Frontiers

Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2022

  • Major Insect Pests and Diseases in Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Production in Ethiopia

    Daba Etana

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2022
    Pages: 79-87
    Received: 6 April 2022
    Accepted: 3 May 2022
    Published: 10 May 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.frontiers.20220202.11
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    Abstract: Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production in Ethiopia is injured by several insect pest and diseases. The major insect pests which attack common bean in pre and post harvests are the bean maggot (Ophiomyia phaseoli), bruchids, Z. subfasciatus, C. maculates, ootheca (Ootheca bennigseni) and aphids (Aphis fabae). These pests affected yield and y... Show More
  • Settlement Growth and Its Impact on Land Surface Temperature in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

    Emmanuel Oluwafemi Olofin, Ayoola Olamitomi Oluwadare

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2022
    Pages: 88-97
    Received: 22 April 2022
    Accepted: 10 May 2022
    Published: 24 May 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.frontiers.20220202.12
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    Abstract: This study employed the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) technique to investigate the pattern of changes in Land Use/Land Cover (LU/LC) and its impact on Land Surface Temperature (LST) in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. The objectives were to investigate the size of Vegetation, Open Surface and Built-Up land use types in Ado-Ekiti, the S... Show More
  • Influence of Teacher Demand and Supply on Students’ Academic Performance in North-West, Nigeria

    Adedeji Israel Olusegun, Okonkwo Onyekachi Ihuoma, Adegbile-Nnaedozie Oluchi, Yakubu Dauda

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2022
    Pages: 98-103
    Received: 16 April 2022
    Accepted: 5 May 2022
    Published: 24 May 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.frontiers.20220202.13
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    Abstract: The importance of teachers in developing human capacity needed for nation building cannot be over-emphasized. However, Nigeria, as a nation is experiencing student population explosion while the number of teachers is decreasing especially at the basic level. Therefore, this study investigated influence of teacher demand and supply on students’ acad... Show More
  • A Retrospective Study on Factors Accounting for Donor Blood Discard at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana

    Grace Wemochigah, Edward Morkporkpor Adela, Daniel Edem Azumah, Rebecca Peniel Storph, Endorah Fotwe Blankson, Evans Duah, Francis Britwum

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2022
    Pages: 104-112
    Received: 26 April 2022
    Accepted: 11 May 2022
    Published: 24 May 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.frontiers.20220202.14
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    Abstract: Blood transfusion is an essential part of modern medicine, which helps save millions of lives every year. Blood is life and blood transfusion is an essential part of medical therapeutic practice. Transfusion of whole blood and blood components such as packed red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs), fresh frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate and ... Show More