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ANSWERS AND RATIONAL 1. Which formula correctly describes the relationship between absorbance and %T ?  A. A = 2 – log %T  B. A = log 1/T  C. A = –log T  D. All of these options  2. A solution that has a transmittance of 1.0 %T would have an absorbance of:  A. 1.0  B. 2.0  C. 1%  D. 99%  3. In absorption spectrophotometry:  A. Absorbance is directly proportional to transmittance  B. Percent transmittance is directly proportional to concentration  C. Percent transmittance is directly proportional to the light path length  D. Absorbance is directly proportional to concentration  4. Which wavelength would be absorbed strongly by a red-colored solution?  A. 450 nm  B. 585 nm  C. 600 nm  D. 650 nm  5. A green-colored solution would show highest transmittance at:  A. 475 nm  B. 525 nm  C. 585 nm  D. 620 nm 6. SITUATION: A technologist is performing an enzyme assay at 340 nm using a visible-range spectrophotometer. After setting the wavelength and adjusting the readou

HEMATOLOGY I 1. Insufficient centrifugation will result in:  A. A false increase in hematocrit (Hct) value  B. A false decrease in Hct value  C. No effect on Hct value  D. All of these options, depending on the patient  2 . Variation in red cell size observed on the peripheral smear is described as :  A. Anisocytosis  B. Hypochromia  C. Poikilocytosis  D. Pleocytosis   3. Which of the following is the preferable site for bone marrow aspiration and biopsy in an adult?  A. Iliac crest  B. Sternum  C. Tibia  D. Spinous processes of a vertebra   4. Mean cell volume (MCV) is calculated using the following formula:  A. (Hgb ÷ RBC) × 10  B. (Hct ÷ RBC) × 10  C. (Hct ÷ Hgb) × 100  D. (Hgb ÷ RBC) × 100  5. What term describes the change in shape of erythrocytes seen on a Wright’s-stained peripheral blood smear?  A. Poikilocytosis  B. Anisocytosis  C. Hypochromia  D. Polychromasia  6. Calculate the mean cell hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) using the following values: Hgb: 15 g/dL (15

Your Excellency sir, BIASED AND CORRUPT PROCESS IN THE SELECTION OF THE PIONEER RECTOR OF OGUN STATE POLYTECHNIC OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES With due respect  to your esteemed office and venerated personalty. We the concerned Alumni of former  Ogun State College of Health Technology, now Ogun State Polytechnic  of Health and Allied Sciences, Ilese-Ijebu, hereby writes to express our dissatisfaction on the recent selection of the rector recommended  by the govening council for approval.  The truth of the matter, Advert to the position of Rector, Ogun State Polytechnic of Health and Allied Sciences, Ilese-Ijebu closed on June 16th, 2023 not less than thirteen applicants were involved whereas four applicants were screened out, allowing nine applicants available for interviewing and selection process before one Mr Akinbo was slotted into the process illegally without the required qualifications.  Prior to the academic qualification required, an individual must possess a docto

Bearly six months after the upgrading of Ogun State College of Health Technology, Ilese-ijebu into Ogun State Polytechnic of Health and Allied Sciences, by Ogun state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun. Investigations revealed that the just concluded process of appointing a substantive Rector for the Polytechnic is marred with irregularities and fraud perpetrated by the Registrar of the Polytechnic, Mrs Oyefesobi, who is fronting for the former commissioner of education now SA on education Prof Arigbabu by smuggling a non PhD certificate holder into the selection process.  Against the advertorial placed by the Polytechnic, which clearly required qualified applicant to possess PhD certificate in discipline directly relevant to the specialised status of the Polytechnic, Mr  Akinbo Rasaki Yinka of the department of Statistics and Mathematics at the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro,  who at the time of the advert and selection does not possess a certificate of Phd and does not have any rel

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections has denied rumored merger talks with Atiku Abubakar and Rabiu Kwankwaso, ahead of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) judgement. A report has been making the rounds on social media that the trio is in talks for a possible merger to wrestle power from the APC-led government. But reacting on Monday, the spokesperson of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council (LP-PCC), Yunusa Tanko, said the merger is technically out of the question. “When you talk about merger, it means that political parties from different parts of the country submit their documents to INEC, and then they will be pronounced as a new political party, and that isn’t obtainable at the moment. “So, the merger is technically out of the question. But, when you talk about the discussion of the possible working alliance with the political party, that is very true; that is very possible,” he was quoted as saying on Chann

The North Central Citizens Council (NCCC) a social cultural organization has lamented the increase in banditry activity that has resulted to lose of many lives within the zone in past months. According to the Coordinator of the group, Comrade Mohammed Eneji stated yesterday in Abuja that the current state of insecurity in the zone calls for more concern and it is time for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately begin the implementation of the State of Emergency on Food Security as it was declared by him some weeks ago. People have continued to lose their lives due to activities of Banditry, Kidnapping and Herdsmen/farmers crisis, this calls for great concern, most of this persons are local farmers working to provide food for this nation and put food on the table for their families, allowing our people to die in this manner is cruel and totally unacceptable. We hereby demand that the President of Nigeria immediately activate and implement the state of emergency he declare

All praises and adoration to God Almighty, the maintenance and sustenance of the universe for the privilege given to us to be among the living.  Protocols are fundamental observed as a product of tradition and culture. Comrade Segun Okeowo (2001) says as hot as the furnace of student unionism is, those of us who have the privilege of passing through it have no cause for regret. Honestly, it's a privilege to be among the Alutarian. I, appreciate every singular privilege given to serve at different capacity in the students constituency. It serve as expository experiences in restoring and contributing to the dignity of our dear students community and the Nation at Large. I'm Comrade Olalere Benedict Adetunji,the immediate Past National President of National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS). I have a strong desire in pushing forth in my activism in the students community at National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). National Association of Nigerian Stud