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The study examines the Influence of Group Discussion Technique on Students’ Academic Performance in Economics in Senior Secondary Schools in Calabar Municipality, Cross River State. To achieve the purpose of the study, one null hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance. The survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample size of two hundred (200) respondents was randomly selected for the study. The “Examining the Influence of Group Discussion Questionnaire” (EIGDQ)”, and “Achievement Test in Economics” (ATE) werethe instruments used to collect data for the study. The statistical tool used to analyze the data was Independent t-test statistical analysis. The findings of the study affirmed that group discussion significantly influences students’ academic performance in Economics in Calabar Municipality. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that: teachers should be trained and retrained on the effective use of group discussion in the teaching of Economics,Curriculum planners should incorporate group discussion technique into economics curriculumof senior secondary school to enable teachers utilize them in teaching Economics, Economics teachers should be given easy access to capacity building programme through workshop, conference, seminar, symposia and exhibition on group discussion technique to enable them learn how to effectively apply this technique when teaching Economics, space and the needed instructional aids should be provided to enable teachers and students to adopt this instructional delivery technique.

Intestinal cystic pneumatosis is a rare, benign and often an asymptomatic disease. It is considered to be one of the main causes of non-surgical pneumoperitoneum. We report the case of a 53 year-old woman with diffuse pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis revealed by a pseudo-occlusive syndrome and whose diagnosis was suggested by imaging. The evolution under medical treatment was simple and without having to resort to surgery. 

This investigation uses Multi Channel Analyser (MCA) coupled with Gamma Ray Spectroscope (GRS) to investigate some common counting statistics used for radiation measurements of a 137Cs gamma source. Few statistical tests involving 25 and 100 trials for data acceptance were applied to study the stability of counting system. The statistical analysis evaluated count data on on four primary criteria; the Ratio Test, Chauvenet’s Criterion, the Chi-square test, and a control chart. The control chart also reflected almost accurate statistical data except for a minor error during few points of the 25 trial test. Fano factor was also evaluated for both trials to ascertain the measure of reliability and signal to noise ratio of the equipment. The results demonstrated that the counting system was fairly accurate, with a few exceptions. The Ratio Test, Chauvenet’s Criterion, and the Chi-square test each, was passed successfully. After evaluating the statistical data, Poisson distribution was created to better analyze the data.

Software engineering is well known for its significance on software development complexities minimization. Due to software engineering significance researches were carried out to improve software engineering practices. However, there are some identified problems that lead to software development complexities like the lack of understandable collaboration or communication between software stakeholders during software development. And to this identified problem a research was carried out to solve this problem by proposing a collaboration model for software stakeholders’ collaboration during software development. However, the model proposed was restricted to a waterfall software process model. This study used segment of the framework used for developing the waterfall software process based collaboration model to develop an iterative software process based collaboration model for software stakeholders during software development. And this study proposed model will help minimize the problem of lack of understandable collaboration between software stakeholders during software development

Dwarf varieties of Helianthus annuus, Tagetes erecta, T.Patula and other plants belonging to Asteraceae are cultivated as ornamental garden plants in Nepal and India. Leaf spots and blight, downy mildew, mycoflora of floral parts, collar rot, Necrosis, charcoal rot and other of Asteraceae already reported. Leaf spots caused by the pathogen Albugo spp. bring 12% loss in productively. Akoijam & chandel (2010), Bhatia et.al (2005), Biga(1955), chander (2003), Dube (1985), chavhan et.al (2008), kumar & Dewivedi (1981), Kulkarni et.al (2007), Lakhmod et.al (2007&2007), Mayee & Datur (1986), Pandey & Tewari (2017), Singh et.al (1999), Kulkarni et.al(2007), Singh et.al (1999), Singh (1980) , Sinha (2011), Suryawanshi et.al (2015) & Thirumalachar et.al (1949) have well studied Asteraceae and possible pathogens in their own ways.

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Often a huge amount of efforts are invested in ferrying old or ill people to laboratories for medical diagnosis. That also involves troubles like repeated investments and in addition a pile of reports that are often messed up. Finding a particular report is always herculean. Solutions to all these troubles is MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS CHAIR. This Medical Diagnosis Chair is almost a mini - laboratory. This can also stay connected with laboratories, doctors and family members. It eliminates the old people to the laboratories and also avoids the piling of reports. The functions of MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS CHAIR are a set sensors are used to find Blood Pressure and Heart Beat count. If there are any fluctuations in heart beat is reported and the alarm is raised and voice call is initiated. At regular intervals reports are generated and stored in local memory as well as transmitted. The hardware section includes the Arduino Galileo Gen2 board, Blood Pressure sensor, Pulse rate sensor, Capacitive touch sensor, GSM shield and memory card.

Microscopic colitis, including lymphocytic colitis (CL) and collagenous colitis (CC), is a chronic inflammation of the colon accompanied by non-bloody aqueous diarrhea, while the colonic mucosa has a normal or almost normal macroscopic appearance. It is a benign affection that can evolve spontaneously towards remission or, more often, evolve with phases of respite and relapse. The physical examination is strictly normal and laboratory tests do not reveal any anomalies. The diagnosis will be confirmed by colonic biopsies staged per-colonoscopy. CL is characterized by an increase in intraepithelial lymphocytes, while CC is characterized by a thickening of the subepithelial collagen band. In the light of data from the literature, we will study the epidemiological, clinical, endoscopic and histological characteristics of microscopic colitis through a series of 20 cases collected in the Medical Clinic B of IbnSina University Hospital in Rabat.