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ABSTRACT This study examined the marketing of poultry feeds in Anambra State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to: describe the socio-economic characteristics of the poultry feeds marketers; identify and describe the marketing channels for poultry feeds; describe the promotional activities adopted by these poultry feed marketers; assess the degree of market concentration among wholesalers and retailers of poultry feeds; determine the marketing   margins for poultry feeds at wholesale and retail ...

ABSTRACT The study examined the impact of Commercial Agriculture credit scheme on the performance of beneficiaries  in  Anambra  State,  Nigeria.  Simple  random sampling  technique  was  applied  in selection of respondents for the study. The sample was drawn from members of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN). AFAN has a total of 548 members, out of this member 200 of them  have  so  far  benefited  from the  scheme  while  348  are ...

ABSTRACT With the aid of Global Positioning System (GPS) and Satellite Aerial Photo, a comparative characterization and mapping of soil gully erosion features on two geological formations were carried out in Nsukka area of eastern Nigeria. The two geological formations were Ajali  and  Mamu  formations.  The study involved  the use of base map  created  using a Geographic Information System (GIS) (GPS Track Marker) and Satellite Photo downloaded from the internet ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The demand for high quality protein especially from aquatic resources is rising, Clarias gariepinus is the most common and have received much attention because of its economic importance and high rate of success in rearing them (Adewolu et al. 2009). Albinism in catfish is the best known potentially valuable qualitative traits and inherited as a single homozygous recessive trait (Bondari, 1981). The ...

ABSTRACT The geophysical investigation of the subsurface structures of parts of Benue Trough and Bornu Basin, northeast Nigeria, using aeromagnetic data was carried out in this study. The area under investigation is bounded by latitude 9.50 N to 12.00N and longitude 9.50 E to 12.00  E. It is covered by 25 aeromagnetic maps. The aeromagnetic maps were digitized  on  a  3  km  by  3  km  grid  and  later  compiled  to ...

ABSTRACT Date palm is cultivated in arid and semiarid regions worldwide. In Nigeria, date palm is one of the most important tree crops of great socioeconomic importance in the Sahel, Sudan and Guinea Savannah ecologies. In order to assess the genetic diversity of the crop, survey and exploration were undertaken to collect the fruits from the populations of the female tree germplasm across the gene pools of the Nigerian Institute ...

ABSTRACT Soil and water pollution are major environmental problems facing many coastal regions of the world due to high population, urbanization and industrialization. The Environmental Hydrogeochemistry of the Benin Formation of the Port Harcourt, Aba and Owerri axis in the  Niger  Delta,  Nigeria  was  investigated  in  this  study.  The  study  area  lies  between latitudes 440IN to 5º40IN and longitudes 6º50IE to 7º50IE covering parts of Port Harcourt, Aba and Owerri ...

ABSTRACT Determination of surface wear of engineering materials was carried out using Pin-on- disc wear testing machine. Wear is a dynamic and complex process which involves not only surface and material properties but operating conditions as well. The wearing of surfaces may lead to extra cost of maintenance or manufacturing process. The present study developed dual condition Pin-on-disc wear testing machine with which both dry and lubricated surface contact of ...

ABSTRACT Malaria continues to be a global burden as the efficacy of most anti-malarial drugs have been compromised by the evolution of resistant parasites. Plants present unlimited sources of novel substances with many therapeutic potentials. This study was designed to obtain bioactive compounds with antiplasmodial potential and high safety margin from selected medicinal plants that could be useful against both sensitive and resistant parasites. Eight medicinal plants; namely Agelanthus dodoneifolius, ...

ABSTRACT Mineral oil based lubricants are non-renewable, harmful to health and prone to price fluctuations. Thus, vegetable oils are considered as suitable alternatives to mineral oils for lubricant production. Research on the use of non-edible vegetable oils for lubricant development has become necessary. The tribological evaluation of lubricant developed from non-edible vegetable (jatropha and castor) oils for industrial applications have been carried out in this study. The oils were characterized, ...

ABSTRACT This study investigates the Effects of Physical and Virtual Laboratories on Learning outcomes in Geography among Senior Secondary School Students in North Central Nigeria. The study adopts a quasi-experimental research design. Nine research questions were answered, and nine hypotheses were tested in this study. The population of the study was made up of eight hundred and nineteen thousand nine hundred and eight (819,908) students in the Senior Secondary schools ...

ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of gamification and ILIAS online learning platforms on learning outcomes in educational technology among university students in Nigeria. The study examined the impact of achievement, retention and motivation of students taught using gamification, ILIAS and conventional lecture method. A Quasi- Experimental Pre-test, Post-test, Non-equivalent Control Group Design was adopted for the study.  The sample for the study consisted of second year educational technology university ...

ABSTRACT Cassava is one of the most important staple foods in Nigeria, simulation of models that will increase the production of cassava is very necessary.  The study was conducted to estimate trend,  forecast  and  supply  response  of  cassava  production  in  Nigeria.  Secondary  data covering  the  period  of  1961  to  2014  were  used  for  the  study.  Secondary  data  used include  prices,  yield,  output  and  hectarage  of  Cassava.  Other  data  include  rainfall, ...

ABSRACT Water resources have been threatened in the Guinea and Sudano-Sahelian ecological zones by the persistent impact of climate change. Many previous studies in the area were based on historical trend analysis or hypothetical assumptions in projecting climate change impacts on water resources. Considering the sensitivity of the hydrological system to climate change, there is the need to adopt the current global paradigm shift from the use of historical trend ...

ABSTRACT The research process that results in the production of theses and dissertations involves a detailed literature review to support areas of the research study which means search and retrieval of information related to their research must be done to reduce or avoid as much as possible the issue of repetitive research and plagiarism. Despite the large turnout of these research outputs, postgraduate students face two critical challenges in the ...

ABSTRACT The development of drug resistance by pathogenic yeast especially Candida albicans, has resulted in waste of financial resources globally. This study was aimed at evaluating the antifungal activities of some medicinal plant extracts and fractions against clinical isolates of Candida albicans. Four medicinal plants namely: Vernonia amygdalina, Azardirachta indica, Moringa oleifera, and Vitellaria paradoxa were used in this study. The leaves, stembark and root of each medicinal plants were ...

ABSTRACT This research focuses on investigation of energy consumption in orthogonal turning of AISI  304  alloy  steel,  with  a  view  of  coming  up  with  optimized  parameters  to accomplish minimum energy consumption and surface roughness in dry and wet cutting environments using mineral oil and vegetable oil based cutting fluids.  The procedure involved sourcing of mineral and Jathropha vegetable oil. The vegetable oil was subjected to GC-MS test to ascertain the ...

ABSTRACT Local This research was conducted to analyze supply response and demand for local rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Niger and Benue States. The Objectives of the study were to describe the socio-economic characteristics of local Rice consumers, analyze the trends of local Rice supply, and determine the responsiveness of local Rice to changes in price and non-price factors. The research further assessed the effect of Local Rice characteristics on ...

ABSTRACT This study analysed supply response and trend of ginger production in Benue and Kaduna States Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was employed. Cross sectional data from 359 respondents were collected through structured questionnaire and time series data from 1979 to 2018 were also used for the study. Simple descriptive statistics, Autoregressive Distribution Lag Model (ARDL) and the grafted polynomial model were employed for the study. Male (80.5%) dominated ginger ...

ABSTRACT In this study, synthesised NiO-CNTs-SnO2 nanocomposites based coatings were applied on AISI 1020 steel samples to prevent corrosion. NiO-SnO2 based nanocomposites were obtained via combination of green-impregnation and sonochemical methods followed by incorporation of CNTs at different ratios. The influence of process parameters on the synthesis of NiO and SnO2 nanoparticles such as; solution pH, precursor concentration, and synthesis temperature on particle size were investigated via surface response methodology ...