2011 ResearchGate Publications

Details of selected publications by staff of University of Nigeria for the year 2011

Anticariogenic potentials of clove, tobacco and bitter kola. Asian Pac J Trop Med

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 10/2011; 4(10):814-8. DOI:10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60200-9

2.Oral candida isolates among HIV-infected subjects in Nigeria. J Microbiol Immunol Infect

Emeka Innocent Nweze · Ulu Lawrence Ogbonnaya

Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi 06/2011; 44(3):172-7. DOI:10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.028

3.Dermatophytoses in domesticated animals

Emeka I Nweze

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 03/2011; 53(2):94-9. DOI:10.1590/S0036-46652011000200007

4.On the use of socioeconomic status indicators in the analysis of health inequalities and poverty in Africa

Hyacinth Eme Ichoku

Journal of International Development 10/2011; 23(7):1004 – 1012. DOI:10.1002/jid.1697

5. Influence of linear-energy-dependent density of states on two-band superconductors: Three-square-well model approach

O. A. Ogbuu · O.C. Abah · G.C. Asomba · C.M.I. Okoye

Physica C Superconductivity 08/2011; 471(15-16):444-448. DOI:10.1016/j.physc.2011.04.014

6. Thermodynamic properties of the superconductivity in quasi-two-dimensional Dirac electronic systems

O. Abah · M. N. Kiselev

Physics of Condensed Matter 07/2011; 82(1):47-52. DOI:10.1140/epjb/e2011-10901-0

7. Investigation of diurnal and seasonal galactic cosmic ray variations on quiet days in two mid latitude stations

K. C. Okpala · F. N. Okeke

Astroparticle Physics 07/2011; 34(12):878-885. DOI:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2011.03.002

8. The effect of deposition time on the structural and optical properties of ZnO thin films by aqueous chemical growth technique

S C Ezugwu · F I Ezema · P U Asogwa · A E Ajuba · M P Ogbu · D D O Eya

Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures 07/2011; 6(3):1301-1310.

9. The properties of hard X-ray emitting symbiotic stars

R.N.C. Eze

Advances in Space Research 06/2011; 47(11-47):1999-2003. DOI:10.1016/j.asr.2011.01.021

10. Effect of concentration of Mn dopant ions on the structural and optical properties of zinc oxide crystals

F I Ezema · U O A Nwankwo

Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures 01/2011; 6(1).

11. Cation Modulation of Hemoglobin Interaction with Sodium n-Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS). II: Calcium Modulation at pH 5.0

Charles O Nwamba · Ferdinand C Chilaka · Ali Akabar Moosavi-Movahedi

Cell biochemistry and biophysics 07/2011; 61(3):573-84. DOI:10.1007/s12013-011-9239-8

12. Does the African garden egg offer protection against experimentally induced ulcer

Anosike Chioma · Abonyi Obiora · Ubaka Chukwuemeka

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 02/2011; 4(2):163-6. DOI:10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60061-8

13. Effect of chemical treatment and waste blending on biogas production from leaf litter of Kambala (Chlorophoral excelsa)

A U Ofoefule · P M Ejikeme · C N Ibeto · T Afuaku

14. The Influence of Creep on the Mechanical Properties of Calcium Carbonate Nanofiller Reinforced Polypropylene

Chrisopher Chukwutoo Ihueze · Chinedum Ogonna Mgbemena · Ugwu Sylveste

Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering 04/2011; 10(02). DOI:10.4236/jmmce.2011.102010

15. Contemporary Global Issue of Rising Water Scarcity for Agriculture: The Quest for Effective and Feasible Soil Moisture and Free-Water Surface Conservation Strategies

Sunday E Obalum · Gloria I Ezenne · Yoshinori Y. Watanabe · Toshiyuki Wakatsuki

16. A Prediction on Nigeria’s Oil Depletion Based on Hubbert’s Model and the Need for Renewable Energy

Udochukwu B. Akuru · Ogbonnaya I. Okoro

09/2011; 2011:6 pages. DOI:10.5402/2011/285649

Journal of Water Resource and Protection 01/2011; 03(03). DOI:10.4236/jwarp.2011.33021

17. Analytic synthesis of a hysteresis motor

Linus U. Anih · Emeka S. Obe · Eugene O. Agbachi

Energy Conversion and Management 01/2011; 52(1):391-396. DOI:10.1016/j.enconman.2010.07.014

18. Direct-phase-variable model of a synchronous reluctance motor including all slot and winding harmonics

Emeka S. Obe · A. Binder

Energy Conversion and Management 01/2011; 52(1-52):284-291. DOI:10.1016/j.enconman.2010.06.069

19. Preliminary characterization of N-trimethylchitosan as a nanocarrier for malarie vaccine

Petra O Nnamani · G Scoles · S Kröl

Journal of Cheminformatics 12/2011; 48(4):224-30. DOI:10.1186/1758-2946-4-S1-P47

20. SLN, NLC, LDC: state of the art in drug and active delivery

Anthony A Attama

08/2011; 5(3):178-87. DOI:10.2174/187221111797200524

21. Antagonistic antimalarial properties of pawpaw leaf aqueous extract in combination with artesunic acid in Plasmodium berghei-infected mice

L.O. Onaku · AA Attama · V C Okore · AY Tijani · AA Ngene · C.O. Esimone

Journal of vector borne diseases 06/2011; 48(2):96-100.

22. Formulation and Evaluation of Niosomes

V C Okore · A A Attama · K C Ofokansi · C O Esimone · E B Onuigbo

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 05/2011; 73(3):323-8. DOI:10.4103/0250-474X.93515

23. In vitro properties of surface-modified solid lipid microspheres containing an antimalarial drug: Halofantrine

Anthony A Attama · Collins N Igbonekwu

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 04/2011; 4(4):253-8. DOI:10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60081-3

24. Potential effects on the marine environment of dredging of the Bonny channel in the Niger Delta

J C Agunwamba · K C Onuoha · A C Okoye

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 12/2011; 184(11):6613-25. DOI:10.1007/s10661-011-2446-3

25. Numerical simulation of fluxes generated by inhomogeneities of the underlying surface over the Jinta Oasis in Northwestern China

Wanli Li · Shihua Lü · Shenming Fu · Xianhong Meng · H. C. Nnamchi

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences 07/2011; 28(4):887-906. DOI:10.1007/s00376-010-0041-0

26. Waste Scavenging and Recycling in Aba Urban Area of Nigeria

Thaddeus Chidi Nzeadibe

Department of Geography, University of Nigeria, 01/2011, Degree: PhD, Supervisor: Prof. R.N.C Anyadike

27. Physiotherapy management of an infant with bilateral Congenital Talipes Equino Varus

A O Ezeukwu · S M Maduagwu

African health sciences 09/2011; 11(3):444-8.

28. Contemporary Global Issue of Rising Water Scarcity for Agriculture: The Quest for Effective and Feasible Soil Moisture and Free-Water Surface Conservation Strategies

Sunday E Obalum · Gloria I Ezenne · Yoshinori Y. Watanabe · Toshiyuki Wakatsuki

Journal of Water Resource and Protection 01/2011; 03(03). DOI:10.4236/jwarp.2011.33021

29. Do poor people use poor quality providers? Evidence from the treatment of presumptive malaria in Nigeria

Obinna Onwujekwe · Kara Hanson · Benjamin Uzochukwu

Tropical Medicine & International Health 06/2011; 16(9):1087-98. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02821.x

30. Asking people directly about preferred health-seeking behaviour yields invalid response: an experiment in south-east Nigeria

Obinna Onwujekwe · Ogoamaka Chukwuogo · Uche Ezeoke · Benjamin Uzochukwu · Soludo Eze

Journal of Public Health 03/2011; 33(1):93-100. DOI:10.1093/pubmed/fdq065

31. Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults in Enugu, Nigeria

Jane-Lovena E Onyiapat · Ijeoma L Okoronkwo · Ngozi P Ogbonnaya

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 03/2011; 11(1):19. DOI:10.1186/1472-6882-11-19

32. Studies on the possible mechanisms of antidiabetic activity of extract of aerial parts of Phyllanthus niruri

C O Okoli · I C Obidike · A.C. Ezike · P.A. Akah · O.A. Salawu

Pharmaceutical Biology 03/2011; 49(3):248-55. DOI:10.3109/13880209.2010.501456

33. The leaf extract of Spondias mombin L. displays an anti-inflammatory effect and suppresses inducible formation of tumor necrosis factor-α and nitric oxide (NO)

Chukwuemeka S Nworu · Peter A Akah · Festus B C Okoye · Donatien Kamdem Toukam · Judith Udeh · Charles O Esimone

Journal of Immunotoxicology 02/2011; 8(1):10-6. DOI:10.3109/1547691X.2010.531406

34. Parasitological and histopathological effects of immunosuppression in guinea-pigs (Cavia porcellus) experimentally infected with Schistosoma haematobium

O.C. Okeke · P.O. Ubachukwu · F.C. Okafor · S.V.O. Shoyinka

Journal of Helminthology 09/2011; 86(4):1-4. DOI:10.1017/S0022149X11000538

35. An investigation of the effects of Allium sativum (garlic) extracts on haematological profile of white albino rats

J.C. OZOUGWU

Pharmacologyonline 01/2011; 2.

36. A New Approximation Method for Equilibrium, Variational Inequality and Fixed Point Problems

Smaila S Sanni · Eugene C Ukaegbu · Yekini Shehu

Thai Journal of Mathematics 12/2011; 9(3).

37. Mothers’ beliefs about infant teething in Enugu, South-east Nigeria: A cross sectional study

Gilbert N Adimorah · Agozie C Ubesie · Josephat M Chinawa

BMC Research Notes 07/2011; 4(1):228. DOI:10.1186/1756-0500-4-228

38. Factors Associated with Mortality in Under-Five Children with Severe Anemia in Ebonyi, Nigeria

Vivian Uzo Muoneke · Roland C Ibekwe · Henrietta U Nebe-Agumadu · Bede C Ibe

Indian pediatrics 05/2011; 49(2):119-23. DOI:10.1007/s13312-012-0026-4

39. Evaluation of biochemical changes in Clarias gariepinus adults exposed to aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Parkia biglobosa pods

Samson E. Abalaka · King A. N. Esievo · Shodeinde V. O. Shoyinka

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 02/2011; 10(2):234-240.

40. Gastro-protective effect of crude hexane leaf extract of Sesamum Indicum in Rabbits.

C N Okwuosa · R Okoi-Ewa · P U Achukwu · A C Onuba · N C Azubuike

Nigerian journal of physiological sciences: official publication of the Physiological Society of Nigeria 01/2011; 26(1):49-54.

41. Copper and selenium status of healthy pregnant women in Enugu, southeastern Nigeria

U I Nwagha · S O Ogbodo · E E Nwogu-Ikojo · D M Ibegbu · F E Ejezie · T U Nwagha · C C Dim

Nigerian journal of clinical practice 10/2011; 14(4):408-12. DOI:10.4103/1119-3077.91745

42. Maternal and perinatal outcome of severe pre-eclampsia in Enugu, Nigeria after introduction of Magnesium sulfate

E O V Ugwu · C C Dim · C D Okonkwo · T O Nwankwo

Nigerian journal of clinical practice 10/2011; 14(4):418-21. DOI:10.4103/1119-3077.91747

43. Sexual behaviour of pregnant mothers living with HIV/AIDS in Enugu, Nigeria

H U Ezegwui · C I C Isiekwene

Nigerian journal of medicine: journal of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria 10/2011; 20(4):432-4.

44. Ezegwui HU, Ikeako LC, Ishiekwene CI, Oguanua TC. The discontinuation rate and reasons for discontinuation of implanon at the family planning clinic of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu, Nigeria

H U Ezegwui · L C Ikeako · C I C Ishiekwene · T C Oguanua

Nigerian journal of medicine: journal of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria 10/2011; 20(4):448-50.

45. Asymptomatic malaria parasitemia does not induce additional oxidative stress in pregnant women of South East Nigeria

Uchenna Ifeanyi Nwagha · Tochukwu Christopher Okeke · Theresa Ukamaka Nwagha · Fidelis Ebele Ejezie · Sylvester Ogbonna Ogbodo · Cyril Chukwudi Dim · Bond Ugochukwu Anyaehie

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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 03/2011; 4(3):229-33. DOI:10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60076-X

46. The effect of free distribution of insecticide-treated nets on asymptomatic Plasmodium parasitemia in pregnant and nursing mothers in a rural Nigerian community

Usb Anyaehie · U I Nwagha · P N Aniebue · T U Nwagha

Nigerian journal of clinical practice 01/2011; 14(1):19-22. DOI:10.4103/1119-3077.79234

47. A New Approximation Method for Equilibrium, Variational Inequality and Fixed Point Problems

Smaila S Sanni · Eugene C Ukaegbu · Yekini Shehu

Thai Journal of Mathematics 12/2011; 9(3).

48. Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV/AIDS: A study of the knowledge, awareness and willingness to pay for VCT among students in tertiary institutions in Enugu State Nigeria

Benjamin Uzochukwu · Nkolika Uguru · Uche Ezeoke · Obinna Onwujekwe · Tochi Sibeudu

Health Policy 03/2011; 99(3):277-84. DOI:10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.11.007

49. Improving Rational Treatment of Malaria: Perceptions and Influence of RDTs on Prescribing Behaviour of Health Workers in Southeast Nigeria

Benjamin S C Uzochukwu · Emmanuel Onwujekwe · Nkoli N Ezuma · Ogochukwu P Ezeoke · Miriam O Ajuba · Florence T Sibeudu

PLoS ONE 01/2011; 6(1):e14627. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0014627

50. Yield responses of sesame (Sesamium indicum L) to rates of poultry manure application and time of planting in a derived savannah ecology of south eastern Nigeria

P E Ogbonna

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 10/2011; 10(66). DOI:10.5897/AJB11.1989

51. Powdery leaf extracts for control of root knot nematode in African yam bean

K I Ugwuoke · B O Ukwueze · S I Ogwulumba

09/2011; 19(2). DOI:10.4314/acsj.v19i2.69865

52. Juvenile morphological markers for maleness in fluted pumpkin (telfairia occidentalis hook f.)

Chukwurah · N F Uguru

03/2011; 9(2). DOI:10.4314/as.v9i2.64803

53. Preventing malaria in pregnancy through community-directed interventions: Evidence from Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Joseph C Okeibunor · Bright C Orji · William Brieger · Gbenga Ishola · Emmanuel ‘dipo Otolorin · Barbara Rawlins · Enobong U Ndekhedehe · Nkechi Onyeneho · Günther Fink

Malaria Journal 08/2011; 10(1):227. DOI:10.1186/1475-2875-10-227

54. Where would I be without ivermectin? Capturing the benefits of community-directed treatment with ivermectin in Africa

Joseph C Okeibunor · Mary Amuyunzu-Nyamongo · Nkechi G Onyeneho · Yolande F L Tchounkeu · Cele Manianga · Asaph T Kabali · Stephen Leak

Tropical Medicine & International Health 03/2011; 16(5):608-21. DOI:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02735.x

55. The Place of Autochthonous Disease Aetiology in Mental Health-Seeking Behaviors in a Globalizing Nigerian Community

Chidi Ugwu · Nkechi G Onyeneho · Ngozi J I’aro

International Quarterly of Community Health Education 01/2011; 32(4):325-37. DOI:10.2190/IQ.32.4.e

56. Rural–Urban ‘Symbiosis’, community self-help, and the new planning mandate: Evidence from Southeast Nigeria

Onyebueke U. Victor · Ezeadichie Nkei

Habitat International 04/2011; 35(2):350-360. DOI:10.1016/j.habitatint.2010.11.005

57. Chronic Hepatitis B: Management Challenges in Resource-Poor Countries

Sylvester Chuks Nwokediuko

Hepatitis Monthly 10/2011; 11(10):786-93. DOI:10.5812/kowsar.1735143X.757

58. HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP) in a Nigerian Tertiary Health Institution

Cajetan C Onyedum · Chinwe Chukwuka · Chukwuemeka A Iyoke · Olusegun Funsho

Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (JIAPAC) 03/2011; 10(3):171-5. DOI:10.1177/1545109710397893

59. Antimicrobial activities of methanol and aqueous extracts of the stem of Bryophyllum pinnatum Kurz (Crassulaceae)

Alfreda Ogochukwu

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 11/2011; 10(72). DOI:10.5897/AJB11.1000

60. Constraints to universal coverage: Inequities in health service use and expenditures for different health conditions and providers

Obinna Onwujekwe · Chima Onoka · Benjamin Uzochukwu · Kara Hanson

International Journal for Equity in Health 11/2011; 10(1):50. DOI:10.1186/1475-9276-10-50

61. Performance of the tsetse, Glossina morsitans morsitans reared under various feeding regimens in Zambia

L. Chuka Madubunyi

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Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 04/2011; 48(1):3 – 8. DOI:10.1111/j.1570-7458.1988.tb02289.x

70. A novel sesquiterpene acid and an alkaloid from leaves of the Eastern Nigeria mistletoe, Loranthus micranthus with potent immunostimulatory activity on C57BL6 mice splenocytes and CD69 molecule

Edwin Ogechukwu Omeje · Patience Ogoamaka Osadebe · Chukwuemeka Sylvester Nworu · Justina Ngozi Nwodo · Wilfred Ofem Obonga · Akira Kawamura · Charles Okechukwu Esimone · Peter Proksch

Pharmaceutical Biology 12/2011; 49(12):1271-6. DOI:10.3109/13880209.2011.621129

71. Obonga et al Spectrophotometric Determination and Thermodynamic Parameters of Charge Transfer Complexation Between Stavudine and Chloranilic Acid INTRODUCTION

Wilfred O Obonga · Edwin O Omeje · Philip F Uzor · Malachy O Ugwu

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 12/2011; 10(6):817-818. DOI:10.4314/tjpr.v10i6.16

72. Three hydroxylatedlupeol-based triterpenoid esters isolated from the Eastern Nigeria mistletoe parasitic on Kola acuminata

Edwin Ogechukwu Omeje · Patience Ogoamaka Osadebe · Charles Okechukwu Esimone · Chukwuemeka Sylvester Nworu · Akira Kawamura · Peter Proksch

Natural product research 10/2011; 26(19):1775-81. DOI:10.1080/14786419.2011.603316

73. Immunomodulatory activity of a lupane triterpenoid ester isolated from the eastern Nigeria mistletoe, Loranthus micranthus (Linn)

Omeje Edwin Ogechukwu · Osadebe Patience Ogoamaka · Nworu Chukwuemeka Sylvester · Akira Kawamura · Peter Proksch

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 07/2011; 4(7):514-22. DOI:10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60137-5

77..Investigation of the Antitrypanosomal Activity of Buchholzia coriacea Seed Extract against a Field Strain of Trypanosoma congolense

N E Nweze · B M Anene · I U Asuzu

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines 07/2011; 8(5 Suppl):175-80. DOI:10.4314/ajtcam.v8i5S.23

81. Screening of ethyl acetate extract of Bridelia micrantha for hepatoprotective and anti-oxidant activities on Wistar rats

Chinaka O Nwaehujor · Nkeiruka E Udeh

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 10/2011; 4(10):796-8. DOI:10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60196-X

82. The effects of combination of methanolic leaf extract of Azadirachta indica and diminazene diaceturate in the treatment of experimental Trypanosoma brucei brucei infection in rats

V U Omoja · AO Anaga · I R Obidike · T E Ihedioha · P U Umeakuana · L I Mhomga · I U Asuzu · S M Anika

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 05/2011; 4(5):337-41. DOI:10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60099-0

83. Experimental Studies on the Hypolipidemic and Haematological Properties of Aqueous Leaf Extract of Cleistopholis Patens Benth. & Diels. (Annonacae) in Hypercholesterolemic Rats

Sc Udem · Uc Ezeonuegbu · Ri Obidike

03/2011; 1(1):115-21.

84. Glucose uptake-enhancing activity of the ethyl acetate extract of Dennettia tripetala in 3T3-L1 adipocytes

Aruh Ottah Anaga · Isaac Uzoma Asuzu

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Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine 01/2011; 8(1). DOI:10.2202/1553-3840.1438

2011 ResearchGate Publications

20. SLN, NLC, LDC: state of the art in drug and active delivery

21. Antagonistic antimalarial properties of pawpaw leaf aqueous extract in combination with artesunic acid in Plasmodium berghei-infected mice

27. Physiotherapy management of an infant with bilateral Congenital Talipes Equino Varus

33. The leaf extract of Spondias mombin L. displays an anti-inflammatory effect and suppresses inducible formation of tumor necrosis factor-α and nitric oxide (NO)

34. Parasitological and histopathological effects of immunosuppression in guinea-pigs (Cavia porcellus) experimentally infected with Schistosoma haematobium

44. Ezegwui HU, Ikeako LC, Ishiekwene CI, Oguanua TC. The discontinuation rate and reasons for discontinuation of implanon at the family planning clinic of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu, Nigeria

46. The effect of free distribution of insecticide-treated nets on asymptomatic Plasmodium parasitemia in pregnant and nursing mothers in a rural Nigerian community

48. Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV/AIDS: A study of the knowledge, awareness and willingness to pay for VCT among students in tertiary institutions in Enugu State Nigeria

50. Yield responses of sesame (Sesamium indicum L) to rates of poultry manure application and time of planting in a derived savannah ecology of south eastern Nigeria

51. Powdery leaf extracts for control of root knot nematode in African yam bean

59. Antimicrobial activities of methanol and aqueous extracts of the stem of Bryophyllum pinnatum Kurz (Crassulaceae)

63. Dark Age of Sourcing Cadavers in Developing Countries: A Nigerian Survey

69. Antiulcer activity of methanolic extract and fractions of Picralima nitida seeds(Apocynacaea) in rats

70. A novel sesquiterpene acid and an alkaloid from leaves of the Eastern Nigeria mistletoe, Loranthus micranthus with potent immunostimulatory activity on C57BL6 mice splenocytes and CD69 molecule

71. Obonga et al Spectrophotometric Determination and Thermodynamic Parameters of Charge Transfer Complexation Between Stavudine and Chloranilic Acid INTRODUCTION

82. The effects of combination of methanolic leaf extract of Azadirachta indica and diminazene diaceturate in the treatment of experimental Trypanosoma brucei brucei infection in rats

83. Experimental Studies on the Hypolipidemic and Haematological Properties of Aqueous Leaf Extract of Cleistopholis Patens Benth. & Diels. (Annonacae) in Hypercholesterolemic Rats