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2023 Faculty of Science and Technology

An Online Mobile Shopping Application for Uchumi Supermarket in Uganda

Taban James

2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Pp. 74-82

Supermarkets in Uganda simplify the life of many Ugandans by providing easy and quickshopping day and night; some even operate 24 hours a day. This has prompted thesupermarkets in Uganda to provide and improve shopping. The purpose of the study was todesign a...

2023 Faculty of Biomedical Sciences

Aluminium 6061 and Hybridized Agro-Marine Waste Particulate Composite: Review.

Obinna O. Barah; Kennedy C. Onyelowe; Emmanuel B. O. Olotu; Milon Selvam Dennison

2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Pp. 83-99

The use of agro-marine waste particulates in composites has gained attention as a result ofthe desire for sustainable and cost-effective materials. In this review, the biomechanical andcrystallography properties of AA 6061 alloy reinforcement of various agro-...

2023 School of Allied Health Sciences

Obsterics characteristics that effect the newborn outcomes

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu; Bile Farah Abdirahman; Umi Omar Bunu; Getrude Uzoma Obeagu

2023 | International Journal of Advanced Research in Biological Sciences | Pp. 134-143

Neonatal death as the death of a child during the first 28 days of life. Globally most common causes of neonataldeaths were; preterm birth, birth asphyxia, infections, birth defects, and complications related to pregnancy and/ordelivery, and the poor healthca...

2023 School of Allied Health Sciences

MANIFESTATIONS OF OSTEOMYELITIS IN SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA: A CONCERN FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PATIENTS

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu; Alice Twinamatsiko

2023 | International Journal of Innovative and Applied Research | Pp. 18-20

Osteomyelitis can happen if a bacterial or fungal infection enters the bone tissue from the bloodstream, due to injury or surgery. Most often the bacteria are staphylococcus, but in sickle-cell children, both salmonella and staphylococcus are implicated. The...

2023 School of Allied Health Sciences

Lung cancer and smoking relationship

*Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu; Ali Omar Shafie; Umi Omar Bunu; Getrude Uzoma Obeagu

2023 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE | Pp. 28-33

Cancer refers to diseases in which abnormal cells divide out of control and are able to invade other tissues. Cancercells can spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems, which help the body get rid oftoxins, Lung cancer is the most...

2023 School of Allied Health Sciences

Leukaemia burden inAfrica

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu; Deko Mohamed Omar; Umi Omar Bunu; Getrude Uzoma Obeagu; Esther U. Alum; P.C. Ugwu Okechukwu

2023 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE | Pp. 17-22

Leukaemia is cancer of the body's blood-forming tissues, including the bone marrow and the lymphatic system. Manytypes of leukemia exist. Some forms of leukemia are more common in children. Other forms of leukemia occurmostly in adults. Leukemia usually invol...

2023 School of Allied Health Sciences

LASSA FEVER: ORIGIN, CAUSES, EFFECT, CONTROLAND PREVENTION

Abdulwasiu Oladele Hassan; Ifeyi, Gladys Precious; Abolaji Tolulope Adeyemo; Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu

2023 | International Journal of Innovative and Applied Research | Pp. 1-6

Lassa fever is a zoonotic disease caused by Lassa virus, which is a single-stranded RNA virus. Even though the virus was first described in the 1950s, it was not identified until 19691 and was subsequently named after a town in the present Borno state of Nige...

2023 School of Allied Health Sciences

Isolation and identification of microorganisms in individuals associated with refuse disposal sites and collection centres in Awka metropolis, Nigeria

Chetachi Blessing Okwuanaso; Ifeoma B. Enweani-Nwokelo; Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu

2023 | Academic Journal of Health Science | Pp. 131-137

Introduction: Despite the attendant health risks inherent in waste dump sites, certain individuals make their living by foraging andpacking the waste for survival. To isolate, characterize and identify pathogens associated with waste dump sites that may be of...

2023 School of Allied Health Sciences

Inflammatory markers in patients with asthma in a tertiary hospital in Uganda

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu; Getrude Uzoma Obeagu; Matthew Chibunna Igwe; Chukuma J. Okafor; Onyekachi Splendid Uwakwe; Sarah Nakyeyune; Frank Mugisha Kaharuza

2023 | Academic Journal of Health Science | Pp. 94-97

Introduction: Patients with asthma are known with increased hospital visits and sudden deaths. Aim. The study was done toevaluate the changes in hematological parameters and inflammatory markers of patients with asthma in KIU-TH, Ishaka, Uganda.Methods: A tot...

2023 School of Allied Health Sciences

Implications of CD4/CD8 ratios in Human Immunodeficiency Virus infections

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu; Godfred Yawson Scott; Felix Amekpor; Getrude Uzoma Obeagu

2023 | International Journal of Current Research in Medical Sciences | Pp. 6-13

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a major Public Health burden to the world despite all efforts to eradicatethe menace. HIV infection is characterized by profound CD4 T cell destruction, compromised mucosal barrierfunction and chronic immune activation. I...