ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME (ACE) GENE POLYMORPHISMS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS ATTENDING MURTALA MUHAMMAD SPECIALIST HOSPITAL, KANO STATE, NIGERIA  

2019-08-08
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) is the key enzyme of the Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) which maintains the blood pressure homeostasis in the human body. This study is aimed to determine the association, ...

ITEM ANALYSIS OF 2014 ENGLISH LANGUAGE SENIOR ARABIC AND ISLAMIC SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (SAISSCE) IN KANO MUNICIPAL EDUCATION ZONE, KANO STATE, NIGERIA  

2019-08-08
The study conducted “Item Analysis of 2014 Senior Arabic and Islamic Secondary School Certificate Examination (SAISSCE) in Kano Municipal Education Zone, Kano State, Nigeria. Twelve (12) objectives guided the study, ...

EFFECT OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF SOME SELECTED SERVICE FIRMS IN NIGERIA: THE AGENCY COST PERSPECTIVE  

2019-08-08
This work examines the effect of capital structure on the financial performance of some selected non- financial service firms in Nigeria from the agency cost perspective with a sample of ...

SPECIATION AND BIOAVAILABILITY OF SOME HEAVY METALS IN SOILS AND VEGETABLES OF IRRIGATED LANDS AROUND KWAKWACI MECHNICAL WORKSHOPS, KANO STATE.  

2019-08-08
The study examined the speciation and bioavailability of some heavy metals in soil and vegetables in irrigated land around Kwakwaci mechanical workshops in Kano metropolis. Due to increase import of ...

KNOWLEDGE AND CONTROL OF ASTHMAANDQUALITY OF LIFE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH ASTHMA IN KANO: A MIXED METHOD STUDY  

2019-08-08
Asthma has a profound effect on performance of daily activities.This study determines the influence of knowledge and control of asthma on quality of life among adult individuals with asthma. The ...

GENDER AS A PROFESSIONAL RISK FACTOR IN JOURNALISM; A STUDY OF FEMALE JOURNALISTS IN KADUNA STATE  

2019-08-08
This study examined the Professional risk among female journalists in Kaduna State. Safety of journalists around the world has become an issue of concern due to the level of threats ...

PRODUCTION AND EXTRACTION OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS FROM RICE BRAN, MILLET HUSK, AND GROUNDNUT SHELLS BY SOLID-STATE FERMENTATION USING Trichorderma harzianum, Aspergillus niger, and Penicillium sp.  

2019-08-08
Solid-State Fermentation (SSF) has been employed as a protocol of making available higher content of functional compounds from agro-industrial wastes. In this research, the effect of SSF with fungus on ...

SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL STUDIES OF SCHIFF BASE DERIVED FROM 2-MERCAPTOANILINE AND 2-FURALDEHYDE AND ITS METAL (II) COMPLEXES  

2019-08-08
A Schiff base derived from 2-mercaptoaniline and 2-furaldehyde was synthesized and used to prepare some metal(II) complexes by refluxing with Mn(II), Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) ions. They were formed ...

SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPs) IN GOMBE METROPOLIS: AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE  

2019-08-08
This research seeks to dig deeply into the problems of IDP’s in Gombe City with a view to identifying the socio-economic problems facing them. The analysis of these problems is ...

UTILIZATION OF GLASS CULLET AS AN ADMIXTURE TO CEMENT STABILIZED BLACK COTTON SOIL  

2019-08-08
Expansive soils such as black cotton soil (BCS) pose serious challenge in engineering construction due to their heaving and shrinkage behaviour. Many techniques are used around the world to improve ...