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Invasive candidiasis in a neonatal intensive care unit in Lagos, Nigeria
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2017 Background: Invasive candidiasis has been identified globally as a major cause of morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). Systemic candidiasis presents like bacterial sepsis and can involve multiple organs.
Beatrice Nkolika Ezenwa +6 more
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Contrasting roles of school and public libraries in lower primary pupils' reading
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Libraries represent an important institutional component of children's reading socialisation, yet their role is often treated as uniform despite substantial differences between school and public libraries. This study examines how visits to school and public libraries relate to pupils' reading attitudes, practices and self‐assessed reading ...
Kateřina Balcarová, Jiří Balcar
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Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
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Keynote address on production, utilization and marketing in fisheries status and opportunities [PDF]
, 1993 Fish production from Nigeria comes mainly from 3 sources, namely - artisans engaged in either part-time or full-time fishing, commercial trawlers fishing in inshore and offshore waters, and fish farming in enclosures (ponds, tanks and raceways).
Fagade, S.O.
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Has wild poliovirus been eliminated from Nigeria?
, 2015 Wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3) has not been seen anywhere since the last case of WPV3-associated paralysis in Nigeria in November 2012. At the time of writing, the most recent case of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in Nigeria occurred in July 2014, and ...
Famulare, Michael
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Education has been an enduring feature of international human rights law since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 and is the only human right that is compulsory for children. Appearing in all major human rights treaties, including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, education is multidimensional and a multiplier of ...
Amy Hanna
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Shell Oil Company in Nigeria: Impediment or Catalyst of Socio-Economic Development? [PDF]
The aim of this paper is to investigate whether the She oil company, through investment and crude oil exploration, benefits socio-economic growth in Nigeria in general and in the Niger Delta of Nigeria in particular.
Kingston, Kato Gogo
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Mid‐Domain Effect and Wooded Habitat Shape Mediterranean Reptile Communities
Biological Diversity, EarlyView.Analyzing a large number of reptiles observed across protected areas in Central Italy, we tested whether the mid‐domain effect explains hump‐shaped richness–elevation patterns. Species richness was best predicted by the combined influence of geometric constraints and woodland cover, revealing two contrasting species clusters and offering a robust ...
Daniele Dendi +3 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study employs hierarchical regression modelling on a survey of 550 firms from Nigeria and Ghana to examine the impact of sustainability auditing on corporate governance, environmental performance, and financial outcomes of high‐impact industries.
Mandella Osei‐Assibey Bonsu +3 more
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The Role of English Language in Nigerian Development [PDF]
, 2019 :The language policy in Nigeria granted the English language the status of being the sole official language, and the language of instruction in the country.
Iskandar, Iskandar +1 more
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