1076. BIOFILM PRODUCTION AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF UROPATHOGENS ISOLATED FROM AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL ZARIA, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Biofilm Production on surfaces (animate and inanimate object) by microorganisms has become a major concern now in medical settings since it poses threat of induction and spread of resistance among pathogens. Uropathogens as associated with catheterization, ureter and bladder surfaces is of a major interest as far as biofilm production is concerned. This study determined the biofilm production and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of uropathogens isolated from Ahmadu Bello U...

1077. BIOFILM FORMATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN ISOLATES OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA FROM BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL MAKURDI, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the biofilm-forming bacteria implicated in infections such as, urinary tract infections, medical device infections, middle ear infections, cystic fibrosis, wounds etc. that pose serious threat to patients, resulting in prolong hospital stay, morbidity and high mortality, with ultimate economic burden and retardation of antibiotics effectiveness. This study determined the biofilm production potential and antimicrobial resistance pattern in is...

1078. BIODEGRATION OF CRUDE OIL BY BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM PRISTINE SOIL

1.1Background to the Study

In recent years, the demand for petroleum as a source of energy and raw material for chemical industries has resulted in a tremendous increase in world production. This increase in production, refining and distribution of crude oil has also brought with it an ever- increasing problem of environmental pollution (Gopinathan et al., 2012; Abioye et al., 2013; Sojinu and Ejeromedoghene, 2019).

Petroleum hydrocarbons can seep into the soil and contami...

1079. BIOCONTROL POTENTIAL OF BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS ISOLATED FROM SOIL SAMPLES AGAINST LARVA OF MOSQUITO

ABSTRACT

A major challenge for achieving successful mosquito control is overcoming insecticide resistance. Bacillus thuringiensis which is one of the most effective biolarvacide for control of species of mosquitoes and monitoring of larval susceptibility is essential to avoid resistance development. Mosquito larvacidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis was assessed by isolating them from ecologically different soil habitats in and around Enugu metropolis. The isolate organisms were...

1080. BIOACCUMULATION OF NATURALLY OCCURING RADIONUCLIDES IN RICE AND SWEET POTATOE SAMPLES CULTIVATED IN SELECTED FARMLANDS OF KEBBI STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

This study details the bioaccumulation of natural radionuclides in rice and sweet potatoes samples acquired from selected farmlands of Kebbi State. Ten (10) samples of rice and five (5) samples of sweet potatoes were collected from (15) different farmlands in Kebbi State and analyzed by means of Gamma-rays spectroscopy using Nal(Tl) detector. Activity concentration for 238U,232Thand40K, in soil sample from the rice farms ranged from, 10.19±0.5-19.56±1.98, 13.5...

1081. BIG DATA CHALLENGES: ENHANCING STRATEGIC & OPERATIONAL DECISION MAKING FOR BUSINESSES

Abstract

Since 2005, Big Data analytics have been gaining traction and recognition as an essential and rewarding business resource to enhance strategic and operational decision making for business leaders. Big Data analytics consist of the 4 V’s of unstructured data—volume, velocity, variety, and veracity—stemming from nonstop 24/7 exchanges of emails, photo-sharing, and other Internet activities around the world. Big Data’s power lies in making targeted pred...

1082. BEHAVIOURAL AND ANTICONVULSANT EFFECTS OF METHANOL EXTRACT OF FICUS VALLIS CHOUDAE (MORACEAE) STEM BARK

ABSTRACT

Ficus vallis choudae is a plant widely spread in tropical Africa including Nigeria. It is said to be of value in ethnomedicine especially in the treatment of jaundice, gastrointestinal problems, giddiness and epilepsy. The anticonvulsant activity of methanol stem bark extract of Ficus vallis was studied in mice and two-day old cockrels. This study was conducted using three models; pentylenetetrazole-induced seizure test, maximal electroshock seizure test and 4-aminopyridine...

1083. BACTERIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC WASTES ON RIVER SOKOTO

ABSTRACT

Bacteriological analysis of the water samples such as heterotrophic counts, coliform counts, Faecal Coliform/Faecal Streptococci (FC/FS) ratio were carried out following standard procedures. Gram-negative bacteria and Gram-positive Staphylococcal species were identified using ID 32E and Microbact 12S kits respectively. Susceptibility of the isolates to ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, cefuroxime, erythromycin, gentamicin, amoxycillin/clavulinate, cloxacillin, ampicillin, ciproflox...

1084. BACTERIAL FORAGING ALGORITHM BASED TUNING OF ON-LOAD TAP CHANGING TRANSFORMER FOR VOLTAGE REGULATION IN POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORK

ABSTRACT

The control of voltage level has been identified as one of the most important operational needs for efficient and reliable operation of power system equipment. Due to the fact that both the utility and customer equipment are designed to operate at certain voltage ratings. Prolonged operation of the equipment at voltages outside the allowable range could adversely affect their performance and may cause forced outages. Therefore, voltage at terminals of all equipment in the s...

1085. AWARENESS AND UTILIZATION OF PODCAST FOR INFORMATION SERVICES DELIVERY AMONG LIBRARIANS IN UNIVERSITIES IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA.

ABSTRACT

The study investigated awareness and utilization of podcast for information services delivery among librarians inuniversity libraries in Kano State. In order to achieve the four objectives of the study research questions were formulated and answered. It examined the extent of librarians’ awareness of relevance of podcast to information service delivery in universitylibraries the purposes for which the podcast is used in university libraries, Extent oflibrarians use of...

1086. AWARENESS AND UTILIZATION OF ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOGUE (OPAC) BY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY DUTSINMA LIBRARY, KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

OPAC refers to information retrieval system composed of database of bibliographic records describing the books and other materials owned by a library or library system. This study was undertaken to explore the awareness and utilization of Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) by undergraduate students in Federal University Dutsin-Ma Library, Katsina State. Investigation was carried out in respect of the level of awareness, purpose for utilizing OPAC, extent of utilization,...

1087. AWARENESS AND UTILISATION OF INSTITUTIONAL DIGITAL REPOSITORY (IDR) BY POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA

ABSTRACT

The study investigated Awareness and Utilisation of Institutional Digital Repository by Postgraduate Students of the Faculty of Science, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. The study achieved the following objectives;To find out the extent of awareness of the Institutional Digital Repository, to identify the factors motivating the Utilisation of the Institutional Digital Repository, to find out the extent at which the Institutional Digital Repository is being utilised by the Pos...

1088. AWARENESS AND USE OF OPEN ACCESS INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES BY ACADEMICS IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES IN NORTH CENTRAL STATES OF NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

This research was carried out to investigate the Awareness and Use of Open Access Institutional Repositories by Academics in Federal Universities in North Central States of Nigeria. The research questions raised among others include; what is the level of awareness of Open Access IR by academics in Federal Universities in North Central States of Nigeria? What are the sources of awareness of Open Access IR by academics in Federal Universities in North Central States of Nigeri...

1089. AWARENESS AND READINESS TO ADOPT GREEN COMPUTING PRACTICES AMONG EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY STAKEHOLDERS IN NORTH-CENTRAL NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The use of computer and its accessories in our daily activities, in spite of its usefulness have caused a lot of hazards to humans and the environment. Green computing aimed at reducing energy consumption and carbon emission, prevent wastage, cut cost and protect the environment. This study investigates educational technology stakeholders‘ awareness and readiness to green computing adoption in North central Nigeria. A cross sectional Survey research design was adapted...

1090. AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF COMPUTER PACKAGES IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF ISLAMIC STUDIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE

ABSTRACT

This study assessed the availability and utilization of computer packages in teaching and learning of Islamic Studies in secondary schools in Kaduna State. The research work was as a result of ineffective usage of instructional materials in teaching and learning of Islamic Studies by teachers of Islamic Studies because of their inability to interact with the teaching environment such as the use of computers. According to WAEC Chief Examiner‟s report, this has led to the stu...

1091. AUTOREGRESSIVE INTEGRATED MOVING AVERAGE-BASED PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR BASE STATION AVAILABILITY OF TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS IN MINNA

ABSTRACT

There is a standard of 99.999% (five ‗nines‘) availability for telecommunication hardware and software. This is to guarantee the high level of service required by the Mobile Network Operator (MNO) for service delivery. MNOs in Nigeria and most sub-Saharan Africa countries are, however, not being able to meet up with the expected base station availability mainly due to high restoration time after the outage. In this thesis, the historical Base Transceiver Station (BTS)...

1092. AUTOMATIC RADIO SELECTION FOR DATA TRANSFER IN DEVICE-TO- DEVICE COMMUNICATION

ABSTRACT

As technology evolves in telecommunication, the choice of the kind of radio to be used for data transfer in a multi-radio system at a particular time remains a challenge, especially in device-to-device (D2D) communications. This is evident in devices such as phones where multiple radio systems such as Bluetooth, Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), and Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) are present. Despite all these radios in place, the selection of these radios has always...

1093. AUTOMATED IRRIGATION AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A GREEN HOUSE

ABSTRACT

The aim of this project is to design and construct an automated irrigation and monitoring system for a greenhouse. In this project, we design a system that uses data’s related to a greenhouse environment and yield status to control the designed system for the greenhouse. A greenhouse requires regular monitoring. The current system of irrigation is done manually, which is time consuming, less effective and lead to poor yield.  A greenhouse makes it easy to grow cr...

1094. AUTOMATED FORENSIC AUDITING AND FRAUD CONTROL IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION, PORTHARCOURT)

ABSTRACT

The topic “Automated forensic auditing and fraud control in Nigeria” is a critical concept in modern days accounting, and our country Nigeria is not left out in its practice. This research aims at pointing out the rationale behind fraudulent practices as well as examining the role of automated forensic auditing on fraud control. A survey research design was adopted for this research study and the sample size was selected using Taro Yamane sampling technique as d...

1095. AUTOMATED FISH FEEDER Using Internet of Things (IoT)

The Arduino is considered as the brains behind the functionality of the system. A

microprocessor and micro controller that has all instruction uploaded into it

1096. Automated Canteen Ordering system.

ABSTRACT

Nowadays people do not have much time to spend in canteen by just waiting for the waiter to take their order. Many customers visit the canteen in their lunch break and recess, so they have limited time to eat and return to their respective offices and colleges. So, this software helps them to save time and order food whenever they want without calling the waiter again and again.

Manual system involves paperwork in the form of maintaining various files and manuals....

1097. AUDIENCE PERCEPTION OF WOMEN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES, ON PLATEAU RADIO TELEVISION (PRTV) JOS

ABSTRACT

The study conducted in Plateau State set out to find out the perception of the residents in the selected study areas of Jos North, Jos South and Bassa Local Government Areas o n the role of the programmes, Women in Action and Muryar Mata in creating demand for development and providing relevant information to promote the development of women as designed by the Plateau Radio and Television Corporation (PRTVC). The programmes are being transmitted for more than a decade to ad...

1098. AUN SENIOR PROJECT REPOSITORY

ABSTRACT

Every semester, students from each school in AUN take on their Senior Project. This project is expected to be a culmination of their work at the University and represent what they have learned. One of the biggest issues students have is what project they should take on. From the inception of AUN, there have undoubtedly been a great number of projects that have been done. Some could have been expanded upon or even improved; there has however seldom been an opportunity for th...

1099. AUTHORSHIP, QUALITY AND PRICE AS FACTORS INFLUENCING UTILISATION OF TEXTBOOKS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Textbooks play central role in teaching and learning in schools, particularly, in primary schools. Difficult and poorly written textbooks in the early grades contribute to the high drop-out rate of pupils in Nigeria. Utilisation of textbooks may be influenced by several factors, especially authorship, quality and price. However, there is a dearth of information on how the factors relatively and jointly influence utilisation of textbooks in primary schools in Nigeria. The st...

1100. AUDIT QUALITY AND CONCEPT OF GOING CONCERN IN QUOTED NON-FINANCIAL FIRMS IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The objective of the study is to examine audit quality and concept of going concern in quoted non- financial companies in Nigeria. Arguments abound that going concern opinion is issued if auditors have a doubt about financial condition of a company. However, provision of going concern audit opinion may worsen the company in terms of gaining public trust and may even indicate bankruptcy, and that is why this study aims to explore audit quality attributes that affect auditor&...