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Rivers State University of Science and Technology

EducationPort Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria
About: Rivers State University of Science and Technology is a education organization based out in Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Threatened species. The organization has 1826 authors who have published 1833 publications receiving 15183 citations.


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Abstract: Since the creation of the Nigerian police force, a lot of legislation has conferred duties on the Nigerian Police Force. With their duties come the powers to carry out the duties. It is often said that the powers of the Nigerian Police force is as expansive as their duties. There is hardly any penal legislation in Nigeria that does not in one way or the other confer a duty on the Nigerian Police Force. Because of that there appears to be no unanimity as to the exact scope of police powers in Nigeria. The scope of the powers appears open-ended and fluid. In reality, that is not the case. There are limitations as each enactment conferring power on the police equally delimits the enforcement power of the Police. This paper set to look at the sources of police power briefly. Its main aim is to take a critical overview of the scope of Nigeria police powers, and make brief recommendations on ways to prevent abuse of power by the police in the enforcement regime.

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10 Jun 2021
TL;DR: Ibietela et al. as mentioned in this paper compared the bacteriological and physicochemical qualities of boreholes and mono-pumps water samples used as sources of domestic water supply, in Abonnema Community, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area, Rivers State.
Abstract: Aim: This study was carried out to compare the bacteriological and physicochemical qualities of boreholes and mono-pumps water samples used as sources of domestic water supply, in Abonnema Community, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area, Rivers State. Methodology: A total of forty-eight water samples were collected twice monthly for four months and evaluated. The bacteriological parameters such as total heterotrophic bacterial, total coliform, faecal coliform, Vibrio, Salmonella Shigella and Pseudomonas were analyzed using standard microbiological methods. The coliform was determined using the Most Probable number technique while, the physicochemical parameters were determined using Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater. Results: The total heterotrophic bacterial, coliform, faecal coliform, Vibrio, Salmonella-Shigella and Pseudomonas counts of the borehole samples ranged from 7.2×10 2 2.4×10 3 , 2.3×10 2 –4.0×10 2 , 3.6×10 2 -4.8×10 2 , 7.3×10 2 -1.4×10 3 , 2.1×10 2 -2.8×10 2 and 0.0×10 0 Cfu/ml, respectively. The total heterotrophic bacterial counts, coliform counts, faecal coliform counts, Vibrio counts, SalmonellaShigella counts and Pseudomonas counts for the mono-pump samples ranged from: 1.1×10 3 Original Research Article Ibietela et al.; SAJRM, 9(4): 44-55, 2021; Article no.SAJRM.68166 45 1.8×10, 2.0×10– 9.1×10, 2.4×103.8×10, 4.5×10-8.6×10, 1.4×10 4.2×10 and 0.0×10 0 Cfu/ml, respectively. The bacterial genera identified were: Bacillus, Lynsinibacillus, Staphylococcus, Vibrio, Serratia, Enterobacter, Klebsiella, Shigella, Salmonella, Paenibacillus, Aeromonas and Geobacillus. The means of physicochemical parameters for borehole and monopump, respectively were: alkalinity: 41.72±0.01-60.85±0.20 and 29.14±0.01-214.87±1.36mg/l; BOD: 8.26±0.01-10.44±0.0 and 5.12±0.01-5.79±0.01; COD: 126.52±0.01-172.41±0.04 and 83.20±0.44-218.00±0.57; DO: 6.31±0.01 and 3.05±0.07-8.29±0.01; calcium: 5.10±0.28-; 4.83±0.00-10.15±0.00 and 2.71±0.00-14.04±0.00; iron: 2.01±0.00-3.37±0.00 and 1.90±0.004.73±0.00; lead: 0.38±0.00-1.07±0.00 and 1.24±0.00-1.63±0.00; nitrate: 0.42±0.00-1.08±0.00 and 1.14±0.00-1.75±0.00; zinc:1.10±0.00-3.18±0.00 and 0.39±0.00-1.82±0.00; phosphate: 0.03±0.000.13±0.00 and 0.15±0.00-0.87±0.00; pH: 6.54±0.00-7.05±0.07 and 6.29±0.00-6.93±0.01; salinity: 4.02±0.00-5.14±0.00 and 2.83±0.00-5.88±0.00; total organic carbon: 1.39±0.01-2.81±0.010 and 1.64±0.00-3.42±0.01; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon: 32.69±0.00-55.73±0.00 and 45.10±0.0061.49±0.00mg/l; total petroleum hydrocarbon:58.90±0.00-66.15±0.00 and 60.31±0.00-92.11±0.00 mg/l. Conclusion: The high counts of bacterial groups of public health importance identified from this study, including the presence of: COD, DO, Fe, Pb, Phosphate, Zinc, TPH and PAH in high concentrations reveals contamination of the water sources. Thus, treatment before drinking is

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31 Jul 2019
TL;DR: The length-weight relationship in fishes can be affected by a number of factors including season, habitat, gonad maturity, sex, diet, stomach fullness, health and differences in length ranges of the specimen caught.
Abstract: Aim: The present study aims to determine the condition factor incomplete of Tilapia guineensis and Sarotherodon melanotheron in Sombreiro River across Buguma, Abonnema and Degema communities in Rivers State. Study Design: This study employs fieldwork, laboratory experimental design, statistical analysis and interpretation of data. Place and Duration of Study: Live fish samples were caught by fishermen in Buguma, Abonnema and Degema communities in Kalabari kingdom of Rivers State, and were conveyed in a rectangular plastic aquarium containing ice blocks and oxygen bags to the department of Applied and Environmental Biology, Rivers State University. The duration of the study lasted for twelve weeks (65 days). Methodology: One hundred and eighty fish samples give their average weights and lengths were identified. The fish samples were weighed using an electronic weighing balance, the total length and length of intestine were measured with a meter rule (cm), color of fish, spines and rays of fish were also observed. Their stomach contents were analyzed viewing under a microscope. The frequency of occurrence method and the numerical method were used for analyzing the food items. Results: The stomach content analysis indicated that the major food was phytoplankton. The length and weight relationship in the three sampled stations for T. guineensis and Sarotherodon melanotheron showed negative allometric growth, (<3). The condition factor for all the fish samples was greater than one. The physicochemical parameters showed that there were significant differences in the various physicochemical parameters across the study stations except for turbidity (P=0.744) and salinity (P=0.922), that showed no significant difference across the study stations. Conclusion: The length-weight relationship in fishes can be affected by a number of factors including season, habitat, gonad maturity, sex, diet, stomach fullness, health and differences in length ranges of the specimen caught. The exact relationship between length and weight differs among species of fish according to their inherited body shape, and within a species according to the condition (robustness) of individual fish. The stomach content analysis of the sampled fishes provided a baseline study of food and feeding habits of Tilapia species in the sampled stations.

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26 Dec 2020
TL;DR: The helminth parasites infecting the agamid lizard of Rivers State, Nigeria has been revealed and some unidentified species of Mesocoelium and Oochoristica sp.
Abstract: This parasitological study was carried out between February and May 2019 to determine the prevalence and intensity of helminthiasis in the rainbow lizard (Agama agama) in Okrika, Rivers State, Nigeria. A total of one hundred and fifty-one (151) specimens made up of 93 males and 75 females were caught by a local netting system during the day and anaesthesized with chloroform. Samples were collected from two stations (Ogoloma-Ama and Oba-Ama). After dissection, the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, rectum, liver, lungs, urinary bladder, heart and body cavity were searched for helminths using conventional methods. Five species of helminths belonging to Nematoda - Strongyluris brevicaudata, Parapharyngodon awokoyai, encysted Ascaridida larva, Cestoda - Oochoristica sp. and Trematoda - Mesocoelium spp - were recovered from infected lizards. Helminths infected one hundred and twenty-three (123) (82%) of the lizards. In Oba-Ama, forty-five (45) (76.3%) out of 59 and in Ogoloma-Ama, seventy-eight (78) (84.8%) out of 92 were infected with helminths. By abundance, in both locations, the males were more infected than their female counterparts with a prevalence of 51(93%) and 72(75%) (P<0.05), respectively. This study has revealed the helminth parasites infecting the agamid lizard of Rivers State, Nigeria. It has also shown some unidentified species of Mesocoelium and Oochoristica sp. Additionally the trapping system used was also found to be effective and efficient.

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16 Mar 2020
TL;DR: Autopsy practice is useful in paediatric practice but it is rarely requested for and infrequently attended by the child healthcare practitioner, and there is a need to change the attitude and perception of all healthcare workers in paediatrics practice through proper orientation and education.
Abstract: Introduction and Objectives: There has been a gradual decline in interest in postmortem audit worldwide despite the enormous potential value of the autopsies. In many paediatric centres across Nigeria, there is no policy providing the use of autopsy statistics in the main business of paediatric practice or as a means of assessing a centres’ performance. Even where such a policy exists, there is no compelling law for the incorporation of the statistics into daily paediatric practice. This study set out to survey the attitude and perception of child healthcare practitioners in Nigeria towards post-mortem examination in improving patients care. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was done on participants attending a paediatric conference in Abuja, Nigeria. There were 250 respondents, who cut across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria, consisting of paediatric consultants, residents and nurses. The study was done using self-administered questionnaires and data analysed using SPSS version 20. Results: All (100%) participants believed autopsy practice was valuable and had a positive effect on medical practice. Sixteen (6.4%) respondents never request for autopsies, 120 (48.0%) respondents request for it rarely, 34 (13.6%) make a request often while 10 (4%) request for autopsies very often. Eighty-four (33.6%) respondents have never attended an autopsy session. The interval between autopsies and issuance of reports ranges from 0-3 weeks (48.0%) to > 6 weeks (8.8%). The usual indications for requesting for autopsies include knowing the cause of death (85%), inability to arrive at a clinical diagnosis antemortem (71.2%) and improving clinical diagnosis skill and patient care (60.0%). Original Research Article Okechukwu; AJMPCP, 3(2): 19-25, 2020; Article no.AJMPCP.55224 20 Conclusion: Autopsy practice is useful in paediatric practice but it is rarely requested for and infrequently attended by the child healthcare practitioner. There is a need to change the attitude and perception of all healthcare workers in paediatric practice through proper orientation and education.

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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
20235
202210
2021203
2020300
2019220
2018108