ABSTRACT Entrohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a major food borne pathogen causing severe disease in humans worldwide. Healthy cattle are the reservoir of Escherichia coli O157:H7, and bovine food products and fresh produce contaminated with bovine waste are the most common source for disease out breaks in the United States. Escherichia coli O157:H7 also survives well in the environment. The abilities to cause human disease, colonize the bovine gastrointestinal tract, and require tha...
ABSTRACT The microbiological assessment of Garri, sold in two different markets in Benin City metropolis, was carried out using the pour plate technique. The mean total count ranged from 15.0 to 29.4 × 104 cfu/g in Oba market and Santana market respectively. A total of six organisms were identified in Santana Market samples while a total of ten probable organisms were identified from Oba market sample, using their morphological characteristics on Nutrient Agar plate. The use of hygie...
1.0 INTRODUCTIONHair coloring is the practice of changing the hair color. The main reasons for this are cosmetic, to cover gray hair, to change to a color regarded as more fashionable or desirable, to restore the original hair color after it has been discolored by hairdressing processes or sun bleaching. Hair dyes generally contain dyes, modifiers, antioxidants, alkalizers, ammonia and a mixture of other compound used to impart different qualities to hair depending on the hair type, col...
ABSTRACT In a large world like ours, sending packages from place to place by a third party is inevitable since package owners cannot be able to tour round all the desired destinations within the required period. The existing courier service systems provide the service but with less efficiency in terms of delivery, comfort, cost estimation from the users’ point of view, and tracking of items in dispatch. This proposed system offer to perform all courier transactions like providing user...
ABSTRACT 40 nasal samples were collected from apparently healthy males students at Eguare Secondary School, Ekpoma, whose ages fell within the ranges of 15-20 years were selected and screened for Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans using Mannitol Salt Agar and Sabouraud dextrose agar respectively. A total of 15 (37.5%) samples were positive of S. aureus while no growth was observed for Candida albicans . The disk diffusion method (Kirby-Bauer) on nutrient agar wa...
ABSTRACT Public private partnership (PPPs) is a form of cooperation between the public and private sectors. Its goals are to finance, build (reconstruction), operation and maintenance of the infrastructure and to provide public service through the infrastructure. Within the PPPs entities of public sector are partner and customers of the private sector from which the purchase services. In principle the private partner finances, builds, and operate the infrastructure and is enabled ...
TABLE OF CONTENTs Title page ……………………………………………………………………………………...………i Dedication …………………………………………………………………………………….……...ii Acknowledgement …………………………………………………………………………………..iii Table of content ………………………………………………………………………………….…..iv CH...
INTRODUCTION Ugba also called ukpaka is a popular food delicacy in Nigeria especially among Ibo ethnic group. It is rich in protein and is obtained by a solid state fermentation of the seed of African oil bean tree (Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth). It is essential food item from various traditional ceremonies where it is mixed with slices of boiled stock fish (ugba and okpoloko). The natural fermentation of the seed which at present is still done at the house-hold level, renders the product...
Biometrics is seen by many as a solution to a lot of the user identification and security problems in todayUs networks. Password abuse and misuse, intentional and inadvertent is a gaping hole in network security. This results mainly from human error, carelessness and in some cases maliciousness. Biometrics removes human error from the security equation. Our project will examine all the technological and feasibility aspects as well as the practical applications. Biometric systems allow ...
Abstract This study investigates the Effect of Computer- Instructional Package (COMPUTER INSTRUCTIONAL PACKAGE) on the Performance of Senior Secondary Students in Quadratic Equation in Bida Educational Zone of Niger State, Nigeria. The study examined the significant of performances of students thought using computer instructional package andLecture method. The sample consisted of 120 senior secondary school students drawn from four secondary schools. Stratified random sampling was used to se...
ABSTRACT The results obtained from this research work shows that land snails sold in Ekpoma market contains some pathogenic microorganisms. A total of fifty samples were bought from 10 different local sellers (five snail samples each) in Ekpoma old market and the new market. The total viable count of bacteria ranged from 2.2 x 108 cfu/g - 8.2 x 108 cfu/g. The lowest was recorded in sample I having a total bacteria count of 2.2 x 108 cfu/g and the highest count was observed in sample D obtai...
ABSTRACT Information technology has been a buzz world in the modern world. The current trends in the modern world are dominated by information technology. The status of the use of technology was gradually improved during few decades. The world is in the mist of the most radical and rapid transformation of commerce and society since the invention of the automobile. This research work highlights the impact of information technology on organization and its employees. It therefore outline the v...
ABSTRACT This project” Design and Implementation of an Android based Gynaecological Information System” created a system that will provide first-hand information on gynaecology in the absence of a gynaecologist. This project was also implemented to bring information women need to their door steps; because most women find it very difficult to visit their gynaecologist except in extreme cases and this should be done regularly starting from puberty through adolelesence and menopause....
ABSTRACT The ability to send and receive information is a powerful tool, which can mar or make a situation. Its striking feature is timeliness, failure to send or retrieve information at a particular time, could render such information useless. In a university community the use of mobile phones is common, this therefore forms the bases of the project which is aimed at developing a mobile application which helps students of the college to quickly access, process and send information. An enh...
ABSTRACTThe effect of Heat treatment on the Mechanical Properties of a welded joint of medium carbon steel has been carried out. The materials were cut, welded, to get 27 samples needed. Thereafter, Heat Treatment was carried out on the samples. Then the specimens were grouped into two groups, group A and group B. In group A, after the heat treatment on the welded specimens, one sample was quenched in water immediately, another was oil-quenched and the third one was allowed to cool unde...