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2022 Faculty of Biomedical Sciences

Assessment of Bacterial diversity in the chicken litter: A potent risk to environmental health

Sunil Kumar; Mukesh Yadav; Nirmala Sehrawat; Tamanna Devi; Anil Kumar Sharma; Moazzam Mohiuddin Lodhi

2022 | Research Square preprint | Pp. 1-15

Raw chicken litters have been applied to field soils where various vegetables are cropped for increasingthe yield or productivity. Antibiotics are regularly mixed in the diet or drinking water of chicken grown inthe marketable poultry farms for the treating b...

2022 Faculty of Science and Technology

Assessing Wetland Degradation in a Growing Urban Area: Case of Nsooba in Kampala, Uganda

Ali Warsame; Suzan Luyiga ; Oluwole Akiyode

2022 | KIU Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology | Pp. 1-6

Increasing population and urbanization of most of the cities with their continuous socioeconomicdevelopment and experiences put pressure on the components of the environment thatare essential for their sustainable development. This includes urban wetlands whi...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

Anxiety and Anger Among Undergraduates Students During Second Nationwide Covid-19 Lockdown in Western Uganda

Ibe Michael Usman1; John Tabakwot Ayuba; Kabanyoro Annet; Ejike Daniel Eze; Rogers Bariture Kanee; Keneth Iceland Kasozi; Victor Bassey Archibong; Ekom Monday Etukudo; Ann Monima Lemuel; Eric Osamudiamwen Aigbogun, Jr

2022 | preprint | Pp. 1-12

2022 Faculty of Biomedical Sciences

Adoption of Briquettes of Organic Matter as an Environmentally Friendly Energy Source in Uganda

Brenda G. Mahoro; Innocent E. Eniru; Daniel Omuna; Oluwole Akiyode; Musinguzi Danson

2022 | KIU Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology | Pp. 23-30

Demand for inexpensive alternative fuels and briquettes to bridge the gap betweencooking, water heating, and heating production processes has been expanding by theday, due to the current fuel crisis and the ever-increasing costs of electricity and woodcharcoa...

2022 Faculty of Science and Technology

Assessing Wetland Degradation in a Growing Urban Area: Case of Nsooba in Kampala, Uganda

Ali Warsame; Suzan Luyiga; Oluwole Akiyode

2022 | KIU Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology | Pp. 1-6

Increasing population and urbanization of most of the cities with their continuous socioeconomicdevelopment and experiences put pressure on the components of the environment thatare essential for their sustainable development. This includes urban wetlands whi...

2022 School of Pharmacy

Epidemiology of neurodegenerative diseases in the East African region: A meta-analysis

Hope Onohuean; Abraham Olutumininu Akiyode; Oluwole Akiyode; Sharon Iyobor Igbinoba; Abdullateef Isiaka Alagbonsi

2022 | Frontiers in Neurology | Pp. 1-13

Introduction: There is a scarcity of epidemiological data on neurodegenerativediseases (NDs) in East Africa. This meta-analysis provides the regionalprevalence of NDs, their contributing factors, and evidence of change overtime concerning gender per age or ye...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

UPDATE ON THE ROLES HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION AND MALNUTRITION ON IMMUNITY

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu; Godfred Yawson Scott; Felix Amekpor; Amaechi Chukwudi Ofodile

2022 | International Journal of Innovative and Applied Research | Pp. 1-6

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is a major public health threat to the existence of human beings especially to the developing countries like in Africa. Human Immunodeficiency Virus attacks the CD4 T cells thereby suppressing the immunity of the h...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

THE ROLES OF FREE RADICALS IN THE RED BLOOD CELL DAMAGE IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASES: A REVIEW

Oladoyin Hellen Oloro; Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu

2022 | International Journal of Innovative and Applied Research | Pp. 44-57

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common in older people. However, while young her CKD patients usually experience a progressive loss of renal function, his 30% of his CKD patients aged 65 years and older have stable disease. Red blood cells are constantly expo...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ON AFIBRINOGENAEMIA

Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu

2022 | International Journal of Innovative and Applied Research | Pp. 6-8

Congenital afibrinogenemia is a bleeding disorder caused by a blood clotting disorder. Normally, blood clots protect the body after an injury by blocking damaged blood vessels and preventing further blood loss. However, bleeding is uncontrolled in patients wi...

2022 School of Allied Health Sciences

Sociodemographics and Clinical History among Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Patients on Medical Treatment in a Tertiary Hospital in Enugu, Nigeria

Gloria Chizoba Eze; Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu; Amalachukwu Amanda Chime

2022 | Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal | Pp. 1-7

Background: Primary Open Angle Glaucoma has been noted to be more prevalent and aggressive in blacks. Treatment of glaucoma involves lowering of intraocular pressure (IOP) to a targeted level where further glaucomatous damage is unlikely. The aim of this stud...