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  • Do Inequalities in Neighborhood Walkability Drive Disparities in Older Adults’ Outdoor Walking?

    • Authors: Dimopoulos, P.;  Advisor: -;  Participants: - (2017)

  • Older residents of high-deprivation areas walk less than those of low-deprivation areas. Previous research has shown that neighborhood built environment may support and encourage outdoor walking. The extent to which the built environment supports and encourages walking is called “walkability”. This study examines inequalities in neighborhood walkability in high- versus low-deprivation areas and their possible influences on disparities in older adults’ outdoor walking levels. For this purpose, it focuses on specific neighborhood built environment attributes (residential density, land-use mix and intensity, street connectivity, and retail density) relevant to neighborhood walkability. I...
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  • Role of slaughter facilities management in zoonoses and safety of meat produced for human consumption in Nigeria: a review

    • Authors: Ibrahim, Salisu;  Advisor: -;  Participants: Kaltungo, Bilkisu Yunusa; Uwale, Hajara Buhari; Baba, Alhassan Yunusa; Saidu, Shehu Na-Allah; Mohammed, Farouk Umar; Dahiru, Hashimu Mohammed (2021)

  • This study attempts to review the role of slaughter facilities management of all zoonotic diseases encountered at the abattoirs as well as the safety of meat produced for public consumption in abattoirs in Nigeria. Good hygienic practices were totally absent in the abattoirs. There were dilapidated slaughtering and processing facilities, inadequate clean water supplies, no refrigerators and lack of facilities for the collection and storage of waste. Zoonotic agents demonstrated in slaughtered animals in Nigeria include Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis, Leptospira species, Campylobacter species, Yersinia species, Clostridia species., Brucella abortus, Brucella melitensis...