Nutritional and sensory quality of rice sourdough bread made with selected lactic acid bacteria strains.

Celiac disease ranks highest among immunological disorders attributed to gluten consumption thus, posing great demands on gluten-free products. Rice is a gluten-free cereal with promising dietary applications. rice, a native southwestern Nigerian variety, can be improved with sourdough technology to develop functional aglutenic bread.

Increasing cassava root yield on farmers' fields in Nigeria through appropriate weed management.

Weed competition is the major biological stress affecting cassava production in smallholder farms in West and Central Africa, where yields are low compared with those in Asia and Latin America. Options for improved weed management are crucial in increasing productivity. Selected pre- and post-emergence herbicides, integrated with appropriate tillage and plant spacing, were tested in 96 sites in four locations in Nigeria, 24 in 2016 and 72 in 2017.

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: clinicopathologic presentation in Nigerians.

Introduction: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberance (DFSP) is in general a rare low grade malignant sarcoma and possesses a tendency for local recurrence. It has a site predilection for the trunk. Occurrence in the facial area is extremely rare.

Plunging ranula: surgical management of case series and the literature review.

Plunging ranulas are rare; report of this condition is particularly limited in our environment. We present case series in children; with all cases having both oral and cervical components. It is important to note this type of presentation of plunging ranula and their appropriate management.