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THE PANDEMIC OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND THE EXPERIENCE OF A CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGIST
(The Library and Publications Committee, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, 2025-07-31) PROFESSOR ALI AJIBOLA AKANBI II
UNLOCKING LEARNING POTENTIALS: THE RIGHT LANGUAGE AND INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
(The Library and Publications Committee, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, 2026-01-08) PROFESSOR ADERONKE KOFO SOETAN
Design and Performance Analysis of a Tissue-Load Stable H-Slotted Patch Antenna for 2.45 GHz Breast Phantom Sensing Applications
(Centrepoint Journal (Science Edition), 2026-06-28) Salaudeen Kazeem Olawale; Sani Saminu; Sulaiman Abimbola Yahaya; Idris Oladele Muniru; Adisa Y Yusuf; Adam H Jabire
The detection of solid tumors, especially in the breast, is crucial to improving patient
outcomes and minimizing the side effects of cancer treatment. This study presents a
highly miniaturized rectangular H-slotted PIFA operating in the 2.45 GHz ISM band; the
design incorporates an H-shaped slot on top of the radiating patch to reduce the antenna
size and improve current-path meandering. Simulation results from CST Studio Suite
indicate that the proposed design resonates at 2.45 GHz with a -10 dB impedance
bandwidth of approximately 277 MHz (2.33 – 2.61 GHz), a record Return Loss (S11) of -
51.65 dB, and a VSWR of 1.005 in free-space conditions, demonstrating a near-perfect
impedance match. The antenna exhibits a realized gain of 3.5 dBi at 70% efficiency. and
a directional radiation pattern with a directivity of 4.16 dBi, enabling effective
electromagnetic energy penetration into breast tissues. The antenna was also shown to be
stable in its resonant frequency while modeled within a three-layered breast phantom
model (skin-fat-gland). The presence of a 5 mm malignant tumor produces a noticeable
shift in the reflection coefficient from -51.65 dB to -39.20 dB, demonstrating the
antenna’s sensitivity to dielectric-property variations between healthy and cancerous
tissues. Finally, a maximum 1-g averaged specific absorption rate (SAR) of 0.103 W/kg
at 10 mW input was achieved, which is substantially below the FCC safety limit of 1.6
W/kg. The results demonstrate that the proposed H-slotted antenna is a compact and
stable sensor with the capability to detect early-stage breast tumors effectively
PARENTAL DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES AS PREDICTORS OF PUPILS WELLNESS IN ILORIN SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
(Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education at Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Nigeria, 2025-03) OLAITAN Olukumi ‘Lanre; ONIYANGI Shuaib Olanrewaju; OLOGELE Ibrahim; AJAYI Ezekiel Olawale; UTHMAN Kamalud-deen Adekunle; ADESADA Saheed Adeniyi; MOHAMMED Solih
Wellness is an important way to express the broadest perspective on all aspects of personal wellbeing with the crossover between physical and mental wellbeing being clearly recognized by the majority of respondents. The study aimed to investigate whether parental level of education; parental occupation; and parental marital status are predictors of wellness of pupils in Ilorin South Local Government Area. A descriptive research of survey type was adopted for this study. The population of this study comprised of 79,645 primary school pupils in Ilorin South LGA, Kwara State. A multistage sampling procedure of systematic sampling, simple random, proportionate and purposive sampling techniques was used to select 400 respondents. The instrument used for data collection was a researcher-developed questionnaire which was validated and tested for reliability using split-half method and Spearman Brown Prophecy formula yielding a coefficient of 0.84. Inferential statistics of linear regression was used to test the postulated hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study were that parental level of education significantly predicted while parental occupation and parental marital status do not significantly predict wellness of pupil. Therefore, parental level of education is important integral predictor to the wellness of pupils in Ilorin South LGA. The study recommends that parents who are illiterate should be advised and encouraged to attend adult education and health education should be included into adult education programme, this could bridge knowledge gaps for less-educated parents by equipping them with the tools to improve their children’s health outcome.
Effect of Health Education Intervention on Attitude Towards Solid Waste Management among Undergraduate Students in University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
(Faculty of Education, Federal University Gusau, 2026) Ologele, Ibrahim; ONIYANGI Shuaib Olanrewaju; ABDULRAHEEM, Adijat Mojisola; JIDDA, Kafayah Adeola; JAMIU, Abdulqudus Tosin; ABDULRASAQ, Qazeem Onaolapo; SULAIMAN, Faoziyat Adenike; BELLO, Olamilekan Kabir; UTHMAN, Kamalud-deen Adekunle
Attitude is a critical determinant of pro-environmental behaviour, yet its malleability through short-term educational interventions in Nigerian university settings remains underexplored. Solid waste mismanagement continues to threaten public health and environmental sustainability across Nigerian campuses, calling for targeted interventions that specifically address attitudinal dimensions of student behaviour. This study examined the effect of a six-week health education intervention on attitudes toward solid waste management (SWM) among undergraduates in the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, and further investigated the baseline attitude profile of participants and the relationship between attitude and waste management practice. A quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test design with a control group was employed among 184 undergraduate participants (control n = 82; experimental n = 102) drawn from three faculties via multistage sampling. Attitude was measured using a 15-item validated Modified Likert Scale (Cronbach α=0.72). Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the primary hypothesis at p<0.05, while Pearson correlation assessed the attitude–practice relationship. Most participants demonstrated positive baseline attitudes toward SWM (83.7% scored above 45 on a 60-point scale). ANCOVA revealed no statistically significant effect of the intervention on post-intervention attitude scores when controlling for baseline attitudes, F(1,181)=0.979, p=.324, R²=.263. The pretest attitude covariate was a strong predictor of post-test scores, F(1,181)=64.082, p<.001. A weak but statistically significant positive correlation was found between attitude and practice scores at both pre-test (r = .188, p=.010) and post-test (r=.168, p=.023). A largely positive attitude existed prior to the intervention, suggesting a ceiling effect that constrained attitudinal change. Short-term health education alone is insufficient to shift already-favourable attitudes; sustained, infrastructure-linked, and participatory approaches are recommended to bridge the attitude–practice gap among university undergraduates.