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THE EFFECTS OF FAULTY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ON BUILDING MAINTENANCE IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA
Building defects arising from design and construction are recognized to have ample effects on the level of maintenance of buildings which often lead to increased costs causing dissatisfaction. Minimizing these defects will reduce building maintenance problems and increase the lifespan of structures. This study examined the effects of faulty design... Read more
SYNCHRONIZATION OF SINGLE PHASE GENERATORS FOR DOMESTIC APPLICATION: RELIABILITY IN LOAD HANDLING
This study proves that synchronization can be realized using ordinary single-phase domestic generators. This was achieved first by developing a manual means of combining two or more generators for effective operations and design of electronic device that makes synchronization much easier and affordable for domestic users, secondly, an evaluation of... Read more
PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF GONGRONEMALATIFOLIUM (UTAZI) LEAVES
The leaves of Gongronema latifolium (Utazi) plant were examined for their Phytochemical and antimicrobial properties. The Phytochemical Screening was carried out using standard procedures on ethanol extract of the leaves sample. The leaves of the plant sample showed the presence of the following phytochemicals such as Alkaloids (2.55 1.47), Flavonoids... Read more
EFFECT OF ORGANIC MANURE ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF AMARANTH (Amaranthus cruentus)
Low soil fertility status is a major constraint to sustainable crop production in the humid tropics, thus necessitating the need for regular external fertilizer input. The effect of organic manure on the growth and yield of Amaranth (Amaranathus cruentus) was evaluated. The experiment was conducted at the Teaching, Demonstration and... Read more
NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION OF FLUTED PUMPKIN LEAVES (Telfairia occidentalis HOOK F.) AS AFFECTED BY FOUR DIFFERENT RATES OF UREA FERTILIZER IN UNWANA-AFIKPO, EBONYI STATE
The nutritional composition of Fluted Pumpkin leaves (Telfairia occidentalis Hook F.) as affected by four different rates of Urea fertilizer in Unwana-Afikpo was conducted at the research farm of Department of Horticulture and Landscape Technology, Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana. The area is in a humid tropical agro-ecological zone. The... Read more
FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF LOCALLY PROCESSED TOMATO PASTE AND TOMATO POWDER
Extending the shelf life of tomatoes is very important for domestic and export marketing, which can be achieved through different preservative techniques such as dehydration and processing into different forms. The research is aimed at determining and comparing the functional properties of locally processed tomato paste and tomato powder sourced... Read more
TIME SERIES ANALYSIS OF MALARIA IN ABA, ABIA STATE: USING AUTO REGRESSIVE INTEGRATED MOVING AVERAGE (ARIMA) MODELS TO FORECAST FUTURE INCIDENCE
The study sought to assess the trends of Malaria incidence in Aba Metropolis and forecast future incidence. A retrospective comparative study design was employed using secondary data from Abia State University Teaching Hospital Aba from January 2014 to December 2020. Trend of malaria prevalence was analysed and compared by years... Read more
FLEXURAL-TORSIONAL-DISTORTIONAL ANALYSIS OF DOUBLE SPINE MONO-SYMMETRIC BOX GIRDER SECTION
The differential equations for torsional-distortional analysis of a double spine mono-symmetric box girder section were obtained following Vlasov’s theory. The evaluation of Vlasov’s coefficient of the governing differential equations formed a major part of this work. This involved the valuation of the various strain mode diagrams for the box section... Read more
Sr-Site Deficient La-Sm Co-Doped SrTiO3 Thermoelectric Ceramics
The phase, microstructural and thermoelectric properties of Sr1-3x/2Smx/2TiO3 (0.05 x ) ceramics were investigated. Samples with varying concentrations of La3+ and Sm3+ ions were batched, synthesized by solid state reaction (SSR) method, calcined in air and sintered in 5 % H2/N2 at 1773 K for 6 h. The particle size... Read more
SURFACE THERMODYNAMICS EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE FOR THE EFFICACY OF PARTICLES INTERACTION
Surface thermodynamics study is the application of the mind to an investigative search for the nature and rate of heat transfer on the surface of any particle-particle interaction. This paper presents the theory and a designed practical manual for the demonstration of the Combined Hamaker Coefficient-a thermodynamic method for the... Read more