SUITABILITY OF USING COMPACTED BLACK COTTON SOIL TREATED WITH GROUNDNUT SHELL ASH FOR HYDRAULIC BARRIER IN MUNICIPAL LANDFILL  

2015-11-11
Laboratory tests were conducted on black cotton soil treated with (0 - 12%) groundnut shell Ash (GSA) by dry weight of soil to assess its suitability for use in waste ...

DIFFERENTIAL ACCESS AND OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENDITURE UNDER THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME (NHIS) AMONG THE STAFF OF FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, IDAH AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, UGWOLAWO IN KOGI STATE  

2015-11-11
Differences in access to quality healthcare particularly for people living in underserved rural communities, is a serious problem. Access to healthcare is a major challenge in the utilization of health ...

EXPOSURE TO MASS MEDIA HEALTH MESSAGES AND RISK PERCEPTION OF CULTURAL PRACTICES AFFECTING MATERNAL HEALTH AMONG HAUSA WOMEN IN RURAL AREAS OF BAUCHI STATE  

2015-11-11
The study set to find out the extent of exposure of Hausa women in rural areas of Bauchi state to health messages from the Mass Media with a view to ...

A STUDY OF THE STUDENTS OF ALMAJIRI SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN GOMBE METROPOLIS  

2015-11-11
This study investigates the students of Almajiri system of education in Gombe Metropolis by targeting three wards that have high presence of Almajiri pupils namely; Unguwa Uku, Kagarawal and Kwanan ...

APPRAISAL OF PERIODIC HEALTH EVALUATION AMONG ACADEMIC STAFF OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS OF NORTHWEST NIGERIA  

2015-11-11
This study appraised periodic health evaluation among academic staff of tertiary institutions of Northwest-Nigeria. Two research questions were asked, two major hypotheses and six sub-hypotheses were developed. The study adapted ...

HEPATOPROTECTIVE PROPERTIES OF METHANOL STEM BARK EXTRACTS OF HAEMATOSTAPHIS BARTERI HOOK. (ANACARDIACEAE) AND BOMBAX COSTATUM PELLGRA. & VUILLET (BOMBACEAE) IN WISTAR RATS  

2015-11-11
Haematostaphis barteri (HB) and Bombax costatum (BC) are widely used traditional medicinal plants for treatment of liver diseases that have not been scientifically evaluated for hepatoprotection. The methanol extract of ...

THE IMPACT OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT ON THE PROFITABILITY OF FIRMS IN THE NIGERIAN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY  

2015-11-11
This study examines the relationship between Inventory Management, specifically, the discrete components of inventory and firm Profitability for the Nigerian Pharmaceutical sector. The study is carried out based on the ...

AN APPRAISAL OF STRESS PLACEMENT IN STANDARD ENGLISH USAGE BY NUPE NATIVE SPEAKERS  

2015-11-11
The aim of this research is to appraise stress placement in Standard English Usage by Nupe native speakers. The thrust of this study hinges on the poor performance of Nupe ...

INFLUENCE OF STRESS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS IN NORTHWESTNIGERIA  

2015-11-11
This study investigated the influence of stress on the performance of Premier League Clubs in North-West, Nigeria. Five research questions were raised and five subhypotheses guided the study. An ex-post-facto ...

INVESTIGATION AND PREDICTION OF WIND SPEED POTENTIALS IN KANO STATE FOR ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK  

2015-11-11
Meteorological condition has a great impact on the level of wind speed (energy) availability in the natural world. ANN been excellent in solving nonlinear and complex problems necessitated it usage ...