6 research outputs found
KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION ON CONSEQUENCES OF ABORTION AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN AMASSOMA COMMUNITY, BAYELSA STATE
No full textUnsafe abortion has been described as a schoolgirl's problem in Nigeria, where 80% of patients admitted to hospitals with abortion-related complications are adolescent girls. Hence, this research study was conducted to assess knowledge and perception on consequences of abortion among adolescents in Amassoma Community, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. A simple size of 120 respondents was drawn from the target population using purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using questionnaire and the information obtained was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and level of significant was set at 5%. The study revealed that majority of the respondents 61% were between the ages of 17-21 years with a minimum age of 12years and maximum age of 25 years; with a mean age of 18 and standard deviation of 2.28. The study revealed that majority of the respondents 89% had adequate knowledge of the consequences of abortion and believed that abortion is a sin and is done by immoral girls, yet more than half 60% of the respondents will encourage a person to do abortion and will even consider abortion in case of unwanted pregnancy. Majority of the respondent opined that abortion can be done in case of rape; mental illness and when the mother’s life is in danger but 40% of the respondents said they will never go for an abortion under any circumstances. The study also revealed that there was a significant association between the age of respondents and the level of knowledge; as well as significant association between the level of knowledge and perception on the consequences of abortion with p< 0.05. It is recommended that Public enlightenment programmes on unsafe abortion and its consequences should be given to adolescents for value clarification and proper attitude transformation
Optic Fibericity - The New Era Lighting
Full text linkBringing sunlight inside buildings to decrease the electricity needed for lighting, to provide natural light, and to decrease the energy needed for cooling has been a major technology research interest referred to as daylighting. Fiber optic daylighting (FOD) systems are an evolving technology that may provide a solution for daylighting technology. These systems use fiber optics combined with solar light collectors to transmit daylight to spaces historically difficult to daylight, using sidelighting or toplighting strategies. This research aims to show the energy conservation capability and efficiency of FOD as compared to Artificial Lighting. Calculations will highlight efficiency and performance for the design concepts. These calculations are intended to show how much energy conservation can be achieved with better illumination from FOD as compared to lighting generated by solar power (PVC) system, for the same sun intensity captured by the sun collectors of the two systems and the same length of cable. Matlab / Simulink software was used in simulating the efficiency and performance for the design concepts
WEB ARCHIVING: TECHNIQUES, CHALLENGES, AND SOLUTIONS
Full text linkWeb archiving is the process of collecting valuable content from the World Wide Web in a an archival format, to ensure the information can be managed independently and preserved for the general public, historians, researchers, and future generation. If the Web is not preserved, eventually valuable content will be lost forever. The Web is a very valuable source of information and several government and private institutions are involved in archiving parts of it for various purposes. This paper gives an overview of web archiving, describes the techniques used in web archiving, discusses some challenges encountered during web archiving and gives possible solutions to these challenges
MULTIPLE-ACCESS TECHNOLOGY OF CHOICE IN 3GPP LTE
No full textThird-Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standardizes an Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (EUTRAN)as air interface in its release 8 LTE. Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access(OFDMA) and Single Carrier-Frequency Division Multiple Access(SC-FDMA)are key technologies for the air interface of mobile broadband systems.It is evident that mobile broadband access technologies are reaching a commonality in the air interface and networking architecture; they are being converged to an IP-based network architecture with OFDMA based air interface technology. The air interface of E-UTRAN is based on OFDMA in downlink and SC-FDMA in the uplink, making it possible to efficientl utilize bandwidth due to the orthogonally between sub-carriers and by assigning subsets of sub-carriers to individual users which allows for simultaneous data rate transmission from several users and differentiated quality of service for each user. In this paper, wehighlight the technologies behindOFDMA and SC-FDMA and also carry out performance comparison of the two air interface technologies. We brieflydescribe the 3GPP LTE standard, and its implementation using OFDMA and SC-FDMA technology.</jats:p
Methods employed in the prevention and treatment of malaria among pregnant women in a riverine community in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Full text linkBackground: Malaria remains a major public health problem in Nigeria and is the most common cause of hospital attendance in all age groups, of which children and pregnant women are the major risk groups; therefore this study was designed to explore various methods of prevention and treatment of malaria among pregnant women in riverine community in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.Method: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was used for the study and a pre-tested structured questionnaire was administered to 180 respondents’ selected using purposive sampling technique. Results were presented as tables and charts.Results: The study revealed that majority of the respondents were within 16-25years, with a minimum age of 16yrs, maximum age of 45yrs and a mean of 30yrs. More than half of the respondents agreed that malaria can be transmitted to the fetus and can lead to intrauterine fetal death. Most of the respondents used more than one preventive measures and the most commonly used methods employed in the prevention of malaria by the respondents were window and door nets (83.3%); clearing of bushes (72.2%), insecticide treated nets (ITNs) (67.2%) snapper(66.7%); insecticide spray (66.7%). Despite the fact that a good number of the respondents (91.7%) claimed to use drugs when they have malaria, most of which were prescribed by medical practitioners; only few of the respondents (31.7%) used prophylactic anti-malaria drugs during pregnancy.Conclusion: Findings above revealed that, majority of the respondents had adequate knowledge of malaria and its consequences in pregnancy, and also employed good methods in the prevention and treatment of malaria. However, some of the respondents still used crude methods such as pouring kerosene in stagnant water, burning of bushes, and use of herbs, native chalk and broom etc in the prevention and treatment of malaria which may be detrimental to healthand often ineffective. Therefore, there is need to concentrate on health education of these women on the hazards associated with the crude methods as well as importance of intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) during pregnancy so as to achieve effective control of malaria among pregnant women.Keywords: Malaria prevention, Malaria treatment, Pregnant wome
Multiple-Access Technology of Choice In 3GPP LTE
Full text linkThird-Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standardizes an Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) as air interface in its release 8 LTE. Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access(OFDMA) and Single Carrier-Frequency Division Multiple Access(SC-FDMA)are key technologies for the air interface of mobile broadband systems.It is evident that mobile broadband access technologies are reaching a commonality in the air interface and networking architecture; they are being converged to an IP-based network architecture with OFDMA based air interface technology. The air interface of E-UTRAN is based on OFDMA in downlink and SC-FDMA in the uplink, making it possible to efficiently utilize bandwidth due to the orthogonally between sub-carriers and by assigning subsets of sub-carriers to individual users which allows for simultaneous data rate transmission from several users and differentiated quality of service for each user. In this paper, wehighlight the technologies behindOFDMA and SC-FDMA and also carry out performance comparison of the two air interface technologies. We brieflydescribe the 3GPP LTE standard, and its implementation using OFDMA and SC-FDMA technology
