Natural & Applied Sciences

Natural & Applied Sciences Research Papers/Topics

ISOLATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH COW SUYA MEAT SOLD IN CALABAR METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT The consumption of Cow suya meat is on the increase because of it health benefits, it inexpensiveness compared to Goat meat, and the demand.Bacteriological analysis was carried out on 10 suya samples collected from four (4) different vendors within 4 different locations (Ekpo Abasi, Bogobiri, Yellow Duke and Abang asang). The samples were analyzed using standard bacteriological techniques. Total bacterial cell count was determined through pour plating method serial diluted to factor...

EXTRACTION OF HEAVY METALS ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT SPECIES OF PERIWINKLE PURCHASED WITHIN CALABAR METROPOLIS, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Periwinkles are invertebrates belonging to the phylum Mollusca and are usually found in Creeks, lagoons and mangrove swamps. They are cheap sources of protein and they have a wide range of health benefits. The present investigation was carried out to determine the concentration of heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Fe, Ca and Pb) in different species of Periwinkle (Pachymelania byronensis, Pachymelania aurita and Tympanotonus fuscatus) gotten from Jebs and Ikang creeks both of Calabar metropoli...

PREVALENCE OF Salmonella and Shigella spp in Pachymelania aurita (PERIWINKLE) PURCHASED FROM DIFFERENT CREEKS IN CALABAR METROPOLIS, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT This study was designed to ascertain the prevalence of Salmonella spp and Shigella spp and other species of bacteria associated with the contamination of Pachymelania aurita (Periwinkle) in different creeks in Calabar metropolis. This study was carried out in Ikang and Jebs creeks both in Cross river state, Nigeria. One hundred and eighty (180) Periwinkle samples ranging from 1.8-4.6cm in length and 1.6-3.3g in weight were purchased from both creeks. The samples were transported in ...

ISOLATION CHARACTERIZATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH HAWKED BARBECUE CHICKEN SOLD IN CALABAR METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT There is a reasonable increase in the consumption of barbecue chicken meat, which is due to the it nutritional value. An investigation was conducted to isolate, characterize and identify bacteria associated with hawked barbecue chicken obtained from Calabar metropolis using basically two different agar media which are Nutrient agar and Macconkey agar. The samples were analyzed using standard microbiological methods. A total of 67 isolates were obtained from 20 samples which were got...

BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF DIFFERENT SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER WITHIN IKOM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVERSTATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Water is a necessity for living, and so there is a need to conduct analysis to check if it is safe or not for consumption. Bacteriological examination of water samples sourced within Ikom L.G.A, Cross River State was carried out to determine the bacterial load in the water samples and to determine the organisms that contaminates it. The samples were rain, stream, well, and pipe-borne water. They were collected within Ikom in sterile containers and transported to the Laboratory. Using...

ANTIBACTERIAL POTENCY OF SELECTED LOCAL MEDICATED SOAP ON SKIN ISOLATE

ABSTRACT Five local soaps! Duduosun, Zee, Hause Soap, Yoruba Soap and Yoruba Soap were investigated for their antibacteria activities against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus spp, Bacillus spp and Klebsiella spp. Identification of the bacteria species was by standard microbiological techniques which included Gram staining and biochemical testing/,. Minimum inhibitory and minimum bacteria activities of the soaps were determined by the disc ...

Design and Implementation of Patient Management System

Abstract This study investigated online hospital management system as a tool to revolutionize medical profession.  With many writers decrying how patients queue up for hours in order to receive medical treatment, and some end-up being attended to as „spillover‟, the analyst investigated the manual system in detail with a view to finding out the need to automate the system. Subsequently, a computer-aided  program was designed to bring about improvement in the...

Design and Implementation of Online Food Ordering System

The online food ordering system is one of the latest servicers most fast food restaurants in the western world are adopting. With this method, food is ordered online and delivered to the customer. This is made possible through the use of electronic payment system. Customers pay with their credit cards, although credit card customers can be served even before they make payment either through cash or cheque. So, the system designed in this project will enable customers go...

Design and Implementation of Online Entrance Examination (A Case Study of Caritas University Enugu)

ABSTRACT  Computers are known for their wide range of uses especially in scientific and mathematical fields.  However little or no thought has been given to designing a complete and thorough intelligence entrance examination on a computer system in ourimmediate environment. This entrance examination system is designed to assist university administration examination in attaining a standardized sample, and as  such the psychological implication of such a design is very important....

Design and Implementation of An Online Voting System

The federal republic of Nigeria comprises of 36 states, The federal capital territory (FCT), and 774 local government areas (LGAs). The country is located in west Africa and shares land borders with the republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east and Niger in the north. The three largest ethnic groups in Nigeria are the Ibo, Hausa and Yoruba ethnic groups.  In Nigeria, General elections are conducted every four years, where a head of state the president and the na...

Modeling And Forecasting CAD to Naira Exchange Rate

ABSTRACT The economy of any nation is greatly dependent on the level and stability of its exchange rate, with our nation’s (Nigeria) dwindling exchange rate, exploring the trend and pattern of our exchange rate is very needful. A secondary data on monthly exchange rates from 2010 to 2020 was obtained from ExchangeRate UK was analyzed using the Box-Jenkins (ARIMA) methodology. The series was first-order differenced in order to achieve series stationarity. The results showed that ARIMA(0,1,1...

Online Computer Aided Troubleshooting in Automobile (A Case Study of Mag-Ben Automotive Technology Limited)

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page                         Certification                             Dedication                         Acknowledgement                     Table of Contents               Abstract                             CHAPTER ONE 1.0         Introduction                                       ...

Extraction, Isolation, Characterization and Anti- Microbial Activities of Bridelier Ferrugineol Bark Extracts

TABLE OF CONTENT Title page……………………………………………………………………..i Certification………………………………………………………………….ii                    Dedication …………………………………………………………………..iii                    Acknowledgment ……………………………………………………………iv Abstract…………………………�...

A Restaurant Online Ordering System

In today’s age of fast food and take-out, majority of restaurants are now enabling customers to order food using any electronic gadget where a customer can choose to either pass-by or pick the food herself or a meal deliverer to bring it. Earlier, orders used to be done by phone and restaurants had to hire employees to answer telephone calls from each and every customer. This made the restaurant wage bill to be high thus lowering the profit margin and even potential customers tried other re...

Design and Implementation of a Computer Based Payroll System

Abstract This project work ‘Design and implementation of computer based payroll system’ is aimed at creating a computer based payroll system. payroll is a critical operation for every organization to pay employee accurately their salary and enrollments on time. The idea of taking control of employees pay calculations are quite tedious if done manually and require more effort and time mainly for big organizations. Hence if this process is automated, it would be of great benefit as it would...


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