EXPLORING BIOCLIMATIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR THERMAL COMFORT IN THE DESIGN OF MIXED USE MULTI-STOREY BUILDING, ABUJA; NIGERIA.  

2017-01-26
Shelter is one of the most essential human needs, in recent years; climate change poses a severe threat to human settlements and building performance

BIOREMEDIATION OF TANNERY EFFLUENT AND LIPID PRODUCTION BY CHLORELLA VULGARIS (BEIJERINCK) UTEX 2714  

2017-01-26
This study was aimed to assess the potential of Chlorella vulgaris UTEX 2714 to grow and bio-remediate tannery effluent. Tannery effluent was collected from an effluent stream from Tanneries in ...

PERFORMANCE OF CROSSBRED HEIFERS FED UREA TREATED MAIZE STOVER SUPPLEMENTED WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF CONCENTRATE  

2017-01-26
A study was conducted to determine the performance of crossbred (Friesian x Bunaji) heifers fed urea treated maize stover (TMS) supplemented with different levels of concentrate (C). Sixteen crossbred (Friesian ...

THE ROLE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS) IN TACKLING POVERTY IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA: A Case Study of Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) 2007-2015  

2017-01-26
This study examines the role of non-governmental organization in tackling poverty through women economic empowerment with particular reference to Women Farmers Advancement Network of Nigeria (WOFAN). A sample of 291 ...

AN EXAMINATION OF THE TAXING POWERS OF STATES UNDER THE NIGERIAN LAWS: A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA STATE  

2017-01-26
Tax or taxation whether from Personal Income or Company Tax forms part of the items in the National Income required for the servicing of the economic activities and development of ...

COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY WASTE STABILIZATION POND AND A CONSTRUCTED WETLAND  

2017-01-26
The efficiencies of organic pollutants and heavy metal removal from the wastewater of Ahmadu Bello University, (ABU), Zaria by ABU waste stabilization pond and horizontal flow sub-surface constructed wetland were ...

DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS OF AN IMPROVED PV-ARRAY MODEL WITH SHADING EFFECTS  

2017-01-26
The performance of photovoltaic (PV) module is dependent on shading conditions of the cells. This research work is aimed at developing an improved PV-model considering the various degree of shading ...

ENHANCED DATA SECURITY ALGORITHM USING MODIFIED IMAGE RANDOMIZED LEAST SIGNIFICANT BIT AND EXCLUSIVE-OR ENCRYPTION  

2017-01-26
Security of data over unsecured channel is a global issue. Image steganography and Exclusive- OR (XOR) encryption are techniques employed to ensure data security. This dissertation develops and implements an ...

AN ANALYSIS OF KNOWLEDGE AND PREVALENCE OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN KADUNA METROPOLIS, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA  

2017-01-26
The focus of this study is to analyse the knowledge and prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in Kaduna metropolis. Studies have shown an exponential rate of increase in STDs cases ...

ENHANCING CAPACITY IN UNDERLAY COGNITIVE RADIO NETWORK THROUGH INTERFERENCE ALIGNMENT  

2017-01-26
As the number of wireless systems and services grow exponentially, the radio spectrum is becoming increasingly a scarce resource. Again the current fixed spectrum-licensing policy has made the radio spectrum ...