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Obafemi Awolowo University
Recent research
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Poor budget allocation has been identified as one of the reasons for poor health outcomes in Nigeria. Recently, government expenditure on the health sector has increased across all tiers of government to enhance health service deliveries. However, the performance of health indica...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Safety of Day Case Percutaneous Liver Biopsies at a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria
Abstract Background: Percutaneous liver biopsy (PLB) is a procedure through which liver tissue is obtained for making the diagnosis of liver diseases. Most PLBs are performed as a day case procedure, and complications can occur. Objective: This study assessed the safety of PLBs a...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
This study investigated the particulate and heavy metal emissions arising from automotive paint applications. A total of 22 sampling locations, represented as AQ1 - AQ22 for this study. Concentrations of particulate matters were determined using Aerocet 831 particle counter while...
- Physics & SpaceOpen access
Finite and infinite sums involving reciprocals of products of Gibonacci numbers
We prove many identities involving sums with products of Gibonacci numbers in the denominator. Three of our results provide generalizations of problems published in The Fibonacci Quarterly. We also study Brousseau sums with Gibonacci entries.
- BiologyOpen access
Recurrent diphtheria outbreaks in Sub-Saharan African countries remain a major public health concern, which have been related with suboptimal pentavalent vaccine uptake. Nationally representative evidence on full pentavalent vaccine uptake and its determinants in Nigeria remains...
- BiologyOpen access
A systematic review of clinical patterns and outcomes of acute organophosphate poisoning in Nigeria
Organophosphate (OP) poisoning is a major public health concern in Nigeria, driven by the widespread availability of pesticides such as Sniper (dichlorvos) and Otapiapia. Despite its high morbidity and mortality, local evidence remains fragmented across isolated case reports and...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
This study provides a novel integrated assessment linking the physicochemical properties of artisanal-refined diesel in the Niger Delta region to its combustion emission behaviour. Diesel samples from 30 refining sites in Bayelsa and Rivers States were analysed using ASTM methods...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Perceived stress reflects an individual’s appraisal of a situation as overwhelming. It plays a crucial role in shaping pain experience and management. Dental pain, resulting from tooth decay, its sequelae or periodontal diseases, may adversely affect quality of life by contributi...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Strategies for Enhancing the Implementation of Microfinance Policy for Poverty Reduction in Nigeria
This study investigates Strategies of microfinance policy implementation on poverty reduction in southwestern Nigeria. This was with a view to providing information on the Strategies of microfinance policy on poverty reduction in Southwestern Nigeria. Using a descriptive survey d...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
The iron and steel sector is one of the most aerosol-intensive branches of heavy manufacturing. In Nigeria, where environmental monitoring infrastructure remains sparse and industrial compliance enforcement is still developing, facilities such as the steel production plant in Ilo...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
This study investigates the impact of local government administration on rural infrastructure development in Ife Central Local Government Area, Osun State, Nigeria. Local governments, being the tier closest to the grassroots, are constitutionally mandated to drive rural developme...