Browsing by Author "Oluwasogo Olalubi"

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    An evaluation of the effect of graphene oxide on Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    (African Journal of Microbiology Research, 2018-12-21) Nafisat Omotayo; Onyanobi Abel-Anyebe; Oluwasogo Olalubi; Obaid Ullah; Shahlla Mir; Opeyemi Ojekunle; Adedamola Olatoregun; Judith Anglin; Ayodotun Sodipe
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    DISTRIBUTION OF Plasmodium falciparum Chloroquine RESISTANCE TRANSPORTER (Pfcrt) AND Plasmodium falciparum MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE 1(Pfmdr-1) GENES IN ILORIN NORTH-CENTRAL NIGERIA
    (FUDMA Journal of Sciences (FJS), 2024-10) Abdulraheem Jimoh O; Oluwasogo Olalubi; Sunday Awe
    Globally, malaria is a peculiar health challenge particularly in continent of Africa. The ease of developing resistance to anti-malaria drugs by Plasmodium falciparum is a serious impediment towards programs aim at control and elimination of malaria. Consequently, drug efficacy surveillance is desirable to institute adequate and effective treatment policies. In this study, distribution of these genes in Plasmodium falciparum isolates in Ilorin metropolis were investigated. One hundred and three samples collected randomly from 5 hospitals in Ilorin metropolis. The samples were amplified at codon 76 and 86 for Pfcrt and Pfmdr-1 respectively using PCR / Restricted Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP). The most prevalent alleles were drug susceptible alleles in the study area (K76 and N86) with 31% and 40% respectively, while drug resistance alleles (86Y) have 13% and the least prevalence 2% was the mixed alleles K76T. UITH has the highest number of susceptible alleles followed by CSC 38% and 46% for K76 and N86 respectively. There are significant differences in the distribution of these alleles and the study sites (P< 0.05). The prevalence of resistance alleles in the area is a welcome development that can be employed for possibility of re-introduction of CQ for the treatment of malaria in the study area which will serve as an advantage over expensive ACT due to fact that it is safe cheap and readily affordable
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    Does Typha spp. Contribute to Wetland Waterloss and Health Risk: A Case Study of Hadejia Nguru Wetlands (HNW) System NE Nigeria
    (Open Journal of Ecology, Published Online March 2016 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/oje, 2016-02-22) Gabriel Salako; Henry Sawyerr; Oluwasogo Olalubi
    The role of Typha spp. on water loss and public health has been uncertained and relatively poorly reported in Hadejia Nguru wetlands. This study investigated the extent to which Typha spp. contributed to evapo-transpirative water loss and the level at which it provides suitable habitat for mosquito breeding. A comparative analysis between Typha swamp and open water was made to determine the evapotranspiration water loss and mosquito larva load accounted for by Typha swamp in the wetland. Maximum and minimum temperatures were measured and recorded daily for the months of January, March and June in 2013. Blaney-Criddle equation was used to estimate the evapotranspiration from Typha swamp (Site A) while piche evaporimeter was used to measure direct evaporation from the adjacent open water (Site B). Water samples were collected in Sites A and B using 100 ml beaker at random and the number of mosquito larvae in the sample was counted. T test was used to evaluate differences in water loss and larva load between open water and Typha swamp in the wetland. The findings revealed that there was no significant difference in water loss at p < 0.05 between Typha swamp and open water in the wetland. However, the Typha swamp was found to harbor more mosquito larvae than the open water at p < 0.05 which was considered a public health risk.
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    Gender Variation on the Perception of Climate Change Impact on Human Health in Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria
    (http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/jher, 2018) Biola Badmos; Henry Sawyerr; Gabriel Salako; Atinuke Oyewumi; Adeolu Adedotun; Oluwasogo Olalubi; Olabisi Badmos
    This study investigated the influence of gender (sex) on the view of people towards the impact climate change on human health in south-west Nigeria. Data were collected by means of semi-structured questionnaire from impartial sampled males and females in Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti state, Nigeria. Using descriptive statistics and chi-square test, the collected data were analysed for (i) gender variation on the respondent’s perception about climate change, (ii) gender variation in the perception of the respondents as regards the impact of climate change on human health, and (iii) association between sex type and perception on the impact of climate change on human health (malaria, disability, displacement, flooding, and cholera). Males and females showed comparable knowledge about climate change and its impact on human health, but males were slightly knowledgeable. In some aspect, gender showed significant association (p ≤ 0.05) with respondent’s view on the impact of climate change on human health. Females showed better awareness as regards climate change contributing to malaria, while males are better aware as regards climate change contributing to flooding. Important concern revealed in this study is the low public awareness on the indirect health impact of climate change. Hence, continuous enlightenment of people on the various health impacts of the changing climate is recommended.
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    Impact of Malaria Parasiteamia and Haematologic parameters in Ilorin metropolis, North central Nigeria
    (World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2025-02-25) Jimoh Abdulraheem Olayemi; Oluwasogo Olalubi; Sunday Awe
    Background: Malaria is main cause of cause of Anaemia and thrombocytopenia and those with platelet counts less than 150,000/µL have a 12–15 times higher risk of contracting malaria than those with counts greater than 150,000/µL. Methodology: A prospective crossectional study was employed in this study. 331 patients at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara State University Teaching Hospital, Sobi Specialist Hospital, Okelele Comprehensive Health Centre and Civil service Clinics in Ilorin Metropolis with age range 1-60 years who presented with malaria were recruited. While those on antimalaria drugs, those with cases of complicated malaria, pregnant women and those that refused consent were excluded from the study. Ethical clearances were obtained from both the state Ministry of Health (MOH/KS/EU/777/493) and The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Ilorin, (UITH PAN/2022/12/0223). The study followed ethical code of conduct 2019 (Helsinki). Blood samples were collected from all the participants, both thick and thin blood films were made, stained with diluted Giemsa 1:10 and these were then confirmed by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Blood counts were carried out using the Haematology Analyzer BC-5200 following manufacturer instructions, Results: Out of 331 patients screened, 103 (31.6%) were positive for parasitaemia and parasites density of >120000 was detected in 8 participants, P. falciparum was the only species detected. The mean values of Hb, Hct, platelet, WBC, lymphocytes and RBC were significantly low in malaria patients compared to non-infected controls and the difference is statistically significant.
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    Impact of Malaria Parasiteamia and Haematologic parameters in Ilorin metropolis, North central Nigeria
    (World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2025-02-25) Jimoh Abdulraheem Olayemi; Oluwasogo Olalubi; Sunday Awe
    Background: Malaria is the main cause of anaemia and thrombocytopenia, and those with platelet counts less than 150,000/µL have a 12–15 times higher risk of contracting malaria than those with counts greater than 150,000/µL. Methodology: A prospective cross-sectional study was employed in this study. 331 patients at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara State University Teaching Hospital, Sobi Specialist Hospital, Okelele Comprehensive Health Centre and Civil service Clinics in Ilorin Metropolis with age range 1-60 years who presented with malaria were recruited. In comparison, those on antimalaria drugs, those with cases of complicated malaria, pregnant women and those who refused consent were excluded from the study. Ethical clearances were obtained from both the state Ministry of Health (MOH/KS/EU/777/493) and The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Ilorin, (UITH PAN/2022/12/0223). The study followed an ethical code of conduct in 2019 (Helsinki). Blood samples were collected from all the participants, both thick and thin blood films were made, and stained with diluted Giemsa 1:10 and these were then confirmed by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Blood counts were carried out using the Haematology Analyzer BC-5200 following manufacturer instructions, Results: Out of 331 patients screened, 103 (31.6%) were positive for parasitaemia and parasite density of >120000 was detected in 8 participants, P. falciparum was the only species detected. The mean values of Hb, Hct, platelet, WBC, lymphocytes and RBC were significantly low in malaria patients compared to non-infected controls and the difference is statistically significant.
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    Spatio Temporal Land Use Land Cover Change Mapping of Malete Elemere: Implication on Development Planning of Emerging Communities
    (International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology (IJEAB) http://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijeab/2.4.65, 2019-07) Henry Sawyerr; Gabriel Salako; Oluwasogo Olalubi; Abdulrasheed Adio; Abel Adebayo; Biola Badmos; Umar Mohd Jambo; Grace Adepoju
    The use of Ecosystem and Biodiversity mapping, land use land cover change detection has been advocated in preparation of developmental master plan in towns and cities. Noticeable changes have been observed within Malete Elemere community since the establishment of Kwara State University Malete, yet its spatial pattern and socio ecological implication have not been investigated. This work seek to determine and produce land cover land use change map of Malete Elemere over the last 10 years and post 15 year periods through change detection techniques so as to evaluate the impact of the establishment of Kwara State university on the settlement spatial development. Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) satellite images of 2005, 2010 and 2015 of the study area were acquired from USGS at spatial resolution of 30 m. Radiometric correction were applied to all the images using radiance modules in Idrisi32 with radiance spectral value set at DN 0 (Lmin) and 255 (Lmax). An unsupervised classification was carried out on the composite images of bands 4,3,2,1 for all the selected years to identify possible maximum spectral reflectance classes, this was followed by supervised classification using training sample from the field survey from which image to image spatio-temporal changes statistics were extracted. To generate a prediction of LULC changes for 2025, Cellular Automata-Markovian transition estimator (CA-Markov) in Idrisi32 was used. Various Kappa statistics was used to evaluate the performance of prediction with an average K statistics of above 0.83 recorded. The result shows that built up area gained an astronomical increase (180%) between 2005 and 2015 while forest lost significantly (34%) within the same periods, with most of the gains occurring in 2010 and 2015 after the establishment of KWASU. By 2025, two Major growth pole centres will emerge along Malete Elemere Axis and one minor in Jenkunu Omoni Axis which will exert a great stress on infrastructural facilities and may create a chaotic condition if left unattended to.
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    Spatio Temporal Land Use Land Cover Change Mapping of Malete Elemere: Implication on Development Planning of Emerging Communities
    (International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology (IJEAB), 2017-08-15) Henry Sawyerr; Gabriel Salako; Oluwasogo Olalubi; Abdulrasheed Adio; Abel Adebayo; Biola Badmos; Umar Mohd Jambo; Grace Adepoju
    The use of Ecosystem and Biodiversity mapping, land use land cover change detection has been advocated in preparation of developmental master plan in towns and cities. Noticeable changes have been observed within Malete Elemere community since the establishment of Kwara State University Malete, yet its spatial pattern and socio ecological implication have not been investigated. This work seek to determine and produce land cover land use change map of Malete Elemere over the last 10 years and post 15 year periods through change detection techniques so as to evaluate the impact of the establishment of Kwara State university on the settlement spatial development. Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) satellite images of 2005, 2010 and 2015 of the study area were acquired from USGS at spatial resolution of 30 m. Radiometric correction were applied to all the images using radiance modules in Idrisi32 with radiance spectral value set at DN 0 (Lmin) and 255 (Lmax). An unsupervised classification was carried out on the composite images of bands 4,3,2,1 for all the selected years to identify possible maximum spectral reflectance classes, this was followed by supervised classification using training sample from the field survey from which image to image spatio-temporal changes statistics were extracted. To generate a prediction of LULC changes for 2025, Cellular Automata-Markovian transition estimator (CA-Markov) in Idrisi32 was used. Various Kappa statistics was used to evaluate the performance of prediction with an average K statistics of above 0.83 recorded. The result shows that built up area gained an astronomical increase (180%) between 2005 and 2015 while forest lost significantly (34%) within the same periods, with most of the gains occurring in 2010 and 2015 after the establishment of KWASU. By 2025, two Major growth pole centres will emerge along Malete Elemere Axis and one minor in Jenkunu Omoni Axis which will exert a great stress on infrastructural facilities and may create a chaotic condition if left unattended to.
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    Using Multi Techniques Analysis in Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification and Mapping of Mambilla Plateau in Taraba State Nigeria
    (2016) Gabriel Salako; Oluwasogo Olalubi; Henry Sawyerr; Glenn Howe; Abel Adebayo; Abdulrasheed Adio