The aim of this study was to determine the safety profiles of some local non-alcoholic drinks sold within Zaria locality by isolating and characterizing the possible pathogenic bacteria found in them. For this aim, 17 samples of Zobo drink, 19 samples of Kunu zaki drink, and 15 samples of Ginger drink were analysed. Among the 51 total samples, Klebsiella pneumoniae was isolated from one Ginger drink sample; Serratia marcescens was isolated from two Zobo drink samples and two Ginger drink s...
ABSTRACT Biometrics is a technique of using characteristics and behavioral traits for identification of people this is more effective that common personal identification number(PIN) for an improved security technique. The basic procedure in a biometric system is the collection of biometric data through a sensor elements, the module extracted bares biometric data which is compared to its templates in a database to identify the data subject. In this work, the design of DNA (Deoxyribonucleic a...
Abstract: This study was aimed at determining the average performance of teams that participated at the 2014 World Cup in terms of goals scored. Bayesian approach was used to analyze this problem. There was an update of belief about the average goals scored in the tournament through the conjugate Gamma prior and the Poisson likelihood. Using the conjugate Gamma prior and Poisson likelihood, the average goals scored per team was 1.3354 and a posterior standard deviation of 0.1018. The 95%...
With its recent introduction as a course of study in the University of Jos, the number of students applying to study actuarial science in the University remains dismally low. This study was designed to assess the awareness level of actuarial science in the University of Jos community. Primary dataobtained with a semi-structured questionnaire administered on 280 respondents comprising academic and non-academic staff and students was analyzed using Descriptive statistical techniques. The study...
Computer is a machine that is invented and developed by mimicking the functionality of the human brains. Several human abilities are utilized in writing the programs that run this excellent device. As a result the computer could be applied to solve virtually all problems of man (except spiritual problems).My question is: "Would it not be very beneficial to be educated on how to use this problem solving device?"
The study area Kafin Maiyaki and its environs is a segment of sheet 103 Federal Survey Topographical Sheet 103 Ikara NW. The area is underlain by migmatite-gneiss and medium to coarse grain gneiss and has been intruded by a series of Pan African Granitoids. Geological structures observed in the area were faults, joints and veins trending mostly in the NW-SE and NE-SW indicating the effect of Pan African Orogeny. No evidence of economic mineralization has been observed but from the petrographi...
Abstract Elemental bismuth has been reported to exhibit antimicrobial activity, but it does so only at relatively high millimolar concentrations due to its limited solubility in water. However, its solubility can be increased upon chelation with other materials like curcumin thereby increasing its potential as antimicrobial agent even at much more lower concentration. In this study, a novel Bismuth nanoparticless were prepared from non-toxic curcumin as stabilizing and capping agent to elim...
ABSTRACT The taxonomic composition, abundance and distribution of phytoplankton in Ifewara Reservoir, Southwestern Nigeria was studied for four months (February to December, 2015). Four sampling stations (designated Stations 1-4) were established along the horizontal axis of the reservoir from inflow region to the dam site end. The stations were all sampled at the marginal sides (A and C) and open water B except for Station 1 which was only at the open water. At each station, net plankton sam...
________________________________(Received: 08:03:2017; Accepted: 05:04:2017) _______________________ Abstract Lipase from Aspergillus flavus was purified in a single step purification using MnFeO4 magnetic nano particles to achieve a 20.53- fold purification with specific activity of 11.29 U/mg and a 59% recovery yield. SDS-PAGE of lipase showed a single pure band with corresponding molecular weight of 35 kDa. The optimal temperature and pH for the enzyme activity were 45°C and 7.0 respe...
This paper investigates the efficacy of the shooting method and finite difference method in the numerical solution of two point boundary value non linear problems. The difficulty in providing exact solutions to two point boundary value problems via analytical methods necessitated the study. The shooting method which utilizes the Runge-Kutta method as integrator provides us with a better approximation to the solution than the finite difference method which utilizes second order, central differ...
The novel approach of unraveling the potential of bypassed hydrocarbon reservoir a thinly laminated geology by comparing the petrophysical parameters and computed Stock Oil Initial-in-Place (STOIIP) obtained from conventional log response to that obtainable in high resolution image data sets was carefully initiated. Archie's equation was adopted in the estimation of water saturation. The net-to-gross was estimated directly from the logs. TECHLOG 2.7 Version was used to estimate the pefrophys...
Abstract One major environmental hazard causing serious social problem in oil producing communities in Niger Delta is oil spills. This is as a result of the numerous petroleum related installations. T he the aquifer via pathways along which contaminants flow from the surface to th deterioration of water quality in shallow and vulnerable aquife rs spills contaminate e aquifer causing . Electrical resistivity investigation of the SombreiroWarri Deltaic Plain deposits of the Niger Delta was carr...
ABSTRACT Ditch cutting samples collected from interval 2590 3300 metres in Well K-27, Greater Ughelli depobelt, Niger Delta were studied for their lithology and foraminiferal content with the aim of dating and subdivision of the sequences penetrated by the well into biozones. The samples were processed using standard foraminiferal processing methods involving sample disaggregation and washing through a 63 micron mesh sieve, drying and picking and subsequent analysis of the foraminifera and a...
SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC IMPLICATION TO HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION IN “BETA FIELD”, NORTHERN DEPOBELT OF THE NIGER DELTA BASIN 1,2Ukpong, A. J. and 2Anyanwu, T. C. 1. Department of Geology, Gombe State University, Gombe, Nigeria (Sabbatical), 2. Department of Geology, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria ABSTRACT Seismic and checkshot data, geophysical data and biostratigraphic data extracted from ditch cutting samples, were used for the sequence stratigraphic analysis of Beta-24 we...
Aim: This study was carried out to isolate and identify the microbial pathogens of medical importance on the external body surfaces of Periplaneta americana collected from toilet areas, residential/hostel areas and health facilities in Umuahia metropolis, Abia State, south-eastern Nigeria. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in Umuahia ...