Papers by Ismail Abdullahi
New Library World, 2008
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to attempt to highlight the importance of culturally mediated... more PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to attempt to highlight the importance of culturally mediated instruction in library and information science (LIS) teaching and learning.Design/methodology/approachThe paper uses three distinct approaches in culturally mediated instruction and learning environment, as product, process, and philosophy. The paper deals with the general concept of the cultural dimension of human development through identification of students who are culturally different from the main stream orientation, by creating culturally mediated instruction in a learning environment The paper further elaborates the role of LIS schools in this direction. It concludes by suggesting ways in which LIS education could be improved by being inclusive with the changing global society and its needs.FindingsIt is evident that culturally inclusive instruction can enhance the learning of LIS students who are responsive to the needs of their diverse communities and who are able to be change...
Cancer Management and Research
Background: There is a scarcity of studies regarding renal cell carcinoma (RCC) reported from Sub... more Background: There is a scarcity of studies regarding renal cell carcinoma (RCC) reported from Sub-Saharan Africa. Objective: The present study is the first report evaluating the prevalence and clinical and histopathological features of RCC at a tertiary hospital in Somalia. Methods: This retrospective study included 84 patients with histologically confirmed RCC over 5-years. The investigated parameters were sociodemographic features, radiological and histopathological characteristics, mortality, and overall 5-year survival rate. Results: The prevalence of RCC in our study was 0.7%. The mean age of the patients was 53.74±5.5 years, 67.9% were male, and 32.1% were female, with a 2:1 male-to-female ratio. The mean tumor size was 6.38±2.4 cm. Clear cell RCC was the most common histological type in 67.8%, followed by papillary RCC (15.6%), unclassified RCC (9.5%), and chromophobe RCC was the least common in 7.1% of the cases. About one-third of the case had locally advanced RCC with positive nodal involvement, 26.2% of the patients had metastatic disease, and a further 6% progressed to metastatic cancer despite surgical resection. Eight percent of our cases returned with local recurrence. The mortality rate was 37.2%. More than eighty percent of females had a low-stage and a low-grade RCC, while males held higher stages and higher grades RCC in 37% and 63%, respectively (p<0.001). Smokers were male-only, while obesity was common in female patients (p=0.02). Conclusion: The study findings showed a satisfactory outcome, 71.4% of our patients presented with localized RCC, the five-year survival rate of the patients was 62.8%, and the mortality rate was substantially higher for patients with a higher stage, a higher grade tumor, and metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis.
Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, 2020
Effect of Health Governance Structures on Provision of Health Care in Garissa County, Kenya 1. In... more Effect of Health Governance Structures on Provision of Health Care in Garissa County, Kenya 1. Introduction In recent years, governments and organizations are focused on improving governance through decentralization. The decentralization trend has been adopted in various countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia (Rodríguez-Pose & Gill, 2003). Studies from these regions show that decentralization is an important aspect of improving governance and delivery of public service but it is faced with numerous complexities (Agrawal & Ostrom, 2001). According to Agrawal (1999) decentralization is achieved through various approaches that include, devolution, delegation, and privatization. This implies that there are different frameworks employed in decentralization of public functions based on the political, administrative, and fiscal aspects that are shared between the national and sub-national governance systems (Ahmad, Devarajan, Khemani, & Shah, 2005). The complexities emerging in the decentralization process are associated with the combinations that are executed in the sharing of political, administrative, and fiscal responsibilities. Additionally, major challenges emerge from the continuum required to facilitate the transformation from a highly centralized form of government to a decentralized and inclusive approach of governance (Musgrave, 1997). In Kenya, devolution has been adopted as a strategy of transferring authority and power from the central government through engaging a semiautonomous and sub-national structure of the county government. The 2010 constitution offers a legal framework that fosters an inclusive approach in rights-based health care delivery in the country. The law has entitled all Kenyans an opportunity to access the highest standards of health (Article 43). Additionally, Article 53 highlights the rights of all children to access basic nutrition, shelter, and healthcare. Article 56 implies that the state has the mandate to engage affirmative action that is focused on ensuring the needs of minorities and marginalized groups such as the people of Garissa county have reasonable access to water, health services, and infrastructure. In this light, the county government has to work in cooperation with the national government to increase efficiency in care delivery. The role of the county and national governments is presented in the Fourth Schedule of the constitution. The county government is in charge of basic health care, whereas the national government is in charge of health policy, county technical assistance and the management of national referral health facilities. The country's health sector consists of the
4.Online Learning in Library and Information Science in the ASEAN Countries: Issues and Trends
LIS Education in Developing Countries, 2014
20. Academic Libraries
Global Library and Information Science, 2017
17. LIS Education
Global Library and Information Science, 2017
The topic of library and information science (LIS) education has been under the spotlight in the ... more The topic of library and information science (LIS) education has been under the spotlight in the professional literature in Australia and New Zealand for a number of years. Critical issues of discussion encompass the apparent lack of a core curriculum for the discipline, the perceived gulf between LIS education and LIS practice, and the pressing need for career-long learning and development. One of the central points of debate that emerges repeatedly is the long-standing question about the positioning of the profession: Is LIS a graduate profession of highly skilled individuals valued for their expertise and professionalism or is it a profession of anyone who works in a library, regardless of their qualifications? While Australia and New Zealand do not stand alone in this debate – similar issues are echoed in many other countries – there are inevitably some local characteristics which warrant exploration. The discussion presented here highlights the historical background to professional education and training, the specific professional policies and standards that guide LIS education, as well as some of the challenges facing professional and paraprofessional education. While all too often library practitioners point the finger at the library educators to ‘right the wrongs’, the authors wish to reinforce the idea that the future of effective and relevant LIS education is a matter for all stakeholders in the profession: practitioners and educators, students and staff, employers and employees, with cohesion potentially offered by the professional body
27. LIS Education
Global Library and Information Science, 2017
10. Special Libraries
Global Library and Information Science, 2017
32. School Libraries
Global Library and Information Science, 2017
8. Academic Libraries
Global Library and Information Science, 2017
16. School Libraries
Global Library and Information Science, 2017
21. School Libraries
Global Library and Information Science, 2017
Rising above the grain silo mentality through collaboration: Creating opportunities between the LIS educators and Practionners in developing countries
The training of future Library and Information Science is no longer the responsibility of the edu... more The training of future Library and Information Science is no longer the responsibility of the educator alone but a matter of collaboration between practionners and educators. As the developing countries move towards a knowledge driven economies, it has become imperative to promote and sustain collaboration between practionners and collaborators in Library and Information education. Collaboration between educators and practionners in Library and Information Science is now a common feature the world over. The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT’s) has made it possible for LIS Educators and practionners to overcome the challenges of time and distance. This paper will explore the extent of collaboration between LIS educators and practionners in developing countries. It will highlight the nature of collaboration between educators and practionners in Library and Information Science. The paper will explore the socio-cultural, economic, geographical, technical and financi...
Crystals, 2021
Initially, three samples of carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were synthesized from neem tree material. A... more Initially, three samples of carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were synthesized from neem tree material. Afterward, these samples were coated with hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) to form h-BN and CNT composite (h-BN-CNT). The essence of using h-BN (being a perfect insulator) with armchair SWCNT (being a conductor) is to create an interface between an insulator and conductor. The samples were treated under three different transition metal nanoparticles; silver, iron, and nickel. Thermogravimetric (TGA) analysis reveals that h-BN/CNT is thermally more stable with silver than iron and nickel nanoparticles. TGA profile showed resistance to mass loss at the beginning due to the higher thermal resistivity by the impurity compounds. The DFT calculation, generalized gradient approximation (GGA), and Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof (PBE) analysis found engineered bandgap energy of 3.4 eV for the synthesized h-BN-CNT heterostructure. Because of its unique structural and electronic properties such as tunable ban...
First report of Triticum mosaic virus infecting wheat in Canada
Journal of Plant Pathology, 2021
Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research, 2018
and structure elucidation of bis (quercetin 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside) from the n-butanol fraction ... more and structure elucidation of bis (quercetin 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside) from the n-butanol fraction of the crude methanol leaf extract of Z. mucronata. Materials and Methods General experimental procedures The solvents used were of high quality (analytical grade) and include: methanol, n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate and n-butanol purchased from Sigma Co. USA; silica gel 60-120 µm (Qualikems, India) was used for column chromatography, sephadex LH-20 (GE Healthcare) was used for purification of isolated compound, thin layer chromatography (TLC) was carried out on aluminum-backed Kieselgel 60 F254 TLC plate (Merck no. 5554, Darmstadt, Germany) and a Gallenkhamp electro thermal melting point apparatus was used to determine the melting point of isolated compound. The UV was recorded on Thermo scientific biomate 6 UV-Visible spectrophotometer; the IR was recorded on Agilent Technologies Cary 6030 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer; 1 H __ NMR (500 MHz, MeOD) and 13 C __ NMR (125 MHz, MeOD) spectra were recorded on a Bruker AVANCE-500 spectrophotometer (Japan). The chemical shift values (δ) were reported in parts per million (ppm) relative to internal standard TMS and coupling constants (J values) were given in Hertz. Collection and identification of the plant material The leaves of Z. mucronata were collected from Kudingi village, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria in 2015. It was authenticated by taxonomist Musa Muhammad in the Herbarium Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria by comparison with the existing herbarium specimen, voucher number 900328. Preparation of the extract The leaves of the plant were dried under shade at room temperature until a constant weight was obtained and size-reduced manually using mortar and pestle. About 1 kg of the pulverized leaf material was extracted with methanol by cold maceration for 72 hours with occasional shaking and concentrated in vacuo using rotary evaporator at 40 o C. This yielded a dark green gummy (134 g) crude extract; 100 g of the extract was suspended in 500 mL of distilled water and filtered using Whatman No. 1 filter paper.
IFLA Publications, 2009
It would have been impossible to publish this book without their assistance and contribution. The... more It would have been impossible to publish this book without their assistance and contribution. Their insightful essays provide valuable information for many librarians, library science students, and educators who will use this book to better understand global library and information science. I owe a great debt of gratitude to the following individuals who gave me many encouragements and inspirations that lead to publishing of this book-E.
A Proposal for the Organization of IFLA Clearing-houses as Informa tion Centres
IFLA Journal, 1980
... Page 2. 255 Ismail Abdullahi A Proposal for the Organization of IFLA Clearing-houses as Infor... more ... Page 2. 255 Ismail Abdullahi A Proposal for the Organization of IFLA Clearing-houses as Informa-tion Centres Introduction On the occasion of the 45th Conference in Copenhagen, a Model of an IFLA Clear-ing-house was organized at the Royal School of Librarianship. ...
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