Sci-Afric Journal of Scientific Issues, Research and Essays

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Authors: Dr. Najah M. Al-Khatib.

Sci-Afric Journal of Scientific Issues, Research and Essays Vol. 2 (5) Pp. 185-186, May, 2014. © Sci-Afric Journal Short Communication Violence against women in the Palestinian society. Dr. Najah M. Al-Khatib Al-Quds University, School of Public Health. Author E-mail: naj_kh@live.com Accepted May 05th, 2014 Abstract There are various forms of domestic violence, which are kinds of violence that usually occur in families. The victims are children, elderly, or women and girls and the perpetrators are mainly men. This article tackled one form of violence that is violence against women and girls in the Palestinian society. There are no reliable data about the prevalence of domestic violence in the Palestinian society; all the available studies are done on selected samples thus we cannot generalize their findings. Today, violence against women is considered as a crime however; in the Palestinian society, unless the woman proves the injury through medical and police reports, nothing could be done about it. Since many people still consider women’s disciplining is the responsibility of men, a lot have to be done to combat this conservative and backward mode of thinking on the legal, social, and medical levels. Keywords: Violence, women, Palestine.

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Authors: Adelakun KM, Mustapha MK, Maradun HF, Amali RP.

Sci-Afric Journal of Scientific Issues, Research and Essays Vol. 2 (5) Pp. 218-221, May, 2014. © Sci-Afric Journal Research Paper Nutrient quality of African catfish (Clarias Gariepinus, burchell 1822) fed Cissus Populnea root meal based diet as soybean meal replacer. *1Adelakun KM, 2Mustapha MK, 3Maradun HF and 4Amali RP. 1. Federal College of Wildlife Management, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, P.M.B.268, New Bussa, Nigeria. 2. Department of Zoology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. 3. Aquaculture and Biotechnology Program, National Institute of Freshwater Fisheries Research, New Bussa, Nigeria. 4. Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Lokoja, Kogi state, Nigeria. Accepted April 14th, 2014 Abstract Wild plants offer a convenient but cheap means of providing adequate supplies of nutrients to man and animals living within the tropics but the availability of these nutrients after ingestion depends on nutritional quality of the plant even when tested within one fish species. Considering the significance of quality data needed for the development of useful models across ingredients and species, the effect of Cissus populnea root meal fed as soybean meal replacer in the diet of catfish (Clarias gariepinus) was evaluated through proximate analysis of the experimental plants and animal. The proximate composition of crude protein level in the Cissus populnea root were 32.45% while that of soyabean is 46.22%. The ash content of cissus populnea (5.34%) which indicate presence of mineral elements is close to that of soyabean seed (6.89%) while fat (1.45%), Fibre (3.30%), Moisture (6.50%) and carbohydrate (50.93%) contents were recorded for Cissus populnea and 46.22%, 3.01%, 5.89%, 6.89%, 19.91% and 21.09% were recorded for Soyabean in the same order. The proximate composition of the experimental fish carcass revealed the diets to be isonitrogenous as there was no significant difference (P > 0.05) in the nutrient contents of the carcass except for the % crude fibre in the total replacement of soyabean meal (100% CpRM inclusion) despite the varying % crude protein content in the diets. Therefore, inclusions of Cissus populnea root meal as replacer for Soyabean meal in diets of Clarias gariepinus does not have effect on the nutritional composition of the animal. Keywords: Carcass, composition, inclusion, Nutrients, Wild plant.

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Authors: Oladejo S.O, Nandi I., Ajibola B.

Sci-Afric Journal of Scientific Issues, Research and Essays Vol. 2 (5) Pp. 238-247, May, 2014. © Sci-Afric Journal Research Paper Epidemiological study of tropical diseases using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS). *1Oladejo S.O, 1Nandi I., and 2Ajibola B. 1. Department of Biology, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, P.M.B 1033, Owerri, Imo State.Nigeria. 2. Department of Zoology, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Accepted May 05th, 2014 Abstract Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing are providing new tools which allow collation, mapping and analysis of empirical survey of infection data for tropical disease management. Although the geographic approach has long been integrated into tropical disease control programs, the linkage between geography and health in general have only come to the fore in recent decades. This paper seeks to examine the meanings, principles involved and the relevant examples of the use of GIS and RS in the control of tropical diseases. Information was sourced from the internet, text books, WHO Technical Reports and journals. The write-up therefore provides the current information about tropical disease control using GIS and Rs with specific examples. Keywords: Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Diseases, Mapping, Survey and Analysis.