» ABSTRACT The question of the optimal monetary regime for small open economies is still wide open. On the one hand, the big selling points of floating exchange rates – monetary independence and accommodation of terms of trade shocks – have not lived up to their promise. On the other hand, proposa…Continue Reading »
» Abstract In this note, we propose a cluster method as a simple predictive tool to forecast exchange rates (specifically the Japanese Yen and the British Pound against the US Dollar). The general goal in this study is two fold. First of all, we verify whether or not we can accurately predict the ex…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACTThis paper investigates the economic rationale for intervention in support of small and medium scale enterprises, on both theoretical and empirical grounds. It arguesthat the justification for SME interventions lies in market and institutional failures that bias the size distribution of firm…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The paper investigated the empirical relationship between broad definition of money, real income, interest rates, expected inflation and expected exchange rate and examined the constancy of this relationship in the light of economic reforms that had taken place in Nigeria since 1987. The st…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Capital flight from developing countries represents a lost potential for economic growth and development. In the contemporary literature of development economics, there has been increasing attention to the notion of capital flight. Many analysts have attributed sluggish economic growth and …Continue Reading »
» Abstract We propose in this article a Composite Logistic Regression (CLR) approach for ordinal panel data regression. The new method transforms the original ordinal regression problem into a number of binary ones. Thereafter, the method of conditional logistic regression (Chamberlain, 1984; Wooldrid…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT In the ranking of the largest economies of the world measured by their gross domestic products in terms of 1995 constant US$, China and India stood at the 19th and 20th positions in 1980 but in 2005 the ranking places them at the 7thand 12th positions respectively. Such a quantum jump of…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT In these last years there has been an increasing literature developing DSGE Open Economy Models with market imperfections and nominal rigidities. It is the so called”New Open Economy Macroeconomics”. Up to now within this class of models (and differently from what it is happening in New…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Background Trypanosomiasis, a disease of major importance in human and animals has continued to threaten human health and economic development. Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense as the etiological agents of trypanosomiasis affect millions of people in sub sahar…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Development of antimicrobial resistance by bacteria is now a world wide health issue, as infection is one of the leading causes of death in the world today. This fact is also as a result of the emergence of multiple antibiotic resistant bacteria known as methicillin resistant Staphylococcus…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The HIV/AIDS pandemic has resulted in mortality surge and life expectancy drop throughout the world. Developing countries are mostly affected due to their limited health care system and resources to handle the increasing costs of management of HIV/AIDS and associated opportunistic infection…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Cassytha filiformis, a leafless and perennial vine with small scales as a replacement of the leavesis currently being used in the treatment of various disease conditions including jaundice without standardization.Microscopical evaluation, chromatographic analysis (TLC, HPLC, LC MS/MS), spec…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Tuberculosis is a problem of global importance among communicable diseases. It is second leading disease causing death worldwide killing nearly 2 million people each year in Nigeria. Non compliance of patients on tuberculosis treatment in an irregular and unreliable way has greatly caused r…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Food is anything which when taken into the body serves to nourish or build up the body tissues or to supply body health (Nurses Dictionary 2010). Man is made up of what he eats. The constituents of food which are proteins carbohydrates, fats vitamins, minerals, w…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT HIV and AIDS Human Immuno Deficiency virus and Acquired Immuno deficiency syndrome respectively is one of the most devastating worldwide public health problem in recent history. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that in 2006, 942,000 people in the …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Immunization is a modern miracle; it has saved millions of lives worldwide and its origin dates back ancient Greece. In the 14th century the Chinese discovered and used a primitive form of vaccination called variolation. The aim was to prevent small pox by exposing healthy people to tissue…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Tuberculosis is a problem of global importance among communicable diseases. It is second leading disease causing death worldwide killing nearly 2 million people each year in Nigeria. Non compliance of patients on tuberculosis treatment in an irregular and unreliable way has greatly caused …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The purpose of this project is based on the effect of monetary policy on economic growth in Nigeria. This work discussed the meaning of monetary policy as monetary management techniques put in place by the government through the central bank to control money stock in order to influence broa…Continue Reading »
» INTRODUCTION Many of the spectacular scientific and engineering achievements of the past few years can be traced to nondestructive testing methods, which–by determining internal soundness without destroying product usefulness–assure the satisfactory performance for which the product was intended…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT This study was aimed at investigating the potentials of different proportioned mixtures of kerosene and olive oil as alternative clearing agents in place of xylene during tissue processing. It was carried out in the histopathology laboratory of the department of Medical Laboratory Science, …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Canine rabies is endemic and occurs throughout the year in all parts of Nigeria. A descriptive cross sectional study was designed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of dog owners towards rabies, to check for the presence of rabies antigens in brain tissue of dogs slaughtered for hum…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT This study was aimed at investigating the potentials of different proportioned mixtures of kerosene and olive oil as alternative clearing agents in place of xylene during tissue processing. It was carried out in the histopathology laboratory of the department of Medical Laboratory Science, …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT I wish to separate basic equipment from apparatus.The apparatus are materials that are small and easy to carry. They include microscope slides, cover slips, test tubes and racks, different specimen containers, wire loops e.t.c while basic equipment are the heavy permanently seated ones like…Continue Reading »
» Abstract Monstaining is a special kind of staining procedure that highlights single cells. Most stains used in histopathology are synthetic, toxic and costly for use hence this study was carried out at the histopathology laboratory of Imo state university to research more on the probability of rep…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT One major source of obtaining portable water which is one of the most consumed minerals at homes, in the industries and factories today is through boreholes and drilled wells. Ever since man began to live in communities, the problem of suitable and adequate water supply especially for domes…Continue Reading »
