names as markers of identity are a source of a wide variety of information. this paper explores the names of characters to show the sociocultural factors which influence the choice of names and the effects that the names of these characters have on the roles they play. using a variety of personal names from ayi kwei armah’s fragments, buchi emecheta’s the joys of motherhood, and nawal el sadaaw...

More than three decades years ago, Aharon Katchalsky and Ora Kedem (1958, 1962) pointed out that the essence of biological transport is coupling. This insight was not so much a deduction as a concise summary of observations. At an elementary level, movement of a solute in the simplest aqueous solution implies movement of a hydration shell, and therefore movement of water, thence coupling of wat...

This study determines the age at menarche and menstrual pattern of an Igbo population in 12 randomly selected rural communities of Ebonyi State. Information on recalled ages at menarche, menstrual flow duration and cycle length was collected using a semi structured questionnaire over three months. 1209 women of reproductive age were interviewed. The mean age at menarche was 15.0 years and this ...

Like many African rural-to-urban migrants, Igbo-speaking migrants to cities in Nigeria maintain close ties to their places of origin. 'Home people' constitute a vital core of most migrants' social networks. The institution of kinship enables migrants to negotiate Nigeria's clientelistic political economy. In this context, dichotomous distinctions between rural and urban can be inappropriate ana...

A case of primary liposarcoma of the uterine cervix is described in a 65-year-old woman of the Igbo Ethnic Group in Nigeria on the basis of cytological features following cervical cone biopsy. This appears to be the second Nigerian case. She complements the recent cases from other parts of the world.

Translation is involved with the information exchange from a language to other. This study sets work on intersemiotic form of translation by focusing ‘An Nkape Anya Ukwu’ produced Chianakwalam, S. W. in 1950 purpose transferring message source text African orthography standard Igbo. In carrying out this exercise, researcher adopted phonetic and phonemic well as 1984 descriptive theory Toury fra...

Significant variations in vector biology within and between countries have been reported in malaria epidemiological studies1. It is now generally agreed that a clear understanding of the detailed epidemiology of the disease is a pre-requisite to effective malaria control in the African sub-region2. Anopheles gambiae complex (Diptera: Culicidae) is one of the most efficient vectors of Plasmodium...