ABSTRACT E l e c t r i c a l r e s i s t i v i t y p r o f i l i n g was conducted around Ogbodu-Aba t o l o c a t e suspected s u b s u r f a c e c a v i t i e s of a r c h a e o l o g i c a l i n t e r e s t . The method employed was t h e Wenner e l e c t r o d e system and t h e t r i p o t e n t i a l t e c h n i q u e , which involved measuring 3 r e s i s t a n c e s (at a s t a t i o n ) corresponding t o t h r e e d i f f e r e n t e l e c t r o d e arrangements: CPPC, CCPP and CP...
ABSTRACT Recently, Nigeria witnessed unstable exchange rate, currency devaluation, high cost of fund e.t.c, which were attributable to the current global economic recession. As a result of the recession, real estate development in Enugu Urban was equally affected and it became impossible to access development funds due to scarcity and high cost of fund. Meanwhile, most existing studies on the subject tend to concentrate on the demand side of the effects of the economic recession on real esta...
ABSTRACT Well, logging is the practice of making a detailed record of the geologic formations penetrated by the well. The key purpose of well logging is to obtain petrophysical properties of reservoirs such as porosity, permeability, hydrocarbon saturation etc., for hydrocarbon exploration. Logs also tell us about the fluids in the pores of the reservoir rocks. Petrophysical parameters such as effective porosity (Φ), water saturation (Sw), formation water resistivity (Rw), hydrocarbon satur...
Abstract As one of the major reasons causing ecological deterioration is absence or improper treatment of daily produced solid wastes from households in Khartoum state. For these solid wastes hasn`t received, and till now in Sudan, the proper solutions addressing transportation from their sources of production to be hygienically disposed in the allocated areas for this purpose.This study aims at cleansing the state according to the modern sanitary methods adopting the best methods and t...
ABSTRACT The study evaluated the success rate of co-operative societies in housing provision in Lagos State, Nigeria. The aim of the study was to investigate how well or badly, cooperative societies have fared in meeting the housing needs of their members. The population of the study comprised of the 1,415 registered co-operative societies as contained in the Directory of co-operative societies in Lagos State (2011). The sample frame consisted of staff co-operative societies that are organiz...
The recent upsurge of Natural Resource Based Conflicts in Laikipia County in Northern Kenya have been linked to lack of equitable access and sharing of key resources of pasture and water found within the several large private wildlife conservancies and ranches during periods of severe drought. Peace Initiative Policy (PIP) were instituted to counter these conflicts by the government and other agencies and this study aimed at assessing the contribution of these policies on the wellbeing o...
ABSTRACT This paper uses the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework to analyse the missing links in attempts to address the problems of flooding in Nigerian cities. Previous flooding and the recent ones have been attributed to heavy downpour, blockage of water channels and drainages, indiscriminate dumping of refuse and building of houses along channels. Areas that are neglected but pertinent to flood mitigation include: (1) degreening activities that remove green cover; (2) ...
ABSTRACT This paper reviews the activities of direct labour approach with particular reference to my place of work. That is, Osun State College of Technology, Esa-oke. It starts by highlighting the origin of direct labour which had been in light operation since the 1930's to 1960's but which was popularised and given a full legal backing by the Shehu Shagari Administration in the late 1970's/early 1980's when the escalating cost of the contracting system of project execution became a source o...
ABSTRACT A shelter protects from sun, insect, rain, and wind, and snow, hot or cold temperature and gives you a feeling of wellbeing as well as helps you maintain your will to survive. Urbanization maybe a precursor for development and has been identified as one of the factors with profound effects on the demand for housing which rapidly causes degradation of the environment due to non-proper planning of waste discharged and amenities needed. The aim of the thesis is to create a functional H...
Flash flood is a natural disaster that occurs due to the sudden onset of rainfall that causes runoff waters from high altitude areas to low altitude area. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects and management of flash floods in Marigat Sub-County. The study used a descriptive research design. The target population of the study area was 24,893 households. Purposive sampling and stratified random sampling methods were used to select three locations affected by flash floods...
Polythene bags have been preferred for packaging purposes because they are light in weight, cheap and resistant to degradation. Despite the benefits, poor disposal of polythene causes degradation of soil, water, land and air resources leading to health problems. Burning polythene releases Greenhouse gases mainly Carbon dioxide, associated with Climate change. Furthermore, polythene kills wild game, livestock and aquatic organisms. The adverse effects of polythene bags in the country led ...
ABSTRACT Property developers are facing micro and macro economic problems in their search for ways and means of ensuring sustainable growth. Issues such as higher than expected building period, building cost and interest charged on borrowed capital hinder this noble idea. Policies of various arms of government in Nigeria had been unstable over the years due to frequent changes in the polity. The main objectives of this paper was to assess the acceptability of the National housing fund progra...
Climate change is acknowledged in Kenya hence innovations that may help to increase the availability of water are of major importance. The purpose of this study was to assess rainfall variability and use of rainwater harvesting technologies as an adaptation strategy to climate change in Baringo County Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to: (i) analyze rainfall trends in agro-ecological zones: Lower Midlands 5 (LM 5), Inner Lowland (IL 6) and Lower highland (LH 2); (ii) estab...
Abstract This study was carried out to determine the effect of addition of different levels (5, 10, 15, and 20%) of malted millet flour on nutritional quality, microbiological safety and sensory characteristic for biscuits. Proximate analysis (moisture, protein, fat, fiber and ash) to wheat flour, millet, malted millet flour and biscuits were performed. Microbiology safety and sensory characteristic also physical properties and energy for biscuits were also done. There was significant (p