2016 Journal Publications VIII

Details of selected publications by staff of University of Nigeria for the year 2016

1401 -1600

1401. Ixodid ticks of cattle in Borno and Yobe states of northeastern Nigeria: breed and coat colour preference

1402. Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles by Sodium Borohydride Reduction Method: Optimization of Conditions for High Anti-staphylococcal Activity

1403. Optimization of Blaney-Morin-Nigeria (BMN) model for estimating evapotranspiration in Enugu, Nigeria

1404. Woman to woman marriage and cognates in Nigerian law: an easy coalition between customary law and human rights

1405. Interpretation of Aeromagnetic Survey and Satellite Imagery of Jos-Plateau, North-Central Nigeria

1406. Design, construction and evaluation of a vertical plate maize seed planter for gardens and small holder farmers

1407. Liquidity Management and Profit Performance of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Firms Listed in Nigeria Stock Exchange

1408. Competition in the Banking Industry: Implication on Financial Sector Development

1409. Strategies for Enhancing Electronic Collection Development in Selected University Libraries in South East Nigeria

1410. Opnet Based Simulation for Rural Educational ICT Connectivity

1411. Prevalence, antibiogram and molecular characterization of comunity-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in AWKA, Anambra Nigeria

1412. Multi-Drug Resistant Acute Otitis Media amongst Children Attending Out-Patient Clinic in Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Awka, So…

1413. INCIDENCE AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM APRONS OF MEAT VENDORS IN AWKA, ANAMBR…

1414. Customer perception of bank ATM services in Nigeria

1415. Can micro-enterprises leverage on the adoption of corporate websites to bolster their brand visibility? Examining salient adoption issues in Nigeria

1416.UNDERSTANDING THE KEY DRIVERS OF EMARKETPLACE UPTAKE AMONG MICRO AND SMALL-SIZED BUSINESSES (MSBS) IN AN EMERGING ECONOMY.

1417. Electronic Document Management System Model for Higher Education Institutions in Nigeria

1418. Acute and intermittent testicular torsion: Analysis of presentation, management, and outcome in South East, Nigeria

1419. Renal angiomyolipoma in pregnancy: surgical management with fetal preservation-Approach in a developing setting

1420. Testicular Cancer and Testicular Self-Examination; Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice in Final Year Medical Students in Nigeria

1421. Assessing the effects of timing irregularities on radio pulsars anomalous braking indices

1422. Prevalence of Drug Abuse Amongst University Students in Benin City, Nigeria

1423. Caring Behaviour of Nurses in Orthopaedic Wards of Selected Health Institutions as Perceived by Patients

1424. Status of light beam diaphragm and its implication in radiation protection

1425. Potential Radiological Impact of Consumption of Fluted Pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis) Cultivated in Southeast Nigeria

1426. Evaluation of Absorbed Dose and Protocols During Brain Computed Tomography Scans in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital

1427. Production of ethanol by thermophilic oligosaccharide utilising Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius TM242 using palm kernel cake as a renewable feedstock

1428. Implementation of Visuals Arts (Fined and Applied Arts) as Vocational Programmes in Tertiary Institutions: Problems and Prospects

1429. META-ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH FINDINGS ON EFFECT OF GAMES ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT IN NIGERIA

1430. Corporate environmental accounting information disclosure in the Nigeria manufacturing firms

1431. Maternal to fetal transfer of vitamin C and vitamin E: effect on birth outcome in a Nigerian population

1432. Zoning of public offices, liberal democracy and economic development in Nigeria

1433. Mass mobilisation and community participation in rural development: a panacea for improved security in sub-Saharan Africa

1434. Free radical scavenging activity of lupeol isolated from the methanol leaf extract of Crateva adansonii Oliv.(Capparidaceae)

1435. The relevance ofentrepreneurships skill in small and medium scale enterprises in Nigeria

1436. Demographic and Cognitive Factors in Teachers’ Perception of Curriculum Innovations in Enugu State, Nigeria

1437. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences

1438. Department of Banking and Finance, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu Campus, Nsukka, Nigeria

1439. Implementation of Information Communication Technology in the Teaching/Learning Process for Sustainable Development of Adults in West Africa Sub Sahara Regi…

1440. Family Stress, Health and Job Performance of Married Working Women in Dekina Education Zone of Kogi State

1441. Probable Psychological Impacts of Environmental Pollution (Oil Spills) in the Coastal Areas of the Niger Delta of Nigeria: a Philosophical Discourse

1442. A Focus on Hospice Care Issues: A Call to Action of Professional Counselors in Nigeria

1443. FOSTER PARENTS’PERCEPTIONS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER HOMES: EVIDENCE FROM AN URBAN TOWN IN NIGERIA

1444. The osteogenic effects of the platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and autologous cancellous bone grafts (ACBG) on caudolateral ulna ostectomies were evaluated in 12 Nige…

1445. Dermatophytosis in northern Africa

1446. Moderating Role of Emotion Regulation on Relationship of Event Centrality and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms among Internally Displaced Tiv Persons

1447. Number of Dependents, Community Support, and Mental Health in Later Life: Does Gender Make a Difference?

1448. Probiotic Effects of Saccharomyces Cerevisia on Laying Chicken Fed Palm Kernel Cake-Based Diets.

1449.  PRELIMINARY STUDY OF AFFIA CAVE, WATERFALL AND NATURAL BRIDGE IN OKPATU, ENUGU STATE

PU Okpoko, EE Okonkwo, AP Eyisi

1450.  Reference Intervals for the Serum Biochemistry and Lipid Profile of Male Broodstock African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus: Burchell, 1822) at Varied Ages

CN OKOYE, SO DAN-JUMBO, OA AGINA, UU EZE, AF UDOUMOH

Notulae Scientia Biologicae 8 (4), 437-443

1451. Electoral laws and monitoring of campaign financing during the 2015 presidential election in Nigeria

1452. The United States’ National Interests and the Fight Against Boko Haram Terrorism in Nigeria

1453. Politicisation of the Counter-Insurgence Operations in Nigeria: Implication for the Political Economy

1454. Antitrypanosomal alkaloids from Holarrhena africana

1455.Wound-healing and antimicrobial properties of dichloromethane fraction of Dialium guineense (Wild) fruit coat

1456. Process variability analysis in make-to-order production systems

1457. Single-stage repair of Taussig-Bing anomaly and interrupted aortic arch-type A.

1458. Depositional facies and ichnology of a tidally influenced coastal plain deposit: the Ogwashi Formation, Niger Delta Basin

1459. Customer satisfaction amongst users of estate surveying and valuation professional services: does firm size matter?

1460. Influence of particulate loading on the mechanical properties of al-4.5 Cu/GSA composite

1461. Chemometric study of some α, β-unsaturated ketone as potential antifungal agents using density function theory and GFA (ATCC 10231 and NCIM 3446 cell line)

1462. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Research

1463. Assessment of cadmium (Cd) residues in organs and muscles of slaughtered pigs at Nsukka and environs in Enugu State, Nigeria

1464. Occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of pathogenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. in retail raw table eggs sold for human consumption in Enugu state, Nig…

1465. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

1466. Glycaemic, Lipidaemic and Antioxidant Profiles of Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Wistar Rats Treated with Glibenclamide and Aqueous Extract of Gongronema latifolium (…

1467. Impact of economic liberalization on the growth of the Nigerian economy

1468. International public sector accounting standards (IPSAS) adoption and quality of financial reporting in the Nigerian public sector

1469. Capital Market· Development and Economic Growth-The Case of Nigeria.

1470. Working Capital Management and the Performance of Consumer and Industrial Goods Sectors in Nigeria

1471. Financial System Development and Real Sector Performance in Nigeria

1472. Financial Inclusion: A Panacea for Balanced Economic Development

1473. Macroeconomic Performance and Government Fiscal Deficits-Evidence from Nigeria

1474. Impact of Capital Market Development on the Growth of the Nigerian Economy

1475. Effect of Mergers and Acquisitions on Banking Sector Performance in Nigeria

1476. Fiscal Deficits and Macroeconomic Performance in Nigeria

1477. In-Vitro evaluation of antimicrobial activity of ointment containing Physcia grisea extract on Candida albicans

1478. Process Variability Analysis of License Vehicle Number Plate Production in Nigeria

1479. Seatbelt use among drivers in an urban city in Nigeria: an observational study

1480. Mitigating Climate Change in Nigeria: African Traditional Religious Values in Focus

1481. Enhancing ethanol production from cellulosic sugars using Scheffersomyces (Pichia) stipitis

1482. Unorthodox methods for enhancing solvent production in solventogenic Clostridium species

1483. Utilization of E-Counseling in Career Information Dissemination Among Undergraduates of Federal Universities in South East Nigeria

1484. Impact of Quota System and Catchment Area Policy on the University Admissions in North Central Nigeria

1485. First principles studies on structural, elastic and electronic properties of new TiMoNbZr alloys for biomedical applications

1486. Teaching Agricultural Science with Instructional Materials in Secondary Schools; What the Standard Deviation Explains about the Mean Achievement Scores

1487. Coping measures required by farmers in managing climate change stress for effective agricultural crop production: Case study of Abia State, Nigeria

1488. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies to the Effects of Climate Change on the Environment and Agriculture in Nigeria

1489. Urban crop production in southeast Nigeria: Potentials and constraints

1490. Prevalence of malaria in relation to insecticide treated-nets usage in a rural and urban settlement in Benue State

1491. Determining social media impact on the politics of developing countries using social network analytics

1492. The practice of spinal anaesthesia in two tertiary hospitals in South-East Nigeria-review of 100 cases

1493. A synoptic review on ecological toxicology and Environmental sustainability

1494. Phytochemical, proximate composition and antimicrobial potentials of Pleurotus tuber-regium sclerotium

1495. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori antibodies among patients in University of Port Harcourt Medical Center and Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital, Port Harcourt

1496. Nigerian honey ameliorates hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

1497. Ocular effects of oral acetazolamide on visual functions of normotensive individuals

1498. Structural and Paleostress Analysis of the Upper Cretaceous Afikpo Syncline, South-Eastern Nigeria.

1499. Problems and challenges facing the University of Nigeria undergraduate students in the use of the Unn digital library

1500. Effect of field-dependent versus field-independent cognitive styles on prospective and retrospective memory slips

1501. Serum biochemistry profile of nigerian horses (equus caballus, linnaeus 1758)

1502. Haemato-biochemical profile of apparently healthy domestic turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in Nsukka, Enugu state, Nigeria

1503. Serum biochemistry profile of nigerian horses (equus caballus, linnaeus 1758)

1504. Teachers’ Percieved Information Communication Technology (ICT) Competencies via Computer Application for the Implementation of Government Curriculum in Ob…

1505.Gender Role in Sustainable Palm Oil Production in Imo State, Nigeria

1506. Theoretical investigation of stresses distributions in hollow sandcrete blocks due to variation of cavity sizes and number web thickness

1507. Use of a plane jet for flow-induced noise reduction of tandem rods.

1508. Unified estimate of Gaussian kernel width for surrogate models

1509. A study of planar jet flow control and perforated fairings for the reduction of the flow-induced noise of tandem rods in a cross-flow

1510. Mesh Screen Application for Noise Reduction of Landing Gear Strut

1511. SELF-MEDICATION: A SURVEYOF PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE AND COUNSELLING INTERVENTION STRATEGIES

1512. INFRASTRUCTURAL AND HUMAN CHALLENGES TO TEACHING BUSINESS STUDIES IN RURAL SCHOOLS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNSELLING

1513. Effects of methanolic leaf extract of Piper guineense on some reproductive parameters of male albino rats (Rattus norvegicus)

1514. GENDER VARIATIONS IN STRESS LEVEL, BEHAVIOURAL RATINGS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

1515. A Comparative Analysis of the Impact of Agricultural Exports on Economic Growth of ECOWAS Countries

1516. Does Complementing External Debt With Policy Variables Enlarge The Borrowing Space? Insight From Nigeria Macro Data

1517. CAN INCOME INEQUALITY REDUCTION BE USED AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR POVERTY REDUCTION? DYNAMIC EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA.

1518. Evaluation of Content and Readability of Recommended Textbooks on Agriclture for Upper Basic Education in Enugu State, Nigeria.

1519. Value Addition in Career and Technical Education through Entrepreneurship Education: Enhancing the Human Capital Potentials of Nigeria Students

1520. Growth and reproductive performances of weaner pigs fed maize replaced cassava diet

1521. Histogenesis of the forestomach of red Sokoto goats

1522. Effect of season on structural composition of drake testes and daily spermatozoa production as determined by quantitative testicular histology.

1523. Repositioning Igbo Language Instruction in Secondary Schools through Information and Communication Technology.

1524. Operational Arrangement of Rhythm in Nigerian Reggae Songs

1525. Effect of physical properties on the specific heat preserved ground sheanut kernel (BUTYROSPERNUMPARADOXUM)

1526. 2015 IJABE Reviewer Acknowledgement

1527. PREDICTORS OF SELF-REPORTED DISABILITY IN ADULTS WITH NON-SPECIFIC CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN LIVING IN RURAL NIGERIA

1528. Feasibility of a physiotherapist-led community-based self-management programme for reducing non-specific chronic low back pain disability in rural Nigeria

1529. Water and waterborne diseases: A review

1530. Martins, Paul Emenike

1531.Rgeliious  Fundamentalism and Human Right Abuse: Exploring the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria

1532. Hydromechanical constraints on piping failure of landslide dams: an experimental investigation

1533. Critical hydraulic gradients for seepage-induced failure of landslide dams

1534. Antioxidant activity of Carica Papaya juice in diabetic rats

1535. Factors associated with compliance to recommended micronutrients uptake for prevention of anemia during pregnancy in urban, peri-urban, and rural communities i…

1536. Analysis of cloud network management using resource allocation and task scheduling services

1537. Corporate Fraud Control and Prevention Systems in Commercial Banks in Enugu State, Nigeria

1538. Advancing Academic-Industrial Synergy for Quality Assurance of Entrepreneurship Education of Tvet Students in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions

1539. Foreign Media Framing of Boko Haram Insurgency: A Critical Analysis of BBC and Aljazeera Online Coverage

1540. Fuel Subsidy Removal Strike in Nigeria: A study of Selected National Newspaper Reports

1541. Variations in the sequences of daily rainfall across Nigeria

1542. PERCEPTIONS OF HELPING AND NONHELPING PROFESSIONALS ON CHILD LABOUR IN NSUKKA URBAN

1543. The attitude of health educators towards their role as teaching professionals in tertiary institutions in Southeast Nigeria

1544. Perception and predisposing factors to high blood pressure among older community-dwelling adults in southeast Nigeria

1545. Degree of utilization of maternal and child health services among childbearing mothers accessing tax-supported health facilities in Southeast Nigeria

1546. Perception of Health and Physical Education Teachers on Students Indiscipline in Secondary Schools in Enugu State of Nigeria

1547. Topical‑intracameral anesthesia in manual small incision cataract surgery: A pilot study in a Tertiary Eye Care Center in Africa

1548. Entomological assessment of yellow fever-epidemic risk indices in Benue State, Nigeria, 2010–2011

1549. Acute Kidney (AKI) in University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers State, Nigeria

1550. Mosquito infection with dengue and yellow fever in Bayelsa and Benue States, Nigeria

1551. Writing the Nigeria-Biafra War

1552. Functional capacity and psychosocial correlates of exercise in Nigerian patients with hypertension

1553. Relationships among exercise capacity, dynamic balance and gait characteristics of Nigerian patients with type-2 diabetes: an indication for fall prevention

1554. Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Protocols on Physical Function in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure: An Experience from a Resource Constraint Nation

1555. Comparison of Blood Pressure Patterns of Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of a Nigerian University

1556. Management and usage of open access scholarly online resources in university libraries in Nigeria: Librarians’ viewpoints

1557. The new media and capacity development in Nigeria: The Anambra situation

1558. Influence of Gender and Location on Students’ Achievement in Chemical Bonding

1559. Interaction Influence of Gender and Method on Students’ Interest in Chemical Bonding

1560. RESEARCH ARTICLE TRANSLATING THE EVALUATION GUIDE OF THE BASIC SCIENCE CURRICULUM INTO ACTION

1561. Composition and sensory properties of plantain cake

1562. Impact of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) Programme on Breast-Feeding Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Mothers

1563. Effects of B-learning and F2F learning environments on students’ achievement in QBASIC programming

1564. Prospects of Tvet: Towards Addressing Youth Unemployment in Nigeria

1565. Strategies for Improving the Teaching and Learning of Qbasic Programming Language in Colleges of Education in Enugu, Ebonyi and Anambra States

1566. Appraising the implementation of millennium development goal 1 projects at communities for sustainable development in Enugu State, Nigeria

1567. Knowledge Management Utilization in Human Capital Development in Nigerian Universities

1568. DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE HUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL MANAGEMENT THROUGH TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHI…

1569. RE-ENGINEERING HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION: REFORMS AGENDA

1570. EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION: AN OPTION FOR ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA.

1571. Material Reinforcement, Cognitive and Affective Behaviours among Primary School Pupils’

1572. Anti-diabetic and renal protective effect of the fruit juice of Citrus X Paradisi on alloxan induced diabetic male albino wistar rats

1573. Hypolipidaemic and renoprotective effects of Glycine max (Soy bean) against lipid profile and renal biochemical alterations in hypercholesterolemic rat

1574. Interaction of the tetracyclines with double-stranded RNAs of random base sequence: new perspectives on the target and mechanism of action

1575. Sero-epidemiological survey and risk factors associated with bovine brucellosis among slaughtered cattle in Nigeria

1576. Convenient Syntheses and Antimicrobial Screening of Some Derivatives of Complex Benzoxazinophenothiazines

1577. Malaria prevalence in children and the use of distributed long life insecticide treated bed nets (LLINS) in Anambra State, Nigeria

1578. Case report of misdiagnosis of Avian Colibacillosis in laying Birds

1579. Global challenges in democratic local governance of the African states

1580. Deepening Democracy in the Nigerian State: The Human Capital Dimension

1581. Symptoms of poststroke depression among stroke survivors: An appraisal of psychiatry needs and care during physiotherapy rehabilitation

1582. Mothers’ perception of recovery and satisfaction with patent medicine dealers’ treatment of childhood febrile conditions in rural communities

1583. Anti-inflammatory activity of fatty extract of Vitalleria paradoxa Kernel (Shea butter) and pattern of its clinical use in arthritis in Enugu, South East Nigeria

1584. Effects of combined acute versus chronic aerobic and resistance exercises on HbA1c, cardiovascular and immune functions in type 2 diabetic condition

1585. Variation in arch index and subtalar joint range of motion in diabetic and non-diabetic conditions with and without neuropathy

1586. Evidence of allergic reactions and cardiopulmonary impairments among traders operating from foodstuff warehouses

1587. Boosting the CD4 Count in HIV Infection: Comparative Effects of Highly Active Anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) and Different Modalities of Physical Exercise on Biomarkers of …

1588. Roads to Health in Nigeria–Understanding the Intersection of Culture and Healing

1589. Histological features of the tongue of the common pigeon (Columba livia)

1590. Distribution of Porcine Haemal Nodes and Morphological Variations in the Haemal Nodes of Cattle and West African Dwarf Goats

1591. ENHANCING YOUTH EMPLOYABILITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITHIN THE LOCAL LABOUR MARKET: THE POSITIVE YOUTH MODEL AS A PANACEA.

1592. Crowding-In and Crowding-Out Effects of Recurrent and Capital Expenditure on Human Capital Development in Nigeria

1593. A COMPARARIVE STUDY OF FUNDRAISING STRATEGIES IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENUGU STATE

1594. UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training UN Campus Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1 53113 Bonn

1595. Fertilizer Microdosing in the Humid Forest Zone of Ghana: An Efficient Strategy for Increasing Maize Yield and Income in Smallholder Farming

1596. Fertilizer use and management practices among maize and cowpea smallholder farmers in Ghana

1597. Evaluation of introduced pigeonpea (cajanuscajan (l.) Millsp.) Genotypes for growth and yield performance in Sudano-Sahelian ecology of Nigeria

1598. Awareness and Practice of Testicular Self Examination among Male Medical Students of University Of Nigeria Enugu Campus South-East Nigeria

1599. The professional image of nursing as perceived by nurses working in tertiary hospitals Enugu, Southeast Nigeria

1600. Overdependence on For-Profit Pharmacies: A Descriptive Survey of User Evaluation of Medicines Availability in Public Hospitals in Selected Nigerian States