Archives-April 2021

Pokhar is a small village from Purandar Taluka. The survey of the locality has been done and found some interesting fungi and lichens. In all total 13 species of fungi and lichens were reported from which 07 are non-lichenised fungi and 06 are lichenised fungi. The height indicator species like Collema has also found at low heights.

Taxi business comes in various forms; there is the traditional taxi business model, a car-hire service, or a digital taxi business in which online systems such as Apps are used for taxi hailing. ICT revolution has made technologies cheaper, more powerful and improved business processes while also bolstering innovation across all sectors of the economy, resulting to emergence of the digital economy. Digital economy is characterised by the use of electronic technologies to transact business. The prevalent use of technology for businesses has resulted to numerous tax challenges that has ultimately influenced tax compliance. Globally, most countries are faced with a critical need of enhancing tax compliance among their taxpayers. This research therefore attempts examine how the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) affect tax compliance of digital taxi businesses in Mombasa County? The research study therefore applies the theory of Technology–Organization–Environment (TOE) to understand the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) affect tax compliance of digital taxi businesses in Mombasa County. The study adopts a descriptive research in which we apply cross-sectional study where we will draw samples that are representative of the specific population, with the target population being digital taxi drivers in Mombasa County. Data was collected with the help of questionnaires and analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings of the correlation analysis r=0.659 indicate that there is a strong positive correlation between ICT infrastructure and Tax Compliance. The study recommended that; KRA and policy makers should introduce a simple tax system for digital businesses to enforce and enhance accountability, declaration and payment of taxes due from all taxpayers; while at the same time KRA should also incorporate and adopt enhanced technologies that will assist in tracking digital taxi business operators? behaviour so as to improve tax compliance. The research recommends further researches on other factors such as organization structures, trade and government regulations that might also affect tax compliance for digital taxi businesses.

The challenges facing the ever frontier of knowledge in various fields especially the department of Agricultural education which includes; students difficulties in trying to adjust to the new course of study some of them did not apply for, Occupational misconception, rating of agricultural related jobs low in terms of a secured future and earning power calls for proper improvement of career counseling services in agricultural education in Nigeria Universities. However, the study centered on strategies for improving career counseling in agricultural education in south east Universities using the universities located in south east universities, three research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study using a descriptive survey. The population of study is 139, consisting of 73 lecturers of Agricultural education and 63 counselors in the universities. The entire population was used for the study since the population was manageable. Instrument for data collection was a researcher-made questionnaire duly validated and the reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach alpha, which yielded a co-efficient index of 0.83. The researcher and 3 research assistants administered and retrieved the questionnaire. 100% return rate was achieved. Mean and standard deviations was used to answer the research questions while t-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The analyzed data identified administrative strategies, students related strategies and government strategies as a way of improving career counseling in Nigeria universities. It was recommended among others that there should be a regular supervision, monitoring and evaluation of the career counseling services in agricultural education departments.

Intracranial hemangiopericytoma is an extra axial tumor often mistaken for meningioma. Clinical symptoms are not specific. On the MRI they are iso-intense or hypo-intense on the T1-weighted sequences, hyperintense on T2 WS with early and intense heterogeneous enhancement. There is sometimes an extension of the contrast to adjacent meninges.The treatment is based on surgical excision and complementary radiotherapy. The evolution is marked by a high rate of recidivism and distant metastasis. We report the case of intracranial hemangiopericytoma in a 55 year old man.

Central nervous system cavernomas are usually supra tentorial. Cerebellar localization is rare. Imaging, especially MRI can detect these malformations and look for other associated vascular malformations. If cavernous angioma is associated with a developmental venous anomaly, the venous anomaly should be spared due to the considerable risk of venous infarction following the abolition of cerebral venous drainage. We report the case of a 39 year-old man presenting with chronic headaches indicating brain MRI which showed cerebellar cavernoma associated to developmental venous anomaly.

Pimpri Sandas small village 1560.49 hectares in Haveli Tehsil. The survey of the locality has been done as a part of social activity and making general floristic awareness to the people from conservation point of view. In all total 18 plant species and 10 species of fungi and lichens were reported from which 08 are pure fungi and 02 are lichenised fungi. Basidiomycetous fungi and plants belongs to Fabaceae are found to be dominant in the locality. Some interesting saxicolous species like Caloplaca and Rhizocarpon are commonly found in this area.

In the pediatric population, the incidence of maxillofacial trauma accounts for 1-15%, out of which mandibular fractures ranges from 5% to 50%. Mandibular fractures occur rarely in newborns and infants, as the ramus and condyle are rudimentary in form at this stage and temporomandibular joint is poorly developed. These fractures (ramus and condyle) are common in adults, but not in children, as in young age the space between the developing condyle and the glenoid fossa cushions a blow to the mandible. The leading causes of these fractures are fall from height (64%), motor vehicle collisions (22%), and sports-related injuries (9%). The examination of facial fractures in pediatric patients is challenging both clinically and radiographically, due to extensive soft tissue injury and developing dentition which obscure the fracture lines. In recent years, the use of CT imaging for radiographic examination of pediatric maxillofacial fractures has been quite helpful as it provides detailed assessment and identification of suspected injuries. The management of maxillofacial fractures in children present with unique challenges and complications such as ankylosis, growth restrictions and associated malocclusion may occur. So, a proper treatment algorithm need to be proposed, stratified by dentition stage in order to optimize outcomes for children.

Ventricular septal defects following myocardial infarction are a relatively infrequent complication occurring transmural myocardial infarction. The simultaneous presence of ventricular septal defects and left ventricular aneurysm in the same patient is extremely rare and usually occurs within the first week after myocardial infarction. Surgery remains the only viable treatment option. A 63-year-old man with multiple risk factors for coronary artery disease diagnosed with acute extensive anterior wall myocardial infarction, presented to our emergency room with heart failure symptoms, cardiac auscultation revealed a band-shaped systolic murmur in the left parasternal area, radiating to the whole precordium.Electrocardiography revealed sinus rhythm with persistent ST-segment elevation in leads V1–V4 with Q waves in the anterior precordial leads, and chest X-ray revealed bilateral pulmonary congestion. A Transthoracic 2D echocardiography was performed at our facility which demonstrated dilated left ventricle with severely reduced systolic function. Important regional wall motion abnormalities were present with an aneurysm of the medium and apical segments of anterior and septal wall complicated by two muscular ventricular septal defects. Colour Doppler revealed a shunt between the left and right ventricle through the aneurysmatic segment. Coronary angiogram showed a significant disease of the left anterior descending and right coronary artery. The patient underwent surgery for the simultaneous repair of the ventricular septal defect, apical aneurysm and a coronary artery bypass. Post-infarction left ventricular aneurysm associated with a double ventricular septal defect is a very unusual mechanic complication, especially five weeks after the inaugural episode with no evidence of recurrent heart attack. We present such a case that was successfully treated surgically. Rapid diagnosis and urgent surgical management significantly improves the patient's prognosis.

Splenic hemangioma is a benign vascular lesion of the spleen that develops at the expense of red pulp structures. It is most often discovered accidentally, radiologically. It often raises a differential diagnosis problem with splenic hamartoma or splenoma, which is defined as a nodular formation consisting of the same elements of normal splenic parenchyma but arranged in a haphazard way.We report the case of a 50-year-old woman hospitalized for pain of the left hypochondrium.

Seed dressing with latex of Calotropis procera with oil seed cakes of neem/margosa (Azadirachta indica), castor (Ricinum communis), mustard (Brassica compestris), rocket salad/duan (Eruca sativa) were found to be highly effective in reducing the multiplication of nematodes and eventually increased growth and bulk density of woody stem of pigeonpea. The multiplication rate of nematodes was less in presence latex seed dressing. Damage caused by the nematodes was further reduced when seed dressing was along with oil-cakes.