1. IMPACTS OF JIGSAW II CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGY ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND RETENTION IN MENSURATION AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA
The main concepts, procedures, and logic that solve problems are the focus of mathematics. It is generally acknowledged as being essential to any society's progress. This is so because a country's ability to develop is reliant on its progress in science and technology. But without mathema... Read More
2. AN ASSESSMENT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND ITS USEFULNESS IN ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ORGANIZATION
Background Of Study: A farmer who planted corps expects results, just as a student who waits for an exam does. The same may be said for an investor. The farmer may be informed of the outcome in the form of a bountiful crop. A pupil would normally be satisfied with a result sheet... Read More
3. ASSESSMENT OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: A large number of organizations were organized based on the products and services they offered (Christopher, Payne and Ballantyne, 2002). The 4Ps, which stand for product, pricing, place, and promotion, were given a lot of atten... Read More
4. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF 1KVA UNINTERRUPTED POWER SYSTEM (UPS)
ABSTRACT: A UPS system is a DC to AC conversion system of 1KVA power rating and expected to carry around 800 watts load. It provides power to electronic and electrical appliances such as radio sets, TV DVD/VCD, computers, fans and lighting. The design was conceived and put d... Read More
5. FINGERPRINT BASED STUDENT ATTENDANCE MONITORING SYSTEM
Background of the Study: Attendance management of students in institution can be rigorous using the conventional method of paper sheets and old file system method. Every academic institution poses some standards concerning how attendance is to be confirmed for student in classes,... Read More
6. THE INFLUENCE OF WORKING ENVIRONMENT ON TEACHERS’ TURNOVER IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Retention of valuable employees is a global challenge. Managers and top level authorities are constantly met with the is... Read More
7. THE IMPACT OF MICRO CREDIT ON POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study: Poverty is the major problem in most developing economies. In these economies, it is argued that among others absence of acce... Read More
8. THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE CORRECTION OF VICES AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF VALUES AMONG STUDENTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background Of The Study: Socrates, an ancient Greek philosopher, believed that a life without inquiry was not worth living. This remark was made in re... Read More
9. THE IMPACT OF E-GOVERNANCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF LAGOS STATE SECRETARIAT - ALAUSA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the study: The widespread adoption of e-governance in many countries throughout the world is based on its seeming capacity to expedite t... Read More
10. SONOGRAPHIC CORRELATION OF FETAL NECK CIRCUMFERENCE AND AREA WITH GESTATIONAL AGE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN PORTHARCOURT, NIGERIA.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study: The neck represents anatomically a small part of the human body between the head and the thorax. Due to its unique position, it conveys vital structures that communicate between the head and oth...
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11. SONOGRAPHIC ESTIMATION OF GESTATIONAL AGE BY PLACENTAL THICKNESS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN ENUGU, NIGERIA
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study: The placenta is an organ that connects the developing fetus to the mother. The placenta performs respiratory, excretory, nutritional and endocrine functions for the fetus. It transfers gases, such as oxygen and carbondioxide, waste... Read More
12. SONOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF GONGRONEMA LATIFOLIUM ON GASTRIC EMPTYING OF SEMI - SOLID MEALS IN HEALTHY, DIABETIC AND GASTROPARETIC DOGS
ABSTRACT
Gongronema latifolium is an edible tropical rainforest plant traditionally used as a spice, staple vegetable and in the treatment and management of diabetes. Extensive studies have established its hypoglycaemic effect. However, scanty information is available on the mechanism b... Read More
13. SONOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF RENAL PARENCHYMAL AND MEDULLARY PYRAMID THICKNESSES AMONG HEALTHY CHILDREN IN SELECTED SCHOOLS IN ENUGU, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: Renal parenchymal thickness (RPT) and renal medullary pyramid thickness (MPT) are important renal size parameters and there is no existing ultrasound normogram for RPT and MPT among children in our locality. Thus, this study was aimed at establishing normal values for R... Read More
14. BIOMETRY OF THE CORPUS CALLOSUM IN AN ADULT NIGERIAN POPULATION USING MAGNETIC RESONANCE
ABSTRACT
This was a prospective cross-sectional survey study conducted in the Radio diagnostic Department of National Hospital Abuja from June 2013 to January 2014 on 210 cases (111 males and 99 females). The specific objectives were to determine the: (i) biometric valu... Read More
15. HYDROCARBON CHARACTERIZATION AND PROSPECT IDENTIFICATION OF YZ FIELD, NIGER DELTA
Introduction
The YZ field is located within the Niger Delta Basin, onshore Niger Delta Nigeria (Figure 1.1). Major focus in recent time, in hydrocarbon exploration has been moved towards the renewal of older fields and the identification of new prospects from these old fields (Emina et... Read More
16. A CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEM WITH A MIXED REALITY INTERFACE
ABSTRACT
Undoubtedly, the corporation has become one of the most powerful forces in twentieth century economies. It is both a method of property tenure and a means of organizing economic life. The corporation’s separation of ownership into component parts, control and beneficial o... Read More
17. A FAST QUASI-STATIC TIME SERIES SIMULATION METHOD USING SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS TO EVALUATE DISTRIBUTED PV IMPACTS
SUMMARY
The desire to reduce carbon footprint coupled with government incentives has led to a massive deployment of renewable energy resources, solar photovoltaics (PV) in particular. Electric utilities in the United States face the challenge of numerous solar PV interconnec- tion reque... Read More
18. 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 B... Read More
19. AN ASSESSMENT OF CADASTRAL PRACTICE IN NIGER STATE FOR EFFECTIVE LAND TITLING SYSTEM
ABSTRACT
The product of a Cadastral Surveys is an essential subset for effective land titling. Land titling procedure in Niger State has been an age-long concern among geo-spatial experts. This study presents a revalidation survey of 20 selected Title Deed Plans (TDPs) with a view to id... Read More
20. APPRAISAL OF BUILDING CHANGES TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN ENUGU URBAN AREA
1.1Background to the Study
Climate change is a major global phenomenon, which is evidenced by alterations in rainfall distribution, rising of glacier, ocean water expansion, drought, and increased temperature, (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2013). According to the Wo... Read More
21. CHROMOSOMAL PATTERNS AND VARIABILITY IN THE AFRICAN GIANT RAT (Cricetomys gambianus, WATERHOUSE-1840)
ABSTRACT
The studies of mammalian chromosomes have constituted an effective area of investigation to explain their relationship. The entire chromosome set of a species is known as a karyotype. Many rodent species show a tendency for extensive chromosomal variability within species and s... Read More
22. CONSTRUCTION OF AN AUTOMATIC WATER LEVEL CONTROLLER
ABSTRACT
The project design and construction of an automatic water level controller is aimed at realizing a simple, portable cost effective system capable of controlling the water level in an overhead water tank. This project report details the construction processes employed in impleme... Read More
23. X-RAY SHIELDING BARRIER ESTIMATION: A CASE STUDY OF RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, SHIKA – ZARIA
ABSTRACT
The shielding barrier already constructed in the general radiography, fluoroscopy and mammography rooms of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika and the general radiography room of Barau Dikko Specialist Hospital, Kaduna was evaluated. The evaluation was based on the... Read More
24. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERISED DATA BASE SYSTEM FOR OUT PATIENT
1.1INTRODUCTION
A Geographical Information System (GIS) is a system of hardware, software and procedures to facilitate the management, manipulation, analysis, modeling, representation and display of geo‐referenced data to solve complex problems regarding planning and management of resou... Read More
25. DEVELOPMENT OF A STATE ESTIMATION BASED IMPROVED DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION OF NON-TECHNICAL LOSSES USING SMART METER MEASUREMENTS
ABSTRACT
This research work presents the development of branch current based state estimation for Non- Technical Losses (NTLs) Detection and Localization. The use of weighted least square (WLS) state estimation for the evaluation of branch current of a network during theft is considered... Read More
26. Driving Manoeuvre Recognition using Mobile Sensors
Abstract
Automobiles are integral in today’s society as they are used for transportation, com- merce, and public services. The ubiquity of automotive transportation creates a demand for active safety technologies for the consumer. Recently, the widespread use and improved sensing... Read More
27. EFFICIENCY OF MEDIAN PER CAPITA EXPENDITURE METHOD FOR MEASURING THE LEVELS OF POVERTY IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Measurement of levels of poverty is a powerful instrument for focusing the attention of policy makers on the living conditions of the poor. Previous studies on measurement of poverty in Nigeria have adopted two-third of mean per capita expenditure method for defining the povert... Read More
28. FREQUENCY AND PATTERNS OF ELECTRICITY VANDALISM IN KOGI STATE: A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF CRIME REPORTS
FREQUENCY AND PATTERNS OF ELECTRICITY VANDALISM IN KOGI STATE: A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF CRIME REPORTS
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Electricity is a critical infrastructure that supports economic development... Read More
29. THE EFFECT OF MEDICAL INFLATION ON THE WELLBEING OF NURSING MOTHERS AND CHILDREN IN TARABA STATE: A CASE STUDY OF URBAN AND RURAL AREAS
THE EFFECT OF MEDICAL INFLATION ON THE WELLBEING OF NURSING MOTHERS AND CHILDREN IN TARABA STATE: A CASE STUDY OF URBAN AND RURAL AREAS
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
Medical inflation, characterized by the con... Read More
30. EVALUATION OF HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES AND WATER TABLE FLUCTUATION OF GBAKO AQUIFER, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Water table fluctuation of selected hand dug wells, and hydraulic properties were determined. The methods of investigation included water level measurements, laboratory tests and analysis. The results indicated that the water level values for 16 wells under stu... Read More
31. EYE MOVEMENTS CHARACTERIZING FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF EXPERTISE IN SOURCE CODE READING
INTRODUCTION
Expertise is an important criterion for programmers that contributes mainly on how they perform the programming related tasks. However, years of programming experience is not the only measure that is related to expertise (Feigenspan et al., 2012). Researchers have shown tha... Read More