EXPERIMENTAL AND PROBABILISTIC ASSESSMENT OF CONCRETE INCORPORATING EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE (EPS) WASTE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES  

2016-12-26
This study is to investigate the effects of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) as a partial replacement for coarse aggregates at 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, and ...

EFFECTS OF SUGAR AS RETARDER ON THE PROPERTIES OF CONCRETES MADE WITH SELECTED BRANDS OF PORTLAND CEMENT IN NIGERIA  

2016-12-26
Hot weather, which is characterized by high ambient temperature and low relative humidity causes rapid setting of cement paste and difficulties during concreting. Admixtures that retard rapid setting of cement ...

DEVELOPMENT OF ENHANCED DIFFERENTIATED SERVICES MODEL OF CAMPUS INTERNET NETWORK  

2016-12-26
Modern campus networks are designed for high-speed service with the capacity to handle many organization's bandwidth requirements, support data applications such as electronic-mail, web and files sharing services. These networks ...

INFLUENCE OF PARTICLE SIZE OF SOIL ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CEMENT STABILIZED POURED LATERITE  

2016-12-26
Earth as an ancient building material is constantly being improved and used in many different ways. Soils of different sizes and distribution have played a vital role in the construction ...

GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF RED SOKOTO BUCKS FED WOOLY FINGER GRASS (Digitaria smutsii) HAY-BASED DIET WITH VARYING LEVELS OF SUN-DRIED BROILERLITTER  

2016-12-26
This study was conducted to evaluate growth performance of Red Sokoto bucks fed Digitaria smutsii hay-based diet with varying levels of sun-dried broiler litter (SBL). A total of 20 Red ...

APPRAISAL OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR PROTECTING RIGHTS OF THE CHILD AND THE ROLE OF UNICEF IN PROMOTING RIGHTS OF THE CHILD IN NIGERIA  

2016-12-26
United Nations Children Fund is an international Institution that deals with the promotion and protection of the rights of children in times of peace and during emergency situations. Restrictively, this ...

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF THE LEAF EXTRACTS OF ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA (Euphorbiaceae) AGAINST ISOLATES FROM PATIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION IN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL ZARIA, NIGERIA  

2016-12-26
Many bacterial species have been reported to develop resistance to antibiotics commonly prescribed for respiratory tract infections. Therefore, the need to search for natural products for remedy of this problem ...

AN APPRAISAL OF THE COMMUNICATION APPROACHES OF VISION 20:2020 PROJECTS IN KACHIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE  

2016-12-26
The deployment of communication process in the planning and implementation of any development intervention is crucial to its success and sustainability.How far the communication process allows for the participation of ...

IMPACT OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGY ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT AND RETENTION OF SOCIAL STUDIES CONCEPTS IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS KANO STATE, NIGERIA  

2016-12-26
The study examined the Impact of Cooperative Learning Strategy on Students‟ achievement and retention of Social Studies Concepts in Junior Secondary Schools in Kano State, Nigeria. The study used quasi-experimental ...

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF THE LEAF EXTRACTS OFALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA (Euphorbiaceae) AGAINST ISOLATES FROM PATIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION IN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL ZARIA, NIGERIA  

2016-12-26
Many bacterial species have been reported to develop resistance to antibiotics commonly prescribed for respiratory tract infections. Therefore, the need to search for natural products for remedy of this problem ...