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    A Heartfelt Journey of Discoveries: 'Little Hearts', Genes and Faces
    (University of Lagos Press and Bookshop Limited, 2023-02-01) Ekure, E.N.
    What is Paediatric Cardiology? . . My discipline, Paediatric Cardiology, is a field of Medicine that studies disorders of the heart and some parts of the Circulatory system in children, hence "Little hearts". It developed as a discipline from early descriptive studies of congenital heart defects. It is a specialty built on the ground-breaking work of two determined women, Maude Abbott, MD, and Helen B. Taussig, MD, FACC. Maude Abbott went through hundreds. of pathology specimens to completely define what congenital heart disease was. This knowledge of pathology from the Atlas of Congenital Heart Disease written by Abbot enabled Helen Taussig to figure out what she thouqht needed to be done for "blue babies" (babies with cyanosis because of heart malformation that prevents the baby's blood from being. fully oxygenated). In the mid-1940s, Helen collabor~t.ed w~t~ a surgeon, Alfred Blalock, MD, and a surgical techniCian, Vlvl~n Thomas to develop the Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt which improved pulmonary blood f10~ in "blue" babies with Tetra~o~y of Fallot allowing them to survive. Therefore, Helen Tausslq IS fondly described as the "Mother of Paediatric Cardiology". As a result, paediatric cardiologists are doctors who diagnose, treat, and prevent heart problems in children and adolescents.
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    Abundant Local Structural Engineering Materials Without Affordable Structures
    (University of Lagos Press, 2008-04-23) Salau, M.A
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    Accounting for People's Money
    (University of Lagos Press, Akoka, 2012-02-08) Omolehinwa, E.O
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    Actualising the University of Lagos of our Dream
    (University of Lagos Press, Akoka, 2007) Odugbemi, T
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    The Administration and Management of a University in a Recessed Economy: the Case of Nigeria
    (University of Lagos Press, 2017-05-12) Yaqub, Nuhu.O
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    The African Brain: Effects of African Environment on Brain Diseases
    (University of Lagos Press and Bookshop Limited, 2015-08-05) Danesi, M.A
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    Afrocentricity: the power of weakness
    (University of Lagos Press and Bookshop Limited, 2024-10-16) Nwabueze, N.
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    Agriculture and Human Settlement: a Symbiotic Relationship
    (University of Lagos Press, 2002-10) Oyeleye, D.A
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    Alternative Urbanisms: Beyond Utopian Visions of the 'Emerging' African City
    (University of Lagos Press and Bookshop Limited, 2023-06-21) Lawanson, T.O
    MY CAREER TRAJECTORY AND PHILOSOPHICAL INTIMATIONS My initiation into the field of urban studies with a focus on propoor development was by Professor David Olanrewaju, who supervised my Bachelor's Dissertation titled: 'Informal Activities in the Survival of the Urban Poor'. While traversing the slums of Amukoko and Ajegunle in 1998, the question that intrigued me was: 'How do the Poor survive in the City? I, therefore, made it my business to attempt to comprehend the inscrutable survival tactics of the urban poor. The focus of my master's dissertation (The Urban Poor: A Comparative Analysis of their Survival Strategies in Southwestern Nigeria) and doctoral thesis (Assessment of Economic Activities of Home-Based Enterprises in Residential Areas of the Lagos Metropolis1 ), as well as output of subsequent scholarship, advocacy and activism attest to this. Twenty-five years later, the questions have to a large extent re~ained the same: How do everyday urban citizens cope wIth and/or respond to urban life? What can we learn from their lived experiences? How can these be leveraged for sustainable urban development?
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    Appreciating the Uses of Literature: a Yoruba Example
    (University of Lagos Press, 2002-05-22) Alaba, I.O
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    Architecture: the search for identity and continuity
    (University of Lagos Press, 1998-02-11) Aradeon, D
    In the next one hour, we will be discussing architecture; first as a synthesis of man/socio-ecological interaction and the chronicle of his specific culture. Second, as a symbol of identity and continuity. We shall focus on examples from within the physical boundaries of our cultural ecology. We shall also draw examples from other cultures. In doing so, we are acknowledging that cultural boundaries are porous partly because, communication has shrunken distances and truncated cultural boundaries. But cultural boundaries still do exist as a physical entity less so today than before. It is fluid even though discernible. In the same space, cultures exist and co-exist; as host and "stranger" cultures within the same environment. The .perception about any group as "diaspora people", or the "ghetto culture" are examples of this fluidity.
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    ARMAGEDDON?
    (University of Lagos Press and Bookshop Ltd, 2025-02-05) Odukoya, A.O.
    ARMAGEDDON? “The more you know, the more you need to know” - Aristotle “Do not confuse the reality you live with the idea you have in your head”- Amilcar Cabral “Our reality is a part of other realities” – Amilcar Cabral “Reality is full of contradictions, and we cannot grasp it unless we learn to think dialectically” –Claude Ake Introduction Madam Vice Chancellor, a decree is an order that demands conformity. A decree exemplifies power through which the seemingly impossible can become possible based on the change in the probability of outcomes. The divine decree, which by biblical account preceded the creation of the world and humankind, “Let there be light,” with all its seeming simplicity, exemplifies the primacy of power and politics as the 2 binary fundamentals of the world. Suffice it to say that politics is power and power is politics. Onuoha (2021, 4) is right when he notes that “In fact, 'power' is the subject matter of political science.” In political science, we define politics as the “authoritative allocation of values” (David Easton), and more specifically, as “who gets what, when and how of society’s limited resources” (Lasswell, 1936). Power is conceptualised by Weber (1954, 323) as “the possibility of imposing one’s will upon the behaviour of other persons”. Power carries with it the weight of sanction for disobedience thus constraining the agency of the person or people over which it is applied. At the time of creation, not only was resource authoritatively allocated but there was an unmistakable intentionality in the convocation of a programmatic end/outcome: our world and mankind. As we shall see later, power is both overt and covert. It is germane to note that value, as described by David Easton, denotes anything and everything. However, value allocation cannot occur in a vacuum; it relies on previously accumulated resources. This necessity birthed the third fundamental of the tripod: accumulation. These three fundamentals—power, politics, and accumulation—are interconnected, resonating with the declaration by V. I. Lenin that “Politics is concentrated economics”. My academic trajectory has revolved around these three interconnected issues, particularly in the context of the African state and, more specifically, the Nigerian state. Underpinning these concerns are history, structure, interests, incentives and outcomes, which form the foundation upon which the issues discussed in this inaugural lecture are analysed. In his inaugural lecture at the London School of Economics, titled “Running while others walk: Knowledge and the Challenge of Africa’s Development”, Thandika Mkandiwire, (n.d), called attention to the common danger of generalisation in respect to "Africa," “a continent with 57 sovereign nations, seven time zones, thousands of languages and at least seven climates, with about a billion inhabitants and to my utter astonishment, 14 million not mutually consistent proverbs”. However, the divergences within the geographical configuration and 3 conglomerate called Africa are matched with much more convergence such that one can take up Africa as a unit of analysis without disservice to academic rigour. This approach is valid, as Africans largely identify themselves as a collective group.
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    The Art and Science of Surgery in an Academic Setting
    (University of Lagos Press, 1996-11-06) da Rocha-Afodu, J.T
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    Art of Taming Obligate Invaders- the Battle Between the Hosts and the Deadly Bugs
    (University of Lagos Press and Bookshop Limited, 2015-08-19) Omilabu, S.A
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    Artificial Boundaries
    (Lagos University Press, 1984-12-12) Asiwaju, A.I
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    Artistic Creavity: Literature in the Service of Society
    (University of Lagos Press, Akoka, 2008-02-13) Ezeigbo, T.A
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    An Autocthonous Constitution for Nigeria: Myth or Reality?
    (University of Lagos Press, 2004-11-24) Osipitan, T
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    Battle of three ancestors and the jurisprudence of Black Africa
    (2021-03-24) Ibidapo-Obe, A.
    A clarification of the implicit words and concepts in the title of this presentation needs to be done. Jurisprudence is the science and philosophy of law. it is a legal system. Jurisprudence is the study of the principles of law, the science or theory if law, the philosophical aspect of the knowledge of law.
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    Bearing the torch aloft: the travails and triumphs of a Nigerian Diagnostic Radiologist
    (University of Lagos Press and Bookshop Limited, 2024-02-21) Soyebi, K.O.
    The Power of Light Genesis 1:1-3 Knowledge is light, And so the sages say Forever, it will be the light To guide humanity Knowledge is light s ignorance is darkness and therefore, Mayflowers Equip yourselves with Amour of Light For our mission to the world is to bear the Torch aloft And cry with all your might That knowledge is light Just as ignorance is darkness That knowledge is light …Mayflower School Anthem Once again, I say it is with a deep sense of gratitude that I thank the Lord God Almighty for making this day come to be. I am indebted to the University of first choice and our Nation’s for awarding me the Professorial Chair in Radiology, thus mandating my delivery of this Inaugural Lecture, which is the 399th in the University of Lagos, the 10th in the academic year 2023/2024, the 5th in my Department, the Department of Radiation Biology, Radiotherapy and Radiodiagnosis (RBRR)
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    The Beauty and Power of Numbers: Building Blocks for Mathematics and Scientific Development
    (University of Lagos Press, 2018-09-19) Odogwu, H.N
    The study of Mathematics as a core subject cuts across all boards and has always left us with one question, "Why should Mathematics continue to be a compulsory subject in primary, secondary and to some extent in tertiary levels of education?" Those that questioned why Mathematics should be retained as a core course at the secondary school level or beyond, only vex themselves with using mathematical skills to solve life related problems. This is why I define Mathematics as the father of all forms of logical and rational reasoning, also indispensable in solving life challenges and problems. It is the first of the basic 3Rs of education, which are arithmetic, Reading and writing. What is Mathematics like? It is like air that comes in different forms of levels, e.g. breeze, wind, storm, tornado, hurricane, whirlwind, tempest, cyclone or blizzard. The simple part of mathematics is enjoyable just like a breeze but at the advanced stage of. it can be like a hurricane to those who have no use for It. Mathematics is like two young lovers in a relationship that ended up getting married. It is all about love, affection, romance, etc. But as they move on, it becomes more of responsibilities and hard work to keep it working.