CLASSIFICATION-BASED RIDGE PARAMETER ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES FOR SOLVING MULTICOLLINEARITY PROBLEM  

2017-12-02
Multicollinearity is a problem resulting from dependence of explanatory variables in linear regression model. When the problem exists, the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) estimator produces unsatisfactory and inefficient estimates of ...

EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCIAL REPORTING PRACTICES AMONG NIGERIA QUOTED COMPANIES  

2019-08-26
Environmental problems associated with industrial activities have heightened public concerns about non-financial performance of corporations and increased the pressure for disclosure of environmental information. The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and ...

DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENERGY-EFFICIENT CLUSTER-BASED COOPERATIVE SPECTRUM SENSING FOR SIGNAL DETECTION IN A COGNITIVE RADIO NETWORK  

2021-06-03
Accuracy of Spectrum Sensing (SS) is a critical characteristic of Cognitive Radio Network (CRN) to prevent Primary User (PU) from harmful interference. However, channel impairment affects the sensing accuracy of ...

INFLUENCE OF EARTHWORM CASTS PRODUCED UNDER GLIRICIDA SEEDLINGS INOCULATED WITH ARBUSCUL ARMY CORRHIZAE AND ITS LEAF MULCH ON PEPPER (CAPSICUM ANNUUML.)  

2015-02-02
Two separate pot experiments were conducted to investigate influence of earthworm casts produced under Gliricidia seedlings inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizae and its leaf mulch on pepper (Capsicum annuum L). The ...

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY OF SOME OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES ON MERGESORT ALGORITHM  

2005-09-26
Algorithm and data structures are the building blocks of computer programs. A computer program is simply an implementation of an algorithm on a computer. Of interest to hoth Programmers anJ ...

ACTIVE SIGNAL RESTORATION FOR THE TELEGRAPH EQUATION  

2005-09-27
We worked out a filter, to checkmate excessive signal attenuation and distortion along an electric line modeled by the telegraph equation. The restoration of an input signal form a downgraded ...

SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF URBAN CRIME IN SELECTED NIGERIAN CITIES  

2012-09-27
Within the context of residential districts in different cultures, this study investigates the variation in the occurrence of and response to crime with a view to establishing a relationship between ...

DEVELOPMENT OF A PARAMETER OPTIMIZATIONAND FEATURE SELECTION-BASED HYBRID RULE EXTRACTION METHOD FROM SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINE  

2021-09-18
Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier is a learning technique that generates comprehensible classification results for a wide range of applications which are difficult for man analyst to understand due to ...

DETERMINATION OF DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS OF AN AGRO-FORESTRY SWIRL NOZZLE USING FLOUR PELLET METHOD  

2016-08-26
Spraying is one of the effective means of crop protection against weeds, insect pest and disease pathogens of crop plants. However, irregularity in the size of spray droplets affects effective ...

UTILITY OF PANELS OF SERUM PROTEINS AND URINARY MOLECULAR MARKERS FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF PROSTATE CARCINOMA  

2019-11-03
Prostate carcinoma (PCa) is the most common malignancy among men. It is currently diagnosed with Transrectal Ultrasotmd (TRUS) guided needle biopsy in men with increased Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) which ...