BackgroundRheumatic heart disease (RHD) poses a major disease burden among disadvantaged populations globally.It results from acute rheumatic fever (ARF), a complication of Group A Streptococcal (GAS) infection.These conditions are acknowledged as diseases of poverty, however the role of specific social and environmental factors in GAS infection an
Patronage of traditional bonesetters in Makurdi, north-central Nigeria
Ndubuisi OC Onyemaechi,1 Omolade A Lasebikan,2 Itodo C Elachi,3 Sunday O Popoola,4 Kehinde S Oluwadiya4 1Department of Surgery, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, 3Department of Surgery, Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, 4Depar
MORPHOMETRIC APPROACH TO DETERMINATION OF LOWER JURASSIC SIPHOVALVULINID FORAMINIFERA
Siphovalvulina is among the first foraminifera that appear on carbonate platforms of the Lower Jurassic, forming a conspicuous element of low-diversity assemblages prior to recovery after the end-Triassic biotic crisis.The high morphologic variability of species of this genus is PAMPER FEET EXFOLIATING FOOT MASK usually not documented, which makes