Towards a supertree of Arthropoda:a species-level supertree of the spiny, slipper and coral lobsters (Decapoda: Achelata)

While supertrees have been built for many vertebrate groups (notably birds, mammals and dinosaurs), invertebrates have attracted relatively little attention. The paucity of supertrees of arthropods is particularly surprising given their economic and ecological importance, as well as their overwhelming contribution to biodiversity. The absence of comprehensive archives of machine-readable source trees, coupled with the need for software implementing repeatable protocols for managing them, has undoubtedly impeded progress. Here we present a supertree of Achelata (spiny, slipper and coral lobsters) as a proof of concept, constructed using new supertree specific software (the Supertree Toolkit; STK) and following a published protocol. We also introduce a new resource for archiving and managing published source trees. Our supertree of Achelata is synthesised from morphological and molecular source trees, and represents the most complete species-level tree of the group to date. Our findings are consistent with recent taxonomic treatments, confirming the validity of just two families: Palinuridae and Scyllaridae; Synaxidae were resolved within Palinuridae. Monophyletic Silentes and Stridentes lineages are recovered within Palinuridae, and all sub-families within Scyllaridae are found to be monophyletic with the exception of Ibacinae. We demonstrate the feasibility of building larger supertrees of arthropods, with the ultimate objective of building a complete species-level phylogeny for the entire phylum using a divide and conquer strategy

Prevalence And Risk Factors For Human Pappiloma Virus Infection Among HIV Positive Pregnant Women In Urban Slums Of Osogbo, Nigeria.

Human Pappiloma Virus (HPV) infection is a disease of global public health importance, culminating into a high risk of cervical cancer. Most of the risk factors are modifiable, thus making HPV itself preventable. Efforts towards community HPV prevention and vaccination have not yielded the desired results, most especially in the face of co-infection with HIV.This study assessed prevalence and risk factors for HPV among HIV positive pregnant women in Osogbo, Nigeria. Descriptive cross sectional study among pregnant HIV positive women of reproductive age  selected using simple random sampling method. The IgG antibody tests to HPV were conducted using standard methods. Research instruments were semi structured interviewer administered questionnaire. Data was analyzed using the SPSS soft-ware version 17.0. Mean age of respondents was 33.0+2.1 years. Twenty seven (28.0%) were aware of HPV as a genital infection, while 7.1% of respondents had a positive HPV results and 92.9% HPV antibody test negative. Sexual risk score was high among 28(29.0%) of respondents while no respondent had gone for a HPVvaccination. Respondents with high sexual risk score were three and a half times more likely to have a positive HPV results compared to those with lower risk score (OR 3.6, 95%CI 0.740-1.706, p-0.066). Poor awareness, low prevalence of HPV, some level of high sexual risk behaviour and no record of HPV vaccination characterized the women studied, and these observations call for sustained communityawareness programmes to reverse these trends

High prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus(hbv) infection among rural and urban blood donors in south western Nigeria

No Abstract.Tropical Journal of Health Sciences Vol. 14 (1) 2007: pp.20-2

Any Association Between ABO /Rh Blood Groups and Breast Cancer ?

No Abstract

Protein and energy requirements of some cockerel starters in the tropics

No Abstract Available Ghana Jnl agric. Sci, Vol.36 2003: 69-7

Haemorheological factors in diabetes mellitus patients in Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, Nigeria

A study on haemorheological factors in diabetes mellitus patients was carried out. Fifty blood samples were analyzed, comprising of thirty (30) diagnosed diabetes mellitus patients attending chemical pathology Clinic in OAUTH Ile-Ife and twenty (20) from apparently health individuals. The haemorheological parameters determined in this study were Packed cell volume (PCV); Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR), Plasma Fibrinogen Concentration (PFC), whole blood viscosity (WBV), Plasma Viscosity (PV), and plasma glucose. Microhaematocrit, the Westergren's and Ingram's (1961) methods were used respectively for analysis, while technique of Reid and Ugwu (1987) was used for whole blood and plasma viscosity. Glucose-oxidase method was used for plasma glucose estimation. The mean ± S.E.M values obtained for the patients are: PCV 39%, ESR 35mm Westergren in 1 hour, PFC 55.50g/m., WBV 6.12, PV 1.97 and glucose 7.39mmol/L while those of controls are: PCV 42.45%, ESR 6.80, PFC 31.60g/ml, WBV 3.84, PV 1.56 and glucose 3.94mmol/L. All the parameters were statistically significant (

Hematological profile of Plasmodium falciparum infected patients in Ile- Ife southwest, Nigeria

Hematological profile of Plasmodium falciparum infected patients in Ile- Ife, southwest Nigeria was analyzed across 60 blood samples. Forty of these samples were from confirmrd P. falciparum infected patients attending outpatient clinic at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, while 20 were from apparently healthy individuals not infected with malaria parasites (control). Standard methods were used to determine the haematocrit, erythrocytes sedimentation rate (ESR), plasma and whole blood viscosity and fibrinogen concentration (clot weight). There were statistically significant differences between the mean ± SD of infected and control subjects in the haematocrit levels (32.58±8.10 and 42.90±7.76) respectively ERS (24.38±3.00 and 8.20±1.91) and plasma fibrinogen concentration (5.09±1.23 and 3.16±0.73) (p<0.05). The differences in the mean ± SD of whole blood viscosity (6.50±0.80 and 5.57±1.42) and mean of plasma viscosity for the control and infected subjects were not statistically significant (p>0.05). The above results showed that Plasmodium falciparum infected patients are at risk of thrombosis.Keywords: Plasmodium falciparum, blood, Hematological, malariaInternational Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences, 6(2): 236-238, 201