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Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

EducationOgbomoso, Nigeria
About: Ladoke Akintola University of Technology is a education organization based out in Ogbomoso, Nigeria. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Adsorption. The organization has 2786 authors who have published 3066 publications receiving 36850 citations. The organization is also known as: Oyo State University of Technology & LAUTECH.


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TL;DR: In this paper, imitation milk obtained from the seeds of the groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) was fermented with a culture pack consisting of a mixture of Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus to obtain a yoghurt-like product.
Abstract: Imitation milk obtained from the seeds of the groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) was fermented with a culture pack consisting of a mixture of Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus to obtain a yoghurt-like product. The final pH (4.2±0.08) and titratable acidity (1.621±0.40%) fell within the acceptable ranges of 4.00 to 4.50 and 1.20 to 2.20%, respectively, indicative of a good yoghurt. Fermentation also brought about increases in the contents of total ash, calcium, potassium and phosphorus when compared with an unfermented milk sample. The protein content showed an increase from 2.98±0.03% in the unfermented to 5.95±0.08% in the fermented sample, while the reverse was observed with respect to the crude fibre and total fat contents. Moreover, significant increases were observed in the levels of some amino acids, notably lysine, methionine and tryptophan, whereas a few such as tyrosine, valine and histidine showed slight decreases. While niacin, riboflavin and thiamine recorded increases over the unfermented samples, there were significant reductions in the level of trypsin inhibitor. Sensory evaluation indicated a level of acceptance comparable with commercial milk yoghurt and the products were adjudged microbiologically safe.

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01 Aug 2011
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the economics of swine production in Ibadan Metropolis of Oyo State, Nigeria through interview schedule administered to eighty swine farmers in that area.
Abstract: This study analyzed the economics of swine production in Ibadan Metropolis of Oyo State. Data were collected through interview schedule administered to eighty swine farmers in that area. The findin...

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TL;DR: Population-level control of the dominant factors will substantially mitigate the burden of sICH in West Africa and significantly reduce the risk of severe stroke among West Africans.
Abstract: Objective To characterize risk factors for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) occurrence and severity among West Africans. Methods The Stroke Investigative Research and Educational Network (SIREN) study is a multicenter case-control study involving 15 sites in Ghana and Nigeria. Patients were adults ≥18 years old with CT-confirmed sICH with age-, sex-, and ethnicity-matched stroke-free community controls. Standard instruments were used to assess vascular, lifestyle, and psychosocial factors. Factors associated with sICH and its severity were assessed using conditional logistic regression to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and population-attributable risks (PARs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for factors. Results Of 2,944 adjudicated stroke cases, 854 were intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Mean age of patients with ICH was 54.7 ± 13.9 years, with a male preponderance (63.1%), and 77.3% were nonlobar. Etiologic subtypes of sICH included hypertension (80.9%), structural vascular anomalies (4.0%), cerebral amyloid angiopathy (0.7%), systemic illnesses (0.5%), medication-related (0.4%), and undetermined (13.7%). Eight factors independently associated with sICH occurrence by decreasing order of PAR with their adjusted OR (95% CI) were hypertension, 66.63 (20.78–213.72); dyslipidemia, 2.95 (1.84–4.74); meat consumption, 1.55 (1.01–2.38); family history of CVD, 2.22 (1.41–3.50); nonconsumption of green vegetables, 3.61 (2.07–6.31); diabetes mellitus, 2.11 (1.29–3.46); stress, 1.68 (1.03–2.77); and current tobacco use, 14.27 (2.09–97.47). Factors associated with severe sICH using an NIH Stroke Scale score >15 with adjusted OR (95% CI) were nonconsumption of leafy green vegetables, 2.03 (1.43–2.88); systolic blood pressure for each mm Hg rise, 1.01 (1.00–1.01); presence of midline shift, 1.54 (1.11–2.13); lobar ICH, 1.72 (1.16–2.55); and supratentorial bleeds, 2.17 (1.06–4.46). Conclusions Population-level control of the dominant factors will substantially mitigate the burden of sICH in West Africa.

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TL;DR: The association and effect sizes of 23 selected SNPs in 14 genes of relevance, including the APOL1 G1 variants, with the occurrence of SVD ischemic stroke among indigenous West African participants in the Stroke Investigative Research and Education Network (SIREN) Study are investigated.
Abstract: Objective Worldwide, the highest frequencies of APOL1-associated kidney variants are found in indigenous West Africans among whom small vessel disease (SVD) ischemic stroke is the most common stroke phenotype. The objective of this study was to investigate the association and effect sizes of 23 selected SNPs in 14 genes of relevance, including the APOL1 G1 variants, with the occurrence of SVD ischemic stroke among indigenous West African participants in the Stroke Investigative Research and Education Network (SIREN) Study. Materials and Methods Cases were consecutively recruited consenting adults (aged 18 years or older) with neuroimaging—confirmed first clinical stroke. Stroke-free controls were ascertained using a locally validated version of the Questionnaire for Verifying Stroke-Free Status (QVSFS). Logistic regression models adjusting for known vascular risk factors were fitted to assess the associations of the 23 SNPs in rigorously phenotyped cases (N = 154) of SVD ischemic stroke and stroke-free (N = 483) controls. Results Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) rs73885319 (OR = 1.52; CI: 1.09-2.13, P-value = .013), rs2383207 in CDKN2A/CDKN2B (OR = 3.08; CI: 1.15-8.26, P –value = .026) and rs2107595 (OR = 1.70; CI: 1.12-2.60, P-value = .014) and rs28688791 (OR = 1.52; CI: 1.03-2.26, P-value = .036) in HDAC9 gene were associated with SVD stroke at 0.05 significance level. Polymorphisms in other genes did not show significant associations. Conclusion This is the first report of a specific association of APOL1 with a stroke subtype. Further research is needed to confirm these initial findings and deepen understanding of the genetics of stroke in people of African ancestry with possible implications for other ancestries as all humans originated from Africa.

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors discussed the fractal analysis of a fault map from LANDSAT images with the increasing seismic activity in the Koyna-Warna region and showed that the value of fractal dimension is gently dipping from NE to SW.
Abstract: —The Koyna-Warna region has been shaken by several earthquakes greater than magnitude 4 in the last 35 years. Four of them in 1967, 1973, 1980 and 1993, were potentially very destructive with magnitudes exceeding 5.0. The majority of seismic events recorded to date has been induced from Koyna-Warna reservoir areas. This paper discusses the fractal analysis of a fault map from LANDSAT images with the increasing seismic activity in the region. The region is divided into six blocks and the fractal dimension of each block is calculated using a box-counting technique. A plot of a three-dimensional map of the fractal dimension is prepared. It shows that the value of the fractal dimension is gently dipping from NE to SW. The fractal dimension is used to estimate the b-value in the frequency-magnitude relation of earthquakes in the region which is in agreement with earlier studies.

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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
202310
202221
2021365
2020366
2019256
2018227