Archives-November 2022

Seizure have known to occur in various countries across the globe in different dimension as recorded according to the factors. Some of the countries mostly affected are the low income nations with little or no adequate medical treatment access. Such group of disadvantaged community depends more on natural medicine for health maintenance, treatment and cure. Methodology. The plant Parsonsia straminea was sourced from the Wilberforce Island rain forest, Nigeria and herbarium identification number, NDUP/21/001 was given in the Department called Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicine in Niger Delta University, Nigeria. The collected plant was processed with 70 % ethanol extraction. The study is designed as sub-acute, repetitive dose for 15 days (PTZ & STC) and 21 days for electroshock (kindling). The study was grouped as: control (VEH), 50, 100, 200, 400 & 800 mgkg-1 (P.O) of Parsonsia straminea stem bark ethanol extract. The most pharmacologically preferred dose was used for possible GABA-receptors targeted study. Result. The crude drug of the Parsonsia straminea stem bark ethanol extract suggests anti-seizure potential with no sedating effect. Conclusion. The result is a possible promise for anti-seizure management especially in the low income nations that have more access to traditional medicine with narcolepsy management advantage.

Intestinal phytobezoars are rare causes of small bowel obstruction. Treatment consists of surgical extraction by enterotomy. We report a case of small bowel obstruction on a phytobezoar in a 66-year-old woman treated by enterotomy followed by manual extraction.

Laparoscopy (or laparoscopy) is considered in surgery as a non-invasive elective approach. It allows a shorter duration of hospitalization, fewer scarring sequelae, an improvement in morbidity and a reduction in the cost of the intervention. In our case study, we propose a retrospective study of about 113 patients, the aim of which is to underline the interest of laparoscopy in the discovery and/or confirmation of the diagnosis, in situations where the etiological diagnosis could not be established, despite morphological examinations.

Kinetic art artwork is an expression of the preoccupation with motion that characterizes a large portion of modern culture after Impressionism. When showcasing pieces of art that evoked strong emotions or that movement impression - from mechanical, moving sculptures to Op art paintings that appeared to spin or vibrate before the eyes, so Kinetic artists provided us with some of the best. As a result, the importance of three-dimensional shape, Kinetic arts in general, as a source for enriching the construction of fashion designs in structural, functional, and decorative design on mannequin as a three-dimensional design and an ideal way to highlight the aesthetics to obtain innovative designs. The research aims to study Kinetic arts to employ their capabilities in activating the imagination and develop creativity as inspiring source for structural, functional, and decorative fashion design. The research reached to Kinetic art is a resource that adds creativity to design. And there are two types of kinetic art, and both add new dimensions to design in general, and to fashion design specially.

The exponential increase in social media usage by consumers necessitates its use in marketing and is considered an imperative for businesses to increase consumer engagement as an additional communication channel to market. The barrier to this engagement may be when social media marketing (SMM) strategies are wanting in the adeptness to engage consumers, which can constrain small business managers (SBMs) successes in competing and increasing sales. SBMs and business owners who fail to reach, and engage consumers, may limit opportunities to increase sales, and lower competitiveness in their sphere of operations, and are at a higher risk of failure. Underpinned by the theory of diffusion of innovation (DOI), the purpose of this qualitative exploratory multiple case study was to explore the strategies that SBMs use to develop and effectively implement SMM strategies, in the quest for greater existing and prospective customer engagement. The sample drawn from the study population of business owners included six business managers of six serving successful small businesses in Maryland who used social media marketing strategies successfully for five years, in the efforts are marketing to the customer. Semi-structured interviews serve to collect qualitative data, supplemented with a perusal of financial and other documents of industry and company respectively. A thematic analysis of the data in tandem with the lens of the DOI was instrumental in identifying the major theme of content design and engineering. SBMs could find value from this study findings as may increase knowledge of the SMM strategies that are most beneficial in developing consumer favored SMM content, selecting appropriate social media platforms, and developing effective customer reach and engagement strategies. The potential for business leaders to increase business success also holds beneficial ramifications for increased social and community welfare and prosperity.

Teacher education level and teacher experience, are two main attributes of teacher, however gender and age also plays a significant role in teaching. The study analyzed the relationship between teacher characteristics and the choice of pedagogy adopted when teaching Christian Religious Education. The study employed quantitative method and cross sectional research design. 357 participants were sampled using Krejcie and Morgan table. Data was collected using questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS. The findings indicated that teachers’ level of education, age, teaching experience and status as an examiner has significant relationship with the choice of pedagogical approach adopted by CRE teachers. In all cases, p-values are greater than the level of significance of 0.05

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