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Advancements in Stem Cell Research: Innovations in Regenerative Medicine and Potential Therapies

Advancements in stem cell research have revolutionized regenerative medicine by offering innovative approaches for repairing damaged tissues and treating previously incurable diseases. This paper explores breakthroughs in induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), CRISPR-based gene editing, and organoid development. Key potential therapies include regenerative treatments for neurological disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes. Despite the promise, ethical challenges, immune rejection, ...

The Relevance of Vector Autoregressive Process Causality and Impulse-Response Analysis in Analysis Effect of Some Micro Economic Variables on Nigeria Economic Growth

ABSTRACT Economic growth characterizes the quantitative changes that occur in economic variables and attributed to overall increase in production per capital. This study examined the economic impact of exchange rate, foreign direct investment, inflation rate and the trade balance on Nigeria GDP over the period of 1970-2022. The dynamic causal association among the selected macroeconomic variables and economic growth in Nigeria was evaluated via the implementation of vector Autoregression  pr...

Design and Implementation of an Autonomous Pickup and Delivery System

ABSTRACT An autonomous pickup and delivery system is a system that is automated to perform the traditional/ manual pickup and delivery service with minimal or without need of human intervention. The automatic pickup and delivery system is a system for the transmission of material objects between homes, stores and offices. This provides as much convenience as possible for pickup and deliveries. The aim of this project is to design and implement an autonomous pickup and delivery system by creat...

An Assessment of the Impact of Non-Performing Loans on the Profitability of Microfinance Institutions in Zimbabwe

The prevalence of non-performing loans in the microfinance sector is a major concern in reducing the profitability of MFIs in Zimbabwe, therefore, this study investigated the impact of non-performing loans on the profitability of MFIs in Zimbabwe. The study adopted a descriptive research design and the study population constituted MFIs in Zimbabwe in which the sample size was 170 MFIs using random sampling as a sampling technique. Closed-ended questionnaires were used as data collection instr...

Physiological Effects of Yoga and Pranayama on Serum Adipokines, Lipoprotein (a), Thyrotropin Levels, and Blood Pressure among Obese Hypothyroid Patients with Hypertension

Background: The trio of obesity, hypothyroidism, and hypertension can act as a strong synergistic risk factor through parameters, like elevated serum leptin and lipoprotein (a) and decreased adiponectin levels, for the development of atherosclerotic diseases. Very few studies have focused on the effects of yoga/pranayama on these parameters among obese hypothyroid patients with hypertension. Hence, the present research work was carried out to evaluate the effects of 6 months of yoga and...

Impact of Tax Revenue and Government Expenditure on Public Debt in Eastern Europe

This paper scrutinizes whether government borrowing in Eastern Europe is grounded on the need to provide infrastructure and public amenities as provided in the budget or is triggered by government deficit budgeting. European Union countries have experienced accelerated growth in public debt in the last half a century despite growing tax revenue and cuts in public spending. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the direct and indirect links among public debt, tax revenue and government e...

Ferrofluid / Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Mediated from Plant Materials as a Probable Raw material for Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Pragmatic Based Review, Research Study Evaluation and Prospective

The agenda of the United Nations[1] (under the Sustainable Development Goal[2]) ,the international Energy Agency[3]  , International Civil Aviation Organization amongst other climate change focused organizations are tailored towards addressing the global crisis of climate change mitigation (i.e., depletion of the [4]ozone layer due to the adverse effect of carbon emission activities which has proven to be pungent, lethal, non-degradable[5] with zero socio-economic relevance) which is solely ...

Investigation of the Effect of Particle Size on Avocado-Oil Extraction

ABSTRACT An investigation of the effect of particle size on the avocado oil recovery by solvent extraction is reported. Experiments were conducted using soxhlet extractor, avocado seed and n-hexane. Samples were grouped into mean particle sizes of 0.25, 0.75, 1.3, 3.3, and 7.5 mm using standard sieves. The effect of particle size was studied for extraction time intervals of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8 hours. The oil yield, oil recovered per kg solvent used, kg solvent lost per unit time, and the ra...

Promoting Prevention Mechanisms of Child Neglect

The objective of the of the program is to raise awareness among the child cluster advisor of women and children's affairs Office of Haramya districts that child neglect is an issue that needs to be addressed; and, to promote the prevention mechanism of child neglect. The program aim is to reveal that child neglect is a social problem and source of another socio-emotional problem on the child particularly and parents in general. Participants of the program will be 23 child cluster advisors who...

The Nigerian Press and Terrorism Reporting: A Content Analysis of Daily Trust and The Sun Newspaper

One of the most burning issues in the world today is terrorism. Terrorism and its effects permeate through many facets of life; cultural, social, religious, economic, etc. Terrorism involves the use of violence by individuals, groups or state and their agents against a segment or whole of civilian population through the use of unconventional and conventional means in a bid to achieve a political, social, religious or any other advantage. This academic research attempted to find out whether th...

Synthesis and Characterisation of Bioethanol from Sawdust Using Micro Organisms

The increasing global demand for sustainable energy sources has directed attention to biofuel production from renewable resources. This study focuses on the synthesis and characterization of bioethanol from sawdust, an abundant lignocellulosic by-product, using microbial fermentation. Sawdust was pretreated with 0.5 M suphlfuric acid (H2S04) and subjected to microbial fermentation using Saccharomyces cerevisiae. After a week of fermentation at 30°C, the resulting bioethanol was extracted thr...

Local Government Account Audit and the Effect on Council's Account (A Study of Egbedore Local Government)

This study examines the impact of local government account auditing on the financial management and accountability of councils, with a focus on Egbedore Local Government, Osun State. Auditing serves as a critical tool for promoting transparency, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and curbing resource mismanagement. However, local governments often face challenges such as inadequate audit funding, lack of skilled personnel, and political interference, which hinder effective financ...

Teachers Attitude Towards Students with Dyscalculia: A Case Study of Government School for the Blind Katsina

The  researcher observed that sign language interpreter is  a  channel that  can  provide these students  with hearing impairment with  an effective means of communication, a better quality of education, and increased academic  performance  and  focus on  instruction. Therefore, the research investigated the impact of sign language interpreting services on academic performance of students with hearing impairment in Isa Kaita College of Education, Dutsin-ma Katsina State. Th...

Carbon Capture and Storage Utilisation in Curbing Climate Crises: A Case Study in the K.A.S.O.D. Upstream Oil and Gas Industry

ABSTRACT  Carbon capture is at the heart of the universe so long as curbing global warming is involved. The temperature of the planet is rising daily, but happily, everyone is working to improve it from their own perspective. The process of sequestering vast amounts of CO2, the main component of greenhouse gases, beneath the Earth's surface is known as carbon dioxide sequestration.  The K.A.S.O.D. Onshore Oilfield after it was discovered as a prospect for the production of oil and gas has b...

Essentiality and Role of Poetry in the Society: Poems of Idris Amali

This project work internally encapsulate the relationship between the society and the creative writer. Pointing out this significance of poetry in a society of country. To the collections selected for this project the researcher as effectively explored our poetry can serve as an enabling  tool for society change. In the poetry selected for the study the researcher comprehensively evaluate how the poets have used poetry to unravel the corrupt and illicit behaviors of the Nigerian political le...