has contributed positively to economic growth, there... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) has updated the previous opinion on 'Possible effects of Electromagnetic Fields (EMF), Radio Frequency Fields (RF) and Microwave Radiation on human health' by the Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity... Continue Reading