Publications by authors named "K Garba"
Metal oxides as catalysts alter the properties of the pyrolysis vapor secondary reactions during the thermal decomposition of several biomass leading to high-value bio-oils. This study aimed to investigate the thermal decomposition characteristics of (CS) shells that were treated with various metal oxides (ZnO, CuO, FeO/FeO, and FeO) using pyrolysis. The study also sought to identify pyrolysis reaction parameters (kinetics and thermodynamics parameters) that are not widely documented.
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- The study investigates the thermochemical properties of hard shells from fruit waste, focusing on their composition and potential as bioenergy sources.
- Intermediate pyrolysis resulted in significant weight loss (56.45 wt%) and activation energy values indicating the efficiency of different methods in characterizing thermal degradation.
- The pyrolysis process produced substantial amounts of biochar and bio-oil, both of which demonstrated high carbon content and calorific values, making them promising alternatives for bioenergy.
Background: Breast lumps have been reported as the most common breast symptom among adult females in Western Nigeria and are benign in 60% of cases. In South-Eastern Nigeria, fibroadenoma has been reported as the most common breast disease (47.5%), followed by carcinoma (30.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealth service utilisation during the COVID-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020: a multicountry empirical assessment with a focus on maternal, newborn and child health services.
BMJ Glob Health
May 2022
Introduction: There are concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the continuation of essential health services in sub-Saharan Africa. Through the Countdown to 2030 for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health country collaborations, analysts from country and global public health institutions and ministries of health assessed the trends in selected services for maternal, newborn and child health, general service utilisation.
Methods: Monthly routine health facility data by district for the period 2017-2020 were compiled by 12 country teams and adjusted after extensive quality assessments.
Background: To describe the oral treatments people living with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) are using to treat their urologic condition in the UK.
Method: A questionnaire hyperlink encompassing current and previous medications taken for IC/BPS with other sociodemographic and diagnostic indices was available to the Bladder Health UK website. Interested and fully consented individuals accessed and completed the survey.