voluminous quaternary extrusive rocks, associated with widespread volcanic activities, occur in the northwestern iran and across the turkish-iranian plateau. field and petrographic studies reveal that these volcanic rocks, consisting of basalt to trachyandesite, occur as lava flows, columnar basalts, and cinder cones in three distinct areas of northern (bazergan-maku-burlan), middle (chalderan)...

1 Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University Kano, Kano State, Nigeria, 2 Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University Kano, Kano State, Nigeria, 3 Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Scienc...

1 Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, 2 Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, 3 Department of Medical Microbiology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, 4 Leptospirosis Unit, Central Diagnostics Laboratories National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Pl...

2 ABSTRACT A seasonal forecast system based on a global, fully coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation model is used to (i) evaluate the interannual predictability of the Northwest Pacific climate during June-August following El Niño [JJA(1)], and (ii) examine the contribution from the tropical Indian Ocean (TIO) variability. The model retrospective forecast for 1983-2006 captures major mo...

Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria Department of Biological Sciences, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, P.M.B 71 Yenagoa, Nigeria Department of Animal Science, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria Chemical, Biological and Agricul...

Volume 5 • Issue 4 • 1000204 J Blood Disorders Transf ISSN: 2155-9864 JBDT, an open access journal Ferritin and Serum Iron Levels among the ABO Blood Groups in Enugu, South Eastern Nigeria Ifeanyichukwu Martin Ositadinma1*, Amilo Grace Ifeoma1, Ngwu Amauche Martina2, Obi Godwin Okorie2 and Okoye Augustine Ejike3 1Medical Laboratory Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Anambra state...

Leprosy is a major public health problem in Nigeria. The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) was established in 1 989 and formally launched in 1 99 1 when we commenced nationwide implementation of MDT. The LEC programme in Nigeria is shown in Figure 1 . In 1 989, Nigeria had about 200,000 registered leprosy cases. l Since then, the leprosy situation in Nigeria has impro...

Hessl, Amy E.; Milesi, Cristina; White, Michael A.; Peterson, David L.; Keane, Robert E. 2004. Ecophysiological parameters for Pacific Northwest trees. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-618. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 14 p. We developed a speciesand location-specific database of published ecophysiological variables typically used as i...

Democracy as a system of government has been restored in Nigeria for over a decade now, and for it to be stabilized and entrenched, all the stakeholders must be involved. Youths represent a very important stakeholder in any society. They are not only the future of Nigeria, but also a major stakeholder and useful resource in the nation building. For the youths to become useful resource in the Ni...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is endemic in Nigeria and constitutes a public health menace. The prevalence of HBV infection in many professional groups has been described in Nigeria. However, literature on HBV infection among female sex workers (FSW) in Nigeria is scanty. FSW in Nigeria are not subjected to a preventive control of HBV infection. This study assesses the extent of spread of H...