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Comparison of autorefractor with focometer in patients with refractive errors attending Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria - A cross sectional survey

Journal of Clinical Sciences, 2021
Background: Uncorrected refractive error is the most common cause of visual impairment globally. Yet, there is paucity of refractionists in rural areas of most developing countries.
Olaoluwa Olabode Amusan, Kareem Olatunbosun Musa, Olufisayo Temitayo Aribaba, Akinsola Sunday Aina, Adeola Olukorede Onakoya, Folasade Bolanle Akinsola   +5 more
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Pracaxi Oil as a Potential Inhibitor of Fat Bloom

Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fat bloom is one of the major technological challenges faced by the chocolate industry, caused by the polymorphic transition from β2(V) to β1(VI) crystals in cocoa butter (CB). One strategy to slow down this polymorphic transition is the addition of lipids rich in very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA), such as behenic acid.
Victoria Marques Gropelli, Priscila Dayane De Freitas Santos, Thayná Torres Da Silva, Ana Paula Badan Ribeiro, Rosiane Lopes Cunha   +4 more
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Dental crown morphological variation and heterodonty in carcharhiniform sharks

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Elasmobranch teeth are highly mineralized structures that constitute the majority of the fossil record for this group. Despite their taxonomic and evolutionary significance, detailed descriptions of dental morphology remain scarce. The order Carcharhiniformes, the most diverse among sharks, comprises 304 valid species that display remarkable ...
Flávia Zanini, Karla D. A. Soares
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Phytoplankton variability in Lake Fraijanes, Costa Rica, in response to local weather variation

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2014
Phytoplankton species show a variety in morphology which is the result of adaptations to pelagic life including responses to fluctuations in water column dynamics driven by weather conditions.
Gerardo Umaña-Villalobos
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Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis infection and associated factors among parturients in Lagos: A multicenter descriptive cross-sectional study

Journal of Clinical Sciences
Background The significant burden and adverse outcomes of Trichomonas vaginalis infection during pregnancy highlight the urgent need to understand the factors contributing to its widespread occurrence. Our study determined the prevalence of T.
Kehinde Sharafadeen Okunade, Halimah O. Sunmonu, Oluwaseun Ajileye, Ayomide Fayinto, Oluwatosin Adetula, Omololu Adegbola   +5 more
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Knowledge, perceptions and practice of cervical cancer prevention among female public secondary school teachers in Mushin local government area of Lagos State, Nigeria

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017
INTRODUCTION: cervical cancer is the most common gynecological cancer and a leading cause of cancer death in women in Nigeria. This study was aimed to assess the knowledge, perception, and practice of cervical cancer prevention among female public ...
Mariam Adeola Toye, Kehinde Sharafadeen Okunade, Alero Ann Roberts, Omolola Salako, Ezekiel Sofela Oridota, Adebayo Temitayo Onajole   +5 more
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Serologic evidence of seasonal influenza A and B in HIV patients on combined antiretroviral therapy in Lagos, Nigeria

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2020
Background: Influenza and HIV are endemic in Nigeria but there is no epidemiological data on the co-infection of influenza A and B among HIV patients. Objective: We investigated seasonal influenza A and B, and co-infection among HIV patients on combined
AbdulAzeez A. Anjorin, Barakat A. Adepoju   +1 more
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Parent’s Knowledge, Attitude and Pattern of Care for Children with Epilepsy in Lagos, Nigeria

Annals of Health Research, 2022
Background: Epilepsy is a common paediatric neurologic disorder associated with stigmatisation due to a lack of understanding of the disease and wrong beliefs.
MA Salisu, IO Senbanjo, KA Oshikoya, MO Lamina, EO Alaje   +4 more
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Use of Clotrimazole in Finfish Aquaculture: Mechanistic Insights, Limitations, and Future Directions for Antifungal Therapy

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
This review critically evaluates clotrimazole as a potential antifungal for finfish aquaculture, highlighting strong mechanistic and in vitro efficacy against aquatic mycoses alongside major gaps in in vivo evidence, toxicokinetics, residue safety, and environmental risk, outlining priorities for responsible therapeutic development and regulatory ...
Arya Sen, Debashri Mondal, Thangapalam Jawahar Abraham   +2 more
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Which Lagos, Whose (Hi)story?

, 2020
[I]f Lagos had not existed, it would have had to be “invented” as a tribute to the capacity of the Black  people to rule themselves or to ruin themselves  accordingly.
Olukoju, Ayọdeji
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