The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has challenged health systems globally and prompted the publication of several guidelines.The experiences of our international colleagues should be utilized to protect patients and healthcare workers.The primary aim of this article is to appraise national guidelines for the perioperative anesthetic m
Obesity is a global disease with epidemic proportions.Bariatric surgery or modified lifestyles go a long way in mitigating the vast weight gain.Patients following these interventions usually undergo massive weight loss.This results in redundant tissues in various parts of the body.Loose skin causes BEARBERRY increased morbidity and psychological tr
Natural rubber (NR) is an important export commodity in Nigeria with versatile applications in many industries.Its latex or lump forms are regarded asthe farm gate produce which requires value addition and processing to attract desirable economic benefits to smallholder rubber farmers.The field latex is the primary material for ribbed smoked sheet
Aim: Review of our experience and to develop an algorithm for salvage procedures in the management of hypospadias cripples and treatment of urethral strictures following hypospadias repair.Methods: This is a retrospective review of hypospadias surgeries over a 41-month period.Out of a total 168 surgeries, 20 were salvage/re-operative repairs.In thr
INTRODUCTION: The artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm is a nature-inspired technique used for solving different optimization problems.This paper presents a multi-hive ABC algorithm for Hair Brush solving constrained benchmark functions of CEC2006.The CEC2006 data set contains the global benchmark functions with different design variables, number