EDUCATION Elementary and Secondary Education: Provide That Professional Standards Committee Shall Grant a Renewable Certificate When Required Conditions Are Met; Provide Rules and Regulations

The Act requires that the Professional Standards Commission establish rules and regulations to offer alternative means of teacher certification

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Sentence and Punishment: Enhance Sentences for Crimes in Which the Trier of Fact Determines by a reasonable Doubt That the Defendant Intentionally Selected Any Victim or Property as the Object of the Offense Because of Bias or Prejudice; Provide Procedures Under Which Enhanced Sentences May Be Sought

The Act provides enhanced sentences in cases in which the trier of fact determines that the defendant intentionally selected a victim or property as the object of an offense because of bias or prejudice. The Act requires the state to provide the defendant written notice of its intention to seek enhanced penalties, alleging the specific factors that justify an enhanced sentence. Such notice must be provided after indictment, but not later than arraignment

EDUCATION Elementary and Secondary Education: Provide That Professional Standards Committee Shall Grant a Renewable Certificate When Required Conditions Are Met; Provide Rules and Regulations

The Act requires that the Professional Standards Commission establish rules and regulations to offer alternative means of teacher certification

Synthesis and characterization of transition metal complexes derived from some biologically active furoic acid hydrazones

Two new physiologically active ligands, N’-2-[(E)-1-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-8-chromenyl) ethylidene)-2-furan carbohydrazide (HMCFCH) and N’-2-[(Z)-1-(4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-oxo-2H-pyranyl) ethylidene]-furan carbohydrazide (HMPFCH) and their VO(II), Mn(II), Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes have been prepared. The ligands and the metal complexes have been characterized by elemental analyses, electrical conductance, magnetic susceptibility measurements, UV-Vis, IR, and ESR spectroscopic data. Basing on the above data, Fe(II) and Co(II) complexes of HMCFCH and HMPFCH have been assigned a dimeric octahedral geometry. VO(II) complexes of HMCFCH and HMPFCH have been assigned sulfate bridged dimeric square pyramidal geometry. Mn(II) complex of HMCFCH has been assigned a dimeric octahedral geometry, where as Mn(II) complex of HMPFCH has been ascribed to monomeric octahedral geometry. Cu(II) and Ni(II) complexes of HMCFCH have been ascribed to a polymeric structure. Ni(II) complex of HMPFCH has been assigned a dimeric square planar geometry. Cu(II) complex of HMPFCH has been proposed an octahedral geometry. The ligands and their metal chelates were screened against S. aureus and P. aeruginosa. The ligands and the metal complexes have been found to be active against these microorganisms. The ligands show more activity than the metal complexes.  KEY WORDS: N’-2-(E)-1-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-8-chromenyl) ethylidene)-2-furan carbohydrazide (HMCFCH), N’-2-[(Z)-1-(4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-oxo-2H-pyranyl) ethylidene]-furan carbohydrazide (HMPFCH), 3-Acetyl-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2,4(3H)-dione, 8-Acetyl-4-methyl-Umbelliferone, Furoic acid hydrazide, Anti microbial activity  Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 2007, 21(1), 63-73.

Giant prostatic calculi

Prostatic parenchymal calculi are common, usually incidental, findings on morphological examinations. They are typically asymptomatic and may be present in association with normal glands, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and prostate cancer. However giant prostatic calculi are rare. Less than 20 cases have been reported in the literature. We present the case of a 35-year-old man with two giant prostatic calculi that replaced the entire gland. He underwent an open cystolithotomy, two giant stones were removed from the prostate, and we used a lithotripsy in situ for extraction of stone fragments.Pan African Medical Journal 2013; 14: 6

Occupational Stress and coping Strategies among Radiographers

Radiographer’s ability to execute their jobs well and provide high-quality care to patients may be impacted by stress. Effective interventions to lessen the effects of occupational stress can only be adopted if the stressors and coping mechanisms have been identified. The study aimed to investigate the occupational stress and coping strategies adopted by radiographers in a university teaching hospital. A cross-sectional survey using a five-point Likert scale questionnaire was administered to the respondents. Majority of the radiographers admitted to feeling moderately stressed (73%). Physical exercises and engaging in other activities to divert attention were frequently used to reduce stress

Zakah on employment income in Muslims majority states of Nigeria: Any cause for alarm?

This paper aims at adding to reliable solutions of the menace of poverty in the Muslim majority states of Nigeria by providing facts that buttress the payment of Zakah on employment and professional income as a powerful source of funds for dealing with the harsh effect of poverty among Muslim communities.The paper is purely a literature review research that explores the jurisprudential debate and ruling on Zakah on employment income and traces how some Muslim majority jurisdictions benefitted immensely towards eradicating poverty using proceeds from Zakah on employment and professional income.In view of this, the paper recommends to those in authority to take a juristic stance on the matter and generate Zakah funds from employment and professional income as well as ensure proper disbursement of the funds to the target group in order to curb the poverty situations of the Muslim majority states in Nigeria and beyond

HOW RELIABLE ARE NIGERIAN PUBLISHED STATISTICAL DATA FOR DEVELOPMENT PLANNING? EVIDENCE FROM AN INDIRECT APPROACH

ABSTRACT The Johannesburg Declaratio

Development of Multiplex and Simplex Platforms for SNP-based Introgression of A2 and D1 Germplasm into Cotton Gossypium hirsutum (L.)

Cultivated Upland cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., is a partially diploidized allotetraploid species with relatively low levels of genetic diversity. Genetic gain through traditional breeding approaches is thus impeded. The wild species of the primary and secondary gene pools of cotton are approachable sources of agronomic traits of interest, but biological, cytogenetic, genetic and reproductive incompatibilities can impede progress. Genomic markers can alleviate certain difficulties, and expedite selective transfer of exotic species germplasm into one or more elite genotypes of a crop species. Coordinated development of Chromosome Segment Substitution Lines (CSSLs) using markers can in principle lead to complete representation of an alien genome in a cultivated crop. Co-released with the CottonSNP63K Array, a BeadChip array for high-throughput genotyping of cotton, was a cluster file designed to facilitate automated genotype-calling germplasm from the primary genepool. Reported here is a new cluster file customized to germplasm from diploid species of the secondary gene pool. It significantly improves genotype call frequency and accuracy, and significantly increases the number of usable SNPs. The first high-density interspecific genetic map of SNPs between cotton and diploid species was developed. It contains 14,411 SNPs, based on segregation in an A2D1-BC1F1 population from an interspecific cross of G. hirsutum and a A2D1 synthetic tetraploid. Genotypes of 72 BC1F1 plants were based on the CottonSNP63K array and the new cluster file. Linkage analysis led to 26 linkage groups corresponding to the 26 chromosomes of cotton. Utility of the CottonSNP63K Array and its associated SNPs for research and introgression breeding were significantly enhanced by demonstrating the derivation of simplex or low-plex SNP assays. A sample set of SNP mapped markers were validated on the KASP™ based assays and the conversion rate was estimated at 44%. This indicates a potential for development of ad hoc simplex SNP assays that can be applied to large populations for marker-assisted introgression, selection and down-stream breeding. KASP assays are applicable to DNA extracted non-destructively from seed or seedling at low-cost. Thus, validated CottonSNP63K SNPs can be used for targeted purposes, such as detection of rare recombination events or rare combinations of genes

L’adénome métanéphrique bilatéral du rein

L’adénome métanéphrique du rein est une tumeur épithéliale bénigne rare. Son diagnostic est exclusivement histologique. Le diagnostic différentiel se fait essentiellement avec le néphroblastome et le carcinome papillaire à cellules rénales. L’étude cytogénétique apporte des éléments importants pour différencier entre ces trois entités histologiques. L’adénome métanéphrique bilatéral est exceptionnel (pour autant que nous sachions un seul cas a été rapporté dans la littérature) et pose un problème de diagnostic différentiel avec le cancer rénal bilatéral. Nous rapportons une nouvelle observation de cette affection rare chez un patient âgé de 64 ans