DEVELOPMENT OF FINGERPRINT AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM USING MINUTIAE BASED MATCHING ALGORITHM  

2017-02-23
Fingerprint is one of the oldest biometric security measures. There are many automatic biometric methods in use, but fingerprint was chosen due to its uniqueness. The proposed system uses FVC2002 ...

AWARENESS, ACCEPTANCE AND UTILIZATION OF HIV/AIDS COUNSELING AND TESTING SERVICES AMONG THE PEOPLE OF GOMBE STATE  

2017-02-24
No disease has ravaged human societies and attracted a lot of attention like HIV/AIDS. As part of the preventive effort, HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) was designed to allow people ...

MICROBIOLOGICAL AND NUTRITIONAL ANALYSES OF SOME LOCALLY MADE DRINKS IN KANO METROPOLIS, NIGERIA  

2017-03-01
The present study was carried out to determine the microbiological and nutritional quality of some locally made drinks in Kano metropolis, Nigeria. The drinks are Tigernut, Ginger and Roselle drinks. ...

INCIDENCE OF MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS AND QUALITY ASSESSMENT IN FRESH AND FERMENTED MILK SOLD IN GOMBE METROPOLIS, GOMBE STATE, NIGERIA  

2017-03-01
This study was carried out for the assessment of microbiological quality and incidence of Mycobacterium bovis in fresh and fermented milk sold in Gombe metropolis in the period February to ...

STUDIES ON PLASMID – MEDIATED MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE AMONG E.COLI ISOLATED FROM ABATTOIR WASTEWATER IN BAUCHI STATE  

2017-03-01
A STUDY ON THE MULTIPLE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE PATTERNS AND PLASMID SCREENING OF SOME STRAINS OF ESCHERICHIA COLI ISOLATED FROM ABATTOIR WASTEWATER WAS CARRIED OUT. ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF E. COLI ...

STUDIES ON RESISTANCE GENES ASSOCIATED WITH Staphylococcus aureus IN WOUND INFECTIONS AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING MURTALA MUHAMMAD SPECIALIST HOSPITAL (MMSH), KANO  

2017-03-01
This study was carried out to determine the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from wounds and to study some of the resistance genes. The study was conducted on ...

STUDIES ON THE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF THE STEM BARK OF BOSWELLIA ODORATA AGAINST SOME AGENTS OF WOUND INFECTION  

2017-03-01
The ethanolic, chloroform, and aqueous extracts of the stem bark of B.odrata were evaluated for their antibacterial activities against pathogens isolated from wound infections using agar well diffusion method. The ...

ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME AND ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE GENES POLYMORPHISM IN MALARIAINFECTED PATIENTS ATTENDING SELECTED HOSPITALS WITHIN KANO METROPOLIS, KANO STATE, NIGERIA  

2017-03-03
The present study was aimed at exploring the hypothesis that susceptibility to malaria is influenced by genetic variations of Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) polymorphisms. ...

ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME AND ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE GENES POLYMORPHISM IN MALARIAINFECTED PATIENTS ATTENDING SELECTED HOSPITALS WITHIN KANO METROPOLIS, KANO STATE, NIGERIA  

2017-03-03
The present study was aimed at exploring the hypothesis that susceptibility to malaria is influenced by genetic variations of Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) polymorphisms. ...

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND REASONS FOR PATRONIZING TRADITIONAL BONE SETTERS, IN KANO METROPOLIS  

2017-03-03
Traditional bone setting is an age old practice found almost in all communities of the world. The tradition has been practiced in Kano metropolis and its surrounding areas for a ...