POLLUTION STUDIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES AROUND DUMPSITES IN EDE AND OSOGBO, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA  

2013-07-26
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs} arise in the environment from natural sources: oil, petroleum products and combustion processes. The determination of PAHs in environmental samples (soil, water and sediments} will enlighten ...

SURVEY ON ANTIBIOTICS USAGE AND THEIR RESIDUAL EFFECTS ON QUALITY ATTRIBUTES OF SELECTED LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS  

2013-08-25
The rate of antibiotics usage and the impacts of their residues on the meat quality of beef, pork and chicken were carried out in an attempt to balance food safety ...

ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AFFECTING QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES' APPLICATIONS TO PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL IN SELECTED NIGERIAN SMALL - SCALE INDUSTRIES  

2014-01-21
This study examined the factors that affect applications of Quantitative Techniques (QTs) to production planning and control in selected Nigerian small-scale industries. Specifically, commonly applied QTs and the number of ...

SIMULATION OF PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF SPARK IGNITION ENGINES USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK  

2014-04-21
The alarming rise in pollution level in the atmosphere and increased concern for energy usage are the two major driving factors for seeking more efficient Spark Ignition (SI) engines. Due ...

OPTIMIZATION OF OSMOTIC DEHYDRATION OF MANGO (Mangifera indica L.) AND CARROT (D aucus carota L.) IN A SEMI-CONTINUOUS PROCESS  

2014-04-26
Fruits and vegetables are important part of human diet but are prone to rapid deterioration and waste at glut. Osmotic dehydration (OD) is a simple food preservation method which has ...

NUMERICAL MODELLING OF SEDIMENT TRANSPORTIN RIVER OMI, SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA  

2014-05-03
Prediction of sedimentation rate from river discharge is important in the design of flood mitigation and other hydraulic structures. Accurate prediction of life time of a reservoir involves simulation of ...

A CONTEXT-AWARE MOBILE AGENT MIDDLEWARE FRAMEWORKFOR REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING  

2014-05-24
Healthcare service delivery is currently shifting from "Doctor-Patient Contact Base" to "Anywhere-Anytime Service Based" paradigm due to technological advancement in pervasive computing, the widespread of the Internet and wireless mobile ...

DEVELOPMENT OF A MODIFIED ANT ALGORITHM FOR DATA PACKET ROUTHING IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS  

2014-06-25
A major problem with data packets routing in communication networks today is congestion, which increases the probability of unsuccessful data packets delivery. Different algorithms had been proposed in literature to ...

CONTRIBUTIONS OF CERAMIC ART PRACTICES FROM IFE ART SCHOOL  

2014-07-24
Ife Art School commenced academic work in Visual Art with the Ceramics section in 1975 and has since then emerged a force to be reckoned with among the Nigerian art ...

METAL ARTS OF BENIN, 2000- 20I0  

2014-07-26
The Benins of South-West Nigeria from traditional times have always been reputed for their virtuosity in arts and crafts Specifically. the Benin metal arts culture concentrated on copper alloy casting ...