The Migration Patterns and Identity of the Okun-Yoruba People of Central Nigeria by Ilesanmi Akanmidu Paul

“…This study examines the nature of the movements of the Okun-Yoruba people from the western region of Ni­geria to the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers in the Central Geograph­ical Zone of Nigeria. …”
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Oil Exploration and Exploitation in Ugbo (Ilaje) Communities of Coastal Yorubaland by ‘Gbade Ikuejube, O.A. Funmilayo

“…This article argues that the effects of oil exploitation on Ilaje Ugbo communities are comparable to what occurs in other oil communities of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. …”
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Être touareg dans le Sud libyen en transition: une citoyenneté encore inachevée by Pauline Poupart

“…Additional interviews from my PhD fieldwork in South Algeria and North Niger are also used as complementary elements regarding the experiences of former Malian and Nigerien Tuareg fighters in the “Islamic legion” who have maintained family ties in Libya.…”
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Synthesis and Antifungal Activities of 5-(o-Hydroxy phenyl)-2-[4'aryl-3'chloro-2'azetidinon-1-yl]-1,3,4-thiadiazole by Shiv K. Gupta, P. K. Sharma, M. Bansal, B. Kumar

“…Compounds 3c in the series has shown interesting antifungal activity against both C. albicans and A. niger fungus. In the gratifying result, most of the compounds were found to have moderate antifungal activity.…”
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Synthesis, Spectral Characterization, and Antibacterial and Antifungal Studies of PANI/V2O5 Nanocomposites by Chakradhar Sridhar, Nagesh Gunvanthrao Yernale, M. V. N. Ambika Prasad

“…The present study deals with the synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) nanoparticles and their antibacterial and antifungal activity on Staphylococcus aureus and Aspergillus niger, respectively, by agar diffusion method. The metal oxide has been synthesized by employing the sol-gel method, polyaniline (PANI) has been synthesized by chemical oxidation, and PANI/V2O5 composites have been synthesized by in situ polymerization method with different ratios (10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 weight%) of V2O5 in PANI. …”
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Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis with an Atypical Mass-Like Presentation by Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud, Alaeldin Elfaki, Ziad A. Alhaj, Abir Hamad Said

“…Laboratory examination showed elevated total IgE, Aspergillus fumigatus IgE, and Aspergillus niger IgE. Shortly after treatments with systemic steroids, our patient showed a symptomatic improvement. …”
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THE NIGERIAN OIL RESOURCEAND SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND: AN INTERROGATION by Joshua DANJUMA

“…Findings reveal poor political institutions, corruption and lack of accountability, weak executive control of oil resource governance with apparent inadequate checks and balances, and the resultant conflicts and clashes of interests, manipulations, and inflation of oil contracts with favouritism in allocating oil blocs to cronies.Therefore, this articleshades in a newlight by interrogating the Nigerian Sovereign Wealth Fund to ensure optimal benefits of oil wealth to all citizenry; it submits that measures must be adopted in building political institutions, reforming the Niger Delta Development Commission; diversification, building a welfare state, equitable distribution of oil wealth and the imposition of direct tax. …”
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Lessons learned from the upscaling of an iron bio-oxidation process to improve uranium recovery by Hubau, Agathe, Bru, Kathy, Idrissa Oumarou, Safiatou, Leycuras, Cécile

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Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Some Aldehyde Derivatives of 3-Acetylchromen-2-one by B. Lakshminarayanan, V. Rajamanickam, T. Subburaju, L. A. Pradeep Rajkumar, H. Revathi

“…The synthesized compounds were identified by spectral data and screened for their antibacterial activity against B. pumilis, B. substilis and E. coli and antifungal activity against A. niger and Candida albicans. Among the synthesized compounds, some compounds of aryl chromen, which are having electron releasing substituent such as methoxy and hydroxyl at various positions, showed moderate to considerable antibacterial and antifungal activities.…”
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Intraocular Lymphoma or Infection? Subretinal Aspirate Confirms the Diagnosis by A. Saad, S. O. Salceanu, K. Oswal, A. Aboushrkh, D. Hamada

“…Subretinal aspirate revealed Aspergillus niger. Treatment was initiated accordingly. Conclusions. …”
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Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activities of 1,2,4-Triazole and 1,3,4-Thiadiazole Derivatives of 5-Amino-2-Hydroxybenzoic Acid by Sabir Hussain, Jyoti Sharma, Mohd Amir

“…The compounds showed significant antibacterial activity against S. aureus (gram-positive) and E.coli (gram-negative) bacteria and antifungal activity against A. niger fungi using cup plate technique…”
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Polarographic Determination and Antimicrobial Activity of Cu(II) Complex with 4-Chlorobenzylidene-4-aminoacetanilide by Riyaz Ahmad Dar, Krishna Kumar Raj

“…The logarithm value of stability constant of Cu(II)-4-Chlorobenzylidene-4-aminoacetanilide (CAA) complex has been found to be 4.85.The redox properties of the complex was extensively investigated by electrochemical method using cyclic voltammetry (CV).The Cu(II) complexes exhibited quasi-reversible single electron transfer process.The Schiff base and its complex has been screened for their in-vitro antibacterial (Escherichiacoli, Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio cholerae and Bacillus subtilis) and antifungal (Aspergillus niger and Penicillium liliacinum) activities by minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) method.…”
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INVESTIGATING ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA by BAMIDELE BADEJO, OLASUNKANMI OMOWUMI, NATHANIEL OGUNSEYE

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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND FIRM VALUE OF LISTED MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN NIGERIA by M.L. SUBAIR, N.O. SALAU, O.A. OYENIYI, B.B. ANIFOWOSE

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TERRORISM AND POLITICS IN NIGERIA by MUHAMMED GADDAFI YUSUF

“…The historical backdrop reveals the emergence of groups like Boko Haram and militant factions in the Niger Delta, underscoring the importance of understanding the roots of this enduring crisis. …”
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Aflatoxin B1Contamination of Some Edible Grains Marketed in Nigeria by S. A. Odoemelam, C. I. Osu

“…This paper presents an assessment of the aflatoxin B1 contamination of some food grains (wheat, millet, Guinea corn, breadfruit and groundnut) from major markets in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The concentrations of aflatoxin B1 obtained in the ranges from 17.01-20.53 µg kg–1 for wheat, 34.00– 40.30 µg kg–1 for millet, 27.22-36.13 µg kg–1 for guinea corn, 40.06-48.59 µg kg–1 for breadfruit and 74.03-82.12 µg kg–1 for groundnut. …”
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Sahara en mouvement by Dominique Casajus

“…In the same way, the political thinking of the Tuareg in Mali and Niger is not so far remote from the thinking of the Moorish scholars of the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries. …”
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Effect of Sodium Salicylate on the Viscoelastic Properties and Stability of Polyacrylate-Based Hydrogels for Medical Applications by Zuzana Kolarova Raskova, Martina Hrabalikova, Vladimir Sedlarik

“….%), in Carbomer-based hydrogel systems, on processing conditions, rheological and antimicrobial properties in tests against Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) bacterial strains, and examples of yeast (Candida albicans) and mould (Aspergillus niger). In addition, the work presents an examination of long-term stability by means of aging over one year the given hydrogels at 8°C and 25°C. …”
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TECHNOLOGY OF MISCANTHUS BIOMASS SACCHARIFICATION WITH COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ENZYMES by T. N. Goryachkovskaya, K. V. Starostin, I. A. Meshcheryakova, N. M. Slynko, S. E. Peltek

“…For enzymatic hydrolysis, we used commercially available fungal cellulases: Thermomyces lanuginosus xylanase, Aspergillus niger cellulase, and Pen. verruculosum cellobiase and cellulase. …”
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TiO2 and ZnO Nanoparticles in Photocatalytic and Hygienic Coatings by Veronika Jašková, Libuše Hochmannová, Jarmila Vytřasová

“…The Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus were chosen as test bacteria and Penicillium chrysogenum and Aspergillus niger as test molds. The antimicrobial effect of coatings with the mixture of the first type of TiO2 and nano-ZnO was the best of all the tested samples.…”
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