EFFECT OF PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZER AND IRRIGATION REGIMES INOCULATED WITH ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI ON PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF MAIZE (Zea maysL.) AND SOME SOIL PROPERTIES IN NORTHERN GUINEA SAVANNA, NIGERIA  

2021-08-26
The effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) inoculation on soils and plants depends on soil type, phosphorus and water status, Agro-ecological zone or may even be fungus- plant specific. It ...

EVALUATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME ON PUPILS‟ ENROLMENT AND RETENTION IN UPPER BASIC SCHOOLS IN JIGAWA STATE, NIGERIA  

2021-08-26
This research assesses the Evaluation of the Influence of Universal Basic Education Programme on Pupils’ Enrolment and Retention in Primary Schools in Jigawa State, Nigeria. The study focuses on assessing ...

ANTIBIOFILM EFFECTS OF PARTIALLY PURIFIED FRACTION OF ETHYLACETATE EXTRACT OF ACALYPHA WILKESIANA LEAVES ON CLINICAL ISOLATES OF CANDIDA ALBICANS I, II AND CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS  

2021-08-26
Candida infection is the most common hospital-acquired infection caused by fungal pathogen which is frequently involved in biofilm growth, exhibiting to increased resistance to antifungal drugs.This research is aimed at ...

THE IMPACT OF DADIN-KOWA DAM ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF YAMALTU-DEBA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF GOMBE STATE (1982-2012)  

2021-08-26
The centrality of water to both global population and its expanding economic activities is enormous. The need for water without correspondingly expanding its source has led to the depletion of ...

AN ASSESSMENT OF LIFT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED HIGH RISE BUILDINGS IN ABUJA CITY  

2021-08-26
The performance of lift systems in high rise buildings is essential for the efficiency of vertical transportation system. However, high rise buildings are often confronted with problems associated with lift ...

PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF REINFORCED ECO-FRIENDLY ADHESIVES FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES (STARCH AND GELATIN) FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS  

2021-08-26
In this Research, starch-based and gelatine-based adhesives were formulated from Ipomea batata (sweet potatoe), Eleusine coracana (finger millet), Manihot esculenta (cassava root), cow bone and cow hide, after which they ...

SIMULATION OF SOIL WATER BALANCE, RESPONSE TO WATER STRESS AND YIELDOF FURROW IRRIGATED TOMATO USING AQUACROP  

2021-08-26
The study reported hereinwas conducted at the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) irrigation site, Kadawa, Nigeria during the 2016/17 and 2018/19 irrigation seasons withthe main aim of calibrating and validating ...

ANTI-ASTHMATIC STUDIES ON SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS COMMONLY USED FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ASTHMA IN NORTH- WEST NIGERIA  

2021-08-26
Asthma is a field of considerable unmet medical demand.Few new drugs have made it to the clinicalstage in the last 50 years.Nigeria with a population of about 200 million, out ...

ANTIPLASMODIAL ACTIVITY OF LOCALLY PREPARED HERBAL CONCOCTION AGAINST PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM OBTAINED FROM ASYMPTOMATIC PUPILS IN ZARIA, NIGERIA  

2021-08-26
The effectiveness of current or any intended antimalarial can only be determined by cultivation and susceptibility studies. This study was aimed at comparative study of antiplasmodial activities of some drugs ...

IMPACT OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES ON TEACHERS’ ROLE PERFORMANCE IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA  

2021-08-26
The study examined the “Impact of Staff Development Programmes on Teachers‟ Role Performance in Primary Schools in Kaduna State, Nigeria”. Seven (7) research objectives were set to guide the study, ...