1 Department of Biochemistry, Ekiti State University, P.M.B 5363 Ado Ekiti, Nigeria. 2 Functional foods and Nutraceuticals Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Technology, PMB 704 Akure, Nigeria. 3 Nutrition and Toxicology Division, Food Technology Department, Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi, PMB 21023, Lagos 10001, Nigeria. 4 Department of Biomedical Technol...

The knowledge of 1-minute integrated cumulative rain rate distribution is required for predicting the attenuation induced by rain on satellite and terrestrial microwave and millimetric links. In this paper, conversion coefficients are derived for estimating the equivalent 1minute rain rate statistics from those available in 5 and 30-minutes over Akure, South-Western Nigeria. The derivation is b...

BACKGROUND In recent years the developing world, much of which is located in the tropical countries, has seen dramatic growth of its urban population associated with serious degradation of environmental quality. Climate change is producing major impacts including increasing temperatures in these countries that are considered to be most vulnerable to the impact of climate change due to inadequat...

In this data article, monthly records (datasets) of total delivery, normal delivery, delivery through Caesarean section and number of still births from pregnant women in Akure, the capital city of Ondo state Nigeria, for a period of ten years, between January 2007 and December 2016 were considered. Correlational and time series analyses were conducted on the monthly records of total delivery, n...

The recurring decimal of rural and urban poverty in Nigeria, resulting from lack of sustainable livelihood activities by the people due to non-diversification of the economy, necessitated this study. One hundred snail farmers were randomly selected in Akure North and Akure South Local Government areas of Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria where snail farming is widely practised. Data collection was ...

Evaluation of radar multiple scattering effects in Cloudsat configuration A. Battaglia, M. O. Ajewole, and C. Simmer Meteorological Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany Department of Physics, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria Meteorological Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany Received: 26 April 2006 – Accepted: 14 July 2006 – Published: 28 August 2006 Corresponde...

Wilfried Mirschel⁎, Ralf Wieland, Marion Voss, Igbekele Ajibefun, Detlef Deumlich Leibniz-Center for Agricultural Landscape Research, Institute of Landscape Systems Analysis, Eberswalder Str. 84, 15374 Muencheberg, Germany Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria Leibniz-Center for Agricultural Landscape Research, Institute of Soil Lan...

Background: Muscle foods, notably red meat, poultry meat, and fish are the first choice of animal source food with adequate protein for human. The present study was undertaken to analyze the load and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of microorganisms in muscle foods sold in Akure, Southwest Nigeria. Methods: Hundred muscle food samples, including meat and fish were collected from different lo...

ENURESIS IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIAN CHILDREN: PREVALENCE, RISK FACTORS AND PARENTAL PERCEPTION OF TREATMENT 1 2 Abiodun MT, Oluwafemi RO Department of Child Health, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria Department of Paediatrics, Mother and Child Hospital, Akure, Ondo State Nigeria Correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Moses Temidayo Abiodun Email: Department of Child He...

Infrastructure development is the bane of any economy and it is an important factor for the improvement of wellbeing and quality of life. Many nations are struggling with meeting the increasing demands for infrastructure while devising different approaches to meeting supply. However, the focus of the Nigerian government is more towards the development of the urban and rural areas while the subu...