Amyloidosis is a rare disorder caused by deposition of amyloid fibrils in various tissues causing structural and functional defects. Depending upon organs involved, it may be categorized as localized or systemic. Systemic amyloidosis involves multiple organs where some organs are affected more commonly than others. Diagnosis is often challenging as in a 76-yearsold female described here who presented with intractable nausea and vomiting. Clinical course was complicated because of simultaneous presence of peptic ulcer disease and hypothyroidism. Involvement of multiple systems including gastrointestinal tract, thyroid, liver, heart and kidneys was seen, and diagnosis was achieved after renal biopsy showing Congo red staining and apple green birefringence. Gastric and thyroid infiltration by amyloidosis are extremely rare occurrences described very infrequently in the literature. However, to our knowledge, involvement of both organs in a single patient has not been reported in the literature.

Commitment is crucial to the survival and fulfillment of any academic library’s mandate. Unfortunately, high personnel turnover and mobility appear to have characterized academic libraries in Nigeria. Could this be because they are not motivated enough for them to remain committed to their libraries? Hence this study explores the relationship between personnel motivation and organizational commitment in academic libraries in Lagos State. A survey research design was used. The population consisted of 224 personnel in academic libraries in Lagos State. Using total enumeration all 224 library personnel participated in the study. For data collection a questionnaire was used. A response rate of 81% was obtained. Data was analyzed using include descriptive statistics, Correlation and linear regression analysis. The findings revealed that on the overall, library personnel had average level of commitment (mean=2.73). However, there appear to be more of Affective Commitment (mean=2.88), followed by Normative Commitment (mean=2.82) and then Continuance Commitment (mean=2.48). Library personnel motivation was at an average level (mean=2.95). The tested hypothesis revealed that motivation is not significantly related to Commitment (r=0.09, P>0.05). This may imply that other factors other than motivation are responsible for organizational commitment. Organizational commitment remains pertinent to fulfilling the mandate of any academic library. Therefore, policies and programs that will help maintain the affective commitment of its personnel and work towards improving normative commitment and continuance commitment should be put in place.

In this study, the physical and chemical changes accompanied in the coal to char transition were examined by conventional and Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) techniques. Six coals (lignite to anthracite) o≤f 75 μm were acid washed, and subjected to a slow heating rate of 20 oC/min from 450 to 700 oC at atmospheric atmosphere. The chars were characterized by physical, chemical and petrographic evaluations. The coals were low rank C lignite (Rov = 0.31), low rank B sub-bituminous (Rov = 0.47), medium rank C bituminous (Rov = 0.73 for high volatile and Rov = 0.78 for low volatile), high rank C semi-anthracite (Rov = 2.48) and high rank B anthracite (Rov = 3.26) respectively. Char properties determined by conventional technique (proximate, ultimate and calorific value) and FTIR revealed correlations of the chemical structural changes during the coal to char transition. Unique relationships between the fuel ratio and other coal properties (H/C atomic ratio and aromaticity) were established. The fuel ratio was determined to be in the range of 1.9 – 21.0 for lignite; 3.4 – 20.3 for subbituminous; 5.5 – 24.0 for bituminous; 11.6 – 29.6 for semi-anthracite and 16.5 – 27.8 for anthracite.

There is a long debate going on for years that either language shapes thought or thought shapes language. Many thinkers, philosophers, psychologists, anthropologists, and linguists have tried and reasoned to support either the superiority of language over thought or of thought over language. This article attempts at proving that language and thought are combined to make, mould, effect, and modify language and thought further. A research was conducted on two different groups of students and teachers. One group of teachers and students dealt with literary studies while the other group of students dealt with linguistics studies. The students of literary studies were affected by the themes and ideas which they studied in their text books, while the students of linguistics were not affected by the themes and ideas rather they had learning of structure of language. Both groups had dealt with English. This research proves that formation of meanings by language and thought combined has affects. I call this theory of formation of meanings.

Poverty alleviation has become an important issue for a developing country like Bangladesh. Considering the importance, the study aims to identify and suggest some approaches of poverty alleviation from Islamic perspective. In order to attain the objective of the study, the descriptive method of analysis was adopted. The main causes of poverty in Bangladesh are: corruption, injustice, poor ethics of work, lack of monitoring and follow up in implementing the poverty alleviation programs. It is found from the analysis that moral education, modification of land or agricultural rules, restructuring labor policy, facilitating access to credit for the poor. In addition, the study suggests that executing Zakah system properly, and reducing wastage and extravagancy in spending money are the two important approaches advocated by Islam to alleviate poverty from Bangladesh.

Background: The most favorable method for cervical ripening is not fully agreed upon by practitioners; however, isosorbide mononitrate administration is considered a low-risk method of labor induction for pregnant women at full term. Objective: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of adding isosorbide mononitrate to misoprostol for cervical ripening in prelabor induction of full term pregnant women in comparison with misoprostol alone. Design: Randomized study. Setting: Ain Shams Maternity teaching hospital. Patients and methods: 120 women were divided randomly into two equal arms of 60 women in each one. Intervention: Patients admitted through the reception room or out patient clinic and they scheduled for induction of labor. Group I were given intravaginal isosorbide mononitrate with misoprostol while group II were given placebo with misoprostol intravaginally.

The study Climatological Review of Enugu Rainfall (RF) from 1916 – 2012 and Its Implications examines in detail the RF characteristics and pattern over Enugu during the study period. These include the annual, seasonal and parameters like onset, cessation, duration and seasonality of Enugu RF. Data for this work were extracted from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) Oshodi, Lagos archive for analysis. The result shows among other things that RF fluctuates both annually and seasonally between and outside the group study period over Enugu. In annual / trend analysis it was observed that RF occurrence decreased from 1916 – 1991 generally, but from 1991 – 2012 RF tend to increase. It was also observed that wet season accounted for 83.30% of the total RF over Enugu. The wet season months accounted for 83.30% of the total RF over Enugu.

Since 1999, the high turnover of lawmakers in the country has been a source of concern to not a few stakeholders but to academics. It was therefore not surprising that the National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS) in its latest report conducted in 2014 revealed that Nigeria has the of the Federal Republic of Nigeria requires the legislators to gain the requisite experience to effectively lowest retention rate of lawmakers in the national parliament in the world. The 1999 Constitution discharges their mandate. Consequently, there is decision not to limit the number of times a performing legislator could be re-elected. Despite this, the electorates have the constitutional right to elect or re-elect a legislator. The incessant high turnover of National Assembly members provides a new challenge to democracy. That is, at the inception, one would wonder the level of constructive contributions that would be expected from inexperienced legislators. Re-election of a legislator should under normal circumstance be based on his or her performance and contribution in lawmaking process, representation and oversight functions as well as constituency accountability. However, in several occasions, public deviate in their perception of these constitutional mandates of a legislator, for some selfish and self-serving expectations. With these attitudes, even if a legislator has made meaningful impact in the chamber, he or she may not be re-elected for the failure to play to their tune. Again in some places it is about zoning for substitution not working for the people. This paper seeks to examine the level of Legislators turnover in the South-east between 1999-2015 with a view of addressing this democratic challenge in the region.

The purpose of this research was to analyze the success factors of greenhouses in the Guanajuato State, Mexico. Data was collected through survey research with a questionnaire completed by owner/managers of greenhouses. Greenhouses are successful because they have survived four years or more. The results indicate that success was based on five of the seven tested variables. Success factors included owner/manager commitment, effective human resources management, use of technology, having financial resources, and effective channel of distribution. This paper discusses the theoretical framework, results and conclusions.

The dental arches for humans change their shape from a parabola to an ellipse at canine. This was shown by the change in the value of discriminant B2 − 4AC in the general second degree equation. In the present study the change for the dental arch shape has been alternatively suggested through the change in the value of eccentricity e, which is 1 for parabola and less than 1 for ellipse. The range of values between 0 and 1 for e can then be possibly assigned to different races or ethnic groups, through corresponding data values.