This study assessed the effect of cabamate and pyrethroid pesticide residues from agricultural activities on fish samples from the Owena river, Ondo State, Nigeria. The aim of the study was to assess the bioaccumulation and the health risk implication of consuming polluted fish from the river. The fish samples were extracted with an ultrasonic bath extractor and the extracts were analysed with a gas chromatograph coupled to a mass spectrometry detector. The mean level of carbamate pesticide contaminants in dry season for Oreochromis niloticus, Gvmnarchus niloticus, S. galileaus and Claria gariepinus are 0.25±0.02µg/g, 0.24±0.01µg/g, 0.30±0.03µg/g and 0.26±0.02µg/g respectively. Their level in wet season for Oreochromis niloticus, Gvmnarchus niloticus, S. galileous, Clarias anguillaris and Parachanna obscura were 0.11±0.03µg/g, 0.21±0.02µg/g, 0.10±0.04µg/g, 0.14±0.03, 0.13±0.03µg/g and 0.12±0.05 µg/g respectively. The level of pyrethroid contaminants in dry season for Oreochromis niloticus, Gvmnarchus niloticus, S. galileaus and Claria gariepinus are 0.82±0.79µg/g, 0.53±0.04µg/g, 0.39±0.04µg/g and 1.91±1.99µg/g respectively. Their level in wet season for Oreochromis niloticus, Gvmnarchus niloticus, S. galileous, Claria gariepinus. Clarias anguillaris and Parachanna obscura were 0.22±0.05µg/g, 0.18±0.06µg/g, 0.13±0.05µg/g, 0.19±0.10, 0.12±0.02µg/g and 0.22±0.04 µg/g respectively. The concentrations of some of pollutants in the fish samples were higher than the FAO/WHO maximum residue limit of 0.5µg/g. The health risk evaluation indicates that there is no health risk. Nevertheless, strict monitoring of the handling and usage of these chemicals should continue to be enforced strictly by Nigerian government.

Introduction: Covid 19 was declared as a pandemic by WHO in December 2019. Since then the whole world has been battling this crisis with large number of deaths worldwide. India reported its first case in March 2020 in Kerala [1]. Experimental research findings indicate that an exaggerated immune response and a strong cytokine storm, which may include high levels of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and interleukin-6 (IL-6), are activated in severe COVID-19 [3, 4]. This can lead to a clinical presentation of pancytopenia and HLH like features. Case: A 15-year-old female presented with fever and breathing difficulties to the emergency. She had tachypnoea and tachycardia but no organomegaly, lymphadenopathy or any other relevant examination findings. Routine lab investigations revealed pancytopenia. And day 1 peripheral smear showed virocytes. She was evaluated for COVID-19 and came out to be positive. On treatment her symptoms subsided but pancytopenia persisted. Hence a repeat peripheral smear examination and done on day 10 post admission which showed 8% blasts. BMA/BMB was advised with serum ferritin levels. Result: A diagnosis of acute leukemia was made on imprint smears as bone marrow aspiration was haemodiluted and paucicellular. Biopsy showed presence of sheets of histiocytes with hemophagocytosis admixed with blasts. A final diagnosis of Acute leukemia with Hemophagocytosis was made and serum ferritin advised to rule out HLH. Conclusion: The case turned out to an ALL with HLH. Hence, we realised that the cytokine storm in COVID -19 can at times mask the underlying major etiology and patient might just present with HLH. We conclude it is very important to analyse each case of Covid with great alacrity

Along with the advancement of society and technology, education is becoming increasingly indispensable for daily life. Different educational model shapes different children’s character that have a great influence in their life. Understanding is of importance to the transformation of educational ideas and different practices of education. Rousseau was a famous educator and he insisted that children should be educate in the nature without any control. This paper is stimulated by Rousseau’s educational ideas in The Glass Castle and illustrates the enlightenment of China. Besides, it also shows the importance of natural education and family values in one’s life.

Vertical jumping ability is of importance for good performance in different kinds of sports, and football among them. The most effective way for a football coach to improve vertical jumping ability is to enhance the maximal jump height (Hmax) and maximal force (Fmax) output in a training program, such as proprioception training. The purpose of this study is to estimate the quantitative analysis of biomechanical variables in counter movement jump (CMJ) and squat jump (SJ) tests. The participating subjects of this study were 29 boys aged 10-14 years old, players of Tirana Football Club (FC). According to the results of the t-test values, it was concluded that there was a statistical improvement of 7 cm in maximal height (CMJ test) and an improvement of 320 N in maximal force (SJ test). t-test analysis applied at this team, through the mean comparisons in three different phases of measuremets, emphasizes the differences between them and their statistical and practical significance. Two way ANOVA analysis within subjects showed a significant effect of training level, as a result of which it was concluded clearly that the jumping technique strongly affect the mechanical output muscles, as the motors that generate explosion maximal force and also maximal jump height. The proprioception exercises have a huge effect in the variety of training, by changing the style, monotony, the difficulty, which results in improving all biomechanical parameters including those of the sportive technique.

The Sea, one of the most representative works about identity crisis and self-construction, shows Max Morden’s absence of life and struggling in memory. Based on the Psychoanalytic Theory of Literature, this paper aims to study the main character Max Morden’s self-identity crisis and come up with feasible ways to solve the problem. By analyzing Max Morden’s identity crisis and self-construction in The Sea, it reveals the author John Banville’s thinking of value and the meaning of life. It will help people understand the self-identity crisis, its cause, and how to solve it in modern society.

The purpose of the study was to analyze the effect of satisfaction on word of mouth customers of Islamic banks in Central Sulawesi Province. This study applied two survey methods, i.e., descriptive survey and explanatory survey and was conducted from January to May - July 2018. Samples were Islamic bank customers in Central Sulawesi Province. The sample size of the study was 345 respondents spreading in several Islamic banks in Central Sulawesi Province, which included: Syariah Mandiri KC Palu Bank, Syariah Mandiri KC Luwuk Bank, BNI Syariah Bank, Muamalat Bank, BRI Syariah Bank. The variables of the study were customer satisfaction and word of mouth. The results of the study showed that customer satisfaction was classified as a good category, with the mean score was 3.62. The mean value for WOM intention was 3.55 (good category), positive valence WOM value was 3.61 (good category), negative valence WOM value was 3.59 (good category), WOM content value was 3,77 (good category). The satisfaction had a significant effect on the word of mouth Islamic bank customers in Central Sulawesi with a p-value = 0.036 (p <0.05). It can be concluded that if satisfaction increases, the desire of Islamic bank customers in Central Sulawesi to do WOM would also increase.

This study is a follow-up study of research on stock prices that have been conducted by researchers, but this research focuses on the fundamental analysis of the impact of financial ratios before and after being published on stock prices. As in the signal theory that management will always try to give a positive signal to the market to be captured well so as to increase the value of the company which is reflected in the entity's stock price on the exchange, one of which is by publishing financial statements. This study analyzes more deeply the effect of financial ratios including Return On Assets (ROA), Net Profit Margin (NPM) and Debt to Equity Ratio (DER) on stock prices before and after the publication of financial statements. Using panel data with STATA, it was found that the effect of ROA and NPM on stock prices after publication was stronger than before publication, while the effect of DER was found to be the opposite. With these results concluded that financial ratios are still one of the benchmarks used by investors in their transactions in the stock market.

Photophysical studies of water soluble Photoinduced Electron Transfer (PET) based dye with urea in the absence and presence of a globular protein, Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) were carried out in water. Addition of urea results in a fluorescence quenching of the dye such that the local excited (LE) state emission remains largely unaffected, whereas BSA results in a fluorescence quenching accompanied with larger extent of fluorescence enhancement and promotes the formation of a new emissive peak, assigned to the Charge Transfer (CT) nature of the dye. The loss of PET behavior of the dye in water and the subsequent addition of urea or BSA influences the excited state nature of the dye. Urea predominantly governs the LE state nature of the dye and promotes the formation a new microenvironment in the presence of BSA. The binding constant parameters portray that dye is influenced by urea rather than BSA such that urea-water and urea-urea hydrogen-bonding assemblies predominates over hydrophobic nature of the protein. Fluorescence spectral technique is employed as a tool in establishing the nature of interaction between dyes with more than one water soluble Competitive Hydrogen Bonding solute is established in the present study.

The efficacy of hydrated lime (HL) as a flocculating agent in water treatment was studied in this work. Two water samples were used. Sample A was obtained from domestic sewage from Hostel A at the Federal University of Technology Owerri. While, sample B was sourced from storm water runoff from drains in Eziobodo Town, Owerri, Nigeria. The samples were treated separately using HL and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) as flocculants respectively. Alum (Al2SO4)3 was used as the coagulating agent for all samples. The jar test was adopted. Treated samples were analyzed for pH, color and turbidity. It was noted that addition of HL and NaOH in all samples increased the pH of the water. pH values for sample A and B were 2.7 and 4.1 before treatment and increased to values between 6.9 to 7.2 after treatment. The use of alum and HL in treating both samples of water led to better color quality than using alum and NaOH. Sample B water treated with HL had lesser color quality than those of sample A. The best color quality of 1.0 PCU happened when treating sample A water using 25mg/l alum and 43.8mg/l HL. Treatment of sample B using alum and NaOH did not improve turbidity. Rather, a maximum increase of 1.8% was observed at 25mg/l alum and 17.0mg/l NaOH dosage. The use of alum and HL showed a remarkable improvement in turbidity. Best value of 3.12NTU was measured at 25mg/l alum and 43.8mg/l HL dosage. Treatment of sample A with alum and HL gave better turbidity values when compared to sample B. Removal efficiencies of 95% and 90% for both samples were observed respectively. In conclusion, HL can be effectively used as a flocculating agent in treating water when applied in the right proportion.

As per the ayurvedic text vayu (vata) is the main governing factor in our body as well as in the universe. Also it is mentioned that the three Doshas are predominant in different stages of our age like Kapha in Balyavastha (Childhood), Pitta in yuvavastha (Young age), Vata in Vriddhavastha (old age). That’s why the degeneration process is more in old age due to the predominance of Vata Dosha in our body. Sandhivata (Osteoarthitis) is one of the common examples of the degenerative disease in old age. In India Sandhivata is more prevalent in postmenopausal age group. For the management of sandhivata vatashamak drugs, Brimhan drug, snehan-swedan and Vasti chikitsa etc are being adopted as per the condition of the disease and the patient. In the present study an effort has been made to manage Sandhivata (Osteoarthritis) with matrabasti and shaman drugs. For the study total 100 no of patients of sandhivata were taken and treated with matrabasti with Sudhabala taila and ketakyadi taila. After treatment significant relief was noticed in both of the groups. In group A(Sudhabala taila) patients 14%, 66%, 16% of patients experienced complete remission, marked improvement and moderate improvement respectively. Where as in group B (Katakyadi taila) patients the same was 10%, 68%, and 20% respectively. The rest 4% in group A and 2% in group B patients were experienced no relief. Hence the group B patients showed better result in comparision to group A patients. From the study it can be concluded the matrabasti has a great scope in the management of Janusandhigata vata.

Culture plays an important role in the country's development process. The Communist Party of Vietnam has emphasized that culture is the spiritual foundation of society, both as a goal and a driving force of socio-economic development. In the process of international integration, the role of culture is shown more clearly. Currently, the Government of Vietnam is conducting a review of the Vietnam Cultural Development Strategy to 2020. Therefore, the accurate and objective assessment of cultural development over the past time is the scientific basis for policymaking for this particular area. This research focuses on analyzing opportunities and challenges with preserving and promoting the national cultural identity; the changes of national cultural values and the goals of promoting the national cultural identity of Vietnam in the process of international integration; at the same time, it suggested solutions to develop Vietnamese culture in the coming years.

Pulse Granuloma also known as Hyaline Angiopathy is a rare but benign lesion, foreign body reaction to vegetable particle being the probable aetiology. The patient presented with recurrent intestinal obstruction and partial excision of small bowel was performed and specimen sent for histopathological examination. The microscopy showed mixed inflammatory cells, foreign body giant cells, convoluted hyaline rings, vegetable matter and areas of fibrosis. Most of the reported cases are in oral cavity or lungs and very few cases were reported in gastrointestinal tract and still rare in small intestine. Barring low incidence of the lesion, the characteristic histology reveals the lesion which avoids erroneous diagnosis, delay in diagnosis and thus helps in proper management of the case. Treatment of Pulse granuloma is excision.

Aim of the Study: The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge of parents in influencing as well as maintaining the oral hygiene practices of their children. Methodology: The parents were requested to complete a 25‑item questionnaire which was semi‑structured and self‑administered for obtaining the required data. The parents’ questionnaire, which included questions on habits and beliefs, and some of the questions concerning attitudes. Also, questions related to the knowledge about the primary dentition, functions, tooth shedding, effects on permanent teeth, and importance of fluoride were also included in the survey. To find out the association between categorical variables, the Chi‑square test was applied. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Of the parents, 42% of the respondents had the practice of changing the child’s tooth brush every 6 months, 27.3% once in a month, 19.9% when the bristles fray out, and 13.8% were not particular. It was noted that 64% of the parents visited a dentist while having oral problems, whereas 6.2% of them had the good practice of visiting the dentist at least once in a year. 85.6% of the parents agreed that they would opt for the treatment and 14.4% of the parents would deny the treatment due to the factors such as time constraint (2.9%), expenditure (58.8%), and both time and money (35.3%). Conclusion: Good practices for maintaining child’s oral health was less than satisfactory in some aspects. Education had a major role to play in their care of child’s teeth. Hence, improving awareness among parents/caregivers is crucial in the care of child’s oral health.

Background: Rice is currently the major stable food for most Nigerians and rice farming and local processing has become popular with the recent ban on importation. Health hazards associated with occupational exposure to rice husk dust have been documented even among developed countries with advanced technology in rice processing. Aim: We assessed possible effect of longtime exposure to husk dust on some haematological parameters. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study was conducted at Abakaliki Rice Mill, Ebonyi State –Nigeria on 80 workers (male36, female 44) between 18-61years and 56 age/sex-matched manual workers not exposed to husk dust. The haematological parametes; PCV, ESR, total and differential leucocyte counts were estimated using standard methods. Results: Majority of the workers were female. There were significant differences in PCV, ESR and differential leucocyte counts (P>0.05) between workers exposed to rice husk dust and control. The total WBC count did not show any significant difference when compared. However significant increases were observed in the relative WBC differentials in lymphocytes, monocyte and eosinophil counts and significant decrease in differential neutrophil count. Significant relationships were observed between ESR/neutrophil, ESR/lymphocyte and neutrophil/lymphocytes in both exposed workers and control. Conclusion: Exposure to rice husk dust is significantly associated with variations in haematological parameters and invariably health status. Therefore improved occupational health safety through the use of personal protective equipment and regular health check is advocated.

Introduction: the demand for abdominoplasty is increasing. It is a set of surgical procedures aimed at improving the abdominal wall for aesthetic and/or functional purposes. The aim of this work is to highlight the epidemiological and clinical profile of patients who are candidates for abdominoplasty and to evaluate the therapeutic results as well as the complications of the technique of lower transverse abdominal dermolipectomy with transposition of the umbilicus. Materials and Methods: Fifty lower transverse abdominoplasties with transposition of the umbilicus, associated or not with liposuction, were performed between June 2016 and September 2018 in the plastic surgery department of the Military Hospital of Meknes. Results: Forty-seven women and three men were counted. The mean age was 42 years. The majority of our patients were overweight (88%). All of our patients underwent a transverse low abdominoplasty with umbilicus transposition. Associated liposuction was performed in 36 patients (72%), and muscle plasty in 30 cases. A two-sided plaque was placed in the 4 cases of eventration. The frequency of immediate postoperative complications was 22% in our series. Hematomas requiring revision surgery (8%) and infection (4%) were the most frequent major complications. Discussion: Recent advances in abdominal plastic surgery currently allow satisfactory management of patients who come to consult for weight loss, pregnancy or aesthetic concerns. The technique of low transverse abdominoplasty with transposition of the umbilicus has become perfectly standardised, but it should not be forgotten that it is not devoid of risks. The knowledge and management of possible complications are as important as the surgery itself.