Publications by authors named "O K Olaniyi"
Background: Neonatal deaths contribute up to 32% of early childhood deaths in Nigeria. Most neonatal deaths (75%) occur during the first week of life. Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) programme is an intervention launched in 2010 by The American Academy of Paediatrics and found to be effective in reducing neonatal mortality by 47%.
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- Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) produced by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are essential for improving the texture and stability of yoghurt and can also be used to create a fermented coconut beverage for lactose-intolerant individuals.
- The study investigated a LAB strain from yoghurt for its EPS production, probiotic benefits, and antioxidant properties, utilizing various scientific methods for characterization and evaluation.
- The LAB strain produced a significant amount of EPS with key functional groups, and demonstrated antioxidant activity and moderate tolerance to challenging conditions, indicating its potential application in probiotic food products.
Background And Objective: A major modifiable risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is abnormalities in lipid and lipoprotein metabolism which are frequently seen in HIV as well as its treatment. Apo-E is a protein that is important in plasma lipid homeostasis and its genetic alleles have been shown to contribute to lipid abnormalities. We examined for the effect of Apo-E gene polymorphisms on plasma lipid levels in PLHIV on protease inhibitor therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStrain improvement via chemical mutagen could impart traits with better enzyme production or improved characteristics. The present study sought to investigate the physicochemical properties of pullulanase produced from the wild and the mutant. The pullulanases produced from the wild and the mutant (obtained via induction with ethyl methyl sulfonate) were purified in a-three step purification procedure and were also characterized.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: despite the observed appreciable sensitivity and specificity of the use of CK19 in predicting thyroid malignancies, there is still a paucity of information about its uses in Nigeria. Current information across the world is also scarce. This study was to review the histopathological diagnosis of thyroid neoplasms seen in Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile Ife, using cytokeratin 19 immunohistochemical marker.
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