ASYMPTOMATIC FALCIPARUM MALARIA AND INTESTINAL HELMINTHS CO-INFECTION AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN OSOGBO, NIGERIA

Asymptomatic falciparum malaria and intestinal helminths co-infection among school children in Osogbo, Nigeria

Background: Malaria and intestinal helminths are parasitic diseases causing high morbidity and mortality in most tropical parts of the world, where climatic conditions and sanitation practices favor their prevalence.The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and possible impact of falciparum malaria and intestinal helminths co-infection

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A simulation-optimization approach to determine optimum features of detention rockfill dams under flood condition

Detention rockfill dams are one of the structural methods that can control flood risks with no impermeable core or membrane.These dams decrease the maximum discharge of flood hydrograph and postpone the time of its occurrence reducing C life and financial losses in downstream.In this research study, maybe for the first time, a new methodology based

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The extent of population genetic subdivision differs among four co-distributed shark species in the Indo-Australian archipelago

Abstract Background The territorial fishing zones of Australia and Indonesia are contiguous to the north of Australia in the Timor and Arafura Seas and in the Indian Ocean to the north of Christmas Island.The area surrounding the shared boundary consists of a variety of bio-diverse marine habitats including shallow continental shelf waters, oceanic

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The influence of the rotational speed of the meat cutter knives and bowl on the microstructure of meat products

Abstract The aim of the study was to determine the structure of meat batter and processed meat products, depending on the chopping time and rotational speed of the cutter knives and bowl, by NAILS means of histochemical methods combined with the computer image analysis system.Finely comminuted meat batters and processed meat products were investiga

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