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Eisenmenger Syndrome: A Revisit of a Hidden but Catastrophic Disease
Get PDFEisenmenger syndrome (ES) is a rare condition seen in children with congenital heart disease (CHD). It is characterized by raised pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) arising from a shunt reversal with the presence of desaturated blood in the systemic circulation. Proper timing and early intervention in children with congenital heart disease have made the syndrome a rare occurrence. However, this cannot be said in developing countries where facilities for the diagnosis and management of children with congenital heart disease are not optimal. The aim of this narrative review is to highlight the importance of early diagnosis and to review the new techniques in the evaluation of children with ES. It also highlights in a snapshot the state of management of ES in a developing country, A search for published data on ES was done through several search engines such as Pubmed, google scholar citation, systematic reviews, and meta-analysis. This involves research done over the past 30 years. Keywords such as Eisenmenger’ syndrome, ‘congenital heart defect’, ‘Pulmonary hypertension’,‘catherterization’, ‘echocardiography’, and ‘children’ were used
Influence of Divorce on the Academic Performance of Primary School Pupils in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria
No full textThe study x-rayed the influence of divorce on the academic performance
of primary school pupils in Enugu East Local Government Area, Enugu
State. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Two research
questions and one research hypothesis guided the study. The total
population of the study was 831 Primary six pupils in 23 primary schools
in the study area. The sample size for this study was 249 Primary six
pupils. The researchers used simple random sampling technique to select
the sample of the study. A structured questionnaire was used for data
collection and was face validated by three specialists in measurement &
evaluation, curriculum studies, and guidance and counselling. The
overall reliability index of 0.78 was determined using Cronbach Alpha.
The research questions were answered using mean and standard
deviation while independent sample t-test statistics was used in testing
the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The study found that pupils
from divorced parents faced educational challenges like lack of
sufficient textbooks, poor academic performance and lack of
concentration while in school. It was recommended among other things
that teachers should handle with care pupils from families that the
parents are divorced, and encourage them in their academic work
GENDER-BASED DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING ANALYSIS AS AN INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGY: AN X-RAY OF NATIONAL BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS
Get PDFAsymmetric impact of multifarious exchange rate shocks on stock prices: Fresh insights from multiple thresholds nonlinear autoregressive distributed-lag approach
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AN APPRAISAL OF MAINTENANCE CONDITIONS OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ESTATES IN ENUGU METROPOLIS, NIGERIA
Get PDFPARENTING STYLE AND SELF ESTEEM AS PREDICTORS OF SUICIDAL IDEATION AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN ISI ALA NGWA, ABIA STATE
Get PDFUnheard Minority Opinions in the Nigeria-Biafra War, 1967–1970
Get PDFThe existing literature portrays the declaration of the independence of Biafra as a
unanimous decision of the people of Biafra. While many leaders and personalities in
Biafra supported the secession and some other decisions taken by the Biafran High
Command, some others had reservations on that. Unfortunately, the existing literature
in the Nigerian-Biafra war has not captured these silent voices. This paper intends
therefore to capture these voices that have been neglected in the historiography of
the war and situate them in proper historical perspective. The paper relies more on
oral history of the war granted by some Biafran leaders who were actively involved
in the war; it was complimented with books, monographs and other materials on
the Nigerian-Biafran war. Available facts will be analysed using qualitative research
methodology
PSYCHO-LOGICS OF OEDIPUS/ELECTRA COMPLEX: FAMILY RELATIONSHIP IMPLICATIONS AND THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENC
Get PDFOedipus/Electra complex has proven to be a cardinal source of tension in
marriage relationship, hence creating hindrance to cordiality between
siblings, parents and in-laws.This hindrance is premised on the fact that
Oedipus/Electra complex implies some form of extremism that breeds
contempt in families. While Oedipus complex implies a form of intimacy
between mother and favorite son, Electra complex implies intimacy
between the father and favorite daughter. As growing children,
Oedipus/Electra complex causes jealousy among siblings, denies moral
courage to correct children for proper training, excuses the fault of the
favorite child, miscarriage of justice/partiality, affects the bond/intimacy
between favored child's husband/wife. This paper aims at understanding,
exposing, analyzing and providing the necessary prospects to family,
marriage, or relationship challenges which extremism of
Oedipus/Electra complex imposes. Similarly, this paper offers a
thorough research on the implications of Oedipus/Electra complex in
marriage especially from a Nigerian experience. Expository and analytic
methods are adopted for this study. Thus, the method of exposition is to
uncover the concepts of Oedipus/Electra complex and marriage
situations in Nigeria while analytic method serves to offer philosophical
analysis of Oedipus/Electra complex as well as drawing its implications
in marriage experiences. The implication of this study shows that
adequate understanding of the effects of Oedipus/Electra complex in
marriage/family experience would offer prospects towards caution and
mitigation of the extremism of Oedipus/Electra comple
POTENTIALS OF AZUMINI BLUE RIVER FOR ECO-TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN ABIA STATE, NIGERIA
Get PDFThe importance of tourism as a major tool for a country's socio-economic development cannot be overstated.
Although many centers and attractions in a country like Nigeria have not been developed to realize the goal of
tourism development, the means to avoid this is to devote maximum effort to the growth of the tourism sector.
This paper investigates the Azumini Blue River and its potential for eco-tourism development. The paper also
evaluates the potential effects of the activities at the river on the host community and determines measures to
ensure the continued preservation of the river. Data were gathered using qualitative research method and
secondary sources from libraries and the internet. The findings revealed that the Blue River has a lot of
potentials but also, the collaboration of stakeholders is imperative for the potentials to be fully enjoyed. This
paper argued that the Azumini Blue River deserves to be properly cared for, with working policies guiding its
development