1551. ADEQUACY OF FUNDING AND GROWTH OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The study examined the adequacy of funding and growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. The cross-sectional research was adopted and primary data (questionnaire) formed the major instrument of data collection. Three hundred and thirty-one (331) questionnaires were administered, out of which 309 were fully completed and retrieved. The data obtained in the fieldwork were analysed using both descriptive (mean, standard deviation, simple percentages) and the in...

1552. ADAPTATION OF EMPIRICAL ELECTRIC FIELD STRENGTH MODELS FOR TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION BROADCAST IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

This study investigates the coverage areas of VHF and UHF signals of two television stations in Ekiti State, Nigeria by quantitative measurement of the electric field strength. The signal levels of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Ado Ekiti, Channel 5, (175.25 MHz) and Broadcasting Service of Ekiti State (BSES), Channel 41, (631.25 MHz) transmitters were measured radially along several routes with the transmitting stations at focus. Their corresponding distances from...

1553. “ACTIVITIES OF SOME ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS AGAINST PHYTOPATHOGENIC YAM ROT FUNGI SPORES IN ZARIA, NIGERIA”

ABSTRACT

Postharvest deterioration has been a major problem associated with yam storage for both farmers and traders and it is caused mostly by micro-organisms especially fungi. The antifungal activity of some commonly used anti-dermatophytic agents (Fluconazole, Terbinafine Hcl, Ketoconazole, Sodium propionate and Griseofulvin) against phytopathogenic fungi such as Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium citrinum and Rhizopus stolonifer spores were investigated.

1554. Acquisition of Morphological Competence in Spelling as a Developmental Process

Abstract

It is commonly believed that learning to spell English words demands an understanding of the relationship between sounds and   letters and a memory for those words or parts of words that lack consistency in their spellings. The English orthography is richly morphophonemic yet the role morphology plays in learning to spell is not well understood. Besides, there have been very few investigations in this area. In order that learners may be able to spell, with ease, p...

1555. ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES OF TECHNICAL AID CORPS AS A FOREIGN POLICY TOOL

ABSTRACT

.The Technical Aid Corps Scheme is conceived by the Federal Government of Nigeria as an instrument of economic diplomacy. The ultimate aim of the programme is to promote Nigerias economic interest and boost her image in the comity of nations. However, despite the huge investment, Nigeria has not leveraged on the opportunities provided by TAC as a policy instrument to harvest economic and other dividends from the recipient states. The aim of the study therefore is to assess...

1556. ACCESS TO INFORMATION BY PRIMIGRAVIDA ON MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES IN FATIMA VILLAGE IN ZARIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE

ABSTRACT

This study investigated access to information by primigravida on maternal health services in Fatima Village in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The problem identified by the researcher is the under utilization of maternal healthcare services when there is a high rate of maternal mortality in Nigeria especially in the rural areas of northern Nigeria, hence the interest in Fatima village. The researcher focused on primigravida (first time pregnant women or women t...

1557. ACETYLATION OF SELECTED AGRICULTURAL WASTES KINETICS AND APPLICATION FOR OIL SPILL CLEAN UP

1.1Background of the study

Energy is the prime mover for all developed and developing nations. Crude oil is the major global source of energy. However, its exploration has resulted in serious environmental pollution ranging from air, water and soil pollutions. One of the main sources of water pollution is crude oil spill. The result of crude oil activities leaves most of our surface water heavily contaminated with several pollutants including dissolved and dispersed...

1558. ACETYLATION OF CORN COB AND MANGO KERNEL KINETICS AND APPLICATION FOR NON -AQUEOUS ADSORPTION PROCESS

1.0INTRODUCTION

Oil is the life blood of any modern industrial society. It fuels the machineries and lubricates the wheels of the world’s production. It is one of the most important energies and raw material sources for synthetic polymers and chemicals worldwide (Hussein et al., 2008; Annunciado et al., 2005).

Whenever oil is explored, transported and stored and its derivatives are used, there is risk of spillage with potential to cause significant environmental impa...

1559. ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEM AS A MEANS OF ENHANCING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF TRANSPORT COMPANY (A CASE STUDY OF THE NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION ENUGU)

ABSTRACT

Accounting information system in a transport organization has been a great problem to the third world countries in general, which Nigeria as a country has its own share. This research work, “Accounting information system in a transport organization, suggests ways of minimizing the effects of the problems of inefficient accounting information. It is believe that an improvement in this regards will enhance the performance of the corporation. To enable the researcher fin...

1560. Accommodationist Styles in Selected Works of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo

Abstract

This research intentionally investigated the literary works of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‟s Half of a Yellow Sun and Americanah and Akachi Adimora- Ezeigbo‟s Roses and Bullets and Trafficked to reveal their accomodationist styles. Over the years, researchers who engaged in the study of style and stylistics concentrated their analysis on the old methods where, every literary and linguistic works, were analysed from phonological, morphological, syntactic and semantic levels. Th...

1561. ACCESS AND UTILIZATION OF SPECIAL INFORMATION RESOURCES IN KASHIM IBRAHIM LIBRARY BY POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS IN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

This study investigated Access and Utilization of Special Information Resources in Kashim Ibrahim Library by Postgraduate Students in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. In order to achieve this objective, seven (7) research questions were developed and answered. Survey research method was adopted to conduct the study. The population of the study comprised 8,087 postgraduate students and Head of RBSD who was the custodian of special information resources. A structured questionn...

1562. ACCESS AND UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION FOR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT BY WIDOWS IN ZARIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KADUNA STATE

ABSTRACT

This study focused on access and utilization of information for economic empowerment by widows in Zaria local government area, Kaduna state. Five (5) research questions and two

(2) null hypotheses were formulated. The research sought to find out the types of information for economic empowerment by widows, how widows accessed information for economic empowerment, extent of utilization of information for economic empowerment, purpose of utilization of information fo...

1563. ACCESS AND UTILIZATION OF FAMILY PLANNING INFORMATION BY WOMEN ATTENDING FAMILY PLANNING CLINICS IN HOSPITALS IN KADUNA STATE OF NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigated access and utilization of family planning information by women attending family planning clinics in hospitals in Kaduna State. To achieve the objectives of the study, four research questions were raised, among which are; what factors influence seeking for family planning information by women attending family planning clinics in hospitals in Kaduna State, what types of family planning information are accessible to women attending family planning clini...

1564. ACCESS AND UTILIZATION OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION RESOURCES BY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN GOMBE STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

This study examined Access and Utilization of Electronic Information Resources by Undergraduate Students in University Libraries in Gombe State, Nigeria. Five research questions and three null hypotheses were formulated and tested with respect to the type of electronic information resources; what types of electronic information resources are available for undergraduate students in university libraries in Gombe State; to what extent undergraduate students access electronic i...

1565. ACCEPTANCE OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: A PERSPECTIVE OF NORTHERN NIGERIAN STUDENTS

ABSTRACT

Access to the internet in developing countries is on the increase due to the declining cost of internet subscription and the availability of cheaper alternatives to internet-ready devices. This has ensured that most industries can leverage on technology advancements in order to improve their processes. In Nigeria however, there is a disparity between the way government-owned and private-owned industries use technology, while privately owned industries are funded (investment...

1566. A Comparative Study Of Chemical And Microwave Synthesized Activated Carbon From carbon Carbon

1.1BACKGROUND OF STUDY

Activated carbon, also widely known as activated charcoal or activated coal is a form of carbon which has been processed to make it extremely porous and thus to have a very large surface area available for adsorption or chemical reactions (Mattson et al., 1971). The word active is sometimes used in place of activated. It is characterized by high degree of micro porosity. A gram of activated carbon can have a surface area in excess of 500 m2. Sufficient activat...

1567. A SYSTEM DYNAMICS STUDY OF MTN CUSTOMER SERVICE QUEUING SYSTEM

ABSTRACT

Customer service is the most important aspect of every business that builds its processes on the basis of customers going through the queue before receiving any service from the organization. These businesses become ineffective and inefficient if the queues are not moving well or the queues are not fluid. This research was inspired by the customer service of MTN Sokoto branch. System Dynamics was used in order to solve the overcrowd problem of the organization. System Dynam...

1568. A THEORETICALLY LOSSLESS METHOD FOR DERIVING EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS FROM UNEVENLY SAMPLED DATA

ABSTRACT

The Lomb-Scargle discrete Fourier transform (LSDFT) is a fairly popular technique for analyzing time series within the astronomy community. However, this algorithm is largely unknown in many other disciplines, despite many potential applications. In particular, the atmospheric sciences stand to benefit substantially from implementing it, since much of the corpus of observational data is irregularly sampled. In this study, a solution for empirical orthogonal functions (EOFs)...

1569. A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO HOUSING DELIVERY IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT) ABUJA, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Housing has been described as an unstructured, complex, multi-dimensional phenomenon and its delivery as an important social policy issue. However, housing delivery in Nigeria is enmeshed in a myriad of perennial problems: huge housing deficits; acute shortages; overcrowding; high costs of building, renting and maintenance of houses. These are the outcomes of the extant policy driven persistently by the provisions approach frameworks that largely depend on implementation th...

1570. A System of Automated Web Service Selection

Abstract

In the modern world, service oriented applications are becoming more and more popular from year to year. To remain competitive, these Web services must provide the high level of quality. From another perspective, the end user is interested in getting the service, which fits the user's requirements the best: for limited resources get the service with the best available quality. In this work, the model for automated service selection was presented to solve this problem. T...

1571. A SURVEY OF STUDENTS’ OPINION ON THE IMPACT OF TERRORISM ON PERFORMANCE IN SOCIAL STUDIES, IN PLATEAU STATE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

This study surveyed student opinion on the impact of Terrorism on performance in social studies in Colleges of Education, Plateau state, Nigeria. Three objectives, research questions and hypotheses each were developed for this study. The population covered all the NCE social studies students constituting 2117 students in Plateau state. Samples of 324 respondents were randomly selected based on Krejcie and Morgan‟s (1970) sample selection. The instrument used for data collec...

1572. A SURVEY OF TEACHERS’ AWARENESS AND USE OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out teachers’ awareness and use of assistive technology in teaching children with special needs in North Central Nigeria. The objective of the study was to find out teachers’ competence in assistive technology devices. Six research questions and four hypotheses guided the study. A cross sectional survey research design was adopted for the study and the population for the study was made up of all regular and special education...

1573. A SURVEY OF THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IN SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE INDUSTRIES

ABSTRACT

The efficiency and effectiveness of any organization weather small or big depends on the people that manage it. And manning an organization has been a serious problem of small and medium scale companies like Nigeria and because of this, these companies have not been able to achieve their goals. It is against this background that this research work was conducted to investigate such problems as sources of recruitment and selection of workers, human resources development and m...

1574. A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF RAMAN PUMP ON SIGNAL TRANSMISSION OVER FIBER OPTICS CABLE

ABSTRACT

Signal fading and attenuation are key issues in optical transmission over long distances (usually >100km). For example, a transmission link with a length of more than 100 kilometers on fiber optic cable will experience significant packet loss, detectable dropouts, and fluctuating attenuation. In essence, this will result in an unreliable and unusable transmission link. From the input, the optical signal passes through an Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA). With a Wavele...

1575. A Study on factors influencing Nigerian online consumer purchase behavior

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this research is to explore the factors that influence Nigerian online consumer purchase behavior. After a detailed relevant literature and theoretical framework on factors influencing Nigerian online consumer purchase behavior, researcher framed a well-structured questionnaire for collecting required information from a sample of 300 Nigerian customers out of which 217 valid responses received. The collected data were summarized, coded, and controlled by usin...