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Radioactivity of surface soils from Oyo state, South Western Nigeria

Background: The activity concentrations of some radionuclides in soil samples collected from 20 locations in 8 major towns in Oyo State, Southwestern Nigeria have been determined by gamma-ray spectrometry technique. Materials and Methods: The activity concentrations were determined using high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector (Canberra Industries Inc.). The outdoor absorbed dose rates in air at ...

Western rock lobster in ecosystem process of south-western Australia

A Tour of the South-Western Pacific

fr0rJe^Urried from a six-day holiday in the Scilly Isles to be greeted by an invitation oppo e Colonial Office to visit the South Pacific Islands as a medical visitor. What an Bristol ^mme^ate acceptance seemed indicated and fortunately the United being ^0spitals and the South Western Regional Hospital Board agreed to my SiXweltC?Ilded; aIso my colleagues very kindly accepted the extra work inv...

Hepatitis E virus: Western Cape, South Africa

AIM To conduct a prospective assessment of anti-hepatitis E virus (HEV) IgG seroprevalence in the Western Cape Province of South Africa in conjunction with evaluating risk factors for exposure. METHODS Consenting participants attending clinics and wards of Groote Schuur, Red Cross Children's Hospital and their affiliated teaching hospitals in Cape Town, South Africa, were sampled. Healthy adu...

Cancer distribution pattern in south-western Nigeria.

The burden of cancer in Nigeria is appreciable with about 100,000 new cancer cases being reported in the country each year. This study aimed to determine the level of occurrence and pattern of distribution of different cancer types in two major functional cancer registries in south-western Nigeria. A desk review of the level of occurrence and pattern of distribution of different cancer types in...